After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 49

Chapter 49

◎ You know there’s another way, which is to let me mark you. ◎

The next day, Jian Jixing left before dawn. Aiyetala led Qiaoqiao, carrying the things Jian Jixing needed, and headed down the mountain to the camp.

Jian Jixing had already connected with Cen Jing last night. After Cen Jing took over, they would only have a short time at the camp to get their luggage before starting the second half of the filming.

When Jian Jixing sent the three-minute raw footage to Cen Jing, she felt a faint sense of bitterness for some reason.

She was very confused. She had originally wanted to tell Sheng Ruxi that she couldn’t be responsible for the second half of the project, but after the phone call ended, she never said it.

When she got back to her room, she just buried herself in her blanket and didn’t want to say anything.

In her heart, she naturally felt that Sheng Ruxi was right. It was precisely because Sheng Ruxi saw through the problem and her motives so clearly that Jian Jixing felt that further communication was meaningless.

Before, she couldn’t win an argument with Sheng Ruxi because she wanted to let her win.

Now, she couldn’t win an argument with Sheng Ruxi because she was in the wrong and felt guilty.

When Jian Jixing returned to the camp, she slept soundly for a whole day. Even though she had come down from the mountain, she felt that the air was thin and it was difficult to breathe for the first time.

In the afternoon, Wang Renqing came back and found her: “People from your crew are here to clear your luggage.”

Jian Jixing was still drowsy from sleep. She nodded. Wang Renqing sighed and said, “Let’s see. Tata told me to come and see you and said you were heartbroken. Are you okay?”

“I’m not heartbroken.” Because she and Sheng Ruxi had never been in a relationship, she twitched the corner of her lips. Her voice was dry and hoarse.

“You’re always number one at being strong and stubborn.” Wang Renqing poured her some hot water and handed it to her. “Miss Sheng didn’t come, but she had someone bring this back.”

Wang Renqing took out the familiar leather bag from her pocket. After observing Jian Jixing’s expression for a long time, she handed it to her.

“The Eight Treasures blanket was also sent back, but Miss Sheng said to remember to take this back.”

Jian Jixing’s lips were cold. She nodded with a wooden face. In the end, she got up and put Sheng Ruxi’s leather bag in the inner pocket of her suitcase.

Wang Renqing saw her like this and didn’t say anything else. She got up and left.

Outside, Aiyetala and Yan Fuzheng were waiting for her. They immediately asked, “Is Director Jian sad?”

Yan Fuzheng’s work was flexible, and she was a big fan of having fun. Knowing that the crew had to rush to West City, she decided to stay at the Snow Goat Peak camp to rest. Also, she could help Sheng Ruxi keep an eye on things.

Aiyetala didn’t like Yan Fuzheng’s noise. She was always pestering her with gossip, but Yan Fuzheng paid well, so she was still dutiful in bringing Yan Fuzheng back.

Wang Renqing said, “She just woke up. She took the leather bag and didn’t seem to have any reaction.”

“Okay, good.” Yan Fuzheng nodded while typing on her phone, recording something. “Did she eat? How did she feel when you mentioned the Eight Treasures blanket?”

Aiyetala said speechlessly, “…Is your relationship with Jian Jixing good enough for this?”

Yan Fuzheng ignored her and continued to ask questions. After she finished, she recorded everything so she could send it to Sheng Ruxi. She hesitated for a moment and asked, “I remember the leather bag has a different meaning to you. Did she really get so angry that she’s breaking up with her?”

Wang Renqing reminded her, “Miss Sheng said to keep it safe, not to return it.”

Isn’t that the same thing? Yan Fuzheng was helpless. From Jian Jixing’s perspective, Sheng Ruxi sending it back was a return.

Yan Fuzheng collected all the information on Jian Jixing and went behind a fence, ready to send it all to Sheng Ruxi.

“So you’re a spy.”

Yan Fuzheng was startled. She looked back and saw Aiyetala. She glared at her: “Are you a thief? I’m just a phone line for a couple. What spy?”

Aiyetala raised her eyebrows noncommittally. Yan Fuzheng saw that she didn’t stop her too much, and she couldn’t help but gossip, “Was Jian Jixing nice to our Ruxi before?”

Aiyetala said, “So-so.” More accurately, it seemed that after Jian Jixing’s fever, Sheng Ruxi began to slowly learn how to take care of her.

“So-so? How could Ruxi fall for her if it was just so-so? What about Ruxi? I saw the behind-the-scenes pictures you posted. Ruxi can take care of people, too.” Yan Fuzheng sighed, “When she was a kid, she would break her Barbie dolls’ arms and legs. I can’t believe she would do all this for Jian Jixing.”

Aiyetala: “…” She finally understood why Jian Jixing looked so heartbroken the day she had a high fever.

Yan Fuzheng: “You’ve seen them interact a lot these past few days. Do you think there’s still a chance? I’ve never seen Jian Jixing and Sheng Ruxi fight like this before.”

Even when they fought, they wouldn’t stop talking. At most, they would just keep arguing. There was never a time when they couldn’t argue anymore.

So something was very wrong now.

“They’ll be fine,” Aiyetala answered seriously. “Miss Sheng is a very special person, and perhaps she’s the most suitable one for Jian Jixing. Jian Jixing won’t be able to let go.”

Yan Fuzheng’s eyes widened in surprise: “Wow! This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone praise their love rival like this, but you’re praising Ruxi… I think you’re right.”

Aiyetala was full of questions. Who did she get this gossip from? Yan Fuzheng had only been here for two days!

Yan Fuzheng smiled: “To have the same taste as Sheng Ruxi, it means your taste is good.”

“…”

Seeing that Aiyetala had reached her limit, Yan Fuzheng also knew when to stop. She brought the topic back: “Why won’t she be able to let go? They’ve already fought.”

Aiyetala looked into the distance and said calmly, “Jian Jixing is a very tolerant person and never acts on a whim. But when she’s with Miss Sheng, she’s not like that.”

She would get angry, make jokes, and actually fight. She would also act on a whim.

Yan Fuzheng was silent for a moment. She clicked her tongue twice and said, “You know her so well. Have you liked her for many years? Hey! Don’t go! Hey, Aiyetala—”

Aiyetala turned and walked away, not wanting to pay any attention to Yan Fuzheng behind her.

For several days in a row, Jian Jixing’s phone was quiet. She and Sheng Ruxi had not spoken again. There were no more late-night arguments or pre-sleep rituals.

For the first two days, Jian Jixing was very unaccustomed to it. But after some time, she shifted her attention.

Her injuries were getting better. The family she had saved brought her a lot of medicinal herbs, which piled up in many places. Jian Jixing couldn’t refuse, so she had to ask Wang Renqing to help her mail them back.

When Dr. Tang notified her, Cen Jing also told her that the crew had finished filming at all three locations and that the footage would be compiled and released in about a week.

The best season for viewing peach blossoms was approaching. The rain was decreasing, and the temperature was rising. On the day Jian Jixing left, there were two of Sheng Ruxi’s things in her suitcase.

The leather bag and the pair of pants Sheng Ruxi had given her.

Jian Jixing faintly felt that her gland was becoming more active. It was entering a new phase. She had changed a little during this time and needed to ask Dr. Tang about the reason.

Cen Jing knew that she was going to West City and enthusiastically invited her to have dinner with the crew. The next day, a plane would take them directly back to the capital city.

Jian Jixing naturally declined. She knew from Gu Shengci’s talkative mouth that Sheng Ruxi was also on the crew. She knew Sheng Ruxi definitely didn’t want to see her.

After a few rounds of decline, Cen Jing called her directly and asked: “Xiao Jian, I’ve never seen you so resistant. Is it because of Ruxi? Didn’t you say that your relationship with Ruxi had improved a lot?”

Jian Jixing was silent for a moment before answering that it wasn’t. Cen Jing didn’t make things difficult for her but said with a smile, “Then let’s go back together tomorrow. When Ruxi came just now, she said to take you with me.”

Jian Jixing had no choice but to agree. Before going to bed that night, she checked her WeChat Moments and saw that Zhou Mei had posted a picture of Sheng Ruxi at a dinner party.

There were two pictures. Under the harsh ceiling light, her features were still excellent and noticeably brighter than everyone else’s.

Zou Xinjie was sitting next to her. She didn’t know if she was holding a glass of wine or water. Sheng Ruxi’s brows were slightly furrowed.

The second picture was a group photo of Sheng Ruxi with everyone. She had a slight smile on her lips, looking gentle, radiant, and charming. Everyone was gathered around her, like stars surrounding the moon.

Many familiar names commented below, praising Sheng Ruxi.

In the middle, many people said that Sheng Ruxi and Zou Xinjie looked good together and asked if they had any plans to go public with their relationship.

Soon, Zhou Mei came out and responded: [It’s just a dinner party with the crew. We’re colleagues. Please don’t spread rumors. /fistbump]

Many top-tier artists had to be restricted by their companies because of their contracts, cooperating with marketing tactics, and creating hype… Sheng Ruxi was one of the freest in the industry. Her company and studio were her own. She had no contracts and had the capital to do whatever she wanted.

So she was happy when she was happy and disliked what she disliked. She never wronged herself. When Jian Jixing realized this, she found that during their half-month of time together, she had made Sheng Ruxi feel wronged and made her eyes red several times.

Jian Jixing stared at the photo for a long time. She hesitated and hesitated again, but in the end, she saved the picture of Sheng Ruxi and Zou Xinjie. But she didn’t want to see Zou Xinjie, so she cropped her out of the photo.

At 10:30 the next morning, Jian Jixing saw Sheng Ruxi wearing sunglasses in the airport VIP lounge. Jian Jixing felt that Sheng Ruxi had lost weight, and her chin was sharper, perhaps because of the sunglasses.

Tuanzi was next to her, whispering something.

When she saw Sheng Ruxi turn her head, Jian Jixing looked away.

Seeing Jian Jixing, Cen Jing came over to greet her enthusiastically. After a few pleasantries, the atmosphere was not too awkward. When they got on the plane, Jian Jixing was planning to sit in the back, but Tuanzi immediately cleared the seat next to Sheng Ruxi for her.

“Director Jian! Sit here! This is a little better and more spacious.”

They were all pretty much the same. Jian Jixing looked at Sheng Ruxi, who was sitting next to her. Sheng Ruxi still had her sunglasses on, looking cold, but she didn’t shake her head and say no.

So Jian Jixing sat down. Since Sheng Ruxi had tacitly allowed her to sit there, she didn’t act shy.

At first, Jian Jixing didn’t say anything. She just quietly looked at Sheng Ruxi from the corner of her eye. It was hard not to notice her, after all. Sheng Ruxi’s presence was strong.

The silence between them now seemed a little awkward. Jian Jixing sighed in her heart and decided to break the silence first: “When we get to the capital city later…”

Sheng Ruxi interrupted her: “I’m going to sleep.”

Since that was the case, Jian Jixing naturally couldn’t continue her sentence. She twitched her lips, knowing that Sheng Ruxi was still angry with her. “Then go to sleep.”

Sheng Ruxi didn’t make a sound anymore. Since she was wearing sunglasses the whole time, Jian Jixing had no idea what her emotions were.

She lowered her gaze and looked at the cabin, not saying a word, and not in the mood to tease or joke. Many people were chatting. Jian Jixing remembered when she first came to West City from the capital city and secretly laughed because Sheng Ruxi was holding her jacket.

Now Sheng Ruxi was sitting next to her, but her mood was completely different.

She turned to stare blankly out the window at the high altitude, but she felt a weight on her shoulder. At the same time, she felt a slight itch on her skin from the hair.

Jian Jixing’s body stiffened. She didn’t turn her head. She knew Sheng Ruxi had leaned on her. She smelled Sheng Ruxi’s pheromones, which were very faint, like a thin thread, hooking her breath and heartbeat.

After not feeling any other movement for a long time, Jian Jixing slowly shifted her body, but the part above her shoulders barely moved. She was afraid of waking Sheng Ruxi up.

Sheng Ruxi’s head would occasionally lean on her shoulder. The movement was subtle. She must have been sleeping and her head was tilted to the side. It was obvious that Sheng Ruxi had warned herself before she went to sleep not to lean on Jian Jixing.

So when she was about to lean down, Sheng Ruxi would always lift her head up again.

Without waiting any longer, Jian Jixing voluntarily sat up a little, allowing Sheng Ruxi’s head to rest firmly on her shoulder.

She laughed at herself, and such a subtle action made her heart beat so fast.

They had been calm with each other for so long, but it seemed to have no effect at all.

Sheng Ruxi’s sunglasses were still on her face. Jian Jixing was afraid that it would be uncomfortable for Sheng Ruxi to sleep like this, so she wanted to reach out and slowly take them off. Just as her fingertips were about to touch them, Jian Jixing heard Sheng Ruxi speak.

“Don’t move,” she said. “If you still want to keep things this way, then pretend you don’t have this kindness.”

Behind the thin black lenses, Sheng Ruxi’s eyes showed no sign of fatigue. She wasn’t asleep.

Jian Jixing’s fingers froze. Her chaotic heartbeat was startled to a stop for a moment. But she pulled her hand back, kept it still for a moment, and turned her head to look out the window. The clouds at an altitude of ten thousand meters were churning, just like her heart.

A moment later, Sheng Ruxi got up from Jian Jixing’s body, sat up straight, and took off her sunglasses.

She closed her eyes, adjusted her seat, and didn’t say a word.

Jian Jixing maintained her sitting posture. She had many thoughts in her head. She seemed to be easily giving small actions a different meaning, which caused her to constantly speculate.

She turned her head to look. Sheng Ruxi was already asleep, her breathing even. Jian Jixing then gently patted her cheeks twice, as if to wake herself up.

They landed at the capital city airport just like that. Sheng Ruxi and Jian Jixing came out one after the other, not walking together.

Xia Lan had already parked the car outside and was waiting for them. When she got in the back seat, she found that the atmosphere in the car was very wrong. Sheng Ruxi’s face was icy, and it was obvious that she was unhappy again.

Xia Lan didn’t know how to proceed. She asked, “Should we go to the hospital first or home?”

Jian Jixing hadn’t informed her family that she was coming back, but Xia Lan knew, which meant Yan Yaojin knew. Jian Jixing guessed that Sheng Ruxi had already been in contact with the family.

But Sheng Ruxi didn’t say anything. Jian Jixing looked at her and said to Xia Lan, “Go home?”

Sheng Ruxi let out a soft hmph and squeezed out a sound: “Go to the hospital first.” She came back to see a doctor in the first place. What was wrong? Now she knew how to be accommodating? Then why didn’t Jian Jixing just follow her when she said she liked her before? Why didn’t Jian Jixing come out to send her off when the crew was leaving?

Even when she had finally found an opening for Jian Jixing, and leaned on her shoulder, why was Jian Jixing still so ungrateful?

These three things weren’t related. Sheng Ruxi just put them together. She just felt angry, mixed with a feeling of being wronged that she couldn’t explain.

This was the first time she had experienced this feeling in a relationship. She was sure she hated Jian Jixing. She hated her very much, but she couldn’t stop herself from liking Jian Jixing.

Jian Jixing said softly, “Then let’s go to Dr. Tang’s place first.”

Xia Lan had never seen this kind of situation.

While maintaining safety, Xia Lan tried her best to speed up, focusing on the road ahead and not daring to speak.

The two in the back didn’t speak either. They were silent until they arrived outside the clinic. Jian Jixing opened the door first. Sheng Ruxi walked in like a proud peacock, looking straight ahead.

“You came together? That’s new.” Dr. Tang looked up in surprise when she saw them come in one after the other and smiled, “Come in and sit down.”

Jian Jixing remembered that Sheng Ruxi didn’t like others knowing about her physical condition, so she was about to go out and let Sheng Ruxi get checked first.

Sheng Ruxi said, “Why are you backing down now?”

Jian Jixing’s footsteps stopped. She felt that Sheng Ruxi was hinting at something, and it definitely wasn’t about getting checked.

She went back and got a checkup with Sheng Ruxi under Dr. Tang’s arrangement. About forty minutes later, Dr. Tang looked at their test results and then at their seemingly incompatible attitude. She sighed with a pained expression.

This wasn’t right, was it?

Their indicators were much better than before they got married, which meant that they had marked each other multiple times. They were already so close, but they still hated each other like this?

She still remembered that when Jian Jixing was sick, Sheng Ruxi was very concerned about her.

Could there have been a problem during the marking process?

Dr. Tang hesitated for a moment and then routinely asked Sheng Ruxi and Jian Jixing how they had been feeling lately. Sheng Ruxi’s answer was very simple. Jian Jixing hesitated for a moment and said, “I’m not as sensitive to omega pheromones anymore.”

Sheng Ruxi’s eyes suddenly looked up at her.

“When the pheromones aren’t too chaotic, as long as other people’s pheromones are faint and not aggressive, I’ll only feel a slight nausea, not to the point of throwing up.”

Dr. Tang: “That means Miss Sheng’s pheromones have a very good therapeutic effect on you. Miss Sheng, you haven’t been using inhibitors lately, right? How do you feel?”

Sheng Ruxi’s face was expressionless: “I haven’t used them. I don’t feel good.”

“That’s normal. After you stop using inhibitors, your pheromones will be volatile for a while. At this time, you need your partner’s comfort multiple times.”

Sheng Ruxi laughed. Jian Jixing listened silently from the side. When she heard that laugh, she knew it was directed at her.

Dr. Tang suddenly understood. It must be a conflict caused by the alpha’s lack of comfort for the omega.

She quickly wrote something down in her notebook. Before the two of them left, she gave them a new suggestion: “You should increase the frequency of comfort and marking after this. It’s good for both of you.”

Dr. Tang knew that Jian Jixing’s sensitive period was approaching. She smiled: “This time, you can try to mark each other multiple times during the sensitive period, not just once at the peak.”

Jian Jixing: “…”

She had never thought anything of the doctor’s words before, but now she felt like her ears were burning.

More importantly, she couldn’t just mark Sheng Ruxi whenever she wanted to. Given Sheng Ruxi’s current state, it would be a miracle if she helped her even once during her sensitive period.

When they walked out of the hospital, before they got into the car, Jian Jixing saw Sheng Ruxi buy a cup of coffee.

She had been following behind Sheng Ruxi, so even though Sheng Ruxi was fast, Jian Jixing still saw her squeeze something into the coffee.

An inhibitor? Jian Jixing suddenly thought of something and couldn’t help but call out, “Sheng Ruxi.”

Sheng Ruxi’s voice was cold: “Don’t call my name.”

Jian Jixing stared at the iced coffee in her hand: “I know you’re angry with me right now, but we can’t keep this up.”

After a rift, any way of getting along would feel strange.

“What way?” Sheng Ruxi turned around to look at her and scoffed, “What you’re trying to say is, ‘We can’t go to bed like this,’ right?”

“That’s not what I meant at all.” Jian Jixing had a headache. Her vocabulary seemed to be lacking. When she was with Sheng Ruxi, she never knew what to say.

“Now, besides our contractual relationship, all we have left is going to bed, isn’t it?” Sheng Ruxi’s words were sharp, and her tone was confrontational and rude. She picked up the coffee next to her and was about to drink it.

Jian Jixing truly saw how disobedient Sheng Ruxi was. The doctor had just told her not to drink inhibitors, and she was already drinking one.

“Don’t drink it! You can’t use inhibitors anymore.”

“What does it have to do with you whether I use it or not?” The cold air from the iced coffee cup made Sheng Ruxi’s fingertips cold. She looked at Jian Jixing’s expression, trying to find concern and urgency on her face.

But she seemed to only see a frown. She was impatient.

“Be obedient.” Jian Jixing reached out to take it, but Sheng Ruxi had no intention of giving it to her. After taking a big gulp of the coffee, she said, “Obedient to whom? What right do you have to tell me that?”

She stared at the person in front of her: “Jian Jixing. What else can I do if I don’t drink inhibitors? Just pounce on you? When I see you, I get angry. When I get angry, my pheromones get out of control. Just having you stand in front of me makes me feel like my pheromones are all over the place. So what else can I do? Make you disappear?”

Jian Jixing’s temples were throbbing. She couldn’t help but frown and raise her hand to press them: “You know there’s another way, which is to let me mark you.”

The smile in Sheng Ruxi’s eyes didn’t reach her eyes: “That’s multiple markings. I don’t know if you’re willing.”

“As long as you stop using inhibitors, you can do it anytime. This is what I’m obligated to do. We talked about it when we got married,” Jian Jixing said, reaching for the coffee with the inhibitor again. This time, Sheng Ruxi let her take it easily.

Jian Jixing threw the coffee directly into the trash can. She then heard Sheng Ruxi raise her voice and say, “Then do it now.”

Jian Jixing turned to look at Sheng Ruxi. In Sheng Ruxi’s eyes, she saw anger, frustration, and a hint of a wronged feeling. But there was also a cold smile on the corner of Sheng Ruxi’s lips, as if she wanted to provoke her.

But she wasn’t provoked. On the contrary, she was very calm.

Nodding, she took Sheng Ruxi’s wrist. Jian Jixing said, “Get in the car. Let’s go home.”