Reborn as a Scummy Alpha, I Became Every Heroine's Obsession - Chapter 49

Since Gu Qiqi’s disappearance, Feng Jiying had been working day and night.

Her work routine hadn’t changed much. She was still the same tireless perfectionist.

Feng Jiying was precise and composed. She disliked having her work interrupted.

Yet Xiao Qi was the exception. The kitten would bounce around her office, leap across her desk, and curl up in her arms to nap without a care in the world.

“President Feng, you should take a break,” Xiao Bai pleaded. “The dark circles under your eyes are getting worse.”

Feng Jiying adjusted the metal-rimmed glasses on her face with one hand, while gently stroking the kitten in her arms with the other.

The little cat twitched its ears and nudged its fluffy chin into Feng Jiying’s palm, asking for more scratches.

Feng Jiying replied calmly, “There’s unrest in Central City. Zhao Zhongtian’s repeated outbursts are seriously affecting the economy. I can’t allow this instability to impact the Feng Corporation.”

Xiao Bai continued to persuade her. “Old humanity used to say, ‘the body is the capital of revolution.’ If you push yourself too hard, you’ll hand everything over to the Grand Elder on a silver platter.”

Xiao Qi seemed to sense Feng Jiying’s exhaustion. It lifted its head and blinked up at her, softly meowing as it licked her wrist.

Whenever she looked at Xiao Qi, a gentle expression would surface on Feng Jiying’s face—an expression so subtle, she didn’t even realize it herself.

Xiao Bai couldn’t understand why the president refused to face reality.

Gu Qiqi had left Central City. She had completely disappeared from this world.

Even if she was alive, so what? The decision Feng Jiying had made back then had already abandoned her. Even if Gu Qiqi returned one day, how could things ever return to the way they once were?

Feng Jiying’s voice was cold. “Liu Huaiqing doesn’t move without reason. If she’s gone to the Periphery Zone at a time like this, she must have a purpose. Send someone to follow her, and report back immediately if there’s any movement.”

“Yes, President,” Xiao Bai replied quietly.

Once he left, silence returned to the office.

Only the soft purring of Xiao Qi could be heard as she slept peacefully.

Feng Jiying gently picked up the kitten and placed her in the pet bed beside the desk.

Sunlight streamed through the tall glass windows. It was bright, almost harsh.

She quietly turned the pet bed so that the warm light would fall on Xiao Qi’s back instead of her face.

The kitten snored contentedly.

Feng Jiying turned toward the window and raised her arm to shield her eyes from the light.

In the sunbeams, cat fur floated visibly through the air.

The entire office was covered with Xiao Qi’s fur. The kitten was small, but no matter how often Xiao Bai brushed her, the shedding never stopped.

Feng Jiying had been taking allergy medicine regularly, but her body had begun to develop resistance.

She was a firm believer in extreme omega independence. Ever since she had differentiated into an omega, she had convinced herself that she could live free of alpha influence and control.

She had gone through countless pheromone resistance experiments with various alphas. As a result, her body had changed.

Now, she could resist the pheromones of lower-level alphas and had built strong immunity. This gave her the confidence to believe that she would never be affected or controlled by any alpha.

But her body’s rapid resistance to medication had become a side effect of this confidence.

Once again, she was having an allergic reaction to cat fur.

Red rashes began spreading across her skin.

The redness crept up her body, reaching her collarbone and neck.

Her breathing grew heavy. Her vision blurred. Her body burned with heat.

She leaned one hand against the glass window, struggling to stay steady.

She hated this feeling of losing control.

She hated feeling like one of those weak, passive omegas with no agency.

She had defeated her enemies. She should have felt satisfied.

But for some reason, the weight in her heart never lifted. She buried herself in work to numb the pain.

She hated feeling emotionally affected by others.

She avoided the voice in her own heart.

Smart as she was, she kept trying to come up with another explanation.

Yes, it must be because Gu Qiqi had disappeared too easily.

She had endured years of pain and suffering, yet Gu Qiqi had slipped away as if it were some kind of relief.

That wasn’t fair.

No matter the cost, she would find Gu Qiqi.

She would make her experience the same pain. The pain of losing her family. The pain of being utterly alone.

The riots in Central City had lasted for more than two weeks. Most people continued to stand by and watch.

Wen Rui still didn’t know that the reason Gong Suizhi had once saved her was because she and Wen Cheng were twin sisters.

The Wen family’s twin-child curse had lasted for over a century.

From birth, Wen Rui had always been physically weaker than Wen Cheng, so the family had chosen to focus on cultivating Wen Cheng instead.

To prevent Wen Rui’s existence from affecting her sister’s development, the Wen family had abandoned her in the Periphery Zone.

Even as a child, Wen Rui had been perceptive.

She could always sense that the people around her looked at her differently, even her mother. The way she looked at Wen Rui and her sister was never the same.

Wen Rui returned once again to the Federation’s medical research department.

“Professor, you wanted to see me?”

Gong Suizhi sat quietly in his office.

He was the most powerful and respected omega in the entire Interstellar Federation.

He was someone many alphas desired but could never reach.

He held real power in his hands.

With his eyes closed and a hand resting on his temple, he leaned back in his chair. The entire room felt cold and distant.

“You’ve been getting more disobedient lately, Xiao Rui.”

He opened his eyes as he spoke, fixing Wen Rui with a calm, empty stare. His gaze was void of emotion, yet it carried an overwhelming pressure.

Wen Rui stood before him, her brows slightly furrowed.

“Are you talking about the assignment? I thought I was your most trusted student. Why would you let someone else take over such an important task?”

Gong Suizhi was as cold as ever. But there was a tear-shaped beauty mark at the corner of his eye, strikingly out of place against his detached expression.

“I like your stubbornness. That fire in you makes you different from the mindless omegas who are only suited for marriage and childbirth. You’re capable of reaching the same heights as me.”

Behind his cold exterior was a mind filled with repressed madness.

Wen Rui lowered her gaze. “I don’t understand what you mean.”

“Gu Qiqi is alive. She’s in the Periphery Zone.”

Gong Suizhi smiled faintly as he watched Wen Rui’s reaction.

“I ordered Yuhua to destroy her glands back then, just to prevent a situation like this. Gu Qiqi is the direct descendant of the main branch of the Gu family. She’s the granddaughter of Gu Fangfang.”

Wen Rui was stunned.

“What?”

Gong Suizhi stood up. He was tall and slender. He walked up to Wen Rui and lifted her chin with his hand.

“So, when you stopped Yuhua that day and let Gu Qiqi live, maybe it was fate.”

“As omegas, no matter how strong we are, we’re still expected to rely on alphas. But as long as we never fall in love with them, we can use them as stepping stones to get everything we want.”

“Your pheromones are telling me you’re conflicted about Gu Qiqi.”

He smiled slightly.

“Xiao Rui, when something false begins to feel real, you have to ask yourself. Are you fooling others, or are you fooling yourself?”

Wen Rui’s eyes flickered for a moment. Her brows trembled slightly, but she said nothing.

Gong Suizhi lowered his hand.

“Xiao Rui, in this world, no one is truly reliable except for power and status. As long as you climb high enough, no one will dare look down on you, even if you’re an omega.”

“The only reason no one dares to move against you right now is because you have me as your support. The balance between the three great families is beginning to shift. New forces are rising. Every faction wants to be remembered in history and stand unshaken, but the tides of power always turn. What rises must fall, and what falls may rise again. That truth never changes. If you want to stand firm, you have to rely on yourself.”

“I think you know exactly what you need to do.”

“When the odds of success are low, the best move is to eliminate your opponent first.”

Though Gong Suizhi stood in the sunlight, he still gave off a sense of darkness.

He was like a brilliantly colored poisonous snake. His elegant appearance could deceive anyone, lulling them into lowering their guard before he struck with lethal precision. His ambition and madness were hidden beneath his perfect exterior, woven into his very blood.

“I understand, teacher,” Wen Rui said quietly.

She had never believed herself to be a good person.

Especially in an interstellar society where resources were scarce. To gain more, one had to rely on talent, competition, and even ruthlessness. A world without fairness had created a distorted view of survival.

Her dream had always been to find a powerful alpha to support her.

Gu Qiqi was strong.

And now, she had a powerful family behind her.

More importantly, Gu Qiqi had once fallen in love with her.

So maybe… she could fall in love again.

But Wen Rui still didn’t understand that true love could not be mixed with power, ambition, or calculation.

Any love that had to be weighed and measured was never real love. It was only strategy.

In the Periphery Zone

Gu Qiqi used her abilities to restore order in the northern region.

In just half a month, she had transformed the chaotic and violent conditions there.

In a place where strength ruled all, her power became law.

The time had come.

System message: Host, you may now enter Central City. Zhao Zhongtian is at the end of his rope. You can defeat him effortlessly. Taking action now will make your dominance clear.

The system seemed to be behaving strangely again.

But Gu Qiqi didn’t think much of it.

In a game like this—full of shallow content and basic combat mechanics—what mattered most was how satisfying the experience felt. And right now, satisfaction was all she cared about.

The guards at the border between Central City and the Periphery Zone stood no chance against her overwhelming psychic strength.

Gu Qiqi entered Central City.

The streets were eerily empty.

Zhao Zhongtian had already wrecked most of the city.

He rampaged like a wild beast, attacking without warning and destroying everything in sight.

Liu Huaiqing had already arranged for the entire Gu family to settle inside Central City.

They had all received their terminals.

Once the brain connected with the terminal and a chip was implanted in the arm, they were officially registered citizens of Central City and could enjoy its full benefits.

Gu Qiqi walked with one hand in her pocket. Her slightly long hair was tied back in a loose knot at the base of her neck.

Her fringe swept sideways, just enough to cover her sharp eyes. Her features were striking, and the shape of her jawline gave her an effortless confidence. She looked wild and free.

She moved steadily toward the place where Zhao Zhongtian’s presence was strongest.

Xiao Bai rushed into the CEO’s office.

“President Feng, Miss Gu… she’s alive. She’s in the commercial district of Central City right now.”

Feng Jiying’s mind went blank. Her hand, still holding a pen mid-signature, froze.

Since the day she became CEO of the Feng Corporation, she had never once missed a contract meeting.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly.

“She… she’s alive and back in Central City.”

Then why hadn’t Gu Qiqi come to find her?

To take revenge?

At this point, perhaps she should be calling her the Gu family’s last heir.

Feng Jiying appeared in the commercial district not long after.

The air was thick with alpha pheromones—aggressive, territorial, and suffocating. It made her feel unwell.

“President, it’s too dangerous for you to stay here,” Xiao Bai said anxiously. “Zhao Zhongtian has gone mad. If he hurts you, it’ll be too late. His goal is to wipe out all the omegas in Central City. We can’t let him succeed.”

A glint of obsession appeared in Feng Jiying’s eyes.

She needed to know what Gu Qiqi thought of her now that her identity had been restored.

They were enemies.

In that critical moment, she had chosen not to help her. Now that Gu Qiqi had returned stronger than ever, there was no doubt she would take her revenge.

Feng Jiying wanted to see for herself what method this impulsive, muscle-brained alpha would use.

Ever since the temporary mark between them, she had become highly sensitive to Gu Qiqi’s pheromones.

She deliberately circled to a quiet intersection that Gu Qiqi would have to pass through.

She had already pieced everything together.

Gu Qiqi would deal with Zhao Zhongtian directly, and she would do it publicly.

Gu Qiqi had always been the type to repay a grudge with equal force.

A figure slowly appeared in the distance.

It overlapped more and more clearly with the image in Feng Jiying’s mind.

She desperately wanted to know what was bothering her, what was pulling at her heart.

Gu Qiqi had a chocolate stick between her lips. Her wolf-like eyes glinted with an intimidating sharpness.

Step by step, she walked forward with unwavering confidence.

System message: Host, there’s someone in your path. Looks like… an omega.

Feng Jiying’s legs felt like they were made of lead. She stood frozen in place, her long, narrow eyes staring through her glasses at the face growing clearer in front of her.

She had been standing there too long. For a moment, she couldn’t tell whether this was real or just another haunting dream.

Gu Qiqi paused as she approached. Their eyes met briefly.

Then Gu Qiqi walked past her without hesitation. She sneered.

“Pathetic. Letting an omega block your path? You’re not worth my time.”

In Gu Qiqi’s understanding, Feng Jiying had been nothing more than the designated omega partner of Zhao Zhongtian, the game’s original protagonist.

Their breaths mingled briefly in the air.

That familiar scent was distant now. Unfamiliar.

Feng Jiying’s pupils shrank.

Because in Gu Qiqi’s eyes, there was no love and no hatred either.

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