Transmigrated as the Scumbag Alpha of a Cold Movie Queen - Chapter 74

The sun was already high in the sky, but because the curtains in the room had been drawn all year round, Qi Siyu wasn’t touched by sunlight and continued sleeping soundly.

It wasn’t until sunset that she finally woke up, roused by the grumbling of her empty stomach.

Her head throbbed a little as she got up and started her morning routine, massaging her temples while brushing her teeth.

That familiar post-all-nighter ache—

It’s back!!!

Ever since transmigrating into this novel, she’d occasionally played thief at night, but her days were mostly routine and healthy. No real work, just a peaceful, orderly life.

After washing up, she microwaved some leftovers from yesterday. As she waited, she pulled out her phone.

It was already 4:30 PM. She couldn’t help but groan at herself for sleeping so much.

Dialing Su Ningqing, she asked, “Hey, wanna grab dinner?”

Su Ningqing had waited all day for Qi Siyu. She thought she’d been stood up, but the call came just in time.

“Damn, my wife and I already made plans for hot pot.”

“Perfect. Hot pot’s best with more people. Send me the location—I’ll meet you there.”

Qi Siyu yawned mid-sentence, completely unapologetic.

“…Fine,” Su Ningqing replied, resigned.

Ding! The microwave signaled that it was done. A delicious aroma began leaking from the seams, tickling her nose and teasing her stomach.

Maybe… just a taste?

Qi Siyu touched her still-rumbling belly and gave in. Just a little bite.

She ended up eating several generous spoonful.

Then she grabbed her bag, headed downstairs, and called a cab to the hot pot place.

At a red light, she was flipping through a script when—bang!

The taxi was suddenly hit from behind. Her body jolted forward but was caught by the seatbelt—unfortunately, her head smacked hard into the front seat’s headrest.

The driver was also flung forward but quickly regained control. Slamming her hand on the steering wheel, she cursed:

“F**k! Which idiot rear-ended me?!”

She stormed out to confront the other driver.

They were in the middle of a major intersection, and luckily, there was a traffic officer nearby. To avoid blocking traffic, both cars were pulled to the side.

The driver who hit them was a young, timid-looking girl. All she did was apologize and offer compensation.

But Qi Siyu’s driver wasn’t having it—loud and aggressive, she bullied the girl, demanding 100,000 yuan in compensation.

Car repairs, lost wages, emotional distress, nutrition fees… she rattled them off endlessly.

Even Qi Siyu, still in the car, couldn’t take it anymore.

“The police are right here,” she called out, stepping in. “They’ll determine liability and how much compensation is appropriate. You can’t just demand whatever you feel like.”

The driver rolled her eyes. “Shut up! If I get anything, you won’t see a cent of it!”

“I don’t want dirty money!” Qi Siyu snapped, rolling up her sleeves, ready to argue.

Just then, two more people stepped out of the other car.

One was also delicate-looking, but with a radiant smile—even behind a mask, you could see the warmth on her face.

The other? A muscular woman, easily two meters tall. The thin fabric of her shirt did nothing to hide her rippling muscles.

“What’s taking so long? It was barely a tap,” the muscular woman grumbled, clearly not someone to mess with.

Qi Siyu’s driver immediately shrank back. Under the officer’s mediation, she accepted 300 yuan in compensation and drove off in a hurry.

Qi Siyu was fine with how things ended… until she realized—wait!

That taxi didn’t even get me to my destination!

She sighed. Oh well, no way she was getting back in that car. Time to call another ride.

Just then, the girl in the mask approached her.

“Where are you headed? We can give you a ride. I’m really sorry for messing up your schedule,” she offered. “Also, I saw you rubbing your forehead—are you sure you’re okay? Do you want to get it checked?”

“I’m fine. Just bumped my head a little. I’m going to Tianyue Mall. If it’s not on your way, don’t worry about it.”

It was rush hour, and none of the ride apps were connecting, so Qi Siyu decided to take the offer at face value.

“Whoa, that’s perfect! We’re going to Tianyue too—for BBQ,” the girl said brightly, hopping into the front seat.

Qi Siyu got into the back with the muscle woman. The timid driver stammered, “Thanks for standing up for me back there…”

“Haha, don’t worry about it. Even if I didn’t say anything, the cops wouldn’t have let her get away with that.” Qi Siyu laughed. “You just have to be fiercer. People like her only back down when you don’t act like prey.”

“Let’s exchange WeChat,” the mask girl offered. “If you end up needing to see a doctor or something later, we’ll cover the cost.”

Qi Siyu reassured them again that she was fine, but all three of them insisted it would make them feel better. So she added the mask girl on WeChat.

She only sent her surname, “Qi,” without her full name.

Still, she was somewhat of a minor celebrity now. Anyone who used Weibo regularly would probably recognize her.

Soon, they arrived at Tianyue Mall. Qi Siyu said her goodbyes and headed to the hot pot restaurant Su Ningqing had mentioned.

Inside the private room, both Su Ningqing and Su Ningmo were already waiting.

As soon as Qi Siyu walked in, Su Ningqing teased her with a sarcastic smile,

“Well, well, President Qi is so busy these days, making us wait forever.”

Meanwhile, Su Ningmo looked behind Qi Siyu, clearly searching for someone. Not finding who she hoped for, her face fell in disappointment.

“Busy my ass. I was in a taxi that got rear-ended while waiting at a red light,” Qi Siyu said, pointing to her reddened forehead. “See that? Smashed into the front seat.”

She tossed her backpack onto a chair, shrugged off her jacket, and sat down.

“You took a taxi? What happened—Qi family went bankrupt? Your company tanked?”

Su Ningqing looked baffled. She herself never went anywhere without a private car and bodyguards.

Qi Siyu shrugged. “Taxis are convenient. If the subway wasn’t so crowded, I would prefer that.”

“You ordered yet? I want meat,” she added bluntly, knowing exactly how to control Su Ningqing without giving her room to talk back.

“Order it yourself.” Su Ningqing rolled her eyes and slid the ordering tablet to Qi Siyu.

“Where’s your wife and her little sidekick?”

Su Ningmo perked up at that, eyes shining. She really wanted to show her idol her new work.

“I’ve told you a million times—Gu Qing’s not my wife!” Qi Siyu said lightly, though anyone who truly knew her could hear the guilt and longing in her voice.

“She found her birth parents and is spending time with them. She’ll be back when filming starts.”

But the only people here were Su Ningqing and Su Ningmo—neither close enough to read her carefully hidden emotions.

“Wow, I didn’t expect Miss Gu to find her family so soon. That’s great! She’s going to have an amazing future!” Su Ningmo was genuinely happy for her idol, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

Su Ningqing glanced at her wife, throat bobbing. She wanted to bite her adorable little face.

She had a feeling Qi Siyu wasn’t telling the whole truth—but whatever. It didn’t concern her.

As Qi Siyu finished placing their order, the broth and dishes were quickly brought over by the servers.

The few bites she had at home had long worn off, and now Qi Siyu dug in, eating heartily.

In the middle of stuffing her face, she looked up—

Only to see Su Ningqing making out with her wife.

She was speechless.

Why did I have to look up right now?!

She wanted to rewind time ten seconds and slap her own head down.

Why look?! Now she was cursed with this eye trauma.

Sigh… If Gu Qing were here, Su Ningmo definitely wouldn’t let Su Ningqing get away with that.

Thinking that made Qi Siyu stuff even more food into her mouth.

After dinner, she pulled Su Ningqing aside to talk work.

“You’re seriously planning to direct?” Su Ningqing flipped through Qi Siyu’s notebook lazily.

But after reading a few lines, her expression turned serious. She sat up straighter and dropped her joking tone.

Just like that, she slipped into full-on work mode.

Normally, she didn’t like working with new directors.

Sure, she could occasionally surprise you—but she lacked the steadiness of seasoned veterans, and she had no name recognition.

As a professional producer, Su Ningqing’s standards were high.

“This isn’t enough. I need to see a finished product.”

Qi Siyu frowned slightly. She did have a finished film… just not in this world.

Wait a second—

【System, can I draw one of my past works from the lottery?】

【Of course! Host, if you do a ten-draw, you can specify one prize to be a disc containing your previous work.】

The system was unusually enthusiastic. Qi Siyu finally wanted to use the lottery—there was no way it would say no!

“Great, I’ll send it over via courier in a bit,” Qi Siyu said confidently. She planned to show Su Ningqing her graduation film.

It was a 35-minute suspense short. Though the set design and costumes didn’t match big-budget productions, it was crafted with the heart and soul of her and her friends. Back then, she and her screenwriter buddy had won Best Director and Best Screenplay at their school. Online, the film had racked up over 100 million views.

By every measure, it had been a success.

Plus, since it was a student project, there was a certain roughness to it—a quality that conveniently matched the expectations for a newcomer like Qi Siyu in this world.

“That’s fine. If you can show me something that impresses me, I’m willing to take a chance—especially for the sake of our friendship,” Su Ningqing said lazily.

“I’ve already shown good faith here. As a friend, you should understand the value of reciprocity.”

Qi Siyu rolled her eyes, mimicking her.

“Having a genius director like me is already a win for you. Advanced lessons are available, but they’ll cost extra!”

“Sounds great! Da Qing has money to burn,” Su Ningmo giggled. She really liked that teacher—she’d taught her so much.

Once they finalized the plan to have the teacher give private lessons, Qi Siyu split off from the Su Couple.

They had a private car waiting in the underground garage. Qi Siyu, on the other hand, had to go flag down a taxi.

Just as she rounded the corner, out of the corner of her eye she caught Su Ningqing kissing Su Ningmo’s face—again.

Aaaaaaaaah!!!

She’d have to rinse her eyes when she got home.

Seriously—don’t they have a house for this? Why must they always make out in public?!

Qi Siyu grumbled inwardly. She really wanted to complain to Gu Qing—but held back, afraid she might disturb her.

Sigh…

When she reached the mall entrance, it had started raining—soft, steady drizzle.

The drops felt cool against her hand. She quickly pulled it back under the eaves.

Should I go buy an umbrella or wait it out?

“Hey, what a coincidence! Just had dinner?”

A familiar voice called out. The masked girl from earlier approached. “I thought it looked like you from afar—and it really is!”

“Yeah, I just finished,” Qi Siyu replied with a polite but not overly warm smile.

“Wow, can’t believe it’s raining. Are you calling a cab? Want us to drop you off? We’ve got umbrellas.”

Maybe out of guilt, the masked girl seemed overly eager to help.

“No need. Someone’s picking me up,” Qi Siyu declined gently.

“Well then, at least take this umbrella. It’s brand new—don’t worry about returning it. Just a small token of our apology.”

The masked girl insisted and shoved it into her hands before she could refuse.

“Thanks.”

Qi Siyu accepted the umbrella and watched them leave.

Now properly equipped, she stepped to the roadside and flagged a taxi.

When she returned to Lichun Garden, she wasted no time. Showered, refreshed, and incense burning, she dove into Gu Qing’s pile of clothes while drawing her lottery prizes.

A little boost from Gu Qing’s luck—totally justified!

Once the lottery ended and the disc was prepared, she arranged for a courier to deliver it to Su Ningqing.

【Host, after forming a deep bond with the female lead, you now have five premium slots. You had good luck this time! Aside from the disc, the other four prizes are also high quality.】

The system had eagerly taken on the role of commentator, trying to tempt Qi Siyu into more draws.

She reviewed her prizes one by one. Two were familiar items—perfume and hair-growth pills. The other two were incense types:

One was called [Harmony Incense]. When burned, it enhanced desire while being gentle on the body. After… harmonizing, both parties would feel unusually energized for a full week.

The other was [Dream Incense]. It allowed the user to enter a specific person’s dreams with full clarity of mind.

Qi Siyu: !!!

Now that’s a treasure!

She was itching to try it—just to peek inside Gu Qing’s dreams.

Then, her courier called—he’d arrived.

Thinking for a moment, Qi Siyu slipped the Harmony Incense in with the disc for Su Ningqing. No point letting it go to waste, right?

After the delivery was sent off, Qi Siyu returned home and pored over the instructions for the Dream Incense.

First, you submitted the target’s name. Once they fell asleep, the system would notify you. You will light the incense, and boom—sweet dreams together.

Waiting was excruciatingly boring.

Qi Siyu stared at herself in the mirror. Her forehead was still a bit red. She snapped a photo.

Then she took another photo—this one of the rain-streaked glass and gloomy sky outside.

She opened WeChat, edited a new post using the two photos, and wrote:

“It hurts so much. Even the heavens pity me.”

Visible to: Gu Qing only.

Once it was all crafted, she hesitated. Even her palms were sweating.

Something about it just felt shameless.

Still, with sweaty fingers, she hit send—and instantly felt her heart leap and tumble in her chest.

Would Gu Qing feel sorry for her? Would she see it? Would she dream about her tonight?

Qi Siyu continued to wait—nervous and fidgety.

But the system’s notification never came. Which meant… Gu Qing hadn’t fallen asleep yet.

【System, is it possible she’s asleep but just not dreaming? It’s already midnight—she should be asleep by now!】

【No, Host. As long as she’s asleep, dream or not, you’ll be able to enter.】

The system took the chance to upsell:

【Why not draw some sleep-aid items for her? It’s understandable—she might be restless after meeting her birth parents.】

Tch. Good point.

Qi Siyu yawned.

Come on, Gu Qing—go to sleep already. I’m not going to last much longer myself…

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Meanwhile, Gu Qing hadn’t fallen asleep.

And it was all because of Qi Siyu’s WeChat post.

After skimming through the posts of Gu Xiaoling and Gu Lulu, Gu Qing was certain—this one was for her eyes only.

Qi Siyu was acting cute. Flirting. Asking for comfort.

Gu Qing had to admit… it stirred her heart.

She opened a flight app and searched for tickets.

A return flight would take 20 hours. That quickly killed the impulse.

Just finish things here as soon as possible…

It wasn’t until 3 a.m. that Gu Qing finally fell asleep.

At that exact moment, back in Lichun Garden, a soft ding ding echoed in Qi Siyu’s dreams—

And she jolted awake in a panic.