Chapter 526: The Female Sea King

“Alright!”

…

Soon, it was three in the afternoon.

While Wu Yun was playing a game, Wang Hao knocked and entered, then stepped aside.

A tall, mature-looking young man walked in. It was Wu Yun’s cousin, Yu Xiao.

“Cousin! What’s with the outfit? You don’t look like a student at all!” Wu Yun said, his fingers flying across his phone screen as he glanced at Yu Xiao.

Seeing this, Wang Hao turned and closed the office door behind him.

Yu Xiao sighed. “It’s a long story! Just finish your game. We can talk after this round.”

As he spoke, he began to look around Wu Yun’s office.

“Sorry for the wait, Cousin! What’s up?” Wu Yun put away his phone, stood up, and sat down on the sofa.

Yu Xiao, who had been leaning back against the sofa, immediately sat up straight. With a miserable look on his face, he said, “Cousin, help me! You have to help me!”

“What exactly is going on?” Wu Yun asked, curious.

Yu Xiao sighed. “Do you remember what I told you on the plane!?”

“I remember! I know you have a thing for older, married women!” Wu Yun joked.

Yu Xiao’s expression turned awkward. He crossed his hands, his thumbs fiddling back and forth.

After a few seconds, he finally said, “Here’s what happened.”

“You know I’ve been pursuing one of the counselors at our school, right? After doing a lot of digging, I found out she didn’t have a boyfriend, so I felt confident going after her.”

“I didn’t just confess my feelings outright or anything! I started by slowly getting to know her. I had my roommates help create some opportunities, and we eventually became friends.”

Wu Yun leaned back slowly on the sofa, watching the changes in Yu Xiao’s expression.

Yu Xiao’s face twisted as if he were constipated. “Ai! After getting to know her for so long, I found out she’s actually a Lala!”

“But as I spent more time with her, I realized her relationship with her ‘boyfriend’ was more like they were just roommates sharing a life!”

“And I get the feeling she’s being forced to be with the other Lala!”

Yu Xiao took a sip of water and continued, “I was visiting her so often that even a complete idiot could tell I liked her!”

“At the time, she just advised me not to get too close, saying she was afraid of giving people the wrong idea. I just thought she still had feelings for that Lala, so I was dead set on ‘straightening her out’ and didn’t listen.”

“In the end, that Lala found out! She threatened that if I didn’t scram, she’d have someone beat me up!”

As Wu Yun expected, with Yu Xiao’s temper, there was no way he’d be scared off by verbal threats.

So he paid them no mind and continued to do as he pleased, showing up by the counselor’s side.

“Damn it, one night I was heading back to the dorm pretty late. As I was passing through a small grove of trees, someone threw a sack over my head and beat the crap out of me!” As he spoke, Yu Xiao lifted his shirt to show Wu Yun the still-fading bruises on his back.

“They were careful where they hit, aiming only for the fleshy parts of my body. By the time I could react, they were long gone.”

Yu Xiao sighed. “I wasn’t seriously hurt, so I didn’t call the police. I was afraid my dad would find out. If he knew I got jumped because of a woman, he’d probably give me a beating first and ask questions later.”

“Qu Na—that’s the counselor!”

“I acted like it never happened. When I asked about Zhai Na’s background, she refused to tell me anything! It was only after I showed her my injuries that Zhai Na finally told me the truth.”

It turned out that the counselor Yu Xiao liked, Zhai Na, and the other Lala had been classmates from high school through college.

Zhai Na wasn’t actually a Lala in the true sense. When she had just started college, her family suffered a tragedy. Her parents were in a car accident. Her mother narrowly survived but was left paralyzed.

Zhai Na was completely helpless back then. That’s when one person appeared before her—her good friend from high school and college.

Li Qing, who dressed like a tomboy, offered to pay off all of Zhai Na’s remaining medical bills, as well as the subsequent costs for a caregiver.

Zhai Na was incredibly grateful. Li Qing took the opportunity to confess her true feelings, saying she had liked Zhai Na for years but had never dared to say anything for fear of ruining their friendship.

So, from that point on, Zhai Na got used to having Li Qing in her life. But over the years, Li Qing’s controlling nature had made Zhai Na grow weary. They had even fought several times, with Li Qing using it to threaten her every time.

After hearing Yu Xiao’s story about Zhai Na, Wu Yun heard him say, “It was only after I got beaten up that Zhai Na told me the truth!”

“She’s been working and studying since college. Now that she has a job, she’s working as a counselor and writing novels on the side, trying to pay back all the money Li Qing has spent over the years. Only then can she justifiably tell Li Qing that she likes men!”

“On top of that, Zhai Na’s mother has been hoping she’d get married soon. But Zhai Na has always been hesitant, because every time a man tried to get close to her, Li Qing would use various tricks to scare him away. So, for now, she’s given up on the idea.”

When he finished, Yu Xiao said with a serious expression, “Cousin! I’m really serious about Zhai Na this time! I want to help her! I don’t want my dad to know about this for now. Can you help me look into this Li Qing’s background and connections first?”

Then, Yu Xiao added awkwardly, “Also, can you lend me two million? Oh, no! One million should be enough!”

Wu Yun nodded. “Cousin, since this is about your future happiness, I have no reason not to help! First, send me your bank account information.”

“Right! Also, send me whatever information you have on that Li Qing person. I’ll have someone look into her.”

A brilliant smile spread across Yu Xiao’s face. “My man! If you ever need me in the future, just say the word!”

Yu Xiao then sent his account information to Wu Yun, along with the intel on Li Qing that he had gathered from various sources.

Wu Yun first made a phone call. “Transfer two million to this account.”

A moment later, Wang Hao came in. “President Wu!”

“I just sent you a compressed file. Find someone to investigate this person’s identity. I want specifics!”

After Wang Hao left, Wu Yun said, “I had him contact a private investigator we’ve worked with before. As long as she’s not some deeply hidden figure, we should have the info before the end of the workday today.”

‘Even though I have the System and could get Li Qing’s information instantly, doing so in front of Yu Xiao would be too outrageously unnatural.’

Yu Xiao was full of gratitude. “Okay! I’ll treat you to dinner tonight!”

Wu Yun laughed heartily. “Sounds good! Can I bring a plus-one?”

“Yeah, no problem! Is Bai Yue back?” Yu Xiao asked.

Wu Yun shook his head. “Nope! It’s someone else. You’ll see when we get there.”

“You’re the man!” Yu Xiao gave him a thumbs-up. Although he thought Wu Yun was impressive, Yu Xiao wasn’t envious. He was the type of person to be completely devoted to one person at a time.

Wu Yun thought for a moment and asked, “Can you invite Zhai Na to eat with us?”

Yu Xiao took out his phone, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “I’ll try!”

A moment later, Yu Xiao said happily, “She agreed! But from the way she texted, it doesn’t seem like she’s very happy. Someone must have pissed her off.”

Saying this, Yu Xiao slammed a fist on his thigh and exclaimed, “Fuck, it must be Li Qing! If getting into a fight wouldn’t affect my future prospects, I would’ve smashed her in the face already!”

Just as Wu Yun expected, before the Little Red Car company’s closing time, Wang Hao walked in with two files.

“President Wu, here is the information you requested.”

Wu Yun nodded. “Right. Have them dig deeper. I might need more in-depth information, including her family’s background and status.”

With that, Wu Yun opened the file to the first page and saw a photo of Li Qing.

“This woman doesn’t look the part at all. You really can’t judge a book by its cover.”

‘Li Qing has a neutral, androgynous style and looks very handsome. That, combined with her delicate and beautiful features, is almost enough to make me consider switching teams.’

Yu Xiao’s shocked voice rang out. “Holy shit! I didn’t expect her to be a female player!”