After a Disabled Alpha Marked a Yandere Female Lead - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: VIP

Ten minutes ago.

When Zhu Qingluo returned to the pool, the shore was empty and silent. A breeze blew over the water, creating ripples. The shadow behind her stepped forward and came to her side.

“Where is everyone?” Duan Yong looked around and then back at Zhu Qingluo. She was just putting on a show, after all.

“Just wait a little longer.”

Duan Yong looked around, seeing no one. Not even the sound of the wind was audible. He relaxed, his previous tension gone. “Alright,” he said. “Since we’re old classmates, I won’t abandon you so late.”

…

At this moment, Zhu Qingluo had time to check her phone. She realized that she had wasted a lot of time looking for the ring. She had only said she was going to get her clothes, so perhaps Jiang Yun had lost patience and left. She might have gone back to her room or found something else to do with Li Wusi. It was highly unlikely she would return.

She remembered Jiang Yun’s tone, just like her usual teasing. She probably didn’t “need” the jacket.

Duan Yong also noticed the jacket in her arms. “You’re running around trying to please Miss Jiang? Looks like it’s a thankless job.” Duan Yong thought about their behavior at the table. Zhu Qingluo seemed to be the more proactive one. In public, Jiang Yun was just being polite by acting affectionate.

Zhu Qingluo looked at him. “It’s none of your business.”

Duan Yong nodded. His prejudice had already won over everything. He was an impatient person. He instinctively stomped his foot while waiting and finally raised his arm, placing the ring box between them. “No matter what, the ring is now without an owner. Its fate isn’t up to us.” Duan Yong turned around and dismissed her. “Old classmate, don’t worry about it. Go back and get some sleep.”

“Wait.”

Zhu Qingluo’s voice was cold. “You can leave, but you can’t take that with you.”

“Haha!”

Duan Yong laughed loudly, his hands on his hips. He looked down at her with a sly expression. “Alright. If you can touch it, I’ll give it to you.” In his eyes, a disabled person like Zhu Qingluo couldn’t do anything to him. He could even take the opportunity to humiliate her.

Duan Yong held the ring out in front of her. As Zhu Qingluo tried to reach for it, he raised his arm. Seeing her helplessness, he laughed mockingly. “Here, come and get it!” “Come on, come on!”

Duan Yong, thinking she was powerless, completely relaxed. Suddenly, while he was talking, Zhu Qingluo swiftly snatched the ring from his hand. Duan Yong’s face turned vicious. He lunged to grab it back, but something unexpected happened to both of them.

Zhu Qingluo managed to stay steady, but Duan Yong’s feet slipped. He staggered backward and fell straight into the pool behind him. Duan Yong thrashed in the water. His leg cramped, and his face instantly filled with panic as he swallowed several mouthfuls of pool water.

The commotion was too loud. In a moment, several waiters came running. The water splashed, and the scene became chaotic. Zhu Qingluo’s hand pressed on the armrest. She had a feeling she had just caused trouble.

Soon after, Duan Yong was pulled out of the water. He was completely soaked and looked incredibly disheveled. He crawled onto the slippery floor, spitting up water.

“You…”

In his panic, Duan Yong saw the onlookers and suddenly remembered the ring. In front of everyone, who knew if a villain like Zhu Qingluo would twist the story?

“Zhu Qingluo, don’t you go too far!” he suddenly yelled, his voice a mix of rage and grief.

Zhu Qingluo: “…” Had he gone insane from swallowing water? She looked at the pathetic man squirming on the wet floor with a look of concern for the mentally challenged.

Duan Yong was not deterred. He seemed to get a rush of adrenaline. He shouted, “Miss Zhu, I only said one thing that made you unhappy tonight. Do you need to be so aggressive and humiliate me like this?”

The other waiters: ???

At that moment, Zhu Qingluo saw several other people from the corner of her eye. She turned around and met Jiang Yun’s gaze. Zhu Qingluo’s heart tightened. Jiang Yun’s face was grim, without a hint of a smile.

Jiang Yun didn’t look at anyone else. Her eyes moved from head to toe, scanning Zhu Qingluo. Zhu Qingluo was sitting in her wheelchair, her hands on the armrests, looking calm and collected. Only the edges of her pants were slightly wet, but the bottom of her wheelchair was completely soaked, with beads of water clinging to the silver metal.

Jiang Yun’s eyes narrowed. Her eyelashes seemed to be wet, creating a hazy look. A dark shadow passed through her eyes. Her inner anger did not subside. Instead, a fire was burning hotter and hotter.

Li Wusi looked at Duan Yong, piecing together what had happened. She said with a hint of doubt, “You’re saying Miss Zhu… forced you to get in the water?”

“Yes!” Duan Yong said, his face full of hatred and humiliation. He slowly nodded. “Miss Zhu said if I didn’t do it, I wouldn’t be able to stay in the industry. I have a family to feed. They all depend on me…”

The whole place was silent. Everyone thought Zhu Qingluo, relying on her background, had secretly humiliated Duan Yong. Even Li Wusi and Xie Ke looked at her with suspicion.

Under the pressure of everyone’s stares, Duan Yong clenched his back teeth and added more fuel to the fire. “Miss Jiang is a woman of high principles who won’t tolerate injustice. She will surely give me justice.”

But no one was paying attention to him.

“You told him to do that?” Jiang Yun’s eyes dropped, and she asked quietly.

Zhu Qingluo was silent for a moment. “No,” she said, shaking her head.

Suddenly, Jiang Yun’s gaze froze on her face. The skin between her eye and her cheekbone was slightly red, a stark contrast to her fair skin. Jiang Yun frowned and lightly touched it with her fingertip. Zhu Qingluo gasped softly and instinctively recoiled. When she saw Jiang Yun’s terrifying expression, her heart sank. She didn’t dare to move. She was afraid that if Jiang Yun found out, she would get a sudden urge to worsen her “wound.”

Zhu Qingluo cautiously glanced at her and found Jiang Yun was acting strange. She didn’t seem to care about Zhu Qingluo’s reaction.

“You’re wrong,” Jiang Yun said. She calmly walked past Duan Yong. “She can’t make you disappear from the industry, but I can.”

Duan Yong’s neck immediately stiffened. He looked up at her. Water was constantly dripping from his hair. A cold breeze blew, and he shivered uncontrollably. He thought Jiang Yun’s words were meant to draw a line between herself and Zhu Qingluo. He didn’t say a word.

Jiang Yun stopped in front of him. Duan Yong carefully looked up. He felt a chilling look on him, as if he were a piece of garbage on the side of the road. Faced with this overwhelming pressure, he was too terrified to move. Then he heard a low laugh. “You look so wronged. It’s a good thing she’s my wife. Let me apologize to you on her behalf, okay?”

“…” Apologize… Only if he was tired of living. Duan Yong’s eyes went dark. He desperately swallowed. His voice trembled as he said, “No… I’m not wronged.”

Anyone with a brain could tell what was going on. But Jiang Yun was “unreasonable” and openly favored her own person without any regard for the other guests.

Jiang Yun walked behind Zhu Qingluo. Her fingertips brushed the back of the wheelchair, and she smiled meaningfully. “My Luo Luo isn’t very happy today. If anyone can make her smile, there’s still one spot left for the Tianming Group’s latest project. I’ll give it away.”

Xie Ke looked surprised. “Anyone can have it?” she asked to confirm.

“Yes.”

The crowd immediately started to stir.

“I can dive, too. Miss Zhu, do you want to see?” a guest who had come over asked. He was immediately pushed away by someone else, who waved their arms and said, “Me, me!”

“I can sing, dance, and play all sorts of musical instruments. Or maybe I can do a magic trick for you?”

In an instant, a dense crowd surrounded Zhu Qingluo, but they kept a distance out of fear of Jiang Yun.

Zhu Qingluo felt a headache coming on. Jiang Yun was too arrogant. She was even using business opportunities as a game. And she genuinely didn’t seem to care.

Soon after, someone jumped into the pool, shouting, “Look at me!” and splashed around like a dumpling. Some even did complicated moves in the air, spinning before hitting the water. The crowd was no longer tired, and the atmosphere was full of life.

Zhu Qingluo, however, couldn’t bring herself to smile. Just as she was in a bind, she saw Li Wusi come out of the crowd. The noise immediately quieted down.

“Miss Zhu, do you need help?”

Jiang Yun looked at her with a bland expression.

Zhu Qingluo nodded slightly. Li Wusi came to her, but lowered her voice. “Even though we haven’t known each other for long, I feel a connection with you. If you have any problems or opinions, you can tell me.” She then smiled broadly at Zhu Qingluo.

On the shore, Duan Yong wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve and pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation. He had heard Jiang Yun’s words clearly. That was a partnership with Tianming Group, the most prestigious qualification in the jewelry industry. He would also be able to meet the director of the Tianming Group and get a chance to study abroad. Even someone like Li Wusi wanted a piece of that “cake.” Now, if he didn’t swallow his pride, the duck he had in his mouth would fly away.

“Actually, it was all a misunderstanding. I just wanted to make Miss Zhu happy.” Suddenly, Duan Yong rushed into the crowd and threw himself in front of Zhu Qingluo.

Zhu Qingluo didn’t have time to react, but she felt someone pulling her wheelchair back. She was stunned and turned her head to see Jiang Yun’s captivating eyes.

Zhu Qingluo was a little hesitant. “Didn’t you just say…”

Duan Yong immediately slapped himself twice. Five red fingerprints appeared on his cheek. “I was talking nonsense. Please don’t take it to heart!”

Seeing this, Zhu Qingluo relaxed. She decided not to press the matter of his slander. “I’ll go…” Duan Yong looked at the shore, turned, and was about to participate in the “diving sport.”

But Jiang Yun said nonchalantly, “We’ve already seen the diving. Luo Luo, do you want to hear a dog bark?”

Looking at her eyes, Zhu Qingluo gave her face and softly said, “Yes.”

Duan Yong froze. He was hesitant.

The air on the shore was getting cold. The whole evening was a mess, and nothing was settled. Zhu Qingluo was getting tired and lacked energy. Seeing this, Li Wusi organized the crowd to disperse.

Jiang Yun’s hand was on the back of the wheelchair. She looked down at the jacket in Zhu Qingluo’s arms, a little surprised. Zhu Qingluo had really gone to get her jacket. She took it from Zhu Qingluo’s arms. Zhu Qingluo thought she was going to put it on and instinctively let go. The jacket was still warm from her body.

Zhu Qingluo’s eyes narrowed. She didn’t pay attention to what was happening around her until the black blazer was slowly unfolded in front of her. The next second, it was placed over her. Zhu Qingluo was stunned. She felt more awake. She could smell Jiang Yun’s scent on the jacket.

From outside the crowd, a sound that was almost too real to be fake could be heard. “Woof~” Zhu Qingluo turned her head. She didn’t find a dog. Instead, she saw Duan Yong. She maintained her calm expression and used all her strength to keep her lips from turning up into a smile.

Then, Jiang Yun took her away. The noise and the water vapor from the night were left behind.

In the lounge.

Jiang Yun took her to a room and found a first-aid kit. She pulled out some cotton swabs and alcohol. Zhu Qingluo couldn’t help but say in a low voice, “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine…”

Jiang Yun held her face and turned it to look at her. The warm yellow light from above coated her face in a golden glow, but it made her look even more somber. Zhu Qingluo was speechless. She felt that anything she said would be wrong. She felt Jiang Yun’s cool fingertips trace the skin under her eye. It felt good on her face.

“This is nothing?” Jiang Yun asked. She pressed hard on the red mark on Zhu Qingluo’s face. Zhu Qingluo’s eyelashes fluttered. She looked away and said, “It doesn’t hurt anymore.” It just felt a little strange. If Jiang Yun hadn’t mentioned it, she wouldn’t have even noticed that she had an injury.

“How did you get hurt?” Zhu Qingluo’s eyes fell on Jiang Yun’s hands, which were unwrapping the cotton swab. After a moment of thought, she said, “When I was on the shore, I might have accidentally bumped into something.” She gave a vague answer to avoid provoking Jiang Yun.

Zhu Qingluo held the ring in her hand and thought to herself, “By the way, I found what you lost.”