Transmigrating Before The Crazy Beauty Scum A Loses Control - Chapter 24

So cute.

As the four words fell on her ears, it felt like a thunderclap.

Zuo Baixuan finally reacted.

This crazy woman is at it again!

Although she was helping her out of a tight spot, wasn’t she going a bit overboard in front of everyone?

Like any typical top-tier rich second generation, she could have just pushed the door open, scolded these lower-tier rich kids, and thrown in a threat like, “Don’t bully my wife again, or you’ll regret it.” right?

Zuo Baixuan’s face flushed red.

Her mind was also in chaos.

But why was she here?

Oh, right, the investment.

Zuo Baixuan steadied herself and looked at Luan Yenan.

She was really wearing the outfit she had helped pick out yesterday.

A custom-tailored casual suit that made Luan Yenan look “so well-behaved.”

She really wanted to throw that phrase back at her as revenge!

Besides the matching outfit, Luan Yenan had also put some thought into her hairstyle.

She had styled her hair into loose waves, adding a touch of her unique mature charm, paired with a confident and slightly wicked smile that was enough to captivate anyone.

Zuo Baixuan secretly exhaled lightly, then reached out to hook her arm with Luan Yenan’s, showing a surprised expression while making an intimate gesture: “Ah Nan, what are you doing here?”

Their bodies quickly closed the distance.

The warmth made Luan Yenan’s narrow eyes squint slightly.

The faint scent of vanilla pheromones from an Omega in heat was detected by her alone, as if the two were hiding more secrets in front of everyone.

Luan Yenan’s thoughts floated in the air for a moment before returning.

She looked at Zuo Baixuan with a praising gaze.

She was always pleasantly surprised by Zuo Baixuan’s sudden bursts of acting skills—one moment she was spacing out, the next she was fully in character.

“Didn’t I say I was coming to your school? Did you forget? You’re the one who picked out this outfit for me.” Luan Yenan said, lightly brushing Zuo Baixuan’s nose with her index finger.

Her nose was high-bridged, and her skin was smooth and tender.

It felt really nice to touch.

Zuo Baixuan wrinkled her nose to shoo away the mischievous finger: “You only told me you were coming, not that you’d be here in the morning, or that you’d show up at Professor Chen’s place. If I had known, I wouldn’t have sneaked out to let you sleep in!”

Luan Yenan lowered her eyes, her dark pupils meeting Zuo Baixuan’s light brown ones. The corner of her mouth curled into a genuine smile: “Isn’t this more of a surprise?”

Zuo Baixuan understood—this person had deliberately kept it a secret.

She also showed genuine displeasure: “More shock than surprise, I thought some creep was trying to grope me just now.”

“Groping my wife and getting called a creep? Then I guess…” Luan Yenan leaned in close to Zuo Baixuan’s ear and whispered, “You acted well.”

But the others didn’t hear the latter part, leaving them with only blank space and room for imagination.

Then Luan Yenan raised her eyes and scanned the room.

The tenderness in her gaze completely vanished, replaced by a deterrence that silenced everyone’s wild imaginations.

The shock still lingered in everyone’s hearts.

The most surprised was undoubtedly Jiang Lingdan, Zuo Baixuan’s best friend.

The scene had exceeded her capacity to process. If she hadn’t clenched her teeth tightly, her jaw would have hit the floor by now.

She had only heard Zuo Baixuan casually mention acting along, but was this how they were doing it?

Was there really such sweetness in acting?

Even the best actors and actresses couldn’t pull off something this convincing. Wasn’t there a risk of blurring the lines between acting and reality?

Not to mention them, even as an audience member, she was already emotionally invested!

Poor Jiang Lingdan, usually so talkative, had to keep all her thoughts bottled up because of the crowd.

But then again, even if she had a chance to be alone with Zuo Baixuan, she wouldn’t know how to bring it up.

The dynamic between Zuo Baixuan and Luan Yenan had completely deviated from her understanding. She really didn’t know how to comment on it.

The others in the room were equally stunned.

Especially the “Snake, Insect, Rat, and Ant” quartet.

The one who had been holding back, Brother Long, had a twitching muscle on his face.

He never expected his assumptions to be so off. Who would have thought that the rumored eldest daughter of the Luan family would actually dote on Zuo Baixuan like this?

No, no!

This couldn’t be.

If she really doted on her, why would she wear high-end custom outfits while Zuo Baixuan wore streetwear and cheap gold accessories?

Don’t talk about true love transcending material things.

Just look at these rich second generations—spending money doesn’t necessarily mean true love, but not spending money definitely doesn’t.

Brother Long pursed his lips, about to give the other three a signal.

But Professor Chen’s voice came from inside the office.

“What’s going on? Didn’t I say to open the door and let them in?” Her cold and frail voice calmed everyone outside.

Luan Yenan smiled and stepped aside, letting Zuo Baixuan enter first.

The school had given Professor Chen a spacious office, large enough to accommodate twenty people.

Professor Chen, however, felt such a large office was unnecessary, so she had converted it into a library-like space, with bookshelves lining all four walls, a long table in the center, and some plastic chairs scattered around, lowering the office’s overall aesthetic.

She had invested heavily in high-end equipment but didn’t care much for decor. It was hard to tell whether the office resembled an internet café or a telecom fraud den.

Sitting at the end of the long table in front of the main computer was a woman in a plain long-sleeved shirt and black-framed glasses.

The woman was thin, her face pale and unhealthy, with a blank expression.

In a crowd, it would be hard to associate her with the academic heavyweight, Professor Chen.

As soon as Zuo Baixuan entered, Luan Yenan introduced her: “Professor Chen, this is Zuo Baixuan.”

Professor Chen didn’t even look up but nodded: “I’ve known about Zuo Baixuan for a while. She has excellent grades and has performed well in past competitions.”

After a pause, as if her thoughts had taken a detour, she finally looked up from her computer and directed her gaze at Zuo Baixuan’s face.

By then, everyone outside had filed into the room.

Professor Chen didn’t beat around the bush and said directly: “So, when you said your wife would also join the project, you meant Zuo Baixuan.”

Professor Chen’s words made Zuo Baixuan frown slightly.

What did that mean?

Had Luan Yenan, as an investor, paved the way for her before she even arrived?

Before Zuo Baixuan could speak.

Brother Long stepped forward: “Wait a minute! Professor Chen, are you planning to give her special treatment? I think that’s highly inappropriate! How can you do something like this just because of money? It will make outsiders question the integrity of our project!”

His words were righteous and stern.

He even added “our” before “project,” as if he was already aligned with it.

His well-dressed appearance even lent some credibility to his nonsense.

But Professor Chen seemed not to hear him, casually humming in acknowledgment before turning back to her computer.

Brother Long felt like he had punched cotton, extremely frustrated.

Luan Yenan, as if she were in her own office, casually leaned against the table and tilted her head slightly at Brother Long: “What’s your name?”

The aura of a top-tier Alpha instantly filled the room.

Many Omegas in the room, though they couldn’t smell pheromones, were already affected, their hearts racing uncontrollably.

They were secretly surprised.

Who had spread the rumor that Omegas would feel uncomfortable alone in a room with Luan Yenan? Was this the kind of discomfort they meant?

Even Hamster couldn’t escape, fidgeting, with a belly full of words she couldn’t utter.

Ant, standing nearby, had a strange expression on his face.

Because several Alphas also sensed this aura. There was no trace of pheromones, yet it made it hard to breathe.

The pressure from a top-tier Alpha left them frozen in fear.

But that wasn’t all.

Luan Yenan was nothing like the rumors of her being careless and irresponsible.

Though her casual lean against the table wasn’t formal, the commanding presence she exuded made Brother Long instinctively falter and answer a question he didn’t need to: “Bao Xinglong.”

“That name suits a businessman.” Luan Yenan commented offhandedly.

“…”

That’s it?

“You asked for my name just to mock me?”

Luan Yenan, with a playful smile, retorted: “What else? To send it to a hitman?”

Gulp.

Luan Yenan’s unexpected response made Bao Xinglong swallow hard, his heart skipping a beat.

A hitman?

Would this lunatic really hire a hitman?

No, no!

Impossible!

She’s the eldest daughter of the Luan family, no matter how crazy, she wouldn’t do something like that!

Bao Xinglong somehow convinced himself with this logic.

He mustered his courage and continued: “Don’t think just because you have money, you can manipulate our project as you please!”

“Yeah, what gives you the right to sit here and order people around? Professor Chen hasn’t even said anything yet.”

“Even if you invested in the project, you don’t have the right to bring Zuo Baixuan in! This isn’t the entertainment industry, where you can buy your way into a group!”

Led by the “Snake, Insect, Rat, and Ant” quartet, the hot-headed students also felt this was a matter of personal interest and joined in the chorus.

But Luan Yenan remained silent, just smiling as she looked out the window.

Why do humans find the chirping of birds outside pleasant, but the same chirping inside annoying?

Probably because humans have a bias towards cute creatures and are hypocritical towards those they dislike.

Jiang Lingdan listened to the murmurs in the room, which were getting more and more outrageous, with some comments bordering on personal insults.

Yet the two people involved showed no reaction.

One was looking out the window with great interest, as if the sky obscured by tree branches was some kind of scenic view.

The other was looking at the former, her expression unreadable.

As Zuo Baixuan’s best friend, she couldn’t take it anymore.

Were these people brainless?

Regardless of whether Luan Yenan had spent money on Zuo Baixuan, Zuo Baixuan’s excellence was undeniable, and she would definitely qualify for the project.

How could she be excluded just because she had a wealthy backer, all because of these sour grapes’ comments?

Jiang Lingdan grew angrier by the minute, almost rolling up her sleeves to start a fight with these people.

Luan Yenan, who had been lost in thought, suddenly turned to Jiang Lingdan: “You’re Little Xuan’s friend, right? I’ve heard her mention you often. Do you also want to join the project?”

Jiang Lingdan was caught off guard by the question, her train of thought derailed. It was like a pot on the boil suddenly being covered, the steam trapped inside.

“Uh, yeah. Because…” Jiang Lingdan stammered, trying to explain her intentions.

But Luan Yenan cut her off: “You wouldn’t mind joining through the back door, would you?”

“Huh, this…?” Jiang Lingdan was dumbfounded.

Though her grades weren’t top-notch, she was usually quick-witted and talkative.

But now, because of Luan Yenan’s two sentences, she was stuttering and speechless, almost resorting to “uh-huh.”

Not understanding Luan Yenan’s intentions, she looked at her good friend Zuo Baixuan, who showed no unusual reaction. She then shook her head gently: “I don’t mind.”

Luan Yenan nodded: “Alright then. Professor Chen, I’d like this student to join as well.”

“Sure, you have three spots.” Professor Chen said without looking up.

Three spots?

Luan Yenan had three spots!

Besides Zuo Baixuan and Jiang Lingdan, that meant there was still one left!

Instantly, the room fell silent, the earlier chatter completely gone.

It was clear what was going through the students’ minds.

Luan Yenan maintained her calm, composed expression, quietly observing everyone.

Meanwhile, the others were in turmoil, unable to utter a word.

Jiang Lingdan quickly covered her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud.

She made a face at Zuo Baixuan.

This person really isn’t like the rumors say, she’s quite the player!

Zuo Baixuan, catching Jiang Lingdan’s signal, also smiled.

This crazy woman really knows how to manipulate people.

Zuo Baixuan no longer wanted to argue about joining the project through Luan Yenan’s influence.

Seeing these people’s futile anger was indeed quite amusing.

Just as Zuo Baixuan fully accepted this setup, Luan Yenan pointed to a girl and her boyfriend: “The last two spots will go to you two.”

It was the girl who had kindly reminded Zuo Baixuan earlier and her boyfriend.

The two were stunned, caught between excitement and confusion at the unexpected windfall.

Bao Xinglong spoke up again to object: “Wait, you only have three spots. How can you choose four people?”

Luan Yenan pointed to the people she had just named: “One, two, three.”

Then she leaned closer to Zuo Baixuan: “My wife is so talented, she’ll definitely get in on her own merits, right?”

“Mm.” Zuo Baixuan, understanding Luan Yenan’s intent, lowered her gaze, not out of guilt but to hide her smile, lest it make Luan Yenan too smug.

But she was genuinely impressed by Luan Yenan’s quick reversal.

Especially the last comment about her joining on her own merits, which warmed her heart.

Professor Chen didn’t speak, indicating her tacit approval.

But Bao Xinglong couldn’t let it go: “No! Professor Chen, I think letting an ignorant investor mess around like this will ruin the project’s reputation!”

“Yeah, Professor Chen!”

“Professor Chen!”

The others chimed in again.

Chen Qian finally exhaled, pressing her index finger to her temple, her face showing impatience.

“I forgot to mention earlier, Luan Yenan is one of the project’s mentors. Her authority in future collaborations will be no less than mine. If you’re going to argue like this every time, you might as well leave now and not participate.”

Once again, the room fell silent, as if some unknown monster had swallowed all the noise.

Everyone stared in shock at Professor Chen and Luan Yenan.

This was unbelievable.

The supposedly clueless Luan Yenan was a mentor?

Not an investor.

Not a participant.

A mentor?

Could project mentors now be bought with money?

“Professor Chen, are you being threatened? How is she qualified to be a mentor?” Bao Xinglong couldn’t understand.

Someone familiar with the project’s level and requirements also questioned: “To be a mentor for a project of this caliber, one must at least hold a professorship. Luan Yenan doesn’t meet the criteria.”

Zuo Baixuan, also puzzled, glanced at Jiang Lingdan.

Jiang Lingdan instantly understood her friend’s look.

No way?

Was the rumored mad genius who forced Professor Chen to apply for a guest professorship at the school really Luan Yenan?

She hurriedly pulled out her phone.

Checking the school’s website.

Jiang Lingdan’s actions prompted others to follow suit, pulling out their phones as well.

“Damn.”

Someone cursed clearly, like a stone tossed into a lake.

Ripples spread instantly.

Bao Xinglong, though not the most virtuous, was no fool.

Hearing someone curse, he knew their wild speculation had been confirmed.

But how could this be?

He refused to believe it.

“Professor Chen, may I ask how exactly Ms. Luan was hired?”

Professor Chen knew that without a clear explanation, it would be hard to convince everyone, so she briefly recounted the story.

The truth was similar to what Jiang Lingdan had heard, but with more details.

Initially, when Luan Yenan, under the pseudonym 【N】, sent Professor Chen an email with some code, Professor Chen wasn’t planning to collaborate. After reviewing the code, she found the person interesting, but among the many respondents, their resume was unremarkable and didn’t meet the hard requirements.

Moreover, she had already found a better candidate.

Half a month earlier, she had contacted Professor Smith, a top expert abroad, but he was temporarily unavailable, so she was waiting for his response.

As Professor Chen sent a rejection email to 【N】, she received a second email.

【Your recruitment notice says self-recommendation methods are unrestricted.】

A seemingly random sentence, Professor Chen didn’t understand its meaning, but out of curiosity about this talent, she replied with a 【Yes】.

Immediately after, her computer was hacked.

And the intruder boldly sent her a link on the main interface.

It was a link to the school’s website and internal network.

Within seconds, the school’s website introduction was altered, and internal archives were tampered with.

All the materials now inexplicably included a teacher with the pseudonym 【N】, with no name or photo.

“Because I lost, I still can’t crack her virus code. And since our project involves network security, a computer virus expert is absolutely necessary,” Professor Chen concluded.

Everyone was stunned.

So the incident with the school’s website and internal network yesterday was real, and it was caused by Luan Yenan!

As the students began to be convinced, Bao Xinglong found a new angle.

“But illegal hacking is a crime!”

“No harm was done, so it doesn’t count!” Jiang Lingdan had also been curious whether the mad genius’s actions constituted a crime.

She and her juniors had concluded it didn’t.

Otherwise, the mad genius would be in serious trouble.

“Get lost, you legal illiterate! Even if no harm was done, unauthorized intrusion is still a crime!” Bao Xinglong was unusually excited, even blurting out his usual catchphrase, “You legal illiterate.”

His status as a second-rate rich second generation was thanks to his family’s elders being well-known lawyers. They had accumulated some wealth and had good relationships with various companies and families.

Having grown up surrounded by this, and after entering the information technology field, his family had briefed him on relevant regulations, so he knew the boundaries well.

But Luan Yenan didn’t respond.

This gave Bao Xinglong more confidence.

He thought she must be feeling guilty!

Professor Chen, who had been sitting at her computer, spoke up: “I authorized it.”

“…” Everyone fell silent again.

“Professor Chen, hacking your computer can be considered authorized. But what about hacking the school’s website and internal network?” Bao Xinglong still felt something was off.

“Good point.” someone agreed.

“Even altering information. Many students know about this, and it even made local headlines before being suppressed,” he pressed, glaring at Luan Yenan. “You don’t think silencing everyone means no one knows, do you? Going to such lengths just to get your woman into the project, how despicable!”

Bao Xinglong’s three friends, hearing this, started tugging at his sleeves, giving him meaningful looks.

Usually so smart and adept at reading the room, what was wrong with Brother Long today? Had he lost his mind?

With such clear evidence in front of him, how could he not see it?

The school and Professor Chen were both on Luan Yenan’s side, and yet he was still saying these things. What outcome was he hoping for?

Even if it technically constituted a crime, would the school press charges?

Graduation season had just passed, and many graduates had just started internships at various companies under the Luan family, their seats still warm!

Bao Xinglong was indeed acting out of character, and he realized it himself.

But his bl00d was boiling, especially with the clash of a top-tier Alpha’s aura, he couldn’t control his mouth and wanted to challenge Luan Yenan.

This was about an Alpha’s dignity!

Luan Yenan’s dark eyes stared deeply at Bao Xinglong, as if watching some monkey show, still saying nothing.

Instead, Zuo Baixuan couldn’t take it anymore and stepped forward, frowning, standing in front of Luan Yenan, glaring at Bao Xinglong.

She hadn’t been this angry even when the “Snake, Insect, Rat, and Ant” quartet had targeted her earlier, but now she was furious.

She felt that Bao Xinglong, usually so good at reading the room, was targeting Luan Yenan because of her.

She hated it when others were dragged into trouble because of her.

【If it weren’t for you being a burden, how could your mother have died? Still crying, how dare you cry?】

The disgusting voice from her memory fueled her anger.

“Bao Xinglong, you’d better think before you speak!”

Bao Xinglong was startled.

Jiang Lingdan was also startled.

Zuo Baixuan, who usually avoided conflicts and brushed off slander with a “it’s fine” was now showing such strong emotions?

Luan Yenan leaned forward, resting her head on Zuo Baixuan’s shoulder: “Are you standing up for me?”

Still in her heat cycle, the faint scent of vodka was easily amplified, filling Zuo Baixuan’s mind with the smell of alcohol.

Zuo Baixuan pursed her lips. Luan Yenan was right—she was standing up for her.

Seeing Zuo Baixuan instantly soften, Luan Yenan curled her lips and, in front of everyone, wrapped her arm around Zuo Baixuan’s waist, tilting her head at Bao Xinglong.

“If you’re interested, you can go ask the principal yourself. If he thinks SMS authorization doesn’t count, then sure, you can call the police on me.”

Before sending the email to Professor Chen, Luan Yenan had texted the principal’s private number, saying she wanted to test the school’s network defenses by leading a penetration test.

The principal didn’t know what Luan Yenan was up to.

But the eldest daughter of the Luan family had done something similar while still a student, back then without even informing anyone, just gathering her friends to launch an attack on the graphic information center.

A flurry of activity, but in the end, only fifteen entries were blocked in the firewall logs.

If it was just another small-time stunt, let her have her fun.

Thinking this, the principal casually replied: “Sure.”

A few minutes later, when Professor Chen urgently asked the principal for the internal network admin password, he realized what had happened.

While arranging for someone to give the admin password to Professor Chen, he repeatedly confirmed.

Professor Chen briefly explained 【N】’s actions.

The principal thought Luan Yenan had found a genius under the pseudonym 【N】 for some project, even being swayed by Professor Chen, and without a second thought agreed to appoint the genius as a guest professor.

It wasn’t until this morning, when Luan Yenan showed up at the principal’s office with her ID, that the principal’s stunned expression mirrored the students’ in the room now.

Bao Xinglong was dumbfounded.

Authorized hacking could only be considered a legal penetration test.

Such simulated malicious hacker attacks to assess computer network security were regularly conducted by every website and didn’t constitute a crime.

Luan Yenan pointed at Bao Xinglong: “Professor Chen, though I don’t have any spots left, this student clearly doesn’t get along with me. Can I suggest disqualifying him?”

“On what grounds!” Bao Xinglong exploded.

The scent of Alpha pheromones broke through his suppressant patch.

“Oh no, it’s his rut!”

His friends quickly realized, no wonder he was acting like he’d lost his mind today.

Wasp reacted first, grabbing Bao Xinglong.

Zuo Baixuan was startled.

A top-tier Omega in heat clashing with a high-tier Alpha in rut cycle was like a collision of bombs.

She took a step back.

Only when she leaned into a warm embrace did she realize another problem.

If a high-tier Alpha was a bomb.

Then a top-tier Alpha was a nuclear bomb.

Just as she was about to escape, she felt a hand press against her waist, pulling her into familiar softness.

The top-tier Alpha’s possessiveness was on full display, the faint vodka scent warding off all other chaotic pheromones.

Zuo Baixuan felt her body was going mad, actually feeling reassured by the enveloping vodka scent.

Shouldn’t this be the feeling an Omega has for an Alpha only after being marked?

But they hadn’t been marked!

Pheromones!

The vanilla scent of pheromones swirled in her glands.

The heat cycle’s effects were back.

The scene descended into chaos. Professor Chen, as a Beta, couldn’t sense pheromones but was still irritated.

Frowning slightly, she wanted to kick all these troublesome Alphas and Omegas out, fearing their pheromones would trigger primal instincts.

She even noticed that Luan Yenan, holding her wife, looked off too.

What a mess!

Just as she was about to call for order.

Zuo Baixuan grabbed Luan Yenan’s shirt collar and whispered: “Ah Nan, take me out of here.”

Luan Yenan obliged, scooping Zuo Baixuan up in a princess carry, then turned to Chen Qian: “Professor Chen, I’m afraid I might tear this guy who’s recklessly releasing pheromones and affecting my wife into pieces. I’ll be back later.”

Zuo Baixuan was carried out of the office by Luan Yenan in front of everyone. Under the influence of her heat cycle, she couldn’t move, just leaning against Luan Yenan’s shoulder.

Before leaving, she even caught a glimpse of Jiang Lingdan’s smile.

With Zuo Baixuan taking the initiative, Jiang Lingdan was truly overwhelmed.

Zuo Baixuan knew that expression on Jiang Lingdan’s face all too well—it was the same look she had when fangirling over sweet moments in dramas.

Stop fangirling!

This isn’t a sweet moment!

Author’s Note:

If it’s not a sweet moment, then what is it? Medicine?

Jiang Lingdan: (smiling like a proud mother) It’s medicine, curing my chronic low bl00d sugar.

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!