After Being Transmigrated into a Cannon Fodder Scum Alpha - Chapter 11

The next day, when Yun Qi stepped out of her bedroom and headed downstairs, she saw Lin Chen and Lin Xi already waiting in the living room. They were wearing matching light-blue parent-child outfits and turned simultaneously to look at the newly appeared Yun Qi.

So… so cute! Two Omegas, one big and one small, staring up with round black eyes at the same time. The smaller one even seemed to have twinkling little stars in her eyes—who could possibly withstand this?

Yun Qi withstood it. At least, outwardly.

In her memory, this seemed to be the first time Lin Chen had worn a dress in front of “Yun Qi.” It was different from her usual wooden and weak appearance; instead, she had a vibe similar to last night…

Lin Chen wore light makeup, and Lin Xi had a beige bear-styled hat on her head. It was obvious they were truly looking forward to today’s family outing. What a pity, the Duke sighed internally. The happier they are now, the more despairing they will be in a moment.

If she, Yun Qi, claimed to be the second-most scummy Alpha in this world, no one would dare claim to be the first.

The cruel Alpha could already imagine the upcoming scenes, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curl upward.

“We can leave after breakfast. I’ve already booked the movie tickets,” the Duke said gently to her Omega and daughter.

Lin Chen looked at the “silly fox” before her, whose tail was wagging so hard she couldn’t even hide it. She knew something unexpected was likely to happen, but it probably wouldn’t be anything harmful.

After eating that strange dinner yesterday, Lin Chen found her body felt much more refreshed when she woke up. Ever since that pheromone disorder episode, she had always felt a faint throbbing pain in her forehead and occasional soreness in her head, but those sensations were gone today.

Lin Chen felt a bit regretful; had she known, she would have secretly saved a sample. Since she started researching medicine, she had never seen anything with this effect that was also colorless and odorless. Known drugs that can soothe an Omega’s pheromone disorder usually carry a peculiar fragrance, are extremely difficult to cultivate, and are so expensive that not all Omegas can access them.

If she could find out what Yun Qi had added to the food, it might lead to a major breakthrough in her research.

And Yun Qi… seems to have secrets I don’t know about. Lin Chen noticed that Yun Qi had been spacing out frequently lately, clearly thinking about something. However, she was confident she could dig out all the secrets of this “silly fox.”

“Okay,” the Omega said obediently, taking the smaller version of herself to wash their hands.

Once everything was ready, the three of them put on appearance-altering simulators. No driver was arranged; for a family outing, Yun Qi didn’t want to bring anyone who didn’t belong to this small family. Of course, she had a seamless reason for the system as well.

“Only by driving myself can I maximize their expectations, so they can feel the deepest despair later, right, Little Scum?”

[…] The system expressed that it did not want to speak to its “Big Bluffer” host.

Yun Qi’s pre-planned itinerary was to first go to the cinema (horror movie), then to the Empire’s most terrifying haunted house. After lunch, she would take them to an amusement park for roller coasters and pendulum rides. Sitting in the driver’s seat, Yun Qi could almost hear the sound of Scum Value clinking and increasing. To use a lyric from her past life: “I feel like my life has reached its climax.”

Lin Xi looked with confusion at her “Mother,” who seemed to be radiating invisible flowers. She tilted her head and tugged at her “Mama’s” shirt. Lin Chen gently patted her daughter’s head and shook her head with a faint smile, signaling Lin Xi not to disturb her Mother.

The cinema wasn’t far, about an hour’s drive away.

The horror movie Yun Qi chose was called The Smiling Mir. She had searched online; it was the highest-rated horror film and a source of childhood trauma for many netizens.

Mir was an ordinary child, so average she would disappear in a crowd. She lived in a remote, extraordinary town called “Happiness Town.” In this town, people died from time to time, but everyone was “happy,” their faces always wearing enthusiastic smiles. Because unhappy people would be erased by the town.

The director once said in an interview that he hoped to show horrific imagery through everyday scenes.

Horror revealed through daily life is the easiest to associate with reality. Yun Qi was quite proud of her idea.

The theater wasn’t crowded; people were sparsely scattered. What caught Yun Qi’s attention was a couple sitting two rows in front of her. Both were girls, but she couldn’t detect the scent of an Alpha, Beta, or Omega. In this world, even if an A or O doesn’t actively release pheromones, others can usually identify their status through basic scent. But with these two, Yun Qi couldn’t smell a thing.

Moreover, the girl on the right was clearly terrified—seemingly afraid of the girl on the left—yet she still gripped the left girl’s hand tightly. It was truly strange.

The movie began, and Yun Qi withdrew her gaze. What she didn’t notice was that Lin Chen also withdrew her gaze.

While the two scentless people piqued Lin Chen’s curiosity as well, she was very, very unhappy that they had captured Yun Qi’s attention for so long. If Yun Qi hadn’t looked away, Lin Chen might have been unable to resist doing something to pull this disobedient Alpha’s gaze back.

The movie started with Mir walking home. Everyone on the road wore bright smiles. Normally, seeing one person like that is heart-warming, but when everyone maintains that same smile, the “SAN value” drops rapidly.

Suddenly, a man ran over frantically, his expression terrified, screaming, “I want to get out! I want to get out!” The next second, he was sliced in half by an invisible, unknown presence. Other passersby didn’t stop; they continued to smile happily as if nothing had happened.

Our protagonist, Mir, walked over to the corpse cut in two and let out a bell-like laugh. She used her hands to adjust the corpse’s facial expression so that it appeared to be smiling.

Yun Qi twitched her fingers uncomfortably. Whether it was an illusion or not, she felt the temperature in the theater drop. She glanced sideways—the two Omegas, large and small, were watching intently, seemingly unaffected.

[Are you afraid of ghosts?] The system, which had been “underwater” for a long time, bubbled up.

“Do you think that’s possible?” Yun Qi was a bit annoyed. She was an Alpha now; how could she be afraid of ghosts!

[I think it’s very possible.]

Seeing Yun Qi didn’t reply, the system did a “cat peek.”

[Do you need me to chant some Buddhist sutras for you?]

“Scram!”

The scene transitioned. Something seemed to be following Mir. Mir skipped into an alley, looked back as if sensing something, saw an empty space, and turned back in disappointment.

The hair on Yun Qi’s arms stood up because Mir’s way of looking back was different—she snapped her head 180 degrees while her back remained perfectly still.

[Namo Amitabha…] The system suddenly started chanting to itself.

A warm, smooth, and soft touch pressed against the back of Yun Qi’s hand. It was Lin Chen’s hand.

Feeling the Alpha’s tense state and the faint scent of Sea Lavender pheromones, Lin Chen found it both amusing and helpless. Who would have thought the cold and cruel Grand Duke was afraid of ghosts? And her pheromones—the habit of leaking them whenever she got nervous… Lin Chen would have to talk to her about that when she had the chance. It wasn’t a good habit. She didn’t like others smelling Yun Qi’s pheromones. If she hadn’t noticed just now, the scent might have reached the others.

Yun Qi instinctively tried to shake the hand off, but the Omega suddenly leaned into her ear and whispered, “I’m scared.”

At the same time, Lin Xi, sitting on Yun Qi’s other side, pitter-pattered over and burrowed into Yun Qi’s arms, mimicking her Mama by whispering, “I’m scared.”

Yun Qi… like a turtle, she didn’t react, pretending she knew nothing. However, she didn’t pull her hand away from Lin Chen’s grip, and her other free hand silently wrapped around Lin Xi’s waist to prevent her daughter from slipping.

“It’s not that I don’t want to push them away; I just want to raise their expectations. The movie is only the first activity. By acting well now and being caring, they will be more disappointed and hurt later, and my Scum Value will be higher.”

[Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the title: “The Cowardly Alpha Who Is Afraid of Ghosts.”] The system didn’t respond to Yun Qi’s explanation but instead commented on an Alpha being this old and still afraid of ghosts. [Tsk tsk tsk, what a sight. In all my time working, this is the first time I’ve seen this title.]

Following that was the “clink clink” sound of Scum Value +10. Yun Qi never expected that she would earn Scum Value not because Lin Chen and Lin Xi were scared, but because of herself.

…Her feelings were complicated.

For the rest of the movie, Lin Chen gradually hugged Yun Qi’s right arm, leaning against her while trembling and repeatedly whispering in her ear about how scared she was.

A faint scent of lily wafted over, and the hot breath from Lin Chen’s lips turned Yun Qi’s ears red. Lin Xi’s eyes were glued to the big screen, seemingly completely absorbed by the plot, unnoticed of the interaction between her parents.

Because Lin Xi was in her arms, Yun Qi couldn’t say much. She could only use her eyes to signal Lin Chen to stop releasing lily pheromones. The other party simply tilted her head in confusion, as if asking why Yun Qi was angry.

Unsure if Lin Chen truly didn’t know her pheromones were leaking, Yun Qi used her own pheromones to create an airtight little circle around the three seats, preventing Lin Chen’s scent from escaping.

Lin Chen’s leaning body was warm and soft, making Yun Qi feel uncomfortably attracted. She lost interest in the movie. Finally, it ended. Yun Qi moved Lin Chen away slightly and set Xi’er down.

“The movie is over. I’ll take you to the next program.”

“Okay,” Lin Chen replied softly, looking at Yun Qi with a smile.

Strangely, the couple from earlier was gone; she hadn’t noticed when they left.