Part 2
Guan Jiaye’s voice was not exactly friendly, a bit impolite.
Bai He remained silent, his gaze sweeping over Guan Jiaye’s disheveled clothes, there was a hint of sweet rose fragrance in the air, an omega’s pheromone, not Bai Lu’s.
Bai He remembered that the original text mentioned Bai Lu’s pheromone was camellia.
It should have reached the key plot point of the original text, Bai He suddenly realized.
In the original work, Bai Lu and Guan Jiaye were two years apart, the first time they met was at Bai Lu’s graduation party, and Bai Lu fell for Guan Jiaye at first sight.
In the first half of the original text, Bai Lu chased after Guan Jiaye, and by the middle part, the two protagonists had a few misunderstandings, the last time being when Guan Jiaye got engaged, and this was another one.
As for the latter half of the original text, Bai He hadn’t finished reading, but he guessed it should be Guan Jiaye chasing Bai Lu.
This point was precisely when the Guan family was fiercely competing internally.
Bai He looked at Guan Jiaye’s disheveled appearance and guessed that it must have happened tonight.
The Guan family patriarch’s birthday, the banquet was set in the most famous hotel in the city center, it should have been a joyous occasion, but the protagonist was bound to encounter an accident, Guan Jiaye was drugged, and an omega in heat was thrown into his room.
According to the description in the original text, that omega almost got marked, the drug injected into Guan Jiaye was very potent, and even with his strong self-control, he almost went berserk, just about to bite the neck, when Bai Lu arrived.
The subsequent plot was Bai Lu being shocked, Bai Lu unable to believe it, Bai Lu turning and running away, Guan Jiaye regained some clarity, and before going crazy, he had the doctor take the omega in heat away, and suppressed the potent drug in his body with a large amount of medication.
Now appearing here was to find Bai Lu.
So the rose-scented pheromone was from the omega who had gone into heat, Bai He’s expression froze, sensing the alpha’s pheromones in the air, gradually becoming more dense.
He frowned, taking a few steps back, his expression quite disgusted, “Don’t move from there.”
The Guan Jiaye who was about to step forward: “…”
Bai He didn’t feel like explaining, directly saying, “If you’re looking for Bai Lu, sorry, I don’t know where he is, please go back.”
His voice was icy, being polite was already Bai He’s greatest courtesy, he really didn’t want to be involved with the protagonist, Bai He valued his life.
After saying that, he turned to go upstairs.
“Wait!”
Guan Jiaye called out to him, unusually, there was no arrogance in his voice this time.
Bai He stopped, standing on the stairs and turning sideways, “Anything else?”
Silence.
Guan Jiaye opened his mouth, but the grave expression on his face was mixed with some hesitation, that expression of having to swallow his pride to ask for help was something that had always been in a superior position.
The male protagonist’s setting was unyielding and terribly stubborn.
Bai He waited for almost a minute, he felt he was already very patient, not wanting to keep standing here in the cold wind, “If you’re not saying anything, I’m leaving.”
“Wait!”
Bai He: “…”
He took a deep breath, turned around again, “Is your mouth only capable of saying ‘wait’?”
Guan Jiaye seemed to have been hit on the head, he remained silent, staring fixedly at Bai He’s face, his stubbornness was infuriating.
“If you’re looking for Bai Lu, I can’t help you.” According to the original text, even if Bai He hadn’t read the novel, he could guess what Guan Jiaye wanted to do, “You think I’m his family member, so he’ll answer my call, and you want to break through from me.”
Guan Jiaye didn’t deny it, Bai He continued, “Since I’m Bai Lu’s family member, do you think I’ll help him or help you?”
“It’s not about helping anyone, you’re his brother, aren’t you worried an omega like him might encounter danger outside?” Guan Jiaye suddenly frowned.
“It seems you haven’t learned how to speak properly since that day.” Bai He’s gaze was cold, “Do you think Bai Lu will encounter danger? Is the Bai family just a decoration?”
Guan Jiaye was obviously choked for a moment.
“The Bai family’s business, accumulated over the years, may not be that big, but it’s not small either, do you think they would let an omega like Bai Lu encounter danger?” Bai He said, “Bai Lu is safer than anyone else, he doesn’t want to see you, and as his brother, even if our relationship can’t be called good, I have no reason to help you.”
Guan Jiaye’s face darkened, a gloomy look flashing in his eyes, “Then, if I exchange something with you, will you make a call to him?”
“No exchange.” Bai He rejected it outright, turning to go up the stairs.
The Guan Jiaye below let out a snort, the concentration of alpha pheromones around him rising again.
“Regarding Qin Yao, are you sure you don’t want to exchange?”
Bai He’s footsteps paused for a moment, he turned sideways, looking down at the alpha, “Put away your pheromones, if Bai Lu knows you’re using pheromones to pressure his brother, do you think he’ll look at you the same way?”
Guan Jiaye’s face dropped to the freezing point.
“As for the matter regarding Qin Yao, why do I have to get it from you?” Bai He’s eyes were as still as a pond.
“So, you mean he told you?” Guan Jiaye restrained his pheromones and sneered, “Or, do you think he’ll tell you?”
Bai He frowned.
“Bai He, you don’t really think he sees you as a friend, do you?”
This mocking remark stung Bai He’s heart, and he firmly pressed his lips together.
Alphas have strong insight, and Guan Jiaye naturally saw the fleeting micro-expression on Bai He’s face, and snorted, “Your interaction with him is not much, and you didn’t even greet each other before this semester, I’m curious, why do you like that guy?”
Bai He looked at Guan Jiaye with an expressionless face, and at that moment, the other’s eyes suddenly flashed in the night, the color turning into a dazzling golden yellow, and then his pupils slit for a second, flashing past.
Bai He saw it clearly, and his eyes widened in surprise.
“It seems I guessed correctly, you really like him.” Guan Jiaye didn’t hide the change in his eyes, “And your reaction tells me that you know about the existence of Beastmen.”
The fingers hanging by Bai He’s side curled a little, “You investigated me?”
Guan Jiaye regained the upper hand, his face filled with smug pride, he raised his chin, “For a piece of paper like that, the word ‘investigate’ is a waste.”
He then laughed, “Bai He, you’re an omega, does Qin Yao know?”
Bai He remained silent, he was a bit angry.
“It seems he doesn’t know yet, I should say he’s a gentleman, or he simply doesn’t care about you? Your identity and gender can be easily checked in the administrative system, but he didn’t go check, it seems he also doesn’t really care about you.” Guan Jiaye looked at Bai He’s face, raising the corner of his mouth, “You see, he doesn’t understand you, and you actually don’t understand him at all.”
Bai He’s heart sank, for a moment, he actually wanted to turn and leave, but he was quite unwilling, he couldn’t swallow this grievance, his feet felt like they were filled with lead, not moving an inch.
“Will Qin Yao tell you what he’s doing? He’s helping Qin Wei manage the branch company. The father and son together are about to pressure the other two families, because of him, I’ve encountered a lot of trouble.” Guan Jiaye seemed to have some pheromones going to his head, inadvertently opening up, but the focus was still to enrage Bai He.
“You’re interning at his father’s company, only knowing that Qin Yao is also an intern, not knowing that he’s already started helping Qin Wei manage the branch company, and you don’t know he has a disease, he’s had it since his secondary gender presentation, people in our circle all know he has chronic insomnia, and—”
The alpha lazily chuckled a few times, raising his hand to brush the hair over his left eye, revealing his eyes more clearly to Bai He, “You know about the existence of Beastmen, but you don’t know that Qin Yao is also a Beastman, a feline Beastman like me.”
Bai He’s heart raced, he forced himself to calm down, the calm on his face was about to shatter, he was provoked by Guan Jiaye’s words, because everything Guan Jiaye said was true, he really knew nothing.
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