Fake Alpha Daughter's Self-Help Notes - Chapter 9

“Gu Qingqing, why did you take so long to come down? I saw that most of your classmates had left…” Gu Fei puffed out her cheeks slightly and complained.

She stood up from the ground, but her feet became numb from squatting for too long. Her backpack was too heavy on the first day of school, so she fell backwards uncontrollably, and her cell phone was thrown out.

Gu Qingqing rushed over quickly, put her arm around Gu Fei’s waist, and grabbed her cell phone with her other hand.

Gu Qingqing accidentally pressed her thumb on the phone screen, and immediately a soft voice came from inside, “Doctor~”

Gu Qingqing subconsciously glanced at the screen.

Gu Fei was once again playing that anime-style tower defense game from last time. On the main screen sat a swimsuit-clad girl with long legs, white hair, red eyes, and a stunning figure, her features were exceptionally beautiful.

Gu Qingqing glanced at the screen of her cell phone, then looked at Gu Fei who was still in her arms.

The scene was a little awkward for a moment.

“Gu Qingqing! Give my phone back to me…you, you misunderstood! I really don’t like this kind of thing…but I’m a hardcore tower defense player!” Gu Fei pounced closer, hugged Gu Qingqing’s back, and took the phone back.

In that instant, their chests touched.

Gu Qingqing felt her heartbeat was so fast, much faster than Gu Fei’s. At the same time, she was enveloped by a milky fragrance, with a faint scent of sunshine, which made her unable to help but take a few more sniffs.

Gu Fei snatched back the phone and locked the screen. Her legs were no longer numb, and she snorted and stepped out of Gu Qingqing’s arms.

Gu Qinging lowered her head to hide her distracted eyes. When she looked up again, a faint smile appeared on her face, “Ng, ng, I know you don’t like it.”

“…I can’t be bothered with you,” Gu Fei said, turning to leave. But Gu Qingqing reached out and grabbed the hem of her shirt.

Gu Fei frowned, “Hmm?”

Gu Qingqing said seriously, “Thank you for waiting for me, Gu Fei.”

Gu Fei hadn’t blushed earlier, but now a flush spread across her cheeks. She looked away and said, “We’re family And since you’re still unfamiliar with everything here, it’s only right that I wait and go home with you.”

Gu Qingqing smiled and nodded.

Gu Fei felt more and more uncomfortable, and hurriedly took a few steps forward, but suddenly she felt a pain in her ankle and sat down on the ground again.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Qingqing hurriedly reached out and pulled her up.

“It seems that I twisted my foot when I fell backwards just now.” Gu Fei’s voice was a little aggrieved. Despite the pain, she didn’t show courtesy to Gu Qingqing and held her wrist to stand up.

When she stood up, she felt a piercing pain in her ankle again, which made Gu Fei burst into tears.

The girl’s dark pupils were filled with mist, tears were seeping out from the corners of her eyes, and the corners of her mouth were drooping in grievance. At this time, Gu Fei was like a bullied little kitty, eliciting pity.

Gu Qingqing hurriedly supported her, “Does it hurt? Do you want to go to infirmary?”

At the mention of the word “infirmary,” a deep fear flashed in Gu Fei’s eyes. She had intended to shake her head, but when she tested her foot with a slight movement, a wave of intense pain shot through her. Holding back tears, she could only nod, “Mn.”

Gu Qingqing slung her backpack over her shoulder, walked up to Gu Fei and squatted down.

Gu Fei’s eyes widened, “…what are you doing?”

“I’ll carry you over…” Gu Qingqing looked back in confusion, as if wondering why Gu Fei didn’t come up.

But then Gu Fei’s pupils widened even more. She shook her head like a rattle-drum and even hopped backward a few steps on her injured foot, despite the pain.

“No way! A single A woman should not be allowed to have any contact with others!” Gu Fei shouted.

Gu Qingqing stood up and walked over. Gu Fei took a small step back cautiously. Gu Qingqing was afraid that she would get hurt again, so she had to stand still and compromised, “Gu Fei, I won’t carry you. Just hand over your backpack, and I’ll help you walk to the infirmary, okay?

“But carrying two backpacks all by yourself…” Gu Fei said in a dilemma.

“Although I look thin, I’m actually very strong,” Gu Qingqing tilted her head, “When I was in the countryside, I often did farm work, so it was no problem for me to carry an extra backpack.”

While Gu Fei was still thinking, Gu Qingqing quickly moved to her side, took off her backpack, and gently supported her arm. Her eyes curved with a soft smile as she said quietly, “Let’s go.”

Gu Fei grumbled softly, and seeing that Gu Qingqing was carrying two backpacks without any effort, she gave directions in a low voice, “The infirmary is in the junior high section, just go out through the cafeteria and into the little garden over there…”

Gu Qingqing held Gu Fei’s shoulders and bore most of her body weight, while Gu Fei jumped in small steps.

The two walked with great difficulty.

Over twenty minutes later, they arrived outside the junior high school building. The infirmary was located on the side of the first floor.

There were five steps leading into the school building. Gu Qingqing supported Gu Fei as they climbed them one by one with difficulty. On the final step, Gu Fei lost focus for a moment and accidentally stepped down with her injured foot.

Gu Fei blinked blankly, dazed.

Gu Qingqing thought she was hurt again, and hurriedly held her tighter, but unexpectedly, Gu Fei said weakly, “It seems…it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

As she spoke, Gu Fei tried walking with both feet while leaning on Gu Qingqing for support, and sure enough, there was no problem at all.

“I have fully recovered.” Gu Fei said in a daze.

An Alpha’s physical strength was already superior to that of ordinary people, let alone Gu Fei, who was a top-tier Alpha. Although her body couldn’t yet handle high concentrations of pheromones, minor injuries healed quickly.

“Then are we still going to the infirmary?” Gu Qingqing was also a little confused.

The moment Gu Fei thought about the smell of disinfectant in the infirmary, and the doctor trying to comfort her while holding a sharp needle, she immediately shook her head in fear, “I’m not going, I’m not going! I’m totally fine now, why bother with the infirmary!”

Gu Fei took Gu Qingqing’s hand, ran in the opposite direction, and jumped down five steps lightly.

Gu Qingqing was a little worried at first, but when she saw that she could run and jump, she no longer mentioned going to the infirmary.

“Backpack!” Gu Fei jumped a few steps and suddenly turned around. She forgot that she was still holding Gu Qingqing’s hand and almost fell into Gu Qingqing’s arms.

Gu Qingqing caught a whiff of the rich, milky scent and froze for a moment. By the time she snapped out of it, Gu Fei had already let go of her hand, taken a step back, and was staring at her as she repeated, “My…backpack.”

“I’ll carry it for you.” Gu Qingqing shook her head and had no intention of returning the backpack to her.

Seeing that Gu Fei was about to get angry again, Gu Qingqing added gently, “Aunt Gu asked me the other day to take good care of you. Carrying one more backpack isn’t tiring for me at all, and I don’t mind helping out. Just think of it as my way of thanking you for staying behind to wait for me, alright?”

Gu Fei didn’t have much stamina, and on the first day of school, a backpack full of books really was a heavy burden for her.

Seeing Gu Fei hesitating, Gu Qingqing immediately took a few steps forward and changed the subject, “By the way, Gu Fei, can you tell what your pheromones smell like?”

“My pheromones…” Gu Fei frowned and asked, “Why are you asking this?”

“I smell a milky scent on you,” Gu Qingqing said softly.

“That’s the scent of the barrier agent!” Gu Fei shot her a glare, “You don’t seriously think my pheromones smell like milk, do you? I-I’m not a kid! There’s no way I’d have such a childish scent.”

With her petite figure, frilly little dress, and slightly puffed up cheeks, no matter how she looked at it, Gu Fei saying those words felt completely out of place.

In order to prevent Gu Fei from getting angry again, Gu Qingqing tried hard to hold back her laughter and did not refute her words.

Only then did Gu Fei speak seriously, “I don’t really know what my pheromones smell like either. It feels light, with a kind of fresh scent, but it’s not exactly floral. I even asked my Physiology teacher, but she couldn’t say for sure what the scent actually is.”

Gu Qingqing nodded thoughtfully.

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Midnight.

Gu Fei was awakened by thirst. She sat up from the bed, threw back the quilt, bent down to take a few breaths, then opened the door as if she was familiar with the place and prepared to go downstairs to get some water.

Within the first five years after differentiation, Alphas and Omegas were prone to developing pheromone disorder due to poor integration between their glands and bodies. Only after five years, as the body gradually adapts, do the symptoms of disorder begin to subside.

Unfortunately, Gu Fei was one of those suffering from pheromone disorder. Her particular symptom was severe dehydration whenever the seasons changed, especially at night, when she would often wake up from thirst.

It was the transition from summer to autumn, and the central air conditioning in the villa kept the temperature just right. Without even putting on a jacket, Gu Fei walked downstairs in just a camisole-style nightdress. As she passed by Gu Qingqing’s room, she paused for a moment, her brows slightly furrowing.

A faint light seeped out from under the door of Gu Qingqing’s room.

What time is it now? She’s still not asleep? Is she playing on her phone…?

Gu Fei didn’t think much about it. She yawned and went downstairs. When she passed the living room, she looked up at the clock. It was 1:30 in the morning.

Gu Fei went to the kitchen to grab a can of cold cola. After heading back upstairs, she hesitated for a moment outside Gu Qingqing’s door but ultimately didn’t knock. Instead, she decided to go back to her room to message her.

“Great…!” Gu Fei exclaimed as she popped open the cold cola and took a big gulp. Only then did she open WeChat and start scrolling through it.

Contacts, search, Gu Qingqing——no results.

Perhaps it was because her brain was not very clear late at night. Gu Fei stared at the screen of her mobile phone for a while before she realized that she had not added Gu Qingqing’s WeChat yet.

Gu Fei tilted her head, her brows furrowing, then relaxing, then furrowing again, and relaxing once more.

A few minutes later, with a can of cold cola in one hand and her phone in the other, she left her room again, almost as if driven by some unseen force.

The light in the crack of Gu Qingqing’s door was still on.

Gu Fei leaned against the door, drinking Coke and staring at her phone, wondering whether she should knock on the door and ask.

Just then, the door opened. Gu Qingqing stood inside the room in her pajamas, looking at her curiously. “Gu Fei, it’s so late, can’t sleep? Is something bothering you?”

The light shone from Gu Qingqing’s back, adding a layer of hazy light to her thin outline. Her smooth black hair fell behind her, not covering her cheeks. Gu Qingqing was not wearing glasses at this time, and her temperament was completely different from that at school during the day.

Sharp, cold, and gentle.

Gu Fei was stunned for a moment, and forgot to ask Gu Qingqing why she was not asleep. Instead, she answered her, “I have pheromone disorder. I was awakened by thirst in the middle of the night, so I came out to get some water.”

Gu Fei shook the iced cola in her left hand.

Gu Qingqing’s gaze was fixed on the screen of Gu Fei’s cell phone.

On the screen was the QR code page for adding a friend on WeChat.

Thirsty and unable to sleep in the middle of the night, she ended up standing outside Gu Qingqing’s door with a can of cold cola, and even opened the friend request page on WeChat…?