A Beauty That Moves the Heart (GL, ABO) - Chapter 1
Xu Jinman had taken cephalosporin before heading out, feeling dizzy and weak, her body in a sluggish state.
In the blink of an eye, the neighborhood before her had changed. How could her vision be this blurry?
Through her hazy sight, she saw a torn wedding dress discarded on the floor. A woman in a red camisole was slumped against a glass door, her exposed skin flushed with a feverish, alluring glow. Her lips were slightly parted as she exhaled unevenly.
Each heavy breath intensified the scent of vanilla and honey in the air.
After a barely restrained moan, the entire scene was drenched in sensuality.
Xu Jinman was still a bit dazed and didn’t question how bizarre the situation was. She just thought, what kind of scumbag had resorted to such dirty tactics by drugging someone?
“You… drugged me…” The woman’s voice was frail and weak.
“?” Xu Jinman lowered her gaze to meet a pair of phoenix eyes brimming with hatred. Instinctively, she replied, “What did I—”
Before she could finish, her eyes locked onto the two interlocking crescent moons tattooed below the woman’s collarbone. Her words died in her throat.
This tattoo,
Xu Jinman blinked, studying the woman more clearly. She had never seen this person or the tattoo before, yet it felt strangely familiar, as if etched in her memory.
A sudden realization struck her. Her lips pressed together as she tentatively uttered, “Shen… Shu?”
“Disgusting… Xu Jinman, your act makes me sick!”
The woman spat out the words before her snow-white arms gave out, her upper body collapsing onto the floor.
Xu Jinman: “…”
It finally dawned on her, she had transmigrated.
This was the world of Wild Lover, an ABO yuri novel.
In the book, the original owner, who shared her name was outwardly an Alpha but, in reality, a failed Omega. Though biologically an O, she was as indifferent to pheromones as a Beta. Spoiled rotten by her parents, she grew up twisted and cruel.
The original owner was notorious in her circles for her wild, unrestrained behavior. Whether Alpha or Omega, if she took a liking to someone, she would stop at nothing to claim them and the aftermath was always ugly.
The female lead, Shen Shu, was a famously aloof and untouchable Omega goddess in Beicheng and the original owner’s most coveted prey.
After repeated rejections, the original owner blackmailed Shen Shu’s adoptive parents with bankruptcy threats, pretending to promise she wouldn’t lay a hand on her. To protect her family and their company, Shen Shu reluctantly agreed.
But on their wedding night, the original owner drugged her, forcing her into an early heat, then humiliated her with all sorts of degrading acts.
The worst part? She deliberately chose a secluded little house as their “new home” so she could invite other Alphas to join in… In the end, Shen Shu’s gland was torn to shreds, leaving her permanently disabled.
…
Xu Jinman felt numb.
Just recalling the plot made her skin crawl.
She had never finished reading the novel precisely because of its deranged storyline and the fact that the villain shared her name. A friend had later mentioned the ending, the mentally shattered Shen Shu personally carved out Xu Jinman’s gland with a knife, while her adoptive parents met equally tragic fates…
Her gaze fell on the defenseless Omega on the floor. The handcuffs in her palm felt like ice blades.
“Don’t be afraid. I might be…” Xu Jinman hesitated, then asked, “How are you feeling?” She hid the handcuffs behind her back and stepped forward to help the woman up.
Xu Jinman’s hands were beautiful and slender, often called “jade fingers that melt hearts.” It was said that just a touch from her could make anyone weak. But the moment Shen Shu saw those hands, she immediately recoiled in resistance.
“Stay away!”
Xu Jinman paused mid-step, noticing the deepening furrow between Shen Shu’s brows, she looked utterly distressed. After a moment’s thought, Xu Jinman said, “Wait here. I’ll get you an inhibitor first.”
Shen Shu shot her a glare filled with disgust and disdain, clearly not buying it.
Xu Jinman didn’t mind. She turned and searched around but found nothing. Then, her eyes landed on a square red handbag, and she suddenly brightened. Thanks to the original owner’s damnable habits, she had hidden certain items in that bag and brought them along.
Unzipping the bag, the contents inside completely shattered Xu Jinman’s worldview.
What was worse, she was intimately familiar with every single item including how to use them. She could even picture some of the more explicit and forceful scenarios. Not only that, but she also felt an instinctive flicker of excitement.
Xu Jinman realized that this body seemed to have retained some of the original owner’s peculiar preferences.
“…”
Just perfect.
Pushing the thought aside, she pulled out an inhibitor from the bag.
Most inhibitors came in the form of lozenges or sprays, but the original owner preferred stimulation, so the portable ones were all injectable.
And the worst part? It had to be injected directly into the gland at the back of the neck to be effective. Just thinking about it made Xu Jinman wince, this wasn’t just reckless, it was downright twisted!
She removed the metal cap from the inhibitor syringe, walked over to Shen Shu, crouched down, and offered it. “Can you do it yourself?”
The woman on the floor didn’t even glance at her, biting her lip hard and digging her nails into her own flesh to stay conscious. It was obvious she wasn’t about to trust another word out of Xu Jinman’s mouth.
Xu Jinman sighed inwardly. Honestly, if she were in Shen Shu’s shoes, she wouldn’t trust the original owner either that scumbag.
But without the inhibitor, Shen Shu would either burn up from fever or let her top-tier Omega pheromones spread, triggering a frenzy among any nearby Alphas…
Xu Jinman’s thoughts were simple no matter what, she couldn’t let anything happen to Shen Shu tonight.
“How about this? I’ll inject myself first to show you it’s safe. If you think it’s fine, then you can use it. Deal?”
She wasn’t bluffing. As soon as she said it, she actually went ahead and did it. The problem was, she wasn’t familiar with the process. She missed the gland twice on the right side before finally hitting the mark on the third try.
The moment a tiny bit of the inhibitor entered her gland, pain shot through her, cold sweat breaking out instantly. But strangely, her mind grew even more alert than before.
Assuming it was just the original owner’s influence, Xu Jinman suppressed her rising agitation and offered the syringe again.
Shen Shu still refused to take it.
Just then, a sudden knock and voices came from outside the door.
“Damn, that scent is insane! S-rank Omegas really are something else!”
“Man-jie, we’re here! Open up!”
“Guess we’ll just let ourselves in?”
Before Xu Jinman could react, the electronic lock beeped someone was entering.
The original owner’s Alpha friends! Xu Jinman: This trash even gave them the passcode?!
Shen Shu’s flushed face instantly paled several shades.
The knocking and shouting grew louder. Xu Jinman’s expression darkened. She scooped Shen Shu up from the floor and carried her into the bathroom, kicking the door shut with her heel before locking it.
In this world, Omegas were naturally suppressed by Alpha pheromones. Even though Xu Jinman was also an Omega and one unaffected by pheromones, she could still be overpowered by an Alpha. If that happened, she might not be able to protect Shen Shu.
The moment the door closed, the lock clicked open. Two sets of footsteps entered the living room, growing steadily closer.
Xu Jinman patted the trembling Shen Shu, whispering a soft “shh” in her ear before abruptly shouting toward the door with rough aggression: “Get the hell out! Don’t you dare interrupt us!”
“Damn, why’s she so pissed?”
Fortunately, Xu Jinman’s formidable reputation worked, the intruders, hearing her genuine anger, actually hesitated to proceed.
“Alright, alright, Sister Man, have your fun first. Call us when you’re done.”
“Imagine pinning her down beneath you, what a rush…”
Soon, the vulgar chatter and footsteps faded as the door locked again.
Xu Jinman glanced at the shaken Shen Shu, soothing her gently: “Don’t listen to their nonsense. I won’t let anyone in. But you need to take your suppressant now, please cooperate.”
“Get lost…” Shen Shu weakly pushed, her efforts as ineffective as cotton against Xu Jinman.
Xu Jinman sighed. Even now, Shen Shu refused the suppressant her resentment ran bone-deep. Remembering the original host’s fate, Xu Jinman felt her own neck gland burn with pain.
Out of options, Xu Jinman insisted: “This isn’t negotiable. Bear with it.”
She positioned Shen Shu over her shoulder, securing her waist, and prepared to administer the injection by force.
“Ah! Don’t bite, gently…”
Her neck was suddenly seized by the Omega’s teeth.
Though weakened, Shen Shu’s momentary burst of strength sent sharp pain radiating through Xu Jinman. She resisted the urge to shove her away, enduring the agony as her slender pinky finger hooked through Shen Shu’s hair. Swiftly, she pressed the needle into the gland.
Seconds later, the pain dulled, leaving only scorching heat and damp breaths between them. The vanilla sweetness in the air had noticeably faded, the suppressant was working.
Xu Jinman exhaled in relief. “Shen Shu, are you okay now?”
The body in her arms shifted slightly.
Shen Shu panted, “What game are you playing?”
“No games,” Xu Jinman replied. “Once you’ve recovered, I’ll leave. Or if you prefer, name anywhere you’d rather go.”
Truthfully, Xu Jinman wanted to escape even more than Shen Shu did.
Shen Shu’s feverish breaths ghosted over her neck. Both wore only thin layers, Xu Jinman in a bandeau, Shen Shu in a slip dress their chests nearly fused together. What hadn’t registered earlier now screamed for attention: Xu Jinman’s body reacted strangely, heat pooling from within. Her pulse raced to match Shen Shu’s pre-injection panting, her gland throbbing, skin aflame.
Her mind spiraled out of control, conjuring images of the Omega’s silk-smooth back, the rosewater hue of her skin against white sheets…
Thoughts slithered from the base of Shen Shu’s spine, tracing her scapulae, then lingering at the most vulnerable curve of her neck.
If the Omega cried, even better, she’d cradle that face, watch tears glisten in those eyes until surrender.
Xu Jinman gasped, startled by her own fantasies. While she’d always preferred women, she’d never harbored such primal urges.
Was this another damn side effect from the original host?!
Terrified she might act on impulse, Xu Jinman hastily shifted Shen Shu away, supporting her only with an outstretched arm.
“Feeling better now?”
Meeting Shen Shu’s skeptical gaze, Xu Jinman said earnestly, “If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn’t have given you the inhibitor just now.”
Shen Shu narrowed her eyes coldly, as if retorting: How dare you bring that up?
“…”
Xu Jinman choked on her words.
The person who had entered with the passcode moments ago was already difficult enough to explain.
In the brief silence, Xu Jinman’s eyes were involuntarily drawn to the tattoo on Shen Shu’s collarbone.
Two black crescent moons, resembling a curved “x,” rested on the midpoint of her right collarbone, a simple design, yet strikingly stunning against her snow-white skin. The novel mentioned Shen Shu had inked it herself.
Xu Jinman lifted her gaze, trailing upward from the collarbone.
Shen Shu’s usual demeanor was one of cool elegance, but now, weakened and seemingly on the verge of collapse, the lingering redness at the corners of her eyes, the strands of slightly curled hair clinging to her cheeks and neck from sweat, and her crimson lips like a blooming rose made her resemble an alluring enchantress instead.
It tempted one to reach out and deepen the rose’s hue.
Xu Jinman was genuinely unsettled now.
Something inside her felt like a seed about to sprout; her pulse and glands weren’t just throbbing intensely, they ached.
“Had your fill of staring?”
The frail Omega raised her head, meeting Xu Jinman’s gaze.
The cold wariness in those bloodshot eyes, coupled with the absurd thought that had flashed through Xu Jinman’s mind moments ago, made her throat tighten.
Clearing her throat, Xu Jinman said, “Don’t be nervous. Actually, I’m not an Alpha, I’m an Omega.”
Shen Shu: “?”