Chapter 26 Ex-boyfriend's Two or Three Questions: "You and Yan Quan, did you have a temporary contract..."

"Then I'll ask first." Shan Haotian raised an eyebrow and glared at Yan Ceyan defiantly: "How long did you and Yan Quan talk before?"

Is this how you phrase the question?

[The male students at the university really know how to think! They even managed to develop this part in such a way (a sudden realization)]

The puppy says: "I'm not interested in A4's identity or profession... I only care about how long he and Yan Quan talk."

"..." Yan Ceyan frowned almost imperceptibly, his icy gaze seeming to radiate coldness as it brushed against Shan Haotian:

"A year and a half."

"To be precise, it's 567 days."

Yan Quan's reputation as a "sea king" is well-known, and this time has actually taken much longer than the estimated "several months to speed things up"... Shan Haotian's lips twitched involuntarily.

But on the surface, she still feigned an indifferent and nonchalant attitude: "Oh, a year... that's not a long time."

Jealousy got the better of him, and he was actually feeling incredibly sour inside. Shan Haotian, however, forced himself to keep up his composure and managed a sharp retort:

"Then your relationship must be pretty average, nothing special, nothing deep."

After Shan Haotian finished speaking, the camera focused on Yan Ceyan—his sharp eyebrows twitched, and he gritted his teeth and pushed his back of his jaw... a very displeased expression.

Yan Ceyan glanced at Shan Haotian and said indifferently, "This program has only been recorded for three days so far."

What are you all competing for for no reason...?

〖Come on, let me translate the subtext of what my ex-husband said: You and Yan Quan have only known each other for three days, which is less than a fraction of how long I've dated.〗

Holy crap, I really didn't expect that this idiotic time-limited mini-game would actually have a surprisingly delightful side!

[You might be thinking: Saying one thing but doing another, the charm of the Chinese language, only your rival knows where it really hits home]

"I don't think this ex-husband hates her as much as he says. He's staring at Yan Quan with a very aggrieved look."

[This string of numbers has both whole and odd numbers; ex-husband, aren't you being a little too concerned?]

“Then let me continue.” Murong Yuan followed up, his barrage of questions directly addressing the details of their breakup: “Did Yan Quan dump you, or did you dump Yan Quan?”

Upon hearing this question, Yan Ceyan paused again. His molars clenched tightly for a moment before he slowly said:

He broke up with me first.

"Oh—" Murong Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly, turning his head to look at Shan Haotian: This feels good.

You guys are secretly thrilled again...

I'm really fed up with you two comedians. You just have to find some sense of identification with your ex-husband, right?

So it really was Yan Quan who broke up with her first...? Yan, the Casanova, has truly toyed with the prime of so many Alphas' lives!

The two questions asked so far have nothing to do with A4 himself; they're both directed at Yan Quan... Whose segment is this anyway?

[Having an "ex-boyfriend" is like this, especially an ex-boyfriend like Yan Quan, a super succubus.]

"Have you all finished asking? Then it's my turn to ask." Fu Duannian adjusted his glasses, smiled as he stared at Yan Ceyan, and spoke each word clearly.

The tone was casual and light, seemingly insignificant, yet its destructive power was no less than that of an atomic bomb explosion, causing a huge uproar in the online comments section.

Fu Duannian asked, "Did you and Yan Quan ever have a temporary mark?"

Wow, wow, wow, you're playing this high? How dare you ask such a question?

"Fuck, what's the difference between this and directly asking if you've done it before?"

It has to be you artists who are so open about these kinds of topics.

[Is Professor Fu so concerned about temporary markings because he has some kind of virginity complex?]

"I knew it, those squinty-eyed, sassy types are always so shady... but good job!"

[That's still too conservative, Professor Fu. Next time, remember to ask about the lifetime certification (I have high hopes for you)]

[I don't know what you guys are getting so excited about... Shouldn't there be a ton of temporary marks from players like Yan?]

[I've got it. Someone like Yan, that womanizing tentacle monster, must have a very loose private life (disdain)]

[Just a temporary price tag... The price has come down now, if you're lucky you can buy a duck for 2000.]

It would be strange if Yan Quan hadn't been temporarily marked.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock—" The hour hand of the clock on the wall seemed to be stretched very long. After Fu Duannian finished speaking, everyone was stunned in surprise.

A long silence seemed to fall over the atmosphere.

Ji Yao, Shan Haotian, Murong Yuan... they all focused their attention on Yan Quan without prior arrangement.

Yan Quan was lounging lazily against the corner of the sofa, the white answer board resting on her smoothly flowing waistline...

It seems that this problem did not affect Yan Quan at all, or rather... Yan Quan did not care at all.

Just like the conclusion reached by netizens in the comments, 3A1O was now certain that the answer to the question of "whether there was a temporary marker" would be: "Yes."

After all, Yan Quan, the "playboy scumbag," doesn't look like a "pure and innocent" little white flower.

But... things took an unexpected turn.

Under the eager gazes of everyone, Yan Ceyan gently lifted his eyelids and spoke softly:

"Never."

As if to prove something for Yan Quan, Yan Ceyan deliberately stared at the camera lens.

Every word, spoken with conviction, was transmitted via fiber optic cable to the ears of every listener.

"Yan Quan and I are temporarily marked. We haven't been marked before."

"Clatter—" was the sound of a glass splashing on the floor. The glass lemonade pitcher next to Fu Duannian's elbow shattered into pieces.

Even more shocking than the shards of glass was the massive army of online viewers watching the live stream—

Did I hear that right? Did A4 say "not marked"?

So you two talked for a year and a half, just chatting under the covers?

Holy crap... this is way too innocent!

No, this one just can't compare. I'm siding with my ex-husband now; his restrained and patient love is truly admirable.

How could I resist marking this? Being with such a gorgeous omega, and with pheromones playing tricks on me... Ex-husband, you're something else! (thumbs up)

[Damn... so Yan Haiwang seems so adept at seduction... but maybe he's still a virgin who hasn't even been temporarily marked yet?]

Holy crap, this is insane! This unexpected cuteness is just too much! I'm going to eat it all up!

"No, why..." Ji Yao, who was sitting directly opposite Yan Ceyan, murmured, her narrow eyes wide open, a moment of confusion in her bright, beautiful pupils.

Such restrained and tolerant behavior generally seems incomprehensible to habitual hedonists:

"It's just a temporary marker... why not mark it?"

Why...? Yan Ceyan lightly touched his chin and turned his eyes slightly, his expression flickering between light and shadow.

His jaw was suddenly clenched tightly, and Yan Ceyan's lips curled into a slightly mocking smile: "You shouldn't ask me for the answer to this question."

The cold gaze slowly returned to the beautiful omega who was quietly leaning against the corner of the sofa:

“Yan Quan, you were an Alpha back then, weren’t you?”

How can two alphas be labeled?

*Recalling the dividing line, the beginning*

"How can two alphas be marked?!"

A shocking piece of gossip has caused a stir in Nanzhong, with whispers and rumors spreading from the start of morning self-study.

From early morning, a constant buzzing sound filled my ears, severely disturbing Yan Quan, who was catching up on sleep at his desk.

So Yan Quan, somewhat annoyed, leaned on the table and slowly turned his gaze to the "intelligence source dealer":

"What's so important that you're talking about it so enthusiastically?"

After his confrontation with "King Yama" Yan Ceyan, Yan Quan is now quite intimidating in Class A and has earned the respectful title of "Second Brother"... The First Brother is Yan Ceyan.

"It's nothing really..." The two classmates politely shut their mouths abruptly, but their gossipy nature couldn't resist stirring up some interesting gossip.

The two had barely settled down for a few seconds when they started babbling on and on: "So... you know, the two A's from Class B got caught in the bathroom by the headmaster..."

Yan Quan's drowsiness dissipated by half, and he became slightly interested: "What did you catch?"

"Gotcha—" Following the gestures of the two classmates, Yan Quan leaned closer and pricked up his ears to listen:

"They caught the two of them with their school uniforms and shirts off, biting each other's nape glands."

"Tsk, I heard that this gives you a kind of physiological pleasure, similar to temporary marking."

After saying that, the two classmates shook their heads as if they were disgusted: "They're both Alphas, how could they do this kind of homosexual thing?"

"I think these two are starving." The two classmates looked at each other, concluding with extreme sorrow:

"In the entire vast Nanzhongli, there are nothing but Alphas, even the guards' watchdogs are male... The Alpha pheromones floating in the air are probably more concentrated than carbon dioxide."

"I told you so. Going to this shit school, if a young man in his prime doesn't want to become a celibate monk, he can only become a perverted gay AA."

"Moreover, this incident infuriated the old-fashioned head of student affairs, who threatened to expel them both as a warning to others."

"Sigh..." Yan Quan sighed along with them, his tone full of lament for this tragic love story that was not accepted by the world.

"Why would they take such a risk? What are they after?"

"They're planning to..." The two students suddenly lowered their voices mysteriously, "According to one of them, A, it's a meal replacement."

Meal replacement? Yan Quan was now completely wide awake, leaning closer on her arms: "Explain in detail?"

"It's... the one who's pinned down among the two A's... him—"

"What's wrong with him?" Yan Quan asked, even more curious. Her eyes sparkled.

Then... Yan Quan felt the gazes of his two classmates suddenly become intensely focused on him.

"That bottom has pale skin and a bad complexion. He's rather thin, with hardly any muscle, and he speaks in a low voice... The top said that if you don't look at the glands on the back of his neck, you could barely mistake him for an Omega."

"Damn... This is fucking awful..." After the two students finished speaking, they both choked out a low, hoarse curse.

Because they were surprised to find that from this perspective—Yan Quan's skin was very white, like a translucent piece of jade in the morning light, his thin waist seemed boneless, and his body muscles were slender and lean...

Damn... Yan Quan really looks like one of those incredibly beautiful omega beauties from a movie.

"Damn it... I've got it, I've truly, completely understood..."

"Oh no... I'm going to go crazy too."

Suddenly I understand that guy.

"Brother, your mental state is quite advanced!"

“Understand what…” A familiar, deep voice suddenly came from the back door of the classroom.

It was Yan Ceyan, who had mysteriously disappeared for nearly a week after his last abduction. This time, his violent aura was even more pronounced.

Seeing Yan Quan leaning forward to listen to the gossip, his shoulder almost touching someone else's, Yan Ceyan's strong, deep-set brows lowered even more imposingly as he said:

"What secret information requires you to get so close to listen?"

"Ha...nothing...ha." The two classmates immediately fell silent, stiffly turning their heads away and sitting upright in their seats.

Being interrupted halfway through enjoying a piece of gossip is like going to the toilet and realizing you've forgotten the toilet paper, or opening a cup of instant noodles and finding there's no fork... In short, Yan Quan was extremely annoyed.

So Yan Quan raised an eyebrow and stared coldly at Yan Ceyan, her tone quite sharp: "He's been missing for eight days. I thought my deskmate was dead."

"Tsk—" The two classmates, who had turned their backs, secretly exclaimed in their hearts: "Wow, no wonder he's the second brother. He dares to challenge the first brother."

What was even more unexpected was that when the "number one" was so unfriendly inquiring about his "death status," a slight smile actually appeared on his brow:

"You've kept track of the number of days I was gone?"

Yan Quan: ...Is that the point?

"Forget it. I'm not talking to you."

Yan Quan ran her fingers through her long hair along her earlobe, then turned to return to her seat to catch up on her sleep.

But as she turned around, Yan Ceyan suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist...

The cicadas outside the window began to chirp; after the humid Qingming rainy season came the dry and hot summer... Now, a thin layer of sweat floated on Yan Quan's wrist.

Yan Ceyan's gaze followed Yan Quan's slender wrist upwards—

Faint bluish veins and meridians, a porcelain-white translucent texture, and then the beautifully arched shoulder blades...

Above the shoulder blades is the back of the neck... that's where the Alpha's glands should be exposed.

However, Yan Quan's long, light golden hair hung down, covering the back of her neck... like clouds shrouding Mount Wu, deliberately concealing her.

In fact, S-class Alphas have keen hearing, and Yan Ceyan had already overheard the entire gossip discussion between the three of them.

So at this moment, Yan Ceyan inexplicably recalled what that person had said earlier: "If you don't look at the glands at the back of his neck, you can barely consider him an Omega..."

Yan Ceyan's eyes flickered, and he was momentarily lost in thought as he held Yan Quan's wrist: Yan Quan didn't need a meal replacement at all... As long as Yan Quan was willing, Yan Quan was the most beautiful and top-tier omega in the world.

"The temperature today is 35℃."

At that moment, Yan Ceyan gazed at Yan Quan's slightly sweaty earlobes, and finally slowly opened his lips:

"Aren't you hot with such long hair?"

"Nonsense, of course it's hot..." Yan Quan turned her face away and bit her lower lip: "But this is the only way, otherwise I'll be discovered and exposed..."

Seventeen-year-old Yan Quan never had a choice.

*Recollection of the dividing line, the end*

"I was faking my Alpha identity before."

Under the spotlight of the dating reality show's cameras, 24-year-old Yan Quan was finally able to openly express the difficulties she had struggled to articulate in her youth:

"Yan Ceyan, I am actually an Omega, and I have always been an Omega."

Yan Quan's eyes flickered slightly, and after a long pause, she finally spoke: "I lied to you, I'm sorry."

"Ha..." Yan Ceyan let out a short, almost mocking sound.

"Yan Quan, haven't you lied to me enough?"

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Author's Note: Hehe, I'm going to be on the new book's 1000-word list tomorrow (Wednesday), so there won't be an update tomorrow night. I'll update again at 12:30 AM after midnight. [doge emoji with rose in hand]

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