After Transmigrating into a Scumbag Alpha, the Female Lead Can Read My Mind (GL) - Chapter 11
The small pastries on the table exuded a sweet aroma. Crunchy biscuits held a sweet and sour candied fruit in their center.
After walking such a long distance, Yu Dong didn’t feel very hungry, but she still took a pastry and slowly chewed it.
The sweet biscuit, paired with slightly tart dried apricots, offered a delicate sweetness that wasn’t cloying.
After calming down, Yu Dong realized her earlier actions had been a bit out of character.
Suddenly unable to hear Jiang Beiwang’s inner thoughts, she felt a bit unsure of what she needed to do.
During her time at the Jiang family, Jiang Beiwang had always publicly shown her annoyance towards Yu Dong, impatient with all her actions, sometimes even knocking things out of her hands.
Yet, after Yu Dong got hurt, she would send a plate of sweet and delicious pastries.
It was complicated.
Previously, based on Jiang Beiwang’s inner thoughts, Yu Dong could make actions that aligned with Jiang Beiwang’s expectations.
When those inner thoughts didn’t come through, it was as if she was covered by a thick, dark cloth, with no light penetrating from any direction.
One pastry finished.
Yu Dong was unsure why this situation occurred, and she couldn’t be certain if similar situations would arise again.
She wanted to know Jiang Beiwang’s thoughts.
She couldn’t rely solely on inner thoughts.
Jiang Beiwang was staring blankly at the ceiling.
So why didn’t Jian Feng send the female lead back? They had already met. Logically, the two protagonists’ storyline should be unbreakable.
“System, is the plot deviating now?” Jiang Beiwang asked.
[Slight deviation. Jian Feng did not help Yu Dong, causing the two of them to remain in a state of unfamiliarity for now.]
That meant, as long as Jian Feng helped Yu Dong once, the plot could be rounded back.
Jiang Beiwang turned over, burying half her face in the soft quilt.
A little sleepy.
Today’s workload was quite heavy: a banquet, finding a spot, and worrying about whether the plot was progressing smoothly and if her scumbag Alpha persona was breaking too badly.
Before falling asleep, Jiang Beiwang vaguely thought about inviting Jian Feng to the Jiang family as well.
If there was no opportunity, she could create one. With her, a bad person, interspersed between two good people, they could surely help each other out.
Jiang Beiwang, who had accidentally fallen asleep, was woken by a knock on the door.
When she woke, she glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already morning.
A knock on the door so early.
It had better be something extremely important.
Still half-asleep, Jiang Beiwang resignedly walked to the door and opened it.
Yu Dong, standing perfectly straight, held a steaming hot breakfast and stood at her door. Seeing the door open, she slowly raised her eyes and met Jiang Beiwang’s gaze.
This scene.
It was strikingly familiar.
Jiang Beiwang instantly sobered up. This was clearly the scene from Yu Dong’s first day at the Jiang family. At that time, not only did she not eat the heartfelt breakfast from the female lead, but she mercilessly knocked it over.
It wasn’t a dream, nor a fantasy.
Had she, after one night’s sleep, returned to Yu Dong’s first day at the Jiang family?
It wasn’t until He Li’s figure appeared not far down the corridor that Jiang Beiwang felt a little relieved.
He Li had stayed temporarily at the Jiang family’s residence last night because it was too late, proving that she hadn’t slept back in time.
But!
Why was Yu Dong, who should be quietly resting in bed right now, at her door?
Jiang Beiwang put on a sour face, attempting to scare off the female lead with it. “Can’t you understand human language?”
Her entire being exuded the displeasure of being disturbed from sleep and the gloom of not being taken seriously.
A vivid image of a scumbag Alpha in a terrible mood, impatient.
Even after all that she said, the female lead was still willing to make a heartfelt breakfast for her, this big scumbag Alpha.
This would make her feel incredibly guilty.
Injured, and still insisting on making breakfast for her, afraid she might be hungry or something.
She couldn’t keep up this scumbag Alpha act for another day.
Yet, Yu Dong showed no intention of leaving, her clear yet somewhat vacant eyes looking at her, as if she had something to say.
“If you have something to say, say it. Don’t stand at my door; it’s bad luck,” Jiang Beiwang folded her arms, leaning casually against the door and yawning.
She could have just closed the door, but Jiang Beiwang was a little curious about what Yu Dong wanted to say.
She remembered Yu Dong not talking much.
But then again, she never really had much opportunity to speak either.
In the early parts of the original text, when the female lead was bullied, she mostly endured. She only started fighting back gradually in the later parts.
“Am I… very annoying?” Yu Dong’s fingertips unconsciously tightened around the base of the breakfast tray.
Even when facing Ning Hanyan, she had never asked a question like this.
All this time, Yu Dong thought she didn’t care about others’ attitudes towards her.
Until she met Jiang Beiwang, Yu Dong realized that she actually cared a lot.
It was just that she held no expectations for those people, so she forced herself not to care.
Ning Hanyan wanted her own child to inherit the Yu family business, so she hated Yu Dong. This, Yu Dong understood better than she thought.
Those people hated her simply for profit, or to step on the once prestigious Yu family.
The Yu family had offended many people before it fell, and combined with the scandal concerning the family head, it collapsed very quickly.
After waiting for a while without a response, Yu Dong unconsciously glanced at Jiang Beiwang’s expression.
Jiang Beiwang now seemed… conflicted?
Yu Dong wondered if it was her imagination, but this question seemed very difficult for Jiang Beiwang to answer.
Had she asked a question she shouldn’t have?
Yu Dong lowered her gaze, staring at her toes.
The swollen area from last night was now covered with a thick layer of ointment, wrapped in a bandage.
Yesterday, Jiang Beiwang said she didn’t want to see her for the next few days.
But Yu Dong felt fine; her ankle just hurt a little when she walked, it wasn’t that she couldn’t walk.
[Host, detection shows now is the best time for the plot to begin.]
[Please, Host, according to the original character’s personality, severely humiliate the female lead.]
[According to the plot, the female lead should completely lose hope in the Jiang family around this time and begin to develop her own path.]
Seeing Jiang Beiwang still unresponsive, the system continued to remind her.
[The female lead will not unlock the next plotline of taking over the family fortune without experiencing the humiliation.]
[The plot has already slightly deviated. Please seize the opportunity, Host.]
The emotionless mechanical voice in her mind reminded her over and over what she should do.
Jiang Beiwang took a deep breath.
Then sighed silently.
She really hated multiple-choice questions!
Yesterday, she had already said such harsh words to Yu Dong, yet the female lead still prepared breakfast for her, clearly not entirely set on retaliating against her yet.
In other words, she hadn’t humiliated the female lead harshly enough.
Yu Dong currently had no intention of retaliating against the scumbag Alpha and even came to ask if she was disliked.
Jiang Beiwang had to reflect on whether something she did was different from the original character.
Logically, a “blackened” female lead should be easier to provoke into retaliation.
For the sake of future plot development, Jiang Beiwang’s gaze fell on the lukewarm milk.
She would take this opportunity to do something harsh, aiming to make Yu Dong never want to seek her out again.
The fewer times she met Yu Dong, the fewer times she would have to act like a scumbag Alpha.
After this, she would step back, try to appear less often in front of Yu Dong, and let the female lead peacefully inherit her family fortune and develop her own company.
The Yu family had indeed fallen, but Yu Dong still had the inheritance left by her mother.
The original plot was probably a bit later than this.
Yu Dong, severely bullied by the scumbag Alpha, happened to discover a large inheritance left by her mother before she passed away, while hiding and looking at her mother’s belongings.
It was a significant amount that even the Yu family head and Ning Hanyan were unaware of.
Having recalled the plot, Jiang Beiwang made up her mind.
She picked up the neatly placed cup. The milk inside sloshed a few times due to her sudden, unrestrained movement, spilling a few drops onto Jiang Beiwang’s cuff.
Because it had been sitting for a while, the milk was no longer hot; it was lukewarm, just the right temperature.
Similar to body temperature.
After ensuring it wouldn’t scald Yu Dong, Jiang Beiwang’s hand hovered over Yu Dong’s head, gently tilting the cup. The lukewarm milk flowed down Yu Dong’s hair.
Jiang Beiwang was taller than Yu Dong, so her hand was only raised to eye level. Looking down, she saw Yu Dong’s beautiful, flawless face.
A trace of unusual emotion flickered in those clear eyes.
Jiang Beiwang knew she had achieved her objective.
She was just casually leaning against the door, her long legs idly bent, creating a stark contrast with the person who stood very neatly and cautiously.
The moment the milk slid down her cheek, Yu Dong’s hand, tightly gripping the edge of the breakfast tray, loosened.
She seemed to have done something wrong.
She had displeased Jiang Beiwang.
After pouring the milk, Jiang Beiwang lightly but firmly placed the empty cup back in its original position.
The glass cup made a sound as it was put down. Yu Dong had no free hands to wipe herself. She stood very straight, very dignified, and very carefully.
Jiang Beiwang curled her lips, leaned closer to Yu Dong’s somewhat disheveled face, and whispered, “Of course I don’t hate you.”
The rich, mellow scent of milk grew even sweeter when close.
It wasn’t until Yu Dong looked up that she slowly uttered the next sentence.
“Because you don’t even have the right to be hated.”
The implication was that Yu Dong was merely something the Jiang family had picked up on a whim; she shouldn’t consider her existence too important.
Yu Dong could be abandoned by the Jiang family at any time.
After speaking, Jiang Beiwang turned and went back into her room. The door closed with a noticeable bang.
He Li, who had witnessed the entire scene, couldn’t help but feel sorry for Yu Dong.
Was that something a person could do?
He Li grabbed a passing servant and told them to take Yu Dong to wash up, and then to get her a soft towel to dry her hair.
“It absolutely has to be soft; don’t hurt little Yu’s feelings any more,” He Li said.
Little Yu had suffered during her time at the Jiang family.
Looking at Jiang Beiwang’s actions, it was unlikely that Yu Dong would be brought up again for a while.
Yu Dong didn’t rush to leave. She stood at the doorway, listening to the inner thoughts coming from behind the closed door.
[I’m truly not human. This should make her stay away from me, right?]
[For the next few days, I will pay for my actions and severely punish myself.]
[…]
[There are clothes I carefully selected in the closet. I wonder if Yu Dong will open it and take a look.]
[I forgot to properly brief the servants beforehand. Is it too late to say anything now?]
“Miss Yu,” the servant, instructed by He Li, brought her a towel. “Please follow me.”
[Host, He Li has already sent someone to take Yu Dong to wash up.]
Jiang Beiwang looked up.
And you, He Li, are my best scumbag friend.