Transmigrated into the Film Empress Sister's Sugar Baby Alpha (GL) - Chapter 7
It took finishing one cigarette for Ji Xiangyu to compose herself, the unusual emotions in her eyes gradually settling.
She got up, stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray, then sat back on the bed, rubbing her forehead.
Shen Yishu leaned casually against the wall by the bed, helplessly rubbing her slightly warm neck. Ji Xiangyu felt relieved after the hug, but now it was her turn to feel uncomfortable.
Both parties who have just engaged in marking behavior will develop a certain dependency on each other’s pheromones. Like a matching lock and key, as long as they are near each other, they can’t help but want to get closer and “unlock.”
Seeing that Ji Xiangyu still hadn’t spoken, she smiled lazily: “Sister, you asked me to come to your room tonight, it couldn’t just be about what just happened, right?”
Ji Xiangyu crossed her legs, hands resting beside her. A section of her fair calf was visible beneath her wide-leg pants. She wore classic black canvas shoes, not fully on, merely slipped on like slippers. The springtime mood blended into the night with the evening breeze, and her entire being relaxed, leaning slightly back, completely lacking the taut curve of her waist from when Shen Yishu was holding her earlier.
Shen Yishu felt that if she had seen Ji Xiangyu like this last night, she wouldn’t have been able to call her “sister.”
“No,” Ji Xiangyu replied, tilting her head.
After that one sentence, the room fell silent again.
Ji Xiangyu’s pupils were dark, like a deep, bottomless pool, making it impossible to gauge her thoughts. Shen Yishu sensed Ji Xiangyu was scrutinizing her, seemingly guessing something.
But there was no malice in her gaze, only pure inquiry.
“Sister can ask directly what she wants to know,” Shen Yishu sighed lightly. She had underestimated the power of pheromones. If she stayed with Ji Xiangyu any longer, she feared she would catch fire.
“You just saw Lin Luosheng.” It was a statement.
“Mhm.” Not only did she see her, she stared hard for several glances, memorizing Lin Luosheng’s features clearly so she would never mistake her for someone else again.
According to the original novel, Ji Xiangyu and Lin Luosheng were cousins. So, the highest possibility today was that Ji Xiangyu heard Lin Luosheng’s complaint and came to question her on behalf of her cousin.
“What do you think of her?” The question veered in a direction Shen Yishu hadn’t anticipated at all.
“Huh?” She met Ji Xiangyu’s gaze in surprise.
“…” Ji Xiangyu also realized her question was a bit off.
After entering Shen Yishu’s room, her behavior became somewhat uncontrollable.
“She’s had some trouble lately,” Ji Xiangyu continued the previous topic.
“I think she’s quite good,” Shen Yishu said very honestly. The original novel was a sweet romance, and many readers said they liked Lin Luosheng’s personality, only showing her delicate side to the true Alpha, Zheng Shu, and never complaining about being tired or suffering while filming.
“Do you need my help?” Shen Yishu thought for a moment and added.
Her idea was simple: even if the plotline had deviated from the original novel, she, as a cannon fodder character, should still play a role in promoting Lin Luosheng’s success in both career and love. If that was the case, she might as well take the initiative and be a positive supporting character.
Ji Xiangyu gave her a very strange look, her eyes filled with “I don’t understand.”
Shen Yishu: …
She almost forgot. With Zheng Shu and Ji Xiangyu around, what positive role could she possibly play?
“No need for help. She wants to ask you, was what happened last night your doing?” Ji Xiangyu’s gaze was piercing, staring fixedly at Shen Yishu.
“…” Shen Yishu felt a bit awkward.
She really didn’t know if the original owner had done it. Given the original owner’s unruly nature, anything was possible. But the problem was, if she admitted it on behalf of the original owner, she would be the one punished.
She had no cheat codes when she transmigrated, knowing nothing beyond the content of the original book. If she rashly admitted to the original owner’s mistakes, given her current circumstances, if Zheng Shu, Ji Xiangyu, and Lin Luosheng wanted to make her life difficult, she wouldn’t be able to solve the problem. Besides, she only ever took responsibility for her own actions; she wasn’t willing to take credit for something she didn’t do.
If she didn’t admit it and Ji Xiangyu found out later, she might die even sooner.
Ji Xiangyu didn’t press her, quietly waiting.
The atmosphere became a bit heavy for a moment.
The two stood in silent confrontation.
Suddenly, Shen Yishu pinched her own thigh.
Ji Xiangyu: ?
More than failing to come up with an answer, Shen Yishu’s greatest torment right now was that, in the room still permeated with the scent of rosemary, she was being tempted to hug the Omega in front of her.
This was a normal physiological reaction, just ill-timed.
Ji Xiangyu frowned, paused for two seconds, and asked, “Are you alright?”
Shen Yishu: I’m not alright, I’m very much not alright.
She felt like she was back to when she first woke up last night, her whole body heating up, the desire aroused by the Omega urging her to do things she didn’t want to do.
She didn’t do it yesterday, and she wouldn’t do it today either.
But enduring it was too difficult. Shen Yishu could only rely on pinching herself to steer her thoughts towards pain rather than letting desire run wild.
Shen Yishu took a deep breath, and while the clarity gained from the pain lingered, she quickly spoke: “I’ll give you an answer tomorrow, okay?”
Ji Xiangyu thought she was just trying to buy time to come up with an excuse to clear herself, which was why she suggested giving an answer tomorrow. Her frown deepened, and she began to doubt whether it was correct to ask Zheng Shu for a few more days.
She shouldn’t have asked for these extra days in the first place. Zheng Shu’s methods were always clean. Once Shen Yishu left the entertainment industry, she wouldn’t even have to worry about her being an Omega being prematurely leaked, let alone Shen Yishu using last night’s events to threaten her.
But then she remembered the unfamiliar, restrained bite of the Alpha last night, and her protection of her in front of Jiang Wu today, and she felt that things shouldn’t be so simple.
Ji Xiangyu dropped her interrogative tone and asked blandly, “Why?”
Shen Yishu was so hot she wanted to take off her clothes and take a cold shower to calm down her restless pheromones. The longer Ji Xiangyu stayed, the more agitated the pheromones in her body became, requiring almost all her rationality to suppress the pheromonal attraction.
She reached out, pinching herself again, on the verge of tears: “Sister, if you’re craving my pheromones, am I not craving yours?”
Ji Xiangyu: “…”
She hadn’t even considered that.
Shen Yishu, feeling hot, reached out and lowered the air conditioner’s temperature by two degrees. The cold air blowing on her face and neck provided some relief, and her rationality slowly returned.
“You should go back first. I’ll definitely give you a satisfactory answer tomorrow.”
Seeing that Ji Xiangyu had lost her relaxed demeanor, Shen Yishu felt a sense of relief. As soon as Ji Xiangyu left, she could cool down with some cold air.
Ji Xiangyu hesitantly opened her mouth: “You can hug me too.”
Shen Yishu: ?
Shen Yishu: Ah???
Shen Yishu clutched her burning neck, vehemently refusing: “I’m fine. I won’t feel uncomfortable after you leave.”
Ji Xiangyu’s porcelain-white cheeks were tinged with a faint pink, somewhat embarrassed by what she had just said. She thought Shen Yishu was remembering last night’s agreement, and cleared her throat: “Just consider it an apology for suddenly hugging you earlier.”
Shen Yishu had many worries.
She and Ji Xiangyu were supposed to have ended their one-night stand last night. Unfortunately, they were in the same film crew, and the pheromonal attraction was too strong, leading to tonight’s situation.
An embrace was more intimate than a one-night stand. Sharing a bed might be based on physiological needs, but an embrace should be based on love.
She pressed her entire body against the cold wall, kindly refusing Ji Xiangyu’s offer: “That wouldn’t be good.”
Ji Xiangyu stared at her face for three seconds, then suddenly chuckled.
She stood up and walked towards the door.
As her hand grasped the doorknob, she looked back at Shen Yishu, who was watching her leave.
“I almost forgot, you said you like delicate Omegas.”
Shen Yishu was puzzled.
“And I’m a dominant Alpha.”
Ji Xiangyu twisted the doorknob and swept out, the door slamming against the frame, stirring up a gust of wind that left Shen Yishu in a state of disarray.
Shen Yishu: ?
She didn’t understand what Ji Xiangyu meant by those two sentences before leaving, but she knew that Ji Xiangyu must have heard everything she and Jiang Wu said. She was just glad she hadn’t said anything bad about Ji Xiangyu, and hadn’t revealed even a tiny bit that Ji Xiangyu was an Omega.
As Zhu Li had said, Jiang Wu could easily crush her. So, if Ji Xiangyu, who was even more formidable than Jiang Wu, wanted to make her life difficult, wouldn’t it be as simple as waving a hand?
She limped to the side of the bed, checking the spot where she had just pinched herself. It was already red.
Shen Yishu’s skin wasn’t as fair as Ji Xiangyu’s, but it was still three shades lighter than an average person’s. The red, swollen area was starkly visible on her thigh, as if reminding Shen Yishu of the cost of provoking Ji Xiangyu.
She sighed.
Shen Yishu, oh Shen Yishu, it’s better to finish this job quickly and stay far away from the female lead and Ji Shiyu.
The air conditioner gradually drew out the pheromone scent from the air. Shen Yishu felt much clearer. She pulled out her phone, taking advantage of the extra time today, to study the life of “Shen Yishu,” this cannon fodder character, to see what else there was besides a vast ocean of “fish” (romantic interests).
As soon as she pulled it out, a dozen missed calls popped up on her phone, all from the same person.
[Uncle]
Shen Yishu pondered for a moment, then called back.
As soon as the call connected, the other party eagerly asked: “Xiao Shu, how was last night?”
Shen Yishu lowered her eyes, realizing she had found a breakthrough for the answer she needed to give Ji Xiangyu tomorrow.
Ji Xiangyu pulled out her mask and hat from her hoodie pocket and took the elevator back to the top floor. The person in the elevator mirror only revealed a pair of exquisite, narrow eyes, filled with sharpness.
Ji Xiangyu had heard that Alphas who tasted marking for the first time would crave it and be reluctant to leave their Omegas.
She found Shen Yishu quite unconcerned, however.
Either she was well past the age of her first taste, or… she wasn’t very good.
Whichever the reason, it was good for her. But the thought of the Alpha looking up and admitting that she also liked delicate Omegas still made Ji Xiangyu want to sneer.
Hmph, scumbag Alpha.
Author’s Note:
Shu Shu: I’m not “not good,” I just have high endurance QAQ