Chapter 78: Don’t Worry About the Rest

Chapter 78: Don't Worry About the Rest

The cabin had a landline and internet access.

Bai Siyan discovered this while checking the rooms once he'd recovered some strength.

Of course, Bai Siyan also spotted the busted lock on the front door that Wen Qi had told him about.

The lock cylinder had been smashed off—half of it had fallen to the ground, and the other half was still dangling from the door.

It lined up perfectly with what Wen Qi had said.

Bai Siyan didn't waste a second. The moment he found the phone worked, he called Song Po and told him to come pick him up.

Even though his heat was over, his Omega traits hadn't reverted yet.

Bai Siyan needed Song Po to bring the suppressant reversal meds.

Song Po was fast—within two hours, the sound of a car pulling up came from outside the cabin.

Song Po got out, trudged unevenly through the snow, stomped his boots at the door to knock off the snow, and only then went inside.

The first thing he saw was Wen Qi spraying perfume everywhere. Then he spotted Bai Siyan by the fireplace, legs crossed, reading quietly.

One was still, the other in motion, yet somehow the whole scene felt oddly harmonious.

Song Po hurried over to Bai Siyan, wanting to pull him up and check him over for injuries.

But Bai Siyan was his boss, and without permission, Song Po didn't dare lay a hand on him.

So he just looked him over, finding no visible injuries.

"I was scared shitless when I saw the live stream. Thank God you're okay."

"Mm."

Song Po's words got a faint grunt from Bai Siyan.

Compared to Song Po's panic, Bai Siyan was way too calm.

He closed the book and his first words to Song Po were, "I told you to bring an extra car. Did you?"

"Yeah, the driver's waiting out front."

"Good." Bai Siyan nodded, then looked past Song Po at Wen Qi, who was still busy spraying. "Stop spraying. I'll have someone clean this place. Go get in the car now—take the one in the back."

"What about you, Siyan?"

Siyan?

Song Po raised an eyebrow at Wen Qi calling Bai Siyan by his first name, shooting him a cold look.

But Wen Qi didn't even glance at him—he just kept his eyes on Bai Siyan, waiting for an answer.

"I'll come later."

"You're not riding with me?"

"No."

Wen Qi figured Bai Siyan had more to say to Song Po that he wasn't meant to hear, so he didn't push it. He wisely set down the perfume and walked out.

Once Wen Qi was in the car, Bai Siyan told Song Po, "Find some tight-lipped people to clean this place up, and look into who owns the house."

"Yes." Song Po acknowledged, his lips parting like he wanted to say something but held back.

Bai Siyan narrowed his eyes. "Say what you want. No one's stopping you."

"Never mind, I'll tell you in the car. Let me get things set up first."

Song Po marked the cabin's coordinates and started calling people on his phone.

After sending the messages, he got in the car and took the lead.

Bai Siyan sat in the back, took the conversion meds, then set the laptop Song Po had brought on his lap and got to work.

It wasn't until the car hit the main avenue and sped up that Bai Siyan looked up and said, "Turn right at Berlin Road and head to the filming villa."

"The set? It's already past midnight. Maybe we should head home first, clean up, and get some sleep before going."

"Just do what I said."

"Yes."

After giving the order, Bai Siyan looked back down at the computer.

But a few seconds later, remembering Song Po's hesitation back at the cabin, he looked up again. "What were you going to say back at the cabin?"

"I was just thinking—before you came on the show, didn't you have Dr. Chen prescribe suppressants? So why did your heat hit in less than two weeks?"

"Trigger?" Bai Siyan latched onto the key word.

"Yeah. I'm a Beta, but I do my research. I read that it's abnormal for an Omega's heat to come early. Usually, it's either triggered by an Alpha's pheromones, or they took something themselves."

Obviously, Bai Siyan wouldn't just pop pills, so Song Po's focus was on the former.

"It's not the pheromones."

But Bai Siyan immediately shot that down.

It wasn't that he was defending Wen Qi—it was because Bai Siyan could actually smell Wen Qi's pheromones.

Bai Siyan's natural trait was being a low-grade Omega, which made him insensitive to pheromones. That was why he couldn't pick up the scent Jiang Nanchu had left on him.

But strangely, every time Wen Qi released pheromones, Bai Siyan could clearly smell that snake berry scent.

And this time, when his heat hit, Bai Siyan could tell Wen Qi hadn't released any pheromones at all.

Still, Wen Qi was still suspicious.

Even though everything he said checked out, Bai Siyan was used to verifying things himself.

Bai Siyan thought for a moment, then said to Song Po:

"Tomorrow morning, when you go to wrap things up, take a look at the woods where the paraglider came down to see if there's anything... hmm, never mind."

This was the first time Bai Siyan had ever stopped mid-order.

Song Po glanced at Bai Siyan in the rearview mirror. "Something you're suspicious about, sir?" "No. Just make sure it's cleaned up. Don't worry about anything else."

He had his doubts.

But then he suddenly remembered the scene not long ago when Wen Qi crouched at his feet, nuzzling against his hand.

Suddenly, he didn't feel like digging into it anymore.

He didn't want to ruin this rare good mood.

Since there was no conflict of interest, Bai Siyan was happy to look the other way.

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He figured the guests would already be asleep back at the villa.

But when Bai Siyan pushed open the door, the place was lit up like a Christmas tree. A whole roomful of people sat ramrod straight on the sofa, huddled around PD Jiang, who was crouched by the coffee table messing with a bunch of phones.

Hearing the noise, a bunch of eyes all turned to look at him at once.

It was PD Jiang who reacted first, wailing, "Oh my god, it's President Bai. President Bai, my savior, you're finally back. If you hadn't come back, these people would've skinned me alive."

Before Bai Siyan could respond, Bai Weijing suddenly charged over and yanked him upstairs.

"Hey, hey, Bai Weijing, what the hell's wrong with you? Everyone's here, and you're the only one showing off."

Bai Qianyu shouted, trying to stop him, but he was a step too late. When he followed upstairs, he nearly got his nose smashed in the door when Bai Weijing slammed it shut.

"Damn, he's acting like a lunatic, won't listen to a word anyone says."

"Hasn't he been like this since noon? Calm down, just ask Wen Qi instead."

Sheng Ye reminded Bai Qianyu from upstairs.

Only then did he storm back down, grabbing Wen Qi and peppering him with questions.

Jiang Nanchu stood in the crowd, listening to Wen Qi speak, but his attention drifted upstairs, toward the direction of Bai Siyan's single room.

Inside the room, Bai Weijing pulled Bai Siyan in and immediately started tugging at his clothes.