A Fishing-Type Omega Always Wants to Possess Me - Chapter 2

The moment those two words came out, everyone in the living room seemed to have had the pause button pressed on them.

The servants froze in place, even lightening their breaths.

Yu Shu’s face instantly turned deathly pale. She felt as if there were thorns pricking her back and nearly fainted.

She had just been about to scold Yu Mianzhou to salvage the situation when Gu Wanlan spoke first.

She had sensed the strange atmosphere too, and she also felt that the faint, almost imperceptible smile at the corner of Yu Mianzhou’s lips was a little odd. Such a beautiful face, yet when she smiled, it made one’s heart grow cold.

Gu Wanlan only assumed that Yu Mianzhou had just returned and was not quite used to things yet, so she maintained her grace and said gently, “Then it’s settled. I’ll wait for you at the wedding, Sister Mianzhou.”

That word “Sister” truly sounded piercing.

Yu Mianzhou looked at the servants around her, who all seemed to be facing a great enemy, the curve of her lips unchanged.

These people looked as if they were not paying attention to her, but in reality, every one of them was watching her as if guarding against a thief.

She spoke softly, “I will definitely arrive on time and offer Sister Jiang Zhi and Miss Gu my sincerest blessings.”

As soon as her words fell, that invisible pressure suddenly dissipated, and even the air began to flow again.

Yu Shu no longer felt faint. Afraid that this daughter of hers would say something even more shocking, she hurriedly said to Gu Wanlan, “Wanlan, the engagement banquet must have exhausted you. You’ve been busy all morning. Hurry and take Xiao Zhi to rest.”

Gu Wanlan nodded, then turned and walked to the sofa. She held her hand out to Jiang Zhi. “Let’s go, Zhi-zhi. We still have an appointment with the designer this afternoon to look at wedding dresses.”

Zhi-zhi was Jiang Zhi’s nickname.

In front of her fiancée, Jiang Zhi seemed to have no temper at all.

She stood up and even smiled sweetly at Gu Wanlan.

That smile held no aggression at all. The smile was light and shallow, carrying a soft, delicate beauty that made anyone who saw it want to pluck it.

When she passed by Yu Mianzhou, the hem of her skirt stirred up a faint breeze.

That breeze carried the scent Yu Mianzhou was most familiar with. It mingled with the fragrance of the flowers outside the window, tangling around her until even her breathing slowed by half a beat.

In that second, Jiang Zhi’s footsteps seemed to pause for an extremely brief instant, so brief that even Gu Wanlan did not notice.

She still did not turn back. The eyes that had looked at Yu Mianzhou countless times before now reflected only her fiancée’s figure.

This kind of polite disregard chilled Yu Mianzhou to the bone more than any humiliation could.

Yu Mianzhou’s fingertips curled almost imperceptibly at her side.

Once Jiang Zhi left, the servants in the living room finally came back to life. They quickly dispersed and went about their own tasks.

Looking at the living room that had soon emptied out, Yu Mianzhou lowered her eyes.

Three years was enough time for many memories to become mottled and fade.

She had almost forgotten.

So Jiang Zhi could smile like that at other women too.

“Yu Mianzhou!”

Yu Shu could no longer suppress her anger. Her well-maintained face was even slightly twisted. “Who allowed you to agree to attend Jiang Zhi’s wedding? Did you forget what you promised your Aunt Jiang just now?! I already told you to keep to your place. You’ve only just returned to the country, and you’re not afraid of being driven out for another three—”

“Mom.” Yu Mianzhou interrupted her indifferently.

This mother-daughter affection that had been “missed for so long” had not even lasted an hour.

Her pitch-black eyes lowered, like a bottomless cold pool beneath moonlight. “I’m tired. I’m going to sleep first.”

“All you know is sleep! Now that your wings have hardened, you won’t even listen to your mother anymore. Would I ever harm you?” Yu Shu was both angry and resentful. Grief rose within her, and she staggered two steps, bracing her hand against the back of the sofa, looking as if she did not want to answer.

Yu Mianzhou did not force her either. She turned and left.

She called over a maid. The other woman carried her luggage and led her upstairs.

When they passed the second floor, the maid did not stop. Yu Mianzhou glanced at the end of the second-floor corridor, then continued following her.

When they reached the third floor, the maid stopped in front of a room. Her tone was formulaic, without any unnecessary emotion. “Second Young Miss, your room has been moved here.”

When Yu Mianzhou had first been brought to the Jiang family, her room had been on the second floor, across from Jiang Zhi’s.

Now, she was living alone on the third floor.

There were only two rooms on this floor. Across from her room was Jiang Zhi’s music room.

After the maid left, Yu Mianzhou pushed open the door to her room.

The place had changed, but the furnishings inside were exactly the same as when she had hurriedly left three years ago.

The desk, the lamp, the bed, even the clothes in the wardrobe were still hanging neatly. They had only gathered a little dust and carried a stale, old smell.

It was as if she had not been driven overseas, but had merely gone on a long trip.

Everything had been deliberately preserved, like a reminder.

A reminder of the place she had once held.

She was too tired to think too deeply about it. She collapsed onto the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep, using sleep to resist the overwhelming jet lag.

Who knew how long she had slept before the door was gently knocked on.

“Second Young Miss, dinner is ready.”

Yu Mianzhou opened her eyes. Outside the window, the sky had already gone completely dark.

When she went downstairs, Gu Wanlan had actually returned again.

She was sitting on the living room sofa with Jiang Yingqiu, discussing something.

“Zhi-zhi didn’t like that designer’s work, so we plan to go tomorrow to a bridal shop under the Jiang Group to take a look,” Gu Wanlan said in a warm, gentle voice.

Jiang Yingqiu held a teacup and said lightly, “The wedding is only a little over a month away. These matters need to be settled as soon as possible.”

As she spoke, her gaze turned to Jiang Zhi, who was flipping through a magazine beside them, carrying a trace of reproach. “Look at you. Why did you keep going on business trips some time ago? Couldn’t you have asked the orchestra for leave? Now everything is so rushed. This wedding represents the face of both our families. Not even the slightest mistake can be allowed.”

Jiang Zhi seemed not to have heard at all. Her fingertips slid over the glossy pages.

Gu Wanlan felt a little distressed for her and hurriedly said, “Aunt Jiang, don’t worry. I’ll prepare everything properly. Just let Zhi-zhi rest for a while.”

After saying that, she turned her head and saw Yu Mianzhou walking down the stairs. She immediately smiled and waved. “Sister Mianzhou, come eat.”

Jiang Yingqiu’s gaze swept over as well, neither warm nor cold.

She had clearly already learned that Gu Wanlan had invited Yu Mianzhou to the wedding, but since one of the wedding’s protagonists had spoken, she could not very well refute her and embarrass her.

This was also a good chance for her to take another clear look at Yu Mianzhou’s attitude.

At the dining table, it was almost entirely Gu Wanlan chatting with Jiang Yingqiu, from the details of the wedding preparations to the guest list. The atmosphere could not be considered lively, but it was not awkwardly cold either.

Yu Mianzhou ate quietly, her presence thin.

After dinner, Jiang Yingqiu took Gu Wanlan and Jiang Zhi upstairs.

Yu Mianzhou had just been about to get up when Yu Shu grabbed her.

“Mianzhou, come with Mom.”

Yu Shu pressed her down onto the living room sofa. The moment she sat down, the tip of her nose caught a trace of an extremely faint scent. A fierce light instantly burst into her eyes. “Mianzhou, did you undergo secondary differentiation?!”

The incense smell in the ancestral hall during the day had been too heavy, so she had not smelled it then.

At this moment, a faint mint scent lingered in the air. It was so light it almost seemed to melt into the atmosphere, yet it possessed a presence that could not be ignored.

Cool and clear, like mint leaves blown open by the wind in the morning mist, mixed with the plant’s own clean bitterness as it spread thread by thread.

As she spoke, Yu Shu raised her hand in surprise, wanting to look at the back of Yu Mianzhou’s neck—

If Mianzhou had truly undergone secondary differentiation into an Alpha or Omega, then her value to the Jiang family would be completely different from before!

In the empire, the vast majority of people were Betas. Omegas and Alphas combined only made up thirty percent of the total population!

Even if Mianzhou had only differentiated into an Omega, she could become an enormous help to the Jiang family. If she were a little luckier and had differentiated into an even rarer Alpha…

The skin at the back of Yu Mianzhou’s neck instinctively tightened, and the mint scent in the air suddenly sharpened, like an ice blade hidden in its sheath.

She did not dodge. She only said lightly, “I didn’t undergo secondary differentiation. I just sprayed on some perfume.”

Yu Shu’s hand quickly froze in midair.

She lifted her eyes and looked at her daughter’s expression.

Yu Mianzhou was always like this, her expression cold as ice, making it impossible for others to guess what she was thinking. Even when she looked at Yu Shu, her mother, her eyes would occasionally reveal a trace of chill.

But it was precisely this extremely indifferent appearance that made people unable to help believing her words.

The light in Yu Shu’s eyes dimmed again at an astonishing speed, and she was somewhat unwilling to accept it. “Is… is that so?”

For three years, she had failed to become Madam Jiang. She had no possessions of her own and no real ability, so she naturally hoped more than anything that her daughter could differentiate into a rare A or O.

That scent was vivid, carrying a faint warmth unique to living beings.

What kind of perfume could achieve this?

A little disappointed, Yu Shu picked up a stack of documents from the coffee table and spread them out in front of Yu Mianzhou.

They were all photos and information about young girls.

“Take a look. These are all people Mom chose for you. Their family backgrounds are clean, and they’re all Betas like you.” Yu Shu did not lower her voice. Her tone, however, was very urgent. “You’re about the right age now. Don’t reach too high. Hurry and choose one, and Mom will arrange a blind date for you.”

Those thin sheets of paper were like a net, wrapping around Yu Mianzhou until she could barely breathe.

She had long known that once she returned to the country, she would face the Jiang family’s endless spying and probing.

She knew even more clearly that Jiang Yingqiu, who had gone upstairs long ago, had not returned to her room. At this moment, she was standing in the corridor on the second floor, looking down from above.

Yu Shu did not say this in a room, but insisted on doing it in this spacious living room precisely so the Jiang family could see clearly.

Even though she had sworn such a vicious oath, these people still did not believe her.

Many gazes swept over from around her. Some belonged to the servants, and perhaps some belonged to other members of the Jiang family. She could not tell who was who.

“Mianzhou, why are you spacing out? Hurry and choose!” Seeing that she did not move, Yu Shu directly shoved the documents into her hands.

Choose?

Yu Mianzhou thought, did she have the right to choose?

The gaze behind her was full of scrutiny.

“No need.”

Yu Mianzhou finally spoke, even her breathing carrying a suppressed, stagnant heaviness.

She pushed away the stack of documents.

Under the oppressive pressure of that gaze behind her, as if it were about to pierce through her, she said clearly, word by word:

“I already have a girlfriend overseas.”

“Her flight is tonight. She’ll arrive tomorrow.”