He Rejected All Alphas

Chapter 9

Early in the morning, Ye Nanxun was awakened by the melodious duet of violin and piano drifting in from outside the window.

Winter sunlight passed gently through the cream-colored curtains, softly brushing over Ye Nanxun's still-sleepy brows and eyes.

He sat up in bed and stretched. His pale, slender feet slipped out from beneath the warm covers and into fluffy slippers.

By the time he came out of the bathroom, all traces of drowsiness and languor had vanished.

At this hour, Auntie Li was downstairs preparing breakfast, and the air was filled with the enticing aroma of food.

Though his mother and father had been married for over twenty years, they were still as loving as when they had first fallen in love. Whenever they both had time, they would play the violin and piano together early in the morning.

Ye Nanxun sat back down by the bed.

Mornings he had once taken for granted had become all the more precious with each day after his rebirth.

He picked up the phone on his bedside table. Among the latest messages, which had previously contained only the occasional advertisement from his carrier, there were suddenly more than a dozen friend requests.

He opened them one by one, checked the names attached to them, and rejected every single one.

Ye Nanxun entered the phone number on Jiang Yuenian's business card and sent a friend request.

After waiting for a while, the other party still had not accepted it.

Ye Nanxun put down his phone. Out of habit, he walked into the study next to his bedroom, but just as his fingers were about to touch the VR headset, he pulled them back.

For twelve consecutive years, he had been used to logging into the game every day and treating the Black Dragon Boss like a confidant.

Now that he had suddenly stopped, it felt a little strange.

The notification sound of a new message pulled the omega out of his daze.

Ye Nanxun turned his head toward the phone screen lighting up beside him. Jiang Yuenian had accepted his friend request.

"Damn it, my friend request was rejected!"

"Haha, so I'm not the only one who got rejected. I feel better now."

"Mine was rejected too. Don't tell me he rejected everyone?"

Goose-feather snowflakes drifted outside, while the frigid wind howled.

Inside the warm, transparent glass conservatory, fashionable young men and women sat in little groups, enjoying exquisite afternoon tea and discussing the hottest topic of the moment.

The omega coming-of-age ceremony that had only taken place yesterday was undoubtedly the subject everyone talked about most today.

But not everyone was qualified to attend the ceremony held in the Imperial Palace.

Someone asked curiously, "Who is it? They're so aloof they actually rejected all of you?"

The young miss of the He Household was hosting a tea party at the estate. Those invited were essentially the finest among Dream City's younger generation, including quite a few alphas and omegas who had attended the Imperial Palace ceremony yesterday.

An omega had actually rejected so many top-tier alphas. It was only natural that people would be curious.

"Ye Nanxun. I'd never heard that name before, but he's... really beautiful."

Someone beside him chimed in with a laugh. "His bearing is exceptionally noble and elegant, and he's an extremely rare SS-rank omega. He certainly has the right to be aloof."

One alpha who had just lamented that his friend request had been rejected turned to the stern young man sitting by the window. "Young Master He, didn't you accompany Miss He to the Imperial Palace ceremony yesterday? Ye Nanxun couldn't possibly have rejected even you, could he?"

He Yiming swept his gaze over him coldly and said casually, "Not interested."

"Don't even mention it. Yesterday, I asked my brother to deliver him a bouquet too, but he just stood there with a cold expression and didn't move at all."

The speaker was He Lanxue, He Yiming's younger sister.

She had turned eighteen this year, and as General He's daughter, she had naturally attended the Imperial Palace ball yesterday.

Rejected friend requests did nothing to dampen everyone's enthusiastic discussion of Ye Nanxun.

Most people present were curious about who Ye Nanxun was and where his family lived. As they talked, they began pooling their ideas about how to invite him out.

His appearance alone was enough to make these alphas rush after him like moths to a flame, let alone the fact that he was an exceedingly rare SS-rank omega.

He Lanxue picked up her cup and sat across from He Yiming, blinking playfully. "Brother, are you really not considering trying to pursue him?"

He Yiming smiled but said nothing.

The omega sitting before the piano at yesterday's party surfaced in his mind. Under the lights, the young man had been slender and handsome, his temperament cool and elegant, like a white rose blooming in the snow.

Richly fragrant, pure, and beautiful.

Exactly the type He Yiming hated most.

"Jingle—"

The bell by the door rang crisply.

One tall and one short figure walked in through the door, one after the other.

"Young Master Ye is here!"

"Young Master Xu is here too."

The people in the room greeted the newcomers.

He Lanxue, who had just been smiling, immediately darkened her expression and complained under her breath, "Why is he here?"

She glanced at her eldest brother. Seeing that He Yiming had no reaction, she felt even more irritated.

He Yiming clearly knew she hated Xu Wenyan, yet he protected Xu Wenyan every time.

The resentment lodged in her chest made her uncomfortable. He Lanxue abruptly stood up. "I'm sleepy. I'm going back to sleep. You all have fun."

With that, she got up and left directly.

As she headed out, she happened to run into the two people entering face-to-face.

Ye Zhineng smiled and greeted He Lanxue. "Lan Xue, leaving so soon?"

He Lanxue gave Ye Zhineng a polite smile. "Brother Ye, I'm going back to rest first."

After greeting Ye Zhineng, He Lanxue did not even spare the omega standing beside him a glance before walking away.

Ye Zhineng chuckled softly and looked down at Xu Wenyan beside him. "Lan Xue still hates you as much as ever."

A cold glint flashed through Xu Wenyan's eyes. He curled his lips but said nothing.

So what if she was the self-proclaimed noble young miss of the He Household?

In the end, hadn't he still arranged for her to marry someone she did not love, trapping her in a cage for the rest of her life, bearing children for an old man until she died?

Seeing Ye Zhineng and Xu Wenyan arrive, the group that had just been discussing Ye Nanxun greeted them with lukewarm politeness.

Who did not know Xu Wenyan? Though he was only an A-rank omega and came from an ordinary background, several top-tier alphas in their circle protected him.

Among those present today, He Yiming and Ye Zhineng, both top-tier alphas, often came and went with Xu Wenyan and spent time with him.

They looked down on Xu Wenyan, but for He Yiming and Ye Zhineng's sake, they would not ignore him too blatantly.

"Brother He."

With a docile expression, Xu Wenyan took the initiative to sit beside He Yiming, utterly disregarding everyone else's stares.

He Lanxue, who had already reached the door, happened to turn around and see Xu Wenyan clinging bonelessly to her brother. She could not help rolling her eyes.

How had her brother taken a liking to something like that?

After leaving the conservatory, He Lanxue took out her phone. "Mom, did you take care of what I told you about... Help me look up information on Ye Nanxun... Oh, come on, I just want to get to know a new friend..."