Bonus chapter: A pairing warning!! Lee Hwan-bin x Shen Xiao (The End)
9.
Despite his words, once Shen Xiao saw the three dishes and soup on the table, which looked and smelled delicious, he immediately lost all his anger.
Li Huanbin pulled out a chair for him, then sat down opposite him first, smiling and saying, "Come on, sit down."
Shen Xiao sat down as instructed, picked up his chopsticks, and looked at the steaming white rice in his bowl: "I don't remember there being a rice cooker in this room."
"Yeah, I just stopped at a supermarket on the way and bought it on the spot, so it took a little longer than usual." Li Huanbin smiled. "Didn't you want to eat rice? Although you can cook it in other pots, the taste is never quite the same."
A warm current surged through Shen Xiao's chest. He was indeed hungry, so he stopped being polite and started eating heartily.
Li Huanbin would occasionally send him pictures of the meals he made. Shen Xiao could see them but couldn't eat them, and he even wondered if they were only good to look at but not to taste.
Now that he actually tasted it, he realized it was a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate. He had been craving delicious food every day for the past few days, and now that he finally got his wish, and it was so to his liking, he buried his head and wolfed it down, quickly clearing the table of food and soup.
After finishing his meal and wiping his mouth, Shen Xiao belatedly remembered that Li Huanbin might not have eaten either, and awkwardly asked, "Um... are you hungry? How about I treat you to a French meal?"
Li Huanbin chuckled: "I ate on the plane. Are you full?"
"I'm full." Now that he had eaten and drunk his fill, Shen Xiao was like a satisfied cat, his usual wariness and agitation gone, replaced by gentleness and cuteness. He stood up on his own and quickly cleaned up the dishes.
Li Huanbin sat at the table, showing no intention of helping. He knew his limits and understood that given Shen Xiao's temperament, being an Alpha meant that taking too much care of him would backfire. The best approach was for them to work together, with Shen Xiao cooking and Li Huanbin washing the dishes.
After washing the dishes, Shen Xiao put everything back in the cupboard. Turning his head, he saw Li Huanbin sitting at the table, smiling at him with his chin resting on his hand. Suddenly realizing that the man was still wearing a bathrobe, he subconsciously looked away: "Why haven't you changed your clothes yet!"
"Why do you need to change your clothes?" Li Huanbin stood up slowly and said matter-of-factly, "I'm used to dressing like this at home too."
Is this your home?
Shen Xiao tilted his head, inexplicably afraid to look directly at Li Huanbin. But even though he didn't look, his mind was filled with the man's chest that he had only caught a glimpse of earlier. His head was burning up in waves, and in a daze, he could smell the faint scent of oranges in the air.
Li Huanbin watched with great interest as the young man's ears grew redder and redder. He carefully controlled the amount of his pheromones in the air, afraid of making Shen Xiao uncomfortable, yet also worried that Shen Xiao wouldn't notice.
Like a hunter approaching his prey, he moved closer step by step, while Shen Xiao seemed to realize something and subconsciously retreated until his back hit the wall, at which point this little game of advance and retreat finally came to an end.
The situation was very similar to our meeting in the emergency exit a while ago.
Shen Xiao inexplicably tensed the muscles in his lower back and swallowed. This time, Li Huanbin didn't try to steer the conversation away from the topic. Instead, he raised his hand and gently wrapped his arms around the Alpha youth's waist, pulling him into a tight embrace.
“Shen Xiao,” Li Huanbin turned his head, his lips almost touching Shen Xiao’s ear, “Do you know why I came to find you?”
Shen Xiao felt as if the hot breath on his ear was not blowing on his earlobe, but on the tip of his heart. The man's voice was deliberately deep and his tone was ambiguous and tender. It was more like coaxing him to say the answer himself than asking a question.
Even at this moment, Li Huanbin still seemed completely at ease.
Depend on!
When Shen Xiao's temper flared up, he gritted his teeth, grabbed Li Huanbin's collar with both hands, pulled him down, and kissed Li Huanbin's lips.
His movements were clumsy and he had no experience with kissing; his reckless act was more like a collision than a kiss.
Li Huanbin hissed softly, licked his cut lip, and smiled helplessly: "You didn't even know how to be gentle."
His previous actions had exhausted all of Shen Xiao's courage. Upon hearing this, he blushed and angrily retorted, "This was my first kiss! How amazing could your first kiss be?"
Li Huanbin narrowed his eyes, a hint of obscure emotion flashing in them: "First kiss?"
"Yeah! How come... um..."
Before Shen Xiao could get angry, Li Huanbin lowered his head slightly and kissed him again.
Shen Xiao couldn't refuse, and... didn't want to refuse.
When Li Huanbin finally took pity on him and released him, Shen Xiao's face was red and his neck was thick; he was almost out of breath.
Li Huanbin was overjoyed and didn't hide it. He smiled at Shen Xiao with his eyes crinkling and said, "How was it? My first kiss wasn't bad, was it?"
Shen Xiao was so dizzy from the kisses that he still couldn't help but stubbornly say, "It's... just so-so."
Li Huanbin chuckled softly, looking at the Alpha youth with bright, sparkling eyes in front of him, and couldn't resist kissing him again.
The two had just confessed their feelings to each other, and since they were each other's first love, they lingered in the room for a while before reluctantly parting.
Li Huanbin hadn't changed out of his bathrobe earlier just to tease Shen Xiao. Now that his goal was achieved, he changed his clothes, went downstairs to the lobby, and booked a suite for himself that was closest to Shen Xiao's room.
Shen Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He really thought Li Huanbin was planning to share a room with him. Although he did like Li Huanbin, he wasn't really prepared for that kind of thing between two Alphas...
That evening, no sooner had Li Huanbin left with his suitcase than Shen Xiao picked up his phone and started searching.
How to eliminate pheromone conflict between Alphas?
What preparations should A make before getting together with A?
...
In the World Championship group stage, TWG was placed in Group A, which included several strong teams from foreign regions such as QTG and MYC, all of whom had achieved good results in the World Championship. Therefore, this group was jokingly referred to online as the "group of death".
With four groups and four qualifying spots per group, the number of slots seemed plentiful. However, as time went on, the understanding of the World Championship version changed, and TWG was not familiar with the rhythm of other regions' teams. They made two mistakes and finally entered the knockout stage in third place without any major setbacks.
Normally, Shen Xiao would be the most impulsive, make the most mistakes, and get the most scolding in this situation, but things are different now. Compared to other positions in the team, he is actually in the best condition.
In some cases, he even handled the situation better than Xie Wei.
While pleased, Yu Guangzhou couldn't help but be suspicious. After praising Shen Xiao's meticulous operation during the review, he asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you lately? Are you on steroids?"
Shen Xiao choked, feeling a strange sense of frustration, like a poor student who had performed exceptionally well but was instead questioned: "...This is my normal ability!"
“Very good.” Yu Guangzhou nodded. “It would be even better if you could keep this drive into the knockout stage.”
Shen Xiao said confidently, "Of course it will work!"
After becoming lovers with Li Huanbin, the already boundless pampering became even more outrageous. These past few days, not only have his three meals a day been taken care of, but Li Huanbin also provides one-on-one guidance during training, massages when he's tired, water when he's thirsty, and even fruit and snacks…
Shen Xiao felt that although he wasn't in heaven, he wasn't far off. Over the years, he was bound to be turned into a useless person by Li Huanbin.
But right now, all he does is enjoy himself. With treatment like that, it would be strange if he didn't act fiercely.
Yu Guangzhou didn't know where his blind confidence came from, but having confidence was better than having none, so he said, "Then we'll see how you perform."
After the debriefing meeting ended, Shen Xiao hummed a little tune and skipped into the elevator.
In the conference room, Jiang Yuxin was trembling with fear: "Hiss, Seamy has been acting so strangely these past few days."
Yu Guangzhou was focused on thinking about the tactics for the next knockout match when he heard this, and casually replied, "It is indeed a bit lively."
Seeing that he couldn't be relied on, Jiang Yuxin looked at Xie Wei with renewed hope: "Speaking of which, what happened with Secret last time? Why did he come looking for Seamy?"
Although Xie Wei knew the truth, she wasn't in the mood to say more. She said with a half-smile, "They're probably here to poach people."
"Poaching..." Jiang Yuxin stammered, "The captain personally flew to France to poach people? This... this is too sincere."
He paced back and forth several times, still feeling uneasy. After hesitating for a moment, he finally followed them out of the conference room.
Shen Xiao had just finished using the elevator, and the floor number was still displayed where he had gotten off. Jiang Yuxin glanced at the number and a thought crossed his mind: Shen Xiao doesn't live on this floor either!
He wouldn't actually go looking for someone, would he?
His mind went blank, and he quickly pressed the elevator button and went up to his floor.
As luck would have it, when he got off the elevator, Shen Xiao was still in the corridor, his phone to his ear, seemingly making a call.
Jiang Yuxin hid in the corner, held his breath, and stared intently at the situation over there.
Before long, the door in front of Shen Xiao opened. Shen Xiao looked up and said something with an expression that seemed both angry and annoyed. However, he quickly smiled again, clearly having been coaxed by the person inside the door with a few words.
After he laughed, the person inside reached out and put their arm around his shoulder, pulling him inside. Their intimate posture clearly indicated a very close relationship.
Because of the good angle, Jiang Yuxin was able to catch a glimpse of the person who opened the door, revealing half of their body.
He squinted, and when he saw clearly, he was completely stunned and couldn't move. It wasn't until the door closed again that he finally came to his senses.
Am I hallucinating?
Otherwise, how could he have seen that the person inside the door was Secret, who was still wearing her pajamas?!
Jiang Yuxin returned to the conference room in a daze. He sat blankly on the sofa, his mind completely blank.
After Yu Guangzhou and Xie Wei finished discussing tactics, they stood up. Seeing Jiang Yuxin's appearance, Yu Guangzhou wondered, "What's wrong with you?"
Jiang Yuxin stammered, unable to utter a word for a long time.
Xie Wei noticed something amiss and smiled, "By the way, there's something I wanted to tell you. It's about Seamy..."
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Three months later, in the new season, WOF will be the opening team, facing off against YNG.
Inside the competition tunnel, Li Huanbin calmly straightened his team uniform, glanced at the bright lights outside the tunnel, and smiled at the person behind him: "Are you nervous about playing as a regular member of WOF for the first time?"
Shen Xiao rolled his eyes at him: "What are you so nervous about? Let's go!"
After saying that, he took two quick steps, overtook Li Huanbin, and walked to the front.
Li Huanbin was glared at, but his smile only deepened.
He hummed in response, but his gaze was fixed on the back of the Alpha youth's neck.
Although the collar of his team uniform covered it, the outline of a tooth mark, still bearing bloodstains, was faintly revealed on the back of his neck as he moved.
That was his masterpiece last night.
Seemingly sensing Li Huanbin's gaze, Shen Xiao warily covered the back of his neck, turned around, and said in a deliberately fierce tone, "What are you looking at!"
"It's nothing." Li Huanbin followed Shen Xiao's steps, and when no one was paying attention, he gently turned his head and whispered in Shen Xiao's ear, "I like you."
Shen Xiao's face turned bright red, and he glared angrily at Li Huanbin: What nonsense is this guy spouting in front of so many people and cameras!
After the team introductions were completed and the players took their seats, Li Huanbin had just pulled out his chair when he felt his wrist being lightly gripped from behind. He froze, and just as he was about to turn around, he heard a quick, soft voice say in his ear: "Me too."
Li Huanbin turned his head and happened to see Shen Xiao walking past him, his earlobes red as if dripping blood.
His expression softened instantly.
Li Huanbin never told Shen Xiao that his first love, an Omega, was indeed deliberately seduced by him.
However, her goal from beginning to end was not Omega, but Shen Xiao himself.
God knows how jealous Li Huanbin was when Shen Xiao told him he had someone he liked.
Fortunately, no matter what methods he used, he managed to keep people by his side.
From this day forward, we will never be apart again.
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