The Blind Alpha Coveted by the Frail Beauty Omega - Chapter 25

Do You Think I’m Cute?

As if she were genuinely considering Wei Jiangxue’s best interests, Mi Ruian watched Wei Jiangxue’s eyelashes flutter nervously and continued her persuasion: “These textbooks aren’t very easy to self-study; it’s better to have someone guide you.”

The moment Mi Ruian drew close, Wei Jiangxue couldn’t help but remember the time her face had been buried in the other woman’s chest, smelling that unique fragrance of roses. Did Mi Ruian not mind at all? And now, was their distance crossing the boundaries of normal social interaction? If they got any closer, they would actually be touching!

Damn it, she thought. She was clearly an Alpha—the one everyone in this ABO world acknowledged as the dominant party—so why was she so utterly defenseless in front of Mi Ruian? This damn “protagonist setting” suppression!

Every cell in her body was feeling Mi Ruian’s unique, forceful presence. Wei Jiangxue only wanted to escape; she felt that if this continued, something strange would happen between them.

With her back almost pressed against the cold wall, Wei Jiangxue had nowhere left to retreat. Gathering her courage, she decided to take the initiative. She reached out and covered Mi Ruian’s incessantly talking mouth, stopping her from saying anything else that could confuse her mind.

“…You’re standing too close!”

Only after she shouted it did she realize that Mi Ruian had already fallen silent the moment her mouth was covered.

Because she had used too much force, Wei Jiangxue could even feel the shape of Mi Ruian’s lips.

In the projection 233 had given her earlier, the first thing Wei Jiangxue had noticed were Mi Ruian’s small, exquisite lips. The philtrum was full and beautiful, and the lip color was a deep red, like a flower.

Now, that very lip pearl that Wei Jiangxue had stared at several times was pressing right against the soft flesh of her palm.

Whether intentionally or not, Mi Ruian struggled slightly. Between the opening and closing of her lips, it felt as if she were kissing Wei Jiangxue’s palm.

Wei Jiangxue’s ears turned a shade of red that looked like they might bleed. She instinctively let go and backed away, distancing herself from the area thick with the scent of roses.

“You… you…”

“Me?” Mi Ruian acted as if she didn’t understand Wei Jiangxue’s deliberate distancing. Instead, she took a few steps forward, closing the gap again, and pressed: “What about me?”

“Your face is so red, like an apple.”

I really want to take a bite.

I really want to kiss her.

But no, at least not now. Mi Ruian regretfully shifted her gaze back to Wei Jiangxue’s eyes; perhaps she should find someone to fix this stupid Alpha’s eyes first.

No matter how fastidious a person was, they couldn’t find anything to criticize when seeing Mi Ruian. Moreover, Wei Jiangxue seemed to have always harbored good feelings for her. When her eyes eventually recovered, her favorability would surely skyrocket.

For now, she shouldn’t be too hasty. Look how scared she was…

Wei Jiangxue was so startled by Mi Ruian that she suddenly jumped to the side. she bumped into the sofa in the living room and grabbed the backrest for support, trying not to show her weakness. Sure enough, once she was further away from Mi Ruian, her brain started functioning again.

Did the fragrance Mi Ruian used daily have some kind of strange effect? Otherwise, why did she feel like her brain became sluggish and uncooperative every time Mi Ruian got close?

This time was especially dire. For a moment, she almost thought she was going to drown in that rich rose scent.

“No, you didn’t do anything.” Wei Jiangxue bit her lower lip, one hand clenched into a fist against her chest. Countless thoughts raced through her mind, while her heart did nothing but thud loudly.

Mi Ruian indeed hadn’t done anything; she just didn’t seem to understand how to maintain a normal social distance.

“I’ll stop teasing you. So, are you going to seriously consider my self-recommendation?” The rose scent suddenly drifted away, leaving only a faint trace in front of Wei Jiangxue.

Wei Jiangxue was stunned for a moment. All those actions just now… she suddenly understood Mi Ruian’s intention. It was all just to ask if she wanted to hire a tutor. It seemed she was enthusiastically recommending herself.

Then Mi Ruian must be really short on money, to the point of actively asking her roommate for a job.

In the agreement she signed with the Transmigration Bureau, Wei Jiangxue was only required to follow the plot seriously, hit the key points for scores, and not go OOC (Out Of Character). As for anything else, they hadn’t explicitly forbidden her from hiring the protagonist. Otherwise, when she had looked for Mi Ruian to be her stylist before, 233 would have stepped in to warn her.

She reached out, wanting to pat Mi Ruian’s shoulder, but her hand met empty air.

Wei Jiangxue was momentarily embarrassed, but soon her missed hand was caught by Mi Ruian.

“Hmm?” Mi Ruian let out an ambiguous hum. “Have you considered it?”

Wei Jiangxue squeezed her hand and said solemnly, “If you’re willing to be my teacher, I’m certainly happy to have you. Don’t worry, we’ll calculate the price for the tutoring according to market rates. I won’t mistreat you.”

She wasn’t short on money right now, and Mi Ruian happened to be in a period of financial hardship. It was truly a pity for her to be stuck in a low-rent apartment like this.

233 glanced at the mission data and confirmed that Wei Jiangxue could make her own choice in this matter. Wei Jiangxue naturally chose to lend a helping hand. As long as it didn’t affect her mission, she would help however she could. Mi Ruian’s character was decent; if they weren’t destined to be antagonists, Wei Jiangxue would have been very happy to be friends with someone like her.

Mi Ruian was stunned. Looking at Wei Jiangxue’s sympathetic expression, she was somewhat puzzled.

But since Wei Jiangxue had agreed, there was no need to worry about the rest; Mi Ruian could figure it out bit by bit later.

She took the opportunity to grasp Wei Jiangxue’s hand, her fingertips brushing against the soft palm: “Then… thank you for the job opportunity, Student Wei.”

Then, Wei Jiangxue heard Mi Ruian utter a cold sentence: “There’s still some time before your makeup session. Every second counts when it comes to studying. Let’s start now.”

“Huh? Don’t you need to prepare the lesson?” Wei Jiangxue’s expression was shocked. She had planned to take it slow, at least not starting today.

And usually, one-on-one tutoring requires lesson prep, right? Just starting like this—how did that work?

“I already learned these materials in middle school,” Mi Ruian chuckled. “I forgot to mention, I skipped grades. I finished all my undergraduate credits at eighteen. After that… anyway, I’m more than qualified to teach these basic courses. If you’re worried I’m a slacker, today can be a trial lesson for you. No charge.”

Wei Jiangxue fell silent, somewhat regretting her thoughtless words. One really shouldn’t question a protagonist’s talent. She was still preparing for the college entrance exam at eighteen, yet the protagonist had already graduated from university.

[System 233: She completed a double degree. As of now, Mi Ruian has obtained every certificate you can think of. There’s no helping it; she is the favored child of the world’s consciousness, a natural talent monster. Don’t worry, it’s not too late for you to start working hard now. When you return to your original world, your age won’t have changed.]

Wei Jiangxue’s mind suddenly cleared—if her age wouldn’t change, didn’t that mean that while everyone else’s time was frozen, she was the only one who could move freely? Such a great time should be used to learn as much as possible!

Thinking of this, Wei Jiangxue secretly asked the system in her mind: Is it true that we can only stay in this mission for three months? Can we have more time?

It had already been almost a month. Wei Jiangxue calculated that she could learn for two months at most.

[System 233: ?]

[System 233: Wait, you’re not in a hurry to go back? Tsk, theoretically it’s possible, because our mission progress isn’t measured by time, but mainly by your mission completion and score. If you want to stay here longer, just stretch out some of the tasks.]

Wei Jiangxue was overjoyed: That’s great! It’s mainly because I believe what you said. Although I really want to go back early, knowing that I can learn more knowledge by staying here, I’m shamefully tempted. In short, I’m just conflicted! It would be good if I could learn a few more skills to support myself…

[System 233: So it’s like that popular meme online, right? You wake up and the whole world’s IQ has dropped a hundredfold, while you stay the same. Now it’s become you studying hard for three years in an alien world while time in your original world stands still. When you go back and show off, they’ll all be blinded by your brilliance.]

“You can’t use ‘a hundred times’ to describe a drop…” Wei Jiangxue suddenly felt like her throat had been squeezed and stopped speaking.

She realized she had accidentally spoken her thoughts out loud, and Mi Ruian was still right beside her.

“What hundred times? Who are you talking to? You’ve been in a daze just now. You probably didn’t hear a word I said, did you?” Mi Ruian asked in a sarcastic tone.

“I wasn’t talking to anyone, I was just distracted!” Wei Jiangxue hurriedly shook her head. “You know, when people live alone for a long time, it’s easy to develop mental issues, so I try talking to myself.”

The fabricated excuse sounded even more unreliable. Wei Jiangxue deeply regretted it; it would have been better to say nothing.

“Oh~” Fortunately, Mi Ruian didn’t press further and even changed the subject. “Xiao Dong, take the books to your master Xiao Xue’s room, then go prepare two glasses of warm water.”

Wei Jiangxue breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Next time she talked to 233, she had to be careful; she shouldn’t be distracted in front of Mi Ruian.

“I was just about to say let’s go to my room. There are no suitable tables in the living room, and your room is probably about to be stuffed full of my dresses.” Wei Jiangxue stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. “My room might be a bit messy. You and I can have the lesson at that table in the corner. I’ll clear the things off it in a moment.”

Wei Jiangxue only had two tables in total: one was added later for her streaming career, and the other was part of the original character’s belongings.

On the old table were items of the “cannon fodder” character that she and 233 had organized together. At that time, Wei Jiangxue couldn’t see, but based on 233’s description and her own sense of touch, she had found a notebook, a photo album, and a locked wooden box. The rest were all clothes and accessories.

233 said that the cannon fodder itself was just a tool to serve the protagonist. So, before Mi Ruian came to the low-rent apartment, the cannon fodder character was just a concept; they would only take on physical form and fictional memories when needed. When Wei Jiangxue came to this world to play a specific role, she would inherit those fake memories.

However, with an indescribable emotion, Wei Jiangxue chose to keep those things carefully, even though they technically had no owner.

“I’ll help you too,” Mi Ruian said, taking the box from Wei Jiangxue’s hands without allowing for refusal. “Where should I put it?”

“Just in the corner.”

“Are these… all your old things?” Mi Ruian raised an eyebrow, looking at an item in the open cardboard box.

Wei Jiangxue was puzzled: “Yes, why? Is something wrong?”

“No, I just saw your photo album was open. You don’t look much like you did when you were a child…”

“…What do you mean ‘don’t look like me’? It’s just that girls change as they grow up.” Wei Jiangxue felt a bit curious—so those things had automatically filled in information related to her?

“The photos in the album are a bit… distorted? You look so serious,” Mi Ruian said uncertainly. “You’re cuter now.”

Along with those words came Mi Ruian’s warm fingers.

She gently pinched Wei Jiangxue’s face and let go immediately.

“My, your face is red. So cute.”

[System 233: Emergency Mission—Do something that catches the protagonist by surprise.]

Wei Jiangxue was first startled by Mi Ruian’s action, and then frightened by 233.

Why was a mission suddenly issued? Make Mi Ruian surprised? What could she do?

She instantly became like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, shouting haphazardly: “Why are you touching my face?! You think I’m cute, right? If you think I’m cute and want to touch, you have to pay!”

As she spoke, Wei Jiangxue hurriedly took a few steps forward. Her hand instinctively reached for Mi Ruian, found her face, and “retaliated” by touching her back.

Her action was so swift, like a breeze laced with the fragrance of freesia brushing against Mi Ruian’s cheek.

Even her “revenge” wasn’t a mean pinch; at most, it was like she had rubbed Mi Ruian’s face, leaving Mi Ruian standing there in a daze.