A Fishing-Type Omega Always Wants to Possess Me - Chapter 1

The engagement ceremony was set for a clear day in early summer.

In order to make it in time, Yu Mianzhou bought a ticket for the earliest flight back to the country.

Songcheng was bright and sunny. The morning mist had yet to disperse, yet it carried a livelier, more captivating vitality than Y Country, which was currently trapped in the rainy season.

After getting off the plane, she glanced at the time.

Nine in the morning, domestic time.

From Songcheng to Y Country, leaving had taken three years.

Coming back only took eleven hours.

The Jiang family’s car had already been waiting outside the airport for a long time.

When he saw her approaching, the butler immediately stepped forward and respectfully took the things in her hands. “Second Young Miss, long time no see.”

After so many years, hearing the title “Second Young Miss” still gave Yu Mianzhou a wave of physical discomfort.

But she did not show it. She only said lightly, “I didn’t expect Butler Sun to personally come pick me up.”

The butler was an old employee who had worked for the Jiang family for decades and was deeply trusted by the current head of the Jiang family, Jiang Yingqiu. Normally, he would not handle such a small matter as picking someone up.

He smiled. “Today, the main family has a joyous occasion. Eldest Young Miss and Miss Gu are getting engaged, and everyone from top to bottom is too busy to spare a hand. I was the only one still free. Second Young Miss won’t dislike me for being an old man, will you?”

Yu Mianzhou acted as if she did not hear the meaning behind his words and curved her lips as well. “How could I?”

“That’s good.” The butler opened the car door. “Please get in, Second Young Miss. Madam and Ms. Yu have already been waiting at home for quite some time.”

The car drove into the city. Half an hour later, it passed through an avenue lined with parasol trees and finally stopped at Shen Garden.

Compared to when Yu Mianzhou had left, Shen Garden did not seem to have changed much.

It still stood on a priceless plot of land, monopolizing both mountain and lake views, like a palace isolated from the world. Every corner displayed the owner’s nobility, elegance, and grace.

As soon as she got out of the car, what entered her sight was a giant arch made of pink balloons and white roses, wrapped with gold-plated light strips that glowed softly beneath the sun.

The air carried the sweet fragrance of champagne, the scent of fresh flowers, and the unique grassy freshness of the manor.

The guests were dressed in dazzling clothes, holding champagne flutes as they moved through the neatly trimmed greenery.

Her timing was very巧妙. The engagement ceremony had just begun—

Amid moving music, applause, and cheers, a perfectly matched pair slowly walked from the end of the red carpet toward the white gauze-draped platform beside the fountain pool.

Almost the moment Jiang Zhi appeared, everyone’s gaze turned toward her unconsciously.

Today, she wore a lotus-pink gown. Her long hair was pinned up, revealing a slender, fair neck. Her face was painted with delicate light makeup, the coldness and brightness between her brows and eyes blended just right.

Just by standing there, everything around her became a blurred background.

This was a face Yu Mianzhou had practically carved into her soul.

She turned and wanted to leave.

Before she could even take a step, the butler blocked her with a smiling face. “Where is Second Young Miss going? For such a grand joyous occasion, why don’t we stay here and watch until the end, so we can share in the good fortune?”

This was the second time the butler had mentioned the words “joyous occasion” today.

Yu Mianzhou could only stop again and continue watching the ceremony.

Since the Jiang family did not want her to miss this perfect engagement, then she would watch it properly until the end.

At the center of the crowd, Jiang Zhi seemed not to notice her. Instead, she held the arm of the tall woman beside her—

It was none other than Miss Gu of the Gu family, Gu Wanlan, one of the few S-rank Alphas currently registered in the empire.

With a “bang,” the ceremonial cannons went off. Flower petals fell from the sky in overwhelming waves, dreamy and romantic, like a beautiful dream granted only at the end of a fairy tale.

One petal landed in Jiang Zhi’s hair.

Miss Gu stood tall and straight. When she lowered her head to look at Jiang Zhi, the tenderness in her eyes almost spilled out.

She raised her hand and brushed away the petal from Jiang Zhi’s hair. Her movement was natural and intimate.

This action drew waves of envy from the people around them, and everyone offered their blessings one after another.

The butler also looked toward Yu Mianzhou at this moment. He saw that this unwelcome Second Young Miss did not reveal any of the emotions he had guessed she might—jealousy, resentment, unwillingness, or lingering affection.

On the contrary, her expression was far too calm.

There was even a faint smile at the corner of her lips.

It added two points of inexplicable strangeness to her calm expression…

Even madness.

Why would he think that?

The old butler shook his head. When he looked again, Yu Mianzhou had already turned toward him and smiled. “The ceremony is already over. Can we go now?”

Her eyes were clear and translucent, as if everything just now had been his illusion.

Three years had passed, and the old butler realized that he could no longer see through this young girl.

He turned and led Yu Mianzhou toward the main building. “Second Young Miss, come with me.”

As soon as she entered the main building, two maids brought her into a dim little room without explanation. They pressed down on her shoulders, and her knees hit the cold bluestone floor with a heavy thud.

The pain made her fingertips curl slightly. She did not even have the strength to let out a muffled groan.

A woman immediately rushed forward and hugged her, her voice choked with sobs. “Mianzhou, my Mianzhou, Mom missed you so much! How have you been overseas these past few years? When you weren’t here, I missed you so much I couldn’t eat well or sleep well. Now that you’re back, Mom can finally feel at ease!”

The long-lost embrace made Yu Mianzhou’s body stiffen uncontrollably.

Was that so?

Enduring the pain in her knees, she lowered her eyes and looked down at Yu Shu, who was hugging her tightly—

Fashionable curled hair, exquisite manicured nails, and new luxury items from this season’s collections from head to toe.

She had clearly been unable to sleep, yet there was not even the slightest fine line at the corners of her eyes.

Was this longing simply too restrained, or under the nourishment of money, was it simply not worth mentioning at all?

Yu Mianzhou also curved her lips. “I missed you too, Mom.”

“I assume the butler has already taken you to see Zhi-zhi and Miss Gu’s engagement.” A cold voice suddenly sounded above her head, cutting off the two of them.

Yu Mianzhou raised her head and saw the dense rows of ancestral tablets on the offering table, all arranged neatly. Candle flames flickered before the tablets.

The smoke from the incense mixed with the smell of dust and swirled through the room, casting Jiang Yingqiu’s face beside them in alternating light and shadow.

Jiang Yingqiu, Jiang Zhi’s mother, the current head of the Jiang family.

She seemed to have been waiting here for a long time. “Mianzhou, since you’re back, you should know what you should and shouldn’t do. Today, in front of the ancestors, you must guarantee that from now on, you will keep to your place and behave yourself. You will be a qualified member of the Jiang family…”

There was not the slightest trace of emotion in her voice. She sounded like a robot.

Fortunately, Yu Mianzhou understood.

She could not help curling her lips.

Keep to her place? Be a qualified member of the Jiang family?

These people despised what happened back then to such an extent that they were not even willing to mention it again?

Besides, they wanted her to be a member of the Jiang family?

Was she worthy?

She did not speak for a long time, making the already tense atmosphere in the ancestral hall grow even more taut.

Because of the engagement, quite a few Jiang family elders were present, having entered to serve as witnesses this time.

More than a dozen gazes, large and small, were like sharp knives stabbing toward Yu Mianzhou’s lonely yet upright back.

In the end, it was Yu Shu who could not endure the atmosphere. She gripped Yu Mianzhou’s wrist and, with reddened eyes, said to her, “Mianzhou, your Aunt Jiang is doing this for your own good.”

“Stop being stubborn. Hurry and do as your Aunt Jiang says. Even if you don’t think for yourself, think for Mom…”

But Yu Mianzhou did not look at her. Instead, she lifted her eyes and met Jiang Yingqiu’s gaze.

This kind of cold, condescending gaze—she had not seen it in a very long time.

Who knew what she thought of?

Only after a long while did she finally speak.

“…I guarantee it.”

“I, Yu Mianzhou, swear that in this life, I will keep to my place and behave myself. I will never cross the line, and I will never covet what does not belong to me.”

Her voice was hoarse, as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper. Her gaze fell back onto the ancestral tablets as she said, word by word, “If I violate this oath, may I be struck by lightning, lose all five senses, and grow old alone.”

As soon as her words fell, two more figures appeared at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

Yu Mianzhou’s gaze had originally been unfocused. As if sensing something, she lifted her eyes.

The instant she saw that face clearly, the candle flame on the altar crackled.

The world seemed to have suddenly pressed pause, as if passing through a long tunnel of time.

She watched Jiang Zhi’s figure gradually enter her sight, from the blurred outline of the doorframe to the clear curve of her brows and eyes. Every detail slowly came into focus in her vision.

Finally, when she saw that face clearly, even the rhythm of light and shadow stirring the air seemed to stop.

Through the layers of ancestral tablets and candlelight, through the graceful silhouettes, Jiang Zhi’s figure entered Yu Mianzhou’s eyes just like that.

The two of them seemed to have just come from the engagement banquet. Quite a few petals were still stuck to their bodies.

The union of a top-tier Alpha and a top-tier Omega—just saying it aloud would make it a beautiful story.

Moreover, these two matched in appearance, learning, and family background.

What a perfectly matched pair of jade-like beauties.

Yu Mianzhou suddenly smiled, her voice soft and gentle, like a prayer to God. “I wish Sister Jiang Zhi and her future partner a harmonious marriage and a lifetime together.”

Jiang Zhi did not even glance at her.

Instead, Gu Wanlan widened her eyes, looking rather flattered.

Jiang Yingqiu stared at Yu Mianzhou for a long time, trying to distinguish whether her words were true or false.

But she could not see any flaw. The blessing in Yu Mianzhou’s eyes was so sincere.

Adding on the vicious oath she had just sworn, Jiang Yingqiu looked at her watch and ultimately chose to believe her. “You child, I only asked you to give a guarantee. Why did you swear an oath? Since you’re back, rest properly at home for a while after this.”

After saying that, she still had work to handle and did not have so much leisure time. She led the others and quickly left the ancestral hall.

Once Jiang Yingqiu left, Yu Shu seemed to have survived a disaster. Her strength left her, and she collapsed directly onto the floor.

She looked at Yu Mianzhou, her tone unable to help carrying some blame. “Xiao Zhou, what exactly were you being stubborn about just now? Did you have to hesitate for that long? How many times do I have to tell you? You’re only a Beta. You’re useless to the family. All these years since we came to the Jiang family, we’ve eaten their food and used their things. You should be grateful. Don’t tell me you still feel that way toward—”

The words reached her lips, but Yu Shu suddenly stopped. She carefully glanced toward the entrance of the ancestral hall.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhi had not noticed.

Yu Shu sighed with reddened eyes. “In the end, it’s still Mom who’s useless. Fortunately, your Aunt Jiang has already agreed to let you stay in the country now. Xiao Zhou, from now on, you must be obedient. You must do what you said…”

Yu Mianzhou listened to Yu Shu’s nagging and only found it noisy.

She braced her hand against the floor and tried to stand, but because she had knelt for too long, she could not summon any strength.

Fortunately, the maid beside her was perceptive and stepped forward to help her up.

“Are you Sister Mianzhou?” Just as she walked out of the ancestral hall, a gentle female voice sounded by her ear.

Gu Wanlan slowly walked up to Yu Mianzhou. Her expression was calm, humble, and polite. Her black hair was long and smooth, draped behind her shoulders, making it obvious at a glance that she was a noble young lady from a scholarly family.

She smiled lightly. “I heard others mention you before. I heard you were studying abroad. Have you graduated and come home now?”

Yu Mianzhou’s background was an open secret in their circle. She had not expected a proper young lady like Gu Wanlan to call her Sister.

She fell silent for two seconds, then finally squeezed out a smile. “Miss Gu, is there something you need from me?”

Seeing Yu Mianzhou smile, Gu Wanlan also breathed a sigh of relief. She had originally worried that Jiang Zhi’s stepsister would be difficult to handle.

Then she remembered that this girl had just blessed her in the ancestral hall.

Gu Wanlan said gently, “It’s like this. My wedding with your Sister Jiang Zhi will be next month. We didn’t know you would come back before, so we didn’t write your name on the list.”

“Since you’re back now, I want to formally invite you to attend our wedding next month—”

With a low buzz, the air in the living room seemed to be instantly sucked away.

Then it was pressed down firmly by an invisible block of ice, so even the flow of air carried a chill.

The servants present all turned their heads in unison to look over, their movements neat yet stiff. For some reason, it made Gu Wanlan’s back go numb.

W-what happened?

Amid everyone’s tense expressions, only Yu Mianzhou was still smiling.

She did not know whether this Eldest Miss Gu truly did not know, or was pretending not to know.

She only saw out of the corner of her eye that Jiang Zhi, who was sitting on the sofa, was admiring the gardenias outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

Only when Jiang Zhi heard Gu Wanlan’s words did that gaze, which had always been as calm as still water, finally crawl slowly onto the back of Yu Mianzhou’s neck like a venomous snake.

Yu Mianzhou suddenly found it very interesting.

Everyone in the Jiang family avoided her as if she were a snake or scorpion. They did not dare let her get close. Even the engagement banquet had only allowed her to watch from afar.

Yet this person dared to invite her to attend the wedding.

And she was even one of the wedding’s protagonists.

Time passed second by second, until the atmosphere in the living room grew oppressive to the extreme in the silence.

Yu Mianzhou became interested. The corner of her lips curved into a smile so obedient it was almost perfect.

“Sure.”