Chapter 4 PART 1
The black SUV disappeared silently from the high-end villa garden, leaving behind not even a trace of tire marks or exhaust fumes.
Shu Ci held the red booklet and marveled inwardly, this car really has great performance!
As for why Lu Wanqing left suddenly, Shu Ci didn’t think much of it.
Even nameless supporting characters have their own work. The fact that he waited until he saw Shu Ci running around before leaving was already more than enough.
Think about this cheap husband of his: his character was impeccable, he was exceedingly handsome, and he could drive a car with a gold license plate. With these conditions, why was he relegated to being cuckolded in the background?
He didn’t understand!
“You guys… made up?”
Shen Ti came out of the house, seeing Shu Ci’s serious expression, he couldn’t help but frown.
He had seen the car drive away from upstairs. Because he hadn’t seen Shu Ci come back, he was worried, so he came out to take a look. Unexpectedly, he was still standing there, staring intently at the intersection where the car had left.
What was that expression? Sorrow? Heartbreak?
Shen Ti’s heart trembled. This fool wouldn’t have fallen for his 1% compatible partner, would he?
“We didn’t have a fight.” Shu Ci turned around and walked into the garden upon hearing the voice.
Seeing Shen Ti’s worried gaze, he decisively said, “I just have a little amnesia, and I explained it to him.”
His personality was completely different from the sweet and soft omega in the original book; the closer people were, the easier it was to notice the difference. So he instantly decided to tell Shen Ti exactly what he had told Lu Wanqing.
Lying was difficult, but establishing the amnesia persona was a proven effective method.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ti accepted it much faster than Lu Wanqing.
“Maybe it’s a complication of your pheromone dysregulation? I remember you had an episode when you were a child, you didn’t remember anything and talked nonsense, and had a fever for several days. Later, Uncle Shu found someone to make you a necklace to suppress the attacks.”
Shu Ci readily nodded, grateful for Shen Ti’s perfect cover-up.
Later, he would have to thoroughly investigate this disease; if anyone dared to claim they weren’t the real Shu Ci, he would use his illness to play the victim!
Seeing his calm demeanor, Shen Ti said displeasedly: “Ever since I went to study abroad, every time I asked how you were doing, you said you were fine. I knew you were a person who only reported good news, never bad, and just endured everything yourself!”
“Don’t worry, I definitely won’t endure it now.”
Who the hell wants to endure all that nonsense?
The original owner was a reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, he wasn’t.
Shu Ci said, pausing for a moment: “Don’t you think I’m a little different from before?”
Shen Ti gazed intently, her gaze falling on Shu Ci’s crimson-red hair.
They had been inseparable since kindergarten, and he had been studying abroad for at least ten years.
It was fake to say that a person hadn’t changed at all because people always change.
Over the years, he and Shu Ci had been in frequent remote contact. He had become more and more like the omega that society recognized – gentle and soft, but not like the way Shen Ti was familiar with.
Quiet and soft, always with a sweet smile, only talking about happy things. That soft appearance was almost like he had the words “please bully me” carved into his face.
Shen Ti also knew what the Shu family was like, and things weren’t always pleasant.
He didn’t say anything, and Shen Ti respected his choice.
But he always felt that the Shu Ci he was communicating with was wearing a mask, hiding his true emotions, empty and lifeless.
On the contrary, the Shu Ci in front of him was more real.
Just like when they were in kindergarten, when an older alpha bullied him on the slide, Shu Ci was so angry that he kicked the alpha and sent him rolling down the slide – vengeful and unyielding.
“No, I don’t think you’ve changed at all.” Shen Ti stood there and said seriously, “Before, you would endure your grievances and anger silently, and now this is good.”
Shu Ci breathed a sigh of relief.
He also thought the original owner had lived too suffocatingly. He was abused physically and mentally, had to run away while pregnant, endured the pain of pregnancy while wandering, suffered so much for Gu Lan Zhu, any amount of compensation wouldn’t be too much.
But the original owner?
The dog alpha just shed a few tears and knelt down, and the original owner’s heart wavered. It was really speechless.
“Anyway, tell me directly if you have anything, and I’ll do my best to help you.”
“That’s just what I need.” Seeing Shen Ti’s eagerness to help, Shu Ci handed him the marriage certificate. “Can you help me find out who my husband is?”
“…”
Shen Ti rubbed his forehead.
He dragged Shu Ci to the study and said in a low voice: “Recently, the city hall is promoting measures to strengthen the protection of resident information. Even if my family has connections, we shouldn’t court trouble, my dear!”
Shu Ci raised his eyebrows slightly.
This was something he had never seen in the original novel.
Gu Lan Zhu’s pursuit, surveillance, siege, and confinement of the original owner could all be considered criminal acts. Did this world really have normal laws and regulations?
“It doesn’t need to be that troublesome. His car has a gold license plate.” Shu Ci said.
He hadn’t forgotten that Shen Ti’s husband had a title and rank, so even without special relationships, couldn’t they find out his cheap husband’s identity by inquiring?
Sure enough, Shen Ti paused and carefully considered his words.
“That’s a good idea, but it shouldn’t be…”
Shen Ti was puzzled: “After your father passed away, your family has been declining. How could they know the owner of a car with a gold license plate now? And your family is not good to you, they wouldn’t let Shu Cui and Shu Can climb such a high branch, would they leave it for you?”
Shu Ci was stumped.
Shen Ti made a valid point. The Shu family had many brothers and sisters, and if his cheap husband’s status was truly so high, how could it have fallen to him?
Or, was he just the driver of the gold-plated car owner, and not actually of high status?
“…I really can’t imagine how you accepted blind marriage and deaf obedience. Come on, let me take a look!” Shen Ti took the marriage certificate with exasperation.
When he saw the photo, he suddenly blurted out a curse word.
“Holy shit—why didn’t they leave this top-notch guy for your brothers and sisters?!”
Seeing Shen Ti even more uncomposed than him, Shu Ci felt a little awkward. He pulled the marriage certificate from Shen Ti’s hand and put it neatly in his pocket.
“Alright, you are an A-class omega, don’t be infatuated with someone else’s husband.”
Shen Ti: “…”
“He was wearing sunglasses last night, and I only read a word on the marriage certificate, I didn’t even see his face clearly.” Shen Ti shrugged, tilting her head slightly. “My husband is on a mission recently, I’ll ask him when he gets back home.”
Shu Ci followed Shen Ti’s gaze and saw a wedding photo on the desk in the study.
On the right was Shen Ti in a British-style suspender waistcoat, and on the left was an alpha in a military uniform with sword eyebrows and star eyes.
Presumably this was Shen Ti’s arranged marriage partner.
Shu Ci nodded, relieved.
Shen Ti’s background and the family she married into were obviously very powerful, and it was a significant protection for him to escape Gu Lan Zhu’s clutches.
He himself had to quickly familiarize himself with his surroundings and clarify his situation.
The study door was suddenly knocked, Shen Ti looked towards the door, and saw the maid poking her head in: “Mr. Shen called asking you to go back to the main family now. They’ve prepared the car.”
“Got it.” Shen Ti nodded and stood up to look at Shu Ci, “After what happened yesterday, I wanted to spend more time with you.”
Shu Ci shook his head and saw him downstairs: “It’s okay.”
He hadn’t even seen Gu Lan Zhu, and he wasn’t going to have any psychological trauma.
If anything, it was the unknown drug that was more terrifying.
Shen Ti put on his coat and went downstairs with him.