Chapter 114
Interrupted by the commenter on floor 88, everyone’s attention was now on Shen Shuyu. Shen Shuyu scrolled down, and seeing that people had stopped discussing the main gossip, he simply left a comment in the thread himself.
[169L: Why is everyone discussing others? I still want to hear the shocking big melon. Are there any other clues?]
Shen Shuyu typed this sentence and was just about to send it when the system prompted that the post had been voluntarily deleted by the original poster.
Said ten minutes, and it really was ten minutes.
The interface automatically returned to the forum homepage. Shen Shuyu sighed. Unwilling to give up, he searched the forum for a while longer, but the post was truly deleted, and no one else had reposted it.
Everyone probably knew this matter was too risky to spread. After all, the Chi family was not to be trifled with.
Shen Shuyu gave up on the forum. He placed his terminal on the table, pressing his back tightly against the chair, pondering what the post had said.
How did Su Mu and Chi Yanxun’s compatibility drop so fast?
It was a pity the System wasn’t here; otherwise, he could have asked it to investigate.
Shen Shuyu sighed, then thought of the rehearsals these past few days. Chi Yanxun had clearly promised to come, but ended up not showing.
Although he was also very annoyed with Chi Yanxun, to be fair, he didn’t seem like the type to flake on people for no reason.
Shen Shuyu picked up his terminal, opened the messaging app, searched through his contacts, and finally stopped on Lin Xuyi’s contact info.
After the Survival War ended, their relationship was decent. Occasionally, if they met at school, they would eat together. Lin Xuyi had wide connections in the school; maybe he knew something.
[yu-: Xuyi, you there?]
Lin Xuyi was actually there and replied immediately: [Little Young Master, what’s up? It’s rare for you to message me early in the morning.]
Shen Shuyu originally wanted to word it carefully, but on second thought, it wasn’t necessary.
His fingers moved quickly, asking directly: [I was bored scrolling the forum just now and saw a post. The OP said Chi Yanxun and Su Mu’s compatibility dropped from ninety to forty. Do you know about this?]
[Lin Xuyi: Little Young Master, you eat melons fast. I know a bit, but not much.]
[yu-: Tell me about it. What exactly happened?]
After he sent that, Lin Xuyi called him. He picked up, and Lin Xuyi greeted him cheerfully from the other end, “Little Young Master, good morning.”
“Morning.” Shen Shuyu held the phone and turned to look aside. “So what’s the deal with this?”
“Actually, I knew about this two days ago. I have a friend whose brother works at the AO Allocation Center. At the time, Chi Yanxun and Su Mu’s ninety percent compatibility was big news over there too. After all, you know, very few people reach ninety percent.”
“Mn?” Shen Shuyu responded. “So why did they think to test again?”
Lin Xuyi said, “I’m telling you this, but don’t tell anyone else.”
“Okay.” Shen Shuyu had no intention of spreading it; saying it out loud felt weird anyway.
Lin Xuyi said, “Su Mu was in his heat period. Between a young couple during a heat period, you should understand, right? It seems Chi Yanxun was preparing to give a temporary mark. Logically, at this time, getting a temporary mark from one’s own Alpha should make the Omega very happy, but Su Mu resisted very much.”
“Resisted?” Shen Shuyu frowned. “Why resist?”
“Exactly. This resistance wasn’t just physical, but Su Mu’s pheromones and unconscious reactions. This made Chi Yanxun very suspicious. Then, after Su Mu got a bit better, he went to take the test again, and the result was forty percent.” Lin Xuyi said, “Put it this way: if I match with another Alpha, we might get twenty or thirty percent. This number means we can only be friends. Even if we like each other, it’s fine usually, but once entering a rut or heat, it’s a hidden danger.”
“How could it suddenly drop so much?” Shen Shuyu was more concerned about this. It had only been about a month; how did the compatibility plummet by fifty percent? Even a discount sale wouldn’t cut this much.
Lin Xuyi sounded mysterious over the phone. “I heard Su Mu’s family bribed the institution to get that ninety percent compatibility. But I only heard that. However, dropping fifty percent at once definitely means something fishy is going on. I don’t know yet, but I’ll tell you when I find out.”
“Alright,” Shen Shuyu said. “Sorry to trouble you.”
“No problem.” After Lin Xuyi finished, he suddenly thought of something and asked, “Little Young Master, you don’t still have ideas about Chi Yanxun, do you?”
When Chi Yanxun and Su Mu got together, Shen Shuyu’s previous behavior was repeatedly dragged out and mocked. But because they were already together, the Little Young Master’s presence faded, looking like he had given up. But now that Chi Yanxun and Su Mu might be done for, it was hard to guarantee Shen Shuyu wouldn’t have other thoughts.
Shen Shuyu coughed lightly. “No, I’ve turned over a new leaf.”
“That’s good.” Lin Xuyi was relieved. “Alright, I have other things to do. I’ll tell you when I have more news.”
“Okay, thanks. Bye.” Shen Shuyu hung up.
Could compatibility rates really be faked?
Shen Shuyu fell into deep thought for a moment. He felt this matter wasn’t that simple.
While he was pondering, Wen Jiafei arrived late. He sat opposite Shen Shuyu and said, “Sorry, I’m late.”
Shen Shuyu snapped back to reality. “About right, not late.”
He handed the menu to Wen Jiafei. “My treat, to celebrate you and Auntie living in a new home. Order.”
Wen Jiafei took the menu. He ordered two dishes and handed the menu back to Shen Shuyu. Shen Shuyu looked at it—good guy, all vegetarian.
Shen Shuyu glanced at Wen Jiafei, ordered a few meat dishes, and after handing the menu to the waiter, asked, “What time is your appointment with the landlord?”
Wen Jiafei looked at his watch. “Two in the afternoon.”
It was only about eleven-thirty now; plenty of time.
Shen Shuyu said “Oh” and waited quietly for the food. Wen Jiafei scalded the bowl and chopsticks for him. Shen Shuyu thought for a moment. “After Auntie comes back, will you still work part-time at the bar?”
“Mn.” Wen Jiafei nodded. “The boss offers high wages and commission.”
“That’s pretty good.” Shen Shuyu thought about it. “Your boss is really a good person.”
If part-time jobs paid so well, no wonder their bar didn’t recruit easily—because no one wanted to leave.
Wen Jiafei pressed his lips together and didn’t answer Shen Shuyu’s comment.
Shen Shuyu didn’t mind. He asked about Wen Yue again. Only regarding Wen Yue would Wen Jiafei open up and say a few more sentences.
“Is Auntie completely recovered?” Shen Shuyu asked. “She shouldn’t need to go to the hospital anymore, right?”
“Need to go for checkups every month, but probably won’t need to stay in the hospital.” Wen Jiafei looked gentle. Wen Yue had stayed in the hospital for so long he almost couldn’t remember when she went in. Now that she was finally recovered, it was a huge blessing for both him and Wen Yue.
Thinking of this, Wen Jiafei’s gaze couldn’t help but fall on Shen Shuyu sitting opposite him. Shen Shuyu had helped him many times too.
Wen Jiafei remembered what Wen Yue said before: invite him home for a meal after moving.
He wondered if he would be willing.
Wen Jiafei chose his words carefully. “My mother said, after we move…”
“Wen Jiafei, look, is that person Shen Xili?” Shen Shuyu suddenly interrupted Wen Jiafei, gesturing for him to look across the street.
Wen Jiafei turned his head. Through the floor-to-ceiling window, he indeed saw Shen Xili walking forward, and behind him… seemed to be a sneaky person following him?
Shen Shuyu noticed it too. He said, “Is there someone following Shen Xili?”
Wen Jiafei turned back. “Yes.”
Shen Shuyu thought for a moment. “I’ll tell him.”
He picked up his terminal again and deftly called Shen Xili. Shen Xili picked up quickly. Before he could say anything, he heard Shen Shuyu on the phone say, “There’s someone following you.”
Shen Xili raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, “How did you know?”
“Turn your head. We’re in the restaurant across the street.”
We?
Shen Xili turned his head and saw Shen Shuyu waving at him.
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