Transmigrated as the Top-Tier Alpha's Secretly Married Ex-Wife - Chapter 33

Chapter 33

The first group in Saturday’s competition depicted a pair of close friends who broke up over a man and met again years later on a train. Neither of them had ended up with the man. As they sat together, reminiscing about the past, they both felt the melancholy of life’s changes.

Su Tuantuan was relieved that this performance wasn’t for her and Bai Xue; otherwise, Bai Xue might have overthought things.

In this group’s performance, she and another Female Alpha, He Xiyao, played the friends in their youth, serving as a flashback. The plot impact wasn’t major, and the characters were completely different from their real selves.

In their youth, they dreamed of realizing their aspirations and building their careers. Now, one was a wanderer carrying a backpack, and the other hadn’t rested properly in days due to a business trip.

As they recalled the insignificant man from their past, they both found it quite humorous.

When it was time to get off, the wandering woman covered her sleeping friend with a blanket and quietly whispered, “Goodbye.” She got off and journeyed away. The sleeping woman opened her eyes again, which were already filled with tears.

After this group’s performance ended, the online voting began.

Su Tuantuan rushed backstage to change clothes for the next performance.

The second story was about parents who strictly supervised their children from a young age, hoping they would become successful. When the children grew up, they did become societal elites, just as their parents wished.

However, whenever they came home and sat down to eat with their parents, they struggled with simple emotional expression.

They would receive work calls and leave in a rush before even finishing their meal.

After her spouse passed away, the elderly woman played by Su Tuantuan waited again for her children to return. But when she called, either no one answered, or they were too busy with work.

Su Tuantuan, with completely white hair, sat on the sofa listening to the news on TV, utterly alone, hugging a pillow as if trying to soothe it like a baby.

In this group, no one other than Su Tuantuan could handle the role.

During the rehearsal, everyone tried the role, but they couldn’t convey the weariness of age.

The makeup and costume change during the intermission was complicated. Su Tuantuan barely had a sip of water before starting to change sets and act.

As she hugged the pillow, without saying a word, the lights slowly dimmed. Her wrinkled face was pressed against the smooth, soft pillow, her expression gentle—the softest moment for a mother.

She didn’t have a single line, yet netizens cried profusely.

: “The champion of this season is Su Tuantuan. I’ve decided.”

: “This performance was so moving. Hugging the pillow was like holding her infant again. You can see regret, self-blame, and longing in her eyes. She misses her husband!”

: “With Su Tuantuan’s acting skills, why hasn’t she become a film queen yet!! Truly incredible!”

The final scene ended with Su Tuantuan hugging the pillow, closing her eyes, humming a lullaby, and a single tear slowly falling from the corner of her eye.

Two performances with different styles, but in terms of moving the audience, neither overtly manipulated emotions.

However, both managed to touch people’s hearts deeply.

Su Tuantuan had made some changes to both scripts, but because the second script was much better than the one in the second round, her changes were minimal. After Meng Han clearly explained the rules, netizens began voting.

This time, the votes were individual.

Soon, the results came out.

Su Tuantuan was, as expected, in the first place. Xu Junzhuo, who played the warlord last time, was in second, and He Xiyao, who partnered with Su Tuantuan, was in third.

He Xiyao was usually reserved, but her acting was precise.

She knew Su Tuantuan was capable, and she was surprised to see herself take third place. This meant that tomorrow, she would compete with Su Tuantuan and Xu Junzhuo for the championship.

But having made it this far, the final result no longer mattered.

Any of the top three spots would be satisfying enough.

The remaining actors also performed their pieces. By the end of the whole competition, Jiang Zhizhi secured an impressive sixth place, and Bai Xue was in fourth.

The top-ranked actors would now have the opportunity to join film production sets.

And their roles would definitely be better than before.

When Jiang Zhizhi saw her ranking, she cried with excitement on stage. She thought she would be last, but she got sixth place.

Bai Xue was also momentarily surprised, followed by delight.

Amidst the applause, Saturday’s competition concluded. Sunday’s final was set to be even more intense.

In reality, Su Tuantuan, Xu Junzhuo, and He Xiyao were not under much pressure, especially Xu Junzhuo, who felt it was already lucky enough to secure third place.

That evening, he clamored for a drink. Su Tuantuan was wary of this group of heavy drinkers, and Bai Xue also avoided drinking after her embarrassing incident last time.

However, the director announced that after tomorrow’s finals, they would hold a celebration party, which would also be live-streamed, and the four instructors would participate.

Everyone else was excited and started resting to prepare for the celebration party tomorrow night.

Jiang Zhizhi was busy calling her manager, crying that she would have roles to play in the future. Some people called their mothers, saying they could buy them gold necklaces.

Even Xu Junzhuo sneaked off to call his partner, acting affectionate while keeping an eye on his colleagues.

Su Tuantuan felt drained of energy today. She grabbed a can of beer and sat on a swing chair in the small garden.

As she sat there, she saw Bai Xue approaching.

Bai Xue was carrying two cans of beer. Seeing that Su Tuantuan was already drinking, her tone was slightly resentful. “Drinking without calling me? Are we still friends?”

Su Tuantuan took a sip of her beer, leisurely rocking the chair. “Why didn’t you call your family?”

Bai Xue sat on the other swing chair, swaying along with her. “What’s the point? It’s just fourth place. If it were first place, maybe they’d be proud of me, but fourth place, huh.”

She took a drink, looking up comfortably at the moon. “They’ll just think I’m useless.”

She sounded indifferent, but Su Tuantuan felt this only proved how much she cared.

“Oh…”

Su Tuantuan didn’t speak, quietly drinking her beer.

But then Bai Xue suddenly became indignant, her face mournful. “But I didn’t embarrass them!”

She couldn’t understand. “Since I was little, they always compared me to my older sister. Yes, she’s an Alpha. Does an Alpha have to be inherently nobler than an Omega?”

She was precious too, alright!

“Growing up, even though I wasn’t great at studying, I could sing, dance, and do everything. I won many awards, but every time I brought home an award, they would say, ‘What’s the use of that? What future will that bring?’ Oh my god.”

Bai Xue threw her hands up, unable to comprehend. “Are they still living in the primitive era? As an Omega, do I have to learn to climb trees and hunt? I can earn money with my own skills too.”

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She picked up the beer and guzzled it down. The beer foam vanished from her lips. She was simply defiant, and a slight flush of tipsiness colored her cheeks.

Her tolerance was so high that one beer wouldn’t make her drunk.

Su Tuantuan thought, Is this what they call: wine doesn’t make you drunk, you make yourself drunk?

Last time, Bai Xue drank a mix of white, beer, and red wine to get drunk.

This time, she was just feeling lost.

Because she wanted to share good news but had no one to share it with.

Because she was bullied, and she had no family support.

She looked so stubborn and strong, but she also wanted her family to see that she could live her life well.

Su Tuantuan blinked.

Before she could speak, she heard a cold voice. “How do you know they aren’t proud of you?”

Su Tuantuan turned around and saw He Xiyao.

It was strange. She used to think He Xiyao was invisible, partly because they hadn’t worked together, but He Xiyao’s previous performances hadn’t been memorable enough to stand out at first glance.

But in the last two performances, He Xiyao seemed to have had a breakthrough.

It was obvious that He Xiyao had come out to enjoy the cool air. She was wearing a T-shirt and beach shorts, purely for comfort, but her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and her legs were strikingly pale.

She was even fairer than Su Tuantuan, an Omega.

Su Tuantuan was envious.

This kind of paleness resembled that of a Caucasian person.

He Xiyao was definitely not a beauty at first glance. Her features might look ordinary, perhaps even with slightly sunken cheekbones, but when she moved, the feeling was entirely different.

Like a very wild cat.

Motionless in the dark, she only emitted a faint, eerie green glow.

With a dangerous, aggressive aura.

But once she moved, you would think she was adorable, with a graceful, swaying posture.

You would be captivated by her.

You couldn’t help but wonder what she would do next.

There were few women like this in the entertainment industry.

Su Tuantuan was drawn to her.

Bai Xue was also drawn to her.

Bai Xue appeared arrogant and fierce because she was used to bullying others, just as Jiang Zhizhi said, like a school bully.

But once you got to know her, you realized that Bai Xue’s actions were just a facade.

She was just a beautiful airhead.

Sometimes she even seemed weak.

“What did you say—”

Bai Xue clearly hadn’t reacted, her eyes blurry as she looked at He Xiyao.

He Xiyao thought she was drunk and didn’t bother to elaborate. “Never mind if you didn’t hear.”

Then she walked away.

As if she had never been there.

She was indeed as quiet as she appeared.

But her presence on stage was entirely different.

Su Tuantuan thought this person must have a personality switch.

Su Tuantuan noticed the time and got off the swing chair. “If you don’t have anything else to do, contact Lawyer Shen and check on your lawsuit progress. I need to rest. I have another round tomorrow.”

Bai Xue tried to call out to her, but Su Tuantuan had already walked away.

Bai Xue: “…”

She took another swig of beer, mumbling softly, “Are we still friends…”

Su Tuantuan drank to relax, not to get drunk. When she lay in bed, she saw her phone flashing continuously. Mo Xian was actually calling her voluntarily.

She thought for a moment, answered the call, but didn’t speak.

There was a two-second silence on the other end. Mo Xian called out, “Tuantuan?”

Hearing no answer, Mo Xian called out again, “Tuantuan?”

This time the sound was drawn out and louder. Su Tuantuan rolled over and mumbled a reply.

Mo Xian was satisfied. “Congratulations.”

Su Tuantuan closed her eyes, quickly drifting off to sleep. “Congratulations on what? I haven’t won the championship yet.”

“Then congratulations anyway. You will definitely win the championship.”

Mo Xian added on the other end of the phone, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t win. You’re already very impressive.”

Su Tuantuan chuckled. “Did you even watch the live stream to say I’m impressive?”

“I watched it.”

Mo Xian’s voice was low, and despite the distance, it sounded as if she were right next to her ear. “You acted very well.”

Su Tuantuan suddenly became fully awake again.

She turned to lie straight, looking at the ceiling, blinking. “So, do you like me the actress, or me as Su Tuantuan?”