Reborn as a Scummy Alpha, I Became Every Heroine's Obsession - Chapter 45

Wen Cheng stepped out of the interrogation room and sat outside, separated from Gu Qiqi by a layer of glass.

“You still have one last request. If there’s anything you want to do, I’ll do my best to help make it happen.”

Gu Qiqi replied calmly, “I want to see Feng Jiying.”

The weather in Central City had been gloomy for days.

In the shopping center, the large broadcasting system played a live weather report.

“Central City will experience erratic and extreme weather this week. Please dress warmly and carry an umbrella when going outside.”

The live forecast was synced to every vehicle’s onboard system and played automatically inside the car.

Feng Jiying was already in a foul mood. While she sat silently in the passenger seat, the weather update started playing again. Xiao Bai immediately reached out to turn off the audio.

Ever since the day the Grand Elder summoned her, Feng Jiying had returned completely changed. Xiao Bai had tried to subtly ask about the meeting, but Feng Jiying never mentioned what was said.

In the end, she still didn’t know what had happened during that meeting.

If Feng Jiying didn’t want to talk, Xiao Bai knew better than to pry.

But the incident involving Gu Qiqi injuring two classmates had already spread across all of Central City.

Xiao Bai glanced at the rearview mirror and asked cautiously, “President, are you really not going to do anything? Can you really watch Miss Gu get expelled from Central City like this?”

Just a few days ago, she had watched her boss and Miss Gu share sweet and tender moments. They had finally opened their hearts to each other after so much miscommunication.

But in less than a week, things had completely fallen apart. To everyone’s shock, Feng Jiying had even given Gu Qiqi the lowest possible grade—a failing C—on her year-end evaluation.

For an Alpha from the border region, being graded as a C by a matched Omega was like a social death sentence. Even if she remained in Central City, no other Omega would dare come near her.

“From today onward, you are not to mention Gu Qiqi’s name to anyone,” Feng Jiying said coldly.

The name Gu Qiqi rolled off her tongue like it belonged to a complete stranger, someone with no connection to her whatsoever.

Xiao Bai didn’t fully believe that her boss was acting out of anger over the fight. There had to be something more behind her sudden coldness. Still, she nodded without questioning further.

Feng Jiying had always been meticulous and composed. She rarely looked anything less than perfect. But today, she sat in the car with piles of documents on the small fold-out table. Her sharp almond-shaped eyes, behind sleek metal-frame glasses, showed faint traces of exhaustion.

She removed her glasses and massaged the center of her forehead. Her eyes were bloodshot, her skin pale. It was clear she hadn’t been sleeping well.

Her mind replayed the words the Grand Elder had spoken to her three days ago.

Her slender hands clenched into fists.

Her knuckles turned white from the pressure. Her nails dug deep into her palm as if the pain was the only thing keeping her grounded.

She hadn’t slept in three days and three nights. She was running on sheer willpower.

Physically, Omegas were always at a disadvantage compared to Alphas.

But Feng Jiying had managed the Feng Corporation since she was young. She had survived countless battles and never let anyone break her.

The company was her parents’ legacy. She would never let anyone destroy it.

Not even Gu Qiqi.

Xiao Bai pulled the car into a private lot, got out, and opened the door for her.

“President, we’ve arrived.”

Xiao Bai didn’t believe her boss was acting out of coldness or cruelty. Something must have happened to change her attitude so drastically.

Feng Jiying stepped out of the car in a black tailored suit. Her neatly styled hair was pulled into a low ponytail at the nape of her neck.

She looked slimmer than usual. The black suit that once fit perfectly now seemed slightly loose on her.

She turned to Xiao Bai and said, “Wait outside. Once I go in, do not allow anyone else to enter or interrupt.”

“Understood, President,” Xiao Bai replied immediately.

Even if Feng Jiying didn’t want to believe the reality in front of her, the overwhelming evidence left her no choice.

Her cold gaze made it hard for anyone to meet her eyes.

Her thoughts ran so deep they felt like an endless ocean, dragging everything down with a freezing grip that made it hard to breathe.

Inside the interrogation room, Gu Qiqi sat in silence, bored and weary. Her emotions had shifted from confusion and anger to something more like resignation.

She never should have been so desperate to stay in Central City.

When she first awakened to her self-awareness, she knew the system would give her a tragic ending if she stayed. Her first instinct had been to run, to return to the border region.

Back to the place she knew, messy and chaotic as it was.

But now, her life was hanging by a thread.

In the end, nothing had changed.

And yet, the bitterness remained. She had tried so hard. She hadn’t harmed anyone, yet everyone seemed to resent her. It was as if the world would be better without her in it.

She had avoided every event that could lead to her downfall.

She had cleaned up after the main character at every turn.

Was that not enough?

What more did the system want from someone like her, just a background character marked for failure?

Suddenly, the door handle moved.

Gu Qiqi looked up immediately, surprised by a wave of anticipation she hadn’t realized she was feeling.

But she forgot something important.

She had always been alone. Since childhood, no one had ever truly cared for her except her sister.

Feng Jiying’s repeated attempts to get close had slowly worn down her defenses. Bit by bit, she had let her into her life.

Now, she couldn’t help but wonder if the person walking through that door might be Feng Jiying.

A thousand thoughts flooded her mind. She wanted to ask why Feng Jiying had never come to see her. Did Feng Jiying not believe her?

Why didn’t she post bail for her?

Why did she give her the lowest possible grade?

Scenes from their time together flashed through her mind, over and over.

When the door finally opened, it was indeed Feng Jiying who entered.

But she was nothing like the person Gu Qiqi had imagined.

Feng Jiying carried an aura of chilling coldness. Her expression was distant and filled with disapproval. The way she looked at Gu Qiqi was like she was staring at an enemy.

Not a friend.

Not a lover.

Not even a stranger.

But someone she wished had never existed.

The first thing Feng Jiying said was a cold and emotionless question.

“Why do you want to see me?”

All of Gu Qiqi’s doubts and questions were stuck in her throat. She couldn’t say them, but she also couldn’t swallow them down. The words clogged her chest like a heavy weight, making it hard to breathe.

Just a few days ago, they had been so close. They shared warmth, mutual trust, even affection. That same face, not long ago, used to smile at her, flush with shyness, act spoiled, tease her.

Gu Qiqi ran the tip of her tongue across her dry lips.

“It’s nothing. I’m just surprised at how quickly President Feng can change her face.”

Feng Jiying’s lips curled into a cold smile. The dim light of the interrogation room fell on her face. That usually elegant and reserved expression was now replaced with an icy cold indifference.

“No. You’re the one hiding the deepest secrets, Miss Gu. I have to say, I’m impressed.”

Gu Qiqi replied quietly.

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

Her hands had unconsciously curled into fists. The electronic restraints around her wrists had rubbed her skin raw, and faint traces of blood were beginning to seep through. But she didn’t feel the pain. The ache in her chest was far worse than anything her body felt.

The restraints didn’t just suppress her pheromones. They blocked her psychic power and even prevented her body’s natural Alpha healing abilities.

Maybe the system had been right all along.

Maybe Feng Jiying really was Zhao Zhongtian’s Omega. Maybe she was here to punish Gu Qiqi on his behalf because of the system’s so-called correction.

Feng Jiying said, “You’ve always been good at playing dumb, Miss Gu. Whether you truly don’t know or you’re pretending not to, I don’t care. I only wish it were true that you were born in the border region, just an Alpha with no background or status.”

The two of them misunderstood each other completely. They weren’t even having the same conversation.

But because of their pride, neither was willing to explain. The tension between them grew heavier with every second.

Feng Jiying could not stand lies.

She didn’t want to break the last fragile layer between them.

Because if she discovered that everything she suspected was true, if Gu Qiqi really was the person her investigation pointed to, how would she continue living by the principles she had clung to for so many years?

For years, Feng Jiying had been investigating the truth behind her parents’ deaths. She had always believed it was the Grand Elder behind it, manipulating events from the shadows in his pursuit of the Feng family’s inheritance.

But there was always one thing she couldn’t understand. Back then, her parents had only just founded the Feng Corporation. Among the four major families, the Feng family was the weakest. The Gu family was the strongest.

So why would the Grand Elder strike her parents down so early?

Years ago, the interstellar society experienced a massive disaster. An unknown species invaded. The Gu family, with the strongest Alphas, was called to the front lines. Every Alpha from the Gu family possessed unparalleled psychic power and physical strength.

They defended the Federation and secured its safety.

But they also lost control.

The Federation government, seeing chaos unfold, ordered Feng Jiying’s parents to the battlefield, hoping they could calm the furious Gu patriarch.

But by that time, the Gu patriarch had already lost all reason.

Her parents never came back.

Later scientific analysis revealed that the reason Gu Alphas were so powerful was because they carried an unstable gene. It gave them extraordinary strength and pheromonal dominance but came with dangerous mental instability.

After that, the Federation President issued an order to eliminate the main bloodline of the Gu family. Only the distant branches were spared and relocated to the border regions.

Gu Qiqi was one of them. She was the granddaughter of the Gu family’s main line.

That explained why she, despite growing up in the border zone, developed S-rank psychic strength and an Alpha’s elite body after secondary gender differentiation.

It also explained why she could not fully control her own pheromones and mental energy.

Whenever she lost her temper, her psychic power would surge uncontrollably.

Just like what happened at the military academy, where she nearly killed Zhao Ruri and Zhao Zhongtian.

Feng Jiying had spent her entire life resenting the one who had taken her parents from her. If it hadn’t been for that person, she might have had a peaceful and happy life.

She would have had a gentle mother, a loving father. She wouldn’t have grown up shouldering the company alone, always alert and afraid. She wouldn’t have clutched her teddy bear at night, terrified that someone would break into the house and kidnap her.

After her gender differentiation, she had become an Omega, physically weak and vulnerable. People with ill intentions had targeted her relentlessly. There were countless times when others tried to force her into heat using pheromonal manipulation.

Her future, once bright, had been completely destroyed by a murderer.

And that murderer’s blood ran through Gu Qiqi’s veins.

Feng Jiying said, “It’s laughable. I’ve always thought of myself as smart, but in the end, I was being toyed with. Everyone knew, and they all watched me fall deeper and deeper before finally ripping the truth open and shoving it in my face.”

To the Grand Elder, she was nothing more than a pitiful fool.

She remembered the moment she found out the truth. She couldn’t stop washing her hands and showering, desperate to scrub away Gu Qiqi’s scent. But the temporary mark had taken hold. Her glands still carried traces of Gu Qiqi’s pheromones.

She hated it. She had never hated being an Omega as much as she did now.

Feng Jiying raised her eyes to look at Gu Qiqi.

“You should have never come to Central City. After you leave, don’t let me see you again. Protect your life while you still can.”

She was afraid that if she saw Gu Qiqi again, the hatred inside her would spiral out of control. She was afraid she might lose herself and actually hurt her.

She wanted to trap Gu Qiqi where only she could see her. Break her wings. Destroy her pride. Crush her spirit and body until she could only crawl at her feet and atone for her blood.

Her heart raced uncontrollably. Her fingertips trembled. The idea had already taken root inside her, spreading like vines.

Feng Jiying pressed her trembling right hand down with her left. She didn’t want to face it anymore.

She turned to leave.

But Gu Qiqi stood up instinctively. Her cuffed hands slammed against the glass between them.

“Feng Jiying. So you really believe I hurt Zhao Ruri and Zhao Zhongtian? You really think I’m that kind of person?”

She just wanted to know if Feng Jiying believed her.

Feng Jiying stopped walking. Her body remained still, but she turned her face slightly.

The look in her eyes was like that of a divine being looking down from above, full of disdain, as if Gu Qiqi were nothing but filth beneath her feet.

“Do you really think I care?”

Every word that came from her mouth struck Gu Qiqi like shards of ice, piercing her heart again and again.

It felt like her heart was bleeding cold. Her fingertips were so cold they had gone numb.

So this was what it felt like to be held up so high, only to be thrown to the ground.

This was what it meant to be loved and then discarded without mercy.

Nothing had changed. It was all a fantasy she had created for herself.

Gu Qiqi sat back down, a mocking smile on her lips.

“You’re right. You’re Feng Jiying, the president everyone in interstellar society respects. I’m just a nobody from the border zone. Why would someone like you care about someone like me?”

“This was just another one of those Central City games, playing with people from the slums.”

She had been foolish. She had chosen to believe again.

She would never believe again.

There was a loud bang.

It was the sound of the door slamming shut behind Feng Jiying.

It was also the sound of Gu Qiqi shutting her heart completely.

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