After Transmigrating, I Bent the Female Lead O - Chapter 3
The next day.
The script Shu Minglan received this time was for the second female lead in a modern crime thriller. The script was actually quite good, and the director was relatively well-known in the industry. While crime thrillers were niche, they had shown signs of gaining popularity in recent years, and a well-made one could become a hit.
This was a no-romance film. Her co-star was a male Alpha, well-regarded in the industry, playing her teammate. There were no ambiguous scenes throughout. However, Shu Minglan’s estrus period was approaching, and there were many Alphas on the film set, so she brought some inhibitors just in case.
Her first scene was filmed in this city.
Traveling there in the company van, with only their own people inside, Sister Bai repeatedly gave her various instructions, primarily telling her to please Director Jia well to get more screen time.
Shu Minglan was terribly annoyed but couldn’t act out in front of her. She just obediently agreed to everything, so docile she seemed like a meek little kitten rather than a person.
Sister Bai smiled, satisfied, and patted Shu Minglan’s thin shoulder.
When she first chose Shu Minglan, she was drawn to this Omega’s personality: obedient to everyone. Even if something went too far, a few words of coaxing would suffice. For all these years, Shu Minglan had silently allowed herself to be controlled.
Previously, she had let other artists under her share Shu Minglan’s resources, and Shu Minglan hadn’t said a word. This time, she pushed her luck, wanting Shu Minglan to use her beauty to serve someone, and unexpectedly, Shu Minglan agreed so easily.
There really weren’t many clean birds in the entertainment industry. She looked like a pure, innocent white flower, but perhaps Shu Minglan was secretly glad she could recommend Director Jia, Sister Bai thought to herself.
Subtle ripples of anger flashed in the woman’s eyes, quickly disappearing and returning to her usual gentle and amiable expression.
••••
“Minglan, do that move again. Male supporting role number three, your teammate is on a mission, where should your eyes be looking? You should be staring fixedly at Shu Minglan and then go up to help. How can you be so careless when executing a mission?”
“Are you even an Alpha? That Omega’s action scenes are better than yours! Again!”
Director-in-chief Zhu Wei’s gaze swept over the actors standing together, continuously directing their movements to achieve higher standards.
Sitting next to him, the female Alpha Jia Ximei, however, stared unblinkingly at Shu Minglan alone, with undisguised fervor in her eyes.
Omegas were generally weaker than Alphas and Betas in terms of physical strength, but Shu Minglan, as a high-ranking Omega, was much better than other Omegas, at least not much different from a Beta.
The previous action scene required a wire-assisted backflip, which was difficult for those who hadn’t specially trained. Therefore, the director kept giving them chances to try.
But Shu Minglan performed it beautifully in one go. Her slender waist surprisingly served as the core of her strength, supporting her, and she even completed it better than another Alpha supporting actor.
Shu Minglan wore a form-fitting police uniform that had been partially modified, accentuating her slender and graceful waist. Gazing at the graceful figure clad in black, and thinking that she would soon succumb to her pheromones, Jia Ximei’s heart couldn’t help but flutter.
She had secretly gone to the hospital before to match pheromones. The report showed that her pheromones, which carried a cherry blossom scent, had a 68% compatibility with Shu Minglan’s. Shu Minglan was also a top Omega; she had never tasted that kind of flavor before.
Just as Jia Ximei was lost in thought, the director-in-chief’s voice rang out:
“Cut—pass! Actors, you’ve worked hard, everyone rest well. We have a scene to shoot at 5:30 AM tomorrow.”
It was past 10 PM.
“Then everyone, hurry to the hotel to rest. If anything comes up, you can find me.”
Jia Ximei rose from her seat with an air of composure, smiling brilliantly, deliberately emphasizing the last few words of her sentence. Her gaze subtly swept over Shu Minglan’s face, but the latter’s expression remained calm.
Sister Bai gently patted Shu Minglan’s shoulder, signaling her to go to Director Jia’s room immediately, not to make her wait any longer.
“Director Jia already talked to CEO He about it. She and CEO He are friends. Minglan, if you serve her well, you’ll get plenty of resources.”
Shu Minglan’s voice was faint: “I know.”
The resentment and bitterness in her heart, however, could no longer be suppressed.
He Lingxing!
Everything was exactly as written in the “script”!
Ever since she had struggled her way into this company, she had been bullied and suppressed by her manager. Even if Shu Minglan had thought about resisting, there was nothing she could do, and the outcome was always the same. Until one day, she suddenly had a dream, and everything in that dream… was exactly the same as what happened later.
Several events in the dream had already come true before.
This time, Director Jia Ximei, who had been coveting her for a long time, wanted to proposition her, but ultimately, due to an unexpected twist, she didn’t succeed. As for how Jia Ximei, a mere second-tier director, could be so sure of her, it was, of course, because her superior, He Lingxing, was fanning the flames.
It was that high-and-mighty CEO He.
Director Jia didn’t succeed in harassing Shu Minglan, but then a male Alpha would appear. After an accidental marking, he would make Shu Minglan utterly devoted to him, willing to do anything for him, until she destroyed herself.
She remembered that He Lingxing was also an Omega, who had long fallen for that male Alpha, and therefore particularly hated Shu Minglan, who had exchanged a few words with him and attracted his favor. This incident with Director Jia was the work of “that He,” with the aim of getting her marked by Director Jia.
Her fingernails dug sharply into her soft palm.
Although she had not an ounce of interest in that Alpha named Murong Feng, it didn’t mean she was a weakling who could be bullied without a sound. This woman’s schemes were deep and vicious; she and “that He” would definitely be irreconcilable from now on.
“I’ll go back and take a shower first.”
After hiding all the resentment in her eyes, Shu Minglan still maintained her obedient and docile appearance, looking no different from usual. Jia Ximei deliberately walked closer to her, and hearing her words, let out a chuckle, thinking she was quite dazzling as she winked at Shu Minglan.
••••
The door was softly knocked three times, each knock seeming to strike a chord in Jia Ximei’s heart, stirring her emotions.
She concealed a small spray bottle in the sleeve of her pajamas, deliberately pulling down her neckline to reveal a bit of fair skin on her chest. The room was filled with the lingering scent of foxtail lily pheromones, non-aggressive and yet richly fragrant.
Shu Minglan had showered quite quickly; she was probably one of those people who said one thing but did another, appearing cold and ascetic on the surface but secretly eager to be marked.
Jia Ximei, caressing her flushed scent gland, slowly opened the door.
A slender figure, even taller than her, appeared before her.
Jia Ximei was slightly stunned, but the person took advantage of her daze to close the door.
Perhaps due to the principle of same-s3x repulsion in the ABO world, even though she was covered in perfume specifically used for disguise, He Lingxing began to feel annoyed upon smelling the foxtail lily pheromones. She also felt a slight urge to release her own pheromones to suppress the other.
The soft scent of foxtail lily might be decent among Omegas, but among Alphas, it lacked aggression. A mere weak Alpha, He Lingxing really didn’t pay it any mind.
The woman in high heels had a particularly obvious height advantage. While Jia Ximei was still dazed, He Lingxing, without any ounce of pity, grabbed her hand and snatched the spray bottle hidden in her sleeve.
After playing with it for a moment and reading the label, He Lingxing lowered her gaze with a half-smile:
“Omega-exclusive arousal agent? Aphrodisiac? You’re even using drugs. What are you planning, sexual assault?”
“No!”
Jia Ximei clearly hadn’t expected tonight’s romantic encounter to take such a turn. For some reason, even though she knew He Lingxing was also an Omega, the moment she saw He Lingxing, all her illicit intentions vanished, replaced by a feeling of panic.
“No plans, then what are you using the arousal agent for?”
Jia Ximei was speechless, but in her panic, she didn’t forget to retort to He Lingxing: “Why are you here?”
“I had something to discuss with Director Zhu. I heard some rumors on the way, so I came to check on you, an old friend.”
The small bottle of Omega-exclusive arousal agent swung back and forth between He Lingxing’s slender fingers. The liquid swaying inside, along with He Lingxing’s every word, seemed to strike Jia Ximei’s heart. “You’re quite bold, Jia Ximei.”
The woman lowered her head, silent.
Actually, He Lingxing had checked last night. The original owner had no contact with Jia Ximei; she merely fanned the flames behind the scenes, subtly hinting to Shu Minglan’s manager that Shu Minglan could be sent to Jia Ximei’s bed.
Therefore, Jia Ximei had no idea of “He Lingxing’s” true stance. Shu Minglan’s manager’s claim that “CEO He and Jia Ximei are connected” was merely her own initiative, meant only to pressure Shu Minglan.
In reality, their relationship was merely that of old acquaintances, not even friends.
She never had the habit of taking the blame for the original owner. Those things were done by the original owner, not herself. Of course, He Lingxing wouldn’t allow herself to be made into a vicious female supporting character for no reason.
Seeing that Jia Ximei hadn’t spoken for a long time, He Lingxing, clutching the bottle of medicine, pushed open the door and started to walk out. But the moment her fingertips touched the doorknob, a stronger scent of foxtail lily suddenly assaulted her nostrils, almost instantly engulfing He Lingxing.
The person behind her put a hand on her shoulder, her thumb slowly tracing its way towards He Lingxing’s scent gland on the back of her neck. Alpha’s warm breath exhaled onto her cheek, and Jia Ximei’s eyes held a mixture of anger and lust:
“Xingxing.”
The moment she opened her mouth, intending to bite He Lingxing’s scent gland, Jia Ximei’s vision suddenly flipped, the entire scene spinning in a large circle before her back hit the ground heavily.
She gasped in pain. Before she could even speak, she was forcefully yanked up by her collar, meeting He Lingxing’s clear, beautiful eyes.
The woman’s words were like daggers, her breathing not even slightly disturbed:
“Don’t call me by my nickname. You disgust me. Also, I’m not interested in women.”