After Transmigrating into a Ridiculous Alpha, I Saved My Aloof Omega Wife - Chapter 28.1

“How exactly do you want me to take advantage of you?” Cheng Jianli asked.

Jiang Muyan had only been joking, trying to tease Cheng Jianli and make her smile. But when Cheng Jianli actually asked the question outright, she froze, her fair cheeks instantly flushing a faint pink.

Cheng Jianli noticed and smiled faintly. “I thought you meant everything you said. Turns out you were just talking big.”

Jiang Muyan’s rebellious streak flared up immediately. “Who says I wasn’t serious? I mean every word!”

Cheng Jianli raised a brow. “Oh?”

“Of course!” Jiang Muyan huffed. “If you don’t believe me, kiss me right now, I won’t even blink!”

Cheng Jianli: “…”

“No need,” Cheng Jianli turned her face away, her tone calm. “You should save that for your first love.”

Jiang Muyan: “Huh? First love?”

Cheng Jianli: “You don’t seem like the type who’s ever been in a relationship.”

Jiang Muyan blinked in confusion. “How can you tell?”

Cheng Jianli replied seriously, “Because if you had a partner, I think they’d be driven to an early grave by that mouth of yours.”

???

No way!!!

Jiang Muyan was utterly wronged. Before transmigrating into this book, she and Cheng Jianli had been together for years and Cheng Jianli had never once been driven to death by her!

At most, Cheng Jianli would stay silent, but she never got angry with her. Not even when Jiang Muyan drunkenly called her twenty-seven times in a row!

The thought made Jiang Muyan even more aggrieved. She sat to the side, covering her eyes in exaggerated sorrow.

Seeing Jiang Muyan’s dramatic mood swings, Cheng Jianli felt she might have gone too far. She softened her voice and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Muyan sniffled. “Your words were too cruel. I don’t like them.”

Cheng Jianli said, “But you were the one who asked me to scold you.”

Jiang Muyan pouted. “You can scold me all you want, but you can’t scold my partner. Insulting me is fine, insulting you is not.”

Cheng Jianli: “?”

Realizing her slip, Jiang Muyan quickly corrected, “I mean, insulting my partner is not okay.”

This time, Cheng Jianli understood. She murmured gently, “Alright, I’m sorry. I’ll apologize to your future partner who hasn’t appeared yet.”

Jiang Muyan sulked. “You’re not sincere.”

“Then what do you want?” Cheng Jianli asked. “How about we skip tutoring tonight and you can go hang out with your friends? Would that make it better?”

Jiang Muyan wiped at nonexistent tears, her voice despondent. “No, that won’t do either.”

Cheng Jianli watched as Jiang Muyan pretended to cry while sneakily glancing at her from the corner of her eye. She couldn’t help but find it amusing. “Are you really crying?”

Jiang Muyan nodded solemnly. “Yes, I am.”

Cheng Jianli pointed out, “But I haven’t seen a single tear.”

Jiang Muyan declared, “That’s because I’m strong! I refuse to let my tears fall!”

Cheng Jianli nodded. “Mm, you really are strong. And I take back what I said earlier.”

Jiang Muyan’s train of thought was instantly derailed. She looked up, traces of lingering grievance still on her face.

Cheng Jianli continued, “Actually, I think the person who ends up with you would be very happy and lucky.”

With that, she turned back to her book, leaving Jiang Muyan sitting there in stunned silence.

What did her wife mean by that?

Was she complimenting her? Or just comforting her because she pretended to cry?

But before Jiang Muyan could ask more, class started again. She hurriedly took out her textbook, though her mind was still mulling over Cheng Jianli’s words so much so that she even forgot what homework was assigned for biology class.

The last period in the afternoon was homeroom.

Their homeroom teacher, Zhang Wen, walked in with the math teacher, who immediately slammed his lesson plan onto the desk, startling the entire class.

Even Jiang Muyan, who had been catching up on sleep during the break, jolted awake.

Cheng Jianli nudged Jiang Muyan’s arm, signaling her to sit up properly.

The math teacher’s face was livid. “During the recent math quizzes for Classes 8 and 9, we caught over a dozen students cheating!”

A dozen cheaters was far too serious, no wonder the math teacher was this furious.

“Last time, three students from Class 2 were also caught cheating. The teachers let it slide because it was your first offense,” the math teacher banged on the desk. “But cheating now is just lying to others and yourselves. You’re already in your senior year, and the monthly exams are coming up. The academic office has discussed this anyone caught cheating will have it recorded in their permanent file!”

Zhang Wen added from the side, “The monthly exams aren’t that hard. The teachers just want you to take them honestly. If there are questions you don’t know, you can learn them after the exams. Relying on underhanded methods won’t give you real results, right?”

The math teacher, seemingly unsatisfied with Zhang Wen’s gentle tone, raised his voice even louder. “For this monthly exam, I don’t care about anything else but if anyone cheats in math, don’t blame me for being harsh. If you cheat now, will you cheat in the college entrance exams too?!”

“And let me make this clear, whether you’re the one cheating or helping someone else cheat, it’ll go on your record!” the math teacher snapped. “Helping others is good, but not during exams. Do you understand?”

The class answered in unison, “Yes !”

After his tirade, the math teacher stormed out. Zhang Wen added a few more words. “You’ve all heard what the math teacher said. The monthly exams are coming up, so use the remaining time to study properly. I won’t disturb you.”

With that, Zhang Wen sat at the podium and began her work.

Jiang Muyan whispered to Cheng Jianli, “Did people in our class really cheat?”

Cheng Jianli replied, “A few were caught before, but since it was their first time, their parents weren’t informed.”

Jiang Muyan let out an “Oh” and propped her chin on her hand. “I wouldn’t cheat. I think whatever score I get is what I deserve. I didn’t study, so it’s only fair, haha.”

Cheng Jianli: “…”

Cheng Jianli said, “You have a good attitude. But you’ve studied this time, so you should do well.”

Jiang Muyan grinned. “I think so too. I’m super confident I’ll pass this time.”

Cheng Jianli nodded. “Actually, I think you’re quite smart. You grasp things quickly. Take the math problem I explained to you this morning, you were good at applying what you learned.”

Jiang Muyan blushed. “Teacher Cheng, if you praise me like this, I might get arrogant.”

Cheng Jianli said, “I’m just encouraging you.”

Jiang Muyan’s eyes sparkled. “Then, if I do well this time, can you give me a reward?”

“A reward?” Cheng Jianli seemed surprised.

“Yeah!”

Cheng Jianli tilted her head. “What kind?”

“I haven’t thought of it yet,” Jiang Muyan said eagerly. “I’ll ask you for it after the exams.”

After a while, the broadcast began announcing the precautions for the monthly exam, repeatedly reminding all students not to cheat. This time, both those who cheated and those who helped others cheat would face consequences.

Soon, the class meeting ended, and it was time for dismissal. As Cheng Jianli packed her bag, she asked, “Do you want to hang out with friends today?”

Jiang Muyan folded her draft paper and tossed it into the trash. “I have tutoring today, so probably not.”

“That’s fine,” Cheng Jianli nodded. “It’s a good chance for me to tutor you in biology.”

“Biology tutoring?” Jiang Muyan turned to her in confusion.

“You zoned out for twenty minutes during biology class today,” Cheng Jianli said. “Even though biology is relatively simple, you won’t pass if you don’t study.”

So she had noticed.

Jiang Muyan scratched her head sheepishly. “Teacher Cheng, I didn’t mean to.”

“Pay attention in class from now on. The teacher covers key points that will be on the exam,” Cheng Jianli said calmly.

Jiang Muyan nodded earnestly. “I’ll remember.”

“Let’s go. To your place,” Cheng Jianli said.

As they walked out of the school building, they ran into many familiar faces. Jiang Muyan seemed to know everyone, greeting each one warmly.

Cheng Jianli watched silently, a question forming in her mind.

Could someone really be this friendly with everyone? She had thought such people didn’t exist, yet Jiang Muyan proved otherwise.

“Do you know all of them well?” Cheng Jianli asked.

Jiang Muyan turned back. “Huh? You mean the Class 1 students?”

Cheng Jianli nodded. “Mm.”

“We get along pretty well,” Jiang Muyan said. “I was in Class 1 before transferring, and they all liked me. I still have good friends there who enjoy hanging out with me.”

“I can tell,” Cheng Jianli remarked. “You’re really popular.”

Jiang Muyan beamed at the praise. “Well, maybe it’s because they’re all nice people, so we naturally became friends.”

Cheng Jianli frowned slightly. “You don’t actually believe everyone in the world is good, do you?”

“Of course not,” Jiang Muyan clenched her fists. “Like that guy who bullied you today, he’s definitely not a good person!”

She still remembered that.

Cheng Jianli thought to herself, then glanced at Jiang Muyan’s indignant expression and couldn’t help but chuckle. “You only met him for the first time today.”

“But he bullied you!” Jiang Muyan insisted. “Teacher Cheng, anyone who bullies you is a bad person!”

“Do you want to know what happened between us?” Cheng Jianli asked.

Jiang Muyan immediately perked up. “Yes!”

Cheng Jianli sighed. “He really is my cousin, Zhang Siyuan, my uncle’s son.”

Jiang Muyan pondered this. “But you two look nothing alike! You’re so pretty, and he’s… well, not.”

Cheng Jianli shrugged. “I don’t know. He doesn’t resemble my uncle at all, but because he’s a boy, he’s always been the favorite.”

Jiang Muyan frowned at the implication. “Your family favors sons over daughters?”

“Yeah,” Cheng Jianli said quietly. “We were poor back then, so I had to help with farming and carrying water, working day and night. My mom passed away early, and my grandmother fell ill from exhaustion.”

“Back then, I desperately wanted to take my grandmother away from that place, so I studied like crazy and got into a high school in the city,” Cheng Jianli lowered her eyes. “But my father and the others didn’t agree with me coming here to study. They just wanted me to start working in a factory as soon as possible to save up for Zhang Siyuan’s marriage fund and buy him a new house.”

Hearing this, Jiang Muyan felt her heart instantly twist into knots, her mind going blank.

Listening to Cheng Jianli personally recount how she almost couldn’t attend high school due to gender discrimination, worked day and night, and even had to earn money early to buy a house for her cousin, Jiang Muyan’s eyes began to sting with tears.

Why did her wife have to suffer so much? How could such a male lead end up with her wife in a happy ending?

What kind of trashy novel was this?!

“I won’t allow you to do any of that work!” Jiang Muyan’s eyes burned with anger. “Why should you have to work? Doesn’t he have hands of his own? Can’t he earn money himself? Why should you have to buy him a house?!”

Cheng Jianli replied, “That’s why I refused and secretly ran away to attend school.”

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