The Anti-Alpha Protagonist is Exceptionally Biased Towards Me (GL) - Chapter 74

The silence was so profound it was as if the air had stopped flowing.

“W-what a coincidence.”

Lu Yin was the first to speak. She smiled, a rare sign of awkwardness on her usually composed face.

I should have left at a different time this morning, Lu Yin thought privately. Or not left at all! Now look, I’ve stumbled upon such an embarrassing scene.

Song Xinran, however, looked completely natural, as if she didn’t find anything inappropriate about the situation. She even asked casually, “It really is quite a coincidence. Are you getting up this early to work out?”

“Yes,” Lu Yin replied dryly. She couldn’t help but look at Gu Yu, who was beside the Omega.

When she looked over, Gu Yu nodded, her cold face just as composed as usual.

Apart from the initial shock, both of them remained quite calm.

Influenced by their composure, Lu Yin couldn’t help but start to feel that perhaps… the sight of two people walking out of the same room in pajamas was not a big deal after all?

“…”

Having weathered many storms in the entertainment industry, Lu Yin quickly regained her composure.

The three didn’t linger. After exchanging a few polite words, they separated.

Looking at the two figures walking closely together and side-by-side in front, a feeling of I knew it arose in Lu Yin’s heart.

She had already sensed a secret magnetic field between Gu Yu and Song Xinran. Yesterday afternoon in the vegetable patch, she also accidentally witnessed a subtle intimacy in their interactions.

She had felt that something was amiss then, but dared not think too much about it. Now, it seemed that the relationship between Gu Yu and this Miss Song, who had a huge background, was indeed not simple.

Meanwhile, Gu Yu escorted Miss Song to the staircase entrance, noticing Song Xinran’s hesitant small movements and the occasional glance from the corner of her eye.

Gu Yu sighed inwardly again. Miss Song, influenced by her pheromones, is truly clingy.

Having the two of them just standing there would look too strange. The surroundings were quiet, so she simply lowered her voice. The cold, clear voice, like the thin mist outside the window in the morning, spoke with a touch of softness:

“See you later, Miss Song.”

Song Xinran suppressed the reluctance in her heart and said, “Then… see you later.”

Gu Yu didn’t turn around until Miss Song’s figure gradually disappeared around the corner of the staircase.

On her way back to the room, she accidentally passed a window and met the gaze of Lu Yin, who was doing morning exercises outside.

The other person gave her a slight smile, and there was no longer any awkwardness in her expression.

After closing the room door, Gu Yu took out her phone to check it. She hadn’t unlocked the screen all morning, and the new message indicator on the home screen was still there.

It was from Ming Xin.

Looking back, it had been a while since she last chatted with her.

Yet, in the early hours of the morning, the other person suddenly sent a message.

: Gu Yu, are you okay? I was in closed training for the past few days and didn’t check my phone. I just heard about that interview thing.

: I didn’t expect Lu Feng to be so shameless and brazen, all that implying about who! I was furious when I watched it.

: Don’t take what those people on the internet say to heart. We all know your ability. When Path of Immortal airs, it will definitely shut those people up.

: Where are you now? I’ve run into your manager at the company several times, but I haven’t seen you.

: Remember to reply to me when you see the message.

Gu Yu read every message. Ming Xin’s wrap party wasn’t long after hers. She was busy with announcements, so she naturally didn’t attend the wrap party or get interviewed, so she didn’t know about the Lu Feng incident.

She felt a slight warmth in her heart, noticing the hidden urgency in Ming Xin’s words.

In the turbid fishbowl that was the entertainment industry, Ming Xin was a rare and sincere friend.

She typed a reply: I’m in Yanshui City recording a variety show. I haven’t taken those comments to heart, so don’t worry.

After sending the message, the chat box was silent; there was no immediate reply.

It was still very early. The other person had been messaging her at two in the morning last night, suggesting they probably slept late and were likely still asleep.

Gu Yu stopped thinking about it and put her phone away.

Her sleepiness had vanished, and she had no intention of sleeping more. She found a short-sleeved top and paired it with loose gray cargo pants. The outfit looked fresh, comfortable, and practical for movement.

Then, with a hair tie held in her mouth, she grabbed her hair a few times and tied it up with the hair tie, forming a neat and clean high ponytail.

She casually put her phone in her pocket. She applied a light makeup. The inner eyeliner visually rounded her eye shape, softening the inherent coldness and detachment of her appearance.

She tidied up the room simply. When she left the room, only thirty minutes had passed.

At this time, Lu Yin was no longer in the front yard outside. She must have finished her morning exercise and returned to her room.

Gu Yu jogged two laps around the house. The air was mixed with the smell of wet soil and fresh grass, and a thin layer of mist still enveloped the mountains like a veil.

The accommodation arranged by the crew was quiet, but a few farmers could still be seen working in the distance. Gu Yu ran while watching the sun slowly peek its head over the horizon.

As the sun appeared, the fog gradually dissipated.

Gu Yu quite liked the environment and pace of life here. After two laps, she was in a very good mood.

When she returned to the house, she happened to run into Le Weier and Feng Shuang coming down one after the other.

The two didn’t seem to have seen her yet and were joking and playing—to be precise, Le Weier was unilaterally teasing Feng Shuang.

After a short period of getting along, Gu Yu had a preliminary understanding of Le Weier. Her personality was very lively, and she loved excitement.

“Hey, give me a smile. Why are you so stern-faced first thing in the morning?” Le Weier followed closely behind Feng Shuang, her steps light, her eyes curving into crescent moons with laughter.

Feng Shuang wore a pure black vest. She wasn’t wearing a hat this time, and her wolf-tail haircut, combined with her deadpan expression, made her look even cooler.

“Don’t walk so fast. Wait for me.” Le Weier darted to her left side and then to her right side.

Then she swiftly ran in front of her, standing on the step below her.

Because of this action, Feng Shuang had to stop her feet, a hint of helplessness in her eyes: “Be careful. That’s dangerous.”

Le Weier said, “I knew you would stop.”

Then she suddenly extended two fingers, pressing against the corners of Feng Shuang’s mouth, pulling them upward.

She observed for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction: “Nice, nice. You Beta are like a block of wood every day. That’s not good.”

Feng Shuang looked up, about to say something more, but the next second she saw Gu Yu at the main door and was immediately stunned.

“Why did you stop talking?” Le Weier asked confusedly. She turned around, saw Gu Yu, casually retracted her hand, and cheerfully said, “Gu Yu, good morning.”

Gu Yu’s gaze shifted between the two of them. She replied calmly and naturally: “Good morning.”

“Did you just come back from a morning run?” Le Weier asked curiously.

“Yes.”

Then there was silence for a moment.

It was Gu Yu who spoke first: “You two chat. I’m going back to my room first.”

“Okay, okay.”

Looking at Gu Yu’s retreating back, Le Weier turned her face toward Feng Shuang, tip-toeing to whisper in Feng Shuang’s ear as if sharing a secret:

“I’ll tell you something secretly. I suspect Sister Xinran and Gu Yu know each other because she seems to know Gu Yu very well.”

“She told me that Gu Yu looks very cold, but she’s actually a great person.”

Feng Shuang subtly frowned silently and said, “Since when did you two get so close?”

Le Weier stuck out her tongue, playfully saying: “I live right next door to her. Yesterday, my suitcase was too heavy to lift, and she helped me. She’s beautiful and kind-hearted, and she doesn’t put on any airs.”

Feng Shuang glanced in the direction of the camera, turned sideways, and made sure her full face wasn’t visible before seriously looking at Le Weier: “I heard that Miss Song has a significant background. In short, she’s someone we can’t afford to offend. Be careful. If you accidentally offend her…”

Le Weier said, “I know what you want to say.”

She used Feng Shuang’s body as a screen, and in the camera’s blind spot, she winked and said: “But, you know, I have a good eye for people.”

Feng Shuang pursed her lips and indeed said no more.

“Hmph, little block of wood,” Le Weier grumbled.

Time passed minute by minute. At seven o’clock, the rest of the people came out of their rooms one after another.

The production team did not provide breakfast for the guests. During the filming, all three meals had to be prepared by themselves. Fortunately, a lot of food was left over from last night, and the ingredients they acquired included noodles.

The group simply heated up the leftovers and mixed them with noodles to manage breakfast.

After eating, Yan Tian and several cameramen appeared as if on cue.

A staff member handed over a card that read: In Heliang Village, Yanshui City, there is an elderly person who is aging and has difficulty moving. Their children work outside all year, and the rice in the fields needs to be harvested. Please have the eight guests go to the rice paddy together to help the elderly person harvest the rice.

“Harvesting rice! I’ve never tried that before,” Quan Yanfei said. On the Country Road was now filming its sixth episode. To maintain novelty, the characteristics of each region they visited were different, and the assigned tasks naturally varied.

“Then let’s set off now.”

The surroundings were all rice paddies, divided by narrow ridges and distributed in blocks. Honestly, as outsiders, they couldn’t distinguish which plot belonged to which family.

Fortunately, the production team hadn’t sunk to that level of trickery, and there were special personnel responsible for leading the way.

It was mid-morning. The sun was in the side of the sky, and they could already feel the heat faintly.

To avoid being criticized for being too delicate when the show aired, the group did not carry umbrellas.

Yan Tian and the crew followed the guests. During this time, he looked towards Song Xinran more than once with apprehension.

After all, it was the middle of summer, and he was afraid that this Miss Song would find the task too tiring. As the director of this variety show, he also had to ensure ratings.

Song Xinran had no way of knowing his thoughts. If she did, she would surely scoff.

Simply because this Director Yan Tian was imagining her to be too delicate.

Unfortunately, Song Xinran was unaware and had no leisure to pay attention to Yan Tian’s conjecture about her.

Due to the angle, the sun was now diagonally in front, and the sunlight shone directly into her eyes.

Song Xinran blinked. After being exposed to the sun for a long time, she felt a little discomfort in her eyes.

Just as she was about to raise her hand above her eyes to block the sun, like the others, the glaring sensation vanished the next second.

The cold Alpha had silently walked in front of her. Her posture was perfectly centered, blocking the sunlight that shone on her face.