CH 2

“I’m home.” Jin Siming weakly threw her school bag onto the cabinet in the hallway and then similarly put on her slippers with no strength in her arms. 

“Aiya~ My baby girl has returned~ Auntie Li has made your favorite braised pork chops tonight. Wash your hands quickly and get ready for dinner.” Mama Jin greeted her warmly and packed away the schoolbag that Jin Siming threw haphazardly to the side. She then urged her daughter towards the dinner table. 

Jin Siming sat at the dining table to see dozens of meat and vegetable dishes of different colors and flavors on the table in front of her. The rice bowl in front of her was also one size bigger than the others. She couldn’t help but complain: “Mom, there are no guests today and it’s just the three of us. So why did you make so much? And look at this bowl of mine! Didn’t I tell you not to raise me like a pig!” 

“You brat, what are you saying! We’ve got to make up for the special changes of your body! And although you always complain on the surface, don’t you still end up eating at least 5 bowls of rice?”

“That’s right, that’s right. Sister, stop pretending! You’re not the same as before, you can’t even control your own mouth anymore! It doesn’t matter if you eat a little more, you won’t get fat anyways.” Sitting on the side, Jin Tong, who had just finished playing a match in his video game, was picking up his chopsticks to dig in. 

He glanced at Jin Siming and then at her clothes before crying out, “Mom! Why did you give her my clothes again? That T-shirt is a limited edition from a famous co-branded collection! I can’t even bear to wear it myself due to how special it is!” 

“It’s only a piece of clothing, just buy another one! I decided to give your sister some of your clothes, when I saw that there were so many clothes in your closet you haven’t even worn once after buying! All of your big sister’s previous clothes can’t be worn anymore and since I haven’t had the time to buy new ones, as an emergency measure, I had to give her some of your clothes to wear.” 

“Aiya! Didn’t I just say those were limited editions? Even if I want to buy another, I can’t anymore, okay?! Hmph, Mom, you always spoil her! That’s it, I’m full!” Jin Tong’s tiny face was flushed red with anger and he stomped back into his room angrily. 

“That stinky brat is not young anymore, yet his temper is getting worse and worse! Ming Ming, don’t argue with your brother. His room is about to burst from all the shoes and clothes in his room. He is becoming more and more vain everyday, even worse than a teenage girl! He bought so much, but won’t wear any! It’s such a waste if we just let those clothes sit there in his room.” 

“It’s alright, Mom. This outfit is pretty good, I like it very much! You’re awesome!” Jin Siming looked gleefully at her brother’s angry back and smiled happily as she gave Mama Jin a thumbs up. 

Jin Tong is Jin Siming’s little brother, but he’s only one year younger than her. Furthermore, when she was a child, she was rather skinny and small. So her brother has never respected her as his older sister and the number of times he infuriated her was countless. Now, seeing the rarely seen angry and dejected side of him, it made Jin Siming’s heart bloom with joy. 

When Mama Jin saw how magnanimous Jin Siming was, completely unlike the previous times where the two would start fighting the moment one of them touched the other, she was very pleased. 

“Ming Ming has become so sensible after the differentiation. Oh, right, speaking of new clothing, I haven’t had the time to buy you any. Since tomorrow is a Saturday and you don’t have school, Mom will accompany you to buy some new clothes.” 

Jin Siming’s hand that was holding her chopsticks paused. 

After her differentiation, her height has increased by more than ten centimeters and her entire body was a whole size bigger than her original size. She went from the petite and soft looking little sister to the current tall, long-legged, and muscular woman. No matter what she wore, she had a sort of strong and valiant look to her that made it impossible for her to wear her favorite little pink dress. Her previously soft, sweet and weak-looking temperament had completely disappeared. 

Jin Siming pinched her now slightly broader shoulders with a face full of disgust and felt a sense of wrongness in her heart. 

It would’ve been so great if she had split into an omega. Then she wouldn’t be so jealous of Yao Jin, that little vixen, for being able to wear the pretty little dresses that she couldn’t. 

“Mom, I already made an appointment with my classmates to go shopping for clothes tomorrow, so you don’t have to accompany me. Also, I’m full, so I’m going back to my room first.” Jin Siming took a few quick bites of her food and then headed towards her room. 

She flopped onto her bed and then after playing a few rounds of her favorite video game, she clicked open the group chat that was filled with her friends. Other than Su Xiaohang, there were two other people in the group chat who were both friends of hers since childhood. 

Jin Siming: My babies, who is free tomorrow? Come buy some clothes with me.

A few seconds later, she got a response.

Jian Xin: Tomorrow? Tomorrow I’m going to meet my Wei Wei-zi* who is scheduled to land at the Nan’An Airport tomorrow. So I am not free~ （*T/N: adding a -zi at the end of someone’s name/nickname is also a term for endearment)

Xie Wēiwēi: Who is this Wei-zi? The new member of the women’s team? You sure are a diligent little fence-sitter* aren’t you? Didn’t you also meet Tong Ran just last week? You also said she was your destiny and you would never fall in love with another. (*T/N: the word “fence-sitter” used here is technically more accurately translated as “grass on the wall” which is slang for someone who easily changes their bias/favorite celebrity according to the situation. Also the Wei in Xie Weiwei’s name is a different character to the Wei mentioned in Jian Xin’s words.)

Jian Xin: What do you know? Idols are like clothes, how can you bear to not buy a new dress at least once a month? What’s more, for people like us who chase stars, we always try to keep things fresh and new. As long as I work hard in flipping through these idols, then happiness will be mine!

Jian Xin: And Wei-zi is different from other little idols. She is a rare female Alpha from the entertainment industry and has a super beautiful and amazingly good body! In my opinion, she has the best face in the entire industry! I will send you guys some photos for you to admire~

Jian Xin: [Picture] [Picture] [Picture]

Su Xiaohang: Really, again? The way you Amway* your idols are the same as someone selling illegal movies online. (*T/N: Amway is slang for “promote/advertise/recommend” something)

Xie Wēiwēi: Give it up already, none of us chase stars here. It’s better if you compare idols with your sisterhood of like-minded fangirls instead. 

Su Xiaohang: Say, my Ming-bao is also a female Alpha now and she is also a famous big beauty in our school! Most importantly is that I can see and touch her, unlike you who have to chase your idols! If I had to chase someone, I’d rather chase my Ming-bao! Hehe~ Especially now that all of her baby fat has disappeared and her skin has grown even whiter! So beautiful and so Alpha~ Come and take a look at this picture of her side profile I took this afternoon~[Picture]

Jin Siming was going to join in on the teasing of Jian Xin and was happily typing out a response when she saw that Su Xiaohang had posted a picture to the group chat. She clicked on the picture to enlarge it. 

The girl in the picture has her head bowed as she sat at her desk and diligently did the problems in her exercise book. Her side profile seemed to be outlined by a gold border due to the setting sun in the background. Her gaze was focused which paired nicely with her slender and beautiful eyebrows that held a touch of valor and heroism to them. Then there was her high nose, the perfect curves of her jawline, and her snow-white skin that was as clear as jade…..

One had to admit that it was a good photo and taken very well. So much so that the beauty in the picture seemed almost unreal. Even Jin Siming herself didn’t even recognize it was herself at first sight. 

However, even if it was not a ugly picture, Jin Siming still felt rather offended and quickly typed out a response to scold Su Xiaohang while telling her to delete the picture. 

Jin Siming: Su Xiaohang, you secretly photographed me again? Hurry up and delete it!

Su Xiaohang: Isn’t it beautiful? You should be thanking me for recording such a beautiful moment instead.

Jian Xin: Not bad, not bad, this shot is really good, just touch it up a bit and you too can become a star!

Xie Wēiwēi: As expected of our Ming-bao, even though she differentiated into an Alpha, she is the most beautiful Alpha! 

……..but the problem is she’s an Alpha. 

The image of Yao Jin’s charming little face and slender body flashed in her mind again. She couldn’t help but type out sourly, “But this baby still wants to be a weak omega protected by others~~” 

……

No one spoke in the chat for a few seconds until…

Su Xiaohang: Ming-bao, you will be a 60 kg or more Alpha in the future. Don’t act so omega, otherwise it will seem very strange.

Jian Xin: Disgusted.jpg 

As expected, she was insulted. She knew this would happen. After all, when she had differentiated and threw a tantrum in front of her mother, the other party also gave her a look full of disgust. 

Can she not throw tantrums and act like a baby anymore? Just because she became an Alpha? Jin Siming felt very aggrieved in her heart. 

Jin Siming: Alright, enough, enough, stop changing the subject! Who can go shopping with me tomorrow? 

Su Xiaohang: Me!

Xie Wēiwēi: Me!

Jin Siming: Ok, then I’ll meet you guys at the usual place at six tomorrow.

Su Xiaohang: This, there is one more thing Ming-bao….I don’t know if you saw it. A picture of you pushing down Yao Jin in class yesterday was posted to the school forums. There were a lot of views, comments, and reposts on the topic. 

A picture of her and Yao Jin? 

It couldn’t be a picture of when….she accidentally pushed down Yao Jin yesterday?