Crazy (Lily ABO) - Chapter 13
“Where did you go?”
Xiao Yuan asked, her face filled with worry.
Xin Ruofan had suddenly disappeared for an hour, not answering calls or WeChat messages.
Xiao Yuan was so anxious she almost called the police, fearing that Xin Ruofan had been taken by some ill-intentioned Alphas.
“You changed your clothes?” she asked, looking her up and down.
“Why did you change? Where did that dress come from?”
Xin Ruofan gently patted her hand, reassuring her, “It’s nothing, don’t worry. I accidentally got my dress dirty, and this is Teacher Teng Lin’s dress.”
“Teacher Teng Lin?” Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow, a probing smile on her face. “You two have something going on.”
Xin Ruofan remained silent, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.
••••
After the banquet, Xin Ruofan saw the drunk Xiao Yuan into a car, instructed the driver to ensure her safe arrival, and watched the vehicle leave before walking to the other side of the parking lot.
Tonight, Teng Lin had finally agreed to take her home.
The Omega’s face was alight with an irrepressible smile. The click-clack of high heels echoed in the quiet parking lot as she spotted the familiar car parked in the corner and couldn’t help but quicken her pace.
“Ruofan!”
A man’s voice came from behind her. Xin Ruofan stopped, slowly turning around, a hint of impatience in her brow.
“Mr. Liu, is there something you need?”
Liu Hao Cheng hadn’t expected such an expression from her and paused for a moment before offering a slight smile. “Are you alone? It’s late; let me give you a ride back.”
The male Alpha took a few steps closer, then his body suddenly stiffened. The Omega was emitting a strong bitter peach scent, completely saturated with another Alpha’s pheromones.
Xin Ruofan calmly ran a hand through her hair, a faint smile on her lips. “No need to trouble Mr. Liu. I have someone picking me up.”
She turned and took a few steps, then as if remembering something, stopped and added without looking back, “Please tell Chairman Xin not to meddle.”
The Omega then walked directly to the Mini Cooper parked not far away, intimately put her arm around the woman in the driver’s seat, and kissed her.
The male Alpha watched silently for a good while, then left awkwardly and miserably.
••••
After the kiss, the narrow car interior was filled with the scents of tuberose and bitter peach. Xin Ruofan leaned her head on Teng Lin’s shoulder, breathing lightly, her warm breath falling on Teng Lin’s neck. They leaned against each other in silence for a moment, then Teng Lin finally couldn’t help but ask, “Did he… trouble you?”
“Mhm.” Xin Ruofan cupped Teng Lin’s face, raining kiss after kiss on her lips, and said comfortingly, “It’s okay. I won’t let him hinder us again.”
Teng Lin recoiled slightly, her face tense, and asked anxiously, “You… you knew everything?”
Then she saw the Omega’s helpless smile.
Xin Ruofan knew that Xin Deming had once threatened Teng Lin with Teng Fei’s illness and money to make her leave.
“I didn’t know at first, but later, when I calmed down and thought about it carefully, I could guess,” the Omega said with a bitter smile.
After Teng Lin’s parents’ accident, Teng Fei took her younger sister Teng Lin to England. That year, Teng Lin was 16 and had just differentiated into an Alpha, while Xin Ruofan was 13 and had not yet differentiated. Xin Ruofan was sad for a long time about Teng Lin’s sudden departure to another country. She was still young then and powerless to do anything.
Later, she used many methods and finally managed to get news of Teng Lin.
Xin Ruofan boarded a flight to London alone, feeling both nervous and expectant. The distance between them was slowly shrinking. London’s weather was always damp and rainy.
The rain that day never stopped, and the cold wind made her exposed hands cold and red, the damp chill seeping into her bones. When a familiar face appeared in her sight, a figure even thinner than she remembered, her breathing quickened, and joyous emotions bloomed in her wet, red eyes. The cold, long wait was worth it at that moment.
Her heart pounded fiercely. Xin Ruofan eagerly rushed forward and hugged Teng Lin. Their warm bodies pressed close. A sweet bitter peach scent wafted to her nose. So this was the scent of the person she liked. So sweet, so warm, she loved it so much—it was the scent she had longed for day and night. She had finally found her.
However, happy times are always fleeting. Teng Lin disappeared from her world again. At first, she resented Teng Lin’s unannounced departure, her heart always filled with anger.
After some time, she calmed down, and her rationality returned. She began to think about the reason for Teng Lin’s departure.
Gradually, she discovered that whenever she found a trace of information about Teng Lin, she would always encounter inexplicable obstacles, and eventually, all the leads would disappear.
These obstacles were all at Xin Deming’s hands.
“I merely offered her a better choice.”
Facing Xin Ruofan’s questioning, Xin Deming glanced at her indifferently, then immediately averted his gaze and continued, “Clearly, she has made her decision.”
“Choice? You’re threatening her with her family!” Xin Ruofan gritted her teeth in anger.
“Ruofan, I’m doing this so you can see what kind of person she is. See? Isn’t she also a woman who succumbs to money? You are the only Omega in our Xin family, and only excellent people are worthy of you. You are still young and haven’t met many people, which is why you were seduced by her. Once you enter society, you will find many people more outstanding than her. In the future, I will have Yu Fei take you around more to familiarize you with our circle.”
Xin Deming’s words struck her heart, each one stinging her chest, but she couldn’t resist. She was no match for Xin Deming yet.
To escape Xin Deming’s control, Xin Ruofan resolutely chose to go abroad. Even so, she couldn’t completely break free from the Xin family, but the time she spent living abroad gave her more opportunities to access information about Teng Lin. The higher Teng Lin’s fame in the art world, the easier it would be for Xin Ruofan to learn about her, without having to go to great lengths to gather information.
So, if she also became famous, would Teng Lin notice her too?
With this thought, Xin Ruofan used the Xin family’s background as protection for her Omega identity, and relying on her superior physical advantages, she developed her career in the modeling industry, even gaining a certain international reputation. After completing her studies, she felt it was time to return to her home country and expand her career. Around the same time, news of Teng Lin’s return to the art world spread.
And then, they met again.