Chapter 107
Xiao Xiao was stunned. “Why… why would anyone oppose relationships between alphas and betas?”
Was there strong societal opposition to alpha-beta relationships?
How had he never heard of this?
He only knew that many people were fighting against the control and harm that alphas inflicted on omegas.
Gu Qian gave a helpless smile. “Because betas and alphas aren’t compatible. They can’t handle an alpha’s desires. Many betas who have been with alphas say it’s unacceptable.”
“And alphas have very strong possessive instincts and desires. Betas really can’t take it. Many bold betas looking for a thrill often pass out halfway through.”
“Uh…”
Xiao Xiao was completely frozen.
Why was Gu Qian telling him, a virgin, all of this?
He had never been with an alpha, so he didn’t know how terrifying they could be, but… but did he have to be so blunt about it?
And was it really appropriate for a boss to be talking to his employee about such non-work-related, risqué topics?
He blushed and snuck a glance at Gu Qian’s face. He saw that Gu Qian looked perfectly serious, as if he were genuinely discussing a social issue with him, not something strange.
Seeing him hesitate, Gu Qian asked again, “What, do you also think alphas and betas shouldn’t be together?”
“No, that’s not it.” Xiao Xiao shook his head. “Alphas’ desires and possessiveness are indeed strong, but… but this isn’t the society of the past. Alphas should learn to control themselves. Since they’ve chosen a beta, they should be considerate of the fact that their partner isn’t an omega and can’t handle them. They should hold back, or the two of them should find a way to solve the problem together.”
An alpha shouldn’t just disregard everything and focus only on their own release, hurting the beta in the process.
As a beta himself, Xiao Xiao guessed that the people who opposed alpha-beta relationships were those who had been with an alpha and had only experienced the alpha’s lust, not their love.
And not only was there no love, but the alpha could be lured away at any moment by an omega with a high pheromone match.
Thinking about it that way, alphas and betas really weren’t a good match.
Xiao Xiao frowned, subconsciously thinking of himself and Gu Qian. They were also a beta and an alpha.
He knew that someone as outstanding as Gu Qian would never be with a beta like him.
That’s why, even though he talked about chasing his crush in front of An Le all the time, he had never confessed to Gu Qian. He knew he could never win him over.
But now, was he not even allowed to fantasize?
He imagined what it would be like if Gu Qian… with him…
Xiao Xiao shivered, his face growing redder.
But Gu Qian laughed out loud. “Hold back? Find a way to solve it?”
“Xiao Xiao, I’m finding that you’re a bit naive. Do you have any idea how hard it is for an alpha to restrain their instincts?” Gu Qian said helplessly. “And besides, there is no solution. An alpha’s ultimate destiny is an omega. Only omegas can handle them.”
Xiao Xiao didn’t say anything more.
Gu Qian was right. It had been this way since ancient times. Omegas were the most suitable partners for alphas.
Xiao Xiao didn’t want to continue the conversation. “You’re right, Boss. Well, I’ll… I’ll be going then.”
Xiao Xiao practically fled from Gu Qian’s office.
He sat at his desk in a daze. He didn’t know how much time had passed, but he finally figured something out.
Gu Qian wouldn’t have called him into his office to say those things for no reason. Unless… unless Gu Qian had discovered his feelings and wanted to put a stop to his crush. That’s why he told him all that.
To tell him that alphas and omegas were the perfect match, and that a beta like him shouldn’t have such foolish dreams.
Even though he knew Gu Qian would never like him, being shot down like this still hurt.
Xiao Xiao lowered his head, suddenly thinking of his mother.
His mother was an omega, forcibly marked. In that era, there was no surgery to remove a mark, so his mother had lived in pain with his father’s mark on her.
An omega without an alpha to comfort them during their heat was in agony. His mother had endured that agony for fifteen years, and then she died.
He was incredibly thankful that he wasn’t an omega, because he didn’t want that kind of bondage and pain.
But now, for the first time, he was a little sad that he wasn’t an omega.
Because besides An Le, Gu Qian was probably the person he liked most in his life.
As for why he liked Gu Qian?
Because when he had escaped with An Le, he had gone out every day with ten yuan to look for a job. To save money, he would squat on the side of the road, drinking tap water from a public faucet in a mineral water bottle and gnawing on a 50-cent steamed bun.
Life couldn’t have been more miserable or pitiful.
But he couldn’t find a job because, like An Le, he was barely literate.
His mother, tormented by her heats, had initially been able to work and earn a little money to send him to kindergarten and elementary school.
But later, when he was in the sixth grade, his mother could no longer go out to work.
Their family couldn’t even afford food, let alone buy medicine for his mother or send him to school.
Back then, Xiao Xiao went out every day to rummage through trash cans, collecting bottles and cardboard to sell to cover their daily living expenses.
Some kind people would bring them food, and some families who were slightly better off would give him some money.
He had no pride. He never refused. If someone gave him food, he took it. If someone gave him money, he accepted it, and then he would bow deeply and say a polite “thank you.”
Because he hadn’t had much schooling, no one was willing to hire him for anything other than washing dishes.
And for dishwashing jobs, small shops didn’t need the extra hands, while large restaurants had already developed to the point where you needed connections or to know someone to get in.
And he had no relatives or friends to recommend him.
Xiao Xiao went out every day looking for a job, but every day he came back empty-handed.
Until one day, he found a flyer. It was advertising a cleaning job. The requirements were male, any secondary gender, but you had to be young, good-looking, and strong.
Xiao Xiao looked down at himself. Good-looking, check. Young, check. Strong… well, he could probably pass.
So, he followed the address on the flyer.
It turned out to be a bar. But a bar was fine. He wasn’t applying to be a server, just a cleaner.
Besides, he had spent all his savings on medicine for An Le. The two of them were living in an abandoned garage in the backyard of a dilapidated apartment complex. If he didn’t earn some money soon, they’d be sleeping under a bridge.
So, Xiao Xiao finally mustered the courage to go for the interview.
The manager was very satisfied with him. They signed a contract, and he was taken to his workplace.
Only, this cleaning job wasn’t what he had imagined.
The manager had him change into a server’s uniform, gave him a broom and a dustpan, and gestured to the crowded main hall. “You’re only responsible for this area. Don’t worry about anywhere else. Go on, don’t let there be any trash on the floor.”
Xiao Xiao was bewildered. “Okay.”
The hall was huge and packed with people. At first, Xiao Xiao thought it would be a massive amount of work.
But after walking a lap, he found there wasn’t a single piece of trash on the floor. So, it was an easy job?
He stood in a corner, watching everyone drink and dance, and started to feel secretly pleased. Such an easy job, and it paid 5,000 yuan a month. He was so lucky.
But he didn’t expect that a short while later, an alpha would walk up to him, grab his hand, and say, “Come on, have a drink with me.”
Xiao Xiao was stunned. He quickly refused. “No, sir. I’m a cleaner. I don’t drink with customers.”
“What’s wrong with being a cleaner?” the alpha laughed. “Does being a cleaner give you the right to refuse me? Or is it that you want money?”
The alpha took out his wallet, pulled out 300 yuan, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into Xiao Xiao’s dustpan. “Is that enough?” he said with a smirk.
Xiao Xiao was a little angry, but he still shook his head. Having survived on his own in society for so long, he wasn’t some naive kid. He knew what would happen if he went to drink with this man.
He needed money, but he hadn’t reached the point where he had to sell his body.
So, swallowing his fear, he bent down, picked up the money, stuffed it back into the man’s suit pocket, and continued to shake his head. “No, thank you, sir. I’m only responsible for sweeping…”
But before Xiao Xiao could finish, his hair was grabbed and he was yanked down hard. The alpha was too strong; he couldn’t fight back. He was almost immediately forced to bend over.
The alpha dragged him by his hair toward the manager, cursing as he went. “Who the hell do you think you are? I ask you to drink with me, that’s me doing you a favor, and you have the fucking nerve to refuse!”
Xiao Xiao was dazed from being pulled, struggling and shouting, “Let go of me! I won’t drink with you! Let go! Let go…”
Forced to bend over with his head held down, Xiao Xiao felt a sense of dread. His head was spinning, and he felt sick.
But not only did the man not let go, he pulled the crumpled 300 yuan from his pocket, stuffed it down Xiao Xiao’s pants, and took the opportunity to grope his soft backside.
Being groped, Xiao Xiao couldn’t hold back. He grabbed the man’s crotch, and the man yelped in pain, immediately letting him go.
The moment he straightened up, he saw the manager. He ran toward him, his eyes red. “Manager, that man… he’s trying to force me to drink with him.”
His scalp throbbed where his hair had been pulled. Xiao Xiao still hadn’t recovered. He was in pain and terrified, and tears started to fall uncontrollably.
He looked pitiful and vulnerable, almost like an omega rather than a beta.
But the manager didn’t speak up for him. Instead, he grabbed his arm, dragged him back in front of the man, and said with a smile, “You signed a contract with me earlier. It states clearly that if a customer requests you to drink with them or provide special services, you cannot refuse. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay a penalty of thirty thousand yuan for breach of contract.”
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