Chapter 108: I Want To Do As I Please (10)
“What do you want to buy?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.
“Just looking around,” Yu Qici said. “Since you’re so confident that I can’t escape, why are you so unwilling to tell me anything?”
“Because there’s only risk and no reward for me in telling you, a completely losing proposition, why should I?” Jiang Zhiyan pinched Yu Qici’s mouth. “Just focus on shopping.”
Yu Qici swatted Jiang Zhiyan’s hand away and glared at her. Jiang Zhiyan released Yu Qici’s mouth, only putting down her hand after confirming she wouldn’t bring up any more unpleasant topics.
Actually, Yu Qici didn’t know what to buy either. She wasn’t interested in shopping and usually let her assistant handle it. Because of her work, her clothes were mostly practical and similar in style.
Jiang Zhiyan was even less interested; she was currently wearing clothes the original owner had bought. The two casually entered a mall and wandered aimlessly.
Imperial Star Plaza was crowded. Because the prices were very high, there were basically no commoners, so you could see familiar faces everywhere, but they were just acquaintances, not close to Jiang Zhiyan at all.
When the original owner was at her peak, she saw everyone around her as idiots and didn’t bother socializing with them. After her downfall, no one wanted to associate with her.
Their gazes fell on Jiang Zhiyan, then shifted to Yu Qici, their expressions strange.
“What if the Stargazers launched an attack here…” Jiang Zhiyan casually said to the System.
System: ?
“Host, are you getting into character or are you serious?”
“When people are angry, they want to destroy everything,” Jiang Zhiyan said casually.
System: …
Yu Qici had never been looked at like that in her life. Their malice was hidden, but still palpable to the one being observed, it was like being pricked by tiny needles.
She glanced at Jiang Zhiyan, whose expression was as usual.
Did she not care? Or was she just used to it?
“Jiang Zhiyan, they said you were being kept by an Omega, I didn’t believe it, how could you fall so low?”
Someone approached them, his tone mocking, he looked Yu Qici up and down: “Which nouveau riche is this?”
“What’s it to you?” Jiang Zhiyan said, pulling Yu Qici past him.
“I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person, I’m very disappointed in you.”
Jiang Zhiyan looked at him, puzzled. She hadn’t intended to respond to this clown, but he happened to run into her at a bad time: “Why do you think you’re in a position to judge me? Honestly, I don’t even know your name, so your opinion is… less than air to me.”
“You!” The person was enraged, glaring at Jiang Zhiyan.
Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth: “Also, I just have a differentiation defect, it’s not like my brain is damaged, I looked down on you because you’re stupid, not because of your gender, don’t you understand?”
“Jiang Zhiyan!”
“Security, there’s an Alpha here trying to assault someone,” Jiang Zhiyan shouted, and two security robots quickly rushed over, blocking the enraged Alpha.
The surrounding people looked at him with disgust, some Omegas were already taking suppressants.
“So uncivilized, releasing pheromones so casually!”
“Exactly…”
“Whose family is he from? Let’s report him.”
“Jiang Zhiyan?”
“It can’t be Jiang Zhiyan, her pheromones don’t work.”
…
It was forbidden for Alphas to release their pheromones in non-emergency situations, and he had done so at Imperial Star Plaza, a place where every other person was a VIP. Realizing his mistake, he quickly retracted his pheromones, but the damage was done.
Jiang Zhiyan glanced at Yu Qici beside her, whose expression was as usual.
“Didn’t you smell it?”
Yu Qici shook her head: “I think I smelled something unpleasant.”
The Alpha’s face darkened even further: “Two freaks.”
“Thank you for complimenting us as a match made in heaven,” Jiang Zhiyan waved, watching as the man was forcibly taken away by the security robots.
He clearly wanted to curse some more, but his current situation was already embarrassing enough, if he continued, he would lose all face, within five minutes, the whole world would know that he was so angered by Jiang Zhiyan at Imperial Star Plaza that he released his pheromones.
Jiang Zhiyan pulled Yu Qici away, observing her, her eyes clear, her body temperature normal.
“Do Alpha pheromones usually not affect you?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.
“Mm,” Yu Qici nodded. “I’m very picky.”
Yu Qici, noticing the slight upward curve of Jiang Zhiyan’s lips, knew that she had already filled in the blanks.
Jiang Zhiyan’s mood was indeed quite good: “The female lead’s setting in the book doesn’t include this, so this is Xie Liaoyi’s own setting, as expected, she only reacts to me.”
System: …
The System didn’t respond, focusing on its work, Jiang Zhiyan’s fluctuating moods were frightening, it checked her mood index, which looked like an electrocardiogram.
“Let’s go to the bookstore,” Yu Qici said, pointing to a uniquely designed building not far away.
In this world, physical books were considered luxury items, especially in a place like the imperial star, where land was extremely expensive, most people wouldn’t have a dedicated space for books, reading habits had changed, and the number of bookstores in the entire alliance could be counted on one hand.
“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan followed Yu Qici.
There weren’t many people in the bookstore, which was owned by the alliance, a landmark building in Imperial Star Plaza.
Yu Qici wanted to go to her usual section, but Jiang Zhiyan stopped her.
“We’re shopping, let’s take our time,” Jiang Zhiyan pushed a shopping cart, this bookstore still used the traditional way of buying books, to enhance the experience. “Let’s browse floor by floor.”
“Are you afraid I’ll send a message?” Yu Qici asked.
“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded, not bothering to hide it. “Probably only a few people visit the section you usually go to each month, and the bookstore is a place you frequent, if they’re smart, they’ll have people monitoring this place.”
Yu Qici, hearing Jiang Zhiyan’s analysis, couldn’t help but laugh: “You’re overthinking it, I didn’t even think of that.”
“It doesn’t matter,” Jiang Zhiyan said, picking two books from the shelf and putting them in the cart.
Yu Qici looked at the titles, then at Jiang Zhiyan: “Who are you hinting at?”
The two books were titled “The Art of Communication” and “What To Do If You Have Bad Eyesight.”
“Didn’t you say I have bad eyesight?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, pushing the cart forward.
“There are so many strange books,” Yu Qici said, looking at the titles on the shelves, many names were familiar to her. “These people can publish books?”
She traced the authors’ names with her finger.
“At least they’ve accomplished something, not complete layabouts.”
“I’ve heard about it before, I didn’t expect anyone to actually do it, and they’re not even embarrassed.” Yu Qici picked up a book, flipped through it, and put it back. “They definitely hired ghostwriters.”
Jiang Zhiyan smiled and picked out a pile of books, each title making Yu Qici feel like she was being mocked.
“Are You Crazy? You Don’t Like Me?”, “She’s a Heartless Omega”, “The Omega is in a Chase-Your-Wife Crematorium Again”, “I Know Everything”, “Reading People’s Hearts”…
“You read a wide variety of books.”
“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded and looked at Yu Qici intently. Yu Qici pretended not to see, what did it have to do with her? She didn’t remember.
Arriving at Yu Qici’s usual section, Yu Qici scanned the bookshelves, but didn’t pick up a single book.
“What, is your contact book gone?” Jiang Zhiyan asked in a low voice.
“I’ve read almost all of them,” Yu Qici said, glancing around. Jiang Zhiyan casually picked a few books, put them in the cart, and compared their sizes.
Yu Qici noticed that all the books Jiang Zhiyan picked were about the same size, she lowered her head and frowned slightly.
In the surveillance room, more than fifty pairs of eyes were on the two.
“Could they be in disguise?”
“I don’t think so… it looks like they’re buying books to decorate a new study.”
“Is that person Jiang Zhiyan?”
“Yes.”
“How can Jiang Zhiyan have such bad taste?”
“Could the person with Jiang Zhiyan be Miss Yu?” someone asked. “Didn’t they say Jiang Zhiyan used to like Miss Yu very much? It’s possible she kidnapped Miss Yu, right?”
“I don’t think so, their body language is very intimate, doesn’t Miss Yu dislike Jiang Zhiyan? If she were kidnapped, she wouldn’t act like that, it doesn’t look like she’s being forced.”
“You’re right.”
Jiang Zhiyan placed her hand on Yu Qici’s left hand and held it: “Let’s go.”
“Mm,” Yu Qici nodded and glanced in the direction of the surveillance camera, but the people in the surveillance room had already looked away, bored.
Jiang Zhiyan paid, the books would be delivered, she had bought three boxes. The people in the surveillance room upstairs were even more certain that they were just buying books to fill a study. After getting the book list, they chuckled at the titles and put it aside.
“Where else do you want to go?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.
Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “I feel like you know everything I’m going to do.”
“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded.
“Then let’s go back,” Yu Qici sighed softly. “Would it be useful if I shouted for help just now?”
“No, they wouldn’t hear you,” Jiang Zhiyan said, using her finger to caress Yu Qici’s cheek. “Isn’t it good just staying with me? Why do you always want to leave? What do you want to do? If it’s not too much, I can help you achieve it.”
“I want my graduation certificate and degree certificate,” Yu Qici said seriously, taking Jiang Zhiyan’s hand. “I’ve been studying and doing research, fighting with the Yu family for so long, I’ll be very sad if I can’t get them, I’m only one year away from graduating.”
Yu Qici sighed softly, her expression sincere.
“There’s a way,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
Yu Qici was stunned for a second, staring at Jiang Zhiyan with wide eyes, she had just said that casually: “What way?”
“Remote control through an android, I can communicate with your mentor.”
“My mentor definitely won’t agree.”
“She will if there’s an energy gun pointed at her head.”
Yu Qici: …
“Isn’t there a more… gentle way of communicating?”
“Then it depends on whether your mentor is cooperative or not. Since you don’t want to shop anymore, let’s go back, I’ll try to get you back to work and your 7-9-7 life within five days.”
Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan’s expression, she felt like those weren’t good words, although that was indeed her schedule when she was with her mentor.