One-way Passage - Chapter 38

    Driving back to Ming’s house, Ming Luchuan parked the car, just opened the car door and got out of the car, without looking at Xia Wennan, and walked straight towards the garden.

    Xia Wennan followed him at a distance of two or three meters and approached the garden. He saw that tonight’s guests had arrived, and not only the guests, Ming Qin and the rest of the family were all in the garden at this time , There are tables and chairs in the middle of the garden, as well as a barbecue, and the aunt is moving the skewered food from the kitchen to the table in the garden.

    Mingluchuan and Xia Wennan were the last ones to arrive.

    Xia Wennan saw Duan Ning sitting with Ming Siyan and Ming Qin, and the three were chatting. On the other side, Lu Huaiye accompanied Yin Zejing to shoot under the basketball hoop.

    Yin Zejing was wearing a capable sportswear, while Lu Huaiye was still in a shirt and trousers, but rolled up his sleeves to his elbows.

    Xia Wennan stopped, saw Ming Luchuan walking past, and suddenly remembered what Chen Wenchu ​​said to him about Alpha and Omega when he was eating at the company restaurant at noon today. Xia Wennan is a Beta with a peculiar personality, but he is still a Beta. He was born and raised in a small county, where there are few Alphas and Betas. Perhaps his closest world to Alpha is in the locker room of the high school basketball club.

    Chen Wenchu’s words didn’t matter to him at the time, but now, he has developed the fact that he is a special existence in this family. Perhaps it is inappropriate to say that, Alpha and Omega are special existences in this world, and Beta is like a social worker bee, just a collective, and the individual does not exist.

    Ming Luchuan talked to Ming Qin, Ming Qin raised his head and looked at Xia Wennan, smiled and waved at him.

    Xia Wennan walked in their direction.

    Ming Siyan and Duan Ning also saw him, Ming Siyan stood up with a smile on his face, Duan Ning was a little more restrained, just smiled slightly.

    Seeing them, Xia Wennan suddenly thought: Who said worker bees only have collectives and not individuals? What if he’s an independent worker bee? At least he can work hard and contribute to society, unlike these Alphas and Omegas, who are dominated by pheromones and have not evolved to get rid of the most primitive instincts.

    In this way, Beta has evolved to a higher level, Xia Wennan thought happily.

    He walked over, greeted Ming Qin, and heard Ming Qin introduce him: “This is Duan Ning, Luchuan Siyan and the others’ good friends when they were young.”

    Xia Wennan said: “We have met.”

    Duan Ning stood up: “Yeah, we met before, but unfortunately it was too busy that night to say a few more words.”

    Ming Qin smiled: “Then you can talk slowly tonight.”

    Maybe Minchin wanted to catch the end of the summer. Today’s dinner is a barbecue and beer in the garden.

    Xia Wennan picked up the beer mug in front of him and took a sip, the cold beer slipped all the way down his throat into his stomach, he couldn’t help leaning back and raised his arms above his head Looking at the sun that was about to set in the distance, he sighed comfortably.

    The table is already full of dishes, the tinfoil seafood brought out from the oven by the aunt and the cold dishes served with wine. On the right side of the table, Yin Zejing replaced the aunt and was turning the kebab by himself. The action looks more professional than expected.

    “My mother used to set up a barbecue stall,” Yin Zejing said.

    Xia Wennan looked at him curiously.

    Ming Luchuan sat next to Xia Wennan, while Duan Ning was on the other side. Duan Ning’s attitude was natural and he chatted with Ming Luchuan naturally, as if the two were just the most common friends.

    Xia Wennan didn’t listen carefully to what they were saying, he just cared a little about Yin Zejing’s words, he didn’t think Yin Zejing was an Alpha from a poor family. Most of the Alphas and Omegas have good family backgrounds, but Xia Wennan has met some Alphas who were impoverished due to family changes in small towns. The competitive nature of Alphas engraved in their bones makes them more sensitive and stronger. Often, they are not willing to show their family situation to others, keep a distance from others, and hold back their strength fiercely.

    But Yin Zejing said in a very relaxed tone that his mother used to set up a barbecue stall before, he was an Alpha, and his mother was probably an Omega. An Omega who runs a barbecue stall must have a very difficult life. It’s such an easy thing.

    Yin Zejing seems to like the job of grilling. When he turns the barbecue sign, the curly hair on his head also jumps slightly, and his expression is a little innocent, just like a college student.

    Xia Wennan looked at Yin Zejing for a long time, Ming Luchuan suddenly asked him: “What are you looking at?”

    Duan Ning was still talking to Ming Luchuan at that time, and he was interrupted so abruptly before finishing a sentence. He stopped, took a sip of the juice from the cup, and squeezed it with his fingers. Hold the straw and stir gently in the quilt.

    “Look at Yin Zejing,” Xia Wennan replied to Ming Luchuan, without even turning his head back.

    Duan Ning suddenly laughed, he said, “Wennan is really interesting.”

    Xia Wennan couldn’t help but glance at him, it was only the second time they met, how could they be so affectionate? Then what should I call him? Ning Ning?

    Ming Luchuan’s face was gloomy: “Do you think it is appropriate?”

    “Inappropriate,” Xia Wennan turned to Ming Luchuan, how could Ming Luchuan know what he was thinking? “Did I just say it?” he asked inexplicably.

    Ming Luchuan said: “What did you say?”

    Xia Wennan was a little confused: “I didn’t ask you what I said?”

    “What did you say you don’t know?”

    “Hello, are you a rhetorical master?”

    Ming Luchuan’s face became more and more gloomy.

    Duan Ning kept smiling at them all the time, and laughed even more when he heard Xia Wennan’s words, saying: “Wennan is so interesting!” Then he said to Ming Luchuan: “No wonder you got married so suddenly , Wen Nan is really suitable for you.”

    Xia Wennan heard Duan Ning’s words and couldn’t help but look at Ming Luchuan. Anyway, Ming Luchuan’s face was ugly, and he couldn’t tell if it was even more ugly. He thought to himself that Ming Luchuan liked Duan Ning in the past, and Duan Ning should know it himself, so is he not afraid of making Ming Luchuan sad now?

    What a good standard! A touch of white moonlight!

    Xia Wennan looked up at the sky. The weather is fine tonight with a few bright stars but no moon. It’s a pity, Xia Wennan thought, there should be a beam of moonlight shining on Duan Ning’s holy body.

    At this time, Ming Siyan brought a plate of freshly grilled pork belly over. He stopped beside Xia Wennan and looked up curiously: “What is Wennan looking at?”

    Xia Wennan said: “Look at the moon.” After saying that, he lowered his head and reached out to take the plate in Ming Siyan’s hand and put it on the table. He greeted Duan Ning: “Eat the meat.” Somewhat curious Bai Yueguang does not eat fat.

    Ming Siyan still raised his head: “There is no moon.”

    Xia Wennan was amused, stood up beside him, and pointed to him: “There.”

    “Where? No.”

    “Behind the clouds.”

    “Isn’t that invisible?” Ming Siyan felt that he was being tricked, and lowered his head to question Xia Wennan.

    Xia Wennan patted him on the shoulder: “What you see is the artistic conception.”

    Ming Siyan sat down in the chair beside Xia Wennan, he waved his hand and greeted Lu Huaiye, who was chatting with Ming Qin across from him, to hand over his wine glass.

    Lu Huaiye reached out and pushed the beer mug on the table.

    Ming Siyan picked up the cup, took a sip of beer, sighed, and said, “Duan Ning, did you tell Wennan about the eldest brother’s childhood?”