Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder Alpha in a Scum Alpha Novel (GL) - Chapter 22

Fu Suihan thought the discomfort from her susceptible period would subside by the next day.

Unexpectedly, since waking up, she had felt drowsy and extremely tired. It was only when the Beta makeup artist asked about her makeup for the third time that she responded in a daze.

Her body was unusually hot. The Beta paused, looking at her confused: “Are you running a fever?”

The woman apparently hadn’t heard about Qiao Shu’s incident last night—an Omega publicly entering estrus was, after all, a scandal, and it was normal for the news to be suppressed.

Fu Suihan honestly replied: “It’s just my susceptible period.”

According to StarNet, an Alpha’s susceptible period wasn’t long, so Fu Suihan didn’t take it seriously.

She answered honestly, and the Beta chuckled in response: “Is that so? Then you should be careful to apply your inhibitor patch well, and it’s best to stay away from Omegas during this time.”

…Stay away from Omegas?

Fu Suihan looked bewildered, puzzled by the other party’s sudden mention of this. She wanted to ask but was afraid of being seen as abnormal. It wasn’t until the Beta left that she buried her head in searching online.

The answer she found was quite frustrating.

Omegas in estrus have two ways of entering their estrus cycle. One is the fixed annual estrus cycle; the other is being influenced by a liked pheromone, which is still considered relatively normal.

However, an Alpha’s estrus cycle could potentially occur simply by smelling an Omega’s pheromones during their susceptible period.

It had nothing to do with liking or disliking; it depended entirely on whether they were unlucky. During this estrus period, Alphas would experience a replication of the anxiety and irritability of their susceptible period, and their actions and memory would be exceptionally sluggish.

It was precisely because of this uncertainty that Betas were so prevalent in the entertainment industry—using Alphas as actors would delay progress too much.

After finishing reading the answer, Fu Suihan returned to her chat with Song Shixue.

Since her morning scenes were not on the same set as Song Shixue, she hadn’t taken the same car to the crew. Hesitating for a few seconds, she asked: Want to have lunch together?

After sending it, she waited for a while. Seeing no response, she assumed the other party was still busy, so she gathered her thoughts and focused on filming.

Today, her co-star was the third male lead, Zhang Heng. The director had naturally also changed from Qi Yuan to the assistant director who always filmed “relationship-based” supporting roles.

Some people had reasons for not becoming popular. For example, Zhang Heng, while good-looking, was extremely wooden in his acting. But under the influence of her estrus cycle, Fu Suihan’s performance was also very mediocre.

Fortunately, the assistant director was already used to it. He just thought she couldn’t get into character because of Zhang Heng, gave her a sympathetic look, and passed the take without hesitation.

Fu Suihan was accustomed to the various looks people gave her and didn’t take it to heart. After several takes passed, filming was nearing its end. She was checking the message she sent to Song Shixue in the corner—

Four hours had passed, and the message was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no reply.

On the homepage, however, the group chat for “For the Emperor” was buzzing. She had set it to “do not disturb” since first joining. She intended to exit directly but accidentally clicked on the dialogue box—

– Why isn’t Sister Song here today?

– Probably her susceptible period. An Alpha encountering an Omega in estrus can be susceptible 360 days a year.

– Omega in estrus? Who’s in estrus?

The last speaker clearly wasn’t present last night. The person who mentioned the Omega in estrus quickly retracted their message and started a new topic, but Fu Suihan remained lost in thought for a long time.

The fact that Song Shixue was an Omega was known only to the Song family and her at present. How could an Omega enter a susceptible period because of another Omega’s pheromones?

Recalling the cedar pheromones from last night, Fu Suihan remained silent for a few seconds, then called Song Shixue.

No one answered.

Her face quickly darkened. Zhang Heng, who had been anxiously watching her expression, became even more uneasy: “I’m sorry, I’m delaying your filming.”

He hesitated for a few seconds, then said, “The hot search last night was bought by Chi Qiu.”

Fu Suihan looked up at Zhang Heng.

It wasn’t hard to guess the source of the hot search. In the entire video, only Chi Qiu performed exceptionally well. Everyone else was merely a tool to set her off, her intention to create buzz was obvious.

But being too excellent isn’t always a good thing. Over-praising someone to set them up for failure is the most effective method, without shedding bl00d.

No matter how foolish Chi Qiu was, her team wouldn’t be stupid enough to hand over such leverage to someone else.

As expected, Zhang Heng’s next sentence was: “But the video was modified. In the original content, the one being praised was you.”

Fu Suihan stared at the Beta until the man looked away nervously, then said: “Was it… Song Shixue who changed it?”

Zhang Heng nodded silently, not wanting to speak again, but afraid she would suspect him, he whispered the source of the information: “My family also runs a few marketing accounts.”

For ordinary marketing accounts, even if they knew it was a trap, they wouldn’t hesitate as long as there was profit to be made. But Zhang Heng was Song Shixue’s fan to begin with, so he naturally sided with Song Shixue.

Fu Suihan hadn’t even had a chance to thank him when she received a call from Shang Ming.

The woman’s voice was hesitant, but her logic was still clear:

“I haven’t been able to contact Miss Song all morning. It’s highly likely she’s entered her estrus cycle. Due to some special reasons, Miss Song’s estrus cycle is different from a normal Alpha’s; she needs someone to help her.”

…So Shang Ming also knew Song Shixue was an Omega.

As her voice trailed off, Fu Suihan belatedly realized, silent for a few seconds, then asked: “So?”

“I hope you can help me look after Miss Song,” Shang Ming said, looking at Song Shixue’s two blunt messages from ten minutes ago, “I’m in estrus,” and “Contact Fu Suihan,” feeling a headache. “You’re also an Alpha; you should know the pain of an Alpha in estrus.”

Seeing Fu Suihan’s prolonged silence, Shang Ming added fuel to the fire: “…Miss Song likes you very much. She probably needs someone to be by her side right now.”

The next second, the female Alpha’s cold voice rang out: “I’m going back now.”

••••

When Fu Suihan pressed the doorbell, a strange hope lingered in her heart—

Hoping that Song Shixue wasn’t in estrus, and everything could go back to normal.

But her presence here now already indicated that everything had gone off track.

The surroundings were silent. In her long struggle, Fu Suihan felt her breathing become a little heavier, as if her soul sensed a compatible presence, and her body grew hot.

She looked at the room key Shang Ming had left at the front desk and pressed the doorbell again.

No answer.

For the third time, she opened the door.

The room was dark. A faint, sweet scent hung in the air, like a flower finally beginning to unfurl its bud.

The back of Fu Suihan’s neck grew hot. She closed the door and quietly looked towards the master bedroom—

That was the source of the sweet scent.

It was Song Shixue, in estrus.