So sweet~

Leaving Yue Lan staring in astonishment, Lu Ye scrambled up the big tree.

With the moonlight and his freakishly sharp sight and hearing, no one within several miles could hide from him.

Wu Xinyou stared at him as though she had seen a ghost.

Lu Ye used to hate it most when people called him a top Alpha.

There were only a handful of top Alphas in the entire country, and after differentiating, he had been monitored almost twenty-four hours a day.

Research was part of it, but more importantly, they were worried he would lose control!

"Top Alpha" sounded impressive, but in reality, those words were Lu Ye's cage.

So whenever anyone mentioned it, he felt revulsion both physically and mentally.

None of his friends, or even his parents and relatives, dared bring it up.

But what had she just heard?

Lu Ye had actually said it himself! And so naturally, too!

Wu Xinyou fell silent for a moment, then turned toward Xie Lin, who was already lying flat.

"You're really amazing."

"???"

Xie Lin looked utterly bewildered.

"Amazing at what? Making money?"

"...Everything."

"...Hehe, no need to admire me that much."

Time ticked by, and Lu Ye leaned against the tree trunk with one leg bent, resting his eyes.

Suddenly, a rustling reached his ears.

His narrow eyes opened a fraction.

"Here!"

Xie Lin had climbed up and was straddling a branch, holding out a piece of chocolate. Starlight reflected in his eyes, dazzlingly bright.

"Thanks for the hard work. Here's your reward. There's only this one piece!"

Lu Ye's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and the corners of his lips lifted involuntarily.

"Worried about me, wifey?"

"Get lost. Do you want it or not?"

"Be good. Save it for yourself."

"Tsk! You're such a pain!"

Muttering, Xie Lin opened the wrapper and broke it in two.

"Here, half each. Hurry up and eat!"

Lu Ye's smile grew wider and wider.

"Feed me, wifey."

"...Don't you have hands? Have some shame, will you?"

As he spoke, Xie Lin shot him a glare and stuffed his own half into his mouth.

He had only chewed twice when Lu Ye's face suddenly began drawing closer.

The man pressed a large hand to the back of Xie Lin's head and pulled him toward him. As those moist eyes grew wider and wider, something warm pressed against his lips.

"Mm?"

Before Xie Lin could react, his lips were pried apart, and a slick tongue drove straight in, laying siege to his mouth.

After a few ragged breaths, Lu Ye curled his tongue and swept the sweet, faintly bitter chocolate into his own mouth.

Lu Ye chewed a few times, his voice low and husky.

"So sweet~"

Xie Lin's face instantly turned scarlet, and he punched him in the chest.

"You fucking..."

Before he could finish, Lu Ye leaned in again and kissed him hard.

Only after who knew how long did he reluctantly draw back, pecking Xie Lin's lips a few more times.

"Wifey~"

Coming to his senses, Xie Lin shoved Lu Ye away and scrambled down the tree.

On closer inspection, he was even moving his arms and legs on the same side together.

[Oh my god, they kissed, they kissed, they kissed! Staying up all night watching the livestream was worth it!]

[I was getting sleepy watching this, but now I'm wide awake. Lu Lin are so sweet I could die!]

[I'm just saying, there's nobody around. Lu Ye, can you step up? Pin him against the tree and do him!]

[What do you mean, nobody? There are five people sprawled beneath the tree!]

[Our Lan has freakishly good hearing too. She's secretly eavesdropping right now, hahahaha.]

[Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about top Alphas? Once they actually start doing it, they won't finish for three to five hours.]

[Holy shit, that impressive? Wouldn't it be daylight by then!]

No one had expected #Yue Lan eavesdropping# to slowly climb to the top of the trending searches in the middle of the night.

With the darkness covering Xie Lin after he climbed down, no one noticed how outrageously red his face was.

He tiptoed back to his spot, planning to sleep a little longer.

But no matter what he tried, he could not fall asleep.

He had come down in such a hurry that he had forgotten to check the time.

Xie Lin let out a quiet sigh.

Once this variety show was over, he would buy himself a watch to wear instead of always checking Lu Ye's.

His mind wandered, and just as he grew drowsy and was about to drift off again, someone shook him awake.

"Wifey, a few people are coming this way. Looks like... that pig!"

"???"

Xie Lin stared with wide, bewildered eyes.

"Which pig?"

"That pig Fu Yunxi."

"Oh! That's fine, then. Just watch our stuff and don't let them steal it."

Xie Lin was about to close his eyes, then opened them again.

"What time is it?"

"Past three in the morning."

"Mm, no more sleeping."

Hearing their voices, the others woke as well, sitting up and starting to pack.

Dawn was just breaking, and they were getting ready to set off again.

"Xie Lin? It really is you!"

Fu Yunxi's pleasantly surprised voice rang out, accompanied by several sets of footsteps drawing closer.

Xie Lin ignored him and began handing out breakfast to everyone.

Fu Yunxi swallowed audibly, his voice weak.

"Give us something to eat, will you? We didn't find anything all night. There are fewer of us now, so you only need to spare a tiny bit..."

"Forty thousand for a box of compressed biscuits, forty thousand for a bottle of water. If you want them, write an IOU now."

"..."

Fu Yunxi was stunned.

"Wasn't it thirty thousand during the day?"

The corners of Xie Lin's mouth lifted.

"The price has gone up!"

He Jianing gave an awkward smile.

"Mr. Xie, we were all on the same dating show. There's no need to treat us like strangers, is there?"

"Then go find some yourselves. It's been almost twenty-four hours. Haven't you found a single supply pack?"

"...The Red Team snatched them all."

"What about last night? Did you just sit around?"

Xie Lin stopped wasting words on them and turned to leave.

The other two exchanged a glance, then immediately stepped forward to stop him.

"We'll buy some. Do you have anything else?"

"Depends on what you want."

"Do you have any drinks?"

"Of course, but they're not the same price as mineral water..."

Before he finished, the two suddenly reached out and grabbed for the strap of the bag on Xie Lin's shoulder.

Xie Lin raised an eyebrow and sent them both sprawling with a kick apiece.

He sneered.

"What, have you useless Alphas finally grown a spine and decided to bully an Omega?"

Fu Yunxi shuddered and involuntarily stepped half a pace back.

"You've hit them, so you can't hit me too."

"..."

He Jianing looked at him in shock, not understanding why he had suddenly become such a coward.

The two on the ground were about to sit up when an overwhelming pressure descended, and Lu Ye pinned them back down.

"Huh? What's this?"

Lu Ye picked up the compressed biscuits that had fallen from one of them, and his expression instantly darkened.

"You have food, but you came to steal ours? What's that about?"

"Hah!"

The man spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"I just can't stand how arrogant you are. You're only an Omega. What are you so cocky about? All you do is sell your ass to Alphas..."

Bam!

Before he finished, a fist slammed into his abdomen.

The man screamed at once and clutched his stomach in agony, rolling around on the ground from the pain.

Billowing red smoke rose from his body, and he stared at Lu Ye in disbelief.

"You! Are you fucking crazy? Eliminating your own teammate?"