Buddy, Are You Really the Kid's Dad?

Wen Ji was born with a defective gland, which means he can never be permanently marked. It has never been a big deal to him. He had a privileged upbringing and an easy life, and until the age of twenty, he lived like a beta, without a care in the world.

A mature alpha without a permanently marked omega suffers terribly during rut.

So Wen Ji wants nothing to do with alphas.

Until one day, Wen Ji wakes up six years in the future.

He discovers that everything has changed.

His aloof number-one nemesis, who used to ignore him, is now his fiance and sends him a whole pile of photos with just one message.

His sharp-tongued number-two nemesis, who used to trade barbs with him, sneaks him notes behind the scenes, trying to sabotage his marriage.

His hot-tempered number-three nemesis, who used to clash with him at every turn, wants to be his mistress. Every day, he sends a bunch of bizarre messages, saying he wants to be Wen Ji's dog.

And his best friend gazes at him with furrowed brows and rippling emotion in his eyes, saying Wen Ji is carrying his child.

Wen Ji blacks out and returns to the present.

But now everything is different.

His aloof number-one nemesis pulls open his shirt and insists on showing off his abs, his pheromones impossible to hide.

His sharp-tongued number-two nemesis is pushed lightly by Wen Ji and ends up against the wall, stammering and unable to speak.

His hot-tempered number-three nemesis blushes as he serves Wen Ji tea and food. He's become a terrific cook and thinks about making meals for Wen Ji all day long.

And Wen Ji realizes that every day, his best friend looks at him with an inscrutable expression, as though he has a secret crush on him.

Following clues from six years in the future, Wen Ji investigates and discovers that his best friend hasn't told the truth about much of anything.

Wen Ji: ???

Wen Ji: Buddy, are you really the kid's father?

Back in the future again, Wen Ji looks at his best friend, who might be his affair partner, and the nemeses who might become his affair partners, want to become his affair partners, or are already his fiance.

Then he faints.

Little Extra

Wen Ji travels between two timelines and is completely exhausted.

At a party, during a game of Truth or Dare, a friend asks: When was your last kiss?

It should have been an easy question to answer, at least for the Wen Ji from before.

But six years in the future, Shen Chengsi kissed him.

His friend laughs and teases him: "He's never even dated anyone, how could..."

Then he turns around and sees Wen Ji's hesitant expression. His face changes. "When did you sneak off and kiss someone without telling me?"

Wen Ji coughs lightly. The answer isn't easy to say. Should he say two days ago or six years from now?

Everyone assumes he has a partner, and as they keep teasing him, Wen Ji catches sight of Shen Chengsi behind him, wearing a gloomy expression. Who knows how long he's been standing there?

Dressed in black, he looks like a ghost. His eyes are dark and his rims are red, as though he's about to cry.

Wen Ji stares blankly.

Why are you crying? You were the one pinning me down and kissing me six years from now.

One-on-one romance, no shipping wars. The love interest is his best friend.

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