The Anti-Alpha Protagonist is Exceptionally Biased Towards Me (GL) - Chapter 55

[Protective talisman?] 087’s voice sounded a little dry.

Gu Yu was calm and composed, not feeling that what she said was going against the world’s view at all. She nodded and gave a firm answer again: [Yes.]

During this time, Gu Yu had been thinking for a long time about what gift to give to Miss Song, but she couldn’t come up with any ideas. Miss Song’s family was wealthy and she lacked nothing. What could she give her?

Later, she thought that in the original plot, Miss Song had suffered a lot and had so many close calls with death. She thought that since Miss Song didn’t lack anything materialistic, she would give her the greatest sense of security she could.

She had transmigrated to save Miss Song, but what if she couldn’t get there in time one day?

What if… she went back and was no longer by Miss Song’s side?

Gu Yu lowered her eyelashes, hiding the dark look in her eyes.

087’s voice was serious: [But Host, this doesn’t comply with the laws of this world.]

Hearing 087 say this, Gu Yu looked up, catching some key information from it: [So you have a way to do it, don’t you, 087?]

087: […] I let it slip.

Gu Yu had just been trying her luck. She didn’t expect that 087 could actually do it.

Seeing that 087 was no longer speaking, Gu Yu continued to say nonchalantly: [Miss Song is our mission target, 087. You don’t want anything to happen to Miss Song or for her to be in any mortal danger, do you?]

[If she has a protective talisman, Miss Song’s safety will be guaranteed to a certain extent, and it will also be beneficial to our mission.]

087’s voice was hesitant: [While that may be true… it goes against the setting of this world. What if the plot deviates even more?]

It could indeed link every world with data. When it brought Gu Yu to transmigrate into the book, it had used this method.

However, this world had a limited capacity and could not accept too many external elements. This was also why the world’s consciousness had attached an omega gland to Gu Yu after she transmigrated, to a certain extent to reduce this world’s rejection of Gu Yu’s foreign body.

Gu Yu said calmly: [The plot has already deviated a lot. No one can guarantee what will happen in the future.]

When it heard this, 087 couldn’t help but complain in a low voice: [It’s not because you intervened in the lives of some side characters, otherwise the plot change might still be within a predictable range.]

However, what Gu Yu said made sense. 087’s resolve wavered.

Finally, it gritted its teeth: [I’ll go report this to the System General Bureau. We’ll see what the General Bureau says.]

This was the second time Gu Yu had heard 087 talk about the existence of the System General Bureau.

The fact that there was room for discussion was an unexpected pleasant surprise. Gu Yu immediately agreed.

Two hours later, 087 returned.

[Host, the System General Bureau has assessed the risk. The rejection level for foreign items is relatively low. You can exchange for a protective talisman.]

Before Gu Yu could speak, 087 quickly followed up: [But you need to exchange it with money. The money will automatically be converted into the currency of the other side through the system.]

In simple terms, it was a transaction between the two worlds with the system as the intermediary.

Gu Yu understood. Without any hesitation, she immediately agreed.

087 couldn’t help but remind her: [Host, the protective talisman that is exchanged is not a product of this world. Its function has been weakened and it is a one-time use item that will only take effect in the event of mortal danger.]

[And it’s very expensive. Are you sure you want to exchange for it?]

Gu Yu was still firm: [Exchange.]

Almost as soon as she said the words, a mechanical sound that didn’t belong to 087 echoed in her mind.

[Beep—]

[Exchange successful. The item will be delivered by tomorrow morning.]

In contrast, Gu Yu’s bank card was instantly emptied. Not a single cent of the salary that Gu Yu hadn’t even had time to enjoy was left.

Not only that, but the transparent panel in front of her showed a bright red “-250,000” in the money section.

This meant that she still owed the system 250,000 yuan.

Gu Yu: “…”

A rare look of speechlessness flashed across her usually calm face.

This protective talisman must be truly useful. After all… it was really quite expensive.

After the panel disappeared, 087’s voice reappeared.

[Host, the General Bureau said that this can only be an exception once. Really, only this one time.] 087 emphasized strongly.

If there were too many items from a different world, it would affect the balance of this one.

[Mhm.] But even so, it was enough, Gu Yu thought to herself.

She thanked it sincerely: [087, thank you. You’re a very good system.]

Being praised so seriously by her usually aloof host, the light orb of 087 in her mind couldn’t help but jump. The data color also deepened. The mechanical voice was stiffened with a hint of bashfulness and shyness: [You’re welcome.]

However, after a moment, it thought of something else and immediately said seriously: [Host, I’m here to remind you of something else. Do you remember the omega gland the world’s consciousness gave you?]

Gu Yu touched the back of her neck with her finger. She had been in this world for a long time, but perhaps because the gland usually had little presence, she had almost forgotten about its existence.

087 said: [According to the growth laws of omega glands in this world, your gland’s maturity period will probably be in the next few days.]

Gu Yu hummed in response and asked calmly: [Will there be any changes in my body during the maturity period?]

She remembered that on the set, the auxiliary system had told her that the gland was about to mature. At that time, her pheromones had leaked, and it was Miss Song who had personally taught her to suppress them.

087 checked the data and said: [Host, don’t worry. There will be no discomfort, but you will need to be in a confined environment. According to the investigation, the pheromones will be uncontrollably leaking during the maturity period.]

You have to know that in this world, pheromones are a very private thing. If an alpha’s pheromones clash with another of the same kind, it will provoke the combative nature hidden in their bones. If they clash with an omega, both will fall into a heat period.

No matter when, you must control your pheromones well.

After hearing that there would be no major problems, Gu Yu didn’t take this matter too much to heart. She half-closed her eyes, signaling that she understood.

—

The physical contract for “On the Country Road” arrived on Thursday. Gu Yu had given her assistant a few days off, so she went to sign the contract alone. The agreed-upon location was at the company.

Due to having been on a few trending topics before, just to be safe, Gu Yu wore a mask and a baseball cap, covering her face completely, leaving only a pair of clear eyes exposed.

The Xingchen Entertainment company building was tall and had a unique shape. It was wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, like an “H” character that was constantly shrinking inwards.

Li Ruqin was standing at the bottom of the company building with her phone, waiting for her. Even with a mask on, the alpha’s aura was exceptionally noticeable in the crowd. Li Ruqin spotted her at a glance and quickly shouted, “Over here.”

Gu Yu also saw her and immediately walked towards her.

After the two met, Li Ruqin led her upstairs. As they walked, she said, “The company had a meeting this morning. They said they want to focus on nurturing a group of artists to improve the company’s competitiveness and tap into the artists’ potential.”

“Starting in the middle of next month, they’re also going to arrange a bunch of related training courses. The list of people to be trained will be selected from the existing artists at Xingchen Entertainment, and the selected people must follow the company’s arrangements.”

“I’m guessing you’ll probably be on that list of artists to be trained.”

Li Ruqin said this, and her thoughts weren’t unreasonable. Xingchen Entertainment had a large number of artists. The top-tier and super-tier stars would definitely not be in the training program, as they had a lot of announcements to rush to.

The ones who would be selected should only be the artists who had the potential to become popular but didn’t have any representative works or fame yet.

If it were before, Li Ruqin would never have imagined that an artist under her would have the opportunity to participate in training. It just goes to show that times had changed.

Gu Yu wasn’t too concerned about this. Training wasn’t a necessity for her, but if she was chosen, it wouldn’t hurt to participate.

The elevator reached the fifteenth floor. As Li Ruqin led Gu Yu out of the elevator, a group of people came towards them.

The person at the front was wearing a professional women’s suit with a small blue tie. Her lips were a stunning red, and as she walked, her long dangling earrings swayed slightly. Her high heels clicked on the floor, her aura was in full force, and she had the demeanor of an elite.

Li Ruqin quickly made way and greeted her: “Good morning, Manager Guan.”

Guan Lincen, who was supposed to just walk past them, stopped. She turned her head, looked at the two of them, and surprisingly also smiled and said, “Hello.”

Gu Yu’s senses must have been playing tricks on her, but the gaze lingered on Gu Yu for an extra two seconds, full of meaning.

Gu Yu: “…”

After they had walked far away, Li Ruqin said with a hint of rare curiosity, “Manager Guan seems to be in a good mood today.”

You have to know that with Manager Guan’s serious personality, she rarely responded to people on the road, let alone smiled like this today.

“Never mind. This is none of our business. Let’s go sign the contract first.”

With that, she no longer paid attention to this matter and led Gu Yu away.

Behind them, Guan Lincen entered the elevator.

The elevator door slowly closed. Through the remaining gap between the two doors, she could still see the alpha’s elegant and distinguished back.

A hint of interest flashed in her eyes. It was not easy to find an alpha she was interested in. This relationship wouldn’t end just because Gu Yu wanted it to.

••••

The physical contract for “On the Country Road” was in two copies. After they were signed, Li Ruqin put the contracts away and then went on to instruct her about another matter.

“Right. While you still have some buzz, you can also start working on your Weibo account. Remember to take a few selfies and post an update or something so the fans don’t forget about you.”

Gu Yu was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She hummed in response. In her past life, her account was managed by the company. She didn’t have to worry about anything. Now that she had transmigrated, she really hadn’t thought about having a Weibo account at all.

Li Ruqin didn’t notice her momentary abnormality and continued to say, “You can manage the account yourself for now. If you get more popular in the future and have your own professional team, you can hand the account over to them if you want.”

This was also an unwritten rule at Xingchen Entertainment. Because they were so busy, most artists’ accounts were managed by their teams.

Gu Yu just said, “We’ll see when the time comes.”

Remembering Li Ruqin’s instructions, after returning to her place, Gu Yu touched up her makeup.

The original owner’s residence was small, and the environment was relatively simple. Even the light inside wasn’t particularly bright.

Gu Yu had to specifically arrange things to make it suitable for a photo.

She definitely couldn’t continue living here. Putting aside the environment, the security was not good enough. Any stranger could enter and leave the neighborhood freely.

But Gu Yu was temporarily out of money now. She had just given all her assets to 087. If she were to change residences, she would probably have to wait until the variety show was over and she had some extra money before she could even consider it.

A penny can kill a hero. This saying was true no matter which world you were in.

Gu Yu took a few photos of herself, adjusted the lighting on her phone, and carefully cropped out anything that could expose her address before posting on Weibo. She didn’t put any text in the caption, just a small moon with a tiny sleeping cap on its head.

During this time, Gu Yu’s Weibo followers had increased by more than 100,000, all fans who found her account by following clues.

It was evening now. Whether they were office workers or students, most of them were at home. As soon as the post was out, some people immediately left comments.

: Front row seat.

: This is the first Weibo post Little fish roe has made in a year. Let’s take a group photo!

: Little fish roe is so beautiful. I’ve seen her in person. She’s even more beautiful.

: Another alpha I can’t have. Little fish roe looks like the type of alpha whose pheromones are cool and aloof but also easy to get addicted to!

There were also comments from passersby: I heard you guys actually went to the in-person fan support for free. Is it true?

Reply: Of course it’s true. The rich big fan reimbursed us.*l

: Envy!!!

Of course, there were also many unfriendly comments, most of them from Lu Feng’s fans.

: Do you have any shame? You’re already trying to get trending topics as soon as filming is done.

: What’s the use of having only one pretty face? Not everyone can be as handsome and have good acting skills as my Movie King Lu.

: In the last live stream, you made Movie King Lu’s face turn black. I don’t need to say anything more about this alpha named Gu’s ability, right?

: Can we please have fewer of these “flower vases” in the entertainment industry? They’re so annoying to look at.

: The fans can keep doting on her. My words are unpleasant, so I’ll leave now.

Gu Yu didn’t pay any mind to these people who were jumping around trying to get attention. No matter what the outside evaluation was, the truth would be revealed when the show aired. Saying anything more now was useless and would only lead to more mistakes and give people an excuse to find fault with her.

Since she had paid back all the money, Gu Yu had applied for a new phone number, which she considered a conclusion to her online scamming experience and also to avoid any more embarrassing social situations in the future.

Now she was using the new phone number to register a new Weibo account as her private alt. The account was very clean, and the avatar and username were the default ones from the system.

She first used her alt account to report the comments that were particularly out of line. Then, the words the fans had said during the wrap-up support suddenly came to her mind.

After a moment of hesitation, she tapped her finger and entered “S” in the search bar.

There were many users named “S,” but only one had the default system avatar. Gu Yu tapped into the homepage. The other person hadn’t posted anything. It was very clean. They had a few thousand followers, probably all people who followed her from the fan group.

Gu Yu thought about it and finally followed her with her alt account.

Although she didn’t know who this “S” was, if she had the chance in the future, she wanted to express her gratitude.

She was genuinely grateful for every fan who supported and liked her.