Honest Beta gets scammed

When Omega was mentioned, Li Qing became slightly shy.

After finishing his own story, he turned to He Xiangchen and asked, "What about you? Why don't you find someone else?"

He was being very sincere about his question. In his opinion, with He Xiangchen's looks and family background, even if he was divorced and had a complicated background, finding someone else would be a piece of cake.

At this moment, He Xiangchen's smile was already quite forced as he looked at Li Qing.

His lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

When Li Qing said, "Alpha, forget it," he was already a little upset, but then he remembered that he was an Enimga, not an Alpha, and was still within Li Qing's dating pool.

But when the word "woman" came out of Li Qing's mouth, he was genuinely a little taken aback.

Damn it!

This country bumpkin doesn't even know his place! He dares to make so many demands when looking for a partner! So picky!

It's one thing to be picky about secondary sexual characteristics, but to be picky about primary sexual characteristics too!

This is blatant sexism!

With a bellyful of words stuck in his throat, unable to utter a single one, He Xiangchen simply stared at Li Qing, standing there blankly for a long time.

Li Qing was a little puzzled. Why was this person not saying anything? He was the one who started this conversation.

Why aren't you saying anything?

He Xiangchen remained silent for a few seconds, and under Li Qing's increasingly puzzled gaze, he finally squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

"...I'm not in a hurry, I'll let things take their course."

Li Qing laughed upon hearing this: "That's true. You're so handsome, you must have a lot of people pursuing you. You can take your time to choose."

Meeting his sincere smile, He Xiangchen took a deep breath and forced a slight smile.

"hehe."

He turned his head away, no longer looking at Li Qing.

Just then, the last firework in the sky burned out, and night fell again, making the lights on the bridge particularly dazzling.

He Xiangchen stood in the river breeze for a while, trying to calm himself down.

Feeling unhappy, he lost interest in continuing to stroll around. He turned around and forced a smile at Li Qing.

"Alright, it's about time. I have to go to work tomorrow, so I'll take you home first."

"Oh? It's okay, I can go back by myself."

"I'll take you there, come on."

He Xiangchen immediately turned around and walked forward.

With his back to Li Qing, the smile on his face vanished completely, and his thin lips were pressed tightly together.

Li Qing only felt that he was walking very fast, but she didn't think much of it and assumed that he was really in a hurry, so she quickly followed him.

Once the two had completely left, the onlookers, who had remained silent from the beginning, finally began to stir.

"That Alpha is so stupid! He stood there holding it in for ages, and then he pooped! Did he think he was on a blind date?"

"Do you think that Beta wasn't stupid?"

"From now on, idiots are not allowed to date."

"..."

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The vehicle was parked downstairs at Li Qing's apartment building.

Li Qing unbuckled his seatbelt, turned to the side, and said goodbye to He Xiangchen in the driver's seat.

Thanks, I had a lot of fun today.

Upon hearing this, He Xiangchen curled the corners of his mouth. He was in a very bad mood, and even his pretense seemed somewhat perfunctory.

Seeing Li Qing already getting out of the car, He Xiangchen's gaze lingered on him for two seconds, and he opened his mouth. In the end, he said nothing, only waving his hand, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Okay, go upstairs and get some rest."

"Okay, bye-bye." Li Qing nodded.

After saying goodbye, He Xiangchen started the car and drove away.

Li Qing stood by the roadside, watching the car disappear into the night.

I always felt that He Xiangchen was a bit strange.

After the fireworks ended, the man seemed to become somewhat silent.

While in the car, Li Qing took the initiative to chat with He Xiangchen. Although He Xiangchen answered as usual, he was clearly not very interested and mostly gave short "um," "ah," and "oh" replies.

Did I say something wrong?

Li Qing scratched his head, recalling the conversation on the bridge, but it didn't seem like anything special.

I don't understand.

Unable to come to a conclusion, Li Qing stopped lingering, slowly turned around, and walked towards the apartment building.

There's no point in him thinking nonsense here now that everyone's gone.

With only a few days left before filming begins, Sister Guan Li sent him a special message yesterday to remind him that he has to attend a script reading tomorrow, and the time is set very early. She advised him to go to bed early and get enough rest.

Thinking this, Li Qing quickened his pace.

Back home, he quickly took a shower; the hot water washed away some of his fatigue. After drying his hair, Li Qing lay down on the bed and turned off the lights.

The room was completely silent.

It's already past 10 p.m., but the streetlights outside the window are still on, and a little bit of blurry light seeps through the curtains, preventing the room from being so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face.

Li Qing's eyes were closed, and the only sound in the room was his breathing.

Time passed by, and the hands of the clock on the wall slid silently, about to cross twelve o'clock and enter a new day.

And just as the hands coincided at twelve o'clock.

Li Qing suddenly opened his eyes.

He stared at the ceiling, his pupils trembling slightly.

The next second, he suddenly sat up in bed.

Li Qing's sleep quality has always been excellent. Back in her hometown, after a long day of farm work, she could fall asleep the moment her head hit the pillow. After coming to the capital, even in a different environment, she can still fall asleep within five minutes of closing her eyes.

But tonight, he can't sleep.

He has something on his mind.

From the moment he got on the elevator, he had a feeling that something was wrong with the situation.

While taking a shower, my mind was a jumbled mess. I thought I could fall asleep quickly once I lay down on the bed, but after closing my eyes, the events of the day kept replaying in my mind like a movie.

The dazzling fireworks on the cross-river bridge, the crowded throngs of people, the intimate gestures of couples around, and... He Xiangchen's abrupt question.

Do you...like Alphas? Since you're still single, do you have any specific requirements for a partner?

The words kept echoing in his mind until Li Qing, with his slow reaction time, finally realized something.

Is He Xiangchen planning to confess his feelings to him today?

The moment the thought crossed Li Qing's mind, her cheeks flushed.

In the past, he would never have had such a thought.

He had a clear understanding of his own position, knowing that he was just an ordinary Beta, with an average appearance, from a rural area, nothing special, and rarely misunderstood the good intentions of others.

Young people these days can be so harsh with their words; he doesn't want to be called an ordinary guy.

But now, once this thought pops into my head, it's hard to stop.

He Xiangchen wants to confess his feelings to her, which means that He Xiangchen likes her.

Once this premise is added, all of He Xiangchen's overly intimate actions and ambiguous jokes in the past seem to have an explanation.