Chapter 51 Online Romance with a Bad Beta: Showing Concern and Sweet Talk

What happened next?

Tan Yicheng was both amused and annoyed. She was both angry and speechless, so she took the initiative to show herself and call out to the alpha in front of her.

She was about to warn her not to do that, but the short-haired alpha saw the person in question appear and ran away before she could say another word.

They couldn't get in touch with the classmates either. The two alphas were so frightened by Tan Yicheng that they disappeared in a flash.

Tan Yicheng decided to explain the situation herself; others might be shameless, but she would be.

Those items didn't sound cheap at all. If she didn't make it clear, she might be the one suing them later if something went wrong.

So Tan Yicheng saw that omega in the sweet tea house.

The appearance of that supposedly naive and innocent omega became blurry in her memory; she only vaguely remembered that he was a tall, slender young woman with melancholy eyes.

The pheromones on her body were also very strong, like the sweet scent of cream you smell when passing by a cake shop.

The other party's reaction surprised Tan Yicheng. They didn't care about being deceived and even accused Tan Yicheng of meddling.

Tan Yicheng was speechless, wondering if he was really talking to a human.

Everything the other party knew, except for that face, was based on Tan Yicheng's information, so she definitely had to clarify.

She didn't want to wake up one day to find people holding electronic banners and blocking the school gate, calling her a big liar alpha.

In the past, the female lead would never have argued with Xi Congshuang. She would have simply explained the truth and left silently, without making any further entanglements, and stayed away from this kind of boring game played by rich people.

Unfortunately, she was affected by pheromones that time and even got into an argument with someone.

The strong and strange pheromones emanating from the other person caused Tan Yicheng's pheromones to become unbalanced, and she was prematurely triggered to undergo a second differentiation.

The other person in the room hurriedly ran away, ignoring Tan Yicheng's pleas for help in her blurry vision, and left in a panic, closing the door behind them.

She forgot how long it took before she was discovered; she only remembered that her whole body ached as if it were about to split open, and she wished she could tear off the glands on the back of her neck to relieve the pain.

Without the help of a differentiation agent, and with the private room not being completely sealed off and constantly interfered with by various pheromones, she faced only two possible outcomes: severe injury or death.

It wasn't until Tan Yicheng's pheromones leaked from under the door were noticed by a passing omega, who then called a beta shop assistant to open the door and check, that they found the person lying on the ground.

In the end, she didn't die. The doctor said that even if she had been found half an hour earlier, her condition wouldn't have been so serious.

But if it had been half an hour later, Tan Yicheng would not have survived either, so it was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Unfortunately, she was just half an hour short. From the onset of the attack to its end, she endured nearly five hours of agony. Sweet Tea House values ​​the privacy of its guests and does not easily disturb them, so everyone forgot about her.

By a twist of fate, she was left alone in the private room for five hours, completely unable to move, and was in a coma for six days after being sent to the hospital.

Very few lucky people survive without the help of differentiating agents, and unfortunately, she was not one of them.

*

Tan Yicheng didn't sleep all night. After resting enough, he got up and went out.

As soon as I opened the door, a cold voice rang out.

"The night she was drugged with aphrodisiacs but was told by the alpha that she had a flare-up of tenosynovitis."

Tan Yicheng: "..."

The wealthy man was sitting on the sofa, looking up and staring at her warily.

The round, chubby housekeeping robot's blue eyes lit up, and it repeated in a cheerful electronic voice: "Are you sure you want to rename me as: 'The Night I Was Drugged with Aphrodisiacs But the Alpha Told Her Tenosynovitis Had an Onset'?"

Xi Congshuang: "Yes."

Tan Yicheng: "......"

The housekeeping robot's blue eyes circled for a moment before regretfully reminding, "I'm sorry, Master, the ID you have collected, 'The night she was drugged with aphrodisiacs but was told by the alpha that she had a flare-up of tenosynovitis,' is too long. We suggest you change it to a simpler name."

Xi Congshuang said regretfully, "If that won't work, then let's call her Xiaoxue."

Tan Yicheng: "..." What are you regretting?

The robot's blue eyes spun around for a shorter time than before. A few seconds later, it changed back to its ovo expression and said enthusiastically, "I've officially changed my name to 'Xiaoxue.' What would you like Xiaoxue to do, Master?"

Xi Congshuang: "Xiaoxue, order the groceries online yourself and prepare three meals for me according to the schedule."

She operated on her wrist for a while: "The menu and schedule have been sent to you. Just follow the instructions on them."

Xi Congshuang had already checked last night. The variety of fruits and vegetables in the interstellar era was not as good as in her time, and there were many plants she did not recognize. It must be a product of technological development.

But Xi Congshuang never shortchanges herself; having plenty of money, she always makes sure to eat fresh ingredients.

"Yes, Master!" Xiaoxue left with a "ovo".

Tan Yicheng watched helplessly as the round robot passed right in front of him. This thing was called Xiaoxue.

Looking up and meeting Xi Congshuang's gaze, I felt a strange mix of emotions. Did this person still remember that her online dating alias was Xi Xiaoxue?

You can't tell from the internet, but who knew he was mentally unstable offline.

Xi Congshuang didn't disappoint her, asking in confusion, "How am I supposed to know what you want to eat? Just send the menu to Xiaoxue yourself."

"There are nutrient solutions in the refrigerator, in various flavors, you can eat them all."

This saved Xi Congshuang the trouble of having people clear these things out, and her expectant gaze returned to Tan Yicheng.

Tan Yicheng: "..." Who exactly is begging for food from you?

Five minutes later, Tan Yicheng stopped Xiaoxue, who was running around cleaning, and passed it the menu.

Even if nutrient solution tastes delicious, you'll get tired of it eventually if you eat it like a meal. Xi Congshuang's money is better spent than wasted.

She had no money left from the money Xi Congshuang had given her during their online romance; she had used it all to pay off the hospital bills.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Tan Yicheng raised her hand and patted the robot's round head: "Xiaoxue, ha."

The account with the ID "Xi Xiaoxue" is still in her contacts; she's quite blatant about it.

"Honkai value +1, current Honkai value 94."

"If it's going to rise that much, are you out of your mind?"

Xi Congshuang, standing by the window looking down at the ground: "..."

Red Apple couldn't resist asking, "What did you do last night?"

In just one night, her Honkai value increased by four points. If she accidentally exceeded one hundred Honkai values, Xi Congshuang would fail the mission and die.

Xi Congshuang remained silent and continued looking out the window.

Even if she says she didn't do anything, it won't believe her. Since it won't believe her, she doesn't need to waste her breath explaining.

Even if she wanted to explain, the female lead would be in the lead role, and Xi Congshuang's words would sound like she was talking to herself, making the female lead think she was mentally unstable.

Never mind, I won't explain.

Red Apple got even angrier: "Stop being so mysterious, say something!"

"You still haven't told me the exact time Professor Wei Lin will land."

Everyone paused for a moment, then turned around to see Tan Yicheng standing right behind her in the shadows where the artificial sunlight couldn't reach.

"Wait a moment." Xi Congshuang raised her hand to look at the AI, and a light blue virtual screen unfolded in front of her.

This virtual screen can only be seen by the person operating it, so there's no need to worry about privacy issues.

Tan Yicheng waited patiently for a while and saw Xi Congshuang awkwardly manipulating the smart screen. This awkwardness was relative.

Even someone with a skilled AI could find the corresponding location and enter the page with their eyes closed.

Xi Congshuang's movements were fairly smooth, with only occasional pauses and a slightly unfamiliar look in her eyes. These pauses were not particularly noticeable, but they were very noticeable in Tan Yicheng's eyes.

Someone who plays StarNet intensively wouldn't have this kind of rustiness; she's like a resident of a remote star system who doesn't use AI often.

Those people are exhausted from making a living and have no interest in wasting time on the high-speed and complex StarNet.

Xi Congshuang, who plays StarNet intensely, is not included in this category at all. She is a severe internet addict who would rather sleep on the floor in StarNet than sleep at all.

Tan Yicheng became suspicious. What was wrong with this person?

Xi Congshuang was indeed not very familiar with the various functions of the AI.

Products from non-ancient Earth eras have more complex functions. Last night, after adding Tan Yicheng and saying goodnight, she couldn't stay awake due to her biological clock and slept until this morning.

But she didn't mind if Tan Yicheng noticed, letting her waste her energy and time guessing what was going on with her, which was better than thinking about how to kill her.

Tan Yicheng seems quite stable right now, but Xi Congshuang won't be fooled by her calm exterior. A collapse value of 94 is a number that Xi Congshuang wouldn't be surprised if Tan Yicheng suddenly explodes at any moment.

"Three o'clock in the afternoon two days from now," Xi Congshuang replied.

Tan Yicheng: "I'll go too."

Xi Congshuang, of course, wouldn't refuse: "Okay."

He looked up and met the gaze of the person in the shadows: "Don't worry, I won't play any tricks. I'm going to kill you."

Tan Yicheng simply smiled and said, "I know."

The alpha in front of her was slender and tall, and she was very eye-catching. She was more striking than the alphas that Xi Congshuang had seen last night, who required looking at them from various angles. She was the kind of person whose looks were flawless from every angle.

With distinct features, her almond-shaped eyes, which are always smiling, are bright and have a unique temperament, as sparse and elegant as green bamboo.

If she had humbled herself earlier and been willing to take some time to post a few selfies on StarNet, she probably would have become a fish in Xi Congshuang's pond before that short-haired A.

It's still the one that gets the most gold coins.

But Tan Yicheng is not that kind of person; her dreams never stop at wealth and luxury.

Having experienced so much, she has become melancholic and wary; only when she lowers her eyes can one vaguely see her former self.

Only the red apple flapped its wings and sighed: No, you don't know.

Xiaoxue's electronic voice rang out at that moment: "Dinner is ready! Come and eat!"

The two temporarily put aside their differences and reluctantly sat down at the same table to eat. Tan Yicheng thought that Xi Congshuang would not be able to stand it and would leave with her food. She also didn't want to see the other person lingering in front of her.

The other party remained calm and silent throughout the meal.

After taking a bite, Tan Yicheng looked up at the person diagonally opposite her at the table, waiting patiently for her next reaction.

Because Xi Congshuang had just forked some ginger and put it in her mouth.

The ginger was very spicy and mixed in with thin, long leafy greens. It was pale white, and anyone with common sense would not eat it, but Xi Congshuang still put it in her mouth.

As expected, Xi Congshuang's calm brows furrowed, not understanding what was hitting her in the mouth, and she hesitated to vomit.

It's spicy, even spicier than the ginger I've ever had before, and it has a gritty, numbing sensation that makes it almost impossible to swallow.

But the education she received from childhood did not allow her to do so, so she had no choice but to chew it up and swallow it.

"..."

Swallowing it made her feel even worse, and Xi Congshuang frowned, getting up to pour herself some water.

After staring at her for a while, Tan Yicheng, having had her fill of the excitement, lowered her head and ate her food.

I thought to myself that she must have lost her mind; her tastes were definitely different.

Xi Congshuang returned with a water glass and caught a glimpse of the schadenfreude in Tan Yicheng's eyes. She finally remembered that the female lead was actually an alpha who had just come of age.

Interstellar law stipulates that alphas or omegas must undergo a second differentiation before reaching adulthood.

Everyone's sex is determined by a blood test at birth.

There are alphas who are naturally energetic and physically strong, betas whose various indicators are stable, and omegas who are more fragile, sensitive, and beautiful.

Aside from the beta, the alpha and omega genders are further distinguished by their mental strength, ranging from double S-level to D-level from high to low.

In the eyes of the general public, the gentle mental energy and pheromones of omegas can soothe the restless alphas, and the combination of the two is a match made in heaven, such as Xi Congshuang's parents.

Most alphas and omegas undergo secondary differentiation between the ages of 18 and 19. Generally, only about 1% of them will change their original sex after differentiation; the majority remain at the same level.

Tan Yicheng suffered from malnutrition in childhood and her secondary differentiation period was relatively late, only beginning at the age of 19.

She is twenty years old this year. If the gland is cured, she still has a chance.

Xi Congshuang had long passed the differentiation period. To be precise, she did not have a differentiation period. She was born as a beta and smoothly passed the ages of 18-19, but still failed to enter the differentiation period.

She is 26 years old this year, an age that has nothing to do with the differentiation period.

The chances of an AO couple having a beta child are very small, but not impossible; Xi Congshuang is the best example of this.

She has no opinion about her gender. Given her dislike of being influenced by external uncertainties, beta is indeed the most suitable for her, and she would choose beta if given the choice.

After putting down her half-finished water glass, Xi Congshuang continued eating.

The fork paused, and Xi Congshuang took another clean bowl and removed what appeared to be ginger, piling it into a small mountain.

She decided to fine-tune the housekeeping robot's settings again next time, so it would do less of the things that would give its owner a lethal dose of ginger.

Tan Yicheng caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, but continued eating without saying a word.

"Honkai value -0.05, current Honkai value 93.95."

"See? Hard work pays off, and life is still beautiful."

For a moment, I couldn't tell if it was mockery or ridicule.

Xi Congshuang: "..."

I really want to kick both of these things out of the house.

*

After the meal, the leftovers will naturally be cleaned up by a housekeeping robot.

Xi Congshuang searched for a study, hoping to gain a deeper understanding of this world, only to discover that there was no such thing as a study. She had no choice but to stay in the living room and use the Star Network to learn about this world.

Her room wasn't well-lit, unlike the living room. Besides, she wouldn't stay in her room when she wasn't sleeping. She had no choice but to stay in the ward before, but now that she can move around freely, she won't stay in such a cramped place anymore.

The figure sat sideways by the window, her left side turned outwards from the living room, though she could only hear the sounds of the robot working.

"Ding ding".

The familiar icon was flashing again. Xi Congshuang subconsciously tapped it and saw the familiar ID.

【orange】: Good afternoon. I'm short on time at school today, so I'll just have some nutritional fluid to tide me over.

【orange】：[Image]

Xi Congshuang: "".

Here we go again.

Is she really gloating and finding all sorts of ways to mock herself?

Do we really have to do it both online and offline?

"..."

Tan Yicheng also regretted that she had sent the message in a moment of haste.

Inertia led her to inquire about Xi Congshuang's daily life and plan her murder, completely forgetting that the two had eaten a meal together half an hour earlier, seemingly disgusted with each other.

What's there to ask? That person just ate some spicy ginger that made their eyes water.

I'm really not in the mood today. Tan Yicheng was thinking about what topic to use to end the conversation. I'm personally watching over people, so there's no need to waste any more time.

"Ding ding".

After several rings, Xi Congshuang actually sent the menu and her dining experience review.

【Snowflake】: The ginger is very spicy, so don't add it when cooking if it doesn't suit your taste.

"...?"

Tan Yicheng almost sent the "transfer to human" message in the typing box. If she wasn't sure it was Xi Congshuang's account, she would have suspected that the other party was a rigid artificial intelligence.

Based on her past behavior, she shouldn't have started by bragging about what fancy food she had eaten that day. If she hadn't eaten anything, she would have used old photos of banquets to fool her, then commented on which restaurant in the Red Tea Star was the best, and finally brought up the topic of meeting.

Of course, Tan Yicheng always managed to brush off the idea of ​​meeting him.

Lately, she's been very fond of reporting everything, and her adorable Orange personality is completely different from Tan Yicheng's real self, which helps her temporarily forget the fright she suffered one day.

This was the result of Tan Yicheng's three months of work—getting Xi Congshuang to take the initiative to ask for a meeting.

A notification sound brought Tan Yicheng back to reality. After reading the message, she thought to herself, "As expected."

[Snowflake]: The nutrient solution tastes terrible. I plan to have someone clear out all the nutrient solution in the refrigerator.

Tan Yicheng: "So that's where it was."

Xi Congshuang enjoys being fawned over; she readily pays off expensive nutrient solutions without a second thought, seemingly unconcerned about the financial loss. This is a subtle display of her wealth, and after a few more words, she'll bring up the meeting again.

Tan Yicheng has already thought of reasons to refuse, but she doesn't plan to completely break off the relationship.

She hasn't given up on digging up negative information about Xi Congshuang and making it public.

As for whether it will affect her company's operations or damage its image, what does that have to do with her?

[Snowflake]: [Transfer]

[Snowflake]: Don't eat the nutrient solution either, it tastes terrible and doesn't give you any satisfaction after eating.

Tan Yicheng stared at the chat page with an inscrutable gaze.

The hospital bills have been paid off, and this time, she has no intention of asking for money.

*

After sending that message, Xi Congshuang inadvertently recalled the taste of the nutrient solution she had consumed the previous night, and her expression became subtle.

An enlarged image is being displayed on the virtual screen.

A slender, beautiful hand held a pale-colored, transparently packaged nutrient solution; it was already half-empty.

The table, which serves as a backdrop for the hands and nutrient solution, is quite old. It's clear that the owner has tried her best to keep it clean, but the fact that the table is right next to the cracked wall still suggests that her family is not well-off.

Even poverty.

According to her research, nutrient solutions are also graded by price. Xi Congshuang is rich, and her nutrient solution tastes more like freshly squeezed juice.

Cheap nutrient solutions will taste terrible, like drinking muddy water mixed with sand.

The nutrient solution in the photo is the cheapest, and it was discontinued ten years ago. However, because of its long shelf life, it is still being sold on remote planets at an extremely low price. One packet can keep you from eating for three days.

Xi Congshuang used her AI to analyze the photo and found that it was taken several years ago. Tan Yicheng had deliberately photoshopped the photo before posting it to prevent others from analyzing the exact location and time of the photo.

But it was no use. Xi Congshuang grabbed the red apple's wing and asked it to connect to the internet to analyze the image. The red apple claimed to be an artificial intelligence far beyond its time, so analyzing images was of course a piece of cake for it.

Thus, the above results were obtained.

Her original intention was to find out where the female protagonist, whose background was not recorded in the documents, came from, and she also suspected that the photo might be fake.

Bone analysis revealed that this is Tan Yicheng's hand, which is 16 years old.

It is highly likely that the muddy-looking substance in the picture is the nutrient solution that Tan Yicheng consumed when she was young.

Red Apple asked, "Aren't you going to say anything else before transferring the money?"

Xi Congshuang pointed to previous chat logs: "She used to express her concern by transferring money, I did this so as not to reveal my identity."

Red Apple: "I see there are sweet words in this chat history, like 'I feel sorry for you, I'll take care of you.' Why don't you imitate that too?"

Xi Congshuang frowned: "You're making things difficult for me."

Red Apple: "..."

After a moment, Red Apple said stiffly, "You're right. Since we don't know how to use sweet words, let's not bother with those empty gestures."

Phew, thankfully it didn't sway anyone; it almost led them astray and made them repeat the same mistakes.

Xi Congshuang: "?"

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