The Supporting Female Lead Chooses to Mark the Villain [Rebirth] - Chapter 68.2

“Yay!” Tan Zhu danced with joy. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Shen Nian: “Thank you! Shen Nian! I’m happy just with this promise!” She circled back to the bench: “I won’t force it. Regardless of the outcome, I’ll treat you to a meal~”

Shen Nian followed her lead: “Sure.”

“Hehe!” Tan Zhu was very happy and couldn’t help but pat her shoulder. “I knew you were soft-hearted.”

The two chatted for a bit longer until the script supervisor came to call them. “Teachers, the set is ready. We only have this last shot left!”

Shen Nian and Tan Zhu said in unison: “Coming right away.”

With that, they naturally smiled at each other, left the bench, and walked one after the other to the filming site.

On the nearby tree-lined path, the window of the unnoticed luxury car slowly rolled up, and then the car started and drove away.

Filming finished around 5:00 PM. It was summer, the sun was still up, and the park was bright.

“No time like the present.” Tan Zhu jumped in front of Shen Nian. “How about tonight?” she said. “I’ll treat you to dinner.”

Shen Nian shook her head. She said: “I have to go home.”

“Hmm? Just home?”

“Mm.” Shen Nian nodded. She was a bit tired. “I haven’t been back for a long time…”

“Oh.” Tan Zhu realized. A light flashed in her eyes: “I see; you’re in a hurry to go back to your girlfriend, right?”

Shen Nian smiled, nodding generously to admit it while taking out her phone to message Mo Huai.

[Sister Mo, has the car for the pickup not arrived yet?]

Tan Zhu lowered her head: “Mm, then I won’t bother you~” She waved at Shen Nian: “Bye, see you next time.”

Shen Nian replied with a “Good.” Out of politeness, she added: “Take care on the road.”

“Got it.” Tan Zhu didn’t look back, giving a cute “Hmph.” “I don’t need you to worry!” After that, she quickened her pace and ran out of Shen Nian’s sight.

Mo Huai replied: [It’s cancelled; the company didn’t send a car.] Shen Nian frowned: [Why?] Seeing this message, Mo Huai was a bit surprised. She arched an eyebrow and teased: [What do you mean why?]

Shen Nian was stunned, but then her mouth curved upward. There was only one person who could make Mo Huai feel safe handing her over: that was…

Shen Nian put away her phone and began to look around. She had good eyesight and soon found a familiar car hidden in a distant corner. “Parked so far away?”

Unable to suppress her excitement, she started running.

“Ha—ha—” Even with her superior stamina, the sudden full sprint left her panting. The driver’s window wasn’t closed, and Driver Liu cast a guilty look: “Miss Nian.”

“Why park here?” Shen Nian mumbled casually. Without waiting for an answer, she opened the back door and sat inside.

Shen Zui was working, seemingly focused on the laptop on the small tray. She was wearing Bluetooth headphones, but Shen Nian was sure that the loud noise of her getting into the car couldn’t have gone unnoticed. Yet Shen Zui didn’t look back, concentrating on her work.

“Hey!” Shen Nian proactively leaned in, smiling to please her. “Shen Zui?”

Shen Zui: “…” She was expressionless as she typed a few notes on the first page of the tender.

[Budget is a mess. Redo it.]

“Shen Zui?” Shen Nian tilted her head and called again. Her heart was beating fast; she wanted to lean over and kiss and cuddle her lover, whom she hadn’t seen for days, but feared she’d truly disturb her. She was caught in a dilemma.

Shen Zui finally reacted. She glanced over, gave a faint “Mm,” and said, “Don’t be noisy.”

Shen Nian: “…”

The car started. Driver Liu drove steadily. A faint floral scent blew in from the gap in the window. Shen Zui closed the window.

“Still angry?” Shen Nian looked at her helplessly. She grabbed the hem of Shen Zui’s dress that was spread on the leather seat and joked, “CEO Shen’s temper is getting bigger and bigger.”

The only reason she could think of for Shen Zui’s anger was that the other person still cared about the night of the award, when she had been insatiable. But… that was three days ago, and… if Shen Zui were still angry, she should have stayed home waiting for her to return and coax her. Why would she come specifically to pick her up?

Shen Nian couldn’t figure it out, but it didn’t stop her from lowering her head and admitting her mistake.

“You like people with small tempers?” suddenly, Shen Zui asked.

“Hmm?” Shen Nian was confused. She leaned into Shen Zui’s ear: “After all this time, you don’t know what kind of person I like?”

Shen Zui turned her head in anger, only to unexpectedly meet a pair of clear eyes. Shen Nian looked at her seriously. Although there was slight confusion and helplessness in her eyes, they were mostly filled with love.

Having just had a taste of intimacy, she had been separated from her lover for three full days. She had been counting the days, looking forward to going home. Seeing that Shen Zui had come to pick her up personally despite having work, she was happy, yet upon getting in, she only saw her lover’s cold face. But even so, she didn’t complain. Because her eyes were full of Shen Zui, her lover’s exquisite features were clearly reflected in her eyes.

But Shen Zui only saw the ugly jealousy on her own face. She lowered her head, avoiding Shen Nian’s gaze.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Nian leaned in and kissed her cheek.

Shen Zui shook her head: “Nothing.” She took a deep breath while closing her laptop. “What do you want to eat tonight?”

In the back of the car, which belonged only to the two of them, Shen Nian couldn’t help but take the earlobe into her mouth and lick it. “Anything,” she whispered. “It’s up to you.”

“Mmph.” Shen Zui leaned against her shoulder. She tried to keep her voice calm: “A new Cantonese restaurant opened at Emerald Tower; I heard it’s pretty good…”

Shen Nian wasn’t listening carefully to what she said: “Okay.”

“You…” Shen Zui’s eyes were rimmed with red. “Don’t leave any marks…”

“Hmm?” Shen Nian’s eyes lit up. She confirmed: “Is it okay as long as I don’t leave marks?” She had intended to stop there, as the setting was indeed wrong. But Shen Zui’s words gave her a bold idea.

Shen Zui: “You…”

Shen Nian leaned over and blocked her mouth before she could say any words of refusal. After kissing her until she was dizzy, she curled her lips: “To put it another way, is it…” She leaned into Shen Zui’s ear: “…okay as long as I don’t leave marks that can be seen?”

CEO Shen closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling. She bit her lower lip and never gave a negative answer. Shen Nian’s wicked thoughts were uncontrollable; she took it as consent. She kissed the corner of Shen Zui’s mouth again, lowered her head, and lifted the hem of her dress…

Shen Zui’s legs were soft when she got out of the car. Shen Nian was even more attentive, going around specifically to help her. She glared at her, stood on the ground with Shen Nian’s support, and felt a tingling sensation at the base of her legs—an indescribable weirdness.

Shen Nian leaned in and whispered: “Don’t worry.”

Shen Zui’s hand trembled.

“I checked…” Shen Nian interlocked her fingers with hers. “Just a circle of marks, no blood! Definitely no blood!”

Shen Zui’s breathing became heavy. From anger. She sneered: “You’re… quite measured?”

“I couldn’t help it!” Shen Nian stuck out her tongue and raised a hand. “There won’t be a next time!”

Shen Zui clutched her chest, pushed her away, and walked forward on her own. “There is no next time.”

The Cantonese food was excellent, making Shen Nian—who originally only wanted to go home and “do things” with her lover—feel that the trip was worthwhile. She picked up food for Shen Zui, choosing several tea snacks she liked and filling a whole bowl. “Here, try this!”

Shen Zui was still looking at her phone. Hearing this, she turned her head toward her and opened her mouth: “Ah—”

Shen Nian was originally dissatisfied that she didn’t forget work even while eating, but seeing Shen Zui obediently eat the shrimp dumpling, her cheeks bulging as she chewed, she felt a sense of satisfaction from “feeding.” She didn’t tire of it and tried a few more times; each time, Shen Zui was very cooperative. Thus, one feeding and one eating, the dinner proceeded very harmoniously.

Only when she felt her stomach bulging did Shen Zui snap out of it. She frowned and blocked Shen Nian’s hand: “No more.”

Shen Nian: “Full?”

“Mm.”

“But you haven’t tried this red rice roll yet!” Shen Nian held her chopsticks, coaxing: “This is delicious—it’s fried, but not oily at all. Take a bite, just a small bite.”

Shen Zui gave her a doting look and obligingly leaned over to try it. While eating, she took a napkin to wipe her mouth: “It’s indeed good. Let’s pack the rest.”

“Okay.” Shen Nian nodded and, without any psychological barriers, stuffed the remaining half of the red rice roll from her chopsticks into her own mouth.

Shen Zui looked at this action in surprise, unable to recover for a long time.

Shen Nian: “What?”

“There’s no need to be…” Shen Zui’s face was slightly red. “…so frugal.”

Shen Nian understood her meaning and smiled. She raised her chin: “That won’t do; this piece must be finished completely.”

Shen Nian glanced at her. Just then, her phone rang. She looked at the caller and stood up: “I’ll take this call.”

“Okay.” Shen Nian picked up their things. She went to the front desk to pay; there were two customers in line, so she stood at the end.

Shen Zui was on the phone at the restaurant entrance, seemingly encountering some thorny issue; her expression was serious. She was focused on the conversation, so much so that she didn’t realize she was blocking the entrance until a waiter reminded her. Then, Shen Nian watched as she subconsciously walked out while explaining something, disappearing from sight.

She paid quickly and went out to look for her. Shen Zui hadn’t gone far. At dinner time, the building had a large flow of people, so she had found a quiet place, leaning against a store’s glass window while continuing her call.

Shen Nian walked over helplessly. Her attention was suddenly drawn to the things in the window—it was a wedding dress shop.

Two new wedding dresses were displayed in the window. The white dresses weren’t plain; instead, they were exquisite and luxurious due to the superb design and high-end embellishments. Under the specially arranged lighting, the dresses showed a dreamlike layered texture. Even passing pedestrians would pause to look at them.

Shen Zui was wearing a well-tailored black dress, the style simple and formal, forming a sharp contrast with the two dresses in the window. She seemed unaware of the situation, leaning against the glass wall. The light from beside the wedding dresses enveloped her body, making that small space the place that most captivated Shen Nian’s soul in this building.

Several images blurred through her mind about Shen Zui and the wedding dresses behind her… and then, she gradually wasn’t satisfied with imagination. Shen Nian’s heart rate quickened, and her gaze became intense.

Being watched like this, Shen Zui soon discovered her presence. She looked up, realized something was wrong, and turned to look behind her. Then, Shen Zui herself was stunned.

On the phone, the subordinate was still confirming: “Then shall I contact them to come for a meeting the day after tomorrow? Do you have time the day after tomorrow afternoon?”

Having not received an answer for a long time, the other person thought the arrangement was wrong and cautiously called out again: “CEO Shen? Uh, the day after tomorrow afternoon, you…”

“I understand.” Shen Zui snapped out of it. She gave a faint “Mm”: “Let’s make it the day after tomorrow.”

“Okay, then regarding Northern Chemicals…”

“Let’s leave it at that.” Shen Zui cut off the intention to continue. “I’ll talk about other things when I get to the company tomorrow.” With that, she hung up the phone.

Shen Nian walked to her side, a faint light in her eyes: “Finished?”

Shen Zui: “Mm.” She glanced at the wedding dresses in the window for about two seconds. Then, she looked away as if nothing had happened, holding Shen Nian’s arm: “Let’s go, home.”

Shen Nian seemed not to hear. She took a step closer, her finger pressing against the glass. She asked: “Is it beautiful?”

Shen Zui tilted her head: “Do you like it?”

“Answer my question first.” Shen Nian narrowed her eyes. She pressed: “Do you think it’s beautiful?”

“…Mm.” Shen Zui nodded.

Shen Nian looked at the wedding dresses, but her gaze seemed to land further away. She said: “You would look even better in it.”

The fingers Shen Zui had on her wrist suddenly tightened. She looked up, following Shen Nian’s gaze again. This time, there was a different emotion in her eyes.

“Alright.” Shen Nian smiled and tapped her nose. She seemed to have seen enough and tilted her head: “Let’s go.”

Shen Zui was dazed for two seconds and gave a soft “Mm.”

That night, the “battle” was still intense. Shen Nian remembered her lesson and didn’t dare bully the other person too much as she had three days ago. After two rounds of intimacy, her movements became gentle. While kissing Shen Zui, she also provided a massage service.

The flush on Shen Zui’s face hadn’t faded as she pressed her hand: “Enough, enough…”

Shen Nian leaned forward: “Be good, let me rub it for you.” Her voice was like a succubus’s whisper, not very believable: “Just rubbing, no more doing…”

Shen Zui let out a soft moan, panting as she said: “No need for rubbing…” She asked: “Aren’t you tired after filming commercials for several days?”

“Not tired.” Shen Nian gave a pleasing smile, her movements becoming increasingly tender.

“Mmph.” Shen Zui glared at her. The atmosphere was just right, but she suddenly went cold because she remembered a scene from during the day.

“Indeed not tired,” Shen Zui sneered. “After all, while filming commercials, there are people busy massaging your shoulders and back.”

“Hmm?” Shen Nian was stunned. “Massaging shoulders and back?” Two seconds later, she realized and looked at Shen Zui to confirm: “You saw that?”

Shen Zui half-closed her eyes, looking as if she didn’t care at all. “In broad daylight, do you fear people seeing?”

“I was wondering why Sister Mo agreed to pick me up but didn’t call in advance.” Shen Nian felt that the anger she encountered in the car during the day now had a clear cause. She leaned into Shen Zui’s ear: “So CEO Shen was eating unwarranted jealousy again.”

Shen Zui gritted her teeth: “Unwarranted?”

“Tan Zhu was asking me for a favor,” Shen Nian explained patiently.

Shen Zui frowned. She pursed her lips, clearly caught in an internal struggle: “Asking for a favor… necessitates doing those things?”

Shen Nian was innocent: “I couldn’t predict what she’d do.”

Hearing this, Shen Zui raised her hand and weakly struck her shoulder. She mumbled: “You were quite enjoying it.”

“Slandering people again!” Shen Nian grabbed the hand. She asked: “Which eye of yours saw me enjoying it?”

Shen Zui gritted her teeth, but she really couldn’t say why.

“I indeed like CEO Shen serving me like this,” Shen Nian kissed her nose. “Others? Forget it. How can they compare to my CEO Shen?”

Shen Zui pursed her lips. Shen Nian wasn’t afraid of her being jealous, only of her silence and overthinking. She kissed the corner of Shen Zui’s mouth: “What’s wrong?”

Shen Zui narrowed her eyes: “There are so many young and beautiful Omegas around you…”

Shen Nian was stunned: “You don’t trust me?”

“Shen Nian, I’m warning you.” Shen Zui spoke, her aura instantly becoming cold. She looked at Shen Nian with burning eyes, her hand sliding down to pinch Shen Nian’s delicate neck. “Don’t do things that make me unhappy.”

Shen Nian snapped out of it, her heart thumping wildly. This Shen Zui, this overbearing Shen Zui, and the lover who was just lying beneath her in passion—both made her incredibly moved.

She took Shen Zui’s hand to her lips, kissing it while asking: “What things… would make you unhappy?”

Shen Zui tried not to let her heart soften so quickly. “You know yourself.”

“I’m not quite sure,” Shen Nian countered. She took Shen Zui’s index finger into her mouth and said unclearly: “Wife, teach me.”

Shen Zui’s finger touched her soft tongue, and she suddenly trembled. She bit her lower lip: “You… what did you call me?”

“Wife.” Shen Nian’s curved eyes were full of smiles. This call was tingling, drilling into Shen Zui’s ears and making her dizzy.

Shen Nian called again: “Wife?”

The stimulation was too strong. Shen Zui reached out to cover her mouth, only to be teased even more recklessly by Shen Nian. “Don’t like me calling you that?”

Shen Zui arched her neck back.

“Can’t talk to other Omegas? Or can’t have physical contact with other Omegas?” Shen Nian continued the previous topic. “Wife, you have to be clear.”

“No, don’t…” Shen Zui moved up to cover her burning eyes. “Don’t look.”

Shen Nian blinked, her eyelashes brushing against the palm. She took away Shen Zui’s hand and leaned in to kiss her. “Mm,” she whispered. “I only have you in my eyes.”

Shen Zui’s eyes were like water, almost ready to shed tears.

When the clouds and rain dissipated again, Shen Zui had fallen into a deep sleep. Shen Nian was still excited, her eyes open and showing no sign of sleepiness. She couldn’t help but take her phone from the bed to message Mo Huai.

[Is it a bit rushed to start preparing for a proposal at the graduation ceremony now?]

Mo Huai wasn’t asleep. Seeing this message, her eyes went wide.

[What do you mean? Fck, don’t do anything reckless!!!]* [How many people are watching your every move right now!]

Shen Nian replied: [I’m not being reckless.] She looked at Shen Zui beside her, her gaze gentle and content.

[I was indeed too busy for a while… I’ve always known what I wanted.]

After sending it, she put the phone back, lay down, and took Shen Zui into her arms. “The graduation ceremony… it’s indeed too rushed…” she murmured, grabbing Shen Nian’s left hand and measuring the ring finger, then suddenly smiling. “I have a better idea; you’ll definitely like it.”

The sleeping Shen Zui didn’t hear her plan, only habitually burrowing into Shen Nian’s embrace. Shen Nian tightened her arms affectionately, and they both fell into a dreamland together.