《Morbid Attachment》


 CH 1

    Prunus persi, a peach flavored brandy, was one of Ji Wang¡¯s go-to drinks every time he went to a bar. The first time Song Ge saw Ji Wang order it he mocked him for having a terrible sweet tooth, but by the fifth year, he¡¯d stop finding the sight unusual.


    Ji Wang had just come back from the crew when he invited Song Ge to meet at their old hangout.


    While the two talked and drank alcohol, the bar¡¯s music happened to change to ¡°Until Daybreak¡±, the latest popular song by Qi Boyan.


    Song Ge hummed along with the melody, asking Ji Wang, ¡°Don¡¯t you also mix with the entertainment circle? Have you ever met Qi Boyan?¡±


    Ji Wang took a sip of his drink and glanced at Song Ge, his arm resting on the bar counter. ¡°How can a small-time actor like me meet such a big celebrity?¡±


    Ji Wang was increasingly charming when drunk.


    Even though Song Ge was a beta, Ji Wang¡¯s eye-catching beauty made his head feel numb. Looking around, many omegas were already staring in their direction.


    Song Ge was secretly a little envious. Ji Wang clearly didn¡¯t dress up much. Today, for instance, his outfit was a black short-sleeve shirt and jeans. The only accessory he wore was a necklace hidden under his clothes.


    Song Ge had seen the necklace before. It was a cheap ring, its craftsmanship so simple and crude that if it fell on the street, no one would intentionally go pick it up.


    Ji Wang had worn the necklace for several years. He¡¯d even rejected all jewelry brand endorsements because of it. Hong-jie, his agent, was angered half to death. When she pressed him about the reason, Ji Wang merely threw out one sentence: ¡°Don¡¯t want them.¡±


    Normally the popularity of a willful personality like Ji Wang would eventually go cold. However, his personality was no match for his face, which was handsome enough to sway the heavens, and his naturally good luck.


    Every time Hong-jie thought his career path was finished, a good opportunity would fall from the sky and hit him on the head.


    For example, Ji Wang¡¯s most recent acting role was in a school drama. The drama was a small production with a low budget, but right after it premiered, it ignited online discussion. As the second male lead, Ji Wang¡¯s name became a hot topic on Weibo for a while.


    Hong-jie quickly displayed her effectiveness as an agent by helping Ji Wang control the online topic and flow. These days she was so busy she couldn¡¯t be bothered to stop Ji Wang from sneaking out to drink.


    Song Ge lost hope that Ji Wang knew Qi Boyan. ¡°My girlfriend loves Qi Boyan, she goes to all of his concerts. She kept crying after she heard Qi Boyan is dating Fang Shengyun.¡±


    Ji Wang¡¯s hand, which had been casually turning his drink in circles, paused. ¡°Fang Shengyun?¡±


    Song Ge: ¡°Yeah, the actor Fang Shengyun. He¡¯s a recently debuted omega with very fresh looks. I¡¯ve heard his influence is pretty big, he¡¯s only debuted for a year and he¡¯s already shot several high profile movies. It seems like he¡¯s somehow related to B City¡¯s Fang family. Tell me, if Qi Boyan actually marries Fang Shengyun, does this count as marrying into a rich family?¡±


    Ji Wang fumbled with his glass and unconsciously reached into his pocket only to find it empty. Only then did he remember he¡¯d given up smoking.


    He¡¯d almost succeeded in giving it up completely, but the intolerable craving for a cigarette felt like an ant crawling from his calf up to the nape of his neck, making his scalp numb. ¡°Got a cigarette?¡±


    Song Ge was shocked. ¡°Didn¡¯t you quit?¡± He grumbled while reaching into his pocket and stuffed a cigarette into Ji Wang¡¯s hand.


    Ji Wang hurriedly stuck the cigarette into his mouth and lit it. The nicotine quickly filled his throat, slowly sinking down and calming the unpleasant feeling stirring inside of him.


    Ji Wang exhaled some smoke, not answering Song Ge¡¯s question about Qi Boyan.


    At this moment, an omega walked by. Their pheromones released the faint, pleasant smell of oranges. This was a subtle way of showing interest in someone in a social setting.


    Blushing, the omega greeted them, ¡°Are you Ji Wang?¡±


    Ji Wang responded indifferently, ¡°Is there something you need?¡±


    The omega looked a little excited. ¡°I really loved your acting as Xia Chengsong. I didn¡¯t expect you to be even more handsome in real life...and you¡¯re an alpha.¡±


    Ji Wang hadn¡¯t said anything yet when Song Ge took it upon himself to act as a bodyguard. Song Ge got up and stood in front of Ji Wang, revealing a polite smile. ¡°Sorry, today Mr. Ji only came to drink, he¡¯s not signing autographs or taking photos.¡±


    The excitement on the omega¡¯s face was suddenly wiped clean. They were somewhat speechless. ¡°What¡­?¡±


    The omega glanced at Ji Wang again. The alpha¡¯s head was down and he was toying with his bar glass, as if the most interesting thing was currently the pink alcohol inside. The omega then understood and tactfully left.


    Ji Wang felt faintly like laughing. He leaned forward to rest on the bar counter. ¡°Song Ge, they probably weren¡¯t interested in a signature or photo.¡±


    Song Ge turned around. ¡°I know, he wanted your phone number. Maybe he even wanted to sleep with you.¡±


    ¡°But Ji Wang, your drama is so popular. Who knows if later on you¡¯ll turn around and start trending. Please start managing your private life!¡± Song Ge inexplicably had the heart of an agent.


    Ji Wang smirkingly pulled the cigarette from his lips and puffed white smoke into Song Ge¡¯s face.


    Song Ge waved the smoke away, his eyes subconsciously falling on Ji Wang¡¯s hand. No wonder Hong-jie wished Ji Wang would take on a jewelry commercial. His hands really were naturally beautiful. The only blemish was a small, inconspicuous scar on his ring finger.


    This mark was because after he became an actor, he went and got a tattoo removed.


    The center of the stage had a large screen displaying video requests from customers.


    One of the guests tonight must have been a die-hard Qi Boyan fan. Aside from his music, they were also playing his concert videos. Qi Boyan¡¯s voice, Qi Boyan¡¯s appearance, Qi Boyan¡¯s everything surrounded them.


    Ji Wang pulled at his shirt collar and ordered another drink, this time not Prunus pers. He usually only treated it as an aperitif and followed it up with stronger alcohol that could cover the taste left in his mouth.


    This kind of stubborn and useless behavior covertly confirmed his addiction.


    Qi Boyan sang and danced on the screen. He had a unique voice and sexy stage presence. With bold eyes, he smiled and undid several buttons. The crowd below him erupted in loud shrieks.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s body had an unusual accessory on it - magnetic tape cut out from the inside of a cassette.


    The black magnetic tape was wrapped around his wrist several times. The remaining tail end slid across his abdomen and waist. The camera focused in on that area, a dark strip like a mermaid¡¯s tail concealed under clothing on stage.


    Qi Boyan had many male and female fans across different gender presentations, from alphas to omegas. No one could resist his crazy popularity.


    Because of his girlfriend, Song Ge was already numb to the sight of Qi Boyan. He clicked his tongue twice before turning around to continue gossiping with Ji Wang. ¡°My girlfriend says he wears that tape every concert. The rumors say an old lover gave it to him.¡±


    Ji Wang put out his cigarette, only halfheartedly listening to him.


    He knew better than anyone else in the world what was recorded on that tape.


    That was his voice - the sound of him climaxing.


    Qi Boyan seemed to deliberately wear it every time he went on stage. From beginning to end, his wrist bore that secret tape that only the two of them knew well.


    Qi Boyan had recorded it in front of him. At that time, Ji Wang was unwilling and struggled to the point where he bit his lip bloody trying to suppress his sounds.


    However, the person on his body was Qi Boyan. No one could provoke Qi Boyan and then retreat.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s voice in his memory wasn¡¯t like the deep, rough voice of today. Compared to the voice displayed on stage today, it was a hundred times more erotic.


    He¡¯d bound Ji Wang, pressed him down, then in a low voice by his ear said: ¡°Happy birthday, this is my gift to you.¡±


    With wet eyes, Ji Wang hoarsely replied, ¡°Lunatic.¡±


    He was bloodied by Qi Boyan, the back of his neck bitten open. Inside his body, alpha pheromones fiercely and recklessly collided, like hand-to-hand combat, demanding he surrender.


    Qi Boyan smiled after hearing this, as if Ji Wang had said he loved him.


    Only Qi Boyan had heard the recording, and only Ji Wang knew that it contained the most secret, private sounds of him accepting pain and expressing pleasure.

 CH 2

    After exiting the bar Song Ge passed Ji Wang a bag. ¡°Happy birthday, here¡¯s your gift.¡±


    The words ¡°happy birthday¡± inevitably evoked Ji Wang¡¯s memories. Adding that night¡¯s excessive exposure to Qi Boyan, Ji Wang felt the alcohol in his stomach churn to the point where he wanted to puke.


    Ji Wang maintained a gentle smile in front of Song Ge and accepted the bag. ¡°Thank you, next time I¡¯ll treat you to a meal.¡±


    Song Ge shrugged. ¡°Alright, who knows when next time will be. You¡¯ll surely be very busy in the near future.¡±


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t think the same. ¡°Not necessarily. You also know that I have nothing to do when I¡¯m not shooting a drama."


    Song Ge had high expectations for Ji Wang to become famous ever since he debuted. He¡¯d continuously say to Ji Wang, ¡°How could you not become popular with your handsome looks?¡±


    To be honest, Ji Wang wasn¡¯t popular. He had no strong desire for fame. To him, acting was just a way to make enough money to eat.


    Ji Wang said goodbye to Song Ge and got in a cab before opening his gift. Inside he discovered a case of pheromone cologne. The sight briefly left him speechless. Ji Wang sent a WeChat message to Song Ge with a photo of the cologne and a question mark.


    Song Ge didn¡¯t think this gift was random at all. ¡°This cologne is the same fragrance as Qi Boyan¡¯s pheromones. I spent forever begging my girlfriend for it!¡±


    Ji Wang: ¡°Why would you give this to me?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you like peaches? Qi Boyan¡¯s pheromones are also peach scented.¡± Song Ge added a sentence, ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right, your pheromones smell like brandy. If you spray yourself with this cologne, you¡¯ll smell like Prunus persi, your favorite!¡±


    Ji Wang tossed the phone and cologne to the side, not planning to respond. He decided that even if he didn¡¯t have any dramas and had lots of spare time, he wouldn¡¯t hang out with Song Ge.


    To be honest, he didn¡¯t blame Song Ge. He knew in his heart that no one knew his past with Qi Boyan. Who would think that a big-shot celebrity like Qi Boyan dated a small, unknown actor like himself.


    After getting out of the taxi, Ji Wang saw Hong-jie had called him three times already. Getting out, Ji Wang originally planned to leave the cologne in the taxi, but his plan was useless after the driver called out, ¡°Young man! Your belongings!¡±


    Ji Wang had no option but to take the bag, planning to throw it in the garbage can below his house. Even though it would disappoint Song Ge, Ji Wang would rather drink a thousand glasses of Prunus persi than accept a bottle of Qi Boyan¡¯s pheromone cologne.


    At this moment Hong-jie called him yet again. Ji Wang picked up and the other side began talking about work. Hong-jie let him know she had arranged for him to be on a variety show that would begin shooting next week. The guests hadn¡¯t been finalized yet but the production team was pretty good, so the producers behind-the-scenes should also be high quality.


    Although this new program was only testing the waters, it could guarantee follow-up publicity and resources.


    With Ji Wang¡¯s status he normally wouldn¡¯t be invited, but his most recent drama was decently popular. Plus, the program team needed a relatively accommodating actor capable of enduring some hardship.


    Hearing this, Ji Wang understood what was going on. In a variety show with both big and small-name stars gathered together, someone would always have to take on the activities that big stars dared not do.


    Ms. Hong had already planned out his future. She expressed that this variety show would provide many opportunities for Ji Wang to achieve quick popularity.


    Ms. Hong: ¡°Xiao Wang, you know that I¡¯ve treated you well these years and wouldn¡¯t deceive you. This variety show is an extraordinary opportunity. You have to grab on to it.¡±


    Ji Wang illuminated the combination lock before realizing he was still holding the bag of cologne and had forgotten to toss it. He used his shoulder to hold his phone in place, casually replying, ¡°How much did they pay?¡±


    Hong-jie was almost suffocated by Ji Wang. She¡¯d talked so much about the benefits, and all Ji Wang cared about was money.


    Ji Wang truly only cared about money. Something as intangible as popularity couldn¡¯t compare to the reality of money you could hold in your hand. Fortunately, the number Hong-jie reported was high enough to entice him. After the company took their cut, the amount left in Ji Wang¡¯s hands meant he wouldn¡¯t starve to death even if he didn¡¯t shoot another drama for a year.


    ¡°No problem, tomorrow I¡¯ll go to the company to sign the contract.¡± Ji Wang entered his room and casually tossed the cologne on the floor. After finishing his conversation with Hong-jie, he went to shower in the bathroom.


    Hot water washed down, trickling from his wet hair to his body. Ji Wang¡¯s neck was naturally slender. In fact, every part of his body was incredibly good-looking. Even if he didn¡¯t act, he could make money as a model.


    Unfortunately, like his finger, the back of Ji Wang¡¯s neck also had a scar. The scar at the bottom of his neck was from past repeated injuries. The skin couldn¡¯t heal fast enough before the injury re-opened. Eventually the skin retained a mark from the wound that was unable to fade away.


    However, this was only a faint scar that couldn¡¯t be used to prove anything. It couldn¡¯t compare at all to the mark between an alpha and omega.


    If someone could see the back of Ji Wang¡¯s neck they would surely be shocked, because no alpha in the world would let another person attack them in that spot.


    You had to understand that alphas were naturally repulsed by one another, like how one mountain can¡¯t contain two tigers. What¡¯s more, alphas were disgusted by the pheromones of other alphas and naturally wouldn¡¯t allow themselves to be subordinated by another. Allowing another alpha to leave teeth marks on their nape was a brazen symbol of humiliation.


    This type of situation was extremely rare. Violating their innate tendencies, they were like their own separate category.


    The good news was that Ji Wang¡¯s scar was positioned low, so most clothing was enough to cover it up. When he couldn¡¯t cover it with clothing he would use one or two other methods to conceal it.


    He didn¡¯t plan to let others use this scar to pry into his past. Even he didn¡¯t like to think about the memories from that period of time.


    Ji Wang exited the bathroom and opened the fridge to grab a bottle of beer, still naked from the waist up. He turned on the TV which was again playing the wretched but familiar sounds of Qi Boyan.


    Qi Boyan was splitting a chocolate bar with a stunningly beautiful actress. In the commercial they played boyfriend and girlfriend. Qi Boyan was extraordinarily tender towards the other person.


    He said, I love you.


    Ji Wang changed the channel, then took the cologne to the entryway and smashed it into the trash.


    The frail cologne couldn¡¯t hold up against Ji Wang¡¯s repeated battering. The bottle shattered to pieces inside the trash can, spreading a pleasant scent throughout the room.


    If Song Ge smelled this cologne he¡¯d be able to guess that it bore the faintest resemblance to Ji Wang¡¯s own pheromones.


    Ji Wang¡¯s pheromones had the light scent of alcohol which wasn¡¯t easily circulated.


    Ji Wang''s face was tense and he forced out one phrase: ¡°Bastard.¡±


    Just now, this scent flooded the entire room, practically invading Ji Wang¡¯s every pore. The scent created by the ambiguous blend was dizzying, making his limbs numb and powerless.


    Qi Boyan bit his earlobe and said, ¡°You keep saying you don¡¯t like it, but your pheromones are enticing me. They¡¯ve practically got me drunk.¡±


    Ji Wang ruthlessly scratched open Qi Boyan¡¯s back in response, but Qi Boyan used his increasingly heavy pheromones to envelop and subdue Ji Wang with a smile.


    As long as Qi Boyan visited once, his scent wouldn¡¯t disperse from the room for days.


    At the time, Ji Wang really enjoyed entertaining friends in his house, but afterwards he didn¡¯t dare.


    He was scared that if Qi Boyan, that lunatic, came to find him, he wouldn¡¯t bother concealing his scent in the slightest just because Ji Wang¡¯s friends were present.


    If he wasn¡¯t a lunatic, then why would he release this type of cologne?


    If he wasn¡¯t a lunatic, why would he continue to wear that damn tape recording on stage?


    Ji Wang raised a hand to cover his face. This evil man seemed scared he would forget. Over and over he reminded him and tormented him until he¡¯d nearly gone mad.

 CH 3

    Ji Wang went to the company the next day. At the bottom floor of the office, someone unexpectedly chased Ji Wang asking for signatures and photographs. This made Ji Wang reluctantly feel a bit popular.


    When he found Hong-jie, she was busy on the phone. After seeing Ji Wang, she directly handed him some documents.


    Ji Wang flipped through them and hastily scanned the contents. Even though it was a new variety show, the details were virtually the same. The main goal was still to depend on the chemistry between guests.


    If you had a catchphrase and a smile, the more you opened up, the more the audience would like you. Ji Wang looked more carefully at the section detailing his pay, then finally signed his name.


    The program was 10 episodes in total. If ratings were high, they would add a second season.


    By the time he finished signing, Hong-jie had hung up the phone and pleasantly said, ¡°I also accepted a commercial for you, although you aren¡¯t the main role.¡±


    Ji Wang directly asked, ¡°How much is the pay?¡±


    Hong-jie gave him an annoyed look. ¡°Every day it¡¯s money, money, money, did you fall in the pit of money?¡±


    Ji Wang wryly smiled. ¡°Sister, I still have to pay back my home loan. I can¡¯t even afford a car and the company won¡¯t arrange one for me.¡±


    Hong-jie callously replied, ¡°Company cars are reserved for artists with good career trajectory. You¡¯re leisurely outside playing and still want to use a company car, what a waste of resources.¡±


    Ji Wang rubbed his nose. ¡°Just now someone downstairs recognized me. In the future, won¡¯t I be unable to ride the subway?¡±


    Hong-jie rolled her eyes. ¡°Ride a cab and the company will reimburse you.¡±


    Ji Wang¡¯s parents died young. Truthfully, he made enough to feed his family of one, but a few years ago he bought a house. Although the house was old, small, and rundown, the neighborhood was expensive and he was weighed down by the home loan.


    Adding that he wasn¡¯t popular and didn¡¯t receive many dramas, he lived his days with a tight wallet.


    After Ji Wang signed the contract, Hong-jie handed another contract to him. ¡°There¡¯s also this MV (music video) that requires a supporting actor that can sword-dance. The filming cycle is short and the pay is good so I accepted the role for you.¡±


    Ji Wang¡¯s eyes curved up. ¡°Thank you, Hong-jie.¡± Saying this, he happily flipped to the last page and dropped his signature.


    Hong-jie almost couldn¡¯t handle his smile. She had represented many artists and already had a certain immunity to attractiveness, but when confronted with Ji Wang, she was still occasionally shocked.


    Fortunately, Hong-jie was a beta. She couldn¡¯t smell Ji Wang¡¯s pheromones and was able to make herself at peace.


    At this time, another person walked into the office. It was another alpha actor who had entered the company at the same time as Ji Wang. Likely because he compared himself to Ji Wang, and adding the fact that their secondary genders repelled each other, the other man never showed Ji Wang any good will.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t enjoy going against another person and took the initiative to yield, planning to leave first. Hong-jie casually said to him, ¡°Go find Xiao Xu, I told him to drive you to the studio.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re shooting today?¡± Ji Wang was a little amazed, he hadn¡¯t even looked at the script yet.


    Hong-jie asked the other alpha to take a seat and waved her hand at Ji Wang. ¡°You¡¯ll be fine, I¡¯ve already transferred the money to your bank account.¡±


    Anyways, none of the artists under Sister Hong¡¯s hands would remain unconvinced by her. She had a talent for making people feel warm inside. Ji Wang had no doubts and left the office. As he passed by the other alpha, he heard the other snort, looking unconvinced. Ji Wang paid him no attention.


    In the office next door, Xiao Xu had already prepared everything and handed the script over to Ji Wang. Ji Wang flipped it open to the first page and saw the name of the director and lead in large letters.


    Director Zhou Lie was very famous and had shot MVs for many music emperors and empresses. Ji Wang stared at the name of the lead, completely unable to move. Xiao Xu put his bag on his back and came over to tug on Ji Wang.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t move. Xiao Xu stared blankly at Ji Wang for a moment. Ji Wang¡¯s expression looked like he had seen something extremely shocking.


    In Xiao Xu¡¯s impression, Ji Wang was a calm and collected person to the point of being a little cold. He lacked the usual strong arrogance of an alpha and Xiao Xu rarely saw him affected by other things.


    In the last drama, Xiao Xu was Ji Wang¡¯s assistant. The only time he saw Ji Wang reveal this type of expression was in that school drama when Xia Chengsong, played by Ji Wang, bumped into the heroine and the protagonist kissing.


    Xiao Xu softly asked, ¡°Wang-ge, don¡¯t you want to leave? We may be late.¡±


    Ji Wang closed the script. ¡°I can¡¯t pick this up.¡±


    Xiao Xu was stunned by these words. ¡°We can¡¯t, Ge, we¡¯ll have to pay the contract penalty.¡±


    Ji Wang wanted to grit his teeth and say he¡¯d pay, but even though the loss of money was small, the loss of trust would be large. It would bring trouble to the company. This was no longer a matter that affected him alone.


    He didn¡¯t have the qualifications to be willful. Having worked hard out in society for so long, Ji Wang no longer had the impulsive red-bloodedness of a youth.


    Even after they entered the car, Xiao Xu still worried about Ji Wang through the rear-view mirror. He was likely worried that Ji Wang¡¯s performance would be abnormal and he would be scolded together as his assistant.


    Ji Wang looked in the rear-view and smiled at Xiao Xu, reluctantly saying, ¡°Don¡¯t panic, I¡¯m more worried about losing money than you are.¡±


    Xiao Xu let out a sigh of relief. Holding the steering wheel, he joked, ¡°Ge, have you eaten yet? How about you eat a little before going to the shoot?¡±


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t have the slightest appetite. He shook his head and continued to look at the script. His eyes once more fell on the list of actors. Qi Boyan, these three words, persistently appeared before him yet again.


    Like they were destined in the dark, first he saw Qi Boyan¡¯s concert recording at the bar, then he received the bottle of cologne, and next he would see the man himself.


    It was as if his life was written by a screenwriter into a third-rate dog-blood drama.


    Turning the page to the content he was about to act, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He would play a masked assassin who fell in love at first sight with the MV¡¯s female lead.


    The total required acting content was not very much. After all, it was a supporting role. The highlight was still Qi Boyan.


    The MV¡¯s plot was very simple. In the previous life before rebirth, Qi Boyan was a general who fell in love with the daughter of a criminal. The assassin Ji Wang played was a cannon fodder sent by the criminal''s enemy to assassinate the female lead.


    The role¡¯s purpose was to add fire to the male and female lead¡¯s feelings. Because of love and hatred, the female lead was killed, leading to the male and female lead only being able to meet in the modern day.


    Ji Wang closed the script. He didn¡¯t know whether Qi Boyan¡¯s tastes had changed, or whether today¡¯s fans all enjoyed this genre. Qi Boyan was still a rebellious rock star back when he debuted. Who could have known that these days he would shoot this type of MV.


    After half an hour, the car stopped outside of the production. Ji Wang was ushered into the cast dressing room. When the makeup artist saw Ji Wang, their eyes shined for a moment. After applying some simple makeup to Ji Wang, they let him change clothes.


    Ji Wang¡¯s character was masked. Having a costume that didn¡¯t reveal his face made him feel far more at ease.


    Soon, Ji Wang realized he had worried too much. Even if he acted in Qi Boyan¡¯s MV, it didn¡¯t mean he could actually see Qi Boyan.


    His part only required him to film a few scenes at the end with the female lead. Most of his scenes were martial art scenes acted by himself. With the assistant director completing the shot, Qi Boyan as the protagonist recorded his program in a different location.


    Ji Wang hung from a wire wearing heavy, dark colored leather clothing. Over and over he flew around the forest, the branches making small cuts to his limbs.


    This type of situation almost couldn¡¯t be considered an injury to Ji Wang, who was familiar with acting. After the assistant director yelled cut, Xiao Xu ran over and handed him a drink and a small electric fan. ¡°Ge, you must be overheated, drink some water.¡±


    Ji Wang dully shook his head. He glanced around and didn¡¯t see Qi Boyan. It appeared his worries were somewhat ridiculous.


    The assistant director called Ji Wang over. He was very satisfied with Ji Wang¡¯s performance and told him to go rest until they called him back.


    Ji Wang went down and waited by the side.


    He didn¡¯t have a nanny car and could only rest in the dressing room. He once again flipped open the script. Some photos were inserted into the script - they were Qi Boyan¡¯s stage makeup photos.


    In the photo Qi Boyan¡¯s long hair was tied up. He wore a crimson cloak and the setting sun fell on half of his body. Even the sunlight seemed to favor him a bit. He looked solemn and powerful.  His eyes looked into the lens of the camera and passed straight into the heart of the person looking at the photo.


    Ji Wang¡¯s eyes paused on the photograph for a few seconds before quickly flitting away.


    Even though for him acting was just a means of making enough to eat, Ji Wang was the type who took his work seriously. Directors who had used him all said he wasn¡¯t bad. Occasionally they even called Ji Wang to their own crew to assist and play a few unclaimed supporting roles.


    Ji Wang refused no one which infuriated Hong-jie. Every time, Ji Wang''s words urged Hong-jie to not find trouble with money.


    Suddenly the assistant director opened the dressing room curtain. ¡°Ji-laoshi, you¡¯re up soon, get ready.¡±


    Ji Wang quickly fixed up his makeup and pulled on the mask before stepping out of the dressing room to the filming location.


    To be honest, Ji Wang was already a little dazed because of the heat, so much so that he didn¡¯t notice the faint restlessness around him which was much stronger than when shooting earlier.


    The director behind the monitor had changed.


    The lead actress who shouldn¡¯t have appeared in this scene was applying makeup.


    As the gentle sound of horse hooves approached from not far away, Ji Wang still silently read through the script.


    When the decorative buckle on his belt was poked by something Ji Wang confusedly turned around. The shadow of a man and a horse loftily enveloped his body.


    As if from a shot in a drama - in fact not more dignified than a drama - came a delicate face that one couldn¡¯t find fault with and careless and provocative eyes. Riding a horse, the man used the spear in his hand to poke the belt around Ji Wang''s waist and condescendingly gazed at him.


    Ji Wang felt his expression should have been ridiculous. Luckily, he hadn¡¯t taken his mask off even at the hottest time.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s spear pressed into the leather belt around Ji Wang¡¯s waist, lightly pushing down. ¡°You¡¯re in the way.¡±


    Translator''s Note: Sorry for the long delay! I''ve had a really chaotic past few months - I got engaged, started planning my wedding, got a new job, and had a minor surgery. Next year will continue to be very busy for me, so if any translators reading this are interested in picking this novel up, please shoot me a message on Discord (Jaz#8795). I''ll continue to try to translate this, but am more than happy to pass it off to another translator who is able to update it more consistently.

 CH 4

    Ji Wang unhurriedly, slowly turned his head back, tilting his body to give way. A drop of sweat rolled into his eye and stung painfully. The metal buckle and silver spearhead made a crisp noise before eventually slipping from the spearhead. The belt returned to Ji Wang¡¯s waist and gently swayed.


    The sound of the horse¡¯s hoofs coolly pressed into the road beside Ji Wang. The general¡¯s armor reflected light, a small sliver falling on Ji Wang¡¯s face and covering the heat-flushed corner of his eye.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s vision was impartial and seemed to focus on Ji Wang¡¯s body for a moment. At this moment the lead actress came forward holding a small umbrella to greet Qi Boyan.


    Ji Wang retreated backwards. This wasn¡¯t his drama or the location he should be standing in. He walked to Xiao Xu¡¯s side. Xiao Xu stared at Qi Boyan until he felt Ji Wang return, saying in a low voice, ¡°My god Wang-ge, Qi Boyan¡¯s aura is so strong, he really is very handsome!¡±


    Somehow Ji Wang couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Is he more handsome or am I?¡±


    Xiao Xu almost choked on his own spit. Between telling the truth and having a desire to live, he chose the latter: ¡°Wang-ge, of course you are also handsome, the two of you aren¡¯t in the same category.¡±


    In fact, Xiao Xu hadn¡¯t lied. Ji Wang¡¯s facial features and figure were all impeccable. The difference between the two was in their aura.


    Qi Boyan was used to being a big name celebrity, followed and loved by everyone. His every move was confident and noble. His aura was simply different from that of an ordinary person.


    If Ji Wang was a perfectly sculpted work of art, low-key and understated, Qi Boyan was the stars in the sky, unfathomably radiant.


    Ji Wang patted Xiao Xu on the shoulders. ¡°I¡¯ve troubled you, later I¡¯ll send you a red envelope.¡±


    Xiao Xu held Ji Wang¡¯s hand, kissing up to him, ¡°Wang-ge, wait until you become a big star, you¡¯ll definitely be more handsome than him!¡±


    Before Ji Wang could speak, he heard a greeting. The voice was so familiar to him that Ji Wang instinctively felt uneasy, but this sound was definitely not directed at him.


    In public settings, alphas and omegas with comparatively strong pheromones apply a patch to show good manners. Other than private surroundings or special occasions, people were not so restrained.


    To be honest, Ji Wang¡¯s pheromones were not that strong, but he still used a patch. Qi Boyan couldn¡¯t have recognized him.


    However, Xiao Xu nervously clutched his sleeve. Even though he was wearing heavy clothes, he could still feel the scorching stare confirming that the sound was directed at him.


    Ji Wang felt like he was being watched by a ferocious beast, his entire body in a cold sweat.


    He heard another ¡°hey¡±, this time with some ridicule mixed in.


    Xiao Xu said in a small voice, ¡°We have names, we¡¯re not called ¡®hey¡¯.¡±


    In the next second, Qi Boyan said, ¡°Mo Ming, come over for a moment.¡± Mo Ming was the name of the assassin character Ji Wang played.


    Qi Boyan hadn¡¯t recognized him. When he realized this, Ji Wang relaxed a little, then very quickly an indescribable anger rushed upwards.


    Ji Wang walked to his side. The director spoke to Ji Wang, ¡°Can you come tomorrow?¡±


    This question made Ji Wang hold back the urge to look towards Qi Boyan. He intentionally lowered the pitch of his voice, ¡°I need to ask my manager.¡±


    Probably not expecting an unknown small actor to decline his own invitation, Zhou Lie¡¯s eyebrows pinched in dissatisfaction.


    Zhou Lie looked at Qi Boyan before saying, ¡°Tomorrow we want to continue shooting, we¡¯ll likely add scenes for you.¡±


    Ji Wang reluctantly asked, ¡°Why?¡±


    Zhou Lie impatiently responded, ¡°Adding scenes is not good enough for you, don¡¯t worry, money will also be added.¡±


    Zhou Lie waved at Ji Wang, indicating the topic was over.


    Perhaps it was because Qi Boyan was next to him, but Ji Wang would normally never get upset over a trivial matter like this. What¡¯s more, Zhou Lie wasn¡¯t wrong to say that adding scenes was a good thing. For a small-time actor like himself, refusing would mean failing to appreciate this kindness.


    Fierce emotions surging in his heart, Ji Wang exhaled deeply. ¡°Ok.¡± He nodded. Like every recruit comes and goes, this insignificant small role similarly left.


    After that he was like a spectator, standing on set to watch Qi Boyan film MV content.


    The actress playing the omega female lead was named Zhou Chuxue. She was currently many alpha and betas¡¯ female goddess.


    Zhou Chuxue was delicate and exquisite. Standing next to Qi Boyan, they made a good match.


    Xiao Xu gossiped with Ji Wang, ¡°I heard Qi Boyan is fickle, every drama he shoots he dates someone new. Will Zhou Chuxue also end up in his pocket¡­I hope not!¡±


    Ji Wang hugged his hands and didn¡¯t say anything. No one knew better than him - whoever Qi Boyan wanted, Qi Boyan could get.


    When Qi Boyan still played rock and roll, many people in the music industry had extreme personalities and relationships were very chaotic. Unlike others, at the time Qi Boyan was more focused on making music.


    Of course, Qi Boyan was also special. Unlike other people who took illegal drugs or fell in with the wrong crowd, Qi Boyan preferred alphas.


    An alpha doing another alpha - Ji Wang was the alpha being ¡°done¡±.


    At this time Qi Boyan¡¯s song played. Today¡¯s MV was filmed for this theme song. Even though Xiao Xu was complaining about Qi Boyan and Zhou Chuxu¡¯s situation, he couldn¡¯t help but hum along.


    It really was pleasant to listen to. Qi Boyan¡¯s songs were all very popular.


    After waiting an hour, Ji Wang stepped forward holding the sword. It had reached his scene. He needed to assassinate the female lead and let Qi Boyan play the hero saving the beauty.


    Qi Boyan lowered his head to let the makeup artist neaten the embellishments on his crown. A string of beads hung with gems fell beside Qi Boyan¡¯s long hair. It was an obviously flamboyant way of dressing, but Qi Boyan made it look good.


    Qi Boyan swept his eyes over Ji Wang, raising his voice, ¡°Come here.¡±


    Ji Wang stood without moving. Qi Boyan: ¡°In a moment you¡¯ll have to fight-act with me, won¡¯t you fight against me?¡±


    Ji Wang had no option but to walk over. His sword was not edged but was still very heavy. There was an inherent danger. Ji Wang¡¯s movements were light. It was just a trial, there was no need for a real fight.


    But when he saw Qi Boyan¡¯s smiling eyes, malice couldn¡¯t help but surge up. His actions were inevitably heavier than before.


    With a bang, the spear in Qi Boyan¡¯s hand was knocked to the ground. Ji Wang¡¯s movements stiffened. He even forgot to conceal his original voice. ¡°Are you alright? Are you injured?!¡±


    As soon as his voice came out, he reacted. He looked at Qi Boyan. The other party also quietly looked at him. Without much surprise, and even with a bit of teasing, Qi Boyan raised his hand.


    A tiny wound was cut open on the slender fingertip. A drop of blood slowly seeped out.


    Unlike his unconcerned expression, his voice held a bit of distress. ¡°What should I do? I hate it the most when others hurt me.¡±


    Ji Wang ruthlessly ground his jaw hidden underneath his mask. ¡°Is that so? Apologies, I didn¡¯t know Mr. Qi was so delicate.¡±


    Qi Boyan¡¯s bloody hand suddenly slammed toward Ji Wang. Hooking his chin, he didn¡¯t remove Ji Wang¡¯s mask. Instead, separated by the fabric, he pressed against Ji Wang¡¯s lips. ¡°Actually, it doesn¡¯t matter, you can help me stop the bleeding.¡±


    Stop the bleeding? Stop it how?


    Ji Wang quickly knew where to stop the bleeding.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s finger forcefully pushed down on Ji Wang¡¯s mouth, practically stuffing the material of the mask in between Ji Wang¡¯s lips.

 CH 5

    Ji Wang¡¯s eyebrows jumped, and if he could, he would have opened his mouth right then and bite off Qi Boyan¡¯s finger. His only concern was whether celebrities insured their hands for sky-high prices.


    Qi Boyan likely perceived the fierceness in his gaze. He continued to press his hand down with interest, ¡°Want to bite?¡±


    Did he recognize him? Did he not recognize him? If he recognized him and still dared to make a joke of him like this, it was too vile. If he hadn¡¯t recognized him, then he would have sex with just anyone, it was also too vile.


    With so many eyes on the set, countless people could see Qi Boyan¡¯s wanton and provocative actions.


    Ji Wang pushed Qi Boyan¡¯s hand away. Even if he couldn¡¯t afford to provoke him, couldn¡¯t he avoid him? He apologized in a low voice and quickly escaped the scene with the excuse of finding him a band-aid.


    Ji Wang didn''t dare to touch the residual feeling on his chin. He buried his head and walked away until he was stopped by Xiao Xu. Xiao Xu asked him worriedly, "Wang-ge, are you okay?"


    Ji Wang raised a pair of calm eyes, not sorrowful, even more-so not absentminded. He calmly said, "It''s alright, are there band-aids? Qi Boyan was injured.¡±


    Just now Xiao Xu couldn¡¯t understand why these two people''s positions were so ambiguous, but now he felt that he was thinking too much. Wang-ge and celebrity Qi were both alphas, what could happen between them?


    Therefore, when that ambiguous posture turned into a provocative atmosphere right before his eyes, he almost thought they were going to fight. Xiao Xu was so anxious he could die.


    He repeatedly said he has some. As an attentive assistant, his bag was like a treasure chest that had everything. By the time Xiao Xu helped Ji Wang fish a band-aid out, Qi Boyan had already been surrounded by a caring crowd.


    In Ji Wang¡¯s eyes the spot on his hand was a small cut, but in the eyes of others it was a big deal. Qi Boyan¡¯s assistant was frantic - disinfecting, then applying medicine, and even quietly asking whether to go to the hospital for a shot to avoid infection.


    Zhou Chuxue stood to the side with an umbrella expressing sympathy, softly asking whether it hurt and whether the injury was urgent.


    The protagonist that so many people were concerned over hung his finger in the air and avoided his assistant¡¯s band-aid. His eyes swept over until they fell on Ji Wang a few steps away.


    The indifferent assassin stood steady, his eyes calm. The band-aid in his hands had a pattern of chicks eating rice which looked a bit cute.


    Qi Boyan pushed away the assistant in front of him and said to Ji Wang, "Come here.¡±


    For a moment, the eyes of everyone surrounding Qi Boyan fell on Ji Wang. Facing all kinds of stares, Ji Wang was not the slightest bit scared. He stepped forward and handed the band-aid to Qi Boyan¡¯s assistant, once again solemnly apologizing.


    Before Qi Boyan could say anything Ji Wang said, ¡°If there isn¡¯t anything else, I need to continue studying the script.¡±


    After speaking he turned and left. Qi Boyan¡¯s assistant rolled his eyes. ¡°What kind of person is this? He¡¯s still so arrogant after hurting someone. What script could he have to read, isn¡¯t it just a small role with a few scenes?¡±


    Qi Boyan took the band-aid from the assistant and said slowly, "You go back and have Li Feng come over.¡±


    The assistant had only been at Qi Boyan¡¯s side for a week. He completely didn¡¯t expect himself to be replaced like this. Didn¡¯t everyone say that even though Qi Boyan was famous, he was easy to serve?


    The assistant didn¡¯t dare ask why. Qi Boyan stuffed the chick band-aid into the decorative bag on his body. He didn¡¯t apply the bandage and couldn¡¯t care less about the wound. Pushing away the group of people surrounding him, he stepped on to the set.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t read the script at all. He quickly found a place with no people and pulled the mask from his face. Qi Boyan¡¯s blood remained on his mask. He was a high-quality alpha, just a drop of blood was rich in pheromones.


    The hot weather, humid environment, and stimulating pheromones made Ji Wang¡¯s waist and abdomen tight. He punched the wall in front of him, praying that the pain would calm the blood boiling in his body from the pheromones.


    Ji Wang quietly gasped. The calm he tried so hard to maintain was thoroughly destroyed by the pheromones.


    He couldn¡¯t criticize Qi Boyan because he was also a pervert attracted by alpha pheromones.


    They were the same type. In the eyes of ordinary people, they were incompatible.


    Ji Wang pressed his forehead against the wall. His hand tightly gripped the mask, sweat wetting his eyelashes. He hesitantly lifted his hand and tore open the heavy lapel of his shirt, which was stuck to his sweat-cold skin.


    Because of the pheromones, every very inch of skin had turned unbearably sensitive. Ji Wang¡¯s fingers followed the bones of his neck and traced down inch by inch until he came across the scar on his gland.


    As if carrying a scent, memories rapidly emerged in Ji Wang¡¯s mind.


    Memories are structured by scent, sound, and temperature.


    The vague aroma of wine, faint cigarette smoke, sweet pheromones.


    A tantalizing voice, monopolistic words, as if there was truth in ¡®I love you¡¯.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s embrace was hot, restraining, but also ice-cold.


    Just like Qi Boyan¡¯s pheromones - sweet enough to prevent people from putting up defenses, letting them underestimate the risk, right up until they were captivated into an inescapable trap.


    After biting his nape open over and over again, Qi Boyan licked his blood and kissed him again. Ji Wang never knew that his pheromone could transform into this kind of taste. It was like a plain, average wine, which Qi Boyan personally fermented into his favorite delicacy.


    The blood dyed Qi Boyan¡¯s lips red, making his appearance look both sexy and crazed.


    Obviously it was a meaningless mark. No matter how many times the pheromone was poured in, he couldn¡¯t become Qi Boyan¡¯s person. Perhaps because of this, every time Qi Boyan finished biting him, he looked extremely angry.


    Ji Wang slowly released his breath. Gnashing his teeth, he carefully read aloud the name that had settled in his heart for a full six years.


    ¡°Qi Boyan.¡±


    Xiao Xu looked for Ji Wang for a long time, calling him on the phone several times. It was almost Ji Wang¡¯s scene but he still hadn¡¯t arrived. The director''s assistant came to urge him several times, and Xiao Xu was anxious like an ant in a hot pot.


    After dialing Ji Wang''s phone again, the other party finally answered. His voice was horribly hoarse, as if he had experienced a long torture.


    Xiao Xu urgently said, ¡°Ge, hurry over, your part is almost here.¡±


    As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Wang appeared in front of Xiao Xu holding his phone. Ji Wang had changed into a new mask, which was a backup taken from the makeup artist.


    Ji Wang hung up the phone and stuffed the other mask in Xiao Xu''s hand, "Take this and burn it."


    Xiao Xu was dumbfounded, "Huh?"


    Ji Wang ignored Xiao Xu and entered the set with a sword in his hand. His whole body was cold and terrifying, as if he had really become an assassin.


    Qi Boyan still looked as careless and indifferent as before. Seeing Ji Wang had arrived, he picked up the spear and curled his lip in a provocative smile.


    The assassin wanted to assassinate the daughter of the criminal, but was blocked by the general¡¯s rescue. The two powerful martial artists destroyed a large stretch of the woods.


    The confrontation between the sharp sword and the spear created a dazzling spark.


    The two men in the shot had the same powerful aura and excellent physique, creating a scene of fierce conflict and excitement.


    The assassin''s every blow was full of hatred, while the general seemed to start off leniently, letting him slip by.


    It wasn''t until the director called cut that Qi Boyan put away his spear and looked at Ji Wang thoughtfully.


    Ji Wang had only a pair of eyes exposed outside the mask, and the redness at the corner of his eyes had become more obvious because of the high temperature.


    The director looked at the scene in the camera and repeatedly sighed in admiration. The camera continued to run while the general in the lens slowly walked towards the assassin.


    In front of everyone''s face, Qi Boyan reached out and touched Ji Wang''s face, rubbing a coarse finger across his trembling crimson eyelids and wiping off his moist sweat.


    He approached Ji Wang and whispered in his ear: "What did you secretly do before coming to the shoot?"


    There was a hint of delight in Qi Boyan''s words: "Did you reminisce about my pheromones?¡±

 CH 6

    At that moment, Ji Wang¡¯s breath stopped. Then, endless anger surged to the top. If it hadn''t been for years of self-cultivation and enduring hardship, Ji Wang might have thrown down his sword and quit on the spot.


    Qi Boyan had recognized him. He¡¯d recognized him from the beginning, so he¡¯d deliberately pressed the spear against his waist and smeared blood on his mask.


    Why? Did he want to see him lose control?


    Probably because his surprise was too obvious, Qi Boyan''s hand slid along the dangerously sharp sword up to his upper body, finally stopping at his lower back and holding it as he pleased.


    Qi Boyan was magnanimous, as if he didn¡¯t realize how ambiguous this action was.


    ¡°Did you think if you wrapped yourself up like this I wouldn¡¯t be able to recognize you?¡± Qi Boyan¡¯s voice contained a smile.


    After speaking, his eyes swept down and stopped at Ji Wang¡¯s waist: ¡°You¡¯re skinnier.¡±


    Ji Wang was at the end of his rope. He slapped Qi Boyan¡¯s hand away and retreated a few steps back. He quickly scanned the eyes of people around them. As expected, many were already looking towards them with inquiring gazes. Xiao Xu¡¯s face was even more surprised.


    ¡°Enough.¡± Ji Wang repressed himself, ¡°Don¡¯t provoke me again!¡±


    Qi Boyan pulled his hand back and looked blankly at Ji Wang.


    When Qi Boyan wasn¡¯t smiling, his gaze was full of pressure. When it¡¯s heavy presence fell on the body, it almost made people hold their breath.


    But soon, Qi Boyan seemed to have lost interest and took his gaze away from Ji Wang. He stepped out of the scene and went to the director''s position.


    Ji Wang was left there, his body¡¯s temperature slowly dropping and the surroundings cooling bit by bit. His right hand trembled and tightened. He should know, Qi Boyan didn¡¯t care about him, this was merely teasing an old lover he happened to encounter by chance.


    It was just that he didn¡¯t adhere to reason, making him incapable of performing at ease.


    In the next few scenes, Ji Wang diligently acted as a contradiction-filled assassin with a heart burdened by deep emotion. By the end of the scenes, it was already two o''clock in the evening.


    Ji Wang felt exhausted, not just physically and mentally, but a kind of weakness that spilled out from his bones. After he finished the scene, the director''s assistant came over to stop him and send him to the crew¡¯s hotel to stay for one night.


    If at first Ji Wang thought it was his acting skills that had impressed the director and convinced him to add more scenes, he now understood that 90% of the reason for the add-ons must have been because Qi Boyan mentioned it.


    What extra scenes, what hotel, he was afraid the room he slept in would be next to Qi Boyan¡¯s suite.


    Ji Wang expressed thanks before politely refusing. He said his own home wasn¡¯t far from set, and that tomorrow morning he¡¯d come back. He wouldn¡¯t be late and affect the crew¡¯s work.


    The director¡¯s assistant was a man in his thirties and respectfully called Ji Wang ¡°laoshi¡±1. ¡°Laoshi, this back and forth is too tiring for you. The hotel is right next to the set, it¡¯s better if you go there and rest. We¡¯ve already reserved a room for you. Early tomorrow morning we¡¯ll arrange for a car to send you over.¡±


    Xiao Xu had been with Ji Wang for this long and the last time he¡¯d encountered such politeness was on the set of the campus drama. The main reason was that, from the director to the producer to the leading role, none of them had made a name for themselves. Instead, they were more polite than these big crews.


    The assistant continued to persuade, ¡°If I let you go back like this and suffer hardship, the director will also blame me for making improper arrangements. Look at this..."


    Ji Wang was soft hearted after being coaxed2 and saw that the assistant¡¯s face was exhausted. He couldn¡¯t bear to make the assistant continue to stand there squabbling with him and ended up agreeing.


    Seeing that he finally agreed, the assistant couldn''t help but let out a breath


    Ji Wang and Xiao Xu were sent to the hotel, a five-star upscale hotel suite with floor-to-ceiling windows and a jacuzzi in the bathroom.


    Xiao Xu was stunned and put down his small bag, preparing to take a taxi to Ji Wang''s house to get him a change of clothes.


    Ji Wang waved his hand, ¡°I¡¯ll just use disposable underwear, this elder3 isn¡¯t so particular. You must be tired, go wash up first.¡±


    Xiao Xu smiled, put down the bag and went into the bathroom. The partition in the bathroom was frosted glass, and you could faintly see the shadow of a person.


    Xiao Xu washed while chatting with Ji Wang, ¡°Ge, do you think Director Zhou thinks your acting skills are good, took a fancy to you, and wants you to act in his dramas? Otherwise, how could they arrange such a good place for us, the conditions are too excellent!¡±


    Ji Wang took out a cigarette. Hearing Xiao Xu¡¯s words, the corners of his mouth smiled. Zhou Lie rarely shot dramas, mostly only commercials and MVs. Ji Wang didn¡¯t believe that Qi Boyan had nothing to do with the arrangements tonight.


    Xiao Xu didn''t hear a response, so he stopped chattering. After taking a quick shower, he handed the bathroom to Ji Wang.


    Ji Wang had just smoked a cigarette on the balcony. Xiao Xu smelled the smoke and said in surprise, "Ge, didn''t you say you quit last time?¡±


    ¡°Youngster, a smoking addiction is like a troublesome ex, not easy to give up.¡± Ji Wang acted like a veteran when it came to relationships. After imparting these words of wisdom, he patted Xiao Xu on the shoulder and walked into the bathroom.


    Ji Wang washed for a long time, until his skin was flushed red, before coming out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel. Without the pheromone suppressing sticker, Ji Wang''s own scent floated into the air. He wiped his wet hair: "Xiao Xu, my pheromones are a bit strong today, I hope you don''t mind."


    He received no response, the room was quiet.


    Compared with hearing and vision, the first to sense something was his sense of smell. Besides, the person in the room never had any intention of concealing their pheromones.


    Ji Wang gripped the towel in his hand and looked through his wet hair at the uninvited guest sitting on the sofa.


    Qi Boyan had stripped off the general¡¯s costume, revealing extremely pale dyed hair. His originally deep and delicate facial features were now contrasted by this hair color to create a sense of mixed blood4.


    With a phone in his hand, the man propped his chin up and raised his eyes to look at Ji Wang.


    Qi Boyan was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at Ji Wang intently. His gaze was substantial, going from Ji Wang''s wet chest to his waist and abdomen. It finally settled on his waist and hips, tightly wrapped in a bath towel.


    He cast aside his phone and changed positions. Boldly 5 sitting on the sofa, his eyes darkened. "Do you usually wander in front of your assistant like this?"


    Ji Wang threw the towel in his hand aside and pulled off his towel in front of Qi Boyan. He opened the hotel room¡¯s closet, took out a bathrobe, and unhurriedly put it on and tied it.


    There was no distress or embarrassment. He even ignored the burning gaze firmly glued to his body.


    Ji Wang waited until he finished changing into his bathrobe before asking, ¡°Where is my assistant?¡±


    Qi Boyan pinched the box of cigarettes Ji Wang left on the sofa, took one out, and placed it at the tip of his nose to take a light sniff: "He¡¯s in my room, with my assistant."


    Ji Wang walked in front of Qi Boyan. "Have him come back, and you get out."


    He was standing, Qi Boyan was seated. Even so, in terms of aura, he couldn¡¯t overpower Qi Boyan at all.


    Instead, their position made it more convenient for Qi Boyan¡¯s actions. The man''s palm rested on Ji Wang''s calf, slightly warm after just getting out of the shower. Tracing his exquisite skin, it slowly climbed upward.


    Qi Boyan said, ¡°Long time no see, don¡¯t you miss me?¡±


    Ji Wang almost laughed. "Why should I miss you?"


    Qi Boyan looked up at Ji Wang. He pulled his hand out from the bathrobe, grabbed Ji Wang''s right hand, and raised it to his eyes to carefully inspect it before putting his lips on the scar where the tattoo was removed: "Liar, you obviously missed me."


    When speaking, his warm lips flicked between Ji Wang''s fingers, causing bursts of numbness and easily turning that place into a sensitive spot.


    Qi Boyan smiled and hatefully added, "Missed me day and night.¡±

 CH 7

    In fact, if Ji Wang was more tactful, or maybe more easygoing, he could sleep with Qi Boyan tonight and part ways with him tomorrow. Treat it like a reunion, just like every old lover who easily gets together and easily parts again.


    Unfortunately, Ji Wang couldn''t do it, so Qi Boyan was doomed to be disappointed.


    Although Qi Boyan was right, he couldn¡¯t forget Qi Boyan, it wasn¡¯t to the point of thinking about him day and night. Instead, he always remembered Qi Boyan at inappropriate times.


    When drinking, taking a shower, every time he saw the scar on his ring finger.


    What''s more, even if Ji Wang wanted to forget, he didn''t have the impartial circumstances for it.


    Everywhere he went, there were Qi Boyan''s advertising photos, Weibo, Moments1, and all kinds of other software apps. You could see him on any of these. Qi Boyan was everywhere in his life.


    Leading up to this day, when Qi Boyan finally appeared in front of him, within reach.


    Qi Boyan''s handsome face leaned against his hand, his eyes lovingly staring at him. His inviting appearance was very charming. If there was anyone left in the world who could still reject Qi Boyan, it was probably only Ji Wang. Who wouldn¡¯t want to sleep with Qi Boyan?


    Ji Wang flipped his hand over and pinched Qi Boyan¡¯s chin with a firm grip, but Qi Boyan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change. He still looked so confident, waiting for Ji Wang to kiss and sleep with him.


    The floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel were glossy and bright, reflecting the shadow of the pair. Ji Wang slowly leaned down. They stared at each other''s lips, their breathing pattern thrown into disorder.


    The air tensed, forming a shaky string about to break, waiting for someone to completely throw reason to the back of their mind.


    When the two equally handsome pairs of lips were about to meet, Ji Wang stopped. From a very close distance, Ji Wang said coldly, "I said, get out and have my assistant come back."


    These words completely ruined the atmosphere. Ji Wang pushed away Qi Boyan''s face. It didn''t take long for Qi Boyan''s chin to slowly show marks from his fingers.


    Ji Wang gripped a handful of wet hair, "I have no interest in you."


    Qi Boyan followed Ji Wang''s force and leaned back on the sofa, "Lie."


    Ji Wang smiled and shook his head, "I¡¯m an alpha, as far as I¡¯m concerned omegas are more attractive."


    Qi Boyan''s face distorted for a moment, but soon his expression returned to appearing calm, even a bit leisurely. He asked curiously, "Really? After you broke up with me, you slept with an omega?"


    Ji Wang didn''t want to discuss his private life with Qi Boyan. He picked up his phone and planned to call Xiao Xu. How could Xiao Xu be so obedient towards Qi Boyan? Qi Boyan told him to leave and he really left.


    When Xiao Xu came back Ji Wang needed to have a talk with him.


    His fingers lightly tapped a few times on the screen. Ji Wang hadn¡¯t found Xiao Xu¡¯s number yet before his hand hurt and the phone flew away and fell onto the heavy carpet.


    Qi Boyan stood up, standing taller than Ji Wang, his face still smiling, "Why, is your assistant an omega?"


    Ji Wang was mute, thinking this situation was absurd. He was too lazy to talk to Qi Boyan. He bent over, planning to pick up the phone and see if it was broken. As a result, Qi Boyan kicked the phone and it flew even further away.


    ¡°Are you sick!¡± Ji Wang was furious.


    Qi Boyan''s smile faded, his face expressionless as he said, "Look at me when you¡¯re talking to me."


    Ji Wang lifted his hand and sneered, ¡°I¡¯m already tired of your face.¡±


    Qi Boyan wasn¡¯t angered by Ji Wang''s words. Step by step he approached Ji Wang until he¡¯d pressed him into the side of the hotel table.


    Ji Wang pushed Qi Boyan away with his hands on his chest, "Stay away from me."


    Qi Boyan''s hands passed Ji Wang''s waist and rested on the table behind him. With his arms forming a circle, he trapped Ji Wang in his embrace. ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, I¡¯ll replace your phone.¡±


    Ji Wang felt the pheromones on Qi Boyan''s body become increasingly heavy. He pinched his eyebrows and said, "F*ck off, if you¡¯re in a rut go find someone else."


    Didn¡¯t Song Ge say that Qi Boyan was with Fang Shengyun? Then Qi Boyan should go to Fang Shenyun instead of shamelessly staying with him.


    Qi Boyan''s eyelashes hung down slightly, looking as if he was hurt. "Ji Wang, I really missed you.¡±


    At that moment, the strength of Ji Wang¡¯s resisting hands relaxed a little. Qi Boyan was like a lion spotting his prey exposing a weak spot. He ruthlessly pounced forward, opened his mouth, and mercilessly bit Ji Wang''s neck.


    Alpha''s canine teeth are sharp as a knife, easily biting through human skin. Pheromone fiercely flowed into the wound and filled Ji Wang''s body, making Ji Wang¡¯s vision even go black for a moment.


    It hurt, everywhere hurt. Qi Boyan''s scent mixed with his until every corner of the room was stained with their pheromones.


    While dizzy, Ji Wang was turned over by Qi Boyan and pressed against the table. The bathrobe was roughly torn open from the back, exposing the former scar.


    With the attitude of a winner engraving their prey.


    Looking at the slender neck in front of him and the marks he¡¯d left himself, Qi Boyan narrowed his eyes, licked his bloody canine teeth in satisfaction, opened his mouth again, and bent down.


    After six years, Ji Wang was ferociously "marked" again. He was stupid. He heard the phrase ¡°I missed you¡± and became careless without even knowing whether it was true or not.


    It wasn''t until Qi Boyan filled Ji Wang''s body to the brim with pheromones that he released his mouth. He rubbed the tip of his nose against Ji Wang''s neck, mumbling coquettishly. With both hands separated by the loosened bathrobe he pulled Ji Wang into his embrace.


    When an alpha is momentarily attacked by another alpha¡¯s pheromones, they will temporarily feel weak and powerless.


    Ji Wang¡¯s mind was muddled and his face was flushed. Symptoms of a pseudo-¡°rut¡± were emerging after the "mark".


    However, Qi Boyan didn''t take this opportunity to swallow Ji Wang into his stomach. Instead, he groped Ji Wang''s body like he was holding a fun toy, confirming the changes that had occurred over the years to the other¡¯s body.


    After half an hour, Ji Wang finally broke out of the abyss of entangled and colliding pheromones. His arm struck back with force and he struggled free from Qi Boyan''s embrace.


    Then he turned around and slapped Qi Boyan across the face.


    With a loud snap, Qi Boyan''s face was slapped by Ji Wang to one side.


    As the perpetrator, Ji Wang cut a sorrier figure than Qi Boyan. The nape of his neck was bitten open, blood flowed to his collarbone, and the snow-white bathrobe was dyed red.


    His entire body was shaking from anger, "Bastard!"


    Qi Boyan slowly turned his head back. He rubbed his thumb across the corner of his lips and said in a slightly perplexed tone: "Ji Wang, I have to be on camera tomorrow, my face can¡¯t be swollen."


    This cleared Ji Wang''s anger-muddled mind for a moment. He subconsciously thought about finding ice for Qi Boyan to apply to his face and blamed himself for not hitting him somewhere no one could see. What was he doing hitting his face?


    However, Ji Wang couldn¡¯t really go find ice for Qi Boyan. He hadn¡¯t lowered himself to that degree yet.


    He pulled up the belt around his waist and forcefully bundled his loose bathrobe around him and tied a tight knot. "You deserved it."

 CH 8

    Xiao Xu sat on the big sofa in the luxurious suite shaking his legs in anxiety. He desperately wanted to whip sober his possessed-self from one hour ago.


    When Qi Boyan appeared outside the door, Xiao Xu was dumbfounded. Qi Boyan said that he wanted to consult Ji-laoshi about a matter related to the shoot.


    A major celebrity being so polite left Xiao Xu at a loss. By the time he reacted, he¡¯d already been taken to Qi Boyan¡¯s room by his assistant Li Feng.


    Not far away, Li Feng made him coffee while chatting with him about work matters and the circle¡¯s gossip.


    At the beginning, Xiaoxu wasn¡¯t so uneasy. As time passed, his head gradually became sober. What filming business could Qi Boyan need to consult Ji Wang for?


    Although Ji Wang''s acting was good, he wasn¡¯t popular. At this moment, Xiao Xu remembered Qi Boyan groping Ji Wang and remembered Qi Boyan¡¯s comments. He was really worried something bad was happening to his artist.


    Li Feng carried the coffee over and said to him with a smile, "By the way, Ji-laoshi¡¯s recent school drama is very popular."


    Hearing someone praise Ji Wang, Xiao Xu proudly straightened his back, ¡°Yes, Wang-ge is naturally very capable. His dramas have always been very good and he is a very serious actor."


    Li Feng: "I like his scenes with the female lead a lot, but I heard the two of them were involved not just in the drama, but also outside..."


    Xiao Xu immediately denied it, ¡°What? Nonsense! Wang-ge never messed around with A/O relationships! "


    Li Feng conveniently added, "What about betas?"


    ¡°Betas aren¡¯t good either! Right now Wang-ge¡¯s status is on the rise and his career is the most critical.¡± As he said this Xiaoxu unhappily glanced at Li Feng, internally thinking ¡®do you believe everyone is like your family¡¯s Qi Boyan, so fickle-hearted?¡¯


    Our Wang-ge was a clean, honest, and outstanding alpha!


    Li Feng pushed a plate of refreshments over. "Don''t be angry, eat some refreshments. Can I add you on WeChat?"


    He spoke so naturally that even if Xiao Xu was reluctant, he still felt that he could exchange WeChats with Qi Boyan''s assistant in case he needed to contact him in the future.


    As an artist¡¯s assistant, you needed to obtain money and power to excel and smoothly establish social relationships.


    Just after adding each other on WeChat, Ji Wang''s phone call came over. Xiaoxu quickly picked up the call. Ji Wang ordered him back to the room and Xiaoxu didn¡¯t even have time to wipe the pastry crumbs off his mouth before he hurried back to the outside of the room.


    Xiaoxu knocked for a long time before someone came to open the door.


    Standing behind the door with a red and swollen right cheek, Qi Boyan frowned and said, "Didn''t I tell you to watch him?"


    The words weren¡¯t directed at Xiao Xu, but at Li Feng standing behind him. Li Feng smiled bitterly and shrugged to express his helplessness.


    Xiao Xu looked at Qi Boyan''s face in panic and smelled the peculiar scent in the room.


    He was a beta, but his father was an alpha, so Xiaoxu could smell some pheromones, but his perception was far less distinct than an omega or alpha.


    If even he could smell the scent in the room, then how intense were the original pheromones!


    Xiao Xu''s face was pale when Ji Wang''s voice came from inside, "Xiao Xu?"


    ¡°Here!¡± Xiao Xu squeezed past Qi Boyan and hurriedly went to Ji Wang¡¯s side. He frantically scanned Ji Wang¡¯s body. Sure enough, Ji Wang¡¯s neck had several bloody teeth marks, still freshly bitten.


    Xiaoxu''s eyes turned red in an instant, guilt and self-blame filling his mind, "Wang-ge..."


    Seeing Xiao Xu¡¯s guilty appearance, Ji Wang patted Xiao Xu on the shoulder. He leaned into his ear and said, "Don''t worry, I''m fine."


    No matter how stupid Xiao Xu was, he wouldn¡¯t really believe Ji Wang was okay. His neck was already bitten to that degree. At first glance, it was Qi Boyan¡¯s doing.


    Xiaoxu sniffed and deliberately raised his voice, "Wang-ge, let''s go to the hospital to register."


    Ji Wang said, amused, "How can it be so serious? There¡¯s no need."


    In the past Qi Boyan had bitten even harder, but as an alpha, his recovery abilities were inherently strong. This wound would heal in about a week.


    Sometimes he wondered if Qi Boyan liked tossing him around so much because he was more resilient as an alpha.


    Xiao Xu said, "You at least have to get a rabies shot, who knows if there¡¯s a virus!¡±


    Ji Wang almost laughed, then looked at Qi Boyan, who¡¯d been cursed as a rabid dog. The big celebrity¡¯s expression looked bad and his gaze was dangerously fixed on Xiao Xu.


    ¡°Xiao Xu is young and ignorant, he¡¯s just joking.¡± Saying this, Ji Wang pulled Xiao Xu behind his body to shield him.


    Qi Boyan turned his head and said to Li Feng, "My face is swollen. Get me some medicine, it can¡¯t affect tomorrow¡¯s shoot.¡±


    Confronted with the injury on Qi Boyan''s face, Li Feng didn''t make a fuss. He calmly left the room and went to find Qi Boyan the best anti-inflammatory medicine.


    Ji Wang looked at the time. ¡°You should go.¡±


    Qi Boyan didn''t move. Xiao Xu plucked up the courage to stand in front of Ji Wang and took a few steps forward to drive him away: "Mr. Qi, you should..." As soon as his voice fell, Qi Boyan grabbed his hand.


    Xiao Xu¡¯s soul almost flew out of his body in fright. He didn¡¯t know what was going on.


    Qi Boyan grabbed his wrist and turned him around. Grabbing his hair, he forced him to lower his head and expose the back of his neck.


    In his vision that instant, Xiao Xu saw Ji Wang¡¯s face, shocked and astonished, but also with a seemingly familiar sense of sadness.


    The back of Xiao Xu''s neck was lightly sniffed. The overly-intimate posture and the ambiguity caused by the subtle physical contact made Xiao Xu feel sluggish.


    He heard Qi Bo say, "What, he turned out to be a beta?¡±


    Footsteps quickly approached and Ji Wang''s bare legs caught Xiao Xu''s eyes. The next second, Ji Wang snatched him away from Qi Boyan''s arms.


    Because he was too close, Xiao Xu could feel Ji Wang''s violent heartbeat. Ji Wang bitterly said, "You should go."


    Qi Boyan said indifferently, "Don''t get excited, I didn''t plan on doing anything to him."


    Ji Wang remained silent, but clenched his hands into fists, as if he would hit Qi Boyan''s face in the next moment.


    The scene was at a stand-off, Ji Wang and Qi Boyan¡¯s eyes confronting each other. If it weren''t for the residual blend of pheromones still in the air, Xiao Xu would think that these two people were enemies, love rivals, hating each other¡¯s existence the most.


    Standing behind Ji Wang, Xiao Xu could clearly see the "mark" on Ji Wang''s neck. Even as a beta, he understood the meaning of this bite mark.


    Qi Boyan said in an odd tone, "Didn''t you say that omegas suit you? Now even a beta will work?"


    Xiao Xu was furious when he heard this. If he was a bit more courageous, he would spit on big-star-Qi. Who let him slander Wang-ge like this?


    Brother Wang was innocent in his heart, but he didn''t rush to refute Qi Boyan''s words. Instead, he said to Qi Boyan, "Yes, I won''t refuse anyone, except for alphas."


    As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became even worse.


    Qi Boyan''s chest moved up and down, obviously enraged by Ji Wang.


    After a long period of time, Qi Boyan finally looked at them with a smiling but not smiling expression, "Is that so? Then I wish you two a pleasant evening.¡±


    With a bang, Qi Boyan slammed the door and left.


    The air was deadly quiet.


    After waiting for a long time, Xiao Xu cautiously said to Ji Wang, "Wang-ge...has Qi Boyan misunderstood something?"


    Ji Wang slowly walked to the sofa and fell over like all of his energy had been sapped away. He was incredibly exhausted. He curled up on the large sofa and hoarsely said, "Xiao Xu, you go to sleep, let me stay here by myself for a while."

 CH 9

    After Li Feng bought the medicine, he returned to the room. Qi Boyan stood in front of the French windows drinking.


    His mood didn¡¯t look bad. Even if his face had just been beaten, the swelling hadn¡¯t yet gone down. Li Feng walked over and handed over the medicine. Qi Boyan didn''t like being touched by others. Li Feng, as his personal assistant, usually paid attention to this.


    He repeated what he had just learned from Ji Wang¡¯s assistant and made a judgment based on this, "Mr. Ji should have no one by his side."


    Li Feng heard a chuckle and looked over in disbelief. Qi Boyan had delight in his eyes: "Cute, isn''t he?"


    It was unlikely that anyone thought the tall and handsome Mr. Ji was cute, but Li Feng didn¡¯t answer this.


    Qi Boyan drank the last of the wine. "His reluctant appearance, his angry appearance, they¡¯re all cute." Qi Boyan didn''t have any intention of letting Li Feng respond, he was only talking to himself.


    He put down the wine glass, casually took out a spray, and sprayed his wound. "Remember to send him to the set tomorrow, don''t let him run away."


    After spraying, Qi Boyan took a crumpled cigarette out of his pocket. Li Feng saw this, "This room has no lighter, I¡¯ll go buy one now."


    "I don''t smoke." Qi Boyan said.


    Of course Li Feng knew this, but Qi Boyan¡¯s personality was prone to doing many things on a whim. It wouldn¡¯t be odd if he suddenly wanted to smoke.


    Li Feng: ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back to the room first.¡±


    Qi Boyan bit the cigarette in the mouth and responded with an ambiguous hum. It was unclear what he was thinking of when he started laughing again.


    Compared with the atmosphere of this room, the atmosphere in Ji Wang''s room was solemn.


    Xiao Xu quietly tip-toed around while using the bathroom for fear of affecting Ji Wang''s peace.


    When Xiao Xu woke from his sleep it was still dark outside. He got up, wanting to drink a glass of water. Seeing that Ji Wang was still lying on the sofa, he went to get a blanket and planned to quietly cover Ji Wang.


    Xiao Xu only took a few steps when Ji Wang opened his eyes. They were completely bloodshot, as if he had stayed up all night or gotten drunk.


    Ji Wang''s voice was hoarse, "What time is it?" Xiao Xu looked at the clock on the hotel wall: "Five o''clock." It turned out that he had only slept for two hours, but Ji Wang still hadn''t slept after two hours.


    Xiao Xu felt distressed, "There is melatonin in the suitcase, do you want to take two?"


    Ji Wang groaned in agreement. He was an actor, he had to be professional. Even if he couldn¡¯t sleep he still needed to sleep. Otherwise he would be in poor condition tomorrow which would affect filming and delay the crew¡¯s progress. He couldn¡¯t afford it.


    Ji Wang rarely ate melatonin because he rarely suffered from insomnia. His sleep quality was usually excellent. After all, he was young, only twenty-four years old, and he¡¯d been acting for four years.


    Qi Boyan debuted a year later than him, but he gained rapid, explosive popularity.


    Ji Wang swallowed five melatonin in one breath. Before going to bed, he wanted to smoke a cigarette but he couldn''t find his box. He could only give up, put on his sleep mask, and cover himself with the blanket.


    Early the next morning, Xiao Xu got up to buy breakfast for Ji Wang. As soon as he opened the door he saw Li Feng''s smiling face and immediately slammed the door. Too evil, why were they still here!


    The phone vibrated and Li Feng said to Xiao Xu over WeChat, "I brought you two breakfast and I¡¯ll send you to the crew on my way.¡±


    Xiao Xu furiously jabbed at the screen, "No need!" He was Ji Wang''s assistant, he didn¡¯t need Li Feng meddling in their business. Li Feng was Qi Boyan''s assistant. He was just as bad as him[note]¡°Ò»ÇðÖ®ºÑ¡± translates to ¡°jackals of the same tribe¡±, a Chinese idiom meaning when someone is just as bad as someone else[/note], his stomach full of evil tricks.


    Li Feng knocked on the door with a gentle voice, "Xu-ge, don''t make things difficult for me, Master Qi [note]¡°Ò¯¡± translates literally to ¡°master¡± or ¡°grandfather¡±, here it¡¯s used as an honorific[/note] asked me to send you to the studio."


    Xiao Xu rolled his eyes, he even called him ¡°master¡±.


    The bathroom door  opened behind him and Ji Wang walked out with a wet face, "What are you doing blocking the doorway?"


    Xiao Xu said awkwardly, "Li Feng is outside." Afraid that Ji Wang wouldn¡¯t understand, Xiao Xu added, "Qi Boyan''s assistant!"


    Ji Wang wiped the water off his chin, "Let him in."


    Xiao Xu let out a sound in surprise but didn''t dare to disobey Ji Wang''s instructions, so he reluctantly opened the door and vigilantly glared at Li Feng.


    Li Feng brought breakfast to the table, "Mr. Ji, come and drink congee."


    Xiao Xu glanced at the meal but even he couldn''t find a single fault. In the morning, Ji Wang liked to drink porridge and eat pan-fried dumplings, which had to be accompanied by a glass of milk.


    Ji Wang sat down in a relaxed manner and called Xiao Xu over to eat. Xiao Xu  dallied. After Li Feng thoughtfully arranged the breakfast, he left the room before he could become an annoyance, full marks for his perceptiveness.


    After he left, Xiao Xu said, "Brother, this is from Qi Boyan."


    Seeing Xiao Xu''s uncomprehending appearance, Ji Wang laughed, "If you don''t eat breakfast sent by others, you¡¯re wasting a meal for nothing."


    Xiao Xu obediently sat down and poured Ji Wang milk: "I thought...you hate him."


    Ji Wang took a bite of the fried dumpling. "It is hate."


    Xiao Xu couldn''t understand and could only feel that he wasn¡¯t mature enough. He didn''t have Ji Wang¡¯s flexibility, he could hate someone and it didn''t prevent him from enjoying breakfast.


    Li Feng drove a low-key car and sent Ji Wang to the crew. He didn¡¯t have scenes until the afternoon so he put on makeup before waiting for his scenes. At this time, the director''s assistant came and gave Ji Wang a new script.


    Yesterday the director didn''t say what scenes would be added. Ji Wang took the new script and flipped through it, his face turning black.


    His role has changed from an assassin with a crush on the daughter of a criminal minister to the general¡¯s admirer.


    He admired the general since childhood. After learning the general was deceived by the daughter of a criminal minister, he was moved to kill, wanting to help the general eliminate this stumbling block from his bright path.


    Childish! Ridiculous! Deliberately making trouble! Wasn¡¯t Zhou Lie a great director, could Qi Boyan still fool around like this?!


    Ji Wang was so furious he circled the dressing room a few times before finally swallowing his anger and sitting down. He just wanted to finish filming the MV so he never had to see Qi Boyan again.


    At the set, the new scene had already been set up. The scene where the heroine should give medicine to the general had been changed to the assassin visiting the general at night to give him medicine and confess his feelings.


    Ji Wang was no longer masked. Elaborate makeup was applied to his whole face. His makeup artist had also been switched to someone whose technique was even more skilled and meticulous.


    Qi Boyan sat behind the awning with coffee in his hand, drinking at a leisurely pace. The director stood to the side holding a tablet and talking to him. When Ji Wang arrived, both pairs of eyes fell on him at the same time.


    Zhou Lie''s expression was much more gentle than yesterday, "Xiao Wang, we added your lines without warning, are you able to memorize them? It doesn''t matter if you can''t memorize it, we can dub it in post-production."


    Ji Wang said in a low voice, "Isn''t this an MV, why are there lines for supporting actors?"


    "This is more interesting." Qi Boyan said. It wasn¡¯t clear what his words were referring to that was more interesting.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t feel like questioning him more closely.


    An hour later, night fell in the shed. In the dilapidated old house, the assassin slowly approached the general sleeping on the bed.


    The general''s wound was tied with a strip of red cloth, which Xu Xian, the daughter of the criminal minister, tore from her clothes.


    Mo Ming gently untied the red cloth and threw it to the ground. He took out the precious wound medicine on his body and gently sprinkled it on the general''s wound.


    The general stirred awake and was about to act when he saw the assassin''s face.


    "It turned out to be you!" The general was shocked.


    Ji Wang lowered his eyes and held Qi Boyan''s hand, "It''s me."


    The blood was very realistic. Dripping on Qi Boyan''s fair skin it didn¡¯t look good and was offensive to the eyes.


    Ji Wang raised his eyelashes, "General, Xu Xian can''t stay."


    Qi Boyan''s gaze fell directly on his face. Without really entering into the scene and as if reciting an actor¡¯s line he said, ¡°Why are you doing this?¡±


    "Because Mo Ming has loved you for many years."


    He was depressed and in pain, as if his body was being tortured by endless emotions. Even his eyes turned red.


    Ji Wang: ¡°"All these years, in my heart...there is only you.¡± He said this with sincerity.


    However his gaze directed at Qi Boyan was equally inept. There was no affection, only indifference and even a trace of boredom.

 CH 10

    The director yelled ¡®cut¡¯ and called Ji Wang over. Zhou Lie asked Ji Wang what was going on. His acting skills yesterday were excellent but today he wasn¡¯t performing as well.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s acting was obviously even worse than his, but there was no way Zhou Lie could criticize Qi Boyan. He could only attack Ji Wang. Ji Wang obediently lowered his head and endured the scolding, ¡°Director, give me another chance, I will definitely act well.¡±


    The sound of footsteps came from behind. It was easy to recognize who it was because of Qi Boyan¡¯s shoes. The toe of the boot had decorative metal which created a peculiar sound when stepping down. Ji Wang remembered it after hearing it once.


    He subconsciously straightened his back. Qi Boyan said from behind, "Forget it, director, this scene doesn¡¯t need to be filmed."


    This was Qi Boyan¡¯s MV and his company was paying for the shoot. Even so, Zhou Lie¡¯s face couldn¡¯t help but blacken after hearing Qi Boyan so arbitrarily decide whether or not to film the scene.


    Zhou Lie suppressed his anger, ¡°Everything is set up already. We should shoot, otherwise the scene arrangements will all be wasted."


    Ji Wang felt the sweat on his back slowly soak through his clothes, but Qi Boyan standing behind him still didn¡¯t say a word.


    As Zhou Lie¡¯s facial expression turned more and more ugly, Ji Wang turned around and met Qi Boyan¡¯s eyes, ¡°It¡¯s true, Mr. Qi, everything¡¯s already prepared. Let¡¯s film the scene.¡±


    ¡°You can rest assured that this time I will perform well,¡± Ji Wang said carefully.


    Qi Boyan was seemingly waiting for him to say this sentence. ¡°Then we¡¯ll listen to the director and shoot.¡±


    Saying this, Qi Boyan stepped forward and took Zhou Lie''s by the shoulders, "Ge, let''s get together for supper tonight? Yuan-jie is coming to visit our work."


    Zhou Lie¡¯s expression calmed after hearing this name, ¡°Stinky boy, you still want to eat supper even though you don¡¯t know whether filming can finish tonight.¡±


    Qi Boyan said breezily, ¡°How can we not finish filming? If it really won¡¯t work, I¡¯ll tell the company to add to the budget.¡±


    Ji Wang watched Zhou Lie¡¯s face go from fuming with rage to beaming with happiness and regretted getting himself involved.


    Why did he care who Qi Boyan offended? Qi Boyan¡¯s connections were much better than his and he was more skilled at attracting people¡¯s affections.


    The filming restarted and Ji Wang was true to his word. He worked hard, diligently saying his lines. Even the emotion in his eyes was three points deeper than before. The obsessive love displayed almost caused the staff on the scene to believe that Ji Wang really did love Qi Boyan.


    It¡¯s only acting, Ji Wang said in his heart.


    When the director yelled ok, Ji Wang was a little hopeless. His eyes were red and he sat there in a daze, his hands covered with sticky fake blood.


    Qi Boyan stood up and Li Feng brought over some wet towels. Qi Boyan accepted them but didn¡¯t bother with his own hands, instead pulling Ji Wang¡¯s hands and wiping them clean for him first.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s cheek was still a little swollen. With his eyes cast down, he looked very serious, as if there was nothing more important than cleaning the blood on Ji Wang¡¯s hands.


    The moist feeling on his hands startled Ji Wang out of the scene. He forcefully pulled his hands out of Qi Boyan¡¯s and propped his body up with a sword, leaving the scene with the residual sticky feeling in his hands.


    Ji Wang actually didn¡¯t have many remaining scenes. No matter how willful Qi Boyan was, he could only add a few scenes. Regardless of who the assassin loved, it couldn¡¯t change the fact that he was an insignificant character in this story.


    The protagonist will be shocked by his feelings and startled by his behavior, but he will never sincerely hand over his heart to a supporting character.


    Zhou Chuxue stood on the side of the set, her assistant holding an umbrella for her. Ji Wang nodded politely at Zhou Chuxue, but was stopped by the other party.


    Female omegas look more petite and feminine, making people feel extremely protective.


    However, what Ji Wang didn¡¯t understand the most was how to respond to omegas. He was so embarrassed that he didn''t know what to do with himself. It also occurred to him that because of Qi Boyan''s obstinance, a portion of the female lead¡¯s scenes was taken over by him.


    After acting for so long, Ji Wang knew this was rude. Even if Zhou Chuxue hated him, Ji Wang would accept it, not to mention that Zhou Chuxue didn''t react, which made Ji Wang feel even more guilty.


    Zhou Chuxue harmoniously chatted, "Mr. Ji, I¡¯ll treat you to this cup of coffee." After saying this, Zhou Chuxue took coffee from her assistant¡¯s side and handed it to Ji Wang.


    Ji Wang took it sincerely and calmly said, ¡°Thank you, you have also worked hard.¡±


    Zhou Chuxue smiled, ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡±


    Ji Wang had nothing to say, not to mention Zhou Chuxue''s assistant was looking at him with displeasure. Ji Wang tactfully took the coffee and left.


    After filming the last single-person storyline, Ji Wang finally finished. The protagonist¡¯s group was still acting. Ji Wang went to the makeup artist to remove his makeup and change his clothes. After everything was done, he could finally let out a big sigh of relief.


    He was actually very tired, so tired that he felt that he might pass out after getting home.


    Ji Wang sat in a chair and waited for Xiao Xu. The curtain of the dressing room was pulled open and Li Feng walked in: "Ji-laoshi, you1 worked hard. I will send you back to the hotel to rest.¡±


    Ji Wang¡¯s face froze: "My scenes are finished."


    Li Feng: "I know, the car is waiting outside, let''s go first."


    Ji Wang put away his phone and stood up. He didn''t speak. He resolutely lowered his eyebrows and stared deeply at Li Feng, causing Li Feng to force a smile, ¡°Mr. Ji, don¡¯t be angry. There will be a finale banquet tonight and the crew needs to take some photos to save for future promotions. You have to take part in it.¡±


    Ji Wang didn''t speak anymore. He wasn''t someone who didn''t understand the rules, but he wanted to leave now, and he was just a minor character who wasn¡¯t important to the crew.


    Ji Wang was well aware who really wanted him to stay.


    Another person walked into the canopy. It was the director¡¯s assistant who persuaded him to go to the hotel last night. Ji Wang could not give Qi Boyan face, but he had to give the director face.


    Now that the director had come forward, Ji Wang had no choice but to stay and participate in this wretched closing banquet.


    Going around and around, they ended up back at the hotel again. Xiao Xu said he would go back home to get his clothes and Ji Wang did not refuse this time.


    He suspected that he might temporarily not be able to go home. Who knew what other tricks Qi Boyan would play?


    Later, Ji Wang put on a set of more formal clothes and Xiao Xu stood by and praised his handsomeness.


    Ji Wang rubbed Xiao Xu¡¯s head, warmly saying, ¡°That¡¯s enough, go drive, let''s not be late.¡±


    The finale banquet was very lively. Everyone was drinking. Zhou Lie didn''t even eat anything, he downed wine table by table and was already mostly drunk.


    The lead actors Qi Boyan and Zhou Chuxue followed behind the director, but the glass of wine that Zhou Chuxue was holding hardly changed. Some people dared to urge Zhou Chuxue to drink wine, but they were mainly blocked by Qi Boyan.


    When he drank too much, Qi Boyan''s face became a little white, but his lips became redder. He looked even more beautiful than when he hadn''t drunk.


    Yes, beautiful. Eighteen year old Qi Boyan was practically beautiful to death. His appearance, holding a microphone with a head full of long hair, drove many people crazy.


    Ji Wang was stunned the first time he saw Qi Boyan in that underground bar because he had never seen such a good-looking person. He asked someone else about Qi Boyan''s gender.


    The man told Ji Wang that his name was Qi Boyan, and he was a beautiful, wanton omega.


    The beautiful and wanton omega, after singing a fierce rock and roll song, directly left the stage, ignoring the shouts for an encore from the audience below.


    Ji Wang¡¯s friend was familiar with the boss and took Ji Wang backstage. The omega Ji Wang had fallen in love with at first sight sat in front of the makeup mirror, roughly removing the makeup from his eyes. The intensity made Ji Wang feel distressed.


    He walked forward and before he knew how to speak, he heard the young and beautiful boy unceremoniously say, "No invitation, get out."


    Ji Wang froze. He subconsciously looked at himself in the mirror. He was very handsome, not inferior to any alpha present. So why did this rumored-promiscuous omega reject him at first sight?

 CH 11

    Ji Wang was stunned and didn''t leave. The boy saw Ji Wang''s face in the mirror and his hand stopped for a moment. He turned around, his arm propped on the back of the chair, and his hair ornaments fell down along the curve of his hair: "Who are you?"


    Ji Wang¡¯s friend Ren Ran had just finished speaking with someone when he came to this corner to find Ji Wang: "Why are you here?"


    Ren Ran saw Qi Boyan and showed a vague smile: "Come to see our beloved lead singer?"


    Qi Boyan didn¡¯t give Ren Ran a single glance. The makeup on his face was only half removed and his lips were still an attractive red. Ji Wang subconsciously swallowed and announced his name: "My name is Ji Wang, ¡®Ji¡¯ as in ¡®discipline¡¯, ¡®Wang¡¯ as in ¡®outlook¡¯1."


    After speaking, Ji Wang bent down and picked up the hair accessory on the ground, which was a scissors-shaped hairpin, and handed it to Qi Boyan. As if he had lost interest in Ji Wang, Qi Boyan turned back to the mirror and continued to remove his makeup. He didn¡¯t pay attention to Ji Wang anymore.


    Ren Ran couldn''t idly stand by for any longer. He stretched out his hand to grab Qi Boyan, but in the next second, Ji Wang held his wrist in a heavy grip.


    Ji Wang had an unprecedented desire to protect this beautiful omega. He¡¯d only seen the other once and he was already crazy to the point of thinking of baby names.


    Ren Ran naturally noticed Ji Wang''s monopolistic gaze and whistled, "Alright, I won¡¯t touch your omega."


    In fact, Ren Ran''s statement was a bit insulting. It was clear that he and Qi Boyan were meeting for the first time, so how did the other party become his omega.


    However, considering Ren Ran''s assessment of Qi Boyan as beautiful and lascivious, you could tell how contemptuous he was towards Qi Boyan. Ren Ran extracted his hand from Ji Wang''s palm: "I''m going to find Brother Lin for a drink, I''ll call in a bit."


    Ji Wang watched Ren Ran leave, still holding the cold hair accessory in his hand. He hesitated, then stuffed it into his pocket.


    Immediately afterwards, he found his action was seen by Qi Boyan. Those big, slightly raised eyes were looking at him straight in the mirror. Ji Wang''s face was hot and he was so embarrassed that he didn''t know what to say.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t get shy easily. He lost his parents during his childhood and his grandmother raised him. His character matured and stabilized early. In addition, because of his appearance, there were endless peach blossoms2. Although he was only eighteen, he had already experienced many relationships.


    He was fairly experienced in this area, but he didn''t expect to be beaten back to his original form in front of an unfamiliar omega.


    After Qi Boyan removed his makeup, he stood up and started to pack his things. After he stood, Ji Wang was shocked again. This omega really was too tall, almost surpassing him.


    The boy swung the bag on to his body and said coldly, "Excuse me."


    Ji Wang stepped aside in a daze, without stopping the other. Qi Boyan left without looking back, his casually tied long hair swaying on his back, very provocative.


    If he could, or to say if it were possible for him to become familiar with Qi Boyan, he wanted to touch Qi Boyan''s hair. He didn¡¯t know what feeling that would be like.


    Later, Ji Wang did touch Qi Boyan''s hair. He kissed and smelled it, and in bed he grabbed and nipped it.


    He was also an alpha, he instinctively bit at what fell by his face, which was Qi Boyan¡¯s hair. If that could also be considered a ¡°mark¡±, Qi Boyan¡¯s hair belonged to him.


    Time flew, Qi Boyan cut off his long hair, and it was no longer exclusively Ji Wang¡¯s. And on his own body, many traces of belonging to the other party also disappeared.


    Ji Wang took his gaze back from the main leads¡¯ table and drained the wine in front of him in one gulp. Xiao-Xu came back holding a plate of fruit: "Ge, don''t just drink, eat some fruit."


    He ate a few bites of watermelon as a gesture and then continued to drink, pretending not to see Xiao-Xu''s angry face.


    His relationship with Xiao-Xu was like that of two brothers. They had known each other for many years and Xiao-Xu had been his assistant since his debut.


    When Xiao-Xu was going through difficulties, Ji Wang helped him out a lot. As a result, Xiao-Xu was later unconditionally devoted to him. In truth, this kind of relationship was not suitable from his assistant, because Xiao-Xu would take initiative to help conceal things he didn¡¯t want the company to know.


    To be precise, Xiao-Xu was not a competent assistant to the company, but he was a reliable younger brother to him.


    Fortunately, he wasn¡¯t popular. He spent every day honestly acting in dramas, there were no secrets. The biggest turn of events was due to Qi Boyan.


    With a hint of alcohol, Ji Wang swept over Xiao-Xu''s shoulders, "Xiao-Xu, what happened to me these past few days, don''t tell Hong-jie."


    Xiao-Xu wrinkled his nose, "Ge, I understand, don''t worry."


    As they hooked shoulders and privately talked, the director and the lead actors brought wine over to toast them. Zhou Lie was in front, Qi Boyan was in the back, his eyes fixed on where Ji Wang¡¯s arm linked with Xiao Xu¡¯s.


    Ji Wang''s first reaction was to take his hand back, but after realizing what he had done, he was extremely upset.


    Qi Boyan had nothing to do with him now, so why should Qi Boyan manage him? Even if he had scandals everywhere, he still wanted to intervene in the affairs of an ex?


    Zhou Lie held up his wine to toast him. Ji Wang suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and stood up with his wine glass to salute.


    Just as their glasses were about to touch, Qi Boyan shouted for them to wait. His voice was as light as a feather, but caused Ji Wang''s scalp to tense. Sure enough, Qi Boyan said he would add wine for him and picked up a bottle of wine from the side, pouring it into Ji Wang¡¯s cup.


    The wine poured out from the sharply tilted mouth of the bottle and passed the wine glass, following Ji Wang¡¯s arm to soak his sleeve. Coincidentally it was the arm Ji Wang was using to hold Xiao-Xu. Zhou Lie and the female lead were stunned while Xiao-Xu was startled on the side. Ji Wang remained expressionless. Qi Boyan raised his lips and insincerely apologized, "Sorry, my hands slipped."


    Ji Wang held his drenched arm, not bursting out in anger, and only said to the director, "Excuse me, I''ll go to the bathroom."


    Zhou Lie said quickly, "Go ahead." After speaking, he vigorously whipped Qi Boyan: "What are you doing, are you drunk?" Qi Boyan said with a smile but not a smile: "Maybe."


    Ji Wang pressed Xiao-Xu down, who was about to get up and accompany him: "I¡¯ll just go by myself." Otherwise, he worried Qi Boyan might go mad when he saw Xiao-Xu leave with him.


    When he exited the crew''s private box, the noise was hidden behind the door. Ji Wang felt that the wet coldness on his arm made him very irritable, like his heart had also been soaked in alcohol until bitter, so acidic.


    He walked to the bathroom and ignored the alcohol-stained cloth on his arm. He washed his face and dampened his just-styled hair.


    When he looked up, the person he least wanted to see had appeared in the bathroom. In front of Ji Wang''s eyes, Qi Boyan turned the lock with a mysterious and loud click.


    Ji Wang''s eyes were red with wine. He held the sink and said in a low voice, "I don''t want to fight with you, get out."


    Qi Boyan walked forward slowly. As he approached, his pheromones seemed to invade as well.


    Amidst the sound of water, Qi Boyan hugged him from behind. With his delicate face leaning against his shoulder, his short hair scratched Ji Wang''s ears.


    Qi Boyan''s voice was made hoarse by wine, "I was beaten fiercely enough last night, do you still want to beat me today?"


    Ji Wang didn''t break away from Qi Boyan''s hands. He let the other¡¯s hand climb up, undo the two buttons on his chest, slyly sneak in, and press against his heart: "You can beat me if you want. Just don''t hit my face."


    He gently sucked a kiss on Ji Wang''s cheek: "You don''t feel sorry for me at all anymore, Gege."


    The author has something to say: Troublesome person.

 CH 12

    Feel sorry for him? Qi Boyan still wanted Ji Wang to feel sorry for him - Ji Wang almost laughed. Tolerating him again and again wasn¡¯t enough, he still wanted him to become a joke, turn into a pastime, and once again serve as a prop for him to vent his revenge.


    Did Qi Boyan ever feel sorry towards him?


    Maybe he did. When he told Qi Boyan to get lost back then, the man disappeared cleanly without looking back.


    How stupid he was at that time. If the past Qi Boyan haunted him as shamelessly as now, maybe Ji Wang would still forgive him. Love confuses people''s minds and reduces them to a willing fool.


    Ji Wang coldly said, ¡°Do you have to make me feel so unbearable?¡±


    Qi Boyan stopped the hands messing around on his chest and said in a low voice, "Unbearable?"


    He took his hand out of Ji Wang''s clothes. After the warmth of his palm was removed, Ji Wang''s chest felt a little cold.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, in the past you were set on finding an omega. You truly couldn¡¯t stand alpha and alpha relationships,¡± Qi Boyan sneered.


    Ji Wang was too lazy to explain, so he let it be. If this reason could force the stubbornly egotistical Qi Boyan to retreat, that would be perfect.


    He twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to make a smile, but failed: ¡°I don''t know why you¡¯re suddenly interested in me again.¡±


    Ji Wang calmly said, ¡°The more I refuse, the more energetic you become. Maybe if I sleep with you for a night you¡¯ll finally let me go.¡±


    Ji Wang immediately knew he''d succeeded. His words stung Qi Boyan, making the other¡¯s hands completely slide away from his body.


    Why would Qi Boyan work so hard to chase Ji Wang, a difficult target, to sleep with after being hit, scolded, and treated as a stallion by him.


    Qi Boyan was no longer at ease, and even stubbornly clutched Ji Wang''s shoulder and turned him around: "Are you serious?"


    Ji Wang was silent, and Qi Boyan said, "Let me sleep for one night, and then..."


    "Just pretend we never met." Ji Wang interrupted Qi Boyan''s words and took the initiative to propose a deal.


    Maybe he¡¯d gone crazy. His mind was muddled, confused by the alcohol and by Qi Boyan. The harm from the latter was obviously much more serious than that of the former.


    Qi Boyan ran over Ji Wang''s body like a knife, and finally, came to a conclusion: "You¡¯re drunk."


    Ji Wang didn''t expect that Qi Boyan would avoid the topic first. He thought Qi Boyan would either leave in a rage or pull him into the last bathroom stall and sleep with him right here.


    Qi Boyan put his hand on Ji Wang''s face. He lowered his eyelashes. When his face was reflected in his pupils, he looked very affectionate, making people almost believe him.


    His hand wiped the water droplets off of Ji Wang¡¯s face, and in a gentle voice he said, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, I won¡¯t bother you anymore. Go back and have a good rest.¡±


    With these words, it seemed like Qi Boyan was a very gentlemanly boyfriend, while Ji Wang was the one making trouble for no reason.


    Quarreling or fighting would both be more refreshing than this current situation.


    Punching cotton was even more irritating.


    Qi Boyan held his face and placed a kiss on his forehead, slowly going to the side of his lips: "I know you haven''t forgotten me."


    Such a confident attitude made Ji Wang want to say something cruel.


    He thought Qi Boyan should really enter the entertainment industry soon, not as a singer, but as an actor. His acting skills were better than his own.


    Qi Boyan said, "You can''t forget me, I said this when you left."


    He pressed Ji Wang''s chest again, and tapped the other''s heart with his fingertips, "I will always be here. No matter who you find later, it¡¯s no use.¡±


    "You will always come back to my side." Qi Boyan''s voice, praised by the media as gifted, was utterly moving when casually saying these words of love.


    However, Ji Wang didn''t feel any joy, and was even a little confused and upset.


    This was because these words were like a curse. In truth, Qi Boyan was right. When he broke up with Qi Boyan, the boy who was once favored by him was red-eyed, and vowed to him, "You will regret this."


    Ji Wang still remembered that conversation, and his answer was, ¡°I won¡¯t.¡±


    Qi Boyan said, ¡°You won¡¯t forget me.¡±


    "I will forget you," Ji Wang said seriously. He was still so young, no one could fail to forget someone else in a lifetime.


    Then he left Qi Boyan there, even though that day was Qi Boyan''s birthday.


    The Qi Boyan in front of him cupped his face, placing kisses one by one from his forehead, down to his eyelids, the bridge of his nose, and finally slowly stopping between his lips without moving.


    When it came to seducing people, Qi Boyan from six years ago was already good enough. So good that Ji Wang was dead set on him.


    He said, "Can I kiss you?" As he spoke, a wisp of a breath swept across Ji Wang''s lips.


    Qi Boyan''s eyes were also fixed on Ji Wang''s lips, as if he was so hungry that he wanted to swallow Ji Wang''s bones.


    On the bright side, he still asked for Ji Wang''s opinion, despite the fact that he''d obviously already "marked" him yesterday.


    Ji Wang¡¯s answer was¡­¡­no.


    A man cannot fall again in the same place. He was determined not to repeat the same mistakes. Even if he couldn¡¯t forget, even if he hadn¡¯t met someone better.


    In fact, it was a bit far-fetched to say he hadn¡¯t met anyone better.


    After Ji Wang entered the circle, there were many people who expressed their good opinion of him.


    Good-looking, gentle, sincere in their feelings, all of them were very good, but he wasn¡¯t willing.


    Even he himself didn''t know why he didn''t want any of them. It seemed like no matter how good the person was, he felt something was wrong. It was he who locked himself up, tightly bound to the past.


    This feeling became clearer after Qi Boyan entered the entertainment industry. He watched Qi Boyan become increasingly prosperous, glowing and popular, finally becoming someone he could never touch again.


    He was no longer his former self, the young man who would wake up in the morning with his long hair in a complete mess; facing Ji Wang¡¯s angry scolding because his back hurt, he would coquettishly call him ¡°gege¡± and come up to Ji Wang asking for a kiss.


    The past Ji Wang would give it to him, but the current Ji Wang would not.


    His chin turned to the right and Qi Boyan''s lips fell on nothing. Ji Wang pried Qi Boyan''s hand open little by little and increased their distance from each other: ¡°There is something you said wrong.¡±


    Qi Boyan seemed to realize what he was going to say, so he turned his hand over to grab Ji Wang''s fingertips and held them firmly in his palm.


    Just like this, Ji Wang wouldn''t fly away like a bird, with Qi Boyan unable to call him to stay and unable to hold him back, left at the same spot feeling annoyed and sad.


    Ji Wang said, ¡°I won''t come back to you.¡±


    After speaking, he pushed Qi Boyan away and walked out of the bathroom. Li Feng had been standing outside for who knows how long with a ¡°this place is closed for maintenance¡± sign displayed in front of him.


    Xiao-Xu was not far away, also looking in their direction. It turned out that these two assistants were firmly guarding here and didn¡¯t dare to let anyone in.


    After Ji Wang came out, Xiao-Xu was relieved to see that his neck was not covered with bite marks and blood like yesterday, and his clothes were still properly on his body. Xiao-Xu couldn¡¯t help but release a big sigh of relief.


    The two ignored Li Feng''s greeting. Li Feng could only go in to find his Master Qi with a wry smile. Master1 was almost no longer enough for Li Feng to call. Li Feng wanted to call him Ancestor2 Qi, as long as Qi Boyan kept his word and did good without stirring up trouble.


    Xiao-Xu secretly complained to Ji Wang, ¡°I wanted to knock on the door, but lackey3 Li stopped me.¡±


    Ji Wang glanced at him: ¡°You shouldn¡¯t call people by such a nickname.¡± He lectured as if instructing a child, making Xiao-Xu aggrievedly flatten his mouth.


    Xiao-Xu: ¡°They''re all part of the same gang. When he stopped me from entering, I was afraid that inside you were being taken advantage of.¡±


    ¡°Xiao-Xu, I''m an alpha. If I¡¯m unwilling, who can take advantage of me?¡±


    On his birthday that year, Qi Boyan marked him for the first time, making him fall into a pseudo-rut. By the time he was clear-headed again, Qi Boyan had already shot inside of him once.


    Then Qi Boyan took the tape recorder out in front of Ji Wang.


    Ji Wang almost went crazy. The omega he''d liked so much had been deceiving him about his secondary gender, only revealing the truth on that day. In addition to making Ji Wang feel angry over being deceived, what made him even more apprehensive was Qi Boyan''s madness.


    What was the recorder for - threatening him?


    The next second, he saw Qi Boyan roughly pull the magnetic tape out of the tape recorder. The slender black band wrapped around Qi Boyan''s wrist, sparkling and refracting light, like a natural ornament.


    Qi Boyan pulled the slender tape, leaned over, and tied Ji Wang''s hands.


    His sweat dripped onto Ji Wang''s Adam''s apple. The scalding drop was almost enough to make his whole body tremble.


    Ji Wang could easily break free from the fragile tape, but he didn''t, even though Qi Boyan soon started a second round of indulgence on him.


    He was an alpha, no one could force him if he was unwilling.


    What really shackled Ji Wang was not the weakness from being marked, or the tape containing sounds that could never be heard by other people - it was himself.


    He was willing.

 CH 13

    Back home, Ji Wang was still in a trance. He originally thought it wouldn¡¯t be so easy. This subtly proved again that Qi Boyan was just casually talking, and wouldn¡¯t do anything in reality.


    He called Hong-jie and asked what the situation was with the MV shoot. Hong-jie said in a baffled tone over the phone, "What''s the matter, did something happen while filming?"


    Ji Wang was a little embarrassed to say it, but he still asked, "Did the other party assign me to the shoot?"


    Sure enough, Hong-jie smiled, "Xiao-Ji, you know that sister has always wanted you to be prosperous, but this time the other party didn''t designate you. It was the casting director who had dinner with me, and I showed him your latest drama over WeChat. He set you down for the role.¡±


    Hong-jie comforted him, ¡°"In the end, it was you who worked hard. If you didn¡¯t have any successful works, I wouldn''t have been able to force you into it."


    "That''s Qi Boyan''s MV, how many people can''t act even if they try their hardest? But Xiao-Ji, don''t be discouraged, you will be more popular than Qi Boyan in the future." Hong-jie also went out of her way to praise her artist.


    Ji Wang couldn''t laugh. He insincerely expressed his gratitude, thanking Hong-jie for her hard work and investments, and finally hung up the phone without knowing how.


    Therefore, his encounter with Qi Boyan was purely coincidental. Moreover, from Qi Boyan''s point of view, he was the one who went to great lengths to join the crew.


    No wonder Qi Boyan was confident that he couldn''t let go or forget, and he frequently came to tease him.


    Ji Wang shook his head, unwilling to think anymore.


    After the MV ended, he didn''t have any itinerary scheduled. When the actors were unoccupied, they were really idle.


    He could only continue to exercise, study in class, and schedule his days to the fullest.


    Ji Wang did not specifically set up his system to reject unfamiliar calls, because it was inconvenient to get deliveries or take a taxi daily.


    But the phone call Ji Wang guarded against never came.


    It was like Qi Boyan forgot him and disappeared from his life, but did not disappear completely. Ji Wang only had to turn on the TV to see this person, to the extent that he seldom surfed the Internet. He rarely went out, going between his home, the gym, and the classroom, these three points in a line.


    After a period of Internet withdrawal, Song Ge called him and said that he was really popular recently. He¡¯d been in several hot searches, and his previous dramas were also picked up and made into fan videos.


    Fans were surprised that Ji Wang had played so many roles, but they hadn¡¯t discovered such a treasured brother before.


    Ji Wang''s flourishing Weibo was also flooded with a large number of fans. Song Ge said on the phone, "Brother, you may really be on fire this time."


    "It should be Hong-jie''s work. After a while, I have to be on a variety show. It wasn¡¯t easy for me to swindle the opportunity to appear on the show, I have to have numbers one way or another.¡±


    Song Ge said loudly, "Why are you so unconfident!"


    Ji Wang helplessly smiled, "It''s not that I''m not confident. If I¡¯m popular, I should have been popular a long time ago, why wait until now? Come on, don''t talk about this, what are you calling me for?"


    Song Ge said, "Want a round of skewers? From the place we loved going to the most after our high school evening self-study sessions."


    When it came to the past, there was naturally more to the story. Song Ge said, "Ren Ran has returned to China."


    Hearing this name, Ji Wang''s expression darkened considerably and he didn¡¯t speak. Song Ge noticed, "What happened to you two back then? Didn''t I only go to university in another place? After not seeing you for a while, you two had a falling out.¡±


    Ji Wang didn''t know what to say. In truth, what happened back then had nothing to do with Ren Ran, but the relationship between them had become very awkward ever since.


    Not long afterward Ren Ran went to study abroad and Ji Wang naturally cut off contact with him.


    You had to know that in high school, he, Song Ge, and Ren Ran were all very good brothers. Ren Ran was also very disappointed with him. After all, Ren Ran only kindly reminded him about Qi Boyan''s "true face".


    It was he who couldn''t accept it, so he took out his anger on Ren Ran.


    Song Ge organized the dinner with good intentions, so Ji Wang couldn¡¯t refuse to go. He changed into a new set of clothes, hesitated when heading out the door, then chose to put on a face mask. Although he wasn¡¯t sure if he was actually popular on the Internet now, it was better to be prepared for anything.


    His self-confidence in his attractiveness1 wasn¡¯t from just one or two incidents. When Ji Wang first debuted, a big director came to select actors from their school. Ji Wang accompanied his friends and didn¡¯t imagine that his audition would succeed and he acted as the third male lead.


    He was still young at that time. Of course, he had dreams of becoming an instant hit, but reality taught him how to conduct himself.


    After so many years, Ji Wang had gotten used to it. He had a very accurate understanding of the fact that he wasn¡¯t popular. He treated every job with humility and was grateful that they were willing to hire him to act.


    After graduation, Song Ge opened his own company. Ren Ran''s family had money and now he was returning to China to inherit the family business.


    Sometimes Ji Wang thought that if he didn''t insist on acting, maybe he would be better off doing something else. But every time he thought about it, Ji Wang couldn¡¯t bear to give up acting.


    He was a person with long-lasting affections. He could love one type of wine, one brand of cigarette, one dish for many years, not to mention acting.


    Although he liked acting enough at the beginning, entering the entertainment industry was an accident. Still, he¡¯d been doing it for so many years and invested so much hard work. To really give it up wasn¡¯t very good.


    When they got to the kebab shop, Song Ge was sitting at the table they used to love and had ordered beer for all three of them.


    The proprietress looked much older, but she still remembered Ji Wang, and even took Ji Wang''s hand: "My daughter has been watching your TV series recently, leave an autograph for Auntie."


    Ji Wang was so embarrassed that his face tightened. He gave her an autograph and took a photo, and the auntie also sent him a plate of snacks.


    Holding the snacks, Ji Wang was exchanging niceties with the auntie when his shoulders suddenly felt heavy, and someone held him in place: "Auntie, why are you only giving him snacks, what about me?"


    Ji Wang turned his head. Ren Ran half hugged him and beamingly asked the auntie for food. Auntie reassured him there was some for everyone and gave Ren Ran another plate.


    After a long time, no see, Ren Ran had changed his hairstyle and lost a bit of weight, but still looked confident. He naturally hugged Ji Wang and went to the table.


    Song Ge bit his chopsticks and looked at the two of them inquisitively. When he got to the table, Ren Ran let go of Ji Wang and pinched Song Ge''s face: "Princess2 Song, long time no see, you¡¯ve become even more delicate!"


    Song Ge was furious: "Go away! Don''t call me Princess Song!"


    Ji Wang watched the two people laugh from the side. Song Ge quickly became reacquainted with Ren Ran, and the two had endless content to talk about. Ji Wang had always been the one to listen on the side, adding wine and giving people food; taking care of everyone, like a big brother.


    When Ren Ran saw that the food Ji Wang had added to his plate looked like a small hill, a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes, ¡°After I left the country, no one helped serve me food.¡±


    Ji Wang calmly answered, "Haven¡¯t you come back?"


    Ren Ran shook his head with a smile and finished the beer in front of him in one gulp.


    After eating, Ren Ran wanted to continue drinking, but Ji Wang blocked his glass: "Enough, don¡¯t you remember when your pheromones went out of control from drinking too much?¡±


    Ren Ran''s movements froze, and his smile was a bit reluctant. Song Ge held his breath and carefully looked at Ren Ran''s face.


    Song Ge internally admired Ji Wang''s courage. He¡¯d even casually said Ren Ran''s sore spot out loud - Ren Ran was an omega.


    He was an omega that differentiated late. Before that, Ren Ran was always a beta.


    The loss of control of pheromones was also in the public eye. Later, there were a lot of rumors about this incident, saying that Ren Ran was disrespectful, that he did not use inhibitors and pheromone blocking stickers properly, and even caused several incidents of alpha fighting.


    What¡¯s more, in the alpha fights, one of the participants was Ji Wang.


    For this reason, Ji Wang was disciplined, but Ren Ran found a way to help him cancel it.


    When Ren Ran was almost sexually assaulted, it was Ji Wang who saved him. From then on, Ren Ran listened to Ji Wang''s words, up until they fell out.


    Ren set down the beer, switched to milk, toasted them, and asked, "Song Ge, it can¡¯t be that you¡¯re still single?"


    Song Ge rolled his eyes: "How come as soon you arrive you start with personal attacks? Why don¡¯t you ask Wang-ge if he¡¯s still single?¡±


    Ren Ran smiled, "You think Ji Wang is like you, but he definitely isn¡¯t."


    Ji Wang didn''t speak. Song Ge, unresigned, said, "How do you know? He¡¯s still single, he¡¯s been single for many years."


    Ren Ran looked at Ji Wang in astonishment, Ji Wang threw mutton skewers into Song Ge''s bowl: "You can''t stop your mouth even when there¡¯s food to eat."


    The topic changed a few times. After drinking a dozen drinks, Ji Wang wanted to smoke halfway, so he went outside. There was an alley behind the skewer shop with no one there. Ji Wang lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and took out his phone again.


    Still no calls, let alone unfamiliar numbers.


    A bottle was kicked open behind him. Ji Wang held his cigarette and looked back. Ren Ran put his hands in the pockets of his hoodie: "Ji Wang, why haven''t you dated after so many years?¡±


    Ji Wang inhaled another breath of smoke, determined to ease his relationship with Ren Ran, but not wanting to answer directly, so he laughed hoarsely: "How do you call someone, you have to call me brother."


    Ren Ran''s lips moved, and his face was a little stiff: "It shouldn¡¯t be that you...are still with Qi Boyan..."


    Ji Wang became a lot colder: "It has nothing to do with you."


    Ren Ran closed his mouth as if he¡¯d been punched hard. Ji Wang didn''t want to argue with Ren Ran, so he softened his tone: "Go back, or Song Ge will think we abandoned him."


    When passing by Ren Ran, Ji Wang''s sleeve was pulled by Ren Ran, and Ren Ran said stubbornly, "I still think I was right back then."


    Ji Wang didn''t speak, and Ren Ran softly said, "He''s lying to you, I''m telling you the truth."


    Ren Ran: "Or do you prefer to continue being deceived by him?"


    Ji Wang clenched the cigarette in his fist and snuffed out the live flame: "Yes."


    Seeing Ren Ran''s speechless appearance, Ji Wang rubbed Ren Ran''s hair: "My relationship with him has nothing to do with you, you don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that Ji Wang had never considered what Ren Ran said. If Qi Boyan was willing to continue lying, Ji Wang was also unwilling to wake up. It was a pity that Qi Boyan was unwilling, and didn¡¯t even bother with a half-hearted attempt.


    So Ji Wang could only wake up, and there was no Qi Boyan in the dream.


    After being awake for a long time, he naturally no longer dared to dream, because it really hurt.

 CH 14

    When the three of them left, Song Ge was already drunk. He and Ren Ran sent Song Ge onto a taxi. Song Ge was drunk and red-faced, grabbing their hands and saying in a weeping voice that they were the best of brothers.


    Ji Wang coaxed him, "Okay, okay, don''t cry, maybe I should take you home."


    He was a little worried that Song Ge wouldn¡¯t be able to climb the elevator in this state. Grabbing Song Ge''s arm, Ji Wang said, "Xiao-Ren, you can go home by yourself, I''ll send him first."


    As soon as his voice fell, Ren Ran said, "Let¡¯s go together."


    Song Ge giggled, "Go! Let¡¯s go to my house for the second party."


    He was already drunk to this degree, what second party? Ji Wang was speechless, but he still attentively took care of Song Ge on the road. When they reached their destination, Song Ge was already thoroughly passed out from the alcohol. Ji Wang silently cursed him. His alcohol tolerance was so bad but he still loved to drink.


    Ji Wang put Song Ge on his back and said to Ren Ran, "How do you plan on going back later?"


    Ren Ran whispered, "Didn''t Song Ge say there¡¯s a second party at his house? After getting drunk, sleeping at Song Ge¡¯s house is fine. Wasn¡¯t this the case before, when the two of us used to play video games at your house all night."


    Ji Wang frowned, "You¡¯re an omega now, you can''t act like before."


    Ren Ran loudly said, "I''m an omega, so now I can''t be your brother?!"


    Ji Wang was taken aback, "I didn''t mean that."


    Ren Ran, "You know full well...I don''t want to be an omega. If you guys act like this, then I''ll be even more uncomfortable."


    Ji Wang quickly apologized, "I''m sorry, I was wrong."


    Ren Ran didn''t speak and Ji Wang didn''t dare to say anything. He skillfully entered the password of Song Ge''s house, put the person on the sofa, went to the bathroom to wet Song Ge a hot towel, looked for hangover medicine, and boiled some hot water.


    During this period, Ren Ran had been standing in the living room with his arms crossed. Seeing that Ji Wang was comfortable as if in his own home, he suddenly said, "Ge, do you really forgive me?"


    Ji Wang came out with a towel and wiped Song Ge''s face, "What did you say?"


    In fact, Ji Wang didn''t fail to hear what Ren Ran said, but he didn''t want to mention the past. He had decided to let it go, but repairing the relationship wasn¡¯t something that could be done right away.


    But since he¡¯d decided to meet, he didn''t want to continue to be in a deadlock with Ren Ran.


    Ren Ran smiled bitterly and said, "It''s nothing, do you have water? I want to take a sip."


    Ji Wang pointed to the kitchen, then went into Song Ge''s guest bedroom to set it up, and finally came out, "Are you going to stay here to sleep tonight?"


    Ren Ran held the glass of water, "Yes, what about you?"


    "I have a shoot tomorrow so I have to go home and pack my luggage." Of course, this was a lie. It was impossible for Ji Wang to do as Ren Ran said and have the three of them stay the night together.


    There were only two rooms in Song Ge''s house. He couldn¡¯t sleep with an alcoholic, and even more so couldn¡¯t lie with an omega.


    You could call him old-fashioned or say he had differential treatment, but Ren Ran was an omega and they couldn¡¯t be the same as before.


    Even Ji Wang couldn¡¯t guarantee he wouldn¡¯t lose control when faced with an omega¡¯s heat pheromones.


    Ji Wang put on his coat and walked to the door, "There are disposable underwear and toothbrushes in the bathroom cabinet, and Song Ge''s room has clothes. He¡¯ll wake up in the middle of the night to vomit once when he''s drunk, so just put him on the sofa and cover him with a blanket. It¡¯ll spare him from throwing up on the bed."


    Ren Ran grunted and put on his shoes, "I''ll accompany you to the gate of the community."


    "Okay." Ji Wang didn''t refuse.


    After Ren Ran closed the door, he walked in front of Ji Wang. His neck was slender and fair, and the back of his neck was clean, without any traces of a mark.


    Ji Wang''s eyes were fixed on it for a while before gently moving away.


    The two walked together, silent all the way. Several lights in the community were turned off so it wasn¡¯t bright. In the dark, Ren Ran said, "Ge, won¡¯t you ask me if I have someone I like after all these years away?"


    Ji Wang casually asked, "Then do you?"


    "Yeah." Ren Ran softly replied.


    Ji Wang breathed a sigh of relief, "That''s good, remember to bring them over for me to meet."


    Ren Ran added, "He doesn''t like me."


    Ji Wang was practically embarrassed to death. He felt that he couldn''t continue talking today. He stared at the shadow on the ground, and suddenly a terrifying thought flashed through his mind, "It couldn¡¯t be Qi Boyan!"


    Because he was too surprised, his voice split. Ren Ran immediately denied it, "Am I crazy?! How could I like that kind of bastard!"


    These words scolded Ji Wang as well, and Ji Wang snorted dryly, "It''s good if it''s not."


    Ren Ran took a long sigh and his voice changed, full of gloom, "You still blame me."


    Ji Wang wanted to smoke a little bit. He put his hand in his pocket but came up empty and he could only scrape the skin on his leg through the cloth, again and again, "Forget it, Xiao-Ran, it''s meaningless to keep bringing up the past. We¡¯ve been broken up for six years."


    He didn¡¯t know whether Ren Ran believed it or not, but he didn''t bring this topic back up later.


    As soon as he arrived at the gate of the community, Ji Wang got into the car and stared at the rear-view mirror. He saw Ren Ran''s shadow getting smaller and smaller in the mirror and he also felt a little melancholy in his heart.


    Ren Ran asked a few times today if he blamed him, but Ji Wang didn''t answer. In fact, Ji Wang didn''t know either. He couldn''t make sense of this old account.


    If searching his heart, Ji Wang wasn¡¯t a saint. Of all things, he hated Qi Boyan the most. But Ren Ran was innocent, and he knew Ren Ran hadn¡¯t made many mistakes. Still, he had no way of restoring Ren Ran to be his purest friend.


    Just like now, he didn''t understand why Ren Ran chose such an extreme way to tell him to see Qi Boyan for what he was.


    After getting in the car for the return journey, Ji Wang turned on his phone and glanced at it again. There were still no missed calls. He bumped his forehead against the window glass, feeling very tired.


    He was annoyed with himself, his spineless and cowardly self.


    When would he be able to move forward? Qi Boyan was right. He¡¯d wanted to form a family with an omega since he was a child. He lost his parents at a young age and developed a stronger yearning for family than ordinary people.


    Qi Boyan was like a temptation-filled fork in his life. He walked through it just once and now he could never find his way back to the right path.


    Exiting the car and on his way home, Ji Wang finally found a cigarette on his jacket. He took it out, took a puff, and walked home while smoking.


    His apartment hallway light was broken and management hadn¡¯t come to fix it. In the darkness, there was only the spark of flame in Ji Wang''s hand. When he came to the door, Ji Wang entered the password, and before he opened the door, he suddenly flicked the cigarette in his hand behind him and punched out with a quick and precise punch.


    His fist was clenched and twisted vigorously behind his back. Ji Wang was restrained and fiercely slammed into the door.


    The attacker put his nose to his neck and Ji Wang suddenly stopped all movements. He already knew who it was, the reason why he looked at the phone countless times, the culprit who ruined his dream of a family.


    He¡¯d fallen in love with an alpha and this alpha had changed his life. How could he get married to an omega?


    The cool tip of his nose rubbed against his neck, like a big cat acting spoiled, but his voice was so cold. Qi Boyan said, "Where did you come back from, you smell like an omega."


    Ji Wang wanted to say, aren¡¯t you familiar with this scent? Stop pretending. But he couldn¡¯t say it out loud, it would only embarrass them both.


    He emphasized each word, saying, "Let go of me."


    Qi Boyan let go of his wrist, but his chest was tightly pressed against Ji Wang''s back, "I won¡¯t let go, what if you beat me up?"


    He didn''t seem to care about Ji Wang¡¯s smell anymore. Qi Boyan kissed Ji Wang''s neck, "Have you changed your phone number? I called your old number for several days."


    It''d been six years, how could he still use the same number? However, Ji Wang didn''t explain, "Go away."


    Qi Boyan sullenly laughed, "The password for your door hasn''t changed, I just tried it out."


    His password was Qi Boyan''s birthday. Suddenly Ji Wang was stung and fiercely struggled.


    Qi Boyan held him back, "Let me in, or I¡¯ll walk out of your house without a hat or mask. Guess what the headline will be tomorrow?"


    Ji Wang gritted his teeth, "Are you crazy?"


    Qi Boyan''s nice voice sounded in his ear, "I spent three days filming all night, just to squeeze in one day to see you. Gege, I''m too tired, let me go in and sleep."

 CH 15

    Ji Wang stood in the kitchen, looking at the hot water boiling in front of him and wishing he could slap himself twice. In the living room, Qi Boyan walked around in slippers. After a while, he asked, "What happened to the old sofa? The current one is too hard."


    "I want to drink milk tea, not coffee. The company makes me drink coffee every day!"


    His voice sounded from far away and then nearby. Qi Boyan, who was exhausted just moments ago, walked in full of energy, opened Ji Wang''s refrigerator, and glanced inside, "Why is there only alcohol, I hate alcohol. "


    Yes, Qi Boyan was a rare person who hated cigarettes and alcohol.


    Ji Wang slammed the cup in his hand on the table, ¡°After you drink water, get out of here!"


    "No." Qi Boyan simply refused, "I''m going to take a bath. Get me a toothbrush and a face cleanser."


    The vein on Ji Wang''s forehead jumped. Just as he turned his head to say something, he saw Qi Boyan take off his hat and put it on top of the refrigerator.


    The long hair coiled under the hat slipped out and fell over his shoulders. Ji Wang went absent-minded for a moment because of the familiar house and the former Qi Boyan.


    After Qi Boyan took off his hat, his eyes never left Ji Wang. He obviously received a satisfactory reaction from Ji Wang''s face. He casually swept his hair behind his head and approached Ji Wang step by step, "Do you like it?"


    However, Qi Boyan failed to successfully embrace Ji Wang. Ji Wang¡¯s elbow pressed against his chest and prevented him from getting closer.


    Qi Boyan didn''t force it. He stepped out of the kitchen and undressed as he walked.


    Ji Wang looked at the expensive designer shirt thrown directly onto the foot of the kitchen door and felt a little distressed, "Can¡¯t you properly take off your clothes!"


    He originally didn¡¯t want to care, but couldn¡¯t help it. Ji Wang chased out to pick up the clothes but saw in front of him that Qi Boyan had already stripped naked. As soon as his eyes fell on his perfect body, Ji Wang was immediately stuck in place. His hand gripped the clothes and for a moment he forgot to straighten his waist.


    Qi Boyan noticed. His fingers slid around the edge of his underwear, hooked up, and let go again. The elastic of the underwear hit the skin, making a loud noise. He smiled mischievously, "Does it look good?"


    Ji Wang suddenly returned to his senses and threw the clothes in his hand at the man in front of him, "Who allowed you to use my bathroom!"


    Qi Boyan ignored him, and Ji Wang couldn''t even push the naked man out of the room. That would really become a headline and go viral overnight, improperly viral.


    With no other choice, Ji Wang could only pick up the clothes that had fallen on the floor. As soon as he put them in the washing machine, he remembered something.


    He took off the necklace ring around his neck and put it in the cabinet.


    When going to the set, Ji Wang didn¡¯t often wear this necklace. When playing a role, there were requirements for makeup, hair, and clothing.


    However, in everyday life, the necklace rarely left his body. The chain broke several times but it always broke on the bed without losing the ring, as if something was protecting it.


    After Ji Wang put away the necklace, he sat on the sofa in a daze, feeling that the current situation was absurd.


    Qi Boyan returned, and Ren Ran also returned. Both acted as if nothing had happened in the past, and he who was so worried was the abnormal one.


    The truly abnormal person stuck his head out of the bathroom, "Toothbrush!"


    Ji Wang reluctantly pulled out a new toothbrush and handed it to Qi Boyan. The man leaned out from behind the bathroom door, his wet long hair stuck to his porcelain-white body, dripping water down.


    Qi Boyan took the toothbrush and asked, "Why does your house have a new toothbrush?"


    The subtext of these words was to ask whether many guests came to stay the night at Ji Wang''s house.


    Ji Wang didn''t want to answer and had no reason to respond. He looked around Qi Boyan''s charming body and stopped at Qi Boyan''s neck. Before he could see what the necklace was on it, Qi Boyan turned around. Standing under the showerhead, he invited him in, "Shower together?"


    His response was to close the bathroom door on Qi Boyan, then contact Xiao Xu and ask him for Li Feng''s phone number.


    Even if Qi Boyan went crazy, his company and assistant shouldn''t go crazy with him.


    Although artists are free in their leisure time, this freedom must also be limited.


    He believed that Qi Boyan''s company wouldn¡¯t want to see him entangled with an alpha. Maybe the company already knew about it and even warned Qi Boyan.


    Qi Boyan''s character meant he wouldn¡¯t do as he was told. If he offended the company, he would definitely face difficulties1.


    The more he thought about it, the more he was unable to control his concern for Qi Boyan. Ji Wang resentfully thought, why had this habit been put aside for six years but still hadn¡¯t been erased from his body.


    Xiao Xu sent over a string of numbers. Ji Wang dialed and the other side picked up quickly. Ji Wang reported his identity, and Li Feng immediately said, "Mr. Ji, is Master Qi with you?"


    Ji Wang really guessed right, the headstrong Qi Boyan had sneaked over.


    Li Feng anxiously said, "We got into separate cars earlier to throw off the paparazzi. I didn''t know that halfway Master Qi forced the chauffeur off the car and drove himself to who knows where!¡±


    Ji Wang was about to give out his address when his mobile phone was taken away by a wet hand. Behind him, Qi Boyan held the mobile phone in his right hand and grabbed the back of Ji Wang''s neck with his left hand. Placing his fingertips on the warm neck, he threateningly squeezed and said to Li Feng on the phone, "I''ll go back tomorrow."


    He didn¡¯t know what Li Feng said, but Qi Boyan impatiently said, "Leave me alone!"


    "Leave me alone!" These words tugged at Ji Wang¡¯s heart. Profound memories could never be easily erased.


    Qi Boyan said exactly the same thing six years ago when Ji Wang and Qi Boyan had just gotten together.


    In the same room, with the same two people, the only difference was that Qi Boyan said these words to him.


    The cause of the incident was when they had just gotten together, Qi Boyan''s cell phone frequently rang, and was hung up by himself.


    After hanging up too many times, Ji Wang couldn''t help but ask whose call it was. The other tossed the phone away and said it was an insignificant person.


    It was hard for Ji Wang not to care about this. You had to know that before Qi Boyan was with him, his relationship with people was really messed up.


    He thought his little boyfriend was an omega who liked omegas and betas, and he had just "broken him straight". It was only after falling in love that he found out that he was the one who had been "broken crooked".


    So which old lover was it?


    Moreover, Ji Wang was originally the passive one in this relationship. He didn''t want to break up so quickly.


    Even the friends around him were not optimistic about this relationship.


    When the phone rang again, Qi Boyan was taking a shower. Ji Wang stared at the phone and really wanted to pick it up.


    If it was any previous lover, Ji Wang would never do such a dishonest thing.


    But this person was Qi Boyan, the one Ji Wang had been chasing with countless trials and tribulations. The star finally picked from the sky, the moon fished out of the water, he couldn¡¯t help but want to take everything into his whole heart.


    Ji Wang couldn''t stand loss, let alone betrayal.


    He held the cell phone and suffered untold hardships until Qi Boyan walked out and saw his phone in his hand.


    Ji Wang held the phone, his lips moving, trying to explain, but he didn''t know what to explain.


    Qi Boyan came over and took the phone, "What are you doing?"


    Ji Wang, "Your phone... keeps ringing, so..."


    Qi Boyan said, "Don''t mess with my phone."


    Ji Wang stifled his breath, only feeling that the nerve in his head was pounding wildly due to the suffocation. He said, "Okay, this time it was my fault."


    Qi Boyan, "The tone of your apology is too bad."


    He still had to comment on the tone? At the end of his rope, Ji Wang planned to go to the balcony to smoke a cigarette. Qi Boyan saw his plan, "Didn''t you say you want to quit?"


    Ji Wang perfunctorily responded, "I¡¯ll quit tomorrow."


    The glass window on the balcony reflected the scene in the living room. Qi Boyan picked up his mobile phone and called back. His expression was neither good nor bad.


    Soon Qi Boyan laughed. Ji Wang inhaled a breath of smoke and came to Qi Boyan. Qi Boyan didn''t know what he wanted to do, but Ji Wang had already kissed him and transferred the puff of smoke directly into Qi Boyan''s mouth.


    Qi Boyan coughed and pushed Ji Wang away, eyebrows tightly pinched.


    Ji Wang let out a sigh of relief, finally feeling a little better, and laughed. After Qi Boyan coughed, he said to the phone in a hoarse voice, "I''ll go to your place tonight."


    Ji Wang''s smile froze and Qi Boyan hung up the phone. Ji Wang subconsciously took his hand, "Where are you going?"


    Qi Boyan shook off his hand, "Leave me alone!"


    Ji Wang still remembers to this day the palpitations and discomfort he felt when Qi Boyan said these words to him.


    Ji Wang forcefully pulled himself away from the bad memory. Qi Boyan behind him was pinching his neck as if playing.


    Ji Wang slapped away Qi Boyan''s hand, got up, and walked towards the door.


    Qi Boyan grabbed him, "Where are you going?"


    Ji Wang coldly looked back, "Leave me alone!"

 CH 16

    Ji Wang didn¡¯t know if it was because since they¡¯d met, Qi Boyan had become accustomed to his cold words. In the face of Ji Wang''s aggressive tone telling him not to care, Qi Boyan didn¡¯t get angry, and even helplessly smiled: "This is your home, where do you plan to go?¡±


    Ji Wang continued to be in a terrible mood, "So you also know this is my house. It was you who barged in."


    Qi Boyan hung up Li Feng''s call: "We were perfectly fine, why are you angry again?"


    Just like coaxing a boyfriend who was in a bad mood, Qi Boyan''s voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of indulgence. He probably also knew it was too excessive for him to brazenly come in here tonight.


    Now their roles were reversed. Qi Boyan was the one coaxing, Ji Wang was the one angry. Qi Boyan stood up, ¡°It¡¯s so late, where else can you go?¡±


    For some reason, Ji Wang''s brain twitched and he deliberately said, "I go to quite a few places outside my house."


    Qi Boyan let out an ¡°oh¡± and his words rose and fell in a cadence: "Song Ge? Xiao Xu? Fang Zhiping? Hong-jie? Wen Xiaoyong..." Qi Boyan said the names of the people associated with Ji Wang one by one and watched Ji Wang¡¯s eyes widen. Qi Boyan calmly smiled and added the last name: "Or Ren Ran who just returned to China?"


    Ji Wang was alarmed and said, "How could you..."


    Within this group, there were several people he had only met in recent years. Why would Qi Boyan clearly know them? Did he investigate him?


    And how could he know that Ren Ran had returned to China? It couldn¡¯t be that the two of them were still in touch?


    Ji Wang really felt that he was hopeless; at such a time he was still worried about this.


    Qi Boyan didn¡¯t seem to be aware that he¡¯d said any terrible words. He propped his chin up to Ji Wang and showed an official smile, very fake, but beautiful. Qi Boyan said, ¡°Gege, I still know a lot; what you want me to know, what you don¡¯t want me to know.¡±


    This sounded too incredible. Ji Wang eased his goosebumps and asked, puzzled, "What are you pestering me for?"


    He asked this question very sincerely. He truly didn''t know why Qi Boyan came to bother him after six years.


    If you deeply loved someone, why didn''t you cherish them back then?


    If it was true love, why didn¡¯t you come to find them for so many years?


    Did Qi Boyan know how to love someone? After so many years, he was still as willful, capricious, and moody as he was back then.


    Qi Boyan confidently said, "Of course it''s because I like you."


    Facing the phrase ¡®like¡¯, Ji Wang''s heart was calm, probably because his trust in Qi Boyan had long since disappeared, so every confession of Qi Boyan¡¯s was a series of lies to him.


    Qi Boyan tenderly and sweetly confessed, then ruthlessly said, "You can''t go anywhere tonight or else I''ll tie you up."


    After speaking, Qi Boyan seemed to think of that scene: "This also isn¡¯t bad."


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t doubt these kinds of words. After all, Qi Boyan was a lunatic.


    Ji Wang could only throw out this sentence, "Tonight sleep on the sofa, tomorrow morning get lost."


    After he finished speaking, he took his clothes and went into the bathroom. He purposefully locked the door for fear that Qi Boyan would come in when he was half-washed and act like a demon.


    It wasn¡¯t that he was scared he couldn¡¯t resist the temptation, but he was afraid that some bloodshed would happen.


    After washing and coming back out, Ji Wang found the living room was already empty. When he entered the bedroom, he saw that Qi Boyan had already occupied the bed, and he¡¯d even considerately reserved half of it for Ji Wang. He didn''t even wipe his hair. His breath was even and he was already in deep sleep.


    Ji Wang went up to continuously pinch him and woke Qi Boyan from a good dream.


    No matter how affectionate celebrity Qi was, he woke up heavy with anger, his face like the bottom of a pot, "You want to murder your husband? You want to exhaust me to death so you can become a widow A1 and go tease a bunch of omegas to come back and have children for you, right?¡±


    Qi Boyan¡¯s words rattled Ji Wang¡¯s body and he couldn¡¯t help but fiercely slap Qi Boyan, ¡°Your hair is still so wet, what sleep nonsense!¡±


    Qi Boyan closed his eyes again, not caring and not listening. He turned over, ignoring Ji Wang.


    Ji Wang got out of bed with heavy movements. He didn''t intend to sleep overnight in the bedroom. Anyway, his house had two bedrooms and one living room. He went to clean up the other room, laid down on the bed, and closed his eyes to sleep.


    The plan was very good, but he couldn''t help it, it was as if a fire was burning in his heart. Ji Wang tossed and turned on the bed. He finally fell asleep but dreamed that after Qi Boyan slept with wet hair, he had a high fever the next day, and he still had to go do activities.


    He sang and danced on stage, only to fall off because his head was so dizzy. In the audience below the stage, Ji Wang¡¯s eyes split open and he desperately ran over, only to barely catch Qi Boyan in time. The man¡¯s heavy weight pressed down on him and he contentedly smiled, ¡°You still can¡¯t bear to leave me.¡±


    Ji Wang came to, startled awake, and the room was dark. There was another breathing sound beside him. It was Qi Boyan, who had sneaked over and climbed into his bed.


    He reached out and felt a handful of wet hair. Twisting his fingertips a few times, it was so wet it was dripping water.


    Ji Wang sighed and turned on the light to wake him up. Qi Boyan had just sneaked over, naturally, he hadn¡¯t fallen asleep. His eyes were shining and open as if he was expecting something.


    Qi Boyan''s pajamas purposefully only had only one button done. When he propped himself up with his arms, the clothes slipped down and half of his shoulders were exposed. His whole body blatantly had ¡®seduction¡¯ written across it.


    Ji Wang left the guest bedroom, unmoved, and Qi Boyan''s voice chased after him: "Are you a snail? Moving your nest all day long!"


    It didn''t take long for Ji Wang to return holding a hair dryer in his hand. It was an expensive high-end brand.


    Maybe it was because you got what you pay for but it¡¯d been six years since he bought it and it hadn¡¯t broken. It worked well for everyday use, the wind was strong and it dried hair fast.


    He bought it for Qi Boyan back then, and it cost Ji Wang the money he¡¯d saved from working winter and summer vacations for his wife2. At that time, he thought it was worth it because he didn''t feel bad about using money saved for his wife on his wife.


    Now Ji Wang''s monthly salary could buy several such hair dryers, and he didn¡¯t want to use it on Qi Boyan because he didn¡¯t think he was worth it.


    Ji Wang slammed the hairdryer on the bed: "Sleep after blow-drying, my mattress can''t get wet."


    Qi Boyan looked at the hair dryer and then at Ji Wang: "Help me dry my hair like before."


    Ji Wang ignored him. This time he really left, went back to the master bedroom, closed the door, and locked it.


    Soon he heard the sound of a hair dryer not far away. It was clearly loud, but this time Ji Wang fell asleep very quickly. He had a good night''s sleep, and he didn''t even have any dreams.


    When he woke up, it was already bright. He opened the curtains and outside was rare good weather. Ji Wang saw the reflection in the window, only to realize that he was laughing.


    Not knowing what there was to be happy about, he packed up his mood and opened the door to go out.


    The living room was quiet and there was no other person''s voice. The smile on Ji Wang''s face disappeared. He habitually took a glass of water for himself and sat on the sofa to drink in a daze, his face full of distraction.


    Ji Wang told himself to cheer up. He put down the glass of water, then discovered Qi Boyan''s pajamas on the sofa and Qi Boyan''s clothes drying on the balcony.


    He didn''t believe that Qi Boyan actually dared to run out of his house naked. He took one look in the guest bedroom to find that the bed was piled full of his own clothes.


    It seemed Qi Boyan disagreed with his tastes, and all the clothes in the wardrobe had been emptied and piled on the bed.


    The air was full of the smell of Qi Boyan''s pheromones. He didn¡¯t know how much this person deliberately released it.


    Ji Wang picked up a piece of clothing. It was full of Qi Boyan''s scent.


    "Is this person a dog? He even marked his territory." Ji Wang muttered to himself but couldn''t help but smile again.


    When he came to the living room, there was a plate on the table with a bowl covering it. Next to it was a sticky note with calligraphy on it: "I left. If you think of me, remember to call me, the number hasn¡¯t changed. Finish the food.¡±


    Turning the bowl over, Ji Wang couldn''t laugh any more after seeing the charred eggs and completely hard bacon.


    Ji Wang directly swept the contents of the plate into the trash can.

 CH 17

    When Song Ge''s call came, Ji Wang was on the treadmill. He panted out a hello and heard Song Ge slyly say, "Yo, what unspeakable things are we doing, Wang-ge?"


    Ji Wang knew that this man was morally deficient: "Stop talking nonsense, what''s the matter?"


    Song Ge said in a low voice, "Wang-ge, take a few breaths, tsk tsk tsk, it sounds so nice, worthy of being an alpha, it''s so sexy."


    Ji Wang stopped the treadmill and his hand was already on the end call button: "I¡¯m hanging up."


    Song Ge hurriedly said, "Don''t! I haven''t asked you yet, why is Ren Ran at my house?"


    Ji Wang took a large sip of water: "He said he was going to sleep at your house last night. I thought you were drunk, so it''s better to leave someone to take care of you. Why, what happened?"


    When Ren Ran was young, he had a lot of problems, but he was a good person. After he became their brother he attached great importance to friendship1. He had a sharp tongue but a soft heart2.


    Song Ge often quarreled with Ren Ran because of his bad temper, while Ji Wang played the role of mediator. No one expected that in the end it was him who cut off contact with Ren Ran.


    When Ji Wang asked this, Song Ge hurriedly said no, he was just curious about what happened that year.


    Ji Wang remembered that Song Ge was the only one who didn''t know that he and Qi Boyan were together. At that time, Song Ge attended university in another place and Ji Wang deliberately concealed it. After they broke up, there was nothing to say.


    It wasn¡¯t impossible to say now, but Song Ge¡¯s girlfriend was a fan of Qi Boyan. Ji Wang thought it was better to keep it a secret.


    "It''s not as serious as you think, it was just a misunderstanding." Ji Wang casually said.


    Song Ge had asked Ji Wang about this more than once, as well as Ren Ran. He didn¡¯t know if the two of them had agreed beforehand but neither would say anything. Song Ge was annoyed to death and angrily hung up on Ji Wang. He even sent a WeChat message saying he would ignore Ji Wang for a week.


    Ji Wang replied, "I got it, Princess Song."


    After teasing Song Ge, Ji Wang casually showered in the gym, then received a call from Hong-jie. She told him that the variety show was about to start shooting and they¡¯d first take a promotional photo.


    After hanging up, Hong-jie sent him the address and time over WeChat. She asked him to wait at home tomorrow and Xiao Xu would drive to pick him up.


    At two o''clock in the afternoon the next day, Xiao Xu sent Ji Wang to the shooting location. Before that, Ji Wang didn''t know who was participating in this variety show. The name of the variety show was "On the Road". Just by looking at the name, he knew that physical work would be unavoidable.


    He didn¡¯t know if they would go up to the mountain or down to the sea, but he was sure it wouldn¡¯t be as simple as eating, drinking, and taking a stroll around.


    There was no one on the set, only the staff. Other than him, no other guests came.


    So far, Ji Wang guessed that he was the one with the lowest status. He was the only one who was idle, everyone else was busy.


    After changing clothes, putting on makeup, and curling his hair, he stepped out and Xiao Xu fiercely came at him with his cell phone to take photos. He also turned on the video mode and asked Ji Wang to greet the camera.


    Xiao Xu had never done such a thing before. Ji Wang asked, baffled, "What are you filming? Who am I greeting?"


    Xiao Xu: "Hong-jie told me to shoot more material to edit and post on Weibo. If you don''t post more content, the traffic you just gathered will run away."


    Ji Wang understood, but it was the first time he¡¯d done such a thing. He felt more embarrassed than when he had first started acting. He waved his hand to the camera and sat upright, looking serious. He said his name and thanked everyone for their support.


    Xiao Xu held the phone and stifled the laugh that wanted to escape: "Ge, relax, smile, make a heart. You are only twenty-six, not thirty-six!"


    Ji Wang knew how to make a heart. He¡¯d just finished the pose when the staff called him over to take photos. He didn¡¯t know if it was because he was the only one shooting, but the speed of the filming was quite fast. After shooting, the photographer came over and told him, "You are too easy to photograph, your facial features are really striking, how come I¡¯ve never seen you before?"


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t know how to respond to this. Was he supposed to respond that he wasn¡¯t popular3?


    At this time, there was a lot of movement at the entrance of the studio. The camera assistant came over to the photographer and said, "Fang Shengyun is here."


    The voice was not loud or quiet, just enough for Ji Wang to hear.


    The photographer hurried over to say hello, and the politeness of the staff was much stronger than when Ji Wang came.


    Ji Wang was used to this kind of treatment. Many people would use a few words to praise his appearance, but this awe would quickly pass. There were too many attractive people in the entertainment industry and popularity was king.


    Several people came in with bags of coffee to distribute to the other workers on the site.


    Ji Wang only saw a pale man at the door who was quickly enveloped by the staff, and he barely glimpsed the side of his face.


    Just like the photo, Fang Shengyun was very good-looking, not tall but slender.


    This variety show actually had Fang Shengyun.


    At this time, Fang Shengyun¡¯s people had brought coffee over to Ji Wang. Xiao Xu saw that Ji Wang wasn¡¯t moving and quickly took it for him, thanking them repeatedly.


    After they left, Xiao Xu took Ji Wang to the dressing room and whispered on the way, ¡°Ge, don¡¯t pay it any attention.¡±


    Xiao Xu added, ¡°If you only look at the face, I think you look better.¡±


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. Why did he compare himself to Fang Shengyun? Because of Qi Boyan? He no longer had any relationship with Qi Boyan, while Fang Shengyun and Qi Boyan may have one, but it was none of his business anyway.


    As for him and Fang Shengyun - he knew Fang Shengyun but Fang Shengyun didn¡¯t know him, this was the difference.


    Ji Wang took the coffee from Xiao Xu and took a sip: "The coffee is good. Fang Shengyun is very generous."


    Xiao Xu didn¡¯t expect that Ji Wang would not criticize but praise. He didn¡¯t know for a moment whether Ji Wang really didn¡¯t care, or whether he was pretending he didn¡¯t care.


    Ultimately it wasn¡¯t good to say too much. In the end this was Ji Wang¡¯s personal business.


    If it wasn¡¯t for Qi Boyan being so arrogant, biting his Wang-ge if he wanted to bite, Xiao Xu wouldn¡¯t have known that Ji Wang could be entangled with Qi Boyan.


    No matter how popular Qi Boyan was, in Xiao Xu¡¯s eyes, Qi Boyan was a stumbling block on the path to Wang-ge¡¯s career, a military-grade bomb.


    After sitting in the dressing room for a while, the makeup artist still wasn¡¯t back. Xiao Xu wanted to go out and look when he noticed the walkway was completely empty. After finally stopping someone, Xiao-Xu said, ¡°Hello, I want to ask where the makeup artist is?¡±


    He only saw the excited and flushed staff member in front of him, ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe they went to the front.¡±


    Xiao Xu said in a strange tone: "The front?"


    Staff: "Because Qi Boyan is here!"


    In a working environment where you could often see celebrities, Xiao Xu really didn¡¯t understand how these people were still so excited to chase stars.


    Fortunately, after chasing stars, the staff didn¡¯t forget their official duties and said, ¡°You ask Ji-laoshi to wait for a moment. I¡¯ll go and find the makeup artist.¡±


    Xiao Xu thanked him and returned to the dressing room hoping Ji Wang hadn¡¯t heard. He also knew that he was deceiving himself. If Qi Boyan was also a guest star of ¡°On the Road¡±, Wang-ge would know sooner or later.


    So Xiao Xu chose to tell Ji Wang the truth that Qi Boyan had arrived.


    He watched Ji Wang¡¯s expression carefully, and the other party wasn¡¯t as surprised as he thought. Then, in the next moment, he saw the coffee cup in Ji Wang¡¯s hand crumple and the hot liquid cover Ji Wang¡¯s hand. The man looked like he didn¡¯t feel a thing.


    Xiao Xu cried out in alarm and Ji Wang finally returned to his senses. Looking at his red palm, he nonchalantly threw the coffee cup into the trash, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m fine.¡±


    This time Xiao Xu didn¡¯t believe him at all. After he finally managed to clean up the pool of coffee on the ground, he looked up and didn¡¯t know where his artist had gone.


    Xiao Xu hurriedly went out to search and finally found Ji Wang in a corner of the studio shed.


    Ji Wang had his hands behind his back as he listened to the staff softly chatting not far away.


    As soon as Xiao Xu approached, he heard someone say, ¡°Fang Shengyun and Qi Boyan are really together.¡±


    ¡°Of course, you didn''t see the look they gave each other just now. Now they¡¯re in the same dressing room together with the door closed. My god, they must be doing something intimate.¡±


    ¡°Based on my years of experience, Fang Shengyun is definitely pregnant, otherwise how could there be rumors of an engagement?¡±


    ¡°Impossible, Qi Boyan is so popular. How can he get married now?¡±


    ¡°Who knows. If the news comes out, Qi Boyan¡¯s fans are so crazy, they¡¯ll tear Fang Shengyun to shreds.¡±


    At this time, someone refuted them, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, how can Fang Shengyun be Master Qi¡¯s true love.¡±


    Another person mocked her: "Let''s stop talking, this Qi fan is getting anxious."


    The girl was restless: "Really, Master Qi said it during an interview. He said that if he has a partner in the future, he will definitely tell us."


    The other hissed, ¡°Which star isn¡¯t in a secret relationship these days, there are even hidden marriages. But if Qi Boyan really dares to say, he definitely won¡¯t be able to do it.¡±


    The other people jeered and agreed one after the other.


    Xiao Xu stepped forward and patted Ji Wang. Ji Wang seemed like he¡¯d been spooked. When he turned around, his eyes were still a little dazed.


    Xiao Xu didn¡¯t know what was going on but he felt a little sad for Ji Wang: ¡°Ge, we''re done with work, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Ji Wang lowered his eyes, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go.¡±

 CH 18

    The two were about to leave the studio when, not far away, the door of the dressing room was forcefully pulled open. Qi Boyan came out wearing sunglasses, his lips pursed in a straight line, with an aura telling people not to enter.


    Ji Wang stopped, although even he didn''t know why he did.


    He saw Qi Boyan''s face turn slightly towards Ji Wang''s direction, but across the crowd, Ji Wang wasn¡¯t sure whether Qi Boyan saw him. At this moment, a hand reached out from the dressing room and grabbed Qi Boyan''s sleeve.


    White clothes and white trousers - it was Fang Shengyun.


    Qi Boyan turned back to talk to Fang Shengyun and the staff rushed forward. Soon Ji Wang could no longer see Qi Boyan''s face. When he realized how worried Xiao Xu was looking at him, Ji Wang suddenly felt a little ridiculous.


    How come in Xiao Xu''s eyes, he¡¯d become a pitiful person, foolishly in love with Qi Boyan.


    Ji Wang shook his head, grabbed Xiao Xu''s shoulders, and walked out.


    At this time, the staff came over: "Ji-laoshi, two other guests happen to be here. Let''s take a group photo together."


    This was a sudden addition of work. Xiao Xu''s face changed and he was about to argue with the other party when Ji Wang stopped him: "Okay, no problem, I haven''t taken off my makeup anyway."


    The staff breathed a sigh of relief, told Ji Wang to wait in the studio, and then walked away like a gust of wind, looking very busy.


    Xiao Xu suppressed his voice and said, "Ge, they¡¯re being discriminatory1, they suddenly add work and don¡¯t even discuss it with us first. Do you think he dares tell Qi Boyan to work overtime when he¡¯s about to leave!¡±


    Ji Wang disapprovingly rubbed Xiao Xu''s hair: "Your brother doesn¡¯t have any other obligations. If we need to work overtime, I¡¯ll work overtime, it doesn¡¯t impact me."


    Xiao Xu was still very angry: ¡°What do you mean it doesn¡¯t impact you, your time is still time!"


    After so many years, Xiao Xu was still so childish. But Ji Wang also knew that Xiao Xu''s childishness was for his own benefit. He couldn¡¯t lecture when the people around him were hurting on his behalf.


    Ji Wang could only say, "When I''m popular in the future and you have the authority to speak, you can directly tell others, we don''t do it! We¡¯re very busy! No overtime!"


    Xiao Xu didn''t know whether to cry or laugh and soon followed Ji Wang''s words: "When the time comes I¡¯ll also wear big sunglasses. They must be super stylish!"


    Ji Wang: "Okay, once we have money, I¡¯ll send you a pair of brand-name sunglasses, the kind with gold chains."


    The two chatted and laughed. The brothers arrived at the studio and waited for the shoot. The staff around them had suddenly become busier. Walking back and forth, there was a tense atmosphere in the air.


    Ji Wang and Xiao Xu were like rare people, uninvolved and with nothing to do. They sat on the sidelines and watched the workers forcibly switch the set to a higher quality background.


    At this time, the makeup artist who did Ji Wang¡¯s makeup came and said, ¡°Ji-laoshi, you need to change your outfit.¡±


    Although Ji Wang was a little puzzled, he still cooperatively stood up and followed the makeup artist. As he walked, he realized that the makeup artist wasn¡¯t bringing him back to the same dressing room as before.


    He came to another hallway and the person standing in the door was Li Feng, who was smiling.


    Ji Wang stopped and said, "We went the wrong way."


    The makeup artist turned their head and said, "It¡¯s right. Your clothes are provided by Qi-laoshi¡¯s sponsor. Qi-laoshi believes that the cohesive style of the photo is very important. Our planning team also agrees with his comments."


    So, they all agreed and no one came to ask him, the person involved, whether he agreed or not?


    But, it was impossible for him to disagree with the makeup artist. Maybe the makeup artist would think he was untactful. Qi Boyan was willing to lend him clothes and in return he was shameless.


    Li Feng came up, thanked the makeup artist, and said to Ji Wang, "Ji-laoshi, it''s been really hard for you. But in order for the final product to have a good effect, let''s continue to work hard together."


    This was said politely, putting Ji Wang on a pedestal. If he didn¡¯t cooperate, it meant he didn¡¯t want the finished product to come out well, so Ji Wang couldn¡¯t even open his mouth to refuse.


    He looked closely at Li Feng, then looked at Xiao Xu standing behind him at a loss, and let out a heavy sigh.


    Although he didn¡¯t dislike Xiao Xu, sometimes he couldn¡¯t help but wonder where other people¡¯s assistants were dug out of, each one better than the next.


    The dressing room was pushed open and Qi Boyan sat inside with his eyes closed to let people apply makeup. His long hair was tied up, leaving a few strands coiled around his cheeks.


    Although Qi Boyan¡¯s facial features were exquisite in recent years, they were a bit less androgynous than back in the day. He opened his eyes and saw Ji Wang at the door. He raised his hand and made a gesture. Two people came up next to him holding clothes and inviting Ji Wang to the changing room inside.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t move and Qi Boyan pushed away the makeup artist¡¯s hand which was applying lip gloss to his mouth, ¡°Ji-laoshi, do you not know how to wear clothes? Do you need help?¡±


    His words were sincere and his tone was humble, as if from a junior respectfully facing his senior.


    Several other people in the dressing room quickly looked at each other, all showing some surprise.


    Ji Wang wasn''t in the mood to care what other people thought. He stubbornly threw down the phrase ¡®no need¡¯ and walked into the changing room.


    The clothes Qi Boyan gave him were indeed a bit difficult to wear. The white suit with complicated belts made the whole style simple and gorgeous.


    Those who didn¡¯t know better would think it wasn¡¯t a variety show promotional photo, but a MV.


    When Ji Wang finally sorted the clothing, he emerged to find there was no one left in the dressing room. Qi Boyan sat on the cabinet of the vanity mirror playing with a box in his hand.


    Open, close, then open again. He¡¯d also changed into a new set of clothes, an all-black suit, simple and concise. Even his hair was simply tied up. Only the makeup emphasized his facial features, and a little bit of gloom passed through his beauty.


    Qi Boyan said, "Gege, come here."


    Ji Wang didn''t move. He looked at the door and Qi Boyan said, "I told them to go out for now. Come over quickly and we¡¯ll be done earlier. Otherwise, the longer we stay inside, the more they¡¯ll suspect we¡¯re doing something bad.¡±


    Ji Wang indifferently said, "What can you and I do?"


    Qi Boyan raised his eyebrows in surprise and buttoned the box in his hand. His black shirt was half-open, revealing his perfect neck.


    He saw Qi Boyan reach out and softly tap his lip, then put it in his mouth. He gently sucked, then when he pulled out, he slide down his neck, all the way from his neckline to his collarbone, leaving a trace of wetness, ¡°What else can we do? You mark me¡­or I mark you.¡±


    Ji Wang forced himself to look away from Qi Boyan''s neck: "Alphas can¡¯t be marked."


    Qi Boyan seemed to be disappointed by his words. He decided to stop trying to entice Ji Wang to come closer and instead chose to jump off the dressing table and stride in front of Ji Wang.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t evade or back down. He stood up straight, his eyes calm and distant.


    Qi Boyan opened the box again and took out a simple and elegant ring. He pulled Ji Wang¡¯s hand and pushed it onto his ring finger.


    His actions were casual and undisciplined, which was at odds with the serious act of putting a ring on someone¡¯s ring finger. Because of this, Ji Wang didn¡¯t immediately dodge. He just looked at the ring on his hand and then looked at Qi Boyan.


    Qi Boyan smiled with satisfaction. He raised Ji Wang''s hand to his face and rubbed Ji Wang''s hand with his cheek: "It''s really suitable. What I chose for you will always be the best.¡±

 CH 19

    Ji Wang pulled his finger out of Qi Boyan''s palm. Qi Boyan didn''t grip him too hard, as he¡¯d achieved his goal of giving Ji Wang a ring, and wouldn¡¯t force the rest.


    But in the next second, Ji Wang switched to holding Qi Boyan¡¯s left hand. This made Qi Boyan¡¯s eyes light up. Before he said anything, Ji Wang pulled Qi Boyan¡¯s hand in front of him and pulled the other¡¯s sleeve up at the wrist.


    Last time Qi Boyan was at his house, he didn¡¯t know what was pasted on his wrist. Ji Wang couldn¡¯t see that he had a new sheet music tattoo.


    But it wasn¡¯t just a tattoo. The skin underneath the tattoo was slightly raised, like a scar proliferated from a wound.


    Ji Wang had been tattooed before. He knew that the scar from a tattoo wasn¡¯t like this. The scar looked like it had been slashed by something sharp.


    Before he could see clearly, Qi Boyan pulled his hand away, ¡°Gege, although I would love to hold hands with you, the photographer will be impatient.¡±


    Ji Wang looked up at Qi Boyan, his lips twitching.


    What could he ask? If Qi Boyan attempted to commit suicide? Otherwise, why would he have a wound there?


    This was Qi Boyan, not someone else. Qi Boyan, a narcissist who cherished his own life. Qi Boyan couldn¡¯t seek his own death.


    Even though he tried to persuade himself, Ji Wang¡¯s facial expression was rattled. Qi Boyan bypassed Ji Wang to open the door and call the staff in.


    Then he was caught by Ji Wang. Ji Wang stared straight at Qi Boyan with a pair of frightened eyes, his fingertips leaving sticky, cold sweat on the back of Qi Boyan''s hand.


    Ji Wang had complained about and blamed Qi Boyan, but it didn¡¯t mean he wanted him to have a miserable life. Ji Wang hoped more than anyone for Qi Boyan to live well, so he could hate him with a clear conscience and complain about him with righteousness.


    He couldn¡¯t accept that at some time he wasn¡¯t aware of, Qi Boyan was in so much pain that he wanted to give up his own life; moreover, he remained completely ignorant to this fact.


    Ji Wang¡¯s breathing was rapid and his jaw trembled: ¡°What the hell happened to your hand? Tell me the truth!¡±


    He fixed his stare on Qi Boyan¡¯s lips, feeling that every minute and every second was too long, but Qi Boyan remained wretchedly silent. He wondered if he was trying to come up with an excuse to fool him.


    When Ji Wang came back to his senses, Qi Boyan had already embraced him, softly and timely supporting his back. Compared with six years ago, the current Qi Boyan could easily wrap him in his arms and comfort him like an adult.


    Qi Boyan whispered, "Shh...Gege, don''t be afraid, it''s not what you think. It was a small car accident. I have other wounds on my body, not just this one."


    Ji Wang''s body was still shaking uncontrollably: "You¡¯re lying to me."


    "I¡¯m not," Qi Boyan said calmly and naturally, his tone sounding very convincing.


    He then released Ji Wang, unbuttoned his suit jacket, and pulled out his shirt. There were indeed some inconspicuous wounds on his waist and lower abdomen. Ji Wang didn¡¯t know why he didn¡¯t notice them when Qi Boyan was naked in front of him the other day.


    He reached out and touched the scars, feeling Qi Boyan¡¯s abdomen tighten because of his touch. Ji Wang had never been in a car accident. He wasn¡¯t sure if the impact could cause such wounds, or whether it could leave such a scar on Qi Boyan¡¯s wrist.


    Before he could think about it in detail, Qi Boyan muffled a laugh, "Gege, if you keep touching, we won¡¯t be able to go out.¡±


    Ji Wang suddenly returned to his senses. In fact, he didn¡¯t believe that Qi Boyan was someone who would try to commit suicide. It was just that he was frightened stupid by this scar and his mind was full of terrible guesses.


    But no matter what, the current Qi Boyan still appeared in front of him with a smile on his face, which made Ji Wang let go of some of his worries.


    Ji Wang pushed away the arms embracing him, his mood quickly shifting1. He took initiative to walk to the door and open it to let the staff come in.


    Xiao Xu was the first to rush in, his anxiety and worry written on his face.


    Ji Wang hinted with his eyes that Xiao Xu shouldn¡¯t talk nonsense. No matter how foolish Xiao Xu was, he wouldn¡¯t shout in public that Qi Boyan was taking advantage of his Wang-ge. After he came in, he closed his mouth and quietly stood next to Ji Wang.


    Qi Boyan asked the makeup artist on his styling team to apply Ji Wang¡¯s makeup and redo his hair. Ji Wang¡¯s solo photos from earlier would be kept as backup and they would take another set of photos with his current look.


    Ji Wang watched Qi Boyan cleanly arrange things and saw the staff in charge listen and take notes down on a tablet. Once again he felt how important popularity was in this circle.


    If you weren¡¯t popular, you at least needed strong backing, but unfortunately Ji Wang had neither.


    It didn''t take long for the staff to lead the two of them to the set. Ji Wang thought he would see Fang Shengyun there, but he didn''t. He wasn¡¯t sure if Fang Shengyun had left the studio or hadn¡¯t yet come out of the dressing room.


    There was only one chair on the set. Qi Boyan took the lead and sat down, then pulled Ji Wang, who was standing beside him, into his arms.


    He was sitting and Ji Wang was standing. Naturally, Qi Boyan''s cheek was leaning against Ji Wang''s chest, where there was a complicated and gorgeous neckline, like blooming flowers piled on Qi Boyan¡¯s cheek. Ji Wang subconsciously looked down towards Qi Boyan¡¯s gaze, his look also sufficiently deep.


    The photographer was quick-witted and captured this story-filled photo.


    Ji Wang broke away from Qi Boyan''s hand and gritted out between his teeth, "What are you doing?"


    Qi Boyan also whispered, "Be professional."


    These words practically pinched Ji Wang¡¯s weak spot. He absolutely couldn¡¯t allow others to question his professionalism, especially when this person was Qi Boyan.


    Because of this, in the next photos, Ji Wang¡¯s aura was full and he arranged many fitting poses. In the end, his performance in the photos was on par with Qi Boyan.


    While selecting photos, Qi Boyan and Ji Wang stood side by side. Qi Boyan chose several photos and said to the photographer with satisfaction, "You shot well."


    The photographer also laughed: "It''s the two of you who are easy to photograph. The scene was very eye-catching."


    Ji Wang also looked at the pictures. In the photos, he was different from usual.


    There seemed to be some extra flavor, but Ji Wang couldn¡¯t put his finger on it.


    At eleven o''clock in the evening, Ji Wang was still not finished yet. He wanted to stay to take solo photos, while Qi Boyan continued to shoot in another studio.


    As the time grew late, Ji Wang was more or less certain that Fang Shengyun had left. So was Fang Shengyun not a guest star? Then what was Fang Shengyun doing here today?


    Without waiting for Ji Wang to suspect something, Xiao Xu had already brought first-hand gossip.


    After the shooting ended, Ji Wang went back to the first dressing room and waited for the makeup artist to come and remove his makeup.


    Before the make-up artist arrived, Xiao Xu secretly told Ji Wang what he¡¯d inquired about.


    On the surface, Fang Shengyun came to take promotional photos, but everyone said that he actually came to block Qi Boyan. The two of them had a disagreeable conversation in the dressing room and Fang Shengyun left with a dark expression on his face.


    Xiao Xu sighed: ¡°It¡¯s said in the circle that Fang Shengyun has a strong background and it¡¯s 80% true. You can see - he makes an appointment to shoot, then if he says he won¡¯t shoot, they don¡¯t shoot. He says he wants to break his contract, and he breaks his contract, no one dares to say a thing.¡±


    Ji Wang didn''t speak. Xiao Xu took his phone out again and on it was a photo he¡¯d just secretly taken of Qi Boyan and Ji Wang, "Brother, today you were really handsome."


    Although Xiao Xu didn¡¯t want to admit it, this was all due to Qi Boyan¡¯s contribution.


    Qi Boyan seemed to know exactly what looked best on Ji Wang. The clothes and hairstyle he chose for Ji Wang were both very fitting, bringing Ji Wang¡¯s charm to 100%.


    Xiao Xu continued to blow rainbow farts, making Ji Wang feel embarrassed. When looking at the photos, he could only focus on Qi Boyan. As for himself, Ji Wang felt it was merely okay.


    At this time, the makeup artist also came in and removed his makeup. Seeing that Xiao Xu was looking at the photos from just now, she also praised, ¡°It¡¯s really handsome, my two assistant girls both said they would follow your Weibo.¡±


    With outsiders present, Xiao Xu was much more shy and didn¡¯t dare continue to brag, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not quite the same as Wang-ge¡¯s style before.¡±


    The makeup artist searched her mind for a moment and after a long time, based on her many years of experience, she said, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because there¡¯s a spark between Ji-laoshi and Qi-laoshi.¡±


    She smiled and said, "The two¡¯s gaze carries a lot of tension, all tangled together. Ji-laoshi is indeed an actor, his eyes are very dramatic.¡±


    Ji Wang and Xiao Xu were silent for a moment, neither of them knowing what to say.


    Who knew that the makeup artist''s commentary wasn¡¯t over yet. Her red nails tapped on Xiao Xu''s screen, magnifying Ji Wang''s face: "Should I say sexy or charming? I feel like if this photo is released, the response will be quite good. "


    As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Wang¡¯s reflection in the mirror from his neck to his cheek slowly turned red.

 CH 20

    The makeup artist saw this and said in surprise, "Ji-laoshi, are you allergic? Your face is too red."


    Ji Wang quickly stood up and went along with her words: "Maybe."


    The makeup artist was alarmed: "It¡¯s so unlikely, I chose a very mild makeup remover. Go quickly wash your face. There¡¯s a faucet next to you. I''ll give you a spray later to calm your skin."


    Ji Wang saw the makeup artist was nervous and felt sorry for her, but he couldn¡¯t take back his words, ¡°Don¡¯t panic, it¡¯s not that serious, it¡¯ll be fine after I wash it off.¡±


    Going back and forth like this, Ji Wang couldn¡¯t blush anymore and only felt very embarrassed.


    Xiao Xu, who saw through him, looked at his Wang-ge with a complicated and tangled feeling. He was a little speechless.


    After the makeup artist left, Ji Wang asked Xiao Xu when the photo would be released.


    Xiao Xu said it wasn¡¯t very fast. It would probably be sent to his work email in about a week.


    Ji Wang said to Xiao Xu, "Send me a copy of the photo you secretly took just now." He thought about it again: "Don''t post the photos with Qi Boyan on Weibo, even if Hong-jie agrees.¡±


    He didn¡¯t want others to say he was tying himself to Qi Boyan for hype before the variety show started. Even if he was an 18th-tier actor, he still had self-respect.


    There was a knock on the door to the dressing room. Li Feng was outside and Xiao Xu stiffly said, "What''s the matter?"


    Li Feng had an apologetic expression on his face: "Is Ji-laoshi preparing to leave?"


    Xiao Xu¡¯s intuition felt bad. Li Feng was actually very embarrassed. He knew that he¡¯d already thoroughly offended Xiao Xu and Ji Wang, but this was what Qi Boyan instructed, so he could only carry it out.


    Li Feng: "Master Qi wants to have a late-night snack with Ji-laoshi. I wonder if Ji-laoshi will be free."


    Ji Wang slowly packed his things: "I''m not free."


    He straightforwardly refused, took the backpack, and grabbed Xiao Xu to leave. Li Feng instinctively blocked him, but felt a heavy pressure hit him.


    Although as a beta he couldn¡¯t detect pheromones, the imperceptible pressure coming towards him still made his hair stand up.


    Ji Wang didn''t seem to realize that his pheromones were making the beta turn pale. He said, "Get out of the way."


    Li Feng stepped back with stiff movements and Ji Wang walked away with Xiao Xu, who had covered his nose in advance.


    When they arrived at the underground parking garage, Xiao Xu finally took in a deep breath: "I was scared to death, I thought you were going to beat him up."


    Ji Wang glanced at him sideways, "You seem to be looking forward to it?"


    Xiao Xu said with a guilty conscience, "How could that be?"


    Ji Wang continued his routine of daily instruction, ¡°Li Feng also takes someone¡¯s wages and does things on their behalf. In fact, I shouldn¡¯t have used pheromones to pressure him, but I really don¡¯t want to be pestered by Qi Boyan today.¡±


    Xiao Xu casually said, "Yes yes yes."


    "Why do you feel like you¡¯re being cursory with me?" Ji Wang said.


    Xiao Xu accelerated his pace and took a few big steps forward: "Ge, you blushed just now!"


    Ji Wang refuted, "I didn¡¯t."


    Xiao Xu shrugged, not arguing with him. He hurried to the side of the car and opened the door to slip in.


    Ji Wang helplessly shook his head. He wasn¡¯t like an assistant, he was a younger brother. At this time, he found that the bag in his hand had a small slit opened. He clearly remembered that he¡¯d pulled the bag closed when packing up. Ji Wang cautiously opened the bag to check inside.


    Don¡¯t blame him for overthinking. There were too many dirty facts about the entertainment industry.


    Sure enough, there was something in the bag, a small velvet box.


    It previously appeared on Qi Boyan¡¯s hand, and the ring inside was also worn on his hand while filming.


    As for how the ring was in the bag, Ji Wang couldn¡¯t think of anyone other than Li Feng.


    At the time it was clear that the beta was bullied by his pheromones. When did he do this? Did Qi Boyan find his assistant in a Secret Service academy?


    Xiao Xu lowered the car window and shouted at him, ¡°Ge, let¡¯s go, what are you waiting for?¡±


    Ji Wang closed the zipper and quickly walked to the car. He didn''t intend on returning the ring. This wasn¡¯t sent freely to his door to mess with.


    He knew that he failed to live up to his own expectations. He repeatedly failed to remain calm when facing Qi Boyan. The other only had a scar on his hand and he got so frantic he threw his composure out the window. Qi Boyan was right to vow that he wouldn¡¯t be able to forget him.


    Since he couldn¡¯t be completely heartless, he could only keep calm and maintain a distance. Ji Wang¡¯s head hurt and he sighed, thinking about how the two would go on the same variety show in the future.


    He didn¡¯t know if his ability to appear on this variety show was Qi Boyan¡¯s doing. Qi Boyan¡¯s current attitude seemed like he was dead set on him and wouldn¡¯t accept anyone else.


    Leaning against the swaying car window, he suddenly heard the faint sound of raindrops next to his ears. It was raining.


    Rainy days always made people unable to avoid reminiscing about the past. Ji Wang remembered his second meeting with Qi Boyan.


    It was the same bar and the same arrogant, beautiful boy, standing on the stage and singing himself hoarse. Ji Wang felt his throat hurt on his behalf. He stood under the stage, with many people around him coming for Qi Boyan. They all shouted Qi Boyan¡¯s stage name, ¡°Mort¨ªfero! Mort¨ªfero! Mort¨ªfero!¡±, a hard to pronounce mouthful of Portuguese.


    The meaning was ¡°deadly¡±. Ji Wang looked at Qi Boyan on the stage from the audience and felt that although this word was difficult to pronounce, it was very suitable for Qi Boyan.


    Although he didn''t know why Qi Boyan didn''t use his real name, he felt the name ¡°Qi Boyan¡± sounded more pleasant and more accurately and truthfully reflected Qi Boyan himself.


    This perception was a bit ridiculous. They had only met once and he couldn¡¯t say anything about genuine feelings.


    As the pitch of the music slowly climbed higher, Qi Boyan took the microphone off and stood on the edge of the stage, his body on the verge of falling.


    He was still singing, his eyes teasingly and provokingly looking below the stage. As the audience rushed to the front of the stage, someone¡¯s hand was about to grab his ankle. Ji Wang inhaled and his heart jumped.


    In the next second, Qi Boyan unceremoniously kicked the man''s hand away. Ji Wang heaved a sigh of relief and couldn¡¯t help but worry about Qi Boyan.


    This omega shouldn¡¯t play such dangerous games, what if someone really dragged him down.


    He looked at the omega dripping with sweat, watching the other¡¯s sweaty skin glisten. He looked at the buttons undone because of the heat. The omega took off his jacket and threw it off the stage, causing everyone to fight.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t try to grab it. His eyes only saw Qi Boyan on the stage.


    Because everyone went to snatch the coat, the crowd around Ji Wang thinned out a lot. Everyone was crowded on the other side and Ji Wang was the only one left standing in place, looking conspicuous.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s eyes were naturally attracted to the strange difference there. He looked at Ji Wang and subtly raised his eyebrow. The decorations on his eyebrows were sparkling and shining, making Ji Wang feel a little pained.


    But mort¨ªfero''s attention wouldn¡¯t stay on anyone for long. He only briefly glanced at Ji Wang.


    After the song was finished, the person who won Qi Boyan¡¯s coat had already put it on, even though the shoulder¡¯s sleeve was torn.


    Ji Wang felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the man obsessively kissing Qi Boyan''s sleeve.


    He left the lively crowd and went backstage. Before going to find Qi Boyan, he¡¯d sweated a lot, and his pheromones were somewhat overflowing.


    Ji Wang planned to rinse off, so as to not offend the omega.


    There were people coming and going backstage and the band performing the next set was about to take the stage. Ji Wang saw the bathroom sign and walked towards it, against the flow of people.


    When he pushed open the door to the bathroom, Ji Wang didn''t feel the slight pressure against his hand. He pushed it hard and there was a crisp sound, the sound of metal hitting the wall.


    Leaning against the wall of the bathroom was the person Ji Wang wanted to see, Qi Boyan.


    And pressing down on him was a beta, putting his hand on Qi Boyan¡¯s waistband.


    It was like Ji Wang felt a nerve snap. When he reacted, he¡¯d already roughly pushed the beta against the wall, clasped the opponent¡¯s hands, and fiercely said, ¡°What do you want to do to him?¡±


    He¡¯d seen the frenzy of those mort¨ªfero fans just now with his own eyes.


    The beta screamed and struggled because of the pain. His handsome face contorted and he shouted at Ji Wang, ¡°Who the fuck are you! We¡¯re both consenting!¡±


    Ji Wang was stunned. He turned to Qi Boyan and looked for the answer with his eyes.


    Although he didn''t get Qi Boyan''s answer, Ji Wang''s neck was flushed with embarrassment.


    In his mind, Ji Wang remembered Ren Ran''s evaluation of Qi Boyan. He was promiscuous by nature.


    Maybe he had really misunderstood. The strength in his grip loosened a little.


    At this time, a hand touched his wrist, and a faint and ambiguous omega scent floated over. Qi Boyan slightly turned his cheek, looked at him gently, and gave Ji Wang the answer he wanted, "He lied, I don''t know him."


    After he finished speaking, Qi Boyan smiled. His smile muddled Ji Wang''s head and he couldn''t care about anything else.


    At that time, he didn''t know that Qi Boyan''s smile was full of delight from getting away with a prank.

 CH 21

    Ji Wang instinctively exerted force on his hand and twisted the captured beta until he wailed. Qi Boyan frowned and glanced at the beta with disgust, only to see that his handsome face, which was his only good feature, had become fierce and ugly.


    Ji Wang misunderstood his frown. He solemnly said, "Don''t be afraid, he can never hurt you again."


    Qi Boyan was slightly startled when he heard these words. He earnestly looked at Ji Wang and agreed.


    The beta was sent to the security guard, who intended to send him to the police station. Qi Boyan persuaded otherwise and whispered in his ear, ¡°Forget it, what if he retaliates against me?¡±


    The beta was still cursing, but only scolded Ji Wang. He finally stopped cursing and fervently looked at Qi Boyan, ¡°Mort¨ªfero, do you like him? What¡¯s good about an alpha? Everything he can give you, I can too!"


    Ji Wang said to the security guard, "You should do your job."


    The swearing beta was escorted out by the two security guards. The people around them had noticed the situation here. Someone yelled ¡®mort¨ªfero¡¯ and many audience members rushed over, ignoring the band still playing on stage.


    Ji Wang instinctively grabbed Qi Boyan¡¯s hand and directly ran out of the bar.


    He felt the force of something in his hand struggling. Ji Wang soothingly gripped the other person until Qi Boyan¡¯s hand obediently sat in his palm.


    Slender but not soft hands felt full of power, not like a weak omega. Indeed, Qi Boyan was so tall, if it weren¡¯t for the pheromones and his face, no one would think he was an omega.


    Fortunately, there were many dark alleys outside the bar. It didn''t take long to get rid of Qi Boyan''s fanatical fans. Ji Wang stopped and turned his head. Qi Boyan behind him looked at him quietly.


    Ji Wang quickly let go of the other¡¯s hand, "Sorry, I subconsciously pulled you out."


    Qi Boyan said, "My phone and wallet are both in the bar."


    Ji Wang was even more embarrassed. He apologized again, then took something from his pants pocket and put his hand in front of Qi Boyan, "This...you didn''t ask for it last time."


    Qi Boyan looked at the scissors-shaped hairpin in Ji Wang''s palm, "You came this time just to return this to me?¡±


    Ji Wang blinked, took back the hairpin, and wiped it on his clothes, "I''m sorry, it''s dirty."


    He didn¡¯t know why these words were funny, but Qi Boyan laughed out loud, ¡°Put it on for me?¡±


    Ji Wang smelled the scent of his own pheromones. After intense exercise, the strong smell of alcohol seemed to overwhelm the entire alley. He subconsciously took a few steps back, "It''s not appropriate."


    He touched his neck with his backhand. The pheromone inhibitor patch was lost during the run just now, no wonder the smell was so strong now.


    Ji Wang took another few steps back, "Do you smell it?"


    Qi Boyan thought that Ji Wang didn''t want to give him the hairpin, so he avoided him a few meters away. He unhappily said, "What do you smell?"


    As soon as the words fell, the alpha in front of him blushed and said, "My pheromones...I''m sorry, my pheromone inhibitor sticker fell off. You''d better go back to the bar. Don''t worry, I won''t get too close to you and I won¡¯t leave. I¡¯ll follow behind you and protect you the whole way."


    Qi Boyan hooked his lips and approached Ji Wang: "What pheromone, why didn''t I smell it?"


    Saying that an alpha¡¯s pheromones were not strong discredited the charm of the other party. The average alpha would get angry, but Ji Wang did not.


    Ji Wang just looked at him a little confused, "Can you really not smell it?"


    Qi Boyan tentatively hummed and pulled the corner of Ji Wang''s shirt, "Where are you going after this?"


    Ji Wang said honestly, "I¡¯m going home."


    As soon as this answer came out, he saw Qi Boyan narrow his eyes. The smile on his lips remained, but his gaze became much colder. Qi Boyan said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Ji Wang reacted, "No, no, I''m not going home."


    Qi Boyan didn''t let him off the hook, "If you aren¡¯t going home, then do you want to go to a hotel?"


    Ji Wang was so anxious that he was almost sweating, "How is that possible? What would I take you to a hotel for!"


    Qi Boyan let go of the corner of his shirt, ignoring him. He walked forward, leaving Ji Wang behind.


    The last time they met, Ji Wang saw Qi Boyan''s bad temper. Ji Wang had already accepted it. In addition, he made a slip of the tongue first, so he silently followed behind the omega, staring at Qi Boyan''s hair in a trance.


    Just now Qi Boyan asked him to put the hair clip on him. Did this mean that Ji Wang could touch Qi Boyan¡¯s hair? But his hands were sweaty, he would dirty it. It was only the second time they¡¯d met, it was inappropriate.


    The moonlight stretched Qi Boyan''s shadow long. For some reason, Ji Wang always felt that Qi Boyan was a little lonely.


    Without thinking, Ji Wang blurted, "Do you want something to eat? I¡¯ll treat you."


    Qi Boyan stopped and turned his head to look at Ji Wang, as if looking at someone who finally reached enlightenment: "Eat what?"


    Fifteen minutes later, Qi Boyan fussily looked at the old signboard and simple decorations in front of him. There were a lot of people in the store, and Qi Boyan didn¡¯t like crowded places, even if the place where he performed every night was a crowded bar.


    Ji Wang said, "My classmates and I often come here to eat. Their skewers are very good."


    "Classmates?" Qi Boyan asked.


    Ji Wang shyly smiled, "Do I look too mature? I¡¯m only a sophomore, and I¡¯m studying at X University nearby.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he led Qi Boyan in. He asked Qi Boyan if he had any food restrictions, then ordered a few dishes that he thought were delicious.


    The proprietress came to greet him because she knew he was a regular customer. After seeing Qi Boyan, the proprietress loudly said, "Xiao-Wang, this is your boyfriend then? He looks really handsome."


    Ji Wang was flustered and hurriedly wanted to deny it, but heard Qi Boyan respond, ¡°Yes, we just got together.¡±


    Ji Wang was shocked and didn''t understand what Qi Boyan meant. The proprietress sighed a few times and patted Qi Boyan''s hand, "Auntie will gift you two cans of Coke."


    After speaking, the proprietress went to greet the next table and the smile on Qi Boyan''s face disappeared. He took the paper towels on the table and wanted to wipe his hands, but stopped and looked at Ji Wang, his face slightly disgusted.


    Ji Wang came to his senses. He took a wet wipe out of his pocket and handed it to Qi Boyan.


    Only then did Qi Boyan start to wipe his hands, righteous in his disgust.


    Ji Wang was good naturedly wiping the tableware again for Qi Boyan when Qi Boyan whispered, "I don''t like others touching me."


    "Yeah." Ji Wang didn''t intend on expressing his opinion of Qi Boyan''s habits and was still cleaning the tableware.


    Then his hand was touched by Qi Boyan. His warm fingertips teasingly slid over the back of Ji Wang¡¯s hands. Ji Wang startled and the cup in his hand fell on the tray, making a big noise.


    Ji Wang helplessly said, "Don''t keep teasing me."


    Qi Boyan withdrew his hand and propped up his chin, "Do you hate it?"


    Ji Wang shook his head, "I don''t hate it." Then he sincerely added, "I like it too much."


    He probably didn''t expect Ji Wang to be so straightforward with him. Qi Boyan was absent-minded for a moment, and before he could speak, Ji Wang lowered his eyelashes and pushed the washed dishes in front of Qi Boyan, "But I know you don''t like me."


    Qi Boyan didn''t expect Ji Wang to continue to say something he didn''t know how to answer, so he fell silent for a while.


    When Ji Wang seriously looked at a person, no one could resist his gaze: "It doesn''t matter. If everyone was responsible for those who liked them, then the world would be in chaos."


    Qi Boyan only then returned to his senses, "Why do you say that?"


    At this time the dishes were served. Ji Wang didn¡¯t answer, instead using the serving chopsticks to take the meat off the skewer and place it in Qi Boyan¡¯s bowl, ¡°Try it.¡±


    Qi Boyan glanced at the food in the bowl with disinterest, reluctantly put it in his mouth, and dryly chewed it.


    Immediately after, one bite, then another bite. Before he knew it, Qi Boyan had emptied the bowl. Ji Wang continuously helped replenish it. After a round of skewers, Qi Boyan still hadn¡¯t said anything. Finally he was full to the point of discomfort and stopped to comment, ¡°It looks bad on the outside, but it tastes okay.¡±


    Ji Wang, who was sitting across from him, happily smiled. The setting was too crude and simple, but the lighting was good. Qi Boyan felt that the scene before his eyes lit up for a moment because of Ji Wang.


    He was pretty handsome.

 CH 22

    When returning to the bar, the two took a shortcut and walked through a set of alleys again. Qi Boyan held the Coke given by the proprietress in his hand and walked in tandem with Ji Wang.


    While waiting for the skewers, Ji Wang went to the pharmacy to buy a pheromone inhibiting sticker. Only after sticking it on did he dare get closer to Qi Boyan.


    Even so, Ji Wang was still separated from Qi Boyan by some distance.


    Qi Boyan seemed tired of this distance. He stopped to look back and the wind blew his pheromones toward Ji Wang.


    His omega pheromones were rose-scented. When the wind blew, the scent that Ji Wang previously thought was light now felt too strong.


    He felt neither good nor bad about Qi Boyan¡¯s pheromones. When he thought again how Qi Boyan couldn¡¯t smell his pheromones, the result should be that their pheromone compatibility was very low.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t care whether the compatibility was high or low. He only cared if he liked someone. His heart told him that he fell in love with Qi Boyan at first sight, even if his instincts didn¡¯t respond.


    Qi Boyan said, "What are you doing so far away from me? Didn¡¯t you already apply the inhibiting stickers?¡±


    Ji Wang took an inhibiting sticker from his bag and handed it over the empty gap, ¡°You didn¡¯t apply one, I can smell you.¡±


    Qi Boyan was delighted, "What? Could you still fall in a rut with this smell?"


    This was said casually and frivolously, as if he was dissatisfied with his own pheromones. Ji Wang subconsciously comforted him, "Although it''s not to the level of a rut, your pheromones still smell good."


    He struggled to find the right compliment in his head, "Rose scent is very...fashionable.¡±


    He vaguely remembered that a major brand launched a rose-scented perfume. He heard that the pheromone of the designer''s goddess, an actress who retired from the circle many years ago, was rose-scented.


    Qi Boyan approached Ji Wang step by step. "I don¡¯t want to apply it."


    Ji Wang good-temperedly stuffed the inhibiting sticker back into his pocket. "If you don''t want to, you don¡¯t have to put it on.¡±


    The distance between him and Qi Boyan had already exceeded the limit of safe social interaction. Ji Wang''s eyes flitted away, and he dared not look at Qi Boyan''s face. This was until Qi Boyan forced him against the wall of the alley and Ji Wang had no way to retreat. Finally, he set his gaze on Qi Boyan.


    "Why were you so sure earlier that I don''t like you?" Qi Boyan asked curiously.


    Ji Wang''s breath was a little short and his face was very red, "Because of your eyes."


    "What?" Qi Boyan frowned in confusion.


    Ji Wang lowered his eyes and stared at the ground, "When you look at me on stage, it''s like looking at a stranger."


    Qi Boyan came a little closer to Ji Wang again, "So, aren''t we strangers? I only know your name, and tonight is only the second time we¡¯ve spoken."


    Ji Wang hummed, "Maybe it is for you."


    Qi Boyan suddenly took a few steps back, "What do you mean ''maybe it is for me''? Is it possible that you¡¯ve seen me many times since the last meeting?"


    After speaking, he added in surprise, "You''re stalking me?!"


    Ji Wang didn''t know that Qi Boyan could scatter his train of thought like this, "I haven¡¯t, how could I do something like that?"


    Qi Boyan closed in step by step, "Then what did you mean?"


    Ji Wang was embarrassed for a long time. He was afraid that his sweetheart would treat him like a stalker, but how could he properly say the next few words?


    Qi Boyan didn''t have the patience, "If you won¡¯t say it, forget it."


    Ji Wang hurriedly said, "Don''t." He finally stretched out his hand and presumptuously grabbed Qi Boyan''s arm. "Because...I saw you in a dream."


    His voice was so soft that Qi Boyan couldn''t hear clearly, "What?"


    Ji Wang finally exclaimed, "Because I always dream of you! In my dreams, I¡¯ve seen you many times!"


    Ji Wang still remembers Qi Boyan''s astonished look at that moment and his unstoppable laughter after being surprised.


    The car violently swerved, cutting off Ji Wang''s memories. He returned to his senses, feeling that the shock just now was too great. His back was in extreme pain from the jolt.


    It turned out that Xiao Xu, in the driver¡¯s seat, suddenly stepped on the emergency brake. On a rainy night, the visibility was low, and there was a car accident ahead. Even if Xiao Xu drove carefully and hurriedly stepped on the emergency brake, he was still rear-ended.


    Xiao Xu¡¯s seat even had the airbag pop out. He unbuckled his seatbelt with difficulty and turned around to ask Ji Wang, ¡°Ge, are you alright?¡±


    Fortunately, Ji Wang was always very safety conscious. Even when sitting in the back seat, he would wear a seat belt. There was basically nothing wrong other than a little back pain.


    Xiao Xu took an umbrella and got out of the car to check the situation. Ji Wang waited in the car for a while, then Xiao Xu came back and told him that it wasn''t just their car. There was a series of rear-end collisions and major traffic accidents. He had to stay and wait for the insurance company people and traffic police to come over. It would possibly take the whole night.


    Ji Wang said, "I¡¯ll stay with you."


    Xiao Xu quickly shook his head, "Ge, if you accompany me, we will definitely be on the news. If Hong-jie finds out she¡¯ll kill me. Put on your mask and wait in the car. I¡¯ll find a driver to pick you up and send you back."


    After a while, Hong-jie''s call came. Xiao Xu had notified Hong-jie. A car accident that involved her own artist was a big deal. Hong-jie repeatedly confirmed with Ji Wang whether there was any pain and whether he needed to go to the hospital.


    Ji Wang said there was no need, nowhere was hurt. After waiting for another hour, the car sent by Hong-jie arrived at the scene with much difficulty. Ji Wang looked at Xiao Xu with concern, "Call me if you need anything."


    Xiao Xu waved his hand, "Ge, this is what assistants are meant for. Don''t worry about it, go back and take a shower and sleep, there is still an itinerary for tomorrow."


    When Ji Wang arrived at his house, it was already very late at night. Ji Wang dragged his exhausted body and entered the password to open the door. Pushing it open, the room was bright and gaming music emerged.


    Ji Wang subconsciously thought it was Song Ge. He put his bag aside and said, "Song Ge? Why did you come to my house in the middle of the night? Did you fight with your girlfriend?"


    He took off his rain-drenched jacket, his movements aggravating the pain on his back, ¡°Stop always making trouble for your girlfriend¡­¡±


    Ji Wang''s words stopped. In front of him was the Qi Boyan who wouldn¡¯t go away. He was wearing Ji Wang¡¯s clothes, sitting on his cushion, and holding his gaming controller.


    Qi Boyan put down the controller in his hand and didn''t care that the villain on the TV had been knocked down by the dragon several times. He stood up, "Why did you come back so late?"


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t speak.


    Qi Boyan said again, "You left earlier than me and came back so much later than me, did you go see someone?"


    Ji Wang didn''t want to acknowledge him at all. He was already tired and in pain. He couldn''t rest when he got home and he was being questioned by the ex who broke into his house.


    "You''re trespassing." Ji Wang said harshly, "If I call the police now, you¡¯ll be on the news."


    Qi Boyan stubbornly asked, "Where did you go? Whose place? Was it Ren Ran?"


    It was okay when he wasn¡¯t listening. As soon as this name was mentioned, Ji Wang violently said, "Aren''t you investigating me? Mr. Qi should be the clearest on where I went."


    After saying this, Ji Wang planned to bypass him, but he was roughly grabbed by Qi Boyan. His back collar was suddenly pulled so hard that the buttons on the front flew off and one of them bounced against Ji Wang¡¯s chin, hurting him.


    He angrily frowned, but Qi Boyan was even more furious, "Who are you sleeping with!"


    Ji Wang couldn''t see his back, but he guessed that it might be the wound causing Qi Boyan to misunderstand. However, this misunderstanding didn''t make Ji Wang feel relieved. It was just the damned alpha desire to dominate and monopolize.


    In his own territory, other males couldn''t even pass by.


    Because of this, his first impression wouldn¡¯t be to realize it was a wound. He wouldn¡¯t ask him if something had happened or an accident had occurred. He would only think he was sleeping around and bringing a fully marked body home.


    Ji Wang''s tone was thoroughly cold, "Get the hell out."


    Qi Boyan was breathing heavily and continued to tear his clothes off.


    The movements bothered his injury, but Ji Wang gritted his teeth and held back the pain in his mouth.


    Behind him was complete silence. Even the sound of breathing had stopped. After a long time, Qi Boyan¡¯s shaking hands touched his back, ¡°Why is it like this? Are you injured?¡±


    Ji Wang wearily closed his eyes and didn''t answer.


    The hand feeling his back didn¡¯t stop because of this and Qi Boyan said, "What happened?"


    Ji Wang seemed to have made up his mind to ignore him. Qi Boyan hugged Ji Wang and his lips kept kissing where he was bruised, "Don''t ignore me, Gege, I was wrong, you know I''m most afraid of you ignoring me."


    ¡°I¡¯m so scared that when I dream about you, I cry.¡±


    "But because I can dream of you, I also feel very happy."


    "Ji Wang, in all these years, have you ever dreamed of me?"

 CH 23

    Hearing Qi Boyan¡¯s words, Ji Wang had only one feeling, and that was bitterness. It came up from the base of his tongue, then poured down from his throat and through to his heart, so bitter that he had no way to breathe.


    If breaking hearts was a skill, then Qi Boyan was really talented.


    He suppressed his emotions, feeling the body clinging to his back tremble slightly, as if this person could be as sad as him.


    Ji Wang had dreamed of him many times, dreaming of reuniting with Qi Boyan. In these dreams, he was far less courageous than in reality, but the ending of the dream was always more or less the same. It was always Qi Boyan leaving him.


    He closed his eyes and finally gave in. He asked the question he wanted the answer the most to, even though this question would expose his true heart and his unwillingness to give up. He said, ¡°I¡¯ll only ask you one question. Since you missed me so much, why in so many years¡­did you never come look for me?¡±


    After this question fell, there was silence. The strength of Qi Boyan¡¯s hug lightened a little but he didn¡¯t intend to answer. His breathing was heavy, as if he was thinking about what to say.


    They were deadlocked for a long time and no one spoke.


    Ji Wang waited, going from hope to despair. He thought, even if Qi Boyan lied and said these past few years he¡¯d gotten cancer, or had amnesia from a car accident and only recently recovered his memories, like in a Korean drama, it would be okay.


    He needed a reason; a reason to forgive Qi Boyan.


    But¡­Qi Boyan was reluctant to answer. He didn¡¯t even want to give Ji Wang an excuse.


    How could Ji Wang believe this kind of Qi Boyan? He had already given his heart once, but it ended up falling to the ground and shattering into pieces.


    How stupid do you have to be to deceive yourself again.


    Ji Wang pushed away Qi Boyan''s arms, "You should leave before I beat you." He didn''t want to be Qi Boyan''s plaything anymore, and he also didn''t want to foolishly lose his heart to this casual pastime.


    Qi Boyan didn¡¯t continue to embrace him. After a while, Ji Wang heard the door close. Qi Boyan had left.


    Ji Wang''s mood didn''t improve because of Qi Boyan''s departure. This person always did this. After throwing his feelings into disorder, he left again, indifferent as a cloud.


    Qi Boyan probably left because Ji Wang wasn¡¯t tactful and always asked questions that Qi Boyan couldn¡¯t answer. Furthermore, this person absolutely wasn¡¯t like he¡¯d said, dreaming of Ji Wang.


    For this reason, the person who was emotionally moved and soft-hearted foolishly revealed his own weakness. Unbelievably stupid. Ji Wang slowly crouched down and buried his face in his hands.


    He didn¡¯t know how long he¡¯d been squatting, but his legs had gone numb when he heard the sound of the password being entered. The door opened and there was the noise of a plastic bag rustling. Ji Wang lifted his face from his palm and the sound of footsteps came closer, "Gege, come apply medicine."


    Ji Wang finally looked back. It was Qi Boyan - Qi Boyan in the flesh, who had left and returned.


    He was wearing a hat, a hoodie, and a face mask. His eyes looked a little tired and he carried a plastic bag printed with the name ¡®Happy Pharmacy¡¯.


    Seeing that Ji Wang didn¡¯t move, Qi Boyan simply sat down. His long legs spread apart and circled Ji Wang in the middle. He crudely poured the contents of the plastic bag onto the floor, all kinds of wound medicine, and took off his hat and mask, ¡°The effects of these medicines are all pretty good, can we mix them together?¡±


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t say anything inappropriate. He just felt tired, and he didn¡¯t even have the energy to drive Qi Boyan away. Or, perhaps, he didn¡¯t actually want Qi Boyan to leave, holding on to those weaknesses that even Ji Wang himself found hateful.


    Without waiting for Ji Wang¡¯s response, Qi Boyan didn¡¯t care and picked out the one he thought was the best, lightly smearing it on Ji Wang¡¯s back.


    The smell of ointment scattered in the air, stinging and pungent. Ji Wang, as if he had woken up, pushed away Qi Boyan¡¯s hand, ¡°I¡¯ll do it myself.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t make trouble, you can¡¯t reach.¡± Qi Boyan firmly pressed Ji Wang¡¯s hand down and continued to apply medicine to Ji Wang. Even if he didn¡¯t give Ji Wang the answer he wanted to know the most, didn¡¯t plan to respond at all, Ji Wang didn¡¯t have the courage to press harder.


    When finished applying the medicine to Ji Wang, Qi Boyan slowly remembered, ¡°You haven¡¯t taken a shower yet, we applied this medicine for nothing.¡±


    After speaking, Qi Boyan said in a joyful tone, ¡°Gege, it¡¯s inconvenient for you to shower when injured, I¡¯ll help you?¡±


    Ji Wang stood up without saying a word and wanted to go into the bathroom by himself. At this time, Qi Boyan''s cell phone vibrated. Ji Wang looked over and saw that Qi Boyan picked it up, pressed down, and hung up the phone.


    Ji Wang said, "Answer the call."


    Seeing that Ji Wang was finally willing to talk to him, Qi Boyan smiled, "Answer what? This isn¡¯t a phone call, it''s an alarm. As soon as I got to your house, I turned on airplane mode. No one can think of bothering me."


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t comment on Qi Boyan''s wayward behavior. He went into the bathroom as if he had lost interest. After entering, he realized that he didn''t bring anything and went out again. Then he saw Qi Boyan holding a handful of medicine, carelessly stuffing it into his mouth.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s face was expressionless. He was cold and indifferent, as if he didn''t realize the bitterness. He didn¡¯t use water, slowly chewing the medicine to pieces and swallowing it down.


    Ji Wang was stunned, "What is that?"


    Qi Boyan was startled by Ji Wang''s voice. He turned his head and saw that Ji Wang''s attention was on the box in his hand. After he closed the box, he shook it and the tablets inside made a crisp sound, "Vitamins, Gege¡¯s never eaten them before?"


    He threw the medicine box into the black bag he brought and lazily stretched, "It protects your hair, nails, eyes, skin, and throat, you should eat some too. You¡¯re an actor, so you have to take good care of your appearance."


    Ji Wang said in doubt, "You specifically set an alarm to take vitamins?"


    Qi Boyan came over, ¡°You don¡¯t believe it? I still have a little taste of vitamins in my mouth, it''s quite sweet. Would you like to taste it?"


    After that, Qi Boyan cupped Ji Wang''s face and tried to kiss him. Ji Wang was really fed up with this kind of behavior. After pushing him away, he went into the bedroom to grab his clothes.


    Qi Boyan didn''t bother nagging him. He obediently squatted on the ground and tidied the medications he¡¯d bought and then dumped in a pile, putting them under the coffee table.


    After finishing, he gave Ji Wang, who came out of the bedroom, a praise-seeking smile. It was as if he was a child who came to a friend¡¯s house and helped clean up, naively asking the host¡¯s parents for applause.


    Ji Wang didn''t give it to him, directly ignoring him.


    Qi Boyan bitterly pursed his lips and maliciously refused to give up, saying, "You really don''t need me to bathe you?"


    Ji Wang¡¯s response was to slam the bathroom door. When Ji Wang re-emerged, the person in the living room had really left. A note on the coffee table stated that the wound medicine should be used several times a day. He had to catch a flight that night, and likely wouldn¡¯t be able to see Ji Wang in the near future.


    He also left a concert ticket with the sentence, ¡°Gege, come see me. This is the VIP seat I arranged for you, and it belongs only to you.¡±


    Ji Wang swept the note and concert ticket into the trash can and went to sleep.


    The conclusion was another night of insomnia, his heart restless and unstable. He was unable to fall asleep no matter what. Ji Wang took out his phone, and by the time his rationality caught up, his hand had already entered Qi Boyan¡¯s name in the search bar.


    Some things couldn¡¯t be stopped once they were started, like an addiction. Using the key words, Ji Wang even found a forum specially made for Qi Boyan by the Qi Boyan support group. There were various forum posts and the latest one had been pinned to the top.


    It was about the tattoo on Qi Boyan''s wrist, the sheet music.


    The popular forum response was that this was one of Qi Boyan¡¯s signatures. Every piece of his music had this melody in it, it likely had some special symbolism.


    Some people responded, even if it was a signature, it had to have importance to it, so what did the melody mean? Why did Elder1 Qi like it so much?


    Ji Wang noticed how these fans addressed Qi Boyan and couldn¡¯t help but think, your Elder Qi is still a child himself, how can they say ¡®elder¡¯, it was too dramatic.


    Qi Boyan couldn¡¯t even tie up his hair, he couldn¡¯t cook, he was angry when he got out of bed, and he was picky.


    He was just a child.


    Ji Wang swiped down and saw a thread saying that Qi Boyan''s score was a code.


    This answer was a bit interesting. Ji Wang continued to look down, but never found the ID replying to others in the thread.


    Not sleeping in the middle of the night and studying the secret message on his ex¡¯s wrist; Ji Wang felt that he was really idle. Without much hope, he sent Xiao Xu a message, ¡°Can music scores also be a type of code?¡±


    Xiao Xu quickly replied, ¡°How do you know? I have a cousin who specializes in this kind of research.¡±


    Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xu sent over a website which was specially created by his cousin to decipher music codes.


    Ji Wang copied the score transcribed by others on the forum and pasted it into this website.


    The website translated very slowly. After many minutes and seconds, the answer finally appeared letter by letter.


    At this time, Ji Wang was already drowsy. He barely forced his eyes open and glanced at the screen. Then he was stunned.


    j i w a n g


    The secret code hidden in this piece of music was ¡®Ji Wang¡¯.

 CH 24

    Ji Wang suddenly sat up from the bed, a fine layer of sweat appearing on the tip of his nose. His cheeks heated up uncontrollably. He confirmed the words on the website again, any sleepiness gone.


    He closed the computer, his heart beating faster, and as if talking to himself, he murmured, "Don''t believe him, it''s just a tattoo."


    Ji Wang looked at his ring finger. The scar that remained was smooth. When the laser hit the surface it was painful, but Ji Wang didn¡¯t use anesthesia. He hoped to use the pain to etch the memory into his mind and tell himself that some things shouldn¡¯t be done so recklessly.


    Just like tattoos, just like emotions.


    There used to be a string of letters on the ring finger, ¡®mort¨ªfero¡¯. They went around the finger like a collar of English letters turned into a ring, locking Ji Wang.


    He once thought that he would never regret getting this tattoo in his life. In fact, just a few years later, under the instruction of his company, he removed the tattoo without any hesitation.


    After closing the computer, Ji Wang¡¯s heart gradually calmed down. He closed his eyes and this time quickly fell asleep.


    At eight o''clock in the morning the next day, Ji Wang went to the company for a meeting and listened to Hong-jie plan his future position and route. At noon, he went to have a meal with the company''s senior management for the first time since joining the company. This was only because he recently had a small increase in popularity.


    In the afternoon, Ji Wang went to class and exercised. His schedule on the second day was similar to the previous day. However, he switched to a different gym because he¡¯d been recognized at his last one and caused a commotion. Hong-jie made the decision to invite a personal trainer for him, a young alpha.


    Full of vitality, with hormones as strong as pheromones, the instructor liked physical contact a lot. Probably because of his relationship with Qi Boyan, Ji Wang felt somewhat uncomfortable.


    But he also knew that not many alphas could stand each other''s pheromones.


    Just like the first time he¡¯d received Qi Boyan''s pheromones, he felt very uncomfortable.


    At that time, Qi Boyan should have been equally uncomfortable, but during the course of their relationship, Ji Wang had released pheromones countless times. Qi Boyan behaved very naturally, as if he couldn¡¯t feel the discomfort.


    Because of this, Ji Wang had been so convinced that he was an omega.


    After exposing his gender, the willful little madman had no scruples and even licked Ji Wang''s face as if he¡¯d adapted well, coaxing him with great experience, "You¡¯ll get used to it soon. It''s just a little uncomfortable at the beginning."


    Qi Boyan casually wiped his palm from Ji Wang''s chin to his chest, wiping the sweat away from Ji Wang''s body. He stretched out his hand and hooked Ji Wang''s chin while simultaneously invading Ji Wang, ordering in a deep voice, "Accept me.¡±


    After his body had been completely possessed, even his pheromones were not spared, making Ji Wang feel very pained. Even if the back of the neck had been pseudo-marked once, the pheromone fusion between an alpha and alpha was still not a pleasant affair.


    It was like two swords locking together. Pheromones also had their own temper. Once it sensed outsiders, it tortured the body, clamoring that it wouldn¡¯t accept it, it was unwilling.


    Ji Wang was tortured so badly that he ignored a lot of the pain in his body.


    But as time passed, the discomfort gradually became bearable, as if forming a critical boundary. Below the threshold, he continued to have a strong reaction to Qi Boyan.


    What did Qi Boyan say to him at that time?


    "Looks like we''re both perverts, gege."


    It was simply perverted. The relationship between an alpha and alpha had always been denounced1.


    When the private trainer touched Ji Wang¡¯s waist again, Ji Wang took a few steps back and coldly said, ¡°Verbal guidance is fine.¡±


    The trainer looked at him in surprise, "We¡¯re all alphas, you don''t need to mind, right?"


    After speaking, the trainer seemed to realize something, and he looked at Ji Wang with strange eyes.


    Ji Wang didn''t answer. He directly interrupted the class and contacted Hong-jie, saying he wanted to change the location and switch to a beta trainer.


    Hong-jie said on the phone, "This coach is very famous in the industry. Many celebrities like to train with him.¡±


    "He''s an alpha, the smell is too strong, I don''t like it." Ji Wang said.


    Hong-jie was surprised because in her impression, Ji Wang had always been a person who could endure hardships. Generally, he wouldn¡¯t come to trouble her because of trivial matters. She didn¡¯t know what the fitness trainer had done.


    Thinking about it this way, Hong-jie felt that the trainer had to be changed. Even the best-tempered artist in her hands couldn''t stand him. She said, "I''ll arrange this matter tomorrow. These next few days, you should watch more variety shows at home. Even though there¡¯s a script, your understanding of variety shows is also very important, and will directly determine the quality of your performance.¡±


    "If you perform too poorly on the show, you¡¯ll waste the good opportunity the company fought to give you." Hong-jie directly gave Ji Wang a week''s leave and asked him to make up lessons at home.


    Ji Wang received a vacation and chose not to go out to play. The first three days, he honestly listened to Hong-jie¡¯s words and watched many variety shows in the movie room. On the fourth day, Song Ge came over to poach him, ¡°If you stay in this room for too long, your hair will grow out.¡±


    This was Ji Wang¡¯s shortcoming. He was prone to getting overly addicted to things. Every time he played a new role, he would have a long entry phase. He would lock himself in his room and think about the character¡¯s every move, gradually enriching and turning a hollow character into flesh and blood on his own body.


    Ji Wang¡¯s way of acting was a bit obsessive. Thinking about it now, he was also obsessive in his feelings, as if he was destined to be so.


    Song Ge was a loyal friend. Once he learned that Ji Wang was locking himself up, he would be responsible for digging him out of the room and taking him to the bar for a drink.


    This time was no exception, but the subject over drinks tonight was Song Ge complaining about his girlfriend¡¯s star-chasing behavior.


    Ji Wang''s mind was still filled with the dialogues and jokes of various variety show artists, and it took a long time for him to recover from the trance. "Concert?"


    Song Ge slapped the table with a bitter expression, ¡°Yes! Damn Qi Boyan! Liang Xiaoxiao is unconscionable! Our one year anniversary happened to coincide with Qi Boyan¡¯s concert, and she doesn¡¯t want to celebrate with me, she wants to go to the concert with her friends!¡±


    Ji Wang belatedly said, "When is the concert?"


    Song Ge, "Tomorrow! So you have to drink with me tonight. I have to get wasted, it''s better to pass a heartbreaking day like tomorrow drunk!"


    Ji Wang listened to Song Ge¡¯s various babblings and unconsciously became distracted. He hadn¡¯t picked up the concert ticket. A part time worker, an auntie, would come to his house once a week, so she should have already cleaned the trash can.


    So don''t think about it. There was no need to go to the concert, and going would be pointless.


    In the middle of the night, Ji Wang sent Song Ge home. After skillfully taking care of his old, drunken friend, he finally sat down on the carpet in front of the sofa in a thin sweat.


    Pressed against his back was Song Ge, who smelled overpoweringly of alcohol and was talking nonsense. Ji Wang turned on his phone and received a text message from Qi Boyan.


    Will you come?


    This was the first time Ji Wang returned Qi Boyan¡¯s text. The reply was quick and brief. He said, no.

 CH 25

    Ji Wang stayed at Song Ge¡¯s house for the night. In the middle of the night, when Song Ge got up to vomit, Ji Wang also got out of bed and made honey lemon water for Song Ge and cooked him a plate of noodles with poached eggs.


    Once Song Ge threw up everything in his stomach, brushed his teeth, and rinsed his mouth, he came over to eat noodles. After eating, he said to Ji Wang, very moved, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you an omega? Or even better, a beta. Then we could get married.¡±


    Ji Wang said with an expressionless face, ¡°You wish.¡±


    Song Ge inhaled a big mouthful of noodles. ¡°My girlfriend thinks I stink when I¡¯m drunk and I vomit. She won¡¯t give me alcohol, won¡¯t give me cigarettes, and won¡¯t accompany me on our anniversary!¡±


    As he talked, Song Ge came out of his sadness. The more he looked at the friend who had taken care of him for several years, the more he felt he was pleasing to the eye. ¡°You¡¯re still the best. Actually, it¡¯s not that I can''t give you a baby? You should consider it.¡±


    Ji Wang laughed and scolded, "Enough, if you keep disgusting me, I¡¯ll leave!"


    A dramatic energy filled Song Ge and he cried out that he was heartbroken and distressed.


    After a round with Song Ge, the two slept in separate rooms. The next day, Song Ge pestered him to go shopping and buy clothes.


    Song Ge could still be considered idle at the moment, studying for a doctorate. No one would have thought that Song Ge would take the academic route and even find a classmate from school as his girlfriend.


    Halfway through the street, Ji Wang had already been recognized several times, even while wearing a mask. He took group photos and signed signatures. Song Ge didn¡¯t dare continue to drag Ji Wang around, so the two found a coffee shop with good privacy and sat down.


    Song Ge said to Ji Wang, "Not bad, you¡¯re becoming more and more like a star.¡±


    Ji Wang corrected him, "What star, I¡¯m just a small actor."


    Song Ge took out his phone, "You don''t know yet? You have two million Weibo followers."


    Ji Wang casually said, ¡°The company bought them, there¡¯s no more than ten real fans.¡±


    Song Ge still didn''t believe it, "Why don¡¯t you go on your Weibo and take a look?"


    Ji Wang couldn¡¯t convince Song Ge, so he took out his phone and accessed his Weibo account, which he hadn¡¯t logged into in forever. He hardly used this official account and usually left it to the company to take care of. He had a trumpet1 that he still needed to check frequently, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t even know the latest popular memes.


    As soon as he logged in, he was overwhelmed by a flood of private messages and comments. Although Xiao Xu regularly took care of them, he¡¯d still accumulated a good number of DMs and comments.


    Some praised him for his acting skills, others praised him for his handsome appearance. People called him a precious gege and asked him to pay attention to his health.


    The content of the comments was also different, and the IDs were of live fans, which made it look like the comments weren¡¯t bought by the company. Ji Wang scrolled through them one by one and the more he looked, the more surprised he became. At the same time, a warm feeling filled his heart.


    Among the endlessly vast sea of people, these IDs gathered here and everyone threw him a little bit of light. While Ji Wang was moved, there was also a sense of unreality.


    He blankly raised his head, ¡°How come they¡­seem to be real fans, not fake data.¡±


    It was rare for Song Ge to see him so stupid, and he almost died of laughter, ¡°Okay, why are you acting like you won the 30 million dollar lottery? In the future this interest will be more and more common.¡±


    Ji Wang put down his phone, still a little dazed, and Song Ge felt sad. ¡°You¡¯ve worked hard, you should be popular.¡±


    It might be good for others to hear this, but Ji Wang could only smile. ¡°Everyone is working hard, there is no ¡®should or should not be popular¡¯, luck is also very important.¡±


    Unexpectedly, he thought of Qi Boyan. If you really wanted to say someone deserved to be popular, it should be Qi Boyan. Before that person even debuted, he was already full of light.


    The two spent the afternoon in the cafe, then returned home to play games in the evening. During this period, Song Ge called his girlfriend several times, but his calls were all rejected.


    Ji Wang pressed the pause button on the gaming controller and casually asked, ¡°Can¡¯t get through?¡±


    Song Ge received his girlfriend''s WeChat message, waved it in his hand, and replied, "She said that the concert¡¯s started and it¡¯s too noisy, so it¡¯s inconvenient to answer the phone."


    Ji Wang snorted and called Song Ge over. The two gamed for nearly two hours. By the end, Song Ge was begging for mercy. ¡°No way, I¡¯m really tired. As an academic beta, my physical strength can¡¯t compare to you alphas. My shoulder is almost inflamed!¡±


    Song Ge rolled around on the ground and got up. "Let¡¯s order a late night snack, what do you want to eat, crayfish or bullfrog? Should we go out for hot pot?"


    Before Ji Wang could answer, his phone vibrated. It was Qi Boyan who called. Thinking about how he had taken initiative to ditch him tonight, Ji Wang originally wanted to hang up, but then felt it was useless. Maybe Qi Boyan could call all night, so he answered.


    As soon as he picked up the phone, the other end was filled with noisy ambient sounds. It was everyone shouting for an encore. Ji Wang could even hear someone shouting Qi Boyan¡¯s name until they were hoarse.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s voice was a little out of breath, rough and deep, ¡°You didn¡¯t come.¡±


    Ji Wang replied, "I said from the start I wouldn''t go."


    Qi Boyan suddenly made a pleased hum. "Tell me, if I turn on my phone¡¯s speaker and aim it at the microphone, what will happen?¡±


    In just a split second, Ji Wang reacted and said incredulously, "Are you crazy?"


    Qi Boyan enunciated each word, "I¡¯ll give you twenty minutes. If you don''t come, you know what I¡¯ll do."


    Then Qi Boyan hung up. Ji Wang was so annoyed that he wanted to smash his phone. Song Ge sitting next to him was still waiting for him to order a snack. Ji Wang got up and said to Song Ge, ¡°Give me the keys to your motorcycle.¡±


    To get from Song Ge¡¯s house to the concert venue in 20 minutes was virtually impossible, and adding that Qi Boyan was holding a concert there, there was probably a traffic jam now.


    Ji Wang took Song Ge''s keys and rushed to the parking lot. He straddled Song Ge''s motorcycle and put on his helmet.


    There was only one way, and that was to take shortcuts.


    Riding like wind and thunder, Ji Wang finally arrived at the front of the concert venue half an hour later. At a glance, he saw Li Feng waiting for him by the entrance.


    Not even waiting to take off his helmet, he strode forward, "What the hell did Qi Boyan do?!"


    Li Feng heard his voice and breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, Mr. Ji came in time, come with me."


    Ji Wang roughly took off his helmet and tucked it under his arm. "How did he call me just now? On stage? In front of everyone?"


    Asking three questions in a row, Ji Wang¡¯s heart was almost jumping out of his chest. Qi Boyan didn¡¯t play his cards according to logic, really making him feel bad.


    Li Feng consoled him and said, "Master Qi called you when he returned backstage after the concert finished."


    Ji Wang looked at the stage. Qi Boyan was still on it, his buttons half undone and his white shirt wet against his body. His dancing was very seductive. He drew himself closer to his dancer partner¡¯s thigh, holding the microphone and singing with a rough, deep voice.


    "What''s finished, isn''t he still performing?" Ji Wang questioned.


    Li Feng immediately explained, "Now it''s the encore, after the last song it¡¯s really over."


    Ji Wang was finally led to the seat Qi Boyan had arranged for him. Everyone looked at him in surprise because he arrived so late after the end of the concert, and it was Li Feng who brought him in.


    He was now extremely glad that he wore a mask when he went out. Ji Wang gripped his helmet. This seat really had an excellent view and was very close to the stage.


    After the seductive and intense dance finished, the lights turned from red to blue and the melody gradually softened. Qi Boyan kept his eyes on Ji Wang under the stage and walked straight towards the front of the stage.


    Finally, he sat down at the front of the stage and looked at Ji Wang.


    "I know better than anyone that you are in my heart."


    "I love you."


    "I''ll stay with you until daybreak."


    The final note gently faded away and huge fireworks burst out behind Qi Boyan. The fireworks rose high at both ends of the stage. Ji Wang didn¡¯t watch the fireworks. His ears were filled with the screams of fans but he only looked at Qi Boyan.


    Meanwhile, this Qi Boyan, who had forced him to come and made a scene of himself at the concert, left his microphone and quietly exited the stage as the fireworks fell and faded away.


    After finishing his solo, he never looked at Ji Wang again.


    It was as if Ji Wang was not the one forced by him to come, nor was he the one Qi Boyan watched while singing love songs.

 CH 26

    The concert was over, and the surrounding fans reluctantly got up and left. Ji Wang sat in the same place and didn''t move for a long time. After a while, Li Feng came over, inviting Ji Wang to get up and go backstage.


    Qi Boyan was waiting for him in the dressing room. Again, it was the dressing room. Ji Wang wasn¡¯t very willing to be with Qi Boyan in a closed space.


    The way Qi Boyan looked sitting on the stage singing to him made him feel like he was being stung over and over again. Since he¡¯d met Qi Boyan, these pains were enough.


    His psychological defenses repeatedly retreated. He¡¯d even asked ¡®why didn¡¯t you come find me all these years?¡¯ and didn¡¯t receive an answer, which was already the most telling answer.


    He didn¡¯t want to come find him, so why did he find him now? Was it because after seeing him by chance and on a whim, he was rejected several times, and now his desire to win was activated?


    In a public place with everyone watching, was singing a love song really for him, or was it just seeking a thrill?


    Ji Wang¡¯s thoughts were a mess, but the only thing that was certain was that he was far more apprehensive than Qi Boyan. Qi Boyan¡¯s threat just now, he¡¯d heard clearly.


    Qi Boyan didn¡¯t care whether their relationship was made public, but Ji Wang cared. This concern wasn¡¯t because after the announcement, he would lose something or be blackened and criticized. It was because he cared about Qi Boyan¡¯s career and reputation.


    Just like right now, the two of them could only secretly meet, which was enough to prove that their relationship didn¡¯t benefit each other at all.


    Pushing open the door to the dressing room, Li Feng took the initiative to stop and guard the door. Ji Wang felt a little distressed for this assistant who¡¯d met such an unscrupulous Qi Boyan.


    Qi Boyan quietly sat in the innermost part of the room. When he saw Ji Wang come in, he just lazily looked up and glanced at him, roughly pulling the rubber band off his hair, ¡°You¡¯re here.¡±


    Ji Wang looked at the door. There was no place to sit, so he stood. ¡°Why did you insist on me coming?¡±


    Qi Boyan used a cotton pad to roughly wipe off his lipstick. After so many years, Qi Boyan¡¯s method of removing makeup still made Ji Wang hurt.


    With blush still staining the corner of his mouth, Qi Boyan stood up. ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear it just now? The song I sang for you.¡±


    Ji Wang calmly replied, "You sang for your fans."


    As if his answer was funny, Qi Boyan laughed for a while and approached Ji Wang. ¡°So you want me to directly say at the next concert, ¡®Until Daybreak¡¯ is a song dedicated to Ji Wang?¡±


    Ji Wang stepped back but there was a wall behind him and he couldn¡¯t go anywhere. ¡°I don¡¯t want that, what I want is for you to disappear from my life.¡±


    This sentence was too heavy, far more lethal than all of Ji Wang¡¯s previous words.


    Qi Boyan was stunned. Standing in place, his face was a little dazed. In just a few seconds, he came back to his senses. ¡°A person can¡¯t disappear from another person¡¯s life unless he dies. Gege, do you want me to die?¡±


    The word ¡®die¡¯ fiercely stabbed Ji Wang. He didn¡¯t mean this, but he hated Qi Boyan who misrepresented his words, turning them into a knife that stabbed his heart.


    Qi Boyan strode forward. ¡°You want me to stop pestering you, chasing you. Thinking about it, you wish I was dead. Hm? Isn¡¯t that so? Gege.¡± He grabbed Ji Wang¡¯s hair and ruthlessly pulled down, forcing Ji Wang¡¯s cheeks to lift up. His eyebrows wrinkled slightly in pain.


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t go along with Qi Boyan¡¯s words. He tightly gritted his teeth. ¡°I only want you to stop bothering me.¡±


    Qi Boyan wiped his finger on Ji Wang¡¯s lips. ¡°Gege used to always say such nice things, how come every word now is what I don¡¯t like to hear?¡±


    After speaking, he didn¡¯t wait for Ji Wang to say unpleasant words and blocked Ji Wang with his lips.


    The fragrance of cosmetics, a little wine smell, and a strong peach fragrance. Qi Boyan actually drank wine, didn¡¯t he hate wine the most? Ji Wang lost his mind for a moment. Then, Qi Boyan pried his lips apart and stormed in.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s kiss was the same as him, fierce and provocative. He tangled his tongue, sucked his lower lip, and occupied every part of his mouth, including the most sensitive, itchy upper palate.


    Ji Wang was forced to raise his head and receive this irresistible kiss. His hand pushed hard on Qi Boyan¡¯s shoulder, but he didn¡¯t understand why this person still had the strength to hold him tightly in his arms after a two hour concert.


    Gradually, a blush appeared on his face just because he was surrounded by Qi Boyan''s pheromones.


    How could an alpha seduce another alpha with their own pheromones? This was because Qi Boyan wrapped Ji Wang with his pheromones over and over again during his happiest moments. This was a domesticated reaction.


    Qi Boyan¡¯s lips left his and there was a slight wet sound that made people blush. The lipstick on the other¡¯s lips had completely disappeared; maybe Ji Wang ate it, or maybe it was himself.


    Ji Wang¡¯s eyes were slightly red, Qi Boyan¡¯s favorite color. His fingers slid along Ji Wang¡¯s cheek and finally stuffed into Ji Wang¡¯s mouth, carelessly playing with the other person¡¯s tongue, ¡°Don¡¯t even think about biting. The blood will flow into your mouth, and in the end it won¡¯t be me who¡¯s in a rut.¡±


    Ji Wang¡¯s teeth just wanted to apply force, but he was stopped by Qi Boyan¡¯s words. He could only reluctantly let his mouth be played with by Qi Boyan.


    After a while, Qi Boyan contentedly pulled out of his mouth, as if he¡¯d confirmed his territory. He slipped his wet fingers down and held Ji Wang¡¯s waist, but didn¡¯t do anything that went too far.


    Qi Boyan, ¡°Your mouth is better for kissing than talking.¡±


    He didn¡¯t know what Qi Boyan thought of when he said again, ¡°Or sucking..¡± Before he finished speaking, he was punched in the stomach by Ji Wang.


    This time it was using real strength. Qi Boyan bent over and coughed several times.


    Ji Wang pushed him away and tried to use the back of his hand to wipe the wetness from the corner of his mouth. "If you provoke me again, the next time I punch you won¡¯t be in the stomach.¡±


    Qi Boyan clutched his waist and still didn¡¯t get up, as if he was in great pain. At first, Ji Wang felt happy, but later he became a little nervous. ¡°Stop playing dead.¡±


    Qi Boyan raised a pale face. "You leave."


    After speaking, he clutched his stomach as if his interest had come to an end and stumbled back to his seat. How could Ji Wang leave, even if he really wanted to?


    Qi Boyan braced his hand on the table and forcefully swept the makeup off. ¡°Get out of here!¡±


    Things crashed to the ground, making a lot of noise.


    Ji Wang sarcastically said, "Why, don''t want to pretend anymore?"


    Qi Boyan didn''t answer. Instead, after a period of heavy breathing, he knelt down on his knees and fell to the ground.


    Ji Wang was alarmed. He hesitated for a few seconds, then stepped forward and turned him over. When he looked at his face again, it was already faintly blue; he¡¯d passed out.


    Li Feng outside the door heard the activity and couldn''t help but knock on the door, "Master Qi, are you alright?"


    Ji Wang shouted, "Quickly come in!"


    At this, Li Feng finally opened the door and went in. As soon as he saw Qi Boyan unconscious on the ground, his face immediately changed. He closed and locked the door and hurried to the two of them. "What happened?"


    Ji Wang panicked, "I punched him in the stomach and then he passed out."


    When Li Feng heard these words, his eyebrows suddenly wrinkled. "Master Qi has a bad stomach and he drank a little wine today. It was already a little painful when he went on stage."


    Ji Wang''s hands trembled. "Send, send to the hospital, hurry up..."


    Just as the two of them were talking, Qi Boyan opened his eyes and woke up after a brief period of unconsciousness. ¡°Don¡¯t go to the hospital.¡±


    Ji Wang looked down at him. Qi Boyan struggled to get out of Ji Wang¡¯s arms and said to Li Feng, "Give me painkillers."


    Li Feng said, ¡°We should still contact Dr. Chen to come over here.¡±


    Qi Boyan lost his patience, ¡°I said¡­¡± Before he could speak, Ji Wang covered his mouth. He raised his eyes in astonishment and Ji Wang said to Li Feng, ¡°The road must be blocked after the concert. He has a stomach ache this bad, he should go to the hospital.¡±


    However, Li Feng didn¡¯t agree with Ji Wang¡¯s words and hesitated for a while. ¡°To be safe, it¡¯s better to go to Dr. Chen¡¯s private hospital. Otherwise, if we¡¯re photographed by the paparazzi, it won¡¯t be good.¡±


    Qi Boyan was angry when he saw that neither of them were paying attention to him. ¡°I said to give me painkillers, not to go to the hospital! Didn¡¯t you two hear me?¡±


    Ji Wang lowered his head and gave Qi Boyan a hard look. "Don''t be noisy!"


    Qi Boyan was stunned by the scolding. Li Feng next to him wanted to laugh even though it was such an inappropriate time. He never thought the tyrannical Qi Boyan would also experience such a day.

 CH 27

    The outward appearance of Dr. Chen¡¯s hospital didn¡¯t look like a hospital, mainly to be covert. Otherwise, a celebrity entering and leaving the hospital for a minor illness or pain would be written by the paparazzi as having an abortion or miscarriage or tumorous cancer.


    Li Feng explained to Ji Wang in the car that Dr. Chen was the personal physician of many artists in the industry. He was confidential, cautious, and had superb medical skills.


    Qi Boyan had already taken a painkiller, as he wished, and huddled listlessly in the corner of the car. Even the seat belt was fastened by Ji Wang.


    Ever since Ji Wang entered the car, his face was cold and he didn¡¯t speak. Li Feng made small talk for a long time, and although Ji Wang politely responded, the atmosphere didn¡¯t improve.


    The drive was half an hour, quiet all the way. When they arrived at the hospital, Dr. Chen and two nurses greeted them at the door. A wheelchair was arranged in case Qi Boyan couldn¡¯t move because of the pain.


    Qi Boyan got out of the car and his face darkened when he saw the wheelchair, "I won¡¯t sit."


    Ji Wang didn¡¯t say a word. He directly acted, pressing the sick and discontent Qi Boyan into the wheelchair. Then he said to the surprised Dr. Chen, ¡°We¡¯ve inconvenienced you, please quickly send him in.¡±


    Dr. Chen nodded and the two nurses pushed Qi Boyan away. Ji Wang followed, and Dr. Chen politely asked, "Who are you?"


    Ji Wang casually replied, "Mr. Qi''s bodyguard."


    Qi Boyan, who was sitting in the wheelchair, laughed, but because of his stomach muscle¡¯s contractions, had to stop halfway through his laughter.


    When he arrived inside the hospital, the equipment was complete and there were many items to be inspected, so Ji Wang was relieved. He was afraid that for the sake of privacy, Qi Boyan didn¡¯t even want his life.


    After a series of exams, which took a long time, it was finally determined that it was a gastric hemorrhage. There was a high probability that it was due to his body¡¯s poor condition, plus Ji Wang¡¯s punch just managed to hit his stomach, so the resulting external pressure caused bleeding in the stomach.


    Li Feng had been on the phone with the company the whole time. He came over with an embarrassed expression and said to Qi Boyan, ¡°Master Qi, there is an advertisement shoot tomorrow. The company¡¯s opinion is to delay the flight by five hours, and we will go to the airport at 11 o''clock tomorrow. "


    Ji Wang was alarmed. ¡°He¡¯s already bleeding from his stomach, how can he take a plane!¡±


    Li Feng whispered, "There is no other option."


    Qi Boyan held down Ji Wang¡¯s shoulder and said to Li Feng, ¡°Go and ask Dr. Chen if there are any emergency solutions.¡±


    Dr. Chen arrived shortly after. ¡°Mr. Qi, it¡¯s better for you to stay in the hospital for observation to see if the bleeding is serious.¡±


    Qi Boyan said, "Sorry, I still have things scheduled tomorrow."


    Dr. Chen had no choice but to say, "Then you can only take injections and medicines. You should pay attention to your physical condition in the next few days. If you¡¯re still in pain or have other symptoms, you have to immediately go to the hospital for an exam."


    Qi Boyan nodded and agreed to the arrangement. Dr. Chen went down and called the nurse to give Qi Boyan an IV.


    Ji Wang¡¯s body was frozen. He¡¯d beaten Qi Boyan into this state, but how could an alpha fall down because of someone else¡¯s punch? To what degree was Qi Boyan¡¯s body destroyed right now?


    You obviously don''t like to drink alcohol, so why drink!


    He had a lot to say and ask, but before he opened his mouth, the nurse came in and skillfully inserted the IV drip. After the nurse left, Ji Wang disapprovingly said, ¡°Is your company crazy about money?¡±


    Qi Boyan leaned against the hospital bed, his face still bad, ¡°Gege, don¡¯t make me laugh, my stomach hurts.¡±


    Ji Wang coldly said, ¡°Who¡¯s making you laugh? Their artist is in this condition and they¡¯re still thinking about rushing to the schedule!¡±


    Qi Boyan put the hand without the IV needle behind his head, ¡°There¡¯s no other way, I¡¯ve signed the contract. There¡¯s only one year left, and it¡¯s still 100 million.¡±


    Ji Wang was speechless, ¡°Other than you, does no one in your company make money?!¡±


    Qi Boyan seriously replied, ¡°They make money, but only I am the most profitable. To be accurate, it should be that I¡¯m the craziest about money.¡±


    ¡°Since you aren¡¯t in good health, why drink?¡± Ji Wang didn¡¯t stop his questioning.


    Qi Boyan sighed and turned over to lay on his side, facing Ji Wang, even if this position made his stomach feel sick.


    He stuck his hand in front of Ji Wang. "Gege, my hand is a little cold."


    Infusions cause the temperature of a hand to drop, but not this quickly. Ji Wang knew this man was lying, but still unconsciously held his hand.


    The fingers were warm and delicate, and the fingertips had thin calluses left from playing musical instruments. It was their first time holding hands since they¡¯d been reunited.


    Qi Boyan closed his eyes, looking tired and like he wanted to sleep. Ji Wang didn¡¯t dare to move. He just sat with Qi Boyan for a while, until his phone vibrated.


    Taking out the phone, the caller ID showed ¡®Ren Ran¡¯. He hadn¡¯t contacted him in so many days, and the first time he called was during such a special situation. Ji Wang didn¡¯t know whether to answer, and soon Qi Boyan opened his eyes, ¡°Who¡¯s calling?¡±


    Ji Wang wanted to let go of Qi Boyan¡¯s hand to leave and answer the call, but was caught by Qi Boyan, ¡°Answer it here.¡±


    If it was before, Ji Wang definitely wouldn¡¯t have heeded this kind of request. But now, he¡¯d sent Qi Boyan to the hospital with one punch and couldn¡¯t refuse, so he answered.


    As soon as the call connected, Ji Wang greeted him without saying his name.


    Ren Ran asked where he was and if he wanted to come out for a drink.


    Ji Wang glanced at Qi Boyan and said, "I won¡¯t go out, I don¡¯t have time.¡±


    Ren Ran said in an odd voice, "Still busy so late? Song Ge said that you asked for leave these few days, didn''t you?"


    Song Ge, this traitor, wholeheartedly wanted the two of them to reconcile and leaked his itinerary.


    Ji Wang casually found an excuse, "It''s for work, let''s meet up next time."


    Ren Ran agreed and Ji Wang breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to hang up, he heard Qi Boyan say, "Who''s calling?"


    Probably because the surroundings were so quiet and Ji Wang¡¯s phone reception was very good, Ren Ran heard it and also asked, ¡°Who¡¯s next to you?¡±


    These two people, maybe because Ji Wang¡¯s expression looked different, but Qi Boyan sat up. The hand with the IV needle inserted in it pretended to move, and when Ji Wang panicked and held his hand, he let down his guard. Qi Boyan snatched Ji Wang¡¯s phone away and looked at the caller ID on the screen. Qi Boyan sneered, ¡°I wondered why you lied, so it¡¯s him.¡±


    Qi Boyan pressed the phone to his ear, "He''s here with me, he''s very busy. He doesn''t have time to pay attention to you."


    Ji Wang was about to grab the phone, but was pushed away by Qi Boyan. Because the movement was too big, blood flowed back into the infusion tube, and Ji Wang instantly stopped moving.


    He could only watch Qi Boyan arrogantly say to the phone, "You can''t recognize my voice?"


    "Ren Ran, you really haven''t made any progress after being away for so long."


    ¡°The warning six years ago didn¡¯t teach you your lesson?¡±


    Hearing this, Ji Wang couldn''t help but say, "I¡¯ll say it again, give me the phone."


    Qi Boyan angrily looked at Ji Wang and finally slowly returned the phone.


    Ji Wang picked up the phone and Ren Ran''s indignant voice came from the receiver, "Don''t think you can threaten me! I''m not afraid of anything!"


    He interrupted at the right moment, "Let''s talk about it next time, Ren Ran, I''ll hang up first."


    Ren Ran was stunned, "Where are you! You and Qi Boyan are together? What are you thinking! Didn''t you hear what he said just now? He threatened me!"


    Ji Wang still said, "I''m sorry."


    Ren Ran angrily hung up the phone. Ji Wang indifferently turned to look at Qi Boyan, ¡°What lesson from six years ago?¡±


    Qi Boyan was already lying back on the bed, and said a little irritably, ¡°What do you think!¡±


    Ji Wang tightly clenched his phone, the veins on the back of his hand exposed, ¡°Why, do you want to mark him again? Qi Boyan, how can you act like this!¡±