Becoming the Comfort Alpha for the Aloof Movie Queen - Chapter 23.2

“Generally speaking, as long as the pheromone concentration is sufficient, nothing will go wrong. Since I’m not here, you must be even more careful.”

Liang Ruojing nodded seriously.

Fang Zezhi: “Don’t sleep in separate rooms tonight.”

Liang Ruojing’s smile disappeared.

Ming Tanqing nodded and accepted.

She had been prepared for this.

After a temporary marking, a strong bond of attachment forms between the A and the O. It wasn’t just that the Omega couldn’t leave the nourishment of the Alpha’s pheromones; the Alpha likewise couldn’t leave the soothing presence of the Omega’s pheromones.

Although Liang Ruojing’s grades in junior high biology weren’t high, she knew that if an Omega didn’t receive enough Alpha pheromones after marking, they would not only become physically weak but also experience psychological issues, feeling as though they had been abandoned.

Some “scumbag Alphas” would leave casually after marking an O, eventually causing the O to fall into depression, taking a long time to recover.

Liang Ruojing made up her mind not to be a scumbag Alpha.

The guest room where they had marked each other in the afternoon was no longer habitable.

When Liang Ruojing went back to get her things, she happened to run into the servants stripping the bedsheets.

Perhaps it was psychological, but she felt like all the servants here were looking at her.

And with kind smiles.

Liang Ruojing sat restlessly in the living room alone for several hours. The clock quietly pointed to 11; it was time for bed.

A servant led her to a new bedroom door.

Liang Ruojing pushed the door open and saw lilies placed on the table directly opposite, along with a book halfway read on the coffee table.

So this was Ming Tanqing’s actual room.

The decor was more elegant than the guest room, with fewer ornaments and a stronger sense of daily life.

“Sister Ming?” Liang Ruojing called out.

Ming Tanqing’s clear voice came from the inner room: “Please come in, I’m in here.”

In the inner room, Ming Tanqing was already in bed. She was leaning against the headboard, reading a thick tome.

It was the first time Liang Ruojing had seen her wearing glasses.

They softened the impact of her perfect features, making her look even more elegant.

The thick scholarly air made her look like a senior student in a university who was crushed on by many people.

Fortunately, the light in the inner room wasn’t bright, so the blush on Liang Ruojing’s face could still be hidden.

“Why so late?” Ming Tanqing asked. Her tone was casual and natural, easily easing Liang Ruojing out of the nervousness of their first night together.

Liang Ruojing stiffly climbed onto Ming Tanqing’s bed and tucked herself under Ming Tanqing’s blanket.

The bed was very soft, like a cloud.

She was very stiff, like a mummy.

“I was looking at scripts outside. I didn’t like any of them, so I stayed a bit late.”

Liang Ruojing suddenly shut her mouth.

Why does this sound so much like I’m asking for resources?

The “kept man” vibe was too strong.

Liang Ruojing looked over nervously.

Ming Tanqing was actually… smiling?

The black-rimmed glasses were still perched on her nose, and her peach-blossom eyes curved slightly. Liang Ruojing heard a short, sharp laugh—it was brief, but it set her entire blood on fire.

“What are you laughing at?”

Liang Ruojing silently shrunk her face into the blankets.

As a result, she caught a whiff of the intense lily fragrance, and her face turned even redder.

“Nothing,” Ming Tanqing took off her glasses. “You’re always so nervous in front of me. Why? Are you afraid of me?”

The Alpha’s behavior in the afternoon didn’t seem like fear.

Instead, she had been a bit too wanton.

Ming Tanqing’s gland was still swollen now.

Liang Ruojing shook her head: “I’m not afraid.”

It wasn’t fear; it was love.

Because she liked her too much, she was always afraid of making a mistake in front of her.

“Is that so?” Ming Tanqing’s gaze seemed to pierce through Liang Ruojing’s soul, seeing right through her.

“Goodnight, the ‘unafraid’ Miss Liang.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ming Tanqing turned off the light.

The room instantly fell into silence.

Liang Ruojing huddled in the blankets. It took her a while to realize Ming Tanqing was teasing her, and her heart went into another flutter.

What should I do?

Like this, I can’t sleep at all.

Liang Ruojing’s thoughts were wrapped in the surrounding lily scent and could not break through. She willingly immersed herself in it, adjusting her own breathing frequency to match the Omega’s breathing.

Why is there such a wonderful scent?

Liang Ruojing’s body gradually relaxed, but her heart remained restlessly active.

She had been healthy and high-energy since she was a child. The sleep she had in the afternoon had already replenished most of her energy; Liang Ruojing wasn’t sleepy at all now.

Furthermore, with Ming Tanqing lying beside her, how could Liang Ruojing possibly sleep!

…If she submitted her recent experiences to a bot, surely no one would believe it.

To Liang Ruojing, it also felt like a dream.

She and Ming Tanqing, originally two parallel lines, had suddenly found an intersection.

Liang Ruojing resolved to stay awake. She hadn’t forgotten the Omega’s red and swollen gland at the nape of her neck. She was afraid that if she fell asleep, she might once again engage in some “hooligan Alpha” behavior.

The long night became meaningful because of the steady breathing sounds by her ear.

Liang Ruojing remembered the Omega’s needs and dutifully acted as a large, mint-wine-scented diffuser.

Suddenly, a slender hand draped over Liang Ruojing.

Then came a hot breath.

Drawn by the pheromones, Ming Tanqing suddenly leaned over, her face unconsciously rubbing against the Alpha’s ear, appearing extremely intimate.

Liang Ruojing adjusted her posture to let Ming Tanqing lean more comfortably.

“Mm…”

As more pheromones flooded her body, Ming Tanqing let out a soft moan and completely burrowed into the Alpha’s embrace.

The stray hairs at her temples tickled Liang Ruojing’s chin. Not only was her skin itchy, but her heart was even itchier.

Liang Ruojing maintained this posture, contemplating the meaning of life.

It wasn’t until dawn broke that the overly excited Alpha finally felt tired. She hugged the Omega back and fell asleep.

7:00 AM.

Driven by her biological clock, Ming Tanqing was the first to open her eyes. Her body went stiff.

The Alpha’s two hands draped over her waist were like hot irons, making Ming Tanqing’s face heat up.

How can she like hugging people so much?

Ming Tanqing frowned slightly, staring at the well-behaved sleeping face of Liang Ruojing.

Liang Ruojing was smiling even in her sleep, like a child.

Ming Tanqing quietly got up, deciding to be more tolerant of an Alpha after marking.

Things that happened while asleep—who could say for sure?

Perhaps it was just a bodily instinct.

When Liang Ruojing woke up, her arms were empty, and the Omega pheromones in the vicinity had become thin.

As an Alpha, Liang Ruojing tangibly felt the fear and anxiety of being abandoned.

She immediately thought of Ming Tanqing’s situation, threw on a coat, and hurried out of the room.

The impact of a temporary marking on life was multifaceted.

After the marking, Liang Ruojing became more sensitive to Ming Tanqing’s pheromones. Conversely, she could no longer frequently smell the pheromones of others.

Perhaps this was the original intent of an S-rank Alpha’s exceptionally sensitive sense of smell—

The sensitive smell was for finding her; once she was found, there was no need to smell anyone else.

Following the faint Omega pheromones in the air, Liang Ruojing saw Ming Tanqing in the living room on the first floor.

She was wearing an exquisite water-blue cheongsam, her hair tied up elegantly, looking as though she were about to go out.

“Xiao Jing.” Ming Tanqing noticed the approaching Alpha and explained the situation: “I have an interview this morning. It was booked a month ago and cannot be rescheduled. I’ll be back around noon.”

She really was going out.

A wave of uncontrollable grievance washed over Liang Ruojing’s heart; she didn’t want to leave the Omega.

This calf-like attachment was rare in Alphas, so Ming Tanqing didn’t notice it.

Liang Ruojing spoke: “Sister Ming, then what about the scent of pheromones on you?”

After yesterday afternoon’s temporary marking and having slept in each other’s arms all night, Ming Tanqing was stained with a strong scent of Alpha pheromones.

Anyone who caught a whiff would know the Omega before them already had her own Alpha.

And this Alpha was quite possessive.

Liang Ruojing’s separation anxiety was slightly soothed by the strong mint-wine fragrance on the Omega.

However, in the next second, the medical staff beside Ming Tanqing spoke.

“Don’t worry,” the doctor took out a box of suppressant patches. “This is newly developed by the hospital. Once applied, the scent will be greatly reduced.”

With that, she took one out and helped Ming Tanqing stick it onto the nape of her neck.

The bite mark the Alpha had made—representing the marking—was gone!

The Alpha’s pheromones were also gone!

Liang Ruojing was almost ready to cry.

There is a scumbag Omega here!