Volume Eight: Those Years When I Was an Alpha
Feng Ban1
Wen Nuan was a little surprised by Jiang Yichuan’s request, but she didn’t agree to it immediately.
“Why?”
She raised a hand to touch Jiang Yichuan’s cheek. “Being marked by an alpha, isn’t that something you detest?”
Jiang Yichuan gripped Wen Nuan’s hand with some urgency, her tone laced with nervousness and pleading. “I don’t want to be marked by any other alpha, but… I only want to be marked by you.”
Wen Nuan pulled her into an embrace and said softly, “Yichuan, don’t be like this.”
Don’t make things so hard on yourself.
A shadow of disappointment flashed in Jiang Yichuan’s eyes. She nodded. “Okay.”
“Then can you be with me forever?”
Even if Wen Nuan didn’t want to mark her, even if Wen Nuan might not love her, she wouldn’t force her. It was enough as long as she could stay by her side.
Wen Nuan stroked her hair and said earnestly, “Okay.”
【Sigh, it’s been a month, and the Blackening Value has only dropped a tiny bit. If this doesn’t work, you should just sleep with the female lead. Maybe that will lower her Blackening Value.】The System stared at the Blackening Value with a frown, sighing in distress.
Wen Nuan watched Jiang Yichuan, who was saying goodbye to her after fighting class. On the surface, she was quiet and peaceful, behaving very well-behaved2 and obedient every day. No matter what Wen Nuan did to her, she was extremely submissive to any of her unreasonable demands.
But Wen Nuan knew in her heart that Jiang Yichuan hadn’t taken to heart a single “I like you” or “I love you” that she had said.
So even if Wen Nuan were to sleep with Jiang Yichuan right now, her Blackening Value wouldn’t decrease by much.
“Xiao Chuanchuan has learned to lie now.”
Several times, she had made Wen Nuan think that what she said with her mouth was what she thought in her heart. But in reality, Jiang Yichuan had already corrected the little habits that could easily expose her.
The Tofis Monitoring Station discovered that a deep blue planet had suddenly appeared next to their own.
It was the planet known throughout the interstellar universe as the ghost planet: Drobu.
Tofis paid no mind to the appearance of Drobu. After all, this ghost planet showed no aggression towards any other planet.
As long as all the other planets ignored it, it would disappear on its own into the interstellar universe.
Wen Nuan finished her fighting class as usual, planning to have a good, heart-to-heart talk with Jiang Yichuan. The two of them needed to speak openly and honestly; after all, she didn’t want Jiang Yichuan to marry her feeling wronged.
“Alright, that’s all for today’s class. Thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Mu.”
The classroom door was opened, and a woman stood outside. She had long, light-blue hair that made her skin seem almost transparent. Her fine figure was leaning against the railing outside the door. She had a high-bridged nose, and a cigarette dangled from her thin, pale red lips. Her eyes were narrowed into a line from sheer enjoyment, the corners tilting upwards like a cunning fox.
This person’s appearance was too strikingly beautiful, making one feel at a single glance that she was by no means ordinary.
And most importantly, this person was an omega!?
“You are…?” someone asked tentatively.
The blue-haired woman’s eyes were half-closed, giving off an air of being completely uninterested in responding.
She took the cigarette from her lips and held it between her fingertips. Her gaze fell on someone behind the crowd, and then the corner of her mouth hooked up as she lifted her foot and ran into the classroom.
Seeing her run over, the crowd scattered in fright, conveniently clearing a path for her.
They watched this blue-haired omega sprint over, then leap into the air and pounce directly on Mu Wen Nuan.
“Fuck, are you trying to crush me to death!”
Before Wen Nuan could even see who had ambushed her, the person’s identical cigarette smell told her exactly who had pounced on her.
Before she could push the person off her, that person was yanked up by Jiang Yichuan.
Jiang Yichuan’s face was grim as she said coldly, “Who are you?”
The blue-haired omega cried out in pain, “Wen Nuan, who is this person? She’s hurting me.”
Wen Nuan got up and dusted herself off. “Xiao Chuanchuan, let her go. She’s a good friend of mine.”
Hearing Wen Nuan call the omega next to her by that name, the blue-haired omega raised an eyebrow.
“A friend?” Jiang Yichuan released her hand but stood in front of Wen Nuan, watching the woman warily. “She is not a resident of Tofis.”
The blue-haired omega gave Jiang Yichuan a meaningful look. “I am indeed not a resident of Tofis.”
Jiang Yichuan’s brow furrowed. “Residents of external planets are supposed to register at the Census Hall3 when traveling to other planets. I did not find your information in the Census Hall’s registration records. Are you an illegal stowaway?!”
The blue-haired omega paused, then said awkwardly, “Oh, I forgot. It’s been so long since I’ve been to another planet, I’ve forgotten the registration process.”
She gave Wen Nuan a radiant smile. “Wen Nuan can accompany me to file the paperwork later.”
Wen Nuan rubbed her lower back and said coldly, “Go yourself, you fatso4!”
This damn woman had nearly broken her back.
The blue-haired omega pouted and tried to grab Wen Nuan’s arm, but was blocked by Jiang Yichuan.
“You’re calling me fat? Have you already forgotten when you used to hold me and call me your ‘dear little baby’5?”
Wen Nuan: “…”
Jiang Yichuan: “…”
The crowd: “…”
The System roared: 【Ahhh, the Blackening Value is rising, ahhh!】
Wen Nuan looked at Jiang Yichuan and explained, “Her name is Feng Ban, an omega who lives to stir up trouble. Not a single word out of her mouth is true, don’t believe her nonsense.”
Jiang Yichuan lowered her gaze. “…Okay. I still have class, so I’ll be leaving first.”
“Mm.”
Feng Ban waved at Jiang Yichuan with a grin. “Goodbye, Xiao Chuanchuan.”
“You’re not allowed to call me that!” Jiang Yichuan looked at Feng Ban, her eyes filled with a chilling coldness.
Feng Ban’s pupils widened slightly. Watching Jiang Yichuan’s retreating back as she turned to leave, she hugged herself and lamented, “So fierce!”
Wen Nuan smacked her and walked out, scolding, “Who told you to use that name so casually? Is ‘Xiao Chuanchuan’ a name you can use?”
“I was just excited to see the real person,” Feng Ban shivered and followed behind Wen Nuan. “She’s good-looking, with quite a temper. Can you handle her?”
“How is she fierce?” Wen Nuan shot her a look. “I don’t think she’s fierce at all. I like her just the way she is. Is it any of your business?”
She’s so soft in bed.
“…” Feng Ban threw up her hands. “Fine, I won’t meddle. I just came to see if you were dead or not.”
“Not dead, sorry to disappoint you,” Wen Nuan thought of the clone from the auction house. “Did you use my gene chain to create a clone of me?”
Feng Ban nodded, surprised. “How did you know?”
“That clone was captured and put up for auction. Later, I saw she was on her last legs, so I killed her.”
“Tsk tsk, you really are ruthless. You can even bring yourself to strike down your own self.” Feng Ban put on a mock expression of fear.
Wen Nuan slapped her again. “Why the hell were you creating a clone of me for no reason?”
Feng Ban looked aggrieved. “Wasn’t I trying to help you solve your gland problem?”
Her thoughts returned to Jiang Yichuan from just now. “Have you told Xiao Chuan… Miss Jiang about your gland problem?”
Wen Nuan averted her gaze and shook her head. “No.”
Feng Ban was speechless. “You’re not planning to just tough it out again, are you? If you keep toughing it out, you’ll go insane even if you don’t die.”
“If she uses her pheromones to soothe me, she’ll get hurt.”
“But if she doesn’t soothe you, you’re finished,” Feng Ban pressed her lips together and sighed. “The chip in your body tells me you’ve already gone through one Susceptibility Period. If it happens again, you’ll really have a breakdown.”
“By the way, where did you run off to these past three years? If I hadn’t seen your chip’s response on Drobu and heard the recent widespread rumors about the Gland Differentiation Surgery, I would have thought you were dead.” As Feng Ban spoke, her eyes started to redden.
Seeing her like this, Wen Nuan sighed. “I was a wanted person for the past three years, busy hiding, so I didn’t contact you.”
“Even if you were wanted, you could have hidden on Drobu. They would never have found you.”
Drobu’s ability to remain hidden was very strong; very few planets could detect traces of it with their instruments.
Wen Nuan found a random excuse. “I didn’t want to drag you into it.”
Feng Ban naturally knew Wen Nuan’s character and rolled her eyes at her. “Cut the crap. You were definitely hiding somewhere, secretly watching your Xiao Chuanchuan.”
Since someone had found an excuse for her, Wen Nuan silently accepted it.
“The main reason I came this time is that I predicted you should be entering your Susceptibility Period soon. Wen Nuan, you must let Jiang Yichuan soothe you, or you’ll really have a breakdown,” Feng Ban advised with a bitter mouth, grandmother’s heart6.
Wen Nuan lowered her eyes. “Do you know how insane an alpha becomes when they fall into a Susceptibility Period? The higher an alpha’s rank, the more insane they become, as if they’ve lost all humanity, only concerned with releasing their own desires and pain. The omega soothing them at that time would probably lose their life.”
“You’re afraid you’ll hurt her?”
Feng Ban had great faith in Wen Nuan’s self-control. When she was researching the Gland Differentiation Surgery on Drobu, Wen Nuan had also experienced a Susceptibility Period. At the time, she had been terrified Wen Nuan would kill her, but Wen Nuan had managed to endure it through sheer willpower.
However, Feng Ban knew that Wen Nuan hadn’t relied solely on herself; she also had Jiang Yichuan’s pheromones back then. When she couldn’t bear it, she would take a light sniff.
“I’m afraid she’ll be scared.”
Feng Ban paused, then let out a long sigh.
A rumor about Mu Wen Nuan having a lover spread through the First Military Academy. Those who had seen Feng Ban immediately posted their accounts of seeing Mu Wen Nuan’s lover, attaching photos to prove the authenticity of their claims.
In an instant, the news that Mu Wen Nuan was already taken spread without legs7.
Xi Chen watched Jiang Yichuan crush her optical computer with her bare hands and sucked in a cold breath. “Yichuan, calm down.”
Jiang Yichuan pulled at the corner of her mouth. “I am very calm.”
She shot up from her seat. “I’m leaving first.”
Seeing her looking as if she were about to march to her death, Xi Chen asked worriedly, “Where are you going?”
Jiang Yichuan turned to look at Xi Chen. “To practice fighting. Do you want to come?”
Xi Chen waved his hands. “…No thanks.”
Practicing fighting with Jiang Yichuan right now was no different from seeking death.
Jiang Yichuan hadn’t expected Xi Chen to agree. She went to the empty fighting room to practice alone.
Every punch and every kick carried a sharp, murderous aura. Sweat flew through the air, only to be scattered by a punch in the next second.
Her heart was filled with agitation and jealousy, like a venomous snake baring its sharp fangs, the venom on them enough to kill with a single strike.
She felt like she was going crazy. She wanted to kill everyone who got close to Wen Nuan. This vicious thought grew larger by the day, about to devour her precarious conscience.
Jiang Yichuan fell to her knees, sweat dripping onto the platform, leaving dark stains.
The drip, drip sound was very abrupt in the empty fighting room, like a kind of countdown.
The moment the sound stopped, a bloodthirsty beast would be unleashed.
Footsteps came from outside the door, and someone was talking.
The voices in the conversation were all too familiar. Jiang Yichuan grabbed her clothes from the platform and hid behind the mats nearby.
“I haven’t even settled the score with you for creating my clone, and now you dare to give me terrible ideas?”
Feng Ban said, “Wasn’t I doing that to research your glands!? To help you solve the problem! My intentions were good.”
“Listen to your nonsense!” Wen Nuan couldn’t be bothered to argue about it. “Anyway, I don’t agree with your suggestion!”
She pushed open the door, walked to the storage locker, and took out the work pass inside.
Feng Ban grabbed Wen Nuan’s hand. “I’m doing all of this for your own good.”
“Good my ass, I don’t want to force anyone,” Wen Nuan shook off her hand. “You researched the Gland Differentiation Surgery with me, so you naturally know that kind of thing is ineffective on me.”
“That’s why I’m telling you to mark someone!” Feng Ban was so angry she didn’t know what to say. “Back on Drobu, if you had just marked me directly, none of this would be happening.”
Wen Nuan’s brow furrowed. “If I marked you, do you know what an alpha’s permanent mark represents? You would be bound by me for the rest of your life.”
“I’ve thought about it. If I have to be marked by an alpha in this life, I would be willing if it were you,” Feng Ban said nonchalantly. “Although my rank is A-level, I haven’t had the Gland Differentiation Surgery. Compared to Jiang Yichuan, my advantage over you is that my glands are still intact. Marking me would be a good thing for you.”
Wen Nuan hadn’t expected Feng Ban to have not undergone the surgery. She asked, surprised, “Why not? Didn’t we research the Gland Differentiation Surgery precisely to remove the effects brought on by the glands?”
A trace of awkwardness flashed across Feng Ban’s face. “I was thinking, you would definitely perform the Gland Differentiation Surgery on Jiang Yichuan, so then I would be the only one who could be marked by you.”
Wen Nuan did not speak, her eyes wide as she stared at Jiang Yichuan, who was walking out from behind Feng Ban, her expression frozen.
The System looked at the skyrocketing Blackening Value and began to cry hysterically: 【Oh my god, the female lead’s Blackening Value is rising! It’s at 8.9 now, ahhh…】
【We’re gonna die! We’re gonna die!】
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