The True Record of a Flirty Omega's Failed Balancing Act - Chapter 36

Chapter 36

◎I’ll go back with you.◎

But Ning Chanyue inside the door did not respond for a long time.

But why was she feeling unwell? Was it stomach pain again? But she was clearly holding her abdomen. So why would her abdomen suddenly hurt so badly?

…And was it just because of that phone call?

The sudden situation made You Zhuoqing uncharacteristically a little flustered.

Then, You Zhuoqing knocked on the door twice, but the only response she got was Ning Chanyue’s dry heaving.

You Zhuoqing’s thoughts were tense with Ning Chanyue’s actions. Seeing that Ning Chanyue didn’t come out for a long time, she lowered her eyes and pondered for a few seconds. She knocked on the door, told Ning Chanyue to wait for her, and then walked out of the restroom, ran down to her room in a hurry, and after finding a few common medicines for abdominal pain and stomach pain, she took the elevator again.

But when she just got out of the elevator, she saw that Ning Chanyue had already walked out of the restroom. She was propping herself up on the wall with one hand and lightly holding her stomach with the other.

Perhaps she was trying hard to endure the cramping in her lower abdomen. As soon as You Zhuoqing got close, she could see the visible beads of sweat dripping from Ning Chanyue’s temples.

“What’s wrong with you? Where do you feel unwell?” You Zhuoqing quickly helped Ning Chanyue up. Her gaze moved down slightly. Seeing that Ning Chanyue was holding her lower abdomen, her tone paused, and she said, “It’s not acute appendicitis, is it?”

If it really was acute appendicitis, she would have to rush Ningning to the nearest hospital by taxi.

…But even by taxi, the nearest hospital would probably be an hour away.

Thinking of this, You Zhuoqing’s hand, which was holding her phone, tightened a little.

But before Ning Chanyue could speak, the vibration of a phone rang out abruptly the second You Zhuoqing’s words fell.

Clearly, it wasn’t the sound from the phone You Zhuoqing was holding at the moment.

…Then it could only be Ning Chanyue’s phone, which was in her other pocket.

So under Ning Chanyue’s gaze, You Zhuoqing directly pulled out her phone.

But when You Zhuoqing scanned the phone number, she unconsciously frowned.

…Why was it that same phone call from just now?

“Give it to me…” At this moment, Ning Chanyue was very weak, but she still said this in a whisper.

But how could You Zhuoqing give in so easily?

After all, it was this phone call that caused Ning Chanyue to become like this.

So the moment Ning Chanyue reached for the phone, You Zhuoqing immediately pulled the hand holding the phone back.

“I’ll put it on speaker,” You Zhuoqing said.

This was her biggest compromise. It was impossible for her to really be like the “Xu Guiyi” that Ning Chanyue had mentioned… respecting her feelings at the expense of her safety.

Perhaps Ning Chanyue also understood her personality, knowing that arguing further would be useless and would only make her more stubborn. She stared at the phone, which was an arm’s length away from her, for a while. Just as the call was about to automatically hang up, she still nodded in compromise.

Soon, You Zhuoqing pressed the answer button and moved the phone a little closer to Ning Chanyue.

But as if she was still afraid that Ning Chanyue would snatch it, she still held the phone tightly.

“Hello, what do you need…” After the call connected, You Zhuoqing said this first.

But before You Zhuoqing could finish her words, a hurried and hoarse voice interrupted her.

“The doctor said Mom’s condition is very critical. She might be in critical condition when she gets to the hospital… Are you coming back?”

The other end seemed very chaotic, but the two of them heard this sentence with unusual clarity.

After the female voice finished speaking, You Zhuoqing was visibly stunned. She subconsciously looked at Ning Chanyue in front of her.

She only saw that Ning Chanyue’s breathing suddenly became rapid, and her body couldn’t help but tremble.

She seemed to want to say something. Her lips moved slightly, but she didn’t make a sound for a long time.

…

Ning Chanyue spent the entire night in You Zhuoqing’s room.

“Do you want to go to the hospital?”

When Ning Chanyue came out of the restroom in You Zhuoqing’s room again, she glanced lightly to the side and saw You Zhuoqing waiting for her at the restroom door again.

You Zhuoqing said this with concern while raising her hand to wipe away the remaining residue from the corner of Ning Chanyue’s mouth.

“I’m going back to Nancheng tomorrow.”

After saying this, Ning Chanyue looked away from You Zhuoqing and floated a few steps forward. The moment she reached the chair, she collapsed onto it. She seemed to have no strength left. Her center of gravity was very far back, and she basically put her entire weight on the chair.

“You’re in this state? Going back to Nancheng? What if something happens on the way… Let’s go to the hospital first.”

You Zhuoqing was obviously a little shocked by Ning Chanyue’s announcement-like words, and her tone also rose a lot.

But Ning Chanyue only bit her lip and nodded while holding her abdomen, which was hurting even more.

You Zhuoqing opened her mouth. She seemed to want to say something more, but when she saw Ning Chanyue’s actions at this moment, she still pursed her lips and swallowed the words that were about to come out. Instead, she took a few steps forward and walked in front of Ning Chanyue.

Then, she helped Ning Chanyue up and said, “Go lie down on the bed for a while… Why did you suddenly become like this?”

You Zhuoqing’s words were clearly filled with a little confusion. But to be honest, Ning Chanyue was just as confused.

Because she also didn’t know why her body would suddenly be like this.

Well… although it wasn’t completely without a trace. But it was still too strange for her to suddenly feel so unwell.

A week ago, when she first arrived in Xicheng, she did occasionally feel abdominal pain, but it wasn’t serious. And because she was busy with filming, she had been enduring it. She didn’t expect that after receiving that phone call today, perhaps due to the anxious emotions, the long-accumulated pain would suddenly completely erupt.

Of course… at this moment, she wasn’t just feeling uncomfortable in her abdomen. If you looked up, you could also see that she was still breathing with her mouth wide open, and even the excessive oxygen didn’t stop her head from feeling bloated and dizzy. But it didn’t seem like she was out of breath; it was more like she was craving something.

But she couldn’t find it.

“Don’t scratch.”

The moment Ning Chanyue tried to reach for the gland behind her neck, You Zhuoqing, who was sitting on the edge of the bed,’s eyes narrowed, and she grabbed her hand that was reaching back.

Ning Chanyue was stunned. After realizing what she was about to do, she also stopped.

“…It’s nothing. I just feel a little uncomfortable in my gland,” Ning Chanyue said.

“Don’t tell me…” But after hearing Ning Chanyue’s words, You Zhuoqing’s grip on Ning Chanyue’s wrist unconsciously tightened a little. She only saw her eyes darken, and she took a deep breath, suppressing the guess that appeared in her mind. After a while, she said again, “It’s okay… you should go to the hospital first. In your state, I’m not at ease.”

After saying that, You Zhuoqing didn’t wait for Ning Chanyue to nod. She picked up her phone, opened WeChat, and scrolled through the contacts, as if she was looking for someone who could drive at this hour to take Ning Chanyue to the county hospital.

“It’s already past two. Everyone in the crew should be asleep,” Ning Chanyue, who was lying on the bed, said this.

But You Zhuoqing seemed to not believe it. She opened the chats of a few actors and crew members who she knew would usually drive back and forth, and sent them messages.

But ten minutes, twenty minutes passed…

No one replied.

After a long time, You Zhuoqing finally put down her phone and said, “If there really is no one to take you now, then tomorrow morning…”

Ning Chanyue interrupted her directly. Although her tone was weak, it was still filled with a resolute toughness. “I want to see my mom, You Zhuoqing. My mom has a heart condition and is in critical condition in the hospital. My sister is the only one there. From what she said, my adoptive mother is also pestering her. A girl in her early twenties might not be able to handle it. I have to go.”

Ning Chanyue looked up and saw that You Zhuoqing was still pursing her lips. She paused and then said again, “It’ll take at least an hour from here to the county hospital… which is about the same distance as flying from Xicheng to Nancheng. I looked when I was in the restroom. Tomorrow… no, there’s a flight at seven in the morning today. The airport isn’t far from this suburb. I’ll go to the hospital to see my mom as soon as I get off the plane, and then I’ll go see what’s wrong with me. I should be able to see a doctor early in the morning.”

After saying so much in one breath, it seemed to have exhausted all her strength. Ning Chanyue took a deep breath and, regardless of You Zhuoqing’s reaction, curled herself up tightly, as if only this could make her feel better.

A few seconds later, she felt You Zhuoqing put something in her arms.

She looked down and saw that it was a hot water bottle.

“…I don’t know if it will help. When I was a child and my stomach hurt, my mom would give me a hot water bottle to warm up. You can try it.”

You Zhuoqing said this while wiping away the cold sweat that was slowly flowing down Ning Chanyue’s forehead.

The moment she felt You Zhuoqing’s touch on her forehead, Ning Chanyue’s eyelashes trembled. But perhaps her strength was drained by the pain, or for some other reason, uncharacteristically, she didn’t shake off You Zhuoqing’s sudden hand.

After seeing that Ning Chanyue seemed to have recovered a little, You Zhuoqing continued, “If you’re going back to Nancheng, I’ll go with you… I’m not at ease with you in this state.”

“I have an assistant.”

“Let the assistant stay with the crew. She can inform you of any news in time. If I remember correctly, she’s not from Nancheng, so she’s probably not familiar with the environment there. In your state, I’m not at ease letting her take you running around in Nancheng… Are you at ease?”

“…”

She didn’t know if it was because of the severe pain or if she was persuaded by You Zhuoqing’s words. Ning Chanyue just hugged the hot water bottle tightly and didn’t say anything for a while.

It was not until You Zhuoqing patted her again and said, “Oh, I checked. There is indeed a flight early tomorrow morning. If you really insist on going back, then I’ll buy the tickets now.”

Feeling You Zhuoqing’s touch, Ning Chanyue slowly turned her head again, and from the corner of her eye, she just happened to see her click “confirm” on the ticket payment interface.

It was the price of two tickets.

Ning Chanyue bit her lip. She was silent for a while, and then she said, “You have a variety show to film the day after tomorrow, right?”

“It’s okay,” You Zhuoqing put her phone in her pocket, looked at Ning Chanyue again, pulled the blanket up, and then said, “You’re like this. I’ll go back with you first… I’ll ask for a leave from the crew for you later.”