The Scumbag Alpha and the Movie Queen Omega's Arranged Marriage - Chapter 8

The process of meeting the parents was uneventful and boring.

It was mainly because of the awkwardness. Even a short while felt like a long time.

After dinner, it was Sheng Lan’s mom who held onto Lu Xueyin to chat.

The Sheng and Lu families had a good relationship two generations ago.

After their families became wealthy in the last generation, their relationship slowly faded.

They moved houses, changed social circles, and got busy.

Because of the wealth gap, one side didn’t want to seem like they were showing off, so they were cautious in all aspects.

The other side didn’t want to seem like they were currying favor, so they were restrained and reserved in all aspects.

They slowly lost the desire to share. Because of the friendship from the old days, they would send each other holiday greetings.

This marriage was a typical cliché of an arranged marriage from childhood.

Neither family had actually brought it up. It was when Lu Xueyin’s mom got cancer, and the doctor said she only had a year to live.

She was worried about Lu Xueyin, always thinking about how chaotic the entertainment industry was. Fearing that Lu Xueyin would be alone and bullied in the future, she brought the yellowed marriage contract to the Sheng family’s door.

So, the reason Lu Xueyin agreed to this marriage was also very simple. She just wanted to fulfill her mom’s dying wish and didn’t want her to worry about her in her last days.

The unfortunate events of her wedding were unexpected.

They didn’t stay the night. They had to rush back to get an injection.

Amidst the enthusiastic attempts to get them to stay, Sheng Lan bluntly said, “We’re newlyweds. We need to go home to sleep. Why are you trying to keep us here?”

Her two moms each slapped her on the arm.

Sheng Lan successfully got Lu Xueyin out of the house.

Lu Xueyin didn’t thank her. After getting in the car, she dropped the obedient and sweet wife act. Once her seatbelt was fastened, she closed her eyes to rest. She visibly became weaker.

Sheng Lan didn’t say anything and drove steadily.

When they arrived at the residential garage, Lu Xueyin opened her eyes.

This state clearly meant she hadn’t slept on the way.

The feeling of being guarded and wary wasn’t good. Sheng Lan was inexperienced in providing for a pampered young woman for the first time.

She said, “It must be my bad driving that kept you from sleeping.”

Taking responsibility and acting like a simp both sounded sarcastic.

Lu Xueyin unbuckled her seatbelt but didn’t get out of the car.

Her lips were tightly pursed, and her brow was slightly furrowed, as if she had an important decision to tell Sheng Lan.

Sheng Lan rested one hand on the steering wheel and turned to look at her.

“Sister, why don’t we talk about this at home?”

Lu Xueyin refused to be called “sister” by her.

Sheng Lan had a good voice and knew how to use her advantage.

Maybe it was her personality, or maybe she was laughing at her, but the cheerfulness in her tone mixed with the sweetness of her voice made calling her “sister” sound very intimate.

Lu Xueyin wanted Sheng Lan to accompany her to the hospital tomorrow to “see my mom.”

They had talked about this before. Sheng Lan wanted a divorce, and Lu Xueyin said it was impossible.

If necessary, they had to act like a loving couple in front of their elders.

Sheng Lan hadn’t agreed directly, and Lu Xueyin was unsure.

She said, “I accompanied you home today, too.”

And she had performed extremely well.

Whether it was on the phone or in person.

There was nothing anyone could criticize her for.

Sheng Lan chuckled.

Lu Xueyin looked up at her. “What are you laughing at?”

Sheng Lan: “I think you’re very interesting.”

Meeting the parents, and also “forcefully buying and selling” a relationship?

Lu Xueyin felt guilty.

Because of her personality, she couldn’t talk back like Sheng Lan and say something like, “We’ll have to meet eventually.” So she just repeated her question, “Are you coming or not?”

Sheng Lan tapped the steering wheel with her finger and asked Lu Xueyin to say it again.

“Listen to yourself. Doesn’t that sound like you’re scolding me?”

Lu Xueyin hadn’t thought that at all.

She hadn’t had her injection yet today, and when her emotions fluctuated, her pheromones also became restless.

Sheng Lan smelled the scent of roses.

She really wanted Lu Xueyin to rein in her pheromones.

But she also felt that Lu Xueyin was having a hard time controlling herself. She was trying to remain calm, but her ears betrayed her emotions in a very amusing way.

The tips of her ears were completely red.

Lu Xueyin took out her hair tie, pulled her long curly hair down to cover her ears, but she couldn’t hide her face.

Her face was also red.

She tried to act composed, her lips were tightly sealed, and her expression was distant and cold.

It reminded Sheng Lan of the first day they had interacted.

She had greeted Lu Xueyin, only to be brushed off by her.

A physical brush-off.

So, Sheng Lan’s first impression of Lu Xueyin was that she was arrogant, cold, and prickly.

And she had a strong sense of distance.

The car window was tapped, and Sheng Lan saw Lu Xueyin’s icy face.

Based on her two days of interacting with her, she judged that Lu Xueyin was in a bad mood.

After opening the door and getting in the car, Sheng Lan casually expressed her concern.

Lu Xueyin didn’t tell her what was wrong. “It’s nothing. Let’s just go home for dinner first.”

She hadn’t had her injection yet today and couldn’t delay staying at home for too long.

So, on the way, Sheng Lan lightly lectured her. “You don’t care about your own body.”

If she didn’t go home for dinner, she could rest properly.

The police report had just been taken, and Feng Zhitong was in the same city and could be easily arrested. The results might even come out before the dating show started filming.

Right now, Lu Xueyin’s hostility towards Sheng Lan wasn’t as strong as before, but her trust in her was also limited.

This kind of caring lecture was met with a low sneer.

“There are no outsiders, so you don’t have to pretend.”

Sheng Lan then turned on the music to drown out Lu Xueyin’s voice.

It would be a shame for such a beautiful woman to not be a pretty face.

So, just don’t talk.

Lu Xueyin was also too lazy to deal with her and leaned back in her seat with her eyes closed, resting.

Sheng Lan’s family was wealthy. Her residence was in the highest-priced downtown area of Jinhe City. The detached mansion was built in a quaint style, and it felt like walking through a garden.

The Sheng family had a simple family structure and didn’t have a deep legacy in the city. They were more like the “nouveau riche” kind of wealthy family.

That’s why Sheng Lan was a little wary of Lu Xueyin, because if someone ganged up on her, the Sheng family could really go bankrupt.

Only Sheng Lan’s two mothers were at home. Her older sister was still abroad.

Lu Xueyin got out of the car and immediately got into character, as if she had been given a “devoted wife” script. She had told Sheng Lan not to pretend in the car, but now, she took the initiative to link arms with her.

Sheng Lan played along and smiled happily. She was actually just trying not to laugh at Lu Xueyin.

“Hey, what books on acting did you read when you entered the industry? Can you recommend some to me?”

Lu Xueyin was an experiential actress. Many books on acting were not very useful to her. Since her acting skills were already proficient, she could use the techniques that weren’t good enough for the camera to pretend in real life.

Since it was for Sheng Lan, she just listed some books.

They were all relevant books she could think of at the moment, regardless of whether they were good or not. Some of them she hadn’t even read herself.

Sheng Lan wasn’t stupid. She saw the bottomless smile in Lu Xueyin’s peach blossom eyes, which looked more like a little fox. She knew Lu Xueyin was just trying to fool her.

She would play along.

Sheng Lan held her phone with one hand and added all the books Lu Xueyin had mentioned to her shopping cart.

She asked Lu Xueyin if there were any more.

Lu Xueyin said no.

They were both dressed casually. Their outfits had different colors and slightly different styles, but when they stood together with their arms linked, their beauty made them look like a perfect match.

When their family saw them, they were incredibly satisfied with the marriage.

They pointed at Sheng Lan and said, “Look how silly you’re smiling.”

Sheng Lan reined in her smile, and when she sat down at the dining table, she subtly tried to pull her arm out of Lu Xueyin’s.

It was a smooth move.

But Lu Xueyin scratched the inside of her arm.

Sheng Lan turned her head to look at her.

Lu Xueyin was obediently eating her food, looking completely oblivious. She even served Sheng Lan a bowl of soup.

Only Sheng Lan, because she looked at Lu Xueyin as soon as she pulled her hand away, was criticized by her mother. “Your eyes are going to get stuck on Xueyin!”

And so, Sheng Lan understood.

Every female cannon fodder has her fate.

And her fate was to be the scapegoat.