Just as Su Xu stepped out of the teaching building, his terminal buzzed, Zhong Heng: “Come to the school auditorium.”
Su Xu glanced at his terminal, pretended not to see the messages, and switched it to silent. But the moment he reached the school gates, he ran straight into Zhong Heng and his usual pack of rowdy friends.
With his top-tier Omega aura and extraordinary looks, Su Xu drew attention wherever he went, there was no way to avoid it. He could only keep walking forward.
“Hey, isn’t that Su Xu?”
“Yeah! But what’s he doing here? Shouldn’t he be at the auditorium?”
“No idea. Come on, let’s ask.”
It wasn’t often they had the chance to speak with him directly, so all of them jumped at the opportunity. In an instant, they surrounded him, voices overlapping one after another.
“Su Xu, why are you here?”
“Didn’t you get the message? Zhong Heng’s waiting for you in the auditorium.”
Su Xu raised his eyes lazily, his tone careless. “And what exactly would he be waiting for me there for?”
As he spoke, his gaze landed on one of the boys.
“That’s because…” The boy faltered mid-sentence. Under Su Xu’s unblinking stare, he grew restless, his eyes darting away, lips opening and closing, but no sound came out.
Su Xu arched a brow. “Weren’t you pretty good at talking in front of Zhong Heng? What happened, lose your tongue when it’s me?”
Everyone froze, caught off guard by his bluntness. Someone jabbed the hesitant boy in the ribs, jolting him back into action. He stammered quickly, “Zhong Heng wants to invite you to the speech.”
“What was that?” Su Xu blinked. “You said it too fast. I didn’t catch it.”
“…I said, Zhong Heng wants to invite you to the speech.”
“Hmm?”
Just that one syllable was enough. The boy’s face stiffened. He glanced around at his so-called friends for support, but each and every one of them avoided his gaze.
Color drained from his face. Still, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and repeat himself. Again and again.
It wasn’t until he had repeated it more than ten times that Su Xu finally replied, voice light and indifferent: “Oh. I’m not interested in speeches.”
“…” The boy’s lips pressed tightly together. He said nothing more.
The group exchanged uncertain looks, but none of them moved aside to let Su Xu pass.
One scratched his head, looking conflicted. “Su Xu, come on… haven’t you let out enough steam already? Just go with us. If Young Master Zhong finds out we ran into you but didn’t bring you over, he’ll blow his top and who knows how he’ll curse us out.”
“Yeah, we know you’re upset after hearing that recording. Look, if you’re still angry, take it out on us, hit us, yell at us, whatever. We’ll even apologize right here, alright?”
Su Xu gave a soft, mirthless laugh. “What’s this? You think forgiveness can be forced? Just because you say I should forgive, I’m supposed to obey?”
“Su Xu, don’t be so stubborn.”
“Even we Alphas have our pride, you know… ”
Su Xu’s face didn’t change, still that cool and distant look, but his eyes were growing increasingly impatient.
And then, a deep, commanding voice cut through the air. “What do you think you’re doing?”
The group turned at once, startled.
Though Su Xu wasn’t short, he was still an Omega, surrounded by tall, broad-shouldered Alphas.
From his position in the middle of the circle, he couldn’t even see who had spoken. Then someone whispered behind him, voice trembling, “Crap, it’s the Chancellor.”
The Chancellor of Imperial University was a legendary figure. Though only a Beta, his ability was equal to any Alpha. He was known for his decisive, no-nonsense ways, and nothing irked him more than Alpha arrogance.
The realization hit the group like cold water, crowding around an Omega like this really didn’t look good.
They scrambled to step back, clumping awkwardly together.
Su Xu finally looked up, seeing the Chancellor striding toward them with long steps. Several teachers followed behind, along with a tall man whose mere presence drew every gaze.
He wore a sharp, tailored suit, his short hair neat, his steel-gray eyes cold and piercing. Even standing silent, the aura of bloodshed and iron discipline clung to him unmistakably.
Right now, he too was watching Su Xu.
Their eyes met for an instant before Su Xu deliberately looked away, turning his gaze to the Chancellor instead.
The Chancellor’s expression was dark. He stopped before the group. “A pack of Alphas ganging up on an Omega? What, you think that’s acceptable behavior?”
Alpha bullying Omega under his watch, that was practically a crime.
The students flapped their hands frantically. “No, no, Chancellor, it’s not what you think… hello, sir! We weren’t bullying anyone, we just wanted to invite him to the speech.”
“That’s right! Today, isn’t there an important guest speaker? We were just… just asking him to come along!”
“Haha, how could we possibly bully a fellow student?”
“Is that so?” The Chancellor’s gaze swept over them, finally landing on Su Xu. “What do you say?”
Su Xu answered evenly, “I didn’t want to go, but they wouldn’t let me leave.”
“Su Xu!”
“What nonsense are you spouting!”
Someone moved as if to grab his sleeve, but under the Chancellor’s icy stare, they jerked their hand back immediately.
The Chancellor’s expression grew even colder. He checked his watch. “Names. Class. All of you report to my office tomorrow morning at eight sharp.”
A chorus of groans erupted.
“What’s going on here?”
The suited man finally stepped forward, his voice low and steady.
“General Chu,” the Chancellor said, sighing,“Since you’re here, I’d better explain.”
While the Chancellor recounted the incident, Su Xu stole another look at the man. So this was the one everyone had been talking about,the guest speaker, a star of the military, the so-called General Chu.
Su Xu’s brows furrowed slightly. The last thing he wanted was unnecessary entanglement with someone like that before the plot was over.
He was just about to smooth things over, call it a misunderstanding, and slip away home when the general’s voice came, deep and unyielding.
“Su Xu, why didn’t you come to my speech?”
Su Xu froze, eyes lifting to meet his.
“So, you two know each other?” The Chancellor’s expression shifted into something warmer. “No wonder, the moment we came through the gate, General Chu noticed something happening here and had me check.”
He gave a signal, and the teachers quickly herded the dazed Alphas away.
Then the Chancellor checked the time again, “General Chu, I’ll head to the auditorium first. As for this student Su, why don’t I trouble you to bring him along later?”
“…Alright,” Su Xu replied helplessly.
One by one, the others dispersed, leaving only Su Xu and the general standing there.
“You don’t remember me,” the man said, frowning.
Su Xu studied him carefully. “Chu… Xi Zhou?”
The man inclined his head. “It’s me.”
A trace of awkwardness flickered across Su Xu’s face. “Sorry. It’s been so many years, you’ve changed a lot.”
They had been neighbors once and even attended the same kindergarten. Childhood playmates, more or less.
But after third grade, the Chu family moved to another star system, and their paths had diverged.
Feeling the weight of subtle gazes around them, Su Xu said, “Come on, the auditorium’s this way.”
“Mm.”
Chu Xizhou had always been a quiet child, withdrawn, rarely speaking. Not even the neighborhood kids invited him to play. His years in the military had clearly not changed that. They walked together in silence.
At the main doors, Su Xu pointed. “There it is. Go on in.”
Chu Xizhou stopped, looking first at the building, then back at Su Xu. “You’re not coming?”
Su Xu shook his head, tossing out a casual excuse. “I don’t have a ticket.”
“I do.”
“…”
“No need to stand in the ceremony.” Like pulling a trick from thin air, Chu Xizhou produced a ticket. With complete sincerity, he pressed it into Su Xu’s hand,
“I only agreed to this speech because I heard you were still here. If you don’t come, I’ll be disappointed.”
“…”
The words left Su Xu no polite way to refuse. To turn him down again would be ungracious.
So he nodded.
“I’ll go prepare then,” Chu Xizhou said, and turned to leave.
Su Xu remained standing, the ticket in his hand.
“Tch.”
Lowering his lashes, he turned the ticket over and over. Strange.
This wasn’t in the original plot.
In the novel, Su Xu was a textbook villain,a paper-thin caricature. Pampered since childhood, showered with praise, only to crash into despair when he differentiated as a low-grade Omega.
Even though his parents seemed supportive, the blow twisted his psyche. He spent all his time tormenting his younger brother.
This speech? He never attended. He’d been too busy scheming against his sibling.
So if he went… What would change?
Su Xu tilted his head back toward the sky. The sun had already slipped below the horizon, leaving only the faintest cold glow over the campus.
For now, at least, the heavens showed no sign of anger.
Slipping the ticket into his pocket, he strolled toward the auditorium.
Not far away, Zhong Heng sat restlessly on a bench beneath the arching flower trellis. He checked his terminal over and over until, at last, he spotted Su Xu.
His irritation flared, and he strode forward, reaching out to grab his wrist, only for Su Xu to slip out of reach.
Zhong Heng sucked in a breath, biting back the urge to lash out. When he looked into Su Xu’s face, his temper cooled somewhat. “What took you so long? You didn’t even reply to my messages. Hurry up, the speech is about to start.”
Su Xu stayed where he was, studying him calmly. “Don’t you have something to say to me first?”
“Alright, alright, I know what you mean. I’ll make it up to you later.”
Zhong Heng had no desire to hear another word about that recording. Ever since it was leaked, though plenty still fawned over him, many Omegas now looked at him differently.
He’d always cared deeply about his reputation, of course it put him in a foul mood.
Seeing Su Xu unmoving, he snapped, “Do you have to play difficult now? Do you even realize how many people are dying for a ticket to this speech? If you keep acting like this, I won’t bring you in.”
Su Xu arched his brow. “And you think I need your ticket?”
Zhong Heng’s face darkened. He lowered his voice. “What’s that supposed to mean? Who gave you one?”
“Ah, there you are, Su.”
At that moment, the Chancellor emerged from a side door, smiling as he beckoned. “I was just thinking you might not have a ticket. Good thing I came out to check. And here you are.”
Su Xu smiled, brushing past Zhong Heng without a glance. “General Chu gave me one.”
The Chancellor nodded with satisfaction, “Excellent. Let’s head in together.”
“Of course.”
Zhong Heng stood frozen where he was.
The Chancellor? Treating Su Xu with such warmth?
And this “General Chu” Su Xu mentioned, who was he?
“General”… that title alone stirred suspicion.
His heart thudded uneasily as his gaze followed Su Xu’s retreating figure. If he remembered correctly, the guest speaker today was said to be a rising star at the Emperor’s side, a man who had earned immense merit and rocketed through the ranks to become a general.
And he… knew Su Xu? Had even given him a ticket?
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ChaptersChapter 1 · The Inner WorldChapter 2 · Pheromone Testing CentreChapter 3 · Low Grade OmegaChapter 4 · Faking to be Top tier OmegaChapter 5 · Zhong YiChapter 6 · The culprit behind the videoChapter 7 · Lecture ticket of powerful military OfficerChapter 8 · Zhong Heng acting like a thugChapter 9 · General ChuChapter 10 · Do you really like that good for nothing, Alpha?Chapter 11 · Chen TingyiChapter 12 · Class AssessmentChapter 13 · Call me HusbandChapter 14 · Almost Like AffairChapter 15 · Lantern BloomChapter 16 · Mild Pheromone overflowChapter 17 · Hi, WifeChapter 18 · Or you can kiss me. I’m not pickyChapter 19 · It’s not too late for you to call off the engagementChapter 20 · My BoyfriendChapter 21 · Kidnapped?Chapter 22 · Sister in LawChapter 23 · So you didn’t differentiateChapter 24 · PrinceChapter 25 · That Alpha… is none other than His MajestyChapter 26 · My mom said you’re too oldChapter 27 · Do you still have me in your heart?Chapter 28 · You Can call me Brother in law or sister in lawChapter 29 · I fell in love with you at first sight.Chapter 30 · What kind of friend? Alpha, Beta, or OmegaChapter 31 · Your current boyfriend is hereChapter 32 · I can protect youChapter 33 · Mental suppressionChapter 34 · It doesn’t matterChapter 35 · Watched another horror movie?Chapter 36 · Did you hear thatChapter 37 · You’d know what it tastes like once you try itChapter 38 · He is my boyfriend, his name is Zhong YiChapter 39 · This is what I just received from your father todayChapter 40 · Who did you return the photos of me and Su Rui to?Chapter 41 · As a result, Rui Rui ran away with meChapter 42 · Constitutes accomplice behaviorChapter 43 · You can’t stay in the second bedroomChapter 44 · No one will think you are inferior anymore.Chapter 45 · I am inferior, what’s it to you?Chapter 46 · Let’s wait until the debt collectors come knockingChapter 47 · Focus on your studiesChapter 48 · Am I that valuable?Chapter 49 · From now on, call me MasterChapter 50 · I have always been tolerant of beautiful MenChapter 51 · Don’t be so recklessChapter 52 · He’ll only get more excitedChapter 53 · Call him sister in lawChapter 54 · You haven’t even fulfilled your obligations yetChapter 55 · What? Grandma Su Xu is sick?Chapter 56 · That wasn’t what he meant at all!Chapter 57 · I could actually share him with youChapter 58 · Why was someone added at the last minute?Chapter 59 · You can’t record videos here.Chapter 60 · I like it tooChapter 61 · Distinguish between two similar pheromones.Chapter 62 · Why do you think I blocked you?Chapter 63 · Why hasn’t Su Xu replied yet?Chapter 64 · His Majesty never comes back to eatChapter 65 · Hide your things wellChapter 66 · Connection?Chapter 67 · Maybe I can even inhale it for some comfortChapter 68 · So you don’t run awayChapter 69 · Will you be with His Majesty?Chapter 70 · Take itChapter 71 · Who is this person?!Chapter 72 · Who did you just call worthless?Chapter 73 · Weren’t we talking about Mr. Su and His Majesty?Chapter 74 · Aren’t you very capable?Chapter 75 · As expected of Wu ChuChapter 76 · Help him sleep?Chapter 77 · Su Xu’s Alpha was His MajestyChapter 78 · You really are something, playing favorites like thatChapter 79 · World of a novelChapter 80 · I simply… know them inside outChapter 81 · Wait for meChapter 82 · But I think you’ve become a lot cuter latelyChapter 83 · The feeling of me kissing you?Chapter 84 · Our Xuxu… is finally becoming an adultChapter 85 · Rare stolen moments for an affair like this.Chapter 86 · What kind of death-level love triangle battlefield was this!?Chapter 87 · It was practically torture!Chapter 88 · What sinful karmaChapter 89 · You weren’t worried I’d get angry?Chapter 90 · I’m going to mark youChapter 91 · Who did you go with?Chapter 92 · Chu Xian….. You really aren’t humanChapter 93 · Did this man actually know how to kiss?Chapter 94 · After all, he’s still the current boyfriendChapter 95 · Did they mark you again?Chapter 96 · It’s not my bloodChapter 97 · Did you seduce another alpha??Chapter 98 · After that, don’t use that kind of thing anymoreChapter 99 · Even at this point, Su Xu is still lying to him!Chapter 100 · What’s wrong with you?Chapter 101 · Don’t tell anyoneChapter 102 · I Think my hear startedChapter 104 · You’re Wu JiChapter 104 · A wedding?Chapter 105 · Exceptionally Beautiful OmegaChapter 106 · If you’re with him, aren’t you afraid of being cheated on?Chapter 107 · “Am I the same person as him?”Chapter 108 · What important matter could Chu Xian possibly have to do?Chapter 109 · Did the boss actually steal someone else’s partner?Chapter 110 · Wu Chu is preparing for his weddingChapter 111 · I know better than you what’s so great about Su XuChapter 112 · Chu Xian had gotten a bit tannedChapter 113 · Su Xu, your boyfriend is here!Chapter 114 · I’ve completely lost face!Chapter 115 · Don’t you think your sister-in-law is interesting too?Chapter 116 · I will definitely tell Wu Chu the truth.Chapter 117 · Didn’t you already meet your boyfriend today?Chapter 117 · Why do I need to take a day off on Saturday?Chapter 119 · This is a TrapChapter 120 · This is the future queen chosen by their monarch!Chapter 121 · Could it be that Su Xu went directly to the scene?Chapter 122 · Slipped the ring on Su Xu’s ring fingerChapter 123 · You have no experienceChapter 124 · I haven’t even mentioned your lover in Galaxy A yetChapter 125 · He suddenly had a strong urge to kiss Qi YanChapter 126 · May I ask what you encountered?Chapter 127 · It’s not Jiang Cang, it’s Jiang CangxingChapter 128 · Where does the money come from for a single line of code?Chapter 129 · This is unbelievable!Chapter 130 · Su Xu slammed the box shut.Chapter 131 · This is so weird!Chapter 132 · This person and Teacher Sang are mutual followers!Chapter 133 · I can finally keep my promise and come see youChapter 134 · Extra 1: He’s mango FlavouredChapter 135 · Extra 2: Boyfriend meets ParentsChapter 136 · Extra 3: The Game (1)Chapter 137 · Extra 4: The Game (2)