From Trashy A to the Heiress’s Little Son-in-Law After the Idol Competition (GL, ABO) - Chapter 35

Jiang Nan was stunned by her accusatory tone. “I… I don’t know.”

Xiao Yan Jin took out her phone to message her, but there was no response no sound, no reply. Her heart suddenly felt like the large tree outside, swaying precariously in the wind, aching unbearably!

With no other choice, Xiao Yan Jin went to ask Lan Yuan Ning, who only said she had gone to a nearby supermarket to buy some things. As for which one, she didn’t know.

Without another word, Xiao Yan Jin grabbed an umbrella and rushed outside.

Because of the heavy rain, even the backup generator in the building couldn’t function. Just how bad were the conditions out there?

Soon, the rainwater had soaked through her shoes.

Xiao Yan Jin searched supermarket after supermarket several had already closed, and a few had no customers in sight.

Cars sped chaotically past, splashing filthy water all over her.

Her body stiffened. Her hair, which she had painstakingly dried damn it all!

A wave of frustration suddenly washed over her. Damn it! Why was she even looking for Ji Yun Nuo? She didn’t want anything to do with her anymore.

The rain grew heavier, pounding down like liquid hail, painful and suffocating.

“Ji Yun Nuo!” Xiao Yan Jin couldn’t help but shout.

The downpour threatened to crush her. Neither her past self nor her current one had ever faced such a miserable situation.

Xiao Yan Jin looked down.

Great. Not only were her shoes leaking, but her entire body was drenched, not a single dry spot left.

Suddenly, someone approached under an umbrella. Xiao Yan Jin turned and saw Ji Yun Nuo, her face grim.

Xiao Yan Jin grinned foolishly. “You’re fine after all!”

Without a word, Ji Yun Nuo grabbed her hand and pulled her into a supermarket. The owner quickly shut the door behind them. Inside, a few others had also taken shelter from the rain.

“Why did you come out?” Ji Yun Nuo grabbed a clean towel and began roughly drying her off. One wasn’t enough, she grabbed another. The supermarket had plenty, and she had the money to buy as many as she wanted.

Xiao Yan Jin winced at the rough treatment, letting out a few whimpers.

A bystander frowned. “Why do they look so familiar? Feels like I’ve seen them somewhere before.”

Another, who didn’t follow entertainment news, scoffed. “You say that about everyone.”

“Ji Yun Nuo!” Xiao Yan Jin suddenly snatched the towel from Ji Yun Nuo’s hands and threw it to the ground.

“You knew there was a typhoon today! Why did you come out?!” Her voice trembled with frustration, her thoughts admittedly a little scrambled.

But she couldn’t explain why she was so angry.

The bystanders watched awkwardly.

An Alpha acting this spoiled? She might as well become an Omega’s delicate little Alpha in the future.

Ji Yun Nuo froze, then let out an “Oh” before pulling out a pack of band-aids.

“The convenience store in the building ran out of band-aids. With the rain outside, supplies couldn’t be restocked, so I came out to buy some.”

Xiao Yan Jin huffed petulantly. “Couldn’t you have just toughed it out?” Her voice grew softer as she asked, “Where are you hurt?”

Ji Yun Nuo smiled, her features softening instantly.

“I’m not hurt. You are.”

Xiao Yan Jin blinked, then looked down at the scrape on her arm, she’d noticed it while showering yesterday but hadn’t paid it any mind.

“So I wanted to get some for you.” Ji Yun Nuo peeled open the band-aid and gently pressed it over the wound. “Don’t think a small injury like this is nothing. If it gets infected, it’ll be trouble.”

After speaking, she looked up at Xiao Yanjin with a smile, her eyes curved into crescents, somehow managing to dispel all the gloom in Xiao Yanjin’s heart.

Xiao Yanjin averted her gaze and mumbled an “Oh.”

“By the way, what happened to your phone? I called but you didn’t answer.”

“It got wet by accident and won’t turn on.”

Just then, Xiao Yanjin’s phone rang.

Shi Zhengyi’s voice burst through: “Xiao Yanjin, where did you go? The moment we got back to the dorm, you were gone. Miss Ji hasn’t returned either, and the dorm supervisor is freaking out…”

“I’m fine, don’t worry. I’m with Xiao Yanjin right now,” Ji Yunuo said.

Xiao Yanjin shrank back slightly because Ji Yunuo had taken another step closer to her.

“Oh, really? That’s a relief. Wait, why are you two together?”

“Can’t talk now. We’re outside and won’t be back tonight. Please explain things to the dorm supervisor for us. Bye!” Xiao Yanjin immediately hung up.

Then she turned to Ji Yunuo, who stood with her arms crossed, looking at her with a heart full of sunshine. Did she come out because she was worried about me?

Xiao Yanjin seemed to warn her: “Don’t go out at a time like this again.”

A bystander sighed this delicate Alpha was being so dramatic.

Ji Yunuo hummed in agreement, her gaze sincere.

By nightfall, the rain outside still hadn’t let up, forcing them to stay overnight.

The shop owner smiled warmly. “I’ve got hot water here. What are you two doing for dinner?”

Xiao Yanjin scanned the store. “All you have here are instant rice and instant noodles, huh?”

The owner shrugged helplessly. “This isn’t a supermarket.”

Xiao Yanjin grabbed a cup of instant noodles and glanced at Ji Yunuo.

“Miss Ji, do you want instant noodles?”

Ji Yunuo frowned slightly.

Xiao Yanjin froze. “What?” She looks like she wants to eat me alive.

“Aren’t you going to call me ‘Sister Nuo’?”

“You’re trying to take advantage of me!”

Ji Yunuo frowned again.

Xiao Yanjin shrugged. She wasn’t the type to bend to others’ whims, who just calls someone whatever they want? How spineless!

Ji Yunuo didn’t push her. She had never eaten instant noodles before and hesitated. “Are they good?”

A passerby found it baffling. You’ve never had instant noodles? Are you even human?

Xiao Yanjin chuckled. Of course, she knew a pampered young lady like Ji Yunuo came from a strict, disciplined household where junk food was off-limits. Though deep down, she also thought it was a little too unusual. “They’re tasty, but you shouldn’t eat them too often,they get old fast.”

Ji Yunuo wavered. At home, the housekeeper and maids prepared all her meals, and even at school, she strictly avoided processed food.

Xiao Yanjin grinned. “One cup won’t kill you. It’s not like you made the rules.”

Ji Yunuo hummed in agreement.

The shop owner couldn’t resist asking, “So, what’s your relationship?”

Another bystander guessed, “Friends?”

Xiao Yanjin blurted out, “Actually!”

Ji Yunuo cut in smoothly, “Childhood friends.”

Xiao Yanjin stared at her, stunned by how effortlessly she said it.

Once the noodles were ready, Xiao Yanjin stirred them until soft and dug in hungrily.

Ji Yunuo watched curiously before mimicking her. Though the spicy aroma was unfamiliar, the taste was surprisingly good.

Xiao Yanjin slurped down even the broth but still felt unsatisfied.

Naturally, an alpha’s appetite was larger than an omega’s. Glancing at the noodles left in Ji Yunuo’s bowl, her eyes lit up as she instinctively asked, “Sister Nuo, you didn’t finish your food?”

Ji Yunuo kindly handed it over, “Here, you can have it.”

To be honest, she had initially disliked how this alpha kept sweet-talking her with “sister” this and “sister” that.

But this time, she suddenly found herself enjoying it.

And not just enjoying, it was more like a peculiar fondness. If she didn’t hear that “sister,” she’d anxiously assume Xiao Yanjin had some negative impression of her. Yet the moment Xiao Yanjin called her “sister,” she couldn’t refuse or stay angry, as if being coaxed into happiness.

Xiao Yanjin blinked, looking both surprised and delighted.

Ji Yunuo shot her a glare, then smiled helplessly with a mix of exasperation and affection.

“You don’t mind?”

“Why would I mind?” Xiao Yanjin replied without hesitation, finishing the remaining noodles.

Ji Yunuo was taken aback. “You actually ate it?”

Xiao Yanjin lifted innocent eyes. “It’s already in my mouth. Are you protesting now?”

Ji Yunuo flushed but kept her gaze on her.

Xiao Yanjin swallowed the food, staring back.

The air between them grew thick.

Their eyes reflected only each other…

“By the way, did you come out here looking for me?” Ji Yunuo asked.

Xiao Yanjin froze. She didn’t dare admit that when she saw the storm raging outside and Ji Yunuo hadn’t returned to base, she had been genuinely worried enough to rush out without a second thought.

When she remained silent, the omega instinctively leaned closer.

Both looked up, seeing their own reflections in the other’s pupils.

Everything around them blurred; only each other remained in focus.

Those tempting red lips… Xiao Yanjin stared for a long while. The memory of last night’s intimacy made her heart itch, and unconsciously, she began to lean in for a taste.

The omega didn’t refuse. Her head tilted slightly closer, her gaze intertwining with the charged atmosphere between them.

Closer, closer until they could hear each other’s breaths clearly.

Until the shop owner shouted, “Hey, you! Don’t forget to pay! Just because I let you stay doesn’t mean you can treat this place like home!”

Xiao Yanjin jolted as if struck by lightning, immediately stepping back and turning away in silence.

For sleep, they had to squeeze into the corner. Ji Yunuo and Xiao Yanjin huddled at the edge, the rain outside still pattering against the ground, its steady rhythm drowning out all other sounds.

Xiao Yanjin lay with her back to Ji Yunuo, wide awake. She wanted to slap herself.

Calling her “Sister Nuo,” then just “sister”, so intimately, like some lovesick fool.

Come to think of it, she had grown used to acting spoiled around Ji Yunuo, used to calling her by affectionate names, used to craving closeness with her.

Like how, knowing Ji Yunuo was outside, she had recklessly gone looking for her despite the danger.

Despairingly, she lifted her gaze to the rain-streaked window, droplets trailing down the glass in rivulets.

Ji Yunuo showed her the slightest kindness, and she wagged her tail like an eager puppy.

Xiao Yanjin shook her head violently. She wasn’t a dog definitely not!

Meanwhile, Ji Yunuo watched Xiao Yanjin’s back, unable to close her eyes.

She wanted to pursue her, but she’d never chased anyone before, it had always been others chasing her. Her pride whispered that she shouldn’t throw herself at someone.

But could she really just let it go?

Ji Yunuo’s dim eyes suddenly brightened again.

Since Xiao Yanjin had come out to look for her, it meant she truly cared in her heart.

Ji Yunuo’s fingers clutched tightly at her clothes, wrinkling them beyond recognition in an instant.

Xiao Yanjin, whether you like me or not… you can’t take away my right to love you.

Late at night, the rain continued to patter without end.

Xiao Yanjin suddenly woke up damn it, why was leaning against the wall so uncomfortable?

She turned over instinctively, only to see Ji Yunuo’s pale face and trembling body.

Was she running a fever?

Alarmed, Xiao Yanjin pressed a hand to Ji Yunuo’s forehead, it was slightly warm. She must have caught a low-grade fever from the rain.

Xiao Yanjin grabbed her hand and scolded in a low voice, “Why didn’t you tell me you had a fever?”

Ji Yunuo wasn’t actually asleep. Hearing the urgency in Xiao Yanjin’s voice, her mood inexplicably lifted.

“If I told you, would you take care of me?”

“Of course I’d take care of you!” Xiao Yanjin was baffled, what kind of question was that? She woke up the innkeeper, got some cold medicine, and made Ji Yunuo drink it.

When Ji Yunuo fell ill in the past, Wei Qin and Ji Zhiye would arrange a VIP hospital room for her, complete with dedicated doctors and nurses.

This was the first time she was only given medicine, and Ji Yunuo was skeptical.

“Will this really work?”

“It’s just a low fever. If it gets better, you’ll be fine by tomorrow. If not, it’ll turn into a high fever, no big deal.” Xiao Yanjin feigned indifference, though her heart was clenched with worry.

Ji Yunuo didn’t like her dismissive tone and pouted. “You’re being mean to me.”

Xiao Yanjin had no patience for her sulking. She wrapped her arms around Ji Yunuo’s waist, startling her, and Ji Yunuo cautiously nestled into her embrace.

“Your body runs cold to begin with. I’m an alpha, I don’t catch chills easily. But without a blanket to keep you warm, you’ll definitely spike a fever tomorrow.” Xiao Yanjin’s voice softened as she coaxed her to take the medicine and held her close. Ji Yunuo suddenly felt much warmer.

Her voice was barely a whisper. “A-Jin, can we go back to how we were before? I was wrong earlier please don’t ignore me anymore, okay?”

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