The One Who Tied the Bell Must Untie It

Wan Fuqi nodded, so furious he laughed. "Fine. You brought this on yourself. Don't say I never gave you a chance."

Li Mao's heart was beating faster and faster.

Forcing himself to stay calm, he said to Wan Fuqi in a mocking tone, "Heh... you, you're really delusional. You actually want to mark an Alpha. Have you gone crazy from being an Omega for too long?"

"And you'd better pray I get run over the moment I get out of here. Otherwise, I'll definitely—definitely kill you!"

Wan Fuqi gave a perfunctory "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm," but his hands did not stop moving in the slightest.

"I'd never bear to let you die, baby."

Wan Fuqi caressed the skin at the young man's waist as though he could not get enough of it.

"After all, if you died, where would I find another Alpha as pretty as you...?"

Wan Fuqi bent down and took Li Mao's earlobe into his mouth.

Li Mao, who had nearly resigned himself to his fate, began struggling violently again at the man's words.

Wan Fuqi continued, "Darling, now I'm curious about who sent you. Do you think that person has a grudge against you or against me? Sending an Alpha to an Enigma's side—did he want you dead?"

After saying that, he let out a ceaseless, tinkling laugh.

Yet to Li Mao's ears, that laughter sounded no different from the arrival of the Grim Reaper.

Enigma?

The gender that could mark Alphas?

Li Mao had basic biological knowledge, of course. It was just that this gender was so rare that some people might go their whole lives without ever encountering an Enigma.

Fuck!

Li Mao cursed inwardly. What kind of rotten luck was this? He had actually run into an Enigma.

No wonder the man did not look like an Omega, yet Li Mao had not found his pheromones repulsive!

This was totally a workplace injury!

What the hell kind of intel had the boss gathered?

He was an Enigma! Omega my ass!

Just then, the man's warm fingertips touched the back of his neck.

"Are you ready? My green-apple-flavored Alpha. You must be very happy now, right?"

Li Mao thought, Only an idiot would be happy.

He was a virgin Alpha who had dreamed since childhood of marrying a gentle, adorable Omega as his wife.

What kind of stupid Enigma would marry a deaf mutt who resorted to violence and bring him home?

But after learning that the other man's gender had an irresistible biological suppression over him, Li Mao immediately abandoned his previous arrogance and decided to keep his head down.

He really could not beat this guy.

The other man only had to release his pheromones, and Li Mao would be on his knees licking his shoes.

Li Mao gave a fawning "Hehe," then laboriously turned his head to look at the Enigma's handsome, scar-covered face behind him. In a weak voice, he said, "What if I say it was all, all a misunderstanding? Would you believe me?"

Imitating his little-fox expression, Wan Fuqi curved his eyes and replied, "Of course I would. The person who hired you must have told you I was an Omega, right?"

Because of his handsome appearance and pheromones that attracted Alphas, Wan Fuqi was often mistaken for an unusual kind of Omega.

He rarely explained. It was not exactly a good thing for too many people to know about such a rare gender.

A few nights ago, he had just arrived in Willow City when he encountered a reckless Alpha trying to hit on him at the Jueshe Club.

Remembering his sister's warning before he came to Willow City not to cause trouble—and her threat to send him abroad if he caused any more—he had merely slipped out of the club while that Alpha was not paying attention.

Had that Alpha taken it as a sign that he was some fool who could be easily drugged?

But...

Wan Fuqi lowered his eyes to look at the butterfly tattoo on the lower back of the blond Alpha who had been hired, beneath his palm.

This unlucky little stutterer was quite to his taste.

Besides, hadn't his sister said that once he came of age, he would be allowed to mark an Alpha of his own?

He thought this little stutterer was pretty good.

Quick on his feet, sharp-minded, and with quite the temper.

A kitten had to know how to scratch before it could stir up the desire to help trim its claws.

After hearing the man's words, Li Mao hurriedly nodded again and again.

Seeing how fun it was to tease him, Wan Fuqi abruptly changed the subject and asked, "So Omegas deserve to be drugged by you?"

Li Mao, who had been nodding vigorously, froze, then immediately began shaking his head frantically.

"I'll never, never take this kind of job again!"

Wan Fuqi put on a stern face and scolded, "You won't take one next time. What about this time?"

Li Mao no longer cared that all his pride and dignity had been stripped away. He answered, "I-I'll help you find someone to deal with the drug's effects! If you, you want an Alpha, I can, can help you find one too!"

If he had not known the man was an Enigma, he would not have been so shameless.

If an Alpha like him was permanently marked, never mind the suffering of having the mark removed at a hospital—how would he ever show his face in their circle again...?

But to his surprise, Wan Fuqi merely smiled and said, "The one who tied the bell must untie it, darling."