Transmigrated Before the Scum A Tortured the Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 33
On sunday morning, Xu Jinzhao wasn’t even awake yet when she vaguely sensed that the weather wasn’t good.
She always drew the bedroom curtains tightly before going to bed, but usually when the sun rose, a faint light would still seep through. Today, however, the room was extremely dark.
She sat up, got out of bed, and walked to the window.
Pulling back the curtains, the sky outside was a hazy gray, and thick clouds completely obscured the morning sun.
Xu Jinzhao thought, it looks like it’s going to rain today, I need to take an umbrella when I go out.
Last weekend was a rainy day, and after that autumn rain, the temperature had plummeted. It would only get colder from now on.
She went into the bathroom to wash up, refreshed herself, changed her clothes, and went downstairs.
These days, Xu Jinzhao had realized that she was the latest riser in this household.
Aunt Li was diligent, and Song Jiao didn’t seem to sleep long. Her previous self-satisfied early rising was just because the Omega was unwilling to leave the room after waking up, hence the delay in coming downstairs.
Now that Song Jiao no longer avoided her and their interactions were becoming normal, Song Jiao was often already downstairs when Xu Jinzhao got up.
Aunt Li had steamed minced pork and egg custard, as well as a plate of diced steamed taro, which could be eaten with white sugar.
Unfortunately, Song Jiao needed to go to the hospital for a fasting bl00d test, so she had to go hungry in the morning, and all of this was for Xu Jinzhao to enjoy.
Xu Jinzhao sat at the table eating breakfast, always feeling that the Omega’s gaze beside her was a bit strange. She quickly sped up her eating.
After filling her stomach a little, Xu Jinzhao said, “I’m full, let’s go.”
Aunt Li had already prepared the umbrellas and handed over a paper bag, instructing, “I made sandwiches for Mrs. Song to eat after her bl00d draw.”
Xu Jinzhao took the paper bag, and the two of them each took an umbrella and went out to the garage.
The sky outside was indeed unusually gloomy. The clouds were almost pressing down on their heads, and large dark clouds were faintly rolling, brewing and accumulating. Today’s rain wouldn’t be light.
The two got into the car. Xu Jinzhao handed the umbrella to Song Jiao in the passenger seat, asking her to hold hers as well, muttering, “It was fine yesterday, how did it suddenly become like this?”
Song Jiao had already fastened her seatbelt and casually propped the two umbrellas by her feet. She asked, “Is it really necessary to go to the hospital? We could spend the weekend at home.”
Xu Jinzhao heard that she still didn’t want to go for the check-up but just pretended not to hear.
Song Jiao glanced at the Alpha’s nonchalant face out of the corner of her eye and didn’t say anything more.
Despite the bad weather, there were still many people at the hospital. Xu Jinzhao found the chief physician’s office, greeted her, and requested the tests.
One was a routine hormone test, and the other was an abdominal ultrasound. These existed in Xu Jinzhao’s original world. The only special one was the ultrasound examination of the glands.
After the nurse drew bl00d, she took the samples for testing.
Xu Jinzhao quickly made Song Jiao wash her hands with waterless hand sanitizer and eat a sandwich to settle her stomach.
Aunt Li’s large sandwich contained shredded cabbage, egg salad, and pan-fried chicken, wrapped in baking paper and cut in half diagonally.
Song Jiao held half the sandwich and ate slowly. Xu Jinzhao opened a bottle of milk and handed it over.
The Omega didn’t eat much. Remembering Xu Jinzhao’s hurried eating in the morning, she said, “You eat the rest. I can’t eat this much.”
Xu Jinzhao indeed hadn’t eaten much. Confirming that Song Jiao really couldn’t eat any more, she took out the other half of the sandwich.
Song Jiao liked to observe her eating. Her expression was always so satisfied, as if every meal was an unparalleled delicacy.
The bl00d needed some time for testing. Song Jiao went for the abdominal ultrasound first. After getting the report, she went for the gland ultrasound.
Xu Jinzhao was the only one among the two who was nervous, repeatedly looking at the two reports, feeling that the wording in the conclusion sections was very normal, not indicating any lesions.
Song Jiao laughed at her, “When did you study medicine? How come I didn’t know?”
Xu Jinzhao argued righteously, “It’s not against the law to take a look, and I didn’t diagnose you or prescribe medicine, did I?”
When the routine hormone test report came out, they took it to the Omega specialist doctor together.
The two ultrasound reports were indeed fine. The doctor glanced at them simply and put them aside, focusing on the hormone report.
Xu Jinzhao had already seen that there were two abnormal indicators in the routine hormone report. The routine hormone test in the “Jiao Jiao” world had more than six items; there were other types as well. The two abnormal indicators for Song Jiao were among those others.
The female doctor said, “There are indeed some problems.”
Xu Jinzhao immediately became visibly nervous, and then she heard the doctor say to Song Jiao, “I’ll prescribe some medicine for you. Remember to take it on time and in the correct dosage. If it’s effective, continue taking it. If it’s not effective, remember to come back for a follow-up.”
Xu Jinzhao asked, “Does she need to take medication long-term? What exactly is wrong with my wife?”
She felt puzzled. Listening to the doctor, it seemed Song Jiao would have to take it indefinitely.
The doctor explained to her, “Estrus irregularities are chronic conditions themselves. The pathogenesis is very complex and not easy to determine. However, fortunately, although the patient differentiated late, her glands are very well developed. You don’t need to worry too much; the side effects of the medication are very small.”
Although she spoke euphemistically, Xu Jinzhao understood that this indeed meant long-term medication.
She had confidence in Qi Yao’s work ability and attitude, and the doctor’s title of chief physician couldn’t be fake. Song Jiao’s estrus irregularity problem was probably indeed quite troublesome.
Xu Jinzhao understood the underlying meaning of the so-called ‘chronic disease’. Diseases that could be labeled chronic might not be fatal when they occurred, but they were often difficult to cure completely.
She thought of the headaches that would torment Song Jiao in the future and couldn’t help but ask the doctor, “Does she need a brain CT or MRI or anything?”
The female doctor looked very surprised, “Omega-specific diseases don’t require brain CTs.”
Being looked at by a professional with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, Xu Jinzhao also wilted.
After the doctor finished prescribing the medicine and explained the dosage rules in detail, a nurse went to get it for them.
Xu Jinzhao looked very dejected. Song Jiao didn’t quite understand why she attached so much importance to her estrus irregularity but didn’t want to see her so worried.
“I will take the medicine properly, and you don’t worry too much either.”
Xu Jinzhao couldn’t tell her that her own worry was that she had always thought Song Jiao’s problem was just due to excessive external pressure and would be relieved as long as she was away from the environment where Xu Jinzhao was.
But the doctor’s words undoubtedly proved that things were not as simple as she had imagined, and her replacement of Xu Jinzhao was not a panacea.
The nurse brought the medicine from the pharmacy and handed it to Xu Jinzhao.
After the nurse left, Song Jiao gently took Xu Jinzhao’s other hand, just like yesterday at the hospital, but this time Song Jiao didn’t let go easily.
The Omega’s slightly cool fingers held her palm. Although this temperature wasn’t warm and instead drew heat from Xu Jinzhao, there was still a firm strength transmitted from Song Jiao.
Her eyes had always reminded Xu Jinzhao of words like innocent and pure. Song Jiao naturally possessed the innocent and harmless gaze of an angel or lamb in religious paintings, looking as if untouched by the mundane world, possessing an almost miraculous purity.
This was of course a miracle, because Xu Jinzhao knew how much she had experienced and even knew the Omega’s possible future appearance, but these eyes were like an infant’s, unable to be stained by impurities.
But now, Xu Jinzhao actually saw a hint of humane concern in these eyes, which had always rarely shown any waves.
The word ‘humane’ sounded a bit strange, after all, Song Jiao was indeed a real person, and not long ago she had even been joking and teasing with her.
But Xu Jinzhao couldn’t think of a better adjective. Besides ‘humane’, there was no more appropriate description in her vocabulary.
Precisely because of catching this gaze, Xu Jinzhao suddenly realized that the joys and sorrows that Song Jiao had shown before always seemed a bit out of place in comparison.
She couldn’t say where the incongruity lay; it was a kind of sixth sense discernment, an intuition that felt more like an illusion.
This thought flashed through Xu Jinzhao’s mind, and she felt her hand being squeezed. Her soul, which had been thinking deeply, was also pulled back.
Xu Jinzhao heard Song Jiao say, “Don’t be afraid. I’m not afraid, what are you afraid of?”
The Omega asked her again, “Or are you unwilling to face it with me?”
This question made Xu Jinzhao’s heart jolt. She immediately said, “No, of course not, I… if you’re willing, of course I’m willing to face it with you.”
Song Jiao liked such promises, promises about the future that bound them together.
She held Xu Jinzhao’s hand tightly, the two of them drawing what they needed from each other, and she also pulled the Alpha to walk with her:
“Okay, now we’re going home.”
It had already started to rain heavily outside. Before they even left the outpatient building, rainwater was blown in by the strong wind, hitting them fiercely.
Only then did they have to let go of each other and open their umbrellas separately.
It was also unlucky that when Song Jiao opened her umbrella, the wind direction suddenly changed, bending the umbrella ribs backward.
Song Jiao was not strong, and she lost her grip. The whole umbrella was swept into the rain, flying away erratically.
Xu Jinzhao was wearing a cashmere coat today. Seeing this, she unbuttoned it and took off one side.
Without saying a word, she pulled Song Jiao into her coat, then opened her own umbrella. The two of them huddled under the umbrella, wrapped in the same coat, and rushed into the rain.
The raindrops hitting the umbrella surface were incredibly violent, almost like hail, pelting and crashing, making Xu Jinzhao’s hand holding the umbrella go numb.
Because the rain was too heavy, the umbrella could only barely cover her head and face. By the time they reached the parking lot, their lower bodies were soaked, and their shoes and trouser legs were completely wet.
Xu Jinzhao first opened the passenger door and pushed the Omega in her arms inside, then closed the door. Only then did she run to the other side under the umbrella that was almost blown inside out by the rain.
She hurriedly opened the door and squeezed into the driver’s seat, not even having time to shake off the rainwater from the umbrella, quickly bringing it in and closing the car door. The hand she used to close the door was completely soaked.
A huge silver dragon suddenly flashed across the gray, curtain-like sky. This lightning bolt was dazzlingly bright.
The two people in the car almost simultaneously and subconsciously covered their ears. A few seconds later, a thunderclap that shook the heavens and the earth exploded.
When the thunder and lightning gradually subsided and slowly retreated into the clouds, Xu Jinzhao and Song Jiao, still shaken, lowered their hands that had been covering their ears.
The two looked at each other, and Xu Jinzhao couldn’t help but laugh first.
This wave was really too embarrassing, a frantic dash as if fleeing for their lives. Song Jiao’s hair clip by her temple was crooked by her ear, so she probably wasn’t in much better shape herself.
The torrential rain washed the city clean, also taking away all kinds of messy emotions.
Returning to Biwan, the rain showed no signs of stopping. The two of them again huddled under the same umbrella and rushed into the porch, entering the house soaking wet.
Aunt Li was obviously quite prescient, realizing that with such heavy rain, even with umbrellas, they might still get wet. She had already cooked a pot of brown sugar ginger soup in advance.
Xu Jinzhao used her cashmere coat to shield the smaller Song Jiao, while her own coat was completely soaked.
Song Jiao was better off; her coat was truly drenched, and the cold rainwater seeped into her close-fitting clothes, making Xu Jinzhao shiver.
Aunt Li urged Xu Jinzhao to take off her wet coat and wrap a blanket around herself, while Song Jiao brought a dry, large towel for her to dry her hair.
Xu Jinzhao shivered and snatched the towel, “I’ll do it myself.”
Aunt Li brought two bowls of ginger soup. Song Jiao took one first, holding it in her hands and sipping it slowly. Xu Jinzhao rubbed her hair haphazardly, wrapped the towel around her entire head, and also took a bowl of ginger soup to drink.
The hot ginger soup, sweet and spicy, warmed her whole body after she drank it.
Aunt Li went to prepare lunch, reminding Xu Jinzhao to change her clothes quickly and preferably take a shower.
After taking a hot shower, Xu Jinzhao finally felt completely comfortable and went downstairs in clean clothes.
Song Jiao reminded her, “Your phone was ringing just now.”
Xu Jinzhao took out her phone from her bag and found that the missed call was actually from Xu Boyang, followed by a text message from him.
Father: [Go to the marketing department before 9:30 AM on Monday to report, find your Uncle Huo.]
Xu Jinzhao read these dozen or so words repeatedly, confirming that Xu Boyang wanted her to work in the marketing department.
Not having to stay by Xu Boyang’s side was of course extremely good news, but the work of the marketing department was still unfamiliar to Xu Jinzhao, even to the original Xu Jinzhao.
Song Jiao noticed the slight change in her expression and casually asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xu Jinzhao said, “It’s… asking me to go to the marketing department.”
She didn’t know how to address Xu Boyang. Xu Jinzhao didn’t consider this morally corrupt person her father, and she didn’t want to use ‘father’ or a closer nickname, but calling him by his full name as Xu Jinzhao also wasn’t appropriate, so she glossed over it.
Song Jiao, however, thought more deeply. She remembered Xu Jinzhao’s passion for art. The Alpha understood how to appreciate violin music and possessed excellent painting skills.
For a person to excel in a certain field, they must have invested a lot of energy, and correspondingly, they would lack in other areas.
Could Xu Jinzhao handle the work that belonged to the original Xu Jinzhao?
Although the Alpha seemed very relaxed, and from Song Jiao’s previous probing, she knew that the Alpha possessed Xu Jinzhao’s memories, Song Jiao couldn’t help but worry.
Song Jiao didn’t reveal these worries but asked about a less important aspect, “Then what time will you get off work in the future?”
Xu Jinzhao said, “It won’t be early anyway. The group’s building is on the North Bank, and the drive is almost an hour.”
Perhaps it was because she had previously had the awareness of having to live under Xu Boyang’s nose. Now that she was transferred to the marketing department, comparing it to the former difficulty, Xu Jinzhao was rather optimistic.
After no longer resisting the identity of Xu Jinzhao from the bottom of her heart, the memories of this body began to gradually merge with hers, no longer having the awkward difficulty of functioning like last week.
This was undoubtedly an extremely good thing.
Xu Jinzhao was in a good mood and slept well at night, waking up refreshed in the morning.
She groomed herself neatly, put on formal attire, and styled her long curly hair in the way Xu Jinzhao usually did.
Xu Boyang wanted her to report at 9:30, so excluding the commute time, leaving home at 8 o’clock was more than enough.
Xu Jinzhao picked out a black knee-length trench coat to drape over her arm, looked in the dressing mirror to confirm that her attire and makeup were correct, took her phone, and went downstairs.
Song Jiao was indeed already on the first floor.
Xu Jinzhao stared intently at the Omega’s body, which seemed to have gained a little weight, thinking that she must have stuffed two thermal underwear inside her gray-blue turtleneck sweater to have such a sudden overnight weight gain effect.
However, the Omega’s base weight was small, originally slender and thin, so even wearing such thick clothes didn’t make her look bloated.
Xu Jinzhao jokingly greeted her, “Good morning, wife.”
But Song Jiao said, “7:30, it’s not early.”
Xu Jinzhao argued, “I have to go to work, so I slept a little longer to refresh myself.”
Song Jiao had already finished breakfast, picked up the gloves on the table to put on, and while looking her up and down, commented, “Not bad.”
Xu Jinzhao noticed that the gloves on Song Jiao’s hands were the pair of fingerless gloves she had bought on the street, with the pattern of a light orange tabby cat.
She remembered that the palm also had light pink wool knitted into color blocks, imitating a kitten’s paw pads.
Song Jiao put on the gloves and stood up.
Xu Jinzhao then saw the orange ‘cat paws’ open, and a bit of light pink flashed in the palm.
Then the Omega’s fingers landed on her chest, adjusting the wrinkles caused by the friction between her shirt and suit jacket.
The two of them were very close. The Omega, who was a bit shorter than her, looked up at her slightly, her pupils reflecting Xu Jinzhao’s face, which was close at hand.
She heard Song Jiao say, “I wish you a smooth day at work.”
This was a treatment Xu Jinzhao had never enjoyed before. Just as Xu Jinzhao was about to smile at her and say some playful words like, “Wait for me to work hard and earn money to support the family,”
The Omega opened her arms and gave her a light hug.
Xu Jinzhao was stunned for a moment. The girl’s soft body pressed against her chest, her arms wrapped around her waist, and those hands even patted her back, as if to encourage her.
Yesterday, they had huddled together under the umbrella in an almost embracing posture, running in the rain. She had wrapped her coat around the Omega’s body, sheltering her from the wind and rain.
And today, Song Jiao returned her a genuine hug.
Before Song Jiao let go, Xu Jinzhao gently returned the hug. She seemed to faintly smell a charming peach fragrance again from the other’s hair.
“Don’t worry, I’ll do my best.”
She said inexplicably. This answer seemed a bit strange, after all, Song Jiao hadn’t shown any worry, and the Omega had no reason to worry.
Fortunately, Song Jiao didn’t pay attention to these words. After ending the hug, she just said, “I’m going to school,” and left in a hurry.
The Xu Corporation’s focus was on real estate, and it was the leading real estate company in Changnan Province and even several other large surrounding provinces.
Xu Boyang claimed to be a descendant of the Changnan Xu family, with a family history, and had even bought back the old Xu family mansion that had once fallen into other hands.
However, everyone in Juzhou knew very well that the legitimate line of the Changnan Xu family had declined.
But Xu Boyang was rich, and others still hoped to benefit from him or cooperate with the Xu Corporation, so naturally, they would only praise his heritage and demeanor as a descendant of a prominent family.
Huo Song, the director of the marketing department, was a direct subordinate of Xu Boyang and an old hand who had worked under him from the early days.
This Uncle Huo was extremely kind to Xu Jinzhao and personally took her to the office that had already been arranged for her.
Xu Jinzhao’s position was deputy manager. Huo Song explained, “You’ve just arrived in the marketing department, so you need to first integrate with the personnel. This is also President Xu’s intention.”
These words seemed to still worry that she might be dissatisfied with this arrangement.
Xu Jinzhao vaguely understood why Huo Song would think this way. Xu Jinzhao had always been kept by Xu Boyang’s side, with only the small title of special assistant, while Xu Yanhe was already the manager of the finance department.
Xu Jinzhao was extremely competitive, a typical Alpha personality. She had long thought about going to work in a lower department, and she had high aspirations and her own unique insights.
Xu Jinzhao possessed her memories and knew that the original Xu Jinzhao indeed had the ability to handle the tasks arranged by Xu Boyang extremely well.
However, personal memories were too subjective, and from Xu Jinzhao’s perspective, the original Xu Jinzhao also had a rather aloof and stubborn side to her personality.
Xu Jinzhao didn’t plan to act according to her flamboyant style. She thanked Huo Song and didn’t show any dissatisfaction.
On her first day of work, Xu Jinzhao didn’t rush into the rhythm but instead observed the surrounding environment, the personnel in the department, memorizing these members and their positions, and did some work that wouldn’t easily lead to major mistakes.
She knew that she was essentially a novice. Although she had Xu Jinzhao’s memories and experience, and this was the Xu family’s territory, she still had to act cautiously.
At the end of the day, Xu Jinzhao’s evaluation of herself was: not bad, at least no mistakes were made.
Huo Song, however, remarked to Xu Boyang behind her back, “This child Jinzhao is obviously more composed now, no longer as rash as before.”
Xu Boyang was very pleased to hear this. The old Alpha tapped the chessboard with a chess piece, “She is my seed.”
His words were full of confidence in his own genes.
Before reaching the parking lot, Xu Jinzhao sent a text message to Song Jiao, telling her to eat by herself and not wait for her.
She drove across the river bridge in the dusk and lights, heading south towards Biwan.
Parking the SUV in the garage, the moment she saw the warm lights inside the villa, Xu Jinzhao finally felt a sense of relief at coming home.
The fatigue of the whole day was swept away. Xu Jinzhao felt great. She wasn’t alone; there were still close people in the house waiting for her to return.
Her steps became firm and powerful. Pushing open the door, she loudly announced, “I’m back!”
The living room TV was on, broadcasting the news. Song Jiao poked her head out from the kitchen. Xu Jinzhao saw that she was wearing an apron and had flour on her hands.
Xu Jinzhao asked in surprise, “Haven’t you eaten yet?”
Aunt Li said from the side, “Mrs. Song is learning to make dumplings.”
Xu Jinzhao got really excited now, exclaiming, “Me too, me too!”
She took off her coat, hurried upstairs to change into her home clothes, washed her hands clean, and then excitedly ran downstairs.
Song Jiao asked her, “How was work today?”
Xu Jinzhao looked at the beautifully wrapped dumplings beside her, her eyes wide, “Ah, it was okay. Did you make these?”
Song Jiao nodded. Xu Jinzhao exclaimed, “They look really good!”
She said confidently, “I think I can do it too.”
The reality proved that she couldn’t.
Song Jiao was a one-stop shop for cutting dough, rolling out wrappers, and wrapping dumplings. Those dumpling wrappers and dumplings were as standard as if they came off an assembly line.
In contrast, Xu Jinzhao rolled out wrappers of different sizes and thicknesses, and the dumplings she made were crooked and couldn’t stand up, just lying there.
Xu Jinzhao was very unconvinced, claiming that she just lacked practice and that her century egg and lean pork congee was very good.
But Song Jiao pointed to the few dumplings at the front of the row and said to her, “These are my earliest dumplings.”
Xu Jinzhao looked at those experimental products that were no different from the other dumplings and turned to Song Jiao, “I want to eat the ones you made.”
Aunt Li chuckled from the side.
Xu Jinzhao gave up on making trouble. She poured vinegar into the dipping dish and took it along with the chopsticks to the dining table.
Under Aunt Li’s guidance, Song Jiao boiled water and put in the dumplings. The plump dumplings floated on the surface, rolling around. She added cold water with a serious expression.
When the dumplings were cooked, Xu Jinzhao finally came in handy again, responsible for carrying the plates.
Song Jiao said, “The original soup helps digestion, so serve a bowl of dumpling soup.”
Xu Jinzhao looked at her. Song Jiao added, “Aunt Li said it.”
The dumplings and dumpling soup were served. Aunt Li still refused to eat with them, smilingly letting the two of them eat.
Aunt Li had prepared three kinds of fillings: shepherd’s purse and three delicacies, mushroom and pork, and beef. Each one was incredibly delicious.
While eating the dumplings, Xu Jinzhao couldn’t help but look up at the Omega sitting opposite her.
Song Jiao’s long hair was pinned up. She lowered her head, stirring the dumpling soup with a spoon, trying to cool it down. A hint of domesticity softened her beautiful face.
Song Jiao noticed Xu Jinzhao’s gaze, glanced around, thought she wanted chili oil, and pushed the chili oil bowl in front of her towards Xu Jinzhao.
Xu Jinzhao scooped chili oil into her vinegar dish, still secretly glancing at Song Jiao.
This was really hard to ignore. Song Jiao suddenly asked:
“What are you thinking about?”
“Ah, I was thinking,” Xu Jinzhao had eaten the dumplings so deliciously that her mind was a bit off-track, “you really look like my wife like this.”
Author’s Note:
Jiao Jiao: ? Our marital relationship seems to still exist.
Laughing to death, you are already your wife.
PS: To prevent everyone from worrying, here’s some harmless little spoiler. Jinzhao’s future is not limited to the Xu family. She’s currently practicing in a mild environment (solemnly declare, the author has always been her own only supervisor, and the career plot is written blindly, please understand the gist), in preparation for future upgrades.
Here, we must again mention a certain Ms. Xu and thank her for her selfless contribution.
Xu Jinzhao: Please persecute someone else, okay?