Scummy Alpha CEO Keeps Courting Death [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 6

“Wanlin…” Jiayue, dressed in a light gray uniform, tugged nervously at Wanlin’s sleeve. Her frightened gaze landed on the badge at Wanlin’s collar, and she quickly corrected herself in a whisper, “Ah… Housekeeper… I’m the one responsible for purchasing the young madam’s clothes. She instructed me to buy the same style. I truly didn’t neglect her.”

Due to Lu Xibie’s previous attitude toward Chu Liruo, the servants of the Lu residence had initially looked down on her when she arrived. But ever since Lu Xibie fired Wang Zhiying and gifted Chu Liruo medicinal ointment, the servants had become extremely attentive. Rumors were nothing compared to what they saw with their own eyes.

The young lady clearly cared deeply for her newlywed wife.

“The young madam surely wouldn’t…” Wanlin glanced at Lu Xibie and Chu Liruo, uncertain of the situation.

Jiayue anxiously observed the scene, terrified she might be dismissed like Wang Zhiying.

“They didn’t refuse to send me new clothes. I… wear new ones every day!” Chu Liruo’s face flushed. “But the styles are different!”

“Hm?” Lu Xibie swallowed her milk and licked the foam from her upper lip. Battling the voice in her head, she tried to recall—weren’t they the same? But she couldn’t be sure. “Sorry, I didn’t look closely.”

Sorry?

The Lu Xibie in Chu Liruo’s memory never apologized. She was always domineering.

But since her rebirth, this was the second time Lu Xibie had said sorry. Chu Liruo stared at her, hiding the curiosity in her eyes.

Lu Xibie’s gaze drifted to a photo frame containing a picture of Dan Ruijing. Suddenly, she spoke, “Wear what you like. What matters most is that you like it.” Then she beckoned Wanlin.

“The young lady is calling someone!” Jiayue nudged Wanlin’s thigh discreetly.

Wanlin patted Jiayue’s hand gently to calm her. “It should be fine. Didn’t you hear what the young madam just said?”

She quickly responded to Lu Xibie, “Coming, young lady!”

“Dispose of that,” Lu Xibie said, pointing to the photo frame of Dan Ruijing.

“Yes, young lady.” Wanlin picked up the frame and walked to the servants’ recycling station, placing it inside and pressing the disassemble button.

Before she could return, the servant area erupted in chatter.

“Oh my! The young lady actually threw away the photo of Miss Dan!”

“Wasn’t she obsessed with Miss Dan?”

“She was! She caused a huge fuss when she heard the young madam was coming!”

“She even had her room redone six times!”

“She treasured that frame!”

“Right, when Wang the housekeeper was around, she ordered it to be cleaned daily and placed in the most prominent spot in the living room.”

“How come the young lady tossed it just days after the young madam arrived?”

“Isn’t it obvious? The young madam is now the apple of her eye!” a servant in a dark gray uniform said, winking at the others.

Wanlin, mindful of her role as housekeeper, didn’t join the gossip. She even considered stopping it, especially with both the young lady and madam present. Though she hadn’t seen Lu Xibie’s violent side, her reputation warranted caution.

Just as she looked up, Lu Xibie smiled at her, seemingly unfazed by the gossip, so Wanlin let it be.

The servants’ chatter reached Chu Liruo’s ears. As someone who had lived through it once, she knew better than anyone how much Dan Ruijing meant to Lu Xibie.

After all, in her past life, Lu Xibie had given her away just to please Dan Ruijing.

Since her rebirth, Chu Liruo had dreamed nightly of her past life. She vowed to repay every hurt she suffered—not just from Lu Xibie, but also Dan Ruijing.

Stripping her of her gifted abilities, tearing her apart, drowning her—those grudges were irreconcilable.

But the current situation confused her. Not only had Lu Xibie not smashed the photo frame, she even defended her. Chu Liruo had thought Lu Xibie’s attitude had softened because of their similar clothing styles. But now, Lu Xibie had discarded Dan Ruijing’s photo and said such things.

None of it made sense.

“The Lu family’s Alpha is really dumb, giving her Omega to our young lady.”

“Yeah, she’ll be next soon…”

“Hehehe…”

“Our young lady has long coveted her gifted ability. It’s only because she’s an Omega that she hasn’t taken it yet.”

“Digging her own grave!”

The words spoken by Dan Ruijing’s servants before Chu Liruo drowned in her past life echoed in her ears. She looked at Lu Xibie with a hint of pity.

Looks like your fate won’t be much better than mine.

“Mm.” Chu Liruo responded.

Lu Xibie noticed the pity in her eyes and tilted her head. “Are my dark circles that bad?”

She massaged her temples. Thanks to the voice in her head, she hadn’t slept well for days, and her eye bags were heavy.

“Huh?” Chu Liruo, lost in thought about her past, met Lu Xibie’s gaze. Her eyes were bright and pure—nothing like the feral, cold ones she remembered.

Eyes are the windows to the soul. Could Lu Xibie really be different?

Chu Liruo questioned herself.

“Dark circles.” Lu Xibie pointed beneath her eyes.

Chu Liruo looked at her and shook her head. “No.”

She found Lu Xibie unexpectedly playful.

But that didn’t mean she’d let go of her hatred, Chu Liruo reminded herself.

“No?” Lu Xibie rubbed the corners of her eyes.

This version of Lu Xibie seemed much more approachable. After some thought, Chu Liruo asked, “School at Zhigu Military Academy starts soon… Can I attend?”

“Of course! You should go to school. It’s your right.” Lu Xibie looked at her in surprise, as if the question was unnecessary.

“Really?” Chu Liruo was skeptical. Lu Xibie seemed like a different person since her rebirth, but she remained cautious.

“Mm.” Lu Xibie nodded seriously. “I forgot to mention—starting today, you can come and go from the Lu residence as you please. You’re free.”

Chu Liruo stared at her in silence, her doubts deepening.

Is this really the Lu Xibie she remembered?

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Lu Xibie raised an eyebrow. In the book, Chu Liruo’s greatest wish was to escape the mansion and attend Zhigu Military Academy.

If something seems off, it probably is.

Chu Liruo warned herself and smiled. “Nothing, this is great.”

No matter Lu Xibie’s intentions, her words were currently in Chu Liruo’s favor. Once she entered the academy, she could shift from passive to active.

“Golden House tip: Plot Point Two unlocked. Please report to Zhigu Military Academy.”

After the mechanical voice ended, a pale blue screen appeared before Lu Xibie.

“Please report to Zhigu Military Academy.” Evolution Value: 100

After days of silence, the Golden House finally revealed a new plot point.

Lu Xibie, plagued by the annoying voice in her head and sleepless nights, had asked the Golden House repeatedly when the next plot point would begin.

It always replied, “When it’s time.”

Eventually, it stopped answering altogether.

—

Since Lu Xibie had granted her freedom, Chu Liruo left the Lu residence without any obstruction or surveillance.

After wandering for a couple of days, she stared blankly at her empty inbox on her light brain.

She suspected that even if she returned to Phantom City now, no one would notice.

“This is too strange.”

Carrying shopping bags, Chu Liruo looked at the floating cars and elevated tracks above her. Neon signs cast colorful reflections in her eyes. This street, which she had longed to visit in her past life, now bored her after just two days.

Why is everything so different?

—

Compared to Chu Liruo’s leisure, Lu Xibie was having a rough time.

She still hadn’t gotten used to the voice in her head and had no way to silence it.

But under the Golden House’s guidance, she learned to use her light brain to browse information about this novel world.

She lived on Eternal Day Star, located in the X-Sigil Galaxy. The upcoming Zhigu Military Academy had six departments: Gifted Skills, Mutation, Weaponry, Warships, Biological Exploration, and Logistics Support.

Years ago, the Ye Jian family conducted illegal biological experiments, disregarding federal interests. They dumped waste recklessly, causing severe radiation and ecological damage. The planet’s environment changed, and organisms mutated.

The Ye Jian family was destroyed by the united federal families, but the consequences were irreversible.

Millions died in the disaster, and countless species were wiped out.

A man-made catastrophe, with karmic retribution falling on humanity.

After the calamity, only areas within the federal shield remained safe. Outside, mutated creatures became aggressive and infectious. Human living space shrank rapidly.

Military academies sprang up across the federation. Every cadet’s mission was to protect humanity.

Not only did creatures mutate—humans evolved too.

There were two types of evolution. One was natural: around age fifteen, some awakened gifted skills and entered the Gifted Skills

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