After Transmigrating Into A Novel, Not Only Did I Become An Omega, But I Also Provoked The Male Lead’s Mother - Chapter 33

Bai Zhi learned about Qin Yue’s situation.

After Qin Yue returned to school, Bai Zhi pulled her close, examining her thoroughly. “Are you really okay?”

“I’m fine,” Qin Yue said with a smile.

Just the day before school resumed, Bai Zhi had been chatting with Qin Yue on her phone. Then, on the first day back, Qin Yue went missing, and Bai Zhi couldn’t reach her at all.

Just as Bai Zhi was growing deeply worried about Qin Yue, the dormitory counselor informed her that Qin Yue had taken a sick leave.

What kind of illness could leave Qin Yue unable to even contact anyone?

Later, when Qin Yue regained consciousness, Bai Zhi was finally able to reach her.

“In such freezing weather, you just jumped into the lake to save someone?!” Bai Zhi said, her palms sweating in anxiety. “If something had gone wrong, you might have ended up sacrificing your own life instead of saving anyone.”

“I wasn’t thinking about that at the time,” Qin Yue said, smiling sheepishly.

When she saw Ling Jixiao fall into the lake, her mind went blank. She rushed over without thinking. Now that she thought back on it, it really had been dangerous. If she hadn’t been strong enough, or if Ling Jixiao had instinctively clung to her in panic, they both could have drowned in the lake.

Qin Yue shivered involuntarily at the memory of the bone-chilling lake water. She felt she’d never want to touch cold water again.

Fortunately, Qin Yue recovered quickly. After her fever subsided and she woke from her coma, she was back on her feet in just a day, though she still had some lingering cold symptoms.

Back in the dorm, Bai Zhi and Li Nuonuo pounced on Qin Yue, eager to hear about the past three days. Every time Qin Yue recalled Xiaoyun’s story, she sighed in sorrow.

“That woman is truly despicable!” Bai Zhi spat angrily. “No, she’s worse than despicable!”

“Exactly! That pedophile is utterly repulsive!” Li Nuonuo rubbed at the goosebumps on her arm. “What a twisted freak!”

“Ah,” Qin Yue sighed. “At least the bad guy’s been caught and will be punished.”

“Tsk, she should be drawn and quartered!” Bai Zhi muttered, clearly unsatisfied.

After their discussion, Li Nuonuo went to take a shower. Bai Zhi then secretly pulled Qin Yue aside, her curiosity piqued about her relationship with “Sister Jixiao.”

“Sister, you’re amazing! You guessed it all right!” Qin Yue felt a pang of sadness at the memory and gave Bai Zhi a thumbs-up.

“What’s wrong?” Bai Zhi’s eyes lit up with curiosity.

Qin Yue pursed her lips and recounted what happened that day with Ling Jixiao. “I made things clear with her that day, but then Xiaoyun’s situation came up, and right after that, the drowning incident happened.” She hadn’t seen Ling Jixiao since, as Su Yao, Ling Jixiao’s secretary, informed her that Ling Jixiao had gone abroad.

Maybe we’ll never see each other again.

After all, they couldn’t be friends. Some things, once revealed, made friendship impossible.

The thought brought a bitter ache to Qin Yue’s heart.

“Ah, why did you reject her? Do you really not like her?” Bai Zhi asked, puzzled.

Qin Yue lowered her head in silence for a few seconds before replying slowly, “I can’t.”

It wasn’t that she didn’t like Ling Jixiao. It was that she couldn’t.

She actually liked Ling Jixiao quite a lot. So elegant, generous, and beautiful—she would undoubtedly make a perfect partner, someone who would bring her immense pride when taken out in public.

It was a pity she couldn’t return his feelings.

Bai Zhi patted Qin Yue on the shoulder in consolation.

Just then, Qin Yue’s phone rang—it was Ling Jixiao.

Qin Yue stared at the screen, hesitating whether to answer.

“Answer it,” Bai Zhi urged. “You can’t just cut ties completely.”

Qin Yue pursed her lips, about to answer, when the call automatically disconnected.

It seemed even the heavens didn’t want her to answer.

Instead of calling back, Ling Jixiao sent a text message saying Qin Yue had left her bag behind and would have someone deliver it. She also asked why Qin Yue had been discharged so soon, suggesting she should have rested a few more days.

The concern was evident in the words.

Qin Yue, preoccupied with searching for Xiaoyun and the incident of falling into the water, had completely forgotten where she’d left her bag. She’d even thought it was lost.

Bai Zhi leaned over to glance at the message, teasing, “She says she’ll send someone to deliver your bag! Could it be that she heard you were discharged and got worried you’d start rushing around? Maybe she canceled her business trip and came back herself, pretending to send someone when she’s actually coming in person.”

Qin Yue’s lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t bring herself to speak.

Bai Zhi’s earlier suggestion that Ling Jixiao might have rushed over because she wanted to see Qin Yue seemed reasonable.

Yet Qin Yue felt it was best not to meet. Having made her decision, she couldn’t afford to waver.

Seeing Qin Yue’s hesitation, Bai Zhi waved her hand dramatically. “Alright, as your squad sister, I’ll go down and get it for you!”

Qin Yue looked grateful, and Bai Zhi smiled reassuringly. “I’ll go down and fetch it! I’ll make things clear to her and tell her not to come back!”

“Wait, no, I…” Qin Yue began to protest, but Bai Zhi cut her off with a dismissive wave.

“Relax, relax!” Bai Zhi said, turning and leaving before Qin Yue could finish.

When Bai Zhi went downstairs, she saw a tall figure standing below the dormitory building. For some reason, the figure seemed familiar.

But there were no students on campus wearing a business suit, so it had to be her.

Bai Zhi approached and cleared her throat. “Hello.”

The person turned around.

When Bai Zhi saw the person’s face, her eyes widened in surprise. She felt a strange tightness in her chest, as if a cotton ball were blocking her throat, suffocating her.

“You, you…” The usually quick-witted Bai Zhi suddenly found herself speechless.

Su Yao smiled warmly and picked up the bag she was carrying. “You’re here to fetch Qin Yue’s bag, right? Here you go.”

She pressed the bag into Bai Zhi’s hands.

Bai Zhi clutched the bag, her breathing quickening.

Could this be the person chasing after Qin Yue?

The person she liked, liking someone else!

Oh no, her crush had a crush on someone else!

This damn unrequited love!

This damn feeling, over before it even began!

Su Yao felt that Bai Zhi seemed a bit odd today. Bai Zhi didn’t speak or react, just stared at her with a pained expression, leaving Su Yao utterly bewildered.

Maybe I’m just imagining things, she thought.

“I have work to do, so I’m leaving now,” Su Yao said, turning to go.

Bai Zhi suddenly snapped out of her daze and shouted, “Stop!”

Su Yao turned back, confused. “Huh?”

Bai Zhi thought, Even if I’m heartbroken, even if she likes my best friend instead of me, I’ll still stand firmly by my friend’s side.

“You and Qin Yue can’t be together, so stop coming around her!” Bai Zhi’s voice cracked as she spoke, her eyes burning with unshed tears. The more she talked, the more she felt like a bitter, disapproving mother-in-law berating an unwanted daughter-in-law.

“Qin Yue has someone she likes. She’s focused on her studies now, trying to catch up to his level. So please, don’t bother my friend. I know people like you, who’ve already left school, think we students are naive and easy to manipulate. You probably think if you pester us enough, you’ll eventually get what you want. But let me tell you, don’t get your hopes up…”

Listening to Bai Zhi babble incessantly, Su Yao went from bewilderment to exasperation.

What on earth is she talking about?!

She strode forward and covered Bai Zhi’s chattering mouth with her hand.

Finally, silence. Bai Zhi stared blankly at Su Yao, who had suddenly closed the distance between them, her mind going blank.

Up close, every single thing about this woman was perfectly aligned with Su Yao’s preferences! That was the only thought swirling through Bai Zhi’s head.

And the sensation on her lips—she’d actually kissed Su Yao’s palm!

Su Yao sighed. Bai Zhi was such a chatterbox that Su Yao couldn’t get a word in edgewise. She’d had to resort to covering her mouth. “You’ve misunderstood,” she said. “I’m just delivering something for someone else.”

Bai Zhi froze, then tears began to fall in torrents.

“Hey, hey, why are you crying?” Su Yao frantically searched for tissues, her mind racing back over her words and actions.

I didn’t bully the poor girl, did I?

Through her streaming tears, Bai Zhi mumbled, “You scared me to death!”

“What?” Su Yao was utterly baffled. “How did I scare you?” Could it be because of her appearance? But she wasn’t unattractive, was she?

Bai Zhi stared at Su Yao, making her feel inexplicably guilty. Su Yao handed her a tissue and rubbed her nose awkwardly. “Why are you crying?”

Bai Zhi took the tissue and snorted coldly. “Don’t you know Omegas are made of water?”

Su Yao: “……” She knew now.

Su Yao truly had work left to do, especially since Ling Jixiao had gone abroad to negotiate projects. She still needed to handle many arrangements here.

Just as Su Yao was about to leave again, Bai Zhi, quick as lightning, grabbed the hem of her shirt.

Under Su Yao’s puzzled gaze, Bai Zhi hesitated, stammering, her head half-lowered in bashful embarrassment. Her red, teary eyes, like a rabbit’s, looked utterly adorable.

“What is it?” Su Yao asked, genuinely unable to be cross with this little girl. She even dared not speak firmly, afraid that the delicate girl might start sobbing again.

“Sister, could you…” Bai Zhi fumbled with her words.

Seeing Bai Zhi twist herself into a pretzel of nervousness, Su Yao finally heard her say slowly:

“Sister, could you… give me your contact information?”

Su Yao pressed a hand to her forehead and pulled a business card from her pocket, handing it over.

Bai Zhi took the business card, a smile playing on her lips.

Su Yao hurriedly left, figuring she’d have to work overtime tonight.

“Take care, Miss! Come back again soon!” Bai Zhi called after her.

Su Yao nearly stumbled. Why did Bai Zhi’s farewell sound like she’d just been paid for sex?

Clutching the business card, Bai Zhi walked back to the dormitory, beaming.

Meanwhile, after Bai Zhi left, Qin Yue felt restless.

Li Nuonuo emerged from the bathroom and asked where Bai Zhi had gone. Qin Yue simply replied that Bai Zhi had gone out to grab something.

With the bathroom now empty, Qin Yue pushed her thoughts aside and decided to take a shower first.

Warm water cascaded down her body. Qin Yue closed her eyes, letting the flow envelop her, but her mind involuntarily recalled the day she’d jumped into the lake to save Ling Jixiao.

She’d slipped her arms under Ling Jixiao’s armpits and dragged her through the water.

The waterlogged clothes had been incredibly heavy, draining her strength until she nearly couldn’t move her.

Thinking back on it now, Qin Yue felt a wave of fear.

She squeezed some shower gel, its fresh scent filling the bathroom.

In that fleeting moment, Qin Yue suddenly remembered: that day in the lake, she seemed to have caught a whiff of mint.

The mint scent, cool and refreshing, felt strangely familiar.

But how could mint be in the lake?

But she couldn’t have been mistaken…

Qin Yue lathered the shower gel and spread it over her body. When she reached the gland at the back of her neck, she suddenly remembered that day in the lake. She had been holding Ling Jixiao from behind, and her face had been right near the woman’s gland.

Both of them had been in the water, so the Suppressant Patch must have gotten wet.

At that thought, the foam in Qin Yue’s hand dropped to the floor with a plop.

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