A Scumbag Alpha Reforms: Pampering Her Wife Without Limits - Chapter 2

Their eyes met. The sweet fragrance in the air mingled with the crisp, refreshing scent.

For a moment, the atmosphere became strangely awkward.

Xu Fangqing froze for two seconds, then grabbed the showerhead and sprayed Ning Lingzhou with water.

The icy water ruined Ning Lingzhou’s exquisite makeup and soaked her expensive long dress.

As Xu Fangqing watched her close her eyes and slowly wipe the water from her face, she nervously drew her legs closer to herself.

She was afraid Ning Lingzhou would become enraged from embarrassment and try to force herself on her again.

This time, there was absolutely no way she would be able to resist her.

Xu Fangqing suddenly felt a little despairing, tears sliding from the corners of her eyes down her beautiful cheeks.

Ning Lingzhou had slammed her knees hard against the floor just now, and the pain made her suck in a sharp breath.

She wiped the water from her face and raised her eyes, only to see that the disgust in Xu Fangqing’s gaze had turned into even stronger wariness, mixed with a fragile sense of despair.

Her heart trembled along with it.

The woman in front of her was the female lead she had liked so much.

Ning Lingzhou couldn’t care less whether Xu Fangqing would become suspicious of her. Right now, the thing she wanted most was to put her at ease.

She simply took advantage of the position and sat back on her legs, placing both hands on her knees and obediently lowering her head to apologize. “I’m sorry. I drank too much earlier and lost my head for a moment. That’s why I did something so despicable.”

She slapped herself twice across the face, looking exactly like a scumbag Alpha begging for forgiveness.

But she wasn’t shameless enough to actually ask to be forgiven. What the scumbag Alpha had done wasn’t something worthy of forgiveness in the first place.

Xu Fangqing’s brows furrowed slightly as she looked at her with an expression that clearly said, What kind of trick are you trying to pull now?

She had long heard that Ning Lingzhou fooled around quite openly within their social circle and wasn’t exactly a good person.

But ever since they had met, Ning Lingzhou had always treated her very well.

Even after they got married, she never demanded that they sleep together. She gave Xu Fangqing plenty of freedom and showed her a kind of vaguely flirtatious concern.

It had almost given Xu Fangqing the illusion that Ning Lingzhou was genuinely pursuing her seriously and truly intended to spend the rest of her life with her.

But what happened tonight shattered that illusion and forced her to see Ning Lingzhou’s true nature clearly.

Tonight, Ning Lingzhou had brought her to the Diyi Hotel to attend a friend’s birthday party.

Ning Lingzhou’s friends were all wealthy and influential people.

But Xu Fangqing had never expected that, at the party, an Alpha would actually ask Ning Lingzhou right in front of everyone whether she could let Xu Fangqing play with her for one night.

Ning Lingzhou’s answer at the time still sent a chill through Xu Fangqing whenever she thought about it.

The corner of her lips had curled into an amused smile as she pulled Xu Fangqing into her arms. “We’ll talk after I get tired of playing with her.”

No one knew whether that group of people was joking or serious, but one after another, they all chimed in.

“Then put me in line too.”

“Count me in.”

“Me too. I want to know what a top-tier Omega tastes like.”

“If we line up one by one like this, how long will it take? Why doesn’t Lingzhou just organize something one day and have everyone go over to A-Zhou’s place together?”

Yet Ning Lingzhou had only smiled and made no attempt to refute them.

Xu Fangqing’s face had turned red, then pale. Play what? Play with her?

That group of people had nearly disgusted her to death.

Unable to bear it any longer, she immediately stood and headed for the door.

Ning Lingzhou chased after her and grabbed her hand, gently telling her not to be angry.

There was no way anyone could hear words like that and not get angry.

Xu Fangqing looked at the Ning Lingzhou before her, who suddenly seemed somewhat unfamiliar. She didn’t want to speak to her and shook off her hand to leave.

Ning Lingzhou stepped forward again and caught her hand, returning to the cold, domineering tone of a tyrannical CEO. “There are so many friends here today. Be good.”

She raised a hand and gently stroked Xu Fangqing’s face. It was a gesture carrying a warning.

Xu Fangqing suddenly felt that the Ning Lingzhou standing before her was frightening, which made her want to leave even more. She made an excuse, saying that she wasn’t feeling well and wanted to go home.

But Ning Lingzhou refused to let her leave.

The two of them struggled by the elevator. Ning Lingzhou lost patience, grabbed her hand, dragged her into the elevator, took her upstairs, and headed straight for the presidential suite.

Xu Fangqing struggled the entire time, but Omegas and Alphas were naturally worlds apart in physical strength.

She had no way to resist Ning Lingzhou and was dragged through the door and thrown onto the bed.

Ning Lingzhou gracefully tossed aside her shawl and removed her gloves. After effortlessly pinning Xu Fangqing down, she bit into her gland and injected pheromones into her, forcing her into an early heat so she could mark her.

Forcing an Omega into heat was an extremely terrifying thing.

If suppressants weren’t administered in time and the Omega also didn’t mate with an Alpha, the milder outcome would be physical damage and infertility; in severe cases, it could even become life-threatening.

Ning Lingzhou had ignored her wishes and used pheromones to force her into heat. Such vile behavior wasn’t simply a momentary lapse in judgment. Ning Lingzhou was fundamentally that kind of scumbag.

“Use the suppressant first. If this keeps going, your body won’t be able to handle it.”

Ning Lingzhou held the suppressant out to her.

Now that Xu Fangqing had seen her true colors, she stared at the unopened, brand-new box of suppressant held before her. Even the plastic wrapping was still intact, and it was exactly the same brand she usually used.

She suddenly didn’t dare take it. She was afraid this was another one of Ning Lingzhou’s tricks.

Seeing that Xu Fangqing remained motionless for so long, Ning Lingzhou wondered whether she no longer had the strength and asked, “Do you want me to open it for you, or will you open it yourself?”

Xu Fangqing still said nothing. A new wave of heat suddenly struck her, making her so uncomfortable that she dropped the showerhead and painfully curled up, hugging herself.

Seeing her in such agony made Ning Lingzhou’s heart ache. She hurriedly opened the suppressant and offered it to her.

But Xu Fangqing knocked it away and shouted in pain and irritation, “Get out! Get away from me!”

“If you don’t use the suppressant soon, something will happen to you.”

Ning Lingzhou picked the suppressant back up. She went over and held Xu Fangqing, who was struggling nonstop. “Don’t be afraid. It’ll be over soon.”

After the suppressant was administered, Xu Fangqing’s heat was suppressed.

Ning Lingzhou gently patted her back and comforted her. “Don’t be afraid. No one will hurt you again.”

Xu Fangqing stopped struggling. Her rapid breathing also gradually eased, though her entire body was still trembling slightly.

Her nerves, which had been tightly wound the entire time, finally relaxed. It was as though all the strength had been drained from her body. Her vision went dark, and she fainted.

Ning Lingzhou looked at the soft body in her arms and quietly let out a breath of relief.

She herself was also extremely uncomfortable at that moment. Her body, having failed to mate with an Omega, felt as though it were slowly being torn apart from the inside, but she couldn’t spare any attention for herself.

After carrying Xu Fangqing out of the bathroom and placing her on the bed, Ning Lingzhou contacted the family doctor and asked her to come over and examine Xu Fangqing.

Only afterward did she find her bag, trembling as she rummaged through it for suppressants and injected herself.

Ning Lingzhou sat leaning against the side of the bed, utterly exhausted.

The blood on her forehead had already dried. Her hair was drenched and stuck together, almost her entire body was soaked, and the long dress clung uncomfortably to her skin.

Ning Lingzhou went into the bathroom to get the hair dryer, then froze when she saw herself in the mirror.

Although the scumbag Alpha was a domineering CEO, she had no CEO image to maintain when she was out having fun. When attending gatherings with friends, she would happily put on makeup to match the occasion.

This particular friend liked doing bizarre things, so everyone had dressed in outrageous outfits and worn flamboyant makeup.

Ning Lingzhou disliked this kind of makeup that made her look like some cannon-fodder villainess. She washed the blood from her forehead and removed the makeup as well.

When she raised her head again, the bare face reflected in the mirror was exceptionally beautiful, with bright eyes, white teeth, and a high nose bridge.

Ning Lingzhou tilted her head and looked at the face from different angles. It was flawless from every direction. This was probably the one thing about the scumbag Alpha she was satisfied with.

After cleaning herself up and coming back out, Ning Lingzhou noticed a wardrobe off to the side and walked over to open it.

Sure enough, this suite had been specially prepared for the scumbag Alpha. There were quite a few of her long dresses inside. Ning Lingzhou chose a pure white one and changed into it.

She immediately felt much fresher.

Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful face on the bed, she walked over, sat beside Xu Fangqing, and brushed the loose strands of hair away from her face.

In the book, Xu Fangqing had never wanted to marry the scumbag Alpha in the first place. After the first time the scumbag Alpha forced herself on her, Xu Fangqing asked for a divorce.

But the scumbag Alpha threatened her with the survival of the Xu family business, and Xu Fangqing couldn’t bring herself to abandon her family.

Ning Lingzhou figured that once Xu Fangqing woke up, she would probably bring up divorce.

When that happened, Ning Lingzhou would agree and give her freedom.

[Ding!]

The sudden mechanical sound startled Ning Lingzhou, and a screen appeared inside her mind.

Transmigrating into a book and getting a system wasn’t exactly unusual, but she suddenly had a very bad feeling.

Sure enough, in the next second, as the mechanical voice read aloud, a line of text appeared on the screen.

[Friendly Reminder: Because the original body caused tremendous harm to the female lead, if the host wishes to stay alive, you must obtain the female lead’s affection points and exchange them for lifespan. Please carefully read the lifespan exchange chart.]

The available lifespan exchanges were one month, three months, and permanent.

“Then what’s my current base score?”

[Your base score is 60 points. You currently have one month to gain the female lead’s affection points. If, after one month, her affection does not reach 80 points, you will be unable to exchange for the next tier of lifespan, and you will be finished. To put it simply, you’ll die.]

She had to gain twenty affection points in just one month. Wasn’t that way too difficult?!

Ning Lingzhou became anxious and asked the system, “Can’t we use some other method? Like using my affection points toward the female lead instead?”

[Dream on. With a female lead like this, who wouldn’t love her?]

Hearing the female voice that suddenly appeared, Ning Lingzhou was a little surprised. “So you don’t actually have to use that mechanical voice?”

The system gave a small cough.

[Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Irene. I’m responsible for assisting you in completing your mission and building a beautiful, happy world inside this book.]

“And if I fail the mission? What happens to you?”

[Bye-bye means bye-bye. The next one will behave better.]

“…”

Forget it. This woman was unreliable. If she wanted to survive, she would have to depend on herself.

“If I complete the mission, can I return to my original world?”

[What is there in that world that’s worth you missing?]

In her original world, Ning Lingzhou had been a moderately famous actress.

She should have had a bright future ahead of her, but because she refused to submit to the casting couch, someone ruined her reputation.

When her career had been flourishing, everyone had surrounded her and showered her with praise. Once her reputation was destroyed, everyone wanted to kick her while she was down.

Her relatives mocked her sarcastically, her friends secretly watched the spectacle, and her parents were bitterly disappointed in her. Not a single person truly believed or cared about her.

Disheartened and miserable, she received a phone call from an anti-fan while driving. The distraction caused her to get into a car accident, leaving her in a vegetative state.

At first, some relatives and friends still came to visit her. Gradually, everyone came to believe she would never wake up, and eventually no one bothered with her anymore.

As for whether there was anything in that world she still missed…

It seemed…

There really wasn’t.

Ning Lingzhou tugged at the corner of her mouth in a self-mocking smile.

Irene couldn’t stand seeing her so dejected and spoke up.

[Forget it. You can think about that after you manage to stay alive. Oh, and don’t even think about divorcing the female lead. If you divorce her, there’s absolutely no way you’ll be able to get any affection points from her. You’ll only be waiting to die. Understand?]

“Why? If I don’t divorce her and keep her tied to my side, won’t she hate me to death?”

[Are you stupid? If you divorce, will you ever get another chance to approach her? As long as she stays by your side, if you behave a little better and let her experience your kindness, maybe you can gain a few affection points.]

Awkward… That actually seemed to make sense.

“I’ve learned something. Then can I come to you whenever I have questions?”

[Yes. Go ahead.]

“How do I win over the female lead?”

[Let the female lead feel your love.]

“…Do you have anything like a strategy guide I can read?”

[No.]

“Then can you at least tell me about the female lead’s preferences?”

[The female lead, Xu Fangqing, likes small animals, loves flowers and plants, enjoys romance, is passionate about her career, and is determined to become an independent and powerful Omega.]

Ning Lingzhou suddenly remembered that in the book, after the female lead became pregnant, the scumbag Alpha wanted to give away her pet dog. At the time, the female lead was being confined at home, and the dog was the only companion she had left, so she refused to let it go.

Jealous that even a dog mattered more to the female lead than she did, the scumbag Alpha killed the dog, leaving the female lead heartbroken for a long time.

Later, when the ex-girlfriend stayed at their home to recover from her injuries, the scumbag Alpha had all the flowers and plants the female lead had grown in the yard cut down because the ex-girlfriend was allergic to pollen.

When the female lead and the ex-girlfriend competed for the lead role in a television drama, the scumbag Alpha destroyed the female lead’s acting career in order to pave the way for her ex-girlfriend.

One incident after another, one awful thing after another—just remembering them made Ning Lingzhou furious.

[Any other questions?] Irene asked.

“Not for now. I’ll come find you again when I think of something.”

[All right, then. Good luck.]

While waiting for the family doctor to arrive, Ning Lingzhou opened her phone and saw that a flood of messages had come in.

—How long has it been? Why hasn’t Lingzhou come back down yet?

—Does a top-tier Omega really taste that good?

—Seriously, just thinking about how aloof and restrained Xu Fangqing looks is already driving me crazy.

—Look at you. Just wait until Lingzhou gets tired of playing with her. Then you’ll really know what it means to lose control.

—I’ll be waiting for that, then.

—@Lingzhou hurry up and come downstairs to play. You’re the only one missing.

Seeing those messages gave Ning Lingzhou another headache.

She remembered how, in the book, the scumbag Alpha had lost Xu Fangqing in a game with her friends and handed her over for them to play with. Ning Lingzhou couldn’t help frowning. Just as she was about to leave the group chat, someone knocked on the door.

Ning Lingzhou opened it and saw two women standing outside.

One carried a medical kit and wore simple clothes, with no makeup on her face.

The other wore a custom-made formal dress, heavy glamorous makeup, and reeked of alcohol.

One tall and one short, one Beta and one Omega, forming a stark contrast.

Ning Lingzhou knew that the one carrying the medical kit was the family doctor, Lin Zhi. But the other woman… she guessed she was one of the scumbag Alpha’s friends. As for her name, Ning Lingzhou had no idea.

“I ran into her in the lobby. She insisted on following me up. I couldn’t do anything about it,” Lin Zhi explained helplessly.

Before Ning Lingzhou could say anything, the woman pulled Lin Zhi backward, squeezed in front of Ning Lingzhou, cupped her face in both hands, and said distressedly, “Lingzhou, why do you look so pale? What happened to your forehead? Did Xu Fangqing hit you? She dared to hit you?”

Hearing the anxiety in her voice and seeing how concerned she looked, Ning Lingzhou’s heart gave a sudden jolt.

She knew who the woman standing in front of her was.