Honest Beta gets scammed

After he differentiated at the age of eighteen, he never thought that the Enigma trait was anything special or amazing. He didn't really like using either pheromones or hypnotic control abilities.

After the matching results came out, he focused all his attention on dating Li Qing and didn't think about learning more about the reason for his rare trait.

In this desperate situation, he could only explain to Li Qing in plain language, which he understood perfectly.

When emotions get the better of him, he starts talking incoherently.

As Li Qing listened, he heard He Xiangchen professing his love to him again.

He was speechless for a moment, feeling like a bunch of random things had suddenly popped up in the background, but he had to admit that after He Xiangchen's outburst, he was not as angry as he had been at the beginning.

After staring at He Xiangchen for a while, Li Qing finally looked away and lowered her head again, silently picking at her food.

Seeing that he seemed less angry, but still not saying anything and just eating in silence, He Xiangchen felt a little uneasy and didn't know what to do.

He tentatively asked, "...So, you...forgive me?"

Li Qing ignored him.

He Xiangchen was a little anxious, so he softened his voice.

"Or if there's anything else you want to know, you can ask me. I promise I won't lie to you this time. Um, could you add me back? I'll worry if I can't reach you."

The last sentence has a hint of being a coquettish, manipulative woman.

Li Qing glanced at He Xiangchen.

This guy, we haven't even reached a conclusion yet whether what he's saying is true or false, and he's already starting to push his luck and make demands.

He pursed his lips, not answering He Xiangchen's question, but just ate his food heartily. After a moment of silence, he finally asked the question that had been bothering him.

"...What about your ex-wife?"

"You say she cheated on you, but actually you're the one who cheated, not her."

Li Qing clearly remembered that He Xiangchen had kept a mistress before. Back then, when they were in a relationship, He Xiangchen had fooled her. Now that she thought about it, it was really infuriating!

When this was mentioned, He Xiangchen's expression froze for a moment.

"No, Li Qing, the only difference between her and me, and us, and a fake couple, is that our families required us to get a marriage certificate."

"Apart from that, there's no difference. We each do our own thing and don't interfere with each other. If you insist on saying that, then I'm not lying. Although I exaggerated a bit at the time, she did cheat on me."

He Xiangchen paused at this point.

He was debating whether or not to betray Xu Shuang and offer his pledge of loyalty.

Li Qing didn't notice his hesitation, nor did she want to listen any further.

It's a rotten circle for rich people!

He quickly shoveled the remaining food into his mouth, wanting nothing more than to end the meal as soon as possible.

In the end, He Xiangchen, out of a sense of honor among his fellow江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world), did not choose to betray Xu Shuang. (Mainly because Li Qing did not inquire further.)

After Li Qing finished eating, He Xiangchen saw that his attitude was acceptable, so he felt that there was still a lot of room for maneuver and did not insist on anything for the time being. He simply offered to take Li Qing back to his apartment.

"No."

Li Qing stood up and refused.

He looked at He Xiangchen, his eyes filled with complex emotions, tired and confused, but the fear and anger from before were gone.

"...Let me think about it."

After leaving those words, Li Qing turned and walked out of the private room.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw two bodyguards standing there.

Li Qing paused, frowned, and immediately became wary.

When the bodyguard saw him come out, he subconsciously looked at He Xiangchen's expression to see what he meant and whether he should stop him.

He Xiangchen's expression turned cold when he saw that Li Qing might misunderstand again.

Without him saying anything, the bodyguards all made way. Li Qing glared at He Xiangchen before quickly leaving.

……

The restaurant was not far from Li Qing's apartment, and he quickly returned to his apartment alone.

After entering the house and turning on the lights, Li Qing sat down on the sofa. The whole house was quiet.

His mind was a complete mess, and the words He Xiangchen had said today kept replaying in his head.

Enigma, mental turmoil, highly compatible partner...

All of this was beyond his comprehension of life.

He looked dejected and sat for a while before picking up his phone.

Whether He Xiangchen is telling the truth or not is uncertain; this guy is a master of deception.

Li Qing opened the search software, wanting to search for information about Enigma, but after hesitating for a long time in the input box, he realized that he didn't know how to spell the word "Enigma" at all.

He frowned and thought for a long time, but could only settle for second best.

What other genders exist besides the three conventional ones?

The search results popped up.

There's a whole bunch of stuff, some real and some fake, but the most common one is Enigma.

Upon seeing this, Li Qing straightened up.

Really!

He immediately clicked on it and began seriously searching for information about Enigma.

The information online is varied, but most of it describes Enigma as a mysterious gender that exists above Alpha, with a magical feel to it, and consists of stories and urban legends.

However, many descriptions were quite exaggerated, portraying Enigma's abilities as even more fantastical than He Xiangchen had described, including things like controlling time and predicting the future, leaving Li Qing completely bewildered.

Further down the search, he was even recommended by the algorithm to a web novel where the protagonist's sexual characteristic was Enigma, and he read several pages of it.

He only snapped out of his reverie when a call popped up on his phone screen, remembering that he had important business to attend to.

The words "Sister Li" appeared on the screen.

Li Qing looked at the phone and guessed it was probably because of the resignation message he had sent. He scratched his head and finally answered the call.

"Hey, Sister Li."

"Li Qing! What's wrong? Did something happen? Why did you suddenly say you don't want to work here anymore?"

Guan Li's social standing wasn't high enough to warrant attending banquets like those attended by He Xiangchen. Furthermore, because it involved He Xiangchen, many people discussed it privately and kept their mouths shut, not spreading it around.

Therefore, Guan Li was unaware of Li Qing's plight.

Li Qing hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's nothing, I just don't want to do it anymore, it's my own reason."

He didn't tell Guan Li about He Xiangchen; he just insisted on leaving.

Li Qing had never been particularly interested in the entertainment industry. He was tricked into joining by Jenny and joined without much thought. He never expected that it was He Xiangchen's doing.

Previously, Li Qing was online bullied and accused of having connections, which left her feeling wronged and speechless. Now it seems that those words weren't entirely wrong.

He knew that resources were scarce in the entertainment industry and many people wanted these opportunities. As an outsider who didn't particularly like it, he figured he shouldn't try to take away other people's opportunities and jobs.