Milk Orange Omega Becomes Popular Through Dating Variety Show [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 24.1
Pei Yi temporarily left the shopping cart by a product display stand, her walking speed suddenly accelerating. Her heels clacked crisply on the floor as she checked different sections and shelves one by one.
After crossing a row of white shelves, a small white figure suddenly darted out from the opposite side. Zhong Lin, holding something, was walking in a hurry and bumped right into Pei Yi, her face almost burying itself in Pei Yi’s shoulder.
Pei Yi was stunned for a moment. She looked down at Zhong Lin, her tone slightly chiding: “We’re still on live stream. Where did you run off to again?”
“I… I found this,” Zhong Lin handed over the item in her arms.
It was a ceramic mug, or to be precise, a pair of couple ceramic mugs. Their shape was adorable, with embossed cartoon patterns. One was a soft, cute light beige hamster, and the other was a cold-eyed, grayish-blue cat.
“I wanted to give you this,” Zhong Lin handed over the grayish-blue cat mug, carefully observing Pei Yi’s reaction. “Do you like it?”
Zhong Lin glanced at the camera, cupped her hand by her lips, and whispered: “Thank you for what happened before.”
—She was referring to the night of her estrus, when Pei Yi and her assistant took her to the hospital.
Pei Yi looked down at the cat mug. Her usual mugs were custom-made by international brands; she had never used an open-shelf item from a supermarket. Yet, at this moment, she found the grayish-blue cat mug particularly cute.
Perhaps it was the person holding it, her actions were too adorable… like a little hamster offering pine nuts to a friend.
“For me?” Pei Yi raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling a little surprised and a tiny bit delighted in her heart. On her face, however, she deliberately feigned indifference: “It’s alright… not that much.”
“Then I’ll put it back,” Zhong Lin retracted her hand, holding both mugs, and turned to walk back. “Wait for me a moment.”
“Don’t,” Pei Yi suddenly spoke, unintentionally lightly grasping her arm. “Buy it. I like it.”
The sudden touch made her held arm feel a little warm. Zhong Lin looked down at the slender hand, well-proportioned and exquisitely beautiful, like white jade.
Her heart suddenly quickened. Pei Yi realized she might have been a bit too intimate and quickly released Zhong Lin’s arm.
“Don’t worry, this isn’t to offset the medical fees,” Zhong Lin explained softly. “I’ll pay you back the money I owe you once I get my appearance fees.”
Pei Yi’s gaze gradually turned cold, the light in her eyes fading. Her previously upward-curved lips pressed down again, and the irregular heartbeat feeling instantly vanished—
It was just a joke she made earlier; she actually thought Pei Yi was asking her to pay back the medical fees?
This girl’s thought process, she couldn’t even imagine it!
The CP fans went wild; this scene was too rich with material!—
[Ahhh, just now I was screaming—ah, this was clearly an idol drama plot before! How did the style suddenly change to a debtor trying to please a creditor? [crying-laughing]]
[On the gradual warming and instant freezing of CP chemistry hhhhhh]
[Hahahahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Would Yiyi really care about those medical fees? Next step, I suggest Yiyi learn “The Basic Laws of CEO Speech”: Woman, if you can’t pay your debt, pay with your body… [facepalm]]
[Whoa, upstairs, publish a book quickly! My outhouse is running out of paper again!]
Retrieving the shopping cart from earlier, they quickly bought everything on the list. Zhong Lin’s gaze was soon drawn to the prepared food section in the center of the supermarket.
She stared at the hot pot grid, unblinking.
Pei Yi’s voice drifted from behind her: “Want to eat it?”
Zhong Lin nodded repeatedly: “I want to eat it.”
“I want that one and this one… this one looks delicious too…” Zhong Lin pointed through the glass display to the human foods she wanted for the owner. “Pei Yi, aren’t you eating?”
Pei Yi hadn’t planned on eating. Looking at the food soaked together, she inexplicably felt a little apprehension. She rarely tried street food like this, but the previous experience at Happy Valley seemed to have been quite good.
The owner, a slightly plump middle-aged woman, wore an apron and smiled kindly: “This is delicious, don’t you want to try it?”
Pei Yi pouted: “Then I’ll have the same as her.”
The proprietress scooped noodles from the small iron basket into a plastic bowl, squeezed on sauce and seasonings, mixed it well, and served it to a waiting boy. “And also cart noodles, these are good too. Would the two of you like a serving?”
The rich, fresh scent of seafood sauce wafted to her nose. Zhong Lin stared at the small plastic bowl holding the cart noodles until it was handed to the boy in front.
The Bai Ze cub was craving again. Zhong Lin wanted to try everything.
“I want it,” Zhong Lin nodded to the proprietress. “I want to eat these noodles too.”
“Do you want the same for this one too?” The proprietress turned to ask Pei Yi.
Pei Yi’s expression instantly stiffened. Most artists in the entertainment industry eat very little and have small appetites. It was already difficult for her to finish the spicy hotpot just now, let alone another serving of noodles…
But Pei Yi still nodded: “One serving for me too.”
“Cash or electronic payment?” The proprietress printed a small receipt and looked up at them.
The production team requested guests to avoid using their phones on camera, so neither of them had their phones.
“Card, please,” Pei Yi took out a bank card from her cardholder and handed it to the proprietress.
What era was this, someone actually wanted to swipe a card?!
The proprietress quickly blocked the card: “No, there’s no POS machine here.”
“I’ll pay,” Zhong Lin moved quickly, taking out a pink bill with a kind old man’s smiling face printed on it from her small cross-body bag and handing it to the proprietress.
The proprietress smiled and took the money, then gave Zhong Lin the change. As she handed over the change, she subtly glanced at Pei Yi, her eyes seeming to hold a peculiar meaning.
This gave Pei Yi the illusion of being a kept woman, as if she had become a “pretty girl Alpha” supported by a wealthy Omega.
[Look at the proprietress’s expression, it’s priceless! Full of disdain for a kept woman Alpha, the light of righteousness… shining on the earth~]
[Hahahahahahaha, Yiyi is bewildered, being treated as a kept woman! XSWL]
[Are you trying to kill me with laughter and then inherit my Ant Forest? The cameraman always manages to capture the key moments precisely!]
A few minutes later, Pei Yi and Zhong Lin each received a bowl of cart noodles and a long plastic cup—filled with braised white radish, beef balls on skewers, kelp, fish roe fortune bags…
A full cup!
The prepared food section had high tables and chairs where customers could eat and rest.
Pei Yi and Zhong Lin found an empty spot and sat down, placing the sour milk provided by the staff at the very front of the table (sponsor-provided sour milk).
Zhong Lin held a long skewer, picked up a fish ball, and quickly put it in her mouth. The ball burst open with a bite, its hot juice making her tiny tongue tingle. Her lips, due to the high temperature, became even redder and more vibrant.
Zhong Lin slightly parted her lips and stuck out her pink little tongue, “It’s so hot…”
Pei Yi’s gaze lingered for a few seconds, then quickly moved away from her lips. “Hot? Then eat it later.”
Zhong Lin softly “hmm”-ed, but still held the fish ball, pouted, blew on it, and continued to eat.
“Are you happy today?” Pei Yi suddenly asked.
Zhong Lin chewed on the fish ball, answering indistinctly: “Yes, I’m happy.” (^o^)/~
“Weren’t you happy last time we filmed?” Pei Yi gazed at her from the side, her eyes deep, her expression unreadable.
Zhong Lin chewed the fish roe fortune bag in her mouth; the fresh flavor of the fish roe completely occupied her taste buds and her heart: “Hurry up and eat, or it’ll get cold.”
[Why did Pei Yi ask, “Weren’t you happy last time?” Can a class representative explain?? [question mark face]]
[Can’t you tell? Pei Yi’s face says, “Aren’t you happy with me?” and “Why don’t you write to me anymore?” This is a death question! Clearly, Pei Yi cares about Zhong Lin… and wants to know why Zhong Lin isn’t writing to her anymore!]
[[/shrug] As a result, Zhong Lin was only focused on eating, completely oblivious to what she was implying [crying-laughing]]
[Who did Zhong Lin write to last time? Class representative, please! [little cat head with big question mark.jpg]]
[Liang Shan!! The last episode revealed it! The heart flutter connections were revealed at the end! My mom was shocked for a hundred years!]
[The results of the last letter-dropping were: Zhong Lin 1 letter, Pei Yi 2 letters, Zhou Xiaoduo 1 letter, Liang Shan 2 letters, Zhu Ying 0 letters, Chu Yunze 0 letters. Except for Zhong Lin, the other two Omega guests gave their letters to Pei Yi! My whole family was shocked!]
[Loved it, loved it. True dating variety show inherited a Shura field.]
Zhong Lin ate relatively quickly. After finishing, she propped her face with one hand, her eyes darting between nearby shelves and passing people. Eventually, feeling there was nothing interesting to look at, her gaze shifted to Pei Yi, her light brown eyes looking bored.
Since earlier, Pei Yi had only eaten a few bites of noodles, not touching the oden at all, silently resisting this type of food.
But she had been constantly stared at by Zhong Lin, and suddenly a sense of guilt about wasting food sprouted in her heart.
She felt like if she didn’t eat it… she’d be letting down Zhong Lin, who was staring at her with longing eyes.
“Do you want to eat this?” Pei Yi finally extended her hand towards the long bamboo skewer, picked up a fish roe fortune bag, and slowly offered it in Zhong Lin’s direction.
Zhong Lin’s thoughts had been miles away, but now her body fully returned, her unfocused gaze instantly sharpening. Her light brown eyes suddenly sparkled with light, focusing on the “human food” skewered by the bamboo stick in Pei Yi’s hand.
Pei Yi deliberately drew a circle in the air with the hand holding the skewer, as if teasing a cat or a dog, with a hint of playful mischief.
As Pei Yi moved, Zhong Lin’s light brown eyes also followed the trajectory of the food’s movement, her attention completely captivated.
Look how hungry the child is. (:з)∠)
Pei Yi chuckled softly and brought the food to Zhong Lin’s lips.
Zhong Lin opened her mouth and bit into the fish roe fortune bag. Her pink lips puckered, and the entire fish roe bag was stuffed into her mouth. Her thin cheeks instantly puffed out slightly as she chewed diligently, one bite after another.
Zhong Lin looked like a little hamster eating; in short, she was super cute!
Pei Yi withdrew her hand, put the skewer back into the long plastic cup, and then reached out towards Zhong Lin’s face again.
Zhong Lin was concentrating on chewing and didn’t notice a hand moving towards her cheek. Startled, she involuntarily recoiled her neck.
Pei Yi’s hand, however, stopped just a few inches from her cheek. Her slender fingers picked up a strand of hair near her cheek, and her thumb gently rubbed the ends of her hair.
Then, she curved her fingers and gently brushed against her soft cheek, a gentle motion.
Zhong Lin’s chewing motion instantly froze. Warmth gradually climbed up to her earlobes, and the entire ear closest to Pei Yi turned completely red.
She felt… her cheek suddenly burning hot.
“It’s sauce, it got stuck,” Pei Yi pulled out a tissue, slowly and meticulously wiped her fingers clean, then crumpled the tissue and threw it into the trash can.
Waves of warmth crept up her cheek. Zhong Lin felt her face burning. Her voice was soft and low, sounding a little embarrassed: “Thank you.”
Her fingers slowly stroked the plastic cup she held. Pei Yi picked up a skewer, remembering Zhong Lin’s expression while eating: her shimmering light brown eyes, her slightly puffed pink cheeks, her softly moving lips.
Her focused and serious expression was particularly adorable.
Pei Yi raised her hand, her slender fingers unbuttoning the top button of her white shirt collar. Her throat felt dry, and her tongue root felt a little rough. She suddenly felt a bit hungry, she wasn’t sure if it was physiological or psychological.
She suddenly wanted to eat something too…