A Cannon Fodder A Has No Intention of Moving Up - Chapter 12

The two of them breathed as one, their noses almost touching. It seemed as though they would kiss in the very next second.

The scent of sandalwood came rushing in. An Muxue’s gaze turned obsessive for a fleeting moment, but she quickly snapped back to her senses. Her eyes widened.

“You…!”

She nearly lashed out to demand how Lin Yue could cross the line and hold her like this, but she slammed her mouth shut just as quickly.

How was it that she had squeezed over to the right side, practically pinning Lin Yue down, while Lin Yue was dodging so far she was about to fall off the edge of the bed?

An Muxue’s face turned scarlet instantly.

How… how could she?

She hurriedly pulled away from Lin Yue and scrambled back under the covers, but the lingering sandalwood scent remained, constantly seeping into her body.

Like a cup filled to the brim, it seemed to have stopped, yet droplets continued to fall with a steady drip-drop. Because of this, the ripples on the surface of the water did not cease… they only became fainter and more agonizing.

An Muxue looked up with panicked, misty eyes, glaring at Lin Yue with a flush at the corners of her eyes.

“Stop it…”

Even as she said it, her floral pheromones clung to Lin Yue, refusing to let go, constantly begging for more sandalwood. Her pheromones were of a higher grade than Lin Yue’s to begin with.

Lin Yue couldn’t stop either.

“Stop… mnh…”

An Muxue bit her lip hard, finally having no choice but to hide her entire face under the quilt.

It was coming.

No, no, doing this right in front of Lin Yue was simply too shameful.

She curled into a ball under the covers, first pushing Lin Yue away as if wanting her to leave, then suddenly reaching out to grab Lin Yue’s hand, nearly crashing into her embrace again.

Lin Yue swallowed hard. She could feel the floral scent surrounding her fluctuating slightly, wrapping tighter and tighter around her. She could also hear a tiny sound accidentally leaking through An Muxue’s teeth.

She instinctively held her close. Her face grew hotter, and her heart thudded wildly.

It took a long while before An Muxue’s body finally relaxed. Then, she suddenly threw Lin Yue’s hand aside and pushed her away.

“I told you to stop…!”

Lin Yue hadn’t actually done anything, but seeing her face flushed like a sunset and her voice carrying a hint of a sob, she looked truly pitiful. Lin Yue could only say: “…I’m sorry?”

Only then did An Muxue realize Lin Yue could see her face; she hurriedly pulled the quilt up to cover herself again.

…So embarrassing.

She kept her back to Lin Yue after that, ignoring her completely.

The next morning, Lin Yue left early as usual.

When she returned the next time, An Muxue still seemed to be angry. Just like at the very beginning, she distantly made Lin Yue sit in the furthest spot to release pheromones, keeping her back turned the whole time.

Once Lin Yue had released pheromones for a while and tried to move closer, An Muxue stood up directly and opened the door for her. “I’ve opened a separate room for you.”

“Go sleep over there.”

Lin Yue froze, standing there staring at her. Seeing Lin Yue looking like a wronged puppy, An Muxue’s earlobes turned red, but she braced herself and continued to ignore her.

Lin Yue lowered her head and started to head out, but after a thought, she turned back.

No. She had to go back tomorrow morning. If they did it this way, the treatment progress would stall again. Without more contact, when would An Muxue ever get better?

Her gaze turned determined. She went back to An Muxue’s door and knocked.

An Muxue opened the door a crack. Seeing it was her, she prepared to say no, but Lin Yue quickly stepped forward.

“Last time, it actually wasn’t my fault.”

“It was because you kept leaning closer. And your pheromone grade is higher than mine. I really had no other choice.”

“But I can sleep on the floor. That way you can’t press against me, and it definitely won’t happen again—”

“Are you finished?”

Lin Yue stopped halfway, realizing she had apparently made An Muxue even angrier. An Muxue’s face was red with rage.

Lost for words, Lin Yue whispered, “I’m sorry.”

The door slammed shut.

In truth, An Muxue knew it likely wasn’t Lin Yue’s fault, but that only made her feel more humiliated. And Lin Yue had the nerve to come and talk to her about it!

What did she mean by “kept leaning closer”? So, was she the one who used her pheromones to force her?

“Honestly, what a big dummy…”

The more An Muxue thought about it, the angrier she got, and the redder her face became.

Right, it was her own fault. She should be more careful. Her plan had originally been to only have the bare minimum of treatment to last until the end of the shoot, then go have her glands removed. How did things develop to the point where she was voluntarily sleeping in the same bed as an Alpha and thinking nothing would go wrong?

It was all because Lin Yue’s face was too misleading! Her brain was truly broken.

Over the next month, Lin Yue visited An Muxue a few more times. Each time consisted only of a few hours of pheromone release; she was never able to provide more treatment. This made Lin Yue very anxious, feeling the progress falling behind.

An Muxue could also feel Lin Yue following her around like a puppy, looking at her with those pitiful eyes. She knew exactly what Lin Yue wanted. She ignored her, yet Lin Yue kept watching.

An Muxue’s heart felt tingly and numb under that gaze; finally, she couldn’t take it. “What do you want?”

Lin Yue pursed her lips. “Can we kiss?”

Even though she suspected what was coming, hearing Lin Yue say it so naturally made An Muxue’s heart skip a beat. Her gaze involuntarily fell on Lin Yue’s full lips, then her earlobes turned red and she immediately looked away.

“No.”

Lin Yue lowered her head in disappointment. Seeing her like that made An Muxue feel even stranger.

This dragged on for several weeks until the movie was almost finished. Lin Yue was so worried she didn’t even have the heart to study. If An Muxue didn’t get better, she couldn’t leave. If she didn’t leave, she would meet the Protagonist Alpha, Shu Yan. If she met Shu Yan, Shu Yan would lock her in a mental hospital!

The thought of Shu Yan gave Lin Yue nightmares at night.

She thought it over and remembered a detail from the original text: when the filming of this movie drew to a close, An Muxue would go to a doctor to consult about gland removal. However, she was eventually stopped by her mother, Ming Yulan.

Lin Yue thought about it and decided to go to the hospital as well.

The An family had a private hospital. Lin Yue was worried she wouldn’t be allowed in, but the nurses there actually remembered her and greeted her warmly. “Miss An just went up.”

Flattered by the attention, Lin Yue nodded and went upstairs. When she reached the floor, An Muxue had just finished talking to Dr. Wu. Seeing Lin Yue standing outside the office, she was surprised.

“Why are you here?”

Lin Yue couldn’t explain. Her face turned red, and she bypassed the question to whisper, “Don’t remove your glands…”

She truly felt it wasn’t necessary. After all, if she just followed the treatment, she would be cured soon.

An Muxue looked at her, her expression turning odd. “I don’t want to be with an Alpha anyway, so keeping the glands is useless…”

Lin Yue said urgently, “That’s just how you feel right now. You’ll change your mind later when you meet the right Alpha!”

An Muxue pursed her lips. Is this ‘right Alpha’ Lin Yue is talking about herself?

“I promise you, your illness can definitely be cured. I just need a year. Please consider continuing the treatment,” Lin Yue continued. “Once you’re cured, whether you want to be with an Alpha or not, you’ll at least have the option. And it won’t affect your health.”

An Muxue didn’t speak immediately. Dr. Wu had just told her that her condition had indeed improved and advised against surgery, suggesting she continue treatment instead. While she was skeptical about Lin Yue’s “one year” claim, being cured was a real possibility. Perhaps she truly didn’t need to insist on the surgery.

But why was Lin Yue so invested? Did she, like Sun Hao and the others, have an ulterior motive?

An Muxue looked at Lin Yue’s face. Having rushed here, Lin Yue’s hair was a bit messy, with a few strands sticking to her face, but she still looked very cute.

She actually didn’t hate Lin Yue’s face. In the past few days, because the pheromone contact had decreased, she had even… dreamed of her at night. Even now, seeing Lin Yue standing before her, she subconsciously searched for a trace of pheromones in the air. She even wanted her to be closer.

What was happening to her? She had never been like this. Was it really her body’s instinct for self-preservation seeking treatment?

Was it because she had repressed herself too much and constantly refused, leading to this restlessness and constant desire to be close to Lin Yue? If she truly spent every day with Lin Yue, she might find the sandalwood scent ordinary, and she wouldn’t find Lin Yue—who followed her everywhere—as cute as a puppy. In one year, she would return to being completely normal.

Seeing An Muxue remain silent, Lin Yue worried she had said something wrong again and made her angrier.

“An Muxue…”

Just as she was wondering what else she could say, the young lady suddenly took a step forward, coming almost face-to-face with her.

“Then I’ll give you one year.”

Lin Yue: “?”

“But remember, we are only in a temporary medical relationship. Even kissing and hugging don’t mean anything…” An Muxue stared at her lips as she spoke. “After a year, our contract is over, and we will be strangers with no connection. Don’t get your hopes up.”

Lin Yue was stunned. This is exactly what I need!

She was about to agree when An Muxue added: “Of course, during this one-year period, I will cooperate with the treatment.”

An Muxue looked into Lin Yue’s eyes, suddenly blushing. Before Lin Yue could react, An Muxue leaned in and kissed her of her own accord.

“!” Lin Yue’s eyes widened in surprise, and she was pushed back a step by the impact.

Nearby, Ming Yulan had rushed over after hearing that An Muxue had gone to the hospital alone. She knew her daughter’s stubbornness all too well; she was certain the girl was there to remove her glands!

Ming Yulan arrived in a panic, only to see the stubborn daughter who refused treatment…

…holding Lin Yue and kissing her in the hallway.

Ming Yulan: ?