Forced to Pretend to Be an A and Marry the Best Actress Omega - Chapter 32

When she heard her name called, Xu Mifei finally let out a sigh of relief.

She had thought Jiang Lingyu would continue ignoring her until the very end, forcing her to tough it out alone.

Xu Mifei noticed the tension in Jiang Lingyu’s expression and knew she must be nervous inside. She immediately walked over and said,

“Don’t worry, I’ll handle this.”

How could she have known that Jiang Lingyu wasn’t worried—she was relieved?

After Xu Mifei came to her side, Jiang Lingyu finally felt the suffocating presence around her dissipate.

Yet the people around them showed no reaction. No one else seemed to notice the scent, as if it had precisely targeted her mind, luring her in.

And Xu Mifei remained completely unaware.

“The knight, please come to the center and stand beside the person you wish to protect.”

Xu Mifei’s goal was clear—she planted herself firmly between Jiang Lingyu and Xu Wanzhi, preventing the two from standing side by side.

Jiang Lingyu: “…”

She watched as Xu Mifei approached her, step by step, drawing closer.

Xu Mifei’s legs were long, her strides steady. In just a few steps, she was by Jiang Lingyu’s side.

Even under the scrutiny of so many eyes, she showed no trace of hesitation, as if she had long been prepared to take the stage—like an arrow nocked and ready, awaiting its master’s command.

Once she reached Jiang Lingyu, Xu Mifei instead helped her sit down.

Then, in a low voice by her ear, she murmured, “Just sit back and enjoy the show.”

???

 

Peacock Xu, what kind of nonsense are you spouting? Enjoy the show? More like watch you make a fool of yourself!

If you don’t know how to speak, just shut up.

 

Ignore them! This time, Xu Mifei is actually stepping up—I’m rooting for her!!!

 

The first victim of this legendary moment is the one who created it. Talking about enjoying the show—after acting out her own script so many times, she really thinks she can work miracles now.

Gotta admit, Xu Mifei walking over was pretty cool. And then she just plopped Jiang Lingyu down—I think Yuyu’s a little dazed.

 

Does no one else feel like the questions are targeting Yuyu? It’s like they’re forcing her to answer. The production team really loves stirring the pot—anything controversial, they’ll ask.

This is absolutely hilarious. Now the morally upright netizens are coming out in full force, huh? Weren’t these the same comments you all upvoted to the top? And now you’re suddenly taking the moral high ground?

Xu Mifei had no idea that it was her own physical transformation moments ago that had left Jiang Lingyu momentarily dazed. She assumed it was just nerves and became even more determined to win this round.

She was ready to go head-to-head with Xu Wanzhi—it all came down to who was willing to push further.

The other guests could all sense the tension thickening on set after Xu Mifei stepped forward.

Especially between the two Xus—Xu Wanzhi and Xu Mifei.

Their gazes seemed to clash midair, sparks of fury crackling between them.

“I have one condition,” Xu Mifei said calmly. “No matter what comments about me you pick, I’ll answer truthfully—even if they’re slanderous.”

“But you cannot extract any comments that insult, mock, or joke about Jiang Lingyu. I won’t respond to those.”

This was a demand she made—one that none of the other guests had enjoyed. Yet, when spoken in Xu Mifei’s calm tone, it somehow left no room for rebuttal.

Jin Chiyu herself knew just how excessive those comments could be. Naturally, she didn’t want to stir up trouble and was about to agree when Yi Baoyou suddenly spoke up.

“Who says you get to decide everything? That’s completely against the rules!” she snapped. “Are you the only one who gets special treatment?”

“Am I not special?” Xu Mifei’s gaze swept over her. “No one else holds the Knight card. Since I’m the Knight, protecting her is only natural. If those who post reckless comments ever appear in front of me—”

Xu Mifei suddenly let out a soft laugh, tilting her head slightly as she stared directly into the camera.

Many viewers inexplicably shivered, the chill evident even through the screen.

Though she was smiling, there was no warmth in her eyes—only an unmistakable threat laid bare.

Those usually tender eyes, when angered, held not a trace of softness, as if plunging someone straight into an icy abyss.

Even the barrage of comments quieted down somewhat. Though they recognized it as a threat, they were reminded—Xu Mifei was still a Xu.

No matter how little the Xu family valued her, her status alone could effortlessly crush others. She was, after all, a Xu family alpha!

Jin Chiyu’s legs trembled slightly, certain that if she refused, Xu Mifei might actually make Xu Wanzhi disappear right then and there.

When Xu Mifei tilted her head, Jin Chiyu caught sight of the inhibitor patch on the back of her neck and instantly understood.

This was Xu Mifei warning her!

Thankfully, the patch was still in place. If Xu Mifei tore it off and released her pheromones, the show would spiral into a live broadcast disaster.

Fearing Yi Baoyou might provoke Xu Mifei further with reckless words, Jin Chiyu immediately signaled her assistant to mute Yi Baoyou’s microphone and announced through the loudspeaker,

“Fine! Fine! We’ll do as Xiao Xu says.” Jin Chiyu forced a composed smile. “The Knight card isn’t bound by any on-set rules—it prioritizes the user’s interests. This request is acceptable.”

Yi Baoyou tried to speak but found her voice cut off—her mic had been silenced!

She shot Xu Mifei a furious glare before sidling up to Xu Wanzhi. “Wanzhi, do something! Don’t let her steal the spotlight like this.”

“Do you want to terminate your contract early and leave?” Xu Wanzhi turned her head slightly, displeased. “Step back. I have my own methods.”

The other guests, having endured the past three days, knew better than to interfere—this was far beyond their involvement.

What’s with this suffocating atmosphere?

 

Is something happening? I saw Baoyou’s lips move, but there was no sound! Has the show resorted to silencing people now?

 

Xiao Wen and Suisui’s expressions are literally me—stunned and shaking.

 

Why do Teacher Lin and Sister Zhenzhen look so unbothered? LMAO.

 

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Lin Su and He Yanzhen felt an unprecedented sense of ease, their expressions the most relaxed among everyone present.

Previously, recording this show had always been mentally exhausting. They were either mediating conflicts between guests or comforting them.

If it weren’t for the generous pay and the show’s popularity, neither would have wanted to keep recording such a stressful variety program.

But now, Xu Mifei had single-handedly taken control of the situation, eliminating any need for Lin Su to step in as mediator.

Because of this, Lin Su and He Yanzhen’s favorable impressions of Xu Mifei skyrocketed.

Their admiring gazes truly resembled those directed at a promising junior—or perhaps even a daughter.

“Alright, let’s begin answering.”

Finishing this game and completing the procedures meant they could finally take a break from the show’s daily chaos.

“Wait.” Xu Wanzhi stepped forward. “Director, don’t you think the popularity of this video seems a bit odd?”

Jin Chiyu: “?” Ancestor, what are you trying to stir up now? My head is about to explode from dealing with you sisters!

“As everyone knows, I’ve been managing entertainment businesses, so I’m quite sensitive to these things. This afternoon, I noticed a sudden surge in data and had someone investigate.” Xu Wanzhi shook her head slightly, speaking regretfully, “Guess what we found?”

“Someone bought bots to inflate the numbers.”

The implication is so strong—I already know who it is.

 

Exactly. I was wondering how Xu Mifei suddenly gained so much confidence. Turns out it was all an act.

 

Hahahahaha, who’s the one covering their ears while stealing the bell? If Xu Mifei really bought bots to praise herself, no wonder those compliments sounded so forced.

Xu Wanzhi never took her eyes off Xu Mifei while speaking, making her implications painfully obvious.

Xu Wanzhi expected Xu Mifei to protest, but to her surprise, Xu Mifei remained completely silent.

She sneered, already envisioning victory within her grasp.

She’d always known Xu Mifei could never outmaneuver her. Who in their right mind would think buying bots wouldn’t backfire?

Xu Mifei’s bot-purchasing had actually tipped Xu Wanzhi off—that Xu Mifei planned to substitute for Jiang Lingyu tonight.

If Xu Mifei wanted to play the hero so badly, Xu Wanzhi would oblige her.

Xu Wanzhi hadn’t bought any bots herself. She simply knew Xu Mifei would replace the trending comments with self-praise, which would become invalid once exposed.

All Xu Wanzhi needed was to ensure negative comments about Xu Mifei were pushed to the verge of trending.

Xu Mifei couldn’t stand criticism—her greatest, inescapable weakness.

So, Xu Wanzhi exploited this relentlessly to secure an effortless victory.

Even Xu Mifei’s smile, in Xu Wanzhi’s eyes, was merely forced composure—a last-ditch effort to maintain dignity before crumbling.

Hearing Xu Wanzhi’s words, Jin Chiyu’s expression immediately darkened.

What production team didn’t buy bots? It was an open secret in the industry, used to enhance viewer experience and provide subtle guidance.

But outright exposing this was completely unreasonable.

If not for the live broadcast, Jin Chiyu would have lost her temper on the spot.

In all her years producing shows, this was the first time she’d encountered such troublesome guests that made her want to explode.

This program truly wasn’t worth continuing.

Since it was a live broadcast, she could only try to control the situation, forcing out a smile.

“There might be some misunderstandings here, Wanzhi…” Jin Chiyu truly hoped Xu Wanzhi would take the hint and back off, but the latter showed no sign of doing so.

Instead, in front of everyone watching, she uttered that name,

“A-Fei,” Xu Wanzhi sighed softly, “people can’t always live in false praise, can they? I know you’re just trying to play the game better, but we should all respect the spirit of the game.”

Jin Chiyu rubbed her forehead, her vision darkening as she thought, it’s over, it’s completely over now.

She had just offended both of the Xu family’s top alphas and would probably be blacklisted in the industry.

“Who’s disrespecting the game?” Xu Mifei remained motionless, calm as if the accusations weren’t directed at her. “Slandering your opponent casually is what disrespects the game.”

What’s Xu Mifei pretending for here? She’s just afraid of losing face so she replaced all the negative comments.

 

Is she stalling for time now, waiting for her paid supporters to flood the chat with compliments?

Zhizhi, don’t fall for it. Just have the program team pull up random comments—we’ll see she didn’t buy any supporters.

 

Waiting for those ridiculous praises of Xu Mifei to make everyone laugh their heads off. Let’s see how much the Peacock loves deceiving herself.

 

I take back what I said about “Peacock” not being an insult anymore. Xu Mifei is just a show-off who craves attention, flaunting her feathers everywhere!

Xu Mifei suddenly felt a gentle breeze behind her and realized Jiang Lingyu was about to stand up.

“Don’t worry,” she turned her head slightly, giving the person behind her a reassuring look. “Everything will be fine.”

“Don’t… push yourself,” Jiang Lingyu felt a pang of regret. Maybe she shouldn’t have brought her on stage. The moment she caught that scent, she felt bewitched, completely losing her ability to think, and once again putting both herself and Xu Mifei in a tight spot.

She knew very well that Xu Wanzhi was determined to win this game.

Yet in that moment, she had listened to the weakness in her heart and placed her hopes in the person who promised to be her knight.

No one mentioned what would happen if the knight got hurt—both of them would fall together.

Jiang Lingyu had always been someone who planned an escape route for herself, but this time, she chose the wrong one.

She shouldn’t have trusted Xu Mifei.

Hope should never be placed in someone else’s hands.

Her brows furrowed slightly.

Xu Mifei’s smile seemed so indifferent—if she truly didn’t care, why did she buy those supporters?

Jiang Lingyu decided to answer the questions herself. No matter how tricky or difficult they were, at least the director was there to control the situation and prevent a full-blown live broadcast disaster.

More importantly, she also thought the trending comments had gone too far.

Just a glance, and those words lingered in her mind.

Xu Wanzhi had confronted her with harsh words several times before, but Jiang Lingyu never paid much attention.

They were just the same old meaningless threats—she had long stopped caring, not even bothering to remember them.

But Jiang Lingyu suddenly remembered that among all the nonsense Xu Wanzhi had spouted, she had actually retained a line or two in her memory.

One of them was that Xu Mifei couldn’t stand being insulted—she would immediately lose her composure.

So, for various reasons, Jiang Lingyu no longer wanted Xu Mifei to keep shielding her.

However, the person currently on stage didn’t share the same sentiment. She heard Xu Mifei shake her head and say,

“Stay behind me. Don’t come forward.”

Her voice carried not a trace of panic—instead, it was soothing.

“What, still refusing to admit it?” Xu Wanzhi had already seen the resurgence of hateful comments targeting Xu Mifei in the original trending video.

She laughed—this was exactly the scene she wanted to witness.

Clearly, the situation was now spiraling out of control.

“Since A-Fei still refuses to confess, let the facts speak for themselves.” Xu Wanzhi said. “Director, start extracting the key barrage comments.”

Jin Chiyu: “…” Miss, are you really trying to get me killed?

She hesitated endlessly, and this hesitation had dragged on for so long that the audience would undoubtedly notice.

Jin Chiyu recalled how Xu Mifei had asked her about the hired trolls earlier. She knew deep down that Xu Wanzhi was probably right—Xu Mifei had indeed bought praise-bots.

If the randomly selected comments turned out to be fawning compliments for Xu Mifei, it would utterly humiliate her… Once the audience’s emotions flared up, whether Xu Mifei could even remain on the show as a staff member would be uncertain.

Jin Chiyu glanced in Xu Mifei’s direction and froze in disbelief.

Xu Mifei actually gave her a slight nod, signaling her to proceed.

What the hell—is she planning to go down in flames?

No matter how much Jin Chiyu wanted to avoid this, the person in question had already made her stance clear.

She could only brace herself and announce, “Extracting… key barrage comments for Xu Mifei.”

The screen abruptly went black.

The other guests held their breaths during this brief blackout.

All except Xu Wanzhi. Even though they already knew Xu Mifei had hired trolls to praise herself—technically cheating—they all felt it was… forgivable.

What was wrong with not wanting to endure strangers’ cruelty?

What was wrong with wanting to live surrounded by praise?

Xu Mifei had performed exceptionally well these past few days—why erase all her efforts like this?

In those two seconds of darkness, Jiang Lingyu had never felt time stretch so agonizingly long.

She couldn’t stay seated—

The next moment, three trending barrage comments appeared on the black screen.

Everyone, including Jin Chiyu and Xu Wanzhi, stared at the lines in stunned silence, their eyes wide with shock.

How could these be the comments?

Xu Mifei, why aren’t you dead yet?!

 

Xu Mifei, your childhood must’ve been miserable, huh? Otherwise, why would you come here to disgust so many people?

 

Xu Mifei, you must be terrible at marking, that’s why you hit the gym, right? Just to grab omegas’ attention—so desperate! Then show us your muscle lines, you pathetic simp.

Every single one was a vicious insult aimed solely at Xu Mifei.

Even the live audience froze momentarily before flooding the screen with question marks.

This was completely unexpected—why weren’t these compliments? Why were they all hateful messages?!

Xu Wanzhi shot up from her chair at the sudden turn of events, “What did you do?!”

“I’m just proving to you that I did nothing wrong.” Xu Mifei spread her hands and shrugged casually at the camera. “Earlier, Xu Wanzhi answered five questions. Adding my three, Jiang Lingyu’s side already has five correct answers.”

Her calm gaze swept across the room before settling on Jin Chiyu, “Keep drawing another comment. Once I answer them all, Jiang Lingyu wins.”

Xu Mifei turned to Xu Wanzhi, “Are you disappointed? Didn’t find any evidence of me supposedly hiring fake supporters?”

OMG, how did this happen! Why isn’t there a single compliment? During Xu Mifei’s iconic ball scene and the river crossing, didn’t tons of people praise her? How come none appeared after drawing so many?

 

No wonder she wasn’t scared at all… she really didn’t hire anyone…

Damn, I actually feel kinda bad for her now. Even if she’s incompetent, being called out like this in front of millions is pretty harsh.

 

But Wanzhi said someone faked their data. Would Wanzhi lie? Impossible!

 

This feels weird… what if the one hiring fake supporters was someone else? I remember plenty of people talking about Xu Wanzhi during the river crossing too—why are none of those comments showing up now?

Agreed! I’ve been trying to say this but kept getting drowned out. All of Xu Wanzhi’s comments revolve around Yuyu, but Xu Mifei made it clear from the start she wouldn’t answer private questions about Yuyu!

 

AAAAAH I REGRET IT SO MUCH! I liked that third comment too—I just thought it was funny, never expected it to get picked…

What the hell? How are these questions supposed to lead to kink talk? The thought of uncovering Peacock’s sexual preferences has me weirdly excited.

“You can’t possibly answer them all,” Xu Wanzhi glared at Xu Mifei as if trying to bore holes through her. “Even if you didn’t cheat, do you really think you can handle five more questions?”

“Let’s begin.” Xu Mifei didn’t bother arguing further, standing naturally before the camera. “First question, ‘Why don’t you just die?'”

“Want me dead that badly? But I quite enjoy being alive. I still have atonement to do, and people who need me.” Xu Mifei’s lips curved slightly. “Cheating death is one of my kinks. See…”

She raised a hand toward the camera, slowly forming a loose, unclosed gripping gesture.

Jiang Lingyu instantly recognized that motion.

It was the same one used to tilt her chin up from behind, forcing her head back.

The spot where she’d been touched—her jawline, the pores along her skin—seemed to reopen now, as if some invisible force wanted to part her lips and draw out those same breathy moans again.

Her hidden fingertips trembled faintly.

“That moment when you’re nearly suffocating—that’s when pleasure peaks. The instant death brushes against you…” Xu Mifei’s fingers suddenly released, her eyebrow arching. “Whoosh—just like that. Only then do you reach paradise. Understand?”

HOLY SHIT I GET IT NOW

 

MY EYES MY EYES MY EYES!!! She’s talking about choking!! She likes getting choked during s3x! Or is she the one doing the choking?!

 

I’M LOSING IT AAAAAH THE REAL BOMBSHELL WAS SAVED FOR LAST!

 

How is she this good at this I can’t… THIS is the content I signed up for.

“First time realizing how well a two-timing scumbag Alpha fits with an adult show /laugh cry”

 

“Hurry up and continue, hurry hurry, don’t make me beg you”

“The second question – whether my childhood was unhappy – honestly my opinion doesn’t count here. My family members would have more authority to speak on this.”

Xu Mifei suddenly turned the conversation toward Xu Wanzhi. “My sister used to lock me in the house and let her pet dog play with me. Back then, she said being able to play with her pet dog was a life many lower-class people could only dream of.”

The entire room fell silent.

“You want to speak now? Wait, I haven’t even mentioned my other quirk yet.” Xu Mifei reached out, flicking Xu Wanzhi’s microphone aside, then raised a finger and wagged it in the air.

“Because I spent so much time playing with my sister’s dog during my childhood, there was a period when it even affected my own self-perception. Maybe that’s why you all think I’m a simp?”

Xu Mifei smirked slyly. “I just love being the dog of someone I like. Chasing her is a game of taming between master and beast—nipping at her, getting close to her, rubbing against her. Taming and being tamed, that’s my second quirk. Isn’t it thrilling?”

Did she just call herself a dog?

 

I don’t think she means it the way we’re thinking…

 

Shouldn’t the focus be on her traumatic childhood?! Xu Wanzhi was literally abusing her, damn. So, the Xu family’s good reputation is all a lie?

 

Peacock Mifei, you really don’t treat us like outsiders. In this game, if you’re shameless enough, it’s everyone else who ends up blushing.

 

Guys, my girlfriend is watching this with me, and she’s completely red by now.

This time, it wasn’t just Jiang Lingyu.

Even Lin Su and He Yanzhen felt their throats dry, swallowing repeatedly, desperate for water.

Meanwhile, Wen Yue and Shen Wansui had already caught on, their hands twisting together, faces flushed red.

Only Xu Wanzhi remained deathly pale, as if she’d been slapped publicly multiple times, her mind buzzing. She wanted to scream at Xu Mifei, but her lips felt sewn shut, the pain sending cold sweat down her back—yet she couldn’t open them no matter how hard she tried.

In the thick, sweltering silence, Xu Mifei suddenly turned her head and gave Jiang Lingyu a soft, sweet smile, as if asking for praise or saying,

See? I told you I could handle it. Aren’t I amazing?

And every word she’d said, including her childhood experiences, echoed clearly in Jiang Lingyu’s ears.

Xu Mifei had never mentioned any of this before. Never.

She was a pathological liar, surrounded by girlfriends, her character in shambles. Everything she said might just be for the cameras, to win the game, to please her.

She was the most dangerous person of all.

—But the moment Xu Mifei turned and flashed that harmless smile at her, Jiang Lingyu felt her heart collapse in an instant.

Sour, burning, rushing straight to her nose and eyes.

Was she going insane?

Knowing full well this person was wrapped in danger and lies, a poisonous thorn, yet in this moment, she wanted to step forward and embrace her.

Just like in the earlier answers, her love for danger wasn’t a lie.

Just as Xu Mifei was about to continue, every viewer’s livestream froze simultaneously—the screen went black.

The connection was lost.