Chapter 86: AE10
Gu Xiu received a new plot point prompt. Just then, Lin Zijun sent a message asking him to come home. So he took the opportunity to set a time to go back, this Saturday.
There was no need to invite Jin Chenhan to dinner at home. The protagonist gong and shou did indeed have to “eat” together, but it was all when he, the cuckolded fiancé, was not at home.
【Jiujiu, the protagonist gong and protagonist shou have already run into each other in the elevator and have found out that they are neighbors upstairs and downstairs.】 007 transmitted the information. 【Then it’s ‘Key Plot Point 3.’ You and the protagonist shou agreed to go home for dinner, but you actually went to a bar again… He was worried that you might have had an accident and went to the bar from last time to look for you. As a result, he ran into a group of hooligans in a nearby alley. He, a pitiful Omega who was powerless and had not been marked, was almost brutally attacked!】
The following plot was as cliché as it could get.
【The protagonist gong just happened to be passing by and recognized him, so he naturally came to the rescue. The protagonist gong was also aroused by his pheromones and went into heat. He endured it until he got home and took a box of inhibitors…】
Gu Xiu sighed, 【So tacky… huh? Have I said this line before?】
007 played dumb again.
Gu Xiu: 【Hey, 007.】
Only then did 007 say, 【Uh… this is the style of our Jinjiang. It’s fine, Jiu. If we can’t beat them, we’ll join them!】
Gu Xiu: 【…】
On Saturday evening, Gu Xiu packed up and set off from the hotel apartment to the familiar bar.
But he didn’t plan to hang out in the bar. He had no interest in such romantic affairs, so he found a place in the alley to squat in advance, waiting for Lin Zijun and the cannon fodder hooligans to come.
He was wearing a low-key black hoodie, no glasses, and a lollipop in his mouth to pass the time. He was squatting sneakily in a damp and muddy corner, with a few weeds under his feet.
Lin Zijun: 【Are you there?】
After five minutes, Gu Xiu replied very perfunctorily, 【Almost.】
This time, Lin Zijun was very sharp: 【Did you go out to play again?】
Gu Xiu didn’t bother with him anymore. He propped his chin on one hand and looked at the fiery sunset in the distance, ignoring the continuous calls and text messages on his phone, and sighed softly.
When it got dark, Gu Xiu disguised himself as a bar staff and replied, 【Are you a friend of this customer? He’s drunk [Share address]】
After all, Lin Zijun was a gentle and weak Omega. Gu Xiu was afraid that there would be a loophole in the plot, so he sent a message to Jin Chenhan.
Gu Xiu: 【Mr. Jin, are you busy?】
Jin Chenhan: 【I just got home. What’s wrong?】
Jin Chenhan had just gotten out of the car. Coincidentally, he had just received Gu Xiu’s message when he saw Lin Zijun rushing out of the apartment building.
He returned the way he came and sat back in the car.
He didn’t know what conflict the two had had. His ascetic and self-restrained secretary had actually taken the initiative to send an invitation.
Gu Xiu: 【Mr. Jin, care for a drink? [Share address]】
Jin Chenhan curled his lips, glanced at Lin Zijun, who was hurriedly calling a car, and stepped on the accelerator to start the car.
And on the other side, Gu Xiu had arranged for the two protagonists and was still squatting in place, waiting.
If there were any other accidents in the plot, at least he could be the last line of defense to protect the Omega Lin Zijun’s safety.
He really couldn’t be as heartless as 007.
【Jiujiu,】 007 was concerned about its host. 【You can go inside the bar. It’s too dirty here.】
On a weekend night, the area around the bar was so congested with traffic that it was impossible to move. All the external factors seemed to be contributing to this dog-blood plot. The anxious Lin Zijun got out of the car at an intersection in advance and took this small alley as a shortcut. This was the fastest way to get to the bar.
Gu Xiu was guarding here, motionless. Not only did he not listen to 007, but he also hid behind a trash can. 【007, I’ll just hide here. You can fly out and take a look. You probably can’t see me, right?】
The small silver ball of light swayed, and helplessly cooperated with him. 【I can’t see you… Jiujiu, behind you!】
Gu Xiu was startled.
He had been on guard against the entrance on the street side, but he had not taken into account the back. There was an abandoned factory building there, and a group of people were coming down the steel staircase, holding empty wine bottles, with cigarettes in their mouths, dressed thuggishly, and looking very difficult to deal with.
In this world, the 5% of the population who were Alphas and Omegas enjoyed 80% of the social resources. Most Betas could only accept their fate and diligently study and work. There were also quite a few Betas who were unwilling to accept the privileges of AO, and there were even some extreme anti-AO organizations that the government had been trying to uproot for many years without success.
Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. Robbing an AO would surely make them a lot of money, and as long as they didn’t go too far, the former would also settle the matter for the sake of face.
Gu Xiu had learned this information in advance, but he didn’t expect the people who came to be so aggressive and unreasonable.
“Hey! The one blocking the way in front… you’re so sneaky. What are you doing?”
“Huh? Holy shit, you’re an Alpha?”
Gu Xiu cursed under his breath.
007 was still optimistic: 【Uh… this is the protagonist shou’s plot, right? But it’s fine if you complete it for him, Jiujiu.】
The other party had recognized his Alpha identity but did not give up. Instead, he pressed on step by step. “Damn it, just right. I was just saying that I hate you arrogant Alphas the most in my life. Haha, you’ve just delivered yourself to my door.”
In the novel, the protagonist shou was taken a fancy to for his beauty. If he, an Alpha, came over, there would only be hostility.
There were six of them in total, all burly and strong. Gu Xiu, a white-collar elite who sat in an office, even as an Alpha, had never been in such a dangerous situation. He was forced to retreat again and again by a group of Betas.
“Wait,” one of them pulled the leader and said cautiously, “Boss, look at this Alpha’s appearance. He might be of a high rank.”
An AO’s appearance was often directly related to their rank.
A Beta would not be oppressed by an Alpha’s pheromones, but their body could still feel an Alpha’s fist, so they were also a little afraid.
“So what? I’m beating up an Alpha! No matter how powerful he is, I’ll still beat him up!” The boss did not retreat but advanced. “Are we brothers still afraid of him alone? Tonight, we’ll let these guys know how powerful we are…”
Gu Xiu was dumbfounded.
Because they suspected that he was of a high rank, this group of people became even more wary of him and were preparing to gang up on him.
“…I have money! I can give it to you,” Gu Xiu quickly said, calmly and logically. “I’ve never discriminated against Betas. You can’t be so indiscriminate.”
Who would have thought that the group of six would burst out in a violent laugh.
“Hahahaha—listen to what he’s saying!”
“Oh my, on one hand, you say you don’t discriminate, and on the other, you want to give us charity. You guys are just one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes.”
Gu Xiu was choked. As expected, an unreasonable person would not listen to reason.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen an Alpha who looks like you,” one of them said frivolously. “With that face, you must have slept with a lot of Omegas, right?”
Gu Xiu’s brow furrowed.
Due to the implanted “mission first” command, he did not immediately flare up. He first confirmed with 007, 【What now? I can’t leave. If I injure them, what if the protagonist gong and shou don’t have a cannon fodder to follow the plot?】
007, on the other hand, put the host’s safety first. 【Don’t worry about it! Just beat them up first!】
【Hehe, don’t underestimate me.】 The amnesiac Gu Xiu could not be provoked either. He cracked his knuckles. 【I used to beat up zombies. Now I’m an Alpha. Besides the protagonist gong, am I still afraid of these few little Betas?】
【Jiu—be careful!】
While the two were chatting, one of them quietly went around behind and tried to sneak-attack.
Without 007’s reminder, Gu Xiu had already felt the subtle change in the air. He dodged a step ahead, and at the same time, he grabbed the other’s raised arm, threw him forward heavily, and he crashed into a trash can on the side of the road, falling into a pile of smelly fish and shrimp!
The other few Betas, seeing this, immediately rushed up aggressively. Not only did they want to teach this arrogant Alpha a lesson, but they also wanted to save face for their brother.
Gu Xiu was not polite either. He beat them one by one. He threw one with his hand, kicked one away, and held the last one with his elbow, pushing him all the way to a rough red brick wall.
“Ahhhhhh!!”
The heart-wrenching screams rose and fell.
Gu Xiu quickly gained the upper hand with his excellent physical fitness and exquisite moves. But in the end, two fists were no match for four hands. No matter how strong his endurance was, he couldn’t stand against six people in a relay. He had just dealt with the leader of the hooligans in front of him, and was panting with his hands on his knees, when he was suddenly hit in the back and stumbled forward.
When he had steadied himself and looked back, he saw a short man holding a long wooden stick. He was very unsportsmanlike. Not only did he sneak-attack, but he also used a weapon!
At this moment, a hot current overflowed from the gland on the back of his neck, gently seeping into and enveloping every injured part of his body.
The pain quickly disappeared.
【Jiujiu! You can’t fight anymore!】 007 said anxiously. 【Your mental power is already severely damaged. It has dropped from A+ to C-rank. You can’t use your mental power anymore—】
Gu Xiu, a novice in the ABO world, had not yet figured out how to use his mental power. He only felt that his limbs were particularly powerful, and every punch and kick was exceptionally satisfying. The healing speed of his wounds was also far superior to that of an ordinary human.
He took a short rest and was about to fight again.
The enemy had also switched to a well-rested strong man, who was full of energy to face the exhausted Alpha. He came at him with a dirty trick again, swinging an iron rod in his hand, and directly knocked the tall and powerful Alpha to the ground.
【Oh my, don’t fight anymore. What now…】 007 circled around Gu Xiu, mumbling. 【How about I come out and help you? Main god, you’ve seen that I’m doing this to protect Jiujiu. You can’t punish me again this time…】
【Shut up.】 Gu Xiu’s fingers dug into the concrete ground. He struggled to get up, interrupting the long-winded 007. 【There’s no need. What’s the use of your ordinary human skin? Even if you put on a human skin, you’re still a useless system.】
007 naturally retorted, 【I, I stole data from the protagonist gong—】
Bang!
After a muffled sound, the strong man who was standing in front of Gu Xiu and holding up an iron rod suddenly fell down straight.
Gu Xiu’s eyes widened in astonishment. Perhaps to prevent the big guy from falling on him, the person behind him gave another kick, kicking the strong man to the side.
As the strong man slowly fell, the man behind him also gradually revealed his figure.
His posture was tall and straight like a pine and cypress, and his black suit made him look even more noble and cold.
It was really not an appearance and attire that should have appeared in this kind of small alley.
Gu Xiu called out in a daze, “…Mr. Jin?”
He only glanced at Gu Xiu faintly and was always paying attention to the surrounding hooligans who were eyeing him covetously. He was quick, accurate, and ruthless. He swung another brick and knocked down another one.
He was in a suit and tie, with an extraordinary air—if you ignored the bloody brick in his hand.
In the deep night, the moral model had transformed into a gentle scum.
Gu Xiu was so shocked that he was in a daze for a few seconds. He watched as Jin Chenhan dealt with the six of them in a few strokes, and only then did he walk over, lower his head, and reach out his hand to Gu Xiu, asking with a nonchalant concern, “Are you okay?”
Gu Xiu blinked in a daze. He had come out tonight to play the role of a background board for a hero saving a damsel in distress. He was wearing a loose and casual black hoodie, no glasses, and a pair of clear and bright black eyes, which made him look like a fledgling college student.
It was the first time he had seen this completely different style, but it gave Jin Chenhan an exceptionally strong sense of familiarity.
In that moment of distraction.
“Be careful! Mr. Jin—”
Gu Xiu’s reminder was timely. Jin Chenhan quickly turned around to face the enemy. Who knew that the other had changed his equipment again? It was not a wooden board or an iron rod. The silver light in the other’s hand was a large piece of iron, extremely sharp!
With a pfft, a large gash was cut in the sleeve of Jin Chenhan’s high-end suit, and the flesh was torn open, and blood gushed out.
However, the man, as an Enigma at the peak of the pyramid, didn’t even frown. He directly took the sharp weapon, snatched the other’s weapon, and returned it in the same way.
“Ahhhhhh—”
A miserable scream pierced the night.
The passersby at the intersection were attracted and all called the police, calling the nearby patrol security.
The few hooligans wanted to escape, but they were all lying on the ground like dead fish, unable to move. They could only resign themselves to being arrested.
Gu Xiu was still in a state of shock. Seeing that the wound on Jin Chenhan’s arm was still bleeding, the black suit didn’t show it, but the ground was dripping with his bright red blood.
“…Mr. Jin,” Gu Xiu was also injured. He stumbled over. “Are you okay?”
Jin Chenhan seemed not to feel the pain at all and joked with a half-smile, “You still remember your sense of service now?”
Seeing him like this, Gu Xiu was even more worried. He looked left and right, threw out a “excuse me,” and with a hook of his fingers, he took the tie from the other’s stiff neck.
Gu Xiu was so concerned about his superior’s injury that he kept his head down the whole time, oblivious to the dark gaze that was on him. His long and slender fingers flew, and he skillfully bandaged the wound on the other’s arm.
Finally, he crossed the tie and tied a beautiful and practical bow.
Only then did Gu Xiu relax. 【Phew, fortunately, I used to do this often in Qidian. It’s just that it feels like a long time ago. I’m a little rusty.】
007 just happened to bring a piece of good news: 【Oh my, ‘Key Plot Point 3’ is perfectly completed!】
“…Huh?”
Only at this moment did the dazed Gu Xiu raise a pair of bright and clear eyes and look at his superior in front of him.
The intense fight had made the Enigma sweat all over, and he had also lost a lot of blood from his injury. All his bodily fluids were seeping with a slight pheromone. A little had accumulated, which made the Omega both afraid and attracted, and made the Alpha submit in pain.
Although most AO’s senses were not that sharp, his Alpha secretary was really so slow that he couldn’t feel any danger, even though the gland on the back of his neck was hot and restless, and his canines were also faintly itching.
His Alpha was still innocent, his eyes black and bright.
“Gentlemen, are you okay?” The Beta police officer had dealt with the few hooligans and came over to show his concern. “We’ll take you to the hospital first. Please come to the station to make a statement when you have time…”
The Beta, who followed social norms and had a proper job, was very respectful and polite to the Alpha.
“No need,” but Jin Chenhan refused. “I came by car. No need to trouble you.”
Perhaps he was rarely treated so politely by an Alpha, and the other’s dress and attire were also rich and noble. The officer was obviously stunned for a moment, not quite used to it.
Jin Chenhan didn’t say much more, pulled Gu Xiu, and left this place of trouble.
Gu Xiu sighed to himself, 【As expected of a moral model…】
When they arrived at the hospital, the glance that Jin Chenhan shot over was so cold it was terrifying.
“Come with me.”
Gu Xiu shivered and obediently followed.
Jin Chenhan led Gu Xiu to his attending physician’s office. Doctor Hou was on the night shift and was drowsy. He was suddenly surprised to see Jin Chenhan come uninvited, with a strange Alpha behind him. He was quite tall, but his tender face and ignorant eyes looked like a student.
The key was, this was clearly an Alpha!
Doctor Hou stood up and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Mr. Jin, you’ve really found a suitable Alpha?”
“Give him a check-up,” Jin Chenhan didn’t explain much and ordered the two of them in turns. He then turned to Gu Xiu and said, “Lie down. You need a full-body check-up, including your mental power.”
Doctor Hou was experienced and immediately called a nurse to prepare the equipment. He only found out that both of them were injured when he was putting on his gloves.
An Alpha’s physique was strong, and their healing ability was also very amazing. In times of war, they were on the front lines of the battlefield. Now, a casual fight was nothing to mention. The thing they were least afraid of was a superficial wound.
But a strong body also had a corresponding price. The thing they were most afraid of was a problem with their mental power. If they were not careful, they could even turn from a pride of heaven into a useless fool.
Doctor Hou took this very seriously. He pushed back Gu Xiu’s hair, carefully examined his external injuries, and after confirming, he said, “The wound has almost healed, but I need to scan your brain and check your mental power.”
This kind of private examination required the consent of the person himself or his guardian.
Gu Xiu only had a half-baked understanding of this ABO world. Since it was his superior’s request, he agreed nonchalantly, lay down in the designated position, and was moved into the scanning cabin by the electric treatment bed.
Jin Chenhan stood behind Doctor Hou, his brow tightly furrowed as he waited for the results.
“He’s just mentally exhausted. It’s not a big problem…” Doctor Hou said. “But his mental power seems to have been damaged long ago. He still needs further diagnosis… Mr. Jin.”
“Mr. Jin?”
After calling twice, Jin Chenhan finally looked at Doctor Hou with a furrowed brow. “What’s wrong with him? What damage?”
“We need to wait for the test results,” Doctor Hou said. “Mr. Jin, you’ve also consumed a lot tonight, right? Your arm is still bleeding… I’ll have Xiao Chen bandage it for you.”
Gu Xiu had just finished his scan when he saw that Jin Chenhan was about to go out with another doctor to get his wound bandaged. He quickly climbed off the treatment bed and hurried after him. “Mr. Jin! I’ll go with you.”
“Wait, you…” Doctor Hou called out helplessly behind him. “Forget it, forget it. You can go.”
The two of them left the office. Only then did Doctor Hou mumble, “There’s still such an Alpha these days? Tsk tsk, I really don’t know where Mr. Jin found such a pure college student.”
Jin Chenhan had taken a large iron sheet to his arm, and the terrifying gash ran from his forearm all the way to the back of his hand.
He untied the tie bow that Gu Xiu had tied, cut open the sleeve, and the shocking wound was truly revealed.
Gu Xiu was so scared that his eyes were wide. But Jin Chenhan was completely unconcerned about this small injury and was only surprised to find that he had actually stared so wide his eyes looked double-lidded.
Because he wasn’t wearing glasses today, his complete features were revealed, clean and refreshing, without the seemingly feigned seriousness and self-restraint.
The throat that was nervously swallowing, there was also a light-colored little mole there.
Jin Chenhan was lost in thought for a moment and suddenly felt the feeling of an Alpha admiring an Omega. An instinctive attraction, an unmovable gaze.
Strangely enough, even without the instinctive attraction of an AO, Gu Xiu also made him unable to look away.
“…Ah!”
First was Gu Xiu’s light cry, and then Jin Chenhan lifted his eyes to look at Doctor Xiao Chen, who was stitching up his flesh.
Gu Xiu beside him became even more nervous and unconsciously held his other, intact arm.
His throat rolled. He forced himself to move his gaze away from that hand and said in a steady voice to Gu Xiu, “It’s just a stitch. It’s nothing for an Alpha.”
It’s even less for an Enigma.
Gu Xiu was shocked for a long time. Seeing that Jin Chenhan’s face was always calm, he seemed to really not feel the pain. The professional surgeon’s movements were skilled. The face of the person on the night shift was as cold as if he had been killing fish for ten years. The knife rose and fell, and every stitch was accurate.
The heart that had been on tenterhooks all night finally settled. As soon as his tense nerves relaxed, a tide of fatigue rushed in.
He was really so tired that he could fall asleep even leaning against the uncomfortable metal chair back.
The doctor had finished the bandaging and called out, “Mr. Jin…”
Jin Chenhan made a “shh” gesture and interrupted her. “Be quiet.”
“Oh, oh,” the doctor understood and lowered her voice. “Your wound needs to be bandaged to avoid infection, and you can’t touch water for the next few days…”
“Mm,” Jin Chenhan didn’t seem to care. His peripheral vision was on Gu Xiu, and he only cared about one question. “Can it be handled here?”
The doctor: “Yes.”
Jin Chenhan: “Okay, as quietly as possible.”
The doctor carefully bandaged Jin Chenhan, and to avoid making too much noise, she dragged out the time for a particularly long time.
But this patient, the medical fees he gave each time were also enough.
In this long period of time, no one had any complaints and even enjoyed it quite a bit.
Jin Chenhan tilted his head and watched Gu Xiu’s sleeping face, his long and dense eyelashes, somewhat like a bird’s feathers.
“Mmm…”
Perhaps his neck was sore from sleeping with his head tilted back, Gu Xiu mumbled and moved.
Jin Chenhan’s heart moved.
He reached out his hand, reached under the warm hoodie, and through the soft hoodie, he pinched the back of Gu Xiu’s neck.
The warm feeling, along with the pheromones, was transmitted to his palm through the inhibitor patch and inhibitor gloves.
He suddenly felt that these gloves were really superfluous, but thanks to the gloves, Gu Xiu was completely unaware that his most fragile back of the neck had been caught by the most dangerous Enigma, and he even took the initiative to lean on this free “neck pillow.”
Jin Chenhan brought that restless head and placed it on his own shoulder.
Gu Xiu was comfortable now, and his dream also turned into a sweet dream. He inexplicably laughed twice.
Jin Chenhan couldn’t help but laugh. He lowered his head to look again, and the young man’s cheeks were also slightly flushed from sleep, and the tips of his long eyelashes were condensed with steam.
Jin Chenhan studied him quietly for a long while before he remembered to look for this Alpha’s charming pheromones.
A sweet little chestnut, swaying in the wind, finally landed in the boundless forest. With a light touch, it actually cracked a crack on the hard and vast ice field, and then it rolled in.
Everywhere it went, it was hot and sweet, all honey baked at high temperature.
So good and soft, good at serving.
Jin Chenhan pushed a messy strand of the Alpha’s hair behind his ear and couldn’t help but think.
How could there be an Alpha like Gu Xiu?
