I Was Just a Scumbag Extra, But She Loved Me Anyway [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 7

On Thursday morning, Jiang Youning had two major lectures at H University. The final class ended right around lunchtime, and the students seated below were clearly distracted and fidgety. Jiang Youning noticed their drifting attention. After writing the last chemical equation on the blackboard, she quietly set down the chalk.

“That’s all for today. Take the rest of the time to review your notes. If you have questions, feel free to ask me.”

Her cool, clear voice floated gently across the classroom.

Jiang Youning wasn’t just beautiful in an aloof, elegant way—her voice was also soft and pleasing, especially when she lectured. Backed by deep academic knowledge, she didn’t even need to glance at the textbook. With just a marker in hand, she could explain complex concepts with calm clarity and a soothing tone.

Even students who weren’t fond of classroom settings found her lectures enjoyable.

Now that she’d wrapped up the material, students who had questions quietly lined up at the podium, while others stayed seated and began reviewing their notes. The classroom remained orderly.

But it didn’t stay quiet for long.

Not even a few minutes had passed before the low hum of whispering began to spread across the room.

Though the students were speaking softly, Jiang Youning still caught a few keywords—“BO relationship,” “teacher-student”… Her brow twitched faintly. Those terms weren’t especially unusual in general, but today, they unsettled her in a way she couldn’t quite explain.

Before she could address it, the dismissal bell rang.

She glanced out toward the hallway and hesitated for just a moment. But ultimately, Jiang Youning wasn’t one to intrude on students’ personal time. She lowered her eyes and dismissed the class.

Students began filing out in pairs or small groups through both front and back doors, flooding the hallway with the usual bustle of midday.

Jiang Youning looked up once, then lowered her gaze again and pulled out her phone, intending to avoid the crowd as usual. While she waited, she opened the campus forum to skim a few posts.

She had just entered the forum when she heard a sudden flurry of gasps and excited whispers outside the classroom.

“So pretty—”
“Wow, that’s a gorgeous alpha—”

Jiang Youning blinked, putting her phone down.

Su Chenli again?

…If it really was Su Chenli, what on earth was she doing here?

Still uncertain, Jiang Youning put her phone away and stepped out of the classroom.

Late spring was merging into early summer. Sunlight streamed through the dense green canopy of H University’s ancient tree—said to be as old as the school itself—casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Moving against the tide of students, a tall, striking woman with bold, cascading waves came into view.

Jiang Youning needed only a single glance to know: this wasn’t Su Chenli—and whoever it was, she hadn’t come with good intentions.

The glamorous alpha stopped a few steps away, removing her sunglasses with slow, deliberate flair. Her features were sharp and domineering, and her deep brown eyes carried nothing but cold scrutiny and hostility.

“Long time no see, Professor Jiang.”

Jiang Youning’s gaze flicked briefly to the bodyguards trailing behind the alpha. They skillfully parted the crowd of curious onlookers and maintained a respectful but firm perimeter.

Only then did Jiang Youning turn her eyes back to the woman in front of her, her tone calm and detached.

“…Long time no see, Zhong Li.”

Today just happened to be Su Chenli’s day off.

Or rather, she’d decided to take a break even if it hadn’t been scheduled.

The scene from two days ago—when she had accidentally called Jiang Youning “pretty lady” out loud—still haunted her. The more she thought about it, the more secondhand embarrassment she felt… and yet, the more embarrassed she got, the more she couldn’t stop thinking about it.

“System,” she groaned, half-sprawled on her couch with a pillow squished over her face, her ears still visibly red, “do you think there’s any chance she’s already forgotten about it?”

【Hmm… I think she probably has,】 the system answered reassuringly.

“Why?” Su Chenli sounded unconvinced, her voice muffled under the pillow.

【Well, you’ve avoided appearing in front of the Deeply Devoted Supporting Character for two whole days, right? All that effort didn’t go to waste. Based on her setting, she’s not supposed to retain strong impressions of anyone other than the main character. Even if she does remember something briefly, it won’t last.】

“She won’t remember anyone besides the protagonist?”

Su Chenli suddenly moved the pillow aside, revealing her pretty, fox-like eyes—no longer flustered but quietly intense, her mood shifting into something more serious.

The system didn’t catch the change and continued cheerfully:
【Yup! That’s how the Deeply Devoted Supporting Role is coded.】

“And what about her actual life?” Su Chenli pressed, frowning. “If she can’t hold onto any impressions of others, doesn’t that mean she doesn’t even have a single real friend?”

【Uh… well…】

The system faltered. It was clear no one had ever asked that question before. The moment caught it completely off guard.

The system didn’t reply, but Su Chenli had her answer.

A supporting role built entirely on “devotion” and “tragedy”—with not even the smallest allowance for affection or connection outside of the protagonist.

Before she could fully process her thoughts, the system’s voice suddenly returned:

【Alert! Major event detected at current coordinates: H University. Protagonist Alpha, Zhong Li, has become enraged by being dumped by Protagonist Omega and is about to retaliate against the Deeply Devoted Supporting Role, Jiang Youning, attempting to damage her academic career. Parties involved: Zhong Li, Jiang Youning, surrounding students. 】

The announcement was delivered in a flat, mechanical tone.

It took Su Chenli a few seconds to register what it meant.

“You mean Zhong Li is about to publicly humiliate the pretty professor… on campus?!”

【Not going to—she already has. Right about now, the scumbag Alpha protagonist is facing off with the deeply devoted supporting character in the H University teaching building.】

“What?!”

Su Chenli jumped up with no hesitation, bolting into her walk-in closet to change clothes.

【??? Host, what are you doing?!】

Su Chenli paused for half a second, then casually replied, “Getting involved in a major plot event, of course.”

【But… this scene doesn’t include the host…】 The system sounded increasingly confused.

“Oh, you don’t get it,” Su Chenli waved off her clueless system, “I’ve got my own methods for pushing the plot forward.”

【I-Is that so…?】

Yes, Su Chenli thought to herself. Fewer innocent supporting characters getting dragged down, more emotional entanglements between the main couple—that is how you accelerate a plot.

The only problem was… could she go alone?

Zhong Li’s personality practically oozed arrogance from head to toe. She could barely stand being surrounded by more than five people at once. In the original story, it was mentioned that whenever her schedule involved travel or uncertain situations, she would bring bodyguards—especially when large crowds were expected, like today at a university.

The Su family certainly had bodyguards to spare… but showing up with her own escort might seem like she was deliberately trying to challenge Zhong Li head-on. And right now, Su Chenli still needed to keep up her “scumbag Alpha bystander” image—it wasn’t the right time to fall out publicly.

So what could she do?

Su Chenli massaged her temples, thinking hard… until a very unprincipled idea popped into her head.

Well, better shameless than helpless.

She turned, grabbed her phone, and posted a message in a private gossip group—created by fellow minor characters from the “Scumbag Alpha Collective”:

【Ladies, Zhong Li’s gone crazy again over that little white flower. She’s causing a scene at H University. Hurry over before she embarrasses herself.】

According to Su Chenli’s observation, this group was formed by side characters from the same “Alpha collective,” mainly to rant about Zhong Li and Ruan Shengsheng’s trainwreck of a relationship. The original story had several scenes involving this chat, and every time something dramatic happened between Zhong Li and Ruan Shengsheng, this group showed up and made a splash.

Since she couldn’t bring her own guards, and she might not be able to stop Zhong Li alone, she had no choice but to place her bets on the scumbag squad.

Fortunately, the bait was perfectly targeted.

Engines roared down Zeyang South Road, turning an otherwise ordinary noon into something out of a movie. A convoy of a dozen luxury cars—each of a different make and model but perfectly aligned—sped toward one destination.

“Chenli, you’re sure Zhong Li is at H University, right?”

The voice came through her Bluetooth headset, belonging to one of the rich second-generation brats in the group, sounding way too excited.

These people had way too much time on their hands and loved chasing drama. Su Chenli turned the steering wheel into a side street. “I’m sure. My source is reliable. The university gates are just ahead—stay low-profile.”

“Relax, we’ve been friends for years. Totally reliable.” The voice answered without hesitation.

Su Chenli: “…”

Yeah, like that inspires confidence.

Meanwhile, back in the main teaching building at H University, the spectacle was far from over.

Students had gathered just outside the circle formed by Zhong Li’s bodyguards. Many were holding up their phones to take pictures, and the faster ones had already posted clips on the campus forum, drawing in an even larger crowd.

At the center of it all, where the chaos seemed to still like the eye of a storm, Zhong Li and Jiang Youning stood face to face.

Zhong Li stared Jiang Youning down, her expression cold and arrogant. Her voice was low and sharp as a blade:

“I never expected someone like Professor Jiang—who appears so upright and noble—to secretly harbor feelings for her student. You even used your position to manipulate her into breaking up with her lover… Don’t you feel ashamed?”

Gasps rippled through the crowd.

The surrounding students, stunned by such a bold and salacious accusation from a beautiful stranger, couldn’t hold back anymore. Their quiet chatter suddenly erupted, loud enough that Zhong Li could pinpoint individual voices and comments.

Hearing the sharp-edged speculation and malice in their words, Zhong Li gave a soft, derisive laugh—her face curling into an openly mocking sneer.

“Even your own students are talking about you like this. What are you going to do now?”

Jiang Youning took a slow breath, her expression still calm and aloof—only the slight furrow of her brows betrayed a hint of impatience.
“You’re accusing me of having a secret crush on my student, of deliberately manipulating a breakup. Do you have any proof? If not, your accusations amount to defamation.”

Zhong Li’s expression darkened. “How could you produce evidence for something like manipulation?”

“Then what about the supposed crush?” Jiang Youning countered, her tone still level, though her hand behind her back unconsciously clenched.
“Where’s the evidence that I broke you up out of infatuation? You keep insisting I’m the reason your relationship failed—but have you taken a good look at yourself? Are you even a good partner?”

The words dropped like stones into the quiet crowd.

The watching students suddenly quieted, struck by the unexpected turn.

Jiang Youning was, after all, a research heavyweight known for her sharp logic—and in just a few words, she had already pinpointed the flaws in Zhong Li’s argument.

But Zhong Li hadn’t come unprepared. She gave a cold laugh.
“Whether or not I was a good partner doesn’t matter. The fact remains—you like your student, don’t you?”

Jiang Youning frowned and was just about to respond when—

“You’d better be very careful with your answer,” Zhong Li cut in sharply. “Because I happen to have photos of—”

“Zhong Li!”

Su Chenli’s voice rang out at just the right moment, slicing through the tension and cutting Zhong Li off mid-sentence.

Following the system’s directions, Su Chenli had sprinted with a group of trust-fund kids all the way to H University’s main academic building. They had taken the elevator up to the appropriate floor and immediately spotted the crowd of students forming a circle in the hallway. Alarm bells went off in Su Chenli’s head—something was clearly wrong. Without stopping to ask questions, she called out to Zhong Li straight away.

Zhong Li’s bodyguards recognized Su Chenli and didn’t dare to stop her. She pushed through the crowd unimpeded and arrived at Zhong Li’s side.

Su Chenli quickly scanned the surrounding faces—thankfully, things hadn’t completely spiraled out of control yet. Without wasting another second, she grabbed Zhong Li’s arm and tried to lead her away.

“What are you doing? Where are we going?” Zhong Li yanked her arm back and looked at Su Chenli in irritation.

Su Chenli lowered her voice and leaned in.
“Didn’t you say your startup is still in a funding round right now? This kind of scene…”

She cast a meaningful glance toward the crowd.

“…you really think it won’t backfire on you? What if it tanks your investor confidence?”

Zhong Li paused. She seemed to hesitate for the first time.

Seeing an opening, Su Chenli immediately waved over the rest of her backup crew. A few of them rushed over, and together they successfully dragged Zhong Li away from the scene.

As the bodyguards began to follow Zhong Li, Su Chenli turned back. Worried that some students might mob Jiang Youning out of curiosity or confusion, she grabbed Jiang Youning’s hand without thinking—and took off running.

“!”

Jiang Youning, completely unprepared, was pulled along.

For the first time in her life… someone had actually grabbed her hand and run off with her.

Su Chenli didn’t stop until they reached a quiet, empty corridor. She quickly looked around to confirm no one had followed, then turned to face Jiang Youning.

“Zhong Li’s not going to back off that easily. What do you plan to do next?”

Jiang Youning, still catching her breath, looked at her for a long moment.
“Aren’t you always hanging around with Zhong Li? Weren’t you two… cough… on the same side?”

Su Chenli: “…”

Su Chenli: “…Okay, but technically, you do have a business partnership with our family.”