Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 70
by Little PandaPei Xuezhi thought that in the future, when they have children, she definitely can’t let Fu Chaoyun raise them.
[LP: ?!?!?!?!]
【Here they come!】
【When facing difficulties, first, don’t panic, use your little brain to think, can I solve this myself? (After one second of serious contemplation)—”Zhizhi, save me!!”】
【Hahaha, is this what an alpha is like? How ridiculous!】
【Wuwuwu why do I only see sweetness overload awooo~】
Pei Xuezhi took a seat in the spot where Fu Chaoyun had just been sitting.
Due to her nature, she approached everything with utmost seriousness. Beyond her natural talent, this was also one of the main reasons why Pei Xuezhi had maintained her excellence consistently.
Her focused gaze fell on the continuously swimming school of fish. As she suddenly raised her hand, her battle-ready appearance made everyone both in front of and behind the camera hold their breath.
A moment later—
【Hahaha!】
【Is this all the legendary invincible Pei Xuezhi can do?】
【Pei Xuezhi: Yun-jiejie, don’t look down on me! When it’s her turn: one scoop, one broken net, truly flat indeed.】
【So you have things you’re not good at too!】
【dbq [sorry] I didn’t expect it to be this funny when I came hahaha!】
Both of their appearances were exceptionally striking, especially Pei Xuezhi’s confident demeanor when she started lowering the net, which attracted the attention of many children around them.
At that moment, a childish voice piped up beside them, “I didn’t catch any either, hmm, I’m fifty-fifty with jiejie.”
Pei Xuezhi: “……”
Actually, at stalls like this, the owners use special net materials to make money, so it’s normal for beginners to fail at catching anything.
However, all four nets that Fu Chaoyun had used were broken, and not a single goldfish was caught. Pei Xuezhi’s aura visibly darkened, her pitch-black eyes growing even more profound.
Fu Chaoyun hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, “We can just buy some to take home, there’s no need to work so hard…”
Pei Xuezhi had a cool personality and had been exceptional since childhood. These factors combined made her appear quite precocious, having long departed from childishness. Often, despite Fu Chaoyun being two years older, it was Pei Xuezhi who chose to take on the role of “jiejie”.
But now, her brows were slightly furrowed, red lips pressed together.
Her currently displeased expression unexpectedly revealed a hint of youthful spirit, like a high school student throwing a tantrum.
Childish.
This word clearly didn’t belong to Pei Xuezhi, yet when applied to her, it didn’t seem out of place. Instead, it gave her a different kind of charm.
As Fu Chaoyun watched, the corners of her lips couldn’t help but curve upward.
Then she quickly suppressed it.
She wasn’t laughing at Zhizhi, but smiling at this moment might be misunderstood…
Unfortunately, Pei Xuezhi still caught her.
The young omega shot her a glare, and without waiting for Fu Chaoyun’s apology, suddenly shoved everything into Fu Chaoyun’s hands.
“No way.”
Fu Chaoyun: ???
She herself stepped forward, took out her phone and scanned the QR code, followed by a beep—”WeChat payment received: 40 yuan.”
At the same time, Pei Xuezhi’s voice rang out, seemingly cooler than usual, “Give me fifteen.”
The goldfish scooping nets were seven for 20 yuan, so 40 yuan got fifteen nets, plus one extra—buying more means saving more! (not really)
Fu Chaoyun, left behind: “……”
The bullet comments couldn’t contain their amusement upon noticing this.
【Hahaha laughing so hard!】
【Breaking news! The invincible Pei Xuezhi has fallen!!】
【Fu Chaoyun, who initially suggested playing this game, chose to give up, but her recruited helper Pei Xuezhi ended up getting competitive instead.】
【Is she really that obsessed?】
【All we can say is—this omega is determined to prove herself…】
【She bought fifteen at once this time, did Pei Xuezhi see the envious looks from the children nearby?】
【So even the gaokao champion has things she’s not good at, suddenly feeling better.】
【Waiting for more fails…】
【Ahhh has no one noticed how coquettish Pei Xuezhi’s glare was after catching Fu Chaoyun’s secret smile?!】
【Sugar overload motto motto!!】
Pei Xuezhi left and returned, only to find Fu Chaoyun still standing dazed in place, looking at her with confusion.
She pressed her lips slightly, explaining, “Even though I didn’t catch any just now, I’ve somewhat understood the principle, next time I’ll definitely…”
Halfway through her words, she realized the scent of trying-too-hard-to-cover-up was getting stronger. Pei Xuezhi became slightly annoyed and stopped talking altogether.
Fu Chaoyun came to her senses and quickly pulled her to sit down, “Of course I believe in Zhizhi.”
Lies.
Pei Xuezhi thought to herself.
Just moments ago, she was laughing at me!
But when she looked up, she met the alpha’s exceptionally bright eyes, without any shadow of doubt or suspicion. Suddenly, that tiny bit of frustration in her heart completely vanished.
During her daze, Pei Xuezhi discovered that Fu Chaoyun had taken all the small nets from her hands, leaving her with… only the lonely last one.
She just remembered that earlier, when she was annoyed by Fu Chaoyun’s laugh, she had been so focused on proving herself that she hadn’t bought Fu Chaoyun’s share!
Tch!
“I’ll go buy some more.”
She was about to stand up again, but Fu Chaoyun held her down, “Let’s finish using these first before buying more. Fifteen is quite a lot already, no rush.”
Pei Xuezhi thought that with fifteen nets split in half, or even if Fu Chaoyun took two-thirds and left her with five, she could still succeed.
Fu Chaoyun pulled over a small stool and sat down next to Pei Xuezhi, slightly behind her position.
This position… was a bit far from the pool.
“Sit closer,” Pei Xuezhi beckoned.
“…Huh?” Fu Chaoyun noticed her glancing at the nets in her hands and immediately understood Pei Xuezhi’s meaning. She waved her hand, the previously enthusiastic alpha now simply saying:
“I’m done fishing, I’ve made peace with myself!”
Pei Xuezhi paused, “So… you’re just holding them for me?”
Fu Chaoyun gave her a strange look.
“What else? Give them to the children around us… they all have parents with them, it would be weird if I did that, and besides, Zhizhi paid for these.”
The nets were small, with extremely thin handles, and Fu Chaoyun could easily hold all fourteen in one hand. With her free hand, she helped brush aside the hair falling in front of Pei Xuezhi’s eyes, preventing it from interfering with her performance later.
At the same time, she broke into a smile.
“Our grown-up friend would be unhappy, so we’ll have to satisfy ourselves first~”
Pei Xuezhi stared dazedly at the alpha before her.
All her previous irritation suddenly deflated like a leaking balloon—no, that’s too slow—it was more like a balloon bursting, everything vanishing in an instant without a trace.
“Zhizhi can play all she wants. I’ve brought them so many sponsorships, it’s about time we made the show producers bleed money!”
Merely emptying out a goldfish scooping stall could hardly be called making them bleed money.
But when Fu Chaoyun said it like this, it seemed especially domineering, amusing, and… warm.
Pei Xuezhi was about to nod when she heard her continue.
“No, that’s not right. Zhizhi is so clever, I definitely believe you’ll quickly master the technique and catch some for me…”
Seeing the alpha being so considerate of her feelings, Pei Xuezhi also smiled, gentle yet full of confidence.
“Of course.”
【Finally a chance to prove Pei Xuezhi isn’t omnipotent, just when I wanted to tease her properly, but why… is this so sweet!!】
【nsdd [you’re right], the fish pond takeover joke might be cheesy but it’s sweet.】
【Ahhh my teeth are falling out, it’s so sweet I can’t even bring myself to say Pei Xuezhi can’t do it anymore.】
【Fish oh fish, I command you, if you know what’s good for you, please swim into Pei Xuezhi’s net by yourself!】
【Fish: Never in my fish life have I felt so speechless (fish)!】
【Fish: For the sake of providing sweetness for this CP, I, just a mere fish, have shouldered too much…】
Perhaps due to the previous failure—no, four failures—when facing the pool again, Pei Xuezhi had lost her initial confidence, and instead seemed… somewhat nervous?
Pei Xuezhi had participated in various competitions and was accustomed to facing major challenges, and the successive failures just now had indeed taught her something.
So despite her nervousness, her hands remained extremely steady.
The camera was pointing at her, filming her hand positions, but Pei Xuezhi felt more aware of Fu Chaoyun’s gaze upon her.
It was no longer expectant and intense, but rather contained a gentle encouragement, as if worried about her failing.
What’s with that?
Is she treating her like the children nearby?
Yet undeniably, this made Pei Xuezhi’s mood lighten, and her movements became even more natural.
As she lifted the net from the water, surprisingly, the mesh hadn’t broken under the water’s weight. It remained steady, bearing two small goldfish with their golden tails swishing.
【!!!】
Seeing this, Pei Xuezhi unconsciously felt somewhat relaxed, the corners of her lips turning upward slightly.
The sunlight outside was brilliant.
Some rays filtered in, though mostly blocked, barely reaching Pei Xuezhi’s feet, yet just this scene made the omega scooping goldfish appear exceptionally beautiful.
Free from certain constraints, she radiated the youthful vitality typical of an ordinary 21-year-old girl, cheerful and at ease.
Fu Chaoyun watched her, unconsciously smiling as well.
Pei Xuezhi’s moment of relaxation lasted barely two seconds before she suddenly reacted, “Bowl.”
The instant she uttered that word, the bowl was already at her side, perfectly positioned, leaving the goldfish no chance to escape.
It was Fu Chaoyun’s hand.
Pei Xuezhi glanced back at her, saw Fu Chaoyun smiling, their gazes met for a moment before silently parting, each returning to their tasks.
Then came the second scoop, the third scoop…
Fu Chaoyun simply coordinated her movements, never interrupting from start to finish.
Unlike her initial clumsiness, Pei Xuezhi now caught something with every scoop, becoming so “legendary” that gradually a group of children gathered around to watch.
Pei Xuezhi’s attention wasn’t on her surroundings; the naturally competitive omega only focused on scooping goldfish one net after another.
【Terrifyingly impressive!】
【Is this the power of a gaokao champion? She learns too fast!】
【I apologize for my earlier rashness!】
【But how does Fu Chaoyun manage to be so precise? Every time Pei Xuezhi scoops up, she’s there to catch?】
【Is this the tacit understanding between wives?】
【Doesn’t she doubt that Pei Xuezhi might fail and waste effort?】
【Is it possible that in Fu Chaoyun’s eyes, Pei Xuezhi is simply completely and utterly capable of anything?】
【Nobody can guarantee catching something every time, right? I think Fu Chaoyun simply doesn’t want Pei Xuezhi to be disappointed, so she’s ready to catch regardless of success. If there’s a catch, great; if not, she’ll quickly withdraw so Pei Xuezhi won’t notice, protecting her pride…】
【Wuwuwu I don’t care I don’t care! Chaoyun Muxue kswl [killing me (with cuteness)]】
【So sweet! Really too sweet awo~!!!】
Pei Xuezhi noticed this too.
As she became increasingly skillful, she no longer focused all her attention on the pool, sparing a glance toward Fu Chaoyun beside her.
The other would always respond instantly, as if ready for whatever she did, always there.
After five or six consecutive successful catches without a single miss, Pei Xuezhi’s earlier irritation had mostly dissipated.
She turned toward Fu Chaoyun beside her, slightly behind.
“Done scooping?” the alpha asked.
“Mm.”
By now, there were nearly ten small goldfish in the bowl. Though each was quite tiny, the quantity was impressive, enough for Fu Chaoyun to take home and raise.
While exchanging tools with Fu Chaoyun, she said, “Try the remaining ones.” She paused, “Once you master the technique, it’s actually quite easy.”
“Really?”
“Mm.”
Fu Chaoyun’s eyes brightened momentarily, then she frowned, saying worriedly, “But I’m not Zhizhi, I won’t be able to find the technique.”
Pei Xuezhi cleared her throat softly, finally placing her hand over Fu Chaoyun’s. Their body heat merged, creating an incredibly gentle warmth.
“I’ll teach you,” Pei Xuezhi heard her own voice become soft and tender to the point of lingering affection, “It’s very simple.”
Fu Chaoyun naturally agreed with pleasure.
【More of this, I love watching!】
【Someone give the goldfish stall owner a hundred likes!!】
Because it was hands-on teaching, the two inevitably had to stay close. Under Pei Xuezhi’s guidance, though they broke two nets at first due to improper force, afterward everything went smoothly.
The bullet comments had shifted from exclaiming “So sweet!” to a different direction.
【Do you think this whole scene was deliberately planned by Fu Chaoyun?】
【?】
【Deliberately pretending to be stupid, unable to catch any, then naturally calling Pei Xuezhi over to help!】
【Wait, does she need to pretend? What’s the point?】
【I feel Pei Xuezhi rarely shows emotional fluctuations, meaning she seldom appears either happy or unhappy, so Fu Chaoyun probably didn’t expect Pei Xuezhi to fail either, but when she couldn’t catch any at first and we were all mocking her, Pei Xuezhi’s expression was genuinely annoyed, then became proud and happy after succeeding…】
【How to put it, it’s like Pei Xuezhi in front of Fu Chaoyun is truly alive, rather than being mature beyond her years, like stagnant water.】
【And indeed, Fu Chaoyun was the one shouting about wanting to try at first, then gave everything to her when Pei Xuezhi came.】
【Hiss— thinking this way, is it possible that Fu Chaoyun was deliberately pretending she couldn’t catch any at the beginning? Everything was setting up for later?】
【? We know Fu Chaoyun’s persona is being academically challenged, but this is too exaggerated???】
【Maybe Fu Chaoyun is actually on the fifth level, appearing to be on the first level, but actually thinking on the second level, but what about the bullet comments? The bullet comments are in the atmosphere! No, they’re about to leave the universe!!】
【Stop fishing… all the fish are already in the bowl, there really aren’t any more!!】
With Pei Xuezhi’s help, Fu Chaoyun managed to catch three or four small goldfish herself—this might sound contradictory, but whatever~!
With Pei Xuezhi as an absolute cheat code, Fu Chaoyun’s side had caught the most goldfish, drawing envious looks from the children nearby.
Fu Chaoyun puffed up her chest, quite proud.
However, the parents’ expressions were somewhat complicated… As fellow adults, this made them feel quite embarrassed, hey!
“Jiejie, jiejie, you have so many fishies, can I have one?” a bold child ran over to ask.
It was directed at Fu Chaoyun.
“Just one is enough, thank you, jiejie.”
Earlier at the amusement park, Pei Xuezhi had noticed that Fu Chaoyun had an overwhelmingly striking and aggressive face, but surprisingly, she was very popular with children.
Perhaps because they shared the same childish nature? So they were mutually attracted?
The child’s voice was soft and sweet, with a stray hair sticking up. Fu Chaoyun couldn’t help reaching out to smooth it down.
The child looked bewildered.
Fu Chaoyun smiled, “There, pretty again.”
The child shook their head, and though not understanding what happened, gave Fu Chaoyun an adorable smile, “Thank you, jiejie.”
She was brilliantly sunny towards everyone, Pei Xuezhi thought, perhaps this was the key reason for Fu Chaoyun’s popularity with children.
Then.
The child-charmer turned to look at her, “…Zhizhi?”
Strictly speaking, all these fish were caught by Pei Xuezhi, as for Fu Chaoyun… Fu Chaoyun was just an obstacle increasing Pei Xuezhi’s catching difficulty, heh!
The child’s bright eyes turned to Pei Xuezhi, “This jiejie, is it okay?”
Pei Xuezhi thought for a moment, “No.”
The child’s eyes immediately dimmed, head dropping low.
Pei Xuezhi glanced at Fu Chaoyun beside her, and finally chose to do as Fu Chaoyun had done, gently patting the child’s head.
“Sorry.” She paused, then said in a serious tone, “These… are for the big friend at home.”
“Eh? Does jiejie have children at home?” the child asked in surprise.
Pei Xuezhi glanced at a certain someone again, “Mm.”
Sort of.
The alpha’s earlier behavior of pestering her to come catch goldfish was quite telling, not much different from a clingy child.
The child covered their mouth in surprise, “Then save them all for the little brother or little sister, I don’t want any anymore.”
They were quite sensible; though disappointed at being refused, they understood they shouldn’t take what belonged to other children.
Thinking about another child somewhere getting cute goldfish made their mood improve immediately, and they asked again.
“Oh right, right, I want to ask, how can I become as amazing as this jiejie, catching thiiiiis many goldfish at once?”
Other children around also perked up their ears to listen.
Clearly everyone really loved goldfish!
Fu Chaoyun scanned the crowd, then rua [揉 | rōu | to pat/ruffle affectionately] the little girl’s head in front of her, giving an absolutely official response.
“Hmm… study hard.”
The child, only in first or second grade of elementary school, understood what studying hard meant and let out a small sigh.
“That’s so difficult.”
Their tiny shoulders seemed to already carry an adult’s burden.
Fu Chaoyun & Pei Xuezhi: “…”
Nothing could be done about it.
Children nowadays have such heavy study burdens!
“But for the goldfish, I’ll work hard.”
“Alright~”
After a while, the child looked at Pei Xuezhi, then at Fu Chaoyun, and asked another soul-searching question.
“So my dad, and this jiejie can’t catch goldfish because they didn’t study well, right?”
The girl’s father walking over: “…”
The person in question, Fu Chaoyun: “…”
Only Pei Xuezhi smiled, following Fu Chaoyun’s lead by patting the child’s head, “Not necessarily, maybe they just didn’t want you to feel sad.”
Like pretending to be silly just to include her in playing together, that “jiejie.”
The little girl didn’t really understand, but was quickly picked up by her father, who repeatedly apologized to both of them before leaving.
Pei Xuezhi, who usually didn’t like children much, spoke up, “It’s fine, the child is very cute.”
Under the play of light and shadow, Fu Chaoyun thought that Pei Xuezhi, bending down to interact with the child, looked especially beautiful.
In the end, they left with more than ten small goldfish, and to give the goldfish a proper living environment, Pei Xuezhi added another twenty yuan to buy a fish tank and some fish food.
They paid through WeChat.
However, the drive back would inevitably be bumpy, and the fish were still in tied plastic bags filled with water, needing to wait until they reached the villa to be transferred.
Back in the car, Fu Chaoyun was still playing with the bag of fish, gently poking it, causing the startled fish to swim back and forth.
Pei Xuezhi, holding the fish tank and food, watched this childish alpha with a playful nature, and suddenly asked.
“Can jiejie take care of them?”
Fu Chaoyun’s movements paused.
“Nope!”
[Righteously confident.jpg]
Pei Xuezhi: “…”
Fu Chaoyun continued, “Isn’t it just adding water and throwing in some food occasionally?! By the way, do goldfish grow bigger?”
Pei Xuezhi remained silent for a moment.
“Perhaps not catching them and leaving them with the stall owner would have been the best fate for these fish.”
Fu Chaoyun: “…”
Now that they’d brought them home and decided to raise them, what else could be done?
With the alpha being unreliable, Pei Xuezhi had to search on her phone—”how to raise goldfish,” and many results immediately appeared.
About temperature not exceeding 28 degrees Celsius, not leaving them in direct sunlight during summer, not overfeeding with food at once, and that goldfish can actually grow bigger if raised well…
She was browsing when, without noticing, Fu Chaoyun had moved her head closer, resting it on Pei Xuezhi’s shoulder.
Pei Xuezhi paused briefly but didn’t move, only reciting the precautions, while Fu Chaoyun beside her kept nodding, appearing obedient as if she had listened and remembered everything.
【It’s so reassuring having Pei Xuezhi there.】
【Study experts learn everything quickly!】
【The goldfish were caught together, and they’re taking them home to raise – doesn’t this completely confirm they’re raising children before marriage?】
【!!】
Pei Xuezhi looked up at Fu Chaoyun again, “Never mind, let’s keep them in your room, I’ll check on them occasionally, just… don’t let them die.”
After all, she was the one who caught them.
Fu Chaoyun nodded without objection, feeling reassured with Zhizhi as extra security, while still poking at the goldfish through the bag.
Her amber eyes were bright and pure, though the fish inside seemed somewhat frightened.
Somehow, a thought suddenly popped into Pei Xuezhi’s head—when they have children in the future, she’ll need to watch carefully, can’t let this person play carelessly.
“Zhizhi.”
Fu Chaoyun suddenly called her, eyes even more brilliantly radiant than before.
“…Mm?” What is it?
Fu Chaoyun stopped playing with the goldfish, quickly scooting closer, “You just said that out loud, you know.”
!
With a swoosh, Pei Xuezhi’s cheeks blazed red, and after a moment, she spoke.
“Sh-shut up!”
Ah~
Even her speech became stumbling.
【Joy joy joy joy, send them to the bridal chamber! [囍 | xǐ | double happiness character used in weddings]】
【Where’s the marriage-pushing army?!】
【Tomorrow, this emperor demands to see Pei Xuezhi pregnant!】
【Day after tomorrow, this emperor demands to see the child born!】
【The day after that, this emperor demands to see these two on a parenting show!!】
【Then the day after that, this emperor shall marry their child?】
【…Now that’s going too far!】
The two returned sweetly to the villa, but before entering, they sensed something was off.
Ni Jiaojiao was alone at the villa entrance, and although it was nearly four in the afternoon, it was still very hot.
Ni Jiaojiao’s head was slightly lowered, her expression hidden, but one could sense her mood was quite low.
As a mature woman, Ni Jiaojiao had even better emotional control than Pei Xuezhi, and rarely showed such a dazed appearance.
Fu Chaoyun and Pei Xuezhi exchanged glances, both feeling something was wrong.
“What’s wrong?”
As they were about to approach, Ni Jiaojiao suddenly raised her head at the sound, sharply stopping them, “Don’t come closer!!”
Fu Chaoyun and Pei Xuezhi both froze.
Ni Jiaojiao looked up, her tone eerily calm, “Inside… there’s a pheromone rampage.”
LP: Don’t tell me those two particular alphas are going at it?!
I was feeling skeptical and suspicious to my self because I thought those two were kinda clicking with each other, but it seems that my assumption is not wrong….?