The Little Bookworm Marked Her Ex-aunt - Chapter 22 This Is the Real Rich Heiress!

Chapter 22 This Is the Real Rich Heiress!

When Shu Yue sat in the private car arranged by Ji Shiyi heading to the airport, she still felt a bit dazed.

Shiyi nestled in the cat carrier Shu Yue had bought earlier, behaving exceptionally well, her curious face pressed against the breathable mesh, constantly observing the outside.

On Shu Yue’s phone, a group chat named “Ibis Squad” had already exploded with messages.

The group had five people in total.

Her beautiful and generous mentor, her lively and cute senior sister, two senior brothers she wasn’t very familiar with, and her, the only undergraduate in the group.

Just these five people had managed to flood the chat with over 99 messages in a short time.

Call Me Big Senior Sister: Am I really not dreaming?

Call Me Big Senior Sister: @Bird Mentor Here, Mentor, did you strike it rich?

Bird Mentor Here: Nonsense!

Bird Mentor Here: If I struck it rich, would I still be squeezed on the subway right now?

Second Senior Brother Arrives: I’m different, I’m carpooling to the airport.

Third Not Mistress: We didn’t end up in the same car, did we?

Call Me Big Senior Sister: Wait, my fellow disciples, you’re all so slow. What if the plane leaves without us?

Bird Mentor Here: Doesn’t a private plane wait for people?

Second Senior Brother Arrives: Doesn’t a private plane wait for people?

Third Not Mistress: Doesn’t a private plane wait for people?

Call Me Big Senior Sister: …………

Lin Chu rolled her eyes, thinking she really didn’t have time to mess around with these people.

Call Me Big Senior Sister: @Little Yue, Junior Sister, where are you at?

Bird Mentor Here: What’s there to ask? Little Yue is the most like me in style. She’s probably squeezed on Line 18 with me.

Bird Mentor Here: Right, Little Yue?

Shu Yue looked at the outrageously expensive car logo in front of her, not daring to say a word, and only replied with a mango parrot emoji.

Lin Chu was almost driven crazy by these people.

Call Me Big Senior Sister: I beg you all, poop-scooping masters, this is my first time on a private plane. I hope you all don’t mess this up, or else—

Call Me Big Senior Sister: I curse you to never scoop the poop you want for the rest of your lives!!

Bird Mentor Here: Vicious.

Second Senior Brother Arrives: Vicious.

Third Not Mistress: Vicious.

Call Me Big Senior Sister: See, you guys are pure evil. Only our Little Yue is good, not playing these boring copycat games with you.

Shu Yue, who had just typed “vicious” but was too slow, saw this message and silently deleted the text from her chat box.

Half an hour later, Shu Yue got out of the car holding Shiyi. The driver, dressed in a black suit with a stern face, pulled a large 26-inch suitcase for her.

From a distance, Shu Yue spotted Senior Sister Lin Chu.

She was easy to recognize. As an alpha, Lin Chu was a typical strong woman, tall and muscular with short hair. As long as she didn’t open her mouth, she looked very cool.

Once she opened her mouth—

“Little Yue, Little Yue!” Lin Chu shouted excitedly after spotting Shu Yue, immediately grabbing her suitcase and running toward her. “You’re here, you’re here!”

She moved to lift Shu Yue in a hug, but Shiyi, squished in the middle and nearly becoming a cat pancake, let out an unhappy screech.

Lin Chu jumped back in fright.

“What’s that!” Lin Chu exclaimed in shock.

Shu Yue said, “Senior Sister, this is the cat I told you about on the phone, the one I’m bringing.”

Before departing, Shu Yue had already reported to Lin Chu and their mentor.

Lin Chu bent down to look at the kitten in the carrier.

Its patterned fur, if not closely observed, could easily be mistaken for a baby leopard.

Lin Chu reached out to touch Shiyi through the breathable mesh, but Shiyi, full of resistance, bared her sharp teeth in warning.

Lin Chu awkwardly retracted her hand, commenting, “Such a small cat face, but such a big temper.”

“Little Yue, when did you start keeping a cat? Didn’t you hate cats before?” Lin Chu asked.

She remembered a time when she and Shu Yue left the research center and found a litter of kittens abandoned by some unknown cat mother at their center’s entrance. Lin Chu had been squealing with delight, but when she turned back, Shu Yue stood frozen, not moving an inch, as if the kittens were little monsters from Alien.

From that day, Lin Chu knew her junior sister had a fear of cats.

When Shu Yue said she was bringing a cat today, Lin Chu assumed it was a plush toy.

But…

It was an actual cat?!

And one with such a big temper?!

“Senior Sister, this isn’t my cat,” Shu Yue explained. “I’m just taking care of it for someone.”

Lin Chu understood and asked, “What kind of friend? Someone who could make you take care of a cat?”

Before Shu Yue could answer, Lin Chu stared at Shiyi in the carrier and continued, “Good thing we got lucky this time. For some reason, the investors upgraded our treatment, canceled our high-speed rail tickets, and arranged a private plane to send us. Otherwise, I don’t know how you’d bring this cat.”

Shu Yue stayed silent.

She wasn’t sure if she should tell Lin Chu that this wasn’t about luck—it was because Shiyi had a good life.

To ensure Shu Yue could smoothly bring Shiyi, Ji Shiyi had quickly and properly arranged everything.

Including the private plane.

Before this, Shu Yue never imagined those words would actually connect to her life in a real way.

“By the way, the person in charge from Qingxi Source called me and said they’d arrange accommodations for us, so we don’t need to worry about it,” Lin Chu said, her whole demeanor as if floating on clouds. “God, I’ve never had such great treatment in my life.”

“When Mentor Zhou arrives, I’m going to ask her.”

“Ask me what?” Mentor Zhou appeared, dragging a suitcase, with two guys following her.

Lin Chu was surprised. “Mentor, didn’t you take the subway? How’d you end up with them?”

Zhou Miao said, “It’s because your two junior brothers are useless. They took a cab to the wrong terminal, and I happened to be waiting for them at the subway station to come together.”

Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother gave awkward smiles, saying nothing.

Zhou Miao looked at Lin Chu. “What did you want to ask me?”

She wasn’t tall, about average for a beta woman. But what stood out was her perpetually shaved buzz cut. When Shu Yue first met her, Zhou Miao had this look. Two years later, it was still the same.

According to Lin Chu, Mentor Zhou’s aesthetic was very forward-thinking. Even during her undergraduate years, Zhou Miao had this style.

Her hair never grew out, and no matter where she went or what the occasion, she always wore loose, sporty clothes.

Lin Chu once asked Zhou Miao why she never considered changing her hairstyle after so many years. Didn’t she get bored looking at herself in the mirror? Zhou Miao said a buzz cut was convenient and cheap. When it grew out, she’d shave it herself at home with clippers, unwilling to let a barber shop earn her thirty or forty bucks.

This showed Zhou Miao was extremely frugal. She insisted research funds be spent wisely, and group gatherings were always about being cost-effective.

Lin Chu was used to scraping by with her, so this sudden upgrade in treatment left her stunned, like a poor person suddenly striking it rich.

“What else could it be?” Lin Chu said. “Mentor, be honest. Did you latch onto some big shot?”

Zhou Miao herself was confused about it. “I really don’t know. Out of nowhere, Qingxi Source messaged me, saying they’d rearrange things. And then it turned into this.”

Lin Chu and Zhou Miao looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.

Lin Chu’s imagination ran wild. “Mentor, do you think it’s possible this project is some ultra-dangerous SSS-level secret project? The kind where one misstep could cost your life, or maybe it’s connected to another dimension. They say it’s ibis research, but really, it’s about doomsday development.”

Zhou Miao slapped the back of her head. “Do you think the world is like the sci-fi trash in your papers?”

Lin Chu: “…?”

She felt wronged!

Criticize her if you must, but why bring up her papers out of nowhere?

Wasn’t the feedback in the comments enough? Did Zhou Miao have to roast her in person too?!

Shu Yue watched from the side, not daring to make a sound. Her fingertips reached for the zipper of the cat carrier, quietly opening a small gap, slipping her hand inside to let the restless Shiyi rub against her palm.

“Excuse me, is this Teacher Zhou Miao’s team?” A staff member in a uniform approached in the airport, politely asking.

Zhou Miao nodded. “Yes, that’s me.”

“Hello, I’m the staff member responsible for guiding you to board this time. You can call me Lily. Please follow me this way to the dedicated business jet terminal.”

Lin Chu’s eyes widened, whispering to Shu Yue, “God, did you hear that? A dedicated terminal?”

Shu Yue’s heart was shocked too.

Everything that followed felt as smooth as a dream—check-in, security, boarding.

Lin Chu clicked her tongue twice. “I’ve never seen such an empty security checkpoint in my life.”

It was just the five of them.

“It feels like working here would be pretty nice,” Lin Chu mused, her thoughts wandering. “Hardly anyone comes through all day. Eight hours of work, seven hours and fifty minutes of slacking.”

When the private car dropped them off at the plane and two professionally dressed security personnel escorted them onboard, Lin Chu said, “Quick, Junior Sister, pinch me. Am I really not dreaming?”

Where was the plane they were promised?

How was this interior fancier than her house!

Sofas, dining tables, and a bar?

A hundred-inch TV with a gaming console?

I’m done with you rich people!

Lin Chu clutched her head, dizzy from the decadent scent of money.

Following the crew inside, Lin Chu even saw a double bed…

What?

You’re saying there’s actually a bed on the plane?

Then what were all those times she got squished like a dog on flights, front and back? Was she just a sandwiched cookie?

Not just Lin Chu, but the others were also stunned by this damned capitalist experience.

“Are you Miss Shu?” The captain suddenly approached, politely extending a hand to Shu Yue. “I’m Vivian. Nice to meet you. Rest assured, Ms. Ji has already communicated with us. As the captain of this flight, I’ll do my utmost to ensure you and your kitten’s safety and comfort.”

At those words, several pairs of eyes on the plane immediately landed on Shu Yue.

Shu Yue screamed internally but kept a blank face as she shook Vivian’s hand, wishing she could find a crack to crawl into.

After Vivian left, Shu Yue tried to slip away, but Lin Chu grabbed her by the collar.

“Junior~ Sister~”

Lin Chu’s voice was overly gentle.

“Don’t you have something to tell us?”

Shu Yue turned around stiffly. “Uh, uh—”

Lin Chu didn’t hesitate, locking her arm around Shu Yue’s throat. “Spill it! What’s going on! Who’s this Ms. Ji?! Is your real identity some long-lost rich heiress?”

Before Shu Yue could speak, Shiyi leaped out of the carrier, landing on the table beside Lin Chu with a swoosh. Her back fur stood on end, front paws lowered, hindquarters raised, cat ears flared, sharp teeth bared, her soft blue eyes filled with warning threats.

Lin Chu froze, releasing her grip.

Shu Yue coughed lightly, clutching her throat, and quickly scooped up Shiyi, who was ready to pounce, patting her head. “It’s okay, Shiyi. I’m fine. Senior Sister was just joking.”

She looked at Lin Chu helplessly. “Senior Sister, remember I said I’m taking care of this cat for someone? That Ms. Ji is Shiyi’s owner.”

Shu Yue omitted some private details, only mentioning that Ms. Ji wanted her to bring the cat and made these arrangements after learning about the inconveniences.

Lin Chu finally understood.

Turning to look at Shiyi, her eyes were now full of respect.

And you, my little cat friend, you’re the real rich heiress!