Jian Li was born in the Lower Lake District and was a defective omega. The Lower Lake District was a lawless mess, so Jian Li could only survive by pretending to be a beta.
But defective omegas' heats were uncontrollable and irregular.
A new roommate moved into the employee dorm. Jian Li bundled himself up even more tightly, terrified that his identity as a defective omega would be discovered.
But luck wasn't on his side. His roommate walked in while Jian Li was in the middle of masturbating during a heat.
His face was deathly pale, but his hand wouldn't stop. Every gasp sent waves of his scent spilling toward the man.
Jian Li knew his secret had nowhere left to hide.
Qi Congli watched the "beta" on the bed making indecent sounds, his expression dark and cold. Catching the rich, mellow scent in the air, he shut and locked the door behind him.
The lock clicked.
Jian Li's blood began to boil.
After that, Qi Congli wouldn't leave Jian Li alone.
Their tangled relationship lasted three months. Then, on an utterly ordinary day, Qi Congli disappeared. A few days later, his cold, stern face appeared on the television.
*
After the Qi family of City A suffered a crisis, Qi Congli went into hiding in the Lower Lake District to escape assassination attempts by other factions within his family. He concealed his identity and took a job as a waiter at a bar.
His roommate was a beta, taciturn and always looking down. When they passed each other, all Qi Congli ever saw was the other man's narrow, pale chin.
One day, Qi Congli saw his quiet, dull roommate suddenly flush bright red and hurry toward their dorm.
He hesitated for only two seconds before deciding to follow and see what was going on.
The moment Qi Congli opened the dorm-room door, he discovered Jian Li's secret. After that, he became interested in his roommate.
He knew that defective omegas had an extremely low chance of conceiving, couldn't be marked, and couldn't control their scent. They needed to be flooded with more alpha pheromones to ease their discomfort.
For that reason, he wouldn't have to take responsibility for their relationship. They both wanted it.
But after returning to the Qi family, Qi Congli began dreaming about Jian Li frequently.
He dreamed of Jian Li's dewy eyes and his pupils going unfocused at the moment of release, along with his bitter yet rich scent.
Qi Congli returned to the Lower Lake District, this time taking Jian Li with him.
*
The new head of the Qi family needed a marriage partner of equal status.
Among the many powerful families, Qi Congli chose a gentle-tempered female omega who would surely tolerate Jian Li's presence.
The engagement banquet was being arranged at breakneck speed. Qi Congli kept Jian Li out of the loop, having planned for every contingency, but there was one thing he hadn't accounted for.
After the engagement banquet, Qi Congli looked at the silent villa and the empty bedroom. A feeling of panic unlike anything he'd ever experienced swept over him.
For three years, Qi Congli searched everywhere Jian Li might have gone, but never found a familiar face.
Some said a defective omega who hadn't changed identities had almost no chance of surviving. Perhaps he'd already died in some forgotten corner.
Qi Congli refused to believe it. He kept searching, but every time, the result tore his heart apart all over again.
Then, three years later, Qi Congli spotted a familiar figure in a small town in the far north. He would recognize that person even reduced to ashes, and now he was holding a baby in his arms.
A seemingly gentle and well-mannered alpha stood beside him.
Plot blurb written on September 23, 2026. Screenshot saved as proof.
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