The Five Heartless Scumbag Alphas Turned Against Each Other Because Of Me - Chapter 84

Tan Hua reflexively wanted to hide behind Ning Xi, her instincts screaming to stay far, far away from this mess. She had absolutely no desire to get involved in this kind of family drama.

Ning Xi quickly noticed her hesitation and immediately leaned in under the pretense of tucking a strand of hair behind Tan Hua’s ear. She whispered softly, “Help me finish this act, and I’ll transfer five million to you afterward.”

Tan Hua: “!”

Well then. Not taking that money would be unpatriotic.

She straightened her back under Guo Lanyi’s sharp, unreadable gaze, raised her chin with smug pride, and declared:

“That’s right. Ning Ning and I are truly in love.”

“So I hope everyone here can act like decent human beings and not tear lovers apart. Take this as a chance to earn a little karmic merit.”

Ning Xi glanced at Tan Hua, eyes full of admiration. As expected of you… ‘sharp-tongued’ suits you perfectly. Ning Xi could already imagine the twisted, dramatic expressions on her petty, scheming relatives’ faces when they heard Tan Hua speak like that.

Sure enough, with a quick sweep of her gaze, she saw everyone sitting there, dumbfounded, mouths agape and unable to react. Especially her second aunt—who’d been most enthusiastic about matching her with Guo Lanyi—her expression was so colorful it looked like someone had used her face as a painter’s palette. Just watching it made Ning Xi feel vindicated.

Tan Hua, determined to earn that five million, immediately launched a second attack—this time directly at Guo Lanyi.

Her voice turned soft and pitiful, capturing the perfect image of a fragile, aggrieved beauty. “To tell you the truth, Sister Lanyi…” she paused dramatically before continuing, “I’m already carrying Ning Ning’s child.”

Ning Xi: “?” That… definitely wasn’t in the script we discussed.

She blinked once. Then again. If everyone actually believed Tan Hua was pregnant with her child… wouldn’t that make her—

Wouldn’t that make her look like a two-timing scumbag, abandoning a pregnant lover on the spot?!

Ning Xi was just about to shut her down when Tan Hua moved faster. She pulled a few medical forms out from her dress pocket, cradled her waist dramatically, and walked right up to Guo Lanyi.

“Sister Lanyi, please take a look. These are the results from the check-up I did today—the doctor handed me these personally.”

“I’m sure you’re familiar with this hospital, so there’s no way I could’ve faked them.”

“If you still don’t believe me, you could always ask President Zheng Jinyu. I believe you know her—and her character should speak for itself.”

As she spoke, she turned her back toward Guo Lanyi and began winking and signaling wildly at Zheng Jinyu—flirting through her expressions and blinking like mad. “Right, President Zheng?”

Zheng Jinyu could only stare in speechless disbelief as Tan Hua blatantly gave her unborn child a brand-new, high-profile family name on the spot.

“…”

When Zheng Jinyu still didn’t respond, Tan Hua’s expression suddenly changed. She bared her teeth in a not-so-subtle threat:

If you don’t back me up, I’ll never speak to you again!

Zheng Jinyu: “…………”

After a long moment—and under increasing pressure from Tan Hua’s not-so-veiled threats—she finally gave in with great reluctance and nodded slowly. “Yes… I just happened to be at the hospital today on business, and I ran into her getting her exam.”

“…I can confirm. She really is pregnant.”

Tan Hua and Ning Xi exchanged satisfied looks, both turning their heads with perfectly timed smiles.

Zheng Jinyu pressed her lips into a tight line, staring at the two chaotic, troublemaking young women in front of her. Two Omegas—who couldn’t possibly get each other pregnant—and yet were pulling this off with complete conviction.

There’s no way Guo Lanyi will believe this, she thought. She’s not stupid.

Sure enough, Guo Lanyi didn’t believe a word. Her gaze lingered on Ning Xi for a moment—long enough to make Ning Xi feel a chill down her spine—then finally turned to Tan Hua and locked onto her.

“So that’s how it is.”

Just five words, spoken almost casually, yet they sent an inexplicable cold creeping up everyone’s legs and straight to their scalp.

“Of course it is,” Tan Hua said, lifting her chin like an arrogant little swan. Her logic may have been flawed, but her tone was full of conviction. She even muttered under her breath, “If it’s not Ning Ning’s, what—do you think it’s yours?”

Obviously, it couldn’t be Guo Lanyi’s. She hadn’t even met Tan Hua before today—how could she have magically gotten her pregnant?

Guo Lanyi stared at her like a panther lurking in the shadows—her eyes gleaming with wild, dangerous light. She held the test results in one hand and didn’t blink as she stared directly into Tan Hua’s face.

She said nothing, and the room fell into an awkward silence.

Madam Ning, finally jolted back to her senses, looked between her daughter and Tan Hua, mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to say something… but couldn’t figure out where to begin. In the end, she was left speechless.

Madam Ning still tried to preserve Ning Xi’s dignity—but her relatives clearly felt no such obligation.

Second Aunt was the first to forget the lesson from earlier and blurted out, “What?! She’s already carrying your child?” Her voice was so loud it was like she was desperate for everyone in the building to hear.

“But isn’t she… Isn’t she Sheng Yiheng’s—”

Under Ning Xi’s sharp, warning gaze, her aunt choked mid-sentence and instinctively lowered her voice. Still, her next words were perfectly audible to everyone in the room.

“Are you sure that child she’s carrying is yours?”

“What if it’s—”

“It’s mine if I say it is,” Ning Xi cut her off, enunciating each word with force. Her expression had turned cold. “Do you have a problem with that, Aunt?”

Ning Xi had never been known for her temper. In fact, she had a long-standing history of sparring with relatives in the family group chat, where she regularly called out their hypocrisy and arrogance. As a result, many of the elders had grudges against her. They constantly took the chance to criticize and suppress her under the guise of “seniority.”

But Ning Xi had never backed down. She was known for verbally battling entire chat threads—and often coming out on top.

So on a matter that could determine the happiness of the rest of her life, there was no way she’d just roll over. Especially not after promising five million. If she still ended up having to marry Guo Lanyi for the sake of the family after all this effort, she might as well go die for real.

“Even if the child isn’t biologically mine, I’ll treat it like my own and love it like it’s my own flesh and blood.” As she spoke, she suddenly transformed—like a Sichuan opera mask change—her face softening into a gentle smile as she caressed Tan Hua’s cheek. “After all, I love Hua Hua so deeply that I’d be willing to die for her.”

Even though she knew Ning Xi was acting, Tan Hua still felt a shiver of dread run down her spine.

Her mouth twitched, but she quickly caught the cue and played along, her voice full of over-the-top emotion and melodrama. “Ning Ning… I can’t believe you love me so much. Willing to die for me? I’m so touched!”

“If you die… then I’ll go with you! That way the three of us can be together forever. No one will ever tear us apart again!”

Zheng Jinyu: “…”

Madam Ning: “…”

Guo Lanyi watched their clumsy, exaggerated, and absolutely ludicrous performance with an amused curl at the corner of her lips. “If you two are so in love,” she said slowly—

Ning Xi immediately turned toward her, eyes brimming with hope, waiting for her to graciously let them off the hook.

But Guo Lanyi’s next words were, “Then you can both marry me.”

“It’s just one more mouth to feed. I can afford it.”

Ning Xi: …
She was stunned speechless. Can you not? You’re really going to try and live the one-wife-one-concubine fantasy? If you keep this up, I’ll report you to the Omega Women’s Protection Association and have you locked up and sewing buttons for a year!

Seeing that Guo Lanyi had now set her sights on both of them, Zheng Jinyu’s expression immediately darkened. She didn’t have the patience for this childish nonsense anymore. She stepped forward, intending to pull Tan Hua away—only for Tan Hua to grab her wrist.

Then she looked at Guo Lanyi expectantly and asked, “Then… can I bring someone else with me?”

“Just one.”

“Sister Lanyi, if you get to enjoy the blessings of multiple partners, surely you won’t be selfish enough to deny me my own happiness?” Tan Hua gave her a sweet smile. “If you have it, I want it too.”

Equal rights for all—that’s the motto.

Ning Xi was once again completely stunned, and all she could do was marvel inwardly: Truly, the only person who can out-crazy a psychological manipulator… is another manipulator.

If it had been me, I never could’ve come up with something this deranged.

Tan Hua’s absurd nonsense had left the entire room frozen in stunned silence—everyone except Guo Lanyi.

In that sea of slack-jawed, stunned relatives, she stood out like a queen surveying her court. Slowly, she lifted her hand to rest against her cheek, her eyes glinting with even more amusement and interest.

“Of course you can,” she said smoothly.

Then she turned her gaze sharply to Zheng Jinyu. “I just didn’t expect you to be willing to play second fiddle.”

Guo Lanyi spoke slowly, her voice smooth and rich, every gesture laced with elegance and allure.
“How unexpected,” she said with a faint smile.

Guo Lanyi was stunning—so much so that it seemed like she walked around with her own personal beauty filter. Her features looked airbrushed even in real life. And when she smiled while speaking, it wasn’t mocking or scornful. In fact, her voice was oddly comforting, almost enjoyable to hear.

But to Zheng Jinyu, the words landed painfully. She didn’t show it, though. Her expression remained warm and serene as always.
“You wouldn’t understand,” she replied calmly.

Guo Lanyi laughed, the sound light and laced with irony. She didn’t understand?

Wasn’t love always the same? The more beautiful it started, the uglier it ended—awkward, embarrassing, even tragic. No one was an exception. Not even those cold and aloof, seemingly divine beings.

She couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh, looking at Zheng Jinyu like she was watching a fool.

Zheng Jinyu didn’t bother arguing. Instead, she reached out and gently pulled Tan Hua back to her side.
“You should go back and rest now,” she said, slowly and clearly.

Ning Xi panicked instantly. The performance isn’t done yet! How could Tan Hua just leave now?

If Tan Hua left, what would happen to her “marriage”? She’d still be forced to marry Guo Lanyi!

So she looked at Tan Hua with pleading, pitiful eyes, silently begging her to stay.

Tan Hua was visibly torn, but in the end, the thought of five million made the decision for her.

Feelings change. Bank balances don’t.

Still, she couldn’t blatantly provoke Zheng Jinyu, so she forcefully dragged Ning Xi along with her as they left.

Ning Xi stood in the hallway, stunned. “?”

“But… my marriage—” she started.

Tan Hua quickly pressed her finger down to stop her from continuing and said soothingly, “Your mother already knows that Guo Lanyi is her love rival. Do you really think she’d let you marry her?”

“You think she wants to be publicly humiliated?”

“There are plenty of top-tier Alphas out there. Why would she stir up drama over this one? You’re her daughter—there’s no way she’d sacrifice your happiness just to feed the greed of those relatives.”

“If she did, that’d be one hell of a failure of a life.”

“And if this mess got out, your mom would be the one getting dragged and cursed by everyone. You get that, right?”

Ning Xi found herself slowly nodding. What Tan Hua said… made sense. Deep down, she knew her mother’s personality. With that reminder, the heart that had been hanging high in her chest finally settled.

She had gotten so anxious after seeing Guo Lanyi that she’d immediately imagined the worst-case scenario.

But now that Tan Hua had talked her down, she even felt like her mother being able to sit calmly across from her rival without flipping the table was already a huge display of restraint and class.
If it were me, I would’ve rolled my eyes so hard they popped out.

So how could her mother possibly agree to marry her daughter off to her enemy?

That would be inhuman.

Ning Xi found herself suddenly feeling a tiny sliver of gratitude toward Tan Hua. But just as that warmth bloomed in her chest, she saw Tan Hua flash her a sugary smile—then hold out her palm.

Ning Xi blinked. “What?”

“The five million,” Tan Hua said sweetly. “You promised.”

Seeing her expression, Tan Hua leaned in with a little squint, her voice soft but unmistakably dangerous:
“You’re not thinking of going back on your word, are you?”

“I’ve got a witness.” She pointed dramatically at Zheng Jinyu.

Whatever gratitude Ning Xi had felt instantly evaporated. “Fine, fine. I’ll transfer it to you later.”

Cold-blooded. Ruthless. Gold-digging heartless wench. She’d been a fool to have even one moment of sentimentality. Ning Xi stared blankly ahead.

Tan Hua, completely satisfied, retracted her hand with a bright smile.
“Pleasure doing business. Let’s work together again next time.”

Ning Xi clenched her lips. Next time?
If there’s a next time, I swear my heart’s going to give out from the stress of Guo Lanyi alone.

She immediately called someone to deliver a check for five million. After hanging up, she stood in place, frowning slightly as a strange feeling crept in.

“…I feel like I forgot something.”

Tan Hua blinked. “Funny. I kind of feel the same.”

Ning Xi: “…” 乌鱼.
(Dark ominous fish of forgetting. Not a good sign.)

And with that odd sense of something missing, Ning Xi began to feel strangely uneasy.

She glanced twice at Tan Hua. Could it be… I just spent too much money all at once?

No way, Ning Xi thought. I’m someone who’s seen the world. I wouldn’t panic over a little thing like this…

She couldn’t remember what was bothering her, so she gave up trying. She casually waved goodbye to Tan Hua and headed off to meet her own friends.

Meanwhile, Cheng Yuan had been sitting by the floor-to-ceiling windows for nearly six hours.

Since she landed in the morning, not a single Alpha had come to pick her up. Not even her lifelong best friend, Ning Xi, had shown her face.

Her patience was just about worn thin.

She smiled faintly as she dialed Ning Xi’s number again.

If she doesn’t answer this time… we’re done.

Ning Xi heard her phone vibrating in her pocket. She took it out casually—until she saw the caller ID: the bright, glaring two characters “Yuan Yuan.”

Her heart skipped a beat. So that’s where this ominous feeling of guilt came from…

She forgot. The airport pickup.

Ning Xi glanced at the time in the corner of the screen—another jolt of horror.

Not only did I forget, I forgot for THIS LONG?!

She panicked, heart racing like a pot of boiling water. She frantically answered the call and practically slid to her knees on the floor.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Yuan Yuan, I’m so sorry! My relatives tried to marry me off to Guo Lanyi, and I freaked out—and then—”

“So you forgot about me,” Cheng Yuan replied with a soft, almost too gentle tone.

Ning Xi’s heart instantly dropped. Crap. She’s mad. Really mad.

She dropped all pride. “Yuan Yuan, you can scold me, or hit me when we meet—I deserve it.”

“Just please don’t do this. You’re scaring me.”

“I’m still at the Tang family’s castle, but wait just a little longer. I’ll be there soon. Two hours—no, one hour! I’ll be there in one hour!”

Without another thought, she started texting her driver while jogging full speed toward the parking garage.

She was full of regret. I even set a reminder. How could I forget something this important?!

Then, trying to rationalize it, Ning Xi began mentally justifying herself:
Okay but… it’s not entirely my fault, right?

Who else starts a day with this much drama? First, her childhood best friend’s love rival got pregnant. Then that same rival turned out to have married one of said best friend’s suitors in secret. Then, her own relatives tried to marry her off to the big bad Alpha of them all.

This day had been even messier than Tan Hua’s life, which was saying something.

Especially with Guo Lanyi’s threatening presence looming over her all morning—she barely had time to breathe, let alone remember to pick someone up.

Even so, she didn’t dare say any of this out loud.

After profuse apologies and groveling, she finally managed to calm Cheng Yuan down.

Cheng Yuan’s first question, once the fire in her heart had dimmed, was still about Ning Xi’s love life.
“So? What happened in the end? Did you turn her down?”

“Of course I did.” Ning Xi shuddered. “I’d marry anyone before I marry her.”

“I’ll explain later, Yuan Yuan. I’m on my way. Just wait a little longer.” She didn’t dare waste another second and flagged down a patrol cart on the side of the road.
“Hi, can you take me to the parking lot? Thanks!”

Cheng Yuan, listening to the background noise through the phone, felt her anger ease—just a little.
“Alright.”

After the call ended, she took a sip of coffee and stared blankly ahead, her eyes unfocused. She didn’t even know what she was thinking.

Maybe… maybe she had just never imagined that one day, she’d be standing here like this—feeling forgotten, lonely, and helpless.

Meanwhile, after Ning Xi left, Tan Hua wanted to find Sheng Yiheng—but Zheng Jinyu was staring at her so intently, it made it hard to act natural.

Still, Tan Hua had never been one to be embarrassed easily. She politely turned to Zheng Jinyu and asked,
“President Zheng, may I go look for President Sheng now?”

Zheng Jinyu merely smiled. “What do you think?”

Tan Hua tried: “I think… yes…”

Under Zheng Jinyu’s penetrating gaze, she immediately clammed up.
“…Okay. I guess I’ll just have to wait for her to come find me, then.”

But at this moment, Sheng Yiheng had zero interest in looking for Tan Hua.

She was losing her mind trying to figure out who had “defiled” her fair-skinned, beautiful little manager—
No. Her adorable little manager.

Sheng Yiheng was shocked. She was furious. She wanted to dig that person up, even if they were buried ten feet underground.

With no leads, she started compiling a list of suspects in a spreadsheet. Then she began calling them one by one.

“Hey! Is that baby in her belly yours?!”

The people receiving these calls were utterly confused. But given the recent gossip surrounding Tan Hua, they suddenly had a terrifying realization.

Wait… is Tan Hua really pregnant?!

None of them dared take the blame. They all frantically denied it.
“No! Not me! I’ve never even met her!”

Sheng Yiheng made over a dozen calls without getting anything useful.

But she wasn’t giving up. Another call went out:
“Hey. Was it you? Did you knock her up?!”

There was a long, long silence on the other end. Just when Sheng Yiheng thought the call had dropped, a calm, flat voice responded:
“Tan Hua’s pregnant?”

“…Why are you answering?!” Sheng Yiheng yanked her phone away and checked the screen—
Three bold characters stared back at her: Tang Yanrou.

She nearly hung up on the spot.

But then Tang Yanrou’s voice came through again, this time tinged with cold anger:
“When did this happen? Where is Tan Hua now?”

Sheng Yiheng’s eyelid twitched.

Oh no. I’m done for.

She’d just accidentally recruited another jealous ex into the war.

*God help me. Out of all the people to call, why did it have to be Tang Yanrou?!

President Zheng & President Lu: “…”

Dumb little sweetheart: Umm, excuse me, what’s happening here?

Innocent schoolgirl A: [“Can I join the chat?” image attached]

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