Twenty Third Day of Pretending to Be an Alpha

On the box of the suppressant, words like “strong effect” and “medical use” were clearly visible. Xie Songchen had never really paid attention to the packaging of suppressants before. He had subconsciously assumed there was no difference between this and regular omega suppressants.

But now, confusion flickered in his eyes. Why was there a box of suppressants in Chu Mo’s pocket? Chu Mo wasn’t an omega.

Xie Songchen’s gaze darkened as he fell into deep thought.

Chu Yun followed Chu Mo out of the competition venue and suddenly said to him, “Ge, I have something to do later, you go back first.” 

“Xiao Yun, I couldn’t watch your match today,” Chu Mo said to Chu Yun with a hint of apology, “I’ll make it up to you next time, treat you to a big meal.” 

Chu Yun grinned, revealing two small tiger teeth, “Ge, what are you talking about? Haven’t you always come to my matches since I was little? You even brought water for me and my classmates during the high school sports meet.” 

That classmate seemed to be… Xie Songchen? Chu Yun recalled this and was slightly taken aback. 

At this moment, Chu Mo interrupted his thoughts, “To celebrate your championship, I should treat you to a meal. Besides, I should cheer for my brother in all his matches.” 

Chu Yun nodded, “Okay.” 

Suddenly remembering something, he added, “But, did Xie Songchen really give you the ticket?” 

Chu Mo looked a bit embarrassed, “Ahem, I wanted to buy it from him, but he didn’t take the money.” 

Chu Yun frowned slightly. He said meaningfully, “He rarely does such things.” 

Chu Mo didn’t catch the underlying meaning in Chu Yun’s words and continued, “Don’t think that kid is a good person just because of this. You still have to listen to me and stay away from him.” 

Chu Yun agreed, his expression thoughtful. 

Half an hour later. 

Inside the pheromone hospital. 

Chu Yun deceived his brother by saying he had something to do, but in reality, he covered himself up tightly and went to the pheromone hospital to register. 

Ever since Chu Yun differentiated into an alpha, he often had to visit this hospital. 

While waiting, Chu Yun suddenly received a call from Xie Songchen. 

On the other end, Xie Songchen remained silent. 

Just when Chu Yun thought he had dialed the wrong number, Xie Songchen asked, “Chu Yun, does your brother have a habit of keeping puppressants for you?” 

Chu Yun was taken aback by the question and was about to say he never used puppressants. 

He suddenly realized that saying so would give himself away, so he quickly changed his words, “Xie Songchen, I’m not incapable of taking care of myself, why would I need my brother to keep puppressants for me?” 

Xie Songchen paused, then responded with an “Oh.” 

Chu Yun asked, “Why are you suddenly asking such a strange question?” 

Xie Songchen said, “Nothing,” and then hung up the phone. 

Chu Yun didn’t have time to bother with Xie Songchen. 

He had more important things to do. 

In a highly confidential consultation room. 

Xu Yi looked at the “omega” in front of him and sighed, “Young Master Chu, have you run out of your special medicine again?” 

Not long ago, big brother Chu Mo had come to see Xu Yi, and now little brother Chu Yun was here. 

Chu Mo pretends to be an A, and Chu Yun pretends to be an O. 

Xu Yi felt that the Chu family had some genes for liking to disguise themselves. 

“A few days ago, I accidentally encountered an omega’s pheromone,” Chu Yun said to Xu Yi, “and took a bit more of the special medicine.” 

The special medicine prescribed by the hospital for alphas is generally to prevent them from being affected by omega pheromones. 

Usually, it’s taken by more sensitive alphas or athletes who are about to compete. 

The reason Chu Yun came to this hospital is that his brother has shares in it, ensuring high confidentiality. 

And Xu Yi is the best doctor in the pheromone department. 

Xu Yi nodded, prescribed some more special medicine for Chu Yun, and advised him, “Take it easy, pretending to be an O is easier than pretending to be an A, just keep your distance from omegas.” 

Xu Yi was right, pretending to be an O only requires keeping a distance from omegas, while pretending to be an A requires constant puppressants. 

Chu Yun asked, “Do you have clients here pretending to be an A?” 

Xu Yi was silent for a moment, then shook his head, “No, I don’t.” 

Chu Mo doesn’t want his true gender to be known, and neither does Chu Yun. 

Caught in the middle, Xu Yi has to act. 

If the true gender of either brother is leaked, Xu Yi can forget about working in this field. 

After taking the medicine, Chu Yun was about to leave when Xu Yi couldn’t help but say, “You know, using medicine like this isn’t good for your body, and you might not be happy with an omega in the future.” 

Chu Yun responded with an “Oh,” and casually said, “But I’m more afraid of my alpha gender being discovered by my family.” 

Xu Yi didn’t understand. 

Chu Mo might fear his gender being discovered because he’s the heir. 

But what is Chu Yun afraid of? 

Xu Yi tentatively suggested, “Maybe you could try to get your family to accept it? After all, it’s unlikely you can hide it forever.” 

Chu Yun fell silent. 

From childhood to adulthood, Chu Yun’s differentiation report always stated he was an omega. 

Suddenly becoming an alpha, Chu Yun found it hard to accept. 

Chu Yun grew up being pampered by his family. 

He always felt that the love he received was because of his gender. 

After all, he was the only omega in the Chu family. 

Chu Yun feared that once his family knew his true gender, they would no longer shower him with so much love. 

Especially Chu Mo. 

Chu Yun might be able to accept less love from his family. 

But he couldn’t accept Chu Mo not doting on him anymore. 

Since childhood, Chu Mo always told Chu Yun: You will become a very popular omega in the future. 

Hearing this from Chu Mo, Chu Yun naturally hoped to become an omega. 

Seeing Chu Yun’s silence, Xu Yi gave up on persuading him and said, “Just take care of your body and don’t overdose on the medicine.” 

Chu Yun accepted the medicine and nodded in agreement. 

Before leaving, Chu Yun suddenly asked Xu Yi, “By the way, Dr. Xu, there’s something I’ve always been curious about.” 

Xu Yi politely replied, “What is it?” 

“Previously, you helped me with the pheromone compatibility test,” Chu Yun looked at Xu Yi and asked, “Whose pheromone sample did you prepare in advance?” 

Xu Yi was taken aback, “Why are you asking this all of a sudden?” 

“Just curious,” Chu Yun said, “Who was that omega? How come they perfectly matched so many alphas around me, causing me quite a bit of trouble.” 

Back when the Chu family had Chu Yun do the pheromone compatibility test, Xu Yi secretly helped Chu Yun by hiding his gender. 

Xu Yi showed a troubled expression and slowly said, “I don’t know either. I submitted an unregistered discarded pheromone sample.” 

The pheromone Xu Yi submitted was taken from the hospital’s pheromone storage. 

The storage contained many unregistered pheromones, commonly known as “discarded pheromones.” 

Most of these pheromones had no owner claiming them, either because the owner had undergone secondary differentiation, hidden their gender, or had passed away. 

Xu Yi didn’t expect that the pheromone he randomly picked would have such a high compatibility. 

“I see,” Chu Yun frowned, sounding a bit disappointed, “So there’s no way to find that omega?” 

Xu Yi nodded, “Unless they undergo another test, we have no way of knowing who the owner of the pheromone is.” 

Chu Yun remained silent for a long time, leaving with a simple “Got it,” and then left the pheromone hospital. 

After the competition ended. 

In the following days, Xie Songchen went to work at the company as usual. 

But every time he saw Chu Mo, his face was icy cold, exuding an aura of “strangers keep away” and “acquaintances stay away” with a low pressure. 

Chu Mo knew that Xie Songchen was definitely angry because he stood him up. 

After all, that ticket was quite expensive. 

One day. 

After Xie Songchen finished reporting work to Chu Mo, he brought over a cup of coffee. 

Chu Mo always felt like the latte had been switched to espresso. 

He tentatively took a sip and found that the latte was still a latte, unchanged. 

Chu Mo breathed a sigh of relief. 

He glanced at Xie Songchen, who was calmly tidying up the desk, and felt a hint of… guilt. 

Of course, Chu Mo would never show such an emotion in front of Xie Songchen. 

He couldn’t break his character. 

Chu Mo tried to apologize to Xie Songchen in a way that fit his character. 

“Xie Songchen,” Chu Mo called out to him before he could leave, “wait a moment.” 

Xie Songchen stopped in his tracks, looking back at Chu Mo with a blank expression, “What is it?” 

He appeared calm. 

Beneath the calmness was a hint of coldness. 

Like a frozen lake. 

“Ahem,” Chu Mo cleared his throat, took out his phone, opened the chat with Xie Songchen, and said, “How much was the ticket you gave me?” 

Xie Songchen frowned, “Why are you asking?” 

“I’ll transfer the money to you,” Chu Mo said. 

Chu Mo thought that Xie Songchen would be happy to hear this. 

Unexpectedly, Xie Songchen’s face turned even worse. 

“What do you mean?” Xie Songchen asked with a dark expression. 

“I can’t just take your ticket for free,” Chu Mo said as he prepared to enter the transfer amount, “How much do you want, five thousand? Seven thousand? Or…” 

“I don’t want it.” Xie Songchen coldly interrupted Chu Mo. 

Chu Mo’s fingers paused. 

Xie Songchen was a poor student, and he didn’t want money? 

Then what did he want? 

“Is the money too little?” Chu Mo raised an eyebrow, naturally using a domineering tone, “I’m giving you money for Chu Yun’s sake, besides, it’s just a ticket, do you have to…” 

“Yeah, just a ticket.” Xie Songchen said sarcastically, “Why does President Chu care so much?” 

Xie Songchen rarely called Chu Mo “President Chu.” 

He usually only addressed him like that in formal occasions. 

Chu Mo was stung by Xie Songchen’s sarcastic words. 

Why did he feel like Xie Songchen was even more unhappy? 

He simply transferred eight thousand yuan to Xie Songchen, “I don’t like taking things from others for free.” 

Xie Songchen’s lips pressed into a thin line. 

The temperature around him seemed to drop to the lowest point. 

The entire office felt colder because of that face. 

Xie Songchen took out his phone and, in front of Chu Mo, returned the money. 

“I said,” Xie Songchen gripped his phone tightly, furrowing his brows, his tone icy, “I don’t want it.” 

After saying that, Xie Songchen turned and left the office. 

Chu Mo watched in confusion as Xie Songchen’s angry figure left, muttering softly, “Isn’t eight thousand enough?” 

Xie Songchen walked out of the CEO’s office and went to a deserted stairwell corner. 

He took a deep breath, trying to control his emotions. 

Indeed, he shouldn’t have any expectations of Chu Mo. 

Chu Mo would never understand what he was thinking. 

After a moment, Xie Songchen remembered something and took out the box of puppressants from his pocket. 

He looked at the box, his lips pressed into a thin line. 

His fingers tightened, then relaxed. 

Even though Chu Mo never cared about Xie Songchen’s feelings. 

Xie Songchen still cared so much about everything related to Chu Mo. 

——Xie Songchen’s recent turmoil wasn’t just because Chu Mo missed the competition. 

It was also because of this box of puppressants. 

Xie Songchen had casually asked Chu Yun if Chu Mo had a habit of keeping puppressants for him. 

Chu Yun’s answer was, “How could that be? I’m not some omega who can’t take care of himself.” 

Hearing this answer, Xie Songchen became even more puzzled. 

For a moment, he wondered: Could Chu Mo be an omega? 

But Xie Songchen quickly dismissed that thought. 

If Chu Mo were an omega, he would have been too good at pretending. 

Besides, why would Chu Mo pretend to be an A? 

Injecting puppressants wasn’t a pleasant thing. 

Eliminating those two possibilities, there was only one left: 

Chu Mo was bringing puppressants for another omega. 

No alpha would bring puppressants for an omega they weren’t close to. 

Unless that omega was a relative or lover of the alpha. 

Xie Songchen concluded— 

It seemed like Chu Mo was dating an omega. 

The other person was probably a conservative omega who needed Chu Mo to bring puppressants for every date. 

Xie Songchen’s heart tightened, feeling his guess was quite reasonable. 

Thinking of this, Xie Songchen’s fingers tightened around the box, almost crushing it. 

After a moment, he released the box. 

Xie Songchen lowered his gaze, looking at the crumpled puppressant box, his eyes filled with a sense of loss. 

He should have known this day would come. 

When it did, even just a guess was enough to shatter him. 

Xie Songchen was a favored child of the heavens, getting into H University as the top student, handsome, tall, and the dream A of countless omegas. From childhood to adulthood, the omegas who liked him were countless. 

What no one knew was that the person Xie Songchen secretly liked was a straight A. 

From the moment Xie Songchen started liking a straight A. 

The outcome seemed destined. 

——Just like now.