Scummy Alpha CEO Keeps Courting Death [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 13

Before Lu Xibie could answer, the people around them started chattering.

“Yes, absolutely!”

“She’s been chasing Miss Tan in Lan Hexin City, and we haven’t seen her since school started. She must have been saving up a big move!”

“I get it! She’s using this method to attract Miss Tan!”

“Miss Tan wouldn’t even look at her, but now she’s clearly interested!”

“How low!”

…

“No,” Lu Xibie said calmly, looking at Tan Ruijing with a placid expression.

“Is that so?” Tan Ruijing leaned closer to Lu Xibie and lightly poked her collarbone.

Lu Xibie reached out and patted the spot Tan Ruijing had touched. “It is.”

“Damn it! Damn it!”

“She’s achieved her goal!”

“When has Miss Tan ever been this close to an Alpha in public!”

“I should have…” Shang Le’an took a few steps forward, standing behind Tan Ruijing, not daring to get any closer. What if Miss Tan never spoke to him again?

Lu Xibie was usually so compliant with Miss Tan. Is she trying a different approach now that she’s married?

Tan Ruijing’s gaze swept over the spot Lu Xibie had patted. Her eyes narrowed as she looked at Lu Xibie. A few seconds later, she suddenly beamed, her beautiful eyes and brows full of a vibrant beauty. “You weren’t talking about me.”

“I wasn’t,” Lu Xibie took a half-step back and crossed her arms.

“So obedient, and you say you weren’t?” Tan Ruijing winked at Lu Xibie, not taking her step back seriously. In her eyes, it was just a little trick to get her attention.

It’s been so long since school started, and not having Lu Xibie around… felt a little strange.

Lu Xibie used to always follow behind her, wherever she went. She had barely ever taken a good look at her.

Tan Ruijing looked at Lu Xibie. Her eyes were emotionless, lacking the usual fervor.

That almost twisted passion had disappeared from her gaze. Tan Ruijing’s eyes moved from Lu Xibie’s brows down to her lips. This person she had never taken seriously now had delicate features and a hint of a cold, indifferent aura.

No, this isn’t right. Tan Ruijing’s eyelids twitched, and her interest in Lu Xibie grew even more.

“What am I seeing!”

“Miss Tan is winking at Lu Xibie!!!”

“I… I regret it!” An Alpha excitedly slapped his companion, pointing at the two people at the center of attention.

“A face-to-face, one-on-one wink!”

…

?

Lu Xibie frowned, looking at Tan Ruijing. “Are you alright?”

She-is-so-pretty.

Like.

Give-it-to-her.

After leaving Chu Liruo, the voices in Lu Xibie’s head became agitated. They hadn’t stopped since Tan Ruijing appeared.

Give-give.

Give-everything-to-her.

Tan Ruijing dropped her smile, her eyes turning cold. “Didn’t you say you wanted to give me something?”

“Yes,” Lu Xibie nodded, pointing to the ground. “I gave it to you, but it’s shattered.”

“It’s gone?” Tan Ruijing frowned. She knew Lu Xibie’s actions were related to her, but was she really not afraid that she would never speak to her again?

“It’s gone,” Lu Xibie nodded.

Tan Ruijing: “As compensation, shouldn’t you give me another bottle?”

Lu Xibie: “Why should I compensate you?”

Give-give-give.

Unlike the past, where she had to suppress sudden violent impulses, this time she had to control an intense desire to get closer to Tan Ruijing.

This desire was so strong that Lu Xibie had to use all her strength to hold herself back.

No wonder she’s the protagonist of this book.

Lu Xibie gritted her teeth, forcing herself to stay in place.

“Why?” Tan Ruijing had never been asked this before. Ever since she successfully became a Heterogene, she had been surrounded by all kinds of Alphas—oh, and Omegas—trying to curry favor with her.

If she wanted something, she only had to say half a sentence, and someone would deliver it to her hands.

The old Lu Xibie was a loyal practitioner of this rule, but now she’s brazenly refusing?

Refusing.

Is it a refusal?

This is the first time she’s been refused in so long.

This is getting interesting.

Tan Ruijing looked deeply at Lu Xibie, her scrutiny growing. She raised an eyebrow, not showing any anger, and her voice became deeper. “You said you were going to give me something, but it’s broken. You tell me why?”

“Yeah, I said I would give it to you, but it’s broken. I can’t do anything about it. There was only one bottle. If you want one, just ask someone else,” Lu Xibie said, spreading her hands and pointing to the group of Alphas behind her. “They’d probably be happy to give it to you.”

As soon as Lu Xibie finished speaking, Shang Le’an knelt on the ground, poking at the broken glass to determine what the item was. “I thought it was some rare item. It’s just a Constitution Enhancer, isn’t it? I have some in my dorm.”

Shang Le’an stood up from the ground and said to Tan Ruijing, “Ruijing, I have ten bottles for you. If you want more, I can contact my family and have a few more cases sent over!”

“Miss Tan, I have one right now.” The Alpha Wen Qishu took a bottle from his pocket and walked up to Tan Ruijing, offering it to her.

Lu Xibie pointed to the Constitution Enhancer in Wen Qishu’s hand. “See, he has one. You can take his.”

Tan Ruijing watched Lu Xibie with an amused expression and didn’t say a word.

Chu Liruo emerged from her Aetherial Space and saw a tense situation. When she saw the two people at the center of the confrontation, she instinctively hunched over, trying to sneak into the hover elevator from behind the crowd.

In her previous life, her miserable state was directly linked to these two people. Even though Lu Xibie had changed her mind a bit, she felt this was not a good time to get involved. The most urgent matter was to practice the Aetherial Summoning art from today’s “Aetherial Summoning” class, using the special tutoring Fan Shuangyu had given her.

While quietly walking toward the hover elevator, Chu Liruo thought to herself:

Given how pathetic the old Lu Xibie was, shouldn’t she be clinging to Tan Ruijing with a face full of smiles? Why is there so much tension, as if they’re rivals?

“Liruo!” Tan Ruijing’s lips curled into a smile again, as beautiful as a blossoming peach, mesmerizing the Alphas around her.

The moment her name was called, Chu Liruo’s hair stood on end. Her hunched back stiffened for a moment, and she immediately quickened her pace, jogging toward the hover elevator.

But she underestimated Tan Ruijing’s influence.

With just a glance, the dense crowd instantly parted, and the shadows that had made her feel safe disappeared. She was now exposed in the center of everyone’s attention.

For someone who just wanted to survive after her rebirth, this was not good.

“Liruo, what’s the rush?” Tan Ruijing’s eyes curved into a smile, her gaze very friendly, as if she were only concerned about where an old friend was going.

Chu Liruo’s body stiffened, and she turned around, forcing a smile to hide the fear in her heart. “I’m… I’m going to the Holo-practice Room.”

She reached back with her hand, feeling the wall, and leaned back against it, finally feeling a little more secure.

Lu Xibie had noticed Chu Liruo’s movements as soon as Tan Ruijing said her name. In her heart, she was even cheering for her to run away quickly.

Who knew what Tan Ruijing was planning by suddenly calling her out?

Lu Xibie frowned slightly. “Why are you calling her?”

Tan Ruijing looked at Lu Xibie. From the beginning until now, Lu Xibie’s emotions only showed a slight fluctuation when Chu Liruo was mentioned.

But shouldn’t her emotions be controlled by her?

Tan Ruijing felt a thorn prick her heart.

“Can’t I call her?” Tan Ruijing still smiled. “Isn’t she your new wife?”

Gasp

“So that’s the new wife Lu Xibie married!”

“Does she know her Alpha is in love with another Omega?”

…

“Probably…”

Many of the people who remained were former students from the A-class of the Talent and Skills Department.

“Her Aetherial seems to be a small rabbit.”

“When Lu Xibie’s Aetherial came out, her Aetherial was scared away.”

“Oh, so it’s like that. I’m afraid her life as a married woman won’t be good.”

“Afraid? It’s a certainty.”

“Yeah, the posts on the school forum telling Lu Xibie to get out of Zigu Military Academy are a hot topic!”

“Really?”

“Of course!”

“If you open your terminal now, you’ll see some of them are Alphas who fought with Lu Xibie, and others are Omegas who heard about Lu Xibie’s ‘great deeds’ and are passionately speaking out!”

“Don’t most of the military students in our school look up to General Lu?!”

“Don’t even mention it. The hot topic about General Lu visiting the school today is ranked one spot above her post.”

“This—”

“How could General Lu let Lu Xibie continue like this?”

“Every family has its own difficulties.”

“Sigh, what a family disgrace.”

“Yeah, so what?” Lu Xibie responded frankly.

She had heard all the discussions around her, but what did they have to do with the “Lu Xibie” from the novel and her now?

“Liruo, come here.” Tan Ruijing beckoned Chu Liruo.

Leaning against the wall, Chu Liruo instinctively shrank back. The suffocating feeling she got every time she saw Tan Ruijing filled her lungs, making her unable to move. She hadn’t slept well for several nights.

In the center of everyone’s gaze, Chu Liruo slowly shuffled forward, following the path that had been cleared for her, and walked over to Tan Ruijing and Lu Xibie. She timidly asked, “Wh-what is it?”

Lu Xibie turned her head to look at Chu Liruo. Her eyes were like rain-soaked leaves, dripping and full of ripples, looking so heartbreaking. She took a step to the side, slightly shielding Chu Liruo.

Tan Ruijing saw Lu Xibie’s movement and tilted her head slightly. She couldn’t explain why, but she just found it an eyesore.

“Liruo, don’t misunderstand. There’s nothing going on between me and Xibie,” Tan Ruijing still smiled.

“Xibie?!”

“Xibie?!!!”

“Why does she get to call her that? Why is Miss Tan explaining this?”

“Lu Xibie was the one who called out to Miss Tan first!”

“Lu Xibie is such a scumbag!”

…

With just one sentence from Tan Ruijing, the Alphas and Omegas were united in their indignation, pointing at Lu Xibie and buzzing like a hive.

Chu Liruo looked at the back of Lu Xibie’s head. “I didn’t misunderstand.”

What could I misunderstand? I just want to study properly at Zigu Military Academy. Please, just let me be…

Chu Liruo cried out in her heart.

“You don’t need to explain to her,” Lu Xibie said to Tan Ruijing.

Tan Ruijing: “Heartbroken for me?”

?

??

Heart-broken.

Lu Xibie reached up and smacked her head hard. Even though Chu Liruo was now by her side, the voices in her head were so crazy she couldn’t stand it.

“No. She doesn’t need to misunderstand,” Lu Xibie said. Chu Liruo already disliked the “Lu Xibie” from the novel, so she wouldn’t care about “Lu Xibie’s” relationship with others.

Lu Xibie looked at Tan Ruijing, beginning to doubt that the novel she had read was real. Didn’t Tan Ruijing ignore “Lu Xibie”?

Chu Liruo felt the subtle tension between the two, twisted a strand of her hair in her hand, and then looked up, saying with a hint of determination, “I trust Xibie.”

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