Transmigrated as the Scumbag Alpha of a Cold Movie Queen - Chapter 86

Qi Siyu tossed and turned in bed, completely unable to sleep. Though she was lying down, drowsiness never came.

She opened the system interface and prepared to draw a lottery.

“System, I want to do a targeted draw for the Dream Incense.”

System: ?

The host drawing rewards was generally a good thing, but not right now!

“Host, are you trying to enter the female lead’s dream?” the system asked, its mechanical voice trembling despite being toneless. It was nervous, very nervous.

“Mhm. I want to check on Gu Qing. Don’t they say ‘what you think of by day appears in your dreams at night’? If she’s upset, I want to be there to comfort her.” Qi Siyu’s tone was tinged with sorrow. Sigh, what a mess.

The system was the one really stressed out.

Outside, Gu Qing was waiting for Qi Siyu to fall asleep so she could sneak in, while Qi Siyu was waiting for Gu Qing to fall asleep so she could sneak into her dream.

At this rate, they’d be waiting until dawn!

The system tried to dissuade Qi Siyu, but she was adamant about entering the dream.

So it decided to secretly inform Gu Qing—after all, following Gu Qing was its ticket to luxury and indulgence.

“You should go to sleep now. Qi Siyu wants to enter your dream to comfort you.” the system whispered into Gu Qing’s mind.

Gu Qing: ?

After the system explained the effect of the Dream Incense, Gu Qing instantly thought of those strange dreams she’d had.

Back when she kept dreaming frequently, there were always two Qi Siyu in her dreams.

Look—Qi Siyu had always been secretly watching her, surrounding her with passionate, earnest love.

Anyone in her shoes would think: Qi Siyu must like me.

If she rejected her, there had to be some unspeakable reason.

Gu Qing turned to head back, telling the system,

“In that case, I’ll go. But first, I have some questions.”

At the same time, Qi Siyu, holding the Dream Incense, suddenly turned to the system and said:

“System, I want to talk to you.”

System: ???

Thanks, but this was not a good time to be in demand on all sides—this system couldn’t multitask.

Still, Qi Siyu was its host, so it told Gu Qing, “We’ll talk later.”

“Host, I’m here. What would you like to talk about?” the system asked nervously, sensing something was off.

“I remember you once said, as long as I stay close to Gu Qing, you’ll be able to gather energy.” Qi Siyu said calmly.

“Yes.” The system wasn’t sure why Qi Siyu was suddenly bringing this up.

“But I only triggered a penalty when I was over a kilometer away from her. So doesn’t that mean that as long as I’m within that range, you’ve been collecting energy all along?”

“Also, each method of gaining lottery chances is time-based. If I held her hand for 59 minutes, would you really not get any energy?”

“What if I just held her arm? Would you still get nothing?”

After spending time with Gu Qing, Qi Siyu had even begun mimicking her tone—down to a T. The system felt its code freezing in fear.

It stammered,

“The operating protocols are set by the main system… I’m just a grunt sub-system…”

And indeed, as long as the host stayed within a certain distance from Gu Qing, energy could be gathered. The closer the radius—centered on Gu Qing—the denser the energy.

Any form of physical contact counted—the larger the contact area, the more energy gathered.

And things like marking or kissing? Those involved intimate energy exchanges, producing even more power.

All those lines about “an accident caused energy deficiency” were just clever phrasing to manipulate Qi Siyu—either to gain her sympathy or to mislead her into not questioning the energy-sharing setup.

In essence, the system and Qi Siyu were coworkers with different roles. Since Qi Siyu had been selected and couldn’t communicate with the main system directly, she was technically the system’s subordinate—but they were interdependent. Neither could complete the task alone.

All the energy Qi Siyu collected through Gu Qing was split: part went into the system’s private stash, and part was stored as lottery chances for Qi Siyu.

Whenever Qi Siyu used a lottery draw, that portion of energy flowed back into the system’s private pool.

The prizes? The system got them wholesale at a discount from the main system.

“I found a complaint button in the system’s backpack settings,” Qi Siyu said calmly. She was genuinely grateful—without the system, she’d be long dead, and would never have met Gu Qing.

But something about the system always felt off… so she decided to test it.

After all, since she’d rejected Gu Qing, she couldn’t be as physically close as before.

Still, she wanted to go home, and she needed those lottery chances.

She couldn’t very well lose Gu Qing and lose her ticket home—what a disaster that would be.

“No, no, no! I’ll come clean!” The system panicked. That ominous gut feeling had been right.

Qi Siyu frowned. Whatever the system had been hiding, it sounded serious.

To put it simply: if holding Gu Qing’s hand for an hour generated ten energy points, the system would take nine and give Qi Siyu one—enough for a lottery draw.

A 9:1 split.

And when the system bought lottery prizes from the main system, the best ones only cost 0.5 points—meaning it pocketed more than half of Qi Siyu’s energy.

Worse still: if Qi Siyu stayed within five meters of Gu Qing, the system earned four energy points every 24 hours—none of which it shared.

Qi Siyu was livid.

“F*ing system! You’re worse than a capitalist!”**

The system had only just started this job. When threatened with a complaint, it folded instantly.

“I’m just a working-class system trying to save up for a house…” it whimpered.

After all, the main system gave sub-systems freedom to set their own pricing. The temptation had been too strong.

And a 9:1 split? That was the most generous option. It could’ve been worse.

Qi Siyu: ?

Even systems had to worry about mortgages now? What kind of world was this?!

“I’ll let it go for now, but from now on, we split 50/50.” Qi Siyu said firmly. “As long as I stay near Gu Qing and do nothing else, I can still collect enough energy to go home, right?”

“Fifty-fifty is fine…” The system regretted its greed. It must’ve been drawing too much attention recently and got caught.

“But Host, if you only rely on ambient energy, it’ll take 80 to 100 years. That’s basically your whole life. Why not just be with the female lead?” the system said sincerely. “Even if you gather enough energy, you can wait until she dies to leave. When you go home, you’ll return to the point where you died anyway.”

Qi Siyu: ???

“First of all—you never told me that was an option.”

“Second, after decades together, my lover dies and I just walk away and live another life? Isn’t that kind of scummy?”

“Mm, not really. Once the female lead dies, this world resets and enters another cycle,” the system replied.

Qi Siyu: ???

She felt like she’d turned into a walking question mark.

“Reset? Explain everything—now.”

Startled by Qi Siyu’s anger, the system quickly explained:

This world had evolved from a novel, and the system’s mission was to help it become a real world.

To do that, it needed a steady stream of energy—specifically, energy emitted by the female lead. That energy would reinforce and expand the world’s framework.

Until the transformation completed, the world needed continuous input and output of energy.

That cycle spanned from Gu Qing’s birth to her death—over and over.

When Gu Qing died, the world collapsed, reset, and Gu Qing was reborn.

“After you revive and leave, I’ll bind a new host to gather energy from the next cycle’s Gu Qing.” the system admitted.

The endless resets meant Gu Qing would relive her suffering repeatedly, even if she didn’t retain memories. Qi Siyu’s heart ached at the thought.

And when she heard the final part, she nearly exploded.

“What?! Someone else will replace me—kiss Gu Qing, mark her, sleep with her?!”

The mix of heartbreak and possessiveness sent her heart rate skyrocketing.

The system had no idea why Qi Siyu was furious, but it definitely knew it had said the wrong thing.

Aaah, what do I do?! Why didn’t my seniors teach me this?!

They taught me how to lie and squeeze hosts, not how to handle them when they become self-aware!

Qi Siyu calmed herself.

“You once said I might be able to leave with Gu Qing, but it’s difficult. Tell me how.”

This host was terrifying now. The system didn’t dare hide anything.

“You’d need to gather enough energy to stabilize the world’s transformation and to travel with two people between worlds.”

“The whole point of reincarnation is to gather energy,” it added.

“Key point,” Qi Siyu cut in coldly. Since reincarnation was necessary, that meant each version of Gu Qing could only provide limited energy.

“Gu Qing emits energy because she’s the protagonist of this entertainment-industry-themed novel. It’s powered by belief-energy.”

“So the more famous she gets, and the more people like her, the more energy she emits.”

“Back when she was being smeared, holding her hand for an hour got you 10 points. Now? It’s 100.” The system’s voice got quieter—the extra 90 points had been pocketed.

Qi Siyu rubbed her temples.

This damn system is worse than a loan shark.

“Fifty-fifty isn’t enough. You get 40, I get 60.” Qi Siyu was going full capitalist now!

“Fine…” The system felt wronged but didn’t dare negotiate. If Qi Siyu filed a complaint, it’d have to pay her double the stolen energy back.

“Also, growing the population helps with world transformation too…” the system mumbled.

F*—** Qi Siyu swore again. What, now she’s supposed to promote childbirth too?!

She no longer felt like dreaming. No need to reject Gu Qing anymore—she’d talk to her tomorrow, and they’d face everything together.

After the chat with Qi Siyu, the system went to find Gu Qing—nervous once again.

But Gu Qing didn’t know as much, nor could she file complaints. That gave the system its confidence back.

Yet as soon as it entered her consciousness, it shivered. Yep—black-hearted, cowardly, that was it.

“Why did Qi Siyu reject me? Are there limitations you’re not telling me about?” Gu Qing asked directly.

“She’s from 35 years in the future. If the timeline continues naturally, won’t she disappear when the younger version of her is born? Or will her soul return to her original body?”

She didn’t beat around the bush. Her most likely guess was: Qi Siyu would disappear at some point.

The system had lied about Qi Siyu’s origin, but decided: might as well keep lying.

“Yes, normally a single timeline can’t support two versions of the same person.” it answered.

“You have a solution, don’t you?” Gu Qing asked—not really a question.

Of course it did. It was lying, after all.

“If you get enough lottery chances, you can draw the Soul-Cloaking Cloak—it hides a soul’s energy signature.”

Hehehe, now Gu Qing will definitely cling to Qi Siyu even more.

Even with a 60/40 split, if Qi Siyu gathered all the energy needed within one cycle, it would be a huge win for the system.

Gu Qing considered this and said,

“Got it. You can go now.”

Tomorrow, she’d talk things out with Qi Siyu—then they’d work hard together.