After Desperately Pretending To Be An Omega In Front Of My Girlfriend - Chapter 10

“Best Actress Gu, aren’t you going to invite me in for a chat?”

Shi Yunwei had changed into a different outfit from earlier that day. Her collar was deliberately left open, revealing her sharply defined collarbones. One hand rested casually in her trouser pocket as she leaned lazily against the doorway.

“If this isn’t something particularly important, I think it would be more appropriate to discuss it during the day.”

Gu Qian smiled politely, though there was a clear distance in her manner. Her tone remained natural, her expression calm, and she didn’t move aside in the slightest.

“Really?”

Shi Yunwei raised an eyebrow and shrugged.

“Everyone says Best Actress Gu treats every newcomer equally.”

“So why are you willing to give everyone else a chance…”

“…but not me?”

Gu Qian’s long, thick eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, casting faint shadows over her eyes and concealing the chill beneath them.

She remained silent for a few seconds before smiling with quiet amusement.

“I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you mean.”

“Then I’ll be blunt.”

Shi Yunwei lifted her pointed chin and leaned forward slightly.

“You’d rather keep an Omega as your little lover…”

“…than give an Alpha like me a chance?”

Gu Qian neither confirmed nor denied it.

The gentle smile on her face made her look every bit the kind, considerate senior everyone admired.

Inside, Shi Yunwei was secretly delighted.

As a top-grade Alpha, she’d grown up knowing that once she released her pheromones, virtually no Omega could resist her charm.

If she could latch onto the Best Actress…

…it would be equivalent to saving herself ten years of struggling in the entertainment industry.

“An Alpha casually releasing pheromones toward an Omega…”

Gu Qian spoke lightly.

“…is incredibly rude.”

“If you can’t control your pathological biological impulses…”

“…at least find a more civilized way to express yourself.”

Shi Yunwei’s smile froze.

“Of course…”

Gu Qian lowered her eyes and smiled faintly before giving a helpless little shake of her head.

Then she calmly met Shi Yunwei’s gaze.

Slowly…

She ran the tip of her tongue across her lips.

“I seem to…”

“…only be attracted to mint-scented Omegas.”

Shi Yunwei couldn’t believe what she’d just heard.

The elegant, refined Best Actress Gu…

…was secretly someone with such an unusual fetish?

Even after the door slammed mercilessly shut in front of her…

She still stood there in complete shock.

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The lingering scent of Alpha pheromones remained in the air.

Gu Qian’s face filled with disgust.

Annoyed, she loosened the front of her blouse, casually removed her jacket…

…and tossed the custom couture piece—worth well into six figures—straight into the trash bin.

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After finishing her shower, Qi Yu carefully aired out the bathroom to eliminate every trace of scent before spraying a normal mint-scented air freshener around the room.

Humming cheerfully, she walked toward the bed while scrolling through her phone.

She lifted the blanket.

A strange softness greeted her fingertips.

At the same time, a familiar fragrance drifted into the air.

“Holy—”

“Gu Qian, what are you doing here?!”

Completely forgetting she was supposed to be a refined little Omega, Qi Yu practically rolled off the bed in panic.

Her phone flew nearly two meters away.

Gu Qian lounged lazily against the headboard.

Her long black hair cascaded across the white pillow.

“I’m sleeping here tonight.”

“…Why?”

Qi Yu ripped off her sheet mask and irritably rubbed the bridge of her nose.

“Don’t you think…”

Gu Qian lay on her side, supporting her chin with one hand while smiling sweetly.

“…that it’s dangerous for an Omega to stay alone in a hotel?”

“The entire production crew is staying here.”

“How could it possibly be dangerous?”

Qi Yu attempted to reason with her.

“An Alpha broke into my room just now.”

Gu Qian blinked.

Despite describing something serious, she remained astonishingly calm.

“Who?”

“How did they get inside?”

Qi Yu immediately became concerned.

Only then did Gu Qian reveal the slightest trace of grievance.

Keeping a perfectly straight face, she lied,

“It was an Alpha who’s admired me for a long time.”

“The moment I opened the door…”

“…she tried to force her way inside.”

As if recalling something frightening, Gu Qian bit her lower lip until it turned pale.

“Then…”

Qi Yu quickly proposed a solution.

“Why don’t we switch rooms?”

Gu Qian refused without hesitation.

“I’m not afraid of this room.”

“I’m just afraid of sleeping alone.”

“Xiaofan’s staying on the first floor.”

“I don’t want to alarm too many people.”

She leaned closer, her warm breath brushing Qi Yu’s ear.

“So?”

“Auntie asked you to take good care of your big sister.”

“Is this how you’re taking care of me?”

The moment her mother was mentioned…

Qi Yu immediately wilted.

Wronged but unable to argue, she grabbed a pillow.

“Then…”

“I’ll sleep on the sofa.”

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Qi Yu’s long frame barely fit on the hotel sofa.

No matter how she positioned her legs, she couldn’t get comfortable.

Worried she’d be sleepy during filming the next day, she forced herself to close her eyes and count sheep.

Eventually…

Sleep slowly overtook her.

Half-conscious, she vaguely felt something warm and soft squeeze into her embrace.

Almost instinctively…

She wrapped both arms around it tightly.

Surrounded by that familiar, pleasant fragrance…

She drifted into a peaceful dream.

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The first rays of morning sunlight slanted across the sofa.

Just as Qi Yu was about to wake, an itchy sensation tickled her chin and neck.

Still groggy, she slowly opened her eyes.

Long, silky black hair was scattered across her chest.

Several playful strands had wrapped themselves around her jaw.

Gu Qian was breathing softly, her eyes still closed.

With her back facing Qi Yu, she lay curled comfortably in Qi Yu’s arms, still asleep.

Feeling the warmth nestled against her…

Qi Yu’s breathing caught.

She froze for several long seconds before carefully sitting up, making sure not to tug on Gu Qian’s hair.

She’s sleepwalking again?

When they were children, Gu Qian often wandered into Qi Yu’s bed in the middle of the night while sleepwalking, frightening her half to death.

Who would’ve thought…

The same thing would still happen after they’d grown up?

It was still early.

Gently lifting Gu Qian into her arms, Qi Yu carried her back to bed just as she’d done countless times before.

She quietly tucked her in.

The door closed.

Gu Qian’s eyelashes trembled faintly.

The corners of her lips curved into the slightest smile.

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“Qi Yu.”

“What happened to your phone?”

The sound recordist happened to notice the shattered screen in Qi Yu’s hand and asked curiously.

“…I accidentally dropped it last night.”

Qi Yu certainly couldn’t admit she’d nearly thrown it away in fright after discovering the Best Actress had mysteriously appeared in her bed.

“You young people…”

The sound recordist laughed heartily.

“Always so careless.”

“Be more careful next time!”

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The first scene scheduled for filming that day was Xu Sheng’s first encounter with Chen Yan while being beaten by her father.

The actor playing Xu Sheng’s father was a Beta named Feng Qi.

When he was younger, he’d become a nationwide sensation after starring as the lead in a hugely popular wuxia television series.

Director Wang patiently walked the three actors through the scene.

Qi Yu listened attentively.

Yet she couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was watching her strangely.

Looking around uneasily, she discovered Shi Yunwei staring at her with an odd expression.

Did something go wrong with my makeup?

Qi Yu wondered.

After rehearsing everyone’s positions twice, Director Wang signaled for the cameras to roll.

The clapperboard snapped.

“Scene One, Shot Two, Take One.”

“Action!”

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The wheels of Chen Yan’s suitcase had barely touched the ground before the taxi sped away as though fleeing something unlucky.

A cloud of exhaust blew directly into her face.

Covered in dust, Chen Yan dragged the heavy suitcase deeper into the alley.

Although it hadn’t rained…

The narrow path remained littered with puddles of murky water.

No one could tell whether it came from overflowing drains, discarded kitchen waste, or leftover laundry water.

It all merged into foul-smelling streams that wound between cracked stone slabs, where old mold and moss tinted the stagnant water a dirty green.

Standing on tiptoe, Chen Yan tried lifting the suitcase to avoid the puddles.

She quickly gave up.

Instead, she let the wheels roll straight through the filthy water.

Dark brown mud splashed upward as the suitcase scraped loudly over the uneven stones.

Residents sitting outside their homes watched her curiously.

Passing beneath endless rows of laundry hanging overhead, Chen Yan painstakingly searched the walls until she finally found the deceased’s house number.

Relieved, she inserted the key.

“What are you staring at?”

“I hit you and you’ve still got an attitude?”

“You’re exactly like your whore of a mother!”

A rough middle-aged man’s voice suddenly exploded through the alley.

The vulgar insults mixed with the sound of objects crashing onto the ground.

Chen Yan immediately dropped her suitcase and hurried toward the noise.

Xu Sheng had just been slapped to the ground by her father.

Blood trickled from her nose.

She wore an old, oversized T-shirt.

Her arms were covered with bruises, blood, and dirt.

She had long since grown accustomed to her father’s drunken beatings.

No one dared provoke him.

Especially now that a serial murder case had everyone terrified.

She quietly prepared to close her eyes and endure another beating…

Then…

A figure appeared outside the window.

She looked up.

Their eyes met.

“Cut!”

Director Wang stopped the scene.

“Little Qi…”

“That look isn’t right.”

He walked over.

Pointing toward Gu Qian, he explained,

“To you…”

“She’s a complete stranger.”

“And deep down…”

“Xu Sheng believes every stranger is indifferent.”

Director Wang looked at Qi Yu.

“Tell me.”

“You’re a girl who’s been beaten your entire life.”

“Everyone around you simply watches without helping.”

“When another passerby appears…”

“…how do you feel?”

Qi Yu thought quietly.

“…Calm?”

Director Wang shook his head.

“Calm.”

“But not just calm.”

“You need a trace of impatience.”

“And sarcasm hidden beneath that calmness.”

“Not…”

“…the expression of someone who’s just met the love of her life.”

“We’re not filming a romance.”

“Do you understand what I mean?”

Qi Yu nodded awkwardly.

“Chen Yan’s earlier shots are fine.”

“We’ll restart from Xu Sheng getting beaten.”

Director Wang waved toward the crew.

The slate was reset.

“Scene One, Shot Two, Take Two.”

“Action!”

Xu Sheng fell onto the ground.

She looked toward Chen Yan outside the window.

“Cut!”

Director Wang interrupted again.

“Your eyes are too calm.”

“Were you about to fall asleep?”

“Scene One, Shot Two, Take Three.”

“Action!”

“Cut!”

“The sarcasm is too obvious.”

“Again.”

“Scene One, Shot Two, Take Four.”

“Action!”

“Cut!”

…

They filmed the same shot seven or eight times.

None of them passed.

Sweat had begun forming on all three actors’ foreheads.

The makeup artists hurried over to blot away perspiration and touch up everyone’s makeup.

Even Director Wang looked somewhat helpless.

Still…

He understood just how demanding that single expression was.

Even veteran actors might struggle to portray it perfectly.

Overall…

He remained extremely satisfied with Qi Yu’s performance.

“Let’s do one final take.”

“If it still doesn’t work…”

“…we’ll take a break and shoot someone else’s scenes first.”

Although the slap itself was faked using sound effects…

Qi Yu had genuinely thrown herself onto the ground seven or eight times.

She could already feel the skin beneath her sweatpants had split open and her knees were bleeding.

As an Alpha…

She didn’t care much about physical pain.

The blow to her confidence hurt far more.

She had studied acting for three years.

Her grades had consistently ranked near the top of her class.

Every instructor praised her talent.

Yet on the very first day of filming…

She’d run headfirst into a wall.

And she’d delayed the entire production.

Gu Qian quietly walked over.

“How are your legs?”

“If they’re hurting too much…”

“…we can shoot this scene another day.”

Although Qi Yu had spent years pretending to be a delicate little Omega…

Seeing the genuine concern in Gu Qian’s eyes…

Only made her feel even more frustrated and unwilling to give up.

She shook her head.

“That’s not necessary.”

“…Please…”

“…give me one more chance.”