Everyone Loves the Alpha, But He’s Not Interested [Transmigration] - Chapter 123

[Skill effectiveness is capped at 100. Once depleted, the skill becomes completely invalid.]

[Why the hell does this thing keep decreasing????] Yun Zhaoyue couldn’t accept it and angrily questioned the system, YYDS.

[When a skill proves too effective, it automatically activates restrictions to impose limitations. Host, I warned you—this is an S-rank world, and your mission difficulty is extremely high. In worlds below A-rank, neither the skill on Yu’s mother nor the one on Yu Zhangyuan would exhibit subjective initiative.]

[…]

Back when she first bound with the system YYDS and gained the chance to revive, YYDS had given her several world options to choose from.

Upon seeing that the ABO world had heat cycles and rut periods, Yun Zhaoyue immediately selected it. YYDS had advised her to choose carefully, but Yun Zhaoyue was only fixated on the idea of seeing an omega succumb to desire beneath her. She ignored the warning and stubbornly entered this world.

This world was her own choice, and now that her skill effectiveness was malfunctioning, she had no one to blame but herself.

Today was New Year’s Day, and the Yu family was having dumplings for breakfast.

Ning Xi first placed a dumpling in Yu Qingsha’s vinegar dish, then served one to Yu’s mother.

Yu’s mother happily ate the dumpling and remarked pointedly, “Xixi is so thoughtful. Unlike some people who sit so far away during a family meal, clearly just trying to slack off.”

Yu Zhangyuan immediately straightened his back. “Ruoruo, I wasn’t—”

“No need to explain. I already know what you’re going to say. Let’s just leave it at that.” Yu’s mother replied with a tone of resignation.

Unable to bear her demeanor, Yu Zhangyuan pressed his lips together and stood up. Yun Zhaoyue looked at him in confusion. “Uncle Yu?”

Yu Zhangyuan lowered his gaze and patted her shoulder. “It’s nothing. I’m just changing seats.”

With that, he picked up his vinegar dish and chopsticks and moved to sit beside Yu’s mother.

[Yu Zhangyuan’s skill effectiveness remaining: 80%.]

Plop! Yun Zhaoyue froze mid-bite, and the dumpling she had been eating fell into the vinegar dish. Dark vinegar splashed onto her chest, leaving a messy stain.

Yun Zhaoyue: “…”

[Host, you dropped it yourself. Don’t blame me.] System YYDS preemptively defended itself.

Yun Zhaoyue gritted her teeth. [When did I say it was your fault?!]

Her acting skills hadn’t improved much in such a short time. She glanced down at the stain on her clothes, then looked up with a pout, feigning helplessness as she turned to Yu Qingsha.

“Qingsha-jie, we’re about the same size. Could you lend me a change of clothes?” She batted her eyelashes pitifully.

Yu Qingsha didn’t even glance at her, replying with elegant composure, “No.”

Yun Zhaoyue immediately shifted her pleading gaze to Yu Zhangyuan.

Yu Zhangyuan: “Qingsha, you—”

Yu’s mother turned her head slightly. “What did you want to say to Qingsha?”

Yu Zhangyuan awkwardly rubbed his nose. “Nothing, I was just calling my daughter’s name.”

[Yu Zhangyuan’s skill effectiveness remaining: 70%.]

[YYDS, why did it drop again?!]

[Human emotions are complex and unpredictable. I’m just an emotionless system asking me won’t give you answers.]

Yun Zhaoyue: […]

What was even the point of binding with this system???

Though Yun Zhaoyue had thick skin, she didn’t want to be publicly humiliated. Before Yu Qingxue could voice her refusal, Yun put on a magnanimous expression and said, “No problem. I’ll wear this for now and just call the boutique to deliver some clothes after breakfast.”

Yu Zhangyuan frowned slightly. “Zhaoyue, no need to call the boutique. I’ve already asked my secretary to buy you some clothes—they should arrive soon.”

“Thank you, Uncle Yu.” Yun Zhaoyue forced a smile.

Yu Zhangyuan nodded at her affectionately.

Madam Yu glanced at her husband, suspicion flashing in her eyes. This behavior was utterly uncharacteristic normally, Yu Zhangyuan would barely tolerate someone like Yun Zhaoyue, having privately told his wife he found such people disgusting. Why was he suddenly able to endure Yun’s pretentiousness today?

Breakfast concluded without further incident, and Yu Zhangyuan’s secretary arrived promptly with everything Yun would need for her two-day stay at the Yu residence.

After instructing the housekeeper to show Yun to the guest room to change, Yu Zhangyuan found himself being pulled upstairs by his wife for what she called a “serious discussion.”

In the living room, Yu Qingxue worked through emails on her laptop while Ning Xi scrolled through her phone. Qi Huaihuai had sent several messages, half bragging, half panicking seeking advice.

Qi Huaihuai: Ning Xi! Zhao Duo wants to take me home to meet his parents! What should I do?
Qi Huaihuai: I heard the Zhao family is really powerful. Will they look down on me for being an orphan?
Qi Huaihuai: Zhao Duo says they’re nice, but I’m still so nervous…
Qi Huaihuai: What gifts should I bring? They’re so rich cheap stuff would embarrass me, but I can’t afford expensive things! [crying emoji]

Ning Xi: Simple. Tell Zhao Duo all your worries, he’ll handle it.
Ning Xi: Also, congratulations, Huaihuai.

Qi Huaihuai: Ning Xi! You finally replied!
Ning Xi: I was having breakfast earlier.

Qi Huaihuai: I watched your dating show with Yu Qingxue… Your acting was so convincing! It really looked like you two were dating for real.
Qi Huaihuai: You must’ve had a script, right? Otherwise how would you know all those romantic moves?

Ning Xi detected the sour note in these messages and smirked as she typed her response.

Ning Xi: We are actually dating [smile emoji]
Ning Xi: As for scripts. I don’t know any romantic tactics. Everything I did came naturally because I love Qingxue.

After sending this, Ning Xi waited several minutes without a reply. Unconcerned, she switched to browsing Weibo’s trending topics.

Finally, Qi Huaihuai responded with a single line:

Qi Huaihuai: …So you’re seriously dating Yu Qingxue?

Ning Xi’s lips curved. Huaihuai really couldn’t hide her jealousy.

Ning Xi: Correct. We’re in a committed relationship.

Qi Huaihuai: Well… congratulations. The Yu family makes the Zhaos look middle-class, and Yu Qingxue runs her own company. If you marry her, you won’t even need to act anymore—just have them hand you a few businesses to manage.

Ning Xi: Huaiai, I don’t lack money myself, but I still want to act. The Yu family’s company has nothing to do with me. Don’t say such things to me again in the future.

Qi Huaihuaii stared at Ning Xi’s reply on her phone, frozen for a long time.

Ning Xi had always sided with her in everything before and had never spoken to her in such a tone…

Qi Huaihuai felt a small void in her heart and sighed with a sense of loss.

She actually understood her own feelings, Ning Xi had been the person who treated her best for over a decade. It was only natural to feel a psychological gap when she suddenly turned her affections toward someone else. Especially since Ning Xi, now an alpha, was so stunning.

If she weren’t currently dating Zhao Duo, she would definitely try to win Ning Xi back.

“You were just fine playing on your phone, why the sudden sigh?” Zhao Duo walked over and sat beside Qi Huaihuai, wrapping an arm around her.

Qi Huaihuai hugged Zhao Duo and leaned her head against his shoulder. “I always thought Ning Xi and Qingxue-jie were just acting in that show Let’s Fall in Love Today.”

She lifted her head and saw Zhao Duo looking completely unsurprised. She wrinkled her nose. “Did you already know they were really dating?”

Zhao Duo said, “Not too early. I figured it out while watching the first episode.”

“The first episode? I thought the first episode was so fake it felt scripted.” Qi Huaihuai had only just learned that Ning Xi was in a dating show and, driven by some inexplicable urge, had rewatched the first episode three times.

“Everything in the first episode was way too coincidental. They probably only started dating later on.”

Zhao Duo chuckled softly. “Silly girl. I know Qingxue—when she likes something, she never acts without absolute certainty. If she agreed to join a dating show, it means she already had a target and a plan.”

Qi Huaihuai processed his words, her eyes slowly widening. “Y-you mean Yu Qingxue had her sights on Ning Xi from the start? All those coincidences in the show were arranged by her?”

Her mind reeled, her gaze flickering unconsciously, Ning Xi hated being deceived.

Seeing her expression, Zhao Duo ruffled her long hair with his large hand. “Huaiai, whatever you’re thinking of doing, don’t. If you anger Qingxue, even I won’t be able to protect you.”

Qi Huaihuai stiffened.

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