Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 1037: Chapter 1037 You Are the Calamity

"Second brother, I have a bad feeling about my uncle’s situation!" Bai Xiao exclaimed, her intuition kicking in today. It couldn’t just be a coincidence that the investigation involved Yu Shaoyan.

This was too strange.

He opened his eyes, lifted his head, and gazed at her.

"Why do you think that?"

"I don’t know! It just feels off, my intuition is usually sharp. Someone’s up to mischief, targeting my uncle."

She wasn’t going to mention that in her past life, Yu Shaoyan hadn’t encountered such things.

"Alright, tomorrow morning I’ll call my teammates. No matter how confidential some matters are, someone will definitely know what’s going on. If necessary, I will help your uncle." He knew Bai Xiao was tough on the outside but actually had a soft heart. When people treated her well, she’d return the favor generously.

"Thank you!" Bai Xiao mumbled, as drowsiness started to seep into her consciousness.

Despite many unresolved matters, she was very happy.

"Go to sleep, I’ve got it all covered," he said gently.

God knows why that reassurance made her feel so at peace, she fell asleep like a child.

The next day, as expected, she got up late, but she was the only one who did.

For An Zhiyuan, his internal clock was always punctual. He would get up early to run five kilometers, sometimes ten, rain or shine, and only after being drenched in sweat, did his day begin.

But for the two of them, this was just the start of their vacation.

While An Zhiyuan was away, Bai Xiao made a call to Jiang Shaoqing.

This was a time when external help was needed, and Jiang Shaoqing shouldn’t act as an outsider. After all, he benefited from her perks; not facing any repercussions wouldn’t align with their benefit-driven relationship premise.

She believed Jiang Shaoqing was probably waiting for this day as well. noveldrama

"Jiang Shaoqing, it’s Bai Xiao!"

Jiang Shaoqing picked up the phone and instantly recognized the number—it was Bai Xiao’s home number. His heart clenched; it had been a long time since Bai Xiao contacted him. Ever since she went to Modu for college, their contact had become increasingly sparse.

He was intentionally maintaining distance, not wanting to get entangled, while Bai Xiao apparently never considered him important.

"What’s up?"

Every time this woman called, it meant trouble.

Past instances confirmed this many times.

"Something happened to my uncle Yu Shaoyan, and I want to know the whole story and the current situation," Bai Xiao laid it all out. She might have needed to use a more indirect approach with others, but with Jiang Shaoqing, there was no need.

Given their cooperative relationship, what she provided Jiang Shaoqing was far more than what she wanted in return. Besides, something that might be challenging for others wouldn’t be for him.

Their family patriarch and her big uncle were at the top of the food chain. They usually dealt with others; few could give them trouble.

"Your uncle? Alright, I’ll call you tonight," Jiang Shaoqing calculated. Trouble at this juncture felt like a setup.

"Okay, I’ll wait for your update!"

Bai Xiao exhaled; Jiang Shaoqing was a generous person, not even asking for the reasons. This was why she liked cooperating with him, no unnecessary chatter, straight to the point.

"Are you... alright?"

Hearing Bai Xiao about to hang up, Jiang Shaoqing still asked.

He had already heard about Bai Xiao going to a pandemic hot zone. Even if he wanted to go, he couldn’t have; the area had long been locked down, no entrance, no exit. Later, he heard the lockdown was lifted, and he did feel concerned for Bai Xiao and An Zhiyuan, particularly since many died in that pandemic.

Everyone knew why An Zhiyuan went there. If Bai Xiao wasn’t in danger, it wouldn’t have been permissible for An Zhiyuan to casually cross regions, but he had already changed careers.

Bai Xiao, that sly fox of a woman, die?

He had worried before, telling himself countless times internally that it couldn’t happen. Sure, anyone could die, but not Bai Xiao. This woman always had a sharp instinct about things; how could she possibly put herself in harm’s way?

But what if?

Now hearing this call, he could finally relax.

Bai Xiao’s voice was as crisp and cool as ever, with not a hint of dialect—her Mandarin was as standard as a broadcaster’s. He really wondered what kind of environment nurtured such a fragile-looking woman.

No investigation report ever indicated how Bai Xiao was schooled to be this way. Even her classmates spoke in heavy local dialects, and her teachers growing up, all local, not one spoke standard Mandarin. Yet, they managed to nurture a student who spoke it so well.

Simply a miracle.

"I’m fine, I’m really good! Are you concerned about me?" Bai Xiao was surprised. Jiang Shaoqing had always been aloof, maintaining a safe distance, not too close, not too far.

Today, Jiang Shaoqing seemed unusual, with a hint of tension and concern in his tone.

"Of course, I know. Didn’t they say disasters last forever?" he murmured on the phone. Bai Xiao pulled the receiver away a bit, glaring angrily as if staring directly at Jiang Shaoqing.

"Alright, I’m hanging up!"

Bai Xiao said through gritted teeth.

He dared to badmouth her.

And so blatantly in front of her, did he think she had no temper?

What kind of person was this? Where did the gentle and considerate Jiang Shaoqing from her past life go?

Did the absence of his past wife’s influence leave all his good temper untriggered?

"Hanging up!"

Jiang Shaoqing held the receiver, hearing a voice angrily declaring, "What kind of person are you? You’re the disaster; your whole family is! Hmph!"

He could even picture Bai Xiao on the other end, snarling and gritting her teeth.

Chuckling, he hung up the phone.

This woman was indeed very interesting.