The Alpha’s Hidden Marriage, Public Obsession - Chapter 34

Ye Jing had barely supported Lin Yulan for a short distance when a Beta server, who had just been serving drinks to customers, approached them.

“Brother Sheng, why did those two leave?”

The server, known as Brother Sheng, looked puzzled by the Beta’s question. “What’s the matter? That Alpha is drunk, and her friend is probably taking her home. Is there a problem? Zhuzhu, do you know them?”

Under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t be an issue. But the problem was that Zhuzhu recognized Lin Yulan and, through her friend Xia Ran, knew that Lin Yulan was already married. That Omega named Ye Jing had clearly been eyeing Lin Yulan with ill intentions from the start.

Moreover, it was highly unusual for an Omega to escort an Alpha alone, especially an unmarked one. No one could guarantee what might happen when they were left together.

“That Alpha is a friend of my friend. I happened to be on duty the last time they came here for drinks.”

“What about the other one? Do you know her too?”

“No, I don’t know the other one.”

“Then she’s probably just a friend. Pretty generous too left extra money without asking for change.”

Generous patrons who didn’t ask for change were common in bars, so that wasn’t the issue. The real problem was Ye Jing taking a married Alpha home alone. Zhuzhu’s gut told her something was off about the situation. Even though it had nothing to do with her, she still pulled out her phone and sent Xia Ran a WeChat message.

It was almost ten o’clock. Xia Ran was still at the office, working overtime to finish the last document her assistant had brought in. Just as she was about to brew a cup of coffee to stay alert, her phone buzzed with a WeChat notification. She picked it up, glanced at the screen, and immediately frowned.

[Ranran, your friend came to my bar today with an Omega named Ye Jing. She got drunk, and that Ye Jing helped her leave. Not sure if she’s taking your friend home.]

Xia Ran had seen right through Ye Jing’s intentions from the start. The woman’s schemes were practically written on her face only someone as oblivious as Lin Yulan would dismiss it as paranoia or prejudice.

Now that Ye Jing knew Lin Yulan was married to Jiang Xue, she was probably desperate to get Lin Yulan to mark her before Lin Yulan fully marked Jiang Xue.

Xia Ran quickly replied with a “Thanks” and immediately called Lin Yulan.

To carry out her plan smoothly, Ye Jing had booked a hotel near the bar. By the time Xia Ran called, Ye Jing had already brought Lin Yulan to the hotel room.

Just as she was about to remove Lin Yulan’s clothes, Xia Ran’s call interrupted her.

Answering or ignoring it, either choice was risky. Ye Jing glared at the caller’s name on the screen and cursed under her breath.

But if she answered, Xia Ran might figure out she’d taken Lin Yulan to a hotel, which would ruin everything. After coming this far, she couldn’t afford to fail now.

Ye Jing absolutely refused to let her plan collapse. Lin Yulan had to be hers, no matter what.

As long as Lin Yulan marked her, even if Lin Yulan had a marriage certificate with Jiang Xue, based on her understanding of Jiang Xue’s personality, Jiang Xue would definitely choose to divorce Lin Yulan. By then, pressured by circumstances, Lin Yulan would have no choice but to marry her. The position of the young madam of the Lin family would undoubtedly belong to her!

Thinking this, Ye Jing, worried that Xia Ran might call again, immediately silenced her phone and stuffed it into her bag. Then, she began undressing Lin Yulan.

Xia Ran stared at the automatically disconnected call in her office, her frown deepening. She wanted to call Ye Jing, but after searching through her phone contacts, she realized she didn’t even have Ye Jing’s contact information.

Considering the time Zhuzhu had sent the message and factoring in the phone call, nearly twenty minutes had passed. There was no way Ye Jing would take Lin Yulan back to her own home for convenience, she must have booked a hotel somewhere.

But searching alone would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Xia Ran rubbed her temples, too distracted to focus on the documents. She told her assistant she had urgent business to attend to and would handle the paperwork later, then drove to the area near the bar where Zhuzhu worked to search for them.

Meanwhile, Ye Jing had been struggling to undress Lin Yulan on the bed for quite some time, barely managing to remove his outer jacket. Though drunk and mentally foggy, Lin Yulan was incredibly strong, prone to thrashing around and grabbing things. Just unbuttoning a single button had taken Ye Jing nearly five minutes.

In this state, forget about getting Lin Yulan to mark her, it was questionable whether he’d even be physically capable.

Exhausted, Ye Jing lay on the bed catching her breath, cursing Lin Yulan for being such a restless sleeper. But for the sake of securing a place in the Lin family, she considered these difficulties trivial.

The real problem was that even if she stripped Lin Yulan completely, in this condition, he wouldn’t be able to fully mark her. Without that, her plan to force Jiang Xue into divorcing Lin Yulan would be futile.

More importantly, if Lin Yulan didn’t mark her, even if Jiang Xue found out about their involvement and wanted a divorce, Ming Zelan, the matriarch of the Lin family would never allow it.

“Tsk!”

Ye Jing bit her thumb in frustration. She had gone to great lengths to get Lin Yulan drunk and bring him to the hotel. If she missed this opportunity, she might never get another. She couldn’t just let it go.

After sitting on the bed and thinking for a while, a slow smirk curled Ye Jing’s lips. Even if Lin Yulan didn’t fully mark her, as long as everyone believed they had slept together no, more accurately, as long as everyone believed Lin Yulan had slept with her then even without the mark, the explosive scandal alone, once leaked to the media, would force the prestigious Lin family to protect their reputation. They would undoubtedly make Lin Yulan divorce Jiang Xue and marry her instead.

The thought made Ye Jing chuckle smugly.

She immediately made an anonymous call to the paparazzi, giving them the hotel’s location and room number. At the same time, she carefully timed an anonymous text to Ming Zelan. Once everything was set, Ye Jing began removing Lin Yulan’s pants and positioning him, then stripped down herself and nestled into his arms.

However, what Ye Jing didn’t expect was that the paparazzi arrived a step later than Ming Zelan.

When the hotel room door was violently flung open, Ye Jing was startled by Ming Zelan, who stormed in furiously, and immediately sat up from the bed.

“A-Aunt Ming…”

Ming Zelan’s face darkened like the soot at the bottom of a pot the moment she saw Ye Jing, clad only in her underwear, and Lin Yulan, sprawled naked on the bed, sleeping like a pig.

“A-Aunt Ming, this has nothing to do with Sister Lan… She just drank too much, so she…”

But Ming Zelan didn’t spare Ye Jing a single glance. After instructing the bodyguards to stand guard outside, she closed the door, walked over to Lin Yulan’s side, poured a glass of cold water, and without a trace of her usual maternal tenderness dashed it mercilessly onto Lin Yulan’s still-drunken face.

Ye Jing was so terrified she didn’t dare speak, clutching the blanket as she shrank into the corner. She remembered how Ming Zelan had always doted on Lin Yulan. The Lin family had only this one daughter, the future heir to the Lin Group, and the indulgence Ming Zelan and Lin He showered on Lin Yulan could be described as downright excessive.

Who would have thought it would come to this…

Lin Yulan, who had been sleeping like a pig, finally stirred as the icy water dripped down her face.

She reached up to touch her cheek, feeling the wetness, but mistook it for a dream. Mumbling incoherently, she let her hand drop and tried to go back to sleep.

Ming Zelan had had enough. Without hesitation, she raised her hand and delivered a sharp, resounding slap.

Smack!

The crisp sound echoed through the room. The pain jolted Lin Yulan fully awake, her drunkenness halved in an instant. Her eyes flew open, and when she saw Ming Zelan standing beside the bed, her expression livid, whatever remained of her intoxication vanished completely.

“M-Mom… What are you doing here?!”

Lin Yulan pushed herself up, only to realize she was stripped down to her underwear. Lifting the blanket, she saw her pants were gone too, only her panties remained.

She turned her head to assess the situation and spotted Ye Jing, equally undressed, huddled in the corner, clutching a corner of the blanket, her eyes wide and pitiful.

“S-Sister Lan…”

A bolt of realization struck Lin Yulan like lightning. There was only one possible explanation for this scene, she had gotten drunk and slept with Ye Jing.

“Mom, listen to me!”

Smack!

Before Lin Yulan could even attempt an explanation, Ming Zelan struck her again. “I told you to marry Xue’er. Even if you couldn’t accept her, I thought at the very least you’d respect her and not fool around outside. And now, not even that long after the wedding Lin Yulan, have your father and I spoiled you so much that you think you can do whatever you want without consequences? Do you even remember you’re a married Alpha?! What are we supposed to tell Xue’er? What am I supposed to do?!”

Lin Yulan clutched her stinging cheek, head bowed, silent. Truthfully, she had no idea what to say. At this point, no words would make a difference.

Ming Zelan was so furious that her voice trembled, “If you and Xiaoxue hadn’t gotten your marriage certificate yet and you pulled this stunt, I wouldn’t have any objections. But why did you have to do this right after signing the papers?! Are you deliberately trying to humiliate Xiaoxue?! Is this your way of forcing her to divorce you?!”

Lin Yulan knew that no matter what she said would sound feeble, but she truly had never thought of it that way. “I… didn’t…”

“How can you say you didn’t?! Who’s the one lying in bed with another Omega right now?!”

Ming Zelan was beyond angry and raised her hand to deliver a third slap.

This time, the sound was even louder, the force clearly stronger, and Lin Yulan’s cheek instantly flushed red.

Seeing this, Ye Jing pretended to intervene, “Aunt Ming, please stop hitting her. Sister Lan didn’t mean to, she was drunk and confused. If you must hit someone, hit me too!”

Ming Zelan shot her a fierce glare. “I’m disciplining my daughter, this is none of your business. Shut your mouth!”

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