I Fall Every Time I Meet an Alpha [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 53

After being punished by the system, Meng Yuqing seemed to adopt a devil-may-care attitude. The moment she woke up, she called the female lead, as if deliberately trying to provoke the system.

“I’m still feeling unwell~” Meng Yuqing whined to Zhong Xiaoxiao over the phone. “You didn’t even come to see me. Don’t you care about me at all~”

“I wanted to see you the moment I woke up. Why aren’t you here?” As she spoke, Meng Yuqing finally remembered Zhong Xiaoxiao’s inconvenient situation and answered for her, “Oh right, you’re still in your Heat period. It’s better for you to stay home.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao felt particularly guilty after hearing Meng Yuqing’s plaintive words. While Meng Yuqing was lying in the hospital, she had been happily playing games at home. Thinking about it carefully, that was rather inconsiderate of her. Shouldn’t she have at least shown some concern?

So Zhong Xiaoxiao expressed her verbal concern: “I was really worried about you too. I wanted to go with you, but your brother told me to stay home. He said there were drivers downstairs to help. I thought I wouldn’t be of much use anyway, so I didn’t go. Are you feeling better now?”

“Not really. Only seeing you can make me feel better,” Meng Yuqing continued, noticing the system was practically fuming with anger. “I need kisses and hugs to get better~”

System 666: How can you say such disgusting things?

Meng Yuqing: What’s disgusting about it? I think it’s fine.

System 666: You’re deliberately trying to provoke me, aren’t you?

Meng Yuqing: How would I dare? You might punish me again, and I can’t handle that.

System 666: Hmph! You’d better remember that!

Meng Yuqing was still on the phone with Zhong Xiaoxiao when her parents and brother entered the room. Noticing their grave expressions, she didn’t seem too bothered. However, her coquettish tone shifted to a more serious one. “I’ll hang up now and call you later.”

After ending the call, Meng Yuqing looked at them and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Her father, Meng Xijun, walked over and sat by her bed, taking her hand. He seemed hesitant to speak, while the other two remained silent.

Meng Yuqing stayed quiet, waiting for them to speak.

After a long silence, Meng Xijun finally spoke. “I know this might be hard for you to accept.”

He trailed off again.

Meng Yuqing was exasperated. Why couldn’t they just spit it out? She remained silent, her expression turning somewhat cold.

Her mother and brother watched her, unsure of what she was thinking. Remembering her mental health condition, they grew even more hesitant.

“You’ve undergone differentiation,” her father finally managed to say with difficulty. “We thought you were an omega, but unexpectedly, you’ve differentiated into an alpha.”

Meng Xijun found this hard to accept. It felt as though his perfectly fine daughter had undergone some kind of sex-change operation, which deeply upset him.

“Differentiated?” Meng Yuqing was utterly shocked. She would never have guessed this outcome. She could still differentiate? She hadn’t even fully grasped being an omega before becoming an alpha?

Meng Yuqing: System, what’s going on? Did you do this?

System 666: This has nothing to do with me.

Well, not entirely. The system recalled the intense “discomfort” it had inflicted on Meng Yuqing. Could it have been too strong, triggering some kind of switch that caused her differentiation?

Meng Yuqing was certain it was the system’s doing: Fine. To keep me away from the female lead, you’ll resort to anything. Now that I’ve become an Alpha, great. I’ll just go ahead and make the female lead mine.

System 666: You wouldn’t dare!

Meng Yuqing: What wouldn’t I dare? I’m known to be a madwoman.

System 666: Meng Yuqing, don’t push me. If you force my hand, I’ll restore factory settings, reset the world, and replace you with a more obedient pawn!

Meng Yuqing: …

She really couldn’t outmatch the system.

The other three pairs of eyes were fixed intently on Meng Yuqing’s expression, observing her reaction. They saw her gaze grow distant, a hint of anger flickering as if she were arguing with thin air. Their hearts clenched involuntarily.

“Xiao Qing?” Meng Xijun gently shook her hand and called her name softly.

Meng Yuqing finally snapped back to reality. Meng Xijun’s gentle face was etched with worry, though he tried to soften his expression to comfort his daughter: “Don’t worry too much. We’ll help you adjust. It’s nothing serious.”

“Mm,” Meng Yuqing responded.

Ye Qin Cao looked at Meng Yuqing. With three Alphas now in the room, she grew even more timid. It hadn’t been so bad before with just her children around. Her daughter had been an Omega, at least they could talk. But now that she’d become an Alpha, Ye Qin Cao feared her even more. And with her bipolar disorder, who knew when she might lose control?

A violent Omega was frightening enough, but a violent Alpha’s destructive power could bring about the apocalypse.

Meng Yuzhou watched his sister, his feelings complex. He hadn’t fully come to terms with his adorable Omega sister transforming into this less adorable Alpha version.

This incident had affected the entire family.

What troubled Meng Yuqing most was: Zhong Xiaoxiao might distance herself from her now.

“Dad,” Meng Yuqing suddenly said, “I’m a little scared.” She deliberately put on a timid act, “Could we not tell anyone about my differentiation yet?”

Her concerns were understandable to Meng Xijun. He nodded and told her, “Alright. But you must be careful not to let your pheromones leak and affect your classmates. No causing disturbances, understand?”

“Mm,” Meng Yuqing nodded.

“Your body is still adjusting after differentiation. The doctor said this is normal in the early stages—it’ll improve as you mature,” Meng Xijun reassured her. “Don’t stress too much. Just live and study as before. I’ve asked your brother to look after you at school. He’ll take care of you.”

Hearing that her brother would take care of her, Meng Yuqing glanced up at Meng Yuzhou. Their eyes met, an unreadable emotion passing between them.

Meng Yuzhou thought: Why does my sister want to hide being an Alpha? What is she planning?

Almost immediately, he thought of one person: Zhong Xiaoxiao.

Could she still be planning to approach Zhong Xiaoxiao?

No!

A furious voice roared in Meng Yuzhou’s heart. Now that his sister had become an aggressive Alpha, and Zhong Xiaoxiao was in her heat period—putting them together would undoubtedly lead to something disastrous.

When only the siblings were left in the hospital room, Meng Yuzhou asked Meng Yuqing, “Why are you hiding the fact that you’re an Alpha?”

“I’m scared,” Meng Yuqing put on a timid expression as she looked at him. “Everyone thought I was an Omega, and now suddenly I’m an Alpha. I’m afraid people will look at me differently.”

Meng Yuzhou didn’t buy her act for a second. “You’re afraid of people looking at you differently? Haven’t you long been used to those kinds of looks?”

“I know what you’re thinking,” Meng Yuzhou said firmly. “I’m warning you—stay away from Zhong Xiaoxiao.”

“If you dare lay a finger on her, I’ll kill you,” Meng Yuzhou ground out through clenched teeth.

“Brother, why so tense?” Meng Yuqing smirked, dropping the act. “I’ve always treated Zhong Xiaoxiao as my sister-in-law. Why would I ever harm her?”

“Oh, right,” Meng Yuqing suddenly remembered something and smiled triumphantly at Meng Yuzhou. “Didn’t you already break up with her? She’s not your sister-in-law anymore.”

“What are you trying to say?!” Meng Yuzhou glared at her, barely containing his anger.

“She’s not your sister-in-law anymore,” Meng Yuqing repeated. “I think she’s quite cute. Back when I was an Omega, there was nothing I could do. But now I’m an Alpha too. Finally, I stand on equal footing with you, brother. If you don’t want her, I’ll take her instead.”

“You—how dare you!” Meng Yuzhou was furious, his fists clenched so tightly he could barely restrain himself from lunging at her and strangling her. This sister of his had completely exhausted any affection he once had for her.

The unfortunate reality of siblings turning against each other over an Omega had come to their family.

“It’s not fair to hog something you don’t even want,” Meng Yuqing laughed. “If you don’t like her, why can’t someone else? Brother, you’re so domineering.”

“Anyone can like her—except you, you lunatic!”

“I’m your sister.”

“I don’t have a sister like you!”

“Ah, that’s so hurtful,” Meng Yuqing sighed, watching him with amusement. Compared to Meng Yuzhou’s rage, she remained perfectly calm. “Dad just told you to take care of me, and here you are picking a fight. Is this how you look after your sister?”

“…” Meng Yuzhou gritted his teeth, glaring at her. He didn’t want to argue, didn’t want to provoke her—if she had another episode, it would cause a huge scene, and their parents would worry.

“I’m not fighting with you,” Meng Yuzhou forced himself to speak more calmly. “But don’t even think about getting close to Zhong Xiaoxiao again.”

“That’s not up to you,” Meng Yuqing said airily.

Meng Yuzhou ignored her and walked out of the room. Outside, he took several deep breaths before pulling out his phone to call Zhong Xiaoxiao.

“Hello?” The soft voice on the other end made Meng Yuzhou think of her sweet, adorable face, and his mood instantly improved.

“Xiaoxiao, there’s something I need to tell you,” Meng Yuzhou softened his tone, hesitating before continuing. “Let’s get back together.”

“Huh?” Zhong Xiaoxiao was completely bewildered. What was going on? Why was he suddenly talking about getting back together? Was this a joke?

“Did something happen?” Zhong Xiaoxiao asked.

“Well, something happened.” Meng Yuzhou hesitated about whether to tell Zhong Xiaoxiao that his younger sister had differentiated into an Alpha. If he didn’t say anything, since they were always together, accidents might happen. But if he did, it would seem like his intention to reconcile wasn’t pure.

“But,” Zhong Xiaoxiao was trying hard to prevent reconciling with the male lead, now realizing he was a dangerous figure. The male lead was an Alpha, while she was a weak and helpless Omega. He could pounce on her at any moment, tearing her apart and devouring her.

“My mom won’t let me date. Remember that call I made to you before? She was right beside me. She found out about us. She was furious.”

Zhong Xiaoxiao tried her best to appear helpless: I’d like to be with you, but my mom won’t allow it.

Seeing her distress, Meng Yuzhou, who wasn’t very insistent to begin with, readily gave in. “Then we can wait until college.”

“Yeah, I think that’s a good idea too,” Zhong Xiaoxiao said to him. “For now, we should focus on studying and talk about it after college.” Someone who had been single for over twenty years since birth thought to herself that college would be even harder. But for now, delaying the plot was a good thing for her. She didn’t want to hypocritically deal with the male lead, nor did she want to engage in anything inappropriate with him.

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