Failed to Pretend to Be an Alpha and Got Marked by the Enemy (ABO, GL) - Chapter 63

Chapter 63

A warm, soft body threw itself into Ming Zhu’s arms, startling her briefly before she reacted and tightly hugged Yu Jing back.

It wasn’t their first intimate embrace, but Ming Zhu felt for the first time how thin Yu Jing was, a delicate, soft figure. Such a fragile flower, Ming Zhu couldn’t bear to hold too tightly, so how could others dare to hurt her like that?

The girl shed all her strength and pretense, trembling in Ming Zhu’s arms.

After such an ordeal, she must have been terrified, right?

Ming Zhu’s heart ached as if pricked by needles. She tightened her arms but didn’t dare use too much force, gently rubbing Yu Jing’s back like soothing an injured kitten.

Yu Jing smelled the familiar cool fragrance on her, heard her rapid and strong heartbeat, closed her eyes, parted her lips slightly, and said with a voice carrying seven parts joy and three parts grievance, “How did you come here?”

Ming Zhu rested her chin on Yu Jing’s restless head, trying to keep her voice from startling her, and said, “I saw the trending news about your incident. I kept calling your room, but it didn’t go through, so I bought a ticket for the earliest high-speed train to come here.”

Footsteps sounded outside, and Yu Jing thought someone was coming in, left Ming Zhu’s embrace, looked toward the door, saw only a locked door, and quickly asked, “Are Sister Jiayu and the others still outside?”

“Your manager?” Ming Zhu looked confused and said, “I didn’t see them.”

“Didn’t you come with them?”

“No.”

Yu Jing noticed Ming Zhu’s disheveled appearance, her clothes wrinkled, hair and breath in disarray, forehead sweaty, and chest heaving from running too fast.

So unkempt, where was the cool and composed Ming Zhu?

Yu Jing instantly guessed something and said, “You came here alone?”

Ming Zhu nodded and said, “Yes.”

Yu Jing was utterly shocked.

In that earlier phone call, Yu Jing only told Ming Zhu she was staying at a certain budget hotel. Even if Ming Zhu knew she was taken by the police, finding this place must have been difficult. Not only did Ming Zhu come alone, but she also arrived before Shen Jiayu and Xiao Ye.

Traveling thousands of miles overnight, her heart and eyes filled only with worry and care for Yu Jing.

Yu Jing didn’t cry when fighting those two men or when Liang Tian framed her and the police took her away. But because of Ming Zhu’s concern and value for her, the tears she held back finally fell.

This scared Ming Zhu terribly.

Ming Zhu didn’t know what she said wrong, held Yu Jing with one arm, and clumsily wiped her tears with the other hand.

Yu Jing couldn’t help shedding a few tears, felt embarrassed for being so dramatic, buried her head in Ming Zhu’s arms, grabbed her clothes with slender fingers, and whimpered like a kitten, “Why are you so good to me?”

Ming Zhu heard this, instantly understood why she cried, kissed the top of her head, and said, “Because I like you and can’t bear to see anything happen to you.”

Yu Jing’s broken heart warmed at these words, and her tears fell uncontrollably again.

Ming Zhu’s heart ached, held the back of her head, and let her cry in her arms.

Remembering they were at the police station, Yu Jing didn’t dare let go too much. After venting her emotions, she lifted her tear-streaked face.

Ming Zhu gently wiped her tears with her fingertips, tucked her messy hair behind her ears, her eyes sharpened, and asked, “Why did Liang Tian frame you?”

When Ming Zhu arrived, she had briefly learned the situation from the police, feeling both angry and afraid. She feared Yu Jing was implicated because of her. After all, Liang Tian had shown interest in her multiple times, and Ming Zhu not only didn’t respond but blocked her.

Did Liang Tian frame Yu Jing out of anger toward Ming Zhu or jealousy of her feelings for Yu Jing? Ming Zhu didn’t know the reason.

Yu Jing was stumped by the question. She couldn’t figure out why Liang Tian turned against her.

In the small room next door, the temporarily detained Liang Tian felt anxious and uneasy.

The police confirmed Yu Jing was an Omega, and Liang Tian’s false accusation fell apart. Because she made a false report and disturbed public order, the police kept her at the station for now.

A piece of paper and a pen lay on the small wooden table, and the police asked Liang Tian to write a 500-word reflection, but she scratched her head and couldn’t write a single word.

Her phone was confiscated, so Liang Tian didn’t know the time or how the situation had escalated online. Thinking her plan was foolproof, the unexpected reversal left her in chaos, her back soaked with cold sweat.

Sitting idly for half a day with no one paying attention, Liang Tian couldn’t sit still, stood up abruptly.

She couldn’t just wait helplessly; she needed to contact the fat man and the thin man to ask what to do next.

Liang Tian wanted to negotiate with the police to get her phone back, but before she reached the door, someone opened it from outside.

It wasn’t the police but Yu Jing and Ming Zhu, both with grim expressions.

Liang Tian’s pupils shook, she stumbled back several steps, hit the table, the table legs scraped the floor with a piercing sound, and she screamed in fright.

The officer outside peeked in, saw nothing unusual, and retreated, while Liang Tian fearfully watched the approaching duo.

Yu Jing’s eyes locked onto Liang Tian.

Overwhelmed by one misfortune after another, Yu Jing originally planned to wait for Shen Jiayu and the others to handle it. Now that Ming Zhu was here, Yu Jing regained some energy and resolve, got the police’s permission, and entered the detention room to confront Liang Tian.

She wanted to step closer, but Ming Zhu held her back.

Ming Zhu’s hand wrapped around Yu Jing’s clenched fist, shook her head at her.

The cool touch calmed Yu Jing slightly. She suppressed the urge to hit someone, stared at Liang Tian with fiery eyes, and said bluntly, “Why did you lie and frame me?”

Liang Tian’s panicked gaze darted between Yu Jing and Ming Zhu. Doing this for the first time, she was terrified and didn’t want to admit it, stammered with a stiff neck, “You… you posted gene test reports on Weibo, saying you’re an Alpha. How are you an Omega now? You’re the one lying to the police!”

Facing Liang Tian’s stubborn denial, Yu Jing had to release her pheromones.

Smelling the sweet Omega pheromones, Liang Tian’s pale face turned ashen.

Yu Jing curled her lips and said sarcastically, “Believe it now?”

“…” Liang Tian was too shocked to speak.

Yu Jing was really an Omega!

When the police told her, Liang Tian held onto hope, thinking Yu Jing might have colluded with them to trick her. But with the strawberry-scented pheromones, she had to believe it.

How could this happen?

Liang Tian’s muddled brain raced, suddenly thought of something, pointed at Yu Jing stubbornly, and said, “If you’re an Omega, why did you post fake test reports to deceive everyone? You lied and misled me first!”

Yu Jing laughed in anger at her twisted logic.

The test reports on Weibo were completely genuine; Yu Jing didn’t deceive the public. But by hiding her differentiation, she caused misunderstandings, and she was at fault there.

As for how she “mutated” into an Omega, Yu Jing had no obligation to explain to Liang Tian.

“Whether Jingjing deceived anyone has nothing to do with you framing her,” Ming Zhu stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Yu Jing, looked at Liang Tian with displeasure, and said coldly, “Forcible marking is a serious crime, and falsely accusing someone of it isn’t a light offense either. You filed a report and gave a statement, so you can’t escape the charge of slander. According to the law, it’s at least a one-year sentence.”

Liang Tian’s legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the chair.

Under Ming Zhu’s intimidation, Liang Tian finally confessed the real reason for framing Yu Jing. She knew the evidence was undeniable and couldn’t clear herself, knelt on the ground without dignity, and begged, “I didn’t want to harm you, but the producer threatened me with penalty fees I couldn’t pay. I had no choice. I know I was wrong. I’m sorry. Please let me go. I’ll do anything you want. Please don’t send me to prison, or I’m really done for.”

Yu Jing pried off Liang Tian’s hands clutching her ankles, let out a cold laugh, and walked out of the detention room.

Doing a good deed only to be bitten by a venomous wolf, Yu Jing couldn’t swallow this anger. She wouldn’t easily forgive Liang Tian but also didn’t plan to sue her, as she needed Liang Tian to “clear” her name.

Shen Jiayu and Xiao Ye arrived an hour later than Ming Zhu. Without even drinking water, they busied themselves discussing with Yu Jing how to control the online narrative.

Shen Jiayu analyzed and said, “The video of you and Liang Tian being taken by the police has gone viral online. Everyone saw you both coming out of the same room. Even if you walk out of the station openly, netizens won’t believe you’re innocent unless…” Shen Jiayu paused, glanced at her expression, and said, “you reveal you’re an Omega.”

Yu Jing had always resisted going public, but the situation left her no choice. She was mentally prepared, gave a bitter smile, and said, “Then let’s reveal it.”

Shen Jiayu looked serious and said, “But if you go public, netizens will definitely criticize you for hiding it, and the public opinion will still be against you.”

Yu Jing had considered this, opened her mouth to share her thoughts, but heard Ming Zhu say, “Jingjing can reveal it first, and then Liang Tian can issue a statement.”

Three pairs of eyes turned to Ming Zhu.

Ming Zhu reassuringly squeezed Yu Jing’s fingers, explained in detail, and said, “The surveillance on Jingjing’s floor was broken, but the hotel lobby and elevator cameras are working. If we release the video of those two men bringing Liang Tian to the hotel, and Liang Tian herself explains that they tried to assault her and Jingjing saved her by bringing her to her room, netizens will naturally forgive Jingjing for hiding her status.”

Hiding her differentiation would upset some netizens, but if Yu Jing, a fragile Omega who needed protection herself, bravely fought two men to save another Omega like Liang Tian, this noble act would surely quell the anger over her concealment.

Ming Zhu’s plan was exactly what Yu Jing had thought of, and they were surprisingly in sync.

Xiao Ye worriedly said, “Will Liang Tian agree?”

“She has no choice,” Shen Jiayu followed Ming Zhu’s logic, said thoughtfully, “Liang Tian framed Jingjing. If we sue, she’ll get at least a year in prison. If this spreads, her acting career is over, and with a criminal record, her future will be tough. If she cooperates with our clarification, she only loses one drama and pays a penalty fee.”

Anyone with a brain would choose the latter, and Liang Tian wasn’t that foolish.

Shen Jiayu negotiated with Liang Tian, who hesitated but agreed.

The sun rose as usual, and a new day began.

For others, nothing changed, but Yu Jing was forced to face a major life upheaval.

The group wore masks as they left the police station. The sun blazed, Xiao Ye used an app to call two cars. Yu Jing and Ming Zhu took one, while Shen Jiayu and Xiao Ye escorted the soulless Liang Tian in another.

Back at the budget hotel, the two men who instigated Liang Tian to frame Yu Jing had long fled.

Yu Jing’s small room looked like it had been through a disaster, her suitcase knocked over, and the bedsheets in disarray.

Ming Zhu couldn’t imagine what happened here last night, felt lingering fear, and turned to look at Yu Jing.

Yu Jing’s gaze swept over the small bed, the phone on the nightstand, looked at Ming Zhu, pursed her lips, and said softly, “You were right. I shouldn’t have gone out at night.”

If she hadn’t rushed to the front desk to book a ticket, she wouldn’t have seen Liang Tian being bullied by those men, wouldn’t have rushed to save her, and wouldn’t have triggered the series of bad events.

Ming Zhu had specifically warned her to be careful when they spoke on the phone, but she still got into trouble. Not wanting to blame her for not listening, Ming Zhu only asked, “Do you regret it?”

When Liang Tian betrayed her, Yu Jing regretted it so much her insides turned green. Calming down, she understood, gave a casual smile, and said, “Saving someone, there’s nothing to regret.”

Liang Tian, shrinking in the corner, heard this and felt utterly ashamed.

Yu Jing’s sense of justice and kindness comforted Ming Zhu, but she didn’t fully agree, sighed softly, and said, “Saving someone isn’t wrong, but next time, don’t rush in so recklessly. Call the police first.”

In that moment, Yu Jing didn’t have time to think. Seeing those men dragging Liang Tian, her bl00d boiled, and she just charged forward. Thinking back, she felt a bit scared, lowered her head, and said obediently, “I understand.”

Ming Zhu patted her fluffy head.

Shen Jiayu felt their interaction was overly intimate, but given the situation, she didn’t dwell on it, cleared her throat, and reminded them to focus on the task.

Yu Jing’s phone was broken, so she borrowed Xiao Ye’s, logged into her Weibo account.

The video of Yu Jing and Liang Tian being taken by the police caused a huge stir. Many people tagged Yu Jing or left hateful comments on her page, flooding her with tens of thousands of messages, nearly crashing her account. Ignoring them, she calmed herself and sincerely wrote an apology for hiding her differentiation.

After posting the statement, Yu Jing didn’t want to see netizens’ reactions, returned the phone to Xiao Ye, leaned tiredly on Ming Zhu’s shoulder, and watched Shen Jiayu and Liang Tian busy themselves.

Liang Tian went to the front desk to copy the video of the two men bringing her to the hotel and had to record a clarification video with Yu Jing.

Liang Tian wrote the clarification draft herself, but Shen Jiayu wasn’t satisfied and made her revise it seven or eight times.

After revising, they started recording.

Liang Tian touched her smudged makeup, tugged at her torn clothes, and hesitated, saying, “Can I fix my makeup first?”

Ming Zhu looked at her expressionlessly, her eyes and tone icy, and said, “At a time like this, you still care about your appearance.”

Liang Tian choked, mumbled, and didn’t dare retort.

Shen Jiayu and Xiao Ye stood opposite Liang Tian, one aiming a camera at her, the other showing her the script on the screen.

Several pairs of eyes stared intently, making Liang Tian feel like a prisoner. She messily grabbed her hair, rubbed the gunk from her eyes, took a deep breath, and began reading the script.

She had to explain the situation clearly, show the pitiful state of being bullied, and the relief of being saved, which was hard to balance. The short video took Liang Tian a full hour to record, feeling harder than any role she’d ever played. Exhausted, she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and asked weakly, “Can I… can I go now?”

Whether she could leave was up to Yu Jing. Everyone looked at Yu Jing, only to find her asleep on Ming Zhu’s shoulder.

“Jing…” Xiao Ye tried to wake her.

“Shh—” Ming Zhu glanced over, noticed the dark circles under Yu Jing’s eyes and her furrowed brow, felt a pang of heartache, and whispered, “Let her sleep a bit. You all go out first.”

Liang Tian nervously watched Yu Jing sleeping in Ming Zhu’s arms, then looked at Ming Zhu, who was gentle as water toward Yu Jing, and suddenly understood.

During ‘Treasure Hunt’, Liang Tian couldn’t fathom why Ming Zhu was so kind to Yu Jing. If it was just for CP hype, two Alphas should keep some distance. Now knowing Yu Jing was an Omega, everything made sense.

Having lost everything, Liang Tian regretted her actions, ran out of the room in tears.

The phone rang, Liang Tian saw the caller ID, shuddered violently, closed her eyes, and rejected the call.

It was the fat producer, likely calling to confront her about the clarification video.

Liang Tian ignored him, clutched her phone, squatted on the ground, and cried loudly.

Xiao Ye and Shen Jiayu packed up and headed out.

At the door, noticing Ming Zhu didn’t follow, Shen Jiayu realized something was off and looked back.

Ming Zhu carefully supported Yu Jing, laid her on the bed.

Yu Jing’s head rested on a soft pillow, Ming Zhu pulled a thin blanket over her, stood to leave, but her fingers were caught.

Thinking she accidentally woke her, Ming Zhu looked down and saw Yu Jing still asleep.

The girl’s curled lashes fluttered like fans, her pink lips moved slightly, murmuring in her sleep, “Don’t go.”

Unsure if she was awake, Ming Zhu’s heart softened at those words, lowered herself, and whispered in her ear, “Okay, I won’t go.”

Shen Jiayu’s temples throbbed, strode in, resisted the urge to pull Ming Zhu off the bed, and said bluntly, “Ming Zhu, Jingjing is an Omega.”

Ming Zhu glanced at her and said calmly, “I know.”

“Then you still…”

Ming Zhu knew what Shen Jiayu worried about, raised the hand Yu Jing gripped tighter, looked helpless, but said sincerely, “Don’t worry, I won’t hurt her.”

Shen Jiayu met her steady gaze, looked at the defenseless Yu Jing sleeping, had a bold guess but wasn’t sure, and said, “You like Jingjing?”

Ming Zhu nodded.

Shen Jiayu was shocked, belatedly understanding.

No wonder Ming Zhu was more anxious than her, the manager, when Yu Jing got into trouble!

Shen Jiayu stared at Yu Jing’s hand clinging to Ming Zhu, then at Ming Zhu gazing at Yu Jing as if no one else existed, and suspected they were secretly together behind her back.

But afraid of disturbing Yu Jing, she suppressed her questions for now.

Was Ming Zhu trustworthy?

Shen Jiayu secretly observed her. Last time Yu Jing went into heat, Ming Zhu took her to the hospital, showing good character. Rushing to see Yu Jing the moment something happened showed genuine care.

Ming Zhu seemed reliable enough.

After weighing it in her mind, Shen Jiayu chose to trust Ming Zhu, quietly left, and closed the door for them.

The small room was soon left with just the two of them.

Yu Jing still didn’t let go, and Ming Zhu didn’t pull away, lay down beside her, her gaze tracing Yu Jing’s features inch by inch.

Looking so pale, she must not have rested well these past days.

Ming Zhu wanted to touch her face but feared waking her, only traced it with her fingers, eyes unblinking.

The air conditioning was just right, Yu Jing, like an insecure little animal, scooted closer, nestled into her arms.

Ming Zhu wanted to pull back, but Yu Jing’s small hand grabbed her clothes, so she stopped.

Yu Jing found a comfortable spot, nuzzled her head in Ming Zhu’s arms, smelled the familiar cool fragrance, her furrowed brow relaxed, and her tense lips softened.

Their bodies pressed almost seamlessly together, the girl’s softness brushing sensitive parts, yet Ming Zhu felt no trace of improper thoughts.

Half a day had passed since the incident, and Ming Zhu’s heart hadn’t settled since hearing the news. Scared and anxious, she didn’t even notify Zhou Qi, rushed to the train station, and hurried here. Only now, holding Yu Jing, did her suspended heart finally settle.

Ming Zhu hadn’t rested the whole way, was exhausted, but couldn’t bear to sleep. Fearing another mishap, she kept her eyes fixed on the person in her arms.

Yu Jing finally slept well.

She didn’t know how long she slept, woke up refreshed, opened her eyes, and saw Ming Zhu’s face close by.

“Awake?” Ming Zhu asked in a hushed voice.

Yu Jing nodded, not panicked or surprised, suddenly remembered unfinished business before sleeping, scanned the room, saw no one else, and quickly asked, “Did Liang Tian post the clarification video?”

“She did,” Ming Zhu held her soft hand, brushed her bangs aside, leaned down to kiss her forehead, gazed gently at her, and said, “Don’t worry, it’s over.”

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