After Being Marked By A Love Rival - Chapter 30

Qi Musi froze slightly, looking up. Xie Rong was looking down at her.

Qi Musi softly called out, “Xiao Rong.”

Xie Rong’s expression hadn’t changed at all. Seeing Qi Musi look over, their eyes met, and then Xie Rong said flatly, “Let’s go.”

Qi Musi withdrew her gaze, thinking that the next matter was something she had to face. She took a deep breath in her heart, then got up and followed Xie Rong out.

Zhao Rongrong looked at the two of them, then quickly averted her eyes. Regardless, this was not something she could get involved in. However… no matter what, she still hoped no one would get killed.

Zhao Rongrong hugged herself, silently trembling.

A moment later, she couldn’t help but ask Mo Li, “Mo Li, do you think they’ll be okay?”

Mo Li withdrew her gaze, “I don’t know.”

This made Zhao Rongrong even more afraid.

Qi Musi followed Xie Rong out of the dormitory and continued walking outward. She didn’t ask any questions, nor did she say anything on her own, just obediently and silently following her.

Qi Musi knew Xie Rong had called her out this time to definitely teach her a lesson, but she still followed along quietly. For no other reason but to appease her.

Moreover… she deserved it. She had taken advantage of Xie Rong, so she had to let the other person vent her anger.

She only hoped Xie Rong wouldn’t hit too hard. Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

The two walked one after the other, neither speaking nor pausing. People passing by occasionally glanced at them, but they were all surprised by the beauty of the two Alphas, completely unaware of the subtle tension between Xie Rong and Qi Musi.

Soon, Xie Rong led Qi Musi to the teaching building.

Qi Musi frowned slightly, finally asking, “Xiao Rong?”

However, Xie Rong had no intention of answering her confusion, so Qi Musi could only fall silent and continue following.

It wasn’t until they arrived at a floor where no classes were being held that Qi Musi slowly started to catch on.

Could it be…

Xie Rong led her to an unoccupied restroom.

Qi Musi: “…” It seemed she had guessed correctly. But even when facing the reality, she was still somewhat hesitant to believe it.

“You brought me here, is it…?”

Xie Rong stood with arms crossed, their expression cool, then slightly raised their chin, signaling Qi Musi to walk inside herself.

Qi Musi paused, then obediently walked in. After that, Xie Rong also walked in. She took the “Cleaning in Progress” sign from behind the door and tossed it outside, then closed the door.

Qi Musi watched her every move, slightly pursing her lips.

Xie Rong closed the door, looked over, and had a slight cold smile in their eyes. She asked Qi Musi, “Did you guess what I mean?”

Qi Musi paused, “I think so.”

At this point, all of Xie Rong’s actions were very suggestive. If it was a five point guess just now, it had now reached seven or eight points.

The emotions of surprise and realization in Qi Musi’s heart were fifty-fifty.

The realization was because Xie Rong’s method of teaching her a lesson and retaliation was quite “fair.” She had bitten the other person, so the other person would bite back. It was reasonable, logical, and even just.

The surprising part was… she thought Xie Rong didn’t want to touch her, or even look at her, and would reject a method of revenge that required close contact with her.

She just hadn’t expected the other person to be much more accepting than she thought.

Qi Musi lowered her gaze, her eyelashes lightly trembling.

Did she feel insulted? Naturally, no.

Qi Musi liked Xie Rong and wanted to mark her, even if she was an Alpha. Similarly, if Xie Rong wanted to mark her, Qi Musi would gladly accept it, even if it went against her Alpha nature, but…

If it was the person she loved, there was nothing she couldn’t accept.

Thinking of this, Qi Musi loosened her tightly clenched hands, and the tense emotion in her heart disappeared, replaced by a faint… anticipation.

She really was a pervert.

Xie Rong didn’t see any other expression on Qi Musi’s face, and their emotion was a bit flat. Although she didn’t know what she wanted to see from Qi Musi, it was probably… wanting Qi Musi to feel the same things she had felt before.

This way, Qi Musi would know how bad it was to forcibly mark an Alpha.

However, it seemed Qi Musi wasn’t feeling that humiliated right now.

Xie Rong lowered her gaze, thinking that maybe it hadn’t started yet.

So she put away her emotions and told Qi Musi, “Turn around.”

Xie Rong’s voice was cold, like jade.

Qi Musi turned around, paused slightly, and then consciously brushed her hair to the front.

She was wearing a low-cut top today, so when her hair was moved aside, the scent gland on the back of her neck was naturally exposed.

Xie Rong’s breathing didn’t change much it was very simple, because she wasn’t interested in an Alpha’s scent gland. Or rather… even if an Omega stood naked in front of Xie Rong, Xie Rong’s pheromones wouldn’t fluctuate at all.

She wasn’t someone who was “lustful” in the conventional sense.

Xie Rong believed that the act of marking was something that could only be done by two people who loved each other, regardless of pheromones, regardless of desire, only about ‘you and me’.

It wasn’t about the body controlling the brain, turning the person into a beast that only knows how to mate.

She hated that.

Xie Rong took a step forward, approaching Qi Musi. She reached out a finger and traced it across the other person’s scent gland. Her fingertip picked up a cherry scent; it wasn’t unpleasant.

“Are you scared?” Xie Rong asked her.

Qi Musi lowered her eyes, pinching her palm, “Not really.”

Xie Rong scoffed silently, then leaned closer.

Qi Musi tensed her body, her breathing unknowingly becoming taut.

Perhaps there was nervousness, but more than that was… anticipation.

However, the warm breath approached, and then it retreated.

Qi Musi was slightly stunned and turned her head to look at Xie Rong.

Xie Rong was looking down, frowning slightly, looking languid.

Qi Musi couldn’t help but ask softly, “What’s wrong?”

Xie Rong lifted her eyes and glanced at her, as if carrying gloom.

Qi Musi looked into her eyes and was speechless for a moment. She didn’t know how to describe the emotion in Xie Rong’s eyes just now, but… in that instant, Qi Musi felt her heart beating rapidly. She knew that gaze seemed to look right into her heart.

Xie Rong stepped back, no longer touching Qi Musi.

Because the moment she got close, Xie Rong realized she still couldn’t overcome her own mental block. And not just because Qi Musi was an Alpha.

Just as Xie Rong had thought before, even if it was an Omega, as long as she had no feelings for them, she shouldn’t mark them.

Even for revenge… Xie Rong couldn’t bring herself to do it. Because she would feel like she was no longer herself.

Xie Rong seemed to suddenly sober up, and she even felt that her previous attempt at revenge was inexplicably childish.

She lowered her gaze, reflecting in her heart, but at the same time, she still had a childish desire for revenge that hadn’t completely subsided.

“Xiao Rong?” Qi Musi called her, with a faint worry in her eyes.

Qi Musi naturally saw that Xie Rong was regretting it now, but why? Qi Musi couldn’t guess for the time being, but she didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

It wasn’t that she was impatient to be marked by Xie Rong, but this was a good way to appease Xie Rong. Of course, she was also happy to be close to Xie Rong.

Xie Rong pinched her fingertips, her expression cool and distant. After a moment, she replied, “If I did that, how would I be any different from you?” She looked up, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

Qi Musi’s heart trembled slightly, then she lowered her eyes.

She didn’t know how to answer this question, so she could only say, “It’s different.”

Xie Rong scoffed and took a step back, “Forget it.” She tapped her finger on her arm, “Let’s forget about this time, Qi Musi. Don’t let there be a next time.”

Xie Rong warned her like this.

But Qi Musi’s heart, instead of feeling relieved and forgiven, held an indescribable subtle sense of fear, as if she was about to lose something.

Driven by this emotion, she couldn’t help but reach out and grab Xie Rong, “Xiao Rong, what are you saying?”

Xie Rong frowned slightly, “I mean we’re even. Don’t appear in front of me again.”

Qi Musi understood this time. Xie Rong wanted to break ties with her, not even be friends, and from now on, they would be familiar strangers, not even roommates.

Qi Musi’s jaw tightened, and her fingers clenched.

That was impossible. She hadn’t even taken a step forward, so how could she allow Xie Rong to retreat?

She had finally fallen for someone…

Qi Musi slightly lowered her gaze, concealing the surging emotions in her eyes.

Xie Rong tugged at her sleeve, “Let go.”

Qi Musi softly said, “I can’t do that.”

Xie Rong frowned slightly.

Qi Musi took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions surging in her heart, and then she softly said, “Why not continue? You are claiming back what should have been yours. How could that be the same as me?”

Xie Rong didn’t intend to explain her inner thoughts to Qi Musi, but just pulled her hand back.

Qi Musi’s fingers subconsciously made a motion in the air to hold her, but it was futile.

She looked down at her empty palm and felt fear for the first time.

It was different from her feelings when she sobered up after marking Xie Rong it was even more… carrying an irreversible dread.

Then, this feeling of fear turned into a kind of stubborn insistence.

Qi Musi bit her lip, and then suddenly said, “Are you worried about Zhuang Xinbai?” She looked up and stared directly at Xie Rong.

Xie Rong frowned slightly, “What does this have to do with Xinbai?”

Qi Musi also felt it had little to do with it, but she was desperate right now… No matter what, as long as she still had a connection with Xie Rong, she absolutely could not let the other person let go and give up.

So Qi Musi said, “Then you don’t have to worry. I’ve already told Xinbai that I don’t like her anymore.”

Xie Rong frowned, “What?”

Qi Musi said, “Because I’ve fallen for someone else, so I’m no longer pursuing her.” At this point, Qi Musi still concealed some things. She didn’t reveal that the person she liked was Xie Rong.

She just wanted to plant a seed first, and then use this seed to provoke Xie Rong.

Qi Musi had some understanding of Xie Rong, so she knew which of her own traits the other person… hated the most.

As expected, after hearing Qi Musi’s words, Xie Rong showed a different expression.

She moved closer to Qi Musi, with cold mockery in her eyes, “One minute you like Xinbai, the next you like someone else. In your heart, what kind of cheap emotion is liking someone?”

Qi Musi squeezed her palm tightly.

That wasn’t true. Her liking… wasn’t that cheap.

Qi Musi’s lips moved.

She just hadn’t recognized her own heart at first, mistakenly thinking that her pity and empathy for Zhuang Xinbai was love, but later she slowly realized that it wasn’t.

And at that time, her true liking appeared too late.