After Ditching Four Powerful Alphas, I Differentiated into an Omega - Chapter 35

Qiao Yu froze.

When she realized the hidden meaning in Bai Yiyu’s words, her red lips obediently replied, “I just became an adult today.”

“Just an adult?”

Bai Yiyu guessed her identity.

The Qiao family’s spectacular and very public coming-of-age ceremony for their daughter made their intentions easy to guess.

Her gaze moved from Qiao Yu’s beautiful face down to her long, elegant neck that looked like it could be snapped with a light twist.

Bai Yiyu rejected her, “I’m afraid I can’t.”

She is pretty, but she’s too young.

And an Alpha, at that.

The woman’s refusal was so direct, without a single moment of hesitation.

Qiao Yu immediately asked the system in anguish, “Doesn’t this Auntie like me because my chest isn’t big enough or my butt isn’t perky enough?”

Bai Yiyu answered for the system, “I’m a little busy right now.”

She lowered her eyes and looked down at the expensive watch on her wrist, not giving Qiao Yu any chance to plead.

“See you later.”

“See you later?”

Qiao Yu’s eyes darted around.

Is she a guest here for my coming-of-age party?

Her crestfallen face immediately lit up.

Qiao Yu slightly lifted her skirt and looked at Bai Yiyu’s back for a long time before turning back to her room.

Meng E and Jiang Mei had arrived and were guided by a staff member through the hotel lobby to the elevator, heading to Qiao Yu’s floor.

The hotel was extremely lively, filled with assertive alphas clinking glasses.

The pheromones made Meng E’s face turn pale.

She pursed her red lips and leaned closer to Jiang Mei, her voice trembling as she spoke, “There are so many alphas here. Let’s hurry.”

Some newly adult alphas in school didn’t know how to control their pheromones, and Meng E was often affected.

But those classmates were nothing compared to these alphas who had been in society for years.

They made Jiang Mei seem not so scary anymore.

When Meng E’s soft body suddenly came closer, Jiang Mei’s expression stiffened.

But seeing how terrified she was, Jiang Mei discreetly shielded her, blocking most of the ill-intentioned stares.

The pressure on her body suddenly vanished.

Meng E let out a sigh of relief and whispered, “Thank you.”

Jiang Mei pursed her lips and gently shook her head.

Her gaze couldn’t help but look around.

The hotel was magnificent, with even the floor tiles exuding a sense of wealth.

She had always known that Qiao Yu was rich and that the Qiao family was one of the top families in the capital, but she never expected the gap between her and Qiao Yu to be so despairingly large.

All her ambitions and determination seemed so laughable at that moment.

Her eyelashes, like raven feathers, fell as a hint of confusion appeared in Jiang Mei’s dark eyes.

In the background, a gentle and elegant classical melody played.

Accompanied by the romantic tune, the pampered men and women gathered with champagne and red wine, talking with dignified postures.

Whether it was their formal wear or their accessories, they were all expensive enough to support an ordinary family for several years, or even a lifetime.

In such a splendid place, all emotions in her heart felt magnified and became more humble.

Jiang Mei tried to compose herself and quickened her pace with Meng E.

But after just two steps, they were suddenly stopped by Tang Shu.

Tang Shu had a condescending attitude.

Her gaze first swept over Jiang Mei, then slowly moved to the petite and cute omega next to her.

“You came, too.”

Facing Tang Shu, Meng E put away her fearful expression.

Her pale face was calm.

“Yu Yu invited me.”

She furrowed her brow and said somewhat rudely, “Please move. We need to go upstairs.”

Tang Shu didn’t move.

Her beautiful eyes stared at her for a long time.

Then she suddenly grabbed her and pulled her closer.

She looked at Jiang Mei and said, “I’m borrowing her for a bit. Go tell Qiao Yu.”

Tang Shu’s red lips curved into a smile.

“Don’t worry, I know this place well. She won’t be bullied. I’ll bring her back to you in one piece later.”

Jiang Mei looked at Meng E for her opinion.

Meng E forcefully tried to break free from Tang Shu, her pale face flushing red with anger.

“But I don’t want to see you.”

She was very resistant, acting as if she wanted nothing to do with Tang Shu.

Tang Shu’s expression darkened in displeasure.

She grabbed her wrist again.

“You’re coming with me today whether you like it or not.”

Now even Meng E dared to disobey her.

Tang Shu was annoyed.

Her exquisite face squinted as she leaned closer to Meng E, the corner of her lips curling into a cold smile.

“If you don’t agree, I’ll pester you until you do.”

She was acting like a hooligan and wouldn’t let go of her wrist.

Meng E had no choice.

She turned to Jiang Mei and said, “I’m sorry, you go find Yu Yu first. I’ll come once I’m done with her.”

Tang Shu was very displeased with the word “done,” but since the other person was willing to go with her, she decided to let it go.

Jiang Mei looked at Meng E, then glanced at Tang Shu.

“You don’t have to force yourself.”

Tang Shu glared at her in dissatisfaction.

What “forcing”? She’s making me sound like a bad person.

Luckily, Meng E slowly shook her head.

“I really do have something I need to talk to her about.”

Forcing a faint smile, Meng E whispered, “You go find Yu Yu first. We’ll contact you by phone later.”

She had been very direct.

Jiang Mei could only nod.

She gave Tang Shu a warning look.

“Okay.”

Meng E quickly left with Tang Shu.

After watching them disappear, Jiang Mei turned and walked toward the elevator.

Just as she stopped, the elevator doors in front of her slowly opened.

Lu Shenghui was adjusting his tie.

His tall figure and gloomy face exuded a powerful alpha aura.

The people around him scattered, not wanting to provoke this madman.

Jiang Mei froze and subconsciously moved to the side with the others.

The man who stepped out of the elevator was dressed in a suit.

He had a handsome face that countless women would admire.

He was tall, and even in the bustling crowd, his naturally tall figure seemed to be glowing and drew attention.

Jiang Mei heard someone fawn over him, “Young Master Lu,” and immediately understood who he was.

Lu Shangyi usually seemed harmless, and while she had a cold and distant aura, she generally exuded the gentle charm of an omega.

Jiang Mei had never met Lu Shenghui, and she didn’t know that Lu Shenghui, who grew up being pampered by the Lu family, would have an aura that surpassed 99% of the alphas she had just seen.

This man, who was full of wildness and eccentricity, was like a god.

Just one look from him could force people to retreat.

After the man, like a beast patrolling his territory, left, Jiang Mei instinctively followed the others into the elevator.

As the doors slowly closed, Jiang Mei’s lips formed a thin line.

She invisibly let out a small breath.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a long and elegant hand was placed between them.

Jiang Mei subconsciously looked up and saw Lu Shenghui’s intense and dangerous features, like a beast, through the slowly opening gap.

He was staring at her intently, his eyes bloodshot.

Jiang Mei involuntarily took two steps back.

Even with a top-tier alpha gene, she still felt terrified when facing a person like Lu Shenghui.

Lu Shenghui’s mind was blank.

He stared at the face that looked so much like a person from the past.

He commanded in a low voice, “Come out.”

His tone was domineering and gave Jiang Mei no room to refuse.

Jiang Mei stood still in the elevator, so the people behind him forcefully pulled her out, leaving a confused crowd talking amongst themselves.

Qiao Yu waited for a long time but no one came.

Confused, she picked up her phone, but she couldn’t get through to either Meng E or Jiang Mei.

She tried to send them a message, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

The two of them seemed to have disappeared, with no news at all.

That made no sense.

She had specifically sent someone to get them.

After contacting the hotel manager, the staff member who was supposed to greet Jiang Mei and Meng E came to Qiao Yu’s room to explain.

“Miss Meng was taken away by Miss Tang in the hotel lobby.”

“Miss Tang?”

Qiao Yu muttered, then realized.

“Tang Shu?”

The staff member nodded.

“Yes, Miss Tang took her after getting Miss Meng’s permission. Miss Meng did not resist.”

Qiao Yu was full of questions.

That’s ridiculous.

“What about my other friend?”

Since Tang Shu took her, Meng E should be fine.

She looked up.

“Where did she go?”

The staff member looked hesitant and awkward.

Qiao Yu squinted and stared at him menacingly.

“You know that if anything happens to my friend, you won’t have a good time either.”

Under Qiao Yu’s threatening gaze, the staff member hesitated for a long time before finally confessing honestly.

“Miss Jiang was captured by Young Master Lu.”

Young Master Lu?

That crazy Lu Shenghui?

What did he take Jiang Mei for?

The young employee in front of her didn’t know the full story.

Qiao Yu waved her hand in annoyance.

“Alright, you can go.”

Although Lu Shenghui was eccentric, there was no reason for him to take a person away in broad daylight, especially her friend.

She put on her coat and secretly snuck out of the room to investigate.

But before she could get far, she heard people discussing.

“Did Lu Shenghui fall for a female high school student?”

“Exactly! I heard it was love at first sight. He saw her, and just took her away.”

The person speaking shook his head.

“I didn’t expect Young Master Lu to like that type.”

“I would have sent my daughter to him if I’d known. The age gap is big, but that’s not a problem.”

“Come on, your daughter is an omega. How could she catch Young Master Lu’s eye? He likes alphas!”

“What? He doesn’t like omegas?!”

Qiao Yu was terrified.

Why did Lu Shenghui suddenly take a liking to the female protagonist?

He’s really fearless.

Qiao Yu secretly snuck back into her room.

After thinking it over, she called Lu Shangyi.

“Sister Lu, can you do me a favor?”

The little girl’s voice on the phone was so sweet and soft.

Lu Shangyi’s lips curved into a subtle arc.

“What is it?”

“Well…”

She whispered, “Your brother took my friend Jiang Mei away.”

“Can you please help me find out what happened?”

Lu Shenghui took someone away?

Lu Shangyi’s profound face remained calm.

Hearing the worry in the child’s voice, Lu Shangyi nodded.

“Okay.”

Qiao Yu was happy and quickly said, “Thank you, thank you, Sister.”

She put her phone aside, but Lu Shangyi didn’t move.

She looked up at the ten tall and powerful beta men in front of her.

“You can go in.”

The men nodded and then left, splitting up.

Lu Shangyi leaned against the car door, her deep eyes showing no emotion.

After a long while, she picked up her phone again and called Lu Shenghui.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

“Hello.”

His low voice came through, and Lu Shenghui’s tone was clearly impatient.

Lu Shangyi spoke calmly and composedly.

“You took Qiao Yu’s friend.”

She said, “Qiao Yu is looking for her all over the hotel.”

Lu Shenghui frowned in displeasure, his gaze fixed on the girl sitting stiffly on the sofa.

The man’s gaze was too intense.

Jiang Mei pursed her lips, looked away, and desperately wanted to leave.

Lu Shenghui looked away.

“Got it.”

The man hung up the phone.

Lu Shangyi turned and went back to the car.

She pulled a medicine box out from under the seat and took out a bigger dose of medicine and a new syringe.

Without changing her expression, she slowly injected the medicine into her body.

The rejection reaction today was stronger than ever.

Lu Shangyi’s face was pale.

It took her a full half an hour to recover.

She put on her coat with an expressionless face.

Lu Shangyi wiped the cold sweat from her face.

After reapplying her makeup, she opened the car door and appeared in front of everyone again, looking as gentle and harmless as usual.

Song Wanying saw her weak state and found it annoying, but when Lu Shangyi glanced at her, Song Wanying alertly sensed a dangerous aura.

When she tried to look closer, the woman looked normal again.

That’s crazy.

A hint of wariness appeared in her eyes.

Song Wanying said with a fake smile, “What a coincidence.”

Lu Shangyi’s expression was calm.

She hummed in response.

Song Wanying squinted at her.

Lu Shangyi was not afraid of her scrutiny.

Her expression was confident and she even raised her eyebrows, inviting Song Wanying to look.

Song Wanying looked for a long time but couldn’t figure anything out, so she gave up.

The two of them walked side by side up the stairs.

Before they even entered the lobby, Song Wanying noticed various probing stares on her and Lu Shangyi.

She discreetly created a distance between them.

Song Wanying maintained her charming smile and said, “Everyone seems to be more interested in you.”

Lu Shangyi didn’t react.

She just said, “See you later,” and left alone.

Song Wanying frowned as she watched her.

With so many ill-intentioned alphas here, isn’t she, a helpless omega, afraid of being forcibly marked?

After Lu Shangyi ended the call, someone quickly brought Jiang Mei back.

Qiao Yu immediately went up to her and carefully looked her over.

She was relieved only after confirming that Jiang Mei was completely fine.

“Lu Shenghui didn’t do anything to you, did he?”

Jiang Mei shook her head with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

“No.”

She knew what Qiao Yu was worried about.

She said, “He just asked me a few questions. Other than that, he was very polite to me.”

Polite?

That crazy man knows how to be polite?

Qiao Yu was very shocked, but since Jiang Mei was fine, she didn’t pursue it.

However, she still couldn’t help but say in a serious tone, “The hotel is crowded today, so don’t run around by yourself.”

Qiao Yu emphasized, “You have to stay close to me at all times, do you understand?”

Jiang Mei nodded.

She scanned the room with her eyes.

She asked, “Has Meng E come back yet?”

“Not yet.”

Qiao Yu’s delicate brows furrowed.

She was very displeased with Tang Shu’s actions.

“If anything happens to E-E, I’ll scatter Tang Shu’s ashes tomorrow.”

A hint of a smile appeared in Jiang Mei’s eyes, but it quickly vanished.

She sat on the single sofa distractedly.

Her mind unconsciously replayed the scene of her meeting with Lu Shenghui.

The look in his eyes was clearly not admiration as those people said.

Instead, it was as if he was looking at her and missing someone else.

She gently raised her hand and touched her cheek.

She had never met her mother and only had two yellowed black and white photos.

The appearance of her mother in the photos was a little blurry, but she could generally tell that she was a classic beauty.

Her facial features were delicate, and she had a classical demeanor.

When she smiled, her two dimples were sweet and soft, and she had the posture of a young lady from a prominent family.

She didn’t know if she looked like her mother.

Her aunt rarely talked about anything related to her mother in front of her.

Her eyelashes fell.

Jiang Mei looked at the pinpricks on her skin and couldn’t tell if she was more nervous or excited.

She had a faint guess, but she didn’t dare to be sure, and she didn’t dare to hope for it.

More and more guests were arriving.

Qiao Yu stared at the long line of luxury cars at the hotel entrance, feeling very excited.

“I’m going to randomly select a lucky omega to be my woman. I wonder who will be so lucky.”

The system’s eyelids twitched.

It couldn’t help but remind her, “Host, you haven’t differentiated yet.”

“It doesn’t matter whether I differentiate or not,” Qiao Yu said, taking a breath and straightening her back.

She looked at herself with satisfaction.

“Who in this world doesn’t like money?”

Qiao Yu twirled in front of the mirror.

Perhaps because she took a big breath, after two spins, her vision went black, and she almost hit the wall.

Jiang Mei quickly reached out and held her waist.

“Be careful.”

The waist she held was slender and easy to grasp.

The air around her was filled with a faint, pleasant scent that made her heart tingle.

As if she had been burned, Jiang Mei quickly let go of Qiao Yu.

Her expression became confused again.

She thought she smelled omega pheromones on Qiao Yu.

It was a faint milky scent mixed with a hint of an alluring and intense fragrance.

It was very provocative.

Qiao Yu held the wall with one hand and took two breaths.

“I’m fine.”

She calmed herself down and said, “It’s probably because I didn’t eat all day to wear this dress.”

She had barely eaten anything since last night and had even drunk very little water.

Qiao Yu held her forehead and sat down.

She suddenly felt a little chest tightness.

She furrowed her brows and rubbed her chest.

Jiang Mei suddenly handed her a caramel.

Qiao Yu looked up.

She said calmly, “I got it downstairs.”

Qiao Yu stared at Jiang Mei.

Her family’s hotel never had these small things.

She took the caramel anyway.

Qiao Yu looked at the cold-faced but warm-hearted girl and was very moved.

“If I were an omega, I would definitely like a considerate alpha like this.”

What a shame.

After eating a caramel, Qiao Yu felt a little better.

Now that most of the guests had arrived, Mrs. Qiao walked in and carefully fixed her daughter’s long hair, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

Qiao Yu blinked.

“Mom, when can I go out?”

She couldn’t wait to see the Auntie who had seen through the mortal world.

“Soon,” she replied.

“Just wait a little longer.”

Qiao Yu was helpless and could only continue to wait patiently.

Today was the Qiao family’s daughter’s coming-of-age party, and half of the country’s prominent families had come.

Powerful military and political leaders, and wealthy tycoons.

Rare faces that you could only see in the news were everywhere.

Second Aunt Qiao crossed her arms with an unhappy expression.

“It’s just a birthday. Do they have to be so extravagant?”

Third Aunt Qiao didn’t say anything.

With no one to respond, Second Aunt Qiao became even more annoyed.

She couldn’t help but nudge her sister-in-law with her elbow.

“Hey, are you really not afraid that Qiao Yu will compete with your Junhao for work after she differentiates?”

“You know how wary Big Brother and Sister-in-law are of us.

They won’t even give us a small position and they talk about how everyone is equal, even relatives.”

Second Aunt Qiao sneered, “We’re all family.

What’s wrong with them helping us?”

“I’ve never seen people so heartless.”

Third Aunt Qiao gave the chattering woman a faint glance.

She didn’t want to talk to such a shortsighted person, but the more she ignored her, the more excited the other person became.

“I’m just saying, once Qiao Yu differentiates into an alpha, there won’t be a place for our Jingjing and Junhao in the company anymore.”

When that was mentioned, Third Aunt Qiao finally reacted.

“She hasn’t differentiated yet.”

Then she added, “It’s Qiao Yu’s birthday today, so say less.”

Her gaze swept over the person who was frowning and keeping her distance from her sister-in-law.

Third Aunt Qiao’s words were to the point.

Although she was a little unwilling, the person of the hour had already appeared, so Second Aunt Qiao had no choice but to shut her mouth.

Qiao Yu walked out with the demeanor of a young lady.

When she saw the massive crowd below, the discomfort in her chest grew stronger.

Forcing a smile on her fair face, Qiao Yu stood gracefully next to Qiao Jinghuai.

Her words and actions were flawless in the eyes of others.

Qiao Yu heard Qiao Jinghuai say a lot of things next to her, but all the words were like a bad signal and only came into her ears intermittently.

She gently bit the tip of her tongue, trying to use the pain to bring herself back to awareness.

She gracefully moved to the center of the crowd, holding Mrs. Qiao’s hand.

Qiao Yu felt a strong, unmissable gaze from a distance.

She instinctively turned her head and saw Lu Shangyi nonchalantly leaning in a corner, gently swirling the red wine in her hand.

She was completely calm and composed.

Her gaze instinctively fell on the wine glass.

Qiao Yu felt her vision spinning with the shaking red wine.

She put almost all of her weight on Mrs. Qiao.

Qiao Yu felt like she was struggling in the ocean.

A cold, suffocating feeling wrapped around her, making it hard to breathe.

Noticing her mother’s momentary panicked face, Qiao Yu moved her fingers, wanting to comfort her, but when the words reached her mouth, she didn’t even have the strength to speak.

Qiao Yu asked the system blankly, “Am I differentiating now?”

“Yes,” the system answered.

But before it could say the next sentence, a strong pheromone, like a breeze, swept through every part of the air.

The entire buzzing crowd went silent.

That’s…

An o! mega!