“I…”
Gong Ze was pulled inside.
Jiang Lin’an gave his good brother Feng Yuan a suggestive wink and brought the man over to sit beside him. “Come on, have a seat, hurry.”
Gong Ze raised his hand, hesitating. “But I…”
Came here for a job interview…
“Oh, no ‘buts’ about it.” Jiang Lin’an smiled amiably, pressing down on his shoulders to seat him, then picked up a wine glass and shoved it into his hand. “Don’t be so nervous. We don’t bite. Besides, what’s an Alpha like you have to be afraid of?”
The corner of Feng Yuan’s mouth curled up into a faint, almost imperceptible smile. He subtly adjusted his posture, sitting a little closer, and lazily draped one arm across the back of the sofa behind the tense man who was gripping his wine glass with both hands.
Then, he lightly clinked his glass against the nervous little lamb who seemed to have wandered into a pack of wolves. “What’s your name?”
“…Gong Ze.”
Gong Ze answered instinctively.
Feng Yuan stared directly at him. “Nice name.”
“Thank you…”
Seeing this, Jiang Lin’an and the group of young masters snickered. Jiang Lin’an shot Feng Yuan a meaningful look.
‘Dude, you like him that much? First time I’ve ever seen you make the first move.’
Feng Yuan sneered.
‘You think I’m an idiot? I’m not going to let a piece of meat that’s fallen right into my mouth just slip away.’
Besides, he had never seen anyone who suited his tastes so perfectly.
Feng Yuan wasn’t one for beating around the bush. He had laid eyes on the man and wanted him. He was honest about it: he craved this hot-bodied ‘husband’s’ body. Spending money was no object. Since he’d set his sights on him, he absolutely had to get him into bed.
“Hmm.” Feng Yuan asked again, “How old are you?”
Gong Ze answered timidly, “Twenty-six.”
“Oh. That’s a bit old for someone in your line of work.” As he spoke, he suddenly leaned forward, his nose brushing near Gong Ze’s neck, and took a sniff. As Gong Ze’s face filled with shock, Feng Yuan curled his lips and stared at him intensely with deep, dark eyes. “What does your pheromones smell like? Why is it so milky? Anyone wouldn’t know better would think you’ve just finished nursing a baby at home.”
Gong Ze opened his mouth.
After a moment, his face exploded in red.
Jiang Lin’an and the young masters burst into laughter, teasing him with loud “Oooohs” and catcalls.
In this day and age, sniffing someone else’s scent gland was considered extremely serious harassment. Asking about the taste of their pheromones was as lewd as asking what color underwear they were wearing.
Embarrassed and flustered, Gong Ze closed his eyes amidst the laughter and catcalls.
Meanwhile, the system shrieked, [What is he doing?! I ask you, what is he doing?! How can the protagonist shou of this world be this… Isn’t he supposed to be an Omega?!]
The man who looked like he wanted to crawl under the table calmly soothed it internally, “Don’t be so shocked.”
Had he never seen a feminine gay guy before?
Never seen a butch lesbian before?
There were plenty of tall, handsome, stylishly dressed girls who spoke flirtatiously and made women swoon.
Besides, Feng Yuan’s primary gender was still male.
He identified more strongly with his primary gender; he couldn’t care less about his secondary gender.
Although most Alphas were the dominant ones and Omegas the submissive ones, Feng Yuan was an Omega without a single Omega-like trait.
He had been rebellious since childhood.
Not only was he handsome and aggressively charismatic, but he was also domineering. He even held the reins of his family’s business in his hands.
Back in the day, everyone expected Feng Yuan to present as an Alpha. But fate had other plans. In his second year of high school, during secondary gender presentation, Feng Yuan presented as an Omega!
It shocked everyone.
Whenever Mother Feng saw her son, who was even more hot-tempered and domineering than any Alpha, she was filled with nothing but worry.
Wasn’t this the opposite of what she had hoped for?
Could she fix her son with traditional Chinese medicine?
Now, as Feng Yuan grew older, the Alphas she arranged for him to meet would run away as soon as they saw him in person. Some even mistakenly thought Feng Yuan was an Alpha into other Alphas.
“I feel like he’s the Alpha.”
A blind date had said timidly.
Male Alphas didn’t work. Female Alphas didn’t work either.
Oh, how Mother Feng worried.
So Mother Feng and Father Feng grew even more anxious to find their son a partner. But Feng Yuan sneered at those arrogant, rude, foolish Alphas.
Make him submit beneath someone as worthless as that?
Fuck that.
Feng Yuan had come out with his childhood friend Jiang Lin’an this time because he’d had a huge fight with his mother at home over his single status.
Feng Yuan and Jiang Lin’an had grown up together and had a very good relationship.
Even after they presented, there was no rift between them.
So that’s how Feng Yuan ended up at the club. Oh, and by the way, he was the protagonist shou (the receiving partner). The protagonist gong (the pursuing partner) was a human from Earth who had transmigrated into the ABO world, and he had a decent personality. He habitually treated Feng Yuan as a man, without the arrogance of an Alpha, which was barely enough to catch Feng Yuan’s attention.
Now, back to the present.
Gong Ze squeezed his eyes shut, afraid to look at Feng Yuan. His face flushed red as he lowered his head and said with difficulty, “Please don’t…”
Feng Yuan was aroused by his shy demeanor, a heat stirring deep inside him. If it weren’t for the other people present, he would have already pinned the man to the bed.
But the others were still there.
Feng Yuan ran his tongue over his back teeth and told Gong Ze to light his cigarette.
Casually, he placed his hand on Gong Ze’s thigh.
Gong Ze: …
The man lowered his eyes and lit the cigarette held between Feng Yuan’s lips.
Feng Yuan exhaled a puff of smoke directly into Gong Ze’s face, his dark gaze seeming to strip him naked.
“So? What do your pheromones taste like?”
“…”
“Cat got your tongue?”
“… It’s chamomile.”
In truth, the original owner’s pheromones leaned more toward the scent of laundry detergent, but the chamomile was the stronger note.
“You’re an Alpha, yet your scent isn’t woodsy or alcoholic, but chamomile?” Feng Yuan let out a teasing laugh, his hand stroking Gong Ze’s thigh. Finally, he pulled the stiff man into his arms. “What a shame. I thought it was milky.”
Beside them, Jiang Lin’an watched Gong Ze getting teased and not only refused to help, but deliberately looked away, pretending to drink his wine.
Feeling the presence beside him draw closer and closer, sweat beaded on Gong Ze’s forehead. He looked at the manager with pleading eyes, begging for help.
The manager’s mind raced. Seeing that this group of young masters had taken a liking to the man, and that this man had shown up out of nowhere looking for a job… well, why not just go along with it?
“Gong Ze, you keep Young Master Jiang and his friend company. If you can manage that, whatever request you have, it won’t be a problem.”
The manager kept hinting at him.
You’re just looking for a job, right?
No problem!
With Gong Ze’s looks, even without Young Master Jiang, the manager would make a profit just by hiring him.
Gong Ze had no room to complain, but with the manager’s promise, he obediently stayed put in Feng Yuan’s embrace. Although he was half a head taller than Feng Yuan, he somehow exuded the timid air of a little wife.
He didn’t know the rules, nor did he know any of the club’s little drinking games. He just sat stiffly beside Feng Yuan like a block of wood.
Thankfully, the manager called in many Omegas.
Male and female both.
They kept Jiang Lin’an and the others company with drinks.
As for Gong Ze, he just quietly held his glass. When Feng Yuan told him to drink, he took a small sip. When Feng Yuan said, “Pour me a drink,” he poured.
The first time Feng Yuan saw this man actually dare to only take the tiniest sip of his own wine, his expression darkened.
If it had been anyone else, Feng Yuan would have splashed the wine in their face.
If you don’t want to drink, then get lost.
Coming to accompany drinks and acting all precious.
But when the man looked up at him in confusion, completely unaware of why he was angry, and assumed he wanted a drink, nervously raised his own glass and clinked it against Feng Yuan’s—
The domineering fire in Feng Yuan’s heart was snuffed out in a puff of smoke, leaving only a faint wisp behind.
Feng Yuan wrapped his arm around the man’s shoulders and toyed with his hair, smirking. “I can’t tell if you’re genuinely stupid or just pretending.”
Gong Ze looked lost. “Huh?”
“Nothing. When did you start working in this line of work?”
“Today.”
Feng Yuan looked at him in surprise. “Today?”
Gong Ze nodded obediently and said softly, “I actually came here to apply for a job, but it seems like I came to the wrong place. Luckily, the receptionist brought me up to see the manager. I feel like once I finish my shift today, the manager will hire me.”
Feng Yuan: “…”
Looking at Gong Ze’s slightly pleased expression, he was completely speechless.
“So you’re NOT a male model here?!”
“Do you even know what the job entails?”
Gong Ze shook his head innocently.
“You’ve never done this kind of work before?”
Gong Ze blushed shyly and replied softly, “I really don’t have any work experience. The friend who recommended me said that as long as I can drink, it should be fine.”
Feng Yuan: “…”
Damn. He’d struck gold.
Even Feng Yuan felt like a lamb had suddenly jumped right into the mouth of a starving wolf.
“So you haven’t even been hired yet?” Feng Yuan asked incredulously.
“No,” Gong Ze said honestly. “I plan to start tonight.”
Feng Yuan: “…”
He stared at Gong Ze, was silent for a moment, then said, “Don’t start.”
Gong Ze: “Hmm?”
Feng Yuan pulled him close and whispered in his ear, “Come with me instead.”
Gong Ze: “…”
The man blushed and lowered his head shyly.
Unable to wait any longer, Feng Yuan tempted the little lamb. “The only reason you’d come here to do this is because you’re short on money at home, right?”
He could tell from the man’s clothes. Although clean, they were all cheap. And no one got into this line of work except to make quick money.
“But you’ve come to the wrong place. A club isn’t somewhere an honest guy like you should be. Just drinking? Hah… The hosts here don’t just accompany drinks and karaoke; they also have to play very explicit games with the customers. Let alone selling your looks, you’ll have to sell your body too.”
“Don’t think you’ll be safe just because you’re an Alpha.”
Feng Yuan scared him.
“There are Alphas who enjoy playing with other Alphas. You know what a sandwich is? That’s when you have an Omega in front of you and an Alpha behind you, squishing you right in the middle. And then…”
The handsome Alpha’s face instantly turned deathly pale.
He covered his mouth as if about to vomit, shaking his head frantically.
“I, I don’t want that. I just need money. I… someone in my family is sick…”
Pitiful tears welled up in the Alpha’s eyes.
Feng Yuan sensed the timing was right. He narrowed his eyes, wrapped his arms around the trembling, beautiful Alpha, and coaxed him in a soft, gentle voice. “If you really get into this line of work, you’re finished. That kind of suffering is not something you can bear. Even if you want to quit, the manager and the customers won’t let you go easily.”
“But it’ll be different if you come with me.”
“Your name is Gong Ze, right?” Feng Yuan said. “If you come with me, I’ll give you money. You’ll only have to accompany me. Most of the time, I’m very busy, so I won’t even need you. You can do whatever you want, and I’ll still give you money to spend. Isn’t that right…”
Feng Yuan lowered his head and looked at the beautiful, weak Alpha’s slightly defined pectoral muscles. Suppressing his desire, he continued to persuade him gently.
Gong Ze gradually showed an expression of being tempted.
He looked at Feng Yuan with gratitude. Feng Yuan thought to himself, Damn it, this Alpha is already 26, yet his eyes are as clear as a child’s.
Fuck.
Who exactly is this Alpha trying to seduce to death?!
The naive, frightened Alpha asked in a small voice, “So… will you make me sleep with you?”
Feng Yuan drained every last drop of his Omega DNA for his entire life to suppress the urge to take the man right then and there. He said softly, “Of course not. I promise. Just a little rubbing. Nothing inside.”
The system: …
I’d have to have been hit in the head with a firecracker to believe that.
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