Chapter 17
Of course, Yi Wei didn't take Gu Sijiu's joking words seriously. When she first met Gu Sijiu, she truly had considered sleeping with her.
Yi Wei liked Gu Sijiu's personality, and her scent suited her taste. If the other party was willing, she could make an exception and do it with an Alpha, it wasn't like she hadn't done it before, as long as proper precautions were taken, there'd be no worries. Unfortunately, it was clear the feeling wasn't mutual, so they could only be friends. Yi Wei's bottom line was not to nibble the grass by her own burrow, meaning she would absolutely never get involved with friends.
"Hey, isn't it about time?" Gu Sijiu looked at the several empty bottles before her, feeling her head grow somewhat fuzzy. The alcohol warmed her body, the temperature turning restless. She felt Yi Wei nestling against her, the rich aroma of the liquor mingling with the scent of her fruit wine pheromones, making Gu Sijiu momentarily dazed.
"We've only drunk this much and you're already calling it quits? Gu, I really wanted to sleep with you at first. I don't like those self righteous Alphas, and I hate it even more when they deliberately use their pheromones to emanate that desire to conquer all the time. You're different. Even though I haven't tasted you yet, I can tell you're probably pretty good in that regard too. It's just a pity I won't get the chance."
Yi Wei intended to completely give up on pursuing Gu Sijiu. Since they would get along as friends from now on, it was natural to clear the air. She felt herself settle into a comfortable spot in her arms, one hand tracing back and forth along her jawline. The smile on Gu Sijiu's face gradually faded. She had always thought Yi Wei's teasing was really just talk, she never imagined the other woman had actually entertained the thought of wanting to have sex with her?
"I knew it, you foolish thing, you didn't notice at all. How did your brain even develop? An Omega has feelings for you and you can't even tell?" Yi Wei saw Gu Sijiu's expression and knew this person truly hadn't perceived it. Had her own hints been that unclear? Hearing Yi Wei's words, Gu Sijiu looked down into her eyes. Their gazes met, and she caught the scent of Yi Wei's pheromones, passionate, alluring, like fire and flame.
Even if she had no feelings for the person before her, her Alpha instincts still stirred a restlessness in Gu Sijiu's body. She only then realized that she had indeed never been conscious of being an Alpha all along. In this world, she was no longer an ordinary woman, but an Alpha, completely different from an Omega.
"Yi Wei, it's impossible for me to have that kind of relationship with you. I'm already engaged." Gu Sijiu slowly pushed Yi Wei away and explained. Seeing her speak so seriously, Yi Wei laughed and gave her a disdainful shove. "I know you have a fiancee, so I've dropped that thought. You're so quick to push me away, could it be a guilty conscience? I'm this beautiful, you'd be the one getting the better end of the deal anyway." Yi Wei mumbled in a daze. Hearing this, Gu Sijiu was not pleased. She thought she, too, was a good looking Alpha, how could it be said that she was getting the better deal?
"Am I not good looking? Besides, I'm straight, so no way I'm sleeping with you." Gu Sijiu was also a little drunk by now. The alcohol slurred her speech. They finished off the last bottles on the table and walked out of the bar, arms slung around each other's shoulders. Neither could drive, so they simply called an AI to send them home.
"Mom, Gu Sijiu and I are already heading back. I hope you and Dad won't do this kind of thing again next time." Song Jinzhi sat on a bench in the garden, a cigarette between her fingers, looking somewhat helpless. On the other end, Mother Song was clearly not too pleased. But then she recalled what the receptionist had told her, and her heart fluttered with delight again.
"Xiao Jin, your dad and I are doing this for your and Xiao Gu's own good. You and that child are already engaged, and the wedding should be held soon enough. And this marriage, your parents didn't force you; you agreed to it yourself back then. You and Xiao Gu have spent quite some time together now, and you still haven't spent a heat together? What's that all about? Using too many suppressants isn't good for an Omega either. Mom is just worried about you."
Adopting the tone of someone who had been through it all, Mother Song spoke of how agonizing an Omega's heat was. Song Jinzhi listened in silence, feeling only helplessness. She certainly knew that an Omega's heat was not easy to endure. Starting from age sixteen, the glands of Omegas and Alphas began to develop, this was the symbol of their coming of age, and the heat cycles gradually started to show.
At first, it wasn't too hard to bear. Newly adult Omegas would only emit a scent slightly different from usual during their heat, and Alphas who smelled it would only experience mild restlessness. During heat, an Omega's body became weak, and schools would approve leave for Omegas so they could rest, to avoid unnecessary trouble.
As one aged and the glands and reproductive organs continued developing, an Omega's heat became increasingly difficult to endure. Song Jinzhi still remembered the agony of her first severe heat, a burning and desire that nearly shattered all willpower. Suppressants were indeed effective, but the weakness and depletion after using them were all too familiar to her. Yet, compared to being possessed and marked by Gu Sijiu, she would rather endure that torment.
"Mom, I've got to go. I want to rest. I'm hanging up." Not wanting to talk further, Song Jinzhi ended the call, finished the rest of her cigarette, turned, and went back inside. Just as she pushed the door open, the front door on the other side was also pushed open from outside. Song Jinzhi came face to face with Gu Sijiu, and the other's current state was clearly that of someone who had drunk quite a lot.
Her long hair was somewhat disheveled, her fair cheeks flushed with a rosy hue, and her gaze was misty. She stood at the entrance, taking ages to remove her high heels, and finally kicked them off. Then, barefoot and grinning, she walked toward her. "Beautiful lady... what are you doing in my place?" Gu Sijiu was indeed very drunk at this moment, so much so that she forgot who Song Jinzhi even was.
Watching her approach while stripping off her dress, revealing a body clad only in underwear, Song Jinzhi froze, completely as if she'd never imagined this person could do something so shameless. Song Jinzhi also knew Gu Sijiu's previous style of underwear, not from deliberate inspection, but because they had lived together and had inevitably accidentally glimpsed it.
Gu Sijiu's old clothes were monochromatic, only black, gray, and white. And because of some physical flaw, she avoided underwear that was too tight or revealing. Now, however, the person before her wore watermelon red panties made of pure cotton, and surprisingly, embroidered on the back were two watermelons right over each buttock. Such panties were a little cute, yet the watermelon embroidery added a certain indescribable, subtle sexiness. The small underwear hugged her buttocks, and her beautifully muscled abdomen rose and fell with her breathing.
Song Jinzhi took a wary step backward. She didn't have her stun gun on her wrist now. A drunk Gu Sijiu was capable of anything, so Song Jinzhi naturally had to guard against it. Sensing her unease, Gu Sijiu stopped blankly before her, tilted her head, then leaned in and grinned at her.
"Mmm... you're... you're Wooden Face, not a beautiful lady, I recognize you now." Gu Sijiu suddenly blurted out, successfully turning Song Jinzhi's taut nerves into irritation. What was that supposed to mean, she wasn't beautiful just because she was Song Jinzhi? Did she think she was that ugly? Song Jinzhi looked at Gu Sijiu in silence. Clearly, that one remark made Song Jinzhi, who had always received countless compliments and suitors for her looks and bearing, begin to doubt herself.
"You're drunk. Better get some rest early." Song Jinzhi frowned and spoke, involuntarily holding her breath. The air around them was thick with Gu Sijiu's pheromones, and mingled within that was the scent of another Omega. This scent of an outsider intruder was something no Omega could ignore. It wasn't the first time Song Jinzhi had smelled another Omega's scent on Gu Sijiu, but such a strong one was the second time, and, as it happened, the last time it had been this intense, it was from the exact same Omega.
Thinking that Gu Sijiu had had such prolonged contact with the same Omega, Song Jinzhi felt a certain relief. After all, Federal Bureau regulations stipulated that if an Alpha was unfaithful within a marriage, including during the engagement period, the Omega could file for divorce. Yet on the other hand, an indescribable discomfort rose within her. It was the kind of feeling an animal gets when it smells another animal in its own den, a very unpleasant sensation.
"I'm not, I haven't drunk that much, it's just... Yi Wei kept pouring me drinks. She said my scent is very pleasant, and I think so too, so why do you always say I stink? I don't stink at all, I'm fragrant, right?" Gu Sijiu looked up at Song Jinzhi. She was two centimeters shorter than her, and since Song Jinzhi's slippers were also thick soled, the barefoot Gu Sijiu had to tilt her head up to look at her.
Feeling her place both hands on her shoulders, her bright eyes gazing at her, Gu Sijiu's red eyes looked especially beautiful at that moment, like two fresh pomegranate seeds. Song Jinzhi frowned and pushed her away. In truth, Gu Sijiu's scent was an extremely strong temptation for any Omega, herself included.
"I'm going to rest." Song Jinzhi guided Gu Sijiu to the sofa. Seeing her curl up into a ball there and stare blankly, Song Jinzhi didn't want to bother with her. But then she thought that if something happened to this person while left there, she would still end up having to take care of her, which would be even more trouble. After weighing her options, Song Jinzhi hesitated, then took the initiative to walk over.
"Gu Sijiu, go upstairs to sleep." Not wanting to touch her body, she could only tug at her hair to rouse her. Gu Sijiu looked at the person before her. Song Jinzhi was dressed in a simple white loungewear set, the top unbuttoned, revealing two sharply straight collarbones. Her brown long hair was loose. Her face looked impatient, with an expression that kept people at arm's length.
Gu Sijiu knew that this person, Song Jinzhi, normally liked to put on an act of being unapproachable, yet the gentleness in the tilt of her brows was hard to conceal, after all, she already had an inherently tender look. Song Jinzhi never smiled at her, but Gu Sijiu still felt that when she did smile, it would surely be beautiful. It was just a pity that this woman insisted on keeping a straight face all the time.
"Mmm, well help me up then. Wooden Face, why don't you smile? You act like an old maid every day, you'll turn ugly, you know." An outrageously brazen teasing smile spread across Gu Sijiu's face. Hearing this, Song Jinzhi sneered. She glanced at the staircase, which still had most of its steps. As they reached a turn, she suddenly let go, and Gu Sijiu stumbled and fell in a sorry heap right there.
She saw her knee bang against a step with a thud. Song Jinzhi could tell it must hurt just from the sound. She suppressed the impulse to pull the person back up, turned straight up the stairs, and ignored Gu Sijiu's voice calling after her. Gu Sijiu felt her leg hurt terribly, and Song Jinzhi had suddenly vanished. She huddled on the stairs, somewhat pathetically crawling upward, mumbling all the while.
"Wooden Face... you... where did you go... my leg hurts... why does this path keep bumping into me..."
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