After Mistakenly Marking a Sickly, Yandere Beautiful Omega, I Was Forced Into a Flash Marriage - Chapter 5

Luo Yan listened to the voice on the other end of the line, her face a mask of exhaustion. She rubbed her forehead and said expressionlessly, “Wei the Elder, do you enjoy being everyone’s ‘Daddy’ that much?”

“Be a good daughter and let me hear you say it.”

“…”

Luo Yan really couldn’t be bothered with her. The person she had called to handle Xue Wu’s negative trending topics was Wei Ying, a female Alpha. Her family owned mines and she was the daughter of a genuine media tycoon. Her family even held shares in Doulang, the social media platform. Having Wei Ying handle it was the definition of “minimum effort, maximum results.”

The only catch was that the original owner’s childhood friend loved to mock her. Every time Wei Ying helped, she’d ridicule her for ages, which was why the original owner only sought her help as a last resort.

Luo Yan wasn’t as prickly as the original owner; she wasn’t about to let good resources go to waste. She genuinely didn’t want the villain to run into trouble yet, as the butterfly effect could be catastrophic for her own safety.

However, she vaguely recalled Wei Ying’s role in the book… she was the “Second Female Lead (Alpha),” a rival to the main protagonist. Eventually, she nearly gave away half her family’s empire just to fight for the affection of the sole Omega female lead.

Dating in these novels is truly dangerous—it either costs you your life or your fortune. Better to stay single!

“Hey, Luo the Third, you’re not shy, are you? Or are you hiding somewhere crying silently?” Seeing the uncharacteristic silence, Wei Ying suddenly asked with a rare spark of conscience.

“You’re the shy one. How could I be shy around an obnoxious Alpha like you? As for crying? Even more impossible,” Luo Yan retorted immediately.

“Oh? I wonder who it was that cried when they got a tiny papercut last time—not even a drop of blood and you were sobbing.”

“…” The original owner actually had such dark history?!

“Wei the Elder, as a token of gratitude for your help, I’ll give you a piece of advice: if you ever fall in love, for the love of god, don’t lose your brain. Keeping your family assets is what matters most.”

“Luo the Third, what are you babbling about? My brain would have to be short-circuited for me to fall in love,” Wei Ying dismissed it, not caring. She shifted back to business: “Your Movie Queen’s situation… it’s not simple. She’ll likely have more trouble coming. Why don’t you be a hero to the end? Just marry her and protect her full-time.”

“…What kind of crap are you talking? Are you still dreaming?”

“Hey, please! You’re the one who was so tense this whole time. I’m giving you a solid suggestion to be her ‘flower-protecting knight’ and fulfill your years-long wish, and you’re scolding me?”

“I have self-awareness. I don’t deserve the Movie Queen.”

“You haven’t even tried, how do you know?”

“…” Trying is dying. Why don’t YOU go try?

“Luo the Third, I feel like you’ve changed a bit,” Wei Ying said after a long silence.

“Yeah, I have. I’ve become your father.”

“…Fuck, are you five years old?!”

After a few more words with Wei Ying, the car arrived at the gates of Li University. Luo Yan’s car couldn’t go inside, and she had a full day of classes ahead. She couldn’t fathom why a junior’s schedule was still so packed. She asked Zhao Xin to give her the company’s documents and financial reports so she could look them over during her lunch break.

Zhao Xin froze, staring at Luo Yan for a long time before realizing she had heard correctly. Her boss actually wanted to look at financial reports.

“What’s wrong? You didn’t bring them?” Luo Yan asked.

“No… I have them! Right here!” Zhao Xin snapped into professional mode and handed over the files. Even after doing so, her head felt light. Is the sun rising from the west today? Her lady is taking an active interest in finances!

It was simply unbelievable.

Even after Luo Yan got out of the car, Zhao Xin remained in a daze. She completely forgot to mention that a film crew was on campus today shooting a drama about jewelry design—meaning Luo Yan would likely run into her fiancée, Xue Wu.

Luo Yan didn’t need a reminder, though. The moment she stepped out, she sensed something was off. The campus entrance was packed. Many people were holding signs that read “Xue Wu” to cheer her on. Luo Yan put the pieces together: Xue Wu had recently started a new project, and part of the script was set on a college campus. Today must be the shoot.

No wonder I saw her on the road earlier.

Recalling the embarrassing way she had stared at Xue Wu earlier, Luo Yan wanted to curl into a ball and disappear. Alpha instincts were far too powerful, forcing her to do humiliating things against her own will.

She pressed a hand to her forehead. She must look like an utter moron in the villain’s eyes.

Hopefully, being this ‘stupid’ means I stay off her radar so we can break this engagement smoothly later!

The crowd outside was mostly fans—some for Xue Wu, some for other leads. Fortunately, Xue Wu’s fans were very disciplined, waiting quietly by the side of the road without blocking the path. It was manageable.

Luo Yan didn’t care. She had class at 10:00 AM, and it was already past 9:00. She needed to find her way around.

However, after a few steps, a roar of cheers erupted behind her: “Xue Wu! Xue Wu! Goddess! Goddess!”

Clearly, the woman had arrived.

Luo Yan didn’t want a confrontation, so she picked up her pace, terrified that seeing her again would result in more embarrassment. Plus, her body was incredibly sensitive to Xue Wu’s pheromones; even a trace could trigger a reaction she didn’t want.

Like a mouse seeing a cat, she hugged her documents tight and buried her head, walking as fast as she could.

Xue Wu noticed Luo Yan the moment she stepped out of the car. She wasn’t even looking for her, yet her eyes found the girl instantly. Seeing her scurrying away with her head down, oblivious to the world, Xue Wu felt a sudden urge to laugh.

But before she could, a sharp knife suddenly lunged toward her heart from the crowd! The attack was fierce and sudden. Xue Wu couldn’t dodge in time. She could only watch as the blade sped toward her chest.

“Oh my god!”

“Goddess!”

“What’s happening?!”

Gasps and screams erupted. Everyone froze as the tragedy unfolded—

Just as the blade was about to strike Xue Wu, an invisible, powerful force seemed to jerk the knife aside, dragging it nearly a meter away!

“Are you alright?”

Before Xue Wu could process the shock, she was pulled forcefully behind someone. The person shielded her firmly. When she looked up, she saw Luo Yan looking at her with unmistakable worry and alarm. It made her heart feel slightly warm.

A faint, pleasant, yet not-too-overbearing Alpha pheromone drifted into her nose. Xue Wu realized that Luo Yan had used her pheromones to forcibly deflect the knife’s momentum, saving her life.

Only S-class Alphas typically possessed such precise and flexible control over their pheromones. Anyone below that rank would find it impossible.

Xue Wu herself was an S-class Omega and could control hers if necessary, but she didn’t want the world to know her true rank. In that crisis, she had been preparing to use other means to stop the attacker.

She hadn’t expected this “little Alpha” to save her again. This was the second time. It was truly unexpected.

“I’m fine,” Xue Wu replied, meeting the concerned eyes.

Luo Yan nodded and immediately let go of her hand. She turned to the attacker, who had already been tackled by security. Her voice turned stern: “Why would you do this?”

“Xue Wu deserves to die! She’s a disgrace! Stealing roles, she’ll be struck by lightning! She’s just a plaything who sleeps her way to the top! Why do you people still like her?!”

“Don’t stop me! I want to kill her!”

The attacker was a male Beta who looked like a fanatical stalker who had lost his mind. Luo Yan pinched the bridge of her nose. She remembered that this drama had two Omegas competing for the lead. The other one had lost because her acting wasn’t as good as Xue Wu’s.

That actress had been making passive-aggressive comments about Xue Wu in interviews and online. This man had clearly taken those toxic words as gospel. Combined with the “Director Ruan Zhao” scandal from this morning, he had decided to take matters into his own hands.

Unbelievable. She hadn’t realized there were so many brainless haters in this world.

As the man was hauled away by police, Luo Yan retracted her pheromones. She turned back to confirm Xue Wu was okay, then instinctively stepped several paces back, keeping a polite, distant gap.

“Since Miss Xue is unharmed, I’ll head to class now,” she said formally.

Xue Wu watched the nearly one-meter gap between them, her lips twitching slightly. “Miss Luo, are you afraid of me? You’re standing a whole meter away just to talk to me.”

“…” I’m not just afraid. I’m terrified.

Luo Yan’s silence was taken as a “yes.” Xue Wu frowned slightly. She had reviewed her recent actions and didn’t think she had shown any signs of her “darker” side yet. So why was this girl so scared of her?

“Miss Xue, it’s not that I’m afraid. It’s just that there should be distance between an Alpha and an Omega. Plus… I have some physical health issues. It’s better if I stay back,” Luo Yan said cautiously.

“Oh? So according to Miss Luo… if you get too close, you’ll be like other Alphas? You’ll be overcome by lust and do something ‘bad’ to me?”

“…” This is a trap. Luo Yan realized that even before blackening, the villain was incredibly difficult to deal with.

What was she supposed to say? “Yes, if I get close, my body reacts automatically”? That would basically be telling her, “I’m no different from the scumbags, so feel free to crush me like a bug when you start your revenge tour later.”

Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps!