After Marking the Villain Professor (ABO, GL) - Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Without a trace of emotion, it was a forceful bite.

A sharp pain shot through Qi Lin’s lips, leaving her momentarily stunned.

From the moment she could remember, no one around her had ever been as shameless as Tan Juan. That’s why she despised Omegas.

When she realized what had happened, a murderous intent flared in Qi Lin toward the woman who dared to bite her.

She raised her hand and gripped Tan Juan’s fragile neck.

With just a twist, this woman would die like those who had dared to disrespect her in the past.

But for some reason, when Qi Lin’s hand rested on Tan Juan’s neck, she hesitated.

In that moment of hesitation, something soft brushed over the wound on her lips, and her mind reeled as if struck. Qi Lin froze.

This Omega had already licked her hand before, and now she dared to…

How could she?

The thought of another person’s saliva on her lips made Qi Lin even more irritated. This annoying Omega should just die.

Taking a deep breath, Qi Lin steeled herself and began to tighten her grip.

Tan Juan looked up at her, tears welling in her eyes. “Don’t… don’t kill me, pretty sister, I…”

Clearly, she was in pain.

The pain left her words incoherent.

Qi Lin: “…”

Damn Omega. She shouldn’t have let her live from the start.

And now, somehow… she couldn’t quite bring herself to do it.

Qi Lin’s grip on Tan Juan’s neck loosened slightly, and Tan Juan quietly let out a breath.

She was terrified, nearly killed by Qi Lin.

She’d better stay far away from this lunatic in the future.

It was all because of Manman’s girlfriend. If she hadn’t made them stay in the same car, they wouldn’t have ended up at odds like this.

Fang Lingyun’s luck wasn’t bad. Her differentiation phase lasted only about ten minutes, and by now, her pheromones had started to settle. The mango scent in the car wasn’t as overpowering as before.

Looking at Wang Kang, whose face was bruised and swollen beside her, Fang Lingyun was bewildered. “What just happened? Am I okay now?”

“Oh, I differentiated into an Alpha?”

Fang Lingyun was initially thrilled, but gradually, as she recalled the things she did under the influence of her pheromones during the early differentiation, her face stiffened.

Good heavens, she had wanted to bite Professor Zhou—the very Professor Zhou who saved her.

And the injuries on Wang Kang’s face—did she do that?

Meeting Wang Kang’s resentful glare, Fang Lingyun instinctively shrank back.

Well, it seemed she had offended a lot of people this time…

As Fang Lingyun stopped releasing such intense Alpha pheromones, their effect on Tan Juan lessened, and her rationality gradually returned.

The moment she came to her senses, she realized she had bitten the lips of Qi Lin, the villain. The killing intent in Qi Lin’s eyes nearly scared her to death.

Luckily, she was quick-witted enough to placate her by licking Qi Lin’s wounded lip, diverting her attention.

That was close—too close. She survived again.

In the apocalypse, staying alive was no easy feat.

This time was even more dangerous than when she first learned she had transmigrated into this book.

To protect the female lead, her hope of returning, she had sacrificed so much. Fang Lingyun owed her big time.

Having just escaped death, the ever-optimistic Tan Juan started thinking about random things, her gaze quietly shifting toward Fang Lingyun.

Fang Lingyun gave her an awkward smile, silently mouthing an apology.

Their subtle exchange made Qi Lin’s anger flare even more, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Tan Juan’s neck again.

But the killing intent from before was gone, so her hold wasn’t as harsh.

Still, Tan Juan’s face quickly paled, and she didn’t dare look around anymore. “Pretty sister, spare me! I didn’t mean to bite you.”

She totally meant it.

Xu Man and Zhou Yutao stepped out of the bathroom and were greeted by this scene.

Without thinking, Xu Man blurted out, “Qi Lin, stop it!”

Someone had come to her rescue, and Tan Juan immediately wailed, “Manman, sob, Manman, save me! Qi Lin’s not human—she wants to kill me!”

All thunder, no rain.

Her cries were loud, but not a single tear fell. Her eyes were still red from earlier crying, though, and since Tan Juan was a delicate and beautiful Omega, she did look like she’d been bullied.

Even Xu Man, her former roommate, was fooled. “Qi Lin, Big Banana is my friend. I don’t care if you two bicker usually, but if you really lay a hand on her, I can only say you’re not welcome here.”

Zhou Yutao gave Qi Lin a meaningful look and subtly pinched Xu Man’s waist. “Boss Xu is so bold now, protecting another Omega right in front of me.”

Xu Man’s eyes flickered, nearly breaking character. She whispered, pleading, “Sister, Big Banana really is my friend. I can’t just watch her die at Qi Lin’s hands.”

Big Banana had to be saved, Omega or not.

Zhou Yutao chuckled and tilted her head. “Qi Lin, no killing on my turf.”

Qi Lin inhaled sharply, then again, before letting out a cold laugh. She forcefully shoved Tan Juan away.

Then, as if she’d touched something filthy, she disdainfully grabbed a tissue from a nearby counter, wiping her lips first, then her hands.

Only then did Xu Man notice that Qi Lin’s lips were actually bitten.

“Big Banana, did you provoke Qi Lin first?”

It wasn’t an unreasonable question—Miss Big Banana had a history.

Tan Juan stumbled over to Xu Man and hid behind her.

“She’s not exactly a saint—why would I provoke her?”

Her tone carried more than a hint of guilt.

Now Xu Man understood. “The wound on her lips—you did that?”

“Tell the truth, or I’ll hand you over to Qi Lin.”

Tan Juan, who had planned to pin the blame on Qi Lin biting herself, could only answer honestly. “Yes, but I had no choice. I was influenced by Fang Lingyun’s pheromones, and my mind got all muddled. It’s not my fault.”

“She really wanted to kill me just now. If I weren’t so quick-witted, Manman, you’d be looking at my corpse right now. Maybe that pervert Qi Lin would’ve even dismembered me on the spot.”

The more she spoke, the more outrageous it got.

The more Xu Man listened, the less reliable her friend seemed.

Xu Man: “…Are you sure?”

If she survived, it looked like Qi Lin hadn’t actually intended to kill Big Banana.

It seemed more like Big Banana had screwed her over.

What a waste of Xu Man risking Zhou Yutao’s ire to help her.

With Big Banana around, even Qi Lin, the villain, seemed a bit pitiable.

For a moment, Xu Man didn’t know what to say. When she remembered something else, she realized Zhou Yutao, who had been standing beside her, was now heading toward Fang Lingyun.

And she was checking Fang Lingyun’s glands.

The female lead was now an Alpha, and she had a history of harassing Zhou Yutao.

Xu Man instantly lost interest in dealing with Tan Juan’s mess. As long as she was alive, that was enough.

Clutching her suddenly heavy heart, Xu Man quickly walked to Zhou Yutao’s side.

“Miss Fang, how do you feel?”

Zhou Yutao put on gloves, intending to touch Fang Lingyun’s nape.

Fang Lingyun’s face flushed, and she instinctively shrank back. “I feel okay. Thank you, Professor Zhou, and… I’m sorry…”

She was ashamed of her earlier actions.

“It’s fine. That’s normal in the early differentiation phase.”

“Your case is especially rare, using an unfinished potion, so it’s normal for your reactions to be stronger than most.”

Zhou Yutao didn’t hold Fang Lingyun’s earlier behavior against her. Instead, she stared intently at her glands. “If you have any issues going forward, let me know right away.”

To her, Fang Lingyun was like a test subject.

Zhou Yutao always had extra patience for test subjects.

Having read the novel, Xu Man knew this well. That’s why, before she and Zhou Yutao were officially together, she had been so upset about Liu Ming, the zombie virus immune carrier.

Now that they were together, Xu Man still found herself unhappy.

Her girlfriend was paying attention to another Alpha without even noticing her own discomfort.

Fine, Xu Man sort of understood why Zhou Yutao didn’t want her interacting with other Omegas.

“Okay, Professor Zhou.”

“I’m fine now, so you don’t need to worry about me.”

Fang Lingyun clearly sensed Xu Man’s uneasy gaze. After answering, she covered her glands with her hair, consciously avoiding too much contact with Zhou Yutao.

There was no rush to study the Alpha-Omega conversion potion. Zhou Yutao stopped looking at Fang Lingyun and shifted her gaze outside.

Without the lure of pheromones, the zombies outside lost their target. Perhaps they found other living people, as they gradually left the RV.

The danger was over for now.

Zhou Yutao: “We don’t have much time. Xu Er, tell everyone to eat quickly and get ready to move.”

“Oh, and have Wang Kang and his people take the lead.”

Xu Er immediately grabbed Wang Kang from the corner and headed for the door.

“No, I’m not going!”

“Who knows if it’s safe out there?”

“My people can go ahead, but I want to stay in the same car as Xiao Man.”

“Xiao Man, save me!”

Wang Kang shouted and whined, but no one paid attention to him.

In the end, Xu Er dragged him out of the car. A lingering zombie lunged at Wang Kang with its gaping maw, only for Xu Er to slice its head off in one swing.

Facing life and death, Wang Kang broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing that Xu Man ignored him, he finally learned to shut up.

Most of the zombies outside had left, with only a few stragglers wandering near the car, quickly dealt with by the group.

Seeing it was temporarily safe, Fang Lingyun tactfully said, “I’ll go outside and see if there’s anything I can help with.”

“I’m coming too.”

Without thinking, Tan Juan followed Fang Lingyun out.

She had a feeling that ever since she bit Qi Lin, the pervert kept staring at her mouth, making her uneasy.

Lately, Zhou Yutao and Qi Lin had been busy researching the zombie virus together. She’d better not get in their way.

Once they left, Xu Man said to Zhou Yutao, “I made some food for you, Sister, but it’s not good anymore. Let me make you something fresh.”

The mango smoothie she’d made had melted, and the beer chicken had gone cold.

Zhou Yutao shook her head and picked up the bowl of mango smoothie. “This is fine.”

There wasn’t time, and she didn’t want to waste food or Xu Man’s efforts.

Xu Man: “Then I’ll heat up the beer chicken for you.”

Zhou Yutao nodded and sat on the sofa. While Xu Man went to heat the dish, she beckoned to Qi Lin, who had been glowering. “Want to talk?”

Qi Lin’s face darkened further, but she walked over and sat down. “What do you want to say?”

She thought Zhou Yutao was going to mock her about what happened.

Instead, Zhou Yutao asked with utmost seriousness, “What’s your take on the zombie virus and Liu Ming, the immune carrier?”