After Transmigrating as an Alpha, I Paired with the Arrogant Movie Queen and Became a Viral Sensation [GL] - Chapter 18

Ji Mian deliberately chose the largest restaurant in the village and booked a private room so they wouldn’t be seen.

Xu Zhixia looked at the white liquor Ji Mian actually brought and felt a little uneasy.

She lowered her head and said, “I like to drink, but I don’t drink white liquor.” Actually, I deliberately showed it to you to see if you were worried about my safety.

Ji Mian: “…” Even you won’t drink it, so what am I supposed to do?

“Let’s just drink juice. Do you want orange juice?” Xu Zhixia deliberately ordered a bottle of orange juice, shaking it in front of Ji Mian, as if saying Your pheromones are orange-scented too. It must taste wonderful.

Ji Mian felt a jolt and changed the subject: “What do you want to eat?”

“I want to eat you…” Xu Zhixia didn’t finish her sentence. Ji Mian looked at her with bewildered eyes, so Xu Zhixia changed her mind: “I want to eat whatever you order. I’ll never be picky about what Mian Mian eats.”

Ji Mian gave an awkward laugh, “They say the local farmhouse dishes here are very good. I’ll order stir-fried vegetables, spicy chicken, and pork trotters with soybeans…”

Xu Zhixia propped her chin and listened quietly to Ji Mian, smiling. “Do they have Couple’s Lung Slices?” (A famous Sichuan dish, Fuqi Feipian).

Ji Mian flipped through the menu, “No.”

“Then do they have a鴛鴦 (Mandarin Duck) Hot Pot?” (A pot divided into spicy and mild sections).

“This isn’t a hot pot restaurant. Where would we get a鸳鸯 pot?”

“Fine…” Xu Zhixia pretended to look disappointed.

After ordering all the dishes, Ji Mian’s heart started pounding. Just seeing Xu Zhixia made her emotional and excited. Her flushed face was clearly visible under the light.

Xu Zhixia lifted her lazy, seductive eyes. She had deliberately applied red eyeliner, which, paired with her bright features, made her look as alluring as a fox.

Ji Mian swallowed, and thinking of the dream she had last night, her face flushed even more.

“Mian Mian, your face seems very red.” Xu Zhixia leaned in a little closer, smiling like a whisper.

Ji Mian coughed, “Is it? Maybe it’s too hot in here.”

“Really?” Xu Zhixia chuckled softly, her soft finger constantly rubbing Ji Mian’s leg, sometimes scratching lightly, sometimes playfully twitching her skin.

Ji Mian was trembling all over. Her body felt like a tart baking in a microwave, losing control more and more.

Xu Zhixia sniffed and laughed, “I smell your pheromones again!”

Ji Mian laughed awkwardly, “Good if you like it.”

As soon as she said it, she realized how flawed the sentence was. Xu Zhixia’s eyes lit up, and she whispered in her ear, “Really?”

Ji Mian had to turn away. It wasn’t until all the dishes were served and she was picking up food for Xu Zhixia that she finally felt some relief.

“Thank you,” Xu Zhixia said, eating the food in her bowl.

Ji Mian opened the white liquor.

Xu Zhixia frowned: “Are you really going to drink that?”

Ji Mian only wanted to drink to muster some courage. She said, “I’ll just have one glass.”

“Don’t! The alcohol content is very high.” Xu Zhixia took the bottle away. But Ji Mian had already drunk one glass.

The liquor was truly spicy. It felt like she had eaten a ghost pepper as it went down her throat, making her cough uncontrollably.

“Oh dear, you never drink. This is going to hurt your throat,” Xu Zhixia helped pat her back.

Hearing the worried tone, Ji Mian’s heart softened.

She faced Xu Zhixia and said, “Zhixia?”

“Hmm?” It was the first time she had heard Ji Mian use her given name. Xu Zhixia’s heart instantly bloomed like a flower.

“You…” Ji Mian felt dizzy, and she vigorously shook her head.

For some reason, the alcohol seemed to kick in all at once, churning violently in her stomach.

Ji Mian couldn’t help but vomit a little.

This made Xu Zhixia even more worried, “I remember you told me you have stomach problems. Why did it act up now?”

Ji Mian was caught off guard. It seems there was such a thing, but she never expected it to act up now.

Xu Zhixia put on her sunglasses, helped the pale-faced Ji Mian up, and said, “We won’t eat this time. You can treat me next time. You’re sick right now, and I happen to have stomach medicine in my room. Come back with me.”

“But…” Ji Mian really wanted to confess, but confessing now would ruin the romance. I shouldn’t have drunk that wine.

“But what! Look at your face right now!” Xu Zhixia didn’t allow any more debate and directly led her out. Fortunately, their guesthouse wasn’t far, just a few hundred meters away.

Xu Zhixia secretly brought Ji Mian into her room.

She opened her luggage and retrieved the stomach medicine.

Ji Mian lay weakly on the bed. The pain in her stomach was unbearable. She never imagined that one glass of wine would do this to her. Worse, her head was spinning, and her face was red. If she forced herself to confess now, she would likely scare Xu Zhixia away.

Xu Zhixia fed her a stomach pill, then gave her water, and asked, “How do you feel?”

“Still terrible,” Ji Mian sighed.

“It’s okay, you’ll be fine soon. I’ve gone through this before,” Xu Zhixia comforted her.

“What do you mean?”

“I love drinking, so I developed stomach problems. My mom used to scold me all the time, saying, ‘All you do is drink. What’s so good about drinking?’ I would talk back, and she would glare at me, so I didn’t dare drink openly anymore. But I would still secretly go drink,” Xu Zhixia shrugged.

“Your mom?” Based on the original host’s memory, Ji Mian had never met or heard Xu Zhixia mention her mother.

“Why the expression?” Xu Zhixia chuckled, “My mom and dad divorced ten years ago.”

“Ah?” Ji Mian lowered her head weakly.

Xu Zhixia knew she was being silent so as not to remind her of her mother, so she smiled, “But it’s okay. I still talk to my mom now. It’s just that my dad doesn’t allow it because he thinks Mom wants to snatch his daughter away, hahaha. I don’t care who I’m with.”

Ji Mian pursed her lips. Xu Zhixia must have been about sixteen then, close to taking her college entrance exams. Knowing your beloved parents are divorcing would be heartbreaking no matter what.

Although her temper was terrible, she was also lonely inside and desperately lacked affection. That’s why she was always alone during the talent show, never taking the initiative to talk to others.

Ji Mian felt a sudden pang of sympathy.

“Then why do you love drinking?”

Xu Zhixia said nonchalantly, “Because I was bored staying home, so I copied my dad and started drinking when he went out for business.”

Ji Mian was surprised. What kind of reason is that? But on second thought, Xu Zhixia didn’t seem to have many friends to go out with. Perhaps she was only bored, which led her to do even more boring things.

“Thank you.”

“Hmm?” Ji Mian was suddenly startled to hear Xu Zhixia thank her.

“Thank me for what?”

“If you hadn’t played with me back then, I might never have learned how to talk to people,” Xu Zhixia said weakly.

Ji Mian was stunned. The original host had only complied with the company’s arrangement, requiring her to form a CP with Xu Zhixia, the most famous trainee likely to debut. She never expected to become the light in lonely, helpless Xu Zhixia’s life.

“They were all afraid to talk to me, and I didn’t know how to talk to them. I really wanted to approach them, but no one taught me how to make friends with others, so I always stood there coldly. Those people called me the ‘Ice Queen’ behind my back, but I’m not cold at all,” Xu Zhixia bit her lip. “You’ve seen it, haven’t you? You’re the only one who said I was cute, right? I was so grateful to you then. Even if our CP fans intentionally said we were a couple, I wouldn’t refute them.”

Ji Mian remained silent. She vaguely sensed that Xu Zhixia eventually found out the original host’s true motive at the time.

“But, well, I finally found out you were arranged by your former company,” Xu Zhixia sighed. “But still, I thank you. Even if you had a purpose, I won’t continue to dislike you. Mian Mian.”

“You are truly different now than before,” Xu Zhixia showed a rare gentle smile, which looked exceptionally fresh and beautiful on her bright face. “I thought filming this drama would be a way to clear the slate, but you’re not as childish as you used to be, and you’re not overly enthusiastic toward me either. I realize now that I really rely on you, and I like you very much.”

Ji Mian felt her heart pounding constantly. She lay on Xu Zhixia’s bed, which carried the faint mint scent of Xu Zhixia’s pheromones.

“Zhixia,” Ji Mian called out.

“Hmm?”

“Xu Zhixia!” Ji Mian emphasized her full name.

“Mhm!”

“Why do you like me?”

Xu Zhixia answered without hesitation: “Because I like Ji Mian. You’re able to release pheromones at the filming site for me. You tried to grope me during your rut. You called me Big Sister, and you mocked me. The old you couldn’t compare to this at all.”

Ji Mian: “…” Do you have masochistic tendencies?

Xu Zhixia continued, “I didn’t resist you at all back then. I thought it was just because we were getting along so well. Only later did I realize that I wouldn’t get along this well with anyone but you. I only want to be with you.”

“Then did you not have this thought about the old me?”

Xu Zhixia smiled, “The past is the past, and the present is the present. You said yourself that tastes change, so why wouldn’t people change? My feeling for you used to be friendship; why can’t it be love now? Do you like me or not?”

That’s right, tastes change, so why wouldn’t people change? Ji Mian lowered her eyes.

“Of course I like you.” In a surge of emotion, Ji Mian decided to say everything: “I thought I could finish filming and walk away clean, but I was still played right into your hands! Why are you so charming?!”

Xu Zhixia was surprised. She laughed, “I played you into my hands? Mian Mian, you must be joking. You were the one who was truly charming when you sang.” She immediately hugged Ji Mian, pressing tightly against her chest, listening to the continuous heartbeats inside.

“You’re very nervous right now. I can smell a strong orange pheromone scent,” Xu Zhixia said softly.

“Aren’t you too?” Ji Mian widened her eyes, seeing Xu Zhixia take off her jacket.

“Today is my heat period,” Xu Zhixia said calmly, though her face was flushed.

“Stop talking. I originally didn’t want to go out, but for the sake of having dinner with you, I took an inhibitor earlier. The effect must have worn off now.” Xu Zhixia was overwhelmed by shyness and desire. She held Ji Mian’s hand. Her eyes were filled with many images that Ji Mian hadn’t imagined.

She said sincerely, “Mian Mian, since we’re already a couple, why don’t we do what a couple should do?”

Ji Mian was startled. My first kiss is still intact, and now we’re going straight to other things? Honestly, she felt a little excited.

Xu Zhixia had already taken off her jacket, leaving only a black camisole. She said, “I can’t hold on any longer. You have to mark me!”

Ji Mian: ???

Author’s Note:

Ji Mian has finally opened up! Hahahahahaha!!

Don’t go away, the next part is even better!