Giving You Dawn and Dusk (GL) - Chapter 10
Pedestrians rushed by, constantly brushing past them, and occasionally, a few words of admiration could be heard.
All were praising Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu tied the bow on the bandage on Liang Shi’s palm, her slender fingers retracting, and she maintained a proper distance from Liang Shi again.
A faint smile hung on her face, her eyes cold and serene, like an unruffled ancient well, exuding a chilly elegance.
Liang Shi’s gaze lingered on Xu Qingzhu’s eyes, then quickly retracted.
She had thought about being discovered.
But she hadn’t expected it to happen so soon.
Her personality and that of the original owner were two extremes; one loved noise, one preferred quiet; one was naturally unrestrained, one was calm and introverted. It was impossible for her not to be out of character (OOC) after transmigrating.
But now… it didn’t seem like a good time to admit it.
Liang Shi felt a moment of tension, then smiled. “No.”
Xu Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, her smile widening a bit, her eyes scrutinizing Liang Shi even more intensely, as if trying to see what had replaced the soul in this shell—was it human or ghost?
Liang Shi, however, tilted her head back and chuckled softly, “If I’m not Liang Shi, then who could I be?”
Her smile was warm, like a spring breeze, like a bright moon, her eyes filled with tenderness.
She gazed intently at Xu Qingzhu, her look devoid of any aggression.
Completely unlike the original owner.
“Who knows that?” Xu Qingzhu’s voice was clear and cool, with a hint of ethereal quality. “Perhaps only you know?”
“What you’re saying…” Liang Shi lightly rubbed her forehead with her recently bandaged hand, feigning helplessness, “Of course I know, I am Liang Shi.”
“Is that so?” Xu Qingzhu’s lips curved into a smile, revealing a profound and inscrutable expression.
This smile was very similar to the one Liang Shi used to see often at the negotiation table.
She thought that if Xu Qingzhu hadn’t married the original owner to become a full-time wife, she would have been an excellent career woman.
In fact, in the novel, the Xu Qingzhu who left the scum Alpha would be reborn and become the President of a listed company.
Liang Shi hoped her partner would have a job.
Because work represented confidence.
A lover’s affection might change, but one’s own ability would not.
To love another, one must first love oneself.
Liang Shi’s thoughts drifted for a moment, but she quickly snapped back, meeting Xu Qingzhu’s deep gaze without flinching. She smiled, “Of course. Otherwise, I’m a different person? How about I reintroduce myself, I’m Liang He, Liang Shi’s sister?”
She deliberately used a joking tone to lighten the atmosphere.
Xu Qingzhu, however, stared at her motionlessly, her smile frozen on her face, as if she intended to bore a hole through Liang Shi.
Liang Shi’s palm was sweating.
To be honest, being stared at with such intensity was very oppressive.
Especially since Xu Qingzhu was deliberately putting pressure on her.
Her perfect smile remained on her face, and she wasn’t in a hurry to speak, waiting for Xu Qingzhu to say something first.
After a long time, Xu Qingzhu smiled. “Is that so? Liang He.”
Her voice, cool yet with a hint of allure, gently pronounced the name, almost syllable by syllable, like taking a feather and tickling the tip of one’s heart. With each syllable, Liang Shi’s heart trembled, and she even secretly swallowed.
It seemed… that the Omega’s superior looks and voice made her a little… unable to control herself.
After all, she was the number one Omega in Haizhou, the object of countless Alphas’ desires.
“Uh-huh.” Liang Shi was internally panicking, but showed no trace of it. Having won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress, she naturally couldn’t lose a battle of wits with someone who had no acting experience. “I think that name is pretty good too.”
“But Liang Shi doesn’t have a younger sister,” Xu Qingzhu said. “She only has two older sisters and one older brother.”
Liang Shi inwardly clicked her tongue.
Indeed, she was the female lead, so clever.
Trying to trick her now?
Luckily, she knew some details.
“Is that so?” Liang Shi smiled. “It’s been so long since I last contacted them, I didn’t even know one of my brothers had undergone a s3x change. Was it Liang Xinzhou or Liang Xinhe ?”
A trace of surprise flashed in Xu Qingzhu’s eyes. “So you still remember them.”
“Of course, if I can’t even remember my own siblings, wouldn’t I be a complete jerk?” Liang Shi said.
She added mentally, They’re not even my real siblings.
The original owner’s real parents were probably in some forgotten corner.
According to typical novel developments, the parents of such cannon fodder female characters are usually terrible people, either for money or power, always short-sighted commoners focused on profit, which is why they would swap daughters.
Liang Shi held no hope for this.
She only hoped that if she truly found her biological parents later, they wouldn’t become a burden to her.
“If Brother Xinzhou and Brother Xinhe heard that, they might be moved to tears,” Xu Qingzhu’s words carried a hint of sarcasm, which Liang Shi gladly accepted. However, she looked at Xu Qingzhu. “You also don’t seem like Xu Qingzhu.”
“Is that so?” Xu Qingzhu looked over indifferently, tossing the question back at her. “Then who do I look like to you?”
“I don’t know,” Liang Shi gently shook her head, her gaze soft. “Perhaps only you know that.”
She easily deflected the conversation, returning the topic to Xu Qingzhu.
“Liang Shi uses her right hand,” Xu Qingzhu said. “But you seem to be left-handed. You always carry things with your left hand, even the hand you cut was your right hand.”
Liang Shi didn’t expect Xu Qingzhu to be so observant. She smiled. “Actually, I’m ambidextrous. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my parents.”
Xu Qingzhu certainly wouldn’t go ask the Liang family parents about this.
Because Liang Shi wanted to marry Xu Qingzhu, the Liang family parents had originally disagreed.
Liang Shi only liked Xu Qingzhu’s reputation and her face, but the Liang family parents valued family status more. If the Liang family parents had to choose, they would surely choose Liang Shi’s childhood friend, the daughter of Shenmao Group—Lin Xingcan.
At that time, the original owner had a huge fight with her family to marry Xu Qingzhu.
Liang Shi still had this memory segment in her mind, which made it even more confusing why the original owner’s personality would change so drastically after marriage, endlessly bullying Xu Qingzhu.
“Is that so? Then I was mistaken,” Xu Qingzhu stood up from the bench. The wind blew her long hair and skirt, her slender waist looking very suitable for a tight embrace in autumn.
She tucked her stray hairs behind her ear. “It seems you’ve changed a lot.”
Her voice was very soft, mostly tentative.
Liang Shi easily deflected back, “You’ve changed a lot too.”
Hearing this, Xu Qingzhu suddenly turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow slightly. “Specifically?”
“You’ve become somewhat devoid of warmth,” Liang Shi said. “And you dislike me very much.”
Xu Qingzhu smiled.
She faced Liang Shi, looking down at her, her brown pupils appearing cold and indifferent. “That’s because…”
She paused. “…I don’t like you anymore.”
Liang Shi looked up. This distance, if a little closer, seemed like it could lead to a kiss.
It was the proximity where souls almost connected.
Yet, they were very far apart.
Liang Shi lightly licked her lips. “Then I… have started to like you.”
Her eyes curved, filled with sincerity.
“Perhaps we can get to know each other again.”
As soon as her words fell, a shout came from not far away, “Lion.”
Liang Shi hadn’t reacted yet, until that exquisitely beautiful Omega stood in front of her, even subtly but deliberately pushing Xu Qingzhu aside, revealing a cute and mischievous expression as she playfully said, “Lion, I just called you, why didn’t you answer?”
Liang Shi: “…?”
This seems to be Lin Xingcan?
Oh my god, help.