The Scumbag Alpha's Plan to Save the Female Lead - Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Before the official start of the banquet, there always had to be some song and dance to set the mood. To this end, the Fu family had invited several of the most popular celebrities to perform.

Because she had to brief Fu Jinxing on so many things to prevent him from messing up, Zhi Qiu was now utterly exhausted and had no desire to talk.

It wasn’t until she turned her head and realized the person was her friend that her strained nerves finally relaxed slightly.

“What were you doing? Why are you so tired?” Yuan Menglu whispered to the person in the wheelchair as she moved with the crowd, pushing the wheelchair forward.

Since Ruan Ye’s near-death experience, Zhi Qiu had been fully focused on how to please Ruan Ye and how to help her escape the fate of a tragic end. It had been a long time since she had such a formal, close-up conversation with Yuan Menglu.

The thought of accidentally letting slip about the Truth System in front of Ren Yi made her feel a little guilty. She wanted to confess but didn’t know where to start.

The main reason was that at this point in time, Yuan Menglu had not told her about her feelings for Ren Yi, and she didn’t know if Yuan Menglu had fallen for Ren Yi yet.

Since her rebirth, too many things had changed. Even as a chosen one, she couldn’t be meticulous and comprehensive in everything.

Thinking this, Zhi Qiu sighed, her tone somewhat wistful: “I was tutoring an idiot and arranging a good show. Fu Jinyan is going to be in deep trouble; just watch.”

Yuan Menglu’s thinking model was always simple, regardless of the twists and turns in her friend’s mind.

She wanted people she liked to do well and enjoyed seeing people she disliked suffer.

Fu Jinyan was prominently listed on her list of disliked people. Yuan Menglu was delighted to see him fall into misfortune.

Because she was going to meet the elders, the girl, who was dressed extremely simply, hurried her steps, pushing the wheelchair forward even faster. She said excitedly, “Then we must find a good seat to enjoy the show up close.”

There was actually no need to rush for seats. The Fu family was known for its meticulousness and had arranged the seating for each family before the banquet.

The Zhi family and the Yuan family, as prominent families across the country, were naturally seated in the front row—an excellent location, close to the hosts, where they could enjoy the performance together and better appreciate the “good show.”

Most of the guests had already taken their seats. Yuan Menglu pushing the wheelchair was particularly noticeable in the spacious corridor of the outer chamber.

The person in the wheelchair seemed very tired, lightly supporting her drooping head with her hand. The occasional breeze that swept by stirred the girl’s fine, short hair, giving her a sense of inexplicable fragility, as if she would shatter with a mere touch.

Some people found the scene peacefully beautiful, assuming it was an injured Omega from one of the families. They looked closer at the person in the wheelchair, but after just a glance, they quickly abandoned the idea.

The person in the wheelchair was the Zhi family’s only daughter, Zhi Qiu. An Alpha with a notorious reputation, an example of a good-for-nothing among the elite, possessing a highly advanced pheromone level but only using it to torment Omegas, never for anything productive.

Because of this, many people felt schadenfreude toward the Zhi family, but some also felt regret, lamenting that such talent had fallen to such a person and grieving the loss of a talent to the Federation.

The wheelchair gradually drew closer.

Zhi Qiu’s eyes were closed, but she could hear everyone’s voices and see everyone’s gazes. However, this wasn’t because she had any special abilities; it was because…

A very talkative System was incessantly muttering in her ear.

“The person sitting in the fourth seat from the right in the first row is Fu Jinyan. Oh my, look at his eyes; he hates you intensely. You injured him so badly, it’s a miracle he could climb out of the hospital. He’s indeed the villain of the game—his energy is truly superhuman. Quick, give him his marching orders!”

“Next to Fu Jinyan is his recently recognized younger brother, whom you just met. But you don’t know this, oh dear, he was so smug in front of his older brother’s fiancée just now, and now that it’s the critical moment, he can’t sit still. This restlessness clearly shows he’s about to stab his own brother in the back. Does he really need to be this nervous!”

“And this one… and that one… I’m laughing so hard. This guy has to pee, but the person chatting with him won’t stop. You business families are truly too social.”

“Shut up.”

The System wisely muted itself. The incessant muttering instantly disappeared. A sliver of light leaking from the stage curtain flickered across the girl’s raven-black eyelashes. Zhi Qiu opened her eyes, lowered her head slightly, and said in a low voice, “Father.”

Catching sight of her daughter’s injured leg, and recalling the reason for her injury, Zhi Ze’en nodded coldly in acknowledgment.

All guests were seated, and the performance was about to begin.

From the moment he entered, Fu Jinyan felt uneasy, with a constant tightness in his chest. He initially thought it was the hatred for Zhi Qiu at work, but even after Zhi Qiu took her seat, the feeling of unease lingered persistently around him.

This sense of apprehension lasted throughout the first performance.

The performer for the first act was a master of traditional opera, skilled in ancient Earth opera that had been lost for many years. Today, he wore a pink costume embroidered with lanterns and moons, and sang “The Purple Jade Hairpin.” The singing was gentle and melodic, the echoes lingering. After the song finished, the audience applauded and cheered enthusiastically, the applause lingering.

Fu Jinyan, his nerves taut, also clapped twice, then suddenly felt a look filled with malice. He looked up in surprise, following the line of sight.

He only saw his ‘plastic’ younger brother, dressed in a grey suit and sitting bolt upright, looking utterly intoxicated and still applauding, as if he hadn’t yet recovered from the beautiful singing.

Fu Jinyan withdrew his gaze, frowning slightly, secretly blaming himself for being too suspicious and seeing enemies everywhere.

After this act, a celebrity came on stage to sing. After several songs, the atmosphere of the banquet became harmonious, and even the tense Fu Jinyan relaxed, enjoying the music.

“Click.”

The sound of the electrical breaker being pulled.

The fourth act of the performance had just ended when the guests were suddenly plunged into darkness, as if they had been instantly blinded.

The hall, originally brightly lit with colorful neon lights and gold, suddenly went completely dark. Some timid Omegas screamed, and fear and the guests’ noisy complaints began to spread throughout the venue.

“The Fu family is so big and successful, how could such a mistake happen!”

“Don’t be afraid, honey, I’m here. Hold my hand. The power will be back soon. What a buzzkill…”

“This is so annoying. They’re just nouveau riche with no depth!”

Director Fu’s face darkened. He cared deeply about his reputation. Now that an error had occurred at the banquet he hosted, his face was as grim as a piece of century-old decaying wood. He sternly questioned his subordinates: “What are you doing? Hurry up and find the cause of the power outage! Why are you all standing around foolishly? Can standing there fix the electrical breaker!”

In the midst of the chaos, the large screen on the stage suddenly lit up.

The blinding white light flashed across the vast screen, forcing everyone to focus their attention on a single point, chasing the only light.

A rapid succession of revealing, filthy, and sordid photos, accompanied by threatening and pleading voices, flashed across, instantly igniting the crowd like a nuclear explosion.

An unfamiliar figure stood in front of the screen, a chilling male voice weeping and screaming at the bewildered man seated among the guests: “Fu Jinyan, restore my innocence!”

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