Transmigrated into a Classic Dog-Blood Drama as the Scummy Alpha - Chapter 3
In her previous life, Shen Xian had always liked cleanliness. She was efficient with chores and soon had the entire house spotless. While she was sweeping the kitchen, Fang Jinglan gave her a glance but said nothing. After taking out the trash, Shen Xian rinsed the mop and mopped every corner until the place was sparkling clean.
A mechanical voice from the system rang out in her mind: “Task complete. 200 yuan has been deposited to your Feixin account.”
Feixin was the chat app in this world. Shen Xian opened it and saw a new chat labeled “System” in her recent conversations. Simple and direct. She tapped the red envelope and successfully received the 200 yuan.
Despite everything, Fang Jinglan still cared about Shen Xian. She didn’t even bring up the 20,000 yuan that had been conned out of her. Instead, she simply said with a cold face, “Grab a bowl and come eat.”
Shen Xian’s face lit up with a smile. “Okay, I’ll get one right away.”
After setting the table, the family of three sat down to eat together—a rare moment. Though the table was quiet, it was already an improvement from when the original Shen Xian was around. Back then, she never ate with her parents; after scamming them out of money, she’d hole up in her room playing video games, grabbing whatever was left in the kitchen when she was hungry.
After dinner, Shen Xian took the initiative to wash the dishes. Fang Jinglan gave her a look but said nothing. In her mind, it didn’t matter whether Shen Xian helped or not—sooner or later, she’d cause another scene demanding money. There was nothing more she could do, so she simply stood up and left.
While doing the dishes, Shen Xian guessed her mother had probably gone off to play mahjong. With her father suffering from a stroke and the original Shen Xian being completely unreliable, mahjong had become the only thing that brought Fang Jinglan any comfort. Shen Xian finished the dishes quickly.
Another mechanical voice rang in her mind: “Congratulations, host, for proactively completing a system task. 100 yuan has been added to your Feixin.”
Shen Xian sighed. Just 300 yuan—well, one step at a time. She stepped out to check on her father and saw that he had already wheeled himself back to his room to rest. Shen Xian headed to her own room to grab clean clothes and take a shower. But when she saw her reflection in the bathroom mirror, she froze.
The face in the mirror looked almost identical to her face from her previous life—only now, her complexion was a bit sallow, likely from years of staying up late playing games and smoking. She touched her stomach and found some extra fat there too. Clearly, she’d need to work that off over time.
After finishing her chores, Shen Xian went online to get a better understanding of this world. The stock and fund markets were largely the same as her past life, and even cryptocurrency was emerging. The blockchain economy described in the book was just starting to take root, and very few people knew about it. It was the perfect time to invest—if only she had more than 300 yuan.
She turned to the air and asked the system, “Other than increasing the favorability of the target characters, is there anything else I should watch out for?”
“Although many plotlines in the original novel have been altered due to your arrival, there are still three fixed plot events that will occur. The system will notify you when the time comes.”
Shen Xian let out a long sigh. Of course it wouldn’t be that simple. But if she wanted to survive, she’d have to do her best.
That afternoon, she took her father out for some light exercise and earned another 200 yuan as a reward. After returning home, she made dinner. Just as she brought out the last dish, Fang Jinglan returned home.
“Mom, perfect timing. Go wash up and get ready to eat,” Shen Xian said with a warm smile. After all, everything the original body had done had nothing to do with her—today marked a new beginning.
Fang Jinglan paused, visibly confused as she looked at Shen Xian. Her eyes turned red as she sat on the couch with a sigh. “You just took 20,000 yuan not long ago. Your father’s monthly medication is expensive, and we still have to pay child support for Tiantian. I really don’t have any more money to give you.”
Fang Jinglan sounded completely defeated.
Shen Xian quickly waved her hands. “Mom, it’s a misunderstanding. I’m really not here for money. I just had nothing to do at home, so I made dinner. Please don’t be upset. Come and eat.”
Fang Jinglan glanced at her daughter again, still feeling that she was different today. But she’d been disappointed too many times and didn’t dare hope anymore. She simply sat down and ate quietly.
After dinner, Shen Xian handled all the cleaning and dishwashing. Fang Jinglan was caught off guard. She had always done these chores herself. Now she didn’t even know what to do with her hands. If only her daughter could stay this way forever… She sighed again.
Back in her room, Shen Xian tallied her progress. Excluding the money she’d given her daughter, she had earned 800 yuan from the system today. Since several tasks were initiated proactively, the system gave her a 200-yuan bonus, rounding her total up to 1,000 yuan.
She planned to use some of that money to take her daughter out for a treat the next day. After all, her little one was incredibly sweet.
Rummaging through the room, Shen Xian found a few leftover items: inhibitors and pheromone blockers. It reminded her that this world was an ABO setting with six distinct gender types—and she happened to be a female Alpha.
She checked her body and confirmed that she wasn’t in her susceptible period, which was a relief.
Honestly, Shen Xian wasn’t fond of the ABO system. Betas were okay—they couldn’t smell Alpha or Omega pheromones and weren’t affected by them. But Alphas naturally exerted a suppressive effect on Omegas.
Pheromones between the two had mutual influence, but in the end, Alphas had far more control. Some even used pheromones to coerce Omegas into s3x. Thankfully, that kind of behavior was punishable by law in this world.
Shen Xian tested her gland behind her neck, releasing a tiny bit of pheromones. A faint scent of sweet orange filled the room, and her body shivered. She quickly slapped another blocker patch on her gland. Letting pheromones out randomly felt no different from sexual harassment. Better to keep it suppressed. If she ever needed to release them, it would have to be somewhere private.
She turned on the exhaust fan, and the scent soon dispersed.
The next morning, Shen Xian went for a jog and returned home to clean up. She also made breakfast and lunch. Fang Jinglan grew increasingly uneasy—she felt that the more diligent Shen Xian was, the more money she probably owed outside.
Several times, Fang Jinglan looked like she wanted to say something but held back. She truly didn’t know what to do with this daughter anymore.
Shen Xian kept busy most of the morning and earned another 600 yuan from the system. With the 1,000 from yesterday, she now had 1,600 yuan. Still not enough—but at least it was a start. After washing up and changing into clean clothes, she told her parents she was heading out.
Fang Jinglan watched her leave, her brief glimmer of hope already extinguished. It seemed her daughter had realized she couldn’t get money at home and was now off to fool around again. She sighed. It was always like this. She should’ve learned by now not to hope.
But Shen Xian hadn’t gone far. She stopped by a cake shop to buy a small milk cake for her daughter. The top was decorated with a cute cartoon cow—Tiantian would definitely love it. She also bought a big tub of mango juice. When it was about time, she headed to the kindergarten to wait for her daughter.
Soon, the kids came out in pairs, following their teacher. Before Shen Xian could walk over, she saw her little one get pushed to the ground by a boy. Shen Xian dropped the food and rushed forward to lift her daughter.
“Tiantian, are you hurt? Come on, let’s get up,” she said gently, heart aching.
She turned to the boy. “Why did you push her?”
The boy scowled. “She lied! She doesn’t have a mommy! She’s just a bad kid with no mom! We don’t want to play with her!”
Tiantian’s eyes filled with tears. “I didn’t lie! I do have a mommy! She’s right here!”
Shen Xian quickly pulled her into a hug and turned to the boy. “I’m her mommy. You pushed her. You owe her an apology.”
The boy stubbornly shouted, “No way! She’s a liar! She doesn’t have a mom—she’s a wild child!”
Just then, Teacher Zhao walked over and took the boy’s hand. “Li Jie, what have I told you? When you do something wrong, you apologize. You’re not allowed to speak ill of others. Now, apologize to Shen Tian.”
Reluctantly, Li Jie pouted and muttered, “Sorry, Shen Tian.”
At that moment, his mother arrived. Seeing her son sulking, she immediately snapped, “What’s going on here? Teacher, you can’t just bully my child like this!”
Still comforting Tiantian, Shen Xian stood up and said, “Your son pushed my daughter and spread rumors that she doesn’t have a mother. I asked him to apologize. That’s completely reasonable. You didn’t ask a single question and already accused the teacher. Now I understand why your child behaves like this.”
“Wow, what’s your problem? It was just a joke between kids—no need to make a big deal out of it!” the woman said loudly, rolling her eyes.
Tiantian started crying harder in Shen Xian’s arms. Just then, Lin Qinghan arrived to pick her up. Seeing Tiantian in tears, she panicked. Shen Xian quickly handed the child over and said softly, “Hold her for a bit.”
Then she turned to the other woman and said, “Of course you think it’s no big deal—it wasn’t your kid who got pushed. Let’s see how you’d react if my daughter pushed your son. With a mom like you, no wonder no one wants to play with your kid.”
“What do you mean no one wants to play with him? You’re just being dramatic! How dare you make my son apologize—I want to see what you’ll do about it!” the woman snapped.