After an Alluring Alpha Provokes an Unhinged Omega 31p2

Chapter 31: Lover p2

Jiang Mi tossed and turned in bed, and finally gave up. She sat up, and with a pair of red eyes, she secretly swore—If I’m led around by Yan Wei again, I’m a dog.

Isn’t it just a one-night stand?

It’s very normal!

Even if it’s Yan Wei, she’s still an adult. There’s nothing wrong with having such thoughts!

Why should she feel disappointed? What was there for her to be disappointed and angry about?

Jiang Mi took a few deep breaths, lay back down on the bed, and her fingers curled slightly, only to feel a little sore. She closed her eyes and said to herself in a low voice, “Jiang Mi, don’t be so pathetic.”

The person who should be thinking about this is Yan Wei. You did so well, she’s the one who should be savoring it!

That night, Jiang Mi had constant nightmares. When she woke up, she didn’t remember a single one, but she was exhausted. When she was doing her makeup, her eyes were so swollen that it was difficult to apply makeup. It took half an hour of ice packs to barely save the situation.

When Zhao Jia saw it, she first let out a schadenfreude “Huo,” patted her shoulder, and said meaningfully, “Youth is not an excuse for ‘crime’.”

Jiang Mi was lying on the folding chair, her eyes closed. “So I got up early to reduce the swelling.”

She smelled the coffee, took a deep breath, and heard Zhao Jia say, “What on earth did you do last night?”

Jiang Mi: “…”

Jiang Mi closed her eyes and pretended she was dead. She could only be glad that her reason hadn’t completely died last night. She still remembered that she had to film early in the morning, so when Yan Wei was biting her lips, she had dodged a few times.

Yan Wei had scratched her leg.

She hadn’t expected Yan Wei to have such a side.

At that time, not only did she not feel disappointed, but she actually felt that this Yan Wei was more human.

At this moment, she could see and feel all of Yan Wei’s emotions.

No longer the high and mighty, emotionless Yan Wei.

It hurt a little.

Jiang Mi hadn’t expected Yan Wei to be like this when kissing, completely different from what she usually saw in private.

So even if Yan Wei had scratched Jiang Mi, Jiang Mi wasn’t angry. On the contrary, she felt that this Yan Wei was even more charming.

At this moment, Yan Wei belonged to her alone, and only she could see this Yan Wei.

When this thought appeared in her mind, Jiang Mi was even surprised by herself.

What a love-struck fool, Jiang Mi knocked her own head and complained.

The consequences of last night’s indulgence led to this morning’s tragedy. Jiang Mi didn’t dare to make eye contact with Zhao Jia at all, afraid of being seen through.

Fortunately, Zhao Jia didn’t press further. Jiang Mi could feel her “disappointed but not surprised” gaze even with her eyes closed.

She just pretended it didn’t exist.

By the time she finished her makeup and was ready on set, it was already past eight. Most of the morning’s scenes were between Jiang Mi and Shen Ruoxi.

The two of them smiled at each other as soon as they met. Shen Ruoxi walked up to Jiang Mi. “Run lines first?”

Jiang Mi agreed.

“Are you nervous? You have an intimate scene with me today.” Shen Ruoxi playfully bumped Jiang Mi’s arm with her script.

“Ex-treme-ly ner-vous,” Jiang Mi said word by word. “After all, my scene partner is Teacher Shen.”

Shen Ruoxi enjoyed this “flattery.”

She waved her hand. “No problem, no problem. Come on, my love. From now on, I’m your fiancée. Please call me ‘darling’.”

Jiang Mi: “…”

The people nearby who were used to Shen Ruoxi’s antics all laughed.

Jiang Mi wasn’t shy either. “Darling, shall we begin?”

Shen Ruoxi hummed in agreement. “Very good. Please address me like this from now on. Thank you.”

Shen Ruoxi had more lines. Jiang Mi stood opposite her, and the two of them would occasionally discuss blocking, as well as the rhythm and coherence of the lines, and then communicate with Jiang Qu about the parts they weren’t sure about.

By the time they officially started filming, it was much smoother.

What they were filming today was—after the clothing store incident, the fiancée Bai Xiao began to notice Liang Yongping’s strangeness. Coupled with Liang Yongping’s repeated rejections, after being rejected again on this day, she reverted to her old ways and treated Liang Yongping violently.

The props team placed a bottle of white wine filled with water on the table.

Jiang Qu instructed the camera crew, “Two props. For the close-up, use the real one.”

Finally, she told Jiang Mi and Shen Ruoxi, “Be careful when you’re filming later. We’ll sprinkle some water on the floor.”

The two of them nodded.

It was at this time that there was a slight stir in the crowd. Jiang Mi heard someone call out “Teacher Yan.”

She didn’t look up and continued to listen to Jiang Qu’s instructions.

Official filming began.

“Starting this month, I won’t have to work the night shift anymore. After I transfer, my salary will also be a little higher, and I’ll be able to send more back to your family.”

Bai Xiao said as she sized up Liang Yongping’s expression.

Liang Yongping forced a smile.

Bai Xiao continued, “I heard that your aunt went to the hospital for a check-up recently and spent a lot of money, and your sister’s tuition for the second half of the year is also due. Right? Oh, she told me all this when she called me two days ago.”

Hearing this, Liang Yongping looked up. “I didn’t know she called you… Thank you.”

Bai Xiao finally showed a satisfied smile. “What’s there to thank? Yongping, we’ll be a family sooner or later. No, we’re a family now. It’s just a matter of a piece of paper. Don’t you think?”

Liang Yongping pursed her lips. “Actually, I can also go out to work. Then you won’t have to work so hard in the future…”

“Yongping.” Bai Xiao’s face changed slightly. After a pause, she smiled again. “What did you promise your aunt back then? That you would listen to me in everything. You don’t want your aunt to worry about you with her sick body, do you?”

It wasn’t that Liang Yongping hadn’t fought for herself. She could go out to work, she could also work several jobs to earn money. But every time she brought it up, Bai Xiao would be very resistant. At first, she would call her mother, and when she picked up the phone, she would hear the weak instructions from the other end.

“Yongping, without Bai Xiao, our family wouldn’t have the life we have now. Back then, her mother drowned trying to save me. Our family must always remember this favor. Even if Bai Xiao wanted our lives, we would have nothing to say about paying it back, let alone that she’s so good to us…”

It was just that her mother didn’t know that this favor, which was weighing on her, was really too heavy. So heavy that the moment she saw Bai Xiao, she felt that she could no longer breathe.

Bai Xiao poured Yongping a glass of wine. “Let’s celebrate today. I’m happy.”

“You know I don’t drink.”

“A little bit is fine. Besides, we’re at home. Even if you get drunk, I’ll be here to take care of you.”

Seeing Bai Xiao’s face darken, Liang Yongping picked up the wine glass and took a couple of sips.

After the same words were said a few times, Yongping started to flush after drinking a glass of white wine. People who couldn’t drink got drunk very quickly. Bai Xiao sat down beside her and brought a second glass to her lips.

“If you don’t drink now, what will you do when people toast us at our wedding?”

She pinched Liang Yongping’s lips and forced the wine glass in. The clear white wine slid down from the corner of her lips.

Liang Yongping choked a few times and pushed Bai Xiao away.

Bai Xiao got angry, grabbed Yongping’s chin, and poured the wine in. Liang Yongping struggled and was thrown to the floor by Bai Xiao.

The damp floor made everything seem even paler.

Liang Yongping was wearing a gray shirt, and the sound of the buttons falling to the floor was like shattering rain.

**

The set was cleared, and there were only a few people left. Yan Wei and Jiang Qu were standing in front of the monitor. Apart from the two people in front of the camera, there was almost no other sound. Yan Wei’s gaze followed Shen Ruoxi’s hand and landed on Jiang Mi’s waist.

Her snow-white legs were exposed to the camera.

There should have been a scratch on the outer side, but it was all covered up now.

Her gaze lowered, staring straight at that hand. Jiang Qu didn’t feel the low pressure around her. Seeing Jiang Mi’s improvement, she was instead very excited and chatted with Yan Wei, “What do you think? This Jiang Mi has been well-trained. In another two years, she probably won’t be worse than you.”

Yan Wei’s gaze never moved. She twitched her lips coolly. “It won’t take that long.”

At the beginning, even acting opposite Shen Ruoxi would feel awkward, but now, Jiang Mi was almost flexible and at ease. The two of them were “fiercely” arguing, and every movement reminded her of last night.

Her legs were a little weak again, but the person with Jiang Mi now was not her.

Yan Wei walked to the side in annoyance. She asked Surui for a cigarette. After the set was cleared, only the camera and the director were left. Surui looked around and, without saying anything, handed her the things. She then lowered her head to reply to a WeChat message. Yan Wei’s assistant was gone, and several new ones had come, but Yan Wei was not satisfied with any of them. Now, she had to do it herself.

Surui could only sigh in her heart: I don’t know if the grand dame didn’t sleep well or what, but her mood today is ridiculously bad. It’s been arctic temperatures all morning. Now, seeing the two people in the camera, it seems she’s finally having some thoughts.

Yan Wei smoked a few cigarettes on the side and heard Jiang Qu call “Cut.” In her peripheral vision, the person in front of the monitor stood up from the floor. Shen Ruoxi lowered her head, her face flushed, and pulled Jiang Mi up from the floor.

The two of them shook hands as if they were joking, very friendly.

She then suddenly remembered that Jiang Mi would always avoid her after filming. At first, she thought Jiang Mi was afraid of her, but later she found that wasn’t the case. Because if Jiang Mi was really afraid of her, the scene in front of her now wouldn’t have happened.

Jiang Mi turned her head. She and Shen Ruoxi were both preparing to walk towards Jiang Qu. She saw Yan Wei at the side, her gaze paused, and the next second, she looked away and turned to talk to Shen Ruoxi. To avoid misunderstanding, she decided not to look at Yan Wei anymore unless necessary.

Yan Wei bit the tip of her tongue. The cigarette was at its end. Surui had already brought a wet wipe. The wipe was spread on her hot palm, but it couldn’t cool the fire in her heart. She extinguished the cigarette on the wet wipe.

After Jiang Mi and Shen Ruoxi approached, Shen Ruoxi first greeted Yan Wei, and then Jiang Mi followed, “Good morning, Teacher Yan.”

Yan Wei responded faintly, “Mmm.”

Jiang Qu smiled at the two of them and said, “There are no problems. We just need to add a close-up for the props later. Jiang Mi has improved a lot. You acted very well.”

Jiang Mi’s eyes lit up slightly. “The director taught me well.”

She paused, then turned to look at Shen Ruoxi. “Teacher Shen also led this scene well.”

“Not at all. I was still saying you were nervous. My god, my palms were sweating when I touched your waist just now.” Shen Ruoxi spread her hands and said, “Seriously, Teacher Jiang, have you really never been in a relationship? You’re quite amazing.”

Jiang Mi: “…”

Shen Ruoxi wouldn’t say anything dirty on this occasion. She added, “Actually, you were the one who led me in several movements.”

A sense of the camera was sometimes a talent.

Jiang Mi was like that.

Jiang Mi was always facing one direction. She deliberately ignored a certain cold and scorching gaze and nodded. “I know, I know. Then you should think about how to thank me.”

Although they had parted on bad terms last night, Jiang Mi had actually thought about it carefully. Her feeling was not entirely wrong.

At least one thing was not wrong.

That was, right now, Yan Wei was very uncomfortable in her heart.

She couldn’t say what her mood was right now. There was a little bit of sadness and anger, but also a little bit of satisfaction.

Jiang Qu was confirming the monitor and, listening to the two of them talk, lowered her head and laughed. “You two are like a bickering couple. Alright, go change your clothes and touch up your makeup. We’ll continue with the next scene.”

The two of them nodded and walked towards the break room together. After a night of rain, only a fresh scent remained in the air. Shen Ruoxi continued the previous topic, “Let’s have dinner tonight. My treat.”

Jiang Mi moved her cold back, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled. “Okay.”

She acted as if she hadn’t seen anything and asked very naturally, “What should we eat? I still owe you a meal.”

Shen Ruoxi: “Whatever you want to eat, we’ll eat. Then you treat me, hehe.”

“Alright. Then let’s think about what to eat,” Jiang Mi replied.

Jiang Qu re-watched the footage on the monitor. “Look at the expression in this part. It’s commendable. You…”

She turned her head to say something else, but found that Yan Wei was no longer beside her. Looking into the distance, she saw Yan Wei following behind Jiang Mi and Shen Ruoxi, also heading towards the break room.