Forced to Live Together After Picking Up the Child of My Rival Alpha - Chapter 13

The intense confrontation had all the guests and the audience buzzing with excitement, their gazes fixed on the center of the gossip.

Yu Jin remained silent, merely casting a cold glance at the two.

Compared to Song Yuan’s guilty conscience, Wei Yang responded with a playful smile directed at Yu Jin. “We were just sharing some private talk, the kind that’s not suitable for broadcasting.”

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Her words unmistakably hinted to everyone that Wei Yang and Song Yuan had a close relationship behind the scenes.

At this moment, Song Yuan’s dislike for Wei Yang reached its peak. Her long, peach-blossom eyes narrowed as she shot Wei Yang a fierce glare, disregarding the cameras, hoping to make her rein it in.

But it had no effect. Instead, Wei Yang escalated with a laugh, “Oh my, Ah Yuan, why do you keep staring at me? People might think you’re flirting with me!”

Hearing this, Yu Jin frowned slightly, her expression darkening. She lowered her head to type on her phone, then casually shifted her gaze to Song Yuan.

Song Yuan wore a smile on her face, but inwardly she was seething.

She couldn’t help cursing Wei Yang in her mind was she out of her mind? How could she say something like that?

Was this woman sent by a rival to ruin her reputation?

Even Song Yuan, who was used to being targeted by haters, couldn’t resist the urge to risk backlash from Wei Yang’s fans and retorted sarcastically, “Sorry, but a lot of people say my eyes look affectionate even when I’m staring at a rock. Don’t get the wrong idea!”

As soon as she said this, the live chat exploded once again!

【From the sound of it, Song Yuan is clarifying the rumors about her and Wei Yang!】

【Hah, what a player. She’s probably trying to latch onto the film queen now, which is why she’s treating our Yang Yang like this!】

【Song Yuan is so shameless. She’s been linked with half the entertainment industry. They should just blacklist her and make her disappear.】

【+10086 to the comment above】

While the comments continued to argue, the camera remained tightly focused on the trio, as if waiting for something to happen.

Seeing this, Wei Yang immediately leaned in with a grin, “Oh, Ah Yuan, you’re such a joker! No matter how affectionately you look at a rock, it can’t date you, can it?”

Song Yuan was so furious she gritted her teeth, but with the cameras rolling, there was nothing she could do to Wei Yang.

“How boring!”

Wei Yang widened her eyes, creating an “I’ll support you no matter what” vibe, then turned her attention to Luo Luo, saying, “I’m so happy to meet you, little Luo Luo. I hope we can become a harmonious family in the next episode~”

Just as Wei Yang reached out to touch Luo Luo, her hand paused mid-air and withdrew.

The cameraman’s lens quietly shifted away.

Song Yuan didn’t notice, but Wei Yang, standing beside her, subtly changed her expression.

In front of the camera, she was confident Yu Jin wouldn’t do anything to her. Recalling the warning in the restroom the previous night, Wei Yang made a gesture to Song Yuan, “Ah Yuan, let’s connect after the show ends.”

As the cameraman withdrew and Wei Yang turned to leave, the remaining three were left staring at each other.

Yu Jin led the child to the rest area and sat down. Song Yuan felt utterly exhausted. In the same rest area, at the same table, on the same chair, she had been pulled aside for talks by two different people.

Yu Jin spoke unhurriedly, “Song Yuan, let’s talk.”

Song Yuan’s heart inexplicably sank. “Okay.”

“Do you dislike me?”

Without a second thought, Song Yuan shook her head. “No!”

Inwardly, she cried out in frustration her manager had urged her to win Yu Jin over; how could she possibly dislike her?

Yu Jin felt that the person opposite her was shaking their head rather carelessly, but recalling what Wei Yang had just said, she asked with a cold expression, “You don’t want to take Luoluo anymore?”

Song Yuan was startled and hurriedly covered Luoluo’s ears.

She raised her voice in protest, “How could that be? I’d never leave Luoluo behind!”

Yu Jin nodded. Good, so it was her that Song Yuan didn’t want to take.

“Next week, are you partnering with Wei Yang?”

There was a hint of danger in Yu Jin’s tone. Song Yuan shook her head so vigorously it was like a rattle drum.

“No, no, Wei Yang just suggested it. It was our managers who discussed it privately.”

Song Yuan thought she had explained it clearly enough.

But Yu Jin pressed further, “So, will you and Wei Yang form a family?”

Song Yuan sighed. She hadn’t thought that far ahead. She didn’t want to be with Wei Yang, but being tied to Yu Jin made her too vulnerable to being torn apart by Yu Jin’s fans.

This cautious weighing of pros and cons made Yu Jin’s hopeful heart grow cold. The feeling of disappointment was palpable, like a letdown.

In the end, Song Yuan selectively shared some of her considerations, hesitating as she spoke, “I’ll convince my manager not to work with Wei Yang. But maybe perhaps, I mean, we might not be suitable either. After all, your fans.”

“Stop. Fine. I understand.”

Yu Jin lowered her eyelashes, picked up Luoluo who was nearby, and turned to leave without looking back.

Left alone, Song Yuan sat there and let out a long sigh, as if trying to exhale the frustration in her heart.

It was unclear what Yu Jin had done, but for the rest of the day, the cameraman didn’t show up.

It wasn’t until everyone returned to the courtyard in the evening that the cameraman reappeared. So, aside from the incident in the morning, only public footage was recorded for the day.

But even by dinnertime, Yu Jin still hadn’t returned.

Song Yuan found it strange. She wasn’t curious about Yu Jin’s schedule, but she was more concerned that she hadn’t seen Luoluo all day. There was no sign of Luoluo in the children’s room either.

Before going to bed, she returned to her room and noticed that Yu Jin’s door was tightly shut, but a sliver of light seeped through the crack.

Song Yuan went back to her own room, recalling the day’s turmoil, and decided it was best not to provoke Yu Jin.

She forced herself to close her eyes and sleep, but tonight, her eyelids seemed to repel each other. Even when she shut them tightly, they wanted to open again.

Over the past few days, Song Yuan had grown accustomed to putting Luoluo to sleep before falling asleep herself. From this morning until now, she had barely seen Luoluo all day.

After several failed attempts to sleep, she finally got up and went to Yu Jin’s door, knocking gently. “Ms. Yu, is Luoluo asleep?”

Only silence answered her.

Song Yuan knocked again, and this time the door swung open abruptly. Yu Jin, in her pajamas, appeared unexpectedly before her.

Her expression was indifferent, tinged with a cold gloom. “What is it?”

Song Yuan hesitated. “Where’s Luoluo?”

“She’s already asleep,” Yu Jin replied, her lips curling into a faint, mocking smile. “If you’re not planning to take her anymore, why bother asking about her?”

Song Yuan blurted out, “When did I ever say I wouldn’t take her?”

Yu Jin suppressed the frustration in her heart. She knew Song Yuan had never considered abandoning Luoluo, only her.

A wave of heat surged through her, spreading like a fever across her body.

It was the increasingly frequent heat cycles since she had been marked as an Omega, and of all times, it had to happen now.

Yu Jin wanted to retreat to her room and endure it, but as she tried to close the door, Song Yuan stopped her.

Song Yuan took a deep breath and spoke with utmost seriousness, “Yu Jin, we need to talk. I feel there must be some misunderstanding between us!”

Yu Jin forced herself to remain composed, cold sweat beading on her forehead.

“Besides Luo Luo, is there anything else between us?”

Stubborn…

Song Yuan frowned. “Do you remember that variety show we filmed together five years ago?”

Letting the restless pheromones in her blood run wild, Yu Jin recalled the show from five years ago, her dark eyes unreadable. “And then?”

“And then?”

Those two words left Song Yuan momentarily speechless. She could only probe cautiously, “Did your sudden withdrawal from the show back then have anything to do with me?”

“Shut up!” Yu Jin refused outright, without a hint of mercy.

Song Yuan had no choice but to voice her speculation. “If I offended you that night because I was drunk, I apologize.”

Hearing this, Yu Jin met Song Yuan’s clear, fearless gaze.

“Apologize?”

Song Yuan nodded.

Yu Jin let out a cold laugh, thinking to herself, Forget it. “Get out. I don’t want to see you.”

Weakened and exhausted from the torment of her pheromones, Yu Jin staggered toward the interior of the house, not even bothering to close the door.

Song Yuan hurried after her, reaching out to support her, but Yu Jin violently swatted her hand away.

“Stay away from me!”

At that moment, all Song Yuan wanted was to uncover the truth about what had happened back then.

“I’ll leave as soon as I get the answer I’m looking for. What exactly happened to make you hate me so much?”

Yu Jin was utterly frustrated, her anger flaring, her breathing ragged from the pheromones’ torment.

Her mind was a muddled mess. Was she supposed to tell her outright that she had been marked as an Omega by her while she was drunk? Would that satisfy her?

Song Yuan pressed on, “I just want the truth. It might just be a misunderstanding. If you tell me, I can explain!”

Misunderstanding? Explain?

She made it sound so trivial. Did Song Yuan have any idea how she and Luo Luo had struggled all these years?

A trivial misunderstanding and explanation, yet she had suffered for it, tormented in body and mind for five years. In that moment, disappointment and rage surged within her, stripping away all reason.

Yu Jin raised her hand and delivered a sharp slap across Song Yuan’s face. “In your eyes, was it just a misunderstanding?”

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