The Canary Omega I Kept Turned Out to Be My Fiancée - Chapter 3

Bed, partner is a more fitting term, perhaps?

Luxi Yuxia Coffee Shop

Luxi Yuxia was founded by Lu Lingzhi, and the shop’s name was literally her own. Lu Lingzhi opened this establishment purely for amusement; she did not care about making a fortune every single day, only hoping to break even over the course of a year. The coffee beans in this shop were all quite nice. To support Lu Lingzhi’s business venture, she frequently brought coffee home.

After a few visits, her mother, Madam Pei, was successfully converted by her recommendations.

Every time she angered her mother, she would come over to buy coffee, accompanied by a bunch of flattering sycophancy. Roughly, presumably, eight times out of ten, her mother would no longer remain angry.

Pei Song pushed open the glass door, the wind chimes ringing crisply, and a familiar voice sounded beside her ear: “Welcome to Luxi Yuxia.”

What a coincidence!

She ran into her again. Truly, where in life do we not meet again?

Her gaze locked onto the figure behind the cashier’s counter. The warm sunlight gathered upon Sang Ningzhi, emitting a fragmented, pale light. Her amber-colored eyes matched her gentle and refined temperament as she said, “What a coincidence, we meet again.”

Her voice was so soft that only the two of them could hear it. The fresh and sweet scent of lemon filled the extremely close distance between them. Sang Ningzhi was wearing her work uniform and could not help trembling slightly. This person’s alpha pheromone was still just as alluring.

Her nerves tensed as she moved aside by a step and gestured toward her, asking, “Hello, what would you like to drink?”

Sang Ningzhi had already undergone rapid training and was capable of handling these basic operations. She had previously studied how to make coffee, so she picked it up very quickly. Just as Lingzhi had said, she really came.

Pei Song narrowed her eyes, thinking that when this person was with her last night, she had cried a rain of pear blossoms. Now, she was acting even more like a stranger than a stranger. If she entered the entertainment industry in the future, she would effortlessly snatch up every Best Actress award.

Pei Song lowered her gaze, glanced at the menu on the screen, and said, “Just a hand-drip, thank you.”

“Beep.” Pei Song’s payment was successful.

After merely this single sentence of conversation with Sang Ningzhi, Pei Song took a seat by the window on the first floor. This coffee shop was situated in the most prosperous CBD. Outside the window was an unobstructed view of the river, shimmering with sparkling waves. On the opposite bank of the commercial district was a dazzling world of neon lights, luxury, and hedonism.

On one hand, it was convenient for her to watch Sang Ningzhi. The other person had her sleeves rolled up, revealing slender wrists, and was intently wiping the coffee machine. On the other hand, she was wondering how to strike up a conversation with Sang Ningzhi. Pei Song had always been a patient person; she would never disturb others without reason.

Unless the immediate environment contained only the two of them.

“Ding-dong.”

Sang Ningzhi’s information was quickly sent over by her secretary.

Pei Song elegantly picked up the freshly brewed hand-drip and took a sip. Sitting up straight, she opened the document.

Sang Ningzhi was born on July 10, 2001. Her parents divorced right at her birth, and she grew up following her father, who possessed all five vices and also had a tendency toward physical violence. She attended elementary and junior high school in Jiangcheng, then drifted to Yuncheng, where she was sponsored by the Lu Corporation and admitted to a Yuncheng private high school. Afterward, she went abroad to study, earned a master’s degree in finance, and had just returned to the country, currently working part-time at Luxi Yuxia Coffee Shop.

She had already cast an olive branch to the Lu Corporation, but was persuaded to withdraw by HR, who cited a lack of work experience and asked about her current intentions regarding marriage and childbirth, among other things.

She turned out to be a high school alumna of mine, and in the same grade, no less.

Why hadn’t she noticed her before? Her not noticing her was correct, which indicated that she was a person who loved to study, neglected her appearance, and rarely showed her face at school.

Suddenly, a burst of arguing drew her attention. A wave of tobacco stench tore through the fresh fragrance of coffee…

“Yo, you’re the new one, right?” An alpha combed with a slicked-back hairstyle exuded a cheap smell of tobacco all over his body. His originally fierce and menacing appearance was conquered by Sang Ningzhi’s beauty the moment he saw her.

His eyes revealed desire, covetousness, and greed, gluing themselves to her collarbone and the faint red flush there.

It was the urge of an alpha wanting to mark an omega. If it were any ordinary day, Sang Ningzhi would have already slapped him across the face, given his thoroughly greasy, sloppy, and disgusting appearance. Afterward, she would have had bodyguards throw him out.

Mother (Madam Lu) had told her that some people reveal malicious intentions toward you at a glance. If you speak to them nicely, you will only invite secondary harm. Since harm is inevitable, why would you choose to become that victim? Ningzhi, remember that behind you stands the legal elite team of the Lu family.

Enduring her nausea, Sang Ningzhi wore a trace of a smile and said, “I just started. Sir, what would you like to order?”

The slicked-back alpha unceremoniously extended three fingers and said, “I want to order you to accompany me for a night, to offset three months of your salary.”

His hand reached out toward her, but Sang Ningzhi disgustedly dodged away. Unrelenting, the other person said, “What? Putting on an act of purity, aren’t you clear about what you’ve done yourself? You’re so pretty; as long as you follow me, I’ll guarantee you eat spicy and delicious food.”

Sang Ningzhi raised her voice: “Please have some self-respect. If you continue to harass me, I will call the police.”

“Call the police? Then I’ll file a complaint against you, complain to the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and get this shop sealed up.” The slicked-back alpha continued to threaten, “What kind of attitude is this? Is this a service attitude? What kind of young socialite daughter are you to get triggered by a single sentence?”

Not to mention, she truly was a legitimate young socialite daughter.

With an unsightly expression, Sang Ningzhi picked up the iced coffee her colleague had just brewed and poured it directly onto the other person’s head, giving him a chilling wake-up call. Amidst the other’s shock, she even elegantly wiped her hands with a hot towel.

Raising her eyes, she looked at Pei Song, who was still seated, and then turned back to the slicked-back alpha. Her voice was as delicate as milk foam: “That’s right, I got triggered.”

That aggrieved, breathy tone made it sound as though she ought to have been triggered.

That’s right, Pei Song was captivated by this soft and sweet voice.

The slicked-back alpha wiped his face, raised his palm, and was about to deal her a slap when his wrist was firmly grabbed by Pei Song.

“Damn it! Which bastard is this?” Cursing, the man turned his head to see Pei Song’s ice-cold face, the oppression belonging to a top-tier alpha sweeping down from above her head: “President… President Pei.”

Pei Song said coldly, “What are you trying to do? Apologize to her!”

Having no choice but to back down, the slicked-back alpha glanced at her name tag and said, “I’m sorry, Miss Sang.”

“President Pei, your handling of this is unfair.” Sang Ningzhi’s voice stopped the slicked-back alpha who was about to flee. With a playful “Oh?”, Pei Song walked over to stand opposite Sang Ningzhi. Looking at this omega who kept giving her surprises, she also feigned unfamiliarity and asked, “Then what does Miss Sang wish to do?”

“I accept his apology, but he hasn’t apologized to Miss Lu.” Sang Ningzhi pointed at the puddle of brown coffee liquid on the ground, where several wet footprints had been tracked, and then jutted her chin toward the glass window outside.

Passersby who wanted to come in but stopped to watch before turning back and leaving, “Whose responsibility should this ground be considered? And what about the losses for the thirty-some customers who originally wanted to come in to drink coffee just now, how should those be calculated?” Looking at Pei Song, Sang Ningzhi said with a troubled expression, “Based on the daily average customer transaction value, if I calculate 25 yuan per person, I’ll round it up to 1,000 yuan.”

Pei Song curved her lips into a smile. Sang Ningzhi, you are too interesting.

“My older brother is Young Master Wu, and my uncle is in the Bureau of Industry and Commerce.” The slicked-back alpha hurriedly blurted out his background, never expecting to run into such a tough opponent. Smiling, Pei Song said, “Young Master Wu? I remember now, you are Wu’s illegitimate son, Wu De. We’ve certainly witnessed the Wu family’s upbringing; can the Wu family not even afford this small amount of money?”

“You!” Wu De’s face turned pale, and Pei Song stated, “Hurry up and pay. Consider it a lesson taught to you by society.”

A flash of cunning crossed Sang Ningzhi’s eyes as the store manager brought out the iPad payment QR code. As expected of our eldest young lady, she said, “Please.”

“Beep.”

Payment successful.

Off work at last, the setting sun stretched the shadows of the two figures very long. The river breeze blowing toward them did not make them feel tired.

Sang Ningzhi stopped walking, turned around, and with the afterglow of the sunset reflected in her eyes, the river breeze blew a strand of her hair against her lips. “President Pei, thank you for helping me today. I have no money to reward you, what are you following me for?”

Sang Ningzhi was a puppet meticulously sculpted by Nüwa, the willow branch inside the Jade Pure Bottle in the hands of the Bodhisattva, and the most gorgeous splash of color of all.

“I want to invite you to be my lifestyle assistant.”

“Assistant?” Sang Ningzhi paused. “Bed, partner is a more fitting term, perhaps?”

“You, you really are direct.” Pei Song was choked up.

Sang Ningzhi chuckled lightly and said, “We’re all adults, why speak so cryptically? It’s just a one-night stand; could it be that President Pei is deeply captivated by me? I’ve heard that you pass through ten thousand flowers without a single leaf touching your body.”

Pei Song answered very directly: “That’s right, I have fallen prostrate beneath your pomegranate skirt.”

Putting away her banter, Sang Ningzhi said with absolute seriousness, “President Pei’s joke is not funny at all. I heard that you are about to enter a political marriage with the Lu family, and I have no desire to meddle between you and the eldest young lady of the Lu family. Besides, the place where I currently work belongs to the second young lady of the Lu family. The Lu family happens to be my bosses; how could I possibly do such a thing?”

Pointing at herself and then at Pei Song, she continued, “I, you, and the two Lu young ladies are all high school alumni from the same grade; we still need to save some face. Otherwise, it would be too awkward attending alumni reunions in the future. Who knows, people might say behind my back that I seduced President Pei, causing discord in the relationship between President Pei and the eldest young lady of the Lu family. President Pei is not afraid of gossip and rumors, but I am afraid.”

“You actually knew we were alumni. Did you already know me back in high school? Have we met before?”

Sang Ningzhi: ……

Is that the main point here?

Seeing that she remained silent, Pei Song walked up to her, her shadow engulfing her as her finger pressed against the red mark on her collarbone, her fingertip bringing forth a trace of warm, tingling numbness. “Then do you know that an omega without background and with stunning looks is like a piece of fat meat that everyone wants to take a bite out of?”

“Didn’t I just get heavily bitten by President Pei?” Letting herself be pinned down, Sang Ningzhi smiled without reaching her eyes. Reaching out to brush away a strand of hair, she revealed the kiss marks on the back of her neck, “Take what President Pei did to me last night, for instance.”

“Sang Ningzhi, I apologize for what happened last night.” Looking at that reddened area, Pei Song placed a tube of ointment into her hand and said with sincerity, “However, just like this incident today, you will encounter more trouble at work in the future. Perhaps it will come from clients, or perhaps from superiors, what should you do?”

The two of them were standing extremely close, their breaths entangling in the surrounding air. Sang Ningzhi was cornered by her against the river embankment railing.

With just one more step forward, Pei Song could kiss those red lips. Meanwhile, Sang Ningzhi used her hand to brush aside the dark hair on Pei Song’s shoulder, then grabbed her collar. As their lips nearly collided, she brushed past Pei Song’s earlobe, catching the faint scent of lemon.

With her rose-scented breath, she lightly uttered a single sentence: “President Pei, I have hands and feet; why should I be kept by you? Is it that in the eyes of you alphas, omegas need to be protected by you, and we cannot protect ourselves?”

Toward a clever omega, she would lower her posture. But an omega like Sang Ningzhi truly left her rarely astonished. Meeting her merely twice had already completely dazzled her. Her competitive spirit had been fully triggered by her.

If Sang Ningzhi were willing, she would treat her like a precious pearl.

Shamelessly, she said, “Then could you give me a chance? Allow me to protect you and send you home, all right?”

“No need.”

Just as Pei Song was about to speak, her phone rang. Taking advantage of the moment, Sang Ningzhi walked into a safe zone. Glancing at the phone screen, Pei Song saw it was Madam Pei, and the moment the call connected, a deafening roar came through: “Pei Song, if you still consider yourself a member of the Pei family, get your ass to the municipal hospital right now.”

In the evening wind, Sang Ningzhi waved goodbye to her with her back turned, her figure gradually blending into the neon city lights.

Turning around, she found a black Mercedes waiting beside her. Opening the back door, she climbed inside. Resting in the palm of her hand was a tube of ointment before her WeChat suddenly lit up, a message popping in:

Lu Lingzhi: It’s bad, Sis! Grandpa Pei heard that Pei Song fell sick, but then discovered he was tricked. He got so angry he was hospitalized. I went to check on him, and Mom said if you have time, you should make a trip over.

Lu Ningzhi stated: “Take me to the municipal hospital first, no, take me to the supermarket first, I need to buy some nutritional supplements.”

Pei Song might be a fool, but the favorability points of the Pei family still needed to be maxed out.

“Understood, eldest young lady.”