A Scummy Alpha Supporting Character Accidentally Marks the Heroine After Transmigrating into a Book (GL) - Chapter 58

While waiting for the System to finish its query, Yan Nanjue aimlessly pulled out her phone.

Ming Yan had attempted to probe her several times, but getting no desired answer, she finally shut her mouth and shrunk into the corner like a quail.

Yan Zhi soon returned with the items in a gift box. “Here, there were too many patterns, so I picked a moon-white one. I remember you like light colors, right? See how it looks.”

Ming Yan opened the bag and peeked inside. “It’s the color I like. Thank you.”

“The person picking me up should be here soon. I’ll head out and wait.”

Yan Zhi nodded understandingly. “I’ll walk you out.”

She accompanied Ming Yan outside and waited by the gate. Ming Yan, still unwilling to give up, hesitated several times before whispering, “You told me before that your sister has changed. Have you noticed when exactly she changed?”

Yan Zhi looked at her strangely. “Why ask that all of a sudden? I haven’t really noticed. Probably around the time she fell for Sister-in-law.”

“I told you, people change for the ones they love.”

Ming Yan gave a small, quiet “Oh.” “Alright, alright.”

Inside the villa, Yan Nanjue walked to the second floor and stood on her favorite small balcony to enjoy the breeze.

【Ah.】

The System’s voice suddenly rang out. Yan Nanjue asked hurriedly, “Did you find it?”

The System realized: 【So the bug was Ming Yan all along.】

Yan Nanjue asked urgently, “What what? What bug?” She was completely confused by the statement.

The System was succinct: 【Ming Yan is a Rebirth-er.】

Yan Nanjue suddenly gripped the railing tight. “What?!”

There are rebirth-ers in this world?! Ming Yan is actually reborn? One transmigrator like me wasn’t enough, now there’s a reborn soul too? Her eyes widened. “Reborn?”

【Correct.】 The System said, 【I just checked her code. Everything else is correct, but the bug is in the soul’s source code—she is reborn. I was wondering which unlucky NPC would be affected by the virus last time; I didn’t expect it to be her.】

【In other words, the Ming Yan you see now possesses memories of two lifetimes, and her previous life was the ‘Original Book’.】

Its tone was one of realization, but Yan Nanjue keenly caught onto something. “Then the things she just said to me about life starting over or a second chance… She hasn’t figured out I’m not the original host, has she?!”

She gasped, suddenly turning toward the driveway to look down at Ming Yan through the misty night. If my identity is discovered… what happens to my mission? Will she expose me?

【She said those things likely because the events of this life are different from her previous life,】 the System pondered. 【She doesn’t look like she’s discovered your identity as an outsider. It’s more like… she suspects you’re just like her, also reborn?】

Yan Nanjue was anxious, her fingertips tapping the railing. “Reborn or transmigrated, she’s definitely noticed I’m different from the ‘Original Host’ in her memory. What if she tells the heroine? No… no no no. She has no role in the original book; I don’t know her plan. She shouldn’t have any intersection with the heroine, right? But what if she wants to meddle…”

【Stop. Stay calm. Don’t be anxious.】 The System said: 【She is just an NPC in the background. She has no intersection with the heroine in the beginning, middle, or late stages of the story. Even if she’s reborn, she can’t affect this book.】

Yan Nanjue, who had been pacing the balcony, paused. “You mean she won’t affect my mission?”

【Generally speaking, yes. Unless your identity as an outsider is discovered on a large scale by NPCs, or discovered by the protagonist.】

“But she’s reborn! She has the memories of the previous life!”

【Relax. She isn’t the type to meddle in other people’s business. Look at her every time she sees you or Bai Wan—she runs away faster than if she’d seen a ghost.】

True.

Yan Nanjue’s anxiety eased slightly. “The only time she proactively approached me was just now, and that was only because she suspected we were ‘the same kind.’ When I didn’t react to her prompt, she immediately made an excuse to leave.”

She bit the tip of her tongue, the slight sting bringing her back to her senses. Yan Nanjue continued to watch Ming Yan below, frowning. “No, I have to be wary of her. To be safe, it’s better not to let her meet the heroine too often.”

【Have your people watch closely. Ming Yan looks like she can’t keep a secret; someone might notice something.】

In the distance, a white car cut through the night and stopped at the gate. Ming Yue got out. She was in a suit, looking like she had just come from a corporate meeting, but her expression turned gentle as water when she faced her sister.

Noticing the silhouette on the balcony, Ming Yue looked up and signaled with a hand. Yan Nanjue nodded, responding from afar. The car disappeared into the night, and only when the taillights vanished did Yan Nanjue withdraw her gaze with a complicated mood.

The fact that Ming Yan was a rebirth-er had given her a massive shock. She couldn’t help but complain: “System! How could you make such a mistake!”

【It’s a bug. I’ve submitted the error report along with your data. We’ll wait for the Main System to review it.】

“Did the result for my pheromone bug come back yet?”

【Not yet. The Main System is busy. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you the moment I know.】

Yan Nanjue waited a few minutes to calm her heart before leaving the balcony. As she rounded the corner, she unexpectedly ran into Bai Wan at the stairs.

The latter was standing on the last few steps, looking like she had just come down from the third floor.

“Are they asleep?” Yan Nanjue asked.

“Yes,” Bai Wan said. “They fell asleep as soon as they got tired.”

Yan Nanjue thought that was fast. She tried to walk past Bai Wan to go upstairs, but was suddenly called back. She turned to meet those amber eyes. Under the warm wall lamp, Bai Wan’s eyes were exceptionally brilliant, almost glowing.

“Speak your mind.”

Bai Wan’s voice was cold, her gaze fixed on her. “If you want to play, find a place where no one knows you. Don’t do it here. Bai Xinzhi knows about our relationship.”

Yan Nanjue was stunned. Play what?

Bai Wan said this without context, stared at her for a few seconds as if wanting to say more, but then said nothing and tried to leave.

She didn’t get far. Yan Nanjue grabbed her arm, her brow furrowed in confusion. “What nonsense are you talking about? Explain yourself before you leave.”

Bai Wan’s gaze turned icy. “There is the scent of an Omega’s pheromones on your clothes. Can’t you smell it, President Yan?”

Huh? Pheromones?

Yan Nanjue instinctively wanted to look down and sniff, but the System’s voice pulled her back. 【What are you ‘huh-ing’ for? Is this the time to look down and sniff yourself?】

Yan Nanjue found it bizarre. “Is there an Omega’s scent on me? Why can’t I smell it? I only smell hot pot…”

“Do I have to be blunt?” Bai Wan pulled her arm out of the grip and said slowly, “If you want someone, you can have Lin Furuo arrange it for you. Since you brought them to the villa, maintain your ‘good person’ persona instead of hitting on your sister’s friend—a high schooler nearly ten years younger than you.”

A question mark slowly formed over Yan Nanjue’s head.

【Oh—】 the System mocked, 【The heroine thinks you’re messing around. How did she come to the conclusion you’re hitting on Ming Yan? Did she see you peeking at her?】

Yan Nanjue was more confused than she had ever been. Everything was going black before her eyes. How could the heroine think of me like that…

“…Are you crazy?” Yan Nanjue gritted her teeth. “No matter how shameless I am, I wouldn’t do such a thing in front of children. Besides, where am I ‘messing around’?”

Where am I messing around?!!!!!

“Are you determined to make me lose my temper?” Yan Nanjue glared at her coldly. “What kind of madness is this? She is Yan Zhi’s friend. I’m not that low.”

She wasn’t low at all!

Bai Wan pursed her lips and said indifferently, “Your clothes are stained with pheromones. How could a normal conversation get pheromones on someone else’s clothes?”

Yan Nanjue felt like she was suffering a grievance she couldn’t voice. Furious, she grabbed her own collar and shoved it toward Bai Wan’s nose.

“Is there something wrong with your nose, Mrs. Yan? Where is there any other Omega’s pheromone on me!”

The scent of rose mixed with the aroma of food suddenly invaded Bai Wan’s nasal cavity. She knit her brows and took a step back, covering her nose.

Yan Nanjue wouldn’t let her. She grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand away. She leaned in close, staring into Bai Wan’s eyes, laughing from pure rage. “Tell me then, where is the scent of pheromones?”

Bai Wan stared back unyieldingly, her features cold. “The shoulder. The arm.”

Yan Nanjue froze. “Is there really an Omega’s scent on me?”

【I don’t know, I can’t smell it.】

Yan Nanjue took a light breath. Her sharp Alpha senses allowed her to catch an unusual scent—it was very faint, so faint she wouldn’t have noticed if she wasn’t focusing intently. She couldn’t help but be amazed. It really is there. Is Bai Wan a bloodhound??

She gasped internally, but on the surface, she remained hard and impatient. “That was because she tripped, and I caught her. Is that ‘messing around’ now? Am I that despicable and lowly in your eyes? Mrs. Yan, can’t you give me a little more trust?”

Yan Nanjue asked coldly, “A high schooler? Are you crazy, or am I?”

Bai Wan lowered her gaze, her long lashes half-covering her pupils. “I don’t care if you cheat…”

“I said I didn’t!” Yan Nanjue interrupted. “Look up. Look at me.”

Bai Wan met her gaze.

“I will not cheat. Whether it’s Luo Shuqing or Ming Yan, they are just friends at most. Stop using that lifeless, sarcastic tone to talk to me. Being accused of things I didn’t do makes me. Very. Unhappy. And you know the consequences of making me angry.”

Her tone was a warning, half-threatening, every word laced with a grim resentment.

Bai Wan had heard such threats too many times. But without her realizing when it started, Yan Nanjue’s warnings had become paper tigers—vicious in word, but almost never resulting in actual violence. The most severe punishment lately was just being banned from the nursing home, and now, even those two had been brought directly here.

When did it start changing?

In her daze, Bai Wan couldn’t find the answer. She only thought: It turns out, I no longer loathe the threats Yan Nanjue speaks.

…It turns out, I don’t hate Yan Nanjue that much anymore.