After Pretending to Be an Alpha, I Was Exposed by My Rival - Chapter 6

“You’d better keep your word. Otherwise, even if I die, I’ll drag you down with me.” Zhou Yijue’s face was fierce as he glared viciously at Lu Chizhou.

“You’re still young. Don’t keep talking about death so casually. Are you hungry? I’ll make noodles for you.” Lu Chizhou did not realize anything was wrong when he said it. He had just gotten up when Zhou Yijue suddenly pounced over, pinned him onto the bed, and grabbed his neck. Only then did he realize Zhou Yijue had misunderstood his words.

“Cough, cough, cough. That’s not what I meant. Don’t misunderstand. I really meant noodles—the noodle kind, not that kind of ‘down there.’”

Lu Chizhou coughed until his face turned red.

Zhou Yijue let go and coldly glanced at him. “In the future, say you’re cooking noodles.”

“Okay, okay. My fault. From now on, I’ll say cooking noodles. Then I’ll cook noodles for you. Will you eat?”

“Gurgle, gurgle…”

Zhou Yijue’s stomach started growling.

Lu Chizhou let out a low laugh, stood up, and straightened his rumpled clothes. “I’ll go prepare it right away. You get up and wash first. I already prepared everything and put it in the bathroom. The unopened new toothbrush is yours.”

Zhou Yijue walked into the bathroom.

On the sink were two cups, one red and one blue. Inside the red rinsing cup was an unopened red toothbrush.

Red—

Zhou Yijue was so angry that veins bulged at his temple. His fists clenched until they creaked. Furious, he wanted to throw away the toothbrush and cup. But just as he was about to toss them into the trash can, he suddenly yanked his foot back, letting the automatic trash bin lid close. Then he roughly tore open the toothbrush packaging, squeezed out a huge lump of toothpaste, and brushed his teeth hard as if venting his anger.

He was clearly treating his teeth as if they were a certain bastard, brushing with vicious force.

Lu Chizhou’s cooking skills were unexpectedly not bad. After making egg noodles, he carried them out, set out the bowls and chopsticks, and placed the plain noodle soup on the table. Floating on top were two tender green vegetable leaves and a poached egg that smelled delicious.

When Zhou Yijue came out after brushing his teeth and washing his face, Lu Chizhou looked at him with a smile. He took the initiative to pull out the chair beside the dining table and made a gentlemanly inviting gesture toward Zhou Yijue. “Come sit here. Noodles taste best while they’re hot.”

Zhou Yijue frowned. “Don’t treat me like some delicate Omega. I’m not.”

“Of course I know you’re not a delicate Omega. This is just a habitual gesture of mine. It isn’t aimed at you. Don’t misunderstand,” Lu Chizhou said.

Hearing this, Zhou Yijue’s expression did not improve. With a cold face, he sat down, held his bowl and chopsticks, and stirred the boiled noodles a few times. The moment he poked the egg, the golden runny yolk flowed out, making the fragrance of the egg even richer.

He liked runny eggs, and he was hungry too. Seeing this delicious egg, his body instinctively swallowed.

“Hurry and try my cooking. It should be pretty good.” Lu Chizhou sat across from him and looked at Zhou Yijue expectantly.

Zhou Yijue picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a mouthful of noodles, and slurped them in. Unexpectedly, they were very tasty. His eyes clearly lit up for a moment, but when he thought that his praise would make Lu Chizhou’s tail rise all the way into the sky, he restrained his expression and deliberately said coldly, “So-so. Edible.”

“Only edible? Looks like I still have to keep working hard.” Lu Chizhou said it disappointedly. His eyes seemed to dim instantly, and even his imaginary tail drooped.

Zhou Yijue’s brows furrowed slightly. He picked up the runny egg and took a bite. This time, he decided to soften his tone a little. “The egg is not bad. The doneness is just right.”

“If you like it, then you can have this one too.”

Lu Chizhou picked up the egg from his own bowl as well and placed it into Zhou Yijue’s bowl. Zhou Yijue looked at the extra runny egg in his bowl and only felt the gland at the back of his neck grow a little warm. He instinctively reached back and touched it.

“What’s wrong? Does the back hurt? It was my first time touching an Omega, so I might not have known how much force to use. If it hurts, you have to tell me. Although you said you don’t want to go to the hospital, at least you can let me take care of you.” Lu Chizhou leaned over the table, wanting to check the back of his neck, but Zhou Yijue coldly slapped away his reaching hand.

“I’m fine.”

“Lu Chizhou, don’t think that just because you temporarily marked me, anything between us will change. Don’t treat me like an Omega. I also won’t become an Omega, and I definitely won’t give birth to children for an Alpha. What happened today was just an accident, an accident that will never happen again. Please don’t casually interfere in my private affairs.”

Zhou Yijue put down his chopsticks, stood up, picked up his things, and walked toward the entrance.

“Wait, aren’t you going to eat the noodles first?” Lu Chizhou wanted to chase after him, but before he could reach the door, Zhou Yijue had quickly changed his shoes and left, shutting the door behind him.

“Tsk.” Lu Chizhou clicked his teeth and tsked.

Beep, beep, beep…

His phone rang.

Lu Chizhou walked back and found his phone under the sofa.

“Hello—”

“Brother Lu, what did you do last night? I think I got drunk really early. I can’t remember anything that happened afterward.” Houzi’s voice still carried the sound of someone who had not fully woken up.

“What the hell does that have to do with you?” Lu Chizhou revealed a completely different face from before and coldly hung up.

“…” Houzi looked utterly confused. He glanced at Wu Qi beside him. “Has Brother Lu’s morning grumpiness gotten worse again?”

Wu Qi was putting on his pants. He glanced sideways at him. “Who told you to call Brother Lu at this hour? You clearly know Brother Lu has serious morning grumpiness. You brought it on yourself, so who can you blame? Hurry up and get dressed. We have the Great Demon King’s class this morning.”

“Fuck, the Great Demon King?” Houzi was so frightened he rolled off the bed. He picked up the clothes on the floor and was about to put them on when Wu Qi snatched them away.

“Those are my clothes, damn it.”

Houzi looked at them. They really were. He hurriedly threw them to Wu Qi and bent down to grab another piece of clothing from the floor.

“I can’t remember anything about last night. How did we get back to the hotel afterward?”

“Fourth Brother sent us back. We originally booked a twin room, but there were no rooms left, so we got a large single room instead. That brat swiped my card. Remember to treat me to a meal later,” Wu Qi said.

“It was only a four-hundred-yuan room fee, and you still want me to treat you to a meal? Are you Grandet?” Houzi roared.

“If I were Grandet, you would have slept on the street last night.” Wu Qi finished dressing first, grabbed his things, and swiftly ran out.

“Hey, hey, wait for me.” Houzi ran while getting dressed, stumbling to the door before chasing after him.

When Zhou Yijue arrived at school, he had just sat down when Yuan Big Head walked in looking listless. He sat behind Zhou Yijue, his face ashen, withered like a flower whose life essence had been sucked dry.

“What happened to you?” Zhou Yijue looked shocked.

“I didn’t. Don’t think nonsense.” Yuan Big Head quickly covered Zhou Yijue’s temples with both hands.

Zhou Yijue rolled his eyes speechlessly. “Yuan Big Head, are you five? Do you think covering my temples means I can’t think anymore?”

“I was just… trying anything in a desperate situation…”

“That’s not how you use that phrase.” Zhou Yijue pried his hands away and stared into his eyes. “Say it. What did you do last night? Don’t tell me someone really…”

“No, no, absolutely not.” Yuan Big Head denied it at lightning speed.