MFSOWAA Chapter 3: You Definitely Want to Sleep with Me

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Even in the highly developed 21st century, humanity still hasn’t gained the ability to control lightning.

So, flight delays due to thunderstorms remain a regular occurrence for business travelers.

As the only assistant to the Director, Xia Lin dutifully completed all the pre-boarding tasks. Then, he sat dumbly in the waiting lounge, watching as the Director continued working on his laptop as seriously as if he were still in the office.

In all his years of working, even when traveling with the perfectionist jerk Kain, they had never taken a late-night flight. If they had a meeting the next day, they would just depart half a day earlier.

Two long, boring hours passed, yet Xue Zenan remained as composed as ever, showing no signs of impatience or discomfort. Xia Lin finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

He asked, "Director Xue, may I ask why we had to leave at night instead of just departing half a day earlier?"

As if his train of thought had been interrupted, Xue Zenan looked up at him but didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he continued working.

Just when Xia Lin thought he wouldn’t get a response, Xue Zenan finally said, "Too much work."

Xia Lin: "…"

Xue Zenan continued, "There was too much work to finish. If I hadn’t completed it this afternoon, we’d be two days behind schedule. So, sorry to make you stay late and catch this flight with me."

Xia Lin: "Not at all, not at all, it's my duty, of course."

   [Xia Lin isn’t Lin Xia: Couldn’t the Director just abuse his authority a little and let us slack off for one afternoon? Just one afternoon!]

   [Bossy and Beautiful Omega: You should rush up to him and yell: "Director! I’ve never pulled an all-nighter for a flight before! I demand overtime pay!"]

   [Xia Lin isn’t Lin Xia: Overtime pay, my ass. The real issue is that night flights are prone to delays! We still haven’t taken off!]

   [Only Idiots Go Into Heat: Oh, actually, your boss just wants to spend a beautiful and unforgettable night with you in the airport lounge.]

   [Bossy and Beautiful Omega: And clearly, he has achieved his goal.]

   [Xia Lin isn’t Lin Xia: Even the most beautiful and unforgettable night won’t change my bad review of him!]

   [Bossy and Beautiful Omega: Come on, you used to rate that scumbag as a "super negative zero"… and yet—]

   [Xia Lin isn’t Lin Xia: I HAVE ASCENDED TO THE THRONE!!!]

Actually, they hadn’t boarded yet. The delayed flight announcement on the display hadn’t changed at all.

Xia Lin just didn’t want to continue the topic—he didn’t even want to see anything related to Kain.

Fine. He admitted it. He had known the guy for a year, spent a month agonizing over his decision to accept the confession, only for that bastard to cheat on him like some shameless animal.

So, as a beta who lost to an omega, Xia Lin couldn’t help but feel a little down. Was the universe sending him a sign? He had been cheated on by an omega three times already—was it time to burn some incense and pray for good fortune? Or find some mystical master to check whether his fate was completely devoid of love?

"Coffee?"

Xia Lin looked up to see a steaming cup of coffee being warmly pushed toward him by an airport staff member.

"Ah… Thank you."

Seeing how bored he was, Xue Zenan finally showed some mercy and put down his work. "Want to go for a walk?"

A walk? Xia Lin held his coffee in surprise. Did the Director think this was some kind of amusement park? The airport had nothing worth strolling around—either overpriced luxury goods he couldn't afford or a bunch of skincare products covered in incomprehensible labels.

"I think I’ll pass," Xia Lin refused outright.

"My apologies for interrupting your date with your boyfriend," Xue Zenan said, as if suddenly realizing how rude he had been to split up a couple’s plans. "Next time, I’ll check your schedule before deciding."

"Oh—so considerate—" Xia Lin deliberately dragged out his words and looked into Xue Zenan's eyes, but he couldn’t see a hint of embarrassment. "My boyfriend wouldn’t mind me missing a date for work. After all, our love is stronger than gold and deeper than the sea. Two or three days apart means nothing to us."

Xia Lin emphasized how understanding his totally real boyfriend was, just in case Xue Zenan got any funny ideas.

He had zero interest in getting involved with an alpha. He wasn’t some divine matchmaker meant to bring AOs together for the good of humankind—why should he let himself be dragged into this mess?

"But Director Xue, let’s not take night flights next time, okay?"

After all, Xia Lin really didn’t want to sit around like an idiot at 9 PM, wasting time with some inexplicable alpha.

By the time 10 PM rolled around, their flight—delayed by four hours—was finally ready for boarding.

To Xia Lin, it didn’t matter which class he sat in or who was next to him—because he was the type who always fell asleep on transportation.

He sat down and bluntly informed his boss, "If I don’t close my eyes and sleep, I’ll get severe motion sickness, maybe even a high fever and swelling. So, Director Xue, I’m going to sleep now."

Then, he put on his sleep mask, completely ignoring the man's expression, and did exactly that.

Xue Zenan: …

When they finally landed in City A, their colleagues from the branch office—who had been waiting since 9 PM—looked just as relieved as Xia Lin felt.

Waiting for three extra hours hadn’t been easy for them either.

Just as Xia Lin was about to praise his colleagues for their dedication, reality gave him a hard slap in the face.

"…One room?" Xia Lin stared blankly. Was the branch office going bankrupt? How could they only arrange one hotel room for the two of them?

Xiao Li replied, "Wasn’t it requested that you two share a room?"

Xia Lin stood there in silence, staring at the closed bathroom door, his heart turning to ash.

What the hell? Was this that old, tired setup where the powerful CEO forces his subordinate to share a room, then a bed, then—next thing you know—it’s an irreversible “Oops, we already did it” situation?

The bathroom door opened, and Xue Zenan saw Xia Lin staring at him like he had just stolen his last chance to use the toilet.

"You need to use it?"

Xia Lin shoved past him, slammed the door shut, and locked it.

   [Xia Lin isn’t Lin Xia: I REFUSE to believe this "one room was a mistake," "company cost-saving," "two grown men shouldn’t care" nonsense! I’ve seen this kind of setup way too many times!]

   [The Whole World is Just My Background: So your boss is definitely setting you up?]

   [Xia Lin isn’t Lin Xia: Yes! Absolutely!]

Xia Lin sighed in frustration, then hesitantly opened the bathroom door.

To his surprise, Xue Zenan was sitting on the couch, his suitcase still untouched, exactly as it had been when they arrived.

"Xia Lin," Xue Zenan said, standing up and picking up his luggage. "If there’s no issue, I’ll be leaving now. I have a long-term reservation at this hotel, so this room is yours. See you tomorrow morning."

Xia Lin: "…Okay, see you tomorrow morning."

   [Xia Lin isn’t Lin Xia: ???]

   [The Whole World is Just My Background: Just go to bed, poor thing. Look what they’ve done to you.]

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Author’s Note: I’ll slowly update this! Sorry for making everyone wait! QAQ

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