I Heard I’m the Scumbag Alpha of a Top-Tier Leading Actress? - Chapter 11

Gu Xin had been working at this quiet bar for almost two weeks. The main reasons she had found work here were that it was close to home, the hours were short, and the pay was decent.

The money became even more considerable after Gu Xin successfully advanced to trainee bartender. Gu Xin had an excellent memory and extremely strong hands-on ability. Any technique she saw once, she could immediately reproduce, and the taste would be almost exactly right too.

The shift lead called her a genius and renegotiated her hourly wage with her on the spot.

After Gu Xin had been at it for a week, the previous bartender had no choice but to admit that Gu Xin had already learned all the basic techniques. The remaining flashy tricks were only a matter of time.

“I really envy you. Whether it’s the customers or Janny, everyone likes you.” The person beside her was wiping glasses. Gu Xin had long since gotten used to this half-jealous, half-mocking tone.

This was her coworker, Cynthia. Her Chinese transliteration was Xin Xiya. Originally, she had been the one learning bartending, while Gu Xin was only a server. But now, clearly, their positions had already been reversed.

Gu Xin smoothly shook the drink in her hand, then gently poured it down along the wall of the glass. She replied seriously, “After all, I’m amazing. Isn’t it normal for people to like me?”

Cynthia choked. Taking advantage of the fact that Gu Xin had her back to her, she directly rolled her eyes, set the glass down on the counter, and left. “Janny called me. You handle things yourself.”

“Take care. I won’t see you off.” Gu Xin unhurriedly opened another bottle of liquor and carefully sniffed it, not taking this child’s-play workplace relationship to heart at all.

Her shift ran from six in the evening to one in the morning. Right now, there were not many customers yet, and the shift lead had agreed to let her open some of the less expensive liquor to practice with. If the finished drinks tasted all right, they could also be given to customers to sample.

“Gussing~~~”

Just as she was thinking, a person whose drawn-out ending note seemed to carry a wave mark, dressed like a colorful butterfly, fluttered down beside Gu Xin. His makeup was heavy, so he had to exaggerate his expression for others to clearly see his emotions. At this moment, he spread his lips into a huge smile, looking overflowing with enthusiasm. “Hi, how have you been feeling lately? Any progress with your job search?”

“Not yet. I’m still looking.” Every staff member in the bar had their own stage name. This heavily made-up butterfly was their shift lead, a person of unknown sex, though Gu Xin guessed he was an Omega.

The butterfly blinked his large, thickly made-up eyes at her and put on a pitiful look, speaking in a sweet, coquettish voice. “Then what about the thing I mentioned to you before? How have you considered it? Our place is quiet, beautiful, and you’d have a great beauty like me protecting you~”

The butterfly’s way of speaking was sticky and sweet, but his body language was very measured. He kept a distance from Gu Xin, the two of them staring at each other across the bar counter.

The matter he was referring to was the question he had tentatively raised the day before yesterday, asking whether Gu Xin had any intention of working full-time.

Gu Xin’s learning ability was truly astonishing, astonishing to the point of brilliance, making it very difficult for people not to cherish talent. On top of that, Gu Xin was an Alpha, yet throughout the time she had been working here, he had never once seen her lose control.

When she mixed drinks, it was like she was flirting. Her careless gaze and unhurried movements played the glass entirely in the palm of her hand. Her actions were bold and risky, yet not the slightest thing leaked out—whether it was liquor or pheromones, both were covered up flawlessly. This ultimate restraint made people very much want to destroy that mysterious and contradictory aura of hers and peek at whether she was truly as abstinent inside as she appeared outside.

Add to that the time Gu Xin had dealt with a troublemaking customer in public, politely saying sorry while mercilessly making a dirty move behind the scenes, directly making the butterfly’s legs go weak from how Alpha she was.

This was the high-quality Alpha of his dreams.

The butterfly wiped away the drool dripping inside his heart and grew even more expectant of Gu Xin’s answer.

He had already begun imagining that if Gu Xin agreed, he would immediately report to the boss, set up a uniform theme on Saturday, directly issue Gu Xin a white lab coat paired with gold-rimmed glasses, and have her greet every customer who came in with cold indifference.

Wouldn’t that make them explode with profit?!

“Ah, I’m very sorry. I don’t currently have that intention.” Gu Xin’s words cut off his fantasy.

She opened another bottle of liquor. Recently, she had been practicing a new beginner technique she had seen online. The fancy shaker flew through the air; if someone else did it, it might look too exaggerated, but when she did it, it was extremely smooth and dazzling, as though she had already done it thousands of times.

The butterfly was greatly disappointed, but he had also expected Gu Xin’s answer. Propping up his head, he pouted and said wistfully, “I knew it. Our little temple can’t keep a great Buddha like you. Boo-hoo, without you, what am I supposed to do?”

Gu Xin seemed not to hear him at all as she shook out the final perfect arc. The shaker landed steadily in her hand. She poured the drink into the glass, forming the last beautiful layer of color.

Gu Xin pushed the drink forward and said politely, “For you.”

The butterfly picked up the glass and rolled his eyes at her. “Borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.”

After drinking it in one gulp, the butterfly slapped an order sheet over to her. “Here. Drinks personally ordered by the boss. Send them to the private room upstairs. You can bring them up directly in a while.”

Gu Xin swept a glance over the request and lowered her head to begin mixing.

One Long Island Iced Tea and one Tequila Sunrise. Both were classics, and to Gu Xin, they were not difficult.

The butterfly looked at her, enchanted. “Every time you mix drinks, I feel like you’re far too charming.”

Gu Xin said slowly, “Although you’re my superior, I still have to say this: sexually harassing an Alpha can get you sued too.”

The butterfly froze, then went crazy. “I really can’t stand you at all! You have no romantic sense whatsoever! Can someone like you really find a partner?”

“Not only do I have one, I’m even already married. So Leader, you’d better stop saying things like that. I’m afraid my wife will hit you.” Gu Xin lifted the glass without changing expression and checked the color. Seeing that it was already very beautiful, she nodded in satisfaction.

The butterfly chased her away irritably. “Yes, yes, I know you’re henpecked. Hurry up and deliver the order.”

“On it.” Gu Xin picked up the tray and left, not forgetting to take the menu in front of the butterfly with her.

After taking two steps, Gu Xin turned back and said, “Although my wife hits people, she’s very beautiful. More beautiful than celebrities.”

The butterfly was confused. “What does that have to do with me?”

“Nothing. I just wanted to emphasize to you, Leader, that my wife is extremely beautiful. Bye-bye.”

The butterfly watched Gu Xin’s efficient figure go upstairs and froze for two seconds before finally being unable to hold back and cursing loudly, “Are you sick?!”

What did it have to do with him whether her wife was beautiful or not? Showing off her affection in front of him!

Gu Xin did not know she had been cursed at. In quite a good mood, she went upstairs.

The second floor of this quiet bar was entirely private rooms. The lighting was dim and the atmosphere ambiguous, very suitable for hormonally restless A’s, B’s, and O’s to conduct some private sweet-talking. Everyone could freely chat about romance, the wind, flowers, stars, and moon, and by the end of one meal, the progress bar would rise quite a bit.

Gu Xin walked forward according to the private room number. When she reached the last room at the end, she knocked on the door. “Hello, the drinks you ordered have arrived.”

A woman’s lazy voice came from inside. “Come in.”

Gu Xin pushed the door open and entered. She lowered her head, paying attention to the drinks, and did not see the shocked gaze of the other person in the private room.

“One Long Island Iced Tea and one Tequila Sunrise. Everything has been served. I hope you enjoy your meal.”

After making two marks on the menu, Gu Xin was just about to leave when she heard the woman say, “Xiao Shuang, come. Try Boss Tu’s handiwork.”

…Xiao Shuang?