A Rich Family’s Matrilocal Alpha Married to a Vegetative Omega - Chapter 14

Qin Shujian was quite helpless and asked in return: “So, you can’t control it now either?”

Ye Fan suddenly had an epiphany. “So taking a cold shower actually works!”

Great. To some extent, the problem was perfectly solved. Although cold showers were an unbearable weight on Ye Fan’s life, being able to sit by the bed with a cup of warm water and talk to Qin Shujian afterward was enough to make her content.

Meanwhile, Qin Wan, who had been gone for several days, returned to the Qin house. She didn’t care about what Ye Fan had been up to lately; she only asked the doctor about the progress.

Upon learning that Ye Fan’s body was recovering well, she asked when they could start. In Qin Wan’s eyes, she didn’t need a matrilocal Alpha to care for or accompany her daughter; she only needed an heir.

Neither the doctor nor Su Yu was surprised by this. They stated: “Very soon. We should be able to arrange the egg retrieval in another week. It won’t be a long wait.”

This timing was within Qin Wan’s expectations. She nodded with satisfaction, turned, and strode upstairs. Ye Fan, who was still talking to Qin Shujian in the room, was caught off guard and ushered out.

Ye Fan was left looking dazed and confused. She turned back to see Su Yu’s calm face as the housekeeper politely asked her to wait outside the door.

Hey, wait a minute… isn’t the person in that room my Omega?

Ye Fan opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly remembering that contract, she felt so aggrieved she didn’t dare say a word.

Inside the room, Qin Shujian wasn’t any happier. She had long since run out of things to say to her mother; in fact, she felt a lingering discomfort seeing Qin Wan treat Ye Fan so brusquely.

Qin Shujian remained silent for a long while, trying to compose herself, only to realize that Qin Wan hadn’t spoken either. Qin Shujian was stunned, her heart filled with complex emotions.

She could feel her mother’s hand stroking her head. Her well-manicured fingertips were slightly cool and trembling ever so slightly. Gradually, Qin Shujian heard Qin Wan let out a heavy sigh and whisper: “Shujian, don’t blame Mama. Your uncles are pressing me at every step; I have no other way.”

Qin Wan withdrew her hand and pushed open the door to leave the next moment, leaving Qin Shujian there at a total loss. She understood her mother’s predicament, yet she still couldn’t smooth over the scars in her heart.

Does it have to be this cruel? Does she have to be treated this way?

Qin Shujian couldn’t find an answer, but her resolve remained stubborn—no matter what, this child could not be born at this time.

Her mood was low, and she didn’t even notice when Ye Fan came back in, until Ye Fan spoke softly: “Shujian? Are… are you okay?”

Did her mother say something she didn’t want to hear again?

Ye Fan didn’t quite understand. She gently rubbed Qin Shujian’s hand, offering rambling comforts. “Don’t worry too much. Hasn’t the message already been sent out? Your mother can’t guess what you’re thinking. We’ll definitely be free.”

“I hope so…” Qin Shujian sighed, too listless to speak further. Ye Fan tried everything she could to make her happy, racking her brain for jokes from her memory, but the results were disappointing.

In the end, Qin Shujian couldn’t bear to watch her struggle anymore and comforted her: “Alright, take a break.”

“Rest for a while. Come lie down next to me and sleep. I’m fine, just in a bit of a bad mood.”

Ye Fan obediently climbed onto the bed and lay beside her, but couldn’t help asking: “Then why don’t you tell me about it? Talking about it might make you feel a bit better…”

Feeling that there was nothing to hide, Qin Shujian smiled faintly. “My mother says my uncles are forcing her hand. But of my two uncles, one is a compulsive gambler who is never home, and the other is a greedy lecher who never cares about the family’s situation. How could such wastes ‘force’ her?”

They were all just excuses. Her mother loved to use high-sounding reasons for her actions. Qin Shujian once thought she had seen through it all, but she hadn’t expected to receive these “sugar-coated bullets” once again.

She didn’t believe her powerful mother would compromise over such things. Naturally, she didn’t find the reason valid. Ultimately, her mother probably felt she wouldn’t wake up and needed to rearrange the board.

Ye Fan had never experienced these wealthy family power struggles, so she had no way to offer advice. She clumsily tried to change the subject, but Qin Shujian saw right through her.

Qin Shujian didn’t want Ye Fan to be sad along with her, so she simply followed Ye Fan’s lead in the conversation.

However, the sight of a beauty being wronged yet forcing herself to act strong was unexpectedly alluring. Ye Fan leaned in, mesmerized, and accidentally caught the scent of her pheromones. Certain “unspeakable” thoughts suddenly flared up like dry wood meeting a blazing fire, making her heart itch with unbearable desire.

She almost lost control again. Fortunately, she reacted in time. With tears in her eyes, she rushed to inject a suppressant and then dejectedly locked herself in the adjoining room.

Heaven knows Qin Shujian was also suffering, yet she couldn’t persuade Ye Fan. After thinking it over carefully, she realized that Ye Fan’s pheromones were becoming easier to trigger these days.

At first, it was only at night; now, it was getting earlier and earlier. Even though Qin Shujian couldn’t see the time, she remembered that Ye Fan had only just finished lunch.

This progression was too fast… Would Ye Fan lose control like before?

Even though there were signs of a budding romance between them, Qin Shujian drew a clear line. In her current state, she was at most being forced to spend time with Ye Fan. She had to regain autonomy over her body before she had the luxury to think about such things.

Qin Shujian didn’t want their relationship to become a marriage bound by a child. A child should be the crystallization of love, not something brought into this world forcibly for a purpose.

Thinking of this, Qin Shujian couldn’t help but feel anxious.

The next day, Ye Fan was forced to bite the bullet and speak to Su Yu: “I want to go out again.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yu rejected her without a second thought. “Perhaps Miss Ye Fan remembers clearly that such matters require an application in advance.”

Ye Fan apologized cautiously. “I’m sorry, I didn’t think of that, but I have to go out today—oh, right, today is Valentine’s Day. Did you forget?”

At the mention of Valentine’s Day, Ye Fan’s tone became righteous. Su Yu clearly paused and swept a suspicious glance over Ye Fan.

It was as if she were asking: Why does she suddenly care about Valentine’s Day?

But with the previous experience of buying flowers, Ye Fan was now unruffled. She spoke seriously: “Shujian is my wife. Even though she’s still asleep, I have to give her the sense of ceremony she deserves.”

Su Yu was silent for a while, looking both surprised and somewhat satisfied. She bowed her head, took a step back, and actually agreed.

Ye Fan hadn’t expected it to be so easy. As she left, she felt a secret joy.

At the same time, she felt… the Qin family didn’t seem as cold-blooded as she had imagined. Even Qin Shujian herself probably wouldn’t believe that the rigid, by-the-book Su Yu would let Ye Fan go just because of a “sense of ceremony.”

Are there too many hidden misunderstandings between these people? Ye Fan didn’t quite understand. She went to the agreed-upon flower shop and saw Wei Rou, but Wei Xing was nowhere to be found.

Wei Rou was also clearly surprised by Ye Fan’s arrival. She surreptitiously glanced behind Ye Fan’s back.

Then, under the guise of promoting a bouquet, she brought over a hyacinth and asked: “Why is Miss Ye here?”

Ye Fan chatted idly, saying it was Valentine’s Day, while stalling for time to convey every bit of Qin Shujian’s worries from last night.

The main issue was the loss of control over her pheromones. Qin Shujian had to prevent an accident, and they had already waited long enough. Qin Shujian believed Wei Xing should have made arrangements by now.

Listening to Ye Fan’s message, Wei Rou’s expression remained unchanged. She suddenly asked, “Does Miss Ye actually like this kind of flower?”

“Now that I think about it, I seem to have some of these in the warehouse. I’ll have to ask Miss Ye to wait a moment while I go look.”

Ye Fan knew immediately that this was an excuse for Wei Rou to contact Wei Xing. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked politely: “Do you need help?”

Wei Rou naturally refused, only smiling and saying the shop had a specially designed accessible path, and that Ye Fan might not be as fast as her going alone.

Ye Fan nodded and waited for the good news.

A few minutes later, Wei Rou came out with a new variety. As she handed it to Ye Fan, she spoke in a low voice: “Sister says she will make arrangements as soon as possible.”

Why is it still that same sentence?

Ye Fan was a bit disappointed. She looked at Wei Rou in confusion, but the girl only shook her head gently. Perhaps they had run into difficulties… but this made it hard to report back to Qin Shujian. Ye Fan was deeply conflicted.

On the other side.

Su Yu watched Ye Fan’s departing figure, still feeling suspicious. She couldn’t quite understand how Ye Fan had developed feelings for a vegetative person.

After being so resistant before, had she actually come around on her own? Was there really no other hidden motive? Su Yu couldn’t believe it, yet she had no leads.

After reporting the matter to Qin Wan, the woman on the other end sneered, but then, as if remembering something, she thoughtfully asked if a certain name had visited.

Su Yu shook her head decisively and said, “Ever since news of the Eldest Miss’s marriage got out, Miss Li’s weekly routine visits have stopped.”

“She certainly knows how to draw a line,” Qin Wan said coldly, then narrowed her eyes. “Go notify her. Tell her that Shujian’s physical condition has improved significantly.”

This was quite abrupt, and Su Yu couldn’t understand. “Should I let them meet? But Miss Li Wei is said to still be pining for the Eldest Miss…”

“Why are you asking so much?” Qin Wan’s tone was flat. “Just do as I say.”

Su Yu had no choice but to comply.

Just as Su Yu guessed, the rest of the Li family didn’t care much when they heard the news. Only Li Wei, after hanging up the phone, dialed back immediately and stated that she would definitely come to see Shujian.

Receiving the call, Su Yu felt a bit conflicted. She didn’t understand why her mistress was putting on this play; the two had clearly ended things.

Thinking of the yet-to-return Ye Fan, Su Yu remained silent. The unknowingly pitied Ye Fan had no idea about this; she was currently heading home with her gifts, full of excitement.