The Pursuit of Love After Divorcing My Cold Omega - Chapter 97

Replace Her With Me

The words from J caused Song Wenzhi’s heart to skip a beat. Her fingertips twitched as she asked, “What do you mean?”

“Exactly what I said.” J reacted to her shock as if he had expected it. “Andrea is also an excellent experimental subject. Although I’ve only met her once, her pheromones are very special. Her gland is exactly what we need.”

Song Wenzhi hadn’t expected that a single meeting would lead J to target Yu Kunian. Her palms began to sweat, and she refused without hesitation. “No.”

“Don’t be so quick to refuse,” J said patiently. “You can take your time to consider it. With me, you have plenty of time to weigh your options. It’s best if our first collaboration is a success.”

Both Song Wenzhi and Xia Weichi felt a chill run down their spines.

Still, Song Wenzhi spoke firmly: “Andrea won’t work. She isn’t suitable.”

J laughed again. “No, she is very suitable. So far, there is no Alpha more suitable than her.”

Song Wenzhi’s gaze darkened. “She is just an ordinary Alpha.”

“Ordinary?” J sounded as if he had just heard a hilarious joke. “It seems you really don’t know, do you?”

Hearing this, Song Wenzhi immediately pressed, “Know what?”

With rare patience, J explained to them: “A long time ago, Alphas were divided into ranks. There were inferior Alphas, and naturally, there were superior ones. There was a massive gap between the ranks, and the classification was based on glands and pheromones. Before the relevant regulations were ‘optimized,’ this world belonged to the Alphas.”

In the past, Alphas were at the top of the social food chain. As long as their rank was superior, they were qualified to enter high society and become the leaders of civilization. Anyone who wanted to rebel or overthrow Alpha rule—whether they were lower-ranked Alphas or Omegas—would undoubtedly be crushed by the sheer pressure of their pheromones.

Back then, a single Alpha could use their pheromones to make countless people absolute subjects.

Later, Omega ranks were also classified, carving out a territory within the Alpha’s world. Society was constantly changing, but resources always tended to shift toward the elite; superior Alphas would only marry superior Omegas. Although Alphas were no longer the sole rulers, major issues persisted.

Consequently, new regulations were enacted to abolish all rank classifications. It was forbidden to mention them again, and records of that era were to be thoroughly destroyed. The original families with superior pheromones no longer held dominant positions, and resources slowly began to disperse downward.

Since then, the matter of ranking was buried by time. Through social evolution, no one mentions the past anymore. Superior pheromones have gradually faded over the years, leaving the mainstream population of today entirely ignorant of this history.

To some extent, pheromone suppression levels still exist, but Alphas with the extreme, oppressive power of the early days have long since ceased to appear.

“During our last meeting, that Andrea’s pheromones were very pure. I can be certain she is the product of generations of superior-to-superior matches. About seven or eight years ago, I heard of a family in the Lihua City Committee. They had several generations of superior pheromone unions and had an Alpha child whose gland was supposed to be even more exceptional… Unfortunately, I couldn’t catch them.”

“Catch?”

“Yes.” J did not hide anything from her. “I doubt you’ve heard of it, but there was once an Alpha kidnapping incident in Lihua City. The goal was to fight for Omega rights. Although I am a Beta, I was part of it. However, my specific goal was to kidnap that child from the Committee family. I failed to get my hands on her; it was as if the child vanished into thin air overnight.”

J was quite proud of this history. It was because he escaped the crackdown on those involved in that incident that he came to New York and found new opportunities.

Meeting Andrea this time brought back those memories. The regret of his past failure was still fresh, and J was surprised to find another Alpha with the exact same pheromone profile.

Song Wenzhi and Xia Weichi fell silent. Hearing J’s story, they finally realized the reason why Yu Kunian had suddenly appeared in Yin City.

They had known none of this. It was likely that because the impact of that incident was so severe, the Committee had ordered a total news blackout.

J continued to muse, “A gland from an Alpha like that… someone would pay a fortune for it.”

No matter the price, Song Wenzhi would never let Yu Kunian become an experimental subject. The Omega deeply regretted calling Yu Kunian here in the first place.

“No,” Song Wenzhi said. Regarding a collaboration involving Yu Kunian, there was no room for negotiation. “Not Andrea. Don’t even think about her again.”

J looked at her, his smile remaining but his eyes turning cold. “Since you’ve come to my territory, we have to reach some kind of agreement, don’t we? If we don’t discuss either of the two collaborations, then what was the point of this visit?”

To J, they were people from the Research Institute and couldn’t be easily touched. But if things turned ugly today, even if they shouldn’t be touched, they would have to be.

This meant that before they could walk out of here today, they had to choose one of the two options.

The experimental subject would either be Song Wenzhi or Yu Kunian.

The Omega chose without a second thought: “I will cooperate with the experiment.”

Xia Weichi grabbed Song Wenzhi’s wrist. “Xiao Zhi, no.”

Without looking back, Song Wenzhi said, “There’s no need to consider it further. I can do it.”

Could she really let Yu Kunian be pushed into a laboratory? Absolutely not.

Song Wenzhi would not allow Yu Kunian to suffer any harm. In this moment, she would rather it be herself. Even though she knew the true purpose of the experiment was to damage her gland and might even be life-threatening, she was resolute in her desire to keep Yu Kunian out of it.

Yu Kunian must not come to harm.

J smiled, satisfied with the answer. “In that case, it’s a pleasure doing business with you. The experiment won’t be ready for a few days. I will contact you then. For now, I must ask you two to help me examine a few Omegas before you leave.”

This answer allowed them to breathe a temporary sigh of relief—the experiment wasn’t today, which meant they still had a chance to avoid it.

Yu Kunian waited at the Research Institute for a long time. It wasn’t until night fell that she realized Song Wenzhi had still not appeared.

Song Wenzhi wasn’t replying to messages, and her calls wouldn’t go through. Yu Kunian couldn’t help but feel a surge of panic, especially when Xia Weichi’s phone was also unreachable.

She had no idea where they had gone, and the other colleagues were equally clueless. Yu Kunian thought back to the medical station and the group of people she had seen—they didn’t look like good people, and they clearly weren’t simple.

Anxious beyond words, Yu Kunian couldn’t bear to wait inside any longer. She stood at the entrance of the Research Institute, staring at every passing car, praying that Song Wenzhi and Xia Weichi were inside.

However, until the night wind swept over her and the tip of her nose grew cold, she saw no sign of them. Instead, a car suddenly stopped in front of her.

The person in the car looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn’t place them immediately. The person called out, “Andrea.”

Yu Kunian ignored them. Her first instinct was that they were a scammer, so she started to walk away. But the car followed her, stopping again beside her.

A moment later, she heard Song Wenzhi’s name from the person’s mouth.

She turned her head sharply. The other person smiled as expected and got out of the car. “She reached a deal with us.”

Upon learning that Song Wenzhi was going to cooperate with an experiment, Yu Kunian’s expression immediately darkened. Then, she heard the person say, “Actually, the one we want is you, not her. If you agree, we can break the contract with her first.”

After weighing the options, J still felt that Andrea’s gland was more valuable.

There was no proof for any of this, and Yu Kunian couldn’t fully trust them. But she couldn’t contact Song Wenzhi or Xia Weichi. All her previous worries transformed into the terror of the Omega being used as an experimental subject. At this moment, Yu Kunian could no longer remain calm.

Her fingers tightened around her phone. The countless unanswered calls made the Alpha’s breathing turn shallow and ragged. Every second was a form of torture. She was afraid that if she were even a little bit late, Song Wenzhi would already be suffering.

In the next moment, she said, “Replace her with me.”

Just like Song Wenzhi, she made the decision without a hint of hesitation.

When she was taken to the underground laboratory, Yu Kunian asked, “Where is she?”

J, who had come forward, reassured her, “She’s already gone back, completely unharmed.”

Yu Kunian had no choice but to believe him. Her phone had been taken when she got into the car, so she had no way to contact anyone and no path for retreat. J quickly gathered the experimental staff, intending to start immediately. However, before they began, a liability waiver was pushed in front of Yu Kunian.

J said, “Sign this to ensure our experiment goes smoothly.”

The general content of the agreement was that the experiment was voluntary and that no matter what happened, they would not be held responsible. Yu Kunian’s gaze flickered. She seemed to realize something. Glancing at the watch on her wrist that hadn’t been removed, she picked up the pen and asked, “How long will the experiment take?”

“At least six hours,” J said.

Yu Kunian put the pen down. “You brought me here very suddenly, and I haven’t explained anything to my friends. I will also need time to recover after the experiment. During that time, if they find I’m unreachable or that something is wrong, they might call the police.”

Hearing this, J’s expression changed. “What do you mean?”

The Alpha’s expression was calm, but a hint of a smile flashed in her eyes. “Let me send a message to my friend.”

“You cannot mention the experiment.”

“I won’t.”

“Whatever you want to send, I’ll send it for you,” J said, ordering someone to bring Yu Kunian’s phone. He looked at her warily.

“Can you type in Chinese?” Yu Kunian acted as if she were truly considering their interests without any ulterior motives. She was very candid. “Send it to Jiang Qiu—’Something came up at the company, I’m heading back to China. Help me ask Xia Weichi for half a month of leave.'”

After it was sent, Yu Kunian insisted on waiting for Jiang Qiu’s reply. Only after receiving a “Okay” from Jiang Qiu nearly thirty minutes later did she finally sign her name.