Chapter 23: Your Omega Stood You Up…
Those people were no match for them. Within two minutes, they were all knocked to the ground, wailing and begging for mercy miserably.
After Yu Shi spoke that sentence, Zheng Xiao stepped aside, face gloomy, watching them fight with no intention of participating.
Ye Bingyang slammed one of them to the ground and arrogantly lifted his chin at Zheng Xiao. “What the hell are you looking at? Either join in or get lost. Giving you a chance for a duelâcome if you have the guts.”
Zheng Xiao wasn’t blinded by the provocation. He gave Yu Shi an ambiguous look, then turned and walked away without a word.
Seeing him leave, those people were instantly terrified and scrambled to run away together, crawling and rolling.
“Tch, I thought he had some style. Turns out he’s a coward,” Ye Bingyang said disdainfully.
Xie Ren said, “That man is a dark guard.”
“What?” Ye Bingyang was surprised.
Family heirs often had a group of bodyguards around them. Apart from the visible ones, they would train a few outstanding dark guards, especially for dignitaries. Their dark guards were usually cultivated from childhood, requiring immense effort, possessing excellent insight, tracking skills, and so on.
Some were even sent to the army to be trained like secret agents.
Xie Ren looked thoughtful. “His walking posture is very deliberate, striving to blend into the crowd. His movements are much steadier than ordinary people. His eyes are constantly performing unconscious counter-surveillance, and his right hand is always close to his body, ready to draw a gun. These are traits hard for dark guards to shake off. This kind of person absolutely doesn’t want to attract attention, which is why he didn’t make a move.”
After speaking, he turned to look at Yu Shi, remembering the look that man gave before leaving.
Ye Bingyang suddenly understood. “So that’s it. He can really endure then.”
Yu Shi wasn’t as surprised as him, meeting Xie Ren’s gaze calmly.
Xie Ren moved his lips, about to ask, when he suddenly noticed Yu Shi’s wristband glowing orange.
The air was filled with chaotic pheromones. A lot of onlookers had gathered around. Seeing so many tall and handsome Alphas, someone picked up a phone and started taking pictures.
Xie Ren waved his hand to disperse them. “Withdraw quickly, don’t get photographed.”
NDU cared greatly about public reputation. If photos were inadvertently circulated online, none of them would have it easy.
Everyone scattered like birds and beasts. Yu Shi also quickly covered his face and left.
That night, some returned to school, some went home. No one expected that the Command Class would trend on social media the next morning.
Seeing the event push notification and the bombardment of messages from Tang Jiadong, Li Yang felt the sky falling.
Year-end evaluation, Top Ten Counselors, full bonusâthe ducks that reached his mouth flew away one by one.
Someone had filmed a few seconds of video, and the comments section dug up information fast. First guessing a melodramatic scene of two groups fighting over someone, then a few hours later, digging up the Omega’s frontal photo and the identities of the people around him.
[Holy shit, isn’t this the big shot who gave a speech at UST before!] [Who? Looks familiar. What’s his name?] [Yu Shi, the youngest research director of the Third Institute. The one you guys called Sister Shi and wanted to kiss before.] [If you say Sister Shi, I remember instantly. Ahhhh why is it him!] [If it’s him… then it’s human nature. Ask which Alpha wouldn’t fight for him.] [Exactly. Looking at the few in the photo, I think that’s too few.] [No wait, calm down guys. Sister Shi went to be an instructor a month ago. He is their teacher!!] [OMO student-teacher romance? Even more exciting.] [This Alpha is so handsome /image/. He struck first. Is he also Yu Shi’s student?] [I can’t. Who made this meme? Sister Shi walking a few dogs on leashes in the middle of the night. Too abstract /image/] [The Alpha above is too fierce, but looks like he’s protecting Sister Shi. German Shepherd energy. The one next to him is cuter, like a Samoyed. The chatty one on the left, Beagle energy. The cold one opposite, Doberman energy…] [The comments are all over the place, chaotic as a pot of porridge. Drink it while it’s hot hahaha.]
When Tang Tianhao scrolled to this trending topic, he was waiting for Xie Chengfeng’s summons at the Xie Manor.
Taking a puff of his cigarette, he zoomed in on the Omega’s photo. After a moment of stunned silence, he exhaled the smoke and muttered, “Holy shit, it’s that little bitch.”
That blind date was unforgettable. He had specifically asked someone to investigate Yu Shi’s informationâhe really was the young master of ATC.
He cursed and grumbled, “Damn, quite capable. Hooked up with so many people after dumping me…”
In the video, one Alpha looked familiar.
Before he could look closely, the guard called him in.
Tang Tianhao quickly put away his communicator, put on an honest appearance, and followed the guard through the door, boarding a military vehicle after entering the gate.
He asked puzzledly, “Aren’t I going to see the Chief? Where are we going?”
The driver didn’t answer directly. “We’ll be there soon.”
The car didn’t move fast. After driving for more than ten minutes, the scenery along the road was picturesque, with unique mountain and lake views, as if he were in a 5A scenic area.
After driving for a long time, he finally saw several white buildings. Tang Tianhao realized then that this manor was huge; it took so long just to come in from the gate.
He was led into a white house surrounded by heavily guarded sentries. Being shrewd, he naturally didn’t look or ask, keeping his eyes straight ahead.
After waiting in the reception room for half an hour, Xie Chengfeng walked in.
The General wore casual home clothes but exuded an imposing aura. He directly interrupted Tang Tianhao’s attempt to stand and salute, telling him to sit and drink tea.
Xie Chengfeng didn’t beat around the bush. He said straightforwardly, “Tang Tianhao, I heard you’re reporting to NDU tomorrow. Have you offended Xie Ren?”
Tang Tianhao didn’t expect him to be so direct. He answered cautiously, “I’m not very familiar with Young Master Xie, so there shouldn’t be any offense. I just received the transfer order. Is the Chief asking because I did something wrong?”
He often received officials and handled them with ease, but contacting a military general with such an oppressive aura like Xie Chengfeng still made him uneasy, constantly stealing glances to gauge his expression.
Xie Chengfeng said, “The job at NDU isn’t easy to handle; you must know that. You don’t need to be so nervous. I don’t care what grievances you have. I called you here today to ask you to do one thing for me. In half a year, I will transfer you back to K9.”
Tang Tianhao’s eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed. “Many thanks, Chief! I will do my utmost to accomplish it!”
Ten minutes later, the guard knocked and entered. “Commander, the Yu family has arrived.”
“Invite them in.” Xie Chengfeng said to Tang Tianhao, “You go first. Let the driver take you out the side gate. Don’t be seen.”
Tang Tianhao quickly nodded in agreement, finding Xie Chengfeng’s arrangement extremely odd. He had seen disharmonious fathers and sons, but never this strange.
He thought againâwait, the Yu family?
The surname Yu wasn’t common.
At the manor entrance, a stretched Maybach drove in. Yu Shi sat in the car, looking uninterested.
After going home last night, he intended to return to school today, but was informed temporarily that he had to go to Yu Songwei’s friend’s horse ranch. Liučľ was vague, saying it was just a casual meal, but insisted he attend.
Yu Shi roughly guessed what kind of meal it wasâeighty percent chance it was a blind date with the other party’s son.
In the car, he received the video forwarded by Li Yang, comforting him not to worry, as someone had already deleted it.
[Li Yang: /Crying/ The Principal even had the evaluations ready for us. After seeing the video, he almost called me back to work overtime. Luckily, they weren’t wearing uniforms and their faces weren’t captured clearly, otherwise it would definitely have blown up.]
Yu Shi chuckled: [I didn’t manage them well; it has nothing to do with you. I will explain the situation to Principal Tang.]
[Li Yang: Not at all! I was the one who took them out too; I have a big responsibility. I’ll ask Xie Ren to gather Class 1 tonight and hold a meeting to talk about this.]
[Li Yang: But the trending topic really vanished instantly! You’re so amazing!]
Yu Shi suddenly remembered he had agreed to take Xie Ren to lunch today. He casually sent him a message: [I’m not going back to school. Find a restaurant to solve it yourself /Red Packet/]
Xie Ren was in the dorm. He stopped Zhao Yi who was going out. “Don’t go out. I’ll go to the cafeteria with you.”
His tone was depressed.
Zhao Yi was amazed. “You just told me to fend for myself. What’s wrong, your Omega stood you up?”
“Don’t be cheeky. He’s not my Omega,” Xie Ren said dejectedly.
“Save it. It’s written all over your face. Why suddenly not going?”
“Don’t know. Guess he has things to do.”
Zhao Yi said wickedly, “What things to do on a weekend? I think he has another date. Someone doesn’t want you anymore.”
His words made Xie Ren shudder. Thinking of Yu Shi’s packed blind date schedule before, he couldn’t help but say, “Fuck, no way.”
“Cursing is useless. If you need me, call me to eat at the cafeteria. If not, tell me to get lost. Dumped now, huh? Hee hee hee, this is karma…”
Xie Ren ignored his chatter, looking like disaster was imminent. He immediately returned the red packet.
[Yu Shi: ?]
[Xie Ren: No appetite. Can’t eat alone /Puppy collapsed/]
[Yu Shi: …]
[Xie Ren: Where did you go?]
Yu Shi casually sent a location.
Xie Ren clicked open and his eyes nearly popped out. Isn’t this his damn family’s horse ranch?!
Blind date at his family’s horse ranch?
Is there no law anymore!
Where is justice? Where is righteousness? Where is security!
Yu Shi stayed in the manor for a while before setting off for the horse ranch by car. Yu Songwei specifically brought him into the same car as Xie Chengfeng.
Yu Shi didn’t expect this “old friend” to be him. Considering the famous “Sidewinder,” he instantly dismissed the idea of finding an excuse to slip away halfway.
While he observed Xie Chengfeng, Xie Chengfeng was also sizing him up.
“Old Yu, this son of yours doesn’t look like you. Much handsomer than you,” Xie Chengfeng said.
Although smiling, his eyes were overly calm. His manner of speech and behavior carried the arrogance of a superior. On the surface, he looked gentle and patient; in reality, he was impatient and decisive.
Compared to him, Yu Songwei lacked much of the bureaucratic air. He laughed, “If he looked like me, he’d be done for. The kid looks like his mother.”
“Doesn’t look like my sister-in-law either.” Xie Chengfeng shook his head. “We haven’t seen each other for almost twenty-five years, right? Thanks for visiting my dad last time. The old man lacks company; he was so happy when you went over. Mentioned it to me several times.”
Yu Songwei said, “After all, he was my old company commander. It’s only right. By the way, where is that child of yours? Didn’t come back for the weekend?”
Xie Chengfeng sneered. “Him? An unfilial son, better not mentioned. Only has brute force, just doesn’t grow a brain. Old Yu, you judge this. I told him to come to K9, work under me comfortably, no danger. He refused, insisting on risking his life on the front line. What do kids these days think? Dislike a comfortable life, always looking for suffering!”
Mentioning this unlucky son, he opened the floodgates, launching into a boastful scolding sessionâhow many merits he won, how he almost died on the front line, how wild his heart was refusing marriage, and how talented yet arrogant he was.
For a full twenty minutes, Yu Shi learned everything: from the son getting Grade A Excellence in Zone A every year in elementary school, to being chased by a group of Omegas for his looks, to scaring them all to tears with prank ghosts.
He vaguely felt that while the kid had problems, the father’s problems weren’t small either.
Xie Chengfeng sighed with emotion, “Grown up and doesn’t care about home. Don’t see him a few times all year. Won’t even take a photo with me, makes me pretend not to know him. You tell me, if he gets married later, what will his wife do with such cold violence?”
Yu Shi said calmly, “Uncle, actually you’re quite proud of him, aren’t you?”
This was his first sentence since getting in the car.
Xie Chengfeng looked at him. He continued, “But sometimes a child is unwilling to go home not because he is unfilial, but because going home pressures him. For example, on the way to the horse ranch for relaxation on the weekend, having a father chatter incessantly for twenty minutesâsuch things are probably common. Do you think I’m right?”
Xie Chengfeng’s face darkened.
Yu Songwei hurriedly said, “Cough cough, speaking of the horse ranch, your Uncle Xie recently imported a batch of good horses. All champion leaders. Take a good look later.”
Yu Shi looked down at his communicator more than once. The car fell into an awkward silence.
Xie Ren asked him: [What are you doing at the horse ranch?]
Normally, Yu Shi wouldn’t ignore him, but he didn’t have the habit of reporting his itinerary.
But the atmosphere was subtle now, and he didn’t want to look up, so he typed: [Watching a middle-aged control freak male chauvinist act cool.]
[Xie Ren: ??!]
[Xie Ren: What do you mean?]
[Yu Shi: Blind date /Eye roll/]
Leaning against the Land Rover window, Xie Ren gritted his teeth and urged, “You fucking drive faster!”
Zhao Yi said, “I’m already speeding! Any faster and I’ll run red lights! What’s the situation, so urgent?”
Xie Ren said fiercely, “He’s being forced to go on a blind date with a greasy middle-aged man.”
“Holy shit, what era is this? Someone is still forcing an Omega to date that kind of person?” Zhao Yi was filled with righteous indignation and slammed on the gas.
Ten minutes later, just as Xie Chengfeng’s car entered, the Land Rover arrived at the horse ranch on its heels.
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