A Scumbag Alpha Gets the Simp’s Script - Chapter 6

“How dare you…”

Pei Fangming was stunned by the slap. By the time he recovered and tried to swing his fists, two Alphas who had long been annoyed by him lunged forward, restrained him, and dragged him out the door.

Pei Daowan rubbed her wrist slightly. She had used a bit too much force, making her hand ache; next time, she should let someone else do the dirty work.

For some reason, Yu Jinzhao flickered through her mind. Judging by the signs shown so far, Yu Jinzhao did seem like a good person—high moral standards, a sense of responsibility, and strong empathy. However, these kind qualities would become weapons that harmed oneself when facing scumbags. She had felt that in her previous life, and she wouldn’t let those things happen again.

Having dealt with Pei Fangming, Pei Daowan turned to the crowd and sat in the central chair—the one she usually occupied. She rested her chin on her hand and scanned the room.

Good. Half of them were new faces. The people she used to rely on were either gone or pushed to the fringes of the table, clearly excluded from management.

At this moment, Pei Yuanwu felt awkward. He didn’t know whether to sit or stand, because before Pei Daowan took the seat, he had been sitting there.

This was no different from a literal slap in the face. However, he wasn’t as much of a scoundrel as Pei Fangming. Moreover, the actual power of the company still belonged to Pei Daowan; he only held proxy rights. He could only wipe his sweat to hide his embarrassment.

“I didn’t come back for any other purpose. I plan to transfer all authorities and tasks of the Executive Vice President.”

These words left everyone with their own hidden agendas, unsure if she was being polite or serious. After all, she hadn’t shown any mercy when hitting Pei Fangming just now.

“President Pei! The company can’t function without you!”

Liu Qingyi truly did not want Pei Daowan to leave. Partly for herself, and partly because after Pei Daowan left, the company had been turned into a mess by that father-and-son duo. If she hadn’t worked hard in the company for years, she would have resigned already.

Hearing that Pei Daowan was leaving, she felt her last shred of hope vanish.

Pei Daowan interrupted what she was about to say: “You all know I’m married. It’s indeed not appropriate for me to keep coming to the company.”

Hearing this, Pei Yuanwu let out a sigh of relief. At least she wasn’t here to cause trouble, and he stopped minding so much that she took his seat.

Liu Qingyi’s eyes turned red. Why? Just because someone got married, they had to sacrifice themselves to the family and abandon their career? Pei Daowan’s ability wasn’t inferior to those so-called Alphas at all.

Otherwise, how could she have expanded the company’s scale in just a few years to join the ranks of Jiangcheng’s rising elite? It was exactly because of this that she was scouted by the Yu family’s eldest daughter at a banquet and subsequently lost her freedom. If this was the outcome, it would have been better not to develop at all.

“Sister…”

She was personally trained by Pei Daowan; she hadn’t experienced any “hidden rules” or “loyalty tests” because Pei Daowan protected her well. She only needed to focus on her work.

Liu Qingyi didn’t listen to anything else Pei Daowan said. She left the conference room in a state of loss, afraid that if she stayed, she wouldn’t be able to control herself.

Why did those Alphas get to enjoy the fruits of labor without doing anything? Why could they be so self-righteous? Why couldn’t they be the ones to sacrifice, instead of making such an excellent person do it?

A sound of footsteps interrupted Liu Qingyi’s thoughts. She instinctively turned around; Pei Daowan had appeared behind her.

“Sister…”

Liu Qingyi called out softly, the grief and helplessness on her face not yet fully faded.

The young girl’s thoughts were easy to guess. Pei Daowan could tell what she was thinking without even looking at her expression. She was one of the few people who had stayed with her until the end in her previous life.

“Why are you hiding here crying by yourself?”

“I’m not.”

Liu Qingyi instinctively denied it, but her thick nasal voice gave her away.

“Even you think that by marrying Yu Jinzhao, I’m finished?”

“No, no!”

Liu Qingyi denied it hurriedly, fearing a misunderstanding.

“I never felt that you were finished just because you got married. It’s Yu Jinzhao’s honor to marry you. I’m just annoyed that a beautiful flower is stuck in cow dung. Yu Jinzhao doesn’t deserve you.”

Hearing this, Pei Daowan couldn’t help but laugh. She suddenly thought that Yu Jinzhao’s looks were actually decent; being paired with her didn’t seem like a total loss.

So she teased on purpose: “Yu Jinzhao is good-looking, her family is rich, and she’s the only Alpha of the Yu family. No matter how I look at it, I’m not losing out, am I?”

“That’s not true. I know that what you want has never been those things.”

At her words, Pei Daowan’s eyes darkened. From the side, she looked slightly terrifying, but Liu Qingyi didn’t show any fear. Instead, she met her gaze.

“Although I don’t know exactly what you want, I know it’s definitely not this. Sometimes I really can’t help but think—how great would it be if we weren’t Omegas? Would there be more possibilities?”

“It has nothing to do with identity. If you want something, go work for it. On the contrary, an Omega identity isn’t inferior to an Alpha at all; you have to utilize your attribute advantages rationally.”

Liu Qingyi only half-understood, looking at her blankly. Pei Daowan felt a bit frustrated; the current Liu Qingyi hadn’t yet grown into the person she remembered, the one who could stand on her own. She might not understand these words yet.

“In short, don’t cry over broken eggs. Since it has happened, face it calmly.”

Pausing, Pei Daowan decided to say a few good words for Yu Jinzhao. After all, the current Yu Jinzhao was an entirely different person.

“Also, Yu Jinzhao isn’t as bad as the rumors say. Look, haven’t I come out perfectly fine?”

“But I heard…”

Pei Daowan cut her off: “Like you said, you only ‘heard.’ You haven’t seen the real Yu Jinzhao, so don’t jump to conclusions.”

Hearing this, Liu Qingyi felt a bit sour. It was rare to hear Pei Daowan evaluate someone like this, especially when the other person was a famous dandy.

“As a fellow Omega, I understand your thoughts. It’s just that competition is never an Alpha-exclusive term. Omegas can do it too. Never be restricted by your own attributes.”

Liu Qingyi didn’t fully grasp it, but she understood that Pei Daowan hadn’t lost much because of marriage. Seeing her today, she was still the person she knew.

“Alright, enough of that. I’m here to offer an olive branch. Do you want to leave the Pei Group and join me?”

“Yu Jinzhao won’t be involved, will she?”

Pei Daowan found it a bit funny. How bad was Yu Jinzhao’s reputation that a girl who had never met her would be this repelled?

“The Pei family won’t be involved, and neither will the Yu family.”

Liu Qingyi was a bit overwhelmed. She had been working under Pei Daowan since graduation and had relied on her heavily over the years.

At this moment, Liu Qingyi didn’t ask what they would be doing or what the salary was; she just said yes.

Pei Daowan gave a gentle smile. She would naturally look after the people who had stayed by her side in her previous life.

“It might take some time. A month at the shortest, three months at the longest.”

The specifics depended on how much Yu Jinzhao could pull off. After all, Yu Xincheng was a true old fox; he wouldn’t tolerate his family’s Omega showing her face in public.

“Okay. No matter how long it takes, I’ll wait.”

Pei Daowan nodded, then glanced at the sky. It was about time to go back.

At this moment, her heart instinctively ignored the reason why she wanted to go back—after all, the current Yu Jinzhao wouldn’t restrict her freedom.

After finishing the trivial handovers at the Pei Group, it was already evening by the time Pei Daowan reached home. Since a new butler hadn’t been found yet, the house felt a bit lonely as she opened the door. The foyer was empty, with no one in sight.

Pei Daowan set down her keys, tidied her coat, and changed her shoes. She instinctively looked around but didn’t see Yu Jinzhao.

Is she still not awake?

The potency of that drug was not small. In her previous life, she had suffered greatly from it and was left with significant after-effects. This time, she had struck first, injecting the drug into Yu Jinzhao’s body.

She felt a flicker of pity for this Yu Jinzhao—who knew nothing and had become a scapegoat—but she didn’t regret it. Sharing a room with an Alpha, even if that person was “good,” who could resist the temptation of a heat cycle? It was better to have her incapacitated.

Despite these thoughts, Pei Daowan planned to knock on the bedroom door to check. After all, Yu Jinzhao was the only Alpha of the Yu family; if something really happened, Yu Xincheng would be the first to come for her.

Before going upstairs, she heard a sound coming from the kitchen. Pei Daowan instinctively stopped.

Just then, the kitchen door opened. Yu Jinzhao walked out carrying a bowl of noodles. The moment she saw Pei Daowan, she looked a bit flustered, with a comical “caught red-handed” vibe.

“I was a bit hungry, so I wanted to find something to eat. Sorry, I didn’t know you were coming back; I only cooked one bowl.”

Pei Daowan found it a bit funny. In the few times they had met, how many times had she said “sorry”? And besides, this was her house—why was she more constrained than the guest?

Thinking of the “pitiful” image the System had painted for Yu Jinzhao, Pei Daowan’s aura instinctively weakened, losing the overbearing presence she had at the company.

“It’s fine. It was my lack of consideration. I failed to hire a butler in time and let you go hungry.”

Truthfully, Yu Jinzhao really should be hungry. It had been nearly three days. First, she fainted from the drug and went to the hospital, where she was on an IV the whole time. After coming back, she had been sleeping. She really hadn’t eaten anything.

Hearing Pei Daowan say this, Yu Jinzhao went from being embarrassed to outright bashful. She felt like a harsh tyrant—making the Female Lead feel guilty over such a small thing.

“No, no, it’s not your fault! You have no obligation to serve me. Besides, I have hands and feet; I can cook for myself when I’m hungry. See? I’ve already made it.”

“Mm.”

Pei Daowan still had her head slightly lowered. It was unclear if she had taken Yu Jinzhao’s words to heart.

Pei Daowan had changed out of her high heels and was wearing house slippers, making her a bit shorter than the Alpha. With her eyes downcast and shadows falling across her eye sockets, Yu Jinzhao couldn’t see her expression clearly.

She spoke up awkwardly, trying to break the subtle atmosphere: “Um, have you eaten? Would you… like a bowl too?”