Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 122
by Little PandaDigging Out a Kidney, Digging Out a Heart?
In a flash, it was the weekend.
It was also the day Pei Xuezhi was scheduled to meet that mother of hers.
Fu Chaoyun accompanied her, and although Pei Xuezhi had said there was no need to be so formal, she had still dressed up a bit today.
Half-casual, half-formal, even the laziness on her face was somewhat restrained, hmm… At least she looked like the kind of good A one could entrust themselves to.
However, just in case, and to prevent the worst-case scenario, they had also brought several bodyguards with them, all of whom were extremely skilled.
After deciding to meet, Fu Chaoyun had scouted out some intelligence, such as, “What kind of person is the other party, roughly speaking?”… This wasn’t just to help her score points on the first impression; most importantly, she was concerned about Pei Xuezhi.
Any conflicts that might erupt during the meeting—it would be better to unearth them in advance, so as to have multiple contingency plans.
Back then, Pei Xuezhi’s attitude at that moment had been silence.
For a long while.
“I don’t know.”
That mother of hers, already somewhat vague in her memory, had never mentioned these aspects of her own past.
Fu Chaoyun had tactfully prepared to keep quiet then and not press further, but Pei Xuezhi’s demeanor didn’t seem to be the kind of “taking offense” that Fu Chaoyun had imagined, because the other party then said.
“My mother was very likely a young lady from a wealthy family, or at least she was wealthy for a period of time…”
She deduced this by working backward from her own situation; even if her memories were blurred, as long as she herself was here, bearing the traces of a good upbringing, she could glimpse the past through them.
“So it was probably some kind of ‘lovers forcibly separated, one runs away pregnant’1 plot.” Speaking of this, Pei Xuezhi paused for a moment, “Just like those fanfics written in the Super Topics.”
Fu Chaoyun: “……”
Was it really okay to tease her own two moms like this? Anyway, Fu Chaoyun didn’t dare say anything right now.
—Zhizhi, she’s really been led astray by me.
Was this ultimately a good thing or a bad thing?
While Fu Chaoyun was reflecting on herself, Pei Xuezhi continued.
“But unfortunately, there was no ‘genius cute baby returns five years later to deliver a face-slapping’2 plot, no ‘group favorite’3 scenario, no ‘crematorium’4… Later, my mother never mentioned this person either, so it was probably a case of something that was once earth-shattering later fading into ordinariness, and they both just figured things out and forgot about it.”
“Zhizhi is so smart, she definitely counts as a genius cute baby!” Fu Chaoyun merely sketched out in her mind what Pei Xuezhi might have looked like at five years old…
Grass (a plant)!5 So cute it made her heart tremble!
Pei Xuezhi’s mouth twitched slightly as she picked up on Fu Chaoyun’s running gag, “I really didn’t know hacking skills when I was five.”
Even if everything else was blurry, this one point she wouldn’t forget.
Speaking of this, Fu Chaoyun couldn’t help but recall her own sister Fu Lingfeng’s recent schedule, and said with lingering fear, “Let’s not have any of that ‘crematorium’ stuff…”
Pei Xuezhi patted her head. “No crematorium.”
They were naturally different from others.
But Fu Chaoyun quickly rallied, “But we can have the ‘group favorite’ scenario!”
Pei Xuezhi raised her eyes to look at her. “…Hmm?”
“I’ll make it up to Zhizhi~!”
Pei Xuezhi glanced sideways at her. “How is Jiejie going to make it up?”
Her tone was never particularly warm, maintaining her usual somewhat cool and detached demeanor, but after spending a long time together, it seemed to have a unique charm when heard, especially when she called Fu Chaoyun “Jiejie.”
Like a threat, like coquetry.
It always made one’s heart itch, making the days of her susceptible period unstable.
“If I alone dote on Zhizhi in all sorts of ways every day, that’s also being a ‘group favorite’! If the quantity isn’t enough, I’ll make up for it with substance!”
Pei Xuezhi: “……”
Meanwhile, Fu Chaoyun thought for a moment, then picked up Naonao, who was playing nearby, and presented him, saying plausibly, “Our second treasure also has to contribute!”
Little friend Naonao, who hadn’t yet figured out the situation: Meow meow meow?
“……”
Pei Xuezhi ultimately gave face and patted Naonao, who was being “forced to operate,”6 then turned back to pat Fu Chaoyun.
After rua-ing7 both the big and small kitties all over, Pei Xuezhi chuckled, “Smells like cat.”
Fu Chaoyun was also looking at her.
Wasn’t it precisely Pei Xuezhi who had caused it?
Fortunately, Naonao had just had a bath.
That hand eventually moved from top to bottom, stroking Fu Chaoyun’s jaw, forcing the taller Alpha to look up, even scratching it a little, just like teasing the little kitten at home.
The Alpha looked at her, looking and looking, those beautiful amber eyes seemingly transforming into cat-like slit pupils8.
And then.
“Meow~”
Naonao, suddenly no longer the only ‘lil kitty’9 in the house, looked over in astonishment. Of course, the subsequent events were all ‘cats avert your eyes,’ and in the end, all memories became entirely unverifiable…
Returning to the present.
They were clearly going to meet Pei Xuezhi’s other biological mother, yet right now, Fu Chaoyun seemed even more nervous than Pei Xuezhi herself, who was the one about to acknowledge her kin.
Just like that other day, Pei Xuezhi turned sideways, and the pad of her finger once again scratched the Alpha’s chin.
“If Jiejie doesn’t like it, then we won’t acknowledge her.”
It sounded like something a child would say in a fit of pique, but coming from Pei Xuezhi’s mouth, it was absolutely serious.
Moreover, it was “we,” not “I.”
With just that one sentence, Fu Chaoyun was no longer nervous.
“Then let’s still meet her.”
Otherwise, this mom of Pei Xuezhi’s would be truly pitiful.
In the reserved private room, the two pushed open the door, but what they saw was not a graceful or beautiful middle-aged Alpha, but rather a very young person.
Fu Chaoyun, who had been laughing and joking just moments before, subconsciously pulled Pei Xuezhi behind her.
—If she just looked young due to good maintenance, that would be one thing, but this was clearly a male! Even the gender didn’t match!!
Had they really been deceived?
Was it a scumbag Alpha’s trick?
According to their original plan, Fu Chaoyun was about to signal for the bodyguards outside to come in.
“Miss Fu, please don’t be nervous.”
The refinedly dressed young male Alpha said respectfully. He called out Fu Chaoyun’s name, clearly having done some prior investigation, but as he spoke, his gaze fell on Pei Xuezhi’s face, who was a step behind and being protected by Fu Chaoyun.
As if confirming something at a glance, he then said, “I am Madam Feng’s assistant. Due to some unforeseen circumstances—”
Madam Feng, that was Pei Xuezhi’s other biological Alpha mother.
“Where is she herself?”
Fu Chaoyun interrupted him, her expression and even her voice turning cold in an instant.
She knew before coming that Pei Xuezhi wasn’t actually looking forward much to this mother who had suddenly appeared.
After all, there had been a twenty-year gap in between, Pei Xuezhi was already an adult; how could this familial bond be filled?
But whether it was needed was one thing; whether you showed up or not was another.
If even your attitude isn’t sincere, why bother arranging a meeting?
Stabbing a knife into an indifferent person still hurts, you know.
They shouldn’t have come.
In that instant, Fu Chaoyun regretted it, yet also felt fortunate for Pei Xuezhi’s indifference and her own pestering determination10 to come along.
As she spoke, Fu Chaoyun secretly glanced back and saw Pei Xuezhi still had that cool and indifferent look, which settled her heart a little. The senior assistant also seemed to discern Fu Chaoyun’s meaning and explained.
“My employer, Madam Feng, was also very much looking forward to meeting Miss Pei. However, due to her own health reasons, she is still recuperating abroad and temporarily unable to return to the country. If Miss Pei wishes to see her, we can arrange a flight abroad for you at any time…”
Hearing only “is sick,” “can’t return to the country,” stacked on top of the sudden “kin acknowledgment” buff11… suddenly, some old-school12 novel plots that pushed the boundaries of morality and had recently seen a resurgence13 surfaced in Fu Chaoyun’s mind.
The Alpha’s expression grew colder and colder, colder and colder.
“No need!” Fu Chaoyun said forcefully14, simultaneously pulling Pei Xuezhi’s hand. “Zhizhi, let’s go!”
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Footnotes
- 棒打鸳鸯带球跑 | bàng dǎ yuānyang dài qiú pǎo | A combination of two common fiction tropes: 棒打鸳鸯 (bàng dǎ yuānyang), meaning ‘to forcibly separate lovers’ (lit. ‘to beat mandarin ducks with a stick’), and 带球跑 (dài qiú pǎo), meaning ‘to run away while pregnant’ (lit. ‘to run with the ball’).
- 天才萌宝归来打脸 | tiāncái méng bǎo guīlái dǎ liǎn | A popular webnovel trope: a child, often exceptionally intelligent (天才萌宝 tiāncái méng bǎo – ‘genius cute baby’), returns after several years, usually with their single parent, to confront and ‘face-slap’ (打脸 dǎ liǎn – metaphorically meaning to humiliate or prove wrong) those who wronged their parent in the past.
- 团宠 | tuán chǒng | Lit. “group doted upon”; a character who is universally loved and pampered by a group of people.
- 火葬场 | huǒzàngchǎng | A webnovel trope referring to a plotline where a character who has deeply wronged another (often a love interest) must go through extreme suffering and groveling to earn forgiveness, metaphorically ‘burning’ for their past sins.
- 草（一种植物） | cǎo (yī zhǒng zhíwù) | A common euphemism for the profanity 操 (cào), meaning “fuck.” Used here to express strong emotion (cuteness overload).
- 被迫营业 | bèipò yíngyè | Internet slang meaning to be compelled to do something, often for show or to please others, despite one’s reluctance. Used humorously here for the cat.
- rua | rua | Internet slang, often onomatopoeic, for the action of petting, cuddling, or affectionately manhandling a pet, especially a cat or dog. It implies a soft, satisfying squeeze or stroke.
- 梳瞳 | shūtóng | Lit. “comb pupils”; refers to vertical slit pupils, like those of a cat.
- 修猫咪 | xiū māomī | An internet slang term for “cat,” often used to sound cute or affectionate, similar to “smol cat” or “lil kitty.”
- 死缠烂打 | sǐ chán làn dǎ | Lit. “to cling like death and pester rottenly”; means to pester someone relentlessly, to be importunate.
- buff | buff | A term borrowed from gaming, referring to a beneficial status effect or enhancement.
- 古早 | gǔzǎo | Lit. “ancient early”; slang meaning old-fashioned, from a bygone era, often with a nostalgic or retro connotation. Here it refers to older, perhaps clichéd, plotlines.
- 文艺复兴 | wényì fùxīng | Lit. “Renaissance”; used metaphorically in internet slang to describe the revival or renewed popularity of old trends, memes, or tropes.
- 掷地有声 | zhì dì yǒu shēng | Lit. “to throw (something) on the ground and it makes a sound”; an idiom describing words that are spoken with force, conviction, and resonance.
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