Redeeming that Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable Omega [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Land Plot

Wen Yan shivered. “Hahaha, no interruption, no interruption, wife, why are you back so early today?”

The female lead was a workaholic. She wouldn’t typically return to the villa unless she had worked until two in the morning.

Xu Ruozhou’s expression looked a little cold. Wen Yan immediately scrambled up from the floor and started massaging her shoulders ingratiatingly. “Was work hard? Let me pour you some tea and give you a shoulder rub~”

Lin Xi, kneeling on the ground, kept her eyelashes lowered, making her emotions unreadable.

Xu Ruozhou glanced at her lightly and said in a deep voice, “You may leave now.”

“Yes.”

Finally, only Xu Ruozhou and Wen Yan were left in the villa.

Without Lin Xi, Wen Yan let out a long sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.

Her face relaxed. Seeing Xu Ruozhou staring intently outside the door, she couldn’t help but ask, “Wife, what are you looking at?”

Xu Ruozhou withdrew her gaze. “Don’t let this Lin Xi work in the villa anymore in the future.”

“You should also minimize contact with her.”

Wen Yan: !!!

Did the female lead figure out that Lin Xi is problematic this quickly?

No, that can’t be right. At this point in time, Lin Xi hasn’t even started giving the original host chronic medication yet.

“You mean Lin Xi has a problem?” Wen Yan feigned ignorance. “How could that be? She’s worked for the Wen family for over five years, never made a major mistake, and she’s honest and quiet.”

“It wouldn’t be right to just fire someone so casually.”

“It’s not a work issue.” Xu Ruozhou shook her head. “I just feel like the way she looks at you is wrong.”

Her reddish-brown eyes fell on the Alpha’s innocent face. Xu Ruozhou pursed her lips, deciding not to state her suspicion more directly.

It would definitely scare Wen Yan.

The maid, with her head bowed, exuded intense hatred. The malice toward Wen Yan was practically seeping out of her pores.

Wen Yan couldn’t sense it, but she could.

“If you can’t fire her, then send her out to do manual labor.” Xu Ruozhou was expressionless. “Either way, minimize your contact with her from now on. Do you understand?”

Wuwuwu, female lead, I was right about you! You truly are the bigger person, forgiving the petty ones. You are the best female lead in the world! I want to kiss you to death!!!

“I’ll listen to everything you say.” Wen Yan’s eyes were teary with emotion. Xu Ruozhou glanced at her, and seeing the tears in her eyes, she pursed her lips slightly. “Why are you crying again?”

She was an Alpha, and she was so fierce when marking her, yet she cried more easily than she, the Omega.

Was this person made of tears?

Xu Ruozhou, on a whim, poked her slightly chubby cheek.

The moment she touched it, she regretted it. Such an intimate action was far too ambiguous for them as a contracted couple.

Xu Ruozhou cleared her throat to mask her embarrassment. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, her wrist was suddenly firmly grasped.

She looked up. The teary-eyed Alpha pressed her cheek into Xu Ruozhou’s palm, rubbing against it dependently, like a chick nestled comfortably in its nest.

The soft touch of the Alpha’s cheek felt like clouds in the sky.

Xu Ruozhou couldn’t help but pinch it.

“Wuwuwuwu, I knew it! You are the best!”

Xu Ruozhou’s cheeks felt warm. “Alright, let’s talk about serious matters.”

Wen Yan immediately became obedient, sitting upright on the sofa with a serious expression reserved for business talk.

Xu Ruozhou’s lips curved. “Didn’t you just ask why I came back so early today?”

“Come with me, and you’ll find out in a moment.”

Wen Yan sat in the passenger seat. Xu Ruozhou drove, taking them to a five-star restaurant that only catered to VIPs.

Wen Yan looked at the unfamiliar sights outside the window, feeling a subtle unease, though she couldn’t pinpoint what made her uncomfortable.

“Wife, where are we going?”

Xu Ruozhou gave a reassuring smile. “Don’t be nervous. I’ve already negotiated everything. You just need to go and sign the papers for the company matter.”

“Consider it my repayment for your willingness to help me.”

Normally, Wen Yan would turn into an “all-affirming bot” for any of the female lead’s decisions. However, today, this subtle sense of unease constantly filled her chest, like a mountain pressing down on her.

Outside the private room, Xu Ruozhou repeatedly cautioned her to behave properly and not expose the current financial issues of the Wen family’s cash flow.

Wen Yan nodded solemnly.

When the door to the private room opened, the unease that had been clinging to Wen Yan finally materialized.

It was like a sharp blade piercing her chest.

A refined-looking male Alpha stood up, adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, and extended his hand. “CEO Wen, nice to meet you.”

Wen Yan’s face turned pale.

Seeing her expression, Xu Ruozhou quickly grabbed her hand from behind and squeezed her knuckles hard.

“Wen Yan, speak.” Xu Ruozhou whispered.

Wen Yan snapped back to reality. Her dark eyes turned to the Alpha standing opposite her, and her face slowly turned cold.

“Nice to meet you, CEO Yin.”

Life had been too comfortable, so much so that Wen Yan almost forgot that the trouble she faced wasn’t just her own, but also the female lead she had married.

In the private room, Xu Ruozhou and Yin Rong exchanged pleasantries. Wen Yan sat in the inner seat, leaning against the wall, distractedly sipping hot tea.

Wen Yan observed the two of them from the corner of her eye. When they started discussing the land plot, she couldn’t help but let out a “tsk” at Yin Rong’s self-assured, disgusting face.

Yin Rong is a key figure in pushing the plot forward.

He’s a wealthy businessman specializing in the real estate industry. After attending a banquet hosted by the Xu family, he instantly fell in love with the married Xu Ruozhou.

However, he is married.

Although his marriage was a business alliance without affection, a shrewd businessman would never willingly divorce his well-connected original wife. Learning that Xu Ruozhou was disliked by the Xu family and had divorced the original host, he started having other ideas.

Yin Rong entrusted a friend to sell a land plot to Xu Ruozhou, talking it up and even personally vouching for it.

Xu Ruozhou, after divorcing the original host, took over the Wen Group’s real estate division and was eager to expand her influence.

A moment of carelessness led her to fall for his trick.

The land plot was revealed to have a hidden problem a few months after development began: the level of toxic substances underground exceeded the limit, causing workers at the construction site to be hospitalized with cancer. Xu Ruozhou not only faced a slew of lawsuits but also risked the company’s bankruptcy.

Yin Rong appeared at this time, offering to help Xu Ruozhou overcome the difficulty, but on one condition—

Xu Ruozhou had to become his mistress.

“That’s truly disgusting.”

Wen Yan couldn’t help but curse out loud.

The two people talking in the private room both froze.

Yin Rong’s smile stiffened slightly. “CEO Wen, what did you say?”

Xu Ruozhou frowned. Under the table, she pinched Wen Yan’s thigh muscle and mouthed to her, “Stop talking.”

Normally, the Alpha would have obediently listened, but today, Wen Yan seemed to have taken the wrong medication. In front of Xu Ruozhou, she coldly repeated to Yin Rong, “You are truly disgusting.”

Yin Rong: ?

Wen Yan hadn’t expected that even though she had changed the trajectory of the plot, Yin Rong, this hypocritical gentleman, would still set his sights on Xu Ruozhou and use such underhanded means to strip her of all her support.

Being cursed at like that, the phony mask on Yin Rong’s face cracked.

“Excuse me, I’ll be right back.” Xu Ruozhou grabbed Wen Yan’s hand and pulled the incessantly cursing Wen Yan toward the restroom outside the private room.

“What’s wrong, wife? I wasn’t finished talking yet?”

“Wen Yan!” Xu Ruozhou was genuinely angry this time, her voice slightly strained. “What exactly are you trying to do? Are you deliberately looking for trouble?”

Xu Ruozhou earnestly pleaded, “I did my research. The location of this land plot is excellent and perfectly suited for developing a commercial district. Do you know how much time I spent negotiating this price?”

“Now, you’re going back with me to apologize to CEO Yin.”

She would only go bankrupt faster if she acquired this land plot. Wen Yan complained pitifully, “No.”

Outside the restroom, a dark shadow flashed past. The pheromones in Wen Yan’s gland sensed a familiar scent and reflexively twitched.

Wen Yan covered the back of her neck. Her Alpha instinct told her that Yin Rong was standing outside, eavesdropping on their conversation.

Wen Yan briefly contemplated, swallowed the words she wanted to use to explain to Xu Ruozhou, and shook off Xu Ruozhou’s grip.

There was no comparison between the strength of an Alpha and an Omega. With just a slight effort, Xu Ruozhou’s hand was easily broken free.

“Wen Yan?” Xu Ruozhou frowned slightly.

“You are my Omega now. Stay away from other Alphas, or just stay home.”

Xu Ruozhou’s expression slowly solidified. Her voice sounded slightly shaky. “Wen Yan, what did you say?”

Wen Yan dared not look at her.

Since she had said so much, she could only continue acting. Grabbing the Omega’s arm, Wen Yan pulled her out of the restroom and repeated herself.

“I said, you are my wife now. Stay away from other Alphas! If you can’t do that, then you’ll just have to stay home obediently!”

As soon as they exited the restroom, Wen Yan’s shoulder bumped into the shoulder of the Alpha pretending to walk past.

Yin Rong’s gold-rimmed glasses wobbled.

“CEO Wen.” Yin Rong steadied his glasses and reverted to his hypocritical self. “How can you speak to your wife like that? Ruozhou has great business acumen. You should let her…”

“Shut up.”

Wen Yan coldly interrupted him before he could finish. “Does how I educate my Omega concern you?”

“Stay away from her, or don’t blame me for being rude.”

The top-tier Douglas Fir pheromones dangerously shrouded the air. Yin Rong quickly raised both hands in a gesture of surrender.

Wen Yan dragged Xu Ruozhou out of the private room. Yin Rong didn’t withdraw his gaze until their figures disappeared outside the window.

The refined smile vanished from his face, replaced by a nearly cold shrewdness.

Yin Rong hadn’t originally targeted the Wen family.

It wasn’t until the day the Xu family banquet ended that he was stunned by the sight of a figure in a brilliant blue sundress as the guests dispersed.

He made multiple inquiries and only then learned that this Omega with an almost enchanting appearance, whom he fell in love with at first sight, was the Xu family’s newly recognized daughter and was already married.

Recalling the Wen family Alpha who dragged the Omega away, Yin Rong’s eyes darkened, and he covered the scent gland at the back of his neck that was constantly warning him.

His pheromones sensed a strong danger, repeatedly sending out warnings.

Yin Rong leaned on the wall. “Arrogant idiot.”

Wen Yan’s intense possessiveness over Xu Ruozhou had ruined his plan. He had intended to start with Xu Ruozhou’s Wen family connections and gradually dismantle all the relationships around her.

Now, it seemed that cooperation with the Wen family was impossible.

Damn it.

In the luxury car, Xu Ruozhou didn’t say a word the entire way. No matter how much Wen Yan apologized to her, Xu Ruozhou kept looking coldly out the window, not speaking a single word to her.

Wuwuwu, I overacted. I didn’t have to buy the land plot, but the female lead, whom I finally managed to placate, is angry with me again.

Why is my life so tough TvT.

Wen Yan didn’t get a single kind look from Xu Ruozhou until she opened the car door and walked into the company building.

Wen Yan sat alone in the car, melancholic for a few seconds, but quickly cheered up, raising her hands to her chest to encourage herself.

What should I do if the female lead gives me the cold shoulder? Stick close! Stick to her!

Xu Ruozhou walked into the company with a cold expression, followed by a very long, dragging tail.

“CEO Xu, good morning…” The employee swallowed their words, intimidated by her icy expression.

Xu Ruozhou ignored them, but the little tail following behind Xu Ruozhou raised her hand goofily and gave the employee a good-natured smile. “Good morning.”

“CEO Wen.” The employee hurriedly bowed. “G-good morning.”

Wen Yan looked at the large characters “Shengzhou Entertainment” on the office building and recalled the relevant information from the original book.

“Shengzhou Entertainment” was an entertainment company under the Xu family’s name, with negative net income every year. Xu Ruozhou originally didn’t care for this company, but the Xu family was only willing to give the female lead such a struggling small company.

After the company shares were transferred to the female lead, Xu Ruozhou made sweeping reforms, laid off over 80% of the staff, and used the remaining money to hire scouts to find potential young artists, single-handedly reviving this half-dead entertainment company.

“Shengzhou Entertainment” became the first bargaining chip in the game for Xu Ruozhou to take over the Xu family.

Wen Yan looked at the revitalized “Shengzhou Entertainment,” her dark eyes shining. She happily followed behind the female lead, softening her voice. “Wife, listen to my explanation~”

Thump.

Wen Yan’s nose bumped into a rose bush. The rose-scented hair brushed against her cheek, emitting a faint fragrance.

Under various gazes, Xu Ruozhou stopped and turned around. Her reddish-brown eyes coldly focused on the relentless Alpha chasing her.

“Are you going to stay home obediently from now on?”

“Uh…”

“I educate my Omega?”

“Mmm…”

Wen Yan swallowed with difficulty, looking around. The place was full of “Shengzhou Entertainment” employees.

The female lead had just started the layoffs, and there were inevitably spies for the Xu family among these people.

Wen Yan couldn’t explain to the female lead here. She stuck out her neck, yet was panicking internally.

“Ha.”

In full view of everyone, her bright red, thin lips let out a cold laugh. Wen Yan saw the undisguised disappointment in those reddish-brown eyes, and her heart clenched fiercely.

“Wen Yan, I misjudged you.”

Wen Yan bit her lower lip, ignoring the strange looks from the employees. She grabbed Xu Ruozhou’s hand and pulled her into an office.

As soon as they entered, Xu Ruozhou shook off her hand.

The Omega frowned in disgust. “Finally stopped pretending?”

“The day you colluded with Xu Mingxin to drug me, I should have known you were both cut from the same cloth.”

Thump.

Xu Ruozhou’s movement of rubbing her wrist paused slightly.

Wen Yan offered a very troubled smile. “Wife, there were people outside just now.”

Xu Ruozhou: ?

The Alpha, who had been aggressively telling her not to show her face just minutes ago, was now kneeling at her feet, expertly clutching her calf with movements as smooth as flowing water.

“Wife, what I said just now was just talk out of anger. From now on, what’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is still yours!”

Wen Yan pouted tearfully. “I truly have nothing to do with that Xu Mingxin. I hate her to death. If you’re still unhappy about the drugging, wife, just hit me. You can hit me anywhere, but it’s best to hit my butt. I have thick skin, and please don’t hold back!”

Xu Ruozhou didn’t raise her hand or speak, just stood there silently, quietly scrutinizing the person in front of her.

Wen Yan was just too strange.

So strange that Xu Ruozhou couldn’t help but wonder which one was the real Wen Yan.

Or rather, if the Alpha in front of her was still “Wen Yan” at all.

“Get up first.” Xu Ruozhou pursed her lips. Wen Yan obediently crawled up from the floor, dusted off her butt, and cautiously observed Xu Ruozhou’s expression.

After a long time, the reddish-brown eyes, filled with scrutiny, landed on her face. Her thin lips trembled as she spoke, “Wen Yan, you didn’t do that for me; you just didn’t want to cooperate with Yin Rong, did you?”

Holy cow?!!!

“Ah.” Wen Yan feigned ignorance. “What?”

Xu Ruozhou frowned. “Is it because of him personally, or because of that land plot?”

If Xu Ruozhou guessed any further, Wen Yan couldn’t imagine what she might connect the dots to. Cold sweat dripped down her forehead.

“Wife, what are you saying? I was just purely overcome by love…”

Before she could finish, a pair of cool hands covered her face. The slightly cold fingertips probed back and forth at the junction of her jaw and neck, as if searching for something.

Wen Yan swallowed with difficulty. The Douglas Fir pheromones in her gland were restlessly eager due to the Omega’s continuous “teasing.”

“Wife, please don’t do this…”

Wen Yan’s cheeks were burning hot.

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