Shen You transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder Alpha in a wish-fulfillment ABO novel.
In the novel, she was ordered by the Empress Dowager to disguise herself as an entertainer and infiltrate the court of the villainous, unhinged empress. Her mission was to mark the empress when her pheromones went out of control, allowing her to manipulate and control her.
Naturally, she was killed off as soon as she appeared. The unhinged empress killed without blinking, and anyone who opposed her met a gruesome end.
Who could have guessed that Shen You would transmigrate straight onto the empress's bed, right in the middle of seducing her?
The empress held a bloodstained dagger. Her cold, sinister eyes stared fixedly at Shen You.
There was no time to be shocked. Shen You hurried to explain, "What if I told you the bed moved underneath me on its own? Would you believe me?"
Xie Chuxi looked at the woman who had appeared on her bed for no reason. She reached out and held Shen You by the nape, forcing her to lean over her shoulder and exposing the plum blossom mark behind her ear. "Bite me."
Faced with life or death, Shen You went with her instincts. The empress might have been ruthless, but she was so stunningly beautiful she could put the moon to shame.
To save her own skin, Shen You put everything she had learned to use in serving Her Majesty. Armed with a perfect score in the theory of spending the night with someone, she managed to stay on the empress's... bed.
By day, the empress was cold, ruthless, and unhinged. At night, she was as tender as water, a temptress who ensnared Shen You's heart and mind.
Shen You gradually fell for her and lost herself, constantly showering her with sweet words. "I love Your Majesty more than I love myself."
"Your Majesty is so delicate. I was too rough."
"Your Majesty, I get so lonely in the harem. Will you summon me tonight?"
Then one day, she heard that the empress was going to appoint a Qianyuan empress consort.
Shen You thought, If she has a legal wife now, that makes me the other woman, doesn't it? No way. I have to run.
Xie Chuxi disliked Shen You for one reason: Shen You had seen her at her most wretched and humiliating.
But Shen You had marked her, and Xie Chuxi had no choice but to rely on her to ease the pain of her heat. She swore that as soon as she found a way to solve the problem, she would kill Shen You.
But day after day, as she listened to Shen You's sweet nothings, she thought that perhaps keeping a pet like this wouldn't be so bad.
As time went by, she decided to make Shen You her empress.
But Shen You ran away?
The usually cold and ruthless empress panicked. She issued an order to turn the whole world upside down and bring Shen You back.
When the search came up empty, Xie Chuxi drove a sword through her own chest. "Spread the word: the empress has been attacked and is not expected to live."
She was taking a gamble, betting Shen You would soften, even if she had to stake her life on it.
Bonus Scene:
When Shen You heard the empress was not expected to live, she rushed back to the palace as fast as she could.
She watched Xie Chuxi approach, grim and feverish. The wound had split open, staining her white sleeping robe with blood. Then she pulled Shen You into a tight embrace. "Be good, A-You. Don't leave me, all right?"
"Good children don't break their promises."
"You taught me that, remember?"
Note: Alpha = Qianyuan, Omega = Kunze, Beta = Heyi
No side pairings, one-on-one romance, happy ending.
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Blurb: Chi Zhen failed her tribulation and transmigrated into an angst-heavy ABO novel.
The original character had pretended to be the heiress of the Chi family in Hong Kong City and moved among the city's wealthy elite. Egged on by her rowdy friends, she actually went and confessed her feelings to Liang Yicheng.
Liang Yicheng came from an old-established Hong Kong family and was a top talent at the city's Demon Suppression Bureau. She became an SSP at a young age. Compared to Chi Zhen's spoiled rich friends, Liang Yicheng was the very image of an untouchable beauty: graceful, gentle, brilliant, and always wearing a distant expression that kept people at arm's length. She was hailed as Hong Kong City's number one Omega.
Liang Yicheng coldly replied, "Get lost, impostor."
The original character refused to give up and kept provoking Liang Yicheng. But her true identity as a fraud was exposed, and the Chi family put her in a sack and threw her into the deep sea.
Chi Zhen had no interest in getting tangled up in some wealthy family's feud. All she wanted was to cultivate.
Everyone knew the heartless path had no outstanding graduates, so she planned to cultivate a different path.
But Chi Zhen never expected that on the very first day after leaving the Chi family, Liang Yicheng would crawl into her bed.
Liang Yicheng's voice was cold and controlled, with a hint of gloom. "Chi Zhen, bite me."
Chi Zhen wanted to curse her out: Are you out of your mind?
Then she realized Liang Yicheng had been poisoned by a demon. Chi Zhen tried to push her away, but she had no strength in her body.
Feeling the soft warmth in her arms, Chi Zhen could only accept her fate.
*
The two met again at the police station. Chi Zhen stood in the mediation room with an innocent look, completely spotless and carrying an air of having a story to tell.
Chi Zhen's eyes lit up when she saw Liang Yicheng in a white shirt, with a Jiahe flower and a single silver star on her shoulder boards.
"Can you get me out of here?"
Chi Zhen was helpless too. After leaving the Chi family, she wanted to support herself, so she went back to her old line of work. When she met someone pining for his dead girlfriend, she summoned his girlfriend's ghost from the underworld. The man fainted in fright, and the patrol officers took Chi Zhen away.
Liang Yicheng fixed her with a cold gaze. "Come with me."
Chi Zhen was hauled off to the hospital for a full-body examination. That evening, she was washed and sent to a presidential suite.
Huh?
Was the price really that high?
When the familiar, cool scent of rose and fir wrapped around her and stirred her lemon-wood pheromones, Chi Zhen could only fall willingly into temptation.
But... after they came to their senses, Liang Yicheng was still cold. "I just can't do without your pheromones."
There was more she left unsaid: This is just a matter of us each getting what we need.
Chi Zhen looked at her and nodded in agreement.
*
So once the pheromone bond was gone, Chi Zhen chose to leave. There was nothing wrong with the heartless path after all.
Liang Yicheng glared darkly at Chi Zhen, who was reading another woman's palm, and marched her away in handcuffs.
Chi Zhen, your eyes belong on me alone, and my pheromones are the only ones that will remain on your body.
"Chi Zhen, bite me."
"Chi Zhen, that's too light. Bite deeper."
"Chi Zhen, don't let go!"
Or I don't know what I'll do.
Theme: Fight for what you can, and cherish what you already have
Isn't Shen working too hard and exhausting? She seems to be having a really tough time.
When will I have a sweet romance?
The pace here feels a little fast. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Looks good! [Orange candy] I'm hooked! [Orange candy] I'm hooked!
Wow, Her Majesty the Queen is so charming! 😍
People will remember what they say and take it seriously. 🥺
I'm a little confused by this. Don't worry, I'll read the chapter again. 😂
Oh dear, Your Majesty, you'll never have a wife if you keep doing this 🐶
How did I get stuck here? 😭😭
Well, to put it simply, Yuzu's danger ultimately stemmed from the Empress's accidental bestowal of an official title upon her. Regardless of whether they had a mutual detoxification relationship, Yuzu should have been properly informed. Another point is that Yuzu is from the modern era, and their relationship hasn't reached a point of complete understanding; she might not be able to read…