I Topped the Aloof Omega in a Scummy Alpha Novel - Chapter 57

“I’m really looking forward to her reaction that day.”

Everything was back on track.

Xuan Yuchi no longer had to rush around daily with cumbersome tasks under Huo Xiaoli’s identity. She had been turned into a cat, only needing to stay at home and quietly await her owner’s return.

The film Superior Pleasure premiered at the GANA Film Festival, and Bian Yunchen won the Best Actress award. At the peak of her career, she announced that she would be taking a break. The voices of regret from fans both domestic and international seemed to drown out the world.

However, the person at the focus of the lens, having shed her celebrity aura, was now sitting in a private dessert shop. The hemispherical awning was useless at night, but beneath its canopy, the beauty scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and smilingly fed it to the person across from her.

Summer had arrived.

“Ah…” Xuan Yuchi swallowed it in one bite. The vanilla coolness slid down her throat, dispelling the heat.

It was three in the morning. The dessert shop was secluded, and the owner was an old friend of Xuan Yuchi’s, allowing the two of them to relax completely.

Relishing the rare leisurely days, Xuan Yuchi rested her chin on her hand, gazing at Bian Yunchen. Laughter spilled from her eyes, and the light from the dessert shop’s sign fell into them, making them sparkle like diamonds.

“What are you thinking about?” Xuan Yuchi asked her.

Bian Yunchen crooked her finger, and Xuan Yuchi leaned in, receiving a fleeting, light kiss on her cheek that made her beam.

Xuan Yuchi leaned back against the chair, hands crossed behind her neck, experiencing a sense of tranquility.

“After the election, I’ll take you on a world tour. There are so many interesting places and interesting people; you’ll absolutely love it.”

She idly envisioned their future, holding hands, eating, drinking, and having fun together.

Bian Yunchen offered a slight smile: “Didn’t you say you wanted to find a chance to ‘come back from the dead’ and continue to work deep in the film industry?”

Xuan Yuchi sat up straight, hugging the shaved ice on the table, then lifting it up as if it were a trophy: “Once we finish our trip, I’ll diligently pursue my career. Then we can collaborate and sweep up all the awards.”

After saying this, she covered her face and giggled shyly, as if she could truly see herself winning the awards.

Bian Yunchen thought it would be simple. With her help, Xuan Yuchi would have an unobstructed path in this career. Seeing her expectant look, Bian Yunchen hummed an affirmation: “Then work hard.”

Her phone vibrated. Bian Yunchen took it without looking and walked to a nearby corner, her eyes fixed on Xuan Yuchi eating the shaved ice, her expression gentle.

The caller was Bai Yangyang.

A few months ago, Bian Yunchen contacted Bai Yi. Since Bai Ci had fallen out with the Bai family, Bai Yi immediately sent people to capture Bai Yangyang domestically, keeping her in an unknown location. Bian Yunchen obtained Bai Yangyang’s phone and answered Xuan Yuchi’s questions via text messages.

It seemed that blood was thicker than water; Bai Yi hadn’t harmed Bai Yangyang and had even given her permission to make calls.

“Can you deceive her for a lifetime?”

Bai Yangyang’s voice sounded a little weak.

The answer, of course, was no, but Bian Yunchen would figure out a solution before then.

“You’ll jump, do you understand?”

Bian Yunchen scoffed: “Who can say for sure?”

In this game with fate, Bai Yangyang didn’t even have the right to participate, so what right did she have to predict her end?

“Aren’t you afraid she’ll leave you when Xuan Yuchi finds out you lied to her?!”

Bian Yunchen’s gaze suddenly cooled a few degrees, dropping to the ground. It had rained yesterday, and the puddle of accumulated water reflected Bian Yunchen’s face, cold and somber.

Would she?

She was quite looking forward to Xuan Yuchi’s choice that day.

A few days later, Xuan Yuchi received a shocking piece of news—her mother had woken up.

Huo Tian had woken up, but her mind was unclear. She didn’t recognize anyone except Xuan Lingqi. When she looked at Xuan Yuchi, her gaze was blank.

Xuan Ling took out a childhood photo of Xuan Yuchi and stood next to her, saying to Huo Tian: “A-Tian, this is our daughter, Xiaochi. She’s all grown up now; she’s an adult.”

Huo Tian squinted, as if thinking hard, and sized up Xuan Yuchi for a long time: “You, you?”

She then shook her head, closed her eyes, and lay back down on the bed.

Xuan Yuchi paced anxiously outside the hospital room. The attending physician told her not to worry; it was already a miracle that the patient had woken up, and the rest would come slowly.

Bian Yunchen also took time to visit Huo Tian.

Xuan Yuchi showed Huo Tian the childhood photo and introduced Bian Yunchen to her. Huo Tian looked listlessly at Bian Yunchen, then at Xuan Yuchi, and slowly extended her hand, clasping Xuan Yuchi’s and Bian Yunchen’s hands together.

Huo Tian asked slowly: “A-Chen… do you think Xiaochi can get into the university you attended…”

Her tone was filled with suspicion and distrust. Xuan Yuchi’s mouth opened wide, then closed. Finally, under Bian Yunchen’s mocking gaze, she said: “Mom, I already got in. I exceeded the required score by eighty points.”

Huo Tian sighed: “Still eighty points short, huh? Then you’ll have to beg your mother to give you the sponsorship fee.”

Xuan Yuchi slapped her forehead. Huo Tian looked sympathetically at her child. The nanny came to the small garden to announce dinner, and the group returned indoors.

While eating, Huo Tian suddenly started crying without warning. Seeing her distressed, Xuan Ling quickly helped her back to the room. After a while, she called Xuan Yuchi in, asking her to talk to Huo Tian alone.

Huo Tian lay in bed, crying non-stop. When Xuan Yuchi asked her why she was crying, she didn’t answer. After a long time, Huo Tian sharply wiped away her tears.

“Every word I tell you now, you must remember.” She adopted the profound look of a secret agent, her tone firm.

“Hmm?” A hundred question marks popped up in Xuan Yuchi’s mind. The scene was too much like a spy movie. Her mother’s mental state hadn’t fully recovered, and she suspected the previous sentence was a joke, and her mother would soon switch to a childlike smile.

“Haha, I fooled you.”

She suspected her mother would say something like that next.

Huo Tian grasped Xuan Yuchi’s hand tightly, as if someone was pulling her from the other side. She spoke rapidly: “Every time, I desperately tried to prevent you from seeing Huo Demeng, just as you always chose to complete the tasks given to you by the System. I failed, but you don’t necessarily have to fail, because you are not only a child of the Huo family but also the Xuan family. The method is…”

As time ran out, Huo Tian rolled her eyes upwards and returned to her listless state.

Xuan Yuchi felt like crying but couldn’t.

Mom, why couldn’t you have told me the walkthrough first next time?

Xuan Yuchi thought of someone. If she could get Bai Yangyang to see her mother, there might be a new discovery.

She had been communicating with Bai Yangyang via text message recently, so she immediately called, but there was no answer.

When Xuan Yuchi returned to the dinner table, Bian Yunchen had already left.

Bian Yunchen had scheduled a meeting with Avani at 3 PM at a highly private Western restaurant.

Avani was dressed very formally today, meeting with absolute sincerity.

A few months ago, her mother had a sudden acute illness. Avani stopped living a carefree life and quickly prepared to take over the company as arranged by her mother. A group of relatives was coveting the business, eager to divide Avani’s family company immediately. Avani’s mother had been idle at home for many years, and the mother and daughter were nearly squeezed out of the company. Fortunately, Bian Yunchen suddenly extended an olive branch and sent professionals to assist and guide Avani.

The price was a takeover, but Avani retained management rights over the company. Avani’s mother was very happy with this outcome; at least the company wasn’t destroyed by those ungrateful people.

“At our current pace, we can initially build the system by next year,” Avani said, showing Bian Yunchen her tablet.

“I’ll add this amount. I want to see the finished product before next year.” Bian Yunchen dipped her finger in the tea and wrote a ’20’ on the table.

“It’s not just about the money,” Avani looked troubled.

“The current technology involves state-level secrets…”

Bian Yunchen: “Don’t worry about the technical issues; I’ll help you solve them.”

Over the next year, Xuan Yuchi spent most of her time commuting between her own home and Yunchen’s home.

Huo Tian remained in a confused state, but she never again uttered a single word about the “tasks” like she had that day.

Xuan Yuchi couldn’t help but worry. She often used Huo Xiaoli’s identity to sound out Xuan Weiming.

Based on Xuan Weiming’s performance, she was very confident about the next election, even planning to have Xuan Yuchi “resurrected” and arranged for a proper position.

Xuan Yuchi politely declined. Her ambitions lay elsewhere. She was very diligent now, reading and studying film production in her free time. In the past year, she had watched at least five hundred films, not even sparing her time while brushing her teeth or using the restroom.

Sometimes, she would fall asleep in bed with her tablet. When Yunchen came back and saw it, she took the tablet and accidentally triggered a dubious website. She thought Xuan Yuchi was staying up late watching inappropriate content, so she woke her up to criticize her. Xuan Yuchi, sleepy-eyed, was startled by the tablet screen and quickly went back one page.

Honest to goodness, it was a film she wanted to watch but couldn’t find domestically, so she looked for resources online.

It was an experimental art film with quite explicit content. Bian Yunchen stayed and watched with her for a while.

The two were huddled under the covers, their clothes shoulder-to-shoulder.

Summer pajamas were very slippery and thin. With a few movements, they would slip down, exposing their shoulders. Their shoulders pressed directly against each other. Feeling the warm touch, Xuan Yuchi couldn’t help but lean her face closer, and then she couldn’t resist giving a little kiss, inhaling the faint gardenia scent.

Bian Yunchen turned her head to look at her, her eyes lowered, her long lashes trembling slightly.

The film was playing its most explicit scene.

Xuan Yuchi’s throat worked, and she suddenly didn’t know where to look, giving an embarrassed smile.

They had lived together for a year, but the times they were intimate were not many. Most of the time, they were busy with their own things, falling asleep as soon as they hit the bed, sleeping soundly.

The last time was about a month ago. Bian Yunchen was filming a magazine shoot out of town. Xuan Yuchi secretly flew over to visit. She was in high spirits at the hotel and they made love several times that night. The next day, they slept until eleven.

“Are you tired today?” Xuan Yuchi rubbed her sleep dress.

Bian Yunchen was exhausted, not because of her work in the entertainment industry. The younger generation in the family was very capable, and the business was growing, involving all walks of life. As the head of the family, she naturally had to put in more effort.

Not to mention the other matter…

She patted Xuan Yuchi’s head and completely lay flat on the bed: “I’m going to sleep for a bit. You do what you want.”

Xuan Yuchi turned off the light and skillfully started doing “what she wanted,” but the person lying down couldn’t help but “humm” softly.

She found Yunchen incredibly cute like this and deliberately bothered her until she couldn’t sleep soundly.

Bian Yunchen woke up, a bit annoyed, and Xuan Yuchi laughed to coax her, then obediently settled down to sleep.

In the middle of the night, she quietly got up and used Bian Yunchen’s finger to unlock her phone.

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