Transmigrated as a Scum Alpha: Now I Have a Wife via the Heartless Dao - Chapter 37

Yu Qianyan arrived quickly. By the time she reached them, Rong Shu and Zhu Lanjun were still chatting heatedly.

They had been quite far away at first, so she hadn’t thought much of it when she saw their silhouettes and hurried over. But as she got closer, she heard Zhu Lanjun’s question, “You seem to really like that Miss Yu,” and she was nailed to the spot.

The subsequent conversation became blurry in her ears. She only remembered that Rong Shu hadn’t given a direct answer, choosing instead to remain silent and then respond with a counter-question.

This was an obvious signal, at least according to Yu Qianyan’s understanding of Rong Shu. If the answer had been negative, Rong Shu would have denied it either directly or with sarcasm, rather than asking such a defensive counter-question.

This was an unexpected situation, but when the result was laid out plainly before Yu Qianyan, she wasn’t surprised, just a bit timid.

She withdrew her steps and allowed a respectful distance to remain between herself and the two women, not daring to eavesdrop any longer.

Her thoughts became chaotic, and she tried her best not to think about that sentence, focusing instead on the matter regarding Qi Yan that she needed to discuss with Rong Shu.

Yet, a corner of her heart was quietly stirred with excitement. She couldn’t tell if it was because she hadn’t been confessed to in a long time, or because the person was Rong Shu.

Until her presence was discovered by Zhu Lanjun.

Yu Qianyan tried to restrain her excitement while speaking to Rong Shu, but she seemed to have suddenly become a child who couldn’t keep a secret. Even though she sealed her lips, the words she wanted to say bubbled up from her eyes, her mouth, and her nose.

She didn’t even know what she wanted to say when she started speaking, but it didn’t matter, she just had to say something to Rong Shu.

But why did Rong Shu suddenly deny it?

Did she not like her? Yu Qianyan couldn’t figure it out.

They had kissed, hugged, and held hands more than once. They had exchanged heartfelt conversations and kept unspoken secrets. Rong Shu had even taken the initiative several times to be marked, whether it was a temporary mark or a permanent one, she had always been happy to have such intimate contact with her.

Subconsciously, Yu Qianyan had long accepted the fact that Rong Shu liked her. That was why she always felt varying degrees of guilt, difficulty, or momentary wavering whenever she had to refuse for the sake of her Dao heart.

Did Rong Shu really not like her? Were all their past interactions just to solidify her status, and now that they were married, there was no need to act anymore?

Yu Qianyan felt that wasn’t right. Rong Shu wasn’t the type to betray herself for power or status.

But considering Rong Shu’s cold attitude since the wedding, Yu Qianyan was uncertain. She had seen Rong Shu’s passionate side, so she could naturally distinguish when the other party wanted to cool things down.

Maybe Rong Shu had come to her senses and no longer liked her.

If that were really the case, wouldn’t it be a good thing?

No, it was a good thing! Their future interactions would definitely be more intimate and harmonious! Just like the friendship she shared with her martial sisters!

Yu Qianyan emphasized this to herself repeatedly, like an AI without an emotional processing plug-in, rationally correcting the erroneous logic and operating deviations that had appeared in her program.

Emotional self-regulation didn’t take long. Yu Qianyan soon began discussing Qi Yan with Rong Shu, starting with the fact that Qi Yan’s dorm was right next to theirs.

Rong Shu listened with lowered eyes, occasionally glancing up to scan Yu Qianyan’s expression before lowering her head again, silent, only nodding lightly or murmuring “Mmm” to let Yu Qianyan know she hadn’t lost focus.

Yu Qianyan’s logic was always clear when discussing serious matters, and her tone of voice was normal. As Rong Shu followed Yu Qianyan’s description, she spared a sliver of her mind to doubt herself.

Was the blush she had seen on Yu Qianyan’s face or the disappointment she had felt earlier all fake? Otherwise, how could Yu Qianyan settle her mood so quickly?

Did she deny it too fast? Or was the timing of her hot-and-cold strategy wrong, failing to use the contrast in attitude to force Yu Qianyan to realize her inner feelings? How much affection did Yu Qianyan actually have for her?

Rong Shu couldn’t help but question herself. Yu Qianyan always appeared calm and composed before her, like a stone statue. Even when she lost her composure under temptation, she could quickly recover to her usual calm and self-restrained self.

Sometimes, like right now, Rong Shu felt like Yu Qianyan was an engraved statue of a deity, while she was a snowball thrown against it.

No matter how hard she tried to paint Yu Qianyan with different colors, when the weather cleared and warmed, Yu Qianyan would still be that statue of a deity, without any change, while she herself had turned into a puddle of slush, gradually evaporating, leaving not a trace of her existence on the other person.

Frustrated?

Maybe a little.

But only a little. That was the only amount of vulnerability Rong Shu allowed herself.

Burying all the negative emotions of hesitation and frustration deep in her heart, Rong Shu calmed down and recalled the events of her past life.

In her past life, because “Yu Qianyan” was reluctant to get married, she had argued with Yu Qishan for a long time. Even after marriage, she continued to make trouble, and Yu Qishan had locked her at home for many days to temper her character, which directly caused their wedding and enrollment time to be delayed significantly.

The Emperor, Empress, Qi Yan, and Qi Xiaoxiao had not appeared at the wedding. After all, it was just a small, perfunctory wedding. And after “Yu Qianyan” enrolled in school, Zhu Lanjun and Qi Yan were already very close, often appearing together, leaving Qi Yan with nothing but defensive wariness toward “Yu Qianyan” as a romantic rival.

The story had taken a completely different turn from the very beginning. In her past life, there hadn’t been this string of incidents, like the trouble-making or the politicking, so there was little reference value.

Moreover, during this period in her past life, Rong Shu was still in the early stages of marriage, caught between reality and fantasy. She didn’t have much freedom to go out or any say in matters, and she hadn’t been in the mood to pay attention, so she knew very little and couldn’t be sure of Qi Yan’s purpose.

However, although she didn’t know the beginning, she was clear about what happened later.

She couldn’t remember the exact point in time, but there was a period when Yu Qishan was always troubled, locking herself in her study as soon as she got home.

That was the period when the relationship between Yu Qishan and “Yu Qianyan” was at its worst, completely ignoring each other. But according to Rong Shu’s observations, Yu Qishan had wanted to say something to “Yu Qianyan” several times, only to be met with resistance, and eventually, it came to nothing.

Later, during an argument with “Yu Qianyan,” Yu Qishan became so angry that her acute illness flared up and she passed away.

When exactly did that happen? Rong Shu couldn’t remember.

Although there was no evidence, Rong Shu didn’t believe for a second that there was no connection between the reason for Yu Qishan’s distress and her sudden death. However, the people involved remained a mystery, and there was no way to verify what Yu Qishan had actually encountered.

Furthermore, in this life, the mother-daughter relationship between Yu Qianyan and Yu Qishan was excellent, and Yu Qishan looked very healthy now. Even if the same unsolvable change occurred, it probably wouldn’t end the way it did in her past life.

Out of caution, however, Rong Shu decided she should remind the Yu mother and daughter several times later, ensuring the food and water at home were checked regularly and strictly, especially requiring frequent medical checkups to ensure there were no health risks.

Whether in her past life or the present, Yu Qishan hadn’t been unkind to Rong Shu. It was precisely because of Yu Qishan’s protection that she hadn’t been tormented to death by “Yu Qianyan” the moment she married in. Whenever there was hope, Rong Shu always wanted Yu Qishan to survive her deadly crisis.

After some discussion, Yu Qianyan and Rong Shu didn’t reach any useful conclusion, so they could only remain cautious and keep a safe distance from Qi Yan, neither offending her nor getting too close.

After the discussion, Yu Qianyan wanted to accompany Rong Shu to look around the school, but as soon as she finished the invitation, her communicator began to ring incessantly, creating an irritating din.

Helplessly, Yu Qianyan offered an apologetic smile to Rong Shu and opened the communicator in front of her.

Good grief! It was all friend requests from strangers, mostly Betas, with a few Alphas mixed in.

Looking closer, they were all fellow students from different colleges in the military academy. They all had one thing in common: they had sent carefully selected photos, and the messages were mostly along the lines of “I saw the post on the campus forum and want to make friends with you.”

Yu Qianyan hurriedly scrambled to delete the requests one by one. After a while, she looked up and found Rong Shu sneering.

“You’re quite popular, Miss Yu.” Rong Shu crossed her arms, took a half-step back, leaned her body backward, and looked at Yu Qianyan with a fake smile.

Yu Qianyan licked her dry lips and swallowed, explaining dryly, “It’s not my fault, I haven’t made my communicator number public.”

“Qi Yan! It must be Qi Yan! I only added her recently, and that post was her doing, it must be Qi Yan framing me!”

Rong Shu rolled her eyes elegantly, neither saying she believed her nor that she didn’t. She coldly left behind a “I’m going back to the dorm, do as you please,” and turned to leave.

Yu Qianyan was still stunned, her brain still looping “Qi Yan framed me!”, but her body autonomously followed Rong Shu’s footsteps.

Rong Shu stopped, turned around, and glared at Yu Qianyan. “Why are you following me?”

“Ah?” Yu Qianyan looked over blankly, processing it before answering, “I… I’m walking you back.”

“You’re so busy, I wouldn’t dare trouble you.”

Yu Qianyan subconsciously wanted to refute, but every time she opened her mouth, Rong Shu glared at her. She thought about it and silently handed over the communicator.

“What for?” Rong Shu asked irritably, though she took the communicator without hesitation.

“Help me open a linked account. You can see all my requests from now on. You can reject them for me, or use my account to reply directly. Whatever you want to do.”

Rong Shu’s grip on the communicator tightened, and her brows gradually furrowed.

Yu Qianyan’s reaction was not within her expectations. She was so sincere that Rong Shu began to suspect it was a strategy of retreating to advance.

Could an Alpha really do this?

Perhaps because Rong Shu was silent for too long, Yu Qianyan guessed her concerns and explained proactively, “You aren’t happy because of these requests, and I don’t know of any better way to solve this at the root, so I might as well leave it to you. Anyway, there’s nothing I can’t let you know. Just consider it a favor, okay?”

Rong Shu pursed her lips, bit her cheek, looked at the communicator in her hand, then at Yu Qianyan, and stuffed the communicator into her pocket without hesitation.

“Fine.” Rong Shu tilted her chin proudly. “I’ll give you this face.”

“Weren’t you going to walk me back? Why are you still standing there?”

With that, Rong Shu stepped forward first, the corner of her mouth twitching as she quickly suppressed a smile, and walked briskly away without looking back.

Yu Qianyan followed behind, breathing a long sigh of relief.

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