She Said That Kisses and Hugs Are Needed for Redemption [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 30

The night was hazy and the lights were dim. Amidst a sense of bewilderment, a low murmur echoed in the silent room.

The woman who had just opened the door paused, tilting her head to listen. A very faint, shallow breath drifted into her ears, followed by the delicate scent of gardenia. After rushing into her nose, the scent enveloped her entire body, bit by bit provoking the glands at the back of her neck glands that had already been patched with suppressants.

Lu Xi’s hand tightened on the doorknob. She instinctively prepared to turn and leave. She had likely entered the wrong room and disturbed an Omega in the middle of their heat.

“Wait a moment.” Surprisingly, 001 spoke in her mind, telling her to stop.

Lu Xi pulled the door partially shut. “What for?”

She had a faint suspicion. After all, her mission was to save the female supporting characters who were about to blacken. Anyone 001 asked her to stay for was likely either the supporting character herself or someone related to her.

“The person inside is your mission target, the female supporting character Chi Xingcen.” Sure enough, 001 revealed her identity and issued the task. “Her heat was induced by someone. Go in now and mark her.”

Lu Xi was stunned. “Wait, isn’t this a bit too rushed? This is the first time I’ve met the target, and I’m supposed to mark her immediately? That seems a bit inappropriate, doesn’t it?”

001 was indeed cold and ruthless, issuing a reminder. “If the host fails to complete this task, you will receive a severe punishment.”

Lu Xi did not want to do it. She had read similar novels and knew what it meant for an Alpha to mark an Omega. It was hard to convince herself to do such a thing to a person she had never met.

Ignoring the so-called punishment, she prepared to close the door when a piercing pain struck her heart. It felt like countless needles were being driven into her, making it nearly impossible to breathe. She doubled over weakly, clutching her chest and gasping for air, cursing in her mind. “Are you serious? Don’t be ridiculous! You want me to be a scoundrel and take advantage of someone? In your dreams!”

001 had not expected her to be so stubborn. It quickly guided the gardenia scent into her nose to influence her mind, while its voice offered a serious persuasion. “It isn’t entirely taking advantage of her. Think of it as doing a good deed. It’s better than letting her be insulted and then abandoned by the male lead. If that happens, forget about the mission in this world; just wait for her to blacken.”

Desire was slowly being stoked, and her body began to burn. Lu Xi gripped the doorknob tightly and pulled at her collar, trying to dissipate the heat. “If you’re so capable, why don’t you help her suppress it?”

001 stopped responding and automatically cut the link with Lu Xi’s mind.

Lu Xi was left speechless. In the next instant, her wrist was grasped by cool fingers. A petite Omega slumped into her arms, nuzzling against her exposed skin. Her smooth forehead was beaded with sweat, and as her hair brushed against Lu Xi’s collarbone, it left a trail of intense tingling.

“Help me!” the Omega’s low moan sounded in her ear. The warm breath of gardenia filled her pores, sending a shock through her body and a shiver down her spine.

“Can you help me?” the girl in her arms spoke again, her voice soft and trembling with a hint of a sob. “Please, help me.”

Lu Xi did her best to endure her restless heart. After taking a deep breath, she asked in a low voice, “Are you certain you won’t regret this?”

Chi Xingcen, nearly unconscious, gave a soft hum of affirmation. Sensing the Alpha was no longer struggling, she used her last ounce of strength to entwine her arm with Lu Xi’s and pull her into the room.

The night was deep. The room was blocked by blackout curtains, and not a single ray of streetlamp light touched the disheveled bed. Breaths intertwined as the gardenia bud prepared to bloom, bit by bit drawing the shallow cold snow onto its petals. At the first contact, the icy temperature made the flower branch tremble, but then the white snow melted, droplets of water sliding down. The moistened flower shimmered with a faint luster in the dark night.

Dresses were discarded carelessly by the bed. The soft mattress dipped deeply, and the messy sheets were covered in wrinkles. Delicate fingers gripped a corner tightly, and tense calves curled and then relaxed. As more of the cold, snowy fragrance spread, sharp canine teeth moved toward the glands at the back of the neck. After testing tentatively for a long time, they slowly sank in, injecting a large amount of pheromones.

The Omega’s knuckles turned white. Low whimpers escaped from her tightly bitten lips, and the corners of her eyes were filled with tiny tears. The night was still long.

When she woke the next morning, the sky was bright. The bustle outside drifted into the room, waking her drowsy head. Lu Xi blinked, suddenly remembering something. She looked to her side, only to find the Omega supporting character was gone.

“Don’t bother looking,” 001 said with a smug chuckle. “She ran off before dawn.”

Not having to face her made Lu Xi feel a quiet sense of relief. But she was also worried whether what she did last night would affect the girl. According to the plot provided by 001, the girl’s presence here last night was entirely due to being framed. And she just happened to mark her.

“Don’t worry. She hasn’t been discovered yet. Once your pheromones dissipate, no one will be able to tell she was marked by an Alpha,” 001 interjected at the right moment.

Lu Xi sat on the bed in silence for a long time. Finally, she picked up the phone at the foot of the bed and dialed a number. “Lu Li, I marked an Omega last night. Send me her information as soon as possible.” Under 001’s urging, Lu Xi had to set aside her guilt and begin following the plot.

That evening, Lu Xi received the file from Lu Li. After a quick glance, her gaze settled on the last few lines. “…The Chi family and the Ming family are about to be joined in marriage. The only daughter of the main branch, Chi Xingcen, has been selected as the partner. The engagement ceremony will be held in three days at a hotel under the Ming Group.”

As this plot point flashed through her mind, Lu Xi asked Lu Li for an invitation to the Ming family’s banquet, preparing to attend and rescue the poor supporting character.

Two days passed in a flash. The capital was bustling, with malls and large screens broadcasting scenes from the engagement banquet at the Ming Hotel. The light blue decorations were perfect. Members of the Chi family hurried back and forth in festive attire, chatting with other prominent families. The alliance with the Ming family clearly gave them a boost in confidence; their backs were as straight as carved mountains, and their smiles were full of pride.

The two newcomers slowly entered the hall to the sound of the witness’s festive voice. The girl in the white dress had black hair and red lips. Her curled eyelashes flickered like small brushes, making her look incredibly piteous and lovely. Under the witness of the crowd, the engagement ceremony began.

Chi Xingcen, feeling as though a piece of her heart was missing, slowly closed her eyes, numbly accepting the impending result.

“I am not willing!”

A loud male voice raised its tone, striking the ears of everyone in the hall like a thunderclap. Moments later, whispers began to break out. This was an engagement banquet highly valued by both families, and the guests were all wealthy or noble. How could such a major error occur on such an important occasion?

In the silent hall, amidst the astonished looks of everyone, the man who had spoken repeated himself with a cold expression. “My apologies, but I am not willing to be engaged to Miss Chi Xingcen.”

Leaving these words behind, he carelessly tossed the engagement ring onto the floor. It rolled several times before disappearing into a corner no one cared about. Amidst the rising exclamations, the man didn’t spare a glance at Chi Xingcen standing opposite him. He turned and walked away with indifference.

It was then that everyone noticed a petite, shy-looking girl standing at the entrance of the hall. She wore a white dress, with her long hair partially loose and a white silk ribbon fluttering in the breeze, making her delicate face look even more moving.

The man strode over to her. The coldness in his eyes vanished, replaced by a gaze full of tenderness. Under everyone’s watch, he gently took the girl’s delicate hand as if she were a precious treasure. “Xiaoxing, I will not marry her. I only love you.”

The two looked at each other with passion, like lovers brave enough to run toward each other despite societal norms. After a tight embrace, they held hands and left the place that seemingly could not accommodate their love.

The hall fell into a deathly silence. At a festively decorated engagement banquet, the groom had abandoned the bride without hesitation to run off with another woman. Such a bizarre event instantly created a massive wave of shock. The invited guests whispered among themselves. After pulling their gazes away from the door, they stared unblinkingly at the bride in her white mermaid gown, the eldest daughter of the Chi family, Chi Xingcen.

The girl, who had never experienced such humiliation, was trembling. Her charming face had lost its rosy glow and turned deathly pale. Her long eyelashes shook incessantly as she tried her best to control the moisture building in her eyes.

This scene greatly satisfied the guests’ desire for drama. They spoke words of sympathy, but their eyes revealed the mockery and ridicule of those who were merely onlookers. The Chi family’s reputation in the local wealthy circle was not very good; after all, a family that relied on Omega marriages to gain business resources would always be gossiped about and viewed as a lower-class, desperate family.

For today’s banquet, although the invited guests disdained the Chi family’s methods of climbing up to the Ming family, they had attended to show respect to the Mings. No one expected to see such a fine show.

“…I thought the Omegas raised by the Chi family were skilled at seducing Alphas, but to be abandoned in public like this, she truly looks too pitiful.”

“Look at the eldest Miss Chi’s expression; it’s truly hideous. Do you think she’ll throw away her pride and chase after him?”

“The Chi family worked so hard to flatter the Mings; they’ll definitely keep trying to hook him. I bet they’ll swallow this insult and make her seduce Young Master Ming back.”

“Tsk tsk. I wonder what methods she’ll use to seduce him?”

“Who knows?”

In the noisy environment, several gloating voices reached Chi Xingcen’s ears. As the teasing grew increasingly suggestive, her already trembling body felt as though it had fallen into an endless abyss. Biting cold wind surrounded her, eroding her bit by bit.

She turned a helpless gaze toward the elders’ table, hoping for some comfort. However, the Alpha sitting there had a stern face, his brows knitted into a deep frown. He stared at her with dark eyes for a moment before giving her a meaningful look. Years of discipline allowed Chi Xingcen to understand her father’s meaning: she was to chase after him immediately and try to retain Young Master Ming’s heart.

But even for someone as submissive as her, such a humiliation was impossible to ignore. She felt pain, loss, and helplessness! A chill rose from the bottom of her heart. She gripped her engagement ring, telling herself over and over that this was not her fault and that she shouldn’t have to bear the consequences alone. But the shame of her fiancé’s flight seemed less painful than the coldness of her own family.

“Everyone, today’s event was an accident. The engagement between the Ming and Chi families is temporarily canceled.” Having seemingly recovered from the shock, the eldest son of the Ming family stood up and bowed to the crowd. “Our families still have follow-up matters to handle. We apologize for the poor hospitality; please forgive us.”

This was a clear order for the guests to leave. Although they wanted to stay for more gossip, the hosts had spoken. The guests offered a few superficial words of comfort and then began to leave in a straggling line.

Slap! Before everyone had even left, the Alpha of the Chi family’s main branch strode up to Chi Xingcen and delivered a loud slap.

“Scoundrel!” Even with a lowered voice, Chi Xianrang’s anger and dissatisfaction were clear. “Why didn’t you chase Young Master Ming back? Are you trying to make our family lose face on purpose?!”

The slap was delivered with great force. Chi Xingcen’s head snapped to the side, and she staggered back a few steps. The burning pain on her face reminded her over and over of how angry her father was. She instinctively covered her cheek, her half-closed eyes flashing with suppression and humiliation. Crystal tears hung on her trembling lashes. Chi Xingcen bit her lip hard, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart to stop the tears from falling.

However, in his rage, Chi Xianrang delivered another slap in front of everyone. “Useless! You can’t even handle a simple matter like this!”

The defenseless girl let out a low cry, staggered back, and fell straight to the ground. Tears blurred her vision. In the swirling world, she only felt that the magnificent chandelier above was too bright so bright that she couldn’t even hide her own disgrace.

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