Transmigrated as a Scum Alpha Cannon Fodder, Sweetly Pampering the Heroine - Chapter 10

Xu Jinman’s consciousness was clouded, like a werewolf driven mad by the scent of succulent, juicy meat. The moment she caught the aroma, her eyes burned with frenzied hunger.

She pressed the person in her arms against the door, as if trying to meld them into her very being. Lowering her head, she buried her face in their neck, the familiar sweet scent driving her breath into a frenzy.

Xu Jinman felt her body parched with unbearable thirst. She needed to quench it, needed…

The pounding on the door outside was like drumbeats, but she couldn’t hear it.

The person in her arms screamed, their voice filled with terror, fear, and pain.

A flicker of awareness jolted Xu Jinman awake. In the dim light of the entryway, she finally saw Shen Shu’s face.

“You bastard!!” Shen Shu’s tear-filled eyes blazed with fear and hatred.

Xu Jinman’s heart clenched. Reason was instantly overwhelmed by desire. Gripping Shen Shu’s shoulders, she bit down hard on her tongue just before losing control.

The sharp pain momentarily cleared her clouded mind.

“Shen Shu…” Xu Jinman gasped, her burning breath hot against Shen Shu’s ear. “The knife… give it to me.”

Shen Shu froze mid-struggle, as if plunged into an icy current. A chill ran down her spine, seeping into her very bones.

Xu Jinman had discovered her knife, and even her last shred of hope had been exposed.

“The knife.”

If she didn’t stop now, she would lose control completely.

Xu Jinman’s remaining consciousness fought desperately to hold on, her hand reaching for Shen Shu’s palm.

Shen Shu, wearing a short-sleeved top that barely covered her waist, struggled against Xu Jinman’s grip, her waist exposed. She tried to hide her hand behind her back, but Xu Jinman’s movements were chaotic and clumsy, her hand repeatedly brushing against the creamy skin of Shen Shu’s waist.

Xu Jinman nearly lost control, her fingers itching to snap that slender waist in two.

What would it feel like to wrap my hands around it? she wondered. The sheer thrill…

No! I can’t think about that!

Xu Jinman bit her tongue again, this time harder, the metallic tang of bl00d filling her mouth.

I heard an Alpha outside going into heat. Could it be that my pheromone sensitivity has increased, causing me to react to Alpha pheromones?

Even if that were the case, why would she, an Omega, feel this way about Shen Shu?

Not only could she smell Shen Shu’s sweet scent through the door, but it was driving her to madness.

Even if she were attracted to women, her sexual urges had never been this intense.

Confused but determined, Xu Jinman finally pried the small knife from Shen Shu’s fingers.

The moment she had the knife, Xu Jinman forcefully pushed herself away from Shen Shu, stumbling backward and collapsing onto the floor.

Released from her restraint, Shen Shu’s legs trembled as she fought to maintain her composure and reach for the door. Her hand brushed the doorknob just as she heard a muffled groan of pain.

Instinctively, she looked up.

Under the cold glow of the entryway light, the Alpha was still wearing the revealing swimsuit from earlier that afternoon. Her skin flushed an unnatural crimson, and her boneless-seeming body leaned against the wall.

Her head hung low, as if numb, allowing crimson bl00d to drip from her right forearm onto the floor like beads from a broken string.

Within seconds, the floor was stained a vivid red.

Utterly horrified, Shen Shu stammered, “You…”

“I’m sorry,” Xu Jinman said, lifting her head, her eyes bloodshot. “Don’t worry. If I lose control again, I’ll stab myself in the heart next time.”

Shen Shu froze.

Cai Ying’s urgent calls from outside the door snapped her back to reality. She disengaged the automatic safety lock and twisted the handle.

Xu Jinman watched Shen Shu’s retreating figure, her lashes drooping. She sat motionless for several seconds, then struggled to her feet and retrieved a towel from the bathroom to wrap around her wound.

The mental torment and throbbing pain in her glands felt far more agonizing than the ten-centimeter knife wound.

Xu Jinman called Professor Qin to explain the situation. There was a moment of silence on the other end.

“Miss Xu, I’ll send someone to pick you up immediately.” He paused. “Don’t let anyone else see you in your current state.”

“Why?”

“It’s difficult to explain over the phone. You might experience severe discomfort soon. The medication I gave you should provide temporary relief. If the pain becomes unbearable, you can take two more pills, but do not exceed three.”

Professor Qin instructed her to avoid contact with others, especially doctors, until he arrived.

Xu Jinman hung up and sank back into the sofa, her spine pressing into the cushions. She didn’t want to move even an inch.

Moments later, voices echoed through the door.

“Miss Shen believes the person inside is injured and possibly experiencing an Alpha’s heat. If we don’t act now, the pheromones will overflow, affecting all the Omega guests in the building!”

“Let’s force our way in.”

“We would have already done that if we could. Do you know whose room this is? It’s Xu… Do you dare?”

“But if we leave an Alpha in heat unattended, will you take responsibility for the consequences?”

Despite the claim that the room was soundproof, Xu Jinman could hear every word clearly.

Thankfully, they didn’t dare enter.

Remembering Professor Qin’s words, she grabbed the glass from the table and hurled it toward the door with all her remaining strength.

“Don’t come in!”

The glass shattered against the iron door, creating a dazzling, crystalline pattern that sounded far more dramatic than it was.

As expected, the commotion quickly subsided.

Xu Jinman rested briefly, then struggled to rise from the sofa. Her heavy body moved to the bedroom, where she swallowed a few pills before collapsing onto the bed.

“Xu Jinman.”

Xu Jinman heard someone calling her name. The voice wasn’t gentle; it was cool, like the fine rain of early autumn—chilling and distant.

She cracked open her eyes to see Shen Shu standing a few steps away, her brow slightly furrowed, her eyes cautious.

Has she gone mad?

Xu Jinman closed her eyes again. Even if I’m obsessed with women, it shouldn’t be this extreme. When will this stop?

Just as she was drifting back to sleep, a cool sensation spread across her forehead, and the air filled with the pure, intense scent of vanilla.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and her weary eyes forced themselves open again.

Shen Shu was about to withdraw her hand when their gazes locked. Her movement froze, and her body straightened reflexively.

“Why are you back?” Xu Jinman, lying on her side, gasped for breath as she rolled over, her slender, graceful body now facing upward on the blanket. Her right hand, wrapped like a dumpling, showed no signs of bl00d seeping through.

Xu Jinman braced herself on her left elbow, trying to sit up.

“Don’t move!” Shen Shu snapped.

Xu Jinman immediately relaxed, letting herself fall back against the bed.

She gazed at Shen Shu, her body broken but her spirit surprisingly buoyant. Seeing Shen Shu’s tense expression, she couldn’t help but chuckle. “So scared, yet you still came back?”

As Xu Jinman lay back, the low-cut, V-shaped neckline of her thin, elastic garment revealed the graceful curve of her chest, the fabric clinging to the crescent shapes beneath. Her waist and abdomen were flat and taut, with a gap between her thighs. Her lower legs dangled over the edge of the bed. Bloodstains splattered from her waist down, blooming like crimson roses across the surrounding blankets.

Seeing Xu Jinman still able to smile, Shen Shu averted her gaze, turned, and picked up an Alpha Suppressant from the box. Her expression remained impassive. “Don’t move. I’m giving you a suppressant now.”

“Shen Shu,” Xu Jinman said, “you should leave.”

Her willpower was strong, but she couldn’t control her body when it went berserk.

Shen Shu scrutinized her, her gaze probing. After confirming something, she continued retrieving medication from the box. “You can’t cause trouble here.”

Xu Jinman understood immediately. If something happened, first, this was Cai Ying’s territory, and second, both the Shen Family and she herself would be implicated.

It’s not about whether I live or die, she thought bitterly. It’s just that I can’t die here.

Xu Jinman said, “Alright, I don’t want you to get involved either. Professor Qin will come to guide him later… I’m a bit tired. Could you please leave now?”

She asked, her voice unusually gentle.

Shen Shu clutched the medicine in her hand, momentarily at a loss for words.

After a pause, she said, “Then take your medicine.”

“It won’t work,” Xu Jinman replied, her discomfort returning. She turned her face into the pillow, her voice hoarse. “I told you before, I’m not an Alpha, and suppressants don’t work on me.”

She had tried them before.

She had also reviewed the original owner’s medical records, which showed that suppressants had been effective during her occasional fevers in the past.

Now, however, the suppressants were completely useless, less effective than the pills Professor Qin had prepared.

At a time like this, she’s still making up stories? Shen Shu didn’t look at her.

Xu Jinman sensed Shen Shu’s skepticism.

This wasn’t the ideal moment for explanations, but since she had already started, delaying would only prolong the matter.

She carefully positioned her right arm by her side, curled her left arm, and pressed her palm against her cheek, trying to find a more comfortable position. With her eyes closed, she said, “I’m an Omega, a Failed Differentiation Omega. There’s proof in my bag… I can also grant you authorization to access my complete medical records at the hospital.”

After saying this, Xu Jinman paused to catch her breath. “What happened that day and tonight… it must be related to my condition. Shen Shu, I’m so sorry for hurting you, but I still want to say…”

Please believe in my sincerity—I never wanted to hurt you.

After uttering those final words, it seemed as if speaking another syllable would be impossible.

Shen Shu stood frozen in place for a long moment, the only sound from the bed being Xu Jinman’s heavy breathing. The lingering fear from being dragged into the room earlier still lingered, and it took her a long time to summon the courage to approach again.

Unconscious, Xu Jinman was no longer a wild beast. Stripped of her fangs, she resembled a lamb, lying quietly on the soft bedding, utterly defenseless.

Even her features seemed more delicate now.

Shen Shu coldly averted her gaze, tossing the pills back into their box. Why should she believe Xu Jinman’s words? Even if she truly was an Omega, that didn’t prove she lacked malicious intent.

Closing the box, Shen Shu glanced at the bed.

Xu Jinman’s forearm, wrapped in a bath towel, looked like a swollen, grotesque egg. Through the snow-white cotton, two bl00d-soaked layers were faintly visible…

Shen Shu curled her fingers into a fist. If Xu Jinman truly intended to harm her, there was no need to make such a superficial cut on her hand.

She pushed me away after all.

Shen Shu couldn’t let Xu Jinman die here, not for the sake of the Shen Family or Cai Ying.

Without further hesitation, Shen Shu swiftly retrieved the medical kit and approached the bed. A faint scent of sunlight brushed past her nostrils—likely Xu Jinman’s pheromones.

The pheromones were pure and lofty, completely at odds with the image Shen Shu held of Xu Jinman in her mind.

Shen Shu slowly peeled back the white towel covering Xu Jinman’s arm. Fortunately, the wound looked more gruesome than deep.

As she finished treating the wound, Cai Ying swiped her card to open the door and rushed in, followed by Professor Qin and several doctors.

After Professor Qin led Xu Jinman away, Shen Shu walked to the bedside to pack up the medical kit. Just as she was about to leave, she remembered something and glanced at the black handbag on the shelf.

Inside the bag, she found a bl00d test report with the following information clearly printed:

Name: Xu Jinman Age: 26

Primary Gender: Female

Secondary Gender: Omega

Cai Ying had just seen Professor Qin and his group off and returned to find Shen Shu. She immediately noticed the paper: “Xu Jinman is an Omega?!”

When Xu Jinman woke up, the day was already bright, and she could hear the soft patter of rain outside the hospital room.

Professor Qin arrived quickly after hearing the news, carrying a stack of reports. He asked everyone in the room to leave, creating an atmosphere even more solemn than before.

“Miss Xu, there’s something you need to know.”

Xu Jinman looked at him, noticing the complex, heavy expression on his face—and perhaps even a hint of relief? Leaning back against the pillow, she logically guessed, “I have cancer?”

Professor Qin paused, startled. “No, no, but you should still prepare yourself mentally.”

“Is this why I’ve been getting sick lately?”

“Yes.”

A brief silence hung in the air before they both spoke simultaneously:

Xu Jinman: “Am I allergic to Shen Shu?”

Professor Qin: “You’ve undergone a secondary differentiation into an Alpha.”

Xu Jinman: “?”