Daily Life Of A Socially Anxious Scumbag Alpha Raising Flowers - Chapter 5

At ten-ten in the morning, Wen Xin drove the car the original owner had bought on loan and brought Dong Xun to the psychologist’s clinic right on time.

On the way there, Wen Xin felt grateful more than once that although she had been sick, she had still insisted on getting her driver’s license when she turned eighteen. She really had been so farsighted!

The moment they entered the customer reception room, they suddenly met the eyes of the person inside, and both sides froze.

“Dr. Qiao, you’re here too…” Wen Xin awkwardly and politely pulled out a smile.

Qiao Yimu gave a distant nod in response. In truth, she had long known that Wen Xin had booked a psychological consultation today. She had only frozen because of Wen Xin’s outfit…

The slender Alpha was fully armed from head to toe like a robber. Hat, mask… she was wrapped up tight.

Those who knew she was here for an appointment would know, but those who did not might think she was some suspicious person with bad intentions.

In fact, Wen Xin had nearly been stopped by the receptionist downstairs just now. If they had not truly verified her appointment information, the receptionist would have called the police the next second.

Dong Xun also greeted Qiao Yimu.

Qiao Yimu’s gaze fell on her, and she asked with concern, “Are the wounds on your body doing any better?”

She was asking, in a roundabout way, about Dong Xun’s recent situation.

Although Dong Xun answered that she was recovering very well, Qiao Yimu’s sharp gaze still landed on Dong Xun’s bandaged hand. In her heart, she darkly thought that Wen Xin must have laid hands on her partner again.

Dong Xun noticed the other woman’s gaze and wanted to explain, but after thinking that it might only make things worse, she immediately stopped.

“Before we came, we accidentally broke a bowl, and Dong Xun’s palm was cut. I gave her a simple bandage.” Only Wen Xin, silly as she was, did not hear the implication in those words. She thought Qiao Yimu was disdaining her bandaging skills, so the tips of her ears reddened slightly as she explained, a little embarrassed.

Qiao Yimu’s expression abruptly turned cold. She became even more certain that this scumbag Alpha, Wen Xin, had laid hands on her again.

Why had the bowl broken? There was no need to think. It must have been because Wen Xin had lost her temper and smashed it to vent her anger.

Qiao Yimu did not want to pay attention to Wen Xin.

Fortunately, at that moment, Dr. Zhong Siyu, who had just sent off her previous client, came into the reception room. She first confirmed who exactly had made the appointment with her. After receiving an answer, she gently moved her gaze from Dong Xun to Wen Xin.

“Miss Wen, I’m very sorry, but may I delay your and your partner’s appointment by a few minutes? Dr. Qiao came to get something from me, and she has already been waiting for a long time…” Dr. Zhong expressed her apology very sincerely.

The eyes Wen Xin had exposed above her mask blinked twice. Her delicate brows unconsciously furrowed slightly, and she was a little puzzled. “That’s of course not a problem for me, but the person who made the psychological consultation appointment is my partner. Shouldn’t you ask for her opinion?”

According to Wen Xin’s way of thinking, this was only natural. But in this ABO worldview, where gender had hierarchy, her words seemed especially abnormal.

Because in this society, between Alphas and Omegas, the Alpha occupied an absolutely superior position in the relationship. Especially for Omegas who were already married, they would basically obey their Alpha partner in public settings.

That was why Zhong Siyu had directly asked and apologized to Wen Xin.

After her words fell, the room became frighteningly quiet for a moment. All three Omegas were somewhat stunned.

Especially Dong Xun. She stood slightly behind Wen Xin’s side, her clear eyes flickering, filled with complexity.

As for Qiao Yimu, her heart was full of suspicion. She felt that Wen Xin was putting on an act, and the disgust in her heart grew even stronger.

Only Zhong Siyu quickly recovered her proper expression. She smoothly smiled and asked Dong Xun for her opinion again.

Unsurprisingly, from the kind and considerate Dong Xun, Wen Xin heard the answer: “I don’t mind.”

…

“The Alpha you introduced is quite interesting.” Back in her private office, Zhong Siyu spoke while taking out Qiao Yimu’s medicine.

“She’s only putting on a show in front of people.”

Qiao Yimu had also been very surprised by that scene just now, but her preconceived bad impression of Wen Xin still outweighed everything.

“But she has absolutely no need to pretend. There’s no benefit in it for her.” Zhong Siyu raised her brow.

Zhong Siyu felt that Wen Xin’s behavior was strange in every way. She was not quite the same as the other Alphas Zhong Siyu had seen. Setting aside that odd outfit of hers, when Wen Xin had been speaking with someone in the reception room just now, she had always subconsciously avoided eye contact. In psychology, this was a typical manifestation of social anxiety, something that usually occurred among Omegas.

As for Alphas, because of their naturally arrogant and conceited genes, they rarely developed reserved personalities.

How interesting.

“You had better not be deceived by her surface. She’s a scumbag. If you had seen the injuries on her Omega partner’s body at the hospital, you wouldn’t say something like that again.”

When Qiao Yimu recalled the injuries on Dong Xun’s body, disgust still inevitably appeared in her expression. “All right. I still have things to do and need to go back to the hospital, so I won’t chat with you. This place isn’t suitable for talking either. Another day, when we have time.”

“Okay.” Hearing that, Zhong Siyu directly placed the medication into a case, packed it properly, and handed it over. “The medication inside is still the same as before. You’re very clear on the precautions for taking it, so I won’t say more.”

But after suddenly thinking of something, Zhong Siyu hesitated, then still gave one more reminder. “Yimu, the dosage of the medicine you came to get this time has increased again. One of the medications inside affects glandular hormone secretion. Long-term excessive use will affect a person’s mental state. You’re a doctor yourself, so you should understand these things. A sickness of the heart still needs heart medicine to cure it. It’s better to let your mom rely less on medication as much as possible…”

“Heh. I’m afraid there’s no hope for that heart medicine in this lifetime.” Qiao Yimu sneered. “Unless that old thing Qiao Yunxi has her gland dug out, she’ll only then truly behave and stop fooling around outside.”

The old thing she spoke of was her own Alpha mother.

If it had not been because that scumbag Alpha had cheated multiple times and violated loyalty, Qiao Yimu would never have imagined that her mom, who had once been kind, innocent, cheerful, and bright, would sink deep into depression and now live in such unbearable pain.

Why could Alphas be fickle and mess around however they wanted, while Omegas had to remain loyal and devoted?

Why did an Omega have to become an Alpha’s appendage the moment they got married?

Ever since her mom had gone mad because of Qiao Yunxi’s mistress, Qiao Yimu had never called Qiao Yunxi “Mother” again.

“I only have a mom. I don’t have a mother. That scumbag Alpha Qiao Yunxi isn’t worthy of being my mother at all.”

Seeing the disgust and hatred on her friend’s face, Zhong Siyu’s brows pinched together with worry. She sighed and advised, “Yimu, don’t get too trapped in a dead end. You’re only an Omega. You can’t fight your mother. You also know your mother only indulges you because she has only one Omega daughter, you, and wants you to marry into the Shen family. But if you truly anger her, when the time comes, no one can guarantee she won’t use some method to force you to marry over there… Yimu, I don’t want to see you get hurt.”

Even the laws of this country absolutely protected the rights and interests of Alphas. Even if she was an A-rank Omega, what could she do?

Qiao Yimu stated expressionlessly, “It’s exactly because I know Qiao Yunxi is still counting on me for a marriage alliance that I dare go against her. Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing.”

Zhong Siyu felt especially uncomfortable inside.

Omegas born into wealthy families could usually avoid participating in gene matching, thanks to their families using money to smooth things over. They did not have to be forced to choose a marriage partner from the gene-matching database and enter a marriage that way. But replacing that was the fact that they had no choice but to become tools for their families to exchange interests through marriage alliances.

Sometimes, she truly did not know whether this was fortunate or unfortunate.

Zhong Siyu had already married under the arrangements of her Alpha mother. Fortunately, her marriage partner was a refined and gentle Alpha. The other party respected her very much, and because of that, after marriage, she had been able to continue working as a psychologist.

At this moment, she could only advise Qiao Yimu to think more positively. “Things will get better. Everything will get better. No matter what, the Shen family is still the richest family in Rong City. Once you marry over, you’ll be able to break free from your mother.”

Qiao Yimu lowered her eyes, smiling without speaking, but her fingers tightened silently around the handle of the medicine case.

Escape?

It was nothing more than jumping from one pit of fire into another.

…

After Qiao Yimu left, Zhong Siyu quickly entered work mode.

Wen Xin watched Dong Xun enter the treatment room together with Zhong Siyu, her eyes holding worry that even she herself did not notice.

The whole process took less time than she had imagined.

When it was Wen Xin’s turn to be called into the room alone by Zhong Siyu, in just that short while, Wen Xin had already become so nervous that a thin layer of sweat had formed on her palms.

After spending every day together, no one knew better than her how terrible Dong Xun’s condition was.

Just last night, Dong Xun had still hidden in the bathroom alone and secretly cried.

When Wen Xin suddenly went in—

There were still tear tracks at the corners of Dong Xun’s eyes that had not dried. In her panic, she quickly wiped away the wetness on her face. On that pale, beautiful face, her expression was like a faded dead-leaf butterfly, quietly withering in an autumn no one cared about.

Yes. Withering.

Perhaps it was somewhat inappropriate to use this word to describe a person, yet placed on Dong Xun, it seemed incredibly accurate.

Dong Xun was a very quiet person. She always cleaned the narrow home silently, over and over, cleaning that broken-down little home until it was incredibly neat and tidy. From morning to night, she never rested for a moment.

Wen Xin could faintly sense why she was like this.

Because in this home, only by staying endlessly busy could Dong Xun show her value in the household and avoid domestic violence. Or perhaps it was to numb herself. Only when she was busy could she forget the pain.

It was not that Wen Xin had never stopped her, but it was useless…

Every time Wen Xin took action and helped clean everything up, once Dong Xun could not find work to kill time with, her condition instead seemed to become even worse.

“Ms. Wen, your partner’s mental state is very poor.”

The moment Zhong Siyu finished speaking, Wen Xin’s heart gave a thud. She took Dong Xun’s psychological assessment results, only to find that they showed a full score of ten.

Wen Xin did not understand. “Dr. Zhong, what does this mean?”

“During the conversation, your partner behaved completely like a psychologically normal person. That includes the psychological assessment results as well—full marks. But the problem lies precisely there…” Zhong Siyu paused, then continued, “Obtaining a full score is, in itself, not something a normal person can do.”

Next, Zhong Siyu explained the details of this consultation.

“…A very unfortunate piece of news. Your partner has been diagnosed with severe depression.”

“…”

Half an hour later, Wen Xin walked out of Zhong Siyu’s office.

Her gaze met Dong Xun’s as the other woman waited for her in the lounge. Wen Xin froze for a moment, then revealed a bright smile.

“Dong Xun, let’s go home.”