Like a clown
In early July, the midday sun was extremely scorching. The shade of the locust tree could not block the sunlight, which was reflected in mottled light and dark on the ground. The sap that flowed down stuck to the ground and was difficult to wipe off, causing passers-by to swear under their breath.
Zou Yuqing broke out in a sweat just a few steps out of the house. The sticky clothes on his back made him feel a little irritated, and the feeling that the soles of his shoes were stuck made him sigh repeatedly, and he felt that he was not doing anything well.
After passing through three residential areas, he entered a chain supermarket. He greeted the cashier and the store manager, then went into the locker room, changed into his work clothes, and began his workday. It was summer vacation, and he needed a part-time job to supplement his family income. Being close to home made commuting easy, and it also made it convenient for him to go home and take care of his mother during his downtime.
"Xiao Zou, a batch of goods arrived this morning. You just need to stock up the shelves." After changing into his clothes and coming out, the store manager looked at him with a smile. "By the way, Xiao Zou, you'll be a senior at the start of this school year, right? You're not young anymore, you can have a relationship. I have a niece who's a freshman this year. She's an omega and would be a good match for you. You two could meet!"
When the weather gets hot, fewer people come to the supermarket. Whenever there are not many customers in the store, the store manager always pulls him aside to chat with him. She is a middle-aged beta woman, and her favorite thing to do is to introduce him to someone.
Zou Yuqing smiled awkwardly, took out daily necessities from the box and put them in order while saying, "Aunt Zhang, you know the situation of my family. Dating with me will only waste the girl's time. Forget it." After that, he began to replenish the goods according to the brand.
The store manager thought about it and sighed with some regret, "Things will eventually get better. How is your mother doing recently?"
Will it be okay? Zou Yuqing didn’t know. He only knew that his life was a mess, a dwindling existence devoid of dignity.
"It's still the same." He replied softly, thinking of his mother who was moody and had changeable emotions.
"Ah, you've worked hard, Xiao Zou. You haven't even graduated yet." The store manager shook his head, but didn't seem to give up on introducing his niece to this tall, handsome, independent, and high-quality Alpha. "Actually, it's okay. You can add my niece on WeChat and chat first. Here, this is my niece's QR code. Just scan it and add her as a friend first. It's okay!"
Unable to dissuade the kind-hearted store manager, Zou Yuqing had to take out his mobile phone from his pocket. Just as he was about to click on the scan button, an incoming call notification popped up on the screen.
He didn't note his name, but he was already familiar with the number. After apologetically saying hello to the store manager, he walked out of the supermarket and answered the phone.
"We..."
"Zou Yuqing, come to the old place tonight to help me deal with something. I will transfer 50,000 yuan to you after it is done." Before he finished "hello", the person on the other end started talking to himself and hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.
Fifty thousand yuan? Zou Yuqing was stunned. In the past, the man would only give him ten thousand yuan at most, and at most he would get beaten up. Fifty thousand this time? How tricky must this matter be? He suddenly felt a little panicked, but he was also attracted by the amount.
See, that was rotten enough. Just because he was paid a little more, even if he knew nothing, he would do it. It wasn't just because of the money; he couldn't resist that person's orders. He thought, for the rest of his life, he would be shrouded in that person's shadow, unable to breathe.
After returning to the supermarket, Zou Yuqing embarrassedly asked for leave from the store manager. After working for three hours, he went home and changed into a slightly more decent set of clothes. After all, the place he was going to tonight was very high-end and was frequented by rich people. The first time he went there, he was stopped wearing a slightly yellowed white T-shirt. He still can't forget the way those well-dressed passers-by looked at him, full of laughter and sarcasm.
He stood in front of the broken mirror and looked at himself. The person in the mirror had no expression on his face. He looked much more energetic than before because he had just shaved his hair two days ago. As an Alpha, he had good physical fitness and had built up a thin body of muscles from doing physical work frequently, so he was more resistant to blows.
He tore off the original suppression patch and put on a brand new one, covering up the pheromones tightly. Then he made a bowl of noodles for his mother. "Mom, I put the noodles on the table. Remember to eat it. I have to go out for something first and will be back after I finish it."
The woman sitting on the sofa did not respond. She still kept her head down, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Then I'll go first. Leave the noodles there when you're done. I'll come back and wash the dishes." Zou Yuqing said, and walked out of the house. His mother was like this most of the time, and he was already used to it.
After taking two subways and a bus, he arrived at his "old place" smoothly after an hour and a half. It was a club called "Venery", located in a hidden corner in the city center. The name gave a vague idea of what kind of place it was.
He took a deep breath, prepared to be beaten, and walked into the seemingly unremarkable place. It looked like a bar, but inside the bar there were countless rooms. It was a place where rich Alpha kids reveled, and it was often filled with the cries of weak Omegas.
Here, many Alphas and Omegas don't wear inhibitory patches or barrier sprays, so the indescribable, complex smell of pheromones often wafts through the air, making it nauseating. He hates this place, but he has to come often.
The atmosphere in the club today was unusual. Everyone seemed very nervous, as if some important person was about to arrive. People from several tables gathered together and looked at the door from time to time, and then looked at him from time to time. Zou Yuqing's intuition told him that the man might have really gotten into big trouble this time.
"Um, I want to ask what Zou Yuyang did?" Zou Yuqing asked the bartender at the bar quietly. He was also the person he knew best here. Every time he came, the bartender would tell him about Zou Yuyang's troubles as if he was gossiping. "Did he beat up the Alpha from the big group again?"
The bartender hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said cautiously, "Beating him up is fine, but what he did this time was..."
Before he could finish his words, a group of people suddenly poured into Venery, looking very scary. Soon, the bar area was surrounded by the aggressive pheromones of the Alphas. In an instant, the omegas were forced into estrus, their faces red and they cried out in pain. The Alphas were also bent over by the pheromones and began to "hunt down" the omegas around them indiscriminately.
Zou Yuqing also felt uncomfortable. As an A-level Alpha, his pheromone level was not low, and he was also wearing a suppression patch. However, the release of such a large amount of pheromones made him feel suffocated.
"Who is Zou Yuyang?" The leading man in black asked indifferently. His voice was emotionless and made people feel cold all over.
Sure enough... after hearing Zou Yuyang's words, Zou Yuqing was stunned. He seemed to know why Zou Yuyang offered to give him 50,000 this time, because he might not be able to go back alive.
He saw that almost everyone's fingers were pointing at him, their faces twisted with pain and desire. And the moment he was pointed at, he felt like he was hit on the head with a stick.
The warm liquid immediately flowed down and blurred his eyes. He groaned and tried to struggle to get up and escape, but it was no use. Instead, he crawled on the ground like a clown, becoming the funniest performance of the day.
Then, he saw the leading man in black stretched out his hand, and someone next to him handed him a sack, which was soon put over him.
His vision suddenly disappeared and the dull pain in his head made him tremble. In the end, he was unable to escape and fainted.
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