Powerful Investment Chapter 30: The Purely Platonic Relationship Between Alpha and Omega

Chapter 30: The Purely Platonic Relationship Between Alpha and Omega

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

 

“I heard your Omega identity got exposed, so I immediately took a day off to come find you! How’s that for bro status?” Naisi hugged Ji Jin and gave him a hearty pat on the back. “Where’s Ji Xingxing? I want to take him out… to play.”

Before Naisi finished speaking, he had already spotted Ji Huan sitting on the sofa while looking for Ji Xingxing.

Ji Huan also looked at Naisi with a face full of hostility, as if Naisi was one of those ugly Alphas who might steal away his adorable Omega little brother.

“This is…” Although Naisi was also an Alpha, he had a rather gentle temper and a mild scent; he didn’t provoke confrontation like Lu Yao and Jiao Yue. Most likely, he didn’t even feel the hostility Ji Huan emitted.

But Ji Jin usually called this kind of behavior “stupid” because Naisi was too naive to detect other Alphas’ provocations.

“Uh… this is my brother, Ji Huan.” Ji Jin painfully covered his face with his hands.

Sure enough, the next second Naisi shouted in surprise, “You have a brother?! How could you possibly have a brother? I thought you, such an incomprehensible Omega, had sprung out of a stone!”

After saying this, he belatedly realized he might have insulted Ji Huan too, so he hurriedly covered his mouth.

“Jinjin, is this your friend? Why not invite him in to sit?” Ji Huan showed his standard smile again.

Ji Jin felt a chill down his spine when he saw that smile. Even Ji Xingxing, sitting in Ji Huan’s arms, felt a coolness around him.

However, Naisi didn’t realize how dangerous this seemingly friendly man was. He carried his small backpack and sat unreservedly on the other end of the sofa. “Hello, Brother Ji, I’m Naisi from the LPF team, and I’m friends with Ji Jin.”

“Is that so?” Ji Huan’s eyes flickered, as if a “killer intent” flashed through them. “When did you meet Jinjin?”

“As soon as I entered the pro league, about five or six years ago.” Naisi was completely unaware and even thought Ji Huan looked gentle and kind, much better than the always sarcastic Ji Jin. “You could say I’m one of Ji Jin’s earliest friends in the league.”

“You’re probably an Alpha, right? Where do you live?” Ji Huan asked again.

Ji Jin covered his eyes, unable to watch any longer.

“Yes, my home is in S City. My parents work there, and my team is based there too.” Naisi still hadn’t realized that the conversation was taking a strange turn.

“I know your team, the LPF team. You’re strong contenders for the championship, and a very popular team. You’re one of the main players, quite impressive.” Ji Huan wasn’t very interested in games, but he had done some homework before coming to find Ji Jin. While he didn’t know everything about the Legend Reappearance scene, he was aware of some of the well-known players.

“Brother Ji, you flatter me.” By this time, Naisi also began to feel something was off, but he hadn’t figured out what exactly.

Finally, Ji Huan got to the point, “Do you have someone you want to bond with? How about our Jinjin?”

Ji Jin felt like he died on the spot.

Naisi didn’t expect Ji Huan’s next sentence to be that either. This person who looked so bright and open actually started trying to set him up with an Omega right away? He glanced at the socially dead Ji Jin nervously and said, “No Omega, no Omega! I think Ji Jin is… is pretty… good… ah!”

Ji Jin immediately kicked Naisi in the butt.

“Is that so?” Ji Huan’s eyes lit up and he handed over his phone, “Add me on WeChat, we can chat when you’re free.”

“Ah, sure, Brother!” Naisi quickly took out his phone to scan the code but Ji Jin snatched it away and kicked him again.

After being kicked twice, Naisi had no choice but to stop. There were no Omegas in the esports circle, Omegas were just too rare. Who wouldn’t want a cute, soft Omega? Even if not cute and soft, it was still good.

“Ah, Brother Ji, Ji Jin and I really aren’t that kind of relationship.” Naisi refused, feeling like his heart was bleeding. “We just have a purely platonic A and O friendship.”

“Is that so?” Ji Huan looked a little disappointed but held back. “Then since you came suddenly, where are you staying tonight? Haven’t booked a room yet?”

“Oh, I’m just staying with Ji Jin… that’s fine.” Naisi’s words were cut off by Ji Huan’s intimidating gaze, and he swallowed nervously.

“You, an Alpha, are living with an Omega?” Ji Huan’s eyes were dangerous.

“No, no, no, I’m staying at a hotel outside!” Naisi finally understood Ji Huan’s ugly intentions. “I’ll go book a room now. You guys keep talking, you guys keep talking.”

Ji Jin wanted to say something, but Naisi ran out faster than a rabbit, not even waiting for him to stop him, slinging his bag on his back as he dashed out.

After Naisi left, Ji Huan immediately said to Ji Jin, “That Alpha’s not reliable. Luckily, he’s not your Alpha.”

Ji Xingxing, just learning to talk, eagerly joined in the teasing and babbled, “Luckily not! Luckily not!”

Ji Jin: …

Ji Huan played with Ji Xingxing for a while longer, then took Ji Jin and Ji Xingxing together to a restaurant for a meal. Ji Huan usually went to relatively upscale restaurants or private dining spots. Ji Xingxing had never been to such places before, so he stared with wide eyes in amazement. By the end of the meal, his little belly was full and round, and he lay in his uncle’s arms, not wanting to move.

After eating, Ji Huan accompanied them back before reluctantly preparing to leave. Before leaving, he said he would quickly solve the household registration issue. However, since the little baby was only two years old, it was still a bit early to start kindergarten, so Ji Huan might hire a private tutor to provide one-on-one instruction.

Ji Jin looked at his son and felt that the good days for the little one were limited. Ji Huan’s academic performance had always been better than his own, so having his uncle tutor him wouldn’t be a bad thing.

After all, Ji Jin still had work. The upcoming training was expected to be quite tough, and he might not have much time to take care of Ji Xingxing.

After they got home, Ji Xingxing was very sleepy. Ji Jin soothed the baby to sleep and then sent a message to Naisi. Naisi had just found a hotel and was eating, so Ji Jin didn’t disturb him further and let him rest.

Then he sent a message to Jiao Yue, asking when he would leave.

Jiao Yue replied, “I rescheduled my flight, now I’m about to check in,” and didn’t say anything more. After a while, he added, “Ke Yu is watching me board the plane; I don’t know who told him to.”

This message was loaded with meaning. Ji Jin stared at it, stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Now, the only person who could boss around Ke Yu was Lu Yao, and the fact that he forced Jiao Yue to reschedule his flight was a little excessive jealousy.

Thinking about Lu Yao probably at home, taking suppressant and going through the susceptibility period, Ji Jin imagined Lu Yao’s expression must have been both funny and cute.

Just like his son, Ji Jin thought as he gazed at Ji Xingxing sleeping beside him.

He still didn’t know how to handle his relationship with Lu Yao. Although he had fathered Ji Xingxing, he didn’t have enough reason to convince himself to be possessed and marked by an Alpha.

If the Ji family found out about his relationship with Lu Yao and that Ji Xingxing’s father was an Alpha, his mother might drag him back to get married.

Besides, even ignoring that, their positions were not suitable for being together.

After being marked, an Omega was physiologically and emotionally prone to relying on their Alpha. Even if Ji Jin could control his emotions and focus solely on playing the game, facing Lu Yao without mercy, the audience, players, and the entire esports community would not believe he could control himself.

Just like they didn’t believe an Omega could compete.

Therefore, his relationship with Lu Yao was, at most, limited to this stage and could not move forward unless he found a reason to convince himself.

While Ji Xingxing was asleep, Ji Jin opened his computer and played a few rounds of games. Because he used a smurf account, no one was disturbed, and he happily played a few rounds. As a professional player, most of the time he dominated technically, only occasionally struggling against streamers nearly at a pro level.

However, Ji Jin mainly practiced the recently released heroes, researching their stats—not looking for the thrill of beating weaker players.

Later, Ji Xingxing woke up, still groggy, and climbed into Ji Jin’s arms.

Ji Huan had ordered dinner for Ji Jin and Ji Xingxing at noon. Ji Jin played games with Ji Xingxing for a bit, and then the big and small continued eating dinner.

After dinner, Ji Jin found a puzzle-type cartoon for Ji Xingxing to watch, while he took out his phone to check recent news.

Today’s reports had quickly spread online, and public opinion began to tilt heavily in Ji Jin’s favor. Especially the press conference video, released by someone with intent—the scene of a group of “fierce” Alphas interrogating a “fragile” Omega made most people sympathize with Ji Jin.

Additionally, with the rise of Omega rights awareness in recent years, Ji Jin’s past achievements were unquestioned, so most people felt sorry for him.

Ji Jin’s haters also increased, as he was never a very likable player and had offended many people before, so there were many who disliked him. Now, it was just another batch, with no significant effect on his career.

Also, there were messages in the MOE team group chat about returning to training in a few days to prepare for the autumn tournament. The new training schedule was out, and Ji Jin downloaded the sheet and marked the times.

At that moment, Lu Yao suddenly sent him a message:

“Brother, come to the window.”

Ji Jin didn’t understand what was going on. Normally, Lu Yao should be obediently staying home through his susceptibility period. He was very sensitive to pheromones now and shouldn’t come out, as too much pheromone exposure would make him uncomfortable.

Ji Jin wondered what strange thoughts Lu Yao was having, sending such odd messages.

“Brother, come to the window, hurry up.”

Lu Yao urged again, and Ji Jin half-believed it, walking to the window. When he looked down, he saw Lu Yao standing by the streetlight downstairs, holding a phone in one hand and a helium balloon in the other, looking up at his window. When he saw Ji Jin come to the window, his eyes lit up.

Ji Jin’s heart skipped a beat. He saw Lu Yao waving at him, then saying something into the phone. After that, a voice message appeared on Ji Jin’s phone. He clicked it:

“I missed you, brother, so I secretly came to take a look.”

Although they couldn’t mark or touch each other, just missing him and being able to look at him from afar through the window was enough to satisfy him.

 

Author’s note:

Naisi said: “These days, even if you’re not sweet and soft, just having an Omega is already good enough.”

Ji Jin said: “Believe it or not, I’d kick you back to City C.”

Lu Yao said: “No need, I think destroying me on the spot is good enough.”

 

 

 

 

 

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