I Fall Every Time I Meet an Alpha [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 46

The Suppressant made Zhong Xiaoxiao feel much better, though she was still a bit dizzy. Her steps felt light and unsteady.

Seeing her wobble, Meng Yuqing took her hand. “Let me help you.”

“Oh, okay.” Zhong Xiaoxiao didn’t resist this time and let her support her.

The two walked slowly along the desolate school path, the surroundings evoking a sense of melancholy. Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn’t quite describe her emotions, it was as if “Heat” was a switch that had been flipped, making her sentimental and overly sensitive.

What should she do? Zhong Xiaoxiao refused to be bound by this.

“Actually, the Heat period isn’t that bad,” Meng Yuqing reassured her. “You just need to stay home and rest.”

“Has your Heat period come before?” Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask, noticing how familiar Meng Yuqing seemed with it.

“Ah, Heat period…” Meng Yuqing wondered  had the system even given her such a setting? Previously, she had only felt feverish due to Zhong Xiaoxiao’s influence. Whether it was a real Heat period was still unclear.

Meng Yuqing: System, do I even have a Heat period?

System 666: No idea!

The system was still sulking, ignoring Meng Yuqing.

Meng Yuqing: What’s with the attitude? For a system, you’re really petty.

System 666: Me, petty? You’re the one making zero progress! Don’t think I don’t know what’s on your mind!

Meng Yuqing: What’s on my mind?

System 666: You! You keep doing this and that to the female lead, what exactly are you trying to achieve?

Meng Yuqing: I’m not trying to achieve anything.

Her blatant denial infuriated the system. Since Meng Yuqing hadn’t committed any punishable offenses, the system couldn’t abuse its authority and could only stew in silent frustration.

Meng Yuqing helped Zhong Xiaoxiao into her car and instructed the driver to take them to Zhong Xiaoxiao’s neighborhood.

Dizzy and weak, Zhong Xiaoxiao felt utterly drained. Meng Yuqing had her lie down on the car seat, but even then, everything seemed to sway. The usually smooth ride now felt unbearably bumpy, making her nauseous.

A sudden urge surged up her throat. Zhong Xiaoxiao abruptly sat up, covering her mouth, barely holding back the urge to vomit.

“What’s wrong? Feeling sick?” Meng Yuqing handed her a lemon. “Smell this, it’ll help with the nausea.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao pressed the lemon to her nose, the tart citrus scent dulling the queasiness slightly. She felt miserable but didn’t dare complain or speak, afraid she’d throw up the moment she opened her mouth.

The car’s rocking only worsened her discomfort. She wished she could just disappear.

“Motion sickness?” Meng Yuqing supported her. “Here, drink some water.”

A cup with a straw was held up to Zhong Xiaoxiao. She sipped slowly, the water soothing her throat and easing the nausea a little.

Seeing her pale face, Meng Yuqing grew concerned. “Should we go to the hospital first?”

“No…” Zhong Xiaoxiao didn’t want the hospital, she just wanted to go home and lie down.

Understanding her thoughts, Meng Yuqing didn’t push further. Instead, she turned her attention back to pestering the system.

Meng Yuqing: “System, find a way to make the female lead more comfortable. What’s the use of her being weak in front of me? She needs to be weak in front of the male lead to stir his protective instincts.”

The system thought about it and found it reasonable.

System 666: “Then I’ll delay her discomfort. I’ll make her suffer when she’s with the male lead instead.”

Meng Yuqing knew this was just a temporary solution, but she couldn’t bear to see her in pain right now, so she agreed.

She urged the system: “Hurry up.”

The system floated over to Zhong Xiaoxiao and reached out, grabbing something from the top of her head. The discomfort was extracted, a fiery red mass, bubbling like lava with strange heat waves. The system took it away and stored it in its space, then said to Meng Yuqing, “Done.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao had been suffering for a while, but suddenly, her mind cleared. Her dizziness vanished, the car no longer felt like it was swaying, and her nausea disappeared it was as if she had completely recovered.

She had been slumped on the sofa earlier, but now she sat up straight like a perfectly healthy person. Zhong Xiaoxiao checked herself over, then looked at Meng Yuqing in amazement. “It doesn’t feel bad anymore.”

Meng Yuqing found her reaction amusing and said, “It comes in waves. You’ll get used to it.”

“Yeah.” Get used to it, get used to it. Zhong Xiaoxiao really did feel better now, and her mood lightened.

The Heat period is pure torture, my god.

This made Zhong Xiaoxiao cherish the good moments even more.

“Want something to eat?” Meng Yuqing held up a bag of chips. Zhong Xiaoxiao suddenly felt like having some, so she took them without hesitation and started munching.

“Meng Yuqing, what do you usually do during your Heat period?” Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask.

“Didn’t you take health education classes?” Meng Yuqing actually didn’t know either, but she was much calmer about it than Zhong Xiaoxiao. “They covered it in middle school.”

“Huh?” Zhong Xiaoxiao thought, Back in middle school, I had no idea where I even was.

“I forgot. Can you explain it to me again?” Zhong Xiaoxiao fibbed. “I want to hear about the real experience. It’s probably different from what the textbooks say, right?”

“Fine.” Meng Yuqing glanced at the system, which gave her an explanation, and she relayed it to Zhong Xiaoxiao: “The arrival of the Heat period signifies sexual maturity…”

“The Marriage Law states that Omegas can marry Alphas at eighteen, which is also a form of protection for Omegas. You know,” Meng Yuqing looked at Zhong Xiaoxiao, deliberately making it sound serious, “an unmated Omega walking alone is in great danger, they could be assaulted at any moment. So after an Omega’s Heat period starts, it’s best not to go out alone. To avoid… accidents.”

“Then, then…” Zhong Xiaoxiao was genuinely frightened. She was already a bit timid, and now it felt like she had developed full-blown paranoia like everyone outside was a potential threat, just waiting to assault her.

“Don’t worry, as long as you stick with me, you’ll be fine.” Meng Yuqing reassured her. “I’m an Omega too, so we can go out together safely. And there’s my brother, he’s an Alpha. He’ll protect us in the future.”

“Oh.” Zhong Xiaoxiao thought about it. At school, she only knew these two siblings, if she didn’t stick with them, who else could she go with?

She also had a romantic subplot with the male lead. Damn it, now I’m even more tied to them.

Meng Yuqing gazed at her lips, which had regained their rosy hue, lost in thought for a moment. Such soft lips, such a fragrant little beauty, what a pity her brother got to have her. Meng Yuqing still remembered the sweetness of their kiss. She wondered if Zhong Xiaoxiao remembered it too.

“Do you remember what happened in the bathroom?” Meng Yuqing suddenly asked.

“Huh?” Zhong Xiaoxiao looked up at her, startled by her clear gaze, and quickly lowered her head again. She tried to recall but drew a complete blank. “No, I don’t.”

“Really don’t remember?” Meng Yuqing perked up her ears to listen to her thoughts, confirming that what she said matched what she was thinking.

She really didn’t remember.

So, only she remembered? A flicker of displeasure crossed Meng Yuqing’s heart. It felt like she had taken advantage of Zhong Xiaoxiao, yet also like she hadn’t because if the other person didn’t remember, it was as if it had never happened.

“Did I embarrass myself?” Zhong Xiaoxiao tentatively asked, wondering if she had done something ridiculous like clinging to the toilet. That would be terrifying.

“Yeah, you clung to me like your life depended on it,” Meng Yuqing teased, shooting her a sidelong glance. “You even kissed me.”

Kissed… kissed her? No way!

Zhong Xiaoxiao stared at her in disbelief, imagining herself desperately clinging to Meng Yuqing for a kiss while Meng Yuqing helplessly tried to push her away. The mental image was oddly comical.

“Pfft!” Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the scene she’d conjured.

“What’s so funny?” Meng Yuqing asked, amused.

“Ah, nothing,” Zhong Xiaoxiao forced herself to stop laughing and said, “It just seems… unlikely. I don’t like…” She was about to say she didn’t like women but caught herself and corrected, “I don’t like Omegas.”

“I don’t like Omegas either,” Meng Yuqing echoed, her gaze making it clear she didn’t see Zhong Xiaoxiao as just an Omega.

Zhong Xiaoxiao was Zhong Xiaoxiao whether she was an Omega, Alpha, or Beta didn’t matter. She was just Zhong Xiaoxiao.

Zhong Xiaoxiao was the female lead, destined for the male lead, while Meng Yuqing was the supporting female character, fated to oppose her. There could be no other outcome.

Meng Yuqing sighed inwardly, unsure what she was even thinking.

System 666: Stop overthinking things. Don’t you want to return to your original world?

Meng Yuqing: I do. (Her tone didn’t sound very convincing.)

System 666: Then buck up! Only if the story reaches a happy ending can you go back, right?

Meng Yuqing: You’re absolutely right.

The system noticed Meng Yuqing’s low spirits. As a machine, it wasn’t equipped to offer comfort, it just hoped she’d snap out of it soon and help complete the plot.

Meng Yuqing was a pawn in the system’s hands, but now this pawn had developed thoughts of her own. Troublesome, indeed.

Meng Yuqing: Who created this world?

System 666: Why do you ask?

Meng Yuqing: The program is pre-set, right? There won’t be any deviations?

System 666: Right. The main direction won’t change. Minor details might shift, but as long as they don’t interfere with the main plot, it’s fine.

As long as they don’t interfere with the main plot, it’s fine. Meng Yuqing committed those words to memory. With that in mind, she turned her gaze to Zhong Xiaoxiao, who sat innocently on the sofa munching on chips. Noticing Meng Yuqing’s stare, Zhong Xiaoxiao looked back at her curiously.

Meng Yuqing smiled at her. “Let’s get along well, okay.”

“…”

Zhong Xiaoxiao froze momentarily upon hearing her words, a potato chip stuck in her mouth as she stared at Meng Yuqing with a puzzled expression.

Was it just her imagination? Why did she feel there was something sinister in Meng Yuqing’s gaze?!

Had the soul of the villainous female supporting character awakened again?

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