Chapter 14

Shu Minglan smiled very lightly.

She had left this city to film for about a week. During that time, she occasionally posted updates on Moments. In truth, she had enabled visibility restrictions for most people, and only a small number of people in the industry could see them.

He Lingxing was one of them.

This morning, she had posted on Moments that her evening flight would land at this airport, along with the approximate time. She had not expected He Lingxing to actually come.

Friendships between women could be destroyed and built with extraordinary ease. At this moment, Shu Minglan had basically forgotten all the unpleasantness from before. She only felt that He Lingxing, who looked slightly bewildered, was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.

Shu Minglan’s fingertips deliberately stayed a few inches away, not touching the delicately drawn eye makeup. When she saw He Lingxing brush her hand away and raise her head, the smile in her eyes deepened.

As expected, she was only a tsundere-tempered eldest young lady. Although her words were harsh, in reality, whenever something happened, she always helped very enthusiastically. Having removed all her defenses, Shu Minglan’s gaze toward He Lingxing was so gentle it seemed as though water could drip from it.

“I grew up in Jiangcheng. I’m also quite familiar with the new restaurants that have opened in recent years. What do you want to eat?”

He Lingxing closed the page on her phone and slowly stood up from the seat.

Just as she was carefully considering how to respond to the heroine’s enthusiasm, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder. Following the movement naturally, she was pulled into an embrace.

The Alpha’s slightly aggressive scent seeped into her nose thread by thread. He Lingxing already disliked being touched by people she was not close to, and under this double resistance, she instinctively pushed the person away a little.

Yu Fanhui was wearing five-centimeter thin high heels. After being unexpectedly pushed, she nearly twisted her ankle, but she was not angry. She only smiled and hooked an arm around He Lingxing’s neck again, giving her a huge hug.

The girl had dyed her hair a flamboyant, passionate red, cut only to ear length. She wore two silver-white star earrings. Although it was chilly October weather, she only had a short jacket on. Beneath her black-and-white checkered skirt was a pair of fair, long legs. She was dressed entirely like a hot girl.

Seeing Shu Minglan, who wore a mask but still could not hide her beautiful brows and eyes, Yu Fanhui greeted her carelessly. Then she held He Lingxing’s arm and acted spoiled with intimate familiarity.

“Where is Sister Xingxing planning to take me for dinner? If it’s not good, I’m going to complain!”

Between people of the same sex, hugging and holding hands were not a big deal, but He Lingxing was not used to being intimate with someone who acted overly familiar. Just as she was about to pull her arm out of the other party’s embrace, she heard Yu Fanhui lean toward her ear and say softly:

“Don’t tell me you’re bringing an unrelated person too, sis? Isn’t this that Shu something? I’ve seen her interviews. She’s kind of, emm…”

“Yu Fanhui!”

Although she had leaned close to He Lingxing’s ear and spoken as if whispering, in reality, she had not considered Shu Minglan at all. The volume was just enough for all three of them to hear clearly. Shu Minglan’s expression slowly cooled, carrying an indescribable emotion that made He Lingxing feel uncomfortable just looking at it—

That discomfort was not because of Shu Minglan herself, but because Yu Fanhui was being far too arrogant.

“I was joking!” Seeing that the situation was wrong, Yu Fanhui immediately acted spoiled and called out to her. “Sister Lingxing, I’m hungry. Let’s go eat?”

People came and went through the airport, and Yu Fanhui had come alone. No matter how angry He Lingxing was, she could not leave the young girl alone at the airport. She could only say “see you next time” to Shu Minglan. When she noticed the flash of disappointment in the other woman’s eyes, the fire in her heart burned even hotter.

The heroine she had painstakingly coaxed back into a good mood had been thrown into chaos by Yu Fanhui in one stroke.

**

That dinner was not very pleasant either.

In truth, she was not very familiar with Yu Fanhui herself. They had only interacted as children. Their friendship was not close enough for them to be as intimate as best friends walking arm in arm, but unfortunately, Yu Fanhui was the kind of person who acted overly familiar.

And not the likable kind.

During dinner, Yu Fanhui kept trying to find topics, asking her about gossip within the industry. But He Lingxing had little interest and merely responded casually a few times. After dinner, He Lingxing dutifully relied on her memories to send Yu Fanhui to another house. Of course, it was not the place where she lived alone, but where she lived with her family.

The original owner had started working hard on her own in university, and her feelings and impressions toward home were very indifferent. She rarely contacted her family of her own initiative. Her parents also did not seem to care much about the original owner, but were instead even more enthusiastic toward Yu Fanhui.

Especially Mother He. After seeing Yu Fanhui, she smiled kindly and warmly, saying that the child had grown taller and become even prettier after differentiating, praising Yu Fanhui until the girl’s little face blushed.

“Fanhui, Lingxing, it’s already past ten at night. Lingxing, don’t go back. Just sleep together with Fanhui. It’s perfect—you two can sleep in the same room and chat.”

She smiled at He Lingxing, but did not expect He Lingxing to refuse directly and decisively.

“I’m an Omega. How can I sleep together with an Alpha?”

The original owner’s disguise as an Omega had now become her greatest shield. The difference in secondary gender became one of the most appropriate reasons.

Mother He frowned. “You child, what’s wrong with a girl sleeping with another girl? Fanhui came all this way… I’ll have someone make the bed. Fanhui, you go sleep over there. Don’t mind her.”

Yu Fanhui smiled and answered, “Yes,” then took the opportunity to pat He Lingxing’s shoulder. She wanted to say something, but was interrupted by He Lingxing’s voice.

“Did you come from outer space?” He Lingxing looked over with a half-smile, her gaze flowing between Yu Fanhui, who clearly had ulterior motives, and Mother He. “Of course women can be with women too, but twisted melons don’t work.”

An Alpha who had just differentiated, the daughter of her mother’s close friend, a wealthy family of equal status—if He Lingxing still did not understand by now, then she would have struggled through all those previous worlds for nothing.

Usually, even if families wanted a marriage alliance, they would at least ask privately whether the person was willing. This mother of hers was something else. She directly tried to send her own daughter into someone else’s bed. Putting aside the fact that He Lingxing was an Alpha, even if she were an Omega, she would not date someone like Yu Fanhui.

He Lingxing truly could not spend the night in a home like this. Every corner was filled with a sense of discomfort. She finally understood why the original owner had been so cold toward her own family.

“Lingxing—He Lingxing!?”

Watching that figure leave without the slightest reluctance, Mother He’s eyes flashed sharply for a moment. But when she turned to face the guest, she still wore that kind and benevolent face.

**

He Lingxing had just quickly walked into the night and inserted the car key when 520’s urgent notification sounded beside her ear.

【A key plot is about to arrive. Host, please prepare. The heroine will be framed and sent into the male lead’s room. Please fulfill your duty as the vicious female supporting character unauthorized copyand lock the door to promote the male lead marking the heroine!】

A string of coordinates appeared in her mind.