Transmigrated as a Scum Alpha: Now I Have a Wife via the Heartless Dao - Chapter 35
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The military academy covered a massive area, so while student dormitories were clustered in one zone, the reporting areas for each major were divided according to the broader college categories.
Therefore, Yu Qianyan first dropped Rong Shu off at the Science Academy’s Biotechnology reporting area, waiting until she saw her meet up with Zhu Lanjun before heading off to the Command Department, where all the combat commanders gathered.
Watching Rong Shu and Zhu Lanjun walk away hand in hand, looking intimate and friendly, Yu Qianyan was not only surprised that they had hit it off immediately, she couldn’t help but feel moved. In the original plot, even if Rong Shu and Zhu Lanjun weren’t sworn enemies, their stances were definitely hostile. Who would have thought that just by not acting like a troublemaker, as the original body had, she could make them get along so well?
Fate in this world is truly mysterious, and interesting.
Yu Qianyan squinted at Rong Shu’s retreating figure against the dazzling sunlight, ensuring the two Omegas, who were pretending to be Betas in the same dorm, had perfectly blended into the crowd, before leaving with peace of mind.
The Science Academy didn’t have many students, and its majors were divided much more finely than other colleges, so there weren’t many people in each field. Furthermore, the Science Academy didn’t have high requirements for physical constitution during recruitment, nor did it set many physical training courses. It had only one requirement: good grades and the ability to conduct research. Thus, the proportion of Betas among the students was the highest in the entire military academy, even higher than that of the group handling logistics and internal affairs.
This was a college that valued research results above all else. As long as one could produce research results, they were a hero of their major and the entire college. As for whether they were an Alpha or a Beta, or if their rank was S or F, the Science Academy didn’t care at all, at least that was how the Science Academy always claimed to the outside world.
Moreover, the Science Academy’s research covered a wide range, from mechs and warships to fertilizers and pesticides, covering everything. Therefore, even though the Science Academy was famously known as a scholar’s college with low combat strength and high average IQ, those academies full of muscle-bound monsters wouldn’t provoke the people from the Science Academy, lest they accidentally offend some future genius scientist one day, only to have them hold a grudge and sabotage their research when key results were about to come out.
Overall, Rong Shu had chosen the Science Academy, and now that she had Zhu Lanjun as a companion, Yu Qianyan was relatively at ease.
Yu Qianyan left, but she didn’t know that she had caused a small commotion after she departed.
It was no wonder, as just standing there, Yu Qianyan possessed a strong Alpha aura that was completely out of place with the Science Academy. Without even needing to feel the suppression of her pheromones, one could tell just by looking that she was someone who could really fight.
Looking at her face and temperament, she was not only capable of fighting, but also looked good, elegant, and noble. Even if placed in the Command Department, the ace of the military academy, she would still stand out from the crowd.
Such a beautiful and strong Alpha suddenly appearing at the Science Academy’s reporting area, and staring in the direction of the freshmen for a long time, gave the young people who hadn’t been tortured by academics yet plenty to gossip about. This was especially true for some Betas who didn’t have high abilities themselves and were planning to find a high-quality partner at the military academy. They immediately became infatuated and started asking around for Yu Qianyan’s personal information.
Yu Qianyan didn’t like to run out much, but she couldn’t stop the fact that the original body was a high-profile and unreliable person. Soon, someone dug up Yu Qianyan’s identity and it spread rapidly.
Consequently, those romantic debts incurred by the original body became a double-edged sword at this moment. Some people thought Yu Qianyan was a flashy but hollow vase and were disappointed, while naturally, there were others who thought Yu Qianyan had no moral bottom line and was easy to conquer, not taking it to heart even when they learned she had married young.
After all, noble Alphas, who doesn’t have a few lovers?
Wanting to use one’s own beauty to move up, to achieve class transcendence, what did a temporary lack of title matter? The winner is the one who finally plucks the peach.
They heard that Yu Qianyan’s Omega was a vase, not only having an average family background, but also having a very poor relationship with her birth father, stepfather, and several brothers and sisters. She had no background support and had nothing but a pretty face. While Yu Qianyan had been a playboy, she was a good Alpha who cared about her family and treated that vase Omega very well, with both the engagement banquet and the wedding being extremely grand.
They also heard that Yu Qianyan had only been willing to marry that Omega because she was set up. That Omega shamelessly crawled into the bed of a drunken Yu Qianyan and was caught in the act. With everyone watching, there was no other choice but to bite the bullet and acknowledge the marriage. The two of them actually had no emotional foundation, so she should be easy to poach.
Rumors always spread more chaotically as they are passed along. Public opinion is a powerful force, and in the interstellar era, internet speed was much faster than Yu Qianyan’s pace.
Therefore, when Yu Qianyan arrived at the Command Department and met up with Qin Zhiyu and Qi Yan, she found Qi Yan looking at her with a strange expression. Before she had time to ask, she was pulled aside by Qin Zhiyu, who took out a communicator and pointed to the latest hot post on the school’s internal forum for Yu Qianyan to see.
Yu Qianyan opened the post, puzzled, and after a while, quit the forum, speechless.
At the same time, Qi Yan was also holding a communicator on the side, reading the title of the hot post: “The only heir to the Duke of the Yu surname (married) enters the military academy on the first day and goes to the Science Academy freshmen reporting area to hunt for beauties. Her philandering nature hasn’t changed, but her taste has changed drastically. Suspected red light in her new marriage!” … Huh? Look, there’s even a picture below, but it’s a bit blurry.
Yu Qianyan: No, a person can’t, at least, one shouldn’t…
“Hey, Qianyan, take a look, really. Although this photo is super blurry, it’s actually taken quite well. You should look at it!” Qi Yan raised her eyebrows at Yu Qianyan, shoving the communicator under Yu Qianyan’s nose.
Hearing this, Yu Qianyan subconsciously furrowed her brows, immediately putting on a resistant look, waving her hands frantically to block it, repeatedly saying with disgust, “Take it away, take it away!” which amused Qi Yan to no end.
“Fine, fine, I won’t force you to read the post. But this photo really is taken very well, it makes you look especially tall, and your legs are so long. How about this, I’ll save the photo and send it to you. Add me on your communicator.”
As she spoke, Qi Yan switched the interface of her communicator to the ready-to-add-contact screen and handed it back to Yu Qianyan.
A bitter smile appeared on Yu Qianyan’s face, and she added Qi Yan’s contact information, having no way to refuse.
“Sigh, what’s the big deal? We’re all Alphas, we understand, we all understand.” Qi Yan took back her communicator with satisfaction and comforted her, “Your mother is someone who can’t tolerate any sand in her eyes, we all know this. That banquet back then was probably just a misunderstanding, who could have expected… Sigh! Duke Yu is also something, to settle your lifelong happiness so early, why go to such lengths? It’s a pity that you are gifted, Qianyan, otherwise, after graduating from the military academy, making achievements, and inheriting the title, what kind of Omega wouldn’t you be able to have? Even among my brothers and sisters, if you have any you like, it would be a match…”
Yu Qianyan listened to these words without responding, keeping that subtly bitter smile, as if she had grievances but dared not speak them aloud.
After Qi Yan had talked for a long time, seeing Yu Qianyan’s demeanor, a flash of satisfaction quickly crossed her eyes. She patted Yu Qianyan on the shoulder consolingly, turned her head, and said to Qin Zhiyu, “Accompany Qianyan to report, I have some things to do, so I won’t go with you. When you have time tonight, I’ll come play at your dorm?”
Qin Zhiyu was very perceptive and immediately expressed that this would be a great honor for their dorm, coaxing Qi Yan into leaving with a beaming smile.
As soon as Qi Yan left, Yu Qianyan and Qin Zhiyu simultaneously put away the smiles they were wearing, which carried different meanings, and looked at each other.
Qin Zhiyu: “Should I find someone to delete that post now?”
“Delete it. Her goal should have already been achieved, she won’t care how long the post lasts, and our hiring someone to delete the post is likely the reaction she predicted we would have.” Yu Qianyan replied, “You find someone, I’ll go contact Rong Shu.”
“Alright.”
So Qin Zhiyu flipped through her contact list, while Yu Qianyan nervously dialed Rong Shu’s communicator.
“What’s wrong?” The voice coming through the communicator was colder than Rong Shu’s original tone, making the roots of Yu Qianyan’s ears feel a little hot.
“Nothing, have you finished your business over there?”
“Finished.” Rong Shu paused for a moment, appearing to be saying something to the person beside her. Then, a rush of hurried footsteps came through the communicator, and after about a dozen seconds, Rong Shu’s voice sounded again, this time with a slight panting.
“Alright, it’s convenient for me to talk now, did something happen?”
Truly sharp! Yu Qianyan praised her in her heart, her tone becoming a bit lighter, “There might be a rumor at your academy recently, it’s about me… No need to pay attention to it, I’ve already asked Zhiyu to find someone to delete the post. Anyway, you are Jiang Yuli now.”
Speaking of this, Yu Qianyan paused subtly, then continued, “It shouldn’t affect you, but if anyone takes advantage of the chaos to bully you, remember to tell me, absolutely.”
After listening, Rong Shu didn’t answer immediately, but instead asked, “Why does it sound to me like, you’ve spread some tawdry gossip, but you seem quite happy about it?”
Happy? Where did the happiness come from?
Yu Qianyan was just about to argue when she was cut off by Rong Shu’s cold “Got it,” after which the call was hung up.
Qin Zhiyu happened to finish contacting someone and came over, staring at Yu Qianyan’s face, looking up, down, left, and right, tsk-tsking in admiration, “Why were you smiling so happily just now, and now you’re hanging your head? Did Miss Rong scold you? Sigh, look on the bright side, it’s your own Omega, if you don’t dote on her, what else can you do?”
Who was scolded?
Wait.
“Did I smile very happily just now?” Yu Qianyan felt a thump in her heart, “How come I didn’t know.”
“You were happy, your mouth was split wide open. What, did Miss Rong kiss you over the air?” Qin Zhiyu nudged Yu Qianyan with her elbow, only for it to be grabbed and twisted in reverse, “Ouch, gently, it hurts, hurts, hurts!”
“Don’t pretend.” Yu Qianyan let go, belatedly realizing what Rong Shu meant by happy, and her brows slowly furrowed.
Before, without anyone to remind her, and having never been separated from Rong Shu for a long time, when had she started to unconsciously smile whenever she chatted with Rong Shu over the communicator?
Qin Zhiyu had tried to pull a prank, but not only did it have no effect, Yu Qianyan’s mood seemed even worse. She felt a bit of a headache, wanting to persuade her again, but fearing it would backfire, she could only shut her mouth awkwardly.
Yu Qianyan didn’t ponder it for too long. Besides, this wasn’t something that could be figured out just by thinking about it, so she went to report with Qin Zhiyu first.
On the way, Qin Zhiyu wasn’t used to such a long silence and asked Yu Qianyan proactively: “You said, what is she planning by causing such a scene? In a family like ours, who would really care about this kind of scandal? It’s not like she’s an Omega, who needs to be particular about chastity.”
Yu Qianyan glanced at her, “Who said her goal was the scandal?”
Qin Zhiyu was startled, “Then what does she want?”
“She wants me.”
Pausing for a second, Yu Qianyan added, “And you. She wants both you and me.”