After Marking the Villain Professor (ABO, GL) - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

“It’s not Chen Xing,” Xu Man said with a look of utter despair.

The subordinates looked puzzled: “Not Chen Xing, then who is it? Boss, have you taken a liking to another alpha?”

The boss was clearly an alpha herself, yet she had been fond of male alphas since childhood; just a while ago during a trip, she even took a liking to that kid Chen Xing.

In their view, that man was not worthy of their boss at all.

Yet the boss liked him, so she went so far as to come here to be a small supermarket owner; even they, her personal guards, had become service staff who greeted customers with smiles all day long.

Xu Man: “It’s Zhou Yutao.”

That extremely cheesy love letter had fallen into Zhou Yutao’s hands; crucially, it did not explicitly say who it was for, but used “you are the star I pursue all my life” as a substitute.

The subordinates: “Zhou Yutao? That Zhou Yutao who recently developed the transformation potion that can turn alphas into Omegas?”

“Boss, if we remember correctly, she is an Omega, and the most famous professor at this school; yesterday you even said you would pay any price to buy the transformation potion from her.”

No, not just this school; Zhou Yutao even held a very important position internationally.

So even they had heard of this person’s reputation.

Had the young miss changed her preferences and started liking Omegas?

The family head and madam would probably be overjoyed; those two had wanted to hold a granddaughter for a long time.

The young miss’s taste had finally improved.

Except for the burliest man among them, the other five exchanged glances, with relief shining in their eyes.

Xu Man, immersed in her own thoughts, finally reacted to what the subordinates had said and waved her hands repeatedly: “No, that’s not what I mean; I don’t like anyone; don’t talk nonsense.”

Such a cold and noble woman, how could she dare to like her; she only wanted to stay alive.

Right, in this novel, Zhou Yutao seemed to live quite a long time; she saw that near the end, Zhou Yutao and her friends were all still alive.

In contrast, everyone around the male and female leads was dead.

Did this mean that staying by Zhou Yutao’s side could preserve one’s life?

Oh no, why did she run away just now; she should have seized the chance to build a good relationship with her; but she could not blame herself, Professor Zhou’s reputation was simply too frightening.

Xu Man annoyedly patted her forehead.

Then, she felt a bit itchy; first on her forehead, she scratched it; then her whole face, she scratched desperately; then her neck; finally, her whole body was very itchy.

Xu Man could not scratch with both hands fast enough.

What was going on; had the original host eaten something she was allergic to?

Xu Man grew more frantic the more she scratched.

The subordinates noticed Xu Man’s abnormality in time.

“Boss, why did you suddenly break out in so many rashes? No, it seems like poisoning.”

The one speaking was the only female Omega among the six subordinates, called Xu Wu, who was most skilled in medicine; she placed her hand on Xu Man’s pulse for an instant, and her expression immediately became very grave.

“This poison is a bit tricky, but not fatal.”

“Boss, did you come into contact with any strange people today?” Xu Wu asked.

Xu Man’s eyes were red from the itching; she shook her head with tears in her eyes: “I don’t know.”

She had just transmigrated into this novel; how could she have had time to contact strange people, but whether the original host had, she did not know.

Wait a minute.

Did Zhou Yutao count as a strange person?

The image of the cold and glamorous woman in the white lab coat flashed through her mind; Xu Man quickly denied it.

It should not be Zhou Yutao; they had only met for the first time today; she gave those gold items to Zhou Yutao, and when she left temporarily, Zhou Yutao even gave her a small bottle of perfume in return; moreover, they had no physical contact throughout; how could she have poisoned her.

Xu Man could not figure it out; she itched so much that she almost scratched the skin on her neck and face raw, but it still did not relieve the itch; she wished she could bang her head against the wall; tears also fell in big drops.

Xu Man was pretty to begin with, and her features were softer than the average alpha; in this state, she looked somewhat pitiful.

Xu Yi, Xu Er, Xu San, Xu Si, and Xu Liu could not help but ask: “Little Wu, is there any way?”

After all, they had grown up with Xu Man since childhood and had always been instilled with the idea of protecting her; they were guards but also companions; they could not bear to see Xu Man suffer the slightest harm.

Xu Wu frowned slightly: “We can only try letting some bl00d first.”

This poison was not severe; it just made the boss suffer a bit; normally, enduring until the drug’s effect wore off would be fine, but seeing how uncomfortable the boss looked, she could only try.

Xu Man looked at the sharp little knife that Xu Wu took out; already feeling awful, she felt even worse all over.

“No no no.”

Xu Man dodged backward while scratching her neck: “I don’t want to let bl00d.”

She was just an ordinary female college student; of course she was afraid of pain.

“Boss, don’t be afraid; it will be quick; you should know my technique,” Xu Wu said; she had a baby face, and her voice was even sweet.

If not for the little knife in her hand still glinting coldly, Xu Man might have been fooled by that extremely deceptive face of hers.

Xu Yi, Xu Er, Xu San, Xu Si, and Xu Liu, the several male betas, all shivered together; looking at Xu Man, their eyes involuntarily carried a bit of sympathy.

Describing Xu Wu as a diamond Barbie was not wrong at all; do not let her gentle coaxing now fool you; when she started working, she did not care if the patient lived or died.

Xu Man, who had read the novel, also knew this, so she resisted very much.

Although Xu Man was an alpha, she was not athletic at all; how could she overpower the professionally trained Xu Wu; soon she was subdued by her, and the little knife was about to fall on her wrist.

In the midst of struggling, a small bottle of perfume fell out from the left side pocket of Xu Man’s long skirt; the cap cracked open a bit, emitting a faint mint fragrance.

Xu Wu, who was just about to cut Xu Man’s wrist, paused slightly; she put away the little knife, picked up the perfume and smelled it; the furrowed brow relaxed a bit: “It’s the antidote.”

“Boss, where did this thing come from?” Xu Wu picked up the perfume and sprayed it on the places where Xu Man had rashes.

It took effect quickly; although the rashes did not disappear immediately, the body did not itch as much.

“Someone gave it to me.”

At this point, what did Xu Man not understand.

The poison on her body was administered by Zhou Yutao.

No wonder, when she left, Zhou Yutao specially emphasized that her perfume was very fragrant and that she must spray it after getting back to the supermarket; so that was the case; at the time, she still thought it was a return gift from her.

If she had not given her things and said she would treat her to a meal, would Zhou Yutao not have given her the antidote.

Where had she offended her?

No matter how Xu Man thought about it, she could not figure it out; at the same time, a chill went through her heart; as expected of the novel’s big villain, with a black heart and ruthless hands.

Should she stay by her side to preserve her life?

Xu Man hesitated a bit again.

“It seems like a master of using drugs; the other party played a joke on the boss.”

Xu Wu said thoughtfully.

Looking at the distracted Xu Man, a flash of insight came to Xu Liu’s mind: “I know.”

“You know what?”

Everyone, including Xu Man, looked at him.

Xu Liu was a hacker; he usually spoke the least; everyone was curious what he could say.

Xu Liu pushed up the glasses on his nose bridge, with a look of profound mystery: “I guess the person who poisoned the boss is Professor Zhou; just now the boss even said she liked her; she must have offended her unintentionally; this poison is Professor Zhou’s little lesson for the boss.”

Xu Man’s face flushed red: “I did not; I did not offend her.”

Wait, that sweet peach fragrance that made one’s teeth ache seemed to be Zhou Yutao’s pheromone; that grove was the acknowledged forbidden area for everyone at Di Du University; and what Zhou Yutao had applied to the back of her neck was probably the barrier patch mentioned in the novel.

She seemed to have unintentionally seen Zhou Yutao’s gland; in this world, an alpha seeing an Omega’s gland was equivalent to a woman being stripped naked by a man.

She really deserved to die; she even thought she had not offended her.

Zhou Yutao would not think she did it on purpose, would she?

She really did not do it on purpose.

Who could remember so many details right after transmigrating; at that time, her attention was all on the apocalypse.

Xu Man’s eyes widened slightly.

“So that’s it; it really was Professor Zhou who poisoned you, boss; no wonder you wanted to hide it just now,” except for Xu Si, the others’ gazes immediately shifted to Xu Man: “We think Little Liu makes sense.”

“Oh, so after all this time, it turns out it’s the boss and the future boss lady’s flirtation,” Xu Wu blinked her eyes, full of ambiguity.

Xu Man: “…Do not call her boss lady.”

If Zhou Yutao heard it, she would be dead for sure.

Afraid that the several subordinates would say something more outrageous, Xu Man hurriedly said: “Customers are coming; Xu Si, Xu Wu, Xu Liu, go greet them quickly.”

She paused, then said to Xu Yi, Xu Er, and Xu San: “You three, go prepare weapons, armor, cars, food and drink and clothing; the weapons must be forged with gold added; for cars, off-road vehicles, RVs, and so on; in short, prepare a lot; money is not an issue; that’s it for now; if I think of anything else, I will tell you.”

“Right, first load up the goods from the supermarket warehouse.”

“This card has two hundred million; if not enough, I will ask my parents for more; must be fast.” Xu Man found a black gold card from the original host’s bag and handed it to Xu Yi.

He was the eldest among the six guards, the most reliable in handling affairs, and had the highest combat power.

Xu Yi, Xu Er, and Xu San looked at each other; although they did not understand Xu Man’s behavior, they still obeyed the order.

After all, occasional jokes were jokes; obeying Xu Man’s commands was engraved in their bones.

Xu Yi, Xu Er, and Xu San soon accepted the order and left.

Only then did Xu Man, who had been tense all along, slightly relax her heart.

She had done what she could; she hoped that this time, everyone could survive.

Thinking of Xu Yi, Xu Er, Xu San, Xu Si, Xu Wu, and Xu Liu, these people who had grown up with her since childhood, all dying miserably because of Chen Xing in the end, Xu Man, who had inherited the original host’s memories, could not help but feel a bit sad in her heart.

At this time, customers really did come to the supermarket, and they were people Xu Man did not want to see; so, seeing Xu Si, Xu Wu, and Xu Liu go to receive them, she turned and walked into the adjacent break room.

“Brother Xing, today that little supermarket boss actually stood you up, making you a laughingstock; you really do not care at all?”

“Originally, an alpha liking you was bad luck enough; unexpectedly, she even stood you up.”

“Look, the name of this supermarket clearly writes her intentions toward you.”

“Yeah, Brother Xing, since we are already here, why not just find her and ask what she means?”

“Hey, where is your boss?”

The name of Xu Man’s supermarket was Mantsing Supermarket; walking in with Chen Xing were more than a dozen students, among whom several were his roommates and good buddies; as soon as they came in, they voiced grievances for Chen Xing.

For these hot-headed kids who had not yet suffered society’s beatings, Xu Si, Xu Wu, and Xu Liu felt utter disdain.

Although they were just dead soldiers raised by the Xu family, outside, even big shots from various industries treated them politely; after all, they represented the Xu family.

What were these kids whose fur had not even grown full; how dared they vent their temper at them.

But thinking of the boss’s instructions, they were now just service staff; the customer was their god.

Thus, the three put on fake smiles on their faces: “Sorry, this customer, our boss is not here.”

The roommate’s face darkened, about to get angry; Chen Xing timely pulled him back: “It’s fine, it’s fine; my brother has a bit of a hot temper; we just came to buy some water, XX brand mineral water; do you still have any?”

Anyway, he did not like that female alpha; even if Xu Man really confessed to him today, he would still reject her.

How could an alpha be with an alpha; what a joke.

Moreover, he had someone he liked.

Thinking of that clear and aloof figure in a white lab coat, standing in the laboratory explaining the steps of making drugs to them, Chen Xing could not help but breathe a bit tighter.

After graduation next year, he could confess to her.

Yesterday he discovered that Professor Zhou liked to drink this brand of water, and the school’s old supermarket did not have it anymore; otherwise, he would not have come here.

Actually, Chen Xing had not expected that when he came here, so many classmates would follow to watch the excitement; he did not want to make a big fuss; that person disliked rowdy students the most.

He did not know if Professor Zhou would accept the water he sent.

She was off class now; he could only buy the water and try his luck at the office to see if she was there.

“Yes, how many bottles do you need?” Xu Liu said with a smile.

Chen Xing: “Two bottles.”

Xu Liu went and took two bottles of water and handed them to him.

Xu Wu stood at the cash register.

And Xu Si…

Xu Si turned around and saw what seemed to be a woman standing in the corner of the left shelf; he hurriedly walked over: “This customer, may I ask how I can help you?”

When did this woman come in; how had none of them noticed.

But it was certain that she was not there when they were talking to the boss, because before and after speaking, they had specially checked the surroundings; at that time, there was no one.

She probably entered one step ahead of those hot-headed kids.

“XX brand mineral water, give me one bottle too,” the woman turned around and said faintly.

Only then did Xu Si discover that this person had a pair of indifferent yet stunningly beautiful eyes; the ordinary white lab coat was worn by her with a sense of uniform temptation.

Her face bore no makeup, yet she looked better than most Omegas who had applied makeup.

Xu Si had only heard of Zhou Yutao’s name and had not seen the real person, so for a moment he did not recognize her.

He was stunned by such beauty for a moment; half a while later, he came back to himself: “Yes, customer; please wait a moment; I will get it for you right away.”

“Right.”

Xu Si was about to leave when Zhou Yutao called him back; she took out a can of Coke that was somewhat deformed from being squeezed: “This too.”

“Oh oh, yes; I will take this to the cash register first; see if you need anything else,” Xu Si took the Coke and said.

Zhou Yutao asked casually: “Mantsing Supermarket; this name is quite good; is there any origin to it?”

Xu Si had no guard up and said directly: “Ah, this name was taken by our boss; the boss’s single name is Man; as for the star, haha, it is the person the boss likes.”

He did not think there was anything that could not be said; after all, it was something many people knew.

When the boss first came to the school, she could not wait to tell everyone that she liked Chen Xing and came for Chen Xing.

Even though just now the boss said she did not like anyone, Xu Si did not take it seriously.

Because last time when the boss sent water to that kid Chen Xing and was rejected, she also lost her temper and said she did not like him anymore; as a result, in just two days, she prepared to go confess to him.

Although now it seemed like she had returned defeated, who knew when she would go after him again; Xu Si did not quite agree with Xu Wu and Xu Liu’s views.

He thought that a person’s sexual orientation would not change easily; no matter how excellent Zhou Yutao was, if she was not the male alpha that the boss liked, what use was it.

“Is that so; then it seems your boss is a sentimental and romantic person,” Zhou Yutao suppressed her darkening eyes; her voice remained unhurried.

“Haha, our boss is indeed quite nice,” Xu Si said with a smile.

He did not realize that the sentimental and romantic in Zhou Yutao’s mouth was actually not a compliment.

After getting the mineral water and paying, Chen Xing suddenly turned his head and glanced at the left shelf.

Was it an illusion; why did he feel like he heard Professor Zhou’s voice?

Zhou Yutao waited until Chen Xing and the others left before taking two bags of chips from behind the shelf and coming out: “Checkout.”

Hiding in the break room and staring blankly at that bottle of perfume, Xu Man involuntarily shivered.

Had she caught a cold?

She blankly rubbed her arm; the sun outside was big; why did she suddenly feel a bit cold.

Xu Man put down the perfume bottle and looked toward the supermarket in front; discovering that Chen Xing had already left, she then walked out of the break room.

So hungry…

The original host had not cared to eat today in order to pursue Chen Xing, and she had walked an afternoon to find the way back, also without eating anything.

Never mind; eating was the priority; whatever male lead or not.

Xu Man found the phone that the original host had forgotten in the supermarket, walked out, and called to Xu Si, Xu Wu, and Xu Liu: “Little Si, Little Wu, Little Liu, what to eat; I will order.”

“Fried chicken.”

“Pizza.”

“Crayfish.”

“And, that seafood place the boss has been ordering from these two days; I think it is not bad.”

Xu Si, Xu Wu, and Xu Liu were not polite at all.

In the past, for training, they had even eaten bugs and raw meat; these so-called junk foods in ordinary people’s mouths were really too delicious; since they could eat them for a period of time, of course they had to eat until they were sick of them.

A subtle smile rose at the corner of Xu Man’s mouth.

She liked all of these.

In the future, it would probably be hard to eat these things again.