The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 4
The commotion in Dormitory 201 was so loud that people from the neighboring dorms came out to watch the excitement. They watched with their own eyes as Dormitory 201 became empty, and then watched the last-arriving, best-looking Alpha take out a pile of things, like wallpaper and carpets, from his small box.
“What are you guys trying to do?” an Alpha from 202 pulled Wen Yuchen over and asked, confused.
“None of your business.” Wen Yuchen’s甩-hand, one sentence, and a rolled eye almost made the Alpha fight him, but he was pulled back by his roommate.
The Alpha said fiercely: “You just wait, I’ll tear up your broken mouth sooner or later.”
Wen Yuchen: “Heh.”
A vein throbbed on Cheng Shu’s forehead, “Yuchen, come in quickly.”
He pulled Wen Yuchen inside, then moved the door Ruan Qingyao had taken out to the doorway, blocking the view from outside. Turning his head, he saw that Ruan Qingyao was already standing on a ladder, pasting stickers on the ceiling above his head.
The young man tilted his fair neck, his chin and Adam’s apple forming an alluring curve. His lips were pursed in intense concentration. His clearly defined fingers smoothed over the stickers. His movements looked very skillful, and he pasted them flawlessly smooth.
Just as Cheng Shu was momentarily stunned, Ruan Qingyao had already finished pasting all the ceiling stickers. Several pieces of stickers formed a blue sky and white clouds pattern. It was the same room, but it gave people a feeling of spaciousness.
Xiong Yan, who had voluntarily gone to hold the ladder steady for Ruan Qingyao, moved his constantly raised neck and gave Ruan Qingyao a thumbs-up: “You’re amazing.”
“Thank you,” Ruan Qingyao’s earlobes turned shyly red, “It’s very simple. Let’s try pasting wallpaper. I’ll teach you.”
Xiong Yan was eager to try, “Okay.”
Cheng Shu thought to himself, so the young master wasn’t one to shy away from manual labor; instead, he seemed very capable and home-making.
“Everyone, learn this. The dormitory is ours together; we all have to participate,” Cheng Shu said to the other three people.
You Xiaoxi was the first to respond, and Wen Yuchen also picked up a piece of wallpaper.
Only Xu Lingguang remained motionless, crossing his arms and coldly snorting, “This young master’s hands are for holding a spiritual blade.”
If they wanted him to work, they would at least have to “make three visits to the thatched cottage,” maybe even four times.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Shu ignored him. The five people huddled together, pasting wallpaper, completely disregarding him.
Xu Lingguang: So angry (╬◣д◢)
Xu Lingguang’s feet were numb from standing. He kept shifting back and forth, struggling immensely inside. His gaze towards the five people was full of longing. This was the epitome of saying one thing and doing another.
After Ruan Qingyao finished explaining the points to note when pasting and aligning the pattern, he turned his head and saw Xu Lingguang whimpering and trying to attract everyone’s attention.
He looked a bit like his three-year-old nephew, Ruan Qingyao secretly smiled, then skillfully smoothed his feathers: “You look so skillful and clever. Can you help paste this wall?”
Xu Lingguang, who had long forgotten about the “three visits to the thatched cottage,” nodded hurriedly. When he came to his senses, he added a dignified excuse: “Seeing your sincerity, this young master will graciously help you this one time.”
Ruan Qingyao held back his laughter while thanking him. Just as he was about to get wallpaper for Xu Lingguang, he saw Wen Yuchen put down his work and deliberately walked up to Xu Lingguang to sneer and roll his eyes, then left without the slightest hesitation.
Xiong Yan also emphasized honestly: “It’s not helping Qingyao. The dormitory is for everyone to live in.”
You Xiaoxi nodded in agreement.
Xu Lingguang was so angry that his face alternated between red and white.
But he quickly adjusted, saying proudly: “Hmph, it’s useless for common folk like you to be jealous. Some people are destined to be favored by heaven, like this young master.”
Wen Yuchen’s fists clenched.
Cheng Shu: …
The Grand Young Master’s personality was truly unlikeable.
What surprised him was that Ruan Qingyao coaxed this one and then that one, and the atmosphere among the group returned to harmony, even bustling with enthusiastic activity. It was truly strange; weren’t they just afraid and rejected a moment ago?
Cheng Shu couldn’t figure it out. He shook his head and threw himself into the busy work.
Ruan Qingyao secretly sighed in relief. It turned out that the sweet talk used to coax Omegas also worked on Alphas! He felt like this life wasn’t without hope, as long as they didn’t fight, they were good Alphas.
Socializing was a compulsory course for Omegas, and Ruan Qingyao, with his good family background, good looks, and good personality, had many friends. When there are many people, there are all kinds of personalities, and conflicts inevitably arise when they are together. Because of this, Ruan Qingyao had cultivated a sweet little mouth that warmed people’s hearts and was extremely stable at mediating.
The six people all had very strong hands-on abilities. In a short while, the dormitory was completely transformed. The ceiling was a blue sky and white clouds, the left side was a green grassland, the right side was a lush forest, the window side was beautiful flower bushes, the door side was continuous snow mountains, and the floor was covered with a layer of wooden floor and then a layer of fluffy white carpet.
The dormitory was approximately six meters wide and nine meters long, which was completely enough for six 1.2-meter-wide single beds. Everyone chose their preferred style. The head of the beds faced the grassland wallpaper, and between each bed was a bedside table. Starting from the window side, they were Ruan Qingyao, Cheng Shu, Wen Yuchen, You Xiaoxi, Xu Lingguang, and Xiong Yan.
Opposite, desks and chairs were placed against the wall, still one set per person. Ruan Qingyao also thoughtfully added small ornaments to the desks, which everyone was very satisfied with.
Ruan Qingyao muttered: “It’s just missing some potted plants and flowers.”
“It’s already great! You are truly amazing,” Xiong Yan scratched his head and said, “It’s even better than my environment at home. It looks comfortable, and the mattress is so soft.”
You Xiaoxi agreed again: “Very good.”
Xu Lingguang interrupted coldly: “A true Alpha should sleep on a hard bed to temper their muscles and bones!”
Wen Yuchen walked straight over and pulled the mattress out from under his butt, “Then you can sleep on the bed board!”
Xiong Yan and You Xiaoxi were also dissatisfied at having cold water poured on them, and rushed over to pull the mattress with Wen Yuchen.
Xu Lingguang clung to the mattress with his hand, shouting: “Common folk like you are going too far!”
Cheng Shu held his forehead, looking at Ruan Qingyao, signaling him to coax them again.
Ruan Qingyao’s lips twitched. He was wrong! Alphas and Omegas were completely different!
Omegas spoke in soft voices even when arguing!
Wuwuwu, he wanted to go home.
The matter finally concluded with Xu Lingguang getting a bruised eye, Wen Yuchen getting a swollen jaw, and Ruan Qingyao exhausting a pile of candies.
Xu Lingguang also added his final self-introduction, displaying his noble spiritual weapon—a blade inlaid with several gems—and his royal branch title that was hard to remember.
After a short rest, Ruan Qingyao invited Cheng Shu to go to the bathroom to shower together. He heard that the bathhouse here was in the form of small cubicles, and chatting while showering could quickly increase friendship.
He couldn’t rely on those four Alphas. Ruan Qingyao still hoped to have a close friend in the next five years. After observing, Cheng Shu was very suitable—gentle, dependable, and responsible. He was Ruan Qingyao’s first target for development.
However, because he was too responsible, Cheng Shu rejected Ruan Qingyao’s invitation.
Ruan Qingyao looked wronged, and Cheng Shu explained: “I’ll go deal with that pile of stuff. It’s not good to leave it in the corridor all the time.”
As he spoke, he pointed to the things that had been thrown out, which had taken up the nearby space. Fortunately, the window side of 201 was not a necessary path for others.
Ruan Qingyao glared at the pile of things outside with a whimper, saying reluctantly, “Fine, then we’ll make a date for next time.”
Cheng Shu “mm-hmm” twice, “You go ahead.”
After Ruan Qingyao left the door, Cheng Shu’s hand, which had been gripping the seam of his pants, finally let go. He wiped the thin sweat from his forehead. He finally understood what Ruan Sheng meant about “Little Qingyao is irresistible when he acts cute.”
If only he were a Beta.
Underground floor, bathhouse.
As reality repeatedly fell short of expectations, Ruan Qingyao found that his adaptability was quite good. At least, when he saw the large bathhouse with no dividing curtains, he felt neither sadness nor joy.
Well, when a person is close to death, they naturally have no sorrow or joy.
There was no one here now, but would he have to deliberately avoid others and secretly bathe later? Ruan Qingyao found it hard to imagine himself bathing naked with so many Alphas.
Ruan Qingyao took a deep breath. He should take a bath first; he was terribly uncomfortable. He would worry about other things after he was clean.
After reluctantly showering with the very poor-quality hot water, Ruan Qingyao put on clean clothes, and his whole body felt refreshed and relaxed.
Next was dealing with the dirty clothes. He remembered that his mother had put a few household robots in the treasure box. Ruan Qingyao looked for the robots while also looking for the laundry room.
As soon as he saw the sign with the three characters “Laundry Room” written on it, Ruan Qingyao smelled a pungent, urine-like odor. Walking inside, he actually saw a restroom, with ten open-air squatting pits, and the white squat toilets were covered in yellow filth.
Ruan Qingyao froze for half a second, then retched as he ran outside, panicked as if he had encountered an earth-shattering disaster.
He didn’t notice a person who suddenly rushed out around the corner.
With a “bang,” the two collided. Ruan Qingyao merely swayed slightly and stabilized himself, while the tall Alpha opposite stumbled two or three meters backward.
The pain immediately brought tears to Ruan Qingyao’s eyes. When he came back to his senses, he remembered that neither his parents nor brothers or good friends were here, so he could only sniffle and bravely hold back his tears.
Stabilizing his emotions, Ruan Qingyao went to help up the person he had collided with, “Are you alright?”
He wondered in his heart if such a large person was made of cotton, to be knocked down by his fragile self.
“Get lost!” Qin Tao, who had been knocked down, slapped Ruan Qingyao’s hand away with his arm.
Ruan Qingyao looked at his red-slapped hand. He wanted to cry but held back the tears. Although he cried easily and loved to cry, he strove to make every tear serve its intended purpose.
Just as Qin Tao stood up, three more people ran over. They were Qin Tao’s newly recruited subordinates. They stood behind him with “da-da” steps, all awkwardly praising him.
“Brother Qin, you’re so fast!”
“Brother Qin, your legs are full of power!”
…
“Alright, enough nonsense,” remembering the humiliation of being knocked flying just now, coupled with the subordinates’ awkward flattery, Qin Tao was exasperated into anger.
He roared at Ruan Qingyao: “If you know what’s good for you, hand over your box!”
The three subordinates chimed in: “Hand it over!”
Ruan Qingyao blinked his long eyelashes, looking surprised and uncertain: “Are you trying to rob me?”
The Empire strictly cracked down on all criminal activities. Not many people were foolish enough to commit crimes these days.
“Robbery my ass!” Clearly, Qin Tao’s subordinates also knew the law. They shouted, “We’re just asking for compensation! You made us wait outside, exposed to the wind and dew, for two days. Isn’t it reasonable for us to ask you for something?”
No one had expected the instructor to be so unreasonable. If the people weren’t all present, he wouldn’t proceed, truly making everyone wait there, without food or sleep. Those who dared to resist were forcefully suppressed.
Ruan Qingyao’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, feeling a tiny bit guilty. But then he thought, first of all, there were still several hours before the Military Tower’s deadline for entry, so he wasn’t late. Secondly, he couldn’t control the speed of the airship. The conclusion was that it had nothing to do with him.
“Unreasonable!” Ruan Qingyao puffed out his chest and said these three words forcefully. No one could detect the tremble in his voice. When it’s time not to back down, you absolutely cannot back down, or else endless bullying awaits you.
“Not only are you trying to rob me, but you also bully the weak and fear the strong. I didn’t make you sleep on the ground. If you have the guts, go confront the instructor.”
“Hey, you’ve got guts,” one of Qin Tao’s subordinates said while rolling up his sleeves, “Brother Qin, let our three brothers teach him a lesson for you.” Ruan Qingyao looked frail and weak, like he was made of paper. There was no more suitable opponent to help them show off in front of their boss.
Qin Tao nodded, “Beat him up hard.”
Three big Alpha men surrounded Ruan Qingyao, creating a strong sense of pressure. Ruan Qingyao swallowed, pressing his back against the wall. He quickly recalled the combat techniques he had learned.
He had six Alpha brothers at home, and they couldn’t possibly be unconcerned about the safety of their Omega brother. Even though Ruan Qingyao was unwilling to learn, he was coaxed into learning many self-defense moves. At this moment, Ruan Qingyao couldn’t help but feel fortunate.
As the saying goes, strike first and gain the upper hand; strike last and suffer disaster. While the three were still stretching their muscles, Ruan Qingyao kicked out with a groin kick, taking down all three in rapid succession.
Accompanied by the painful wails of the three, Ruan Qingyao ran out of the encirclement, sprinting madly back to the dormitory.
Qin Tao never expected Ruan Qingyao to escape even after all this, and he roared: “What are you standing around for? Hurry up and chase him!”
With that, he took the lead to chase Ruan Qingyao. The three subordinates tried to climb up but couldn’t. They slowly recovered on the ground for a while before laboriously helping each other stand up, still bewildered.
How did they get beaten down? Who exactly was the frail one?
After continuously turning a few corners and running upstairs, Ruan Qingyao saw Cheng Shu and Wen Yuchen, and his face lit up with joy.
Cheng Shu was startled to see Ruan Qingyao running wildly, “What’s wrong?”
Ruan Qingyao burst into tears with a “waa” sound. Even while crying, he maintained his beauty, and his speech was clear and not choked up. It was a textbook-perfect tearful complaint: “They hit me and tried to steal my little box.”
Qin Tao, who was being stared at by Cheng Shu and Wen Yuchen, abruptly stopped, sensing something was wrong.