Marking Addiction

[The main story is complete; bonus chapters are ongoing] ｜Long-suffering doctor Alpha × spoiled, sickly Omega｜A love born of bitter hatred｜Soapy drama galore｜The ex’s regret arc｜ Medical prodigy Alpha Qin Zhiyu married Jiang Yingfei, a wealthy Omega suffering from pheromone addiction. Everyone said Qin Zhiyu had married up, coveting the Jiang family’s fortune. Even Jiang Yingfei believed that. For five years of marriage, Qin Zhiyu gave her all the patience she had. She formulated medicine and soothed Jiang Yingfei’s trembling every night, letting her bite her shoulder in hatred as she lay in her arms. “Qin Zhiyu, one day I’m going to kill you...” Qin Zhiyu only held her tighter, gently stroking the back of her neck until the woman in her arms trembled and begged for mercy. Then Qin Zhiyu accidentally found an appointment slip for an abortion. She tried to reassure herself that Jiang Yingfei simply wasn’t ready to have a child. But as she turned away, she heard Jiang Yingfei on the terrace, talking on the phone. “Qin Zhiyu married me for my money. How could I ever have her child?” Her friend chimed in. “Exactly. Jin Li is coming back to the country, isn’t she? Now you two can get back together.” Qin Zhiyu didn’t sleep all night. No one knew what was on her mind. At dawn, she placed divorce papers and a newly developed pheromone suppressant on the bedside table. Jiang Yingfei glanced at them and sneered. “You think you can use divorce to force me to have your child? Dream on.” Then, in a fit of pique, she signed her name. Qin Zhiyu said nothing and signed the divorce papers too. Jiang Yingfei thought it was another one of Qin Zhiyu’s schemes. Only when Qin Zhiyu disappeared for good did she finally understand: in five years of marriage, Qin Zhiyu hadn’t just marked her body. She had branded her heart, too. Later, Jiang Yingfei searched for her frantically for three years, only to see Qin Zhiyu tenderly holding a little girl’s hand, with the woman Jiang Yingfei hated most walking beside them. They looked like a happy family of three. She nearly went mad. It should have been her place. P.S. The female Alpha has no accessories. Check out my upcoming novel, Just for Fun Synopsis: | Powerful, high-ranking princess × poor, stoic actress | The powerful one bows her head | Payback for treating love as a game | Entertainment headlines: “Cen Jue, the eldest princess of the Cen Group, has a mysterious woman by her side. They’re always together, and their relationship seems intimate.” Gossip report: “Actress Lu He is rumored to have a new sugar mama backing her career, and her opportunities have skyrocketed. She responds, ‘We’re just friends.’” When rumors about the two of them finally break, Cen Jue smiles faintly in front of the cameras. “Miss Lu used to be my nanny. Running into each other again now must be fate.” Standing beside her, Lu He lowers her eyes and smiles softly. - No one knows that six years ago, Cen Jue returned to her late grandmother’s old house to recover from a leg injury. Eighteen-year-old Lu He had earned the highest score in the county on her college entrance exams, but her younger brother tore up her acceptance letter and drove her from home to work as a nanny. Cen Jue offered her a helping hand, smiling as she said, “Take care of me for two months, and I’ll pay for your education.” She was the one who came to Lu He’s bedside in the night when nightmares woke her, pushing her wheelchair over and casually wiping away her tears. “What are you crying for? With me here, no one will dare lay a hand on you.” And she was the one who, on a drunken night, tilted Lu He’s chin up and kissed her flirtatiously. “Let big sister teach you what grown-up fun is.” Lu He thought that was love. Until Cen Jue’s leg healed. She left a bank card behind and walked away with a careless smile. “Life is long. It was just for fun. Why take it seriously?” - Everyone thought this was just another one of Cen Jue’s diversions. But to everyone’s astonishment, this time the princess was clearly smitten. The best opportunities poured into Lu He’s hands: luxury brand endorsements, lead roles in major productions, and a famous agent. Cen Jue even drove for more than twenty hours through wind and rain to visit her on location in the mountains, just to ask, “Lu He, could you skip that kissing scene?” Lu He smiled at her, utterly unruffled. “Director Cen, it’s only acting.” - Later, Cen Jue went mad trying to declare her claim on Lu He, even buying an entire page of advertising for her. On the day she proposed, the whole city watched live. Cen Jue knelt on one knee, the ring sparkling beneath the camera lights. “Lu He, marry me.” Lu He looked down at her and smiled. Her smile was just as carefree as Cen Jue’s had been when she left six years earlier. “Life is long. It was just for fun. Why take it seriously?” - “Cen Jue had never bowed her head in her life, until the heart she’d thrown away grew into a light she could never hope to reach.” “Life is long. We can take our time playing.” Theme: Never hurt others lightly, and treat people with sincerity.