Chapter 71 – The Inferior Omega is Forcibly Loved by the Superior Alpha 22
“No…”
Wei Yichen woke with a start from his dream, sitting up drenched in sweat.
Although he was awake, the despair and helplessness from the nightmare still had him in their grip. His mood plummeted, and hot tears streamed down his cheeks.
This nightmare had plagued him for the better part of his life. Time and time again, he dreamed of his little Omega being brutally murdered, yet not once could he prevent the hopeless past from repeating itself.
If he hadn’t left first back then, nothing would have happened to him!
He had thought that finding Ji Mian would make the nightmares stop. He hadn’t had this nightmare in a long time, so why was it happening again? Was it because Mianmian was going to leave him?
Anxiety, fear, and guilt swirled within Wei Yichen, leaving him restless and unable to sit still. No, he couldn’t just wait around any longer. He had to go find Mianmian and apologize. No matter what, they couldn’t break up!
Wei Yichen threw off the covers and rushed out of bed. Without even bothering to tidy himself up, he hurried out of the dorm.
He went to Ji Mian’s dorm only to learn that Ji Mian hadn’t returned. He then went to the security room to check the surveillance footage and finally discovered that Ji Mian had left with Shi Shu. He quickly dialed Shi Shu’s number, but the phone was turned off.
His Omega had left with another Alpha.
Mianmian… doesn’t want me anymore?
Looking utterly dejected, Wei Yichen walked down the path like a lost dog.
In stark contrast to his miserable state, the campus was filled with laughter and joy. On the basketball court, Omegas and Betas were screaming, cheering for their favorite players.
“Don’t you guys think Ji Shuangyu is so handsome!”
“Shi Heng is handsome too! When those two Betas got on the court, I thought they were going to get crushed by the Alphas, but I didn’t expect their skills to be so amazing!”
“I feel like they’re both genetic mutations. They’re clearly Betas, but they’re even more outstanding than the Alphas!”
In the stands, the crowd excitedly discussed the two figures running on the court.
The distraught Wei Yichen dazedly looked over.
“Yu!”
Shi Heng, dressed in a basketball jersey, was blocked by an opponent. He leaped and passed the ball to Shuang Yu ahead of him. Shuang Yu dodged the person intercepting him, caught the ball, and bypassed three Alphas to get under the hoop. With a handsome jump, he completed a slam dunk that sent the crowd into a frenzy.
The jersey he was wearing didn’t seem to be his own; it was very loose. The large leap he made caused the shirt to fly up, revealing a flexible, fair waist. It was different from an Alpha’s robust strength and also distinctly different from a male Beta’s. Compared to his tall frame, that waist was almost too slender, as if one could wrap a hand around it. Paired with his broad shoulders and exceptionally perky buttocks, it created an incredibly sensual and… desirable image!
“Ahhh… Ji Shuangyu!”
The stands erupted in screams.
Wei Yichen stared blankly at the young man running freely under the sun. The youth’s smile was brilliant, revealing faint dimples.
He was so sunny and handsome, so captivating. This scene completely overlapped with a memory from his childhood.
The scene before him spun rapidly. Everyone disappeared, and he seemed to have returned to the basketball court where he first met his little Omega. A small boy whose face he couldn’t see clearly, wearing a red and white basketball jersey, ran towards him, dribbling a basketball. As he got closer, Wei Yichen still couldn’t make out his features, only vaguely seeing the sweet dimples at the corners of his upturned mouth.
The boy held the basketball in his arms, extended a hand towards him, and smiled sweetly and innocently. “Big brother, do you want to play basketball with me?”
[Ding, Wei Yichen’s favorability +30. Current favorability: -60.]
Xiao Ai’s sudden favorability notification sounded in his mind.
Shuang Yu knew he was nearby but paid him no mind. The long run had left him drenched in sweat, which was about to drip into his eyes. Just then, the whistle blew, signaling a stop in the game. He quickly lifted the hem of his shirt to wipe the sweat from his face.
That one motion was a showstopper, revealing his waist, abdomen, and half of his back to everyone present.
“Holy crap, sisters, did you see the hickey on his hip bone!”
“Ahhh, there’s a hickey on his waist dimple too!”
“There’s one on his abs too, oh my god… that bite mark is so clear, how wild must they have been!”
“Such a domineering and forceful mark must have been left by an Alpha!”
“Nooo, I wanted to ship him with Shi Heng!”
The little Omegas wailed in dismay.
While the audience was in an uproar, the court itself was dead silent.
Shuang Yu looked up, puzzled, only to find everyone staring dumbly at his waist and abdomen. He could even hear the sound of people swallowing! What the hell? They were all men, why were they staring at him? Just because he was fairer?! Still unaccustomed to the ABO worldview, he found it utterly baffling.
Shi Heng rushed over and, without a word, threw a tracksuit jacket over him, covering his exposed body.
His little Omega is being naughty, daring to expose his body to entice others. He needs to be punished!
This intimate gesture once again sent the crowd in the stands into a screaming frenzy. The Shi-Yu CP shippers were rapidly rising in popularity on campus!
“What are you doing?”
Shuang Yu frowned and was about to take off the jacket. Was this guy trying to make him die of heat, putting another layer on him!
“The hickeys… are showing.”
Shi Heng’s face turned red as he whispered the reminder.
Only then did Shuang Yu belatedly remember the marks left on his body by that psycho.
“Fuck!”
His face instantly turned beet red. He tugged at Shi Heng’s sleeve, signaling for him to leave quickly and not stay here to be embarrassed. The latter gave a sweet smile and nodded, handing him an opened bottle of mineral water. He put an arm around Shuang Yu’s shoulders, and they left the court amidst the crowd’s screams.
Wei Yichen watched them leave, an unprecedented panic rising in his heart for no reason. It felt as if something important was quietly slipping away from him, something he could no longer hold onto!
Before his brain could even process it, he had already taken a step forward, wanting to chase after them. After two steps, he abruptly came to his senses and slapped himself across the face.
He was crazy. He should be looking for Mianmian, why was he focusing on Ji Shuangyu? That was a Beta with ulterior motives!
Wei Yichen didn’t want to admit that he was developing feelings for Shuang Yu, but his heart had never been something he could control. The more he tried not to think about it, the more vivid the image of Ji Shuangyu became in his mind. What terrified him even more was that Ji Shuangyu’s appearance was overlapping more and more with his childhood memories.
He tragically discovered that, compared to Ji Mian, Ji Shuangyu seemed to be a better match for his childhood White Moonlight! His heart was in complete chaos.
Along the way, Shuang Yu kept receiving favorability notifications from Xiao Ai. The rising and falling numbers indicated the turmoil in Wei Yichen’s heart. The favorability score finally settled at -10.
The majority of students at this school were Alphas. Only very outstanding Betas and Omegas could get into this university, making up no more than twenty percent of the total student population. Furthermore, no Beta would humiliate themselves by competing against Alphas on the basketball court. Therefore, the Beta-exclusive locker room was occupied by only Shi Heng and Shuang Yu.
“Um… you wash up first. I’ll wait for you outside,” Shi Heng said like a gentleman, his face blushing.
“We’re both men, there’s no need to shower separately. It’s not like I’m going to eat you,” Shuang Yu said matter-of-factly, grabbing hold of him.
“Well… you seem to have forgotten. You only look like a Beta, but you’re an Omega,” Shi Heng said, troubled.
He had noticed that Shuang Yu’s understanding of the ABO world was very shallow. In his consciousness, it seemed there was no distinction of a second gender, only male and female!