After a long moment of blank staring, Qiao Yu suddenly spoke, "I understand."

The system asked curiously, "What have you realized?"

Qiao Yu remained calm, her fair face revealing no emotion. "My parents definitely want to use my life to boost their business."

There are only three big shots in this book, how did her parents manage to provoke all of them?!

One Lu family wasn't enough; they had to provoke the Song family. And if that wasn't enough, they had to provoke the Ye family too. If Jiang Mei hadn't lost both her parents at a young age and been powerless, she seriously suspected that her parents wouldn't have even spared the Jiang family.

Although she is a cannon fodder ex-wife in the book, surely she can't be so unlucky that her whole family is cannon fodder?

The Qiao family is sacrificing their own interests for the greater good, going to great lengths to lie low on someone else's dinner table and be at their mercy, all to contribute to someone else's bright future!

Qiao Yu was terrified and restless. She moved her lips and found her mouth was already dry. She quickly replied to their messages, "No, no, no, sister, you misunderstood. My parents didn't mean it that way." She said to Lu Shangyi, "It's because Lu Shenghui is too annoying."

“He bullies you, he’s wary of you and spyes on you, and he doesn’t plan to leave you any of his assets.” Qiao Yu gripped her phone tightly. “I just don’t like his smug, petty face.”

"Anyone who bullies you is deliberately trying to make trouble for me, Qiao Yu."

"I will not allow anyone to bully you."

Lu Shangyi remained silent, and Qiao Yu waited in vain for a reply, perhaps because her phone wasn't with her. She quickly put the Lu family matter aside and nervously explained to Song Wanzi, "No, no, my parents didn't mean that."

“They just like the Song family too much.” Qiao Yu almost believed herself. “My parents are honest and kind, and they just don’t know how to express their feelings. Sister Song, please don’t misunderstand.”

Song Wanzi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Do you think I'd believe that?"

Is this how you express your liking to someone?

Qiao Yu was in a terrible predicament, but she forced herself to reply, "It's really Sister Song, I'd be a dog if I lied to you."

“My parents also wanted to get closer to my uncle and aunt, so they did this to get their attention.” She boasted without hesitation, “I am a piece of their flesh and blood, and I can guarantee my father’s happiness for the rest of his life.”

Song Wanzi chuckled, her expression unreadable. Her manager, watching from the side, was alarmed; her daughter was truly smitten!

Mrs. Qiao turned around when she heard her phone vibrating incessantly behind her. "Who are you talking to?"

She suddenly spoke, startling Qiao Yu so much that her hand trembled and she almost dropped her phone. After stammering for a while, Qiao Yu said softly, "I'm chatting with Sister Lu."

“Lu Shangyi?” Madam Qiao frowned, her expression unreadable. After a moment, her tone was emotionless as she spoke, “In the future, don’t just look at the surface when judging people and things. Only by understanding them deeply can you see the truth and the essence.”

"Deeply...deeply understand?" Qiao Yu blushed and couldn't help but complain, "Mom, I'm still a little girl. How can you say such things that you're corrupting children and tainting their pure hearts?"

Mrs. Qiao choked up and said coldly, "You're almost thirty and you still call yourself a little girl?"

"Even your second aunt isn't as thick-skinned as you."

Qiao Yu was speechless. She was only eighteen years old, how could she be almost thirty? And how could she compare to her second aunt's thick skin? She felt ashamed of herself.

Afterwards, she stopped mentioning Lu Shangyi in conversation. After the car fell silent again, Madam Qiao quickly went through Lu Shangyi's life over the past thirty years in her mind: because she was born a few seconds after Lu Shenghui, she became the most beloved child in the Lu family, and the Lu family loved and cared for her far more than Lu Shenghui.

With such deep affection, Lu Shangyi lived up to expectations, consistently achieving top grades from a young age, and was once considered by many to be the most outstanding member of the Lu family besides the family patriarch. Later, after it was discovered that she possessed alpha genes, Lu Shangyi became incredibly popular, completely overshadowing Lu Shenghui.

People only knew about Lu Shangyi, the daughter of the Lu family, but not about Lu Shenghui, the young master of the Lu family.

Almost everyone had high hopes for Lu Shangyi, including Madam Qiao. She even gave up a major project to the Lu family to cultivate a good relationship with them. But who could have imagined that the Lu family's situation would change so drastically in just a few years?

Lu Shangyi was in a car accident and fell into a coma, teetering on the brink of death several times. At that time, Lu Shangyi's condition was critical, and apart from Madam Lu, almost no one believed that Lu Shangyi would survive. In order to welcome Lu Shangyi back to the country, the Lu family specially managed the company in an orderly manner to pave the way for Lu Shangyi's takeover.

But not long after, the Lu family seemed to have an internal conflict, and then, in less than half a month, everything that should have belonged to Lu Shangyi became Lu Shenghui's possession.

Mrs. Qiao had met Lu Shenghui before. He had an eccentric and eccentric personality, and seemed a bit crazy. After taking over the company from Lu Shangyi, he became even more outrageous, completely disregarding any established rules. However, Lu Shenghui's natural talent was no less than Lu Shangyi's, so despite his antics over the years, the company was fortunate enough not to go bankrupt.

Lu Shenghui is too dark and deep, and most people don't want to deal with him. Alphas are already domineering, and with Lu Shenghui's snake-like eyes, most Egas would be scared to tears on the spot.

So far, no girl from any family is willing to marry him. Some girls, upon hearing that their blind date is Lu Shenghui, immediately start crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide until their families give up the idea.

After Lu Shenghui took power, he was extremely wary of Lu Shangyi, who had miraculously awakened. Even after Lu Shangyi differentiated into EGA, he remained vigilant. Lu Shangyi had no access to anything related to the company. Madam Lu, feeling sorry for her, set up an entertainment company for her to run, but Lu Shangyi didn't take it seriously. To this day, the company only has one artist, Chu Mi, the bankrupt heiress of the Chu family.

Madam Qiao pinched her brow, her head throbbing with pain. When Lu Shangyi differentiated into an EGA, no one believed it, not even her. Yet, after dozens of tests, Lu Shangyi's results remained consistently EGA, without any abnormalities.

Mrs. Lu stated that the doctor had confused the test results at the time, but most people know the truth.

Even without evidence, the seed of suspicion can remain planted in one's heart.

Take Mrs. Qiao for example, she certainly doesn't believe it.

However, in the years since Lu Shangyi woke up, she had been leisurely and carefree, showing no interest in competing with Lu Shenghui for the company, so those speculations and suspicions gradually subsided. Madam Qiao frowned, but she always felt that Lu Shangyi had been acting strangely lately.

I caught a glimpse of her the night before last; beneath her nonchalant demeanor lay a subtle undercurrent of composure and shrewdness. Her appearance was gentle and delicate, yet she was utterly enigmatic.

Without making a sound, Mrs. Qiao glanced at her naive and innocent daughter in the rearview mirror. She wondered if it was a good thing for her to get close to Lu Shangyi.

She probed indifferently, "Yuyu, what do you think of Lu Shangyi?"

Qiao Yu exclaimed and looked up. After thinking about it very seriously, she covered her cheeks shyly and said, "Mom, how about I marry her and make her your daughter-in-law?"

Mrs. Qiao: "..."

"She's not on your match list."

Qiao Yu immediately rolled up her sleeves and argued, "What's wrong with that? The essence of humanity is to fight, the meaning of life lies in resistance, I like to break free from fate and fight for things that don't belong to me!"

“Alright.” Mrs. Qiao nodded. “You like to rebel, don’t you? You like to defy fate, don’t you?”

She picked up her phone and said, "Send me the information about the project that Ye Yunjian has been working on recently."

Qiao Yu was horrified. "!!!" No!

Qiao Jinghuai seized the opportunity and slammed on the brakes. "We're at school. Get out."

Abruptly kicked out of the car by her parents, Qiao Yu stood bewildered at the school gate, clutching her schoolbag. After a moment of existential doubt, she finally spoke: "I've figured it out again."

system:"?"

Looking at the dust kicked up by the car, Qiao Yu said firmly, "I must be a child they picked up from a garbage dump. They are definitely not my biological parents." What kind of biological parents would treat their child like this? So she was definitely adopted.

System: "..." Damn it, another one's gone mad.

Qiao Yu sat in the classroom, one leg dangling listlessly on the desk leg. Meng E stared at her intently for several minutes without reacting. She gently nudged her, "Yu Yu, what are you thinking about?"

He shifted his position expressionlessly. "I'm thinking about where I should be buried after I die."

Meng E was surprised, "You have a terminal illness?"

Qiao Yu looked at her irritably. "No." She paused, "But it's no different from having a terminal illness."

Whether it was from being terrified by Ye Yunjian or from the impending differentiation, Qiao Yu's mind began to feel dizzy, and she couldn't muster the energy to do anything. She tried to open her eyelids, but after struggling for a couple of moments, she gave up and slumped back onto the table. "I'll sleep for a while. Wake me when the teacher comes in."

He yawned lazily, "I must have used up too much energy today fighting wits with my second aunt."

Meng E nodded. "Every family has some weird relatives. I even saw Jiang Mei's aunt wandering around the school gate yesterday." Meng E found it very unbelievable. "Does her aunt not have a job? How can she find ways to ambush her niece in front of the school every day?"

“You’re saying that none of them work, so where do they get the money to spend…” Meng’e lowered her head, the girl lying on the desk was already asleep.

Her skin was fair and delicate, as smooth as snow, like a lustrous pearl. Paired with long, soft, black hair, she looked incredibly adorable. Sunlight streamed in through the clear window, casting a gentle, soft glow even on the strands of her hair.

Meng E looked at her, resting her chin on her hand. She really couldn't imagine that such a fairy-like girl, who seemed to have no earthy feelings at all, could transform into a fierce and evil alpha.

With her eyelashes lowered gently, Meng E smiled, her eyes crinkling. She truly envied Yu Yu.

Jiang Mei walked in and saw Qiao Yu sleeping on her desk. She looked at Meng E and asked her what was wrong. Meng E gestured and lowered her voice, saying, "Yu Yu went to her cousin's wedding at noon today and got tired." After thinking for a moment, Meng E guessed, "But it should also be because she has been feeling weak lately."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mei immediately took off her coat and gently draped it over Qiao Yu. Meng E sniffed; Jiang Mei's coat was filled with the domineering scent of an alpha's pheromones, and even though she hadn't gotten too close, she already felt somewhat uncomfortable.

As if sharing her feelings, the sleeping girl stirred twice, her delicate eyebrows furrowing uncomfortably.

Jiang Mei stopped moving, and thankfully, after a couple of nudges, Qiao Yu stopped fidgeting and went back to sleeping obediently. Jiang Mei and Meng E both breathed a sigh of relief, "Let her sleep if she wants to, don't wake her."

Meng E hesitated, "But what about the lessons she missed..."

“I’ll teach her,” Jiang Mei said, her expression unreadable. “I’ll find time to bring back the lessons she’s missed.”

Meng E understood, and nodded meaningfully at Jiang Mei, "Alright then."

Jiang Mei remained calm and composed under her gaze, showing no sign of guilt and displaying great confidence.

Only when Meng E's attention was diverted did Jiang Mei gently relax her tense back and breathe a sigh of relief. She gently rubbed her fingers, the soft, warm temperature of the girl's body still lingering on her fingertips, making one greedily want to possess her.

Qiao Yu slept soundly for a long time. When she woke up again, the cold orange light of the setting sun shone on the ground. The classroom was dimly lit and quiet, with only a few students left. A chilling sense of loneliness washed over her unexpectedly. She frowned uncomfortably and moved her slightly sore arm. Just as she was about to look for Meng E, Jiang Mei's voice rang out behind her, "You're awake."

Qiao Yu turned around, and Jiang Mei handed her a small bag of sweets. "I've already ordered the food. If you're hungry, have some snacks to fill your stomach first."

"Why are you still in the classroom?" She glanced at the clock above the podium; it was dinnertime. Her hands rested obediently on the back of her chair. "Didn't you go to dinner?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mei simply smiled slightly, her eyes filled with laughter, and said, "I'll wait for you to come."

“I’m worried you’ll feel uncomfortable sleeping here all by yourself.”

After exchanging a few words with Jiang Mei, the feeling of loneliness, as if abandoned by the whole world, slowly receded like a tide, replaced by a gentle warmth welling up in her heart. Qiao Yu couldn't help but look at her and smile, but after a while, she frowned and muttered, "Didn't I tell Meng E to call me when the teacher comes in?"

She glanced at the classroom a few more times. "Where is she now?"

"I just went to the cafeteria." Jiang Mei reached out to smooth the messy hair around her face and straightened the wrinkles in her clothes. "I figured you should be awake by now, so I asked her to order your favorite dishes for me."

Qiao Yu was still dizzy from just waking up, and nodded subconsciously, looking incredibly obedient. Jiang Mei gazed at her gentle and docile appearance, and an indescribable feeling intensified in her chest, completely dominating her emotions.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Mei stood up and said, "Let's go eat first."

Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "What about the classes I missed this afternoon?"

“I’ll tutor you.” Jiang Mei seemed to have known she would worry about this, and pointed to the books on the desk. “I’ve already memorized the key points.”

Qiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief and took off Jiang Mei's coat. "This is your..." She stopped mid-sentence, then suddenly stopped and carefully sniffed the coat. Jiang Mei was puzzled, only seeing the girl's expression change from bewilderment to shock, then to ecstatic joy. Finally, her fair face was filled with joy and excitement, and even her bright, sparkling eyes shone like stars. "I... I can smell pheromones!"

Qiao Yu was overjoyed; her delicate eyelashes fluttered gently like butterfly wings from her overwhelming emotion, and she was radiant. She pointed to Jiang Mei's coat, "I can smell your pheromones on it!"

Jiang Mei subconsciously clenched her fists, her voice suppressing barely perceptible tension, "Then, will it make you feel uncomfortable?"

Alphas are extremely sensitive to each other's pheromones and are more likely to have a repulsive reaction.

Jiang Mei quietly held her breath, watching Qiao Yu intently as she pondered, her pale lips unconsciously forming a straight line. Qiao Yu thought carefully for a moment, then said, "I don't feel any discomfort." She gestured with her hands as she spoke, "Your pheromones smell like the first snow."

It was cool and refreshing, with a faint scent of pine trees mixed in.

Qiao Yu couldn't help but move closer to her, taking a deep breath as if she wanted to suck all of Qiao Yu's yang energy out of her. Jiang Mei slowly loosened her grip, her heart settling back into her stomach, and watched Qiao Yu's lewd behavior with a smile on her face, "Have you smelled enough?"

"No." Qiao Yu took another breath and praised without reservation, "It smells so good."

Jiang Mei smiled at her, but she quickly laughed it off. Qiao Yu, like a wild horse, shamelessly sniffed the pheromones of every girl passing by on the roadside. Those in the know understood that she was just curious, but those who didn't might have thought she was deliberately flirting with the girls.

After reaching the fifth floor of the cafeteria, Meng E looked at Jiang Mei's cold face with some confusion and nudged Qiao Yu, who was almost burying her face in her neck, with her elbow. "Yu Yu, what are you doing?"

Qiao Yu raised her head with satisfaction, her tone carrying a hint of sudden realization, "So this is what ega smells like."

Meng E looked at Jiang Mei with the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone. She couldn't help but turn to Jiang Mei and ask, "Yu Yu, what's wrong?" Why is she acting so strangely after waking up from her sleep?

Jiang Mei coldly lifted her eyelids and said succinctly, "She can smell everyone's pheromones."

Meng E immediately guessed why Jiang Mei was unhappy. She pushed away Qiao Yu, who was clinging to her, and handed her chopsticks. "You'd better eat your food properly. You have so much homework today. Why don't you finish eating and go catch up on your homework?"

"Homework is nowhere near as enticing as the scent of pheromones."

Upon hearing this, the air pressure around Jiang Mei dropped two degrees, Meng E couldn't help but shiver, and Qiao Yu also shuddered, saying with curiosity, "I think I can also be affected by Jiang Mei's pheromones!"

Meng E was shocked and quickly covered her mouth. "Yu Yu, you can't say things like that." She said seriously, "Only Egas can be affected by Alpha pheromones."

Qiao Yu thought about it and agreed, "Perhaps it's because I have a special talent, unlike ordinary alphas."

Meng E gave her a look that was hard to describe, but didn't say anything.

Qiao Yu spent the entire evening inhaling the various pheromone scents, so much so that she couldn't concentrate on her missed lessons. Jiang Mei, on the other hand, was icy cold, and her classmates deliberately avoided her. After evening self-study, Jiang Mei pulled Qiao Yu aside and repeatedly reminded her, "It's not safe outside at night. Don't linger outside. Go straight home, okay?"

Nodding her head like a chick pecking at rice, Qiao Yu readily agreed to Jiang Mei's request, but in the blink of an eye, she was already at the entrance of Heaven on Earth. An employee recognized her, "Yu Yu, you haven't been here for days! Same spot as usual today?"

"No need, I'm just looking around," Qiao Yu explained. "I was busy finishing my homework the other day, so I didn't have much time."

She darted quickly into the crowd, her eyes scanning the women around her like a radar. Suddenly, she stopped and retreated.

Three very tall women stood by the bar. The one on the far right, with her back to Qiao Yu, had snow-white skin, a sharp suit that accentuated her slender figure, and two expensive earrings adorned her meticulously styled long hair. Even just seeing her from behind was unforgettable. Qiao Yu noticed that several other EGAs lingered around the woman, unwilling to give up, but only observing from afar without daring to approach.

Qiao Yu secretly rubbed her hands together, noticing that the three people seemed to be discussing serious matters. She waited at the bar for a full half hour, and after the two women next to them had left, Qiao Yu rushed forward, her tone soft and harmless, "Sister, your pheromones smell so good."

Ye Yunjian turned around, her gaze falling on the little girl who was a whole head shorter than her. Qiao Yu?

I didn't even bother to go to her, but she just showed up at my door?

Ye Yunjian raised an eyebrow with interest, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. "Oh? Is that so?"

Qiao Yu nodded hurriedly, "Really." She tried to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth, "I have never smelled pheromones as pleasant as yours."

As they were talking, a pheromone scent, like the chilling winds of a stormy sea mixed with the aroma of wild roses, suddenly wafted into her nostrils from behind. Qiao Yu turned around hesitantly, only to find Lu Shangyi standing behind her. A wave of guilt washed over her, as if she'd been caught in the act. She quickly took two steps away from Ye Yunjian and smiled ingratiatingly, "Sister Lu, what are you doing here?"

Lu Shangyi ignored her, her deep, cold eyes fixed on Ye Yunjian, "President Ye."

"President Ye?" Qiao Yu was taken aback.

etc!

Mr. Ye?!

Qiao Yu froze. In her world, the only person she knew with the surname Ye who could make Lu Shangyi so wary was Ye Yunjian.

So she's...walking right into Ye Yunjian's trap, courting death?!

Ye Yunjian nodded, leaned closer to Qiao Yu who was stiff as a startled rabbit, and said in a slow, amused tone, "If you like it, smell it more."

Author's Note: Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2021033006:18:59 and 2021033101:10:10!

Thank you to the little angel who threw the grenade: One person for life, one femme fatale;

Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: 纷繁1;

Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: Xianyunyehe 23 bottles; Miaomiao's catnip 15 bottles; Buguawang 10 bottles; Yiduxinghemei and Meiyanchundexianyu 5 bottles; Xiaomo 2 bottles; Shuaideyipi and Moshanggongziyebai 1 bottle;

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