A Tsundere Beauty Omega is Stubborn but Sweet - Chapter 14

Yu You must have just taken a shower. A faint sandalwood scent filled the entire study. Zhou Muxian sniffed and thought with relief, Good thing it isn’t that faint daisy fragrance.

“Why aren’t you talking? My pursuer.”

Yu You kept calling her “pursuer,” and every word carried a hint of gunpowder.

Zhou Muxian silently lowered her head, putting on a guilty and uncomfortable look. She did not dare tell Yu You at all that when Yu You scolded someone, it actually sounded even more like flirting!

If Yu You knew that, she definitely would not dare casually scold people anymore.

“Sorry, Sister. I’ll pay attention next time and won’t disturb your rest.”

Zhou Muxian held the brush pot, her brows lowered and eyes sleepy-looking as she spoke and walked outside. When she passed beside Yu You, her elbow was gently grabbed.

“Why are you taking Dad’s brush pot? This is Dad’s favorite brush pot.”

Sure enough, nothing could escape Yu You’s sharp eyes.

Zhou Muxian gave a dry laugh and found a clumsy excuse. “I like how it looks, so I’m taking it to use for a few days. I’ll return it in a few days.”

Hearing this, Yu You narrowed her eyes. The corners of her peach blossom eyes curved, making her look even more bewitching.

She slowly leaned in front of Zhou Muxian, examining her expression from every angle, then dragged out her words as she asked, “Is… that… so…?”

She clearly did not believe her.

Seeing that her excuse was useless, Zhou Muxian simply gave up lying and kept trying to walk out.

Smack—

A slender, fair arm suddenly appeared out of nowhere, bracing against the doorframe and blocking the way. Zhou Muxian knew very well that as long as she used even a little strength, this thin little arm would not be able to stop her.

But she did not want to push the hand away at all. As if possessed, she even had the thought of giving it a light bite.

“Tell me the truth!” Yu You’s pretending-to-be-angry voice interrupted Zhou Muxian’s wandering thoughts. Zhou Muxian turned her head to look, but her cheek was lightly brushed by Yu You’s fluffy long curls.

There was a faint sandalwood scent in her hair, the same scent as the sandalwood body wash on Yu You’s body.

Zhou Muxian froze for a moment.

It was only the scent of an ordinary body wash, yet it could actually make her lose focus.

Ridiculous.

Could it be because this body wash scent was mixed with one ten-thousandth of Yu You’s pheromone concentration? So little that the nose could not detect it, but the brain quickly received and responded to it.

What kind of perfect pheromone compatibility would be needed to achieve such an effect?

Not even one in ten thousand, right?

And she had encountered it?

“Have you gone mute?”

Yu You’s annoyed voice once again interrupted Zhou Muxian’s thoughts. Zhou Muxian came back to herself and coughed lightly twice. What was going on? She kept spacing out for no reason, her mind filled with pheromones.

“I really do have my reasons. If I tell you, will Sister help me?”

Zhou Muxian raised her eyes to look at Yu You, trying hard to squeeze out an innocent, pitiful puppy-eyed look. Yet hidden deep in her eyes was a trace of aggression, as if saying: In a moment, I’ll let you see who’s helping whom.

Of course, Yu You could not see that.

All she could see was Zhou Muxian staring at her with watery eyes. So obedient. So pitiful. Best if she stayed this obedient and this pitiful forever.

“Say it.”

Yu You spoke magnanimously. At the same time, she lifted the hem of her skirt and sat down on the sofa, lazily leaning to the side, revealing a perfect swan-like neck and slender collarbones. Her fingers idly twirled a strand of long curly hair.

She looked as if she were saying: Go ahead and perform. I’ll reluctantly watch.

But in Zhou Muxian’s eyes, this appearance was truly torturing her self-control.

Zhou Muxian turned her face away and spoke toward the short vase nearby. “I have a friend at school. Her father is just an ordinary security guard. He was set up by a black-hearted boss to break an antique brush pot at the company, and now they’re demanding over a million in compensation. I couldn’t stand it, so I wanted to help them.”

“Heh.”

Yu You let out a cold laugh, and a layer of frost immediately covered her gorgeous face. “You’re that kindhearted?”

“If that’s not the case, then what does Sister think I’m taking this brush pot for?”

As Zhou Muxian spoke, she opened WeChat, opened her chat with Ge Yuan, and handed it to Yu You.

Yu You glanced at it carelessly, but she really did see the picture of the broken brush pot shards sent by Ge Yuan. At once, she believed it by seventy percent.

“When Sister suddenly went into heat today, she was the one who helped too,” Zhou Muxian said. Seeing Yu You’s brows furrow slightly, she was afraid Yu You would overthink and quickly explained, “She works part-time in the greenhouse. She comes to take care of the flowers when she has free time.”

“So it was her.”

Yu You nodded in realization, then her gaze landed on the brush pot in Zhou Muxian’s arms. “But you still can’t take this brush pot.”

“Why?” Zhou Muxian did not understand.

“Because when one of a pair of twin brush pots is broken, the value of the other will soar. If you take it over now to replace the broken one, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?”

As Yu You spoke, she stood up and, without allowing any argument, pulled the brush pot from Zhou Muxian’s arms and put it back in its original place.

Zhou Muxian still did not understand. “Isn’t the selling point of this brush pot that it’s identical to the other one? If only one is left, then the twin selling point no longer exists. The price would actually rise instead?”

“That’s right. If an ordinary paired antique loses one piece, the other would depreciate. But the rarity of this brush pot doesn’t only lie in the twin selling point. It lies even more in the painter. From ancient times until now, how many people could paint thousands of strands of hair in exactly the same size and position on two brush pots?”

After Yu You finished speaking, she impatiently lifted her foot and walked out of the study.

Zhou Muxian understood now. This brush pot had instead become the painter’s one-of-a-kind surviving work.

Once online marketing someday caused this painter’s fame to skyrocket, the brush pot’s price would naturally rise along with it. It might even multiply several times over.

But if the brush pot could not be taken out, then the money—

Zhou Muxian had only been troubled for half a minute when Yu You unexpectedly returned, holding out a bank card in front of her.

“I know your pocket money isn’t enough. Take it and help your friend.”

“Thank you, Sister!”

Zhou Muxian solemnly accepted the bank card. After thinking it over, however, she still felt that she could not let Princess Fenxiang get off cheaply, so she turned around and asked Secretary Chen to introduce her to a professional lawyer.

No matter what procedure they took, a lawsuit would take several months at the fastest. With these months of legal entanglement, Ge An would be unable to do anything for Princess Fenxiang.

Let Princess Fenxiang lift a rock only to drop it on her own foot.

The next afternoon, Ge Yuan excitedly found Zhou Muxian’s classroom and pulled her from the crowd into an empty corner.

“Muxian! My dad’s company boss said we don’t need to compensate anymore. They said things weren’t clear before, but now that they’ve figured it out, my dad doesn’t need to pay. Thank you for helping me find a lawyer. We don’t need one now.”

Zhou Muxian wanted to congratulate Ge Yuan, but no matter what, she could not smile.

Princess Fenxiang had swallowed this loss, but this also proved that she was absolutely determined to keep Ge An and make Ge An help her commit murder.

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

Her phone suddenly vibrated. Zhou Muxian looked down and saw that it was a call from Princess Fenxiang. Before she could say anything, Ge Yuan spoke considerately. “Go handle your business. I’ll wait for you.”

Zhou Muxian thought for a moment. Princess Fenxiang calling her definitely meant nothing good. It would be nothing more than some roundabout PUA tactics. Since she could not change Princess Fenxiang’s malicious intentions, there was no need to keep entangling with her too much.

If they entangled too much and Yu You caught her, that would be even more troublesome.

“It’s just a spam call. Nothing important. Keep talking.”

Zhou Muxian decisively hung up and raised her eyes to look at Ge Yuan.

Ge Yuan’s eyes lit up, and she smiled sweetly at her. “Muxian, I want to treat you to a meal to thank you for all the help you’ve given me these past few days. I’m really touched.”

“Okay.”

Zhou Muxian did not refuse. Ge Yuan was indeed one of the few people she knew whom she could barely trust.

Ge Yuan had not expected Zhou Muxian to agree without even thinking. She could not help smiling even more brightly, but then she became nervous and uneasy again. “Muxian, what do you want to eat? I’ll treat you to Western food, or…”

“No need. Let’s just eat at the cafeteria. I like the cafeteria.”

As Zhou Muxian spoke, she walked toward the cafeteria. Ge Yuan followed behind her, feeling warm inside.

This happened to be the time when classes ended, and a swarm of people rushed into the corridor. When the two reached the corner, they were suddenly separated by the crowd.

Ge Yuan was not tall, only one meter fifty, so she could only stand on tiptoe and keep hopping, trying to find Zhou Muxian.

“I’m here.”

Zhou Muxian called out twice, but Ge Yuan did not hear her. She had no choice but to lightly pat Ge Yuan’s back to remind her. Only then did Ge Yuan realize that Zhou Muxian was standing behind her. She immediately smiled awkwardly, while her hand very naturally linked around Zhou Muxian’s arm.

The corner of Zhou Muxian’s mouth stiffened. Only after leading Ge Yuan out of the crowd did she pretend to tidy her hair and pull her arm out of Ge Yuan’s hold.

“I’m an Omega.”

Ever since meeting Yu You, Zhou Muxian’s self-control had repeatedly broken down. She worried that perhaps at some point, she had unintentionally leaked Alpha pheromones and allowed Ge Yuan to notice.

So she deliberately said this to test her.

Ge Yuan froze, scratched her head, and smiled. “I know. That day in the cafeteria, when you told me your name, I knew who you were. The famous Yu family heiress. I’ve heard some things about you.”

Zhou Muxian breathed a sigh of relief and teased, “So you knew. That’s good. Otherwise, I’d be delaying your lifelong happiness, haha.”

“OO relationships actually aren’t bad either.” When Ge Yuan said this, she smiled brightly. “But I don’t have any improper thoughts about you, Muxian. I only see you as a friend. I also know you like your sister. I support you. I support you with both hands and feet! OO love is the best!”

Seeing her sincere expression without any trace of lying, Zhou Muxian felt even more relieved. “I was joking just now. I know you only see me as a friend, and thank you for supporting OO relationships.”

As they spoke, the two walked into the cafeteria one after the other, bought two portions of claypot rice, sat face-to-face, and then said nothing, lowering their heads and eating heartily.

They did not notice at all when someone stood beside their table.

“Is it that delicious?”

Only when Yu You’s curious voice dropped from above did the spoon in Zhou Muxian’s hand pause. She slowly raised her head and looked up. It really was Yu You.

Seeing Yu You in Qingshan University’s cafeteria was truly rare.

It was even rarer than seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

Today, she had even deliberately dressed more like a student. She wore a black lambswool jacket and wide-leg pants, with her hair tied into a bun and her face bare.

She looked especially pure and obedient, while faintly carrying a trace of allure.

Zhou Muxian picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth, trying hard to control the curve of her lips. She softly tested, “Sister, did you come here especially to find me?”

Hearing this, Yu You instantly withdrew her gaze from the claypot rice and retorted irritably, “Who came to find you? I came to find Ge Yuan!”