The Cold Alpha's Black Lotus O Strategy Plan (GL) - Chapter 4

At that moment, the natural pressure an Alpha exerted over an Omega instantly seized Jin Sique, leaving her frozen in place and completely unable to move.

Lü Zhongcai froze. She quickly looked away and pressed one hand against the back of her neck.

“Sorry…” she apologized quietly.

Jin Sique gently bit her lower lip. Her teeth pressed down with enough force to leave faint white marks along the edge of her red lips.

“I… I…”

She looked as though she was about to cry.

Panic rose in Lü Zhongcai’s heart. Her brows tightened.

“Don’t cry. I-I only wanted to know what happened to you at school, Sique…”

Jin Sique sat down beside the hospital bed. She clasped her hands together and repeatedly rubbed them, staring helplessly at the floor.

“I…”

—

“Please, you must let me finish!”

The female Alpha grew nervous, her breathing rapid. The pressure belonging to an Alpha instantly silenced Jin Sique.

Jin Sique stood obediently and listened carefully to the female Alpha’s confession. The girl was so nervous that she could barely express herself.

“I-I only applied to A University because of you… Senior, I…”

She stumbled through her confession with great difficulty, not even noticing that she had jumbled the order of her words. When Jin Sique’s expression gradually became troubled and guilty, the Alpha completely lost her composure and could no longer continue.

“…I’m sorry. You’re an excellent person, but I don’t have any plans to date anyone for the time being,” Jin Sique said softly.

The female Alpha froze.

“I… Senior…”

Jin Sique gave her an apologetic nod. Then she turned, linked arms with Zhu Wanqing, and began squeezing through the crowd with her.

“Excuse us. Please let us through.”

“Hahaha! That’s already several times this month, isn’t it?”

Several male Alphas laughed loudly and raised their phones to record the people around them.

Jin Sique turned her face away.

One of them pointed his camera at the Alpha who had just confessed and shouted, “Look at this! Look! A first-year Alpha junior! Oh, wow… Are you really that upset?”

The conflict erupted in an instant.

Someone screamed from within the crowd. A phone crashed to the ground, and angry curses and reprimands rang out one after another.

Jin Sique and Zhu Wanqing stopped and looked back.

The male Alpha cursed furiously, “My phone! Why the fuck are you taking your anger out on me?”

The female Alpha said coldly, “Don’t talk about her like that.”

The man froze before his expression darkened.

“What do you mean by that?”

The female Alpha’s face was bright red. After being rejected in front of everyone, she was already close to tears. She forced herself to hold back her emotions, pulled out several bills, and threw them toward the male Alpha.

She gave Jin Sique one final, sorrowful glance before turning and leaving.

Zhu Wanqing said, “Let’s go.”

Jin Sique nodded and barely managed to curve her lips.

The crowd loosened and moved aside, creating a passage wide enough for one person. Jin Sique walked through it while the people around her watched with inquisitive, mocking gazes.

Those gazes seemed to stretch and magnify endlessly. They were like burning cigarette butts pressed against every inch of Jin Sique’s skin.

The male Alphas behind them were still dissatisfied. Their cursing and jeering followed from behind.

“Fuck, all that over a bitch.”

“What is she acting so arrogant for? She’s nothing but a cheap whore.”

“Bitch…”

“She’s probably being kept by someone. Why is she pretending to be so pure?”

“She may be an Omega, but there’s no need to wear scent-blocking patches every day. Is she trying to hide bite marks?”

“Who knows how many people have already fucked her…”

“What the hell is wrong with all of you?!”

Just as they were about to leave the crowd, Zhu Wanqing could no longer restrain herself. She darted back like a slippery eel and pointed at them, launching into a furious tirade.

She even rushed forward several steps and grabbed one of the male Alphas.

“Chen Gang, what the hell do you mean? Sique rejected you, so now you’re maliciously slandering her? What is wrong with all of you?”

“Forget it, Wanqing.”

Jin Sique stepped forward and took Zhu Wanqing’s hand.

“I’m fine.”

“You’re fine, but there’s something wrong with them! Just because they can’t have you, they start slandering you. They’re not even human!”

Zhu Wanqing’s anger surged. She planted both hands on her hips and began cursing loudly.

“You pathetic bastard—”

Jin Sique: “…”

—

“What happened afterward?” Lü Zhongcai asked.

Jin Sique’s face was faintly red. She clenched her hands tightly, as though merely repeating those humiliating words had already exhausted all her strength.

“Afterward… Afterward…”

Jin Sique raised her head. Seeming to think of someone, she smiled.

“Wanqing cursed them all away.”

Lü Zhongcai remained silent.

“Let’s eat.”

Jin Sique stood and tucked a pillow behind Lü Zhongcai’s back. She insisted on feeding her, every movement attentive and considerate.

After the meal, Jin Sique borrowed a wheelchair from the hospital and pushed Lü Zhongcai downstairs for a walk.

Under the moonlight, the Omega’s gaze was filled with tenderness.

Jin Sique crouched down, rested one hand over her knee, and picked a wildflower. She gently tucked it beside Lü Zhongcai’s ear.

“Pretty.”

Jin Sique’s voice was soft and slightly sweet, carrying an Omega’s shyness. She gazed intently at Lü Zhongcai like a beloved pet quietly staring at its owner.

Did Jin Sique truly love her, or did she hate her as described in the book?

Lü Zhongcai continued observing Jin Sique, studying her gaze and the meaning it contained.

Why?

How had they ended up with such an outcome?

Lü Zhongcai frowned and seriously considered the reason.

In the book The Canary, aside from the events that were about to happen, everything concerning the past and later plot seemed far too vague.

The only thing that remained clear was the tragic ending awaiting her as a character in the book.

If it was fake and merely a chaotic dream, why had the novel she saw in that dream corresponded perfectly with reality?

If it was real, what should she do to avoid the ending in which she went bankrupt, became paralyzed, and had her gland gouged out?

“Ding-dong.”

“Congratulations, Host. You have activated System 052.”

Lü Zhongcai had been frowning in deep thought. Startled by the sudden voice inside her mind, she jerked backward slightly.

“Who’s there?”

Jin Sique stood up and looked around in confusion.

“What’s wrong?”

Lü Zhongcai: “…”

She pressed her fingers against her brow and dazedly shook her head.

Jin Sique studied her from the side for a moment. Only after reassuring herself that everything was fine did she resume pushing Lü Zhongcai’s wheelchair through the park.

The voice in her head sounded again.

“Host, don’t be afraid. I am System 052, your intelligent personal assistant for transmigrating into a novel. I am responsible for clearing away every obstacle along your path to rebirth as a scumbag Alpha villain!”

Lü Zhongcai: “…”

Jin Sique’s expression paused.

Without revealing anything, she lowered her gaze and studied Lü Zhongcai.

She was an Omega, and as Lü Zhongcai’s Omega, the intimate bond created by the mark allowed her to sense her Alpha’s emotions.

Just like now.

Lü Zhongcai’s emotions were extremely unstable.

Why?

Jin Sique frowned thoughtfully.

Then she watched Lü Zhongcai take out her phone, log in to Chang’an Hospital’s official website right before her eyes, and schedule herself a neurological examination.

Jin Sique: “…”

“What exactly feels wrong?” Jin Sique asked.

Lü Zhongcai pressed one finger against her brow.

“There’s a voice inside my head.”

052: “…”

Jin Sique: “?”

052 shouted, “Host, please do not casually mention my existence to unrelated people, especially Jin Sique! She is the female protagonist! One year from now, she’ll take revenge on you!”

“When is your examination? I’ll go with you.”

Jin Sique leaned down and brought her face close to Lü Zhongcai’s, looking at the phone with her.

052 screamed, “Get away from her! She’s an evil woman!”

Lü Zhongcai turned her head and stared at Jin Sique with tightly furrowed brows.

“…It’s talking again.”

Jin Sique: “…”

She laughed softly, lowered herself, and asked in a quiet voice, “What did it say? Is it speaking Chinese?”

Lü Zhongcai: “…”

052 cackled inside Lü Zhongcai’s mind.

“Hahaha! No one’s ever going to believe you!”

“…”

Lü Zhongcai could only sigh and wave her hand.

“It may be a lingering effect from the concussion. I’m probably too tired.”

“Then let’s go back,” Jin Sique said.

—

After returning to the hospital room, a nurse helped Lü Zhongcai back into bed.

Jin Sique poured her a glass of water. After thanking the nurse, she began arranging the second bed in the private room for an overnight companion.

Lü Zhongcai froze.

“You’re not going back to school tonight?”

“No.”

Jin Sique turned around, laughter in her voice.

“The doctor said a physically weak Alpha can recover more quickly if an Omega stays beside her.”

Lü Zhongcai gave a quiet hum. Her calm gaze swept over Jin Sique from head to toe.

052 said, “Fake! It’s all fake! She’s acting!”

Lü Zhongcai ignored the voice.

“I already told you that Jin Sique is the protagonist. She doesn’t love you,” 052 said helplessly inside her mind. “You suspect her too, don’t you? You’ve already experienced the pain of losing your legs, having your gland removed, and losing everything. If you weren’t afraid and suspicious of Jin Sique, you wouldn’t have been able to activate me.”

“I’ll arrange for someone to handle the situation at your university,” Lü Zhongcai told Jin Sique.

Jin Sique smoothed out the sheets with her hand.

“There’s no need. Don’t trouble yourself. I can deal with it on my own. Besides, you’re so busy with work. You shouldn’t worry about my little problems, all right?”

052 shouted, “She’s lying! She doesn’t want you to go because your marriage agreement states that you cannot reveal the fact that Jin Sique is married without her consent!”

“She doesn’t want you appearing at her university. She’s waiting for your three-year marriage to end so she can move cleanly on to the next person!”

052 continued indignantly, “There’s only one year left. How could she allow everything to fail now? Besides, her unforgettable first love is still waiting for her!”

“When the time comes, she and her first love will live happily together while you’re paralyzed in bed. When you see how successful she is, won’t you resent her?”

Lü Zhongcai: “…”

“Host, there’s now an opportunity to directly avoid the future crisis in which Jin Sique humanely eliminates you. Would you like to hear it?”

052 let out a sinister cackle.

Lü Zhongcai: “…”

—

Jin Sique finished making the bed and went into the private room’s bathroom to wash up.

Her smile had completely disappeared. She stared coldly at her reflection in the mirror.

Lü Zhongcai had seemed a little strange today.

Jin Sique peeled the scent-blocking patch from the back of her neck and tilted her head slightly, exposing her long, swanlike neck.

Beneath the patch, the marks Lü Zhongcai had left two weeks ago had still not completely faded. They stood out against her snow-white skin.

Lü Zhongcai had already been hospitalized for nearly two weeks. In another couple of days, she would be discharged and return to Jingwan to recuperate.

This temporary mark was already close to expiring.

Jin Sique stroked the back of her neck. Wherever her fingertips passed, waves of itching followed. Heat quickly spread toward her earlobes, staining them faintly red.

“Host! Wake up!” 052 shouted. “She’s a black lotus! What is a black lotus? Someone who looks pure and flawless but is actually a vicious, poisonous woman! What are you looking at?”

052 began reading aloud.

“Yongye Technology venture capital proposal, share subscription… financing… Ahhh, what is all this? My head is spinning! Can’t we scroll through Douyin for a while and relax?”

Lü Zhongcai quietly read the document in her hands and completely ignored the voice in her head.

The bathroom door opened.

Jin Sique stepped out, her body carrying damp heat from the shower.

Lü Zhongcai turned to look. At that moment, 052 also instantly fell silent.

Jin Sique smiled shyly. A noticeable blush covered her face. She carefully tugged at the edge of the bath towel around her body and whispered, “I forgot to bring a change of clothes…”

Lü Zhongcai gave a vague acknowledgment.

Jin Sique hurriedly explained, “I washed my shirt and trousers by hand and hung them in the bathroom. That way, I can still wear them tomorrow. I…”

Lü Zhongcai nodded, indicating that she could do as she pleased.

Jin Sique immediately smiled with relief and went to the side to dry her hair.

Her hair was long, the ends reaching approximately to her chest. Unlike Lü Zhongcai’s meticulously straight black hair, Jin Sique’s ends had been lightly curled inward, making her appear particularly obedient.

Jin Sique was 168 centimeters tall. Her figure was slender and graceful, with perfect proportions.

Her two long legs were bare, and her knees were pale with a hint of pink. The long legs and hips wrapped beneath the towel revealed just the right amount of soft Omega curves.

She looked like a ripe peach waiting to be plucked.

Lü Zhongcai’s gaze traveled over her entire figure. She felt the gland at the back of her neck gradually grow warm.

She has no defenses against me.

Lü Zhongcai could not help remembering the empty operating room in the book and Jin Sique’s refusal to appear and sign the consent form.

Was that real or not?

“The black lotus is offering herself to you!”

After a brief silence, 052 began screaming in terror.

“Host, go! Hurry, Host! Permanently mark her so she can never leave you! Make her completely devoted to you! Then she won’t be willing to abandon you!”

052 shouted, “She’s only doing this because her temporary mark is about to fade! She’s afraid of being affected by other Alphas’ pheromones, so she’s using you! Wake up!”

Jin Sique put down the hair dryer, casually ruffled her bangs, and turned around to give Lü Zhongcai a sweet smile.

Lü Zhongcai asked, “Would you like to sleep togeth—”

Knock, knock.

Someone knocked on the door.

Jin Sique glanced around, casually picked up the shirt on the sofa, and draped it over herself. Then she opened the door a crack.

“Hello…”

Jin Sique’s soft, delicate voice reached Lü Zhongcai’s ears like a thin hook gently teasing her nerves.

She doesn’t realize what she’s doing, Lü Zhongcai thought.

Jin Sique had never understood these things. She was as innocent and pure as a blank sheet of paper, completely unaware of the filthy thoughts inside an Alpha’s mind.

052, who could hear Lü Zhongcai’s thoughts: “?”

The hospital room door closed.

Jin Sique looked at Lü Zhongcai with an awkward smile.

Lü Zhongcai asked, “Was that the doctor making rounds?”

Jin Sique nodded.

“Mm.”

“What did they say?”

Jin Sique rubbed her face and lightly cleared her throat.

“They said it would be best if I could soothe you. Your body, um…”

Lü Zhongcai: “?”

“Then I’ll sleep beside you.”

Jin Sique pulled the bath towel out from beneath the shirt. Her two long legs were concealed beneath the white hem as she lifted them one after the other onto Lü Zhongcai’s bed.

Lü Zhongcai moved to the side, trying to make as much space for her as possible.

A trace of amusement appeared in Jin Sique’s eyes.

Carefully avoiding Lü Zhongcai’s injured left leg, she moved closer. Her grassy Omega pheromones rushed toward Lü Zhongcai.

Jin Sique giggled at her, carefully lay down on the same pillow, and switched off the bedside lamp.

She doesn’t mean anything by it. I only recently had surgery…

Lü Zhongcai could not help thinking.

052 roared inside her mind, “She’s pretending! She’s pretending! She’s deliberately playing hard to get! She wants to use you! She wants your pheromones! Host, don’t become blinded by love!”

The grassy pheromones filled Lü Zhongcai’s nose.

The familiar fragrance effectively soothed her restless, agitated emotions. She gradually calmed, wrapped an arm around Jin Sique’s shoulders, and slowly fell asleep.

In the darkness, Jin Sique gently turned over.

Her eyes opened, filled with boredom.

The fact that Lü Zhongcai had simply fallen asleep was genuinely unexpected.

Jin Sique reached up and touched the gland at the back of her neck.

The gunpowder-scented pheromones were slightly acrid and unpleasant. However, they were overwhelmingly aggressive and carried a scorching heat that gradually made even her breathing grow warm.

Jin Sique furrowed her brows in disgust.

Yet no matter how unwilling she was psychologically, she could not resist the instinctive drive of her body. She gently rubbed her neck against Lü Zhongcai’s shoulder.

An Omega would develop varying degrees of psychological or physical dependence on the Alpha who had marked her.

“Zhongcai,” Jin Sique murmured softly.

“Mark her! Mark her!”

052 roared.

“Tame the protagonist Omega and become the official female Alpha! Then you’ll reach the peak of your life! Host! Host? Host?!”

Lü Zhongcai’s brows twitched faintly.

At last, she could no longer resist asking inwardly, “If everything written in the book is true and she doesn’t love me, wouldn’t doing these things only make her hate me even more?”

052 answered as though it were obvious.

“Yes! Trample her! Bestow favors on her! Control her! Make her completely yours! Then use whatever methods are necessary to eliminate the black lotus’s first love ahead of time. That way, you can avoid being humanely destroyed!”

Lü Zhongcai sighed.

“Schedule me an appointment with psychiatry tomorrow.”

Jin Sique: “?”

Lü Zhongcai lowered her head and placed a light kiss against the back of Jin Sique’s neck.

An electric current shot from her gland through her limbs.

Jin Sique stiffened slightly, and her soft body curled inward like a bending banana.

“Zhongcai…”

She let out a quiet moan.

052’s voice sounded like a demon whispering beside Lü Zhongcai’s ear.

“Deeper. Go deeper. Give her a permanent mark…”