Chapter 95 – Tangtang’s third engagement

Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen

“Tang Tang, listen to me, I really like you. The first time I saw you, I thought you were so beautiful, like a celestial being, truly the Empire’s number one beauty. Your personality is a bit cold, but I can accept that. But you know, you’re a Beta, my father said that only Omegas can continue our family line.”

Mmm, yes, yes, yes.

An impatient Tang Qing nodded.

Seeing his agreement, the man across from him continued his analysis.

“Mainly, my Alpha level is too high, they think that with my level, being with a Beta would probably not allow us to have offspring, wasting my excellent genes…”

Mmm, yes, yes, yes.

Tang Qing looked up at the butterflies on the tree, their wings adorned with beautiful patterns, fluttering playfully, looking very entertaining.

The dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on Tang Qing’s slightly upturned face, enhancing his exquisite features, his outstanding temperament, his fair and delicate skin, captivating to the extreme.

But this beautiful man slightly furrowed his brow, biting his lush red lower lip, eyes brimming with tears, a face filled with restrained grievance, making one wish to present the world’s finest treasures before him, just to see a smile on his face.

“Tang Tang, don’t be sad. It’s all my fault, I remember all the good things you did for me.” The man across from him looked at the beauty, saddened by not being able to have him, feeling even more heartbroken,

Overwhelmed, he reached out and grabbed Tang Qing’s hand.

“What are you doing!”

Startled, Tang Qing jerked back his hand as if bitten by a dog, pulling it back with disgust.

He didn’t even hear what the man in front of him was saying, just trying to stifle a yawn made him look ferocious, almost tearful.

How dare he ambush him.

Despicable.

“Young Master Zheng, marriage not only depends on mutual consent but also on compatibility between families. I understand all of this. Since you have chosen to uphold the family’s honor, let’s peacefully annul the engagement.”

The man across from him was named Zheng Nian, the sole heir of the noble Zheng family, and Tang Qing’s second fiancé.

“Tang Tang, I know you’re still upset with me, right? I didn’t mean to hug Tang Shanshan, she had just gone through a differentiation… she was crying non-stop, I felt sorry for her, so I hugged her for a moment.”

“Enough, Young Master Zheng. I’m not interested in knowing why my ex wants to hide in the small woods and cuddle with an Omega. Today, we are here to discuss the annulment of our marriage, let’s not bring up these old matters again.”

“Tang Tang, why are you still so narrow-minded. I’m an Alpha, being attracted to Omega pheromones is normal. Any normal Alpha would have such a reaction. It’s just that my level is higher, making me more susceptible.”

“Young Master Zheng, let’s stick to the matter at hand, discussing the annulment of our engagement, let’s not talk about irrelevant matters, okay?”

Tang Qing rolled his eyes silently.

In the world he was in, there was an ABO background. Besides the primary genders, male and female, there was also a secondary gender.

When System 99 introduced this world into his mind, he was completely bewildered.

Fortunately, he was just an ordinary Beta himself, spared from the strange heats and estrus phases.

He had been in this world for eighteen years, and the system had malfunctioned from the beginning, never assigning any tasks.

A few years ago, one day, System 99’s cute electronic voice suddenly appeared and told him that his mission was “to… marry…”.

After saying that, System 99 went offline.

Help… he couldn’t understand a word it was saying.

In any case, his mission was just two words:

Marriage.

But Tang Qing had no idea who the marriage partner would be.

Initially, Tang Qing thought this mission would be easy to complete. Find a man who looked decent, get married, and then leave the world, mission accomplished.

Even though in this ABO world, Tang Qing was just an unappreciated Beta, his looks were outstanding. Even the most beautiful Omega couldn’t compare to his beauty.

At sixteen, Tang Qing had his first engagement with the rising star of the empire at that time, General Shen Yanxia. Once Tang Qing turned eighteen, they were to be married.

However, before the wedding day arrived, Shen Yanxia claimed to have found that it was Tang Qing’s younger brother who had saved him in his childhood, and decided to break off their engagement, pursuing his half-brother, the Omega Tang Xiaobai.

Subsequently, Tang Qing quickly arranged his second marriage with a nobleman named Zheng Nian. However, when Tang Qing turned eighteen and still hadn’t differentiated into an Omega, confirming he was just an ordinary Beta known for his beauty, the Zheng family regretted their decision and repeatedly requested to annul the engagement.

He was still hesitating whether to take the initiative to propose a divorce when he saw his sister crying with a face full of tears, and his fiancé Zheng Nian hugging her in the small woods.

As for his fiancé, Zheng Nian, he kept insisting that it was all a misunderstanding, that he was just comforting his sister who had recently differentiated into an Omega, her pheromones being unstable.

Before he could even forgive this man, he found himself facing him again, this time saying he wanted to annul the engagement.

“Young Master Zheng, let’s end our conversation here today. If there’s nothing else, let’s consider our engagement officially over, and we can go our separate ways.”

“Tang Tang, why are you saying such harsh words.” Zheng Nian spoke affectionately, gazing at Tang Qing’s beautiful face, saying, “Although we’ve called off the engagement, we can still be friends, right?”

Tang Qing couldn’t take it anymore.

He put down his cup, stood up without hesitation, and said:

“Young Master Zheng, please don’t call me ‘Tang Tang’ anymore, we’re not that close.”

Watching Tang Qing walk away, Zheng Nian, despite having already decided to end the engagement, still felt deeply disappointed.

Why was such a beautiful person just a Beta?

Otherwise, he would have defied his parents’ objections and married him no matter what.

…

As Tang Qing walked back home, he came across the son and daughter of his father’s lover, Madame Su, Tang Xiaobai and Tang Shanshan.

“Brother, I heard you officially annulled the engagement with Young Master Zheng today?”

Tang Qing nodded coldly, wanting to return to his room.

“Elder Brother, please don’t be angry, I really didn’t mean for you to see me embracing Young Master Zheng in the woods. It was because I had just differentiated into an Omega, and couldn’t control my pheromones, it was an unavoidable circumstance…”

“Little Sister, stop talking. Brother is just a Beta, how would he understand how difficult it is for us rare Omegas to control our pheromones?”

The siblings played off each other in front of him.

Tang Qing felt like rolling his eyes. It wasn’t that he was a conspiracy theorist, but every time he broke off an engagement, it was somehow related to this brother-sister duo.

He had been with Shen Yanxia for almost half a year, their relationship was gradually stabilizing, he had some feelings for Shen Yanxia, and even started fantasizing about their wedding. One day, his brother timidly approached Shen Yanxia, saying he had a question to ask him. After their conversation, Shen Yanxia discovered that his brother was his childhood savior, and as if under a spell, immediately wanted to annul the engagement with Tang Qing.

The annulment of the engagement wasn’t a big deal initially. But for some reason, rumors spread about his bad character, suggesting that he only got dumped because of it.

As he faced accusations, Zheng Nian suddenly appeared, facing the odd looks from the crowd, resolutely proposing to him. Although Tang Qing had no fondness for him, he was still moved by his actions and agreed to consider an engagement with him.

Soon after, he witnessed this man and his just-differentiated Omega sister, Tang Xiaobai, having a heated affair.

Tang Qing wasn’t here to pick up trash, he had no interest in continuing any involvement with Zheng Nian.

At times, he wondered if he was part of some cannon fodder plot, specifically designated to be an insignificant scapegoat in other people’s colorful love stories.

Ignoring the siblings, Tang Qing walked straight into his room.

Closing the door, Tang Qing undressed, neatly folded his clothes, and then transformed into a large cat, leaping onto the bed.

In this world, he had a strange ability to freely transform into a cat.

A majestic blue tabby Maine Coon, he gracefully leaped out the window and landed on the grass in the garden.

Covered in beautiful long fur, his base color was a light, clear silver with a touch of blue. His large ears stood tall, and his big round amber eyes were beautiful. Despite his delicate facial features and sweet appearance, he was quite large in size, stretching over a meter long when fully extended.

As Tang Qing grew older, he became more adept at controlling his cat form, including its size.

When he felt unhappy, he would turn into a large cat, rolling on the bed, grooming himself, curling up into a large cat loaf to rest.

If he felt even more upset, he would transform into a household cat size, play in the garden, catch fish in the pond, or climb trees.

It was just too exhausting being human, being a cat was much easier.

Now, he settled down in the sunniest spot.

Shaking his fluffy tail, stretching lazily, his beautiful amber eyes narrowed into slits.

It was exhausting chatting with that idiot all day.

He must remember to complain to System 99 in the future, this should count as a work-related injury.

…

“Father, although elder brother is just an ordinary Beta, he wouldn’t agree to marry that flawed ‘royal madman’. It wouldn’t be good if he gets mad at you later.” Tang Xiaobai hypocritically spoke up for his brother.

“He’s just a Beta, been dumped twice, and now there are rumors about his bad reputation. No decent family will come to us for a proposal.” Tang Qing’s biological father, Tang Moyang, made a cold decision.

“It’s rare enough that the empress chose him. Giving him the chance to marry into the royal family, it’s already a step up.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaobai and Tang Shanshan exchanged a knowing smile.

It seemed their half-brother was in for a rough time.

He was the famous “royal madman”, not only ruthless and cruel but also hideous. It was said that his appearance was ruined in his childhood, hence he always wore a mask, never revealing his true face.

He was an S-level Alpha, but due to the chaos of his pheromones, he was mentally unstable. Over the years, the royal family had sent numerous beautiful Omegas to him, trying to appease his chaotic mind, only to be tortured to death by him.

Not to mention Tang Qing, a Beta without pheromones.

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