The Disabled Villain Omega Uses Her Riches to Get Close to People (GL) - Chapter 24

After Chi Wanzhu’s car drove away, Jing Chaocao was in no hurry to go back into the school.

She turned and walked in the opposite direction, deciding to visit the nearest bookstore. Thanks to Chi Wanzhu’s reminder earlier, she had recalled the upcoming Pathophysiology class quiz. For her right now, diving straight into a university textbook was a bit difficult; it would be better to buy some simpler introductory materials first and then progress to the advanced stuff.

There was a street right outside the gate of Z University where all sorts of snack stalls and bubble tea shops clustered together. One could not walk into that street and leave with an empty mouth. The bookstore was also on this street, not far away—less than a few minutes’ walk from the school gate.

Jing Chaocao followed the route in her memory. However, after circling around for ten minutes, she stopped for the second time in front of a Malatang (spicy stir-fry) shop.

“…”

She swore she absolutely didn’t end up here because she wanted to eat spicy stir-fry for dinner. It was simply a sign of fate; she was destined to be inseparable from spicy stir-fry today.

After going inside and packing an order, Jing Chaocao opened her navigation and followed the electronic voice. As she passed a small alley, voices drifted out from within.

“Last time, Liu-zi said he was beaten up by an Omega. I’m just here to see it for myself.”

“Psh, Liu-zi is a useless waste. Making the three of us come out is just making a fuss over nothing.”

“Cut the crap. If you don’t want a lesson from us, hand over some money to show your respect…”

Jing Chaocao only heard these few sentences, followed by the sound of someone groaning from being hit. It sounded extremely painful. She hurried toward the end of the alley, taking out her phone to call the police.

However, just as she turned the corner of the alley and saw the scene, her hand dialing the phone stopped. Jing Chaocao looked at the person in the alley, astonished: “Luo Qiao?”

To be precise, she was looking at the only person still standing. Looking down, she noticed three people lying on the ground. One was clutching his stomach, one his leg, and another was curled up holding his head. The common denominator was that they were all wailing.

The painful groans she had heard earlier must have come from them. Was Luo Qiao the one being bullied? More importantly, Luo Qiao had knocked them all flat?!

Luo Qiao’s originally cold gaze flickered with surprise and a hint of fluster when she saw who it was, but it was quickly masked.

“…Chaocao.”

Jing Chaocao nodded: “Shall we talk somewhere else?”

The howling of the people on the ground was truly raucous and grating, making it impossible to have a proper conversation. Luo Qiao paused for a moment, then nodded: “Okay.”

“Let’s go then.” Jing Chaocao led Luo Qiao out of the alley toward the street.

As she passed the men lying on the ground, she felt like she stepped on something. Looking down, she couldn’t even tell which of the big-talkers this was.

“I am so sorry for stepping on you.”

The words were polite, but the tone was incredibly punchable. The person on the ground was hurting everywhere and couldn’t even find the breath to curse. He could only let out another cry of pain.

Jing Chaocao looked at the man and blinked: “So you accept my apology? How generous of you.”

Luo Qiao: “…”

If she hadn’t seen it wrong, Jing Chaocao had stepped on that spot on purpose. The man on the ground was likely coughing up blood from anger. Then, she also took a step and stepped on one of them before following Jing Chaocao out of the alley.

They randomly found a bubble tea shop to sit in. Luo Qiao spoke first: “You heard everything just now?”

Jing Chaocao nodded: “Pretty much. This isn’t the first time they’ve come looking for you?”

According to the novel, there was indeed a plot point where Luo Qiao was bullied. Luo Qiao had a quiet personality and, being the protagonist, was an easy target for villains. But once, when she was being bullied, the Alpha protagonist just happened to pass by and save her. This was a crucial node in their emotional development. Afterward, every time the Alpha protagonist was cold to her, Luo Qiao would remember the way he saved her, forgive him, and continue the melodrama for the readers.

Luo Qiao held her bubble tea: “Including last time, it’s been twice.” She didn’t hide anything and explained both incidents. The people last time probably saw she was alone and weak and wanted to extort money. Then she beat them up. The people today were likely a group with the last lot, wanting revenge and money. They specifically found an alley with no surveillance to corner her. And then, it turned out as Jing Chaocao had seen. Luo Qiao won the 1v3 in the time it took Jing Chaocao to walk by.

Jing Chaocao still found it incredible: “Your fighting skills are amazing.” Since she first met Luo Qiao, the girl had been quiet and introverted. She didn’t expect to see this side of her today. It turned out she actually knew some martial arts.

Now it seemed the plot had collapsed into oblivion. If Luo Qiao had this kind of combat power in the original story, what would the Alpha even be needed for?

Luo Qiao pursed her lips and smiled: “If I didn’t know how to fight, I would have been bullied much worse as a child.” An abusive father, a love-struck mother, a young sister, and her tragic self. Whether at school or outside, she was always a target. At first, she was beaten, but later, no one could beat her.

Jing Chaocao understood perfectly. This was probably what Xu Zhihuai called the “novel world’s automatic logic completion.” If Luo Qiao couldn’t fight, she might not have survived until now.

Jing Chaocao: “It’s fine. They deserved it anyway.” She felt her step earlier was too light.

Luo Qiao’s eyes crinkled. Jing Chaocao asked: “So, will they come looking for you again?” If more people came next time, it wouldn’t be safe for Luo Qiao as an Omega.

Luo Qiao shook her head: “Probably not. They are just bullies who fear the strong. I’m also planning to call the police.” They were just local hoodlums living hand-to-mouth. Having failed to get money and being beaten to a pulp, they wouldn’t come back. Plus, this was a university town; the police wouldn’t just sit by.

Jing Chaocao felt relieved: “Do you have any plans now? Want to go to the bookstore with me?” Even knowing she could fight, it was safer for two people to be together.

Luo Qiao nodded: “I was actually planning to go to the bookstore too.” She had taken the alley as a shortcut.

“Then let’s go together.” Jing Chaocao picked up her unfinished bubble tea and left with Luo Qiao. On the way, Luo Qiao hesitated for a moment before saying: “Chaocao, can you not tell Zhihuai about this?”

Usually, Xu Zhihuai seemed to think she was someone who got bullied, so she took extra care of her. Was it because of her outward “frailty”? Luo Qiao couldn’t guess the reason, but she wanted to maintain the status quo.

Jing Chaocao didn’t think much of it. “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t tell anyone.” Everyone has secrets they don’t want to share.

However, after saying that, she quickly scanned her surroundings. Luo Qiao followed her gaze, seeing nothing wrong. She asked: “Chaocao, what are you looking for?”

Jing Chaocao: “…” This reminded her of her own recent tragedy. Just as she promised to keep a secret, she was overheard by the person involved. “I’m just checking to see if Xu Zhihuai is nearby.”

Luo Qiao’s heart also jumped, and she instinctively looked around. Fortunately, Xu Zhihuai was nowhere to be seen. It seemed anyone would be nervous about such a thing. Jing Chaocao sighed heavily: “You’re luckier than me. Luckily, it wasn’t such a coincidence.”

Luo Qiao looked at her, sensing that she had recently experienced something.

After buying books, they returned to school and happened to meet Xu Zhihuai at the gate. Xu Zhihuai was waiting for Luo Qiao, but was surprised to see Jing Chaocao. She asked curiously: “How come you two are together?”

Jing Chaocao didn’t forget her promise and said: “We were both at the bookstore buying books and ran into each other, so we came back together.”

To her surprise, Xu Zhihuai’s gaze instantly became serious. Her tone carried suspicion: “Really?”

Luo Qiao’s hand at her side curled slightly. She added: “It’s true.” But her heart beat faster. Did she already know about what happened?

Xu Zhihuai didn’t answer but circled around Jing Chaocao once, making both of them even more apprehensive. After a few seconds, she stopped and said: “I’m just suspicious—Chaocao, would you really go to a bookstore?”

Usually, the bookstore was the place Jing Chaocao hated most. Hearing this, the two apprehensive girls fell silent.

Jing Chaocao: “…” She had been nervous for nothing. “Of course I would. If you don’t believe me, you have to believe Luo Qiao, right?”

Xu Zhihuai nodded: “Then I’ll believe Qiaoqiao.”

Jing Chaocao: “…” Why was that even more depressing? And it had only been a few days, and she was already calling her “Qiaoqiao”?!

During the school anniversary task division a few days ago, Xu Zhihuai was given a heavy workload and had been busy. She also needed to look up references for her novel, so Luo Qiao offered to buy books for her. Halfway through writing, Xu Zhihuai looked at the date and remembered that in the novel, around this time, Luo Qiao was supposed to be bullied. So she hurried out. Luckily, Luo Qiao seemed fine.

The three walked into the campus, and Xu Zhihuai naturally took the books from Luo Qiao. Their dorms weren’t in the same building. At the fork in the road, Xu Zhihuai told Luo Qiao to head back first as she had a few words for Jing Chaocao.

Once Luo Qiao was far away, Jing Chaocao asked: “What do you want to say?”

Xu Zhihuai took out her phone and opened a forum post: “Take a look at this.” Jing Chaocao looked down at the content.

#I saw a luxury car at the school gate. Anyone in the know can identify it?

(Attached was a photo of a car.)

Jing Chaocao was very familiar with that car—it was the one Chi Wanzhu used to drop her off.

1L: Don’t know cars, but it’s definitely a luxury one. It looks expensive.

3L: [image.jpg] Should be this model, market price around 5 million. It’s more of a business model, very spacious in the back. Not exactly a “supercar,” but a top choice for wealthy people.

5L: “Market price 5 million” and “Not exactly a supercar”—crying in poor.

20L: Adding another photo. [Attached.jpg]

The photo caught the moment she got into the car. The distance was far and the image blurry; only someone close to her could recognize it.

21L: The person looks young. A student from our school?

22L: Can’t tell who it is. A rich heir? Or someone’s girlfriend?

23L: Now I’m interested. Give us the tea!

27L: Manifesting a sugar mommy! I’d live in a mansion too if a rich lady picked me up from school.

The comments were remarkably uniform. Jing Chaocao almost wanted to post a comment herself. Xu Zhihuai asked knowingly: “Was the person in the car Chi Wanzhu?”

Jing Chaocao handed the phone back: “It was her.” She hadn’t expected students to derail a thread like that.

Xu Zhihuai narrowed her eyes: “What stage is your relationship at now?”

“…?” Jing Chaocao asked hesitantly: “What other stage could it be at?”

Xu Zhihuai said: “Like, liking each other?”

Jing Chaocao: “???” Why was she tainting her pure monetary relationship with Chi Wanzhu! “Where did you get that from?” Please don’t tell her it was from “rounding up.”

“Isn’t this a common plot in novels? It starts as a cold transaction, and in the end, both fall deep.” Xu Zhihuai felt she couldn’t be blamed. Sugar daddies and canaries, fake heirs and real heirs… these were high-risk relationships in novels that usually resulted in hundreds of thousands of words of drama.

Jing Chaocao: “…” So it was even less reliable than rounding up—pure speculation! She said firmly: “It won’t happen. Don’t overthink it.” Then, she looked at her and said slowly: “I actually think a transmigration author and her protagonist are more likely to have that kind of plot.”

The implication was very clear. Luo Qiao’s introverted smile flashed through Xu Zhihuai’s mind, and she immediately shook her head. She said righteously: “I’m straight. That possibility won’t happen either!” Even in an ABO world, that was unchangeable.

Jing Chaocao said: “Oh. When I was at the bookstore, someone asked for Luo Qiao’s contact info…”

She was cut off before she could finish.

“Male or female? Alpha or Beta? Anyone asking for contact info like that isn’t a good person. Qiaoqiao is too naive and easy to trick. Did she give it to them? Why didn’t you stop her? Never mind, I’ll go ask her myself!”

Xu Zhihuai turned and ran toward their dorm building.

Jing Chaocao: “…” Understood. “Straight” means “straight-up likes girls.”

Author’s Note:

Chaocao: We have a purely monetary relationship!

Zhihuai: I’m straight!

Let’s see who crashes first!