After a Metaphysics Master Transmigrates into a Scummy Alpha, She Ends Up with the Best Actress

The comments flooded in like wildfire:

[@Ye Lin, scumbag Alpha, get out of the entertainment industry! You’re no longer a rich heiress, so drop the act and disappear! No one’s going to bankroll you for projects ever again!]

[Ye Lin’s acting is painfully bad—just make her leave!]

[Am I the only one worrying about her future? After raising their daughter for so many years, would the Ye family really abandon her? The wealthy are so heartless.]

[To the person above, if you’re feeling virtuous, go get lost with Ye Lin! A fame-chasing scumbag doesn’t deserve to stand by our brother.]

[Feeling sorry for Brother Quan for a second.]

[This industry is such a mess.]

The target of this online storm, wrapped in a flurry of notifications, stood in the grand hall of a Ye family mansion in Ye City, staring blankly at the piles of suitcases scattered across the floor.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do? Ye Lin never thought she would one day find herself asking these three soul-searching questions.

She had just subdued the Ghost King and was planning to return to her sect, hadn’t she? She must have fainted from hunger along the way, because she didn’t remember anything after that. Now, she was wearing clothes that weren’t hers, standing in an unfamiliar place, with several large suitcases in front of her, what kind of newfangled magical tools were these?

“Ye Lin, what are you doing? I suggest you stop! Our engagement has been dissolved. My fiancée is Ye Man—and only Ye Man,” said a stunning woman over 1.8 meters tall, dressed in a bespoke suit, arms crossed arrogantly, casting Ye Lin a look of sheer disdain.

Ye Man?

“Sister Yun, please don’t say that. After all, it was Ye Lin who was engaged to you. If not for me, sniffle, sniffle, it’s all my fault. I’ll talk to my parents and ask them to return you to Ye Lin,” Ye Man said weakly, standing at the foot of the staircase, lips bitten, hands gripping the railing. Her delicate figure swayed slightly, appearing fragile and restrained, eliciting a natural desire to protect her.

Sister Yun?

Sure enough, Yun Xiao leapt forward to support the seemingly fainting Ye Man, speaking softly: “Man-Man, the engagement between our families was always meant for the eldest daughters—the Ye family’s and the Yun family’s. Ye Lin is just an interloper; she doesn’t deserve it! From now on, you’re the only one I care about!”

Interloper?

Dizzy and overwhelmed, Ye Lin sank onto the sofa, accidentally hitting the TV switch. As the screen flickered to life, a barrage of chaotic voices poured into her mind, accompanied by a wave of foreign memories. Her brows furrowed in pain. The memories were intense, filled with extreme emotions. She quickly traced a calming charm in the air, finally steadying herself.

Damn it! She had transmigrated—into an ABO novel she had read before. In it, there was a false heiress named Ye Lin—just like her—swapped at birth and a scumbag Alpha who had a fiancée yet flirted with everyone.

In the book, this scumbag Alpha had been spoiled in the Ye family, grew up aimless and unskilled, and hoped to become a top star in the entertainment industry solely on her looks. Unfortunately, every drama she starred in was funded by her family—her acting was atrocious. She got dragged through online criticism but never learned her lesson, always hopping onto other celebrities’ fame and even nearly getting someone’s leg broken while scheming with a minor Omega.

Eventually, the Ye family discovered she wasn’t their true daughter and brought back the real heiress, Ye Man. Both being Alphas, Ye Lin lost all parental indulgence. Her engagement to Yun Xiao was canceled, and Ye Man was betrothed instead. Compared to scumbag Ye Lin, Ye Man was obedient and sensible, despite growing up in the countryside. Naturally, the Yun family agreed.

With no support from the Ye family, plus Ye Man’s private provocations and pressure, Ye Lin spiraled. She even tried drugging Yun Xiao to reclaim what she thought was hers, only to be utterly abandoned and die in poverty in the wilderness.

In truth, the original Ye Lin wasn’t evil—her tantrums were attempts to earn parental approval. She just went about it the wrong way, and her extreme personality caused many mistakes.

Mistakes are mistakes.

Now that Ye Lin had transmigrated, she wasn’t about to repeat history. Looking at the pair cuddled together, she scratched her head and decided to step aside—leave this house. After all, she was the head of a powerful Taoist sect. With her skills, starving to death wasn’t an option.

Starving, hmm, she wondered if her poverty-prone trait had come along.

Seeing Ye Lin sitting blankly on the sofa, Ye Man gritted her teeth. She had suffered in the countryside all her life. Now, with a chance to rise, she wouldn’t let Ye Lin steal Yun Xiao from her again. Everything in this house had to be hers—only hers.

“Don’t worry, sister. I’ll talk to my parents about investing in your new drama and get your favorite, Brother Quan, to co-star with you,” Ye Man added, intending to ruin Ye Lin online at the same time. “Though my bond with my parents isn’t as strong as yours, this house will always be yours.”

Listening to this self-effacing, seemingly humble attitude—so thick with passive-aggression—Ye Lin smirked. If Ye Man hadn’t always played the delicate, bullied victim, would the Ye family have suppressed the original Ye Lin so cruelly?

Ye Lin, being herself, had no interest in playing along.

Yun Xiao continued comforting Ye Man. In her eyes, Ye Man was far more sensible and capable than Ye Lin, and as a Bate heir with real power, she preferred obedient and pliable individuals, even if they were Alphas. By comparison, Ye Lin’s behavior irritated her.

“No need, little sister. I’ve never been a Ye family member, so I won’t take even a penny from them—or your fiancée,” Ye Lin said, rising to inspect the large suitcases. The original owner had merely packed a few clothes to scare her parents into keeping her.

The original girl had been foolish. Who would love a child like that? Ye Lin, being herself, had no attachment to such trivial possessions. Her important documents were in her backpack; the rest, she wouldn’t touch.

“Ye Lin, don’t try any tricks. My uncle and aunt won’t be fooled again!” Yun Xiao said through gritted teeth, having had enough of the mischievous scumbag.

“Sister Yun, don’t say that—it’s all my fault,” Ye Man said, clutching Yun Xiao’s hand like a fragile flower.

Ye Lin had to admire the girl’s skill at manipulation. “No worries. I’ll leave now and make space for you two.”

As she stepped out, the door opened—Ye Lin’s father and mother had returned.

Ye Man seized the moment to attack again:

“Sister, stop causing trouble! You’re just hurting our parents. They raised you for over twenty years—you can’t repay them like this! Unlike me, who has fought to survive since childhood, I can adapt to society and take care of myself. You should stay and care for our parents properly.” Tears streamed down her face.

Yun Xiao felt pangs of sympathy and shot Ye Lin several disapproving glances.

Ye Lin thought: I’m leaving, and they still pull this stunt? They just want to show off how pitiful they were in the countryside and earn sympathy while looking sensible.

The girl wanted her inheritance back—Ye Lin could understand—but dragging her down like this was excessive. The original girl had been swapped at birth, yet the heroine made it feel like her fault. Ye Lin had to get back a little for her.

Turning to Ye Man, she smiled and snapped her fingers, leaving without a backward glance.

“You’ve shamelessly stolen the place for twenty-five years, but the clothes and money you spent were originally mine. Good thing you’re gullible—every time I triggered you, you fell for it. I have all the means to ruin you, and you can’t touch me,” Ye Man muttered, covering her mouth in shock at what she’d just said.

Yun Xiao stared in disbelief—was the gentle, kind Ye Man really capable of such words?

Panicking, Ye Man tried to cover herself but couldn’t stop:

“Yun Xiao, you’re no saint either. Who abandons their fiancée? I’m a future heiress; I could never live with a Bate! Their fertility is low; even if I married one, I’d need a delicate, charming Omega.”

Yun Xiao staggered back, horrified. Her Bate identity was paramount. She had worked hard to qualify as an heir, competing with other Alphas. Never did she imagine her fiancée would say such cruel things—an outright humiliation!

Ye Man’s desperate, pleading gaze sought help.

Ye Lin’s parents, entering at that moment, froze. They had heard everything. Was Ye Man really so cunning? Even if Ye Lin had been a spoiled brat, she couldn’t have destroyed her, right? And Yun Xiao had treated Ye Man well. Yet Ye Man still looked down on her gender?

Seeing her parents, Ye Man panicked further:

“You two, blind parents, didn’t even notice your child was gone for twenty years! Don’t think I didn’t know you looked down on me growing up in the countryside. You never truly looked at me after I returned. You opposed my becoming a star, only to consider Ye Lin’s feelings. You’ve always favored her! Just wait—I’ll take over the Ye family. When you’re old, I’ll cut off your oxygen.”

Ye Lin’s parents froze, then shook with anger. Yun Xiao’s presence probably stopped them from doing more.

Ye Lin thought: Truly a “happy family” scene! I won’t disturb further—farewell.

Suppressing a smile, she reflected: she had only triggered Ye Man’s darker side using her spiritual power. Surprise—the girl really was dark. Human nature doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.

The TV switched to an ad. A woman appeared, hair flowing, porcelain skin, peach-blossom eyes, graceful movements, golden radiance surrounding her—captivating Ye Lin’s gaze.

“This, this person actually exists in this world?” Ye Lin’s eyes widened in excitement. “Who is she?”