After Desperately Pretending To Be An Omega In Front Of My Girlfriend - Chapter 3
Gu Qian seemed completely stunned by the answer. She opened her mouth, but not a single word came out.
After a long pause, her dark pupils contracted slightly. A faint blush rose to her cheeks before disappearing just as quickly, so fleeting it almost seemed like an illusion. She lowered her gaze awkwardly.
“I… I see.”
Seeing that she’d successfully bluffed her way through, Qi Yu immediately changed the subject.
“Um… don’t catch a cold. I’ll dry your hair for you!”
She guided Gu Qian onto the sofa. Kneeling on one knee behind her for easier access, Qi Yu gently ran her fingers through Gu Qian’s silky black hair. Noticing that the hair around her forehead was still damp, she leaned a little closer.
The moment she did, the warmth rising between them carried the scent of Qi Yu’s pheromones straight into her own senses.
Lowering her head, she found herself looking at Gu Qian’s smooth, fair forehead, her long, thick eyelashes, her elegant nose…
And—
As if sensing the burning gaze above her, Gu Qian turned her head in confusion.
The sudden movement startled Qi Yu. Her foot slipped, and she lurched backward.
Although Gu Qian reached out to catch her immediately, Qi Yu still twisted her waist.
“Ow…”
It hurt!
Frowning, Gu Qian wrapped an arm around Qi Yu.
“Are you okay?”
Drawing in sharp breaths, Qi Yu remained bent over, unable to straighten up, looking like a withered branch broken by a harsh winter wind.
“I-I’m… fine…”
“You’re obviously not. Did you strain your back?”
Gu Qian helped her onto the sofa before asking,
“Do you have any pain-relief ointment in your bedroom?”
Qi Yu tried standing up.
She failed.
Left with no choice, she pointed weakly toward the bedside cabinet.
“Second drawer… there’s some muscle ointment.”
Ignoring her own half-dried hair, Gu Qian rummaged through the drawer.
A moment later, she returned holding the ointment.
“Lie down.”
“I’ll apply it for you.”
Looking at Qi Yu’s pitiful expression, she couldn’t help laughing softly.
Still drowning in embarrassment, Qi Yu immediately refused.
“No, it’s okay. I can do it myself.”
“Can you even reach it properly?”
Gu Qian reminded her gently,
“If you don’t treat it now, you might not even be able to walk when you wake up tomorrow.”
With no way to argue, Qi Yu obediently lay face-down on the sofa under Gu Qian’s supervision, looking like a dying fish stranded on the shore.
Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Qian lifted the hem of her shirt.
A cool breeze brushed across her skin, making Qi Yu shiver.
“I only hurt my waist, not my back.”
Her back suddenly felt chilly.
“You’re lifting my shirt all the way to my shoulder blades. Are you putting on medicine or setting up cupping therapy?”
Gu Qian chuckled behind her.
“The more area I cover, the less likely the pain is to spread.”
Since when does a strained waist spread all the way up someone’s back?
Soon, the scent of medicinal ointment mingled with mint and hibiscus in the air.
Surprisingly…
It wasn’t unpleasant.
Under Gu Qian’s steady, gentle hands, drowsiness gradually overtook Qi Yu.
“Alpha… can’t… waist… bad…”
she mumbled incoherently in her sleep.
Having no idea what Qi Yu was dreaming about, Gu Qian watched her sleep-talk with amused eyes.
She gently pulled Qi Yu’s shirt back down before softly patting her cheek.
“Xiaoyu… Xiaoyu… wake up.”
Just then, the phone in her pocket vibrated.
Gu Qian casually took it out.
It was Xu Man calling.
Carrying the phone with her, she quietly stepped onto the balcony.
“Qi Yu auditioned for the female lead in Director Wang Du’s next movie. You know that, right?”
“What about it?” Gu Qian replied calmly.
“I only just got the news.”
“Qi Yu’s acting is excellent, and Director Wang really likes her.”
“But the investors insist on forcing someone else into the female lead role. Looks like Director Wang doesn’t have much choice.”
“If I remember correctly…”
Gu Qian let out a faint laugh.
“…you’re one of the investors too.”
“Well… that’s true…”
Xu Man’s voice carried a trace of helplessness.
Gu Qian lightly tapped her fingers against the balcony railing.
“So.”
“You don’t want to get involved?”
“It’s not that I don’t want to help.”
Xu Man sighed.
“The actress they’re trying to push into the role happens to be related to one of the company’s major shareholders.”
“Do you know how many people I’d offend if I fought for Qi Yu?”
Gu Qian glanced back into the room at Qi Yu, who remained blissfully unaware of everything.
“What are you trying to say?”
“People die for wealth, birds die for food.”
Xu Man’s meaning was obvious.
“I’m just a businesswoman.”
Gu Qian answered without the slightest hesitation.
“For the next year…”
“…fifty percent of every paycheck I earn from acting and endorsements will go to the company on top of the existing split.”
Her expression remained perfectly calm.
With one casual sentence, nearly half of the enormous income she would earn over the next twelve months disappeared.
“Since you’re willing to go that far…”
Xu Man laughed.
“…then naturally I won’t let her be treated unfairly.”
After hanging up, Gu Qian returned to the room.
Her gaze settled on the fair, delicate nape of Qi Yu’s neck, deep and gentle.
That…
was where an Omega’s gland was.
The place capable of making one person completely submit to another.
If Qi Yu had been an Alpha…
Gu Qian suspected she wouldn’t have been able to resist marking her back right then and there.
Unfortunately…
Qi Yu was an Omega too.
The movement of her leaning down paused.
A shadow crossed Gu Qian’s face.
She quietly gazed at the peacefully sleeping Qi Yu before gently stroking her soft cheek.
Of course…
Not being an Alpha only made the process of making Qi Yu hers…
…slightly more difficult.
Still asleep, Qi Yu felt an itchy, tingling sensation around her ear and the side of her neck.
She let out an uncomfortable little whimper.
When she opened her eyes, she found Gu Qian smiling down at her.
Qi Yu instinctively wiped the corner of her mouth, relieved to discover she hadn’t drooled.
Realizing her waist felt much better now, she sincerely thanked her.
“Sorry… I fell asleep.”
“Thank you for putting the medicine on me.”
“It hardly hurts anymore.”
Gu Qian smiled brilliantly.
“Then…”
“How are you going to thank me?”
Qi Yu froze.
Her brain was still half asleep, making the question even harder to process.
Gu Qian was the newly crowned Best Actress.
What could someone like her possibly need from Qi Yu?
Gu Qian tucked a few loose strands of hair behind her ear, smiling with effortless grace.
Her voice was slow and gentle, like the song of a siren luring sailors toward the sea.
“How about…”
“…calling me ‘Big Sister’ just once?”
Qi Yu’s heart pounded wildly.
She couldn’t tell whether it was because she was nervous or because of the unique attraction Omegas held for one another.
She only knew that her gaze had fallen into the depths of Gu Qian’s eyes…
…and she couldn’t pull herself back out.
Her own voice echoed through the quiet bedroom before she even realized she’d spoken.
“…Big Sister.”
The moment the words left her lips, both of them froze.
Gu Qian burst into laughter.
She gently rubbed Qi Yu’s head.
“Good girl, Xiaoyu.”
Qi Yu’s face instantly turned scarlet.
Ever since reaching adulthood, she hadn’t called Gu Qian “Big Sister” even once.
Watching Gu Qian laugh so happily now, Qi Yu felt like her soul had left her body.
After Gu Qian finally left, Qi Yu flopped onto the bed and let out two miserable howls before sighing deeply.
That woman is terrifying.
Thank goodness I’ve hidden the fact that I’m actually an Alpha.
Otherwise, who knows how she’d toy with me after we got married…
To distract herself, Qi Yu picked up her phone and began scrolling through Weibo.
Entertainment Frontline V:
#GuQianAirportPhotos #BestActressGuQian
Gu Qian, who just won the Starlight Award for Best Actress, has quietly returned to the country! ❤️ How many points would you give Best Actress Gu’s airport outfit? 🥰
Gu Qian was wearing exactly the same outfit she’d had on when she arrived at the Qi household.
That proved she’d come straight to see Qi Yu the moment she got off the plane.
Qi Yu snorted and casually liked the post.
Then she opened the comments.
ShhGuQianIsSleeping:
A perfect score!! No—one hundred out of ten!! Sister is seriously too beautiful!! 😭 She’s so gentle and adorable! What kind of fairy descended to earth is this?! 😭
FlowersBloomSlowly:
Congratulations to Gu Qian on winning the Starlight Best Actress Award! Thanks for all your hard work filming! Welcome home, Sister! Everyone, please support Gu Qian’s newest movie, Weightless! 🌸
GuQiansGirlfriendOutsideTheIndustry:
Qianqian is literally every Alpha’s dream girlfriend!! 😭
Qi Yu sneered.
Who said she’s every Alpha’s dream girlfriend?
I avoid her like the plague!
When I get a girlfriend someday, I’m definitely finding a sweet, innocent little Omega who’s exactly the same inside and out.
Not a wicked Omega like Gu Qian who’s full of schemes.
She continued scrolling.
Then the fourth hottest comment made her expression darken.
Black-Fur Inspector:
Has no one noticed the masked woman standing beside her? She looks really elegant. Does anyone know who she is???
Qi Yu enlarged the photo.
Sure enough, tucked away in one corner stood a masked woman.
Judging from her figure, she didn’t seem to be one of Gu Qian’s staff.
Qi Yu knew both her assistant and her manager.
Curious about what everyone was saying, she opened the replies.
Won’tChangeMyNameUntilILoseTwentyPounds:
Here’s some info! That’s Xu Man, the only daughter of the president of Fenghua Entertainment. She’s an Alpha. 🍿
StrawberryDonut:
Wait, there are still people who don’t know the boss of Fenghua’s daughter? She’s a real rich heiress! 🚬
CaughtHerLittleTail:
That’s Xu Man! I’ve followed her for ages! Even though she’s not in showbiz, she’s seriously gorgeous and so elegant!
HotPotOnlyWithSesameSauce:
Xu Man is soooo Alpha! Sister, please marry me~ I’m switching fandoms!
LetsHaveAMojito:
Am I the only one who thinks Gu Qian and Xu Man look perfect together? Rich CEO heiress × newly crowned Best Actress… I’m dying from how perfect they are!! ❤️
Qi Yu’s face darkened.
She immediately opened the profile of LetsHaveAMojito, tapped the menu in the upper-right corner, and selected:
Report → Harmful Information.
Shipping random people together is unacceptable.
Xu Man was Gu Qian’s high school classmate.
She was also the very person Qi Yu had always suspected was Gu Qian’s unattainable first love.
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became.
She searched Weibo for Xu Man.
Sure enough, she found an account under her real name.
There weren’t many posts.
The most recent one happened to be a selfie with Gu Qian.
Looking more carefully…
Wasn’t the background the film festival?
Qi Yu stared at the photograph for a long time.
Gu Qian’s words from earlier kept echoing in her ears.
“Whenever I see it, I always think of someone.”
“I won’t allow you to carry someone else’s scent.”
“Call me ‘Big Sister’ once.”
Qi Yu laughed at herself before shaking her head with a sigh.
It’s not like this is the first day I’ve known Gu Qian only treats me as something to amuse herself when she’s bored.
Why am I overthinking it?
I’d be better off worrying about my audition results.
She had already heard before the audition that the other female lead had been decided in advance—a well-established actress famous for her acting skills.
For the chance to perform opposite someone of that caliber, she had studied the script day and night, practicing her lines in front of the mirror until late into the night.
I wonder…
Will I finally get my chance this time?
The thought filled Qi Yu with both nervous anticipation and hope.
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