The True Record of a Flirty Omega's Failed Balancing Act - Chapter 27

Chapter 27

◎If you can get lost, get lost.◎

That’s right, Ning Chanyue was still sitting in the car at this moment.

The golden sunlight shone mercilessly on Ning Chanyue’s cheeks through the car window, but it only made her already ashen face look even paler. She sat stiffly in the car, as if her soul had been taken away. Her gaze was blank, staring straight ahead, not blinking for a long time. Perhaps only her chest, which occasionally rose and fell, could show that she was a living person with a breath of life.

And not a lifelike doll casually discarded in the car by Xu Guiyi.

Until the phone in her pocket rang again for who-knows-what-number time, Ning Chanyue’s eyeballs finally moved an inch. But after a while, she seemed to have reacted. Her wrist stiffly lifted, and she slowly and jerkily reached into her pocket.

But unfortunately, the moment she took out her phone, the call was automatically disconnected because it had been ringing for too long.

Ning Chanyue lowered her eyes to look. On the screen was a string of unfamiliar numbers. In one hour, she had received more than a dozen missed calls.

But she didn’t call back immediately as she usually would, rejecting no one. Instead, she swiped open the notification center and repeatedly and blankly swiped away and deleted the more than a dozen missed call notifications one by one.

Just as she was about to swipe to the end, a WeChat message sent more than an hour ago abruptly and suddenly appeared in her view.

After just a glance, Ning Chanyue’s heart felt as if it had been clutched by that line of text, and another uncontrollable pang of pain surged through her.

After saying so many decisive things just now, she immediately told her to pack up and leave.

How heartless you are, Xu Guiyi.

Ning Chanyue closed her eyes, struggling to take a deep breath, but the afternoon sun had already dried out all the air in the car. It was incredibly hot in the car. Even with her deep breaths, she could only feel her chest becoming more and more stuffy and weak in vain.

And at this moment, that phone number seemed to be relentlessly calling again.

Feeling the vibration in her palm, Ning Chanyue opened her eyes a crack. She looked at the number and hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to press the green answer button.

“Hello?” Ning Chanyue’s voice was a little hoarse.

But the moment she heard the voice on the other end, Ning Chanyue immediately sat up and asked, “Mom? Why are you calling?”

She only heard the other person slowly say, “The hotel Xiao You booked for me has expired. Your sister is taking me to a nearby motel. You said you would come to find me this afternoon a few days ago. I’ll tell you the address so you don’t have to look for me in vain.”

Ning Chanyue’s eyelashes trembled. She asked, “Where are you now? I’ll come pick you up.”

But her biological mother hadn’t left the village for decades, so how could she remember all the different locations in Nancheng? But then, the person next to her biological mother seemed to have taken the phone. A slightly younger and unfamiliar voice told her the place name.

The place her biological mother was at was a very empty street with no shade to escape the heat. Ning Chanyue said she would get there as soon as possible and then hung up the phone.

She could be cooped up in the car for two hours, but it seemed a little inappropriate to let her biological mother and her sister roast in the sun because of her. With this interruption, Ning Chanyue finally managed to pull herself out of her sadness a little. She sat up a little straighter, put the wads of tissues from the dashboard into a trash bag, and then restarted the car.

Just as she started the car, Ning Chanyue habitually glanced at the rearview mirror. But when she saw herself in the rearview mirror, her hands on the steering wheel paused. She then looked down and rummaged through the small box under the car for her sunglasses and put them on.

Because her eyes were slightly swollen at the moment. Although not serious, they were still as swollen as if they had been puffed up, and anyone who saw them would definitely ask about them.

After putting on her sunglasses, she started the car again and drove for more than half an hour before arriving at the location her biological mother mentioned. When she saw a young girl holding her mother’s hand, she slowly got out of the car and walked toward them.

“Mom,” Ning Chanyue called out from a distance. Then she helped her biological mother and said to the girl next to her, “I’ll take her. You can get in the car too.”

But the girl, perhaps knowing that Ning Chanyue was a big star, or perhaps because of the awkwardness of meeting for the first time, seemed a little afraid of Ning Chanyue. She quickly waved her hand after hearing her words and said, “You can take care of Mom… our mom is fine. I have a class this afternoon and need to go back to school.”

Ning Chanyue looked at the girl’s beautiful face, which was similar to hers, and suddenly remembered that this might be her sister, Yan Chunxi, whom her biological mother had mentioned lived in Nancheng. But she didn’t say much. She nodded, took her biological mother from Yan Chunxi’s hand, and helped her into the car.

But the moment Ning Chanyue closed the car door, Yan Chunxi chased after her. Hearing the sound, Ning Chanyue rolled down the car window. She saw Yan Chunxi hand Ning Chanyue an ID card and said, “This is Mom’s ID. You’ll need it when you take her to a motel or something.”

After Ning Chanyue took the ID card, she lowered her eyes and glanced at it. She saw her mother’s name on the ID card. It turned out her name was Yan Hongjuan.

It was a name that fit the previous generation.

But Ning Chanyue didn’t take her mother to a motel. Instead, she drove in the opposite direction. When the car reached the intersection ahead, Ning Chanyue turned her head and said to her, “Mom, I’ll take you to my place. You’ll be alone in the motel. If you live at my place, I can spend more time with you.”

At the very least, with her mother accompanying her, she wouldn’t have to face the dead silence of the big house and the loneliness that would constantly remind her that she had lost another person.

Her mother didn’t refuse. She nodded and said, “That’s good. I haven’t been feeling well lately. I’ve had two heart attacks in a month. I’m worried all the time. If I live with you, you can watch over me, and I’ll feel more at ease… I’m sorry to trouble you.”

Ning Chanyue also nodded. After that, she didn’t say much. However, her mother kept talking to Ning Chanyue on and off throughout the drive.

It wasn’t until her mother started talking about her sister, Yan Chunxi, that Ning Chanyue turned her head and interrupted her, asking with some surprise, “Which university did you say my sister is attending?”

“Nancheng Medical University. She’s a graduate student there now. She’s the first graduate student from our village,” Her mother replied candidly with a hint of pride.

After her mother’s words fell, Ning Chanyue seemed to think of someone else. Her hands on the steering wheel unconsciously paused for a moment.

Although the world seemed big, she had to admit that sometimes, it was also very small.

As they talked, Ning Chanyue drove the car gradually out of the city center, which was full of tall buildings, and headed toward the suburbs.

But this also meant that she was getting farther and farther away from the place she had lived in for more than two weeks. Not long after, Ning Chanyue drove into a neighborhood full of villas. After making two turns, she said to her mother, “We’re here.”

What came into view was a two-story villa with a small yard. It was covered in greenery both inside and out. It was obvious that this house was not something an ordinary person could easily afford.

But her mother sat in the car, sizing up the house from top to bottom, and said, “This looks a little like the houses in our village. Do you live here normally?”

Hearing her mother’s words, Ning Chanyue pursed her lips before saying, “…Not very often.”

In fact, it was more than just not living there often. Ning Chanyue had owned this house for three or four years, and she had been there only a handful of times.

Her mother frowned, looking a little surprised. But Ning Chanyue seemed to have thought of something and didn’t explain further.

Buying this house was You Zhuoqing’s willful decision. You Zhuoqing had paid for all the money for the house and the interior decoration. Ning Chanyue felt a psychological barrier, and since it was also quite remote, she was still more willing to stay in a hotel even though she had her own house.

It was only because her biological mother had come this time and Ning Chanyue’s usual things were all still at Xu Guiyi’s place. At least there were some daily necessities here, so she could only temporarily bring her biological mother here.

After Ning Chanyue parked the car, she also glanced at the house in front of her through the car window. The villa was indeed tall, but the heavy shadow cast by it made Ning Chanyue feel incredibly gloomy. Ning Chanyue sighed and helped her mother out of the car. But when she unlocked the door with her fingerprint and looked up, Ning Chanyue was stunned.

She saw someone she didn’t want to see at this moment sitting in the yard.

The person was sitting in a hanging chair by the garden. After hearing the sound, the person turned her head. When she saw that it was Ning Chanyue, her eyes instantly lit up with a hint of a smile.

Of course, the smile was not gentle. It was more aggressive.

In this moment of mutual gaze, Ning Chanyue frowned. Her voice was noticeably cold. She said, “You Zhuoqing, what are you doing here?”

You Zhuoqing raised an eyebrow and hopped down from the chair. She put her hands behind her back and swayed a few steps to Ning Chanyue. Even though she felt Ning Chanyue’s rejection, she still smiled and asked Ning Chanyue in return, “What, this is our house after all. Can’t I come?”

Ning Chanyue’s expression darkened a little, but since her mother was with her, Ning Chanyue didn’t want to cause a conflict. She glanced at You Zhuoqing, hesitated for a few seconds, and chose to ignore her. She walked to the front door, took out her key, and said, “If you can get lost, get lost.”

“I can’t.” You Zhuoqing chuckled and quickly followed Ning Chanyue to the door. The moment Ning Chanyue opened the door, she grabbed the door and said this to Ning Chanyue.

But at that moment, her mother spoke. She said to Ning Chanyue, “Is this… the girlfriend you were talking about?”

Hearing this title, the person behind her, You Zhuoqing’s eyes suddenly lit up. She immediately nodded before Ning Chanyue could speak.

Although in the next second, Ning Chanyue looked back and glared at You Zhuoqing, saying, “No.”

And it was impossible.

But after all, her mother had been taken care of by You Zhuoqing. She paused for two seconds and said, “Ningning, whether she’s your girlfriend or not, she seems to be close to you. She also took care of me a lot before. She looks like she’s been in the sun for half the day, and she’s all sweaty. Just let her come in and have a drink of water.”

As soon as her mother’s words fell, You Zhuoqing nodded. She looked at Ning Chanyue, who was wearing sunglasses, and said relentlessly, “That’s right, Ningning. I forgot to bring the key to the house. I’ve been sitting in this yard for almost a day, and my mouth is all dry. Can you just let me sit for a while?”

When she said this, You Zhuoqing was still smiling and even showed two canine teeth, which looked cute.

But inside, she was probably not that “cute.” She said she would “sit for a while,” but knowing You Zhuoqing, it would probably be at least a few days.

Thinking of this, Ning Chanyue’s temples throbbed. Why was You Zhuoqing clinging to her like a dog?

A literal dog, in every sense of the word, and a vicious one that could hurt people at any time.

Looking at You Zhuoqing’s current behavior, Ning Chanyue couldn’t help but make that association again.