After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 45

Chapter 45

◎ Then how about a goodnight kiss? ◎

The room was too quiet, with only the sound of their breathing left. Sheng Ruxi silently counted Jian Jixing’s breaths, which were light, slow, and long.

That annoys Jian Jixing.

Wasn’t what she said genuine enough? Couldn’t she be a little more emotional?

While thinking this, Sheng Ruxi also hoped that Jian Jixing would just say nothing and pretend to have passed out.

After a long while, Jian Jixing searched her mind for a long time before she found her voice.

“Do you know what you’re saying?”

“Are you deaf?” Sheng Ruxi’s romantic mood lasted less than five seconds. She bit her lip, not wanting Jian Jixing to notice anything different about her voice.

At the same time, she was moving backward. In this already narrow bed, Sheng Ruxi tried to resist the physical attraction and get a little farther away from Jian Jixing.

But Jian Jixing could also sense her change. She turned and reached out, pulling Sheng Ruxi to face her. Jian Jixing couldn’t see clearly, only some fragmented light sparkling in Sheng Ruxi’s eyes. She reached out to touch her, but Sheng Ruxi quickly used the blanket to cover her face.

“I’m not deaf. I just want to confirm if you’re saying this to me.” Jian Jixing felt the pain in her body intensify, a tingling sensation spreading from her limbs to her heart, as if it was only now reacting to the situation. Jian Jixing repeatedly thought about every word Sheng Ruxi had just said.

She thought Sheng Ruxi had seen right through her and was going to use this weakness to attack her. She never expected Sheng Ruxi to say something even more aggressive than an attack, which almost made her surrender.

This night was too dangerous. Jian Jixing’s internal alarm bells were ringing loudly. She felt that her relationship with Sheng Ruxi was veering in a direction she couldn’t control.

She didn’t speak anymore. She just used her actions to do the talking. She reached out and pulled Sheng Ruxi in front of her, not letting her hide.

Sheng Ruxi, however, became annoyed. They were adults. How could she not understand what she meant? She snorted twice, trying to regain control: “You don’t need to ask. I know what I’m saying. I have feelings for you, the sudden kind. And I don’t reject your pheromones. So I told you. What’s wrong with that?”

Jian Jixing was stunned for a moment. The teasing words she had prepared were now completely useless. She reached out again to touch the corner of Sheng Ruxi’s eye, as if to confirm something.

Sheng Ruxi thought Jian Jixing was going to repeat her previous action and didn’t hide, but she didn’t expect Jian Jixing’s fingertips to land directly on her lips.

Pressing lightly.

Between her upper and lower lips.

Sheng Ruxi’s heart was pounding, but she had nothing to back away from. Jian Jixing didn’t move or make a sound.

Her actions were brave, but her silence was cowardly.

Sheng Ruxi chuckled and opened her lips, gently biting Jian Jixing’s finger.

This was a magical night, and it might even make her do something more outrageous. Tonight was very unsafe, so she should be keeping her distance from Jian Jixing’s body.

Besides, Jian Jixing was injured. She shouldn’t.

Jian Jixing closed her eyes, “I can’t do that in this state. It would be a bit of a hassle.”

Sheng Ruxi was stunned for a moment. The next second, she bit Jian Jixing’s finger. Jian Jixing cried out in pain and pulled it back.

Sheng Ruxi couldn’t believe it: “Who said I like you for that?”

Besides, she didn’t say this because she wanted to sleep with her, okay? Was that all that was left of her in Jian Jixing’s mind?

Jian Jixing pondered: “…I really didn’t mean that. I meant—”

“You don’t need to answer me, and you don’t need to say anything. You can also pretend that what I said tonight doesn’t count,” Sheng Ruxi said, afraid that Jian Jixing would say something that would annoy her. She just said it first. “I can’t stand the way you’re so hard on yourself. Every time I see it, I feel uncomfortable, and I don’t want this discomfort to continue.”

Sheng Ruxi only realized tonight what the reason for her discomfort was.

Jian Jixing was silent for a moment, suppressing her breathing and asking as calmly as possible, “Don’t you hate me?”

Sheng Ruxi’s voice suddenly got very loud: “Who said hate and love can’t coexist!”

“I hate you, but I can’t deny that you’re a really good person with a charming charisma and ability.”

In the silence, there was only the sound of their breathing again. Jian Jixing had heard too many words like this, but none of them had the impact of hearing them from Sheng Ruxi.

Jian Jixing hesitated for a moment: “You really fell for me?”

Sheng Ruxi said angrily: “I already told you not to repeat that! Don’t you understand me?”

“I understand now,” Jian Jixing said. “You know about our agreement, and I’m not…”

“I know you don’t like me now,” Sheng Ruxi said. “What does that have to do with anything?”

Although her voice was still a little nasal, her tone was firm and confident, making it impossible to argue with her.

Indeed, Sheng Ruxi had that ability. To be liked by her was a kind of reward.

Jian Jixing’s mind was a little chaotic. Sheng Ruxi’s words tonight had a huge impact on her. Although she was usually playful, when it came to a serious topic, Jian Jixing couldn’t joke about it.

She also didn’t want to use jokes to brush Sheng Ruxi off.

“I just developed feelings for you. I’m telling you because I suddenly figured it out,” Sheng Ruxi said. “A person’s feelings are fluid. I’m not instantly in love with you. You don’t have to overthink it.”

“Are you worried about me feeling pressured?” In the darkness, Jian Jixing sighed. “I won’t.”

Jian Jixing found that she had become dumb. The way she dealt with others was completely useless on Sheng Ruxi.

That wasn’t it.

Sheng Ruxi’s original intention was just to get Jian Jixing to be a little better to herself.

But she didn’t understand the twists and turns. In the process of communicating, she ended up confessing her feelings.

“Maybe tonight isn’t a good time for a heart-to-heart. We should go to sleep,” Sheng Ruxi said, changing the subject bluntly. “You said it yourself, you won’t take anything that happened tonight to heart.”

Jian Jixing rubbed the fingertip that Sheng Ruxi had just bitten and suddenly asked, “Anything else you want to say?”

“A goodnight kiss, please?” Sheng Ruxi said. “That’s what you, as my wife, should be doing.”

Jian Jixing was really not used to this Sheng Ruxi. She couldn’t refuse her. She reached out and pulled Sheng Ruxi over, initially wanting to give her a serious kiss on the forehead.

But Sheng Ruxi leaned in and bit her upper lip.

Even though she couldn’t see her expression, she could hear her cunning voice: “It’s so much better to just say it out loud. You can pretend that nothing happened tonight, that it was just a limited-time dream.”

Just like a morning star. When the day becomes bright enough, the stars are no longer visible.

Jian Jixing didn’t say anything. If this was what Sheng Ruxi wanted, she would follow.

The moon outside was obscured by clouds, just like her inner world, and she could never really grasp what was real.

Jian Jixing slept exceptionally soundly. Her body was automatically trying to heal itself. When she woke up, Sheng Ruxi was no longer in bed.

This was a rare occurrence. In Jian Jixing’s memory, this seemed to be the first time Sheng Ruxi had woken up before her.

What was Sheng Ruxi avoiding? Her first thought when she opened her eyes was what Sheng Ruxi had said to her yesterday.

She couldn’t forget a single word.

Jian Jixing’s legs were inconvenient to move now, and it was hard to get up and put on clothes. There was a pair of loose new pants by her bed, which Sheng Ruxi had clearly placed there for her.

Although she had many scrapes, they didn’t delay her work. There were many messages on her phone. Her colleagues were all telling her to rest more, but how could Jian Jixing just sit still?

The chat with Sheng Ruxi was quiet until Jian Jixing made it through the morning. At noon, she received a message from Sheng Ruxi.

A simple sentence: [Are you awake?]

Not even an emoji. The three short words seemed a bit serious, which was not like Sheng Ruxi’s style.

Jian Jixing replied: [I am. Are you done filming?]

Little Green Bean: [Yes, I finished the morning shoot. Xie Ruizhang said we’re going to the cliff this afternoon. You’re not coming, are you?]

Jian Jixing: [Probably not.]

[Also, I didn’t forget about last night. I want to talk to you about it.] Jian Jixing thought for a moment and typed again. [You’re not avoiding me because you’re embarrassed, are you?]

Jian Jixing deliberately stayed in the chat box without moving. She saw “Sheng Ruxi is typing…” pop up.

But after a while, it stopped, and no new messages came.

Jian Jixing understood Sheng Ruxi’s dilemma and just thought she was being very cute, just like last night.

In fact, the change in mindset and identity wasn’t difficult for Jian Jixing. But she wasn’t as bold and clear-headed as Sheng Ruxi when it came to love and hate. She didn’t know what was in her own heart.

Considering Sheng Ruxi’s past pursuit of Chu Wu, this little princess might just like this kind of thing. What she couldn’t have was what she obsessed over.

Since Jian Jixing hadn’t figured out her own feelings, she couldn’t say to Sheng Ruxi, “Then I’ll try to like you too.” That would be awkward and irresponsible.

However, as long as her engagement with Sheng Ruxi was still in effect, she had to fulfill her responsibilities.

She thought she was strong enough and didn’t let anyone see anything, but she didn’t know how Sheng Ruxi had figured out so much just from accompanying her home and spending some time with her.

She waited for a while and didn’t receive a message from Sheng Ruxi, so she decided to go out. As soon as she stepped out, Aiyetala and Little Pigeon ran over.

“You should be resting. Are you still thinking about work in this state?”

Jian Jixing: “You two weren’t specifically waiting here for me, were you?”

“Miss Sheng told us to wait for you. She said you wouldn’t be able to sit still and told us to keep an eye on you. You can’t go anywhere. Little Pigeon, help her.”

Little Pigeon smiled and came over: “Sister Jian Jixing, don’t walk around. Do you remember how Miss Sheng scolded people last night? If you leave, we’ll all get scolded.”

Although her legs were sore, Jian Jixing wasn’t at the point where she needed to be held. She checked her phone and said to Aiyetala: “The approval for the cliff viewing is here. I have to go, or they can’t film. We have a new friend coming this afternoon. Her name is Yan Fuzheng. I’ll have to trouble you to go pick her up.”

Aiyetala had no choice but to agree. It was a good thing that the safety supervisor from the local protected area would accompany Jian Jixing up the mountain, so her safety was no longer a concern.

At the cliff filming location, Sheng Ruxi had been staring at her phone in a dilemma for almost half an hour.

Picking it up and putting it down again and again.

She kept rereading the message Jian Jixing sent and tried to figure out what she meant.

What’s wrong with this person!

She said she would forget about it the next day, but she said she still remembered it. Wasn’t that breaking the rules?

It was a good thing that the set was on a break now. They said they had to wait for the safety officer from the management station to arrive before they could film near the cliff.

There was a metal fence not too far away. The bottom was movable but locked, and it couldn’t be pushed open by a person.

It was a good thing Jian Jixing wasn’t coming now. She had already told Aiyetala to keep an eye on Jian Jixing. Sheng Ruxi put her phone away, deciding to distract herself. She walked to the fence and looked out into the distance.

The clouds not far away were like rolling waves, cut straight by the dark rock wall. It was spectacular and also terrifying.

Sheng Ruxi said, “This is the first time I’ve seen a cliff where they don’t let people get close and require a special person to watch over it. Isn’t that a hassle?”

Gu Shengci, who was standing to the side, said, “They didn’t have this two years ago. Two years ago, someone was sitting here thinking about things and jumped off before the tourists could even react. The rules were changed after that.”

Sheng Ruxi: “…”

Her mind wandered a bit, and her scalp tingled. She mumbled, “What’s wrong with people who come here? Are they all crazy…”

Gu Shengci saw Sheng Ruxi’s expression and deliberately tried to scare her. She said softly, “What kind of normal person comes here to think? I even saw pictures of Jian Jixing here before. It scared me half to death.”

Sheng Ruxi looked up sharply: “She was here?”

“Of course, she was. She has climbed Snow Goat Peak many times. Didn’t you see how familiar she was with it? Every time she came here before, Renqing would worry. Sometimes he would even send a sheep to follow her.”

Sheng Ruxi asked, “Why?”

“Don’t let Jian Jixing’s casual attitude fool you. She’s actually a very responsible person,” Gu Shengci said. “As long as she has a responsibility, she would never do anything foolish.”

After Gu Shengci finished speaking, she suddenly noticed that Sheng Ruxi’s expression was not good. She knew she had said too much and quickly said, “Don’t take it to heart! All adults have moments where they get emotional. It was just those two years. She’s fine now.”

Sheng Ruxi blinked her eyes, which still felt sore. She reached out and gently touched the fence. She suddenly felt that she couldn’t even understand one-tenth, let alone one-hundredth, of Jian Jixing’s emotions.

So, was what she said to her last night right or wrong?

She took a deep breath and suddenly wanted to ask Jian Jixing in person. She felt that she still knew very little about Jian Jixing.

Sheng Ruxi pushed the fence forward, and it didn’t move at all, just like someone’s heart, which was also locked with a very hard-to-open lock.

The sound of a horse approaching was heard. Before she could turn around, the horse had already reached her. Jian Jixing used one hand to support herself on the safety officer’s arm and got off the horse agilely, standing right in front of Sheng Ruxi.

Sheng Ruxi hadn’t reacted yet. Jian Jixing had already taken her hand and pulled her to her side.

A pleasant scent filled the air, surrounding her like a hug. Sheng Ruxi’s heart skipped a beat.

“You’re so conflicted that you’re thinking of jumping off a cliff?” Jian Jixing looked at her with a half-smile, playfully pressing her hand on Sheng Ruxi’s waist. “I wouldn’t bet on that, Sheng Ruxi. Don’t you want my answer?”