Forced to Date 3 Alphas in a Comic: Chapter 9

Forced to Date 3 Alphas in a Comic: Chapter 9: The Drink for Me

In the afternoon physics class, Mi Yu listened attentively to the lecture and took notes, never having been so focused before.

He was the type of person who, once concentrated on something, would become completely absorbed and shut out all distractions.

But the image of the youth beneath the flower shadows seemed etched onto his retina, surfacing in his memory every time he lowered his head.

I’ve been possessed.

Mi Yu kept his face taut, sitting ramrod straight, eyes fixed unwaveringly on the blackboard. He casually picked up the drink on his desk and took several large gulps.

Only after drinking did he belatedly realize: this drink was also from Chao Xun.

He had actually just drunk it like that…

Could Chao Xun have poisoned him when he walked over just now, like that floating poison in TV dramas?

Could Chao Xun know toxicology?

He might even know martial arts, otherwise how to explain his sudden transformation into a basketball expert?

Chao Xun, unable to succeed through persistent pestering, is finally resorting to unconventional means?!

Countless thoughts flashed through Mi Yu’s mind in an instant, before reason returned and he decided he hadn’t slept well last night and was daydreaming.

The moment class ended, he used the shooting technique he would never deign to show off in class, tossing the drink into the trash can.

The half-empty bottle made a loud “thud,” drawing curious looks from many classmates.

He somehow felt a bit guilty and glanced toward Chao Xun’s direction. The latter was still struggling with physics problems, not noticing the commotion behind him.

Mi Yu thought, I’ve gone mad, why do I care whether he’ll see this and feel sad.

He slipped out through the back door like a gust of wind, leaving Ji Yongning, who had just turned around, utterly baffled.

Mi Yu first walked around the corridor, then went up and down the stairs twice, finally spotting the vending machine in the corner and deciding to buy himself a bottle of water.

He habitually checked for his usual pomelo tea, and as expected, it was gone. Suddenly he felt a bit regretful about throwing away that last half bottle.

Standing in front of the machine hesitating for quite a while, he couldn’t decide what to drink.

Just as he was hesitating, a voice came from behind: “Senior, do you want a drink?”

That person approached, an Omega Mi Yu didn’t recognize.

Seeing Mi Yu didn’t respond, the chestnut curly-haired Omega wasn’t angry. He first looked at the vending machine and exclaimed: “Oh? No pomelo tea left.”

Then he raised the thing in his hand and offered it to Mi Yu: “I just bought this from the machine by the sports field, bought several bottles. Here, have one.”

Mi Yu lowered his gaze and swept a glance at the drink in the Omega’s hand, then withdrew his sight and casually pressed a button on the machine.

“Thanks, I don’t drink things given by others.”

With that, he went to retrieve the falling drink.

The moment he squatted down, Mi Yu keenly sensed something that was the scent of Omega pheromones.

Memories of some unpleasant scenes rapidly surfaced in his mind. Mi Yu frowned.

“That Omega who released pheromones in the gym that day was you, wasn’t it.” Mi Yu straightened up, asking without emotion.

Though phrased as a question, it was spoken with the tone of a statement.

The Omega boy’s face instantly flushed red. He immediately explained: “I didn’t do it on purpose. That day was too hectic, I forgot to change my suppressor patch, and because I was at the court… that’s why I couldn’t control myself. I’m really sorry!”

Then with a hint of surprise and probing, he asked: “Senior, you remember my pheromone?”

“I remember.”

A smile had just floated onto the Omega’s face when he heard the tall, handsome Alpha add another sentence.

“Because it smelled terrible.”

Mi Yu said mercilessly, ignoring the Omega’s instantly frozen smile, and left on his own.

Only a ghost would believe this Omega’s words, couldn’t even find a decent excuse for lying.

Mi Yu was quite sensitive to pheromones. That night, the moment the Omega’s pheromone appeared, he had sensed it.

Excitement, agitation, anticipation.

Emotions wrapped in a creamy pheromone scent, extremely blatant.

He wouldn’t buy things there anymore, Mi Yu thought. He had assumed Chao Xun knew his taste because he paid too much attention to him, but apparently it was no secret long ago.

He would buy a whole case of pomelo tea to keep in the classroom. If anyone dared to come offer him water again, he’d show them: I have a whole case, I don’t need your offerings.

He wouldn’t even bother glancing at a car if it were gifted to him, yet someone thrusts a bottle of water in his face.

The school heartthrob from a prominent family, who had received countless expensive gifts since childhood, thought thus.

Thinking while walking, he raised the drink he just bought to unscrew it, but abruptly stopped the moment he saw the packaging.

It clearly read: Lemon Sparkling Water.

Damn, he hated lemon the most.

What a jackpot, randomly buying a flavor he didn’t drink.

Just as Mi Yu was about to let the thing in his hand join its companion in the trash, he caught sight of someone walking across the corridor, seemingly heading back to the classroom.

He recognized this person as Chao Xun’s deskmate, couldn’t recall the name.

Mi Yu strode over in a few steps. Under the other’s surprised gaze, he stuffed the drink into his arms, explaining stiffly: “I bought the wrong one. Give it to your deskmate.”

Unwilling to think deeply about why he would do this, Mi Yu fled back to his seat.

“Xunxun! Look, quick!”

A lowered yet uncontrollably excited voice sounded beside Chao Xun’s ear. The latter, who had been organizing his notes with head bowed, turned his head in confusion.

He saw Ke An’an with an excited flush on his face, holding something like a precious treasure, gently shaking it.

Chao Xun: “I see it, a bottle of drink.”

Ke An’an: “Guess who gave this to me?”

Chao Xun looked at his expression and suddenly had a guess he didn’t quite dare to believe: “…Mi Yu?”

Ke An’an had an expression of “how did you know, how far have you two progressed, did you really win him over.”

“It was Mi Yu! I just ran into him at the door. He said he specially bought it for you and told me to give it to you!”

Chao Xun felt there was a lot of exaggeration in that statement, since this deskmate of his always tended to be a bit dramatic.

Specially bought for me? Could it be a return gift for the one sent in the last class?

Impossible, Chao Xun quickly dismissed the thought. Given their current relationship, this bottle of drink was probably something someone else gave him that he didn’t want.

But no matter what, the fact that the other could take initiative meant one thing: Mi Yu didn’t hate him anymore.

A smile appeared on Chao Xun’s face. He took the slightly cool drink still carrying some condensation and placed it on the desk.

Ke An’an: “Hey, aren’t you going to drink it?”

Chao Xun: “I’ll drink it later.”

Ke An’an gossiped: “What stage are you two at now?”

Chao Xun helplessly: “No progress, just classmates and teammates.”

Ke An’an excited: “This isn’t progress? Before, Mi Yu would only pretend not to know you, let alone treat you as a classmate.”

Chao Xun: If this counts as the progress you mentioned, then yes.

Ke An’an felt Chao Xun had already come quite far to reach this point. He even wanted to describe it as a comeback from the brink, a rebirth from the ashes.

But that was also the limit. Ke An’an didn’t really think Chao Xun could actually win Mi Yu over.

Not to mention the countless people at school eyeing the position of Mi Yu’s partner, just from the gender perspective alone, they were unlikely.

Mi Yu was an Alpha, Ke An’an thought. His final partner would definitely be an Omega.

Although AA and AB pairings were no longer unusual nowadays, they were still the minority. An Alpha without pheromone soothing during their rut period would suffer greatly, and conversely, an Omega also needed an Alpha’s pheromones.

But student romances were always short-lived, Ke An’an thought. If Mi Yu were a bit of a scumbag, even if he dated Chao Xun for just a few months, the latter would probably be more than willing.

…

“Hey, I heard this month’s student activity falls to our class.”

“Really? That’s great, we can go out and play.”

During the afternoon break, Chao Xun, who had been buried in calculations, heard his classmates excitedly discussing something. He stopped his thinking and listened carefully, catching words like “outdoor” and “park.”

He had almost forgotten, this school placed great emphasis on student interests and practical abilities, organizing student activities from time to time.

Sure enough, after school ended, the class teacher entered the classroom to announce the matter.

“Next Monday to Tuesday, the school is organizing a two-day outdoor hiking activity at the city’s forest park. Students may choose to participate voluntarily, but I personally encourage everyone to come.”

“Yay! Let’s go, let’s go!” The students below couldn’t help cheering.

“Alright, listen to me first. Monday night you’ll be staying outdoors, and you’ll need to set up your own tents. The school will prepare the tents. Other items you need to prepare and the specific activity details will be sent to the class group chat.”

After the class teacher finished, the students immediately began asking about the specifics, and the classroom suddenly became lively.

Ke An’an was also looking forward to the weekend outdoor activity. He asked Chao Xun: “Hiking, and staying outside too, sounds like so much fun. Are you going?”

Chao Xun had training commitments and already had insufficient time. Hearing it was outdoor hiking, his first reaction was his working adult soul awakening, thinking only of hassle, exhaustion, and not wanting to go.

But not participating would seem unsociable. He had carefully maintained his image this month, and the people around him had already changed their views of him. He didn’t want to ruin this result.

Moreover, as a high school student now, he should indeed participate more in group activities, which would also help him integrate into the class.

Thinking for a moment, Chao Xun replied: “I’ll ask the coach for leave first and see if he’ll approve it.”

“Okay okay, tell me the result as soon as you have it!”

“Sure.”

On the other side of the classroom, Zhuang Xu saw Mi Yu, who had slept through two classes, being woken up, and proactively explained the situation to him.

“The class teacher said there’s a two-day outdoor activity next week, at the city’s forest park. Are you going?”

Mi Yu started frowning at the mention of two days outdoors, and when he heard the location was the forest park, he directly refused.

“Not going.”

“I’m not going either.” Ji Yongning, who had heard their conversation, turned around and said, “I have something to do this weekend anyway.”

Mi Yu didn’t know what business a high school student could have on weekends: “You’re quite busy.”

Ji Yongning shrugged: “Not as busy as you, you’re not going either.”

Mi Yu fell silent. He wasn’t busy, but his reason for not wanting to go was too embarrassing to speak of.

He was afraid of bugs, so he had always stayed away from places with many trees. He was also a bit afraid of the dark. Thinking about having to stay in the forest park where there definitely wouldn’t even be streetlights at night, he felt terrified.

But this was a reason he would never say aloud, as it would damage his fierce Alpha image.

“If none of you are going, then I’m not going either.”

Zhuang Xu was indifferent to this type of activity. Hearing that both his friends weren’t going, he automatically refused as well.

“Don’t do that, if all three of us don’t go, it’ll look like we’re forming a clique.” Ji Yongning joked, “Zhuang Xu, why don’t you still go.”

Zhuang Xu shot him a sideways glance, expressing contempt.

“Fine.” Ji Yongning helplessly conceded, then seemingly casually said, “Wonder if Chao Xun will participate, though with your training being so busy, presumably you don’t have time either.”

Mi Yu thought the same, and looking at that weakling appearance of his, he probably wasn’t very brave either.