Chapter 7
“But there might be quite a few people at my house right now, if you don’t mind.”
Lu Xingzhou continued speaking from the other end of the call.
“Your house?”
Shu Baiyu happened to be standing beneath a streetlight at the roadside.
It was already very late. The sky was pitch-black, but traffic streamed endlessly along the road, and the streetlights stretched into the distance.
His footsteps suddenly stopped.
As though something had abruptly occurred to him, Shu Baiyu brought the phone in front of his face and checked the date.
It was today.
The day the protagonist Omega and the cannon-fodder Alpha officially met in the original novel!
Lu Xingzhou had said there were many people at his house. Could they have already met?
The refusal on Shu Baiyu’s lips immediately changed into an affirmative response.
“Mm.”
Without wasting any words, he went straight to the point.
“Address.”
Lu Xingzhou seemingly had not expected him to truly agree, much less answer so decisively.
Therefore, quite some time passed before Shu Baiyu heard his voice again.
Lu Xingzhou sent him the address directly.
After ending the call, he stared at the darkened phone screen and became briefly lost in thought.
Shu Baiyu… had not even asked why?
…
At that moment, Shu Baiyu was not thinking about much else. His only concern was preventing the cannon-fodder Alpha, Lu Xingzhou, from spending too much time with the protagonist Omega.
Although Lu Xingzhou did not receive much attention in the novel, every appearance involved him “rescuing” the protagonist Omega from some crisis.
The protagonist Omega had even personally admitted that he admired Lu Xingzhou greatly.
Among all the cannon-fodder Alphas, Lu Xingzhou posed the greatest threat to the protagonist Alpha.
It was precisely because of this danger that Shu Baiyu had initially decided to begin his plan with Lu Xingzhou.
No wonder he had failed to immediately remember what was supposed to happen today.
The original novel had never described how the protagonist Omega and Lu Xingzhou first met.
Only much later, when the protagonist Omega and protagonist Alpha had confirmed their relationship and opened their hearts to each other, did the protagonist Omega casually mention, “My parents brought me to visit the Lu family, and that was how I met Brother Lu.”
Unexpectedly, that visit was today.
Now that the original novel had developed into a world of its own, if Shu Baiyu failed to preserve the plot properly, the protagonist Omega might genuinely end up with this “most charming” cannon-fodder Alpha.
Shu Baiyu had no time to mourn his dwindling bank balance.
He quickly called a car and had it take him to the Lu residence.
The Lu and Jian residences were not far from each other.
Shu Baiyu only discovered this after arriving.
However, it made sense. The novel stated that the Lu and Jian families had been close for generations and had arranged the engagement between the original character and the cannon-fodder Alpha long ago.
Unexpectedly, when Shu Baiyu reached the entrance of the Lu residence, he found two people standing beside the gate.
They were neither especially close nor particularly far apart, but they were still alone together.
Moreover, before Shu Baiyu entered, he heard someone call the protagonist Omega’s name.
His heart sank.
This was bad.
The two people standing alone outside the courtyard gate were Lu Xingzhou and the protagonist Omega—Tao Xi.
All kinds of thoughts flooded Shu Baiyu’s mind at once.
He stared at the two figures and rapidly considered every possible method before directly calling out:
“Brother Lu.”
The two people occasionally exchanging words by the gate froze.
After a brief pause, Lu Xingzhou looked over.
There was a trace of surprise in his gaze, but then he saw Shu Baiyu walking toward him.
“You’re here?”
“Mm.”
Shu Baiyu stopped beside him, choosing the perfect position to wedge himself directly between the two of them.
A trace of awkwardness still lingered on Tao Xi’s face.
Seeing Lu Xingzhou voluntarily greet someone, he asked curiously, “Is he your friend?”
Lu Xingzhou was about to nod, but Shu Baiyu had now confirmed that this was indeed the protagonist Omega.
Naturally, he would not miss an opportunity to influence the protagonist Omega’s opinion of the cannon-fodder Alpha.
He answered before Lu Xingzhou could.
“I’m his fiancé.”
Tao Xi’s eyes widened.
“Oh, I see…”
“Mm.”
Shu Baiyu pressed his advantage.
It was the first time he had ever explained something to another person so carefully, yet his voice remained cold.
“He’s already engaged.”
Therefore, he was unsuitable as an object of admiration.
Tao Xi nodded to show that he understood. The look he gave Shu Baiyu also gained a trace of realization.
The elders inside had been chatting so enthusiastically that Tao Xi felt out of place.
When he happened to see Lu Xingzhou leave the house, he had followed him outside.
While they stood by the gate, Tao Xi had deliberately initiated a conversation to make the atmosphere less awkward.
However, Lu Xingzhou had responded indifferently and barely acknowledged him.
Tao Xi had been so embarrassed that he was nearly ready to dig a sandcastle into the ground when Lu Xingzhou suddenly raised his eyes.
Only then did he notice someone approaching.
So it was Lu Xingzhou’s fiancé.
No wonder.
After saying all this, Shu Baiyu relaxed slightly.
However, only a few seconds later, he sensed a deep gaze fixed on his back.
Lu Xingzhou had lowered his eyes and was staring at him, seemingly wanting to say something.
Ultimately, however, he merely reached out, took Shu Baiyu by the arm, and led him into the house.
He casually said to Tao Xi, who remained behind, “We’re going upstairs.”
To reach the second floor, they inevitably had to pass through the living room.
At that moment, quite a few people were clearly gathered there, and cheerful laughter continuously drifted through the room.
Yet Lu Xingzhou acted as though he saw nothing.
He openly pulled Shu Baiyu straight upstairs.
The Tao couple, who witnessed this scene, maintained their smiles and turned toward Mother Lu, who was also watching.
They laughed awkwardly.
“…Xingzhou brought a friend home.”
Mother Lu’s gaze was still clearly directed toward the second floor.
Only after seeing Lu Xingzhou close his bedroom door did she turn back, cover her mouth, and smile brightly.
“Oh my, oh my. He’s one of our Xiao Zhou’s friends.”
The others nodded and resumed their cheerful conversation as though nothing had happened.
It was not until Lu Xingzhou brought Shu Baiyu into his bedroom that Shu Baiyu remembered to ask what he wanted.
Lu Xingzhou naturally locked the door before raising his eyes toward him.
“You’re only asking now?”
Shu Baiyu became slightly more vigilant and considered Lu Xingzhou’s relationship with the original character in the novel.
The two had no grudges against each other.
Lu Xingzhou had never taken the original character seriously, so there was certainly no need for revenge.
Then what did he want?
Shu Baiyu stood still and stared directly at him.
“I told you to come, and you simply came?”
Lu Xingzhou slowly approached.
His cool, clear voice softened slightly, and his gaze remained fixed on Shu Baiyu without interruption.
“An Omega and an Alpha meeting alone in a bedroom late at night—what else could they possibly do?”
This was Shu Baiyu’s first experience with ABO concepts.
By now, simply hearing those letters made him somewhat resistant.
His brows knitted together.
“Do what?”
“What do you think?”
As he spoke, Lu Xingzhou extended one arm past Shu Baiyu’s shoulder.
His palm could perfectly encompass the slightly raised gland at the back of Shu Baiyu’s neck, making the implication obvious.
However, Shu Baiyu’s body instinctively reacted whenever someone approached his gland.
He immediately assumed a fighting stance and sharply met Lu Xingzhou’s gaze.
“Are you trying to hit me?”
Lu Xingzhou’s fingers froze in midair.
After hearing that, he lowered his head and stared at Shu Baiyu for several seconds.
Shu Baiyu refused to back down and patiently stared back.
The room fell silent.
A moment later, Lu Xingzhou withdrew his hand.
His eyes darkened, and his voice returned to its usual coolness.
“…Do you truly not understand, or are you pretending?”
At the same time, Shu Baiyu suddenly sensed a faint change in the air.
Threads of coolness spread through the room, accompanied by the familiar scent of melting snow.
His nose twitched.
However, from the corner of his eye, he noticed Lu Xingzhou staring intently at him.
Shu Baiyu silently withdrew his gaze and displayed nothing unusual.
After Lu Xingzhou asked his question, Shu Baiyu only gave him an initial look suggesting he thought Lu Xingzhou was insane.
Afterward, he lowered his eyelids in disinterest.
There was no reaction.
Lu Xingzhou’s brows furrowed slightly.
He then withdrew his pheromones and increased the distance between them.
Seeing that he had finally returned to normal, Shu Baiyu asked again, “Why did you call me here?”
“The doctor said you have a pheromone disorder.”
Lu Xingzhou stopped testing him and began speaking normally.
“Why do I feel as though you don’t care?”
“It’s normal,” Shu Baiyu said.
Novels always wrote things that way.
In an ABO novel, if neither the Alpha nor Omega suffered from a pheromone-related illness, it would be as strange as an overbearing CEO in a romance novel not having stomach problems.
His answer made Lu Xingzhou feel as though developing such a condition was an ordinary and insignificant part of everyday life.
He could not help looking at Shu Baiyu again.
“I can help you.”
Lu Xingzhou finally revealed why he had asked him to come.
His gaze remained indifferent.
“But I have a condition.”
“You must stay by my side. Whenever I need something done, you will do it.”
After hearing this, Shu Baiyu considered it for only a few seconds before nodding almost without hesitation.
“All right.”
Lu Xingzhou frowned.
“You agree?”
“Mm.”
To prevent such an excellent opportunity from slipping away, Shu Baiyu deliberately raised his head and explained word by word:
“I want to be cured.”
“…”
Lu Xingzhou looked away and responded indifferently.
“All right. You can leave now.”
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Shu Baiyu merely surveyed the bedroom without moving.
It had been difficult enough to get invited to Lu Xingzhou’s home.
Judging by the other man’s current attitude toward him, who knew when another opportunity to “deepen their relationship” and become familiar with each other would appear?
He could not give up so easily.
Sure enough, Lu Xingzhou turned back with a slightly puzzled expression.
Shu Baiyu seized the opportunity.
“It’s dark outside.”
Lu Xingzhou said, “Mm?”
Shu Baiyu went directly to the point.
“I want to stay here for the night.”
Lu Xingzhou stared fixedly at him before turning fully around.
“You’re telling an Alpha that you want to spend the night at his house?”
Although Shu Baiyu had absorbed some knowledge about the ABO world, he had absolutely no awareness concerning interactions between Alphas and Omegas.
In his mind, they were both men.
What was wrong with staying over for a night?
He asked in confusion, “You don’t have a spare room?”
That was also possible.
The protagonist Omega and his entire family were visiting the Lu residence today. If all of them intended to stay overnight, the house might be crowded.
However, that was precisely why Shu Baiyu had chosen to remain.
He could not allow the protagonist Omega and cannon-fodder Alpha to spend time alone and deepen their relationship.
“…We do.”
Lu Xingzhou finally confirmed it.
“Don’t ask another Alpha that kind of question next time.”
Shu Baiyu said nothing.
He did not need to monitor anyone else.
Why would he ask another person to let him stay over?
Lu Xingzhou offered only one explanation.
“Other people will think it’s a sexual invitation.”
Shu Baiyu: “…”
His expression finally darkened.
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