The 'Involution King' Second Female Lead Quits [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Good News, Good News!

◎Good News, Good News!◎

Aunt Niu’s cooking was so good that Shu Heng accidentally ate until she was ninety percent full.

While Li Jianwei was in a video conference, Shu Heng diligently went to the gym, trying to walk on the treadmill for half an hour to help with digestion.

However, as she walked, things unrelated to working out started popping up in her mind.

Sister is going to give me her personal clothes to wear. If my body isn’t good enough to fill them out, will it be a bit embarrassing?

Also, I’m a lot shorter than Sister. Will I look like a child wearing adult clothes in her pajamas?

Even though I’ve slept in the same bed with Sister many times, I haven’t paid too much attention to her exact body measurements.

I just remember that when she hugged me, I did feel a soft texture. From that, I can deduce that Sister’s body is definitely not bad.

As Shu Heng thought about it, she couldn’t help but pick up her phone and start typing some strange keywords into the search bar.

Is it common to wear your partner’s clothes?

What should I pay attention to when I sleep at my partner’s house for the first time?

How long do couples usually wait to have intimate contact after they become official?

As the search engine’s answers became more and more varied, Shu Heng’s focus gradually went off track. Her fingers and eyes unconsciously started paying attention to certain content, and in the end, her face was flushed as she put down her phone.

Suppressing the inexplicable heat that was rising in her heart, Shu Heng took her time in the shower. When she was putting on the clothes, she stealthily picked them up and smelled them.

After she found that the pajamas had a very familiar scent on them, Shu Heng took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

After changing into the beige silk pajamas and coming out, Shu Heng’s movements were a little awkward. The overly smooth pajamas made her feel like she wasn’t wearing anything on her top half.

As for a bra, who wears a bra to sleep?!

“How is it? Does it fit?” Li Jianwei, who heard the movement, looked up. She temporarily put down her tablet and looked at Shu Heng with a smile.

“It fits. The sleeves are just a little long,” Shu Heng raised her arms to show her. “But for pajamas, it doesn’t matter. It’s negligible.”

“That’s good. Feel free to pick out any clothes you’re missing from my closet. They’re all clean in there,” Li Jianwei’s gaze scanned Shu Heng’s body inch by inch, and a hint of possessiveness appeared in her eyes.

After changing into a different style of pajamas, the little cabbage looks a lot more mature, giving me the feeling that she’s ready to be devoured.

“Mhm,” Shu Heng nodded. After her gaze scanned the room, she put on her slippers and ran over to Li Jianwei, picking up her half-empty cup. “Sister, I’ll go get you some water.”

“Okay,” Li Jianwei’s eyes returned to being gentle. “There’s fresh fruit on the table. If you want to drink juice, you can just use the juicer.”

“You’re not drinking, Sister?” Shu Heng asked.

“I’ll have some tea. I still have some documents to read,” Li Jianwei said. “If you’re tired, you can go to sleep first. You don’t need to wait for me.”

Shu Heng nodded and quickly brought back the cup with hot water. Then she sat cross-legged next to Li Jianwei with a cup of apple juice.

Shu Heng would occasionally tilt her head to look at the tablet. When she saw that it was all in a foreign language, she silently looked away.

Shu Heng’s foreign language skills weren’t bad. She could even have a conversation with a foreigner without any issues, but she couldn’t read documents full of professional terms as smoothly as Li Jianwei.

After slowly finishing half a cup of juice, Shu Heng started to feel idle. Her thoughts also started to drift. One moment she was thinking about how to face the teasing from her seniors in the department tomorrow, and the next moment she was thinking about whether she should do something when they went to sleep.

After a lot of random thoughts, Shu Heng picked up her phone and saw that less than ten minutes had passed.

Sleeping is out of the question, but continuing to think randomly will just fill my brain with too much colored garbage.

“Sister, let me massage your shoulders,” Shu Heng rolled up her sleeves, assigning herself a task. “Sitting and looking at the tablet for a long time isn’t good for your neck.”

“Okay,” Li Jianwei also sat cross-legged on the sofa, with her back to Shu Heng.

Shu Heng was really good at massaging. She often massaged her mom and had learned a few tricks from some masters while she was doing various part-time jobs. She knew a lot of important pressure points.

But the massage therapist Shu, who had just started, began to lose her focus again after less than five minutes of being serious. She started observing her client.

Sister’s pajamas are also silk. The style is the same as mine, but the color is a little different. The pure black pajamas make the skin on her neck look even whiter.

Hmm, there’s a small mole on Sister’s shoulder. The color is very light, so it’s easy to miss if you’re not looking closely.

Sister’s skin is so fair and soft. If I were to use more force, I would definitely leave a mark on her shoulder.

But a massage mark will disappear quickly. If I could leave a hickey, it would take several days to disappear.

Sister’s back is so beautiful. Then the other parts of her body must be even more…

The after-effects of her recent research slowly emerged. Now, as soon as Shu Heng emptied her mind, her thoughts would inevitably turn to some kind of colored behavior after a few twists and turns.

When she noticed that the hands on her shoulders were gradually losing strength and even stopped moving, Li Jianwei turned her head back with a little curiosity.

Just like that, Shu Heng, with her face slightly flushed and her gaze drifting, came into Li Jianwei’s sight.

When their eyes met, Shu Heng’s body instantly stiffened. Her slightly red face turned completely red, and she couldn’t help but stutter. “S-Sister, what’s wrong? Was I using too much force?”

“The force is just right. You’ve been massaging me for a long time. Are your hands tired?” Li Jianwei saw right through her but didn’t say anything, her tone very concerned.

“No, I’m fine. I often massage my mom. My hands won’t get tired from just this,” Shu Heng quickly explained, especially emphasizing the amount of time. “I can massage for half an hour. I can even massage for an hour.”

The smile on Li Jianwei’s face couldn’t help but deepen. She almost couldn’t hold back her laughter. “Mhm, it sounds like you have a lot of stamina. It looks like I’ll be able to enjoy some great massage services from my girlfriend in the future.”

“Mhm,” Shu Heng responded vaguely, trying hard not to think in a dirty way, and at the same time, suppressing all the little thoughts she couldn’t say out loud.

Stop! Stop! Stop it! Or you’ll make a fool of yourself in front of Sister!

…

Unlike the bedroom in her hometown that went completely dark when the lights were turned off, the bedroom in the villa had some small warm yellow floor lamps that were very atmospheric. Even if you stared at them for a long time, they wouldn’t hurt your eyes.

Shu Heng’s movements when she got into bed were a little slower than usual, but when she lay on the soft mattress, she subconsciously burrowed into Li Jianwei’s arms, their breaths intertwined.

Shy is shy, but I still have to be close to Sister.

“Good night, Sister,” Shu Heng said a little quickly. After she said that, she closed her eyes and didn’t say anything else, leaving behind a heartbeat that was faster than usual.

Li Jianwei’s heart was as clear as day. She had already figured out what the little cabbage, who was always blushing and feeling guilty, was thinking.

But Li Jianwei wasn’t in a hurry at all, and she didn’t plan on doing anything to give the little cabbage a push.

This was both the older person’s tolerance for the younger person and a little bit of Li Jianwei’s own sadistic pleasure.

If I don’t react at all, how far will the little cabbage go on her own? When will she invite me to do something?

Her fingertips gently stroked the beige pajamas. After she felt the person in her arms tremble slightly, the smile in Li Jianwei’s eyes grew wider.

“Good night,” Li Jianwei said softly, and finally, she left a goodnight kiss on her little girlfriend’s forehead.

She’s already in my bed. There’s no need to rush. Just like I said before, we have a long time together.

…

Li Jianwei had no intention of hiding their relationship. Not only did she get out of the car with Shu Heng, but she also held her hand as they walked into the private elevator.

The R&D department was very close to the CEO’s office on the top floor. Li Jianwei had the elevator stop at the thirty-third floor first to drop Shu Heng off at the R&D department entrance before going to her own office.

This process wasn’t intentionally hidden from anyone. So before the elevator door even closed, the small group chats in the R&D department started going crazy with messages, including the sixteen people in the same project team as Shu Heng.

Even though they had already guessed some surprising facts from the social media post, they were still dumbfounded when they saw their boss and the little intern from their team together.

“See? I told you! CEO Li and Xiaoshu are a perfect match! They’re a couple!”

“That’s what I said, but there’s a weird sense of unreality. Can CEO Li also fall in love?”

“Even though love can make a person lose their rationality, our CEO Li is definitely an exception. And Xiaoshu isn’t bad either. She’s such a well-behaved little girl. If I were her, I’d also be willing to live with her!”

“Xiaoshu, no, should we call you ‘Madam CEO’ now?” A senior from the same project had no self-control. As soon as Shu Heng sat down, she came over to get some information.

“No, no, no. You can still just call me Xiaoshu,” Shu Heng secretly rejoiced in her heart while curling her toes.

The seniors really know about my relationship with Sister. Does this mean I’m official now?

“So, are you really with CEO Li? Are you official?” another colleague pressed on.

“Mhm. We officially became a couple on the sixth day of the lunar new year,” Shu Heng, who was being stared at by many pairs of eyes, was a little shy, but that didn’t affect the uncontrollable smile on her face.

“What! So that social media post was the official announcement! I knew my guess was right!” A colleague couldn’t help but shout out.

“Can you tell us more details? I’m so curious. Who made the first move? Was it CEO Li?” The senior who had the best relationship with Shu Heng asked boldly.

After thinking about how one of the people they were gossiping about was their boss, she cautiously added, “Of course, if it’s not convenient, then pretend I didn’t say anything. I’m just stating that I don’t have any intention of prying into CEO Li’s privacy. I’m just curious.”

“CEO Li and I went home to spend the New Year together. After spending some time together, I confessed to her, and she didn’t reject me,” Shu Heng tried to summarize in a few words. “That’s pretty much it. We just got together.”

“Aw, you went home to spend the New Year together? Does that mean you’ve already met the parents?”

“Congratulations! If there are any new developments in the future, don’t forget about us who worked with you! Don’t forget us when you get rich!”

The colleagues cheered and made a fuss for a while, then went back to their seats to work.

They could play and make a fuss, but they still had some sense of proportion. They were already very satisfied with knowing who confessed to whom!

It was true that Shu Heng was a little rookie they could tease, but CEO Li was someone they absolutely couldn’t offend. They still wanted to keep their high-paying jobs.

…

The fact that the CEO of Zhizhuo Technology was in a close relationship with a little intern spread throughout the company in just a few days.

But everyone had an unspoken understanding. No one spread the news outside the company. Their usual gossiping and discussions were only with colleagues who were already in the know.

This indirectly led to Wang Yuanfei and his assistant only finding out about an unconfirmed rumor after Li Jianwei had sent a team to Quanyuan County.

Why was it unconfirmed? Of course, it was because the assistant in charge of gathering information didn’t have enough tangible evidence. All he had were a few pictures of them holding hands and eating together that he paid a paparazzi to take over three days.

“CEO Wang, these are the pictures the paparazzi took after following them for three days. Although there are rumors that Li Jianwei has fallen for this little intern, in reality, their intimacy doesn’t exceed that of a female friendship.”

The assistant reported as he secretly observed his boss. When he saw that his face was getting darker and darker, he wisely shut up.

“Of course they’re not in that kind of relationship! How could Li Jianwei possibly like Shu Heng?! She’s just a person who only sees benefits and schemes. She doesn’t have any real feelings!” Wang Yuanfei gritted his teeth, unwilling to accept this fact.

This year’s Spring Festival was the hardest one Wang Yuanfei had ever experienced. Not only did he have a patent infringement case with over one hundred million dollars in damages hanging over his head, but his illegitimate brothers also started causing trouble.

Those unsavory people somehow managed to get the support of some shareholders and were trying to enter Guanglvdong to fight for power with him. This left Wang Yuanfei in a state of anxiety. He was forced to spend his free time during the Spring Festival at banquets, almost ruining his stomach.

In Wang Yuanfei’s eyes, the culprit for all of this was undoubtedly Li Jianwei, who had broken off their engagement.

Just thinking about how Li Jianwei was being lovey-dovey with Shu Heng while he was suffering made Wang Yuanfei even angrier.

Not to mention, one was his former fiancée, and the other was someone he once saw as his possession. How could they get together? They should have been fighting for his attention.

If it were true, how would he feel? What would netizens mock him as? A clown? Or an outsider?

“Are these all the pictures you have? Is there anything else?” Wang Yuanfei crumpled the pictures into a ball, trying to appease his anger this way.

“We didn’t get anything else, but there’s another discovery on a short video platform,” the assistant pushed up his glasses and took out a tablet, opening a fifteen-second short video.

“This is a video from a netizen in Quanyuan County. Their intention was to share the scenery they saw on the side of the road. But some sharp-eyed netizens recognized Li Jianwei and Shu Heng in the video. It was later reposted to a fan-made topic, which caused a small amount of buzz.”

“Wait, what did you just say?” Wang Yuanfei frowned, interrupting the assistant. “What fan-made topic? Whose fan-made topic?”

“Many netizens think that Li Jianwei and Shu Heng are a good match. After the technology exhibition last year, they had already created corresponding topics and super-topics on their own,” the assistant’s voice slowed down.

When he saw that his boss’s face was getting dark again, the assistant subconsciously changed his wording to what he knew his boss wanted to hear.

“CEO Wang, these discoveries aren’t really evidence. When netizens are shipping a couple, they usually don’t consider the real situation of the people involved. As long as they think they’re a good match, they’ll ship them.”

“And this kind of thing isn’t something you can talk about publicly. They can only entertain themselves.”

The assistant’s intention was good, but this kind of talk was only good for fooling outsiders. Wang Yuanfei, who was already good at manipulating public opinion, wouldn’t really believe it.

After forcing himself to calm down, Wang Yuanfei started to think about what he could do with this ambiguous rumor.

“How’s the online buzz about the patent dispute between Zhizhuo and Rongguang now?” Wang Yuanfei asked.

“It wasn’t brought up during the New Year, but the court date has been set. Once the first-instance verdict is out, the buzz will definitely explode online.”

The assistant: “Even without a natural trending topic, Zhizhuo Technology will pay to create buzz. They won’t miss this great opportunity for exposure and promotion.”

Wang Yuanfei clasped his hands together and rested his chin on them. His gloomy eyes made him look a little scary. “Didn’t Li Jianwei create buzz about sponsoring students from Huada before? Have the internet trolls write some articles and use that as an excuse. Say that this is Li Jianwei’s way of ‘choosing concubines’.”

“The information of the students who received sponsorships will all be sent to Li Jianwei’s private email. Whoever she fancies has to accompany her.”

“Shu Heng is just one of the luckier ones because of her outstanding looks and ability, so she successfully ‘rose to power’.”

The assistant looked troubled. “CEO Wang, those articles are a bit ridiculous…”

“What are you afraid of? Netizens these days are gullible. They even believe ridiculous statements like ‘Empress Wu is not as good as the gate-calling son of heaven.’ As long as there are enough internet trolls, someone will believe it.”

“Once there’s a buzz, guide it toward gender conflict to further increase the buzz. Netizens love to argue about that the most.”

Wang Yuanfei, who knew the habits of netizens, was very confident. “Do as I say. Whether it gets debunked later or not isn’t important. The important thing is to suppress the buzz of the first-instance verdict of the patent infringement case.”

The assistant didn’t agree with Wang Yuanfei’s words. Even though the average education level of people who use short video platforms was low, they still had brains.

Not to mention, the people who were most concerned about the patent infringement case between Zhizhuo Technology and Rongguang Technology were people from the middle class and above. Their average education level was not the same as that of the average netizen.

But the assistant was just an employee. Since his boss had already given a clear order, if he were to still voice his opinion, he would probably be called in by HR tomorrow and be kicked out the day after.

…

At this moment, Shu Heng didn’t know that she would have to work with the students from Huada to debunk a rumor again in the near future. She was nervously opening the results page, waiting to check her scores right on time.

She took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

After repeating this three times, Shu Heng, who was ready, pressed the enter key, waiting for the loading circle to finish.

The moment the page loaded, Shu Heng quickly opened the console and used her mouse to drag the window, revealing her scores one by one.

Politics: 75, Foreign Language: 85, Professional Course 1: 124, Professional Course 2: 131, Total: 415.

I’m good! The graduate school entrance exam cutoff score for Huada last year was 383. I’m 32 points higher. As long as I do well in the interview, I’ll pass!

Suppressing the smile that was trying to creep up her face, Shu Heng took a screenshot of her scores and sent it directly to Li Jianwei.

[Shu Heng: Sister, Sister~ I checked my scores~]

[Shu Heng: Little cat spinning in a circle.jpg]

[Li Jianwei: Very good. It’ll probably be a lot higher than the cutoff score.]

[Li Jianwei: I’ll tell Professor Gong Li your scores later. You should start preparing for the second-round interview. Many people have their eyes on the spots the professor announced. You have to do a spectacular job in the end.]

The spot had naturally been reserved for Shu Heng a long time ago. Anyone with a little bit of information could find this out.

But finding out was one thing, and not believing in fate and wanting to try was another. Many people came to try their luck with the thought that if they were a hundred times better than the person who was already selected, they might be able to impress Professor Gong Li.

[Shu Heng: Don’t worry, Sister. I’ll prepare well for the second-round interview! I won’t let your efforts go to waste!]

[Li Jianwei: Okay, but don’t be too nervous. Today is still a day to celebrate. Do you want to go out to eat or stay home?]

[Shu Heng: Home is fine. I want to eat Aunt Niu’s pork ribs!]

[Li Jianwei: Okay. Come to my office after you’re done. I’ve prepared a gift for you.]

[Shu Heng: Okay~]

After putting down her phone, Shu Heng started refreshing her scores repeatedly. In the end, she couldn’t help but hum a song.

After saving the file and sending it to the work group, Shu Heng also said hello to the seniors next to her. After making sure everything was fine, she closed her laptop and went to wait for the elevator.

Knock knock—

When she heard the sound, Shu Heng twisted the doorknob. She tentatively peeked inside and saw that there was only Li Jianwei in the office. She immediately relaxed and closed the door.

“Sister, I’m here. Where’s my gift?” Shu Heng ran to sit next to Li Jianwei with a smile, not missing any opportunity to be close to her.

“It’s on the table in the lounge. Do you want to go open it yourself?” Li Jianwei put down the documents in her hand and gave her a kiss with a smile.

“Okay!” Shu Heng’s excitement for the gift far outweighed her shyness. After boldly returning a kiss, she skipped toward the lounge.

She turned the doorknob, and on the long table in the lounge was a beautifully wrapped gift box.

The box wasn’t big. When she picked it up, it was only a little bigger than Shu Heng’s palm.

When she weighed it, Shu Heng found that the gift box was extremely light.

Is it a piece of jewelry? Is it a ring from Sister?

Shu Heng licked the corner of her mouth and carefully started to unwrap the gift from the edge.

She tore open the packaging, revealing a high-quality box with no logo.

Shu Heng held her breath and opened it. A very familiar car logo came into view, and a car key was placed squarely in the center of the box.

A car key? Is Sister giving me a car?

“How is it? Are you happy with the gift?” Li Jianwei appeared in the room at some point. She put her arms around Shu Heng from behind and gently rubbed her chin against her slightly red ear.

“Sister, I, I haven’t gotten my driver’s license yet…” Shu Heng’s eyes were sparkling. How could she not be happy? She was just a little disappointed that she couldn’t get her driver’s license in ten days and take her sister for a ride!

“No rush. The car is still being modified. It’ll probably be another two months before it’s delivered. You can continue learning to drive after you’re done with your second-round interview,” Li Jianwei smiled. “Do you like the gift?”

“I do. I really, really do,” Shu Heng licked her lips. After hesitating, she said honestly, “But the gift you’re giving me is very valuable, Sister. I don’t know how I can repay you.”

“This is a gift from me, your girlfriend. You don’t need to repay me.”

Li Jianwei’s warm breath was exhaled on the side of Shu Heng’s neck, her voice strangely alluring. “If you really want to do something, how about you have a drink with me tonight?”

“A business partner just gave me a bottle of good vintage red wine. How about we have a taste together tonight?”