Reborn as a Scummy Alpha, I Became Every Heroine's Obsession - Chapter 37

Every day, Xiao Bai drove to the Feng family villa to pick up Feng Jiying for work.

Her routine never changed. But today, something unexpected happened.

The Grand Elder, that stubborn old man, had suddenly requested to see her boss. No one knew what he was dragging out this time.

Because of that, Xiao Bai had to leave earlier than usual.

Before she left, she contacted Feng Jiying through the terminal to inform her of the situation.

She left thirty minutes early. Since it wasn’t rush hour, the roads were fairly empty.

But just as she was driving along, someone suddenly appeared in front of her car and forced her to stop.

Xiao Bai was stunned.

Who would dare do something like this?

Trying to get her boss’s attention? What a cheap trick. And Feng Jiying was not even in the car yet.

Xiao Bai was driving Feng Jiying’s exclusive luxury car. In Central City, even if someone wanted to overtake her, they would stop the moment they saw this vehicle. No one had the guts to mess with it.

But this person had the nerve to stand right in front of it.

When it came to anything related to Feng Jiying, Xiao Bai always treated it as her top priority.

She would never allow herself to delay Feng Jiying’s schedule for any reason.

She managed her time down to the second, making sure everything was perfect.

But now this person might make her late.

Even so, Xiao Bai followed the traffic rules and pulled over. She took off her seatbelt angrily, stepped out of the car, and marched toward the person blocking her way.

“What’s wrong with you? Don’t you know how dangerous it is to jump into the middle of the road? Are you that tired of living?”

Wen Cheng had her back turned to Xiao Bai. She was afraid that if Xiao Bai saw her face, she wouldn’t even get out of the car.

And she was right.

Xiao Bai stormed over, grabbed the person by the shoulder, and turned them around. The moment she saw Wen Cheng’s face, she immediately tried to run away.

But Wen Cheng grabbed her wrist.

Xiao Bai checked her terminal. There was still time. She exhaled deeply, forced herself to stay calm, and turned back to glare at Wen Cheng.

“Wen Cheng, we agreed to stay out of each other’s way. Why did you suddenly jump in front of President Feng’s car? Do you want me to go to prison for running over the Wen family’s most promising alpha? I can’t afford that kind of crime.”

Wen Cheng frowned. She didn’t like how sharp Xiao Bai’s words were.

“Why did you leave thirty minutes earlier than usual today?”

Xiao Bai scoffed.

“What does my schedule have to do with you? Are you here every day, just waiting to see me drive by so you can keep pretending to be some kind of devoted lover?”

Wen Cheng replied calmly, “Yes.”

Her grip on Xiao Bai’s wrist was firm, warm, and steady. She was careful not to hurt her, only to share that warmth.

Xiao Bai froze at her response.

Bitterness rose in her chest.

This was just like Wen Cheng. Sometimes so cold and rigid, other times so warm she burned.

To Xiao Bai, Wen Cheng was like a bright star in her dark life. For a brief time, she had lit up Xiao Bai’s world, warmed her heart.

But Xiao Bai knew the truth. Stars don’t fall to earth. They don’t land in the arms of people like her.

She could only watch that star from afar. If it came too close, it would burn her.

Instead of clinging to something that hurt, it was better to live separately and peacefully.

Xiao Bai quickly composed herself.

“Miss Wen, please stop saying things that make people misunderstand. If someone sees you wrapped up with me like this, the Wen family won’t let it go. President Feng treats me very well. I finally have somewhere I belong, somewhere safe. I don’t want to make things difficult for her.”

Wen Cheng stared at her, refusing to look away. It was as if she feared that blinking would cost her even a second of seeing Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai had had her gland removed. She could no longer smell pheromones.

She could only rely on Wen Cheng’s facial expressions to guess how she felt.

She couldn’t sense any of her emotions the way omegas normally did with alphas.

But still, she could faintly feel Wen Cheng’s pheromones wrapping around her like a quiet embrace.

Xiao Bai herself couldn’t release any pheromones, so Wen Cheng couldn’t smell anything from her either.

Yet Wen Cheng felt like Xiao Bai carried a scent. A subtle, wonderful scent that drew her in, making it impossible to look away.

Wen Cheng was the very picture of an old-school alpha in the Interstellar Federation.

Rigid and traditional, she held tightly to the belief that strong alphas must protect weak omegas. And omegas should naturally depend on their alphas.

Wen Cheng tightened her grip slightly and pulled Xiao Bai into her arms.

She lowered her head and pressed her face against the curve of Xiao Bai’s neck, breathing in the soft scent she imagined was there.

She held her tightly, as if afraid of losing her.

Her voice was deep and filled with rare vulnerability. At that moment, the proud and powerful alpha let her guard down. She showed her softer side, hoping that the omega in her arms might show her even a little kindness.

“Please stop saying those things. Don’t be mad at me anymore. I haven’t seen you in such a long time. I finally found a chance to see you properly, to hold you like this. Ji Bai, do you know how much I’ve missed you? I thought I was going to lose my mind.”

“I won’t let the Wen family bother you. I promise. Just for a little while, let me hold you like this. Please don’t push me away.”

Xiao Bai’s body stiffened. A faint, bitter smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

She knew very well that she and Wen Cheng were impossible.

But hearing those soft and sincere words made her hesitate.

She didn’t push Wen Cheng away. Not right away.

For just a moment, her heart stayed.

This was also the part of herself that Xiao Bai hated the most.
If she had been just a little more heartless, a little more decisive, Wen Cheng would have stopped holding on to hope and started a new life.

Xiao Bai glanced at her terminal.

She couldn’t afford to waste any more time, or she would risk delaying President Feng’s schedule.

She didn’t want to give the Grand Elder any reason to pick on President Feng for being late.

Xiao Bai gathered all her strength and pushed the strong alpha away.

“That’s enough, Wen Cheng. Stop saying things that could cause misunderstandings. I don’t want to hear them.”

Even though she knew, if Wen Cheng had truly refused to let go, there was nothing she could do to resist.

Xiao Bai turned her head away, unwilling to look at Wen Cheng’s expression. She knew it would be full of pain.

She left behind only cold words.

“Miss Wen, you know very well that there’s no future for us. The Wen family would never allow you to marry an omega from the outer zones, someone with no family name or power. And besides, I had my gland removed because of you. Isn’t that pitiful enough? Why do you keep clinging to me?”

“I’d rather spend the rest of my life with a normal beta, living a quiet, stable life. I don’t want to be treated like a toy, without a name, without a place. My life is fine now. I hope you’ll stop bothering me, and please, don’t cause any more trouble for me or President Feng.”

She turned around immediately after speaking, afraid that if she saw Wen Cheng’s pain for even one second more, she would lose her resolve.

In the car, Xiao Bai was a little distracted. But as soon as she remembered she was about to see her boss, she quickly adjusted her mood and looked at the rearview mirror with a smile.

—

Just before reaching the Feng residence, she called Feng Jiying through the terminal.

Xiao Bai: “President, I’m almost there. Sorry, something came up on the road. I was delayed for a few minutes.”

Feng Jiying: “You don’t look so well. Did something happen?”

Xiao Bai paused.

She had tried her best to keep her usual calm expression, but Feng Jiying still saw through it instantly.

Xiao Bai lowered her head and smiled quietly.

That was just how Feng Jiying was. She always acted cold and distant, a rare and classic example of the proud and reserved type.

She wore metal-framed glasses and hid all emotion behind her eyes, making her impossible to read. Yet somehow, she could always see right through others.

It was just one simple sentence, but Xiao Bai could clearly sense the concern behind it.

Xiao Bai: “It’s nothing, President. The Grand Elder is already waiting in the reception hall. He seems very aggressive this time. Might not be easy to handle.”

Feng Jiying gave a small nod and ended the call.

She opened her terminal and pulled up Gu Qiqi’s profile. Her eyes landed on the call log from yesterday, where she had been declined.

She stared at the words “Call Rejected” for a long time, almost burning a hole through the screen, but Gu Qiqi still hadn’t returned the call.

A cold smile appeared on her lips.

“Good. Very good, Gu Qiqi.”

She already had someone new and had forgotten the old. And she had the nerve to ignore her, the one who funded everything.

Feng Jiying got into the car. She leaned her elbow on the small table beside her, rested her chin on her hand, and closed her eyes.

Ever since Gu Qiqi moved out, she had started sleepwalking more and more. Each time she woke up, she found herself in Gu Qiqi’s room.
She kept having strange dreams, and her sleep quality had been terrible ever since.

Without opening her eyes, Feng Jiying said quietly, “Wen Cheng came to see you.”

Xiao Bai flinched.

She had forgotten. Since her gland was removed, she couldn’t smell pheromones anymore. That’s why she didn’t think to clean off the lingering scent of Wen Cheng.

Feng Jiying: “Do you need me to step in?”

Xiao Bai gave a bitter smile and turned on the air purification system.

“No need, President. There’s nothing between us. I can’t even smell anymore. I’m no different from someone broken. Even if I wanted to get married someday, even a beta might not want me.”

“The Wen family knows this. They won’t come after me again. They know that Wen Cheng and I could never work out.”

Feng Jiying slowly opened her long, narrow eyes.

“Then why are you upset?”

Xiao Bai’s fingers lightly rubbed the steering wheel.

“I’m not exactly upset. Maybe it’s just nostalgia. After all, I really did love her, deeply. I never imagined our breakup would end up so ugly.”

“Every time I think about it, it still hurts a little. But the past is the past. I’m doing better now.”

“Humans used to say, ‘It’s better not to meet again than to meet with sorrow.’ Holding on to the memories is sometimes the best way to let go. Nostalgia is the best filter.”

Feng Jiying said nothing. She just looked out the window, lost in thought.

“So… President,” Xiao Bai asked softly, “what exactly did Miss Gu do to make you sleepwalk into her room every night, lie on her bed, and ruin your mental state?”

Xiao Bai had already adjusted her mood.

She glanced at her boss’s face through the rearview mirror. As a high-quality, reliable assistant, she knew this was the perfect moment to step in and redirect her boss’s attention, helping her ease some of that stress.

Xiao Bai: “President, they say that what you think about during the day shows up in your dreams at night. Could it be that you miss Miss Gu too much? Her scent is still in her room, and your subconscious is drawn to it.”

“Miss Gu really is an outstanding alpha. If you ignore her background, she’s someone who respects omegas.”

“She never loses control over an omega’s pheromones. She treats omegas sincerely. She never looked down on me for having my gland removed. And she’s beautiful and young. Overall, she’s an exceptional alpha. It makes sense that you might feel something for her.”

Xiao Bai’s rapid explanation had the desired effect. Feng Jiying’s focus shifted, and the air in the car grew noticeably colder.

Feng Jiying: “I’ve only known her for just over a month. How could I possibly be interested in her? Do you really think I’m like one of those low-level omegas who gets swept away by an alpha’s pheromones?”

Xiao Bai suddenly felt a chill crawl up her neck and instinctively shrank back.

Feng Jiying frowned.

She had always been an extreme omega supremacist.

Ever since her secondary gender differentiated as omega, she had heard far too many ugly voices.
Everything negative that interstellar society had to say about omegas always seemed to be magnified on her.

Because of her identity, she had lived in fear since childhood.

She had nearly been taken advantage of by an alpha before. Since then, she despised the way some omegas worshipped alpha pheromones.

From that point on, she had trained herself to resist alpha pheromones. She had smelled many kinds, built up a resistance, and eventually became immune.

For her, being attracted to Gu Qiqi’s pheromones was nothing short of humiliating.

—

In the Feng Corporation’s executive reception room, the Grand Elder had already been waiting for quite some time.

He was the oldest alpha in the Feng family’s hierarchy.

He and Feng Jiying were not related by blood.

He didn’t like wasting time and went straight to the point.

“I heard you’ve been sleepwalking lately. That’s not a good habit.”

As soon as Feng Jiying stepped into the reception room, her footsteps paused. She lowered her eyes slightly, then raised her head with a polite but clearly forced smile.

“Grand Elder, you truly care about me. You even know my daily routines.”

“Of course I do,” the elder replied. “You are the only heir to the Feng Corporation. You hold the future of the company and its status within the Interstellar Federation. Ensuring your safety is my highest priority.”

Feng Jiying gave a faint smile and said nothing in return.

Only then did the Grand Elder get to the point of his visit.

“I heard that your forced pairing period with Gu Qiqi has ended, and that the matter was even taken to the Civil Affairs Bureau. I also heard you got into a physical fight with omegas from the Wen and Liu families, competing over the rights to that pairing. On top of that, you handed Gu Qiqi a one-million credit cash reward during the 330 Military Academy student council election.”

He paused for a moment, then asked, “Is that true?”

A subtle pressure filled the air.

Feng Jiying adjusted her metal-framed glasses and replied with a calm and emotionless tone, “Do you really not already know the answer, Grand Elder?”

The elder slammed his teacup down onto the table with a loud clatter.

“So you’ve grown up and I can’t control you anymore, is that it? You went through your secondary gender differentiation and became an omega. That alone disqualified you from inheritance. If I hadn’t fought to protect your position, the other elders would’ve torn the family apart. How many times have I told you? Do not get involved with alphas. They only get close to you for the Feng family fortune. Why won’t you understand that I’m trying to protect you?”

Feng Jiying sat calmly on the sofa opposite him, her long legs crossed, showing no signs of backing down. She spoke slowly.

“If you understand that I’ve grown up, then you should also know that I will never fall for any alpha. And no alpha could ever threaten me.”

Her words carried more than one meaning.

The elder’s sharp eyes locked onto hers.

“Then why is Gu Qiqi different?”

Feng Jiying let out a cold laugh.

“They say, know your enemy and know yourself, and you’ll never lose. Precisely because I am an omega and unfamiliar with alphas, I need to interact with one. And what better subject than an alpha from the outer zones, someone who can be bought with just a little money and attention?”

“So what you’re saying is that you’re not interested in Gu Qiqi. You’re just using her.”

“There are only two types of people in the world to me. Those who can be used and those who cannot. Gu Qiqi is a newly differentiated alpha, still young and inexperienced. How could I possibly fall for her?”

She narrowed her long, almond-shaped eyes slightly, her voice dropping.

“I simply found it odd that the federal government arranged for omegas from all three major families to interact with her. That’s worth looking into. If I can use her to understand the Wen and Liu families better, isn’t that a good opportunity?”

She stared directly at the Grand Elder.

“You already knew my intentions, yet you brought her up again and again in front of me. Is it because you know I’m naturally rebellious and don’t respond well to lectures, so you’re deliberately provoking me into getting closer to Gu Qiqi? So that the Feng elders will become dissatisfied with me?”

The elder’s expression darkened. His face flushed with anger, and perhaps guilt. He abruptly stood up, raising his voice.

“You really have no manners anymore. No respect for your elders. I’ve recorded this conversation. Now I see what you’re really thinking. If I ever find that arrogant alpha, Gu Qiqi, getting too close to you again, I will send her this recording. Let’s see how she handles that.”

With that, he adjusted his sleeves and stormed out, his face ashen with rage.

Xiao Bai, who had been quietly standing nearby, felt a growing sense of unease.

Even if her boss had only said those things to deal with the Grand Elder, the words were still far too harsh when it came to Miss Gu.

If there ever came a day when President Feng realized how she truly felt…

Xiao Bai felt a chill run through her chest. This could turn into a ticking time bomb.

Carefully, she leaned forward and glanced at Feng Jiying, who was visibly displeased.

After some thought, she spoke up cautiously.

“President, today’s a day off. Are we still working?”

Feng Jiying stood up without answering. She removed her glasses and loosened two buttons on her shirt, revealing her elegant collarbone.

She looked less like a disciplined executive and more like a predator shedding its disguise.

“Where exactly does Gu Qiqi live?”

Xiao Bai answered hesitantly, “In the student dormitory. The government has assigned all alphas from the outer zones to live there.”

Feng Jiying replied, “Take me to her.”

Xiao Bai looked up in surprise.

“But… isn’t that a bad idea? The Grand Elder just left. What if he gets even angrier?”

Feng Jiying replied flatly, “Let him get angry. I hope he does. People only reveal their true colors when they’re pushed far enough. And I was right about one thing. Gu Qiqi is a very useful pawn.”

Xiao Bai remained silent.

She didn’t dare say anything more.

But deep down, she believed her boss would eventually pay a price for these words.

Because in matters of the heart, the proud and stubborn never win.

Even a rich, stunning, brilliant, and seemingly perfect boss could not escape that truth.

—

At the student dormitory, Gu Qiqi’s hair was a total mess from bedhead, her wolf-cut now looking more like a bird’s nest.

She sat on the couch, visibly irritated, refusing to even look at Liu Huaiqing, who refused to leave.

Liu Huaiqing twisted her slim waist, dressed in a green qipao, looking just like the mythical green snake from old Earth legends. She leaned closer to Gu Qiqi, breathing softly into her ear.

“I didn’t expect Miss Gu to be so unhappy to see me.”

Gu Qiqi glanced at her suspiciously.

“Is that really so hard to figure out? A cunning and calculating lawyer like you can’t even understand something that simple? Now that’s what I really didn’t expect.”

But Liu Huaiqing didn’t get upset. She always wore a faint, unreadable smile.

Her personality was like cotton. Soft on the outside, endlessly flexible underneath.

“What’s wrong? Are you not interested in finding your sister anymore?” she asked, brushing her arm lightly against Gu Qiqi’s, her fingertips teasing along Gu Qiqi’s forearm.

After spending some time together, Gu Qiqi had already seen through her.

Liu Huaiqing was a refined and extreme self-serving strategist.

She always made it seem like others were gaining benefits, but every move she made served her own plans. If she couldn’t profit, she wouldn’t let others enjoy anything either.

“Sorry, I’m not buying into your fantasy promises,” Gu Qiqi said, moving slightly away. “And waking people up this early is honestly annoying.”

“Could it be that you didn’t sleep well because you’re still thinking about Feng Jiying?”

Gu Qiqi snapped her head around.

“Please, who shows up at someone’s place at seven in the morning? I didn’t answer the door, and you just kept ringing the bell. Don’t try to blame your rudeness on me.”

Liu Huaiqing replied with a falsely sad tone.

“Miss Gu, you’re clearly very fond of Feng Jiying. You’re even defending her.”

Gu Qiqi remained speechless.

Why was this woman so good at pretending not to understand while clearly understanding everything?

Liu Huaiqing leaned in even closer. Her long fingers touched the side of Gu Qiqi’s neck.

“Miss Gu, right now, you and I are in a mandatory pairing period. Should I get the same pheromone-suppressing collar Feng Jiying used and engrave my name on it? Would that help you forget her and remember me instead?”

Her cool fingertips slid slowly down Gu Qiqi’s neck and finally came to rest on the center of her collarbone.

“I think a custom collar would look beautiful around your elegant neck.”

Liu Huaiqing’s warm breath brushed softly against the back of Gu Qiqi’s ear. Her long, narrow phoenix eyes clung to Gu Qiqi like threads, unwilling to let go.

The scent of pheromones began to fill the room. The omega’s pheromones carried a seductive edge, stirring up and chasing after the sweet-scented alpha pheromones in a silent game of pursuit.

Without changing her expression, Gu Qiqi pulled Liu Huaiqing’s hand off and moved to the far end of the couch. She crossed her legs, putting clear distance between them.

“If you have a goal, just say it. I can’t stand this kind of roundabout nonsense.”

Gu Qiqi’s patience had run thin.

She didn’t believe for a second that Liu Huaiqing was some naive, soft-hearted omega.

Liu Huaiqing gave a soft laugh and scooted closer again, placing her hand lightly on Gu Qiqi’s leg as she leaned forward.

Her lips, colored with lipstick, stopped just two centimeters from Gu Qiqi’s cheek.

Her tone was sweet and gentle, like a woman from a southern water town coaxing her lover with soft whispers. Her words were full of tenderness and careful affection, impossible to reject or resist.

“Even if I tell you the truth, Miss Gu, you won’t believe me.”

Gu Qiqi let out a sharp laugh.

“What is it? You want me to assassinate the principal? Steal classified documents from their office? Or maybe help you recruit powerful alphas from the outer zone?”

“Liu Huaiqing, when will you finally understand that as an omega, you have absolutely no appeal to me?”

A flicker of stiffness flashed across Liu Huaiqing’s smile, but she exhaled slowly, regaining her calm.

“Miss Gu speaks so directly, it’s almost hurtful. I wonder, do you speak the same way to Feng Jiying? Would you soften if you saw her upset?”

A jolt of realization suddenly struck Gu Qiqi’s mind.

“So that’s it. You keep bringing up Feng Jiying, again and again. Don’t tell me… the one you actually like is her? Are you using me to make her jealous?”

“AA is already twisted enough, and now you’re going for omega-omega relationships? The Federation would never allow that. There’s no future in something like that.”

Liu Huaiqing lifted Gu Qiqi’s chin with one finger. The smooth curve of her fingertip shimmered faintly in the light.

“You’re still as amusing as ever. The one I like isn’t Feng Jiying. It’s you, Gu Qiqi.”

Gu Qiqi silently scratched at her already messy, bird’s nest of a hairstyle.

“You see? Even now that I’ve said it, you still don’t believe me.”

“My real reason for being here is to make you think I have some hidden agenda, so I can hide the truth that I simply wanted to see you. That way, even if you harshly reject me, it won’t hurt as much.”

The smile on Liu Huaiqing’s lips deepened.

Gu Qiqi opened her mouth, but the words got caught halfway and she stopped.

Liu Huaiqing chuckled quietly. She gently twirled a tuft of Gu Qiqi’s messy hair with her fingers.

“You see? I told you. Even if I really said it out loud, you wouldn’t believe me. And even if you did believe me, you couldn’t handle what I truly feel.”

“So why not just spend a little time together peacefully, ease the ache of my longing a bit? It’s better for both of us.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t force you. After all, I’m not as overbearing as Feng Jiying.”

Gu Qiqi was speechless.

Why did Liu Huaiqing have to take a jab at Feng Jiying every time she opened her mouth?

Just then, her terminal started beeping. Seizing Gu Qiqi’s moment of distraction, Liu Huaiqing suddenly tightened her grip on Gu Qiqi’s wrist and pushed her down, pinning her to the couch beneath her.

By sheer coincidence, the couch faced the front door.

If anyone walked in right now, they would see everything—every vivid, suggestive detail of the scene.

And as fate would have it, Xiao Bai and Feng Jiying had just stepped out of the car.

Xiao Bai pushed open the door, a little puzzled.

“President, why didn’t Miss Gu close the door—”

She froze.

The next second, she looked up and saw her boss’s face turning pale, then an unnatural shade of blue.

So it’s true. Anger never disappears. It only changes targets.

And gossip? That never disappears either. It just finds new victims.

The color that had drained the Grand Elder’s face had now found its way to her own boss.

Liu Huaiqing’s red lips were just a few centimeters from Gu Qiqi’s.

The entire scene was intense enough to knock the wind out of anyone.

Feng Jiying’s hands clenched into fists.

Her long lashes lowered, covering most of her eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat, then another.

A strange tightness filled her chest, and she didn’t know why it hurt so much.

Why did this feel unbearable?

She couldn’t make sense of the flood of emotions crashing through her.

She just stood there, frozen, feeling like a fool.

She wanted to turn and leave, but her feet were rooted to the ground.

Seeing Gu Qiqi being so close to another omega—doing things they had once done—was far more painful than she had ever imagined.

Liu Huaiqing smiled in satisfaction and slowly lifted her head to look at Feng Jiying.

“President Feng, it’s rude to enter someone’s home without knocking. Interrupting a good moment is even worse.”

Feng Jiying turned her eyes to Gu Qiqi.

“Yes, clearly I came at the wrong time.”

Xiao Bai had already turned around and slipped behind the door, effectively removing herself from the scene.

She heard her boss’s cold voice, tinged with jealousy, still carrying that distant pride.

She couldn’t help but click her tongue in her heart.

Clearly, she missed Miss Gu. But the words she said… were so easy to misunderstand.

It was honestly frustrating.

As soon as Gu Qiqi heard that familiar voice, she pushed Liu Huaiqing off her and looked toward Feng Jiying.

Feng Jiying pressed her lips together, turned away, covered her chest with one hand, and walked off with a grim expression.