Li Baiqiao was used to lively atmosphere, so in order not to offend his brother, he chose a quiet occasion. But it was his birthday after all, and he was not willing to just have a quiet meal.
After three rounds of drinks, the restaurant waiters came in and removed the cups and plates, turned on the projector, dimmed the lights, and replaced the band with a DJ. The bartender at the bar removed the wine list and replaced it with cocktails. The rooftop of the restaurant was transformed into a bar with a terrace.
The restaurant is decorated in a luxurious style, mainly with stone and metal surfaces. The marble floor tiles are reflective, and the magnificent crystal chandelier is dimmed. The dim light beam passes through the crystal lamp body and shines on the young and beautiful smiling faces in the room.
The Alphas and Omegas on the field are all outstanding people. Under such lighting effects, coupled with a slight drunkenness, they all look particularly attractive.
Lights, music, alcohol, pheromones… In a good atmosphere, several AOs who had just met each other for a short time were hugging each other, with the kissing sounds blending into the music, mixed with the irresistible scent of pheromones making the air sweet.
Sheng Shaoyou left midway and went to the terrace to answer a work call, motioning Hua Yong to sit in her seat and wait for him.
Hua Yong nodded and took small sips of the not-so-strong mojito in his hand. He always liked the taste of rum with citrus aroma, and he had already drunk the third glass without realizing it.
Li Baiqiao, who was originally flirting with the host, came over when he saw Sheng Shaoyou was not there.
"Sister-in-law."
Hua Yong leaned on her elbows, supporting her face with her slender white palms, and glanced at him.
Li Baiqiao was tickled by his indifferent look, so he simply sat opposite him and talked to him: "Shaoyou is not here, you must be bored? I'll accompany you."
"No need." Hua Yong said, "I'm not bored."
Why does this little orchid seem to have two faces?
She is so soft and without temper in front of Sheng Shaoyou, but she is so unmoved and unresponsive in front of Li Baiqiao?
Li Baiqiao recalled the first time he met Hua Yong.
He leaned forward to greet him and was bumped by him until his nose almost bled. However, he could not find any fault with him and could only blame himself for behaving too frivolously.
As the saying goes, nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than my sister-in-law.
Alphas are like this. The more they encounter a flower that is extremely difficult to reach, the more it will arouse their desire to conquer and their competitive spirit. Besides, this Omega... Li Baiqiao looked at Hua Yong's thin wrists, fair face and slender neck, imagining that he had been hidden by Shen Wenlang for almost a month. The evil fire in his heart burned more and more fiercely, and the smile on his face revealed a bit of frivolity: "Sister-in-law, I heard that you disappeared for a while?" He opened a can of tonic water and took a sip. Seeing that Hua Yong still had no intention of paying attention to him, he continued:
"Your disappearance has made Shaoyou very worried!"
Talking about Sheng Shaoyou, the delicate orchid in front of her became interested. She turned her head, with an innocent expression, and asked softly, "Is Mr.
Sheng in a hurry?"
"It's more than just urgent! I'm almost dying of anxiety!" Although Li Baiqiao's personal style is a mess and his private life is decadent, he has never been a person who would sell out his brothers' privacy to make a topic of conversation.
But when facing Hua Yong, he was possessed by some strange spirit and became hot-headed. He would rather sell Sheng Shaoyou than not want to say a few more words to this cold little beauty in front of him.
"Shaoyou seems to have never liked any other Omega as much as he likes you."
Hua Yong smiled after hearing this, but was not as happy as Li Baiqiao imagined. His eyes slowly fell on the terrace, locking onto Sheng Shaoyou who was talking on the phone with his back to them through the crowd.
Li Baiqiao was extremely envious of Sheng Shaoyou.
He was at his wit's end and could not think of any topic to get Lanhua to talk. After a moment of silence, he said, "In fact, there are more than one Alpha in the world."
Hua Yong didn't seem to understand and uttered a soft "hmm", confirming this objective fact.
Li Baiqiao had been indulging himself in pleasure for many years and had never stolen anyone from his brothers, but Hua Yong was really to his liking. Even though she was a sister-in-law that Sheng Shaoyou loved very much, Sheng Shaoyou didn't mark her, which meant that he didn't like her that much, so Li Baiqiao couldn't care less.
He took out his phone and waved it towards Hua Yong, "Why don't you add me on WeChat? When you get tired of traveling in the future, you can come find me."
Hua Yong slowly turned her face around, looked him up and down, opened her lips in confusion, and asked, "Looking for you?"
What? I can't afford to raise an orchid for you?
Li Baiqiao was aroused by his confused eyes and wanted to win: "Well, if you follow me, I can give you what Shaoyou can give you."
Hua Yong pursed her lips and smiled softly: "You can't give it to me."
Damn it! The idle Li Baiqiao is much worse than the inherited Sheng Shaoyou, but the Li family is also a famous family with a history of a hundred years in Shanghai! Although it can't compare with X Holdings, a well-established overseas capital that is as rich as a country, in terms of influence, it is still greater than the Sheng family who has just entered the upper class!
Look at this orchid, it doesn't look like it's very edible or useful! What on earth does he want? What can Sheng Shaoyou give that he, Li Baiqiao, can't give! ?
"What do you want? Tell me, you haven't even said it yet, how do you know I can't give it to you?"
Hua Yong curved her eyes at him again, her long eyelashes drooping, "I only like Mr. Sheng."
Li Baiqiao was stunned.
Wh, what? Like?
I didn't expect this orchid to be so innocent.
He made himself look awkward, but he was not discouraged. He smiled and said, "But love can change.
How long have you known him? Less than a year, right?
Ayong—" He called him affectionately, deliberately lowering his voice in an ambiguous way, and leaned against his ear to say, "Life is long. You may like him today, and you may like me tomorrow. Even if it doesn't happen that quickly, what about three to five years, or ten to eight years?"
Li Baiqiao felt that he was too infatuated. In order to coax an Omega into bed, he could even say such sour words as "ten years, eight years", but the words had already been said, so he had to finish them well. He continued with a smile: "You are so outstanding and beautiful, there must be a lot of people chasing you, and it is inevitable that they will change their minds after a long time. You don't have to rush to give me an answer now, but when you change your mind, remember to consider me first."
Hua Yong bit the straw and glanced at Sheng Shaoyou's back. Her bright red lips revealed white teeth and a soft, watery tongue. Li Baiqiao felt that he was so useless that he actually envied the straw he was holding.
"I won't change my mind."
What are eight or ten years? In the blink of an eye, fifteen years have passed, and he still likes Sheng Shaoyou more and more.
Li Baiqiao was amused by the innocence of this Omega, "I can't believe that my sister-in-law is such a romantic person. Shaoyou is such a lucky boy." As he said that, he stood up, patted Hua Yong on the shoulder, and casually picked up a familiar young Omega to go to the bar to order drinks.
The pheromone smell in the room became stronger.
Hua Yong lowered his head and waited for the other party to reply, "Why are you rushing me? I just finished eating."
He then leisurely pulled out a small brown transparent glass bottle from his pocket, unscrewed it, and drank the whole bottle expressionlessly, the bitter taste of the pheromone modifier spreading in his mouth.
Hua Yong stood up and walked towards the stairs leading to the restroom on the next floor of the restaurant.
Five minutes later, the Alphas and Omegas who were immersed in the night party began to feel something was wrong. Only a few Betas who were insensitive to the smell of pheromones were still twisting their bodies happily to the music.
"Can you smell it?" One O sniffed and asked his companion in a low voice, "Such a strong floral scent. It seems that an Omega has a fever."
"Yeah, but not quite."
The two were chatting when suddenly a tall Alpha with a gloomy face rushed in from the terrace in a hurry.
"Is that the prince of the Sheng family? Why is he so anxious?"
"Ah, now I remember, the companion he brought today seems to be an orchid-scented O!"
Sheng Shaoyou's phone call was particularly long.
These days, he used all means to pry away many orders from HS, but this not only increased the pressure on project advance payment and weakened Shengfang's profits, but also lowered the average transaction price of similar projects in the same industry. A series of butterfly effects triggered public anger.
Several business managers under him have been under great pressure recently, and several directors have gradually become restless. Most shareholders have made industrial layouts early on, and have invested in more than just Shengfang in the industry. Sheng Shaoyou's move killed one thousand enemies but hurt himself eight hundred, causing the profit margin of the entire related industry to plummet, and everyone is suffering.
Sheng Shaoyou's gene scissors application project has been in full swing for almost a year. Although it has achieved initial results, it has not yet brought in positive revenue and is still a tiger's mouth that eats cash flow. In addition, the projects that originally belonged to HS that he snatched at low prices, one after another, have a huge amount of advance payment, and Shengfang's financial report for this quarter is even worse.
On the other hand, although the information provided by Hua Yong is very valuable, scientific research is about systematization and teamwork. With only these scattered data as support, the project has made some progress, but it is difficult to make a real breakthrough. The application research of gene scissors has gradually entered a bottleneck period.
Sheng Shaoyou hung up the phone, still thinking about the complaints of his subordinates. It was already bad enough, but who would have thought that there was something worse to come. He raised his eyes in an upset state, but he did not see Hua Yong who was supposed to be sitting in the original seat. In a daze, a strong floral scent wafted into his nose.
My heart suddenly shrank.
Sheng Shaoyou quickly walked back into the room from the balcony, calling Hua Yong while looking for him everywhere.
"It seems that there is an Omega with a fever in the bathroom!" A loud exclamation came from the stairs.
Sheng Shaoyou frowned when he heard the voice and rushed down the stairs. The further he went down, the stronger the orchid fragrance became. He became more and more uneasy and his face became more gloomy.
Two Os stood at the door of the Omega toilet, looking at them in bewilderment, and a few As, who were curious, were standing there. In order to appear well-behaved and low-key in front of his brother, Li Baiqiao only booked one floor, leaving an open area downstairs.
Sheng Shaoyou had a cold face and shouted hurriedly: "Hua Yong!"
The other guests didn't know him, but they were also intimidated by his aura and consciously made way for him: "There's only one Omega in there, are you his Alpha? Then you can go in and see him directly."
Sheng Shaoyou pushed the door open and walked in. The scent of orchids was even stronger in the enclosed bathroom. Sheng Shaoyou held his breath and knocked on each door, and finally found Hua Yong trembling in the second to last cubicle on the right.
The weak young man huddled against the wall, half sitting and curled up into a ball. Hearing the locked door being kicked open with a "bang", his clear eyes suddenly raised and he looked at Sheng Shaoyou blankly and moistly.
"Mr. Sheng?"
Hua Yong's breathing was heavy, and there was a barely noticeable blush on his pale cheeks. Seeing Sheng Shaoyou, he struggled a bit and tried to stand up, but failed. His legs were out of control and lay limply on the cold floor tiles, and he couldn't muster any strength at all.
"I feel so uncomfortable." Hua Yong said.
Sheng Shaoyou's mind went blank for a few seconds, and when he reacted, he had already reached out and picked the person up.