Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 141
by Little PandaFlowers in the Mirror (2)
From Pei Xuezhi’s third-person perspective, this whole situation was filled with many strange things.
First.
Whether before or after her rebirth, there had always been a three-year age difference between her and Fu Chaoyun.
Second, and most importantly.
She clearly remembered that she and Fu Chaoyun hadn’t shared this particular experience, yet everything happening now was unfolding realistically and in detail.
Combined with the occasional flashes of images and sounds from even earlier—
Perhaps…
Or maybe.
It wasn’t just “perhaps”…
Her meeting with “that Fu Chaoyun” in her previous life wasn’t actually their first encounter.
A deeper, more profound secret was waiting for her to uncover…
And right now, everything was still in progress.
The seventeen-year-old Pei Xuezhi didn’t know why she was here, but clearly, her guard was extremely high. Even though Fu Chaoyun radiated goodwill, she didn’t let up in the slightest.
When she looked up, her dark eyes gazed over, making the surrounding skin appear whiter and her lips redder by contrast.
She was like a tiny splash of bright color in a world of ice and snow, on a vast, white mountain. But after that extreme brilliance, what lingered in one’s vision were those eyes.
Dark, deep… cold and sharp.
Like a wolf, ready to charge and tear you apart recklessly at your slightest move!
Regardless of whether she was currently injured.
The soul of the mature Pei Xuezhi, floating in mid-air, was stunned by this scene. She couldn’t help but reminisce.
Had she ever been in such a terrible state?
Her unremarkable life experiences from her previous life, before encountering the other “Fu Chaoyun,” flashed through her mind. Then, everything became shrouded in a thin mist, difficult to see clearly.
More than once, she had doubted the truth of her so-called memories, feeling torn, questioning…
All of this might find an answer today, in this very moment.
Fu Chaoyun was truly Fu Chaoyun; regardless of her age, even when facing such a resistant “Pei Xuezhi,” she showed no sign of backing down.
Fu Chaoyun, wearing a high school uniform, took two steps back to a safe distance and chuckled softly—not in a teasing or mocking way. The faint sunset light fell on her face, and she exuded an effortless sense of ease.
It made others feel relaxed and trusting, making them want to draw closer instinctively, to absorb the warmth she radiated.
“Just kidding.” Fu Chaoyun changed the subject.
The younger version of Pei Xuezhi across from her didn’t relax in the slightest, still staring fixedly at her.
She was truly like a wounded animal that wouldn’t lower its guard one bit until it was sure the other party had left or that it was absolutely safe.
—even if the person in front of her appeared ever so kind.
“Don’t worry, I’m really not a good… cough, bad person.” Seeing that it seemed impossible to get through to her, Fu Chaoyun sighed softly, “Forget it.”
Then.
Fu Chaoyun called the police. :)
Pei Xuezhi was clearly a minor. Besides her extremely resistant state, she also had many unknown wounds bleeding through her clothes. Taking her home directly was obviously not a good option.
The police arrived quickly. As the one who reported it, Fu Chaoyun’s plans to go home were temporarily put on hold1, and she accompanied them to the police station.
The result was strange, and also shocking.
This highly guarded Pei Xuezhi seemed to have appeared out of thin air. The police searched various records but couldn’t find any trace or proof of her existence; her identity information was blank. And no matter what they asked, Pei Xuezhi remained silent.
Because apart from her injuries, Pei Xuezhi’s clothes were relatively clean, and she even wore one or two expensive luxury accessories, the police suspected her upbringing might have been somewhat unusual. Judging from her behavior and demeanor, she had likely received some kind of good education or training, and her wariness was bone-deep2. Her current situation was most likely due to injury-induced amnesia.
However, no related missing person reports had been filed yet. The specific situation required further investigation and analysis after contacting networks in various regions.
The wounds on her body, though numerous, weren’t severe—all superficial. They just needed to be cleaned and bandaged.
The immediate problem was how to accommodate her before the results came in.
The police station was clearly not a good place to raise a child—neither throwing her in jail nor taking her home (by the police) was appropriate.
Although Pei Xuezhi was a minor, her age was a bit awkward. She was a bit too old for an orphanage, but she definitely wasn’t an adult yet, not old enough to be responsible for her own actions.
Proof of this was that she hadn’t differentiated3 yet.
They discussed it for a long while. In the end, Fu Chaoyun made several calls and used some special means to take the girl home, temporarily adopting her.
But that was something that happened a few days later.
On the day they left, the Alpha girl walked ahead, her steps light. “At first, I really didn’t plan on bringing someone straight home.”
“I didn’t expect this… Hmm, does this count as different paths leading to the same destination4?”
No answer.
The young Fu Chaoyun seemed quite used to the other’s silence and wasn’t annoyed. She suddenly stopped and turned around.
She wasn’t smiling, but light reflected on the Alpha’s face. Her amber eyes were warm and moist, as if she were born with a smile in them. When her eyes blinked lightly and curved slightly, the corners of her lips seemed to lift naturally, and in an instant, countless flowers of goodwill bloomed.
“Oh, right, you can talk, can’t you?”
“I didn’t pick up a little mute, did I?”
“…You can’t really be unable to talk, right? What a pity. But you’re so good-looking, it doesn’t really matter if you can talk or not… I won’t discriminate against you because of it.”
Probably no one would have guessed that the Alpha who could call the wind and summon the rain5 at school was actually such a chatterbox and… childish in private.
What Alpha?
Just a chirping little sparrow!
Pei Xuezhi, behind her, slowly looked up, her gaze also falling on Fu Chaoyun. Even facing the light, her eyes remained a deep, rich black, like undiluted raven-black ink.
“Pei Xuezhi.” Her crimson lips parted slightly.
Not mute.
“What?”
Pei Xuezhi glanced at her again.
“Pei Xuezhi,” she said lightly. “My name.”
These past few days, without an identity, she had been temporarily staying with various people at the police station. It seemed this experience of drifting without a fixed roof made her appear less cold and unapproachable.
Of course, that was only “how she looked.”
Afraid the other would keep asking, Pei Xuezhi paused, then added how to write it, “Pei6 like ‘fei yi,’ Xue (雪) for ‘winter snow,’ Zhi (枝) for ‘branch on a treetop.'”
“Pei Xuezhi…”
The Alpha in front of her repeated the name according to the introduction, her voice soft and indistinct. It was quite magical; clearly the same words, but when spoken from the other’s mouth, they seemed to take on a charming flavor.
“It’s a very nice name.” She paused, then added, “Just like the feeling you give off.”
A handful of snow on a winter branch—beautiful, lofty, to be admired but untouchable.
The young Pei Xuezhi neither confirmed nor denied, her gaze already shifted elsewhere. It was clear she didn’t particularly want to pay attention to the other person.
But in the blink of an eye, Fu Chaoyun suddenly appeared in front of her again. Her movements were so fast that even Pei Xuezhi was startled, her body instinctively assuming a defensive posture.
“What are you doing?” Because it was so sudden, her originally cool and calm voice rose a little, instantly gaining a touch of a living person’s animation.
“So you can talk after all.”
The Alpha, completely unguarded, her eyes curving, smiled beautifully. She exclaimed in surprise.
“Isn’t this better? You finally have some expression, not like before, all cold like a pretty doll. You haven’t even differentiated yet, you’re just a minor. Don’t always pull a long face and act all angsty and pretentious7…”
“…”
Pei Xuezhi turned her head away again, not wanting to look at her, but her hands relaxed slightly.
Fu Chaoyun had always been magnanimous8 and didn’t mind the other’s coldness—perhaps being beautiful really allowed one to overlook some personality flaws.
But with that, unknowingly, the two of them went from walking one behind the other to walking side by side.
For a moment, their relationship instantly seemed much closer.
“Oh, right,” Fu Chaoyun said again. “I haven’t introduced myself to you yet. My name is…”
“I know.” Pei Xuezhi interrupted her directly, uttering, “Fu Chaoyun.”
!
Swish—Fu Chaoyun’s footsteps suddenly halted. She turned her head, her eyes shining as she looked at Pei Xuezhi.
Pei Xuezhi was still not used to being watched by such an intense gaze, as if all her emotions and thoughts would have nowhere to hide. She tilted her head to the side again, her red lips alluring, her profile, not yet fully matured, was coolly perfect and flawless.
“At the police station,” Pei Xuezhi explained. “Those people mentioned your name.”
Fu Chaoyun didn’t care where the other girl had heard her name.
Pei Xuezhi’s hair was long. As she tilted her head, a gust of wind happened to blow, curling a few strands of her hair and sending them straight to Fu Chaoyun’s face.
Her hair was dark, soft, and shiny. It was unclear what product she used, but one could faintly smell a fragrance from her hair. These days, she had been lodging with others, so her situation probably wasn’t great. Rather than the fresh scent of shampoo, it seemed to be her natural scent.
Fu Chaoyun had differentiated not long ago. She could recognize that this scent wasn’t any of the ABO types, yet it inexplicably captivated her.
She almost subconsciously wanted to grasp it, to hold onto that fragrance. Then, suddenly realizing her action would be too troublesome, she suppressed the urge, only her arm lifting slightly, betraying that momentary, excessive impulse.
As she pulled her hand back, her fingertips closed, rubbing the silent air and wind that had passed through, as if some residue still lingered…
Her emotions at this moment were not normal.
However, Fu Chaoyun quickly composed herself and smiled again, “So, Xuezhi-meimei has been paying attention to me so early on, huh?”
—Xuezhi-meimei.
This form of address was indeed a bit cringey9, but when it came from this person’s mouth, spoken in a casual tone, it somehow sounded somewhat natural.
And also intimate.
The young Pei Xuezhi couldn’t hold back any longer and turned her head, warning, “Don’t call me that way.”
“What way?” the Alpha asked, her tone laced with amusement.
“…The disgusting kind.”
Pei Xuezhi said.
But what she met were the Alpha’s clear, haze-free eyes, in which one could see the entire sky.
She paused, and the person’s voice, pervasive as ever, came through again—
“Hmm? How should I call you? Xuezhi-meimei?”
…
…
Floating in mid-air, when she heard that form of address, Pei Xuezhi’s heart seemed to synchronize with the person below.
It skipped a beat uncontrollably.
Her heartbeat was reminding her—
Regarding the first meeting of “Pei Xuezhi” and “Fu Chaoyun,” perhaps everything happening below…
Was the truth.
The author has something to say:
The “Pei Xuezhi” in this chapter: one is the soul Pei Xuezhi floating in mid-air watching, the other is the young version talking to the equally young version of Fu Chaoyun… I feel like this shouldn’t be misunderstood? If there are any difficulties in reading, I can change the two designations _(:з”∠)_
Footnotes
- 被咽喉 | bèi yānhóu | Literally “to be throated/choked.” In this context, it means her plan was stuck or halted, as if caught in her throat. “Put on hold” or “halted” conveys the meaning well.
- 引入骨髓 | yǐnrù gǔsuǐ | Literally “led into the bone marrow.” It means something is deeply ingrained or bone-deep.
- 分化 | fēnhuà | In the context of ABO (Alpha/Beta/Omega) dynamics, this refers to “presentation” or “differentiation,” the process, typically during puberty, where an individual’s secondary gender (Alpha, Beta, or Omega) manifests.
- 殊途同归 | shūtú tóngguī | An idiom meaning “different paths, same destination” or “all roads lead to Rome.” It implies that different methods or routes can achieve the same result.
- 呼风唤雨 | hūfēng huànyǔ | An idiom literally meaning “to call the wind and summon the rain.” It describes someone who is very powerful, influential, or capable of great feats, often implying they can make things happen at will.
- 裴 | Péi | The character 裴 is explained as 非衣 (fēi yī) – ‘not clothes,’ which is a way to break down the character into components (非 on top, 衣 at the bottom) for clarification. This specific breakdown helps distinguish it from other characters with similar sounds.
- 装X | zhuāng X | A slang term, often written as 装B (zhuāng Bī). ‘装 (zhuāng)’ means to pretend or feign. ‘X’ (or ‘B’, referring to ‘bī’ 逼, a vulgar term for female genitalia) in this context means to act cool, tough, knowledgeable, or sophisticated in a pretentious or showy way. ‘苦大仇深 (kǔdàchóushēn)’ means looking as if one has suffered greatly and harbors deep-seated hatred, often used to describe a very serious or gloomy demeanor. So, ‘苦大仇深的装X’ means to put on a display of being profoundly troubled and serious in a pretentious manner.
- 心大 | xīn dà | Literally “heart big.” It describes someone who is broad-minded, magnanimous, not easily bothered by small things, or sometimes carefree to the point of being careless or unconcerned.
- 油腻 | yóunì | Literally “greasy” or “oily.” In modern slang, when describing a person or their behavior, it means cringey, cheesy, sleazy, or unctuous, often referring to someone trying too hard to be charming or flirtatious in an off-putting way.
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