Yun Chuji narrowed her eyes, failing to understand how these two topics had become intertwined. In any case, it was highly improper for a married woman to inquire about her former crush’s love life from the mouth of their fiancée.
Very unreserved, very much against A-Virtue.
Yun Chuji shot Jiang Xiu a disdainful look and slowly turned her head away.
Jiang Xiu was thoroughly confused and let out a “Hey.”
Yun Chuji ignored her.
Jiang Xiu gritted her teeth, thinking that this person was just as strange as the rumors claimed. It was as if a wall separated her from other alphas. Not caring whether Yun Chuji was listening, she said directly, “You have a huge amount of traffic right now. You’re one of the few alphas that omegas currently don’t reject. Because of this, other alphas are also paying close attention to you. You should take advantage of this and monetize that traffic.”
“I believe you have the potential to become the Empire’s top streamer.”
Yun Chuji tried to summarize the essence of Jiang Xiu’s words, then replied succinctly, “Can it make money?”
Seeing Yun Chuji’s interest, Jiang Xiu took a step forward and continued her sales pitch. “Of course. You could become a huge star on the StarNet very quickly.”
As she spoke, she sized up Yun Chuji’s appearance, affirming her judgment.
“Oh,” Yun Chuji replied coolly.
Oh? Just “oh”?
“Don’t you have anything else to say?”
Yun Chuji turned her head. To be honest, like many omegas now, she was quite wary of alphas. Even though the alpha before her didn’t look particularly aggressive, she was subconsciously on guard.
“I need to discuss it with Jianxi.”
If it could really make money, then that money should be earned for Jianxi, not through dealings with this alpha who clearly had ulterior motives. Her cousin had glanced over here no less than ten times, yet Jiang Xiu hadn’t responded even once.
She was clearly the type of irresponsible Scum A you couldn’t entrust with anything!
“But isn’t this your own business?” the Scum A herself persisted, finding it incredible.
“Jianxi and I are getting married,” Yun Chuji repeated, emphasizing her point. “My business is her business.”
Then, in a tone that seemed utterly fawning to Jiang Xiu but perfectly natural to herself, she said, “Jianxi is very smart. She understands everything.”
A person of virtue does not casually belittle others. Yun Chuji was subtly expressing her disdain for Jiang Xiu.
Jiang Xiu failed to grasp Yun Chuji’s subtlety. She was about to say more, but just then, the royal parade train arrived overhead, and all worldly matters were instantly set aside.
Accompanied by the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, the train moved slowly through the air. Members of the royal family and machines on the train scattered handfuls of jacaranda petals. Amidst the purple rain of flowers, the people cheered, shouting “Long live the Empire!”
Jiang Xiu reverently caught a jacaranda petal. In her peripheral vision, the stubborn alpha from before looked completely dazed. Jiang Xiu waved a hand in front of her eyes and, seeing her as a future cash cow, kindly reminded her, “Aren’t you going to catch any petals?”
During the celebration, the jacaranda petals scattered from the parade train were a beloved souvenir for the people of the Empire.
Yun Chuji plucked one from her hair and examined it carefully in her palm, a look of understanding on her face. “Jacaranda flowers. They mean peace.”
Huh? So what? Did that sentence have a beginning, an end, or any meaning at all?
No, nothing.
This person was so strange it made one wonder if there was something wrong with her brain. Who just leaves their conversation partner hanging to wallow in sentimental sorrow!
Jiang Xiu instantly regretted plying her with so much alcohol earlier. She suspected the alcohol had damaged Yun Chuji’s mind, but how could she have known? At the time, she had been blinded by jealousy.
Tang Jianxi… that was the famous Second Miss of the Tang family. Setting aside her family background, she herself was an omega worthy of countless alphas’ adoration.
Setting aside her personality, she could be the dream omega for every alpha.
And yet, a seemingly dull-witted sycophant had won her over. An alpha’s competitive spirit wouldn’t allow Jiang Xiu to just let it go with a smile. However, she felt she had already shown considerable restraint. After all, she was a married woman now. Even if it was the goddess she couldn’t forget, she couldn’t engage in the alphas’ favorite pastime of physical duels on an occasion like this. Of course, Yun Chuji’s alpha rank was also a significant factor.
But it was just drinking, even if it was a bit much—Jiang Xiu waved her hand in front of Yun Chuji’s eyes again—it shouldn’t have led to this.
“So?”
Yun Chuji looked at her in surprise. “Why are you still here?”
Jiang Xiu: “…”
So you really were completely ignoring me!!
Indeed, she was. Yun Chuji was exceptionally wary of people with ulterior motives. She reviewed her brief interaction with this alpha and confirmed once again that this person had ulterior motives. Thus, she mercilessly walked around her and moved to another corner.
Jiang Xiu: “…”
Why is she so aloof and haughty?
Could it be that she doesn’t know I’m a top-tier live-stream planner in the industry?
Having only been on the StarNet for three months, Yun Chuji indeed did not know.
But for the moment, she didn’t think it was very important. At least, not as important as having a quiet place to enjoy the breeze.
The golden train, laden with jacaranda petals, continued its slow procession, showering the world below in a purple rain. Yun Chuji rested her chin on her hand, watching the rain recede into the distance, and felt a little more kinship with this world.
Even with its various flaws, just as Tang Jianxi had said, it was indeed a nation where happiness was easier to find than in her own world. Yun Chuji lowered her gaze to the jacaranda petal still lying in her palm and thought of the half-embroidered sachet. She had originally thought orchids would be best, but after Tang Jianxi’s personal demonstration last time, she suspected that would be a highly improper choice.
In that case, jacaranda flowers would be nice too. As it happened, Jianxi also loved peace.
But speaking of flowers, back at their home in S-District, there were still a few crabapple trees growing. Yun Chuji gazed wistfully into the distance.
Sigh, I miss Jianxi so much.
Before Yun Chuji’s longing could be composed into a love poem, a large group of young alphas came looking for her.
Qin Wan had just helped her identify them, so she knew several were her juniors. But judging by their aggressive demeanor, they probably weren’t here to greet her, act cute, and ask for red envelopes—alright, the Empire no longer had the custom of giving red envelopes.
She could avoid the banquet, but not the celebration. Yun Chuji stood up straight. Fortunately, she was mostly sober now. She waited quietly for the group of alphas to make their move.
As expected, one of them, likely a nephew of hers, struck first. “Yun Chuji, you have to break up with Tang Jianxi!”
A question mark slowly formed above Yun Chuji’s head. She glanced at Jiang Xiu, who was watching the show from the side. Jiang Xiu spread her hands innocently, signaling that this had nothing to do with her, though she was admittedly enjoying it.
“Why?”
Those two words seemed to hit a nerve with this group of alphas. They seemed ready to unleash all the frustration they had bottled up from being silenced by omegas on the StarNet onto Yun Chuji.
A red-haired alpha pointed a finger. “If it weren’t for Tang Jianxi, omegas used to be so gentle. Now they’re all on a short fuse.”
A tall, thin alpha with acne on his face declared indignantly, “She’s the scourge of the Empire! She wants to start a second Activation War, lead the Omega Legion in a coup, and destroy the peace the Empire fought so hard to achieve!”
A brown-eyed alpha launched into a wild conspiracy theory. “She even wants to use inhibitors to turn omegas into betas! That’s why she keeps releasing stronger and stronger inhibitors, trying to eliminate the living space for us alphas!”
…
One by one, they painted Tang Jianxi as a world-class menace. It was as if the sun wouldn’t rise tomorrow if Tang Jianxi wasn’t brought to justice. Tang Jianxi was the grim reaper for alphas, the forbidden fruit for omegas, the source of all evil, the root of all wickedness that no language could fully describe.
And Yun Chuji found them even more annoying than the secretly jealous Jiang Xiu from earlier.
Yes, much more annoying.
She spoke softly, yet with extreme seriousness, “If a group of omega nobles used drugs to imprison and hold lower-class alphas for their own amusement, keeping them in a dark basement with only basic food and water, visiting them only once every three days, would you expose it?”
Yun Chuji gave a rough description of Johansen’s experience. A curly-haired alpha immediately bristled and, just like before, made a malicious assumption. “Don’t tell me Tang Jianxi did that! What a cruel omega!”
Seeing their reaction, Yun Chuji now wondered if her painstaking efforts in writing A-Virtue were of any use at all. If all alphas were like this, it was practically like singing to the deaf.
“No, don’t you think the ones who truly did wrong are those alphas?”
“If they did wrong, the law will punish them. What right does Tang Jianxi have to create such a huge public outcry?”
Hearing these young, recently differentiated alphas say something so foolish and naive, Jiang Xiu, who had been watching from the sidelines, covered her face. “Is it possible,” she said wearily, “that the severity of the incident itself merits its status as a major social issue?”
“But!” the curly-haired alpha shouted. “Only social issues that can be resolved are worth discussing! Something like this, which is completely unsolvable, will only add pointless scars to the Empire.”
Yun Chuji suddenly smiled, her dark pupils fixed on the curly-haired alpha. “Is it that hard to solve?”
“Does every alpha want to imprison omegas as playthings?”
“Or do you think an omega’s personal rights naturally belong to an alpha?”
The curly-haired alpha’s face turned pale. He moved his lips nervously, but after catching several unfriendly glares from nearby omegas, he clamped his mouth shut.
He could recklessly accuse others of moral or intentional failings, but as soon as he was placed on the same scale, he fled faster than anyone.
Yun Chuji sighed, not wanting to engage in a pointless argument with these people. On any other day, she might have had the patience to reason with them, but they had spoken ill of Tang Jianxi.
Yun Chuji turned to leave, but another alpha, as if having found a winning move, exclaimed excitedly, “Yun Chuji, we’re advising you to break up with Tang Jianxi for your own good! An omega like her, who’s always out in public mingling with other alphas, who knows when another alpha will cuckold you. Look, the news is saying it now—Tang Jianxi was attacked with pheromones by someone named Lin Lu. She might have escaped this time, but next time she might not…”
Before he could finish, a sharp wave of S-rank pheromones shot directly at him. The alpha’s excited face froze as if someone had grabbed him by the throat. No, it was worse than that, because what was being suppressed was his most vulnerable gland.
The alpha’s voice trembled. “H-help me.”
Yun Chuji walked closer to him and retracted her pheromones. She took a deep breath, then tried to soften her tone. “You just said Jianxi was attacked with pheromones?”
The alpha stood frozen, not daring to move. He carefully pulled up his smart-device interface, which displayed a news article that had sparked much discussion: Omega Rights Pioneer Tang Jianxi Attacked with Pheromones by Head of Lin Family!
After reading it, Yun Chuji apologized softly to the alpha. “Sorry, I got too emotional just now.”
“And, thank you for telling me about this.”
The alpha, left standing there, scratched his head. He muttered to his companion on the right, “She’s so weird.”
Jiang Xiu, posing as his companion, nodded earnestly, a confident smile playing on her lips. This is exactly the kind of quirky alpha streamer I’m looking for!
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