How Long Are You Going to Keep Acting Like A Beta? ABO - Chapter 38

Shu Qian was very confused on the familiar soft, large bed. Her newly awakened mind hadn’t started working yet and she couldn’t understand the situation in front of her. It wasn’t until memories gradually emerged that she was able to make a judgment. She let out a painful groan and buried her face in the pillow. Finally, she had no choice but to face reality and picked up her phone to look at the date.

Seven days had passed since they attended that banquet, which was supposed to be for an engagement but was actually for an annulment…

“Damn it. Seven days of non-stop sex. How much did Fu Zhao like Qi Qing? To the point that he even drugged her to get her. What kind of a cliche drama is this? Didn’t he ever think that the Alpha might not accept him?” She was so sore all over that she just wanted to lie down.

Thank goodness Qi Qing was considerate enough to clean her body. But… Shu Qian touched the back of her neck and mumbled, “It’s too naive to think that Qi Qing would give in after being deeply marked.” The person who wanted to be marked didn’t succeed, but she was.

She had thought she would be very resistant, but now she was quite calm. However, she had taken the medication, so in theory, she wouldn’t be affected by the deep marking. But the actual effect needed time to be verified.

Qi Qing pushed the door open and found that Shu Qian was already awake. After a sigh of relief, she walked to her side of the bed and sat down. “I’m sorry…”

She had just started when Shu Qian looked down in silence.

“I had planned to propose to you after the engagement was annulled, and only then would the deep marking happen. But I really didn’t consider that Fu Zhao would drug me, and I couldn’t control myself.” Qi Qing seemed very uneasy but still said it all in one breath. “So, can you forgive me?” She was met with Shu Qian’s surprised gaze.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Shu Qian’s mood was complicated as she apologized in her heart. She had thought Qi Qing was too much of a scumbag. “No, this isn’t your fault either. You just happen to be good-looking, have a bit of money, and are accidentally more outstanding. You can’t be blamed for being liked and drugged.”

Qi Qing’s expression was subtle. She felt like Shu Qian was cursing her. But hearing that she didn’t blame her, she was relieved. She then asked if she was feeling uncomfortable anywhere. “You’ve been sleeping for a whole day. You must be hungry. What do you want to eat? I’ll go prepare it right away.”

Her tone was unusually gentle. And today, she was wearing a white dress, which reduced her usual sternness and made her look like a stereotypical Omega: gentle, understanding, and delicate.

Shu Qian uncomfortably touched her head. After thinking for a moment, she said, “I want to eat Peking duck, or maybe chicken soup?” After saying that, a sudden feeling of hunger came over her. She realized that she really hadn’t had a proper meal.

Qi Qing caressed her hair, got up, and walked out to tell someone to go and buy it.

After she walked out, Shu Qian let out a long sigh. The gentleness and consideration of a rich, beautiful, and domineering CEO were so heartwarming. Only a person like her, who didn’t know what was good for her, would want to refuse, right? But the desire for freedom, as well as her mother’s cautionary tale, made her have no confidence in the almost dominating relationship between an Alpha and an Omega.

Since her original intention was to solve her pheromone imbalance, and they had temporarily solved this problem, it was time for her to leave as planned.

Her flight was scheduled to take off tomorrow. She had time to pack before, but who knew that going to a banquet would make her sleep for seven days?

Qi Qing returned to the room not long after, holding a tray.

“How are you so fast?” Shu Qian was interrupted from her thoughts. She looked up and was surprised. “Doesn’t this Peking duck place have an hour-long wait?”

“I had people pre-order all the things you usually like to eat. Whenever you wake up, no matter what you want to eat, I’ll have people get it for you right away,” Qi Qing said casually.

But to Shu Qian, it sounded like the thoughtfulness of someone who was being pampered. She had been a neglected existence her whole life and had never experienced this kind of treatment. She pursed her lips, wanting to cry and laugh at the same time. She pretended to be joking and said, “That’s too domineering. I’m scared.” She wanted to reach out and take the tray, but Qi Qing put it on the nightstand first and then took out a black velvet box from the tray.

The size of the box made it obvious what was inside. Shu Qian couldn’t help but show a panicked expression. “You… you don’t have to be responsible for me. I was just about to say that you didn’t mark me on purpose. This was just an accident. I don’t think we have to be tied down by responsibility because of this accident.”

Qi Qing’s face turned cold. “Are you saying you don’t want to be responsible for me? You slept with me for seven days straight and almost made me lay flat on my back and ascend to heaven. Now you don’t want to be responsible for me?”

Her counter-attack shocked Shu Qian. How could an Alpha be so shameless? She wanted to take back her earlier apology.

The gentle facade from before was torn off at this moment. Qi Qing opened the box and took out the ring inside. She put it on Shu Qian’s finger. “This is an engagement ring.” She wiggled her hand, which had the same couple’s ring on it. “Oh, and Fu Zhao and I have already broken off our engagement. So you don’t have to worry about me cheating or bigamy.”

This series of actions was too fast. Before Shu Qian could react, a ring had already appeared on her finger. The size was a perfect fit. It was obvious that the other person had prepared it for a long time.

“I know you don’t want to get married so quickly. I won’t force you. But at least wear this ring and give me proof, okay?” Qi Qing shed her domineering persona and showed weakness to Shu Qian.

Facing a woman who was good at using her beauty to her advantage, Shu Qian was in a difficult position.

She was leaving tomorrow. Receiving an engagement ring now, she couldn’t feel happy at all. She was just in a difficult situation. She really liked Qi Qing, but she wasn’t ready to cross that barrier and accept an A/O marriage. But if she accepted the ring now and left tomorrow, it would obviously be deceiving her. Shu Qian’s heart was at war with itself.

But the anticipation in Qi Qing’s eyes made it impossible for her to refuse. In the end, she could only say evasively, “Let’s talk about it later. Let’s eat first. I’m too hungry.”

Qi Qing’s smile dimmed for a moment, but she still cooperated and fed her. She thought optimistically, The person is right here. She’ll agree one day.

The next day, Qi Qing got off work and came home with the private chef’s food that Shu Qian liked. When she wanted to call her to eat, she couldn’t find her. She called her and got the message that her phone was off and was transferred to her voicemail.

Her face instantly turned dark. She paused, as if she had thought of something. She rushed into the room, opened the closet, and found that all of Shu Qian’s clothes were gone. She ran to the storage room without giving up and found that her suitcase was also gone.

The phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated. She immediately took it out and saw that it was a message from the health center:

Based on He Shen’s application, your matching relationship with the other party has been terminated. If you need to apply for a match again due to health reasons, please re-apply for a match. Thank you. The National Health Center cares about you…

Forced to face the fact that Shu Qian had left, Qi Qing couldn’t control her emotions and threw her phone hard.

“If you have the guts to run, don’t let me catch you, Shu Qian.”