After an Alluring Alpha Provokes an Unhinged Omega 69

Chapter 69: The Past

“Are you trying to make the hotel your home?”

Jiang Hu scanned the room, clearly dissatisfied with the current environment. Seeing that Jiang Mi didn’t speak, she turned to meet her almost-confrontational gaze and asked, “Hold it in. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I’ll call your mom right now.”

“Go ahead.” Jiang Mi couldn’t even be bothered to lift her eyelids. The water glass in her hand slammed onto the coffee table with a “clang.” “I’ll watch you.”

Who’s afraid of whom?

“I’ll just say you’re in a relationship.”

“…?!”

Jiang Hu caught the momentary stiffness in Jiang Mi’s expression, and her brow raised triumphantly. “I’ll say that person not only chased you downstairs but was also all over you in the car…”

“Jiang Hu!” Jiang Mi’s voice suddenly rose.

But Jiang Hu laughed, slowly sat back on the sofa, picked up the glass of water Jiang Mi had just put down, took a sip, and asked leisurely, “Tell me, what’s going on?”

The moment her words fell, she paused. “Lao Jiang has been seeing your hot searches a lot lately. Every time she sees you’ve lost weight, she’s sad for a long time. If it were before, I would have thought you were just dedicated to your work. Obviously, this time, it’s not because of work.”

What kind of person could make her mentally strong sister so listless?

The rebuttal that had been on the tip of Jiang Mi’s tongue was completely blocked by Jiang Hu’s light words. Her throat rolled. She held her ground for two seconds under Jiang Hu’s penetrating gaze, and finally, she deflated.

“You’re really scary, you know that?” she muttered somewhat helplessly.

They weren’t biological sisters, but from childhood to adulthood, whenever there was any trouble with Jiang Mi, even if she herself thought it was seamless, Jiang Hu could, as if she had a detector, instantly sniff out that something was wrong. When she was a child and was wronged outside or in a low mood, no matter how much she insisted she was fine, Jiang Hu could see through her at a glance.

Then, it would usually be Jiang Hu, with a thick textbook, blocking the classroom door of the person who had bullied her, beating them until they called her ‘grandma.’

It was no exaggeration to say that ever since Jiang Hu had stepped into this family, Jiang Mi had never been bullied outside. Even those elderly neighbors who loved to gossip, Jiang Hu dared to stand in front of their doors with her hands on her hips and scold them until they were speechless.

Later, when Jiang Hu presented as an Alpha, the people around her completely shut up.

Although Jiang Mi always argued with Jiang Hu, in her heart, she occasionally… had to admit that this sister had really gone all out for her and Jiang Youshu, with all her heart. It was probably when Jiang Mi had gotten a little more sensible and finally stopped arguing with Jiang Hu every day—that is, when Jiang Hu had just gone to college, that she had first truly noticed Jiang Hu’s short hair, which she had never grown out since she was a child.

That winter break, Jiang Hu had returned with a dusty bag of local specialties from her university. At the station, seeing Jiang Mi who had come to pick her up, Jiang Hu had come up and familiarly slapped her on the head. “Yo, the little princess has grown taller.”

She wasn’t that much older than her.

“Screw you,” Jiang Mi had retorted out of habit.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Hu hadn’t scolded her, but had instead suddenly opened her arms and hugged her and Jiang Youshu, who was beside her, tightly. Her muffled voice sounded, “I won’t go so far in the future. It’s better to be closer to home.”

Jiang Youshu’s eyes had turned red at that time.

Jiang Mi’s cheek was pressed against her short hair. She suddenly asked, “Why do you always keep your hair short? Long hair is so beautiful.” Jiang Youshu also nodded from the side.

Jiang Hu had just indifferently touched the back of her neck. “It’s easier to manage when it’s short. It saves trouble. I’m used to it now.”

It wasn’t until many years later that Jiang Mi truly understood the starting point of this habit.

When they were young, it wasn’t easy for Jiang Youshu to protect the two of them. It was inevitable that they would be bullied. Jiang Youshu was older, so she had taken on half of the parental responsibility.

Once, when Jiang Youshu had stood up for her and had her hair pulled in a crushing defeat, she had never grown her hair long again.

It was probably from the moment she knew that the hard shell she had built up against Jiang Hu in her heart had truly begun to soften.

—Of course, this didn’t stop her from scolding Jiang Hu every time she deliberately provoked her.

Jiang Mi sat down on the sofa next to her and looked at Jiang Hu with a resentful gaze. “If I tell you, don’t tell Mom.”

“Do you need to teach me?”

“You! Can’t you be more respectful when you talk to me!”

“Okay, I don’t need you to teach me.” Jiang Hu was compliant, but her tone was even more annoying.

“…I’m not talking anymore.”

Jiang Hu: “Are you a primary school student? Jiang Mi.”

Jiang Mi: “Who’s the primary school student? Jiang Hu!”

Jiang Mi crossed her arms, determined that even if Jiang Hu didn’t bow her head, even if it meant “death,” she would absolutely not speak. After a few seconds, Jiang Hu sighed speechlessly. “Fine, I’m the primary school student. Princess, please speak.”

“Yes.”

After receiving a white eye from her sister, she was like a deflated ball, her whole person relaxing and sinking deep into the back of the sofa. The things that had been bottled up in her heart these days had no one to talk to, and she was about to explode. Zhao Jia was so busy with work she was on her feet all day. She really didn’t want to dump her emotional garbage on her and add to her troubles.

Jiang Mi was concise and, in twenty minutes, roughly explained the events of the past few months, including the matter of Mo Yun and Mo Xi.

“One person’s blood isn’t enough to feed them, and they’re still thinking of you?” After listening, Jiang Hu sneered and made a judgment. “Stay far away from this kind of person in the future.”

“It’s because of the friendship between Lao Jiang and Auntie Mo…” Jiang Mi defended.

Jiang Hu’s teacup “clicked” on the coffee table, and she looked up and glared at her. “How much is friendship worth? You’re not tired of dealing with these people yourself? If Mom knew they were plotting against you like this, do you think she would still let them get close to you? You’re underestimating your own mom’s abilities!”

Jiang Hu came at her head-on.

Jiang Mi: “…”

“Don’t worry about Yan Wei’s matter. I’ll handle it. Don’t see any of these people in the future. What kind of negative energy are you getting involved with?”

Jiang Mi: “…No, what does it have to do with Yan Wei?”

No.

After Jiang Mi blurted it out, she pinched her own thigh. Of course, Yan Wei also had some problems. It was a bit too love-struck of her to be so quick to defend her.

Hearing this, Jiang Hu glared at her again. “Can’t you use your brain?”

“Anyway, don’t worry about my business with her. I have my own plans.” Jiang Mi’s heart hardened, and her tone softened a little. Her eyes rolled, and she put on a more fawning tone, “Sister…”

“……….Puke.”

“Sis.”

“…”

“Dear sis.”

“Shut up. Get to the point.”

Jiang Mi moved closer to Jiang Hu. “Can you do me a favor? I asked Lao Jiang before, but she wouldn’t tell me because I’m a child. Can you call Lao Jiang and ask what happened to Yan Wei’s family? What were the specific circumstances of the car accident? I really want to know.”

“Are you okay? She’s even restricting your freedom, and you’re still planning to jump in?” Jiang Hu was shocked by her stupidity.

Jiang Mi: “I don’t know how to explain this to you. Everyone has their own choices. Besides, I’m not saying I have to do anything now. I’m not a child anymore. I can distinguish right from wrong myself.” Of course, she knew that Jiang Hu was doing it for her own good, otherwise she wouldn’t have rushed to her workplace because she was worried about her.

“I’m serious. Help me.”

**

Nine o’clock.

When the call went through, Jiang Youshu had just finished playing mahjong and returned home.

“Why are you asking about this too? Did something happen?” Jiang Youshu’s tone was a little worried.

Jiang Hu glanced at Jiang Mi and said, “Mom, let me be honest with you. Jiang Mi often feels uncomfortable when she’s in contact with them. I just want to ask about this family’s past. If there’s really some mental illness, Jiang Mi will also have an idea.”

At first, Jiang Mi was still trying to stop her, but after hearing the last sentence, she gave up.

Forget it.

Jiang Youshu heard this. “When did this happen? Is Mimi next to you? What’s going on? Did something happen?”

Jiang Mi quickly interjected, trying to make her voice sound relaxed, “I’m here. It’s nothing. Just… I remember I asked you about Yan Wei and Auntie Mo before. You just told me that they had a falling out after her mother’s car accident, but you didn’t tell me the details. I’ve met Auntie Mo twice recently, and their relationship is a bit hard to understand, so I wanted to ask.”

She was afraid that Jiang Youshu would worry, so she tried to explain the matter as clearly as possible.

“Sigh, if I had known it would make you so awkward, I wouldn’t have kept pushing you two to interact. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” Jiang Youshu sighed. “That day was really an accident.”

A very ordinary rainy day.

“At that time, Yan Wei was only a few years old. Her mother, Yan Xiaotan, took her out. They were waiting at a red light when they had some kind of argument. Yan Wei refused to cross the green light, and in the standoff, they both forgot the time of the red light.

Perhaps Xiaotan pulled her too hard, and her high heel twisted her ankle, and she staggered back a few steps…”

Jiang Youshu’s voice was a little tight.

Jiang Mi’s heart also tightened, and she subconsciously picked up, “And then… the red light turned?”

“Mmm,” Jiang Youshu said heavily. “At that fatal moment, a car rushed over… there was surveillance footage at that time. At first glance, it looked like that child, Yan Wei, had pushed her mother out. This rumor even made it to the tabloids and was spread wildly. Fortunately, later, they found surveillance footage from another angle, and with the testimony of a passerby, it was clear that it was Xiaotan who had lost her balance and subconsciously tried to grab Yan Wei to steady herself. As a result, she didn’t control her strength and instead threw herself out…”

Even after so many years, when Jiang Youshu talked about this past, she was still full of sighs, her voice filled with an unforgettable regret.

“When Mo Yun heard about this, she rushed to the hospital like she was crazy.” Jiang Youshu’s voice lowered, with a hint of forbearance. “In front of so many people, she kicked Yan Wei to the ground. Later, even when the evidence was in front of her, proving that it was Yan Xiaotan who had slipped, she was like she was possessed and insisted—Yan Wei was the murderer! What was even scarier was… later, at home, she actually copied the surveillance footage of the car crash and, right in front of Yan Wei, played it for her frame by frame… over and over again… no one could stop her.”

Jiang Mi only felt as if her chest had been fiercely squeezed by something, and she unconsciously covered her chest.

She forced herself to steady her breathing and asked clearly, “Mom, you mentioned before that Dong Yanqi was also involved. What were the specific circumstances?” When she said that name, she tried to make her voice sound steady and calm.

“The three of them, Mo Yun, Yan Xiaotan, and your Auntie Dong, were as close as sisters at that time. On the day of the accident, Yanqi was also at the scene. It was her who took the blood-covered Xiaotan to the hospital. Later… Xiaotan passed away, and Mo Yun moved to our neighborhood with her two children, probably to have someone to look after them? But she didn’t live there for long before she moved again.”

Jiang Mi had the clearest impression of when they had moved in and moved out.

Fragmented images suddenly flashed through her mind—during that time, at the street corner, she seemed to always see Yan Wei alone.

It turned out that it wasn’t that she liked to be outside, but that she had nowhere to go.

Mo Yun’s feelings for Yan Wei were no longer just resentment. It was a hatred that was carved into her bones.

“I think she was probably not normal at that time. How good can a child raised by such a person be?” Jiang Hu said.

Jiang Youshu didn’t agree with this. “Xiao Hu, you can’t say that. Mo Yun is also very pitiful.”

Jiang Hu’s mind was very clear. She didn’t want Jiang Youshu to fall into the trap of being soft-hearted.

“I was wrong. After all, the child is innocent. But Mom, because you’re more familiar with Mo Yun, you naturally favor her from the perspective of a peer. But as her child, isn’t she more pitiful? Just like me and Jiang Mi, if we hadn’t met a you, or had met a mother like Mo Yun, wouldn’t we be a thousand times more miserable than this woman who has lost her partner?”

The other end of the line was silent for a long time. Jiang Youshu finally let out a long sigh. “…You’re right.”

Jiang Hu glanced at Jiang Mi’s slightly pale face and timely cut off the topic. “Alright, Mom. We roughly know what’s going on. Don’t worry. I’ll come over and stay with her for two days. You do what you have to do. Don’t worry.”

The phone hung up, and the electronic dial tone was particularly clear in the quiet room.

Jiang Hu said, “Put away your sympathy. Weren’t our childhoods more pitiful than hers? Have you forgotten how you got that injury on your ankle? You can’t save anyone. In such a family, you’ve also experienced Yan Wei’s temperament. If your mind is still not clear, just wait to be taken advantage of.”

She stopped there.

Jiang Hu knew that it was enough to say this much. Just as Jiang Mi herself had said, adults had to be responsible for their own choices.

She stood up, picked up the handle of her suitcase, and the sound of the zipper teeth scraping was very piercing in the silence. When she reached the door, her footsteps paused. Without turning her head, she just threw out a light sentence, “You like her that much?”

Jiang Mi’s gaze slowly focused.

“Apart from you and Mom.”

The one I like the most.