He couldn't understand why this was happening to him.
After being marked by Shen Yueting, he had gone completely weak, lying helplessly on the bed. He gasped, but couldn’t even lift a finger—not even his fingertips.
Pain. Excruciating pain. So intense it made his eyes turn red.
Why him?
Why did Shen Yueting mark him?
What had he done?
Gu Xi couldn’t understand. He hadn’t done anything, yet he was marked—his body invaded by that agarwood scent, the pheromones wreaking havoc inside him, torturing him even now.
“Haa… damn… it hurts more than I thought. You asshole, Shen Yueting…” he sobbed, the pain still not fading.
It had been four hours, and the pain hadn't subsided.
Eventually, Gu Xi passed out.
While he slept, Shen Yueting entered the room. He stood beside the bed and stared down at the sleeping Alpha.
“What made you change so much, Gu Xi…? You’re completely different after hitting your head. Are you really still Gu Xi…?” he murmured to himself, suspicious.
Too different. Like two people sharing the same body.
This wasn’t the Gu Xi he knew. Shen Yueting could sense it—Gu Xi was like someone else entirely. Or perhaps, he had a split personality. But Gu Xi had no known history of any mental illness. Shen Yueting had never heard of such a thing before. The Gu family wouldn't lie to him—unless they had the guts to betray him.
“No matter who you are now... you're mine. Alpha? Hah. Whatever—you’ll always be mine. Gu Xi, you’ll never escape from my grasp.”
Gu Xi had no idea what Shen Yueting was thinking. He slept for nearly a full day, and when he woke up, the pain had finally eased.
Getting off the bed, he leaned against the wall and slowly made his way to the bathroom.
He washed his face, brushed his teeth, and stared into the mirror.
The reflection showed his own face. He recognized it—exactly the same as the one he had in the original world.
The tiny red mole under his left eye was still there.
Gu Xi gave himself a hard slap. It hurt.
He smiled bitterly.
“So this is my fate now, huh…? Damn… what should I do? Follow the original synopsis? No way. I’ll be dead within five chapters. But… what if I never meet the Omega protagonist? If I keep my distance from Chen Xiaoxuan, that should be enough, right? Then I won’t have to face that horrible ending!” he muttered, trying to reason through the mess.
A bright smile tugged at his lips. He finally saw a glimmer of hope.
His mood lightened—until Shen Yueting walked back into the room.
The moment he saw him, Gu Xi tensed up. “W-What’s wrong…? Are you going to bite me again? Please… don’t. It really hurts. And… I already reek of your damn agarwood pheromones. You don’t need to mark me again.”
Shen Yueting chuckled softly and walked over, lifting Gu Xi’s chin with a finger. “So adorable. Gu Xi, don’t make that face. It makes me want to lose control. You smell… just like something that belongs to me.”
Gu Xi blushed instantly.
“H-Hey! Stop teasing me! You’re such a pervert!” he snapped, embarrassed and annoyed.
But Shen Yueting didn’t stop. He clearly enjoyed seeing Gu Xi blush and get flustered like that.
Too adorable. He wanted to kiss him again. Hell, he wanted to drag Gu Xi back into bed.
“Okay, okay, I’ll stop,” Shen Yueting said, raising both hands in surrender.
Seeing him raise his hands, Gu Xi relaxed a little—though he remained alert.
“Now… can you tell me what I’m supposed to do?” he asked cautiously, still unsure what kind of situation he was in.
Shen Yueting looked at him and smiled. “Since you’re awake, and looking quite lively, go pick out a suit for tonight’s charity dinner.”
“C-Charity dinner? Who’s organizing it?” Gu Xi asked, sifting through what fragments of memory he had. He had to know.
Seeing Gu Xi react so seriously, Shen Yueting was a bit puzzled—but also intrigued.
“Interesting. You care about who the host is? Well, it’s organized by the Shen family. Satisfied?”
Gu Xi took a deep breath.
Yes—the charity dinner hosted by the Shen family. It was the beginning of everything.
The first domino that would lead to his downfall.
The Omega protagonist—Chen Xiaoxuan—would make his appearance tonight.
The three of them would meet for the first time.
The plot was unfolding.
And now, there was no stopping it.
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