Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 89
After working for a while—though not for very long—Su Qingya noticed Gu Tong sitting in the distance, scrolling through variety shows.
She watched.
Laughed.
Then continued watching.
This was a perfectly normal way for a Fluxweaver to gather emotional energy.
Jiang Xue, for example, preferred heartbreaking dramas.
Every time she watched one, tears streamed down her face.
For low-ranking Fluxweavers, films and television were one of the safest ways to cultivate emotions.
They simply had to find works that resonated with their own Path.
Su Qingya had also been watching horror movies recently.
Unfortunately…
She was almost completely immune to being frightened by ghosts.
The emotional gains were minimal.
Instead, she treated them as learning material, studying how fear was created and manipulated.
If watching shows counts as work…
Who wouldn’t want a job like this?
As she casually observed everyone around her…
She noticed Gu Tong standing up.
Apparently, she was heading to the restroom.
“Niannian.”
“I’m going to the restroom.”
“Mm.”
“Go ahead.”
Xu Nian replied absent-mindedly.
Her attention wasn’t on the office at all.
It was entirely focused elsewhere.
Without another word…
Su Qingya quietly followed after Gu Tong.
She deliberately stayed two or three steps behind.
Gu Tong naturally noticed the junior following her.
She didn’t think much of it.
Humming softly to herself, she entered one of the stalls.
When she came back out…
She found Su Qingya standing in front of the exit.
“…Hm?”
Gu Tong assumed it was just a coincidence.
She started walking past.
Only for Su Qingya to stop her.
“Senior Gu.”
“Do you need something?”
Gu Tong blinked.
She hadn’t expected Su Qingya to be waiting specifically for her.
Su Qingya looked at her quietly.
“Senior Gu…”
“Haven’t you been getting a little too close to Niannian lately?”
Gu Tong frowned in confusion.
“What do you mean?”
If she meant friendship…
Then perhaps it was true.
There were still plenty of questions about girls’ love that she wanted to ask Xu Nian.
In Gu Tong’s eyes…
A good teacher was a good teacher, regardless of age.
Xu Nian clearly had experience.
Naturally, she wanted to learn from her.
“…I suppose so.”
She admitted honestly.
“I suppose so…”
Su Qingya repeated softly.
For some reason…
Gu Tong suddenly noticed a faint crimson tint in Su Qingya’s eyes.
An inexplicable chill shot straight up her spine.
Her entire body stiffened.
What…
What’s happening?
Gu Tong wasn’t a combat-oriented Fluxweaver.
If someone like Su Qingya attacked without warning…
She wouldn’t stand the slightest chance.
Did I…
Offend her somehow?
“Hold on.”
“What’s going on?”
“Why do I feel like you’re hostile toward me?”
Su Qingya remained perfectly calm.
She hadn’t acted yet.
Perhaps…
She still believed there had been some kind of misunderstanding.
So she chose to ask one more question.
“Senior Gu.”
“Why have you been spending so much time with Niannian?”
“…To ask her about girls’ love.”
Gu Tong answered honestly.
She didn’t think there was anything wrong with that.
There was no reason to hide it.
Hadn’t Xu Nian already mentioned it?
The next instant—
A black spear suddenly slammed into the wall.
Its tip stopped less than a finger’s width from Gu Tong’s face.
“Eek!”
“W-What are you doing?!”
“Are you trying to kill your colleague?!”
Gu Tong instinctively looked back.
There was…
Nothing there.
No spear.
Nothing at all.
It was almost as though she’d imagined the entire thing.
Meanwhile…
Su Qingya simply stood there smiling sweetly.
Yet beneath that gentle smile…
Lurked an overwhelming sense of danger.
A warning…
That had to be a warning…
But why?
What did I even do?!
Gu Tong suddenly imagined she could hear the distant hum of a chainsaw.
“Senior Gu.”
Su Qingya folded her hands politely in front of her.
Still smiling.
“So…”
“Why exactly were you asking Niannian about girls’ love?”
“You aren’t planning anything improper…”
“Are you?”
“N-No!”
“I was only asking for advice.”
“Xu Niannian has lots of experience.”
“She said the two of you have been together for three years.”
“I wanted to learn from her.”
“So I could pursue Jiang Xue.”
Su Qingya blinked.
“…I see.”
“So you already have someone you like.”
“Then I misunderstood.”
“I’m sorry.”
“As compensation…”
“If you ever need advice in that area…”
“I can help too.”
Who would dare ask you…?
Gu Tong’s soul almost left her body.
Outwardly…
She simply nodded awkwardly.
“Actually…”
“There’s one more thing.”
Su Qingya smiled.
“I hope you’ll keep today’s conversation between us.”
“It was only a small misunderstanding.”
“Wouldn’t you agree?”
Gu Tong nodded frantically like a pecking chicken.
“Of course!”
“Haha…”
“Don’t worry.”
“I won’t tell anyone.”
“I won’t even tell you.”
“Oh.”
“One more question.”
“What were you talking to Niannian about earlier?”
“I was just reporting my results to Master Nian.”
“After all…”
“I really did win Jiang Xue over using the methods she taught me.”
Su Qingya quietly rolled her eyes.
No one could tell what she was thinking.
She merely smiled.
Then turned and left.
By the time Gu Tong returned to her desk…
Her hands were still trembling.
Are Fear-path Fluxweavers all like this…?
Terrifying…
Jiang Xue immediately noticed something was wrong.
“You look pale.”
“Is something the matter?”
“N-No.”
“It’s nothing.”
“Let’s keep watching.”
Xu Nian remained completely unaware of the entire incident.
When Su Qingya returned…
Xu Nian was still staring intently at her computer screen.
Looking as though she were working diligently.
In reality…
Her attention wasn’t on the office at all.
Every ounce of her focus was devoted to her clone.
After a great deal of effort…
Xu Nian finally located her target.
She had no intention of deviating significantly from the successful simulation.
In the simulation…
She had infiltrated Lin Ye’s inner circle through a local gang leader.
This time…
She intended to follow exactly the same path.
“Who are you?”
The fierce-looking middle-aged man stared at her with open contempt.
Xu Nian remained perfectly calm.
“I’m someone who can save you.”
“Save me?”
The man snorted.
“I don’t need saving from some stranger.”
Xu Nian smiled faintly.
“The fact that I reached you so easily…”
“Doesn’t that already prove something?”
“Sir…”
“You’ve grown far too complacent.”
“Do you even realize…”
“Someone has already set their sights on you?”
The man laughed coldly.
“Or…”
“Maybe you’re only standing here because I allowed you in.”
The moment he finished speaking—
Several armed men surrounding Xu Nian simultaneously raised their guns.
Xu Nian merely smiled.
Her folding fan shifted slightly inside her cloth bag.
A strange darkness instantly spread across the room.
The armed guards vanished.
Not because they had disappeared…
But because they had become trapped inside a prison formed from solidified fear.
Xu Nian calmly looked at the gang leader.
“Well?”
“Would you like to continue?”
“If those are all the cards you have…”
“I’d advise you not to waste either of our time.”
Standing alone before the gang leader…
Xu Nian felt no trace of panic.
The confidence she’d gained from the simulation…
Combined with the steady encouragement of Joy…
Filled her with quiet certainty.
And…
A hint of excitement.
The curtain had risen.
All that remained…
Was to perform her role flawlessly.
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