Chapter 2: The Bell-Ringing "Swindler" [Edit]
Chpater.Two
"Okay then, we'll go out first. If you feel unwell, call me anytime."
Chen Qiudu did not respond to him. He lowered his eyes and saw that the old and worn clothes were no longer there. Instead, he had been changed into a clean and comfortable shirt. However, the size was too big, making him look even thinner.
There was even a faint scent of grass and trees all over the body.
It was a very reassuring scent, and he liked it very much.
Seeing that Chen Qiudu didn't speak, the atmosphere was silent for a while.
Suddenly, Chen Qiudu felt something warm being placed on his cold palm.
It was a metal bell, the outer wall of which had been warmed by someone, and it looked like it had been kept for a long time.
Chen Qiudu frowned and subconsciously wanted to throw it away, but the man stopped him.
The man's palm was so big that it could easily cover the back of Chen Qiudu's hand, which was thin and weak due to malnutrition.
It was very warm, just like the feeling Shen Qiudu smelled.
Shen Qiudu guessed that the man in front of him should be an Alpha.
It looked like they were of a high rank, at least higher than him.
"You can ring the bell, and I'll come when I hear it."
The man's caring words rang out in a low voice. He deliberately leaned over and moved closer to Shen Qiudu, as if he knew that he didn't really want to pay attention to him.
The outer wall of the bell was cold and smooth, which pricked Shen Qiudu's heart, but he didn't think much about it.
When the door closed, Chen Qiudu immediately opened his eyes, forced himself to sit up and look around.
The furnishings in the room were luxurious and high-profile, which even someone like him who had never seen the world could see. His bedside was filled with medicines and IV bottles, all of which were high-end medicines that Shen Qiudu had never used.
It seems that Chen Qiudu has met a good family, but there are countless cases in Suzhou City where the upper class kidnapped people from the slums for human experiments.
His mother also told him that with his looks and status, he would be easily targeted by bad men with bad intentions, and if he wasn't careful, he might become their shameful and dirty "lover".
He didn't want this, and he didn't want to be a plaything in the hands of others.
Chen Qiudu lowered his eyes and looked at the bell in his hand, thinking of the man waiting outside the door.
Be more careful with guys like this who look innocent and harmless.
Shen Qiudu threw away the bell without hesitation, pulled out the needle, opened the window and looked down.
Even though he was extremely tired, he didn't want to sit there and wait for death.
On the second floor, there is a lawn downstairs and it is drizzling.
Well, suitable for jumping off a building and escaping.
Just as Chen Qiudu stepped onto the window, the door behind him was suddenly pushed open.
The man rushed into the room with a bunch of health supplements he had collected from who knows where. His gentle voice rang out, "I didn't know which one you would like, so I brought them all for you."
"Here we have fresh oyster millet porridge. I asked someone to cook Korean ginseng and chicken. We also have sea cucumbers, white fungus, bird's nests, etc. Take a look and see what you like to eat."
"By the way, I still don't know your name."
The room fell into dead silence. The man looked up in surprise and met the eyes of Shen Qiudu, who had just withdrawn his foot by the window.
Looking at the half-open window and the silent Chen Qiudu, the man hurriedly put the things in his arms aside with a distressed look on his face, and then walked forward.
"If you're sick, don't open the window to watch the rain, okay?"
“…”
The man didn't notice Shen Qiudu's slightly resistant look. He directly grabbed his wrist and put him back on the bed. He straightened the quilt for him and then stuffed the bell into Shen Qiudu's palm.
Everything is the same as before, as if nothing had happened.
"Oyster millet porridge, Korean ginseng and chicken, sea cucumber, white fungus, bird's nest, do you like these?"
"Also, can you tell me your name?"
“…”
Chen Qiudu had never seen anyone talk so much, and was not used to such gentle and considerate care.
Being used to living in the slums, people there adhere to the principle of "one thing for one thing".
Therefore, Chen Qiudu would never rashly accept other people's kindness.
What's more, the man in front of him is of unknown origin.
Seeing that Chen Qiudu remained silent, the man became anxious. "I knew these little gadgets were definitely not good. How could something worth only a few hundred thousand yuan be considered good... It's all Uncle Liang's fault for insisting on it."
The man threw the thing in his hand aside with some disgust, and then held Chen Qiudu's hand tightly.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."
Chen Qiudu looked at the pile of needles beside him, then looked at the excited expression of the man in front of him, obviously not believing it.
"Tell me whatever you want, don't worry about the price."
"After all, I have nothing but money, so this is all I can give you. I'm sorry."
Chen Qiudu took a deep breath. The more he listened, the more annoyed he became. He wished he could close his eyes so that he wouldn't have to worry about it.
"My name is Wen Jiangchu, what's yours?"
"Chen Qiudu." His tone was very impatient.
"Would you like something to eat?"
"No."
Chen Qiudu looked up at him and was surprised to find that his finger was tied with a red bell of the same style as his, and an idea came to his mind.
In front of Wen Jiangchu, he wrapped the thin red rope around his fingers and shook the bell on his hand.
"Wen Jiangchu, I want to be quiet for a while."
*
"How is his health?"
"Master, I've almost recovered, but..."
"It's just that his glandular defect wasn't congenital, and it's clear that the treatment hasn't been effective. If we forcefully repair it now, there's a risk of infection, which could lead to him falling into a coma and even losing his unique Omega characteristics."
"What do you mean by losing the unique characteristics of an Omega?"
"It's about forcing them to transform from an Omega into a pseudo-beta, so they can only rely on inhibitors to endure the agonizing period during their susceptible period."
"Of course, another treatment option is to repair the glands during the susceptible period."
"But this requires finding an alpha that matches his pheromones 100% and having that alpha emit pheromones to calm him down, and then permanently marking him at the end of the surgery."
"However, the probability of 100% global AO matching is extremely low at present, and it is basically impossible to succeed."
There are two hard requirements for AO100% matching:
1. The pheromones of the Alpha and Omega must be 100% matched and they must voluntarily accept each other.
2. If one player is S-level and the other is B-level, they are not 100% matched.
"So if I want to recover quickly... is there only one way?"
"That's true, but the danger level is very high. Please consider it carefully, Master."
......
Chen Qiudu was barefoot, curled up against the cold door. The sound of conversation in the living room came through the gap in the door, which was particularly harsh in the silent house.
The rain outside the window has not stopped, and the sky is dyed a misty blue, which is reflected in Shen Qiudu's blank pupils.
After hearing these words, the stone that had been weighing on Shen Qiudu's heart fell to the ground.
The first thing he felt was relief.
I am glad that I will never be betrayed or sold out by anyone because of my Omega identity, and I don’t have to go through those desperate and susceptible periods like a dying fish.
As for facing the threat of death—
Isn’t poverty plus the identity of an Omega another threat of death?
But beneath his pale cheek, his lips, bitten and bleeding from suppressed emotion, revealed another kind of unwillingness. But within half a second, Chen Qiudu loosened his clenched fist as if resigned to his fate.
He didn't know what Wen Jiangchu would do when he learned the news.
Just like his father abandoned him and complained that he had picked up a burden.
Or, for other profits, they strip off the intact parts of his body and sell them, squeezing every last drop of his blood?
Or something worse.
But no matter what, Chen Qiudu couldn't just sit there and wait for death. He had to go back, back to that dilapidated home.
There is also his mother, the only person in the world who treats him with true love.
Since jumping off the building would easily be discovered, he decided to try another method, pretending to be well-behaved, and then leave in the chaos.
“Pah—”
It was the sound of the door closing as the doctor left, followed by the sound of footsteps approaching. After Chen Qiudu came to his senses, he immediately sat back on the bed.
Originally thought that Wen Jiangchu would barge into the house rudely, he never expected that he would knock on the door respectfully, which surprised Shen Qiudu.
It's not like he hadn't heard of those horrible things. Those people would break in brutally and take away the Omegas they liked. The good ones would be sold to wealthy businessmen to vent their anger, while the bad ones would become defective products.
I have to say, Wen Jiangchu really seems like a good person.
"Chen Qiudu? Are you awake?"
"Um."
Chen Qiudu looked up and happened to meet Wen Jiangchu's slightly guilty expression.
"Did the doctor just come?"
"Ah..did you hear that?"
Chen Qiudu silently looked at Wen Jiangchu's expression, sneered in his heart, and chose to lie without hesitation.
"No, what did the doctor say?"
"Uh... they said you're recovering well, very well! You don't have to worry."
Wen Jiangchu laughed awkwardly a few times, then turned on the lights in the room.
"It's so dark, why don't you turn on the lights?"
"I don't want to open it."
"So as to avoid being targeted by bad people."
When Chen Qiudu said this, he stared straight at Wen Jiangchu, trying to figure out something.
But what he got in return was Wen Jiangchu, who felt a little shy because of the stare, and he nodded in agreement.
"That's right. Fortunately, I picked you up, otherwise you would have been kidnapped by other bad guys."
“…”
Actually, being picked up by you is not a good thing.
"By the way, Chen Qiudu, did you sneak out? Why are you lying unconscious on the street?"
Sure enough, now he starts to ask questions.
But he would not give Wen Jiangchu this opportunity.
At the place where Shen Qiudu worked, an Omega family was kidnapped. A few days later, a group of people sneaked into the slums, secretly killed all the members of the family, and destroyed the bodies with fire.
Even though everyone knows that this is not an accident, the "everyone" here is just a group of poor people at the bottom of society who have no say.
Even if you know it, sometimes the truth becomes the most false thing.
Chen Qiudu sneered in his heart, his expression expressionless, choosing to conceal everything, and followed his words and said: "No, I am an orphan, and I have been living in the slums waiting to die."
"So that's how it is..."
Wen Jiangchu lowered his head, making it difficult to discern the emotions in his eyes. His gentle voice was tinged with a hint of heartache and pity.
This inexplicable sentence also made Shen Qiudu feel uneasy.
Suddenly, he felt a heavy wetness on the back of his hand, which was lying flat on the mattress.
The protruding blue veins on the back of Chen Qiudu's hand became faded branches under the rain, and that tear turned into moisture that soaked into the branches, heavy, making his heart feel like it was stuffed into a ball of wet cotton.
Shen Qiudu felt unbelievable and subconsciously pulled his hand back.
"Wen Jiangchu?"
No response.
Chen Qiudu's throat was a little dry, so he could only sigh, and nervously moved closer to Wen Jiangchu, leaning down to look into his eyes.
Afterwards, only slight sobbing sounds were heard.
"You... cried?"
Shen Qiudu was somewhat shocked that a person he had never met would react so violently when he mentioned the past.
It's so abnormal.
How could a top-tier Alpha like him, who had a happy family and whose only hardship in life might be that of an ice-American, shed tears for someone like him so easily?
"No...no. I just have some complicated feelings."
Wen Jiangchu rubbed his cheeks roughly and turned his back to prevent Chen Qiudu from seeing his miserable appearance.
"I'm sorry, Shen Qiudu, I made you laugh. I just feel a little sad and a little relieved."
"...Thankful?" Chen Qiudu's face darkened slightly, and the doubts that had originally arisen were extinguished once again without a trace left.
“I understand how difficult it is to be an orphan and live in a slum.”
"But now it's okay. You're an orphan, but you can live with me. I'm very happy that I was lucky enough to save you, and I can... take care of you like a brother..."
Because of crying just now, Wen Jiangchu's nose tip and eyes are now slightly red.
After saying these words, his tone dropped, and he was obviously a little embarrassed, but he turned around excitedly and grabbed Chen Qiudu's hands tightly, as if he was completely immersed in his own world, not paying any attention to Chen Qiudu, whose face had already turned gloomy.
Damn it, he shouldn't have bothered to ask.
"I don't need you to take care of me. I can do it on my own."
The stiff words sounded like bravado to Wen Jiangchu's ears.
"It's okay, don't bother me."
"It's not that I feel troublesome—"
Chen Qiudu's pale explanation had absolutely no effect.
"Chen Qiudu, don't you think we are destined to be together?"
"Where is the fate?"
"Look at all the people fainting in the slums every day, why did I pick you up? And you're an orphan, do you know what this means?"
How could he know? He just felt that the person in front of him was a little crazy.
Those people who trafficked Omegas shouldn't be like this, right?
But in order to calm Wen Jiangchu, Chen Qiudu could only choose to endure the headache and take over the conversation, "What does it mean?"
"It means that God thinks you and I are suitable for each other, so he let you go home with me."
Chen Qiudu didn't know how to explain to Wen Jiangchu that an unconscious person couldn't make a choice.
Seeing Chen Qiudu's unhappy expression, Wen Jiangchu restrained himself a little and lowered his eyes somewhat dejectedly.
"Don't you...don't you want to stay here? Did I do something wrong? Or...do you actually hate me?"
"I didn't, I just—"
Chen Qiudu took a deep breath and looked at Wen Jiangchu, whose heart was filled with worry.
"Wen Jiangchu, first of all, thank you for saving me."
"I don't know what you're going to do with me, but I have to go back anyway."
"If you really want to do this for my own good, let me go."
Shen Qiudu's words were merciless. Everything this man, who was so unfamiliar to him, did made him feel distressed.
He didn't understand, except for bad people, how could there be a person who was so good to another person from the beginning? This did not exist, there was no such thing as a free lunch.
But if he wants to play a good guy, then he deserves the role.
Shen Qiudu would not miss this opportunity either.
"But the slums have been burned down. The people there are dead or disabled. Chen Qiudu, where can you go back to?"
At that moment, Shen Qiudu felt his heart skip a beat.
Could it be that...even lying cannot avoid the consequences of implicating others?
As expected, everything before was confusing and hypocritical. Fortunately, he did not get deeply involved in it.
What these people did was really disgusting!
Chen Qiudu Cang's eyes dimmed, and his hands hanging at his sides were clenched into fists, like a lonely cold mountain. Even if he uttered a sad whimper, it looked like a piece of gravel falling from the outside. No one noticed, and no one cared.
Just then, someone caught it.
Chen Qiudu's heart stagnated, and he lowered his eyes to look. The place where the nails were embedded was being soothed bit by bit by Wen Jiangchu.
He frowned distressedly, "I'm sorry, I know you're still sick and it's not suitable for you to hear this kind of news."
"But Uncle Liang told me that you have the right to know."
Then, he raised his wrist in front of Shen Qiudu, revealing his expensive electronic watch. He slid his finger across it a few times, and the latest news appeared in mid-air:
"In the early morning of June 13, reporters discovered a serious fire in the slum area in the southwest corner of the city. The number of casualties has not yet been counted. Firefighters and medical personnel have rushed to the area to provide treatment and prevent the fire from spreading further."
"According to the latest information from the police, the arson suspect has been successfully arrested."
The two faces that appeared were the two strong men who had come to the house to collect debts.
So it is not caused by Wen Jiangchu.
Chen Qiudu's gaze shifted from the electronic screen, and he accidentally discovered that Wen Jiangchu had the same scar on his wrist.
He knew what it was better than anyone.
Chen Qiudu subconsciously tightened his grip on Wen Jiangchu's wrist.
"What's wrong?"
"you..."
The words of inquiry were like fish bones that he couldn't utter. Chen Qiudu had never been good at comforting people. Instead of making things worse by poking someone's sore spot, it would be better to pretend that he hadn't seen anything and treat him as an ordinary person.
"So, you're not the leader of an organization that kidnaps Omegas? You won't sell me for money, and you won't covet every organ and blood in my body..."
This time it was Wen Jiangchu's turn to freeze and be at a loss for words, "You... so this is how you think of me!"
"No, I'm a law-abiding citizen and would never do such a thing!"
"I...I will never covet your body, never!"
Wen Jiangchu blushed slightly, and raised the wrong finger to swear awkwardly.
"Although we Alphas have a bad reputation... But don't worry, I will never do that! If I really wanted to do that, I should have taken you away on the first day-"
"?"
Wen Jiangchu smacked his lips and stopped talking with a hint of embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, I should have explained it to you clearly at the beginning. It was because of me that you misunderstood me."
"It's okay, I misunderstood you too."
"Then... why did you save me?"
Why are you so nice to me?
Why did you hide your illness? Was it because you were afraid that I would be sad?
Why do you care more about my life and death than my parents?
Apart from coveting something valuable from him, Chen Qiudu couldn't find any other reason.
Moreover, a rich young master like him would at most be curious about people like Shen Qiudu, just like picking up a kitten or puppy from the roadside.
When she gets tired of playing with him, she might abandon him. She is ruthless but promiscuous.
He didn't want to be left out in the rain on the street, unable to bring his lover back. That would be so sad.
He didn't want to get stuck in it, so he had to control himself.
Therefore, Chen Qiudu still didn't believe the person in front of him, even if Wen Jiangchu really saved him.
Chen Qiudu's breathing was shallow, almost inaudible. His hair, cut short with cheap scissors for ease of work, barely covered his forehead. The ends were even rougher and more unsightly. His supposedly handsome face was only supported by his bone structure.
Therefore, he is very good at hiding his emotions, like a group of invertebrates in the rain forest.
Chen Qiudu stared at Wen Jiangchu directly, a thick, dank feeling creeping in his eyes. Furthermore, his appearance gave off a strong sense of hostility. While his bone structure was impressive, his low-key expression gave him the impression of being stared at by a black python.
It’s a pity that Wen Jiangchu didn’t notice anything wrong.
Or perhaps, he had never encountered this before, so he subconsciously classified Chen Qiudu as one of his own kind.
But her wrist was gripped so tightly that it turned red.
Wen Jiangchu tried to pretend to move, but he couldn't move at all.
"Seeing someone faint on the ground, no one would choose to sit back and do nothing."
Wen Jiangchu smiled and spoke in a gentle tone, but this reason was very sloppy and untenable.
"But haven't you heard a word?"
Chen Qiudu didn't give Wen Jiangchu a chance to breathe and asked without leaving any time.
"What?"
"Don't pick up men from anywhere. They are either criminals or scammers."
"In the end, you might even get yourself into trouble."
Wen Jiangchu laughed, obviously not believing it, but still followed Chen Qiudu and continued with what he said.
"Then what are you, Shen Qiudu? A criminal or a liar?"
Of course he's a liar.
Trick you away and then run away.
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