Scummy Alpha CEO Keeps Courting Death [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter17

Chu Liruo opened her eyes in the dark.

“Grumble——”

Chu Liruo reached out and rubbed her stomach, then sat up. She turned her head and saw that the button on the insulated box was glowing purple, indicating it was working.

Is there food inside?

Lu Xibie’s image flashed before Chu Liruo’s eyes. She reached out and lightly pressed the polka-dot button by the bed, and a soft light illuminated the room.

It was four in the morning. Chu Liruo looked at the time on her light brain and yawned.

She really hadn’t slept well these past few days. She had planned to set the door lock, but who knew she would fall asleep as soon as she touched the bed.

A “+1” appeared on the [Messages] interface of her light brain.

Chu Liruo clicked on the message.

“Lu Xibie: I saw you were asleep when I came back, so I didn’t wake you. The food is in the insulated box.”

Chu Liruo opened the insulated box, took out the food, and ate with great relish.

She looked at the small, square, white-shelled night light on the table—living with Lu Xibie didn’t seem so bad.

After eating, Chu Liruo walked out of the room. Lu Xibie’s bed was on the far left, near the window. She was lying on the bed with a deep frown, seemingly not sleeping peacefully.

The faint yellow light mimicking natural light at the corner of the wall didn’t allow Chu Liruo to see Lu Xibie clearly, but as she got closer, the frown on Lu Xibie’s face gradually smoothed out.

Lu Xibie was also very tired after eating and fell asleep in a short while. Compared to before, when Chu Liruo wasn’t by her side, this sleep was much better. However, there was still a certain distance between the beds, and the voices in her mind always interrupted her deep sleep, leaving her half-asleep and half-awake.

A faint, sweet fragrance wafted through the air, like a drizzle of sweet flower petals. Lu Xibie instinctively sought out the source of the smell. People in dreams have no logic; she only felt that the closer she got to that fresh, pure scent, the more comfortable her nerves became, and the more peaceful her sleep was.

Lu Xibie, who had been lying straight and proper in the center of her bed, unconsciously wrapped herself in her blanket and rolled towards Chu Liruo when Chu Liruo sat on the edge of her bed, until she burrowed her head into Chu Liruo’s arms.

“Huh?” Chu Liruo, who was sitting on the bed and lost in her own thoughts, let out a soft sound when a head suddenly appeared in her arms.

She was about to push Lu Xibie’s head away, but then she thought of the food in the insulated box and heard Lu Xibie’s noticeably heavier breathing, so she decided against it.

Does she sleep better when she’s leaning on me?

Chu Liruo didn’t push Lu Xibie away. She gently placed her hand on her hair and continued to think about her own things.

Lu Xibie had a good night’s sleep. She opened her eyes, feeling refreshed for once.

“Awake?” Chu Liruo’s voice came from above.

Lu Xibie looked at Chu Liruo’s magnified face and closed her eyes.

Was she dreaming?

When she opened them again, Chu Liruo’s face was still right there, even closer than before.

Lu Xibie felt something was wrong. She pursed her lips, lifted her head, moved it to the pillow, and then turned over: “How did I end up sleeping with you?”

Chu Liruo shook her head, her eyes like two brilliant stars, innocent and naive: “I don’t know either. I just sat on the edge of the bed, and you came over not long after.”

“I’m sorry.” Lu Xibie covered her face and apologized. No wonder she slept so well last night.

“It’s okay, you just moved your head over,” Chu Liruo continued. “Oh, do you have classes today?”

“Buzz buzz buzz—”

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Liruo’s light brain began to vibrate. She glanced at it, a look of panic on her face: “I’m going to be late for combat skills class!”

Chu Liruo immediately got up and ran out the door. Lu Xibie also quickly got up, took a nutrient solution and two recovery agents from the bedside drawer, and quickly followed Chu Liruo to the door.

“Do you have class too?” Chu Liruo’s voice was clearly anxious as she put on her jacket.

“No, this is a nutrient solution, drink it on the way.” Lu Xibie quickly stuffed the two recovery agents into Chu Liruo’s jacket pocket: “The ones in your jacket pocket are recovery agents. Professor Yan Feikun’s combat skills class is notoriously intense. Drink them in time after class so you don’t run out of energy.”

In her state of urgency, Chu Liruo couldn’t remember what Lu Xibie said, only that she had to drink what was in her hand on the way. She had unconsciously finished the nutrient solution in the levitating elevator.

After seeing Chu Liruo off, Lu Xibie stretched. She had no classes today. She looked at the furniture in the room and decided to move the bed to a different spot.

Professor Yan Feikun’s class was just as Lu Xibie had described. After class, Chu Liruo’s legs were trembling. She only felt better after drinking a bottle of recovery agent.

“What do you all look like?” Yan Feikun’s face was full of disdain: “Not a single one of the moves I taught you was performed correctly.”

“Professor… we… we are…” A female Omega crouched on the ground with a look of difficulty. She felt like her entire body had fallen apart after this class.

“You? You are Omegas? Should you not undergo such intense training?” Yan Feikun moved swiftly and flipped down from the high platform.

“Um…”

“…Yes.”

…

“You all have to go outside the protective zone, what’s the difference? If you don’t train, you die faster?” Yan Feikun reached out and tapped the side of the high platform, and a white screen appeared above it.

“It’s been a few days since the semester started. How many of you have been to the holographic training room?” Yan Feikun’s gaze swept from left to right.

The Omegas he looked at one by one lowered their heads to avoid his gaze. Only one person didn’t dodge.

“You’ve been?” Yan Feikun asked. Perhaps it was because she had drunk a recovery agent, Chu Liruo seemed more energetic than the other students in the class.

“No, I’ve heard of it,” Chu Liruo answered honestly.

“Pfft—”

“Hahahaha.”

“What’s the use of just hearing about it?”

“I thought we had a diligent one.”

…

“Don’t laugh!” Yan Feikun shouted. “At least she’s heard of it.”

“Alright, everyone look here.” Yan Feikun lightly tapped the screen with his hand: “These are the scores of your first-year students in the holographic training room. There is a very outstanding Omega among them, she is from the Alien-born department, Dan Ruijing. She passed the A-level, with a kill count of 100%. They are all Omegas, and I’ve also taught their department. Why aren’t they like you, who think they ‘should’ be like this or that?”

“Alien-borns are naturally stronger than those with innate skills.”

“Yeah, an A-rank Alien-born is much stronger than an A-rank innate skill user.”

“The same goes for Alien-born Alphas and Omegas.”

…

“Alphas are also stronger than Omegas,” Yan Feikun agreed.

A few confused Omegas followed suit: “Yes, yes, yes.”

Yan Feikun turned his face towards them and tapped his hand: “The few of you, do ten extra sets of training.”

“Ouch—”

“Ouch—”

The students in the combat skills class whispered when they saw the miserable state of those few people.

“Professor Fan Shuangyu warned us not to say that Alphas are stronger than Omegas in front of Professor Yan Feikun. Now look, they’ve gotten into trouble.”

“But the professor is really something, he deliberately set them up.”

“…Alphas are stronger than Omegas in terms of physical structure and strength, but Omegas are more agile. They each have their own strengths and weaknesses. There is no absolute saying that Alphas are stronger than Omegas. The same goes for Alien-borns and innate skill users. Same-rank Alien-borns are stronger than innate skill users because they have endured more unpredictable risks when fusing with alien creatures, and therefore they have gained powerful strength.”

“Now look at Dan Ruijing. She is an Omega Alien-born, but she is much stronger than same-rank Alpha Alien-borns. I’m not asking you to compare yourselves to her. Look at this attendance data.” Yan Feikun lightly swiped his hand on the screen: “It’s been a few days since the semester started, and Dan Ruijing has been in the holographic training room for that many days. What are your thoughts?”

There was a dead silence.

Chu Liruo looked at Dan Ruijing’s name in the first row of the list. The vague fear and a sense of suffocation in her nasal cavity still existed, but now that she had entered the Zhigu Military Academy, it meant she was no longer a lamb at the mercy of others. She had the obligation to rewrite her life.

“I will also persist in going to the holographic training room every day!” Chu Liruo raised her hand high.

“Good, Chu Liruo, right?” Yan Feikun smiled and nodded at Chu Liruo: “Next class, I will specifically check your attendance in the holographic training room.”

“Why are you showing off?”

“Now you’ve done it, the professor has his eye on you.”

…

“Chu Liruo, isn’t she Lu Xibie’s wife?”

“Lu Xibie? The little tyrant? Isn’t she supposed to be extremely irritable?”

“How is her wife so lively?”

“Don’t you know? Go check out the post [The Little Tyrant Lu Xibie and Her Wife’s Affectionate Archive].”

Lu Xibie’s notorious reputation since she entered the school also brought a lot of attention to Chu Liruo. As she listened to the discussions around her and felt the curious or meaningful gazes cast upon her, she secretly made up her mind: not to become a person who harms others like Dan Ruijing, but to become a pillar of the Federation, a person who possesses the power to protect herself and guard her home!

“Beep—”

The door opened from the outside.

Lu Xibie stopped what she was doing and looked at the doorway. Compared to when she left in the morning, Chu Liruo looked a little disheveled. Her seaweed-like hair seemed to have been ruffled and was flying in all directions, and there was a lot of dust on her jacket.

“Class is over?” Lu Xibie put the trimmed lisianthus flowers into a vase.

“Yeah.” Chu Liruo nodded heavily. After class, she had voluntarily stayed with Professor Yan Feikun for some extra training to ensure that every move taught in class was performed correctly.

“Did you drink the recovery agent?” Lu Xibie put the last lisianthus flower into the vase.

“Yes.” After the extra training, Chu Liruo had once again exhausted her energy. She only had the strength to come back after drinking a recovery agent.

“Have you eaten?” Lu Xibie placed the vase on the side of the table and rolled up the white paper on the table, throwing it into the automatic recycling bin.

Chu Liruo: “No.”

Lu Xibie smiled slightly and took out the food from the insulated box: “Let’s eat together then.”

“Okay.”

After washing her hands, Chu Liruo sat opposite Lu Xibie to eat.

Lu Xibie felt that Chu Liruo’s eyes were exceptionally bright today. They were usually like brilliant stars, but today they seemed to have something more: “Did something good happen today?”

“Yes.” Chu Liruo nodded, looking at Lu Xibie with bright eyes, even forgetting to eat.

Lu Xibie looked at Chu Liruo. She was still wearing her dusty jacket, and her hair was still messy, but for some reason, Lu Xibie felt that Chu Liruo at this moment was more spirited and vibrant than she had been on other days.

Just like—

A paper character in a book that had been infused with life.

“What is it?” Lu Xibie couldn’t help but ask.

“I mastered all the moves Professor taught in today’s combat skills class.”

“And?”

Chu Liruo had thought Lu Xibie would say something dismissive like, ‘That’s it?’ After all, a few other Omegas had also come to talk to her after class.

But Lu Xibie’s eyes were warm and gentle, with a faint hint of encouragement.

“And… I’ve decided to go to the holographic training room every day from now on!” Chu Liruo lightly swayed the chopsticks in her hand, shaking her head from side to side, clearly happy.

“The holographic training room…” Lu Xibie lowered her head in thought. Dan Ruijing had seemingly invited Chu Liruo to the holographic training room before.

Chu Liruo watched Lu Xibie’s moving lips nervously.

Lu Xibie: “I’ll go with you.”

The “don’t you dare” she had expected turned into “I’ll go with you.”

Chu Liruo picked up a piece of chicken and placed it in Lu Xibie’s plate.

Lu Xibie looked up at Chu Liruo, who was smiling like a cat that had stolen a fish, and her own eyes also curved into a smile: “I’m worried about your safety, not… not trying to confine you or anything.”

“I-know—” Chu Liruo stretched out the words. She felt that Lu Xibie opposite her was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye. She could no longer find that feeling of wanting to gnash her teeth every time she saw her. In fact, she even… even thought she was a little bit… just a little bit beautiful.

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