CH 5

Her entire weekend was ruined as she was put into a gloomy mood due to Yao Jin, but by Monday morning, she was feeling a bit better. She decided not to ride in her father’s car to school and instead rode her newly bought bicycle. As the wind brushed her face, her mood lifted even more. 

When she entered through the school gates, she attracted a lot of attention. 

“Wow, did you see the girl riding the bike just now? She’s so handsome! Her bike is so cool too, and her legs are so long!” 

“I saw! Such a pity that we couldn’t see her face clearly because of her hat, but just from her side profile I can tell that she’s beautiful! She must be an alpha.” 

“You haven’t even differentiated yet, and you can’t even perceive pheromones. How can you be so sure that she is an alpha?” 

“Because I saw the suppressant sticker on her neck. Plus she’s so tall, she must be an alpha. But there aren’t that many female alphas at our school, so I should know her name. It’s unscientific that I don’t.” 

After the makeover and crazy transformation Su Xiaohang did to her on Saturday, Jin Siming wore a sporty outfit today. She wore a white T-shirt with a loose waistcoat over it and a casual pair of shorts. If she was the same as before, she would never have worn this style, but now this type of simple and handsome style was quite suitable for her. And with all the attention she got along her way to the classroom, Jin Siming had to admit that Su Xiaohang’s suggestions seemed to be correct. It’s just….it used to be alpha boys that used to pay attention to her, but now most of the people who sneaked a look at her were girls or ….male omegas. 

However, this did not deter her and she walked into the classroom with a beaming smile. 

The seats in the back few rows were still empty. This is because this is only their second year of high school, meaning they did not have as much pressure as the third-years to do well and study for their exams. So the only people who come to class early are usually those who are boarding at the school while those who still live at home took their time getting here. There were still ten minutes left before the first period and most of the class had not arrived yet. The more active students sat in the first few rows, reciting some vocab words in a low whisper in preparation for the first period which was English. The English teacher liked to randomly call on students to recite or write on the board, so those in the first row tend to be quite nervous. Unlike the classmates that sat in the back, who slowly waited for their breakfast to finish digesting as they hid behind their fellow classmates. 

Jin Siming’s seat in the last row. So as soon as she walked in through the door at the back of the classroom, she heard her desmate Su Xiaohang arguing with Bean Sprout. 

“Ah, Ming-bao, you’re here~” Su Xiaohang immediately abandoned the Bean Sprout and stood in front of Jin Siming, “Our Ming-bao indeed looks the best in this style! Today’s Ming-bao is like a refreshing can of orange* soda! I must take a picture and record this moment….” (*T/N: in original text it’s more like ‘orange-flavored’ soda, with ‘orange-flavored’ or orange scent being a slang for lesbian)

Jin Siming quickly grabbed Su Xiaohang’s wrist when she saw her take out her phone, “Su Xiaohang! Are you going to start with this again? How many times have I told you to stop taking sneaky pictures of me!” 

“When have I taken a sneaky picture of you? All of my pictures are honest shots that I take right in front of you! Also, I’m simply helping you record this beautiful yet fleeting moment of your youth.” Su Xiaohang struggled to escape her grip a few times, and then gave up and pretended to be pitiful. 

“I never allowed you to take a picture of me, honest or not. Next time I find you take another picture of me without my permission, I won’t let you copy my homework anymore.” 

Su Xiaohang looked like she had been pinched and immediately withered, “Fine, in front of homework, how does a beauty compare? I’ll stop taking pictures of you in the future….” 

Jin Siming smiled and gave Su Xiaohang her homework, “Now those words I like to hear. Here, have my homework.” 

With Su Xiaohang frantically copying her homework, her surroundings grew much quieter. 

Jin Siming took out her English textbook and prepared to use this precious five minutes of silence to write down all the words they had to memorize for the first period. As an S-rank Alpha, she has an almost photographic memory, so it was not arrogance for her to only use five minutes of time to memorize something that takes another person hours to do. 

She concentrated on memorizing the list, but she couldn’t help but get distracted by the feeling of someone looking at her. She looked up but couldn’t find the source of the strange feeling. 

“The little fellow in the third row on the left has looked at you 3times, the arts committee member in the middle of the sixth row has peeked at you 6 times, and the little green tea, who is also the only male omega in the class, has looked at you 4 times. Ming-bao you really should thank me for changing your style. I, Su Xiahang, will be the woman who will help you ascend to the throne of being the most beautiful Alpha in this school!” Su Xiaohang, who was so busy copying homework before, wasn’t so focused now and instead was observing everyone else in their vicinity. 

“….What kind of nicknames have you given our classmates? You better focus on your homework, the class committee members will come to collect the homework real soon.” Jin Siming said with a disgusted expression, but was secretly feeling pleased inside her heart. As a beautiful person, she naturally was a bit narcissistic, and in fact her criteria for making friends when she was younger was whoever praised her good looks. People who said she looked beautiful always made a good impression on her. 

“Yao Jin hasn’t come to class yet?” She had been paying attention to the classroom surroundings since entering the classroom, yet Yao Jin’s seat has been empty this entire time. 

“Why do you suddenly care about her? Have you made up with her??!” Su Xiaohang asked in shock. 

Jin Siming glared at her, “We’ve never been on good terms in the first part, how would we have ‘made up’?” 

“Then why are you asking about her….”

Jin Siming said hurriedly, “Why can’t I ask?” 

“Of course you can….well, she wasn’t here when I arrived in the classroom, so she shouldn’t even be at school yet.” Knowing that Jin Siming would blow up at the slightest mention of Yao Jin, Su Xiaohang immediately and obediently answered her question. 

The reason why Jin Siming asked about Yao Jin was that she wanted to compare their looks again. Today, she thinks she can definitely beat Yao Jin, who is usually the center of attention, and completely sweep away the shame from last Saturday. 

Speak of the Devil. In the next second, Yao Jin really did appear at the door wearing the dress from last Saturday. 

Jin Siming narrowed her eyes. 

Yao Jin must be doing this on purpose, right? 

As soon as Yao Jin entered the classroom, many people approached her to say hello. As a sociable and friendly person, she is the core figure of many social groups in their class. In fact, except for Jin Siming, she treated everyone in a friendly manner and most people liked her for that. 

However, in Jin Siming’s opinion, everyone has a flaw and it is impossible to have a good relationship with everyone. Therefore, someone like Yao Jin who seemingly accepts anyone who approaches her must be pretending to be a white lotus when she actually has a black heart inside. 

Jin Siming let out a cold snort as she watched Yao Jin deal with the crowd around ehr. 

However, when Yao Jin turned her gaze towards her, she quickly averted her gaze. 

Ding-dong-ding….

In a blink of an eye, the first period had ended and it was break time. Jin Siming got up and made her way to the bathroom. 

When she entered the hallway outside the classroom, she saw Yao Jin, as expected, chatting outside with a few people. 

If the corridor is an important social occasion for school students, then Yao Jin is a frequent visitor here. However, Jin Siming is the exact opposite of her. Unless someone is looking for her, she rarely stops in the hallways. In her opinion, meaningless social interaction and small talk is a waste of time. Isn’t it better to enjoy your time reading some comics and novels instead? Furthermore, the hallway is already narrow enough that three people walking side-by-side might feel a little crowded. With so many people standing around and moving, it was quite a feat to walk around during break times. She hated these times of crowds most of all, as she would always have to worry about hitting a random “human bomb”. 

So before the hallways are completely filled, she must make her way quickly or else she will be stuck in the crowd. 

However, she barely walked through the backdoor of the class when she was stopped by a girl. 

A sweet-looking girl with bangs blocked Jin Siming’s path, and then looked up at her shyly. 

“Excuse me, can you get Zhong Qian from your class for me?” 

Jin Siming was dumbfounded for a moment. Who is Zhong Qian again? She felt relieved that she actually didn’t know, thus she didn’t have to do what the girl said, but she also realized she doesn’t remember most of the people in her class. However, that being said, no one has ever asked her to do something like this before and she was still anxious about making it to the restroom before the crowd gets here, “The teacher isn’t in class anymore, you can go on in and get them yourself.” 

Who knows why, but the girls suddenly blushed and refused to move, “I-I’m too embarrassed to go, can you help me out?” 

As more and more people entered the hallway, Jin Siming grew more anxious, “You sure are high-maintenance, huh? Fine, fine, I’ll do it.” After saying that, she turned her head, called out the name, and then walked past the girl. 

Little did she know that when the sweet girl heard her words, not only did her face turn red and then a little pale, but she also bit her lower lip tightly, before looking down with a hurt look. 

This scene just happened to be seen by Yao Jin and her friends standing to the side. 

Gao Mei leaned close to Yao Jin and whispered in her ear, “I used to think that Jin Siming’s personality was quite annoying before, but after her differentiation into an Alpha, her straightforward personality is kinda cute. That omega girl obviously has feelings towards her and purposefully tried to strike up a conversation with her, yet she didn’t even notice.” 

Yao Jin smiled, a hint of teasing in her upturned eyes, “This is the first time I’ve seen her being hit on by an omega. She used to reject those boys straightforwardly like this before, but because of her differentiation into Alpha, it’s different now. This contrast is probably the only reason you feel that inexplicable cuteness. Nothing more.’ 

“You two really do hate each other. Ah, whatever, speaking of, is that boy from the vocational high school still harassing you? If he’s being too much, let Yang-ge help you out. I’m afraid that….”

Yao Jin was silent in the face of Gao Mei’s concern, but then said in a low whisper, “It’s fine, I can solve this problem myself.”