After logging out of the game, Rong Shi heard Song Yu’s terminal ring. He had never been so nervous. He dared not blink, fearing he would miss any detail.

Song Yu, holding a water cup, casually swiped open his terminal as he walked towards the living room. The moment he saw the virtual window, his steps halted. Seeing the “ghost-seeing” expression on his face as he looked at the message, Rong Shi felt like he was seeing a ghost too. Was it too late to recall the message now?

Crack!

The ceramic water cup in Song Yu’s hand cracked. The body of the cup fell to the floor and shattered into pieces, leaving only the lonely handle in his hand. The full cup of water spilled out, splashing all over his pant legs.

“Damn!” Song Yu stared at the message, rereading it a dozen times. He knew all the words individually, but put together, they made no sense.

Bunny wanted to meet him in person?! So suddenly?!

“Another new development?” Rong Shi’s voice was tight.

Song Yu snapped back to reality, quickly sat next to Rong Shi, and asked seriously: “Do you think I’m… handsome?”

Rong Shi: “…”

Song Yu clutched his hair, his eyes annoyed: “Is my hair a bit long? Should I cut it? Are my dark circles heavy? I haven’t been seriously working out lately—”

Listening to him mumble for a long time, Rong Shi’s mood was complicated.

“…What’s wrong with you?”

He had never met an Omega privately in eighteen years, let alone gone on a date. Suddenly receiving an invitation from Bunny, Song Yu was in a panic. His peripheral vision caught Rong Shi’s gaze, and he recalled something. This love rival seemed very experienced; maybe he could learn a thing or two?

He leaned over the back of the sofa, whispering: “Hey, do you know what to pay attention to when meeting an Omega in person?”

Rong Shi: “…”

At first glance, this sentence had nothing to do with the message he sent. But on closer thought, the words “meet in person” were very subtle. But why “meet an Omega in person” and not “meet an Alpha in person”? Did Song Yu also think he was an Omega? This was just ridiculous.

In a brief moment, Rong Shi’s mind raced. The details flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern, ultimately leading to one conclusion—

Song Yu was not only the Little Cat, but he also thought Rong Shi was an Omega.

Rong Shi: “…………”

The information was a bit overwhelming; he wanted to find a quiet place. As soon as he stood up, he was pulled back onto the sofa by Song Yu.

Song Yu: “Where should we meet? What kind of gift should I prepare? Should I dress formally or casually? Don’t you know a lot about this?”

Rong Shi: “…He’s a bit confused right now, he might not want to see you.”

Song Yu: “?”

This sentence was simply baffling. Song Yu looked puzzled: “Do you know who I’m meeting?”

Rong Shi: “…Isn’t it the one you talk about all day?”

Seeing that he had guessed correctly, Song Yu didn’t bother to hide it: “He wants to see me. Are you jealous?”

Rong Shi: “…” No jealousy, but sadness was real.

Rong Shi: “Is his ID R10?”

“Yeah,” Song Yu was puzzled. “Why do you ask?”

Rong Shi: “Just asking.”

R10 was a name he casually made up back then. R was the initial of his surname, and 10 was a homophone for his given name. Such an easy-to-guess ID, yet Song Yu didn’t notice it at all? Was it really a case of being “blind under the lamp” for him too?

Even the ID matched. Rong Shi felt very melancholic. He tried to salvage the situation: “Aren’t you temporarily unable to see him?”

Song Yu leaned against the sofa, both happy and troubled. “I can’t worry about that much. I’ll meet him first, then we’ll see.” Bunny had taken the initiative to meet; there was no reason to refuse. If he refused even this, what kind of Alpha would he be?

Suddenly, thinking of something, Song Yu’s voice turned chilling: “We’ll compete fairly. If you dare to sabotage, you know my methods.”

Rong Shi: “…”

Threatening him at every turn, was this person really his docile Little Cat? Was the world crazy, or was he? Aside from being pretty, Song Yu’s attributes completely mismatched the Little Cat’s. Was he that blind?

Rong Shi stood up, his steps unsteady: “I have something to do, I’m leaving first.”

Song Yu called out to him: “Give me some dating experience. You owe me.”

Rong Shi tilted his head to look at him, his eyes complicated: “You want your love rival to teach you how to date your own wife to meet your lover?”

These words confused Song Yu, and by the time he sorted them out, the other person had already left.

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Back in his dorm, Rong Shi sat in front of the energy stone Little Cat, emptying his mind for over an hour.

“01, did you know all along that Song Yu was the Little Cat?”

01 popped out of the decorative button and snuggled against the energy stone Little Cat. Goodness knows how painful it was to look at such a large energy stone every day and not be able to eat it!

[Yes.]

Rong Shi: “Then why didn’t you say anything?”

[Didn’t you say you didn’t want to know?]

Rong Shi: “…”

The time he sent the rabbit doll, 01 had indeed asked him if he wanted to track Song Yu’s address. At that time, he felt that since they couldn’t meet anyway, it was better not to know. As a result, not only did he and the Little Cat live next door, but they also met every day, argued every day, fought every day, and were jealous of himself all day long. Turns out his wife was already his wife, but he couldn’t make him his wife. Thinking of all the stupid things he did before, Rong Shi wished he could be reborn again.

His terminal suddenly vibrated, and his heart skipped a beat. Before he could mentally prepare himself, the idiotic 01 had already automatically popped the message in front of him.

[Bunny, I just saw the message~ Which planet are you studying on? I’ll come find you this weekend~ Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ]

Automatically imagining Song Yu’s expression and voice when he said this, Rong Shi froze. After hesitating for a long time, he replied.

[I’m on Campus Star.]

Since the Little Cat was Song Yu, there were no longer any concerns about whether they could meet or not. The other party was incredibly strong and didn’t need protection at all. After meeting, would they fight, or fight, or fight? Given their years of acquaintance, if they couldn’t be husband and wife, perhaps they could barely be friends. With this connection, at least future collaborations would be more convenient. Finally, the two agreed to meet next Sunday in the South District.

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In class the next day, Rong Shi listened to Song Yu bragging, his heart desolate like a desert. All the boasts you make now will be the knives that stab you later. He couldn’t be the only one riddled with knives.

“He was worried my studies were too tough, and even asked me which weekend I had free,” Song Yu rested his chin on his hand, unable to hide the smile at the corner of his mouth. “Don’t you think he’s cute?”

Rong Shi’s face was wooden: “Mhm.”

Song Yu leaned closer: “Does he like light food or heavy oily food?”

Rong Shi: “Don’t know.”

Song Yu pressed on: “Then what kind of movies does he like to watch?”

Rong Shi: “Don’t know.”

Song Yu looked at him strangely: “How come you don’t know anything?”

Rong Shi: “Why should I share information with my love rival?”

Song Yu scoffed: “Stingy.”

Rong Shi: “…”

For an entire math class, the first half was spent bickering, and the second half, Song Yu was engrossed in his future fantasies, but Rong Shi couldn’t concentrate at all. He rested his chin on his hand, glancing at Song Yu from the corner of his eye. Even though his heart ached terribly, he couldn’t tear his gaze away.

In the previous life, Song Yu didn’t transfer here. Would this life be different because of him? This thought flashed through his mind, and Rong Shi felt he was overthinking again. An all-powerful second prince transferring to study somewhere else just for a word from an online dating partner? The probability was too low.

The enhanced inhibitor was secretly delivered to the military academy two days later. According to Song Yu, it was an experimental product developed by the Central Research Institute of Capital Star, not extensively tested, specifically used to alleviate the direct pheromone attraction between highly compatible Alphas and Omegas.

“Safety can be guaranteed, but this stuff can’t be used too much. Once antibodies are produced, general inhibitors will become ineffective,” Song Yu said.

Rong Shi: “For now, this is the only way.”

Zhou En was clearly targeted by that organization, which was why he repeatedly smelled mimetic pheromones. Judging from the current results, they were close to formulating a pheromone that was 100% compatible with Zhou En.

During leisure time, Rong Shi used the excuse of investigating the brawl to visit the infirmary again and privately discussed the matter with Zhou En.

Rong Shi: “Whether you take it or not is up to your own will.”

Zhou En nodded almost without hesitation: “Take it.”

Rong Shi: “Aren’t you afraid I’ll harm you?”

Zhou En laughed: “I trust Xiao Han’s judgment.”

Just in case, Rong Shi did not alert any school doctors and injected him himself. “This medicine needs to be injected every two days, for three consecutive days, to achieve maximum efficacy.”

Rong Shi generally understood what Jiang Huai had said before. Zhou En’s irritability was due to frequent inhalation of highly compatible Omega pheromones, which was also an early symptom of resisting the pheromones. Once he yielded, the irritable emotions would disappear, and his mind would be completely controlled. Under mental control, the body would not show any symptoms, like a puppet on strings. When it would lose control depended entirely on the operator’s mood. In a 100% match, most Alphas would instantly give up resistance.

Walking out of the medical room, Rong Shi happened to see Jiang Huai walking from the opposite direction.

“You, Chairman, are truly dedicated,” Jiang Huai looked up at him and smiled.

Rong Shi: “It’s my duty.”

Just as he was about to leave, the other person called out to him.

“Wait a moment,” Jiang Huai told him to wait, then turned back to his office, quickly returning with a book in his hand. “Did you leave this book behind?”

Rong Shi lowered his eyes and glanced at it; it was a physics workbook.

“It shouldn’t be mine.”

Jiang Huai pushed the book forward: “You’re the only one who’s been to my office recently; it must be yours.”

Seeing Rong Shi not taking it, he smiled: “You don’t even know you lost your book? You’re too lax, you old slacker?”

Rong Shi narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing him, then reached out and took it: “It seems to be mine. Thank you.”

Jiang Huai waved his hand: “Don’t lose it next time.”

Back in the classroom, Rong Shi opened the workbook and quickly confirmed that there was nothing inside. He flipped through page after page; there was no anomaly other than a few notes. Was he being too sensitive?

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That evening, Rong Shi logged into Star Wars. As soon as his vision connected to the first-person perspective, he was tackled by a white furball flying towards him.

“Bunny!” The Little Cat hugged him and rubbed his face against his. Rong Shi’s body stiffened; for a moment, his heart fluttered, but then he remembered that this soft furball was Song Yu, and he deflated.

“Uh, you’re early today?” Rong Shi pretended to naturally pull his hand away.

“Waiting for you,” the Little Cat then took his hand again and even swung it. “I couldn’t sleep thinking about meeting you.”

Rong Shi: “…I couldn’t sleep either.”

The Little Cat grinned and leaned into him: “We’ve known each other for so many years, no need to be so nervous.”

Opening the training room, Rong Shi watched his cat paws tapping on the selection panel. His two cat ears twitched occasionally, and his fluffy cat tail wagged, looking very happy. As long as he didn’t associate him with Song Yu, he was still very cute.

“Bunny, let’s not play games tonight, just the two of us sparring, okay?” The Little Cat’s wet eyes looked over, his voice trailing off with a cute little ending sound.

Why don’t you ever use such a cute tone when you talk normally? Rong Shi grumbled internally, his face calm: “Isn’t there anything you want to play?”

The Little Cat draped his arm over his shoulder, smiling sweetly: “No, I just want to spend time alone with you.”

Was such a sweet smile also fake?

Rong Shi: “Mhm, I don’t care.”

The Little Cat frowned slightly, a bit puzzled: “Bunny, are you unhappy tonight?”

Rong Shi: “…No.”

Even though he knew the Little Cat and Song Yu were the same person, the images in his mind were split and couldn’t be connected at all. He was going crazy.

While he was annoyed, the Little Cat suddenly hugged him, resting his chin on his shoulder, his voice very soft and gentle. “Bunny, you’ve always been my most important friend. I hope you can trust me more too, and not keep everything bottled up. I’m always here to listen.”

Rong Shi’s fingers, which were clenched at his side, curled inward. What to do? Even knowing that Song Yu was the Little Cat, he still found him so cute.

The Little Cat looked up, gazing into Rong Shi’s eyes: “What’s been wrong with you these past few days? Can’t you tell me?”

Rong Shi looked at him, and the vexation in his heart suddenly dissipated. The Little Cat had never changed; only his own mindset had. Rong Shi: “Actually, I want to do something, but I’m afraid you’ll get angry.”

The Little Cat tilted his head: “What is it?”

As soon as he asked, he was lifted off his feet.

Little Cat: “…”

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In class the next day, Song Yu was working on problems when he suddenly heard Rong Shi say calmly: “Aren’t you going on a date with him?”

“?” Song Yu tilted his head to look at him. “Are you trying to sabotage?”

Rong Shi looked ahead: “Actually, on second thought, my feelings for him are mostly friendship.”

Song Yu narrowed his eyes: “So?”

Rong Shi cleared his throat, his gaze drifting for a moment: “Since you like him so much, I can teach you how to pursue him.”

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Author’s Note:

Later—

Song Cat: The longest road I’ve walked is your elaborate plan.

Rong Bunny: Don’t be angry, wifey, snuggle~

→ Click to see Rong Bunny teach his wife a hundred ways to conquer himself.