After Being Marked By A Love Rival - Chapter 75

At Xie Rong’s request, after the two got together, Qi Musi did not often do overly intimate things in the dorm room.

Firstly, Xie Rong herself would still feel embarrassed. Although they were a genuine couple, Xie Rong still found it difficult to adapt to public displays of affection or showing off their relationship in front of others. Though seemingly aloof, Xie Rong was a bit shy about these matters, unlike Qi Musi…

Secondly, Xie Rong felt that she couldn’t give Qi Musi an inch, or the other person might take a mile and become completely lawless.

Zhao Rongrong couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth, stating coolly, “Well, thank you very much then, for considering me, the single dog.”

Qi Musi raised an eyebrow in slight surprise, sizing up Zhao Rongrong with a teasing smile, as if pondering something. “No need to thank me.”

Zhao Rongrong: “…I have reason to suspect that you are implying something about me.”

Qi Musi curved her eyes, “No, I’m not.”

Zhao Rongrong was greatly annoyed, “A-Li, look at them! We were part of the assist team, how can she treat us like this!”

Mo Li stared at her computer, not looking up. “I don’t see any problem.”

“…”

How terrible. Couples were starting to bully single people.

After teasing Zhao Rongrong, Qi Musi snuggled up to Xie Rong. Although Xie Rong didn’t like overly intimate acts, certain “proper” actions were within her allowed range, such as holding hands or hugging. So, Qi Musi naturally wrapped her arm around Xie Rong. Fortunately, the weather was warming up but not yet hot.

Xie Rong quite liked Qi Musi’s embrace. She didn’t show it on her face, but the expression in her eyes had softened, and she relaxed her body, quietly leaning against Qi Musi.

While watching Xie Rong on the computer, Qi Musi asked thoughtfully, “Speaking of which, we only told our roommates about us being together, right?”

Xie Rong looked at the computer, diverting her attention to answer, “Mm.” After all, there was no need to announce it to the world. Xie Rong only liked to share her happy news with close friends as for everyone else, she didn’t care.

Qi Musi was pondering something. “I think we should also find time to tell our friends, and family. What do you think?”

Xie Rong stopped what she was doing and looked at her. Qi Musi’s expression was normal, as if it was just a simple suggestion. Xie Rong didn’t sense anything amiss and nodded. She was serious about being with Qi Musi, and her feelings for her were genuine, not a short term fling or impulse. Since Qi Musi wanted to meet the parents, then so be it.

Although being with an Alpha might surprise her parents, Xie Rong still wanted to introduce Qi Musi to them and tell them that this was her partner. Now that Qi Musi had brought up the idea, she could take her to visit this summer.

Xie Rong remained silent on the surface, but had already planned everything in her mind. She glanced up, just about to tell Qi Musi about it, when she heard Qi Musi say with a smile, “Since we’re going to tell our friends, I think we should also tell Zhuang Xinbai, shouldn’t we~?”

Xie Rong: “…”

Qi Musi continued to ask relentlessly, “Don’t you agree?”

Xie Rong stared at her silently, but Qi Musi was completely unaffected, her face beaming with a thick smile and her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Xie Rong didn’t know what to complain about at this point. No wonder Qi Musi had suddenly brought this up… But was Qi Musi still concerned about Zhuang Xinbai? That was ages ago.

Xie Rong felt helpless and a little surprised. “You… you even get jealous over something like this?”

Qi Musi looked at her and narrowed her eyes. “Why, do you think this is groundless jealousy?”

Obviously.

Qi Musi said, “I should be asking you, Xiao Rong. Why don’t you get jealous over me?”

Xie Rong asked, “What jealousy?”

“I told you back then that I used to like Xinbai. Why don’t you get jealous about that at all now?”

Xie Rong: “…Because I know, and you also said, that it wasn’t true liking.” Therefore, Xie Rong didn’t need to be jealous over it.

Qi Musi was dissatisfied, very dissatisfied. She rubbed her chin on Xie Rong’s shoulder, with a bit of emotional venting. “I’m trying so hard to be jealous over you, why aren’t you jealous over me!”

Zhao Rongrong, forced to watch on the side: “…My teeth are aching.”

Xie Rong glanced at her helplessly, frowning slightly with some nonplussed frustration. Finally, she had to comfort Qi Musi, “Who… who says I haven’t been jealous.” Her voice was very low, but it was immediately caught by the close proximity of Qi Musi.

She immediately looked up, “Hmm?”

Xie Rong lowered her eyes and glanced at her. “I’ve always remembered that chocolate scent.”

Qi Musi frowned in confusion, “What chocolate scent?”

Xie Rong stared at her, not saying a word.

Then Qi Musi suddenly realized, her lips curving into a smile. “You mean that Omega?”

Xie Rong gave a soft laugh of contempt.

Qi Musi’s smile deepened. She leaned closer to Xie Rong, clinging to her like she was dipped in syrup. “So, Xiao Rong, you were jealous, weren’t you?”

Xie Rong didn’t say anything. Qi Musi persisted.

Finally, Xie Rong had to turn her head slightly and quietly affirmed, “…Yes.”

Only then was Qi Musi finally satisfied.

After laughing and savoring the moment enough, she explained, “I deliberately put that pheromone scent on me that time, just to make you jealous, Xiao Rong.”

Xie Rong raised a slight eyebrow. “Deliberately?”

Qi Musi put on an innocent look. “All’s fair in love and war, it’s a way of playing hard to get.”

Xie Rong glanced at her, but ultimately didn’t dwell on it. After all, the matter was in the past, and now that Qi Musi was with her, Xie Rong didn’t want to hold a grudge over those things.

But Qi Musi didn’t give up so easily. “Since we’ve agreed, let’s find time to go talk to Xinbai one of these days.”

Xie Rong paused, but still didn’t reject Qi Musi’s idea. She wasn’t keen on things like showing affection or being jealous, but if… Xinbai made Qi Musi feel insecure, then letting Qi Musi declare her sovereignty in front of Zhuang Xinbai wasn’t a bad idea. And now Xie Rong had a clear conscience she no longer liked Zhuang Xinbai and could naturally face her calmly.

Qi Musi was a woman of her word. After class one day, she pulled Xie Rong along. “Let’s go.”

Seeing that Qi Musi was not taking the same route as Zhao Rongrong and Mo Li, Xie Rong asked, “Where are we going?”

Qi Musi smiled brightly, “To have dinner with Xinbai.”

Xie Rong: “…”

She then understood what Qi Musi was up to. Xie Rong sighed and followed Qi Musi’s pace. Since she had promised her girlfriend, Xie Rong would naturally keep her word.

When the two arrived, Zhuang Xinbai was already seated there. Seeing Qi Musi and Xie Rong come over together, she was surprised but quickly waved at them.

They didn’t hold hands intimately while walking, perhaps because Qi Musi was being considerate of the crowd for Xie Rong, or perhaps she wasn’t in a clingy mood at the moment. However, as soon as the two reached a distance where Zhuang Xinbai could clearly see them, Qi Musi suddenly grabbed Xie Rong’s hand and intertwined their fingers, lacing them together.

Xie Rong subtly lowered her gaze to look, wiggled her fingers, but ultimately didn’t pull away, just letting Qi Musi do as she wished.

Zhuang Xinbai was momentarily stunned, having seen their action. When they reached her, she still had that hesitant expression.

Qi Musi smiled at Zhuang Xinbai, neither letting go of the hand nor trying to conceal it. This expression seemed to give Zhuang Xinbai the courage to ask, so she started the conversation. “You two seem… to have gotten quite close now.”

Qi Musi’s eyes curved in a smile, and she was about to speak when Xie Rong interrupted her, telling Zhuang Xinbai directly, “Yes, Musi and I are together.”

Qi Musi looked sideways at Xie Rong. The other woman pulled Qi Musi to sit down, her expression calm and composed, though her earlobes were flushed red again.

Zhuang Xinbai’s eyes widened in surprise. “Together? Do you mean in that way?”

Xie Rong nodded, not playing coy.

Zhuang Xinbai looked at Xie Rong, then shifted her gaze to Qi Musi. “Ah…”

Qi Musi smiled warmly at Zhuang Xinbai. “Yes, exactly the way you’re thinking. That kind of being together.”

Zhuang Xinbai’s current mood was quite subtle. After all, both of these Alphas had seemingly expressed… feelings for her in the past. Although Zhuang Xinbai later realized that their feelings were primarily something else, not genuine romantic attraction, leading them to mistakenly believe that emotion was liking. Still, Zhuang Xinbai had thought they would eventually meet the person they truly liked, sooner or later, but never imagined that these two would end up together. It was quite miraculous.

Zhuang Xinbai was at a loss for words for a moment.

Xie Rong looked at her expression. “You can ask anything you want.”

Zhuang Xinbai thought for a moment and asked, “Are you two serious?”

Xie Rong nodded. “Yes, we are.”

“Are you sure you genuinely like each other?”

Xie Rong’s eyes held a serious look. “Yes, we are certain.”

Zhuang Xinbai said “Oh,” then curved her eyes. “That’s good then. I don’t have anything else to ask.”

Xie Rong was slightly taken aback. “You don’t have any more questions?”

She had originally thought that given the somewhat awkward nature of their past relationship, Zhuang Xinbai, both as a friend and as someone who had been pursued, would have many questions in the face of this sudden confession. Yet, she unexpectedly stopped asking after just two questions.

Zhuang Xinbai rested her chin on one hand, smiling warmly at them. “Because my philosophy has always been, if you meet someone you like, then be with the person you like. So now that you are in love because you like each other, I naturally have no problem with it.”

Xie Rong looked at her, relaxed after a moment, her eyebrows softened, and she curved her lips into a smile. “Mm.”

Qi Musi couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “Thank you.”

Zhuang Xinbai smiled. “Seriously, why thank me? I didn’t do anything.” Then, as if she remembered something, she said, “Oh right, did you call me out for a reason today?”

Xie Rong: “…”

What reason could there be? It was all because the person next to her was addicted to jealousy and insisted on being jealous of Zhuang Xinbai, even needing to declare sovereignty in front of her.

Xie Rong felt embarrassed and awkward at the moment. Compared to Zhuang Xinbai’s generous and open attitude, Qi Musi seemed utterly like a schoolchild.

However, Qi Musi showed no sign of her intentions. She still smiled gracefully, with nothing out of place. Hearing Zhuang Xinbai’s question, she curved her lips in a smile. “Because you are Xiao Rong’s best friend, I felt it was necessary to tell you about this.”

Zhuang Xinbai accepted this without suspicion, smiling and nodding. “Mm-hmm, well then, I wish you both happiness.”

Qi Musi’s smile was gentle. “Thank you very much.”

Then, she extended her hand under the table and squeezed Xie Rong’s fingers, which were then firmly held back by Xie Rong.

Xie Rong lowered her gaze, and after a moment, she let out a soft laugh and curved her lips.