A Heartthrob Transmigrated as the Scumbag Alpha's Ex-Wife - Chapter 3

Where to Seek by the Riverbank was a yuri costume drama adapted from an IP. The originally confirmed leads were an actress named Han Yashuang and Gu Qiyou.

Han Yashuang had debuted as an idol through a talent show. After her limited-time group disbanded, she transitioned into acting. She was beautiful and had an excellent aura. The role she was supposed to play was Jiang Pan, the seductive, lively, and naturally flirtatious female lead who was unaware of her own charm. Gu Qiyou played the sweet-cool beauty, the second female lead, He Xunxun.

Both of them suited their roles quite well, and they had gotten acquainted before. Generally, in situations like this where actors were playing a couple, as long as they were of the same gender, they would be arranged to spend some time cultivating chemistry. However, because Gu Qiyou was married, the director changed his mind.

So before filming began, Han Yashuang had relatively little to do. Since her manager could not control her either, she went to fool around in nightclubs. There, she encountered a beautiful Omega, got interested, and coaxed the person into bed. She originally wanted to give the Omega some money and leave it at that, but the Omega refused. Instead, the Omega secretly took indecent photos of her and sent them to Weibo, exposing her.

Han Yashuang’s side urgently launched crisis PR, but it was useless. One stone stirred up a thousand waves. During her time as an idol, she had already had a long history of bad behavior. She had slept with fans before, regardless of gender or whether they were Alpha or Omega. Those fans jointly reported her, blowing the matter up even more. The popularity of the scandal shot straight upward, and no matter how much money was spent, public outrage could not be suppressed.

It was obvious that someone had set her up, but there was nothing that could be done. The voices online were too loud, and the matter had become common knowledge. Even if they wanted to suppress it, they could not. Yesterday, Han Yashuang moved out of the production hotel with a dark expression. Neither the director nor the producer could tolerate one rat dropping spoiling the entire pot of soup.

With filming about to begin, if they wanted someone who could quickly adapt to the role after becoming familiar with the script, they could only look among the supporting cast.

The manager wanted Mu Yu to audition.

“Miss Mu, this IP is much better than those l… dramas you accepted before.” Seeing that Mu Yu had actually refused, the manager refused to give up. The words “trashy dramas” were about to slip out, but she swallowed them back.

The original character was set up as a young lady from a wealthy family. Although she was not very capable and her family situation was messy, she at least had a background protecting her after entering the industry. This manager had also been specially hired.

Mu Yu had her own studio. Naturally, the people supported by the studio did not dare say “no” to her. If anything happened, they would always try to coax and persuade her nicely.

The manager did not know why Mu Yu was unwilling to accept this drama, so she could only take a roundabout route through Gu Qiyou. The two of them appeared extremely loving in public, and even in front of the manager, they would act intimate. Zheng Lin, the manager, went to great lengths to explain to her:

“This drama has a lot of intimate scenes. You don’t want your wife doing this and that with someone else, do you? It even starts with a bed scene…”

Somewhere the manager could not see, Mu Yu’s mouth twitched when she heard this.

It was precisely because there was a bed scene that she did not want to go!

Han Yashuang’s original role was a 1, while Gu Qiyou played the 0. In other words, if she replaced Han Yashuang, she would have to act in a bed scene with Gu Qiyou where their positions were reversed from reality. Mu Yu absolutely did not want to participate in such a socially fatal incident.

Besides, she and Gu Qiyou had no real feelings for each other. Acting out a romantic relationship would not come naturally. Instead, people might suspect that their act had collapsed and their public image was fake.

Just as Mu Yu was about to refuse, her manager suddenly hung up. A minute later, she called back again and said in a low, gloomy voice,

“Sorry, Sister Yuyu. Your wife recommended you to Director Liu.”

Mu Yu: “…………?”

**

After getting into that exclusive car, Mu Yu swept a glance over. The manager sitting in the back seat immediately restrained her gloating expression and looked straight ahead at the endless stream of traffic.

Jing City was nicknamed “Traffic Jam City.” Even when it was not the morning or evening rush hour, the roads were still difficult to navigate. After she got into the car, the driver skillfully drove toward the elevated road with fewer people.

Mu Yu glanced at the manager beside her. She seemed to be around twenty-four or twenty-five, which was considered very young in this industry. She had probably graduated not long ago, which was why she usually dared to joke around with this young lady.

Zheng Lin could be considered a career-minded manager. In the plot Mu Yu had received, there were only a few brief descriptions of her. Mu Yu could roughly infer that later on, when this character became more and more outrageous, Zheng Lin probably resigned and decisively cut ties with her. She was a smart person.

Mu Yu had seen the script for this costume IP in her phone’s cloud-drive documents. While waiting for the car, she had roughly skimmed through it, and it was indeed not bad.

Her originally scheduled role was a small cameo supporting character, the type who could say goodbye after filming two scenes. According to the plot setting, during this time, she was supposed to hook up with an eighteenth-tier extra who only played bit parts but had a unique charm as an Omega, and Gu Qiyou would catch them on the spot.

This was the turning point of the original plot, and also the beginning of the heroine’s suffering.

Mu Yu had no intention of getting involved, but since Gu Qiyou had already recommended her, it would be somewhat illogical for her to rashly refuse the director. The only thing she could not understand now was why Gu Qiyou had suddenly recommended her. The two of them had only become a one-night couple last night…

“Hiss—”

A car ahead suddenly cut in at high speed. The driver slammed on the brakes, and Mu Yu was caught off guard, knocking into the neck pillow behind her. A burning pain instantly flared at the back of her neck.

“What’s wrong?”

Zheng Lin asked with concern. Mu Yu quickly waved her hand to show that she was fine.

Although Gu Qiyou had not differentiated last night, for some baffling reason, she had gnawed all over Mu Yu’s gland. Luckily, Mu Yu, who had at least seen pigs run even if she had never eaten pork, clumsily guided her so nothing went wrong.

Even so, the back of her neck had still been bitten open, leaving that person’s tooth marks behind. It was fine as long as nothing touched it, but the moment it did, it throbbed with burning pain.

Of course, she could not possibly tell her manager something like that. Her mission was to pretend to be an Alpha in public. Otherwise, her character setting would collapse completely, and she would not know where to put her face.

……

The car sped along at the upper speed limit and soon arrived at the venue. The audition room door was closed, and a few vague figures could be seen through the window. Very soon, a woman wrapped in a down jacket came out with a nervous face. An assistant waiting by the door hurriedly asked how it went, but the answer she received was negative.

“No good. Just looking at the second female lead’s expression, I knew it was no good. I even suspect the role has already been decided internally. Otherwise, why would Han Yashuang suddenly have such a huge scandal exposed out of nowhere?”

The female artist who had come to audition was called Huang Tu. The instant Mu Yu saw her, a small amount of memory surfaced. Huang Tu was a second-tier actress, famous in the industry for her flamboyant temper.

The wind was strong today, and the weather was dry and cold. Huang Tu was now lowering her voice in displeasure.

“Isn’t she just showing off because she latched onto a good wife? And what’s with that Alpha-Beta romance act? She’s practically throwing herself upward. What kind of good person is Mu Yu anyway? Don’t let her end up wearing a whole green cloud over her head without even knowing it.”

Although she said this, Huang Tu was actually rather envious. After all, who would not want a beautiful, rich, and powerful Alpha as a wife? It would simply be both physical and emotional enjoyment. She had previously heard that Mu Yu and Gu Qiyou seemed to be harmonious in appearance but estranged in reality. Since she was an Omega, she was also somewhat tempted.

“Enough, Sister. Say less. Be careful, walls have—”

Before Huang Tu’s assistant could finish, her gaze landed on Mu Yu, who had just gotten out of the car. It was as if she had seen a ghost, and her expression changed abruptly. Fortunately, Mu Yu was far away. With a normal person’s hearing, it would have been impossible for her to hear what they were saying.

Unfortunately, Mu Yu did not have a “normal person’s” hearing.

The assistant tugged at Huang Tu. Although Huang Tu had a loose tongue and a bad temper, since she could survive in the industry, she naturally knew who she could and could not provoke. Seeing this, she immediately revealed a friendly smile and politely greeted Mu Yu as she passed by.

Huang Tu smiled brightly. Mu Yu smiled back, also gentle and magnanimous.

In the depths of winter, the warm air conditioner was turned on inside during the auditions. To look good, Huang Tu had only worn a long costume dress. Even after coming out and putting on a down jacket, she was still trembling from the cold.

Upholding the excellent spirit of caring for juniors, Mu Yu kindly called out to her. When the two of them turned back, Mu Yu solemnly said to her manager,

“Sister Lin, order milk tea for these two.”

After a pause, she added, “Hot crystal milk green tea, with matcha jelly, and extra green tea powder.”

“Green tea powder warms the heart and stomach. Most importantly, it’s green all over. Seeing such lively greenery in the middle of winter makes one feel warm too.”

Mu Yu watched as the two people, who had originally been hurriedly waving their hands politely, gradually changed expressions. Her smile remained the same.

“Make it a rush order. Or why don’t you two come inside and sit for a while? You can leave after drinking it.”

Huang Tu had not frozen stiff, but the corners of her mouth were about to smile stiffly. After repeatedly thanking Mu Yu verbally with her assistant, she left.

Mu Yu smiled as she watched them leave. The moment she turned and entered the changing room, she almost bumped into a familiar figure.

Gu Qiyou was a little taller than her. In addition, she had been the person on top last night, so the imposing aura she had in front of Mu Yu was even stronger than before.

Caught off guard, Mu Yu crashed into the gaze of those deep, dark eyes. The back of her neck and her waist seemed to ache at the same time.

Just as she instinctively wanted to avoid her, Gu Qiyou grabbed her wrist. The other woman’s expression and tone were careless, as if she were asking what Mu Yu had eaten today.

“You ran into Huang Tu?”

To be fair, Huang Tu was quite good-looking. She was the petite and cute type that most Alphas would like. If Mu Yu followed the original character’s personality, she would definitely add her to the reserve list of ambiguous partners. When faced with Gu Qiyou’s question, she would play dumb and brush it off vaguely.

But Mu Yu had no interest in Omegas. In addition, in front of Gu Qiyou, she had to play the scumbag Alpha persona, so she said lazily,

“Yeah. She also said I was going to plant an entire Hulunbuir grassland for you to ride horses on.”

Gu Qiyou: “…”

Mu Yu spoke bluntly and sharply. Zheng Lin, who was following behind, did not know what to do for a moment. She did not dare casually involve herself in the domestic affairs of the two wives, so she found an excuse and went out, signaling for Mu Yu to hurry up and change clothes to prepare for the audition.

Only the two of them were left in the changing room. Even though Mu Yu showed that she intended to change clothes, Gu Qiyou did not hurry to leave.

After watching her manager leave, Mu Yu, who was leaning against the door of the room, lazily raised her head and saw the lights overhead turn on. The aqua-blue light fell upon her smooth-boned face, and half of the woman’s face suddenly sank into shadow.

Her eye makeup, outlined with deep black strokes, lifted slightly at the ends. Her red lips were full, giving every frown and smile of the beauty a kind of aggressiveness that did not match her originally gentle features.

Mu Yu was indeed beautiful in a way that sat somewhere between Alpha and Omega—impossible to define and difficult to describe.

She had naturally long brows as pale as smoky willow leaves, smooth skin as white and lustrous as porcelain, bright eyes, white teeth, and delicate features with a touch of elegant radiance. Even without lipstick, her lips were the color of half-ripe sweet cherries. When she did not smile, she looked cool and aloof. When she smiled, it was like ice and snow melting as warm spring bloomed. Her face was the standard look between a light-featured beauty and a rich-featured beauty.

Compared with Alphas whose aggression was more openly flamboyant, Mu Yu looked more like an Omega. Yet her figure was more alluring than most Omegas. She had long legs and a slender waist, while her shoulders, not particularly narrow, could support most outfits. Compared with ordinary Alphas, she carried a little more softness, charm, and sweetness.

At first, Gu Qiyou had always thought she was a beautiful Alpha without much aggression, someone quite comfortable to get along with. But starting from the moment she entered the other woman’s hotel room last night, Gu Qiyou had sensed that something was wrong.

A doubt had planted itself in her heart since last night.

The instant Mu Yu began to take off her coat with a slightly strange and nervous expression, Gu Qiyou suddenly stepped forward and forced her back into the corner. This was the first time she had forcefully turned the tables. Sure enough, the woman’s expression became startled and difficult to predict.

“Don’t worry. I only want to ask you one question.” Gu Qiyou’s voice was soft and gentle.

“Are you really an Alpha, or are you an Omega pretending to be an Alpha to deceive me?”