My Soft, Delicate Fiancée Turned Out to Be an Alpha - Chapter 3

“Why are you saying that?”

Shen Wanli was not very agreeable and tried to push Jiang Rou away from leaning on her.

“Ah?”

Jiang Rou gave a playful smile and shrugged indifferently, “I was just joking, Sister. Or did you really take in a little lover, hmm?”

Jiang Rou leaned against Shen Wanli’s shoulder, her long, narrow eyes narrowing with a dangerous aura as she waited for Shen Wanli’s answer. It felt as though if Shen Wanli dared to say yes, Jiang Rou could kill someone the next second.

Shen Wanli pushed against the head resting on her shoulder, “I did not. Also, you are not allowed to come into the living room tonight.”

Being pushed away, Jiang Rou did not mind at all. She watched Shen Wanli’s retreating back, her gaze turning deep.

Leaning against the wall with her arms crossed in front of her, she let out a scoff after a moment and murmured, “Sister really is not easy to deal with.”

“Come over. Let me apply medicine for you.”

Shen Wanli crooked her finger, summoning Jiang Rou.

Shen Wanli placed the fair ankle onto her lap. The fair ankle had turned blue and purple from bruising, looking quite terrifying.

“Ah, it hurts so much.” Jiang Rou suddenly cried out.

Shen Wanli’s hand paused, flustered, “Does it hurt this much? Do you want me to call a doctor to change your dressing?”

“I do not want that. I want to hold Sister while applying medicine.”

Jiang Rou coaxed pouts.

“Then you will just have to endure it.”

Flustered by Jiang Rou’s fuss, Shen Wanli felt much more nervous applying the medicine, especially since she was genuinely worried about Jiang Rou’s terrifyingly swollen ankle.

Thus, she pressed down with a cotton swab, prompting a cry of pain from Jiang Rou.

Hearing Jiang Rou’s cry, Shen Wanli’s mood improved slightly. With a look full of banter, she said, “If you ever dare to sleep next to me at night again, you had better be careful when applying medicine.”

Knowing she was in the wrong, Jiang Rou wore a grievance-filled expression and said, “Sister really has learned to be bad.”

As the two of them were bantering, Shen Wanli’s phone suddenly rang. Glancing at the caller ID, Shen Wanli took her phone out to the balcony to answer.

Before Shen Wanli could even speak, the voice on the other end said excitedly, “Wanli, I heard that Rouyou moved into your place? Did you two make up so quickly?”

Shen Wanli sighed helplessly, “Mom, Xiaorou hurt her ankle, which is why I let her stay here. What are you thinking? Besides, we are both Alphas now, how could we possibly make up? Stop listening to nonsense from other people.”

“Really?”

Mother Shen was half-convinced, considering that this daughter of hers had never lied before, and there was no reason to trick her over something like this.

“Really, absolutely true.”

Shen Wanli assured her.

“Alright then. Remember that daughter of your Uncle Han that I mentioned to you last time? Your Uncle Han brought her up to me again today. You should go have dinner and meet her tonight,” Mother Shen said.

“Mom, I have a meeting tonight and might not have time.”

Shen Wanli thought of an excuse to refuse.

“My precious daughter, what meeting could you possibly have today? I asked your assistant, and you are at home today. Do not try to fool your old mother.”

Although Mother Shen was an Omega, she was used to being domineering and had always been spoiled by the two Alphas in the family.

“Mom, I really do not have the heart for this,” Shen Wanli said helplessly.

“Wanli, you said you broke off the engagement with Xiaorou because you do not accept Alphas, and I accepted that. Uncle Han’s daughter is a very good Omega, and you will not even go. This leaves me, well…”

“Fine, fine, fine. I will go tonight. I will go tonight.”

Shen Wanli had no other choice. If she refused to go tonight, Mother Shen would probably nag her all day long.

“That is more like it. Remember to dress nicely.”

Having obtained a confirmed reply, Mother Shen happily hung up the phone after giving her instructions.

As soon as Shen Wanli stepped back into the living room and saw Jiang Rou still looking at her with hopeful eyes, she touched her head in awkwardness and continued helping Jiang Rou with her medicine.

The two sat in silence. For a moment, the atmosphere was awkward, quiet enough to hear the sound of the wind sweeping past the window. Just when Shen Wanli thought Jiang Rou would not answer and was about to stand up to call and refuse Mother Shen, Jiang Rou smiled indifferently, “Alright, Sister can go busy herself with whatever she needs to do. You do not need to worry too much about me.”

At seven in the evening, despite her extreme reluctance, Shen Wanli still bought a gift. Since she had already promised Mother Shen, she would naturally make sure to cover all the proper appearances and etiquette.

Just as Shen Wanli was about to walk toward the reserved dining table, her pupils shrank sharply. The figure that should have been at home appeared right here.

“Sister, why are you so slow? Was the parking lot downstairs hard to find?”

Jiang Rou’s slightly reproachful and spoiled tone clearly displayed the intimacy between the two of them.

“Don’t mind it, Sister Han Qing. Wanli sister just said she had to host an old friend today, and I was a bit worried so I tagged along.”

Her slightly ambiguous tone blurred the boundaries between herself and Shen Wanli.

“Um, hello, I am Han Qing.”

Han Qing made an awkward self-introduction and extended her hand.

“Shen Wanli.”

Shen Wanli merely reached out, shook it lightly, and immediately let go.

All three of them were knowledgeable people, chatting about everything from domestic economics to overseas interesting anecdotes. For a time, the atmosphere was quite pleasant, except for Jiang Rou’s occasional body contact; everything else went smoothly.

“Why did you run out by yourself when your foot is injured? And why did you go through my phone?”

Shen Wanli reproached slightly, especially since Jiang Rou’s face still looked terrifyingly swollen.

“If I had not checked your phone, I would not have known you went on a blind date.”

Jiang Rou’s voice carried a chilling coldness.

Earlier today when Shen Wanli answered the phone on the balcony, the door was not fully closed, and an Alpha’s hearing was exceptionally sharp. She had overheard the conversation between Shen Wanli and Mother Shen. Heaven knows how much she wanted to tie Shen Wanli at home today and stop her from going out to see anyone.

However, she knew Shen Wanli disliked that. Since she had agreed to go, Shen Wanli would definitely go, which was why she followed her there.

“I am not on a blind date. I am only hosting my mom’s friend’s daughter. Even if it were a blind date, that is my business. Xiaorou, we are no longer fiancées.”

Shen Wanli stated righteously; she had no obligation to pander to Jiang Rou’s possessiveness.

Jiang Rou’s eyes grew deep, as if she wanted to suck people in, and the scent of tuberose spread along with her master’s emotional fluctuations, overwhelmingly filling the entire room.

“Just because I am not an Omega, you went to see her tonight? Do you want an Omega that badly?”

Jiang Rou said every single word through gritted teeth, as if every word she uttered sucked away all the strength in her body.

Before Shen Wanli could say anything, Jiang Rou suddenly pounced and pinned her onto the sofa. Before any words could leave her mouth, a sharp pain struck the scent gland on her neck.