I Heard I Was the Scumbag Alpha of a Top-Tier Celebrity (GL) - Chapter 2

To be honest, since the beauty walked in, the entire room had solidified.

Gu Xin hadn’t expected the celebrity from the doctor’s photo to appear before her after she woke up. It was just a little cold, a coldness that prevented her from having any improper thoughts.

The room was quiet enough for Zen meditation. After the celebrity revealed her full appearance and gave Gu Xin a chill, she sat on the nearby chair with her arms crossed, staring expressionlessly at Gu Xin’s face. Under the sharp gaze across from her, Gu Xin gradually, gradually averted her initially confident gaze.

She didn’t know why, but she felt a little guilty. Especially after her pheromones had gone out of control just after seeing this face earlier.

But Gu Xin was never one to be guilty, so she immediately moved her gaze back, meeting her eyes determinedly. In any case, she had been injected with an inhibitor and wouldn’t embarrass herself for a while.

What should she say?

Is this some celebrity-visits-my-house variety show?

This gorgeous beauty, she’s actually her family member?

And she paid for her medical bills?

All sorts of random thoughts sprang up like mushrooms after rain. Even though Gu Xin’s mind was erupting like a volcano, her face remained calm.

Neither of them was willing to break eye contact first, as if the first one to move would lose.

“What is it?” The beautiful woman finally broke the silence. Her tone was as cold as her face. “Seeing me left you speechless?”

Gu Xin blurted out, “Thank you.” She had thought the picture might have been retouched, but the real person was even better looking than the photo, so beautiful she felt a little thirsty.

The memory of the lime scent automatically resurfaced. Gu Xin subtly swallowed, thinking that she should indeed say thank you, but she shouldn’t brainlessly thank the celebrity for her looks.

The beautiful woman lacked mind-reading skills and had no idea of Gu Xin’s strange thoughts. She let out a cold laugh: “I heard you have amnesia. You’ve got guts, using an excuse like that to fool me.”

Gu Xin snapped back to reality and tried to objectively defend herself: “My memory does start from last night. I don’t remember anything before that. The doctor said you’re my family. What is our relationship? Do you know my past?”

Silence filled the room after she spoke.

Gu Xin maintained her calm posture while looking at the person opposite, striving for sincerity, and was then shocked to see that after hearing her words, the icy beauty’s eyes instantly turned red.

Her tears were quiet and fell softly, but the calmer she was, the deeper and more painful her sorrow seemed.

Gu Xin knew her expression must have been bewildered. She watched the icy beauty calmly wipe her face with her hand, and with eyes full of tears, she said, “Gu Xin, are you counting on the fact that I will always go soft on you?”

“…”

“No, I’m not.” Gu Xin spoke with difficulty. Her previously calm heart was suddenly thrown into turmoil.

She clearly didn’t remember the person in front of her, yet her emotions seemed to be tied to the icy beauty. Her grief was so intense it threatened to consume her entire heart. It made her feel suffocated as well.

Was this the kind of Gu Xin she was?

Was she this easily empathetic?

Her hand under the blanket moved an inch, but then clenched into a fist at the exposed edge and retracted. She was feeling timid, a cowardice she couldn’t explain, and didn’t dare to ask more.

Comforting her was impossible, and mentioning amnesia again would be impolite. In her fluster, Gu Xin could only pick the closest thought to her mouth to break the deadlock: “Why do you smell sourer than yesterday?”

After the words left her mouth, the icy beauty froze, and Gu Xin froze too.

Alarms roared like a tsunami in her mind. Why was her mouth faster than her brain, picking such a topic? Casually commenting on an Omega’s pheromones is crude! Where, where was her restrained, polite Alpha decency!

The icy beauty took a deep breath, the tears stopped, and a blush appeared on her face. She squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: “None of your business! Don’t smell me!”

Gu Xin never dared to ask later whether she was angry or shy.

Gu Xin quickly apologized, and the icy beauty walked out without looking back.

Next, Gu Xin was informed that she needed more in-depth tests. The icy beauty didn’t speak another word to her throughout the process.

Gu Xin could only bury her head in the sand and pretend to be oblivious to the faintly gossipy looks from the doctors and nurses.

In just half a day, she not only let her pheromones run wild but also commented on an Omega’s scent, essentially committing every act of poor etiquette. If this got out, she could be sued for sexual harassment.

After a series of tests, it was already dark outside.

The doctor gave the diagnosis: it was indeed amnesia, but her general knowledge remained intact. The specific cause of the amnesia was unclear, and they would see if she needed to consult a psychiatrist.

Gu Xin glanced at the icy beauty’s somewhat tired face and proactively said, “It’s getting late today. Let’s just leave it.”

She didn’t dare to say anything about cutting ties again; she didn’t want to see her cry.

The icy beauty stopped her hand that was about to open the navigation app and looked at her. “Do you want to stay in the hospital or go home?”

Gu Xin thought for a moment: “Home.”

Staying in the hospital was not conducive to understanding herself and her family member.

The icy beauty didn’t show much reaction. She turned the steering wheel and slowly drove out of the underground parking lot. As she scanned the code to pay, she asked, “Do you know who I am?”

Gu Xin hesitated.

The icy beauty said calmly, “My name is Yan Shuangshuang, your legal spouse, but we don’t live together, and you’d better not come looking for me.”

*

Gu Xin fell asleep shortly after getting into the car. When she woke up, they were just crossing a bridge, and the neon lights from the bridge cast mottled shadows on her face.

Yan Shuangshuang knew she was awake and said matter-of-factly, “We’re almost there. The security guards recognize you, just go straight in. I don’t know the door code; use your fingerprint.”

Gu Xin didn’t answer immediately. She frowned, shook her head, and looked very uncomfortable.

Yan Shuangshuang couldn’t help but glance at her.

Unlike her debauched appearance in the crowd yesterday, perhaps because of the amnesia, Gu Xin’s expression was somewhat bewildered, as if anything could be said to easily lure her home.

But Yan Shuangshuang restrained her untimely thoughts.

No matter how easily fooled she looked now, Gu Xin was not the same person she used to be.

She had changed a long time ago.

Finally recovering, Gu Xin wiped the cold sweat from her brow—she’d had a nightmare again.

The sense of danger from the dream hadn’t completely faded, and her heart was still pounding, but she could generally speak. Gu Xin took the cue: “Is your home a long drive? If not, why don’t you come to my place and rest for a bit?”

“No, thank you.”

They were legal spouses, yet they treated each other with such formality.

Rejected coldly, Gu Xin was not discouraged. Her eyes aimlessly scanned the various scenes outside the window, her expression holding an imperceptible indifference.

Unlike Yan Shuangshuang, Gu Xin had a gentle appearance—an oval face and almond eyes. Aside from being tall, she was the type of person others would classify as having a very good temper and personality at first glance.

Before they got married, Yan Shuangshuang had indeed never seen Gu Xin lose her temper at anyone. But to say she was gentle wasn’t quite right either; what Gu Xin excelled at was seemingly gentle refusal.

The darling of heaven was amiable to everyone back then, which made Yan Shuangshuang quite disbelieving when she successfully pursued Gu Xin.

Both harboring their own thoughts, they arrived at the complex entrance in silence.

Just as Gu Xin was about to get out of the car, Yan Shuangshuang called her back: “Do you still remember how to use the furniture and appliances at home?”

“I should.”

“Alright. Call this number if anything happens.”

Yan Shuangshuang tore off a piece of white paper, wrote down a string of numbers, and handed it to her.

Gu Xin glanced at it and tucked it into her pants pocket. Opening the car door, Gu Xin politely said goodbye.

Yan Shuangshuang watched her enter the complex, but when she was out of sight, and just as she was about to pull away, her phone rang.

Caller ID: AAA.

… She wasn’t surprised at all for some reason.

Yan Shuangshuang held her head, finally remembering that Gu Xin knew how to do everything but couldn’t navigate.

They hadn’t been together for too long, which was why Yan Shuangshuang hadn’t immediately recalled Gu Xin’s poor sense of direction.

She answered. Gu Xin’s shy voice rang in her ear: “Um… I think I forgot where home is. I can’t find the way. Do you know the building number?”

“… Wait there, I’ll take you.”

Even if she gave her the building number, she might not find it.

No.

Yan Shuangshuang thought silently while putting on her disguise, countless experiences had proven that she definitely wouldn’t find it.

After finding a parking space, the two walked side-by-side into the complex.

In the shadows, a pair of eyes keenly watched them.

*

The two remained silent on the way, the awkward atmosphere seeping into every cell of their bodies.

Gu Xin was not good at handling such situations. Vaguely, she felt she wasn’t a talkative person.

When facing Yan Shuangshuang, Gu Xin felt she owed her a lot, but it seemed awkward to directly ask Yan Shuangshuang what she had done wrong.

Gu Xin secretly decided that once she got home, she must contact her old friends and dig up some of their past history. She couldn’t keep troubling Yan Shuangshuang, who clearly held a grudge against her.

… Wait, did she have friends?

Before she could figure it out, Yan Shuangshuang’s phone rang.

Gu Xin didn’t intentionally want to eavesdrop, but they were too close, and Gu Xin easily heard the person on the other end speaking.

“A paparazzo caught photos of you and is asking me for money. I’m still negotiating.”

Yan Shuangshuang hummed in affirmation.

“Where are you now?”

“Jiwang County.”

“You! You truly are incorrigible! Now it’s confirmed! You’ll never recover! My dear girl, I told you, your wife doesn’t love you at all! Why are you so eager to chase after her?”

“Mhm. I know.”

The woman on the other end suddenly calmed down: “Is your wife next to you?”

Yan Shuangshuang glanced at Gu Xin. “No, I’m outside.”

“Shuangshuang, I won’t pressure you. After all, we’ve worked together for so many years, and you and I both know the score. If you insist on sacrificing your career for a scumbag, then the company can only cut its losses in time.”

“Let the company make the arrangements. I have no objections.”

The woman let out a long sigh, as if she had aged several years instantly: “Shuangshuang, some things don’t yield results just by trying hard or compromising.”

Yan Shuangshuang finally smiled, her voice carrying peace and cold indifference: “No one is clearer on that than I am. Thank you, Sister Zhang, for taking care of me all these years. I hope we still have a chance to cooperate.”

“I hope so.”

The call ended. Yan Shuangshuang immediately opened several apps, quickly browsed them, and then turned off the screen.

“Let’s go.”

Yan Shuangshuang swiped the access card for the building door, entered the elevator, and pressed the 18th floor. Gu Xin followed, watching the constantly climbing numbers in the elevator with her.

“This building was built with one apartment per floor. When you reach the 18th floor, you’re home.”

From start to finish, Yan Shuangshuang maintained a calm demeanor of knowing everything.

“Did you… encounter difficulties at work?”

Yan Shuangshuang said: “Yes, maybe, but it has nothing to do with you.”

Gu Xin wanted to say something, but clearly, Yan Shuangshuang’s words were a rejection of her closeness.

Ding, the elevator arrived.

Yan Shuangshuang pushed Gu Xin out of the elevator and pressed the close door button: “Bye.”

Gu Xin could only hurriedly wave at the gradually closing elevator door as a gesture of politeness.

After a long while, when the elevator number reached the 1st floor, Gu Xin turned around and fumbled with the fingerprint lock. Behind this door was her world—her lost life, a life she completely didn’t remember.

Harboring a strange sense of anticipation, Gu Xin pulled open the door.

The moment she entered, the lights from the entrance to the living room turned on sequentially. Gu Xin saw the large area of golden, brightly colored decoration and couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

The anticipation before opening the door turned into an endless urge to complain. Gu Xin used great effort to hold it back.

She kept hypnotizing herself: this was her past taste, this was her home. She couldn’t scold anyone but herself.

After changing her shoes and walking in, she sat on the sofa and looked around. The room was very large. The balcony was a floor-to-ceiling window, offering a view of a still lake embedded in the central courtyard outside, with sparkling water.

Gu Xin walked over and drew the curtains. As she turned around, she saw a document on the balcony coffee table.

Curiously, she walked over and picked it up—a divorce agreement.

Gu Xin quickly flipped to the end. One person’s signature and fingerprint were already on the signature line, waiting for the other person’s name to be written in the blank space next to it.

Well, it seemed she didn’t need to understand her family member; their relationship was hanging by a thread. She hadn’t expected to seriously read the three characters “Yan Shuangshuang” under these circumstances.

Gu Xin took out her phone and opened Weibo. She clicked on the trending topics, and the first thing she saw was: #Yan Shuangshuang Retires Breaking News#.