Nan Zhou narrowed his eyes like a hawk, then curled his lips into a wicked grin. "Something's going on with you."
Gu Zheng: "..."
Nan Zhou pulled out his phone and quickly sent Huo Xingye a message.
"Something seems to have happened between Gu Zheng and an Omega. My guess is he marked him."
"But that Omega is incredible. He doesn't take Gu Zheng seriously at all."
After sending the messages, Nan Zhou looked back at Gu Zheng. "Have you ever considered that maybe he doesn't need you simply because he isn't interested in you?"
Gu Zheng: "..."
His expression changed, and an air of dejection instantly enveloped him.
"Think about whether you didn't do a good enough job," Nan Zhou continued.
His phone vibrated. Huo Xingye had replied.
Baby: "..."
Grinning, Nan Zhou was just about to eagerly relay what he had said to Gu Zheng to Huo Xingye, but halfway through typing, he suddenly realized...
Wait, wasn't he also kind of like that with Huo Xingye...
Who had brushed it off after being marked?
Who had refused to let it happen again...
Nan Zhou: "..."
As though the phone were too hot to hold, he slapped it facedown on the table, grabbed his wineglass, and drained the red wine in one gulp.
Fuck!
In the chair opposite him, Gu Zheng saw him drinking and, for reasons unknown, raised his own glass and drained it too.
They both beckoned for the butler to refill their glasses, then each downed another.
Gu Zheng: "He's special. Truly special. I've never met an Omega like him. Even you can't compare."
Nan Zhou: "I really do like him, but I'm sorry, I really can't adjust to this sort of thing so quickly. It hurts too much."
Gu Zheng: "He's so beautiful, and not