Honest Beta gets scammed

"Buzz... Elevator number three has malfunctioned and stopped on the third floor. There are guests inside. Please send someone over to handle it as soon as possible."

"Buzz... The repairman will be there soon. Please calm the customer down and don't panic."

Upon hearing the reply from the walkie-talkie, Li Qing glanced at the Alpha beside him, who didn't seem to need any reassurance.

He put down the walkie-talkie, quietly retreated to a corner, and silently prayed that the repairman would come soon and rescue him from this predicament.

"Coo coo..."

In the silence, a sudden voice rang out, and Li Qing's expression snapped. He lowered his head further, trying to minimize his presence.

He Xiangchen's mood has been extremely bad lately.

My mental state is terrible, it's churning day and night, and I have headaches and can't sleep every day.

His attempts to release pheromones to an Omega were largely ineffective due to the low compatibility. At this rate, even if he sought out an Omega every day, he probably wouldn't find peace.

In the past, he might have accepted it and even tried harder.

But recently, his fellow sufferer, who was in the same boat as him, had a stroke of luck and found a highly compatible partner, escaping his misery and leaving him alone to suffer in this endless hell.

It wasn't that he wasn't happy for his friend, but damn it, he was extremely resentful.

I am truly unwilling to continue living that kind of promiscuous life, living like a stallion, with my mind constantly preoccupied with highly compatible partners.

But clearly, he didn't have that luck.

My frustration has nowhere to go, and now I'm stuck in this lousy elevator with that guy, Xiao Huang, who's pushing a garbage cart...

He Xiangchen closed his eyes, took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and quietly waited for the person who came to fix this dilapidated elevator.

"Coo coo...coo coo..."

"Coo coo...coo coo..."

He Xiangchen pursed his lips.

"Coo coo...coo coo...coo..."

The voice was persistent and even echoed.

He Xiangchen: ...

He turned his head slightly and looked at Li Qing, who was huddled in the corner wishing he could bury himself in the ground. He didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the other person.

"Coo...coo coo..."

Li Qing had completely lowered his head, so He Xiangchen couldn't see his face from this angle; he could only see his fluffy hair and ears that were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

When the thunder started again, He Xiangchen finally spoke.

Are you hungry?

Upon hearing this, Li Qing paused, then quickly shook his head.

"no."

"Coo coo coo..."

He Xiangchen: "..."

Is this little yellow dog joking?

His gaze swept over Li Qing for a moment, then finally landed on the upper shelf of the small cart next to him, where there were several dishes of food that had barely been touched.

"Isn't there something ready-made? Let's eat it."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing shook his head vigorously, refusing in a low voice, "No, no, we have a rule that we can't eat the guests' leftovers, or we'll be fined."

No sooner had he finished speaking than his stomach growled again, as if to testify to his words.

He Xiangchen looked at his greedy expression, twitched the corner of his mouth, and was somewhat speechless.

"Eat up, no one's going to dock your pay. Do you want me to stay here and listen to your stomach rumble like crazy?"

Thunder?

Is it really that exaggerated?

Li Qing's ears turned even redder, feeling utterly humiliated.

He glanced furtively at the surveillance camera in the corner above his head, then looked at He Xiangchen's nonchalant expression, his mind in turmoil.

"Gurgle..."

The camel's stomach rumbled once more, becoming the final straw that broke the camel's back.

After a shameful silence, Li Qing's heart finally succumbed to hunger.

He glanced at He Xiangchen, then carefully reached out and picked up a piece of watermelon cut into a five-pointed star shape from the fruit plate, and put it in his mouth.

The cool, sweet juice burst in my mouth, instantly soothing my stomach.

Li Qing couldn't resist and picked up another piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

He was engrossed in chewing when he suddenly felt someone staring at him, and then he realized that he wasn't the only one in the elevator.

Turning her head, she met He Xiangchen's eyes, which seemed to be smiling but weren't.

Li Qing slowed down her chewing.

He looked at the watermelon in his hand, then at the other person, and felt that it wasn't right for him to eat alone.

Thinking this, Li Qing picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it to He Xiangchen.

"It's quite sweet, would you like to try some?"

He Xiangchen looked at the watermelon handed to him, which still had a few water droplets on it, and his expression froze for a moment.

"ha."

He gave a ridiculous laugh.

"Thank you, but no need."

Ten minutes later, the elevator finally made a sound.

After a series of clanging sounds, the door slid open to both sides.

Li Qing looked up and saw a huge crowd gathered outside the elevator!

Zhang Chen stood at the front, his face pale and anxious, yet he also felt as if he had just escaped a disaster.

Li Qing was a little confused when he saw this, but the Alpha next to him took long strides and walked straight out.

As soon as he came out, Zhang Chen immediately went to greet him: "Mr. He, are you alright?!"

"I'm so sorry! It was a serious mistake on our part that startled you..."

Li Qing, who was pushing the cart from behind, finally realized what was happening.

Such a grand spectacle, with so many leaders, all for the sake of this Alpha beside him.

He Xiangchen looked at Zhang Chen, a slight smile playing on his lips, but no hint of amusement in his eyes.

"The elevator is quite unique, and it even comes with a freefall experience."

Zhang Chen broke out in a cold sweat and apologized repeatedly, not daring to utter a single word of explanation.

However, He Xiangchen did not dwell on the matter any further. He shifted his gaze slightly to Li Qing behind him.

Li Qing was pushing a shopping cart when she was blocked in the elevator by the crowd, unable to move forward or backward.

Following He Xiangchen's gaze, Zhang Chen quickly stepped aside, saying, "Li Qing, come out quickly! Are you alright?"

Li Qing shook her head. "I'm fine."

The crowd outside immediately parted to make way, and Li Qing, seeing an opening, quickly pushed his cart out.

Zhang Chen looked at him and quickly said, "Alright, you've been frightened today, go home early and get some rest."

Li Qing paused.

Leaving get off work early?

Does that count as leaving early?

He glanced at Zhang Chen, opened his mouth as if to ask, "Will you deduct money?", but with so many leaders standing around, he was too embarrassed to say it.

Well, he wasn't seriously injured. He was just startled when the elevator started falling. Let's keep going.

Li Qing was about to shake his head and refuse.

"No deductions."

Suddenly, a voice drifted over from the side.

Li Qing stopped herself from speaking just as she was about to, and looked at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen was taken aback for a moment. He looked at He Xiangchen and immediately chimed in, "Right, right! It counts as a work injury and you'll get some rest. No pay deduction! Go back and get some sleep."

He swallowed the words of refusal.

Li Qing blinked blankly, then unconsciously turned up her lips into a happy smile.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang!"