The Live-in Alpha Only Wants to Be a Quiet Salted Fish - Chapter 23

Su Mo narrowed her eyes. An acquaintance? From the sound of it, they seemed to be “acquaintances” with an unusual relationship…

Lin Mu was stunned, a bit confused when her name was called, and pondered for a long time trying to recall.

“Well, yes, but… who are you, big sister?”

Big… big sister??

As these words left her mouth, not only was the woman stunned, but even Su Mo couldn’t help but snicker, making the woman’s face flush red and green, growing even more exasperated.

“Lin Mu, what are you pretending for? You used to pester me relentlessly, even showing up at my doorstep to block me. Now you’re pretending not to know me?”

Saying this, she walked over to the male Alpha, wrapping her arms around his arm, her tone becoming even more caustic.

“I told you, your pheromones have no scent. You can’t even trigger my estrus. There’s no way we could be happy together. Just give up!”

The male Alpha had initially thought it was some kind of misunderstanding, as he had seen Lin Mu arrive with Su Mo. But hearing his girlfriend say this, he instinctively puffed out his chest, slightly defiant, and even looked at Su Mo with a mix of pity and envy.

What a waste. Such a perfect Omega actually found someone with “pheromone deficiency.”

Yes, that’s right. In ABO society, ineffective pheromones were equivalent to problems in that area.

No scent, couldn’t trigger estrus?

Su Mo’s expression gradually chilled. Recalling the frantic pheromones, the popping sounds of carbonated water, she lightly bit her tongue, shaking off the erotic thoughts in her mind.

She didn’t intend to interfere, simply watching with folded arms.

After all, this was also a chance for testing. Regardless of the truthfulness of the woman’s words, the fact that she could recognize Lin Mu at a glance indicated they were definitely well-acquainted beforehand. Since Lin Mu didn’t know…

“Oh, so it’s you!” Lin Mu suddenly realized.

Hmm?? Su Mo was surprised. Did she remember, or…

With the crucial hint, Lin Mu finally managed to dig the person out from the corners of her memory. Facing that heavily made-up face, she barely managed to match it with the facial features in her memory. This was none other than the “ice cream girl.”

“Zhuo Shan, you’ve aged so much.” Lin Mu shook her head, sighing. As soon as she spoke, it was a knockout blow.

This person had a significant impact on the original owner. When the original owner was rich, they were very close, with Zhuo Shan treating the original owner like an ATM to siphon money. But as soon as the original owner fell on hard times, Zhuo Shan turned her back faster than anyone, immediately running into the arms of other rich second-generations. It’s likely she contributed to the original owner’s later descent into darkness.

First, she called her “big sister,” and now she said she looked old.

Zhuo Shan’s eyes immediately reddened. What woman could endure such an insult?

“Darling, look at her! This pervert not only stalked me but also said I was old! Hurry up and teach her a lesson!” She whined, shaking the male Alpha’s arm, her eyes gleaming with malice.

The male Alpha was torn, realizing his girlfriend was looking for trouble, and felt impatient.

Remembering the original owner’s plight, Lin Mu also got riled up, standing up aggressively.

Ptooey! How could I tolerate you now!

Zhuo Shan jumped, clutching the male Alpha’s arm tighter.

“What do you want? I’m warning you, this is a society ruled by law, you…”

Suddenly, Lin Mu strode past her, grabbing the bewildered Su Mo.

“Wuwu, Momo, look at her! This old woman not only slandered me but also cheated me out of my money and won’t return it! Hurry and deal with her for me!” Her tone was even more delicate than Zhuo Shan’s.

Who doesn’t have a sugar daddy, right? You’re not the only one with connections!

The air suddenly went silent, and even the scene froze.

One Omega hugging an Alpha, one Alpha hugging an Omega. Their corresponding roles seemed to have subtly reversed.

Su Mo covered her face, took a deep breath, and suppressed the grief and indignation in her heart.

Although she was used to it, why, why did she, an Omega, always have to play the Alpha with tears in her eyes?!

Zhuo Shan was dumbfounded. She looked at Lin Mu, then at Su Mo, and for a moment, couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

It was the male Alpha who finally came to his senses and deigned to speak.

“This…”

An Alpha? Doesn’t seem like it! An Omega? Impossible!

“Miss, I think there might be a misunderstanding between us.”

He straightened his collar, displaying his gentlemanly demeanor. His gaze towards Lin Mu couldn’t hide his disdain, but his eyes on Su Mo grew even hotter, as if he were looking at prey.

Since this kind of Alpha works, then maybe I can also…

“Indeed, it should be a misunderstanding.” Su Mo ignored the male Alpha, gritting her teeth, her cheeks trembling even under her mask.

Joy flashed in the male Alpha’s eyes. “Since it’s a misunderstanding, then perhaps…”

“What misunderstanding? You’re her boyfriend, right?”

Lin Mu interrupted him, suddenly becoming assertive. She transformed from a clingy bird into a sturdy pillar, blocking the path between Su Mo and the male Alpha.

She’d learned this tactic. He was about to ask them out for a meal, wasn’t he? Dreaming big!

Lin Mu stood up straight, taller than the male Alpha by a head, and was quite intimidating when she asserted herself.

The male Alpha instinctively took a step back in fright. The Zhuo Shan beside him also reacted, quickly pulling him back. She was staring at another Omega with almost glazed eyes, so it was obvious what he was thinking.

“Yes, what misunderstanding? She’s just a stalker. If she wasn’t following me, how could she be here? Can you afford things here? She even hired someone to act with her, trying to show me she’s doing well and make me change my mind? I’m telling you, impossible!”

Lin Mu was so choked up she almost couldn’t breathe. Why did this tune sound so familiar? Where did you get such nerve?!

With words escalated to this point, she couldn’t be bothered to argue with this self-righteous woman anymore. She simply nodded bluntly.

“Alright, you’re right. I was following you.”

“See, I told you she…”

Zhuo Shan gloated for barely two seconds before Lin Mu continued without missing a beat.

“Please return the money you borrowed from me, thank you. I calculated it; it’s about thirty thousand yuan. Card or transfer?”

She pulled out her phone, her eyes eager, unwilling to miss any opportunity to make money.

Zhuo Shan froze, her face becoming somewhat unnatural.

“What money? When did I borrow money from you? You clearly gave it to me yourself when you were pursuing me!”

Lin Mu put her hands on her hips. She had never seen such a shameless person.

“How dare you say that? You owe money and don’t want to pay it back, and you want freebies? You say I gave it to you, do you have proof? I have a pile of transfer records here. It’s thirty-five thousand in total, rounded up to forty thousand. Are you paying it back or not?!”

Zhuo Shan’s face flushed. She quickly retorted, “You even showed up at my house trying to do something indecent to me!”

“Ptooey! Look at your pathetic self, do you even deserve it?! I was clearly there to collect debt!” She said self-righteously.

“You, you…”

This phrase “collect debt” even made Zhuo Shan herself start to doubt. Thinking about it, Lin Mu was indeed quite down and out back then, so she might really have been there to ask for money.

Thinking this, the slight smugness she had felt upon seeing Lin Mu instantly vanished, replaced by a sense of trepidation, as if a creditor had come knocking.

“You transferred it to me yourself. I didn’t force you!” Of course, paying back the money was impossible. Her eyes darted around, and she simply became defiant.

“Clerk, clerk! Someone’s causing trouble, are you going to do something or not?! I spend so much money here every month, and this is the kind of service you provide!”

The commotion had been going on for a long time, and the clerks had already gathered around. However, since they were all customers, no one dared to intervene. Now that she was called out, they could only bite the bullet and try to mediate.

The clerk first approached Lin Mu. Zhuo Shan was considered an old customer of the store. In comparison, although Lin Mu was well-dressed, she was a first-time visitor and hadn’t made any purchases yet, so there was naturally a bias.

“Excuse me, guest, if you two have a dispute, you can resolve it outside. Please don’t disturb our business…”

Lin Mu was surprised. This was the first time she had seen someone who sided with money over reason. Zhuo Shan was clearly the one causing trouble, yet the clerk turned around and asked her to leave.

“What if we don’t want to leave?”

After watching the show for a long time, Su Mo finally deigned to speak. She had somehow slipped a card out of her bag. It was pure black, not very noticeable, but it instinctively startled the clerk.

High-end luxury stores like this were never short of wealthy clients. Clerks were intimately familiar with all kinds of bank cards, as these often represented each customer’s status.

As this black card appeared, the clerk’s heart leaped. Her attitude immediately did a 180-degree turn, becoming several times more eager.

“Of course, if the two of you don’t wish to, you can certainly continue to browse. I will go ‘ask’ those two to leave right away.”

She deliberately emphasized the word “ask,” signaling her stance to Su Mo.

Su Mo curled her lips, narrowing her eyes, a hint of suppressed anger in them.

“No hurry. Debts must be paid; it’s only right. Whatever she owes her, make sure it’s returned in full. I presume this gentleman isn’t someone who lacks thirty or forty thousand, is he…”

These words were directed at the male Alpha, turning his face green.

At this point, he had absolutely no intention of flirting. He was just a regular office worker; while he could afford thirty or forty thousand, it would be a significant blow. But not paying wasn’t an option either, because he happened to have seen this card before—it was something only his top boss possessed.

The male Alpha stifled his heartache, gritting his teeth and transferring the money to Lin Mu, then dragged Zhuo Shan away without looking back.

It was foreseeable that a once-sweet couple would soon fall apart over these thirty thousand-plus yuan.

Truly satisfying!

Receiving an unexpected windfall, Lin Mu was still basking in it after leaving the store.

Su Mo, who had held back for a long time, finally couldn’t contain herself and said sarcastically, “I didn’t realize you were quite generous, just casually giving someone thirty or forty thousand.”

Lin Mu’s smile froze. For some reason, her internal radar detected a hint of danger.

“Oh, well, people have their moments of youthful ignorance and poor judgment.”

“Oh, didn’t you say you’re an AA couple? It looks like you had a history with that Omega? Pheromones have no scent, couldn’t trigger estrus? Quite intimate, then…”

Su Mo sneered. The more she spoke, the more she felt a knot of frustration in her heart, unable to rise or fall.

“Yes, it was because of her that I became disappointed in Omegas. But I had nothing with her! We were completely pure, didn’t even hold hands!” How could they not be pure? The original owner was just a simple simp. The other person only saw her as an ATM, so naturally, there was nothing between them except financial transactions.

Didn’t even hold hands…

Su Mo inexplicably curled her fingers.

“Hmph…” She snorted coldly and strode away, leaving Lin Mu with only the sight of her flowing hair.

“?” What’s with this person’s temper, so inexplicable.

After that incident, Su Mo lost the mood for further shopping. After casually taking Lin Mu to a restaurant for a meal, she dragged her to another destination.

A park!

Nestled by mountains and water, with lush trees providing shade, the environment was nice, but their reason for being there was inexplicably odd.

One moment, they were enjoying the air conditioning in the mall; the next, they were enduring the heat and dodging the sun in a park.

Lin Mu couldn’t understand why this person was so desperate.

“Don’t you think the scenery here is beautiful?”

Su Mo looked at the artificial lake beside them, her mind busily calculating.

“Beautiful, yes, too beautiful, so beautiful I want to jump in and take a bath!”

Lin Mu pulled open her collar and fanned herself. Although there was tree cover, the temperature wouldn’t drop. She was sensitive to heat, and her back was already soaked with sweat.

“You want to go swimming?” Su Mo hinted.

“What are you thinking?” Lin Mu rolled her eyes at her. “Can’t you see the sign here? No fishing, no swimming!”

“Then you…”

“Momo, is that really you? Momo?” A loud shout came from nearby, the decibel level piercing their eardrums.

Lin Mu hadn’t even reacted yet when a group of people suddenly squeezed between her and Su Mo, completely surrounding them.

It seemed to be a group of students on a spring outing, a huge swarm of people.

“Wait, you all…”

Su Mo was completely obscured by the crowd. Lin Mu pushed and squeezed, trying to get through.

Then she heard a “plop,” the dull sound of something heavy falling into the water.

White foam bubbled on the lake surface, and large ripples spread out.