After Signing a Marking Agreement with the Abstinent Omega - Chapter 7

After parting that day, Xie Queyou thought carefully for a long time and still decided to wait until her emotions calmed down before thinking it over properly.

This was no small matter. It concerned her future survival.

She could not rush it.

That morning, Xie Wanyue informed Xie Queyou that she had to accompany her to a banquet that evening.

The original owner had been recognized by the Xie family when she was twenty. At the time, the news that the Xie family had recovered their beloved lost daughter had hung high on the trending searches for several weeks. In the videos and photos, the family members had embraced one another with tears in their eyes, looking deeply sincere.

After that, Xie Wanyue had taken the original owner to many high-end banquets, introducing her to her friends and letting everyone know that the true daughter of the Xie family had returned and that the Xie family doted on this daughter very much.

From then on, every time Xie Wanyue attended a banquet, she would always bring the original owner along. This time was no exception.

Xie Queyou did not refuse.

The small subsidiary she currently worked at had the same main business as Xie Group: investing in film, television, and variety shows, as well as signing new actors.

It was just that compared to the huge Xie Group, this small subsidiary was truly unimpressive. But if there was a chance to show her face in front of people from all parts of the industry, there was no reason not to take it.

Two days ago, after she had persuaded Wan Yanyu with much effort, Wan Yanyu had finally agreed to let her try to salvage the project one more time. Xie Queyou immediately took the script and contacted several teams. Today was the day everyone was supposed to meet.

However, as the agreed time drew near, only one of the teams she had arranged a time with arrived at the company on time. The rest of the teams sent no news at all.

The assistant beside her and the only remaining team leader looked at each other, then both looked at Xie Queyou’s expression, afraid that this playgirl deputy general manager would suddenly fly into a rage.

Xie Queyou frowned slightly and glanced at her watch again. After confirming that it was already time, she stopped waiting.

“Let’s begin first.”

The person in charge of this team had graduated from the directing department of Jiangcheng Film Academy two years ago. The films she had directed consisted of only one or two short films.

Xie Queyou had contacted them because she felt the director’s aesthetic matched the requirements of the script quite well.

More importantly, they were cheap.

After the interview ended, none of the other teams that had missed the appointment showed up. Even the messages Xie Queyou sent to ask about it sank into the sea without a reply. She could not help frowning.

Wan Yanyu glanced at her from the side. “You really don’t know what’s going on?”

Xie Queyou shook her head. “You know?”

Wan Yanyu rolled her eyes. “I’ll give you a hint. Wen Jing.”

Xie Queyou was confused. “I broke up with her ages ago.”

If Wan Yanyu had not mentioned her, Xie Queyou would have nearly forgotten this person existed.

Wan Yanyu was speechless. “What I mean is, Wen Jing did this.”

“The news of your breakup with Wen Jing caused such a huge stir on the front page before. The Wen family is considered a pretty powerful family in Jiangcheng. It’s very easy for them to trip you up.”

“Wen Jing has never suffered any grievance since she was young. How could she possibly swallow this anger? Only you would foolishly think a breakup is just a breakup.”

Xie Queyou frowned. “How did she know I’m currently looking for a team?”

Wan Yanyu shrugged. As a general manager, she seemed rather open-minded about there being a mole in the company. “Our company only has this many employees to begin with. If she buys off one or two employees, wouldn’t she be able to find out all our movements?”

Still, she was furious. Because Wen Jing was making trouble behind the scenes, this company project might have to be shelved for who knew how long. That was all real money.

“I mean, what is wrong with her? She was the one who said she wanted to break up, but now that the breakup happened, she’s also the one who’s unhappy. A spoiled young lady’s temper really is hard to serve. How did you even stay with her for so long back then?”

Xie Queyou smiled awkwardly and did not answer. She only said, “We need to solve this quickly.”

Wan Yanyu asked, “How are you going to solve it?”

Xie Queyou said, “Talk to her and make her remove these obstacles.”

Wan Yanyu gave her a thumbs-up. “Wow, so smart! Why didn’t I think of that?”

Xie Queyou ignored her sarcasm. “Right now, there’s no evidence proving she did it. Let’s first find the mole in the company and pry a little information out of them as leverage.”

Wan Yanyu thought it was feasible. “Fine. Our company only has a few people anyway. If we spend some time looking for the mole, we should be able to find them.”

After exchanging contact information with the team leader who had just come for the interview, Xie Queyou’s peripheral vision swept over the person she had added only yesterday.

Y.

Yun Wangqing.

They had only added each other a few days ago. Yun Wangqing had given her enough time to think. These past few days, the two of them had been like strangers. Their chat history still contained only the formal greetings from when they first added each other, leaving a vast, empty white space.

She pressed her lips together slightly and stared blankly at Yun Wangqing’s profile picture, which was a long-haired calico cat.

Suddenly, a curious head leaned over from beside her. “What are you looking at so intently?”

Xie Queyou jumped in fright and hurriedly flipped her phone face down.

Wan Yanyu clicked her tongue. “Tsk, tsk, tsk. Don’t tell me you really do have someone you like. Your romantic luck is pretty good. You just broke up with your ex-girlfriend, and now there’s already someone else you like.”

Xie Queyou said, “What are you imagining?”

Wan Yanyu shrugged. “Then why are you still spacing out here? Didn’t you say you were going to a banquet tonight? A small company like ours has to seize opportunities like this. I heard a lot of upper-class people will be there. See if you can take the chance to get someone to invest in our company.”

“And I heard Yun Wangqing will be there too. She’s currently the hottest Best Actress in the entertainment industry. If we can get connected with her, our company won’t lack traffic.”

Wan Yanyu rubbed her chin and let out a sinister “hehehe” laugh, looking exactly like someone who thought she was scheming deeply but actually could not scheme clearly at all.

Xie Queyou was amused by her. “Am I an octopus? Grabbing this with one hand and that with the other?”

But speaking of which, she had not seen Yun Wangqing for several days. Thinking of her, Xie Queyou’s heart lifted slightly.

Several days had already passed since they parted that night. This time, if they met, she had an answer to the question from last time.

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At seven o’clock in the evening, Xie Queyou followed Xie Wanyue to the front of a luxurious manor.

This was a charity banquet. In the middle of the banquet, there would be an auction, and all the money from the auction would be donated to charity. Because of this, many well-known figures in Jiangcheng had gathered here.

There were people here to show their faces, people here to gain fans, and all kinds of people mixed together.

Xie Rong’an had arrived at the banquet early. Given the current status of the Xie family, she still held a fairly important position in the entire banquet hall.

Xie Wanyue did not restrict where Xie Queyou could go. She only turned her head and reminded her by her ear, “Don’t run around and cause trouble for me,” before going to catch up with old friends.

Xie Queyou immediately entered work mode.

When people saw Xie Queyou arrive, even if some looked down on her as a young lady who had been picked up out of nowhere, they still wore smiles on their faces. At least on the surface, they maintained propriety.

Xie Queyou’s goal was not these people either. Her gaze swept around the venue in search of her targets. Relying on the eloquence she had trained, she chatted confidently with quite a few people.

Among them was an actress named Shen Lisheng. Her recently popular television drama had brought her a lot of heat, successfully pushing her into the ranks of top young actresses. More importantly, she was an artist under Xie Group. Xie Queyou chatted quite happily with her, and the two even added each other’s contact information.

This could be considered a successful appearance within the group.

By the time half the banquet had passed, Xie Queyou had already added many people’s contact information. Her work for the day had been successfully completed.

Taking advantage of a moment when no one was around, she walked to a corner of the banquet, picked up a glass of wine, and slowly drank it. She planned to rest in this corner and wait for Yun Wangqing to appear later.

Sneaking glances…

But sometimes, fate was always full of twists and turns.

She had just sat down, and before she had finished her first glass of wine, a server bumped into the table. The wine glass tipped over, and all the wine spilled onto the hem of her dress.

The server was terrified and kept apologizing to her. Their whole body was trembling, as if they would faint in the next second. Xie Queyou sighed, said nothing more, and told them to leave first.

In any case, she had nothing else to do. She planned to sit here until the banquet ended and deal with it after returning home.

But before she could settle down, a woman’s mocking laugh suddenly came from the left. Before the voice reached Xie Queyou, the repulsive peach fragrance on the woman had already arrived first.

“Xie Queyou, it’s only been a few days. How did you end up looking so miserable?”

Xie Queyou raised her head and, sure enough, saw a familiar face.

Wen Jing walked up to her wearing an exquisite, gorgeous formal dress. She looked down at Xie Queyou from above. “Did breaking up with me upset you that much? But even if you beg me to get back together now, I won’t agree. How could a Beta and an Omega possibly be together? But if you kneel down and beg me, I can still take you in as a lover…”

“Achoo—”

Xie Queyou could not control the sneeze. Her nose felt terrible. “I haven’t even settled accounts with you yet, and you still dare come looking for me?”

Looking at how smug Wen Jing was, Xie Queyou could immediately guess that this was about what had happened that morning. The mole’s information was quite efficient.

“Settle accounts with me? I haven’t even settled accounts with you for what you said that day. What right do you have to settle accounts with me?” Wen Jing had been spoiled since childhood and had never been spoken to like this before. Her temper immediately rose.

“You’ve been a delinquent since you were young. You borrowed a little of the Xie family’s glory and really thought you had become a phoenix. If not for Xie Rong’an, who would know you, Xie Queyou—”

It was this stale old speech again. Enduring the discomfort in her nose, Xie Queyou frowned and said coldly, “Are you done? If you’re done, can you get lost?”

She pinched her nose, making her voice sound muffled. “I’m allergic to peaches. Don’t worry. I will never get back together with you. Absolutely impossible.”

Before the smug expression on Wen Jing’s face could disappear, she froze in place. Then her expression shattered like a mask, twisting.

“Peach allergy? At least make up a better lie! You were with me for three years, and now you’re telling me you’re allergic to peaches?”

Xie Queyou also did not know how the original owner had managed to stay with Wen Jing for three years despite being allergic to peaches. But right now, she could not stay for even three seconds longer.

Pinching her nose, she pushed the person aside with the back of her hand. Ignoring the stain on her dress, she strode outside. As she brushed past Wen Jing, she lowered her voice.

“Also, if you pull any more little tricks, I won’t show mercy.”

Wen Jing’s gritted, furious voice behind her was thrown to the back of Xie Queyou’s mind. She walked quickly and, before her fourth sneeze could fall, finally reached the back garden.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The refreshing summer wind swept away the stuffiness. Leaning against the wall, she thought that from now on, any negotiations with Wen Jing must absolutely be done online.

The original owner had met Wen Jing after the college entrance exams. At the time, the original owner had not yet been recognized by the Xie family and had gone to Jiangcheng with friends to look for opportunities. She met Wen Jing at a bar, fell in love at first sight, and pursued her for two years. It was only after the Xie family took her back that Wen Jing agreed to her pursuit.

But none of this had anything to do with Xie Queyou, and she was too lazy to think about it.

Compared to the liveliness in front, the back garden was much quieter. Since she had finally found a bit of peace, she deliberately stayed here a little longer.

Fortunately, it was dim here, so no one could see that her clothes were dirty.

There were very few people in the back garden. Staying here gave her a rare bit of leisure, so she did not plan to return too early.

But after only walking a few steps, she saw a familiar figure standing ahead.

“Yun Wangqing?”

Wasn’t she supposed to be in the banquet hall?

Xie Queyou subconsciously looked around. There was no one else. Feeling a little fortunate, she walked to Yun Wangqing’s side.

“I felt I should come greet you,” Xie Queyou said first.

Yun Wangqing gave an “Mm.” “I knew you would attend this.”

Xie Queyou asked, “Because my mother often brings me to these?”

Yun Wangqing did not reply. There was only the sound of the wind around them.

After finishing the polite words, Xie Queyou looked around again before cautiously speaking.

“About the matter you discussed with me last time, I agree. Let’s find a time to talk about it in detail.”

Yun Wangqing lifted her eyes to look at her. Seeing the way she carefully checked their surroundings, she suddenly felt that her gland, which had been disturbed by several kinds of pheromones earlier, did not hurt as much anymore.

She curved her lips slightly. “At the Xie family?”

Xie Queyou shook her head like a rattle drum. Signing such an agreement in her own home was still a little too stimulating for Xie Queyou. Her heart could not take it.

Yun Wangqing said, “Then after the banquet ends, I’ll take you to my home.”

Xie Queyou thought, the Yun family?

“All right.” Perfect. She could take the chance to understand the Yun family’s household structure.

After saying the important matter aloud, Xie Queyou’s heart clearly felt much lighter. Suddenly, the woman standing in front of her swayed. She quickly reached out to support her.

“What’s wrong?”

Her fingertips touched Yun Wangqing’s wrist. A slightly cool sensation sank into her palm. In the next instant, a warm, fragrant softness fell into her arms.

Yun Wangqing’s steps wavered. She urgently hugged Xie Queyou, her body trembling slightly. Xie Queyou quickly wrapped an arm around her waist, holding her steady so she would no longer sway.

The manor in the distance was noisy, yet this spot was so quiet that only cicadas could be heard.

Xie Queyou’s heart pounded wildly. She did not dare move, and she did not know what Yun Wangqing wanted to do.

The person in her arms was panting. After a long while, Yun Wangqing finally seemed to realize that her actions had crossed a line. She gently pushed at Xie Queyou’s shoulder, and Xie Queyou released her.

Yun Wangqing’s face was still somewhat pale. She lowered her head and breathed lightly.

“Can you do me a favor?”

Xie Queyou obediently let her hands hang at her sides. “Tell me.”

“Give me a little of your pheromones.”

“There are too many mixed pheromones from all kinds of people in the banquet hall. I’m afraid my body won’t be able to withstand it. The scent on you can effectively help relieve my symptoms.”

Xie Queyou’s heart, which had just relaxed a little, stopped again. “Huh?”

Give her my pheromones?

The tips of her ears could not help turning red again.

Xie Queyou, Xie Queyou, what on earth are you thinking? Stop!

When people were embarrassed, they always could not help doing something. So she did not think too much and activated her gland to release pheromones, breaking through the barrier of the suppressant patch.

The overflowing lime pheromones quickly filled the space around the two of them. The pain in Yun Wangqing’s gland eased, and there was even a faint tendency for it to respond.

Her breathing suddenly quickened. Yun Wangqing’s expression grew somewhat dazed, and she bit her lip, enduring the sensation.

This little Alpha did not know how to control her strength. It was a little too much.

After thinking for a moment, she took out the new suppressant patch she had prepared to replace the old one.

“Help me infuse a little of your pheromones into this. Just a little.”

If there was too much, she was afraid she would enter heat on the spot.

Xie Queyou took it. Looking at Yun Wangqing, she seemed to think of something and instantly flushed red.

“Wait for me one minute.”

After saying that, she did not wait for Yun Wangqing’s reaction and quickly slipped away, her retreating back looking like she was fleeing in panic.

The rich lime scent moved away. Yun Wangqing supported herself against a nearby tree, her legs a little weak.

Xie Queyou was always punctual in whatever she did. She said one minute, and sure enough, she returned one minute later, bringing back the suppressant patch stained with a little pheromone, as well as the cool lime scent still lingering on her body.

She had released too much just now. Afraid Yun Wangqing would feel uncomfortable if she smelled it, Xie Queyou waited a little longer and only walked over after confirming that the lime scent had dissipated quite a bit. She handed over the suppressant patch.

Yun Wangqing took it and clenched the small patch in her palm. The skin that touched it seemed to be on fire.

“Thank you.”

Xie Queyou’s face was also terribly red, and she did not dare look at Yun Wangqing.

“I only gave a little. It should be just a little.”

Yun Wangqing nodded.

They looked at each other in silence, with only the breeze scattering the pheromones wrapped around them.

After standing there for a while and clearing her head, Yun Wangqing looked at the watch on her wrist. “I’ve stayed outside for too long. I’ll go back first.”

Xie Queyou nodded blankly. “Okay. I’ll wait for you to message me.”

Yun Wangqing nodded and prepared to leave, then thought of something.

“I have a cleanliness obsession. I don’t like my home being stained with other people’s pheromones. Remember to wash off the peach scent on you.”

While the Alpha anxiously sniffed the pheromones on herself, the corners of Yun Wangqing’s lips curved faintly. Then she turned and left.

When she reached the banquet hall, she turned into the restroom and locked the stall door. Only then did she look at the suppressant patch clenched in her hand. It carried a faint, refreshing trace of lime, a fragrance that tempted her into sinking.

Yun Wangqing did not hesitate. She had endured too long at the banquet, and her gland had already announced its pain. She tore off her own suppressant patch, placed this suppressant patch on, then added a new suppressant patch over Xie Queyou’s patch to block her pheromones from leaking out.

The overflowing pheromones came into direct contact with her gland. Enormous pleasure instantly filled her mind, and Yun Wangqing’s mind went blank. She bit her lip tightly, yet she still could not control the soft whimper that spilled out. Her legs weakened, and she leaned against the door.

This little Alpha!