After Appearing on a Dating Show with a Top-Star Omega - Chapter 5

The sunlight outside the window was just right, spilling through the floor-to-ceiling windows and onto the sofa. It was the perfect time to bask in the sun, yet the sofa was empty.

Two figures were busy in the kitchen. To be more precise, Jiang Yuan was the center, while Yu Qingshi moved around her in circles.

The shaggy bits of flour and water were rubbed and kneaded under Jiang Yuan’s hands until they formed a plump white dough.

Once the dough had been kneaded smooth, Jiang Yuan picked up the rolling pin and rolled it flat, turning it into a huge sheet of dough.

She folded the sheet layer by layer, then cut it with a knife, slice after slice, forming stacks of noodles.

Yu Qingshi watched in amazement from the side. She picked up a small stack, and the noodles scattered apart, each strand clearly separated. She sighed in admiration. “Jiang Yuan, you’re amazing.”

Jiang Yuan’s hand, which was sweeping away flour, paused. The tips of her ears grew hot, and she could only instinctively reply, “Thank you.”

After putting the noodles on to boil, she went to prepare the other ingredients.

The pink apron cinched her lean waist. Jiang Yuan had rolled her shirt sleeves up to her forearms. Her fingers were long and distinct as she used chopsticks to pick the greens out of the pot.

Blanching greens, poaching an egg—her movements flowed smoothly and neatly.

It was highly pleasing to watch, and Yu Qingshi watched from the side, entranced.

In a round white porcelain bowl, Jiang Yuan added salt, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Then she sprinkled in seaweed and dried shrimp before stirring everything open with boiling water.

The noodles beside her were also done. The pot bubbled and gurgled. She turned off the heat, picked out the noodles, rinsed them once in cold water, then placed them into the bowl.

After that, she arranged the dish, laying greens and the poached egg on top.

A bowl of clear-broth noodles, complete in color, aroma, and flavor, was finished.

Jiang Yuan carried it to the table and placed the chopsticks neatly beside it. “It’s done, Senior.”

Their lunch was finally fully prepared.

Jiang Yuan pushed the only dish in front of her that Yu Qingshi could eat—the stir-fried shrimp—toward her. “I didn’t use the noodle broth. The calories should be a little lower, so Senior can eat without worry.”

“Thank you.” Yu Qingshi had not expected Jiang Yuan to even take this into consideration, and warmth filled her heart.

The noodles in the bowl were smooth and chewy. Paired with the rich broth, they were light and refreshing, very suitable for a sick person.

Yu Qingshi ate very slowly, taking small bites of noodles.

Jiang Yuan quietly watched from the side.

The person across from her ate beautifully and gracefully. Even while eating noodles, she did not make the slightest sound.

When the noodles entered her mouth, her cheeks puffed up a little, like baby fat. It was very cute.

Jiang Yuan felt that this was just right.

Yu Qingshi was too thin. With just this little bit more, she looked just right.

After the meal, the two returned to the sofa and officially began discussing the news.

Yu Qingshi went to the study and brought over a stack of documents.

She handed them to Jiang Yuan.

Confusion appeared in Jiang Yuan’s eyes. When her peripheral vision caught sight of the hospital’s name, she immediately began reading carefully.

Before her was a medical report. It was only a small stack, yet it covered three full years of medical records.

From top to bottom, the condition grew increasingly serious.

Her gaze locked onto the disease name in the information column at the top—pheromone disorder.

Pheromones?

Jiang Yuan was puzzled. Her eyes quickly scanned the medical records, successively catching keywords such as “gland,” “pheromones,” and “Omega.”

One medical sheet after another was accompanied by various illustrations.

In the photo before her, the woman had brushed her hair to the front. Her back looked thin and frail, her neck slender and long, but at the center was a glaring raised patch of redness and swelling.

In a daze, Jiang Yuan felt as though she were seeing the night she first met Yu Qingshi.

At that time, Yu Qingshi had also been like this, exposing her fragile neck to her.

So the illness Senior had suffered that day was… pheromone disorder?

Jiang Yuan’s temples throbbed painfully. Her mind was a complete mess, unable to turn at all.

The medical records in front of her contained too much information. She needed to sort it out from the beginning.

But it was like solving a problem. A pile of unfamiliar terms had been thrown together, and she could not even understand the question. The gears in her mind were stuck in place.

Jiang Yuan’s brain crashed and went on strike. All that was left was her confused, blank voice. “This is?”

Before she could even think through the previous question, the person across from her had already thrown out another bombshell.

Yu Qingshi slowly said, “I hope you can… pretend to be my girlfriend.”

“What?!” Jiang Yuan’s eyes widened, and she almost sprang up from the sofa.

Her already fragmented mind was like it had been smashed by a heavy hammer. Only a buzzing echo remained inside her head.

She was so shocked that she could not say anything else. Her lips opened and closed, but not a single word came out.

Yu Qingshi also knew that these words were far too shocking and absurd. She slowly explained, “I have a serious pheromone disorder. If we clarify the relationship rumors, netizens will definitely dig deeper.”

“When that time comes, the matter of the injection will definitely be exposed.”

“I don’t want…”

Yu Qingshi lowered her eyes. Her black hair slid down, covering the side of her face. Her pink lips were faintly visible, but her expression could not be seen.

She parted her lips. “I don’t want the fact that I’m sick to become known to everyone.”

Jiang Yuan finally understood some things. She tentatively asked, “You mean… you’re an Omega?”

Yu Qingshi nodded. She had not expected Jiang Yuan to ask this universally known question first, but she still admitted it. “Mm. I’m an Omega.”

Jiang Yuan continued, trying hard to choose her words. “Your gland… has a pheromone disorder?”

Yu Qingshi said, “Yes.”

After receiving two confirmations in a row, Jiang Yuan was struck hard. She covered her head, feeling that something was wrong everywhere.

Then she was the so-called Beta. But what exactly was a Beta?

She took a deep breath and guessed that she must have misunderstood something from beginning to end.

This world seemed completely different from her own.

Jiang Yuan’s face was pale. “Senior, I need to calm down for a moment.”

“Of course.” Yu Qingshi expressed her understanding. “This matter needs to be considered carefully.”

However, Yu Qingshi could not possibly imagine what Jiang Yuan actually needed to calm down about.

Jiang Yuan went to the bathroom.

With trembling hands, she took out her phone. Even when she typed, her fingertips were still shaking.

She did not first search for things like glands or pheromones. Instead, she first searched: What are Alpha, Beta, and Omega?

The internet signal was good, and the results popped up instantly, dutifully explaining everything to this utterly clueless transmigrator who had taken them as physics terms.

Jiang Yuan skimmed through the information quickly. Her worldview was violently struck again and again, shaking, crumbling, and falling apart.

Pheromones, glands, suppressants, and even heat periods.

She learned about them one by one.

Only belatedly did she realize how stupid she had been when giving Yu Qingshi the suppressant injection.

A sudden wave of shame drowned Jiang Yuan, turning her red from the tips of her ears all the way down to the base of her neck. She buried her face deep in her palms, speechless for a moment.

“Oh my god…”

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Jiang Yuan stayed in the bathroom for a full half hour. Only after she had calmed down and the redness had faded did she push the door open and come out.

At a glance, she saw Yu Qingshi sitting alone on the sofa.

Yu Qingshi’s back was thin and lonely. She was silently flipping through her own medical records.

The room was quiet. A wave of heartache spread through Jiang Yuan’s chest.

After learning about this world, she had searched for pheromone disorder.

It was a strange and rare illness. The gland’s pheromones could not normally release and retract, and patients found it difficult to control their glands. Their pheromones could erupt at any time.

In a world where pheromones influenced other people, this made the illness especially unusual.

More importantly, being unable to control pheromones itself brought pain.

Jiang Yuan stepped forward and walked to Yu Qingshi’s side. She spoke softly. “Senior, I’m willing.”

Yu Qingshi’s body paused. She looked over blankly. “What?”

“I said, about pretending to be your girlfriend. I’m willing.”

The corners of Yu Qingshi’s lips rose, but she instead shook her head. “I don’t need you to answer me now.”

She raised her head.

Sure enough, in those burning black eyes, she saw the same sincerity and focus as always.

Yu Qingshi knew that with Jiang Yuan’s personality, she would agree to this matter.

But precisely because she knew that, she did not want to casually taint that sincerity.

Yu Qingshi picked up the agreement beside her and handed it over.

On the white paper, in black letters, were four large words: Romance Agreement.

Jiang Yuan took it, feeling a slight sense of disappointment in her heart.

She had thought she and Senior Yu could be considered friends.

Jiang Yuan suppressed all these feelings. Helping Yu Qingshi was her own choice. She could not let emotion get the upper hand.

For a wildly popular star, an agreement was an indispensable step.

But.

Jiang Yuan’s gaze swept over the contents one by one.

Party A: Yu Qingshi. Party B: Jiang Yuan.

The place that should have been filled with Party B’s obligations was instead packed with clauses restricting Party A.

Party A may not interfere with Party B’s studies or daily life.

Party A may not force Party B to cooperate in publishing any information that could trigger public opinion.

Party A is highly famous. If this agreement causes any impact on Party B, Party A shall take full responsibility for Party B’s physical and mental condition.

…

One after another, they were all restrictions on Yu Qingshi.

As for Party B, there was only one sentence—

Party B has the right to call off the agreement at any time.

This was practically an unequal treaty.

This was absolutely an unequal treaty.

Jiang Yuan’s mind went completely blank. She could not believe it. “Senior, did you make a mistake?”

But at the signature section at the bottom of the paper, Yu Qingshi had already signed her own name.

Yu Qingshi gently shook her head. “There’s no mistake.”

The agreement even had one final section, listing the compensation Party A would give Party B.

A wish.

It was followed by a detailed note: from trivial details to spending a fortune, Party A has no right to refuse.

“A wish?” Jiang Yuan read aloud.

Yu Qingshi nodded and added, “Any wish.”

Jiang Yuan was confused. “Why?”

She did not understand why Senior Yu would do this.

Logically speaking, once the agreement was signed, Jiang Yuan should follow Yu Qingshi’s requirements. Correspondingly, she might receive some concrete compensation.

But there was none.

The clauses were all there to restrain Yu Qingshi, and even the compensation was something Jiang Yuan could freely choose.

For a moment, Yu Qingshi was silent.

She had long expected that Jiang Yuan would agree. She had also thought about what she should offer in return.

Money? A car? A house?

Items with clear price tags somehow made the agreement feel even colder, as if they would betray that sincere, warm heart.

Yu Qingshi had stayed in the chaotic entertainment industry for years and had seen countless rotten things.

She always felt that using those things would somehow taint Jiang Yuan.

“You deserve this,” Yu Qingshi only answered.

Jiang Yuan was shaken inside and could not speak for a long time.

In her previous world, she had been all alone. She had not even had friends. She had never been trusted like this before.

For a moment, the two of them fell silent.

Jiang Yuan could not find any reason not to sign. Besides, she herself was willing.

She stepped forward first, breaking the calm. She picked up the pen on the coffee table and was about to sign her name.

But her hand was held down.

The back of her hand warmed. A small, delicate hand covered Jiang Yuan’s.

Yu Qingshi’s voice followed.

“I hope you’ll think it over carefully.”

“Once the matter of being my girlfriend is exposed, it may affect your life, your studies, and even your future girlfriend.”

“I don’t want you to regret it.”

“Please give me your answer after some time. Consider it… me asking you for this favor.”

Let me explain here why Yu Qingshi dares to trust Jiang Yuan so completely.

1. She is the one asking Jiang Yuan for help, so of course she has to show sincerity herself. But she feels that money would taint Jiang Yuan. [droopy-eared rabbit head]
2. Yu Qingshi has the resources to fulfill an undefined wish. Sister Yu is domineering. [sunglasses]
3. If she really misjudged Jiang Yuan and the other party turns out to be a bad person, the Yu family behind her is not to be trifled with either. [milk tea]