After Transmigrating Into a Book, I Was Forced to Play the Role of a Scumbag Alpha (GL) - Chapter 56

Chapter 56

In the neurology department office at Nandu City’s Second Hospital, Guan Ziyu finished her morning work, organizing patient files.

“Dr. Guan, not heading to lunch?” a colleague at the next desk asked, smiling, seeing she wasn’t packing up.

Guan Ziyu snapped back to reality, forced a smile, and said, “Oh, you guys go ahead. I’m not in a rush.”

“Not eager to clock out? Alright, we’re off,” the colleague said, waved to Guan Ziyu, and left the office.

Guan Ziyu leaned back in her chair, pinched her brow. Lately, when idle, she often zoned out. She hadn’t properly talked to Liu Can for over two months. The last time she saw Liu Can was in the community. Driving by, she spotted Liu Can sitting on Aunt Liu’s electric scooter, looking obedient and pitiable. The little girl seemed thinner than before.

Guan Ziyu sighed. With her family’s means, even while working, she could ensure Liu Can’s lifelong comfort. The little girl was usually well-behaved, with good self-care skills. Guan Ziyu felt she could support Liu Can’s future.

These two months dragged like years, especially on weekends, when she felt she’d neglected something crucial.

Her parents were reasonable. If she insisted on Liu Can, would they support her?

Guan Ziyu, irritated, set the files aside, changed clothes, and left the office.

~~

Aunt Liu, lately, drove Liu Can to and from school, bonding with another parent, Chen Yueping, who also chauffeured her child, a blind girl. They discussed their children’s futures, both worried.

“With us adults around, it’s fine now, but later? What’ll the kids do?” Liu Fang sighed, gazing at the school gate.

“Yeah, even the best care facilities, without family watching, might let bullies hurt them. I’m so worried. I just hope my daughter finds a partner to share life with. Then I’d rest easy,” Chen Yueping sighed.

“I think the same, but Little Can has an intellectual disability. Normal people wouldn’t accept her. Pairing her with someone physically disabled feels unfair to her,” Liu Fang said. She noticed Liu Can’s poor state these past two months, speaking less, often hugging her little brown bear in a daze. When asked, Liu Can said she was fine, but Liu Fang had cried secretly many times.

“Sister Liu, my nephew might suit your daughter. He self-studied for a bachelor’s degree, works in our community. He’s good-looking, lost his left calf in a car accident, but with a prosthetic, he looks normal. Want to let the kids meet?” Chen Yueping said eagerly.

Liu Fang shook her head. “Better not. Little Can’s shy. Meeting him would scare her.”

“How about you meet the boy first? If he’s okay, then let the kids have lunch together,” Chen Yueping suggested, smiling.

Liu Fang nodded, desperate for solutions. Liu Can’s silence these months was worrying. A disabled partner might cheer her up, steering her away from someone like Guan Ziyu.

“Alright, thanks for the trouble,” Liu Fang said.

“No trouble. My nephew’s famously honest. If it works, he’ll treat Little Can well,” Chen Yueping said, messaging her nephew.

Liu Fang drove Liu Can home. That evening, Chen Yueping texted, saying she’d bring Liu Fang to meet her nephew tomorrow morning after dropping off Liu Can.

Liu Fang sighed deeply, looking at her daughter, who hugged her bear, lost in thought.

Liu Fang sat beside Liu Can and said, “Little Can, tomorrow Mom’s meeting a boy. If he’s decent, we’ll arrange for you to meet him, okay? You’ve been bottling things up these two months. Stop thinking about Ms. Guan, alright?”

Hearing Ms. Guan’s name, Liu Can’s eyes reddened. She knew her mother cried secretly lately. Not wanting to upset her, Liu Can nodded and said, “Okay.”

Liu Fang relaxed, hugged her daughter.

The next morning, Liu Fang took a day off from Shen Hanzhi, changed, drove Liu Can to school, then followed Chen Yueping to a beverage shop. A polite, bespectacled young man sat by the window. Seeing Chen Yueping and Liu Fang, he stood. “Second Aunt, Auntie, sit. I ordered drinks. Have some.”

Liu Fang eyed the man. He looked gentle, made a good first impression. Named Chen Wenshan, he worked in a nearby community. As Chen Yueping said, he seemed normal.

Liu Fang approved of Chen Wenshan. Chen Yueping suggested the kids meet that afternoon, but Liu Fang, cautious, set it for noon, asking Chen Wenshan to send Liu Can back after lunch. He agreed, smiling.

Liu Fang picked Liu Can from school, told her to get along with the boy. Liu Can nodded mechanically.

“Wenshan, Little Can’s shy. Take care of her and send her back after,” Liu Fang said, worried.

“Don’t worry, Auntie. After lunch, I’ll cab her back,” Chen Wenshan promised, smiling.

Chen Wenshan led Liu Can to a restaurant. Out of Liu Fang’s sight, his gaze scanned Liu Can. He reached for her hand, but she shook him off.

Liu Can glared at Chen Wenshan. “What’re you doing?”

“Ha, pretty alert, huh? Nothing. Didn’t your mom tell you? We’re supposed to date,” Chen Wenshan said, smirking.

Liu Can stepped back, keeping distance. “I don’t get it.”

“Don’t get it? Perfect. I’ll book a private room and teach you,” Chen Wenshan said, his gaze like a venomous snake. Liu Can felt uneasy.

At the restaurant, Chen Wenshan got a two-person private room, ordered a few dishes, and dismissed the waiter.

Liu Can, who’d only dined out with Guan Ziyu, felt uncomfortable with the smiling man.

Before eating, Chen Wenshan slid to Liu Can’s side, reached for her shoulder. “Didn’t expect you to be so pretty, nice figure too. Come, let big brother teach you about love. Give me a kiss.”

Liu Can dodged his arm, but his other hand touched her right cheek. He teased, “Why so shy? Your face is smooth. A dummy like you is lucky I’m interested. If you had my kid, I might consider dating you.”

Chen Wenshan lunged to hug Liu Can. She cried, pushed him, and smashed a plate on his face. He snapped, “Fvck, you dumb b1tch, rejecting me?”

He grabbed her neck. Liu Can, no match for an adult male alpha, kicked desperately.

In the cramped booth, Liu Can’s kicks hit his prosthetic leg, causing pain. He bent to clutch it. Liu Can, with all her strength, hurled plates at him, pushed him down.

“You fucking dead, dumb b1tch. Don’t let me catch you,” Chen Wenshan cursed, covered in food, unhurt but pained at his prosthetic. He’d need to adjust it later.

He released his pheromones, reeking of heavy tobacco.

Liu Can, fighting nausea and weak legs, cried, bolted from the room, ran out of the restaurant, ignoring stares, and fled a block. She crouched in a corner, sobbing.

The man’s stench lingered on her. She leaned on a railing, retching, nearly emptying her stomach, still feeling gross.

She’d obeyed her mother, went to lunch with the man. Why did this happen?

Crouched on the roadside, Liu Can checked her smartwatch. Did her mother not want her, pushing her to someone else?

Confused, Liu Can wondered why her mother did this. She didn’t want to go home, only wanted Guan Ziyu.

She opened her contact list, called Guan Ziyu.

Guan Ziyu, driving from the hospital, saw Liu Can’s call, put on her Bluetooth earpiece, and answered.

Hearing Liu Can’s sobs, Guan Ziyu’s heart raced. She asked, “Little Can? Where are you? What happened? I’m coming.”

“I don’t know, Sister. I don’t recognize this place. I feel awful. Help me,” Liu Can said, crying harder at Guan Ziyu’s voice.

Guan Ziyu calmed herself and said, “Don’t panic. Look around. Ask someone nearby where you are.”

Liu Can, teary, saw a female omega approach, offering help. Liu Can handed over her smartwatch.

“Hello, my sister’s lost. Can you tell me her exact location? I’ll come get her,” Guan Ziyu said.

“She’s on Nanqiao Street, behind Li’s Barbecue. Don’t worry, I’ll stay with her,” the omega said.

“Thanks. I’ll be there in ten minutes,” Guan Ziyu said, keeping the call active, driving to Liu Can.

Ten minutes later, she saw Liu Can by the roadside, looking around, with the omega beside her.

Guan Ziyu parked, ran to Liu Can. Liu Can, seeing her, cried, threw herself into Guan Ziyu’s arms. “Wah, Sister, I’m scared. I feel awful.”

Guan Ziyu’s nose stung from Liu Can’s tears. She thanked the omega, helped Liu Can into the car.

Guan Ziyu gave Liu Can tissues, fastened her seatbelt, noticed another alpha’s strong scent on her, opened the car vents, and asked softly, “Little Can, what happened? Can you tell me?”

“Today, Mom made me eat with a man. He said Mom wanted us to date. At lunch, he sat next to me, tried to hug me, touch my face. He choked me. I fought to escape, Sister. Does Mom not want me? I have no home,” Liu Can said, sobbing in the passenger seat.

Guan Ziyu’s face flushed with anger, wishing she could confront the man.

She took deep breaths, comforted Liu Can. “Don’t be scared. You have me. Let’s go wash up, change clothes.”

Liu Can, clutching tissues, sniffled, glanced at Guan Ziyu, fearing she’d be abandoned too.

Guan Ziyu drove to her small apartment, used for lunch breaks, about ninety square meters.

Off the car, Guan Ziyu held the sobbing Liu Can, one arm around her waist, the other wiping tears with tissues.

“Be good, don’t be scared. I’m here. No one can hurt you,” Guan Ziyu said, stroking Liu Can softly.

Inside the apartment, Liu Can still cried, feeling gross from the tobacco stench and the man’s touch on her cheek.

“Sister, I smell bad. He touched my right cheek. It’s disgusting,” Liu Can said, hugging Guan Ziyu, sobbing.

Guan Ziyu patted Liu Can’s back, soothed softly, “Don’t be scared. We’ll shower. It’ll wash away.”

Guan Ziyu regretted not checking on Liu Can sooner. Thankfully, Liu Can escaped, or she’d blame herself forever.

“Sister, you didn’t visit me. I missed you,” Liu Can said, teary, looking at Guan Ziyu, full of grievance.

Guan Ziyu coaxed softly, “I’m sorry, my fault. I should’ve come sooner. Don’t be mad at Sister, okay?”

“Okay,” Liu Can said, obediently burying her face in Guan Ziyu’s arms.

“Alright, let’s shower. Then sleep, and it’ll be fine,” Guan Ziyu said, gave Liu Can clean clothes, showed her the shower controls. The water was constant-temperature, no adjustments needed.

When Liu Can entered the bathroom, Guan Ziyu’s face hardened. Luckily, it was a restaurant. With an alpha-omega strength gap, if the man took Liu Can home or to a hotel, Guan Ziyu shuddered to think.

She took leave from the hospital, planning to stay with Liu Can, who was shaken.

Meanwhile, Chen Wenshan, helped by restaurant staff, stood, cleaned off food. His temple throbbed, one glasses lens shattered.

Grumpy, he paid the bill, called Liu Fang.

“Little Chen, you brought Liu Can back? I’ll come get her,” Liu Fang said, unaware of events.

Chen Wenshan sneered. “Bring her? She nearly did me in. Watch your dumb daughter. She doused me in soup and ran. I’m cursed. I don’t need compensation. Your idiot daughter deserves to stay dumb.”

Liu Fang froze, her bl00d chilling. The polite man turned vile.

Teary, Liu Fang asked, “What happened? Where’s Little Can? You bastard, did you do something to her?”

“Do something? Pfft, a dummy like her? I’d dirty myself. Cursed,” Chen Wenshan said, hung up, blocked Liu Fang.

Chen Wenshan had two ex-girlfriends, hiding his disability. They dumped him fast. His second aunt often introduced omegas from special schools. At first, he despised intellectually disabled ones, despite his own disability, but later found it amusing—free hookups. The disabled couldn’t explain clearly, and many families, obsessed with face, hushed things up, emboldening him.

Liu Fang panicked, called Chen Yueping, who’d blocked her. Remembering Liu Can’s smartwatch, she called her daughter.

Liu Can, after three rounds of body wash, barely masked the nauseating tobacco smell. Her right cheek and neck were red from scrubbing, yet the stench lingered.

Her watch was on the bathroom sink. Emerging, she grabbed it, saw her mother’s call, eyes reddening. The man was her mother’s choice. Liu Can resented her, ignored the call.

She silenced the watch, cried, resumed showering.

As calls went unanswered, Liu Fang wanted to report it, but police said it was too soon to file. Desperate, she stumbled upstairs, knocked on Shen Hanzhi’s door.

Shen Hanzhi pinched Little Jin’s cheek, opened the door, saw a distraught Liu Fang. “Aunt Liu, what’s wrong?”

“President Shen, please help. Find Little Can. It’s my fault. I trusted someone, thought I found her a lifelong partner. That beast did something to her. He said she ran off, then blocked me. I reported it, but police said it’s too early to file,” Liu Fang said, nearly fainting from tears.

Little Jin, anxious, got off the bed, helped Aunt Liu.

“Aunt Liu, don’t panic. Did you call Little Can?” Shen Hanzhi asked, calming down.

“I called several times. No answer,” Liu Fang said, tears streaming.

“Little Jin, try calling. If no answer, I’ll have people check nearby surveillance. Do you remember where you let the man take Little Can?” Shen Hanzhi asked.

“I remember. At the school gate,” Liu Fang replied.

Shen Hanzhi nodded. If calls failed, she’d send bodyguards to check street by street. Tedious, but they’d find her.

Wen Jin called Liu Can. Liu Can, dressed, about to leave, saw Wen Jin’s call, answered.

“Liu Can, where are you? Are you okay? Aunt Liu’s frantic. Why didn’t you answer?” Wen Jin asked.

Liu Fang, hearing the connection, rushed over. Wen Jin put the phone on speaker. Liu Can’s voice came through.

“I’m at Sister Guan’s. Mom doesn’t want me, gave me to a bad man. He bullied me, choked me. I don’t want Mom. She’s bad,” Liu Can said, crying.

“Little Can, I didn’t abandon you. I’m sorry, my fault. I won’t make you go again. Forgive Mom once, okay? Where are you? I’ll come get you. Don’t be scared,” Liu Fang said, crying into the phone.

“No, I’m not going back. I don’t want Mom. Don’t find me,” Liu Can said.

Guan Ziyu, outside the bathroom, heard Liu Can crying, knocked. “Little Can, what’s wrong? Done showering? Open the door for Sister, okay?”

Liu Can obeyed, opened the door, threw herself into Guan Ziyu’s arms, whimpered softly, looked pitifully at her. “Sister, I don’t want to go back.”

“Okay, if you don’t want to, you don’t have to,” Guan Ziyu said, soothing Liu Can. Hearing Liu Fang’s frantic voice, Guan Ziyu’s face darkened. Liu Can couldn’t handle more stress.

Guan Ziyu knew Liu Fang meant well as a mother, but the harm to Liu Can was real, likely a lasting trauma. Liu Fang’s tearful pleas worsened things. Guan Ziyu’s face hardened, took Liu Can’s smartwatch, and spoke.

“Aunt Liu, you mishandled this. Little Can’s mind is like a six- or seven-year-old’s. You gave her to an adult male alpha. Good thing he took her to a restaurant. If it was a hotel or his home, would tears even help? Stop pressuring her. She doesn’t want to see you. Let her calm down. Do you want to worsen her condition?”

“I’m not forcing her. That’s not what I meant,” Liu Fang said. Raising Liu Can was her life’s hope since she was small. She hadn’t expected Liu Can’s rejection. Knowing she hurt her daughter, Liu Fang collapsed, sobbing.

Guan Ziyu’s chest heaved, despite her composure, unable to stay calm. After a moment, she said softly, “Sorry, but I must say, Little Can doesn’t want to see you. Give her time to recover. I’ll care for her. President Shen, handle Aunt Liu. She’s not well. I’m hanging up.”

“Alright, take care of Liu Can. Don’t worry about the rest,” Shen Hanzhi said, hung up to avoid triggering Liu Can, and helped Wen Jin lift Aunt Liu.

“I didn’t mean for this. She’s my life. I’d never abandon her,” Aunt Liu said, sobbing uncontrollably.

Wen Jin grabbed tissues, wiped Liu Fang’s tears. Shen Hanzhi poured warm water for Aunt Liu.

Shen Hanzhi sat, thought briefly, and asked, “Aunt Liu, do you have that male alpha’s name and photo?”

Liu Fang wiped tears, choked out, “Yes, I do.”

She pulled up a photo on her phone. “This is him. Looks human, acts like a beast. His name’s Chen Wenshan, works in the community near the special school.”

Shen Hanzhi nodded. “Name and photo are enough. This guy’s likely got more dirt. He’s a public servant. My sister can’t be bullied for nothing. He’ll lose his job at least.”

Shen Hanzhi took Liu Fang’s phone, sent Chen Wenshan’s photo to hers, then forwarded it to Zhou Danqing, asking for a quick investigation.

After, Shen Hanzhi comforted, “Aunt Liu, don’t be too sad. Little Can’s just upset now. She’ll come around in a few days. Stay home, wait for my updates. I won’t let Chen Wenshan off.”

Comforted, Liu Fang regained some strength. Hearing her daughter’s rejection had drained her. “Thank you. It’s my fault for trusting too easily. This year went too smoothly. You and Little Jin are so good, I got careless.”

“Bad guys don’t advertise it. Don’t blame yourself too much. Seems Ziyu cares for Little Can. Let them handle their relationship without meddling,” Shen Hanzhi said.

She added, “I don’t mean to criticize, but emotions are complex. Little Can called Ziyu, not me or Little Jin, when in danger. She trusts and values Ziyu deeply. Ziyu’s responsible. You’ve seen her character this year. Maybe they could work out. Let’s not interfere.”

Liu Fang sighed, nodded. “Guess that’s all we can do.”