E-Sports Boss Wants To Post Messages With New Players Every Day Chapter 46

Chapter 45

After a brief farewell with Shen Xiao, Xu Ziyan closed his computer and stood up. As he walked out of the study, he saw Xie Wei leaning on the living room sofa, supporting his forehead while looking down at documents on a tablet.

It was early afternoon. The diffused winter sunlight streamed into the room through the large floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside the glass, the sky was a vast, grayish-white expanse with dark pine and cypress trees. Inside, tiny motes of dust could be seen dancing in the air.

The pale golden light was not harsh; it softly enveloped the young, handsome Alpha. His narrow, peach-blossom eyes were carelessly lowered, the fragmented light trembling on his lashes. He had thin, light-colored lips and a sharply defined jawline. The top two buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing his beautifully shaped collarbone. Below his strong, powerful waist, his long legs were casually crossed, a posture that was both lazy and effortlessly seductive, enough to make one’s heart race.

Sensing the gaze, the Alpha lifted his head and looked over, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

Xie Wei put down the tablet and sat up straight, patting the spot next to him: “Come here.”

Xu Ziyan swallowed and obediently walked over.

It had been some time since Xie Wei accepted his confession, yet Xu Ziyan still often found it hard to believe whenever he saw Xie Wei.

The person he had admired for so long, the one he thought was unattainable, had actually become his Alpha.

Gentle, considerate, and powerful—he fulfilled almost all of his secret fantasies about a future partner.

As Xu Ziyan approached Xie Wei, he smelled a faint hint of alcohol mixed with the incredibly familiar lemon-mint Pheromone, which was somewhat novel.

The man took his hand and pulled down, and Xu Ziyan tumbled onto the sofa without resistance.

Xie Wei asked in a low voice, “Did you not eat well just now?”

Xu Ziyan paused. Not wanting Xie Wei to worry, he vaguely replied, “It was fine.”

Xie Wei scoffed: “Come on, I couldn’t even eat properly with them around, let alone you? It was too rushed bringing you back; many things weren’t arranged properly. That’s my fault.”

“Today was just them. During the New Year’s greetings, there will be even more people.” The Xie family was a large and influential clan, and whenever there were holidays, countless people came to visit. Besides relatives from collateral branches, there were also business partners from the commercial world who came to give gifts and maintain relationships. Dealing with them was truly exhausting and mentally taxing.

Xu Ziyan quickly said, “It’s fine, you just focus on your work. I don’t mind.”

Xie Wei seemed amused by him and curved his lips: “How could I really just ignore you? We only kept them for lunch today. Until the New Year, there won’t be any outsiders at home. The New Year’s greetings in the following days will be a bit troublesome, but it’s nothing major.”

As he spoke, Xie Wei picked up the tablet again, tapped it twice, and handed it to Xu Ziyan: “Take a look. What do you think?”

Xu Ziyan looked at the screen, which displayed a hot spring resort.

In the photo, a pool of clear, steaming spring water was enclosed by granite. Beyond the yellowing bamboo railing, distant snow-white mountains stretched continuously, covered in silver frost. The snow pines were crystalline, and the sky was vast, offering an excellent view and scenery.

Soaking in a hot spring in such a place would surely be a refreshing and delightful experience.

Xu Ziyan honestly said, “This place is so beautiful.”

Xie Wei smiled: “A friend owns it. After the New Year, we’ll go there and relax for a couple of days.”

Xu Ziyan was tempted, but he hesitated: “Is that okay?”

Xie Wei said, “Why wouldn’t it be? I’ve been busy with all sorts of messy things in the past few years. This year, I’ll take a break and go out to relax for two days.”

He then glanced at Xu Ziyan, smiling faintly: “Are you coming?”

Did he even need to ask?

“Yes!”

Xie Wei smiled and ruffled the young man’s head. After thinking for a moment, he instructed, “I have to go to the company with my parents this afternoon. I’ll pick you up for dinner tonight. I’ll have Auntie bring some food up for you in a bit, just to tide you over.”

Xu Ziyan was still immersed in the excitement of the upcoming trip with his lover and naturally agreed to everything.

The two of them cuddled on the sofa for a while, and Xie Wei also sobered up a bit. Before long, there was a knock on the door, and he tidied his clothes and hurried out.

The room fell silent again, but Xu Ziyan didn’t feel bored at all because of the anticipation filling his heart.

He hummed a tune as he returned to the study, sat down, and casually picked up the phone on the desk to check it.

In that short time, he had received quite a few messages on his Line account.

KK: I heard from my brother that you went home with Captain Xie? Nice, that’s fast progress.

Xu Ziyan replied: No, I had nowhere to go this New Year, and the Captain kindly took me in.

KK: Oh, come on, look at your relationship now. Haha, I’m going to Captain Xie’s house with my brother in a couple of days. Remember to welcome me.

Xu Ziyan replied: Of course.

The next message was from Shen Xiao.

Seamy: …Sigh, I never thought you and the Captain would reach the stage of meeting the parents, while I’m still a single dog who’s never dated. It’s moving.

This message was sent right after Xu Ziyan left. The next message was sent about three minutes later.

Seamy: Damn it, I shouldn’t have said that jerk had any redeeming qualities. I take it back!!! Damn it, can he just stay away from me?

The three huge exclamation marks were very conspicuous on the screen.

The third message had a longer time gap and was a screenshot.

Xu Ziyan clicked it open and saw a dazzling MVP record paired with the words “Six Consecutive Wins,” which was very eye-catching.

He sharply noticed that in the small team behind the screenshot, the IDs Seamy and Secret were tightly aligned.

…He was so indignant earlier, yet in the end, didn’t he still team up with the guy? Who knows how Secret managed to coax this firecracker.

Xu Ziyan felt as if he could see Shen Jingze Xiao squatting on the ground, holding a bowl, eating and saying, “It smells so good!”

He stifled a laugh and replied: Nice, worthy of God Xiao.

Probably still in the queue, Shen Xiao quickly replied triumphantly: Of course!

The last message was from an ID he hadn’t seen before.

Jiang: Hello Ice, I’m Jiang Yuxin, the manager of TWG. I’ve been away on a business trip recently and haven’t been back to the base. I’ll officially return to work after the New Year and wanted to say hello. You can contact me with any issues or requests in the future.

Xu Ziyan belatedly recalled that Qu Qingyue had mentioned this person to him and quickly replied: Okay, thank you for your hard work.

Jiang: It’s my pleasure.

After replying to the messages and playing a Ranked Match, he heard a knock on the door.

Remembering that Xie Wei had said he would have someone bring food to the room before he left, Xu Ziyan didn’t suspect anything and walked over to open the door.

However, standing outside was not a servant pushing a dining cart, but a tall, unfamiliar Alpha.

Xu Ziyan was stunned for a moment before realizing who this person was—one of Xie Wei’s cousins. This person had been staring at him frequently in the living room and at the dining table earlier.

He remembered… his name was Guo Ran, right?

That’s strange, didn’t he go to the company with them?

Xu Ziyan frowned, about to ask what he wanted, but before he could speak, he smelled a rich, almost choking scent of roses, mixed with the Alpha’s Pheromone, overwhelming him like a tidal wave.

As if struck by a heavy hammer, Xu Ziyan’s face instantly turned extremely pale. He staggered back a few steps, his eyes wide: “You—you’re in Rut Period?!”

Guo Ran looked at the fair and beautiful Omega before him, a slow curve forming on his lips. He slowly walked forward, unhurriedly: “Yes, is there a problem?”

His tone was so matter-of-fact that he seemed to feel no guilt about approaching his cousin’s Omega while in Rut Period.

As Guo Ran approached, Xu Ziyan could only retreat.

An Alpha’s Pheromone naturally carries a sense of coercion and control over an Omega, especially an Alpha in Rut Period.

Guo Ran now looked at Xu Ziyan as if he were already his possession, and he smiled: “The first time I saw you just now, I thought you were very beautiful.”

“What’s so good about following Xie Wei? He’s a block of ice. I’m different; I’ll be very gentle with you.”

He was certain that under the influence of his Rut Period, the Omega before him had no power to resist. He reached out his hand, leisurely moving to touch the young man’s face, which was flushed with an unnatural redness.

Unexpectedly, the person in front of him suddenly changed expression. Immediately, a strong gust of wind came from the side. Guo Ran was completely unprepared and was punched in the eye socket by Xu Ziyan.

“Ah!!” Guo Ran cried out in pain. He covered his eye and glared viciously at Xu Ziyan: “Damn… what are you pretending for! Weren’t you trying to seduce me at the dinner table earlier? Now you’re acting like a chaste martyr? Damn it, Omegas are naturally meant to serve Alphas. I gave you some face just now, and now you’re getting ahead of yourself!”

Seduce?

A hint of coldness and malice rose in Xu Ziyan’s heart. He let out a laugh, enunciating every word clearly: “Bullshit.”

Guo Ran was enraged. He stopped trying to be gentle and swung his fist.

At the company, Xie Wei was with Father Xie, Mother Xie, and Xie Linchun, attending the routine year-end work report in the conference room on the top floor.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Guo Lin, who was sitting not far from him, covered in cold sweat, looking flustered and unable to sit still. Feeling strange, he asked aloud, “What’s wrong with you?”

Xie Wei’s question drew everyone’s attention to Guo Lin.

Xie Linchun was protective of her child. Seeing Guo Lin’s poor state, she quickly asked with concern, “What’s the matter? Are you feeling unwell? Oh, your brother also wasn’t feeling well. I should have known you two should have just stayed at the Xie house to rest…”

“…No, it’s not that.”

“What?” Xie Linchun didn’t hear clearly and tilted her ear.

“It’s not that.” Guo Lin finally couldn’t suppress the guilt in his heart. “Guo Ran, he—he’s not feeling unwell at all!”

“He’s in Rut Period!”

The crowd erupted in shock.

Xie Wei abruptly stood up, his chair scraping loudly against the floor.

His face changed drastically: “Xu Ziyan is still at home.”

Mother Xie stood up without a word and dismissed the other irrelevant people. These were all high-level company executives, and she wasn’t worried they would leak something that could damage the company’s reputation.

She decisively said, “Hurry home. Where is Uncle Yan? Call him—”

Before she could finish, Xie Wei had already rushed out of the conference room.

Mother Xie sighed, her gaze turning like a knife toward Xie Linchun and her son.

Guo Lin knew Guo Ran was in Rut Period but kept silent, clearly indicating that the two brothers had plotted this earlier.

An Omega encountering an Alpha in Rut Period… everyone knew what could happen.

Although Xie Linchun was jealous of Mother Xie, she still had her wits about her. Enraged, she slapped Guo Lin hard: “You bastard!”

Mother Xie suddenly recalled the scene when she returned home and found Father Xie entangled with that Omega. She closed her eyes: “Hurry up and follow him.”

Otherwise, Xie Wei might truly do something irreversible.