The Blind Alpha Coveted by the Frail Beauty Omega - Chapter 17

Mi Ruian’s Lips

Only after hearing the sound of the door opening and closing twice did Wei Jiangxue’s tense nerves finally relax.

“233, did you feel like Mi Ruian was acting a bit… off just now?”

[System 233: Hmm? Where? Don’t worry, she’s probably just grateful you saved her. Next, we’ll likely have to do tasks that disgust her even more. The OOC level of your persona just rose a bit.]

That fleeting sense of strangeness was quickly buried by the bad news from the system. Hearing this, Wei Jiangxue collapsed directly onto the floor, giving up. “Spare me. Isn’t this enough? What exactly do I have to do to play this role successfully?”

233 comforted her sympathetically: [It’s okay, it’s okay. It hasn’t redlined yet. There’s still a chance.]

A new task was subsequently issued by the system, and this time, it was slightly different—it had a time limit.

[Task Requirement: Destroy something belonging to the protagonist. Time Limit: Seven days.]

Hearing the content, Wei Jiangxue rolled up her sleeves, ready to act, but 233 stopped her.

[System 233: I think it’s best if the host destroys it right in front of her. This will maximize the protagonist’s emotional trigger and make her hate you more. Because of the fluctuations in the OOC level, I went ahead and borrowed a string of tool code. I can now check Mi Ruian’s hatred value toward you at any time.]

“How did you borrow that?” Wei Jiangxue asked curiously.

233 had mentioned the existence of such a tool before, but limited by task requirements, it could only monitor one value at a time. Before they set out, 233 had decided that the “Persona OOC Percentage” was the priority, focusing on teaching the host how to play the role.

The protagonist’s hatred toward the host was secondary. System 233 had figured back then that surely no one could be so bad at being unlikable.

But reality was a slap in the face. Watching Wei Jiangxue and Mi Ruian interact for so long, the two seemed to be getting closer and closer. 233 tried to be patient, but once the OOC percentage spiked, 233 couldn’t take it anymore. Its host must succeed—failure was not an option!

So, 233 had spent some effort, using things Wei Jiangxue didn’t know the value of, to exchange for the tool code from a colleague.

233 said vaguely: [I have a good personality; everyone is my friend. I just paid them a little reward, and they were willing to help.]

In truth, this behavior was considered “cheating,” but looking at the frowning Wei Jiangxue, 233 gritted its teeth and decided to give her a hand.

Wei Jiangxue, unfamiliar with the affairs of the Transmigration Bureau, was indeed fooled. After thanking 233, she asked, “So, what is Mi Ruian’s hatred toward me right now?”

233 hadn’t even started the program yet. Upon hearing this, it immediately got to work: [Wait a second, let me check.]

[The protagonist Mi Ruian’s hatred value toward the host is—∞.]

One person and one system were both stunned.

The expression on Wei Jiangxue’s face became peculiar. After a few minutes of silence, she murmured, “You were right. Doing these tasks really does make people hate me. She really hates me that much… Forget it, it’s a good thing.”

However, 233 felt that Wei Jiangxue didn’t look happy about the task progress; instead, she looked a bit… lost?

The system was also puzzled. Was all of Mi Ruian’s previous behavior just an act? Her acting was truly incredible. It had been worried that the relationship between the host and the protagonist was getting too good.

Now it seemed the sudden rise in the OOC percentage was just a minor accident, nothing to fear.

The Plan

She said she wanted to destroy Mi Ruian’s things, but Wei Jiangxue thought for two whole days and couldn’t come up with anything that would draw enough aggro.

She wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but Mi Ruian had indeed been somewhat distant these past few days.

More accurately, Wei Jiangxue had started distancing herself first, and then Mi Ruian became neither cold nor warm, showing no intention of maintaining their roommate relationship.

Thus, Wei Jiangxue became even more convinced of the hatred data 233 had found. Their previous interactions had indeed been Mi Ruian acting. Now that Wei Jiangxue was willing to take the initiative to create distance, Mi Ruian was probably more than happy to oblige.

Ultimately, she had agreed to play the role of the cannon fodder and bully Mi Ruian. Wei Jiangxue wiped away the slight guilt in her heart and cheered herself on, calculating when she could return to her grandmother and younger sister.

As long as she seriously completed this task and every subsequent task 233 issued, she would be one step closer to home.

Mi Ruian was the protagonist of this world. It was no exaggeration to say the world was created for her. That was why people like Wei Jiangxue were sent from other worlds to maintain its stability. Wei Jiangxue would be better off worrying about background characters who were never mentioned than worrying about Mi Ruian.

As the protagonist, Mi Ruian could turn danger into safety every time. But those background characters who were ignored by the world’s consciousness—like the Omega Wei Jiangxue saved last time—it was hard to imagine what would have happened if Wei Jiangxue hadn’t stepped in.

Wei Jiangxue’s mind was a mess. She couldn’t help but ask the system: “In my original world, were there ‘Children of Fortune’ too?”

[System 233: Yes, but the host had no intersection with them.]

If 233 were to be more blunt and cruel, it could have told Wei Jiangxue that she was just an insignificant person who would never even cross paths with a Child of Fortune.

Such existences are usually used to fill the background—to say that a certain place has a certain number of people living in it.

And Wei Jiangxue was one of them.

[System 233: Why did the host suddenly ask about this? Don’t worry, with the Transmigration Bureau’s guarantee, even if a Child of Fortune goes crazy or turns dark, it won’t affect your family.]

Wei Jiangxue shook her head gently, leaving 233 in a fog.

“It’s nothing. I was just asking.”

In truth, she had much to say, but she couldn’t say it to a system employee of the Bureau like 233.

Even if the Bureau guaranteed the safety of her and her family, what if the Child of Fortune caused harm to other families?

Would they just have to suffer for nothing? Wei Jiangxue felt lost.

Perhaps it was from this moment that Wei Jiangxue realized the Transmigration Bureau was, in fact, another kind of heartless existence.

But if she hadn’t been lucky enough for the Bureau to capture her survival instinct and pull her into this world where Mi Ruian was, she would truly be dead. Moreover, the Bureau said it would help restore her sight and pay for her grandmother’s treatment…

Since she had already accepted their kindness, it would be ungrateful to turn around and despise the Bureau for looking down on lives like hers.

But… Wei Jiangxue bit her lower lip. She couldn’t ignore those lives.

The Omega she saved, the teachers and classmates she used to know, and the family she cared about most.

How could these be considered insignificant?

The Accident

After careful consideration and deliberation, the item Wei Jiangxue finally chose to destroy was—the ingredients Mi Ruian kept in the kitchen.

She planned to wait until Mi Ruian wasn’t paying attention, then secretly eat everything. When Mi Ruian asked about it, she would turn around and blame Mi Ruian for not knowing how to fill the fridge in time and for buying food that didn’t taste good.

She had to act extremely unreasonable. Wei Jiangxue was full of confidence; this was a plan she had agonized over for a long time.

Wei Jiangxue had even experimented in advance by finding a popular social media app and posting a blog entry to make her plan sound like something that had actually happened.

As Wei Jiangxue expected, the comment section was buzzing, everyone venting about what a “nightmare roommate” she was.

Some hot-tempered ones even began to curse and insult her; others were calmer, asking if she was just trying to start a viral account.

Upon hearing 233 describe the liveliness of the comments, Wei Jiangxue knew the plan was solid.

Because Mi Ruian had been staying in the rental apartment these days, Wei Jiangxue decided to schedule her action for the early hours of the morning.

As usual, after Mi Ruian finished styling her hair and makeup, Wei Jiangxue sat on the stool and didn’t leave. Her eyelashes fluttered nervously, and the lip gloss on her lower lip sparkled.

“Is something wrong?” Mi Ruian saw she had something to say and took the initiative to offer an opening.

“Have you been sleeping well lately? What time do you go to bed?” Wei Jiangxue looked up and asked, completely unaware that her bright eyes made her look like a puppy.

Mi Ruian stared at her for about ten seconds until Wei Jiangxue unconsciously scratched her face. Then, Mi Ruian slowly grabbed her hand and said, “I haven’t been sleeping very soundly. I probably don’t fall asleep until three or four.”

Wei Jiangxue got anxious: “Why are you staying up so late? You should go to sleep earlier.”

“Hmm, I’ll keep that in mind. Is that all you wanted to say?” Mi Ruian nodded, then spoke up, remembering Wei Jiangxue couldn’t see.

Seeing Wei Jiangxue nod obediently, Mi Ruian’s expression chilled slightly. Her voice carried a hint of subtle, unnoticeable coldness: “Since you’ve finished asking, go out and get to work.”

With that, she walked to the door and pulled it open, clearly showing her the way out. This nameless anger went unnoticed by Wei Jiangxue, who simply thought Mi Ruian was being polite by opening the door for her.

Wei Jiangxue walked toward the door, nagging as she went: “You really have to sleep early.”

But Wei Jiangxue had obviously forgotten the length of the dress she was wearing. The magnificent skirt was beautiful, but it was incredibly inconvenient for moving around, especially for a blind person like her.

Her mind was entirely on her plan, and she forgot to lift her skirt. Consequently, she stepped on the edge of the fabric and suddenly lost her balance.

By the door, Mi Ruian’s heart tightened. Instinctively, she lunged forward, trying to catch Wei Jiangxue.

“Careful!”

Time seemed to slow down. Wei Jiangxue’s body pitched forward, and as Mi Ruian tried to support her, the two collided.

At the moment they hit the floor, her body didn’t touch the hard ground she expected. Instead, Wei Jiangxue felt her lips slam into something soft.

—It was Mi Ruian’s lips.

The tip of her nose also collided with Mi Ruian’s. The pain made her mind go blank instantly, and her eyes stung as tears spilled out. By the time she regained consciousness, a sharp, stinging pain radiated from her lips.

Wei Jiangxue licked her lips. A metallic taste of iron seeped into her mouth.

[System 233: Congratulations to the host! The task ‘Destroy something belonging to the protagonist’ has been completed!]