After Desperately Pretending To Be An Omega In Front Of My Girlfriend - Chapter 8

The production team didn’t give Qi Yu any extra time to recover.

The very next day, the principal cast was scheduled to shoot the official promotional photos.

As a complete newcomer to the entertainment industry, Qi Yu naturally didn’t dare take the opportunity lightly.

The night before, despite the pain it caused her wallet, she finally used one of the luxury facial masks she’d been saving for ages before going to bed early.

Thankfully, it rescued her previously disastrous complexion.

The agency had arranged a small nanny van for her.

Although it couldn’t compare to Gu Qian’s luxurious vehicle, Qi Yu was still delighted.

The moment she climbed inside, she looked around curiously at everything.

Coco sat nearby, completely absorbed in her phone.

Her eyes never left the screen as her fingers flew rapidly across the keyboard.

Qi Yu asked curiously,

“What are you playing?”

Coco’s round little face flushed pink.

“I’m chatting with my sweetheart!”

Qi Yu smiled sincerely.

“You two must have a really good relationship.”

“Have you known each other for years?”

“It’s just an online relationship.”

“We actually haven’t known each other very long.”

Coco honestly shook her head.

Qi Yu teased,

“Your partner isn’t named Yidian Dian, is she?”

Coco’s face instantly filled with admiration.

“Sister Qi! How did you guess?!”

Qi Yu: “…”

Seeing the stunned look on Qi Yu’s face, Coco burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! Sister Qi, you’re way too adorable!”

“I was just kidding!”

“You actually believed me!”

She leaned over and lowered her voice.

“Speaking of dating…”

“Sister Qi, you absolutely mustn’t fall in love.”

“Manager Wu is terrifying.”

Qi Yu couldn’t help laughing.

“Why do you say that?”

“Last time she told me she wasn’t very strict about her artists’ private lives.”

Coco stuck out her tongue.

Then she exaggeratedly shivered.

“You believed that?”

“A while ago, one of the female Alphas under Manager Wu couldn’t control herself.”

“She marked an Omega who was delirious during heat…”

“…and even got the Omega pregnant.”

“Manager Wu threatened to blacklist her unless she underwent gland-removal surgery.”

A chill instantly ran down the back of Qi Yu’s neck.

She forcibly resisted the urge to reach back and touch her own gland.

Coco patted her shoulder reassuringly.

“It’s okay.”

“Manager Wu just really hates irresponsible, scummy Alphas.”

“You’re an Omega, Sister Qi.”

“You’ll never run into something like that.”

Seeing that Qi Yu remained silent and still looked serious, Coco assumed she’d been frightened by the harsh reality of the entertainment industry.

She quickly added,

“Besides…”

“I trust you!”

“You’re not the kind of person who loses control.”

“There’s no way you’d ever do something inappropriate with someone who wasn’t conscious.”

Qi Yu: “…”

Fortunately…

Once they arrived at the studio, the horrifying conversation finally came to an end.

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Qi Yu was the first actor to arrive.

The rest of the cast gradually trickled in around noon.

To Qi Yu’s surprise…

Shi Yunwei was among them.

She had assumed Gu Qian’s statement outside the hotel yesterday—that Shi Yunwei was her co-star in her next film—had merely been an excuse to deal with the reporters.

She hadn’t expected it to be true.

Which made seeing Shi Yunwei outside the hotel that night…

…far more suspicious.

Dressed in a crisp white pantsuit, Shi Yunwei looked energetic, elegant, and striking.

She moved effortlessly among the veteran actors and crew members, sweetly calling everyone “big sister” or “older sister” until nearly everyone around her was smiling.

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Around noon, most of the cast and staff left the dressing room for lunch.

Only Qi Yu and Shi Yunwei remained behind.

Qi Yu, moving a little more slowly than everyone else, noticed Shi Yunwei walking toward her.

A flicker of annoyance rose inside her.

Leaning casually against the makeup table, one hand resting on its edge while the other lazily twirled a tube of lipstick, Shi Yunwei curled her lips into a mocking smile.

Her voice was cool.

“Qi Yu.”

“Sometimes I really envy you Omegas.”

“You barely have to lift a finger.”

“Just spread your legs…”

“…and you get whatever role you want.”

Qi Yu’s expression immediately darkened.

“Don’t assume I’m the same kind of person you are.”

Shi Yunwei tilted her head in what she clearly believed was a charming manner.

“Oh?”

“You think I didn’t see you outside that hotel the other night?”

Without waiting for an answer, she let out a cold laugh.

“The people I despise the most are people like you.”

“You do exactly the same things…”

She paused, then jabbed Qi Yu’s forehead with a finger.

“…yet still pretend to be so morally superior.”

“The same things?”

A cool, elegant female voice drifted in from the doorway.

Gu Qian had arrived.

She wore a sapphire-blue silk blouse tucked into fitted black trousers.

Tall and poised, she looked effortlessly graceful.

She leaned lazily against the doorway.

Yet there wasn’t the slightest hint of amusement on her face.

Shi Yunwei immediately withdrew her hand and smiled brightly.

“Sister Gu, you’re here!”

Gu Qian nodded.

She walked over calmly and stopped before the two women.

Because she was wearing heels, she actually appeared slightly taller than the two Alphas standing before her.

Her gaze remained cool.

She repeated her question.

“What exactly was it…”

“…that Qi Yu supposedly did?”

Shi Yunwei had done plenty of homework beforehand.

She knew Gu Qian was famous throughout the industry for being gentle, elegant, and endlessly patient with newcomers.

This was the first time she’d ever seen Gu Qian so openly confrontational.

She couldn’t help feeling nervous.

Mistakenly believing Gu Qian simply disliked the industry’s corruption, Shi Yunwei tried to elevate herself while dragging Qi Yu down.

“Sister Gu…”

“Why don’t you ask Miss Qi what she was doing at the hotel the night before?”

With an insincere smile, she continued,

“Some people obtain roles through dirty methods…”

“…yet still refuse to admit it.”

Qi Yu almost laughed.

After living for more than twenty years, this was the first time she’d met someone shameless enough to accuse someone else of the very thing they themselves had done.

She was just about to defend herself—

when Gu Qian suddenly chuckled.

“Yunwei…”

“I think you’ve misunderstood something.”

“Qi Yu was with me that night.”

She blinked warmly.

“Otherwise…”

“…why do you think I just happened to run into you at the hotel?”

With one calm sentence, Gu Qian casually dropped what felt like a bombshell.

Shi Yunwei genuinely wondered whether she’d heard correctly.

Qi Yu was equally stunned.

She had never imagined that, just to clear her name, Gu Qian would openly admit they’d spent the night together without the slightest concern for her own reputation.

Seeing Shi Yunwei frozen speechless, Gu Qian continued leisurely,

“Or…”

“…do you think Qi Yu obtained her role…”

“…through some special means involving me?”

When Gu Qian deliberately emphasized the words special means, she shot Qi Yu a meaningful glance.

Remembering everything that had happened that night, Qi Yu’s heartbeat instantly accelerated.

Heat rushed into her face.

Shi Yunwei forced an awkward laugh.

“Of course not.”

“It seems I misunderstood Miss Qi.”

“I’m sorry.”

She swallowed nervously before probing,

“So… that night, the two of you were…”

“Discussing the script!”

Qi Yu hurriedly interrupted her.

Gu Qian neither confirmed nor denied it.

She merely smiled in a profoundly mysterious way.

Shi Yunwei clearly didn’t believe the two women had spent an entire night discussing a script in a hotel.

But she couldn’t exactly point at the Best Actress and accuse them of being those two Omegas.

So she could only nod stiffly.

“The Best Actress and Miss Qi are certainly dedicated.”

“Haha…”

Her face dark, Shi Yunwei finally left.

Only Qi Yu and Gu Qian remained.

After struggling internally for a while, Qi Yu finally spoke.

“Gu Qian…”

“Why did you tell her we spent the night together?”

“Aren’t you worried it’ll damage your reputation?”

Gu Qian looked at her with amusement.

“Why should I worry about my reputation?”

“Did we actually do anything?”

Qi Yu: “…”

Seeing Qi Yu’s embarrassed expression and wandering gaze, Gu Qian stepped a little closer.

The unique fragrance belonging to an Omega filled Qi Yu’s senses.

Using one finger tipped with glossy nail polish, Gu Qian leisurely adjusted Qi Yu’s collar.

Then she teased,

“What?”

“Did you really do something to me?”

Leaning close to Qi Yu’s ear, she whispered,

“…while I was unconscious?”

“No!”

“How could I?!”

Blushing furiously, Qi Yu shoved her away.

At that moment she wasn’t merely embarrassed.

She even felt a little wronged.

Who exactly did what to whom?

I was obviously the victim!

That night…

Gu Qian was the only one who enjoyed herself…

The instant Qi Yu realized she’d actually started entertaining the dangerous thought of somehow evening the score someday…

She dug her fingernails hard into her own palm.

Seeing how flustered she was, Gu Qian finally stopped teasing her.

Calmly, she said,

“I know how much you love acting.”

“When you’ve worked so hard for something…”

“…you don’t want people misunderstanding how you earned it.”

She gently stroked the red mark on Qi Yu’s forehead left by Shi Yunwei’s finger.

Then, just like she used to when they were children, she lightly flicked the center of Qi Yu’s forehead.

“Xiaoyu.”

“This role suits you perfectly.”

“Do your best.”

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The production team worked with astonishing efficiency.

They completed the photoshoot, finished editing all the promotional images, and released the official character posters that very evening, along with the full cast list for Alley.

Traveler Across Yingzhou:
Wait… am I seeing this right? Qi Yu and Gu Qian are starring together?

WaitingForMoonlightOnSnow:
I thought Gu Qian’s co-star would be that Alpha she was photographed with at the hotel!

OverloadedRuler:
Why does the name Qi Yu sound so familiar? Isn’t she the Omega student who saved the Best Actress at Capital Film University?!

DidYouSleepBefore11Tonight:
Case closed. That whole pheromone chaos incident was obviously just a publicity stunt by the production team.

No sooner had that accusation been posted than hundreds of replies flooded beneath it.

ThinkingAboutWhatGuQianWouldDo:
Do you even know how dangerous a pheromone riot is? Making jokes about something like that shows you have no heart.

HistoryOfFilmMustNotFail:
I’m an acting student at Capital Film University. I can confirm it was a genuine emergency. The first Omega who went into heat is actually my classmate.

IceColdCocaCola:
Just because you’re cynical doesn’t mean everyone else is like you. 😂

SilentTears:
Does anyone seriously think someone at Director Wang’s level still needs fake publicity for his movies?

Qi Yu happily browsed through Weibo.

Within only a few minutes…

She had gained tens of thousands of new followers.

She opened the newest followers list.

Every single profile picture…

…was Gu Qian.

Honestly…

It was a little terrifying.

Then she opened the list of accounts she followed.

Just as she’d expected—

She and Gu Qian were now following each other.

Qi Yu had casually followed Gu Qian long ago.

But Gu Qian almost never used Weibo herself.

Her account was usually managed by professional staff.

Someone from her team probably logged in and followed me back, Qi Yu thought.

Without much concern, she casually opened Gu Qian’s profile.

Liked 2 minutes ago (28)

Curious, Qi Yu tapped the list of liked posts.

A few seconds later…

She stared at the screen in complete disbelief.

Has Gu Qian’s team gone crazy?

Or…

Is Gu Qian actually using Weibo herself right now?

Why…

Why did she go through and like every single one of my posts?!

Oh no.

Gu Qian definitely doesn’t know that likes are publicly visible.

That night, a very strange topic climbed Weibo’s trending list:

#GuQianSupportingThePoorThroughLikes#

Qi Yu, whose follower count had quietly increased by several hundred thousand:

“…”