Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder Alpha in a Scum Alpha Novel (GL) - Chapter 23.2
Seeing Song Shixue about to lift her skirt, Fu Suihan quickly stopped her. Her momentum instantly weakened again. Just as she was about to apologize, the Omega said, “No need to apologize. The filming schedule is too tight; we can’t afford delays. My estrus cycle still has six days left, so I’ll have to trouble you afterwards.”
Fu Suihan: “…………”
Fu Suihan struggled to say, “Again, pheromone soothing?”
Song Shixue raised an eyebrow: “Or, you can temporary mark me. Then, for the entire estrus cycle, I won’t need your pheromones.”
“Any more questions?”
Fu Suihan shook her head, afraid she would bring up old scores again. Song Shixue nodded in satisfaction: “Then get ready; we’re going to the set now. Qiao Shu’s matter is resolved, and Qi Yuan has a meeting.”
“I’ve prepared your clothes.” She placed a paper bag on the floor and said calmly, “No need to spray inhibitors. Leave a little of your pheromones; I’ll sleep better.”
Fu Suihan’s ear tips instantly turned red. Only when the door was half-closed by Song Shixue did she softly respond with an okay.
She heard the woman’s soft chuckle.
And the next second the Omega left, the system voice reappeared: [Current mission progress: Whitewash Value 2.5%; Mission character related favorability: Fu Qingning -500; Lin Jiyue -376; Fu An 47; Qi Yuan 80; Song Shixue—]
As it reported, Fu Suihan absentmindedly used a wet wipe to clean her hands before reaching for the stack of inhibitor patches under the lamp. As if to prevent her from not finding her, Song Shixue had even left a note that read [I’m in the bathroom], smelling of peach, clearly written before she applied the inhibitor patch.
Like another silent hint.
—[Song Shixue: 2000]
When the system uttered this string of numbers with a hint of incredulity, Fu Suihan was still looking at the note. Hearing it, she paused, and after a long time, said: [2000?]
As she spoke, Song Shixue’s laughing voice came from outside the room: “Are you ready?”
Fu Suihan perfunctorily responded to Song Shixue without any change in her tone, but her heart was pounding like a drum—because most of the characters she transmigrated into were notorious vicious female supporting characters, NPCs wouldn’t actively show kindness, nor would Fu Suihan deliberately curry favor with anyone. After several worlds, the highest favorability an NPC had for her was only one hundred and fifty.
One hundred of that came from Fu Suihan helping her once.
Two thousand favorability was an unimaginable number.
This exceeded Fu Suihan’s expectations. She stood still, her questioning of the system still ongoing—
[What exactly was the bug you modified?]
[NPC Song Shixue shouldn’t have appeared at the cocktail party on the day you transmigrated. Her appearance caused a series of original world logics to be completely overthrown. According to system investigation, she—]
Whenever Song Shixue appeared, the system would disappear, as if the two were incompatible programs.
Fu Suihan was almost certain it was the other party’s problem when the system’s voice suddenly stopped again, as if forcibly disconnected.
And this time, the door remained ajar; Song Shixue didn’t push it open.
••••
When she opened the door, Fu Suihan had already dismissed the suspicions in her heart.
But she rarely let her emotions show. Song Shixue only glanced at her, then looked away, as if she hadn’t noticed anything amiss: “Let’s go, Shang Ming is already here.”
Fu Suihan acknowledged, walking behind her, her gaze deep. Even without evidence, several coincidences were enough to indicate that Song Shixue was problematic.
She recalled the system saying “bug cleared.” If Song Shixue was the bug, she would have been erased by the system by now, not appearing perfectly fine before her eyes.
But the source of the other party’s kindness towards her was truly unknown. The only possibility seemed to be one.
The NPC awakened her self-awareness and knew “Fu Suihan” before she came to this world.
But the entire world was operated and recorded by the system; nothing outside the original work should be possible.
But—what if?
Fu Suihan stared at the descending elevator numbers, her peripheral vision on Song Shixue in the mirror. The woman wore a beige checkered maxi dress, buttoned up to the top. A cross necklace hung around her neck, reflecting the light.
Her long hair lay flat against the back of her neck, concealing any marks. She seemed to be in a bad mood, expressionless. She cast a glance, and Fu Suihan was caught red-handed.
But this didn’t seem to be the first time.
After a moment of silence, Fu Suihan voluntarily said, “About the hot search last night…”
“Hmm?” Song Shixue said, “Want to know who did it?”
Fu Suihan said, “I already know.”
She was about to bring up what Zhang Heng said, but Song Shixue curved her eyes: “It’s not hard to guess. Do you want to fight back? The Chi family is hard to take down, but if you want to, it’s not too difficult.”
The Omega’s tone was light, but what she said was not simple. Fu Suihan didn’t understand why the topic suddenly became so aggressive. After a pause, she said, “Like what you told Lin Jiyue? Take down the Lin family in a month—”
Song Shixue’s tone remained unchanged: “I thought after so long without contact, you had forgotten Miss Lin.”
Fu Suihan said, “What Shixue says always leaves a deep impression on me.”
The elevator door opened, and Song Shixue quickened her pace, but Fu Suihan still caught the blush spreading across her cheeks.
The two arrived at the set quite late. Qi Yuan’s meeting had ended early. Before hearing any conclusions from others, they saw the prop team already setting up the scene.
Seeing Fu Suihan’s bewildered expression, the woman voluntarily explained, “Director Qi said that since she was idle anyway, she might as well shoot a few more takes.”
Fu Suihan: “…”
Undeniably, that was indeed something Qi Yuan would do.
Song Shixue, however, was already accustomed to it. After confirming Qi Yuan’s location, she led Fu Suihan there.
Fu Suihan said, “I thought… you’d take me back.”
“Don’t want to film?” Song Shixue paused her steps. “Then I’ll go tell her—”
“No need.” Fu Suihan stopped her. “This is work.”
“No need to save Qi Yuan’s face either,” Song Shixue said. “Today was originally scheduled as a day off. She just couldn’t bear to delay the progress, which is why she made you start work this morning.” She glanced at Fu Suihan and asked, “You weren’t feeling well, why didn’t you ask for leave this morning?”
The question sounded like an interrogation, but her tone was very gentle, even hinting at a bit of helplessness.
Fu Suihan hesitated for a few seconds, not answering. Instead, she asked, “Omegas’ estrus cycles are fixed annually, so you—”
Song Shixue said, “In past estrus cycles, I never took any gigs either.”
Fu Suihan was stunned: “…Then why today…”
“Why am I in estrus?” Song Shixue gave her a half-smile. “Shouldn’t you be asking yourself that question?”
Fu Suihan: “…”
When they found Qi Yuan, the female Omega was scolding Zhang Heng with her arms crossed. Since Fu Suihan had taken leave in the afternoon, his scenes had been moved to the evening, naturally clashing with Qi Yuan.
Seeing Song Shixue arrive, Qi Yuan finally stopped talking and motioned for Zhang Heng to leave.
Fu Suihan once again felt envious gazes falling on her, but she was no longer surprised. After a poker-faced greeting, Song Shixue beside her had already started discussing the next scene with Qi Yuan.
After only a few words, Qi Yuan keenly noticed the scent of cedar on Song Shixue. Her expression couldn’t help but change.
In the past, Song Shixue always changed her inhibitor patches every few hours and had never publicly revealed the scent of her pheromones, giving off an ascetic and reserved aura as if she didn’t possess any.
This was the first time she carried a different scent. The cedar was strong and cold. Just a hint made Qi Yuan frown. Other than Fu Suihan, Qi Yuan couldn’t think of anyone else who could possess such pheromones.
Thinking of this, Qi Yuan’s gaze drifted towards Fu Suihan. For Alphas to leave their pheromones on another Alpha, it wasn’t like AO where close proximity was enough; only a temporary mark would suffice.
Qi Yuan had never imagined that Song Shixue would be willing to let an Alpha mark her.
Qi Yuan’s expression was direct. Song Shixue took two steps back, not wanting to influence her. Unexpectedly, the Omega’s gaze shifted, and she suddenly said, “How about we move up the next part of the plot? You and Suihan can film your second meeting scene tonight.”
Fu Suihan, who had no scene and was just accompanying Song Shixue: ?
Although “For the Emperor” was a Mary Sue historical drama, it still had basic logic of love and hate. For example, the reason why Shen Miaomiao hated Ming Jue so much at first, besides her love-struck brain in the early stages, was ultimately due to the rumor that “he who obtains the Evil-Suppressing Sword gains the world.”
The Shen family were close ministers to the emperor, loyal only to him. When the emperor deposed Ming Jue, the Shen family naturally had to disdain Ming Jue. The emperor believed the rumor and ordered the Shen family to secretly search for the sword.
Shen Miaomiao already cared about Ming Jue, so she planted spies and sent people to follow him. The melodramatic plot of Mary Sue was fully displayed here. Even though Ming Jue knew the Evil-Suppressing Sword was precious, and even though Ming Jue had the peerlessly skilled male lead by his side, the spy still saw Ming Jue secretly wiping the Evil-Suppressing Sword in the middle of the night through a window and reported back to the Shen family without a scratch.
As a woman, Shen Miaomiao was able to enter the imperial harem and was naturally entrusted with an important task—to retrieve the sword, and if possible, to leave Ming Jue dead.
So that night, under a dark and windy sky, in the midst of silence, Shen Miaomiao broke into Ming Jue’s palace. She had already found the Evil-Suppressing Sword and could have left directly, but seeing Ming Jue on the bed, plagued by nightmares and with his eyes tightly shut, she was overcome with a killing intent.
But when the blade was drawn, Shen Miaomiao looked at that ethereal face and couldn’t bring herself to do it. In her hurried movements, she knocked over a candlestick, startling Ming Jue awake. After that came the fight scene between Shen Miaomiao and the male lead.
After hearing the explanation of the scene, Fu Suihan fell into a long silence. Song Shixue, on the other hand, accepted it well. After all, she only had to do two things throughout the scene—lie there and scream.
This entire scene heavily tested Fu Suihan’s facial expressions. She had to repeatedly switch between hatred and hesitation. Before the official shoot, she thought she would at least need to retake a few times. Unexpectedly, the first to be stopped for not being in the right state was Song Shixue.
“Ming Jue” should have a pale face, but with the camera set up on the bed, once Fu Suihan got a little closer, her cheeks would blush slightly, and after opening her eyes, her gaze would become even more tender, not like being startled, but rather like finally waiting for her beloved to come home.
Her eye movements weren’t obvious, but Qi Yuan noticed them. The average onlookers at a distance didn’t understand and just thought Qi Yuan was strange.