A Milky Orange-Flavored Omega Becomes Famous Through a Dating Show [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 24.2

Just one gaze, yet it carried the arrogance of someone in a superior position and the intimidation of an Alpha.

Pei Yi’s gaze stayed on him for only one glance. Her delicate brows furrowed lightly, and her eyes immediately moved away. A trace of disgust flashed at the bottom of her eyes—she hated people who made too many little moves.

If he was already like this in front of the camera, then behind the camera, he would only be even more disgusting.

During the previous random AO date, why had she felt that… in this job, this little male Omega was the most suitable person to bind into a CP with?

A chill ran down Zhou Xiaoduo’s back. His heart clenched violently, and those almond eyes suddenly widened in fear, as if he were being stared down by a lion or tiger. A wave of revulsion rose in his heart, and his whole body trembled lightly twice. His voice shook.

“I really didn’t… I really didn’t do it on purpose…”

“I really didn’t notice her just now. Teacher Xiao Pei… you don’t believe me?”

Zhou Xiaoduo lowered his head, looking extremely wronged, like a pitiful little puppy.

Zhou Xiaoduo was a male Omega. With this humble, submissive appearance, no matter which Alpha saw him, even a heart forged from steel would almost soften because of him.

He lowered his head and admitted his mistake, silently waiting for Pei Yi’s response, but after waiting for a long time, he did not receive a single word from Pei Yi…

Zhou Xiaoduo raised his head in surprise, only to discover that Pei Yi had long since vanished from beside him. He turned his head and looked behind him—the three people standing near the teppanyaki station were Zhong Lin, Pei Yi, and Chu Yunze.

Pei Yi and Chu Yunze seemed to… both be surrounding Zhong Lin?!

Zhou Xiaoduo was so angry his teeth itched. How had these three ended up standing together??

A few minutes earlier.

Zhong Lin held a pack of wet wipes and wiped her hand clean. She raised her head and saw three people busy on the other side of the courtyard.

At the teppanyaki station, Liang Shan and Zhu Ying each held a small iron spatula. Both of them had smiles in their eyes; even while stir-frying teppanyaki, they were smiling cheerfully. They looked very much like they belonged in the atmosphere of a dating variety show.

On the other side, Chu Yunze stood alone by the barbecue grill. Grilling meat was much slower than putting it directly on the teppanyaki plate. Her loose black T-shirt had been dampened with sweat, outlining her figure: a narrow, slender waist, straight shoulder line, and a swan-like neckline.

Her partner, Zhou Xiaoduo, had abandoned her several minutes ago and walked straight toward another Alpha. As long as Chu Yunze raised her head now, she could see Zhou Xiaoduo at the dining table not far away, smiling brightly as he struck up a conversation with Pei Yi.

This puppy-like little brother who had once bewitched her was smiling so brightly now. The little male Omega’s smile was sickeningly sweet.

But it made Chu Yunze feel as if she had drunk a bowl of lard, inexplicably disgusted.

During the day at the villa, Zhou Xiaoduo and Chu Yunze had had many intimate interactions. When washing vegetables, Zhou Xiaoduo had even personally fed her a small cookie.

Zhou Xiaoduo had not given his letter to Chu Yunze last night. As for who he had given it to, one could tell at a glance now.

Chu Yunze curled her lips. The smile at their corners faded. She lowered her head and continued concentrating on grilling meat. Her neck and forehead were covered in a layer of fine sweat.

Suddenly, her neck cooled. Chu Yunze lowered her eyes and saw a fair little hand pressing a wet wipe against her neck.

“Wipe it off for you.” Zhong Lin politely withdrew her hand and stood opposite the barbecue grill.

Chu Yunze reached out and pressed down on the wet wipe, slowly wiping the thin sweat from her neck. The sensation of that hand pressing against her neck just now seemed as if it had not yet disappeared. The force had been very light; it had immediately moved away after a brief touch, very measured.

Chu Yunze’s eyes darkened. She lowered her eyes and looked at Zhong Lin’s withdrawn hand for a long time.

The girl’s rounded fingernails were faintly cherry-pink at the edges. It was a very pretty hand.

During the initial heartbeat pick, Zhong Lin had chosen her as her heartbeat Alpha guest… Chu Yunze knew this.

But during the initial random AO date, “Zhong Lin” had skipped her date with Chu Yunze and caused trouble during Pei Yi’s date with another Omega.

They had barely had any contact.

Or rather, they had never spent time alone together at all.

Chu Yunze raised her head and stared at Zhong Lin, only to discover that those light brown eyes were not looking at her at all, but at the meat skewers in her hand…

The meat skewers had been grilled just right. Fat dripped from the meat and fell onto the glowing red smokeless charcoal. The fat melted, making a sizzling sound.

Zhong Lin stared tightly at the meat skewers. Her throat moved, swallowing a mouthful of saliva. The smell of marinated meat being grilled was too fragrant. It was making the Bai Ze cub almost die of greed. (:з)∠)

Her heart was itching to move, but Zhong Lin pressed her lips together. She remembered what Zhou Xiaoduo had said before: she had to wait for everyone to eat together.

Zhong Lin did not dare recklessly touch these meat skewers again…

Chu Yunze’s brow lifted slightly, feeling a trace of surprise. Was Zhong Lin looking at the meat skewers?

She picked up a skewer that had been grilled just right and waved it in front of Zhong Lin’s eyes.

Zhong Lin’s little head followed it and swayed too. Those light brown eyes were bright and lively, moving with the direction of the skewer.

The way she craned her head and peeked around looked nervous and restless… her little hands with nowhere to go.

Especially cute.

“Want to taste it?” Chu Yunze’s lips held a faint smile.

Zhong Lin waved her little hands and hurriedly said, “No, no.”

“It’s better to wait until everyone eats together.”

Zhong Lin answered obediently. Although she was very greedy, she still needed basic manners.

“Help me taste it… Is the meat marinated too salty?” Chu Yunze handed the skewer over. “The others won’t mind.”

Zhong Lin took the skewer. “Thank you.”

She ate very quickly. Soon, one whole skewer of meat had been gnawed clean.

Zhong Lin pulled out a wet wipe and wiped her mouth. Her words were very sweet. “It isn’t salty. You grilled it really well.”

Chu Yunze suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and the thought of feeding her sprouted again. “Then… do you want another skewer?”

She suddenly remembered that Zhong Lin seemed to be a little internet celebrity and definitely had to pay attention to body management. Eating too many grilled skewers was not good.

“Pretend I didn’t say that.” Chu Yunze waved her hand in the air. “Go back. It’s hot here. I can grill the skewers alone.”

Zhong Lin’s face filled with delight. She held up one finger, and the little stars in her eyes were instantly lit. “Really?”

“Can I eat one more skewer?”

Being stared at with such expectant eyes, Chu Yunze could not help panicking a little. She had had too little contact with Zhong Lin before, mostly watching this “Miss Drama Queen” with the mindset of someone watching a show.

Now, separated by the scorching charcoal fire, seeing those shining eyes, even her heart felt warm. Chu Yunze unconsciously nodded and handed her another grilled skewer. “Help yourself.”

The way Zhong Lin ate meat was very serious. Her lips were red, her teeth were clean and delicate, and she took small bites of the meat again and again.

“Is it good?” A female voice sounded beside her ear, cool and clear.

“Sho good,” Zhong Lin mumbled with her head lowered, gnawing on the meat skewer.

“As long as you like it.” Chu Yunze smiled, her tone gentle. Her voice was soft, a great contrast to her cool-girl appearance.

“So this is why you’re moving so slowly. You’re secretly eating.” Pei Yi stood behind her, staring faintly at Zhong Lin, her gaze cold.

“With that much sauce, aren’t you afraid it’ll be salty?” Pei Yi’s lips carried a smile, her tone playful.

The meat this person grilled looked unappetizing at a glance… This little girl had eaten so much in the afternoon. Had that still not been enough to fill her?

“I didn’t put too much sauce on the meat I grilled, and it’s very even.” Chu Yunze raised her eyes to look at Pei Yi, a trace of displeasure flashing across her brows and eyes. “It shouldn’t be salty.”

Chu Yunze: …Heh.

A certain faded Best Actress really knew how to make sarcastic remarks the moment she came over, saying that the meat she grilled was salty?!

Both of them were female Alphas with tall, slender figures. Their gazes crossed over Zhong Lin’s head and collided in midair.

Only Zhong Lin paid no attention to anything around her. Her whole heart was focused on eating meat. Weak and pitiful… but able to eat.

A Bai Ze cub several thousand years old still needed to eat more meat to grow. (:з)∠)

[Oh my god, I feel it. It has that flavor. Two As and one O. The moment Pei Yi and Chu Yunze’s gazes met, the air around them started sparking!!]

[Pei Yi’s words are so interesting. Her sauce is too much, don’t eat it, salty… [/Snicker]]

Certain people’s fans focused on something different and began dissing Zhong Lin—

[Feels like Zhong Lin is setting up a foodie persona. She ate so much in the afternoon, and now she’s eating so much again…]

[Exactly. She’s stealing screen time!! I’m so mad. Little brother Xiaoduo’s screen time has all been stolen by Zhong Lin!!]

Zhong Lin’s new fans, the Little Bells, were immediately unhappy and snapped back—

[Speechless. The people upstairs are really brainlessly blackening her. I think it’s just an ordinary girl’s portion. It’s only because other artists eat less that Zhong Lin seems to have a slightly bigger appetite.]

[Our cub just doesn’t get fat!! Sour, aren’t you? Sour, aren’t you?!]

…

At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared.

At some point, Zhou Xiaoduo had stood behind Chu Yunze and forcefully inserted himself into the conversation among the three. “It shouldn’t be salty. It looks really tempting. Yunze’s skills are really good.”

Zhou Xiaoduo raised his eyes and looked at Chu Yunze. He casually took the wet wipes from Zhong Lin’s hand, pulled one out, and raised his hand to wipe Chu Yunze’s neck. “You’re sweating so much.”

“Let me wipe it for you?”

Zhou Xiaoduo’s arm almost brushed against her face as he wrapped it around her neck.

The action was extremely intimate and carried a strange tone, as if he were declaring ownership.

Chu Yunze stepped half a step to the left in silence.

Completely unlike the joy she should have felt before, Chu Yunze’s movements carried distance.

“Thank you.” Chu Yunze took the wet wipe from his hand and lightly wiped the sweat from her neck. “I’ll do it myself.”

Not far away, two people spoke almost at the same time.

Pei Yi: “Finished eating?”

Zhong Lin: “Are you done talking?”

“What talking?” Pei Yi was puzzled.

“I saw you talking just now, so I didn’t go back directly,” Zhong Lin explained softly. “I was afraid of disturbing you.”

Seeing Zhong Lin and Chu Yunze chatting and smiling here, Pei Yi had felt inexplicably anxious. She did not know where this burning feeling had come from.

Pei Yi did not think much. She abandoned Zhou Xiaoduo, whose face looked sorrowful, and walked straight over.

She had originally wanted to use an excuse to scold her, but when she saw Zhong Lin’s slightly pouting lips, their crimson color, and her deer-like eyes rippling with water, her expression pitiful and delicate,

the inexplicable irritation disappeared in an instant. Yet another wave of restlessness ignited in her heart, hot and itchy.

For a split second, she wanted her.

And she wanted her to look only at her.

Pei Yi felt that she must have gone mad…

It must be that damned test report. The compatibility range between their pheromones was too high. Pheromones determined that they would be attracted to each other. That was why, unknowingly, she cared so much about Zhong Lin. Damn it…

It had nothing to do with love. It came from instinct.

There was no one else to blame. Blame Zhong Lin’s pheromones for being too alluring. That sweet, fresh cream-tangerine scent tempted the heart into instability and burned the body with restlessness.

Pei Yi turned around and had only taken two steps before stopping. Her jaw dipped slightly, and her red lips pressed together lightly.

Tonight, Pei Yi had changed into a silver-gray satin long dress. The fabric draped extremely well. The cream-colored lighting outlined her side profile. Her waist hollowed deeply, her legs were straight and long, and the curve of her back was elegant to the extreme.

She carried the latent pressure of an Alpha, her aura noble, with half-hidden desire and an unrestrained coolness scattered freely.

She was waiting for Zhong Lin to follow her steps.

“Then come back and help me. The dishes over there still aren’t arranged.” Pei Yi slowly lowered her lashes.

“Okay.” Zhong Lin turned and followed Pei Yi away.

CP fans went crazy—

[Zhong Lin taking little steps and obediently following behind Pei Yi—this cub is too obedient, right?! Love it, love it!]

[Hahahahaha, every glance is drama! Look at Pei Yi’s eyes. Is she angry? Doesn’t she look jealous? It’s kind of shippable!]

Chu Yunze’s fans and passerby fans discovered the mystery—

[Zhou Xiaoduo is still trying to curry favor with Sister Yunze? So disgusting. He abandoned Chu Yunze several times, went to cling to Pei Yi several times to show goodwill, and now after stepping on Zhong Lin and getting rejected by Pei Yi, he’s clinging back to Chu Yunze?! Truly speechless.]

[Zhou Xiaoduo isn’t treating our Yunze as a spare tire, right? No way, no way?]

[Holy crap, I can’t tolerate this. Who exactly does Zhou Xiaoduo like? I’m really drunk. Can he stop flirting with Yunze one moment and sticking to Pei Yi the next…]

[Can’t tolerate it. Sister Yunze deserves better. I hope Yunze doesn’t fall too deeply for Zhou Xiaoduo. [/Cat crying in the wind]]

…

After the two left, Zhou Xiaoduo slowly let out a breath. The eyesores had finally left. Earlier, he had hit a wall with Pei Yi. Fortunately, Pei Yi had not said that matter out loud in front of the camera…

Even if he failed to bind himself to Pei Yi as a CP, Zhou Xiaoduo still had another option.

Chu Yunze.

Chu Yunze and Zhou Xiaoduo’s previous interactions had been very sweet. Fans had even named them “Cloudy CP.”

Zhou Xiaoduo had watched the first episode. He knew very clearly that during the initial heartbeat pick, the heartbeat Omega guest Chu Yunze had chosen was Zhou Xiaoduo.

Although compared to Pei Yi, this one was a little less famous—only a supermodel Alpha who had walked Star Road and wanted to transition into the entertainment industry—

she was enough.

“Look how hot you are… Want me to help you?” Zhou Xiaoduo took another step closer to Chu Yunze, his tone intimate.

Chu Yunze definitely would not let him stand by the barbecue grill alone. The two of them would alternate work, then wipe each other’s sweat.

In that case, the distance between the two of them would grow closer again.

Chu Yunze raised her brows and asked him, “You want to help?”

“Of course.” Zhou Xiaoduo considerately put on an apron and took the initiative to brush sauce onto several skewers. “Isn’t Sister Yunze tired by herself?”

“Very good.” Chu Yunze reached a hand behind her and hooked it. The apron straps loosened. She walked a few steps to the side, stretched her long arms upward, took off the apron, and casually tossed it onto an empty rack nearby.

“Then… I’ll trouble you.” Chu Yunze lightly dropped that sentence, then walked away with large strides, her long shadow on the ground gradually moving farther and farther away.

Left behind was Zhou Xiaoduo, whose wish had fallen through. He stood alone wearing the apron, roasted by the charcoal fire until he was sweating all over. Even his oversized Japanese-style workwear shirt was soaked and stuck tightly to his back.

He had never expected that Chu Yunze would actually leave him behind and make him grill so many skewers alone?!

This damned muggy southern early summer, and outdoors too!

Zhou Xiaoduo: …I hate this.

Chu Yunze’s fans were happy—

[Yunze, well done! So satisfying!]

[Using the gentlest tone to do the most ruthless thing. You want to grill skewers, right? Slowly grill them yourself! Excuse us, we won’t accompany you!!]

[XSWL, I’m dying of laughter. Look at Zhou Xiaoduo’s expression when he finally realized he had to grill alone, with that pout. He really looks like Donald Duck. He’s contracted this episode’s laugh point again, hahahahahahaha.]

[Donald Duck: Please do not tarnish my reputation. Lawyer’s letter warning!!]

…

BBQ plus teppanyaki. Everyone’s outdoor dinner began beneath the night sky.

Eating and drinking were secondary. Mutual probing was the main point. Since it was a dating variety show, naturally, they had to dig to the bottom of things.

Pei Yi was an actress. This identity was known to everyone. Her appearance on this variety show was to warm up before returning to the entertainment industry.

Chu Yunze was a supermodel. She had walked the previous season of “Star Road,” a famous long-legged Alpha sister. Her appearance on this variety show was probably to transition from the modeling world into the entertainment industry.

Zhou Xiaoduo used to be a model, but stopped being an online model a few years ago and went abroad to gild himself. Now he was a “noble young gentleman returned from studying abroad,” operating under the “amateur” setting.

Zhong Lin was a little internet flop. Her actual occupation was still unknown. As for the remaining two people, their occupations were all unknown.

“What does Shanshan do?” Zhu Ying suddenly asked. Among the Omega guests on this show, each competed in beauty and charm, but Liang Shan had been the spiciest one from beginning to end.

Zhu Ying liked spicy ones.

“Finance,” Liang Shan answered casually, then slowly added, “Hotel operations and management.”

Her family’s hotel.

“What about Brother Ying?” Liang Shan teased. “Let me guess? Do you raise birds? Do you have a Brother Condor at home?”

Brother Condor was the nickname netizens had given Zhu Ying in the previous episode. It was super funny and full of sand-sculpture energy.

“How could that be… I really don’t raise birds.” Zhu Ying laughed twice, brushing off this slightly derogatory “pet name” with a smile.

“Finance position, or rather…” Zhu Ying answered in a deep voice, using the same sentence structure as Liang Shan, “Aquarium operations and management.”

His family’s aquarium.

“So it turns out you don’t raise birds, you raise fish.” Liang Shan raised her brows slightly, her gaze unintentionally sweeping toward Zhou Xiaoduo. “Looks like someone should learn from you… the correct way to raise fish.”

Liang Shan’s subtext: Don’t fail at keeping fish and end up being devoured by them instead.

Zhou Xiaoduo curled his lips. “Then if we go to the aquarium in the future, you’ll have to give us a discount, right?”

“Free tickets during the show.” Zhu Ying took a sip of beer. “I said so.”

This was also Zhu Ying’s “real purpose” for joining the dating variety show—to advertise his family’s aquarium.

Liang Shan said, “Zhong Lin is a student, right? She looks very innocent.”

Immature and boring.

Zhong Lin, the only one seriously eating, suddenly stopped chewing. Her moist eyes were full of confusion as she tilted her head slightly, as if a pile of little question marks had appeared above her head.

Faced with the question, the grilled meat in her hand instantly became less fragrant.

Zhong Lin swallowed the grilled meat in her mouth. The meat was savory and juicy. She picked up the iced milk tea beside her and took a sip.

She had just undergone secondary differentiation, and her body was relatively sensitive. The doctor had reminded her to have less contact with alcohol so as not to trigger another pheromone disorder. Therefore, tonight she had not drunk beer or cocktails with the other guests.

The milk tea in her mouth was fragrant and sweet. Zhong Lin recalled the original plot.

In the original story, it seemed to have said that “Zhong Lin” was a student at Zhongda, a soon-to-graduate senior in university. She had hastily dealt with her graduation thesis and thesis defense, but was unwilling to properly find an internship or seriously submit resumes for work.

She clearly did not come from a professional acting background, nor had she cultivated her own abilities. “Zhong Lin” only wanted to enter the entertainment industry to make quick money. As a result, she became an internet flop and went on a dating variety show…

In the original story, “Zhong Lin” quickly turned cold and ended in a big BE ending.

A pure Omega college student thus died like a fading fragrance and broken jade. Tragic, shocking!

The Bai Ze cub silently lit a candle for the original “Zhong Lin” in her heart.

Liang Shan seemed to have just asked her whether she was a student?

“Yes, I’m a student.” Zhong Lin hurriedly nodded and explained,

“From Zhongda.”

“I didn’t expect that. Zhong Lin looks quite young, and she really is a student.” Liang Shan sighed aloud and silently sized Zhong Lin up.

Was this person childish and immature, which was why she had been such a “drama queen” before?

—Now that she had suddenly changed her nature like this, could it be that the company she had signed with had told Zhong Lin to change scripts?

Liang Shan silently sized up Zhong Lin and suddenly felt that this Omega guest had indeed become much prettier. She also seemed to no longer cling to Pei Yi that much?

How strange.

In short, Zhong Lin’s existence indeed counted as a threat to Liang Shan.

Blame Zhong Lin for suddenly becoming this pretty—and bare-faced too. Any Omega guest would feel a sense of crisis.

Zhou Xiaoduo pressed his lips together and smiled, gently raising his glass to drink some beer. He had entered a tipsy state, his little face flushed red. “Zhong Lin… is quite young.”

“But Shanshan’s gaze is firmer. Experience and depth have settled at the corners of your eyes. One look and you can tell you aren’t a student.”

Zhou Xiaoduo’s smile carried a deeper meaning—hinting that Liang Shan’s gaze was firm, that she had weathered the world, and that she had lines at the corners of her eyes. In other words, she was an old female Omega.

Liang Shan: “…” Heh.

Pei Yi, who had been silent for a long time at the side, suddenly spoke. “I just graduated, so I count as a student too.”

Everyone: “…” Awkward. They had forgotten. It seemed that even this one had been indirectly mocked too.

“Haha.” Zhu Ying hurriedly smoothed things over. “Eat, eat. I stir-fried this plate of teppanyaki. Hurry and try it.”

Pei Yi raised her eyes and looked at Zhong Lin sitting diagonally across from her. “I heard Zhongda’s architecture is very distinctive.”

“In the future, you can take me… to your school to have a look.”

Zhong Lin was drinking iced milk tea, her fair cheeks slightly puffed. She blinked, lifted her eyes a little, her gaze blank.

Her gaze met a pair of dark eyes reflecting the warm light, like two brilliant pieces of obsidian. Pei Yi was also staring at her at this moment.

Only then did Zhong Lin realize that Pei Yi had been speaking to her just now—

Pei Yi wanted to go to her school?

She wanted Zhong Lin to take her to the school? Was this an invitation… meaning they would meet privately?

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Author’s Note:

Burning through my saved drafts. Please, babies, don’t stockpile my chapters. Ying ying ying QAQ [/Pitiful]