The Coveted Gloomy Beta Roommate Chapter 48.2

Part 2

Lu Zhi sneered. “Anyone else is fine, only you won’t do.”

Pei Lian didn’t care, his smile deepening. “How rare. The Qing Dynasty fell so many years ago, yet someone is still obsessed with erecting chastity arches?”

“Manage yourself first,” Pei Lian tapped the air toward Lu Zhi’s chest. “Living to 30 is a miracle for you.”

Hit where it hurt, Lu Zhi choked. “He is your sister-in-law. Same face—when he looks at you, who do you think he’s thinking of?”

Pei Lian’s expression changed abruptly.

…

After stabbing someone in the heart, Lu Zhi kept refreshing his phone screen. Tang Xingye hadn’t contacted him all night. He’d rather reply to that dead green tea bitch than reply to his message. This differential treatment was chilling.

He set his phone to vibrate with a poker face, returning to being that aloof S-class Alpha.

But he hadn’t taken two steps when a vibration came from his pocket. Like a bone thrown in his face, Lu Zhi quickly entered his password and opened WeChat.

But Lu Zhi cooled down instantly upon seeing the message content.

Tang Xingye’s message was brief and distant: [Please help feed my advisor’s parrot, Apollo. I’ll open the door remotely for you later.]

Tang Xingye indeed hadn’t read the message he sent, unwilling to even explain or mention it.

“Heh.” Lu Zhi sneered, pressing his brow. He deleted the typed “Who are you with” and replaced it with a cold, hard: [Where are you right now? I’ll pick you up later.]

Tang Xingye: [No need, I’m on the way.]

Lu Zhi stared at those words, grinding his back teeth until they were sour.

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This meant Tang Xingye had been with someone else all night. Who? Zhou Lin?

[Baby, does your gland need pheromones lately?] Lu Zhi typed, then felt it was too explicit. He deleted the second half—Smoke-scented pheromones don’t smell good, right?

Tang Xingye: [Is your susceptible period coming? Talk later when I get back.]

What does that mean? Thinks I’m controlling too much?

Lu Zhi typed and deleted words in the chat box.

Tang Xingye: [I don’t trust others to feed Apollo. After thinking about it, I decided to ask for your help. It hates stimulating pheromones, but your pheromones are different.]

Lu Zhi’s heart warmed.

Different. These words sounded exceptionally beautiful.

Lu Zhi’s ears suddenly burned. Possessed, he typed: [Am I also different to you…]

Before Lu Zhi finished typing, Tang Xingye’s messages popped up again: [Be nicer, and Apollo will be closer to you. It’s very intelligent; if you treat it badly, it will be fierce.]

Tang Xingye: [Just feed a pinch of sunflower seeds. Change the water in the trough.]

Tang Xingye: [If you come to feed it often, maybe Apollo will actively rub against you.]

Lu Zhi didn’t expect Tang Xingye to reply with so many messages, sending a string of them in a row. Compared to being ignored all night, Tang Xingye was now terribly enthusiastic and proactive.

The carefully instructing tone was just like a newlywed wife gently telling her husband to take care of their child before leaving.

Yes, they have a cute child.

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This association made Lu Zhi’s face heat up. He knew Tang Xingye cared about him, liked him.

The jealousy and anxiety from before vanished into thin air.

Tang Xingye might have been forced to be with someone else last night. He obviously didn’t want to wear that dress at the party; Zhou Lin threatened him.

And he had actually made things difficult for Tang Xingye to his face. If Tang Xingye found out about him antagonizing Pei Lian, he would probably be unhappy again. Lu Zhi blamed himself for being too impulsive and jealous.

Only Tang Xingye was pure and kind; otherwise, he would have been told to get lost long ago.

Lu Zhi resolved to be Tang Xingye’s magnanimous husband. From now on, nothing, including the mistress, could provoke him or make him angry.

Full of confidence, Lu Zhi came to see their child.

With a gaze gentle enough to drown someone, he looked at the pretty parrot, full of expectation, envisioning the first step of his happy married life with Tang Xingye.

Lu Zhi had automatically assumed the role of husband. He carefully poured out the old water according to Tang Xingye’s instructions and replaced it with mineral water of suitable temperature. When pouring sunflower seeds, he even counted twenty grains—neither more nor less, Tang Xingye said “a pinch.”

Lu Zhi softened his voice, his long fingers gently tapping the birdcage. “Apollo, come. Daddy will feed you!”

The parrot tilted its head, black eyes staring at him, and articulated perfectly:

“Idiot.”

Lu Zhi’s smile froze on his face.

Remembering Tang Xingye said to have a good attitude, he forcibly suppressed his anger. “No swearing.”

“Dumbass.” The parrot flapped its wings and accurately pecked the finger he extended.

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Lu Zhi sucked in a cold breath from the pain and withdrew his hand, but still remembered Tang Xingye’s instructions. “Curse again?”

“Simp,” the parrot said.

Lu Zhi: “…?”

Lu Zhi: “What’s wrong with being a simp? You’re the simp!”

“Triggered?” the parrot suddenly popped out another phrase.

Lu Zhi wasn’t triggered; he was angry. His pheromones spilled out uncontrollably, long fingers cracking. Just as he was considering whether to braise or steam it tonight, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Tang Xingye: [Take a picture for me after you feed it.]

The violent pheromones retracted instantly. Lu Zhi took a deep breath and placed the bird food bag gently on the table.

“Baby, be good,” he opened the cage door gently, his voice sweet enough to drip honey. “Daddy will take a nice picture of you.”

Apollo looked warily at this two-legged beast who suddenly changed faces. Lu Zhi knelt on one knee to find an angle, the reflection from the phone lens blinding it.

“Yes, just like that, smile.” Lu Zhi spoke in a coaxing tone, but his finger tapped frantically—he had to capture the parrot’s cutest look.

Finally, he carefully selected one: Apollo tilting its head, crest shining in the sunlight, sunflower seeds arranged neatly in the trough.

[Fed it, it’s very happy.] Lu Zhi pressed send, turning his head to meet a pair of small eyes full of wisdom.

“Hypocrite!” Apollo shouted suddenly.

Lu Zhi closed the cage without changing his expression. “Make noise again and I’ll tell your mom you’re a picky eater.”

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…

Tang Xingye returned to school and immediately rushed to the lab. Sweet words were all fake; opening a mouth could produce baskets of useless talk. Only experimental data wouldn’t lie.

He stayed for five hours. Tang Xingye’s eyes were sore and swollen, his shoulders stiff.

He reached for a centrifuge tube on the rack but almost knocked over a row of samples due to fatigue.

A long hand suddenly reached out from the side, steadily supporting the teetering test tube rack.

“Careful.” Lin Mo’s voice was still cold, but as he withdrew his fingertips, they seemingly brushed past the back of Tang Xingye’s hand.

Tang Xingye was slightly stunned, looking up to meet Lin Mo’s gaze. The other’s eyes appeared exceptionally deep under the cold white lights of the lab, like silent reefs—calm on the surface, but with undercurrents surging within.

“Thanks.” Tang Xingye withdrew his hand, not minding much.

He didn’t notice Lin Mo’s gaze lingering on the back of his neck for a second, his Adam’s apple rolling imperceptibly.

“Why are you here?” Tang Xingye rubbed his throbbing temples, puzzled. “Weren’t you transferred to another research group?”

Lin Mo didn’t even look up, fingers accurately adjusting the instrument parameters. “Finished. Professor Ye called me back to help, said the workload here is heavy.”

“Go sleep in the lounge for a while.” Lin Mo suddenly pulled the document from his hand. “I’ll watch the samples for you.”

Tang Xingye wanted to object but couldn’t help yawning. Finally compromising, he stood up, voice slurred with fatigue. “Thanks. Wake me in half an hour.”

Tang Xingye mumbled as he walked toward the lounge, not seeing Lin Mo stop his movements, his gaze landing on the slightly red skin on his neck—finger marks left by Zhou Lin last night, almost faded, but blindingly piercing in Lin Mo’s eyes.

…

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So bitchy, Lu Zhi.

Just being in the same dorm as Tang Xingye, what’s there to be proud of?

Pei Lian came to the lab with a displeased face, but stopped abruptly before pushing the door open. Through the glass window, he saw Tang Xingye sleeping soundly in the rest area.

Sunlight sprinkled on his face, softening his features and diluting his usual cold temperament. Long eyelashes cast a small shadow under his eyes. His lips, usually pursed tight, were slightly parted now, showing a bit of softness.

Pei Lian held his breath unconsciously. He loved when Tang Xingye lowered his brow and smiled gently, revealing that trace of maternal nature, as if embracing all the dark and ugly thoughts in the world.

He had even thought, how wonderful it would be if Tang Xingye could put him in his womb and give birth to him anew.

Reshaping his flesh and blood in his warm womb, letting every inch be soaked in this tenderness.

This absurd thought made the warm current in his chest surge, spilling over with indistinguishable emotions.

He didn’t dare blink, afraid of waking up from this beautiful dream.

The next second, his pupils contracted sharply—

An eyesore of a figure broke into his vision.

It was Lin Mo.

He watched helplessly as Lin Mo approached Tang Xingye and slowly leaned down.

Inch by inch, lower and lower, almost kissing that pale neck.