Chapter 30: Day Thirty of Pretending to be A

Chapter 30: Faking Alpha Status – Day 30

Faking Alpha Status – Day 30

In the following weeks, Chu Mo was very busy.

The story advanced steadily.

Zhou Jingyan’s debut was fast approaching.

Chu Mo intended to stick to the novel’s plot and select a group of trainees to be Zhou Jingyan's teammates.

In the novel, including Zhou Jingyan, these five trainees skyrocketed to fame upon debut.

Inside Xiangyang Entertainment’s headquarters,

in the spacious dance studio, a panel of executives sat in a row, with Chu Mo in the center.

The executives were surprised that Chu Mo, as the heir of the group’s headquarters, would personally oversee this audition at the subsidiary.

This was enough to show how invested Chu Mo was in the selection.

In the original novel, Chu Mo had been invited by the CEO of Xiangyang Entertainment to observe the audition.

Chu Mo singled out Zhou Jingyan to challenge him, asking him to improvise a performance of a trending girl group’s latest hit.

Chu Mo had intended to use this opportunity to undermine Zhou Jingyan and prevent him from debuting.

To everyone’s surprise, Zhou Jingyan nailed the performance.

With all eyes on him, Zhou Jingyan successfully passed the evaluation and secured the group’s center position.

Chu Mo sat on the judges’ panel, meticulously grading the trainees.

He noticed that the novel’s debut lineup was indeed more skilled than the average trainees.

As Zhou Jingyan’s turn approached, he was extremely nervous.

He made repeated trips to the bathroom, but his anxiety never subsided.

Zhou Jingyan splashed water on his face at the sink, his throat tight.

He didn’t like feeling this way.

Zhou Jingyan usually appeared cheerful and outgoing, but deep down, he’d often wondered if he had what it took to be an idol.

Becoming a singer and dancer was Zhou Jingyan’s dream.

Since childhood, he had loved singing and dancing, self-taught in multiple singing styles, different dance forms, and even rap.

But he always felt a disconnect with the stage.

Even after joining the company as a trainee, self-doubt plagued him.

It all traced back to an incident that happened when Zhou Jingyan graduated from middle school.

At the time, Zhou Jingyan was the school’s golden boy.

For the graduation ceremony, the school had arranged for him to perform.

Zhou Jingyan put careful preparation into his performance, and the school even set up a special lift platform.

However, during the graduation ceremony,

in front of everyone, the lift gave way, and the spot beneath him gave out.

Zhou Jingyan took a hard fall from the platform, his head bleeding heavily from the back, and needed seven stitches.

The hospital diagnosed him with a mild concussion.

The school handled it responsibly, covering his medical expenses and having someone look after him.

Later, Zhou Jingyan’s wound healed, but he was left with a lasting fear of the stage.

To overcome this fear, Zhou Jingyan enrolled in the dance department of H University, but it didn’t help much.

Every time he had to perform on stage, Zhou Jingyan would get unbearably nervous.

This nervousness always affected his performance, never living up to his practice sessions.

His teachers started losing faith in him.

Over time, Zhou Jingyan had zero confidence left in his stage performances.

No one knew that behind his cheerful demeanor, Zhou Jingyan struggled with deep insecurity.

Zhou Jingyan had pretty much given up on debuting.

To his surprise, Chu Mo had recently agreed to give him a shot at debuting.

At first, Zhou Jingyan was grateful to Chu Mo and overjoyed.

Later, Chu Mo broke it to him that the debut would be as part of a boy band, but the center spot was still up for grabs.

Today’s selection would not only pick Zhou Jingyan’s bandmates but also the center.

Many speculated that since Chu Mo disliked Zhou Jingyan, he wouldn’t give him the center position.

Amid these rumors, Zhou Jingyan became even more reluctant about the stage.

Just then, a staffer called out: “Xiao Zhou, it’s your turn. Hurry up, President Chu is waiting.”

Hearing the words “President Chu,” Zhou Jingyan stared at his reflection in the mirror, pursing his lips tightly.

No matter what, he wasn’t about to let Chu Mo down.

Zhou Jingyan returned to the dance studio.

He bowed to the judging panel, his eyes instinctively drawn to Chu Mo.

The moment he saw Chu Mo, for some reason, the knot in his chest loosened.

Hesitantly, Zhou Jingyan began, “Hello, judges. The performance I’ve prepared is…”

The next second, his words were interrupted by Chu Mo:

“Can you improvise?”

Zhou Jingyan went completely still at the question.

Everyone in the room looked taken aback.

None of the earlier performers had prepared an impromptu performance, so why would Chu Mo suddenly call on Zhou Jingyan to improvise?

Chu Mo looked at Zhou Jingyan and continued, "The latest song by xx girl group is quite popular. Have you heard it?"

He was referring to Zhou Jingyan's favorite girl group.

Hearing this, Zhou Jingyan nodded eagerly. "Yes, I have."

The song had just dropped three days ago, and many contestants present barely knew it existed.

"Then perform this song," Chu Mo said with a raised eyebrow. "How about it?"

The room instantly buzzed with whispers.

The song had just come out—there hadn't been enough time to learn the words or moves.

How could Zhou Jingyan possibly perform it?

Zhou Jingyan froze, his eyes filled with disbelief—how did Chu Mo know he'd been practicing the dance to this song recently?

Zhou Jingyan had always followed this girl group closely. The moment the teaser for the new song dropped, he was sold.

When the song was finally released, Zhou Jingyan spent his free time learning the choreography from the practice video.

In just a few days, he had the dance down cold.

Under the sympathetic gazes of the crowd, Zhou Jingyan went quiet.

Then, Chu Mo suddenly spoke, his tone mocking. "What, can't do it? Or are you too nervous to even speak? If you can't handle something this simple, you might as well stay as a benchwarmer in the group."

Despite the taunting words, Zhou Jingyan's pulse oddly steadied upon hearing them.

Chu Mo's voice seemed to ease his tension.

A spark of determination lit up Zhou Jingyan's eyes.

He gulped, gave a quiet 'Yeah,' and began his performance.

As the music started, Zhou Jingyan immediately had the whole room hooked.

At first, he was nervous.

But gradually, he got into the groove of the song, stepping up his game.

Zhou Jingyan put his own spin on some moves.

His version of the dance had more punch and precision than the original girl group's, yet it kept what made the song special—that adorable vibe.

The entire performance was electrifying, winning over the crowd.

When it ended, the place went wild with applause and cheers.

Zhou Jingyan himself was shocked—he'd nailed it.

He chalked it all up to Chu Mo's earlier motivational approach.

Zhou Jingyan looked at Chu Mo with newfound gratitude.

Unsurprisingly, Zhou Jingyan secured the C-position with a landslide victory.

Chu Mo put on a deliberately stern face and said in a low voice, "I didn't think you actually knew this dance. I underestimated you."

Zhou Jingyan bowed to Chu Mo. "Thank you, Mr. Chu, for giving me this opportunity."

If Chu Mo hadn't had him perform this song and encouraged him, he definitely wouldn’t have gotten the C-position.

Chu Mo hadn’t anticipated Zhou Jingyan suddenly thanking him.

Wasn't he just putting Zhou Jingyan down? Why was Zhou Jingyan thanking him?

Was Zhou Jingyan mocking him?

Unable to figure out what Zhou Jingyan was thinking, Chu Mo could only reply coldly, "Debut isn’t the finish line—it’s just the starting point. Don’t get too complacent."

His original intention was to put Zhou Jingyan in his place, but Zhou Jingyan interpreted it as another form of encouragement.

Warmth surged through Zhou Jingyan.

Under the stage lights,

Chu Mo sat with his legs crossed, radiating cool elegance, his skin pale.

He held the power over all the trainees' debut spots present.

Literally, he held their futures in his hands.

Yet Zhou Jingyan felt that Chu Mo wasn’t the monster rumors made him out to be.

Looking at Chu Mo seated at the judges’ panel, Zhou Jingyan's heart skipped a beat.

It was as if he suddenly understood…

Why Xie Songchen and Chi Cheng, both alphas, were always around Chu Mo.

Zhou Jingyan quickly suppressed the weird flutter in his chest.

Because he suddenly remembered—Chu Mo was an alpha who was spoken for.

Zhou Jingyan mentally cursed himself—

How could he catch feelings for an alpha who was already taken?

This was messed up!

Zhou Jingyan's ears burned.

He hurriedly fled the stage, looking oddly flustered.

Chu Mo blinked after Zhou Jingyan’s retreating figure.

What was that kid blushing for? he wondered

Since when did Zhou Jingyan get so weird?

But Chu Mo quickly came up with an explanation—Zhou Jingyan was about to debut as the center, and he must've believed he'd eventually win Chu Yun over.

That must be why Zhou Jingyan was blushing.

After the audition wrapped up.

The three male leads' careers were already taking off.

They'd soon rise to power despite Chu Mo's attempts to humiliate them, all for Chu Yun.

However, the original novel's title was *Perfectly Matched with Four Alphas*.

In the original story, there was still one alpha who hadn't appeared yet.

That alpha was the biggest villain in the original story.

He was ruthless, callous, and rotten to the core.

This villain was quite special—his origins were a complete mystery, with barely any backstory given throughout the story.

The villain's full backstory was only revealed in the bonus chapters.

Being just a minor character in the original novel, the Transmigration Bureau didn't provide Chu Mo with the extras.

Chu Mo also couldn't deduce what kind of person this major villain was.

The only information Chu Mo knew about the villain was—

This major villain was extremely handsome, liked posing as an omega despite being an alpha, and used his omega disguise to get close to Chu Yun.

Currently, there was no alpha pretending to be an omega around Chu Mo.

Chu Mo thought to himself that the antagonist would probably show up later.

Soon, Chu Mo put the matter of the antagonist out of his mind.

Chu Mo had something more important to do.

Ever since Chu Mo claimed he was buying suppressants for an omega, Xie Songchen and Chi Cheng had been testing him in obvious and subtle ways.

Chu Mo knew these two were likely trying to find out who that omega was, hoping to break them up.

After all, Chu Mo had prevented them from getting close to Chu Yun, so they would naturally want to make sure Chu Mo couldn’t be with the person he liked.

Chu Mo sighed at how spiteful these two male leads were.

To keep up the lie, Chu Mo made a decision:

He planned to find an omega to pretend to be his partner.

This way, Chu Mo wouldn’t have to worry about his true gender being exposed.

Chu Mo got right to it.

He found an online agency specializing in such arrangements and told them he wanted an omega who was quiet, introverted, and not talkative. He was willing to pay the top industry rate for the role.

Chu Mo set these requirements to keep his secret safe.

Soon, the agency sent over a photo.

The photo showed an exceptionally handsome young man.

He appeared to be the quiet, reserved type.

He had a sharp jawline, lean cheeks, fair skin, and thick lashes.

He really did look like an exceptionally attractive omega.

Yet, for some reason, Chu Mo was momentarily distracted.

But he couldn’t shake the feeling...

There was something a little off about this omega.