After the Cannon Fodder A Accidentally Marked the Paranoid Female Lead - Chapter 13

Upon returning to her office, the first thing He Yining did was send a message to her private doctor, inquiring why she was experiencing this situation.

Huo Qi and Ailan were also Omegas, yet they felt no abnormality whatsoever. However, the moment Ming Sian drew near, she felt a loss of control—it was a physiological anomaly.

The burning heat in her glands and the softness of her body made her realize something was wrong.

The doctor quickly sent over some materials titled: Pheromone Compatibility.

The documents provided explanations for ranges from 1% to 100%.

The lower the compatibility, the lower the pleasure during pheromone blending; this affects many things, such as partners wishing to conceive.

Conversely, the higher the compatibility, the higher the pleasure and the more benefits there are. Furthermore, two people with high pheromone compatibility can be attracted to each other at a single glance in a crowd. When close, even if pheromones haven’t been released, they can still sense each other’s natural scent.

When two such people share the same space, this feeling becomes even more pronounced; they are attracted to each other unconsciously. To be precise, it is an inadvertent seduction.

She knew about pheromone compatibility, but for a moment she thought something was wrong with her body and hadn’t made the connection.

So, Ming Sian must have sensed her pheromones too—yet Ming Sian seemed to have no reaction at all.

How could there be no reaction? Ming Sian stood by the sink, splashing cold water on her face before she felt much better. She didn’t know why, but every time she saw He Yining, she had to use ice water to maintain her composure.

Back in the meeting room, her water had been freshly taken from the fridge. She relied entirely on that ice-cold water to suppress the strange sensations in her body. Was it because she had absorbed He Yining’s pheromones last time?

Ming Sian wiped the water from her face, applied only a bit of lipstick, and walked out.

Returning to her station, she typed related terms into her computer, filtering through useful information. The internet was a mix of facts and noise; to determine the truth, she had to rely on her own screening.

[If your heart races the moment you see that person, if your pheromones go out of control even with a suppressant patch, if your glands still feel hot and swollen, or if certain reactions are obvious—congratulations, you’ve found your most compatible match.]

[Many don’t know that there’s a medical saying: people with low pheromone compatibility aren’t suited to be together. If they force it, you have to wonder if the other person is just after something you have.]

[I get it. Does that mean people with low compatibility can’t actually like each other?]

[Not necessarily. Some are soulmates. Pheromones are physiological. Two people with low compatibility being together can be understood as ‘soul attraction, physiological repulsion.’]

[If there’s physiological repulsion, can it still be called liking someone?]

[What about being asexual then? People who truly love each other don’t care about sex, let alone reproduction. That is love from the soul.]

[Asexuality is a personal matter; it doesn’t involve physiological repulsion toward the other person. Those are two different concepts.]

[I personally think people with perfectly matched pheromones are simply a match made in heaven.]

…

A debate began in the thread about the differences between the two. Ming Sian finally understood why her body was reacting strangely.

Ming Sian held a meeting at the company, slacked off for a while, and then it was time to get off work. She still had to work her part-time job at the bar today, so she needed to rush back to wash up and change clothes.

Going from a law firm intern to a bar server—changing from a casual suit to a tailored female model suit—was truly not easy.

Just as she stepped out of the office, she ran into He Yining coming downstairs. Their gazes collided in mid-air, and both their hearts skipped a beat.

In that instant, a numbing sensation spread from their hearts. The same sentence appeared in both their minds: Physiological attraction.

“Ming Sian.”

Just as she was about to leave, Huo Qi called out to her. “It’s like this: regarding the case, there are some things we need you to do. Let’s go downstairs for a cup of coffee; it’ll count as overtime.”

There were still three hours left. If she could finish within an hour, she would still have enough time.

“Okay.”

Stepping out of the firm, she realized He Yining was coming with them. It made sense; if it was about the case, the lead lawyer naturally had to be there.

At the cafe, Ming Sian ordered an Americano. She was sensitive to tea and caffeine; drinking coffee at this hour meant she’d likely be able to sleep only very late at night. But since she had her part-time job tonight, a cup to refresh her mind was just right.

He Yining only ordered a glass of water, while Huo Qi got a latte. They sat together.

Ming Sian sat on the sofa opposite them, took a sip of coffee, and waited for Huo Qi to speak.

“For the Liang family property division case, we’ve decided to make you Lawyer He’s assistant. The reason I asked you to come after work is that for a long time to come, we’re going to be very busy. You need to be mentally prepared.”

Huo Qi informed her of their plan.

Ming Sian was stunned. Her attempt to stay away from He Yining had failed; instead, she was going to be even closer to her.

Even if it was just an assistant for one case, they would be spending a lot of time together. If that were the case, how could she keep her distance? There was no way around it; since she had decided to stay at Anning Law Firm, she had to show her strength. In terms of professional ability, she didn’t want to hide her talent. But not hiding her talent meant being assigned more work.

Given the situation at Anning, there were many veteran employees who just coasted along; otherwise, Anning wouldn’t have been used as a training ground for the He family’s third generation.

The old Anning Law Firm could only handle small cases and was very marginal within the He family’s network—practically dispensable. Naturally, the employees there weren’t top-tier. They could handle small cases, but a case like the Liang family property division was beyond them. Furthermore, since the matter had escalated to a duel between He Yining and He Chenzhang, those involved in the case had to be trustworthy.

Wait, since when did I become trustworthy to He Yining?

Thinking of this, Ming Sian was dazed. She had drafted the documents and made the PPT; she indeed understood the case well enough. Precisely because she understood it, she knew how difficult it would be for them to win given Ailan’s lack of cooperation.

Of course, she held the “script” and knew the novel’s plot. This case was written in the novel; it was the first clash between He Yining and another member of the He family’s third generation. To obtain key evidence, He Yining had made many efforts and suffered multiple setbacks. Although she won in the end, she paid a high price.

She knew what the key evidence was, but how could He Yining know? Why did she trust her so much?

Thinking of the recent entanglements with He Yining, Ming Sian buttoned up her suit jacket. She would not compromise.

“Regarding the firm’s work, I will naturally cooperate fully.”

Ming Sian wasn’t being perfunctory. Her issues with He Yining were personal; her professional ethics dictated that she wouldn’t treat work like a joke.

Huo Qi smiled knowingly. “That’s good. Tomorrow, Lawyer He will tell you the work location.”

“It’s not at the firm?”

“The firm has too many eyes and ears.”

True. Ming Sian felt anxious but could understand. Luckily Huo Qi was there; she and He Yining wouldn’t be alone together.

When she looked at He Yining, the other woman was sizing her up thoughtfully. That dangerous and enchanting gaze made her heart tremble, and her hand under the table clenched into a fist.

When Huo Qi went to pay the bill, He Yining suddenly placed a box in front of her. Ming Sian opened it curiously, but her heart jolted. She immediately slammed the lid shut at top speed.

Suppressant patches?

This woman He Yining is crazy—she gave her a box of suppressant patches!!!

[Author’s Note]

Ming Sian: So happy to receive my wife’s first gift!

He Yining: Stop seducing me!