After Being Transmigrated into a Cannon Fodder Scum Alpha - Chapter 41

“You should head out as well.” After the Omega left, Yun Qi turned and spoke to Xu Jilin, who was standing behind her.

“Understood.” Xu Jilin acknowledged and stepped out of the door.

She didn’t know what the Grand Duke intended by this, but “ask no questions” was her life’s creed. She simply did as the Grand Duke commanded; as for the reasons, they weren’t for her to know.

Once Xu Jilin left, Yun Qi relaxed her body, sinking softly into the sofa as if all her strength had been sapped away.

The scent of Baby’s Breath in the air had thinned until it was almost undetectable after the Omega’s departure. Yun Qi felt her throbbing head finally find a bit of relief.

She had reached the same conclusion as when she tested Jin Mo: she was indifferent, even repulsed, by the pheromones of other Omegas. A sticky sensation seemed to touch her skin, causing discomfort and making her skin tighten in resistance, even against Baby’s Breath, which had a 96% compatibility rating.

She had researched this before. Usually, when an Alpha encounters an Omega releasing pheromones, even if the compatibility isn’t that high, it can often lure out the Alpha’s own pheromones and muddle their spirit. Her situation seemed to be a rare exception.

Was it her own soul? Or was it the original host’s body?

Yun Qi reviewed the original host’s memories. Although the plot Little Scum gave her depicted the original host as someone who didn’t discriminate and frequently lingered among various Omegas, her actual memories before Yun Qi transmigrated didn’t seem to contain any scenes of intimate contact.

While there was flirting and playing with other Omegas, Yun Qi hadn’t yet seen a single fragment of a physical union. There were only memories of the original host leading different Omegas into private booths, after which everything went dark. Yun Qi had previously thought this was Little Scum’s thoughtful “censorship,” but while viewing the memories, she could see the entire process of Demi and Jack’s “activities.” There was no reason for the original host’s memories to be censored.

Forget it, no use dwelling on the original host’s past.

Back to her discovery. Although she had been mentally prepared for this result, she had held a sliver of hope until now. Now that she saw the outcome, she actually felt a trace of relief.

It was like knowing your thesis was entirely fabricated and pieced together, yet still holding a glimmer of hope after handing it to your advisor. You’re anxious during the wait, but when the thesis is actually rejected and you’re told to rewrite it, there’s disappointment, yes—but it’s mixed with a sense of the “other shoe finally dropping.” The relief of not having to worry about it all day anymore.

Yun Qi placed her hand over her eyes; the darkness was better for thinking.

She hadn’t expected this bizarre transmigration would lead her to meet someone she liked, or rather, someone she loved. If only Lin Chen were in her original world.

Although people in her original world might look at same-sex couples with strange eyes, at worst, they could just go abroad. Move to a small town where no one knew them, raise a cat and a dog, and even bring Grandpa over to live with them…

In that world, Grandpa was likely the existence she found hardest to part with. In this world, it was Lin Chen and Lin Xi.

“Little Scum, can I take Lin Chen to my original world?” Since no one else was in the booth, Yun Qi spoke her question aloud.

[Others are possible, but not Lin Chen. She is the protagonist of this world; she cannot leave.]

“Not even after completing the final ending?”

Yun Qi felt that the existence of Lin Chen and Mu Yu was meant to restore society to normalcy—a world of ABO equality. If she lent a hand, skipped several plot points, and accelerated the world’s evolution, would she be able to take Lin Chen away?

[No. She is inextricably linked to this world.]

“Then can my Grandpa come here?” She might have to convince the old man to give up everything he’d built, but Yun Qi believed her Grandpa would be willing to come.

[No.]

“Why?” Yun Qi’s voice cracked slightly. According to what the system said before, Lin Chen couldn’t go back because she was the protagonist. Didn’t that mean others who weren’t protagonists could? Was it possible her Grandpa was a world protagonist too? But that was illogical; in the original world, her Grandpa had some influence, but only within the province. In the wider world, there were many far more powerful than him.

However, this time the system didn’t speak again. The atmosphere fell into a deadlock.

Memories of her past life and the moments spent with Lin Chen since transmigrating clashed violently in her mind. Two “chibi” versions of herself stood on either side, arguing.

“Wait!” Yun Qi suddenly remembered. There was one more person who might be able to break this deadlock.

That mysterious diviner. She could sense the system’s existence and had even predicted Yun Qi’s arrival.

“You come for an obsession, and you shall ultimately leave for an obsession. The price has already been paid for you by someone else.” That was what the diviner had told her when she first arrived.

At the ancient altar that felt so strangely familiar, she had also seen the diviner as she was leaving, fitting perfectly into the surrounding scenery.

However, she didn’t plan to tell the system about this. From the current situation, she felt the system and the diviner were not on the same side.

Thinking of the diviner, Yun Qi felt she had found a glimmer of hope. Her body, which had been slumped on the sofa, regained its vitality.

Outside the door, Xu Jilin waited quietly, watching everything to prevent anyone with ill intentions from disturbing the Grand Duke. Yun Qi pushed open the booth door and strode out. She felt the air today was much fresher, but something was still missing—the fragrance of lilies. Having realized her own heart, she desperately wanted to see her Lily and catch a whiff of that fragrant scent.

“Let’s go home,” Yun Qi said to Xu Jilin.

Home. What a wonderful word. Adding the word “go” before it added several degrees of warmth. In that place called “home,” there was a budding Lily—a Lily that belonged to her, and would bloom for her alone.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but smile.

But neither of them noticed that as they left, a camera was pointed straight at them…

In the car—

“Jilin, do you have any Omegas you like right now?” Yun Qi asked Xu Jilin, who was driving.

The Alpha’s face turned red upon hearing the Grand Duke’s question.

“No, I’m not interested in those things yet.” she didn’t know why the Grand Duke had suddenly become concerned with her love life.

“Don’t be shy. By blood, I’m practically your older sister. If you have someone you like, you can tell me. I’ll help you analyze the situation.”

Having resolved her own matters, Yun Qi suddenly remembered that her cousin Yun Xiaoyue had a secret crush on Xu Jilin. She felt she could help her cousin scout for information. Xu Jilin was someone she was close to and had good character; she felt Yun Xiaoyue would be very happy if she truly married her. Her cousin was also a rare beauty with great looks and temperament; her lively personality was a perfect fit for a “silent block of wood” like Xu Jilin.

“There really isn’t. Is the Grand Duke displeased with my work?” Xu Jilin was somewhat terrified. Recalling her recent actions, it seemed few things had gone well. She wondered if the Grand Duke wanted to use “it’s time to get married” as an excuse to send her away.

“It’s nothing. I just want to care about my sister’s life-long events.” Yun Qi hoped all lovers in the world would eventually unite.

“No, I don’t want to get married for the time being.” Seeing the Grand Duke had no other intentions, she relaxed. Under Yun Qi’s repeated questioning, Xu Jilin revealed the reason: “I feel like I’m not ready yet. I can’t shoulder the responsibilities that come with the identity of a ‘Mother’.”

Yun Qi knew about Xu Jilin’s family situation. Her parents loved each other very much, but later her father married a young, beautiful minor celebrity Omega. However, that celebrity and Xu Jilin’s mother got along very harmoniously. When her father encountered anything interesting outside, he would also bring it back for her mother. Her family often appeared in entertainment tabloids as a model of a happy family.

“My Mama would also be sad about these things when I was little, but she seemed to get used to it later. However, the intimacy she once had with my father vanished; there always seemed to be a layer of transparent gauze between them.”

Xu Jilin confessed to Yun Qi that she was afraid she would end up like her father. He had once loved her mother very much, but he changed as he got older. When three people are squeezed into a romance meant for two, it inevitably becomes a bit crowded. She feared she would eventually hurt the Omega she married just as her father had hurt her mother.

“Do you hate me?” Yun Qi thought about the things she had done to Lin Chen.

“Everything the Grand Duke does is right.” Xu Jilin looked at Yun Qi with firm eyes. Yun Qi could tell she was being sincere.

Humans are truly strange sometimes; they can agree with two completely opposite viewpoints. For instance, Xu Jilin hated Alphas who were irresponsible toward their families, yet she felt everything the Grand Duke did was correct.

However, since Xu Jilin had no Omega she liked, her cousin still had a good chance. Perhaps she could find some opportunities for the two of them to interact. As for Xu Jilin’s worries, in Yun Qi’s view, they weren’t a huge deal because later on, some of the current social laws would be overturned—for example, Alphas being allowed to marry multiple Omegas.

Yun Qi stopped talking, and Xu Jilin didn’t take the initiative to speak. Silence returned to the car.

Elsewhere—

A beautiful Omega holding a photo threw everything on her desk onto the floor in a fit of rage. She stared intently at the Alpha in the photo, gritting her teeth, and then glanced at the tall Omega beside her, whose silhouette looked very attractive.

“Good, very good. I didn’t expect you to like this type.” Yun Xiaoyue compared herself to the person in the photo and felt a bit aggrieved. Among Omegas, she was already considered tall, but she was still shorter than the Omega in the photo.

“Like a giant. Doesn’t look good at all,” she said maliciously.

“Why is there no front view?” After calming down a bit, she called the detective she had hired.

“That Alpha is too alert; if we took a front view, we’d be discovered.”

Seeing Xu Jilin’s protective stance toward the strange Omega, she felt even angrier. An Alpha and an Omega meeting privately in a nightclub booth—even a ghost would know what happened.

After venting her anger, she felt she should go and ask Yun Qi. It’s just that lately her mother hadn’t let her visit Yun Qi; she would have to act in secret.