The Scumbag Alpha's Plan to Save the Female Lead - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

A bone-chilling cold.

The woman’s body was initially lying comfortably on the hospital bed, but now her hairs suddenly stood on end. Her body curled up from a fear of the cold. Slowly waking up, she opened her eyes.

Where is this?

Did she die?

Zhi Qiu opened her mouth to speak, but before the words could come out, her body uncontrollably broke into a cough.

The coughing fits grew heavier and heavier.

Medical personnel preparing nutrients a short distance away rushed over when they heard the coughing.

It was a young Omega nurse, speaking cautiously, seemingly quite afraid of the person before her: “Miss Zhi Qiu, you really can’t be discharged yet. Please don’t make things difficult for us service staff.”

Upon hearing this, Zhi Qiu froze. Only then did she regain her senses and observe her surroundings carefully.

A private hospital suite, busy little nurses, the red light of the emergency room outside the door.

So that’s it.

She was back.

Zhi Qiu gave a bitter laugh.

Although she didn’t know how far the plot outside had progressed, according to the character setting for this body, she should flirtatiously hook the little nurse’s chin and deliver a piece of breathtakingly cheesy, saccharine dialogue.

Just like she did in her last life.

Zhi Qiu smiled kindly, shaking her head at the little nurse to signal her understanding.

Ruan Ye’s death forced her to re-examine this world, and the people living in it.

She lay back down on the hospital bed, and unknowingly, her eyes slowly closed.

A mysterious force pulled her into a dream.

In the dream, the memory that caused her suffocating pain was like a deadly poison wrapped in honey, slowly corroding her nerves.

The day Ruan Ye jumped into the sea was her grand wedding.

The guests were lively and boisterous.

“Miss Bai is intelligent and beautiful; meeting a good husband now is truly a natural blessing. I wish the two of you eternal harmony and early parenthood!”

“Isn’t that right? CEO Zhi is deeply devoted to Miss Bai. Such true affection makes us envious!”

The woman who was being complimented blushed shyly.

She wore a clean white veil, her jade green earrings contrasting with her fair skin, making her look elegant and noble. Her high-fashion wedding gown was perfectly designed, exposing the slender lines of her shoulders, concealing slightly heavier areas, and highlighting the advantage of her ample bust.

Amidst the praises, Bai Yueguang chuckled and looped her arm tighter around her partner: “We were childhood sweethearts to begin with. This relationship that started when we were young is something no one can break apart.”

No one can break apart.

Her articulation was deliberate, as if she was wary of something.

The Zhi and Bai families initially considered many locations for the wedding, but because the bride liked the sea, it was ultimately decided to hold it on a cruise ship.

On the endless ocean, a lonely ship sailed. Aside from the clinking of glasses and socializing of the guests, the only sound was the crashing of waves.

The other protagonist of the banquet was offering a toast, but her mind was elsewhere.

She was trying hard to find a familiar figure among the guests.

Zhi Qiu’s left arm was tightly held, and her right hand wore a black watch. She checked it every few minutes, as if she were not the protagonist of the wedding banquet, but a businessman rushing to meet someone.

“A Qiu~”

The gorgeously dressed woman lost her patience, slightly annoyed as she tugged at her partner’s sleeve: “Stop checking your watch. Today is our wedding banquet. Look at how beautiful I am today.”

She released the woman’s arm, lifted her skirt, and walked towards the center, surrounded by guests.

On the boundless sea, looking up at the vast blue sky, she danced lightly like a fluttering butterfly.

The sweet, peach-scented pheromone of the Omega circulated in the air.

The sky, the earth, and the sunset were all eclipsed by the happy woman.

The guests held up their wine glasses and discussed the two newlyweds.

Being the center of attention clearly made Zhi Qiu uncomfortable.

She was inherently reserved, and only pretended to be humorous and witty to maintain her character setting. She had already pushed herself to the limit to act this way.

It had been over a year since she transmigrated into this yuri ABO world, and today was her wedding banquet, a crucial turning point in the novel’s plot.

After this wedding banquet, the heroine, who attended as a guest, would become disheartened, meet the first noble person in her life, and thus begin her career arc of conquering the design world and slapping the Scumbag Alpha’s face.

That was the day she had been looking forward to.

She absolutely could not break her character setting here.

Zhi Qiu took a deep breath, suppressed the feeling of disgust, forced a smile, and affectionately reached out her hand towards the dancing woman, intending to catch her.

This noble Omega, who had learned dance since childhood, played along and was steadily embraced by her.

Except…

This noble Omega was a little too heavy.

Zhi Qiu endured for a few minutes for the sake of appearances, but she genuinely couldn’t hold her up. She intended to help her stand steady, but the other party leaned her entire weight onto her, like someone who had fainted and lost consciousness.

Zhi Qiu’s smile grew increasingly strained.

Because she truly couldn’t hold on much longer.

Bai Yueguang felt her lover’s increasingly forceful embrace, so intimate that it felt like she wanted to fuse her into her very flesh. She lowered her head, feigning shyness.

Finally! This Alpha belongs to her.

In truth, their relationship had not been smooth at the beginning.

She had always been the more proactive one, and Zhi Qiu was relatively cold.

Moreover, there were so many former girlfriends watching covetously, especially a lowly commoner named Ruan Ye. Luckily, her and Zhi Qiu’s families were well-matched, and they shared a past bond, allowing the wedding to proceed as scheduled.

Once today was over, this person and the business empire behind her would all be hers.

Thinking this, Bai Yueguang felt a little triumphant and buried her head deeper into the person’s arms.

The two were the focus of the wedding banquet.

Such an intimate gesture quickly attracted the attention of the guests, including Bai Yueguang’s uncle.

He fully supported the marriage alliance between the two families.

After all, by climbing onto the great mountain of the Zhi family, the Bai Group, which lacked sufficient foundation, would be compensated, effectively gaining wings.

Seeing the two embracing, he immediately raised his wine glass high and loudly instigated the crowd: “Kiss! Kiss!”

Zhi Qiu waved her hand, trying to stop it, but in this atmosphere, the human nature to enjoy a spectacle quickly took over.

The crowd erupted.

More and more people gathered, and the calls for a kiss grew louder and louder.

If the newlyweds didn’t kiss on the spot, it would be a rejection of all the guests present.

The chanting resonated throughout the large cruise ship, which sailed in the middle of the sea and accommodated thousands of guests. Zhi Qiu was cornered. Just as she didn’t know what to do, the weight in her arms suddenly lightened.

The person she couldn’t push away before suddenly jumped up from her embrace, as if encountering a divine doctor who cured a chronic illness.

Seeing the barely concealed desire in that person’s eyes, Zhi Qiu frowned.

She was easygoing, but that didn’t mean she liked being forced.

The wedding, the bride, the cheering.

She hated all noisy things and vulgar people full of desire.

She couldn’t help but think of that pair of indifferent, gray eyes—clean and clear—that would never hold such greedy desires.

At this point in the memory, the person sleeping on the hospital bed struggled to open her eyes, unwilling to recall what happened next.

But the memory was relentless.

Amidst the cheers, Zhi Qiu, though smiling, had extremely cold eyes.

She gallantly embraced the Omega’s slender waist, encircling the other party with her body to block the crowd’s view.

She kissed the other party’s lips fleetingly, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

The crowd erupted again. Overwhelming cheers almost swallowed the sound of the waves.

Her new wife smugly socialized with the guests, and Zhi Qiu made an excuse to use the restroom, escaping the crowded center of the banquet.

The air outside on the deck was cool.

Occasionally, seawater abandoned by the waves would wash onto the ship. Zhi Qiu crouched down and scooped up a handful of seawater.

The icy cold touch reminded her of Ruan Ye’s perpetually cold hands.

Thinking of Ruan Ye, she involuntarily curved her lips.

She wondered where Ruan Ye was on the ship now, and if she had met the benefactor who appreciated her, as described in the plot.

Even though the crowd was still noisy, Zhi Qiu could only hear the sound of the waves.

She stood at the farthest point from the crowd, the closest to the sea, the quietest corner on the cruise ship.

If Ruan Ye were here, she would surely be just like her, avoiding the crowd and being quietly alone here.

The sound of the waves grew louder, gradually overwhelming the socializing guests.

At this moment, a flash of lightning suddenly struck from the distant sky, and thunder roared.

A storm was approaching.

The cruise ship swayed precariously in the waves. The crew responsible for safety immediately sounded the alarm, urging everyone to quickly return inside the cabin and not linger on the deck.

Zhi Qiu stood up. As the host of the banquet, she was responsible for cooperating with the crew to evacuate the guests.

She moved around the crowd, organizing the guests to evacuate the deck and return to the banquet hall inside the cabin.

Because the crew’s reaction to the crisis was swift, coupled with her cooperation, the guests quickly all evacuated the deck.

Zhi Qiu sighed in relief. The empty deck meant Ruan Ye had also safely evacuated to the cabin.

She lifted her leg, just about to walk into the cabin, when a sense of unease made her look back at the deck. Her peripheral vision suddenly caught a familiar figure, stopping her movement toward the cabin.

Her brain hadn’t yet registered what was happening, but her body had already made its choice, sprinting towards the deck.

Zhi Qiu desperately stretched out her arms, trying to grab the red silhouette that was about to fall.

By the railing, her frantic run was ultimately a step too late. She could only tightly grab the wrist of the person falling down.

Zhi Qiu desperately tried to pull the falling person up. Swollen veins bulged from her arms to her neck. The blood in her body rushed to her hands, which were white from the strain.

Why?

The plot shouldn’t be like this.

Zhi Qiu threw her body backward, using the strength of her limbs to pull the person up. She roared at the guests who hadn’t yet come to their senses: “Hurry! Help!”

Hearing this, Ruan Ye smiled.

She had done it on purpose. As a guest at the wedding, she wore a gauze dress even brighter than the color of blood, like a poppy flower nourished by blood in hell.

Looking at the figure desperately trying to hold onto her, Ruan Ye smiled very gently.

Someone in the cabin had already rushed out at the sound of the shouting. If she held on for just a few more seconds, she could be saved.

But…

“No, don’t!” Feeling the other person’s tendency to let go, Zhi Qiu pleaded hysterically.

“Ruan Ye, give me a chance to explain to you! Don’t give up your life! Please, give us one more chance, I beg you—”

Don’t let go.

Ruan Ye let go of her hand.

When the pale, slender wrist slipped from her grasp, Zhi Qiu froze, unable to react for a long time, until tears unconsciously streamed down her cheeks.

She licked her lips where the tears reached.

It was bitter.

Having seemingly heard too many unfulfilled promises, the woman who chose to jump into the sea had reluctance, sadness, and heartache in her eyes, but no desire to live. She resolutely let go of the hands that refused to give up on her.

Falling, constantly falling.

Amidst the noisy crowd and the surging waves of the sea, Zhi Qiu seemed to hear a gentle voice from another world.

“Hurry and wake up, we are all waiting for you.”

The person on the hospital bed violently opened her bloodshot eyes. The bone-chilling cold of the seawater seemed to still linger on her body.

Zhi Qiu subconsciously grabbed for that person’s hand, clinging tightly, until her hand was struck by cold medical scissors. Only then did she realize that the icy cold sensation was not seawater, but the metallic instrument the doctor was using for her examination.

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