Transmigrated Before the Scum A Tortured the Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 22
Qin Lingyue’s departure did not affect the party’s progress, and the professional team was steadily stirring up the atmosphere.
The downstairs venue was noisy and lively, but neither Xu Jinzhao nor Song Jiao had any intention of going down to join in.
Xu Jinzhao wasn’t the kind of person who particularly loved socializing. Moreover, when she looked down through the floor-to-ceiling windows, she saw several of [Xu Jinzhao]’s cronies.
These were probably guests specially invited by the party host to keep her company.
If it were [Xu Jinzhao] herself, she might have found this arrangement thoughtful and happily gone to greet her friends, but Xu Jinzhao had no desire to interact with them at all.
Song Jiao was also not a social person.
If she wanted to, she could of course make interactions that would increase others’ goodwill towards her based on her observation of anyone’s microexpressions.
But Song Jiao didn’t think it was necessary. Besides, there were many Alphas downstairs who weren’t using blocker patches.
Although not all Alpha pheromones were overly stimulating and aggressive, Song Jiao’s heat was approaching, and her cycle had been unstable.
To be safe, it was better not to take risks at such a sensitive time.
Song Jiao’s gaze turned to Xu Jinzhao again. Thinking about the Alpha’s recent strange behavior, and then thinking about the familiar faces downstairs, she said softly:
“I’m so hungry.”
Xu Jinzhao was stunned, and then heard Song Jiao request.
“Can you get me something to eat? I don’t want to go downstairs.”
The Omega looked at her with her usual slightly lowered head and raised eyes.
Her red dress and shawl were as fiery as flames, but her face and the exposed skin on her neck and shoulders were like white snow illuminated by the winter sun.
A little beauty made of ice and snow wrapped in flames, both moving and pitiful.
Xu Jinzhao immediately got up, took two steps and then turned back: “What do you want to eat?”
Song Jiao said: “Something sweet, um… I want chocolate cake.”
Hearing her say this, the Alpha smiled, and her naturally cold and charming face added vitality and life to the smile.
“Then wait for me, don’t wander around, I’ll be right back.”
After Xu Jinzhao went downstairs, Song Jiao turned her gaze to the downstairs exit in advance.
In a moment, the Alpha’s figure appeared there, looking around, her slightly curly long hair swaying lightly behind her shoulders.
A dozen meters southwest of the exit was a long table with ready-made cocktails and various Western desserts. Song Jiao had noticed these earlier.
It’s worth mentioning that several of Xu Jinzhao’s frequent Alpha friends were sitting at the table, drinking and having fun.
Song Jiao had also noticed these earlier.
Watching Xu Jinzhao walk towards the long table as she expected and be surrounded by her friends, Song Jiao stared intently at every expression on her face.
Xu Jinzhao picked up a tray and put plates on it, casually dealing with [Xu Jinzhao]’s cronies who were asking all sorts of questions.
“Just got married, not interested in going out to play.”
This was inviting her to go out and have fun.
“My wife? Why do you care so much? Did your family go bankrupt and you can’t survive, so you want to apply to be my housekeeper?”
This was asking if Song Jiao had come.
“How would I know?”
This was asking why Qin Lingyue was holding the party.
She suddenly turned to the Alpha who asked about the party and asked, “When did Qin Lingyue invite you?”
“This morning.”
“What time exactly?” Xu Jinzhao asked.
“Around 10:30, almost everyone was.” The other person answered casually, then complained, “What’s wrong with you today? Why are you so aggressive?”
Xu Jinzhao ignored him.
Qin Lingyue called her at 9 o’clock. At that time, the woman claimed that many of [Xu Jinzhao]’s friends were invited.
This time difference was wrong, and it was easy to ask. It was clear that Qin Lingyue didn’t intend to hide it from her at all.
She waved them away, picked up the tray, and went upstairs.
Song Jiao was still sitting quietly by the window, her beautiful and pure eyes looking at her, like a deer resting in the forest.
Xu Jinzhao smiled: “Someone was talking to me and delayed me.”
She placed the plates one by one. Song Jiao only asked for chocolate cake, but Xu Jinzhao brought seven or eight dishes.
“Jiao Jiao” mentioned many times that Song Jiao preferred strong-flavored foods.
Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, the more stimulating, the more she liked it, completely different from the image of someone who could live on air and dew.
Xu Jinzhao put the chocolate cake covered with thick cream and sprinkled with dark chocolate chips in front of Song Jiao, and placed all the other dishes and soup bowls next to the cake plate, filling half the table.
She sat back next to Song Jiao and deliberately pushed a dish of Thai lemon shrimp towards the Omega:
“I tasted it, it’s very good.”
The Alpha’s charming light-colored eyes sparkled, with the same expectation as when she held up the expensive pearl necklace to show her.
Song Jiao said, “I remember you don’t like lemon.”
Xu Jinzhao was stunned. The original owner’s memory didn’t have this taboo. In fact, [Xu Jinzhao]’s dietary preferences were basically the same as hers.
“No, I like it quite a bit?” Xu Jinzhao thought for a moment, then used trivial matters from the original owner’s memory to prove it, “I drank a lot of fruit tea with the fresh lemons in the refrigerator.”
Song Jiao lowered her eyelashes: “I remembered wrong.”
Xu Jinzhao happily ate with her. Although Qin Lingyue clearly organized the party on short notice, the chefs she hired were indeed excellent.
After enjoying the meal, Song Jiao brought up something that made Xu Jinzhao’s mood instantly complicated.
She wanted to visit her father Song Yikang in prison and bring him some clothes and daily necessities.
Song Jiao’s tone was very calm, just like casual conversation.
“My dad’s knees aren’t very good. Every time the seasons change, his rheumatism gets quite bad. I wanted to see him last week, but you didn’t allow it.”
Xu Jinzhao had the original owner’s memory, and after a brief search, she recalled [Xu Jinzhao]’s psychological activities at that time:
She thought Song Jiao was a killjoy, getting married so happily, but insisted on going to see Song Yikang in prison. That rebellious thing had caused the Xu family a lot of losses.
Xu Jinzhao felt restless. Even though this was [Xu Jinzhao]’s behavior and thoughts, in Song Jiao’s eyes, she was now [Xu Jinzhao] herself—
A shameless person who used power to force people to a dead end, ruined her family, but righteously thought she was the victim.
She felt her cheeks burning hot and painful, as if she had been slapped hard by the Omega, feeling extremely ashamed.
But Song Jiao was still waiting for her reply.
“Of course, you can go tomorrow, drive my car.” Xu Jinzhao said.
Song Jiao seemed a little happy and smiled at her gratefully, as if this was great tolerance.
Xu Jinzhao’s heart sank, and all the joy disappeared.
She was in a daze for the rest of the day.
The emotions that had been high because of “saving” Song Jiao’s life were suppressed to the lowest point and never rebounded.
Xu Jinzhao admitted that she was a very emotional person when it came to feelings, especially concerned about the attitude of the people she valued, and eager to receive positive feedback.
The dirty water that was splashed on her in real life, if it came from someone unimportant, Xu Jinzhao wouldn’t be too affected.
She would create better works to counter all doubts and criticisms.
But the person who did these things was the girl who was closest to and trusted Xu Jinzhao, and who she didn’t guard against.
The moment she received the panicked call from her friend, Xu Jinzhao was still happily tangled about which movie to watch together that night.
Until she came to the world of “Jiao Jiao,” Xu Jinzhao was still entangled in negative emotions.
Every time she thought she had calmed down, but when she faced the blank canvas, her mind would be filled with all kinds of distracting thoughts.
Now she had self-righteously invested her feelings in Song Jiao, and was sad that the Omega might hate her because of [Xu Jinzhao]’s past behavior.
She also couldn’t help but think of her parents in reality from Song Yikang, and missed them madly.
Xu Jinzhao hated this weak and incompetent side of herself.
The next morning, she was woken up by a call from Xu Boyang.
When she opened her sleepy eyes and saw the caller’s note, Xu Jinzhao instantly sobered up, throwing away all the thoughts and sleepiness of yesterday.
She got up and answered the phone. Xu Boyang didn’t say much, just told her to go to the company immediately.
After hanging up, Xu Jinzhao rubbed her temples, forcing herself to cheer up.
It was raining outside, and it was already past eight o’clock. She had slept for ten hours.
Xu Jinzhao went into the bathroom for a quick wash, changed into a suit that matched the original owner’s dressing habits, put up her curly hair, and applied simple makeup before going downstairs.
She planned to go out and buy something to eat, and saw the Omega in her pajamas reading a book in the dining room.
Song Jiao had braided her long hair into a bun on top of her head, and used a hairpin decorated with a light green ribbon bow to secure it.
The Omega’s swan-like slender and white neck was fully exposed in front of her, with only some short, broken hairs that couldn’t be tucked into the braid fluffing up behind her head, making her look cute and playful.
Perhaps startled by the sound of footsteps, Song Jiao turned to look over.
Xu Jinzhao noticed that her turning movement was peaceful and calm, and the haze of previous melancholy in her eyes had dissipated.
This made Xu Jinzhao’s suppressed mood slightly relaxed, and she gave her a small smile.
The Omega put down her book, moved the insulated food cover on the table, revealing a plate of small flower rolls and fried eggs underneath.
Xu Jinzhao was extremely surprised, and for a moment, she didn’t dare to confirm her judgment, asking hesitantly:
“…For me?”
Song Jiao nodded and asked, “Are you going out? You haven’t had breakfast yet.”
Xu Jinzhao immediately dropped her bag and went to wash her hands.
When Xu Jinzhao sat down, Song Jiao had already brought a bowl of porridge with scallops from the kitchen and placed it in front of her, with freshly cut green onions sprinkled on top of the steaming porridge.
Xu Jinzhao felt that she was probably smoked by the heat coming from the bowl, her eyes stinging, almost tearing up.
Song Jiao sat opposite the Alpha, quietly watching her wolf down her food.
Xu Jinzhao didn’t want to expose her embarrassed appearance, so she didn’t dare to look up.
She only felt that the small flower rolls were soft and delicious, the porridge was fresh and fragrant, and even the no longer crispy fried eggs tasted better than usual.
After finishing the meal and calming down a little, Xu Jinzhao said hoarsely:
“Someone will be delivering the inhibitors later, remember to take them with you.”
She just got up to leave when she heard Song Jiao say behind her, “The roads are slippery in the rain, drive carefully.”
Xu Jinzhao nodded randomly with her back to Song Jiao.
She couldn’t speak, she was afraid she would burst into tears.
Author’s Notes:
Little liar, please care more about your sister in the future, sob sob sob.