After Desperately Pretending To Be An Omega In Front Of My Girlfriend - Chapter 9
#GuQianSupportingThePoorThroughLikes 🔥
#GuQianActuallyUsedWeibo 🔥
#GuQianCharacterPoster 🔥
#GuQianLikeMachine 🆕
The trending topics refreshed one after another.
Almost every item near the top had something to do with Gu Qian.
Qi Yu frowned as she refreshed the page again.
Then—
Her finger froze.
#GuQianQiYuCPChemistry 🆕
Qi Yu nervously bit the tip of her fingernail before cautiously extending one finger and tapping the trending topic.
“Gu Qian liked every single one of Qi Yu’s Weibo posts. I’m dying. 😂 Is this her first time learning how the Like button works?”
“Hahahaha! I bet the Best Actress’s manager is panicking right now.”
“The only thing I want to know is whether Gu Qian’s thumb is sore.”
“Gu Qian and Qi Yu are in the same company now~ My second uncle’s youngest son works at Fenghua! If I’m lying, I’ll livestream myself washing my hair upside down!”
“Best Actress Gu is so sweet! Is she personally helping a junior gain exposure by liking all her posts?”
“Senior × Junior??? I’m shipping them now!”
What kind of outrageous comments are these…
Qi Yu couldn’t bear to keep reading.
She opened her contacts.
Her finger hovered over Gu Qian’s name for a long moment.
Licking her dry lips, she finally pressed Call.
The instant the line connected, Qi Yu exploded like popcorn.
“Gu Qian?”
“Are you seriously that bored?”
“Do you know likes leave a public record?”
“People are going to think I’m using you to climb the ladder!”
“You’re causing trouble, do you understand?!”
“…Um…”
There was a brief silence.
Then a timid female voice came from the other end.
“Miss Qi?”
“Sister Gu is taking a shower.”
“This is Xiaofan.”
Qi Yu instantly snapped her mouth shut.
The phone still buzzed softly against her ear.
The warmth spreading from it made even the edge of her ear turn hot.
“Oh…”
“Um…”
“Sorry.”
“I thought you were Gu Qian.”
It was as though someone had poked a pin into a fully inflated balloon.
Qi Yu immediately deflated.
Her tongue practically tied itself into knots.
“It’s okay.”
“Would you like Sister Gu to call you back after she’s done showering?”
Xiaofan asked thoughtfully.
“No!”
“No need!”
“I’m fine now!”
Embarrassed beyond words, Qi Yu hurriedly hung up.
With a long sigh, she tossed her phone aside and flopped onto the bed in a starfish position.
Forget it.
Free publicity is still free publicity.
Whatever comes, I’ll deal with it when it comes.
The bathroom door opened.
A slightly husky voice, still carrying traces of steam, drifted into the room.
“Who was on the phone just now?”
A pair of long, flawless white legs stepped out from beneath a snow-white bathrobe.
Several drops of water slowly slid down her thighs before disappearing around her elegant ankles.
Xiaofan swallowed.
Thank goodness I’m a Beta.
“It was Miss Qi.”
“She sounded… pretty angry.”
Xiaofan hurried over to prepare a facial mask for Gu Qian.
“Oh?”
“What did she say?”
Gu Qian lazily leaned against the sofa, her eyes half closed.
She seemed completely unconcerned about Qi Yu’s anger.
“She said…”
Xiaofan hesitated.
“…that you were causing trouble.”
“Do you think I’m causing trouble?”
The corners of Gu Qian’s lips curved upward.
She cast Xiaofan a meaningful glance that made the poor assistant’s back turn cold.
“Sister Gu…”
“Everyone online is saying you’re like an old-fashioned government official who doesn’t even know likes leave records.”
While sanitizing her hands, Xiaofan carefully applied the facial mask and sneaked in a joke.
Gu Qian laughed.
“Do you honestly think I wouldn’t know something that basic?”
Xiaofan blinked.
Then…
Is the famously publicity-shy Best Actress personally promoting herself for once?
“Sister Gu…”
“If that’s the case…”
“Then why did you refuse to generate publicity with Shi Yunwei?”
“She already got close to one of the company’s major shareholders.”
“You embarrassed her so badly that President Xu was put in a really difficult position.”
“Xu Man being in a difficult position…”
Gu Qian curled one slender, fair leg beneath herself as she lazily sank deeper into the sofa.
“…is her own problem.”
She casually picked up the tablet beside her and began scrolling through it.
“As for Shi Yunwei…”
A faint smile tugged at her lips.
“Is she worthy of it?”
Xiaofan was stunned by Gu Qian’s completely unapologetic double standard.
Silently, she offered Xu Man a brief moment of sympathy.
Just then, she noticed something had caught Gu Qian’s attention.
Curious, Xiaofan leaned over for a look.
#GuQianQiYuCPChemistry
“What does CP chemistry mean?”
Gu Qian asked with obvious interest.
One hand continued scrolling through Weibo while the other supported her chin.
Xiaofan stammered,
“CP is short for couple.”
“It means…”
“…um…”
“…that two people…”
“…look like they’re dating.”
A tiny sparkle appeared in Gu Qian’s eyes.
She let out a quiet laugh.
“So…”
“CP fans are people who like this couple?”
As she spoke, she handed the tablet to Xiaofan.
“Huh?”
Still confused, Xiaofan obediently accepted it.
“Not an actual couple…”
“They just look like one.”
“Register a secondary account for me.”
Gu Qian smiled with restrained elegance.
“I want to become a CP fan.”
Xiaofan: “…”
Director Wang required the cast and crew to check into the designated hotel one day early before holding a script-reading session.
Qi Yu sat perfectly straight.
Her back was rigid.
Her breathing almost stopped.
Aside from Shi Yunwei, she was the newest actor present.
Feeling the occasional curious glances from actors—both famous and unknown—she felt as though she were sitting on a bed of needles.
A middle-aged female Alpha with neatly cropped short hair walked over and gently patted her head.
It was none other than the legendary veteran actress…
Jiang Lan.
Among Chinese audiences, from elderly viewers to teenagers, there was practically no one who didn’t know her.
She had appeared in countless classic television dramas during summer vacation broadcasts and was affectionately nicknamed the “Primetime Workhorse.”
She had also been Qi Yu’s childhood idol.
“J-Jiang…”
“H-Hello, Teacher Jiang!”
Qi Yu hurriedly jumped to her feet and bowed deeply.
The chair legs scraped harshly across the floor with a loud screech.
Instantly…
Countless eyes turned toward them.
Qi Yu became so nervous she barely dared breathe.
Her eyes remained fixed on Jiang Lan.
She didn’t dare look anywhere else.
Even the hand she extended for a handshake trembled slightly, as though scorched by the warm air.
Jiang Lan seemed startled too.
Then she burst into laughter.
She warmly grasped Qi Yu’s slightly damp hand.
“Relax, Student Qi.”
“I like you very much.”
Several nearby actors also smiled kindly, amused by Qi Yu’s obvious nervousness.
Shi Yunwei, meanwhile, rolled her eyes in disdain.
Meeting her childhood idol had left Qi Yu so overwhelmed that her cheeks glowed bright red.
“Teacher Jiang…”
“Don’t scare our female lead.”
A graceful voice drifted over.
Warm breath brushed against Qi Yu’s reddened ear.
It was Gu Qian, arriving fashionably late.
The familiar scent of hibiscus quietly spread through the room.
A slender arm slipped gently around Qi Yu’s waist from behind.
A warm, soft body leaned lightly against her back.
Jiang Lan laughed heartily.
“Hahaha!”
“Best Actress Gu certainly seems fond of our Student Qi.”
She patted Gu Qian’s shoulder.
“You’ll have to properly coach Little Qi over the next few months.”
Gu Qian smiled elegantly.
“Of course.”
“If I can help a newcomer grow…”
“…then I won’t have failed as a senior.”
Watching her idol walk away, Qi Yu remained reluctant to look elsewhere.
Suddenly—
Someone pinched her waist.
A tingling ache crawled from her lower back all the way up to the back of her neck.
Qi Yu shivered.
“What?”
“You like Teacher Jiang that much?”
Supporting her chin with one hand atop the conference table, Gu Qian tilted her head toward Qi Yu with a bright smile.
Meanwhile…
Beneath the table…
Her other hand quietly climbed onto Qi Yu’s waist, her fingertips lazily tracing slow circles.
Qi Yu immediately grabbed the wandering hand.
“Gu Qian.”
“Stop fooling around.”
Gu Qian looked ready to continue teasing her.
But Director Wang entered the room.
With obvious reluctance, she withdrew her hand and gracefully leaned back into her chair.
Qi Yu secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Straightening her back awkwardly, she still couldn’t shake the lingering tingling sensation where Gu Qian had touched her.
Director Wang was famous throughout the industry for his decisiveness and efficiency.
He briefly explained the emotional direction each principal actor should aim for.
Qi Yu’s character—the female lead of Alley—was named Xu Sheng.
Like her name suggested, simply surviving in the narrow alley where she had grown up was already painfully difficult.
She lived alone with her father.
He never held a proper job.
Buried beneath crushing debts, he drank, gambled, visited prostitutes, and indulged every vice imaginable.
Whenever he was in a bad mood…
He beat Xu Sheng.
The story began with the first death in the alley.
Then came a second.
A third.
One after another, murders spread panic throughout the city.
The Criminal Investigation Division quickly formed a special task force.
The police discovered every victim had some connection to Xu Sheng and her father.
With his extensive criminal record, Xu Sheng’s father immediately became the prime suspect.
Unfortunately…
There wasn’t enough evidence.
Gu Qian played the police officer Chen Yan.
To protect Xu Sheng and uncover the truth, Chen Yan disguised herself as the grieving relative of one of the victims.
Using grief as an excuse, she moved into the victim’s former home…
…which naturally placed her in the alley.
As Chen Yan spent more time with Xu Sheng, the two gradually grew closer.
She pitied everything Xu Sheng had endured.
Finally…
One day, after witnessing Xu Sheng’s father violently abusing her…
Chen Yan completely lost control…
…and personally killed him.
All evidence pointed toward Xu Sheng’s father.
After two months…
The serial murder case was finally declared solved.
Chen Yan was sentenced to one year in prison.
As handcuffs were fastened around her wrists…
She suddenly remembered something.
Every overlooked detail flooded back into her mind.
Only then did she realize how strange Xu Sheng had been all along.
She finally understood.
The true murderer…
…had never been Xu Sheng’s father.
It had always been Xu Sheng herself.
But in the end…
Chen Yan chose to say nothing.
“Gu Qian.”
Director Wang rested his clasped hands beneath his chin.
His sharp eyes locked onto her.
“Answer one question.”
“Why did Chen Yan ultimately kill Xu Sheng’s father?”
“Was it really just because she lost control emotionally?”
Gu Qian shook her head.
“Chen Yan already possessed violent tendencies.”
“She had simply spent her whole life suppressing them.”
“Xu Sheng noticed.”
“So, little by little…”
“…she subtly guided Chen Yan.”
“Until Chen Yan finally exploded.”
Director Wang nodded approvingly.
Very satisfied with the answer, he turned to Qi Yu.
“Most people assume Xu Sheng became twisted because of her childhood.”
“But in reality…”
“…Xu Sheng was born with antisocial personality traits.”
“That’s why she recognized Chen Yan as someone just like herself the moment they met.”
He paused.
“By the very end…”
“…Xu Sheng finally succeeded in making Chen Yan stain her own hands with blood.”
Taking a sip of water, Director Wang asked,
“Do you know why I chose you?”
Qi Yu shook her head.
“There are two reasons.”
“I loved your appearance.”
“And your eyes.”
“But there’s another reason.”
“You were the first person to point out that the two female leads exist in a symbiotic relationship.”
“Xu Sheng gains satisfaction by tempting Chen Yan.”
“Chen Yan, in turn, releases her true nature by allowing herself to be tempted.”
Director Wang patted Qi Yu’s shoulder.
“I arranged your room next to Gu Qian’s.”
“During filming…”
“…the two of you should build chemistry.”
Then he looked toward Gu Qian.
“Gu Qian.”
“Take good care of Qi Yu.”
“If Little Qi can’t find the right feeling…”
“…I’ll hold you responsible.”
On the final night before filming officially began…
Gu Qian stood on the balcony speaking with her manager, Zhou Xin.
After ending the call…
She heard a knock at the door.
Xiaofan had just gone out for a late-night snack.
She couldn’t possibly be back already.
Besides…
She had her own keycard.
She wouldn’t need to knock.
Remembering what Director Wang had said only a few hours earlier…
Gu Qian let out a soft laugh.
A meaningful smile curved across her lips.
She casually brushed the long hair hanging over her chest before leisurely walking toward the door.
She opened it.
The scent waiting outside…
…wasn’t the familiar fragrance of mint.
The warmth instantly disappeared from Gu Qian’s eyes.
Her expression turned cold.
“It’s rather late.”
“What do you need?”
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