After The Mission Failed, The Scumbag Alpha Ran Away - Chapter 20

20: Your Highness, You Are Hypocritical

The filming set was crowded. Lou Huaiche led Jiang Youbai through the area to the restroom, with Jiang Youbai obediently following behind her, holding a bouquet of flowers.

Jiang Youbai’s appearance and demeanor were outstanding, and even next to the glamorously dressed Lou Huaiche , she didn’t pale in comparison. Everyone who passed by couldn’t help but glance at her, sizing her up.

A young and beautiful Alpha, looking docile while holding a bouquet of flowers, following behind the cold-faced Lou Huaiche —this scene was too suggestive. Jiang Youbai noticed that everyone who looked at her did so with curious and probing eyes.

A director-looking person stopped Lou Huaiche : “Huaiche , who’s this?”

The director winked teasingly: “Has our Huaiche started dating?”

Lou Huaiche denied it: “No.”

The director was surprised. Jiang Youbai then tilted her head slightly, peeking out from behind Lou Huaiche with a wronged tone: “I know, I’m just a plaything for my sister… How could it count as dating?”

Lou Huaiche : “…” Why is Jiang Youbai acting so weird today?

Lou Huaiche lowered her voice and snapped back: “Don’t talk nonsense.”

Jiang Youbai shrank back, sniffled, and said pitifully, “Mm, I know, I shouldn’t speak out of turn.”

The director awkwardly scratched his head: “Heh, heh, well, Huaiche , you go ahead. Don’t forget to reshoot some scenes later.”

With that, he quickly fled the awkward situation.

Lou Huaiche turned around expressionlessly to look at Jiang Youbai.

Jiang Youbai flashed an innocent, well-behaved smile.

“Let’s go.” Lou Huaiche grabbed Jiang Youbai by the collar, dragged her quickly to the restroom, and shoved her inside. “Don’t run around. If you spread rumors again, I’ll stab you to death.”

Jiang Youbai raised an eyebrow: “Mm-hmm, I know my place. I wouldn’t dare hope for my sister’s true feelings.”

Bang—

Lou Huaiche slammed the door shut and stormed off in her high heels, furious.

Jiang Youbai burst out laughing. She opened her personal terminal, clicked on Chi Ruo’s chat window, and quickly recounted the entire incident to her.

Chi Ruo replied after more than ten minutes with a picture.

[Introduction to the Imperial Capital Psychiatric Hospital]

Chi Ruo: “If you’re really that bored, help me review the recent documents.”

Jiang Youbai protested: “Isn’t this funny?”

Chi Ruo: “Huh? Jiang Youbai, how old are you? Even elementary school kids don’t play these kinds of games when dating nowadays.”

Chi Ruo had been dating since she was fourteen or fifteen, with a rich romantic history spanning men, women, old, young, Alphas, Betas, and Omegas. Her experience was indeed valuable knowledge.

Jiang Youbai stroked her chin: “Then how should one date?”

Chi Ruo replied: “Get lost.”

She then sent two documents to Jiang Youbai. Since she had nothing better to do, Jiang Youbai sat down and reviewed them. The task took over an hour.

After finishing the documents, she waited another half hour before Lou Huaiche finally pushed the door open and entered.

Probably due to filming, she had changed into a new outfit—a sleeveless, form-fitting low-cut top and a short black skirt with a sheer black tulle overlay. A sliver of fair skin peeked out at her waistline.

Her jet-black hair had been curled, with the ends sprayed with red hair dye. Paired with Lou Huaiche ’s striking features, the look exuded an aggressively glamorous beauty.

Jiang Youbai blinked.

This kind of outfit was sexy and bold, radiating a fearless youthful energy. A few random photos could easily go viral, becoming trendy avatars for cool, edgy girls.

Lou Huaiche wouldn’t normally dress like this. It was Jiang Youbai’s first time seeing her in such attire, and she found it quite refreshing.

Such unabashedly dazzling beauty was irresistible. Anyone would inevitably be drawn in, mesmerized by Lou Huaiche ’s every smile and frown.

A beautiful Omega was alluring, but an excessively stunning Omega would stir destructive desires in others—to pluck this poisonous flower in full bloom, preserve it in an exquisite crystal case, sprinkle it with fragrant perfume, lock it in a cage, and let it spend its entire life being toyed with in someone’s hands.

Lou Huaiche ’s lips curled into a cold smile: “Your Highness, I don’t like being looked at like this.”

Jiang Youbai snapped out of her daze, startled to realize she had been staring.

Before she could react, Lou Huaiche glided over to her with catlike grace.

Her footsteps were nearly soundless. As she walked, her long, shapely legs shimmered faintly through the black tulle, and the sliver of skin at her waist gleamed.

Jiang Youbai sat on the sofa. Lou Huaiche used the position to kneel on the couch with one leg, leaning down to lift Jiang Youbai’s chin.

Amber eyes reflected Jiang Youbai’s blurred silhouette, a layer of frost masking her expression.

Lou Huaiche traced Jiang Youbai’s lips with her fingers, finding them cool and smooth to the touch. Shadows enveloped Jiang Youbai, making her eyes shine even brighter, like cold stars in the night sky.

Such clear eyes—ambition, desire, and vitality were all laid bare.

Lou Huaiche lowered her gaze, her voice flat and emotionless: “Your Highness, I really do like your eyes.”

She raised her hand, brushing Jiang Youbai’s eyelids, her touch gradually growing heavier, her gaze darkening.

Jiang Youbai, as if unaware, tilted her face and nuzzled Lou Huaiche ’s hand like a docile little creature wholly trusting its owner.

Lou Huaiche didn’t want such intimate contact with Jiang Youbai. She withdrew her hand and straightened up: “Your Highness, I know exactly what kind of madwoman you are. There’s no need for this act.”

She sneered: “It’s too hypocritical.”

Jiang Youbai asked softly, “If it fools my sister, isn’t it worth it?”

She tilted her head up with a clean, warm smile, like an innocent, naive young girl.

Lou Huaiche suddenly felt a surge of jealous fury. Jiang Youbai carried a suppressed madness and a hypocritical gentleness, but not a trace of the despair that came with utter hopelessness.

Their fates were so similar. In the first six lives, Jiang Youbai, like her, had met a tragic end.

So why was it different now?

Why had Jiang Youbai changed her fate?

At first, it was envy, treating this as her own lifeline.

But the more she asked herself this question, the more it morphed into jealousy. Why could Jiang Youbai change her fate, but Lou Huaiche couldn’t?

Lou Huaiche was in such pain, such despair—everyone should suffer as she did. Why was Jiang Youbai oblivious to her own fate?

Jiang Youbai should be struggling on the brink of death like her, drowning in the turbulent waves of emotion, never finding a moment of joy until the very end.

Now, Jiang Youbai was carelessly tempting her, completely unaware. If she had memories of past lives, if she knew what her fate was, could she still smile so falsely?

Jiang Youbai attracted her, yet Lou Huaiche deeply envied her.

Lou Huaiche took a step back.

Backlit, her expression was hard to discern from Jiang Youbai’s angle.

A hint of the Omega’s cool, refreshing pheromones drifted into the air.

“Miss Lou, surely you—” Jiang Youbai chuckled softly, drawing out her words, “aren’t completely unmoved, are you?”

Lou Huaiche wasn’t in heat yet, but she had entered her estrus cycle early.

Setting aside the fact that their pheromones were highly compatible, Lou Huaiche might not detest Jiang Youbai as much as she claimed.

Lou Huaiche leaned down again, her exquisite face shadowed with murderous intent. She lowered her head and bit Jiang Youbai’s lips hard.

Jiang Youbai had injuries on her collarbone, making movement difficult, so she tilted her neck back against the sofa, offering herself in a posture of devout sacrifice to accept Lou Huaiche ’s brutal kiss.

The estrus cycle surged like a tide, the overwhelming waves of desire burning away Lou Huaiche ’s rationality until nothing remained.

Their fates were alike, their pheromones so compatible.

In her daze, Lou Huaiche thought: This person was born for her.

She had to be. Lou Huaiche cupped Jiang Youbai’s face, kissing her with near-violent intensity.

Jiang Youbai yielded compliantly, her submission making her seem fragile, as though Lou Huaiche could snuff out her life with a single squeeze.

This was hers—the one person she had grasped in seven lifetimes of reincarnation.

A few eerie laughs escaped Lou Huaiche ’s throat, spilling forth madness and despair.

Jiang Youbai remained pliant.

She was adept at disguising herself, well aware that expressions and gestures could alter one’s aura, putting others at ease.

During her ten years in the palace, her greatest skill was pretending to be a harmless, innocent little creature with no threat.

When Lou Huaiche reached up to knead her scent gland with varying pressure, Jiang Youbai suddenly flipped their positions, pinning Lou Huaiche down. Meeting Lou Huaiche ’s slightly dazed and questioning gaze, she smirked coldly:

“Miss Lou, please understand one thing—an Alpha’s scent gland cannot be bitten casually.”

Beneath the lamb’s gentle exterior lurked a grinning demon.

Anyone who overlooked this would find the demon seizing the chance to sink its teeth into their throat.

Jiang Youbai’s eyes were pitch-black, thick waves of malicious delight rolling off her and crashing into Lou Huaiche .

“Miss Lou, I told you—if I can fool you, the act is worth it. Now, you’d better behave.”