Over The Top! He Keeps Making the Gold-Digging Alpha Cry - Chapter 144

Pei Yu thought that if he just waited a little longer, and a little longer still, he could completely forget about Wanwan (a term of endearment for Xu Wanxing). He hadn’t realized that the seed named Wanwan had grown larger and larger in his heart until it became a towering tree. All its roots were deeply embedded in his flesh and blood, making it impossible for him to hate.

A chill swept through Pei Yu’s heart, and a faint glimmer appeared in his bloodshot eyes. He is almost shattered.

Meanwhile, Lu Yanbai wore a look of assured victory. How could they compare to him? He was about to marry Xu Wanxing. He was the ultimate winner! He was the one most suited to be deceived by Xu Wanxing!

Lu Yanbai gazed at Xu Wanxing with a warm smile, his eyes full of deep affection. Xu Wanxing looked around the room, swallowing hard. Even though he had managed to say “Laogong” (Husband) so smoothly, he simply could not force out the word “Gege” (Older Brother) to Lu Yanbai.

Seconds ticked by, and Lu Yanbai’s face gradually shifted from a warm spring breeze to one tinged with gloom. His eyes subtly swept past Xu Wanxing toward the floor. “Baby is unwilling, is that it?”

Lu Yanbai’s tone sounded calm, but no one in the ward would believe he was truly serene. Even the Secretary, watching from the sidelines, silently pitied his boss for a moment.

The two words rolled around on Xu Wanxing’s tongue but refused to leave his mouth. Hearing Lu Yanbai’s words, Xu Wanxing’s heart instinctively tightened; even the bandages on his neck began to ache faintly. He didn’t want Lu Yanbai to be so heartbroken.

Xu Wanxing lowered his eyes, staring at the bandage on Lu Yanbai’s palm. After a stretch of silence…

“Ge… ge.”

Xu Wanxing laboriously uttered those two words, his gaze flustered. In that instant, it seemed something had changed, yet everything remained the same. He couldn’t distinguish which was true.

Lu Yanbai’s expression instantly cleared, becoming brilliantly radiant. A captivating smile slowly spread across his cold, stunning face. Xu Wanxing felt dizzy, almost intoxicated by that smile. His heart feeling relieved, his mouth naturally followed suit: “Gege, Lu Gege (Older Brother Lu).”

Lu Yanbai’s expression grew increasingly gentle, his eyes gradually stirring with desire as he stared at Xu Wanxing’s moving lips.

“Ahem. Ahem.”

Ji Rongyu on the side simply couldn’t watch anymore. Enduring Lu Yanbai’s murderous glare, he broke the delicate atmosphere. Lu Yanbai reluctantly shifted his gaze from Xu Wanxing’s lips to Pei Yu. His demeanor was calm: “This privilege is no longer exclusive to you. Are you leaving on your own, or shall I help you leave?”

Pei Yu frowned painfully, his bruised and swollen face a mix of fierceness and terror. He saw mockery beneath Lu Yanbai’s calm facade. His heart instantly turned cold. Wanwan is not mine after all? Where am I inferior to Lu Yanbai?

A thought flashed through Pei Yu’s mind, and his eyes suddenly brightened. He looked at Xu Wanxing with fervent excitement: “Wanwan, I am an Alpha, and you are an Omega! We should be the ones together!”

His voice was passionate and unrestrained, stinging Ji Rongyu’s ears. Ji Rongyu looked at Pei Yu with surprise, finding his behavior strange. Did Xu Wanxing lie to Pei Yu about his gender too? Ji Rongyu couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth, stepping forward to pat Pei Yu’s shoulder, his face holding a meaningful hint: “Perhaps you don’t know, or perhaps you misunderstood. Actually, Xu Wanxing is an Alpha.”

Pei Yu: ?

Pei Yu looked at Ji Rongyu as if he were an idiot, shaking off Ji Rongyu’s hand from his shoulder with disdain: “How is that possible? Don’t try to fool me here; I’m not that easy to deceive.”

Xu Wanxing: … It was the first time he felt such immense gratitude that Lu Yanbai knew his little secrets but hadn’t punished him, while Pei Yu had nearly choked him to death. Indeed, one only recognizes who is better by comparison.

Lu Yanbai looked at Xu Wanxing with sheer astonishment, his expression seeming to question: You not only lied to me, but you lied to him too?

Xu Wanxing silently lowered his head, afraid to look at Lu Yanbai’s heartbroken face. Ultimately, it was his fault.

Pei Yu noticed Xu Wanxing’s demeanor, a flicker of deep thought crossing his eyes, his heart aching sharply. Could it be true, as Ji Rongyu claimed, that Xu Wanxing had lied to him about this as well? Pei Yu’s gaze drifted to Lu Yanbai’s nape. He knew it was impolite to stare at an Omega’s nape like that. However, except for that one time Lu Yanbai wore a high-necked sweater to their dormitory, Pei Yu distinctly remembered seeing a suppressant patch on Lu Yanbai’s nape.

Pei Yu’s gaze became fixed on Lu Yanbai’s neck. “Why isn’t there one?” Pei Yu blurted out the words unintentionally, his voice full of shock.

Xu Wanxing could no longer play the ostrich and raised his head in confusion, following Pei Yu’s line of sight to Lu Yanbai’s nape. He unconsciously followed up: “There isn’t what?” In his view, it was normal for an Omega to wear a suppressant patch sometimes and not others. However, Xu Wanxing, who had a weak grasp of biological knowledge, didn’t know that Omegas were required to wear suppressant patches in public places after full secondary gender differentiation to prevent being lured into heat by ill-intentioned Alphas. This place was a hospital, filled with complex pheromones, so naturally, all Omegas should be wearing suppression patches to ensure their safety.

Confusion appeared in Ji Rongyu’s eyes. Yes, Lu Yanbai often appeared in financial news, and every time he appeared, his nape was covered with a suppressant patch. This was unavoidable and powerless for an Omega. After all, it was the only way to better protect themselves.

The Secretary no longer found it strange. Since he had recently seen his CEO frequently not wearing a suppressant patch, he had slowly grown accustomed to it. Perhaps CEO Lu is a unique Omega; being a powerful Omega, he doesn’t need one. A thought vaguely crossed the Secretary’s mind: it seemed Lu Yanbai hadn’t worn a suppressant patch since that project concerning secondary differentiation or pheromone conversion not long ago. There seemed to be something he hadn’t realized in that connection.

Lu Yanbai calmly touched the back of his neck and subtly curved his lips: “New technology. And so what if you are an Alpha? My Baby is also an Alpha. How can two Alphas be together? Your claim has no basis.”

Xu Wanxing, who was curious, lowered his head immediately upon hearing this and feeling Pei Yu’s aggressive stare. I didn’t want to lie either. But making money while live-streaming as an Omega was much more lucrative than doing so as an Alpha. I am just a poor Alpha forced by life’s circumstances.

Pei Yu’s heart turned to ash, his lips trembling as he managed to force out a sentence: “You are lying to me. You have been lying to me the entire time. You lied about everything…”

Xu Wanxing nodded, secretly delighted. Now, Pei Yu would surely despise him. The system hadn’t shown up in so long, and he didn’t know how far the plot had progressed among these people. Now, Pei Yu’s dislike for him would peak, making him invincible.