I Was Just a Scumbag Extra, But She Loved Me Anyway [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 15

Inside the hotel room, the scent of an Omega’s pheromones slowly filled the air—faint but unmistakably heated, sweet and alluring like jasmine-flavored candy.

The room was silent. As if no one else was present.

Heavy blackout curtains were drawn tight, letting in no light. The space was dim, illuminated only by a single wall sconce above the bed, casting a pale, flickering glow. Beneath that hazy light, a slender figure was half-lying on the bed, clutching the sheets tightly, her body trembling with discomfort.

The snug A-line skirt hugged her waist, drawing a tantalizing curve along her hips.

Her once-pristine, conservative blouse was rumpled and out of place, the hem of her skirt riding up. Jiang Youning looked utterly disheveled—her always-composed, cool eyes glazed with heat and confusion, her lips flushed an unnatural red.

She was so thirsty… unbearably so…

Frowning faintly in pain, Jiang Youning instinctively licked her parched lips, her blurry gaze landing on the hotel room door.

Who was she waiting for? Even she didn’t know anymore.

She had only come to this hotel for the post-conference dinner.

The academic event had ended around six in the evening, and the organizers had arranged for a banquet in the ballroom of the Lijia Hotel. While she was catching up with a long-lost academic peer, a message popped up on her phone—Ruan Shengsheng’s profile picture, and a hastily typed plea: “Professor, please help me.”

Jiang Youning froze.

Before she could respond, another message followed: “Room 1135. I can’t leave. What do I do?”

…Ruan Shengsheng? Here?

Jiang Youning distinctly remembered there were no student volunteers for this event. Ruan Shengsheng should’ve been in the lab back at school. The message was vague and suspicious, like some kind of scam.

At first, Jiang Youning was going to ignore it. But then she thought of Zhong Li—still obsessively chasing after Shengsheng. It wasn’t impossible something had happened.

After a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Youning quietly excused herself and left the banquet, not telling anyone. After all, it involved student privacy and she couldn’t even be sure the message was real.

The banquet hall was on the 13th floor. Room 1135 was on the 11th. Jiang Youning took a quiet stairwell down.

She hadn’t expected anything serious—just a quick check. But when she arrived, the door to the suite was slightly ajar. Inside, the room looked untouched—no signs of anyone being there.

Sensing something wrong, Jiang Youning turned to leave. But as she moved, a glass vial on the corner shelf—something she hadn’t noticed—tipped over and shattered on the floor with a loud crash.

A strange, floral-sweet liquid spilled out and began to evaporate rapidly, its scent instantly filling the room.

She accidentally inhaled a few breaths and felt it immediately—her neck, specifically the long-dormant gland at the base, began to burn.

The heat spread through her bloodstream, pulsing to every inch of her body. Her breathing quickened. Her pulse raced.

The exit was only a few meters away… but it felt unreachable. Her thoughts slowed—every formula, every safety protocol she knew, vanished from her mind in an instant.

The scent in the air grew stronger.

Overwhelmed by the heat, Jiang Youning could only cling to the last thread of reason and dial the number of the one person she trusted most.

She never expected it would be this moment… this trigger… that would finally cause her to differentiate into an Omega.

Only when the jasmine-sugar pheromones began to drift from her body did she realize what the vial had contained.

But by then, it was too late.

She hadn’t even remembered to tell Su Chenli… to bring Omega suppressants.

Su Chenli had floored it the entire way to Lijia Hotel, barely staying under the speed limit. The moment she arrived, she stormed through the front doors with her keys in hand, eyes blazing.

“Uh—President Su?” the hotel lobby manager blinked, startled at the sight of her marching in like a storm cloud.

Su Chenli spotted him instantly, changed direction on the spot, and strode straight toward him. Grabbing his collar without preamble, she said, “You’re coming with me.”

The manager panicked. “President Su—wait, calm down! I haven’t done anything, I was just passing through—”

She ignored him completely.

Before arriving, Su Chenli had already done her research. This hotel? She had invested in it years ago—along with Zhong Li and the rest of their scummy Alpha crowd. Which meant she and Zhong Li were both owners here.

Dragging the lobby manager behind the front desk, Su Chenli barked, “Give me the backup key for Room 1135. Now.”

The manager froze. He glanced at the startled front desk staff and lowered his voice nervously. “President Su, that’s a guest’s privacy—surely you understand it’s not proper—”

“I know who’s in that room,” Su Chenli snapped. “So don’t give me that. Just hand over the damn card.”

Every minute she stood here arguing, Jiang Youning could be in more danger.

She still didn’t know exactly what had happened—whether it was something meant to be part of the original plot that had simply gone unrecorded, or if somewhere along the way, one small butterfly flap from her interference had set off a hurricane… shifting a climax scene meant for the centennial celebration to now, during a scholarly event.

If someone had set up Jiang Youning…

Su Chenli didn’t even want to imagine the consequences.

The manager hesitated. “President Su, if I could… I mean, if you’d be willing to take responsibility in front of the other stakeholders, I’ll give you the card. But if someone asks about this later—”

Su Chenli clenched her jaw.

This guy was really testing her patience.

Right now, Su Chenli still wasn’t sure whether Jiang Youning’s current predicament had anything to do with Zhong Li. If it was Zhong Li’s doing, and she later discovered her entanglement with Jiang Youning extended this far… it would only make things more complicated.

Left with no choice, Su Chenli steeled herself and gritted her teeth. “You want the truth? She’s… my secret lover.”

The lobby manager and front desk clerk were both utterly stunned.

“W-What?”

“What do you mean, what?” Su Chenli hissed, lowering her voice. “I’m here to catch her cheating.”

“Ohh… oh!”

The lobby manager immediately nodded in understanding and nudged the front desk clerk. “Hurry up! Get President Su the spare key!”

As she snatched the key, Su Chenli didn’t forget to give a final warning: “If either of you breathe a word of this—you’re dead.”

They both nodded like their lives depended on it.

Totally understandable. No one would want this kind of scandal getting out.

Ignoring their reactions, Su Chenli rushed upstairs, took the elevator to the 11th floor, and found Room 1135. Her hands trembled slightly as she slid the keycard through the lock.

The moment the door clicked open, a wave of Omega pheromones hit her square in the face. The scent was overwhelming. Her own glands reacted instantly—Su Chenli froze, momentarily panicked, wondering if she had the wrong room.

She was just about to step back out when, in the corner of her eye, she spotted a familiar watch on the floor by the entrance.

She froze.

That was… Jiang Youning’s.

Wait—was she really set up? And the pheromones… did they belong to her?

Su Chenli couldn’t even process how she felt. It was as if her soul had momentarily left her body. Her hand slipped from the door, which closed behind her with a soft thud, locking them in.

She crouched down, picked up the watch, and gripped it tightly. Almost on instinct, she stepped further inside.

And then she saw her—inside the suite.

Disheveled, flushed, eyes rimmed with heat: Jiang Youning.

P—Pretty sister?!

Wait, wasn’t she a Beta? How could she be… and this scent—whose pheromones were these?

Jiang Youning, her mind hazy, seemed to register the sound. She lifted her head from the rumpled bedding, her expression dazed and struggling, lips parted in pain and desperate longing.

Because her differentiation had been triggered artificially, Jiang Youning had no control over her pheromones. The moment Su Chenli entered her line of sight, the pheromones in the room intensified, unabashedly broadcasting a message of longing and emotional vulnerability.

“You…”

Su Chenli clutched her neck, where her Alpha glands were flaring in response. She backed away against the wall, struggling for words. “Pretty sister, you…”

Jiang Youning’s gaze finally sharpened a little. She seemed to regain a sliver of rationality.

Biting down on her lip, she pushed herself upright and asked, voice shaky, “Did you… bring any Omega suppressants?”

“…I didn’t,” Su Chenli’s breathing was unsteady from the pheromone influence. “I didn’t expect… and besides, suppressants only work before a heat.”

Jiang Youning’s lashes trembled. Her breathing turned shallow and rapid. “…I see.”

Su Chenli looked at her again and felt herself unraveling. The atmosphere was suffocating. She turned to leave, needing to cool her head.

“Su Chenli!”

Jiang Youning’s voice rang out, trembling but urgent. Her tear-filled eyes were glazed with physiological need, her lip caught between her teeth. She whispered, voice almost inaudible:

“…Bite me.”

“…What?” Su Chenli was so stunned she forgot to use a proper title. She paused—then instinctively refused. “No. I—I can’t mark you.”

Jiang Youning was already trembling, gasping through shallow breaths. She looked at Su Chenli, a little humiliated, and asked:

“Are you saying… you’d rather I find someone else to mark me?”

…Someone else?

Su Chenli froze. Her jaw tensed. “Then… I’ll bite. Just a bite. Nothing else.”

Jiang Youning swallowed, glancing at the flustered Alpha with an unreadable expression. After suppressing the emotions surging inside her, she quietly nodded.

Even if Su Chenli didn’t want to…

She was still better than some random Alpha.

At worst, she’d just rely on suppressants after this. She wouldn’t make Su Chenli take responsibility.

Of course, Su Chenli had no clue what Jiang Youning was thinking. She only assumed—probably painfully—that someone as proud as Jiang Youning would be devastated to lose control of herself this way.

She had to stay in control. She had to.

Clenching her jaw, Su Chenli slowly stepped forward, inch by inch, toward Jiang Youning—who had quietly gathered up her long hair and exposed her neck.

Gently, Su Chenli leaned down and kissed her.

Neither of them realized what they’d done wrong.

Jiang Youning didn’t know the difference between a temporary and a full mark. Having only just differentiated into an Omega, she had no experience with this.

Su Chenli, having never marked an Omega before either, didn’t know that once an Omega entered their first heat, a temporary mark wouldn’t do anything. Only a full bond could ease the symptoms.

Her teeth pierced the soft gland at the base of Jiang Youning’s neck. The mingling of Su Chenli’s Alpha pheromones with Jiang Youning’s sweet jasmine-sugar scent triggered an explosive, instinctive reaction.

Desire surged.

Reason shattered.

Every word, every promise to “just bite” and “nothing else”—all of it was obliterated.

All that remained was the raw, overwhelming craving for each other.

By the time Su Chenli came to her senses, Jiang Youning was already lying beneath her, clothing disheveled, her porcelain skin flushed and marked by a few blooming red spots.

Panicked, Su Chenli pulled away.

She hadn’t meant for this to happen—she only meant to help! She didn’t mean to take advantage of the beautiful older sister like this!

Feeling her freeze, Jiang Youning turned her head slowly. Her eyes were still misty, but her expression was calm, startlingly clear.

Su Chenli felt her chest tighten.

They’d promised—just a bite.

Why had she lost control?

Guilt-ridden, she tried to get off the bed. But before she could move far, a slender but firm hand caught her wrist.

Jiang Youning’s face burned with embarrassment, but she couldn’t let go.

She didn’t want Su Chenli to stop. She had been waiting for her to continue.

But… how was she supposed to say that out loud?

Especially when Su Chenli looked so unwilling…

“You…” Su Chenli hesitated, confused by the gesture, unsure what Jiang Youning wanted.

Jiang Youning paused for a moment, then closed her eyes and made a desperate decision—she reached out, wrapped her arms around Su Chenli’s neck, and kissed her.

She decided to gamble, just this once. If Su Chenli pushed her away, she’d take it as rejection. And everything that happened would just be her own wishful thinking.

…But how could Su Chenli possibly push her away?

The moment their lips met, the soft, slightly cool touch sent a tremor through Su Chenli’s entire being. The impact of that kiss was more powerful than even the pull of matching pheromones. In that instant, all thoughts of mission protocols, worldlines, or the distinction between a tasker and a world character vanished.

Su Chenli couldn’t hold back anymore—she pulled Jiang Youning into her arms and brought her down with her.

As they lost themselves in sensations neither had ever experienced before, Jiang Youning knew, deep down, that this wasn’t something she should be doing. She was a professor, Su Chenli’s superior, someone favored by Su Chenli’s father and placed in a high-level position. She had no right to blur those lines… and yet, when she felt Su Chenli’s presence, she couldn’t stop the soft, involuntary whimper that escaped her lips.

A single tear slipped from the corner of her eye. Staring up at the blurred ceiling, Jiang Youning thought—

…She must really like Su Chenli. So much.

[Ding—]

[Friendly reminder, Host: System has detected a significant shift in a key character’s fate. Please prepare accordingly~]

The mechanical system voice echoed emotionlessly in Su Chenli’s mind and lingered for several seconds—only to be completely ignored.

Her head was full of only one thing: the beautiful older sister.

Who had time for system prompts?

When Su Chenli had first arrived at the hotel, it had still been dusk. But now, the sun had long since dipped below the horizon. Night blanketed the city, the streets aglow with lights, and even the nightlife had entered its second half before the overwhelming swirl of pheromones in the suite finally settled.

Jiang Youning looked completely spent. Leaning tiredly against the headboard, her eyes were unfocused, as if she were lost in thought.

Su Chenli turned to look at her.

Only when it was all over did Su Chenli remember—the moment her task was complete, she’d leave this small world. And once that happened, she and the beautiful older sister might never meet again.

Feeling a sudden wave of melancholy, she edged closer to Jiang Youning and quietly wrapped her arms around her waist, burying her face in the crook of her neck.

Jiang Youning glanced down at her, her voice still hoarse:
“…What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” Su Chenli mumbled. “I just… I’m scared you’ll disappear.”

Jiang Youning blinked, visibly confused.

From her perspective, Su Chenli wasn’t supposed to be this clingy. And given the kind of Alpha crowd she usually hung out with, this didn’t feel like how things were supposed to go.

“…Aren’t we just P—partners?” Jiang Youning asked softly, her eyes lowered. “What are you so worried about?”

Su Chenli stared at her, stunned.

…That’s what she thought this was?

After everything they’d just been through, they were still… just “partners”?

But Su Chenli couldn’t blame her.

After all, she might leave this world at any time. What right did she have to expect more?

So she could only let out a soft, disheartened “Oh,” and quietly loosened her arms, retreating to her side of the bed.

Now it was Jiang Youning’s turn to freeze.

That reaction… did she misread something?

“I didn’t mean it like that,” Jiang Youning added hastily, her voice still composed but her tone just slightly awkward. “If you want me to take responsibility, I… I can. Today happened because you came to help me, after all.”

“…Huh?” Su Chenli turned her head, half suspicious, half hopeful.

Jiang Youning met her eyes and held her gaze.

Two seconds later, Su Chenli couldn’t help it. She wriggled her way back into Jiang Youning’s arms.

“Then take responsibility, Professor Jiang,” she murmured, tone soft and half-pouting. “I haven’t even figured out how to explain all of this yet.”

“…Mm.” Jiang Youning nodded, still trying to keep up her cool composure, though her face warmed slightly as she felt Su Chenli’s presence again.

“What were you thinking about just now?” Su Chenli asked offhandedly.

When asked, Jiang Youning’s expression completely calmed. Even the lingering traces of desire were quietly suppressed. Her voice was cold and detached:
“I was thinking… who exactly set me up.”

Su Chenli sighed inwardly.

She had still been holding out some cautious doubt before she’d seen Jiang Youning in person. But now, she didn’t need any more evidence. She was nearly certain—Zhong Li was behind it.

Who else could possibly benefit from forcing Jiang Youning to differentiate into an Omega?

In the original plotline, Zhong Li only resorted to such underhanded tactics when she was already at 99% progress in chasing Ruan Shengsheng. That final move had been a desperate attempt to eliminate Jiang Youning as the last remaining obstacle.

Could it be that Zhong Li was planning to reconcile with Ruan Shengsheng now?

Su Chenli internally mocked the situation… and the very next second, Jiang Youning’s phone rang—with a call from Zhong Li.

“???”

Was this Alpha psycho? Just finished doing something shady and already calling to gloat?

Didn’t matter. Su Chenli was absolutely ready to support the beautiful older sister in going to the police.

Jiang Youning didn’t look any happier. But what neither of them expected was the voice that came through the phone—soft and tired, but unmistakably familiar.

“Professor,” said Ruan Shengsheng.

Jiang Youning frowned, disapproving. “You’re with Zhong Li? Why did you go see her again? Didn’t I tell you to focus on your experiments and prep for the scholarship application?”

Ruan Shengsheng was silent for a moment. She didn’t answer the question. Instead, she said quietly,
“Professor… I want to take a leave of absence. I’m tired. Maybe I’ll never be able to get away from Zhong Li… Just let me go. Please.”

Su Chenli, sitting nearby, heard every word. She glanced at Jiang Youning’s face and instinctively shrank to the side, not daring to interrupt.

Jiang Youning’s expression darkened like still water. Her eyes were unreadable.

Ruan Shengsheng sounded so helpless—like she’d been pushed to her limit by Zhong Li and had nowhere left to turn. Her soft voice, combined with the image of her innocent, tear-streaked face in Jiang Youning’s memory, made it almost impossible to stay angry.

Jiang Youning’s lips parted, about to offer her usual words of comfort… but suddenly, she thought of the other students in her lab.

Each one of them—bright, ambitious, hardworking.

So, what made Ruan Shengsheng special?

She had done everything she could for that girl. And what had Ruan Shengsheng done in return? Always wavering, always chasing after someone who had hurt her. Always wasting the efforts of people who genuinely cared.

This so-called love—it was laughable.

Not just Ruan Shengsheng’s feelings, but her own too.

A soft ding echoed in Jiang Youning’s mind:

[Congratulations! Character has awakened autonomous consciousness. Keep going—take hold of your destiny~]