After Signing a Marking Agreement with the Abstinent Omega - Chapter 8

After Xie Queyou left the banquet hall, she did not go back in. She found an excuse to leave Xie Wanyue’s side and went to a nearby hotel.

She still remembered what Yun Wangqing had said before leaving. After taking a simple shower at the hotel, she changed into clothes she had bought at the mall.

By the time she had fully tidied herself up, the banquet had already ended. Yun Wangqing had sent her an address ten minutes ago.

She left the hotel and walked in the direction Yun Wangqing had given her. On a remote, dimly lit road a few hundred meters away from the banquet hall, a black sedan was parked.

After checking the license plate number, she opened the passenger door and sat in. When her hand gripped the car handle, she subconsciously sniffed the scent on herself.

Mm. It was the scent of shower gel mixed with lime.

She really was a trustworthy good Alpha.

This place was remote, and the lighting was far dimmer than on the main road.

Everything around them was dark. The moment she got into the car, the first thing Xie Queyou noticed was a reassuring cold cedar fragrance.

Then came the woman’s cool voice. “I thought you would wait a while longer before replying to me.”

Xie Queyou fastened her seat belt. “There’s no need to wait on something I’ve already decided.”

That night, after she asked Lin Wumo about the matter, the balance in her heart had already begun to tilt.

According to the original plotline, Yun Wangqing died in the summer of the second year after entering a marriage alliance with Xie Rong’an. Part of the reason had also been the original owner making trouble behind the scenes.

At the time, the original owner had not differentiated, so Xie Queyou guessed that Yun Wangqing had never found a treatment plan.

Combined with what Dr. Lin had said before, if there was still no effective treatment for pheromone rejection disorder even now, then perhaps this illness was the main reason behind Yun Wangqing’s death.

Xie Queyou thought that if she helped Yun Wangqing with treatment, allowing Yun Wangqing to avoid her later death and thereby avoid the original owner’s ending, perhaps that would be safer than simply taking the initiative to avoid the protagonists.

One was passive avoidance, while the other was active offense. Having control in her own hands always felt more reliable.

But there was another, more important reason she had agreed to Yun Wangqing’s request.

She could not bear to watch a living, breathing person die right in front of her, especially when she knew the ending and had the ability to change it.

Whether emotionally or rationally, she should help Yun Wangqing with this.

Realizing that she had lost focus again, Xie Queyou scratched the tip of her nose. Right now, it was time for the two of them to be alone together. She did not have to worry about being discovered by anyone else.

Xie Queyou felt much more at ease.

Yun Wangqing handed the agreement to Xie Queyou. Seeing that she really had changed clothes and that there was no faint Omega pheromone scent lingering on her anymore, her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Unfortunately, the light was dim, and Xie Queyou did not notice her brief pause. Yun Wangqing looked away, started the car, and spoke unhurriedly.

“This is the agreement drafted yesterday. You only looked through it roughly yesterday. Since the trip is long, you can read it carefully again. Tell me if there’s anything that needs to be changed, and I’ll have a lawyer revise it later.”

Xie Queyou said okay, then really quieted down and seriously read the agreement.

The most important part of the agreement was the transaction between the two of them.

Xie Queyou needed to sacrifice her time and stay by Yun Wangqing’s side to help relieve her symptoms during Yun Wangqing’s heat or illness period. The duration was one and a half years, ending exactly next winter.

Xie Queyou’s lashes fluttered.

So Yun Wangqing was far less calm than she appeared on the surface. She also cared about this timeline.

Xie Queyou’s heart trembled slightly. Her fingertips hurriedly turned past this page. The next page was the compensation Yun Wangqing would give her.

A considerable investment, under Yun Wangqing’s name.

As for the rest, she did not look too carefully.

In truth, even without reading the agreement, Xie Queyou knew that with Yun Wangqing’s character, she would not play tricks in the contract.

It was just that the two of them had only just met, and she did not know what to talk about.

The car was also a confined space where they sat rather close to each other. She was afraid that if she did not find something to do, simply sitting there would easily become awkward.

There was a light, elegant fragrance diffuser in the car. It smelled nice when she first got in, but Xie Queyou’s nose had always been sensitive. After staying there for a while, she felt a little dizzy, so she quietly lowered the passenger-side window a little.

Yun Wangqing glanced at her from the corner of her eye and said nothing.

The journey was long. By the time Xie Queyou finished reading the agreement, they still had not arrived.

She looked at the time. Only half an hour had passed.

She moved her sore neck and saw a famous landmark in the city center through the car window. She froze slightly.

This was not the route to the Yun family’s old residence.

Ever since she learned that Yun Wangqing was actually her sister’s fiancée, she had not dared to slack off. She had searched through everything about Yun Wangqing and the Yun family.

The Yun family was in the jewelry business. Back when they were at their peak, many international fashion shows used their jewelry. But after the current person in power took over, the group’s development had grown worse day by day, gradually declining.

Like the Xie family’s old residence, the Yun family’s old residence was also halfway up a mountain. One was in southern Jiangcheng, and the other was in northern Jiangcheng.

No matter what, it was not in the city center.

The car eventually drove into a high-end residential compound. Yun Wangqing parked in the underground garage.

“This is where I’m currently living.”

She opened the trunk and took out a bag of cat food.

Xie Queyou saw it and, very perceptively, took out the other things from the trunk. They were all items for the cat.

The two of them carried the things and took the elevator.

This was a high-rise building with one elevator per household. Yun Wangqing entered the password, and Xie Queyou looked away, quietly observing the surroundings from the corner of her eye.

Then she heard the electronic lock on the door open. Yun Wangqing turned the doorknob, and the two entered.

After helping Yun Wangqing put the things in the living room, Yun Wangqing smiled apologetically at her.

“Would you mind waiting a little longer? I need to feed the cat.”

Xie Queyou said, “I’ll feed it with you.”

She also liked cats quite a lot.

The cat Yun Wangqing raised was a long-haired calico cat, with an extremely adorable appearance.

Xie Queyou watched as the cat buried its head in the cat food bowl, eating while making little “meow” sounds. Her heart almost melted.

She could not help crouching down and touching the cat’s head.

Yun Wangqing looked at the two of them, laughter in her eyes.

After the cat had eaten and drunk its fill, Yun Wangqing carried it in her arms for a short rest, and the two of them sat down at the table.

Xie Queyou spread the agreement out in front of them so they could discuss it. “Overall, I don’t see any major problems with the agreement for now. There are just a few small areas that need to be changed.”

Her finger tapped one of the clauses. “Here, regarding investment in our company, I hope you can do it anonymously.”

Yun Wangqing’s gaze followed her well-defined fingers downward. “I thought you would agree to let me invest under my own name.”

After all, Xie Queyou’s company was in the film and television business, and Yun Wangqing had great influence and status in the entertainment industry. If she invested in a film and television company, that company’s value would naturally rise along with it.

This was the so-called celebrity effect.

Yun Wangqing had thought Xie Queyou would happily accept it.

Xie Queyou shook her head. “I still don’t want to tie the two of us together. Treatment is treatment. Once interests are involved, things become impossible to separate cleanly.”

In truth, these were only excuses. The deeper reason was that Xie Queyou still did not want to drastically change the direction of the plot.

Even if Yun Wangqing did not die, there were a hundred ways she could still become the white moonlight. She had always been capable of becoming anyone’s white moonlight.

Xie Queyou agreeing to this request would not cause any major change to the plot between the two protagonists.

But if Yun Wangqing invested in her company and Xie Rong’an found out, she might suspect that there was something between them.

Then the original owner’s original plot might become impossible to change.

She did not dare casually touch the price of a butterfly flapping its wings.

Yun Wangqing raised her head and glanced at her without a trace. “All right.”

“Anything else?”

Xie Queyou shook her head. “No.”

Yun Wangqing handed her a glass of water. “Then rest for a while. I’ll go communicate with the lawyer.”

Xie Queyou obediently nodded.

Yun Wangqing left the cat in the living room and went to the study.

Xie Queyou looked around and saw that no one was there, so she went to play with the cat. The cat lazily lifted its eyes to look at her, then focused on licking its fur and ignored her completely.

Xie Queyou did not feel discouraged either. She stayed beside the cat and watched it.

She had liked small animals ever since she was little. But back then, her circumstances had not allowed her to raise one. Later, after her work became stable, she finally had time to keep a small pet.

Then she suddenly transmigrated into this world.

Xie Queyou’s gaze fell on the cat, her expression becoming increasingly gentle and fond.

All of this was taken in by Yun Wangqing, who had come out of the study. She looked at Xie Queyou beneath the warm yellow light in the living room, and complex emotions spread through her eyes.

This person did not seem as much of a playgirl as the news said.

A faint cedar scent spread from behind her. Xie Queyou stood up, and Yun Wangqing sat down on the sofa.

She had already changed out of her banquet gown. Now she wore a set of beige loungewear. The loose clothes wrapped around her as she tilted her head, propped up her cheek, and looked at Xie Queyou.

Her makeup had been removed. Under the soft living room light, her bare face suddenly narrowed the distance between them.

Looking at such a devastatingly beautiful face, Xie Queyou suddenly felt a bit of courage. Thinking of what Lin Wumo had said before, she pressed her lips together.

“Can I ask you a question?”

Yun Wangqing crossed her left leg over her right. It was a very relaxed posture. She nodded lightly, signaling for her to continue.

“If I hadn’t agreed to your request, what would you have done afterward?”