Transmigrated as a Scum Alpha Cannon Fodder, Sweetly Pampering the Heroine - Chapter 20

“Let her go. I’ll agree to anything you want.”

The smile instantly vanished from Yin Xue’s face. “You really love her that much?”

She grabbed Xu Jinman’s chin, forcing her to turn, and leaned in until their lips were mere centimeters apart.

Hearing noises outside, Yin Xue twisted her lips into a distorted smile after a few seconds. “Anything?”

Xu Jinman was on the verge of breaking, unable to speak and desperate to escape this madwoman’s suffocating proximity. Suddenly, Yin Xue yanked her hair down hard, forcing her head against her neck and shoulder.

Yin Xue produced a small camera from nowhere. In the dim light, a flash erupted, blinding Xu Jinman momentarily. Seizing the opportunity, she kicked out with all her might!

Yin Xue hadn’t expected Xu Jinman to retain such strength after two injections. She nearly vomited from the force of the blow.

Xu Jinman didn’t stop there. She snatched the camera from Yin Xue’s hand and smashed it against her carotid sinus…

When Shen Shu entered with the police, the room was a chaotic mess. The air reeked of perfume, stale alcohol, and the mingled pheromones of Alphas and Omegas.

A faint scent of sunlight lingered amidst the chaos.

Yin Xue lay collapsed on the floor, while Cai Ying and Chen Xiaxia were unconscious on the sofa. Only Xu Jinman was missing.

Without hesitation, Shen Shu joined the police and nurses in getting Cai Ying and Chen Xiaxia onto the ambulance.

Cai Ying’s condition wasn’t as severe as Chen Xiaxia’s. Despite her shallow breathing, she managed to joke, “Seeing the beautiful Shen Shu is truly a blessing.”

Her teasing made Shen Shu laugh despite her worry and annoyance. Suddenly, she remembered to ask, “Did you see Xu Jinman?”

Shen Shu leaned closer at Cai Ying’s gesture.

“Yin Xue gave her two injections, the same kind she gave you,” Cai Ying said. “I saw her go into the bathroom. There’s a hidden door inside.”

As the drug’s effects intensified, Cai Ying lost consciousness.

The doctor asked if Shen Shu wanted to accompany them to the hospital. Shen Shu glanced back at the opulent Imperial Grand and shook her head.

Xu Jinman wasn’t answering her calls, and a foreboding feeling settled in her heart.

Moments later, Shen Shu saw police setting up barricade tape below. People were being evacuated from the Imperial Grand. A police officer told her, “You can’t go in there. There’s an Alpha inside who’s in a state of frenzy.”

Shen Shu’s heart sank. Xu Jinman was still inside, and she was an Omega…

If this had happened before, she might have wished Xu Jinman dead. But now, she couldn’t deny she didn’t want anything to happen to her. Xu Jinman had come here for her sake.

“The Alpha upstairs is likely my wife. She has a mental illness, and if it’s her, only I can control her,” Shen Shu explained. This wasn’t enough to convince the police to let her pass. “I can take a Pheromone Blocker Shot and go up with your officers,” she added.

As the name suggests, the Pheromone Blocker temporarily suppresses Alpha and Omega pheromones, rendering her immune to their effects. However, it only lasts ten minutes and is extremely taxing on the body, especially for women.

Shen Shu followed the police upstairs. The Imperial Grand felt deserted, with only occasional music drifting from empty VIP rooms.

The message had indicated the Alpha was on the top floor, but when they arrived, they found a man. The police immediately ordered Shen Shu to go back downstairs.

Shen Shu nodded in agreement, but as the elevator descended to the eighth floor, she pressed the button for the 888 suite, following the original message’s instructions.

“Xu Jinman?!”

Inside the suite, silent images flickered across the large screen, and colorful lights danced wildly, making Shen Shu’s head spin. She pulled out an Omega Suppressant from her bag and headed for the bathroom.

She pushed open the door.

Pitch darkness. As she reached for the light switch, an overwhelming wave of potent Alpha pheromones crashed over her. Her body jolted as if electrocuted, her legs instantly going weak.

The ten-minute duration of the Pheromone Blocker Shot had expired.

For a moment, she couldn’t breathe. Shen Shu’s glands swelled slightly, and the strange, tingling sensation filled her with dread.

Though her mind resisted, her body willingly succumbed to the Alpha’s terrifying dominance.

Caught off guard, Shen Shu was suddenly pressed against the countertop by a dark figure. The woman behind her forcibly gripped her hands, pinning one against the mirror and the other beneath her own, pressing down on the counter.

Shen Shu was immobilized. As the woman’s breath drew closer, she felt her fingers being spread apart…

Their hands intertwined, as if they were intimate lovers.

The entire sequence unfolded in an instant.

Only belatedly did Shen Shu detect the overwhelming scent of sunlight, her mind reeling…

The Omega’s pheromones were too sweet, too alluring. Xu Jinman, who had been unconscious behind the hidden door after calling Professor Qin, immediately reacted instinctively to the scent.

It was the primal instinct of an Alpha, the ferocity of secondary differentiation in a state of stress.

The Alpha’s first heat cycle was terrifying.

Her eyes, now adjusted to the dimness, fixed on the Omega’s jade-like neck.

The gland’s pores slowly opened, as if in anticipation of something. Possessiveness and agitation surged through her veins. Xu Jinman parted her lips and bit down—

Shen Shu lost her composure, a reaction she had never experienced before. Instinctively, she let out a soft sound.

It was a mixture of shame and terror.

“Xu Jinman!” Her voice trembled, the words forced through clenched teeth.

!

Xu Jinman’s lips stopped a millimeter from Shen Shu’s skin. She opened her eyes and saw her reflection in the mirror: her own face, pressing down on Shen Shu, twisted with a predatory hunger like a starving vampire wolf.

A faint flicker of consciousness jolted her awake.

She abruptly released Shen Shu, turned, and collapsed onto the floor tiles. Without a second thought, she scrambled to her feet and fled outside.

Shen Shu was discovered by the police.

After securing the Alpha on the top floor, the officers realized there was another, more troublesome Alpha in the building. When they searched the private room, they found no sign of the Alpha, but they did find Shen Shu in the restroom.

After questioning her about the situation, the police asked, “Is she your wife?”

Shen Shu paused for a moment before replying, “I don’t know her.”

Shen Shu wasn’t in heat. After washing her face with cold water and resting for ten minutes, the Alpha’s influence on her mind gradually subsided. Her body still carried the sun-drenched scent of pheromones.

The dim lighting had made it impossible to see the person clearly. At the time, she had lost control of her body, and many of her senses had been blurred. But that sun-drenched scent remained vividly etched in her memory.

Xu Jinman…

Just then, her phone interrupted her thoughts.

She stared at the incoming call from “Xu Jinman” and took a deep breath.

“Hello?”

“Miss Shen, this is Professor Qin from the hospital.”

Professor Qin: “Miss Xu is with me now. She asked me to tell you that she heard you and the police outside the door and left to protect her identity.”

Shen Shu: “How is she?”

Professor Qin: “She was given two injections of Pheromone Blocker, which caused some complications. That’s why I had to call you myself. But rest assured, your wife will be fine.”

Shen Shu paused for two seconds before saying, “Thank you.”

“When did she leave?” Shen Shu asked.

“About half an hour ago,” Professor Qin replied.

Shen Shu watched as her phone screen went dark.

Half an hour ago, the person in the bathroom couldn’t have been Xu Jinman.

If it wasn’t Xu Jinman, then why did she react and stop when she heard the name “Xu Jinman”?

And the identical pheromones…

Cai Ying’s father was furious, vowing to make Yin Xue pay. Song Ronghui pleaded for leniency, but when Lu Yun heard about the incident, she warned the Song Family as well.

For the next week, Shen Shu stayed at the hospital to care for Cai Ying. Chen Xiaxia was taken back by her mother.

During rounds, Shen Shu asked the doctor about the pheromone scent.

Cai Ying’s attending physician explained, “Physiologically, identical pheromones don’t exist. But with advancements in science, many people now alter their pheromone scents through scientific means, much like cosmetic surgery.”

After the doctor left, Cai Ying looked at Shen Shu, who was deep in thought, and surprisingly refuted her suspicions.

“I regained some consciousness at the time and personally heard that madwoman Yin Xue say she knew Xu Jinman was an Omega. Given how long she was with Xu Jinman, it must be true.”

The logic was sound, yet Shen Shu couldn’t shake off the lingering unease.

“I’m sorry for getting you involved,” Shen Shu said guiltily. Yin Xue had gone mad because of Xu Jinman, but ultimately, Shen Shu was directly responsible as well.

“Why dwell on that? If anyone’s to blame, it’s Xu Jinman…” Cai Ying asked, “How is she doing?”

“She texted this morning, saying she’s fine.”

Shen Shu remarked, “Strange, you’re actually asking about her.”

Cai Ying’s eyes widened. “Strange, you’re still talking to her? You don’t hate her anymore?”

Shen Shu: “……”

Cai Ying reluctantly admitted, “Even though I’ve always hated her, that one thing she said to Yin Xue… it made me change my mind, just a tiny bit.” She pinched her fingers together to illustrate the minuscule shift.

Shen Shu chuckled softly. “What did she say?”

“Let her go, and I’ll do anything you want.”

Hearing this, Shen Shu paused, a strange feeling washing over her. Cai Ying’s tone implied Xu Jinman had been barely coherent under the influence of the two drugs.

No one had ever offered such a heavy price to protect her.

Cai Ying pursed her lips, offering a flimsy conclusion. “I think… she might actually like you.”

Shen Shu: “……”

Cai Ying only knew that Xu Jinman was an Omega; she was completely unaware of anything else.

Shen Shu admired Cai Ying’s wild imagination. She urged her to rest and settled alone in the visitor’s area outside the door.

As if sensing her thoughts, Xu Jinman’s WeChat message arrived.

Xu Jinman: When will you be home?

With her phone in hand, Shen Shu replied quickly: Why?

Xu Jinman: ?

Shen Shu: ?

Xu Jinman: I’ve thought of some new passwords for the box.

Shen Shu swiped up on her phone screen. Her conversations with Xu Jinman had increased in frequency these past few days, and she seemed to be… getting used to it.

Remembering the question mark from earlier, Shen Shu raised the corner of her eye and deliberately waited several seconds before replying with a single word: Afternoon.

As soon as the message was sent, a call came in from an alumna of the drama club she hadn’t spoken to in ages.

“My dear Shen Shu, we urgently need a qipao beauty for a cameo. Are you interested?”