From Trashy A to the Heiress’s Little Son-in-Law After the Idol Competition (GL, ABO) - Chapter 29

The dorm fell into silence at these words.

Cheng Ling let out an incredulous scoff, “Are you joking with us?”

Ji Yunuo froze, realizing she’d misspoken, and quickly shook her head while pursing her lips. “Forget I said anything.”

Cheng Ling had always disliked Xiao Yanjin. She curled her lip disdainfully, “That Xiao Yanjin looks like such a slacker. Anyone who falls for her must be an idiot. I don’t get why those CP fans ship you two either. You’re a noble heiress, a perfect aristocratic Omega skilled in everything. She’s completely unworthy of you. When I heard about your arranged marriage, I was so disgusted I wanted to rant about her across dozens of Weibo posts. Never marry a gold-digging Alpha, she’s probably only after your money!”

Ji Yunuo remained silent. She’d heard stories of gold-digging Alphas coveting their spouses’ wealth, even plotting murder. Wei Qin had warned her since childhood to never marry a social-climbing Alpha, or she’d suffer for it.

Even if Xiao Yanjin used to be an aristocratic young lady.

After a long silence, Ji Yunuo realized everyone saw her and Xiao Yanjin as coming from different worlds. Was there truly no one who approved of them?

Would she eventually feel the same way?

Suddenly, the dorm lights went out.

“Power’s out!” Cheng Ling exclaimed.

With the electricity cut, the trainees who had practiced all day were drenched in sweat, their discarded clothes reeking. Without power, the washing machines couldn’t run, forcing them to do laundry outside.

Cheng Ling, Lan Yuanning, and Ji Yunuo gathered around a washing area.

Cheng Ling leaned in conspiratorially, whispering with distaste, “Ugh, why is there only one spot? And we have to wash clothes near those Alphas. What if they see my underwear?”

Lan Yuanning replied, “Well,  we’re all wearing undergarments. They have the same parts we do.”

“It’s different!” Cheng Ling insisted. “Omegas have bigger chests than Alphas. I’ve seen several Alphas who are completely flat not a single one has decent curves. A B-cup would be generous for them!”

Ji Yunuo froze, unconsciously glancing down at herself.

Lan Yuanning said, “Some Omegas are smaller too. I’m a B.”

Cheng Ling whispered, “I’m slightly better, B+.”

Both turned to Ji Yunuo in unison. “What about you?”

“…” Ji Yunuo replied coldly, “I’m not discussing something this private with you.”

Cheng Ling smirked. “Yunuo, you’re slim but still quite perky. If you had a figure like He Rou’s, you wouldn’t be small either.”

Ji Yunuo flushed. She wasn’t close with He Rou, she mostly admired her dancing.

And her relationship with Xiao Yanjin.

“Good evening, ladies,” He Rou greeted as she walked past, carrying a basin of laundry. She wore hot pants and a low-cut top that accentuated her ample curves.

Cheng Ling gaped at her prominent cleavage, blushing like the other Alphas. “Tsk, she’s definitely more than a C-cup,” she muttered in shock.

Ji Yunuo’s gaze drifted toward the entrance just as Xiao Yanjin and Shi Zhengyi entered.

Xiao Yanjin’s tight-fitting clothes clung to her  modest yet delicate figure.

Ji Yunuo quickly averted her gaze to focus on her laundry, though her eyes betrayed her flustered state.

Shi Zhengyi greeted them: “Hello, sisters.”

Cheng Ling snapped: “Stinking Alpha, get lost!”

Shi Zhengyi muttered: “You’re so mean.”

But since the washing area was crowded with no free space, they had no choice but to wash next to Ji Yunuo.

Cheng Ling acted furtively, as if letting others see her clothes was mortifying.

Lan Yuanning: “Oh, Yunuo, do you know how to do laundry?”

Ji Yunuo: “Huh?”

Lan Yuanning: “You need to scrub by hand. Just adding detergent won’t work.”

Their conversation reached Xiao Yanjin’s ears. Still preoccupied with yesterday’s incident, she noticed Ji Yunuo and was pondering how to approach her. Seizing the opportunity, she immediately called out: “Let me help you wash them!”

The moment those words left her mouth, the noisy surroundings fell into dead silence.

Every pair of eyes turned toward Xiao Yanjin.

Xiao Yanjin: “…?”

Cheng Ling: “See? I knew there’d be a perverted scumbag Alpha!”

Shi Zhengyi also scolded: “Xiao Yanjin, are you out of your mind? How can you wash an Omega’s private clothes?!”

Xiao Yanjin let out an “Oh,” her face flushing as she returned to scrubbing her own laundry.

“Then wash mine instead.” He Rou carried her basin over. “I’m exhausted after dancing.”

Ji Yunuo, with her back turned, didn’t know whom He Rou was addressing. Something in her nerves twinged, and she silently dumped the water from her basin before walking away alone.

Xiao Yanjin’s gaze followed only her, completely ignoring He Rou’s coquettishness. Abandoning her laundry, she hurried after Ji Yunuo.

He Rou kicked Shi Zhengyi: “Are you washing mine or not?”

Shi Zhengyi snapped: “Wash your own damn clothes!”

“Yunuo-jie!” Xiao Yanjin called from behind.

Ji Yunuo: “What do you want?”

Xiao Yanjin caught up and tried to take the basin from her: “The clothes inside are heavy. Let me carry it for you.”

Ji Yunuo scoffed and turned away: “Not necessary!”

“It is.” Xiao Yanjin stubbornly tugged at it.

Ji Yunuo finally lost her temper, glaring back: “We settled last night’s matter. Why are you still so persistent?”

“Jie, we agreed, no take-backs. Besides, my debut depends on our CP fans,” Xiao Yanjin said with a coaxing smile.

“Do you really plan to rely on CP fans forever?” Ji Yunuo shot back.

Xiao Yanjin fell silent. She knew she didn’t actually need the CP fans, she just wanted an excuse to get closer to Ji Yunuo.

“You used to be a young mistress of a wealthy family. Where’s your pride, your dignity? Did you swallow it or trample it into the dirt?”

“Ji Yunuo,” Xiao Yanjin’s voice darkened. She, too, was fiercely proud, top of her class since childhood, the center of attention, unable to tolerate even the slightest humiliation. Any insult, even during blind dates, she would retaliate without hesitation.

But now, as Ji Yunuo deliberately distanced herself, Xiao Yanjin felt panic, a suffocating helplessness wrapping around her.

She desperately needed to find the key to this.

“You were the one who provoked me first! You talk about cooperation when you want to, then leave when you feel like it. If you’re so desperate to escape me, why did you help me so many times? Just when I started developing feelings for you, you decide to walk away.” Xiao Yanjin froze momentarily, perhaps infected by the other’s anger, as her own temper began to flare.

“Why do you keep pushing me away? Why! I won’t allow you to leave me, I won’t!”

“I told you, I don’t want to be involved with an alpha. And what exactly is your status? A bankrupt, worthless alpha, do you really think you can pair up with me? You’ve even admitted yourself that you’re trash, so why should I associate with someone like you?” Ji Yunuo stared at her coldly, each word like an arrow piercing the alpha’s heart, leaving her in unbearable pain.

Xiao Yanjin’s chest heaved violently, her rapid breaths accompanied by the reddening of her eyes.

Was this humiliation?

Like cold water poured over her, the chill was unexpectedly harsh.

Just like her voice, her demeanor, her expression, all equally icy.

Ji Yunuo watched Xiao Yanjin’s rare moment of helplessness but said nothing, offered no comfort, and simply turned away with cold indifference.

Xiao Yanjin bit her lip, watching her leave before helplessly letting her hands drop to her sides. She glanced at Shi Zhengyi and Jiang Nan, who awkwardly averted their gazes.

Even by nightfall, Xiao Yanjin still couldn’t sleep. She just couldn’t understand.

Why did Ji Yunuo push her away? Why, why?!

But she didn’t want to be apart from her.

She didn’t, she didn’t, she didn’t!

After turning it over in her mind endlessly, frustration overwhelmed her, and she nearly shouted, “So annoying, so annoying, so damn annoying!”

Shi Zhengyi silently rolled over. “Aren’t you the annoying one, Xiao Yanjin?”

“All of you, leave me alone!” Xiao Yanjin snapped.

Shi Zhengyi: “……”

Jiang Nan flinched. “What’s wrong with Yanjin? She seems really upset.”

Shi Zhengyi recalled the confrontation between her and Ji Yunuo and clicked her tongue twice.

Could it be that Xiao Yanjin tried to seduce Ji Yunuo, only to end up falling for her instead?

Oh boy, this idiot alpha. Ji Yunuo is a top-tier omega from a wealthy family, doesn’t she know these tricks? She was probably just toying with her!

Xiao Yanjin turned over, staring blankly at the pristine wall. Ever since Ji Yunuo helped her that time, her fondness for her had undeniably grown. Sometimes, just being near her made her heart race uncontrollably.

What’s more, even though Ji Yunuo deliberately distanced herself, Xiao Yanjin, who would normally have done the same, keeping a clear boundary now refused to.

Being apart from her felt unbearably painful.

Xiao Yanjin sighed. She didn’t want to admit it, but she had to: she was the one who initiated things with Ji Yunuo, yet somehow, she was the one who ended up trapped.

She had fallen for Ji Yunuo.

“By the way, guess what I overheard in the omega dorm this afternoon?” Shi Zhengyi suddenly said excitedly.

Xiao Yanjin frowned. “You actually eavesdropped on the omega dorm? How shameless!”

Shi Zhengyi shrugged. “Says the one who’s shameless! They were talking so loudly, I just happened to pass by. Do you want to hear it or not?”

Xiao Yanjin shook her head. “No!”

“But it was Ji Yunuo’s dorm!”

Xiao Yanjin stiffened slightly but feigned indifference. “Even if it’s Ji Yunuo’s dorm, I don’t want to hear it.”

Shi Zhengyi burst into laughter: “Then I’m determined to tell you. They said never marry a gold-digging alpha, claiming such alphas only marry for money, not love. I think they’re right with family background, vision, and talent like hers, it’s obvious you’re from completely different worlds. Living like that would be too humiliating and miserable.”

Shi Zhengyi deliberately said this to calm Xiao Yanjin down and stop her from obsessing over Ji Yunuo.

Watching Xiao’s retreating figure, Shi Zhengyi sighed. “Sister, this is as far as I can help you this time.”

Though Xiao Yanjin covered her ears, every word pierced through clearly, sending electric shocks of tremors through her body.

Her mind went blank, yet Shi Zhengyi’s words kept echoing relentlessly.

Xiao Yanjin felt lost, so this was why Ji Yunuo had been distancing herself.

They truly could never be together. First, their family backgrounds even if the Xiao family hadn’t gone bankrupt, Ji Yewei and Wei Qin would never allow Ji Yunuo to marry her, given the original host’s notorious reputation was permanently etched in their minds. Second, they were simply from different worlds, a privileged heiress and an ordinary nobody. How could they possibly be together?

What kind of person was Ji Yunuo? Born into wealth, she would naturally consider her own interests. Being with Xiao Yanjin would mean throwing away her happiness.

Sometimes distance was for the best.

Remembering Ji Yunuo’s haughty demeanor during their blind date, Xiao Yanjin turned over and let out a low chuckle.

Apparently, she didn’t want to be tied to someone so scarred.

Though it wasn’t Xiao’s fault.

She recalled the property deed incident, how Ji Yunuo, despite her cold nature, had actively helped when she learned Xiao was being bullied by Xiao Ruohua.

Even offering 200 million to bail her out.

That day when Ji Yunuo left the company, Xiao had impulsively hugged her.

Her heart had raced then, like raindrops hitting water’s surface, creating ripples that spread endlessly, stirring her soul.

That was the moment Xiao Yanjin realized, she had truly fallen for her.

This was her first love!

Ji Yunuo, you’ve won, you’ve won, you’ve won!! Not only did you take my first kiss, but you also marked me for the first time.

I finally fell for you, only for you to leave me.

Xiao Yanjin held back her tears. Fine, leave then, who cares!

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