After Being Clung to by a Gentle, Seductive Omega - Chapter 23

Huaji Medical.

Bo Shuang opened her eyes. In her hazy vision, everything was a vast stretch of white.

There was still a light, floating dizziness in her mind, and the smell in the air was both strange and familiar.

Liu Fan hurriedly stepped forward from the side, lowering her voice. “Sister Bo.”

“I’m fine.”

“How do you look fine at all? Luckily the set was close to the hospital. You suddenly fainted in the RV earlier. You scared me to death. Thank goodness I caught you…”

Liu Fan was still frightened, her eyes faintly red, her voice choked.

Bo Shuang gently rubbed her head. “All right, Fanfan. Aren’t I fine now…”

“Madam.”

Just as Liu Fan finally relaxed and was about to let her tears fall, a voice suddenly came from outside the door. Her tears instantly stopped.

The bodyguard captain respectfully reported from the doorway, “Downstairs, there is a woman named Yue Hong who claims to be your boss. She says she came to visit.”

Bo Shuang said, “Please invite Chairwoman Yue in.”

“Yes.”

The captain looked Yue Hong up and down. The woman was older, with wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Her appearance was neither good nor bad.

She made a gesture of invitation, and only then did the bodyguards beside her move aside.

Yue Hong had also seen many grand occasions, so she naturally walked past the four of them.

After entering the room, she first expressed concern for Bo Shuang’s health. “How are you? I heard you had heatstroke. I just happened to be nearby, so I came by to take a look.”

“I’m fine.”

Yue Hong gave Liu Fan a look, but Liu Fan still stood there without moving. Yue Hong clicked her tongue softly.

“Ah Shuang, I have some work matters to discuss with you. Let Fanfan go out first.”

Bo Shuang leaned against the head of the bed. Her complexion had recovered somewhat, but she was still pale.

She nodded, signaling for Liu Fan to wait outside first.

Although Liu Fan was reluctant, she still obeyed Sister Bo’s meaning and left with worry in her heart.

She did not go far. Like the bodyguards, she stood at the door, waiting for Sister Bo’s summons at any time.

Inside the room.

Yue Hong casually picked up an apple and slowly peeled it. “Do you like apples?”

Bo Shuang said, “You can eat it yourself. Is there something going on with my parents?”

“Ah, your mother’s condition is temporarily stable. The effect of the last surgery was decent, and she is still under monitoring for now.”

Yue Hong paused.

“As for your father, you know him too. He’s already so old and doesn’t have many years left to live. Playing cards and mahjong are his only hobbies. He isn’t killing people or setting fires, so just let him play.”

Playing cards and mahjong was only the more entertaining way of putting it.

In essence, it was gambling.

Almost all the money Bo Shuang had earned over the years had gone into filling that debt.

Bo Shuang said, “You didn’t come to see me only to talk about my parents’ recent situation, did you?”

Yue Hong laughed lightly. “As expected of Film Queen Bo. Your mind is still so clear. Then I’ll speak directly. Ah Shuang, don’t take offense.”

“You’ve now married into the Ji family. The Ji family is one of the top distinguished families. Marrying into them means you won’t have to worry for half your life. What thoughts do you have about work in the future? Let’s discuss it.”

Bo Shuang said, “Chairwoman Yue, acting is my career. It is a career I love.”

Halfway through peeling the apple, the peel suddenly broke.

Yue Hong did not seem to mind. She threw the half-circle of apple peel into the trash.

“I really didn’t misjudge you. Ah Shuang is very career-minded. Logically speaking, now that you’ve married President Ji, your management contract will very likely fall into President Ji’s hands.”

Bo Shuang did not speak and lowered her eyes slightly. Yue Hong carefully observed her expression, but she still could not see through it.

A gentle person only looked approachable. In truth, she was not easy to understand at all.

“Ah Shuang, I have to remind you that recently, the higher-ups have been paying close attention to anti-monopoly matters. Anji already has the towering mountain that is Yu Chen, and if, at this critical juncture, you transfer your contract with Yueyu to Anji…”

Yue Hong paused. “You can guess the result, right? Anji will receive special scrutiny. Important projects will probably find it very difficult to fall into Anji’s hands again.”

Bo Shuang said, “Chairwoman Yue, this is not something I need to worry about. Right now, I only want to film Dawn well.”

“I knew you were dedicated.”

Yue Hong ate the apple she had peeled and looked at the magnificent view outside the window. In her heart, she was full of envy and jealousy, and for a moment, she sighed with emotion.

“Ah, I have a friend whose life is just average. Like you, she married into a wealthy family. Of course, her husband’s family is not as rich and noble as President Ji’s. But she came from an ordinary family and married upward across several social classes. Although her husband’s family doesn’t say it openly, they actually look down on her in private. How could she have our Ah Shuang’s good fortune…”

Bo Shuang slowly raised her eyes, and Yue Hong knew she had touched on the key point. She deliberately ate the apple slowly, pausing the story.

Bo Shuang softly asked, “How is your friend now?”

Yue Hong sighed. “Her days aren’t easy. I’m telling you this to give you a reference. Although she is quite capable at work, a person’s personal ability still can’t compare to family background. Her natal family is extremely respectful and humble in front of her husband’s family, and as for her, she can only be lower than them in everything. Whenever her husband’s family discusses anything important, she is never included. She is like an outsider.”

“Fortunately, she became pregnant with her husband’s child. Although she is looked down on now, at least everyone is willing to pamper her and treat her like a pet. That can still be considered a successful upward marriage. She just occasionally pours out her grievances to me.”

“The waters of wealthy families run deep. Ah Shuang, listen to me. If you marry in like this, you will ultimately be a head lower in front of the Ji family. It’s just like billing order in the entertainment industry. Getting pregnant with President Ji’s child as soon as possible is the proper thing to do.”

The fingertips hidden beneath the blanket had already clenched the bedsheet. The beauty’s eyes lowered even further, but her voice was still gentle. “Congyan has a very good nature…”

“Ah Shuang, you don’t understand. What President Ji has is called upbringing. Think about it. Isn’t she the same toward everyone else?”

Bo Shuang’s heart sank.

“Besides, Ah Shuang, you and I have worked together for so many years. We can be considered people who have been through life and death together. I have never let anyone successfully take advantage of you. When it comes to matters involving this bottom line, you know I won’t lie to you.”

“Your family situation can practically be called a complete mess, a bottomless pit. If President Ji finds out about your family situation, not only you, but even your future child will be looked down on by the Ji family…”

With only a few words, she hooked out the thing Bo Shuang cared about most.

Bo Shuang lowered her eyes and said nothing, her lashes trembling.

Yue Hong reasoned with her and laid out the complexity of wealthy family circles piece by piece.

·

Outside the door, Ji Congyan had already arrived.

Liu Fan hurriedly stepped forward.

“President Ji, Sister Bo just woke up.”

“All right. Thank you.”

As Ji Congyan spoke, she was about to push the door open, but Liu Fan stopped her.

“Sister Bo is communicating with Chairwoman Yue about some matters. Would you like to wait outside for a while?”

Ji Congyan was not someone unreasonable. Since there were work matters to discuss, she did not go in to disturb them. She asked the bodyguard captain to recount what had happened on set.

The more she listened, the colder her expression became.

She said faintly to Cen Sang, “Go investigate that person named Xiao Yi.”

After the bodyguard captain finished speaking, the doctor stepped forward and explained Bo Shuang’s cause of illness in detail.

The Omega had stayed up late and lacked sleep.

Ji Congyan made a note of it.

Ji Congyan and the others waited outside for a while before Yue Hong came out with a smile.

“President Ji, may I have a word with you in private?”

Ji Congyan said, “Make an appointment with my assistant.”

Without even looking at Yue Hong, she walked straight into the room.

The orange-red horizon had already been replaced by pitch black. The small bedside lamp gave off dim light.

Bo Shuang lay on the hospital bed, the side of her face covered in a faint layer of light.

Her complexion was extremely pale, as if a layer of makeup whiter than her skin had been brushed over her face. Ji Congyan nervously walked to the beauty’s side.

The beauty’s eyes were lightly closed, her breathing steady.

The guest had just left, and she had already fallen asleep?

Ji Congyan silently stood by the bed for a while. Only after confirming that Bo Shuang showed no sign of opening her eyes did she quietly leave the room.

What she did not know was that the instant she closed the door, the eyes on the hospital bed quietly opened, without the slightest trace of sleepiness in them.

·

Yue Hong was still waiting outside. Ji Congyan had Yue Hong go to the lounge next door.

Cen Sang brewed tea for the two of them and stood straight at the side.

“Just as well. I also have something to discuss with you.”

“President Ji, please speak. I, Yue Hong, will not refuse.”

“Chairwoman Yue, let’s talk about the penalty for breach of contract.”

Yue Hong picked up the cup and drank some tea. It scalded her tongue until it stung, but she calmly set the cup down.

With difficulty, she said, “President Ji, in the film and entertainment industry, our two families dominate. Each of us has one of the only two Film Queens. Yueyu and your Anji joining forces and continuously producing good works in the entertainment industry has brought excellent returns. But you also know how much the higher-ups are currently paying attention to anti-monopoly in every industry… If we transfer Bo Shuang to you at this time, of course there is no problem on my end.”

Ji Congyan’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Are you threatening me?”

Yue Hong sat up straight. “How would I dare? President Ji, we are only discussing the matter as it stands.”

Ji Congyan curved her lips, though the smile did not reach her eyes. “Fine. Then let’s discuss the matter as it stands. Yueyu Entertainment signed a contract with Bo Shuang when she was still underage. All these years, Bo Shuang has been continuously filming and accepting endorsements, with almost no rest throughout the year. Yue Hong, if we’re talking facts, you are consuming Bo Shuang’s commercial value and destroying her acting inspiration.”

Yue Hong said, “I can’t agree with you saying that. I brought Ah Shuang from an ordinary person to the nationally beloved Film Queen famous throughout the land. Even if I, Old Yue, don’t have merit, I at least worked hard.”

“Why beat around the bush? Chairwoman Yue merely wants more benefits. You only need to name your price. The Ji Group has companies across every industry. Perhaps there will be something Chairwoman Yue wants as a bargaining chip.”

Ji Congyan was determined to get Bo Shuang’s management contract.

Yue Hong laughed lightly. “President Ji, I said there’s no problem on my end. Since you are so anxious to transfer Ah Shuang’s contract to Anji now, why don’t you first ask Ah Shuang what she wants?”

Ji Congyan looked at her faintly.

Yue Hong smiled back, quietly drank another sip of tea, and hid all her emotions back in her stomach.

What a joke. If she really released Bo Shuang to Ji Congyan, then Yueyu Entertainment would truly be finished.

·

That old fox Yue Hong was slippery.

No matter what Ji Congyan asked, she kept changing the subject, throwing the blame everywhere—either to the higher-ups or to Bo Shuang.

At the end of the day, she still did not want to release Bo Shuang’s management contract.

Bo Shuang was her Omega wife, so naturally she would stand on her side.

Was there any need to ask?

Anji Entertainment belonged to Bo Shuang. Naturally, Bo Shuang would not remain in a small company like Yueyu.

Ji Congyan waited until the wife in the hospital room woke up.

She helped Bo Shuang raise the hospital bed.

“What are your plans for your management contract with Yueyu? I communicated with Yue Hong just now. Your contract can be transferred over at any time. No matter how high the penalty is, you don’t need to worry.”

“Congyan, it’s fine for my management contract to stay with Yueyu.”

“What do you mean?” Ji Congyan froze in place, unable to react for a moment.

Bo Shuang softly repeated, “There’s no need to transfer my management contract. Chairwoman Yue is the benefactor who supported me—”

“She supported you? If she really supported you, what about that drinking party that day? Bo Shuang, don’t forget how she forced you to accompany people drinking.”

“The rules in the industry are simply like that. Accompanying people drinking is already an unwritten requirement. Chairwoman Yue has protected me all these years. I have never been harmed by anyone. That is already extremely rare in this industry.”

Ji Congyan pressed one hand onto the bed and leaned down, her long hair falling in front of Bo Shuang.

Her tall figure cast a shadow over Bo Shuang’s face. The beauty tilted her head up and looked at the Alpha’s cold expression.

“You are my Omega, Ji Congyan’s Omega. Since you are carrying my child, you cannot suffer any grievances. That old thing Yue Hong will only keep squeezing you dry and never give you a day of rest. Bo Shuang, are you trying to exhaust my child to death?”

Bo Shuang’s long lashes trembled lightly. Her heart seemed to have a little deer running wildly inside. That line, “You are my Omega,” made the roots of her ears flush faintly red.

However, the familiar tone in the final sentence dragged her back to reality.

She said gently, “Congyan, I will rest properly, and I will take good care of our child. But my management contract only has five years left. Don’t force me, all right?”

Ji Congyan pressed her lips together, straightened, and turned her head away.

Her voice was faint. “The doctor said you have been severely lacking sleep these past few days.”

Bo Shuang’s heart tightened slightly. She had never felt this guilty and nervous.

“This is how you take care of our child? Hm? Letting her taste what staying up late feels like?”

Ji Congyan seemed to remember something, and her tone became stiff.

“Are you uncomfortable anywhere? Do you need my help?”

The Alpha did not notice that the beauty’s lifted heart settled steadily back down.

She smiled. “I’m still a little dizzy. I want to eat spicy chicken…”

Ji Congyan immediately instructed the family chef to make it.

All the dishes were directly air-delivered from the manor.

After eating, they went downstairs to the garden for a walk.

The moon hung in the sky as they stepped across the expensive lawn.

Ji Congyan’s eyes kept glancing at Bo Shuang’s slightly bulging lower abdomen. Bo Shuang felt very embarrassed and turned sideways, placing her palm over her abdomen to block Ji Congyan’s overly curious, heated gaze.

Ji Congyan was dissatisfied and stood in front of her. “Bo Shuang, this is my child. You dare not let me look?”

But the child had clearly not been born yet. What the Alpha was looking at was not the child at all. It was clearly… the Omega’s pregnant belly. Besides…

Bo Shuang lightly bit her lip. Her voice was gentle. “Congyan… the baby isn’t that big. That is… my stomach after eating.”

After saying it, the roots of her ears reddened again.

Ji Congyan coughed softly twice, pretending nothing had happened.

At night, the scenery on the mountain was excellent, and the brilliantly lit city could be taken in all at once.

“Congyan, I want to drink water.”

Ji Congyan rummaged through the handbag in her hand. The handbag had everything one could need.

She took out a thermos bottle, unscrewed the lid, and handed it to Bo Shuang.

The beauty tilted her head back and slowly took a small sip. Some water accidentally spilled from the corner of her lips. Ji Congyan subconsciously reached out, then realized there were many bacteria on her gloves too. She tore open a tissue packet and handed one to Bo Shuang.

Bo Shuang pulled out the tissue and wiped away the water at the corner of her lips.

“Take your medicine too,” Ji Congyan said.

Previously, the doctor had found that Bo Shuang was malnourished. In addition to giving her a nutrition list, they had also prepared various medicines.

Bo Shuang basically had not seen what the medicine boxes themselves looked like.

Ji Congyan would prepare all the medicine and put it into a small box.

The box was divided into several compartments. Every day, Bo Shuang only needed to take the pills in each compartment in order.

“Eat some candy. This one is sweet.”

Ji Congyan watched her swallow more than ten pills of different shapes without changing expression, and her heart was gently tugged.

The wrapper had already been torn halfway open. A hand wearing genuine leather gloves pinched the lower half of the wrapper.

Half a piece of candy was exposed, bright in color and round in shape.

The beauty held back her loose long hair, lowered her head, lightly bit it with her white teeth, and curled it away with her pink tongue.

Ji Congyan’s throat rolled for no reason.

Without changing expression, she quickly withdrew her hand, clutching the candy wrapper tightly in her palm.

The candy was soft and did not feel hard in the throat.

The sweetness was fresh and not cloying, carrying three parts appetizing sourness. Bo Shuang even tasted a rich fruit fragrance.

Her brows and eyes curved. “This doesn’t seem like candy that can be bought outside.”

Ji Congyan lightly hummed and laughed twice, neither confirming nor denying it, then nodded proudly.

Of course it could not be bought. She had made it herself in the office.

They walked around the back mountain for a while, feeling the quiet night.

They had never gotten along as harmoniously as they did today.

After every short walk, Ji Congyan would have Bo Shuang sit on a wooden bench and rest for a while. Together, they quietly lifted their heads and looked up at the starry sky.

At this speed, perhaps even seven days and seven nights would not be enough to finish walking through the entire back mountain garden.

Footsteps came from the distance.

“President Ji… Madam Ji, it really is you.”

The caregiver’s tone was relaxed.

“Madam Qin is sitting over there. Would you two like to go sit with the old lady? Ever since she got lost last time, Madam Qin has often sat in her wheelchair and wandered around the back mountain, constantly muttering about her granddaughter-in-law…”

“Grandma.”

Ji Congyan brought Bo Shuang over slowly and crouched alone in front of the wheelchair, not allowing the pregnant woman to squat.

“I brought your granddaughter-in-law over for you. Open your eyes and take a look.”

Madam Qin’s eyes were not as cloudy as the last time they met. At this moment, they were clear and lucid, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes folding as she smiled at Bo Shuang.

However, when she heard what her granddaughter said, her expression changed greatly.

She slapped Ji Congyan on the head.

Ji Congyan covered the back of her head. “Grandma, that hurts.”

“It should hurt you. You’re already in your twenties, yet you still learn to talk nonsense. Even an old thing like me, with half my body already in the ground, knows that this beautiful Omega miss is only a passerby. Last time, I was muddleheaded and recognized the wrong person.

“But look at you. You even take advantage of an Omega. Pah! I’m sorry, good child.”

Madam Qin’s apology was directed at Bo Shuang.

“If this troublesome thing in my family can marry a wife, then ghosts truly exist.

“Child, you don’t need to give me face just because I’m an old thing and endure humiliation by accepting the identity of ‘granddaughter-in-law.’

“You are a good child. That crooked melon and cracked date in my family absolutely doesn’t deserve you. If she really married such a good wife, it would burn down several of our ancestral graves.”

She held Bo Shuang’s hand, liking her more the longer she looked at her.

“This is such a good girl… What kind of Alpha do you like? Grandma knows many Alphas with good family backgrounds, upright character, and beautiful looks. Grandma will introduce them to you…”

Ji Congyan, who had been left out to the side, heard the sound of grass growing on her head. “?”

She gave a soft laugh. “Don’t ask anymore. She is my Omega. It’s because your wife’s grave burned away that I managed to marry such a beautiful wife.”

Another slap landed on the top of her head with a muffled thud, like hitting a ripe watermelon.

Bo Shuang accompanied Madam Qin in conversation.

Ji Congyan asked the caregiver about her grandmother’s physical condition.

The caregiver awkwardly smiled and explained, “When Madam Qin is lucid, she still easily confuses many things. Her memory can’t compare to before, after all. When her memory is poor, she often mutters about Madam. She worries about you very much. Even the things she says in her dreams at night are asking an Omega to take care of you.”

After listening, Ji Congyan silently stood to the side and watched Grandma interact with the Omega.

·

They returned home around ten.

The two bathed and went upstairs.

Ji Congyan passed by the door of her own room without even looking at it.

She followed Bo Shuang into her room.

Bo Shuang had changed into a thin, skin-friendly silk nightdress. The warm desk lamp illuminated her fragrant shoulders, and her skin looked as fair and smooth as milk.

Holding the corner of the blanket, she looked at Ji Congyan, a hint of nervousness flashing through her gentle peach-blossom eyes.

“Congyan… is there anything else?”

Ji Congyan curved her lips and looked at her with interest. “I am an upright Alpha gentleman. What is Miss Bo imagining? You sleep. I’ll just sit here and watch you sleep. From now on, Miss Bo may bid farewell to staying up late.”

As she spoke, she moved a chair to the bedside and sat there just like that.

After so many days of overconsumption, Bo Shuang could not win against her. The Alpha’s presence made her feel even more at ease. After inhaling pheromones for a while, she closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

She slept extremely deeply.

It was the most restful sleep she had had in recent days.

However, at three in the morning, a burst of dense vibration suddenly sounded in the quiet room.

Bo Shuang was shaken awake and subconsciously sat up. Still drowsy, she took the medicine kit. Her body had already formed muscle memory, and she stepped toward the door.

But after only a few steps, something tripped her.

It was a chair. A figure was lying beside the bed.

Ji Congyan.

Bo Shuang instantly became awake and reached out to turn off the alarm, so the sleeping Alpha would not be woken.

However, one hand moved even faster and pressed down on the phone.

Woken up, Ji Congyan’s face could be called dark.

She found the source of the sound and opened her eyes to look.

On the alarm screen, the time was written clearly and properly: 3:00.

This was not her phone.

Ji Congyan frowned. Her sleepiness immediately vanished, and she became clear-headed.

Panic flashed through Bo Shuang’s eyes. The medicine kit was tightly hidden behind her body, using her thin figure as cover.

The distance between her and Ji Congyan was close, so Ji Congyan did not notice her abnormality at first, but she did notice the Omega’s panicked gaze. Her brows sank slightly.

“Are you feeling unwell?”

Bo Shuang shook her head.

“Work?”

Bo Shuang hesitated for a while, then shook her head.

“Or do you need to get up at three in the morning to eat or take medicine?”

Bo Shuang still shook her head, and Ji Congyan’s expression grew even darker.

“Then what are you waking up at three in the morning to do? This alarm is even set for three every morning.”

Bo Shuang could not answer for a moment. Ji Congyan pressed closer step by step, supporting one hand against the wall and forming a kabedon posture, sealing off Bo Shuang’s retreat.

“Speak. Where exactly are you going?”

“Congyan…”

Bo Shuang tried to say something, but Ji Congyan interrupted her.

“Did you do something to wrong me?”

Bo Shuang lowered her eyes.

Ji Congyan’s expression could practically be called dangerous, and her tone was full of pressure. She pinched Bo Shuang’s chin, forcing her to raise her head.

“Are you secretly looking for an affair Alpha behind my back?”

Clatter—

Behind the beauty, something seemed to fall.