My Ex’s White Moonlight Omega Has a Crush on Me - Chapter 2

Fu Xi was momentarily dazzled by the woman’s beauty, taking a moment to regain her composure.

It wasn’t until she caught a whiff of a bitter scent in the air that she frowned and stepped back.

As an Alpha, she instinctively recoiled from the pheromones of her own kind.

Although the woman’s pheromones were soothing, they still carried the oppressive aura unique to Alphas.

“Miss Fu, I have the contact information for Chao Wan’s agency. You can trust me to take care of her.”

“And one more thing…”

Ji Tanyue’s gaze fell on Fu Xi’s hand, which was resting on Chao Wan’s shoulder. She lowered her eyes, her voice cool and detached.

“I believe you wouldn’t want to see news about Chao Wan being spotted at a bar with an unfamiliar Alpha trending at the top of the hot search.””

Her words were tactful, but they carried a hint of threat.

Fu Xi narrowed her eyes. “To Chao Wan, aren’t you also an unfamiliar Alpha?”

After all, Ji Tanyue was a highly acclaimed triple-crown actress, and Fu Xi recognized her.

Only someone as face-blind as Chao Wan wouldn’t.

But Chao Wan had accidentally let slip in the bar that Qin Si Yu had cheated on her and had a calculating white moonlight in his heart.

Though she didn’t understand why the woman before her was an Alpha, given how Chao Wan had been on the verge of tears, angrily declaring her dislike for Ji Tanyue, Fu Xi couldn’t possibly entrust Chao Wan to this woman.

“Miss Fu, you don’t seem to trust me,” the woman in the car said with a slight smile, speaking slowly.

“But right now, you have no choice.”

She leaned against the car window, a sandalwood bead bracelet dangling from her wrist, swaying in the breeze.

She pointed toward a distant commercial building.

At three in the morning, the lights were sparse, but the seventeenth floor was brightly lit, as if peering directly at the private bar not far away.

“That’s the office of a certain marketing account,” Ji Tanyue said softly.

“Miss Fu, how long have you been out with Chao Wan?”

The implication was clear: Aren’t you afraid of being caught on camera?

Fu Xi fell silent for a moment before shielding Chao Wan with her body and opening the car door for Ji Tanyue.

“Take good care of her.”

Ji Tanyue took Chao Wan and nodded in acknowledgment.

She locked eyes with the visibly displeased Fu Xi for a moment, a faint smile playing on her lips as she rolled up the window.

The Land Rover drove out of the alley.

The car’s heater was on full blast, and Chao Wan, who had been shivering, gradually relaxed, leaning against the soft seat and falling into a quiet slumber.

As the scenery shifted outside the window, Ji Tanyue said nothing more, instructing her assistant to contact Chao Wan’s agency.

Shortly after picking up Chao Wan, it began to rain, the downpour growing heavier.

The driver turned on the windshield wipers and drove cautiously.

Amid the sound of rain, the atmosphere in the car grew extremely quiet.

Ji Tanyue watched the person beside her quietly, then, after a moment’s thought, drew the partition curtain, separating the driver’s seat from the back.

In the air, the bitter scent of pheromones began to linger once more.

Chao Wan’s eyelashes were lowered, her breathing slow and steady, her cheeks still flushed from the alcohol.

Now, as she caught the soothing scent of an Alpha’s pheromones, her lips parted slightly, inhaling with longing.

Ji Tanyue pursed her lips, her hand hovering near Chao Wan’s face. After a moment’s hesitation, she still refrained from touching her.

Instead, she kept her hand suspended, shielding Chao Wan from the chaotic lights outside.

“Teacher Ji,” the assistant in the passenger seat yawned sleepily, still curious.

“Why did you cancel your work tonight to attend the Jin Qiong TV Awards? That award is practically worthless.”

Ji Tanyue leaned back in her seat, her gaze shifting to Chao Wan’s face.

The assistant continued muttering, “And Chao Wan, the so-called ‘Water Queen,’ who always acts so aloof and detached, actually went out drinking late at night…”

Her voice was muffled by the partition, indistinct and unclear.

“I wonder who she offended,” the assistant sighed, pulling out her phone to scroll through it.

“Now the internet is flooded with scandals about Chao Wan.”

The top two trending topics were #Chao Wan and #Zero-Scandal Alpha Best Actress Collapses, marked with a purple “explosive” symbol.

Marketing accounts swarmed, exposing Chao Wan’s alleged affair with Qin Siyu, the CEO of the Qin Corporation.

A few hours earlier, Chao Wan’s agency had issued an emergency statement, announcing their termination of her contract.

“It’s fine,” Ji Tanyue finally spoke.

“I’ll sign her.”

The assistant wanted to argue but remembered that Ji Tanyue was the one paying her salary.

Not daring to oppose her boss, she sighed and decided to stay silent.

If she wanted to sign her, so be it. The PR department would just have to scramble to prepare rebuttals and whitewashing statements.

Glancing at the number she had just dialed, she felt a pang of regret.

When she had contacted Chao Wan’s agency earlier, their response had been dismissive. They hadn’t explicitly agreed to send someone to pick her up, coldly providing Chao Wan’s address before hanging up.

Before ending the call, they had muttered under their breath about bad luck.

Chao Wan had truly become a discarded pawn.

Her debut had been meteoric, but her fall was just as spectacular.

The car was about to cross the river bridge.

Suddenly, a faint ringtone echoed in the confined space.

Ji Tanyue, who had been resting with her eyes closed, glanced at the lit screen in Chao Wan’s handbag.

The contact name was “Uncle.”

Not wanting to disturb Chao Wan’s sleep, she swiped to answer the call.

“Xiao Wan, why aren’t you home yet? Where are you?” the man’s voice was filled with concern.

“Hello, Chao Wan is with me right now,” Ji Tanyue said calmly, glancing at the sleeping figure beside her.

“I’m her… friend.”

“Ah…” the man on the other end stammered, “It’s so late, I’m sorry to trouble you.”

“It’s no trouble,” Ji Tanyue replied, her gaze softening as she looked at the person beside her.

Since it was Chao Wan’s family on the line, she was about to ask for the man’s opinion when she heard some commotion in the background and frowned slightly.

A sharp female voice could be heard in the background, spewing venomous words. Clearly, she had seen the online scandals about Chao Wan’s alleged affair and was furious.

“Calm down first,” the man whispered soothingly before responding to Ji Tanyue.

“Miss, it’s really too late. There’s no need to trouble you further. Please send me your location, and I’ll come pick up Xiao Wan right away.”

Ji Tanyue paused.

After a long moment, she replied, “Alright.”

The Land Rover came to a stop just before the river bridge. The assistant sent the location, and ten minutes later, a garish red extended Bentley pulled up in the rain, parking beside them.

“Time to go home,” Ji Tanyue said softly, her thumb gently brushing Chao Wan’s cheek.

The car door opened, and a man cautiously peered inside with an umbrella. Seeing Chao Wan, he let out a sigh of relief.

Then, he glanced into the back seat.

When he saw Ji Tanyue’s face, his eyes widened slightly in surprise.

“Hello,” Ji Tanyue nodded.

The man seemed flustered and nodded repeatedly.

Chao Wan was awakened by the cold wind blowing in her face. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, her cheeks still flushed, she was groggily led into the car by the Beta man.

“Be careful on your way back,” Ji Tanyue reminded them before they left.

The familiar voice.

Chao Wan’s drunkenness began to fade.

She stared blankly as the car window rolled up, obscuring the woman’s snow-white chin and beautiful phoenix eyes in the dim light.

Watching the silver-gray Land Rover drive away, Chao Wan touched her cheek.

For some reason, it felt burning hot.

The person who had touched her face earlier… she had thought it was Fu Xi.

How strange. Why was she in Ji Tanyue’s car?

The car started and drove onto the river bridge.

The heater wasn’t as strong as before, and Chao Wan, now mostly sober, shrank her shoulders and watched the rain-blurred lights outside the window recede rapidly.

Her phone in her bag suddenly vibrated.

[Are you home yet?]

[Your love rival threatened me into handing you over. Ugh, I hope she doesn’t sell you off.]

Two messages from Fu Xi popped up.

Chao Wan’s lips curved slightly.

[Not yet, almost there.]

[Okay.]

[Hey, don’t look at any other messages tonight. Get some good sleep, and I’ll pick you up tomorrow to hang out at the shop. [/doge]]

The shop? Probably the escape room that the second-generation rich girl Fu Xi owned.

But why was she telling her not to look at messages? Was she afraid she’d be bothered by her ex?

Chao Wan was puzzled and about to ask when a woman’s voice suddenly came from the front passenger seat.

“How does it feel to come back from a drinking spree?”

Chao Wan tensed, catching sight of the middle-aged woman’s mocking expression in the mirror.

“Aunt,” she lowered her eyes.

“Don’t call me that,” the woman coldly refused. “I can’t bear it.”

She handed over her phone, the screen still lit. “See for yourself.”

Chao Wan’s heart felt heavy. She completely forgot Fu Xi’s earlier warning and began scrolling through the notifications.

A chill ran down her spine.

In the top trending topic #Chao Wan, marketing accounts were posting sensational exposure photos taken near the villa she shared with Qin Siyu.

There were pictures of her in a lake blue dress, rushing to Qin Siyu’s house to prepare a surprise, followed by images of her running out barefoot and being picked up by a stranger.

Netizens were condemning and insulting her in the comments.

[She looks so aloof and detached, like she’s above worldly matters. Who knew she was this wild?]

[She didn’t even have shoes on when she ran out. Did she go crying to her sugar daddy after failing to win the Golden Qiong Award and get kicked out? Lol.]

That’s not what happened.

Chao Wan’s lips parted, but her throat felt clogged, as if stuffed with waterlogged cotton, unable to utter a single word in rebuttal.

[Wait, isn’t Qin Siyu an Alpha female entrepreneur? Are they in an AA relationship?]

[The more you think about it, the scarier it gets. Qin’s sexual orientation is normal. Could it be that Chao Wan forged her identity? Is she actually just another run-of-the-mill Omega in the entertainment industry?]

“Lucky the paparazzi lost track of you. They didn’t catch you going to the bar to drink, so consider yourself fortunate,” the middle-aged woman added with a sneer.

“But your act as an Alpha is over.”

After saying this, she seemed to remember something and turned around, her eyes gleaming with interest.

“Speaking of which, Chao Wan, you were in Ji Tanyue’s car earlier, right?”

“I think she’s quite interested in you. Why don’t you give it a try with her? Chao Wan didn’t hear her, still engrossed in scrolling through the trending search page, her expression dazed.

#Ji Tanyue# #Jin Qiong Best Actress#

In the topic, candid photos of the woman circulated online. Her skin was porcelain white, her features exquisite. She wore a red fishtail gown that was stunning yet elegant, exuding an air of nobility.

Every frame was breathtakingly beautiful.

In the comments section, aside from lengthy fan praises, one hot comment stood out.

[That moment when Chao Wan and Ji Tanyue exchanged smiles! Ah, I’m gone! Red and blue are truly the official pairing. I want to ship them!]

[Get real. Look at Chao Wan’s expression after Ji Tanyue won the award. She looked like she’d eaten a bunch of sour lemons, practically spelling out “unhappy” on her face.]

[The true nature of the Water Queen is finally revealed, lol.]

That’s not what happened.

Chao Wan’s eyes stung, and she pressed her lips together, saying nothing.

She had genuinely wished Ji Tanyue well. She just… just desperately wanted to show the award trophy to Qin Siyu.

But Qin Siyu didn’t want her anymore.

Her vision quickly blurred with tears.

“Xiao Wan, are you listening?” her aunt continued to chatter incessantly. “Tomorrow, I’ll arrange a dinner. You need to find a way to get close to Ji Tanyue.”

“No,” Chao Wan refused softly.

“You don’t have a choice. Do you really want to ruin your career like this?” her aunt’s voice turned sharp. “You must go.”

“I won’t.”

Chao Wan looked up, meeting the woman’s gaze head-on for the first time. Her eyes were red, filled with stubbornness.

“I hate Ji Tanyue.”

Her voice trembled, but she stubbornly finished her sentence.

“Aunt, your car, house, investments, even your entry into high society, I earned all of it.”

“I’m tired. Let me rest, okay?”

After being released from her cage, she was utterly exhausted. She didn’t want to be someone else’s canary anymore.

The rain grew heavier, blurring the car windows with streams of water.

Her aunt, displeased, turned around and glared fiercely at Chao Wan.

“Why won’t you listen?”

Chao Wan bit her lip until it turned pale, her eyes moist, her voice muffled.

“I’ve been obedient for a long time.”

But no one allowed her to follow her own heart.

The middle-aged woman’s eyes flashed with irritation. She leaned toward Chao Wan, her right hand raised high.

The Beta man in the driver’s seat panicked, gripping the steering wheel with one hand while using the other to restrain her. “Shu Ran, calm down.”

Her aunt gnashed her teeth, her face flushed red as she glared at Chao Wan. “Me, calm down? I think she’s the one who needs to calm down.”

Their argument escalated, while Chao Wan sat quietly in the back, watching, her heart nearly numb.

Her aunt cried and made a scene. Since they couldn’t stop on the river bridge, the man had no choice but to split his attention, focusing on the road while struggling to hold her back.

Suddenly, a deafening honk exploded in their ears.

Through the rain-blurred windshield, a glaring pair of headlights flashed.

Chao Wan’s eyes widened.

Before she could react, inertia slammed her into the front seat, rendering her immobile.

Their car had veered into the wrong lane, colliding with an oncoming vehicle. Combined with the slippery road and brake failure, the car crashed into the guardrail and plunged off the river bridge.

Her vision went black, followed by a terrifying sense of weightlessness.

Icy river water instantly flooded the car.

At first, her aunt’s wails filled her ears, but gradually, the sounds of the argument and the heavy rain faded away.

Breathing became difficult, her consciousness grew faint, and the noise of silence stretched into a straight line.

Chao Wan closed her eyes, letting herself sink and float in the water.

So, this is how her life would end.

What a pity, she hadn’t had the chance to clarify the scandals, and she couldn’t fulfill her promise to her friend to visit the escape room.

And Ji Tanyue… If she found out that Chao Wan had met with misfortune right after getting out of her car, would she laugh gleefully?

A sense of powerlessness washed over her.

Her thoughts were chaotic, but for some reason, the phrase “like you” suddenly surfaced in her mind.

Even their names were strikingly similar.

Except, the white moonlight wasn’t dead. Instead, she, the stand-in, had died first.

Suddenly, the heaviness in her limbs vanished, and her mind became clear.

The surroundings began to peel away and rewind at an incredible speed. At the same time, a crisp notification sound echoed in her mind.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, host, for binding with the “Wanwan Not Like Her” system. You have been granted one chance at rebirth. Go and strategize against the white moonlight Qinqin of your dog ex!]

Chao Wan: QAQ?

She really didn’t understand.