CH 6

Chapter 6 - “Is it very white, slippery, and shiny~?”

Alphas are visual animals. Xie Ruheng saw Tang Bai’s pure dress and his heart was surging. Scientifically speaking, the nerve activity in the hypothalamus was stimulated, secreting a large amount of dopamine, and the little beast in Xie Ruheng’s heart squealed: “I let you wait a long time, sorry.”

Tang Bai blushed as he trotted over, and said with a little panting: “No, no, I just arrived~ This is a dessert for you~”

This omega, who was soft and sweet mixed with a feather-like gasping, made Xie Ruheng's legs soften.

Yes, in front of the Love O in his dream, Xie Ruheng, who has never talked about love and affection, was like a novice facing a full-scale tuba, slipping and kneeling in an instant.

Pretending to be calm and accepting the exquisite gift bag, Xie Ruheng replied with his most suspicious voice: “Thank you.”

Expression, the reservedness of a male god.

Voice, the euphoniousness of a male god.

Action, the gentleness of a male god.

Perfect.

Tang Bai, who didn't know the truth, couldn't help feeling in his heart that the light of the omegas had reached a new height today, and then happily got into Xie Ruheng's flying car.

Along the way, Tang Bai asked Xie Ruheng, “Brother, you will have formal military training in a few days. Have you bought sunscreen products? I know a product with a high SPF and a super easy-to-use repair cream.......”

Seeing that Xie Ruheng was not in high spirits, Tang Bai became anxious, “Even if omegas are naturally beautiful, we must pay attention to our skin maintenance for the next day to come. Brother Xie, look at me, how is my skin?”

Xie Ruheng: “......?”

Xie Ruheng looked at the beautiful little face that was close at hand. His skin was white and rosy, and his creamy muscles were genuine, without any blemishes. They were so tender that he wanted to take a bite.

Tang Bai cupped his little cheeks with both hands, and said with an aura: “Is it very white, slippery, and shiny~?”

Xie Ruheng's Adam's apple rolled and nodded honestly.

“Although good skin is part of my congenital superiority, it is also essential to take care of it. Brother Xie, do you know what I mean?!” Tang Bai blinked his eyes desperately as if he was emitting a lovely light brain.

Xie Ruheng pressed the corner of his mouth that couldn't stand up and nodded with a smile.

Understood, understood, I know you are a delicate omega who was born with beauty and knows how to take care of it.

The two who were talking like a chicken to a duck looked at each other and smiled, and continued to talk happily.

Unknowingly, time passed quickly, and the flying car also passed through the walls of the city and entered the slum. The scenery outside the window changed from a busy city to an old and messy slum.

A flock of birds flew over the lead-gray house, littering was seen everywhere on the side of the road, and there was a man crouching and groping for a garbage bag looking like a stray dog.

Tang Bai looked out the window curiously, palms against the car window, his amber eyes clearly reflected the simple and desolate slums, “Is this a slum?”

The slum is separated from the city by a high wall. In addition to the Internet and the mysterious novel, the understanding of the slum comes from people who work at the bottom of society. Some people from slums will try to overcome the barrier of the “wall” and work in the city.

Jobs like cleaners, garbage disposal site workers, and dung truck drivers generally hire people from slums.

Other jobs will try to avoid hiring people who live in slums. Even if they have low commissions, their shortcomings such as dirty hands and feet, cheap personalities, and laziness are inherent impressions.

But if they are good enough, they can also break the stereotype with their strength. Although they can't have a life like Xie Ruheng, it is not difficult to be a waiter, a cook in a hotel, or a servant in a rich man's house.

Tang Bai thought that the slums were really messy and dilapidated like in the pictures circulated on the Internet. Now they suddenly look okay?

As if seeing Tang Bai’s doubts, Xie Ruheng explained: “This is not a real slum. It is the outer circle of the slum. The place closest to the wall. Most of the people who live here have jobs in town, as long as they work diligently. If you work hard for half your life, you may be able to buy a house in the city and leave here.”

Everyone on the Internet collectively referred to this as a slum. The magical novel did not introduce these settings in detail. It was the first time that Tang Bai knew that slums had internal and external distinctions.

Tang Bai looked at Xie Ruheng curiously, “What is the real slum? Can I go inside and take a look?”

“It's very dangerous there, it's not suitable for an omega like you, maybe a stray bullet will pass by your ear in the next second.”

Doesn't suit an omega like me?

Thinking of the strength of the light of the omegas, Tang Bai bowed his head to the boss in embarrassment.

The thick and curled eyelashes fell down, and he blinked aggrievedly, the water glistening in his eyes was soft and affectionate, and he seemed to be about to cry in the next second.

But in fact, these were just the big watery eyes that the little omega possessed.

Xie Ruheng: “......!”

When he first saw it, Tang Bai was crying in the canteen and was particularly striking, so he quickly said: “If it’s just for collecting materials, the outer circle is enough” and so on, he turned his mouth in a circle, and when he spoke again, it was calm and breezy: “Yes. I'm here, no one will hurt you.”

If this sentence was spoken by someone else, Tang Bai would only feel stand-offish and greasy, but this sentence was said by the light of the omegas!

Xie Ruheng in the book never gave such promises casually. For those supporting roles and cannon fodder who went to die with self-reliance, Xie Ruheng's attitude had nothing to do with them.

Tang Bai raised his face shamelessly, staring at Xie Ruheng, his sweet voice full of trust: “I know that Brother Xie will protect me~ I will also obediently not trouble Brother Xie!”

Big brother, look at me, my dog-like kneeling posture is very standard~

Xie Ruheng, as a typical proud alpha, was very admiring of the love O from his dream, and his mentality instantly changed——

From the very beginning, he didn't let Tang Bai cry and agreed positively, consequently, he began to gear up to show his alpha power in front of his favorite omega!

Tang Bai turned on his light brain, opened the notepad, and recorded the material on the outer area of ​​the slum. By the way, he also turned on the video function.

“You can take pictures and videos here, but you can't take pictures when you get inside.”

The slums are filled with dirt, the red-light district, the underground arena, and the black market. These three places couldn’t be publicized lightly.

At present, there is a delicate balance between the power of the slums and the federal government. However, if photos and videos circulate on the Internet and attract the attention of the public, the federal government will send the federal police even if it is to save face, there will definitely be sacrifices in that time.

Seeing Tang Bai's face blank, Xie Ruheng explained: "If you find a secret camera, it will cause a murderous disaster."

Before the Federation sends someone to solve it, the sneak shots will be dealt with by angry slum forces.

A sneak shot incident has appeared before, but when the tragic end of the sneak shot was made public, few people dared to violate these unspoken rules.

Tang Bai obediently turned off the video function, and the environment outside the window gradually became worse. The most obvious were the houses. The houses in the outer area were not gorgeous or beautiful, but at least they were all normal houses built with reinforced concrete.

When the suspended vehicle drove inside, the concrete houses became simple sheds built out of wood, and further inside, the sheds became dilapidated tents. Tang Bai even saw a sallow-looking child in a wooden box and a cardboard box.

“This is their “house”?” Tang Bai couldn't say anything: “What should they do when a storm comes? This kind of “house” collapses as soon as the wind blows. Can it really cover them from the wind and rain?”

"If it blows down then they’ll have to sleep on the ground." Xie Ruheng looked indifferent.

Many people in the inner areas of the slum have never gone out in their entire lives and have never owned a house. It was merely a blessing to be alive.

A suspended vehicle two meters above the ground slowly floated over a cardboard box, and a thin child looked up at them, his dim eyes lit up slightly because of curiosity.

Tang Bai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly the description of Xie Ruheng's childhood in the novel popped up in his mind:

"A ghostly face appeared in the crowd. He raised his face silently and stared directly at the flying car above. The light of the tail light projected into the dark phoenix eyes like a deformed black pearl shimmering."

Xie Ruheng had a long period of wandering around before becoming a racer in the underground arena. He was different from the walking dead in the slums, and he was also different from the children who were curious about the outside world. When he saw the flying car driving past him, the young Xie Ruheng thought he would be driving it soon...

Sooner or later, he would step into the mud.

Born to be rebellious, nothing more than that.

“This is “garbage street”. The people who live on garbage street are the people at the bottom of the slums. The sick, the elderly, orphans, the disabled, and drug addicts all live here.” Xie Ruheng's voice was full of magnetism, which he always spoke with. The lazy tone was extra cold and restrained this time, like cold metal.

Tang Bai watched the people rummaging through the garbage dump, and gently bit his lower lip. This dirty and smelly garbage, which had an unknown amount of bacteria in it, even his dogs wouldn’t want to smell it.

Even though it was briefly mentioned in the book, the appearance of this scene still made Tang Bai feel the shock: “...wouldn't they get sick from eating this?”

“Yes. But all those who don't have garbage stomachs are dead, and those who live are those who can eat and are good at eating.” Xie Ruheng calmly said the cruel truth.

“Selecting edible garbage is also a technique, picking out food residues, heating them at high temperatures, and adding seasonings…” As if recalling something, his brows frowned slightly, and he reached into the gift bag Tang Bai gave him and picked out a matcha-flavored macaron.

Through the black gloves, he couldn’t perfectly perceive the touch conveyed by this delicate little thing, but the macaron was dark green and had a faint luster. The folds of the cake body were like a lace skirt, it all hinted at its deliciousness.

His thin pale lips opened slightly, and he swallowed the dessert with too high sugar content in one bite. The too-sweet taste perfectly covered the spoiled taste of the food in memory.

His scarlet tongue slowly licked the food residue on the pale teeth, Xie Ruheng commented: “The taste is not bad.”

Huh? Is Xie Ruheng also a sweet party!

Tang Bai observed Xie Ruheng's expression brilliantly, and after making sure that there was not a trace of reluctance on the other's face, he said happily, “Then I will make you this sweet dessert next time~”

The setting sun sprinkled on Tang Bai through the car window, as if to outline a layer of gold on Tang Bai, it was incompatible with everything he could see.

With the tip of his tongue pressed against his canine teeth, Xie Ruheng stared at Tang Bai steadily, and suddenly wanted to eat something, what was throbbing in his heart was the long-lost hunger, the hunger that ran through his entire childhood.

Children in the slums are always hungry, even Xie Ruheng was hungry for a long time as a child.

During that time, he always felt that there was a mouse living in his heart, gnawing at his body in endless hunger.

Prolonged hunger drives people crazy. Children who are extremely hungry don’t care about being decent. They are like mice in a stinking ditch, searching for food everywhere, but even if it’s scrabbling in the garbage, those who can eat the meat scraps, moldy bread... are able to eat precious foods, and you can't grab them at will.

The mouse is so hungry that it will even attack prey that is stronger than itself with red eyes.

At that time, Xie Ruheng, who had been hungry for two days, wanted to steal from a store.

He saw a cat through the glass, a cat lying on a rocking chair. He didn't know what kind of expensive breed of cat it was. The cat's hair was white and fluffy, the pads on its paws were squishy, and a bow was tied around its neck.

At the same time, he also saw his reflection on the glass window.

Comparing the two, you could see the pros and cons.

A cat could live better than him.

This cognition made the mouse in Xie Ruheng's heart uproar again, gnawing at his heart, again and again, bloody, it was all negative emotions that couldn’t be seen by anyone.

Xie Ruheng used to think that the mood at the time was resentment, but until now, when looking at the omega who looked like a cat in front of him, he realized that he had an instinctive desire and obsession with people or things in such a position.

So hungry…

T/N: This chapter made me sad... ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡

Brother - in Chinese culture calling someone brother or sister doesn’t pertain only to siblings. You can imagine that it’s like a sworn brotherhood type of thing, in some cases it can be like that, but it’s also a title for someone who is older than you.  

Love O - like a sexual fantasy of Tang Bai. O means omega if you couldn’t tell.

Male god - 男神, nanshen, Chinese slang for a really good-looking guy, to the point where he’s god-like.

Euphoniousness - (of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear.

A chicken to a duck - a Chinese idiom describing people who have difficulty talking to each other. In this sense, it means that Xie Ruheng and Tang Bai are talking/thinking about completely different things.

Canteen - a place in a factory, office, school, or shop where the workers/students can have meals. It’s like a cafeteria in Western terms.

Scrabbling - to scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something.