Chapter 34: Identity Reveal 1
At 6:30 PM, as the evening lights began to glow, the scene was set in the Shi Corp CEO’s office.
Shi He stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, his phoenix eyes dark and quiet. He held his phone to his ear, and through his hearing aid, a series of increasingly frantic denials came through clearly.
“I’m not… you saw wrong.”
He sounded like a pathetic little kitten cornered in a room, clutching its tail and letting out a pitiable meow in an attempt to scare the other party away. Shi He could perfectly imagine Ruan Zhimian’s current expression.
The Alpha’s thin lips curved slightly, his voice remaining calm and steady. “Are you going to keep lying to me? Or did you just happen to buy several of the exact same dresses?”
Ruan Zhimian pressed his forehead against the car seat and said listlessly, “They’re just dresses. Is it against the law for me to buy them just because you bought them too?”
He even began to babble nonsensically. “I like wearing dresses, so I bought a lot of them myself. You saw it at my birthday party, too—my formal wear was a dress.”
“Fine. Do you have the purchase records?”
The more Ruan Zhimian spoke, the more guilty he felt. When he grew anxious, his voice naturally weakened, and his logic was riddled with holes. Whenever he couldn’t think of a comeback, he immediately tried to change the subject, his brain cells dying by the thousands.
“You can’t just go around picking a random person because you can’t find the real one.”
“I’m not your boyfriend. I’m Ruan Zhimian.”
Shi He’s voice remained cold, sounding particularly angry. “Ruan Zhimian, explain why your name is so similar to my boyfriend’s. Now that I think about it carefully, your voice sounds very similar too.”
That shouldn’t be right. When he was in an online relationship with Shi He, he had altered his voice, specifically learning how to do it online. Had he not learned well enough?
Wuwuwu.
Completely outmatched in the argument, Ruan Zhimian grew desperate. “I… didn’t!”
“It’s not me! You’ve got the wrong person!”
The little scammer felt guilty…
The little scammer hung his head dejectedly…
Unable to win the argument, the little scammer hung up the phone in a frantic mess and tossed it onto the other seat. He couldn’t even manage to lie his way out of it. Because he was so nervous, several tears fell, wetting his cheeks.
At this moment, his beautiful, pure eyes were misty, and his fingers were clenched tight. He whispered to Qiuqiu, “Qiu, can I book a flight and run away?”
Wuwu, for the first time, he understood the meaning of being a “living person who is slightly dead.”
[Qiuqiu: Mianmian, you cannot leave the plotline until you have finished the task.]
Ruan Zhimian was only joking.
He lay on the comfortable seat, hands resting at his sides, remaining motionless for a long time. Finally, he let out a soft, muffled sound and slid down the seat into the gap, thumping his forehead against the chair.
“Qiuqiu, I can’t think of what to do.”
“Unless someone named Ruan Xiaomian appears in front of Shi He.”
In the original plot of the manga, there was also an identity reveal. In that version, he would mock Shi He for being easy to fool, humiliate him cruelly, and then stay with Han He’an.
But he didn’t have the time to find such a person.
He only had three days left before he had to leave this place.
Ruan Zhimian struggled to find a solution. After ten minutes, Shi He called again. As if knowing Ruan Zhimian wouldn’t pick up, he began sending messages alongside the calls.
[Shi He: Mianmian, Mianmian—you are the same person.]
[Shi He: Ruan Zhimian, if you don’t call me back, I’m coming to your house to find you.]
[Shi He: I’m leaving now.]
[Ruan Zhimian: I’m not home!]
[Shi He: I’ll wait until you get back.]
Ruan Zhimian didn’t want his family to find out about this, so he took the initiative to call back. He deliberately tried to sound fierce, but in reality, he was so nervous he felt like he was going to explode.
“You have to give me time. I’m not ready to see you right now.”
“If you keep acting like this, we won’t see each other ever again.”
This was, indirectly, a confession.
“How long?”
Ruan Zhimian nervously bit his finger, his small face pale. “I need a day.”
Shi He’s dark eyes tilted up. His cold, white, slender fingers brushed against a beautiful figure on a nearby tablet screen. He said with a half-smile, “I’ll give you twelve hours. I want an answer from you by tomorrow morning.”
His time had been cut directly in half.
Ruan Zhimian wanted to struggle a bit more, trying to find some bargaining chips. “No, I don’t agree.”
The Alpha’s voice suddenly became very gentle. Every word sounded close to his ear, almost affectionate. “Baby, I’ve been looking for you for a long time. I only have twelve hours of patience left. Be good and don’t think about running away.”
“You should know what kind of person I am.”
“I like you very much.”
After this sudden “confession,” Ruan Zhimian was left dazed. Then came the gentle question, “Will you run away tomorrow?”
Ruan Zhimian’s earlobes turned red, and he answered in a muffled voice, “Why are you saying that all of a sudden? I won’t run away. You… don’t talk like that!”
He hadn’t planned on running away.
At least not right now.
Ruan Zhimian’s voice was intermittent, high then low, and very cute.
The black-haired, black-eyed Alpha opened the liquor cabinet. He unscrewed a bottle and poured a glass. Amber pheromones gradually filled the entire office. His gaze dropped, the reflection in the glass looking chillingly dark.
“Baby, did I just scare you into crying?”
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