MRFD Chapter 1

Chapter 1

It was fifteen minutes before the agreed-upon time.

Rong Yi turned his head to look at the glass exterior wall of the store beside him. After confirming in the reflection that his hairstyle and clothing were perfect, he took a deep breath.

Don’t be nervous, just be normal.

He silently recited this to himself, but it only made his heartbeat become more unstable.

To ease his emotions, he subconsciously rubbed his hands together in front of him. But soon, he realized that this kind of movement looked a bit old-fashioned. If the other person suddenly appeared and saw it, they might silently deduct points in their heart.

Rong Yi quickly put down his hands.

He took out his phone and glanced at it again. Fourteen minutes until the agreed time.

So this is what it means to feel like every second is a year. He turned around in place, and a strange but very gentle voice suddenly came from behind him.

“Hello, excuse me…”

Rong Yi turned his head.

The person who spoke to him was a young man he had never seen before.

“I want to take the bus, but I forgot to bring my transportation card…” The young man looked a little shy, “Can I borrow some change from you? I can transfer the money back to you via WeChat right now.”

The young man looked up, his face slightly flushed, looking a little shy and nervous.

“Sorry,” Rong Yi said with an awkward smile, “I don’t have any cash on me either.”

“Oh… I see,” the young man paused, but didn’t leave. His eyes darted around, and he asked again, “Are you waiting for someone here?”

“Yes.”

His answer was very dry, but the other party didn’t give up.

“…Your lover?”

If only.

Rong Yi sighed silently in his heart and asked, “Is there anything else?”

The young man looked a little helpless, frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and then looked at him and said softly, “Actually, I just want your contact information.”

This answer was not surprising to Rong Yi.

He looked down at the boy, who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. Soft features, slightly curly short hair, slender figure, and big almond-shaped eyes. An obvious Omega, who, in most people’s eyes, could be categorized as cute.

Completely Rong Yi’s ideal type.

“…Sorry,” he shook his head helplessly, rejecting the other party’s request, “It’s not convenient.”

“Oh… I see,” the other party looked disappointed and embarrassed, forced a smile, and immediately turned around, “Sorry to bother you.”

Watching the petite figure running away quickly, Rong Yi couldn’t help but feel sorry.

Just as he was considering whether to find a less conspicuous place to continue waiting, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

Rong Yi subconsciously turned his head. After seeing the other person’s face clearly, the nervous emotions that had just eased up surged again.

“Y-you… you’re here!” He unconsciously raised his voice.

“Is that your friend?” The other party leaned against him very naturally, pointing his chin in the direction the young man had left, “So cute, introduce me to him?”

“Why did you suddenly think of treating me to a meal?”

Liu Yuan sat casually on the other side of the table, but Rong Yi was very restrained.

“I wanted to thank you for that thing the other day…”

“Wow, you’re too polite,” Liu Yuan waved his hand with a smile, “It’s just a small favor, no trouble at all.”

Rong Yi smiled back at him, “It’s what I should do.”

“If you really want to thank me, you should have asked for his contact information when that kid asked for directions just now,” Liu Yuan said, still dwelling on it, “If I had known you didn’t know him, I would have chased after him. He’s totally my type.”

“…”

Rong Yi was silent.

“Uh, I’m just kidding,” Liu Yuan saw that he didn’t look very happy and quickly changed the subject, “But seriously, you specially treated me for such a small thing, I’m a little embarrassed.”

If he had to say, it really was just a small favor.

Rong Yi was a bit careless. He dropped a USB drive when he went to the client company the other day. He didn’t realize it until he got out of the elevator and walked to the entrance of the building. Liu Yuan, who had been running down the stairs to catch up with him, stopped him, panting for breath.

Actually, he had all the data on his company computer, and it didn’t involve any confidential information. If it was lost, it was lost.

The key was that he already had a good impression of this Alpha from the client company, who was particularly enthusiastic, easy to talk to, and a little handsome.

When Liu Yuan dangled the lanyard of the USB drive in front of him and asked, “Look what this is,” the whole world suddenly turned pink, and Cupid lined up to sing.

He’s so handsome, he’s so nice, I want to date him.

Rong Yi was fascinated by him. He immediately sent an email to Liu Yuan again to express his gratitude when he returned to the company, and then got his private contact information.

Gradually, the two became familiar outside of work.

“Just consider it… making a friend.” Rong Yi clenched his fists under the table, trying to control his heartbeat with deep breaths.

“Huh? Aren’t we already?” Liu Yuan still seemed oblivious, “Hey, why are you suddenly so serious today? It’s making me nervous too.”

“Then, can you answer a question for me?” Rong Yi asked tentatively.

“Let’s hear it.”

Rong Yi looked at him carefully, “Do you… only like that type of Omega?”

“Which type?” Liu Yuan reacted for a moment before remembering, “Oh, you mean that kid just now… I was kidding. Actually, I’ve never dated that type before.”

Rong Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

“What’s wrong with suddenly asking this? Are you going to introduce someone to me?” Liu Yuan asked excitedly, “I’m all for it! Type doesn’t matter, I just like pretty people.”

Rong Yi’s heart stirred, and he blurted out, “Do you think I’m good-looking?”

Liu Yuan was stunned.

The two stared at each other, and then Rong Yi’s face turned red.

“Good-looking,” Liu Yuan swallowed, and at the same time unconsciously leaned back in his chair, “But… are you kidding me?”

Rong Yi froze, unsure if he should cover it up.

“Although I’m sometimes mistaken for a Beta…” Liu Yuan reached out and scratched his head, a little at a loss, “But actually, I’m an Alpha.”

Rong Yi said awkwardly, “I know, but…”

“You’re gay?” Liu Yuan’s eyes widened.

“I…” Rong Yi was a little depressed, “My WeChat profile, have you not seen it?”

Liu Yuan blinked, not saying anything.

Judging by his appearance, he probably just glanced over it and didn’t read it carefully. After all, most people don’t mark their secondary gender on it like Rong Yi, so very few people bother to open the detailed information.

“I’m not an Alpha,” Rong Yi said.

“Ah…” Liu Yuan was a little surprised, “There are very few Betas like you…”

“I’m not a Beta either.” Rong Yi silently looked away.

Liu Yuan was even more surprised, “Could it be that you haven’t differentiated yet?”

Rong Yi felt like he was about to cry, “Am I really that unlike an Omega?”

Liu Yuan apologized profusely and then politely declined.

Actually, this result wasn’t unexpected for Rong Yi. In his past twenty-six years of life, he had been pursued by countless people and had also actively pursued countless people, but he still hadn’t had even one successful relationship. The single-since-birth barrier was unbreakable.

The reason was simple: the people who pursued him and the people he pursued didn’t overlap at all, and their genders were opposite.

Actually, he looked quite handsome as a child, and everyone expected him to differentiate into an Omega when puberty arrived.

The unexpected thing was the height he gained and the distinctly angular features that developed after he successfully differentiated into an Omega. After finally towering over the rest of the class, his parents took him to the hospital. The test results were all normal. He was indeed a standard Omega in terms of physiology.

Rong Yi felt that not only physiologically, but also psychologically, he was a standard Omega.

From his youth, one of his life ideals was to find a tall, handsome, and elegant Alpha to start a family with, have cute babies, and be a gentle and virtuous homemaker. He even learned to cook seriously for this, and now his dishes are delicious, beautiful, and aromatic.

Unfortunately, until he completely grew into a tall, handsome, and elegant Omega, he never had the opportunity to show off this talent to anyone other than his parents.

A few of the Omegas who actively pursued him were still infatuated even after knowing his true gender. But all the Alphas he had pursued retreated even after knowing his gender.

But he still couldn’t control himself from suddenly falling into new love and confessing easily.

Maybe it’s because deep down he felt that it would be a waste of time to seriously pursue someone, so it was better to be rejected early and give up quickly.

The meal was incredibly awkward.

Liu Yuan insisted on paying the bill, then solemnly expressed his gratitude and apology to him, and then left the scene at the speed of light.

Leaving the heartbroken Rong Yi, filled with sorrow.

He walked out of the restaurant and stood on the bustling roadside, quietly spacing out.

Not far away, a couple in love were kissing passionately. Although it wasn’t polite, Rong Yi couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

He felt a little envious.

He was about to be classified as an older unmarried person, but he had never even held an Alpha’s hand, let alone kissed one.

Now that so many petite and cute Omegas were shouting for independence, freedom, opposing marking, and rejecting being tied down by family, Rong Yi, who couldn’t get what he wanted, felt a pang of bitterness.

Seeing more and more scenes of affectionate couples only made a single dog feel more miserable.

Rong Yi sighed and silently looked away. Not far from the couple, someone was talking on the phone. Rong Yi subconsciously took a few more glances, and his heart habitually sighed.

This person is taller than me, and he’s so handsome. How great would it be to be with an Alpha like that.

By the time he slowly walked to the intersection, he had already planned where to buy a house after marrying that Alpha.

While still struggling with whether or not to get a house in a good school district, someone suddenly rushed towards him, violently knocking him aside and running away without looking back.

He finally managed to stand firm, and then saw a girl around ten years old running and crying from the direction the person had come from, shouting, “Thief! Thief!”

Rong Yi quickly turned around again, and after seeing the retreating figure clearly, he took off in pursuit.

He had participated in the track and field team in school and was the undefeated sprint king in the Omega group, having been repeatedly reported by athletes from other schools for falsely reporting his gender in competitions.

Although he had neglected training after graduation, the foundation was still there. Once he put in serious effort, the distance between him and the thief visibly shortened.

Just as he was about to catch up, Rong Yi reached out to grab the thief’s arm, but he never expected the other party to become desperate and swing a punch as he turned around.

Rong Yi couldn’t retreat immediately due to inertia, so he could only quickly lean to the side to barely dodge it, but then he began to feel at a loss.

Being able to catch up didn’t mean he could win. The two seemed to be of similar build, but he was still an Omega at heart, and there was bound to be a difference in strength.

Just as he was hesitating, the other party staggered a few steps and finally stood firm. Then, he threw another punch towards his face.

Rong Yi, who had not received any combat training, reflexively closed his eyes and raised his hands. However, after a gust of wind, the expected heavy blow did not come. He opened his eyes and found that the fist was stopped less than an inch from the tip of his nose.

The reason he wasn’t hit wasn’t because the thief had a change of heart, but because someone had stopped him in time.

There was another person beside Rong Yi, facing away from him, grabbing the thief’s wrist.

“You…”

Before Rong Yi could finish speaking, he saw the person pulling the thief’s wrist back forcefully, causing the thief to stumble forward two steps. After nimbly dodging, the person suddenly raised his knee and hit the thief in the stomach.

A few seconds later, the thief was already subdued on the ground, unable to move.

At this time, Rong Yi was still standing there, unable to recover.

The kind person who had suddenly acted twisted the thief’s arm behind his back, pinning him to the ground with one knee, and then turned around.

“Are you alright?” He looked at Rong Yi, with a concerned expression.

Rong Yi stared at his face in a daze.

Oh, this person.

Rong Yi was just thinking about what names to give himself and his children, and which school the children should go to when they grew up.

What’s the best way to forget the pain of heartbreak?

Rong Yi suddenly felt that the whole world had turned pink, and Cupid was lining up to sing.

Oh my god, he’s so handsome, he’s so nice. I want to date him.

The author has something to say:

Some private settings that will be mentioned in the main text later, but are explained separately first to prevent everyone from feeling confused while reading.

1. Obvious differences can be seen in appearance between the three ABO genders. Of course, just like in real society, there are people who are indistinguishable in gender, so Rong Yi’s tragic situation occurred.

2. Medicine is already very advanced. Everyone goes to the hospital regularly to get long-acting suppressants, and medical insurance can reimburse them. So you can’t smell the scent in daily life and you won’t go into heat at will. (However, the author feels that it will fail when necessary)

3. Deliberately releasing pheromones in public places violates public security regulations, and violators will be fined and detained.