Transmigrated as the Top-Tier Alpha's Secretly Married Ex-Wife - Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Extra – Bai Xue

Bai Xue never thought she would ever collaborate with He Xiyao again in her lifetime.

He Xiyao was like wood, seemingly clever on the outside, but always having some flaw inside.

Bai Xue didn’t want to work with her.

For this, she frequently complained to Su Tuantuan.

Bai Xue: “I’m so unlucky to be stuck with her. Why do I have to work with a block of wood? I don’t know what netizens are thinking, calling us the ‘White Crane’ CP. Are they crazy?”

Bai Xue: “How are we a CP? I’m more like her mother!”

The moment Bai Xue finished speaking, a female voice sounded behind her. “You’re not that old, are you?”

Bai Xue: “???”

She turned around and saw a poker-faced He Xiyao.

Bai Xue took a sharp breath. “Why are you here?”

Did she seriously overhear her phone call?

Su Tuantuan hung up the phone with a laugh. Before Bai Xue could scold her, He Xiyao said expressionlessly, “Passing by. Going to the restroom.”

Bai Xue put away her phone, still intending to argue with her, when she heard He Xiyao coldly say, “Try not to get so angry usually.”

She added, “Anger makes you age faster.”

Bai Xue: “???”

Was she standing here just to be insulted?

Bai Xue chuckled coldly. “Did you come here to humiliate me?”

He Xiyao finally showed some emotion. She said helplessly, “Can you be reasonable?”

Bai Xue: “…”

So it was all her fault, then?

Later, she realized that He Xiyao wasn’t just like wood, but also always overly concerned with her business.

For example, when she couldn’t have cold drinks during her special time, He Xiyao would simply take her cold drink away and deliver a warming moxa patch instead.

Bai Xue couldn’t understand. In the middle of summer, not only did she feel unwell, but she couldn’t even have a cold drink, and then she was given a moxa patch! She really had found herself a great teammate!

He Xiyao seemed completely oblivious to her inner thoughts, continuing to do things her own way.

Filming was exhausting enough. Bai Xue often had a few drinks after wrapping up. She had a high tolerance, and few people on the crew could outdrink her. Bai Xue enjoyed challenging people to drinking games, but He Xiyao would always come looking for her to rehearse lines at that exact moment.

She claimed it was preparation for the next day’s shoot.

Bai Xue would get furious.

Who was she putting on this act for, showing off how capable she was?

Such frustrating incidents were not isolated.

Bai Xue later realized that He Xiyao was equally indifferent and oblivious to everyone else, but she subjected Bai Xue to “strict discipline.” Bai Xue always thought He Xiyao was addicted to being a class monitor from her childhood.

Later, she found out that wasn’t the case.

She discovered that He Xiyao had met with her Alpha older sister, Bai Yu.

They were sitting in a coffee shop, chatting happily, looking as if they had known each other for a long time.

She didn’t go over to greet them when she saw them, nor did she go to question what their relationship was.

But from then on, her attitude toward He Xiyao became much colder; she didn’t even bother to complain about her anymore.

In the past, every day after filming, when He Xiyao came to find her, she would often use her drunken boldness to grope He Xiyao’s abs.

She figured since she was drunk anyway, why not take advantage? He Xiyao wouldn’t get angry because she was a block of wood.

But after that day, Bai Xue didn’t want to talk to He Xiyao anymore.

She was normal when rehearsing lines but avoided her privately. After searching a few times and realizing Bai Xue seemed to be deliberately avoiding her, He Xiyao, however slow, sensed something was different. After one day’s filming, before Bai Xue could leave, she grabbed Bai Xue’s hand and asked, “Can we have dinner together tonight?”

Even when Bai Xue disliked her before, she wouldn’t act out.

But now, when she asked that question, Bai Xue looked at her with disgust.

An intense, undeniable disgust.

Bai Xue said coldly, “Who are you? Why should I have dinner with you?”

He Xiyao felt she had become so unfamiliar.

In the past, even if Bai Xue complained behind her back, she would still openly feel her abs, drink the brown sugar water she bought, and call her a wooden-faced person who couldn’t smile during breaks.

But now, Bai Xue treated her like a stranger.

He Xiyao didn’t understand how she had offended her. “Do you hate me that much?”

A surge of anger flared up inside Bai Xue. Unable to vent it elsewhere, she shouted, “Yes, that’s right, I hate you! I absolutely hate you! From now on, stay out of my sight unless it’s for work!”

He Xiyao’s eyes went blank instantly.

She released Bai Xue weakly.

She watched Bai Xue leave the set but had no reason to ask her to stay.

Her friend Bai Yu messaged her asking, “Why haven’t you shared any news about Bai Xue lately? Is something wrong with my sister?”

He Xiyao didn’t know how to reply.

She and Bai Yu were high school classmates. Later, she attended an art college, and then Bai Yu mentioned that her sister was also attending an art college.

They didn’t have much interaction, but Bai Yu would always message her.

Bai Yu: “My sister is at school. Could you ask a teacher to look out for her? Do a favor, sister. My sister is your sister.”

Those days of asking teachers to look out for her made He Xiyao feel extremely awkward.

It seemed this entire family treated Bai Xue like an innocent, naive child.

Later, when she graduated and was auditioning for roles, things weren’t going smoothly. Bai Yu knew about her difficulties and introduced her to a few directors, helping her land a few roles.

They weren’t breakout roles, but they were better than what other newcomers were getting.

At that time, she thanked her.

Bai Yu said, “I should be thanking you. You’ve looked after my sister for so long; introducing you to a few roles is only right.”

Bai Yu added, “Just don’t forget to help my sister when you get famous. She’s actually very timid. I’m afraid she’ll get taken advantage of later.”

He Xiyao took her words to heart.

But she also felt that Bai Xue wasn’t that fragile.

In the following days, there was no more interaction.

She just quietly paid attention, acting as an informant.

Later, her first substantial interaction with Bai Xue was on a modern TV series.

Although both she and Bai Xue played minor roles, she observed every one of Bai Xue’s performances.

She wasn’t bad, but perhaps because she hadn’t found a standout role, or maybe she hadn’t performed her best, Bai Xue remained relatively obscure then.

Bai Xue didn’t remember her, but He Xiyao would forever remember Bai Xue challenging people to drinking games on set, punching people in the chest when she got drunk, and laughing loudly.

At that time, He Xiyao recalled what Bai Yu had said.

Bai Yu said her sister was very timid.

He Xiyao didn’t see that at all.

Later, they participated in the reality show Road to Acting together. The first few times, she intentionally teamed up with Bai Xue. In a crowd, Bai Xue didn’t notice her and even forgot they had worked together before.

Even when they made it to the end, Bai Xue’s focus was only on her friend, Su Tuantuan.

He Xiyao only found out what Bai Xue had been through at that time.

The threat from her manager, the deceit she faced, and the lack of understanding from her family.

She heard Bai Xue complaining about her family in the garden. She said, “How do you know they aren’t proud of you?”

Bai Xue didn’t understand the meaning of that sentence.

She thought it was just comfort.

But He Xiyao knew.

It wasn’t.

The first time she and Bai Xue collaborated on a show, even though they were only playing minor roles, Bai Yu brought their parents to visit the set.

Her parents watched Bai Xue walk back and forth under the hot sun, doing scenes that were barely better than an extra’s, all painful parts. Her mother had cried on set.

She couldn’t comfort her, only saying, “This is a necessary process for an actor. They have to endure this hardship.”

Bai Xue’s mother then began to regret not firmly cutting off Bai Xue’s ambition earlier.

Her mother said, “If she had just softened up a bit, we could have funded her to open a company. Anything but this difficult industry. Why is this stubborn girl so resistant to advice?”

Even when Bai Xue later achieved decent results, won an award, and stood on the awards stage, proclaiming she would be the best supporting actor.

Bai Yu and her parents could only wait outside the hall, listening to the awards being announced, watching the live stream, and sending flowers in the name of a fan.

She later understood the rift between Bai Xue and her parents.

It stemmed from her and Bai Yu.

Bai Xue always felt her parents were biased, loving Bai Yu more than her.

Even regarding her pursuit of her dream, they had never shown a bit of warmth.

When thought of that way.

Bai Xue’s resentment was essentially a fixation on that coldness and negation.

He Xiyao messaged Bai Yu: “I’m sorry, I won’t be able to look after her for you anymore. She really dislikes me. I tried my best to be her friend, but it seems she doesn’t need one.”

After sending the message, He Xiyao decided to ignore the whole affair. But upon closer reflection.

Was she truly helping Bai Yu look after her, or did she simply want to look after her herself?

After this drama wrapped, He Xiyao went into seclusion.

She went into the deep mountains, wanting to clear her mind. Bai Xue was also upset with herself. As soon as filming ended, she went to complain to Su Tuantuan and Qiao Yanran. By this time, Qiao Yanran had already given birth to a baby.

It was an Omega as adorable as her.

Qiao Yanran brought the baby out to meet them. The child was as cute as a soft dough ball.

Su Tuantuan loved the child dearly. The baby now had two godmothers.

Su Tuantuan played with the baby. Qiao Yanran poured some black tea and asked, “Didn’t you ask your sister, or even ask He Xiyao directly, what her relationship with your sister is? He Xiyao hasn’t done anything to hurt you all this time, has she?”

Bai Xue immediately straightened her back. “Yes, she has!”

She added, “She constantly makes me want to cry from frustration!”

Qiao Yanran: “…Why does it sound like you’re showing off?”

Su Tuantuan laughed. She gently squeezed the baby’s pudgy, segmented arm, deciding it was time to quit smoking. She agreed with Qiao Yanran, saying, “Even if He Xiyao knew your sister before, that doesn’t immediately invalidate her as a person, does it?”

Bai Xue fell silent.

Qiao Yanran winked at Su Tuantuan and smiled. “I think someone’s already deeply in love, but they’re just unsure who the other person is closer to, so they’re intentionally giving the cold shoulder!”

“You think your parents chose your sister over you, so when you found out He Xiyao had a connection with your sister, your first instinct was to cut ties. It was fine when you didn’t say anything, but now that you’ve said it, I feel really sorry for He Xiyao.”

Su Tuantuan raised an eyebrow, looking at the restless Bai Xue.

Bai Xue stood up, grabbing her bag and heading for the door.

Su Tuantuan called out, “Where are you going?”

Bai Xue looked unsettled. “To find He Xiyao. At the very least, I need to apologize.”

Perhaps she also needed to clarify what was going on between He Xiyao and Bai Yu.

“Do you know where she is?”

Qiao Yanran also asked.

Bai Xue paused. “She shared the location of a tea mountain on her side account on Weibo. If I go now, I should still make it.”

She wasn’t in the mood to socialize anymore.

Qiao Yanran watched her hasty retreat and finally burst into laughter.

She gently held the baby’s hand. Su Tuantuan said, “An’an is so well-behaved.”

Qiao Yanran kissed the small fist, her smile gentle. “Of course. She needs to be safe and peaceful her entire life.”

(The End)