A Tsundere Beauty Omega is Stubborn but Sweet - Chapter 7

Zhou Muxian thought she was being sincere enough. Even if the other party wasn’t completely swayed, she believed that as long as a flicker of hesitation appeared, she’d have the leverage to change the plot.

To her surprise, Ge An rejected her flatly: “Thank you for your kindness, but I have no use for it now…”

“You do have a use for it! I have the money and the influence to find you the best—”

Zhou Muxian tried to explain again, but she was cut off.

There was no light of hope in Ge An’s eyes. He shook his head and sighed: “Really, forget it. It’s not necessary. Thank you.”

He stood up to return to his post. Guessing that she might look too young to be convincing, Zhou Muxian hurried after him: “I’m really not a scammer. Whenever you’re free, I can take you to the Yu’ai Group to discuss a medical plan.”

“I know you’re a good person, and I believe you. But still… forget it.”

Ge An gave a bitter smile and waved her off. His face was full of apology, but his eyes were exceptionally firm; he simply could not be moved.

Even if a matching liver was right in front of him, even if he could live a long life without complications, he remained indifferent.

He had chosen the latter between living and receiving a massive payout.

Zhou Muxian couldn’t understand it. How could someone not want to live? Was it worth killing innocent people just for a huge sum of money?

He wouldn’t even be around to use that money—was it really worth it?

“Zhou. Mu. Xian.”

A cold voice drifted over from the parking lot exit. Zhou Muxian turned her head. The Incense-Burning Princess was leaning against a car window, a playful smirk on her face as she watched her.

“What are you doing here?”

As the Princess spoke, she brushed a long strand of hair from her forehead, tucking it behind her ear with agonizingly slow, deliberate movements.

“Could it be… you missed me?” Beneath her flirtatious words lay a heavy layer of intimidation, as if saying: Be careful. I see you doing bad things. Opposing me won’t end well for you. Watch your step.

A nameless fire flared up in Zhou Muxian, but she played along with the Princess’s act: “Yeah, I missed you.”

She enunciated every word like an iron hoe striking concrete—forceful enough to make one’s skull rattle with lingering tremors.

The Princess felt a sudden tightness in her chest, sensing that something was wrong but unable to pinpoint what. It was as if an invisible, mysterious hand was pressing down on her neck, forcing her to submit. The stronger her urge to resist, the harder those hands pressed.

The Princess’s lip twitched into a disdainful smile. It seemed she had been too lax with her discipline; her little pawn was becoming disobedient.

“Care for a drink tonight?”

To her, all this acting out stemmed from unsatisfied desire. She calculated that Zhou Muxian’s heat was approaching. She might as well take the chance to mark her completely, turning this disobedient Omega into her exclusive property.

Hearing the invitation, Zhou Muxian accepted immediately. She pulled open the passenger door and climbed in.

“What are we waiting for? Let’s go have a few right now.”

Seeing the fish leap into the air the moment she tossed the bait, the Princess laughed triumphantly: “Hahaha, drinking in the middle of the morning? It seems you’re even more impatient than I am.”

“Opportunity knocks but once, after all.”

Zhou Muxian buckled her seatbelt and stared at her with anticipation: “Drive straight. Turn at the corner after the second light. A new bar opened there; I heard the atmosphere is great.”

“Fine.”

Indeed, the opportunity was not to be missed.

The Princess hit the gas and headed straight for the bar Zhou Muxian mentioned.

The main doors of the bar were shut, leaving only a side door that required facial recognition for women only. Inside, the windows were blacked out, and the space was pitch dark save for ambiguous lights flashing from all directions. Seductive music drowned out the whispers of the patrons.

Pairs of beautiful women sat shoulder-to-shoulder, flirting openly with lingering glances. Some were even bolder, tracing amber-colored glasses along a partner’s slender collarbone, “accidentally” spilling a few drops into the hollow.

The entire space was saturated with a cocktail of Alpha and Omega pheromones, enough to make anyone’s head spin.

Usually, anyone entering this environment would suffer from pheromone fluctuations caused by the surrounding “noise”—even the Princess was no exception.

That heavy, smoky scent of burning charcoal returned, even thicker than it had been at the cafe. Zhou Muxian subconsciously knit her brows and quickened her pace toward the most secluded booth.

The Princess caught the flash of disgust on her face, and her triumphant smile faltered. She couldn’t understand: was the girl unhappy with the mixed smells in the air, or did she have a problem with the Princess’s specific scent?

A few years ago, hadn’t she been obsessed with it the first time she smelled it? Why the attitude now?

Full of doubt, the Princess walked to the booth. When she spoke again, the absurd flirtation was gone, replaced by a tender, caring tone.

“I remember you never used to come to bars. Can you handle the drinks? If not, I can take you for a drive instead.”

Without a word, Zhou Muxian picked up the Bloody Mary in front of her, tilted her head back, and downed it in a few gulps.

What a novice, the Princess thought. Clearly she’s never drunk before, who drinks like that?

The Princess took a small sip of her whiskey. Before she could even swallow, Zhou Muxian had picked up a glass of whiskey and finished it in seconds.

Then she moved on to a Long Island Iced Tea, a Mojito, a Death in the Afternoon… she grabbed whatever was on the table and chugged.

Thump—

Zhou Muxian set down the empty glass and smiled at her: “Your turn.”

When it came to drinking, Zhou Muxian was naturally gifted. She was the type who could drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk; she had never known what it felt like to be “lost in the wine.”

The Princess stared at Zhou Muxian’s unchanged complexion for a long moment, her lips parting but no words coming out.

She took a breath, picked up her whiskey, and downed it. Seeing Zhou Muxian’s arrogant gaze, a surge of irritation hit her, and the charcoal scent burst out uncontrollably.

As if injected with a stimulant, the Princess also began to down glass after glass. Whether out of haste or a desire to show off, she spilled quite a bit onto her swan-like neck, letting it trickle down into the collar of her black shirt.

Under the dim lights, the droplets looked like shimmering stardust. Combined with her Alpha pheromones, Omegas passing the booth all ran away with flushed faces.

The Princess noticed the lingering gazes of the crowd and felt immensely proud. Only the person in front of her remained cold and arrogant, completely unmoved. She felt the pawn she once held firmly was slipping further and further from her grasp.

Zhou Muxian met those flickering, seductive eyes and gave a light smile. Seeing the Princess’s eyes light up, Zhou Muxian leaned in close.

“Princess, we are in the same boat.”

The Princess was delighted to hear this. She reached out to touch Zhou Muxian’s chin but missed, her hand landing on a glass instead: “Good. As long as you remember that. We’re in the same nest.”

Taking advantage of the alcohol clouding the Princess’s brain, Zhou Muxian probed: “Mom and Dad’s money is theirs, and the Yu’ai Group’s money belongs to the group. It has nothing to do with me. Princess, what do you think we should do?”

“Hahaha! Make them disappear from this world, and won’t the money be yours?” The Princess glanced at Zhou Muxian and laughed boisterously.

In the original book, Zhou Muxian was different from Yu You. She had grown up knowing her parents had abandoned her (or so she thought). Combined with being passed between foster parents, she had no emotional connection to her biological parents, even after learning their separation was a hospital mistake.

Numbed by alcohol, the Princess forgot that the current Zhou Muxian was no longer the one from before, and she spoke as recklessly as ever.

Zhou Muxian feigned hesitation: “That sounds difficult. Would you really have the heart to make me a murderer? If it’s exposed, I…”

“A small matter like that won’t require us to lift a finger. I’ve already arranged everything. Don’t worry, you just have to lie back and collect the money.”

At the word “lie,” the Princess’s heavy eyelids lifted. She draped her arm over Zhou Muxian’s shoulder and leaned in close, her breath smelling of liquor.

“Of course, you could choose to lie in my arms while you collect it.”

Sensing the danger of the topic shifting, Zhou Muxian gave the Princess a light slap on the cheek, forcing her face to turn the other way: “But if things go south, will that person really not betray you? Can you trust someone with such dirty work involving lives? What if they take your money and turn on you?”

“You’re so stubborn…”

The Princess waved her hand and made a peace sign: “A normal person is indeed hard to buy. But if it’s someone with a terminal illness… that’s a different story.”

“Mhm. But those aren’t easy to find. It takes time to search…”

Before Zhou Muxian could finish, the Princess scoffed, interrupting her: “I said you’re stubborn! Can’t you be more open-minded? If there isn’t a terminal patient, we can create a terminal patient! Why waste time searching through a crowd for a specific target?”

If there isn’t a patient, create one.

The words made Zhou Muxian shiver. Was this something a human being could do? Who knew how many people she had destroyed with this method.

Lost in thought, Zhou Muxian didn’t notice the Princess staring at her with predatory eyes. A seductive, coaxing voice whispered in her ear: “Zhou Muxian, I’m going to mark you.”

Mark my ass.

Zhou Muxian had the key information she needed and had no desire to keep playing along. She ignored the Princess and stood up to leave.

The Princess, still clinging to her shoulder, stood up as well. She swayed unsteadily, deliberately leaning her body against Zhou Muxian and exhaling hot breath onto her cheek.

With her unbridled smile and glazed eyes, the Princess looked the part of a tragic, erotic beauty.

Zhou Muxian’s gaze shifted—and landed directly on a person standing nearby with arms crossed, staring at her with absolute fury.

Her heart nearly stopped. How did Yu You get here?