The Reborn Scummy A and the Sickly O Got Together - Chapter 25

Lu An didn’t stay in the room for long. She began recounting various high-society gossip from the capital’s elite circles.

The Zhang couple had long since cheated on each other, and now the alpha husband and omega wife each had illegitimate children with their respective affairs.

Then, she started venting her own grievances.

With a sharp, critical tone, she complained about her sister-in-law, who frequently returned home despite being a married daughter.

“She’s already married off, yet she still acts like she owns the place, ordering me, the daughter-in-law to serve her tea like some maid…”

In her past life, Luo Mingyue had seemed to get along well with Lu An, always patiently listening to her grievances and frustrations.

Lu An was the eldest daughter of the Lu family, raised under strict expectations no less demanding than Luo Mingyue’s own upbringing, taught to embody the principle that the eldest sister should act as a mother figure.

She was expected to respect her elders, dote on her younger siblings, and take responsibility for their mistakes. Even when Lu Ping and the others misbehaved, Lu An would be punished alongside them.

This left her deeply resentful of her upbringing, yet she had still internalized the belief that an omega’s duty was to secure a high-status alpha early, marry, and bear children.

Luo Mingyue had once asked Lu An, “Elder Sister, you always complain about how you wish you weren’t an omega. I thought you disliked Grandmother’s insistence on early marriage and staying home to raise children.”

Lu An had married immediately after college, forced into a hasty union with the eldest alpha son of the Qin family, a wealthy merchant in the capital, after getting pregnant.

She had scoffed at her younger sister, then still in high school. “People always chase their own interests. Those books preaching omega independence and empowerment? Read them for fun, but don’t take them seriously.”

The disdain in her voice was something Luo Mingyue had never forgotten, even after her rebirth.

But in this life, she no longer had the patience to listen to Lu An’s petty domestic complaints. Now, the high-society matron seemed no different from any ordinary woman gossiping in the streets.

Perhaps it was because she had shed all expectations for her family, the rose-tinted glasses were finally off.

Silently watching as Lu An, receiving no response, gradually fell quiet, Luo Mingyue realized that expensive clothes and jewelry could only adorn the woman’s exterior.

They made her look like a lavish, exquisite porcelain vase but no amount of external finery could fill the hollowness inside.

Lu An tentatively asked, “Don’t you think that’s true?”

“Sorry, I zoned out for a moment. What were you saying, Elder Sister?”

Lu An waved her hand dismissively. “Never mind. You stay here and watch the kids. I’ll go downstairs, can’t let the workers damage anything in the house.”

As if she hadn’t just declared that a married daughter was no longer part of the family.

Once Lu An left, Luo Mingyue had no intention of entertaining the twins. Adults might find small children amusing for a short while, but prolonged childcare was nothing short of torment.

Truthfully, Luo Mingyue knew Lu An had never been invested in raising the twins. Her usual routine involved outings with her friends shopping, playing mahjong while the children spent twenty-three out of twenty-four hours a day under the care of nannies.

Even their own mother was like this. Luo Mingyue scoffed inwardly, wondering how she had been so self-righteous in her past life, pitying the twins for their parents’ neglect and going out of her way to care for them.

These twins were no angelic babies. The moment Lu An left, they immediately came pestering Luo Mingyue for a phone.

The three-year-olds made demands with righteous indignation: “Watch videos! Phone! Watch videos!”

In her previous life, Luo Mingyue had followed Lu An’s advice by keeping electronic screens away from the children. She’d always tried to engage them with educational games instead.

This time, she directly took out a tablet, opened a short video app, and handed it to the toddlers.

Though the barrage of video background music filled her ears, it was still preferable to being surrounded by children’s screams.

As she prepared to call a servant to watch the kids, the girl twin suddenly ran over and hugged her leg.

The little girl had an adorable snow-like appearance, inheriting the best features from both parents. Her light-colored eyes sparkled with intelligence as she looked up.

In a milky voice, she pleaded: “Auntie, play with us.”

Luo Mingyue crouched down and patted the tiny head: “You watch videos with your brother. I’ll be back soon.”

Then she remembered something. Taking out her phone, she showed the girl a photo of Lu Jia: “Have you seen auntie’s photos in uncle’s phone?”

This had been an insignificant detail from the previous life’s banquet. After dealing with Qin Yan, Luo Mingyue had gone to tell Lu Jia the news.

At that time, Lu Jia had been holding the girl twin, radiating the maternal warmth typical of omegas.

Qin Yan, having thrown away roses, followed behind with a cold expression. As Lu Jia pretended composure, the little girl suddenly shouted at Qin Yan: “Uncle! Auntie! In phone! Photos!”

The bizarre, out-of-context remark had left a deep impression on Luo Mingyue.

Now the girl peered at Luo Mingyue’s phone: “Auntie! Photos!”

“Where did you see them?” Luo Mingyue gently probed, “Auntie’s photos in uncle’s phone?”

“Mm-hmm… lots,” the girl chirped. “Uncle say no look!”

Luo Mingyue didn’t know what expression showed on her face, but the girl released her grip. The usually rambunctious child suddenly became timid as a quail, shrinking back to her video-watching brother.

So Lu Jia had lied in their previous life. Luo Mingyue stood up slowly and walked out, her steps measured as her mind raced…

She’d never considered being liked by multiple alphas as significant. Even if Lu Jia had been stringing several along, who would think this could ruin an omega’s reputation?

Unless… Lu Jia had sent Qin Yan some compromising photos.

That explained why she feared Qin Yan would destroy her reputation and make her unemployable in the capital.

As for Feng Baiming, what began as indifference toward the supposedly celebratory banquet had turned into active dislike.

With workers coming and going these past few days, she’d been confined to her room. Even focusing on her thesis research required ignoring the constant noise.

Friday finally brought relative quiet, with only servants doing final decorations. The delivered qipao remained unopened in its gift box.

Having stayed in the room for too long, Feng Baiming decided to take a walk outside, but first resolved to grab a bottle of carrot juice from the kitchen to replenish her vitamin A.

This decision led her to coincidentally spot Luo Mingyue descending the stairs, just as the delicate female omega named Lu Jia appeared.

Lu Jia, flustered and rushing upstairs, hadn’t expected to run headlong into the very person she was looking for.

Her panicked demeanor only accentuated her fragile charm, and the moment she saw Luo Mingyue, it was as if she had found a heaven-sent savior.

“Sister Mingyue, I—I’ve messed up.”

The pitiable girl spoke in a tearful whisper, about to throw herself into the arms of the taller alpha girl when Luo Mingyue reached out, gripping her shoulders to hold her at arm’s length.

Luo Mingyue lowered her voice. “There’s a child in my room. Let’s talk somewhere else. It’s alright. No matter what happens, I’m here for you.”

Lu Jia bit her lip and nodded. The two girls made their way to a storage room at the corner of the hallway, a secluded spot in the house, rarely even passed by the servants.

This time, the fragile omega nestled close to the young alpha, no longer held at a distance.

Earlier, Lu Jia had sensed that Luo Mingyue’s gesture, though seemingly encouraging, could also be interpreted as pushing her away.

Now, reassured, she spoke softly, “Sister Mingyue, I can only tell you. No one else can help me with this… and you’re the only one who won’t look down on me for it.”

Hearing words identical to those from her past life, Luo Mingyue responded gently, with concern:

“Jiajia, you can tell me about any trouble you’re in. We grew up together over a decade of friendship. I know you’re a kind girl. What kind of trouble could you possibly cause? There must be a good reason.”

Lu Jia repeated the same words as before, she enjoyed making friends and had added many peers to her circle.

“Everyone has their struggles. At first, I just wanted to help, to comfort them and ease their worries. I thought I was doing a good deed. But I forgot that such close conversations between opposite genders could lead to misunderstandings. Aylin is open-minded, but Qin Yan… he would never tolerate me treating him as just a friend…”

Tears welled in her eyes as she continued, “Sister Mingyue, you know Qin Yan too. He’ll retaliate… he’ll ruin my reputation.”

“I don’t believe Qin Yan is the type to act unreasonably.”

The girl repeated the same comforting words she had once spoken.

“Don’t worry, Jiajia. I’ll bring Qin Yan to my room immediately and stop him from running into Aylin. I’ll also help clear up the misunderstanding.”

Lu Jia seemed taken aback by how readily Luo Mingyue took responsibility. She hesitated before murmuring, “You’re not angry? That I’ve been… close with several alphas at the same time?”

Luo Mingyue froze. “Why would you ask that?”

This was something Lu Jia hadn’t said in their past life.

“I trust you,” she quickly adjusted her tone, speaking softly. “It’s just making friends with peers. Someone as wonderful as you, it’s only natural they’d grow fond of you.”

“This isn’t your fault.” Luo Mingyue emphasized, “I’ll stop Qin Yan.”

“Thank you…”

Looking down with pity at the grateful expression on Lu Jia’s face as she leaned against her, Luo Mingyue patted her shoulder. The girl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and took a step back.

“I’m going back to my room to change into the evening gown.”

After taking a few steps, the girl suddenly turned back. Standing on her tiptoes, she gave Luo Mingyue, who remained still, a tight embrace.

She whispered earnestly into Luo Mingyue’s ear, “Sister, you’re all I have left. Don’t forget, we’re each other’s only family now.”

Before the young alpha could react, the girl released her grip as swiftly as a nimble deer, stepping back with red-rimmed eyes that held a profound gaze before she turned away, wiping her tears as she ran off.

Only when Lu Jia’s figure had completely disappeared from view did Luo Mingyue turn around, her expression instantly turning blank, just in time to meet Feng Baiming, who had leisurely emerged from around the corner.

This unexpected encounter flustered her momentarily, her panic no less intense than Lu Jia’s had been moments ago.

“You agreed to help her without even understanding the full story?” Feng Baiming clearly disapproved of Luo Mingyue’s decision.

“This is the 21st century,” Luo Mingyue retorted, meeting Miss Feng’s stern and righteous gaze head-on.

“We don’t drown people in ponds or ruin reputations just because an omega chats intimately with several alphas.”

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