Chapter 62 Online Dating with a Bad Beta 15: Double Standards

Qi Qianqian couldn't stop them, so she gritted her teeth and chased after them.

It was really unlucky; Xiang Wei was kept behind by the coach for extra lessons because his training wasn't up to par, and he didn't have any helpers by his side.

"My alpha mother is a psychologist, and my omega mother is a councilor of the central planet. Who's afraid of who? Let's go!"

The students on one side were confused, but then they heard their classmates next door suddenly chanting something about "Mom" and "Councilor" before rushing up the stairs.

The students below looked on with awe; yet another person had gone to their death.

Sure enough, not long after, screams of agony came from upstairs.

The shout was so loud that it echoed throughout the cafeteria, chilling everyone who heard it and causing a strange pain in their body.

The students downstairs said, "Maybe we should ask a teacher."

"Go ahead and search. Alphas are the most annoying when they fight, and they also like to release pheromones randomly."

"I remember the last time I passed by, someone was fighting. They started releasing pheromones, which made me furious. I almost wanted to join the fight, but thankfully the school rule about losing credits brought me back to my senses."

"Who do you think got beaten up?"

"What's the rush? There will be a school-wide announcement tomorrow. Whoever loses the fewest credits will be the one who gets beaten up."

The First Academy's rules stipulate that: gang fights are prohibited, as is the unauthorized release of pheromones to commit violence; teachers must be notified immediately of any incidents.

Due to the nature of alphas, few alphas can resist fighting back, so most of these fights are classified as brawls.

Then someone said, "It can't be Weng Li, can it?"

"No way, she's a B-level alpha, and she has an A-level alpha as a follower. Who could possibly hurt her?"

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At the time, Tan Yicheng didn't know what she was thinking. It was already her turn at the window, and the food robot had asked her what she wanted.

Upon hearing that name, her body moved faster than her mind could process, turning and leaving behind a bewildered robot.

"Hello, what would you like to order? Where are you...?"

As she stepped onto the first step, reason finally caught up with her body, and Tan Yicheng recalled the night she first met Xi Congshuang.

How could someone who could even disarm someone at close range be harmed?

But what if?

If there are many people and they have the advantage, it's not impossible for ants to kill an elephant.

My thoughts were wavering, but my body faithfully moved forward until I reached the second floor and saw the whole picture.

Xi Congshuang was indeed surrounded by several people, staring coolly at them.

The alpha with dark blue to almost black hair reached out to her: "I suddenly realized something. Is there something wrong with your right ear? Why can't you hear me when I'm standing here talking to you?"

As she spoke, she reached out towards Xi Congshuang's right ear.

Xi Congshuang hates it when people mention her right ear. Last time someone touched it, she got angry, coldly ignored them, and left her at the hospital.

The follower beside him chimed in, "It seems so. She completely ignored us when we came from the right."

Tan Yicheng blurted out, "Stop!"

Someone acted even faster than she could speak, grabbing her outstretched wrist and twisting it with a deft twist, causing the joint to snap and dislocate her hand.

She acted swiftly, and the command-oriented alpha, who had long neglected physical training and was indulging in play, was unable to dodge in time. By the time Weng Li reacted, a scream escaped his lips.

"ah--!!"

A sharp pain suddenly shot through her wrist, and her face turned pale.

Gritting his teeth in anger, he said, "How dare you..."

Firstly, because of the pain, and secondly, because she felt that her alpha dignity had been challenged, she instinctively released pheromones in an attempt to suppress the other party, while raising her other hand to retaliate.

Pheromones are completely useless to a beta, and Xi Congshuang was unaffected at all, her gaze appearing cold.

He grabbed the other outstretched hand, flipped it over and pressed it behind his back, slamming Weng Li directly onto the table with a thud, causing the food bowl on the edge of the table to fall to the ground.

Weng Li herself wasn't in much better shape. A heavy force came from behind, preventing her from turning over. Her dislocated hand was released and hung limply at her sides.

In this situation, forget about saving face, we're going to lose all our dignity.

Weng Li's entourage was stunned and didn't react for a moment, standing there frozen in place.

He was scolded by Weng Li: "What are you standing there for! Come and help!" Only then did he come to his senses and was about to step forward to help.

Xi Congshuang reached out her cold hand and gently pinched her neck: "I advise you not to make any rash moves."

"...!"

In that instant, Weng Li thought a venomous snake had crawled across her neck, its cold, scaly body tightly coiling around her throat, the feeling of suffocation terrifying her.

Driven by his survival instinct, Weng Li hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Stop! Don't move! Don't move!!"

When the leader spoke, the rest of them didn't move. They all looked at Xi Congshuang with suspicion and uncertainty. After seeing the expression on her face, they couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

The famously aloof beauty of the First Academy was actually laughing while choking someone.

To be fair, her smile was beautiful, as radiant as spring flowers, but the more beautiful her smile, the more chilling it became.

"How about this, you let me go today, and we'll call it even?" Weng Li may not be good at anything else, but his will to survive is quite good. His apparent ability to bend and stretch is not a lack of flexibility.

How could Xi Congshuang not see the resentment and indignation in her eyes? Perhaps this impulsive alpha was plotting how to get revenge on her.

Xi Congshuang: "Why should I? I'm in a bad mood, and you just say it's over?"

Weng Li struggled for a moment, but was held down even tighter, her cheek pressed against the cold tabletop. She desperately tried to glance at Xi Congshuang out of the corner of her eye: "Don't go too far...!"

Seeing that things were not going well, the henchmen knew that if they didn't hurry up and get Weng Li out, they would be the ones to suffer the consequences.

The group exchanged glances, and one of them said, "Assistant Xi, what exactly do you want? Make a request."

Weng Li was extremely indignant and shouted, "Why are you trying to appease her? Just go for it... No, no, no, don't move! I can't breathe!"

His face, pressed against the table, turned bright red.

Another person said, "Our boss and Mr. Xi of Future Pharmaceuticals are family friends. If things get too ugly, you'll have a hard time getting out of this situation..."

Before she could finish saying the word "body," Xi Congshuang spoke.

"Which Future Pharmaceuticals is so foolish as to associate with an idiot? Tell me." Xi Congshuang really didn't know where this family friend, whom she had no recollection of at all, had come from.

The follower gave Xi Congshuang a strange look: "How many Future Pharmaceuticals are there in the universe?"

Of course, it's the one that everyone knows; even the most ignorant person wouldn't say such a thing.

In a nearly suffocating voice, Weng Li said, "Xi Lianghan, the general manager of Future Pharmaceuticals."

It's clear she's quite satisfied with her status as a descendant of a family that has a long history of friendship; she even complains when she can't breathe.

Xi Congshuang finally reacted to the name: "Your family and Xi Lianghan are old friends. He does like to make friends. Last time I asked him to sign the bill, why weren't you among the old friends in the meeting room?"

"The Weng family has a long-standing close relationship with Future Pharmaceuticals and is one of their major suppliers. What nonsense are you spouting?" one of the henchmen retorted, his temper flaring.

Upon hearing this, Xi Congshuang understood and asked knowingly, "There are dozens, if not hundreds, of raw material suppliers responsible for supplying raw materials to Future Pharmaceuticals. Which one are you?"

Plants face difficulties surviving in the interstellar era, but that doesn't mean most went extinct. A considerable number of plants survived, and those with medicinal value were given special attention and cultivated in greenhouses.

Future Pharmaceuticals is a company that combines research and development with pharmaceutical production, so it naturally needs a supply of medicinal herbs for extraction and use in medicine.

She thought back to the major suppliers: "Green Repair, Niya, Tiancong... Which one are you?"

It's neither of them.

Weng Li couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "Cui Lai! It's Cui Lai! My other hand is going to break too! Let go! Let go!"

Xi Congshuang, of course, wouldn't let go. She suddenly realized, "I remember now, the batch of drugs with the lowest quality inspection rate recently was supplied by your company. I was just thinking of sending someone to talk to terminate the contract."

"What gives you the right to make these decisions? And who are you to Future Pharmaceuticals?"

Xi Congshuang said calmly, "Because Future Pharmaceuticals is mine."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

When Weng Li's hand, which had been held down, was released, he forgot to stand up. His face was pressed against the table, filled with surprise and doubt, thinking, "How could this be?"

The follower on the other side looked on incredulously: "How is that possible! You're just a beta, don't think you can get involved with Future Pharmaceuticals just because your surname is Xi."

Weng Li hurriedly stood up, gripping her arm, and took a few steps back to distance herself from Xi Congshuang. She glanced again at the name tag hanging on the other woman's coat, which clearly read the three characters "Xi Zhaoxue".

As far as she knows, the future head of the pharmaceutical company won't have this name, but she doesn't know which ABO she belongs to.

Her brain, clogged with dregs, raced at its limit, and she anxiously concluded—she probably wasn't.

What wealthy person would be so foolish as to come to the school as a school doctor's assistant? They're probably just trying to bluff their way out of a ruse. I almost fooled them.

Furthermore, the three medicinal herb suppliers she mentioned were all well-known in the interstellar world; anyone with a bit of industry knowledge had heard of them, and she actually managed to fool them.

Thinking back on her fear and vigilance, Weng Li felt even more ashamed, and she was determined not to let it go so easily.

As expected, once Weng Li gained her freedom, she turned on him and threatened in a low voice, "Xi Zhaoxue, don't be too smug..."

Xi Congshuang, who was adjusting her sleeves, suddenly moved, looked to the side, and stopped abruptly.

When she turned back, her tone was icy: "Get out. Have your mother come and apologize to me in person. I will sign my name on the termination agreement, declaring the end of all cooperation with Laicui."

Weng Li choked, overwhelmed by the imposing manner, and forgot how to say the next words.

Xi Congshuang looked towards the stairwell again, and there stood Tan Yicheng, followed by Qi Qianqian, who looked a little embarrassed and seemed to be doing something.

"Ah, I'm here." Qi Qianqian suddenly said.

Tan Yicheng looked up and saw that Xi Congshuang, who had just finished teaching a few alphas a lesson, was as indifferent as ever. There was obvious doubt in Nong Limei's eyes, as if she did not understand her appearance.

Upon realizing this, Tan Yicheng wanted to leave, but for some reason, her heels seemed to be stuck to the ground, and she watched helplessly as the other person walked towards her.

In fact, Xi Congshuang had more than just this on her mind; in that instant, many things were on her mind.

The president of Laicui is Weng Li's mother. Her company has indeed established a long-term partnership with Future Pharmaceuticals, a partnership that has continued from the previous generation to the present.

However, in recent years, Laicui has felt that the previous cultivation costs were too high and the harvest remained unchanged, making it impossible to increase production and obtain more benefits, so it plans to change the cultivation method.

So Ms. Weng made a bad move. In order to save costs, she adopted a different cultivation method, which did increase the yield considerably and shortened the growth cycle.

During that period, the company's financial statements looked incredibly good, and everything showed signs of prosperity.

However, problems also arose with the cultivated herbs. When they were used in medicine, it was found that there were more impurities after extraction, the pass rate of quality inspection of a batch of new drugs decreased, and the effects produced after taking the medicine were greatly reduced.

This batch of obviously substandard medicinal materials was sold by Laicui to Future Pharmaceuticals at the original price. They deliberately concealed the substandard test reports and then manufactured it into a finished drug produced by Future Pharmaceuticals.

However, through this experience, Lai Cui realized that this cultivation method would not increase yield and thus increase profits, so she stopped the losses in time and switched back to the previous cultivation method.

After a series of trials and errors, with Future Pharmaceuticals as a safety net, they not only avoided losses but also made a considerable profit.

If Xi Congshuang had discovered this a few days later, this batch of drugs would have entered the market, and since the relevant contracts only bore Xi Congshuang's name, she would have been the primary person responsible for any problems that arose.

Fortunately, Xi Congshuang noticed and withdrew the consent to sell the drugs. Ignoring the advice of her management team, she insisted on not allowing the drugs to enter the market and destroyed them all.

Those who opposed the move, believing it would cause significant losses to the company, and whose management team members affected her image, were also dismissed by Xi Congshuang.

These people were hired by Xi Congshuang to manage the company on her behalf. They only needed Xi Congshuang to occasionally return to the company to sign important documents. They should have been her confidants, making the most favorable judgments for her as quickly as possible.

Only a few years have passed, and their ambitions have grown wild, making it impossible to distinguish who the true future leaders of the pharmaceutical industry are.

It was this very action that made Xi Lianghan realize she was overreaching and became wary.

In his eyes, this was the first time a good-for-nothing playboy who only knew how to lie around and spend money had been so determined to do something, even if it meant losing money.

Being too aware of the pros and cons makes one seem abnormal.

The plan to frame him was forced to be abandoned. Before he could even come up with a next plan, Xi Congshuang left the company and even left Hongchaxing to continue her frivolous pursuits.

It seems that what happened before was just Xi Lianghan's illusion. The Xi Congshuang who cut her losses in time and acted decisively disappeared again, returning to her playboy nature.

At first, Xi Congshuang suspected that Weng Li was acting on someone's orders to test her, but she found out that he was just plain stupid.

What surprised her even more was that Tan Yicheng came over. Why did she come over?

As far as Xi Congshuang knew, Tan Yicheng disliked these kinds of troubles and wouldn't go upstairs to eat. The only variable was herself. Would it be her?

In just a few seconds, a myriad of thoughts flooded my mind.

Before she could get close to Tan Yicheng, she seemed to see something and stopped in her tracks.

Tan Yicheng: "?"

As if she had suddenly changed her mind, Xi Congshuang turned around and walked towards Weng Li and the others again. Weng Li was still holding his dislocated wrist, grimacing, and his followers cursed at anyone who touched him.

She wanted the original, but was afraid of the pain and wouldn't let anyone touch her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a familiar figure walking over again, and that oppressive memory returned.

Weng Li asked, his hair standing on end, "What are you doing here again?!"

Just like last time, she couldn't stop Xi Congshuang. Her dislocated hand was grabbed, and the excruciating pain struck again.

Before Weng Li could cry out in pain, he felt a cool sensation flash by, and with a click, his dislocated hand was restored to its original position.

Weng Li: "Ouch—my hand...is it healed?"

A dislocated hand is straightened by someone pulling and tugging it?

It doesn't hurt at all.

"..."

Previously, everyone looked at Xi Congshuang with wariness and fear, but now they look at her as if they are not looking at a person.

For the first time, they felt that betas were so terrifying. They couldn't suppress their pheromones, and they couldn't fight them off. The existence of glands should have been a disadvantage for betas, but now it had become Xi Congshuang's invincible shield.

Xi Congshuang glanced at her hands, frowned impatiently, but unable to find water or wet wipes, she had no choice but to force herself to endure it and left again.

At first, no one understood what she meant, but they soon did.

Because the teacher finally arrived.

Tan Yicheng had a gut feeling that someone was coming from behind her, so she subconsciously turned around and saw the teacher, who had been notified by the students, arriving late, cursing as she went upstairs.

She stepped aside to let the teachers go upstairs. The teacher in the lead kept talking the whole way, and after taking in the second floor, he glared at them.

"Someone reported a group fight on the second floor of the cafeteria, so I came to handle it... Why is it you guys again? Aren't you planning to graduate?"

Upon seeing these "familiar faces," the teachers simultaneously thought, "It's you again," which only fueled their anger.

"Weng Li, Xu Fang, Wang Yishang, Liu Ming'an, you four come here!"

Weng Li, the one who started the trouble, showed no remorse and hurriedly said, "Teachers, you've come at the right time. School doctor's assistant Xi Zhaoxue assaulted a student. To protect the students' safety, she must be expelled."

The teachers were so angry they laughed. Without thinking, they pointed at Xi Congshuang and said, "She hit you?"

The remaining three people's expressions changed subtly, but Weng Li didn't seem to notice anything amiss. She had indeed been beaten, and kept nodding, "Yes, yes, yes."

"You want to tell me that you few, whose lowest level is B, were ganged up on by Assistant Xi all by yourself?" The teacher was so angry that her nose almost twisted out of shape. She put her hands on her hips and said, "Tell me, where did she hit you?"

Four against one is embarrassing enough, but Weng Li is the first to be this humiliated.

She didn't care about being embarrassed; she needed to vent her anger first.

Weng Li said, "She broke my hand!"

The teachers couldn't stand it anymore and shook their heads. The teacher in charge then asked, "Which hand?"

Weng Li raised his left hand: "This hand!"

The teacher looked closely and saw that the raised hand was completely unharmed, which made him even angrier. It was one thing to incite a crowd to cause trouble, but to lie was another.

Teacher: "Where did your hand break? Was your soul broken, or your fingernail?"

“Of course it’s the wrist bone…” Weng Li paused for a moment, finally remembering something, and couldn’t speak properly, “It was broken.”

Damn it, so she was destroying evidence when she put her hand back!

No, she couldn't let Xi Zhaoxue get away with this. Weng Li's eyes darted around, and she quickly said, "There are security cameras on the second floor. The cameras saw it; she did attack me!"

Seeing how confident Weng Li was, the teachers actually hesitated for a moment. If he dared to talk about reviewing the surveillance footage, was it possible...?

Everyone looked at her, and their first reaction was that it was impossible. Assistant Xi was very polite and refined. They had always heard Dr. Fan say that she had extremely beautiful handwriting with a fountain pen. She was the kind of person who talked the talk but didn't walk the walk.

Xi Congshuang lowered her eyes, her lips were pale pink, adding to her fragility.

Teacher: "I knew it was impossible; you're lying."

Xi Congshuang said, "Yes, I fought back."

Teachers: "?!"

Weng Li was overjoyed: "Teacher, look, she admitted it!"

The teacher was exasperated: "Shut up!"

Xi Congshuang calmly said, "She was the one who tried to attack me and asked for my contact information. I was so scared that I couldn't help but fight back."

"..."

How can there be such a person, who says with a blank expression that I was too scared and couldn't help but fight back?

Then, with a swift and decisive move, he grabbed the person's wrist and pinned it to the table, preventing them from turning over.

Is this even human language?

"Assistant Xi, you..."

Xi Congshuang: "She was not injured. I acted in self-defense. She also threw away the food I hadn't finished eating. I will ask her for compensation with the receipt."

"How much is a meal worth?" Weng Li felt deeply insulted. "She was the one who threw the food when she started it! That doesn't prove you're without fault, does it?"

"Why can't it be proven?"

A voice came from behind them, and everyone turned around to see Tan Yicheng approaching.

She pointed at Weng Li and said, "We saw it when we came up. She was about to reach out and touch Assistant Xi's ear. That's harassment, and she chose to fight back."

Qi Qianqian said, "Moreover, the students downstairs all know that it was Weng Li who started the trouble, and the two of us came up here to stand up for what's right."

She bumped Tan Yicheng's shoulder and asked, "You agree, right, senior?"

Tan Yicheng almost stumbled from the impact, and said helplessly, "Yeah."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Weng Li shouted out, "Xi Zhaoxue, you really believed that they came to do a good deed? You really don't know what they were thinking."

Xi Congshuang: "Shut up, you're really annoying."

Weng Li was deeply insulted, his eyes widening: "What do you mean!"

In her desperation, she lost all sense of reason and couldn't find a good way to describe her feelings. She could only futilely shout that the surveillance footage had to be checked, that she had been hurt, and that she couldn't let it go.

Of course, he was met with a barrage of complaints from Xi Congshuang and the teachers, but he casually agreed to check the surveillance footage.

In fact, everyone had already figured out how many credits Weng Li would have to lose this time.

Xi Congshuang smiled faintly: "Thank you for your courageous act."

When Weng Li and her followers saw this, they were even more furious, feeling as if they had swallowed a bitter pill for the first time.

Tan Yicheng: "..."

Qi Qianqian shook her head; she could see through it. This Assistant Xi was a hypocrite.

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