When the Stand-in O Differentiated into an A - Chapter 2

Qiao Xi looked up and saw the person who had sold her the jianbing guozi. She wiped a tear. “Oh… it was just so delicious. This is the first time I’ve ever had a jianbing guozi that made me cry.”

The woman handed Qiao Xi the drink. “That’s great. It’s also the first time someone has cried from eating my jianbing guozi. Here, have a drink so you don’t choke. I heard there’s a police station up ahead. If you’re in any trouble, you can go there.”

Qiao Xi looked at the woman with great gratitude. She finished her jianbing guozi with the drink and then, pulling her suitcase, headed in the direction of the police station.

At this point, she could only ask the police to take her to Wang Yangyang’s apartment. Qiao Xi never thought she would be in such a pitiful state, walking with her head down, looking dejected with her suitcase. Just then, she bumped her head into a pole.

“Ouch!” Qiao Xi cried, and she felt like crying again.

She had already had so many unlucky things happen to her today, and now even the poles on the street were bullying her. As she looked up at the light pole with tears in her eyes, she saw an ad for a “stand-in omega.” The ad detailed the required height, weight, and appearance of the stand-in. It also added, “Room and board provided.”

Qiao Xi imagined what the person in the ad looked like. She thought she seemed to fit the description. What’s more, the address on the ad was the second floor of the same building she had just walked out of.

No way! What a coincidence! This ad can’t be real, can it?

Although Qiao Xi thought this, her hand, as if by magic, tore the ad off the light pole.

An ad posted so close to a police station shouldn’t be fake. Besides, the address wasn’t far, and with so many people in that building, nothing bad could happen. Even if it was a scam, she could just go to the police right away.

After much thought, Qiao Xi finally decided to try her luck. Even if she went back to Wang Yangyang’s place, she couldn’t stay there forever. Wang Yangyang had a girlfriend, and it wouldn’t be right for her to be a third wheel.

Wang Yangyang might have a sharp tongue, but Qiao Xi knew she would help her with any problems she had.

As Qiao Xi walked past the jianbing stall again, the woman at the stall looked at her and smiled. “Come again next time!”

Qiao Xi waved back. “I’ll be back when I find a job!”

She believed that since she had met a good person just now, her luck was sure to turn around.

Qiao Xi took a deep breath in front of the building. This was her second time entering the building in the same day. Since she had just stormed out of the building with her suitcase in a huff, many people had noticed her, and now that she was back, they all stared again.

Ignoring their stares, Qiao Xi went straight to the second floor. She saw a woman sitting at an office desk.

Qiao Xi bravely walked up and placed the ad in front of the woman. “Um… is this the place that’s looking for an omega stand-in?”

The woman, who looked about fifty years old and wore gold-rimmed glasses, looked up at Qiao Xi. “You’re here to apply for the stand-in position?”

Qiao Xi nodded vigorously. “Yes, yes, I think I fit the requirements.”

It seemed the ad wasn’t a scam, and she had to seize this opportunity.

The woman pushed her glasses up and asked, “What is your name?”

“My name is Qiao Xi. I’m twenty-two years old and an omega with a milky pheromone scent.” Before the woman could ask, Qiao Xi blurted out all her information.

After jotting down her basic information, the woman said, “Miss Qiao, thank you very much for coming. Someone will take you to another office to fill out a questionnaire. As long as you get a passing score, you can meet the liaison.”

Qiao Xi heard that she had a chance, so she didn’t care who the liaison was. She nodded her thanks. “Thank you so much!”

Just as she finished, a female assistant came out and quickly led Qiao Xi to another office. When Qiao Xi entered, she saw four other people filling out the questionnaire.

Qiao Xi took the questionnaire from the assistant and sat next to a very cool-looking girl with long, black hair. The girl was tapping her pen against her forehead.

Qiao Xi peeked at her questionnaire and saw the question that stumped her: If, as a stand-in, you really fall in love with your sugar mommy/daddy, which of the following is the correct choice?

A: Leave heartbroken.

B: Scam them for a lot of money before leaving.

C: My love is not important, the sugar mommy/daddy is what matters.

What would you do if your pheromones attracted someone other than your sugar mommy/daddy?

A: Don’t leave the house.

B: Ask your sugar mommy/daddy to temporarily mark you.

C: My relationship with them is just a transaction.

Qiao Xi frowned after seeing the questions. What in the world was this? Were these questions even for people?

No, these questions must be testing their attitude towards their sugar mommy/daddy. As a stand-in who gets paid by their sugar mommy/daddy, they are the boss, so of course, their words are law.

Having figured out the logic, Qiao Xi began writing furiously. The questionnaire had a total of twenty multiple-choice questions and one subjective question. As Qiao Xi looked around, she noticed that everyone had different questions.

No wonder the assistant wasn’t worried about cheating.

Qiao Xi arrived late, and in the end, it was just her and a cute-looking blonde girl with pigtails left in the office. Qiao Xi was on the last subjective question: If your sugar mommy/daddy falls in love with you one day, what would you do? Please analyze based on real life.

This question was a tough one for Qiao Xi. If she fell in love with her sugar mommy/daddy, she would have countless reasons. But for the sugar mommy/daddy to suddenly fall in love with her… this question must be a trick. The multiple-choice questions were worth 50 points, and this one was worth 50 points. If she didn’t answer it well, she might be out.

As Qiao Xi bit her finger, thinking about how to answer, the cute blonde girl suddenly moved closer and asked, “Hey, sis, are you also here to be a stand-in?”

Qiao Xi nodded. “Yeah.”

The blonde girl continued, “I heard one of the top three richest women in the city is coming to pick a stand-in today. The liaison is coming to pick someone soon. I heard this rich woman has some really strange tastes, and not everyone who applied today will get picked.”

Strange?

It’s okay if they’re strange, as long as they provide room and board. Qiao Xi listened to the blonde girl’s chattering while writing her answer to the subjective question.

Answer: If the sugar mommy/daddy falls in love with me, I will eat, drink, and be merry. The reasons are as follows…

About ten minutes later, Qiao Xi had filled her answer sheet to the brim. She thought that as long as she wrote enough, at least one of her points would get her a passing score.

After she was done, she waited outside with the other four girls. Qiao Xi was just trying her luck here, so she took the opportunity to borrow a power bank from the company to charge her phone.

When she turned her phone on, she saw over a dozen missed calls from Wang Yangyang. Wang Yangyang couldn’t get through to her, so she started texting: [Where the hell did you go? Why is your phone off? Did something happen?]

[I’ve been sleeping. I just woke up. Did something happen to you?]

[Hello, hello, answer me!]

[Moshi moshi?]

[You didn’t really get lost, did you? Did something really happen?]

[Can you see this message now? Send me your location, I’ll come get you.]

[Don’t scare me, I’m going to call the police!]

Qiao Xi saw that the last message from Wang Yangyang was five minutes ago, so she quickly replied: [I’m fine, I’m fine! Don’t call the police! Don’t bother the police, uncle!]

Wang Yangyang was relieved when she saw Qiao Xi’s reply: [You scared me to death, you know! You have a death wish or something?!]

Qiao Xi quickly apologized: [Sorry, sorry. There was a problem during the interview, so I wanted to call you for help. I forgot to charge my phone last night, so it died right after I called you. It’s all good now. I’ll call you back tonight.]

Wang Yangyang sent a knife emoji: [Okay, I’ll wait for your call tonight. If you don’t call me back, I’ll assume you’ve been kidnapped, and I’ll have no choice but to bother the police, uncle.]

Qiao Xi sent a smiley face emoji.

Qiao Xi told Wang Yangyang everything, at least someone knew where she was. If something really happened, someone would report her missing.

While Qiao Xi was replying to Wang Yangyang, she overheard the girls next to her talking: “Hey, is this job even reliable? They won’t do anything to us, will they?”

“I checked before I came, and it seems pretty reliable. But you don’t have to worry. The sugar mommy/daddy here has very high standards. As long as you pass the questionnaire, you won’t have wasted your time. Even if the sugar mommy/daddy doesn’t choose you, you’ll still get a reward.”

Qiao Xi’s heart leaped when she heard this. At least she wouldn’t have come for nothing.

When her phone was charged to 69%, the assistant took out a list. “Is Miss Qiao Xi here?”

Qiao Xi heard her name and quickly stood up. “That’s me!”

The assistant smiled at Qiao Xi. “Congratulations, Miss Qiao Xi, you got first place on the questionnaire. We will now go to the company entrance to meet the liaison.”

Qiao Xi was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened as she pointed to herself. “Me? First place?!”

The girls around her all turned to stare at Qiao Xi.

At that moment, the assistant looked at Qiao Xi with admiration, as if praising her: “She’s a born stand-in!”