After Transmigrating into a Scumbag Alpha, I Sweetly Pampered the Substitute Omega - Chapter 3

On the soft blanket, there seemed to be the warmth of sunlight. Qin Ying reached out one hand, fumbled for a corner of the blanket, pulled it to the hollow of her neck, and then curled her whole body inside.

“Qin Ying, it’s time to take your medicine.”

A voice sounded beside her ear.

She did not want to take medicine.

Qin Ying evasively burrowed deeper into the blanket, trying to muddle her way through.

However, when had she gained a friend with such a gentle voice?

Qin Ying opened her eyes in confusion and saw a great beauty.

Softly curved willow-leaf brows, eyes carrying a mask-like smile—even if that gentleness was only being pretended, it still made people feel goodwill toward her.

But that goodwill came to an abrupt stop the moment Qin Ying saw the bitter-looking medicinal liquid.

“The doctor said you must drink this medicine before nine in the morning. Otherwise, you’ll have a headache for the entire day.”

The woman placed the medicine in front of Qin Ying, as if she would keep holding it there until Qin Ying drank it.

The strange smell stimulated Qin Ying’s brain, and her memories slowly returned.

“Thank you for your trouble.”

Qin Ying was too embarrassed to keep lazing in bed. She obediently sat up, then poured the medicine into her mouth in one breath—this taste was really deadly!

Qin Ying scrunched up her face. The strange taste in her mouth spread from the tip of her tongue to every nerve. It was so bitter that she wanted a piece of candy to save her tortured sense of taste.

Unfortunately, the great beauty remained unmoved by her state and merely looked at her gently.

Adults who cared about face always brought suffering upon themselves. Seeing that today’s Luo Ranjia seemed to have the words “dignified” and “elegant” written even in every strand of her hair, Qin Ying chose to endure this suffering.

She put the medicine bowl down. Thinking of herself sleeping in, Qin Ying felt somewhat embarrassed. Yesterday, Luo Ranjia’s physical condition had clearly seemed worse, yet now Luo Ranjia was the one taking care of her. This made Qin Ying feel as if she were bullying a patient.

“How do you feel now? Did you take your medicine?”

The events of last night uncontrollably surfaced in her mind. Qin Ying smiled awkwardly and began looking for something to say to Luo Ranjia.

“It’s not the first time. Naturally, I can recover quickly.”

Luo Ranjia thought of the after-medicine dessert she had deliberately forgotten in the kitchen, as well as the fact that Qin Ying had not lost her temper because of it, and spoke in order to probe her.

“Ha, haha, is that so? It’s good that you’ve recovered.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Ying wished she had never said it. Why did those words sound so much like something a scumbag Alpha would say?

“But you were so badly injured yesterday. It’s better for you to rest first.”

Qin Ying tried to fix it.

“How about you sleep a little longer?”

Luo Ranjia looked into Qin Ying’s eyes, trying to find traces of desire, but there were none.

There was only faint concern in her eyes, along with unfamiliar awkwardness.

How interesting. Yesterday, she had forced Luo Ranjia to take a banned drug, and today, she had become a little white rabbit. The corners of Luo Ranjia’s lips lifted, revealing a soft smile, like a delicate little flower in spring.

“Should I sleep on the other side? But you’ve rolled away with the whole blanket.”

Qin Ying could not help becoming entranced by that smile. In the next second, she was pulled back to reality by the meaning behind Luo Ranjia’s words.

“I… I didn’t mean that.”

Qin Ying liked women, and she had once dreamed of being able to cuddle with pretty older sisters, but that was only a dream. In reality, she was still a pure single dog.

So when facing the excessively beautiful Luo Ranjia, Qin Ying could not help feeling stirred by her beauty on one hand, while still firmly abiding by her own principles on the other.

Then came the question: how could she refuse to share a bed without making Luo Ranjia overthink?

Seeing Luo Ranjia lower her eyes because of her words, Qin Ying directly crawled out from under the blanket. In a few quick movements, she straightened her nightdress, trying her best to make her own style lean closer to elegance.

“What I mean is, I’ve slept enough anyway. This warm blanket is just right for you. I’m a little hungry, so I’ll go prepare breakfast.”

Although preparing breakfast only at nine o’clock was a bit late.

“I’ve already prepared breakfast.”

Seeing that Qin Ying seemed rather like she was fleeing in defeat, Luo Ranjia said unhurriedly.

Qin Ying’s hurried steps were forced to stop. Her long curls swung in a large arc through the air before falling back onto her shoulders. She turned back to look at Luo Ranjia, who was still smiling, and felt as if she had been teased, though she had no evidence.

“Then shall we go downstairs to eat?”

Qin Ying lightly shook her head, trying to shake out the water in her brain from waking up early.

Seeing Qin Ying instantly become much steadier, Luo Ranjia’s gaze darkened slightly. She obediently went downstairs with her.

After Qin Ying briefly washed up, Luo Ranjia was already waiting for her by the dining table.

Looking at the table full of breakfast dishes despite there being only two people, Qin Ying was completely shocked.

“You don’t have to wait for me. If you’re hungry, you can eat first.”

Qin Ying walked to the seat where the bowl and chopsticks had been placed and sat down awkwardly. Was breakfast always this exaggerated in wealthy families?

But when she remembered that Luo Ranjia had prepared all this breakfast by herself, Qin Ying could not help feeling pity. A young lady who had once never touched housework had cooked for her every day, yet the scumbag Alpha had not appreciated it at all. She really was too much.

Every time Qin Ying discovered one of Luo Ranjia’s good points, she could not help cursing the scumbag Alpha once.

Looking at the whole table of food, Qin Ying, who was used to having soy milk, steamed buns, and fruit for breakfast, hesitated for a moment before reaching her chopsticks toward the dish closest to her.

It was delicious!

Although Qin Ying could not tell what vegetable it was by looking at the finished product, there was no denying that Luo Ranjia had achieved perfection in color, fragrance, and taste!

As scenes of tables being overturned again and again, wasting whole spreads of good food, surfaced in her mind, Qin Ying could not help sighing again. To be able to lay hands on such delicious food, the original scumbag Alpha really was not human!

From her initial restraint to later becoming fully immersed in tasting the food, Qin Ying did not raise her head in satisfaction until her stomach felt a little bloated.

Throughout the entire process, Luo Ranjia remained quiet and elegant. During the moments Qin Ying did not notice, Luo Ranjia habitually remained in a state of vigilance. As long as Qin Ying showed even the slightest sign of wanting to become violent, Luo Ranjia would immediately react.

At that moment, when she met Qin Ying’s gaze, Luo Ranjia habitually revealed a smile.

“Um, in the future, you don’t need to prepare this much for breakfast.”

Although Qin Ying had eaten with great enjoyment, there was still a lot of food left.

Luo Ranjia was somewhat surprised. Or rather, ever since Qin Ying had called the family doctor yesterday, she had begun to feel surprised.

She knew very clearly just how scummy the old Qin Ying had been. Lies came from her one after another. Even when Luo Ranjia later learned that Qin Ying’s true beloved was her own half-sister, she still found it ridiculous.

A person like Qin Ying did not actually love anyone. The only one she truly cared about was herself.

But now, Qin Ying seemed to have changed overnight. From her personality to her tastes, and even her attitude toward Luo Ranjia, everything had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Luo Ranjia remembered the way Qin Ying looked at her—with unconscious pity and unfamiliarity, as well as the occasional hint of being captivated.

This kind of captivation was different from before. It was not filled with desire and cruelty, but was pure appreciation without any improper thoughts.

After breakfast, Qin Ying stopped Luo Ranjia from cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks. She directly called an hourly worker, then gestured for Luo Ranjia to follow her to the study.

Qin Ying pulled open the curtains. Sunlight leapt joyfully through the glass, dispelling the relatively serious atmosphere in the room.

“You know, when people are stimulated, they’ll think of ways to escape reality.”

Qin Ying had her back to Luo Ranjia. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she leisurely watched the leaves gently swaying in the breeze.

“So, at some unknown point in time, while another part of the personality indulged in pleasure and allowed negative emotions to develop freely, a completely different personality was also silently growing. It only waited for an opportunity to replace the other.”

At this point, Qin Ying stretched her hand out of the window and opened her palm, trying to catch a ray of sunlight.

Luo Ranjia looked at Qin Ying, who seemed to have merged into the sunlight, and was momentarily dazed.

“I have all the memories of the negative personality, but that wasn’t me. The one controlling this body now is me. Or rather, for all the time in the future, it will be me. So, can we get to know each other again?”

Qin Ying turned around. Her eyes carried goodwill as she gently raised her hand and reached it toward Luo Ranjia.

Against the light, Qin Ying’s entire figure became blurry. Luo Ranjia quietly looked at her. The gentle expression she usually wore as a disguise was gone from her face. Her sharp gaze exposed her strong true nature and carried scrutiny.

Before marrying Qin Ying, Luo Ranjia had been a famously cold beauty. It was only because a love-addled brain had suddenly descended upon her that she had lost everything.

Life after marriage had forced her to learn how to lower her head, learn how to disguise herself, and learn how to turn herself into the version she had once hated most.

Qin Ying did not fear Luo Ranjia’s gaze at all and looked straight back at her. She had always had an easygoing and carefree personality, but that did not mean she was a weak person. On the contrary, she had also been a strong career woman in the workplace. During the days when she had struggled for a living, quite a few people had cursed her behind her back as a smiling tiger.

Time passed second by second. Looking at the unmoved Luo Ranjia, Qin Ying felt her arm begin to ache.

She did not mind Luo Ranjia’s attitude at this moment. Anyone who had experienced these things would become suspicious and fearful. For Luo Ranjia to be in this state right now was already not easy.

“Since you can’t believe me for the time being, then let’s slowly get along.”

Understanding Luo Ranjia did not mean Qin Ying would wrong herself. She smiled indifferently and prepared to withdraw her hand.

“Your reason is fake.”

At that moment, a slightly cool hand lightly clasped hers. Luo Ranjia took a step forward, shortening the distance between them. A faint fragrance rushed toward Qin Ying, making her unable to help recalling last night’s pear blossom scent.

“However, for the time being, I can’t find any flaws in your eyes. So I’ll make one more bet for now.”

Luo Ranjia had never had any retreat to speak of.

Qin Ying, who had received a response, was stunned instead. Then she let go of Luo Ranjia’s hand. Even though Luo Ranjia had already tried to accept the new her, Qin Ying could still feel Luo Ranjia’s body reflexively resisting her closeness.

This was the subconscious fear left in her body after long-term torment.

After shaking hands and making peace, Qin Ying felt as if a huge stone had fallen from her heart.

Since the plot here had already changed, next, as long as she stayed away from the female lead, Luo Ranshi, she probably would not end up freezing to death in a trash bin, right?

The sudden ringing of her phone broke the relatively harmonious atmosphere.

Qin Ying was startled. Thinking of her disreputable friends from last night, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have a whole pile of messes left to deal with.

“You know, I took control of this body relatively late, so there are many things that weren’t done by me.”

Noticing that Luo Ranjia’s gaze had also shifted over, Qin Ying immediately raised her phone to show her innocence.

There was no expression on Luo Ranjia’s face. After imitating Luo Ranshi’s manner for so long, she no longer wanted to make any expression that did not match her own feelings.

Qin Ying looked at her side profile and felt that although this person was expressionless, she was actually not angry. However, in order to prove that she truly had changed, she very boldly answered the call and even turned on speakerphone.

“Qin Ying, what exactly is going on with you? It’s one thing that you didn’t answer any of our calls last night, but you didn’t even answer Sister Ranshi’s call. Are you trying to make her angry?”

Oh boy. Countless landmines were stepped on as soon as the call started!