Chapter 3

The next day.

The script Shu Minglan had received this time was for the second female lead in a modern crime investigation film. The script itself was actually fairly good, and the director was considered quite well-known in the industry. Although crime investigation was a niche genre, it had shown signs of gradually rising in popularity over the past few years. If filmed well, it could also break out of its circle.

This was a film with no CP. The person acting opposite her was a male Alpha with a very good reputation in the industry. He played her teammate, and there were no ambiguous scenes between them throughout the entire film. However, Shu Minglan’s heat period was about to arrive during this time, and there were quite a few Alphas in the crew. Just in case, she still brought some suppressants with her.

Her first scene would be filmed in this city.

On the way there, she sat in the nanny van. Everyone inside was one of their own. Along the way, Sister Bai gave her many scattered instructions, all of which essentially boiled down to telling her to properly curry favor with that Director Jia when the time came, so she could get more scenes for herself.

Shu Minglan was utterly annoyed, but she could not flare up in front of her. She could only obediently agree to everything one by one, docile as a little cat with no temper rather than a person.

Sister Bai’s lips curved in satisfaction, and she patted Shu Minglan’s thin shoulder.

Back when she had chosen Shu Minglan, what she had taken a liking to was this Omega’s personality. Shu Minglan obeyed others in every way, and even if someone did something excessive, a few coaxing words would be enough. For all these years, she had silently allowed Sister Bai to control her.

Before, Sister Bai had let the other artists under her divide up Shu Minglan’s resources, and Shu Minglan had not made a sound. This time, after pushing things even further and wanting her to use her looks to serve others, Sister Bai had not expected Shu Minglan to agree so easily too.

As expected, there were few clean, decent birds in the entertainment industry. Shu Minglan looked like a pure little white flower, but behind the scenes, she might even be happy that Sister Bai could introduce her to Director Jia, Sister Bai thought maliciously.

Hidden ripples stirred in the woman’s eyes. Resentment flashed past the bottom of her gaze, but ​bailiantales.com​quickly disappeared again, returning to that gentle and amiable appearance from before.

…

“Minglan, do that movement again. Male Three, your teammate is carrying out a mission. Where should your eyes be looking? You should be staring fixedly at Shu Minglan, then going up to help her. How can you be so careless while carrying out a mission?”

“Are you even an Alpha? That Omega’s action scenes are better than yours! Again!”

The chief director, Zhu Wei, swept his gaze over the actors standing together and kept directing their movements, seeking to achieve a higher standard.

Meanwhile, the female Alpha sitting beside him, Jia Qianmei, had her eyes fixed only on Shu Minglan. There was an undisguised heat in her gaze.

Compared with Alphas and Betas, Omegas had relatively weaker stamina. However, as a high-level Omega, Shu Minglan was much better than other Omegas. At the very least, there was not much difference between her and a Beta.

The action scene just now required wirework and a backflip. It was difficult for anyone who had not trained specifically for it, so the director kept giving them chances to try.

But Shu Minglan had done it beautifully in one go. Her slender willow-like waist could actually serve as the core point of strength and support the movement. She had even completed it better than the other Alpha supporting actor.

Shu Minglan was wearing a fitted police uniform, though parts of it had been modified, making her waist appear even more slender and graceful. Looking at that beautiful figure wrapped in black, and thinking about how she would soon submit under her pheromones, Jia Qianmei could not help feeling her heart sway.

She had secretly gone to the hospital for a pheromone compatibility test before. The report showed that her compatibility with Shu Minglan’s cherry blossom pheromones was 68%. Shu Minglan was also a top-tier Omega. Jia Qianmei had never tasted something like that before.

Just as Jia Qianmei was lost in wild thoughts, the chief director’s voice rang out:

“Cut—passed! Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Get some proper rest. We have a scene to shoot at five-thirty tomorrow morning.”

It was now past ten at night.

“Everyone should hurry back to the hotel and rest, then. If anything comes up, you can come find me.”

Jia Qianmei stood up from her chair in a convincing manner and smiled brilliantly. She deliberately emphasized the last few words of that sentence, her gaze sweeping vaguely across Shu Minglan’s face, only to see that the other party’s expression was indifferent.

Sister Bai gently patted Shu Minglan’s shoulder, signaling that she could head to Director Jia’s room right away and should not keep the other party waiting.

“Director Jia already spoke to President He about this. She and President He are friends. Minglan, if you serve her well, you won’t be short of resources afterward.”

Shu Minglan’s tone was flat. “I know.”

But the resentment and bitterness in her heart could no longer be suppressed.

He Lingxing!

Everything was exactly the same as what was written in the “script”!

Ever since she had struggled her way into this company, she had been bullied and suppressed by her manager. Even when Shu Minglan had thought about resisting, there was nothing she could do. [Read on BaiLianTales]The final result had always been the same. Until one day, she suddenly had a dream. Everything in that dream… was exactly the same as what later happened.

Several things from the dream had already come true before.

This time, Director Jia Qianmei, who had long coveted her, wanted to use the unspoken rules on her. However, in the end, a small accident would occur, and she would not succeed. As for how Jia Qianmei, who was only a second-tier director, could be so certain of controlling her, of course it was because her superior, He Lingxing, was secretly pushing things along.

That high and mighty President He.

Director Jia did not succeed in bullying Shu Minglan, but afterward, a male Alpha would appear. After an accidental marking, Shu Minglan would become utterly devoted to him, willing to do anything for him, until she finally ruined herself to death.

She remembered that He Lingxing was also an Omega and had long since fallen for that male Alpha. Because of this, she especially hated Shu Minglan, who had once spoken a few words with him and even aroused the male Alpha’s interest. This incident with Director Jia was the work of that person surnamed He, and the goal was to make her be marked by Director Jia.

Her nails dug fiercely into her soft palm.

Although she had not the slightest interest in that Alpha called Murong Feng, that did not mean she was a pushover who could be bullied without making a sound. This woman was scheming, deep, and vicious. From now on, she and that person surnamed He would absolutely be irreconcilable enemies.

“I’ll go back and take a shower first.”

After hiding away all the hatred in her eyes, Shu Minglan was still that same obedient and docile person, looking no different from usual. Jia Qianmei deliberately walked a little closer to her. Hearing this, she let out a laugh and winked at Shu Minglan, thinking herself very charming.

**

The door was gently knocked three times. Each knock seemed to strike Jia Qianmei’s [Read on BaiLianTales]heartstrings, making her heart ripple.

She hid a small spray bottle in the sleeve of her pajamas and deliberately pulled her collar down a little, exposing a bit of fair skin at her chest. The room was filled with the pheromone scent of foxtail lilies. It carried no real aggressiveness. Instead, it was rich and fragrant.

Shu Minglan had showered rather quickly. She was probably another one of those people whose mouth said no while her body was honest. On the surface, she looked cold, indifferent, and abstinent, but in reality, she was probably wishing Jia Qianmei would hurry up and mark her.

As Jia Qianmei stroked her own heating gland, she slowly opened the door.

A slender figure taller than herself appeared before her.

Jia Qianmei froze slightly, but that person took advantage of her daze to close the door.

Perhaps it was due to the principle of same-sex repulsion in the ABO world. Even though her body was covered in the perfume specially used as a disguise, the moment He Lingxing smelled the foxtail lily pheromones, irritation had already begun to rise in her heart. She even felt a faint impulse to release her own pheromones and suppress the other party.

The soft scent of foxtail lilies might be considered fairly good among Omegas, but among Alphas, it seemed to lack aggression. She was merely a weak little Alpha. He Lingxing truly did not take her seriously.

The woman in high heels had an especially obvious height advantage. While Jia Qianmei was still stunned, He Lingxing showed no tender pity for beauty and grabbed her hand, directly snatching the spray bottle hidden in her sleeve.

After playing with it in her hand for a moment and reading the label clearly, He Lingxing lowered her eyes with a half-smile.

“An Omega-specific heat inducer? You’ve even brought out an aphrodisiac. What are you planning to do, rape someone?”

“No!”

Jia Qianmei clearly had not expected tonight’s romantic encounter to develop like this. For some reason, although she knew He Lingxing was also an Omega, the moment she saw He Lingxing, all her improper thoughts completely dispersed, replaced by a sense of panic.

“You weren’t planning to? Then what were you going to use the heat inducer for?”

Jia Qianmei was forced into speechlessness by the questioning. In her panic, however, she did not forget to counterattack He Lingxing. “Why are you here?”

“I had business with Director Zhu. On the way, I heard some rumors, so I came to take a look at you, my old acquaintance.”

The small bottle of Omega-specific heat inducer swayed back and forth between He Lingxing’s slender fingers. The liquid sloshing inside, along with each word He Lingxing spoke, seemed to strike Jia Qianmei’s heart. “You’re quite bold, Jia Qianmei.”

The woman lowered her head and remained silent.

In truth, He Lingxing had checked things last night. The original owner had never contacted Jia Qianmei at all. She had merely pushed matters along in secret, having her own people indirectly remind Shu Minglan’s manager that she could send Shu Minglan to Jia Qianmei’s bed.

Therefore, Jia Qianmei had no idea what “He Lingxing’s” attitude was. What Shu Minglan’s manager had said about “President He and Jia Qianmei being close” was only something she had decided on her own, purely to pressure Shu Minglan.

In reality, the two of them could only be considered old acquaintances. They could not even be called friends.

He Lingxing had never had the habit of taking the blame for the original owner. Those things had been done by the original owner, not by her herself. Of course, He Lingxing would not let herself inexplicably become the villain.

Seeing that Jia Qianmei did not say a word for a long while, He Lingxing pinched the bottle of medicine and [stolen content]pushed the door open, about to walk out. But the instant her fingertips touched the doorknob, an even richer foxtail lily fragrance suddenly rushed toward her nose, almost instantly wrapping around He Lingxing.

The person behind her placed a hand on her shoulder. Her fingertips slowly explored toward the gland at the back of He Lingxing’s neck. The Alpha’s warm breath spilled onto her cheek, and Jia Qianmei’s eyes carried a blend of anger and lust.

“Xingxing.”

The instant Jia Qianmei opened her mouth and was about to bite He Lingxing’s gland, her vision suddenly flipped. The entire scene abruptly spun in a wide circle, and then her back slammed heavily onto the floor.

She sucked in a breath from the pain. Before she even had time to speak, she was grabbed by the collar and forcibly dragged up, meeting He Lingxing’s clear, beautiful eyes.

The woman’s words were like blades, and her breathing was not disordered in the slightest.

“Don’t call me by my nickname. You disgust me. Also, I’m not interested in women.”