Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 149
by Little PandaFu Chaoyun woke up again.
Fu Chaoyun had lost her memory again.
Or rather—
“Her brain suffered an impact, and a segment of her memory is missing. In other words,” the doctor concluded after an examination, simple and clear, “she now believes she’s only seventeen years old.”
Did something go wrong during the fusion?
No one was a fool.
When the Scum Alpha previously occupied this body, the Fu family had already sensed something was amiss. They vaguely felt Pei Xuezhi watching nearby. Back then, Fu Chaoyun had behaved relatively well, before they could even investigate thoroughly.
Now, Fu Chaoyun had hit her head again and reverted directly to seventeen, retaining only memories from before her fall from the horse…
The seventeen-year-old Fu Chaoyun was indeed likable.
No one could deny this.
On the other side, the brand-new Fu Chaoyun also accepted the fact that she had aged several years overnight—what else could she do but accept it?
“It’s indeed great that I don’t have to study anymore after waking up, but losing several years of my life for nothing feels like such a loss. My face has aged so much all of a sudden. As expected, I’ve differentiated into an Alpha…”
The youthful version of Fu Chaoyun was adapting to her brand-new body. On the other side, Pei Xuezhi stood before her once again.
She introduced herself thus, “I am your future girlfriend.”
Fu Chaoyun blinked.
For her, who was only seventeen, the word “girlfriend” seemed somewhat distant. However, upon hearing the other person’s voice, her amber eyes, as clear as a piece of colored glaze2, remained focused on Pei Xuezhi.
Pei Xuezhi was two years younger than Fu Chaoyun, only twenty-one this year. Based on appearance alone, she was very young, but due to her unique, cool and aloof temperament, she looked different from an ordinary high school student.
—At least, Fu Chaoyun, with her current mental age of seventeen, felt they weren’t the same age.
The Alpha’s eyes reflected the other’s appearance. She suddenly curved her eyes, her voice lazy and a bit sweet, “Jiejie, you are indeed very beautiful and young, probably my type. But it’s a pity.”
She spread her hands.
“I like high school girls.”
High school girls.
On one hand, this coincided with Fu Chaoyun’s current mental age; on the other hand, wasn’t this exactly how they looked when they first met in the first lifetime?
No matter how things changed, the core within this shell was always “Fu Chaoyun.”
At the same time, due to the fusion, the two original personalities were constantly merging and integrating.
At this moment, Fu Chaoyun’s mischievous streak was fully revealed.
Even the System was a bit dumbfounded by this change.
Logically, it was actually a bit scared of Pei Xuezhi, but this current Fu Chaoyun was clearly not in her right mind. Helpless, it could only continue to follow Pei Xuezhi.
So that the other party would stop holding a grudge for those unethical things it had done, it was better if she forgot for now!
The System could only use its not-so-large brain to offer advice as best as it could.
【There should have been some error during the fusion and reloading process. The Scum Alpha definitely doesn’t exist anymore. The one in front of you now is the complete version of Fu Chaoyun. It shouldn’t be a big problem, right?】
It was also a bit unsure. 【Otherwise, try clearing her cache?】
Pei Xuezhi’s eyes lowered slightly. “How do I clear it?”
【Try taking her to find her past? Just retrace the romantic experiences you’ve had. Fu Chaoyun is still in this body; her past memories shouldn’t have been erased. Take it slow. Wait for her past consciousness to overwhelm the current one. Anyway, she’ll remember eventually…】
That was the only way.
Fu Chaoyun’s situation this time was a complete bolt from the blue. She suffered consecutive accidents, and her memory reverted directly to seventeen. So, the company temporarily gave her a leave, and all follow-up matters concerning Chi Guisi were handled by Madam Fu and her elder sister.
The seventeen-year-old Fu Chaoyun couldn’t handle company affairs either.
After a period of hard work, Pei Xuezhi’s career had also gotten on track, no longer requiring her constant attention. Thus, the two snatched some leisure from their busy schedules and rarely went to relax and date.
It was mainly to help Fu Chaoyun find her memories.
Just as the System suggested, they retraced their past. The afterglow of the dating show still lingered. Moreover, a little rich girl was active in the CP Super Topic, so their outings were occasionally photographed by passersby and posted online.
The news of Fu Chaoyun’s injury and amnesia had not been announced to the public yet. The CP fans were all feeling the sweetness. Especially because the memory loss made their interactions less intimate than before, it was hailed by them as—
【Ah, it feels like returning to a first love.】
System: 【…】
“I saw some news and materials4 online… I think that’s what they’re called, right?”
Fu Chaoyun walked ahead.
Today, the two returned to Fu Chaoyun’s high school campus. The Alpha had brought her here before, and for the younger version of Fu Chaoyun, this was indeed a familiar place.
However, having suddenly aged several years, looking back now gave her a strange feeling. Clearly, she was still studying here just a few days ago.
Pei Xuezhi didn’t answer immediately, but this didn’t stop the Alpha from continuing.
“Hmm… based on looks5, we’re quite compatible. The two of us, or rather, you and this body, you and the twenty-three-year-old me, were indeed quite sweet.”
“It seems like I was the one pursuing, right? And quite shamelessly at that.”
Speaking of this, the young Alpha chuckled softly.
“That’s true too. My mental age is still seventeen, and right now I like high school girls my age. If I were a bit older, I think I would probably like your type too.”
“Have you remembered anything?” An uncontrollable premonition made Pei Xuezhi subconsciously interrupt the other’s monologue.
Fu Chaoyun shook her head. “No, listen to me.”
“When you were with her…” This Fu Chaoyun also referred to her other, adult self as—”her.”
“You’ve done everything together. But now with me, you just casually walk with me. No kisses, no hugs, and marking is unthinkable. Of course, it’s also because although I’ve become an Alpha, I’m not yet an adult by mental age.”
“But you haven’t even simply held my hand. Isn’t that a bit stingy?”
The Alpha’s face wore a cunning smile.
“I was afraid you wouldn’t be comfortable with it,” Pei Xuezhi said.
“I understand, I understand.” Fu Chaoyun nodded, seemingly accepting this explanation, then suddenly changed the subject. “Did something happen?”
“Although I’m missing a few years of memory and have become a younger version of myself, logically, we are the same person. Since I’m still useful to you, at least to achieve your goal… you shouldn’t treat me so differently.”
The Scum Alpha had indeed disappeared, and this Fu Chaoyun before her was truly a product of the fusion of the two.
But just as the System said, some unknown error seemed to have occurred in between. Her memory had merely regressed to seventeen; she didn’t remember anything that happened before, nor did she know about the existence of the other “Fu Chaoyuns.”
The seventeen-year-old Fu Chaoyun before her might be young, but she wasn’t stupid at all. She immediately pointed out the crux of the problem.
An almost sharp intuition.
Pei Xuezhi didn’t speak. Fu Chaoyun didn’t seem to care either. After all, she was missing so much; a little bit more or less didn’t really make a difference.
So, she took a step towards Pei Xuezhi. The young woman’s amber eyes were no longer as clear as when she first woke up. She began to have her own emotions, burning like a flame reflected within them.
“This isn’t fair.”
Pei Xuezhi suddenly realized that what she had intentionally or unintentionally avoided, what she hadn’t dared to think about, had still happened, and it was now blatantly laid out before her.
“You only want that Fu Chaoyun, not me. But you still want to be with me, trying to find a way to bring that Fu Chaoyun back.”
“Jiejie, Pei-jiejie—”
Pei Xuezhi had also imagined that one day Fu Chaoyun would, in turn, call her “Jiejie,” but it shouldn’t have happened in this current scenario.
“Isn’t this a bit too unfair to me? I’m so pitiful.” The young Alpha showed a vulnerable expression.
Pei Xuezhi controlled her instinct to retreat and calmly asked, “What do you want?”
The Alpha revealed an obedient smile, like a true younger “little wolf-dog”6, her smile sweet and seemingly a bit “milky”7.
“Don’t worry, Jiejie doesn’t need to give me any sweeteners8.”
Because even if she did, it would be given because of that “Fu Chaoyun,” not for her.
She was very clear about that!
“Jiejie, could you be a little fair and also leave a place for me in your heart?”
“Just a little bit.”
She reached out and made a gesture, her fingertips pinching a tiny distance. “A tiny bit, just that tiny bit is enough. I’d be very happy with just a tiny bit.”
Unexpected, yet not entirely so.
Even though Pei Xuezhi had always held back, her strategy9 for helping Fu Chaoyun regain her memories hadn’t been entirely sincere, perhaps precisely to guard against something like this happening today.
But now, this younger version of Fu Chaoyun, who claimed to like high school girls, still found herself uncontrollably falling for her.
Who wouldn’t like Pei Xuezhi?
—Fu Chaoyun will always fall in love with Pei Xuezhi.
Even though that Scum Alpha was gone, and the shell before her now contained a brand-new Fu Chaoyun, perhaps because emotions were no longer separated, this Fu Chaoyun very clearly displayed feelings of jealousy.
Her possessiveness seemed innate, and she was also smarter and more cunning. She had unconsciously awakened a bit of a “green tea10” attribute, and at the same time, she unabashedly revealed it all in front of Pei Xuezhi.
“This ‘Fu Chaoyun’ that is me, also wants to be loved by Jiejie.”
The Alpha spoke words of vulnerability, yet her young eyes completely revealed a wolfish glint, almost like greed and plunder.
She didn’t want to become a substitute for that adult Fu Chaoyun, even though they were the same person from different timelines.
She, wanted to become the one and only.
Starting from now, from every single detail, she would fight for it.
The author has something to say:
Big Fu, Little Fu, Scum Fu, Evangelion Unit-01 Fu初号机傅 | chūhàojī Fù | “Evangelion Unit-01 Fu.” 初号机 (chūhàojī) refers to Evangelion Unit-01 from the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, often considered the ‘first’ or ‘main’ prototype unit. Here, it’s a humorous way to refer to an original or perhaps the most significant/prototypical version of Fu Chaoyun, playing on the idea of multiple versions/iterations of the character within the story./efn_note … All the Fu Chaoyuns in the world, all of them, fight!!!
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149 doesn’t sound good, so I’ll split it. The next chapter, 150, will be the end (of the main story).
I said it, not even Jesus can stop it!!!
Footnotes
- 修罗场 | xiūluóchǎng | Lit. “Asura field/arena.” Originally from Buddhism, referring to a battlefield of Asuras (demigods known for their love of fighting). In modern internet and webnovel slang, it describes a chaotic situation with intense interpersonal conflict, often romantic, where multiple parties clash, secrets are revealed, or confrontations happen.
- 琉璃 | liúlí | Colored glaze, a type of ancient Chinese glass known for its vibrant colors, translucency, and beauty. It’s often used in art and decoration, and metaphorically to describe things that are clear, bright, and beautiful, such as eyes.
- 离谱 | lípǔ | Lit. “off the charts/manual/譜 (musical score/register).” An adjective meaning outrageous, ridiculous, absurd, unbelievable, or deviating greatly from what is considered normal or reasonable.
- 物料 | wùliào | Lit. “materials” or “supplies.” In entertainment and fan culture contexts, this term refers to various forms of content related to celebrities, shows, or CPs, such as photos, videos, articles, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, merchandise, etc.
- 颜值 | yánzhí | Lit. “face value” or “appearance score.” A popular neologism referring to a person’s level of physical attractiveness or good looks. Often used casually to rate or comment on someone’s appearance.
- 年下小狼狗 | niánxià xiǎo lánggǒu | Lit. “younger little wolf-dog.” A popular trope/term in East Asian pop culture for a younger male love interest (年下 niánxià – younger) who is handsome, fiercely loyal, possessive, and a bit wild or aggressive like a wolf (狼 láng), but can also be cute, clingy, and endearing like a puppy (狗 gǒu), especially towards their love interest.
- 奶 | nǎi | Lit. “milk.” In internet slang, this adjective can describe someone or something as cute, soft, innocent, sweet, or having a youthful charm, often used for younger individuals or those with a gentle, endearing demeanor.
- 甜头 | tiántou | Lit. “sweet head/taste.” Refers to a small benefit, advantage, inducement, or a taste of something good, often given to entice or appease someone.
- 攻略 | gōnglüè | Originally meaning “strategy” or “to capture (a city/fortress).” In modern usage, especially in gaming and internet culture, it refers to a walkthrough, guide, strategy guide, or a plan to achieve a specific goal, such as winning someone’s affection or successfully navigating a situation.
- 茶茶的属性 | cháchá de shǔxìng | “Green tea attribute/characteristic.” “绿茶” (lǜchá), or “green tea bitch,” is internet slang for a person (usually female) who appears innocent, sweet, and harmless on the surface but is actually manipulative, scheming, and attention-seeking, often to gain favor or make others look bad. “茶茶的” (cháchá de) is a cuter, more colloquial way of saying “green tea-like.” Here, it implies Fu Chaoyun is developing a subtly manipulative charm or is adept at playing innocent to get what she wants.
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