Milk Orange Omega Becomes Popular Through Dating Variety Show [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 8
Zhong Lin opened the door.
Standing at the door was a female Omega, a little shorter than Zhong Lin, with short, curly hair and lively, bright eyes.
“Time for a meeting.” The girl smiled politely.
Zhong Lin nodded. She carefully recalled the characters in the plot: there were three Omega guests in total. One male Omega was “Zhong Lin’s” good friend, Zhou Xiaoduo, and this one was the other female Omega guest, Liang Shan.
Following Liang Shan to the living room, several guests were already seated around the marble coffee table.
Sitting on the innermost part of the long sofa was a girl with a high ponytail, who was none other than Chu Yunze, the female Alpha Guest #2 whom Zhong Lin had accidentally picked.
The moment she saw Zhong Lin, Chu Yunze’s cup of water wasn’t steady in her hand. It wobbled twice, and the water spilled onto the back of her hand.
Pei Yi sat on the single sofa to the far left, her legs crossed, hands resting on her bent knees, not saying a word.
Only the male Alpha Guest #3, Zhu Ying, seemed to have no worries whatsoever. He was the first to stand up and make room for Zhong Lin: “Alright, everyone’s here.”
“Let’s draw lots to decide our cooking pairs.”
The drawing results were: Pei Yi and Zhong Lin, Chu Yunze and Zhou Xiaoduo, Zhu Ying and Liang Shan.
Everyone’s expressions varied. This method of assigning cooking partners was absolutely brilliant~ Everyone suspected if the production team deliberately switched the lots??
Male Omega Guest #2, Zhou Xiaoduo, and Female Omega Guest #3, Liang Shan—these two Omega guests had both chosen Pei Yi in the “First Heart-Flutter Pick,” abandoning the Alpha guests they had interacted with most and sweetest in the previous days.
Now, however, they had to cook with the Alpha guests they had abandoned.
Goodness, how awkward ⊙_⊙
The first pair to cook was Pei Yi and Zhong Lin.
Zhong Lin hesitated for a while, clenching and unclenching her little fingers in her palm, deciding to confess the fact that she might, perhaps, probably… couldn’t cook.
Human food was delicious, but the cooking methods were so elaborate. This was truly too difficult for a Bai Ze cub.
Zhong Lin had only eaten cooked food; she had never learned to cook, nor had she ever cooked.
In the era where the Bai Ze cub lived, roasted meat and clean water were already ultimate delicacies for Zhong Lin.
Zhou Xiaoduo suddenly spoke up: “Zhong Lin’s hand is injured, I’ll take her place…”
“Does anyone object?” Zhou Xiaoduo looked around, his gaze lingering on Pei Yi for a long time, quietly observing Pei Yi’s reaction, then turning his face, his eyes smiling as he looked at Zhong Lin,
“Do you object, Xiao Lin?”
Zhou Xiaoduo: I bet a dime, this drama queen Zhong Lin won’t let me have my way. She definitely won’t miss any opportunity to be alone with Pei Yi!
Zhong Lin relaxed her tightly clenched hands, her brows curving slightly as she softly smiled at him: “Mm, thank you~”
Zhou Xiaoduo: ??! Is this actually Zhong Lin?!
Excuse Me?!! She just handed over this great opportunity to be alone with Pei Yi?!
“Thud, thud—” The sound of heels hitting the floor.
Pei Yi stood up, left the single sofa, and walked alone towards the kitchen.
Everyone dispersed back to their rooms or chatted and watched TV in the living room.
Zhou Xiaoduo quickly followed behind Pei Yi, also heading towards the kitchen.
Zhong Lin thought for a moment and felt that if she just returned to her room… it might be very rude QAQ~
Tonight was supposed to be her turn to cook, and Zhou Xiaoduo helped her avoid it.
The reason why the original “Zhong Lin” was disliked: she had no brains, was clearly naive and foolish, yet loved to cause trouble, was self-centered, didn’t do any work, loved to diss others, and desperately clung to the female lead Alpha…
This indicated that “being lazy and not working” was one of the cardinal sins.
Zhong Lin hesitated for a moment, then followed them into the kitchen.
The kitchen was open-plan, with a white dining counter next to the cabinets.
As Zhong Lin passed the counter, she casually picked up an apron, looking a bit at a loss.
Pei Yi turned around from the sink. Her white blazer was already off. She wore a well-fitted, stylish black sleeveless dress, with a black and white striped apron tied over it.
Seeing Zhong Lin return, Pei Yi’s hand-drying motion paused for a moment: “Why are you back?”
Zhong Lin softly said: “I… I want to help.”
At the same time, Zhou Xiaoduo walked in from the other side of the cabinet. Zhou Xiaoduo now had an apron around his head, turning his waist towards Pei Yi, seemingly hinting at Pei Yi… to help him tie his apron.
Pei Yi acted as if she hadn’t seen him, asking faintly: “What do you want to eat?”
Zhou Xiaoduo: “Help me tie my apron first.”
Zhou Xiaoduo’s actions were clearly hinting. Tying an apron was a somewhat intimate action and would inevitably involve touching each other’s bodies.
This was an opportunity to have “physical contact” with Pei Yi.
Zhong Lin smelled the scent of a task. Time to work! A job came up!!
“Okay~” Zhong Lin quickly rushed past Pei Yi, and in a flash, tied Zhou Xiaoduo’s apron tightly.
Zhou Xiaoduo: “…” Who told you to tie it for me!!
“I eat everything, I’m not picky,” Zhou Xiaoduo said helplessly. He thought Pei Yi’s previous question “What do you want to eat?” was directed at him.
“What do you want to eat?” Pei Yi continued to ask, “I’m asking you, why aren’t you speaking?”
Zhong Lin turned her head: ?
Zhong Lin looked up blankly, meeting a pair of alluring, charming eyes.
Pei Yi had a very straight nose and a hint of heroism in her eyes. Now, she slightly frowned, glaring at Zhong Lin in displeasure: “Never mind if you won’t speak.”
Her tone was clearly a little impatient, arrogant and cool, with a rare level of Alpha-exclusive deterrence.
Zhong Lin: What’s going on?! She was calling her? Not Zhou Xiaoduo?
Zhong Lin suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and answered weakly: “I… I can eat anything too.”
Zhou Xiaoduo: “…”
Zhong Lin: “Is there anything you need help with?”
The apron in her hand was suddenly snatched away. Pei Yi casually threw the apron onto a nearby cabinet: “If you’re injured, rest. Don’t let your wound get wet.”
Her tone was almost a command.
Bullet comments on the livestream interface—
[Look at how Zhong Lin tied Zhou Xiaoduo’s apron… Oh my god, it’s like wrapping a zongzi (rice dumpling)! Look at Zhou Xiaoduo’s face turning green, lol~]
[I seem to remember Zhou Xiaoduo initially telling Sister Yunze he had a good impression of her?? And just now he was hinting at Pei Yi… This little male Omega isn’t simple, he’s the legendary ‘green tea boy’!]
[I saw a spoiler for Zhou Xiaoduo’s first heart-flutter pick! He chose Pei Yi, what a big green tea boy…]
[Secretly observing ing]
[Don’t slander our Xiaoduo! Xiaoduo is super cute!!]
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Zhong Lin went around to the outside of the cabinets. Suddenly remembering something, she paused her steps, hesitatingly asking:
“Then… can you cook?”
A rich young lady like Pei Yi, isn’t she usually “unable to carry, unable to lift, and doesn’t get her fingers wet with spring water”? (idiom for someone unaccustomed to manual labor)
Perhaps she was even worse than a Bai Ze cub’s “cooking skills”… Zhong Lin could skewer a small pig and roast it over a bonfire!
Zhou Xiaoduo began chopping vegetables. He was cutting onions, which was troublesome. Even with his eyes stinging, he didn’t forget to answer Zhong Lin’s question, “I can, didn’t you forget? Didn’t I tell you in high school?”
“Yes.” Pei Yi nodded, taking a clean bowl and two eggs from the cabinet.
“Really?” Zhong Lin let out a soft “Huh,” her voice rising slightly at the end, clearly surprised that Pei Yi could cook.
“Don’t believe it… go sit over there and wait for me.” Pei Yi raised her hand, pointing to the white dining counter outside the cabinets.
Zhou Xiaoduo (smile gradually disappearing ⊙__⊙): “…” How awkward, why did these two suddenly ignore him and talk?
Zhong Lin pulled out a chair and obediently sat beside the dining counter. This position allowed her to see everything happening in the open-plan kitchen.
Long, fair fingers held the handle of the hand whisk, slowly stirring the egg liquid in the porcelain bowl. Pei Yi’s movements actually seemed somewhat skillful?!
Pei Yi explained in a low voice: “I only know a little. I occasionally cook for myself.”
“Oh, then you’re pretty amazing,” Zhong Lin said, sitting on the tall chair beside the counter, her slender calves swinging gently back and forth.
“No… you’ve always been amazing. After all, you’re Pei Yi…” Zhong Lin unconsciously murmured.
The female lead Alpha was super amazing in the original novel. Zhong Lin remembered very clearly that Pei Yi seemed to be the youngest Best Actress, the type of academic powerhouse Best Actress with two degrees!
The Bai Ze cub didn’t understand what universities or degrees were for… but just now, while scrolling on Weibo, she saw some people’s posts—
“Graduation thesis data is so hard to get!”
“My god… the supervisor is holding another group meeting QAQ I want to die!”
“Ah, I’m going to die. I failed another subject. The library rooftop is so cold. Linear algebra teacher, please look at me,”
••••
It sounded like college was a life-or-death process.
And Pei Yi managed to go through “life-or-death” twice, and was still Best Actress… truly amazing!
The Bai Ze cub silently gave Pei Yi a thumbs-up in her heart~
Silence fell over there. Pei Yi put ham into toast slices, then placed them in a frying pan, evenly pouring a layer of golden egg liquid over them.
Her movements were very meticulous. From this angle, one could see Pei Yi’s profile, her dark hair draped over her rounded, fair shoulders. Pei Yi’s jaw was slightly lowered, her gaze fixed on the inside of the frying pan, her expression very serious…
But the tips of her ears gradually turned red.
[OMG, it started again… these two completely bypassed Zhou Xiaoduo and started talking across the air hahahaha]
[2333333333 Zhou Xiaoduo is truly miserable!]
[Green tea boy getting snubbed ing]
[Pat pat Xiaoduo, taking our Xiaoduo away. Person above, stop spamming “green tea boy,” Little Brother Xiaoduo is just too kind-hearted, you guys are all bad, you stinking haters!]
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A few minutes later, a golden French toast was placed on a pure white plate and brought to the counter in front of Zhong Lin. Slender fingers gently tapped the tabletop:
“Want to try?” Pei Yi casually picked up a knife and fork from the cutlery holder and handed them to Zhong Lin.
Her fair arm rested on the white counter, her dark brown eyes slightly lowered. She looked at Zhong Lin’s rounded head, her expression complex, “About this morning… thank you.”
Her voice came softly from above, seemingly not wanting a third person to hear.
Zhong Lin looked up, their eyes met. Her outline was reflected in the other person’s deep brown eyes.
Her eyes blank, Zhong Lin tilted her head slightly, many small question marks of confusion faintly appearing above her head—
This morning? What happened?
Why was Pei Yi thanking her?!