Tang Jianxi wasn’t fooled by this cunning alpha for long. She soon realized this was just a ridiculous ploy to delay the inevitable.
She irritably pulled the blood-stained, messy quilt over herself, feeling like a survivor in some interstellar refugee camp. She sneered, “I don’t care about your pig cages or dog cages. What you did to me today won’t be forgotten so easily. Don’t think a permanent mark will really turn me into the kind of pet you alphas fantasize about. Miss Yun, you truly are as foolish as you are bold.”
Tang Jianxi’s mockery triggered a memory in Yun Chuji’s mind: the body’s original owner furtively putting the drug into the water, her hands trembling with a guilty conscience.
So, this woman before her was the victim?
But, what about her?
Yun Chuji sobbed so hard she could barely breathe. Not only had she taken over someone else’s body, but that 【someone else】 was also of poor character. Why was her fate so bitter?
Tang Jianxi watched this bizarre scene, starting to wonder if this was all some absurd prank. An alpha like this?
Don’t all alphas value their pride more than anything?
She didn’t expect this alpha to immediately burst into tears and apologize, but she should at least show a hint of panic, right? But look at this now. Honestly, she was the one who’d been tossed around for a day and a night. Not only did her whole body ache, but she was also cold and hungry. And the perpetrator was crying as if she were the one who had been grievously wronged. Even if she was afraid of retaliation, she didn’t need to cry like this.
She had truly never seen such a pathetic alpha.
Tang Jianxi shouted, “Stop crying!”
She couldn’t stand the sight of a tall alpha whimpering in front of her. It was an eyesore.
Yun Chuji dazedly lifted her head from between her knees. Tears fell silently, incongruously reminding Tang Jianxi of the poems about beautiful women she’d learned in her ancient literature elective at university—what the hell!
The beauty on the floor sobbed, “Am I not even allowed to cry? You… you took my chastity, and now you yell at me. Even if… even if this wasn’t your intention, you shouldn’t be so cold and heartless.”
Huh? What?
What what?
Tang Jianxi immediately snapped out of those false images of pear blossoms in the spring rain. How was it that she recognized every word, but couldn’t understand them when strung together?
Who took whose chastity—and since when did an alpha care about chastity? It was the most ridiculous thing in the world.
And, cold and heartless?
She hadn’t even smashed a second vase over Yun Chuji’s head after waking up—though that was partly because she didn’t have the strength.
“Are you insane?” Tang Jianxi said, voicing her most sincere opinion.
Unexpectedly, this remark hit Yun Chuji’s sore spot. Her tears immediately flowed harder, like a floodgate had opened. “Yes, this body has a strange illness! There’s a tumor growing between my legs, in such a shameful place. Rather than get it treated, I’d rather find a rope and hang myself to preserve my good name, wuwuwu.”
Tang Jianxi fell silent. She hadn’t expected this alpha to go to such lengths to feign madness.
She was even infected by the despair Yun Chuji was showing, and the sarcasm in her voice unconsciously lessened. “But… isn’t that just an alpha’s physiological feature?”
“What’s an ‘alpha’?”
Why did everyone in this world keep talking about it?
“You’re an alpha,” Tang Jianxi said, feeling like she was back in a kindergarten classroom.
Yun Chuji pointed a finger at herself in disbelief. “Me?”
Tsk, she even looked like a kindergartener who had just learned how to use a smart device.
So Tang Jianxi continued reciting the first lesson of kindergarten: “Alphas can get people pregnant. They’re similar to males from the pre-ABO era.”
Only one word registered in Yun Chuji’s ears: Male?
I’ve become a man?
Yun Chuji subconsciously looked down. Her chest was still there!
Tang Jianxi noticed her gaze and had to sigh. This alpha’s act was quite convincing. But she had had enough. An omega’s heat usually lasted seven days, and only one had passed. After this brief delay, Tang Jianxi’s glands began to burn again. This uncontrollable physiological reaction rekindled her hatred for the person before her. Such great acting, she thought. I wonder if your acting will still be so good after I remove your glands.
But what was especially disgusting was that she now had to rely on this scum.
Tang Jianxi pulled the quilt tighter. The lingering alpha pheromones on it soothed her agitated glands. She took a heavy breath, startling Miss Yun, who was in the throes of extreme anxiety about her gender. She looked at the woman curled up on the bed. The flush on the woman’s face made her vaguely recall certain images—images that were truly indecent.
Yun Chuji looked as if the sky had fallen. Her body swayed, and her face was as pale as paper. Now she knew what that “tumor” was for. It was… it was the “root of evil” that the old matrons used to talk about!
I’ve become a monster that’s neither male nor female, wuwuwu.
Miss Yun fell into a new round of grief. But Tang Jianxi, tormented by her heat, now had the urge to hit someone. If there had been any weapon at hand, Tang Jianxi would have unhesitatingly thrown it at the crazy alpha who had finally quieted down only to start crying again. She buried her head in the quilt and took a deep breath. She really couldn’t understand how someone like this could have orchid-scented pheromones.
After calming down a little, Tang Jianxi said impatiently, “Can’t you see the state I’m in?”
Yun Chuji turned her head dazedly to look at Tang Jianxi. Her face was even redder now, her eyes glistening as if filled with water.
Yun Chuji wasn’t stupid. After recalling that memory, she now understood what “losing her chastity” entailed. Moreover, the young lady before her was completely innocent, while she herself was not. Yun Chuji bit her lip, and enduring the overwhelming shame, she whispered, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, “Do you… want it again?”
The drug this body’s original owner had used was truly potent.
Tang Jianxi didn’t hear clearly. In the throes of lust, her whole body felt like it had been thrown into a steamer. “What did you say?”
Yun Chuji had no choice but to raise her voice. “Do you want it?” Before the words were even out, her ears had turned as red as hot iron. She could feel that scent in the air—the one that had made her lose her mind before—reappearing and growing stronger. It made her breathing grow heavy, and she couldn’t help but fall into self-pity over this strange body again.
But soon, Yun Chuji came to terms with it. Fine, she thought. I’m already ruined. She can do whatever she wants. In the end, I’m the one who wronged her.
To Yun Chuji’s surprise, Tang Jianxi didn’t pounce on her like before. Instead, she looked… very angry.
She threw the quilt aside, naked, and got out of bed with a menacing air. If she hadn’t been facing the wrong direction, Yun Chuji would have thought she was coming to rip her hair out. The glare Tang Jianxi shot her before throwing the quilt was just that full of hatred.
But heat was so unfair to omegas, especially with a foolish alpha standing nearby, emitting pheromones—an alpha who had just permanently marked her. Tang Jianxi didn’t get two steps before she collapsed. She squeezed her eyes shut, suppressing the urge to press herself against the alpha.
I can’t do this. That would be throwing away all my self-respect.
Tang Jianxi tried to brainwash herself: Just get through this. It’ll be fine once I get an inhibitor. But that alpha just had to move. When she’d offered herself, the alpha had played dumb, but now she was eagerly approaching. Was one marking not enough? Did she want a second? A cold sneer appeared on Tang Jianxi’s lips. As expected, alphas were little better than beasts.
The alpha stopped three steps away. In Tang Jianxi’s blurry vision, she could see her covering her nose tightly with her hand. Tang Jianxi unconsciously relaxed, only to hear that infuriating question for a third time: “Do you want it?”
In truth, the reason Yun Chuji asked so tactlessly was that although she was resolved to her fate, that fate was still tied to the female virtues she had been taught since childhood. She still held a sliver of hope that she could avoid giving her body. Her chastity was gone, but to do that kind of thing was still difficult for her to accept. In fact, she was currently debating whether to just cut off that damnable lump of flesh once and for all.
However, the thought of becoming a eunuch after cutting it off was, in Yun Chuji’s view, even more unacceptable than becoming a man. The Yun family cursed eunuchs for three hours straight during ancestral worship every year. Compared to that, coupling with this young lady was almost bearable.
But Tang Jianxi couldn’t take it anymore. Sweat poured down her forehead. In such a difficult state, she still summoned what little strength she had and roared, “Are you insane?!”
“Who wants to do it with you!”
“Get me an inhibitor! Do you understand what an inhibitor is?!”
“N-no… I don’t,” Yun Chuji said. A vein popped on Tang Jianxi’s forehead. On the verge of her heat peaking, she forced her limp body up and resiliently began to crawl toward her bag.
Once she recovered, she would definitely, absolutely get her revenge.
She understood now. She completely understood. This damned alpha wasn’t after her status as the second young lady of the Tang family, but her pride. To humiliate her like this, this person had to be a pervert.
Yun Chuji was stunned for a moment. Looking at the woman crawling with difficulty on the floor, she finally realized what an unforgivable thing she had done. She hurriedly picked the woman up. Strangely, this body was surprisingly strong; lifting a grown woman was effortless. The moment Tang Jianxi touched Yun Chuji’s body, her self-control completely crumbled. She moved mesmerized toward the alpha’s neck, greedily licking her smooth skin. A large amount of alpha pheromones was inhaled into her nose. It wasn’t enough, Tang Jianxi thought, not nearly enough. There could be more.
Yun Chuji held her breath and painstakingly carried the woman back to the bed. She realized things were bad. If this continued, certain events were likely to repeat themselves.
Firmly holding down Tang Jianxi’s advancing hands, Yun Chuji turned her head away. “Where is that inhibitor you mentioned?”
By now, Yun Chuji had remembered from the original’s memories what an inhibitor was. So, as long as they had that, they wouldn’t have to do those shameful things again.
But it was too late. The pheromones of an S-rank omega washed over her at close range. Yun Chuji fell onto the omega. She moved her lips. “Inhibitor…”
Before she could finish, her lips were covered.
Another chaotic scene ensued.
This time, however, Yun Chuji retained a sliver of rationality. While it wasn’t enough to let her break free, it was enough for her to follow Tang Jianxi’s commands: giving her water when she was severely dehydrated, moving to another, cleaner room, and using a position that was more comfortable for the omega.
