The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 25

Ruan Qingyao confirmed the fact that Cheng Shu was an Omega, and he didn’t have time to consider why; Cheng Shu’s condition looked very bad.

His small face was scrunched up with anxiety, and he was completely at a loss. How should one deal with an Omega who was forced into a false estrus period?

Cheng Shu was gasping for air, his whole body relying on Ruan Qingyao’s support to stand upright: “Medication, in pocket.”

Fortunately, he had been too lazy to hide the spare one and had put it in his pocket casually.

Ruan Qingyao hurriedly fumbled in Cheng Shu’s pocket and found a one-centimeter-long small glass tube containing transparent black liquid.

“Is it to drink?”

Cheng Shu shook his head, tapped his own head, and became slightly clearer. “Inject.”

Ruan Qingyao studied it for a moment before discovering that the glass tube could extend into a needle. He quickly gave Cheng Shu an injection in the arm. Luckily, he had practiced giving injections before.

The effect was instantaneous. Not long after the injection, Cheng Shu’s expression eased considerably, and the gland behind his neck stopped leaking pheromones like a sieve. He closed his eyes and leaned against Ruan Qingyao’s embrace, looking particularly vulnerable.

Ruan Qingyao’s mind was in turmoil. He never expected that the military tower, which he tried to avoid, would have an Omega pretending to be a Beta to enter. But everyone has their own choices; he couldn’t understand it but had to respect it.

He took out his handkerchief to wipe Cheng Shu’s sweat. As the flush faded, his entire face was pale. Ruan Qingyao couldn’t help but feel heartache. He looks so painful.

It was truly worrisome.

Cheng Shu opened his eyes and saw Ruan Qingyao’s troubled look, and he couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

Ruan Qingyao was embarrassed and annoyed: “You’re still laughing!”

Cheng Shu straightened up, couldn’t resist standing on tiptoe, and reached out to rub the young man’s soft hair. “I’m fine. Thank you for the trouble.”

“Hmph, you don’t care about your own body,” Ruan Qingyao tried to reason with Cheng Shu.

Cheng Shu reached out and covered his mouth. “Qingyao will help me keep it a secret, right?”

Ruan Qingyao turned his head and pouted.

“Then I’ll take that as a yes. Let’s go, let’s go settle the score with that person outside.”

Cheng Shu acted as if nothing had happened and walked out first. Ruan Qingyao stamped his feet in frustration but could only follow him.

Deng Tianhong outside the door hadn’t heard the movement he wanted to hear, so he was opening the door to check the situation. It would be too ridiculous if everyone just passed out.

Oh right, I should inject another tranquilizer before going in. He wouldn’t risk himself going too far.

The door was pulled open by Ruan Qingyao. The two saw Deng Tianhong injecting medicine into himself.

Ruan Qingyao kicked out, the needle broke inside Deng Tianhong’s flesh, making Deng Tianhong howl in pain. Ruan Qingyao kicked him again, sending him rolling five or six meters away.

“Qingyao, don’t damage him. Let the military tower handle him.”

Cheng Shu held back Ruan Qingyao, whose chest was heaving with anger. Ruan Qingyao whined unhappily, “I’m still so mad.”

“Don’t be mad, don’t be mad. After the military tower is done with him, we can still take our own private measures.”

The two spoke openly as if no one else was present, completely disregarding Deng Tianhong. Deng Tianhong was in pain and furious, but his mind was clear enough to know that this matter absolutely could not be exposed, or he would be the one expelled from the military tower.

What to do? What to do?

Slander!

Deng Tianhong threw all the items he brought at Ruan Qingyao and Cheng Shu. After throwing them, he ran, rolling and crawling, shouting loudly: “Help!”

What the heck?

Ruan Qingyao frowned and looked at the empty bottles and syringes on the ground.

Cheng Shu said, “I recorded the audio and video. Let’s go find the instructor.”

Submitting the evidence and clearly explaining what happened immediately drew immense attention from the higher-ups. Ruan Qingyao cried and complained while wiping his tears, explaining everything clearly and concisely. Even the staunch, straight Alphas couldn’t help but feel sorry for him, repeatedly guaranteeing that they would thoroughly investigate the matter and compensate him for his losses.

It was already late at night. Ruan Qingyao and Cheng Shu left the office building and headed back to the dormitory together.

On the way, Ruan Qingyao frequently hesitated to speak.

Cheng Shu saw it all and could only sigh inwardly. He knew the young man was worried about him, but he couldn’t help it.

At night, Ruan Qingyao lay in bed, unable to sleep. Experiencing this for the first time, he felt lost. He respected Cheng Shu’s choice but couldn’t help but worry—was letting him be another form of harm?

His head was buzzing. He was extremely fatigued but couldn’t fall asleep. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Cheng Shu’s extremely weak face.

Suddenly, he smelled a faint wisp of bamboo. Ruan Qingyao “swooshed” up into a sitting position.

Ruan Qingyao quietly got out of bed. Sure enough, the smell was emanating from Cheng Shu. He subconsciously looked at the other four roommates. They were in a deep sleep. If dealt with promptly, they shouldn’t discover this small change.

But if the situation was allowed to develop, and a large amount of Omega pheromones leaked out, it would wake them from their sleep. Remembering the documentary about Alphas going berserk that he had watched in class, Ruan Qingyao shuddered. Not to mention, this was an Alpha den.

Must be resolved quickly.

Cheng Shu seemed to be trapped in a nightmare. His eyes rolled under his eyelids, his expression was very painful, and sweat beads covered his forehead.

It was obvious that his medication had failed.

Ruan Qingyao nudged Cheng Shu, but Cheng Shu didn’t react. Ruan Qingyao hardened his heart and pinched his arm. Only then did Cheng Shu return from the nightmare, opening his hazy eyes.

“What should we do?” Ruan Qingyao’s low voice was laced with a whimper. If any other Omega experienced this, he would have sent them to the hospital immediately, but Cheng Shu insisted on concealing his Omega identity.

Cheng Shu was still composed despite his exhaustion. What he said made Ruan Qingyao’s face instantly turn red: “Qingyao, help me with a temporary mark.”

The most effective antidote for Omega estrus was an Alpha. Cheng Shu finally understood. The gland, suppressed for too long, was rebelling and out of control, making the medication useless. He might as well try an Alpha’s temporary mark. After all, wasn’t there an Alpha right beside him?

And one who treated Omegas like sisters, so there was no need to worry about accidents.

Ruan Qingyao didn’t have any improper thoughts, but such a thing was inevitably embarrassing, and, and… Ruan Qingyao whispered, “I, I haven’t learned how.”

He kept glancing at Cheng Shu’s exposed nape, as if it was burning his eyes, afraid to let his gaze linger for more than a second.

In his biology class, he learned how to be bitten, not how to bite others.

Cheng Shu chuckled. He’s truly a pure little bunny. He didn’t know that marking was an Alpha’s instinct.

He lifted his hand with difficulty, wrapped it around Ruan Qingyao’s head, and brought him closer to his neck.

The light in the room was dim, with only fragmented moonlight filtering through the curtains, but Cheng Shu’s neck was very pale, shining white.

In fact, his gland was not very prominent, just terribly red.

The pleasing scent filled his nostrils. Ruan Qingyao’s mind went blank. His canine teeth involuntarily extended. An urge surged from the bottom of his heart and expanded rapidly.

Possess it. Stain it with my scent.

Ruan Qingyao’s amber peach blossom eyes seemed to deepen into a pool of ink. Before he could react, his canine teeth had pierced the thin skin outside the gland, injecting his pheromones without restraint.

The scent of chestnut wine pheromones injected into his body made Cheng Shu instantly feel his whole body tremble. A feeling of surrender arose in his heart. They conquered his internal territory. His own previously agitated pheromones instantly became docile, both afraid and longing to cling to the invading scent.

He couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan, but just then, Wen Yuchen on the adjacent bed turned over and kicked off his blanket, showing signs of waking up.

Ruan Qingyao’s consciousness instantly returned. His limbs were stiff, and he dared not move. Only when Wen Yuchen’s side quieted down did he relax, feeling as though he had been caught in a tryst.

The next second, his tongue felt the warm skin, startling Ruan Qingyao, who immediately leaned back and fell onto the floor. Fortunately, the thick carpet muffled the sound.

What did I just do?

Cheng, Cheng Cheng is covered in the scent of chestnut wine…

Seeing Ruan Qingyao’s small mouth hanging open in a daze, Cheng Shu couldn’t help but smile silently. He sat up from the bed and took out another type of medication from under the bed to inject himself.

A few seconds later, all the scent on Cheng Shu’s body completely disappeared. Even the slightly bulging gland behind his neck retracted again. The gland, suppressed by Ruan Qingyao’s pheromones, wouldn’t resist. Using the medication now was easy, and Cheng Shu, still worried, had specifically used a booster shot.

“Alright, sleep first.”

Cheng Shu pulled Ruan Qingyao up from the floor, pushed him onto the bed, and then slipped back into his own blanket. Within seconds, he was sound asleep, his expression content and peaceful, with long, steady breaths.

Ruan Qingyao’s eyes were red, and tears welled up in his eyes. He felt like Cheng Cheng was a major jerk—using him and then discarding him without explanation.

Although, although society is open now, and his brothers said that good friends could help each other with temporary marking, but, but it was still so embarrassing.

Already very tired, coupled with worry and shyness, Ruan Qingyao now only had one thought: Wuwuwu, Cheng Cheng is a big bad guy.

Waking up the next day, Ruan Qingyao had huge dark circles under his eyes, while Cheng Shu remained calm and collected, as if nothing had happened last night. Ruan Qingyao could only endure the awkward non-acknowledgment, though his resentful little eyes couldn’t help but glance at Cheng Shu.

The glances made Cheng Shu feel extremely guilty. Last night, in a confused state, he had coaxed the young man into biting his neck. If Ruan Sheng found out, wouldn’t he come with a knife to stab him? He could only pretend that nothing had happened.

Fortunately, the assessment reward was enough to make Qingyao happy.

The efficiency of the military tower was high. Halfway through the morning drill, the results of yesterday’s assessment were released. Everyone was immediately assembled for the presentation of rewards and punishments.

That’s right, the top ten received rewards, and those not in the top ten received punishments. It was that black and white.

The six people in Dormitory 201—Ruan Qingyao, Cheng Shu, and Xu Lingguang—took the top three spots. Wen Yuchen was in twenty-first place, and Xiong Yan and You Xiaoxi were fifty and fifty-first, respectively.

This was because the assessment included cultural studies. The three of them had excellent individual combat capabilities, but their cultural scores were poor, dragging their overall ranking down.

Regarding this, Xu Lingguang mercilessly mocked them. Wen Yuchen, not being in the top ten, let him mock him for a couple of sentences, but Xu Lingguang was relentless, angering Wen Yuchen enough to fight him again.

Ruan Qingyao glanced at the two fighting figures. His heart was now calm. He happily installed the peripheral on his optical computer, planning to contact his parents as soon as the morning drill ended.

Hmm, I also need to find a secluded place to ask Third Brother about the damage and remedy for an Omega pretending to be a Beta. Ruan Qingyao knew nothing about this area, but he intuitively felt it wasn’t simple and was very worried.

At the final dismissal, Gao Juntian also mentioned that this year’s Four-Region League allowed new recruits to sign up, and those interested could go to the general affairs office for more information. A simple sentence, seemingly just mentioned casually.

But it immediately caused a sensation among the new recruits. Which Alpha didn’t know about the Four-Region League? One of their high school courses was dedicated to studying footage of the League. They remembered every match of the previous 128 leagues and wished it were them killing and dominating the battlefield.

Ostensibly, Alphas must serve five years of military service, but in reality, these five years were just an assessment of Alphas. If they died or failed the assessment, they couldn’t become true warriors.

The Four-Region League was the greatest opportunity during these five years to showcase their abilities to the entire Imperial populace. They had initially thought they would only be able to watch recordings next year since they couldn’t watch the live broadcast during the new recruit period. They didn’t expect to have the chance to participate in person. What were they waiting for?

Charge!

Ruan Qingyao witnessed the spectacle of thousands of people scarfing down their food. He had only just retrieved his meal when they were already scrambling, racing against time, rushing out towards the general affairs office, as if the League slots were first-come, first-served.

Incomprehensible.

Looking at the table where Wen Yuchen and the other four had disappeared, leaving only Cheng Shu, Ruan Qingyao quietly sat down, huffing before speaking.

Cheng Shu’s scalp tingled. He pretended to be calm and asked, “Qingyao, are you interested in the League?”

“That high-death-rate, bloody, violent competition?” Ruan Qingyao’s impression of the League was that bad. “Of course not. I just want to safely get through these five years. I don’t want to go to my death.”

Cheng Shu nodded. “Logically, the League shouldn’t be open for new recruits to sign up. I think there might be something behind this.”

“If there is, there is. As long as I don’t sign up, it won’t involve me.” Ruan Qingyao dismissed the topic in a few words.

Cheng Shu could only silently eat his food, firmly refusing to look at Ruan Qingyao.

Ruan Qingyao pouted. Hmph.

After eating, Ruan Qingyao went to video call his parents. Cheng Shu also found a secluded spot to send messages, mainly to consult the doctor who helped him pretend to be a Beta remotely, and also to see what was going on with the League.

Knowing that the allowance for new recruits to sign up was specifically for Ruan Qingyao, Cheng Shu was worried. The young man is too outstanding, attracting covetous eyes.

Ruan Qingyao on the other side was also very worried. His brow furrowed with every sentence his third brother said. It was fine for a Beta to pretend to be an Alpha or an Omega; they could just use an artificial patch on the gland. But when an Omega pretended to be a Beta, the gland was not easy to conceal. Cheng Shu must have suppressed his healthy gland. Currently, only two types of medicine could achieve this effect, and both were Level 1 controlled substances.

In short, using these two drugs was equivalent to courting death.

Ruan Qingyao couldn’t help but pick at his fingers. “Then are there any remedies?”

Ruan Linhuang didn’t answer but instead asked: “Qingyao, tell me honestly, why are you asking this? Do you want to pretend to be a Beta to escape the military tower? If you really don’t want to stay, your brother will find a way. Absolutely, absolutely do not harm your own body.”

“No, I wouldn’t joke about my own body. Don’t worry, Big Brother. I can’t tell you the specifics. Just tell me how to remedy it, Big Brother. Love you.”

The Ruan family Alphas couldn’t resist Ruan Qingyao’s coquetry. When he acted cute, they would give him the stars and the moon as an added bonus. Ruan Linhuang smiled indulgently and helplessly: “To be honest, once these drugs are used, the damage is irreversible. However, you can use these things to delay the time the drug fails and erupts…”

Ruan Qingyao memorized everything his third brother said, picking at his fingers in frustration.

Mu Yang was lying in his office chair, his legs casually propped up on his desk, looking through the list of people who had signed up for the League selection. He surprisingly didn’t see Ruan Qingyao’s name.

That shouldn’t be. Has the kid grown up after being away from home for so long?

Mu Yang asked his secretary to investigate the situation. He was so angry he almost rushed over to beat up Gao Juntian. Damn it, he was counting on the benefits to lure the kid. That guy Gao didn’t even put out the bait, let alone the hook. How is he supposed to lure him?

He thought for a moment and then had his secretary issue a notice, emphasizing that they would only accept group applications by dormitory unit and would not accept individuals.

A six-person team was the most basic configuration for battlefield operations, but the new recruits’ teams were randomly assigned. After this, they would form and integrate their own teams. The new recruits currently lacked a strong sense of community.

The new recruits who received the supplementary notice didn’t worry at all. After all, the only person in the team who might not want to participate was the logistics Beta, and they could simply suppress him by force.

Only the four people in Dormitory 201 felt like cursing when they saw the notice. After spending more than a month together, how could they not understand Ruan Qingyao’s thoughts? After cursing, they decided not to pressure Ruan Qingyao. Anyway, they could still participate next session. Their current strength was weak, so they wouldn’t be selected even if they signed up.

Thinking this, they felt much better. They tacitly agreed not to mention it to Ruan Qingyao. After all, those who hadn’t signed up wouldn’t receive this supplementary notice sent to individual optical computers.

It was only when Ruan Qingyao saw a Beta being forcibly dragged by his Alpha roommate to sign up during the class break that he found out. His friends didn’t want to pressure him, and friendship was two-sided. Ruan Qingyao also didn’t want to disappoint his friends.

Ruan Qingyao pulled Cheng Shu to the general affairs office. He needed to understand the specifics before making a decision.

There were only five six-person teams that could represent the Eastern Region in the League. At this stage, it was just the selection registration. With so many three-year and four-year soldiers, there was basically no room for two-year soldiers, let alone new recruits.

Knowing this, Ruan Qingyao was relieved. It was just to make up the numbers and sign up, which would make Yuchen and the others happy, and he wouldn’t actually have to go to his death.

He was satisfied and prepared to go back and call Wen Yuchen and the others to sign up together. He turned his head and saw the League’s opening ceremony location scrolling on the bulletin board screen on one side: The Triumphal Hall in the Imperial Capital.

!!!

Isn’t that place only three blocks away from my house?!

Ruan Qingyao swiftly darted back to the front desk and asked the Beta on duty: “Excuse me, who can attend this opening ceremony?”

The Beta replied: “The commanding officers, the participating soldiers, and the logistics personnel.”

Yes! Isn’t he exactly the logistics personnel right now?!

Ruan Qingyao’s joyous eyelashes seemed to dance: “Can logistics personnel sign up for this?”