A Cannon-Fodder Omega’s Self-Saving Guide - Chapter 2

“Well said!” Seeing that its host was fine, the system started bouncing around again. “Dump her! What, are you keeping her around for New Year’s?”

Xia Weichen found this system very noisy, but right now, aside from the golden ball following beside her, she did not have many other people she could rely on.

Although her parents doted on her, Lin Langruo’s act in front of them was far too flawless. Moreover, Lin Langruo had also been someone they watched grow up. Lin Langruo’s father had been one of her father’s good brothers back then. When the two of them had been inspecting a newly constructed building, they had encountered a fire. Father Lin had given the only chance of survival to her father. Because of that life-saving grace, Father Xia had always felt indebted to Lin Langruo, and the importance he placed on Lin Langruo was no less than the importance he placed on his own biological daughter.

Their engagement was already practically public. All that was missing was the official sending out of wedding invitations. If she announced at this time that she wanted to break off the engagement, her parents, who were extremely traditional and cared deeply about reputation, definitely would not agree.

She was afraid that even if she had recorded what she had just seen and sent it to them, they might not believe her. She needed to obtain stronger evidence.

However, compared to gathering evidence, she felt that what she should do was find a next partner.

Because rather than using the things Lin Langruo had done to convince parents who might not believe her, it would be better to say that she had found an Alpha she liked more. People’s romantic feelings were always fickle. Since love no longer existed, why should two people be forcibly tied together?

After all, she was still the Xia family’s biological child. If she did not marry Lin Langruo, the Xia family’s assets could not possibly be transferred into Lin Langruo’s hands.

But immediately after, she became troubled again. Where was she supposed to find an Alpha whose qualifications could compare to Lin Langruo’s? And among Alphas who could compare to Lin Langruo, who would accept a crippled Omega like her?

The system guessed what she wanted to do and also began thinking at high speed for her. Finally, the system proposed an idea.

“How about this, Host? Why don’t you sponsor an Alpha? Then turn the fake act into something real. Anyway, it’s only to deceive your parents.”

“You really only know how to come up with bad ideas.”

Although she said that, Xia Weichen still weighed the feasibility of this idea in her heart. Sponsor an Alpha, then fake a relationship with that Alpha and make it real. She might not have anything else, but when it came to money, she had as much as anyone could want.

Even someone like Lin Langruo could endure being with a cripple like her for money. She refused to believe she could not find a second Alpha who would be moved by money.

Thinking of this, Xia Weichen’s eyes brightened. She immediately picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to someone labeled “Ming Lanyi.”

Xia Weichen: Lanyi, if I appeared in front of you ten minutes from now, would you be frightened?

The other side replied almost instantly.

Ming Lanyi: Honestly, the fact that you’re messaging me right now has already frightened me.

Xia Weichen smiled faintly.

In the entire story she had seen, Ming Lanyi was her steadfast friend. Unfortunately, as the youngest daughter of her family and also an Omega, Ming Lanyi had no real say in anything. When Xia Weichen fell into hardship, Ming Lanyi had done everything she could to mediate on her behalf, but in the end, she could only watch her close friend pass away under the torment of slow-acting poison.

Xia Weichen: I have an even more terrifying matter to announce to you. You’d better prepare yourself mentally.

Ming Lanyi: An even more terrifying matter? Don’t tell me you’re going to break off your engagement with Lin Langruo? I can’t think of anything more terrifying than that.

Xia Weichen nearly choked on her own saliva.

Why had Ming Lanyi guessed so accurately?

She slowly deleted the words she had just typed and instead entered:

Xia Weichen: That’s right. I also want you to introduce me to a few Alphas.

This message was earth-shattering. She could almost feel Ming Lanyi’s shock on the other end. She was just about to continue typing, but the other side directly sent her a voice message.

“Xia Weichen! You blockhead finally saw the light! I knew long ago that Lin Langruo was unreliable. We Omegas are perfectly fine, so why should we hang ourselves on one crooked tree? Come, come, come. I’ll get ready right away and pick you up downstairs. It just so happens that my sister’s company is holding a cocktail party. There are plenty of high-quality Alphas inside. You can choose whichever one you like, and I’ll introduce you!”

Xia Weichen smiled helplessly.

So this was how her friend viewed her marriage with Lin Langruo?

While Lin Langruo was still rolling in the sheets with her attending physician, Xia Weichen changed her clothes and left the house. At that moment, Ming Lanyi’s car had just arrived at the entrance.

“When you send me back later, you don’t need to bring me back here. I won’t be coming back to this place again,” Xia Weichen said softly.

“Got it. I’ll send you straight back to your family home when the time comes.” Ming Lanyi leaned closer to Xia Weichen’s ear. “Chenchen, how did you suddenly come to your senses?”

Xia Weichen thought for a moment. She only told Ming Lanyi about Lin Langruo having an affair with her attending physician, but did not mention Lin Langruo’s ambition. Otherwise, with Ming Lanyi’s fiery temper, she was afraid Ming Lanyi would immediately rush over to Lin Langruo and demand an explanation.

But even this one crime alone was enough to enrage Ming Lanyi. If Xia Weichen had not held her down tightly, Ming Lanyi might have stopped the car right then and gone to tear that dog Alpha-and-Omega pair apart with her bare hands.

“You’re still the calm one.” Ming Lanyi let out a long sigh. “If it were me, those two definitely wouldn’t live past today. And someone like her still wants to make you wear the cuckold’s hat? She should look in the mirror and see whether she’s worthy!”

“It’s not worth getting angry over people who aren’t worth it.” Xia Weichen patted the back of Ming Lanyi’s hand. “Anyway, I’ve also figured it out. Just like you said, I definitely won’t hang myself on one tree.”

“Now that’s more like it.” Ming Lanyi tightened her foot on the brake to avoid speeding, then reminded her, “But Chenchen, with your current body, you should still do things in moderation. You still can’t feel anything?”

Xia Weichen shook her head.

Ming Lanyi sighed and comforted her, “It’s okay, Chenchen. You’ll definitely be cured. I’ll pray for you every day and ask the heavens to bless you with an early recovery.”

“Smooth talker.”

Although Xia Weichen scolded her with a smile, her eyes felt slightly sore.

Ming Lanyi’s car stopped in the parking lot of a luxurious hotel. The evening breeze blew gently, carrying the unique lively clamor of a cocktail party.

As the youngest daughter of the Ming family, Ming Lanyi received the most affection. In truth, this was not because of her age alone, but because she was an Omega and posed no threat whatsoever to her older brothers and sisters.

Ming Lanyi led her upstairs with practiced ease. The cocktail party was being held on the twenty-eighth floor. The hall was filled with celebrities and elites, all of it displaying the Ming family’s luxury and deep foundation.

Before the car accident, Xia Weichen had often attended such occasions, whether they were hosted by the Xia family or the Ming family. Although this actually did not count as an especially grand occasion for her, she had not gone out in so long that many things inevitably felt novel to her.

Fortunately, the rich experience she had accumulated since childhood allowed her to quickly grow familiar with it again. Because the Ming family and Xia family had a very good relationship, their social circles overlapped quite a bit. Many people recognized that the young heiress of the Xia Consortium had arrived and hurried over, competing to greet her.

Xia Weichen knew very well that what these people valued in showing such enthusiasm toward her was merely the businesses in her hands. Just like in her long dream, after Lin Langruo usurped the Xia family, they had been just as servile and fawning toward Lin Langruo.

“Everyone, let’s not talk business today. Miss Xia is only here to have fun. If you want to discuss business, you should go find my sister instead.” Ming Lanyi noticed Xia Weichen being forced into socializing and spoke up, cutting off those people’s flattery.

Xia Weichen took the opportunity to free herself. Her gaze wandered across the entire venue before settling on a woman sitting in the corner. The woman looked unfamiliar. She seemed to be in her early twenties and had a cool, aloof beauty, like an ice-lotus flower atop a snowy mountain. Only, compared to the women from wealthy families here, her attire was extremely plain.

There was no ring on her hand, so she should be unmarried.

Among the upper circles of Linqi City, Xia Weichen, who had been forced to attend social events since childhood, knew almost everyone with even the slightest status. This plain-looking Alpha could sit at the Ming family’s cocktail party, and she did not look like someone invited over to accompany guests for drinks. Most likely, she was a rising star in some field.

“Which family is she from? I don’t think I’ve ever seen her before.”

Xia Weichen pretended not to care as she pointed toward the woman in the corner and asked.

“Her? She isn’t a little rice worm like us who can live off the family business.” Ming Lanyi smiled. As for her own rice-worm behavior, she was quite self-aware. “Have you heard of Yinghua Technology Co., Ltd.?”

Xia Weichen vaguely had heard of that name. She thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered where that impression had come from.

Ming Lanyi did not seem to expect that she had heard of it and continued introducing her. “Her name is Yin Yin. Yinghua Technology Co., Ltd. was founded by her single-handedly. My sister values her highly, but that’s during the stage where they’re cooperating. If their cooperation falls apart, my sister will probably be wildly wary of her. ‘I’ve never seen someone so dangerous before’—those were my sister’s exact words when she evaluated her.”

The hand Xia Weichen held around her wineglass trembled slightly.

She had indeed heard the name Yin Yin before.

To the future Lin Langruo, this name was an even worse nightmare than it was to Ming Lanyi’s sister. If Lin Langruo had not relied on the massive assets and connections of the Xia Consortium, she would only have barely managed to suppress Yin Yin by a slight advantage. Even then, Yin Yin’s final counterattack had severely wounded the entire consortium’s foundations. It was only because of Lin Langruo’s protagonist halo that she had been able to hold firmly onto the top position. This also meant that without the Xia Consortium, Lin Langruo was nothing in front of Yin Yin.

She had searched everywhere without finding it, only for it to appear effortlessly.

Xia Weichen’s eyes lit up.

“Um… Chenchen, don’t tell me you’ve taken a fancy to her?” Ming Lanyi noticed the change in Xia Weichen’s expression and guessed most of what she was thinking. “Chenchen, calm down. Don’t scare me. I can’t handle you scaring me.”

“Why can’t I take a fancy to her?” Xia Weichen suppressed the excitement in her voice. “I like her face.”

In all fairness, Yin Yin really was beautiful.

Yin Yin’s beauty was a cold and noble elegance like ice. Her ink-black hair cascaded like a waterfall, setting off her skin, which was like snow and jade. She looked like crystalline jade marrow frozen for ten thousand years.

“My dear ancestor, please spare me. Although she really is an Alpha, in that area… she has some problems.” Ming Lanyi hurriedly tried to persuade this friend of hers not to climb out of one fire pit only to immediately jump into another. She privately sighed that although she herself was rather fickle in love, what kind of taste did this friend of hers have? “I heard that she has no feelings toward Omegas. Someone tried to scheme against her before and locked her in a room with an Omega during her susceptible period.”

“And then?” Xia Weichen let out a laugh. Although it sounded somewhat absurd, this kind of honey trap was indeed a dishonorable method some people liked to use. Over the years, who knew how many newly rising small companies had been ruined by it?

“And then, she directly dragged that Omega to the police and reported it. That Omega is still squatting in the station now. Supposedly, she was no different in the police station than usual, without the slightest sign of being in her susceptible period. That Omega had hooked countless Alphas, but overturned completely with her alone. If she didn’t have problems in that area, she definitely wouldn’t have escaped it. Later, someone asked around and found out that her innate pheromone concentration was too high and caused a serious disorder in her sex glands, so…”

“Isn’t that even better?”

Ming Lanyi was puzzled. “Better?”

Xia Weichen explained seriously, “That’s right. Think about it. I can’t do it in that area, and she can’t do it in that area either. Fair, just, and open.”

Ming Lanyi: “…”

While she was still stunned, she saw this friend of hers already carrying a wineglass as she walked toward Yin Yin’s table. Ming Lanyi had no choice but to follow her. Just in time, she heard Xia Weichen’s soft voice enter her ears.

“Older sister, would you be interested in getting to know me?”