A Max-Level Film Queen Takes on the Scumbag Alpha Script [Transmigration] - Chapter 58

“I want a temporary mark, is that okay?”

Hearing Yan Shu’s words, Jiang Baihe froze on the spot.

When an Omega is in heat, it is difficult to control the pheromones leaking from their body. Most Omegas can resolve this through suppressants or by seeking an Alpha partner, but for Yan Shu, the suppressant route was a dead end. She could only choose the second solution, which was the very reason they had entered into a contract marriage in the first place.

Logically, after several months of marriage, they should have engaged in actual marking behavior long ago, but due to the erratic nature of Yan Shu’s heat cycles, it had been delayed until now.

Highly compatible pheromones could stabilize Yan Shu’s physical state the fastest, not to mention that the two of them possessed a rare, legendary 100% compatibility.

Briefly recalling the fundamentals of Alpha and Omega biology, Jiang Baihe snapped back to her senses. The image of the popped balloon in the Sihai Research Institute was still vivid in her mind; Jiang Baihe knew deep down the discomfort and pain Yan Shu’s body endured during heat, and a wave of worry immediately surged in her heart.

She hurried to reach out and pull Yan Shu toward her, guiding her to sit on the bed. Jiang Baihe knelt in front of Yan Shu, her voice thick with unconcealed concern: “Yan Yan, how are you feeling right now? Is your body uncomfortable anywhere?”

Under these circumstances, Yan Shu had actually braved the heavy night rain to climb the mountain and find her!

Jiang Baihe wasn’t stupid; she realized instantly that Yan Shu had made this decision because she didn’t want to disrupt Jiang Baihe’s filming. Otherwise, Yan Shu could have simply had her manager, Song Jia, ask the production team for leave so Jiang Baihe could head down the mountain.

However, understanding was one thing, but a sense of self-blame still rose in Jiang Baihe’s heart. Clearly, she was the Alpha, yet she always let Yan Shu look after her; she felt like quite a failure of an Alpha.

Because of their positions—Yan Shu sitting on the bed and Jiang Baihe kneeling—Yan Shu was much higher than her. Perhaps because her pheromones were so active, Yan Shu easily sensed a dejected aura emanating from the Alpha before her.

Is she blaming herself…?

Just as Jiang Baihe could easily understand Yan Shu’s actions, Yan Shu understood Jiang Baihe’s feelings in the blink of an eye. Her choice to come up the mountain rather than making Jiang Baihe come down was indeed out of consideration for Jiang Baihe’s ongoing shoot. But to her, it didn’t really matter; Yan Shu had a certain level of control over her physical state, and since this wasn’t the worst moment yet, she didn’t want to waste Jiang Baihe’s time over it.

But just as she considered Jiang Baihe’s career, Jiang Baihe was clearly considering her health. In the end, both of them put the other person’s interests first.

Yan Shu didn’t know how to comfort her to make the person before her feel better. She hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand and placed it on Jiang Baihe’s fluffy head. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

The sensation of being touched on the top of her head did make Jiang Baihe feel a bit better. Beyond her dejection, she hadn’t forgotten the main reason Yan Shu was here. She looked up and asked, “Then, Yan Yan, shall I give you a temporary mark?”

The moment the words left her mouth, a tense atmosphere filled the room again. The originally cool “Fresh Snow” pheromones began to stir restlessly in the air. Yan Shu tried to calm her heart and gave a soft “Mhm.”

A temporary mark essentially involves using an Alpha’s pheromones to soothe an Omega during their restless period. Methods include, but are not limited to, long embraces or kissing, though these behaviors don’t last long. The best way remains directly injecting Alpha pheromones into the gland.

Yan Shu used her hand to brush her long black hair to the other side, exposing the gland that should have been well-protected. She turned her body slightly, leaving space for Jiang Baihe.

The wall lamp cast a soft glow, tinting the simple, clean room with a faint amber hue, while the neck of the person before her remained as fair as jade. Jiang Baihe’s gaze involuntarily drifted between the gland and Yan Shu herself; those familiar curves were imbued with a different kind of charm at this moment.

Jiang Baihe took a deep breath and slowly approached Yan Shu. Her fingers gently brushed past a few stray hairs on Yan Shu’s neck, then slid down the delicate side of the neck, feeling the warmth of the skin and the beating pulse.

Too close.

Both thought this in their hearts. This distance had already crossed the original boundaries. Feeling the other person’s breath drawing near, Yan Shu’s fingertips lightly gripped the bedsheets.

Invisible heartbeats intertwined and echoed in the room. Being stared at by an Alpha wasn’t a pleasant feeling; there was a dangerous sense of falling into someone else’s hunting net. Yan Shu could even feel Jiang Baihe’s “Brilliant Sun” pheromones slowly surrounding her—from top to bottom, inside and out.

Time in the room seemed to slow down. After a moment, the person behind her made no further move. Just as Yan Shu was about to ask, she suddenly felt a warmth on her neck.

As if sensing Yan Shu’s tension, Jiang Baihe gave a light nuzzle—it was both comfort and, to some extent, a way to keep Yan Shu from pulling away.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

Jiang Baihe soothed her in a whisper. Her lips parted slightly and, as delicate as a butterfly touching a petal, she carefully bit down on the gland. It was a gentle yet firm touch, carrying endless pity and care.

At the moment she bit down, both their hearts stopped for a split second, followed by a surge of rapid heartbeats that crashed back like a tide. The heartbeats intertwined in this small room; this synchronized resonance made them feel as if they were melting into one.

Her canines sank in deeply, with a trace of indisputable aura, embedding into the Omega’s gland. The powerful “Brilliant Sun” pheromones poured into it continuously. Yan Shu’s body shifted from its initial stiffness to gradual softness—her body even began to feel involuntarily weak. If Jiang Baihe’s arm hadn’t been subtly circling her, she might have tipped forward.

Every second of the marking seemed stretched out. The process needed to last for a while. Jiang Baihe’s movements shifted from clumsy to skilled. After injecting the pheromones for the last time, she gently released her hold.

A tooth mark was left on the Omega’s gland, imprinted on the fair neck like a secretly blooming flower. Jiang Baihe looked at her “masterpiece” with some satisfaction, not forgetting to scoop up the strengthless Yan Shu in her arms.

“Are you okay?”

Jiang Baihe saw Yan Shu’s eyes tightly closed, her long lashes trembling slightly. Knowing Yan Shu hadn’t yet recovered, she kept her arm around her while her other hand gently stroked Yan Shu’s hair.

A few minutes later, Yan Shu slowly opened her eyes. The originally restless “Fresh Snow” pheromones were pinned down obediently by the “Brilliant Sun.” The room felt warm, carrying the scent of late winter turning to early spring, like ice and snow melting under the sunlight.

Feeling herself being half-circled and hugged, Yan Shu cleared her head a bit. Before she could speak, Jiang Baihe tactfully let go. Yan Shu had originally intended to pull back a bit, but when Jiang Baihe actually withdrew her hand, she felt an inexplicable discomfort.

It would have been better to keep being held.

The thought flashed through Yan Shu’s mind, and then she froze, realizing this was a minor side effect following a mark. A marked Omega will, for a certain period, have a degree of dependency on the Alpha and crave physical contact; usually, this improves after a while.

This reaction affected the Alpha as well. For instance, although Jiang Baihe had withdrawn her arm from around Yan Shu, her hand remained on the bed not far behind Yan Shu, as if she were still circling Yan Shu’s waist from behind.

Yan Shu regained her composure and was about to say something when a slender index finger was pressed against her lips.

“Shh…” Jiang Baihe blinked and smiled. “Yan Yan, you don’t need to say thank you. This is what I should do.”

Just as you were willing to run up the mountain so as not to delay me, I want to do something for you, however small it may be.

Yan Shu understood Jiang Baihe’s meaning. Given the relationship between them, if she were to speak words of thanks, it would indeed feel a bit distant. While thinking this, Yan Shu noticed the finger lightly pressing against the corner of her lips.

The post-marking influence was truly significant; even though it was only a temporary mark, from the moment it ended, Yan Shu found herself unconsciously following Jiang Baihe’s every move. This finger was very slender and white, with distinct knuckles, carrying a gentle warmth—just like the impression Jiang Baihe gave people.

Yan Shu remembered that not long ago, to “retaliate” for Jiang Baihe teasing her, she had licked Jiang Baihe’s fingertip. Was it this finger? She couldn’t quite remember.

Yan Shu’s mind wandered aimlessly, completely unaware that Jiang Baihe was also staring at her. Looking at Yan Shu, whose face had long since lost its coldness—or rather, a face that had rarely shown coldness in her presence—Jiang Baihe felt instinctively that after tonight, their relationship had grown slightly closer.

Between her and Yan Shu, there was only a thin, unspoken membrane; if anyone took just one more step forward, it could easily be pierced. Jiang Baihe hadn’t been an impulsive person in the past, but at this moment, an urge rose in her heart—to tell her, to hold her, even to possess her.

But before Jiang Baihe could act, she noticed the exhaustion in Yan Shu’s brow. She had flown back from abroad, then climbed a muddy mountain path, not to mention the intense and stimulating marking behavior. That Yan Shu had held out until now was a testament to her great effort.

Jiang Baihe immediately reined in her thoughts; regardless of anything else, she had to let Yan Shu get some proper rest.

Upon learning that Yan Shu had to catch a flight to Haishi the next day—no, actually this very morning—Jiang Baihe immediately dragged Yan Shu to rest. The light in the room was suddenly switched off, and the two slept in the same bed. Having had a long experience of sharing a bed back in City G to deal with the Yan family, it wasn’t awkward now.

The night was as dark as ink. Moonlight peeked through the gaps in the curtains, scattering a few silver rays on the bed, adding a dreamlike color to the quiet bedroom. The breathing in the room gradually stabilized. Yan Shu gently turned over in bed to face Jiang Baihe.

Using the faint light, Yan Shu observed Jiang Baihe’s sleeping face, her exhaustion finally collapsing at this moment. She slowly moved her body, and like a graceful cat, noiselessly burrowed into Jiang Baihe’s warm embrace. The sleeping Jiang Baihe had no perception of it but instinctively circled the heat source that drew near.

Only then did Yan Shu close her eyes, thinking—

It’s not like it’s the first or second time, anyway.

And then, she had a night of good dreams until dawn.