The True Record of a Flirty Omega's Failed Balancing Act - Chapter 39

Chapter 39

◎Don’t leave, okay?◎

Yes, ten minutes ago, Xu Guiyi took this elevator down from the inpatient building.

At this moment, she had just come out of the department where Ning Chanyue had her consultation. She was leaning against the wall outside the office, her eyes lowered, her pupils staring motionlessly at the consultation record of Ning Chanyue she had taken a picture of on her phone.

One month…

Xu Guiyi stared intently at the pregnancy date written on the report. As if she had thought of something, her mind unconsciously drifted to that night when she and Ning Chanyue were lost in passion after their reunion…

Was it that night? Thinking of this, Xu Guiyi’s steps, which were heading towards the elevator, paused.

Or…

Xu Guiyi pursed her lips. She remembered that when Cheng Yuxin was talking to her eagerly and vividly about what she had just witnessed in the obstetrics department, she mentioned in passing that there was someone with Ning Chanyue, who looked like that You Zhuoqing from TV, but she wasn’t sure.

That’s right, or could it be… this child is Ning Chanyue’s and You Zhuoqing’s?

This sudden thought made Xu Guiyi’s heart tremble.

But in just a moment, Xu Guiyi shook her head slightly, denying the guess herself.

The doctor had told her that Ning Chanyue’s condition was very unstable and that she was clearly lacking an Alpha’s companionship.

Thinking of this, Xu Guiyi cut off her thoughts. She took a few deep breaths to force herself to calm down, wiped her hands, which were full of sweat, and then opened Ning Chanyue’s chat box on WeChat.

“Where are you now? Do you need me to come see you?”

She typed these words with a trembling hand and, no longer hesitating like before, sent it directly.

But after only a few seconds, just as she was about to put her phone in her pocket, she felt the phone vibrate.

Xu Guiyi’s eyes lit up. She quickly brought the phone in front of her, but when she saw the name, her eyes slowly dimmed again.

“Hello, Professor…” Xu Guiyi’s voice was a little hoarse.

“Where did you go? We need someone in the office. Come back quickly.”

Perhaps it was because she had always been a rule-follower, the person on the other end didn’t blame her too much even though they couldn’t find her suddenly. They just gave a brief instruction and hung up the phone.

Xu Guiyi didn’t dare to delay any longer. Seeing the elevator stop at her floor, she quickly scanned the people coming and going on the floor and stepped into the elevator.

Clearly, Ning Chanyue wasn’t on this floor.

She must have just left. Where could she be?

As she was getting off the elevator, Xu Guiyi suddenly remembered that she had also learned some obstetrics knowledge in her undergraduate studies. She knew that Omegas without an Alpha were especially fragile. They would have pheromone imbalances and false estrus during pregnancy, and they might even unconsciously scratch their most sensitive scent glands in an attempt to seek comfort, which could cause gland damage… This was also the main reason why Omegas had their glands removed.

Is she going through that kind of discomfort now?

Is it all because of her that she has become like this?

For a moment, Xu Guiyi thought this.

As the elevator doors opened again and she was about to step out of the mother and child center building, Xu Guiyi subconsciously scanned the lobby again.

She’s not here, she’s not here, she’s still not here…

Xu Guiyi’s eyes swept over every corner of the lobby inch by inch, and then moved away inch by inch. When she finally moved her feet towards the main entrance of the building, she could only resign herself and look away.

She’s not here. The phone is not answered… She has already gone far with You Zhuoqing, right?

At this moment, Xu Guiyi was slowly walking towards the internal medicine building. The weather in May was already bright and sunny, scorching the ground and also her anxious and uneasy heart.

……

However, at this moment, Ning Chanyue was sitting in the back seat of You Zhuoqing’s car. She was leaning sideways against the window, her eyes tightly closed, clearly having been asleep for a while.

And You Zhuoqing was sitting beside her, talking on the phone with who knows whom, in a hushed voice. “Yes, yes… I need sandalwood pheromones, and I need them fast. It would be best if they can be made and delivered within two days. Also, bring two more boxes of the medicine I told you about… Let me think if there’s anything else. Oh, and buy some light-flavored dishes. That’s all for now. I’ll let you know if I need anything else.”

But as You Zhuoqing’s words fell, who knows what the person on the other end said, which made You Zhuoqing instantly frown, and her words also became serious. It wasn’t until the person on the other end finally agreed that You Zhuoqing’s expression softened, and she hung up the phone.

As soon as she hung up, she moved her gaze back to Ning Chanyue. But just as she was about to put the phone away, the half-lit screen of Ning Chanyue’s phone, which was peeking out of her pocket, instantly caught her attention.

You Zhuoqing’s eyes instantly shrank.

It was a WeChat message notification. In the past, she wouldn’t have looked at it… But at this moment, she clearly saw the name “Xu Guiyi” displayed on the half of Ning Chanyue’s phone that was showing. However… she couldn’t see the specific content of the message Xu Guiyi had sent.

This made You Zhuoqing’s body, which was just soft in her seat, instantly tense up.

What did Xu Guiyi send her? Is she going to snatch Ningning away from her again?

When she thought of this possibility, You Zhuoqing’s breathing stopped. With her eyes full of red bloodshot veins from not sleeping all night, she stared intently at the screen.

After a while, she didn’t know what she wanted to do. The hand in her pocket slightly moved out…

But as if afraid of making Ning Chanyue angry, You Zhuoqing didn’t directly pull out her phone to see what was going on, as she used to. Instead, she looked up and subconsciously glanced at Ning Chanyue.

She was still in a deep sleep.

Ningning’s attitude towards her had just softened a little, but what if Xu Guiyi had sent her something she shouldn’t have…

When she thought of this possibility, You Zhuoqing’s hand curled into a fist, and she bit her lip tightly, as if she was struggling with something.

But, but… wasn’t it that person surnamed Xu who caused Ningning to become like this?

Thinking of this, You Zhuoqing seemed to have finally found a reasonable excuse. A few seconds later, she released her clenched hand and fully pulled her hand out of her pocket…

“Aunt Ping, please make a turn and take me and Ningning to my place. Don’t drive to Ningning’s house.”

After a long time, when You Zhuoqing put the phone back into Ning Chanyue’s pocket, she said this softly to the driver in the front.

She was trying her best to suppress the trembling in her voice. But if you listened closely, it didn’t sound like anger; it sounded more like fear, the fear that someone would snatch Ningning away from her again.

Yes, after putting the phone in Ning Chanyue’s pocket, You Zhuoqing’s hand moved again towards Ning Chanyue. She should have wanted to hold Ning Chanyue’s hand, but as if afraid of waking her up, she just carefully hovered her fingertips over Ning Chanyue’s fingers, not daring to touch her for a long time.

If Ningning found out that she had done this again, would she mind? Would she be angry? Would she ramble to her that the Xu Guiyi she liked wouldn’t do this…

For a moment, You Zhuoqing felt like she was the kind of unforgivable villain in a TV show who prevents the main characters from being together, who would be cursed by everyone and end up with a miserable fate.

But she didn’t care. She just felt that Ning Chanyue should be unhappy with her actions just now. So she wanted to take a deep breath to relieve the oppression in her heart, but what followed was the guilt that was about to overflow.

Ning Chanyue didn’t like her like this. She knew that.

Did she do something wrong?

Maybe… But all she wanted was to hold her tightly.

Even with this child… it’s okay.

As long as that person isn’t there.

……

“Hmm?” After taking the medicine, Ning Chanyue had a rare good night’s sleep. After You Zhuoqing nudged her a few times, she moved her body, rubbed her eyes with her arms, and slowly opened her eyes.

But when Ning Chanyue turned her head and glanced at You Zhuoqing beside her, she was visibly stunned. Her gaze turned to the window.

“Why did you bring me here?” Ning Chanyue’s voice, which was still a little lazy just now, suddenly became tense. Perhaps remembering that unpleasant memory, she immediately woke up a lot. She frowned and said again, “Take me back, You Zhuoqing.”

After all, she remembered that before she got in the car, she had agreed with You Zhuoqing to go back to the house she had lived in before she left.

That’s right. She remembered that an hour ago, she and You Zhuoqing had gone to the ICU on the top floor of the inpatient department and met her sister’s… friend? Or girlfriend? She didn’t know. In any case, the person seemed to be very protective of her sister. As soon as she got to the door of the ward, that person rushed in front of her sister, told her mother’s condition fluently with a straight face.

During this time, You Zhuoqing went downstairs to the pharmacy to buy her medicine. Later, when You Zhuoqing came upstairs and made her take the medicine, she felt sleepy. You Zhuoqing must have noticed, so she pulled her downstairs and got into the car…

But… why did they end up here?

How could they end up here?!

Past memories made Ning Chanyue’s voice tremble reflexively. She tightly gripped the car door and said word by word, “I’m leaving. Aunt Ping, take me to the nearest hotel.”

“……”

No one responded.

That’s right, that’s right. Ning Chanyue took a deep breath. Aunt Ping was hired by the You family. She would definitely help the family, not what’s right. How could she take her without You Zhuoqing’s permission? She was really confused.

Thinking of this, a futile smile appeared on the corner of Ning Chanyue’s mouth. She opened the car door and immediately got out, saying, “Fine. I’m not staying here anyway. I’ll walk to the nearest hotel.”

Ning Chanyue’s voice was very soft but unusually firm. After saying that, she didn’t even look at You Zhuoqing in the car and slammed the car door shut.

But although she said that, You Zhuoqing’s house was in the suburbs. It would take almost an hour to walk to the nearest hotel, even if she walked as fast as she could…

Not to mention she was dragging this body.

Ning Chanyue had lived at her house for a long time, so she knew the surrounding environment. So after taking a few steps forward, she took out her phone and opened a ride-hailing app.

But just as the app was playing its opening ad and hadn’t switched to the main interface, she felt a series of hurried footsteps behind her.

Then, someone hugged her tightly.

“Get lost.”

Ning Chanyue didn’t suppress her anger and just yelled this out. Then, her back elbow hit You Zhuoqing’s stomach. You Zhuoqing gasped in pain but still didn’t let go.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you hated this place so much… Come back with me. I won’t be like that anymore, okay?” You Zhuoqing’s voice had an obvious panic.

Ning Chanyue turned her head and looked. For some reason, You Zhuoqing’s eyes were a little red and wet. Ning Chanyue’s eyes narrowed, but she still said to her, “You said you’d take me back to the house I was staying in before I left. Why did you bring me here?”

You Zhuoqing’s lips trembled, but she didn’t say a word.

She just tightened her arms around Ning Chanyue.

“Why?” Ning Chanyue questioned You Zhuoqing again. But the moment the words left her mouth, as if the excessive emotional fluctuation had stimulated that mass of flesh in her stomach, she suddenly curled up her body, gasped for cold air, and said, “Hiss…”

“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you,” Ning Chanyue’s appearance startled You Zhuoqing. She quickly let go, took a sun umbrella from the car, then quickly walked in front of Ning Chanyue and opened it. In Ning Chanyue’s glaring eyes, she slowly said, “…Xu Guiyi just contacted you. I was afraid she would find out the address of your house, so I brought you here.”

When she said this, You Zhuoqing was still staring intently into Ning Chanyue’s eyes, as if she wanted to see a different reaction from her.

Unfortunately, there was none.

After hearing this, Ning Chanyue’s body suddenly stiffened. She seemed to have forgotten the pain. She frantically opened WeChat but found that the message was still the one from over a week ago where Xu Guiyi told her to go home to pick up her clothes.

“Where’s the message?”

Ning Chanyue’s hands were visibly trembling, but her voice unconsciously rose a lot as she questioned You Zhuoqing.

“I deleted it.”

After a long pause, You Zhuoqing slowly exhaled these two words.

This time, she closed her eyes in resignation.

“Slap.”

The moment she closed her eyes, a slap landed on her cheek.

It was very slow and very light.

But she didn’t dodge.

“…Don’t leave, okay?”

Her cheek gradually turned pink. Her tone was almost pleading.

But before Ning Chanyue’s trembling lips could make a sound, her phone suddenly rang again the next second.

It was her sister’s call.

“Hello, can you come to the hospital? Mom doesn’t seem to be doing very well.”

Ning Chanyue hadn’t even had time to put the phone to her ear when the voice from the other end yelled this.