After Being Marked By A Love Rival - Chapter 15

Watching Xie Rong cold faced and seriously questioning her like this, Qi Musi couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh.

She realized that her mentality had completely changed now. In the past, when she looked at Xie Rong’s indifferent face, she would only feel nothing, secretly complain that she was pretending to be aloof, a wooden beauty, and be uninterested; but now… no matter what she saw in Xie Rong, Qi Musi’s heart would feel ticklish, finding her cute and wanting to tease her.

She was probably sick.

But now was clearly not a good time to tease. After all, it was a hard-won opportunity to strike up a conversation, break the ice, and end the cold war, and Qi Musi didn’t want to waste it.

So she tried hard to suppress the emotion in her heart, just curved her eyes good naturedly, and continued in a soft voice: “Acknowledge me, and then look at me.”

Little by little, she wove her own web.

Xie Rong’s brow furrowed, she glanced at Qi Musi, and almost wanted to retort, but in the end, she only closed her eyes, and then looked at her with cold eyes, not wanting to speak.

Qi Musi took a step forward, her expression becoming increasingly gentle. Because there were only the two of them here, she had no reservations. All the self-respect of an alpha, the stubbornness and refusal to admit defeat when an A confronts an A, simply did not exist.

She just looked at Xie Rong with a smile, her deep eyes carrying a warmth as gentle as a spring breeze, like profound affection.

“Xiaorong, I was wrong. That day I… was too excited and impulsive when I suddenly learned the truth, so I spoke rashly and hurt you by mistake. It won’t happen again next time. Will you forgive me this time?”

The other party’s actions at the time might have been excessive, and Xie Rong was very angry at the time, but it had been a week now, and her anger, if any, was almost gone. Moreover, Qi Musi was not a stranger; she had affection in Xie Rong’s eyes.

However… the reason Xie Rong was hesitant to reconcile was not just this.

If the two were just having a disagreement, it would be easier for Xie Rong to resolve. But the problem was that she felt the relationship between Qi Musi and herself was not like a simple rivalry argument.

Instead, it felt like another kind of more intense… sulking.

Especially since Qi Musi had sat on her lap at the time.

Thinking of this, Xie Rong wanted to frown.

But in the end, she pursed her lips and smoothed her brow, looking at Qi Musi who was wholeheartedly seeking peace, and just conceded: “Got it.”

Qi Musi pressed: “What does ‘got it’ mean? You’ve forgiven me?”

Xie Rong glanced at her, caught sight of her two roommates looking worriedly in their direction, she paused, and nodded.

“But there’s one thing I still have to tell you.”

Qi Musi smiled: “Tell me.”

Xie Rong raised her eyes: “Even if you said that, I still won’t change. You pursue yours, and I, naturally, will also pursue mine.”

It took Qi Musi a moment to realize what she was referring to.

She was referring to the phrase that Qi Musi had spoken rashly to provoke Xie Rong, “Perhaps we could be partners in the future.”

Qi Musi’s fingers tightened, and she instinctively wanted to frown, almost failing to conceal the slight change in her expression, but quickly, Qi Musi controlled the abnormality and maintained her smile.

She knew very well that the fact that Xie Rong was willing to concede to her now was already the best possible outcome, and she didn’t want to fall out with the other party again.

Furthermore, the reason Qi Musi had gotten angry with Xie Rong in the first place…

To be honest, Qi Musi herself couldn’t figure out the underlying reason, or rather, didn’t want to think about it.

Why she was so angry when she found out that the person Xie Rong liked was Zhuang Xinbai, why she was frustrated when the other person remained silent about the reason for her affection, and why her mind went blank with anger when the other person showed slight resistance none of this could be explained.

Qi Musi dared not probe further.

Her behavior at the time was very… provocative, so even if Xie Rong said this now, it was perfectly reasonable. What’s more, Xie Rong’s answer was already very magnanimous.

And although Qi Musi was also pursuing Zhuang Xinbai, she was not so petty as to get angry over this. It was simply a matter of each proving their capabilities, and the loser would eat dust. Moreover, they were roommates, not enemies.

But…

Qi Musi still couldn’t ease the unconscious tightening of her emotions, like a piece of crumpled paper that, even if flattened again, could not return to its original state.

She knew she wasn’t getting emotional because someone was competing with her for Zhuang Xinbai the point of her fluctuation was that the person competing with her was Xie Rong.

With various emotions mixed together, Qi Musi was gradually unable to distinguish whether she was angry because Xie Rong was her love rival, or because Xie Rong liked Zhuang Xinbai.

The two seemed similar, but were fundamentally different.

Qi Musi exhaled, sweeping all her emotions together and suppressing them entirely. She curved her eyes, her smile flawless: “Naturally, of course.”

Xie Rong glanced at her, and let out a light hum, accepting the reconciliation.

Seeing this, Qi Musi finally felt a little better.

She smiled and handed the volleyball to Xie Rong, then said softly: “Then I wonder if Teacher Xiaorong is willing to teach me now.”

Xie Rong looked at her: “You don’t know how?”

Qi Musi nodded without any psychological barrier.

Xie Rong said indifferently: “Today is the first time practicing serves; the teacher taught the whole class how to play.”

In other words, Qi Musi was not the type of person who had missed class before.

Qi Musi didn’t mind, just smiled and tilted her head: “But I haven’t learned it, so I need to come to Teacher Xiaorong to secretly learn the trick.”

Xie Rong frowned, and then sneered: “You haven’t learned? Was the person who served a few decent balls next to me just now a ghost?”

Qi Musi hadn’t expected the other party to have been paying attention to her even after dismissal. The smile on her face deepened, but her attitude didn’t betray any hint.

“But, I just haven’t learned it.”

Qi Musi simply demonstrated her “haven’t learned it” right there.

Xie Rong: “…”

She felt her head starting to hurt. Was this person fooling her as an idiot? Or did she want to play the fool herself?

And she didn’t know if it was her imagination, but Qi Musi seemed even more… less distant after this reconciliation than before.

The former Qi Musi was indeed gently smiling, appeared to have a good temper, and could get along with anyone, but Xie Rong always subtly felt that she still regarded everyone as strangers.

In other words, she was gentle yet aloof.

But now, the other party had changed her previous demeanor and lacked that sense of aloofness.

Xie Rong couldn’t even tell when she had started blurring the lines.

And Qi Musi was still waiting for her answer.

Xie Rong glanced at her, and still taught her in the same manner as before.

“Learn.”

Qi Musi smiled and leaned closer, “Okay.”

Zhao Rongrong stopped practicing the ball and watched them. When she saw that the two had actually reconciled and started teaching and playing ball, she was surprised.

“Moli, look, they’ve made up!”

Moli played with her own ball, not even needing to look over, “Isn’t that normal?”

Zhao Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief: “Thank goodness, I was afraid they’d fight. You don’t know, that scene we walked in on in the dorm really left a deep impression on me.”

Moli glanced at her, “What impression?”

Zhao Rongrong: “The impression of a dorm room battle! It’s easy for us alphas to lose control when provoked by the same-sex pheromones, and they were already getting physical. They were on the verge of fighting, and the concentration of both pheromones in the air didn’t you smell it back then!”

Zhao Rongrong sighed: “To be honest, I had already thought about how to break up the fight and how to respond to the counselor.”

Moli: “…”

“But thankfully, everything is fine now. I can feel safe going back to the dorm.”

Moli looked back and, after a moment, said softly: “Don’t worry, those two won’t fight.”

Zhao Rongrong: “Why are you so sure?”

“Alpha intuition.”

“…”

The facts proved that after this physical education class, Xie Rong and Qi Musi really returned to peace, and the atmosphere of implicit hostility between the two disappeared, though it was unilateral on Xie Rong’s part.

Qi Musi ran outside less often, and mostly stuck close to Xie Rong.

She smiled sweetly, the corners of her eyes upturned, with a captivating curve, while Xie Rong remained cold faced, her aura cool and unapproachable.

One time Zhao Rongrong was very curious: “Speaking of Musi, aren’t you afraid of being rejected by Xiaorong? Why do you keep staying by her side?”

Qi Musi was sitting in her seat, looking at something, and heard the question. She gave a slight smile and countered: “What about you? Why haven’t you given up on getting close to Xiaorong because of her aloofness?”

“Because we are roommates, and mainly we have known Xiaorong for an extra month, but you…” Her words were unfinished, but the meaning was clear.

Qi Musi looked up, then smiled and answered: “Even though it’s one month less, my feelings for Xiaorong are no less than yours. And…”

She chuckled: “Xiaorong is so beautiful, why would I be angry even if she rejected me?”

This sentence happened to be heard by Xie Rong, who had just entered from the balcony. She looked coldly at Qi Musi who said this, didn’t say anything, and returned to her seat.

Zhao Rongrong was very interested in this topic and agreed with Qi Musi’s words, “Indeed, the title of most beautiful alpha isn’t an exaggeration.”

Molie: “Although Musi has also been added recently.”

Zhao Rongrong: “But Xiaorong’s position in my heart! It’s unshakable!”

Xie Rong paused her action of tidying the desk, and even wanted to take out her headphones and put them on.

Suddenly Zhao Rongrong asked: “Hey, speaking of which, if Xiaorong was an omega with such a cold temper, would you want to pursue Xiaorong?”

Hearing this, Xie Rong frowned and looked over. Although she didn’t speak, the meaning was self-evident.

Zhao Rongrong shrugged her shoulders, wanting to bury herself.

Molie paused, uttering an ambiguous sigh: “Ah…”

Zhao Rongrong quietly poked her head out, “If it were me, I would want to. After all, Xiaorong smells too good.”

Xie Rong glanced at her, somewhat wanting to give a cold laugh.

Qi Musi was stunned by the question.

If Xie Rong were an omega…

She paused, and for some reason, a sudden burning heat rose in her heart, making her back feel hot with agitation. Qi Musi slightly turned her head, not daring to face Xie Rong.

If Xie Rong were an omega, then would she, she… like Xie Rong or Zhuang Xinbai?

If it were before, then this question would be without a doubt and require no deliberation, but now, Qi Musi was no longer certain.

Like a coward, she almost fearfully wanted to escape this answer.