The Anti-Alpha Protagonist is Exceptionally Biased Towards Me (GL) - Chapter 18

Guan Licen’s discovery of Gu Yu’s true identity was purely coincidental.

That day, the company needed to organize the files of all the artists under Xingchen Entertainment. A large stack of documents was sent over, and as a senior manager, these artists’ information had to pass through her hands first.

Whether it was a coincidence or destiny, Gu Yu’s information just happened to catch her eye.

Looking at the familiar account number in the information field, the movement of her hand turning the pages stopped. She quietly squinted her eyes.

She had a good memory and was especially sensitive to numbers. She had even participated in the World Memory Championships in college and achieved a good result. What’s more, the owner of this account had added her just the night before last.

The person had sent two requests. The first time, she directly declined. The second time, the person sent another request, and she was too lazy to bother with it.

Now, she looked at the document. The alpha in the ID photo had delicate features. A slight smile was on her lips as she looked forward. Although this smile seemed a little out of place on her cold face, her light-featured appearance was exactly to her taste.

Guan Licen leaned back in her office chair, one hand on her forehead and the other lightly tapping the alpha’s face in the photo.

That night, after she got off work, she accepted the request she hadn’t gotten around to declining yet.

Unlike her, who knew everything about the person on the other side, the other person didn’t know her specific identity. They probably thought of her as an intellectual older sister from a well-off family.

They had been chatting for almost four months. During that time, the other person lied about her identity, and she just smiled and said nothing. The other person would beat around the bush for money, and she would simply transfer it. Because of the face she liked, she had enough patience.

However, meeting Gu Yu on the film set was completely unexpected.

Guan Licen had been very busy recently. The President of Xingchen Entertainment was on a business trip abroad, and there were a lot of accumulated tasks to handle. The work kept her so busy that she temporarily forgot about the alpha. Naturally, she didn’t know that the other person had joined the Path of Immortals crew and had gotten involved with Song Xinran.

No wonder she suddenly said she wanted to pay me back and cut ties. It turns out she climbed a higher branch.

The smile on her face remained, but the look in her eyes became colder.

At the same time, on the set, everyone was talking.

“There are so many more people on set today.”

“I heard they were sent by Xingchen Entertainment. The person who caused the incident a few days ago hasn’t been found yet. Maybe they’re afraid that person will do something else.”

“I really don’t get what’s going through that person’s mind to do something like that. Are they a psycho?”

“I don’t think so. Why don’t you try to think differently? Maybe someone did something overboard, and someone else just couldn’t stand it and decided to teach them a lesson.”

“Hey, don’t you dare blame the victim here. No matter what, putting glass shards in a whip is an excessive thing to do.”

“Exactly. And you’re saying ‘someone’ and ‘someone,’ but you’re practically naming names. Besides, what you’re saying is just so frustrating.”

“I’m just guessing, okay? Why are you so worked up?”

Not far away, a small figure stood quietly, listening to every word.

The last scene had just finished filming. During the setup, Gu Yu was practicing lines with Ming Xin.

Someone tapped the figure who was still standing there. “Hey, you’re Ming Xin’s assistant, right? The last scene is over. Why are you spacing out here instead of going to be with Ming Xin?”

The person who was tapped jolted, as if she had suddenly come back to reality. She hunched her shoulders and seemed inarticulate and timid. She stammered, “Sorry, sorry, I’m going now, I’m going now…”

After the person walked away, she raised her head again and looked at Gu Yu and Ming Xin. At that moment, the two had just finished practicing. Ming Xin looked up and gave Gu Yu a sweet smile.

Seeing this, all the timidity on her face vanished. She tilted her head, and her pupils nervously narrowed.

“Ming Xin… Ming Xin… I like you so much. Why won’t you look at me?”

“Will you only pay attention to me after everyone who can attract your attention is dead?”

She stared at Gu Yu and muttered, “The little lesson last time wasn’t enough. This time, I’ll make you pay an even heavier price.”

Li Ruqin had been busy following the schedules of other artists under her management. Because her artists were not very famous, they naturally couldn’t afford assistants, and she had to do everything herself.

It must be said that Li Ruqin may not have been an excellent and capable agent, but she was responsible enough for her artists.

After this period of non-stop work finally passed, she finally had time to come to the set to check on Gu Yu.

On the phone, she said, “Gu Yu, how are you doing on the set? I’ll come see you tomorrow. I also found you an assistant. She’s a female beta, and she’s very meticulous. If you have time tomorrow, I’ll come with her so you can see for yourself.”

Gu Yu had just finished showering at this time. She was drying her hair with a towel. The bright white light from the ceiling shone down, casting a thin shadow from her long eyelashes on her eyelids, making her appear even colder and more unapproachable.

After hearing what Li Ruqin said, she simply “mm-hmm’d,” which meant she agreed.

The call ended. She still had a lot of scenes to film tomorrow. The filming for Path of Immortals was already more than halfway done before she joined the crew. Her character, Fu Qian, was basically a last-minute addition, and there were many scenes that still needed to be filmed.

It could be said that among all the actors on set, she and Ming Xin had the most work. The time they spent filming these past few days even surpassed the male and female leads.

After Gu Yu dried her hair, she was about to get into bed.

Suddenly, a terrified scream came from outside the door.

“Ah—”

Gu Yu’s eyes snapped open. She recognized Ming Xin’s voice.

She was worried that something had happened to her. Without a moment’s hesitation, she grabbed the jacket draped over her bed, put it on, and went out.

Her room wasn’t too far from Ming Xin’s. When she arrived, not too many people had gathered in the hallway yet, only a few actors from the crew who had heard the commotion.

At this moment, all of them were staring in horror at the scene in front of them.

A cartoon-like head of a little girl had been drawn on Ming Xin’s door with bright red paint. However, the little girl’s expression was very twisted and strange. Her eyes were completely filled in with black paint, making them look empty and eerie. The smile on her lips went all the way up to her ears.

Too much of the bright red paint was used, and it dripped down in thin trails, looking like flowing blood.

Around it were several large words also written in red paint: Doesn’t this little girl look like you? Xinxin, I love you.

A psycho. The person who did this was a complete psycho!

Ming Xin was visibly trembling, her eyes wide with fear, and her face was covered in tears.

Next to her, her assistant was holding her arm, seemingly comforting her in a low voice.

Gu Yu remembered that this assistant rarely spoke, but at this moment, she didn’t act like a quiet person. The pale light from the ceiling fell on the assistant’s face.

Gu Yu felt like she was seeing things because, for a split second, she thought she saw the other person smiling.

A feeling of uneasiness rose in her heart. This assistant gave her a very strange and contradictory feeling, but she couldn’t explain why.

But she had always trusted her instincts. She steadily walked forward and stood next to Ming Xin. She was an alpha, after all, so it was not appropriate to get too close to her when not acting. She stopped about a step away and whispered, “Ming Xin, do you need to leave here?”

Almost as soon as she spoke, she felt a weight on her right arm. Ming Xin grabbed the sleeve of her jacket, holding it so tightly that her knuckles were turning white.

“Yes, I want to leave here. Gu Yu, please take me away.”

No one noticed the venomous look that flashed in the assistant’s eyes when she heard this.

At the same time, in the crew’s internal work group, someone took a photo and sent it.

This internal work group was basically for the key members of the crew and the actors with more scenes.

As soon as the photo was sent, the group chat exploded.

What’s going on? That’s so creepy!

Looking at the words on the wall, is this Ming Xin’s room?

That’s terrible. She most likely ran into a sasaeng fan. These fans are extreme and difficult to deal with. It’s really bad luck to meet one.

••••

At the Song residence, Song Xinran had just finished a face mask. A yellow and white kitten was lying on the spacious sofa with her, snuggled up against her waist.

The phone on the table kept “dinging” nonstop. She let out a slightly annoyed “tch,” reached for the phone, and unlocked it with facial recognition. She glanced at the messages and realized it was the new group chat she had joined.

It was supposedly an internal crew group, and most of the main actors were in it.

Song Xinran usually wasn’t interested in group chats like this, but for some reason, she had a whim and joined this time.

At this moment, messages were constantly popping up in the chat. Since she hadn’t added anyone as a friend, the messages were coming one after another, and she couldn’t tell who was who.

She subconsciously held her breath, checking each message one by one, trying to distinguish each person’s tone of voice, as if trying to find a certain someone.

This tone is too lively. It’s not her.

This one talks too much. It’s not her.

This profile picture is too bright. It’s probably not her either…

After looking at several messages like this, she realized that she was crazy. What am I “not her-ing” about?

But after those few messages, she also realized that something had happened on the set. She scrolled up and soon found the photo.

Looking at the horrifying scene in the photo, her expression became serious.

At the hotel, Gu Yu had no idea what was going through Song Xinran’s mind. She led the person to a place with soft, bright lighting. In this environment, Ming Xin’s emotions began to stabilize.

She wiped the corners of her eyes and said, “Thank you.”

But Gu Yu didn’t answer. Ming Xin looked up at her, confused. She saw that Gu Yu’s eyes were focused on the handkerchief in her hand, which she had used to wipe her tears.

She asked, “Ming Xin, who gave you this?”