Giving You Dawn and Dusk (GL) - Chapter 7

After speaking, Liang Shi awkwardly touched the tip of her nose, silently apologizing to Xu Qingya in her heart.

She didn’t want to lie to Xu Qingzhu.

Especially when faced with those eyes, lying would make her feel guilty.

Cheng Ran waved behind Liang Shi, greeting Xu Qingzhu, “Long time no see, Miss Xu.”

“Mm,” Xu Qingzhu didn’t embarrass Liang Shi and nodded slightly at her, her voice weak as she greeted her, “Hello.”

Hearing this, Cheng Ran’s smile deepened. She walked forward in her high heels, but Liang Shi grabbed her arm as she passed by.

Cheng Ran frowned and whispered, “Isn’t this a bit too protective? Can’t I even go up and say hello? Liang Shi, you’ve gone too far.”

Liang Shi pursed her lips, her voice deep, “Come with me.”

She turned back to look at Xu Qingzhu, “Go back to the ward first. I’ll say a few words to Cheng Ran and then come find you.”

“It’s alright,” Xu Qingzhu’s face was pale, her figure slender, looking malnourished. She stood at the door, like a peerless and independent painting. “Just tell me where Yaya is.”

“Wait a moment,” Liang Shi looked at her sincerely. “I’ll just say a few words to her, and then I’ll accompany you to find Yaya, okay?”

“No need for you to accompany me,” Xu Qingzhu refused. “I can go find her myself.”

Liang Shi frowned slightly. “I’ll go with you.”

“No need,” Xu Qingzhu continued to refuse.

She didn’t believe that Liang Shi could change so drastically in a single day and truly become another person.

She was more inclined to believe that Liang Shi’s current behavior was for some ulterior motive.

As for what that motive was, she hadn’t figured it out yet.

However, their relationship wasn’t that good.

It was just a coincidence that Xu Qingzhu was going to the bathroom and heard her talking on the phone in the hallway. She then coincidentally called both Liang Shi and Xu Qingya and found both lines were busy, leading to this suspicion.

She hadn’t even figured out why Xu Qingya would contact Liang Shi.

When had Xu Qingya and Liang Shi become so close?

After speaking, Xu Qingzhu didn’t argue with her anymore. She first sent a message to Zhao Xuning, saying she planned to leave the ward for a while and asked her to come give her a blocking injection.

The scent of an Omega who had just finished their estrus period would dissipate outside, and it was dangerous for Alphas with strong pheromones to smell it. Xu Qingzhu had just spent a mentally exhausting night like that and didn’t want to experience it a second time.

So, it was better to be careful.

Zhao Xuning only replied with an “okay” after receiving the message.

Meanwhile, Liang Shi in the hallway pulled Cheng Ran to the side.

Cheng Ran crossed her arms, a disdainful expression on her face. “Liang Shi, you were really just now…”

She clicked her tongue, acting nonchalant. “Don’t tell me you’ve really fallen for this Omega.”

“Cheng Ran,” Liang Shi was thinking about what to say to remind Cheng Ran to maintain a normal social distance.

In that world, she had lived for twenty-five years.

She had spent a long time alone, so she was good at maintaining distance between people.

Never too close, never too distant.

She had never even had a falling out with a friend like this.

But she and Cheng Ran were really not suitable to be friends.

The original owner and Cheng Ran were friends because they could mess around together, but Liang Shi had always disdained such behavior.

She preferred a relationship where two people were devoted to each other for life.

Find a girl she liked, whether they got married or not, work wholeheartedly during work hours, and occasionally, when tired, send a message to the other.

After work, the two of them would go see a movie or cook and watch dramas together at home, doing intimate things.

She didn’t mind bringing the other person into her world and also hoped to become a part of the other’s life.

However, in her original world, this kind of thinking was just wishful thinking.

Everyone disapproved of her sexual orientation.

She was also afraid of hurting other girls because of her profession, so she had never been in a relationship.

Even when she met a girl she had a slight liking for, she only dared to watch from afar.

Never thought of obtaining.

But now, she was essentially living a second life, and she wanted to be herself.

She used to have too many moral shackles, living too tiredly for livelihood and for others.

Now, she wanted to relax a bit.

Make friends who were easy to get along with and fall in love with someone she liked.

But how to deal with the original owner’s problem was a big trouble.

She thought about it and could only say directly, “I don’t think we’re suitable to be friends.”

Cheng Ran was stunned. “Huh?”

Liang Shi said very seriously, “I won’t go to those parties and gatherings with you anymore. Life should have infinite possibilities, not wasting time on meaningless things that just kill time.”

Cheng Ran was dumbfounded for a few seconds, then laughed in anger. “Liang Shi, are you crazy? What the hell are you talking about? Did Xu Qingzhu give you some kind of bewitching soup?”

“It has nothing to do with Xu Qingzhu,” Liang Shi said. “I’ve figured it out. I’m going to start over and be myself.”

These words were for the original Liang Shi and also for the current Liang Shi.

Cheng Ran’s brows furrowed into a small hill. “Are you saying you want to break up our friendship?”

“You can understand it that way,” Liang Shi said firmly.

“Damn it,” Cheng Ran cursed angrily. “You motherfucker.”

Saying that, she swung her fist over.

Liang Shi’s eyes narrowed slightly. She could have dodged it easily, but she hesitated for a moment and took the blow.

An Alpha’s strength was great, and the punch made her stagger.

Liang Shi took a half step back. “Then that’s it. I’ll go first.”

“Damn it,” Cheng Ran shouted behind her. “Liang Shi, you’re fucking crazy.”

Liang Shi walked away firmly without looking back.

**

In fact, Liang Shi had many ways to break up with Cheng Ran gracefully.

Avoid seeing Cheng Ran when she looked for her, or pick a small fight with Cheng Ran and break up over it.

But Liang Shi chose the most direct way.

She didn’t want to waste too much time on this kind of interpersonal relationship.

Thinking pessimistically, if she couldn’t get 80 luck values within three months, these would be the last three months of her life. How much time did she have to deal with them?

Too tiring.

Better to keep it simple.

She stood at the door of Xu Qingzhu’s ward, wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, and bloodstains fell on the back of her hand.

She frowned slightly, not wanting Xu Qingzhu to see.

But this scene fell into Zhao Xuning’s eyes.

Zhao Xuning said coldly, “Move.”

Liang Shi stepped aside, giving her space.

Zhao Xuning originally didn’t talk much, but she couldn’t resist her curiosity and asked as she passed by, “Did you quarrel with Cheng Ran?”

Liang Shi responded with a tired “hmm.”

Zhao Xuning curled the corner of her mouth, a half-smile on her face, with a hint of sarcasm. “That’s rare.”

After speaking, she went into the ward.

Xu Qingzhu had already changed her clothes. These were new clothes that Bai Weiwei had brought when she came to see her.

A bright yellow, waist-cinching knee-length dress, revealing her slender forearms and beautiful collarbones. She was already thin, and wearing this dress made her waist look incredibly small.

Particularly eye-catching.

If she were in Liang Shi’s original world, Xu Qingzhu would definitely become a top star in the entertainment industry, leaving everyone else far behind in the annual goddess vote.

The needle pierced Xu Qingzhu’s slender, fair forearm, her bl00d vessels exposed in the sunlight.

It made Liang Shi’s heart clench.

Such an arm didn’t seem suitable for injections.

It looked very startling.

So Liang Shi looked away.

After giving Xu Qingzhu the blocking injection, Zhao Xuning asked her, “How long will you be out?”

“Probably half a day,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I’ll be back in the evening.”

“What are you going to do? Is it convenient to say?” Zhao Xuning asked.

“My dad tore up Yaya’s idol posters and threw away her merchandise. She ran away from home,” Xu Qingzhu stood up. “I’ll go first. Don’t tell Weiwei about this.”

If Weiwei knew she had left the hospital without permission because of her sister, she would definitely be unhappy.

“Got it,” Zhao Xuning asked,”Are you going with her?”

Her gaze was on Liang Shi.

Xu Qingzhu thought for a moment and nodded lightly. “She knows where Yaya is.”

Even, only she knew.

“Then be careful on the road,” Zhao Xuning said. “Call me if anything happens.”

**

After leaving the ward, they took the direct elevator to the underground parking garage.

After Liang Shi was hospitalized, the housekeeper had already driven her car over.

In the black and white underground parking garage, that flashy green car was very conspicuous.

Although Liang Shi really didn’t want to admit it, she had no choice but to take Xu Qingzhu to that car.

She pressed the unlock button again, and the car’s front and rear lights turned on.

Liang Shi: “……”

How many more aesthetic surprises did the original owner have that she didn’t know about?

She first opened the passenger door and, under Xu Qingzhu’s slightly disdainful gaze, pretended to be calm and said, “Get in.”

After Xu Qingzhu got in the car, she got in herself.

But she found Xu Qingzhu looking at her very seriously.

Those eyes held scrutiny and curiosity. As the car drove out of the parking garage, she suddenly spoke, “Why did you quarrel with Cheng Ran?”

“Huh?” At the moment the car started, the engine noise was too loud, and Liang Shi didn’t hear clearly. “What did you say?”

“Nothing,” Xu Qingzhu dropped the subject and closed her eyes in the passenger seat, pretending to nap.

She maintained a very cold demeanor from beginning to end.

After the car was driving smoothly, Liang Shi discussed with her, “Don’t show yourself for a while, okay?”

“What do you mean?” Xu Qingzhu opened her eyes and looked at her coldly.

“I promised your sister I wouldn’t tell you,” Liang Shi said. “But I don’t think I can lie to you.”

“You’ve lied to me more than once,” Xu Qingzhu said coldly.

“But I didn’t lie to you this time,” Liang Shi explained. “Your sister contacted me first. There must be something inconvenient for her to tell you, so I’ll go first, try to get some information from her, and then tell you, okay?”

“What if I say no?” Xu Qingzhu said.

Liang Shi: “……”

She pulled the car over to the side of the road. “Then I can’t take you there.”

Xu Qingzhu sneered. “Finally showing your true colors.”

“No,” Liang Shi sighed helplessly. “I said I wouldn’t hurt you, so correspondingly, I won’t lie to you either. Your sister had a fight with your parents and ran away from home, and she didn’t call you. She must still be angry and emotional. What if she does something rash if you appear in front of her now?”

“Our family matters are none of Miss Liang’s concern,” Xu Qingzhu drew a clear line between them and directly called her Miss Liang.

Liang Shi pursed her lips, her voice carrying a sense of helplessness. “I’m afraid she might say something bad and make you sad.”

Xu Qingzhu looked at her, somewhat incredulously.

Was this really Liang Shi?

Liang Shi’s hand gently rested on her shoulder, her gaze sincere and warm. “Xu Qingzhu, believe me just this once, okay?”

Liang Shi’s eyes were very beautiful without makeup, with a warmth that could melt people. Being stared at so intently by her, Xu Qingzhu’s heart actually skipped a beat.

But soon, she looked away.

Liang Shi’s tone became even more sincere, even carrying a hint of pleading.

Listening carefully, it even sounded like she was acting spoiled. “This is the last time, okay?”

Xu Qingzhu nodded lightly.

She thought, she would try to believe Liang Shi one last time.