Chapter 36
A piercing pain shot through her entire body, especially along the spine connecting her neck and back, as if all her strength had been drained away, making it difficult for Qiao Yu to breathe.
The overwhelming scent of alphas flooded my nostrils, instinctively instilling a sense of fear within me. Even the fingertips clutching my dress trembled. As if bewitched by the alpha's pheromones, a burning sensation gradually spread through my skin, making my entire body feel hot.
His dark eyes blinked, glistening with moisture, his body desperately craving something, a strange and unfamiliar feeling filling every corner of his being.
But a sliver of reason told Qiao Yu that she had to escape to save herself.
The intense, alluring scent of pheromones spread, and the hotel, so quiet you could hear a pin drop, erupted in a frenzy. The noble and gentlemanly alphas almost all lost their minds, their eyes burning as they pounced on the weakened ega.
Lu Shangyi straightened her back instantly, her face no longer showing the calm and composure she had just displayed.
Before losing consciousness, Qiao Yu only saw several tall men walking quickly towards her. These men did not have the scent of an alpha that made her tremble, but their aura was incredibly terrifying, like those of desperados.
The hotel was in complete chaos. The Qiao family's daughter suddenly split apart and was abducted in public. Everything happened so fast that it felt like a dream from which one hadn't fully woken up.
Tang Shu stared dumbfounded at the chaotic hotel, unable to come to her senses for a long time.
Qiao Yu has actually differentiated into an EVA?!
An EGA like her?!
At once
That's fucking brilliant!!
The girl next to her suddenly moved her foot, and Tang Shu reflexively grabbed her, asking with a wary look in her eyes, "Where are you going?"
Meng E's fair face tightened slightly. Hearing this, she impatiently lifted her eyelids and said with a hint of annoyance, "Where else can I go? Yu Yu has been taken away. I'm going to find her..."
"Do you know who took her away? Do you know where she was taken? You're a helpless EGA, all alone, where are you going to find her?" Tang Shu asked three questions in a row, and Meng E stopped and fell silent.
After a long pause, Meng E raised her eyelids and softened her tone, "Then you should help her."
Tang Shu raised an eyebrow, looking utterly bewildered. "Why should I help her? I'm overjoyed." Tang Shu's lips curled into a wide smile. Qiao Yu had bullied her countless times in the past, using her alpha status. Now that she had stumbled in front of so many high-ranking officials, it was truly a sign of divine intervention!
Smoothing her long hair beside her cheek, Tang Shu thought gleefully, "Let's see how arrogant she'll be in the future."
She was happily lost in her own thoughts until Ega's slightly tearful voice pulled her back to reality, "Tang Shu, please."
Tang Shu's expression froze, and her ears turned red visibly. Unable to look into Meng E's tear-filled eyes, Tang Shu turned her face away, frowning helplessly as she agreed, "Alright, alright, stop crying. I'll help you find it."
Meng E breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you."
Tang Shu heard her heart pounding harder and harder. "Why are you thanking me? Even if I hadn't helped, Uncle Qiao and the others would have dug three feet into the ground to find them." She pointed at Ye Yunjian and Song Wanzi, who had regained consciousness. "And those two, do you really think the Ye and Song families are pushovers?"
Tang Shu glanced around the hotel and suddenly frowned. "Where's Lu Shangyi? I don't see her."
Meng E didn't think much of it. "Sister Lu is also an EVA. She must have been scared by everyone's pheromones, so she left early."
Everyone knows that Lu Shangyi is delicate and frail. Given the chaos just now, the Lu family should have arranged for her to avoid being affected by the chaotic situation as soon as possible for her safety.
Tang Shu opened her eyes and nodded, "What you said makes some sense."
Qiao Yu had a dream. She dreamt that someone was gently pressing down on her, their breath hot as they kissed her neck. The other person's movements weren't gentle; occasionally, a sudden, sharp pain would shoot through the back of her neck, making her frown uncomfortably. Qiao Yu tried to push the other person away, but they easily subdued her.
She was tightly restrained and unable to move, so her partner took advantage of the situation and kissed her neck and shoulders more intensely. Unable to resist, she was forced to make compliant gestures to please him.
In their intimacy, she noticed a faint sandalwood scent on him, a scent she didn't recognize among anyone else.
She frowned, trying to think, but her physical discomfort caused her consciousness to fluctuate. Qiao Yu tried to open her eyes, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in her arm, followed by something cool slowly being injected into her body, methodically suppressing the heat within her.
The hospital's top floor was heavily guarded, with an imposing bodyguard standing every five steps, deterring any curious or prying glances. Mrs. Qiao arrived at the hospital with red eyes, completely disregarding her usual carefully maintained etiquette and image.
Upon seeing her daughter on the hospital bed, the first question she asked was, "Has Yuyu been marked by someone?"
"No," the doctor I knew replied.
Her tense nerves immediately relaxed, and Madam Qiao realized that her entire back was soaked with sweat. She pursed her pale lips, then quickly regained her usual composure. "Thank you." Changing the subject, she asked, "Has the person who brought Yu Yu here left?"
The other person nodded, "They left a long time ago." Then they added, "But the bodyguard who brought Yu Yu over was a beta."
A beta bodyguard? Mrs. Qiao frowned. Qiao Yu's differentiation was so sudden that the hotel's bodyguards hadn't even had time to react. Moreover, most of the hotel's bodyguards were alphas; it was impossible they hadn't been affected. Nodding calmly, Mrs. Qiao said, "Thank you for your trouble."
After all the irrelevant people in the ward left, Mrs. Qiao hesitated for a long time before finally calling the psychologist she had previously consulted.
After receiving the retested genetic report, she was constantly worried that her daughter wouldn't be able to accept the truth easily. Her daughter, Yuyu, was proud and arrogant, and if she were to find out one day that she was an EGA, Mrs. Qiao would have a lot to worry about her mental state.
Although there are doubts about the inconsistencies in the test results, the test report shows that the other party is indeed his biological daughter, so perhaps the institution really did make a mistake in the test results back then.
Just like Lu Shangyi.
Gently tucking the blanket around Qiao Yu, Madam Qiao lowered her eyes and thought, "Differentiating into an EGA isn't bad either; at least I'll have many more marriage partners to choose from than before."
This huge city lacks everything, except alphas.
The three families she favored, Song Yebai, were all led by alphas who were so powerful they could control everything.
If Qiao Yuzhen had to choose any one of these three families, she would be at ease. Neither Ye Yunjian, Song Wanzi, nor Bai Yiyu were the type to bully a young girl.
Qiao Yu felt like she had slept for a very long time. The first thing she remembered when she regained consciousness was that she had already differentiated. She opened her eyes with excitement, only to see Tang Shu's disappointing figure.
Her lips instantly pressed down, and Qiao Yu stared at her expressionlessly, "What are you doing here?"
Tang Shu turned around upon hearing the voice, her expression one of intense excitement. Meng E quickly tried to pull her back, but failed. Then, Tang Shu's almost manic voice rang out in the quiet ward, "Qiao Yu, do you know? Today, in front of everyone, you differentiated into an EVA!"
"Ega! Not an alpha! Not a beta! But an ega who is as delicate and helpless as me and Meng'e!"
Qiao Yu: "???"
EGA?!
How could an alpha differentiate into an ega?!
Subconsciously turning her head to look at Meng E with a questioning gaze, Meng E forced a smile and slowly nodded, "What she said is true." Worried that Qiao Yu couldn't handle such a shock, Meng E quickly added, "But Yu Yu, I think it's the same whether you're an alpha or an omega, please don't do anything rash."
Tang Shu couldn't hide her joy. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Qiao Yu and eagerly interjected, "Qiao Yu, you differentiated into an EVA exactly like me. Are you happy? Are you excited? Don't you feel joyful?"
Qiao Yu: "..." I've never been so speechless in my life.
Whether she was happy or not, she didn't know, but Tang Shu seemed quite happy.
They were so smug they lost all sense of self-satisfaction.
After stretching her legs and loosening her muscles a couple of times, Qiao Yu said calmly, "It's alright, I'm not too disappointed."
Tang Shu's smile froze instantly. "?"
"You're not sad at all?" She opened her eyes wide in disbelief. "How can you not be sad? You used to tell everyone you were an alpha, but now you..." She paused, then stared at her. "I know, you're just pretending to be nonchalant in front of me."
Qiao Yu and I have never gotten along. Even if she is really disappointed, she certainly won't show it in front of me, especially since she lost face in such an important matter as sowing discord.
With a bright smile returning to her face, Tang Shu slowly walked to Qiao Yu's hospital bed and sat down, looking her up and down like a flamboyant flower. "You know, fate is really amazing."
She tried to see any unusual emotion in Qiao Yu's eyes, but no matter how long she stared, the other remained calm and composed, showing no trace of sadness. Unconvinced, Tang Shu pursed her lips and continued to stare at her, minute after minute, her eyes seemingly glued to her.
Qiao Yu met Tang Shu's gaze with a blank expression and a slight twitch of her lips. "Tang Shu, you're so happy to hear that I've differentiated into an EGA..." She narrowed her clear black and white eyes and suddenly smiled ambiguously, "You still say you don't like me."
"If you didn't like me, would you be so happy?"
Qiao Yu clutched her chest, deeply moved. "You even broke up with your ex, Tang Shu, for me." She grabbed Tang Shu's hand. "I never knew you loved me so madly, so recklessly."
Tang Shu quickly shook off her hand and angrily moved away from her, saying, "Stop spouting nonsense here."
"Why would an EGA like me like a woman like you?" Tang Shu's ears turned red with anger. She opened her mouth, but was interrupted by Qiao Yu again, "Tang Shu, your face is already red with embarrassment, and you still won't admit it."
Tang Shu was too clumsy with words to argue with her, and couldn't bear such humiliation, so she stormed off in anger.
Meng E looked at the two childish people, pinched her brow, shook her head, and walked towards Qiao Yu, asking with concern, "Yu Yu, are you really alright?"
"I'm fine." Qiao Yu blinked. "What could possibly be wrong with me? I'm perfectly fine now."
Meng'e was still worried, but Qiao Yu said she was thirsty and wanted some hot water, so Meng'e had no choice but to get up and go to the outer room to fetch water for her. As soon as Meng'e left, Qiao Yu immediately covered her mouth to stop herself from crying too loudly, "System, I've become a zero."
Her voice was filled with grief and despair, so heartbreaking that it felt like her heart was breaking. The system quickly comforted her, "It's alright, host. Ling'er is like a first-class protected animal in this world, much more precious than an alpha. So from now on, host, you can do whatever you want. As long as you don't break the law, you are the law of the world."
Qiao Yu continued to cover her mouth and pretend to cry, and the system quickly said, "Host, think about it on a positive note. There are 1s everywhere here. Don't you want to live a life surrounded by 1s?"
The woman, who had been crying her heart out, stopped crying in an instant, exclaiming, "!"
How could she not have thought of that?
Qiao Yu instantly stopped feeling sad and even looked forward to life after the differentiation. The system, watching her eager expression, suddenly realized that it might have said something wrong.
Silently feeling a pang of sympathy for all the alphas in the capital, the system thought guiltily, "I really didn't mean it."
Although the person in question had already left, the birthday banquet at the hotel continued, though few people were still in the mood for the Qiao family's meal. Upon learning that Qiao Yu had been taken to the hospital, Madam Qiao rushed over for a quick look and returned. When she reappeared in public with Qiao Jinghuai, she was composed and showed no sign of worry or panic.
People crowded around and came forward to congratulate him, their words tinged with probing.
Mrs. Qiao remained expressionless, casually dealing with those who harbored covetous intentions, without revealing any information or acknowledging anything.
Madam Qiao remained completely silent about Qiao Yu's current condition and who had taken her to the hospital, acting as if the Qiao family had preordained everything and arranged it all in advance. Unable to find a reason to gloat, some people had no choice but to give up their plans for the time being.
However, Aunt Qiao is overjoyed. In most wealthy families, EGAs do not have inheritance rights, and Qiao Yu has unexpectedly become an EGA, which means that her elder brother and sister-in-law can no longer openly favor Qiao Yu and leave the entire company's assets to her.
Although she only had one daughter, her daughter was older than Qiao Yu and had been working at the company for several years. By the time Qiao Yu graduated and joined the company, her daughter would definitely have already established herself there.
Aunt Qiao thought smugly that Qiao Yu might still have to rely on her daughter in the future.
Qiao Yu no longer posed any threat to her; compared to Qiao Yu, Aunt Qiao's son was clearly a greater threat. However, to avoid any unforeseen complications, she still needed to work with Aunt Qiao to find a way to marry Qiao Yu off as soon as possible.
Once Qiao Yu gets married, her daughter Jingjing will have one less strong competitor, and she can focus on dealing with that little bastard Qiao Junhao.
Aunt Qiao Er had a well-thought-out plan, but Aunt Qiao San was arrogant in the face of her overtures, ignoring her suggestions and showing no intention of cooperating at all. Aunt Qiao Er gritted her teeth secretly. What was there to be proud of? It was just that her womb had given birth to a son.
She couldn't help but think maliciously, what would she do if Qiao Yu didn't get married?
Eega are a rare species, and almost all Eega from wealthy families quickly arrange marriages on the night of their differentiation. Today, Qiao Yu differentiated in front of so many dignitaries, so naturally, there were quite a few people who came up to claim marriage, and Mrs. Qiao was immediately surrounded by noble ladies.
Ye Yunjian swirled the wine in his hand, his cold face revealing no emotion.
The little girl had previously boasted that she was the number one "fierce beauty" in the capital, her tone so confident and certain, that Ye Yunjian had never doubted her claim. But who would have thought that Ye Yunjian would so easily deceive the entire capital with just her words?
Looking at Song Wanzi, who was equally bewildered and doubting her life, Ye Yunjian immediately felt a sense of balance.
Everyone is the same; no one is ahead of the game.
She used to be wary of Qiao Yu being an alpha and didn't think much of it, but now that the person had differentiated right in front of her, wouldn't it be a shame to just let it go like that?
Thinking of the pitiful and endearing expression on the other person's face every time they made a mistake, Ye Yunjian tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
These little things are extremely interesting to keep at home every day.
Song Wanzi had never imagined that Qiao Yu would lie, especially about something as important as sowing discord. She called out to Jiang Mei, who was about to leave, narrowed her eyes, and asked in a flat tone, "She hid it from you too?"
Jiang Mei paused, turned around, and looked at Jiang Mei with unwavering eyes.
Jiang Mei had always trusted Qiao Yu completely and never had any doubts about her. She even thought that Qiao Yu had never intended to lie and was likely deceived by the incorrect test results. After a long while, Jiang Mei gently spoke up to defend Qiao Yu, "She wouldn't lie."
"Although she sometimes lies, she never intended to deceive anyone." If Qiao Yu had known the outcome beforehand, her expression just now wouldn't have been so blank and helpless, so heartbreaking.
Song Wanzi's expression twisted for the first time, which was unusual. Isn't lying considered deceiving people?
I've seen blind people before, but I've never seen anyone this blind.
Unwilling to continue chatting with Jiang Mei, Song Wanzi turned around, her gaze warily fixed on Ye Yunjian, who exuded an imposing aura and seemed unapproachable. Ye Yunjian noticed her scrutiny and turned back, a meaningful smile playing on his red lips.
Each person relies on their own abilities; the victor is king and the loser is villain.
The smell of gunpowder spread, and Bai Yiyu, watching the two people who were about to clash, suddenly thought that a child who had just come of age might not be a bad option.
She had vaguely heard rumors that Qiao Yu, Ye Yunjian, Song Wanzi, and Lu Shangyi were all entangled in the same relationship, but...
It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.
Fate is truly wondrous.
The little girl deliberately provoked her, so of course she wasn't going to let her get away with it.
Qiao Yu's phone kept ringing. She picked it up and glanced at it. Besides her friends list, the most lively chatter came from the Beijing EGA Heiresses group. A group of girls, always eager for drama, were frantically calling out to her, "Congratulations on joining the EGA family, Beijing's number one fierce A-list sister!"
"The fiercest alpha sister in Beijing, you should change your name. What do you think of 'Shocking Soft O'?"
"No, no, no, the number one Soft O in Beijing sounds better."
"The most sassy Alpha sister in Beijing, wake up, you've become a 0.jpg."
Qiao Yu stared at the screen expressionlessly, “…”
Turning concubines into sisters is just outrageous.
Changing her WeChat nickname to "Beijing's Rich and Beautiful Woman" was her last act of defiance. She would never admit that she was Beijing's number one softie; that title clearly belonged to Lu Shangyi.
Two days ago, Meng E was also pulled into the group by Tang Shu. After browsing the messages in the group, she was a little worried, "Yu Yu, do you know what you are now?"
Qiao Yu stared at her warily, while Meng E said to herself, "You're a hot commodity right now, a lump of Tang Monk's flesh."
With the Qiao family's status and Qiao Yu's beauty, they are bound to stir up a bloody storm in the future. Thinking of the many harassments Qiao Yu will face in the future, Meng E couldn't help but feel sorry for her. "But don't worry, as long as you are careful in the future, you shouldn't be easily kidnapped and marked."
Some alphas are immoral and heartless, using force to imprison Egas for their own amusement. Weak Egas are utterly powerless against alphas of vastly superior strength, especially those like Qiao Yu who have so openly differentiated themselves.
Meng E was about to say a few more words of concern when she saw Qiao Yu twitch her ears. "Alpha? Where is there an alpha trying to kidnap me?"
Her dark eyes widened, and her expression was that of an old man seeing a young woman, leaving Meng'e momentarily at a loss for words. Meng'e paused, then changed her approach to impart some basic EGA self-protection knowledge to Qiao Yu, "Yu Yu, if one day you and I were kidnapped by a malevolent alpha, what would you do?"
Meng E gazed expectantly at Qiao Yu, who frowned and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Then..."
Meng'e quickly encouraged her with her eyes to continue, but then she heard Qiao Yu say, "You choose first?"
"..."
Meng E got up to organize the tonics that Madam Qiao had sent over for Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu then got up and stood in front of the mirror to examine herself. Differentiation had not affected her appearance, but her physical condition had declined considerably. Perhaps because she had just woken up, she felt weak after taking only a few steps.
Qiao Yu closed her eyes briefly, not paying much attention. Anyway, the system could be fine-tuned, so it wasn't a problem.
She grabbed a handful of hair, and her fingertips accidentally touched the skin on the back of her neck, causing her to gasp in pain. Qiao Yu quickly pulled at her hair and, looking through the two mirrors in the bathroom, saw that her glands and the surrounding skin were red and swollen.
Her heart sank immediately. Was she not dreaming before?
Qiao Yu walked out blankly, and said to Meng E in a very serious tone, "E'e, while I was unconscious, I think I was kissed bald by a beastly alpha."
Lu Shangyi paused as she reached the door.
Meng E was greatly surprised and quickly said, "Where? Let me see?"
Listening to the two ega in the room indignantly denouncing the so-called beast, Lu Shangyi raised her finger and knocked on the door, "You're awake."
Qiao Yu and Meng E stopped talking at the same time, turning their heads to look at Lu Shangyi in unison. Knowing that the two had something to say, Meng E consciously left the room and stood guard at the door. Watching the door close gently, Lu Shangyi put down the gift box in her hand and asked, "Are you feeling better now?"
"Much better." At this moment, Qiao Yu's feelings towards Lu Shangyi were particularly complicated.
She had always regarded Lu Shangyi as her future wife, but now... Although it was regrettable, Qiao Yu had to give up with a heavy heart. "Sister Lu, I'm sorry." The little girl wrinkled her delicate nose. "I can't give you happiness anymore. I've differentiated into an EVA."
Lu Shangyi subtly curled the corners of her lips.
Ega? I like it even more now.
"Don't overthink it," she said calmly. "Get some rest first..."
Before she could finish speaking, Meng E knocked on the door and cautiously peeked in, revealing half of her face. "Yu Yu, Sister Song is here."
Song Wanzi? Qiao Yu's eyes lit up. "Quickly, invite her in."
The girl's attitude was so enthusiastic, a stark contrast to when she first met him. Lu Shangyi's face curled into a meaningful smile as he gazed at her. Qiao Yu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. Noticing Lu Shangyi's expression, she quickly cleared her throat and tried her best to appear reserved as an ega should.
Upon seeing the woman with an inscrutable expression, Song Wanzi did not lower her guard. With a forced smile, she looked at Lu Shangyi and slowly said, "You've arrived quite early."
Lu Shangyi calmly raised her eyes, "You're not late either."
Just as the two were about to start arguing, Meng E knocked on the door again and a head popped in. "Yu Yu, Aunt Ye is here too."
Qiao Yu glanced at Song Wanzi on the left and Lu Shangyi on the right, not daring to be too flamboyant. She swallowed hard and felt a deep sense of guilt for no reason, saying, "Then I'll go call someone to bring another chair up."
Ye Yunjian and Song Wanzi left one after the other. She wasn't surprised to see Song Wanzi, but Lu Shangyi... Ye Yunjian raised her eyebrows slightly, the meaning in her deep eyes unfathomable.
After finishing her call, Qiao Yu turned around and forced a smile, saying, "Aunt Ye, Sister Song, Sister Lu, please have a seat."
There weren't enough chairs, so she gave up her hospital bed for Lu Shangyi, and then carefully sat down next to him, unconsciously pressing herself close to him, as if only in this way could she find a little bit of a sense of security.
Meng E felt the atmosphere inside was creepy even from outside the door. Just as she was about to slip away, she saw a gentle and approachable woman walking towards her with her long legs.
She instantly recognized the other person as Bai Yiyu.
Involuntarily taking a step back, Meng E braced herself and opened the door again. This time, even she spoke in a cautious tone: "Yu Yu, Aunt Bai has come to see you too."
Qiao Yu was taken aback. "Aunt Bai? Which Aunt Bai?"
She didn't remember knowing any Aunt Bai.
She was met with the dangerous stares of the three men: "You provoked them yourself, and you're asking us?"
Author's Note: I now announce that the main story is about to begin.
Thanks to Ruan Yize for the two rocket launchers and one grenade he contributed to the column.
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