After Being Marked By A Love Rival - Chapter 19

Qi Musi grabbed Xie Rong’s wrist, pulled her toward herself, turned around, pressed down on her shoulder, and pushed her against the bathroom door.

With a “thud”, the door let out a loud sound under the weight of the two people.

Xie Rong was caught off guard, her wrist pinned and her back against the door. She knitted her brows, trying to ignore the slight pain in her back. Her eyes held a cold indifference, and she said in a cold voice, “What do you mean? Let go.”

Qi Musi looked at her slightly angered face and chuckled softly. She slowly leaned in close to Xie Rong, her red lips hooked, carrying the faint, cherry scent of her drunkenness.

“Why should I let go? Xiao Rong, weren’t you just asking me how I make those omegas blush and become smitten with me?”

Though her eyes held a smile, it was far from gentle or refined; instead, it was overtly chilling, as if it were laced with ice.

Xie Rong, however, did not want to engage with her. This was the second time Qi Musi had held her wrist and restrained her like this. To be honest, Xie Rong disliked the current posture; no matter what, she was an alpha, and she was unwilling to be pressed down by another alpha like this.

Not to mention that their current state was close to an argument.

Xie Rong raised her eyes, which were filled with slight anger. “I’m telling you one more time, let go.”

“What if I don’t?” Qi Musi asked, smiling. Then, she slowly lowered her head and leaned close to Xie Rong’s ear.

Xie Rong’s eyes snapped open, and she instinctively turned her head to dodge.

She was unaccustomed to such close contact with outsiders and even more resistant to intimacy with an alpha. But she was currently pinned there; no matter how far she turned her head, where could she go? She couldn’t escape after all.

Thus, Qi Musi successfully approached that snow-white earlobe, which was like cold white jade.

She only needed to open her lips slightly and lean in just a little more, and she would be able to completely… take that snowy white spot into her mouth and stain it with crimson blood.

Realizing this, Qi Musi’s heart suddenly accelerated. Her eyes were a thick, inky black, carrying an uncontrollable impulse.

Qi Musi’s throat moved, but she still restrained the inexpressible urge in her heart.

She knew that she was currently using the pretense of an argument to approach Xie Rong without raising suspicion and to make such intimate movements. If she took any further action, it would likely arouse Xie Rong’s suspicion.

Qi Musi was indeed furious because Xie Rong couldn’t stop talking about Zhuang Xinbai, and for a moment, her mind had gone blank. However, after pushing Xie Rong against the door, her anger had actually mostly dissipated.

The reason she seized the opportunity to get close to Xie Rong again was merely due to certain other thoughts at play after the initial anger had subsided.

But these thoughts, Qi Musi did not want to delve into, nor did she want to make them public or let Xie Rong know.

Qi Musi lowered her gaze slightly, looking at the earlobe within close reach, and narrowed her eyes.

Xie Rong’s expression turned ugly due to the sudden proximity of another alpha’s pheromone scent. She was stiff all over, and when she felt the warm breath near her earlobe, she involuntarily pursed her lips and tried to evade it.

“…”

Due to Xie Rong’s silence, a brief moment of quiet fell between them. This silence did not calm Qi Musi instead, it plunged her into a more ambiguous atmosphere, because she took it as Xie Rong’s silent consent.

Qi Musi took an almost imperceptible deep breath, sensing the subtle pear blossom fragrance. Her heart hammered wildly.

It was very strange.

Smelling Xie Rong’s pheromone at such a close distance, not only did she feel no disgust or rejection, but she was filled with an inexplicable anticipation. She even wanted to… turn Xie Rong’s head and lean in closer to sniff her nape.

It would be best to part her silky black hair, expose her slender, pure white nape, and the alpha gland located there.

Qi Musi closed her eyes in embarrassment.

She felt like a pervert at this moment.

Because she wanted to… wanted to lean on Xie Rong’s gland and sniff, wanted to smell the other’s pheromone, and deepen the imprint of that sweet pear blossom scent.

Qi Musi bit her lip, summoning back her rationality.

The action that was originally intended to “punish” Xie Rong out of anger now stalled, as Qi Musi couldn’t quite say whose punishment this was more accurately.

Xie Rong remained silent, leaning against the door.

She was about to seize the moment when Qi Musi was still to pull her wrist free, but as soon as she made a move, Qi Musi tightened her grip.

Xie Rong paused and had no choice but to remain still.

Slowly, a strange feeling emerged in her heart. The warmth from the other person on her wrist became hotter. The pear blossom scent and the cherry scent in the air slowly intertwined. Although the two people’s pheromones were repelling, they were surprisingly harmonious in terms of scent.

Xie Rong had never been this close to an alpha for such an extended period.

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly. She vaguely sensed a subtle feeling of… discomfort that was distinct from rejection.

Qi Musi lowered her eyes, gazing at Xie Rong and taking in her minute changes. Her heart stirred, and then she deliberately chuckled softly near Xie Rong’s ear. “How do I seduce omegas…?”

She said this, and then her other hand moved to Xie Rong’s waist.

Xie Rong’s body stiffened, and she instinctively tried to retreat, but the door was behind her, leaving her no way out. She could only allow the other person’s palm to press against the soft side of her waist.

Xie Rong gritted her teeth, wanting to scold her and tell her to step back, but for some inexplicable reason… she couldn’t open her mouth.

The fingers deliberately or unintentionally rubbed against the clothing. The other person’s body temperature seemed to pass through the clothes. Qi Musi’s red lips were hooked, and the corners of her eyes curved upward, carrying a captivating, lingering smile.

“I just slowly approach them like this,” Qi Musi whispered, controlling her pheromones to release a slightly denser concentration.

Xie Rong almost subconsciously released a pheromone concentration of equal intensity to counter it. The enclosed space filled with the scents of the two people.

Xie Rong parted her lips slightly, wanting to breathe. As an alpha, she was already finding it difficult to maintain her calm emotions.

The corners of her eyes were slightly red, and her brow was faintly furrowed, carrying a sense of unbearable emotion.

Qi Musi was also not having an easy time, as she had to fight against her instincts, needing to suppress the aggressive thoughts that were forcefully rising because she smelled the pheromone of a fellow alpha.

But compared to Xie Rong, her emotions and thoughts contained a hint of something ambiguous. Relatively speaking, it was easier for her to resist the alpha instinct than for Xie Rong.

Because Qi Musi’s feelings were not merely rejection and repulsion; they also included a sense of anticipation and a desire to draw closer.

Unconsciously, Qi Musi leaned onto Xie Rong. Her chin rested on the other person’s shoulder, and she exhaled softly. Her fingers moved, slipping under Xie Rong’s knitted jacket, touching the thin clothing underneath.

Xie Rong stiffened, her eyes crimson. She pressed down on Qi Musi’s wrist almost instantly and with a sense of humiliation and anger.

“…Get out.”

Qi Musi chuckled. “What, don’t want to continue the experience?”

Xie Rong closed her eyes, unable to stop herself from bending her knee to kick out.

Qi Musi calmly dodged, then used one hand to part Xie Rong’s legs. But doing so caused her to release Xie Rong’s wrist.

Xie Rong’s eyes shot open, looking at Qi Musi with an emotion that could be described as sheer shame and rage.

Qi Musi met her gaze, a smile dancing in her almond shaped eyes. Then, her fingers lightly pinched the inner side of Xie Rong’s thigh.

Xie Rong forcefully pushed her away.

This time, Qi Musi did not resist or retaliate; instead, she yielded to the force and took a step back.

The concentration of pheromones in the air continued to increase.

Xie Rong took deep breaths, her chest heaving. She restlessly turned her head to try and avoid the other person’s pheromones, but she couldn’t resist. At this moment, because of her alpha instincts and the provocation she had just experienced, her mind was filled only with aggressive thoughts.

But Xie Rong knew her limits and the seriousness of the situation, and she knew that if she lost control at this moment, she and Qi Musi would inevitably both be injured due to the alpha nature.

An alpha provoked into action has no sense of restraint.

…She knew it wasn’t necessary.

Although Xie Rong was angry both initially and now, she had no intention of attacking Qi Musi over these matters. And strictly speaking, she also had overstepped her bounds.

Xie Rong’s eyes were cold and dark.

Finally, she let out a breath and opened the bathroom door.

“Xiao Rong,” Qi Musi called her name.

Xie Rong glanced back at her but gave no reply. She held back, barely managing not to utter the word “get lost.”

Only Qi Musi remained in the bathroom.

After Xie Rong left, she naturally carried the strong scent of pheromones. Zhao Rongrong and Mo Yue were both startled. “Ah… You two, what’s going on?”

Mo Yue asked, “Are both of you in your sensitive period?”

Xie Rong paused. “…No.”

She walked to the door and pushed it open.

“Xiao Rong, are you going out?”

Xie Rong kept her eyes lowered, only nodding her head, and pushed the door open to leave.

“Then what about Musi?” Zhao Rongrong’s hesitant second half of the question finally came out.

Mo Yue said, “Are you stupid? Of course, she’s still in the bathroom.”

Zhao Rongrong scratched her head, then called out inside, “Musi? Xiao Rong left, are you coming out?”

There was a delay before a response.

“That’s strange. What’s wrong? Should we go check?”

Mo Yue, however, looked thoughtful. She could naturally smell the pheromones of the two people wafting from the balcony, but… what sequence of events would lead to this situation?

Moreover, the two of them didn’t seem to have simply been fighting.

Recalling Qi Musi and Xie Rong’s behavior, Mo Yue slightly narrowed her eyes.

Qi Musi heard Zhao Rongrong’s voice. She kept her gaze lowered, her face indifferent and expressionless. A moment later, she replied, “I know.”

But she did not come out.

Qi Musi closed and locked the bathroom door, then slowly squatted down, tilting her head back and closing her eyes. Her nostrils were filled with the scents of both of them, and her mind lingered on all the scenes and sensations from just now.

Although Qi Musi had once had some guesses and inklings, she had always avoided them and dared not think deeply until now, until this moment.

Until she was face to face with Xie Rong and her pheromones at close range, until she was stimulated by Xie Rong’s pheromones and had a reaction, but not an aggressive one, only then did Qi Musi have to face and admit it.

She had become interested in Xie Rong.

Not the ordinary interest one has toward another alpha, but the interest of… wanting to touch her, embrace her, and mark her.

Qi Musi clenched her palms tightly, her lips pressed firmly together, finding it difficult to articulate.

She had developed a desire and craving to mark Xie Rong.