A Cannon Fodder A Has No Intention of Moving Up - Chapter 19

“What’s wrong?” An Muxue also came out.

“Nothing.”

Shu Yan thought it might have just been a passerby, probably no one important. She winked at An Muxue. “It’s rare for you to actually come out and see me off.”

An Muxue exhaled—it wasn’t like she had a choice, her mother had insisted. She hadn’t expected this person to actually move back to the country to develop her career. No wonder her mother was suddenly trying to play matchmaker again.

“So, you’re really going to step behind the scenes and become a director?”

“Yeah. Although I should invite you to collaborate, I’m more interested in discovering some new actors myself.”

“Mhm, confident… fits your style.”

The two of them chatted as they walked forward.

Lin Yue hid in the bushes outside the villa gates, not daring to look up at all. It wasn’t until they seemed to have passed that she cautiously poked her head out. She saw An Muxue and Shu Yan standing by a luxury car, talking.

Shu Yan was taller, and An Muxue’s figure was more graceful; both were exceptionally striking. Truly, they looked very well-matched…

Lin Yue lowered her head again, picking at a nearby leaf. It wasn’t until Shu Yan’s car drove away and An Muxue began walking back that Lin Yue slowly stood up.

An Muxue was surprised. “Why are you here?”

Lin Yue’s face turned red. “I… I arrived. Then, I saw you were busy.”

An Muxue: “?” So you hid in the bushes?

Lin Yue didn’t try to explain further. She just blushed and plucked a leaf from her hair. Despite being quite tall, her expression looked like a child who had made a mistake. An Muxue watched her for a moment, and suddenly seemed to realize something.

“She and I—that Shu Yan—we’re just friends. We’ve known each other since we were kids.”

Lin Yue thought about it and felt a slight sense of relief. Right, they had only just reunited as friends; their feelings wouldn’t progress instantly. She still had a little time.

Seeing Lin Yue’s expression relax, An Muxue found it a bit amusing. “Come here.” She reached out her hand.

Lin Yue stepped out of the bushes, face flushed. An Muxue took her hand and pulled her into the villa.

After dinner, they went into the room. Lin Yue immediately sat beside An Muxue, looking at her expectantly.

An Muxue finally smelled the sandalwood again. Even being apart for just one day seemed to make her miss it. She felt a faint heat at the back of her neck. She let out a comfortable sigh, her gaze landing on Lin Yue’s clear eyes. She was amused by the expression on Lin Yue’s face, which clearly signaled she had something to say.

“What is it?”

Lin Yue hesitated. “What did Dr. Wu say…?”

She really cares about me. An Muxue nodded. “The situation is pretty good. It’s improving.”

“Mhm, then…” Lin Yue was so nervous she started playing with her fingers. “Can we… speed up the treatment progress a little more?”

As expected… An Muxue’s ears turned red. She gave Lin Yue a light glare, but there was little bite in her gaze. “You’ve really gotten a taste for it…”

“Huh?” She spoke too softly for Lin Yue to hear.

An Muxue turned her head away and said deliberately, “No.”

Lin Yue grew anxious, like a puppy who couldn’t get its treat. “Why…?”

The corners of An Muxue’s mouth quirked up involuntarily. “The doctor said the current pace is fine. It’ll be cured in a year, there’s no need to rush.”

How could Lin Yue not be rushed? “That won’t do…”

“Mhm?” An Muxue looked at her with a smile.

“Isn’t it better to finish the treatment faster?” Lin Yue moved closer as she spoke, placing her hand on An Muxue’s leg. Her palm was warm, making An Muxue shrink back slightly. Her legs pressed together instantly, and her face grew redder.

She tried to push the hand away. “We agreed, it’s just a medical relationship…”

Lin Yue didn’t understand. “It is a medical relationship.”

“Since it’s a medical relationship, we have to maintain some distance.”

Lin Yue thought she was being blamed for what happened that night and quickly promised: “I’ll maintain my distance!”

An Muxue was currently feeling her heart race from the waves of sandalwood. She had no idea how they were “maintaining distance.” What happened before must have been because she was drunk… it wouldn’t happen again. But thinking of that day… her face felt even hotter.

Lin Yue was still staring at her with those puppy eyes. “Why is it not okay?”

Of course it’s not okay! She had agreed to the treatment just to get rid of this constant craving for the sandalwood scent. It wasn’t for… for exploring the “fun” of Alphas… although, it did seem a bit fun.

An Muxue blushed. “It’s just not…”

Lin Yue lowered her head in confusion and moved her hand away. She sat there looking somewhat sad, and even the sandalwood scent grew faint. An Muxue immediately felt a sense of emptiness. Her rising body temperature and racing thoughts were left hanging by Lin Yue’s withdrawal.

She couldn’t help but bite her lip, looking at Lin Yue’s lowered lashes, her soft lips, the stray hairs by her cheek, and her long, beautiful hands. The feeling of being touched by those hands and kissed by those lips surfaced in her mind again, making her chest tighten.

Honestly, she’s the one being stubborn, yet she makes such a pitiful face.

An Muxue was annoyed, but she missed those unspeakable sensations. After waiting a bit longer, she finally had to ask: “How would you speed it up…?”

Lin Yue looked up. “!”

An Muxue’s face turned even redder. “What… do you want to do to me?”

Lin Yue immediately perked up. “Are you willing to consider it?”

An Muxue said awkwardly, “Tell me about it first.”

Lin Yue smiled, brushed back her hair, and leaned in close. Just as An Muxue subconsciously breathed in the sandalwood, Lin Yue said:

“Bite me again.”

An Muxue’s expression went blank for a moment. Huh?

“I noticed after the last bite, it healed in just a few days. It’s no big deal. So, it’s better if you bite me once every week or two. That way you’ll definitely get a massive amount of pheromones, and we can still kiss normally. Calculating it like that…”

“Stop!” An Muxue was stunned. “That’s all you wanted to say?”

Lin Yue’s mouth was covered by An Muxue’s hand. “Mhm?”

“And then what?” An Muxue didn’t understand. “Is there nothing… else, anything further, that you want to do?”

Lin Yue looked at her blankly. “What else is there?”

An Muxue stood up in frustration. “No.”

“Why…?”

“Do you not want your glands anymore?”

“I looked it up, a little bite now and then won’t hurt anything.”

“It’s still a no!” After a bite, she would be a mess because of the pheromones—likely crying and unable to let go of her. And Lin Yue was just going to do… nothing else?

“Besides, if I take in that much at once, wouldn’t we… wouldn’t we have to…” An Muxue met her gaze, taking a long time to say it. “…wouldn’t we have to use contraception?”

Lin Yue froze, her face also turning red. “That won’t happen…” It shouldn’t.

Though she had no experience, she remembered biology class. For a pregnancy to happen, it didn’t just require pheromones; it required a great deal of stimulation—ideally during an Omega’s heat, when hormone levels are at their peak. Some sources even said it takes several days of effort, making the success rate for female-female couples lower than for male-female ones. Some people even had to use special tools.

Doesn’t An Muxue know that?

Lin Yue was wondering if she should explain the science, but for some reason, An Muxue got angry again. She went straight to the bathroom and slammed the door, ignoring her.