After the Soft Sister Differentiated Into A

Ji Lingfei pursed her lips, making a little “smack” sound as she looked in the mirror in satisfaction, “As long as I’m happy, what does it have to do with you?” 

Qin Chuxuan, who has long grown used to her strange behavior, simply formed a straight line with her lips as she looked away and continued watching the movement in the distance. 

After Qin Ziqing screamed, Jin Siming had let go of her hand while Qin Ziqing’s driver rushed out to help Qin Ziqing. He lowered his head and looked over her injuries before immediately forcing his ward into the car and driving away. 

As the car drove off, Jin Siming stood there with a blank face. Yao Jin wasn’t as in shock as her and quickly stepped forward to touch the side of Jin Siming’s face that was hurt.  

Meanwhile, Qin Chuxuan didn’t say a word as she watched on. She stood in place and didn’t look away from the scene for quite a while. 

Ji Lingfei poked her head out of the window, “What is Miss Qin looking at to be so focused? Oh, isn’t that the new little puppy you’ve recently taken a fancy to?” She rubbed her chin and then narrowed her eyes as she said with a hint of teasing in her voice: “Not bad. Her looks are on point, and she’s prettier looking in real life than in her photos. Unfortunately, it seems she already has an owner.” 

Qin Chuxuan frowned. She didn’t want to listen to Ji Lingfei’s noisy chatter anymore and got into the car on the other side. 

“Start the car.” 

She closed the door, fastened her seat belt, and made sure there was a large distance between her and Ji Lingfei, who was in the back row. 

She refused to continue the conversation just now with the person next to her, but unfortunately the other party was clearly interested and would not let it go. 

Ji Lingfei raised her delicate and small chin, smiling with a pair of delicate lips that were particularly alluring under the dim lighting of the car. 

Narrow shoulders, thin waist, slender and straight legs that peeked out from underneath a short skirt. If someone was not 100% familiar with her, they would not think she was an Alpha. Especially since there wasn’t a hint of Alpha pheromones on her. 

“So it seems that the screaming at the school gate just now really was your silly little cousin? Are you not worried about her at all?” 

Qin Chuxuan stared out the car window with a straight face, “I’m not that close with her in the first place.” 

“Right, of course, because the mighty Qin family is in charge of a big conglomerate with many subsidiaries below them. With such high and might status, of course those distant relatives that don’t have much contact with them are not familiar.” 

“….” 

Qin Chuxuan asked the driver sitting in the front to drive faster and directly ignored the useless nonsense coming from the person next to her. 

However, the other party refused to let this topic go, “Is our Eldest Young Miss’ next move to compete for love? Do you need my help? These things are after all my speciality~” 

Seeing Jin Lingfei lean towards her with a smile on her pretty face, Qin Chuxuan raised an eyebrow and then pushed her back with a hand on her fair and tender shoulder. 

“Can you stop asking about my affairs? I’m not as shameful as you.” 

Ji Lingfei looked down at her shoulder after being pushed not so lightly and stared at the red mark on her exposed skin. The corners of her mouth immediately drooped down into an aggrieved pout, “If you don’t want to tell me then don’t tell me, but why must you push me? Look, my shoulders are all red now!” 

The flirtatious tone in her voice only made Qin Chuxuan click her tongue in disgust. 

“If your skin really is that delicate, why don’t you wear more clothes? Who’s to blame if you expose them like that?” 

After she finished speaking, she covered her nose and shrank her body towards the car window, “You damn pervert! Are you using Omega pheromone-smelling perfume again?” 

The corners of Ji Lingfei’s mouth raised upwards, “That’s right! Today I’m using my favorite scent, the smell of red wine. Doesn’t it smell good?” 

Qi Chuxuan turned away from her, “Stay away from me!” 

Ji Lingfei tsked, “If you call me a pervert again, I’m going to smell like roses tomorrow!” 

“Just how long are you going to continue living at my house?” Qin Chuxuan gritted her teeth. If it weren’t for the fact that her Grandfather liked this person so much she would’ve kicked her out a long time ago. 

Ji Lingfei swung her long slender legs back and forth twice before she said slowly, “Probably when my parents come back from their trip and remember that I still exist~” 

The next day, Jin Siming found herself staring absentmindedly into the air for almost the entire morning. 

Yesterday was the first time she had physically fought with someone, so she used a little bit too much strength. Thus she also had no idea what shape Qin Ziqing’s hands were in right now. 

She lowered her head and touched the injury on the side of her face. The self-healing ability of an S-rank Alpha is quite strong. There was a bruise forming under the corner of her right eye last night, but this morning the swelling had basically disappeared leaving behind only a little redness. The pain was completely gone too. Fortunately, her parents weren’t home for dinner last night, and after easily telling a few lies to her brother’s face, she was able to escape her entire family’s notice. 

This was also the first time someone has hit her. Even her parents were hesitant to touch her despite her occasional temper tantrums and attitude. That’s why she had felt so angry when Qin Ziqing’s fist swung towards her last night and why she unconsciously increased the strength of her hand. 

Unexpectedly, it seems that Qin Ziqing’s hand broke when she exerted just a little force….

Suddenly, a cup of milk tea was placed on her desk. There were still water droplets dripping down the hard plastic of the cup. 

She looked up to see Yao Jin’s face staring down at her. The same face that is said to be so beautiful that it could bring men to ruin was focused solely on her. Who knows where her thoughts flew off too as she was dazed by the blinding beauty in front of her.

“What are you doing?” 

“Currying favor with you~” 

When Yao Jin smiled and her eyes squinted together, even her eyebags looked pretty, “Didn’t you say you’d help me last night under certain conditions? So, I’m trying to bribe you first.” 

Jin Siming glanced at her suspiciously, then glanced at the cup of milk tea on her desk, “What…flavor is this?” 

“Grape.” 

Jin Siming let out a sigh of relief. 

“What’s the matter?” 

Yao Jin tilted her head as she studied her strangely. She saw that the other party’s complexion didn’t look very good and asked again, “Did you not sleep well last night?” 

Just as Jin Siming was about to speak, she glanced behind Yao Jin out of the corner of her eye and noticed several gazes directed at them. She suddenly felt uncomfortable and cleared her throat awkwardly, “It’s nothing. It might be because I went to bed a little late last night.” 

“Oh~” 

Yao Jin’s “Oh” had many layers of meaning to it, but she simply sat down on the desk behind Jin Siming and didn’t ask any further. 

A little while later, she lowered her eyes in thought. Then she slightly leaned forward, whispering in Jin Siming’s ear, “Don’t worry. I asked Uncle Qin last night and Qin Ziqing’s hand is perfectly fine. She just needs to take good care of it and she’ll recover. Although she won’t be coming to school for a while.” 

Because she was worried that what happened last night would have consequences and bring trouble to Jin Swimming in the future, Yao Jin took the initiative to contact her “Uncle” Qin last night. 

Qin Ziqing is a relatively high-ranked Alpha with an excellent physique and self healing ability. She went to the hospital to receive treatment and was told that after a short break she’ll be back to normal. 

Perhaps it was because she wanted to save face, but Qin Ziqing did not tell her father the truth behind her injury. 

Hearing this, Yao Jin had breathed a sigh of relief, but she also felt a little guilty. 

Her feelings towards Qin Ziqing are quite complicated. She has always treated Qin Ziqing as family since she was a child, but the other party’s persistence towards her as she grew up only made her feel disgusted. 

However, she couldn’t soften her heart at this moment just because of past affection. She could only hope her actions yesterday will make Qin Ziqing clear her mind and think twice about pursuing her. Perhaps she can take this break to calm down. 

Yao Jin had also seen through the thoughts in Jin Siming’s heart, so she told Jin Siming what happened. The other party turned her head around and said sullenly, “Who said I was worried about this matter? Besides, she was the one who made the first move. I was just defending myself!” 

“Does it hurt?” 

Yao Jin stretched out her hand, gently touching the redness under the corner of Jin Siming’s eye that hasn’t faded away yet. 

That familiar and attractive scent engulfed Jin Siming’s senses again, and cold yet soft fingertips rubbed the injured skin at the corner of her eye. When she raised her head, her gaze met Yao Jin’s beautiful eyes. 

Yao Jin’s eyes looked charming and adoring by nature, but at this moment, Ji Siming could swear that there was a serene gentleness in them like the clarity and tranquility of a pond of water in autumn. 

“Ming-bao! Take a look at the delicious food I got-” 

Su Xiaohang had just returned from the convenience store downstairs with an armful of food. When she walked towards her seat, she saw Jin Siming turned around and sitting face to face with Yao Jin. Not to mention, they were both very close with Yao Jin’s hand still placed on the side of Jin Siming’s face. 

Such a lovey-dovey scene….

Her hands shook and the bag of food in her arms dropped on the ground, “Don’t mind me p-please continue.” 

She turned her head and left, completely ignoring the snacks she dropped onto the ground. 

“You’re back.” 

Jin Siming recovered from her daze, kicking out her long legs as she slid her chair back. She leaned against her desk as she shouted at Su Xiaohang’s retreating back. 

Su Xiaohang froze and stiffly turned around like a mechanical robot. She picked up the bag on the ground and swallowed nervously as she returned to her seat. 

“Want some?” She took out a bag of Mimi* and handed it to Jin Siming. (T/N: chinese snack that is basically shrimp flavored wheat sticks see notes at end of chapter for picture) 

“I don’t want to eat any. Why did you yell just now?” Jin Siming glared at her. 

“If you don’t want any then forget it.” Su Xiaohang felt resentful at being glared at by her best friend, but when she thought of that scene she saw just now her fingers trembled again and she secretly took out her phone. 

After refusing Su Xiaohang’s snacks, Jin Siming leaned her chin in one hand and used the other hand to grab a pen. Then with two slender fingers, she spun the pen back and forth, trying to distract herself in order to calm her wildly beating heart.

Unbelievable, she almost fell under Yao Jin’s spell just now.  

Although she could admit that Yao Jin’s eyes are extremely beautiful and were like a fish hook, able to catch anyone and leave them mesmerized, she had never felt this way before! 

It seems that after getting bitten by Yao Jin in the infirmary last time, her heart will start beating irregularly everytime she approaches Yao Jin. 

This has never happened with anyone else before, but she couldn’t be in….love with Yao Jin, right? 

No, no, nope! Impossible! How could she fall head over heels for her former rival and so quickly too? 

This must be an Alpha’s instinctive physiological reaction to being so close to an Omega. Yao Jin did bite her glands last time, so perhaps the pheromone dependency is two-sided. In other words, that’s why her heart beat faster when she smelled even a hint of Yao Jin’s pheromones. 

Thinking this, Jin Siming’s face quickly heated up and she threw herself onto her desk as she buried her head in her elbows. 

It was unexpected…..she was losing control of herself just because she was bitten by Yao Jin and then hugged a couple of times. If she’s acting like this, then what’s the difference between her and those groups of Alphas whose hormones surge forth whenever they look at Yao Jin? 

Could it be that her rut is coming soon, so she started to….have feelings towards Omegas? 

If she calculated the timing, she has been differentiated for almost three months now and an Alpha’s first rut does occur within the first three or four months after their differentiation. 

Ji Siming raised her head, biting her lower lip as she scanned around the classroom. 

This won’t do. She needs to conduct an experiment and see if she’s feeling this way towards all Omegas. 

T/N: 

Grape milk tea (Although it can be technically translated to “succulent grape” milk tea) & Mimi (snack)