Chu Qing has lived four lives in all, and every one of them was extraordinary.
In her first life, she was a frail, often ill daughter of an official, who never left the inner chambers. She died quietly of illness on the eve of her wedding at sixteen.
In her second life, she was the exalted eldest princess of a powerful matriarchal kingdom. She passed away in her sleep on the eve of taking a husband at eighteen.
In her third life, she was a gentle, quiet, and reserved heiress to a wealthy family. She suddenly died on the eve of an arranged marriage at twenty-four.
Chu Qing: ?
She got it. So she wasn't allowed to get married, huh?
In her fourth life, she arrived in a strange world with three sexes: Alpha, Beta, and Omega. Everyone had a unique scent, known as a pheromone.
Chu Qing: This is a little strange, but I hope I can live a little longer this time.
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Everyone thought Chu Qing didn't seem like an Alpha. She was gentle and soft-spoken, the complete opposite of her childhood friend, Xie Yuandan.
Hot-tempered, cold, and utterly lacking in empathy.
Compared with an Omega, Xie Yuandan seemed far more like the kind of Alpha people expected.
They had grown up together, and their parents knew each other. In the eyes of outsiders, they were a handsome Alpha and a beautiful Omega, a match made in heaven.
Xie Yuandan thought so too, until one day he realized that wasn't the case.
Chu Qing thought Xie Yuandan had been acting strange lately.
He kept making sarcastic remarks.
"You like Omegas like that? All delicate and frail, crying every day and calling you 'big sister'?"
"You'd even go for such a promiscuous Beta? Ha, that's ridiculous."
"You like Alphas? Since when do you like such crude, violent Alphas? Have you lost your mind?!"
Chu Qing: ?
Had Xie Yuandan taken the wrong medicine?
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One dark and stormy night,
Chu Qing was at her desk as usual, practicing calligraphy to cultivate her character and refine her sensibilities.
Crash! The glass window shattered across the floor.
Chu Qing looked up in shock.
"Help me..." Xie Yuandan was curled up on the floor, trembling, his clothes in disarray and his face flushed bright red.
Chu Qing: !
She sprang up and swiftly grabbed a suppressant from the first-aid kit. Just as she was about to inject him, Xie Yuandan knocked it aside.
He rasped, "I'm allergic to suppressants..."
Chu Qing froze. "Then I'll call an emergency medical shuttle. Wait..."
Xie Yuandan grabbed her wrist. His beautiful eyes were red, filled with hurt, sadness, and something else...
"Chu Qing, do you really find me that repulsive? Do you hate me?"
"When we played games as kids, you never picked me. You wouldn't trade breakfasts with me. You dodged me whenever I came close. You wouldn't hold my hand when we teamed up. You smiled at everyone else, but always gave me the cold shoulder..."
He trembled violently, then finally couldn't hold himself up and dropped hard onto his knees.
Chu Qing: "..." Huh? What are you talking about?
Unwilling to give up, Xie Yuandan clutched the hem of Chu Qing's clothes, veins bulging on the back of his hand.
He stared at her without blinking, tears clouding his eyes.
"Big sister... please... help me..."
Tears slowly fell from the face that was always held high with arrogant pride.
Theme: A match made for each other