After Signing a Marking Agreement with the Abstinent Omega - Chapter 20

The sound of the door closing was very soft, cutting off the almost out-of-control atmosphere in the room.

Xie Queyou sat frozen on the bed. The cedar mixed with temptation invaded her mind from every direction.

The overflowing scent had not yet been withdrawn. Only belatedly did she realize—

Her consciousness had been so easily occupied by that cedar scent. Just a little more and she would have…

Xie Queyou raised a hand to cover her eyes and whimpered softly.

Xie Queyou, your self-control is way too poor!

Didn’t you say you were going to be medicine? How did you lose your senses the moment the pheromones came?

Xie Queyou wanted to cry but had no tears. She wrapped herself in the quilt and sighed deeply in despair.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom.

Yun Wangqing supported herself against the sink, her breathing slightly chaotic.

In the mirror, the corners of her eyes were flushed red. Her fair skin was covered in a thin layer of pink, delicate enough to break at a touch.

The clear lime scent was still attached to her gland. Her whole body felt damp and hot, and she could not help moving her legs.

The cold, damp feeling of her skirt hem made her whole body stiffen. Yun Wangqing composed her expression, took a deep breath, and withdrew her overflowing pheromones.

She had already been marked once, but now, after receiving pheromones again, she still reacted so strongly.

She closed her eyes and calmed her body’s reaction.

After changing into dry clothes and pushing open the bathroom door—

The intimate pheromones in the room had long dispersed. The fresh-air system hummed softly, and the only thing rushing toward her nose was refreshing lime.

Her gaze could not help falling on the raised figure on the bed. Xie Queyou lay there with furrowed brows, already sunk into sleep.

Yun Wangqing subconsciously lightened her steps, lifted the quilt, and lay down.

The refreshing lime rubbed against her like a warm little beast, nuzzling here and kissing there. It was just like its owner.

Immersed in such surging pheromones, Yun Wangqing could barely withstand it. She thought she would become damp again like before.

But she did not.

It was as if the pheromones had been given instructions before their owner fell asleep. They no longer stirred any other senses in Yun Wangqing and simply fulfilled their duty as a sleep aid.

Yun Wangqing turned on her side and looked at Xie Queyou sleeping soundly on the bed.

Only when she was close did she see the beads of sweat on Xie Queyou’s forehead, and her expression shifted slightly.

—

The next day.

Xie Queyou was awakened by the smell of breakfast. Last night, she had put all her attention on her gland and releasing pheromones, then unknowingly fallen asleep.

Even in her dreams, she had subconsciously controlled her pheromones, so her sleep had been very restless. When she woke, her whole body felt as if it had fallen apart.

Especially her gland. It had released pheromones nonstop for the entire night and felt swollen and numb.

The sheets beside her were already cold. Yun Wangqing had been up for a long time.

Xie Queyou got out of bed and returned to her guest room to wash up.

When she came out again, Yun Wangqing was already sitting by the sofa.

Early morning sunlight spilled into the living room. A pale gray velvet sofa was paired with a beige woven blanket, and the glow of light spread across them.

Yun Wangqing wore a light gray strapless fishtail gown and sat quietly in the very center of the sofa. She was wearing the black-rimmed glasses from last night and flipping through a script in her hand, her posture lazy yet unable to hide its elegance.

Hearing footsteps, she raised her head and nodded to Xie Queyou.

“You’re awake. Breakfast is on the table. It’s already prepared.”

Xie Queyou stared blankly at what she was wearing. “Are you going to work?”

Yun Wangqing said, “Mm.”

“I have to head to Hengdian later to attend a booting ceremony, and there will be a script reading in the afternoon.”

“So soon? You’re not waiting until your heat ends?” Xie Queyou was obviously reluctant.

As an Alpha, she was currently in her rut period too. Her Omega was about to leave, and a deep reluctance rose in her heart.

“If you go now, you’ll smell so many people’s scents. What if you fall into heat again?” Unwilling to give up, with a little selfishness secretly stirring, she said, “Why don’t I go with you?”

Yun Wangqing closed the script and looked at her, smiling.

“Don’t worry. Your pheromones are enough to support me for a day.”

As if thinking of something, Yun Wangqing’s gaze darkened. “My heat doesn’t appear easily. There was a reason it came early this time.”

Since Yun Wangqing said this, Xie Queyou had no choice. She slowly shuffled over to the table, gave an “Oh,” and sat down.

The cedar in the living room was gradually fading, making her feel rather dejected.

She had just picked up the porridge and was about to take a big gulp to express her grief and indignation when footsteps suddenly came from the side.

Yun Wangqing stood and walked toward her. The gray-toned strapless neckline outlined the slender curve of her swan neck. Light and shadow shifted gently over her collarbones with each step. The fabric, with excellent drape, clung to her legs, then slowly spread out below the knees. As she walked, every movement revealed her graceful figure.

She walked over and handed the suppressant patch in her hand to Xie Queyou.

“This is a suppressant patch from the research institute. It can help ease the discomfort of rut. Use it for now. If I need you later, I’ll message you.”

The faint pheromones on her body carried gentleness and easily soothed Xie Queyou’s reluctance.

Yun Wangqing left.

The moment the door closed, the cedar in the room seemed to lose its vitality too, only hovering quietly in the air.

Xie Queyou slowly finished her meal, her gaze fixed on the suppressant patch placed nearby.

Before she even finished eating, she could not wait to pick it up. Like a puppy, she looked at it from left to right.

The suppressant patch looked ordinary on the outside, no different from a normal suppressant patch. But because Yun Wangqing had given it to her, Xie Queyou valued it especially.

Finally, as if she had obtained a treasure, she tore open the packaging and stuck the patch on her gland.

It was a little cool and seemed to still carry a trace of lingering body warmth. The moment she stuck it on, Xie Queyou felt her whole body tingle, and bubbles of happiness rose in her heart.

So Yun Wangqing knew she was in rut and had specially gotten her a suppressant patch.

Hehe.

After eating, she put the dishes into the dishwasher and cleaned them. Yun Wangqing had already left, and Xie Queyou had no intention of staying there either. She prepared to return to the company.

She remembered the coat she had previously left at Yun Wangqing’s home and sent Yun Wangqing a message.

[Where did you put the coat I left here before?]

The other side replied quickly.

[I sent the coat to the dry cleaner before. It hasn’t been cleaned yet.]

[If you need to go out, you can check the wardrobe in the guest room.]

Xie Queyou replied with an [Okay], then went to the guest room and picked a few pieces of clothing to wear.

When she arrived at the company, work had just started. Yesterday, they had finalized the actors, and today the crew was going to inspect the filming location. Xie Queyou had to go along too.

Qianlin Hengdian was in the suburbs of Jiangcheng, very far away, so Xie Queyou and the director got into the same car.

The director’s name was Shi Ziyi. She had only graduated from Jiangcheng University a few years ago. The works she had directed before were all short films. This was her first time directing a real television drama, so she was excited no matter how one looked at it.

The two chatted casually along the way, and before they knew it, they had arrived at Hengdian.

What surprised them, however, was that the originally remote Hengdian was now surrounded by many people.

Xie Queyou was puzzled. “What’s going on today?”

Before coming, Shi Ziyi had specifically checked. “A drama is starting filming today. The lead actor is very high-profile, and her fans all came offline to attend the booting ceremony.”

Xie Queyou’s brows jumped. “Yun Wangqing?”

Shi Ziyi said, “The moment I said high-profile, you knew it was Best Actress Yun.”

Xie Queyou’s heart beat fiercely, and she could not suppress the smile at the corner of her mouth. “Anyone who works in the entertainment industry knows Yun Wangqing.”

She just felt it was such a coincidence. She had not expected that even when the two of them were working, they could be this close.

The heart that had just settled down began jumping vigorously again, as if it wanted to leap out of her chest.

Xie Queyou turned her head to look out the window, hoping to see the woman she had just parted from.

In the end, she saw nothing. Aside from the crowd of heads, she saw nothing at all.

Xie Queyou helplessly withdrew her restless heart and focused on work.

She and Shi Ziyi circled around Hengdian, selected the buildings they needed to rent, then went to arrange equipment. Before they knew it, evening had already arrived.

Stretching her sore body, the two of them went to a nearby hotel for dinner.

The hotel was very lively. It was said they were preparing for the booting banquet, and the entire crew had booked out the whole hotel. The two had no choice but to go to another restaurant.

Just one second before Xie Queyou stepped out of the hotel, the phone in her pocket suddenly rang.

She took it out. It was a message from Yun Wangqing.

Yun Wangqing: [Do you have time right now?]

Xie Queyou hurriedly replied: [I’m at Qianlin Hengdian. I’ve already gotten off work.]

Yun Wangqing: [If you have time, could you come to the 17th floor of Muyun Hotel?]

Xie Queyou stared at the message, immediately turned around, and rushed toward the elevator, leaving one sentence for Shi Ziyi behind her.

“Something suddenly came up. You go eat first. I’ll come in a bit.”

Shi Ziyi: ?

A few dozen seconds later, the elevator stopped on the seventeenth floor. Xie Queyou stepped out, followed the room number Yun Wangqing had given her, and stood outside to knock on the door.

Not long after, the door opened. What entered her eyes was a girl she had never seen before.

The girl nodded to her. “Miss Xie, this way please. I’m Sister Yun’s assistant. You can call me Xiao Zhao.”

Xie Queyou nodded to her and stepped inside, smelling the cedar scent in the air.

Yun Wangqing was still wearing the outfit from the morning. She sat on the sofa with her head slightly lowered. Hearing the sound, she smiled apologetically at Xie Queyou.

“Sorry. I’m delaying your time so late.”

Xie Queyou walked to stand across from her. “It’s nothing. I happened to be at the hotel.”

“What’s wrong? Is it your pherom—” She was about to ask, but when she glanced at the assistant standing beside them, the words died in her throat.

“Sister Yun, I’ll go downstairs and talk to the director first.” The assistant was very perceptive and walked out, closing the door to leave space for the two of them.

Once the irrelevant person had left, Yun Wangqing no longer restrained herself and leaned against the sofa.

“Did you fall into heat again?” Xie Queyou moved a little closer and subconsciously drove her gland.

Yun Wangqing shook her head. “I suddenly had to work overtime. The pheromones I prepared originally weren’t enough.”

Xie Queyou understood. “Then I’ll release more.”

Yun Wangqing shook her head. Simply easing it through the air was not enough to soothe her current discomfort. What her gland needed was more, deeper lime.

She suddenly moved forward and weakly fell into Xie Queyou’s arms.

That soft, boneless body entered her embrace. Xie Queyou subconsciously stiffened, then raised her hands to hold her, receiving a full embrace of pheromones.

“Let’s mark,” Yun Wangqing said, burying her head in Xie Queyou’s neck. Her burning breath soaked into Xie Queyou’s ear, quickly climbing into a flush.

Xie Queyou’s heart beat like a drum, and she was somewhat worried.

“If I mark you, your gland won’t be able to hold up.”

Yun Wangqing raised her head. Her eyes shimmered as she glanced at Xie Queyou. “Then inject a little less.”

Xie Queyou’s ears went soft. “…Okay.”

Yun Wangqing said, “Sorry for troubling you.”

Xie Queyou gently held her in her arms. The cedar scent lingering at the tip of her nose grew richer, nervously awaiting her approach.

Xie Queyou took a deep breath nervously, filling her chest with cedar as it struck against her consciousness.

The skin at Yun Wangqing’s swan-like neck gave off a hidden cold fragrance. One time made them strangers, twice made them familiar. Xie Queyou covered it with her lips, and her sharp teeth slowly pierced the gland.

The pheromones from the person before her slowly flowed into every limb and bone, invading all the discomfort in her body.

Yun Wangqing raised her hands and hugged her tightly. Because of the pain, her fingertips tightened, locking Xie Queyou firmly in her arms. She lifted her neck, her eyes narrowing in pleasure, her breathing hitching in small bursts.

“Mm…” She bit her lip, refusing to let the sound spill from between her lips and teeth.

Xie Queyou’s ears were completely red, and her heartbeat was about to burst from her chest.

Afraid that Yun Wangqing’s body would not be able to withstand it, she had been carefully holding back. When she felt the dosage was enough, she released her lips, then could not resist the hope in her heart and licked it.

The person in her arms trembled again, her breathing chaotic.

Only injecting a little pheromone made Xie Queyou herself feel uncomfortable too.

The suppressant patch on her neck was about to be dampened by her own pheromones, but she did not dare move recklessly. She only held Yun Wangqing, letting her slowly relieve herself.

Pheromones surged in dark currents through the air. Xie Queyou closed her eyes, suppressing the desire that was about to burst out of her heart. Even her temples were throbbing with excitement.

The instinct rooted deep in her consciousness clamored, urging her to deeply mark the Omega before her—especially since she was now on the verge of a rut outbreak.

A layer of hot sweat seeped from her back. Only belatedly did she realize that making an Alpha endure this at a time like this was truly not easy.

Something tapped her shoulder. Xie Queyou lowered her head. Yun Wangqing had already returned to normal. Her dark eyes looked at Xie Queyou without any trace of intimacy.

She dazedly let go, pressing her dry lips together.

Yun Wangqing stood and tidied her dress, which had been wrinkled from being held. “Thank you.”

Xie Queyou lowered her head, not daring to look at her, her eyes burning red.

A knock came from outside the door. Yun Wangqing glanced over. “I have to leave now. You can rest here for a while.”

She was about to step away when she suddenly remembered something. “Could I trouble you to help me put on a suppressant patch?”

Xie Queyou raised her head and looked into Yun Wangqing’s eyes. She had no reason to say no.

She took the still-warm suppressant patch from Yun Wangqing’s hand and tore open the packaging.

Yun Wangqing had already turned around. Her head lowered slightly, she swept her long curls to one side, revealing her fair neck. There was one patch of skin that was especially red, damp and overflowing, with faint beads of blood still emerging.

It was caused by Xie Queyou’s mark just now.

Xie Queyou almost did not dare look at it. Her heart ached as she apologized. “Sorry. Does it hurt a lot?”

The woman shook her head. “You were helping me.”

Marking required piercing the gland and injecting pheromones. A little pain of the flesh could be completely ignored.

The cedar at the tip of her nose urged her to hurry. Xie Queyou took a deep breath and, in one burst of courage, accurately stuck the suppressant patch over that spot.

As she moved, her fingertips accidentally brushed Yun Wangqing’s soft skin, sending a jolt of electric numbness through both of them. Yun Wangqing could not help shrinking back, her shoulders rising as she let out a soft whimper.

The sound was so alluring it was almost dripping.

Xie Queyou’s ears were completely red. The entire fingertip that had touched her skin went numb, the sensation extending all the way to her heart.

“Thank you.” Yun Wangqing could barely say a complete sentence. Only after slowing down for a long while did she speak, her voice full of turns and softness. She turned to look at Xie Queyou, her eyes damp with moisture.

Xie Queyou’s gaze drifted, and she was red from head to toe. “It’s nothing. I’ll leave first. See you tonight.”

She turned to leave in shame, then heard the woman’s voice behind her.

“I have filming tomorrow, so I’ll be resting here tonight.”

Her steps stopped, and Xie Queyou turned around.

Yun Wangqing said, “After this mark, I probably won’t need it again for this period. Thank you.”

Xie Queyou froze. “Isn’t your heat not over yet?”

Jiangcheng’s summer nights were a little cold. Yun Wangqing put on a coat. “You marked me twice. The dosage is enough for me to get through this heat. After this, there will only be small-scale heat symptoms. A suppressant patch will be enough.”

Xie Queyou felt as if something inside her heart shattered. She lowered her head in a daze, looking at Yun Wangqing’s shadow on the floor, and her lips pouted in grievance.

As an Alpha in rut, the instinctive reluctance to part from the Omega made her eyes redden uncontrollably. But because she had lowered her head, Yun Wangqing did not see.

“Then I’ll go first,” Xie Queyou said.

She turned around, no longer looking at the woman, pulled open the door, and walked out, meeting Xiao Zhao, who was waiting at the door, eye to eye.

Xiao Zhao smiled and greeted her. Xie Queyou nodded and quickly left.

How she went down the elevator, how she walked out of the hotel—Xie Queyou had mostly forgotten. Along the way, people occasionally turned to look at her, but she paid no attention at all.

Finding the restaurant she had agreed on with Shi Ziyi, she pushed open the door and walked in.

“Sorry. Something delayed me a little.” Xie Queyou sat down, her voice somewhat muffled.

Shi Ziyi paused with her knife and fork, chewed, swallowed her food, then comforted her, “It’s fine. When love goes wrong, career goes right.”

Xie Queyou raised her head to look at her. “Love goes wrong?”

Shi Ziyi said, “Didn’t you break up?”

Xie Queyou frowned. “That’s not it. The breakup happened a long time ago. Why did you suddenly bring that up?”

Shi Ziyi was puzzled. “Didn’t you just go see your girlfriend? I thought you’d broken up, so that was why you looked like this.”

Xie Queyou said, “Huh?”

How did Shi Ziyi know?

No, how did Shi Ziyi guess?

Before she could voice this question, Shi Ziyi had already seen it in her eyes.

“Didn’t you smell it? The Omega scent on you is really strong.”

And very intimate, like it wanted to swallow you whole. Shi Ziyi did not dare say the latter half, afraid her boss would get angry.

Xie Queyou froze, tugged at her sleeve, and sure enough, just as Shi Ziyi said, the rich cedar scent drifted around her with a lingering softness.

It was over. She had been too busy being sad. When she marked Yun Wangqing earlier, their pheromones had fused too intensely, and now they were all stuck to her body.

No wonder she kept feeling like people were looking at her when she left earlier.

This was massively embarrassing.

“I’m going to the bathroom.” She could not even care about being sad anymore. Xie Queyou turned and ran to the restaurant bathroom.

Standing in front of the sink, she saw in the mirror that her face was flushed. Combined with the pheromones on her body, anyone would think something was wrong with her.

She hurriedly splashed cold water on her face. Covering her burning cheeks, Xie Queyou cried bitterly in her heart.

So embarrassing. What on earth had she been doing all the way here?

Thankfully, Yun Wangqing had not seen it.

—

The next morning, Xie Queyou got up very early.

She had not slept all night. During rut, there was not a trace of Yun Wangqing’s scent at home, and she felt miserable.

She missed the bed in Yun Wangqing’s home, missed the food Auntie made, missed Xiao Yu.

Missed… Yun Wangqing.

Fortunately, during her rut, she had already marked the Omega twice. On top of that, she had constantly released pheromones at Yun Wangqing’s home, so most of her energy had already been consumed.

After staying up all night, she was refreshed the next morning.

While eating breakfast at home, she recalled the things she had done at Yun Wangqing’s place and marveled again and again.

An Alpha’s possessiveness toward an Omega during rut was truly terrifyingly intense.

Rut really had a great influence on people.

She knew she was not someone who relied on others that much, but during those two days at Yun Wangqing’s home, she had thought about Yun Wangqing almost every moment and wanted to cling to Yun Wangqing constantly.

Was this the instinct of pheromones?

When she arrived at the company, Xie Queyou had not even sat down before she saw Wan Yanyu.

When Wan Yanyu saw her, it was like a hungry wolf seeing meat. Her eyes shone.

“Xie Queyou, who exactly was the person you met at the banquet?”

Xie Queyou was puzzled. “Just an investor. What’s wrong?”

Wan Yanyu pulled her into the office and shouted excitedly.

“This morning, that mysterious investor transferred another two million to our company!”

Xie Queyou froze in place.

“Be honest with me. What exactly is your relationship with that person? Why does that person keep sending money to our company from time to time? I’m honestly a little scared now.”

Wan Yanyu laughed loudly in fear.

Xie Queyou looked dazed. Even her ears felt like they could not hear clearly. An ominous thought surfaced in her heart.

She casually found an excuse and broke free from Wan Yanyu’s side.

Returning to her own office, Xie Queyou sat down and hurriedly messaged the mysterious investor.

[Why did you suddenly invest another two million in the company? I remember the contract didn’t mention this.]

Yun Wangqing replied quickly: [You received it? I didn’t expect finance to send it over so quickly.]

[It’s compensation for the marking these past two days.]

[You can also consider it lost-work compensation. It wasn’t in the contract. It’s extra from me.]

[Thank you for these past two days.]

Xie Queyou looked at the string of messages she had sent. Her expression became increasingly serious, so grave it seemed about to drip water.