After leaving scumbag A, I Found a Happy Ending with a Flirtatious Beauty (GL , ABO) - Chapter 11

Su Wanqing came out of the dining room carrying a plate of Australian raspberries and walked straight over to Qiaoyi.

“Yiyi, you didn’t eat much at dinner. You must be hungry by now.”

Shen Qiaoyi took the plate with both hands. “Thank you… Mom.”

The word came out a little awkwardly. Su Wanqing visibly paused, the corners of her eyes slowly turning red.

“Yiyi, I’m sorry. Over the years, I let you suffer too much in the Ji family.”

To be honest, Shen Qiaoyi had only been in this world for about a month. She hadn’t formed any real mother-daughter bond with the original host’s mother. But she could feel that Su Wanqing was truly kind to her daughter.

She gently put her arm around Su Wanqing’s shoulders and patted her lightly.

“Mom, I’m alright.”

“Yiyi…” Su Wanqing hesitated for a few seconds, then finally said, “Actually, I can tell… the eldest daughter has feelings for you.”

Shen Qiaoyi’s face turned cold, her brows slightly furrowed.

“Mom, I don’t have that kind of feeling for Sister Ruolan.”

“She’s always treated you well. When you were bullied as a child, she was the one who stood up for you. Any time there was something tasty or fun in the house, she always thought of you first.”

Su Wanqing looked genuinely puzzled.

“An Alpha like her is so rare. Why wouldn’t you like her?”

But halfway through her words, it seemed something clicked in her mind. She suddenly changed the topic.

“Yiyi, tell me honestly. Do you already like another Alpha?”

Shen Qiaoyi looked up, catching her reflection in the acrylic wall. She couldn’t help but think of Lu Zhiyuan again.

She remembered her cold, proud gaze. She remembered her flustered but restrained expression whenever she was teased.

Damn it.

She had to stop thinking about her. If this went on, she’d end up having another explicit dream tonight.

Seeing her daughter’s flushed cheeks, Su Wanqing became even more convinced.

“Yiyi, is it that actress? What’s her name… Song Yin?”

“It’s not her. I don’t like her.”

Su Wanqing pressed on.

“But I heard Siya say that you’re really close to her. That you even asked Sister Ruolan for an endorsement deal just for her.”

“Siya’s talking nonsense.” Shen Qiaoyi was getting a headache from all the questioning.

“Mom, I really don’t have an Alpha I like. If I did, I’d tell you right away, okay?”

Only then did Su Wanqing finally stop pressing.

Shen Qiaoyi pulled the meet-and-greet ticket from her pocket and placed it in Su Wanqing’s hand.

“Mom, don’t you also like Pead Chen? This is a VIP ticket. You’ll be able to see her up close.”

Su Wanqing understood what her daughter meant. Some things simply couldn’t be forced. She let out a quiet sigh.

“What a good Alpha that eldest daughter is…”

Shen Qiaoyi didn’t want to upset Su Wanqing, but she knew even more clearly that staying away from Ji Ruolan was the only way to survive.

“Mom, I’m heading back to the apartment. I’ll come visit you again this weekend.”

“Alright.” Su Wanqing nodded. “Then I’ll go check on your Uncle Ji. Eat the fruit before you leave.”

She started up the stairs, then paused after two steps to remind her again.

“Remember, eat the fruit.”

“I will.”

Shen Qiaoyi was confused about why her mother was so insistent—until she flipped the plate over and discovered a hidden bank card beneath it.

There was also a small note attached to it that read:

The password is your birthday. Don’t make yourself suffer when you’re out there on your own. If you ever run short on money, just tell Mom.

Shen Qiaoyi’s eyes welled up. She nearly lost control and cried.

In her real life before being transported into the book, her mother had passed away over a decade ago. Her father doted on her and gave her everything she wanted, but he could never fill that missing maternal role.

She never imagined that in this strange ABO world, she would receive such genuine maternal love again.

She carefully tucked the bank card away.

In the original novel, the Ji family eventually went bankrupt. Their estate and assets were all auctioned off. She couldn’t use this money. It would be better saved for Su Wanqing’s retirement.

Since moving out, Shen Qiaoyi had never stayed overnight at the Ji home. It had become her habit. She got ready to head upstairs to say goodbye to Su Wanqing, but just as she passed the study, she suddenly heard her name.

“That night, Yuan Xue saw Shen Qiaoyi go upstairs with her own eyes. But somehow, in the blink of an eye, she was gone.”

Shen Qiaoyi paused and leaned closer to listen. It was Ji Ruoyao’s voice.

“Big sister, I swear I didn’t sabotage anything. I did everything you asked. I even drugged her, okay? Please don’t cut off my allowance.”

Shen Qiaoyi’s mind exploded.

So the one who drugged her that night… was Ji Ruolan?

She had thought she had already avoided the original novel’s storyline. But she never expected this. Not only had she failed to avoid it, the plot was progressing even faster than in the book.

She quickly reviewed the events in her mind.

In the original novel, Ji Ruolan drugged her after she was marked by three violent Alphas. But those three hadn’t even appeared yet in her current timeline.

Could it be that the Alphas He Yu arranged weren’t the same three from the novel?

If that were true, then Ji Ruolan would definitely come after her again very soon.

The future was full of uncertainty. Shen Qiaoyi had no choice but to prepare in advance.

From childhood, Ji Ruolan had shown a disturbingly possessive obsession with her. To truly sever that twisted attachment, she would need to be marked by another Alpha.

If she could find an Alpha to mark her temporarily, just enough to leave a bit of scent and trick Ji Ruolan, that would be perfect.

And if that Alpha’s scent could help her get through her next unbearable heat cycle, that would be even more perfect.

And if that Alpha just so happened to be Lu Zhiyuan…

That would be the most perfect outcome imaginable.

The only problem was…

Where could she find Lu Zhiyuan?

That evening, Shen Qiaoyi stood in the center of Central Plaza and looked up at the huge neon sign that read Wu Jiu.

Alphas passed by her one after another, many slowing down to glance at her. One even whistled boldly.

“Hey, gorgeous. Here by yourself tonight?”

Shen Qiaoyi completely ignored the whistles and flirtatious calls around her. She wasn’t here for fun.

She was here to do something serious.

A server in a black uniform approached her politely. “Miss, how many in your party? Do you have a private room reserved?”

Shen Qiaoyi lifted her chin slightly, maintaining a cold and confident air. “Just me.”

“Understood.” The server opened the door for her and turned to the hostess. “Please escort this lady to the first floor.”

Without sparing a glance, Shen Qiaoyi passed by her. “No need. I’m familiar with this place.”

She walked in and found a booth for herself. Her gaze swept across the neon-lit bar lounge.

No sign of Lu Zhiyuan.

Could it be that she wasn’t working tonight?

The bar was filled with haze and a dreamy atmosphere. Shen Qiaoyi looked a bit stiff, sitting with her legs together and her back straight.

Across from her, an Omega in a short black skirt and sheer stockings was reclining on a leather couch. One hand supported her head while the other lifted lazily in the air as she called toward the bar.

“Waiter.”

Alice, the bartender, heard the call and quickly set down the glass he was cleaning. He picked up a drink menu and walked over.

“What can I get for you, miss?”

The Omega narrowed her eyes with a flirtatious smile and lightly brushed her hand against Alice’s face. “I want Lucy to pour for me tonight.”

“Sorry, Lucy is off today.”

The Omega lowered her head and smiled softly. “Then I’ll take Feifei.”

“Certainly. Please wait a moment while I call her for you.”

Shen Qiaoyi looked away. Suddenly, she realized she was sitting too stiffly, too properly.

But tonight, she was here to spend money.

She needed to act like a VIP.

She shifted her waist slightly, pulled up her skirt just enough to reveal her pale legs, and leaned back lazily in the booth, mimicking the relaxed posture she had seen earlier.

Then she snapped her fingers in the direction of the bar.

“Waiter.”

Alice looked up at the sound and saw those long, fair legs.

What a pair of legs.

That face must be…

His eyes slowly traveled upward. When he saw her clearly, he almost screamed.

Oh no. He couldn’t think of any way to describe how beautiful this Omega was except for muttering a stunned curse in his head.

He froze for a moment before finally walking over. He placed the drink menu in front of her.

“What would you like to order, miss?”

Shen Qiaoyi glanced at the menu briefly, then closed it and handed it back. “I’ll have a…”

As she raised her hand, her gaze drifted and landed on a door near the bar that was slowly opening.

From inside stepped a tall, slender figure.

Her entire expression froze. The second half of her sentence got stuck in her throat.

It was Lu Zhiyuan.

The floating holograms above the bar shifted and shimmered. The music, the lights, and the faint scent of alcohol blurred the line between reality and illusion.

Shen Qiaoyi felt her heart sway the moment she saw her. It felt like being drunk even without drinking a single drop.

“Miss… miss.” Alice leaned forward slightly, trying to get her attention. “What would you like to order?”

Shen Qiaoyi finally looked away. Her long lashes fluttered mischievously.

“I want to order…”

She dragged the words on purpose, then slowly lifted her hand and pointed directly at Lu Zhiyuan.

With a dazzling smile, she said, “I want to order her.”

There was a loud thud.

Alice’s eyes widened in shock, and the drink menu slipped out of his hand and fell to the floor.

“M-miss…” He stammered for a moment before finally speaking again. “Did you just say… her?”