“This person is quite interesting,” Gu Bai put down his communicator, his lips curved in a smile.
“Many people said similar things that day. I can’t even remember who exactly, but this one came forward to admit it themselves. Now, he’s remembered.”
Just as Gu Bai finished speaking, Nolan continued, “Beacon Fire should be from the North Mali team.”
“Hasn’t North Mali been eliminated?”
Nolan replied calmly, “Yes, they’ll be leaving soon. They were in the same group as the Leia Empire. After losing to Leia yesterday, they ranked third in points and were eliminated.”
At this moment, Nolan paused and pointed outside the car window, “We’re here. Let’s go eat!”
Hoyt had no winter, with moderate temperatures. The crowd nearby wasn’t dense, but those passing by were mostly couples in pairs, clearly taking advantage of their free time for dates. Jiang Yuan’s group of over ten people stood out conspicuously among them.
They entered the restaurant.
“Oh?” Ji Rong glanced through the restaurant window, raising one eyebrow.
“What is it?”
Ji Rong lowered his voice near Jiang Yuan’s ear, “Basil Gallop.”
Following Ji Rong’s line of sight, Jiang Yuan looked across the street where Basil Gallop was quietly conversing with someone beside him. The person next to him had gray-white hair with a tiny scar on his forehead. Jiang Yuan took a slightly longer look.
Being far away, Basil Gallop hadn’t noticed Jiang Yuan’s group. He got into his car, nodded to the man outside, and then had his driver leave.
Inside the car, Basil Gallop sat with his eyes half-closed, his lips slightly upturned, as if pleased about something.
Meanwhile.
It wasn’t unusual for Basil Gallop to meet two people in Hoyt, so Ji Rong and Jiang Yuan didn’t dwell on it.
Settling into their private room at the reserved restaurant, well-trained waitstaff came to take their orders.
The restaurant was high-end, employing human servers rather than cold robots. Nowadays, this was considered a special service because, generally speaking, robots could handle all services in the restaurant industry.
This restaurant’s service and food preparation were entirely done by humans, making it exceptionally luxurious with correspondingly high prices.
The entering waitress was sweet-looking, wearing the restaurant’s uniform, and looked quite cute.
The pretty girl’s soft curls draped over both shoulders, and when she smiled, her eyes were brighter than those of the autumn sun.
“Hello, what would you like to order?”
A gentle female voice reached their ears, not cloying but pleasant to hear.
The girl’s hand hung in mid-air, her autumn water-like eyes gleaming with moisture.
Ahh, these Alphas are too handsome!
Those slim waists, long legs, and subtle muscles!
“I want this, this… and…” Nolan lowered his gaze, ordering while sitting down, “Hmm, and this too. I’ve only ordered what I like. What do you all want?”
After speaking, Nolan nudged Jiang Yuan with his elbow, prompting him to order.
Jiang Yuan glanced at the menu board, casually saying, “You all order first.”
Nolan hummed in acknowledgment and passed the menu board to his companion sitting on his other side. Somehow, he felt inexplicably uneasy. He instinctively turned his head to find Ji Rong staring at his elbow.
Nolan mentally drew a ‘?’.
Why was Ji Rong staring at his elbow? Strange.
Tch.
Why did it feel so unsettling?
Thinking this, Nolan pursed his lips.
The waitress’s beautiful eyes seemed filled with little stars as her beautiful gaze slowly swept across everyone’s faces.
Oh my, this one is so handsome too!
This one’s not bad either, but he looks quite young. I wonder how old he is.
Finally, her gaze fell on the young man beside Jiang Yuan. He wore only a thin t-shirt, his long legs casually stretched out, his left leg slightly touching the man next to him. He was looking down at his communicator.
His profile showed a high nose bridge and deep-set eyes, with beautiful black hair and long fingers. Even his fingertips were devastatingly attractive.
So handsome.
If only she could get his contact information.
But… but he didn’t seem to be seriously focused on his communicator.
The waitress noticed his slightly lowered head, as if just pretending to avoid others’ attention, his eyelashes trembling slightly as he secretly glanced at the person sitting next to him.
Waitress:?
After Nolan’s companion finished ordering, the menu board went around the table, landing in Gu Bai’s hands. Gu Bai asked, “Ji Rong, what would you like?”
Ji Rong withdrew his gaze from Jiang Yuan, putting down the communicator he’d been using as a disguise, “You order first.”
Gu Bai, Cyril, and the others didn’t suspect anything, and they ordered what they liked before passing the menu board to Ji Rong.
Ji Rong didn’t rush to order. He activated the menu board and browsed through it briefly before ordering. After selecting some items, he naturally hooked an arm around Jiang Yuan’s neck, pulling him over to look at what he’d ordered. It was so natural, just like normal friendly physical contact between brothers!
Waitress: If I hadn’t noticed you constantly watching him… I would’ve almost been fooled!
“Are you trying to murder your dear husband?” Jiang Yuan joked, trying to pry off Ji Rong’s arm from around his neck.
Hearing this, Ji Rong froze for a moment, then called out to Jiang Yuan with an ambiguous smile—
“Husband1老公 (lǎo gōng) – husband.”
Jiang Yuan: …
Jiang Yuan:?
Ji Rong: “Husband, why are you staring at me?”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
Everyone: “Ji Rong’s really thick-skinned. When someone has no shame, they’re invincible.”
Ji Rong smiled slightly, licking his lips before changing the subject, and asked Jiang Yuan, “Besides these, what else would you like to eat?”
Jiang Yuan pried Ji Rong’s hand away, scanning the food Ji Rong had ordered. Some were Federation dishes and some Hoyt specialties, coincidentally all his favorites.
Leaving the private room and closing the door, the waitress hugged the menu board to her chest, her lips twitching.
She really hated her good observation skills. If she hadn’t noticed the handsome guy’s arm trembling slightly while holding that man, his butterfly-like eyelashes fluttering, and his ears turning blood-red, she would’ve almost believed the handsome Alpha was just joking.
That “husband” definitely came from the bottom of his heart, hehe.
No need for his contact number anymore, since the person he likes isn’t an Omega.
…
After dinner, the group suggested going to KTV. Jiang Yuan didn’t mind, but when they arrived, Liu Shan invited over a group of Omegas they’d met at Hosea’s birthday party. In the enclosed space, with so many people, Jiang Yuan found it overwhelming.
“Hello, I’m Sivir2I was going to use Xavier but I saw that this is also the Chinese name of Sivir from LOL, so I am using Sivir.. What’s your name?”
The beautiful Omega had gentle eyes, with two small dimples appearing at the corners of his mouth when he smiled. Sivir sat beside Ji Rong and asked softly.
Of course, Sivir knew the name of the man beside him. This was purely an attempt to start a conversation.
When he received his friend’s invitation today and found out that there would be over ten handsome Alphas, he crawled out of bed and made himself presentable before heading out!
As for his target, it was very clear – RONG.
Having watched the matches, he naturally recognized Ji Rong.
Ji Rong was now the dream Alpha in every Omega’s heart, especially the Omegas of Hoyt, who were going crazy!
Someone posted on the Hoyt Star Wars forum that Ji Rong looked a bit like His Majesty the Emperor…
Most common Omega civilians had never seen His Majesty and couldn’t comment, but Sivir, as the Minister of Finance’s child, had seen him!
Besides somewhat resembling His Majesty, Ji Rong was extremely attractive in his own right.
Ji Rong glanced at him, feeling annoyed. Why did he have to squeeze in here and sit between Jiang Yuan and himself?
Sivir: “Gege, you haven’t answered my question yet!”
Sivir blinked at Ji Rong, puffing their cheeks in a pretend-angry expression.
Ji Rong: “…”
Beside them, Jiang Yuan covered his mouth, bursting into laughter.
Since these Omegas arrived, they’d been enthusiastic toward Ji Rong and others but showed no interest in him. Jiang Yuan vaguely knew why, but he was content being left alone.
After sitting for a while, Jiang Yuan grew bored and was thinking what excuse he could use to leave, when he heard Sivir calling Ji Rong “gege.” Seeing Ji Rong’s awkward expression, he couldn’t help but laugh.
Ji Rong was attracted by Jiang Yuan’s laughter, seeing his eyes curved in crescents, lips curled in a smile, and became momentarily entranced.
Jiang Yuan’s smile was really beautiful.
“Gege,” Sivir called out again.
Ji Rong replied simply, “Ji Rong.”
Sivir wasn’t bothered by Ji Rong’s coldness, taking out their communicator and saying, “Gege, let’s exchange contact information! We can keep in touch.”
Seeing someone suggest exchanging contacts, several nearby Omegas gathered around, wanting to exchange numbers with Ji Rong.
Ji Rong swept his gaze over these people, taking out his communicator. Jiang Yuan smiled slightly. Alphas indeed preferred Omegas. He quite liked them too, but unfortunately, as a Beta, he couldn’t comfort Omegas during their heat.
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