Becoming the Comfort Alpha for the Aloof Movie Queen - Chapter 65

Saturated with Peppermint Wine

“Liang Ruojing!” Ming Tanqing suddenly exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. “Are you a dog?!”

A lingering warmth remained on her palm; the spot the Alpha had just licked felt as if it had been seared by a branding iron, both numb and itchy. Ming Tanqing’s scalp tingled. She wanted to escape Liang Ruojing—this human pheromone amplifier—but she was held in a death grip.

“Sister Tanqing, don’t go.” Liang Ruojing turned her head, lightly pecking at the Omega’s fair neck. “Don’t hate me.”

Her words were well-behaved, but her body was honest. She rubbed her face against her, her simple licks and kisses saturated with possessiveness and passion.

Ming Tanqing sighed helplessly, her breath heavy. Why get angry with an Alpha in the middle of her rut? “Get up.”

“Are you still angry?” “I’m not.” “I don’t believe you.”

Ming Tanqing felt a headache coming on. Was the rut of an S-grade Alpha so severe that it had affected Liang Ruojing’s sanity? Or was Liang Ruojing just naturally childish and clingy?

The Omega moved her body slightly to meet Liang Ruojing’s gaze. Her long lashes fluttered, her expression exceptionally focused, her eyes incredibly gentle. “What do I have to do for you to believe me?”

Liang Ruojing was filled with restlessness; this version of Ming Tanqing captivated her. Especially that look in her eyes—it felt like being cherished.

“Kiss me,” Liang Ruojing said, pushing her luck.

Ming Tanqing’s expression shifted. For the sake of an early escape from this peppermint-scented erotic hell, she compromised. “Close your eyes.”

She actually agreed.

Liang Ruojing was overjoyed. “No, I want to keep them open and watch. After all, Sister Tanqing is so beautiful.”

Ming Tanqing: “…” She really wanted to “return” this dog. Some people, it seemed, were only suited for smelling clothes in a hotel.

Liang Ruojing watched as a pink hue slowly climbed to the corners of Ming Tanqing’s eyes. After a full minute, the Omega finally moved. She closed her eyes, slowly approached the Alpha, and softly pressed her lips against hers.

Psychological satisfaction was more addictive than pheromones. Liang Ruojing cupped the back of Ming Tanqing’s head and deepened the kiss. As their tongues tangled, the Alpha’s pheromones invaded Ming Tanqing’s mouth.

The crisp peppermint scent pushed deep into her throat. Ming Tanqing’s vision blurred, and she let out a muffled nasal sound. Noticing the Omega’s alarm, Liang Ruojing moved her hand down to stroke her back. Just as she would soothe a cat outdoors, she calmed Ming Tanqing’s emotions.

The sound of panting in her ear gradually slowed. Ming Tanqing pushed lightly against Liang Ruojing’s chest, and the Alpha obediently pulled away. As they slowly separated, several glistening silver threads stretched between them.

Before Liang Ruojing could do something stupid, Ming Tanqing pulled out a tissue and wiped them away. The Omega turned her face away, not looking at her directly. “Can we sleep now?”

“I have to go out for a bit. I’ll be back soon.”

Actually, it wasn’t enough. Liang Ruojing said sullenly, “Fine, then go.”

Liang Ruojing retreated into the covers reluctantly. The faint fragrance of the Omega’s pheromones still lingered on the bedding. Earlier, this scent had enchanted her. Now, with the person herself right there, it felt insufficient.

Ming Tanqing stood up, the sunlight from the window casting a golden glow over her body. She turned to leave. A wave of bitterness rose in Liang Ruojing’s chest. The taste of a rut was truly unbearable. Her heart had become a bottomless pit; her usual insecurity reached its peak, making her want Ming Tanqing by her side every second. No amount of kissing or hugging was enough.

Liang Ruojing lay down, silently reciting knowledge from her middle school physiology class, and pulled the quilt over her head. The sound of footsteps echoed in the room again, growing further and further away.

Liang Ruojing blinked and cried aggrievedly. Beyond the high pheromone compatibility, Liang Ruojing truly loved her. It was because she had fallen in love that she was so passively influenced by the Omega, wanting to occupy her entirely. Damned rut. So embarrassing.

The crisp peppermint scent continued to spread, crashing uncontrollably through her body, trying to break through the shackles of the suppressants to find her beloved Omega. Liang Ruojing smothered herself under the covers and cried. Ming Tanqing’s image flickered back and forth in her mind—one moment a “Scum-O,” the next a “Good-O.”

Liang Ruojing curled up as the medicine she had taken began to counteract the suppressants. Her mind was frighteningly clear yet frighteningly chaotic. During her last visit, Sister Ming’s walk-in closet seemed to be next door. Liang Ruojing got up, her steps unusually firm as she walked toward the small room.

Ming Tanqing applied a suppressant patch to her neck before heading out. Liang Ruojing’s rut had come suddenly, and there were no Alpha suppressants or nutritional fluids prepared at home. Fang Zezi, upon receiving the news, had a crate delivered via express.

Baiyu Security was strict; outsiders were strictly prohibited from entering. Ming Tanqing signed her name on the receipt and asked the property staff to deliver it upstairs. The housekeeper happened to be there, and she instructed: “The situation is special lately; no one is allowed to disturb us. If there’s an emergency, tell them to call Qi Lin.”

“Understood,” the housekeeper nodded, still feeling guilty about what happened on New Year’s Eve. “Ms. Yan said she was your biological mother, so I let her up. If it caused any trouble, I am very sorry.”

Hearing that name, Ming Tanqing paused. “Let there be no next time. Not just Yan Mei, but Ming Peide as well. I don’t want to see either of them.”

Returning home, Ming Tanqing carried the cooler filled with suppressants and nutritional fluids, carefully placing the injections into the constant-temperature cabinet. Once, this cabinet had been filled with Omega suppressants. Before meeting Liang Ruojing, Ming Tanqing had relied entirely on suppressants to get through her heat. Though it was difficult, she felt at ease not having to reveal her weakness to anyone.

One compartment was full; Ming Tanqing pulled open the next. Two tubes of yellow, transparent medicine appeared in her sight. The needles were long and sharp; Ming Tanqing still remembered the stinging pain when they pierced her skin. This was the specific medicine for treating Pheromone Disorder Syndrome. Once, Ming Tanqing took them everywhere she went.

But now— The Omega picked up one of the tubes. The moment she saw the expiration date on the label, she laughed softly. It had already expired over three months ago. She no longer needed them.

After tidying up, Ming Tanqing estimated the time for the medicine to take effect and returned to the bedroom door. The smell in the surroundings was slightly off. The Alpha’s pheromones were too rich; even through the door, she could smell them clearly.

Opening the door, the pheromones instantly filled the entire room. After a few steps, Ming Tanqing’s limbs felt slightly weak. “Liang Ruojing?”

There was a large lump on the bed. Ming Tanqing approached and whipped the quilt away. Liang Ruojing’s face, flushed from the heat, appeared before her. She was curled up, tears streaming down her face, soaking the fabric under the pillow.

Ming Tanqing checked the time in disbelief. She had only been gone for forty-five minutes. Liang Ruojing opened her eyes; her misty puppy eyes caught the Omega’s silhouette, her expression turning aggrieved and angry. “Sister Tanqing, you’re finally back.”

Ming Tanqing subconsciously reflected: “Sorry, it’s my first time taking care of an Alpha in heat.” She looked at Liang Ruojing’s state and hesitated. “Is it very painful?”

Liang Ruojing nodded, her head nuzzling against the fabric to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. Ming Tanqing narrowed her eyes. “These are my clothes, aren’t they?”

Shirts, nightgowns, dresses, base layers… how were there even undergarments!

Liang Ruojing weakly defended herself: “The fabric of other clothes can’t be crumpled.” She had chosen soft fabrics; she couldn’t exactly lie on a cheongsam.

Ming Tanqing was about to ask more, but it was clear the medicine was working. The Alpha suddenly reached out, her pinky hooking onto Ming Tanqing’s. “…I’m in pain.”

Ming Tanqing said nothing. She sat on the edge of the bed, her falling black hair framing her face as pure as lily petals. Liang Ruojing’s head was dizzy from the fever. She propped herself up, subconsciously moving closer to the Omega to drink in even a little more of Ming Tanqing’s scent.

Ming Tanqing raised her hand and pinched the back of the Alpha’s neck. She had wanted to try this for a long time; her fingertips pressed firmly against the hard gland. The posture was a bit like scruffing a small animal. An Alpha’s gland couldn’t derive pleasure. Even so, Liang Ruojing’s body trembled; she was excited by Ming Tanqing’s gaze.

The Omega’s face was calm. Her fingers slid gently from Liang Ruojing’s hair to her brow, then down across the bridge of her nose and cheek. Liang Ruojing swallowed; her throat dry. The pink-tipped finger finally stopped on the Alpha’s lips. Liang Ruojing opened her mouth and bit Ming Tanqing’s finger.

The Omega’s lips curled into a smirk as her finger brushed against the canine teeth. “So sharp.”

“Sister Tanqing…” Liang Ruojing saw that Ming Tanqing was retaliating for the forced kiss earlier and said pitifully, “Stop playing with me.”

The tips of Ming Tanqing’s ears had long been flushed with desire. “Still want to lick?”

Liang Ruojing shook her head. She was going crazy; she wanted the Omega’s pheromones. Her throat grew drier as erupting passion and love intertwined. She could not suppress her longing for the Omega before her. “I don’t dare.”

Only then did Ming Tanqing turn around, lifting the black hair from her shoulder with one hand to reveal a section of neck as white and smooth as porcelain. She raised her hand and tore off the suppressant patch from her gland.

“Mark me.”

Liang Ruojing didn’t even have the mind to think about whether this was the first time Sister Ming had said such a thing to her. Her eyes and heart were full of only this person and her pink gland. The Alpha lunged forward, her tongue sucking the area until it was wet. Without waiting for the Omega to adjust, her canine teeth immediately pierced the gland. While drinking in the Omega’s pheromones, she injected her own.

Ming Tanqing’s vision went white. Caught by Liang Ruojing, she fell heavily into the soft bed. Beneath her was a nest made of her own clothes; above her was an Alpha out of control in her rut. Liang Ruojing’s body temperature was hotter than usual, and the rich peppermint scent enveloped Ming Tanqing completely.

“Mm…”

As the Alpha found relief, Ming Tanqing also felt a sense of release. How long had it been since their last temporary mark? About a week. The power of pheromones was truly terrifying. In just two months, they had become familiar with each other’s presence. Even when Liang Ruojing wasn’t around, Ming Tanqing would think of her and crave her pheromones.

This temporary mark lasted a full ten minutes. Liang Ruojing kept her teeth sunk in the entire time, never letting go. When it ended, Ming Tanqing was dazed, panting as she lay on the bed. Having inhaled too much of the Alpha’s pheromones at once, she felt saturated. The scent of peppermint wine overflowed; her body felt weak, and her fingertips curled.

Liang Ruojing grabbed her hand and placed it on her own head, giving it a gentle stroke. “So comfortable.”

Ming Tanqing looked at her, the corners of her mouth tilting up. “You like it when I rub your head?”

Liang Ruojing “rewarded” herself happily: “I like it.”

The Omega’s fingertips were cool, carrying the lily fragrance she loved. The Alpha squinted contentedly, pulled Ming Tanqing up, and circled her in her arms. “I love it so much.”

Ming Tanqing panted and closed her eyes. Her tense nerves gradually relaxed under the guidance of the peppermint wine. They stayed in this position for a long time. After the temporary mark, Liang Ruojing could feel the heat in her body gradually receding. Unlike the forced suppression of medicine, the lily fragrance smoothed out her restlessness. The waves slowed, finally returning to a calm sea.

Ming Tanqing fell asleep. Liang Ruojing moved her onto the bed and hugged her contentedly, pressing a kiss to her forehead. She traced the Omega’s features, and the words in her heart flowed out naturally:

“Sister Tanqing, I love you.”

Ming Tanqing’s eyelashes fluttered. It was almost imperceptible.