Chapter 21

When Fang Zhijin came out, she saw Yu Yunlan looking at her communicator with a distracted expression. Yu Yunlan had not even noticed Fang Zhijin walking over.

Only after getting closer did Fang Zhijin see that the other girl was looking at their chat box, and Yu Yunlan’s gaze was fixed on her profile picture.

Her profile picture had been taken by the sea before. At the time, the sea breeze had been very strong, blowing her hair up and covering her jaw, leaving only a small part of her side profile visible. The image had frozen at that moment, and it just so happened to resemble that official love interest from the dream.

A strange emotion rose in Fang Zhijin’s heart. Yu Yunlan seemed to like this angle very much?

And almost the instant her words fell, the small light screen disappeared at once.

As if electrocuted, the other girl turned off her communicator, carrying a barely perceptible trace of panic.

But very quickly, she hid that panic away. Her expression became even colder, making her seem as if she kept others thousands of miles away.

She even pressed her lips together and said, as if trying to cover something up, “Please stay farther away from me.”

Seeing this, wicked thoughts rose in Fang Zhijin again. After all, she was especially interested in seeing some kind of broken expression appear on this cold face.

So she tilted her face slightly and said, “Classmate Yu, why aren’t you answering my question? Are you feeling guilty?”

“Is Classmate Yu going to refuse to acknowledge me after being marked? That’s a [unauthorized copy]little heartbreaking.”

As she spoke, she leaned closer toward the sofa. Her other hand pressed against the sofa, and the side of her fingertip seemed to brush, intentionally or not, against the strands of hair hanging down from Yu Yunlan. That place was close to the gland. “After all, my pheromones are still inside your body. How can you be so heartless?”

The sofa was very spacious, but with Fang Zhijin leaning in like this, the distance between them was pulled closer. Yu Yunlan’s body tensed, and her upper body kept retreating inward. In the end, her back pressed against the sofa, leaving her with nowhere to retreat. She could only watch as Fang Zhijin’s face continuously enlarged before her eyes.

“Hm? Classmate Yu?” The other girl’s voice carried laughter, sounding unserious.

The white birch pheromones also acted wickedly, drifting out in a small wisp from Fang Zhijin’s body and curling around them, carrying a faint, sweet scent of plants.

Even this kind of intimate action came so easily to her, as if she had done it countless times to who knew how many people.

Yu Yunlan’s spine was stretched straight. She once again thought of the Omega pheromones she had smelled on Fang Zhijin in the library that day.

In urgent situations, it was not uncommon for an Alpha to help an Omega with a temporary mark.

Generally speaking, Omega pheromones could only cling to someone when they were released and two people were very close.

Just how intimate of a contact would it take to be stained with that scent?

Was this person so casual with everyone? Could she put on this kind of expression, make this kind of movement, and say this kind of thing to anyone?

Yu Yunlan’s breathing grew heavier for an instant. That was a sign that her mood unauthorized copywas very unpleasant. She turned her face away, revealing a side profile like cold jade, looking very indifferent.

Fang Zhijin did not mind. Instead, her fingertips followed along and touched Yu Yunlan’s jaw.

“Why is your expression so cold? Was my mark uncomfortable?”

“But clearly, back then, you seemed to like it very much. Your whole body went soft.”

“We have a shared secret now, Classmate Yu.”

Seeing Yu Yunlan’s tense face and resistant expression, Fang Zhijin curved her eyes. The light above them was reflected in her eyes, forming tiny shattered points of light. As her brows and eyes shifted, that refined and elegant face in other people’s eyes completely changed, looking flirtatious and full of feeling.

“I won’t tell your secret, and you can come to me for help next time too.” She raised her voice and slowly, softly called again, “Deputy Chief~”

The white birch pheromones clung to her skin and wandered lightly, just as frivolous as their owner.

Yu Yunlan felt her body grow somewhat itchy. She did not know if it was because they had just completed a temporary mark, but she could not control the urge to get close to the person in front of her.

Yet the more she was like this, the more annoyed she became, and the heavier her chest felt.

This Alpha had no sense of boundaries. She was like this to everyone—frivolous and casual.

In the end, Yu Yunlan lightly bit her lower lip and suddenly pushed her away. “Enough.”

The force of this push was very strong. Opposite her, Fang Zhijin followed the force and took two steps back.

The distance between them was immediately pulled apart. Fang Zhijin looked at Yu Yunlan’s darkened face.

The smile in Fang Zhijin’s eyes also faded.

In the dream, that Alpha had also constantly clung to Yu Yunlan. Although Yu Yunlan’s expression had been just as cold and she had not responded, at least she had not pushed her away this fiercely.

Heh. As expected of the official love interest. The treatment really was different.

And so, when Yuan Qiaoqiao came out of her bedroom, she saw that the atmosphere in the living room was tense, and the air was very quiet.

Yu Yunlan and Fang Zhijin stood two steps apart, looking at each other. Neither of their faces showed much expression.

Even Fang Zhijin, who was always gentle and good-tempered in front of others, looked somewhat cold at this moment.

Yuan Qiaoqiao stood at the door of her bedroom and immediately grew nervous. After all, this usually looked like a conflict, but she really did not know how to mediate fights.

In the end, she held it in for a moment and said,

“Um… if there’s something wrong, we can talk it out. Let’s not argue, okay?”