"She just accused me of stalking her and pulled me." If Lu Shangyi and Song Wanzi hadn't been so serious, Qiao Yu wouldn't have noticed the mark on her wrist. She hissed softly, "I didn't expect such a delicate EGA to be so strong..."

Suddenly remembering how she had almost been pushed down by Tang Shu last time, Qiao Yu shut her mouth, feeling humiliated.

Song Wanzi had done some research on Tang Shu. Tang Shu had helped her a lot with the previous endorsement deal. Although she was indebted to Qiao Yu, Song Wanzi never liked to owe anyone anything, so she specifically asked her agent to find out Tang Shu's preferences.

If she had known beforehand that Tang Shu was willing to help her because she had feelings for Qiao Yu, she would never have agreed.

Song Wanzi's expression was unreadable. Qiao Yu shrank her toes and cautiously placed five hundred yuan on the table. "But I didn't let her touch me for nothing." She pointed at the money with her slender white fingertips without any force. "She touched me once, so I made her pay me five hundred yuan."

Qiao Yu added, "Just consider it... medical expenses?"

Lu Shangyi's usually calm eyes flickered slightly. "Five hundred yuan for just one touch?"

Qiao Yu blinked her delicate eyelashes and nodded her head subconsciously. Lu Shangyi's deep eyes gazed at her calmly, his husky voice escaping from his throat, "One hundred thousand yuan." She paused, and as Qiao Yu pondered the meaning of this one hundred thousand yuan, Lu Shangyi spoke again, "I'll rub every inch of your body until it's scabbed raw."

Qiao Yu blushed slightly, her gaze darting around several times before finally settling on Lu Shangyi's slender and delicate hands.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Qiao Yu's back was tense, and she silently accused her sister with her eyes: Please don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower!

Her eyes were bright, and perhaps because of makeup, the corners of her eyes were tinged with a faint red, giving her a pitiful and charming look. Her fingertips twitched involuntarily, but Lu Shangyi calmly looked away. "Sit still and don't look around."

Qiao Yu's body had very little room to move, and as soon as she straightened her back, the scents of Lu Shangyi and Song Wanzi suddenly rushed into her nose. Qiao Yu felt a little dizzy. "Sister Song, are your pheromones leaking out? I think I can smell an alpha."

Song Wanzi gave her a forced smile and glanced at her, "Besides Tang Shu, were you just out there messing around with some shady characters?"

She was innocent! However, Qiao Yu didn't dare to be too righteous and pat her chest to guarantee it. Her tone was cautious and careful. "No, right?" She lowered her head and carefully smelled the scent on her body. "I must have accidentally brushed against it when I passed by earlier."

She was the first to condemn the innocent bystanders who were implicated, and she followed in Song Wanzi's footsteps, leaving Song Wanzi with nowhere to go. "Alphas these days are really immoral! They're out there flirting with delicate flowers like me all day long, aren't they afraid of being punished by their wives when they get home!"

Song Wanzi narrowed her eyes, and Qiao Yu braced herself to accept her gaze. Just when she was about to give in and surrender, Song Wanzi finally slowly sat back down in her seat.

Since it wasn't Ye Yunjian's doing, the two didn't make things difficult for Qiao Yu, and kindly didn't confiscate the five hundred yuan she had painstakingly earned by selling her beauty. With her eyes gleaming, she carefully stuffed the money into her purse, and the meal finally ended in a thrilling fashion.

Song Wanzi had booked afternoon tea. She originally planned to go shopping for a while before going, which would have been the perfect time. However, she was too famous and was surrounded by fans wherever she went. In addition, her private schedule had just been exposed by paparazzi, so it was not advisable to be too high-profile at this time. Therefore, she had to cancel her afternoon tea plan.

After driving Qiao Yu home, Song Wanzi gently leaned against the half-lowered car window, looking inside. Lu Shangyi seemed to know what she was about to say; a hint of a smile appeared in his usually cool eyes as he reached out and opened the car door.

Song Wanzi asked her warily, "What do you want to do?"

“I’m feeling weak.” Lu Shangyi said gently, with a hint of provocation in her voice, “If I don’t have a car, I’ll have to stay with the kids for another two days.”

She gently lifted her face slightly. "What do you think?"

Song Wanzi stared intently at her, then sneered as she closed the car door. "I don't have anything to say about it."

The car started again, and Lu Shangyi placed her hands on her knees, closing her eyes to rest. A suffocating silence followed for a long time, then Lu Shangyi's voice, devoid of meaning, broke the silence, "Your match result is her?"

Song Wanzi, wearing sunglasses, glanced at her in the rearview mirror but didn't say anything.

She didn't speak, and Lu Shangyi didn't have the audacity to press her for details. Quietly, her raven-feather-like eyelashes trembled twice, making it impossible to discern what she was thinking.

After returning home, Qiao Yu told Meng E and Jiang Mei about it. She put the autographed photo that Meng E had asked her to put in her textbook and brought it to her on Monday. Qiao Yu turned around, took out her phone and asked Jiang Mei, "I have an extra autographed photo of Sister Song here. Do you want it? If you do, I'll bring it to you on Sunday."

The phone vibrated twice. Jiang Mei wiped the water from her hands and took off her apron. Qiao Yu seemed very enthusiastic about stuffing things related to Song Wanzi into her hands. Jiang Mei didn't know why she would misunderstand that she liked Song Wanzi, but thinking of the bright, puppy-dog-like look in Qiao Yu's eyes as she gave her the things, she didn't refuse. "Okay."

Having finished her work for the day, Jiang Mei said goodbye to her colleagues, picked up her bag, and left. While chatting with Qiao Yu on her phone, she walked into the nearby imported goods store. Her colleague had recommended a new nutritional supplement, and after checking the price, Jiang Mei bought it without hesitation.

As she was paying, a familiar voice came from outside the door. Jiang Mei stiffened slightly and deliberately turned her back to the door. But the voice grew closer and closer until the glass door was pushed open and the voice entered the room.

Her light-colored lips were pressed tightly into a straight line, and Jiang Mei's palms, which held the nutrient solution, were wet.

Duan Zixuan recently started dating a girlfriend who is not yet an adult. She's going through puberty and constantly complains of dizziness and weakness, insisting on taking nutritional supplements. She doesn't like the average brands and only wants imported ones. Duan Zixuan, having only recently won her over and not yet enjoying any success, doesn't want to give up, so he coaxes her and promises to buy them today.

He didn't know many people who drank such luxurious imported brands, and he had to search around and ask around for a long time before he finally found this store. He had brought several friends along to show off his wealth and how good he was to his girlfriend, but as soon as he entered, he found the figure at the cashier to be strangely familiar.

He unconsciously quickened his pace, wanting to get a clear look at the other person's face, but it was as if the other person had eyes in the back of their head, always managing to subtly avoid his gaze. It wasn't until the other person's profile was clearly reflected in the glass of the beverage display case next to the cashier.

So surprised was Duan Zixuan that he exclaimed loudly, "Jiang Mei?!"

Jiang Mei's back tensed, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her, a mixture of nervousness at being discovered and relief. Duan Zixuan hurriedly moved around to her side, asking, "What are you doing here?" His gaze suddenly fell on the expensive nutritional supplement in her hand.

Duan Zixuan was furious, feeling betrayed by Jiang Mei. "Didn't you say you had no money? How could you afford something like this if you had no money?"

No wonder he reacted so strongly. Jiang Jinfeng had gone to Jiang Mei's place several times to ask for the money back, but to no avail. Recently, Jiang Mei had simply disappeared and could no longer be contacted. When Duan Zixuan first heard about it, he didn't pay much attention. Little did he know that Jiang Mei had secretly squandered the money all by herself.

Hearing the commotion, Duan Zixuan's friends gathered around, their eyes filled with disdain as they looked at Jiang Mei, who kept her head down the whole time. "Is this your cowardly and ungrateful cousin?"

Sensing his friend's disdainful tone, Duan Zixuan immediately felt ashamed. He was a very proud person, and he was extremely envious of what Jiang Mei was holding. The packaging looked expensive; if he gave it to his girlfriend, they might hit home runs tonight.

With good thoughts in mind, Duan Zixuan's hand involuntarily reached out to Jiang Mei, "Give me the things."

He tried to grab her, but missed; for the first time in her life, Jiang Mei dodged him.

His friends whispered and pointed behind his back. Duan Zixuan's face immediately darkened. He took a step forward, his brows furrowed, and threatened fiercely, "Didn't you hear me tell you to give me your things? You've been eating and using our things since you were a child. Everything you own belongs to us. You can never repay the kindness our family has shown you in your entire life!"

Jiang Mei remained silent upon hearing this, only slowly clenching her fist. When Duan Zixuan reached out his hand a second time, Jiang Mei's domineering pheromones finally subsided. Duan Zixuan's legs went weak on the spot, and he knelt down on the ground. Jiang Mei tightly clutched the nutrient solution to her chest, saying, "This belongs to Yu Yu. None of you can take it from me."

All of Jiang Mei's pheromones assaulted him without restraint, leaving Duan Zixuan utterly defenseless. He was instantly covered in sweat, writhing in pain, unable to utter a complete sentence. Jiang Mei turned her gaze away, and Duan Zixuan's friends, their faces filled with terror, all avoided her like the plague.

How could Duan Zixuan's useless, good-for-nothing cousin be such an alpha with such strong pheromones? The school bully's pheromones aren't even half as strong as hers!

Ignoring Duan Zixuan, who hadn't been able to get up from the ground for quite some time, Jiang Mei carried her things and left the shop, walking on the sunlit road, a smile slowly creeping onto her fair face.

She seems capable of doing it.

With nothing to do at home, Qiao Yu had no choice but to take out her textbooks and review them over and over again. Her grades had dropped to second in the grade, which was a big blow to her self-esteem. Even her mother, who had hardly ever disciplined her since childhood, condescended to come over and ask, "What happened to your exam results this time?"

Mrs. Qiao leaned back on the sofa with her legs crossed, her brows furrowed in confusion as she looked at the report card in her hand. "How did our ranking drop so much?"

In her view, the first and second place in the grade were worlds apart. People would only remember the ultimate winner and would never see the others who were overshadowed by the first place, even if they were only slightly inferior to the first place. Mrs. Qiao tapped the report card and put it back on the coffee table. "I told you to think things through before specialization so you could assess the other person, not to immediately go on dates and start a relationship."

Feeling guilty, Qiao Yu unconsciously shook the book in her hand. "Mom, it's not that your daughter is not good enough, it's just that the opponent is too strong."

She declared confidently, "The first place is held by a top-tier alpha who has already completed their differentiation!"

Qiao Yu scratched her cheek. "Besides, it's okay if I lose first place." Seeing her mother frown unhappily, Qiao Yu smiled sheepishly. "Anyway, she's one of the people on the list. Her test score being higher than mine only proves that my potential matches are all excellent, that I have good genes, right?"

Mrs. Qiao didn't speak, staring at her motionless for a long time, before suddenly asking, "Are you itching for a beating?"

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Qiao Yu silently took two steps back, "Okay, okay."

"Furthermore," Mrs. Qiao spoke again, her tone revealing a hint of helplessness, "I'm asking you to choose the one most suitable for you from the three people on the matching list, not to have your cake and eat it too and get entangled with everyone."

Hearing these familiar words, Qiao Yu couldn't help but twitch her ears. "I feel like I've heard this somewhere before."

The system silently popped up, saying, "It was me who said it."

Mrs. Qiao rested her chin on her hand, feeling a headache coming on. The surrounding air was quiet. Qiao Yu twirled the pen in her hand until it fell to the ground with a thud. Mrs. Qiao's gaze swept over her with an ambiguous expression. "You'll be an adult in two months, right?"

With her eyes wide open in alarm, Qiao Yu leaned closer and asked, "Mom, are you getting me engaged?"

Ms. Qiao didn't respond, but just chuckled softly, making Qiao Yu feel uneasy, wondering what she was up to. Qiao Yu quickly got up and moved away from her, saying, "Mom, you were the one who let me choose my partner, you can't go back on your word now."

"What do I have to regret?" Mrs. Qiao stood up, glancing at her daughter with a hint of anticipation.

You'll be the one who regrets it later.

Ms. Qiao arrived and left in a flurry, leaving Qiao Yu puzzled. Then she saw a message from the sports committee member in the group chat announcing training for Monday. Qiao Yu had always been physically fit and had top-notch athletic performance in the entire school. Thinking she might be able to regain her pride in PE class, Qiao Yu quickly went upstairs to prepare her workout clothes, eagerly awaiting Monday's arrival.

Physical education classes are scheduled for the first period in the afternoon. While the academic levels of the senior students vary, it doesn't significantly impact their performance. The school emphasizes physical fitness training, so Monday's PE class becomes a free fitness session with the PE teacher, providing a relaxing opportunity for the students.

As soon as Qiao Yu entered the classroom on Monday, a hand behind her handed her a nutritional supplement, saying, "It's newly bought, try it and see if it tastes good."

Qiao Yu lowered her head and did not take the things. Instead, her gaze fell on the wound on Jiang Mei's finger. "How did you get hurt here?" She took the nutrition solution off and threw it aside. Qiao Yu held her hand. "It wasn't there when I got out of school last Friday."

Jiang Mei suppressed a smile and gently raised the corners of her lips. "I accidentally got scratched by a packaging box while picking something up." She moved the knife in Qiao Yu's hand. "It's already healed."

Even so, Qiao Yu still tore off a small square bandage and put it on her wound, reminding her, "Be more careful in the future."

Meng E hadn't eaten breakfast today, but she felt very full. Her gaze shifted to the nutritional supplement that Qiao Yu had casually placed aside. Goodness, she had just seen this brand on Weibo. It was a newly developed nutritional supplement from a research institute under Lu's overseas branch. She had heard that it had double the efficacy and nutrition, and could easily outperform any product on the market, including some of Lu's own products.

Of course, the price is so high that it makes people hesitate.

Aside from some wealthy people, Meng'e hasn't seen any ordinary people post their purchase records yet.

Meng E's surprised gaze returned to Jiang Mei. After Qiao Yu finished treating Jiang Mei's wounds, she also noticed something different from usual today. "What's this?"

"It's a new product," Jiang Mei said. "I heard it's very effective."

Recently, Qiao Yu's complexion hasn't been very rosy. Although she's been drinking more and more nutritional supplements, she looks weaker every day. Jiang Mei thought for a moment, then stuffed another one into her hand, "Two a day. I'll make sure you drink them from now on."

Qiao Yu's face immediately turned pale. Although the nutritional supplement tasted alright, she was the type to get bored easily and lose interest in things after a couple of days. Besides, she felt perfectly healthy and didn't need to be so delicate. But seeing Jiang Mei's resolute attitude, Qiao Yu had no choice but to compromise.

Jiang Mei withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, while Qiao Yu looked at the nutrient solution in her hand and couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow, "When will we finally differentiate! I feel guilty spending the female lead's money."

The system carefully examined her for a while, then said, "It seems like it should be soon."

"However, host, your physical condition is indeed worse than before. Nutritional supplements only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. You need to pay more attention to yourself during this period and avoid going out all day." The system said with despairing eyes, "It's easy to crash."

Qiao Yu ignored the system's words, but perhaps as the system said, she was nearing differentiation, because today she could occasionally smell a faint, almost imperceptible scent of pheromones in the classroom. It wasn't obvious, but Qiao Yu was incredibly excited.

Finally, we can find out what kind of Ega Lu smells like!

Strawberry flavor? Milky flavor? Or perhaps the unique scent of wild rose?

She was eager to try, brimming with energy and nowhere to release it, so she decided to unleash a spectacular "spreading wings" performance during PE class. However, after just two laps, Qiao Yu felt dizzy and lightheaded. Meng E supported her, looking at the fine beads of sweat on her face with concern, "Yu Yu, are you feeling unwell?"

Qiao Yu didn't have the energy to put on a brave face at the moment, and nodded weakly, "I probably caught a cold from kicking off the blankets last night."

She managed to train for a while, but before losing consciousness, Qiao Yu caught a glimpse of Jiang Mei running towards her with a serious yet panicked expression. She felt herself fall into a very safe embrace, and then the next second she remembered nothing more.

When Qiao Yu woke up, she recognized the decor of the infirmary. She moved her hands and noticed an IV drip being administered nearby. She heard Meng E talking to someone outside. Qiao Yu called out in a hoarse voice, and Meng E rushed in, followed by a school doctor. "Yu Yu, how are you feeling now?"

"Your sudden fainting just now scared all of us. If Jiang Mei hadn't caught you in time, your beautiful face would have hit the steps and been disfigured."

Qiao Yu twisted her neck, her throat was very dry, "Where is she?"

“I’m in class,” Meng’e said. “I asked Lao Wang for leave to come and keep you company, in case you have any mobility issues after you wake up.”

Qiao Yu lifted her leg, trying to pull the blanket tighter around herself. "How could I have fainted out of the blue?"

Meng E looked at the school doctor, who explained, "This is a normal situation. Alpha differentiation is incredibly varied. Some people exhibit extraordinary physical abilities during the differentiation period, while others perform only moderately during the differentiation period, but their physical abilities double and soar to new heights once it ends." The school doctor paused, "You belong to the last type."

"The weaker it is now, the stronger it will become after it differentiates."

Qiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, but her focus was on something else: "If I become too strong in the future, will I go bald?"

There's a saying: I became stronger, but I also went bald.

The school doctor was speechless for a moment before finally saying, "Logically speaking, baldness is hereditary. You can go back and observe the hair growth of your parents."

Meng E's eye twitched, and she asked with a clear mind, "Would it be better if she drank nutritional supplements every day?"

The school doctor nodded, "Try to supplement your diet with nutritional supplements during your three meals a day." He hesitated for a moment, "But I've never seen an alpha as weak as you before differentiation. Your condition is so severe that it could be included in a book of alpha differentiation case studies."

Qiao Yu was not nervous at all; on the contrary, she felt at ease. Was the title of "the most powerful woman in the capital" a joke? Once she got through these two or three months, she would be the queen of the surrounding area.

But now, Qiao Yu looked pitifully at the hand receiving the IV drip, "E'e, I'm so cold."

Meng E had no choice but to add another quilt for her.

When Mrs. Qiao heard that her daughter had fainted at school, she immediately sent someone to pick her up and take her home. However, she was busy with work and couldn't go back yet, so she instructed the nanny to take good care of her. After Qiao Yu finished her IV drip, her head was still dizzy. When she closed her eyes and opened them again, it was almost dark.

Just as I lifted the covers to get a drink of water, the nanny stood outside the door and said softly, "Yuyu, are you awake? Your classmate is here to see you."

Qiao Yu got out of bed, put on her slippers, and said with a slightly nasal tone, "You're awake, I'm coming."

Jiang Mei and Meng E rushed over to visit her during dinner time. Qiao Yu was still very weak and looked listless, with a delicate fragility lingering on her fair skin. Meng E was afraid that she would fall, so she quickly ran forward to support her. "The school doctor said you need to drink more nutritional supplements, so Jiang Mei and I went to buy some and brought them to you."

Four boxes, beautifully packaged and clearly expensive, were piled high on the coffee table. Qiao Yu's eyes welled up with tears as she said, "You guys are still the best to me."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the nanny, who had just left, came back in. "Yuyu, someone has come to see you again." She said happily, "They also brought a little gift."

Qiao Yu craned her neck to look and saw that Lu Shangyi was followed by two people, each carrying three large boxes. The outer packaging of the boxes clearly showed the three words "Nutritional Supplement". Qiao Yu felt a wave of dizziness.

Lu Shangyi walked in with her entourage, her gaze sweeping over Jiang Mei who had rushed ahead, before she raised an eyebrow slightly. "I heard you fainted."

"No, no," Qiao Yu quickly explained, "It's nothing serious. The doctor said it's a normal differentiation phenomenon."

As she directed the employees behind her to place the nutritional supplements on the ground next to the coffee table, Lu Shangyi remained as aloof and elegant as ever, saying, "I brought you some nutritional supplements to help you recover."

Qiao Yu stared silently at the boxes of nutrient solutions. Was this all? She probably wouldn't even be able to finish it all by the time she finished differentiating! But she still thanked them sweetly, saying, "Thank you, sister. You've gone to so much trouble."

Lu Shangyi, Jiang Mei, and Meng E had come all this way. Qiao Yu, with her delicate body, was busy making tea and preparing pastries. She had barely finished greeting the guests who had come from afar when the nanny rushed in, "Yu Yu Yu Yu, yet another person has come to see you with gifts!"

Qiao Yu's eyes gradually glazed over. In her heart-pounding fear, Song Wanzi's graceful figure and stunningly beautiful face finally came into view.

Song Wanzi looked around at the people in the room, a smile on her lips that was hard to decipher. "Looks like I'm late."

Qiao Yu sat up abruptly, as if she were dying. "It's not late, it's not late. Sister Lu and the others just arrived." She quickly patted the sofa and forced a smile, saying, "Sister Song, please sit here."

With light, slow steps, Song Wanzi gracefully took her seat, a captivating smile on her face as she looked at Qiao Yu. "It's quite lively here."

Qiao Yu understood the unspoken bitterness in Song Wanzi's words and gave a couple of awkward laughs, lacking the confidence to retort. After pouring Song Wanzi a cup of tea, Song Wanzi elegantly held the teacup and then uttered the three words Qiao Yu least wanted to hear at that moment, "I brought you several boxes of nutritional supplements."

Song Wanzi lowered her eyes to look at the four boxes on the coffee table and the six cases on the floor, a bright smile on her lips, "But now it seems that you don't really need my things."

"How could that be?" Qiao Yu quickly said, "You can never have too many gifts, especially since it's such a thoughtful gesture from you, Sister Song."

"I like anything you give me, sister."

Meng E looked left and right, vaguely sensing a tense atmosphere as if the big boss was about to divide the cake.

Song Wanzi nodded in satisfaction. "Then..." Her fingers lazily rested on her chin, and Song Wanzi looked at Qiao Yu with a smile in her dark eyes. "Let's start choosing."

Qiao Yu was shocked. "Ah???"

"You haven't had any tonight, so we'll watch you drink."

Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment. Realizing that she couldn't escape tonight no matter what, she reached out her trembling hand towards the box that Jiang Mei and Meng E had brought. But as soon as she moved, Song Wanzi and Lu Shangyi narrowed their eyes, and their calm and composed aura took on a dangerous meaning.

Qiao Yu quickly withdrew her hand and exhaled silently. After thinking for a while, Qiao Yu reached for Lu Shangyi's suitcase again. Jiang Mei remained expressionless, her slightly pursed red lips revealing a hint of restraint. Song Wanzi was still smiling, but her smile carried a chilling undertone.

Qiao Yu nearly died on the spot, so she tentatively reached out to Song Wanzi's gift.

As expected, Lu Shangyi and Jiang Mei's gazes fell on her fingertips at the same time, as if they wanted to chop her hand off on the spot.

Qiao Yu hurriedly put her hands back into her bosom, her heart pounding.

She remained motionless. Lu Shangyi gazed at her leisurely, his clear eyes filled with a smile, and his tone was incredibly gentle, "Why don't you choose?"

Song Wanzi chimed in, "Is it really that hard for you to decide something that little bit of stuff?"

Author's Note: Sister Qiao: You might as well just burn it all for me. Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2021032716:35:55 ​​and 2021032815:21:13!

Thank you to the little angels who launched rockets: Fairy 41347;

Thank you to the little angel who threw the grenade: 1 Broken Flower;

Thank you to the little angels who threw landmines: Qingmeng who eats watermelon (2); Huoshui Hongyanren and Yizhi Kuaile Xiaowangba (1);

Thank you to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Passerby 60 bottles; I really want to eat hot pot, Struggle 20 bottles; Fairy 413411 bottles; Once upon a time ♂ nostalgia〗, Village Flower 10 bottles; Salted Fish that wasn't fully pickled 6 bottles; Rice Cool ご, Urban and Rural yuyuyu 5 bottles; Look up at the stars singing 3 bottles; Xiaoyi, Yu Buzheng, How to relieve worries, only get rich, Young Master Ye Bai 1 bottle;

Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!