My Ex’s White Moonlight Omega Has a Crush on Me - Chapter 7

In an instant, numerous unread messages popped up.

Her aunt’s angry questions, demanding to know why she hadn’t replied to Qin Siyu’s messages and why she had blocked her.

Her leech-like agency’s reprimands, blaming her for failing the audition and telling her she’d have to try her luck as an extra at a film studio in the next couple of days.

Her phone battery was nearly dead, she had no change, couldn’t even afford a taxi, and she was clueless about navigating the subway transfers.

Her makeup was smudged, her clothes wrinkled.

Chao Wan hugged herself, exhaling a breath. Her eyes were still red, and she shivered slightly from the cold.

Looking around, the park was empty and desolate, with no one else in sight.

With no other options, she used her chilled, slightly reddened fingertips to tap the screen and scroll through her contacts.

Hovering over “Uncle” in her contacts for a long time, Chao Wan recalled her aunt’s accusatory words from earlier and averted her gaze, unable to press the call button.

She had no choice but to trouble Fu Xi again.

Feeling a little guilty, she tapped her friend’s number.

But before the call screen could appear, her phone ran out of battery, and the screen suddenly went black.

Chao Wan sat back down on the park bench, clutching her phone in a daze.

It seemed… she had no way to get home.

Even in this second chance at life, she was still a mess, unable to survive without someone else’s care.

And besides relying on her looks to land minor roles in film crews, she knew how to do nothing at all.

Curling into herself, she buried her face in her arms, suppressing her sobs.

Suddenly, someone gently tapped her shoulder.

With blurred vision, she bit her lip and looked up in confusion, finding a stranger in a tailored suit skirt.

“Miss Chao,” the secretary spoke, clearly aware of her identity.

“‘Have you made up your mind now?’… That’s the message Ms. Ji asked me to convey to you.”

In the distance, a discreetly colored Land Rover was parked at the park entrance.

The car window rolled down, revealing a woman with fair skin and crimson lips. Beneath her white wool coat, she still wore the same long black dress, her wavy hair cascading over her shoulders, stunningly beautiful in the night.

She watched Chao Wan quietly, her phoenix eyes holding an inscrutable expression.

The bench wasn’t far from the park entrance.

Chao Wan could almost make out the woman’s slender silhouette in the darkness, along with the sandalwood bead bracelet adorning her wrist resting on the car window. Ji Tanyue always seemed so composed, her elegance flawless, her timing impeccable.

No wonder Qin Siyu had said Ji Tanyue “never loses her composure.”

Chao Wan kept her head lowered, deliberately avoiding the woman’s gaze. The night wind stung her cheeks, yet tears continued to fall silently like broken strings of pearls.

The secretary beside her remained quiet and reserved, yet her silence felt like an unspoken urging.

A profound sense of helplessness suddenly washed over Chao Wan. Shivering with cold, she curled her arms around herself, feeling not only powerless about her current predicament but also overwhelmed by that inexplicable emotion from her past life toward Ji Tanyue.

Similar to the “dislike” she had expressed to her aunt.

Ji Tanyue was too dazzling, too exceptional.

Chao Wan didn’t want her former rival to see her in such a wretched state at all.

Moreover, so much had happened today, any single incident was more than she could bear.

At this thought, Chao Wan’s heart tightened. The woman’s meaningful gaze and her willingness to come pick her up late at night clearly hinted at intentions of keeping her. If she refused, would Ji Tanyue expose her forged identity, just like Qin Siyu had?

“Miss Chao, Teacher Ji’s status is special. She can’t stay outside for long,” the secretary spoke up. “It’s best to decide soon.”

Chao Wan bit her lip, tasting the saltiness of her tears, and hurriedly wiped them away. Despite all her contemplation, she still didn’t dare to refuse.

Her phone was dead, and she didn’t know the way. She had no other choice now.

Following the secretary in the suit skirt to the car, Chao Wan kept her eyes downcast, not uttering a word. Chilled by the night breeze and exhausted from crying, her thoughts were muddled. She could no longer discern her true feelings toward Ji Tanyue.

The woman’s pheromones were indeed pleasant, and she appeared to be a gentle, harmless Omega, but the occasional sharpness in her demeanor and the unreadable emotions in her eyes still put Chao Wan on guard.

Opening the car door, Chao Wan got in. The secretary in the suit skirt took the passenger seat, leaving her to sit in the back with Ji Tanyue.

The car started slowly, heading deeper into the night.

No one spoke, the atmosphere serene.

Huddled in the corner, Chao Wan could feel the woman’s gaze occasionally resting on her. The partition screen was drawn, isolating sound and scent. The back seat became a confined space, growing warm and stifling from the car’s heater.

Unable to suppress her curiosity, Chao Wan stole a glance toward the woman, hoping to read her thoughts in the silence. But the moment she turned her head, her eyes met Ji Tanyue’s phoenix-like eyes, which shimmered with an amber glow in the dim light.

Ji Tanyue rested her chin on her hand, her eyelashes slightly lowered, as if she had been watching her all along.

Feeling guilty, Chao Wan pursed her lips. “Teacher Ji… where are we going?” she asked, trying to cover her unease.

Hearing this, Ji Tanyue curved her lips slightly, her voice soft. “Getting in the car means you’ve agreed to our arrangement. In this kind of relationship, you shouldn’t ask too many questions.”

Chao Wan bit her lip. Swallowing her embarrassment, she whispered, “Can I… have a little more time to think it over?”

She had no intention of clinging to Ji Tanyue, nor did she want an Omega-Omega relationship.

She truly didn’t want to have any connection with unpleasant people from her past life.

“Of course,” the woman replied.

Chao Wan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her heart beat a little faster.

“However, the time for you to consider is not long,” the woman suddenly leaned in.

The scent of flowers drifted around Chao Wan.

She took off her white wool coat and draped it over Chao Wan’s knees, her fingers lightly brushing against the window armrest as she turned it a few times.

The window rolled up, cutting off the cold wind outside, and warmth gradually seeped into her legs.

The woman returned to her seat, looking at her calmly as if what had just happened was unintentional.

Chao Wan’s heart raced, and she turned her head to avoid Ji Tanyue’s gaze.

The suppressant patch had been on for too long and seemed to be losing its effect.

She had caught that faint floral scent again just now.

The car turned a corner.

Outside the window, the crowd gradually thinned, and the surroundings grew extremely quiet.

Pale, cold streetlights illuminated the path, faintly revealing a few retro-style buildings hidden in the deep night, their appearance suggesting they were undoubtedly expensive.

After a thorough security check, the car drove in. The residents inside were sparse, their lights twinkling like stars.

Uneasy, Chao Wan held the coat and got out of the car, following Ji Tanyue.

They crossed a meticulously maintained emerald-green lawn, passed a garden with a swing and fountain, and after a facial recognition scan, the door lock clicked open.

The room was exquisitely decorated, from the softly glowing crystal chandelier overhead to the intricate patterned wallpaper, giving off an impression of comfort and luxury.

It was far better than the pretentious and flashy style of her uncle and aunt’s home.

Yet tonight, aside from Chao Wan and Ji Tanyue, the vast villa was eerily empty and desolate.

It felt like a beautiful but cold cage.

Ji Tanyue led Chao Wan to change her shoes, then ascended the milky-white marble spiral staircase and stopped in front of a room.

“You’ll stay here tonight,” her tone gave nothing away.

“Mm,” Chao Wan didn’t dare refuse and could only respond softly.

She slowly pushed open the half-closed door, picked up her bag and dead phone, and stepped inside cautiously.

After plugging in her phone to charge, Chao Wan finally let out a long sigh of relief.

But as she looked around at the unfamiliar furnishings, a sense of helplessness inexplicably welled up inside her.

Everything was fine, far better than at her home or Qin Siyu’s place.

Yet it felt so empty and cold.

The door made a sound again.

This time, it was the sound of closing.

The woman behind her moved lightly, her footsteps in house slippers almost silent.

Chao Wan’s body stiffened slightly as she heard the rustling sound of a long skirt dragging on the floor.

Then, warm breath drifted against her neck.

Ji Tanyue, from behind, slowly wrapped her arms around Chao Wan’s waist, her fingers tracing inch by inch.

At the same time, the restrained floral scent, which had been held back for so long, drifted out like a net, firmly enveloping Chao Wan.

The heat in her body surged back into her bones, and beneath the now ineffective suppressant patch, her glands were covered in a layer of sweet-scented sweat.

Chao Wan’s eyes grew misty, feeling both helpless and afraid to resist, her hands pressing against Ji Tanyue’s arms.

“I haven’t made up my mind yet…”

Her voice had already turned damp.

She wanted to struggle free with some force, but her fingers fumbled and accidentally brushed against the cool sandalwood beads on the woman’s wrist.

Such a restrained accessory, yet she was doing something so outrageous.

The corners of Chao Wan’s eyes flushed with a rosy hue, and she bit her lips red with grievance.

The woman behind her seemed to laugh, raising her hand to free Chao Wan’s lips with her thumb. “What’s wrong?”

As soon as she finished speaking, she slowly peeled off the now ineffective pink Omega inhibitor patch from Chao Wan’s pale, slender nape.

The scent was no longer restrained.

The overwhelming concentration of floral fragrance descended directly upon the gland area, causing Chao Wan’s breath to grow feverish and her body to weaken to the point where she could barely stand.

“Chao Wan.” Ji Tanyue’s fingertips gently traced the flushed, delicate skin, her voice low and slightly hoarse as she lowered her gaze.

“Has anyone ever told you that your pheromone scent is quite unique?”

Chao Wan’s vision blurred with tears, her shoulders trembling slightly.

She didn’t dare refuse to answer, yet feared her response might displease the woman.

Hanging her head, she whispered through choked sobs, “I… I don’t know…”

Alphas and Omegas inherently couldn’t detect their own pheromones, and she was no exception.

She didn’t understand why Ji Tanyue brought this up, but the next moment, Chao Wan suddenly felt the woman’s warm breath brush against the side of her neck.

“Very sweet,” Ji Tanyue murmured.

The suppressant patch was casually discarded on the floor, and the two leaned against each other, entwined.

Ji Tanyue made no further moves, simply wrapping her slender arms around Chao Wan’s waist.

Yet, for some reason, Chao Wan’s body stiffened, her breathing becoming cautious and restrained.

Omegas were supposed to repel one another, but Chao Wan found herself inexplicably drawn to the woman’s ethereal floral scent, feeling an almost clingy attachment.

“About tonight’s rescue… are you prepared to repay me?” Ji Tanyue’s words brushed past her ear.

Her earlobes flushed crimson almost instantly.

Chao Wan stared down at the tips of her house slippers, her eyelashes fluttering nervously.

Her heart began to race once more.

She feared this Omega woman who should have had no connection to her.

Because she knew Chao Wan’s only secret, the secret of pretending to be an Alpha.

Besides… it was Ji Tanyue who had rescued her from that embarrassing situation tonight, and this was Ji Tanyue’s place.

For that reason alone, she couldn’t refuse any of Ji Tanyue’s demands.