After Transmigrating as a Scumbag Alpha, I Was Pampered by a Paranoid Omega - Chapter 10

Seeing that Ji Yingqing had finished the Tremella and Pear soup, Bai Manruo decided to leave so as not to disturb her boss’s work.

As she carried the empty bowl downstairs, she couldn’t help but wonder—Butler Li rarely came to the castle, sometimes not even once in several days. So, how exactly had she managed to offend her?

As the saying goes, “speak of the devil”—she ran right into Butler Li just as she stepped out of the kitchen.

Before Bai Manruo could even ask about the tremella incident, she noticed two women standing beside the butler. They were wearing white gloves and were meticulously inspecting the decorative items in the main hall.

Confused, Bai Manruo watched them for a moment before walking over. “Butler Li, what are they doing? I’ve been cleaning the hall every day; I’ve wiped the vases on the tables so clean that there isn’t a single speck of dust left.”

Bai Manruo assumed Butler Li had hired professionals to check if her cleaning was up to standard. But seeing them in white coats and gloves… she felt they were only a magnifying glass away from a full forensic investigation.

Is it really necessary to be this strict??

Butler Li kept her eyes fixed on the two women, only glancing at Bai Manruo to reply, “Cleaning thoroughly is your job. There’s nothing noteworthy about doing what’s expected.”

Hearing this, Bai Manruo silently rolled her eyes. Noticing the butler looking her way again, she immediately flashed a perfect eight-tooth smile. “Yes, Butler Li is right. I will work even harder in the future.”

Before Butler Li could respond, her phone rang. She had to leave suddenly for an urgent matter, leaving Bai Manruo to supervise the two women in the hall.

Bai Manruo watched the butler leave, then turned to the two ladies inspecting the “cleanliness.” She went to the kitchen and specially mixed two cold drinks. Once they finished their work, she handed the drinks to them. “It’s so hot outside; have a drink and take a break.”

The two women were momentarily stunned by Bai Manruo’s appearance. Once they snapped out of it, they took the drinks and thanked her. Seeing that she was not only beautiful but also thoughtful, they stayed to chat with her for a while before leaving.

Only then did Bai Manruo realize they weren’t there to check the cleaning at all—they were there to inspect and restore the antiques and decor in the hall.

It was a false alarm; everything was fine.

She relaxed and went back to reviewing her Love Guide, but suddenly, an image flashed through her mind. Bai Manruo slammed the book shut. Wait!

She suddenly remembered that she had taken a vase from the hall earlier—the one the thief had eventually smashed.

If Butler Li was strict enough to hire people to inspect the decor, discovering a missing celadon vase would be a disaster. Getting her pay docked was a small matter; if the boss revoked her leave of absence, she’d be finished.

Bai Manruo pulled out the shards she had collected. The entire body of the vase was shattered. She tried to reconstruct it with glue, but it was useless.

What now? She couldn’t exactly tell the boss that she took the vase, but someone else broke it.

Clutching the crookedly glued, lopsided mess of a bottle, Bai Manruo was on the verge of tears. Forget the boss—even she didn’t believe that excuse.

She calmed down and thought for a bit. Butler Li wouldn’t be back to check the status until evening. Bai Manruo decided there was only one way to get away with this: buy an identical vase.

Besides, she figured decorative items placed in a common hall couldn’t be that expensive. Real treasures would surely be kept in a private collection, not just sitting out in the open.

With five hundred thousand yuan now in her account, she felt confident. She immediately searched for the nearest antique street.

Bai Manruo snuck out and hailed a taxi. As soon as she reached the antique street, she headed straight for the porcelain shops.

She had expected it to be difficult to find a match among so many different styles, but after visiting just a few shops, she found three or four celadon vases that looked exactly like the broken one.

However, the moment she heard the price—one million yuan—Bai Manruo turned on her heel and sprinted to the next shop.

She spent over an hour wandering under the blazing sun, only to find that every shop quoted no less than five hundred thousand yuan.

Bai Manruo found a cool spot under the shade of a tree to rest. Wiping the sweat from her forehead and taking a sip of water, she thought: A plain-looking celadon vase is worth millions??

She couldn’t help but suspect these shopkeepers were trying to scam an antique “newbie” like her.

An old lady running a stall nearby saw her and held up a jade bracelet to pitch: “Little girl, want to buy a white jade bracelet to wear?”

Bai Manruo was about to decline when her eyes lit up. She saw that the old lady’s stall also sold vases—and one looked very similar to the broken one.

A short while later, Bai Manruo left the antique street looking delighted, carrying a large bag of items.

She looked at the contents of her bag with pure bliss. She’d made a killing! The vase plus several jade bracelets only cost her a total of 999 yuan!