Transmigrated as the Cannon Fodder Marked by the Villain (GL) - Chapter 32

Fu Qingyun, who knew exactly what was about to happen, smiled at the corner of her lips. She wrapped her arm around Ruan Jiyan’s waist, pulling her closer, and said with a chuckle, “Ruan Bao, why are you in such a hurry today?”

Ruan Jiyan, submerged in the scent of red wine pheromones, couldn’t hold back any longer. This was an Omega’s nature, her instinct.

She wanted to take more from Fu Qingyun; pheromones alone were not enough.

“If you want it, I’ll give it to you.”

With no class tomorrow, Fu Qingyun had no need to hold back. Tonight, she could indulge with Ruan Jiyan.

As a doctor, Fu Qingyun naturally knew which parts of the human body were most sensitive.

Ruan Jiyan leaned in Fu Qingyun’s arms, her body radiating a rich sweet tea fragrance. In Fu Qingyun’s eyes, she looked exactly like a perfectly ripe peach, pink and tender. One bite would be overflowing with juice, leaving a lasting sweetness on the lips and teeth.

Fragrant and sweet.

The roses filling the room released a rich, subtle perfume, which mixed with the intoxicating scent of red wine, sweeping in and completely enveloping the sweet tea fragrance.

“Sister, your sweater is dirty.”

Ruan Jiyan lay sideways on the bed, lazily staring at Fu Qingyun.

“It’s nothing, I’ll just wipe it off.”

Ruan Jiyan moved closer, pressing against Fu Qingyun, and pulled out a tissue to wipe her clothes.

“Let me do it.”

Fu Qingyun smiled warmly, watching Ruan Jiyan meticulously wipe her sweater. The girl’s cheeks were flushed crimson, and she was behaving as docile and considerate as a newlywed wife the morning after.

Although Fu Qingyun usually found Ruan Jiyan to be obedient and sensible, today she felt something was different.

“Hiss…”

Ruan Jiyan reached up and touched the delicate gland on the back of her neck; it was throbbing faintly.

“Let me see what’s wrong!”

Fu Qingyun immediately leaned in to check, but Ruan Jiyan covered the back of her neck, stopping her.

“I’m fine, the temporary mark just stings a little.”

“Then let me blow on it for you, okay?”

“No.”

It wasn’t that Ruan Jiyan felt it was too painful, but she didn’t want Fu Qingyun to see her at her most vulnerable.

She hadn’t fully walked into Fu Qingyun’s heart yet and didn’t dare to reveal everything. If it ended with both of them badly hurt, she would at least have a place to retreat to.

Ruan Jiyan’s curiosity about Fu Qingyun was growing. This person was always so good at concealing her desires, able to control them freely, rarely losing control.

But she felt she was different, perhaps due to her Omega biology.

She was born an Omega who needed Alpha protection. Many times, Ruan Jiyan resented her identity. How wonderful it would be if the AO roles were reversed.

“Are you really not going to let me blow on it?”

Fu Qingyun blinked, looking at Ruan Jiyan. Her beautiful phoenix eyes subtly lifted at the corners, and the tiny tear mole kept growing larger in Ruan Jiyan’s vision.

She leaned in.

Her soft, delicate lips were captured. Ruan Jiyan looked at that captivating and enchanting face and secretly swore in her heart that this would be the last time she was seduced by beauty.

“Ruan Bao, I checked the camera. Nothing suspicious has happened these past few days.”

Fu Qingyun leaned against the headboard, and Ruan Jiyan lay softly in her arms, responding.

She was completely weak all over now, finding it difficult even to move a finger.

“Mhm.”

Seeing that she didn’t want to talk, Fu Qingyun continued to speak.

“The Omega in your dorm named Li Yanwei, how are you so sure it was her who took it?”

Fu Qingyun believed Ruan Jiyan, but there was no concrete evidence. Although Li Yanwei was the prime suspect, they had nothing to prove it.

“I feel like it was her.”

Ruan Jiyan’s voice was hoarse. Fu Qingyun smiled and continued, “Sister believes you, but we need to find evidence first.”

It was past eleven o’clock at night. Fu Qingyun carried Ruan Jiyan to take a hot shower. When they came out, the other girl said she was hungry for a late-night snack. Fu Qingyun had no choice but to let Ruan Jiyan wait in the bedroom while she went downstairs to the kitchen to make something.

Fu Qingyun’s phone was in the bedroom. Ruan Jiyan didn’t have a bad habit of snooping on people’s phones, but seeing the phone lying there made her heart itch.

Like other people in love, Ruan Jiyan hadn’t admitted to herself that she genuinely liked Fu Qingyun, but she felt that the other woman should be like all girlfriends in the world: honest with her, keeping no secrets, and letting her check her phone anytime, anywhere.

So, she casually picked up Fu Qingyun’s phone and found that the other woman hadn’t set a screen lock password.

Ruan Jiyan quietly opened Fu Qingyun’s WeChat and navigated to her own contact.

A burst of delight immediately welled up in her heart.

Ruan Bao.

This was the name Fu Qingyun had saved for her.

Moreover, Fu Qingyun had pinned Ruan Jiyan’s chat to the top. No one else was pinned; she was the only one.

Smart of her.

While Fu Qingyun was downstairs making the late-night snack, Ruan Jiyan browsed through her chat history.

It was very clean; she couldn’t find anything suspicious.

Nan Yan.

The sight of those two characters reminded Ruan Jiyan of the female Alpha she saw at the hospital that day, the one who had an ambiguous relationship with Fu Qingyun.

This Alpha seemed to be called Song Nan Yan. A nice name, but the person was not so great.

Ruan Jiyan hoped that Song Nan Yan would come to her senses soon and stop obsessing over her person.

After looking around and finding nothing amiss, Ruan Jiyan scrolled through Fu Qingyun’s phone screen, feeling the page was too simple.

The only entertainment game was Candy Crush.

Ruan Jiyan curiously clicked on it and realized she was stuck after only reaching twenty-something levels. Since she was bored, she decided to clear some levels for Fu Qingyun. By the time the other woman came up with the tomato and egg noodles, Ruan Jiyan was still sprawled on the bed, playing happily.

“Time to eat.”

Fu Qingyun opened the door and saw Ruan Jiyan secretly playing on her phone. No one else had ever touched her phone, and it was fine even if Ruan Jiyan checked it, as she currently had a clear conscience.

She hadn’t been involved in any murky relationships with others, never added strange people, and had deleted the contacts of Omegas who had thrown themselves at her.

“It’s cold. Eat something warm.”

Ruan Jiyan just snapped out of the excitement of passing a level. She felt Fu Qingyun’s phone was slightly warm and said guiltily, “I was playing a game.”

“Why didn’t you set a password? What if you lose your phone?”

“I’m too lazy to use face ID. It doesn’t work in the dark, and then I have to type a password to open it. I find it troublesome.”

“No way,” Ruan Jiyan shook her head: “You still need to set a password. It’s too unsafe otherwise.”

Fu Qingyun placed the egg noodles on the table. Ruan Jiyan picked up her phone, typed a string of numbers, and handed it to Fu Qingyun.

“I set it.”

“What password did you set?”

Fu Qingyun was curious.

“My birthday.”

Ruan Jiyan smiled playfully at Fu Qingyun, looking expectant: “Open it quickly.”

She wanted to test if Fu Qingyun remembered her birthday.

Then, Fu Qingyun, in front of her, smoothly entered the numbers and successfully opened the phone.

“Let’s eat the snack.”

It’s a good thing 419 told her Ruan Jiyan’s birthday early, and she still remembered it clearly. It seemed her little girlfriend was quite scheming, using this method to test her.

If she hadn’t remembered and couldn’t open the password, Ruan Jiyan would probably think she was a scumbag who didn’t care about her at all.

August 14th, just one day shy of August 15th. It’s a pretty easy birthday to remember.

“Come and eat your noodles.”

It was past midnight by the time they finished the snack. Fu Qingyun spent nearly an hour washing the dishes and tidying up the kitchen.

She wasn’t sleepy at all. Ruan Jiyan was also energetic. Fu Qingyun felt that something more might happen with Ruan Jiyan tonight.

But excessive indulgence would truly harm her body, and Ruan Jiyan’s heat was approaching. It wouldn’t be too late to think about these things during her heat.

“To bed. Sleep.”

Fu Qingyun covered Ruan Jiyan’s cold hands, tucking them into the quilt to warm them up. After warming them for a while, she took out her phone again to check. She was about to look through Weibo but accidentally clicked on the camera app.

The dorm room appeared on the screen. Fu Qingyun initially felt it was unethical to install a camera in the dorm, but there was no other way now.

A sin, a sin. They are all girls.

Just as Fu Qingyun was silently reciting the Tao Te Ching in her mind, a figure appeared in the camera’s view.

Luckily, the pinhole camera Fu Qingyun had arranged for was a high-definition version. She immediately recognized the person who was sneaking around late at night without sleeping.

“Li Yanwei?”

Ruan Jiyan wore an expression of someone ready to watch a show. She leaned on Fu Qingyun, observing Li Yanwei’s every move through the phone screen.

Li Yanwei in the dorm was secretly doing something. She took out an item from her bag, clutching it tightly in her hand.

Although Fu Qingyun couldn’t see clearly what she was holding, her intuition told her that the item in her hand was Ruan Jiyan’s watch.

This time, it wasn’t a fox tail, but the entire fox that had been exposed.

“It really is her. Now we have evidence.”

Li Yanwei was sneaking around downstairs. Fu Qingyun continued watching, seeing that she didn’t make any immediate moves. What happened next completely shocked her.

Li Yanwei wrapped the watch in paper and then put it into the backpack on the bed opposite hers.

“Li Yanwei, she…”

Fu Qingyun hadn’t expected Li Yanwei to be so audacious as to do such a thing. The nature of her action was no longer simple theft.

Truly young and foolish. If she handed this recording to the police, Li Yanwei would not only be expelled but would also face imprisonment.

Those who could enter Imperial University were exceptional individuals, but some ruined their futures by entertaining wicked thoughts.

Li Yanwei was a living example. No matter how much others might pity her, Fu Qingyun believed she had brought it upon herself.

“That’s Zhou Wan’s bed, and that’s Zhou Wan’s backpack.”

Ruan Jiyan’s face darkened. This turn of events was unexpected even for her.

She had already given everyone in the dorm a warning. A normal person in Li Yanwei’s shoes, fearing discovery, should have returned the watch to its original spot, or perhaps a smarter person would put it in a more secluded place and conveniently “find” it during a cleaning session.

But it seemed Li Yanwei had no intention of doing so.

She hid the watch in Zhou Wan’s backpack, fabricating the appearance that Zhou Wan had stolen Ruan Jiyan’s watch, thereby framing her.

Ruan Jiyan had seen many evil people driven by greed, but she was seeing one again in her dorm. This was no longer just a small misdeed. This kind of person didn’t deserve to be at Imperial University; they should be sent to prison for “reformation.”

“Let’s call the police and hand over this footage for them to handle.”

Ruan Jiyan didn’t want it to end so quickly. If it was just a simple police report, the matter would be uninteresting.

She suspected Li Yanwei was framing Zhou Wan entirely because of her.

Zhou Wan’s relationship with her was decent, and she had spoken up for her several times. Perhaps Li Yanwei hated Zhou Wan because of this and acted accordingly.

How foolish and idiotic. It’s utterly ridiculous.

Such a crime was laughable. The more Ruan Jiyan thought about it, the more ridiculous she found it.

Fu Qingyun didn’t have any other feelings. People like Li Yanwei would only harm society even after leaving school. It was better for her to be “reformed” in prison early.

“Sister, I’ll go back to school tomorrow and find Zhou Wan.”

If it weren’t for the camera, Ruan Jiyan wouldn’t have seen such an exciting scene.

She had planned to spend her time with Fu Qingyun enjoying their time alone tomorrow, but now it seemed it was time to invite Zhou Wan out.

“Are you going to look for her alone?”

Fu Qingyun didn’t dare let Ruan Jiyan act alone because she had noticed that bad things tended to happen whenever Ruan Jiyan went off by herself.

“Sister, I want to talk to her. Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”

Seeing Ruan Jiyan confidently guarantee it in front of her, Fu Qingyun was not only unconvinced, but her right eye began to twitch.

“Then go ahead.”

She would secretly follow Ruan Jiyan; otherwise, Fu Qingyun wouldn’t be at ease.

Saturday was supposed to be Ruan Jiyan and Fu Qingyun’s day for a romantic date, but now, because of a watch, Fu Qingyun had to reluctantly let Ruan Jiyan go see Zhou Wan.

Left alone, she decided to secretly follow Ruan Jiyan and buy a few things along the way.

Though the weather was cold, Fu Qingyun was resilient and had strong resistance. She held an ice cream cone in her hand—the same kind of ice cream she usually wouldn’t let Ruan Jiyan eat.

Fu Qingyun used to enjoy shopping alone. She could eat whatever she wanted and didn’t have to share with anyone. Now, her world had an extra person, and Fu Qingyun started to feel uncomfortable whenever that person wasn’t by her side.

Fu Qingyun wondered what Ruan Jiyan wanted to see Zhou Wan for. She guessed Ruan Jiyan probably wanted to tell her about Li Yanwei’s plan to frame her.

Ruan Jiyan had already noticed Fu Qingyun following her, but she pretended not to know and didn’t expose her.

“Ruan Jiyan, what did you want to see me about?”

They sat in a small cafe. Ruan Jiyan ordered two hot Americanos. She took a slow sip, then stared at Zhou Wan’s backpack.

Zhou Wan’s backpack had a small inner pocket, which was where Li Yanwei had secretly placed the watch last night. It seemed Zhou Wan hadn’t discovered the five-million-yuan watch hidden inside.

“Zhou Wan, I invited you out because I want to thank you.”

Ruan Jiyan looked sincere. Indeed, Zhou Wan had helped her a lot these past few days. She wasn’t like Li Yanwei—bullyish and aggressive toward the weak. Instead, she helped her, even risking a fallout with Li Yanwei.

However, it now seemed Li Yanwei had completely turned against her.

This was something Ruan Jiyan hadn’t anticipated. She hadn’t been in college for long in her previous life, but she was naive enough to believe there were genuine friendships in university. Now, with the example of Li Yanwei, Ruan Jiyan no longer held much hope for college life.

“What are you thanking me for?”

Zhou Wan smiled slightly. She took a sip of the hot Americano and looked at Ruan Jiyan: “I should be thanking you. You made me truly see who Li Yanwei is.”

“Li Yanwei just has a princess temper, it’s really nothing.”

Ruan Jiyan deliberately said this to Zhou Wan, wanting to see her reaction.

“Whether it’s a princess temper or her true nature, I’m not blind.”

Zhou Wan held the coffee cup with both hands and sighed: “You’re new to our dorm, so you don’t know what happened before.”

“Did something bad happen before I arrived?”

“Yes.”

Zhou Wan’s expression was troubled. She looked at Ruan Jiyan, feeling she shouldn’t hide this from her, or she would surely suffer losses later.

“Li Yanwei wasn’t like this just since you arrived. When the dorms were first assigned, no one wanted to be with her. I was foolish and soft-hearted back then, so I roomed with her. Zhang Xiaolan moved in later.”

Ruan Jiyan nodded, not interrupting, letting Zhou Wan continue.

“At first, Zhang Xiaolan and I got along well, but then, I don’t know what Li Yanwei told her, but she started to distance herself from me.”

Zhou Wan looked downcast, seemingly recalling painful memories.

“I was a freshman then. I always tried to maintain good dorm relations to avoid unnecessary trouble, but someone took advantage of it.”

Zhou Wan gave a bitter laugh and continued: “During the second semester of freshman year, I was eligible for a scholarship. But one night, when the dorm mother inspected the room, she found a curling iron on my desk.”

“A curling iron?”

Ruan Jiyan held her coffee cup and said in disbelief: “It couldn’t have been Li Yanwei’s, could it?”

“Yes, it was hers,” Zhou Wan said expressionlessly: “And then my scholarship was gone.”

“Are you saying she did it on purpose, just to get you a demerit?”

“Mhm.”

“But do you know what she told me?”

“Tell me.”

The coffee was getting sweeter toward the end. Zhou Wan even felt a bit too much.

“She said she accidentally left it on my desk after curling her hair and asked me not to tell the counselor, or she would be penalized.”

Zhou Wan was a role model student in the eyes of all teachers and professors, a “Three Good Student.” Li Yanwei deliberately latched onto this point to morally blackmail her.

The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it, the more she felt like an idiot.

Zhou Wan racked her brain trying to understand why she had taken the blame for Li Yanwei back then. It had nothing to do with her, but in the end, she softened her heart.

“Do you regret it?”

“I do.”

At this moment, anyone who said they didn’t regret it would be completely hypocritical.

Ruan Jiyan ordered two slices of Tiramisu. Zhou Wan initially wanted to decline, but when she saw the other woman’s bright eyes, her refusal turned into a “thank you.”

“Thank you. I’ll treat you next time.”

“You’re welcome,” Ruan Jiyan smiled: “Eat more sweets when you’re unhappy; it helps you feel better.”

“But… it’ll make me gain weight, especially in winter.”

Zhou Wan felt she and Ruan Jiyan were kindred spirits. Even their conversation felt natural, and she could freely share her thoughts with the other woman, unafraid of her secrets being discovered.

She didn’t know why she felt this way facing Ruan Jiyan. Perhaps it was the legendary magnetic pull between two people.

“About the curling iron incident, you ultimately took the blame, right?”

Ruan Jiyan felt a sense of pity. In her eyes, Zhou Wan had a lot in common with her previous life self.

Foolish, being sold and then helping the seller count the money without realizing it.

Ruan Jiyan didn’t want this hard-won friend to repeat her mistakes.

“Yes. I begged the counselor. In the end, the counselor, out of consideration for me, didn’t issue a public reprimand, but the scholarship that was supposed to be mine was gone.”

Zhou Wan sighed: “I brought it all on myself. I truly regret it. If I could do it over, I wouldn’t help her again, even if it meant breaking off our friendship with Li Yanwei.”

Ruan Jiyan’s purpose for this meeting was to gauge Zhou Wan’s resolve. Her first step was to make Zhou Wan and Li Yanwei completely break up, thereby eliminating one person who might speak up for Li Yanwei.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked and brought up your sad memories.”

“It’s fine,” Zhou Wan waved her hand: “Anyway, I won’t be manipulated by Li Yanwei anymore. I’ve learned my lesson. Having the wrong friends can be fatal.”

“Actually, I have something I want to tell you.”

Ruan Jiyan just opened her phone when she saw a familiar Alpha standing by the counter. Ruan Jiyan looked for a moment before recognizing her as Fu Qingyun’s mixed-race roommate.

Lin Lesheng spotted Ruan Jiyan drinking coffee in the corner immediately. She smiled and walked over, intending to say hello, but seeing the Omega sitting across from Ruan Jiyan, she decided to be more reserved.

“Sister Ruan, you’re here for coffee too. Why isn’t Xiao Yun… Yun’er with you?”

Yun’er. Another person calling her Yun’er. It seemed Fu Qingyun allowed anyone to call her that.

Ruan Jiyan’s expression flickered slightly, then quickly returned to normal.

“You’re Lin Lesheng, right? Why are you out alone?”

“Alas,” Lin Lesheng’s eyes fell on Zhou Wan. Seeing the other woman sitting quietly, she sat down beside her, smiling: “Yes, just me. Xuanyu is studying hard at the library. I’m a lonely soul, so I came out to find some fun and see if I could find some romance.”

“Romance?”

Ruan Jiyan immediately knew she was looking for someone to flirt with. She couldn’t let more people know about the watch incident yet, so Lin Lesheng’s sudden intrusion was out of bounds.

“Why isn’t Yun’er here? Aren’t you two…”

Lin Lesheng, who was usually good with words, felt her gaze weaken looking at the smiling Ruan Jiyan. She still couldn’t speak that way about Ruan Jiyan in front of outsiders.

“She’s pretty clingy to you, why would she let you out alone today?”

“I came out to hang out with my roommate. Sister is waiting for me at home.”

Lin Lesheng, who normally had a silver tongue, didn’t know what to say now that she was sitting next to Zhou Wan.

“Hello, I’m Lin Lesheng. I’m Ruan Jiyan’s girlfriend’s roommate.”

“Mhm.”

Zhou Wan generally disliked frivolous Alphas, and the Alpha named Lin Lesheng in front of her perfectly hit her nerves.

“I’m Zhou Wan.”

Although her first impression wasn’t great, Zhou Wan still tried not to show her expression too clearly in front of Ruan Jiyan, so as not to cause an awkward situation.

But the Alpha named Lin Lesheng didn’t seem to take the hint Zhou Wan gave her; instead, she became more bold.

“Zhou Wan, that name sounds familiar. You’re the top student of the Finance Department!”

Zhou Wan: “…”

She had no idea when she had acquired the title of “top student.”

Lin Lesheng spoke eloquently and non-stop. Seeing Zhou Wan’s confused face, she leaned in and started to explain the origin of the title.

Eventually, Zhou Wan couldn’t bear it anymore.

Ruan Jiyan hadn’t expected Fu Qingyun to have such a talkative roommate. She had seemed quite shrewd at first, but now she seemed increasingly silly.