The True Record of a Flirty Omega's Failed Balancing Act - Chapter 35

Chapter 35

◎What happened?◎

So You Zhuoqing and Ning Chanyue went up to the top floor.

At the end of the top floor was an open-air balcony. As soon as they pushed the door open, they saw a few tables and chairs inside. Ning Chanyue pulled out a chair and sat at the table with You Zhuoqing. The evening breeze of early summer blew in gusts, rustling the branches and leaves of the potted plants on the table.

You Zhuoqing untied the bag of congee she was carrying, took out the fullest bowl, and placed it in front of Ning Chanyue.

Ning Chanyue thanked her and was about to open the lid when she felt a vibration in her pocket. Her hand paused, and she took out her phone and placed it on the table.

“Who is it?”

You Zhuoqing, who was sitting across from her, instantly straightened up when she saw the green icon displayed on Ning Chanyue’s lock screen. But then, she glanced at the name at the top and saw that it wasn’t the person she had expected, so her stiff body relaxed a little.

But she was focused on the screen and seemed to not notice that Ning Chanyue’s brows had furrowed almost imperceptibly.

“Eat,” You Zhuoqing just helped Ning Chanyue open the lid of the white congee and said this.

But Ning Chanyue was still staring at the lock screen.

That’s right. The WeChat message was indeed not from Xu Guiyi, but… from Cheng Yuxin, whom she hadn’t contacted since they added each other on WeChat in the hospital ward a few days ago.

So Ning Chanyue pursed her lips. Just as the screen was about to go dark, she glanced at You Zhuoqing and still unlocked her phone and opened WeChat.

She held up her phone slightly, as if she was consciously guarding against the person opposite her.

She saw Cheng Yuxin’s message: “Sorry to bother you, but I want to ask if you’re with Guiyi right now? [peeking]”

…Why would she suddenly ask that?

Ning Chanyue’s grip on the phone tightened slightly. She frowned at the message and thought for a moment. She only replied, “Is there something you need her for?”

Perhaps it was to indirectly pry into Xu Guiyi’s current situation, or perhaps it was out of a selfish desire not to admit that they had broken up. Ning Chanyue didn’t directly answer Cheng Yuxin’s question.

After sending this message, Ning Chanyue put down her phone and took a mouthful of white congee, but her eyes were still glancing at the screen from time to time.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, another message popped up. Ning Chanyue quickly picked up her phone.

“Who is sending you messages? Is it a staff member from the crew?” You Zhuoqing asked indistinctly from across the table, her mouth full of white congee.

“…No.”

Hearing You Zhuoqing’s words, Ning Chanyue just said this simply and then looked at the message that had been sent. She saw Cheng Yuxin reply: “It’s nothing special, but she’s been rejecting my invitations to hang out, and when I saw her at school, she seemed even more silent than before… as if something had traumatized her. Her condition doesn’t look very good, and you can see her dark circles from a mile away, so I wanted to ask you about her.”

The moment she finished reading the message, Ning Chanyue’s heart suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness, as if it was about to fall off a cliff.

She couldn’t figure out what she was feeling when she saw this message.

She should be worried. After all, it sounded like she wasn’t doing well…

But in addition to the worry, a little bit of expectation and greed seemed to have grown.

Xu Guiyi’s condition isn’t good… Is it because of her leaving?

Ning Chanyue thought to herself secretly while stirring the white congee with her spoon.

But just as she was about to pick up her phone to reply, she felt a dark shadow pressing down on her.

So she turned her head.

“Why aren’t you answering me after I’ve said two things? Who are you chatting with?” Ning Chanyue’s gaze lowered slightly. She saw You Zhuoqing half-squatting by Ning Chanyue’s side. She frowned and looked at the screen, saying, “Cheng Yuxin… who is that? Damn it, how does she know Xu Guiyi too?”

As if she couldn’t stand the name, You Zhuoqing’s tone gradually rose a few notches.

Perhaps wanting to see more of the content on the screen, You Zhuoqing moved closer to Ning Chanyue’s phone. The hot breath also sprayed onto Ning Chanyue’s bare arm.

But Ning Chanyue was quick. After feeling You Zhuoqing’s movement, she glared at You Zhuoqing and turned off her phone screen.

This also stopped You Zhuoqing from trying to peek further.

“…Can you respect my privacy?”

Ning Chanyue pushed her, but You Zhuoqing was still half-squatting beside her, like a statue. Her eyes were still fixed on the pitch-black screen, not moving.

“Do you like her that much? She treated you like that, and you’re still worried about her.” You Zhuoqing’s voice was a little dry.

“Yes, I’ve liked her since high school,” perhaps it was because of the constant breeze, or for some other reason, as she spoke, Ning Chanyue sniffled. But she saw You Zhuoqing’s somewhat hurt eyes. Her tone paused, and she said again, “Yes, she might have done some things wrong… but she wouldn’t do something she clearly doesn’t want to do. For example, I’ve told you before that I don’t like you looking at my phone, but you always come over to look. Last time, you even took my phone… but didn’t you ask a similar question at home a few days ago? Why are you asking again?”

She clearly remembered that at that time, You Zhuoqing had also persistently asked her in the bedroom what she liked about Xu Guiyi.

“I’ll keep asking until you don’t like her anymore,” You Zhuoqing’s tone had a clear hint of jealousy. She held Ning Chanyue’s phone, which was on the table, and stared straight at her, saying, “I do look at your phone, but you can also look at my things. You know the passwords to my phone and computer, and it’s no problem for you to go through the files or whatever.”

Hearing You Zhuoqing’s self-justifying words, Ning Chanyue just frowned but didn’t argue with her anymore.

After all, no matter how much Ning Chanyue explained, You Zhuoqing would always have her own logic.

She just lowered her head, scooped up a spoonful of the congee that had already gotten a little cold from the wind during their conversation, and said softly, “Let’s eat. Let’s go back after we eat.”

But You Zhuoqing didn’t move. She was still half-squatting by Ning Chanyue’s leg, leaning on the table. But uncharacteristically, she didn’t say anything. She stared at Ning Chanyue’s phone for a while, then moved her gaze away inch by inch. She sighed, not knowing what she was thinking.

Her hand slowly released Ning Chanyue’s phone and slowly fell down.

But soon, Ning Chanyue’s phone rang again.

Ning Chanyue’s eyelashes seemed to flutter with the vibration of the phone.

She turned her head, but this time, what she saw was no longer a WeChat notification, but a phone number from South City that Ning Chanyue had never seen before.

Is it Cheng Yuxin?… Did something happen to Xu Guiyi?

Ning Chanyue subconsciously thought this, and then her heart clenched.

No… In just one second, she denied her own thought.

Cheng Yuxin probably didn’t have her phone number.

Then who could it be?

Although she couldn’t guess who it was, Ning Chanyue pursed her lips and still picked up the phone.

But the moment she picked up the phone, Ning Chanyue cautiously glanced at You Zhuoqing next to her. She was also looking at her phone. But she didn’t know if she was intimidated by her words just now, or for some other reason. This time, You Zhuoqing was exceptionally well-behaved and didn’t suddenly snatch her phone.

Although her gaze still closely followed Ning Chanyue’s movement of picking up the phone.

Soon, Ning Chanyue pressed the answer button and put the phone to her ear.

She tried to say hello, but what poured into her ears was a chaotic noise, voices, screams, and even some vague swearing.

Clearly, these were not good sounds.

So Ning Chanyue’s brows slowly furrowed. A few seconds later, seeing that no one was responding, she raised her voice and tried to call out, “Hello? Is everything okay?”

But the first person to respond to her was You Zhuoqing next to her. Although she couldn’t hear the voice on the phone, she saw Ning Chanyue’s expression, and her face couldn’t help but look a little nervous. Then she asked, “What’s wrong?”

As she spoke, You Zhuoqing moved a little closer to Ning Chanyue. If she were a puppy, she would probably have her ears perked up, ready to listen carefully to the voice on Ning Chanyue’s phone.

But unfortunately, she wasn’t a puppy and couldn’t hear the voice on the phone at this moment.

Ning Chanyue’s lips were just tense. After a while, a young and unfamiliar female voice came from the phone. She said with a trembling voice, “Mom passed out!”

Ning Chanyue was stunned for a moment, then she realized that the person on the other end must be her sister Yan Chunxi. Her voice was very anxious and had a clear crying tone.

“What happened?” Ning Chanyue’s voice was a little tight.

“She… was arguing with someone… and it seems like she had a heart attack…” Her mother’s sudden condition seemed to have made her sister panic. Incomplete sentences came out of her mouth intermittently.

“Did you call an ambulance?”

Perhaps affected by her sister’s voice, hearing that something had happened to her mother, she instantly became anxious, and her lower abdomen couldn’t help but cramp.

…But why her lower abdomen?

But Ning Chanyue didn’t have time to think about it. After her sister said she had called an ambulance, she quickly instructed her sister to perform some first aid. Her sister cried and said she was doing it, but their mother still wasn’t responding.

But Ning Chanyue was far away in Xicheng, and she obviously couldn’t help much. She could only speak faster, trying to comfort her sister’s collapsing emotions.

But fortunately, the ambulance arrived not long after. After the doctors entered the house, there was another chaotic sound of voices.

The voices were layered on top of each other, and Ning Chanyue couldn’t hear them very clearly. Her sister was also busy talking to the doctors and had no time to spare for her on the phone.

“Let me know if anything happens.” Although she wasn’t sure about her mother’s specific condition, hearing that she was in the ambulance, Ning Chanyue was obviously relieved. She bent over, covering her abdomen, and instructed her sister like this.

Then, with a “beep,” the call was cut off.

Only Ning Chanyue’s heart remained suspended in the air.

“What’s wrong?” As soon as she hung up the phone, You Zhuoqing next to her asked Ning Chanyue again.

At this moment, Ning Chanyue’s face had already slowly turned pale during the call. You Zhuoqing obviously noticed it. She placed her palm on Ning Chanyue’s face.

As if she had no strength, or as if she hadn’t recovered from her emotions just now, Ning Chanyue didn’t even shake her off.

“…It’s not cold today, so why is your face still so cold?” You Zhuoqing said this.

Yes, anyone with eyes could clearly see that there was no color in Ning Chanyue’s face at this moment.

“I don’t feel well, but I should be fine…” Ning Chanyue took a deep breath and said softly.

But as soon as the words fell, Ning Chanyue regretted it.

Because… her abdomen suddenly cramped violently again, as if a cold hook was constantly stirring her abdomen with force.

Was it just because of her emotions, or…

But Ning Chanyue had no time to think about it in detail. She instantly bent over, but the feeling of nausea still surged up uncontrollably.

Slowly, she propped herself up with one hand on the table, and with the other, she tightly covered her lower abdomen. She swayed her bent body, as if she was about to say something else, but then, she couldn’t control herself and dry-heaved twice. Then she pointed to the public restroom next to her. She seemed to still want to pick up her phone, but the moment she touched it, the phone slid down the table cloth. But she seemed to be unable to hold it in anymore. She just glanced at the phone that had fallen to the ground, held her breath, and rushed toward the restroom.

Just as she was about to step into the restroom, for some reason, she turned her head and took a very quick glance at You Zhuoqing before disappearing into the restroom.

You Zhuoqing couldn’t see her anymore.

On the balcony, only the lonely You Zhuoqing was left, along with two bowls of white congee that had completely cooled down.

But in just one second, You Zhuoqing reacted. She picked up Ning Chanyue’s phone that had fallen to the ground and strode after her to the restroom.

But just as she stepped into the restroom, You Zhuoqing slowed her steps. Ning Chanyue had entered the omega-only restroom, and she had no right to enter…

But…

When Ning Chanyue’s obvious retching sound came from the restroom, You Zhuoqing pursed her lips. She didn’t care about those boundaries she usually respected. After glancing at the sign on the restroom, she walked directly into the omega restroom.

Then, she walked to the stall where Ning Chanyue was, gently knocked on the door, and asked anxiously, “Ningning, are you not feeling well?”