A Max-Level Film Queen Takes on the Scumbag Alpha Script [Transmigration] - Chapter 6

Jiang Baihe didn’t know what she had said wrong, but she watched as Yan Shu’s face instantly turned icy.

Thinking that Yan Shu was truly having a medical episode, Jiang Baihe frowned and stood up, preparing to step forward and check on her. To her surprise, as soon as Yan Shu noticed her movement, she pointedly shuffled toward the back of the sofa, distancing herself with almost frantic haste.

“Don’t come over here!”

Yan Shu’s voice was trembling, but her expression was cold and resolute.

Jiang Baihe froze. She immediately raised both hands in a gesture of surrender and took several steps back to maintain a proper distance.

“I won’t come closer, don’t worry. Are you really okay? Should I call the family doctor right now?”

“I… I didn’t mean to shout at you,” Yan Shu muttered, rubbing her brow helplessly.

She didn’t know how to explain it to Jiang Baihe. After all, she wasn’t even sure why her pheromones had spiraled out of control tonight. Was she supposed to tell Jiang Baihe that she had been successfully flirted with?

Impossible! Yan Shu flatly refused to acknowledge such a possibility.

Though they had been married for nearly two months, their actual interaction had only truly begun last week. She was indeed surprised by Jiang Baihe’s recent transformation and was willing to get along with this version of her, treating her like a partner or a friend.

However, Yan Shu still had secrets buried in her heart. As long as those matters remained unresolved, she could not fully trust or accept Jiang Baihe.

Ultimately, Yan Shu fell back on her most reliable excuse: “My condition hasn’t been great lately; my pheromones are unstable. I just need to go back and reapply some blocker. You…”

She paused, biting her lower lip. After a sigh, she continued, “You’re an Alpha. If you get too close, you’ll be affected.”

Hearing this, Jiang Baihe immediately understood. Pheromones released by either an Alpha or an Omega could trigger a “pseudo-heat” in the other party. Once that state was induced, blockers alone wouldn’t solve the problem.

Jiang Baihe blinked, thinking to herself that being “affected” wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing. But seeing Yan Shu’s current state, she realized the other woman clearly wasn’t willing, so she kept her thoughts to herself.

She suddenly recalled the Scumbag Alpha’s tragic end in the original book. Among the many sins committed, one was ignoring Yan Shu’s wishes and forcibly performing a permanent mark on her. Given Yan Shu’s physical condition, she couldn’t “wash” the mark away like other Omegas. To remove an Alpha’s mark, she had to undergo high-risk surgery to have her glands removed—a procedure with devastating side effects.

The fact that the original Yan Shu chose that path proved she truly loathed the Scumbag Alpha.

At that thought, Jiang Baihe dared not harbor any more stray ideas. She gritted her teeth and asked tentatively, “Then… should I leave?”

Yan Shu: “…”

Hopeless.

How could I expect a blockhead to understand?

Thinking this, Yan Shu stood up expressionless. “No need. You stay, I’ll go.”

Jiang Baihe watched Yan Shu’s retreating back as she headed toward the stairs to the second floor. She let out a soft sigh, standing in place with her eyes downcast and an unreadable expression.

[Forum: Casual Chat] Let’s talk—who exactly said JBH was playing with a “Royal Script”?

LZ (OP): I was waiting for her to dominate the field and take the championship, but then… this? That’s it?

1L: Speechless. How many threads are you survival show fans going to start? Please use spoiler tags, okay?

2L: Reported for deletion. LZ is a well-known Jiang Baihe hater!

3L: How is she not “Royalty”? From 64-to-48 to 32-to-20, she slacked off in every episode, yet her scores were always sky-high. Who would believe there wasn’t a script!

4L << 3L: She probably knew she was “water” (talentless) and that being crowned would get her lynched, so she “withdrew” herself to save face.

86L << 4L: Wait, what’s the logic of the haters in this sub? Advancing is a mistake, being eliminated is also a mistake? You’re the ones who invented the “Royal Script,” and now you’re forcing her to take the blame for it??

126L << 86L: Give it a rest, JBH fans. Your “Master” is universally acknowledged to have zero talent for singing or dancing. She only advanced for mysterious reasons. No need to try and save her reputation here.

127L << 126L: [Jiang Baihe Sword Dance.gif], [Jiang Baihe Leap.jpg], [Jiang Baihe Suicide.gif]. Open your dog eyes and tell me who exactly has “zero talent”!

214L: Hardly any contestants in this show were willing to associate with that “animal” (JBH). Her being eliminated isn’t surprising. Her character is so bad it’s actually impressive. Oh, except for that “White Flower” (Li Ran) who’s now completely finished.

251L << 214L: Hahahaha, stop fighting! Go watch the latest backstage interview 404 just posted!! @214, you spoke too soon! Does your face hurt yet?? Pro-tip: skip to 2:24. Don’t mention it. [Video Link]

252L: No way, really? God Qiu (Lin Yiqiu), if you’re being kidnapped, blink twice.

— [POST LOCKED] —

“Still looking? Still looking!” Song Jia looked disapprovingly at Jiang Baihe scrolling through her phone. “The posts are either blacklisting you or mocking you. What’s there to see?”

Jiang Baihe shrugged, clicked the video link, and said nonchalantly, “Actually, they aren’t wrong.”

The original Alpha had been following a rigged “Royal” path; it was only after she transmigrated that things changed. “But I didn’t expect to actually have fans!”

Seeing someone defend her in a thread was a surprise. She had assumed that given the original’s reputation, she’d have to start building her fan base from zero.

Song Jia rolled her eyes. She pulled out her own phone, opened Star-Blog, and thrust it in front of Jiang Baihe. “Did you just go straight to sleep last night?”

“A blogger spontaneously started a hashtag #StandardsForAncientBeauties using you. It’s been trending all night. It’s brought you nearly 400,000 new followers.”

Jiang Baihe leaned in to look. After her awkward parting with Yan Shu last night, her mind had been a mess, and she hadn’t paid any attention to the internet.

“Also, Lin Yiqiu spoke up for you in her post-show interview. Remember to thank her when you have time.”

Jiang Baihe clicked her tongue and leaned back. “I’m afraid to talk to her. I’m scared if we start chatting, we’ll end up talking about dancing again.” She was truly traumatized.

Song Jia poked Jiang Baihe’s head in frustration. “You’re so reckless on stage, but so cowardly off it!”

Jiang Baihe was feeling a bit “salty” today. She shook her head with zero ambition. “No way, no way. I’m starting my ‘lay flat’ (rotting) era…”

Song Jia gave up on her and got busy on her own phone. Jiang Baihe, now free, turned her attention to the interview video. She skipped to the 2:24 mark as suggested by the netizens. It was a reporter interviewing Lin Yiqiu, who had ranked first in the episode.

The first few questions were standard, but then the reporter started digging for trouble.

“How do you feel about being framed by a teammate in the previous round?”

It was an unethical question. Even as the victim, saying too much could make her look like she was kicking someone while they were down. Lin Yiqiu dodged it skillfully with standard PR talk.

But the reporter wouldn’t let it go: “Netizens say that the eliminated contestant Jiang Baihe didn’t have the strength to even be in the Top 20, and that she wasted a spot. What are your thoughts on that?”

Jiang Baihe expected another dodge. To her surprise, Lin Yiqiu smiled brightly and said: “I think Baihe’s performance was exceptional. She’s also a very good person. I really hope to become friends with her.”

Seeing the reporter’s confused face in the video and Lin Yiqiu’s “happy-to-spite-you” expression, Jiang Baihe burst out laughing. One was truly brave enough to ask, and the other was truly brave enough to answer.

She closed the video, found a cute “Thank You” emoji, and sent it to Lin Yiqiu. She immediately got a “shy” emoji back.

Song Jia glanced at the now-smiling Jiang Baihe and said, “I contacted some directors who are preparing to start filming and got a few scripts.”

“Take a good look over the next few days. If you’re interested in any of them, we’ll go for an audition.”

Seeing how casually Song Jia mentioned auditions, Jiang Baihe joked, “Do those directors actually dare to let me come over?” Her reputation was in the gutter, and the original had zero acting experience.

Song Jia snorted. “It’s just an audition, not shoving you directly into the cast. Besides… we have the Sihai Group backing us.”

After Song Jia left, Jiang Baihe went into the study to print out the scripts. She preferred the smell of ink on paper to digital files; it made it easier to scribble notes and character studies.

As the printer whirred, she leaned against the bookshelf, lost in thought. For once, her mind wasn’t on the script. She was wondering how to maintain a relationship with Yan Shu without crossing her “high-voltage” boundaries. Last night had been… awkward.

Sigh, I was just too impatient.

Meanwhile, in her office, the usually workaholic Yan Shu was also staring blankly. She took a manila envelope from a locked drawer and pulled out two sheets of paper.

If Jiang Baihe saw them, she would be shocked. They were the results of the background check Yan Shu had run on the scumbag Alpha before the marriage. It was exhaustive.

Yan Shu looked at the profile and thought about Jiang Baihe’s recent changes. She picked up her phone and messaged a contact with a simple question mark.

It was her private doctor, Ai Ya, who had been treating her pheromone disorder for years and was one of her few friends. Ai Ya was currently traveling abroad.

Ai Ya replied quickly: Yo, what made you think of me today?

Yan Shu hesitated, then typed out the question that had been bothering her for days: “Under what circumstances would a person become completely different from how they were before?”

Ai Ya: Hahahaha! They couldn’t have been ‘transmigrated’ into by someone else, could they!

Yan Shu stared at the nonsensical answer and replied with a cold period.

Knowing Yan Shu’s temperament, Ai Ya stopped joking and gave a more scientific explanation: Cough, cough. In a clinical sense…

I wouldn’t rule out things like schizophrenia or Dissociative Identity Disorder (dual personalities) ~

Yan Shu: “…”