Marked by My Omega Rival After Moving In (GL, ABO) - Chapter 68

“I…” The alpha girl looked at her with red eyes, “I’m in my heat…”

Seeing her pitiful look, and with Xiang Shuhuai having just pushed her against the wall, anyone would think she was being bullied.

Xiang Shuhuai blinked in confusion. “So?”

“So, so don’t touch me…” Yu Xiaoxiao’s voice was wet, her round eyes downcast with a look of distress. “I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop…”

…Really.

This isn’t something an alpha should be worried about.

Xiang Shuhuai couldn’t help but think. She acted so childishly, her emotions switching so quickly—just a moment ago she was so intense during the kiss, and now she was like this.

Seeing Yu Xiaoxiao like that, Xiang Shuhuai got a little mischievous. She leaned closer, her voice soft and teasing, asking near Yu Xiaoxiao’s lips, “…Won’t be able to stop doing what?”

The alpha girl shuddered in her embrace, barely able to look her in the eye. Her cheeks grew even redder, like a flustered little dog that didn’t know what to do.

Xiang Shuhuai softly called her name, “Yu Xiaoxiao?”

Yu Xiaoxiao, trapped between her and the wall, couldn’t escape. She dared not push her away, so she lowered her head, leaving Xiang Shuhuai with nothing but the embarrassed and panicked view of her top of her head.

At the sight, Xiang Shuhuai’s expression grew even more mischievous.

…Such a fool.

She spoke gently, coaxingly: “…Hmm?”

Getting even closer, their breaths almost intertwined, hot and heavy.

“I… I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop touching you…”

Finally, the alpha girl burst out in a near sob, not daring to look into Xiang Shuhuai’s misty eyes.

“—We’re not married yet!”

…Huh?

In the sweet, nearly scorching atmosphere that filled the room, Xiang Shuhuai blinked, frozen in place.

“Married?” she mumbled, standing still, staring at Yu Xiaoxiao’s bright red face. She didn’t even realize her own ears were slowly turning red.

Yu Xiaoxiao’s eyes were red, and her voice was trembling:

“Things like… marking… you can only do that after marriage…”

Both of them stood there, blushing, unable to speak for a while.

…The solution was that Yu Xiaoxiao returned to the bedroom, wrapped in a thin blanket, looking like a red-faced, steaming ball of embarrassment. Because of the alpha girl’s heat and possessiveness, Xiang Shuhuai sat by the bed, keeping her company.

Yu Xiaoxiao wrapped herself up tightly like sushi, leaving only one hand exposed, gently playing with the fingers of Xiang Shuhuai’s hand that hung by her side. Her cheeks were burning.

She had a childlike personality, and now, during her heat, everything she did seemed even more innocent, almost like their first passionate encounter.

At that moment, Yu Xiaoxiao carefully and intently played with Xiang Shuhuai’s cool fingertips, as if those pale, skeletal-like fingers were some rare treasure.

Xiang Shuhuai felt uncomfortable under her touch, instinctively trying to pull her hand back, wanting to pull her sleeve further down to cover the faint scars on her wrist. But as soon as she moved her fingers, Yu Xiaoxiao stopped her, gripping her hand and refusing to let go.

“Xiang Shuhuai,” Yu Xiaoxiao looked up at her with a wronged expression, like a child whose toy had been taken, “Don’t move.”

…So, Xiang Shuhuai gave up and just extended her hand into Yu Xiaoxiao’s palm, not caring anymore.

After a while, she saw Yu Xiaoxiao’s face turning red, like she had a fever, so she tried to reach out and check her forehead for temperature.

…So hot.

Xiang Shuhuai wasn’t very familiar with an alpha’s heat. She only knew that during their heat, alphas could become extremely sensitive and aggressive, showing overwhelming dependence and possessiveness toward their omegas. Their pheromones would also become harder to control.

But Yu Xiaoxiao had always seemed normal.

Her behavior was just like usual, and she didn’t act any differently. She wasn’t like the disgusting alpha men she had encountered at a banquet in high school, who used their heat as an excuse to show their ugliest, most instinctual sides.

To prevent it from affecting her, Xiang Shuhuai had sprayed excessive pheromone-blocking spray in the air, so the room felt humid, like a humidifier was on, with no trace of pheromones.

That’s probably why she hadn’t realized it before. She had even foolishly kissed her so many times during Yu Xiaoxiao’s heat, making the alpha girl feel uncomfortable now.

…Thinking about it, Xiang Shuhuai lowered her gaze in frustration and punished herself by digging her nails into her palm, a slight sting from the pressure.

But Yu Xiaoxiao was extremely sensitive to it.

She looked up. “—Big Ice Block.”

Xiang Shuhuai softly asked, “…What’s wrong?”

“Give me the other hand too,” Yu Xiaoxiao said, sounding a bit spoiled.

So, Xiang Shuhuai did.

Luckily, there were no marks left behind. Yu Xiaoxiao didn’t notice the faint indentation on her skin but instead focused on holding her hand seriously, intertwining their fingers.

She looked up at her, smiling brightly like she had earned something: “Hehe.”

…Seeing her face burn red, but her eyes sparkling with joy, carefree and full of life, made Xiang Shuhuai’s heart tighten with a bittersweet feeling.

“Idiot.”

She thought to herself, but still asked, “…Um, are you feeling uncomfortable now?”

“Nope, I took the medicine,” Yu Xiaoxiao played with her fingertips, softly pinching her palm, and casually answered, “Yesterday morning, I went to Youyou Jie’s house after I went out. I got a lot of medicine from her.”

Xiang Shuhui froze. “…Medicine?”

“Mm.” The alpha girl nodded matter-of-factly. “It’s the kind of capsule used during the sensitive period, like hormone regulation. Really convenient…”

Suddenly, a kiss landed on her lips, cutting off her words.

However, that kiss didn’t have any seductive intent.

…It was more like a woodpecker slamming down, almost as if her lips had collided with hers.

Yu Xiaoxiao winced a little and pursed her lips, lifting her eyes in confusion.

She only saw the omega girl looking at her with an expression of surprise, her dark eyes staring at her, as though she didn’t want to hear the words coming from her mouth.

“What’s wrong, Big Ice Block…?”

She blinked, suddenly recalling their earlier promise, and then tried to guess. “Because… um, I went to find Youyou Jie, did you get jealous?”

The response was another awkward and irritated kiss.

This one felt more like an angry woodpecker.

And when it left, Xiang Shuhui even bit her lip on purpose, as if to vent her frustration.

Yu Xiaoxiao squeaked, “Ahh!” before quickly burrowing herself into the blankets, finally sighing in relief after hiding her lips.

“Why, Big Ice Block?”

Her voice came muffled through the blankets, still joking despite being in her sensitive period, her round eyes smiling at her with a playful expression, “Help, little cat’s biting me~”

Xiang Shuhui gave her a light smack.

This time, the alpha girl stopped teasing, blinking her eyes. “So you’re not jealous?”

“…Don’t take those hormones so casually,” Xiang Shuhui replied, then suddenly realized her voice had turned a bit hoarse.

“Jiejie’s medicine was prescribed by a doctor; it’s not suitable for you. If you take something like that randomly, what if something goes wrong? It’ll be really hard to deal with later… Why are you taking medicine?”

“I took it to come back and find you,” Yu Xiaoxiao simply said.

The alpha girl spoke so innocently and brightly, her round eyes impossibly clear, as if this was the most natural thing in the world.

She added, “When we fought, I wasn’t doing it on purpose, Big Ice Block. Actually, I think I was probably in my sensitive period at the time, so my emotions were all over the place. When you said… you wanted to leave me, to break up with me, I think I felt really upset. So I ran off. But I wanted to come back to find you.”

“If I didn’t take the medicine, I was afraid I’d hurt you.”

Looking into those bright, amber-like eyes, Xiang Shuhui almost lost her ability to speak.

Finally, she lowered her eyes, saying with difficulty, “But… but you can’t wait until you’re sick. It’ll be hard to handle. Yu Xiaoxiao, you’re in such good health, don’t do this…”

A warm hand suddenly brushed against her cheek.

She looked up and saw Yu Xiaoxiao’s hand gently wipe her cheek.

“Then, Big Ice Block,” the alpha girl whispered, “not just me, you have to take care of your health too. Don’t get sick, don’t hurt yourself…”

…The sun seemed to shine deep into her soul.

Xiang Shuhui stared into those eyes, and for a moment, she completely forgot to wonder if Yu Xiaoxiao knew something. She just blankly nodded in agreement.

“Then, let’s make a pinky promise?”

The childish alpha girl smiled, her eyes curved into perfect half-moons, as she raised her hand.

“We both have to stay healthy and take care of ourselves. I’ll protect you too, okay?”

…Okay.

In that promise, Xiang Shuhui heard the loud beating of her heart.

She almost sank into those clear, bright, sun-like light-colored eyes. In that moment, she truly believed from the bottom of her heart that Yu Xiaoxiao would protect her and never let her get hurt again.

“Okay…”

Xiang Shuhui responded, dazed, as she raised her hand to complete the promise.

—Just then, the phone Yu Xiaoxiao had left on the couch suddenly buzzed, and the screen lit up.

A new message came in, sent by Yi Anning.

【…Since you know, Little Fish.】

She said.

【Let’s meet tomorrow.】