The Aloof Beta Transmigrated as the Pretty Wife [Transmigration] - Chapter 15

At that moment, Xie Chouqiu’s misty blue eyes held a clarity and brightness they had never possessed in the Second World.

“It’s nothing,” Xie Chouqiu said.

Su Ren licked his lips with a complicated expression, his cool gaze lingering on Xie Chouqiu. Suddenly, Su Ren realized he was somewhat afraid to look into those eyes.

Tapping his pinky against the tabletop, Su Ren stood up expressionlessly, bracing himself against the desk. He glanced at his watch.

“Tell me when you’ve figured it out, then. The faculty research meeting is about to start. Let’s go, stop dazing off.”

Xie Chouqiu blinked, then instinctively hurried to catch up. “Hey, put on some more layers before you head out?”

The department research meetings were scheduled for every Thursday at 13:15.

To be honest, every teacher loathed these routine meetings even more than students loathed homeroom. Attending didn’t mean they got to skip any classes, and an absence still meant a docked paycheck.

In the real world, Xie Chouqiu had once told Sun Jianqiang, “How about this, Old Sun, go ahead and dock me a thousand or two upfront, I’m planning to play hooky seven or eight times.”

He had nearly driven Sun Jianqiang to an early grave.

Thus, being dragged along by Su Ren to a meeting was a first for Xie Chouqiu.

As Su Ren pushed open the door, the loli voice chimed in his head once again:

“New mission assigned! Have a ‘big blowout’ with Xie Chouqiu in the meeting room to clear his name of the cheating allegations!”

Su Ren remained expressionless, completely ignoring Song Di’s voice as he stepped inside.

Seeing his lack of reaction, Song Di recalled how he had used a single post to deflect tension, shifting the entire scenario and skipping three chapters ahead. That stunt had caused a massive error in the Scumbag-and-Victim system’s programming, even nudging the plot toward a “sweet pampering” vibe. Song Di was frantic, after all, this didn’t just affect her bonus, it threatened the very operation of the system.

The loli voice turned desperate. “Wow, big brother, you really are my hero, I’m begging you to take this seriously, okay? The fact that you posted irrelevant information has already spread through the system! I strongly advise you to follow the script and complete the tasks step-by-step from now on.”

Su Ren glanced at the meeting room, which was nearly full of colleagues, and gave a casual, faint reply. “Oh? Is that so?”

Oh? Is. That. So?

Song Di was fuming. This batch of hosts was way too hard to manage!

Enraged, her shrill voice echoed sharply in Su Ren’s mind. “Do NOT let the novel’s plot deviate again! Otherwise, the system will punish you! For example, right now, you must follow the script and complete the mission through ‘doing it’ with Xie Chouqiu. Don’t even think about playing any tricks!!!”

At this point, some colleagues who were close to Su Ren waved at him, indicating they had saved him a good spot—in the back row.

Su Ren looked over and shook his head, signaling he wouldn’t be joining them. He then asked Song Di, “The mission just says to have a ‘big blowout,’ right?”

“Hmm?” Song Di hummed.

Su Ren replied flatly, “Don’t worry. There will definitely be a blowout.”

Song Di’s voice sounded hesitant. “You’d better mean it. Fine, fine, just find a seat and go seduce your husband.”

Ignoring her, Su Ren glanced at the tall, imposing Xie Chouqiu. He led him to the front of the meeting room, picked two seats, and sat down.

Before they could even get comfortable, whispers erupted behind them.

“Hey, why did they come together?”

“Yeah, student-teacher affair plus cheating, and he’s forgiven him that quickly?”

“I really feel for Professor Su. Does being an Omega mean he just has to take this abuse?”

Sun Jianqiang entered last, his face grim.

The moment he spoke, it was a harsh criticism. His wording didn’t differ by a single word from the script in Chapter 6:

“Some teachers have issues with their personal conduct. In our department, we absolutely cannot tolerate such scandals. I have already requested instructions from the higher-ups. If the rumors are confirmed, the teacher in question will be suspended pending investigation. I don’t care whose son they are, hmph.”

In the original script, to clear his name after hearing this, Xie Chouqiu was supposed to pull Su Ren into his arms and brazenly toy with his body in front of everyone. They were meant to have a “big blowout” right there. As the manic, mingling pheromones filled the room, their colleagues would realize that Xie Chouqiu’s scent was only mixed with one specific Omega pheromone, not a second one as rumored. Naturally, Xie Chouqiu would clear his name through the purity of his pheromones, though Su Ren would be so worn out he’d barely be able to stand.

In reality, however, Xie Chouqiu sat beside Su Ren quite properly. It was as if his programming was glitching, he propped up his head and stared sideways at Su Ren’s quiet, beautiful profile, acting as if the person Sun Jianqiang was scolding wasn’t him at all.

Su Ren, meanwhile, completely ignored Xie Chouqiu’s gaze. His thin frame was wrapped in a light white shirt, his eyes fixed on the angry Sun Jianqiang. He was the calmest person in the room.

Seeing that the two protagonists seemed unresponsive, Sun Jianqiang froze for a moment. As an NPC, the script didn’t have any more lines for him, he had to react based on the actual situation, which naturally made him slower to respond.

Right then, Xie Chouqiu, who had been staring at Su Ren, suddenly reached out. He grabbed Su Ren’s left hand and stuffed it into his overcoat pocket. “So cold, it’s like a block of ice.”

Su Ren silently pulled his hand out of the pocket and blinked. “Did I say you could touch me?”

“Is it a crime to warm my own wife’s hand?”

“Who’s your wife?” Su Ren let out a deliberate sneer. His beautiful eyes narrowed as he intentionally provoked him. “Aren’t we about to get a divorce?”

Xie Chouqiu brought his teeth together. “Why are you so ungrateful? If I wasn’t worried about you catching a cold, who the hell would care about you?!”

“Oh, then why bother?”

Xie Chouqiu narrowed his eyes dangerously, bossily grabbed Su Ren’s hand again, and shoved it back into his pocket. “I’m bothering because I want to!”

Su Ren smiled and pulled his hand out again. Xie Chouqiu shoved it back in.

The two of them went back and forth like sulking children, playing a tedious game of tug-of-war. Though they weren’t making much noise, they were sitting in the very front, and every eye in the room was currently on them.

“Why does it look more like a loving couple having a tiff?”

“Professor Su has such a good temper.”

“Wait… Su Ren’s figure…?”

Those secretly sizing up Su Ren’s back collectively gasped, exchanging looks of realization.

Su Ren was wearing a very thin white shirt, tucked into his suit trousers just tightly enough to perfectly showcase his well-proportioned frame.

The handsome Beta youth had a very slender build, his back straight and upright. Although his shoulders weren’t broad, they were perfectly flat. His soft, fair neck was hidden by his slightly long black hair, making it hard to see…

But that beautiful waist and those slightly narrow hips were clearly visible, molded by the light, non-stretch fabric!

Such a thin waist!

And there were two dimples at the base of his spine, visible even through the thin shirt.

“Hey? That photo online of the gorgeous, incredibly sexy lower back… could it really be Su Ren’s?”

“Yeah, why were there posts saying it was someone else? That’s identical to Su Ren’s waist, isn’t it?”

Just as everyone was beginning to wonder, Xie Chouqiu finally got fed up with the hand-stuffing game.

Since the current Xie Chouqiu couldn’t win against Su Ren’s stubbornness, he simply took off his woolen overcoat and draped it over Su Ren’s thin, narrow shoulders with a sharp whoosh! Ignoring everyone else, he covered Su Ren up completely.

Immediately after, a sharp, sour, and extremely dominant pheromone evaporated from the coat. It was Xie Chouqiu’s pheromone—strong, but without any other scent mixed in. No, wait… there was just a faint hint of angelica, barely detectable.

Obviously, only an Omega who had been intimate with Xie Chouqiu within the last 14 days could leave such a mark on an Enigma.

But who did the angelica belong to?!

The scent was so faint, had it been almost 14 days?!

Wait, hadn’t Xie Chouqiu gone on a business trip a week ago?!

The gossip-hungry crowd was thrilled, feeling they had stumbled upon a major clue.

At that moment, Su Ren, his pretty face cold, grabbed the woolen coat and threw it back, hitting Xie Chouqiu square in the face. “Get lost, you’re annoying.”

Unsurprisingly, a rich scent of angelica drifted softly from the back of Su Ren’s soft, white neck.

Xie Chouqiu’s eyes were moody and his voice irritable, completely ignoring their surroundings. “Would it kill you to just listen to me for once?”

Su Ren lowered his gaze and—thud—smacked the man right on his thick skull. At the same time, a chime echoed in his head with a notification: “Mission Accomplished.”

Song Di was speechless. “Where the hell did this go wrong? What kind of ‘big blowout’ is this?! Are you kidding me right now?!”

However, the detection system reported: “Reporting to Master: Physical combat in a public gathering between the Protagonist and the Lead has been detected. All NPCs have been detected to believe the Lead did not cheat.”

Song Di: “! WTF? Are you serious! You don’t know what kind of ‘blowout’ we meant? Stop acting innocent!”

The detection system replied: “Due to platform and genre restrictions, the system cannot use sexual terms to describe titles. The system can only identify based on standard definitions—Warning! The Protagonist may be actively guiding the subconscious of others! Warning! The Protagonist may be actively guiding the subconscious of others!”

Song Di: “? What kind of low-IQ mission detection system are you! Do I need you to warn me?!”

Song Di cursed her subordinate in a fit of rage.

Su Ren, shivering from the cold, glanced at Xie Chouqiu expressionlessly. Those eyes, deep as a cold pool, were strikingly beautiful. In the next second, he automatically took Xie Chouqiu’s coat back.

Xie Chouqiu froze, then grumbled, “Put it on already. When we get back, you’re putting on long johns!”

Su Ren frowned slightly. “No. I’m not wearing things that old men wear.”

Xie Chouqiu glared at him. “You dare defy me?!”

Su Ren was amused by the wording. He couldn’t help but reach out and ruffle Xie Chouqiu’s thick, dog-like hair.

“I’m wearing your coat, aren’t I? Why are you being so cranky?”

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