Striving for Harmony After Transmigrating as an Alpha Female Supporting Character - Chapter 7

“Give the bunny back to her?”

Jing Nianxun looked at Ai Xiaoyu with suspicion. She did not believe that this vicious person could be so kind. There had to be a conspiracy.

She reached out and took the bag lying nearby. As the grey rabbit plush was revealed, she saw that it had indeed been mended.

The once ragged overalls were now fastened with small buttons and even featured a tiny embroidered red flower. The rabbit’s fur had been cleaned, becoming neat and tidy. Even the fierce eyes made of black buttons had been replaced with glossy round beads that sparkled under the light.

Although Jing Nianxun did not want to admit it, the grey rabbit looked much better than before. It seemed to have been given a new life, and looking at it made her mood brighten.

“Um,” Ai Xiaoyu said weakly, “could you please get off me?”

Jing Nianxun realized she was still in her previous position. She hurriedly scrambled off the bed. By then, Ai Xiaoyu’s face was mostly red. The sweet fragrance she emitted had not dissipated; it had even rubbed off on Jing Nianxun.

Ai Xiaoyu jumped off the bed quickly, smoothed her ruffled clothes, and coughed. “Now do you believe me?”

Jing Nianxun remained silent.

However, she could not hide a trace of fluster on her face, and she did not quite dare to meet Ai Xiaoyu’s eyes. Once Ai Xiaoyu confirmed that there was no obvious hatred left on Jing Nianxun’s face, she checked in with the System.

“System, the Entropy won’t drop now, right?”

The System hesitated. “It has indeed stopped dropping. Moreover, it seems, it seems it actually rose by 50.”

“What? Are you sure? It rose by 50?”

Ai Xiaoyu was overjoyed. Since entering the book, she had never seen such a large increase. It seemed the Special Mode was somewhat useful; being pinned down for a while had not been in vain.

Her mood improved so much that she forgot about Jing Nianxun’s earlier coldness, looking at everything with a gentle eye.

“By the way, I just told my father that I came up here to study.”

Jing Nianxun blinked. “But there is no homework today.”

“True, but there is an entrance exam coming up! Don’t you need to review?”

Jing Nianxun did intend to review, but she did not understand what that had to do with Ai Xiaoyu. How could Ai Xiaoyu possibly study? And study with her?

Ai Xiaoyu thought to herself that this was all to create an opportunity to “cling to the thigh,” or rather, to spend time with her. Since Jing Nianxun was in a good mood, staying a bit longer might make the Entropy skyrocket! At the thought of this, she could not help but rub her hands together, feeling ready to get to work.

The System gave a timely ding. This time, it did not even bother to speak, silently watching to see how Ai Xiaoyu would justify herself.

Sure enough, Ai Xiaoyu said, “I just promised my dad I would study hard. Now I have to be obedient to leave a good impression. You know, Ai Xiaoyu is very attached to her father.”

Fine. The System did not actually want Ai Xiaoyu to meet the death condition due to OOC. Besides, the current progress was interesting. Among all the hosts it had managed, Ai Xiaoyu was the first to make the Entropy rise so quickly.

OOC was merely a value to avoid death, but Entropy brought new life. The System had seen many hosts who followed the script exactly just to avoid OOC. In the end, they either became mediocre cannon fodder or were eliminated by the protagonist, becoming supporting characters with miserable endings.

Perhaps Ai Xiaoyu really could become the first person to reach a maximum Entropy value.

Ai Xiaoyu pulled over a small chair and sat down next to Jing Nianxun’s desk. Spread out on the desk was a mathematics book.

In the original novel, the heroine was very lopsided in her grades. Her worst subject was math. It took the patient teaching of her male seatmate and the later male lead, combined with her own hard work, to improve her performance in the course.

But now, Ai Xiaoyu had snatched the role of the supporting male character, Cheng Wang. Therefore, she was the only one who could teach the heroine math.

Ai Xiaoyu immediately took on the role of a little teacher. Back in her day, she had been a top student in the university mathematics department. It was a pity she ended up as an ordinary accountant, earning a meager salary every day.

Ai Xiaoyu commented, “This one? Isn’t it easy enough to do with your eyes closed? Have you looked at the problem?”

Jing Nianxun looked blank.

“Still don’t get it? Can’t you solve this with just one glance?”

Jing Nianxun was completely confused.

“…”

Fine, she had to admit she had no talent for teaching.

“Look at you. You are so pretty and look so intelligent. How can your little brain be so stuck?”

Ai Xiaoyu was helpless against Jing Nianxun’s inability to learn. She tapped Jing Nianxun’s forehead sharply with her pen.

Jing Nianxun widened her eyes, looking at Ai Xiaoyu with surprise, as if she thought Ai Xiaoyu was possessed.

What did she just do? Tap her forehead? Why was there such an intimate and ambiguous gesture?

Ai Xiaoyu also realized she had gone severely OOC. Predictably, the System deducted 5 points.

She sighed, feeling that she could not continue teaching the heroine like this, so she changed her approach.

“Forget it. There are things I don’t know either. You explain them to me!” Ai Xiaoyu switched to a bossy tone. “If I fail the exam, it is all your fault!”

Jing Nianxun became serious upon hearing this. If Ai Xiaoyu really performed poorly, she might find ways to make life difficult for her again.

She asked earnestly, “Which subject?”

Ai Xiaoyu scanned the pile of books on the desk. Aside from math, she only had a vague memory of the others. Suddenly, she saw a completely unfamiliar title: ABO Physiology.

Wait, so ABO was a test subject in this world? How was she, an outsider, supposed to survive this?

Ai Xiaoyu decisively pulled out the book and handed it to Jing Nianxun.

Jing Nianxun was even more confused. As a differentiated Alpha, how could Ai Xiaoyu know less than her, an undifferentiated person? This course was basically free points for most people.

Ai Xiaoyu realized this as well and quickly explained, “Cough, I… although I have differentiated, I only know a little. I never listened in physiology class.”

Regardless of whether Jing Nianxun believed her, she could only obediently begin explaining.

“First, look at this diagram. This is the Omega gland. It is larger than an Alpha’s and also more sensitive. This is the center point.”

Suddenly, the back of her neck felt an itch. Ai Xiaoyu had actually pressed her finger against her gland and rubbed it gently.

“Is it this one?” Ai Xiaoyu asked.

Jing Nianxun’s entire body tensed up. Her voice trembled. “You cannot let others touch your gland whenever they want!”

Ai Xiaoyu acted innocent. “But you aren’t an Omega. You haven’t even differentiated yet.”

Besides, according to the original story, she would eventually differentiate into an Alpha. They would be the same kind, and she would be stronger than her. What was there to fear?

True, had she not yet differentiated?

Jing Nianxun suddenly realized a problem. Her gland, which had been dormant, almost decorative, and seemingly defective, was now trembling under Ai Xiaoyu’s touch.

Ai Xiaoyu knew nothing about these things and did not realize what was happening.

But Jing Nianxun had always felt inferior because of her delayed differentiation and her “defective” status. She had tried many methods, but her gland had never shown the slightest reaction.

Now, she actually felt something.

It was a sensation hard to describe. Fingers brushed over delicate skin with extreme gentleness, but it caused a strange sense of abnormality to rise in her heart. What was even more unacceptable to her was that her gland seemed somewhat excited, wanting more of that touch.

It was as if a long-sleeping soul had suddenly been awakened.

Jing Nianxun stood up in a panic and pushed Ai Xiaoyu away.

Ai Xiaoyu said, “Hey, I didn’t mean it. I was just curious. I won’t do it again!”

Jing Nianxun bit her lip. She turned and pulled a notebook from her drawer, handing it to Ai Xiaoyu with both hands.

“All the notes are in here. Reading this should be enough. It is getting late. Please return to your room, Miss Ai.”

Ai Xiaoyu was confused by this sudden dismissal. She thought she hadn’t done anything excessive and didn’t know why Jing Nianxun’s mood had suddenly shifted. She had no choice but to take the notes and head back to her room.

After Ai Xiaoyu left, Jing Nianxun locked the door and sat in her chair. Her heart could not calm down for a long time.

Just now, had her gland really reacted? To Ai Xiaoyu?

Why on earth would it be like this?

She had waited for this day with immense excitement, only to find that the person who triggered it was the one she hated most. It was the cruel, ruthless, and vicious Ai Xiaoyu who had treated her so poorly, the person she had even thought of getting revenge on.

No, it was not certain yet. It could be that there was a problem with her gland, or her feeling was wrong.

In any case, it could not be Ai Xiaoyu.

Jing Nianxun packed up the books on the desk. She smelled that familiar sweet scent on the papers and slammed the book shut to cover it up.

But when she looked up, she saw the refreshed grey rabbit plush nearby, smiling at her obediently.

Jing Nianxun closed her eyes and hammered the desk hard.

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