After Being Transmigrated as the Cannon Fodder Scum Alpha, She Relies on Acting Cute to Survive - Chapter 4

Guan Jianyue glanced over, her lips habitually curving into a three-point smile. “What, you don’t know about my relationship with Ruan Ci?”

“…I know, I know! You and Miss Ruan have been friends since childhood. But this matter isn’t quite right…”

“Are you opening it or not?”

An Alpha’s patience was never great. She clicked her tongue and turned away. “I’ll just find a few people to kick it down. Why am I wasting my breath on you?”

“Don’t! No, no, no, no!!”

When Miss Guan said “kick it down,” she didn’t necessarily mean just the door… Having spent a few years in this city, if the manager didn’t understand the power of the Guan family, he might as well stop living.

Wiping cold sweat from his forehead, the manager bowed and scraped as he led Miss Guan over—

The moment the door opened, Guan Jianyue raised a hand to stop the peering manager from stepping further.

“Wait outside.”

“…Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right.” The manager’s back hadn’t straightened once.

Inside the room, the Alpha lay on the bed, her neck still bleeding and her body covered in marks. Her clothes were a tattered mess, and her hair was disheveled; at a glance, it was obvious she had been… “taken.”

The only suspect, however, was lying serenely on the other side. She was covered by a thin quilt, her face mostly hidden, sleeping soundly.

Having seen all sorts of scenes, the eldest Miss Guan naturally wasn’t moved by the sight.

She stood there for a long while, but she couldn’t smell even a hint of orange fragrance. Guan Jianyue’s brow furrowed inch by inch, and her hand unconsciously drifted to her chin. Did I smell it wrong?

No, impossible. She had played with so many orange-scented Omegas and Alphas; there was no way she couldn’t distinguish that scent.

She knew the scent of Lin Shu’s pheromones, which meant Ruan Ci—Ruan Ci wasn’t orange-scented.

Where did that smell come from? Could there be someone hidden under the bed?

Having grown up wild alongside Ruan Ci, the first thing Miss Guan did upon seeing her “best friend” injured wasn’t to call for medical help, but to worry about whether an orange-scented Alpha or Omega was hiding in the room.

After Guan Jianyue searched every corner and confirmed there truly wasn’t another person there, she spoke to the manager as if losing all interest: “Get a doctor to look at Ruan Ci—and bring suppressants.”

The manager didn’t dare glance at the bed; he hurried off to handle it.

Just as she was breaking away from the dream world, a series of noisy sounds reached Ruan Ci’s ears.

It felt as though she had cried for an entire night; her eyelids were heavy and wouldn’t open.

As she managed to squint through a tiny slit, the piercing white light from outside sent tears streaming down again.

“Grab her! What are you all eating for? Can’t you even pin down a single Omega!”

“Let her take one more step and see what happens! Gag her! I refuse to believe in bad luck today!”

A sharp female voice gave orders with deep annoyance.

A gentle, refined male voice spoke up hesitantly: “Madam, she has been temporarily marked by the Young Lady. Perhaps…”

The woman refused flatly. “Perhaps what? My Ruan family doesn’t want an Omega like this. Send her to the detention center to be locked up until she dies! …Pin her down, do you hear me?! You, don’t just stand there, help them!”

“…”

Although she hadn’t seen the scene yet, Ruan Ci was inexplicably certain they were talking about Lin Shu.

She struggled to open her swollen eyelids, tears flowing uncontrollably. She forced herself to look to the side—two Betas were holding ropes Ruan Ci recognized, trying to loop them around a constantly struggling person.

Seeing that the person was resisting too much, one of the Betas simply kicked her in the knee, causing those beautiful legs to slam into the floor with a sound that was painful just to hear.

“Stop…”

That cold face was painted with agony. Ignoring the searing pain in her neck, Ruan Ci forced herself to sit up.

The young butler in a suit quickly ran over to support her, his face full of worry and heartache. “Miss, slow down. Not so fast, your body hasn’t recovered yet…”

Elsewhere in the room stood a well-maintained, beautiful woman. Her makeup was exquisite, and her entire being radiated an aura of nobility that was hard for ordinary people to reach.

“Ci-ci, don’t worry. I’m sending this dangerous Omega to the detention center right now so she can never get out for the rest of her life!” Mother Ruan crossed her arms, looking down at the finally bound Omega on the floor. “Daring to lay a hand on you—she’s truly revolting against heaven.”

“…”

Lin Shu, having been temporarily marked for the first time, was already weak and exhausted. She hadn’t rested, was forcibly dragged off the bed, hauled around, and tied up; she had resisted for over half an hour.

That final kick had completely drained her of every ounce of strength. She was pressed humiliatingly against the floor like a heinous criminal awaiting a “righteous” judgment.

The two Betas couldn’t smell the tea fragrance lingering in the room, but seeing that milky-white skin made their eyes burn with heat. Touching such a beautiful body, their hands had secretly crossed the line many times.

Lin Shu’s damaged lips bled once more.

“…No, it’s not like that.”

Ruan Ci felt like death; not a single organ in her body felt comfortable. She leaned against the headboard, gasping for air, her eyes not daring to look at the person on the floor. “Release her. Don’t tie her up like that.”

“Don’t tie her up? And wait for her to hurt you again? Ci-ci, I really have to scold you for this. It’s fine to play with an Omega, but don’t get yourself hurt! This kind of ungrateful thing should just—”

“I wasn’t! I wasn’t playing!”

Ruan Ci couldn’t listen to the woman’s words anymore; she couldn’t help but raise her voice.

Meeting the other woman’s gaze, Ruan Ci’s shoulders flinched, and her volume softened back down. “Anyway… anyway, let her go. The wounds on me… uh, she didn’t do it.”

“And, I marked… temporarily marked her. She is my Omega. You can’t hurt her.”

Saying this made Ruan Ci’s heart race and her ears burn a deep red.

Mother Ruan stared with wide eyes for a long time. The Beta butler took the opportunity to remind her: “Madam, the Young Lady is injured. She needs quiet rest.”

The implication was to let Ruan Ci have her way for now; let her heal first. The butler didn’t believe his Young Lady could be truly devoted to an Omega; she was just caught up in the heat of the moment.

“…Qi Yue, you stay here. Keep an eye on Lin Shu. Don’t let her hurt Ci-ci again.”

Mother Ruan couldn’t bring herself to be harsh with Ruan Ci. She glanced over, her eyes turning back to the restless Omega. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Lin Shu, don’t think that just because you have Ci-ci, I won’t dare touch you. I know exactly how many people are in your family and what they do. If there’s a next time, I’ll make them all be buried with you!”

“…”

Lin Shu knelt motionless on the floor with her eyes closed, unsure if she was about to faint or simply refusing to respond.

Ruan Ci wanted to say a few more words for Lin Shu, but she strained the wound on her neck. The pain was so sharp she momentarily wished she could just take her own head off.

Seeing the person on the bed breaking into a cold sweat, Mother Ruan’s expression changed. “Go! Hurry and call the doctor!”

“…Then Miss Lin Shu…”

“Set up a small bed for her to lie on here! Didn’t you hear Ci-ci say she wants to see her!”

Hearing those words, the weight in Ruan Ci’s heart finally lifted. She surrendered to the summons of the darkness and lost consciousness.

Mother Ruan stood outside the room with the butler, looking at the weak Alpha inside. Her brow was knitted into a tight knot.

She was full of irritation. “Lin Shu is a mere Omega, yet she managed to hold out against two Betas for so long and even injured one of them. She’s no fragile little white flower. Ci-ci really misjudged her this time, choosing an ‘un-Omega-like’ Omega like her.”

“…” The butler lowered his eyes, his bangs hiding the depth in his gaze. “Indeed. Though it cannot be denied that Lin Shu is truly beautiful…”

Mother Ruan huffed, “What use is beauty? I still have business to attend to. Keep a close watch. If necessary, send Lin Shu straight to the detention center. I don’t believe Ci-ci would go chasing after her there.”

A faint, eerie arc touched the corner of the butler’s lips before vanishing instantly. “Yes.”