The Aloof Beta Transmigrated as the Pretty Wife [Transmigration] - Chapter 11

When Xie Chouqiu heard that name, a visible surge of anger washed over his exceptionally handsome face.

Without saying a word, he let go of Su Ren and turned to leave.

Because of Xie Chouqiu’s sudden interruption, Su Ren’s tattoo removal failed, but he somehow managed to complete his second task within two hours.

Since the other party wouldn’t end up losing blood because of him, Su Ren breathed a sigh of relief. He decided to give himself a small break and enjoy his twenty-two hours of rest. As for how to complete the task regarding Xie Chouqiu…

Su Ren was too lazy to guess. He would let Xie Chouqiu’s foolish subconscious figure it out on its own.

Su Ren planned to head back to his own place.

Ever since Su Shi went abroad for university, Su Ren had been living in the staff apartments. The housing provided by the school was only half a kilometer away from campus, a two-bedroom apartment with a kitchen and a bathroom. It was plenty of space for a single man like Su Ren.

As a Beta, Su Ren possessed a strong sense of territoriality. He could only truly relax when he was in his own home.

Fortunately, in this “Second World,” even though he was married to Xie Chouqiu, there weren’t many traces of the man in the house. According to the plot of the novel The Pampered O, Xie Chouqiu likely treated the place like a mere hotel.

Feeling too lazy to cook, Su Ren stopped at a small restaurant to eat before heading home.

It was peak dinner time, and many students from the Beijing Foreign Studies University were out eating. A few seniors whom Su Ren had taught recognized him and enthusiastically approached.

Before long, the two-person table where Su Ren had been sitting alone was pushed together by the students to form a long table. A dozen young men and pretty girls completely surrounded Professor Su, who never quite learned how to turn his students down.

“Professor Su, are you and Professor Xie really a couple?” The person asking was a senior Su Ren had taught. Su Ren remembered his face but couldn’t recall his name.

“Mhm,” Su Ren replied softly, elegantly swallowing a spoonful of white porridge. “We used to be.”

Hearing this, the students’ excitement died down by half. They exchanged hesitant, knowing glances, which Su Ren saw clearly, though he continued eating without a word.

Finally, the students couldn’t hold back any longer.

A student named Wang Qinglai winked at the one who had spoken earlier. “Cough, Fang Zhen, on such a fine day, why don’t we sing a song for Professor Su?”

Fang Zhen agreed loudly, “You bet!”

With that, Fang Zhen began tapping his bowl with chopsticks to create a beat.

Fang Zhen sang, “Fate brings people together from a thousand miles away…”

Wang Qinglai joined in, “Hey! Without fate, it’s hard to hold hands even when standing face to face!”

Suddenly, the ten of them broke into a loud chorus, “A hundred years of cultivation brings people onto the same boat, a thousand years of cultivation allows them to share a pillow!”

The singing was deafening, echoing through the hall.

Chopsticks in hand, Su Ren felt so awkward he practically recoiled. He lowered his eyes to hide his face. He didn’t understand what these rascals were trying to pull.

Fang Zhen, the most thick-skinned senior of the bunch, leaned in toward Su Ren. “Hey, Professor Su, every meeting is fate, let alone a marriage that took a thousand years to build! Do you need us to be your messengers? Hehe, I’ve taken a communications class!”

Wang Qinglai immediately chimed in, “Ahem, and didn’t Professor Xie start working here at the exact same time you got married? Why would he quit his old job to come to our school… hehehe, don’t think we can’t guess!”

Su Ren immediately understood what they were implying.

“Enough,” Su Ren said calmly. “You’ve misjudged him.”

The dozen young people, catching the scent of gossip, leaned in curiously. “Hmm?”

Su Ren took the last few bites of his bland food, shook his head, and recalled the reality of the past.

The author of The Pampered O couldn’t have known the real reason Xie Chouqiu came to work at the university, so they made up a romantic story about a secret marriage, which now seemed utterly ridiculous.

But Su Ren, who knew Xie Chouqiu best, had known the truth from the very beginning.

Su Ren’s dark eyes fixed on the potatoes on his plate. He poked them nonchalantly, while his peripheral vision drifted toward the edge of the group, landing on a plain-looking Beta girl.

The female student was looking at him with an innocent, harmless gaze, smiling sweetly.

The corner of Su Ren’s lip curled into a mocking smile. “Xie Chouqiu did indeed come here for someone.”

The students, not yet sensing anything wrong, cheered blindly.

“Wow! Who says we didn’t guess right!”

“The Xie-Su ship is locked! I’ve swallowed the key!”

“You still want a divorce after that? Give him another chance!”

Su Ren stood up and picked up his house keys, his expression blank. As he looked at these kids who longed for a “one life, one love” kind of romance, his usually icy demeanor softened with a hint of uncharacteristic tenderness.

“The person he came for isn’t me.”

As soon as Su Ren finished speaking, he didn’t want to linger. He wanted to go home early. Winter had arrived, and the weather was freezing. He was dressed thinly today, and even while eating, his hands felt cold.

He was already naturally thin, and in his light clothing, he looked even more gaunt and fragile.

As he said his goodbyes, a few kind-hearted Alpha students noticed he was cold. They immediately offered to lend him their coats.

“Professor Su, I’ve got plenty of body heat, please wear this!” Fang Zhen said, already starting to take off his jacket.

But his friend, Wang Qinglai, had already draped his own down jacket over the unsuspecting Su Ren. “Wear mine, it’s thicker.”

The moment a foreign Alpha pheromone wrapped around him, Su Ren felt a wave of dizziness.

He had never been an Omega before, but he had heard that once an Omega was marked, they could no longer tolerate the scent of anyone else.

Su Ren hadn’t thought it would be that severe, but now, even a faint, unidentifiable scent made his legs so weak he had to lean against the wall for support.

At that moment, the students saw Su Ren’s dark, indifferent eyes turn misty for a second. His long eyelashes fluttered vulnerably, making him look breathtakingly beautiful.

The students nearby, who had never seen Su Ren like this, were momentarily stunned.

Just as they were about to ask if he was feeling okay, a bell-like female voice rang out, “Oh, you silly Alphas.”

The young girl had a naturally playful and cute face, and with her sweet, tinkling voice, she was quite likable.

She finally pushed through from the edge of the crowd, grabbed the down jacket off Su Ren, and playfully tossed it back to Wang Qinglai with a mock scolding.

“You’re so inexperienced. Don’t you know that a completely marked Omega of childbearing age can’t wear clothes from any Alpha other than their own? Take it away, take it away, stop making things worse!”

Most of the people surrounding Su Ren were young guys who hadn’t even been in a relationship. How could they have had such close contact with a permanently marked Omega in their daily lives?

Wait… what?

Professor Su was an Omega? Wasn’t he a Beta?!

The students cast puzzled, secretive glances at the “representative of frigidity,” Professor Su.

However, Su Ren didn’t argue.

As if he hadn’t heard a word, Su Ren wrapped his own coat tighter and bid the students farewell. “I appreciate the thought. Go back early and finish your assignments.”

Without further delay, Su Ren turned and walked out.

As the bewildered students watched his retreating back, the pretty girl ran a few steps to catch up.

“Hey! Professor Su, wait for me, we’re going the same way.”

Su Ren’s eyes sharpened. He glanced at the girl out of the corner of his eye but said nothing and didn’t look back.

The girl acted as if she didn’t notice his coldness, showing no sign of embarrassment. “Professor Su? Hehe, don’t you want to know where I live?”

“Mhm,” Su Ren responded casually.

In truth, Su Ren already knew that Liu Xi lived in the staff dormitory building.

“You live in 614, and I live in 612. I just moved in recently, and I saw you once,” Liu Xi said. “I said hello, but you ignored me. I was sad for a long time.”

Su Ren finally gave her a brief side-glance and said, without much apology, “I didn’t hear you.”

Su Ren wrapped his windbreaker tighter and walked faster. Liu Xi followed closely behind.

“Don’t you live with Professor Xie?” Liu Xi asked.

“Getting a divorce,” Su Ren said.

“Wow, why exactly? Is it, could it be that you mind Professor Xie renting the apartment to me? Well, I do pay rent, really, I’m not staying for free. It’s 3,500 a month, my boyfriend pays it. The water, electricity, gas, and property fees too…”

“Liu Xi.” Su Ren frowned and stopped walking. “There is no need to tell me these things.”

“I’m not interested.”

Liu Xi blinked and stopped as well. “Ah, did I make you angry again?”

“I’m sorry, I just feel like there might be a misunderstanding between us. I’ve always felt like you haven’t liked me since we were kids.”

The northwest wind blew past, making one’s cheeks sting.

But Su Ren’s gaze was colder than the wind, and his voice carried a touch of irony. “You have the affection of so many people, why do you need mine?”

Su Ren watched as Liu Xi’s eyes filled with tears, looking as if she were about to cry. He felt only a surge of nameless anger and a deep-seated disgust.

He didn’t even want to look at this person for another second.

Su Ren picked up his pace, leaving Liu Xi behind, and walked away quickly.

9:00 PM.

Su Ren finished cleaning his home and took a shower.

He changed into clean pajamas, picked up the small stuffed alpaca Su Shi had given him, and climbed into bed. Since coming to this “Second World,” Su Ren had subconsciously sought out soft things.

The little alpaca was soft and sweet, its fur texture very fine. The blanket was also fluffy and warm, making it very comfortable to lie in bed.

Suddenly, a moan came from next door, 612.

Normally, the soundproofing was good enough that he shouldn’t have heard anything, but the young girl’s bell-like cries were deep with emotion, high-pitched and delicate.

Su Ren, expressionless, held the little alpaca and gently stroked the toy’s back. He ignored it.

Drowsiness began to wash over him.

However, just as Su Ren was about to fall asleep, the little alpaca in his arms was suddenly snatched away and thrown onto the floor.

A scorching breath pressed down on him instantly from above.

Su Ren instinctively shrank back, his head nearly hitting the headboard, but a powerful, strong hand moved to cushion the back of his head completely.

Su Ren opened his eyes and looked at Xie Chouqiu, who had appeared out of nowhere.

Su Ren was indeed handsome, with a high bridge to his nose, a perfect jawline, and dark eyes filled with a cold chill. Su Ren’s lips tightened as he tried to push him away.

“Are you crazy?”

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