Milk Orange Omega Becomes Popular Through Dating Variety Show [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 2
The girl opposite stumbled and fell, catching herself with her palms on the ground just barely avoiding a full fall on her backside…
Almost instinctively, the moment before the wooden box was about to hit the girl’s face, Zhong Lin didn’t hesitate, quickly extending her other small arm to block the weight of the box.
Her arm stung fiercely. Zhong Lin let out a soft “hiss.”
It hurt so much…
Her slender, fair forearm hit the corner of the wooden box, creating a large pink mark, dotted with tiny, bright red bl00d droplets.
The girl opposite barely regained her footing, then brushed off the dust from her body and stood up. She lowered her eyes, looking at Zhong Lin’s injured forearm.
If this person hadn’t reacted just now, and the box had directly hit her, then at this very moment, it would have been her face and neck that were grazed.
Zhong Lin, this person, had indeed been very annoying for the past two days, a strange, impolite, clingy mess. How could she suddenly…
The girl’s voice held a hint of confusion, “You…”
Before she could finish her question, a group of guests standing opposite rushed over.
Zhou Xiaoduo scurried to the front, being the first to rush to Pei Yi. As Zhong Lin’s “best friend,” he didn’t immediately concern himself with Zhong Lin’s scraped arm.
Instead, he leaned in and asked Pei Yi, who stood perfectly fine: “Pei Yi, are you alright??”
“It was Xiao Lin; she wasn’t paying attention when walking. Please don’t blame her.”
“Let me apologize to you on her behalf first.”
Zhou Xiaoduo was a very articulate boy. His words downplayed the situation, highlighting Zhong Lin’s carelessness while showcasing his own kindness by proactively excusing his good friend. He was such a wonderful, innocent boy~
Most importantly, he concealed the fundamental reason Zhong Lin hadn’t been paying attention to where she was going: because he was talking to her—
He was practically a master of blame-shifting.
After saying all this, Zhou Xiaoduo finally turned to ask Zhong Lin, “Xiao Lin, are you okay?”
Zhong Lin was still caught up in the boy’s previous sentence. This cute little male O, dressed in a Japanese style, had previously been called “Xiaoduo.”
In other words, this person was the male lead Omega from that book—”Zhou Xiaoduo.”
Her eyelid involuntarily twitched. Zhong Lin suddenly felt a little uneasy. Her instincts as a divine beast and her understanding of that book were telling her that…
This male lead named “Zhou Xiaoduo” might not be the good friend the original owner imagined him to be?
Perhaps he wasn’t as good as he appeared on the surface??
As for the girl she almost hit just now, what was her name again? Pei Yi.
Isn’t that the female lead Alpha from this book?!
She remembered this female lead was incredibly powerful. In the middle to late stages of the original novel, it would be revealed that she was actually the heiress of Fanghong Group, ranking among the top five in the hot celebrity list…
She was also the youngest Best Actress, winning the Golden Elephant Award for Best Actress at 19.
But why had she been inactive for almost three years?
Zhong Lin secretly pondered. Given the female lead’s background and prospects, “Zhong Lin,” an eighteen-line unknown internet celebrity, seemed utterly mismatched. The two standing together must look very strange…
A lock and a key. Zhong Lin knew she wasn’t worthy… Pei Yi was too dazzling, too far away.
What everyone didn’t know was that Fanghong Group was the largest sponsor of *Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge*. Part of the reason for this show was to pave the way for Pei Yi’s comeback.
Pei Yi already had a fan base. Her fan club, “E-fans,” although having lost some members during Pei Yi’s inactivity, consisted of remaining true fans who were incredibly strong and unwavering in their support.
When the “E-fans” saw Pei Yi was going to be on *Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge*, there was a collective wail online, with everyone complaining—
Why would Pei Yi lower her status as a Best Actress to suffer? To be desperately tied to and gain attention from those unknown celebrities?!
Was she short on money? Let’s crowdfund for the Best Actress!!
Later, the “Zhong Lin” in the original book was also due to her excessive clinging and chasing after Pei Yi, who was the most attention-grabbing person on set, disregarding the feelings of other guests.
Finally, the “Zhong Lin” in the original work was universally blacklisted, exposed, and met a tragic death.
Lacking “fire” in her Five Elements and destined for obscurity, the fan base said she brought it upon herself.
The female lead Alpha, Pei Yi, was an unattainable luxury for the “Zhong Lin” of the original novel.
Most critically, the female lead Alpha almost got her face disfigured by her just now… In that case, wouldn’t she be subjected to online bullying and universally blacklisted even faster, stronger, and more miserably?!
Zhong Lin let out a soft sigh: “Ah~”
So scary…
The future life of a Bai Ze cub was proving to be so difficult.
Zhong Lin’s small arm, holding the box, involuntarily trembled. A small milk bottle slipped out from the edge of the box and rolled onto the ground with a soft thud.
While still distracted, the pressure on Zhong Lin’s arm suddenly vanished, and the box in her hand was taken away.
It was the cameraman and staff, along with the director, who had gathered around. Someone took the heavy wooden box from Zhong Lin’s hand.
“Why are you still holding the box?” The director looked at Zhong Lin, suddenly feeling that she was incredibly different today, much purer and cuter than before. Perhaps her previous smoky makeup had obscured this beautiful jade?
The director quietly waved, signaling the cameraman to slowly approach, almost pushing the lens into Zhong Lin’s face to give her little face a big close-up.
At this moment, the director mouthed to Zhong Lin: *Quick, tell them why you’re injured?*
Zhong Lin was stunned for a moment. She misheard it as…
—*Quick, tell them about the brand endorsement you need to recite.*
She lowered her head and saw the milk bottle rolling at her feet. She quickly bent down and picked up the milk bottle. Zhong Lin remembered this was one of the sponsors of *Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge*.
Zhong Lin tilted her head slightly, placing the milk bottle against her cheek, and obediently began to recite the advertisement:
“Youyi Duo Sour Milk, fresh milk, healthy milk.”
On the milky-white inner skin of the small arm holding the milk bottle, there was a fresh, large scrape, particularly noticeable under the camera, like an obedient little daughter. Despite being injured, she couldn’t cry or make a fuss.
—She had to obediently recite the commercial.
—She had to be a useful person, not just a lazy drama queen.
Pei Yi looked at that small arm, the vivid red scrape, and the girl’s profile. Her almond-shaped eyes held a clear gaze, her curled eyelashes fluttered, and her light pink lips obediently recited the commercial…
There was a strange feeling—as if the person in front of her was somehow different from before?
Pei Yi subtly averted her gaze, her eyelid twitching, no longer looking at the pure and cute little girl.
This must just be a fleeting illusion, created when Zhong Lin blocked the wooden box and saved her from harm?
Definitely an illusion!
The director was shocked. Why was Zhong Lin so dedicated?
Is this… is this still the drama queen Zhong Lin I saw two days ago?!
The cameraman was also shocked. He looked up at the director and whispered, “Should we cut this part later?”
The director shook his head, leaning in to whisper to a staff member nearby: “Later, we’ll have Youyi Duo Sour Milk increase their advertising fee.”
The bullet comments exploded:
[How is she suddenly so cute? My heart just got attacked!!!]
[Youyi Duo Sour Milk, pay up!]
[What a miserable girl, still working even when injured, her little arm is bleeding…]
[Drama queen Zhong Lin suddenly professional? Trying to build a dedicated persona? I don’t believe it… she must be faking it!]
[Drama queen Zhong Lin, get out of the entertainment industry! Everything a Drama Queen does is wrong! Don’t even think about clinging to our Yiyi! I’ll hate you for a thousand years!]
[Tbh, if Zhong Lin hadn’t blocked it with her arm just now, Yiyi would have been scraped!]
[I also feel like Zhong Lin has changed somehow? She’s become so pretty? Did she really not get plastic surgery? Why didn’t I notice before?!]
These two or three bullet comments, slightly leaning towards Zhong Lin, were quickly drowned out by the rampant abuse from Zhong Lin’s professional anti-fans—
[Zhong Lin, get out of the entertainment industry]
[Zhong Lin, get out of the entertainment industry +1]
[Zhong Lin, get out of the entertainment industry +10086]
••••
At this moment, a staff member in a pink and white striped shirt arrived. Seeing Zhong Lin, her voice was surprised: “It’s actually you?!”
“Thank you for helping me move the boxes this morning.”
She opened the first aid kit, took out rubbing alcohol for disinfection, and used a cotton swab to clean Zhong Lin’s wound.
The touch on her arm was cool, with a stinging pain. Zhong Lin bit down on her molar, her voice soft and sweet: “You’re welcome.”
The staff member in the pink and white striped shirt looked up at Zhong Lin, and the pressure of her hand lightened. She felt like this female guest, being so well-behaved, was like a little sister.
“You’re a guest… next time, don’t interfere with this kind of thing.”
The staff member put a band-aid on her arm and slowly stood up. Her tone became very gentle, like talking to a little sister, “You should obediently listen to the director.”
It was the first time so many people were surrounding her, caring for her. Zhong Lin was a little nervous. Her fingers slowly curled, awkwardly rubbing her knees. Her small, delicate chin nodded repeatedly as she obediently replied, “Okay.”
She looked down at the neatly placed band-aid on her arm, its pink cat design catching her attention.
Another staff member, carrying a makeup bag, crouched down. She had rushed over to help when she heard a guest say that this female guest wasn’t wearing makeup. “Lift your head,” she said.
“You… you didn’t even put on foundation?!”
Zhong Lin: …Foundation?
“Then please help me put some on,” Zhong Lin politely requested.
The makeup artist stared at Zhong Lin’s small face, stunned for a moment, then shook her head repeatedly: “No, just like this… it’s really good.”
She rummaged through her makeup bag for a long time, then pulled out an unopened clear lip balm from a pile of lipsticks. “You should do your daily skincare, and then just apply this.”
This female guest used to wear super heavy smoky makeup, super long false eyelashes, and exaggerated thick black eyeliner like a cat-girl. It was impossible to tell that her original appearance was like this?!
Her bare face had a youthful transparency.
Even the color of her lips was just right; applying a natural rose-colored lipstick didn’t show much color.
The makeup artist felt that such a “girlish face,” so lovely to behold even without makeup, was perfectly suited for a dating variety show.
A fresh and natural beautiful girl, with adorable deer-like eyes,
She was a rare type of Omega guest.
Zhong Lin hesitated, wanting to decline the makeup artist’s suggestion, repeating Zhou Xiaoduo’s earlier words: “This is for the show. My bare face… isn’t it actually not very good?”
The makeup artist sister was a little excited, nodding repeatedly: “Good, very good, excellent!”
“Just like this, trust me, you’re not wrong!”
Most celebrities she had seen before, due to overwork, had dull skin and more or less scars and imperfections when bare-faced. The makeup artist had basically never seen such delicate and fair skin…
Like a newly ripened small peach, with a hint of light pink blush peeking through the milky white. In short, absolutely super cute (#^-^#)~
Zhong Lin looked up at the director, seemingly asking for his opinion.
Stared at by those bright, deer-like eyes, the director suddenly felt like he had an extra daughter?!
Where was the Zhong Lin who used to make a scene, throw herself into trouble, and endlessly provide editing material for post-production?
Director: “…” How did this drama queen guest suddenly become so cute?!
The director nodded awkwardly, agreeing: “Uh, uh… it’s really good. Listen to the makeup artist. For this show, you don’t have to wear heavy makeup like before.”
His tone was like coaxing his own little daughter.
Zhou Xiaoduo wore cunning “no-makeup” makeup, but his chin still faintly showed a few acne scars and blemishes.
He subtly raised an eyebrow, a chilling feeling inexplicably rising in his heart. He refused to believe it!
—Zhong Lin, this scheming female O, must have secretly used some especially good skincare products for even the makeup artist to praise her like this…
It was utterly infuriating!
Another female O guest named Liang Shan, wearing a white dress, pressed her lips downwards in a barely perceptible arc. Before, seeing Zhong Lin, she only thought she was a vulgar little internet celebrity…
She never expected her bare face to be so striking.
Liang Shan’s heart tightened. The competition had intensified. She subtly turned her head, and while no one was looking, quietly glanced in Pei Yi’s direction.
—The highest quality Alphas often require the most advanced skills and tactics.
Pei Yi disliked overly enthusiastic and relentless pursuit, and clinging on like Zhong Lin used to do seemed very cheap, instead leading to Pei Yi’s dislike.
So Liang Shan had remained patient, not disturbing Pei Yi, and constantly tried to make her presence known to Pei Yi.
She had thought only Zhou Xiaoduo, that “green tea” male Omega, would be competing with her, but she never expected Zhong Lin’s appearance to be so pure?!
And there was always a strange feeling—Zhong Lin seemed to have become prettier, and not as much of a drama queen as before? Not foolish anymore?
Liang Shan sensed a hint of potential crisis.
Zhong Lin suddenly abandoned her exaggerated smoky makeup, and netizens were so taken aback by her sudden bare face that for a moment, they didn’t even realize this pure young girl was Zhong Lin—
[My God?! Zhong Lin is actually bare-faced? She didn’t get plastic surgery after all?!] (A bullet comment saying Zhong Lin got plastic surgery was instantly disproven)
[Suddenly feel Zhong Lin… is so cute!!!]
[AWSL (Ah, I’m dead with cuteness), how is she so cute?! I want her as my daughter!]
[This cub suddenly became so well-behaved~]
[Srds (Seriously, but still), have you forgotten what kind of person she is?!]
[What’s with the act of cuteness? It must be to gain Yiyi’s attention and continue to ride her coattails, right? Playing the victim!]
[Zhong Lin, get out of the entertainment industry]
[Zhong Lin, get out of the entertainment industry +1]
[Zhong Lin, get out of the entertainment industry +100,000,000]
••••
Meanwhile, near the sofa on the left, stood a girl dressed in a white short blazer over a simple, vintage black dress, leaning casually on the sofa backrest, observing with a cold expression.
Pei Yi’s eyes darkened, her gaze lingering on Zhong Lin’s cheek for a few seconds. She suddenly understood why she had felt that something was off earlier—Zhong Lin was bare-faced today.
Her bare face, indeed, looked somewhat good.
But what did that matter?
This person was still that Zhong Lin, that strange, overly enthusiastic cling-on, probably just another one trying to ride the coattails… She really hated this kind of Omega who had no self-respect, shamelessly clinging on just to gain a little bit of resources!
She adjusted her white short blazer and stood to the side, turning her body.
Her gaze no longer lingered on Zhong Lin.
Everyone participating in *Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge* had their own motives. Pei Yi joined *Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge* for two reasons: firstly, for the benefit of her family business; secondly, for herself.
Pei Yi had been inactive for three years, having retired at the peak of her career after becoming the youngest “Best Actress.”
Her participation in this dating variety show was actually to solidify her fan base.
All the guests present had ulterior motives.
Especially Zhong Lin, her aggressive pursuit of Pei Yi over the past two days fully demonstrated Zhong Lin’s ambition to capitalize on the “Best Actress comeback” trend, as well as her own foolish nature.
But everything was subtly shifting.
Pei Yi stood sideways, her slender, flowing legs visible beneath the black satin skirt. She reached up to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, a faint, almost imperceptible shadow flashing in her eyes.
Pei Yi’s gaze seemed to unintentionally sweep over the seemingly naive girl on the sofa—Zhong Lin.
Pei Yi looked in Zhong Lin’s direction, her vermillion lips slowly curving upwards, though her pale face remained still, clearly a superficial, cold smile. A hint of doubt suddenly arose in her heart—
Could it be that the clingy drama queen Zhong Lin had suddenly changed her script?
She’d have to wait and see what other tricks this person had up her sleeve.
Zhong Lin stood up at this moment. She lifted her eyes, happening to look in Pei Yi’s direction.
Pei Yi was looking at Zhong Lin with a cold smile.
Their gazes met in the air.
Zhong Lin blinked, feeling a bit bewildered. She didn’t seem to notice the sarcastic undertone in Pei Yi’s smile.
The only thing she knew was—
Why did the female lead Alpha smile at her????
This… made her feel a little shy. (*/ω＼*)