The Scumbag Alpha and the Movie Queen Omega's Arranged Marriage - Chapter 9

Sheng Lan held a cup, standing in the hallway, and slowly took a sip of water.

When she reached the door to her room, she heard the sound of running water from the bathroom. She tilted her head, looked at the warm, orange light that was cast on the frosted glass, and then moved back to the living room sofa to play on her phone.

Lu Xueyin came out quietly. Not wanting to make a sound in the middle of the night, she hadn’t washed her hair and was done in less than ten minutes.

Sheng Lan had been deliberately waiting for her. When she heard the water stop, she got up and leaned against the wall. When she saw Lu Xueyin come out, she openly looked her over.

She did prefer slip dresses. The dark green was as deep as ink, making her skin look like the clear moonlight.

Fair, cool, and distant, yet silently alluring.

She still had the steam from the bathroom on her, and her hair was slightly damp.

The water temperature must have been too high, and her skin, soaked in the heat, was tinged with a faint pink.

The hot water had also woken her up. She glanced at Sheng Lan, no longer provocative, and ignored her.

Sheng Lan’s gaze went from the widow’s peak on her forehead down to her moist, red lips.

She looked down at the few crystal-clear drops of water in the hollow of her collarbone, and then glanced at her full cleavage.

What a shame.

Lu Xueyin was deeply convinced that Sheng Lan was a fake Alpha.

She wasn’t provocative, but she wasn’t afraid, either.

She was very used to using this method to show her dissatisfaction and rebellion.

The path next to her was very wide, but she insisted on walking straight toward Sheng Lan and then walking around her.

The distance was very close.

They were almost pressed against each other.

The hem of her slip dress fluttered with her movement and brushed against Sheng Lan’s calf, causing a tickle.

Sheng Lan looked down, and before Lu Xueyin could open her door, she grabbed her.

This was the first time she had crossed a line. She reached out her hand and used her thumb to wipe the beads of water from the hollow of Lu Xueyin’s collarbone.

In the midst of the watery expanse, she watched as Lu Xueyin’s skin quickly turned the color of a shrimp.

It was incredibly beautiful.

Sheng Lan let go, and her tone was teasing.

“I can’t mark you, but can’t I bite you?”

It had been a few days.

Lu Xueyin finally showed a timid side of herself in front of Sheng Lan.

Five minutes after she hid in her room, Sheng Lan received a message from her.

[Lu Xueyin]: Come and bite me.

She felt like the tone wasn’t strong enough.

[Lu Xueyin]: I’m waiting.

Sheng Lan just wanted to laugh.

Especially since in the chat window, her message from before that said, “You’re a coward who loves to flirt,” was still there.

Sheng Lan took a screenshot and sent it to her.

She fought magic with magic.

Ten minutes later.

Lu Xueyin shared three links with her.

[What to do if an Alpha is impotent? If you have these symptoms, go to the hospital as soon as possible!]

[Why can’t an Alpha mark? What’s the difference between marking impotence and sexual impotence?]

[Do you really understand “marking impotence”? You need to know these 8 truths!]

Sheng Lan was thirsty again.

She thought about the past few days of their interaction and felt that she had already figured out a boundary she could cross.

So she replied to Lu Xueyin: Sister, it seems you’re really bothered by the fact that I can’t mark you?

Following Lu Xueyin’s example, after waiting ten minutes for a reply, Sheng Lan also shared a link with her.

It was one she had manually created.

[Omega implies Alpha is impotent, marking impotence has three causes… Click to find out more.]

Lu Xueyin didn’t know whether to click it or not. The message sank like a stone in the sea, and there was no reply.

Lonely in the middle of the night and not wanting to play a game, Sheng Lan opened Weibo.

As usual, she ignored the 999+ message notifications and went straight to the search bar to look for Lu Xueyin’s name, browsing her public feed.

Lu Xueyin was a well-known beautiful Omega in the entertainment industry. She spent most of her time filming, and she had over 30 million fans, more than some popular young celebrities. Her feed was filled with positive comments after being managed by her PR team.

The content of her Weibo posts was the same as her private social media, but with a different group of people commenting. The traces of the managed comments were still there.

After scrolling for a while, Sheng Lan felt it was boring and went to her own Weibo page.

Ever since her “cool girl” persona was ruined, the style of her Weibo comments could no longer be saved.

In the past, her fans would post her beautiful pictures, both unedited and edited, and Sheng Lan would even save them.

Now, it was all emoticons, and she didn’t want to open a single one.

Her last Weibo post was a picture she took in the mirror after she finished her dance practice yesterday.

Her dance clothes were form-fitting. The top was short, revealing her flat and toned abdomen.

Her phone blocked most of her face, and you could see her trying to act cool from the side of her face.

She looked so good.

In the past, the comments would be “Sister, give us a chance.”

Now, they were all “Hahahahaha, she looks like she’s seriously trying to be a pick-up artist.”

Boring.

The boring comments all had a lot of likes. She had to scroll for a while to find any interesting ones.

Since Trial Period had a fierce rivalry in every episode, a few celebrity pairings would be trending before it aired.

Some of this was done by the celebrities on the show, and some was the result of real fans’ enthusiasm.

It was already past midnight, and with the start of filming approaching, people were guessing which celebrity pairings would be on the show.

Sheng Lan had become “CP-proof” because of Ji Xinlan’s years of entanglement.

In her fan group, there was only one “Crab Leg” pairing, shipping her and Ji Xinlan. They would “blow up” any new pairing.

Now, someone was joining in on the fun, saying that they wondered if Sheng Lan would ever be invited to be on Trial Period.

For the fans, the type of reality show was secondary. They mainly wanted to see Sheng Lan on a live-streamed show.

In that comment, people were discussing it, and they were mostly saying it was impossible for her to go.

Some said she had no celebrity pairings, so the likelihood of the show inviting her was low.

Some said she was afraid of live-streaming and of ruining her persona.

In the end, everyone was just repeating “in this lifetime.”

Sheng Lan, who had already signed the dating show contract, was completely unafraid and even tagged Lu Xueyin in the comments. “She’s the ‘in this lifetime’ one.”

At least she had been on a reality show before. Lu Xueyin had never been on one.

When this comment was posted, her fans were shocked, but then they all started laughing, asking her if she had used the wrong account and why she would tag a beautiful woman in the middle of the night.

She’s up in the middle of the night, worried about whether someone else is going on a dating show. Let’s give the microphone to Sister Sheng and ask her to tell us her story. [doge]

With a 24-hour live-streamed show, her “cool girl” persona could be thrown out the window.

Sheng Lan said she didn’t use the wrong account and was seriously discussing the topic of “in this lifetime.”

The fans lined up: Sister Sheng, are you envious that Sister Lu has so many celebrity pairings?

Sheng Lan closed Weibo.

The next day.

As soon as Jiang Ling turned on her phone, she received a screenshot from the public relations department.

#ShengLanLuXueyinInThisLifetime#

It wasn’t at the top of the trending list, but it still drew a lot of attention.

The two had no previous interactions. They were in different circles and were not rivals.

Sheng Lan had over 50 million fans on Weibo. Her new album was still at the top of the charts on various websites. In terms of her status, she didn’t need to use Lu Xueyin to gain attention.

So, when both sides’ fans and familiar bystanders clicked on it, they would mostly just laugh and move on.

Some people even seriously discussed the possibility of them going on Trial Period together.

They said that Lu Xueyin had too many celebrity pairings, and Sheng Lan was a “CP-proof” cool girl, so they would be a perfect match.

While outsiders were enjoying the show, the Trial Period production team was very happy.

There were only a few popular celebrity pairings in the industry, and they couldn’t invite those who had already announced their relationships, since that wouldn’t count as a “trial period.”

So, the production team would also invite single celebrities from the industry. After they joined, they would draw lots with the other two celebrity pairings to choose their partner.

The biggest gimmick was the celebrity pairings. The “guessing game” was just a part of the process and wouldn’t break up the official pairings.

They had invited Sheng Lan and Lu Xueyin this time, initially because they were thirsty for both of their popularity. But with filming approaching, a problem was revealed.

The production team had already held five small meetings, discussing whether they should tell them beforehand and have them get to know each other, to avoid awkwardness and to create a spark.

But awkwardness also had its own appeal. They had studied Sheng Lan’s last reality show and felt that she was a great personality who could liven up the atmosphere. It would be Lu Xueyin’s first time on a reality show. For the sake of the show’s effect, she would also act like a couple in a trial relationship, so they decided to just wait and see.

Now, this trending topic made everyone feel at ease.

They even hired a bunch of internet trolls to discuss why the two had chemistry as a couple.

Jiang Ling scrolled through it for a while. There were no negative comments. The first time the two wives were trending together was with a hashtag for a dating show, which was a real test for her heart. She asked Lu Xueyin, “Did Sheng Lan have some kind of breakdown?”

In the middle of the night, she’s using her official Weibo account to chat with her fans and even mentions Lu Xueyin.

“If she posts on Weibo now, it would be too late to say she’s your fan.”

Fame brings trouble. Now everything was calm, but there were always people with green eyes who would jump out.

If they spread rumors, it would seem like Sheng Lan was mocking Lu Xueyin.

In the other room, Liang Jiao told Sheng Lan the same thing.

“Since you’re married now, there will be interactions. You might even be photographed entering and leaving places together and eating together, so think of it as a courtesy.”

Sheng Lan didn’t follow her. “I’m not her fan.”

“I don’t watch the TV shows or movies she’s in, either.”

Liang Jiao: “You’d better not look at your wife and don’t mention her name in public anymore.”

Sheng Lan felt guilty: “I already followed her.”

Outside, Jiang Ling was doing the same thing. “Sheng Lan followed you. I’ll politely follow her back.”

Lu Xueyin didn’t refuse. She reached out and pressed on her collarbone.

Maybe Sheng Lan’s thumb had been too forceful and too hot yesterday. Now, when she heard Sheng Lan’s name, she felt that the area she had touched was being ignited again.

Lu Xueyin lowered her gaze and opened the wrinkled script in her hand. She saw the first segment of Trial Period—the Guessing Game.

The show had a car to pick them up. After getting in the car, all six guests would record a short interview.

They would be asked who they were most excited to work with.

After Lu Xueyin chose the dating show, this was the most troublesome question for her.

She had worked with too many artists. Besides her character’s fans, she also had real fans.

She had signed the contract just a few days before filming started. Naming anyone would be unreliable and could get them into trouble.

Jiang Ling was helping her filter through the options, looking for someone who wasn’t on the show and needed some attention, so they could work together.

Now, she thought Sheng Lan was a good choice.

At that time, she would mention Sheng Lan’s name and give her a trending topic in return.

Jiang Ling thought it was a good idea. She looked at the comments section of the trending topic and saw that there were internet trolls managing the comments. She assumed the show was trying to get attention and told the public relations department to keep an eye on it. She no longer cared.

In the inner room, Liang Jiao told Sheng Lan the same thing.

“Since you have no celebrity pairings, and you’re going on this type of show, it’s good to have a warm-up so you don’t fall flat.”

Sheng Lan felt that she couldn’t possibly fall flat.

“I’m a top-tier Alpha. I’m good-looking, and I have good morals. How could I fall flat?”

Liang Jiao: “Go tell your wife that and ask her if she’s willing to accompany you on a dating show so you can find a partner and show off your good qualities.”