Chapter 15 015 Is beta useful?
"Where are the Lanhui people?"
Lan Xi walked straight to the bar. The bartender, Alpha, was Lan Hui's good friend and stayed at the bar, where Lan Hui had a room to hide. He had been out for several nights, and with no way to contact him, the first place Lan Xi thought of was this bar.
In the past, bartenders didn’t dare to cause trouble and would tip her off immediately.
"Boss Lan," the bartender whispered mysteriously, leaning over. "He really has something important to tell you this time. He's upstairs, so go ask him."
"He always has something important to do." Lan Xi thought to herself, even if Lan Hui was upset while playing a game, he would move in and call it "bad feng shui."
She was about to go upstairs when she suddenly remembered that Liang Qing was following behind her.
The blaring music filled Liang Qing's ears as he carefully made his way through the crowd of elegantly dressed people. Liang Qing had never been to a bar before, and only around Lan Xi could he act more naturally. She was the only person he knew in the room.
"Assistant Liang," she turned around suddenly, "Wait here for me. I'll go upstairs to find Lan Hui."
The only person I knew was leaving.
In the blue-purple light, he looked at Lan Xi's furrowed brows and responded. It was someone else's private matter, and it was indeed inconvenient for outsiders to be present.
Lan Xi was initially a bit worried, but her concerns vanished upon seeing Liang Qing's calm expression. She had no reason to worry. Liang Qing was already a mature adult. Lan Hui, the immature adult, was the one who should be given proper supervision.
She took a few steps up the stairs, found Lan Hui's room in the corridor, raised her hand and knocked on the door: "Lan Hui."
Lan Hui, who opened the door, had stubble on his chin. On the carpet behind him were piles of unknown wood blocks, cardboards, and colorful paints. It was a mess, as if it had just been dug out of a factory's garbage dump.
"I'm very busy," he opened the door and turned to walk inside, "don't disturb me."
"No matter how busy you are, you must not fail to reply to our messages. Your father is very worried about you."
Lan Hui smiled and said, "How could someone not reply to messages no matter how busy they are?"
There is a hidden meaning.
"Another cold war with Shen Su?" Lan Xi was accustomed to this.
"Not really," Lan Hui squatted on the ground fiddling with the wood, and said proudly, "I ignored her this time. Just wait and see, if she finds her way here in a few days, I will..."
"What can you do?"
"I'll get down on my knees and propose!"
Lan Xi's eyes darkened. She couldn't understand Lan Hui's train of thought. She wondered how Chen Su would feel when he came to her house and was about to slap her but was given a ring instead.
"Sister, you have to keep it a secret, okay? You all sided with Chen Su, so I didn't tell you," Lan Hui emphasized seriously, "If you have nothing else to do, then leave. I have to continue with my handicrafts."
"Back off, you head!"
Lan Xi knocked him hard on the forehead and said, "Send a message to father right now, or I'll send someone to carry you back."
"Sister," Lan Hui was hit, raised his head and discussed with her seriously, "I have a family now, can you please not use violence?"
He finally sent a message saying he was safe.
There was a finished table on the ground with wooden blocks forming the pillars. Lan Xi guessed that he wanted to build a small pavilion.
"What are you going to make?" she asked curiously.
"Tsk, you don't understand."
Lan Hui picked up the brush, dipped it in paint, and continued with the unfinished part. "This is a location in the game, where Chen Su and I first met."
"You remember all this?"
Lan Xi thought that if it were her, she probably wouldn't even remember what they said when they first met. It really is better to watch others fall in love.
"Of course I remember!" Lan Hui couldn't stop talking when he mentioned this. "She almost killed me in an instant... Luckily, my teammates saved me in time."
"Then?"
"She chased me down and killed me in one second." Lan Hui said proudly, "Why didn't she kill anyone else but me? It proves that she had noticed me a long time ago, huh."
"At that time, I was not convinced and booked a room to meet her..."
"?"
Lan Xi's phone was down for a few seconds. "Is it so open?"
“…I’m really impressed by you.”
Lan Hui was stunned for a long time before she realized what she had misunderstood. She had to explain: "It's a custom room for one-on-one duels in the game."
"You were beaten into falling in love?"
It was rare for him to bring it up. Lan Xi had always thought he and Shen Su were just playing a sweet duo in the game. After listening for a while, Lan Hui repeatedly provoked and was repeatedly abused, and then this guy was happy. When he found out that the person on the other side was a sweet omega girl, he was even happier.
After chatting for a while, they found out that the other person was a few years older than him. Lan Hui was completely smitten.
"I've talked so much about this, about sincerity for sincerity, it's time for you to talk too." Lan Hui suddenly changed the subject, "How are you getting along with that omega from the Jiang family?"
Lan Xi also wanted to tell a heart-wrenching love story, but unfortunately she didn't have one.
"We've only been dating for two days, what progress can there be?" She shook her head. "There's nothing much to say."
"Is this true?"
Lan Hui clearly didn't believe it. "He likes you very much, but he hasn't made any move?"
“I didn’t feel it much.”
"No way," Lan Hui said seriously, "You didn't seize the opportunity at all? Don't tell me you didn't even hold someone's hand."
Lan Xi: “…”
Not really.
Suddenly, the young man's hand appeared in front of my eyes, pinching the cat's furry paw from time to time. The joints were distinct, and the smoothly trimmed nails showed a light pink.
Does this... count as holding hands?
Then holding the cat in your arms can be considered a hug, kissing the cat's head and belly can be considered a kiss, and sleeping with the cat... Lan Xi suddenly remembered that the person involved was still downstairs.
She ended the awkward topic just in time: "Just stay here and report to your father every day that you're safe, okay?"
Walking down the stairs, the clamor of sound washed over her. Lan Xi used the scattered lights to search for Liang Qing. He wasn't where she had entered, so Lan Xi had no choice but to go to the bar and ask the bartender, "Where's the assistant who came with me?"
"Uh...he's over there with his friends." The bartender pointed in a direction.
Following the direction of his finger, I saw a group of people sitting at a table over there. Liang Qing, dressed in formal attire, was easily distinguishable among them. He rested his hands on his knees, a gin and tonic in front of him. The sapphire-blue beam cast upon his face, not at all charming, but rather tinged with a small piece of tranquility that belonged to him.
He seemed to sense her gaze and immediately looked over here, with a startlingly bright light in his eyes.
Those people are not his friends.
Lan Xi knew what his expression was like when he was with his friends. Now it seemed that Liang Qing was dragged there by passers-by. It was not a good thing to have a face that was pleasing to the eye but non-aggressive.
She took two or three steps forward and pushed the glass of wine away with one hand: "Assistant Liang, let's go."
An alpha nearby looked a little surprised: "Is this your friend? Did you make a date?"
"What are you staring at?"
Ignoring the gazes of others, Lan Xi grabbed Liang Qing's wrist, pulled him up from his seat, and quickly walked through the crowd out the door.
Even after getting in the car, Liang Qing was still a little stiff.
His heart pounded painfully in his chest, pulsing with the bar's relentless drum beats. He was incredibly grateful to have Lan Xi with him, or he might have fainted from the pain. Overpowering music was a burden to Liang Qing. He didn't know why, but when surrounded by the sound waves, his hearing almost completely failed him. His heart seemed to resonate with the drumbeats, each one stronger than the last, making it difficult to breathe.
He sat down reluctantly, but he actually didn't have the energy to get up, so he could only sit and wait for Lan Xi to come find him.
So embarrassing.
After a long time, a bottle of opened water was handed to him: "How much did you drink? Drink this if you feel uncomfortable."
"I'm not drunk." Liang Qing then realized that he was sitting in the passenger seat. While Lan Xi was still driving, he quickly opened the door and said, "Let me drive."
"You're not in good condition right now," Lan Xi refused. "Close the door and fasten your seat belt."
It would be disastrous to let this confused assistant drive.
She knew he wasn't feeling well, but she hadn't expected that just because she'd left him for a while at the bar, this Beta would be in such a state. If only he were an Omega... A pitiful little O surrounded by strangers, their misty gazes piercing through everything, fixed on her. Lan Xi was startled by her own thoughts, and couldn't help but sigh.
She couldn't help but turn her head to observe Liang Qing, but he looked absent-minded and didn't notice her abnormality at all.
"Liang Qing?"
"...Um, what's going on?"
He woke up as if from a dream.
"It's okay. If you feel uncomfortable, you can ask me for leave."
"good."
Liang Qing feigned composure. Lan Xi had kindly walked him to the gate of the residential complex, and before leaving, she'd even asked about his well-being. This showed he'd completely lost his composure. During the time he'd been in the car, Liang Qing hadn't even dared look at his own reflection in the glass.
This kind of joke happened the first time he went to the bar. He was clearly the assistant, but he even enjoyed riding in the boss's passenger seat... Liang Qing's knuckles turned white from exerting force, and his nails dug deep into his palms.
Why does he always make all kinds of jokes, why is he always so vulnerable?
To be honest, he didn't do a very good job when he first took office, and he was not worthy of such a high salary.
Lan Xi was silent the entire way, probably thinking about finding a reliable assistant. Liang Qing recalled his last job, when his parents came to his house just as he was about to get a promotion. He cried and wailed downstairs at the office, deeply regretting not being more cautious that day. They grabbed him and held him in the middle of the crowd, condemning him like a criminal.
He wasn't a criminal, but he was considered a criminal by his parents. Liang Qing thought that his first crime was called "Why aren't you an omega?"
Liang Qing lowered his eyes and pushed open the door.
The room was silent, the windows were not closed tightly, and the small hammock on the balcony was swaying.
*
[Jiang Sui: Have you not considered becoming my female companion yet?]
[Jiang Sui: Looking Forward.jpg]
Lan Xi curled her lips and typed: Sorry, I have a male companion. As for the choice of male companion, she had never considered Jiang Sui from the beginning. After choosing for a long time, she still felt that choosing a domestic assistant would be the most worry-free.
Speaking of this assistant, perhaps spurred on by the bar incident, he's been working incredibly hard lately, completing every task flawlessly, even adding a few different breakfast options. Lan Xi's office habits have become incredibly clear, and Liang Qing has even gotten to know her storage habits, organizing and arranging things to suit her preferences.
But at the same time, apart from reporting work, he rarely took the initiative to chat with her.
Apart from his human appearance, Assistant Liang can be called an all-round robot.
"You will be my male companion at this banquet."
A hint of humanity appeared on the omnipotent robot's face when he heard these words.
He almost had the question "Why choose me" written on his face in bold: "But shouldn't your male companion be Young Master Jiang..."
"Did I say that?" Lan Xi studied his expression. "He has never been on my candidate list, but you have always been there, and you are the most suitable candidate."
"OK."
The omnipotent robot nodded heavily.
His look made Lan Xi inexplicably happy. She snapped her fingers and said, "I'll find time to choose a set of clothes for you."
Changing clothes like a puppet in front of the boss and the staff was a nightmare within a nightmare for Liang Qing. Fortunately, Lan Xi was looking for a quick fix and only let him try on three sets before finalizing the bill. Liang Qing almost fled as he walked out with the bag.
Before the banquet, he took out the clothes and hung them up, every move being extremely careful. This dress was too expensive, and it was a piece of cake for Miss Lan, and Liang Qing would never spend his saved money on clothes.
This dress is not only expensive.
In his memory, all his clothes were second-hand items discarded by others, but because of his thin body, he could fit into most clothes. He rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs layer by layer, tucked the corners of his clothes into his bottoms, trying his best to hide his appearance and pretend to be a child with clothes that fit him.
At that time, Liang Qing dreamed of being given a second-hand piece of clothing that would fit him well.
The wish was fulfilled in excess, but a little late, and the person who fulfilled the wish bought him clothes just to make him wear clothes that matched his status.
He was still very happy.
The anxiety she had felt in recent days calmed down when she was designated as the male companion. Liang Qing was finally able to draw an important message from her boss's behavior: she had no plans to fire him for the time being.
That's good.
"Buzz."
The cell phone on the coffee table vibrated. It was my sister-in-law calling.
The moment Liang Qing saw the number, he instinctively thought of something troubling. His sister-in-law had been married into the Liang family for eight years and had secretly given him special treatment during his college entrance exams. She was the only person in the family who treated him well. It was actually quite interesting to see that the person the family treated him best was actually a stranger who had just arrived.
But her sister-in-law wasn't having a good time either. Her eldest brother smoked and drank excessively, and Liang Qing's nephew had been sick since birth, and his medical treatment had cost a lot of money. Nine out of ten times she called, she was asking Liang Qing for help, either to borrow money or find a doctor.
Considering her jerk brother, it's hard to say how much of the money she lent her was actually spent on her nephew.
"Is Xiaoqing home?" The sister-in-law on the other end of the phone spoke softly, "I made some black chicken soup and brought it over for you to try. Thanks to you, your nephew's condition has improved..."
"I'm at home."
It turned out to be a good thing. Liang Qing couldn't help but glance at the suit. He felt that from the moment Lan Xi appointed him as her male companion, the series of things that followed were unexpectedly good. He never believed in the saying that good things would come after bad times, but it really happened.
In the midst of his joy, he couldn't help but feel afraid.
Afraid of ruining the party, or something else in the future - bad times will always be followed by good times, the two are always cyclical.
*
The moment Lan Xi stepped into the banquet hall with her assistant, she could sense Jiang Sui's resentment. She had clearly warned him to find someone else, but this squeamish omega master was so determined to win her over that he didn't take her seriously at all.
"Miss Lan."
He held two wine glasses and stood in front of the two men with gritted teeth.
Lan Xi ignored the cup he handed over and took a wine glass from the waiter's tray. When she was about to clink glasses with him, she noticed that Liang Qing had empty hands, so she took a glass from Jiang Sui's hand and stuffed it into his hand.
"Is a beta assistant really that useful?" Jiang Sui leaned forward slightly and released a little pheromone.
He was an omega, and it was clear that his pheromones had a greater impact on Lan Xi. Jiang Sui suspected that if he continued to hold back, she would see him as an inferior omega. That omega pheromone was inferior and bland, not much different from a beta wearing perfume.
"It's better than an omega in heat," Lan Xi clinked glasses with him, "right?"
Liang Qing raised an eyebrow. He had no idea the omega's pheromones were provocative and enticing; just listening to their conversation seemed to hint at something. Perhaps Lan Xi had brought him here deliberately to irritate Young Master Jiang, but he was a Beta, a completely uncompetitive Beta.
However, Young Master Jiang really fell for the trick and turned around and left.
"Don't worry about him," Lan Xi interrupted his thoughts, "I have something to talk to someone about. You're nearby... see that dessert table? Stand there and wait for me. There's another dance later."
Seeing Liang Qing obediently waiting for her, Lan Xi breathed a sigh of relief. She'd almost expected Jiang Sui to lose his temper; everyone knew the young master's temper. Normally, she could just coax him out of it, but the pheromone thing really pissed her off.
Wait, was Jiang Sui deliberately restraining himself before to pretend to be pure, and using pheromones as a trump card... Every omega thinks that his pheromones are more effective than some medicine?
Even though she was an alpha with aggressive pheromones, she had never thought of using pheromones as biological weapons.
This dinner was Lan Xi's first public appearance since the car accident, so naturally, she had a lot of people to meet. When she achieved her goal, she turned around and saw a few cute omegas chatting and laughing by the dessert table. No assistant was in sight.
A waiter came forward at this time: "Miss, your male companion is not feeling well and is resting in the room..."
Not only did the assistant die, but he also suffered from frequent weakness. Lan Xi sighed after hearing this.
Following the waiter's instructions, she knocked on the door a few times. There was no movement from inside, so Lan Xi simply took out her cell phone and called someone. No one answered.
This is very abnormal. Liang Qing always answers her calls immediately. Could it be that he fell asleep in the room?
Lan Xi wanted to find the waiter to ask for clarification. Suddenly, just as she turned around, the door of the room suddenly opened.
Inside the door is Liang Qing.
The lights were off and the room was dim. He was almost hidden in the darkness, his eyes sparkling.
Lan Xi took a step forward and looked at him in the light from outside the door: "Liang Qing? Are you okay?"
He looked a little off, his cheeks were red, almost sickly, his breathing rate was noticeably faster, and sweat was dampening his forehead.
Lan Xi had seen this happen many times. She quickly recalled the people she had met at the banquet, and her focus was immediately on the two wine glasses in Jiang Sui's hands. It seemed... she had given them to Liang Qing.
She really didn't expect Jiang Sui to dare to drug her. If they didn't fall in love after sleeping together, he would be in trouble tomorrow morning.
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