He is not my Alpha! - Chapter 9
On Monday during the big class break, high school students should normally be sound asleep at their desks because they haven’t adjusted to the time difference. However, Class One was currently in a heated argument.
“A person’s life is not always smooth sailing! As an Omega in the class, it means you have to bear the responsibilities an Omega must bear! With a face like yours, you must contribute to the class! Actually, it’s not very difficult, just close your eyes, slip it on, tie a few knots, and that’s it! Student Ji! The class belongs to everyone, you need to learn to contribute to the class!”
“That’s right, Jasmine, you have to believe in yourself! You can definitely rock the entire show! And this matter is just a matter of extending your arms and legs, just endure it and it’ll be over in the blink of an eye!”
Ji Yifei looked at the two idiots who had been gesticulating wildly in front of him from morning until evening, cursing them silently. They only dared to chase him from morning till night because Shang Yan was at the Physics competition. Normally, if Shang Yan was around, he would have long since made them leave.
Ji Yifei: So annoying… This is the first time I’ve wanted Shang Yan to come back quickly.
Han Dongjun had been watching the excitement on the side for a long time. The class monitor and Yang Jingfei had been begging Ji Yifei for an entire morning, and Ji Yifei was really playing hard to get.
He propped his leg up on the desk and said to the class monitor and the other guy: “Class Monitor! Little Yang! How indecent is it for you two Alphas to be begging an Omega here! Tell me, what’s the matter? This handsome guy will help you!”
Han Dongjun thought these words were very righteous. Not only did he help the class monitor and the other guy save face, but he also showed off a bit.
But when he met Ji Yifei’s eyes, he suddenly felt like he had said something wrong.
Ji Yifei: “Han, Dong, Jun, are you discriminating against Omegas?” Ji Yifei looked at him, calling out his name one syllable at a time.
Han Dongjun: ?????
Before he could react, Ji Yifei added, “Do you believe that this Omega in front of you can beat you so badly that even your own mother wouldn’t recognize you?”
Han Dongjun admitted, he chickened out. No matter how much of an Omega Ji Yifei was, he had played with him for so many years, and his fighting ability was beyond doubt.
Zhou Tian, who had been watching the show in the front row, cracked melon seeds and said, “Dongjun, if you really want to help the class monitor and them, why don’t you just agree to the thing they’ve been begging for half a day?”
Since the words had reached this point, if Han Dongjun didn’t agree, all the showing off he had done earlier would be for naught.
Ji Yifei also chimed in, “That’s right, why don’t I just have Han Dongjun take my place? He’ll play my role, and I’ll play his! There’s no explicit rule that it has to be an Omega, is there!” He actively egged them on, afraid that Han Dongjun would change his mind.
Han Dongjun silently made a harsh mental note against Ji Yifei. Since the words had reached this point, he couldn’t refuse. He said, “Tell me, what do you need me to help with?”
Before Li Jiang could say anything, Ji Yifei spoke up, “Dongjun, are you willing to wear a women’s Hanfu and dance with your deskmate, Student Shang Yan?”
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A few people couldn’t help but burst into laughter at Han Dongjun’s embarrassed expression.
Han Dongjun awkwardly rubbed his nose: “Yifei… Honestly, I feel like, well, I’m just average-looking, and my skin is quite red, so this job really needs you.”
Ji Yifei laughed so hard he bent over his desk, covering his belly. Thinking carefully, he wasn’t an unreasonable person. The class monitor had been begging him for almost a whole day, so he could reluctantly agree. The main issue was the matter of dancing a duet with Shang Yan on stage… That was truly difficult to accept.
The original plan was to ask a girl from the class to dance with Shang Yan, but as soon as the girls heard it was dancing with Shang Yan, they all refused one by one. After all, no one wanted to make a fool of themselves in front of the heartthrob, or be hated by the entire school (including female Omegas, male Omegas, male Betas, female Betas, male Alphas, and female Alphas). Looking around, the entire Class One, apart from Ji Yifei, who was an Omega and had a good relationship with Shang Yan, was the most important and well-deserved candidate.
Although they were somewhat confrontational last semester, as of now, their relationship was mysteriously harmonious.
Under the expectant gazes of several people, Ji Yifei finally relented a bit and said to them, “If your heartthrob Shang Yan agrees when he gets back from the Physics competition, I’ll agree. But if he’s unwilling to dance with a ‘rough guy’ like me, there’s nothing I can do~” After saying that, he gave them an innocent look, spun his pen, and continued to write on his test paper with his head down.
In fact, Ji Yifei had already made his little calculation. With how awkward things were yesterday, Shang Yan would definitely refuse.
The group of people waited for Shang Yan to finish the Physics competition and return quickly.
Ji Yifei ignored that group and had already lowered his head to work on his math test paper.
Ten minutes later, Shang Yan, who had just reached the classroom entrance and had one foot inside the classroom, was surrounded by a group of people.
Shang Yan was still holding his competition paper, and his bullet-tip pen was still clicking non-stop when he was cornered by the group.
The people looked at Shang Yan, their eyes shining with little stars, like baby birds waiting for their mother bird to bring food back from outside.
Shang Yan slowly processed a question mark.
Shang Yan intended to let Ji Yifei rescue him, but looking at his deskmate who was immersed in the ocean of knowledge… he knew he couldn’t count on him.
Shang Yan sighed in his heart, looked at the group, and asked, “Speak, what mess are you trying to dump on me this time?”
Based on the messes this group of people had dumped on him during high school year one—getting back confiscated items from the teacher, performing a talent show for the class program, needing to send someone for the XX competition… various things, them coming over was definitely not good news.
Li Jiang looked like he had made an important decision. He stood up straight and looked at Shang Yan solemnly.
Li Jiang: “Ahem. It’s like this, because of the gender imbalance in our class, one lucky gentleman in our class needs to dance with another lucky gentleman. Because you’re too handsome, the class has…”
Li Jiang gestured wildly as he spoke, sometimes making a dance gesture, sometimes pointing at Shang Yan, leaving Shang Yan somewhat bewildered.
After who knows how much introductory talk, Li Jiang finally got to the point.
Ji Yifei was pondering the relationship between $y$ and $x$ until the cheers that even his earphones couldn’t block reached his ears.
He looked up and met Shang Yan’s clear eyes. He found that Shang Yan was also looking at him. Perhaps Ji Yifei wasn’t used to making eye contact with others, or perhaps it was being stared at by an Alpha, but Ji Yifei’s face couldn’t help but flush red.
Ji Yifei cursed silently in his heart, Why am I even blushing…
Shang Yan’s OS: Why didn’t I notice before that Ji Yifei would blush when making eye contact with others…
Ji Yifei was about to ask about the situation over there when the class bell rang. The empty seats in the classroom were filled up in the blink of an eye. The noise of the break turned into the sound of flipping pages and a few people muttering. After all, everyone was in Class One, and if you hadn’t started reading by the time the warning bell rang, you would definitely be scolded when the teacher walked in.
The Physics teacher walked in, looked at the students below the stage, and wrote the main content for today on the blackboard…
Shang Yan also returned to his seat. He glanced at the person next to him from the corner of his eye, who was, as expected, taking out his book to prepare to take notes.
A studious little brother.
After the Physics teacher’s “Class begins” and the class monitor’s “Stand up,” Shang Yan lowered his head to look at his Physics book, also preparing to listen attentively.
Scratch paper was essential for Physics class. Shang Yan looked at the “high wall” of books stacked up next to him, trying hard to find his scratch paper.
But the fact proved that the more a person wants something, the less likely it is to appear. He sighed again in his heart and subconsciously looked to the side. His gaze was directed straight over, but it didn’t affect the person next to him at all.
Shang Yan openly looked at Ji Yifei who was listening attentively, Ji Yifei who was diligently taking notes, Ji Yifei who was actively answering questions… He couldn’t help but imagine Ji Yifei finding himself being stared at and blushing shyly.
A certain emotion in Shang Yan’s heart was on the verge of bursting out.
Some drowsy students in the class suddenly smelled a strong mint scent and instantly woke up.
Not just them, almost all the students on the entire floor smelled it. A strong mint scent wafted through the air. It seemed that in an instant, Alpha pheromones had exploded in the air. The pheromones were too strong, causing some Omegas to already be unable to bear it.
Shang Yan also slowly realized that something was wrong. The Physics teacher quickly evacuated the students, telling them to open the windows and doors. Omegas ran to the infirmary one by one. Some Betas, hearing that it was Shang Yan’s pheromones, desperately sniffed the air.
The one most affected was Ji Yifei. His pheromone disorder period was imminent. Shang Yan’s strong pheromones caused his body to heat up. He frantically pulled out inhibitor tablets from his bag and shoved them into his mouth, not even having time to swallow them with water, swallowing them dry, but he still felt extremely uncomfortable.
Almost no one in the class had ever seen Ji Yifei like that. Some Alphas even looked at Ji Yifei with a gaze that was somewhat off.
“Oh my god… this smell…” People in the class exclaimed from time to time. The teacher was urgently evacuating the crowd.
Before long, the scent of jasmine also filled the air. The two strong pheromones mixed together, making both Alphas and Omegas in the school feel very uncomfortable.
Han Dongjun, as a Beta, ran from his seat to Ji Yifei and Shang Yan, desperately spraying pheromone blockers around the two of them, hoping it would have some effect.
Director Wang rushed to Class One at the fastest speed, urgently evacuating students while trying to locate the source of the pheromones. Sure enough, older Alphas have a keen sense of smell. Because he had the constant company of a fixed Omega, the impact of this pheromone wasn’t very severe for him.
He took Ji Yifei and Shang Yan to the isolation room. The school took emergency measures, giving every Omega and Alpha a physical check-up.
Ji Yifei and Shang Yan were in different buildings. After they were injected with inhibitors, the pheromones slightly subsided, but they hadn’t completely dissipated.
Ji Yifei looked at the unavoidable inhibitor injection piercing his skin, showing an expression of despair. He cursed bitterly in his heart: “Fucking Shang Yan, not only are you in your rut, but you have to drag me down with you…”
“I wonder how he’s doing now…”
Ji Yifei didn’t know that Shang Yan’s mind was currently consumed with how to invade Ji Yifei, how to bite Ji Yifei’s lips… how to make Ji Yifei beg and call him gege (older brother).
The effect of the lifelong mark resulting from high pheromone compatibility was magnified infinitely at this moment. Shang Yan’s craving for the jasmine scent pheromone had reached its peak. Only a sliver of rationality guided his actions, otherwise, he would have broken out of the window.
An Alpha’s rut is terrifying. The desire for an Omega reaches a peak, and one’s thoughts become uncontrollable. Rationality cannot pull them back, no matter what.
Upon receiving the call from the academic director, Shang Yan’s mother immediately told the driver to pick him up quickly, because Shang Yan’s rut period was a bit more peculiar than other Alphas. Every time he went into a rut, his entire mental state was drastically different.
An Alpha’s rut period varies from person to person. The more severe the rut, the fewer the occurrences. The lighter the case, the more frequent the occurrences. Shang Yan belonged to the former category. His rut period had no fixed time; since his differentiation until now, it had happened once or twice a year.
During Shang Yan’s last rut, he first had an argument with his father (actually, Shang Yan was unilaterally complaining about his father), and then he cried alone in his “room” for three days and three nights. He only drank a little water and ate a few bites of bread in between, and genuinely cried for three days and three nights.
No one knew what he was crying about, only that when they saw him three days later, his eyes were so swollen he could barely open them, and he had even broken his glasses.
Due to the extremely strong pheromones, Ji Yifei was also required to be sent home to rest for a day.
Actually, all Ji Yifei needed was to stay far away from Shang Yan and take his inhibitor. However, the teacher adamantly insisted that he go back to rest. Not just him, but students affected by the pheromones also had to go back to rest; those who found it inconvenient returned to the dorms, and those who found it convenient went home. In the end, Ji Yifei considered the options. His mother wasn’t home today, so he might as well go home.
On the way back, he kept debating whether or not to text Shang Yan. But when he opened his phone, he found the school forum had blown up.
[Shock! No. 4 High School’s Heartthrob and School Bully’s Pheromones Are Too Strong!]
1F: God knows how I felt when I was in class and suddenly smelled mint and instantly woke up!
2F: Same here! But I personally feel the school bully’s pheromones have a bit of a charming contrast. P.S.: The jasmine scent is so fragrant.
3F: Agree with 2F. That scent really makes me think of a water town in Jiangnan. That gentle feeling~
4F: I personally feel that the school bully’s pheromones definitely make this Alpha a bit unable to stop himself. (No other meaning, just purely think it smells good, absolutely no other thoughts!)
5F: Hehe… We don’t understand what you’re thinking, 4F? But I have to agree with you, buddy.
6F: Just a reminder to you two, you all know the school bully is 1v10, right?
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There was more random stuff, and Ji Yifei didn’t read any further. He closed his phone, scratched his head, and currently wished he could just smash his head into a desk.
Damn it, Shang Yan, you owe me…