The Wheelchair Scum Alpha Has Something to Say (GL) - Chapter 5

Chapter 005: What is He Like?

“…”

How could that be? How could she have smelled Bai Shizhou’s pheromones? She and Bai Shizhou had only met twice at most.

Bai Shizhou’s family was in the pharmaceutical business and was a well-known company in Yunhai City, so it was inevitable to run into him at social banquets.

Fortunately, Bai Yue didn’t attend social banquets often, so she hadn’t met him many times.

Where would she go to smell Bai Shizhou’s pheromones? This was a false accusation!

Seeing the expression on Bai Yue’s face, Chen Mengyi couldn’t help but laugh softly: “I know you couldn’t have smelled it. I was just curious how Yueyue, who is usually so sheltered, could know something like this.”

If Chen Mengyi pressed for details, Bai Yue wouldn’t be able to answer, so to stop Chen Mengyi from continuing to question her, she could only change the subject: “Then how did Mengyi know?”

Chen Mengyi backed away a little, no longer encroaching on Bai Yue’s personal space, which made Bai Yue relax. After sitting up straight, she heard Chen Mengyi say: “I’m quite sensitive to pheromones. Before, when I was at a business partner’s product launch, I went to the lounge halfway through and smelled an Omega scent. But as far as I knew, the only person who had used it before me was Bai Shizhou. After that, I became a little more careful, and a small test was enough for me to find out.”

—So that’s how it was! Mengyi is really smart!

Bai Yue genuinely sighed in admiration. If it were her, she probably would have carelessly forgotten about it and wouldn’t have noticed who was inside before her.

She didn’t know that Chen Mengyi had omitted one detail. In the so-called upper-class circle, including bosses, CEOs, and chairmen, the vast majority were Alphas; Omegas were few and far between. A product launch wasn’t a banquet, so people didn’t bring companions. Thus, the Omegas at the launch event, aside from the organizers’ protocol staff, were rare.

However, protocol staff wouldn’t use the VIP lounge, so Chen Mengyi was curious about who the previous user was. A casual inquiry revealed an unexpected answer. She had initially asked the question to find out which Omega was struggling in this circle like herself, but after learning the person was Bai Shizhou, Chen Mengyi lost her curiosity.

It was generally recognized that Omegas had a difficult time in this circle and were destined to endure a lot of gossip. Chen Mengyi had gone through it herself, so she thought that if there was someone else like her, she would help.

But Bai Shizhou? Forget it. The man was an O pretending to be an A. He hadn’t experienced any of the discrimination or unfair treatment that Omegas in the circle faced. In fact, relying on the name of an “excellent Alpha,” he had even gained many benefits.

Of course, he could argue that he did it for the sake of his career, but by doing so, he was staining the efforts of Chen Mengyi and other struggling Omegas.

“Then what do you think of him as a person?”

Hearing Bai Yue’s question, Chen Mengyi already had an answer in her heart: I don’t think much of him. He should roll as far away as possible. Chen Mengyi was about to answer that way, but a sudden alarm went off in her mind: Wait, this is the first time Yueyue has asked me for my opinion on another Omega! What’s going on?

Her narrow, graceful phoenix eyes turned to Bai Yue, and after observing her gaze, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thus, her critique of Bai Shizhou became a bit more objective and fair: “Setting aside the O-pretending-to-be-A part, he’s a decent person individually. But honestly, I don’t like him.” The dislike here was given as an Omega and as an independent person. His O-pretending-to-be-A was somewhat despicable in Chen Mengyi’s eyes, but Chen Mengyi wouldn’t expose him.

Because Chen Mengyi was an Omega, she wouldn’t worsen the plight of another Omega. However, this was only true as long as he didn’t provoke her or Bai Yue. If there was even the slightest possibility of him harming Bai Yue, she wouldn’t let Bai Shizhou off the hook, even if it meant resorting to a low blow like ripping off his mask.

Bai Yue leaned closer to Chen Mengyi and whispered, “I don’t like him either. He’s pretending to be an A. That’s too bad.”

Chen Mengyi smiled.

The car slowly drove back to the Bai family mansion. This large, sprawling new Chinese-style building had become much quieter since the former owners’ passing. But for Bai Yue, it was indeed the most suitable place to live. The area was large, had all kinds of facilities, and had been continuously modified over the years for Bai Yue, making it the best possible place for accessibility.

She could ride her electric wheelchair to any room she wanted, and she could relax in the small outdoor garden. Unfortunately, the lawn in the atrium where they first met had been dug up, paved with concrete, leveled with the surrounding path, and then repolished after Bai Yue tripped there that day.

While Bai Yue wouldn’t fall there again, she lost a pleasant spot for relaxation.

This small detail alone showed how much the Bai family valued Bai Yue’s mobility. Other features, such as the wheelchair-accessible straight lift and the ubiquitous gentle ramps, naturally went without saying. Even the outdoor treehouse had a vertical lift with guardrails that could go straight up and down.

Therefore, neither Bai Yue nor Chen Mengyi had plans to leave the Bai family home.

Of course, for Chen Mengyi, this was only temporary. Now that she was in charge, and since the Bai family’s decor wasn’t to Bai Yue’s liking, she planned to find another location to build a small world of their own. She didn’t like her marriage to Bai Yue, didn’t like the arranged engagement, and definitely didn’t like being called a child bride.

Because Chen Mengyi genuinely believed that she and Bai Yue were in love by choice.

Yes, Chen Mengyi had fallen in love with Bai Yue purely by her own will. It wasn’t dictated by Bai Yue’s two mothers or her own parents. The only thing that gave Chen Mengyi a headache was that Bai Yue didn’t seem to have realized her feelings yet. Chen Mengyi refused to believe Bai Yue didn’t like her; she must like her.

Besides, other than herself, Bai Yue had no other choice.

In moments like this, Chen Mengyi even felt somewhat grateful that Bai Yue was a cripple. That way, no one else could enter Bai Yue’s heart besides herself.

Bai Yue operated the electric wheelchair herself, expertly toggling the gears. Yes, modern wheelchairs had gears. And when the gear was pressed, there would be a voice announcement. Hearing the familiar “First Gear, Second Gear,” Bai Yue finally adjusted it to “Third Gear.” At home, she was going full speed ahead.

This was the place she had been since she was six, and Bai Yue could navigate it blindfolded. Fortunately, to accommodate her, the arrangement of the furniture rarely changed position. Outside, conversely, she might turn it down to a slow First Gear.

Bai Yue returned to her room. Because of her bad legs, her bedroom was on the first floor, in a south-facing room, where pulling back the curtains every morning revealed full sunlight. Bai Yue returned to her room first, and then Chen Mengyi followed closely behind.

Trailing behind her was a tall, strong Alpha maid. Bai Yue’s maids had always been of the same gender as her, but there were some things Chen Mengyi preferred to do herself. For example… giving Bai Yue a massage.

Bai Yue’s legs were unwell, and prolonged immobility would lead to muscle atrophy. Maintaining their current condition relied entirely on medication, massage, and acupuncture. Therefore, Chen Mengyi also learned Chinese therapeutic massage and acupuncture. She didn’t feel comfortable leaving this task to others, always afraid of hurting Bai Yue.

But in reality, Bai Yue had no feeling in her lower limbs. Even if Chen Mengyi used great force, or even bruised the skin, Bai Yue wouldn’t feel any pain.

With Chen Mengyi’s help, Bai Yue lay down on the bed. Chen Mengyi casually took off Bai Yue’s shoes and put them aside. Initially, when Chen Mengyi did these things, Bai Yue was a little unaccustomed and told her to let the maids do it, but Chen Mengyi insisted, saying she wanted to take care of Bai Yue.

From the age of eighteen until today, Chen Mengyi had been taking care of Bai Yue for a full eight years. She was meticulous, doing everything that crossed her mind. If Bai Yue hadn’t insisted that things like using the restroom really didn’t need Chen Mengyi’s help, she probably would have directly pitched in.

Bai Yue lay on the bed, her hands flat on her chest, and closed her eyes immediately. Even if they had been close since childhood, this was too much!

Chen Mengyi looked at her and found it a bit amusing: This simpleton.

But the most important thing now was to massage Bai Yue. Chen Mengyi picked up the hot water and towels that were already prepared on the table. She dipped a towel into the basin, fully saturated it, then wrung out a little of the hot water before wiping Bai Yue’s legs.

Bai Yue truly felt her legs were unattractive, even somewhat ugly. No matter how much she maintained them, she had almost no muscle because she didn’t exert force on her lower body, and the flesh on her legs was somewhat loose. This caused her to feel embarrassed every time Chen Mengyi wiped her legs or massaged them, and she couldn’t help but cover her eyes.

At times like this, Chen Mengyi would say: “There’s nothing to be ashamed of. This condition is quite good, isn’t it?”