The Scumbag Alpha's Plan to Save the Female Lead - Chapter 6

Chapter 6

When Ren Yi received the call from Yuan Menglu, his hand holding the phone trembled. He instinctively wanted to avoid it; the things Zhi Qiu had just said made him feel an indescribable strangeness.

Yuan Menglu was his junior and had helped him greatly, but the thought of her liking him made Ren Yi feel obliged to maintain his solemn image as an elder. He cleared his throat, his voice slightly forced: “Ahem, Little Lu, did something happen with Ruan Ye?”

The anxious Yuan Menglu in the hospital paused, then finally questioned: “Who are you? Why do you have Ren Yi’s phone? He doesn’t use that pretentious bubble voice!”

Ren Yi: “…”

Zhi Qiu eventually let the Truth System in through the window. The changing room was empty, her leg was in a cast, and she had just angrily driven Ren Yi away. Without the Truth System’s help, she couldn’t move.

The Truth System transformed into human form once inside, looking a little guilty. It knew the flaw of its truth-telling function, so it smiled awkwardly: “Change, I’ll change now. Do you want a Rolls-Royce or a stretch Lincoln? I can transform into anything.”

Seeing Zhi Qiu’s dark, unhappy expression, the Truth System immediately transformed into a pink Rolls-Royce Phantom. This car was a gift from Du Fang when Zhi Qiu turned eighteen. Not only was the license plate covered in pink diamonds, but the entire car glittered, as if shouting that the owner was immensely wealthy. The Truth System eagerly revved its engine.

Zhi Qiu shook her head. She only needed a simple wheelchair. But the Truth System put its index finger to its lips and shushed her, self-importantly: “I get it, I get it, not discreet enough, right?” Immediately afterward, a low-key stretch Lincoln appeared in the narrow changing room. Because the room wasn’t large enough, the Lincoln was wedged between the wall and the door, completely immobile.

Since her rebirth, Zhi Qiu’s mood had primarily been complex, but this was the first time she felt such a pure emotion: pure exasperation. The Truth System kept transforming until Zhi Qiu interrupted its show with a cold laugh, just as it was preparing its ultimate move—turning into a private jet to take her away. “Idiot, do private cars fly to the fifth floor? How do you expect me to explain that non-natural phenomenon?”

Finally, under Zhi Qiu’s guidance, the Truth System transformed into an ordinary electric wheelchair—the one Zhi Qiu’s grandmother used. The wheelchair, looking wronged, carried her back to the classroom.

As expected, Ruan Ye was not brought back by Ren Yi, but unexpectedly, Yuan Menglu hadn’t returned from the hospital either.

Zhi Qiu’s hand clenched and unclenched around her phone, but she ultimately didn’t make the call. She hadn’t figured out how to face the accelerated plot changes.

Ren Yi knew Yuan Menglu’s feelings, Fu Jinyan had fainted, and Ruan Ye had been taken away. Everything had deviated from the original track.

Zhi Qiu was frustrated.

The Truth-Wheelchair-System by the trash can: Please allow me to help you resolve your worries! OVO!

Zhi Qiu rolled her eyes: “If it weren’t for your function, the plot wouldn’t have collapsed this badly.”

Although annoyed, since this mysterious Truth System was bound to her, Zhi Qiu felt it was necessary to understand all its functions to avoid situations like today.

“What exactly is the deal with your truth-telling function?”

“From the moment I was created, I was bound to you. My truth-telling function is passively triggered. Once my internal big data analysis determines that telling the truth is beneficial to you at that moment, the passive skill automatically activates. Simultaneously, you will speak your own genuine thoughts.”

“So, even you can’t control this ability?”

“Theoretically, yes.”

Zhi Qiu tapped the wheelchair lightly with her fingers. The Truth System’s function was an uncontrollable risk factor for her. When it was triggered depended entirely on big data analysis. However, if the System always spoke the truth and was manipulated by big data, it actually made her feel more at ease.

People with thoughts can betray, but cold data will not.

Thinking this, Zhi Qiu relaxed slightly and decided on a course of action. She took out her laptop from her bag and began working during Qian Yan’s math class. The most pressing matter now was to prepare corresponding countermeasures for any potential future plot developments.

Ruan Ye was brought to the hospital by Yuan Menglu, followed by Fu Jinyan, who was dragged by Ren Yi.

The two strange groups who specifically requested a consultation were two Alphas and two Omegas. One pair was seriously injured, and the other pair faced away from each other, seemingly unfamiliar.

The Beta doctor was very professional and didn’t ask too many questions. He sat in front of a cluster of machines, removed his stethoscope, and said to the seemingly more mature Alpha (Ren Yi): “The injured young lady was injected with an inhibitor in time, and her condition is stable. She was just frightened and is malnourished. After a period of recuperation, she’ll be fine. As for this gentleman…”

The doctor sighed, using much more euphemistic language: “The gentleman suffered a relatively severe pheromone interference. His physical body is intact, but his spirit is on the verge of collapse. He needs to stay in the hospital for observation. Please contact his family as soon as possible.”

Ruan Ye lay in the clean, tidy hospital bed. After hearing the doctor’s instructions, Ren Yi approached her. After the accident, Ruan Ye’s spirits were actually better than before.

When Ren Yi was substituting in Qian Yan’s class, this unremarkable student always kept her head down and didn’t talk to anyone in the class. Her pretty face was always sullen and melancholic.

Although he wasn’t sure why this was the case, Ren Yi was happy to see the change. Considering the promise he made to Zhi Qiu, Ren Yi felt nine parts confident.

While peeling an apple, he gently attempted to brainwash her: “This was truly a blessing in disguise. I was taking Zhi Qiu to process her readmission, and when we passed the changing room, I smelled Omega pheromones. Thankfully, we arrived in time, or Fu Jinyan might have committed a grave mistake. Student Ruan Ye, please remember to carry your O inhibitor and anti-A spray with you from now on.”

After hearing all this and understanding the supposed cause and effect, Ruan Ye’s dark, curled eyelashes drooped. The realization that the person who discovered her danger was Ren Yi left her with a complex sense of regret.

So, it was just an accident. Zhi Qiu did not have a good impression of her.

The nurse who came to change Ruan Ye’s dressing rested her hand on the bed, accidentally bumping the girl’s knee. Ruan Ye winced, and the enthusiastic young nurse noticed the bruises on her leg.

“Oh my, what happened to your knee? Did you bump it or hit something? Why didn’t you treat the swelling in time? It’s so bruised!” The nurse exclaimed over the bruising on Ruan Ye’s knee and quickly took out some sterile pads from the emergency kit, preparing to treat it.

The knee injury?

Ruan Ye’s breath hitched. She suddenly remembered the day Qian Yan called her to the office, and she bumped into Zhi Qiu’s wheelchair.

Zhi Qiu certainly wouldn’t appear in Qian Yan’s office for no reason. Today, she had seen Yuan Menglu waiting for someone with a wheelchair at the school gate, and Ren Yi was teaching her class during self-study. Therefore, Zhi Qiu must have readmitted yesterday and transferred to her class!

Why did the teacher lie to her?

Ren Yi was still peeling the apple, unaware that his lies had been completely exposed.

Ruan Ye hesitated to speak but ultimately shook her head, choosing not to expose his lie. Regardless of the actual circumstances, Ren Yi was one of her saviors. Without Ren Yi and Zhi Qiu arriving in time, she might have…

The apple was peeled quickly and beautifully. Ruan Ye accepted it gratefully. The apple was sweet, but she couldn’t taste it.

Thinking of Zhi Qiu’s arm, which she had cut, Ruan Ye’s expression dimmed.

She thought with self-deprecation that perhaps Zhi Qiu had lost interest in her after discovering Fu Jinyan’s harassment, which was why she had Ren Yi lie to avoid being associated with her.

After the last class ended, Zhi Qiu called her dad three times before he picked up.

After she briefly explained what she had done, Zhi Ze’en immediately scolded her severely.

The Zhi family had partnerships with the Fu corporation in many fields. Now that Zhi Qiu had sent the Fu family heir to the hospital, the relationship between the two families would undoubtedly become unstable, and countless companies would suffer in the market if the Zhi and Fu families fell out.

“Do you remember what you promised when you said you were going back to school? You said you were going back to Norrington to study and make connections. Is this how you make connections? I think you’re here to cut off connections!”

“Being a good samaritan is good, but your punishment of the offender must be appropriate! If your pheromone level wasn’t higher than Fu Jinyan’s, given your physical condition, you would be the one in the hospital right now!”

Zhi Qiu argued: “I just couldn’t stand Fu Jinyan’s pretentious and ugly behavior. What kind of ability is it to coerce an Omega? According to Federal Law, his actions could result in a sentence of over ten years, and he released the pheromones first, so my action was self-defense.”

“Oh, you! You want to send him to jail! You are not a child anymore! The Fu family has inseparable business ties with the government. And you want to sentence him? Come home right now! Fu Jinyan is not awake yet. When he wakes up, you take that Omega and go to the Fu family to smooth things over and apologize to him!”

“Apologize to Ruan… what does that Omega have to do with this…”

Before she could finish, the angry Zhi Ze’en hung up the phone.

Zhi Qiu rubbed her aching temples.

What kind of morality is this?

Taking the victim Omega to apologize to the Alpha who attempted coercion?

Right until the last class ended, Ruan Ye and Yuan Menglu hadn’t returned. Thinking of Ruan Ye’s condition, even though Zhi Qiu still felt guilty about accidentally revealing Yuan Menglu’s secret, she called her at the hospital.

The phone was quickly answered, and Yuan Menglu’s anxious voice came through the receiver: “I was just about to call you! Hurry and come to the hospital! Fu Jinyan woke up! The Fu family is looking for trouble with Ruan Ye! Ren Yi can’t stop them!”

Without time to reflect, Zhi Qiu dropped the phone.

It was past school hours, and there were no vehicles outside the Norrington school gate. There were surveillance cameras everywhere.

Zhi Qiu glanced at the cameras and hesitated, but thinking of the Fu family’s typical nasty tactics, she immediately had the Truth System transform into a small car and sped toward the hospital.

Surveillance Footage (6:06 PM)

Norrington’s surveillance camera captured a bizarre scene.

The person who had been sitting in the wheelchair suddenly disappeared, replaced by a pink sedan that materialized out of thin air on the ground, speeding away toward Huainan Road.

Ren Yi hadn’t expected Fu Jinyan to wake up in just two hours after the doctor mentioned contacting his family.

Fu Jinyan, usually impeccably dressed, was now wearing over a dozen pieces of equipment for mental treatment on his head, making him look comical, like a monkey holding various fruits in a circus.

The Fu family representative who came was Fu Jinyan’s father’s second wife, Fu Shangyue. Her birth name was Shang Yue, but according to the Fu family rules, an Omega marrying into the family had to take the husband’s surname. Shang Yue, from a humble background, didn’t hesitate to change her name before registering. She was desperate to become the mistress of the prominent Fu family in City A, as if doing so would allow her to shed her past.

Fu Shangyue had forced her way into the position after becoming pregnant. Fu Jinyan was only seven at the time, and she quickly gave birth to a son after joining the Fu family.

Because Fu Jinyan’s father, Fu Fuyuan, couldn’t return from a business trip, the task of visiting Fu Jinyan fell to her.

Initially, when she heard the doctor say Fu Jinyan’s condition was not optimistic, Fu Shangyue, who was being monitored by a secretary, played the role of the good stepmother, crying hysterically, while secretly ecstatic.

No one wanted Fu Jinyan to die sooner than she did, as then her son would inherit the Fu family.

But fate was unpredictable. Fu Jinyan woke up in just two hours. Although Fu Shangyue was disappointed, she still held her stepson’s hand by the bedside and poured out her heart: “My son, how can I live with you being so injured? Who did this to you? Tell Mommy, and I swear I won’t let the person who harmed you get away with it!”

Fu Jinyan looked at his stepmother’s beautiful yet hypocritical face, streaming with tears, and felt intense nausea. But he couldn’t move now, only allowing this woman to hold his hand and perform her act. Covering his aching head, his anger intensified at the thought of Zhi Qiu standing up for Ruan Ye in the changing room.

Fu Jinyan clenched his fist and spoke his first words since fainting: “I want that flirtatious bitch, Ruan Ye, dead.”

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