After Transmigrating, I Bent the Female Lead O - Chapter 11

Feeling Shu Minglan’s body stiffen, He Lingxing, her mission complete, was about to withdraw when a rich, orchid-like, musky fragrance suddenly enveloped her olfactory nerves, almost directly.

The mere inhibitory oral solution was utterly defeated in the face of instinct.

This time, Shu Minglan didn’t experience any unexpected situations. It seemed this world had a setting where an Alpha’s or Omega’s instinct would release some of their pheromones when startled. The arm wrapped around the woman’s slender waist instantly went numb and stiff. He Lingxing’s breathing quickened, and with self-control, she slowly pulled her arm back.

However, the person opposite her didn’t seem as compliant as she’d thought. As He Lingxing tried to retreat, Shu Minglan actively took a few steps forward.

It was the first time she had been this close to inhale that fragrant and elegant cherry blossom scent. In that instant, the surging pheromones released were like an early spring blossoming in the steaming hot spring pool. The cherry blossom fragrance was mixed with the sweetness of jelly, stimulating He Lingxing to blush from her neck to her cheeks.

In contrast, the peach blossom and snow scent, which was merely a disguise, was significantly suppressed by the unique cherry blossom jelly scent. Yet, there was no competitive repulsion between the two as Omegas of the same s3x.

Shu Minglan, her head slightly tilted, her eyes intoxicated, raised an arm and actively embraced He Lingxing’s neck. The sudden rush of pheromones overwhelmed her brain, causing her to lose the ability to think clearly. It wasn’t until the woman’s hand groped towards her scent gland that He Lingxing belatedly reacted.

Her earlobes were so hot they felt like they could bleed.

Her body’s somewhat over-the-top reaction made He Lingxing notice something abnormal. Her gaze involuntarily fell on the cup Shu Minglan had left on the side after drinking.

He Lingxing had taken a sip to complete the task, but not much. Shu Minglan, however, had intermittently drunk most of it. While Alphas and Omegas were said to be attracted to each other, it wasn’t necessarily a given that they would behave this way just by being together. Clearly, that cup of water had been tampered with.

“You smell so good.” The woman’s voice, tinged with a seductive huskiness of desire, slowly uttered her name, “He Lingxing.”

“You still know I’m He Lingxing?”

The slight lingering effects of the inhibitory oral solution and an extraordinary willpower allowed He Lingxing to be in a much better state than Shu Minglan, but she still dared not easily touch the other’s skin.

After a brief thought, He Lingxing untied the sash from her waist. Under Shu Minglan’s increasingly fervent gaze, she grasped her hand, quickly tied her up, and then let go.

“He Lingxing!”

“Don’t worry, I’m not interested in same-s3x relationships, in a double sense.”

The bathrobe sash wouldn’t leave any marks on her body, and its soft texture wouldn’t injure her. Therefore, He Lingxing tied it very tightly, making it impossible for Shu Minglan to break free.

The surging water gently parted the woman’s outer robe, revealing her drenched camisole underneath. A subtle curve was faintly visible along the smooth outline, with warm currents occasionally gathering in the gaps and seeping into her clothing.

Shu Minglan, who had always been distant, now looked at her like a fox, with both a predatory gaze and a fiery allure.

The intensely burning gaze made He Lingxing instinctively lower her head, somewhat awkwardly adjusting her collar. She pulled the tied bathrobe string and dragged her up. Just as she was about to shove the person into the changing room, she heard voices getting closer from outside the door.

“Yes, it’s right here.”

The click-clack of high heels echoed on the floor outside. The woman’s steps were urgent, her voice low and hurried: “Just open the door for me!”

The fingerprint lock clicked open, and an electronic female voice announced, “Password correctly entered, welcome.” At the same time, a phone with its flashlight mode on began sweeping around the dimly lit hot spring area.

But for a short while, no trace of what they were looking for was found.

“How strange…”

A familiar voice came from outside. The woman’s steps seemed hesitant, but she quickly spotted something suspicious and walked with determined steps towards the illuminated interior.

“Bang!”

The forcefully pushed door indicated the urgency of the person entering. However, it met with strong resistance when only halfway open. Sister Bai pushed with force, intending to continue, when the resistance suddenly gave way, causing the woman in high heels to lose her balance and stumble out.

“Ah!”

Sister Bai let out a short shriek. A highly insulting curse was about to escape her lips, but she swallowed it back fiercely when she looked up and saw the person.

He… He Lingxing!?

“Oh—you’re a Beta, aren’t you? Who are you looking for in the Omega bathhouse?”

“Looking, looking for Shu Minglan. She left something with me earlier, and I thought since she’s back now, it was a good chance to return it to her.”

Sister Bai cursed inwardly, wondering why He Lingxing was here. She felt a surge of anger remembering He Lingxing’s previous scolding and pay cut.

But she had been thriving at Yaoxing before; she couldn’t afford to offend her direct superior. She immediately forced a smile.

It was infuriating. She had clearly seen Shu Minglan walk this way earlier, even carrying a cup of water with something added. The reason Sister Bai was so agitated was to see Shu Minglan’s appearance after she went into estrus. If she could record her undignified state without relief, that woman would surely become her puppet afterward.

He Lingxing seemed to have forgotten her name. Leaning against the door, she looked down at her eyes: “What was your name again?”

“Bai Xi.”

“Bai Xi, huh. I thought you had been transferred. What are you doing looking for Shu Minglan?” He Lingxing’s gaze fell on the phone in Bai Xi’s hand, which she hadn’t managed to turn off. The flash was still on, making her calves reflect light.

“Delete it.”

He Lingxing suddenly turned cold, gripping Bai Xi’s wrist bone tightly, making Bai Xi almost cry out in pain. She never expected an Omega to have such strength.

A blurry mist floated before Bai Xi’s eyes, making it difficult to even see her phone clearly. But she obediently opened the pictures she had just taken, which contained nothing substantial, and deleted them.

Bai Xi, who had obediently complied, thought she had escaped disaster. But her phone, which she was about to put in her pocket after turning off the flash and flashlight mode, was snatched away. He Lingxing skillfully brought up the photo album page and became even more certain when she saw the password lock on one of the albums.

A faint, warm breath brushed Bai Xi’s pale face. He Lingxing’s half-smiling voice echoed in her ear:

“What’s in here? Since you can take pictures, I should be able to see too, right?”

The Omega’s pheromones faintly wafted from inside, constantly stimulating He Lingxing’s sense of smell and every nerve, making it almost impossible for her to remain calm.

“Hurry up!”

He Lingxing urged coldly.

••••

Facing her overbearing superior, and seeing that she wouldn’t back down today, Bai Xi didn’t dare to play any tricks. She quickly entered the password and handed it over.

He Lingxing quickly flipped through it, her expression unchanged. Her slender fingers casually tucking strands of hair behind her ear, however, made Bai Xi even more nervous. Her wide eyes didn’t want to miss any of her expressions.

After finishing, He Lingxing merely returned the phone. She didn’t get angry or say anything, but her thunder-and-no-rain approach made Bai Xi even more uneasy.

That album earlier… it was full of candid photos she had taken of Shu Minglan’s daily life. Actually, she wasn’t the only manager who secretly took pictures of artists; there were certainly others if one were to investigate, but it was an illegal act to expose such things.

Normal photos were one thing, but although Shu Minglan never changed clothes in front of her, she could still be photographed while asleep.

These trivialities weren’t enough to be a threatening leverage, but Sister Bai was the type of manager who absolutely had to keep artists under her thumb.

She had previously noticed Shu Minglan gradually becoming disobedient. She had intended to have Director Jia leave evidence when Shu Minglan accompanied her, but then He Lingxing had her transferred away first.

If it were before, she could guarantee that He Lingxing wouldn’t bother with such trivial matters, but now things seemed a little different.

Bai Xi swallowed nervously, then took the initiative to delete that album. She even completely deleted the backups and trash bin, half-fawningly showing it to He Lingxing.

He Lingxing impatiently waved her hand, signaling for her to leave. Only when she watched the person’s back disappear from sight and the door clicked shut did a cold sneer escape her lips.

Her hand opened, and her tender palm was already streaked with bl00d from her fingernails. She had been pinching her hand to stay conscious, so only the flush on her face looked abnormal, which was ignored by an overly nervous Bai Xi.

He Lingxing let out a long sigh. An inhibitory injection appeared out of nowhere in her hand, and she injected it into her arm. Moments later, a cool, refreshing sensation extinguished the fire in her heart, and her lost strength returned to her body.

She then took another Omega-specific inhibitor and administered it to Shu Minglan. It wasn’t until she saw clarity suddenly appear in the semi-conscious woman’s eyes that she released her restraint.

Shu Minglan’s breathing was slightly heavy, but she no longer seemed to want to throw herself at her as before.

“Awake?”

Due to previous character deviations, He Lingxing didn’t miss any opportunity to mend it, speaking in a very blunt tone:

“Next time, don’t awkwardly lean on people. Someone might think I’m into OO relationship! Your pheromones smell terrible. Hurry up and get cleaned up and go home.”

Shu Minglan was only somewhat disoriented at the time, not suffering from amnesia, so she could still recall her various offenses against He Lingxing. Numerous complex emotions flooded her mind, blossoming into a blush on her cheeks.

Logically, He Lingxing’s tone was quite uncomfortable, and someone with a bad temper might have wanted to argue with her. But when her gaze fell on the woman’s red lips, wet with water, Shu Minglan somehow let out a soft chuckle.

[Female lead’s friendship value +30]

He Lingxing: “?”

“That’s an ugly laugh,” He Lingxing said, unsure if her sarcasm wasn’t enough, and her face darkened slightly. “Your makeup’s all gone. If you’re not leaving, I am.”

As she swiftly walked forward, her wrist was suddenly caught. Shu Minglan’s grip was very careful; to be precise, she was just lightly pinching her wrist bone with two soft fingertips.

“CEO He.”

The woman’s nails were smoothly trimmed, and the gentle touch caused no pain. A soft chuckle entered her ears from beside her. Her fingers left He Lingxing’s wrist, and the moment He Lingxing turned her head at the sound, Shu Minglan’s fingers lightly, almost imperceptibly, brushed against her lips.

Her fair fingertips were stained with a touch of rosy red, and a mischievous, childlike smile gathered in Shu Minglan’s eyes. The cascading light made her eyes sparkle:

“Your lipstick is gone too.”