After Becoming a Scummy Alpha, I Met the Reborn Omega (GL) - Chapter 14

Lin Changsheng found the taste of the dishes increasingly familiar as he ate. Not only familiar, but also as if he hadn’t tasted them in a long time, evoking a deep sense of nostalgia. It was so strange. Lin Changsheng couldn’t help but wonder, Could it be that I miss my sister too much, and that’s why I’m having this illusion?

He kept picking up food with his chopsticks, while Gu Ximeng watched him with curiosity. She hadn’t expected the three of them to be able to sit down and have a peaceful meal together—something she wouldn’t have dared imagine before.

As she watched, she suddenly noticed Lin Changsheng crying. Tears streamed down his face, yet he seemed completely unaware, still focused on picking up food.

Gu Ximeng glanced at Lin Changsheng, then at her own wife. Lin Xiaoyou, of course, had also noticed Lin Changsheng’s strange behavior. She leaned forward with concern and asked urgently, “Changsheng, why are you crying?”

Lin Changsheng, who had been picking up food, was startled by her question. Only then did he realize that he had been crying unknowingly. Tears dripped into his food, flowing uncontrollably. He wiped his face, stared blankly at the tears on his hand, and muttered, “How strange… why am I crying?”

It felt as though his body was grieving on its own, beyond his control.

After the meal, Gu Ximeng returned to her room. Lin Changsheng and Lin Xiaoyou sat chatting on the sofa. Neither of them mentioned what had happened at the dining table—it was a silent understanding.

“I came to find you today, Sister, because I wanted to learn more about my past,” Lin Changsheng said. “I lost my memory due to an accident and have no recollection of the past few years.”

Lin Xiaoyou already knew about this from Mo Zhaoyan. She couldn’t possibly tell Lin Changsheng everything. She still had her own reservations, so she only spoke about matters of little consequence.

When the world first panicked over the ABO differentiation, Lin Changsheng was the first to develop the prototype of the inhibitor patch. However, the early version was far from perfect. At that time, Lin Changsheng was still a university student, and the invention made him an overnight sensation, drawing worldwide attention.

The appearance of the inhibitor patch began to shift the social status of Alphas and Omegas. Lin Changsheng later joined Huayang Technologies to continue his research.

However, the then-president of Huayang Technologies belonged to the faction supporting Alphas. They hoped Lin Changsheng would develop a method to control Omegas. Though Lin Changsheng had not yet differentiated at the time, he learned that Mo Zhaoyan had become an Omega.

Given the current turbulent environment, the Mo family intended to transfer power to Mo Zhaoran, aiming to replace Mo Zhaoyan. If the status of Omegas fell, it would spell disaster for Mo Zhaoyan’s life and future.

Unwilling to accept this outcome, Lin Changsheng decisively left Huayang Technologies and began independent research.

At the time, Huayang’s internal research focused on developing drugs that could induce uncontrollable heat in Omegas. These substances were extracted from a flower that emitted a red glow.

Hearing this, Lin Changsheng caught onto a key detail—red flower?

“A flower that glows red?” he asked. Isn’t that the same flower I vaguely remember?

“Yes,” Lin Xiaoyou replied. “You were the one who exposed Huayang Technologies’ inhumane experiments. As a result, the company faced a storm of public outrage and legal complaints. In the end, they had no choice but to announce a halt to all research on the red flowers. They even faced bankruptcy because of it.”

Lin Changsheng found Lin Xiaoyou’s reaction very strange. She showed no suspicion at all about his memory loss, nor did she seem surprised. The topics she discussed mostly revolved around Lin Changsheng’s work.

Why would my sister know all of this so clearly?

In truth, Lin Changsheng’s doubts were understandable. Some of the information Lin Xiaoyou shared had been uncovered later through her own investigations.

However, matters concerning soul transfer could never be verified, and deep down, Lin Xiaoyou never truly believed that the person standing before her was the sister she had once known so intimately.

Lin Xiaoyou continued recounting the events that followed, only telling Lin Changsheng what she herself knew.

Lin Changsheng had never stopped researching methods of inhibition. As people began differentiating, the appearance of the red flower seemed to him far from coincidental—there had to be some connection.

Although the scandal with Huayang Technologies had led to a ban on research involving the red flower, Lin Changsheng continued investigating in secret. Eventually, he discovered a new substance: the red flower was actually part of a pair of twin flowers. One bloomed above ground, while its twin remained buried beneath the soil.

When one flower grew strong, the other would weaken. The red flower absorbed all the nutrients, causing the underground twin to wither and decay, becoming part of the red flower’s root system.

Using these roots, Lin Changsheng cultivated a new type of flower—a glowing blue one he named the Changsheng Flower. Though they were twin flowers, they had completely opposite effects: the red flower encouraged indulgence, while the blue flower suppressed it.

Through studying the blue flower, Lin Changsheng developed the first commercially viable inhibitor patch, profoundly influencing future research directions. Today, all companies developing inhibitors begin their work with the Changsheng Flower, and Lin Changsheng is recognized as the pioneering contributor.

However, things changed when Lin Changsheng himself underwent differentiation—into an Alpha.

Alphas were exceedingly rare among researchers. Lin Changsheng’s inhibitor, which uplifted the status of Omegas, displeased certain Alphas, who began to resent him. Despite being an Alpha himself, he had aided Omegas.

From then on, Lin Changsheng suffered years of online abuse and harassment.

Lin Xiaoyou had seen the vitriol posted online—it was as vicious and vile as one could imagine. Some even dragged Lin Changsheng’s family into the attacks.

During that time, Lin Changsheng felt deeply guilty toward his family. But his relatives stood by him, supporting his decisions unwaveringly.

Fortunately, the situation eventually stabilized. The statuses of Alphas and Omegas gradually balanced, and the chaos subsided. The public forgot the vicious words once spoken online.

However, with peace came a new form of division—one based on genetic hierarchy.

Lin Changsheng’s genes were classified among the lowest tiers.

There were always voices on the internet disparaging Lin Changsheng. In recent years, however, the attacks shifted into tabloid gossip.

Three years ago, Lin Changsheng had married into a wealthy family after creating the first inhibitor, gaining entry into the Mo Corporation.

Entertainment news outlets painted Lin Changsheng as a social climber, claiming the marriage was purely transactional and devoid of happiness.

Lately, rumors of Lin Changsheng’s infidelity had exploded across the internet, with constant speculation about their impending divorce.

Details about Lin Changsheng’s earlier years were hard to find online. It was only through Lin Xiaoyou’s recounting that Lin Changsheng learned about his past, feeling an overwhelming sense of suffocation.

Though he knew these experiences belonged to the body’s original owner, the sorrow felt no less real.

Lin Changsheng’s thoughts drifted to his parents.

Oddly, there was no trace of any information about his family online—as if they had been deliberately erased.

The only mention was that Lin Xiaoyou had publicly severed ties with him.

“Where are Mom and Dad?” Lin Changsheng asked.

Lin Xiaoyou’s heart gave a painful jolt. She had known this moment would come—knew it would be impossible to hide—but she still tried to keep her words light.

“They passed away.”

Lin Changsheng’s heart stopped, his voice trembling, “Passed away?”

In his memories, his parents had always been healthy and full of life. At that moment, he forgot that this wasn’t truly his world, that these were the original owner’s parents.

The grief, however, was raw and all-consuming.

“They passed six years ago, in a car accident. It was fate—it had nothing to do with you,” Lin Xiaoyou said, as if trying to emphasize that it was merely an accident.

But Lin Changsheng could barely hear her. He couldn’t believe that his parents had died so unexpectedly.

After their deaths, Lin Changsheng had fallen into a gradual depression.

Until that other incident, however, he had still managed to hold on, supported by his sister.

When Lin Changsheng was born, their mother had suffered a difficult labor. Their father had anxiously waited outside the operating room.

Back then, little Lin Xiaoyou had still been in kindergarten, too young to understand anything but staying quietly by her father’s side.

Fortunately, their mother pulled through, and Lin Changsheng was born safely.

Their father looked at the tiny newborn with overwhelming joy.

Their mother, still weak, asked, “Have you thought of a name for the baby?”

“I have. Let’s call him Changsheng,” their father answered.

“Changsheng? That sounds awful,” their mother teased weakly.

Their father, flustered by her reaction, quickly explained, “I want this child to live a long, healthy life. For this world to be peaceful and prosperous forever. Changsheng—Eternal Life—is a good omen.”

“Changsheng… you must live happily,” the mother’s soft voice seemed to echo from the past.

Yet those voices, once so close, could never be heard again.