AN: Thank you for being so patient with me. Honestly, I had a hard time ending this chapter cause my original pn once again veered off course, and I was stuck for a while.

  *****

  The hotel, as expected, was a high scale pce. The kind of pce with valets and staff waiting in various corners to serve their guests.

  It was the kind of pce Jun Yibai was never comfortable with.

  He had the self esteem to not be intimidated but he never liked the attention he got once he entered. He was a regur man, so his clothes were nice enough for everyday life, but clearly not as expensive as those around him.

  If not for his well worn sneakers and ck of uniform, he'd be mistaken for low level staff.

  It was because of this that he initially had a hard time finding Chen Guiren.

  The clerk at the desk was very professional and courteous, so they refused to reveal any information about their guests to a random person. He couldn't fault him, but Jun Yibai was not in the mood for understanding.

  "Oi!" He called out, looking over his shoulder at the pair lurking a distance away. The pair had followed him quietly, not daring to even breathe too loudly. This was the man that their boss bent his head to, how could they dare act too brazenly.

  Before this, the Ji trio had only seen Jun Yibai as a grumpy but ultimately harmless beta, a passing amusement. Sure, their boss seemed to like him, but how could they accept such a guy as their boss's partner? He was so mundane.

  Today, however, they realized that they had just been blind. This man wasn't a pushover. No, he was just a man with a lot of patience.

  And that patience had run out.

  "Sir!" Zhou Zhi stepped forward, his back straight as he stared down at the beta. Even though he was taller, Zhou Zhi still felt like he was in a difficult spot. His boss had said before that this guy had a mean punch that made him falter, even now, so what could he do if struck!?

  Jun Yibai pointed to the clerk wordlessly.

  Zhou Zhi immediately understood, expining the to clerk who they were and to guide them to the gym. While the professionalism was appreciated, they were all subordinates to the Chen family so making the heir wait was a detriment to them all.

  ***

  Chen Guiren had already built up a sweat by the time Jun Yibai arrived. Zhou Zhi and the clerk were mindful enough to remain a distance away, sensing the tension in the air.

  The alpha sat up from the mat, a fine sheen of sweat making his skin gleam under the gym lights.

  The alpha had already worked up a sweat. Ballsy considering what Jun Yibai was pnning.

  "Is this a handicap?" He couldn't help but ask, feeling annoyed.

  Just because he was a beta didn't mean he wanted to be looked down upon.

  Chen Guiren blinked at him, clearly confused. "Master, don't you know me well enough to know I wouldn't try that kind of bullshit?"

  "So what is all this?"

  He grinned, his cheeks a bit flushed. "The call from before turned me on so much, I wanted to rush over and pin you down." He expined, his eyes glimmering with greed. "But master told me to wait, so I had to get rid of my boner somehow."

  Jun Yibai nodded, feeling a bit better. That was well in line with this guy's mindset.

  As if to illustrate this, Chen Guiren took off his shirt, using it to wipe away the sweat on his face.

  For the first time in a while, Jun Yibai looked at the alpha over. They had been together for so long, he'd failed to notice how much he'd changed since their st sparring match. When they first met, Chen Guiren was lean with muscles just barely under the surface. Now, his body had been honed to a point, still lean but much more muscur and toned.

  Compared to his own body, Chen Guiren looked like those MMA guys he saw on TV.

  Jun Yibai nodded with appreciation and respect.

  But he wasn't here for that.

  "We need to talk." He said, stepping forward and unbuttoning his shirt..

  "Master, master, master~" Chen Guiren chuckled, cracking his knuckles. "You know that's not how we do things."

  "I know." Jun Yibai nodded, tossing his shirt aside. "I just wanted to make sure you knew how this was gonna go."

  No more talk was needed. Chen Guiren wasn't like Li Suren. The omega was a reasonable man who understood boundaries with mere words.

  Chen Guiren, on the other hand, was a stubborn, downright dense fucker who did as he pleased with the brazeness of a wild dog. As such, the only way to get him to understand where the lines are drawn was to make him submit.

  This happened to align with Jun Yibai's interests just fine.

  The two began to grapple, the beta's weight keeping him from being pushed over. This was Jun Yibai's only advantage over the stronger alpha so he refused to let it be wasted.

  Chen Guiren tried to knock him to the ground, but Jun Yibai kept his feet pnted, using the opening to elbow the man's back. The gasp that escaped him allowed the beta to wrestle free of his grip.

  Jumping back, Jun Yibai weighed his options. His weight gave him an advantage as long as he remained on his feet but being passive wasn't his goal. He was gonna beat the point into this guy today or he'd no longer call himself Jun Yibai.

  In that split second, the alpha stepped forward, reaching out to grab him, but Jun Yibai ducked and punched him in the gut. It felt like hitting stone, but the exhale he heard above his head made the pain sting a lot less.

  The pair brawled, exchanging blows fiercely and decisively. It was a rough fight, neither side holding back as they tried to get the other to give. At one point, Jun Yibai had managed to pin the alpha in a chokehold. If not for his superior technique, Chen Guiren would have been able to escape through strength alone.

  The alpha, not wanting to lose, did as his instincts told him.

  He bit him.

  "You and your biting!" Jun Yibai shouted, grabbing onto the alpha's hair and pulling. "Are you a dog!?"

  "Master wants to discipline me, and yet you ask such an obvious question?" The alpha jeered back as he slipped out of the hold, licking his lips. "You want me to be your dog, right? So make me submit!"

  Those words set a fire in his heart.

  He wanted to tame this guy. Otherwise, won't he act like he has no owner and embarrass him in public?

  A fist flew past his face, but Jun Yibai was determined to win now. After minutes of struggle, the alpha was pinned beneath him, his arms pressed to the mat by Jun Yibai's knees and his chest straddled by the rger male.

  "Ah!" Chen Guiren gasped as Jun Yibai grabbed him by the hair and raised a fist.

  "Do you submit?"

  Chen Guiren growled like a cornered beast. Part of him hated that he'd lost, but a bigger part was dazzled that he'd been beaten by this man. They were both battered, but the one who came out on top was not him but this guy who should be weaker. No, he was weaker. Jun Yibai was strong for a beta, but compared to Chen Guiren, he was barely anything.

  Yet somehow things always turned out this way, with him pinned beneath his Master.

  Damn, he was getting hard.

  "Master, I'll submit for now." He replied, taking in his scent. It was musky, like a man, and just under it, he smelled the scent of body wash.

  He'd chosen orange today. How cute~

  Jun Yibai watched him for a moment before getting up. While it might be a temporary submission, it was what he wanted just then. Chen Guiren was a wild beast. Taming him was going to be a lifelong process so there was no need to rush.

  Before he could move off the alpha, Chen Guiren grabbed him by the hip and pulled him into his p.

  "Are you trying something?" Jun Yibai challenged, wondering what this guy's game was.

  "Can't I hold my master without it being something bad?"

  "The boner digging into my ass says you want more."

  "My big, strong master just pinned me to the ground and told me to behave. How could I not get aroused?"

  Chen Guiren, if you try any-AH~" He moaned, feeling firm fingers press into his lower back in a way that leaves him gasping.

  "The angle isn't good for me, MAster." Chen Guiren compined, squeezing harder on the beta's stiff muscles. "You should let me serve you. You beat me, so it's only fair."

  "Are you hinting that I should reward you if you win against me?" He retorted through gritted teeth. While the position didn't allow for anything substantial, Chen Guiren's fingers felt good on his sore back muscles.

  "Master, when I win against you, my reward will make both of us feel good." He growled, flipping the beta onto his stomach. "For now, let me just serve you."

  Jun Yibai wanted to refute his cim, but the alpha had magic hands that pressed and kneaded his lower back and legs like dough, leaving him melted on the floor. Had the bodyguards been nearby, they'd have assumed the pair were 'sparring' with how much noise was elicited from the beta.

  ***

  Days ter, Jun Yibai and Hanyu sat across from one another in the cafeteria. They were receiving a lot of looks, but for once, Hanyu was not the main attraction//

  "Do you have something you want to say?" Jun Yibai asked, gingerly eating his lunch. Hanyu had been staring at him since he'd sat down, and it was starting to get annoying.

  The omega couldn't think of what to say. It was obvious what he wanted to say, but...

  What does one say when they see their friend for the first time in weeks with a busted lip, hickeys, and the heavy scent of an alpha's cim?! There were a lot of mixed messages he was receiving just then.

  After a moment with his mouth agape, he could only muster a "I guess you made up with your boyfriend."

  Jun Yibai blinked, wondering how to respond.

  The 'sparring match' with Chen Guiren had cleared the air quite a bit. He was still annoyed by the situation, but not at them.

  "You could say that." He replied, not wanting to get into it. While he liked Hanyu, his retionship with those two was none of his business.

  Hanyu nodded, understanding and rexing his muscles. The bruises on his friend had had him worried for a moment. Had Jun Yibai been an omega, he might have assumed the worst but he saw no signs of distress or avoidance.

  Still, the smell was a bit hard to tolerate.

  "Here." He sighed, handing him a pair of bottles he'd kept in his bag for just this occasion. "Blue is for when you sleep with your alpha boyfriend, and green is for your omega boyfriend. Do not use both at once unless you want trouble. Trust me." He advised, shuddering at the thought of the mixed scent.

  Demarking soap was not designed to be mixed.

  [AN: Sorta like how vinegar and bleach can be used to clean, but shouldn't be mixed. Just not for dangerous reasons.]

  Jun Yibai frowned, reading both. They were body wash bottles for scent marked people. He'd heard about this kind of thing but to see it in person and have it presented to him was... weird.

  "D-do I smell?" He grimaced, sniffing his arm and anywhere else he could reach. He smelled only his own body wash, and he'd made sure to scrub himself until his skin was pink.

  "You're a beta, so you can't tell, but I can," Hanyu replied. "I'm unmarked, so I can smell the cim pretty easily. Anyone who has a bond probably wouldn't notice, but most students aren't bonded, so..."

  So he was a neon sign screaming his retionship status.

  Jun Yibai grimaced, feeling mortified. He didn't like people minding his business, but somehow he ended up decring his retionship without even opening his mouth.

  How embarrassing!

  Hanyu snickered at the bitter expression on his friend's face before changing the subject.

  "I've been meaning to ask, but how is your program going? Is it hard?"

  "Hellish." Jun Yibai groaned, wincing as the cut in his mouth burned with each bite. "Trying to catch up with the rest of the css has left me with no free time. I still have a few assignments to finish on top of my regur csses."

  Hanyu nodded, realizing why he hadn't seen his friend around as much recently. "Why not take a break to focus on your program?"

  "I'm on schorship. The program alone doesn't cover it, so I'd have to pay out of pocket."

  The program was covered by the university through the regur tuition. If he dropped any csses, he'd be unqualified for the schorship.

  Sure he could ask Chen Guiren or Li Suren for money but he'd be damned if he was the weak link.

  Moreover, ever since he started the program, he found himself with less free time and hadn't seen the pair. To ask them for money yet being unable to spend time with them felt unfair. Didn't that just make him a leech?

  He'd be damned if he treated his boyfriends like ATM's.

  ***

  Said ATM was in a meeting at that moment, listening to the nigh endless droning of executives. Chen Guiren had no interest in this sort of stuff. Li Suren was the people person, able to talk circles around these old foxes and get them to speak against their own interest.

  Unfortunately, it was Chen Guiren's turn to deal with their investors, so he had to listen to their prattle.

  If not for their desire to be independent from their families, he'd have just told these old foxes to shove their 'fiduciary duty' up their asses.

  "...good to have their investment but I believe having more investors would allow for research to get further than before." One said, his eyes gleaming.

  He already had someone in mind.

  As if hearing his thoughts, the old fox continued. "I've recently been in contact with a man who is interested in our research and inquired about investing."

  "Oh, so you've been bbbing about our proprietary research with people uninvolved?" Chen Guiren sneered. "How comforting."

  Three more shareholders gred at the younger man, alerting him to the fact that there was more than just the one guy involved.

  "Young Master Chen, don't look down on us. We know better than to risk our interests like that."

  "Old Tang was just trying to inform you of a potential investor."

  "Master Gu is fine but cks the kind of resources needed to push our company forward."

  The trio clucked and pestered him, defending their ringleader devotedly and arguing his case. Chen Guiren briefly wondered if they moonlighted as wyers with how much effort they were putting in.

  Chen Guiren smmed his fist on the table, silencing the room. There were a few alphas in the room, another reason he'd been picked to host the meeting, so it would be hard to regain control.

  Chen Guiren, however, was an arrogant man. Other than his fathers, there were very few who could intimidate him into silence.

  It sounds like talks have gotten pretty far without our knowledge." He said, gncing at everyone. "I must say, it's great to have such proactive shareholders."

  His sarcasm was evident, annoying the elders in the room but what could they say? PArt of the contract was suggesting investors, not making deals themselves. Otherwise, would it just be them collecting shares using personal ties?

  Chen Guiren might not be as savvy as Li Suren but he wasn't an idiot. Heir to the Chen cn and son of two alphas who had made waves in their youth, Chen Guiren was more than enough to run a company.

  It would seem the elders had been too hasty in assuming that Li Suren's absence was an opportunity to get the better hand.

  "D-don't be ridiculous, young master." One of the elders coughed awkwardly. "We old dogs know how things work. Casual talks aren't anything to worry about."

  "Oh? Yet this 'casual talk' made it into our meeting?" Chen Guiren shot back with a snort. "I heard tongues loosen and start to gossip as age sets in, but to see it first hand... aish~"

  Chen Guiren could see the men around him clench their fists, but managed to keep from shouting. These were old men in a field where weakness culled the young. The fact that he'd managed to get them off guard was good enough.

  To make their company strong, he and Li Suren needed to show a solid front. If people looked down on him because he wasn't as front facing as his partner, it would make things harder down the line.

  That was the second reason he'd chosen to host the meeting instead of Li Suren.

  Still, he'd need to tell his omega about this ter so they could make a pn.

  *****

  AN: I sometimes forget that, despite being gay, guys are guys and guys are weird. I've seen men beat the piss out of each other and grab a beer right after. I don't understand it, personally, but I know it's a guy thing, so I included it here. For the retionship between Guiren and Yibai, this fits their method of communication.

  Manga suggestions~

  A guide out to succeed: [BL smut] MC is a guide who spent his adult years pursuing (overtly harassing) his crush by holding their guide/esper retionship for ransom and being an overall bitch. When he dies, protecting his crush's new girl, he realizes he's been a dick. He gets a second chance and chooses to keep his distance and right the many wrongs that occurred. The only hitch is that the seemingly simple 'fixes' plunge him into new and complicated scenarios.

  That and him not being a creep anymore make it so he can actually get along with his crush, so the temptation is fierce!

  Seeking to repent but still crushing hard, MC x Guy just trying to live his life and wonders how he got here, ML.

  Devil wants a hug: [BL shounen a Star-crossed lovers finally reunite after centuries apart. MC is the demon king who fell in love with the god of spring. After the god is killed, MC swears vengeance, though he refrains from completely carpet bombing the realms due to the promise from his lover that he will reincarnate ter. Much to the MC's shock, his beloved is reborn as a human with none of his past memories. ML is confused by the entire situation but kind of just goes with it.

  Wholeheartedly in love and cuddly MC x Confused and virtuous ML

  Technically, I could switch the titles, but considering how much focus the demon king has in the story, he should be called the MC. It just... feels weird to call him that, so I'm on the fence.

  Prison Love: [Straight smut] MC is just a normal low rank noble who, for some reason, is falsely accused of murder and sent to a luxury prison. She is stressed and terrified, but is told that if she gets a prison wife, she can be protected. Strangely, though, she constantly has dreams of her 'wife' as a man.

  Chick who has way too many issues to be this chipper FMC x Source of many a bi-panic ML