180 Degrees

Adversary

*** A/N: Le wild party boi appear

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"Have you heard? The Young Master's test result has just come out."

"I know. He turns out to be an Omega, doesn't he?"

"Indeed. Poor thing, he must've been shocked. I hope his schoolmates won't start bullying him."

"For two Alphas to produce an Omega child... What bad luck. Have the Master and the Madam said anything yet?"

"What can they say? It's not as if anyone can change the result."

"I worry about the future of this group. Even a Beta would've been slightly better."

"Well, the Master and the Madam don't have any other heir. They only have the Young Master to continue the family line and the group."

"An Omega leading a business empire this big... I wonder if they'll find an Alpha for him to marry and let that Alpha take charge?"

"Yeah, I suppose that's the solution they have. No matter how smart and capable the Young Master is, if others were to know that our group's head is an Omega, they'll definitely look down on us and that will make things difficult for everyone."

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"...oss... Boss... Zhehan?"

Slowly, Zhang Zhehan opened his eyes. He first saw a familiar ceiling above him, then a familiar voice calling for his name. When he turned aside, a familiar face appeared next to him.

"...Xiao Yu? What is it?" he asked; his voice was slightly hoarse.

"You told me to wake you up at 15:00 in the afternoon. Well, it's 15:05 now. Time for you to get up," Xiao Yu said.

The Omega closed his eyes, rubbing the center of his forehead.

"It's been a long time since I dreamed of something from the past."

As he rose slowly to a sitting position, the view of his surroundings gradually entered his sight. A desk, a cupboard, a window with its curtains closed, a small pantry, and a leather sofa he was sitting on with a coffee table in front of it — it was the private lounge he built adjacent to his office in the group's company headquarters. Having seen this much, Zhang Zhehan finally realized that he had retreated here after lunch to take a nap.

Or rather, to wait until the side effects of a particular medicine he needed to regularly consume wore off.

"Are you feeling better now?" Xiao Yu very understandingly did not rush him, instead getting a cup of water from the pantry for Zhang Zhehan to drink, "Do you still feel discomfort anywhere?"

A simple question yet difficult to answer. He woke up with a light headache, his muscles felt sluggish, and he had no appetite at all, not even for a clear glass of water. But if he said this, this right-hand man of his would start nagging to no end, so the Omega chose to simply shake his head, answering in a low voice.

"I'm alright," he said.

"If you say so..." Xiao Yu knew better than to press him further, "Must you really continue to take a suppressant this strong though? I thought your heat was manageable with the regular suppressants."

"The regular suppressants can manage my heat, but they cannot hide my scent," Zhang Zhehan took a sip of his drink, "The ones I'm taking now are the only type of suppressant that can conceal my scent, my pheromone."

"My nature as an Omega."

"There are already Omegas taking on various leadership and managerial roles in this day and age. Surely, you no longer have to conceal it anymore?"