CHAPTER 61

Upon hearing Wen Qingxi's words, Ye Chengxing was momentarily stunned.

Wen Qingxi...

Isn't that the name of the original novel's female lead? How is she here now?

As she met Wen Qingxi's gaze, Ye Chengxing couldn't help but feel awkward.

During the phone call she received from the Ye family before, she thought the talk of a marriage alliance was just an idea and hadn't been put into action. She didn't expect it to be a real thing, and even more surprising was that the prospective fiancée turned out to be the original novel's female lead.

"But the marriage alliance was just an accident, Miss Ye, so you don't have to worry about it." Wen Qingxi calmly collected Ye Chengxing's reaction and continued to explain in a gentle tone.

"I understand." Ye Chengxing nodded and politely smiled, "Thank you for today, regardless."

Wen Qingxi remained silent, her gaze falling on the necklace worn by Ye Chengxing around her neck, and she lowered her eyes, saying, "...However, that child seems to have a tight grip on you."

Ye Chengxing only saw Wen Qingxi's lips move slightly, but she didn't catch what she said clearly, "Sorry, what did you just say? I didn't quite hear it."

Wen Qingxi withdrew her gaze, lifted her eyes to smile at her again, "It's nothing. I just think the necklace you're wearing is beautiful."

Upon hearing Wen Qingxi's compliment, Ye Chengxing's lips curved up slightly, "Thank you. I also think this necklace is beautiful..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Wen Qingxi suddenly closed the distance between them and reached out her fingertips to hook the necklace, placing it back inside Ye Chengxing's clothes, saying, "But on second thought, such a precious treasure should be kept in sight at all times."

It sounded like she was talking about the necklace, but Wen Qingxi's gaze remained fixed on Ye Chengxing's face the whole time.

Ye Chengxing furrowed her brows, unusually choosing not to respond.

She stayed silent, and Wen Qingxi didn't seem to mind.

"Now that you've purchased the suppressants, I'll take my leave." she retracted her fingertips, smiling, "Goodbye, Miss Ye."

The cane tapped the ground lightly as she walked away, producing a faint sound.

Wen Qingxi turned the ring on her thumb and deactivated the signal jammer embedded in it.

Leaving the necklace outside her clothes for too long gave a slight chill when it touched the skin.

Ye Chengxing put the necklace back outside her clothes and took out the suppressants that were already in the retrieval position.

She held the suppressants in her hand, looking at Wen Qingxi's retreating figure.

There's something strange about this original novel's female lead that she can't quite put into words.

As Ye Chengxing walked away, she suddenly remembered something.

She looked around.

This whole area was filled with vending machines selling suppressants specifically for Alphas and Omegas.

But if she didn't remember wrong, in the original plot, the female lead, Wen Qingxi, was clearly a Beta. Betas didn't have pheromones, nor did they have a heat or rut cycle, so they wouldn't need suppressants.

...So why did Wen Qingxi come here?

Ye Chengxing pondered for a moment and felt that she might be overthinking things. After all, based on Wen Qingxi's behavior, it was clear that she also considered this marriage alliance an unexpected occurrence.

Moreover, there was no romantic relationship in the original plot.

She shook her head and put the suppressants in her pocket.

Having delayed for a while, Li Jia was still waiting for her in the car. She needed to hurry back.

.......

Ye Chengxing walked towards the parking area after leaving the hospital. Before reaching the parking spot, she saw Li Jia coming towards her.

"Xiaoli? Weren't you waiting for me in the car? Why did you come out?" Ye Chengxing asked instinctively.

Li Jia glanced at Ye Chengxing, then looked behind her, and withdrew her gaze, smiling as if nothing had happened. "Nothing, I felt like I waited for a bit too long in the car, so I decided to come out and take a look."

As she spoke, the Omega walked up to her and suddenly hugged her. "After all, Sister, you entered your heat period earlier today and just took the suppressants not long ago. I was worried if something happened..."

With this embrace, the warm breath brushed against her neck, and the girl's words were full of concern. Ye Chengxing felt her heart warm. "I'm fine, just took a little longer to buy the suppressants."

"A little longer? Did Sister meet someone familiar?" Li Jia didn't let go yet, holding her like that and asking gently.

Upon hearing Li Jia's question, Ye Chengxing paused. "Didn't meet anyone familiar."

She thought about how awkward it was with Wen Qingxi, and if she hadn't encountered her today, she wouldn't have known that this matter was real.

Fortunately, the unexpected marriage alliance hadn't happened yet, and it had already been resolved. Otherwise, just thinking about it gave her a headache.

...Since it's resolved, let's bury it.

Just as she was thinking that, a feeling of an awkward memory resurfaced and attacked her again.

So, after thinking for a moment, Ye Chengxing added, "I'm not very familiar with the automatic vending machines for suppressants, so it took me a while."

Li Jia didn't respond to her words, as if pondering something.

Ye Chengxing thought she might still be worried, so she smiled and gently patted Li Jia's back. "Alright, you really have nothing to worry about."

After saying that, they stood like that for a while before Li Jia finally let go of her and responded with a sound.

Omega's eyes curved, and she held Ye Chengxing's hand with her uninjured hand. "Sister, as long as you're okay."

Feeling her actions, Ye Chengxing paused for a second, then held her hand back.

These past few days, she had been followed, and then Lin Xuan and his group had arrogantly surrounded her at school...

Although Li Jia seemed fine on the surface, she could sense that the other person was becoming more and more clingy towards her.

Li Jia's calm demeanor probably didn't reflect what was truly going on in her heart. Most likely, she didn't want to worry Ye Chengxing, hence the calm facade.

It made Ye Chengxing feel even more heartbroken.

She sighed at this thought. 

The fate of the villainess was truly tumultuous.

She needed to be more careful in her daily life, showing more concern for Li Jia. Situations like what happened with Lin Xuan must never happen again.

However, thinking about the original plot, the current storyline seemed both the same and different from the original.

She remembered that Li Jia wasn't supposed to be this formidable in the original text. The cold and ruthless expression of the Omega at that time was still vivid in her mind. She even had a feeling that if the circumstances allowed it, Li Jia might have killed Lin Xuan on the spot.

And although dangerous situations occurred just like in the original plot, the outcomes were narrowly avoided without much incident...

As Ye Chengxing pondered, she was suddenly at a loss for words due to her own thoughts.

Did she actually hope for something significant to happen to Li Jia? It should be the opposite, where nothing serious happened, and ideally, nothing at all.

Moreover, the probability of the plot changing seemed to have a lot to do with her.

Ye Chengxing suppressed all these mixed thoughts in her mind. Seeing that they had reached the parking spot, she released Li Jia's hand and opened the passenger side door.

She turned her head to look at Li Jia, smiling as she spoke, "Get in the car, let's go home."

Li Jia glanced at the hand that had been released, blinked softly, and got into the passenger seat, revealing a sweet smile. "Okay, let's go back to our home."

The car door closed automatically, and Ye Chengxing turned around to return to the driver's seat.

Through the car window, Li Jia watched Ye Chengxing's figure and her gaze darkened slightly.

The signal of the necklace had been blocked, something only a specially made blocker could achieve.

So when Ye Chengxing went to buy suppressants, she must have seen someone, but she claimed she hadn't.

...Ye Chengxing was lying to her.

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