After Transmigrating into a Scumbag Alpha, I Sweetly Pampered the Substitute Omega - Chapter 4
Qin Ying looked at Luo Ranjia beside her. The other woman still had no expression, but the faint, drifting gaze she cast over showed that she did care.
Even though the two of them had already spoken openly and honestly, Qin Ying knew Luo Ranjia needed time to adapt. She was carefully searching for the right distance that could help Luo Ranjia recover.
Hearing this voice that had often encouraged Qin Ying to torture her in all kinds of ways, Luo Ranjia’s fingers, hanging by her side, unconsciously curled up, trying to hide themselves inside her sleeves.
Qin Ying’s gaze swept over quickly. Pretending she had not noticed Luo Ranjia’s little movement, she began focusing on dealing with this so-called “friend” of the original owner.
“Who do you think you are?”
Qin Ying gave a cold laugh and leaned against the window. Half of her body sank into the shadows. Her long nails were reflected on the silver phone case, carrying a hint of sharp killing intent. The words that spilled from her bright red lips were utterly impolite.
“Just because I usually call you all sisters at the drinking table, you really think you’re someone important? You encouraged me to do all those excessive things. I’m sure you recorded the audio and kept evidence, waiting to use it as leverage against me later, right?”
Qin Ying was not saying this without basis. She vaguely remembered that the reason Qin Ying lost her standing in the Qin family was because someone had recorded her drunken madness at the table and eventually sent it to Grandma Qin, making the old lady completely disappointed in her.
And judging from the angles those videos were shot from, it was most likely these “friends.”
As soon as Qin Ying said this, Yao Tian on the other end panicked a little. She did not know whether Qin Ying was bluffing or had truly received some kind of information.
“Qin Ying, Second Miss Qin, where did you hear such rumors? For the sake of our sisterly friendship, I even gave Luo Ranshi up to you.”
Yao Tian tried her best to sound normal. She truly did not believe that a big fool like Qin Ying would discover what she had done.
“Besides, we’re friends who grew up playing together. Can ordinary sisters compare to our bond? And do I look like the kind of person who would betray a friend?”
Her shrill voice came through the phone, sounding especially grating.
Qin Ying could not help frowning and moved the phone farther away.
“I think you do look like that kind of person. After all, I bullied you from childhood until we grew up. With how petty you are, the grudges you remember could fill several dictionaries.”
Qin Ying had not had a very good temper when she was young. Almost no friends stayed by her side, except for one or two who wanted something from her and could endure it.
But enduring was one thing. They still remembered the grudge.
“And what’s this about giving Luo Ranshi up to me? You say it as if you could have gotten her. Now hurry up and send me all the videos you took, then delete your own backups completely. If I see those videos appear anywhere else, the title of Second Miss Qin isn’t just for show.”
After calmly threatening the other person, Qin Ying hung up and looked at the quiet Luo Ranjia.
I was a little arrogant just now, but I should still be very different from the original scumbag Alpha, right? Qin Ying secretly worried. She was afraid that this other side of herself would frighten the snail named Luo Ranjia, who had finally been willing to poke her head out.
Luo Ranjia still stayed there quietly. It was just that the hand she had curled into her sleeve had already relaxed a lot, revealing a short section of fair, jade-like fingertips.
Qin Ying smiled. Her smile was a little silly, as if the arrogance she had shown while making the phone call just now had only been an illusion.
However, as someone who had always been considerate, Qin Ying immediately remembered Luo Ranshi, who had been mentioned earlier.
“The one who liked Luo Ranshi was the previous Qin Ying. The current Qin Ying doesn’t know Luo Ranshi at all.”
When she read the book, she had only cared about enjoying the story. Only now that she had become cannon fodder did Qin Ying experience the bitterness of a supporting character.
“Luo Ranshi is an Omega many Alphas will like. You’re also an Alpha. How can you be sure you won’t fall for her?”
Even though Luo Ranjia looked down on Luo Ranshi’s way of doing things, she had to admit that when it came to manipulating people’s hearts, Luo Ranshi had her methods.
Otherwise, Qin Ying, who had once spent every day in drunken revelry, would not have been guided by Luo Ranshi into keeping herself clean for nearly half a year just to pursue Luo Ranjia.
Luo Ranjia looked at Qin Ying, yet also seemed not to be looking at Qin Ying. Her gaze seemed to pass through her, recalling another person.
Qin Ying naturally noticed this. Her heart felt rather uncomfortable. She could not understand what was worth remembering about the original scumbag Alpha. So she blinked and moved closer to Luo Ranjia.
“Look at the current me, then think about the previous me. We’re so different. How could we possibly like the same type of Omega? Besides, I’m not stupid. If someone used me as a chess piece and even treated me as entertainment, I definitely wouldn’t let her have an easy time!”
Luo Ranjia wanted to avoid the sudden closeness, but when she met Qin Ying’s clear eyes, she stopped moving.
Qin Ying, who had originally only wanted to distract Luo Ranjia, was also stunned. After waking up, she had hardly looked at Luo Ranjia from such a close distance.
Her fair and delicate skin was almost without texture, like chilled cream in summer. Her long eyelashes curled in a beautiful arc, softening the coldness in her eyes.
What was more, those eyes were not entirely cold.
In a daze, Qin Ying felt as if she smelled the pear blossom fragrance again. It was faint, barely there, and she did not dare disturb it, afraid she would scare away that trace of scent.
A strange atmosphere spread through the room. Both of them felt somewhat uncomfortable, yet for some inexplicable reason, they remained in a stalemate, neither willing to move first.
“Sister Qin Ying, why didn’t you answer my call?”
Suddenly, a voice came from outside, drawing closer and closer to the room.
Qin Ying was startled and immediately stood up. But she used too much force and fell backward directly.
Luo Ranjia froze for a moment and reached out to pull her, only to realize that her body, still not recovered from illness, had no strength at all. She was directly dragged forward by Qin Ying and fell with her.
“Mm.”
A faint taste of blood spread through her mouth. Qin Ying’s long hair scattered across the floor. Because of the pain, her eyes became watery, and she looked pitifully at Luo Ranjia.
Was I just pinned to the floor?
Qin Ying thought bitterly.
The price of this “floor pinning” was a little too great. Her whole head was buzzing.
But she did not know that Luo Ranjia was also unable to react at that moment.
The person lying on the floor quickly became red and swollen at the corner of her mouth. Her tall nose bridge was sharp and striking, but because of her watery eyes, she now looked soft and easy to bully. Their pressed-together heartbeats seemed a little stifled because of the same fullness between them, yet they could still be heard clearly—one too fast, one too slow—before slowly turning into the same rhythm.
And the woman who had barged in noisily saw this scene the moment she entered.
“S-Sister Qin Ying, what are you two doing?”
Disturbed by this voice, the two people still on the floor finally began to get up.
“I’ll pull you up.”
A gentle voice sounded. Qin Ying froze, then looked up and saw Luo Ranjia’s gentle eyes.
She had put the mask back on again. But Qin Ying was happy to cooperate.
She reached out, completely ignoring the other person still standing beside them, and obediently placed her hand in Luo Ranjia’s palm. The coolness against her skin made her unconsciously tighten her grip a little. Then she slowly stood up and stood behind Luo Ranjia as if leaning against her.
“Luo Ranshi, you’re still as rude as ever.”
Luo Ranjia spoke.
Only then did Qin Ying glance at the woman who had barged in. So this was the female lead, Luo Ranshi.
However, in the book, Luo Ranshi was gentle, cute, and understanding. She was the white moonlight in many people’s hearts. But in reality? This person had directly barged into her villa without even greeting anyone. Qin Ying’s impression of Luo Ranshi instantly dropped into the negatives.
But how had she gotten in?
Just as Qin Ying was searching through the original owner’s past memories, she suddenly heard someone call her name.
“Sister Qin Ying, Sister Ranjia is being so fierce to me.”
Luo Ranshi spoke with tears in her eyes, as if she had suffered a great grievance.
“As your older sister, I’m teaching you manners. How is that fierce?”
Looking at the wound on Qin Ying’s mouth, Luo Ranjia gave up her original plan of letting Qin Ying speak and stepped forward herself.
As for Qin Ying, Qin Ying was responsible for nodding.
The incident had happened too suddenly, and the taste of blood was spreading in her mouth. Qin Ying wanted to go straight to the medical kit and treat the wound first. But when she remembered how the female lead had disliked Luo Ranjia in all sorts of ways, Qin Ying felt that she had to stay here and support Luo Ranjia.
When had Luo Ranshi ever seen such a scene?
Qin Ying had always been her backup, someone she could summon and dismiss at will. Now that this backup had suddenly changed character, of course Luo Ranshi found it hard to accept.
Just as Qin Ying was preparing to be a qualified tool, Luo Ranjia suddenly grabbed her hand again—this time with their fingers interlocked.
“A-Ying, does the wound on your mouth hurt?”
A-A-Ying?
Qin Ying felt as if she had turned stupid. Looking at the concern in Luo Ranjia’s eyes, for a moment, she felt as if they really were sweet lovers.
Her injured lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but because of the pain, she sucked in a breath and temporarily chose to shut up. The moisture in Qin Ying’s eyes had not completely disappeared, and now tears once again filled them.
“Then let’s go treat the wound first.”
Luo Ranjia had always held grudges. She had originally wanted to use this chance to appreciate the expression on her younger sister’s face, but unfortunately, her partner was in poor condition, and she could not be too black-hearted.
After finding an excuse for her own soft-heartedness, the two of them left on their own, leaving Luo Ranshi standing there at a loss.
“Uh, you know, the villa door password was given to her by the previous Qin Ying.”
Qin Ying found the medicine that could be applied inside her mouth and quietly explained before applying it.
She had finally remembered why Luo Ranshi could enter the villa without obstruction. It was naturally because the original scumbag Alpha had been a professional simp, practically just short of telling Luo Ranshi her bank card password too.
“I know.”
Luo Ranjia was not someone who could not distinguish right from wrong. It was just that sometimes, she could not help taking her anger out on others.
“I promise, in a while, I’ll change the passwords to all my houses.”
Qin Ying remembered that she owned quite a few properties. After all, the dignified Second Miss of the Qin family was someone with status and reputation.
“Why are you panicking?”
Seeing Qin Ying’s clumsy movements, Luo Ranjia took the tool for sprinkling the medicine from her hand. Looking at Qin Ying’s confused eyes, she said coldly,
“Close your eyes. Open your mouth.”
Qin Ying froze. She had not expected Luo Ranjia to be willing to take the initiative to come into close contact with her.
Downstairs, angering Luo Ranshi had been one thing. She had merely been a qualified prop. But now, there was no need for the two of them to keep acting.
“What? Do you think I’ll take the chance to get revenge?”
Luo Ranjia sprinkled the medicine precisely onto the wound and asked.