After Transmigrating into a Scumbag Alpha, I Sweetly Pampered the Substitute Omega - Chapter 7

Grandma Qin sat upright at the head of the table. After dinner, everyone was completely silent.

Qin Ying reined in the laziness in her bones and signaled with her eyes for Luo Ranjia beside her not to worry. Then she obediently sat properly.

“Regarding Qin Ying’s matter, I’m sure everyone already knows.”

Grandma Qin said this with certainty.

Those people wanted Qin Ying to lose the Qin family as her backing, so naturally, they would not have given the materials only to Grandma Qin.

Although these were not things she herself had done, the thought that everyone had a copy of “her” past “dark history” still made Qin Ying feel quite pressured.

Qin Wei had naturally seen it too. She planned to seize this chance to mock Qin Ying. Thinking of the humiliation she had suffered in the little garden, along with that irresistible pressure, she could not help feeling angry.

She glared hatefully at Qin Ying, gathered her courage, and prepared to use this opportunity to lay all of Qin Ying’s bad deeds out in the open.

Qin Ying naturally sensed Qin Wei’s gaze as well. Such intense anger made it impossible for her to ignore.

However, Qin Ying might be a little cowardly in front of Grandma Qin, but in front of Qin Wei—

Qin Ying slightly curved her lips, forming a mocking arc.

Qin Wei was so angry that she turned her head away and immediately stood up. Then she abruptly met Grandma Qin’s gaze.

After that, her legs went weak, and she sat back down.

“That’s it?”

Qin Ying was a little disappointed.

Equally disappointed was Grandma Qin.

Qin Wei had ability, but she was impulsive and easily angered. In the face of powerful pressure, she was excellent at retreating. This was also one of the reasons she had lost her competitiveness.

Grandma Qin had originally thought that when facing Qin Ying, Qin Wei would be able to become forceful. But that had only been in the past.

Grandma Qin also knew about what had happened in the little garden. When Qin Ying had been a useless fool, Qin Wei would laugh and mock her a few times just from hearing her name. Now that Qin Ying had become forceful, Qin Wei gave up resisting and chose to run away as soon as she was slightly suppressed.

Compared with Qin Ying, who had withstood Grandma Qin’s pressure and refused to kneel, she was truly far too lacking.

“All of Qin Ying’s work at the main company will be suspended. As for how she should be arranged next, does everyone have any thoughts?”

With one sentence, Grandma Qin set the tone for this punishment. The younger generation of the Qin family was somewhat surprised. To a member of the Qin family, this punishment was indeed rather severe. But compared with the mistake Qin Ying had made, it was not heavy enough.

Sure enough, Qin Xue, who had thought she could use this opportunity to make Qin Ying lose the title of “Second Miss,” was the first to lose patience.

“Mom, for what Qin Ying did this time, merely making her withdraw from the main company is probably too light of a punishment.”

Qin Xue stood up. She could not understand why Grandma Qin was so biased toward Qin Ying. Biased toward a useless waste!

“It is indeed somewhat light.”

Grandma Qin did not deny it. She had already made arrangements.

“Qin Ying will permanently withdraw from the main company and take over one of the branch companies in an industry the company is expanding into. Ten years later, the branch company and the main company will completely separate.”

Permanently withdrawing from the main company—although she had not directly said she was removing Qin Ying’s identity as “Second Miss,” it was almost the same.

This ten-year protection period should be Grandma Qin’s final protection for Qin Ying, as well as her final test.

If, ten years later, Qin Ying managed the branch company into a complete mess, then it could only prove that Qin Ying was truly mud that could not be helped up the wall.

Qin Ying’s heart felt sour and swollen. Toward a junior like the original owner, the old lady had truly endured too much. If she knew that the Qin Ying who had willingly fallen into depravity was already gone, would Grandma Qin—

“On what basis?”

Qin Ying’s conflicted sadness was directly interrupted by a roar. She raised her head and saw Qin Wei, who had backed down at the beginning, standing up at this moment.

“On what basis? Isn’t she, Qin Ying, just a useless waste? Why should another ten years be wasted on her?”

Grandma Qin looked at Qin Wei, whose face was flushed red, and her brows moved slightly.

“Then how do you think this matter should be resolved?”

“She should be removed from the Qin family and left to fend for herself!”

Perhaps Qin Wei had truly been overwhelmed by the anger in her heart, because she basically shouted these words.

Qin Ying could not help rubbing her ears. She felt that Qin Wei had the potential to become a soprano.

Qin Wei was focused only on venting the dissatisfaction in her heart and did not notice everyone’s expressions at all. Even Qin Xue was stunned by her daughter’s brainless words.

In the original book, Qin Ying’s ending had indeed been like this.

The Qin Ying in the book had not discovered the ill intentions of the “friends” around her. She continued to indulge herself, becoming more and more excessive under deliberate instigation, until her death.

Now the story had moved ahead of schedule. Because of Qin Ying’s arrival, the first serious mistake had been stopped halfway. The things that had been recorded could only prove that Qin Ying had poor morals.

In that case, the words Qin Wei said today were far too vicious.

“Removed from the family? Qin Wei, you’ve become quite bold. When the Song Corporation snatched that project from you last week, why didn’t you have this courage to snatch it back?”

As Qin Ying’s biological elder sister, Qin Ruo had not originally wanted to meddle in these matters. But these past few days, she had kept dreaming of that intelligent and jade-like younger sister from childhood, giving her the illusion that her sister had returned. That was why she had ended her overtime work early, just to make it in time for the family meeting.

In the Qin family, where the atmosphere consisted almost entirely of Alphas and Omegas, Qin Ruo was unexpectedly a Beta. She had a habit of striving for perfection, worked seriously, lived in an orderly manner, and was like a robot with a set program.

There had always been rumors outside saying that if Qin Ying had not occupied the Qin family’s position of “Second Miss,” Qin Ruo would definitely have been the firmly established “Second Miss.”

Her hair was meticulously coiled behind her head. Qin Ruo walked in, every step seeming to have been measured precisely. It made the laziness engraved into Qin Ying’s soul feel a tiny bit nervous.

Qin Wei was stunned. Her impulse had lasted only for an instant. The second she finished speaking, she became cowardly. Now that she saw this great Buddha, Qin Ruo, her legs went weak, and she sat down hard.

If Qin Xue had not been quick-eyed and quick-handed enough to support her, she probably would have fallen straight to the floor.

“Grandma.”

Qin Ruo did not even look at Qin Ying. She greeted Grandma Qin in a stiff and proper manner, then sat opposite Qin Ying and looked straight at her.

Qin Ying shifted uneasily, consciously straightening her collar and sleeves, trying to make herself look less careless.

Luo Ranjia looked at her somewhat amusedly. This Qin Ying was far too obedient, but Luo Ranjia did not realize that her own sitting posture had also changed into the most elegant and proper state.

Seeing that her younger sister was, for once, not opposing her, Qin Ruo felt quite satisfied. She turned to look at Qin Wei.

“Timid and shrinking toward outsiders, but striking hard against your own family. Qin Wei, can’t you tell who is close and who is distant?”

Who was close with that useless Qin Ying?

Qin Wei thought this in her heart, but she did not dare say a single word. She lowered her head and sat there, trying to turn herself into a quail.

“And you, Qin Ying. You abandoned yourself to depravity, made bad friends, failed to judge people clearly, and weren’t even active in basic work. How do you still have the nerve to step into the old residence and face Grandma?”

I came here to be punished, not to face Grandma!

Qin Ying, who had just been secretly laughing at Qin Wei, now obediently accepted the scolding, as if everything Qin Ruo said was right.

The expected shouting and arguing did not happen. Qin Ruo looked at Qin Ying, whose face was practically covered with the word “obedient,” and looked at Grandma Qin, seated in the main seat, with slight confusion.

“Qin Ying said she wants to turn over a new leaf. Looking at her attitude, I decided to give her one chance.”

Grandma Qin did indeed like Qin Ruo. Unfortunately, this child had a knot in her heart. Even though she truly loved work, she was unwilling to take over the Qin company. Otherwise, she would also have been a strong contender for the position of heir.

Hearing Grandma Qin say this, Qin Ruo understood that her younger sister had passed Grandma’s test. Although it was somewhat unbelievable, as long as Qin Ying could slowly change for the better, it was something worth being happy about.

Feeling Qin Ruo’s gaze toward her soften considerably, Qin Ying quietly let out a breath of relief.

“I think Grandma’s previous decision is very good.”

Qin Yun, who had been watching the show all along, finally spoke at this moment. In truth, she did not have many thoughts about these matters. As long as everyone competed fairly, she had always been confident in herself. She was determined to obtain the position of Qin family heir.

Different from Qin Wei, this Eldest Miss Qin Yun had ambition, but she also had the character and strength to match it. From past memories, Qin Ying discovered that Qin Yun had always admired Qin Ruo very much.

Compared with the way Qin Ruo and Qin Ying argued every time they met, Qin Ruo and Qin Yun were more like biological sisters.

“With the way you are now, they’d all be very willing to get along with you.”

For some reason, Luo Ranjia felt that Qin Ying at this moment was somewhat disappointed and envious. Even the strands of her hair seemed to droop weakly.

Qin Ying naturally knew that this feeling of hers was rather strange. The original owner did not seem like a member of the Qin family at all compared with everyone else. Even Qin Lin, who was said to neglect proper work and spend all day immersed in painting, still carried the traits of a Qin family member.

Qin Ying attributed this abnormal emotion to the fact that she had been an orphan before transmigrating into the book.

“Ranjia, do you have plans to return? I heard the Luo family’s business hasn’t been doing too well recently. Ever since you got married, your younger brother has made several wrong decisions. Quite a few shareholders want to cause trouble.”

Luo Ranjia, who had originally been an invisible person, was suddenly stunned when she heard Qin Yun’s words.

Before getting married, she had been responsible for almost all of the Luo family’s businesses. Unfortunately, because of her identity as an Omega, Father Luo and Mother Luo were unwilling to truly hand the company over to Luo Ranjia. Instead, they chose to drag things out and wait for her younger brother to grow up.

The miserable life after marriage had left her with no energy to recall the days when she had been free. Now that the Luo family was mentioned, Luo Ranjia actually felt as if it had been a lifetime ago.

Qin Ying was also somewhat stunned. In the book, Luo Ranjia’s affairs had only been brushed over in a single stroke. She really had not known about Luo Ranjia’s situation before the two of them married.

This was her oversight.

Qin Ying looked apologetically at the person beside her and easily noticed the confusion in her eyes, as well as the vulnerability hidden deep within them.

The Qin family could let an Omega become the successor, but the Luo family could not. Luo Ranjia had known perfectly well that she was making wedding clothes for someone else, but she had still been very satisfied with her life, because many other Omegas could not even enter a company.

But was she truly satisfied?

Clearly, her ability was stronger. Clearly, there were many things she did better than her younger brother.

“If Ranjia wants to work, then she should go. After all, the current me doesn’t have any income yet. I still have to rely on Ranjia to support me.”

Qin Ying spoke first. She did not know what Luo Ranjia was hesitating about, but judging from Qin Yun’s words, the two of them should have known each other through business cooperation.

The person beside her was far more outstanding than she had imagined!

Thinking this, Qin Ying felt that it was time for her to work hard. She could live off her wife for a year or two, but was she supposed to live off her forever?

But Qin Ying did not know that everyone was also looking at her in surprise at that moment.

As for Qin Ying marrying Luo Ranjia, the Qin family had supported it at first. After all, no matter how one looked at it, Qin Ying was the one marrying above her station.

Later, when the Qin family learned the reason Qin Ying had married Luo Ranjia, the rice had already been cooked, so they could only do their best to compensate Luo Ranjia.

But after all, a married couple’s days had to be lived by the two of them. Grandma Qin had hoped even more that these two could develop feelings while living together. Who would have thought the original owner’s bastard level would exceed her imagination?

However, the people of the Qin family did not look stupid. In fact, they were quite capable. So how had the Qin family ended up collapsing so easily in the end? Luo Ranjia’s relationship with Qin Yun was fairly good, so why had Luo Ranjia still been imprisoned and tortured by Qin Ying for many years?

Qin Ying tried hard to recall the original book’s plot, but she felt that this part of her memory seemed to be separated by a thin film. It was still missing one opportunity before she could remember it.