After the Scumbag Alpha Heard her Inner Thoughts (GL) - Chapter 18

Chu Muqing ordered four dishes, two servings of rice, and two portions of their signature scallion pancakes.
“I heard from Assistant Xu that you like the pancakes from this place,” she said.

The moment Su Wanqing saw the pancakes, she immediately knew which restaurant it was from. She reached out to take the pancakes, and a faint, fragrant scent of scallions wafted up. Su Wanqing greedily took a deep breath.
“I haven’t had this in ages… Wait, didn’t they stop offering delivery?” she asked.

“The owner is me,” Chu Muqing replied calmly.

Su Wanqing bit her lip, regretting her unnecessary question. She simply tore the pancake in half and began eating heartily, mixing it with the dishes.

Chu Muqing wasn’t particularly hungry; she only took a few bites and spent most of the time watching Su Wanqing eat. The way Su Wanqing ate was somewhat adorable—like a little hamster, her cheeks puffing up as if she were tasting some rare delicacy.

She’s… actually quite cute like this.

Once she was almost full, Su Wanqing looked up and realized Chu Muqing was staring at her, her gaze unreadable.

Thinking about how unrefined her eating must seem—probably quite out of place compared to the elegance expected from someone of the Chu family—Su Wanqing instinctively slowed her movements under that gaze.

Chu Muqing got up, walked around the table, and raised her hand.

Startled, Su Wanqing leaned back slightly, but Chu Muqing’s hand still brushed against the corner of her mouth.
“There’s a crumb,” Chu Muqing said lightly.

Food bits everywhere.

The touch was fleeting—so fast that Su Wanqing barely registered it. She didn’t even fully feel it before her brain short-circuited, unable to process what had just happened.

She wiped the corner of her mouth mechanically.

“Finished eating?” Chu Muqing asked.

“Mm,” Su Wanqing replied.

Chu Muqing then got up and began clearing the table. She separated the dishes carefully and packed everything layer by layer. Her actions were practiced, not at all like someone handling it for the first time. Su Wanqing hadn’t expected her to be so adept.

Seeing her confusion, Chu Muqing asked,
“What’s wrong? Surprised I can do this?”

Feeling that today’s Chu Muqing seemed unusually different, Su Wanqing grew bold enough to answer bluntly,
“Yeah. I thought you wouldn’t know how.”

Chu Muqing gave a faint smile.
“I wasn’t born the Chu family’s heir. The Old Master used all sorts of methods to train us. He once dumped us overseas; we could only return after successfully closing a business project,” she said.
“Every A, B, and O in the Chu family has gone through it.”

These things about the Chu family weren’t exactly secrets. Chu Muqing spoke of them as if recounting someone else’s story. She had risen above the other heirs not only because she was an Alpha but also because of her own abilities and ruthlessness.

All those rumors circulating outside were true.

Su Wanqing already knew this—after all, the novel portrayed the ‘scumbag A’ side of Chu Muqing quite vividly—but hearing it directly from Chu Muqing felt… a little different.

After finishing tidying up, Chu Muqing stood by the sink to wash her hands. Having nothing to do, Su Wanqing simply watched her. After a nap earlier, she now felt completely awake.

Chu Muqing was still wearing her black dress shirt from work. As she moved around, the shirt came untucked slightly, revealing her slim waist.

From the side, she looked exceptionally handsome.

After washing her hands, Chu Muqing casually shook them dry. When she lifted her head, she found Su Wanqing staring at her.
It seems Cheng Zhuo wasn’t wrong—this could be troublesome.

“What are you thinking?” Chu Muqing glanced at her before walking past toward the living room. Before dinner, her assistant had sent two emails she still needed to check.

“Nothing,” Su Wanqing muttered under her breath as she stared at Chu Muqing’s back.

[I kind of want to hug her. What should I do?]

“……”

Chu Muqing paused mid-step, her body momentarily stiffening.
What on earth is this woman thinking?
Is this really something an Omega should be thinking about?

[I absolutely cannot say that out loud. If I did, I might get beaten to death.]

[Once I get back tomorrow, I need to review the issue of ABO marking. It must be because the two of us have marked each other too many times.]

Unconsciously, Chu Muqing nodded slightly. The bond between an Alpha and an Omega didn’t only affect Su Wanqing—it had an impact on her too.
It was just that she was ruthless enough to endure it.

“I’m going to reply to some emails,” Chu Muqing said.

“Oh,” Su Wanqing responded with a slight hint of disappointment, slumping onto the sofa in the living room as Chu Muqing headed straight for the study.

Booting up the computer, Chu Muqing noticed two more unread emails. She opened them and skimmed through quickly. As expected, everything was unfolding according to her plan.

Gu Heng had been acquiring stocks smoothly; he was now just a step away from achieving majority control. His suspicious nature was predictable—this was the perfect time to stir things up.

[Inject three hundred million to drive up the price a little.]

[As for the Su family, leave them be. Let them exhaust themselves.]

[The Lu family must be getting suspicious soon. I’ll handle the explanation personally.]

Chu Muqing opened the last email. It was straightforward: a contract—the Old Master’s transfer of shares.
With this contract, and a bit more money from Gu Heng,
the Chu family would be firmly in her grasp.

[No need to intervene further.]

Having dealt with her work, Chu Muqing returned to the living room. Su Wanqing was still sitting there, watching a movie on her tablet.

Hearing her approach, Su Wanqing looked up and asked,
“Finished with work?”

“Mm,” Chu Muqing nodded.

After asking, Su Wanqing went right back to her movie, treating Chu Muqing as if she were invisible.
Chu Muqing was momentarily surprised.
Just an hour ago, she had been thinking about hugging her—and now, she was this calm?

Before she could dwell on it, Chu Muqing heard that familiar voice again:

[Why do I still want to hug her even after so long?]

[I must be sick!]

[I’ll go to the hospital tomorrow!]

Chu Muqing: “……”

After a moment of silence, Chu Muqing looked at Su Wanqing, who was curled up on the carpet, and called out with a complicated expression,
“Su Wanqing～”

“Hmm?”

“Come here.”

Though a little confused, Su Wanqing obediently moved over to sit beside her, looking up innocently.
“What’s wrong?”

Her expression showed no hint of the mischievous thoughts she was harboring inside.

But that contrast made it even harder to resist. Somehow, instead of talking herself out of it, Chu Muqing found herself surrendering to the impulse in Su Wanqing’s heart.

She leaned forward slightly, gathering Su Wanqing into her arms, releasing her pheromones at the same time.

Tonight, the rose-scented pheromones were tamed, gently wrapping around them both.

At first, Su Wanqing didn’t react. But slowly, she raised her arms and hugged Chu Muqing around the waist.
Her waist was slim but held surprising strength.

“You… why are you…” she began.

“An Alpha behaves this way after marking,” Chu Muqing interrupted her without hesitation.

Chu Muqing never explained herself to others. She simply did what she wanted.

Finally hugging the person she had longed for, Su Wanqing forgot all about their respective statuses. She greedily nestled deeper into Chu Muqing’s embrace.
In the novel’s plot, Chu Muqing was supposed to become irritable, and the Chu family was meant to go bankrupt.

But looking at things now…
None of it seemed to be happening.

Maybe Chu Muqing wasn’t that bad after all?

Should she just… go along with the marriage?

Being with Chu Muqing wasn’t a bad deal at all—she had wealth, power, rarely spoke, and often worked overtime without coming home.
She was practically the ideal dream girlfriend.

“Alright～” Chu Muqing finally loosened her arms around the warm figure in her embrace.
“It’s time for bed.”

Su Wanqing immediately straightened up, processing Chu Muqing’s words.
“Together?”

“Of course,” Chu Muqing said as if it were obvious.