After Mistakenly Marking a Sickly, Yandere Beautiful Omega, I Was Forced Into a Flash Marriage - Chapter 16

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The big villain must have been waiting; she replied almost instantly.

Luo Yan felt a wave of utter social death and could only bite the bullet to reply: [My finger slipped and I sent it by mistake. I’m recalling it right now.]

Xue Wu replied nonchalantly: [That’s quite an impressive slip of the hand.]

Luo Yan: [Sister, let me go, it really was a slip qvq~ Another friend sent it to me, and somehow it ended up being forwarded to you.]

Xue Wu was sitting lazily on her sofa at home, casually chatting with Luo Yan. She hadn’t expected the little Alpha to get flustered so easily, even resorting to acting spoiled.

Xue Wu: [Hey, little sister, why are you so cowardly? Are you even an Alpha?]

Luo Yan: “…” Help! The big villain actually called her “little sister”? Did she see that right???

Luo Yan recalled that the big villain was indeed a few years older than her, so being called “little sister” seemed justifiable. However, she felt the term was too intimate; her relationship with the big villain hadn’t reached that level yet.

So… the big villain must have just said it offhandedly, right? Then again… in her panic just now, she had called Xue Wu “Sister”… but she used it as a general polite address that she could say to anyone. It didn’t imply anything special.

She wondered if the big villain was just returning the favor, which is why she addressed her that way.

Luo Yan: [Sorry Miss Xue, I’ve recalled it now. Please don’t click on it to watch.]

Luo Yan had to dodge the question about her being cowardly. She was a “part-time” Alpha to begin with; wasn’t it normal for her to be a bit of a wimp?

Moreover, she felt a bit guilty. She truly couldn’t understand why netizens were so good at making things up—and why it was so “crack-shippy.” They were shipping her and Xue Wu for no reason. Things seemed to be spiraling out of control, making her increasingly terrified.

She was afraid the plot would become unstoppable. If that happened, breaking the engagement would be incredibly difficult.

Xue Wu didn’t say much. She wasn’t particularly interested in those fan edits. Having been in the entertainment industry for a long time in her past life, she knew this circle was magical: the more “fringe” or “crack” a pairing was, the more people loved to ship it. The fact that they could ship her and Luo Yan… they certainly had a broad imagination.

However, there were quite a lot of negative trending topics about Luo Yan online, and they were blackening her for no apparent reason. Xue Wu felt a sense of poignancy.

She sensed that someone behind the scenes was fueling the fire to muddy the waters and keep ruining Luo Yan’s image. She wondered if this seemingly dim-witted little Alpha had noticed.

Xue Wu saw that she had recalled the video, but the title had been quite interesting. She deliberately sent a message to ask: [Little sister, what does “erotic-vibe” mean?]

Luo Yan had just breathed a sigh of relief after recalling the video, only to see the big villain ask such an embarrassing question. She didn’t even care about being called “little sister” anymore; her whole body tensed up again: [It… it means that kind of thing.]

Xue Wu: [What kind of thing?]

Luo Yan: [Just that thing!]

Xue Wu: [Exactly which thing?]

Luo Yan: [Wuwu, Sister, please have mercy and let me go qvq~]

Xue Wu was laughing so hard she could barely catch her breath. She could perfectly imagine the little Alpha on the other side on the verge of a breakdown. Toying with such a little Alpha was indeed quite pleasant.

Once she finished laughing, she replied leisurely: [Little kids shouldn’t watch those nonsensical things. Be careful, at such a young age…]

The message was sent before she finished the sentence, but Luo Yan understood the implication instantly. Her face heated up for no reason. Why bring that up? She was an Alpha; how could watching a few videos make her “incapable”? Besides, she hadn’t even watched that smutty stuff!

She didn’t dare pursue the topic. Remembering the wound on Xue Wu’s hand hadn’t been treated, she sent: [Miss Xue, can you take off the bandage and let me see how your finger is doing?]

Xue Wu felt a flash of annoyance seeing the formal address again. Looking at the deep gash on her hand, a surge of “destructive” thoughts rose within her. She wanted to tear the wound wider, to feel the stinging pain and the thrill of bleeding.

She admitted she was a bit “crazy.” Perhaps it was due to the years of psychological suppression in her past life; even now that she was reborn, seeing such a wound triggered these uncontrollable, hidden thoughts.

After all, not many people in this world truly liked her, did they? They only liked her glamorous shell, her rank that wasn’t inferior to other Omegas, and the fantasies she could provide. As for the real her behind the screen? They didn’t care.

They loved to create gods and loved to destroy them. As for the truth? They didn’t give a damn.

If that was the case, it didn’t matter what she became.

Luo Yan, seeing no reply for a long time, probably got anxious and asked cautiously: [Miss Xue…?]

Xue Wu stared at the message, the look in her eyes unreadable. She stared for a long time before replying: [Are you this warm-hearted toward everyone?]

Luo Yan: ?

But before Luo Yan could parse that strange sentence, the big villain recalled it immediately. She couldn’t even re-read it.

Luo Yan: “…”

Xue Wu didn’t say much after that. She followed the suggestion and sent a photo of the deep wound after removing the bandage. It was a gruesome sight.

Luo Yan frowned at the photo. She saw a bit of blood still seeping out. Although the bleeding had mostly stopped, she felt a pang of distress. The urge to use her pheromones to help her stop the bleeding grew stronger, but she knew she couldn’t.

She sighed and typed: [The wound doesn’t look great; it seems a bit infected. Disinfect it with povidone-iodine first, then apply some anti-inflammatory ointment. If it doesn’t get better, you have to go to the hospital.]

Xue Wu: [Okay.]

Luo Yan: [You can recognize povidone-iodine and anti-inflammatory medicine, right?] She felt the other woman wasn’t taking it seriously, so she asked one more thing.

Xue Wu: [Miss Luo really takes me for a useless person who can’t take care of herself?]

Luo Yan: […I never thought that.] She just felt the big villain was like an ethereal immortal who didn’t touch the mortal world; it would be normal if she didn’t know common household meds.

Now that she’d said it, she felt she had overstepped again. Plus, the message the big villain had recalled earlier left her feeling uneasy, yet she didn’t know how to ask about it.

Xue Wu: [There are many negative trends about you online. You don’t plan to handle them?]

Luo Yan: [Soon…]

Mainly, Luo Yan had tried several times but couldn’t quite squash them. On the contrary, more kept appearing. For someone who wasn’t in the industry to go “viral” like this… she didn’t believe no one was pushing it.

And the stuff posted online was getting more ridiculous—even listing how many “ex-girlfriends” the original owner had, detailing their traits, and telling Xue Wu to stay far away from Luo Yan so she wouldn’t fall for her!

Luo Yan: “…” Just ridiculous.

It was a question if the big villain even liked her, let alone “falling for her.” People were really good at fan-fiction.

Luo Yan felt like vomiting looking at the news. Meanwhile, she told Wei Ying to keep a close eye on whoever was buying these “dark trends.” She planned to follow the trail and drag the person out.

She really found it strange. she hadn’t offended anyone lately, so why the sudden target? Was she blocking someone’s path?

Xue Wu: [If Miss Luo can’t handle these trends, I might be able to offer a method. Consider it as returning your favor.]

Luo Yan: [To be honest, I already have a plan. It’s rare to get a promise from the Great Movie Queen; I’m definitely going to save it for when it really matters.]

Xue Wu was actually a bit surprised by the reply. She hadn’t expected Luo Yan to be so direct. And while she wasn’t shocked that the girl had a way to deal with these people, she felt Luo Yan was a bit smarter than she’d imagined.

Xue Wu: [Is it true what they say… that Miss Luo has enough ex-girlfriends to fill a truck?]

Luo Yan: [It’s not that exaggerated…]

In fact, while the original owner appeared hedonistic and rebellious, it was just a facade to hide her true personality and intentions from her stepmother and stepsister. She herself had never seriously dated anyone, let alone marked an Omega.

Those “ex-girlfriends” were all people the original owner paid to act the part just to fool Luo Qing and her mother. In reality, there were none.

However… not many people knew the truth about that. It was either the original owner’s “bad friends” or the pair at home.

Since the friends had no reason to harm her, the range narrowed down: it was likely the mother and daughter at home trying their best to smear her so she would lose face in front of her father.

Moreover, it would tarnish the group’s image, which would cause upheaval. This would move beyond a family matter to a corporate one; her father would find it too difficult to protect her, and she would have to face punishment.

The more Luo Yan thought, the more she felt the opponent was good at “seeing the big picture in the small details.” She was almost impressed.

A scent of food wafted up from the living room. She had returned home after a period of self-study following her classes. It was about time for dinner.

Recalling the villain’s extremely picky eating habits at lunch and her deep wound, she couldn’t help asking: [Miss Xue, have you eaten?]

Xue Wu arched an eyebrow: [Not yet. Why? You coming over to cook for me?]

Luo Yan: [No no no… that’s not what I meant. I think you should eat more meat for protein. Red meat is good too; it helps the wound heal.]

Xue Wu: [Didn’t they say eating more vegetables is good for the body? Now I can’t even eat my greens?]

Luo Yan: What kind of ‘eating vegetables’ do you do? You eat plenty of lettuce, but for other greens like choy sum, you won’t eat the leaves, only the stalks. You won’t touch celery, and you don’t like the taste of cabbage… It was suffocating just to watch.

Now she had the nerve to say she ate a lot of vegetables? If Luo Yan’s grandmother from her past life were still around, she’d give the big villain a big knock on the head to see if she dared to be such a picky eater.

But Luo Yan didn’t dare say those things directly. She regretted her “meddling mouth” again. Why would the big villain need her concern when she had a “White Moonlight” for that!

Luo Yan could only bite the bullet and continue: [You… you still need to eat meat in moderation. I learned that when training my abs; if you don’t take in protein, it’s very hard to build them.]

Xue Wu: [?]

Luo Yan: […?]

Xue Wu: [Student Luo Yan, I strongly suspect you’re ‘fishing.’]

Luo Yan: [???]

Xue Wu: [Is the next step showing me your beautiful abs?]

Luo Yan: [……………………??????]

Luo Yan: [Help! I’m being wronged!!!! Miss Xue, do I look like the kind of person who ‘fishes’? (Insert gif: Look at my sincere big eyes)]

Xue Wu was amused by the exaggerated punctuation and emojis again. This little Alpha was indeed different from the ones she usually encountered.

The gloom in her heart truly dissipated quite a bit.

Xue Wu: [Just playing with you, little sister. Go eat.] She followed it with a “wave” emoji. Luo Yan found it rare since the big villain didn’t usually like using emojis, acting like an old-timer.

Luo Yan replied obediently: [Okay~ Miss Xue go eat too~ (wave*3)]

She truly stopped chatting with Xue Wu, put her phone down, and left her room.

“Third sister, dinner time! The whole family is waiting for you~ stop playing e-sports in your room!”

Downstairs, Luo Qing—the hypocritical Omega—was calling her. For some reason, Luo Yan heard a hint of schadenfreude in her chirpy voice, which made her… suspicious.

Sure enough, when she got downstairs, the whole family was seated, and the original owner’s father looked like he was in a terrible mood, not even giving her a glance.

Her sister, Luo Xi, greeted her warmly: “Yanyan, you’re down? You must be tired after a long day, come eat.”

“Tired after a long day? Where do you see that?” Luo De-bai, hearing Luo Xi defending Luo Yan again, became furious: “Busy embarrassing herself all day, right?”

“Dad, don’t talk about sister like that. She didn’t want those things online to be disclosed either. Don’t blame her,” Luo Qing said from the side, acting as a peacemaker while seemingly trying to help Luo Yan.

Even her mother added: “Yes, I think so too. Can’t we let the past be the past? Now Yanyan is doing well and interacting with her fiancée, isn’t that good?”

“It’s because this rebellious daughter is interacting with her that these kinds of reports are coming out—it’s humiliating!” Luo De-bai got angrier. He looked at Luo Yan: “Are you still in contact with those ex-girlfriends?”

“Dad… you keep blaming me, but have you thought about why these things are suddenly being leaked? I’m not in show business; don’t you find it strange that they care so much about my private life?” Luo Yan wasn’t going to take this lying down. She had a good guess who was behind it and wouldn’t let the culprit sit comfortably watching the show.

“Also, I was in my room reviewing what I learned today and preparing for tomorrow’s classes. I wasn’t playing e-sports at all. Miss Luo Qing, don’t frame me.”

Luo Yan was annoyed by Luo Qing’s earlier comment and fired back ruthlessly. Luo Qing wanted to say something, but she met Luo Yan’s gaze—sharp and silent as a wind-blade. Her mouth opened, but not a word came out, and her spine felt a faint chill.

“Is it not normal for your misdeeds to be exposed after you’ve done so many bad things?” Luo De-bai sensed something was off after hearing Luo Yan’s words, but he wouldn’t admit he was wrong so easily. The original owner’s image hadn’t completely changed in his mind yet.

“Besides, your second sister isn’t wrong about you. Have you forgotten how many stupid things you did before because you wanted to be an e-sports pro? Now your second sister says a few words to remind you, and you think she’s wrong?”

Luo De-bai had a headache remembering his daughter’s past idiocy. Even if she seemed to be reforming now, it didn’t mean the past could be erased, especially when her attitude seemed unrepentant.

“What bad things have I done?” Luo Yan was getting angry too: “Dad, I just had a few more ex-girlfriends. That counts as ‘doing many bad things’?”

“You knew you had a fiancée, yet you went looking for so many girlfriends. Shouldn’t you reflect on yourself?” Luo De-bai was angered by her self-righteous tone.

Luo Qing and her mother watched the show from the side, their lips slightly curled.

“Haven’t I started reflecting lately?” Luo Yan felt he was unreasonable and that the original owner had a hard life. No wonder she hated coming home. With such a muddled father, why come back?

“Where did you ‘reflect’ to?” Luo De-bai countered instinctively, his anger rising.

“Where did I reflect? I don’t have a girlfriend anymore, do I? I handled every past relationship properly; I don’t owe anyone anything!”

“Also, you all say I did stupid things for e-sports. Why don’t you mention the time I led the team to a championship and won a huge prize? It was also because Miss Luo Qing kept whispering in your ear that I was a spendthrift that you smashed my computer. If the trophy hadn’t been kept elsewhere, I wouldn’t have been able to save even one trophy!”

Luo Xi, listening, felt things were going south. She knew her sister had suffered much over the years, and she hadn’t been able to console her in time, which is why she became the way she did. Now that she had finally changed for the better, she couldn’t let her heart grow cold again.

Finally, she sighed and stopped the arguing: “Dad, Yanyan going to university today is a huge step forward. And when she came back, she actively asked me about the company. It’s rare for her to make a change; shouldn’t we encourage her? We can’t keep harping on the past.”

“Besides, what Yanyan said about the e-sports championship is true. She didn’t hide the prize money either; she bought gifts for both you and me. Weren’t you very happy then, showing off the gift to everyone, saying it was from your youngest daughter?”

“If some people hadn’t interfered, maybe Yanyan would have made even more progress in e-sports,” Luo Xi said, glancing nonchalantly at Luo Qing, who lowered her head, not daring to look up. “So, Yanyan isn’t actually that unlikable to you.”

“…Hmph.” Luo De-bai knew his eldest daughter was telling the truth. He had just been blinded by anger. With Luo Xi’s persuasion, he wasn’t as angry, though he still couldn’t face Luo Yan calmly.

“Yes, my sister is right. And Dad, you probably don’t know…” After calming down, Luo Yan recalled something from the book. She turned her gaze to Luo Qing and said leisurely: “Didn’t Miss Luo Qing just say having a few ex-girlfriends means I’ve done ‘many bad things’? Then Luo Qing has even more ex-boyfriends than I have ex-girlfriends—and that was while she had a fiancé. Does that mean she’s also ‘done many bad things’?”

Luo Qing: ??? What a vicious Alpha!