The Anti-Alpha Protagonist is Exceptionally Biased Towards Me (GL) - Chapter 48

“Teacher Gu, please lift your head a little. I need to do the final touches on your makeup.”

In the makeup room on the set, the makeup artist leaned over and spoke softly to Gu Yu, who seemed to be spacing out.

The soft touch of the makeup brush near her nose brought Gu Yu’s awareness back.

“Okay,” Gu Yu replied. She lifted her chin as requested, letting the makeup artist gently sweep the brush over her face.

[Host, things don’t seem to be developing the way I thought.] 087’s voice was filled with confusion and a hint of gloom. The light blue data floating around it also dimmed.

The makeup artist’s brush swept past the corner of her eye, making Gu Yu close her eyes slightly. After hearing 087’s words, she gave a soft “mmm” in her mind.

087 didn’t notice Gu Yu’s distraction and was still immersed in its own thoughts: [The protagonist doesn’t seem to like Xie Yuanjing that much. Perhaps the plot hasn’t shifted to an irreversible point.]

087 recalled the scene from earlier. The protagonist, who was supposed to be alpha-hating according to the original novel, was looking at its host with an exceptionally focused and passionate gaze.

087 said with a hint of a sigh, [Host, it would be great if the protagonist could like you. That way, we could avoid a lot of detours.]

Gu Yu’s heart skipped a beat. She didn’t know if it was because of 087’s words or for some other reason. She said, [087, don’t talk nonsense.]

087: [I’m not talking nonsense, Host. I can feel it. The way the protagonist looks at you is so passionate that it could burn my data cables.]

Gu Yu’s heart rate couldn’t help but quicken. Her usually emotionless eyes also rippled. She pursed her lips and chose to correct 087’s mistake: [087, you have to remember, you don’t have data cables.] She didn’t directly respond to the other question.

087: […]

087 felt conflicted. Although it was the truth—it was a high-end wireless system, so of course it didn’t have something like data cables—having the host say it made it feel awkward, like telling an alpha they don’t have a gland.

The conflicted 087 was dutiful and chose to skip the topic: [Host, this birthday party is a new plot point that wasn’t in the original novel. We need to take it seriously. Anyway, since you’ve already accepted the protagonist’s invitation, we’ll just be careful then. It shouldn’t be a big problem.]

In fact, the most important thing was to guard against Xie Yuanjing. In the original novel, Xie Yuanjing was not a good person.

Gu Yu, of course, also knew this: [Mmm, I know.]

087 didn’t say anything more after hearing this.

The voice in her mind disappeared, and silence returned.

Once it was quiet, Gu Yu couldn’t help but think about what 087 had just said.

Was the way Miss Song looked at her really as exaggerated as 087 said?

Gu Yu couldn’t feel it, but she felt that when Miss Song looked at her this morning, her eyes were exceptionally bright, like a shimmering lake in the spring or a glittering star on a summer night.

In a daze, she felt the makeup artist’s movements stop, and she asked doubtfully, “Teacher Gu, I just changed to a new brush head. Is it too itchy?”

Gu Yu looked up. Her face was expressionless, but her eyes held a hint of confusion. She didn’t know why the makeup artist would suddenly ask such a question.

The makeup artist pointed to her ear, where her originally fair, jade-like skin had a faint pink tint, as if it had been stained with a layer of blush.

She said hesitantly, “Teacher Gu, this part of your ear is a little red.”

After the makeup artist said this, she noticed that although Gu Yu’s face was still calm, the pink color was getting darker.

Makeup artist: “Huh???”

Before she could find an answer, a voice came from the makeup room door: “Teacher Gu, sorry to bother you, but do you know where Teacher Ming Xin went? I went to her makeup room to look for her, but she wasn’t there.”

Gu Yu found the person who spoke a little familiar. He seemed to be a crew member. Gu Yu said, “Ming Xin? I remember she took a leave of absence.”

The sasaeng fan situation had not been resolved yet. Because the person had a mental illness and they were stopped in time, no substantial harm was caused. To be honest, suing was not going smoothly. Even with a professional team, it was best for Ming Xin herself to be present for some matters.

It just so happened that most of Gu Yu’s scenes were scheduled for today. The scenes she was filming were about her character, Fu Qian, whose cultivation was destroyed. She was living in seclusion in the mountains and was being ostracized and cursed by the nearby villagers.

Ming Xin had taken the opportunity to take a leave of absence to deal with the sasaeng fan named Zou Xue.

The crew member was clearly stunned after hearing Gu Yu’s words. He then rubbed his nose and said, “Look at me, I forgot about that.”

“Then things are a little difficult. Someone is causing trouble outside the set and they brought two reporters with them. They’re specifically looking for Teacher Ming Xin, and they look aggressive.”

Gu Yu frowned and said, “Making trouble?”

“Yes, an old woman in simple clothes and a tall, burly male beta. They’re still at the edge of the set. The reporters are holding their cameras and filming everything.” At this point, the crew member felt frustrated.

Because of the reporters, the crew didn’t dare to take any drastic measures for the time being, for fear that the reporters would catch something and report it out of context. In the entertainment industry, whether you’re an actor or a director, the thing you fear the most is a scandal.

Because of this, both sides were at a standstill.

She had just finished getting her makeup done. After thinking for a moment, she stood up and said, “I’ll go with you to take a look.”

Gu Yu’s expression was calm and composed. After looking at her for a while, the crew member’s anxiety also faded a little.

Looking at Gu Yu’s back as she walked in front of him, the crew member’s heart also calmed down.

To save resources, the makeup room was not in a central location. It wasn’t far from the area where the trouble was happening. After a three-minute walk, they could vaguely hear the noise from over there.

“Come and see! Is there no law anymore?! Big stars have so much power now. They can just sue people and have them arrested at will!!!”

“Big stars have a lot of fans. They’re so amazing. We common people can’t afford to offend them!”

The voice was slightly hoarse and didn’t belong to a young person. Thinking about what the crew member had said earlier, Gu Yu probably guessed that the person speaking was the old woman.

“My sister has a mental illness. How can you be so petty with a sick person,” another voice rang out. It was relatively deep and strong. It should be the other troublemaking beta.

These words were so shameless that the crew member next to Gu Yu’s face darkened. He said, “These people are so shameless. Just because a mentally ill person commits a crime doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be punished. Besides, that Zou Xue was carrying a knife at the time. If it had been handled improperly, Teacher Ming Xin would have been in a very dangerous situation.”

Gu Yu had already figured out the identity of the troublemakers from these few sentences. They must be Zou Xue’s family.

They probably wanted to bring reporters to stir up trouble while Ming Xin was away.

There weren’t too many people gathered around the set. Earlier, to avoid delaying the crew’s filming schedule, Liu Yanxi had almost all the set designers go to work.

As they got closer, Gu Yu easily saw what the two people looked like.

One looked older, wearing a simple, loose long dress, but it looked a little old. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were particularly obvious when she spoke. The other one indeed looked tall, estimated to be 1.8 meters tall. The muscles on his arms were visible, and his face was only decent. His facial features were three parts similar to that of the former assistant, Zou Xue, but the greed in his eyes was unconcealed, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Two reporters were holding cameras, standing on either side of the two people.

The things this beta had said before were too infuriating and shameless. Many people were already looking angry.

But he was still fearless and continued to say, “My sister is still being held. How can you treat a sick person like this? I’m telling you, unless you give us a million yuan for emotional compensation, don’t even think about getting this over with!”

The crew’s assistant director couldn’t take it anymore. He took a step forward. Before he could say anything, the old woman seemed to have found something to latch onto and immediately started to yell, “Quick, film this! The crew is going to hit us!”

The assistant director, who had only wanted to reason with the other party, froze in place after hearing this. His face was livid.

The other side was too shameless!

Liu Yanxi’s emotions were still stable. She tried to reason with them: “Zou Xue’s premeditated intrusion with a knife…”

Before she could finish, she heard the tall, burly male beta opposite her say, “Did anyone get hurt? Did my sister successfully hurt anyone? My sister has some mental issues. She’s been an introverted person since she was a child and doesn’t even dare to speak much. She was just holding a knife to scare her because maybe that person named Ming Xin usually has a bad personality and often beats and curses my sister, causing my sister to not be able to take it anymore.”

The air was silent for a moment. Perhaps everyone didn’t expect the other side to be able to twist the truth so much, turning a black thing into a white one and turning an attempted assault into just trying to scare someone with a knife.

When the reporters saw this, they recorded it truthfully with their cameras.

No matter what, this incident would be popular for them, the reporters.

After all, one of the main people involved was Ming Xin, who had countless fans.

The reporters were secretly excited, wishing that this beta would say more. Information like celebrities being arrogant and harsh on their assistants had always been popular. This kind of “scandal” was also the hardest to clear up. Even if the truth wasn’t like that, not everyone would read the clarifications.

What was the saying? It’s easy to throw mud, but it’s hard to clean it. Besides, there are many people on the internet who just want entertainment. As long as they can get some gossip, who cares what the truth is? No matter how much you explain in that situation, it’s useless. People’s first impression of the “gossip” has already been formed, and they will then look at things with that stereotype.

The beta saw that no one was saying anything and looked smug.

Suddenly, a cold and sharp voice with a lot of penetration came: “So, sir, you’re saying that anyone with a mental illness can make a mistake and not be held accountable? As long as a person is emotionally unstable, they can just use a knife to scare people, is that right?”

“Is that what you mean?”

Gu Yu’s line delivery and voice were both excellent. This advantage was now very obvious in this conversation.

The person who had been yelling just now was momentarily intimidated by her, and his momentum was weakened: “That’s not what I meant…”

“Then what do you mean?”

“Maybe Ming Xin was the one who hit and cursed my sister first…”

“Is there any proof?” Gu Yu’s tone was calm, but it somehow gave people a chilling feeling. “What do you mean by ‘maybe’? So you don’t have any definite proof, do you? If you don’t have proof, it’s best not to talk nonsense, so you don’t make more mistakes and cause netizens to dislike you, which would add to your sister’s guilt.”

Facing those eyes that were like a mountain of snow, the person shrank his neck and was actually a little afraid to speak.

However, as he stared at Gu Yu’s cool and beautiful face, he found it familiar. Something flashed in his mind.

He suddenly pointed at Gu Yu and shouted loudly, “Okay, okay, I remember who you are! You’re the person who pinned my sister to the ground! Your name is Gu Yu, right?!”

“You and Ming Xin were both in the room where my sister was arrested. Who knows what kind of dirty things you were doing? You two are birds of a feather! No wonder you’re helping her!”

“Are you stars so great?! Can you just bully us common people?! Reporters, hurry up and film her arrogant look!”

What? Gu Yu and Ming Xin were in the same room?!

When the reporters heard such a big scoop, their hearts trembled with excitement. They had even thought of a headline in their minds and immediately turned their cameras to film Gu Yu.

Liu Yanxi’s eyebrows twitched fiercely. She took a small step forward, trying to block Gu Yu.

She was already sick of this farce.

In the tense atmosphere, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared. The woman’s features were glamorous, and her peach blossom-like eyes, paired with a slightly raised, long eyeliner, looked sharp and piercing when she stared at people expressionlessly.

The sound of her high heels hitting the ground echoed on the stone path. The wind from her walking blew past the hem of her clothes, and her voice was as cold as ice.

Just three words.

“Let’s see who dares!”