What to Do When Pretending to Be an Alpha Gets Exhausting [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 20

Awkwardness spread between the two of them.

Time seemed to freeze.

Ye Xingyuan smelled the scent of earth.

And also the very pleasant scent on Pei Yanchen’s body.

It was a little like cedarwood.

A faint fragrance, carrying the freshness of nature.

It held a fatal attraction for him.

As humanity’s research into pheromone differentiation grew deeper and pheromone knowledge became more widespread, more and more Alphas were now able to control their own pheromones.

The higher the rank and the stronger the physique, the easier it was for an Alpha to control their pheromones.

When their mental power was abundant, they could even control their pheromones completely, either hiding them or using them to attack others.

But similarly, if they were suddenly frightened or relaxed their guard, it was also possible for a small amount of their hidden pheromones to leak out.

Usually, such a small amount of pheromones would not affect others, unless that person’s compatibility with them was as high as 90%.

As an Omega, Ye Xingyuan understood this very well.

But this was still the first time he had encountered an Alpha with such high compatibility, and he forgot to react for a moment.

When he came into contact with that faint cedarwood pheromone scent, he felt every cell in his body rejoice.

His long-dry, parched body gave the most direct reaction.

Ye Xingyuan secretly thought this was bad and quickly called out to the system.

“11, hurry and cut off my perception of pheromones.”

System 001: “Detected that the host and the other party’s pheromone compatibility is as high as 99.99%. You are fated partners whose souls are compatible and cannot be obstructed by external factors, so there is no way to cut it off.”

“99.99%? I remember in the original book, Pei Yanchen and Su Luoqing’s compatibility was only 90%, right? Are you people messing with me?” Ye Xingyuan held his breath, trying hard to lessen the effect Pei Yanchen’s pheromones had on him.

But it was futile.

The impact of pheromones did not pass through the respiratory tract. Instead, it came through every part of the body, dense and tight like a large net, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Right now, just this tiny amount of pheromones could cause such a big reaction in him. If Pei Yanchen really released them, wouldn’t he directly get hard?

Afraid that Pei Yanchen would notice something wrong with him, Ye Xingyuan hurriedly pushed Pei Yanchen’s shoulder. “Brother Chen, what’s wrong?”

Pei Yanchen’s face was still pale, but he did not want Ye Xingyuan to know that he was afraid of bugs. He deliberately kept his face tense and said in a low voice, “My foot slipped.”

…What the hell kind of foot slipped.

Ye Xingyuan pretended to believe him. “Then can we get up now? My back is covered in strawberry juice. My clothes are dirty.”

Only then did Pei Yanchen notice that Ye Xingyuan was wearing a white shirt. It was stained with red strawberry juice, but instead of looking dirty, it gave people a different kind of visual enjoyment.

After the strawberries were crushed, the strawberry scent around them became even stronger, but Pei Yanchen still smelled an even sweeter, more tempting fragrance within it.

This scent also felt somewhat familiar.

He just could not remember where he had smelled it before.

Seeing that Pei Yanchen was not moving, Ye Xingyuan patted his chest as a signal and deliberately said, “Brother Chen’s figure really doesn’t need to be edited. The person who hacked my account was too much. How could they question Brother Chen’s good figure?”

Pei Yanchen’s expression darkened a little. His gaze was slightly cold as he stared at Ye Xingyuan for a long while, then said, “Then the person who hacked your account should also be surnamed Ye.”

Ye Xingyuan admired the Best Actor changing expression and smiled. “Maybe?”

“It seems your acting skills aren’t the only thing that improved. Your tongue has become much slicker too.” Pei Yanchen braced his hand against the ground and tried to climb up. As a result, this time his foot really slipped.

He accidentally stepped on the slippery ground behind him. After slipping, he fell down again.

Ye Xingyuan had just been about to climb up, only to be pressed down once more.

Fortunately, the soil here was relatively soft. Even after falling from that height and being pressed down by an Alpha taller and stronger than himself, he did not hit his head.

Before he could feel lucky that his head was fine, pain came from his lips.

He also tasted a small amount of blood.

When Pei Yanchen fell, his teeth had knocked against Ye Xingyuan’s lips. Not only had Ye Xingyuan’s first kiss been taken away, his lip had even been cut open.

Pei Yanchen hurriedly and messily stood up. His hand swung with too much force and accidentally tugged at Ye Xingyuan’s shirt, directly popping off several buttons and leaving the shirt wide open.

It revealed shallow abdominal muscles and cool white skin, creating a unique flavor.

…

“Rubai, let’s walk faster. I’m still worried about Cousin. I’m afraid he’ll bully Brother Xing.” Under Grandpa’s loving gaze, Tong Yuqian and Ye Rubai had gone into the study to do homework.

But his mind was not on the homework at all.

He kept frequently looking out the window.

His heart was full of thoughts about Ye Xingyuan.

He was very afraid Ye Xingyuan would be bullied by Pei Yanchen.

He was so nervous that he walked back and forth in the study.

Several times, he wanted to go out, but he gave up when he saw Grandpa drinking tea in the living room downstairs.

This time, after finally waiting until Grandpa was tired and returned to his room,

he quickly pulled Ye Rubai downstairs and searched everywhere for Ye Xingyuan and Pei Yanchen.

They searched everywhere else first and only came to the vegetable garden last.

The reason they left the vegetable garden for last was because Tong Yuqian knew that Pei Yanchen would not easily go near the vegetable garden.

In the end, he had not expected that he really would see his cousin and his idol in the vegetable garden.

Only, the scene before his eyes shocked Tong Yuqian into losing his voice.

Why was his idol’s clothing in disarray, his lips red, swollen, and bleeding?

And that blood had even gotten on Cousin’s lips?

Also, both of them were covered in mud, strawberry juice, and weeds…

No matter how one looked at it, it seemed like they had just finished a “battle” in the vegetable garden!

But didn’t Cousin dislike Brother Xing?

Wasn’t Brother Xing also at odds with Cousin?

Could everything online be fake?

On the surface, they were mortal enemies, but in reality, they were lovers secretly dating?

“Cousin? Brother Xing? You two?” Tong Yuqian finally found his voice the moment he approached the vegetable garden.

Ye Xingyuan turned his head and saw the shattered expression in his little fan’s eyes. Once again, he wanted to dig a hole on the spot and bury himself.

“Actually, it’s not…”

Ye Xingyuan braced himself and tried to explain.

However, before he could finish explaining, Ye Rubai, who had been standing beside Tong Yuqian, suddenly rushed forward in several large strides. Using the force of his run-up, he punched Pei Yanchen hard in the face.

“Bang!”

Best Actor Pei was caught off guard and gloriously disfigured.

Ye Xingyuan watched from the side, dumbstruck. Tong Yuqian’s mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.

Pei Yanchen touched his face and hissed.

Ye Rubai’s punch was not light. It directly ruined his face.

Ye Xingyuan’s scalp went numb. He pulled at his younger brother and stood in front of him in a protective posture, lowering his head to apologize to Pei Yanchen. “Brother Chen, I’m sorry. This child was too impulsive. He definitely misunderstood.”

“Second Brother, are you stupid? This beast in human clothing even chewed your mouth until it broke and brought you to the vegetable garden to grope you, and you’re still apologizing to him?” Ye Rubai said emotionally.

Ye Xingyuan hurriedly pressed down on his younger brother and forced his head down to apologize to Pei Yanchen together.

“No, things aren’t what you saw. Everything was an accident.”

Ye Rubai angrily shook off Ye Xingyuan’s hand and loudly questioned him, “Him kissing your mouth was an accident? Him taking off your clothes was also an accident?”

The words “kissing” and “taking off” made Ye Xingyuan so embarrassed his ears turned red.

He hurriedly covered his younger brother’s mouth and explained, “It really was an accident. Stop making trouble.”

“I’m making trouble? I…” Ye Rubai’s pupils shook. He suddenly let out an incredulous question. “Second Brother, don’t tell me you really like this bastard?”

“Yes—no. Don’t talk nonsense. I’m an Alpha, and he’s also an Alpha. We repel each other as the same kind. It’s impossible for sparks to fly.”

Ye Xingyuan felt that the more he tried to explain, the darker the situation became.

Pei Yanchen was thoughtful.

He thought of that sweet fragrance from earlier. He had also smelled it the last time they filmed.

That should be Ye Xingyuan’s pheromone scent.

Although it was a little like an Omega’s pheromones, it definitely was not Omega pheromones. It was Alpha pheromones.

The two times he smelled this scent, he had not produced any rejection reaction. On the contrary, he felt it smelled very good, making him involuntarily want to get closer.

These were situations he had never encountered before.

Could it be…

He was actually suited to finding an Alpha partner?

Author’s Note:

Pei Yanchen: His pheromones are so sweet. He’s an Alpha… So it turns out I’m suited to finding an Alpha.