The Anti-Alpha Protagonist is Exceptionally Biased Towards Me (GL) - Chapter 32

On the way back to the hotel, the sky was already getting dark. The scenic area was not yet fully developed, so there weren’t many streetlights around. The path downhill was a little dark.

 

So, their pace slowed down. Everyone turned on their phone flashlights. The sky hadn’t completely turned dark yet. In the dim light, over a dozen white dots gathered together. From afar, they looked like a small sea of white stars.

 

Perhaps the atmosphere was too good, and everyone started chatting again.

 

Gu Yu and Song Xinran were walking toward the back of the group, and neither of them said much.

 

Gu Yu was naturally a person of few words, while Song Xinran’s mind was in chaos and she had no desire to talk.

 

The number of mosquitoes on the mountain increased in the evening. The sound of unknown insects also began to appear, hidden in the bushes not far away. The path was a stone path and had not yet been paved with concrete. There were many small, unpaved potholes along the way.

 

Song Xinran held up her phone for light, seemingly walking carefully with her head down, but in reality, she was a little distracted.

 

Without paying attention, she stepped into one of the potholes.

 

She was unprepared, and her body immediately lost its balance, as if she was about to fall.

 

The next second, someone grabbed her.

 

The alpha grabbed her wrist. After she stood up straight, she immediately pulled her hand back.

 

The total time they were in contact was less than three seconds. Gu Yu saw Song Xinran looking at her and lowered her eyes. “I’m sorry. I forgot.”

 

She saw Miss Song about to fall and subconsciously grabbed her, almost forgetting that Miss Song didn’t like being touched.

 

This was the second time. She wondered if Miss Song would be angry.

 

Song Xinran was indeed a little annoyed, but not because of that. She didn’t understand why Gu Yu would apologize to her for that touch after she had said that she wasn’t disgusted.

 

But due to her personality, she couldn’t say anything else. She could only walk to the front with a cold face and a feeling of annoyance in her heart.

 

The two of them were silent for the rest of the way.

 

After Gu Yu returned to her room, she took a shower. When she came out, her phone made a sound, indicating that someone had sent her a message.

 

Gu Yu’s steps slightly paused. She looked at her phone.

 

She rarely logged into social media. One reason was that she was busy with filming. After work, she had to study the script. Another reason was that her social circle in this world was very small. If someone needed to find her, they would call her.

 

She wasn’t a person who was good at chatting. The number of times she logged in was very few. The only reason she logged in was to pay back the money the original owner had scammed from people.

 

But ever since she had told them the truth, almost no one had contacted her anymore. Guan Licen would send her some messages, but not often, and she hadn’t replied.

 

Compared to when she first transmigrated, Gu Yu’s chat page was very clean now.

 

When her phone made a sound, she subconsciously thought it was Guan Licen, so she didn’t plan on responding.

 

It wasn’t until after she had dried her hair that she picked up her phone. When she saw who the sender was, she was a little surprised.

 

The person who sent the message was not Guan Licen, but someone with the alias “Xiao Xin.”

 

Xiao Xin, one of the three rich women the original owner had hooked up with. Although they didn’t chat often, based on the tone of the chat, she could tell that the other person had a cheerful personality and was very generous when transferring money to the original owner. It was clear that she was not a person who lacked money in real life.

 

She and Xiao Xin hadn’t chatted in a very long time, but at this moment, the other person had sent a message.

 

Only two simple words, but they made Gu Yu’s eyebrows twitch.

 

“Gu Yu.”

 

She had a premonition. She typed back, “You know my name? Do you know me?”

 

She thought the other person would beat around the bush, but she didn’t expect the person to send another message. “I’m Ming Xin.”

 

Direct and to the point.

 

As I thought…

 

Her guess was confirmed. Although she had known before that Ming Xin was one of the people the original owner had hooked up with, she wasn’t sure who “Xiao Xin” was since they didn’t know each other.

 

But now it was different. They had been filming together for almost half a month and were quite familiar with each other.

 

The homophone “Xin” in her name and the tone of her voice in the chat. All the signs indicated that “Xiao Xin” was Ming Xin.

 

She typed back, “When did you find out?”

 

Ming Xin: “Last night. I asked Director Liu for your contact information, but I didn’t expect that I had already added you.”

 

Gu Yu understood. No wonder Ming Xin had been acting so strange and awkward during filming today. So that was why.

 

Ming Xin: “What about you? Did you know for a while?”

 

Gu Yu pondered for a moment and finally chose to be honest. “Yes, I’m sorry. The first time we met at the cafe, I saw your phone screen and knew then.”

 

She just hadn’t figured out how to bring it up or whether she should be honest about it.

 

Ming Xin: “Gu Yu, I want to talk to you tomorrow. Is that okay?”

 

Gu Yu: “Of course.”

 

The conversation ended there.

 

Gu Yu rubbed the space between her eyebrows. She was rarely bothered by a situation like this.

 

She sighed in her heart, thinking, The original owner really left me a mess.

 

In fact, she had already sorted out most of the mess.

 

The Path of Immortals crew added scenes for her, so her salary naturally increased exponentially. However, due to the contract, she had only received 30% of it so far.

 

But that 30% was enough for her to pay back some people. After paying them back, both sides decisively deleted their friends and cut off contact.

 

Now, she realized that without her knowing, among the people the original owner had hooked up with, there were only three rich women left who hadn’t been fully paid back.

 

She looked at the three remaining friends and thought, I’ve already met two of the three rich women the original owner hooked up with online in real life. One is a senior executive at Xingchen Entertainment, Guan Licen, and the other is a first-rate celebrity with countless fans, Ming Xin.

 

Then who is the other one?

 

It shouldn’t be so much of a coincidence that I’ll run into them in real life as well, right?

 

While she was in deep thought, a “hissing” sound suddenly appeared in her mind. Unlike before, the sound was like a small electric current, not as sharp as before. It seemed like something was being activated.

 

Gu Yu’s movements slightly paused. She just thought that the auxiliary system had been triggered by something again.

 

But the next second, a female robotic voice, not as stiff as before, sounded in her mind.

 

[Host.]

 

A voice that was not familiar, but not foreign either.

 

This time, a hint of surprise genuinely flashed in Gu Yu’s eyes.

 

Her lips moved slightly. “087…”

 

The voice in her mind answered, [Host, I’m here.]

 

Gu Yu couldn’t help but stand up straight. This time, she chose to ask in her mind, [Is it really you, 087? You’re back?]

 

[Yes, Host. I went to the transfer station to replenish some energy.]

 

087 asked, [How is the mission going?]

 

As expected of an intelligent system. Ignoring the robotic voice, the conversation made Gu Yu feel as if she was talking to a person. It was much more intelligent than the auxiliary system.

 

She lowered her eyelashes, turned off her phone, and said, [There are no problems.]

 

[Miss Song has not been harmed so far. The harmful plot has been avoided.]

 

[Miss Song?] 087’s data flowed, and it took a fraction of a second to realize that Miss Song was referring to the protagonist of this book, Song Xinran.

 

[That’s good. Host, you’re amazing.] 087’s voice was full of praise. It couldn’t help but compliment her.

 

The protagonist of this book was an alpha-hater. Her own host was an alpha, so it was already difficult to get close to the protagonist. But now, with only the auxiliary system, she was able to make the mission progress smoothly. It was truly remarkable.

 

[But the storyline hasn’t fully unfolded yet. We still need to be wary of those harmful plots. Host, have you met the official love interest of the original protagonist?]

 

[…Not yet.] she said. For some reason, thinking that Miss Song had an official love interest made her feel a little stuffy.

 

Meanwhile, Song Xinran had no idea about Gu Yu’s situation.

 

She had fallen into a new kind of confusion and trouble.

 

Xu Ru was probably very bored these days and was calling her again.

 

“You listened to that radio show, right?”

 

“I did,” Song Xinran said.

 

“It’s a show about emotions. Last time, it was about family. I didn’t expect it to be about love this time,” she said, teasingly. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to make you listen to it. It must have been hard for a big straight omega like you to listen to this show. You’re not interested in dating. I’ve never seen you like anyone.”

 

“That Young Master Xie has been chasing you for so long, and you haven’t even been moved. Sometimes, I wonder what kind of person you will like in the future.”

 

Perhaps after listening to that radio show, Xu Ru was talking about this topic, completely unaware that Song Xinran’s heart was becoming more and more chaotic with her words.

 

She hesitated and said, “Ruru…”

 

“Hmm?”

“Do you think that saying is true… that the person you see first when you turn around in a crowd is the person you like?”

“How is that possible? If I remember correctly, Xianxian posted that on the message board. You’re listening to her nonsense.”

Xu Ru denied it and immediately listed her own proof. “Who said the person you always see first is the person you like? When I was in school, I could always see our homeroom teacher in a crowd. According to that logic, I must like my bald homeroom teacher?”

Song Xinran: “…” It seems like she’s not wrong?

But for some reason, her heart just couldn’t calm down. It was like there were a few rabbits in her heart, jumping around and making her feel flustered.

Xu Ru asked, “Why are you asking that? Do you really like someone now?! No wonder you’ve been so strange these past few days!!”

“Is it an alpha or a beta?” Before Song Xinran could answer, she continued, “But seriously, with your gland problem, you have to find an alpha to mark you. Dr. Shen also said that otherwise, it will cause big problems. Unless you remove the gland, but your gland is underdeveloped, so it’s easy to have a safety accident during the surgery. Sigh.”

 

“If you really want to find a partner in the future, an alpha is actually the best,” Xu Ru said.

 

But she quickly denied her last sentence. “But you’d never look for an alpha. I know, I know. After all, you’ve sworn so many times in front of so many of our friends that you would never accept an alpha.”

 

She said this, completely unaware that Song Xinran was becoming more and more silent. This silence revealed a strange sense of guilt.

When Xu Ru asked, “Do you really like someone?”

She slightly raised her chin and said coldly, “How could I? I was just asking.”

•••

The next day, perhaps because Ming Xin wanted to talk to her, or perhaps because of 087’s sudden return, Gu Yu didn’t sleep as soundly as she usually did.

She didn’t have any work in the morning for now, as most of her solo scenes were already filmed yesterday. Ming Xin, on the other hand, had a scene to film after 10 a.m. and still needed to do her makeup and hair.

So she scheduled their meeting for 8 a.m.

At 7:30 a.m., Gu Yu’s biological clock made her open her eyes on time. Because she didn’t sleep well, she rubbed the space between her eyebrows.

After spending fifteen minutes washing up and sitting for a while, she estimated the time and went out.

The place Ming Xin had chosen to talk was not far away. It was on the public balcony on the fifth floor. When she turned the corner, she almost bumped into someone.

The person was a head shorter than her and very thin. They looked a little malnourished and always habitually had their head down. A large, long t-shirt covered their body. They looked a little shabby.

When she realized she was about to bump into someone, she immediately took two big steps back.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” she said, her head lowered. Her voice sounded flustered and helpless.

Gu Yu recognized her and called out, “Screenwriter Zuo.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I wasn’t watching where I was going.” Zuo Jia, whom she was facing, didn’t seem to have heard her and was still apologizing over and over again.

Gu Yu frowned slightly. She took a step forward and said, “I’m fine, but are you okay?”

Zuo Jia’s state didn’t seem right.

Perhaps she recognized her voice. Zuo Jia finally looked up. The moment she saw Gu Yu, she seemed to have remembered something and quickly lowered her head again.

But it was too late. Gu Yu had already seen her red, tear-filled eyes.

“You…”

Before she could finish her sentence, a single word seemed to have touched Zuo Jia’s hidden heart.

The other person didn’t say a word. She lowered her head and ran away.

Looking at her disappearing back, Gu Yu was a little worried, but she didn’t know how to find her. She still had something to do, so she had to call her assistant, Yang Tian, first and ask her to go find the person to see if Zuo Jia needed any help and to prevent her from doing anything reckless.

After all…

Gu Yu recalled the pair of eyes she had just seen.

The emotions in them were just too sad and desperate.

••••

When she arrived at the meeting place, Ming Xin was already waiting there. When she saw Gu Yu appear, her usually cheerful and smiling face was now only filled with complexity.

Gu Yu walked over and stopped two meters away from Ming Xin.

“Gu Yu, you’re here,” she said.

At almost the same time, 087’s voice sounded in her head, and it was a rare hint of surprise.

[Huh? This omega is still alive.]

Gu Yu’s movements slightly paused when she heard this. Her expression remained unchanged, and she asked in her mind, [What does that mean?]

087 explained, [According to the plot, this omega named Ming Xin should have died not long ago.]