Chapter 157 Jiang Xingliu, You Liar

Chapter 157 Jiang Xingliu, You Liar

Shen Zhixue paused for a moment. Although he had long suspected this, he didn't expect the heroine to appear so quickly.

According to the original plot, the male lead wouldn't meet the heroine until after he entered the military academy at the age of 18.

But now, the storyline has been drastically altered, and many things have changed.

...Forget it, the male lead has even turned into an omega, so the original plot is probably completely irrelevant now.

From the looks of it, this heroine is not to be underestimated. Despite her young age, she's quite cunning and quick-witted. If left unchecked, she could indeed become the scheming character from the original story that everyone loves to hate.

"Zhi Zhi?" Seeing that Shen Zhixue hadn't spoken for a while, Lu Qingwan called out to him.

Shen Zhixue immediately responded, "Mrs. Yuan."

"Do you have any clues about this girl's background?" Lu Qingwan frowned. "I think..."

"You suspect she's Liang Yin, Dr. Liang's daughter, don't you?"

Lu Qingwan was visibly startled. "You know?"

"This is a secret within the military, but with Jiang Huizhou's security clearance, he happened to access Liang Yin's identity information. According to the records, Chen Zhe's daughter isn't named Chen Yin. She was confirmed missing three years ago when the research project was terminated. She had been missing for over two years, and just as they were about to issue a death certificate, she miraculously returned. Is that right?"

Lu Qingwan nodded nervously. "I... I've seen Chen Zhe's real daughter before. Although the child was still very young, not even a month old, I saw the baby briefly from afar and noticed a small mole at the corner of her eye. But this Chen Yin doesn't have it. I know that such moles might fade with time, but I can't help but speculate. The timing of Chen Yin's return is too close to the recorded death of Liang Yin."

Shen Zhixue frowned. "Even if she is Liang Yin, why are you so worried?"

"She's here for revenge." Lu Qingwan took a deep breath, her voice trembling. "That research project back then was funded by the Yuan family. Later, some... very strange things happened, so the project was abruptly halted. Dr. Liang didn't want the project to die, so he came to the Yuan family many times, hoping they would fund his private studio. But at that time, our family head didn't see much potential in the project, so no matter how many times Dr. Liang came, no matter how he knelt at our door begging, he never agreed."

"I remember one time, it was in the middle of the night, he suddenly knocked on the door of our villa. We were so annoyed by his persistence that we didn't open the door. Who could have thought..." Lu Qingwan's voice trembled. "The next day, he was found dead at our doorstep."

Shen Zhixue's eyebrows twitched. He hadn't expected that the Yuan family was also involved in Dr. Liang's death. No wonder the heroine targeted Du Du.

"We really didn't mean to ignore him. It was too late at night, and no one saw that there was someone with a knife chasing him from behind." Lu Qingwan sighed. "This matter has been weighing on my heart for so long. Every time I bring it up, I feel terrified. Now that his daughter has returned, she will surely seek revenge."

"Although she's just a child, she caused Du Du's pheromones to become unstable last time, worsening his already unstable condition. She can do whatever she wants to us, but Du Du is innocent. I can't let Du Du stay here any longer; it's too dangerous."

Shen Zhixue reassured her, "Please try to stay calm. I naturally agree with your idea of taking Du Du away from the capital planet. He really shouldn't stay here any longer."

Lu Qingwan fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is Jiang Xingliu nearby?"

"He's at the military academy," Shen Zhixue replied. "Do you have something you want to pass on to him?"

"Du Du wants to see him," Lu Qingwan said. "Once we leave, we don't know when we'll be back. We've already asked the doctor, and as long as they meet through a protective barrier, it should be fine. So I was thinking..."

Shen Zhixue nodded in understanding. "You want to take Jiang Xingliu with you?"

"During the two years you were away, the two kids have been inseparable. It pains me to separate them now," Lu Qingwan said. "If Xingliu agrees to join us, that would be ideal. If not, I hope he can at least meet Du Du once."

Shen Zhixue nodded. "I'll pass on the message."

After exchanging a few words of gratitude, Lu Qingwan hung up.

Shen Zhixue thought for a moment and decided to request leave on behalf of Jiang Xingliu from the military academy.

The academy's teacher seemed quite annoyed with Jiang Xingliu's frequent absences: "Last time, he took half a year off, saying his father had passed away and he needed to stay with his father's body to create relics through cremation. Later, he brought back a bag of glass beads, saying they were the relics his father had burned, and gave one to each teacher as talismans for protection and peace."

Shen Zhixue was speechless.

Neither of the Jiangs can be trusted.

He smiled ingratiatingly and said, "This time, it’s a real emergency."

The military school teacher said indignantly, "What’s the big emergency?!"

Shen Zhixue hesitated for a moment. Facing the teacher's authoritative gaze, he seemed to instantly return to his days studying in high school. He suddenly had an idea and blurted out without thinking, "It's like this, his... his brother also died, and he needs to go back to cremate the relics."

"?" The military school teacher said speechlessly, "So your whole family’s full of enlightened monks?"

"Well," Shen Zhixue gritted his teeth and braced himself to fabricate, "Just those two."

The military school teacher took a meaningful sip of tea from his cup and said, "This kid’s really tough on his family."

In two years, both his father and brother died.

"Not really," Shen Zhixue had completely let go, "He’s just got a thing for relics."

After some back-and-forth, the military school teacher finally approved Jiang Xingliu's leave, but only for three days.

"You’ve got three days to get back. You've already fallen behind in many courses this semester."

Jiang Xingliu glanced at Shen Zhixue.

Shen Zhixue quickly agreed, "Three days is enough, teacher."

The military school teacher then signed the leave slip.

As Shen Zhixue walked out of the military school with Jiang Xingliu, he asked in a low voice, "Where's Chen Yin? She's not with you?"

"She was just called back by the teacher," Jiang Xingliu answered expressionlessly, "She’s not officially a military school student yet, so she's not allowed into the teaching building."

Shen Zhixue nodded and instructed, "Look out for her a bit more at school."

Jiang Xingliu nodded perfunctorily and then asked, "You got me this leave—what do you need me to do?"

Shen Zhixue hummed, "What?"

"You got me leave, is there something you need me to do?"

"Oh," Shen Zhixue nodded, "I almost forgot with all that teacher’s talk. Well, Du Du might be leaving, you..."

He thought for a moment and then said, "Never mind, he’ll ask you himself later. I'll take you to see him."

Jiang Xingliu was stunned for a moment before softly saying, "I’m allowed to see him?"

"Sometimes, when he’s stable, with a safety barrier," Shen Zhixue sighed, "Otherwise, being cooped up in a ward all day, feeling down doesn’t help his condition."

Jiang Xingliu pressed his lips together and picked up the pace a little.

Shen Zhixue chuckled, "Take it easy, he’s not going anywhere."

Jiang Xingliu's ears turned slightly red as he whispered, "I’m not rushing."

Shen Zhixue and Jiang Xingliu took a hovercar to the hospital. The safety barrier was up. Du Du was sitting on the hospital bed inside the barrier, his face pale, and his once soft hand now swollen with veins from too many injections of inhibitors and sedatives. He looked so fragile, like he’d break at a touch.

He looked up and saw Jiang Xingliu standing outside the safety barrier, and he reached out and tapped the barrier.

A smile crept across his pale face.

Jiang Xingliu stood in place, looking at him.

After a while, Du Du cautiously spoke up, "Chen Yin said you dislike me, but I don't believe him. You definitely don’t dislike me, right?"

Jiang Xingliu reached out, as if wanting to touch his hair through the safety barrier, "Yeah."

"I have to go," Du Du took a deep breath, placing his hand on the safety barrier. Though separated by an invisible barrier, it felt like he was truly touching Jiang Xingliu, and his face flushed with excitement, "Will you come with me? We're best friends, and we should never be apart. You won't need to find other omegas to hang out with anymore. Once I'm better, I can play with you."

Jiang Xingliu remained silent.

He kept his eyes on Du Du.

Right now, Du Du is indeed in danger on the capital planet, but he couldn't leave. Shen Zhixue was here, Jiang Huizhou was here, and there was also Chen Yin... Her problems weren’t solved, and who knew what she might do next to harm Shen Zhixue.

He had to stay here as well.

Originally, he could have trusted Jiang Huizhou to protect Zhi Zhi, but now...

He trusted no one.

Seeing Jiang Xingliu stay silent, Du Du also quieted down, tilting his head and whispering, "You don't want to come with me?"

Jiang Xingliu looked at him, and after a long pause, finally spoke, "I’m really sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?" Du Du pressed himself against the barrier, tears streaming down his face, desperate, "You said we'd be best friends, you said you'd never dislike me. Why won't you come with me? Why are you lying to me? Didn't I say that if you lied to me again, I'd cut ties with you?"

Jiang Xingliu's hand on the barrier twitched, "...I’m really sorry."

Du Du's eyes gradually filled with a crimson hue. He suddenly slammed the safety barrier and shouted, "I don't want your apologies! You lied to me, you're a liar! A liar!!"

The medical staff, who were monitoring Du Du's condition, quickly activated a one-way barrier. A cold metal shield suddenly appeared in front of Du Du, completely blocking his view of Jiang Xingliu.

He lunged forward, crying and frantically kicking and punching the safety barrier, "Let me out! Let me out!! I don't want to leave! I don't want to leave! Jiang Xingliu, why won't you come with me?! Why did you lie to me? I hate you! I don’t care about you anymore! You liar!"