After Being Clung to by a Gentle, Seductive Omega - Chapter 14

That gentle tone seemed to have some kind of soothing effect.

The bewildered helplessness in Ji Congyan’s heart gradually faded, replaced by her usual calm composure.

Through a layer of gloves, she gripped the other woman’s wrist.

Although Bo Shuang had been sobered up by being caught in the elevator doors, that was only because of the surge of adrenaline. Her mind was still affected by alcohol, and she swayed slightly as she walked.

Ji Congyan slowed her pace. Half tugging, half dragging, sometimes stuck together and sometimes separated, she finally brought Bo Shuang into the car.

The butler was already waiting in the driver’s seat.

After picking them up, the car moved forward smoothly.

The armrest in the middle of the back seat had been pulled down. The two sat separated by the armrest, yet their shoulders still touched. The butler hurriedly withdrew her gaze.

“Where are the blocking collars?”

“Under the chair you’re sitting on. Pull open the drawer.”

“Go to the emergency center.”

“Yes.”

Two soft clicks sounded, and the blocking collars locked into place.

The two people who had been forced to stick together finally regained their freedom.

Ji Congyan had used brute force to pry open the malfunctioning elevator doors on her own. During that life-or-death moment, her adrenaline had skyrocketed. Now that her emotions had calmed, the soreness in her shoulders and arms became especially obvious.

She took off her shirt. Underneath was a short-sleeved camisole.

It could be clearly seen that from her shoulder to her elbow, the thin muscles were still bulging, the blue veins had not yet faded, and large areas of skin were red, swollen, and even turning bluish-purple.

The marks from being caught by the doorframe were extremely obvious.

Bo Shuang said, “President Ji, could the air-conditioning temperature be raised a little?”

This was Ji Congyan’s car, so naturally, the temperature could only be adjusted if Ji Congyan agreed. The butler glanced at the rearview mirror from the corner of her eye.

Her young miss glanced at the person beside her.

“Miss Bo feels cold, but I’m still hot. Butler, close the air vent on her side.”

Just as Ji Congyan took off her shirt and tossed it aside, it happened to land in Bo Shuang’s arms. Her tone was cold.

“No need to return it.”

The shirt was thin and silky, still carrying the Alpha’s warmth. Draped over her, with the air-conditioning no longer blowing on her side, the temperature became just right.

The Alpha had just released too many pheromones, and the shirt was full of that scent of clear wine atop a snowy peak.

Not long ago, Bo Shuang had drunk two large glasses of strong liquor. Now she was surrounded by an elegant yet domineering wine fragrance, and once again entered a faintly intoxicated state.

This state was better than being drunk from alcohol.

Her body was nourished by the rich Alpha pheromones. The stabbing pain in her head, as well as all the discomfort caused by drunkenness, being caught in the elevator doors, and being gripped by Ji Congyan, eased somewhat.

The car drove through layers of tree shade, some dark and some light. Warm light fell across the beauty’s face, brightening and dimming in turns.

Her hands were folded over her lower abdomen.

The car’s soundproofing was excellent, and the sound of tires against the road could hardly be heard.

In this quiet environment, Bo Shuang seemed to hear two heartbeats.

One belonged to herself, steady but slightly weak. The other was even weaker, also coming from within her body.

Bo Shuang almost thought she was hallucinating and hearing the fetus’s heartbeat.

When she focused and listened carefully, she could no longer hear it. Instead, she heard the sound of packaging paper being torn open.

Ji Congyan took a suppressant out of its vacuum packaging. The cool suppressant fluid was injected, instantly easing the scorching heat in her gland.

She suddenly remembered something and turned her eyes toward Bo Shuang.

The Omega’s expression was normal. Her breathing rose and fell evenly. Her pair of peach-blossom eyes looked sideways at Ji Congyan, their gaze slightly unfocused from tipsiness.

Fortunately, it was not the spring-water-like gaze from that night.

She looked normal. She had not been affected by Ji Congyan’s pheromones.

Compared with an Alpha’s rut, an Omega’s heat was more regular and less easily affected by an Alpha.

Tsk. That night, she herself had been like a dog, so easily lured into rut the moment she smelled highly compatible pheromones.

The car had already traveled most of the way and was not far from Huaji Medical. With her physiological safety guaranteed, Ji Congyan finally had the mental space to handle the elevator malfunction.

A high-end club’s elevator had nearly killed someone, and no one responded after the alarm bell was pressed. That company was finished.

“Cen Sang, look into Fengdian Technology… Mm, yes, that elevator company.”

“Not acquisition. I want it bankrupt and liquidated as quickly as possible.”

With one simple sentence, she decided the fate of a company.

Cen Sang was an excellent assistant, skilled at carrying out all kinds of orders Ji Congyan gave. Although she was confused this time, she heard the coldness in Ji Congyan’s tone.

Without asking further, she hung up and immediately carried it out.

Huaji Medical’s enormous sign gave off a faint white glow in the night.

The car did not stop directly at the entrance of the emergency center. Instead, it stopped at a small side door.

This was the VIP area of the emergency center. Inside were dozens of independent emergency rooms. Unlike the noisy main hall, this place was so quiet it was almost silent, and each room was fully equipped with high-end medical equipment.

The entrance was low-key. When the security guard saw Ji Congyan’s face, he abruptly stood and saluted, opening the door at the same time.

There were not many injured patients in the VIP area tonight, and nearly half the rooms were still empty. The head nurse on duty respectfully led President Ji to the innermost room.

“The professor is on the way. President Ji and… Miss Bo, please wait for a moment.”

The head nurse poured water for the two of them and gently closed the door.

Ji Congyan glanced at Bo Shuang’s arm.

Those slender hands could not withstand much torment at all. They had only been caught by the elevator doors, yet two thick, long, dark-red marks already ran across them, and they had even swollen up.

The injury looked more frightening than Ji Congyan’s own.

“Miss Bo was injured because she saved me. Stay in the hospital and rest for the next few days. As for the crew, I’ll have Cen Sang help you ask for leave.”

“President Ji, I don’t need leave. This injury only looks serious. My costumes during this period all have long sleeves, so it won’t affect filming.”

Ji Congyan glanced at her faintly. “What other compensation do you need?”

Bo Shuang sat on the emergency bed, still covered with Ji Congyan’s shirt.

“I don’t need compensation. I only have an unreasonable request. I hope President Ji can investigate the true cause of the elevator malfunction and avoid implicating innocent people.”

Ji Congyan had already reached the door.

Hearing this, she turned back and walked back to Bo Shuang in two steps.

Her hand braced against the bedside cabinet as she looked down at the other woman from above. The light fell over her, and a faint shadow covered the Omega.

“Miss Bo, your hand and my body were almost left halfway inside that elevator. Unlike Miss Bo, I don’t have a saintly, generous heart that can forgive the culprit after narrowly escaping death.”

Bo Shuang said gently, “President Ji, does your hand hurt?”

Ji Congyan’s elegant brows furrowed. “Have you lost your mind?”

Bo Shuang’s brows and eyes were gentle. There even seemed to be a trace of empathetic pain in her gaze as she looked at Ji Congyan without saying a word.

Ji Congyan felt as if her heart had been tugged. Her elegant and casual tone became somewhat stiff.

“Whether I’m hurting or not, shouldn’t Miss Bo know very well?”

Following Ji Congyan’s gaze, Bo Shuang looked at the red swelling on her own arm.

Then she suddenly smiled.

“President Ji, I’m also in a lot of pain. Perhaps someone set you up, or perhaps the elevator management was negligent and the elevator itself was of poor quality. I believe you can investigate clearly and treat the problem accordingly.

“A company like that supports the livelihoods of many people. President Ji is benevolent. Surely you would not want innocent employees to be implicated by its bankruptcy?”

“Don’t put labels on me. Is Miss Bo teaching me how to do things?” Ji Congyan’s tone was dangerous.

“I wouldn’t dare, and I don’t mean that.” Bo Shuang was neither humble nor arrogant, her tone gentle and soft. “It’s just that President Ji asked what compensation I wanted. I hope you can consider my suggestion. Is that all right?”

“Nosy.”

Ji Congyan threw down that word and turned to leave, her smooth black hair drawing an elegant arc through the air.

She went to the room opposite Bo Shuang’s to have her injuries treated. There was a small window in the door. Through it, Bo Shuang could see Ji Congyan smiling as she spoke to someone on the phone.

“Miss Bo, please remember that your surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday. During this period, you should keep your diet as light as possible. The amount of alcohol you consumed today was truly excessive. Ah, fortunately this child is strong. The examination shows she is still healthy, so the mother won’t suffer too much.”

The professor’s instructions interrupted Bo Shuang’s thoughts.

She gently stroked her lower abdomen. A faint sadness flashed through her eyes, and a sour ache rose at the tip of her nose.

“All right. Professor, please don’t tell President Ji about my pregnancy.”

Ji Congyan happened to raise her head. Through two doors, her gaze met Bo Shuang’s.

·

There were only two days left until the surgery.

The Dawn crew was also about to have its first day off.

All film crews managed by Anji Entertainment followed a system of filming for ten days and resting for one day after production began, to prevent the crew from being overworked.

Bo Shuang deliberately chose to have the surgery the night before the day off. She would still be able to rest the next day, and the following days were all dialogue scenes with no fight scenes.

The timing for aborting this child was just right.

Nine weeks and three days.

Her lower abdomen had already risen in a slight curve.

Bo Shuang was sorry to her.

But her daughter could not be born bearing the stigma of being an illegitimate child.

“…I heard it almost crushed someone to death.”

“Hiss. Several top clubs in the circle are in that building. How can the elevator be that bad? That elevator company deserves to go bankrupt.”

The soundproofing in the lounge was poor, and the loud conversation from several assistants next door drifted over.

Bo Shuang said softly, “Fanfan, look up the company they’re talking about.”

Liu Fan quickly found the news and handed the tablet to Bo Shuang.

[Fengdian Technology Suffers Overnight Bankruptcy]

[A Direct Look at Fengdian Technology’s Liquidation Scene]

[One of the Former Three Elevator Giants Collapses with a Crash…]

Breaking news filled the screen.

In just a few short days, a company had gone bankrupt at lightning speed.

Having climbed to the top of the entertainment industry, Bo Shuang considered herself to have seen many capital tactics. But in the entertainment circle, there was still no one who could decide a company’s life or death with a single sentence the way Ji Congyan could.

Ji Congyan’s thunderous and cold methods gave her an indescribable feeling.

“You all don’t know this, but a relative of mine works at Fengdian headquarters. Although the company went bankrupt, before that, Fengdian dismissed all its employees and at least gave them N+6 compensation. My relative worked at Fengdian for a full ten years and suddenly got nearly three hundred thousand in compensation. Now they’re lying at home, who knows how happy.

“Ah, unlike us. Our wages are only so much, and we have to stay on set all day. If we resign, that old fox Chairwoman Yue probably won’t give us a single cent of compensation.”

“Don’t even mention it. I also thought Bo Shuang was some favored daughter of heaven everyone held up. I didn’t expect that following her would mean suffering so much. Forget everything else, this air conditioner is so hot it’s killing me, and no one is replacing it.”

“It was truly hot before it got repaired a few days ago. Now it’s barely normal temperature, but if you sit too long, you still sweat a little.”

“Why don’t we go next door? Sister is next door.”

“Sister has a good temper and personality. If we ask, she’ll definitely agree. Let’s go, let’s go. It’s really too hot to stay here.”

Liu Fan was so angry she gritted her teeth, lowering her voice.

“Sister, don’t worry. I absolutely won’t let those useless bastards in.”

Liu Fan marched over fiercely, looking like a mother hen protecting her eggs, and yanked the door open.

The people outside all had sweaty heads and smiled ingratiatingly.

“Fanfan, it’s too hot next door. Please tell Sister Bo and ask if we can all move into this lounge.”

Liu Fan’s small body blocked the doorway. She shook her head.

“No. This is President Ji’s lounge. Before President Ji left, she specifically instructed that aside from the three of us inside, no one else is allowed in.”

“Fanfan, just tell Sister. Please ask Sister to be accommodating…”

“Exactly, exactly. President Ji isn’t here anyway… If you don’t say anything and I don’t say anything, who would know?”

Liu Fan snapped irritably, “There are so many eyes coming and going on set. How many heads does our sister have to dare offend President Ji? Or if President Ji blames her, will you all take responsibility for Sister?”

Ji Congyan’s authority resounded throughout the entire entertainment industry. Even though she was not present, when they heard the words “President Ji blames her,” everyone still trembled.

She was someone who could shelve a first-tier celebrity with a single sentence.

Let alone small fry like them…

They could only leave resentfully.

Bo Shuang was focused on looking at the tablet.

She clicked into one of the links.

The top hot comment had more than five hundred thousand likes.

[Apparently it was business competition. Who knew the elevator would accidentally injure some privileged elite? Fengdian could only bankrupt itself to compensate.]

[My relative works at Fengdian. The N+6 wasn’t given voluntarily by Fengdian’s boss. It was paid under the supervision of the privileged elite’s team while they watched Fengdian’s finances. My relative went to work normally that day. The lobby was packed with people. Once employee identity was confirmed, the money was transferred on the spot. Super generous.]

[Relative at Fengdian +1. Apparently Fengdian’s CEO went crazy on his Moments and posted a video of himself kneeling and kowtowing in apology.]

[Can a privileged elite come to our company too and get caught by our elevator? [extremely grateful.jpg] I don’t want to work anymore…]

Liu Fan had rarely managed to use those idle assistants’ own tactics against them. She smiled and came to Bo Shuang to claim credit, her little canine tooth shining under the light, her smile pure.

“Sister, I drove them all away!”

Bo Shuang responded with a soft laugh. “Our Fanfan has also learned how to borrow the tiger’s might.”

Liu Fan scratched her head with a silly smile.

“I used to think President Ji was high above and unreachable. I didn’t expect President Ji to be such a good person. She even specially had Assistant Cen say the lounge should be left for the three of us.”

Bo Shuang slid the screen, lowered her eyes, and said gently, “Mm. She is indeed very good.”

At the same time, on the top floor of the Ji Group.

Ji Congyan received a video call from her mother.

“You’ve improved this time. You didn’t just charge forward recklessly and wait for your mom and mommy to clean up after you. Did Cen Sang teach you?”

“No, that’s not right. Cen Sang is in cahoots with you.”

A twenty-six-year-old CEO was young and full of spirit. In the business world, she had always charged forward fearlessly.

Most of the Ji Group’s businesses in recent years had been developed and won by Ji Congyan.

Young people were bold and vigorous, their methods thunderous, forceful, and extremely domineering.

Ji Quanchen did not restrain her daughter either. She allowed her to boldly go out and fight, while she and her wife watched over the rear for Ji Congyan.

Over the years, Ji Congyan had toppled and acquired countless companies. But because her steps were too large and her pace too dense, it was inevitable that she had neglected human concern. The wife-wife pair had always been cleaning up after their daughter.

They had originally thought that in another year or two, when Ji Congyan grew a little older and her Alpha hormones were not so vigorous, they would guide the child not to lack human concern.

Unexpectedly, after they went away on a trip, Ji Congyan had improved on her own.

Ji Congyan was helpless. “Mom, people can improve.”

Ji Quanchen said, “Why do I suspect so much that you have a strategist behind you?”

Ji Congyan choked slightly, then said faintly, “A woman I recently met taught me.”

On the other end of the video, Ji Quanchen and Gong Yu instantly became interested.

“Alpha or Omega?”

Ji Congyan said, “So nosy. Why can’t it be a beta?”

As mothers, how could they not understand their daughter? They understood immediately and said in unison with certainty:

“Then it’s an Omega.”

Ji Congyan’s bright face darkened, and she directly hung up the call.