After Mistakenly Marking a Sickly, Yandere Beautiful Omega, I Was Forced Into a Flash Marriage - Chapter 24.1

“Axue, why are you ignoring me? Why did you come back so late? I missed you so much…”

Just as Luo Yan recognized who the “Axue” the big villain was referring to, the woman uttered the next sentence in a state that seemed half-dreaming and half-awake.

Moreover, as if afraid that Luo Yan would leave at any moment, she suddenly reached out and gripped her hand tightly, not wanting her to leave at all.

Luo Yan: …So it turns out I’ve been the ultimate sucker from start to finish?

They say truth comes out after drinking; she now felt that truth coming out after a dream made sense too. The big villain was just confused in her sleep, and while what she said might not be entirely true, one dreams at night what one thinks of during the day. Luo Yan felt that the woman must truly miss Wang Xuezhi, which is why she even dreamt of her.

In that case, was that time the big villain chatted with Wang Xuezhi and said the other woman was troubled by love and seeking her help—that she was just helping her clear her mind—was that also a lie?

In reality, she likely approached Wang Xuezhi with a heart full of intense reluctance; after all, Wang Xuezhi was the only person in the book who had ever moved the big villain’s heart.

So, what did her own efforts and feelings during this period count for? Had she become a “third party” for no reason? But she wasn’t quite a third party, and yet this Schrödinger’s third-party status made Luo Yan feel incredibly stifled—

She knew she brought this on herself. The big villain had never asked for her help; every time she was in danger, Luo Yan took the initiative to help. Every single time from beginning to end, it was either her meddling hands, her meddling mouth, her meddling legs, or her meddling pheromones… In short, she was a total loner, a classic case of the servant being more worried than the emperor. Now falling into the role of someone else’s “substitute” actually seemed normal.

It felt as though she looked like a pushover at first glance—if people didn’t take advantage of her, who would they take advantage of?

Luo Yan clenched her palms and forced herself to take a deep breath, knowing she couldn’t lose her composure. At this moment, at a time like this… she clearly knew her pheromones were very prone to losing control. She couldn’t take her anger out on the big villain, but she felt extremely suffocated.

She slowly pulled away the Omega’s hand that was holding her left hand and turned back to look at her. Her dark eyes reflected the moonlight, making her emotions seem even more turbulent, yet her expression was exceptionally calm: “Miss Xue, look clearly at who I am. I am not the person you truly love.”

Xue Wu looked back at her, examining her face carefully. Finally, her fingertips landed beneath Luo Yan’s dark-circled eyelids, stroking them gently. “Yanyan, I know who I truly love. The person who can’t see clearly is you, not me.”

Luo Yan felt the gentle touch beneath her eyes and frowned abruptly upon hearing her words. She knew now that the woman had been playing with her just now—teasing her, even. She moved a few steps away from her, her heart fluctuating even more, even carrying a hint of interrogation: “Miss Xue, is this fun?”

“Just now, when you heard me say Wang Xuezhi’s name, your expression stiffened for a moment. You try every means to draw a line and say there’s nothing between us, yet you come to visit me late at night. I merely mistook someone in a half-awake state, and you immediately stepped into the role of a ‘substitute,'” Xue Wu said, appearing to smile slightly. She raised her hand to sniff her sleeve, where the scent of Alpha pheromones still lingered, her tone seemingly mocking: “Miss Luo, if you want to act, then act thoroughly. Now you lie to me halfway and then stop, thinking I’m using you as a substitute… this is not fun at all.”

“Is everything just a game in Miss Xue’s eyes? Can even something like feelings be toyed with in the palm of your hand?” Luo Yan was also getting angry, feeling that the woman was simply unreasonable—to come up with such a method just to test her sincerity. She felt unvalued and deceived by her.

A whole heart of feelings fed to a dog!

“I didn’t toy with you. I just wanted you to taste what it feels like to be treated as a substitute,” Xue Wu said, her eyes turning red as she desperately suppressed her emotions. “Didn’t you break up with me because you were tired of me? Haven’t you always treated me as a substitute? I know the reason you can’t let me go—isn’t it because I look somewhat similar to the White Moonlight you can’t have, so you take extra care of me because you’re reluctant to leave? I know, don’t think I don’t know.”

As Xue Wu spoke, she became completely agitated, unable to stop her emotions at all. Her pheromones began to surge faintly, making Luo Yan inwardly alarmed. She heard her continue through sobs: “Luo Yan, let’s break up! After we break up, I won’t bother you anymore, and don’t let me see you again. Otherwise, every time I see you, I’ll flirt with you!”

Luo Yan: …………??? There were so many things wrong with those words that she actually didn’t know how to respond.

First, she had never treated her as a substitute, so how could she be unable to let go because of that?

Second, she didn’t have a White Moonlight… so how could the two of them look similar?

Third, they had never been together, so how could they break up?

Fourth… this threat was far too “hard to get.” What did she mean by “flirting with her every time she sees her”? Was there such a great benefit?

…

Luo Yan turned the big villain’s words over in her mind. For some reason, most of her inexplicable anger and resentment dissipated. She truly believed now that the big villain had amnesia—or at least her memory was scrambled—otherwise, how could she imagine such a terrifying reason? If she had any self-awareness about her own looks, she wouldn’t say she was a substitute for a White Moonlight. How could a substitute be more beautiful than the legendary original?

It was simply the world’s biggest absurdity.

“Say something! Why aren’t you talking? Why are you still smiling? Is what I said funny? What are you laughing at?”

Xue Wu waited a long time for a clear answer. Instead, she was met with the slight, shallow smile at the corners of the tired little Alpha’s lips. Although she smiled beautifully, for a moment, Xue Wu felt the other person’s gaze was like looking at a disobedient, naughty cat.

She twitched her lips and stopped talking, continuing to look at her. Her eyes were cold, yet still slightly red, making her look both imposing and pitiable.

Luo Yan’s smile remained unchanged. Checking the time, it was already 2 or 3 in the morning. It really wasn’t suitable to continue talking; they both needed rest.

Thus, without brookng any argument, she pressed the woman’s shoulders down into the blankets. Before she could speak, Luo Yan pressed an index finger against her lips: “Shh—my dear Miss Xue, it’s time for you to sleep. We’ll talk about everything tomorrow.”

Xue Wu was still very agitated and couldn’t sleep at all, yet Luo Yan was cruelly making her sleep. She found it hard to accept and looked at her pleadingly, the corners of her eyes still red.

Luo Yan sighed at this sight, feeling her emotions were truly subtle. How could the big villain before the car accident have shown such a fragile side? She would only play with the world, toying with everyone in the palm of her hand, never revealing a side like this.

And the way she was now… while it felt novel, it also seemed to soften something in Luo Yan’s heart.

“Are you going to leave again?” Xue Wu was wrapped tightly in the blanket by her, unable to move at all. Only her fragrant, flower-like face was turned toward her, her cat-like eyes blinking, seemingly very reluctant.

“I’ll leave after you fall asleep. Go to sleep.” Luo Yan had completely lost her temper with her. She also felt uneasy about her sleeping here alone and felt she needed to find some bodyguards to stand guard.

Furthermore, what was the deal with that person who attacked Xue Wu for no reason… the hospital was so big… she really didn’t believe a random attack would just happen to land on Xue Wu. She had to investigate this matter further.

The main issue was that she had been too busy lately, and the other person seemed to be a habitual offender, so not much useful information could be found. In that case, it was truly too troublesome.

Therefore, she had to increase the manpower to keep a closer watch and look into the situation starting from the suspicious points regarding this patient. Otherwise… this matter wasn’t over.

As Luo Yan planned these things in her mind, she suddenly felt a tug on her index finger. Looking down, she saw that Xue Wu had reached out a finger to hook onto hers. Looking at her again, she had already turned her head and closed her eyes to sleep, tears still seeping from the corners of her eyes—a picture of harmlessness.

Luo Yan: “…” She really was rendered temperless.

Over the next day, she had to continue being busy and couldn’t spare much time to visit Xue Wu. She could only have her assistant check on her and buy some things she wanted to eat.

It wasn’t until evening that she finally finalized the large order, signed the contract with the major client, and established the partnership. Only then did her heart settle a bit.

Luo Yan was actually quite calm; this wasn’t the largest order she had ever signed, but it was the largest since she transmigrated into the book, so it was highly significant.

She was somewhat impatient to share this good news with someone important. Perhaps telling the big villain would make her happy too.

After leaving the company, Luo Yan drove toward the hospital.

When she returned to the ward, Xue Wu was already awake, but she was sitting on the bed radiating a low-pressure aura, looking… like a child who didn’t get any candy.

She was indeed throwing a tantrum. Because she couldn’t see Luo Yan, she had become very irritable. Chen Jia was beside her going along with her wishes, but in her heart, she hoped Luo Yan would return quickly. It had been like this for several days; her boss had been very insecure since waking up from the car accident, wanting to find Luo Yan at every moment. Over time, Chen Jia couldn’t handle it anymore either.

“Xiaojia, do you think Yanyan really has someone else outside?”

Just as Luo Yan was about to knock and enter the ward, she heard Xue Wu ask this. She stopped immediately, wanting to hear what they were discussing. In fact, until now, she didn’t know the exact situation regarding Xue Wu—specifically the extent of her amnesia. She didn’t know how much she had forgotten or how she should treat her.

What if she had only lost a memory of a specific point, or remembered a specific point incorrectly, and Luo Yan didn’t know? It would be troublesome if a misunderstanding arose then. Furthermore, after going through the events of last night, she was forced to be more cautious, so she definitely couldn’t be too careless.

Now was an opportunity to see how far her amnesia went.

“Boss, what kind of Alpha do you think Miss Luo is?” Chen Jia couldn’t answer such a question and could only throw it back to her.

Xue Wu was much better after sleeping; the wound didn’t hurt as much. But not seeing Luo Yan by her side first thing in the morning made her feel listless and uneasy.

She didn’t have much aggressiveness in front of them; her eyes were much softer, unlike the sharp-edged brilliance she had before the amnesia, like the most vivid rose, radiant and dazzling to the extreme.