Chapter 45
Chapter Forty-Five
After saying a brief goodbye to Shen Xiao and turning off the computer, Xu Ziyan stood up and walked out of the study. She saw Xie Wei leaning against the sofa in the living room, propping her forehead up with her hands and looking down at the documents on her tablet.
It was midday, and the languid winter sunlight streamed into the room through the large French windows. Outside the glass was a vast, gray sky and dark pine trees, while inside, tiny dust particles could be faintly seen dancing in the air.
The pale golden light wasn't dazzling, softly enveloping the young and handsome Alpha. His long, narrow, almond-shaped eyes were casually lowered, tiny glimmers of light trembling on his eyelashes. He had light-colored, thin lips, a well-defined chin, and the top two buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing his beautifully shaped collarbone. Below his strong, muscular waist, a pair of long legs were casually crossed, his posture languid and relaxed, yet exuding a blush-inducing sensuality.
Noticing the gaze, Alpha looked up and glanced in their direction, a smile immediately appearing on his lips.
Xie Wei put down her tablet, sat up straight, and patted the seat next to her: "Come here."
Xu Ziyan swallowed and obediently stepped forward.
It has been a while since Xie Wei accepted his confession, but Xu Ziyan still often finds it hard to believe whenever he sees Xie Wei.
The person I admired for so long, the one I thought was unattainable, actually became my Alpha.
Gentle, considerate, and strong. She almost perfectly fulfilled all his secret fantasies about his future partner.
When Xu Ziyan walked up to Xie Wei, he smelled a faint scent of alcohol mixed with the very familiar lemon-mint pheromones, which was somewhat novel.
The man grabbed his hand and pulled him down, causing Xu Ziyan to fall onto the sofa without any resistance.
Xie Wei asked in a low voice, "Did you not eat well just now?"
Xu Ziyan paused for a moment, not wanting Xie Wei to worry, and mumbled, "It's alright."
Xie Wei scoffed: "Alright, I can't even eat in front of them, let alone you? ... Bringing you back was too rushed, and many things weren't arranged properly. It's my fault."
"Today is just them; there will be even more people during the New Year's visits." The Xie family is large and prosperous, and during holidays, the number of people visiting is endless. In addition to relatives from other branches of the family, there are also business partners from the market who come to give gifts and maintain relationships. Dealing with them is really tiring and exhausting.
Xu Ziyan quickly replied, "It's alright, you go ahead with your work, I'm fine."
Xie Wei seemed amused by him and smiled, "Do you really think I'll just leave you alone? ... I'll just have them stay for lunch today. No outsiders will be at home until New Year's Day. It will be a bit troublesome to visit relatives and friends in the days following New Year, but it's not a big deal."
As she spoke, Xie Wei picked up the tablet again, tapped it twice, and handed it to Xu Ziyan: "Take a look, what do you think?"
Xu Ziyan looked in the direction of the screen and found that it showed a hot spring resort.
In the photo, a pool of clear spring water, steaming white, is surrounded by granite. Beyond the yellowed bamboo railing, in the distance, there are continuous snow-white mountains, covered in silver, with crystal-clear cedars and a vast sky. The view and scenery are excellent.
Soaking in a hot spring in such a place must be a wonderful and refreshing experience.
Xu Ziyan said honestly, "This place is so beautiful."
Xie Wei smiled and said, "It's a place my friend owns. We'll go there together for a couple of days after the New Year."
Xu Ziyan was intrigued, but he hesitated and asked, "Is it okay?"
Xie Wei said, "Why not? I've been busy with all sorts of messy things in recent years, so this year I can take a break and relax for a couple of days."
After saying that, he glanced at Xu Ziyan and asked with a half-smile, "Are you going or not?"
Is that even a question?
"go!"
Xie Wei smiled and ruffled the young man's hair. After thinking for a moment, she added, "I have to go to the company with my parents this afternoon. I'll pick you up for dinner tonight. I'll have my aunt bring you some food later so you can have something to eat."
Xu Ziyan was still immersed in the excitement of her upcoming trip with her lover, so she was naturally delighted to hear this.
The two snuggled on the sofa for a while, and Xie Wei also sobered up. Not long after, there was a knock on the door, so he straightened his clothes and left in a hurry.
The room fell silent again, but Xu Ziyan, filled with anticipation, didn't feel bored at all.
He hummed a song as he returned to his study, sat down, and casually picked up his phone from the desk to take a look.
In just a short while, he received quite a few messages on Line.
[KK: My brother told me you went home with Captain Xie? That's great, things are progressing really fast!]
Xu Ziyan replied: No, I had nowhere to go for the Spring Festival this year, and the team leader kindly took me in.
[KK: Come on, what kind of relationship do you guys have? Haha, I'm going to Xie's house with my brother in a couple of days, remember to welcome me.]
Xu Ziyan replied: Of course.
The next one comes from Shen Xiao.
[Seamy: ...Sigh, I never thought you and the captain would get to the point of meeting each other's parents, while I'm still a single dog who's never been in a relationship. It's quite poignant.]
This message was sent just after Xu Ziyan left. The next message came about three minutes later.
[Seamy: Damn it, I shouldn't have said that jerk had any redeeming qualities! I take it back!!! Damn it, can't he just stay away from me?]
Three huge exclamation marks were very eye-catching on the screen.
The third message, which was sent after a longer interval, was a screenshot.
Xu Ziyan clicked on it and saw that the screenshot showed a brilliant MVP record with the words "six consecutive wins", which was very eye-catching.
He noticed with his sharp eyes that in the team behind the screenshot, Seamy and Secret's IDs were closely arranged together.
...He was so indignant before, but in the end he still ended up with the group. I don't know how Secret managed to coax this firecracker.
Xu Ziyan seemed to see Shen Jingze Xiao squatting on the ground, holding a bowl, eating and saying, "It's so delicious!"
He suppressed a laugh and replied: "6, no wonder you're called the 'Sword God'."
While they were still in line, Shen Xiao quickly replied smugly: Of course!
The last message was from an ID he had never seen before.
[Jiang: Hi Ice, this is Jiang Yuxin, manager of TWG. I've been traveling for work for a while and haven't been back to the base. I officially resumed work after the Lunar New Year and thought I'd say hello. Please feel free to contact me if you need anything or need any applications.]
Xu Ziyan remembered that Qu Qingyue had mentioned this person to her before, and quickly replied: Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work.
Jiang: Of course, of course.
After replying to the message and playing a ranked game, I heard someone knocking on the door from the outside.
Remembering that Xie Wei had said before leaving that she would have someone bring food to her room, Xu Ziyan had no doubts and went to open the door.
However, standing outside was not a servant pushing a food cart, but a strange, tall Alpha.
Xu Ziyan was stunned for a moment before she remembered who the person in front of her was—one of Xie Wei's cousins, who had been staring at her a lot in the living room and at the dining table.
I remember... his name was Guo Ran?
That's strange, didn't he go to the company with us?
Xu Ziyan frowned, about to ask him what he wanted, but before she could speak, she smelled an overwhelming, almost pungent, rose fragrance, mixed with Alpha pheromones, that assaulted her.
As if struck by a heavy hammer, Xu Ziyan's face suddenly turned extremely pale. He staggered back a few steps, his eyes wide: "You...you're in your vulnerable period?!"
Guo Ran looked at the fair-skinned, beautiful Omega in front of him, a slow smile curving his lips. He walked forward unhurriedly: "Yes, is there a problem?"
Her tone was so matter-of-fact that she seemed completely oblivious to the fact that she was in her vulnerable period and approaching her cousin's Omega was wrong.
As Guo Ran approached, Xu Ziyan could only back away.
Alpha pheromones naturally possess a captivating and controlling quality over Omegas, especially when Alphas are in their most vulnerable period.
Looking at Xu Ziyan, Guo Ran already felt that she was his for the taking, so he smiled and said, "I thought you were very beautiful the first time I saw you."
“What’s so good about following Xie Wei? He’s like a rock. I’m different. I’ll be very gentle with you.”
He was certain that under the influence of his own sensitive period, the Omega in front of him had no ability to resist, so he reached out and casually touched the young man's face, which was flushed abnormally.
Unexpectedly, the person in front of him suddenly changed his expression, and then a strong wind came from the side. Guo Ran was caught off guard and was punched in the eye socket by Xu Ziyan.
"Ah!!" Guo Ran cried out in pain, covering his eyes and glaring fiercely at Xu Ziyan: "Damn it... what are you pretending for! Weren't you trying to seduce me at the dinner table? Now what are you pretending to be, a virtuous woman? Damn it, Omegas are born to be slaves to Alphas. I just gave you a little face, and you think you're something else!"
seduce?
A chill and aggression rose in Xu Ziyan's heart. He laughed and said clearly, word by word, "Bullshit."
Enraged, Guo Ran abandoned all restraint and threw a punch at her.
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Inside the company, Xie Wei was attending the routine year-end work report meeting in the conference room on the top floor with his parents and Xie Linchun.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Guo Lin, sitting not far from him, was covered in cold sweat, looking flustered and unable to sit still. Curious, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Wei's words drew everyone's attention to Guo Lin.
Xie Linchun, who doted on her child, noticed Guo Lin's unusual condition and quickly asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Sigh, your brother is also feeling unwell. I should have told you both to stay at the Xie family's house to rest..."
"...No."
"What?" Xie Linchun didn't hear clearly and turned his ear away.
"No, that's not it." Guo Lin finally couldn't suppress the guilt in his heart. "Guo Ran, he... he's not feeling unwell at all!"
"He's in his most vulnerable period!"
The crowd erupted in uproar.
Xie Wei suddenly stood up, and the chair beneath him made a loud bang.
His expression changed drastically: "Xu Ziyan is still at home."
Without saying a word, Xie's mother stood up and waved away the other irrelevant people. These people were all senior executives of the company, and she was not worried that they would talk about something that could damage the company's reputation.
She immediately said, "Let's go home right away. Where's Uncle Yan? Give him a call—"
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Wei had already rushed out of the conference room.
Mother Xie sighed, her piercing gaze turning to Xie Linchun and his mother.
Guo Lin knew that Guo Ran was susceptible to illness, but he kept it a secret. Clearly, the two brothers had been plotting this all along.
Everyone knows what will happen when an Omega meets an Alpha in their most vulnerable period.
Although Xie Linchun was jealous of his mother, he still had his brains. In a fit of rage, he slapped Guo Lin hard across the face: "You bastard!"
Mother Xie suddenly remembered the scene when she came home and saw Father Xie and that Omega entangled in a mess. She closed her eyes and said, "Hurry up and follow them."
Otherwise, Xie Weizhen might do something irreversible.
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