Chapter 8
In the novel Fatal Attraction, the author described the Protagonist Gong, Chi Yanxun’s appearance and figure more than once, describing him as a ‘walking aphrodisiac.’ Many Omegas would be induced into early heat just by looking at him.
When Shen Shuyu saw these descriptions a few days ago, he didn’t quite believe them. But now that he saw the real person, he realized the author hadn’t exaggerated at all. The exploding hormones all over Chi Yanxun were too eye-catching. No wonder the original host banged his head against the wall for him.
Thinking of this, Shen Shuyu couldn’t help but shift his gaze to Wen Jiafei, who was sitting by the wall. The text didn’t explain how Wen Jiafei’s glands became disabled. In the later plot, based on his actions, one could see his abilities weren’t lacking. If his glands weren’t damaged, let alone a top-tier Alpha, becoming an outstanding Alpha would have been a piece of cake. It was a pity…
Shen Shuyu withdrew his gaze from Wen Jiafei and looked back at Chi Yanxun, just in time to meet Chi Yanxun’s eyes looking over.
Crap!
What did the original host usually do when he saw Chi Yanxun?
Forget it, I’ll just pretend I didn’t see him this time…
Just as Shen Shuyu thought this, he was suddenly electrocuted. His heart felt as if something was squeezing it, making him breathless.
Fuck? What is this situation?
Shen Shuyu’s expression changed. He called out to System Xiao 1 in his mind. Xiao 1 explained: [Master~ We have entered a plot point. Shen Shuyu needs to act according to the plot, otherwise, you will be punished by the Master Mind!]
Shen Shuyu was speechless. You didn’t tell me this in advance!
At that moment, the original plot description appeared in his mind.
Shen Shuyu raised his right hand, his warm lips kissing his fingertips, and blew a flying kiss to Chi Yanxun.
Sure enough, the moment he sent the flying kiss, the discomfort disappeared instantly.
Shen Shuyu: …
Seriously, was the original host sick in the head??
Shen Shuyu looked at Chi Yanxun. After seeing the flying kiss, Chi Yanxun’s expression changed slightly. He looked away, unable to hide his disgust, and walked quickly to the front row seat by the window—the seat furthest from Shen Shuyu.
Shen Shuyu didn’t care. The one being grossed out wasn’t him.
As long as I’m not embarrassed, the embarrassment belongs to others.
“Shuyu, what happened to you just now? I saw your face go pale all of a sudden,” Feng Xing asked in confusion. “Are you not feeling well? Do you want to ask for leave and go back to rest?”
Shen Shuyu shook his head. “No need, just felt a bit stuffy.”
Feng Xing put on an ‘I understand’ expression. He said, “The seats by the window are full. I’ll go talk to the student sitting behind Chi Yanxun and have you swap with him.”
What? Before Shen Shuyu could react, Feng Xing darted toward the window like a loach.
Shen Shuyu watched helplessly as he muttered something to the student behind Chi Yanxun. Soon, he hooked his finger at Shen Shuyu, signaling him to come over.
Shen Shuyu saw the student who had been talking to Feng Xing already packing his things.
No, bro, when did I say I wanted to change seats!
And that seat… Chi Yanxun was in front, and Wen Jiafei was behind. What was he if he sat in the middle? A hamburger patty?
Shen Shuyu had a hundred complaints and was unwilling, but he couldn’t show it. After all, he held the identity card of a bully in the school.
He sighed silently, stood up, grabbed his bag, and walked over. As he brushed past Feng Xing, Feng Xing even gave him an encouraging look.
Shen Shuyu complained internally but kept his face impassive. Carrying his bag, he walked over. First, he glanced at Wen Jiafei, who was looking down reviewing his lessons. As Shen Shuyu approached, Chi Yanxun exchanged a look with someone he knew well, seemingly discussing switching seats to get away.
Unfortunately, just then, the teacher for this class walked in.
The theory teacher was also an Alpha. His gaze landed on the still-standing Shen Shuyu. He cleared his throat. “Class has started. Everyone sit down and pay attention.”
Shen Shuyu glanced leisurely at Chi Yanxun again before placing his schoolbag to the side and sitting down. The movement was a bit loud, and he accidentally bumped Wen Jiafei’s desk behind him.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Wen Jiafei. The word “Sorry” was on the tip of his tongue, but after meeting Wen Jiafei’s eyes, he swallowed it back down. He said, “You’re crowding me.”
This was the attitude Shen Shuyu was supposed to have.
Wen Jiafei didn’t speak. He just pulled his desk back a bit. The space for one person wasn’t large to begin with; pulling it back like that made his entire waist look wedged between the desk and the chair.
However, he seemed to have no dissatisfaction, and the expression on his face didn’t change at all.
He really can endure, Shen Shuyu couldn’t help but click his tongue internally.
But he couldn’t be bothered to worry about Wen Jiafei anymore. Once seated, he called out the system.
He asked: [Didn’t you say there was a 10% deviation space? If I get shocked for not following the plot, what’s the use of that 10%?]
Xiao 1 said aggrievedly: [There is indeed space, but just now was a plot point explicitly described in the original book. You must execute it.]
Shen Shuyu caught the key point: [You mean, aside from the plot described in the book, I’m not controlled by the system?]
Xiao 1 hesitated for a moment: [Theoretically, yes. But your every move affects the direction of the plot, so it’s better to maintain the character persona as much as possible.]
[Can you give the plot prompt earlier next time? Don’t wait until I’m being electrocuted to make a sound, okay!] Shen Shuyu sighed, then added, [I know what to do now. You go back to sleep.]
Xiao 1’s indicator light flashed twice, then turned red.
Shen Shuyu raised his head again, his gaze landing on Chi Yanxun in front of him.
If he couldn’t act on his own thoughts during plot points, then he could only start from the non-plot points.
This 10% deviation space given by the system was too useless. If he had to follow the plot line, where was the space?
It was fine with Chi Yanxun since it was just losing a bit of face, but what about Wen Jiafei?
One wrong move, and what he’d lose was his life!
Shen Shuyu unconsciously moved the hand holding his pen. When he snapped back to reality, he saw he had written two words in his notebook.
Wen. Chi.
Shen Shuyu felt his temples throbbing. He picked up the pen again and crossed out these two words one by one.
He really couldn’t think about this too much; he just felt his head ache.
Shen Shuyu didn’t listen to a word of this theory class. It wasn’t until the Alpha teacher left a set of assignments that Shen Shuyu stared at the test paper in silence.
An outsider like me has to write this kind of paper too?
What to do when a mecha loses control, what to do when mecha signals are jammed, mecha…
Shen Shuyu slammed his test paper onto Wen Jiafei’s desk with a blank expression.
He said viciously, “Give it to me before noon.”
Phew~ Being a villain is so refreshing!
Wen Jiafei looked at the extra test paper on his desk, not surprised in the least. He was already used to it; after all, this was the gentlest way he was treated.
He didn’t make a sound, simply stacking the paper with his own and continuing to preview the upcoming content.
Wen Jiafei didn’t look up, but Shen Shuyu remained standing, looking down at him. He thought the other party would look at him coldly to express dissatisfaction. After all, when he was surrounded by those hooligans last week, that look in his eyes was as if he wanted to flay them alive. Why was he acting so indifferent toward him?
Logically speaking, the original host’s treatment of Wen Jiafei could be called school bullying. Although hush money was given every time, it shouldn’t result in zero resentment now, right? This was really confusing.
However, Shen Shuyu wasn’t in a rush. The days were long, and he would eventually figure everything out. The most important thing now wasn’t Wen Jiafei, but the Combat Class coming up next.
As Mecha Masters, although the focus was on creating mechas, only by truly entering a combat state could they trigger inspiration and create mechas that were more convenient and beneficial for soldiers to annihilate enemies on the battlefield.
Therefore, Combat Class was a required course, and there was an exam every semester. Only an ‘A’ grade would pass; otherwise, it had to be retaken.
Shen Shuyu remembered the plot point here. In this Combat Class, the original host overestimated himself and wanted to challenge Chi Yanxun, actually just wanting to attract Chi Yanxun’s attention in any way possible.
The result was that due to Chi Yanxun’s top-tier pheromones, after just one move, he couldn’t withstand the powerful pheromones and fainted directly.
Regarding pheromones: although they could control the release and retraction of pheromones at will, the push and pull between Alphas and Omegas was inherent. If they stayed in a room alone for too long, they would need tools to maintain clarity, let alone the unavoidable physical contact during sparring. The original host already liked Chi Yanxun, so in his excitement, he fainted.
Shen Shuyu didn’t feel much for Chi Yanxun. He glanced at the door, and while walking out, he spoke to the system in his mind: [I might not be able to faint later. Can you help me faint?]
Xiao 1: [Of course~ I can assist the Host with anything beneficial to the plot!]
Shen Shuyu gave an internal ‘Mn’ and walked alone toward the combat classroom.
The combat classroom was on the first floor. When Shen Shuyu arrived, the Reserve Department students had already done a round of warm-ups inside.
Shen Shuyu searched with his eyes and found Chi Yanxun sitting on a bench not far away, looking down and fiddling with his phone, looking as if he was deaf to the outside world.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Reserve Department wasn’t paying attention to him, Shen Shuyu circled around them and walked to Chi Yanxun’s side.
As a top-tier Alpha, Chi Yanxun sensed him when Shen Shuyu was still three or four hundred meters away. Chi Yanxun didn’t look up, only frowning slightly, annoyed to death in his heart.
He didn’t know when he had provoked Shen Shuyu to make him chase after him so shamelessly. The key was, he didn’t know what Shen Shuyu had done, but his family had issued explicit orders for him to get along well with him.
Despite his repeated refusals, his family only relented enough to tell him to watch his boundaries and not make things too ugly.
So he had remained silent and avoidant time and again, but this Shen Shuyu was obviously someone who couldn’t take a hint.
Shen Shuyu walked over carelessly and sat down next to Chi Yanxun, then said, “We haven’t added each other on the Terminal yet. How about adding it now?”
Chi Yanxun immediately put his phone away, his tone stiff. “No need for Terminal.”
Shen Shuyu let out an “Ah,” pretending to be regretful. “Then I’ll have to ask my brother to ask Uncle and Auntie. I can add Auntie’s too; she says she likes me, so we should have things to chat about.”
Hearing this, Chi Yanxun suppressed his expression, turned his phone back on, pulled up his Terminal QR code, and spat out a word through gritted teeth: “Add!”
Shen Shuyu raised an eyebrow slightly. “Great.”
This Chi Yanxun was good in every way, except he was too obedient to orders.
His ancestors were basically all Grand Generals; any one of them singled out would be illustrious in the interstellar history.
But with the introduction of Interstellar Law to maintain the hard-won peace in recent years, the Chi family had slowly shifted toward the business world starting from his father.
But the blood of warriors still flowed in their bones.
Shen Shuyu added Chi Yanxun’s Terminal contact. Feigning innocence and pitching his voice higher, he said, “Brother Yanxun, during the free practice in Combat Class later, can you teach me some moves? I don’t know a lot of them, and I don’t dare ask the other Alphas.”
Chi Yanxun felt almost panicked. He said quickly, “If you don’t know, find the teacher. I don’t have time!”
After speaking, he stood up and walked toward the Reserve Department team.
Shen Shuyu stared at his back for a while, couldn’t help but scoff, and muttered, “Really can’t take a joke.”
The Combat Class started quickly. Wen Jiafei came in right on the dot.
Shen Shuyu sat on the chair and glanced at him. Honestly speaking, this Wen Jiafei really was good-looking.
He still remembered his character profile. In the early stages, due to working part-time jobs, he was eyed by countless wealthy Omegas who offered a lot of money for him to be their lover, but Wen Jiafei ignored every single one of them and just worked honestly.
Looking at Wen Jiafei, Shen Shuyu always had a bit of an illusion, seemingly seeing his past self. Because he was an orphan, he was always excluded. Later, when he grew up a bit and had the ability to earn money, he gradually made peace with himself.
Wen Jiafei was looking at the stage when he suddenly felt Shen Shuyu’s gaze.
He turned his head, and four eyes met, colliding squarely with Shen Shuyu’s line of sight.
Shen Shuyu didn’t expect him to suddenly look back either.
If it were the original host, what would he do?
Whatever! It’s not a plot point anyway, he can do whatever he wants!
Shen Shuyu raised an eyebrow, looked away nonchalantly, pretended nothing had happened, and looked toward the teacher.
Wen Jiafei remained silent, a trace of confusion seemingly in his eyes, but he didn’t dwell on him for long. He quietly walked to the end of the other side, waiting for the teacher to come over and give the lesson.
The teacher teaching combat techniques was a Beta. He was very crisp and efficient, calling Chi Yanxun directly onto the stage. After letting everyone watch the two of them exchange moves twice, he said, “Who wants to come up and try? To fight Chi Yanxun.”
The Reserve Department and Chi Yanxun were almost inseparable. His strength was top-tier; fighting him was just becoming a sandbag. Plus, they already had competitions in this regard during their training, so their interest wasn’t high at this moment.
The other students in the Mecha Department hesitated. Although they were also Alphas, Chi Yanxun’s reputation preceded him, and no one wanted to be the first to fight him. They wanted to watch a bit longer.
Just then, Shen Shuyu slowly walked onto the stage. As soon as he went up, whispering sounds erupted below. Chi Yanxun’s expression changed slightly.
The Beta teacher asked, “What is your name?”
The Beta teacher was new and hadn’t been at the academy long, so he didn’t know the winding complications between them.
“Shen Shuyu. I am an Omega.” Shen Shuyu nodded to the teacher, then let his gaze fall on Chi Yanxun, who was standing to the side with a poor complexion.
He first flashed a smile at Chi Yanxun, then raised his voice. “I want to challenge Chi Yanxun.”
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