Becoming the Comfort Alpha for the Aloof Movie Queen - Chapter 107

A stolen kiss.

In this situation, it was truly difficult for Liang Ruojing not to overthink things.

Fact one: Sister Tanqing was very smart. Fact two: Sister Tanqing was a bit mischievous.

She was doomed. Facing a smart and mischievous Omega, Liang Ruojing truly didn’t know how to react. Furthermore, this person’s acting skills were exceptional. When Ming Tanqing’s eyes flickered with doubt, she had a hundred ways to make one believe the question came from a place of total sincerity. With a slight knit of her brows, no one could refuse to resolve her confusion.

Liang Ruojing was dazed. Was it really because her rut was approaching? Was it her pheromones acting up? She had touched the Omega’s entire body before, so she knew Ming Tanqing had every reason to be curious. After all, her own body was soft as if she had no bones; her abdomen was soft, her thighs were soft, and her arms were soft too.

Liang Ruojing had no choice but to nod, turning an ambiguous and suggestive question into an exchange of gym experience: “Muscles are like this. When you aren’t using force, they are soft.”

Following the Alpha’s words, Ming Tanqing sank into her memories. If that were the case, why were the abdominal muscles she had sat on before so hard?

Unfortunately, Liang Ruojing did not possess the art of mind-reading. She didn’t know that the elegant and cold Sister Tanqing was thinking about the exact same thing she was.

People with thin skin were the most prone to blushing. Ming Tanqing’s skin was thin; just a few rubs from a fingertip could cause a flush of red to bloom, so vivid it made one’s heart race. Liang Ruojing often wondered if Sister Tanqing hated physical contact because she was aware of this. After all, when an “inaccessible flower” had this kind of constitution, it was far too easy to cause misunderstandings.

Liang Ruojing decided she wanted to defend this thin-skinned, easily-blushing Sister Tanqing. This started with her insisting on sharing a car back to the film set after lunch.

Seeing this, Wan Tingran recalled how Liang Ruojing had frequently put food into Ming Tanqing’s bowl during lunch and remarked, “The two of you have a really good relationship.”

Liang Ruojing’s step as she boarded the car faltered. Darn it, I got carried away.

Ming Tanqing took over the conversation, her tone appropriate and natural: “We are good friends.”

Sigh.

Liang Ruojing leaned her face against her hand, looking out at the street scenery outside the window in frustration. From “friends” to “good friends”—she must have done some things right, at least.

During the four months they were apart, Liang Ruojing would repeatedly have the same nightmare. She dreamed that she and Ming Tanqing met again, but the Omega treated her as if she didn’t exist. In the dream, Liang Ruojing would say “I love you,” and Ming Tanqing would look at her coldly, slowly speaking: “Liang Ruojing, why do you think I would still be with someone who has hurt me?”

How did she react in the dream? She probably cried very miserably. It was through this repeated torture that Liang Ruojing learned to lower her expectations. She no longer begged for them to be together. At the very least, she didn’t want them to be strangers.

The current relationship between them had already surpassed Liang Ruojing’s best dreams from back then. But why? Why was she starting to feel unsatisfied again? Impatience and lack of satisfaction would ruin everything. Liang Ruojing firmly believed this.

Ming Tanqing had scenes to film in the afternoon. The break was too short to return to the hotel to rest. Actors in the middle of filming were most familiar with this situation. Being able to catch up on sleep anytime and anywhere was an enviable skill, much like natural acting talent.

Ming Tanqing was very guarded and rarely slept in public. Knowing this, Liang Ruojing specially brought two cups of Iced Americano to find the Omega.

When she knocked on the door of the nanny van, Ming Tanqing was indeed not sleeping. She was wearing her own casual clothes, leaning against the window reading a script, with a pair of black-framed glasses perched on the bridge of her nose. Framed by the hazy sunlight from the window, the entire scene was as beautiful as a movie shot.

Seeing her arrive, Ming Tanqing sat further into the sofa to make space for the Alpha. Liang Ruojing placed the sugar-free Iced Americano on the table. Ming Tanqing took a sip, and her delicate eyebrows knitted together tightly. For someone who loved sweets, bitterness was a natural enemy.

Liang Ruojing smiled and pushed the Iced Americano a bit further away. “It’s fine, you can drink it after you start work.”

Ming Tanqing gave it a look of pure loathing but didn’t respond, skillfully changing the subject: “You traveled thousands of miles just to watch me at the film set?”

Liang Ruojing was confused. “Isn’t that what a set visit is?”

“When other people visit the set, they only stay for a little while,” Ming Tanqing reminded her.

As soon as she finished speaking, the Alpha gave a bright laugh. “I know. That’s why I’m here to accompany you.”

Ming Tanqing, who looked like she didn’t need company, actually liked Liang Ruojing’s company very much. She gave a soft “mm” and leaned her head on the Alpha’s shoulder.

The temperature was high in the afternoon. Liang Ruojing always had a good constitution, so she simply hadn’t put her coat back on. The thin white shirt couldn’t block the Alpha’s warm aura. Ming Tanqing felt herself being steamed by the pervasive scent of mint, and her eyelids gradually became heavy.

She never slept outside—not even when Qi Lin or her assistant were present. Since childhood, Ming Tanqing had learned that only she could protect herself from harm. Now, her “self” included a figure scented with mint.

In the final moments before her consciousness drifted away, Ming Tanqing looked at Liang Ruojing’s profile. The Alpha’s gaze was gentle and peaceful, wrapping around her like sunlight. Her heart felt lighter and lighter.

Ming Tanqing fell asleep.

Realizing this, Liang Ruojing’s heart could not remain calm for a long time. She even softly called Ming Tanqing’s name, receiving only a few mumbled murmurs in response.

Sister Tanqing really fell asleep!

Liang Ruojing’s body went stiff. She glanced at the soundly sleeping, completely defenseless Omega, and felt a pang of distress!

Actually, at the very beginning, she was happy, even a bit overwhelmed by the favor. It was as if you went to a cat café, and after sitting down, the most beautiful blue-eyed Persian cat in the shop fell asleep on your lap. Who wouldn’t be happy?

But was the situation the same? Ming Tanqing was an Omega. She was an Alpha. How could Sister Tanqing sleep in front of a mere “good friend”! She was too lacking in defensiveness!

Liang Ruojing knew exactly what went on in an Alpha’s mind. However, she couldn’t betray Sister Tanqing’s trust. Struggling to maintain the posture she was in when the Omega fell asleep, Liang Ruojing managed to hook her coat and carefully covered Ming Tanqing with it. Luckily, she had chosen a long coat, which easily covered the person from head to toe.

Watching Ming Tanqing sleeping soundly nestled in her coat, the most obscure possessiveness in the depths of Liang Ruojing’s heart was satisfied. She didn’t even get tired of just watching her sleep. Her two big eyes watched like searchlights until Ming Tanqing slowly woke up from her slumber.

She let out a soft hum, her voice cold yet enchanting. Liang Ruojing was dazed for a moment, then became indignant.

Ming Tanqing woke up and looked at the solemn Alpha in front of her with a face full of confusion. “What’s wrong?”

Liang Ruojing spoke seriously, her expression exactly like a dean lecturing a problem student: “Sister Tanqing, do you often sleep like this?”

This gaze was too rare. The corners of Ming Tanqing’s mouth curled up. “No. I only slept because you were here.”

Ah. Liang Ruojing was stunned. How could she be angry now?

Forget it, she had to explain the severity of the situation first. Liang Ruojing said solemnly, “It’s too unsafe. What if someone does something bad?”

Ming Tanqing’s mood was getting better and better. This scenario simply didn’t exist; she didn’t trust anyone else.

“Is that so?” Ming Tanqing raised her eyes, looking at Liang Ruojing with a slightly wary gaze. “Did you do something bad?”

Fine. She had shot herself in the foot. A look of helplessness from an honest Alpha being wrongly accused appeared on Liang Ruojing’s face.

When the Omega took out her phone, switched to selfie mode, and began inspecting her own face, that helplessness turned into despair. Liang Ruojing’s voice was faint: “Sister Tanqing, what are you looking at?”

Ming Tanqing glared at her and even moved her body further away. “Checking to see if you took advantage of me sleeping to steal a kiss.”

Ahhh! Liang Ruojing swore her expression must be very comical right now.

Suddenly, Ming Tanqing narrowed her eyes, as if she really observed something unusual on her lips. Liang Ruojing’s soul instantly flew away. No way! I didn’t kiss her! Could it be that my finger brushed against her when I was covering her with the coat? Driven by the Omega’s increasingly cold gaze, she began to doubt herself. Had she really accidentally touched her?

In her despair, Liang Ruojing thought recklessly: If I was going to be wrongly accused anyway, I should have just kissed her.

Finally, Ming Tanqing looked over, a storm brewing in her grey-blue eyes that were like the ocean. Liang Ruojing awkwardly opened her mouth. Just as she was about to explain, the Omega looked at her deeply for a moment and suddenly burst out laughing.

“I was teasing you,” Ming Tanqing said, looking very much like she deserved to be kissed right now. She put her phone away. “How could anyone tell?”

Having her heart hoisted up and then dropped was more exhausting than spending a whole day at the gym. Liang Ruojing looked powerlessly at the delighted Ming Tanqing, her teeth itching with frustration.

If I’d known it couldn’t be detected… I should have just kissed her.

“Sister Tanqing,” Liang Ruojing said with a face full of indignation, “stop playing with me!”

Ming Tanqing nodded nonchalantly, put her glasses back on, and began reading her script. How could someone be so mature and so childish at the same time? Liang Ruojing really wanted to—she really wanted to!

An Alpha on the verge of their rut made Liang Ruojing restless. The gland on the back of her neck insisted on making its presence known, reminding her of the pleasure of having marked the Omega before.

Before she could suppress it, there was a knock on the door of the van. It was a crew member looking for someone. “Is Teacher Liang here? Director Wan has something to discuss with you.”

Ming Tanqing’s expression didn’t change as she adjusted her glasses with her usual elegant grace. “You go ahead. I’m about to start my scenes soon, too.”

Liang Ruojing walked out with weak steps, having been toyed with.

A few minutes later, the alarm on Ming Tanqing’s phone also rang, reminding her to go to makeup and prepare. Looking at the coat left behind on the sofa, Ming Tanqing thought for a few seconds. Between draping it over her arm or wearing it, she decisively chose the latter.

Liang Ruojing’s clothes were always two sizes too big for her. She rolled up the cuffs slightly. Just as she opened the car door, the cold wind made her squint, and she instinctively wrapped the coat—which carried the Alpha’s scent—more tightly around herself.

As she continued toward the set, she ran into Zheng Jin. Zheng Jin noticed the ill-fitting clothes on her and said in surprise, “Sister Ming, that coat you’re wearing…”

“Oh,” Ming Tanqing’s gaze swept over her faintly, and she said in a very flat tone, “Liang Ruojing lent it to me.”

Having said that, she ignored her dumbfounded junior and went straight into the makeup room.

On the other side, Liang Ruojing was also looking at Wan Tingran with a face full of shock. “I’m making a cameo appearance?”

It seemed Wan Tingran hadn’t come up with the idea on a whim. she had already brought the screenwriter and stylist over. While flipping through the newly revised script, she looked up at Liang Ruojing and smiled. “I noticed this morning. Your temperament is very unique—you have vitality but no sharp edges, and your stature is good. You’re suitable to play the young police officer who goes to notify the entrepreneur at the end.”

Liang Ruojing immediately recalled what she knew of the script. To notify the entrepreneur… So, she would be acting in a scene with Ming Tanqing? The refusal that was on the tip of the Alpha’s tongue was promptly swallowed.

“It’s fine, I trust Director Wan’s vision.” After Wan Tingran finished checking the script, she patted Liang Ruojing’s shoulder. Seeing that she still looked a bit hesitant, she used both threats and inducements.

“Little Liang, my most dedicated actor took two days off to film a variety show because of you.” As Wan Tingran spoke, her gaze swept across all the staff in the room before landing on her. “Tell me yourself, shouldn’t you pay me back with this cameo?”

With a “boom,” Liang Ruojing’s face instantly turned red. “The most dedicated actor” must be Sister Tanqing. Sister Tanqing had juggled her schedule to go on a variety show for her sake. It was one thing to hear it from the person herself, but hearing it mentioned by an outsider was another matter entirely.

Furthermore, there were so many outsiders in this room—the screenwriter, the prop master, the assistants… They were all looking at her with teasing expressions. It was as if everyone knew that Sister Tanqing treated her specially.

Liang Ruojing nodded gloomily and took the uniform handed to her by the assistant.

Ming Tanqing finished her makeup and came out of the dressing room, only to find the corridor unexpectedly bustling. A large group of people were gathered outside an open dressing room, surrounding it several layers deep, occasionally letting out exclamations like “So handsome!” and “It suits her so well!”

Ming Tanqing had no curiosity and disliked crowds. She was just about to turn around and take a detour to the set when a light breeze blew past, bringing with it a faint, barely perceptible scent of mint. The Omega’s footsteps immediately changed direction.

Seeing Ming Tanqing approach, the crowd automatically made a small path wide enough for one person.

Ming Tanqing asked, “What’s happening? Why is everyone gathered here?”

The Omega assistant’s eyes were shining. “Teacher Liang is making a cameo! She’s playing the young police officer in the upcoming scene. She’s already changed her clothes.”

Ming Tanqing raised her eyebrows slightly, her peripheral vision subtly sweeping over the excited crowd. So all these people were here to see Liang Ruojing. Not only was the doorway crowded, but the room itself was also full of people, their faces filled with a hidden sense of excitement.

Ming Tanqing walked further in with an expressionless face. Finally, she saw the Alpha surrounded in the center.

An assistant from the costume department was tidying her uniform. Liang Ruojing had her eyes downcast, her gaze landing lightly in the distance. She was wearing a navy-blue police uniform that wrapped her body tightly. A necktie lay against her chest, which rose and fell prominently, and the clip at the end of the tie shimmered with a cold metallic light.

Ming Tanqing, who had seen all of the Alpha’s fine figure, narrowed her eyes.

Liang Ruojing seemed to sense this slightly aggressive gaze. Her eyes shifted and looked straight over. Her brows were pressed low, and her mouth was set in a flat line.

Ming Tanqing’s heart skipped a beat.

So fierce.

She liked it.