Xu Tangzhou was stunned the moment he caught sight of Ling Che: “……”
As a former runway model, Xu Tangzhou belonged to the taller category of Omegas, yet Ling Che still surpassed his height on a greater scale despite him being 1.8 meters tall.
Previously, Ling Che had an arrogant attitude and even refused to get up from the sofa. But now that they were standing opposite to each other, Xu Tangzhou discovered that the other party was actually taller than him by more than half-a-head.
According to the textbook, differences in terms of height were an inherent advantage exclusive to all adult Alphas, and so that if necessary, Alphas could grip the back of their partner’s neck before thoroughly marking them in a dominant manner without resistance.
Xu Tangzhou was unsure why his mind would wander in that direction as he quickly dismissed the absurd thought.
He was slightly embarrassed: “I apologize for disturbing you. May I borrow the landline in your room?”
Ling Che stood in place wearing the same set of clothes from their previous encounter.
By the looks of it, Ling Che didn’t have any intention of letting Xu Tangzhou enter the room as his expression gradually grew colder.
Xu Tangzhou had no choice but to point at the door across from them and explain the situation in detail: “I live opposite to you, and I didn’t manage to bring a room key with me after helping a friend of mine retrieve some hangover meds. He already had a few drinks and I was unable to wake him up, so I wanted to contact the main help desk by borrowing a landline, but I didn’t expect you to be the one staying in this room.”
Ling Che gazed down at him from above as he wondered how someone could be so natural when confronting their ex after a breakup.
Didn’t this imply that he was the only one who’s still bothered by this?
“Forget it. Excuse my intrusion.” Xu Tangzhou awkwardly lowered his head, and spoke under the pretense of impassivity, “I’ll ask someone else for help .”
Who knew that Ling Che’s voice would ring out from behind him after he merely took a few steps.
“Come in.”
Xu Tangzhou turned around in surprise, almost doubting his ears.
Ling Che coldly stated: “You can’t go around dressed like that and attempt to disturb others this late at night.”
After making this remark, he returned to his room without waiting for Xu Tangzhou’s response.
Xu Tangzhou had nearly forgotten the bathrobe still draped on his body, and instantly blushed a little after lowering his gaze.
His appearance did seem rather immodest, it wouldn’t end well if somebody else were to misunderstand.
Fortunately, Ling Che didn’t hold a grudge against him in the first place, so Xu Tangzhou felt like there’s nothing inappropriate about the situation and merely tightened his collar before entering the room.
That’ll work!
Ling Che’s room was exactly the same as the room he and the others were staying in.
However, there was only a single bedside lamp inside the room. The warm glow gave off a serene vibe, and the scent of pheromones emitting from Ling Che’s body created a cozy yet aggressive atmosphere.
Xu Tangzhou felt as if he had stepped into the territory of a predator as soon as he walked through the entrance.
An S-class alpha was indeed as formidable as the rumors said.
Ling Che’s tall figure walked towards a brightly lit laptop placed on the coffee table.
He seemed to be very cautious as he closed the laptop straight away before making an impassive remark: “I disconnected the landline, you can try calling after plugging it back in.”
“Thanks.” Xu Tangzhou answered in a hurry, “I’ll be quick.”
The phone on the bedside table was unplugged, Xu Tangzhou squatted down and half-kneeled on the carpet before finding the plug of the phone line from under the cabinet.
During this process, Xu Tangzhou suddenly understood the reason behind Ling Che’s actions; it’s probably because he was overly irritated by the constant harassment.
He had overheard that the mass media would constantly invade the private lives of artists, and the more popular they were, the less freedom they had.
The landline’s power was switched on.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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He thought that he would never see Xu Tangzhou again.
After Xu Tangzhou disappeared overnight.
From his angle, Xu Tangzhou’s back profile was all that he could see.
Xu Tangzhou’s choker had been removed, but his pale nape was firmly covered by the bathrobe, making it so that it would be impossible to take a glimpse at his gland.
Ling Che felt a sudden surge of regret; he shouldn’t have reminded this person to wear his clothes properly, or else he would’ve seen what sort of mark this person’s alpha had left on that neck of his by now.
It won’t be a match to the one he left for sure.
If it were him, he would definitely allow that neck to have one of the most perfect bite marks in the world.
“I can’t reach the other end.”
Xu Tangzhou abruptly spoke after turning around.
Ling Che naturally averted his gaze away from the phone screen as if he hadn’t been peeping at the other party just now: “What?”
Xu Tangzhou remained half-kneeling on the carpet while holding the receiver. His lashes casted shadows on the eyelids due to the light: “The line is preoccupied, I got the same result after making several attempts. Are there any more plugs left disconnected?”
It couldn’t be that Ling Che had disconnected other plugs right?
Ling Che walked over, seemingly too lazy to speak.
He snatched the receiver from Xu Tangzhou and placed it beside his ear before dialling the number.
Xu Tangzhou was soft-hearted towards others; he didn’t have the guts to speak up, let alone raise any objections, therefore he could only stay put and wait for confirmation from the owner of the room.
It was the first time that the two of them had gotten that close to each other after their former encounter, he was totally unaware that there was a faint fragrance on his body drilling into Ling Che’s nose.
“Did it reach the other end?” Xu Tangzhou waited for a moment, and his face immediately turned crimson after he turned away, “……”
One of them was kneeling while the other was standing, they were in such close proximity that he was facing a rather awkward direction — Wasn’t this posture overly weird!
Xu Tangzhou silently turned around and pretended that nothing had occurred.
Ling Che didn’t notice. He confirmed that he indeed couldn’t reach the other end and placed the receiver back in its rightful place: “The paparazzi were probably the ones who kept making troublesome phone calls which resulted in the line being preoccupied. Other than playing the role of international police, these people have nothing better to do. What’s your manager’s phone number, give him a call.”
“I’m not sure.” Xu Tangzhou climbed onto his feet, “…… It’s recorded inside my phone.”
The point is, he wouldn’t have asked for Ling Che’s help if he had his cell phone on him.
He was having a mental breakdown. Mercury Retrograde was indeed endless, and this year wasn’t his lucky year either.
Ling Che didn’t say anything and only walked beside the table to retrieve his cell phone before calling his assistant Xiao’an. After revealing Xu Tangzhou’s room number, he asked Xiao’an to run an errand, which the other party handled neatly.
“Ten minutes.” Ling Che informed Xu Tangzhou, “Xiao’an will bring over your room key.”
“Thanks.” Xu Tangzhou sincerely expressed his gratitude.
Ling Che flung away his phone and straightforwardly spoke with no room for any courtesy: “Memorizing your manager’s phone number is the first thing that you need to do after heading back. As a celebrity, you can’t always request the help of others. If you encounter an unexpected situation, it’s best to let your agent or assistant solve it.”
For the first time, Xu Tangzhou realized that Ling Che was giving him a friendly reminder as his senior.
He felt embarrassed to have bothered somebody else’s assistant to make a trip in vain and teach him the basics.
This fellow Ling Che didn’t seem as bad as he thought.
“Excuse me.” Ling Che no longer stared at him, and impassively said, “You’re in the way of my light source.”
Xu Tangzhou was standing in front of the desk lamp at the head of the bed, and he moved aside in a hurry after hearing this remark: “My apologies.”
The two of them no longer spoke; there wasn’t anything they could say to each other after all.
Xu Tangzhou ruffled his hair: “Then…… I won’t disturb your rest, I’ll wait outside.”
“……” Ling Che paused for a moment, before casually saying, “En.”
There’s an empty couch right next to him, was this person blind?
If he doesn’t want to have a seat, then forget it.
Xu Tangzhou took a few steps and couldn’t help but stop: “Um, the rumors out there, are they true?”
This question haunted him all night. Is it possible that Ling Che’s attitude towards him was really like what the media reported, that it was because Ling Che discriminated against omegas?
Ling Che caught the hidden meaning behind this question: “What do you think?”
He didn’t expect for Xu Tangzhou to think in that direction, he didn’t hold any grudges against Omegas – wasn’t Xu Tangzhou very clear about this himself?
Xu Tangzhou pondered for a while and earnestly spoke: “Based on your music, I don’t think that’s the case.”
Ling Che did not respond nor did he object.
Xu Tangzhou left for real.
He expressed his gratitude once more and gently closed the door before leaving.
Ling Che finally heaved out a sigh and pinched his nose bridge. The question of “Why would you listen to my music” nearly slipped out of his mouth.
There was still a trace of Xu Tangzhou’s fragrance lingering in the room. Ling Che already confirmed that other than the aroma of the hotel shower gel, he didn’t smell the scent of another Alpha on Xu Tangzhou’s body.
After a while, Ling Che reopened the laptop he had closed earlier when Xu Tangzhou stopped by.
He didn’t like his activities being interrupted, even if he was just browsing Xu Tangzhou’s homepage on Flow.
Xu Tangzhou zzV: Happy New Year!
The number of comments under this post had exceeded ten thousand.
Ling Che clicked onto it and had a look. Sure enough, many comments were wishing Xu Tangzhou a happy birthday.
In addition, plenty of his asteroids had also left messages behind.
Ling Che himself didn’t create a social media account, so these fans of his could be considered to have finally found an opportunity and they were frantically trying to express their concern. Ling Che read some comments and finally found the link to the recording that someone had left.
This should be the live replay of the one that Xiao’an was watching in the car that caused him to laugh out loud,
After clicking into the video, Xu Tangzhou’s drowsy expression appeared before the camera in a blur. He seemed to be in a very natural state of relaxation, almost like he was looking at a lover, “Happy New Year everyone, thank you for all your blessings.”
Xu Tangzhou spoke while adjusting the camera. He was wearing loose casual clothes at home, and one could see his snow-white neck flashing by inside the frame as the camera wobbled.
Ling Che closed the tab after only watching for a few seconds.
The image of Xu Tangzhou’s wide-open neckline kept lingering in front of his eyes when he’d opened the door, and it took a long time for him to quell that strong desire.
He wanted to have a bite.
Very much so.
To the point of losing his self-control.
It’s now 0:02 on January 2nd.
Two full minutes had passed since Xu Tangzhou’s twenty-second birthday.
*
Xiao’an delivered the room card in less than 10 minutes, Xu Tangzhou was so touched that he had the urge to shed tears.
Once he walked through the door, Lu Jia was snoring loudly in his sleep as expected.
After turning his back on them, Xiao’an told Situ Ya that Ling-ge had definitely gone too far. He’d prefer to leave such a fragile Omega to wait outside on their own, instead of allowing them to enter his room, which simply indicated that he didn’t have a tender heart towards beauties.
Sita Ya felt her head going bald for fear that Ling Che may have reached the advanced stage of straight A cancer.
Wasn’t it just a former boyfriend?
In the morning, Situ Ya arrived at Ling Che’s room, and instead of pursuing the issue, she spoke with concern: “I ought to inform Huang Qian of your situation.”
Ling Che said otherwise: “Is there anything worth mentioning? Do you want Huang Qian to know that I’m the one who got dumped?”
Situ Ya: “……”
Ling Che: “What’s up with that expression of yours?”
Situ Ya hid her shock: “Does Xu Tangzhou have poor eyesight?”
“Our compatibility is too low.” Ling Che’s expression was neutral, and there wasn’t any emotional fluctuation visible, “After his growth spurt, he merely encountered an alpha who had higher compatibility, and got marked.”
Situ Ya received a shock: “It couldn’t be that you……”
No wonder Ling Che held such an opinion regarding that matter.
“Alas, this isn’t something he can control,” Situ Ya heaved out a sigh before averting the topic as soon as possible, and spoke with uncertainty after a thought surfaced on her mind: “Hold up, Xu Tangzhou’s already been marked? But I’ve skimmed through his entry information, and it’s confirmed that he isn’t in a relationship.”
The information of their partner will show on the medical exam for every omega that has been thoroughly marked, but it is impossible to fake the entry medical exam form unless –
Situ Ya came to a realization: “I get it, he had surgery to get rid of his mark.”
Technology is exceedingly advanced nowadays. After the divorce of AO couples who lost affection for each other, as long as they had money, Omegas could go to the hospital and receive an operation to get rid of permanent marks.
That’s why Situ Ya had such speculation.
Ling Che’s expression shifted slightly; no wonder he didn’t smell the scent of another Alpha on Xu Tangzhou last night.
Situ Ya said: “Then what are you planning to do next ——-”
Ling Che interrupted her: “I’ve been in love before.”
Situ Ya: “……”
“Let’s leave it at that.” Ling Che said, “There is no need to inform Huang Qian of this matter.”
Situ Ya: “Alright, whatever you say. I assume that Xu Tangzhou also doesn’t want to bring this matter up, considering he wasn’t even affected by collaborating with you.”
She officially avoided this topic.
“This fellow also isn’t that bad, it’s just that they aren’t considered a newbie so their novelty is inferior compared to that person, and their temperament as well.” Situ Ya pointed at the photographs of different Omegas on the screen and couldn’t help but constantly compare them to Xu Tangzhou, “Fortunately he‘s the adorable type, which means he already has his own public persona and I reckon that the program will provide some suggestions for the script as well.”
Situ Ya spoke for such a long time that her mouth became dehydrated.
Dawn broke and Ling Che was seemingly absorbed in thought while holding a cup of coffee; it’s unclear whether he was paying attention or not.
Ling Che made a concluding remark: “This one won’t do.”
“Again?” Situ Ya was driven insane, “Gosh, are you assuming this is a harem selection, little brother!”
Ling Che tapped his finger on the cup, “Isn’t there a saying that goes ‘whoever takes the initiative to reconcile after a breakup is the one to lose’?”
Edited by: Amanagawa and Huixuan
Thanks for the update ❤️
And Ling Che is almost on verge of losing.. lolol ~
Now I need to know what happened! (;ŏ﹏ŏ)
Thank You for the chapter (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
Hi 👋, I am a reader who is super into entertainment tropes and this novel just so happens to be my cup of tea haha…
So ummm, I am not sure if you heard of ‘Woke up and heard I was Married by Mu Gua Huang’? But I think the previous translator put this novel on hiatus after Ch9 and there haven’t been an update for a long time QAQ
Would you mind if I ask you to (please) consider continuing the translation of this novel on Chrysanthemum Garden because I very much would like this to be picked up by some new translator 😀
That being said tho, Asteroid is my first project and I do indeed have the intention of starting my second translation project sometime in the future, but I’ll keep your suggestion in mind for the time being because I haven’t read the novel in question yet… And it’s also pretty troublesome for me to start a new project without knowing any of its contents lol
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
Thx for new chap🥺❤️
The mysterious world of Chinese sayings
Thank you very much for the translation 🤍🤍🤍
thanks for the chapter!
Why have i just discover this. This has all the things i love: exes to lovers, misunderstandings, amnesia, pining !!!