The Pitiful One Transmigrated into a Wealthy Family's Live-in Alpha (GL) - Chapter 8

Having a child?

Jing Ye had just caught those three words, but before she could react, Jiang Sixian had already unceremoniously shot back.

“I don’t think you need to worry about our family matters. You should worry about your own.”

Jiang Sixian hung up the phone. Jing Ye had a rough idea of who was on the other end, and after a moment’s hesitation, she cautiously asked, “Your brother?”

Jiang Sixian gave a low “mm,” her face a picture of displeasure.

It was no wonder Jiang Sixian had a bad attitude. In the original plot, her brother was the one who was responsible for half of her misery. The other half, of course, was the original owner.

Jiang Sixian’s brother was named Jiang Qixin. He was her cousin, the son of her father’s older brother. Jiang Sixian’s father was the second son, while Jiang Qixin’s father was the first, with a third son also in the family. The family structure was complex, a typical convoluted wealthy family. The Jiang family patriarch had started from scratch and now held a high position in the business world, but he was starting to hand over power to the next generation. For some reason, his children were mostly mediocre Alphas and Omegas. It was only among his grandchildren that two extraordinary individuals, Jiang Qixin and Jiang Sixian, emerged. Jiang Sixian, as an Omega, was able to compete with Jiang Qixin in business, which was very unusual.

The person who ultimately stood out would naturally receive the patriarch’s full support, while the loser would likely be devoured by the winner, with nothing left.

From their brief exchange, Jing Ye could feel the sparks flying. The Jiang family patriarch was old-fashioned and conservative, hoping for a great-grandchild soon. Jiang Qixin had previously colluded with others to instigate Jiang Sixian to marry. Forced into a corner, Jiang Sixian had no choice but to marry the original owner in a flash marriage, with the plan to separate after her career was stabilized.

But the original owner’s background was too humble, making it easy for her to be looked down on in high society. To avoid trouble, Jiang Sixian had previously claimed that the original owner was in poor health and constantly ill, using this as an excuse to decline several social events. For this, the original owner, who was eager to climb the social ladder, had secretly complained. She even wrote in her private diary about how Jiang Sixian, an Omega, had hidden her away, flipping the natural order of Alpha and Omega, and how she would show her who was boss after she had her in her clutches.

Jing Ye had found this private diary when she was going through the original owner’s phone apps. She had quickly deleted and uninstalled it to avoid leaving any evidence that could be misunderstood.

Jiang Sixian stared blankly at the mashed pumpkin and potato on the table for a moment, then finally vented her frustration by hitting her chopsticks against the bowl.

“You might have to come home with me next weekend, but before that, I have to go on a business trip to take care of some things.”

Looking at Jiang Sixian, it was clear she didn’t want Jing Ye to get involved in her family affairs. If it were any other wealthy young lady, it would probably be out of embarrassment. But in this short time they’d spent together, Jing Ye had formed a very good impression of Jiang Sixian. She instinctively felt that Jiang Sixian’s hesitation was to protect her. Her heart warmed, and she softly comforted her:

“It’s okay, wifey, I can protect you!”

Hearing this, Jiang Sixian blurted out without thinking, “You?” In the end, she felt that such bluntness was a bit inappropriate, so she coughed lightly to hide her embarrassment.

But Jing Ye hadn’t said that on a whim. Jiang Sixian had to consider the Jiang family’s reputation, but she didn’t. She wasn’t planning on staying in this mess forever anyway. And in their eyes, the only reason Jiang Sixian was so easy to bully was that she didn’t have a strong Alpha to back her up. The Alpha world was still one where the strong were respected.

However, the most pressing issue was still her gender. In this world, the primary genders were Alpha, Omega, and Beta. She was a Beta now, had no Alpha susceptible period, and couldn’t release pheromones. It would be quite difficult to completely fake it for a whole year.

The two continued to eat, each lost in their own thoughts, and neither spoke again.

The next morning, at the crack of dawn, Jiang Sixian left for the airport. Unlike her usual business trips, Jing Ye not only saw her off but also woke up a half-hour early to personally make her breakfast. Jiang Sixian had initially thought Jing Ye’s lunch was takeout, but after she got home, she found the evidence in the kitchen trash can and had to admit that the girl was quite talented at cooking. Jing Ye hadn’t poisoned the food, and it tasted good, so it would be foolish not to eat it.

This time, since they woke up so early, it was not even six o’clock when they were ready to leave. Jing Ye only made herself some refreshing red bean sweet tofu pudding and two biscuits. Jiang Sixian had low bl00d sugar, so Jing Ye made her breakfast slightly sweet, but not too cloying.

After seeing her off, Jing Ye had nothing to do. She went home and lay down for a while, then started to seriously study jewelry design in this world. But she was still disturbed by a lot of people. The original owner had many fair-weather friends, and she couldn’t just delete them all at once, as that would look too strange.

She had left the group chat that day but hadn’t deleted the people’s friends. She wanted to prevent them from getting a hold of any of her secrets, as they might do anything if they were pushed too hard. Later, a female Alpha named Chen Yue texted her to ask what was wrong. After a moment of hesitation, Jing Ye imitated the original owner’s tone and exploded in the private chat, saying that the idiot Zhu Xichen had the nerve to go after Jiang Sixian and she should take a look at herself first.

Chen Yue was probably the more level-headed one in the group. From her conversations with the original owner, it seemed she wasn’t so disgusting, just someone who ran her mouth sometimes, liked to go clubbing, eating, and drinking—a typical idle rich kid. Chen Yue thought for a moment and added her back to the group chat. She made Zhu Xichen apologize, and the matter was temporarily settled.

Jiang Sixian left on a Monday and would be back next Friday. Given the original owner’s personality, there was no way she would stay home quietly for so long. It would be strange if she didn’t go out and party every day.

Jing Ye spent the first three days in immersive study. The jewelry design industry in this world had some differences from her own, and she was very interested in it, so she wasn’t going to pass up any opportunity to learn. For three whole days, she would have Auntie come over to cook for her when she got hungry, and she didn’t leave the house once. Every time Aunt Sun came over, Jing Ye was in the study, drawing and sketching, looking very serious. Aunt Sun found it quite new and even complained about it to the butler in private.

“She’s been doing that for three whole days?”

Jiang Sixian’s butler was clearly skeptical. He had been instructed by Jiang Sixian to keep tabs on Jing Ye’s general whereabouts. He wasn’t so perverted as to stalk her constantly, but he did need to know which general direction she was heading in when she went out. But Jing Ye had actually stayed home for three days straight. This was a big miracle for her!

On the fourth day, the people in the small group chat started asking Jing Ye to go out. Jing Ye was deep into her research and didn’t plan on going, but the group kept relentlessly bombarding her with messages.

[Lin Xiudi]: Oh, come on, CEO Jing. You can’t cut us off just because Zhu Xichen said something wrong last time, can you? We’ll just sing. No bars this time, a karaoke bar is fine, right? I’m starting to think you’re possessed. This isn’t like you at all.

Others also kept pushing her. Jing Ye had no choice but to grab her bag and head out. As soon as she left, the butler, who had been idle for days, finally found something to do. He excitedly followed Jing Ye to a karaoke bar and immediately reported it to Jiang Sixian.

Inside the karaoke room, the smoke was so thick it made her head ache. The male Alpha named Lin Xiudi was wailing into the microphone, completely wasting his handsome face with his terrible singing. The other two women were lying on the sofa. The one with long, wavy brown hair was Chen Yue, and the other, heavily made-up, was Zhu Xichen. When Jing Ye entered the room, Chen Yue gently nudged Zhu Xichen’s shoulder. Zhu Xichen got the hint and came over with a smile:

“I’m sorry, CEO Jing. I was drunk last time, that’s why I said those disrespectful things to your wife. How could I possibly touch your Omega?”

Chen Yue also chimed in:

“Yeah, A-Jing. Xichen didn’t mean it. Just pretend she never said it. Why did you leave the group? She’s buying tonight to make it up to you. You can order any Omegas you want to play with!”

Jing Ye hadn’t yet figured out how to make it clear to this group of people that they should leave her alone. Hearing the word “Omega,” she frantically waved her hands:

“Don’t call any! You guys can if you want! I’m a married person. Who do you think you’re talking to?”

As soon as she said that, the others couldn’t help but say, “Holy sh1t.” Seeing that Jing Ye wasn’t joking, Chen Yue got up, reached out to touch her forehead, and mumbled to herself. Jing Ye shook her hand off in annoyance. Jing Ye’s views weren’t conservative, but she also didn’t like such a chaotic lifestyle and had no good feelings for people like them. The music in the room slowly quieted down, and Lin Xiudi looked at her in surprise. Jing Ye’s expression was serious, and she said each word deliberately:

“My wife is very good to me. I don’t want to cheat on her.”

Zhu Xichen gave a sarcastic “Oh,” then rattled off:

“What did that Omega do to win you over? Why do you suddenly not want to hang out with us anymore? Now that you’ve got the most sought-after Omega in Lancheng, are you going to cut ties with us? Did you get a taste of some sweet life?”

Jing Ye didn’t know too much about the original plot, only that these people were the original owner’s good-for-nothing friends. Cutting ties with them was different from dealing with Mimi. Their relationship had never been confirmed. Mimi had backed out, claiming it was a misunderstanding. As long as it didn’t get blown out of proportion, Mimi had gotten what she wanted, so she wouldn’t easily turn against her.

But this group was different. They were typical idle, wasteful rich kids, and it was already rare for them to be friends with a live-in Alpha like her. They definitely wouldn’t be as easy to get rid of as Mimi. Jing Ye wasn’t expecting to shake them off all at once. She was prepared to keep up the act for a long time.

In the face of their questions, Jing Ye knew that if she suddenly said her attitude toward Jiang Sixian had changed, it would seem very strange. And she hadn’t marked Jiang Sixian yet. After an Alpha marks an Omega, the Omega has the Alpha’s scent on them. Lying about it would definitely expose her.

So Jing Ye came up with a believable lie, saying vaguely:

“The Jiang family is watching. You guys can do whatever you want. Order as many as you like. Just don’t get me involved.”

Chen Yue laughed loudly:

“So an Alpha like CEO Jing can be afraid of his wife, huh? Is your wife going to smell you for other Omegas when you get home?”

Lin Xiudi nodded:

“I used to date an Omega like that. Every time I came home, she would have to smell me to see if I had any other O’s scent on me. Sometimes I didn’t even have any on me, but she’d still spend half the day checking. I couldn’t stand it, so I dumped her. The next one’s much more obedient.”

Jing Ye could only give an awkward smile. She was a live-in Alpha. Before the contract was up, if she was kicked out by Jiang Sixian and became a disobedient ex, she probably wouldn’t have a good end. So how could she possibly “dump” her?

Besides, she thought Jiang Sixian was a great person. The original owner must have been completely crazy to mess with such a good Omega.

Zhu Xichen pouted and tapped her phone a few times. Soon, the door to the room was knocked open, and a dozen heavily made-up beauties filed in. The mixture of scents was overwhelming and dizzying.

Jing Ye was still not used to the smell of pheromones. She was about to make an excuse to leave when she saw a familiar profile picture appear on her phone screen. It was a video call from Jiang Sixian!

Jing Ye’s mind went blank. She felt that if she answered this call, the top news story in Lancheng in the near future would definitely be:

“Wife away for the night, live-in Alpha caught red-handed looking for Omegas.”

No, she absolutely could not answer it!

But she also didn’t dare hang up on Jiang Sixian, as that would make her look guilty. Just as she was in a dilemma, a soft body suddenly threw itself into her arms, pressing the button on her phone and cooing:

“Pretty lady, why are you still video calling someone when you have us here?”