After Being Transmigrated into a Cannon Fodder Scum Alpha - Chapter 42

“What’s wrong, Yueyue?” A knock came from the door. It was Yun Xiaoyue’s mother; she had heard the continuous crashing and banging from her daughter’s room downstairs and came up to check on her.

Yun Xiaoyue grabbed something at random to hide the photos underneath before opening the door for her mother.

“It’s nothing. I just thought of some things that made me angry.”

Yun Xiaoyue had always been the little princess of the family. Both of her mothers doted on her—or rather, spoiled her. Looking at the mess in the room, Yun Xiaoyue’s mother didn’t have much of a reaction, nor did she ask why her daughter was smashing things. She took her daughter’s hand and, seeing there were no cuts, felt relieved.

“Be more gentle next time. Be careful not to hurt your hands.” Her daughter’s hands had been raised to be white and tender; a single scratch would make her heart ache for a long time.

Perhaps because Yun Xiaoyue had been sickly as a child, they could never find it in their hearts to scold her. Seeing her grown up and healthy now filled them with immense pride. That thin, weak little “fluffball” from childhood had grown so much.

“If you’re really unhappy, go find your cousin. She’s been close to you since you were little; let her vent your frustrations for you.” Besides, it wouldn’t be strange for Yun Qi to be the one doing the “venting.” As if remembering something, she added, “But not right now. Go in a little while.”

At the mention of Yun Qi’s name, Yun Xiaoyue inevitably thought of Xu Jilin, and inevitably, the scene in those photos. Before her mother arrived, she felt only anger and a tiny bit of grievance, but under her mother’s gaze, that tiny bit of grievance was magnified infinitely, overmastering the anger in her heart.

Yun Xiaoyue’s mother saw her daughter’s eyes turn red, and then the girl collapsed into her arms and began to cry. It started as small whimpers, but eventually turned into loud sobs.

“Yueyue, don’t cry. Yueyue, don’t cry,” her mother comforted her, somewhat at a loss. “What happened? Who made our little princess so angry?”

After venting for a while, Yun Xiaoyue felt her emotions stabilize. She clung to her mother’s embrace and answered in a small voice:

“A hateful person bullied me.” But no matter how much her mother asked, she wouldn’t say another word.

A moment later: “Why can’t I go see my cousin? I haven’t played with her in a long time.” she asked tentatively, taking advantage of her mother’s current sympathy.

“Your other mother said so. She even specifically told me to keep a close eye on you.” Yun Xiaoyue’s mother didn’t know the reason either, but if the Alpha said so, there must be a reason.

“Alright.” Going secretly should be fine, right? I’ll just tell my cousin not to tell Mother. Besides, even if she were caught, she could hide behind her mama; her mother wouldn’t be able to do anything to her. From childhood to now, her mother had never successfully hit her, no matter what mischief she got into.

“Achoo!” Inside the car, Yun Qi sneezed.

Xu Jilin looked back, saw the Grand Duke shake her head at her, and turned back around.

They say sneezing means someone is thinking of you. Yun Qi used to disbelieve that, but now? She felt she believed it. She felt the Lily at home was thinking of her. For no reason at all, she was just that certain. As for whether someone else was cursing her in their heart, that was completely outside her consideration. If it weren’t for the system monitoring her, she would have even wanted to buy a few pots of lilies to bring back.

As they neared the Ducal Mansion, a question suddenly occurred to her.

“Jilin, can you smell that Omega’s pheromones on me?” She could smell the faint scent of Baby’s Breath on Xu Jilin, so had some of it rubbed off on her? Moreover, a pregnant Omega was naturally more sensitive than usual.

“Yes.” Xu Jilin focused for a moment; she could smell it.

Yun Qi decided to shower first before seeing her Lily. She wanted to return quietly, preferably without being noticed.

No amount of planning can prevent every accident. Looking at the little snowy owl flying toward her, Yun Qi felt her face turn green.

When Yun Qi returned, the mansion was quiet. She guessed Lin Chen might be taking a nap and was feeling lucky, but then she heard the “coo-coo” sounds from a distance, and the volume was only getting louder.

“Coo-coo! Coo-coo!” The Snowball Fruit the owl had hidden earlier had just been eaten, so it was thinking of acting spoiled with Yun Qi to get more.

[Snowball Fruit! Snowball Fruit!] Translator Little Scum went live.

After eating the fruit, the owl’s feathers were even fluffier and the color was even more beautiful. It felt it was at peak beauty right now; Yun Qi surely wouldn’t be able to resist such a cute owl acting spoiled. Thus, it nuzzled even harder, and the hooting grew louder.

“Be quiet!” Yun Qi quickly scooped up the owl.

The hooting stopped, but footsteps came anyway. Yun Qi saw Lin Chen coming downstairs. She felt as if she were shrinking inch by inch as the other approached. She observed the Omega’s movements; her expression looked normal, and she seemed to smell nothing. But she clearly saw the Omega’s nose twitch as she got close!

“Xiao Xue ran out on its own.” The Omega naturally took the owl from the Alpha’s arms, soothing the “hurt and aggrieved” bird.

Hurt by Yun Qi’s attitude, the owl nuzzled the gentle Omega vigorously. To have such a cute owl acting spoiled and not cherish it? Without three Snowball Fruits, it wasn’t going to be coaxed!

“Is there anything else you need?” Seeing Yun Qi standing there dazed, Lin Chen asked with some confusion.

Something was wrong. Very wrong. Extremely wrong.

Yun Qi felt the Omega must have discovered something. Her attitude seemed fine—it was the same as it had been—but that was exactly the problem; it was “normal” compared to how she was before the pregnancy. Lately, the Omega had been sticking to her almost constantly, rather than asking coldly if there was “anything else” while preparing to take the owl back to the bedroom.

Unable to think of a way to explain without breaking character, Yun Qi could only watch helplessly as Lin Chen walked away. Judging by the direction, Lin Chen was heading back to her own bedroom.

‘It seems she’s truly angry.’

When Lin Chen woke up, she found Yun Qi was gone. She was puzzled as to why Yun Qi would go out so early, but figured given Yun Qi’s current state she wouldn’t stay out long, so she didn’t dwell on it. After becoming pregnant, she felt a bit lazy and didn’t want to do much, so she continued lying in bed after waking.

Feeling a bit bored, she went to Xi’er’s room to fetch the soundly sleeping owl and went back to bed. She took the chance to call her friend to ask if the Organization had any new feedback. The people there were also angry about Yi Fei’s actions; they had voted to ban that research, yet she had developed it behind their backs. Moreover, the discovery of the drug’s use meant they had to act even more cautiously—this was not good news. Since the drug involved Yun Qi, the Empire’s investigation would likely be wide-ranging.

As for an antidote, they hadn’t made much progress. The raw materials had been found by chance by a member of the Organization in a remote small forest; strangely, they didn’t grow anywhere else in that forest. That discoverer had later passed away from illness. They had Nan Yue tell Lin Chen that they had sent people back to that forest to search for nearby herbs, hoping to find one with opposing properties. They also hoped Lin Chen could do her best to soothe Yun Qi.

Afterward, the chat between Lin Chen and Nan Yue drifted into idle talk between friends. When the owl woke up and started cooing to go out, Lin Chen didn’t restrain it and let it out.

Around noon, she heard the owl’s hooting from downstairs and knew Yun Qi was back. However, what displeased her was that even while upstairs, she caught the faint scent of another Omega’s pheromones coming from Yun Qi. She quickly identified which scent it was. She knew that Yun Qi’s elders, like Bai Mingshu, had been trying to find another partner for her; Yun Qi had told her this personally to mock her, saying she’d be moved to the servants’ floor once the newcomer arrived.

So, she had looked up pheromones with high compatibility with Sea Lavender; Baby’s Breath was one of them, with a compatibility second only to her own Lily. She knew Yun Qi’s current state meant she couldn’t actually do anything, which made her even angrier. Even in this state, she was still running around to meet other Omegas.

Memories of her life after marrying Yun Qi began to play on a loop in her mind, overshadowing the beautiful childhood memories. The scene from that dream resurfaced—Yun Qi hurting her Xi’er for the sake of Jin Mo. She recalled Yun Qi’s previous favoritism toward Jin Mo; though the compatibility wasn’t extremely high, they were within the range of being together. Jin Mo was truly beautiful; in Lin Chen’s memory, she often heard the Alpha praise the big star. Even before the wedding, she had heard rumors about the two of them.

Her own bedroom lacked Yun Qi’s pheromones. The child in her belly was being a bit fussy, but this space belonged entirely to her. Curling up under the blankets gave her a sense of security. “Be good, baby~~” Lin Chen whispered to the child in her womb.

Knock, knock. Knock, knock.

A knock came from the door. Lin Chen suspected it was Yun Qi.

“Xiao Xue insisted on finding you; it’s giving me a headache,” the Alpha complained. Hearing this, the owl in her arms pecked at her.

The Alpha tried the handle but found the door was locked, so she left the owl at the door and walked away. A moment later, she saw the owl was gone, and the door was now slightly ajar.

“I’m coming in,” the Alpha announced loudly from outside.

The Omega was lying in bed, the owl resting on her smooth hair. Lin Chen noticed that Yun Qi had likely just showered; the scent that had made her uncomfortable was gone.

“The butler insisted I come and call you for lunch,” the Alpha continued in a complaining tone.

‘The butler is an elder here who watched the original host grow up; she can be considered an elder figure. Listening to her occasionally shouldn’t break my persona.’

“It’s so annoying. I was called out by my cousin today, saying he found a way to help me recover. I didn’t expect to be met by an ugly Omega who threw herself at me and released a disgusting smell. Now you’re letting the owl and the butler bother me. Nothing has gone right today.” The Alpha complained about the day’s misfortunes, even grumbling about being lectured by the butler because the Omega was throwing a “mysterious tantrum.”

Yun Qi felt that Lin Chen was listening intently. Sorry, Cousin, I’ll make it up to you later.

“An ugly Omega?” Lin Chen looked at Yun Qi. So that was the reason for the smell? She went to a meeting with Yun Ye without knowing what was planned. Had Yun Ye wanted to use pheromones to stimulate Yun Qi’s instincts? He likely thought her own pheromones weren’t working because Yun Qi didn’t like her. Lin Chen felt she had found her answer.

“Get moving,” the Alpha said fiercely to the unmoving figure on the bed.

“My stomach hurts,” the person on the bed pouted softly. Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, she felt tired and needed her partner to hold her to feel better.

‘If I don’t get better, this child might be my last. It might even be an Alpha—how can the Ducal Mansion have no Alpha to inherit? In a “straight Alpha” mind, only an Alpha is a true heir.’

So, Yun Qi picked up Lin Chen and carried her downstairs to eat.