Chapter 49.1

HOYSE 49.1 – (!)

Translator: Nezu

He’s too far away, Rong Jing thought to himself, and so he couldn’t believe what just happened. Was it just a trick of the light, or did he truly feel a sudden pull towards Gu Xi?

The airport was bustling with people bidding farewell. For the fans that were there, today felt like the film crew was going to war for their country. They were going to represent their country, and so the fans wanted to at least show their support.

In the midst of the chaos, a young girl accidentally collided with Rong Jing, sending his phone flying.

The little girl repeatedly apologized, “Sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to!”

The fansite noona had already warned them about the recent backlash against fan communities. It seemed like the term ‘fandom’ had become synonymous with negativity. Some people now think that those who belong in fandoms are fools.

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“Zsw eayo hlau olzz.”

“Mb-vbydj usw!” Ebu es R qllz zkjl eydnkdt okvb lmnkvlxldv? Rp kv clnywpl vbkp Gzrby kp ps tsse-zssjkdt?

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“Yes, yes, yes, yes, it does!”

“Please continue to support Gu Xi’s new projects!”

After saying goodbye to Rong Jing, the girl squealed a bit, feeling thrilled to find that there was such a hunkie Alpha among Gu Xi’s fans.

Handsome as heck. I wanna see him become a celebrity.

After such an interruption, Rong Jing lost sight of Gu Xi.

Just then, he received a call. Seeing Wu Hanqi’s name on the screen made Rong Jing’s eyelids twitch.

Wu Hanqi rarely called him first. After Rong Jing answered, he didn’t mention anything about the previous Fang family issue, as if it had already been put behind them. He talked about Wu Fuyu’s upcoming birthday celebration, hoping that the young folks would gather more often.

As Rong Jing dealt with the call, he looked around for Gu Xi. He felt relieved when he saw some crew members guiding the group towards the security checkpoint.

Rong Jing headed towards the shuttle pickup point while bantering with Wu Hanqi. Though he planned to keep his distance from him, he didn’t want to go too far away so he could still monitor what this big fish was up to.

As for Wu Fuyu’s birthday celebration, it didn’t matter much to him whether he attended or not.

On the other side, Gu Xi’s breathing became more rapid. This heat caught him off guard, he wasn’t prepared at all. Although Gu Xi had entered the entrance, he hadn’t gone through the security checkpoint.

Once he made sure most of the fans and photographers had left, he quickly put on his assistant’s coat and hurried outside the terminal. He found Terminal 3, which was undergoing renovation, and slipped into a nearly deserted restroom. He carefully closed the door, then entered the enclosed stall exclusively reserved for people having their heat, and shared his location with Rong Jing.

His scorching heat seemed to have a mind of its own, surging uncontrollably, forming a sticky and frenzied tension in the air, as if it could devour anyone.

Gu Xi’s vision began to blur, and he felt somewhat weak.

Trembling, Gu Xi opened the timer on his phone. If five minutes passed and he didn’t calm down, he would take a suppressant.

Sweat started to bead on his skin, and his hand holding the phone trembled slightly.

Rong Jing hung up Wu Hanqi’s call, still feeling troubled by the sudden look in Gu Xi’s eyes earlier, fearing he might have missed something.

He sent a WeChat message to Gu Xi: Did you have something to say to me?

A red exclamation appeared. Did it fail to send?

Is the signal so bad here, or did the phone somehow break when I dropped it earlier?

Rong Jing was just about to leave the terminal when he glanced back, feeling a strange urge.

In the crowd, he spotted Mo Dian, Gu Xi’s manager, seemingly searching for something. But the crew had already gone through the security checkpoint; his manager should have been with Gu Xi.

Why is he here?

Mo Dian’s wandering gaze was abruptly interrupted as a strong Alpha suddenly grabbed his arm, startling him.

His first impression of Rong Jing was fierce, especially that time when Rong Jing’s stepfather got involved in some incident. Back then, Rong Jing hadn’t controlled his aura well when he got out of the car. Gu Xi hadn’t noticed, but Mo Dian did, and he was terrified.

“Are you, are you here to see Gu Xi off too?” he asked, trying to sound composed.

“Where’s Gu Xi? He’s not with you?” Rong Jing asked.

“He… He was, but he went to find the restroom just now. He asked me to wait here,” He hesitated for a moment before telling the truth because he still found it odd for Gu Xi to stay at someone else’s house. It was so out of character for him.

“…” Rong Jing’s gentle expression suddenly changed as he looked at the WeChat message with the red exclamation mark.

In the original story, Gu Xi never experienced any heat after the mall incident. What only made him go into heat was the forceful attacks of the male leads. Regardless of the reason now, they had to find Gu Xi first.

If his guess was correct, he couldn’t receive any message from Gu Xi either.

Rong Jing remembered there were emergency suppressants for Omegas near the airport, sold in vending machines, albeit at a higher price.

There were also self-restraint drugs for exclusive use by Alphas. As the name suggested, they could help control oneself in uncontrollable situations. 

It’s like getting wasted after drinking ten bottles of Ergoutou, ah, he thought. No matter how strong his willpower was, it would still be hard to withstand what was to come.

Rong Jing heard the murmurs of the people around him and noticed the sudden change in weather, from the earlier evening glow to a sky shrouded in dark clouds once again.

He noticed Mo Dian as he turned back around.

Many people were astonished; it seemed as if a black mist had enveloped the entire sky, with flickering lightning and thunder appearing intermittently.

The brightly lit terminal looked like a beacon in the dark night.

Rumble.

Rong Jing remained expressionless. He could almost be certain that Fate itself couldn’t directly kill anyone.

Although his soul didn’t belong to this world, his body did.

If erasing him wasn’t an option, then they could only create accidents.

Everything he had done and was about to do went against the natural order of this world.

So what, you don’t want your son to be marked? Because the one that’s going to mark him is me, a cannon fodder?

What’s wrong with being a cannon fodder? I’m going to mark him today.

If you don’t want that, then go summon a lightning bolt right now.

As if in response to his challenge, a thick bolt of lightning struck the lightning rod above the terminal. Despite the airport’s safety provisions including lightning and grounding protection, usually effective, this time, the thunder struck almost above Rong Jing’s head, as if to split the entire building open, startling passengers into dropping whatever they were holding.

One of the fans of Gu Xi who hadn’t left yet, was being pulled away by a friend when they suddenly saw the man standing proudly under the part where the thunder had struck.

Unable to resist, the fan took a photo of this scene. His presence was just so strong. Thor, is that you?

Rong Jing purchased the self-restraint drug and asked an airport staff. There were three bathrooms in Terminal 2. The nearest one was crowded, and he estimated the other two were too.

If he were Gu Xi, which one would he choose?

……

Gu Xi watched as the countdown drew closer, thunder roaring outside amidst the raging storm.

His face was drenched in sweat as he searched for the suppressant in his bag. However, his hand trembled so much that the suppressant rolled away from his feet.

Just then, he heard the restroom door open, then close again, followed by footsteps.

Gu Xi tensed up, not knowing who was outside. He pinched his arm, the brief pain helping him focus a little. “Who’s there?”

No response.

Gu Xi reached for his small knife once again. Despite Terminal 3 being under construction and no passengers likely to come here, there might still be construction workers around!

The person outside remained silent, only knocking on the door continuously, like beating a drum.

Gu Xi stared at the door, unmoving, ready to strike a counterattack at any moment.

This moment felt like an eternity.

Suddenly, the urgent knocking ceased, and it seemed like the person had left.