Redeeming that Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable Omega [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: The Stalker

With Lin Xi handling the villa’s issues and the precarious Wen Group entirely handed over to Xu Ruozhou, Wen Yan enjoyed the most leisurely days since she transmigrated into the book.

The sun was bright, trees stood tall, and birds sang pleasant songs on the branches.

Wen Yan hummed a tune, hands clasped behind her head, strolling leisurely near the villa.

Along the way, she met several acquaintances of the original host from the affluent neighborhood. Some greeted her warmly, while others looked at her with disdain.

Regardless of the reaction, Wen Yan was exceptionally enthusiastic. Since no one hits a smiling person, those who looked down on her could only patiently engage in small talk.

From their mouths, Wen Yan learned about the company’s recent status.

Under Xu Ruozhou’s iron fist, the Wen Group, which had been rotting from the roots, seemed truly on the path to recovery.

No wonder the money received in my card every month is increasing. She truly lives up to being the female lead~

Footsteps startled the sparrows hiding in the bushes. Wen Yan turned her head, and a dark shadow flashed before her eyes.

Wen Yan’s relaxed shoulders immediately tensed up.

Someone is stalking me?

She quickly reviewed the plot in her mind but couldn’t figure out who would be stalking the original host at this point in time.

Lin Xi was the housekeeper; it was unlikely she would resort to scheming outside.

Xu Ruozhou was busy advancing her career and had personally acknowledged Wen Yan as her business partner. Given the female lead’s character, she would never do such a thing.

So who is it?

Wen Yan’s expression turned slightly cold.

This was a clearly differentiated ABO world. Those differentiated as Alphas naturally had better physical fitness than ordinary Betas and delicate Omegas. Furthermore, Alphas were born with pheromones. Once an aggressive pheromone was released, it would immediately cause a disturbance in the community, which was strictly secured.

She was an Alpha.

The person who should be afraid was the one stalking her.

Wen Yan immediately turned and walked toward the direction where the shadow had darted. Her tone was slightly cold. “Who is there?”

“Come out!”

There was no movement, only the rustling of leaves blown by the wind.

Wen Yan frowned, attempting to stimulate her scent gland and release a trace amount of pheromones into the air.

Enough to create a deterrent effect from a powerful pheromone without causing a disturbance, but to let her stalker feel her displeasure.

As soon as her scent gland began to heat up slightly, the person hiding in the bushes tumbled out clumsily, shouting, “No, no, no—”

“Wen Yan, it’s me!”

Wen Yan frowned. “Li Yuan, what are you doing here?”

The Alpha’s silver hair was messy, mixed with light green fallen leaves and dark brown twigs.

In the original book, Li Yuan was a minor cannon fodder like her, whose role was to move the plot forward.

After realizing the person stalking her was Li Yuan, Wen Yan’s apprehension quietly subsided. Seeing her disheveled state, she found it a bit funny.

Wen Yan subtly curved her lips.

As if remembering something, Li Yuan stopped fiddling with her hair, raised her chin, and proudly puffed out her chest.

Like a victorious rooster.

It looked even funnier.

Wen Yan couldn’t hold it in and burst into laughter. “Hahahahaha, your hair looks like a bird’s nest.”

“Hahahahahaha.”

“Wen Yan, you—”

Li Yuan’s face turned red from her neck up. She menacingly pointed at the Alpha who was clutching her stomach and laughing.

Her pheromones stirred, releasing a little into the air. After realizing it had no effect, she lowered her arm in frustration.

Wen Yan laughed until tears came out. Li Yuan watched her with a cold face, arms crossed over her chest.

Squatting on the ground for a while to catch her breath, Wen Yan finally had time to take a proper look at Li Yuan.

Her hair was meticulously styled. She was wearing a dark gray cocktail dress and small Italian custom-made leather shoes.

And on her finger, a diamond ring of unknown brand but clearly expensive.

Oh boy, this one came prepared.

“Had enough laughing?” Li Yuan’s face was dark.

Wen Yan cleared her throat, a little embarrassed. “Yes.”

“Why are you stalking me? I thought I made myself clear last time.”

“Hmph.” Li Yuan scoffed, arms crossed.

She raised her chin proudly, shook the leaves from her silver hair, and showed off the huge diamond on her right ring finger. Her tone was arrogant with a hint of show-off. “See this?”

“I see it.”

She saw it a long time ago. It’s just a diamond ring.

The original host wasted money buying countless rings.

Li Yuan pursed her lips. “Don’t you have anything to say?”

Wen Yan tilted her head. “Huh?”

Li Yuan’s face turned green.

Wen Yan looked at her, then at the diamond ring, and slapped her head in sudden realization. “Oh, you want me to give you a gift!”

With that, she started fumbling through her pockets, which were cleaner than her face, and only managed to find two hundred and fifty yuan.

Wen Yan stuffed the money into the silver-haired Alpha’s hand, giving a benevolent smile only a grandmother would have. “Buy the kids some snacks, okay~”

Li Yuan’s face completely darkened. She flung Wen Yan’s hand away, annoyed. “Wen Yan, what are you pretending for?”

“I don’t believe you don’t know that Mingxin and I are getting engaged at the end of this month!”

Wen Yan genuinely didn’t know.

With Xu Ruozhou not at home, she spent her days either watching TV dramas or scrolling through short videos.

The struggles and commercial alliances of the wealthy elite hadn’t appeared before her for a long time.

So, the plot had progressed to the point where the fake daughter had to rely on a marriage alliance’s family power to continue opposing Xu Ruozhou.

Wen Yan truly hadn’t expected that by simply giving Xu Ruozhou a platform to freely operate, she could make the fake daughter so eager to marry and secure a powerful family to maintain her status in the Xu family within just a few months.

“Oh.” Wen Yan nodded lightly. “I wish you happiness.”

“What did you say?” Li Yuan looked at the expressionless Alpha standing in front of her in disbelief.

“I said, I know you and Xu Mingxin are getting engaged.” Wen Yan good-naturedly repeated. “I wish you both happiness.”

“Wen Yan!”

For some reason, her calm demeanor only fueled the silver-haired Alpha’s rage even more.

Li Yuan unconsciously clenched her back teeth when she spoke. “Wen Yan, stop pretending! You’re just jealous! Jealous that I was the one who ultimately won Mingxin’s heart!”

Under her volume assault, Wen Yan covered her ears and stepped back half a pace. “Why are you shouting so loud? Are you sick? Aren’t you going to leave? Do you think the money wasn’t enough?”

She turned out her coat and pants pockets, showing they were empty. Wen Yan shrugged. “I gave it all to you. I have low material desires and usually don’t carry much money when I go out.”

Li Yuan looked insulted. She angrily threw the two hundred and fifty yuan onto the ground and pulled out two gold-edged invitations, tossing them into Wen Yan’s arms. “You pauper! Do you think my Li family is like yours?”

“At the end of this month, I’ve booked the entire Hai Li Hotel for my engagement banquet with Mingxin.”

Li Yuan raised her head proudly, showing a victorious expression. “Mingxin specifically instructed me to invite you and Xu Ruozhou, the two poor souls, to come and personally witness our happiness.”

Wen Yan twirled the two invitations between her fingers, nonchalantly. “Is this why you were stalking me?”

“Hmph, do you think I wanted to stalk you?” Li Yuan scoffed.

“If Mingxin hadn’t personally instructed me to deliver the invitation directly into your hands, I wouldn’t have bothered coming to this shabby place of yours.”

Wen Yan gave a faint “Oh.”

The silver-haired Alpha was so infuriated that she didn’t want to say another word to her and turned to leave.

Her figure walked further and further away until only a blurry black silhouette was visible. Only then did Wen Yan listlessly lower her arm, her fingers clutching the invitation slightly tightening.

She curved her lips in a somewhat self-mocking smile.

Fate is truly a trickster. She was ecstatic to get engaged to the person she loved, only to end up with her family ruined and finding out the other party never had any genuine affection, having only used her all along.

As a backdrop to the farce of the real and fake daughters, this was Li Yuan’s fate, the original host’s fate, and the fate of her, the transmigrator.

Under the shade of the tree, Wen Yan lowered her eyes, the shadow obscuring the expression in her eyes as she looked at the invitation.

After a long time, she put her hands in her pockets and started humming a tune again, strolling back towards the villa.

Returning to the villa, Wen Yan’s eyes lit up when she saw the figure calmly drinking tea on the sofa.

“Wife, you’re back~”

Xu Ruozhou looked sideways at her. The curve of her lips slowly smoothed into a calm expression when her gaze met the Alpha’s face.

Wen Yan ran over and sprawled out on the sofa. Xu Ruozhou put down her teacup, pursing her lips without speaking.

“Wife, why are you ignoring me?” Wen Yan, seeing Xu Ruozhou remained silent, thought the female lead was in a bad mood and playfully complained.

Xu Ruozhou didn’t answer, but her reddish-brown eyes were fixed intently on the Alpha’s face, unwilling to miss even the slightest expression.

After a moment, she said in a deep voice, “You’re unhappy?”

Wen Yan was stunned, then quickly waved her hands. “No, I’m happy you’re back. How could I be…”

“Wen Yan, tell me the truth.”

Xu Ruozhou’s voice was clear and cool, like mountain spring water after the snow melted. When serious, it carried a hint of coldness that made one feel a chill deep down, instinctively wanting to kneel at her feet and submit.

Wen Yan’s throat nervously bobbed twice, and she involuntarily told the truth. “I ran into Li Yuan on the way back. She gave me two invitations, inviting us to attend her engagement banquet with Xu Mingxin.”

“Oh?” Xu Ruozhou’s expression didn’t change, seemingly already aware of the news that Xu Mingxin had decided to ally with the Li family through marriage.

She clearly wasn’t concerned about that.

Xu Ruozhou chuckled softly. “So you’re unhappy because Xu Mingxin is getting engaged to Li Yuan?”

The Omega’s tone was natural, as if speaking of a perfectly normal joke. Yet, the moment Wen Yan heard it, all her internal alarms blared.

When Xu Ruozhou was angry, she didn’t curse or rage.

She would smile, a particularly gentle smile, and her tone would be very natural.

Wen Yan saw the smiling reddish-brown eyes and her legs trembled, almost causing her to collapse to her knees.

Xu Ruozhou noticed her trembling and smiled. “Why are you scared? I was just asking casually.”

“You chased Xu Mingxin for so many years. It’s not surprising if you had some genuine feelings. I won’t hold it against you.”

“N-no genuine feelings, wife.”

Xu Ruozhou stood up and walked around the sofa. Wen Yan stiffened her neck, feeling a chill run down her spine.

A pair of slightly cool hands lightly squeezed the back of her neck. Wen Yan shivered.

“In any case, you are my Alpha now. No matter what happens, you won’t leave me, right, Wen Yan.”

Wen Yan frantically nodded like a pecking chick. “Y-yes.”

The Omega’s red lips curled up, her smile enchanting, like a blooming poppy that makes people addicted to its poison and willing to sink into depravity.

“Good girl. After all, the person you’ve always liked is me.”

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