After Appearing on a Dating Show with a Top-Star Omega - Chapter 12

Early morning. The sun rose, and sunlight spilled over A City, as if last night’s torrential rain had only been an illusion. Only the puddles left on the ground proved that it had happened.

Today was the weekend, but Jiang Yuan still got up early. After quietly washing up, she carried her bag and left.

She planned to go to the sports field for a morning run first, then go to the café for her part-time job.

Jiang Yuan opened her phone. Her contact list was pitifully short.

Aside from her dormmates and classmates, there was only Yu Qingshi.

WeChat was completely empty. There were no messages.

Jiang Yuan opened her chat with Yu Qingshi, and the message she had sent last night appeared before her eyes.

[Qingshi, are you home?]

Above it, the chat history had green and white message bubbles alternating back and forth. Only last night had there been no white bubble reply.

A strange feeling flashed through Jiang Yuan’s heart.

Yu Qingshi usually had work during the day and sometimes could not check messages in time, but she would always reply before going to bed. She would not leave a message until the next day.

As soon as this thought appeared, all kinds of bad possibilities began bubbling up one after another.

Jiang Yuan sent several more messages, but she still received no reply from Yu Qingshi.

She no longer hesitated and directly called her on WeChat.

“Beep—beep—”

No one answered.

The unease in her heart gradually expanded. Jiang Yuan immediately changed direction and rushed toward the school gate.

Fortunately, there were few people in the morning, and she smoothly hailed a taxi.

Jiang Yuan quickly instructed, “Sir, go to Yuehu Bay. Please hurry.”

The car sped all the way. In less than twenty minutes, they arrived at the destination.

Jiang Yuan hurriedly got out of the car, but unexpectedly, she was stopped by the security guard at the entrance.

The residential compound had excellent privacy, and all people entering and leaving were strictly checked.

The security guard’s face was serious, and he did not give in at all. “Miss, please show your access card.”

“I’m sorry.” Jiang Yuan hurriedly explained, “I can’t contact my friend, and I’m a little worried. Can you let me go in and take a look? I’ll come out very soon.”

Seeing Jiang Yuan’s anxious expression, the security guard did not dare casually let her in. He asked dutifully, “Name of the resident and building number.”

“Yu Qingshi, Area A, sixteenth floor.”

The security guard raised his brows. He had not expected her to be here for the big star. “Do you have a photo together?”

Jiang Yuan froze.

All she had were news photos with Qingshi, and those had not even shown her face.

In her panic, she suddenly remembered something. “Please wait a moment. I’ll call her assistant.”

The last time she had come to see Yu Qingshi, the assistant had brought her in. Presumably, the security guard would know her.

The assistant answered the phone quickly. “Hello? Miss Jiang?”

Jiang Yuan did not dare waste time. “Hello, I can’t contact Qingshi. I’m currently stuck at the entrance of her residential compound. Can you help prove my identity? I want to check whether she’s okay.”

“Of course. Hand the phone to the security guard.”

Jiang Yuan did not know what the assistant said to the security guard over the phone, but by the time she took the phone back, the gate had already been opened.

“Sorry for the trouble.” She hurriedly left those words behind and quickly ran inside.

Jiang Yuan took the elevator to the door and raised her hand to press the doorbell.

The corridor was empty and silent. There was also no sound from inside the door for a long time.

“Knock, knock, knock! Knock, knock, knock!”

Jiang Yuan started knocking instead.

She pressed her ear against the door, but there was still no movement inside.

Jiang Yuan made a prompt decision and opened the door using the password the assistant had given her.

She strode inside and ran straight to the bedroom.

The bedroom door was not locked and was easily opened.

The curtains were drawn in the room, and no light could get in. In the darkness, it was hard to see clearly.

Jiang Yuan turned on the light and immediately saw a small round lump under the blankets.

Her footsteps subconsciously softened. She walked over and slowly lifted the quilt.

The person curled up inside revealed a bit of her face.

Yu Qingshi’s face was flushed red, an abnormal kind of red. Her brows were tightly furrowed, and uneven breaths escaped from her lips.

Jiang Yuan touched her forehead and was startled by the scorching temperature.

She quickly shook her gently and called, “Qingshi?? Qingshi!!”

A piercing pain drilled through Yu Qingshi’s head, as if it were being torn apart. Her whole body was cold, yet she could not draw even a bit of warmth from the blankets.

In a daze, Yu Qingshi seemed to hear a faint sound.

She struggled to open her eyes.

Everything before her was blurry and doubled, making it impossible to distinguish clearly.

When things became a little clearer, Yu Qingshi saw an anxious face.

Why did it seem like there were two Jiang Yuans?

Yu Qingshi frowned and opened her mouth with difficulty. “Yuan… Yuanyuan?”

Her voice was weak and powerless, scattering into the air like a breath. Even though they were so close, Jiang Yuan could barely hear her clearly.

She bent down and moved closer, gently soothing her. “Be good. I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Jiang Yuan found a blanket in the wardrobe and covered Yu Qingshi with it. Then she lifted Yu Qingshi’s arm over her own neck, wrapped one arm around her legs, and carried her up.

The person in her arms was warm and soft. Their skin pressed together, and Yu Qingshi’s head rested against Jiang Yuan’s neck. She could not help rubbing against it.

She smelled a fresh, reassuring trace of lime, then closed her eyes and fell peacefully asleep again.

When Jiang Yuan reached the entrance of the residential compound, the assistant had already arrived with the driver.

The group traveled smoothly and successfully arrived at the private hospital.

Doctor Lü was already waiting in the consultation room. After judging Yu Qingshi’s condition, she quickly prescribed two bottles of IV fluids.

Jiang Yuan carried Yu Qingshi and sat on the bench. She gently pried open the girl’s hand and placed it on the armrest.

Lü Zeqing smoothly inserted the needle and instructed, “When this bottle is finished, press the button beside you. I’ll come over to change it.”

“Okay. Thank you, Doctor.”

There were people sitting around them. Although there was some distance between them, Jiang Yuan was worried about attracting prying gazes, so she still tucked Yu Qingshi’s face into her neck.

The person in her arms breathed urgently and hotly, each breath falling against her collarbone and bringing waves of itchiness.

The body against her was soft, and a sweet fragrance followed.

Only after the crisis passed did Jiang Yuan’s five senses belatedly catch up.

The roots of her ears quietly turned red.

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By the time Jiang Yuan carried her back, it was already past noon.

During the IV drip, Yu Qingshi woke up a few times, but she could not withstand the dizziness and soon fell heavily asleep again.

Last night, she had been caught in the rain. After showering, she had been blown by the cold air from the air conditioner. On top of that, she was too thin and already physically weak, which was why she had developed a fever in the middle of the night.

Remembering the doctor’s instructions, Jiang Yuan ordered some porridge through delivery.

She carried it into the bedroom and woke Yu Qingshi up.

Yu Qingshi was still somewhat unclear-headed. Her eyes were hazy, and she looked left and right, unable to figure out where she was. Dazed, she asked, “Yuanyuan, where is this?”

The corners of Jiang Yuan’s lips curved, and she could not help laughing. “This is your home, Qingshi.”

“Weren’t we at the hospital?” Yu Qingshi was dazed. A strand of hair stuck to her cheek, messy and cute.

Jiang Yuan placed the porridge on the table and raised her hand to smooth down that strand of hair. “We already came back.”

“It’s time to take your medicine. The doctor doesn’t recommend taking it on an empty stomach, so have some porridge first.”

“Okay.” Yu Qingshi obediently held the bowl and finished the millet porridge.

Jiang Yuan took out the water and medicine beside her. “There’s also fever medicine.”

“No.” Yu Qingshi did not even look at it. She pulled up the blanket and buried herself entirely inside.

This refusal was clean and decisive, leaving Jiang Yuan completely stunned.

She even thought she had said the wrong thing. “Qingshi, you can’t sleep yet. Take the medicine first.”

Yu Qingshi silently turned over. With her back facing Jiang Yuan, only her long black hair was exposed outside the blanket.

Only then did Jiang Yuan realize she had not heard wrong.

She moved closer and asked softly, “Why? If you take the medicine, Qingshi will get better faster.”

“I hate taking medicine.” Through the blanket, Yu Qingshi’s voice was muffled and soft, as if she were acting spoiled.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the medicine on the table. “These are capsules. They won’t be bitter.”

She coaxed her a little. “After Qingshi takes the medicine, I’ll make something delicious for dinner, okay?”

“Really?” Her voice carried a nasal tone. Yu Qingshi turned her head to look at her. “Didn’t the doctor say I should eat light food recently?”

Her face was flushed, and her eyes were covered with a layer of mist, as if tears might fall but had not yet fallen. It made one’s heart soften just looking at her.

Jiang Yuan’s gaze was gentle, and her voice was even softer. “I’ll make something light for you to eat, okay?”

“Okay.”

Only after watching Yu Qingshi take all the medicine did Jiang Yuan finally feel relieved.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

There was a knock on the bedroom door.

The assistant’s voice came from outside. “Miss Jiang, sorry to trouble you, but please come out for a moment.”

“Okay,” Jiang Yuan replied softly.

She lowered her head again, carefully tucked the corners of the blanket around Yu Qingshi, and reminded her, “Qingshi, sleep a little more. I’ll call you when it’s time to eat.”

The assistant was anxiously stomping her feet at the door. As soon as Jiang Yuan came out, she immediately handed over the phone in her hand. “Miss Jiang, please look at this.”

Jiang Yuan took the phone in confusion.

On the phone was a Weibo post that read: Yu Qingshi’s Girlfriend Exposed! She’s Actually a Beta Student from A University!

The headline was eye-catching and attention-grabbing. The likes beside it had already reached tens of thousands.

Jiang Yuan frowned and tapped into the images.

The images were screenshots, and Jiang Yuan was extremely familiar with the page inside. It was A University’s campus forum.

There was a red-hot post on the forum that described in detail what Jiang Yuan had been wearing during those days.

The figure in the photo matched the news photo completely, and even Jiang Yuan’s face had been exposed.

The comment section was a mess, full of exaggerations and added details. Before long, Jiang Yuan’s personal information had already been exposed.

[She’s from the physics department. I think I’ve seen her at school before.]

[You people are going too far, right? You even dug up her student number. This is illegal.]

[A Beta??? Are you kidding me? Yu Qingshi is an S-rank Omega. What kind of pairing is this??]

[B/O relationships didn’t offend anyone, okay.]

[So it wasn’t her accompanying Yu Qingshi back to her alma mater. It was Yu Qingshi going to A University to find her girlfriend…]

……

The assistant explained from the side, “Right now, the team hopes the two of you can both make a statement. The lawyers on our side will also follow up all the way and protect your relevant rights.”

“Okay.” Jiang Yuan remained quite calm. She took out her own phone. “I’ll post it now. Please have the team repost it.”

“Don’t you need to discuss the wording with Sister Yu?” Although the assistant knew Yu Qingshi’s Weibo password, Yu Qingshi usually managed her own Weibo account, so the assistant had never logged into it.

“She just fell asleep. Let’s not disturb her.” Jiang Yuan’s brows and eyes softened at the mention of Yu Qingshi. “I’ll post it myself.”

Jiang Yuan changed her Weibo name to her real name in the backend, then raised her hand and typed. Before long, she had finished the statement.

She held up the phone and showed the assistant. “Is this okay?”

The assistant looked over. The content on the screen had already been edited.

[Jiang Yuan V: It is me. We are in a normal relationship.

Relevant evidence has already been preserved and secured. Please immediately stop all infringing behavior.

Thank you for your concern.]

The words were concise and clear, and the attitude was firm and decisive.

The assistant nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes. I’ll go repost it with the studio account now.”

“Okay.” Jiang Yuan was quite calm, clearly not taking these things to heart. “Then I’ll go cook?”

The assistant: “…”

She was stunned. “Co-cook?”

It was very hard to imagine this was the state of someone who had just experienced being questioned and doxxed.

“Mm. Do you want to stay and eat something?” Jiang Yuan smiled with curved eyes, even having the mood to invite her.

The assistant was not a wooden fool. How could she possibly leave herself here as a third wheel? She immediately shook her head. “No need, no need. I’ll go back first. Miss Jiang, call me anytime if anything comes up. I live nearby.”

“Okay. Sorry for troubling you today.”

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After that piece of news was reposted by the studio, it immediately stirred up huge waves online.

Crowds flooded into Jiang Yuan’s Weibo, and the number of visitors rose exponentially.

The Weibo account was searched inside and out by gossiping netizens.

But there was nothing inside.

They could only leave comments under Jiang Yuan’s newly posted Weibo.

[Why is there nothing here… Are you a caveman?]

[Replying upstairs, this seems to be a newly registered account.]

[Look what I found… She actually checked in at Yu Qingshi’s Super Topic and even asked for HD photos… Besties, is this the real sister-in-law? [Photo]]

[I’m devastated. I won’t send you HD photos anymore, Jiang Yuan.]

[Hehe, this is actually kind of shippable.]

[A B/O relationship, huh. Do you remember that around the beginning of spring, Qin Yiting’s side seemed to have rumors about planning a new dating show? I heard it was supposed to gather some controversial couples. What do you think…?]

[Wow, prophet upstairs. I remember Yu Qingshi and Qin Yiting having dinner together not long ago.]

[Then it’s basically set in stone.]

[Stop guessing blindly, or else when the time comes, you’ll spray hate at my sister again. [smile]]

The person involved was not affected at all and even turned off Weibo notifications.

Jiang Yuan opened Xiaohongshu and searched for some light dishes.

Steam rose in the kitchen. In an instant, the sounds of chopping vegetables, boiling water, and sizzling oil rang out one after another. Jiang Yuan stood there, busy in the middle of it all, surrounded by the atmosphere of everyday life.

When Yu Qingshi woke up, it was already almost dusk outside.

She sat up. After her head eased for a few seconds, the memories from the day rushed into her mind one after another.

An embrace, the IV drip, her unreasonable fussing.

Frame after frame surrounded Yu Qingshi. Her face suddenly burned again, as if steam were rising from the top of her head.

Yu Qingshi stiffly lay back down on the bed. She rigidly pulled the blanket over her head, covering herself.

So. Embarrassing.