The Blind Alpha Coveted by the Frail Beauty Omega - Chapter 9

No matter how arrogant Wei Jiangxue was, her cheeks were still soft.

“I’ll take the one you mentioned, the oatmeal with the dried fruit.”

As she spoke, Wei Jiangxue tilted her face up with a shallow smile on her lips, as if by doing so, she could actually see the shelves in front of her.

Mi Ruian’s eyes softened for a brief moment. She looked away, no longer staring at Wei Jiangxue.

After wandering through several main sections of the store, the two of them had finished picking up everything Wei Jiangxue wanted to buy, but Mi Ruian hadn’t put a single item into the cart for herself.

Wei Jiangxue couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Aren’t you picking out anything for yourself? I feel like you’ve just been asking me what I need.”

She reached out and felt the items inside the cart, confirming by the quantity that they were indeed what she wanted.

“I…” Mi Ruian opened her lips to speak, but suddenly grabbed Wei Jiangxue’s arm and pulled her close. “Watch out—”

Several hyperactive Alpha children pushed a shopping cart past them at high speed, completely disregarding the other customers in the aisle.

The children screamed as they sped away. Wei Jiangxue leaned against Mi Ruian, bewildered, when she suddenly heard the latter let out a muffled groan.

The smell of blood mixed with roses in the air grew stronger. 233’s tone became solemn: [I’ve activated olfactory shielding for you. Be careful; Mi Ruian’s pheromones are beginning to diffuse along with the blood seeping out. Mi Ruian cannot expose her identity right now. She has a pheromone masking agent in her pocket. She’ll likely ask you for a hand next; just do as she says.]

Just now… the hand Mi Ruian used to pull her was her injured left hand. Wei Jiangxue immediately understood the situation: “Mi Ruian? Did your wound tear open again?”

“There’s a spray in my handbag, help me get it out first,” Mi Ruian responded in a low voice. Because of the injury to her hand, she had to direct Wei Jiangxue to help find the item.

After Wei Jiangxue pulled out the spray, she knew in her heart that this was the pheromone masking agent 233 had mentioned. As soon as the spray was out, Mi Ruian took it. Wei Jiangxue could only tell by the sound that Mi Ruian was spraying it on herself.

Fortunately, there weren’t many people in this area. Mi Ruian’s pheromones hadn’t had time to spread too far before being covered up, so Wei Jiangxue didn’t hear any unusual reactions from the people nearby.

Is the masking agent that effective? Wei Jiangxue sniffed hard but smelled nothing, only then remembering that 233 had blocked her sense of smell.

[System 233: Do you actually want something strange to happen?]

Wei Jiangxue replied silently in her mind that she actually did want to see just how lethal Mi Ruian’s pheromones were.

233 was silent for a few seconds before complaining that she was being “wicked.”

[System 233: Setting that aside, there’s a big problem. Haven’t you noticed? You were right next to the protagonist and came into contact with her pheromones, but why didn’t you have an adverse reaction?]

Wei Jiangxue was a bit dazed. Didn’t the system block it?

[System 233: My response speed is fast, but there’s still a slight delay. Given the time difference and the speed at which Omega pheromones diffuse in public places like a supermarket, you already came into contact with Mi Ruian’s pheromones just now—but you didn’t show any discomfort. This is very wrong!!!]

“Why are you dazing out again?” Mi Ruian’s voice suddenly interrupted the silent exchange between Wei Jiangxue and the system.

“Ah, I was thinking about your injury. Was that hemostatic spray just now?” Wei Jiangxue pretended to be ignorant. After all, Mi Ruian was posing as a Beta, and Betas have no pheromones and cannot perceive them; naturally, a Beta wouldn’t be carrying a pheromone masking agent.

Mi Ruian stood before her in silence for a few seconds before saying, “Yes, the wound was bleeding a bit, so I unwrapped the bandage and used the spray for an emergency.”

“That’s not good enough. We’ll have to treat it properly when we get back to the rental. Thank you for protecting me just now, otherwise those kids would have hit me,” Wei Jiangxue thanked her. “Let’s go pick out the things you want to buy.”

With that, Wei Jiangxue reached out her hand toward Mi Ruian, signaling for her to take it.

Unbeknownst to her, Mi Ruian was looking at her with eyes full of scrutiny. It wasn’t until Wei Jiangxue was about to pull her hand back that Mi Ruian finally grasped it.

This was the second time. This Alpha roommate had absolutely no reaction to her pheromones.

Mi Ruian thought back to the descriptions of “fated pairs.” It was said that the higher the compatibility, the more they loved each other’s pheromones. Even an Omega pheromone as naturally aggressive as hers wouldn’t cause harm to a 100% compatible fated Alpha, because that lethal rose fragrance would only be a lingering, seductive presence in their eyes.

Could Wei Jiangxue—this arrogant, blind Alpha living in a low-rent apartment—be her fated one? But Mi Ruian didn’t seem to particularly love the scent of the other’s pheromones either.

This sudden thought almost made Mi Ruian laugh. How could it be possible? Putting aside the fact that Mi Ruian had no intention of finding a companion in this lifetime, there was Wei Jiangxue herself.

She raised her eyes, unashamedly scrutinizing and evaluating this Alpha.

A strange temper, weak as a breeze, and a mediocre freesia pheromone… Well, no, that wasn’t right. Her singing was decent; she was more than capable of being a small-time internet celebrity.

And Mi Ruian was certain that sometimes, Wei Jiangxue was deliberately provoking and irritating her.

Wei Jiangxue looked like such a “soft bun”—where did she get the nerve to do these things?

Wei Jiangxue’s face was suddenly pinched. She opened her eyes, which could see nothing at all, and confusedly searched for the culprit. “Hey! Mi Ruian, why did you pinch my face?”

“Sorry, I saw a small bug on your face, so I helped you get rid of it without asking permission.” Mi Ruian’s words left no room for fault; after all, it was a kind gesture.

But Wei Jiangxue still felt something was off. she hummed vaguely in response and then went to ask 233 for the truth.

[System 233: Uh, about that… I didn’t notice either. I was busy checking the comments in the backend.]

233 sounded flustered, as if it were busy with something. But 233 usually wouldn’t lie about such things; if it said it didn’t see, it didn’t see. Since Mi Ruian was the only witness, Wei Jiangxue thought about it and reluctantly believed her explanation.

“Don’t get handsy next time. You have to get my permission first. Hmph, you’re such an impolite Beta,” Wei Jiangxue grumbled as she walked beside her.

“I’ll remember that.” The reprimanded Mi Ruian had a very good attitude, not showing even a hint of anger at Wei Jiangxue’s words.

Her gaze landed on the girl’s slightly reddened cheek—the place she had just touched.

No matter how sharp-tongued Wei Jiangxue was, her cheeks were soft.

On the other side, 233 remembered something and immediately notified Wei Jiangxue: [I was so busy shutting off your sense of smell that I forgot to say—because of that little accident, the random task I issued reached the passing standard, so you still received a reward.]

In other words, Wei Jiangxue had earned the chance to restore her vision for 12 hours.

According to 233’s explanation, this reward was a one-time use. Once activated, the timer could not be paused. This meant Wei Jiangxue had to be very careful about when to use it.

Wei Jiangxue thought for a moment. Since there was no urgent need to use her eyes right now, and she feared it would be harder to adapt back to blindness after experiencing sight again, she told 233 to save the chance for later.

I’ll keep it as a bit of hope, Wei Jiangxue thought. That way, even if future tasks seemed difficult, she would have something to keep her going.

The initial user “23795238” who had appeared in the livestream room before replied to the private message Wei Jiangxue sent the next day, and the two added each other’s contact information.

Wei Jiangxue followed the “Livestream Gold Supporter Maintenance Manual” provided by System 233 and conscientiously sent “Good morning,” “Good afternoon,” and “Good night” every day. This “Gold Supporter,” who was seemingly using a streaming platform for the first time, didn’t pay much attention to Wei Jiangxue. She only sent one sentence on the first day—”You sing very well”—and never replied again.

However, every time Wei Jiangxue told her she was going live, the “Gold Supporter” would appear in the room on time and request a random soothing song before the end of the broadcast.

Wei Jiangxue and 233 discussed it privately and agreed that the person was likely someone with money and time who didn’t care for flirting with small streamers. With a “Big Sister” like this in the room, Wei Jiangxue’s life was quite comfortable; she didn’t have to worry about money.

“I’m so grateful to her! This way, 233, we can save your account funds for now. We can use your money later when we figure out the PK gameplay.” Wei Jiangxue had planned out the use of her two major sources of funding: one would cover the daily livestream earnings, and the other (233) would serve as a safety net for developing new gameplay later.

[System 233: Mm-hmm. But it is strange. Who exactly is the person on the other side? I tried to check their identity but couldn’t. Every time I get close to the end, I get blocked by a new security lock.]

Wei Jiangxue was curious too, but she said, “If we can’t find out their identity, then forget it. It’s not doing us any harm anyway. By my count, there are only about two months left before I can return to my own world. Once you and I leave, there’s no need to worry about these things.”

Today, Wei Jiangxue sent the broadcast notification to the supporter as usual. The person appeared in the room exactly on time, and as always, opened the day’s work for Wei Jiangxue with an expensive animated gift.

[System 233: The Gold Supporter is asking if you can sing one more song for her privately after the stream ends today.]

Wei Jiangxue paused, then immediately nodded. “Sure! Sister, I can learn whatever you want to hear.”

As soon as the word “Sister” came out, the chat scrolled wildly. 233 ignored the various “crazed” comments and focused on waiting for the big client’s reply.

User 23795238 had already changed her ID to “Mi,” so Wei Jiangxue and 233 secretly called her “Mimi” behind her back.

[System 233: Mimi says she wants to hear a lullaby.]