Top-Tier Omega Coming-of-Age Ceremony

Chapter 3

The meeting ended, leaving only four people in the vast conference room.

Ji Yunqi teased, "Your Majesty, you live in the Imperial Palace anyway. It'd be convenient to drop by and watch the omega coming-of-age gala."

Song Ren, seated across from Ji Yunqi with a teacup nearly at his lips, smiled as well. "If you're worried about causing a disturbance, you don't have to show yourself."

Yan Beiyou had reigned as the galaxy's supreme ruler for fourteen years. People said emperors grew lonely at the top, but he had three childhood friends by his side.

Zhu Yucheng, who had started slacking off and chatting even earlier than Yan Beiyou, lifted his head from his phone screen. "Let's go together. My Teacher Jiang is going too."

Of the four, only Zhu Yucheng had married young.

Back in university, Zhu Yucheng had set his sights on the music professor early on. As soon as he graduated, he wasted no time getting their marriage certificate.

They were both alphas. Zhu Yucheng was an SS-rank elite alpha, while his Teacher Jiang was merely an A-rank high-quality alpha, yet he was a renowned interstellar music conductor.

Their marriage had gone remarkably smoothly. Only a few close friends knew how much effort Zhu Yucheng had secretly put in to ensure that Teacher Jiang would not suffer any grievance.

Ten years into their marriage, they were still as loving as ever, the envy of all.

Ji Yunqi said sourly, "With so many young, beautiful omegas around, aren't you afraid your Teacher Jiang might take a fancy to someone?"

Zhu Yucheng was not worried in the slightest, his face full of pride. "My Teacher Jiang is a decent man. He's going there to listen to music."

Song Ren chuckled. "Old Zhu, Yunqi is saying you're not a decent man."

Zhu Yucheng had married young, while Ji Yunqi was a notorious playboy. Over the past few years, he had changed partners one after another, never maintaining a lasting relationship.

Ji Yunqi did not get angry at the teasing. He slapped the table and sighed. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't envious of Yucheng and Teacher Jiang's relationship. But what can I do? I want someone who loves me wholeheartedly too..."

There was never a lack of admirers around him, but they either came for his power or his money.

Changing the subject, Ji Yunqi turned his gaze toward the alpha beside him, who had remained silent all along. "Even if I haven't met my destined partner, I've at least dated a few times. But Your Majesty, you're already in your early thirties and haven't even held an omega's hand!"

The others joined in the teasing.

A few years ago, it had been to stabilize his rule and shape the image of a cold, ruthless emperor, putting an end to those who desperately tried to send omegas to Yan Beiyou.

These past years, Yan Beiyou had sat firmly upon the throne of galactic supremacy. With his formidable SSS-rank spiritual power, no one dared provoke him.

What a waste it would be not to use all that free time to date.

Yan Beiyou smiled faintly. "I haven't met anyone suitable."

In other words, he was not opposed to it. He simply had not met anyone capable of catching his interest.

Unable to refuse his friends' enthusiastic invitation, Yan Beiyou merely said, "I'll go over after I'm done with work that day."

The exquisite gilt invitation bore the name "Ye Nanxun."

Ye Nanxun had received an invitation to the same omega coming-of-age banquet at the end of last year as well.

But at the time, he instinctively resisted interacting with strangers, much less attending such a grand Imperial Palace banquet.

His parents had not forced him. Using illness as an excuse, they politely declined the invitation from the Imperial Palace.

Perhaps because no omega had ever voluntarily refused such a grand invitation, the Imperial Palace did not think much of it. They expressed regret that Ye Nanxun could not attend and said that, if needed, they would send him another invitation the following year.

A month ago, Ye Nanxun would never have considered applying to the Imperial Palace for an invitation himself.

Now, after expressing his wish to make up for missing last year's omega coming-of-age ceremony, Ye Nanxun received a brand-new invitation from the Imperial Palace.

Ye Xiangsong and Chen Mingzhu were overjoyed by Ye Nanxun's sudden decision.

They respected Ye Nanxun's lifestyle, but for their child to be willing to begin trying to engage with the outside world was undoubtedly an enormous surprise to them.

It was already too late to have formalwear custom-made, but fortunately, Ye Nanxun had many sets of formal clothes in his wardrobe that he had only worn at home.

His mother, Chen Mingzhu, helped Ye Nanxun choose an outfit. In the end, they selected the formalwear he had worn on his eighteenth birthday last year.

To make up for Ye Nanxun's regret at being unable to attend the omega coming-of-age ceremony, Ye Xiangsong and Chen Mingzhu had held a grand birthday party for him at home.

Red wine, formalwear, music, and fireworks.

Although only the three of them attended the party, Ye Nanxun still felt like the happiest person in the world.

The young omega in the mirror was tall and slender. His handsome brows and nose bridge had been inherited from his exceptionally dashing father, while his soft, pale-pink lips carried much of his mother's charm.

Chen Mingzhu stood beside him, gently linking her arm through Ye Nanxun's. "Xiaoxun, don't be nervous. Unless someone kisses you, your pheromones won't harm anyone."

More than whether Ye Nanxun would shine at the gala, Chen Mingzhu, as his mother, cared more about whether her child could relax and enjoy the event.

Ye Nanxun could not help laughing. "Mom, I'll only be going onstage to play the piano..."

Chen Mingzhu laughed too. "Our Xiaoxun is simply too beautiful. There'll definitely be lots of alphas giving you flowers! Ah, the treasure I've raised for nineteen years is going to be seen by so many more people! Mommy can't bear it!"

Chen Mingzhu suddenly felt fortunate that Ye Nanxun's pheromones were Poison Mushroom. She did not need to worry about her precious child being bullied by other alphas.

When the whole family had moved to Dream City more than ten years ago, Ye Nanxun's spiritual power rank had been registered in the government system.

Double-S omegas were exceedingly rare, but in Dream City, no government personnel would interfere with their lives.

That was why Ye Xiangsong had chosen Dream City as their destination in the first place.

Besides Dream City being large enough that no one knew them, even if they concealed Ye Nanxun's Companion Beast during registration, no one would investigate the matter further.

Whether or not to register one's Companion Beast and partial beastification abilities was an omega's personal right.

On the day of the banquet, Ye Xiangsong and Chen Mingzhu went nowhere. They spent the entire day at home with Ye Nanxun.

They even drove Ye Nanxun to the banquet themselves.

Compared to Ye Nanxun, Chen Mingzhu was clearly more nervous. Her entire back was tense.

Ye Nanxun took his mother's hand and patted it gently. "Mom, I'm not nervous, really."

Chen Mingzhu nodded and clasped his hand in return. "Your father and I will be outside having coffee while we wait for you. If anything happens, make sure to contact us."

Ye Nanxun nodded. "Okay."

He was not merely trying to comfort his mother. He truly was not as nervous as he had imagined he would be.

Thinking about it, that made sense. After all, in his previous life, he had experienced both disfigurement and death.

What could be more terrifying than losing his parents and experiencing death?

The car stopped outside the Imperial Palace. From there, dedicated staff would be responsible for receiving the omegas attending the banquet.

The car door slowly opened, and Ye Nanxun stepped out.

He raised his head to look at the solemn, imposing Imperial Palace before him, his gaze deep.

"Excuse me... are you Ye Nanxun?"

A voice filled with disbelief sounded before him.

Lowering his gaze, Ye Nanxun gave the Imperial Palace staff member before him a faint, distant smile. "Hello. I'm Ye Nanxun."