Redeeming That Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Omega [Transmigration] - Chapter 11
Wen Yan trembled, forcing a nervous laugh. “Ha ha ha, I’m not disturbing you at all, darling. Why are you home so early today?”
The female lead was a workaholic who never returned to the villa before 2 a.m. on weekdays.
Xu Ruozhou’s expression was cold. Wen Yan scrambled to her feet and began kneading her shoulders ingratiatingly. “Was work tough today? I’ll pour you some tea and give you a shoulder massage~”
Lin X, still kneeling on the floor, kept her eyes lowered, making it impossible to read her emotions.
Xu Ruozhou glanced at her indifferently and said in a deep voice, “You may leave now.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Finally, only Xu Ruozhou and Wen Yan remained in the villa.
With Lin X gone, Wen Yan exhaled deeply, feeling her breathing become much easier.
Her face relaxed into a smile as she noticed Xu Ruozhou staring intently at the door. “Darling, what are you looking at?”
Xu Ruozhou withdrew her gaze. “Don’t let Lin X work at the villa anymore.”
“And minimize your contact with her.”
Wen Yan: !!!
Could the female lead have already seen through Lin X’s true nature?
But wait, Lin X hasn’t even started poisoning the Original Owner yet at this point in the timeline.
“Are you saying there’s something wrong with Lin X?” Wen Yan feigned ignorance. “How could that be? She’s worked for the Wen Family for over five years and has never made any major mistakes. Besides, she’s honest, quiet, and reserved.”
“It wouldn’t be right to fire her so casually.”
“It’s not about her work performance,” Xu Ruozhou shook his head. “I just don’t like the way she looks at you.”
His reddish-brown eyes fixed on the Alpha’s innocent face. Xu Ruozhou pressed his lips together, refraining from stating his suspicions more directly.
This would definitely scare Wen Yan.
The maid, with her head bowed, radiated intense hatred. Her malice toward Wen Yan seemed to seep from every pore.
Wen Yan couldn’t sense it, but Xu Ruozhou could.
“If we can’t fire her, then have her do manual labor outside,” Xu Ruozhou said expressionlessly. “Just make sure you avoid her from now on. Do you understand?”
Waaah, Female Lead, I knew I hadn’t misjudged you! You truly don’t hold grudges against petty people. You’re the best female lead in the world! I want to kiss you!
“I’ll do whatever you say,” Wen Yan replied, her eyes brimming with tears of gratitude. Xu Ruozhou glanced at her, noticing the tears welling up in her eyes, and pursed his lips slightly. “Why are you crying again?”
Even though she was an Alpha, and so fierce when she marked her, she cried more than this Omega.
Is this person made of tears?
Xu Ruozhou, as if possessed, poked Wen Yan’s slightly chubby cheek.
The moment her finger touched Wen Yan’s skin, Xu Ruozhou regretted it. Such an intimate gesture felt too ambiguous for their contractual marriage.
Xu Ruozhou cleared her throat to mask her embarrassment and was about to withdraw her hand when Wen Yan suddenly gripped her wrist tightly.
She looked up to see the teary-eyed Alpha pressing her cheek into Xu Ruozhou’s palm, nuzzling dependently like a fledgling nestling comfortably in its nest.
The Alpha’s cheek felt soft and pillowy, like a cloud in the sky. Xu Ruozhou couldn’t resist giving it a gentle squeeze.
“Waaah, I knew it! You’re the best!”
Xu Ruozhou’s cheeks flushed slightly. “Alright, let’s get down to business.”
Wen Yan immediately straightened up, sitting primly on the sofa with the serious expression she reserved for important matters.
Xu Ruozhou’s lips curved into a smile. “Didn’t you ask why I came home so early today?”
“Come with me, and you’ll find out soon enough.”
Wen Yan sat in the passenger seat as Xu Ruozhou drove them to a five-star restaurant that catered exclusively to VIP guests.
Wen Yan gazed out the window at the unfamiliar scenery, a vague sense of unease creeping into her heart. She couldn’t quite pinpoint what was making her so anxious.
“Honey, where are we going?”
Xu Ruozhou offered a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry, I’ve already arranged everything. It’s just a formality for the company—you just need to sign a document.”
“Consider it a reward for helping me out.”
Normally, Wen Yan would transform into a “yes-woman” for any decision made by the female lead. But today, this persistent unease weighed heavily on her chest, like a mountain pressing down.
Outside the private room, Xu Ruozhou gave her strict instructions: maintain composure and avoid revealing the Wen Family’s current financial troubles.
Wen Yan nodded solemnly.
As she pushed open the door, the lingering unease finally materialized into a sharp, piercing sensation, like a blade stabbing through her chest.
A refined-looking Alpha stood up, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and extended his hand. “President Wen, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Wen Yan’s face drained of color.
Seeing her reaction, Xu Ruozhou quickly grabbed her hand from behind and squeezed her palm tightly.
“Wen Yan, say something,” Xu Ruozhou whispered.
Wen Yan snapped out of her daze, her dark eyes meeting the Alpha’s across from her. Her expression slowly turned cold.
“First time meeting you, President Yin.”
Life had been so comfortable lately that Wen Yan had almost forgotten her troubles weren’t just her own—they included the female lead she had married.
In the private room, Xu Ruozhou and Yin Rong exchanged pleasantries, while Wen Yan sat in the corner, leaning against the wall, absentmindedly sipping her tea.
Wen Yan glanced at the two men out of the corner of her eye. When the conversation turned to land deals, Yin Rong’s self-assured, nauseatingly smug expression made her click her tongue in annoyance.
Yin Rong is a key character in driving the plot forward.
He’s a wealthy businessman specializing in real estate. After attending a banquet hosted by the Xu Family, he fell head over heels for the already-married Xu Ruozhou.
However, Yin Rong was also married.
Though his marriage was a loveless business arrangement, a shrewd businessman like him would never divorce his well-connected wife. When he learned that Xu Ruozhou was out of favor with the Xu Family and had divorced the Original Owner, Yin Rong saw an opportunity.
He enlisted a friend to sell Xu Ruozhou a piece of land, making extravagant promises and personally vouching for its value.
After divorcing the Original Owner, Xu Ruozhou took over the Wen Corporation’s real estate division, eager to expand his influence.
In his haste, he fell for Yin Rong’s trap.
After several months of development, the land deal imploded. Hazardous substances beneath the surface exceeded permissible levels, causing workers on the construction site to fall ill with cancer and be hospitalized. Xu Ruozhou faced a mountain of lawsuits, and his company teetered on the brink of bankruptcy.
Yin Rong appeared at this critical moment, offering to help Xu Ruozhou weather the storm—but only on one condition:
Xu Ruozhou had to become his mistress.
“Disgusting,” Wen Yan spat out, unable to contain her anger.
The two men in the private room froze, startled.
The smile on Yin Rong’s lips stiffened. “President Wen, what did you say?”
Xu Ruozhou frowned and, under the table, pinched Wen Yan’s thigh, mouthing, “Say less.”
Normally, the Alpha would have obeyed without question. But today, Wen Yan seemed to have taken the wrong medicine. Right in front of Xu Ruozhou, she glared coldly at Yin Rong and repeated, “You’re truly disgusting.”
Yin Rong: ?
Wen Yan hadn’t anticipated that even after altering the plot’s trajectory, Yin Rong—this sanctimonious hypocrite—would still covet Xu Ruozhou, resorting to such underhanded tactics to strip her of all her support.
Unable to maintain his composure after such an insult, Yin Rong’s smile crumbled. “President Wen, what do you mean by this?”
“I came here seeking a partnership with the Wen Corporation. Many families are vying for this land deal, and I only considered you because of Ruo Zhou’s connection…”
“I refuse to collaborate with disgusting people.”
“Has no one ever told you?” Wen Yan wrinkled her nose and fanned the air. “You have terrible breath.”
“Can’t you use some mouth freshener before going out? Stinking up the place every day—you might not care about your reputation, but I do! I’m embarrassed to even sit next to you.”
Yin Rong, clearly unprepared for this turn of events, momentarily lost his composure, a crack appearing in his carefully maintained facade.
“Excuse me, I need to step away for a moment,” Xu Ruozhou said, grabbing Wen Yan’s hand and pulling her out of the private room to the restroom.
“What’s wrong, honey? I wasn’t finished yet!”
“Wen Yan!” Xu Ruozhou’s voice was sharp with genuine anger, leaving Wen Yan momentarily speechless. “What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Why are you deliberately making trouble?”
Xu Ruozhou pleaded earnestly, “I’ve done my research. This land is in an exceptional location, perfect for developing a commercial district. Do you know how much time I spent negotiating this price?”
“You’re going back right now to apologize to President Yin.”
Taking this land will only bankrupt us faster, Wen Yan thought, her voice tinged with aggrieved stubbornness. “No.”
Outside the restroom, a dark shadow flickered past. Wen Yan’s pheromone receptors registered a familiar scent, causing her glands to twitch reflexively.
Clutching the back of her neck, her Alpha instincts screamed that Yin Rong was lurking just outside, eavesdropping on their conversation.
Wen Yan paused briefly, swallowed the explanation she had been about to give Xu Ruozhou, and shook off Xu Ruozhou’s grip on her arm.
There was no comparison between the strength of an Alpha and an Omega. With just a slight exertion, Wen Yan easily broke free from Xu Ruozhou’s hold.
“Wen Yan?” Xu Ruozhou’s brow furrowed slightly.
“You’re my Omega now. Stay away from other Alphas, or you’ll be staying home.”
Xu Ruozhou’s expression slowly froze on his face, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, “Wen Yan, what did you say?”
Wen Yan didn’t dare meet his gaze.
Having gone this far, she had no choice but to continue the act. Grabbing the Omega’s arm, Wen Yan pulled him out of the restroom and repeated herself.
“I said, you’re my wife now. Stay away from other Alphas. If you can’t do that, you’ll stay home from now on!”
As they stepped out of the restroom, Wen Yan’s shoulder bumped into the shoulder of an Alpha who was pretending to pass by.
The gold-rimmed glasses on Yin Rong’s nose wobbled.
“President Wen,” Yin Rong adjusted his glasses, resuming his sanctimonious demeanor. “How can you speak to your wife like that? Ruozhou has a keen business mind. You should let him…”
“Shut up.”
Before he could finish, Wen Yan coldly interrupted him, “Am I educating my Omega? What right do you have to speak?”
“Stay away from her, or you’ll regret it.”
Du Zisong’s top-tier pheromones hung dangerously in the air. Yin Rong hastily raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
Wen Yan dragged Xu Ruozhou out of the private room. Only after their figures disappeared from view did Yin Rong withdraw his gaze.
The gentle, refined smile vanished from his face, replaced by a cold, calculating shrewdness.
Yin Rong hadn’t initially targeted the Wen Family.
It was only after the Xu Family banquet ended that he caught a glimpse of a stunning figure in a sapphire blue slip dress as the crowd dispersed.
After making inquiries, he learned that this Omega with an almost bewitching beauty—the one who had captured his heart at first sight—was none other than the Xu Family’s newly reclaimed heiress, already married.
Recalling the Wen Family Alpha who had dragged the Omega away, Yin Rong’s eyes darkened with malice as he clutched the glands at the back of his neck, which were sending him constant warnings.
His pheromones sensed an overwhelming danger, relentlessly urging him to retreat.
Yin Rong steadied himself against the wall. “Arrogant fool.”
Wen Yan’s intense possessiveness toward Xu Ruozhou had ruined his plans. He had originally intended to target the Wen Family, where Xu Ruozhou resided, and gradually dismantle all her relationships, one by one.
Now, cooperating with the Wen Family was impossible.
Damn it.
Inside the luxury car, Xu Ruozhou remained silent the entire ride. No matter how profusely Wen Yan apologized, she stared coldly out the window, refusing to utter a single word to him.
Waaah, I overdid the act! I don’t need to buy the land anymore, but now the female lead, whom I finally managed to coax into a good mood, is angry with me again.
Why is my life so miserable? T_T
Even as Xu Ruozhou pushed open the car door and strode into the company, Wen Yan failed to elicit a single pleasant expression from her.
Wen Yan sat alone in the car for a few gloomy seconds before quickly rallying himself. He raised his hands to his chest, giving himself a pep talk.
What if the female lead gives me the cold shoulder? Stick to her! Stick to her like glue!
Xu Ruozhou entered the company with an icy expression, a long, trailing tail following closely behind.
“President Xu, good morning…” A staff member, seeing her face as cold as ice shards, swallowed the rest of their greeting in fear.
Xu Ruozhou ignored them, but the goofy little tail trailing behind her cheerfully raised a hand, flashing a good-natured smile. “Good morning!”
“President Wen,” the employee said, bowing hurriedly. “G-good morning.”
Wen Yan glanced up at the four large characters on the office building: “Shengzhou Entertainment.” She recalled the information about the company from the original novel.
Shengzhou Entertainment was an entertainment company under the Xu Family’s umbrella, consistently operating at a net loss. Xu Ruozhou had initially dismissed it, but the Xu Family had only been willing to give the female lead such a struggling, half-dead company.
After the company’s shares were transferred to the female lead, Xu Ruozhou implemented sweeping reforms, slashing the workforce by over 80%. He then used the remaining funds to hire talent scouts to recruit promising young artists, forcibly revitalizing the moribund entertainment company.
Shengzhou Entertainment became Xu Ruozhou’s first strategic move in his power play to seize control of the Xu Family.
As Wen Yan gazed at the revitalized Shengzhou Entertainment, her dark eyes brightened. She trotted after the female lead, her voice softening, “Wife, let me explain~”
Thud.
Wen Yan’s nose collided with a rose bush, her rose-scented hair brushing against her cheek, leaving a faint fragrance in its wake.
Amidst curious glances, Xu Ruozhou stopped and turned around, her reddish-brown eyes fixing coldly on the Alpha who had been relentlessly pursuing her.
“You’re going to stay home and behave yourself from now on?”
“Uh…”
“I’m going to discipline my Omega?”
“Mmm…”
Wen Yan swallowed hard, glancing around nervously. The room was filled with employees of Shengzhou Entertainment.
The female lead had just begun layoffs, and there were bound to be Xu Family spies among them.
Wen Yan couldn’t explain herself here. She stiffened her neck, her heart pounding with panic.
“Hmph.”
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xu Ruozhou’s thin, crimson lips curled into a cold sneer. Wen Yan saw the undisguised disappointment in those amber eyes, and her heart clenched painfully.
“Wen Yan, I truly misjudged you.”
Wen Yan bit her lower lip, ignoring the employees’ curious stares. She grabbed Xu Ruozhou’s hand and pulled her into an empty office.
As soon as they were inside, Xu Ruozhou yanked her hand away.
The Omega wrinkled her brow in disgust. “Finally dropping the act?”
“I should have known you were all the same the day you and Xu Mingxin conspired to drug me.”
Thump.
Xu Ruozhou’s hand froze mid-rub.
Wen Yan forced a bitter smile. “Wife, there were too many people outside.”
Xu Ruozhou: ?
Just minutes ago, the Alpha who had been so arrogant, demanding she not show her face in public, was now kneeling at her feet, hugging her calf with practiced ease, her movements as smooth as flowing water.
“Wife, I didn’t mean what I said earlier. From now on, what’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is still yours!”
Wen Yan pouted, her expression aggrieved. “I really have nothing to do with Xu Mingxin. I hate her! If you’re still upset about the drugging incident, you can hit me. Anywhere is fine, but preferably my butt—I have thick skin, so don’t hold back!”
Xu Ruozhou didn’t strike her, nor did he speak. He simply stood there in silence, quietly scrutinizing the person before him.
Wen Yan was utterly baffling.
So baffling that Xu Ruozhou couldn’t help but wonder which version of Wen Yan was the real one.
Or, more precisely, whether the Alpha before him was still “Wen Yan” at all.
“Get up,” Xu Ruozhou said, pressing his lips into a thin line. Wen Yan obediently rose from the floor, dusting off her rear and cautiously observing Xu Ruozhou’s expression.
After a long silence, Xu Ruozhou’s reddish-brown eyes scrutinized Wen Yan’s face. His thin lips trembled slightly as he spoke, “Wen Yan, you’re not doing this for me. You just don’t want to cooperate with Yin Rong, do you?”
Holy sh1t?!
“Ah,” Wen Yan feigned ignorance. “What do you mean?”
Xu Ruozhou’s brow furrowed. “Is it because of him as a person, or because of that land?”
If Xu Ruozhou continued guessing, Wen Yan couldn’t imagine what conclusions he might reach. Cold sweat trickled down her forehead and dripped from her jawline.
“Honey, what are you talking about? I was just swept away by love…”
Before she could finish, a pair of icy hands covered her face. Cool fingertips probed the junction between her jaw and neck, as if searching for something.
Wen Yan swallowed hard. The Du Zisong pheromone in her glands, constantly provoked by the Omega’s “teasing,” was on the verge of release.
“Honey, don’t do this…”
Wen Yan’s cheeks burned with an alarming heat.