Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Marrying on Behalf

The biting cold wind was howling. The snow this winter was particularly heavy. The snow in the courtyard was already deep, and the places that had just been swept were covered with a thin layer of snow again in a moment.

Fu Xu couldn't help but hold the broom against his chest, put his hands together, put them to his mouth and breathed gently.

"What are you hesitating about?" a boy's sharp voice came from behind. "Can't you see everyone is waiting for you to clear the way? You're not dead yet, why are you pretending here?"

As the words fell, a thin whip made of cowhide with tiny barbs on it appeared, which scratched Fu Xu's hands, which were already frozen red, leaving several bloody marks.

Fu Xu's eyelashes, covered with snowflakes, trembled slightly, and he turned his head with difficulty to look at his mother who was dressed elegantly not far away.

"What are you looking at? Your mother won't feel sorry for you even if you keep looking at her. Be smart and sweep the snow clean. Maybe your mother will look at you." Fu Jiaze cracked the whip a few more times and snorted coldly, "Tomorrow you will marry into the Shen family for me. If I wasn't afraid of you dying, I would make you lick the snow clean for me today." The boy emphasized the word "lick", as if the current situation was already a preferential treatment for Fu Xu.

Fu Xu withdrew his gaze and ignored the insults from Fu Jiaze. He gripped the broom tightly with his stiff fingers and swept the snow on the ground again and again.

What was he expecting just now? Was he expecting his mother to say something on his behalf?

It seemed so. When he returned to the Fu family, he was looking forward to it. He looked forward to being cared for by his mother like other children.

When he knew that Fu Jiaze was going to get married, he was also looking forward to it. He hoped that after Fu Jiaze left, he would be the only child left in the Fu family, and his mother would be able to see him.

He just wanted a little love.

But he didn't expect that Fu Jiaze just wiped away two non-existent tears and made his father and mother decide to let him marry in his place. The reason was that the man from the Shen family was sick and they didn't want Fu Jiaze to suffer.

The Shen family can be said to be an aristocratic family that has the power to control everything, especially the current head of the family, who can be said to be an alpha picked out of thousands. Unfortunately, things in the world are not always as we wish. The head of the family suddenly suffered from a disease called "pheromone disorder". When the disease occurs, he will go crazy uncontrollably. I heard that he has died, which scared many omegas who were sent to him.

In the first few years, he could still maintain most of his consciousness through drug injections, so he did not force the Fu family to marry. Now that his illness has reached the point where he needs a wedding to bring good luck, he has no choice but to force the Fu family to send someone over.

He was brought back just to marry Fu Jiaze.

Yes, he was just a low-quality omega. If the Fu family liked him even a little bit, they would not have thrown him away on the day he was born.

The wind and snow rushed into his nasal cavity and clothes. Fu Xu pulled at his loose sweater, but the cold wind still seeped in through the gaps in the sweater. Fu Xu couldn't help coughing a few times, and a fishy and sweet taste seemed to rise in his throat.

I don’t know how long it took, Fu Xu’s actions were repeated like a robot, and the snow disappeared bit by bit. Fortunately, the weather was good and it didn’t snow anymore, so Fu Xu was able to finish sweeping the huge yard.

"That's it for today. If you die, I'll still have to marry you." Fu Jiaze grabbed Fu Xu's collar and dragged him back to the utility room, throwing him a piece of dried-out bread. "I'm telling you, don't cause any trouble for me when you get back here, or Mother will hate you even more. Do you hear me?"

Fu Xu curled up in a ball against the corner and nodded stiffly.

He has been disappointed for so many years. Even if he gets married, his mother will not even look at him.

He just wanted to live, and was still fantasizing that as long as he survived, he would be able to live a normal life one day.

Maybe alpha and beta can, but omega is just dreaming. In this world where omegas have a low status and account for a large proportion, omegas who are abandoned by their families or husbands can only be forced to give birth and become reproductive machines.

When he was a child, he saw with his own eyes a stray omega being captured. A few months later, the baby ran away again with a long gash in its stomach. Several men in black grabbed him and pulled the fully grown baby out of his stomach, cursing, "What bad luck! It's an omega." Then they kicked the baby directly into a stinking ditch on the side of the road. No one cared until the baby rotted and was disposed of as garbage.

That scene still scares him when he dreams at midnight.

I don’t know what kind of person the head of the Shen family is. Fu Xu chuckled. Anyone who can kill an S-level alpha with bare hands can only be described as brutal. In the past, he was just jumping from one fire pit to another.

But as long as I'm not sent to a maternity home, it won't be worse than it is now.

The cold wind blew in along the broken wall. Fu Xu felt a little feverish and kept coughing. Blood oozed from the corners of his mouth. Fu Xu quickly wiped it off with the inside of his sleeve.

I can’t be seen, otherwise my mother will be angry again.

After an unknown amount of time, Fu Xu's eyelids drooped and he passed out. When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.

"Squeak--" The wooden door was pushed open, making a harsh and distorted sound.

Fu Xu's mother walked in slowly, followed by two servants, who also looked down at Fu Xu.

"The Shen family's people have arrived. Find him some clothes to wear and send them over." Bai Yunting fiddled with the exquisite manicure on her hands, without even glancing at Fu Xu.

It would be better to die outside.

These servants obviously didn't understand Fu Xu's physique very well. Years of malnutrition had made Fu Xu very thin, and even the smallest size shirt became loose on him.

"Let it be. The Shen family is anxious anyway and won't care." Bai Yunting frowned and turned away.

Fu Xu was pushed to the edge of a black car by two servants. The person in the car glanced down at Fu Xu and said coldly, "Get in."

Fu Xu turned around, looked again and again before lowering his eyes and getting into the car.

Civil Affairs Bureau.

"Registering your marriage. If Alpha isn't present, ID photos won't be taken. You'll need to present a letter of authorization." The Beta at the workstation recited the rules, his hands moving constantly as he sketched something on a piece of paper. He then placed it on the table and said, "Sign."

Nowadays, the number of alphas is getting smaller and smaller. I don’t know when it started, but the proportion of omegas in newborns has reached 85%, and alphas may be less than 5% now, and the quality of omega pheromones is also declining.

In order to increase the fertility rate, now as long as an alpha is willing to get married and have children, he or she can complete the registration regardless of any conditions. It is also tacitly allowed to keep many omegas outside, just to increase the probability of an alpha being born a little bit.

Fu Xu took the pen and wrote his name stroke by stroke.

Xu, this is the name the director of the orphanage gave him when he was picked up, hoping that he would have stories to tell and someone to accompany him. Unfortunately... he has no friends around him and no one to talk to.

The assistant took out a folder and handed it to the staff member. After scanning it a few times on the computer, two small red notebooks were obtained.

"We'll keep the marriage certificate for you temporarily." Assistant Zong Yuan put away the marriage certificate, put on his headphones, and took Fu Xu to the car. He then instructed the driver, "Drive faster and deliver this omega."

The car was driving very fast along the way. Fu Xuhuang felt dizzy and his breathing became rapid. The car was in the air conditioner but the windows were not open, so the air was filled with the smell of alpha-hydroxybenzoate mixed with inhibitors, giving him an indescribable feeling of suffocation.

After finally arriving at the destination, Fu Xu was thrown out of the car before he even had time to react.

Looking up, I saw that the entire villa was surrounded by high walls, and the smart lock on the gate showed a face unlocking screen.

"Requesting to activate safe mode." The mechanical butler at the gate suddenly brought up a red dial and a cold, mechanical report came out, "Detected that the concentration of alpha-synuclein is about to reach a critical point!"

Zong Yuan opened the door and pushed Fu Xu in: "Second floor."

It was obvious that this person had no intention of following. Fu Xu took a deep breath, then walked inside with almost stiff legs.

As soon as I stepped into the building, I heard painful roars coming from upstairs.

Chen Louchen smashed the bulletproof glass on the second floor. When he stepped out of the secret room, he met Fu Xu who had just come upstairs. Alpha's face was half beast-like, and dark golden lines flowed under the skin like lava. Fu Xu could clearly see the bulging blue veins on Chen Louchen's neck.

"Get out..." Chen Louchen's sharp claws pierced into the marble pillar, and the splashed gravel brushed against Fu Xu's forehead.

Warm blood slid into the corner of his lips. Fu Xu paused, but continued walking forward.

"Are you the Omega that grandpa found to bring me good luck?" Chen Louchen looked at the figure walking towards him step by step with an expressionless face. The loose clothes blown by the wind revealed his frail figure. His ribs were clearly visible with every breath, as if he would faint in the next second.

Such a weak omega might be frightened to the point of mental disorder in the next second, just like the ones before him.

"Yes." Fu Xu's heart was beating like a drum, and the powerful Alph breath element made it difficult for him to breathe.

"Get out." Chen Louchen's eyes suddenly became sharp, "I don't need any omega."

Chen Louchen's cold voice echoed in the huge space. Fu Xu rubbed his eyes and felt a little cold. It was the kind of cold that made countless ice chips grow wildly from his body and penetrate into every blood vessel.

I don’t know how many times he has been rejected. It seems like he was born to be hated and abandoned, without exception.

Fu Xu wanted to struggle a little longer, and spoke slowly: "Mr. Shen...I."

"Don't make me say it a second time." Chen Louchen's pupils shrank, and he squinted his eyes to look at the terrified expression on Fu Xu's face, then pressed the red button on the wall hard.

Soon, Zong Yuan stood on the stairs a few steps away from them: "Master."

"Take him away." Shen Louchen said coldly.

"yes."

Soon, Fu Xu was brought to the courtyard. Zong Yuan swiped his phone with a serious expression, considering where to send Fu Xu. Now that he had helped the two get the marriage certificate, it was impossible to send him back to the Fu family. The other properties of the patriarch...

Forget it. If the head of the family is contaminated by other people's smell, his condition might become more serious.

Fu Xu stopped and almost knew his fate. He said weakly, "Can I not leave?" It was the first time that Fu Xu faced such a scene. He was inevitably nervous, but he still held on to the last glimmer of hope. He didn't want to be sent to a maternity home. Since he had been abandoned by the Fu family and had nowhere to go, he could only rely on the Shen family if he wanted to survive. Instead of waiting to die, he might as well make a final struggle.

So Fu Xu repeated, "I want to stay, is that okay?"

Yuan Leng said, "You are not a suitable omega. I will contact the nearest fertility clinic and handle the divorce procedures for you."

In fact, before sending the omega over, the old man told the head of the family that this time he was going to be serious, but he didn't expect the head of the family to still refuse so bluntly.

Fu Xu looked up at the second floor. Only a few winding blood vessels could be seen on his pale neck. He said, "Please, can you let me wait?"

He heard that pheromone disorder was not caused by the true will of the body owner when it occurred, so he waited. Even if Chen Louchen told him that he had to leave, he would have done his best.

He didn't want to die like this.

The sky was getting dark and it was about to rain. Zong Yuan thought for a moment and then let go of Fu Xu's hand.

It's obvious that this omega wants to climb up the Shen family, and he seems so determined. So why not let him try? When the time comes, he will naturally cry and beg people to take him away.

The night wind mixed with drizzling raindrops fell on his body. The shirt Fu Xu was wearing was wet and stuck to his body. He could feel the force of every drop of rain falling on him.

The sky was torn apart by a blinding flash of light, followed by a deafening roar.

Fu Xu's shoulders trembled as the thunder fell.

Just be patient, it will be over soon.

Upstairs, Chen Louchen laboriously pushed the last tube of inhibitor into his body before standing up and looking out the window.

It’s spring now... I wonder if he can still see next spring.

Suddenly, a small white dot in the rain caught his attention. The thin figure looked like duckweed floating on the sea, swaying precariously.

"Who is that?" Shen Louchen asked, pressing the intercom device on his wrist.

Zong Yuan replied, "It was the omega who came to get married. He said he didn't want to leave. The people from the fertility clinic will come tomorrow morning to take compulsory measures."

Shen Louchen’s eyes were dark and unclear, and his sharp claws pierced the wall: “Bring him in.”

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