MWMM Chapter 28: Clinging Tightly to Someone Else’s Coat

During the days of silent grievances, Yan Yuzhou finally endured his first heat period since arriving here. Early in the morning, he lay in bed staring at the ceiling, sighing about the plight of omegas. After a while, he resignedly got up, washed, and prepared to go to school.

As expected, after breakfast, Yan Yuzhou once again sat in Shen Ci’s car. After the events of yesterday, Yan Yuzhou was full of grievances against Shen Ci. He didn’t even glance at him properly after getting into the car.

Hmph, he’s cold, he’s heartless, he’s unreasonable.
Hmph, he’s petty, he’s vengeful, and his obsession with cleanliness is a disease that needs treatment.
Hmph, anyway, he’s very annoying.

Shen Ci watched silently as the little troublemaker got into the car with a pout and an attitude that showed he didn’t want to acknowledge him. Shen Ci felt helpless. It was just a few clothes. Was it necessary for this little cat to hold a grudge for so long?

If he wouldn’t lend him clothes, would lending him pheromones be enough?

Thinking this, Shen Ci quietly released a bit of his cold snow pheromone.

“Hey.” Unexpectedly, the little cat with puffed-up cheeks noticed immediately. He glared at Shen Ci and said, “Mr. Shen, please carry a suppressor with you in the future. The scent is too strong.”

Then he turned his body toward the car window, pressed the button, and rolled down the window.

Shen Ci: …Why does this sentence and this window-rolling action seem so familiar?

Soon, he remembered. On the second day after their wedding, he had taken Yan Yuzhou to his grandfather’s house. As soon as they got into the car, the scent of black tea hit him. At that time, he had coldly looked at the oblivious guy, and his first reaction was to roll down the window and unceremoniously say the same thing.

It was exactly the same, like a copy-paste.

Well, this little cat is really like a rose with thorns. You can’t provoke him; you have to handle him carefully, lest he pricks you when he’s unhappy.

Interesting.

Shen Ci quietly retracted his pheromones, and a barely noticeable smile formed on his lips.

When the car reached the school gate, Yan Yuzhou said goodbye to the driver, Xiao Wang, but didn’t even look at Shen Ci. He opened the car door and walked away. As he walked, he even skipped a bit, looking very cheerful, as if trying to use body language to tell Shen Ci that he wasn’t angry, not at all.

Shen Ci couldn’t help but chuckle. Watching Yan Yuzhou disappear from view, he instructed Xiao Wang to start the car.

*

After Yan Yuzhou’s heat period passed, he finally felt his strength return, and he was full of energy again. When he saw Pan Feng, the alpha student he had met before, he greeted him cheerfully.

Pan Feng was pleasantly surprised to see Yan Yuzhou smiling at him, and his heart fluttered several times.

“Classmate Yan, were you not feeling well a few days ago?” Pan Feng remembered that Yan Yuzhou hadn’t come to school for a few days, and he had been a bit worried and slightly disappointed.

Yan Yuzhou awkwardly chuckled and didn’t want to mention his heat period, so he vaguely nodded, “I had a little cold, but I’m fine now.”

Pan Feng seemed to believe him completely. The worry in his eyes diminished a bit, and he said to Yan Yuzhou with concern and friendliness, “The weather is very hot, it’s easy to get heatstroke. You must take good care of yourself. If you need any help, don’t hesitate to ask me. I’ll definitely help you.”

After saying this, he puffed out his chest, as if to imply that he was a strong alpha and Yan Yuzhou could rely on him.

In Yan Yuzhou’s worldview, he still didn’t see himself as an omega. He considered himself a pure man, as a result, he thought he could be good buddies with Pan Feng, who was also a pure man. Hearing Pan Feng’s offer, he readily agreed, “Sure, mutual help.”

Look at him, and then look at that cold iceberg. Yan Yuzhou inwardly grumbled, he wouldn’t even lend me a piece of clothing.

Since the start of school, military training was already halfway through. Yan Yuzhou had taken a few days off due to his heat period, and upon returning, he caught the inter-class squad friendship event.

Each class sent a few students to play a basketball game together. It was meant to foster camaraderie and competitive spirit.

As a sports enthusiast, Pan Feng naturally took the lead and joined the game without hesitation.

Athletic guys are popular in any world. In no time, the basketball court was surrounded by a thick crowd, mostly omegas. They watched the alphas on the court, who were playing with vigor and sweating, and their screams and cheers echoed. Many omegas pulled out their suppressors from their bags and sprayed them on themselves wildly.

Yan Yuzhou stood in a corner, tilting his head as he observed the omegas around him, who seemed on the verge of overheating. He twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced at the well-built players on the court, puzzled about what made them so attractive.

We’re all men; who has less muscle than anyone else???

While thinking this, his ears were once again pierced by a series of screams.

“Ahhh, he scored! Pan Feng is so handsome!”

“Yeah, I want to have his babies!”

“Did you see his muscles? Just let me touch them, and I could overheat on the spot!”

Yan Yuzhou covered his ears in exasperation, then glanced at the basketball court. He noticed Pan Feng was walking toward his direction.

Yan Yuzhou: !!!

Amidst the envious gazes of the omegas, Pan Feng walked over to Yan Yuzhou with a smile. He took off his military training uniform and handed it to Yan Yuzhou, his tone gentle and polite, “Classmate Yan, it’s too hot. Could you hold my jacket for a while?”

Yan Yuzhou suddenly understood, smiled lightly, and nodded, “Sure, I’ll hold it for you. Go play ball.”

As he reached out to take the jacket, he instantly heard a chorus of soft sighs and gasps around him, filled with complex emotions of envy, jealousy, and resentment.

It’s just a jacket, not that big of a deal, right???

Seeing Yan Yuzhou take the jacket, Pan Feng’s smile widened. He then sincerely asked, “Will you cheer for me later?”

Yan Yuzhou was stunned for a moment but quickly realized Pan Feng was talking about the basketball game. He nodded hurriedly, speaking as if it was obvious, and subtly suggested Pan Feng should go back, “Of course, haha, you should go. Everyone’s waiting for you.”

With the affirmative answer, Pan Feng beamed and jogged back to the court, where he resumed playing amidst the cheers of the spectators.

Yan Yuzhou, meanwhile, leaned against a nearby railing, Pan Feng’s jacket draped over his arm, looking utterly bored.

Having promised Pan Feng he would cheer for him, Yan Yuzhou felt it was only polite to stay until the game ended. So, he watched the match, clapping along when there were exciting plays.

By the evening, when the driver Xiao Wang parked the car and looked out the window, he saw the basketball court in the distance. There, Shen Ci’s wife was leaning against a railing, eyes fixed on the court, clapping along with the surrounding spectators.

And in his arms, he was tightly holding someone else’s jacket.

Even though Xiao Wang, as a beta, couldn’t smell any pheromones, he could feel that the entire atmosphere in the backseat, where Mr. Shen was sitting, had suddenly changed.