Honest Beta gets scammed

Xu Shi looked forced, but inwardly he was in deep distress.

Li Qing left during the morning rush hour.

Back then, the roads were as congested as parking lots. Li Qing rode a small electric scooter, weaving through the traffic, squeezing into any gap he could find, and even taking a chance at red lights.

All the people under his command are drivers!

They were all stuck on the road, unable to move, watching helplessly as their target drifted further and further away. They wanted to get out of the car and chase after it, but their two legs couldn't outrun it!

Isn't that how we lost track of them in such a simple and straightforward way?

The main reason is that nobody expected Li Qingzhen to leave! There was absolutely no warning!

But if these words were said verbatim to He Xiangchen, they would most likely only provoke even greater anger.

Xu Shi had no way to express his bitterness, so he could only lower his head and admit his mistake with tears in his eyes.

"I apologize, Mr. He. It was our oversight. We are already investigating and will soon be able to locate Mr. Li."

The voice just fell.

With a loud "bang"!

He Xiangchen kicked away the chair that was in his way, ignored him, and stormed out of the office.

……

TRAIN STATION.

Amidst the cacophony of voices, Li Qing, carrying a backpack and dragging a suitcase, moved forward with the flow of people, mingling in the crowded throng.

It's a little past five in the afternoon, and the sky is already turning dusky, with the setting sun casting a golden glow on the distant mountains.

As Li Qing moved around, he looked at this long-lost scene and felt a sense of relief.

After leaving the train station, he immediately squeezed onto the subway, and after traveling underground for an hour and a half, he transferred to another bus heading to the suburbs.

The bus swayed and rocked, and the scenery outside the window gradually changed from towering buildings to low-rise houses and fields.

Then the scenery became more and more familiar, and the air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of earth and plants. By the time he got off the bus, it was completely dark.

After looking around, Li Qing glanced up and spotted a light bulb on a parked car. Overjoyed, he pulled his suitcase and quickened his pace.

He couldn't get a taxi here; if it weren't for this old man's car, he would have had to walk all the way back!

When Li Qing arrived, he recognized the old man from Wang Village next door. The old man was surprised to see Li Qing.

"Hey? Isn't this Qingzi from Tiezi's family? When did she get back?"

"Uncle Wang, I just got off the bus."

Li Qing greeted them with a smile and loaded his suitcase into the car: "To Li Village."

"Okay, sit tight."

The old man's car bounced along the village road. Li Qing spotted his house in the distance, and his muddled mind cleared up considerably. Looking at the familiar dark shadows of the trees on both sides of the road, the feeling of uncertainty in his heart finally settled down.

Got home.

After paying and saying goodbye to Grandpa Wang, Li Qing dragged his suitcase a short distance before finally seeing the gate to his own courtyard.

The courtyard was quiet, and there was hardly any light inside the house.

At this hour, Mom and Dad should have already gone to bed.

Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief. All he wanted to do now was take a shower and then collapse onto the bed and fall into a deep sleep.

He took out his key, quietly opened the courtyard gate, then silently opened the house door, dragged his suitcase inside in the dark, and gently closed the door behind him.

"Clatter".

Just as I was about to take a sip of water, the light suddenly came on!

A Beta couple emerged from the room, both looking wary and carrying weapons. But upon recognizing the people standing in the living room, their expressions instantly lit up with delight.

Li Qing was also taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face.

"Dad, Mom, did I wake you up?"

Li's father and mother, Li Tie and Li Xiaohua respectively, are both native Li Village residents. They were overjoyed to see their son, who had been in the capital for almost a year, return!

"Ouch! Aoko!"

Li's mother walked over quickly, looking him up and down while muttering to herself.

"You silly child, why didn't you tell me you were coming back? You scared me half to death in the middle of the night!"

Li's father followed behind, looked Li Qing up and down, and said, "Why have you lost so much weight? Have you not been eating properly while you were out?"

"No, it's fine."

Surrounded by her parents' care, Li Qing felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and the grievances of the past few days seemed to have been somewhat diluted.

"I haven't lost weight, it's just your local people's imagination. It's okay, you guys go back to sleep, I can take care of it myself."

He said that, but Li Tie and Li Xiaohua wouldn't listen.

"What are you sleeping for? No one has lived in this room for a long time. The blankets need to be redone. There must be dust in it."

As Li Xiaohua spoke, she turned and went into Li Qing's room to start tidying up.

Li Tie pointed to the kitchen: "There's some leftover porridge in the pot from last night. I'll heat it up for you, so you can have some to tide you over."

"Dad, really, I don't need it. I'm not hungry."

"Oh, have a little."

Li Qing smiled helplessly, offered a few words of advice, and seeing that they wouldn't listen at all, he stopped talking.

This journey was exhausting, involving train, subway, bus, and then a minibus, plus a long walk at the end. Even the strongest body couldn't withstand it.

He felt sticky all over and just wanted to take a shower, so he rummaged through his suitcase for a change of clothes.

Inside the room, Li's mother had already changed the sheets and blankets to clean ones. She was patting the pillows and muttering to herself.

"Your blanket is damp; you need to take it out to air it. Use this new one for now..."

Li's father, holding the hot porridge, glanced at him, his eyes flickering, and then asked, "Qingzi, you've been in the capital for almost a year now, have you seen Nier?"

"That brat, she's been gone so long without a word, not even a phone call, and she doesn't even know how to come home to check on things."

Li Qing paused in his steps.

With his back to his parents, he responded softly.

"Yes, I saw him."

"She's having a tough time over there... Young people have their own ideas, if she doesn't want to come back, then so be it."

"bitter?"

Mr. Li clicked his tongue, clearly not convinced by this explanation. He pressed further, "How much does she earn a month now? Has she found a boyfriend? With her temper, we can't let her get scammed."

Li Qing didn't even turn his head.

"Ah, she only makes a little over three thousand yuan a month, her work is quite hard."

"As for a partner, yes, she's quite pretty and an Omega."

"Omega?!"

Mr. Li's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"Her? Could she even find an Omega?"

Li Qing felt uncomfortable hearing this tone, but he was too tired to say anything. He just chuckled twice and then quickly went into the bathroom with his change of clothes.

The sound of water soon came from inside.

Li's mother came out of the bedroom and saw Li Qing enter the bathroom. She patted Li's father on the shoulder in an annoyed manner.

"Why do you talk so much? The child just got back, and he looks exhausted. Why are you asking me all these questions?"