A Rich Family’s Matrilocal Alpha Married to a Vegetative Omega - Chapter 4

“You don’t want it anymore?” As if she had heard a hilarious joke, Qin Wan sneered. “Have you discussed this with the Ye family? I know exactly what they’ve been up to. The money has already been spent, and now you want to go back on your word?!”

Ye Fan’s eyes widened, but she bit the bullet and continued to plead: “But I really don’t want a child—”

“If you don’t provide a child, then what use do I have for you? Do you really think the Qin family’s money falls from the sky, or that we’re running a charity for you? Ye Fan, stop dreaming.”

Qin Wan gave a mocking smile and had Su Yu bring over a copy of the contract. Pointing at the black-and-white text, she said: “It’s not impossible for you to leave.”

“The contract states that a breach of contract requires double the liquidated damages. You’re asexual, not mentally disabled; I assume you still have an IQ? Do you know how much ‘double’ is?”

That hurts… Ye Fan felt a bit aggrieved. She quickly discovered that the clause was indeed there, and her heart filled with instant regret.

She blamed herself for being so blinded by the money that she hadn’t even checked the specific terms! A 200 million penalty… even if she sold herself, she couldn’t even fetch that much in the weight of paper, let alone banknotes.

Realizing she couldn’t afford to pay, Ye Fan hung her head in defeat. Qin Wan showed no mercy and threatened her severely one last time.

Finally, she ordered Su Yu to keep a strict watch. Even Ye Fan’s return to the bedroom was escorted by several bodyguards.

Ye Fan had never experienced such a “grand” display in her life. Seeing that they intended to follow her into the room, she was startled and quickly blocked them: “This isn’t appropriate, is it? Your Eldest Miss is sleeping in there. You’re just going to barge in on an Omega?”

Housekeeper Su snorted coldly from the side. “If you hadn’t been so uncooperative, we wouldn’t have to go to such lengths. Miss Ye, I hope you understand what you agreed to.”

With that, she didn’t wait for Ye Fan to argue further and waved the bodyguards away.

Watching them leave, Ye Fan finally felt safe enough to close the door. She sat by Qin Shujian’s bed with a long face, fixing the bedsheets while venting.

“Your mom is too much! A cold-blooded capitalist! Who sets a trap like that!”

“I know it’s my fault too… but, but who pays attention to the liquidated damages! Waaaah, 200 million… I won’t be able to save 200 million in my entire life…”

As she rambled, Qin Shujian heard every word. She couldn’t help but find it funny; she felt this Alpha was a bit of a dummy.

Qin Shujian knew her mother. The Qin family industries hadn’t grown this large by luck.

Some might think it wasn’t worth the effort to scheme so much over a single Alpha, but for any goal Qin Wan wanted to achieve, no matter how big or small, she would plan meticulously—even if it meant calculating her own daughter’s pregnancy.

Qin Shujian’s mood, which had just lightened, sank again. Her emotions were like a roller coaster.

To be honest, she actually had a slight favorable impression of this Alpha.

Like when she rambled apologies to her, or when she worried about whether it was irresponsible for a child to be born this way…

In those moments, Qin Shujian felt her sincerity.

However, she would also get annoyed at times, thinking resentfully: What’s the use of apologizing? You’ve already taken all the advantages. Can an apology bring my first kiss back? Pervert!

While Qin Shujian was feeling indignant, Ye Fan’s mouth wasn’t idle either. She muttered and whispered, talking about everything and nothing.

Surprisingly, her voice was soft and pleasant to the ear. Without realizing it, Qin Shujian found herself listening.

Once she realized she was actually immersed in the chatter, Qin Shujian couldn’t help but despise herself. Caught in this inner conflict, she decided to just turn a blind eye. She had no choice anyway, and this Alpha…

Hmph. She’s barely tolerable. Keeping her around isn’t out of the question.

If she were replaced by some other disgusting Alpha, Qin Shujian would probably be even more worried about her physical safety. She couldn’t stand that sort of thing.

But Ye Fan wasn’t necessarily safe either. After dinner, at the same time as the day before, Qin Shujian heard Ye Fan suddenly bump into something, followed by a muffled groan.

This sound… wasn’t it exactly the same as the noise Ye Fan made yesterday during her “heat”?!

Qin Shujian panicked, her mind spiraling into a desperate chant: Stay away from me, stay away from me, stay away from me—

Although she could accept this talkative Ye Fan, it didn’t mean she could accept her body being touched by a stranger!

Qin Shujian grew fierce in her mind, threatening: “If you come any closer, I’ll kill you!” “I really will kill you!”

Unfortunately, it was useless. Ye Fan couldn’t hear her at all. Qin Shujian could only feel a scent of pheromones—not particularly strong, but noticeable—wafting toward her. She was instantly fuming.

What happened to the ‘pheromone deficiency’?!

And can’t this Alpha have a bit more willpower?!

Indeed, one should never trust an Alpha. All Alphas in the world are the same! She might as well just die—

In reality, Ye Fan was also quite helpless. She had just finished a shower and was preparing for bed, only to come out and see the “beauty” in front of her acting all bashful. Ye Fan was dazed by the sight, though a single taut string in her brain felt that something was wrong.

This caused Ye Fan to snap back to her senses just as she leaned close to Qin Shujian’s lips. The sudden wave of heat cleared her head. As her logic returned and she saw the magnified beautiful face before her, she almost stopped breathing.

No, no… I can’t. I’m not a beast. How can I do something like this!

Ye Fan pulled away abruptly and ran like the wind back into the bathroom to take another cold shower. This finally calmed her down.

After showering for another ten minutes to ensure all traces of pheromones had dissipated, Ye Fan dared to push open the door. She took a breath of fresh air and finally felt at ease.

Logically, after what just happened, Ye Fan should have stayed away from Qin Shujian, but she couldn’t leave such a large room.

She curled her lip, her “chatterbox” trait kicking in again, so she leaned over to mutter her complaints.

“This stimulant is way too improper. How can it come with hallucinations? Anyone who didn’t know better would think it’s an aphrodisiac! A beauty brushing back her hair and asking if you’re coming over… who could control themselves? If it weren’t for my strong willpower, I’d have to slap myself a dozen times.”

Ye Fan spoke softly and stole a glance at Qin Shujian, quietly praising her for being so beautiful. Then she realized what she was doing. “I don’t mean anything else, I’m just complimenting you!”

“And don’t misunderstand, I really didn’t mean to offend you. I was just a bit… uh, stimulated.”

Feeling like she was only making things worse, Ye Fan propped up her head and complained, “I can hold it back for now, but what about later…?”

“Your mom is way too tyrannical. She won’t listen to a word I say… Can you just have a baby whenever you want? The mothers don’t even know each other. Even if the grandmother raises it, there still needs to be a mother.”

She spoke listlessly, then suddenly slapped her head as a thought occurred to her, looking horrified.

“Wait a minute. In this situation, am I going to be kept under house arrest by your mom until you die before I can leave?”

Ye Fan sucked in a breath of cold air. Then she felt it was inappropriate; the person was still sleeping here, and vegetative patients do have a chance of waking up. How could she curse her like that? What if—

Before that thought could even land, Ye Fan suddenly heard a voice laced with anger explode chillingly in her ear!

“—Are you really that desperate for me to die?!”

?

Who? Who was talking? Where did the voice come from??

Was she seeing a ghost? It shouldn’t be possible in the middle of the night… unless it was because she had a guilty conscience, so…

Ye Fan’s eyes went wide. Various wild thoughts flashed through her mind, but then she heard the next few sentences from that voice.

“You took advantage of me and now you’re here cursing me to die. Just wait until I wake up—I won’t let you off! That was my first kiss, you pervert!”

…Would a ghost know her name?

Do ghosts have first kisses?

Ye Fan was terrified. With wide eyes, she slowly turned toward Qin Shujian on the hospital bed. Even though the person on the bed was still sleeping peacefully, as Ye Fan turned her head, the voice grew even more aggressive.

“What are you looking at? Get away from me, pervert! No… why does this person look a bit wrong?”

Hearing the voice, Ye Fan blankly touched her face and found it was completely stiff, likely from the shock.

But this made the voice even weirder; it muttered about why she was suddenly touching her face. Instantly, an impossible fantasy became reality. Ye Fan was so startled she almost jumped.

She hurriedly tried to peel back Qin Shujian’s eyelids, only to find that her pupils still showed no change.

But she had clearly heard the voice, and the voice had mentioned… a first kiss… Ye Fan was suddenly flustered, her eyes darting around in panic.

“No, no, no… I’m really not a pervert…”

The voice seemed to realize something as well. The tone turned strange and puzzled, muttering: “How… it’s like she can hear what I’m saying…”

Ye Fan didn’t know whether to admit it or not. With a flushed face, she stood there awkwardly and stammered: “A-actually, I did hear you…”

“What do you mean you heard—wait!”

Qin Shujian realized what was happening and asked tentatively: “Can you hear me talking?”

Ye Fan replied in a small voice: “You must be Qin Shujian, right? I’m so, so sorry about the first kiss. I really didn’t expect the aftereffects of that stuff to be so strong. If I had known, I wouldn’t have taken a single injection! And I wouldn’t have signed that contract!”

Fearing that Qin Shujian would truly misunderstand her as a pervert, Ye Fan’s speaking speed unconsciously accelerated. However, her excitement made her stutter, which caused Qin Shujian to “cough” twice in her mind.

“Fine. I know. My mom does act a bit recklessly—but that’s not the point! The point is that you can hear me!”

Right now, Ye Fan was the only person who could hear her speak. This was too precious. Qin Shujian couldn’t imagine that a day would come when she could communicate with a living person again.

Terrified that this was just a cruel joke played by fate, Qin Shujian’s speaking speed also suddenly increased.

“We won’t mention that for now. As long as you don’t go around spreading this, I can pretend it never happened—except for the child! That is absolutely out of the question! Do you understand what I mean?”