A Scummy Alpha Supporting Character Accidentally Marks the Heroine After Transmigrating into a Book (GL) - Chapter 8

“Huh???? System, what did I do?! Why did the Blackening Value suddenly jump so much?!!!!!”

Yan Nanjue felt as if the sky was falling. She clicked open the system panel; that blood-red 73 stared back at her, making her feel faint.

The System was even more confused: 【This… I don’t know what the heroine is thinking. Did you say something wrong just now?】

Yan Nanjue replayed her words and actions in the conference room. “There was no problem…”

Then why did it spike so high?! The change in the heroine’s attitude seemed to start the moment she entered the office.

【System: Maybe there was a problem with your attitude?】

Yan Nanjue considered this. “I’ve observed that the heroine hates people interfering in her business. But if no one helped her, she would have been suspended just like in the original book. I couldn’t just watch her get suspended; she was framed, and the design belongs to her.”

“But even so, it shouldn’t have added this much Blackening Value! Peak hatred?!!!!”

Yan Nanjue analyzed the situation for a while until Lin Furuo emerged from the conference room to report: “We’ve handled the emergency. Medical staff injected her with suppressants and are taking her to the hospital.”

Shortly after, medical staff passed them carrying a stretcher. Yan Nanjue saw Li Yuan wearing a pure white suppression collar—specifically designed for Omega pheromone riots. It was her first time seeing one, so she couldn’t help but look twice.

The Omega on the stretcher was trembling. Amidst the wisps of leaked pheromones was a thick scent of terror—like scorched chocolate, acrid and bitter. Pheromones represent a person’s emotions; this indicated that the girl on the stretcher was helpless and terrified to the extreme.

As the stretcher passed Bai Wan, Yan Nanjue watched the Blackening Value tick up another point. 74.

Her hand shook, nearly dropping the cup of water Assistant Lin had handed her. She looked up and caught Bai Wan watching Li Yuan.

Sudden realization hit her. —Bai Wan was remembering her own heat cycles.

In the original plot, every time Bai Wan went into heat, the original body would lock her in a room in the villa. No suppressants, no doctors, no Alpha pheromones for comfort—nothing. Bai Wan had to endure it alone, time after time. During the most agonizing instance, she had even stabbed her own arm with a steel ruler to stay sane.

And the original body had merely watched coldly through the reinforced glass, punishing her “pet” for being disobedient.

Yan Nanjue closed her eyes, her heart feeling heavy. The things the original body had done were more than enough for Bai Wan to loathe her forever.

The chaotic Omega was taken away, and security cleared the residual pheromones. Bai Wan returned to her post among the crowd, tossing her broken pencil into the trash as if nothing had happened.

Back in her office, Yan Nanjue spent a somber morning. Just as she finished her paperwork, she received an unexpected text.

[Sister Nanjue! My field trip is over! I’m at the high-speed rail station. Everyone else has someone picking them up except me. Come get me, QAQ!]

The contact name was Xiao Qing.

Yan Nanjue sat bolt upright, alarm bells ringing. “System! Why is the ‘Green Tea’ childhood friend out so early?!”

This childhood friend, Luo Shuqing (Xiao Qing), was a Beta and a major character. She had loved the original body for years and viewed Bai Wan as a thorn in her side. In the original book, she wasn’t supposed to appear for another month.

【System: Ask yourself.】

Damn it, another butterfly effect? How could a small flap of the wings change so much!

[Luo Shuqing: If it’s inconvenient for Sister Nanjue, I’ll take a taxi to the company to find you. We haven’t seen each other in so long.]

She can’t come to the office! If she shows up here, the heroine’s Blackening Value will skyrocket.

Yan Nanjue quickly agreed to meet her, and Luo Shuqing happily sent a location. Yan Nanjue left early and had the driver take her to the station.

Half an hour later, Yan Nanjue met the legendary “vicious supporting lead.”

Luo Shuqing was a girl with a small face and large eyes—a striking beauty. Her long, pale-blonde hair was tied back, with stray strands sticking to her face in the wind. She was leaning on her suitcase, looking bored.

“Shuqing,” Yan Nanjue called out.

Luo Shuqing turned, her face lighting up. “Sister Nanjue!” She ran over, reaching out to tuck her arm into Yan Nanjue’s.

Yan Nanjue took half a step back, subtly avoiding the contact. “Shuqing, watch your manners. I’m married now; this is too intimate.”

Luo Shuqing’s smile stiffened. “It’s not that intimate… I used to hold your arm like this all the time. Besides, Sister Bai Wan isn’t here; she wouldn’t be angry even if she saw us.”

Yan Nanjue shook her head firmly. “No.”

“Fine, everything your way.” Luo Shuqing went back to grab her suitcase, acting somewhat unhappy but ultimately sitting in the car with a smile. “Let’s go, Sister Nanjue, get in.”

In the car, Luo Shuqing said: “I want to stay at your place for a bit. I came back secretly; my parents don’t know I’m home yet.”

Yan Nanjue wanted to refuse immediately. She had come to pick her up specifically to prevent her from meeting the heroine. If Bai Wan found Luo Shuqing at home, the Blackening Value would hit 80!

Luo Shuqing noticed her cold expression. “Sister Nanjue, is Sister Bai Wan controlling you too strictly? I just want to hang out for a while. I’ll leave by evening.” She looked down sadly. “We grew up together. Even if she doesn’t like me, she can’t stop you from seeing your old friends, right?”

She paused, then added: “By the way, I heard you were very angry with the Deng family over the conflict between Siyuan and Bai Wan. Uncle Deng is planning to send Siyuan abroad all by herself.”

Yan Nanjue, sidetracked, replied: “She did something wrong and deserved punishment. I warned her; she was the one who lacked boundaries.”

Luo Shuqing’s eyes flickered. Sensing she shouldn’t plead for the Deng family, she changed the subject to her trip.

When the car stopped, Yan Nanjue realized the driver had taken them to her apartment. Her head began to ache.

【System: If you keep refusing, you will OOC.】

Yan Nanjue shuddered. She had to stay in character around major roles, and Luo Shuqing definitely qualified.

The elevator went up. Luo Shuqing asked: “Sister Nanjue, where is Sister Bai Wan? At the villa?”

“She’s at the apartment during the work week.”

Luo Shuqing was shocked. “She agreed to move here with you? Didn’t she… always live at the villa?”

“It’s more convenient for work,” Yan Nanjue said, stepping out first.

Behind her, Luo Shuqing gripped the handle of her suitcase. Is that so? Everyone in their circle knew Yan Nanjue’s attitude toward Bai Wan. Being in the villa was house arrest. But now, she was out working? Did Yan Nanjue grow soft, or… start having feelings for her?

“That’s great! It’ll be easier for her to join us for hangouts. Before, she’d refuse nine times out of ten.”

Yan Nanjue opened the door with her fingerprint. “She’s not home.”

“That’s fine. She didn’t know I was coming, after all.”

Suddenly, Yan Nanjue heard a slight movement. She turned her head and came face-to-face with Bai Wan’s stunningly beautiful visage. Yan Nanjue froze while changing her shoes.

In the living room, Bai Wan was looking at her with an unreadable, flat expression. Her coat was on the sofa; her laptop was closed. She had just returned.

Bai Wan’s gaze moved past Yan Nanjue to the person behind her. Yan Nanjue’s heart hammered; she wanted to move to block Luo Shuqing but caught herself—that wasn’t how her character would react.

“Oh! Sister Bai Wan is home,” Luo Shuqing said with a smile.

Bai Wan said nothing, her eyes cold.

Yan Nanjue straightened her back under the scrutiny. “Shuqing just got back to City A. No one is at her house, so she’s staying here temporarily.” She emphasized the last word.

Bai Wan looked away. “…None of my business.”

Luo Shuqing smiled brightly. “Sister Bai Wan, next month is my birthday. I came to invite you and Sister Nanjue to my party. You have to come; I’ve missed you so much.”

Before Yan Nanjue could speak, she added: “Since you’re home, I suppose it’s inconvenient for me to stay. Sister Nanjue, I just messaged Ziyi; she’s nearby and can pick me up. I won’t disturb you two.”

“Sister Nanjue, thanks for picking me up. I hope I didn’t delay your work.”

Luo Shuqing grabbed her suitcase, stepped toward Bai Wan, and said, “Sister Bai Wan, goodbye.”

Bai Wan watched her. She saw the suitcase Luo Shuqing had deliberately pulled in front of her.

It was a silent, subtle show of power. Luo Shuqing was using the suitcase to tell her: As long as I want, I can move in whenever I like, and the owner of this house—has permitted it.

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Yan Nanjue: ? Me? When did I agree?!