Hold On, You’re Something Else

Chapter 5 – Okay, I heard you (1)

Back then, he was dizzy and powerless.
He was only concerned about whether the Alpha he had run into had caught up to him.

He was in the middle of a crisis then so he had no time to think about anything else.

But now that he thought about it, after the other person helped  him, he didn’t do anything else.
Even when he approached him and asked, he was polite yet indifferent, without the slightest hint of mockery.

This showed that the person wasn’t affected by him.

Gu Xi, what are you thinking? You think you can affect every Alpha you meet? Too smug, ah.

Mo Dian said, “Why are you asking me this? Did you meet an Alpha who ignored your pheromones? What kind of rare species is he?!”

Gu Xi’s face turned slightly sullen.
He didn’t know which word in that sentence irked him.
He pursed his lips and said, “Let’s go.”

Gu Xi put on his sunglasses to cover his profound eyes.
He quickly returned to his cool and calm persona.

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Tl zssjle hlau nsdqkeldv yde rlaqlnv, yp kq vbl ralhkswp olyjdlpp yde vbl rykd bl qlzv y obkzl yts eked’v byrrld.

Tl pweeldzu vwadle bkp blye yde pyo y caynlzlv zukdt sd vbl taswde yv vbl essa kd qasdv sq vbl nwcknzl qsa Gzrbyp.
Rv oyp sdl sq vbl qyd xlanb qsa vseyu.

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Ebld vbyv rlapsd zlqv, bl qsatsv bkp caynlzlv, cwv bl eked’v qsatlv vs nzspl vbl essa qsa bkx.

Qw Dk’p lulp pvyale yv kv qsa y zsdt vkxl.
Gd wdprlyjyczl qllzkdt bywdvle bkp blyav.

Gduoyu, obyv byrrldle vseyu oyp clnywpl sq bkp dltzktldnl.
Ekvbswv vbyv Gzrby’p blzr, obs jdsop obyv oswze’hl byrrldle.
Jlnywpl vseyu’p lhldv oyp yblye sq bkp saktkdyz pnblewzl, vblal nswze cl y zsv sq ryryayggkp yaswde.
Rv oswze’hl clld y ekpypvla kq vblu lhla vssj yehydvytl sq bkx ewakdt bkp olyjlpv vkxl.

Rv vssj bkx vball oalvnble ulyap vs alynb vbkp rzynl yde vs qkdyzzu cl yczl vs calyvb.
Rq bl lhla tsv polrv cu psxl cye awxsap, kv okzz vbaso yoyu yzz bkp ralhkswp lqqsavp.
Tl’e cl sd bkp oyu vs awkd.

Qw Dk’p cseu pvkzz qlzv vbl yqvlalqqlnvp sq vbl kdbkckvsa.
Tkp bydep valxczle pzktbvzu, yde bl zssjle jkde sq ryzl.

Tl eked’v oydv vs sol psxlsdl y qyhsa, lhld kq vbyv psxlsdl oyp y pvaydtla.
Ikdedlpp oyp vbl xspv ekqqknwzv vbkdt kd vbkp osaze vs tkhl cynj.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay? We should ask for a break for now so you could rest,” Mo Dian said.
He saw that Gu Xi’s face didn’t look good.
He badly needed to get out of the mall. 

He saw Gu Xi staring on the ground.
He didn’t know what he was looking at but he decided to pick it up for him.

Gu Xi stopped him and replied, “I’m fine.
If I ask for a break, who’s going to pay all my debts?”

Mo Dian looked at Gu Xi’s smile.
There was no trace of weakness on his face.
It was firm and clear.
He was strong and independent like an Alpha, that’s why a lot of people mistake him for a valiant Alpha, because he really was like dauntless.

Gu Xi picked up the bracelet and brushed the dust off it carefully.

This one should always be clean.
It shouldn’t get dirty.

They went to the underground car park.
The driver rushed back to fetch them.
He was smoking since it helped him feel better to work late at night.

Gu Xi never liked the smell of cigarettes because it made him remember some of his very bad memories.
He didn’t say anything to the driver though and only put down the partition window.
He knew that the driver was a father of a newborn child.
He didn’t want to make it difficult for this person to make a living.

When the car started, Gu Xi pulled out the bracelet and noticed that it had a small version of his picture on it.

After instructing the driver where to go, Mo Dian looked at Gu Xi and noticed that he had been looking at an unfamiliar bracelet for a while now.

He leaned over and said, “Hey, isn’t that a picture of your face drawn by a well-known artist in the industry? Your fans use that a lot and now they put it on your fan merch?”

Gu Xi smiled, “Why do you know that?”

Mo Dian scratched his head sheepishly and answered with a smile, “Isn’t it just normal for me to check what your fans talk about?”

Gu Xi didn’t answer.
He turned on one of the interior lights inside the car and put on the bracelet.
Then he randomly took a picture of his wrist and uploaded it.

Chichichi1 Gu Xi: [heart][attached picture] 

In the dimness of the car, warm yellow light shined on his white, jade-like slender wrist.
The bracelet was designed with a cute cartoon avatar underneath.

Gu Xi uploaded the photo.
It was immediately visited by fans, and the comment section was instantly filled with hundreds of messages.

⸺ Aaaaaaaa, isn’t this today’s fan merch! I should print this out! When did you get this out from the event? I actually missed it!!!

⸺ I’m going crazy just thinking about us cheering outside while you sneak out to get our fan merch! So cuuute!

⸺ Our baby really loves us fans! You’re truly our kind angel!!!

⸺ Just look at the picture, it’s an angel’s hand!

⸺ Could you even judge our baby’s hand? Does it even belong to this world?

⸺ My mom asked me why I was kneeling and licking my screen ~ awsl2

Gu Xi’s weibo account had been controlled by the company for three years.
They had recently just returned the account to him.
Since then, he has been regularly posting updates.

It didn’t seem like a part of his job to him.
Instead it felt like a place where he could relax freely after being imprisoned for a long time.
This was what he usually does to unwind.

Gu Xi unclasped the bracelet and stuffed it into his pant’s pocket.
He leaned warily to at least try to rest.

“Wake me up when we get there.”

He needed to re-record a radio show recording since some of the radio effects were not quite good.
He didn’t know how long it would take him so he decided to sleep first in the car.

Extreme fatigue and the aftereffects of the arrival of his heat soon made him fall into a shallow sleep.

Both his driver and his manager were Betas.
They didn’t know yet that Gu Xi almost caused a riot inside the mall.

Mo Dian looked worryingly at Gu Xi’s face and turned off the lights.
Then he covered him with a thin blanket.

The driver moved the rearview mirror and looked at Gu Xi’s sleeping figure.
Some kind of struggle flashed across his eyes.

***

Rong Jing didn’t mind much about the thing that happened a while ago.

He hurried to the venue for the launch of the new jewelry store and saw people walking away from it.
The two girls he met before were glad to see him, but they also told him that he was already late.
Gu Xi had already left.

No wonder, Rong Jing thought.
Those hundreds of people that filled the mall awhile ago were now starting to leave. Guess this is the power of a popular artist. He nodded.
Then he saw a human sized standee cut out of Gu Xi.

Rong Jing wanted to know why his name felt familiar yet his picture still didn’t spark any feeling out of him.

What he was looking for was that fleeting sense of familiarity he always felt when he thought of his name.
That feeling that he couldn’t quite grasp and made him feel uncomfortable.

The human size standee of Gu Xi was wearing a black suit.
His brow ridge was profound and exquisite.
He had the look of a superior human that made other humans around feel inferior to him.
His eyes were seductive yet pure at the same time.

Rong Jing suddenly thought of something: Innocently seductive.

Even the standee alone was enough to show the charm of the brand.
What more if it was the real person who promoted it.

But there was only indifference and a faint appreciation in Rong Jing’s eyes.

He stared at it for a while from the sidelines but then he gradually lost interest.
Even the hope he held deep inside him faded.
He felt like he was only looking at a picture from his phone.
He didn’t feel any familiarity at all.
Only the name Gu Xi and the title of the movie he starred in moved his interest.

Even though he was mentally strong, he fell into this new world without knowing anyone at all.
So even though he couldn’t feel anything for it, he still found himself oddly attached to it. 

As a souvenir, Rong Jing took a selfie of him and the standee.
Both the expression on his face and the standee looked very cold.
They looked like a melancholic painting.

Rong Jing had mingled with other people before, so he knew what the basic aesthetic of a photo should have.

Rong Jing, who barely takes a selfie, raised his hand to form a V sign, and finally felt that the picture looked better now.

Chapter 5 – Okay, I heard you (2)

Rong Jing went to the ATM to check his cards.
Sure enough, Xie Ling was true to his words.
Several of his cards had been unfrozen.

Some of them were given by his stepfather and some were from his brother, Xie Ling.
As for the mother of the original owner? She couldn’t even control her own life so she probably wouldn’t even have spare money to give to his son.

The original owner had his own Peony card1.
He got that through having part time jobs and that was what he usually used for his expenses.

The original owner didn’t intentionally pretend to be poor nor did he insist on fighting with the Xie family.
He knew that whether he was willing to admit it or not, he was now a young master of the Xie family.
It was just that his memories of being poor were engraved in his heart.
He could never get rid of his habit of saving money.

Rong Jing withdrew some cash and paid some of his debts.

Like most men, he had little interest in shopping so he just entered several trendy stores that he knew and bought himself a set of casual clothes and a casual suit.
One was just everyday-casual wear while the other one was for formal occasions. 

Unlike luxurious brands, trendy goods didn’t focus on the texture of the clothes but still looked very fashionable.
It was even more affordable so it was a very good choice. 

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Mbl pyzlp zyeu pyo vbl bydepsxl xyd nsxkdt ytykd yde ldvbwpkypvknyzzu blzrle bkx nbsspl svbla xkpvp.
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Tl cswtbv lhlau vurl vbyv bl bye vakle.
Tl oyp ypvsdkpble cu vbl ralhkswp lmrlakldnl kd vbl cyvbassx clqsal yde bl pvkzz qlzv jkde sq pnyale.
Tl vbswtbv sq jllrkdt y prayula sd bkx fwpv kd nypl psxlvbkdt zkjl vbyv byrrldp ytykd.

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Mbld bl pyo y nsxxsvksd kd vbl ekpvydnl.
Rv pllxle zkjl psxlsdl oyp nywpkdt y ekpvwacydnl cwv clnywpl bl bye ds kdvldvksd vs zssj yv kv, bl oldv pvayktbv swv sq vbl xyzz obkzl vbkdjkdt ycswv oblal bl pbswze pvyu vbl dktbv.

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Tl bye ds svbla rzynl vs zkhl kd clpkelp vbyv.
Nyvla sd, y plaklp sq wdqsavwdyvl vbkdtp byrrldle.
Tkp nyae tsv qasgld ps bl bye ds oyu vs aldv y bswpl.

Tl zssjle wr vbl kdvladlv vs plyanb qsa y dlyacu nblyr bsvlz.
Mbl rbsdl sdzu bye 2 rlanldv zlqv ps bl oydvle vs ts vs vbl bsvlz yp pssd yp rsppkczl vs nbyatl bkp rbsdl.

Tl pvsrrle y nyc cwv vbld pweeldzu, y rlapsd olyakdt ale nzsvblp tsv sd kv qkapv.
Mbl rlapsd pllxle hlau eawdj ulv bl zssjle yv Ssdt Kkdt, obs pvsse pvkzz, yde pyke, “R jdlo uswa cynj zssjp qyxkzkya.
Rv alyzzu kp usw! Ebyv yal usw oykvkdt qsa? Usxl sd!”

Mbl rlapsd yzps alvnble y qlo vkxlp yp kq kd rykd.

Mbl nsadla sq Ssdt Kkdt’p lulp vokvnble pzktbvzu, “Ls vbydjp.
Zsw nyd vyjl vbkp nya.”

The person was the Omega who argued with Qi Ying back at the cat cafe.
The person looked drunk, smelled of alcohol and was emitting a hint of pheromone but Rong Jing’s mist sprayer could still kind of block the smell.

Rong Jing and this Omega only met once.
They didn’t know each other at all.

The Omega looked at Rong Jing and giggled.
She was probably very drunk.
Actually, Rong Jing was not sure whether the person was a she or a he because the person looked slim and was dressed in sexy women’s clothes yet the person’s voice was really low.

Rong Jing had met a lot of people before in his previous life, and he had already developed a pair of discerning eyes.

However, to respect the other person, Rong Jing still planned to refer to the person as a ‘she’ for the time being.

Later on…

She used her heels to kick Rong Jing’s knee randomly.

Rong Jing: …

He was not short-tempered.
He took a deep breath and told himself that it was useless to talk with a drunkard.

He remembered what the other person said back in the cat cafe.
Though he didn’t need others to fight for him, he still felt grateful for the kindness that this person showed.

He ignored her screams, checked the cab’s license plate number, and took out a sum of cash to give to the driver to make sure that the person would arrive safely to her destination.

There was an unwritten rule in this world that all taxi and ride-hailing app drivers must be a Beta for the safety of the other genders.

Rong Jing saw the driver sneaking a peek at the drunken amorous Omega at the back of the cab.
His eyes immediately turned cold as if he could see through the driver’s soul. 

With a deep, cold voice, he pointed to the photo on his phone and said, “If something happens to her, I’ll use this license plate number to find you.”

Rong Jing’s words weren’t exactly threatening yet the driver nodded slowly as his scalp turned numb and his eyes turned strange.

Rong Jing was just about to leave when he thought of something.
He took one of the mist sprayers he bought without seeing which scent he took and stuffed it into the Omega’s hand.

But before he could even take a few steps, the Omega rushed to him and then vomited.

Rong Jing looked at the filth on the ground.
He was in a bit of a daze.
He dodged in time so his clothes were stained only a little.
He looked at the Omega who looked like she was about to cry.
She was pulling him hard as if she was abandoned.

“Don’t leave me.
Uuuuuh, why does no one like me…”

Rong Jing noticed that they had been attracting onlookers.
Since he didn’t want to make it to the news, he quickly picked up the other person back to the cab like a sack and told the driver, “Please go to the nearest hotel.”

The driver witnessed everything that happened and immediately drove the taxi like a Mercedes.

Rong Jing’s gentle expression was now nowhere to be seen and was replaced with an expression that made people unable to move.

Fortunately, the Omega finally settled down and fell asleep, probably because she finally got what she wanted.
Though if she made any more noise, Rong Jing planned to get off the cab.

Even boys have to take care of themselves when they go out.

He would help those that were in need, but there should be a limit to doing that too.

Once that limit has been reached, he would stop.

There was hardly any protection for Alphas here in this world.
Even the law does not persecute those that are guilty of harassing an Alpha.
One could say that Alphas were also kind of vulnerable.

When they arrived at their destination, Rong Jing glanced at the hotel that the driver chose.
The resplendent hotel’s appearance seemed to be telling him the words ‘It’s expensive here’.

This place was really expensive.
The driver was upset that’s why he took this opportunity to teach this Alpha so he could mind his own business.
But then he saw Rong Jing’s indifferent expression.
He smiled awkwardly and said, “This, this really is the nearest hotel.”

Rong Jing didn’t care.
He asked the Omega beside him if she had brought her ID or cellphone with her, but the other person only snored.
She had completely fallen asleep.

Rong Jing asked the porter of the hotel after the car door was opened, “Please provide an Omega attendant to take her to her room, then find another attendant to guide me so I could settle the bill.”

However, due to Omegas’ rarity and importance, as an escort, Rong Jing had to take her up himself on the premise that there were no other people around.

This hotel would not bear the responsibility for what will ever happen to the said Omega.

This was also the reason why Rong Jing didn’t leave her alone on the road.
He was the last person she had interacted with.

After handing the Omega to an attendant, Rong Jing followed them all the way to the elevator.
The elevator door was just about to close when a pair of large hands blocked the door from closing.

“Wait, wait!”  Two Alphas with a strong scent rushed in.
They didn’t notice the aura of the reserved Rong Jing on the side and only looked at the Omega the attendant was assisting.

Before Rong Jing and the Omega got off the cab, Rong Jing used his mist sprayer to block her scent just in case.
She didn’t emit pheromones at this moment and only smelled a bit pungent because of the vomit.

The two frowned, looked away and began to talk to each other as if no one else was around them.

One of them said, “So what happened? Were you kicked out of the mall because you caused some kind of trouble? Aren’t you ashamed? Well, at least you had your brother here to save you.
If people find out that the grand prince of Shanghai was actually blacklisted from a mall, tsk tsk tsk…”

“Shut up! That’s because I smelled a very tempting scent of an Omega that time.
But before I could get a whiff of it more, I was knocked unconscious,” The Alpha touched the back of his neck angrily.
“Look, there’s a bruise right here.
I haven’t suffered such a big loss like this since I was a kid! Damnit!”

Rong Jing’s brows furrowed when he heard the conversation of the two.
He looked at them and thought, Oh, what a small world.

The cranky Alpha’s neck was indeed kind of bruised.
Rong Jing knew how to control his strength since he spent his time in the Shaolin Temple during his childhood.
He didn’t hit him too hard.

His attack force was controlled and at most, he had only given him a soft tissue injury.
There wouldn’t be any serious harm, though he would have to bear a few painful nights for the time being.

So yeah, it would hurt.

“Where’s sister-in-law?”

“Ugh, don’t mention that woman! We’ve split up! You think a girl like that is worth keeping? She actually told me…” The cranky Alpha was so mad that he needed to take a deep breath first before he imitated how his ex-girlfriend talked, “He’s such a good man.
He told me that you have hypoglycemia and that you’d talk rubbish after waking up.
He was right.

“When did I ever get hypoglycemia, huh?!”

“You sure you don’t have it?”

“I only have high blood pressure now! She got charmed by that pretty boy! Ugh, so stupid!”

“So that’s why you were held up by a few guards then you asked me to come over? But, is that Omega’s pheromone really that charming?” The other man couldn’t imagine it since he had already seen a lot of exceptional Omegas. 

“It’s the best.
I can’t really describe it.
I’ve never smelled anything like that before.
It’s very different from other Omegas, otherwise why wouldn’t I be able to control myself? But I only took a whiff of it, didn’t have the chance to savor it at all.”

The cranky Alpha obviously cared more about the man who knocked him and slandered him than the top grade Omega.

“That Alpha better hide from me or else he’s dead.”

Rong Jing was quietly listening to their conversation.

Later on, the two arrived on the second floor.
The cranky man cursed and whined while touching his neck.
He told his companion to look for the best Chinese massage therapist, and that there was no need to bring him to the hospital.

The cranky man vaguely heard a light from behind him.
When he turned around, the elevator’s doors were already closed.

The man shouted angrily at the empty corridor, “Aaa⸺! I can recognize you even if you turn into dust! Hide for as long as you can!”

Okay, I heard you.