After an Alluring Alpha Provokes an Unhinged Omega 26

Chapter 26: Kissing Scene

Jiang Mi came out of DK. The night wind was gentle. It was seven in the evening, and the city was left with only the tranquility after the hustle and bustle.

She took a deep breath of the clean, fresh air, letting the cool wind blow on her face.

The gown and diamond necklace had been changed, and Zhao Jia had been asked to return them to Yan Wei’s studio.

She looked at the bluish night sky, and a belated sense of guilt and shame welled up in her heart—Yan Wei had helped her a great deal. It could be said that if it weren’t for Yan Wei, she would have been troubled by today’s events for a long time.

So no matter what, she should have personally said thank you to Yan Wei after the matter was over.

This was basic courtesy.

But she herself didn’t know what had happened just now. When she turned and left, this point had been weakened in her heart.

She had stood at the door for a long time.

What was that just now? Was it being arrogant because she was favored? It seemed there was a little of that. Yan Wei was testing her, judging her, guiding her. In short, this special treatment had given her a little bit of confidence.

Confidence in front of Yan Wei.

This was human nature, and she was no exception.

When she finally had something in her hands, she also had the thought of resisting and seeking a more equal relationship. People were greedy, after all.

Especially adults. It was just a matter of you advancing and me retreating, you retreating and me advancing, testing each other’s bottom lines step by step.

Perhaps just for that moment at the door, she had also wanted to test whether Yan Wei could tolerate her rebellion.

Yes. Jiang Mi wasn’t absolutely confident. She didn’t know what kind of feedback she would get for doing this. Perhaps when they met again, everything would be back to the way it was.

But it didn’t matter.

What should and shouldn’t be done, she had already done.

No matter the result, she could accept it now.

Jiang Mi bit the soft flesh inside her mouth, as if she were afraid she would regret it and go back.

After taking the suppressor, and resting in the nanny van for a long time, Jiang Mi’s body no longer felt any discomfort. Now, as long as she kept taking a shot of suppressor every day and didn’t let her glands be stimulated, she could peacefully get through her heat.

It was also because of this that her date with apple hadn’t been delayed.

Dinner was set at a Western restaurant.

After arriving at the restaurant, Jiang Mi found that Chen Qiao was not with apple. Seeing the look on apple’s face, her heart couldn’t help but sink.

Jiang Yuying was sitting in a chair. Only after seeing Jiang Mi did a happy smile barely appear on her face, and the tension in her body finally eased. “You’re here?”

Jiang Mi sat down beside her and asked in a low voice, “Did you two argue?”

Jiang Yuying pursed her lips, then sighed and said, “Mimi, was I really wrong? Maybe I should have listened to you guys back then.”

“It’s okay. Let’s eat first. A good meal will make you feel much better.” Jiang Mi wanted her to eat something nice to adjust her mood a little before talking. After all, for this event, apple definitely hadn’t been eating well these past few days.

Once her stomach was warm, her heart would feel a little better.

She asked, “What do you want to eat?”

Jiang Yuying: “Anything is fine. Order what you like.”

Jiang Mi then called the waiter to order. A young girl came over with a tablet for ordering, secretly sizing up the two of them.

Jiang Mi looked at the menu, and after asking the person beside her, began to order, “Grilled filet with truffle Wellington. For the appetizer set, remove the pan-fried shrimp. No seafood in any of the sauces, my friend is allergic. You can arrange the rest. Thank you.”

“Okay… excuse me, are you apple?” The waitress thought for a long time and finally couldn’t help but ask.

Jiang Yuying looked up, looked at Jiang Mi, and then nodded. The waitress’s face immediately showed surprise and excitement. “I’m your fan. I’m sorry, can I take a picture with you?”

Of course, Jiang Yuying didn’t refuse. She patiently waited for the waitress to finish taking the picture and leave before her smile faded again.

Jiang Mi’s heart ached watching her. apple was such a good girl. Couldn’t her life be a little happier and smoother? She sighed. “What happened?”

Jiang Yuying looked at Jiang Mi. She really couldn’t hold it in anymore and didn’t know who to talk to. “Mimi, I don’t want to hide it from you. Actually, we’ve been fighting a lot lately. I really can’t hold on much longer.”

Jiang Mi frowned. Now that they were away from the bright lights of DK, under more realistic lighting, she could see the fatigue and bloodshot eyes under Jiang Yuying’s heavy makeup.

Jiang Mi: “What’s wrong? Take your time.”

Jiang Yuying: “For more than a year now, the work she’s been getting for me has become very… It’s not that I can’t handle hardship, it’s just that there’s really too much work. Mimi, I’ve only been able to sleep for three or four hours a day this past year. I’m so tired. Every time I try to discuss it with her, she just says that I’m in my rising period and I have to work hard. But there are many jobs that I don’t like at all, like cutting ribbons for real estate projects, singing at some company’s executive’s birthday party…”

As she spoke, her eyes turned red. “I always thought she was really doing it for me. Today…”

Jiang Mi pulled out a few napkins and handed them to her, looking at Jiang Yuying with heartache. “It’s okay. We’ll talk about it slowly after you’re done. You still have us friends, right?”

Jiang Yuying wiped her eyes and said with a sob, “Today, she asked me to go to dinner with a shareholder of DK. She even notified me at the last minute. I said I had plans with you, and I didn’t want to go. But she said I should take advantage of my youth these two years and make some money, otherwise I wouldn’t even get to cut ribbons when I get older. She said there are plenty of young and beautiful girls now, and she could totally find someone else to promote—Mimi, am I really that bad?”

“I’m in so much pain. I don’t know what to do.”

Jiang Mi’s heart ached terribly. She moved her chair closer and gently patted Jiang Yuying’s back until she calmed down a little. She said softly, “apple, there’s something I think I should say to you as a friend. Although I’ve never been in a relationship, in my understanding, the way to love someone is definitely not like Chen Qiao’s.”

Jiang Yuying’s eyes flickered.

Actually, she knew all of this, but after so many years, she couldn’t leave. She had long since gotten used to Chen Qiao’s existence.

“Do you know how many years we’ve been together? Ten years. From the time she became my manager, ten years…”

“Are you afraid of leaving her?”

Jiang Yuying didn’t know if she should nod. She seemed to not want to appear too weak, but the other person was Jiang Mi. That useless stubbornness all turned into grievance.

She lowered her head. “Mimi, I can’t leave.”

Jiang Mi: “Maybe we can try?”

Jiang Yuying: “She arranges my entire life and work. If I leave her, I’ll lose everything.”

“Then start over from scratch,” Jiang Mi said without hesitation.

Jiang Yuying slowly looked up.

Jiang Mi sat up straight and said seriously, “I have to tell you first, no matter what I or anyone else says or does, in the end, you need to resolve this yourself, make a decision, make up your mind, and bear the consequences. But no matter what you choose, we friends will be with you. You will never be alone.”

She placed her hand on Jiang Yuying’s, as if to give her strength. “I also hope you believe that I’m not saying these irrelevant things from an outsider’s perspective. You know, I’ve also started over, so I can really understand the pain you’re feeling now because of dependence and emotion.”

Tears rolled down Jiang Yuying’s cheeks.

Jiang Mi wiped them away for her, her eyes firm. “But since this person only gives you pain and tears, why don’t you go out and see the world? You’re not the only one who can see Chen Qiao in this world. A relationship isn’t calculated in years, right? Ten years is nothing. Your happiness is the most important thing. Sometimes, you’ll never know if you can accept the final result if you don’t try.”

Don’t be afraid.

Go fight, go try, go feel.

**

Ten at night.

Jiang Mi saw Jiang Yuying to her apartment building and watched her get on the elevator before walking out of the complex.

She looked up and found that there was actually a moon tonight.

When they parted, apple’s mood was much better, but as long as the fuse was still there, there was always the possibility of a collapse. What on earth was Chen Qiao doing? To be able to push such a gentle and cheerful person to this state.

She keenly sensed that apple’s condition was even worse. In just a few hours, she was completely different from the person at the event.

It was hard to imagine what apple had gone through with Chen Qiao.

But this thing called love was really a headache.

She was still in a muddle… she didn’t know what kind of expression that person would have when she saw Yan Wei tomorrow.

Upstairs.

Jiang Yuying swiped her card and opened the door. The room was eerily quiet, like the deep sea.

Chen Qiao was definitely not here. She had been coming home less and less recently, her excuse being nothing more than drinking to network for her and find business. She used to ask, but recently, as the cold war and arguments continued to escalate, she no longer asked.

She was afraid of arguing with Chen Qiao.

She was afraid she would cry.

Every time Chen Qiao said something harsh, she would recall the past, and then, like a floodgate of tears, she couldn’t control her crying. She became more and more cowardly, pathetic.

Jiang Yuying stood at the door for who knows how long after turning on the lights, then sat on the sofa, continuing to be in a daze.

When she realized she was in a daze, she thought of Jiang Mi.

She felt guilty towards Jiang Mi. Jiang Mi was already so tired, yet she had to accept her negative emotions.

And what had happened at DK today, she hadn’t even asked about it. How had she become like this? How had she become so selfish?

Jiang Yuying started crying again.

She felt sorry for Jiang Mi.

After who knows how long, Jiang Yuying finally remembered that she had a shoot tomorrow. She walked to the bathroom, but couldn’t muster any energy to remove her makeup. She looked at the person in the mirror carefully. It seemed she had gotten uglier, older.

Oh god, she was only 27. How had she become like this?

Jiang Yuying suddenly didn’t want to stay in this house.

She rushed out the door, pressed the elevator button, and walked quickly outside.

“Be careful.”

Jiang Yuying’s attention was very scattered. Only after someone grabbed her arm tightly did she come back to her senses.

The person opposite her was much taller than her, with a very serious face, like the kind of establishment image you see online.

She hurriedly said, “Thank you, I’m sorry.”

Tan Zhaoxin frowned. There was something familiar about the woman in front of her, but she must have seen her somewhere. But with her thin appearance and dazed, absent-minded eyes, it was hard for her not to suspect—was this woman on something?

This assumption made her unable to stand her own hand being touched.

So she walked past the woman and went upstairs.

Jiang Yuying stood where she was and sighed deeply. She suddenly felt that no one in this world really liked her. Unlike Mimi, anyone would easily like her.

The phone in her coat pocket vibrated several times. Jiang Yuying took it out and saw a message from Jiang Mi.

[Asleep? I bet you’re not, the gentlest Jiang Yuying in the world.]

[Go to bed early, the best Jiang Yuying in the world.]

[Text me tomorrow, the most beautiful Jiang Yuying in the world.]

[Good night, the best Jiang Yuying in the world.]

Jiang Yuying looked up, and tears fell from the corners of her eyes into her hair. In her tear-filled vision, she actually saw the moon in the sky.

So bright.

The moon was truly great, to be able to survive so dazzlingly in the endless night.

Just like Jiang Mi.

**

After sending the message to Jiang Yuying, and tossing and turning in bed for dozens of times, Jiang Mi finally fell asleep.

But her beautiful sleep didn’t last long. In the dead of night, Jiang Mi was woken up by a fragmented “nightmare.”

She sat up in bed, turned on the dim bedside lamp, took a few breaths to calm down, and then looked at her phone. It was only five in the morning.

Jiang Mi: “…”

What a speechless time.

She had to set out at seven-thirty in the morning and get up at six to start her makeup. Waking up at this time, she couldn’t go back to sleep, but it was a pity not to.

She sat on the bed, and her continuously fluctuating heartbeat made her think of the scene in her dream just now.

She had dreamed of Yan Wei.

Of course, that couldn’t be considered a nightmare.

She had dreamed of Yan Wei wearing a jade-white cheongsam, holding a pipe, sitting on Liang Yongping’s bed with her legs crossed.

And she was from Liang Yongping’s perspective.

She watched Yan Wei exhale a puff of smoke and question her coldly, “Still not coming up?”

“Do you need me to teach you?” Yan Wei blew the smoke in her face.

She didn’t know what the rules were in the dream, but she took the pipe and used the unlit end to poke between the legs in the cheongsam. She heard Yan Wei say, “Jiang Mi, you’re very bold.”

And then… and then the pipe disappeared.

Yan Wei took out a dagger and held it to her neck, slowly moving it back. The blade stopped around her glands, as if it were about to dig it out at any moment. She asked, “Why didn’t you come to see me?”

In the dream, she could feel the coldness of the dagger, so cold that she shivered. Before she could come back, she looked down and found that Yan Wei had stabbed her in the heart.

Then the feeling of suffocation woke her up.

Jiang Mi touched the back of her neck. Her glands were clearly hot, and because it was the stage before her heat, the temperature was even higher than usual. But in the dream, the dagger on her glands was so cold it felt real.

She let out a long, heavy breath.

Of course, Yan Wei’s touch and voice were also very real.

The more she thought about it, the more awake she became, especially when she thought that she would be seeing Yan Wei in three hours. Her mind became even clearer.

She definitely couldn’t sleep anymore.

Jiang Mi got up and took a shower first. Seeing her slightly swollen eyes in the mirror from lack of sleep, she made herself a cup of black coffee.

Then she picked up her script and sat at the table, trying to throw all the messy thoughts in her head to the back of her mind.

Because she actually had something more important to do today.

The shooting notice on her phone had been sent last night. The scene to be filmed today was the very first scene she had filmed when she first joined the crew, the kissing scene that Jiang Mi had failed so many times.

Unlike the last kissing scene, in order to get them to familiarize themselves with each other quickly, Jiang Qu had made this scene their first one. The reason was that this kissing scene had to be a close-up, so it had to be real.

In other words, even if Jiang Qu had said they could use camera angles, in the end, it still had to be a real kiss. It was a completely different concept from the lip-touching of the last shoot.

“Jiang Mi, that’s not a kiss.”

That’s what Yan Wei had said to her that time.

Jiang Mi licked the coffee liquid from her lips. Thanks to Teacher Yan, she knew now.

Today’s kissing scene, she would not lose.

Even if Yan Wei was holding a knife, she would not lose!