Chapter 17
However, in the blink of an eye, the figure vanished into the crowd.
Did his eyes play tricks on him?
Shen Shuyu carefully searched the direction he just looked at again. Only after confirming there was no familiar figure did he withdraw his gaze.
It seemed he really saw wrong. He thought he saw Wen Jiafei’s figure just now.
And in the original work, Wen Jiafei did not enter this birthday party.
Shen Shuyu found a corner to sit down. This corner had a very good view; he could basically take in the entire banquet hall.
He sat until eight o’clock, when a host finally went on stage to go through the proceedings.
The flow was much the same as ordinary banquets. Soon, the host cued Chi Yanxun and his parents to come on stage.
Shen Shuyu looked up. Chi Yanxun wore a custom black suit tonight. The suit’s cut fit perfectly, making him look very spirited.
It had been about two or three days since he last saw him. Chi Yanxun seemed to have gotten a bit tan. He had no expression on his face, standing coldly and obediently next to his mother. He didn’t look like the birthday star; instead, he looked like a bodyguard. If he put on sunglasses, he would look even more like one.
Shen Shuyu couldn’t help chuckling at the thought.
Father Chi stood before the microphone, expressing his gratitude to everyone for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend, said a few more words, and finally called Chi Yanxun to the microphone.
Chi Yanxun seemed a bit unhappy, but in such a grand setting, he obediently read out the speech he had memorized beforehand.
Mn, as expected of the protagonist.
Shen Shuyu couldn’t help thinking. He remembered that before this birthday party started, Chi Yanxun had a fight with his father. The reason was simple: Father Chi wanted him to participate in this year’s AO pheromone matching.
Although free love was advocated here, because of the extra factor between Omega and Alpha—pheromones.
Xiao 1 had told Shen Shuyu about this in the first few days after he transmigrated.
Every Alpha and Omega’s pheromone scent was different. Even if they encountered pheromones of the same series, there would still be differences between them.
The higher the pheromone compatibility between an Alpha and Omega, the more harmonious and compatible the two would be. Conversely, even if two people truly loved each other, if the pheromone compatibility was below fifty, the Omega would instinctively reject the Alpha after bonding, leading to certain diseases, and in severe cases, pheromone disorder.
Chi Yanxun’s pheromones were naturally high-grade; his mental strength broke through 3S in the later stages.
But the higher the pheromone level, the harder it was to find a matching Omega. Once entering the rut period, the person’s aggression would be extremely strong, and in severe cases, self-destructive phenomena would occur.
The same applied to Omegas. If they didn’t get an Alpha’s soothing during their heat, a series of reactions would occur, leading directly to death in severe cases.
So, to prevent such things from happening, the Interstellar Law mandated that every single Alpha and Omega must participate in pheromone distribution at the age of 24.
Simply put, the entire universe helps you find a partner.
But Chi Yanxun was only 23 today, one year younger than the regulated age.
Shen Shuyu took a sip of juice. Chi Yanxun’s speech ended, and Father Chi walked to the microphone again, announcing that Chi Yanxun would enter the universal distribution ahead of schedule.
As soon as these words came out, Shen Shuyu felt the entire banquet hall stir. Many dignitaries were whispering and exchanging murmurs.
Shen Shuyu leisurely drank the remaining juice in his glass, then stood up, intending to go outside for some fresh air. After all, the important plot points in the banquet hall were over.
This banquet had a back garden. Shen Shuyu raised his hand to loosen the tie pressing against his neck. The suit he wore tonight was sent by Shen Yisi. Although it was haute couture and the material was very soft and skin-friendly, Shen Shuyu wasn’t used to it.
After loosening the tie a bit, he let out a breath. This was much more relaxing.
He found the edge of a flowerbed at random and sat down. At this moment, everyone was waiting in the banquet hall to speak to Chi Yanxun. He naturally had a scene too, but he had to wait a bit longer.
Shen Shuyu tilted his head back slightly, looking at the stars in the sky.
There were just as many stars as he had seen in his past life.
He didn’t know how long he stayed alone in the back garden before Xiao 1’s voice reminded him in his mind: [Master, you should go do the plot.]
Shen Shuyu snapped back to reality: [Okay, got it.]
He rubbed his face, stood up, and returned to the banquet hall. From a distance, he saw Chi Yanxun with his arm around someone’s shoulder, talking to his teammates.
Looking at that back, one couldn’t tell who the person being embraced was, but Shen Shuyu already knew. It was the Protagonist Shou, Shen Xili.
As a member of the Reserve Department, although Shen Xili was a newcomer, Chi Yanxun, as the captain, had still invited him to the banquet.
Because Shen Xili wasn’t familiar with the team members, Chi Yanxun looked after him specially. This naturally fell into the original host’s eyes. Coupled with the fact that Shen Xili’s appearance was so beautiful he didn’t look like an Alpha at all, the original host misunderstood and harbored great hostility toward Shen Xili.
In their first meeting, Shen Shuyu was supposed to warn Shen Xili to stay away from Chi Yanxun and not to seduce him.
He and Shen Xili had already met, so it didn’t count as a first meeting, but thinking of those actions, Shen Shuyu actually felt his face heat up a bit.
With so many people around, he really couldn’t bring himself to say those arrogant and domineering words.
But if he didn’t say them, he would definitely be electrocuted and have his heart squeezed again.
Shen Shuyu steadied his mind. While walking, he pushed up the tie he had just loosened, striding aggressively toward them.
Coincidentally, the Reserve Department members dispersed, and Chi Yanxun went elsewhere, leaving only Shen Xili. He looked left and right, seeming to want to find a quieter place to stay.
Seeing him move, Shen Shuyu hurriedly quickened his pace.
But Shen Xili was an Alpha after all. Shen Shuyu only caught up to him when Shen Xili had walked out another door into the back garden.
“Wait.”
Shen Xili, who was in front of him, stopped. He turned around somewhat doubtfully. When he saw Shen Shuyu, his eyebrows couldn’t help raising slightly.
Shen Shuyu took a deep breath and walked over menacingly, looking like he came with ill intent.
But Shen Xili just looked at him quietly. Only after he got closer did Shen Xili say, “What a coincidence, we meet again.”
This was indeed a bit awkward. Since they had already met once, Shen Shuyu couldn’t speak those domineering words without qualms like the original host.
However, the only good thing was that there was no one else around. Good thing Shen Xili walked fast!
He steadied himself, crossed his arms, stared into Shen Xili’s eyes, and said, “You look so good; who are you trying to seduce?”
Shen Xili hadn’t expected Shen Shuyu to say this. His brows furrowed slightly, but he still answered Shen Shuyu seriously, “Mn? I don’t want to seduce anyone.”
“I’ve seen plenty of Omegas like you; you just know how to pretend to be innocent.” Shen Shuyu felt his scalp tingling from the awkwardness, but he showed nothing on his face.
He huffed, “I saw everything just now. Stop having designs on Brother Yanxun. I am his destined Omega!”
At the phrase “Brother Yanxun,” the goosebumps Shen Shuyu had hidden under his suit stood up.
Shen Xili’s gaze lingered on his face for quite a while before he let out a light chuckle, a trace of amusement flashing in his eyes. However, he didn’t say anything; instead, another roar sounded even faster.
“Shen Shuyu, what nonsense are you spouting!”
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