After The Mission Failed, The Scumbag Alpha Ran Away - Chapter 11

11: Your Highness, Rut Period

The emperor granted Jiang Youbai a few days off, kindly advising her: “Youbai, take advantage of these days to carefully pick a good Omega. Marriage is a major life event; you should choose someone perfect in every way.”

Jiang Youbai seized the opportunity to ask for more leave: “Your Majesty, how about a few more days off?”

The emperor was happy to play the role of a caring uncle at this moment and thoughtfully granted Jiang Youbai ten days off.

Jiang Youbai rested at home for a day.

The system routinely began urging Jiang Youbai to actively complete her tasks: “Host, time is tight. Please complete the task before the antagonist falls in love with the protagonist.”

Jiang Youbai opened her terminal to check her messages. Lou Huaiche ’s message was at the top: “Your Highness, my rut period is coming soon. Take a look at your schedule these next few days and find a time to resolve this?”

The second message was from Chi Ruo: “Jiang Youbai, I know you’re on leave. Stop playing dead. Make up for the work I helped you with the past few days. The Prime Minister still wants to arrange a marriage with you. Find some time to deal with it. If not, just sacrifice yourself—this is the fate of noble Alphas.”

Jiang Youbai exited, clicked back in, exited again, then clicked back in.

She sent Chi Ruo a message: “Sigh.”

“What are you sighing about?”

“Feels like I’m doing three jobs for one salary.”

Chi Ruo sent a string of ellipses: “…”

Chi Ruo: “I don’t even get paid for the work I do for you.”

Jiang Youbai closed her chat window, pretending not to see it, and continued with a melancholic sigh.

The vacation was precious, but the matters at hand were urgent. Jiang Youbai had to pull herself together to deal with them.

The thing she most wanted to avoid was the temporary marking with Lou Huaiche . Just thinking about Lou Huaiche made her fragile glands burn with pain.

When Chi Ruo heard about it, she gave a succinct evaluation: “Pavlov’s dog, huh.”

Jiang Youbai exchanged a few teasing words with Chi Ruo, then dragged herself out of bed. After washing up and getting dressed, she had the Prince’s Residence driver take her to the agreed-upon meeting spot with Lou Huaiche .

Surveillance and dynamic monitoring were ubiquitous throughout the imperial capital. Although it hadn’t yet reached the point of real-time monitoring for every individual, it was still something the nobility of the capital greatly feared.

There were also long-standing rumors in the capital that the old emperor had a highly trained, omnipotent special ops team, with undercover agents embedded among many nobles to gather intelligence for him.

The old emperor might not have such a team, but having informants was a given.

Thus, the nobility of the capital, leveraging their positions, went through many intermediaries to establish several high-end, members-only venues, ensuring they had a safe place to discuss critical or shady matters when needed.

Mutual distrust ran deep, so each faction had one or two such fronts.

The old emperor turned a blind eye because these venues were built through legal procedures, and he couldn’t interfere too much.

The place Jiang Youbai and Lou Huaiche agreed to meet was a high-end restaurant under the Chi family’s name.

Lou Huaiche hadn’t arrived yet, so Jiang Youbai planned to wait for her in the private room. Just as she reached the second floor, she ran into Jiang Qingxian.

The weather in late spring was still a bit chilly. Jiang Qingxian wore a beige knit dress, her head topped with a messy yet adorable mop of curly hair. She was slender, with a gentle and approachable demeanor, looking like a kind and caring girl-next-door.

When the two crossed paths, Jiang Qingxian smiled and asked, “What brings you here, cousin?”

Jiang Youbai replied, “I have an appointment.”

She felt a flicker of doubt. This was the Chi family’s property. Although she and Jiang Qingxian had no overt conflicts at the moment, they were still competitors. Why would Jiang Qingxian come to the Chi family’s turf?

Wasn’t this like a lamb walking into a slaughterhouse?