The stroll time was about up, so Mu Chenxing stretched his limbs and started jogging.
Pei Yao followed unhurriedly at his side, nonstop teasing him the whole way and preventing Mu Chenxing from enjoying any peace.
Back at the dorm, Mu Chenxing finally had some quiet. He glanced at his bed, where the pink canopy still hadn’t been changed, and belatedly remembered something.
A very important something.
Tong Xiao, fresh out of the shower and towel-drying his hair, asked casually, “Why are you standing here like a statue? Did the test results not go well?”
Mu Chenxing frowned. “I’m pondering a major life decision.”
Tong Xiao blinked and backtracked. “What major life decision?”
The other two, who had been studying, also turned their heads.
Mu Chenxing said, “For an Omega dating an Alpha, if we don’t plan on having kids, is there a once-and-for-all solution?”
His three dormmates: “!!”
“You’re already dating someone?”
“Is it that Sell-Body Fruit Alpha?”
Mu Chenxing: “That’s not the point.”
“That’s totally the point!!”
“It’s only been this long?”
“You’ve already decided?”
Mu Chenxing nodded. “He seems to really like me, and I think he’s pretty good too. If I hesitate to cut things off completely, that means I probably like him quite a bit. So, I should just be decisive. As a guy—anyway, I can’t just enjoy his efforts and care without giving anything back.”
The three exchanged glances.
Tong Xiao pinched the bridge of his nose. “So why bring up kids?”
Mu Chenxing: “It’s a bit early to think about that now, but if I’m serious about making this work, I need to consider everything upfront so I don’t waste his time, right? He’s not getting any younger, after all.”
The three: “…”
Tong Xiao looked utterly speechless. “Have you mentioned this to him?”
Mu Chenxing coughed lightly. “I just thought of it.”
He’d been too busy realizing he was finally going to hook up with a guy.
The three: “…”
Mu Chenxing surrendered. “Fine, fine, I’ll ask his opinion first.”
He opened the holo-screen and started typing a message.
His three dormmates crowded over.
He immediately blocked them.
Tong Xiao narrowed his eyes. “Not letting us see?”
Xia Weizhen sneered. “Getting distant already, huh.”
Tao Xirui looked hurt. “Once you have a lover, no more bros.”
Mu Chenxing: “…No, I just need to change his contact name first.”
The three: “?”
“What’s so shady about it?”
“You didn’t name him ‘hubby,’ did you?”
“Not that fast, surely?”
Mu Chenxing was speechless. He quickly changed Pei Yao’s name to “Pei.”
“Done.”
The three suspiciously crowded in again.
Mu Chenxing ignored them and sent a voice-to-text message: I’m seriously considering accepting you right now, but I have no plans for kids in the future. If you can’t accept that, we’re done. If you can, I promise to stay faithful, no cheating—even if the passion fades, I’ll keep loving and respecting you as your partner, protecting you.
The three: “!!”
“Don’t send—”
It was sent.
Mu Chenxing looked puzzled. “What’s wrong?”
Tong Xiao: “Are you insane?”
Xia Weizhen: “Whether you want kids or not, you can’t phrase it like that!”
Tao Xirui: “Quick, recall it—uh.”
Too late.
A voice message popped up from the other side.
Mu Chenxing tapped it without thinking—
“Little Star, you’re so eager to do some baby-making stuff with me—”
Mu Chenxing frantically cut it off.
Unfortunately, his dormmates weren’t deaf.
The three looked at him with strange gazes.
Tao Xirui spoke weakly. “Star, so you like it like that, huh…”
Mu Chenxing: “…No.”
Whatever. They heard it anyway—might as well listen to the end.
“—Plus, why are you the one protecting me?”
Mu Chenxing: “…The point is the kids.”
Pei Yao on the other end: “That’s not the point.”
Mu Chenxing: “It’s very important.”
Pei Yao: “For me, marriage isn’t even necessary—kids even less so.”
Mu Chenxing met the shocked, skeptical stares of his three dormmates and asked again, “So if we’re together, no kids is fine, right?”
Pei Yao: “Of course, but the process of making them has to stay on the table and be kept appropriate—”
Mu Chenxing cut off the voice and looked at his dormmates impassively. “That’s about it.”
The three: “…”
Mu Chenxing: “Can we move on now?”
The three: “…”
Tong Xiao waved it off. “Forget it, you disgusting couple—one willing to punch, one willing to take. Why are we worrying?”
Xia Weizhen: “My dad says 18-year-old romances are all child’s play! Thinking about kids is way too early.”
Tao Xirui muttered softly, “I hear college breakups are super common. He’s so old—might split next month anyway.”
Tong Xiao immediately gave him a thumbs-up. “You’re right! An old guy isn’t worth our attention—they’re bound to break up!”
Mu Chenxing: “…”
He knew teenage feelings were fickle, of course, but he wasn’t a real 18-year-old student.
He’d died once already. He had no interest or drive in playing around with emotions.
But old guy… pfft.
His wristband vibrated.
Pei Yao: Since we’ve talked this far, can I appropriately request some privileges?
Mu Chenxing: “?”
Glancing at his dormmates with perked ears, he asked, “What privileges?”
Pei Yao: Given your style, there’ll definitely be tons of situations at school. I request to be changed to your emergency contact there.
Mu Chenxing paused.
Pei Yao: Think about it—I’m on Central Star, your family’s on Galaxy Star. I’d get to you fastest in any emergency. Plus, your family might not approve of you joining all these competitions, but I’d support you. Need signatures? I can handle it. Perfect, right?
Mu Chenxing: “…Makes sense. But do I have any events right now needing parental sign-off?”
Pei Yao went silent.
Mu Chenxing: “So, you don’t need to do anything—just wait for me to graduate.”
Pei Yao: .
The eavesdropping trio exchanged glances.
Mu Chenxing shot them a look and continued the voice message: “Also, my dormmates think even if we date, we won’t last the month—”
The three stared at him in horror.
Pei Yao: “…Why?”
Mu Chenxing calmly: “Because they think you’re too old and not good enough for me. So if you’re bored obsessing over nonsense, spend more time on skincare instead—don’t turn into an old prune I have to dump later.”
The three: “Pfft!”
Pei Yao: “…”
Mu Chenxing closed the holo-screen and turned to his dormmates. “That’s about it. Anything else you wanna ask?”
“…”
Tong Xiao: “…You two are a disgusting couple, one willing to punch, one willing to take.”
Xia Weizhen: “I thought you’d go for someone steady, good in a fight.”
Tao Xirui: “At least an Alpha stronger than you.”
Mu Chenxing nodded. “Not wrong—he’s really good in a fight. Right now, way stronger than me too.”
The three: “…”
Tong Xiao: “Let’s talk about your test today instead…”
…
He slept soundly that night.
The next morning, Mu Chenxing checked the School Forum again.
A few sparse videos and photos of his shooting and rope-climbing had blown up into hot posts.
Plenty of Alphas who’d previously questioned his competition scores flipped their stance, admitting he was impressive.
Of course, that wasn’t the point.
Xia Weizhen, relaying the post contents with a probing tone, said, “Star, these Alphas are saying you’re transferring colleges—is that true?”
Tong Xiao and the other looked over too.
Mu Chenxing raised a brow. “What are they saying?”
“Post 491 says there’s insider info—teachers from a few colleges inquiring about you.”
“Post 532 heard the same, with others confirming.”
Mu Chenxing: “Which teachers?”
Xia Weizhen scrolled and read off a few names from specialized fields.
Mu Chenxing calmly kept his head down reading. “Just hot air. Ignore it.”
Xia Weizhen: “What if it’s real? You’d transfer?”
Mu Chenxing looked up at three tense faces, exasperated. He reached out and pinched Xia Weizhen’s cheek. “If I transferred, who’d tutor me? Quit yapping—lend me your notes! I missed a bit earlier.”
Xia Weizhen and the others lit up happily.
But Tong Xiao wasn’t buying it. “Your competition scores are that high, you aced Alpha physical training events, you like that stuff, and you specially applied to the principal for testing—why not transfer?”
Mu Chenxing rifled through Xia Weizhen’s notes and copied without looking up. “Too many badass Alphas in other colleges. I’m afraid I’d lose my resolve, can’t resist the temptation—”
The three frowned.
“—to challenge them to fights every day.”
The three: “…”
Very reasonable.
Not long after, the bell rang.
Mu Chenxing was still copying notes when he heard someone outside shout—
“Mu Chenxing, someone looking for you.”
Mu Chenxing looked up puzzled, glanced at his equally baffled dormmates, closed his holo-screen, and headed out.
Tong Xiao and the others hurried after.
Two Alphas in crisp uniforms stood ramrod straight outside, one a bit familiar.
Mu Chenxing approached. “You looking for me?”
Three gasps sounded from behind.
He puzzledly sized them up again.
“Yeah, got something for you.” The familiar one gestured beside him. “This is Wei Xufeng from our class. We want to discuss something with you.”
Mu Chenxing blinked. “Do we know each other?”
The familiar guy: “…”
Xia Weizhen, who’d followed, tugged Mu Chenxing’s sleeve and whispered, “You’re not giving Shen Mingtao face? Watch out—Shen Mingshu might come hassle you again!”
Mu Chenxing: “…”
Forgot about this guy he’d only met twice.
He dry-laughed. “Kidding—sorry. What do you need help with?”
Shen Mingtao swept a glance over Xia Weizhen and the passing students. “Over there.”
Mu Chenxing dragged his three dormmates along to the corridor side.
Shen Mingtao didn’t beat around the bush. Once they stopped, he got straight to the point: “Our class only has me and Xufeng in the shooting and obstacle course speed finals. You’re an Omega, but we’re the only three first-years from Medical College in the finals. We should set aside Alpha-Omega differences, train together, and aim for better results.”
Mu Chenxing calmly replied, “But I’m confident in my solo training for good scores.”
Shen Mingtao: .
Tong Xiao and the others hurriedly turned away.
Wei Xufeng stepped forward, mild-mannered. “Hi, can I call you Chenxing?”
Mu Chenxing’s gaze shifted to his face. “Better not—we’re not that close.”
He got nudges from the cowards behind.
Wei Xufeng didn’t get mad, just nodded with a smile. “Fair enough. We can switch once we’re closer.”
He changed topics. “I know joint training might be tough for you as an Omega, but it’ll be in public areas—we’ll ensure your safety.”
He gave an apologetic smile. “Your scores beat ours. Training with you, we might even need your pointers. If you say no, we won’t push.”
Shen Mingtao: “Xufeng!”
Wei Xufeng shook his head. “We’re here to request cooperation and learn, not threaten.”
Shen Mingtao glanced at Mu Chenxing and shut up.
Mu Chenxing was about to reply when his back got poked again.
He turned helplessly. “What?”
Tong Xiao and the others’ eyes sparkled, poking his waist while whispering, “Agree quick!”
Mu Chenxing: “?”
Xia Weizhen urgently whispered, “Lead them! Worst case, bring ’em to our Association—we won’t mind.”
Tong Xiao and Tao Xirui nodded vigorously.
Mu Chenxing: …Fine. Training Alphas or Omegas, same difference. Might as well.
“Alright, joint training it is—but you follow my lead.”
Shen Mingtao: “You—”
“Good.” Wei Xufeng cut him off with a smiling nod. “We follow you.”
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