The Black Lotus Wife Forces Me to Pretend to Be an Omega. - Chapter 46

Luo Xiaoxiao was nearly frightened out of her wits by Li Fanshuang’s condition. What on earth was going on?

“Are you feeling unwell?” Luo Xiaoxiao stepped forward and placed her cool hand on Li Fanshuang’s forehead, only to jerk it back from the scorching heat.

Li Fanshuang clenched her teeth. She knew her heat cycle had arrived early, but she hadn’t expected it to be so sudden.

Her entire body felt weak, and she swallowed with difficulty, her voice softening into a plea. “Xiaoxiao, help me… I feel terrible.”

Luo Xiaoxiao froze. What was happening?

An indescribable unease rose in her chest. “Don’t worry, I’ll take you to the hospital right now.”

“No!” Li Fanshuang grabbed her collar, her gaze burning yet pitiful. “I can’t go to the hospital. You really don’t know, do you?”

Luo Xiaoxiao gulped nervously. The way Li Fanshuang was looking at her—like a wife catching her partner cheating—sent a shiver down her spine.

Have I ever done something that terrible?

She forced herself to stay calm. “Just tell me how I can help. If you’re this unwell, why won’t you go to the hospital?”

How can someone be so stubborn about avoiding medical help?

Then again, Luo Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly. From the moment they’d met, she’d known Li Fanshuang was the type who refused to see doctors.

“I won’t go,” Li Fanshuang insisted, her tone soft but firm.

Luo Xiaoxiao relented. “Fine, fine. Whatever you say.”

“Go! There’s something in the bathroom drawer—bring it to me!”

Li Fanshuang bit her tongue hard. She didn’t want anything to happen between them under such unclear circumstances.

Luo Xiaoxiao blinked, then hurried to the bathroom.

When she opened the drawer, she found three syringes. The sight sent a chill down her spine.

Is this even legal?

She picked one up and examined it. The label was entirely in English—except for one word she recognized: “Omega.”

Uneasy, she snapped a quick photo. If Li Fanshuang didn’t improve after using this, at least she could show the doctor what had been administered.

Returning with the syringe, Luo Xiaoxiao waved it in front of Li Fanshuang.

“Is this what you meant?”

Li Fanshuang’s face flushed as she stared at the inhibitor in Luo Xiaoxiao’s hand.

She knows now.

“…Yes,” she whispered, pulling down her collar to expose her scent gland.

“Help me inject it.”

Closing her eyes in resignation, Li Fanshuang braced herself. Her lie had been exposed—how would Luo Xiaoxiao react?

Would she think I’m deceitful?

A bitter smile tugged at her lips. Probably.

But what Li Fanshuang never expected was that Luo Xiaoxiao—who had scored a measly 2 points in English—had no idea what the words on the syringe meant.

And as someone not from this region, she had never even seen an Omega’s scent gland before.

Luo Xiaoxiao looked at Li Fanshuang’s scent gland with some suspicion. Why was it different from hers?

As an Alpha, Luo Xiaoxiao’s scent gland on the back of her neck was tiny and usually unnoticeable—almost invisible.

But Li Fanshuang’s appeared pink and tender, about the size of a coin. It seemed she really was just a weak Alpha with an underdeveloped gland.

After the injection, Li Fanshuang’s frighteningly high temperature subsided.

Silence fell between them.

Li Fanshuang bit her lip, not daring to meet Luo Xiaoxiao’s gaze. She feared seeing accusatory eyes, especially since she’d hidden more than just this from her.

“You… know everything now?” Li Fanshuang finally murmured.

Luo Xiaoxiao blinked at the bowed head across from her, confused. What was she supposed to know?

Receiving no reply, Li Fanshuang grew certain—Luo Xiaoxiao must be furious.

Resigned, she nodded. Whether the truth came sooner or later, she might as well face it bravely now.

But when she looked up, Luo Xiaoxiao’s expression wasn’t what she’d imagined at all.

Why did she look so puzzled?

“You…” Li Fanshuang hesitated. This reaction didn’t seem like someone who’d discovered the truth.

“Ah?” Luo Xiaoxiao responded. “Are you feeling better?”

Afraid she’d failed some unspoken expectation, Luo Xiaoxiao quickly changed the subject.

Li Fanshuang frowned slightly. Could she genuinely not know what that injection was?

“Do you realize what you just injected me with?”

What? Luo Xiaoxiao’s heart skipped a beat. Had she used something forbidden?

Her mind raced with public service announcements and celebrity scandals. Had Li Fanshuang been using… that kind of substance?

“You need to stay on the right path!” Luo Xiaoxiao’s voice rose in alarm. The novel never mentioned any criminal record for Li Fanshuang!

Was this a recent development?

“Listen, even though you’re thirty, that’s still young! You can’t throw your life away like this!”

Li Fanshuang facepalmed internally. Had this idiot misunderstood completely?

“Professor Luo,” she teased, eyes glistening with feigned vulnerability, “you wouldn’t report me, would you?”

Luo Xiaoxiao looked devastated. Moving closer, she whispered urgently, “This is a capital offense! How could you do something like this?”

Li Fanshuang couldn’t help laughing. “Relax. Didn’t you fetch my medication? Didn’t you read the label?”

“I…” Luo Xiaoxiao swallowed her words. Admitting she couldn’t read English might invite mockery.

Her expression turned stern. “I didn’t look closely. Just glimpsed something about ‘Omega’… Li Fanshuang, don’t tell me you—”

Oh no.

Alarms blared in Li Fanshuang’s mind. Luo Xiaoxiao had seen it after all.

“I’m sorry,” she muttered, already planning her apology.

Luo Xiaoxiao waved a hand dismissively. “Honestly! A grown woman secretly buying Omega pheromones—how ridiculous!”

Li Fanshuang: “…So my wife is a silly wife?”

Fortunately, she didn’t voice all her thoughts aloud.

“Mmm.” Li Fanshuang lowered her head, relieved that her identity hadn’t been exposed yet. She truly wasn’t ready to explain everything to Luo Xiaoxiao.

Seeing her go quiet, Luo Xiaoxiao assumed Li Fanshuang was exhausted and coaxed her to sleep with a few gentle words.

Li Fanshuang shook her head. “I haven’t washed up yet. You go ahead and sleep.”

With that, she left, taking the bedroom trash with her as she went.

“So diligent?” Luo Xiaoxiao was puzzled. Wasn’t there only that syringe in the trash earlier?

Something wasn’t right—this felt really off. If it were something like an Omega’s pheromones, why would Li Fanshuang need to take it away?

Luo Xiaoxiao’s mind raced. What if it was something that shouldn’t be injected at all?

“Good thing I took a photo!”

She pulled out her phone and posted the picture she had just taken online.

–

In the bathroom, Li Fanshuang stared at her reflection in the mirror. After her heat had subsided, only exhaustion remained on her face.

“Ah…” She sighed, pressing a hand to her forehead, unsure of what to do.

Ding-dong—

A Weibo notification. Luo Xiaoxiao had posted something?

A sense of foreboding struck Li Fanshuang. She unlocked her phone.

Is this a banned substance? PS: Image

Her heart sank. Comments were already pouring in.

She knew her secret couldn’t stay hidden any longer.

–

Luo Xiaoxiao gaped at the information on her phone. How could this possibly be an Omega suppressant?

The reason she had never doubted Li Fanshuang’s gender all this time was because the book had clearly stated Li Fanshuang was an Alpha. So what was going on now?

Wait!

Her thoughts circled back to the book as she began analyzing the inconsistencies.

In the book, Li Fanshuang had ended up with an Alpha, while the original protagonist’s surface identity was an Omega…

Li Fanshuang had remained single for so long—why had she suddenly decided to marry?

To hide her identity!

Luo Xiaoxiao clapped her hands. Now everything made sense, including why she had ended up with an Alpha.

But if Li Fanshuang found out that Luo Xiaoxiao knew such a closely guarded secret…

Nervously biting her fingernails, Luo Xiaoxiao felt her earlier calm evaporate. She had been fine when she thought Li Fanshuang was an Alpha.

But now that she knew the truth, her heart refused to settle.

In her world, there was a saying: “Men and women should maintain boundaries.” Here, the relationship between Alphas and Omegas was just as sensitive. The fact that she and Li Fanshuang had been sharing a bed every night was…

Ugh!

Luo Xiaoxiao was at a loss.

Li Fanshuang would be back any minute now.

“You’re the worst!” she scolded herself. The thought of Li Fanshuang seeing her as an Omega made her furious.

All this time, she had assumed Li Fanshuang was the shady Alpha with ulterior motives!

Turns out, she was the shady one!

What should she do? Maybe she should suggest sleeping on the couch?

No—Li Fanshuang was too sharp. She’d see right through that.

“Xiaoxiao?”

Li Fanshuang returned to find Luo Xiaoxiao pacing alone in the room. What was going on here?

Hearing Li Fanshuang’s voice, Luo Xiaoxiao stiffened. “What’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong with you?” Li Fanshuang asked suspiciously. “You look preoccupied.”

Luo Xiaoxiao hemmed and hawed without giving a clear answer. “Let’s just go to sleep.”

“Didn’t we agree you’d help me rehearse my lines?” Li Fanshuang smiled, realizing this wasn’t going as she’d expected. The person she liked was truly adorable.

Clearly, after discovering her identity but thinking Li Fanshuang remained unaware, Luo Xiaoxiao was now extremely nervous.

With this thought, Li Fanshuang took two steps forward, quickly closing the distance between them. Her face loomed large in Luo Xiaoxiao’s vision.

“Zhiyu, let me explain—”

Seeing this, Luo Xiaoxiao couldn’t possibly get into character as Zhiyu. In her panic, she pushed Li Fanshuang away.

“Ouch!”

Li Fanshuang fell onto the bed with a soft thud, her nightgown riding up to reveal slender, pale thighs.

Luo Xiaoxiao immediately turned away, clasping her hands together. Amitabha! Form is emptiness, emptiness is form!

With strong willpower, she could resist this.

“Xiaoxiao, you hurt me.”

Li Fanshuang’s words sent an electric current through Luo Xiaoxiao’s body, an indescribable itch starting from her tailbone and crawling up her spine to the nape of her neck.

Luo Xiaoxiao didn’t dare turn around. “I… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. I wasn’t in character yet, and you startled me.”

“Oh?” Li Fanshuang’s voice carried a teasing lilt that distracted Luo Xiaoxiao completely.

She desperately tried to divert her attention, but her mind kept replaying the image of Li Fanshuang falling.

This was bad! Ever since learning Li Fanshuang was an Omega, Luo Xiaoxiao felt herself losing control.

As a fine young woman of the new century, how could she be bewitched by this vixen?

“Fine then. If you can’t get into character, let’s just sleep.” Li Fanshuang bit her lip slightly, her voice tinged with faint grievance.

Luo Xiaoxiao’s heart skipped a beat. When she looked up, she saw Li Fanshuang’s current expression—she looked vulnerable, almost… easy to bully.

The groundhog in Luo Xiaoxiao’s heart began screaming!

Ahhh!

How could this be!?

She was supposed to be a good person—how could she have such thoughts about Li Fanshuang?

Stay calm, stay calm!

Seeing Luo Xiaoxiao frozen, Li Fanshuang dropped her teasing act. “No more jokes. I’m going to sleep.”

With that, she shifted to the other side of the bed and lay down.

Luo Xiaoxiao sighed in relief. Thank goodness.

Otherwise, she really wouldn’t have known what to do.

Turning off the light, Luo Xiaoxiao lay down beside Li Fanshuang, still fully dressed.

“Wife?”

When Li Fanshuang didn’t respond, Luo Xiaoxiao finally relaxed. Asleep was good.

She turned slightly to gaze at Li Fanshuang’s back, thinking about the original host’s deception and her own feelings.

If the other was an Omega, she needed to be more careful about their interactions.

In this era, Omegas were like the vulnerable girls from her previous world—a disadvantaged group.

Luo Xiaoxiao resolved to be more mindful of maintaining proper distance from Li Fanshuang in the future.

Beside her, Li Fanshuang slowly opened her eyes. What was this fool doing?

Not sleeping in the middle of the night?

Did she want to do something?

Why wasn’t she making a move? Surely she didn’t expect me to take the initiative again?

Tsk. Li Fanshuang calculated in her mind—she still had a few days left in her heat cycle. There should still be time.

–

Jincheng Central Hospital, Lu Chenfeng’s office.

“So Li Fanshuang still hasn’t succeeded?” Yuan Zhiqing’s lips curled in mockery.

Lu Chenfeng smiled. “Her moral standards are too high. Plus, she’s been having some… mental issues recently.”

“Oh?” Yuan Zhiqing’s eyes lit up. Could this be blackmail material she could sell for profit?

Lu Chenfeng recognized that sly expression immediately. She raised a hand. “Don’t even think about it. Have you ever heard of any scandals involving Li Fanshuang in all her years in the industry?”

Yuan Zhiqing inhaled sharply. Now that Lu Chenfeng mentioned it, Li Fanshuang’s record was spotless.

“Why is that?”

Lu Chenfeng shrugged, flipping through medical records without looking up. “Do you really think Li Fanshuang’s family isn’t watching over her?”

“Her family?” Yuan Zhiqing frowned. Wasn’t Li Fanshuang from an ordinary background… “Wait, what do her parents do?”

Lu Chenfeng’s smile widened. Such a naive fool. She snapped the file shut. “She’s from the Li family in the capital. Care to guess how you miraculously ended up at this hospital back then?”

The implication was clear. Yuan Zhiqing paled—if she’d offended the Li family, she’d have disappeared without a trace.

“So that time I…”

Lu Chenfeng crossed her arms, amused. “What do you think?”

Grateful, Yuan Zhiqing grabbed her hand. “Thank you, Dr. Lu! Between your exhausting shifts and… servicing me at night, I—”

“Enough.” Lu Chenfeng pinched her lips shut. If she couldn’t speak properly, she shouldn’t speak at all.

Yuan Zhiqing blinked mischievously, nipping Lu Chenfeng’s fingertip.

Darkness swirled in Lu Chenfeng’s pupils, danger gathering in their depths.

Unfazed, Yuan Zhiqing traced the pad of her finger with a teasing tongue.

Lu Chenfeng seized her jaw, barely containing the storm in her eyes. “What are you doing?”

“What do you think, Dr. Lu?” Yuan Zhiqing purred. “Care to examine me further? Think you can handle three?”

The challenge ignited Lu Chenfeng. She locked the breakroom door, killed the lights, and dragged Yuan Zhiqing into another round of invasive “checkups.”

“You asked for this.”

–

After the frenzy, Yuan Zhiqing lay bound across the desk, surrendering through tears of overstimulation.

“Dr. Lu… I can’t take anymore.”

Damn it—even her pleas sounded like coquettish whimpers now. She bit her tongue in frustration. Too late.

Predictably, Lu Chenfeng showed no mercy.

Before Yuan Zhiqing could beg properly, Lu Chenfeng’s phone rang.

Beep Beep beep—

Lu Chenfeng had no intention of answering the call at all.

Yuan Zhiqing grew slightly panicked, her voice urgent. “Your phone is ringing…”

Before she could finish speaking, the call ended.

Lu Chenfeng, “It stopped.”

Yuan Zhiqing cursed inwardly—whoever was calling, couldn’t they be more persistent?

As if hearing her thoughts, Lu Chenfeng’s phone rang again.

This time, Lu Chenfeng picked up.

Yuan Zhiqing moved downward again, mentally cursing Lu Chenfeng for being inhuman. The cool surface of the desk sent a shiver through her.

Watching this, Lu Chenfeng felt a surge of heat and leaned closer to whisper in her ear, “You only need one hand to answer the phone.”

Yuan Zhiqing’s gaze grew hazy.

“Hello? What’s up?” Lu Chenfeng’s tone was perfectly normal—no one on the other end could guess what she was doing right now.

Suddenly inspired, the dazed Omega unleashed another downpour.

Lu Chenfeng narrowed her eyes slightly, her breathing growing ragged from the intense aerobic activity.

She lowered her head and captured Yuan Zhiqing’s lips.

The sound of wet kisses filled the air, causing the person on the other end of the call to pause momentarily, sensing something odd about the noises coming from Lu Chenfeng’s side.

After only a brief hesitation, the caller continued:

“We’ve discovered that the head of the Lu family is currently selecting a husband for their young lady. Given the Lu family’s formidable influence, they’re not even considering arranged marriages.”

“And the Lu family has stated that any eligible man can participate. Boss, what should we do?”

Smack—

The sound of kissing grew more fervent.

“Young Mistress? Is everything alright over there?”

After a long pause, Lu Chenfeng’s slightly breathless voice finally responded through the receiver.

“I’m fine, just exercising. Sorry about that.”

Hearing this, the caller seemed reassured.

“Tell Li Fanshuang and Zhu Yuxin about this. Let them figure it out—and make it clear that I can help, but not for free.”

With that, Lu Chenfeng hung up.

She tossed her phone casually, watching as it traced a graceful arc through the air before landing perfectly on the sofa.

“What were you doing just now? Hmm?” Lu Chenfeng asked.

A pouting Yuan Zhiqing kissed her fingertips.

“Looking for trouble?” Lu Chenfeng snorted.

Yuan Zhiqing whimpered softly. “Can you really… not smell my pheromones at all?”

At this, Lu Chenfeng’s expression darkened—this was her sore spot. She was a Beta, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t detect an Omega’s scent.

The Lu family’s circumstances were complicated. She had been sabotaged during her differentiation, resulting in her becoming a Beta.

The pain in her eyes stung Yuan Zhiqing, who nuzzled against her more submissively.

“Just try it~ Take a bite.”

“In your dreams!”

Lu Chenfeng’s adrenaline spiked.

Yuan Zhiqing never expected to be taken on such a wild ride under these circumstances—within minutes, she had completely surrendered.

A peach-scented rainstorm drenched Lu Chenfeng’s private lounge, its sweet fragrance soaking her sleeves.

Like a curious child, she licked her hand and leaned close to the exhausted Omega’s ear. “Peach flavor… so sweet.”

Yuan Zhiqing weakly raised her bound hands. “Untie me… I’m dying.”

“Weren’t you so bold earlier?”

“I can’t take it anymore!”

Lu Chenfeng didn’t push her further and released the restraints.

Yuan Zhiqing straightened her clothes and slumped listlessly on the sofa. How could she have known Dr. Lu was such a perverted person?

Just like last time, and now this time too.

However…

Yuan Zhiqing still felt unsatisfied; the dopamine-fueled excitement in her brain hadn’t subsided so quickly. Though exhausted, she had to admit—she loved this feeling.

Lu Chenfeng’s mood had flickered strangely for a moment earlier. Could her suspicion be correct? Was he originally supposed to be an Alpha?

No ordinary Beta would have this much energy.

“What are you thinking about?” Lu Chenfeng ruffled her hair.

Yuan Zhiqing startled like a frightened deer, sitting bolt upright. “Have mercy on me.”

“What’s on your mind? We need to get to work soon.”

Lu Chenfeng checked his wristwatch—they’d fooled around long enough.

“What did that phone call mean earlier? Is the Lu family’s young lady being forced into marriage?”

Lu Chenfeng hummed in affirmation, leaning back against the sofa. “Her father’s extremely controlling. Zhu Yuxin will have her hands full now.”

Lu Yu’s face surfaced in Yuan Zhiqing’s mind. “How could a pampered young mistress tolerate such arrangements?”

“What choice does she have? That’s her father. Without obeying him, how would she survive?”

Yuan Zhiqing arched an eyebrow. “A girl like that won’t compromise. Do you really think her father will succeed?”

“From your tone, you seem certain Old Yu will fail?” Lu Chenfeng wondered where her confidence came from.

He knew a thing or two about the Lu family of Hucheng. Old Yu was iron-willed, with Lu Yu as his only child who showed no interest in managing the company. Hence his plan to find a controllable son-in-law.

Moreover, Old Yu was rigidly traditional—insisting Lu Yu marry a man.

In Lu Chenfeng’s view, without the Lu family, Lu Yu was nothing. The Zhu family wasn’t yet under Zhu Yuxin’s full control either; she couldn’t offer Lu Yu assistance. This marriage would proceed as Old Yu dictated.

Yuan Zhiqing spread her hands, shaking her head at Lu Chenfeng. “Doctor Lu, you don’t understand Omegas.”

“Huh?” Lu Chenfeng paused, confused by her meaning.

With a raised brow, Yuan Zhiqing continued, “Omegas are deeply emotional creatures. Otherwise, why would your friend Li Fanshuang resort to so many schemes dealing with her own wife?”

–

Little did Li Fanshuang know Yuan Zhiqing described her this way behind her back.

Currently, she was preoccupied, turning to Chen Yu beside her. “Can we postpone filming the kissing scene?”

Luo Xiaoxiao still hadn’t returned…