The Coveted Gloomy Beta Roommate Chapter 17.1

Chapter 17: Relax: Like a Mimosa part 1

L: [Are you free this Saturday, June 1st?]

Candy Heart: [What’s up, Gege?]

L: [Happy World has a newly opened theme area. VIP pass, no queuing.]

Candy Heart: [?]

L: [We chatted before about how you wanted to see the firework show. Don’t you remember?]

Tang Xingye froze. He had indeed mentioned it casually in a chat a month ago. To build his Omega persona, he had just randomly named a popular tourist spot.

He didn’t expect the other party to actually remember. The screen lit up again; it was a screenshot of an electronic ticket, clearly stamped with June 1st and “Couple’s VIP Package.”

Candy Heart: [Does Gege remember everything I’ve said?]

L: [Mn.]

Candy Heart: [Thank you for the invitation, Gege, but I’ve already promised to accompany my roommate to the hospital on Children’s Day.]

L: [It’s okay. Health is important.]

L: [I’ll keep the ticket. We can go another day.]

No anger, no pestering, he even considerately instructed him to take good care of his roommate.

Tang Xingye stared at these two lines of text, feeling a bit irritable. Lu Zhi should have flown into a rage out of humiliation, exposing the inherent bad nature of an Alpha. That way, he could logically…

How did it turn out that he’s the despicable villain now?

Tang Xingye wanted to end the battle quickly. His fingers tapped rapidly on the screen: [Gege, can you send a selfie?]

L: [To see abs?]

Tang Xingye was pondering how to ask for Lu Zhi’s private photos. After all, showing face and abs was really too normal for an Alpha.

How to coax Lu Zhi into taking them? He’s already shown everything he can show; what else is there to photograph?

How about sending directly:

Gege, let me see your c…?

L: [It’s not very convenient to take photos right now. I’m in my rut, wearing a bite blocker. Want to video call? You don’t have to show your face.]

Tang Xingye suspected he had read it wrong. Lu Zhi must be crazy, voluntarily handing over leverage to him.

Is he testing him?

Before he could reply, his phone suddenly vibrated. Tang Xingye almost threw the phone away when the video call invitation popped up.

He looked around to ensure the door was locked, his roommates weren’t there, and the curtains were drawn tight.

Tang Xingye was fortunate that Ji Chen ran off to box every few days, Lin Mo habitually pulled all-nighters in the lab, and Zhou Lin wasn’t coming back today. Right now, he was basically alone in the dorm.

Finally, he clicked that link.

Of course, he turned off his own camera.

The moment the screen lit up, Tang Xingye’s breathing stalled.

The Alpha was half-leaning on a black leather sofa. The silver-gray bite blocker gleamed with a metallic texture under the cold light. His black hair on his forehead was soaked with sweat, his sharp jawline was tense, and his Adam’s apple rolled up and down with his heavy breathing.

He was indeed wearing a suppression collar dedicated to Alphas in rut around his neck, flashing a faint red light.

“Can you see clearly?” Lu Zhi’s voice was somewhat muffled because of the bite blocker, but it carried a magnetism that couldn’t be ignored.

Tang Xingye’s throat tightened. He subconsciously lowered his voice, making it sound soft. “Mn.”

Lu Zhi chuckled lightly, the sound shooting through Tang Xingye’s spine like electricity. “The bite blocker has a remote control function. I’ll give you the permissions.”

As he spoke, he operated the screen a few times. “Now, you can control its tightness.”

Tang Xingye’s brain was still a bit dazed. This was too much; he originally just wanted to scam a few photos.

A new notification popped up on the phone: received control permission for a device.

He remembered his purpose as if waking from a dream and pressed record. A red dot flashed in the upper left corner.

Tang Xingye turned on the voice changer. “Why send this to me?”

In the image, Lu Zhi’s eyes narrowed, as if smiling.

“I want to let you control me.”

“Now, I am yours.”

“Baby, relax a bit. Treat this as a game. Don’t you want to try?”

Tang Xingye felt it was a bit absurd. His fingertip slid across the screen. The control interface of the bite blocker was very simple, with only a lock and a slider.

As if bewitched, he gently slid it to the right. A suppressed muffled groan immediately came from the screen, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of the Alpha’s lips.

Tang Xingye frowned and immediately clicked the unlock button.

This is wrong, completely wrong.

Lu Zhi should be angry, should refuse, should bargain, not… not hand over control voluntarily like this.

He would rather the other party obscenely ask for leg photos and act like a hypocrite harassing an Omega.

Tang Xingye looked at the red marks on Lu Zhi caused by the bite blocker.

His expression was very strange, painful yet carrying a contradictory pleasure. His thin lips were trembling, and his breathing grew heavier.

Tang Xingye abruptly hung up the call and threw the phone aside.

He took two deep breaths. After calming down, he immediately started sending messages to salvage the situation.

Clearly I wanted to do bad things, why retreat now?

Lu Zhi laughed low, sensing Tang Xingye’s conflict and panic from the suddenly blackened screen.

Too cute.

Lu Zhi didn’t really care how Tang Xingye wanted to retaliate against him or ruin his reputation.

He stroked the red marks left by the bite blocker. The taste of rust spread on the tip of his tongue; pain spread from the bitten corner of his lip, but strangely, it carried a sweetness. Thinking this was given by Tang Xingye, the pain turned into a different kind of sweetness.

He enjoyed all feedback given by Tang Xingye; pain was also a reward.

If Tang Xingye had been a bit more cruel and didn’t unlock it for him, making him wear the bite blocker to class, Lu Zhi would have done it.

He remembered Tang Xingye looked so beautiful then that one couldn’t look away. The corners of his eyes were tinged with thin red, wet black hair sticking to his cold white neck, eyes shimmering with light, like a siren emerging from the water to bewitch people.

If Tang Xingye really wanted to retaliate and bite through his gland, he would be extremely willing.

Candy Heart: [Gege, woo woo, roommate came back, not convenient to call.]

Lu Zhi let out a breath, feeling that was enough for today.

L: [It’s okay. Next time you have time, if you’re willing, we can continue.]

Next time, continue?

Lu Zhi still wants to hand over control to him?

Candy Heart: [Gege, why are you so skilled at sending this kind of thing? Do you play with others often?]

Candy Heart: [This is my first time falling in love. I just want to find a partner seriously. Gege, you aren’t just wanting to play around casually, right?]

L: [Sorry, it’s my first online relationship. I didn’t know you wouldn’t like it.]

L: [I’m a virgin. I swear I haven’t sent it to anyone else, nor have I flirted with anyone. I can pull up all my chat records for you to see.]

Lu Zhi seemed eager to prove his innocence, afraid Tang Xingye wouldn’t believe him, so he added another message.

L: [Chat records, bank statements, social account login history… whatever you want, I can check anything for you.]

L: [Don’t be angry. (Transfer: 50000)]

Is Lu Zhi really not afraid he’s a scammer?

Wait, isn’t he engaging in an online scam right now? Just not scamming for money or sex.

Tang Xingye refunded the money and continued messaging.

Candy Heart: [Not angry, I believe Gege.]

Seeing this message, Lu Zhi’s nervous heart settled down, but cocoa pheromones uncontrollably overflowed a bit.

L: [When are you free?]

This question again.

Tang Xingye was a bit confused. Having obtained the video, his goal was achieved. He could basically expose his identity and block the other party.

For some reason, Tang Xingye hesitated.

Why is Lu Zhi so persistent about meeting him once? Shouldn’t he be coaxing Candy Heart to take intimate photos?

Candy Heart: [Isn’t Gege still in rut? Once the rut ends, let’s meet up.]

Seeing this message, Lu Zhi’s heart rate accelerated. He felt everything around him become unreal, as if stepping into the clouds.

He really wanted to send a message explaining he was in a fake rut that would pass quickly, but feared scaring Tang Xingye. He edited and deleted messages, finally settling on a date.

In the club, Lu Zhi both looked forward to bumping into Tang Xingye and felt nervous. He was afraid that if the other party looked at him, he wouldn’t be able to hold back from confessing to Tang Xingye.

So every time they met by chance, he tried hard not to look at Tang Xingye.

If they didn’t meet soon, the red marks left on his face would disappear.

Although it wasn’t time yet, the corners of Lu Zhi’s mouth couldn’t help rising. Every now and then, he had to take out his phone to glance at that message.

The more he looked, the happier he felt; wonderful notes danced in his chest.