My Ex’s White Moonlight Omega Has a Crush on Me - Chapter 24.3

Actually, I had already taken a look earlier to deceive Xiao Sui.

Fortunately, there were no surveillance cameras in Ji Tanyue’s bedroom.

Chao Wan pursed her lips guiltily and carefully rummaged through the wardrobe filled with a variety of clothes.

She didn’t dare to mess it up too much, afraid that Ji Tanyue would be unhappy when she returned.

Sure enough, right in the center of the wardrobe, she easily found a style that suited her.

It was an ice-blue chiffon dress, elegantly tailored and adorned with delicate crystal embellishments, with a lace floral pattern at the hem.

Ji Tanyue was taller, so logically, their clothing sizes shouldn’t match. Yet, strangely, this dress fit Chao Wan perfectly, and the style was exactly what she liked.

Chao Wan thought it over carefully.

Not only did she like it, but it also felt familiar. In her past life, she seemed to have owned one just like it, the dress she wore when she first attended the Silver Leaf Awards ceremony.

Had Ji Tanyue bought the wrong size?

After thinking for a while, that was the only explanation she could come up with.

With little time left before the cover shoot mentioned by Secretary Yu, Chao Wan retreated to the bathroom, took off her slightly wrinkled pajamas, and changed into the dress, carefully zipping it up in front of the mirror.

It wasn’t until she picked up her pajamas to leave that she realized something was off.

Last night, she seemed to have fallen asleep naked and groggy in the bathtub. So why was she wearing her pajamas neatly the next morning?

Her mind went blank for a moment due to lack of sleep, but when she saw the bathtub, fragmented memories suddenly rushed back.

Her face instantly flushed bright red.

She quickly tied a matching silk scarf and fled Ji Tanyue’s bedroom as if escaping, running down the stairs to the living room and curling up on the sofa.

It took her a while to calm down.

Her phone buzzed with a new message.

[y: It suits you well.]

Chao Wan clutched her phone, her heart racing, but she didn’t reply.

Only one thought remained in her mind:

Last night, Ji Tanyue had seen everything.

They had agreed to take things slowly, but in just one night, the distance between them had shrunk immeasurably.

Yet, Chao Wan couldn’t voice any objections.

Because she was merely a canary trapped in a cage, bound by a cold contract.

What dignity could a bird kept for its owner’s amusement possibly claim?

A car arrived outside the villa to take her to the company for the contract signing photoshoot.

Chao Wan lifted the hem of her dress, forced a polite smile, greeted the driver, and got into the car.

Several strangers in the car eyed her with undisguised curiosity, and she could only endure it quietly, lowering her gaze and looking away.

Did anyone know? She wasn’t the “natural beauty” or “uncut jade” the gossip accounts claimed her to be, she was merely Ji Tanyue’s…kept woman.

Xiao Sui had gone to Si Jin with Secretary Yu earlier to sign the contract and had now returned by car to pick her up. Seeing Chao Wan looking dispirited, she racked her brains for a long time, trying to cheer her up.

But it had little effect.

Left with no choice, she opened Weibo’s trending topics, searching for something that might interest Chao Wan.

“Chaochao, look at this!”

The girl, excited and blushing, held her phone in front of Chao Wan’s eyes, though it was unclear what she had seen.

It was a movie promotional poster, with the hashtag #Xichuan Moon#.

The poster had an ink-wash aesthetic, so minimalist it almost resembled a stark black-and-white ancient painting. There were no human figures, only a broken blade half-buried in ruins under a pale moonlight.

“On a piebald horse, newly saddled with white jade,
The battlefield lies cold beneath the moon.”

A line of poetry was elegantly inscribed at the bottom, with the characters “Xichuan Moon” stamped in gold in the lower right corner.

“Xi Chuan Yue is being adapted into a film! According to insider sources, Director Cheng Lou is at the helm, with Ruan Rou and Ji Tanyue starring as the female lead and second female lead…”

Xiao Sui held her flushed cheeks, murmuring, “Am I dreaming? Rourou is playing Li Xichuan…”

But Chao Wan paid no attention to her rambling, her gaze fixed solely on one name among the rumored cast.

Ji Tanyue.

“Ms. Ji…” Her voice faltered. “Is she really going to be in it?”

Xiao Sui nodded repeatedly, sneaking a few glances through the rearview mirror at the others in the car. Seeing no displeasure on their faces, she leaned in conspiratorially and whispered into Chao Wan’s ear:

“Yes, apparently she’s playing the ruthless and venomous femme fatale from the original work, Princess Hanyun!”

Chao Wan froze for a moment, then after a long pause, softly murmured, “Mm.”

This rare opportunity to work on Cheng Lou’s new film, the princess role from the dinner rehearsal script, it seemed it was indeed Xi Chuanyue.

Chao Wan had actually heard of Xi Chuanyue before.

Because it was the film that, the year she entered the industry, swept awards at major film festivals and won two of the three most prestigious accolades.

Through this film, not only did the female lead Ruan Rou successfully transition from a rising star to a critically acclaimed actress, but it also earned Ji Tanyue two Grand Slams, elevating her to the highest echelon of the film industry.

At that time, Chao Wan was still filming mindless romantic comedies, living in the false praise of marketing accounts.

“Chaochao, aren’t you even a little surprised?” Xiao Sui pouted. “Even if you’re not excited about Rourou, you should at least cheer on your Ms. Ji.”

Your… Ms. Ji.

Chao Wan pursed her lips, averted her gaze, and a blush spread across her cheeks. “Mm… okay.”

Xiao Sui sighed, fiddled with her phone for a moment, and pulled up an edited video.

“People have been speculating about the film adaptation of Xi Chuanyue for a while, and someone even made a fan edit. Look, this is my treasured solo version of Ms. Ji…”

The video title flashed by, and Chao Wan caught a glimpse of the small text:

[Ji Tanyue] Drunk in wind and snow, the moonlight shares this moment with me.

The screen darkened, then a blizzard filled the frame, revealing a desolate, barren landscape.

A woman fastened her long sword, closed the silver helmet, her lips set in a sharp, resolute line. She pushed open the tent flap, her eyes holding the fierce determination of a wolf.

A half-furled red flag, frost-heavy drums. Her slender figure mounted a horse, and as she rode, the 100,000-strong Black Scale Army behind her seemed like mere extensions of her shadow.

The enemy approached the city gates.

“Kill.” The word escaped from behind the helmet.

The clamor of the charging army faded into the background as the woman removed her helmet, her phoenix-like eyes narrowing as she fixed her gaze on the traitors atop the city walls.

Then, a faint, mocking smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

Xiao Sui clutched her chest. “Ahhh, I’m dead… How can an Omega be this dominant?”

Chao Wan stared blankly, aware of her heart pounding uncontrollably.

The enemy quickly advanced to engage, a fierce general putting up a desperate fight. He knocked the female general’s helmet off, his spear grazing a faint blood mark across her beautiful face.

The woman’s smile grew wilder, tinged with disdain. With a swift motion, she unhorsed the bearded brute.

Her dark hair flew, splatters of crimson staining her pale cheeks against the stark white desolation, like blooming manjusaka flowers.

“This edit is of Li Xichuan, the wolf-like female general, because Ms. Ji has played similar roles before,” Xiao Sui eagerly explained, not forgetting to promote her treasure.

“But it seems it’s my turn to perform now!”

The video had finished playing, the screen automatically going black, yet Chao Wan still hadn’t replied.

The image of the woman’s fierce and resolute expression kept replaying in her mind.

Her heart raced uncontrollably.

Was it really Ji Tanyue?

Just last night, the woman had kissed her in the villa’s bedroom, her eyes tinged with a seductive flush as she asked Chao Wan to help inject the inhibitor.

And her voice had been so soft.

“Stunned?” Xiao Sui waved a hand in front of Chao Wan’s eyes.