Marked by My Omega Rival After Moving In

[Sneaking in a pre-release: "Promoting Our Couple Brand with My Archrival [Entertainment Industry]". See the end for the blurb!]

Yu Xiaoxiao has been on top of the world lately.

Her most hated rival in love, Xiang Shuhuai, seems to have suffered a sudden turn of fortune: overnight, she's gone from being the high-and-mighty president of the Xiang Group to a pitiful patient staying at Yu Xiaoxiao's home.

At the request of the alpha woman she has a crush on, Yu Xiaoxiao readily agrees. She drags her haughty, aloof beta rival into the house, smugly thinking she'll make her pay for everything. After all, Xiang Shuhuai is competing with her for her crush's affections!

But only a few days after moving in, Xiang Shuhuai falls ill. Her face is pale and frail, and she looks utterly pitiful.

I'm not going to take care of her, Yu Xiaoxiao thinks. She's the rival I hate most, after all...

"...Hey, you walking icicle." In the end, though, she calls out awkwardly. "Time to take your medicine. Do you want something to eat later?"

Who knew Xiang Shuhuai would repay her kindness with betrayal, triggering Yu Xiaoxiao's long-delayed first heat, even though she still hadn't presented.

As an alpha.

Amid the haze of a high fever and instinct, Yu Xiaoxiao orders herself to stay away from the tempting source of pheromones. She refuses to force anyone.

But the door opens from within.

Her proud, aloof rival grabs her by the collar, soft as a misty spring stream.

"Yu Xiaoxiao, mark me."

Xiang Shuhuai is a lofty glacier, aloof and arrogant, perfect in every way.

But once the glacier melts, all that's left is a soft, fragile snowflake.

Only Yu Xiaoxiao knows this secret.

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Xiang Shuhuai has a secret hidden in the scar on the back of her neck.

Alone, she has struggled through a jagged landscape of pain, long since giving up on being saved.

But Yu Xiaoxiao is like a dazzling, reckless sun, lighting up the endless road ahead.

From then on, Xiang Shuhuai has a light of her own.

* A spoiled, lively, innocent young heiress / a cold, unloved, illegitimate daughter and CEO, beautiful and strong yet tragic

* Late-presenting alpha who smells like toasted sweet bread / cold mint omega with a damaged gland. Female alphas have no extra organs; no pregnancy

* Rivals in love become lovers; a story of redemption

* Find me under the same name on Weibo: @Nongye Saxi. Come say hi!

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[Here's another pre-release: "Promoting Our Couple Brand with My Archrival [Entertainment Industry]". It's about a reckless, cheerful puppy-brained girl and a cold, sickly, beautiful, strong, tragic woman! Check out my author page and add it to your collection!]

On the night of her debut, Fang Zhuoyang is told by her manager that she'll have to promote a couple brand with someone, and that someone is her most hated archrival, Chi Jiangwei.

The manager declares with righteous conviction: "This promotion will help your group grow. Besides, fans think you two have the best chemistry..."

Fang Zhuoyang is shocked and about to object when her archrival, standing beside her, gives her a cold glance. Her expression is aloof and arrogant. "Afraid?"

...A-Afraid of what?

Fang Zhuoyang absolutely refuses to show weakness in front of her archrival. It's just promotion, right?

She steels herself and snaps at the manager, "Fine, I'll do it!"

When Chi Jiangwei reaches for her sleeve, Fang Zhuoyang grabs her hand instead.

When Chi Jiangwei gives her a shout-out on a show, Fang Zhuoyang keeps bringing her up on livestreams.

When Chi Jiangwei gets a new look and gazes at her from up close with those soft, dark eyes, Fang Zhuoyang... she... just stands there, blushing furiously, unable to say a word.

That night, the fans go wild, reposting and cheering. Their couple brand becomes an overnight sensation.

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When their temporary group disbands, they finally don't have to promote their couple brand anymore. But on the night of the celebration, the two accidentally end up in bed together.

"...What happened last night was just an accident."

The next morning, her archrival turns away and tells her so resolutely, but her voice is wet with tears.

"Fang Zhuoyang, from now on... we're nothing to each other..."

...She must be crying. As if in a daze, Fang Zhuoyang looks at the slender back trembling slightly before her and instinctively reaches out to wipe Chi Jiangwei's tears, just as she has so many times onstage before.

Chi Jiangwei's eyes are red. She bites her lip and glares at her. "...What are you doing?"

"Why do you even have to ask?"

Fang Zhuoyang mutters, grabbing her hand gruffly, though the tips of her ears are already red.

"Wh-Who said we have to stop promoting our couple brand just because the group disbanded? I never agreed to that..."

Theme: Always hold kindness and hope for the world.