Honest Beta gets scammed

Li Qing's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding rose within him.

He steeled himself and entered the private room, bowing slightly as was customary, and said, "Excuse me, what did you order...?"

Before he could finish speaking, the tray in his hand was snatched away.

"Hey, alright, alright, just put it here! Why are you being so formal!"

It was the Alpha who had just opened the door. He snatched the tray, casually placed it on the coffee table, and then reached out to push Li Qing's shoulder, trying to move him towards the main sofa where He Xiangchen was sitting.

"Come on, come on, don't just stand there!"

Li Qing stumbled forward a step after being pushed by him, but quickly regained her footing and did not move again.

He looked somewhat flustered. Several men and women, including Omega, Beta, and Alpha, were sitting in the private room, all their eyes fixed on him with undisguised scrutiny and amusement.

Seeing that he was standing still, the others joined in the commotion, laughing and crowding around him.

"Hey buddy, what are you doing? Sit down, come on, sit down!"

"Exactly, since we're already here, it's too formal to just stand around!"

He Xiangchen remained silent.

A circular sofa that could seat seven or eight people was now occupied by only two or three people. He had taken up the middle seat, leaving a large empty space on either side. Originally, there should have been a receptionist on each side, but there was none.

He crossed his legs, his expression indifferent as he watched Li Qing being pushed and shoved by the crowd, letting everything happen as it would.

Surrounded by people, Li Qing spoke in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry everyone, I... I still have work to do and can't stay long. If you need someone to accompany you, we have professional receptionists."

"Oh, it's just a drink, it won't take up much of your time! Sit down, sit down, we're not doing anything, just give Brother Chen some face!"

After he finished speaking, a group of people started pushing him again.

Li Qing had never seen anything like this before. Her panicked mind went completely blank, and she had no idea what to do. She could only be pushed around and staggered back towards the middle of the sofa.

In the chaos, someone with quick eyes and hands took advantage of the moment when he was jostled and lost his footing, and secretly gave him a hard push!

"Ha!"

Li Qing cried out in surprise, instantly losing his balance and falling straight backward.

He instinctively reached out to grab the coffee table next to him to steady himself, but he grabbed nothing.

His hand grasped at empty air, but a hand reached out from behind and grabbed firmly.

The feeling of falling stopped abruptly.

Li Qing was firmly embraced around the waist, and he fell straight down, sinking into a warm embrace.

He sat on He Xiangchen's lap.

The rich aroma filled his nostrils and enveloped him completely.

He had smelled this smell many times, in the elevator, in the hallway, but he never knew what it was or where it was coming from.

But now, he understands.

This scent comes from an Alpha's pheromones.

He was stunned for a moment.

Li Qing practically scrambled off He Xiangchen's lap and sat down on the sofa.

He lowered his head, his back pressed against the sofa back, his mind blank.

Before he could recover from his shock, someone popped open a bottle of new wine with a "bang," placed a glass in front of him, and then poured in the deep red wine, filling the glass to the brim, almost overflowing.

"Here, have a drink! Li Qing, right? This is Shengxin's new product, try it yourself first!"

"Yeah, let's have a drink!"

"Don't be so shy, we're all out having fun!"

The people around him started making a fuss again, and their gazes, like searchlights, were fixed on him, full of ill intent.

He Xiangchen turned his head to look at Li Qing, who was cowering and not daring to move, without saying a word.

Yang An sat in the crowd, holding a wine glass, taking in the whole scene, a sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

Recently, rumors have been circulating widely in Beijing's social circles about He Xiangchen taking a liking to a Beta waitress at Shengxin.

He specifically investigated the source, and it was one of the receptionists who was with He Xiangchen that day who leaked it.

It was just a cake, but it was embellished and exaggerated a hundred times, described in such a vivid and detailed way that it seemed He Xiangchen was already head over heels for this Beta.

Yang An felt disdainful, but seeing that He Xiangchen only gave Li Qing a tip, he felt a little uneasy.

So today, he deliberately encouraged his companion to suggest calling Li Qing over to "have some fun," just to test He Xiangchen's attitude.

Now that he sees it, he can finally rest easy.

It turned out to be another small pet.

He Xiangchen hadn't thought about these things before, but when someone brought them up, he started to think about them.

Although this country bumpkin is both stupid and greedy, he is indeed quite interesting. He has never played this type of game before, so it's fine for him to come and play. It just so happens that he's not in a good mental state lately, so Beta can make do.

So when everyone was pouring alcohol for Li Qing, he did not stop them.

As for Shengxin, he should have expected this possibility when he came to work here.

Thinking of this, He Xiangchen no longer stood on ceremony. He leaned slightly towards Li Qing, chuckled, raised his arm, and put his arm around Li Qing's waist.

He gently stroked it, then with a flick of his finger, hooked the hem of Li Qing's shirt, as if he were about to slip inside, wanting to add fuel to the fire of the lively atmosphere!

I wonder if this country bumpkin will still be as happy as before after today!

As he thought about it, his smile froze slightly, and he stopped what he was doing.

The body beneath his palm was terribly stiff.

He Xiangchen bent down slightly before he could see Li Qing's appearance clearly.

Even under the dazzling lights in the private room, Li Qing's pale face was still visible, and his lips seemed to have lost their color due to nervousness.

Amidst lewd and vulgar glances and noisy urging, a pair of hands holding a wine glass turned white with tension!

I was so scared I froze.

The appetite that had just been aroused suddenly vanished.

He Xiangchen lowered his eyes, looked at Li Qing's cowardly appearance, and curled his lips.

He raised his hand, took the glass of wine from Li Qing's hand, and drank it all in one gulp.

With a "bang," he put the wine glass back on the coffee table.

He stopped trying to take advantage of her, pulled out a wad of banknotes from his pocket, tossed them onto the coffee table, propped his chin up, and pointed at the untouched cake on the table with his fingertip, his expression showing a lack of interest.

"Finish this and you can leave."

The surrounding noise gradually subsided until the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Yang An unconsciously sat up straight, his gaze shifting back and forth between He Xiangchen and Li Qing with some suspicion.

Li Qing's hands were still trembling a little. He didn't move when he first heard He Xiangchen's words. After he reacted, he turned his head and glanced at He Xiangchen.

The next second, he immediately stood up from the sofa, bent down and grabbed the plate on the coffee table. He didn't even bother to use a fork, and directly grabbed the small cake with his bare hands, stuffing it into his mouth and hands in two bites.

After finishing his meal, he looked up at He Xiangchen, his voice trembling slightly.

"Can I...can I leave now?"

"ha."

Looking at his disheveled appearance, He Xiangchen felt a surge of anger rising from the bottom of his heart, and the throbbing in his head also became more pronounced.

He let out a cold snort from his nose.

"Get lost."