A Rich Family’s Matrilocal Alpha Married to a Vegetative Omega - Chapter 13

Even sitting in a wheelchair, Wei Rou’s expression showed no self-pity. she tended to her plants as if the entire world consisted only of the bunch of lavender in front of her, making anyone who watched her feel at peace.

Realizing she hadn’t picked out her own flowers yet, Ye Fan craned her neck and asked curiously, “What flower is this? What is its floral language?”

Wei Rou turned her head to look at her. She didn’t answer the question, but instead asked, “Did your Omega like the flowers Miss Ye sent last time?”

Ye Fan froze and scratched her head, feeling a bit shy. “Actually… she isn’t exactly my Omega yet. I just used that as an excuse to come buy flowers—” But maybe she will be in the future~

She was startled by her own sudden thought. Not daring to say anything more, she turned around and started picking out a bouquet.

The floral language wasn’t that important; she guessed Qin Shujian would like violets, so why not go with a bouquet of violets this time?

Ye Fan was full of enthusiasm. She asked Wei Rou about the meaning of the flowers and headed home carrying the bouquet. When a bodyguard tried to help carry it, Ye Fan refused.

Eventually, Housekeeper Su noticed that Ye Fan had gone out and returned with nothing but a bouquet of flowers. She narrowed her eyes, went over to lend a hand for once, and said with feigned casualness: “You’re getting along very well with the Eldest Miss!”

Isn’t that obvious?

How could the two of them not get along when they’re so compatible?

Ye Fan instinctively wanted to answer that way, but before the words left her mouth, she realized something—in the eyes of outsiders, Qin Shujian was a vegetable. What did Su Yu mean by that question?

She didn’t understand, so she simply pretended not to. “Vegetative patients might have consciousness. If there’s a bouquet of flowers she likes, she might be very happy.”

Su Yu glanced at her and, surprisingly, did not rebut. Ye Fan successfully moved the flowers into the room and only realized she was sweating once the door was closed.

…Would Su Yu have noticed anything?

Ye Fan felt a bit flustered. She swallowed and looked at Qin Shujian. Suddenly feeling that the room was too quiet, she couldn’t help but start her rambling.

“Are you resting? I brought you flowers~ I won’t make you guess what kind they are this time, it’s too easy. Just now Housekeeper Su stopped me to ask if we were getting along well… How am I supposed to answer that? We get along pretty well, right?”

Qin Shujian didn’t speak, so Ye Fan kept chattering until she made a sound. Perhaps Qin Shujian had actually been asleep and was woken up by Ye Fan’s muttering.

Thinking this, Ye Fan felt a bit guilty, but Qin Shujian’s first reaction was: “You didn’t buy anything you like to eat?”

Ye Fan answered honestly, “The flowers were too big, I couldn’t carry anything else…”

She didn’t say why she bought such a large bouquet, and Qin Shujian didn’t ask. She only gave a light laugh, followed by a trace of regret. “It must be beautiful. It’s a pity I can’t see it right now.”

“It’s okay!” Ye Fan said, trying to please her. “I can take pictures for you! When you wake up, you’ll be able to see lots of beautiful photos!”

Qin Shujian agreed and even helped point out where the camera was kept. It was a bit funny; the camera was brought over to photograph flowers, but Ye Fan’s lens couldn’t help but drift toward Qin Shujian. Looking at the instant photos as they printed, she felt a bit guilty and quietly stuffed them into her bag.

Qin Shujian knew nothing of this, but she would curiously ask how the photos turned out. Ye Fan’s words of praise never repeated themselves; every time, she managed to say exactly what touched Qin Shujian’s heart.

In the days that followed, Qin Shujian even began to share secrets with Ye Fan that she never told outsiders.

And Ye Fan… well, she was the type of person who, once close to someone, would pour out everything she had if the other person said even a single word.

In her original world, Ye Fan didn’t have many close people. Now that she had transmigrated, the only person she was close to was Qin Shujian. Under these subtle circumstances, the relationship between the two clearly grew better and better.

However, the difficulties also grew.

One day, Ye Fan summoned the courage to go downstairs for lunch, fully prepared to receive her usual injection.

Instead, the doctor brought out two vials.

He maintained his usual smiling expression and said terrifying things in a flat tone: “Miss Ye Fan’s spirits seem quite good. It seems accelerating the progress was a correct decision. So, starting from today, you’ll be getting an extra shot.”

Huh? HUH???

Ye Fan’s gaze went blank. Her body language screamed resistance, but the housekeeper had clearly been informed in advance and called the bodyguards over.

The bodyguards stood there like a great mountain, silently staring at Ye Fan. She could guess exactly what they were there for.

Ye Fan fell silent and miserably endured the second needle. The thought of having to endure double the injections tomorrow and every day after made her feel as if the sky was falling.

And that wasn’t even the scariest part. If she couldn’t control her own pheromones, then wouldn’t she…?

Originally, she was only worried about her pheromones affecting Qin Shujian, but now Ye Fan wasn’t even sure if she could maintain her own sanity. She went upstairs, stood at the door without moving, and felt afraid.

Even with someone watching her greedily from behind, Ye Fan made a decision at that moment—she had to hide from Qin Shujian. Even if she was so distressed by the surging pheromones that she was moved to tears, Ye Fan hid deep in the bathroom, motionless, with the door shut tight.

Su Yu almost never came in to check what Ye Fan was doing in the room, so this was the best place to hide.

At first, Qin Shujian didn’t notice anything. It wasn’t until later that she realized Ye Fan was no longer willing to speak in front of her. Every day she just ate and shrank back into her own room as if she had something on her mind.

Qin Shujian tried to ask tentatively several times, but Ye Fan was always evasive, saying only a few words before hiding back in her room.

Qin Shujian grew a bit unhappy. Sulking, she listened coldly to the various messy noises Ye Fan made. While she used to take the initiative to greet her, the house was now as silent as if no one lived there at all.

Ye Fan didn’t speak, and Qin Shujian spoke even less. Everything seemed to have returned to those days right after her car accident.

Everything around her was filled with an absolute silence that Qin Shujian found unsettling. She should have been used to it, but after experiencing Ye Fan’s “disturbances” these past few days, she only found it increasingly unbearable. On one hand, she was huffy with Ye Fan; on the other, she was secretly forgiving her in her heart.

Her mental journey was roughly—if Ye Fan takes the initiative to greet me after dinner today, it wouldn’t be impossible for me to stop being angry…

Wait, what is wrong with this woman?

It’s been two days. She can actually stand not talking to me for two whole days?

Qin Shujian became beyond furious. Finally, on the third day, she called out to Ye Fan very loudly and questioned her: “What exactly do you mean? Are you tired of me? Is that why you aren’t saying anything?”

Ye Fan heard the grievance in Qin Shujian’s tone, and her hurried footsteps stopped immediately.

She gritted her teeth. She was so distressed she had no heart to run back to the bathroom, but if she told the truth, Qin Shujian would definitely worry about her… Ye Fan was torn and could only stammer.

“No, how could I be tired of you? It’s just…”

It was rare for her to be so stuck for words. She couldn’t even finish a sentence. But once Qin Shujian knew Ye Fan didn’t mean what she had thought, she huffed: “Then why are you hiding from me every day?”

So that was why she was angry. Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt aggrieved as well, muttering: “I don’t want to! But I don’t know… I don’t know if I’ll affect you now… the doctor increased my dosage, I’m worried about you…”

As she spoke, Qin Shujian finally understood what Ye Fan was worried about. She had only been standing there for five minutes, but the Alpha’s pheromones came on strong, sweeping through all of Qin Shujian’s senses.

She let out a slight, uncharacteristic gasp. Ye Fan’s head immediately buzzed, and her feet instinctively took a step closer to Qin Shujian.

But before she lost control, Ye Fan snapped out of it, turned around, rushed into the bathroom, and turned on the cold water with a bang.

The continuous flow of cold water could not quench the fire in her body. Qin Shujian’s gasp seemed to loop incessantly in Ye Fan’s ears. Ye Fan couldn’t control her stray thoughts and could only keep dousing herself in cold water.

After she came out, the two remained silent, the air thick with an awkward atmosphere.

Thinking about how she really hadn’t spoken to Qin Shujian much these past few days, Ye Fan was quick to admit her mistake: “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ignore you on purpose. I was just worried you’d be affected by me and feel unwell.”

Qin Shujian didn’t speak for a long time.

Ye Fan’s heart was in a panic. She took two more steps toward her and said: “Don’t be angry. I-I… I won’t hide from you ever again. I really like talking to you. I was just worried you’d think I’m too annoying. I swear I definitely don’t find you annoying!”

Ye Fan made several vows. It took quite a while before she heard Qin Shujian’s voice, which sounded caught between laughter and tears. “I’m not angry. How are… how are you? Are you feeling better?”

In the end, it always came back to her. Ye Fan’s already fragile little heart wanted to cry even more. she couldn’t help but make a piteous complaint.

“I… what should I do if I can’t control my pheromones?”