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Chapter 7: Counterattack

Shen Qingzhu frowned imperceptibly. Up to this point, his impression of this Alpha was just a hot-tempered young brat, but the glare the Alpha looked at him with was filled with thick malice and aggression. Definitely not the look a law-abiding citizen would have. 

Shen Qingzhu caught the way the Alpha’s veins bulged, the way his blood was rushing to his face, and the other’s restless breath. These were the signs an Alpha was about to enter their susceptibility period. 

The area they were in right now was a hub for interstellar travelers, with tons of passengers every day. 

The result of an Alpha suddenly going into susceptibility here would be disastrous. Staff members, workers, and numerous travelers would be affected, likely delaying flights for the rest of the day.

But the worst part was unless an outbreak actually occurred, security personnel weren’t allowed to preemptively inspect or restrain someone, because pheromones were an intensely private matter. 

This is why these dog Alphas needed to wear suppression rings when going out!

Shen Qingzhu clicked his tongue.

At this moment, the Alpha pointed to the seat beside him and signaled the Beta boy to go over.

The Beta boy obviously made eye contact with the Alpha, but he flinched in fright but didn’t obey. Instead, he shrank back behind Shen Qingzhu.

Seeing this, the Alpha spat out a curse and was about to get up when he saw the patrolling security bots nearby. He sat down heavily back in his seat as his face twisted. 

Excessive aggression was another symptom of an Alpha’s susceptibility period. Shen Qingzhu lowered his head and whispered to the Beta: “Is he close to his susceptibility period?”

The boy shook his head: “Uh, I- I don’t know. I don’t actually know him at all! It’s just that his family heard I got into Imperial Meteorological University and insisted he tag along with me to Unistar.”

“He- His family’s rich and powerful, with a lot of connections. My family couldn’t refuse, so… I had no choice but to go with him QAQ.”

Shen Qingzhu was quite surprised. He didn’t expect that this Beta boy was also heading to Unistar. Unistar was a planet housing the Empire’s most elite institutions, including the Imperial University that Shen Qingzhu was going to. 

It seemed that the Alpha’s family took advantage of the fact that new students were allocated a few companion slots intended for parents or friends. 

Shen Qingzhu dug in his memory. He seemed to recall that a similar case had happened in his original world, but that person was permanently banned after causing trouble. That person’s surname, if he remembered correctly, was… Muffin.

Wait, didn’t the Beta boy call the Alpha ‘Cousin Muffin’?

What a coincidence, is this really the same guy?

There was no point dawdling, Shen Qingzhu rose to his feet and told the Beta boy: “I’m going to the restroom.”

“O-okay.” The Beta fidgeted and peeked up at him, clearly wanting to follow. 

Shen Qingzhu thought for a moment, and then asked a security bot to take the Beta to the medical area for treatment. 

The Beta boy flusteredly tried to refuse: “No need, I’m really not that hurt.”

Shen Qingzhu insisted: “Don’t worry, just go. I’ll be waiting for you when you come back.”

The Beta boy flushed and was touched. Right before he left, he blurted out: “Oh, my name is Yu Yushun! My friends call me Little Yu.”

Shen Qingzhu smiled and responded: “My name is Qing.”

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After sending off Little Yu, Shen Qingzhu’s smile disappeared. He waited a few seconds, making sure that the Alpha who had been trailing after them could see him and then headed toward the restroom. 

Shen Qingzhu walked a bit of distance to a bathroom that was relatively far away from the main area, and then slipped inside. 

Luckily, no one else was there. 

A second later, the door slammed open and a burly, red-faced Alpha barged in. 

Half-crazed from his susceptibility period, Muffin began to flood the room with his pheromones, making the air reek of a rancid, fishy stench. 

Shen Qingzhu wrinkled his nose; he had actually smelled this foul pheromone before. 

He activated the bathroom’s air purifier. 

Muffin, thinking he had cornered his prey, stepped forward menacingly: “You’re an Omega, right? An Omega should stay at home, not run outside attracting bees and butterflies. Are you out here trying to sell yourself?”

“I’ve seen plenty of poor, ugly Omegas like you! Didn’t you act tough before? Didn’t you tell me to get off the shuttle? I’ll kill you right here, let’s see how tough you are when you beg for your life!”

The Alpha lunged.

“Idiot.”

With a disdainful whisper and a smooth sidestep, Shen Qingzhu avoided Muffin and asked Zhujian in a low voice: “Zhujian, were you recording?”

Zhujian beeped an affirmative.

Now, Shen Qingzhu could stop holding back. His own pheromones surged like an avalanche, instantly overpowering and sweeping away the stench in the air.

An ugly scream sounded in the bathroom, and then everything was quiet. 

When the snow settled, only a faint fragrance of bamboo lingered. 

Moments later, a security bot arrived at the bathroom and carted the unconscious Alpha off the hospital. 

“I heard that an Alpha passed out in the bathroom.” Someone gossiped. 

“Deserved! Who goes out in their susceptibility period like that? All the Alphas these days have no decency.”

“Shhh, not so loud…”

Although the stink was gone, Shen Qingzhu was still nauseous from having another’s pheromones forced in his face. 

Good thing his 3S pheromones were sure to cause the bastard lay in the hospital for at least three months. 

Shen Qingzhu typed on his wrist terminal: [That Alpha’s surname is Muffin. I want his full profile, be as detailed as possible.]

Zhujian: [Yes, Master.]

Shen Qingzhu had indeed seen Muffin in his original world. The reason he didn’t remember right away was because the Alpha was just a forgettable lackey of the Crown Prince. If Muffin hadn’t boasted that one time that his pheromones smelled like the ocean and deliberately released them in Shen Qingzhu’s face, he never would’ve remembered him. 

Maybe it was a twist of fate, but the Muffin family was the one who took over as interim governor of C-07 after the Cole family was exiled. Except soon, Muffin had been exposed in countless crimes of cruelly assaulting Omega and Betas, often leaving his victims crippled or dead. His case shocked the entire Empire. 

Shen Qingzhu deleted the later part of Zhujian’s recording where he called Muffin an idiot, and then saved the rest as evidence of Muffin’s assault on Omega. He planned to anonymously forward it to Imperial Star later.

Filing a report would take a while, but as a righteous and upright citizen, he had quite a lot of experience in this area.

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Meanwhile, at Imperial Star…

In Jasmine Isle’s Springsong Villa, the roar of mecha drowned out the sound of running water. 

On the training ground, a golden and black mecha clashed violently.

What seemed like an even match soon became a one-sided onslaught. The black mecha stumbled under the golden mecha’s relentless attacks, and its systems began to fail one by one.

When the last power unit was destroyed, the black mecha’s pilot howled in distress: “I surrender, I surrender!”

The golden mecha stopped, opening its cockpit. Its pilot leapt down gracefully and swept up his sweat-soaked bangs, revealing a dazzling and beautiful face. 

The situation of the black mecha’s pilot was completely the opposite. He crawled out of the wreckage, ready to complain, when his eyes were blinded by the sight of the white-haired youth with golden eyes that blazed in the sun. 

“What the-” His brain short-circuited and he forgot what he was going to say. 

In the end, he could only complain: “Boss, you’re an Omega! How are you going to find a partner like this?”

The golden irises that looked at him became sharp, and he instantly shut up. 

The white-haired youth ‘tsk’-ed and walked away, saying: “So what? I can beat you into the ground.”

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Later, Ji Mingxue, the white-haired youth, was soaking in a hot spring listening to his AI, Mingfing report: “Your Highness, the latest news from C-07 is that the direct heir of the Muffin family had a susceptibility outbreak and fell unconscious. He was sent to the hospital an hour ago.”

Ji Mingxue raised an eyebrow: “The Muffin family supporting the Crown Prince?”

Mingfeng: “Yes.”

“Where exactly did it happen? Was anyone harmed?”

Mingfeng: “In a bathroom at the C-07 space elevator center. No one else was harmed.”

Ji Mingxue thought for a bit and then ordered: “Dig out the details of this incident and blow it up as much as possible. Strip the Muffin family of their qualification to govern C-07.”

Mingfeng: “As you command.”

Ji Mingxue added: “And the one who reported the Cole family, are they still untraceable?”

Mingfeng: “Correct. That person hid their identity well, and hasn’t appeared since.”

Ji Mingxue had some appreciation for this person in his heart: “If even you can’t find them, then no one else can. That’s good, this means the Crown Prince won’t get to them before we do.”

Mingfeng: “Your Highness, why do you want to find them?”

“Someone with such keen insight and skill on the StarNet, of course I can’t let a talent like them go to waste.”

Mingfeng: “Oh, so Your Highness wishes to recruit them.”

Ji Mingxue smiled: “Naturally.”

In the midst of their conversation, Mingfeng suddenly notified him: “Your Highness, Ji Wushuang is requesting for a video call. Shall I connect?”

Ji Mingxue groaned and massaged his temples. Even though he was reluctant, he knew the consequences of ignoring this person.

He straightened his robe, sat up straight, and answered the call.

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Author:

(Before meeting) Ji Mingxue: This prince needs this kind of talent!

(After meeting) Ji Mingxue: This prince needs this kind of husband! 

Zhujian: Wait, isn’t the talent myself? Although I'm just an AI _(:з」∠)_

Boss Zhu: ^__^

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t/n Boss Zhu is Shen Qingzhu, and here we meet the ML!

I think I'll change the font of the author's notes to match the chapter font, since it's all technically part of the story

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