The Scumbag Alpha's Redemption in a Sweet Romance - Chapter 28

Chapter 28

After Yan Hua left the trust company, her heart was a mix of emotions. She declined Sister Xia’s offer to call her a taxi.

She wanted to walk around and clear her head.

She aimlessly wandered around and happened to see a familiar face. Upon closer inspection, wasn’t it Ning Chun, who was supposed to be at the company?

These past few days, she had been saying she was very busy and had no time to rest.

So what was she doing now?

Was she planning to have a secret reunion?

The little bit of goodwill that had just risen in her heart was shattered by the scene in front of her.

Inside the cafe, Ning Chun kindly wiped away her tears and quickly pulled her hand back.

“You still care about me just like you used to.”

Ning Chun felt a layer of goosebumps on her arm when she heard that.

“You keep bringing up the past, but my memories of the past are very vague. I’ve almost forgotten everything.”

Now it was Song Xiaoran’s turn to be stunned. People have a nostalgic side, and she had to rely on their past relationship to win Ning Chun back.

At that time, Ning Chun doted on her so much that she would have plucked the stars and moon for her. How could she suddenly fall out of love?

She had always thought she would be a thorn in Ning Chun’s heart that couldn’t be easily removed.

But she had forgotten all those memories.

This was impossible.

Ning Chun lowered her eyes. “Everyone said we had a huge fight before we broke up. What was it about?” She looked up, her tone very serious. “I don’t understand you, but I understand myself. Once I’ve made up my mind about something, I won’t give up easily.”

Her piercing gaze shot directly at Song Xiaoran, making her subconsciously nervous.

Song Xiaoran used the action of drinking coffee to cover her loss of composure. The fingers on her lap subconsciously curled up. After a long while, she said, “Because I refused your confession, and you were very angry.”

She took a breath and straightened her back, softly recounting their past. “I had no choice but to go abroad to study at the time. I didn’t tell you in advance, and I couldn’t accept a long-distance relationship, so I rejected you.”

In a normal scenario, this would be very reasonable and convincing.

A necessary separation due to a long-distance relationship, which leads to a quarrel and a few heartless words being exchanged.

But Ning Chun didn’t see it that way.

Although Ms. Xu and the Chairman were not very strict with her studies, they wouldn’t have been against her going abroad with Song Xiaoran to study. What’s more, this matter was not a big deal in the Ning family.

They would have agreed no matter when she asked.

Song Xiaoran must have been lying.

“If I truly loved you, I would have gone with you and wouldn’t have made things difficult for you. Even if I couldn’t go abroad at the same time, I would have definitely bought a plane ticket to see you. The problem shouldn’t have been with me, right?”

The suppressed emotions in Song Xiaoran completely broke down. She bit her lower lip, blinking non-stop. She didn’t want her tears to fall, didn’t want to show her most miserable side to the person she liked.

Ning Chun didn’t know how much of a torment her analysis was for Song Xiaoran. She glanced at the time and stood up directly. “We can talk about the collaboration later. It’s getting late. I need to go back to the company.”

“Xiao Chun.” As she passed by, Song Xiaoran grabbed her hand, her voice filled with a sob. “Please give me some time.”

“It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it. It’s your personal matter.” Ning Chun pushed her hand away and walked out of the cafe.

She came with Song Xiaoran, but now she was alone. Ning Chun stood on the side of the road, wanting to hit herself on the head.

This cafe was chosen by Song Xiaoran, and it was quite a distance from the company. She didn’t drive, and she had no money. Was she going to have to walk back?

In her distress, she opened her contact list to see if she could find someone to pick her up.

Suddenly, someone patted her on the shoulder from behind. She turned around and saw Yan Hua, who had descended like a goddess, standing in front of her.

She said happily, “What are you doing here?”

“I was running errands nearby. What about you?” Yan Hua crossed her arms, looking like she was waiting for her to make an excuse.

Ning Chun belatedly realized. Could it be that Yan Hua saw her meeting with Song Xiaoran just now?

She stammered for two seconds and said with a dry laugh, “This… a collaboration.”

Yan Hua gave a radiant smile, a very shallow one. Just when Ning Chun thought she had believed her, that eye-catching smile suddenly vanished.

She hinted, “This is a very special collaboration. You’ve already gotten hands-on.”

Ning Chun felt the helplessness of being caught by her wife for doing something wrong.

She sighed, her heart pounding. “The collaboration is real, and so is wiping away her tears. I didn’t think too much about it at the time. Please don’t be mad, okay?”

She reached out to grab Yan Hua’s hand, but it was slapped away.

Yan Hua had seen everything that had just happened, and she could also sense the subtle atmosphere.

She felt like she wasn’t interested in Ning Chun and her white moonlight’s past, but she couldn’t help but care. Just like a moment ago, she could have just left, but she didn’t.

“How about you hit me or scold me to let off some steam?” This time, Ning Chun held her hand and wouldn’t let go. She even shook it to show her goodwill.

Yan Hua’s expression softened a little. She didn’t want to tell her about the trust company. She wanted to handle it herself. Ning Chun used her palm to warm Yan Hua’s hand and asked if she was wearing too little. She took off her own jacket and put it on her.

Ning Chun’s caring look was completely different from how she was with Song Xiaoran.

A person’s subconscious mind is the most honest.

“Yan Hua, there’s something I want to tell you.”

“Go ahead.”

“You might have to take me to the company.”

Five minutes later, the two of them were sitting in the back of a taxi. Yan Hua checked her account balance and found that there was an additional five million.

“You gave it all to me and didn’t save any for yourself?” In contrast, Ning Chun’s phone showed a few zeros.

“It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have time. And that card I gave you before probably doesn’t work anymore.” Yan Hua had put that card away after she got it and hadn’t used it. She didn’t know it had already been frozen.

Ning Chun was fiddling with the edge of her phone. Having no money was too difficult. “Can you transfer a little bit to my payment app?”

Yan Hua smiled at her and cruelly refused. “No.”

The smile that had just appeared on her face suddenly fell. Ning Chun looked at the calendar, calculating the time until her next paycheck.

It’s going to be a long time.

“So now you’re going to rely on me to support you?” Yan Hua was suddenly in a much better mood.

“I guess so.”

The person who controls the family’s finances often has the upper hand.

“Then you have to treat me well, or you won’t even be able to take a taxi.” She teased, and the oppressive, cold feeling on her body slowly dissipated in the confined space.

Ning Chun was troubled, but she couldn’t do anything about it. Compared to achieving an impossible collaboration, relying on Yan Hua to support her seemed to have a better future.

That night, Ning Chun didn’t work overtime and went home on time.

Dinner was with Yan Hua and her sister.

The little girl’s eyes were timid. She seemed to be shy, but soon her eyes became blank again.

Seeing this, Yan Hua had to ask the helper to push her back to her room to rest.

Ning Chun hadn’t expected the awake Yan Qingqing to be like this, but this was already an unexpected gain.

After all, in the book’s plot, Yan Qingqing was never rescued and was tortured to death.

Ning Chun served a bowl of soup for Yan Hua and comforted her. “Don’t worry too much. Her condition is much better than when she was first rescued. I’ll help you contact a better doctor for a consultation. We can definitely cure her.”

“I just feel like fate is so fickle. Why do I have to be burdened with so many hardships?”

Ning Chun remained silent. In her heart, she thought, “You’re the female protagonist of a torture novel, the kind that tortures both the body and the mind.”

It was so torturous that Ning Chun found it inhuman.

“It’s okay. I’ll help you. The things you’re worried about won’t happen. I’ll protect you.”

Just as Yan Hua was about to say something, her phone rang. She went to the side to answer the call, and Ning Chun continued eating.

[Task 2 is activated. Please rescue the female protagonist’s childhood friend and prevent her from becoming disabled in her legs. After the task is completed, the differentiation level will be upgraded from B to A. The task has a time limit of three months.]

Ning Chun, who suddenly heard the system notification, was a little angry. Yan Qingqing was understandable since she was Yan Hua’s biological sister, but why did she have to save a childhood friend who suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

Could it be that the system’s role for her was a savior?

She didn’t want to be a pushover.

Ning Chun slammed her chopsticks down, and they clattered against the plate.

The butler thought the food wasn’t to her liking and that she was angry, so he hurried over to ask.

Ning Chun waved her hand. “It’s not your business.”

Just then, Yan Hua finished her call and sat back down. Seeing Ning Chun’s unhappy expression, she asked, “Was my phone call too loud and it bothered you?”

“No, I just didn’t hold my chopsticks steady.” Ning Chun took the new chopsticks the butler brought, and while picking up food, she said casually, “Who was on the phone just now?”

Yan Hua showed her the call history directly. It clearly showed the words “Auntie Xu.”

“Auntie urged us to go for a checkup. It’s about our compatibility.”

It wasn’t a call from a childhood friend. Ning Chun’s heart inexplicably relaxed. “Then let’s go. It has been a while since we had a checkup anyway.” Yan Hua didn’t tell Ning Chun that Ms. Xu also said that if their compatibility didn’t increase, Ms. Xu would consider separating them for good.

Ning Chun suddenly thought about how compatibility was related to getting pregnant and having children. Based on the current situation, Yan Hua probably wouldn’t consider those things, especially since she had to take care of her sister.

And that childhood friend who was about to appear.

“You don’t have to worry too much. This kind of thing can’t be forced. If there’s any problem, I’ll talk to Ms. Xu.”

“I’m full. I’m going upstairs now.”

Yan Hua walked away with something on her mind, having only eaten a few bites.

Just as Ning Chun put down her chopsticks, Ning Qing sent her a file. It was a briefing document, reminding her to memorize the information. The meeting with the collaborator tomorrow was crucial, and she needed to prepare for it quickly.

This workaholic, did she think everyone was like her?

She sent a voice message directly. “I’m not looking at it. I’ll mess everything up.”

Ning Qing’s reply was simple and unadorned. “One million.”

Those two words hit Ning Chun’s vital point. Indeed, money was the one thing she couldn’t lack.

It was just a small briefing. She printed it out and analyzed it line by line. When she came across something she didn’t understand, she asked Ning Qing, and the other person’s reply was also timely. Both of them were working toward the same goal.

By the time she finished, Ning Chun looked at the time. It was already twelve o’clock.

She planned to take the documents upstairs first. To her surprise, when she entered the room, Yan Hua was still awake. She had just gotten out of the shower.

“You’re not asleep yet?”

“I can’t sleep.” Yan Hua stared at Ning Chun with a fiery gaze, but the other person was sitting on the bed looking at the documents and didn’t notice at all.

“Ning Chun.”

“Hmm.” Although she responded, she didn’t look up at all.

It was boring with just a question and an answer. Yan Hua simply moved closer to her. The tablet was covered in notes, and even the paper documents had many markings.

“How much longer will you be?” Yan Hua’s eyes were deep, and the area behind her ears was hot. Her hunger was acting up.