A Cannon Fodder A Has No Intention of Moving Up - Chapter 4

Lin Yue stared blankly at her phone. If she went, this would be the first time the two of them met face-to-face while fully conscious. It would also likely involve an exchange of pheromones.

She couldn’t help but feel a surge of nervousness.

Mainly, it was because of the things she did in the original plot—those bizarre, unthinkable actions that didn’t feel like her at all… They made Lin Yue terrified. Did An Muxue really possess some sort of magical power that could make her lose herself?

But this was her job. An Muxue could demand her presence for much more outrageous reasons, and she wouldn’t be able to refuse.

Lin Yue’s Adam’s apple bobbed as she turned back toward the venue.

[Lin Yue: Okay.]

“Are you Lin Yue?”

“Yes.”

Having finally squeezed back into the venue, the assistant who came to meet her couldn’t help but steal an extra glance at Lin Yue.

Although she knew An Muxue was ill, the star had been so resistant to the idea that she hadn’t been told she had a “medicine” until recently. The assistant hadn’t expected such a clean-cut, delicate girl. She’s actually an Alpha?

Lu Qian professionally noted Lin Yue’s appearance and even exchanged contact information with her before leading her to An Muxue’s dressing room.

An Muxue truly seemed unwell.

When Lin Yue entered, she saw her slumped over the vanity table. Her jet-black hair spilled over one side, revealing a slender, pale neck that looked incredibly fragile.

At first, Lin Yue thought she was being ignored, so she kept quiet. She stared at the tips of her shoes, standing silently by the door for a while.

An Muxue didn’t say a word.

Lin Yue blinked and eventually gave the door a soft, light knock.

When An Muxue lifted her head, fine strands of hair fell over her forehead. Her gaze was somewhat vacant, and she clearly struggled to connect Lin Yue’s face with her identity. But gradually, her expression shifted as realization dawned on her. Her gaze immediately dropped from Lin Yue’s face to the floor.

She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, her reaction slightly awkward, even a bit flushed.

Though this was their first “real” meeting, their pheromones had already intertwined many times.

Lin Yue was… different from what she had imagined. Her aura was clean and gentle. Her face was cute and refined.

However, An Muxue didn’t lower her guard. She quickly recovered from her momentary fluster, putting on the air of a high-society lady and pointing a finger toward the side.

“Sit there.”

Lin Yue followed the gesture. A chair was placed as far away from the star as possible, facing the wall.

Lin Yue felt no resentment and didn’t overthink it. She sat down obediently, took off her jacket to hold in her lap, and began to release her pheromones.

An Muxue’s face was indeed pale, and the ceremony was about to start. Lin Yue could also sense that the air in the venue was cluttered with too many messy scents. It was better to finish the job quickly.

Seeing her compliance, An Muxue breathed a silent sigh of relief and kept her back turned.

The pallor of her face gradually softened. The wonderful scent of sandalwood surrounded her. Her pain eased significantly, and her anxious, painful emotions vanished—like a falling flower finally finding its branch.

After a while, An Muxue stole a glance back. Lin Yue was still facing the wall, not even trying to sneak a peek.

However, the dressing room wasn’t very good at masking scents. Gradually, a faint floral fragrance began to drift outside the door.

As An Muxue was resting with her eyes closed, her phone on the table buzzed. Her assistant sent a message saying that the investor from earlier was insisting on coming in, claiming he was “worried” about her. She couldn’t hold him back.

An Muxue’s gaze instantly turned cold. She wasn’t afraid of the man, but Lin Yue was in the room. If someone like him discovered her “hiding an Alpha,” there was no telling what kind of rumors would spread. It would be impossible to explain.

Lin Yue was focusing on her pheromones when she was suddenly grabbed by An Muxue and shoved into a nearby wardrobe.

“???”

Her eyes widened. Before she could ask a thing, An Muxue stepped in as well, and the wardrobe door shut with a sharp click.

An Muxue was wearing high heels and wobbled slightly. Outside, the sound of the dressing room door opening reached them, followed by the assistant’s voice.

“I told you, President An isn’t here.”

Seeing that An Muxue was about to bump into the back of the wardrobe and make a sound, Lin Yue instinctively reached out and pulled her into her arms.

Their noses bumped, and suddenly, the air was filled entirely with the warm, mellow scent of sandalwood.

“!” An Muxue’s face instantly burned bright red.

She pressed her hands against Lin Yue’s shoulders. Although she desperately wanted to pull away, she didn’t dare move too much.

Was she crazy? How could she, on an impulse, hide in a wardrobe with a strange Alpha backstage at a premiere? This situation was even less “discoverable” now.

An Muxue’s face grew hotter. She bit her lip and stayed still.

In the dark, cramped space, only the sound of their breathing could be heard. All she could smell… was sandalwood.

An Muxue tried desperately to control her breathing and resist the Alpha’s embrace, but her body slowly grew soft, and she ended up leaning against her.

Lin Yue was focused on the sounds outside. She had no idea what was going on, only that they were hiding. In her confusion, she was even more nervous than An Muxue.

After hiding for a bit, she realized she and An Muxue were a little too close. To keep her from bumping into the wall, she had actually wrapped her arms tightly around the other’s waist.

Lin Yue caught a glimpse of her and flushed.

An Muxue was wearing a gorgeous, low-cut dress for the stage. Who would have thought a superstar would be hiding in a wardrobe with her dressed like this? At this moment, the star’s softness was pressed against her, the pale skin rising and falling with her breath… Her beautiful face was turned away, showing only a bright red ear.

Perhaps because Lin Yue was sweating slightly and An Muxue couldn’t control her pheromones, the floral scent around them began to thicken.

Fortunately, the wooden wardrobe was relatively airtight; the pheromones didn’t drift outside easily. However, it made the air inside the small space exceptionally viscous, heating up with every shared breath.

Lin Yue gritted her teeth in restraint. She had no choice but to use her jacket to cover An Muxue’s neck, hoping to mask the floral scent.

While Lin Yue was afraid of being caught, the woman opposite her felt quite different. An Muxue had never been so humiliated. The floral pheromones weren’t listening to her commands; they didn’t care that this wasn’t a private setting. They only knew how to entwine with the other person, coaxing and seducing, desperate to merge.

This wasn’t her intention!

But her body wouldn’t listen. Her heart was racing, her strength was draining, and the places touched by the Alpha’s hands were trembling slightly. A loathsome pleasure kept surging up, forcing her to bite her lip and press her legs together. Every breath made her more lightheaded.

Damn it. She couldn’t…

An Muxue bit the tip of her tongue. We’re just treating a disease. And… hiding. I asked her here just so I could go on stage normally. There is zero romance involved.

Lin Yue was also dizzy, barely daring to breathe or move. The floral scent was too rich, the person in her arms was too soft, and she was losing control over her own pheromones as well.

Finally, they heard the people outside leave. She immediately opened the wardrobe.

As the embrace emptied, An Muxue’s legs were so weak she nearly sank to the floor of the wardrobe. She vaguely heard a voice: “I’m sorry…”

Lifting her head, she realized the Alpha was already gone.

“!”

She should have been the one to dismiss her! How could she just leave on her own?

An Muxue bit her lip. She even went outside to look for her, but she was quickly intercepted by her assistant as she left the dressing room.

“President An…”

Lu Qian hurried back, took an isolation spray from her bag, and then froze. It was the first time she had seen An Muxue’s face so red and her eyes so misty—she was even more beautiful than usual.

As an assistant for so long, this was the first time she actually had to use isolation spray to neutralize a scent for An Muxue. As she sprayed, she worried if the bottle had expired. Other assistants used this to cover up massive scandals for their stars; An Muxue had never even had a private life before. Is she finally having one?

Lu Qian felt a strange sense of relief. Her life as an assistant finally felt complete. But she professionally ushered An Muxue back into the room and turned on the air purification system, terrified someone might see her like this.

An Muxue knew she couldn’t go out looking like that, so she gave up. After a while, her expression turned cold.

“Blacklist any scripts involving that investor from now on. The family isn’t allowed to cooperate with him anymore, either.”

“Let’s go, Yue, we’re heading back.”

Lin Yue had been outside cooling off. She waited until the event ended before reuniting with her friends.

“Okay.”

“Why didn’t you go watch? Such a shame! An Muxue is even prettier in person than in photos!”

“Mhm,” Lin Yue nodded.

Wen Ya laughed. “Why are you ‘mhm-ing’? You didn’t even see her!”

“It’s a pity. I wanted to wait around and see if I could catch her coming out, but they started clearing everyone out.”

Wen Ya chatted happily with her new friend before turning back to Lin Yue in confusion. “Yue, why aren’t you wearing your jacket? Aren’t you cold?”

Lin Yue paused. She had left her jacket behind… “I’m not cold.”

Wen Ya didn’t think much of it and continued discussing with her friend. “And her figure is so good! Those legs are literally longer than my life.”

“I swear I’m straight, but if An Muxue wanted to be with me…” She smiled so wide her mouth practically reached her ears. “I would be totally down!”

“In your dreams!”

They discussed it excitedly. Lin Yue followed them in silence, thinking to herself: You really shouldn’t dream like that. It’ll get you killed.

An Muxue was in great form throughout the event and completed the promotion perfectly. Because she looked so radiant, she even went viral again through the unedited photos from the event. The internet was full of praise.

She breathed a sigh of relief as she sat in the car for the return journey. She unknowingly dozed off in the backseat. When they arrived home, her assistant woke her. An Muxue opened her eyes and realized she was holding a piece of clothing.

It was the Alpha’s jacket.

“!” Why was she still holding it?! She hurriedly threw the jacket aside.

“Lu Qian, why is this clothing here?”

“Ah, I picked it up from the dressing room. It was on the backseat, and once you fell asleep, you held onto it like it was a treasure.”

What? Like a treasure?

“I did not.”

Lu Qian blinked. Is An Muxue blushing?

An Muxue was inexplicably annoyed. When she got home, her mother kept staring at her. Somehow, the news that she had met the Alpha had reached her mother’s ears. Ming Yulan looked delighted, as if she had finally come to her senses and accepted that she needed an Alpha.

“When you join the film crew in a few days, remember to take Lin Yue with you.”

That was definitely not happening. The film set was far from the city. At most, Lin Yue could come once a week, and if she did, she’d likely have to stay over. It wouldn’t be as simple as just putting pheromones in her room anymore.

She suddenly thought of those hands wrapped around her waist in the wardrobe, and her own hands clenched.

“No.”

“What if you have an episode while you’re with the crew?”

An Muxue bit her lip. “I won’t…”

She sounded a bit lacking in confidence, but she remained stubborn. Ming Yulan looked worried sick. After several failed attempts at persuasion, she said, “Then before you go, you must spend more time with her!”

An Muxue bit her lip and lowered her eyes, remaining silent.