The Unmarried Omega Falls into Being a Wife - Chapter 10
“You just let your dad do whatever, and you even laugh on the side.”
“Watch me beat you to death.”
Lin Xunye’s ideal plan did not come true. After he asked that question, Father Gu fell silent. Even the dog, Xiao Huang, stopped barking and tucked his tail as it scurried behind Gu Pei’s legs for cover.
Lin Xunye looked at Gu Pei with confusion. Gu Pei tilted his head and gave him a thumbs up.
Lin Xunye: “…”
“Waaah!” Lin Xunye trembled and looked over in shock.
Father Gu, who had been fine just moments ago, suddenly shed a tear.
And then, countless more followed.
It was the first time Lin Xunye had seen someone cry on command like this way worse than any of his rejected admirers.
He pulled out a tissue and handed it over. Father Gu took it and wiped his tears, choking up as he said, “You’re the first omega Xiao Pei has ever brought home.”
Lin Xunye: What a cliché line.
Father Gu continued, “I’m sorry. I’m just… so happy. I really thought Xiao Pei would grow old all alone. Especially after that old gentleman…”
Gu Pei cut him off, “Dad, Xiao Huang’s hungry.”
Xiao Huang was a corgi Father Gu had adopted three years ago. It had spent more time with him than Gu Pei had, and the two had formed a deep bond.
The comment successfully distracted Father Gu, who got up. “You two sit here a bit. I’ll be right back.”
Lin Xunye nodded vigorously finally, some peace.
Another few minutes of that conversation, and he could’ve memorized every award Gu Pei had ever won.
As soon as Father Gu left, Lin Xunye’s prim and proper demeanor vanished.
Before leaving the house, out of respect for elders, Lin Xunye had changed into formal attire.
A plain white shirt with black pants, no patterns, but still giving off a “don’t come near me” vibe. The earrings he wore were replaced with a simple white pair, though still in an unusual shape.
Gu Pei sat on his left and pushed a cup of tea in front of him.
Lin Xunye glanced at him, his lazy, half lidded eyes suddenly widening. He leaned in, staring at the side of Gu Pei’s nose.
Did he see that right?
Was that… a mole?
He leaned in closer. The distance was intimate. Gu Pei’s voice, soft and low, rang out clearly: “We’re at my dad’s house. This isn’t appropriate.”
Lin Xunye sat back immediately, face contorted like he’d eaten something bitter. “If you don’t know how to talk, then don’t talk. Be careful or you’ll get jumped at night.”
He raised a fist in mock anger only to have it caught by Gu Pei.
Just as he raised the other, Gu Pei looked behind him and said, “Dad, you’re back?”
Lin Xunye stopped mid-swing, closed his eyes in agony, gave himself a pep talk, and turned—only to see no one.
His chest heaved. “Good. Good,” he muttered twice, then punched Gu Pei square in the stomach.
Gu Pei caught his hand and pulled him into an embrace. “Dad, we’re heading out now.”
Lin Xunye let out a cold laugh. “You think that trick still works? I’ll beat you until you call me Daddy.”
This time, his punch landed solidly on Gu Pei’s abdomen.
Gu Pei didn’t dodge, letting the blow hit. The firm muscle under his touch made Lin Xunye instinctively spread his fingers and grope a bit.
Realizing what he had done, Lin Xunye’s ears turned bright red. He quickly turned away only to almost kiss the corgi Father Gu was holding.
Father Gu stood not far from them, holding the corgi, which was wiggling its legs trying to reach them, forming a perfect arc in the air.
Before Lin Xunye could come up with an excuse, Father Gu said first: “I get it, I get it. Young people, I understand everything.”
Lin Xunye’s ears were now crimson red.
After sitting in the car with the AC blasting for half an hour, Lin Xunye’s body temperature finally returned to normal.
What a mess.
He had ridden in Gu Pei’s car many times, and was used to it by now.
He adjusted the seat to the most comfortable angle and laid back to take a nap.
Gu Pei drove smoothly toward the apartment but didn’t wake him.
His gaze traced every inch of Lin Xunye’s face, finally resting on the side of his neck.
He wanted to confirm something what Lin Xunye’s pheromone scent really was.
After Lin Xunye had presented, the Lin family treated him as a failure and never shared any information about his secondary gender. Lin Xunye himself always claimed to be a Beta. No one around him knew anything about his scent.
That night in New Zealand, Gu Pei had been drunk, but he remembered vaguely waking up surrounded by a soft, sweet scent, like whipped cream.
He knew the omega that night had a whipped cream pheromone.
He had people look into it, but no leads turned up.
He had suspected people around him, but no one fit.
If Lin Xunye’s scent was whipped cream, then Gu Pei could be sure Lin Xunye was the omega from that night.
Gu Pei undid his seatbelt, leaned on the center console, and got close to Lin Xunye’s neck.
He took a deep breath, slow and quiet, like a soft breeze brushing fallen leaves lightly caressing Lin Xunye’s cheek.
No scent.
The sleeping man’s breathing deepened. Gu Pei looked up right into Lin Xunye’s furious eyes.
Lin Xunye had gone from arms crossed to fists clenched. His grin was sharp, tiger tooth peeking out. “Gu. Pei.”
Bang! The car door slammed shut. Three times in a row.
Achievement unlocked: Slam the same car door three times consecutively.
Lin Xunye was fuming.
Not only was the marriage not something he wanted, now he had to deal with a complete pervert.
That’s what Gu Pei had become in his eyes a pervert.
The worst kind.
Squeezing toothpaste onto his brush, eyes half-closed, Lin Xunye started brushing.
His thoughts wandered to Father Gu.
Seeing him that day had stirred something in Lin Xunye.
He grew up in a strict, lifeless household a three story villa filled with rules and no warmth.
Though the villa had great landscaping, he rarely got to go out and see the world.
His father hired private tutors to bury him in work. His mother, in her spare time, would lecture him about omega theory.
Telling him to marry early and bring honor to the family.
Telling him not to disobey his father, that family interests came first.
That nothing was more important than the family.
But Lin Xunye never believed any of it.
He firmly believed that whether Alpha or omega, only by relying on yourself could you carve out your own life.
Father Gu was nothing like Father Lin.
He didn’t spout any of that A-supremacy, O-submissive nonsense. He didn’t force him to do anything.
But Gu Pei… was a little different from Father Gu.
Father Gu suddenly crying today had really startled him. He’d never seen someone start sobbing out of nowhere like that.
But he’d never seen Gu Pei cry. If he ever got the chance, he kind of wanted to see it.
Looking at himself in the mirror, a shadowy figure appeared behind him. He leaned closer it looked like… Gu Pei.
“Damn…” Lin Xunye swore.
He was losing his mind.
After brushing, he lay on the bed and started listening to an audiobook.
The novel started with:
“Little Lin was forced by his family to marry his childhood friend, only to discover his friend was his lover from a past life…”
“In the future, they would live happily ever after.”
As the novel finished playing through the night, Lin Xunye suddenly sat up in bed.
He’d forgotten something.
His phone buzzed. He looked at the screen and his pupils dilated.
“Teacher!” Lin Xunye rushed up to a woman in a dark purple dress. “Sorry, I overslept!”
His hair was a mess, and he was panting, leaning on his knees.
Ge Yan handed him a water bottle. Lin Xunye took it without hesitation and gulped it down.
“Teacher, you really came.”
Two days before returning to the country, Teacher Ge had contacted him.
“I heard you’re getting married,” she said directly.
Already overwhelmed, Lin Xunye’s eyes welled up. “Yup. I got sold off.”
Ge Yan patted his shoulder and pulled open a drawer, taking out a thick red envelope.
Looked like it had five digits in it.
Lin Xunye immediately refused. “I can’t take this. You’re shaking the resolve of a warrior who’s ready to die for the sake of promoting calligraphy!”
Ge Yan laughed heartily. When she calmed down, she said, “It’s all so sudden. I don’t have much to give. Here’s a red envelope for now. I’ll bring you a proper gift when I return in a few months.”
“No way, teacher. When you have your second kid, I’ll give you a red envelope,” Lin Xunye joked.
But he was kind of serious Ge Yan was getting older. If she really planned to have another, he’d try to talk her out of it. High-risk pregnancies weren’t a joke.
Ge Yan was 43, with a son studying at an Alpha school. She loved kids and often talked about having another, but work had kept her too busy to make it happen.
She wasn’t offended by Lin Xunye’s comment. On the contrary, her heart warmed.
She had watched Lin Xunye grow up he was like her own child.
Ge Yan shoved the envelope into his hand and shut the drawer. “No more babies. Two kids is enough for me.”
Lin Xunye had never figured out who the second kid was, and she never told him just made him guess.
He’d been guessing for over a month. Even now, seeing her again, he still didn’t know.
Ge Yan smiled: “You think I’d lie?”
“Come on, show me around. I’ve never seen the sea before.”
“No problem! I’m the best tour guide ever!” Lin Xunye thumped his chest proudly.
Haishi was a coastal city, full of scenic spots.
It was peak travel season. Lin Xunye, combining recommendations from social media and his own experience sneaking out during school, brought Ge Yan to a lesser-known but beautiful spot.
They ordered two lemon teas. Chin propped on his hand, Lin Xunye asked, “So, what’s that big gift you mentioned?”
Ge Yan sat upright, a stark contrast to the slouching Lin Xunye across from her. She sipped her drink and smiled, “Where’s your marriage certificate? Show me first.”
Lin Xunye exaggerated an “ah,” patted himself down left and right, then spread his hands.
“Lost it.”