After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 67

Chapter 67

◎ “Can we start over, forgetting about the contract?” ◎

Jian Jixing looked at Sheng Ruxi’s slightly messy appearance and easily used the luggage handle to force Sheng Ruxi back, step by step, into the room.

“You… you…”

Sheng Ruxi was shocked. She didn’t know how the person who should still be in the capital for a meeting was here at this moment. She couldn’t even care about the dangerous expression on Jian Jixing’s face.

Manwen’s eyes also widened in surprise. She didn’t expect Jian Jixing to be so dedicated. Could it be true love for Miss Sheng? Given Director Jian’s busy schedule, she was almost non-stop, not even resting for a quarter of an hour.

Once inside the room, Sheng Ruxi retreated on her own until Jian Jixing steadied the suitcase.

Her intention to leave was so obvious. The person who usually cared the most about her clothes hadn’t even tucked in the thin, gauzy skirt, leaving it caught between the zippers.

Manwen was the first to speak: “Did Miss Sheng know that Director Jian was coming back?”

Sheng Ruxi: … I had no idea!

“She probably wished I wouldn’t come back,” Jian Jixing curled her lips, taking in all of Sheng Ruxi’s undisguised panic and her forced composure after being caught.

Manwen looked at Sheng Ruxi in confusion. Sheng Ruxi took another step back, landing on the soft carpet again, forcing herself to meet Jian Jixing’s gaze: “I just wanted to go out and see. Who knew you would suddenly show up?”

Jian Jixing shook her head slightly, glanced at the leftover food on the tray, and after confirming that there was no alcohol today, she said to Manwen: “Manwen, you can go rest.”

Manwen sensed that the atmosphere between Jian Jixing and Sheng Ruxi was unusual, especially since Jian Jixing looked like she was about to settle a score. What was wrong? Manwen wasn’t sure if it was because of her own dereliction of duty or if Miss Sheng’s actions had angered Director Jian again. She decided it was best to leave.

The moment the door closed, Jian Jixing’s pheromones came out without any politeness.

They were truly impolite, carrying a dominance that belonged only to her. It immediately made Sheng Ruxi’s legs weak, and she wanted to collapse on the sofa.

But she held back, standing stubbornly. Although she felt guilty, she didn’t want to bow her head in front of Jian Jixing. Her voice was squeezed out: “Weren’t you having an investment meeting? Why are you back?”

“I came back just for you,” Jian Jixing finally had time to take off her jacket and put it on the hanger next to her. “Are you feeling unwell? You drank a lot last night.”

Jian Jixing reached out to touch Sheng Ruxi’s cheek, just like she did last night. But as soon as her hand extended, before it could even touch Sheng Ruxi’s cheek, Sheng Ruxi subconsciously turned her face away.

“Now you’re hiding from me,” Jian Jixing didn’t get angry. She just smiled helplessly. At this moment, she felt that a muddled Sheng Ruxi was much cuter than a sober Sheng Ruxi. “I just wanted to see if your body temperature was normal.”

At that, Sheng Ruxi immediately remembered the many times last night when they were intimately cheek to cheek.

“I’m not hiding from you…” Sheng Ruxi’s confidence in her voice was gone. The current Jian Jixing was using her pheromones more and more skillfully, and Sheng Ruxi found it very hard to resist.

“Don’t tell me you don’t remember anything from last night?” Jian Jixing had the heart to tease her. Her tone was nonchalant. “You said to yourself that you can hold your liquor well. I don’t think that amount of alcohol would be enough to make you so drunk.”

Unless she wanted to get drunk, to use alcohol for courage, to say things that would be hard to say when sober.

“I don’t remember. I don’t hold my liquor well. I’m just average, and I usually—” rarely drank like that. Unless she wanted to drink, who would dare to let Sheng Ruxi drink? Sheng Ruxi choked up. She quietly clenched her fingers: “Don’t say it.”

Could Jian Jixing please not remember so clearly the embarrassing things she said or did while drunk?

“I have to say it, because there are some things from last night that we have to make clear again,” Jian Jixing said. “The things that made you unhappy, I want to confirm them with you again after you’ve sobered up.”

Sheng Ruxi gritted her teeth, not knowing how Jian Jixing could say such an unrefusable thing with such a gentle tone.

“Everything I said was fake! It wasn’t the truth coming from a drunk person!” Sheng Ruxi gave up on trying to recall exactly what she and Jian Jixing talked about last night. She even resisted. She hadn’t remembered it all, but in the fragments she did remember, she was throwing tantrums and messing with Jian Jixing.

When Jian Jixing came in, she looked like she was here to hold her accountable, but her tone was completely different.

“Wasn’t the truth coming from a drunk person? None of it?” Jian Jixing’s gaze was burning as she took a step closer to Sheng Ruxi.

Sheng Ruxi finally couldn’t hold herself up and sat down on the sofa. Now Jian Jixing was in a dominant position, but miraculously, Sheng Ruxi didn’t feel any sense of oppression.

“…” She was silent for a while. She remembered Jian Jixing’s answer to her. Jian Jixing said she liked her. She actually said she liked her.

Was it just something to say to a drunk person? Sheng Ruxi recalled it over and over again. All the insecurities she had buried deep in her heart about her and Jian Jixing’s bond and the doubts about the contract were all said out loud.

And the kiss she demanded before taking the pill.

“Shall I help you remember?” Jian Jixing lowered her gaze. “You said you were unhappy that I didn’t comfort the fans with you, and that I didn’t go to find you, so you were upset.”

“I went to comfort the fans this morning. The effect should be good. I came back right after the meeting there. I didn’t do anything wrong, did I?”

Sheng Ruxi was a little slow to react. She slowly looked up and met Jian Jixing’s gaze. Her heart started to feel like it had been squeezed with lemon juice, turning sour.

She was already sober, but Jian Jixing was still treating her like this. What did she mean?

As if she knew what Sheng Ruxi was thinking, Jian Jixing said in a low voice: “You’re not wrong. I’m coaxing you.”

“You…” Sheng Ruxi’s surprise showed in her eyes, with a hint of a watery sheen. She blinked, forcing the sourness back. “I’m not angry anymore.”

“Don’t lie to me. If you’re not angry, why are you running?”

Sheng Ruxi sniffled. She couldn’t tell how sincere Jian Jixing’s words were. “It’s hard for me to face you because I did a lot of foolish things last night.”

“Not all of them were foolish,” Jian Jixing smiled, as if she had seen something extremely cute.

But Sheng Ruxi thought Jian Jixing was making fun of her again. She rested her hands on the soft surface of the sofa, her fingertips sinking in. She said stubbornly: “You’re the one who’s sober. Now you’re laughing at me. You’re not even coaxing me properly.”

Jian Jixing used to be easily provoked by her sudden little tantrums, but for some reason today, she suddenly found that Sheng Ruxi looked cute no matter how she looked at her. Even the way her mouth drooped when she was angry was cute.

She couldn’t get angry at all. Why had she never noticed this before?

As long as Sheng Ruxi didn’t mention other alphas in front of her, Jian Jixing felt that her patience was at its peak. The feeling of exhaustion from rushing back disappeared as soon as she started talking to Sheng Ruxi.

“I’m not laughing at you. I just want to tell you that in the future, if you want to see me, just tell me directly. I will come,” Jian Jixing reached out and pinched Sheng Ruxi’s cheek, then quickly pulled her hand back. “I’m sorry for making you unhappy for so long.”

Sheng Ruxi found it unbelievable. Jian Jixing had changed. In fact, she hadn’t fully reacted to getting along with this new Jian Jixing.

But the lemon juice in her heart seemed to have flowed into her eyes. She wanted to cry again. The stubbornness in her heart surfaced unsuitably with this touching moment, and when she came back to her senses, the words had already left her mouth: “What do you have to be sorry for? We signed a cooperative agreement. You don’t have the obligation to accompany me.”

Getting stubborn again, is that it? This time, Jian Jixing really understood. It was also good that last night happened. Only then could she understand that Sheng Ruxi still needed to be coaxed, not argued with.

When she was with Sheng Ruxi, it was like playing a game with children. She had to be fully invested and energetic. Sometimes Sheng Ruxi was a healing angel, but when things didn’t go her way, she would turn into a little devil with horns. She did whatever she felt like and didn’t give her any face.

But on the bright side, her happiness lasted a long time, her temper faded quickly, and she was also very forgetful.

Jian Jixing also sat down beside Sheng Ruxi. She looked at Sheng Ruxi and thought for a while before saying: “When you were drunk, you also mentioned the contract. I know you don’t like it.”

Sheng Ruxi’s heart skipped a beat. She instinctively felt that one of her weaknesses had been locked onto by a skilled hunter. She never cared about this contract before, but after falling in love with Jian Jixing, everything became different.

The time on the contract became a countdown, a kind of restraint.

But she still remembered how proud and confident she was when she signed the contract. Her mind was only focused on the thought that she had to win against Jian Jixing.

At that time, she never thought that through getting to know her, she would fall for Jian Jixing on her own.

Sheng Ruxi said stubbornly: “Those were just drunken words. You can just listen to them.”

“I’ve taken them to heart.”

Sheng Ruxi’s breathing hitched. The midday sun was bright and shone in from outside, making the spot where they were sitting completely bright.

She closed her eyes. For the first time, she wanted to avoid the sunlight. The sunlight was showing the sourness in her heart too clearly.

Sheng Ruxi finally understood what it felt like to truly like someone. It turned out that even the proudest person would become timid before getting an answer. And on top of that, she would use stubbornness to disguise it.

If she didn’t admit it, she wouldn’t be rejected. If she pretended not to care, it wouldn’t hurt if Jian Jixing continued to say things like she didn’t like her.

She was very proud. A princess must always be a princess. Even if she was the first to fall in love with someone else, she had to be a princess. She couldn’t let herself be wronged.

Sheng Ruxi’s thoughts had turned over thousands of times, but her acting skills as a movie star allowed her to remain calm. After making up her mind, she even pulled at the corners of her mouth: “Jian Jixing, don’t joke with me.”

Jian Jixing’s hand suddenly landed on Sheng Ruxi’s lips, pressing down and stopping all the words she was about to say.

She rubbed them twice, and Sheng Ruxi’s heart trembled twice.

“After last night, I want to start learning what proper courting is.”

The corners of Sheng Ruxi’s eyes were slightly red. When she opened her eyes wide, it was especially noticeable. Her eyelashes moved gently, like a butterfly’s wings fluttering in the wind.

“On the plane back, I kept thinking about how to talk to you. It seems that it’s very difficult for us to say these serious words in a calm situation.”

Jian Jixing’s hand moved to the back of Sheng Ruxi’s neck and pulled her closer: “Can you and I start over, forgetting about the contract? What I said last night, that I like you, is true.”