After an Alluring Alpha Provokes an Unhinged Omega 46

Chapter 46: Hotel

At seven in the evening, Jiang Mi’s drowsy mind was completely awakened.

“I know. Come down.”

Yan Wei’s voice came through the phone into her ear.

Jiang Mi’s fingertips were cold. Almost holding her breath, she pulled open a narrow gap in the curtains. Downstairs, the familiar white car was lying in wait, its lights not yet extinguished, quietly parked in the dim light.

She stood by the window, holding her phone. The gloom from before seemed to be covered by a strange astonishment.

A journey of thirteen hundred kilometers, and Yan Wei had just appeared before her eyes?

“It’s not convenient for me.” Jiang Mi’s fingers tightened.

The receiver was silent for a few seconds.

Then, she clearly caught a slow and long breath, with a hint of the lingering embers after tobacco had burned.

It wasn’t relaxation, but more like a kind of extreme restraint slowly deflating.

“Or should I say,” Yan Wei’s voice sounded again, with a calm coldness under the surface, “do you need me to temporarily… hold off on the progress of apple’s matter? Only then will you come down?”

Jiang Mi’s chest suddenly tightened.

A naked threat, but in her heart, she didn’t think Yan Wei would do that.

“You won’t.”

Her gaze involuntarily fell on the car window downstairs.

Through the distant distance and hazy light and shadow, she seemed to glimpse Yan Wei in the driver’s seat turning her head slightly, the corner of her mouth curving into a strange and dangerous arc.

“Are you… sure?”

Jiang Mi’s face changed slightly, and all the words she had prepared were stuck in her throat. “You…”

Before she could even spit out half a sentence.

“Jiang Mi,” Yan Wei’s voice cut her off, “come downstairs. Or—” every word landed on Jiang Mi’s heart, “I’ll come up now.”

Jiang Mi’s fingers were frozen by her ear, and a sharp question swirled in her mind: Is this aggressive, unyielding person Yan Wei?

She gritted her teeth. “I said, it’s not convenient for me.”

Her rebuttal was louder, as if she were trying to persuade the other person, and even more so, trying to persuade herself.

Before her words had faded—

A dull sound of a car door closing, clearly hitting the window glass through the night.

Jiang Mi leaned against the window and looked. In the shadows, a figure appeared by the car, walking towards the unit entrance.

The sudden change made her panic. She blurted out in a suppressed voice, “Yan Wei!”

The figure’s footsteps did not hesitate in the slightest, but instead quickened.

Her heart was pounding violently in her chest. The sound of those high heels, every step seemed to be stepping directly on her nerves. “Wait a minute!”

Yan Wei’s footsteps paused.

Jiang Mi took a breath and compromised. “I’ll come down.”

If Yan Wei really came upstairs, wouldn’t it be more complicated now? Besides, when she saw her, how should she introduce Yan Wei?

She carefully opened the door, and the light from the hallway cast her elongated shadow on the floor tiles behind her.

In the living room, the light from the TV screen flickered faintly. The volume had been deliberately turned down very low, almost inaudible.

Jiang Youshu was engrossed in the cross-stitch in her hand. Hearing the sound, she looked up. “You’re awake?” she said, and was about to get up. “There’s soup warming on the stove. I’ll get you a bowl.”

“No need, Mom.” Jiang Mi’s voice was wrapped in a hint of imperceptible urgency. “I have something to do. I’m going out for a bit.”

“Going out?” Jiang Youshu put down the things in her hand and looked over with a hint of confusion. “What time is it? Besides, don’t you have to leave at four in the morning? Aren’t you going to rest?”

Jiang Hu was sprawled on the other end of the sofa, one long leg casually resting on the footstool. The light from her phone screen reflected on her expressionless face.

Her gaze also swept over, landing on Jiang Mi with a penetrating scrutiny.

Jiang Mi paused under the two’s gaze, her throat tightening slightly. “…A friend is nearby.” Her words came out a little faster. “I’ll be right back.”

Jiang Youshu’s furrowed brow relaxed a little. She seemed to accept this explanation and asked casually, “A classmate? You can still meet up to play at this time?”

Her tone was more of a mother’s concern than suspicion. It seemed that she felt it was normal for her daughter to have a familiar friend to hang out with while studying in another city.

“Your aunt said last time, you’re running around for filming now. It’s good to have a companion at home.”

“Mmm.” Jiang Mi hummed vaguely, as if in agreement.

Just then.

“Heh.” A short, cold laugh suddenly sounded.

Jiang Mi turned her head, her gaze shooting straight to the source of the sound.

Jiang Hu turned her head slightly, the corner of her mouth hooked in an undisguised mocking arc. The word “unbelieving” was written in her eyes.

Jiang Mi: “…”

She glared back without any politeness, rolled her eyes dramatically, and without another word, turned and pulled open the door handle.

**

Jiang Mi opened the car door.

The car door closed heavily behind her, cutting off the faint light and sound from the outside.

Yan Wei just turned her head and looked at her with a heavy gaze.

In the small space, their breaths entangled. Every breath seemed to be stretched, distorted.

Jiang Mi met Yan Wei’s gaze. In the dim light, Yan Wei also had faint dark circles under her eyes. Her heart sank.

“Is it interesting?” Yan Wei’s voice was not loud, but it had a strong penetrating power.

Jiang Mi’s heart suddenly shrank. Almost instinctively, she fought back, “It is. Doesn’t Teacher Yan think it’s interesting?” She forced herself to maintain a strong surface.

Before her words had faded, Jiang Mi suddenly had a chilling feeling of being stared at by a predator. The hairs on the back of her neck were about to stand on end.

Just as she was about to open her mouth, Yan Wei moved.

“Click—”

The crisp sound of the car door locking exploded in the dead silence.

The low hum of the engine came to an abrupt halt. The car’s interior lights went out, and even the last light source from the dashboard dimmed. In an instant, they were both thrown into a half-lit, half-dark shadow.

The metal buckle of the seatbelt sprang open with a “snap.”

Then, the rustling of fabric.

Yan Wei just looked at her and unbuttoned the top two buttons of her light blue gauze shirt.

“What are you doing?” Jiang Mi’s voice was a cry of surprise. She subconsciously wanted to touch the door. Perhaps seeing her action, Yan Wei’s eyes instantly darkened.

Her movements stopped. She looked at her in the almost-melting dimness, her clear voice wrapped in a kind of danger, “Isn’t it interesting?”

The rich scent of brandy instantly enveloped Jiang Mi. “Then… let’s do something more interesting.”

The moment her words fell.

She lifted her A-line long skirt and stepped over.

Jiang Mi only felt her legs sink. The warmth, mixed with a faint smell of tobacco and a certain familiar scent, had completely covered her. But even so unpleasant, in the chaos, her arms, as if by instinct, lifted and caught the passive invasion.

The faint light from the streetlights or car lights occasionally passed by the window, briefly outlining Yan Wei’s close-at-hand silhouette, and then returned to darkness.

Occasionally, a blurry figure would also pass by.

All of it was a reminder of the current location and time…

“Are you crazy?” The sense of absurdity made her cry out in a low voice.

The body pressing on her clearly stiffened.

Yan Wei’s gaze, through the thin light, landed on her face. That gaze was too complex, mixed with self-mockery and a bone-chilling coldness.

After a long moment, a very light, almost-laughing sound drilled into Jiang Mi’s eardrum. “I’ve heard this sentence too many times. This is the first time I’ve heard it from you. It’s very new.”

She raised her hand, her fingers brushing against Jiang Mi’s face, her movements carrying an almost cruel gentleness.

Her cold lips fell without warning. It was not like any of the intimate moments in her memory.

It was the aggressive scent of conquering a city, but it strangely resonated with a certain uncontrollable emotion deep in her heart.

Jiang Mi’s mind went blank, but her body was as if it had been tamed. She unconsciously met it, briefly indulging in that intimacy.

But the next second, certain moments suddenly woke her up.

She grabbed Yan Wei’s shoulders and pulled her back.

Jiang Mi’s eyes turned red in almost a second. She didn’t pause at all. “Yan Wei, I also want to know your news like a normal person in a relationship, receive your messages and calls, know what your joys and sorrows are because of, know why you’re troubled, know everything you’ve been through, know if you miss me, if you love me… Teacher Yan, I’m not a toy. I’m a real person standing in front of you!”

She forced herself to look directly at her tear-blurred silhouette.

“If we can only be like this, then let’s be like this. Let’s not go any further. I don’t want to suffer anymore.”

Yan Wei lowered her head and was silent for a long time. She asked, “You think you’re suffering?”

“It’s very bitter,” Jiang Mi said.

“It’s very bitter,” Jiang Mi repeated.

The dark color in Yan Wei’s eyes suddenly froze for a few seconds, and something soft flashed by.

All her previous emotions were like hitting a sponge, suddenly subsiding a lot. Her long fingers slid from Jiang Mi’s hair, finally carrying a warmth. Her fingertips gently brushed against her cheek.

“…Then do you want to?” Yan Wei’s voice was extremely low, gently tapping on Jiang Mi’s heart.

Jiang Mi’s lips moved slightly, her gaze subconsciously drifting, and suddenly focused on the car window—a familiar figure was walking slowly from the rear of the car. The distance was too close, and even the wrinkles on the work pants were clearly visible.

Her body reacted faster than her brain. She suddenly reached out and grabbed the adjustment lever on the side of the seat. The seat back sank, and Yan Wei’s body also sank with her.

“…” Jiang Mi almost squeezed out the words from between her teeth, holding her breath, “My sister.”

Yan Wei’s body was still firmly pressed against her, even more inseparable than before. She propped herself up and looked down at the lingering panic in Jiang Mi’s eyes.

“What? Am I not presentable?”

Jiang Mi paused and looked at Yan Wei, asking in return, “Then do you want to see her?”

Silence.

Yan Wei’s gaze in the dimness was like a rope. Jiang Mi also focused in this gloom.

Suddenly, no one spoke.

Jiang Mi’s phone vibrated once, and it lit up in the darkness. The glaring screen halo faded, and the car was instantly swallowed by a more intense darkness, leaving only the two’s intertwined, not-so-calm breathing.

“My mom… is waiting for me.” Jiang Mi’s voice was extremely dry. “Let’s talk about it when we get back to Huai City.”

Jiang Mi could feel every suppressed rise and fall of Yan Wei’s chest, feel the tangible gaze that Yan Wei was casting on her face.

After half a minute.

Yan Wei sat up from her.

“You can go up.”

An indescribable emptiness quickly filled Jiang Mi’s chest. The car door was pulled open a crack, and then quickly closed behind her, making a dull echo in the night.

Just as Jiang Mi had stepped in the door, before it was closed, the light from the doorway was blocked by Jiang Hu’s figure.

She was leaning against the door frame, not coming in, but her gaze was like a spotlight, sweeping back and forth over Jiang Mi, from the slightly messy ends of her hair to her tightly pressed lips, not missing a single detail.

“Have you seen enough?” Jiang Mi, with a guilty conscience, threw her words at her, “I’ll charge you if you keep looking.”

“Alright, for one person or two?”

Jiang Mi’s temple throbbed. She glared at her reflexively.

But Jiang Hu seemed not to have seen her panic. She twitched her lips and said, “What’s wrong? Isn’t Lao Jiang a person?”

Jiang Youshu came over and slapped Jiang Hu on the shoulder.

“Hiss—” Jiang Hu touched her shoulder. “Mom! It hurts!”

“If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll hit you again. No respect for your elders.”

Jiang Mi watched Jiang Hu get her comeuppance, and that annoyance instantly found an outlet. The corners of her mouth uncontrollably lifted, and she threw out two words with schadenfreude, “Serves you right.”

The noise in the living room gradually subsided.

Jiang Mi carried the cut fruit to the balcony. The cool night wind couldn’t dispel the heat on her face. She pretended to casually open the curtains and looked down. The white car was still hidden in the shadows downstairs.

Her heart shrank slightly, and then it beat fiercely, thump-thump, so much that her fingertips went numb. She closed the curtains with some annoyance. Every time she made up her mind to cut it off, Yan Wei always had a way to pull her back the moment she let go.

The night grew deeper.

At a little past eleven, Jiang Mi picked up her packed backpack.

“Didn’t you say you’d leave at four?” Jiang Youshu’s face was full of confusion and worry. “It’s the middle of the night. You can’t see the road clearly. At least you can get some more restful sleep at home.”

“It’s okay, Mom. There was a last-minute change.” Jiang Mi avoided her mother’s concerned gaze, her tone deliberately light. “I already took a nap this afternoon. Don’t worry.”

She didn’t give her mother a chance to see her off. She almost fled, pulling open the door. “Don’t see me off. It’s cold downstairs. I’ll text you when I get there…”

She said as she squeezed out the door with her backpack.

The door closed. Jiang Youshu stood in the entrance for a few seconds, then sighed and turned to see Jiang Hu standing at the door, looking at her.

Jiang Hu said, “Don’t worry. She has so many people taking care of her now. She might even be fat when she comes back next time.”

“You should call your sister and keep in touch. She’s alone outside. We don’t even know if she’s been wronged… she wasn’t in a good state when she came back this time. Hey, did you ask? Didn’t you two chat today? Did she say why she came back?”

Jiang Hu’s thoughts paused. She walked over and put her arm around Jiang Youshu’s shoulder. “Lao Jiang, you have more gray hair recently, you know? It’s because you worry about this and that every day. You don’t know what Jiang Mi’s personality is like? She always reports the good and not the bad. If I ask her, will she tell me? I’ll be thankful if she doesn’t roll her eyes at me. Don’t worry, I’m planning to go to Huai City recently. I’ll go take care of her for a few days… now you don’t have to think about it. Go to sleep.”

The night wind, with a bone-chilling coldness, swept through the empty street.

Jiang Mi took a deep breath, walked straight to the white car, opened the passenger door, and got in.

The moment the car door closed, the small space was filled with silence.

“Should I drive?”

Jiang Mi was the first to speak.

The moment her words fell, Yan Wei started the engine. The car lights cut through the darkness, and then it smoothly drove out of the complex.

No words were spoken on the way.

Yan Wei’s license plate was from Jincheng. It must have been a car prepared by someone else. Her ticket was for six in the morning. For her to come out at this time… it was indeed an impulse and a soft heart.

Jiang Mi looked at the dim sky and asked, “Where are we going?”

“A hotel.”