Jumping at Every Little Thing

Duan Xu pursed his lips and turned back to stare blankly at his desk. So this really was a novel, and he was just cannon fodder?

Thinking of his eventual ending, Duan Xu felt somewhat resistant.

A moment later, he came to his senses again. If he had not had that dream, perhaps things really would have happened as they did in the novel. But now that he knew, could he change the plot and avoid becoming cannon fodder?

If he changed to a different part-time job and did not run into the protagonist shou, he would not fall for the protagonist shou, and there would be no string of events that followed.

Honestly, Duan Xu did not think he could possibly like the protagonist shou. The protagonist shou was an omega, while he was a beta. He had never considered finding an omega as his other half.

Besides, the further things went, the more it felt unlike him. He had already been warned and clearly knew he could not compare to the protagonist gong, yet he still went after him. That was simply too brainless.

Having made up his mind, Duan Xu pursed his lips in a smile. Hehe, that dream was not a bad thing after all. It had actually helped him avoid the fate of becoming cannon fodder.

Sunday evening, everyone in the dorm had returned.

"Xuxu, did our dorm get a new roommate?" Zhou Zhou sat across from Duan Xu and gestured with his chin toward the seat beside him.

Duan Xu gave a hum. "They said he just returned from abroad. He's majoring in software engineering."

Xiao Xu stood by the wardrobe, pulling out clothes. He was rather burly, and his broad back completely blocked the wardrobe. His voice was somewhat rough. "Then our dorm really is a mixed bag."

"Haha..." Zhou Zhou laughed. "Four people, four majors."

After laughing, he tapped the desk. "So he didn't attend military training? He'll have to make it up later, right?"

"He'll probably have to make it up." Xiao Xu took his pajamas and headed toward the bathroom.

Zhou Zhou asked Duan Xu curiously, "Is he an alpha or a beta?"

Duan Xu said, "An alpha."

An S-rank alpha, and the protagonist gong of this world. His pheromones smelled of wood with a hint of blazing sunlight.

"The only alpha in our dorm." Zhou Zhou clicked his tongue twice.

The three of them were all betas. After Shen Yanlang arrived, he would be the only alpha.

Just as they were talking, Shen Yanlang opened the door and came in. The moment he entered, he saw Duan Xu and another unfamiliar person. He took the initiative to greet them, his voice still deep and pleasant. "I'm Shen Yanlang, the new roommate."

"Wow!" Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up when he saw Shen Yanlang. "Hello, I'm Zhou Zhou from the Academy of Fine Arts. You're so handsome!"

Shen Yanlang had refined features, a handsome face, and a pair of amorous peach blossom eyes. Yet his temperament was composed, giving people a sense of reliability.

"Thank you." Shen Yanlang had heard such words too many times and was already immune to them.

Xiao Xu had just opened the bathroom door. Seeing that the new roommate had arrived, he came back out and greeted him. "I'm Xiao Xu, from the sports academy."

Shen Yanlang nodded at him. Once Xiao Xu entered the bathroom, he turned to Duan Xu. "And you?"

Duan Xu had not told Shen Yanlang his name the day before yesterday.

"Duan Xu." Duan Xu cleared his throat. He had thought things through, but he was still a little afraid when facing Shen Yanlang.

Shen Yanlang gave a hum. His bed was next to Duan Xu's, and his desk was next to Duan Xu's as well. Once seated, only a little over half a meter separated them.

He's much more normal today.

Duan Xu gave a hum and turned to look at Shen Yanlang. Seeing Shen Yanlang looking at his phone, he did not think much of it and got up to wash up on the balcony.

Curious about Shen Yanlang's time abroad, Zhou Zhou began chatting with him.

As Shen Yanlang spoke, he glanced at Duan Xu on the balcony.

He looked at me just now. Did he want to talk to me?

Duan Xu paused in the middle of brushing his teeth. The voices in the dorm continued, but that voice just now had sounded right beside his ear.

He glanced strangely into the room and found Shen Yanlang still talking to Zhou Zhou. He turned back around and continued brushing his teeth.

He looked at me again. Does he need something from me?

Duan Xu froze. What was going on?

He turned back to look at Shen Yanlang again. Shen Yanlang was still sitting at his desk, but the volume of his speaking voice was completely different from before.

Shen Yanlang noticed and looked over as well. Their eyes met once more, after which Shen Yanlang gave Duan Xu a questioning look.

What exactly does he want to say?

Duan Xu: "!!!"

This time, he saw it clearly. Shen Yanlang was looking at him, and the voice was Shen Yanlang's, but Shen Yanlang had not opened his mouth at all!

W-what was going on?

He was so shocked that he stared blankly at Shen Yanlang. He held a toothbrush in his hand, a ring of white foam around his mouth, his light brown almond-shaped eyes wide as though he had seen something incredible.

Shen Yanlang frowned slightly. Why is he making that expression again?

Hearing that, Duan Xu abruptly turned around and stopped looking at Shen Yanlang.

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! I-I-I can actually hear Shen Yanlang's thoughts!

Duan Xu was so shocked that even his hands trembled. This was way too fantastical!

Inside, Zhou Zhou stretched his neck and glanced toward the balcony. "What are you looking at?"

Shen Yanlang shook his head at that. "Nothing."

Am I really that scary?

Duan Xu, who was rinsing his mouth, instantly choked. "Cough, cough..."

Shen Yanlang glanced at Duan Xu again, inexplicably puzzled. Strange.

Duan Xu: "..."

Shen Yanlang stood up and said flatly, "I'm going to wash up too."

Zhou Zhou gave an oh and lowered his head to play with his phone.

On the balcony, Duan Xu had finished brushing his teeth. When he turned around, he saw Shen Yanlang standing behind him and jumped. "Y-you, what are you doing?"

Shen Yanlang looked at his startled doe eyes and raised an eyebrow slightly. "I'm here to brush my teeth."

Duan Xu secretly let out a breath of relief and moved around Shen Yanlang to the side.

Jumping at every little thing. Am I that scary?

Duan Xu's movements paused, then he quickly put some distance between himself and Shen Yanlang and strode into the room.

For no reason at all.

Duan Xu, who was climbing into bed, took a deep breath. He climbed up in a few swift movements, lowered the bed curtain, and hid himself away completely.

Duan Xu took several rapid breaths, then patted his face. He found it unbelievable that he could actually hear Shen Yanlang's thoughts!

Could he hear other people's thoughts too?

To test his guess, he called out, "Zhouzhou, do you have class tomorrow morning?"

"Yes!" Zhou Zhou's voice came through the bed curtain. "I'm fully booked in the morning."

Duan Xu said, "Oh, I only have classes first and second period."

After saying that, he waited quietly. Yet there was no voice by his ear like before, only Zhou Zhou speaking from below his bed. "I'm jealous! I need to get up early tomorrow. It's the first day of class, so I'd better behave."

Duan Xu gave a hum and said nothing more. Aside from the sounds of water from the balcony and bathroom, the dorm was silent.

Shen Yanlang's voice was gone too. Had he hallucinated it earlier?

Until the dorm lights went out and his roommates had all fallen asleep, Duan Xu did not hear another thought. He assumed he had been hallucinating and went to sleep peacefully.