I Am Her Secret Beauty and Strong Alpha (GL) - Chapter 1

The summer in City A was hotter, significantly hotter than the rest of the country, due to its dense population, large-scale industrial production, and delicate geographical location.

In such weather, it was almost impossible for omegas to move outdoors. The silent crowds on the streets were mostly composed of alphas.

Not to mention the strenuous physical labor. The strong figures carrying steel bars and dragging cement on the construction sites were not just alphas; they had to be B-grade alphas or above, otherwise, it would be difficult to work outdoors for extended periods in the high temperatures.

Not far from the city park was a construction site, which belonged to the Nan family’s property.

Two workers were resting in the shade, desperately gulping down iced mineral water.

They had just stepped back from the front line, damp towels draped over their necks, enjoying the comfort brought by the icy water flowing through their bodies while whispering to each other:

“She’s really amazing, truly amazing.”

“It’s already past four o’clock. She’s been working for more than three hours, right? Only an A-grade alpha could achieve this level…”

“I am an A-grade alpha, and I can’t do that. Don’t talk nonsense.”

The two mumbled for a long time, their eyes fixed on the woman carrying bundles of steel bars back and forth between the truck and the construction site under the scorching sun.

The woman looked tall but not particularly sturdy. No one knew where she got her strength. Since arriving at the site, she hadn’t said a word to anyone or taken a sip of water, just burying herself in her work.

She wore a safety helmet, her head always lowered, making it impossible to see her face clearly. Her hair was tied back, and she hadn’t changed out of her suit. If it weren’t for her, these workers wouldn’t have had a chance to rest.

As they were talking, they suddenly remembered a very important question:

“Who is she?”

They had never seen such a person on the construction site before. And the suit she was wearing… who would wear a suit to a construction site?

Most importantly, in this weather… ordinary people would feel dizzy after standing under the sun for ten minutes. Even A-grade alphas like them were sweating profusely and had to take regular breaks. What high-level alpha could withstand three hours?

This was a construction site.

So, the most likely identity they could think of for this woman was…

“The new foreman? Probably her first time on a construction site.”

The two looked at each other, took a bottle of iced water from the foam box next to them, and approached Mu Xi, who was carrying a bucket of cement. They flashed friendly white teeth:

“Want some water?”

That bucket of cement must have weighed forty or fifty pounds.

Mu Xi was stunned. She slowly put down the cement bucket in her arms and gave the two a somewhat unaccustomed smile: “Thank you.”

After three hours of hard labor, Mu Xi was also covered in a layer of sweat. Her shirt stuck uncomfortably to her body. It was only because Mu Xi didn’t know anyone here to talk to and wanted to finish quickly that she hadn’t stopped.

She twisted open the bottle cap, tilted her head back, and took small sips of water. After drinking about a third of it, she paused and smiled at them again: “It’s very cool.”

Getting closer, they could see her face clearly.

Unexpectedly, this “foreman” who seemed to have divine assistance on the construction site was quite young and had remarkably outstanding looks.

Mu Xi’s face was well-defined, the kind of handsome beauty. Under thick eyebrows, a pair of phoenix eyes were particularly bright and spirited. Her nose bridge was as high and straight as her posture. In short, after the two workers saw her face clearly, they were somewhat enlightened:

If a top-tier alpha had a face, it would probably be like this; if someone possessed such a face, then she was likely a top-tier alpha…

And she seemed very friendly, which made the power-admiring alphas feel even more favorable towards her and willing to chat with her more.

“What’s your name? There are already several foremen here. I didn’t expect another one to come. But the Nan family is so big, it’s not surprising to have a few more foremen.” One of the workers winked. “Some of them are not easy to deal with, so you have to be careful.”

Mu Xi looked puzzled after hearing his words.

After a moment of thought, she understood that they had mistaken her for one of their own…

But she wasn’t one of them, nor was she a foreman! Although no one seemed to want to speak up for the exploited workers, her actual job had nothing to do with the construction site!

So why was she carrying bricks at a construction site right now? Something must have been twisted, and something must have been lost!

“I’m not a foreman,” Mu Xi said listlessly. “I… I’m a housekeeper.”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the two workers’ faces were even more shocked than seeing a living person working continuously under 40-degree Celsius heat for three hours.

Not to mention why such a powerful alpha would become a housekeeper…

Why would a housekeeper be carrying cement buckets on a construction site…?

Just as they were full of questions and didn’t know where to start, Mu Xi took out her phone from her suit pants pocket and answered a call:

“Madam, it’s me. Yes. Yes. I understand, okay.”

After hanging up the phone, the stiffness on Mu Xi’s face, which had been caused by being mistaken for a foreman, visibly eased, and she happily told her two new acquaintances:

“I have to go now. It was nice meeting you. Goodbye.”

Madam had called, and she had a new job.

No matter what the content of this new job was, it would definitely be better than carrying bricks here.

So, Mu Xi took off the safety helmet from her head, let her damp hair down to breathe, and walked without stopping to a black sedan parked by the construction site. She opened the car door and got in.

The two workers stared blankly as she completed this series of actions.

“Whose housekeeper is that?”

“…I don’t know. Having to be split into so many tasks, she must be quite poor.”

Mu Xi, covered in mud and sweat, calmly drove the car onto the road.

In fact, the family she worked for was not poor at all, but the owners of the construction site she had just left – the Nan family.

The Nan family had a long history and deep roots, a well-known aristocratic family in the country. According to Mu Xi’s understanding, the Nan family’s main businesses spanned finance and real estate, and in recent years, they had also followed the trend and ventured into technology, their momentum never weakening.

She didn’t know where the owner of the body she had transmigrated into had gotten the courage to send a resume to the Nan family… nor did she know why the Nan family would actually hire her…

That’s right, this world was actually a book Mu Xi had read, mainly about how the Nan family’s children killed each other until the family was destroyed. And the character she had become was this seemingly omnipotent tool-person housekeeper.

…If that’s the case, Mu Xi seemed to understand a bit why the head of the Nan family, Madam Nan Zhiyai, would hire her, a college graduate with three years of experience from a domestic service university, as a housekeeper.

She was an SSS-grade alpha, not the common level found in second-rate online games, but an extremely rare talent in this world. Mu Xi possessed physical qualities and strength that were difficult for ordinary people to match, perfectly meeting Nan Zhiyai’s various demands for exploiting a tool-person housekeeper – going through fire and water, carrying bricks on construction sites…

From housekeeper to bodyguard to super soldier, Mu Xi alone was enough.

Mu Xi turned on the car’s air conditioning and set the fan to maximum, waiting for the sweat on her body to dry while pondering what kind of person her new task involved.

The phone call that had just rescued her from the construction site was from Nan Zhiyai, asking her to greet the Nan family’s youngest daughter, who was returning from abroad.

As a top-tier businesswoman, Nan Zhiyai not only managed the Nan family’s vast wealth in an orderly manner but also raised three children. The eldest daughter, Nan Lian, was her future successor. The second son, Nan Nan, was a troublemaker. The youngest daughter, Nan Xi, had gone abroad to study before Mu Xi joined the Nan family.

The news came too suddenly. Mu Xi naturally couldn’t greet her employer’s beloved youngest daughter in her current state, fresh off the construction site. She had to go back and tidy herself up.

After parking the car, Mu Xi didn’t dare to delay for a moment. She sprinted from the garden back into the house, ran into her housekeeper’s room on the first floor, grabbed a change of clothes, and rushed into the shower to undress and turn on the water.

She let the comfortably warm water soak her hair and body. After applying shampoo and body wash, she scrubbed vigorously until her skin was red and no trace of dirt remained. Then, she dried herself and went out to blow-dry her hair.

…It had to be said that one of the benefits of being a housekeeper in the Nan family was that even the housekeeper’s room here was something Mu Xi would have struggled to afford on her own. The bathroom was even bigger than her university dormitory.

While Mu Xi was doing all this…

The Nan family’s youngest daughter had already arrived in City A, dragging her suitcase out of the private alone.

Nan Xi stood at the exit for a while. The feeling of being surrounded by her mother tongue again felt somewhat novel. The exit was crowded with people, many of whom were holding signs to pick up others. Nan Xi glanced around roughly but didn’t see the words she was looking for.

Nan Xi frowned slightly but quickly relaxed.

No one had come to pick her up.

But it didn’t matter. Nan Xi immediately started walking to find a taxi outside. She hadn’t told Nan Zhiyai her exact arrival time, so taking a taxi was her best option at the moment.

After sending a message to Nan Zhiyai, the taxi Nan Xi had called arrived just in time.

The moment she gave the Nan family’s address, a hint of hesitation flashed in the driver’s eyes.

He glanced in the rearview mirror at the passenger sitting in the back seat. This young woman was dressed in high-end brands, the kind of luxury that didn’t even need logos to identify. She wore no makeup but was still stunningly beautiful, though her complexion was a bit too pale. Moreover, her face was flawless, obviously extremely well-maintained…

Or perhaps she didn’t need so-called maintenance; the skincare products she used daily were already expensive enough to contain those miraculous effects.

The driver subtly withdrew his gaze, said nothing, started the car, and drove in the direction the passenger had requested.

As the wheels turned, Nan Xi looked out the window indifferently, her hands clenched tightly and hanging by her sides.

She was a very weak omega with a poor constitution and had always been in poor health.

Moreover, she hadn’t found her alpha yet. If she were marked, her constitution would improve, but she didn’t want to go through that kind of thing at all.

Nan Xi hadn’t originally wanted to go to the trouble of returning to the country and suffering so much on the journey. If Nan Zhiyai hadn’t promised her the best research environment, Nan Xi wouldn’t have planned to return.

She had fled the country in the first place. She had met very annoying people here and experienced unforgettable things… She had originally planned never to return to City A.

But Nan Zhiyai said she would build her a world-class laboratory, just for her, as her homecoming gift.

Few researchers could refuse such an invitation, and Nan Xi was no exception.

Thirty minutes later, the taxi stopped near the Nan family’s residence.

Nan Xi’s fingers trembled as she opened the car door. She stood by the roadside, her chest heaving as she gasped for air. Her appearance startled the driver, who hadn’t planned to get out to help her. He quickly helped her with her luggage and asked if she needed to go to the hospital.

Omegas were like this; a little bit of hardship could easily injure them.

After her breathing calmed down, Nan Xi waved her hand, quietly indicating that she didn’t need to go to the hospital. When paying the fare, Nan Xi added an extra hundred yuan as a tip. Then, she dragged her suitcase towards the Nan family’s gate.

The servants warmly opened the gate for her and immediately prepared refreshing tea and various pastries for her to choose from. They meticulously tidied up for her, prepared everything, and even started reading this week’s City A news to her.

As for her suitcase, it had long been sent upstairs to Nan Xi’s room, and no one would open it without permission. Once Nan Xi had rested, she could organize her personal belongings herself.

So, the only thing Nan Xi had to do now was…

Sit in the spacious and luxurious living room on the first floor of her own home, drinking tea and eating pastries, wondering where the new housekeeper her mother had promised would pick her up had gone.