Chapter 4

Wen Yan couldn’t find his usual tie; it seemed to have been left… at the hotel. The image of his wrists being tied flashed in his mind, making Wen Yan’s ears turn red with embarrassment. He put on another tie and went to work.

“Hey.”

“Hey.”

“Hey!”

The desk was knocked on, and Wen Yan looked up from the computer screen to see Yu Qing glaring at him angrily.

“Didn’t I tell you to design the omega’s clothes to be a bit cooler? What’s with these suits?”

The originally cool-dressed omegas were now all covered up tightly.

“Based on some user feedback from the game, the omega’s image was too suggestive, causing discomfort among omegas, which might lead to negative public opinion,” Wen Yan explained his reasoning.

“This game isn’t made for omegas to play; it’s made for alphas. Who cares if omegas are comfortable or not?” Yu Qing gritted his teeth. “Change it back for me now.”

“President Gu’s opinion is to make a game that everyone can enjoy, not just to please a specific group.”

“Are you using President Gu to pressure me?” Yu Qing squinted his eyes.

Wen Yan patiently smiled, “No.”

Seeing him like this, Yu Qing felt a surge of inexplicable anger and didn’t know what to say to him. He angrily returned to his workstation and slammed the keyboard.

A few colleagues gathered around, “Why are you mad at him? Acting all high and mighty now, but who knows, he might be watching more than us in private.”

“He’s just jealous of us alphas. He can’t mark an omega, so he’s twisted inside.”

“Maybe he wants an alpha to mark him?”

Yu Qing frowned.

Yu Qing glared at the person, “Have you been marked by someone? How do you know so much?”

The alpha’s face turned ugly.

To get others to invest in their product, they had to show the investors the value of the product. Wen Yan spent three days making a detailed introduction of the game “Xun” and then went to the Venture Investment Conference with Liu Ren and Chang Jing.

The conference was held in the tech park where their company was located. After showing the invitation to the staff, the exhibition staff led them to their booth.

Some entrepreneurs had already started promoting their products. Upon seeing the well-dressed alpha, they immediately approached to introduce their products.

“It feels like we’re no different from those street restaurants trying to attract customers,” Liu Ren said as he set up their game’s display board.

Chang Jing agreed, “This world is just a big sales market. If you’re not selling this, you’re selling that.”

Wen Yan smiled. The weather in early spring wasn’t too hot yet, but the exhibition hall was well-heated. Wen Yan, after helping Liu Ren with the display board, had a thin layer of sweat, and his fair face was slightly flushed.

The booth next to them was also a game company, but they were omegas and looked like college students.

The omega kept glancing over, and Chang Jing nudged Liu Ren’s arm, “I bet they’re interested in Wen Gong.”

Liu Ren looked unconvinced, “Maybe they’re interested in me.”

Chang Jing looked disdainful, and Liu Ren gritted his teeth in anger, “Don’t underestimate people, okay?”

After a while, a delicate omega walked up to Wen Yan, “Hi, can I have your contact information?”

The organizer had listed the investors in the introduction, and Wen Yan was browsing through it, with the mouse paused on Lin Corporation.

Wen Yan looked up.

“Sorry…” Wen Yan said, “I’m a beta…”

The omega looked disappointed but didn’t give up, “It’s okay, beta is fine too.”

“I’m… 27 years old.”

The omega, who had just turned 21, walked away dejectedly.

Chang Jing and Liu Ren came over with a teasing look, “They don’t mind you being a beta, so what’s age got to do with it?”

“Exactly, besides, Wen Gong, you look no different from a college student.”

“And mature men have more charm,” Chang Jing chuckled.

Liu Ren was speechless.

“Stop talking nonsense…” Wen Yan’s long lashes drooped, “Let’s see which companies are here this time and set our targets.”

Chang Jing and Liu Ren stopped joking.

“Lin Corporation? Am I seeing things?!” Chang Jing’s eyes widened.

“Such a big company actually came here.”

“Why don’t we try to get them to invest? It’s good to have a big backer,” Liu Ren suggested, “What do you think, Wen Gong?”

Getting investment from a big company is good, but there are many downsides too.

The most important thing is that they might not even be interested in their product.

“It’s better to be cautious and look for some medium-sized companies. That way, we have more autonomy.”

Wen Yan temporarily selected three targets, fearing none would work out, so he added a backup.

The three selected targets politely declined them, but the last backup showed some interest.

The other party was a traditional industry company that had made money in recent years and was planning to venture into other fields, choosing games that young people like.

The general manager was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a kind face, “My surname is Liu, here’s my business card.”

Wen Yan took it, “Mr. Liu.”

“Other games focus more on the sense of achievement, but yours is quite unique… looking for a brother?”

“The main storyline is to find the missing brother by gathering information in the levels.”

Liu Feng nodded, “Not bad.”

As more people filled the exhibition hall, Liu Feng, who was slightly overweight, was sweating profusely. Wen Yan handed him a pack of tissues.

“Thank you.”

Mr. Liu took it and faintly smelled a light fragrance, seemingly the scent of snow orchid.

At this moment, there was a commotion at the entrance.

In an instant, both investors and entrepreneurs gathered around.

It seemed like some important figure had arrived.

Liu Feng’s assistant ran over, “Mr. Liu, it’s Mr. Lin from Lin Corporation. Should we go and make an acquaintance?”

Lin Corporation has a wide range of fields in Beijing. If they could get in touch with Lin Chuanwu, it would make future business dealings easier. Liu Feng immediately nodded and even invited Wen Yan to join them.

Wen Yan originally planned to refuse, but Chang Jing was very excited, “It’s Lin Chuanwu! I heard he took over Lin Corporation at just 21 years old, and he’s incredibly handsome. Let’s go take a look, Wen Gong.”

“The most important thing is that he’s a very rare S-class alpha in the world.”

Chang Jing’s words made Liu Feng laugh heartily, “You young people are really shameless.”

“Well… let’s go take a look.” Wen Yan said softly, looking towards the crowd.

Vaguely, Wen Yan felt a familiar anxious aura, which instantly reminded him of the absurd seven days and nights at the hotel. Wen Yan’s chest suddenly tightened.

They squeezed into the crowd, only to find that someone was shouting randomly, and there was no Lin Chuanwu in the middle of the crowd.

“Come to think of it, such an important person wouldn’t be squeezed in a crowd.”

Liu Feng’s assistant investigated and came back to report, “Mr. Lin was invited to the inner hall.”

The inner hall was a meeting room inside the exhibition hall, filled with powerful group CEOs, most of whom were in their thirties or forties.

Only the man in the main seat was very young, very handsome, with deep and sinister eyes that exuded a strong sense of oppression.

“Is that the one in the middle? He’s handsome, but why does he look so scary?” Chang Jing got goosebumps.

“You were so eager to see him just now, and now you’re scared.” Liu Feng shook his head.

“I didn’t expect the aura of a top alpha to be so terrifying… Wen Gong, what do you think?”

No one answered for a long time, and when Chang Jing turned around, he saw Wen Yan’s face was unusually pale.

“I… I need to go to the bathroom…” Wen Yan said in a panic.

At the same time, the man in the main seat caught a whiff of a faint fragrance, his eyes changed slightly, and he instantly locked onto the position of the back door.

The few people being stared at by the alpha instantly felt their hair stand on end, even Liu Feng was no exception.

The top alpha walked towards him.

Lin Chuanwu scanned the area and finally fixed his gaze on Liu Feng.

The snow orchid scent was strongest on him.

“Who were you with just now?”

The alpha asked coldly.

In the bathroom.

The young man splashed a handful of water on his face, lifted his head, but the embarrassing blush still hadn’t faded.

A pseudo-heat period coinciding with the other’s susceptible period led to such an absurd event. He thought they wouldn’t meet again, but unexpectedly…

It turned out he was the youngest son of the Lin family, Lin Chuanwu…

Wen Yan’s long lashes trembled lightly. Even though several days had passed, seeing him at that moment brought back phantom pain, as if he was still being…

The bathroom was at the end of the corridor, and at the end of the corridor was a door. Pushing it open led to the rooftop. Wen Yan stood on the rooftop, looking into the distance with a worried mind.

Suddenly, he sensed a familiar aura, and his heart started pounding wildly.

“Mr. Lin, there’s a rooftop ahead, maybe the person is there.”

Are they looking for him? Wen Yan was startled and immediately left through the safety passage on the rooftop.

Just as he left, Lin Chuanwu arrived on the rooftop.

No one was there, only the lingering fragrance in the air.

Lin Chuanwu walked to the safety passage, where the scent was stronger. The person had just left, seemingly deliberately avoiding him.

Lin Chuanwu rubbed his temples, “Have the organizers guard the entrance, and check everyone going in and out.”

“Yes.”

Wen Yan returned to their booth, and Chang Jing and Liu Ren were in a daze, their legs trembling.

“Boss, why did you take so long? I was scared to death!” Chang Jing cried out.

“Boss, do you know… Lin Chuanwu?”

The psychological shadow left by the other party on Liu Ren was so deep that just hearing the name made him shiver.

“He seemed to be looking for you?”

“…I don’t know him.” Wen Yan’s face was pale as he packed up their display board and flyers, “Mr. Liu is very interested in working with us, so let’s not look for other investors for now. Let’s leave.”

“Okay.”

After packing up, Wen Yan led the two to the exit.

Originally, there was only one ticket checker, but suddenly there were four, and not only did they check people coming in, but they also confirmed identity information for those leaving.

“Did a murderer get into the exhibition hall? Why is it like a police investigation?” Liu Ren scratched his head.

Wen Yan felt uneasy and handed the display board to Liu Ren.

“You guys go out first…”

“Aren’t you coming with us?” Liu Ren asked.

“I’ll discuss the next meeting time with Mr. Liu. After you go out, wait for me in the car.”

“Okay, but hurry up.”

Liu Ren watched Wen Yan’s departing figure, “I feel like something’s off with the boss.”

“How do you think he knows Lin Chuanwu?”

Chang Jing thought for a moment, “Actually, the boss has been acting strange since he came back from Qing City. The day he came to work, he had hickeys on his neck, and they were really deep…”

“Hickeys?! The boss is dating?”

“Beta or omega?”

“Maybe it’s an alpha?”

The exhibition hall had three exits, and there were staff at each one.

Wen Yan pressed his lips tightly, feeling complicated.

Wen Yan didn’t think an alpha would go to such lengths for him, but the situation made him uneasy. Seeing a cleaning lady passing by, he exchanged clothes with her and left through the staff passage.

The staff passage had a long corridor, and it seemed all the staff had been sent to guard the three exits, as there was no one along the way.

Just as Wen Yan saw the exit, a man in a suit and a chubby man walked towards him.

“Assistant Qiu, who is Mr. Lin looking for, going to such lengths?”

Qiu Yi said coldly, “Don’t pry into things you shouldn’t. Find a few more people to guard the exit, and make sure to find the person for Mr. Lin, or else…”

“Yes!” The chubby man replied fearfully.

Wen Yan lowered his hat brim and brushed past them.

“Wait.”

Wen Yan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Qiu Yi scrutinized him. Even in the shabby cleaning uniform, his tall and elegant figure couldn’t be hidden, and the small exposed part of his chin was as white as jade.

“Wang Fuguo, do you require such high standards for the appearance of your cleaning staff?”

“I haven’t seen you before…” Wang Fuguo said, “Which team are you from, and who’s your team leader?”

“Sorry, my mom is unwell, so I’m here to work for her…” Wen Yan said softly.

“This is against the rules. Take off your hat and let me see.”

A drop of cold sweat dripped from Wen Yan’s forehead.

“Brother, come quickly, I think we found the person!” Qiu Tian shouted loudly from the door.

Qiu Yi hesitated for a moment, then walked away. Wang Fuguo looked at Wen Yan, then at Qiu Yi, and finally followed Qiu Yi.

Not forgetting to shout at Wen Yan, “Have your mom report to me later.”

Wen Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the exhibition hall.

Lin Chuanwu was watching a surveillance video, showing a slender figure in a cleaning uniform entering the staff passage.

“Mr. Lin, I’ve already asked Wang Fuguo to send more people. We should find them soon,” Qiu Yi and Qiu Tian entered together, reporting to the tall man’s back. After a long time without a response, Qiu Yi’s gaze fell on the screen, “I just saw this cleaner…”

Lin Chuanwu put on his coat, wore gloves, and said sternly, “No need to look anymore.”

With that, he strode away.

Qiu Tian was still confused, “Why not look anymore?”

“This person is quite clever,” Qiu Yi regretted, “I should have made him take off his hat!”

**

Wen Yan left the exhibition hall, breathing a sigh of relief.

In a moment of desperation, he sought help from the cleaning lady, who was willing to help him by giving him a set of clothes she hadn’t worn.

He took off the cleaning uniform and hat and got into the car.

“Boss, President Gu said we can go straight home after work, no need to go to the company.”

“Join us for dinner at the new restaurant.”

Wen Yan shook his head apologetically, “You guys go ahead, I’m a bit tired.”

He also reminded them, “Drink less and get home early.”

Chang Jing said, “Boss, you’re just like my mom.”

Wen Yan smiled and didn’t reply.

Wen Yan returned home, took a shower, made himself a simple meal, and lay down to rest.

In a daze, he saw Xiao Chuan sitting by his bed, quietly watching him. Wen Yan wanted to talk to him but couldn’t make a sound. He wanted to sit up but couldn’t move.

“Xiao Chuan… this isn’t right, I’m your brother…” Wen Yan’s eyes widened in horror, only to suddenly realize Xiao Chuan had turned into that alpha. The same eyes showed a different personality, the latter more sinister, obsessive, and possessive…

Wen Yan woke up in shock, cold sweat continuously seeping out.

Wen Shichuan was also an alpha. During his susceptible period, apart from being a bit irritable and needing Wen Yan by his side all the time, he didn’t have any extreme behavior, leading Wen Yan to naively believe that all alphas were like Xiao Chuan.

It was just an accident, and after it passed, it should be tacitly forgotten, but the other party didn’t seem to intend to let him go…

Wen Yan’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment, his chest heaving.