《Lop-Eared Guard》 CH 1 On a deserted highway at two in the morning, the black motorcycle was like a running black panther, roaring with speed from the end of the highway that merged with the starry sky. The sharp sound of tires screeching to a halt sliced through eardrums as it stopped abruptly at a gas station. The thick pheromones of an alpha permeated the air. A gang of alphas on their motorbikes had stopped at the gas station; they had tall builds and muscled arms covered in steampunk gear and fancy english words. They leaned against the engine while holding cigarettes, looking provocatively at the uninvited guest who had stopped not too far away. ¡°Where did this rich kid come from?¡± the alpha wearing a sleeveless vest that exposed his ab muscles and deep tendon whistled softly at him. One could tell this group of alphas was not to be messed with. That person¡¯s black panther- Valkyrie Rune 1800, was an ultra heavyweight high-powered cruise bike produced in the states, 85% of the parts of which were built by hand; only 2500 were manufactured before it was sold out. That man wore a pitch-black helmet, his entire body hidden under the rivet buckles of skintight clothes, with a slim figure and an especially alluring waist, making an alpha explode with scorching interest. It was beneath alphas to wear protection guards, as they were strong enough to use their aggressively tough teeth and claws to protect the weak spot at the nape. Despite wearing the securely tight protection guard, it still could not prevent the slight trace of pheromones from leaking out the gap, the smell sweet and soft, like cotton candy mixed with half a spoon of milk sweetener, unintentionally teasing. In a split second of smelling this sweet and luscious scent, the alphas in the area had their blood boiling with passion. The eyes of several alphas turned bloodshot from restraining their desire, like a pack of wolves staring at a little lamb who unhurriedly entered the surroundings in ignorance. If the greed in their expressions had a colour, a green light would emit from their eyes. The one who arrived was unexpectedly an omega. It was unbearable for alphas to endure the delicious natural fragrance of the omega right in front. The pure scent of the omega was like a white milk candy, uncontaminated with the ghost of an alpha¡¯s scent, such a rare beautiful being that hadn¡¯t been marked yet. Yan Yi took off his helmet, his light grey short hair ruffling gently in the breeze, and a stronger sweet smell instantly filled the whole gas station, masking the pungent odor of petrol. Two velvet rabbit ears hung down between his head, his blood flow obstructed by the helmet. Yan Yi smoothed down his rabbit ears in distress and kneaded them for a while to ease the numbness. He removed his tactical belt; the box of suppressant injections had long been emptied. The swaying red-hot internal sensation made Yan Yi fidgety, desperately in need of an alpha¡¯s gentle pheromones to pacify him. The rabbit ears wanted to be caressed, and even the tightly concealed glands had started to restlessly and frantically secrete pheromones to attract bees and butterflies1. Yan Yi¡¯s body had begun to ache after being unsatisfied for so long, the pain of the body¡¯s instinctual use irritating him. It required him to search for a suitable alpha to have intercourse with and to relieve his needs during his heat. Yan Yi anxiously breathed in some fresh air, quietly whispering to the staff member beside him, ¡°Fill it up.¡± The staff member was an ordinary beta, insensitive to the pheromones, but was stunned by this soft, gentle appearance and handsome face. Holding onto the oil gun, he didn¡¯t know which button to press. ¡°Sorry, sorry,¡± the beta bowed, straightened the brim of his hat and controlled the oil gun. Yan Yi leaned aside and nervously grasped his arm, the slightly trembling hand fishing out a lighter and cigarette from his pocket. He lifted his gaze to see a sign prohibiting open fire, then irritably put them back in his pocket. An unmarked lop-eared rabbit omega in heat. What an enticingly soft keyword, signifying to become the most tender and tasty delicacy on an alpha¡¯s plate, stripped of any piece of clothing wrapped around his body, slim ankles and wrists held down by a powerful predator, unable to move. Not only would the alpha enter him repeatedly, he would bite his neck glands, empty his load inside him to claim his possession and take these soft, pretty rabbit ears as his own. They would fuck deep into his belly, eating until not a single waste was left. Even helpless tears, sweat or blood would be licked clean like delicacies. Omegas were precious resources and property, and like thin ice on the surface of a lake, they would break into fragile pieces at the slightest touch. An alpha with red-shot eyes panted roughly towards the others and approached Yan Yi. Among the group of alphas, he was the tallest and most handsome, with the zipper on his jacket pulled taut by his bulging muscles, revealing a ferocious lion tattoo on his skin. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful, little white bunny,¡± he was determined to release the highly concentrated pheromones on his glands, enveloping the omega in an oppressive manner. A rich, unrestrained scent overflowed from his breath. This was a second-order gland differentiated lion alpha, surpassing Yan Yi in both gender and species food chain. Most could only advance to the first-order gland differentiation. Only a few elites had second-order differentiated glands, bringing a stronger ability to its owner, and fostered the existence of a leader among the alphas. The lion alpha was the leader of this group, and had never lost while preying at night; strong and powerful alphas had always been the object of admiration for vulnerable omegas. Moreover, perfect second-grade gland differentiated alphas only accounted for one percent of the total alpha population, all of them in various top industries with rare talents. The lion alpha was confident in his charms and powerful pheromone pressure. He drooled with desire over this lovely lop-eared rabbit, wanting to penetrate him immediately, press onto his slender waist, pierce his entrance and mark him with his sharp teeth as a symbol of possession. Yan Yi was already anxious during this heat period, and the sudden strong desirable scent of alpha pheromones surrounding him only made him feel even more painful, his veins about to burst, heat rising to his rabbit ears. The bones in his body felt as though they were pierced by pervasive pheromones. Yan Yi became more exhausted while trying to resist the invasive pheromones, his lips almost flushed blood-red. The vulnerable little lop-eared rabbit retreated half a step. The lion alpha smiled, reaching out a hand to Yan Yi, trying to remove the protection guard so he could take a deep whiff of the fragrance on his body. The next moment, the icy muzzle of a Desert Eagle2 pressed against his forehead. The lion alpha jolted awake, smelling the faint stench of blood on this little rabbit. It seemed that he had just escaped from a fight. Yan Yi held the gun with one hand, and said with a soft polite voice, ¡°Xiansheng3, let me be alone for a while, will you?¡± The Desert Eagle that weighed two kilograms seemed weighless in Yan Yi¡¯s thin hand, not to mention the installation of a ten inch muzzle and riflescope. A vulnerable omega surprisingly equipped with such a violent pistol would make others can¡¯t help but worry about him, wondering whether such a slender figure could withstand the powerful recoil of the gun. The lion alpha¡¯s face frosted over, ¡°Do you know who I am? No one in the world dares to point a gun at me.¡± Yan Yi was a little weak, like a dandelion blooming forcibly, the weak stem about to snap in the wind. He smiled, ¡°Now there¡¯s one, xiansheng, there¡¯s a first time for everything.¡± The noisy gas station abruptly fell silent, and the atmosphere froze. Several alphas who were leaning against the engines quietened and watched their arrogant boss get knocked down by a little lop-eared bunny. When the fuel was filled, Yan Yi put on his helmet and stepped on the pitch-black motorcycle. The blinding reflection of the starlight from the radiator stabbed the alpha¡¯s eyes, then a fog of gasoline was left behind as it roared away. The lion alpha watched the little rabbit leaving in shock. When he glanced back through the windshield of his helmet, his eyes appeared gentle and gloomy, the light grey pupils stained with loneliness. Helpless like the last dandelion trembling on a bare flower stalk, one couldn¡¯t help but cherish. Who allowed this prickly little omega to feel wronged? He was in heat, it must be difficult without an alpha¡¯s care. Yan Yi followed along the highway and turned into a deserted field, passing through several resort rural farmyards. An old lady squatted at the edge of the narrow road, wrapped in a clean headscarf. The dark blue young girls¡¯ skirt she wore had been washed and faded, but clean and ironed, and a purple chrysanthemum was pinned at her temples. She was a trendy little old omega lady driven here by foreign tourists. To avoid the noise and smoke from disrupting the old lady, Yan Yi braked ten meters away from her. The old lady opened her eyes under frowning brows, sniffing the unctuous sweet smell in the air and complained, ¡°The rabbit is always in heat, it¡¯s inconvenient to not have an alpha to take care of you, have you caught your alpha yet?¡± Yan Yi knitted his brows and smiled, the rabbit ears that were squeezed to his cheeks from the helmet covered his reddened cheeks. He replied softly, ¡°I haven¡¯t caught him yet, perhaps the flowers yesterday were not fresh, he doesn¡¯t like them.¡± The old lady pouted her wrinkled lips angrily and took a handful of watered red roses from the flower basket beside her. She confidently advised Yan Yi, ¡°Here, give it to him when you go back, then give him a warm kiss. That child would be enchanted to death by you.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes were gentle, as if moved by the old lady¡¯s poor advertisement. He picked out a rose from the bundle and put it in his front pocket, then took out ten yuan from his wallet and handed it to her. The old lady slowly took the money, folded it in half, and solemnly put it in her laced side pocket. He was a regular visitor to the garden. Every time, he would go home right after doing what he needed to do, and he would bring a bunch of roses for that alpha. However, roses were expensive. If he bought a bundle and watched them wither before tossing them in the trash, it was a little extravagant for someone like Yan Yi who earned a fixed salary. He could only buy a stem. It wouldn¡¯t hurt too much to watch it wither in his pocket. The black helmet covered Yan Yi¡¯s pale face, light grey hair soaking with cold sweat, damp and plastered to his cheeks. Reluctantly, he put his motorcycle into the underground garage. When he entered the elevator, his body was already drenched in sweat. By restraining himself with inhibitors as a ¡°remedy¡± to quench his thirst during his heats, it made Yan Yi¡¯s needs more violent each year. Like a mad beast bashing against a confined cage, wreaking havoc in Yan Yi¡¯s body and crashing against every blood vessel in unbearable pain. At first, Yan Yi could walk while leaning against the wall for support, but eventually he could only kneel down and instinctually approach the familiar alpha smell in the bedroom. How he longed. How he longed for the owner of this powerful smell to touch him, just a little, no need for more. As long as the alpha was willing to touch him, to provide some comforting pheromones to soothe his pain. His state weakened, as if a bunny being fished out of water. Grasping on to the last trace of calm clarity, he stood in front of the bedroom door with the well-protected bright red rose between his fingers. Before he could knock on the door, strong alpha pheromones transmitted into Yan Yi¡¯s glands, entangled with it was the cloying scent of an omega¡¯s pheromones, cutting off Yan Yi¡¯s last line of defense like a chainsaw. A groan emitted from the bedroom, the omega inside panting lowly, accompanied by the muffled slaps of skin colliding repeatedly, ¡°Jin¡­ Jin ge¡­love4 me¡­¡± The blood surging in his heart suddenly calmed, knowing this happened over and over again. It was not worth covering his eyes, yet he was still unable to get used to it. Yan Yi¡¯s expression turned sullen and lonely, as the Desert Eagle in his hand pushed against the door. He had the sensitive hearing ability of a lop-eared rabbit, even without looking, he could aim right at the omega¡¯s head from behind the door. The ear-piercing moans poured into Yan Yi¡¯s soft rabbit ears. His hearing was too sharp, the smallest sound like a blast of explosion in his ear, pulsing painfully in his eardrums. He put down his gun slowly, pressed his forehead against the wooden door and slid down weakly before kneeling gently on the ground. His eyes turned absent, his head splitting from the disordered entanglement of pheromones. He did not dare to compete for territory with Lu Shangjin¡¯s selected prey, so all he could do was take out the rose from his pocket and inhale it deeply under his nose. Mist blurred his eyes, while the soft rabbit ears trembled, and he wiped his tears. ¡°Jin ge.¡± ¡°Please love me too.¡± Footnotes¨C CH 2 Yan Yi sat with his back against the door frame, wanting to leave. The calming alpha pheromones overflowing through the crack of the door was like a powerful adhesive, sticking him to the door. He knew these pheromones were released by Lu Shangjin for the little omega in the room to withstand his blessed seed1, but Yan Yi still couldn¡¯t resist the devil¡¯s temptation, and would rather absorb some of the alpha¡¯s comfort from the overlapping gasps in the room until the pain from his heat was reduced enough for him to stand up. He bit the corner of his black leather glove that had been plastered to his hand with sweat, and pulled it off, exposing a clean and slender right hand, with an exquisite and peerless platinum ring made of quality workmanship sitting on his ring finger. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lifting it to his lips, quietly lit a fire and took a drag. Leaning against the open balcony window, he faced the gardener who was pruning branches in the garden, and slowly exhaled a white fog. He just had a physical examination two days ago. The doctor had held a physical examination sheet with a few indicators ticked off and repeatedly instructed Yan Yi that the heat periods of lop-eared rabbits were not more frequent than that of other species. Like other omegas, the frequent use of inhibitors to suppress one¡¯s heat would lead to drug overdose with numerous side effects. The most important one was that it may cause reproductive disorders, resulting in a high probability of infertility. Infertile omegas would be ostracized by the whole society, hence Yan Yi could only endure the waves of torment of his heat alone. He bent his head to look at the ring on his finger as though it were a useless toy that he was unwilling to throw away, tiredly caressing it in fond recollection. Once, he was also Lu Shangjin¡¯s favourite little omega in bed, with a beautiful appearance and gentle nature, yet unrestrained and called out wildly. His physical strength was surprisingly good, able to serve the ferocious beast Lu Shangjin through the whole night. Ten years ago, Lu Shangjin stayed in the Golden Triangle to deal with a group of drug dealers. He only took Yan Yi with him, saying he was his real spouse and the pair would always move together. At the time, Lu Shangjin was extremely gentle. He had left teeth marks that proclaimed his possession on the glands at the back of Yan Yi¡¯s neck, and the intense, passionate marker of the pheromones entered his glands and spread through his entire body. At that moment, although he knew that he was only Lu Shangjin¡¯s guard, Yan Yi still couldn¡¯t help but fall deeper in love with him. ¡°Yan Yan, does it hurt?¡± Lu Shangjin hugged Yan Yi from behind, his movements gentle as he gradually kissed his collarbone to his shoulder. The omega beneath him was soft and obedient. Regardless if it hurt or not, he would cater to Lu Shangjin¡¯s pleasure all through the night. ¡°Jin, Jin ge¡­ can we not do it here¡­¡± Yan Yi supported himself on the windowsill and saw the occasional passerby below. He shamefully covered himself with the curtains. ¡°The scenery is beautiful here, I like it.¡± The twenty year old Lu Shangjin was vile yet gentle. After, Yan Yi slept from exhaustion, nestled in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. The hand stained with comforting pheromones would then slowly caress his back and soft rabbit ears, attentively taking care of this fragile little white rabbit. Even if a rain of bullets and the flames of war erupted tomorrow, the emotional fluidity of romance would only be needed tonight. That night was the most unforgettable moment in Yan Yi¡¯s life. His alpha had marked him, and had personally put the ring on his finger, promising him with a deep and low voice next to his ear, ¡°I will love you until my last breath, Yan Yan.¡± In fact, when people grow up, they no longer take fairy tales seriously. No matter how affectionate a commitment is, it could not compare to the reality of having a cheque or a black card. In the end, vigorous love may not leave a residue, and one may not even have a single branch to perch on2. He was still not as good as living the life of Lu Shangjin¡¯s new favourite omega. Accompanying an emperor was like accompanying a tiger. It had been ten years, and Lu Shangjin had abandoned the life of an outlaw and retired, leaving the world of war and chaos, and the lop-eared rabbit that followed him had also fallen out of favour. He was too powerful, able to arouse the envy and vigilance of alphas. An alpha who spent his life surrounded by flashing swords and knives no longer needed a strong omega. In contrast, a sweet and yielding omega was the preferable mate for someone as successful as him. Yan Yi had tasted the heartlessness of Lu Shangjin. He had pressed Yan Yi onto the operating table and surgically mended his glands, erasing any evidence of being marked. If Lu Shangjin wanted to break up with someone, he would not leave a single trace of himself on the other party. But. Yan Yi extinguished the cigarette. He kissed the ring on his finger with his eyes downcasted. ¡°Jin ge, I¡¯ll wait for you to have enough of your fun. When you turn back, I¡¯ll always be here.¡± After a stick of cigarette, the restless activity in the room still had not ended. The omega¡¯s voice became hoarse, the initial pleasurable intimate sounds gradually turned into painful pleas. Yan Yi didn¡¯t stay any longer. He went into the coatroom to pick up an ironed-flat tuxedo, lifted the collar of his white shirt, skillfully tied a decent bow tie and finally tidied his coat. His slender waist fit perfectly. A butler¡¯s uniform was spotless. After putting on a pair of white gloves, he headed downstairs to prepare tea. (t/n: Yan Yi¡¯s position as a ¡°butler¡± and ¡°guard¡± in this novel is interchangeable. The later chapters will explain this change. Here he is fulfilling his duty as a butler.) The quartz clock in the living room pointed to 4 p.m. Wearing the clothes left by Yan Yi outside his bedroom, Lu Shangjin followed along the solid wooden steps downstairs. He sat on the sofa, took the schedule prepared by Yan Yi and glanced through. A pair of eyes that could penetrate through anyone sat beneath cold, wrinkled thick eyebrows. The brow ridges and bridge of his nose are taller and more three-dimensional than the average Asian, and his body was absent of any jewellery that marked his identity and status. The elegance and calmness emitting from his bones allowed him to unconsciously become the main focus of any situation. Yan Yi stood in front of the table and wiped the porcelain plates. There was a red rose in the vase on the table. ¡°Xiansheng, a phone call came through just now. The other party spoke resolutely and refused to allow me to take the message.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s tone was gentle and fitting. The only smell in the living room was Lu Shangjin¡¯s faint pheromones, allowing Yan Yi to relax and feel comfortable. Lu Shangjin made a sound of acknowledgement, ¡°Who was it?¡± Yan Yi took out a notebook from his front pocket, half of the pages had been used up. With familiarity and ease, he flipped to a page, ¡°The number was new. I looked into it and found it was approximately from the Hongye office building in Jiu An city.¡± Lu Shangjin raised his eyebrows and picked up his phone to return the call. Looking at his behaviour, the person must not be someone who could be ignored at will. The other party quickly answered the phone, their tone light and slow. Not paying attention to Lu Shangjin, they deliberately turned on the voice-changing device, the distorted electric sound ear-piercingly noisy. Lu Shangjin leaned back lazily against the sofa, ¡°Director Xia, if you have any delegations, you can contact my assistant directly.¡± The person was stunned for a moment, then turned off the voice-changing device. Coughing, the tone of an alpha returned. Lu Shangjin listened to the brief tasks on the phone. He lifted his gaze to Yan Yi, who was making tea in front of the dining table, and answered meaningfully, ¡°Really. Want me to get hold of a lop-eared rabbit omega for you.¡± The other person said in satisfaction, ¡°ten million yuan, alive and well.¡± (t/n: about 1.5 million USD) The hand that was making tea suddenly stopped. Yan Yi stared at Lu Shangjin, their eyes meeting. Intimidated by the fierce light in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes, his fingertips trembled. The little rabbit was easily frightened; calm and tranquil on the surface, but his heart was already quivering, his heart rate rising. Lu Shangjin¡¯s expression was indifferent. He hung up the phone and threw it in front of Yan Yi. Yan Yi stood at a loss. Not knowing where to place his rabbit ears, they subconsciously hid in his hair, instinctively afraid of inexplicable harm. Suddenly, a sweet, soft scent emerged into the living room. Although the little omega was permitted to stay in Lu Shangjin¡¯s bedroom, he was particularly favoured and was allowed to stay for afternoon tea. Wearing Lu Shangjin¡¯s shirt, the little omega walked down the stairs barefoot while holding onto the wooden handrail. The two fair slender legs were covered with red traces left by the pinches of crude fingers. For the second time, he asked for Lu Shangjin¡¯s confirmation that he could stay for tea. He was a beautiful omega, with a slim and proportionate figure, a small attractive mole on his chin, soft golden brown hair, and elegant white eyelashes. A fanciful string of the english word ¡°freedom¡± was tattooed on his neck, and he had a highly recognizable flattering face. Yan Yi had just seen him in an advertisement on Weibo today. Yuan Mi. He was holding a small red bottle of skin emulsion lotion that Yan Yi had decided to discard immediately, and spoke with a smile against a bright red background. Once Yan Yi saw it, he hurriedly pressed the skip button on the right corner. However, he accidentally pressed on the wrong button and clicked on the advertisement instead, seeing more suffocating photos from different angles. Lu Shangjin had a long relationship with Yuan Mi. He liked watching his movies when he was still with Yan Yi. Three years ago, when Yuan Mi provoked someone and was concealed by his company, Lu Shangjin had taken good care of him. With a flick of his finger, he ascended to the position for Best Actor. Yuan Mi was Lu Shangjin¡¯s captive canary, pampered in the palm of his hand, feeling free from worries. Yan Yi was just a watchdog in the yard, a sharp henchman, loyal and quiet. Yuan Mi sat at the table. With a neat napkin draped on his left hand, Yan Yi bowed politely and poured a cup of black tea, then arranged a knife and fork next to a plate of pancakes sprinkled with blueberries. Propping his cheek, Yuan Mi looked at Yan Yi, and as though he was the other owner of this villa, he commanded Yan Yi, ¡°contain your pheromones, I¡¯m lactose intolerant, the smell of milk candy is disgusting.¡± This celebrity¡¯s pheromones smelled like Iris perfume. A storm of vile vocabulary that could attack this little superstar appeared in Yan Yi¡¯s mind, but he smiled politely. In front of alphas, omegas would always break out with malicious friction. For someone like Yuan Mi who was used to being in the bubble of fame in front of the camera, he felt like he was winning. A shining diamond like himself was able to outshine all the other omegas. Yan Yi turned a deaf ear to the omega¡¯s provocations. With a quiet voice, he slowly introduced today¡¯s Whittard black tea. Yuan Mi was disinterested in the tea¡¯s origins. He picked up the sharp silver knife, and the tip was immediately pointed against the back of Yan Yi¡¯s hand that was holding the tray. Instantly, blood soaked through the white gloves, and a red flower spread from the flat edge of the knife. ¡°You really didn¡¯t move your hand,¡± Yuan Mi held his cheek and smiled at him, ¡°You¡¯re exactly the same as the butlers who serve the wealthy I read about in my scripts.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s expression remained indifferent. He went to change a new pair of gloves and poured a cup of black tea for Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin answered the phone again and left the living room. Yuan Mi wantonly grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s right hand and peeled off the glove. When he saw the platinum ring on his ring finger, he raised his eyes and laughed at Yan Yi, ¡°I heard you and Jin ge once had history.¡± The smile full of malice was like stepping on Yan Yi¡¯s most fragile memory. He was most afraid of others mentioning his romantic past with Lu Shangjin, afraid that his incompatibly cherished love would be regarded as inferior and a loss. People were like that; always humbly taking to heart about what they lack. Just as he regained his composure, Yuan Mi had fallen by the door and was holding onto his fractured leg. When Lu Shangjin heard the loud noise, he hurried back to the living room to investigate. The sofa had toppled over and the person was flipped upside down- Yan Yi took two steps back, his eyes looking at Lu Shangjin with fear, his rabbit ears drooping. His heart rate soared to its peak, the tip of his nose turned red and trembled slightly, a sign of a rabbit¡¯s fear. The little star was kicked eight meters away. Footnotes¨C CH 3 Lu Shangjin shot a glance at Yan Yi. One look could soften Yan Yi¡¯s legs like a frightened bird. Lu Shangjin had this ability. To Yan Yi, his eyes were more deterrent than a UMP91. Yan Yi¡¯s reddened nose quivered rapidly. He instinctively retreated to avoid harm. Lu Shangjin tossed his phone at him, ¡°Call an ambulance.¡± With trembling fingers, Yan Yi almost didn¡¯t catch it. The phone slid to his chest and knocked against his collarbones. Ignoring the pain, he silently dialed a number and said in a low voice, ¡°Yes, a human omega whose undifferentiated glands are still dormant. Could be a hairline fracture or a bone fracture.¡± He looked at Lu Shangjin while on the phone. Omegas were fragile, and human omegas with dormant undifferentiated glands were more vulnerable. Yuan Mi¡¯s eyes were dilated with pain as he weakly stretched his hand out to Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin leaned over and picked up Yuan Mi, releasing his comforting pheromones to pacify the omega who was in heart-wrenching pain, and wiped his tears. Seeking comfort, Yuan Mi buried himself into Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, his fair hands holding onto his neck tightly. Panicked pheromones were being released through the air as he begged with choked sobs for Lu Shangjin to hold him. The haters2 under Yuan Mi¡¯s Weibo often said he had no acting skills, undeserving of the Best Actor title. Yan Yi thought his acting skills were excellent. If his gland cells were aroused, he would definitely be a chicken with three golden trophies around his neck. He should record this episode for his haters, they would turn into fans. Yan Yi watched them silently. The doctor on the phone asked for details, ¡°How is the patient? We have sent¡­¡± ¡°No need, he¡¯s already dead.¡± Yan Yi hung up the phone, placing it on the table and straightened the crease on the collar of his uniform. He slowly stepped forward and picked up the omega who was softly from Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. With indifferent politeness, he said, ¡°My apologies, xiansheng, I will deal with it. You should attend to more important things.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s schedule was very busy, with no time left to accommodate the injured omega. He handed over the reluctant Yuan Mi who was scared pale to Yan Yi, and warned with a low voice, ¡°We¡¯ll discuss the punishment when I get back.¡± Yan Yi held onto Yuan Mi, agreeing faintly, ¡°Yes, xiansheng.¡± Lu Shangjin took his coat and drove off on the Rolls-Royce Phantom from the garage, leaving the two omegas in the empty and silent villa. Yuan Mi had already experienced this butler omega¡¯s violence. Being carried by him at this moment, he had almost forgotten about the sharp pain in his leg, turning stiff and not daring to move. Only now did his arrogant attitude vanish like a chicken with plucked feathers, the panicked pheromones overflowing uncontrollably through the room, filling it with the scent of Iris perfume. Yan Yi walked out of the villa with Yuan Mi in his arms, his face cold, as though he was carelessly holding a pile of damp old clothes which would be thrown in the trash at any time to be ridden of. Completely wilted, Yuan Mi threatened Yan Yi with the last thin fragile glass of confidence, ¡°You just wait, Jin ge will kill you.¡± Yan Yi looked straight at him, the corners of his lips politely tilting into an arc, ¡°That¡¯s between us.¡± If Lu Shangjin were willing to touch him, even if it were for punishment, Yan Yi was willing to accept it. Yuan Mi was only wearing a thin shirt. Goosebumps rose on his fair slender legs, and the bone fracture was already bruised and swollen. He bit his lips and sneered, ¡°You¡¯re the omega he once played with, aren¡¯t you? Hoping to rekindle an old flame? Clinging to him and refusing to leave, losing your last shred of face left, what are you after?¡± Yan Yi frowned, a layer of melancholy casted over the indifferent light grey pupils. ¡°Then what are you after? Resources, support, or do you covet his second-order differentiated pheromones,¡° Yan Yi stared at him, ¡°If you just want to be fucked, I can also satisfy you until you cry out just as loud as you did today.¡± Yuan Mi¡¯s face visibility turned pale in an instant. Yan Yi no longer spoke nonsense with him. Slightly arching his tall body and bending his legs, he jumped onto the top of the villa while carrying Yuan Mi like a catapult, and sped between the vastly scattered houses and gardens. Yuan Mi was forced to grab onto Yan Yi¡¯s collar, nauseated from watching the ground turn high and low, distant and close. He looked at Yan Yi¡¯s poker expression with fear. This omega¡­his glands must have differentiated, his rank order unknown. The probability of an omega¡¯s gland cells differentiating was very small, and could only rely on the stimulation of an alpha¡¯s pheromones. Once, there was an omega whose gland cells had differentiated into the first-order; no matter how humble his origins were or how ugly his appearance was, he had become the target of elite alphas to compete for courtship. This was due to the omega¡¯s blood being a symbol of nobility and excellence, able to provide the future generations with powerful genes as the ultimate gift. Yuan Mi remained silent, not daring to act out rashly again. He had no comparability with this irritable rabbit omega; the latter could be one in a million elite omega. ¡°What¡¯s¡­your name.¡± Yuan Mi asked testingly. ¡°Yan Yi.¡± He said. With wide eyes, Yuan Mi stared at him in disbelief for a long time. It was said that the only person in the palace who Lu Shangjin had truly loved was Yan Yi. Unexpectedly, he was serving as a butler at his house. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t return to the villa for three days. Yan Yi had received a new task- to accompany Lu Shangjin¡¯s lover in the hospital. This was an act of silent humiliation. Yan Yi turned off his mobile screen and leaned outside the VIP ward, squatting while lighting a cigarette. Lu Shangjin was really cruel. In the office, Lu Shangjin sat in front of the French windows. He had just finished a video conference, and the coffee beside him had turned cool. He looked at the photo of the little rabbit sent by his assistant; squatting outside the ward and holding a cigarette, empty gaze on the ground, lonely and desolate. Fingertips stroked the little rabbit in the photo. He then lit a cigarette. Their compatibility level was only 75%, and their inextricably intricate connections were only dependent on love. Breaking up was only a matter of time. An alpha with second-order differentiated glands faced countless temptations in the world. If he married and lived together with an omega who had a compatibility level of not more than 80%, it would be difficult to watch the feelings between the two turn more dull over time, a tragic marriage. He had once loved him. The lop-eared rabbit was romantic and caring; he carried a camouflage Uzi3 in his hand, and smiled at him with a rose in his mouth. Any alpha¡¯s heart would race. But he was tired of it. Any omega around who had 80% pheromone compatibility with him allowed Lu Shangjin to feel more comfortable and at ease. Moreover, charming omegas who had 85% or even above 90% of compatibility rate would offer him an olive branch4. Alphas were animals that submitted to pheromones; none would choose love over a compatible omega. Not to mention, he¡¯s very special. He lifted his hand to pour out the lukewarm coffee and asked his assistant for a new cup. A phone call came in, remarking Lu Lin. Lu Shangjin answered impatiently. With a deep and grave voice, the middle aged alpha angrily ordered in a questioning tone, ¡°Next time I dial this number and my call gets declined, you¡¯ll leave the Lu family, I don¡¯t have a son like you.¡± Lu Shangjin breathed in, listening with indifference, and said, ¡°Been busy.¡± On the other end of the phone, Lu Lin demanded a final condition. ¡°If you don¡¯t bring Yan Yi back this weekend again, you don¡¯t ever have to step foot into this house.¡± Lu Shangjin rubbed his temples, ¡°There are many omegas from noble families, it¡¯s the same no matter who I marry. Yan Yi and I have long been separated, our compatibility is too low, I¡¯m tired of playing.¡± Lu Lin¡¯s voice became frustrated and irritable, ¡°How can you toss aside an omega of that grade whenever you please? If you can find and bring back an omega of the same grade as him, I won¡¯t say another word.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s patience was almost exhausted, so he said with indolence, ¡°He¡¯s a rabbit, there¡¯s only a 15% chance that I can impregnate him, and the probability of him giving birth to an alpha is only one in five. Unfortunately, he might not be able to give you a strong alpha grandson, and may even give birth to a litter of useless omega rabbits. What¡¯s more, the genes of the descendents of the Lu family don¡¯t have to rely on an omega. I still have a meeting, I¡¯m hanging up.¡± Speaking until the end, Lu Lin was almost burning with rage, his roar pressed down by the indistinct telephone signal. Lu Shangjin turned on the switch to block the signal and threw his phone aside. The constant pressure imposed by his father made Lu Shangjin reject Yan Yi further. Whenever he saw that beautiful face, Lu Shangjin would feel incredibly agitated. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi leaned outside the ward for a long time, nearly falling asleep against the ice-cold wall. He was awakened by the sudden vibration of his phone. Rabbits were too easily frightened. Stupefied, Yan Yi held his phone with shortened breaths and a sudden rise of his heart rate. To him, an ordinary phone¡¯s vibration was like a nuclear bomb explosion. His whole body trembled for exactly three minutes before returning to normal. The screen had already turned black for a while. After turning it on, the first message jumped to Yan Yi¡¯s eyes: ¡®Coming home tonight. WIll be late.¡¯ The soft rabbit ears quivered as Yan Yi swallowed his saliva. It was as though he had received a court summons. Trembling with fear, he replied to the message and tried to guess what punishment awaited him. He didn¡¯t want to be bound to the machine and tortured by a massage stick for twelve hours again. The pain and the dark confinement room made him extremely terrified. The reason for this brutal punishment was just because he had softly asked in bed, ¡°Jin ge, can you mark me?¡± However, this piece of news had no mentions of Yuan Mi¡¯s injury, which made Yan Yi relax a little. It seemed as though Lu Shangjin did not like Yuan Mi much. His genuine love wasn¡¯t like this. Yan Yi once had it all, and he could still vividly remember it. He was glad Yuan Mi didn¡¯t receive such precious affections, and hence was able to dismiss his jealousy. Half an hour later, Yan Yi returned to the villa and changed into his butler¡¯s uniform. The wound on his hand wasn¡¯t too serious; compared to the bullet holes on his body, it looked light and shallow. He found a band aid and plastered it on the back of his hand. Although it had already stopped bleeding for a long time, putting a band aid on made him feel a sense of security, the wound protected by an armour, and won¡¯t hurt too much if he bumped into hard objects. After washing the vegetables needed for dinner, he glanced at the quartz clock; it was three in the afternoon. Lu Shangjin said he would be back late. Yan Yi calculated the time, before picking out a carrot from the vegetable rack and nestled into the sofa. He then picked a CD to watch a movie. It was an old movie from a few years back that Lu Shangjin had brought him to the cinema to watch. Yan Yi would often rewatch it, imagining the person were still next to him, gently hooking his fingertips and kissing the inner side of his sensitive rabbit ears that were covered in thin veins. Kissing it, Yan Yi would withdraw a little from being oversensitive, but he liked it a lot. He couldn¡¯t help but to worm back into Lu Shangjin¡¯s embrace, raising his head to kiss the corner of his lips, and openly expressed his thoughts in an adorable manner, ¡°Xiansheng, I like it like this.¡± The film¡¯s plot was very moving. Occasionally, the soft rabbit ears would curl up to wipe away tears, then he would nibble at the sweet and crisp carrot. After eating a whole carrot, he took his time climbing out of the sofa before placing the CD back into the depths of the hidden drawer, pressing it under a notebook. He could then prepare dinner with a peace of mind. As soon as he entered the hallway, he heard the sound of keys unlocking the door. Lu Shangjin rarely opened the door himself to enter, bringing in the cold from outside. Why was he back so early? He hadn¡¯t started preparing dinner. Yan Yi felt a little nervous. He hid the leftover carrot stalk into his pocket and guiltily picked up the coat that Lu Shangjin handed over. While changing his shoes, Lu Shangjin took out a black gift box from his pocket and tossed it at Yan Yi. Yan Yi was at a loss as he held the gift box, his rabbit ears were raised in an attempt to listen to what was inside. After hesitating for a long moment, he asked, ¡°Xiansheng, is this for me?¡± Lu Shangjin absent-mindedly hummed and sank into the sofa, ¡°I remembered it¡¯s your birthday today.¡± A sentence that¡¯s neither salty nor indifferent was like spring water trickling into the bottom of a dried pool after a long drought, moistening the seeds that were too dry to break through the ground. A tender green sprout slowly pushed through, vibrant with life, then blooming into a lovely pink flower. ¡°Today is my birthday,¡± Yan Yi choked. But it didn¡¯t matter. The fact that Lu Shangjin remembered was enough to make him internally happy. He hadn¡¯t received a gift for many years. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes curved as the corners of his lips tilted in a gentle smile. The hand that was busy opening the gift got caught on the ribbon several times. He tried to remain calm as Jin ge didn¡¯t like exaggerated behavior. He asked as he opened the gift, ¡°Is it the new model of the Silencer from Germany? A sniper scope? Or is it that 9-inch platinum folding muzzle that¡¯s been discontinued?¡± In the gift box was a glittering brooch; a gleaming carrot. Time stood still at the moment he saw the gift, as he held the box in a daze for a long time. Lu Shangjin lazily picked out a movie and said casually, ¡°The designer only created this one piece, the only one of its kind in the entire world.¡± Of course, to manufacture such a strange design, they wouldn¡¯t be able to sell it out. He didn¡¯t know an omega¡¯s taste and what significance this kind of style holds. Perhaps it was only suitable for the vulnerable lop-eared rabbit omega. Yan Yi pinned the carrot brooch on the jet-black butler tuxedo. Holding the box, he said sincerely, ¡°I like it very much.¡± Lu Shangjin nodded, ¡°I¡¯m hungry, you should start dinner.¡± ¡°Right away,¡± Yan Yi kept glancing down at the little carrot brooch on his chest, his rabbit ears were red with heat. No matter how much he tried to restrain his mood, anyone could tell he was very happy. ¡°Thank you, Jin ge,¡± Yan Yi couldn¡¯t help thanking him. Like a fluffy ball, the little rabbit tail propped the fabric at the bottom of his suit into a little bun. Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes and said slowly with a gentle tone, ¡°Go on.¡± Footnotes CH 4 Warning // dubcon Yan Yi stood by the dining table, half of his butler¡¯s uniform covered by a white apron and he wore a small pair of soft light brown suede slippers on his feet. He took out half a box of curry cubes from the drawer and broke off three pieces to steep in the fragrant beef soup, then unscrew a bottle of coconut water before pouring in for some flavour. While waiting for it to boil, the corner of Yan Yi¡¯s lips tilted in a daze, and he soon took off the carrot brooch on his chest again. Taking a deep breath, he wiped it with a white napkin to keep its diamond sections smooth and polish Then, he put it back on carefully. The curry boiled with steam floating up. Yan Yi took off the brooch, wrapped it up with a napkin and put it in his pocket. He was unwilling to allow the beautiful carrot to lose its shine from the smoke. Through the glass door of the kitchen, Lu Shangjin could see the rabbit with a slender waist busily cooking the ingredients. His head was lowered, revealing a pale neck, unwittingly exposing the clean and smooth glands, while his delicate heel rubbed gently in the furry slippers. Every part of skin on his body had been kissed by Lu Shangjin before, and his soft yet unrestrained appearance allowed Lu Shangjin to savour him for countless nights without reservation. In a trance, Lu Shangjin felt that Yan Yi was just as enchanting as he was ten years ago. Besides his immature character fading, he remained exceedingly charming and graceful. Lu Shangjin approached closer, watching him through the glass. He had long forgotten when he had stopped having feelings for the rabbit, but he knew that it was very early on. It seemingly started on a certain day when he no longer enjoyed being in the spotlight with Yan Yi. He didn¡¯t want this little rabbit to mess around with other alphas in public. He must admit that Yan Yi, a beautiful and affectionate omega, had coveted quite a few alphas. To satisfy his own possessive alpha instincts, Lu Shangjin forbade Yan Yi to leave the house. The little rabbit really liked the carrot brooch, he treasured it so much that he didn¡¯t know where it would be suitable to put it. The look on his face sold him out, Lu Shangjin never had to fear that one day Yan Yi would want to leave him. As though the gods and demons were at work, Lu Shangjin unconsciously pulled open the glass door and gently circled his arms around Yan Yi¡¯s slim waist, kissing the side of neck. Yan Yi became completely stiff, like being in a sleep paralysis where he couldn¡¯t move even if he wanted to, but the dream in front of him was filled with the gentle and beautiful colour of pink. ¡°Xiansheng¡­¡­?¡± Yan Yi blinked as he slowly confirmed the familiar embrace. The rich scent of daffodil pheromones enveloped him, as if he was lying down on a field of flowers with the gentle wind blowing his face. With difficulty, he turned around and lifted his head to face Lu Shangjin. At the next moment, he threw himself into his embrace, his arms softly wrapping around Lu Shangjin¡¯s waist and nuzzling his head in his shoulder as if hugging a long lost treasure. Yan Yi said softly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, don¡¯t punish me.¡± He had waited for this embrace for many years. Burying his head in Lu Shangjin¡¯s embrace to seek comfort, Yan Yi was like a baby rabbit squeezing with his mother rabbit for warmth. He wasn¡¯t prepared and hadn¡¯t managed to adjust to the best charming and flattering posture to win Lu Shangjin¡¯s favour. His mind was blank, his only thought was to hold Lu Shangjin, drawing in the gentle warmth that was separated from him for many years. Lu Shangjin gently patted his slim back. The affection that should have come didn¡¯t arrive. Lu Shangjin was even tired of releasing some comforting pheromones for Yan Yi, as the heart-pounding feelings had faded. The compatibility of his milk candy pheromones and his own ones was too low, like a stranger passing by on the streets and disappearing when he looked back. This wasn¡¯t love anymore, right? No matter how many times impulse roused emotion, love was gone when it was. When feelings were lost and loving became a chore. Yan Yi could also feel the estrangement from the other, and he lifted his head tentatively, his wet eyes watching him blankly. He looked at Lu Shangjin¡¯s cool thin lips, waiting to hear what he had to say. Yet subconsciously not daring to hear the words that would make his heart ache. ¡°Get cooking.¡± Lu Shangjin lifted his hand and perfunctorily touched Yan Yi¡¯s cheek, ¡°I¡¯ll accompany you.¡± Yan Yi pursed his lips, grabbing his thin right arm with his left hand, lowering his eyelids and said softly, ¡°I¡¯ve let the hospital know that if there¡¯s a suitable gland, I¡¯ll try it.¡± Lu Shangjin threw him an absurd look, ¡°You aren¡¯t a normal omega, your glands can be sold for two billion dollars on the black market. What do you want to try?¡± The words stuck in Yan Yi¡¯s throat. The more he wanted to answer calmly, the harder it was to make his voice sound normal. He said with difficulty, ¡°I want one that¡¯s a little more compatible with yours, even just 5 percent higher is enough.¡± ¡°Stop it,¡± Lu Shangjin rubbed the tip of his nose gently against his neck, his hands holding onto his slender waist, ¡°You¡¯re an omega, you¡¯ll be useless if you change your gland. The advertisements in the hospital are all deceptive, it¡¯ll cause serious complications to your body. You could live through the procedure and may die afterwards, so don¡¯t even think about it.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t mind then¡­¡± Yan Yi obediently hung his ears, picking up the wooden ladle to stir the curry. Lu Shangjin kissed his sensitive earlobe, ¡°I don¡¯t mind.¡± Yan Yi was lifted up onto the dining table. After so many years, Lu Shangjin was willing to have sex with him again. He felt a little impatient, his slender fingers held Lu Shangjin¡¯s face and comforted him with submissive tenderness, ¡°Jin ge, I belong to you¡­ don¡¯t rush, be gentle, should I open up a little more?¡± It was painful, like being played by an impatient client at a brothel. Clients never cherished their playthings, since they had no trammels and didn¡¯t require tender love nor responsibility towards them. However, he didn¡¯t want to sweep away Lu Shangjin¡¯s interest, so he could only bear it silently. Rabbits were sensitive to pain. Discomfort for ordinary people was extremely painful to Yan Yi. Hence inadvertently, Lu Shangjin was bound to hurt him countless times, watching the red rimmed watering eyes looking back at himself. Lu Shangjin remained expressionless. He knew that the love that tortured them deeply was more painful than a slap. One was a sharp knife, the other was quenching thirst by drinking poison. To him, Yan Yi was a piece of chewing gum that he¡¯d chewed its sweetness away, sticking to his hand and unable to remove no matter how much he pulled and rubbed. It was undeniable that it had given him sweetness and tenderness, which could be recalled, but the gum was now tasteless. Yan Yi sealed his lips and endured. After a long time, his bitten lips were stained with blood, his lower body that was in a trance had been brutally pierced open. His heat had not arrived, so his entrance was tightly closed and was forcibly stabbed alive into a knot. He felt like a dish cloth that had been torn in half out of need. He was willing to bear children for Lu Shangjin. But he was filled with hope that Lu Shangjin was willing to mark him, so other alphas would retreat and respect him due to the alpha pheromones engraved in his glands.Yan Yi wished for a reliable and gentle alpha husband, willing to comfort him with open arms whenever he yearned to be touched and held. He longed for a family, not this empty, grand villa that occasionally admitted other omegas for one night stands. He didn¡¯t dare to bring up the issue about marking, in fear that it would infuriate Lu Shangjin. He could only wait day by day, for life to turn around, for a change of heart. Lu Shangjin¡¯s mood was as flat as the fit between them before. After finishing once, he neatly put on his clothes and answered the phone. There was a banquet that evening, so he took his coat and car keys before leaving the house. ¡°I¡¯ll be back home late.¡± He said. Yan Yi wrapped himself inside the thin eiderdown duvet, listening to the door close, and the villa returned to silence. Holding the glittering carrot brooch in his hand, he stuck it to his chest with extreme care. Today he received a gift, a hug and a kiss. He should open a bottle of wine to commemorate this day. Yan Yi sat before the dining table filled with the sumptuous dinner he prepared. He poured out a cup of red wine before silently drinking out of the half filled bottle. He then leaned on the table with boredom, his rabbit ears laying softly on the table¡¯s edge. ¡°Happy birthday to me yesterday. I¡¯m now 27 years old, I have to be well.¡± He lit a cigarette, carelessly leaving it in his mouth. The wet apricot eyes scanned the room aimlessly before finally stopping at the hour hand of the quartz clock. Perhaps, no amount of indifference nor grievances would make Yan Yi¡¯s heart clog with anguish. But when a child was filled with joy when he thought he¡¯d received a gift, only to find nothing in the box, his whole childhood would be left with a refined bruise. His alpha didn¡¯t love him, nor did he love Yuan Mi. He only loved himself. CH 5 In a debauched and corrupt private box1, the air in a dimly lit closed room was mixed with the seductive scent of omega pheromones and the smell of powerful alphas. With his busy schedule, Lu Shangjin seldom got together with his friends. A young master alpha with two delicate and beautiful omegas on either side sat in front, sipping the champagne the omega attentively served him. He snapped his fingers at Lu Shangjin, ¡°Lu ge, I¡¯ve got a gift for you, better thank me properly.¡± Lacking interest, Lu Shangjin supported his cheek with his hand, ¡°What sort of good things are there?¡± The young master alpha sold a story, ¡°In the land of Jiu An city¡­¡± Lu Shangjin pressed on his sudden pulsing temple, ¡°I¡¯ve said my greetings, you can get to the point.¡± The young master alpha drew out a smoke ring, smiling in satisfaction and clapped his hands. From outside, a thin and frail young omega came in. As soon as he entered, the shallow yet distinctive pheromones spread delicately to Lu Shangjin¡¯s nose. The scattered pheromones in the air resonated with his glands. He stood up abruptly. It startled the omega who was standing in front, and he shuffled back a step. He clamped down his short and soft tail, his eyes stared at Lu Shangjin clearly. He wanted to run but didn¡¯t dare to, yet wanting to stay in place to sound it out. He was an undifferentiated hamster omega whose glands had roused, his pheromones emitting a light, creamy scent. Lu Shangjin slowly walked over, gently raising his hand and touched his tender cheek with his knuckles. Just by feeling, he knew that this hamster omega¡¯s pheromones were extremely compatible with his, at least a 95% suitability, which made Lu Shangjin unable to restrain himself calmly. The colourful lights shone like midnight stars, pouring down on this inexperienced and beautiful little hamster. Outside the window, the dark clouds cleared, revealing a bright crescent moon behind the haze, it¡¯s glow reflecting the beauty of the earth before it. How perfect it would be if the white shirt on his body changed into a skintight bulletproof suit, replacing the champagne glass in his hand with a tactical dagger, and two snow-camouflage painted uzi hanging by his waist. From the bottom of his heart, Lu Shangjin also felt some sort of feeling of ¡°like¡±. He smiled sincerely, and called out faintly, ¡°Yan Yan.¡± The hamster looked at Lu Shangjin in surprise and bewilderment, ¡°Xiansheng, my name is¡­¡± The alpha by the side coughed and interrupted the little hamster¡¯s self introduction, ¡°Lu ge can call you whatever name he wants to give you.¡± He had a favour to ask from Lu Shangjin, of course he hoped that everything went according to Lu Shangjin¡¯s liking. The little hamster timidly agreed and accepted the new name. Then, Lu Shangjin¡¯s words made everyone in the whole room shudder. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi sneezed, and his little rabbit ears trembled. When he finally calmed down, he continued cutting apples by the hospital bed. There were only two omegas in the intensive care unit. With his right leg in a cast, Yuan Mi trembled in fear as he opened his mouth, accepting the apple slices handed over by Yan Yi. While chewing, he watched Yan Yi warily, afraid that he would suddenly rush over and punch him again, or kick him to the sky. Seeing that Yan Yi was still quietly cutting fruit, Yuan Mi found the courage to be disbanful, ¡°Are there no other subordinates under Jin ge? Why would he send you to accompany me?¡± If the lady of Lu Shangjin¡¯s main palace had a meek and submissive lukewarm character, Yuan Mi could swoop in as the third party without being restrained with fear in his heart. Yet this was one he couldn¡¯t afford to provoke. Hearing this, Yan Yi lifted his head and smiled politely, ¡°I¡¯m very good at taking care of people and will do so until you recover. I apologize for my lack of self-restraint earlier.¡± As the other party spoke and behaved with propriety and magnanimity, Yuan Mi had no opportunity to entangle further. Discouraged, he said, ¡°Forget it. Anyway, Jin ge just treats you like that¡­¡± not paying you much attention as what the legends have said. Yan Yi maintained his composure as he clutched the handle of the knife and said lightly, ¡°Mn. Just like that. We¡¯ve already been separated for three years.¡± (t/n: Àë can mean left/ separated, and also the first character for Àë»é divorced) Yuan Mi watched in surprise at his perfectly calm demeanor and withdrew his gaze. Divorced. He scratched the chicken nest-like hair that hadn¡¯t been washed for days. The little star¡¯s pride had been stirred by his face that had no makeup on and had not been washed. He simply smashed the cracked pot and pillowed his hands, leaning against the standing pillow, ¡°Is your compatibility with him high?¡± Yan Yi thought this was a stupid question. It seemed that not only were his glands still dormant and undifferentiated, his brain cells were also not fully differentiated. Dumb human. Yan Yi absent-mindedly carved the orange peel into a rose and said casually, ¡°Very low.¡± Yuan Mi was not surprised. As if deep in thought, he comforted tolerably, ¡°Compatibility levels have no influence on Jin ge, so your divorce probably has nothing to do with this. You should think about other reasons.¡± Yan Yi gave him a sympathetic look. He felt that the both of them were like ugly concubines stuck in a cold palace in TV dramas. He comforted the other as well, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re ugly, His Majesty likes ugly ones.¡± Otherwise, it was like the weak student who placed second from the bottom of a class lecturing the one from the very bottom; one dared to lecture while one dared to listen, how terrible. Yuan Mi frowned, ¡°My compatibility with Jin ge is 89%, do you believe it?¡± Yan Yi raised his ears and looked at him, like watching a singing parrot from the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, strange and absurd. 89% compatibility. It should be a number that emitted the smell of love right through a film screen. Was it because of Lu Shangjin¡¯s cool and indifferent nature, or were there more omegas that were attracted to him in the outside world of sensual pleasures, making him arrogant enough to toss an omega who had a 89% compatibility rate with him in the hospital without the least bit concerned. Yan Yi was a little comforted as neither were favoured. He seemed to have taken advantage of staying with Lu Shangjin for so many years with only a fit of 75%. Yuan Mi pulled out a book from the bedside table and flipped through it. It looked like several student nurses were here preparing for their postgraduate entrance exams, leaving a pile of Masters of Medicine books and magazines. He picked out a magazine, planning to flip through it to see if there were pictures of him as illustrations. There were several medical papers and advertisements promoting newly developed drugs, so he closed it disappointingly. There was a striking advertisement on the back cover. Yan Yi slapped the table in astonishment, asking Yan Yi to take a look, ¡°Look at this, aerosol nitrogen mustard injection¡­ alkylated¡­ guanine¡­ er, forget it, I don¡¯t know this word. It¡¯s a high-tech drug that can improve compatibility. Nonsense¡­ there¡¯s no such amazing thing, isn¡¯t it the same as the advertisement for the blue pill? Let me see, the reporting number¡­ Hello? Is 315 fake¡­¡± Yan Yi grabbed Yuan Mi¡¯s phone and hung up, snatching the magazine and reading it again and again, his eyes frozen on the two words ¡®improve compatibility¡¯. Yuan Mi cried out. Although Yan Yi was a rare omega with first-order differentiated glands, he will also submit to the manipulation of pheromones, regarding it as the standard, while shelving his own feelings. Pathetic. ¡°It¡¯s just a small ad that you can see everywhere on the street. If you believe this, you want to get killed?¡± Yuan Mi taunted, ¡°What¡¯s so good about pursuing this? I know a few alpha models, I can introduce them to you. They¡¯ve got wide shoulders, narrow waists and long legs. Although not as strong as the second-order differentiation, it¡¯d be enough to date you. With so many alphas, it¡¯s not so difficult to find one with a higher compatibility by your standards.¡± He wanted to get rid of this highly competitive lop-eared rabbit omega from Lu Shangjin¡¯s side quickly, so he could have Lu Shangjin¡ª¡¯s power and financial resources all to himself. Truthfully, such a high compatibility level was a burden to Yuan Mi. He didn¡¯t want to be tormented by pheromones and fall in love with a heartless alpha, but he could also only rely on this high compatibility to secure his position in Lu Shangjin¡¯s circle of courtesans. Yan Yi sighed, ¡°You don¡¯t understand.¡± Yuan Mi rolled his eyes, ¡°Go get the shot then, it¡¯s good once you¡¯re dead.¡± Yan Yi had no choice but to smile. He really was a straightforward omega, with a poisonous mouth and low EQ, but had outstanding acting skills. A crowd of entertainment reporters were outside the hospital ward, waiting to interview the original best actor. Yuan Mi hurriedly wiped his face with a wet towel, added on a layer of cushion BB cream, and put on a cap to cover his unwashed hair. He took out the script from under his pillow and placed it on his lap, flipping it to the page with a few notes that he didn¡¯t remember which day he had jotted, and pretended to be absorbed in reading. When the reporters came in, the radian of his head and side angle were just perfect. He could perfectly show the withering aesthetic of a sick beauty in the camera lens, and flashed a tired smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll be back on set soon. Everyone, rest assured.¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to watch the chicken with three gold trophies anymore. ¡ª¡ª Late at night, Lu Shangjin returned to the villa, covered in a mess of pheromones and wine scents, his face still slightly red from drunkenness. When the driver sent him back, he didn¡¯t see the lights turned on inside. In the past, even if it were too late, the lights would remain on for him, and Yan Yi would be falling asleep while hugging the eiderdown blanket at the corner of the sofa. He would never not wait for him at home. This made Lu Shangjin feel very agitated. The lights in the house were turned off, only the ones in the bathroom were on. Lu Shangjin pulled open the door and glanced inside. Something rolled down from the basin and crashed next to his leather shoes. The ice cold liquid splattered against the expensive-cut trousers, and the sharp ear-piercing shattering of glass sounded through the silent and empty house. Yan Yi laid unconsciously on the bathroom floor, his pupils slack, and his face was as pale as the white wall, remaining motionless. Beside him was a box of unlabelled injections, and a used syringe was thrown not too far away. The gland on the back of neck was swollen red, and his pale body was like a porcelain figure. ¡°Yan Yan.¡± The pupils in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes suddenly constricted. He bent down to pick Yan Yi up, rushed out the front door, and shoved him into the back seat. He turned on the engine, floored the accelerator and sped away. Yan Yi¡¯s body was ice cold with not a point of temperature, as soft as a corpse with its bones removed. Lu Shangjin made a phone call. Within ten minutes, all the doctors in the hospital were on standby. At three in the morning, a black BMW stopped at the entrance of the hospital. With swift action, the nurses carried Yan Yi onto the stretcher and pushed him into the operating room at the fastest speed. Lu Shangjin waited outside the operating room and listened to several doctors explain the situation. Not long after, his assistant rushed over as well, running the errand of going through the medical formalities in the hallway. The doctor was a beta. Facing the frosty cold face of Lu Shangjin, he froze all over and his legs trembled. The pheromone pressure emitted by the second-order differentiated gland was powerful and fierce. With a trembling low voice, the beta doctor reported, ¡°The patient injected some unknown drugs into his glands, causing it to become uncontrollably imbalanced. The situation is still uncertain and we will do our best. Lu xiansheng, please wait patiently for the final results.¡± The assistant hurried back after completing the formalities. Before even wiping his sweat off, he heard Lu Shangjin ask in a low and sullen tone, ¡°How did this happen?¡± The assistant cried without tears. How could he explain the lop-eared rabbit¡¯s impulsively strange behaviour? On the edge of Lu Shangjin¡¯s rage, he could say, ¡°I don¡¯t know¡±, but he didn¡¯t have that courage, so he could only try his best to recall Yan Yi¡¯s routine for the day and patted his forehead, ¡°He stayed in Yuan xiansheng¡¯s hospital room the entire day, Yuan xiansheng should be resting around this time¡­ I can ask him tomorrow?¡± Lu Shangjin swept the assistant aside, got on the elevator alone and stopped on the floor of the intensive care unit. The original best actor slept soundly, but was woken up by the loud kick on the door. The next second, the lights turned on, pricking his eyes closed. Suddenly, a hand picked him up and hauled him off the hospital bed. Lu Shangjin looked down at him coldly. After listening to Yuan Mi¡¯s explanation, not only did Lu Shangjin¡¯s anger not dissipate but he stepped on Yuan Mi¡¯s fragile abdomen without mercy. Yuan Mi curled into a ball of shrimp in pain, a mouthful of blood clogged at his throat. There was nowhere to hide under Lu Shangjin¡¯s foot, and he asked shrilly, ¡°What does his crazy and stupid actions have anything to do with me?! Jin ge, what have I done wrong for you to take your anger out on me? I did stab his hand, but he didn¡¯t suffer!¡± Perhaps there hadn¡¯t been news about an alpha destroying an omega whom he had a 89% compatibility rate with. Lu Shangjin¡¯s mania did not subside, remaining cold and silent. Stabbed his hand? Lu Shangjin paused. He thought that Yan Yi¡¯s unreasonable attack on Yuan Mi was just a sudden intention. Yuan Mi rubbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s feet like a sorrowful believer begging the gods, struggling to grasp onto a trouser leg, while his voice choked with painful sobs sought for an answer. ¡°Jin ge¡­why¡­despite the 89% fit between us, why am I the one you hit?¡± Footnotes CH 6 2011-5-13 13:00PM ¡ª¡ª On the Ubidaya snow mountain highway, Lu Shangjin, dressed in snow camouflage, wiped the Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle in his arms behind the bunkers at the commanding heights. The same snow-camouflage painted gun merged with the mottled snowy rocks. He tapped on his earpiece, ¡°Yan Yan.¡± The rustling of rock-climbing sounded from the earpiece, and Yan Yi answered, ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± Lu Shangjin sent the information on the mob he had transferred to his watch to Yan Yi, ¡°Our opponents are an M2 electric eel alpha (Medium 2, abbreviation for second-order differentiation), and the jackal alpha group are mostly J1 differentiated (Junior 1, abbreviation for first-order differentiation). I¡¯ll deal with the electric eel.¡± The gland cells of alphas and omegas have the probability of awakening under the stimulation of certain pheromones. After they were roused, the genes would be expressed as the biological characteristics of animals, plants, insects etc. Once stimulated again after awakening, they would advance to cell differentiation, which developed into diverse ability expressions. Lu Shangjin¡¯s gland type was the M2 peregrine falcon (i.e. second-order differentiated glands, with biological characteristics expressed as the bird of prey- peregrine falcon). He acquired the peregrine falcon¡¯s J1 differentiation ability of ¡°extreme vision¡± and the M2 differentiation ability of ¡°location tracking¡±. The electric eel race obtained the J1 differentiation ability of ¡°insulation of all things¡± and the M2 differentiation ability of ¡°high voltage power¡±. Whether alpha or omega, the probability of glands differentiating to J1 was 10%. On this basis, the probability of M2 differentiation was 1%. However, the differentiation of omegas relied on the pheromone stimulation of alphas, and the requirements were stricter. Hence, even differentiating to J1 was extremely rare among the omega group. Their probability of differentiation was low, and the awakening of biological characteristics were of docile temperament, small in size and had to bear the responsibility of reproduction, while instinctually easily influenced by alphas. For these reasons and more, the number of high-order omegas were rare. On the other hand, the number of alphas were larger, where their biological characteristics awakened to express as raptors, beasts, and poisonous plants. They had powerful attacks, strong and tall builds, and were the pillar gender of various industries. ¡°A car is coming,¡± Yan Yi¡¯s gentle voice came from the earpiece. ¡°The professor is in the car, we¡¯ll go when you get her out. Be careful.¡± Lu Shangjin stabilized the sniper rifle. Through the telescope, he could see the tall and handsome figure in the distant snow. Two speeding GTRs appeared at the end of the road, with the buzzing of tremendous horsepower dragging snow mist all the way at high speed. This type of sports vehicle accelerated at 100 kilometers in 2.7 seconds, violently racing on the road at the fastest speed. Lu Shangjin closed an eye and focused on his aim. It was difficult to aim a target moving at such high velocity. The fragrance of daffodil pheromones spread as Lu Shangjin released M2 cell differentiation pheromones and enabled the ability of ¡°location tracking¡±. The front sight of the sniper rifle stuck onto the electric eel alpha who was in the front passenger seat. The angle of the rifle turned stably with the acceleration of the car, the shifting speed as it drove away unaffecting the accuracy of Lu Shangjin¡¯s bullet trajectory. In the sight of his telescope, a snow-white figure suddenly appeared on the centre of the highway. The lop-eared rabbit was wearing a white-camouflage bulletproof suit, his hands carrying an elite high-firing portable snow uzi, as his short light gray hair fluttered in the wind. The clear sunlight from the high altitude region spilled on him. He was carved like an exquisite and peerless Roman Valkyrie statue, violent yet beautiful. The snow-painted uzi flipped rapidly in the palm of Yan Yi¡¯s hand as he inserted it back into the tactical belt on his waist. At the second when the two speeding GTRs arrived in front of him, he held onto the cars¡¯ hoods. The horrifying sound of brakes almost shook the snow off the top of the mountain, and the two jackal alphas were hauled directly out of the car window¨C Two top-speed Nissan GTRs. Were forcibly stopped by a little lop-eared rabbit¡¯s bare hands. Yan Yi gently lifted his hand. With his right hand that was wearing a handguard, he held the chassis of one of the cars, and the angle between the car and the ground slowly increased. Yan Yi gritted his teeth as he lifted it with force, and the whole car was thrown into the air. A female beta who had lost consciousness due to the violent collision fell from the window and into Yan Yi¡¯s arms. Yan Yi took her in his arms and held her single-handedly. The whole car crashed to the ground, blood seeping out of the windows. Yan Yi paused and turned to look back. In the other car, the electric eel alpha in the passenger seat pointed an AK47 at Yan Yi, sizing him up imposingly with raised eyebrows. He whistled, ¡°Omega? Put down your gun.¡± The jackal alphas who were still alive rushed out of the car and a dozen AK47 muzzles surrounded Yan Yi in the center. Yan Yi slowly put down the female professor, then tossed two uzi on the ground and kicked them to the electric eel alpha in front of him. The electric eel alpha stood deliberately close to him¨C if he had a teammate, he must be afraid to shoot for fear of accidental injury. Powerful oppressive alpha pheromones spread, a distinct difference from the first-order differentiated pheromones of ordinary alphas. Instead, it was the powerful second-order differentiated pheromones, which were dreadfully oppressive and unbearable to vulnerable rabbit omegas. By now, his legs would have gone soft as he knelt on the ground to cry and beg for his life. Yan Yi was unfazed. He opened the sealed neck guard, and the soft, sweet scent of milk candy spread out. An omega who was trying to suppress the pheromones by releasing his own was too funny. Unexpectedly, behind him, the first-order differentiated jackal alpha suddenly turned pale, picking up his tail and taking two steps back. The muzzle of the gun trembled, as he was completely taken aback by the little rabbit who was surrounded in the center. Without warning, the electric eel alpha fired mercilessly. Living on the edge of violence and danger for many years, the electric eel alpha¡¯s sixth sense was very sensitive. He was certain that if he didn¡¯t shoot now, he would not have the chance again¨C The characteristic expression of the opponent was unexpectedly an A3 lop-eared rabbit¡ª- a lop-eared rabbit omega with third-order differentiated glands. Numerous guns were aimed at Yan Yi, bursts of sparks targeted at a single point. The fuel tank of the GTR that crashed at high altitude suddenly exploded, and the thick smoke of gunpowder accompanied by the flying snow reduced the visibility to zero. At that moment, the electric eel alpha felt his back turn cold. Yan Yi was safe and sound. Holding the unconscious female beta in one hand, he appeared behind the electric eel alpha and smiled gently next to his ear, ¡°Kidnapping a researcher from the base, a serious violation of joint biosafety regulations. Lieutenant Colonel Yan Yi of the Pacific Biodifferentiation Base, sending you off.¡± The lop-eared rabbit¡¯s J1 differentiation ability, ¡®high-speed bounce¡¯. M2 differentiation ability, ¡®fluid deformation¡¯. A3 differentiation ability, ¡®transience¡¯. Before he could speak, the Uzi held in Yan Yi¡¯s right hand hit the electric eel alpha and fired. Bursts of blood spurted out of the electric eel alpha from the bullet. He instinctively resisted, dedicating all his pheromones towards killing this lop-eared rabbit whose danger level was higher than a missle attack. High-voltage electricity burst out of the electric eel alpha. A gunshot fired. Sparks flew in all directions. Lu Shangjin pulled the trigger, carrying the Mosin-Nagant sniper and walked out of the bunker. He stepped on the debris of the high rock before jumping down and walked towards Yan Yi. The electric eel alpha fell at Yan Yi¡¯s feet with a charred bullet hole between his eyebrows. Yan Yi stood in a daze. A piece of skin on his left arm was burnt; he had been hit by the high-voltage electricity and didn¡¯t avoid it in time. Lu Shangjin walked over quickly and grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s wrist. All of a sudden, he pulled Yan Yi into his arms and hugged him tightly, his heart palpitating rapidly. Like a drum, the beat shook Yan Yi¡¯s cheek. He clenched his teeth and bit off the gloves, heart wrenchingly pressing against the wound, ¡°Does it hurt? There¡¯s medicine in the car.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you dodge?¡± Lu Shangjin held Yan Yi¡¯s shoulders in fear. Yan Yi sighed and said gently, ¡°His pheromones were surprisingly highly compatible with mine, probably above 90%? Like being entangled in a spider¡¯s web, it¡¯s difficult for me to move.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s face visibly turned ice-cold. Yan Yi held his injured left arm, lifting his face to kiss the corner of Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips, ¡°I won¡¯t be attracted. I love you, Jin ge.¡± They took the unconscious female professor back. Before leaving, :Lu Shangjin abnormally took the Uzi and shot the corpse of the electric eel alpha into a sieve, half of the bullets targeting the glands on the back of his neck. But at that time, Yan Yi thought the 20 year old Lu Shangjin was very cool, captivating him more than the highly compatible pheromones. Like a well-behaved little rabbit toy, he stuck to Lu Shangjin¡¯s side and skipped along home. Once back, he took a hot shower, then slept comfortably in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms until the next morning. Yan Yi believed that he could love him all his life, and would never be moved regardless of growing temptations. On his ring finger, he tattooed a string of the English words ¡°everlasting love¡± and covered it with the wedding ring. He had never once told Lu Shangjin. It was his own little secret that he firmly believed and spurred on. ¡ª¡ª A bedside lamp was turned on in the dark intensive care unit. Yan Yi touched the gland that was aching with pain due to failed anesthetics, discovering that there was a layer of gauze over it. He opened his eyes, seeing an unlit light over his head, and the pungent smell of disinfectant overflowed his nasal cavity. Mixed in the odor of disinfectant was a familiar scent. He was here. There was the scent of being hugged by him on his body. Pleasantly surprised, Yan Yi sniffed carefully and confirmed it was Lu Shangjin¡¯s scent. A little while later, he felt a sense of loss and touched his glands, but didn¡¯t feel anything. Perhaps the drug that improved one¡¯s compatibility did not exist. He was foolish yet again. The door of the ward was gently pushed open, habitually not disturbing the person sleeping soundly inside. Lu Shangjin stood at the doorway and met Yan Yi¡¯s line of sight, who was sitting on the hospital bed wrapped in a white hospital gown. ¡°Jin¡­xiansheng.¡± Yan Yi paused. His first reaction was to pick out a rose from the vase in the ward that was changed everyday, and take it in his hand to give to Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin placed a lunch box on the bedside table next to Yan Yi¡¯s hand, ¡°The assistant bought it.¡± Yan Yi felt overwhelmed by the unexpected favour. WIth slender hands that had not yet regained their healthy blood colour, he picked up the lunch box and opened it; a warm aroma, a bowl of small shrimp wontons. He glanced at Lu Shangjin with gratitude. Using a small spoon to scoop one up, he blew it to cool before eating in small bites. Actually, he preferred to eat ones filled with shepherd¡¯s purse or carrots. But it didn¡¯t matter, as long as it passed through Lu Shangjin¡¯s hands, everything tasted good. As he continued to eat, his lips gradually pressed together. Big drops of tears rolled into the soup. Lu Shangjin watched him attentively, walking over next to him and touching his hair. Yan Yi put down the lunch box. He retracted into Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms and quietly put his head on the hollow in his shoulder, hugging Lu Shangjin¡¯s waist like a found lost treasure, sniffing with choked sobs, ¡°I think the drug is effective. Are the lab results out yet? Do we fit a little more today¡­?¡± ¡°Alright,¡± Lu Shangjin released soothing pheromones and stroked his hair, ¡°Don¡¯t try all sorts of drugs by yourself. Fortunately, the injection dose was small and not fatal. I had someone find a hamster gland type with a 97% compatibility level, and the test results have just been released. You have a high match for that gland type. If you¡¯re really willing to give up your rare gland, I¡¯ll arrange the surgery for you.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes brightened, his little rabbit ears raised up in pleasant surprise, ¡°I¡¯m willing! I¡¯m willing!¡± Lu Shangjin frowned slightly, ¡°it¡¯s a cream-scented hamster gland. Because of the high degree of match with your gland, the success rate of the operation is higher, but it doesn¡¯t mean it won¡¯t fail.¡± Yan Yi buried his head in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms as he prayed, ¡°Please, let me try¡­ even if it fails¡­¡± Even if it failed, Lu Shangjin¡¯s love for him wouldn¡¯t be worse than what it is now. If it succeeded, he could ascend from hell to heaven with a single step. He could feel that Lu Shangjin¡¯s feelings towards him had already been very weak and faint, but not completely absent, and the love could be rekindled with a higher pheromone compatibility. Yan Yi proceeded without hesitation. After leaving the battlefield, the precious third-order differentiated glands were not as valuable to Yan Yi as an ordinary weak hamster. Lu Shangjin hoped that he could like Yan Yi. With an equal compatibility level, he hoped the one who accompanied him by his side was Yan Yi instead of someone else. This was his honest thought. Yan Yi was not the only one who hoped their feelings would not gradually drift away. Lu Shangjin also had an expectation¡ª- Let Yan Yi become more compatible with him, let the rusty feelings restore to what they once were. Love will deteriorate, but pheromones will not. He could recall the fragments of their lingering love in the past; eighteen year old love, the turmoil and chaos of war, wantonly pure. In actual fact, he hoped more than anyone that he could fall in love with Yan Yi again, but it was a pity that he was unable to, honestly. What if it failed. Then, forget it. The surgery was scheduled for next month. CH 7 A full pot of green vicks plant sat on the window in the intensive care unit. He had stayed in the ward for a week, and this pot of vicks plant was about to be nibbled bald by him. An anesthetic injection would be given to him everyday, which allowed his glands to gradually become dormant in preparation for the replacement surgery next month. The entire floor of the intensive care unit was very quiet, and no one would disturb the patients unnecessarily. Footsteps could be heard a few meters away from the door. Yan Yi raised his ears to listen, but dropped back down with a little disappointment. He hadn¡¯t seen Lu Shangjin in a week. Lu Shangjin had a busy schedule in his company. It was difficult to spare time to visit Yan Yi. Yan Yi could only wait quietly. When he was bored, he would scroll through Weibo. In his following list, there were several automatically-followed celebrities, many of whom he had met face to face but was not familiar with. After he thought for a while, he searched up Yuan Mi¡¯s name. With a couple million fans, regardless if a Weibo post was useful or not, it would have a few hundred thousand reposts. A very hot chicken. Seeing that his latest news was about his discharge, Yan Yi went forward to the video of the press interview he had done before. In the video, Yuan Mi was three parts weak and seven parts strong. After watching, mother fans would shed their tears and ache for him, alpha fans would be in anguish and agony, and omega fans would be filled with jealousy. Swiping again, it was Yuan Mi¡¯s appearance on a variety show. Several beautiful celebrities joked and chatted with the host. Yuan Mi said a few words once in a while, humorous and polite. Yan Yi looked at him, and looked back at himself. He was like the only fish raised in a fish tank, separated from the world outside by a layer of glass. He had no friends and no social circle. There was only Lu Shangjin in his world. What¡¯s it like to be liked and sought after? He thought he could still remember, but no matter how much he recalled he couldn¡¯t remember more. It had been ten years; except for some fragments that were engraved in his bones and imprinted on his heart, most details were like the coarse gravel on pebbles, washed away by the sea, and gradually turning round until they disappeared, as if they never existed. Only Yan Yi knew they once existed, worn away by time. Yan Yi lifted his hand and looked at the ring on his right ring finger. Moving gently away, the slight blurred edges of the tiny tattoo ¡®everlasting love¡¯ could still be seen. ¡°Soon¡­in less than a month.¡± Soon, there would be someone willing to love him. With a 97% compatibility fit, how gentle would Lu Shangjin become? At that time, would he be able to act coquettish once in a while and allow himself to be spoon fed? He could sleep in his arms everyday. When he wakes up, the first thing he would see is not the cold ceiling, but his alpha¡¯s peaceful sleeping side profile. In the future, he wouldn¡¯t have to endure his unbearable heat alone. His alpha would wrap him with soothing pheromones, no longer letting him wait until late at night alone, where he would be sleeping at the corner of the sofa hugging a small blanket, and a hearty dinner left waiting on the table with the news of ¡°not coming back home tonight¡±. Yan Yi closed his eyes in exhaustion. The daily injection of anesthetic drugs caused him to become more powerless than he wished to be, his glands gradually becoming dormant, and his body function weakened, which made him very very tired. The time that he couldn¡¯t see Lu Shangjin had also become more unbearable, as though he had been running on a treadmill for several hours, but couldn¡¯t find a bottle of water anywhere. At four o¡¯clock in the afternoon, the nurse pushed the door open on time to give Yan Yi an anesthetic injection. The solution was pushed slowly into his glands. Yan Yi¡¯s entire body curled up as he endured the ice-cold feeling engulfing his body and the suffocating nausea in his chest. He lied by the bed to retch, but couldn¡¯t vomit out anything, so he nestled back weakly into the blankets. The nurse watched him with sympathy, gently patting his back, ¡°This must be hard on you. The side effects of this type of anesthetic are like that¡­ if your alpha were by your side, you wouldn¡¯t be so uncomfortable, where did he go?¡± Yan Yi closed his eyes, ¡°He¡¯s very busy. I¡¯m fine, you should go take care of the other patients.¡± The nurse came to the hospital on an internship not too long ago, but she hadn¡¯t seen an omega who would be preparing to go through such a dangerous operation without an alpha to accompany him before. She could only say a few words of comfort before closing the door of the ward and leaving. Yan Yi curled up in the blanket until eight o¡¯clock at night. The discomfort that enveloped his body did not fade. He went to the bathroom to throw up twice, and his whole body looked like he had been fished out of water with sweat soaking the light blue hospital gown. He fumbled under the pillow for his phone, dialing the number that he could dial with his eyes closed, and waited for the person to answer. It wasn¡¯t until the cold and detached ¡®beep beep¡¯ sound repeated for over ten times that the person answered. Several people could be heard talking about a project in the background. Lu Shangjin said impatiently, ¡°I¡¯m outside. What¡¯s the matter?¡± Yan Yi shivered and remained silent, not knowing what to say. He wanted Lu Shangjin to come back and accompany him. But he also knew that nothing good would come out of it if he said these words. As Lu Shangjin waited, he became more impatient, ¡°Say something.¡± Yan Yi said weakly, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I just miss you. Don¡¯t overwork yourself.¡± Lu Shangjin spoke a few words to others and explained some things before turning back to listen to Yan Yi, ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Yan Yi thought for a while. Just as he was about to say no, Lu Shangjin hung up. He held his phone up to his ear silently and remained in a daze in that position for a long time. Looking through his contacts, he found that he had saved Yuan Mi¡¯s number as he had stayed with him in the hospital a few days ago. Yan Yi dialed the number with boredom. It rang for a while, but no one picked up. It¡¯s normal for the Best Actor to attend to hundreds of other important matters everyday and didn¡¯t have time to answer the phone. He scrolled through his contacts again. Besides clients, there were a few big bosses. No one was able to talk to him now. He became more and more muddleheaded. The phone screen suddenly lit up with an unknown number flashing on the incoming call page. Unaware, he pressed answer. A man who didn¡¯t seem gentle asked, ¡°What are you up to?¡± Wrong number? The voice sounded a little familiar. Yan Yi wasn¡¯t in the mood to think too much. He buried his head in the blanket. Perhaps he was too eager for someone to talk to him, so he whispered, ¡°I¡¯m sleeping.¡± The man on the other line laughed coquettishly, ¡°You¡¯re still talking when you¡¯re sleeping?¡± How could he still nag after calling the wrong number? Yan Yi said reluctantly, ¡°Not feeling well.¡± ¡°Not feeling well? Why?¡± He asked, as though he really was a little worried. Yan Yi was too tired to talk, so he hung up. When he was feeling groggy, the screen lit up again with the same string of numbers. Actually, he wasn¡¯t worried that someone might pinpoint his exact location to seek revenge, but so far, no one could pose a threat to him. Yan Yi paused for a while before answering. It was still that man who spoke with a frivolous and arrogant tone, the assertive aura of an alpha carried along the cable oppressively, ¡°Hello, where are you?¡± This phone number was coincidentally obtained after spending a lot of money, so he wasn¡¯t about to give up the harassment easily. At the same time, the pager in the next ward happened to ring, which was acutely caught by the alpha, ¡°Are you in the hospital? Which hospital?¡± Yan Yi took a deep breath and replied lazily, ¡°I can¡¯t explain this to you, because I¡¯m just a little bunny.¡± What am I talking about? Yan Yi turned over and put his arm over his eyes. The alpha on the other end laughed for a long time, ¡°I know.¡± A psycho alpha, Yan Yi thought. A sense of nausea clogged his throat again. Yan Yi hurried to the bathroom to throw up. When he returned, his breaths were faint like wisps of air, and his mind was in a haze. The call surprisingly hadn¡¯t been cut off. The alpha was obviously suspicious, ¡°Are you seriously ill?¡± Yan Yi vaguely replied, ¡°I feel so awful¡­ Come back and stay with me¡­ I miss you so much¡­ Just for one day¡­ Just one night will do¡­ Can you stay on the phone? Listening to your voice will help¡­ ¡° ¡°¡­¡­¡± The other party became quiet. Yan Yi asked, ¡°Are you still there¡­¡± ¡°Yes.¡± He answered, his voice unlike the previous banter tone, but more dignified. ¡°If¡­ this surgery fails¡­ will I die?¡± Yan Yi asked softly. The other party was silent for a moment, ¡°¡­no, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± ¡­¡­ Yan Yi laughed a little, ¡°If it fails, just let me disappear. Living is extremely tiring, extremely tiring.¡± ¡°You¡­ you lie down first.¡± The alpha was a little impatient and seemed to be thinking of ways, such as how to release some soothing pheromones through the telephone line. Fruitless, he could only try, ¡°I¡¯ll touch you.¡± Yan Yi arched his body and endured the intermittent dull pain in his bone marrow. His imagination was guided to materialize. It seemed there really was a pair of hands gently caressing his back. Yan Yi breathed softly, his voice as small as a mosquito¡¯s, ¡°It hurts so much.¡± ¡ª¡ª At noon the next day, Yan Yi was woken up by the soft squeaking sound of the door pushing open. He raised his gaze to see Lu Shangjin coming in with a nurse who was carrying some medicine. ¡°How is he?¡± Lu Shangjin asked about Yan Yi¡¯s recent physical condition. Yan Yi had a lingering fear of the drug¡¯s side effects that tormented him for more than ten hours the day before. Wrapped in the bedding, he rubbed the corner of the bed, ¡°I¡¯ll go off the medication today, let me get used to it again.¡± Lu Shangjin frowned, ¡°You can¡¯t be negligent about this operation. Endure it.¡± Yan Yi closed his eyes, ¡°Okay.¡± As an injection needle pushed into his glands, Yan Yi¡¯s face turned white. Lu Shangjin sat beside the bed, holding onto Yan Yi¡¯s cheek in pity, and fed him a strawberry. Yan Yi swallowed with difficulty. Lu Shangji looked at him strangely, ¡°You used to like eating this. Are you throwing a tantrum?¡± He was busy when he picked up Yan Yi¡¯s call yesterday, and he came today as he was free. But Yan Yi was ungrateful. Yes, I like it very much. However, when he wanted to eat strawberries, Lu Shangjin gave him an apple. He didn¡¯t want strawberries now. He only wanted to be held. Lu Shangjin fed him a strawberry. CH 8 The bright red strawberries of the same sizes were delicately arranged in the paper box. They were most likely freshly picked and arrived by air, even being able to smell its fresh and sweet fragrance. Yan Yi knew that half of it was the smell of money. He could only use the remaining strength he had after resisting the pain to put on an expression that he liked eating them. His stomach churned and twisted as though a strong man was wringing a towel. Almost about to wring dry, Yan Yi suppressed the gripping pain and swallowed the cold watery food. He ate more than ten in a row. What he enjoyed wasn¡¯t the strawberries, but the soothing pheromones tainted on the hand that fed each strawberry, There were subtle functional differences in the pheromones of a person¡¯s glands, which could be roughly divided into different functions such as oppression, soothing, courtship etc, each changing according to the mood of the body. Releasing soothing pheromones required the alpha to be patient and tranquil in order for it to take effect. Out of desire to protect a naturally weak omega, it will naturally flow out of the gland and stimulate the receptors of the omega¡¯s glands, transmitting nerve impulses to the center, so the omega would receive a sufficient sense of security as it functions as an analgesic and stabilizer. As Lu Shangjin lacked patience, releasing soothing pheromones made him tired. As well as the desire to protect Yan Yi. An omega who was standing on top of the pyramid, with a third-grade differentiated top gland that alphas couldn¡¯t even catch up to, able to forcibly stop two GTRs with his bare hands, able to catch an AK47 bullet of high velocity with his bare hands, and break the bulletproof glass of a helicopter with his bare hands. Such a one-in-a-million omega was wearing out Lu Shangjin¡¯s pity year after year. Lu Shangjin had bought a pair of expensive wedding rings and knelt down on one knee to put it on Yan Yi¡¯s ring finger, so Yan Yi mistakenly thought they were married. After the mark was removed from his gland, and had no longer become a hindrance, Lu Shangjin thought they had broken up. To Yan Yi, it was the breakdown of a family, and the shelter he had lived in for more than ten years no longer had his name. He felt as though he had bought a tube of toothpaste when the days were tight. When it was first bought, even a slight squeeze would produce a large amount, and he would want to suck it back. Once a lot was used, he would begin to fold and crush it, rolling it into a roll and wanting to squeeze only a bean-sized amount. He¡¯d become exhausted, but as it could still always be squeezed out, he wouldn¡¯t throw it away for the time being. The invulnerable little rabbit didn¡¯t need protection at all. Lu Shangjin touched his head, ¡°I have an afternoon flight, just a short business trip, when I come back I¡¯ll take you home.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s heart sank after hearing the words ¡°business trip¡±, but was much relieved after hearing the second half of the sentence. He smiled as a weight lifted off his mind, why did putting the three ordinary words ¡®take you home¡¯ together become so warm? Like a match suddenly lighting up in the bitter cold, sparkling in the reflection in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes. ¡°Mn, take me home¡­¡± Yan Yi held onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand before he could retreat back and kissed his fingertips. Lu Shangjin leaned down and kissed between his eyebrows, ¡°Be good.¡± After he left, Yan Yi was left alone in the empty grey and white intensive care unit. He took out a pen and his notebook that he often used to record his memories, flipped to a new page, and wrote down three words, ¡®take you home¡¯. A plus sign was added after, ¡®+ 112 points¡¯. Every time Lu Shangjin made him sad, he would subtract one point. He didn¡¯t want to like him anymore after subtracting down to zero from a hundred points. Until just now, Lu Shangjin¡¯s score was minus 12, enough to have his license revoked. But Yan Yi still loved him. Just a sentence about going home was able to completely fill his broken heart. Yan Yi spent two hours leaning against the toilet bowl in the washroom, throwing up all the cold strawberry juice stirring in his stomach. His empty stomach felt a little more comfortable. Climbing back into his bed nest, he scrolled through Weibo and boredly unfollowed all the people he didn¡¯t know on his following list. He didn¡¯t really know how to use the app in the past, and had followed hundreds of random accounts. After unfollowing several accounts, it seemed that a protection mechanism was triggered. A verification code was needed for each unfollow. In a daze, Yan Yi entered the code one by one. When he came back to his senses, the only person left on his following list was Yuan Mi. It turns out that a person could be bored to this point. Best actor Yuan¡¯s new drama had been released; a gorgeous costume drama poster, wearing black clothes and a pair of swords with a cold expression, as he stood in the center position next to a long-haired alluring alpha with a sense of strong destructive power. The fans howled as they competed for the hottest comment with screenshots, the ¡®ahhhhhh¡¯ comments sounded like ear-shattering voices. In the GIF, the alluring alpha lowered his head to kiss Yuan Mi¡¯s forehead. Yuan Mi lifted a pair of watery and innocent puppy-like eyes, looking affectionately at his partner. It was a little forceful, but the expression of a prostitute was still there. The kiss that Lu Shangjin placed between his eyebrows was similar to the one in this picture, perfectly charming with just the right angle of his head lowered, as perfunctory and estranged as to fulfil a certain kind of lens effect. Yan Yi also posted a comment: ¡°Great acting.¡± ¡ª¡ª Ten minutes later, this had been insulted by thousands of fans¡¯ comments and became a hot comment. ¡°Now the fake fans have been hidden so deeply? Are you the one with 88 personalities?¡± ¡°Meaning- our Yuan Yuan, you can do it if you tried, nmsl1 heart.¡± ¡°Longans2 don¡¯t cause accidental injuries, what if they¡¯re a new fan, please control it. Don¡¯t attract haters for Yuan Yuan, thank you.¡± Yan Yi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Yuan Mi was still on set as he scrolled through Weibo while getting his makeup done. When he saw the hot comment on his Weibo post, ¡°great acting¡±, he narrowed his eyes immediately. He looked at the ID. ¡®How can you eat bunnies¡¯. An unknown burst of fire squeezed up to Yuan Mi¡¯s neck, and he took a bite of a malva nut and forced it down. He opened the Meituan app and ordered two catties of rabbit head. Just as he placed his order, a phone call came in. He confirmed the caller was ¡®Director Xia¡¯; someone who couldn¡¯t be provoked. ¡°Hello director Xia.¡± Yuan Mi smiled politely. He covered his mouth with the script and went to a corner to speak softly. ¡°Send me the address of the hospital. The money has been added to your card.¡± It was the arrogant and irreverent tone of an alpha. ¡ª¡ª Not long after, Yan Yi received a private message that he had been blocked and deleted, and not allowed to post comments for three days. For the first time in his life, so many people had talked to him. It¡¯s a pity that this lively state died within 15 minutes. Teasing best actor Yuan could really kill time. After six to seven hours, Yan Yi was too tired to even hold his phone. He nestled into his pillow, waiting for the spread of swelling pain in his bones to hit like a tide, the drug to kick in, and the torture that came day after day. Sometimes, he wanted to go outside for a walk. Loneliness wasn¡¯t caused by suffering from insomnia in the dead of the night, but he wanted to have a drink occasionally, flip through his address book, then forget about it after some thought. It was almost eight o¡¯clock. Yan Yi ran to the bathroom several times but couldn¡¯t vomit anything. In the end, he didn¡¯t even have the energy to climb back to bed, so he lied on the edge of the toilet seat, as sorry as an arrogant uncle who had drunk half a pound of Wu Liang Yue liquor. He knelt beside the toilet and fell asleep, so it was more convenient to throw up. When Lu Shangjin was around, he wouldn¡¯t forget his manners. He showed Lu Shangjin his most perfect and strong side, not wanting to add adjectives such as ¡°troublesome¡± to the already fading impression in his heart. At midnight, the door of the ward opened gently, and a tall, straight figure carried a stack of square boxes and walked inside. Instead of turning on the bright overhead light, he used the illuminated screen on his phone and turned on the small, dim table lamp at the head of the bed so as to not wake the person sleeping under the blanket. The alpha held his breath, not releasing a single trace of smell of his pheromones. When he glanced at the bed, it was empty. He looked around the ward and found a little rabbit curled up asleep on the ground in the bathroom. From his impression of the little lop-eared rabbit who carried a black helmet in one hand and pointed a Desert Eagle at his forehead with the other, he was like a different person. He was as weak as a butterfly with broken wings, dead from the first north wind in the harsh winter. In his restless sleep, Yan Yi felt his body gently being carried, and then a sufficient amount of soothing pheromones spread, protecting the weak body. Yan Yi¡¯s tensely curled body slowly relaxed as he leaned against the warm chest. He had never felt such reassuring comfort. The person patiently released the soothing pheromones, neither irritable, nor mingling with disordered impurities. The light smell filled the air. It was hard to distinguish what the scent was; it could occasionally be smelled in the flower shop, seemingly like Baby¡¯s Breath flowers. The sufficient soothing pheromones accompanied him until six in the morning before it disappeared. Yan Yi slept until noon and was woken up by the nurse who brought his medicine in. Next to his pillow, there was a stack of paper boxes left behind by someone unknown. He opened them to have a look; the three boxes were imported timothy hay. While giving him the medicine, the nurse asked, ¡®Who sent these tea leaves?¡± Yan Yi couldn¡¯t remember clearly. The window was wide open, and the only smell of pheromones that would help determine the identity of the visitor had also disappeared before Yan Yi woke up. He said, ¡°It¡¯s not tea.¡± The nurse asked curiously, ¡°What is it?¡± Yan Yi took a handful of hay and put it into his mouth. It was fragrant and chewy, he couldn¡¯t help eating another handful. ¡°It¡¯s rabbit food.¡± For the next few days, this became the only staple food he could stomach down without throwing up. But he didn¡¯t dare to investigate, and resisted finding out who the faint smell of Baby¡¯s Breath on the boxes belonged to, his instinctual fear coming from the kindness of strangers. When Lu Shangjin returned, Yan Yi¡¯s state had improved. He gradually adapted to the side effects of the anesthetic, so he could go home and wait for the operation. Yan Yi sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window at the green belt speeding past, but he was actually looking at Lu Shangjin¡¯s sharp and alluring side profile in the rearview mirror. In the past, Yan Yi would be the one to drive, so there were few opportunities to look at Lu Shangjin quietly, to watch him for a long time without being distrubed or refused. As the car drove in an unfamiliar direction, Yan Yi suddenly became alert and asked in astonishment, ¡°We¡¯re not going home?¡± Lu Shangjin continued to look straight ahead. When they reached a red light, the slender fingertips tapped gently against the leather sheath of the steering wheel. ¡°Going to my house. My parents want me to take you back to visit.¡± During the business trip, Lu Lin made another international call to urge Lu Shangjin once again, he was pestered beyond endurance. The corner of Yan Yi¡¯s mouth that always carried a little tilt became extremely stiff. The tip of his nose quivered slightly and his feet stamped uncontrollably, ¡°No, I¡¯m not going, Jin ge, I¡¯m not going!¡± Trembling, he held onto his left hand and hid it behind his back, retracting into his sleeve. His palms turned cold with sweat as he held the glands at the back of his neck with fear. Footnotes CH 9 A black BMW drove into the suburbs of Chang Hui city on a gravel road, before entering an aristocratic residence that was developed a few years ago. The snow-white fence enclosed a garden of tulips, surrounding the Lu family mansion in the center. The passive style of the establishment had ultra-low energy consumption, assembled with an integral high-performance exterior wall to maintain a pleasant indoor temperature. Yan Yi hugged his knees anxiously as he nestled in the passenger seat, his weak body crowded into a corner. As the pine forest appeared before his eyes, he could only see a layer of dust covering the pine cones, and thin, tiny spider webs decorated the European style white fence. A falling pine needle accidentally dropped on the opposite windshield as the car passed by. In this serene world, all disharmony was infinitely magnified in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes. He breathed anxiously as he remained holding onto his left hand, feeling a dull pain. The closer they approached the residence, the more intense his chest felt the sense of choking suppression. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t notice Yan Yi¡¯s abnormal reactions, nor did he often pay attention to Yan Yi. Yan Yi carefully took out a small handful of Timothy hay from his pocket, eating them little by little. There was only one pocket left, he had to save it. The light scent contaminated on the hay barely allowed him to stay calm. Lu Shangjin just glanced to the right, ¡°What are you eating?¡± Yan Yi was taken aback and answered truthfully, ¡°Timothy hay. A kind of rabbit¡­ snack.¡± He thought in fear about how he would answer Lu Shangjin¡¯s question. Lu Shangjin raised his eyebrows, ¡°You like eating this?¡± Yan Yi nodded, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± The car stopped outside the house, and a large, golden-brown thing rushed towards them; the golden long-haired Tibetan Mastiff tied up in the small garden pounced out, it¡¯s barks shaking the ground. Yan Yi¡¯s entire body froze in fear and he subconsciously grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand. He was feeling anxious, and even easily frightened. Yan Yi¡¯s third-grade differentiated glands that could protect himself were already completely dormant. At the moment, he could barely be compared to an ordinary little lop-eared rabbit omega. Lu Shangjin shook Yan Yi¡¯s hand and frowned, ¡°It won¡¯t bite you.¡± Lu Shangjin led him to the door and laughed without a care, ¡°Did you learn how to pretend to be pitiful from Yuan Mi? When you were my bodyguard in the past, you weren¡¯t so timid.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Yan Yi bit his lips and unexpectedly retorted, ¡°In the past, my glands weren¡¯t dormant. If you don¡¯t like that I¡¯m weak, you shouldn¡¯t change it.¡± After blurting out his refute, Yan Yi instantly repented and he looked away in remorse. He was unable to hold his tongue from being in an uncontrollable state of anxiety and irritability. He had never forgotten his manners like this before, as though an egg paste was filled and baked in a tin foil tray, the air expanding so much that he felt pain all over. Lu Shangjin looked at him in slight surprise. He took Yan Yi¡¯s hand in front of him and placed it to his lips, saying patiently, ¡°Be good. Once we have a 97% fit, we¡¯ll never be separated in the future. I will take care of you and protect you. Don¡¯t mention this to my father, understand?¡± Lu Shangjin loosened his grip, not wanting to appear too clingy in front of his family. Yan Yi still wanted to hold his hand, but Lu Shangjin pushed him away, walking into the house alone. Yan Yi¡¯s hand paused mid-air, and his fingertips tightened with a sense of loss, not knowing where to put them. Watching that wide and slender hand leaving his line of sight, Yan Yi retracted his hand into his sleeve and went up the stairs silently. A middle-aged alpha wearing a pair of gold-rimmed reading glasses sat on a rattan chair in front of the French windows, drinking tea. When he heard the sound of footsteps approaching on the porch, he took the initiative to stand up without caring about his position as the head of the family, and let Yan Yi sit in with a smile. He was a first-grade differentiated alpha with the gland type of a J1 peregrine falcon. Although the natural compressive force exuding from him wasn¡¯t strong, Yan Yi¡¯s legs trembled in the face of the two bird-of-prey alphas without the support and protection of his third-grade glands. Whether it was gender or species food chain, lop-eared rabbits were of the lowest minority race. Alphas did not even exist within this race, only omegas and betas. This made Yan Yi feel a great sense of impending crisis. While he was distracted, Lu Shangjin went into the cloakroom to change into casual clothes. Yan Yi was startled and chased after him, wanting to grasp onto a corner of Lu Shangjin¡¯s clothes, but he was stopped by Lu Lin and could only sit back down stiffly. Lu Lin held a cup of tea in his hands as he sat across Yan Yi and pushed a tray of fruits towards him, ¡°Yan Yan, have some fruits. You don¡¯t have to be polite in your own home.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s fingertips trembled. He took an apple and held it in his hand, his eyelids lowered as he dared not look at Lu Lin. Lu Lin released some soothing pheromones and touched Yan Yi¡¯s hair, ¡°It¡¯s been so many years, how are you still so afraid?¡± The soothing pheromones from the source of fear could not produce a calming effect at all. Yan Yi hid his left hand behind his back and whispered, ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± Lu Lin smiled faintly, ¡°Is it because uncle has been too severe with your training? No pain, no gain. Having third-grade differentiated glands is the reward for your efforts.¡± Yan Yi nodded forcibly. When Lu Lin saw that the wedding ring on Yan Yi¡¯s right finger was still there, he nodded in satisfaction and leaned back against his chair, ¡°You¡¯re not young anymore, you should start planning your wedding with Shangjin, or have a child first.¡± Yan Yi lowered his head modestly, ¡°Forget the wedding.¡± Lu Lin paid particular attention to this and instantly rejected Yan Yi¡¯s opinion. He must let all the fellows who covet the A3 lop-eared rabbit glands clearly know that this little rabbit had been marked by the Lu family. Don¡¯t even think about recklessly taking him. In actual fact, Yan Yi wanted to have a child more than anyone else. That way, whenever he had to wait for Lu Shangjin to come home on lonely nights, he would at least have a warm and lovely little one by his side. The two had nothing to say, each in their own thoughts. The busy servant in the dining room put some sliced watermelons and purified water into the automatic juicer and turned on the switch. When the hum of the juicer transmitted into Yan Yi¡¯s sensitive rabbit ears, his face turned pale in an instant. He let out an uncontrollable sob and hurriedly fled to the bedroom upstairs. Lu Lin sighed and peeled an apple himself. After all, rabbits were rabbits, an extremely fragile creature. No matter how high the differentiated grade of their glands were, it was beyond treatment. The training was nothing more than to advance his grade differentiation. Since he had this innate talent, it was only for his own good to be strict and harsh. There were several spacious and brightly lit bedrooms upstairs, but Yan Yi followed his childhood memory and broke into the small storage room in the deepest part. In the storage room, there were washed bed sheets and pillows. It was narrow and dim, but it was the little nest that accompanied the young lop-eared rabbit for the longest time. In the quilt cabinet filled with moth balls, there was also a little nest Yan Yi built for himself when he was a child. This massive house was like a prison, and only this soft and warm little nest belonged to himself. Yan Yi squeezed into it in panic, curling up in a small ball and closed the door of the quilt cabinet. Shivering in the dark, he put his left hand to his lips and licked it to reassure himself that he was safe and sound, only then could he quietly shrink back and calm down. He subconsciously protected his belly. He didn¡¯t know when it started, but the smooth and flat belly bulged out in an indistinguishable arc. Yan Yi became more irritable as he could just instinctively protect his soft belly. He lifted a feather-filled quilt from the cabinet and wrapped himself into a rabbit-eared glutinous rice dumpling. ¡ª¡ª Lu Shangjin made a special call to his assistant after changing into casual clothes. ¡°Buy a type of snack called Timothy hay, it looks like tea leaves, a German brand.¡± The assistant was filled with questions. Lu Lin waited for him in the parlor. When Lu Shangjin sat across from him, he pushed a cup of Gong Fu tea towards him. ¡°Where is he?¡± Lu Shangjin stretched his long legs on the carpet, resting his hand on a pillow as he glanced through the afternoon schedule sent by his assistant. Lu Lin said slowly, ¡°Upstairs, he¡¯s probably tired. Let him stay here tonight, I specifically ordered to clean up a room for him.¡± Lu Shangjin said perfunctorily, ¡°I have something to attend to in the afternoon, I¡¯ll pick him up after.¡± Lu Lin refused seriously, ¡°No. It¡¯s regarding the future heir of the Lu family, it can¡¯t be ignored.¡± Lu Shangjin put away his phone, staring down at Lu Lin with a slightly sharp look in his eyes, ¡°I¡¯ve said before, he is more likely to bear a litter of rabbits than an alpha.¡± Lu Lin said lightly, ¡°Then keep giving birth until an alpha with the potential to differentiate into the third-grade appears.¡± ¡°Not possible.¡± Lu Shangjin took a sip of his tea, ¡°Stop speaking nonsense.¡± ¡°Do you feel bad?¡± Lu Lin¡¯s face turned gloomy, ¡°Other big families will also catch omegas with mutant glands to carry on the family line, breeding them in captivity. By comparison, Yan Yi is more fortunate.¡± ¡°No need.¡± Lu Shangjn looked down at his documents. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi shrank inside the quilt cabinet, holding his slightly arched belly. His instincts drove him to pull down soft items to build a nest for himself, sinking into them as he fell into a restless sleep. His phone screen suddenly lit up, the light extremely harsh in the darkness where he couldn¡¯t see his fingers. Yan Yi answered before it rang. ¡°Little white rabbit, are you feeling better?¡± It¡¯s the alpha who called the wrong number, ¡°Have you gotten used to eating the gift I sent you?¡± ¡°Thank you¡­ you don¡¯t have to send any more next time. I¡¯ll transfer the money to you, don¡¯t call again in the future.¡± Yan Yi declined with an expressionless face. He should have hung up. He didn¡¯t have a mark, any alpha could regard him as prey, or a mate. But his instincts forbade him to refuse an alpha who tried to contact him while he was pregnant. CH 10 The narrow, pitch-black quilt cabinet was like a small refuge, isolated in this corner of the quiet world, away from the dangerous and boisterous noise. Yan Yi lied inside the little quilt nest, silently listening to the alpha on the phone who tried to find a conversational topic to talk about. ¡°What surgery will you be going for?¡± The alpha was constantly a little worried about this. Yan Yi refused to tell him. ¡°Where are you now?¡± The alpha asked. Yan Yi said quietly, ¡°In the quilt cabinet, I¡¯m preg- pregnant, my stomach is bulging out, I have to stay in the nest.¡± He seemed to have heard the person on the line drop something, and from a direction beyond the phone receiver, he listened to a voice saying, ¡°fuck, fuck¡±. The alpha¡¯s gasp was distinctively more harsh than before, ¡°You have an alpha? Why aren¡¯t you marked? Why did he let you get pregnant now when you¡¯re about to go for surgery? Where did this dick of a dog alpha come from?¡± Yan Yi shrank into a smaller ball, his soft rabbit ears shook and curled into cream cheese rolls, ¡°You¡¯re too loud.¡± Stunned, the alpha lowered his voice. Yan Yi touched his slightly bulging belly, ¡°Don¡¯t blame him¡­ it happened more than ten days ago, we didn¡¯t know I would be going for surgery at that time, it looks like I have to delay the surgery.¡± The alpha didn¡¯t speak anymore. DId he sleep through some parts of physiology class in university? How could an omega have a reaction after being pregnant for over ten days? Even his stomach is bulging. The alpha asked puzzledly, ¡°Are you sure? Is there anyone with you? No one cared even when you were in so much pain before, and it was me who traveled all the way with great effort to¡­ bring you snacks.¡± He was afraid of offending this little rabbit, so he didn¡¯t continue. In the ward, the alpha had held him throughout the night, consistently releasing soothing pheromones and gently caressing him to make him feel a little better. Although much of his dedication was due to his attraction to Yan Yi¡¯s pheromones. From the moment he met Yan Yi at the gas station on the highway for the first time, the alpha felt a great sense of gravitational temptation; they were most likely very compatible. As long as the lop-eared rabbit wouldn¡¯t be marked one day, every alpha in the world would have a chance to pursue him. What¡¯s more, he was so beautiful and sexy. So the alpha didn¡¯t want to give up too easily. Yan Yi lied on his side in the nest, speaking in a languid and slightly hoarse voice, ¡°Don¡¯t call again, my alpha treats me very well, the only reason he couldn¡¯t keep me company was because he¡¯s very busy with work.¡± He held my hand today, and I could dream of receiving his wholehearted love and affection. Before he could finish speaking, suddenly, the quilt cabinet door was pulled open. Yan Yi¡¯s rabbit ears stood upright from the blinding light. He raised his arm to cover his eyes, and the phone fell into the corner with the line still connected. Lu Shangjin looked down at Yan Yi from above, ¡°Why are you hiding here? The hospital had just informed me that the omega who was ahead of you on the waiting list was temporarily transferred to another hospital, so you can undergo the gland replacement operation tomorrow. Come back with me to get ready.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes hadn¡¯t adjusted to the light from outside, he squinted them into slits as he looked at Lu Shangjin, ¡°I¡¯m not having the operation¡­I¡¯ll do it after a while, I¡¯m preg¡­¡± ¡°Why are you acting up again?¡± Lu Shangjin was dissatisfied with his repeated disobedience today. Grabbing Yan Yi¡¯s wrist, he abrasively dragged his entire body out of the cabinet and tossed him at his feet. Pregnant rabbits will become extremely aggressive, irritable and violent. Yan Yi was also infuriated by this threatening action as he grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s forearm. His original strength was sufficient enough to expel any threat a few meters away. But he didn¡¯t have a single bit of strength left as his glands had been continuously injected with drugs. He was as weak as a vine clinging onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s sleeve, able to break away with a gentle touch. He could only protect his little belly as he retreated into the corner of the wall, staring warily at Lu Shangjin, ¡°I¡¯m not having the operation, don¡¯t come any closer.¡± Lu Shangjin forcibly grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s arm and hauled him out, ¡°Get over here.¡± Yan Yi struggled desperately, trying to pull his hand out of the pincer-like grip. He was just a little rabbit caught by a peregrine falcon with no power to fight back at all, and could only hopelessly wait to be pecked at, to be torn into a bloody skeletal corpse and dumped in a wasteland before being eaten into a snow-white decaying specimen by ants. ¡°Stay away from me!¡± Yan Yi shouted with red-rimmed eyes as he kicked Lu Shangjin¡¯s lower leg. Even if he was just a little rabbit, his kick was still lethal. Lu Shangjin felt a sharp pain in his lower leg, as though a drop of water fell into concentrated sulfuric acid, causing him to instantly explode. He lifted Yan Yi off the ground, walked out of the house and tossed him out of the front steps. ¡°Get lost,¡± He said. Lu Shangjin sat in his car as he skillfully yet impatiently reversed and steered the wheel, kicking up a cloud of smoke all the way. Leaving Yan Yi, who was helplessly sitting on the gravel road, in the rearview mirror, he gradually disappeared. In his address book, there was a row of sweet, soft and obedient omegas waiting for him to copulate with. He had been rewarding Yan Yi with too much attention. The forgotten phone in the quilt cabinet was still on. The alpha on the line had been listening to the commotion, and the explosive argument gradually faded away. Blue veins burst into the alpha¡¯s hand that was holding onto the phone, as he listened to the argument that was clearly unequal in strength between the people involved. That little rabbit was too vulnerable while being pregnant with something unknown. This round of argument had become a one-sided domestic violence. He carefully distinguished the familiar alpha¡¯s voice on the other line. ¡°Lu Shangjin?¡± A lot of people knew that Lu Shangjin had a family with a gentle and virtuous omega partner who lived in seclusion in their home, Who would have thought that it would be this perfectly harmonious. CH 11 In a campfire town of Keldivia, sparks flew from the burning pinewood, floating up the dark night sky. Yan Yi walked along the echoing deep and narrow alleyway, his windbreaker swaying in the wind. He carried a 590M gun with an overheated muzzle as he held onto the gunshot wound on his left lower abdomen. He stepped over several hyena alpha corpses that were shot into sieves, the soles of his black, shiny laced-up marine boots stained with sticky blood. Stepping on the sticky ground, he trudged step by step. He passed by a flower shop. The boss was an ordinary middle-aged beta whose glands cells were dormant and undifferentiated, holding a child tightly as he shrank into a corner of the wall. With shaking hands, he poured out all the money from the cash register at Yan Yi¡¯s feet, kneeling on the ground as he begged, ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t shoot¡­money, take all the money¡­¡± The florist covered the child¡¯s eyes as he begged Yan Yi with his head trembling. Under the windbreaker, the handsome youth was wearing a pitch-black butler suit, his figure tall and slim, a gentle and beautiful omega. In his soft ash-grey hair, two velvety rabbit ears moved lightly, dusting away the snowflakes on the tip of his ears. It was this omega who confronted ten jeeps of J1 differentiated hyena alphas at the end of the lane just now. Facing off more than a dozen powerful and swift alphas with only a painted 590M shotgun, he was the only one who walked out alive. Yan Yi bent down and picked a rose from the flower barrel on the counter, carefully removing the white silk that stopped the rose from blooming. His bloodstained hands looked drastically pale from the blood loss and fatigue. He put the rose in his front pocket. Lu Shangjin had always liked such aggressively rich fragrant flowers. Yan Yi touched the back of his neck, his glands tightly sealed beneath a black neck protection guard to avoid injuring the omega¡¯s most vulnerable point during battle. It was also able to conceal his soft milk candy pheromones from leaking out, so as to not agitate Lu Shangjin. At the intersection, a street light wasn¡¯t on, and a silver-grey Porsche was parked under the shadow. Yan Yi leaned over and knocked on the window. ¡°Xiansheng, it¡¯s done.¡± Lu Shangjin opened his eyes and pushed open the door. He pushed Yan Yi against the car and looked him up and down, like an elegant and overbearing panther examining his prey. With one hand holding the shotgun in his belt, he pulled out the rose from his front pocket with his right hand. He handed it to Lu Shangjin and said with a smile, ¡°Xiansheng, you¡¯re like a black panther under the moonlight, I love you.¡± In exchange, Lu Shangjin kissed him fiercely, impatiently tearing off Yan Yi¡¯s neck protection guard. He pressed him against the car door, licking the glands on the back of his neck as he listened to the soft and obedient omega¡¯s painful breaths in his arms. Yan Yi said softly, ¡°Xiansheng, the mission went very smoothly.¡± He hoped these words made Lu Shangjin more calm. Lu Shangjin was indifferent, ¡°That¡¯s what you¡¯re meant to do. Without caring about Yan Yi¡¯s gunshot wound, Lu Shangjin held his side tightly. Yan Yi clenched his teeth as he endured the severe pain given from his lover. Every time they had sex, his alpha would make him experience the anticipatory excruciating pain from inside. The lop-eared rabbit was a very vulnerable race. Yan Yi watched the cold and tall alpha from the rearview mirror. How blissful and lucky it would be if his alpha could caress his back or gently hold his head. Yan Yi bowed his body as he fantasized about the alpha¡¯s comfort. In Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes, his omnipotent bodyguard Yan Yi was a romantic and sentimental bitch. In Yan Yi¡¯s eyes, each confession was a bitter and agonizing last wish in his heart when he had a slim chance of surviving. He passionately and silently loved his alpha as he wanted to chase him back and make up for his mistakes. Yan Yi helplessly held onto the car door, no longer struggling, and allowed Lu Shangjin to do whatever he pleased with his body. New skin was still growing out of the removal marks on the glands at the back of his neck, the detailed pain a constant reminder to Yan Yi that they had divorced just a week ago. Or, it wasn¡¯t qualified as a divorce, they had just broken up. Lu Shangjin had gotten rid of him from the villa he had lived in for so long. Since then, work was work, but threads still remained from their broken feelings. He knew he was at fault. A couple¡¯s feelings were the most fragile during the Seven-year itch1. Lu Shangjin often didn¡¯t return home, so Yan Yi had to stay in the lonely and empty villa alone. During his heat periods, Yan Yi couldn¡¯t relieve himself at all, enduring until he had splitting headaches. The remaining packages of used inhibitors and painkillers were strewn all over the floor, but he was still in terrible pain. When he finally couldn¡¯t bear the torture of his heat, he had put on his coat and cotton hat, covering half his face with a big fluffy scarf and sneaked into a club to book massage from a spider alpha. As soon as the spider alpha entered the room, he took off his clothes as part of the routine. Everyone knew what he was up to for an omega in heat to sneak into a club in the middle of the night. The spider alpha didn¡¯t spend much time talking. This little omega looked beautiful and cute, it must be a hot and sleepless night tonight. Unexpectedly, when Yan Yi took off his coat, he wore a soft and lovely home knitted sweater underneath. He obediently lied on the massage bed, presenting his back to the spider alpha. A little shy, he faced the floor as he pleaded, ¡°¡­ don¡¯t have to take off my clothes, just touch, touch my back.¡± The spider alpha was taken aback, smoothing back his stylish highlighted hair. He then caressed this omega¡¯s back for the whole night. The little lop-eared rabbit turned over comfortably, his eyes half-lidded with sleepiness, then gradually closing his eyes as his breath turned steady and gentle. His curled eyelashes resembled an insect shaking its dewy wings under the twilight, his little ears moving occasionally. The spider alpha watched in a daze. He couldn¡¯t help but bend down with his hands resting on his knees and steal a whiff against the little lop-eared rabbit¡¯s forehead. He¡¯s so cute. He was so cute that it made others willing to caress his back all night without taking off their clothes and asking for money. He was a clean omega. Unfortunately, there was a mark on the glands at the back of his neck. He was already married, so he couldn¡¯t think about him anymore. When Yan Yi comfortably passed his heat period with the touch of the spider alpha and went home, Lu Shangjin was waiting for him on the couch. With a judging look in his eyes, he asked, ¡°Where did you go last night?¡± Yan Yi opened his mouth, afraid to tell the truth and make Lu Shangjin angry, so he came up with a reason in an attempt to stall. Instead, Lu Shangjin threw a photo at Yan Yi¡¯s feet. In the photo, the little lop-eared rabbit nestled on the massage bed, while an elegant masseuse alpha lowered his head to kiss his forehead intimately. This was a possessive alpha¡¯s most naked provocative and disdainful action, Due to the noble status of the second-grade differentiated peregrine falcon alpha, Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t stand the little rabbit¡¯s blatant betrayal. Yan Yi would also fight back when he was in his early twenties, so they broke up at that time¨C An incompatible pair of lovers from the battlefield who fought side by side after weathering gunfire smoke, failed to withstand the many cracks of the seven-year itch. From passionate love towards destruction. ¡ª¡ª Now, Yan Yi was carried and thrown out of the door again. He still had a bank card in his wallet which he had saved when he worked with Lu Shangjin. After their breakup, he became an ordinary employee under Lu Shangjin with a fixed monthly salary. Unlike how he treated other omegas like sugar babies, Lu Shangjin wouldn¡¯t give Yan Yi a card that he couldn¡¯t even finish spending in his lifetime. He had to find a warm place for the little baby in his belly to live in. So, holding his little belly under the warm cashmere sweater, he left Lu Zhai garden dazedly. Footnotes CH 12 He found a humble little inn and asked for the price; it was seventy yuan a night. Affordable. Sometimes, Yan Yi felt that it was unfair as well. He was the one who served Lu Shangjin too, why did all the other omegas receive luxury cars, villas and an abundance of allowance, but he was the only one who didn¡¯t have anything. Lu Shangjin allowed him to buy whatever he wanted, but wouldn¡¯t give him a little piece of property even if these seemingly expensive things were just an insignificant drop in the ocean to Lu Shangjin, he would never take them seriously. This unknown street inn was not strictly supervised, Yan Yi only had to give some money to book a room without needing to register with an ID card. He could only choose such a place to live in. On the gender column of his ID card, the words ¡°Omega lop-eared rabbit, A3¡± was printed in an elegant, eye-catching purple ink. An ordinary person would admire and be envious towards the awakening of gland cells, like a head teacher giving good students praises and privileges all the time. Their manners towards a J1 alpha would be respectful and courteous. With a high evaluation, perhaps one¡¯s innate differentiative grade was the height at which ordinary people were unable to reach, the prospects were boundless. If one were to meet an M2 differentiated alpha, they must not offend easily. Whether it was second-grade differentiated omegas or alphas, it was most likely that there was a large family behind them to provide them with natural resources. This was because differentiating to the second-grade required the catalyst and stimulation of sufficient enough rare pheromones, not excluding those with unique advantages, so that the glands could evolve naturally. Most J1 differentiated glands needed hundreds and thousands of rare pheromones to manually stimulate its evolution for it to become the privileged 1% at the top of the pyramid. On the other hand, once an A3 differentiated glands appeared, the first thing people would think about was certainly not envy and admiration, but to flock around in a circle and watch, like being frightened yet curious about discovering a living dinosaur and taking photos to share on Weibo. By the second day, the whole world would know that in some province and city, a rare A3 glandular-type had appeared. So far, only a few elite agents recorded in the confidential files were of the A3 glandular-type. The national policy on the glandular-type privacy protection had not been improved, hence one¡¯s glandular grade was directly printed on their ID card. Taking advantage of this opportunity, gland hunters rose to search for high-grade omegas for large powerful families, kidnapping or transplanting them in order to produce stronger generations for the family. Few people who find high-grade omegas would opt for transplantation, as the matching degree was a problem. It was also a concern whether the omega who accepted the transplantation would be able to withstand such strong glands. In order to avoid accidents, the family would choose a safer method- imprisonment in a fertility machine. The weather was unusual this year. Spring was still cold in April, and there was no floor heating in the small inn. Yan Yi piled the soft blankets and pillows into a little nest before dragging the electric heater over to warm his back toastly. He didn¡¯t forget to take his phone from the quilt cabinet before he left. In case Lu Shangjin asked him to go home, he would still be able to pick up his call. He flipped through his phone aimlessly, switching back and forth between various apps. Obviously, he had nothing to scroll through, although he was sleepy, but he couldn¡¯t put it down, subconsciously waiting for a reason to sleep peacefully. He scrolled through his text messages; the contact name he gave Lu Shangjin was ¡°Jin ge.¡± In the past, his name was ¡°my beloved¡±, he couldn¡¯t remember when he changed it out of anger. He scrolled through all the way. He didn¡¯t delete any messages Lu Shangjin sent, scrolling from the cold and distant messages of ¡°come to my office¡±, ¡°will be home late tonight¡±, ¡°won¡¯t be home tonight¡±, until he reached one message, ¡°goodnight, baobei¡±. His heart trembled, the willow of early spring scratching his skin. Setting this message as the boundary, every time he scrolled up to it, the corner of Yan Yi¡¯s lips would slightly curl up into a smile. ¡ª¡ª2011-1-23¡ª¡ª Jin ge: I¡¯m very busy at the company today, I don¡¯t understand a lot of things. Wait for me, I¡¯ll make sure to be back before 10pm, sleep first if you¡¯re tired, I¡¯ll hold you when I¡¯m home. Yan Yi: I want to wait for you¡­ want you to kiss my ears. Jin ge: Alright, I¡¯ll kiss your ears, kiss your little feet. Yan Yi: gege hug me QAQ ¡ª¡ª2011-2-16¡ª¡ª Jin ge: Yan Yan, I miss you, let¡¯s have a feast tonight. Yan Yi: What do you want to eat? I¡¯ll prepare in advance. Jin ge: You don¡¯t have to do it, I¡¯ll take you out for dinner, do you have anything in particular you want to eat? I¡¯ll pick up anything you like. Yan Yi: I like to eat the food you pick¡­ Jin ge: It¡¯s the lantern festival tomorrow, I¡¯ll just buy some Yuan Xiao to feed you, I¡¯ll buy Yuan Xiao as big as beans and feed you one by one. Yan Yi: No, I want you to feed me with your mouth, each person eats half. Jin ge: I¡¯m hard already, I¡¯ll fuck you when I get back. Yan Yi: A fragrant little rabbit is waiting for you in the blankets ??¦Ø?? ¡ª¡ª2012-9-25¡ª¡ª Jin ge: Kill him sooner or later He didn¡¯t reply to this text. At the time, Yan Yi saw the news and hurried to find Lu Shangjin who had injured himself as he leaned against the wall weakly, his right shoulder and chest were bandaged. Yan Yi asked, but he didn¡¯t say anything. ¡ª¡ª2012-9-30¡ª¡ª Jin ge: Goodnight, baobei ¡ª¡ª In 2016, they broke up. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi scrolled through the messages he had saved, covering his mouth as tears trickled down his fingers and onto the pillow. He had changed his phone several times these past few years, but he would always save these precious messages and import them one by one. How did it become like this? He thought it was clear they could spend a lifetime together, how could the waves be so peacefully overturned? He could endure Lu Shangjin¡¯s arrogance and cold emotional abuse over and over again. However, he missed the intimacy and sweetness they once had. He didn¡¯t want this Lu Shangjin, he had changed. He was different from the overbearing yet gentle Jin ge in the past. In a daze, he dialed the number he had memorized. The other person answered faster than expected. ¡°Yan Yi.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s cold and detached tone contained anger, ¡°Come back before I use my differentiative ability to find you. Otherwise, don¡¯t ever come back.¡± With the peregrine falcon¡¯s M2 differentiative ability ¡°location tracking¡±, he could catch this little rabbit even if he fled to the corners of the earth. Yan Yi held his phone in a cherishing manner as he curled up while hugging his knees, drops of tears hanging on his trembling eyelashes, voice choking as his tone changed with despair. ¡°Jin ge¡­why¡­why do you not love me anymore?¡± He hadn¡¯t cried for many years, but as he showed weakness right now, he couldn¡¯t bear it anymore. ¡°I¡¯ve always been good. If it¡¯s because I went to the club, I apologize. I was wrong, I was wrong, please don¡¯t stop loving me¡­ are you still mad after so long? ¡­ I was wrong, okay? How can I make you forgive me? Please, I¡¯m begging you to tell me¡­¡± Half of his voice was muffled with sobs as he sat in his little nest hugging his knees in his arms, as though he had gone back to being a child in kindergarten who couldn¡¯t solve 2 plus 5, wailing from being anxious and afraid. The other party remained silent for a while. Just as he was about to speak, the assistant¡¯s reminder sounded beside him, ¡°Xiansheng, it¡¯s a call from Director Xia.¡± The line disconnected. The light in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes disappeared along with the busy tone on the phone. ¡ª¡ª Lu Shangjin impatiently answered the phone from his assistant, forcing himself to use a calm tone as much as possible, ¡°Director Xia.¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t you shown interest in a hamster omega recently?¡± Director Xia asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Lu Shangjin replied coldly, ¡°I like him a lot, but he¡¯s been ill and has been taken care of.¡± After all, in order to undergo gland transplant, that hamster had to be imprisoned in the intensive care unit, ready to have his glands extracted for the operation at any time. Director Xia snorted with a laugh, ¡°Someone accidentally showed Bi Ruijing a picture of your little hamster the other day. Rui ge likes him very much. You wouldn¡¯t fight with him, would you? Everyone knows that arrowwood alpha is too difficult to deal with. Besides, don¡¯t you already have a wife?¡± Lu Shangjin took a breath, ¡°I think you were the one who showed Bi Ruijing that picture.¡± The other party tutted, ¡°How could that be?¡± ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi laid quietly in his nest of blankets and pillows. He didn¡¯t dare to turn off the lights, but he was also afraid of the brightness, so he covered his eyes with his rabbit ears. He wasn¡¯t sure how he could be pregnant with a little bunny either. When he was with Lu Shangjin in the past, they would always use condoms. The rate of conception between two different species was very low, and he had never been pregnant before. Lu Shangjin never mentioned having children with him, perhaps he didn¡¯t like them. He tried to give birth for a while, but didn¡¯t feel much. Maybe it wasn¡¯t the right time, he should be pregnant for a longer period before he could give birth to a little bunny. A call came in. Startled, he held his frantically beating heart for a long moment before he answered. He admitted that he had a glimmer of hope to listen to what the other person would say, feeling a little moved. Lu Shangjin¡¯s completely calm voice made Yan Yi¡¯s heart turn cooler. ¡°I¡¯ll ask you one last time, are you still having the operation?¡± Yan Yi tugged the zipper on the pillow, ¡°I really can¡¯t have it right now¡­ next year¡­ next year, I¡¯ll definitely have it.¡± Lu Shangjn scoffed softly, ¡°Why.¡± Yan Yi hesitated to answer. He was afraid that Lu Shangjin wouldn¡¯t want a child. If he gave birth to an alpha, the child might be taken away by the Lu family as their heir. If not, he had lost the A3 differentiative abilities, how could he protect the child from harm? In Yan Yi¡¯s heart, Lu Shangjin¡¯s credibility had already been reduced to below the passing line. He gradually began to doubt whether or not he could have Lu Shangjin¡¯s protection after replacing his glands. Lu Shangjin gritted his teeth, ¡°Suit yourself, do whatever you want.¡± CH 13 Near ten o¡¯clock in the evening, looking out through the French windows, crowds of densely packed dark clouds flocked over from the Northwest, swallowing half the sky so tightly that not a ray of light could be spilled out. Takeout boxes littered the table. Perhaps the delivery address was somewhat awe-inspiring, that even the love-stickers seeking praise were well-pasted in a timid manner. In this villa, besides the gardener and the driver who would come to pick up Lu Shangjin, there were neither cleaning aunties, chefs, nor servants who could take care of Lu Shangjin¡¯s daily life. That had always been Yan Yi¡¯s job. After they broke up, Yan Yi had appeared in front of him again with a resume in his hand, his eyes shining brightly as he asked to be employed as the butler of the villa. That little rabbit had always known how to act coquettish; puckering his butt and nestling on the sofa. He would continue to lie on the side in disappointment when he didn¡¯t receive his touch, looking at him with clear eyes, until Lu Shangjin put his hand on his head to pat him and knead the ears hanging cutely in his hair. After breaking up, he stuck to him again, but he became proper and restrained. In fact, if he paid more attention, he could still see the glimmering light in his eyes, like a star that received a wish from a believer, brightly shining enthusiastically. Lu Shangjin waited for the response from the other end of the conversation. He leaned against the sofa with his legs crossed and his leather shoes occasionally tapping the ground impatiently. Running away from home, this little rabbit had the ability to go against him. There was a long silence on the phone. Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t busy right now, so he could afford Yan Yi with some patience. Thirty boxes of Timothy hay were stacked on the floor next to the sofa. He couldn¡¯t name the type of hay before, but his assistant said it was rabbit snacks bought from the pet store. He wanted Yan Yi to come home quickly, wanted to see him holding his gift in surprise and thank him. Lu Shangjin would feel very pleased at that expression. It was unclear whether any lingering feelings had been completely wiped out after breaking up. But whenever he saw Yan Yi, he would think about the flesh and blood of the A3 glands, and be incapable of restraining the rejection in his heart as he cruelly wanted to get rid of him from his world. And when he was gone, he couldn¡¯t contain his thoughts. He admitted that when he heard Yan Yi almost breaking down crying while begging, ¡®Why do you not love me anymore¡¯, his heart had truly hurt. The little rabbit never begged anyone, but had lowered his head to him more than once. Before, he absolutely couldn¡¯t bear to hear his humble and fragile voice. If he was still that eighteen year old boy, he would hold him in his arms without hesitation and kiss him, using sufficient soothing pheromones to protect Yan Yi and let him sleep in his arms the whole night until his back turned sore from not moving for a long time. Even then, he wouldn¡¯t dare to let go in fear of waking the little rabbit sleeping peacefully in his arms. What feelings could withstand the test of more than ten years? He was tired and annoyed at one terrible thing after another. There were plenty of rabbits and many substitutes, he didn¡¯t need to suffer so much for love. Hence, he would be attracted to more sweet omegas, sexually indulge with his friends, and shelve away the treasure that he held in the palm of his hand from his past, isolating him from his own word. Even if Yan Yi wanted to integrate into Lu Shangjin¡¯s social circle, it would be futile. Lu Shangjin knew that the reason things had come to such an unmanageable mess today was because of Lu Lin, not Yan Yi. Lu Lin was downright an abnormal homicidal maniac. With a family of peregrine falcons who could suck blood for him at any time, it was his means of terrorism that thoroughly destroyed Lu Shangjin¡¯s feelings for Yan Yi, which was already on unbroken thin ice. He was furious and betrayed about Yan Yi going to a club and being intimate with another alpha, but only he knew that it was just an excuse to break up. Their feelings had faded, but it was only faded. Yan Yi remained as the untouchable treasure in his heart- It was Lu Lin who fired a shot at the center of the thin platform that had already been tossed about by the wind and rain, blowing off the lingering love that could barely continue with his own hands. Since then, Lu Shangjin subconsciously regarded his rejection towards Yan Yi as a blackmail chip against Lu Lin. The innocent lop-eared rabbit unknowingly became the funerary object of the dysfunctional father-son relationship, wearing away Yan Yi¡¯s devotion that never seemed to burn out. Really, it couldn¡¯t burn out. Look at that hopping little rabbit. Even if you lift up his ears and toss them around, he would still lie back in his original position, then quietly and obediently hide in a corner and look at you. Lu Shangjin sighed and crushed the last cigarette butt. ¡°Come back and have the operation, be good.¡± The voice on the phone was a little weak, ¡°Jin ge, do you like hamsters that much? If I pinch my ears, they¡¯ll look like a hamster¡¯s too.¡± The ashtray was suddenly knocked to the ground by Lu Shangjin, the falling cigarette ashes staining the corner of his pants. With an explosive burst, Lu Shangjin¡¯s patience was completely exhausted. He said furiously to the receiver, ¡°How much interest do you think I have in a rodent?! Fine, Yan Yi, don¡¯t come back. I¡¯ll see how long you can last outside.¡± After hanging up, he threw his phone firmly and smashed against the neatly stacked boxes of rabbit snacks into a mess, haphazardly scattering scraps of hay onto the floor. He was so used to being sought after, and lost patience from enduring disobedience. He just didn¡¯t know that rabbits were very timid. Under the placid expression, he might have already been overwhelmed with fear, quietly hiding in a corner with nowhere to escape. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi leaned against the blanket and looked at the black screen in a daze. He was waiting for Lu Shangjin to just tell him to go home, not go home for the operation. He was looking forward to changing his glands with a higher fit for Lu Shangjin, but why did the other party take his sacrifice for granted and regarded it as something justifiable? The third-grade differentiated glands were not biologically obtained. He had paid a painful and bloody price for it, he even felt pity towards himself. An omega who stood on top of the pyramid was reduced to become such a sorry mess, why couldn¡¯t Lu Shangjin just ask him more about his health? Lacking spirit in his eyes, he stared at his pale and slender hand dazedly. When Lu Lin had pressed this hand into the high-speed juicer, he had been very clear-headed. The rapidly spinning razor blades were so sharp that he only felt pain a few seconds later. What kind of pain was that? It was so painful that he didn¡¯t dare to remember it. He saw himself in the lens of Lu Lin¡¯s Phnom Penh glasses, his expression so distorted that he couldn¡¯t even recognize himself. Lu Lin hoped that his third-grade differentiative ability was ¡®limb regeneration¡¯, and had injected a great amount of lizard alpha pheromones, but the desperate differentiation primer only made him differentiate into ¡®transience¡¯. He was one of the many soldiers trained as the Lu family¡¯s cutting-edge weaponry, and he had become the one and only elite. When he was subjected to the most harsh and painful differentiation guidance, Lu Shangjin was probably attending school. He had heard Lu Shangjin play the piano in the piano room, and still remembered the melody, Croatian Rhapsody. The warm and romantic tune was like a life-saving rope that dragged him out of a muddy swamp, making his pulse and heart beat for that boy from then on. He just didn¡¯t want to admit that Lu Shangjin and Lu Lin weren¡¯t good company. In the past, his wish was to quietly sit on the wooden bench and listen to Lu Shangjin play a song for him. He had made the same wish on his birthday every year. But wishes wouldn¡¯t come true once they¡¯re said aloud. He didn¡¯t want to say it before, and indulgently wanted Lu Shangjin to guess what was on his mind. Now, he didn¡¯t dare to say it, afraid it will really not come true. He was also very tired. He took out his notebook and deducted Lu Shangjin by one point. If he was reduced to zero, Yan Yi really didn¡¯t want to love him anymore. He was always used to giving himself a chance. As he was watching a video, he impatiently waited for it to load. He told himself he wouldn¡¯t wait anymore after counting to five. After counting, it still didn¡¯t load. His heart said, count another five then. He was very, very tired. For a long time, he hadn¡¯t been as youthful and passionate as he was back in those days. ¡°I¡¯m already an old rabbit.¡± He dully thought. These middle-aged vigorous nostalgic fantasies, he should wake up quickly. The screen suddenly lit up; it was that number again. Yan Yi picked up the call with drooping eyes. ¡°Are you still unwell?¡± The alpha knew he was pregnant, but as always paid attention to him, ¡°Where are you? Give me the address, I¡¯ll go to you.¡± The abandoned old rabbit didn¡¯t deserve such a persistent pursuer. Yan Yi didn¡¯t feel the overwhelming flattery, and only didn¡¯t want to deal with it as he grew more exhausted. ¡°Your voice sounds hoarse, did you catch a cold or did you cry recently?¡± The alpha asked carefully. The young alpha¡¯s voice carried a trace of arrogant tenderness, with a tone that was afraid of offending while expressing a kind of disharmonious loveliness; the voice of a young master risking his pride. Yan Yi didn¡¯t bring any pyjamas. After taking off his pants and coat, he was left only in a thin cream-coloured sweater that softly covered his thighs and hid his palms, only exposing his fingers. With his legs crossed, he leaned against the headboard and held a soft pillow in his arms to protect the baby in his belly. He sighed and had to summon a little energy to face this telephone affair. He asked directly, ¡°How old are you?¡± The alpha was clearly caught off guard and hesitated to answer. ¡°Twen¡­ twenty four.¡± Yan Yi asked again, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± The omega who faced unrequited love thoroughly examined the household registration book. He had also unexpectedly gotten a little taste of sweetness and peace of mind, so he replied excitedly, ¡°Xia Jingtian.¡± Completely losing the low tone of feigning to be steady and mature, but remained gentle. Yan Yi smiled, ¡°Little kid.¡± However, he was too tired to even lift the corners of his mouth. The scar in his heart had just been lifted, still painfully dripping with blood. CH 14 When one¡¯s thoughts are in turmoil, reluctantly talking and laughing in high spirits with someone is agitating. It¡¯s not because of diverting the attention by talking about him and erasing the slight pain in his heart, but because the other party wasn¡¯t important enough. ¡°Xia Jingtian.¡± Yan Yi absent-mindedly murmured and repeated his name. Jiu¡¯An Hongye¡¯s boss was surnamed Xia. A couple days ago, he had looked up a number for Lu Shangjin, but it wasn¡¯t this one. Perhaps it was a duplicated name, or it could be that this young master did it deliberately. But he habitually didn¡¯t search the identity of this person, as Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t like him integrating into these noble alphas¡¯ circles. At first, Lu Shangjin had cared for him, afraid he would be targeted by gland hunters from other families, so he was protected deep into the courtyard like a fragile porcelain China doll. The little rabbit liked this very much. In the bottom of an omega¡¯s heart, they liked to be spoiled and belong to their beloved alpha, so he obediently waited at home for him. He would study different varieties of recipes everyday. The pair of hands that were used to holding guns started fiddling with cream and piping bags, and the provocatively hot scent of ammunition became soaked with soft and fragrant sweetness. Lu Shangjin came home later day by day, his body tainted with the different scents of other omegas. After his little rabbit placed down the butcher knife and put on an apron, Lu Shangjin seemed to favour omegas of noble blood, who spoke and behaved with propriety and were able to ascend the hall of elegance. But fortunately, there were no unusual actions; Yan Yi understood him. Besides being a killing machine himself, what other charm did he have? Before acting coquettish, he had to consider it clearly and observe Lu Shangjin¡¯s mood on the day to guess if he would be able to get a response. If he didn¡¯t get any, he would just quietly watch Lu Shangjin work and go to sleep. The young master on the other end of the line was suddenly in a hurry, his voice turning high and low, ¡°Ai, fuck, it¡¯s raining and I didn¡¯t drive, I just landed this afternoon.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s room was on the second floor; there were indeed little cold drops of rain hanging on the window. The sound of footsteps on the ground came from the end of the narrow road below, and there was an alpha in his twenties on the phone, looking for shelter from the rain. It¡¯s him. Yan Yi¡¯s memory was very good, and he could clearly remember anyone he¡¯d met. At the gas station, he had pressed a Desert Eagle against that lion alpha¡¯s forehead. The alpha had unexpectedly found him and came to his door. The initial thought that appeared in Yan Yi¡¯s mind was that this alpha didn¡¯t just happen to pass by. He definitely must have investigated his whereabouts and identity, and now rushing by the window where he was staying was certainly intentional, as he couldn¡¯t determine where he lived. However, Yan Yi still put on his pants and slippers before taking his keys and headed downstairs. Because the kid who was using a few ¡®Do You Know About Swimming and Fitness¡¯ leaflets to cover from the rain was really in a mess, pestering endlessly on the phone. ¡ª¡ª XIa Jingtian held up the leaflets to cover from the rain, looking around to see if any shops were open so he could go in to avoid it. He grumbled about the annoying little rabbit in his heart. How good it was to have a comfortable bath and play games at home? It was just that on the phone, he had heard Lu Shangjin cruelly tossing the little rabbit out the door, so he booked a flight ticket to see him that night. He wanted to see Yan Yi so he could give him an unavoidable hug. Before, the lights in the hospital ward were dim and he hadn¡¯t had time to take a good look at his appearance. He walked quickly. About ten metres in front of him, an omega with a thin figure and a fine beige woollen sweater came out. Two listless rabbit ears hung from his light grey hair. He slowly tilted his head to look at the sky, and was startled by the cold rain dripping on his cheeks. The little rabbit ears shook a little to brush off the raindrops. He was stunned, his footsteps gradually slowing down and stopped under the streetlamp two metres away from Yan Yi. When Yan Yi heard the sound, he turned his head to look at him. The endearingly silly little rabbit ears moved absently. The little rabbit was so thin that his chin had become sharp. Wrapped under the fine and soft beige woollen sweater, his bony figure appeared thinner, haggard and weak from the torture during those days spent in the hospital. A weak omega who was pregnant was actually thrown out of the door by his inhuman alpha. Under the streetlamp, Yan Yi¡¯s face was pale. In his eyes, there was only the flickering light and shadow reflected by the streetlamp, no longer the arrogant little rabbit who rode the Valkyrie bike and had naturally and elegantly taken off his helmet. There was a sense of desolation and homelessness deep in his eyes. After coming back to his senses, Xia Jingtian hurried over. He took off his coat and put it over Yan Yi, stretching out the collar to wrap him up tightly, then hugging the little rabbit, who was as weak as a dried reed, into his arms. At once, he released a large amount of soothing pheromones and caressed his hair in sympathy. He was inexplicably attracted to Yan Yi, knowing that this was because of their high pheromone compatibility. But seeing such a domineering omega become withered in appearance after spending a few days in the hospital, as an alpha, it was hard not to feel heartache. The alpha was wearing a loose white t-shirt that tightly covered the lion tattoo on his chest, like a handsome teenager spinning a basketball on his finger in a school field, surrounded by omegas cheering for the school grass1, absorbed in his charm whenever he dunked the ball into the basket. Yan Yi widened his eyes in surprise, blankly letting himself be held. Lu Shangjin seldom held him in such an enthusiastic and sincere way. What he did most of the time was to hook his fingers and let the hopping little rabbit come over and hug him himself. Sometimes he responded, sometimes he wouldn¡¯t, but when the little rabbit hugged him, the enthusiasm in his eyes never diminished. Without the black neck protection guard, a large amount of soothing pheromones rushed into the glands. Due to their sufficient compatibility fit, the soothing pheromones were especially effective, even causing the discomfort from his pregnancy to gradually subside. Feeling comfortable, he took a breath, his heart in greater grief. After breaking up with Lu Shangjin, he could only rely on inhibitors and painkillers during his heats. When he couldn¡¯t bear it, he would secretly go to Lu Shangjin¡¯s room in the middle of the night to stay for a while and curl up on the floor beside his bed, not even daring to breathe unbridledly. Nothing can compare to the sense of security from being wrapped up in the pheromones from one¡¯s own alpha. Lu Shangjin¡¯s scent had surrounded him, safe and warm, as though he was being gently caressed to sleep. Yan Yi¡¯s nose turned sour; he had been very cautious not to demand anything from Lu Shangjin. The young lion alpha completely released everything for him. ¡°That¡¯s enough, let¡¯s go up.¡± Yan Yi was aloof and indifferent, maintaining a calm composure as he broke free from Xia Jingtian¡¯s arms. He removed the coat and returned it to him. When he took it off, his hand bumped into something dripping wet in the pocket. Yan Yi looked down; it was a small bundle of roses. From primary school until now, Xia Jingtian completely forgot all the flirting techniques that he had cultivated from making full use of his appearance to pursue others. He pushed Yan Yi up the stairs to avoid freezing and awkwardly explained, ¡°It was already getting late when I landed, so there were only three roses left in the florist, I wanted to bring them to you.¡± He was going to buy all the roses in the florist and give them to the heart-broken little rabbit, but there were only three, it was better than nothing. Yan Yi looked at the bundle of roses drenched in water, the corners of his mouth pulled slightly. He remembered bringing home roses to Lu Shangjin everyday, and thought if he was also this reckless and laughable. As he went up the stairs, he picked out a rose from the bundle, sniffing it, and put it in his mouth. Bite, and chew. Xia Jingtian¡¯s mouth opened slightly, watching him like he was looking at a rabbit. He followed Yan Yi into this small accommodation that only had one bed and a washroom. He didn¡¯t dislike it, but felt very wronged for the little rabbit. ¡°Thank you, I really like eating it.¡± Yan Yi stuck the leftover bare flower stalk into the only simple glass bottle on the windowsill. He took a breath, then went to get the electric kettle to boil some water. ¡°Haven¡¯t you eaten? There¡¯s only instant noodles here, I¡¯ll make one for you.¡± Yan Yi took the instant noodles from the folding table and opened a packet. As his glands were dormant, his auxiliary actions had become very minimal. His pale and slender fingers felt strained from opening the plastic packaging of the instant noodles. It took him a long time to tear open a seam. ¡°I¡¯ll do it, I¡¯ll do it.¡± Xia Jingtian crossed over to tear open the instant noodles packaging, then grabbed the electric kettle and hurried to get water. He mumbled in disgust, ¡°Can this be clean¡­¡± Then came the sound of rushing water. The young master¡¯s ten fingers never touched the spring water, working seemingly neatly. He returned with the full electric kettle, plugging it into the power socket and carefully studied how to operate it. Xia Jingtian finally found the switch and pressed it, looking at Yan Yi a little vexedly. After watching for a while, he chuckled foolishly, then feeling annoyed that he was stupid after laughing. The cold rushing wind made Yan Yi¡¯s body turn chilly. He covered his mouth and coughed twice. As soon as Xia Jingtian heard Yan Yi cough, he immediately released a large amount of soothing pheromones, squeezing over and wrapping Yan Yi into a steamed bun with the cotton quilt. Yan Yi frowned, the beautiful and light eyebrows becoming less good-looking from being twisted, appearing a little fierce. Xia Jingtian looked at him innocently, feeling his heart turn cold as he wondered if he had just offended Yan Yi. He wasn¡¯t like a lion, but instead a coquettish big cat, relying on Yan Yi and not going away. Yan Yi flatly averted his gaze and looked at the flower stalk inserted in the glass bottle on the windowsill. ¡°Don¡¯t waste your pheromones on me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m something someone else didn¡¯t want. I¡¯m very dirty.¡± When he said this, the depths of his eyes were dim, without the ripples of waves. Who let an omega, who didn¡¯t let any other alphas come near him during his heat, wear out his prideful self-esteem and self-confidence? It made others want to scold him awake from his self belittlement, yet wanting to hold him tightly with heartache. Footnotes CH 15 In the high seas of Nakhi, a luxury cruise ship remained stationary for two days. A black dot appeared in the distant sky; a helicopter painted with the peregrine falcon family¡¯s emblem gradually approached, its huge propellers roaring as it descended onto the deck. A gush of air current rushed forward, causing the aristocrats who gathered on the deck to hold onto the brim of their hats. A servant approached the ladder padded with tiger skin. Lu Shangjin slowly stepped down from the helicopter. Under the ink-black fox coat on his shoulders, he wore a tailored black suit. He took off his protective sunglasses and casually tossed it to the person who followed beside him. A pair of cold eyes that seemed to always hold detest and disregard for anything revealed, deep and bottomless. A row of bodyguards in black stood at the bottom. They nodded orderly and addressed, ¡°Master Lu.¡± Lu Shangjin looked straight ahead and walked towards the middle-aged alpha who was drinking tea under an umbrella on the deck. He bowed slightly to the elder and greeted, ¡°Uncle.¡± The alpha, who was in his fifties, was leisurely listening to the melodious opera on the radio, holding a pen in his right hand as he sketched out annotations on an English book. He greeted Lu Shangjin warmly, ¡°Xiao Jin, I thought you weren¡¯t coming, haha.¡± His hand did not stop as he exchanged greetings, even drawing a few strokes on the page and wrote a neat string of English words. He stuck a bookmark between and closed the book before putting it aside, then said with a warm smile, ¡°Have a seat.¡± He was a first-grade differentiated spider alpha, with the J1 differentiative ability ¡°Distraction control¡±. Yuan Mi hurriedly caught the protective goggles that Lu Shangjin threw over. He had followed Lu Shangjin for three years, and would usually come and go as called. In bed, he had practiced his Kung Fu pretty well to serve Lu Shangjin with both his top and bottom mouths; having a high degree of compatibility and even being able to make Lu Shangjin feel good, he could stay by his side for such a long time. As soon as he was discharged from the hospital, he was called by Lu Shangjin to come out. Several old friends of Lu Shangjin¡¯s whom he was familiar with for many years knew that he had a genuine omega wife who was always in the palm of his hand. Hence, Yuan Mi was very suspicious when Lu Shangjin came to look for him. Whether Lu Shangjin held him in his palm or in his mouth, it had been a long time. After all, marriage could not compare to wild bees and butterflies. Yuan Mi had already thickened his skin and prepared to take on the position of a mistress and have a brutal and bloody quarrel with Lu Shangjin¡¯s wife, but who would¡¯ve thought that his wife didn¡¯t argue with him, and instead allowed him to calmly be Lu Shangjin¡¯s lover for three years. It wasn¡¯t until Lu Shangjin dragged him out of the hospital bed in fury and stepped on his stomach that he really understood; even if Lu Shangjin¡¯s former wife Yan Yi, that hateful rabbit, had entered the cold palace, his position had still not wavered. It was Yuan Mi¡¯s first time seeing such an imposing disposition out of a film set¡ª The muzzles of the bodyguards¡¯ guns occasionally flashed, shining with cold light under the cuffs of their lapels. At a glance, the heavy and icy quality could not be compared to the artificial props he held before. A sense of panic submerged him from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. In the past, Yan Yi had always been the one who accompanied Lu Shangjin by his side, so he must have already been used to these kinds of scenes. Yuan Mi schooled his features, feigning calmness as he followed Lu Shangjin down the helicopter, his trembling fingertips holding onto the crook of Lu Shangjin¡¯s arm. Even if Yuan Mi didn¡¯t say a word, Lu Shangjin could feel that he was afraid. They were just coming to meet someone, what¡¯s there to be afraid of? He thought that an omega who was used to seeing flashing lights and walking red carpets would be enough to steer the current state of the situation. Lu Shangjin frowned. When Yan Yi had stood beside him in a narrow-waisted black tuxedo, there was always an invisible cold aura emanating from the little omega. It would just have been the night before that Yan Yi covered his eyes with his rabbit ears and called out in a fragmented voice, ¡°just like that¡±, ¡°Jin ge be gentler¡­¡±, but then he could put on a front like he turned into a different person. Smiling from ear to ear, Lu Jue came up and hugged Lu Shangjin, patting his back, ¡°Passing one birthday means a year less, you might not be able to see me again next time.¡± Lu Shangjin relaxed his slightly knitted brows. He hugged the spider alpha and said with a light smile, ¡°How could that be? Uncle is in good health and may have boundless longevity.¡± He pursed his lips and whistled. A grey-backed peregrine falcon spread its wings from the beast¡¯s cage in the helicopter. Letting out a vicious call, the massive peregrine falcon landed on Lu Shangjin¡¯s half-raised forearm. ¡°My dad trained it for several years and asked me to gift it to uncle for his birthday,¡± Lu Shangjin hooked his index finger and touched the raptor¡¯s beak, unexpectedly receiving the ferocious peregrine falcon¡¯s dependent response. Lu Jue laughed aloud, wanting to touch the peregrine falcon¡¯s feathers, but was glanced at by the sharp bird eyes. The peregrine falcon stirred its wings and opened its knife-sharp beak, attempting to peck and bite Lu Jue¡¯s finger. Lu Shangjin lifted his hand and held its head, gently stroking it, his tone deep, ¡°Quiet.¡± Yuan Mi silently stood half a step away, afraid that this large bird would peck his eyes out. Lu Jue noticed that the person who accompanied Lu Shangjin¡¯s side had changed. He looked up and down as he measured up this delicate omega, who was beautiful and glittering from head to toe like a star. He smiled meaningfully at Lu Shangjin, ¡°This one is rather beautiful, but is lacking a bit of flavour.¡± Yuan Mi didn¡¯t dare to respond, so he could only wait for Lu Shangjin to save him. Who would¡¯ve thought that Lu Shangjin did not think it was worth saving him at all. He took a sip from the champagne brought over by the waiter, evidently unwilling to talk about this. However, Lu Jue made efforts to lead the conversation to this point, he didn¡¯t want to end this topic so soon, so he took another tentative step with his words, ¡°Why haven¡¯t you brought that little rabbit you¡¯ve doted on for many years?¡± At the right moment, the peregrine falcon let out a long whistling call. Soon after, Lu Shangjin lifted the corner of his lips slightly, ¡°Yan Yi isn¡¯t feeling well, he¡¯s resting at home.¡± Yuan Mi felt the sudden rise in tension from Lu Shangjin and he couldn¡¯t help but shrink back beside him. After following Lu Shangjin for three years, he knew that the name ¡°Yan Yi¡± was forbidden. Whenever Lu Shangjin heard anyone mention this name, his eyes would hold complex emotions, yet it¡¯s not hatred. ¡°Alright,¡± Lu Jue nodded. He led Lu Shangjin down a flight of stairs, still exchanging warm pleasantries as he recollected Lu Shangjin¡¯s deceased biological father with him. ¡°I sent someone to burn some paper money for your biological father a few days ago. If he were still around, he¡¯d be so glad to know about your promising future.¡± Mentioning his biological father, Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand silently clenched into a fist, gripping until his knuckles turned white. His biological father was a chameleon omega who had already passed away when Lu Shangjin was ten years old. Lu Shangjin only came here today for just one thing. ¡ª¡ª A magnificent dome-shaped casino was hidden on the cruise ship. In the glorious and resplendent hall, elegant gentlemen and ladies piled up banknotes on the gambling table. The smell of cigars diffused in the air from the calm burning candle. Occasionally, the pungent smell of marijuana would slip into one¡¯s nasal cavity. When they saw Lu Jue enter, they nodded in greeting one after another. Lu Jue sat opposite the gambling table, his ten fingers crossed to support his cheek. Separated by the dealing hand of the server wearing a dark red bowtie, his eyes squinted with a smile at Lu Shangjin. ¡°Eh, I¡¯ll deal twenty thousand first.¡± Lu Jue took out two stacks from the suitcase sent by the bodyguard and tossed them on the gambling table. ¡°Jin ge.¡± Yuan Mi sat on Lu Shangjin¡¯s lap and lit a cigarette for him. With drooping eyebrows and a cigarette in his mouth, Lu Shangjin appeared cold and sexually appealing. With the distinctively well-defined jointed fingers holding the cigarette, he loosened his tie. He then opened a poker card to look at it and raised his chin slightly, ¡°Same.¡± Yuan Mi hastily opened the money case, took out two stacks and threw them onto the table. Lu Shangjin faintly spat out a white mist. He held Yuan Mi¡¯s waist with one hand while putting the other on the table to dust off the ashes, ¡°Uncle, I¡¯m here for someone. I¡¯ll just play two games.¡± Lu Jue continued to carry an extremely proud smile on his face, ¡°Since you¡¯ve come, play a while more with uncle, no need to rush.¡± Actually, the aristocrats present all knew that the Lu family had been splitting apart in recent years. At first, Lu Jue, whose glandular characteristics awakened as a spider, left the peregrine falcon family to develop separately, this was followed by Lu Shangjin¡¯s deranged elevated encroachment on his father¡¯s power. The shuffling disruptions indicated the thriving wild ambitions of the Lu family. Lu Shangjin was no longer the beautiful young master who was protected by layers upon layers in the glass cabinet back then. His pair of hands dripped with fresh blood, and his heart had long been hardened to the point of not knowing how to move. Even the omega whom he once favoured the most by his side had changed to a different person. His petrified heart¡¯s intentions had forgotten how to love others ardently with surging passion. Lu Shangjin found one of his father¡¯s previous beta confidants who had fled abroad. Because he knew too much inside information, he had been sent abroad to retire, and could only rely on Lu Jue to bring him back. Otherwise, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t want to come here at all. After several rounds, the notes on the table piled up to five million yuan, plus a few cheques in the ten millions. Lu Shangjin¡¯s gambling skills were exceptionally good, even having the J1 differentiative ability ¡°extreme vision¡±. He just didn¡¯t want to use it. Lu Jue didn¡¯t care about winning or losing. He smiled and mentioned to Lu Shangjin, ¡°There was news on the dark web a few days ago that Yan Yi¡¯s glands have gone up to 2.5 billion US dollars. I¡¯ve already caught the person you want. If you hand Yan Yi to me, that person is yours.¡± As long as he gets this beta, Lu Shangjin has various ways to pry out information from his mouth, thorough enough to bring Lu Lin down completely and can no longer have the power to control life and death over the Lu family. Lu Shangjin¡¯s fingers stiffened, not even feeling the burn from the ashes that scattered on his fingertips. Lu Jue gave him some time to consider and smiled at his nephew. He had no reason to reject. Lu Jue continued to watch him. Lu Shangjin had arranged a gland replacement operation for Yan Yi, so the lop-eared rabbit¡¯s A3 glands had no use to him anymore. Lu Shangjin coveted that lop-eared rabbit for so many years. In other words, any family who knew about the lop-eared rabbit A3 glands casted covetous eyes at him. As long as Yan Yi left Lu Shangjin¡¯s power of influence, there would be thousands of gland hunters who would take him apart into a pile of ground meat¡ª they were just afraid of Yan Yi as he was still the Lu family¡¯s daughter in law. He was strong, but he wouldn¡¯t be able to defeat thousands against one. Sooner or later, there will come a day where the oil in the lamp dries up. ¡°My apologies,¡± Lu Shangjin crushed the cigarette butts, stroking Yuan Mi¡¯s slender waist and lifted his gaze slightly, ¡°Don¡¯t get any ideas you shouldn¡¯t have.¡± Suddenly, he pushed Yuan Mi aside. Lu Shangjin took out a Desert Eagle from Yuan Mi¡¯s belt, loaded it up and aimed at one go. With a shot of gunfire, Lu Jue¡¯s head exploded, blood splashing everywhere. The heavy barrel of the gun and the shock from the recoil did not make Lu Shangjin¡¯s wrist tremble for even half a minute. The hall fell silent, the atmosphere suddenly dropping to a freezing point. Yuan Mi sat on the floor lifelessly with wide eyes, his cheeks splattered with warm heat. His legs had turned so soft that he couldn¡¯t stand to support his body at all and could only sit there remaining still, seized with terror. He slowly shifted his stiff line of sight to Lu Shangjin¡¯s face. Lu Shangjin held the gun with one hand and leaned slightly, his expression as cold and detached as ever. It seemed like it didn¡¯t matter that a life had exploded in front of his eyes, and was instead just another boring fireworks blooming. The security and bodyguards of the entire cruise ship rushed to the casino hall. The aristocrats at the scene screamed and scurried out, uncontrollable pheromones spread chaotically. Lu Shangjin grabbed the collar of the security guard closest to him, gripped his hair and ruthlessly smashed him onto the gambling table. He took out two pistols from his gun belt, then rolled on the ground and stood on one knee. He hunched over and reached out to Yuan Mi, habitually flinging a gun to him and subconsciously shouted deeply, ¡°Get over here!¡± As soon as the words were spoken, Yuan Mi lifted his head and his line of sight connected with Lu Shangjin¡¯s. Yuan Mi was scared into a blank state. His trembling hands groped for the pistol in front of him. It was about a kilogram or two and he couldn¡¯t hold it up at all, let alone know how to load it and pull the trigger. With a quivering look, he raised his watery eyes, crying out in fear, ¡°J-Jin ge¡­¡± When their eyes connected, the expression in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes extinguished, mixed with some confusion. At that moment, a voice in his heart suddenly told him, ¡°This was not the face he wanted to see.¡± But in his heart, some things that had already been extinguished were trying to burn right then. There were countless beautiful, submissive, enchanting and considerate omegas, but there was only one who could give his absolute trust to him. The Desert Eagle in his hand carried a familiar temperature. Some dormant gland cells were waking up. CH 16 Yuan Mi¡¯s entire body trembled as he crawled towards Lu Shangjin¡¯s feet. Frowning, Lu Shangjin grabbed Yuan Mi¡¯s collar and dragged him up, hastily avoiding the security guards who were coming into the casino. They headed out the exit and towards the deck. Before getting off the helicopter earlier, Lu Shangjin had stuffed a gun by his foot. Yuan Mi had been shivering unstoppably. He never expected that Lu Shangjin¡¯s circle would be so bloody and reigned with terror. Being by his side was a position not anyone could just stand in. Yuan Mi sat slumped against the door, he lifted his head as he looked at Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin was still wearing the ink-black fox coat, his indifferent gaze swept across the two security guards who rushed by the door. The powerful force from the Desert Eagle¡¯s recoil did not shake Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand at all, every single bullet was shot directly between the targets¡¯ eyebrows with precision. His back was against the sky filled with stars, his gaze cold and sharp, like an eagle diving down towards its prey with a head dripping in blood. After the bullet was shot, Lu Shangjin flipped his hand and changed his gun. The Desert Eagle dropped in front of Yuan Mi, making a heavy falling sound. Yuan Mi trembled involuntarily, but he listened to Lu Shangjin¡¯s lowered voice, ¡°Pick it up and keep it properly.¡± ¡°¡­Okay¡­¡± Yuan Mi reacted slowly. Like an old lady hastily picking up fallen apples, he faltered on the ground, then took the heavy Desert Eagle into his arms and wrapped his coat around it. The scorching heat from the muzzle burnt Yuan Mi¡¯s collarbone, but he didn¡¯t dare loosen his grip, as though he was protecting Lu Shangjin¡¯s important treasure. A faint sweet scent tainted the Desert Eagle, left with some residue of the milk candy pheromones. Yuan Mi raised his eyes, the extremely frightened yet slack pupils covered with a layer of mist. He was a gorgeous omega, worthy of being a prosperous beauty in his circle. His eyelashes were bleached white, his short golden brown hair making him appear more soft and alluring. Under the flashing lights, thousands of people sought after him, but at the very moment of being at the front line of life and death, that quiet little rabbit was still the main character. Lu Shangjin tossed aside the empty magazine pistol and grabbed Yuan Mi roughly, dragging him to the helicopter that had already started to roar. He pulled out an AK47, and without needing to strap it on his shoulder, he single-handedly fired at the security guards coming towards them. He then climbed the helicopter and jumped inside. The helicopter branded with the peregrine falcon family¡¯s emblem took off slowly. Lu Shangjin threw the empty bullets from the AK47 into the sea, then pressed the button of a remote control. The cruise ship exploded from the center of the casino, dark clouds slowly rose to the sky, the powerful impact of the explosion affecting the helicopter. The helicopter shook violently as it left the troubling place and prepared for a return trip. The explosion that was neither big nor small was enough to burn all the equipment in the casino. As for whether the aristocrats present had taken videos or not, Lu Shangjin trusted that those who were unwilling for the peregrine falcon Lu family to break up would know what to say or what not to say. As for the beta confident who knew insider information hidden by Lu Jue, Lu Shangjin had the patience to find him by himself. Lu Jue did not even intend to hand over this beta and planned to trap the white wolf with empty hands. Lu Shangjin felt disdain towards dealing with him. Lu Jue was cunning enough; not only did he not contact that beta, he didn¡¯t even leave a trace of pheromones on him. Otherwise, with only a light trace of pheromones, Lu Shangjin would be able to track his location with his peregrine falcon M2 ability. The cruise ship was blown up into a large hall, the billowing black smoke rose to the sky with the raging fire, burning half the starry sky into a purplish red searing iron. On the deck, the security guards and crew were putting out the fire in chaos. There was an alpha silently leaning against the side barrier of the deck, one hand resting leisurely on the handrail, while his right hand held a glass of red wine, swirling it slightly to make the liquor roll evenly against the glass. With half lidded eyes, he lightly sniffed the aroma. His tall figure appeared more enchanting against the light of the fire. The alpha turned his face to the side, he lifted his chin towards the distant helicopter and raised his glass, smiling as he mouthed to Lu Shangjin, ¡°Cheers.¡± The corner of his peach blossom eyes rose slightly. There was a birthmark on his lower eyelid, and he had unforgettably beautiful cheeks with an awe-inspiring sense of evil essence. This was a spider alpha. He took out a name card from his pocket and threw it out with two fingers. Lu Shangjin clasped his protective belt as he stared at the spider alpha smiling at him from the deck. Blue veins burst on the back of his hand. He unconsciously clenched his jaw, causing an ear-grating sound of grinding teeth. Even if that exaggerated hair style had been dyed back to black, that face was unforgettable. He was the alpha who lowered his head to kiss Yan Yi in that photo. Lu Shangjin first released the J1 differentiative ability ¡°extreme vision¡±, as if to engrave this utterly hateful face on the to-kill list of names in his heart. He was able to clearly see the name on the fluttering name card before it fell into the water. Shao Wenjing, M2 Spider alpha. Lu Jue¡¯s adoptive child and heir. He couldn¡¯t help but feel an abrupt pain in his heart. With the spider¡¯s M2 differentiative ability ¡°mental paralysis¡±, Yan Yi was placed in a trance in that photo. Who would deliberately show Lu Shangjin such an ambiguous angle? ¡°Shao. Wen. Jing¡­¡± Lu Shangjin grabbed the AK47 without warning, but the helicopter had already departed the range. Shao Wenjing took a sip of red wine and squinted his peach blossom eyes as he smiled at Lu Shangjin in a relaxed manner, ¡°He¡¯s really cute, I¡¯m just messing.¡± He had just so happened to meet the little lop-eared rabbit at the door of his club business on a late night, and conveniently changed into the masseuse uniform, intending to spend a hot and passionate night with the little omega. Unexpectedly, he only let him touch his back the entire night. No matter what he thought, he was at a loss. The helicopter gradually grew out of sight. ¡ª¡ª It flew smoothly to the fixed landing point. Lu Shangjin leaned against the rifle as he sat on the folding panel to retain his mental composure. Yuan Mi was weakly leaning on the opposite side, his face deathly pale, having just vomited. He returned the Desert Eagle from his arms to Lu Shangjin, then wrapped himself tightly with his coat and looked at him helplessly. Lu Shangjin watched the distant night sky expressionlessly. He came back to his senses and took the Desert Eagle. His fingertips rubbed the muzzle of the gun, then rubbed again. Yuan Mi hugged his knees wearily and lifted his head to ask him, ¡°Jin ge, is it so hard to admit that you like him?¡± ¡°Everytime you fuck me, you would always call out Yan Yan, how meaningless.¡± Yuan Mi stretched his neck and leaned against the steel plate, exposing the word ¡°freedom¡± on his neck. The snow-white eyelashes were moist and shiny. He lifted his arm and rested his forearm over his eyes, the corner of his lips pulled into a bitter smile, ¡°I just pretend that you were calling out Yuan Yuan, really, Jin ge, this is so meaningless.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s tolerance threshold was not high enough to let a sugar baby celebrity say such things to his face. But he was in no mood to care, only silently turning his head back to the faint dawn sky. ¡°The assistant will bring you the card in a few days,¡± Lu Shangjin said lightly. Consider it the end of being his sugar baby with the sum of breaking up fees and hush-money. Yuan Mi had already known that this was the outcome. If the other party was no longer his financial backer, it was inevitable for him to speak more presumptuously. ¡°Lu xiansheng,¡± Yuan Mi lowered his eyelids and kissed Lu Shangjin¡¯s finger resting on his knee, then faced the other side desolately. He then fished out the phone that was almost thrown out from his pocket, deleting Lu Shangjin¡¯s contact information one by one in front of him. After which, he scrolled through his album, murmuring, ¡°Take a look, there aren¡¯t any photos left, if you don¡¯t trust me I¡¯ll give you this phone.¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t look at him, facing outside lost in thought. ¡°Fine.¡± Yuan Mi sighed, then threw his phone into the sea. Lu Shangjin had provided for him for three years, but did not leave even a single photo. Yuan Mi occasionally wanted to take a photo of him pillowed on his abs to show off to his friends, but he was not allowed. From then on he understood; this sugar baby relationship was simply cleaner than the period of time when he was hidden by the company. Within those three years, he had also been to the hospital a few times, but the only time Lu Shangjin accompanied him was when he had a gland physical examination at the start of their relationship. Lu Shangjin had asked the doctor to check the gland compatibility degree with another physical examination form. As a result, after he came out, the compatibility degree seemed quite low. Yuan Mi didn¡¯t mind, but when Lu Shangjin saw the results, his eyes were dim, and he went to the stairwell outside the inspection room for a cigarette. Yuan Mi didn¡¯t dare to ask. He only vaguely felt that he dodged a catastrophic hit. ¡ª¡ª 2019-4-18 12:05 PM ¡ª¡ª In the cramped hotel room, Yan Yi was in a daze in bed. He went online to search for precautions during one¡¯s pregnancy. There was a point saying that you should not stare at your phone screen for a long time when you are pregnant. He immediately put his phone down. After a while, he picked it up again and continued researching precautions for pregnancy. Without an alpha¡¯s care, it was difficult to attend to oneself alone when pregnant. In order to prepare for the gland replacement operation, he was injected with a significant dose of anesthetics. For Yan Yi¡¯s glands to turn completely dormant, it took him a dosage that was five times higher than an average omega. The A3 glands were like a powerful electric generator, containing enough energy to sustain the operation of a large-scale heavy industrial plant for several years. The delayed recovery of functioning glands was similar to that of robots being powered off. Yan Yi¡¯s pregnant body was dragged down by this heavy burden every passing day. When he pushed open the windows every morning, the incoming cold wind even made him stumble. He was now weak and fragile like a scrap of paper, desperately in need of an alpha¡¯s soothing pheromones to provide him with some strength. Now, his vision would blur when he looked at a screen for a while, so he could only toss his phone away and curl up on his side, his back facing the electric heater. He had blacklisted Xia Jingtian¡¯s number, and had drawn a clear line between them these past few days, but that child still didn¡¯t listen, stubborn as a donkey. The sound of footsteps climbing up the stairs came from outside the door. Right after, a knock sounded, then a hummed whistle, ¡°Little bunny, be good and open the door, quickly open it, I wanna come in.¡± Yan Yi buried his head under the pillow, unable to handle that lovesick little alpha at the door. After requesting for leave from Lu Shangjin, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t reply either. Maybe he had taken his harem on vacation. He lied on his side feebly, his face sickly pale. In the first few days, he still had the energy to crawl out of bed to pour himself a glass of water. Today, he couldn¡¯t even get out of bed. Even the strength in his bones had been worn out. He half opened his dispirited eyes and felt around for his phone. He tapped on Lu Shangjin¡¯s contact but didn¡¯t have the courage to dial it. But he really wanted to hear what he had to say. With trembling fingers, the number was dialed. Maybe God made this decision for him. Yan Yi waited silently. One ring, two rings, three rings¡­ He exerted half his strength to think about what to say to Lu Shangjin. Until the automatic receiver prompted that the number he had dialed was unavailable. In the first place, the disappointment at the end wasn¡¯t being cursed at face to face, nor was it the harsh and hurtful phrase ¡°get lost¡± that came from a head full of anger, but it was the lack of response from the number he dialed when he was extremely helpless. When he was feeling the most disappointed, he still remained calm. He just felt his heart cracking from dryness, wanting to apply hand cream to soothe it. Yan Yi closed his eyelids after blacklisting Lu Shangjin¡¯s number, it lied side by side with Xia Jingtian¡¯s number on the list. Then he opened the browser and searched for the keywords, ¡°resignation letter template¡±. The little lovers in the villa needed him to make room for them. Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to hang on anymore. A few of his luggage were still in the villa, he would get them when he felt better. He thought that his head was so numb as if it was wrapped in a layer of paste, unable to think clearly, so he closed his eyes to sleep for a while. In fact, he had been sleeping intermittently for the entire day. His forehead was heating up, and he felt the tormenting bits of discomfort covering his body. He would go to the hospital when he has the energy the next day. The knocks on the door sounded for a while, then it stopped. When Yan Yi got some peace and quiet, he finally fell asleep. Xia Jingtian climbed up from the window on the second floor and crept into this cramped room. He placed a bowl of hot porridge and vegetable stuffed buns by the head of the bed so Yan Yi could eat them when he woke up. The little rabbit was so hurtful, directly rejecting his care and affection. However, he couldn¡¯t go against his attraction from the high pheromone compatibility. Xia Jingtian was so infatuated with his scent, yet he didn¡¯t have the heart to coerce him, so he simply forced himself to exercise patience. He had traveled from Jiu¡¯An city to this point, he couldn¡¯t return without accomplishing anything. He sat beside the bed and hugged Yan Yi¡¯s back that was so thin it could hurt his hand when touched. Hearing his painful sleep talks, he couldn¡¯t hold back from releasing soothing pheromones. He bent his body and pulled Yan Yi into his arms, his heart ached as he caressed him in comfort. The little rabbit was so light and soft that he barely weighed anything. When Xia Jingtian hugged him, a corner of the woollen sweater accidentally lifted up, revealing a scar on his waist. Xia Jingtian looked at it in surprise. It was a hole from a bullet, appearing particularly unpleasant against Yan Yi¡¯s white and soft body. Like a defecting crack in a jade wall, the hideous bullet hole was odd on the thin and fragile figure. This was an old wound, how painful had it been when the bullet cut across his body? He subconsciously hugged Yan Yi tightly and kissed his forehead covered in cold sweat. He wanted so badly to take him away from that twisted and mental alpha by his side and make up for all the care that Lu Shangjin owed him all these years. But Yan Yi didn¡¯t even want to go to the hospital with him. This world is so ruthless. Some seek but fail to succeed, while others are cast aside like old shoes. To Yan Yi, the highly compatible soothing pheromones were like a bowl of clear water in front of the eyes of a desert traveler. Yan Yi grasped Xia Jingtian¡¯s t-shirt with difficulty, like a dependent drug addict, wanting to completely submit his body to this gentle alpha, but also wanting to push him away in agony. ¡°No¡­ don¡¯t let me become stained with your scent¡­¡± Yan Yi struggled to push him away, but he was embraced more tightly and couldn¡¯t move. A higher concentration of soothing pheromones was released. Xia Jingtian¡¯s character had a strong presence, the gentleness of the lion alpha was like a bow from the emperor. Dignified, he exercised control and carefully restrained himself, not resigned to being rejected. Completely unintentional, Yan Yi fell into Xia Jingtian¡¯s arms, his pale feeble hand still gripping onto his shirt. He whispered softly. ¡°Jin ge¡­ I¡¯m having your baby¡­ take me back home¡­¡± The weak pleading voice was sticky and soft like melted milk candy, Xia Jingtian¡¯s heart skipped a beat, dully aching in a grip. For the past few days that he had been around Yan Yi, Yan Yi¡¯s attitude was estranged when he was awake and never displayed the vulnerability of an omega. No matter how uncomfortable he felt, he would only take a sip of water, silently holding it in. Yan Yi gently hugged Xia Jingtian¡¯s neck, sinking into the inexhaustible supply of soothing pheromones. The unbearable jealousy made Xia Jingtian glare at the clean glands at the back of Yan Yi¡¯s neck in disgust. He lowered his head and kissed the tender skin, feeling the person in his arms shiver a little. His mouth opened slightly, exposing two sharp canine teeth. Like grabbing onto a life-saving driftwood, Yan Yi begged with tears. ¡°Mark me¡­I really want to have an alpha too¡­Jin ge¡­¡± CH 17 His woollen sweater was fluffy. He arched his body in Xia Jingtian¡¯s arms and curled into a flat, thin and weak glutinous rice ball. Xia Jingtian sat on the edge of the bed with his legs crossed, holding Yan Yi on his lap and taking his hand. Through the thin woollen sweater, he could see his distinctively tall shoulder blades, and the crooked neckline revealed deep collarbones. His wrists were slender and he wore a ring on his ring finger. Because he was incredibly thin, the ring could be easily removed, it struggled to slip from his finger and then it dropped to the floor. ¡°Is it a wedding ring¡­¡± Xia Jingtian caressed Yan Yi comfortingly as he hugged him. He bent down to pick up the ring and examined it in his hand. It had exquisite and expensive workmanship, the design simple yet extravagant, unlike what the little rabbit would choose. It must be what Lu Shangjin picked out. Old scratches were left on the ring¡¯s surface, but it was wiped clean. He had already been tossed out the house, why was he still wearing it? Xia Jingtian kissed his weak closed eyelids and touched the clean, fragile glands at the back of his neck. The omega he had been secretly in love with for a long time was sleeping hazily in his arms, as soft as a puddle of sweet syrup. For Yan Yi to dependably immerse himself in the soothing pheromones released by him, it made the alpha extremely gratified. However, he didn¡¯t want to become Lu Shangjin in Yan Yi¡¯s subconscious. He wanted him to know that lions were a hundred times stronger than peregrine falcons. He held Yan Yi¡¯s thin hand and slipped the ring back on. But on the light white circle on the skin that had worn the ring for several years, he saw a line of words, ¡°everlasting love.¡± The position of his heart was pulled. Immediately after, like blood cooling down, the enthusiasm in his chest suddenly faded. Xia Jingtian stared at the minuscule flowery tattoo. After many years, the edges had become unclear. He rigidly put the ring back on Yan Yi¡¯s finger and raised his head with no other choice, closing his eyes. Lu Shangjin was really no ordinary person. Which part of this lovable, soft and beautiful little lop-eared rabbit did he not like? Xia Jingtian suddenly laughed, then looked at the cute sleeping Yan Yi in his arms and sighed. If he were Lu Shangjin, and there was such an omega who wormed his way into his arms and weakly acted coquettish, how could he bear not to love him? Xia Jingtian accompanied Yan Yi for three hours. For these three hours, Yan Yi was curled up and slept quietly. He thought about putting Yan Yi down and heading out, but Yan Yi hugged him tightly, murmuring don¡¯t go. ¡°Don¡¯t be scared,¡± Xia Jingtian caressed his neck and shoulders patiently, then slowly put him under the quilt. However, Yan Yi crawled up and searched for him in a panic. The smell of highly compatible baby¡¯s breath flowers made Yan Yi addicted and reluctant for him to leave, he whispered pleadingly, ¡°Cold¡­hug a little more¡­¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s breathing gradually turned short, the hand patting Yan Yi became out of rhythm. He soothingly spoke in a lowered voice and moved Yan Yi¡¯s hand away, lifting the quilt up to cover Yan Yi¡¯s tender and clean glands, then hurriedly ran to the bathroom and locked the door dead shut. At the moment of relaxing, a thick concentration of courting pheromones exploded in the bathroom, the smell of baby¡¯s breath permeated every corner and filled the air vents. His lower body swelled with pain, causing a huge protrusion to push out against his dark blue jeans. Cold sweat dripped from the tip of his hair onto his collar. He leaned against the door and fished out an inhibitor from his pocket. He bit off the sealed opening of the needle, then stuck it in the back of his neck and pushed the medical solution inside. He was in a rut, and there was a fragrant and soft omega outside the door. The omega did not have the ability to resist at all, Xia Jingtian could even force him to open his legs and accept his entry and marking. It was rare for him to use inhibitors to control his rut, but only for Yan Yi. For alphas of this status, omegas would be sent to their door whenever they are in a rut, using their mouths or their lower region to relieve the alpha, and he didn¡¯t need to restrain at all. Ten minutes later, Xia Jingtian¡¯s state became calmer. He took a shower, then received a call. ¡°Huh, it¡¯s Lu ge, you must¡¯ve been busy lately.¡± Xia Jingtian looked in the mirror and felt if there was any stubble on his chin he needed to shave, ¡°Where is the lop-eared rabbit omega I want? I¡¯ve already prepared the money.¡± There was a brief silence on the phone, the hoarse voice sounding a little tired, ¡°Hand Yan Yi over.¡± Xia Jingtian raised his eyebrows, he held the sink and sneered, ¡°Yan Yi? Oh, are you talking about sao-zi1? What does that have to do with me? How would I know.¡± ¡°You lost sao-zi? Impressive.¡± He dug into the wound again. ¡°I can¡¯t find him.¡± Lu Shangjin was only probing him, he could only rely on Yan Yi¡¯s pheromones to pinpoint his location, but now he wasn¡¯t able to determine his whereabouts. However, he heard that the darling pearl of the Xia family from Hong Ye had come to Chang Hui city. ¡°Don¡¯t make me look for your ge,¡± Lu Shangjin said hoarsely. Because Yan Yi¡¯s glands had become dormant, the amount of pheromones he could release was already too low. Moreover, this place had been shrouded by Xia Jingtian¡¯s pheromones and Yan Yi¡¯s pheromones had been concealed tightly by the mountain lion¡¯s M2 ones. Lu Shangjin intended to hang up. He had made thirteen calls to Yan Yi, but the line was unexpectedly constantly busy. Xia Jingtian single-handedly fiddled with the butterfly knife hanging on his key, casually swinging the blade between his fingers for two rounds then slotting it back into its sheath, ¡°Ge, just look for my dad. Who can touch your wife? Probably got mad and went back to his family¡¯s house, ge.¡± The phone hung up. The young master of the Xia family in Hong Ye was spoiled and held in the palm of the hand of the whole family. Being arrogant and domineering had become a habit deep in his bones. When he was still in school, he was already defying every law. In fact, he was twenty-two this year and was only in his third year of university. Yan Yi asked him about his age, but he subconsciously concealed the truth by two years. He didn¡¯t expect that he would still be considered a child. Xia Jingtian held his breath, wanting to find Lu Shangjin for a fight and beat him up for all the wrongs Yan Yi had suffered. He dried himself off. Just as he was about to go out of the bathroom, someone from his family called. ¡°Hello, ge.¡± Xia Jingtian was a little more honest. He kept away his butterfly knife and leaned against the door to wipe his hair. It sounded like his brother was at a wine party, the accompanying omegas delicately called out director Xia. The low quality perfume-like pheromones almost smoked Xia Jingtian¡¯s eyes through the phone line. Xia Pingtian crossed his legs and leaned against the sofa, the obedient omega in his arms poured a glass of wine for director Xia. He drank from the omega¡¯s hand, ¡°Baobei, I heard you went to Chang Hui city to play?¡± His brother¡¯s voice was similar to his, without close attention, it was difficult to tell them apart. Xia Jingtian coughed, ¡°Ah, who did you hear it from?¡± Xia Pingtian smiled, ¡°Your teacher in charge,¡± his tone suddenly turned stern, ¡°If you don¡¯t feel like studying anymore, then get the fuck back here and inherit the family property! I¡¯ve said it before. You even made me find a lop-eared rabbit omega for you. You have such a good eye to even dig out the Lu family¡¯s wife? Do you want to fucking die or do you not want to live anymore?¡± ¡°Leave me alone. He¡¯s not well.¡± Xia Jingtian opened a crack in the door and glanced at Yan Yi sleeping in the quilt without the comfort of soothing pheromones, growing more and more restless in his sleep. The hand covered in cold sweat clung tightly onto the covers. ¡°Okay baobei, hurry back, isn¡¯t he just a lop-eared rabbit omega? Ge will catch another one for you, there are more of those things.¡± Xia Pingtian crushed his cigarette butt, ¡°There are dutch rabbits, teacup rabbits, rex rabbits, Totoro, whatever you want, ge will find one for you.¡± Xia Jingtian walked to the bedside and touched Yan Yi¡¯s face that had a restless and painful expression. He released some soothing pheromones once more and stroked his little rabbit ears, watching him gradually calm down. He lowered his voice and said angrily, ¡°Lu ge doesn¡¯t care about him at all.¡± Xia Pingtian felt that his little brother was completely hopeless, ¡°Are you next to him? Whether Lu Shangjin cared or not, that¡¯s his wife, what¡¯s the point of being together? What¡¯s more, these rabbits are very coquettish, they can have false pregnancies even if you touch them casually.¡± In a split second, Xia Jingtian didn¡¯t know whether he was being insulted or Yan Yi was the one being insulted. He cursed in a low voice, ¡°Bullshit,¡± then hung up the phone. But whatever his brother said, he listened. ¡°False¡­false pregnancy?¡± Xia Jingtian froze as he stared at Yan Yi¡¯s face. He looked down and searched for the keywords. When a rabbit¡¯s back is touched while it is unconscious, it would mistake it for mating, thus leading to false pregnancy. The onset of labour behaviours would appear, but no bunnies would reproduce. ¡°¡­¡­¡± Xia Jingtian was silent for a long time, then sent a message to his schoolmate who was studying medicine, ¡°Will lop-eared rabbit omegas have false pregnancies?¡± His schoolmate replied with a voice message really quickly. Rabbit omegas would show early signs of false pregnancies, and there would be a slight bulge in the lower abdomen in about three days. I suggest going to the hospital to deal with it immediately, otherwise it would cause damage to the omega¡¯s mind and body. Did you make someone have a false pregnancy? Xia Jingtian recalled that when he had sent Timothy Hay to Yan Yi in the hospital ward, he saw that he was suffering too much, so he couldn¡¯t bear it and asked him to endure, holding and touching him. Xia Jingtian: ¡­¡­I think so. His schoolmate sent an emoticon: You¡¯re a scum.jpg Schoolmate: Some would use external pressure methods to deal with rabbit omegas¡¯ false pregnancies, but rabbits are easily frightened, they would be extremely scared if it¡¯s too painful. And you also have to be tactful when you tell him, or he would be in a lot of agony. Why don¡¯t you bring him to our hospital. Before Xia Jingtian could reply, Yan Yi slowly opened his eyes. He got up and felt around for the water by his bed, lazily taking a sip. When he saw Xia Jingtian, he was a little suspicious, his voice still carried the nasal sound of just waking up, ¡°You haven¡¯t left, the sky¡¯s getting dark.¡± The sufficient amount of soothing pheromones allowed Yan Yi to regain a little spirit, supplying his energy. The omega whose glands were dormant could only rely on the supply of alphas¡¯ pheromones to support his spirit. The pleasant scent of baby¡¯s breath filled the air in the room. As Yan Yi sobered up after a while, he clutched onto his own clothes and hugged his knees with a frown. His ears drooped in distress, ¡°Don¡¯t give me your pheromones¡­you¡¯re still young, there are so many omegas who are younger and more beautiful than me outside, what¡¯s wrong with you? What on earth is so good about an old rabbit who¡¯d been played by someone else for over ten years?¡± He seemed to be asking himself as well. Actually, his twenty-seventh birthday just passed, if it wasn¡¯t for Lu Shangjin giving him the cold shoulder, he would feel that he was still young and good looking. He didn¡¯t even trust the mirror, only believed Lu Shangjin. He doubted his charismatic abilities and appearance, only refusing to believe that Lu Shangjin was a heartless man. Xia Jingtian sat behind him and circled his arms around Yan Yi¡¯s waist, burying his forehead in his shoulders. He apologized nervously, ¡°I¡¯m¡­sorry.¡± Yan Yi subconsciously protected his belly and turned around blankly, ¡°W-what have you done again?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Xia Jingtian couldn¡¯t think of a tactful explanation and how he could avoid letting Yan Yi get hurt even more. At this moment, Xia Jingtian¡¯s phone rang again, his teacher in charge was urging him to go back and take the end of term exam. He intended to apply for an examination extension, but his phone was snatched away. Yan Yi¡¯s calm voice spoke to the person on the line, ¡°Hello teacher, he will go back, there¡¯s no need for delay.¡± Yan Yi hung up the phone for him, turning it around between his fingers. Xia Jingtian reached forward for it, but Yan Yi took it back. ¡°Be good, go back to class.¡± Yan Yi drooped his eyes as he fiddled with his phone, the lock screen was a countdown to the final exam with only a few days left. ¡°You must¡¯ve prepared for a long time,¡± Yan Yi asked, ¡°Is it an important exam?¡± Xia Jingtian refused to admit, ¡°Not too difficult, just a general exam. I can take it again next year, I want to stay with you now.¡± Yan Yi gave a rare smile. The beautiful appearance of this youth was the same as Lu Shangjin when he was twenty years old. Eventually, it will change. Who didn¡¯t firmly believe in the faith of marriage or love at the age of twenty? When Lu Shangjin carried him to the top of a coastal reef and sang to him, who would expect that he would become like this in ten years? ¡°Really, go back to class.¡± Yan Yi hung his watery eyelashes and returned his phone to him, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the hospital when you leave.¡± ¡ª¡ª 2019-4-19 17£º23 PM ¡ª¡ª In the Lu family cemetery. Lu Shangjin wore a black suit and stood in front of a tombstone. The picture on the tombstone was of an omega with a bright smile, about thirty years old, but the facial features were handsome and moved a person¡¯s heart. His biological father was a chameleon omega, the partner of Lu Lin¡¯s first marriage. A ferrari stopped outside the cemetery. From a discerning eye, one could tell it was the car of president Bi from Jin Feng group. Bi Ruijing wore a solemn black suit as well. Holding a bouquet of lilies, he walked to Lu Shangjin¡¯s side. He put the flowers in front of the monument before lighting a cigarette. ¡°Since three years ago, you haven¡¯t sent uncle any flowers.¡± The wind was strong. Bi Ruijing flicked his hand to put off the fire. He inhaled the smoke and breathed out, ¡°Fortunately I¡¯d done it every year. What¡¯s wrong, something on your mind?¡± The whites of Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, but his cold breaths lingered, he had just become a little haggard. Instead of replying, he asked casually. ¡°The hamster omega that you¡¯ve taken a liking to will be sent over in two days, still in good condition, if you asked for it a few days too late, it would be gone.¡± Bi Ruijing raised his straight sword eyebrows, obviously surprised and taken aback, he replied carefully. ¡°Hamster? What hamster?¡± Footnotes CH 18 Warnings // Suicide and mentions of child murder/ torture Suddenly being reminded of something, Lu Shangjin took a deep breath. Suppressing his anger, he asked, ¡°Xia Pingtian told me that you liked the hamster omega that I brought to the hospital for a gland replacement operation.¡± Bi Ruijing dusted away the ashes, puzzled, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, how could I steal someone from you? Who are you replacing glands for?¡± The corner of Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips pulled a little. Although the age gap between the Xia brothers was several years, they looked alike, even their voices were cut from the same mould. After carefully thinking about president Xia¡¯s voice on the phone when he had asked Lu Shangjin to let out the hamster omega, it indeed sounded very similar to the second young master Xia he had spoken to today. ¡°Messing with me.¡± Lu Shangjin gritted his teeth. Bi Ruijing slapped his forehead, he lowered his voice and said to the bodyguard next to him, ¡°Look at the time, once fu-ren1 wakes up he has to eat the wheat noodles from the place at Xin Jie in North Gate.¡± The bodyguard said quietly, ¡°Fu-ren just called and said he won¡¯t eat that anymore. He wants you to go back and make mutton ball soup for him.¡± ¡°What time would it be by the time I get back?¡± Bi Ruijing frowned as he looked at his watch, ¡°Alright alright, hurry and ask Zhao-ma to buy mutton and wait for me after grinding it, I¡¯ll drive home myself.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Bi Ruijing stamped on the cigarette butt and patted Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Something came up at home, I¡¯ll make a move first.¡± Lu Shangjin went home alone. No one had cleaned around the house for a long time, and a layer of dust covered the furniture. He was also too lazy to hire a helper. The ashtray on the tea table was broken, its pieces still lying scattered under the sofa. Lu Shangjin walked to the french windows and picked up the strewn boxes of rabbit snacks one by one, neatly stacking them. It had been a long time since he¡¯d asked Yan Yi what he wanted to eat. More often, Lu Shangjin thought he understood him, so he bought food he thought Yan Yi liked to eat. But once when he asked Yan Yi what he wanted to eat and what he liked to eat, the silly little rabbit would always reply, ¡°I like to eat whatever you give me.¡± Back then, Lu Shangjin would be attentive to his small habits. He liked to eat strawberries. Whenever he did, he would eat a big box of them. Eating too much cold watery food was bad for the stomach, so Lu Shangjin would only allow him to eat half a box a day. The little rabbit would sit on the sofa and sulk for half a day. Lu Shangjin would carry a bowl of white fungus soup of appropriate temperature and feed him, only able to coax him after holding and kissing him for a long time. In the beginning, Yan Yi had a big temper. But gradually, he would be coaxed easily. He thought Yan Yi was more sensible than before. At present, he was woken up by reality. For someone to become more and more easy to coax, it¡¯s probably because the person who coaxed him was becoming more and more cold. Being able to receive a hug was lucky enough, how could Yan Yi dare to go back to the time before where he could make a fuss just to listen to the lingering comfort he could never get tired of listening to? Lu Shangjin walked around the wide and spacious villa twice. He found a wardrobe in the storeroom, quilts and pillows piled up inside. Actually, Yan Yi had his own room, but he never slept there. When he was alone, he was only willing to sleep in such a narrow wardrobe. Once, Lu Shangjin was socializing outside and only returned home around two or three in the morning. He couldn¡¯t find Yan Yi anywhere and searched for him in every corner. He finally found him in the wardrobe and carried the little rabbit out who had curled up fast asleep. Yan Yi rubbed his eyes and hugged his neck softly, murmuring a complaint, ¡°I¡¯m scared to be alone¡­come back early tomorrow.¡± Lu Shangjin felt especially bad. He wrapped Yan Yi into his arms and coaxed him, ¡°I¡¯ll definitely come back early and accompany you tomorrow.¡± Several years passed in a flash, Yan Yi had long refused to behave coquettishly to him. Lu Shangjin always thought that Yan Yi was the first to change, which made their feelings fade. Now he realized that he had been the one who changed. He bent down and felt around until he found a photo under the pillow. In the photo, two youths under the age of ten had their arms around each other¡¯s shoulders. Yan Yi pulled his rabbit ears and pouted his lips. Lu Shangjin¡¯s head was turned as he looked at him, his eyes carrying a pure smile. At the time, they hadn¡¯t known each other for long, let alone kissed, only secretly holding hands with a blush. The photo was sealed with plastic, but it could be seen that the photo itself was a little torn and stained with a few drops of dried tears. It was probably touched until it became uneven, so it was sealed with a layer of plastic to be retained until now. Thinking about these few years, they had loved before and turned cold before. Unexpectedly, they were unable to find anything to prove that these times once existed. The only thing left was this photo taken for them by his omega father. ¡°So it¡¯s still here.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes turned gentle and he put the photo back under the pillow. A black gift box was also stuffed under it. The clean carrot brooch was properly placed inside. If he felt around again, he could find several other precious things Yan Yi treasured, all stuffed under the pillow so his mind would be at ease when he slept. It had been so good in the past. Nobody had even mentioned compatibility fit, how did compatibility become an excuse for being fed up? Lu Shangjin rubbed his temple hard. He went downstairs to the armoury underground and picked out a pistol, put on silencer bullets inside and took three magazines. Then he started the car and left the villa. Following the moonlight, he entered the pine forest in the suburb of Chang Hui city; Lu Lin¡¯s residence. Lu Shangjin stopped his car a kilometre away and walked into the house on foot. The lights in Lu Lin¡¯s room were off, but Lu Shangjin still cautiously waited for half an hour under the shadows in the garden, making sure Lu Lin had slept soundly. He then loaded the gun secretly and climbed up the balcony to the second floor. He walked down the stairs from the second floor and turned to the basement. The basement was bright and spacious. With an area of over a hundred square meters, more than twenty compartmental units were built. Lu Shangjin held his breath, slowly following the silent passageway of the basement and headed deeper. He stopped in front of one of the rooms. The lights were on inside, it looked like someone lived here. Lu Shangjin held the gun in his right hand as he leaned towards the door handle. He unlocked it quietly, pushing open a crack. The inside was neat and simple. There was a bed and a TV hanging on the wall, which was playing an old film. An omega of about fifty years old sat in a wheelchair, his pair of legs were shrivelled into two thin rods like chopsticks. A steel sheath circled around his neck, with chains extended all the way to the steel nails on the wall. At first glance, it looked like a violent and vicious thug was locked up. The omega lifted his head and smiled gently at Lu Shangjin. The unexpected smile was tender and bright. Despite having crinkles by his eyes, he couldn¡¯t hide that he had a beautiful face when he was young. The omega waved quietly to Lu Shangjin and smiled warmly, ¡°Come here, I miss you so much.¡± Lu Shangjin put down the gun and locked the door. He rushed to the omega and kneeled down, letting him touch his face. ¡°Dad.¡± Lu Shangjin called him softly. Ye Wan struggled to support his frail body and hugged him. He looked at his son carefully. Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes were bloodshot. ¡°You haven¡¯t slept well?¡± Ye Wan pressed his eyes with heartache. Lu Shangjin lowered his eyes, but he stared at the omega¡¯s bulging belly with wide eyes as though he was stabbed. He¡¯s almost reaching full term. ¡°Are you pregnant again?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s expression was dull as he stared at Ye Wan¡¯s belly. Ye Wan¡¯s gaze was warm, but he wasn¡¯t dreadful. He still answered with a gentle tone, ¡°Yes. Lu Lin wants a more outstanding generation.¡± ¡°He killed my older brother, two younger brothers and four younger sisters, and it¡¯s still not enough.¡± Lu Shangjin gripped his gun, his knuckles clucking. On the 25th of September in 2012, Lu Shangjin found their dead bodies soaked in containers of formaldehyde solution in the basement, each labelled with their differentiation grade. There was a chameleon omega and beta, and also a peregrine falcon beta. There was even an undifferentiated peregrine falcon alpha. He remained quiet as he carried on investigating. On April 1st 2016, which was also three years ago, he had stopped sending flowers to Ye Wan¡¯s tombstone. Because on that day, he discovered that his omega father who had passed away for several years in the public eye, had been imprisoned in this basement to give birth continuously. Lu Shangjin¡¯s omega father Ye Wan had the gland type of an A3 chameleon, the same precious and rare A3 gland type that Yan Yi had. He was originally a retired special forces soldier and Lu Lin¡¯s sniper in the past. Ye Wan was his surveyor. With the chameleon J1 differentiative ability, ¡°360 degree observation¡±; The M2 differentiative ability, ¡°Group stealth¡±; And the A3 differentiative ability, ¡°Nine-degree spikes¡±. A first-grade omega whose three differentiative abilities were all innate for battle couldn¡¯t escape the fate of being captured by Lu Lin and having every last drop of blood drained. Yan Yi was just a little rabbit, his differentiative abilities weren¡¯t able to inflict harm on others. As a second-grade peregrine falcon alpha, Lu Shangjin casted a thousand beams everywhere he went. On the outside, he was a cold elite with iron-hard abilities, calm and restraint. But from that day on, whenever he saw Yan Yi¡¯s A3 glands, he would become manic and out of control. So, any omega by his side could be Yan Yi, but he couldn¡¯t face the eagerness and honesty in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes. He could neither save his father¡¯s past nor save Yan Yi¡¯s future. The child who was selected and cultivated by the Lu family, the one who raised poisonous insects, the one who grew up from trampling on the bones of his brothers and sisters who had countless failures, who were of low-grade, would have a hardened heart. Unless Lu Lin died. However, it would take some time to replace Lu Lin as the master of the family. ¡ª¡ª Ye Wan held his hand gently. He took the gun from his tight grip and put it on his lap, ¡°Have you made up with Yan Yi?¡± ¡°No.¡± Lu Shangjin stood up, his expression completely indifferent, ¡°It¡¯s impossible, maybe he doesn¡¯t even need me anymore.¡± ¡°Phh.¡± Ye Wan couldn¡¯t help but laugh, ¡°We omegas of this grade never need anybody.¡± ¡°But if, I¡¯m only saying if- if I could receive a little bit of love and cherishment, I would not live my life like this. I only give birth to children for him everyday, and I¡¯ve fulfilled my duty.¡± Ye Wan held Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand and smiled faintly, revealing a pair of dimples, ¡°Don¡¯t let Yan Yan become like me and be sad until the end that he would even forget where the heart is.¡± Lu Shangjin stood still, his eyes trembling. ¡°Back when he was trained by Lu Lin to develop his three differentiative abilities, he was hurt very severely, his whole left hand was twisted and he was so afraid that he lied shivering in my arms,¡± Ye Wan¡¯s voice was gentle, but each word was like pricking every soft part of Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart, ¡°The existing technological resources from the Lu family are indeed advanced, you can¡¯t even tell that Yan Yan¡¯s left hand is reconstructed.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes widened as he recalled carefully. It was impossible to distinguish between the visual effects and just from touch alone. His left hand was dextrous and beautiful enough. Only whenever he saw Lu Lin, he would hide his left hand behind his back in fear. But Lu Shangjin was unaware. He even left Yan Yi alone with Lu Lin for such a long time, his heart was probably already on the edge of collapsing, Ye Wan smiled calmly, ¡°Freedom and love are antonyms, why do I suffer from pain sometimes? If an omega with three differentiative abilities never falls in love with anyone, he would live a good life in this lifetime.¡± Lu Lin was very considerate to Ye Wan, raising him as the most superior and lavish prisoner. Lu Shangjin whispered, ¡°Wait for me for a year, I¡¯ll get you out when I kill Lu Lin.¡± Ye Wan faced him with a smile, ¡°How have the tulips by the gate grown? I want to see them when I go out.¡± ¡°Since Lu Lin¡¯s pheromones are tulips, I planted a garden of them for him.¡± ¡°Actually, I only like lilies, you have to remember to send me some.¡± Lu Shangjin was utterly confused. He went out in a hurry, but remembered his gun was still in the room. When he turned to retrieve it, there was a muffled sound across the door. His hand stilled on the door handle, the blood draining from his face. He slowly pushed open the door. Ye Wan collapsed in a pool of blood, his hand was holding onto the gun that Lu Shangjin had loaded with silencers, a charred bullet hole was left in his temple. Still, he smiled beautifully. Lu Shangjin stood at the door, his body numb, his eyes reflecting the shadow of the lamp, seeming a little bright. ¡°Dad.¡± Footnotes CH 19 Lu Shangjin stood by the door and stared blankly for ten whole seconds. It was as though a thunderbolt exploded on his scalp, a bitter chill instantly zipping to all his limbs and bones. He rushed over and pulled Ye Wan into his arms. Blood flowed all over the floor. It wasn¡¯t quite the thick fishy smell of blood, but was mixed with the faint scent of lily pheromones; the last warmth remaining in the world to comfort Lu Shangjin, taking the place of Ye Wan¡¯s touch on his face. ¡°Dad, dad, dad¡­¡± Lu Shangjin could feel the temperature of the body in his arms that was as light as a feather slowly reduce down to zero. The life that had exhausted the oil and dried the lamp had already leaked its last drop in the hourglass, but could never be turned over again. He wanted to carry Ye Wan and flee out of the basement, taking him to escape from this horrifying hell, but his neck was enclosed by a special steel lock. Without Lu Lin¡¯s voice-activated passcode, it could not be unlocked at all. He once tried countless times to record Lu Lin¡¯s voice, but they all ended in failure. The child in Ye Wan¡¯s belly was already in full term and would be able to be delivered in a few days. Perhaps there¡¯s still hope, perhaps a trace of life could be saved. Kneeling helplessly in the pool of blood, Lu Shangjin was so angry that his eye sockets were about to split open. Maybe Ye Wan just didn¡¯t want this child to experience this merciless world as soon as he¡¯s born, so he made the decision for him and returned to heaven with his precious baby. A piece of photograph fell out from Ye Wan¡¯s pocket, facing up as it landed by Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand. The two youths in the photo had their arms around each other¡¯s shoulders; Yan Yi pouted his lips and held his little ears, Lu Shangjin¡¯s head was tilted as he smiled at him. It turned out that after taking the photo for them, Ye Wan had kept one for himself, keeping it until now. The photo was extremely worn from years of touching and reminiscing; how much gentleness from desperation and hopelessness was hidden behind such a thin piece of photograph? Lu Shangjin stared at the photo, looking at Yan Yi¡¯s smiling face for a long time, his heart aching. He reached out and picked up the photo, but then he heard rapid footsteps in the corridor. Immediately after, the door was suddenly pushed open and Lu Lin rushed in. ¡°You can die too!¡± Lu Shangjin snatched the gun from Ye Wan¡¯s hand, firing between Lu Lin¡¯s eyebrows without hesitation. A loud bang rang out. Lu Shangjin¡¯s left shoulder was shot. He was thrown out by the violent shock and hit against the wall. A muffled groan spilled between his gritted teeth as he clutched onto his shoulder gurging with blood. Lu Lin held the gun, the muzzle still emitting a wisp of white smoke. Under the gold-framed glasses were eyes full of sadness. ¡°Xiao Jin, you surprisingly fired at me.¡± Lu Shangjin looked at the gun in his own hand in utter disbelief, panting in pain. He withdrew the magazine; not a single bullet was left inside¡ª¡ªit was definitely full when he came here. He looked back down at Ye Wan on the floor, and saw that there were several unloaded bullets in his hand. ¡°Why!¡± Lu Shangjin roared hysterically at the cold corpse on the ground, ¡°Why did you still protect him when he drove you to death! Dad! Why! Why on earth did you still want to save him! He¡­is a heartless scumbag, it¡¯s not worth it.¡± His gaze wavered to the photo once again, looking at the little rabbit¡¯s lovely smile. ¡°I¡¯m¡­I¡¯m one too.¡± He murmured as he leaned against the wall and slowly slid to the ground, ¡°I¡¯m one too.¡± He still grew into the exact person he despised the most; failing to live up to love, turning a blind eye and being ignorant. Lu Lin walked slowly to Ye Wan¡¯s body and kneeled on one knee. He leaned over and picked Ye Wan up, whispering in his ear, ¡°Wan Wan, I love you.¡± No recording device would be able to duplicate the unbounded affection in this sentence. The voice-activated lock on Ye Wan¡¯s neck made a sound, then it dropped onto the ground. Lu Shangjin held his shoulder that was still bleeding, his face pale. He said to Lu Lin with bitter resentment, ¡°You¡¯re disgusting, you¡¯re unworthy of saying that to my dad.¡± Lu Lin didn¡¯t care. He let Ye Wan¡¯s pale cheek lean against his own shoulder and kissed his eyes, then left the room without a word. He didn¡¯t know which year this password was set. And he didn¡¯t know how long Ye Wan had waited until he hopelessly realized that he could never wait for Lu Lin to open this lock at all. The password was still there, but the love was gone. ¡ª¡ª At wits¡¯ end, Lu Shangjin walked on the gravel path, completely dazed. The car was parked a kilometer away from the Lu mansion to avoid disturbing Lu Lin. Now, he could only clutch onto the bullet wound on his shoulder as he headed to the parking place. He was untouchable when he was in good condition. But right now, endless loneliness and dread entered his body through the bleeding bullet hole, clamouring to feed on his heart. He was like a traveller sinking into a swamp. God knows where the little rabbit who was once willing to do whatever it takes to pull him out of hell had gone. They once shared the warmth in each other as they suffered to live in the harsh laws of survival. Later, Lu Shangjin wrapped his heart tightly in a layer of barbed armour, completely isolating the innocent Yan Yi. Everyday, the little rabbit would hop over and knock on his heart, asking ¡°are you there?¡±, but would be covered in cuts and bruises by the stabbing of his thorns. Enduring the pain, he would say in grievance, ¡°I¡¯ll ask again tomorrow then.¡± Lu Shangjin covered his heart, suddenly feeling pricks of pain. He had always thought that heartache was an abstract concept, turns out it really did hurt. He sat in his car, holding a cigarette in his mouth but didn¡¯t light it for a long time, then hysterically threw the cigarette and lighter out the window before hitting the steering wheel hard. When he was young, he saw neatly arranged shiny military medals in Ye Wan¡¯s drawer. This A3 chameleon omega was once a legend in the special military force. Back then, even Bi Ruijing was just Ye Wan¡¯s team member. The once elite combat fighter was imprisoned in the basement to become a breeding machine. As the only son of the peregrine falcon Lu family, Lu Shangjin was admired and looked up to by countless people, but he was just a poisonous insect raised by drinking the blood of his brothers and sisters. In Lu Lin¡¯s eyes, he was an experimental subject that was ¡°just passable, but could be substituted for another outstanding one at any time¡±. Lu Shangjin walked aimlessly around and around the road. He fished out his phone and dialed Yan Yi¡¯s number. He dialed more than ten times in a row, but it would go to voicemail every time. He grabbed his hair roughly; it seemed like the little rabbit who used to let Lu Shangjin torment him wantonly was no longer waiting for him. Where is Yan Yi, why can¡¯t I track his location? Will he be in danger? Until just then, he was certain that Yan Yi would run back and beg him to open the door. Accustomed to Yan Yi¡¯s powerful strength, he even threw Yan Yi out of the house without a care when his glands were dormant. It was only until an A3 chameleon became stiff and cold and turned into a corpse in front of him, that he realized nobody could be invincible against immortality. He never wanted Yan Yi to die. ¡ª¡ª The car stopped below Bi Ruijing¡¯s house. The door knocked in the middle of the night. Who knew that the person inside hadn¡¯t slept, and they opened the door at the second knock. Bi Ruijing wore a set of home clothes and a pair of fuzzy giraffe slippers. His right hand was holding a bottle of milk while his left held an omega baby boy who might not even be a full month old. He tested the temperature of the milk bottle against his face as he stared blankly at Lu Shangjin standing at the door, seeming to show up from being in a difficult position and covered in blood. The next minute, Bi Ruijing took out a gun from the pocket of his apron and dragged Lu Shangjin into the house, then pointed warily at the door. ¡°Rui ge, it¡¯s just me.¡± Lu Shangjin covered the injury on his shoulder and sat on the corner of the sofa in exhaustion, his voice hoarse. ¡°Shh, Xiao Meng is upstairs, he just fell asleep.¡± Bi Ruijing breathed a sigh of relief and gently pushed the door closed. Soon after, the sound of slippers shuffling on the ground came from the second floor. An omega came out from the room, rubbing his eyes sleepily as he held the wooden handrail down to the first floor to have a look. The tips of his light chestnut hair were curled cutely, his eyes big and round. He was young, tender like a budding cherry blossom. Standing next to Bi Ruijing, it made this thirty-two year old president Bi look like an old man. The omega on the second floor quickly went downstairs in his nightgown and greeted Lu Shangjin. He hadn¡¯t met Lu Shangjin too many times, so he barely recognized him, ¡°I¡¯ll get you all a cup of tea.¡± Bi Ruijing glanced apologetically at the omega who had been woken up. The omega rubbed his eyes as he carried the baby away and went into the dining room. ¡°My dad¡­¡± Lu Shangjin pondered over whether to say it. How should he bring up his father who had already died for many years in the public eye to Bi Ruijing? ¡°Your dad?¡± Bi Ruijing lit a cigarette and lifted an eyebrow as he looked at Lu Shangjin, ¡°Lu Lin? Ai, who shot your shoulder? Go wash it and wrap it up. Is the bullet inside? There¡¯s a first-aid kit on the towel rack.¡± Ye Wan was once Bi Ruijing¡¯s team captain. He had the right to know the truth of his passing. The omega¡¯s dissatisfied shout came from the dining room, ¡°Bi Ruijing, put out the cigarette! The baby¡¯s crying from your smoke.¡± ¡°He can cry from the smoke so far away?¡± Bi Ruijing turned back and retorted, but still stubbed out his cigarette with a bitter smile and put it away under the tea table, then gave Lu Shangjin a lazy smile, ¡°Naughty child, calling me by my name disrespectfully.¡± His smile carried a doting expression that was evident in his eyes. When the words left his mouth, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t say a word. Some sufferings should be borne alone, don¡¯t bring trouble for others. The omega served two cups of tea and handed one to Lu Shangjin. Bi Ruijing looked at him eagerly, but the omega ignored him, placing the other cup of tea on the table. He took away the plate and left. An elegant fragrance wafted from his body; a butterfly omega whose gland cells have awakened, a very good match with Bi Ruijing, who was an arrowhead poisonous plant alpha. ¡°Ai,¡± Bi Ruijing brought the tea over by himself and held it in his hand, whispering helplessly to Lu Shangjin, ¡°He blamed me for losing my ring and he¡¯s so angry that he can¡¯t be bothered to acknowledge me until now. He doesn¡¯t even want to order a new one, hei, little drama queen.¡± Lu Shangjin took a sip of his tea, the hot water travelling along his ice-cold throat into his stomach, finally bringing in some warmth into his body. ¡°Help me find Yan Yi. I¡¯ll alert Lu Lin if I move to check from here,¡± Lu Shangjin fell into a long silence as he looked at his ring finger on his left hand. He hadn¡¯t worn a ring on this finger for a long time, even the white mark left from taking it off had disappeared, but Yan Yi had never taken his off. Maybe this was something very important, signifying ownership, family and security. ¡°Go and find the ring,¡± Lu Shangjin said. Bi Ruijing watched him baffedly. ¡°Otherwise he¡¯d never forgive you.¡± CH 20 The sunlight passed through the glass and spilled onto Yan Yi¡¯s sleeping face. Yan Yi turned over, crawling up and sat kneeling with his eyes closed. The fluffy rabbit tail squeezed out from lying flat under the thin woollen sweater after waking up for a while. The numb feeling of the glands at the back of his neck had slightly faded; his body wasn¡¯t as weak and frail as it had been for the past few days. It should probably recover back to the J1 differentiation level, and it would take another month for it to fully recover to its original state. The rose stem on the windowsill had turned soggy from the water. He had already been living in this small inn for a week. He said he would go to the hospital during this time, but he got lazy day by day. However, he didn¡¯t feel much discomfort now, only his combat strength was a little weak. It¡¯s fine; rabbits should be a little delicate to be more worthy of alphas¡¯ pity. Yan Yi lifted his thin woollen sweater and looked at his little belly. It didn¡¯t get any bigger than a small arch, only flattening out his abdominal muscles, and any change wasn¡¯t noticeable under his clothes. ¡°Good baby,¡± Yan Yi gently touched his stomach and fantasized about what kind of baby he would have after ten months of pregnancy. Not considering the type of variation awakening, there were only five possibilities of offspring combination from a peregrine falcon and a rabbit; peregrine falcon alpha, peregrine falcon beta, peregrine falcon omega, lop-eared rabbit omega and lop-eared rabbit beta, as the lop-eared rabbit race didn¡¯t have alphas. If a lop-eared rabbit was the mother, the probability of giving birth to a little bunny would be higher than that of a peregrine falcon. ¡°Definitely a very good and very cute little bunny omega,¡± Yan Yi hugged his lower abdomen and curled up into the quilt, gently caressing it. He pillowed his hands and murmured, ¡°Come out quickly and accompany daddy¡­daddy knows everything. When you grow up in the future, daddy will find you an alpha who loves you the most, one who will send you flowers, hug you when it¡¯s cold, and play the piano and sing for you, one who will like only you.¡± Yan Yi tried his best to portray a sense of happiness from his heart. Gradually, his smile faded. He whispered, ¡°Forget it, daddy has bad eyesight, you should just find one yourself. If you can¡¯t find one, you can just live with daddy, don¡¯t do yourself wrong.¡± ¡°Be born quickly and talk to daddy,¡± Yan Yi gently caressed the baby bunny in his belly. Xia Jingtian was driven out by Yan Yi to take the exam in school. No matter how many times he changed his number to call during this period of time, Yan Yi refused. His compatibility level with Xia Jingtian was normally very high, and it would indeed be relaxing to stay together with that little lion. But he couldn¡¯t carry someone else¡¯s baby and pursue happiness with that little lion, it wouldn¡¯t be fair to that child. As a good kid, he always deserved better¡ª Furthermore, for the few days that Xia Jingtian had stayed with him, Xia Jingtian¡¯s QQ Wechat activity had never stopped; if it wasn¡¯t the senior brothers and sisters chatting about business, it was comments from his good friends, ¡°You fucked? Kitty, you¡¯re really good at sucking.¡± That kid must be chased after by thousands of people at school. Although Yan Yi didn¡¯t deliberately look into it, he could more or less guess Xia Jingtian¡¯s identity through the phone calls he had from time to time during these few days. The second young master of the Xia family of Hong Ye had good family background and appearance, his glandular type was even the ample and respectable M2 mountain lion, it didn¡¯t make sense to hang around a little rabbit. Carrying a little bunny, Yan Yi couldn¡¯t get into the door of the Xia residence no matter how. It was also because Xia Jingtian had dug out the omega and caused a rift between the Lu and Xia families; it¡¯d be fine, but still unnecessary. His feelings from being in love with Lu Shangjin from 2009 until now had already become ash on a stove, lingering on with its last breath. He was so tired that his whole heart was filled with small wounds. If more were accumulated, he would need an opening to pour out all the negative energy. It would be unfair to Xia Jingtian, who was still a blank piece of paper, to mend these small wounds once he falls in love. If Xia Jingtian was an arsonist of the romantic hearts who was cruel beyond redemption, Yan Yi would still be able to accept him a little more calmly. Who wouldn¡¯t want an alpha who had a high compatibility with you? He fell into bed and scrolled through Yuan Mi¡¯s weibo. The reposts and comments had suddenly reduced a lot, who knew if something happened with Lu Shangjin¡¯s business operation on that side. There was no activity only on the 18th, and Yan Yi thought about the day he called Lu Shangjin, which was just on that day. He probably went on another island and brought an omega on a yacht for vacation. ¡°What¡¯s so good about that,¡± Yan Yi went into a video streaming app and contributed one view to Yuan Mi. The unexpected plot was not bad. The alpha playing the prince was quite likeable. He repeatedly called out to Yuan Mi who was playing a shadow guard and sitting on a beam, tossing him about. ¡°So It¡¯s a pleasurable novel1,¡± Yan Yi watched with great interest. The series had only been updated to episode seven and VIP membership was needed to watch further. It¡¯s almost the part where Yuan Mi suffers a beating, and Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to drop this drama. Suddenly, a text message popped up on the top corner of his phone. He¡¯d never seen the number before and thought it was Xia Jingtian again. However, the message only had three words, ¡°Come home quickly.¡± It¡¯s Lu Shangjin. Yan Yi fell into a daze as he held his phone. If he had received this text that day on the 18th, he really would¡¯ve been very happy. Why was Lu Shangjin¡¯s rhythm always half a beat slower than his? Was this the so-called incompatibility? After thinking for a long moment, he still sent a reply, ¡°Xiansheng, I¡¯ve resigned.¡± Instead of replying, the other party called directly. Yan Yi sighed and answered the call. Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t as deep and sexy as he¡¯d imagined anymore. It was a little dry and hoarse, as though he hadn¡¯t drank water for a few days, rough enough to prick his ears. ¡°Yan Yi, I¡¯ll wait for you at home.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s tone was exhausted, his voice thick with smoke. ¡°I have resigned, xiansheng.¡± Yan Yi repeated. He didn¡¯t know what Lu Shangjin was tired about, he¡¯d probably been excessively indulgent last night. Yan Yi could also guess the reason why he received this call: He wanted to drink a fresh cup of milk after waking up in the morning, but the little rabbit who could serve it to him wasn¡¯t around. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t flare up, but he tried his best to soften his tone, ¡°Don¡¯t speak from anger.¡± ¡°What.¡± It seemed like Yan Yi heard a joke that caused no waves in the heart but he should laugh politely out of emotion and reason. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes turned sluggish as he asked him in a murmur, ¡°You should hire another outstanding butler, it¡¯s best if the compatibility fit is higher, someone who¡®d wear an apron and let you drag them over for you to fuck comfortably.¡± ¡°Nonsense,¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s tone suddenly turned heavy. Realizing that he was too stern, he said patiently, ¡°Come back first then I¡¯ll explain, don¡¯t act pretentiously.¡± ¡°I¡¯m acting?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes widened, his rabbit ears trembling. Lu Shangjin rubbed the bridge of his nose, ¡°I¡¯m acting, I¡¯m acting, be good, hurry and come back.¡± Yan Yi gritted his teeth and hung up. He was so angry that his entire body tensed up, both his legs were shaking. He was thrown out of the house for so many days while he was pregnant and Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t bother to care. It turned out that in his eyes, Yan Yi was acting pretentious like the bunch of omegas who sold their asses for money. He lazed in bed for a while, then blacklisted Lu Shangjin¡¯s new number as well. He got up to pack his things and checked out of the room before twelve o¡¯clock. He had been thrown out so hastily, so he didn¡¯t have much luggage and money. He also didn¡¯t want to be caught by Lu Shangjin and go back. In fact, there were still a lot of things he wanted to take from the villa. It wouldn¡¯t hurt to pick them up when Lu Shangjin goes on a business trip. Yan Yi touched his stomach. He stood in front of the mirror to repeatedly make sure that he didn¡¯t look like a pregnant omega, only then did he leave the inn. ¡°Let¡¯s go, daddy¡¯s going to make money for your milk powder.¡± Yan Yi whispered encouragingly to the baby in his belly. Tainted with Xia Jingtian¡¯s pheromones that had yet to completely fade, he had to find a place where Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t locate him. ¡ª¡ª Lu Shangjin sat on the bench in the corridor of the hospital, changed into surgical clothes. The bullet wound on his left shoulder had been wrapped up with gauze. The bottle of antibiotics stuck into the back of his hand was still dripping slowly. The smell of disinfectant in the corridor filled his nose. His phone screen showed the end of a call, returning to his wallpaper on its own lonesome. He felt around for his cigarette box, but discovered that it was empty, so he threw it aside irritably. This was the Lu family¡¯s private hospital, abundant with the world¡¯s cutting-edge medical equipment. The lights in the ICU were still on; Lu Lin and Ye Wan were still inside. Unfortunately, the one who should¡¯ve died was still alive, and the one Lu Shangjin was sentimentally attached to had lost his breath. The grief that he should feel didn¡¯t come as he¡¯d expected it to. Lu Shangjin only sighed for Ye Wan. This was also Yan Yi¡¯s first time hanging up the phone on him. Lu Shangjin was so surprised that he didn¡¯t know what to think for a long time. Whether it was when they were dating or after breaking up, Yan Yi would always pick up his phone call at the first second and would be passionately reluctant to hang up the phone and end the call. He never would¡¯ve thought that Yan Yi would blacklist his number at all. He only thought about changing his number to try to call when Bi Ruijing reminded him about it. The lights in the operating room suddenly changed. Lu Lin walked out first, expressionlessly following Ye Wan covered with a white cloth into the morgue. The doctor who came out later sped to the elevator with the baby in the incubator. Lu Shangjin was stunned. He ripped out the IV needle from his hand and hurried over. He grabbed a nurse who was rushing with him, ¡°The baby, is the baby still alive?¡± The nurse nodded hurriedly, ¡°Yes, young master Lu, it¡¯s a little alpha, we¡¯re now going to test his differentiative potential.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes sank as he ran quickly down the passageway towards the differentiation laboratory upstairs. Seeing that Ye Wan¡¯s baby was sent into the differentiation laboratory, Lu Shangjin dismantled the fresh air system and crawled into the inspection room through the vents. There was only one differentiation laboratorian in the lab. As he was about to prepare for the disinfection test, the cold muzzle of a gun was pressed against the back of his head. The differentiation laboratorian was an ordinary omega, having no power of resistance at all in the face of M2 alphas. Shivering, he raised his hands, ¡°Y-young master Lu¡­¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t say a word as he bent down to show the laboratorian a video. In the video, Lu Lin¡¯s younger brother, Lu Jue, was shot in the head behind the gambling table. It was in extremely high definition, the exploded brain splattered on the lens. The laboratorian was so frightened that his face turned pale and he couldn¡¯t help but shut his eyes. ¡°This news seemed to not have spread yet,¡± Lu Shangjin bent over to lean against the table, whispering in the omega¡¯s ear, ¡°I was the one who shot the gun.¡± The omega¡¯s fingertips trembled, almost tearing up. He covered his ears and sobbed, ¡°Young master Lu, I don¡¯t know anything,¡­ please let me go¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you a chance, are you loyal to Lu Lin or do you choose me?¡± Lu Shangjin moved the ice-cold muzzle of the gun to rub the glands under the tip of the omega¡¯s hair, ¡°¡±You should be clear who has a hold of the future of the Lu family. Don¡¯t ever stand in the wrong line before I cause a bloodbath in the peregrine falcon Lu family name.¡± ¡°Yes, yes¡­I¡¯ll listen to you completely, young master Lu¡­¡± The omega¡¯s voice was like a mosquito, choking with sobs as he ensured him. ¡°Issue a checklist to say that the baby has no differentiative potential. Find a baby that passed recently to replace him in the cremation.¡± ¡°Then send this baby to An Fei Ya hospital, let Xia Pingtian get someone to look after him.¡± ¡°Yes, yes¡­ I¡¯ll maintain secrecy¡­ young master Lu.¡± ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi bought a ticket for a long-distance bus ride which followed along the main road towards the south. He took three trains, and after bumping around for two days, he arrived in the small town of Nan Qi. There was a bar street he was familiar with in Nan Qi. The number of friends he had could be counted on one hand. He said they¡¯re friends, but they¡¯re one-sided. Red-painted wooden fences hung on top of an irregular grey brick wall. The purple chrysanthemums were just in full bloom, and the fence was covered with postcards left by lovers. The style of the entire street of bars were similar, filled with their respective literature and art styles. The walls were hung with hydrangea or camellias, some planted with saffron roots. Occasionally, there would be two additional tattoo shops, which would only have business in the evening. The nightlife here was quite lively. Yan Yi touched the tip of his hair that hadn¡¯t had a cut in a long time. He bought a rubber band from one of the nearby shops, gathered up his light-grey hair and tugged it into a little braid on the back of his head, then entered this bar called ¡°Ruins¡±. The lights in the bar were dim. There were only several irregular wooden tables coated with gloss. It had completely no business at all. Only an alpha in his twenties whose style was a mix of punk and hip-hop was singing selflessly with a guitar. Once the alpha heard business coming in, he shook his hair and lifted his face, pretending to be in grief. His black eyes shone, appearing roguishly handsome. ¡°Are you hiring bartenders here?¡± Yan Yi hugged his arms as he gently rubbed them, feeling a little cold. The alpha frowned and examined him up and down, ¡°Hiring is one thing, but we¡¯re only hiring alphas, not weak chickens.¡± So it¡¯s just a one-sided relationship. It looked like he didn¡¯t recognize Yan Yi anymore. Yan Yi smiled warmly, ¡°Why does a bartender have to be an alpha?¡± The alpha raised his chin, ¡°Public security has been messy recently, there¡¯s always someone who would cause trouble and smash the whole shop, so I have to hire an alpha who can fight.¡± Supporting the counter with his hand, Yan Yi sat lightly on the bar stool and watched him with interest, ¡°Aren¡¯t you an alpha?¡± He was a husky alpha. ¡°I¡­¡± The alpha pursed his lips, ¡°Whenever I see someone smash the shop¡­ I honestly want to smash it together with them¡­¡± This husky alpha with the J1 differentiative ability: ¡®Violent demolition¡¯. Footnotes CH 21 His phone vibrated again. Yan Yi looked down and saw that Lu Shangjin had changed his number again and sent a text message. ¡°Give me the address, I¡¯ll go pick you up.¡± The corners of Yan Yi¡¯s mouth tilted as he gently smoothed out his tied-up light-grey hair. Both his feet were stepping on the beam of the high stool. The expression in his eyes was vexed as he stared dazedly at the screen. Lu Shangjin was willing to change his number to contact him, even wanting to come and pick him up. During the time when they were still passionately in love, Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t even this patient in coaxing him. ¡°What have you done.¡± Yan Yi lowered his head, his hair covering his eyes as his fingers trembled while holding the screen. His rosy lips were slightly opened, and his little white teeth bit his lips until blood came out. ¡°I¡¯m at the bar where we once stayed before.¡± Such a short sentence remained in the editing column for three minutes, only then did he make up his mind to send it. After a brief silence, Lu Shangjin replied, ¡°We used to stay at many bars before, which one?¡± The slightly bright light in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes had already been dimmed out. He lowered his head and looked at the ring finger on his right hand. Among the various colourful postcards, Yan Yi could still see the faded postcard of a landscape with just a glance. A line of words was written on the postcard with the markings of an ordinary ball-point pen, but it was very sharp and beautiful: Yan Yan, I love you until my last breath. The words were unscrupulous, but teenagers at that youthful age would accept these things happily. At that time, they had finally come out of Southeast Asia with a slim chance of survival. On the windowsill of the attic in this bar called ¡°Ruins¡±, two teenagers full of youthful vigour had made the most heartfelt contented love in their lives. Back then, the ring was still looped around the ring finger, but their intimate feelings had already declined unbearably, just like the surface of the ring that was no longer shining, covered with scars. That night, Yan Yi had achieved a promise. He had achieved the gentle and strong symbolic possession of a mark. He had achieved the ring that he refused to remove until this day. And he had achieved the love that he never thought he would lose. Like a ceremony, solemn yet romantic. But it still became the collapsed reflection in the water, unable to grasp onto as it broke into clean fragments. In fact, Yan Yi knew that he wasn¡¯t expecting Lu Shangjin to guess which bar he was thinking about, just like how he obviously knew that Lu Shangjin wouldn¡¯t have guessed that he wanted to listen to him play the piano just once. He just wanted to confirm whether he was able to leave traces in Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart at all after reliving the cherished scenes again and again in his dreams. ¡°If you forget then so be it, just forget about me too.¡± Yan Yi replied. ¡°Are you angry? You wouldn¡¯t be like this before, don¡¯t lose your temper.¡± Lu Shangjin seemed to be very free today as he replied to every text really quickly. Yan Yi clutched his phone, then weakly loosened his grip. He wouldn¡¯t be like this before? Now, he no longer expected to be picked up and pieced together after being broken so many times. No matter how careful he was pieced together, the broken edges couldn¡¯t be amended and glued back. How nice would it be if Lu Shangjin had said these words earlier. Yan Yi grasped the ring on his ring finger, wanting to pull it out and throw it away, but he couldn¡¯t do it. Forget it. It¡¯s quite expensive. Yan Yi didn¡¯t blacklist Lu Shangjin again. What a fucking great young master. It¡¯s not easy for him to be willing to condescend to nobility and say such flattering words. Holding the guitar by the side, the husky alpha watched him fall into a daze; Yan Yi¡¯s eyes were desolate and he occasionally hugged his arms from the gust of cold wind. It¡¯s inevitable to avoid taking pity on the omega, ¡°Alright, alright, you look quite pitiful. Let me see you mix a drink, if it¡¯s good, I¡¯ll take you.¡± Yan Yi came back to his senses, then perfectly put away the sadness in his eyes. After turning around to the bar counter, he skillfully simmered a handful of cranberries into chilled soup, swept up a cup holder with his left hand, picked up four tall glasses between his fingers and lined them up on the bar with speed. He turned over his hand and took a bottle of tequila, sandwiching it between his index and middle finger, then held the bottle against the back of his hand. Every time the liquor was poured out of the english-style cocktail shaker, just half a glass would be filled. The bright red cranberries and vapour from the ice dotted along the rim of the glass, then resetting in the next glass. The liquor levels of the four glasses lined up were evenly matched. Whether it was the colour translucency or the flavour, they were just right. Drawn to Yan Yi¡¯s gentlemanly temperament, the husky alpha picked up his guitar and sat on the bar counter. He first looked at the liquor that was prepared one by one and compared its colours, then took a glass to taste, ¡°Yo, impressive. What is this called?¡± Yan Yi leaned over, propping himself on the bar with one hand supporting his cheek. His right wrist turned over and a rose was suddenly caught between his fingers. He stuck the rose into the wine glass, his eyes dropped, ¡°Christmas rose.¡± Recollecting love. The husky alpha blew a long whistle as he measured up the omega in front of him seriously, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± Yan Yi answered indifferently. The husky alpha touched his chin and asked, ¡°What else can you do?¡± Yan Yi thought for a while, ¡°There¡¯s nothing I don¡¯t know.¡± The husky alpha smiled cheekily, ¡°You¡¯re an omega, can you fight?¡± Yan Yi pondered over it for a moment, ¡°I used to fight in the past.¡± ¡°Good!¡± The husky slapped the counter and bumped his fist with Yan Yi¡¯s, ¡°Gu Wei. Call me boss.¡± Holding a cup of hot coffee, Yan Yi walked around up and down the bar with Gu Wei. Having recruited a new employee, Gu Wei was clearly a little excited. He vented about how the previous employee was unbearable, and complained about how the public security was too poor recently. Saying this, he became so angry that he caused the wooden stairs to make ¡°ge-ge¡± noises as he stepped on them. Yan Yi looked at him quietly with his eyes curved and occasionally took a sip of the steaming coffee. It¡¯s very nice to have a friend to talk to. There was an outdoor rooftop garden on the second floor. Gu Wei nestled onto the swing with his guitar and sang a song to the new employee. ¡°I¡¯ve been writing this song for a long time but I couldn¡¯t finish it every time. When I don¡¯t write songs, I never had business. Whenever I have inspiration, ai, those crowds of tourists would squeeze in for a drink. Trouble would come through the door continuously from time to time. I¡¯d be more at ease when you¡¯re here to take care of this shop in the future.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you run the shop seriously?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not short of money, I just like it here.¡± Gu Wei plucked a guitar string, emitting a clamorous noise, the sound of strings were irregular yet made one have a tranquil state of mind. His voice was unique; coarse and wild yet artistically free and airy. With one leg hanging, Yan Yi casually sat on the railing, his finger unconsciously tracing the ring on his ring finger. Gu Wei asked curiously, ¡°You¡¯re married? And your lover is willing to let you come out to work?¡± Yan Yi smiled, ¡°My lover is okay with everything. He just doesn¡¯t like me, of course he¡¯s willing.¡± Gu Wei couldn¡¯t understand. Knitting his brows, he waited for Yan Yi to elaborate. Seeing that he didn¡¯t want to say more, he subconsciously followed up, ¡°Where¡¯s your house?¡± Yan Yi tried his best to think about it for a long time. This question seemed to have baffled him. He looked at the sun setting down the alleyway, wanting to light a cigarette, but then remembered that he¡¯s pregnant with a baby and had already thrown the cigarette box away long ago. ¡°I¡­don¡¯t know.¡± It seems like, I¡¯ve always been wandering around. The reason for choosing this bar on such a huge map was because there was a twenty-year-old Lu Shangjin in this bar who could accompany him for the rest of his life. ¡ª¡ª A new bartender came into the bar ¡°Ruins¡±. The thin swallowtail vest drew out the outline of his slender waist and back. The occasional radiance of spring that spilled from the bow tie when he bent over was all gathered together within the boundary of suppressed desire. Yan Yi stood behind the bar counter as he quietly wiped the glass cup in his hand. Business was good at night and the shop was very crowded. An alpha was sitting in front of the bar counter and ordered two glasses of whiskey. He pushed one glass to Yan Yi, raising an eyebrow at him as he released courting pheromones, ¡°Hey, baobei.¡± Yan Yi leaned back behind the bar counter. With fingers hooked, he loosened the bow tie, then crossed his pair of long legs that were wrapped under the thin and slender trousers. He took a cup of juice for himself and smiled faintly towards the alpha, ¡°Apologies, excuse me.¡± He pushed open the low door of the bar counter and hurried up to the attic. His body wrapped under the work uniform was burning with heat. Yan Yi gripped the sink and flushed his face with cold water. Cold sweat was still dripping down his body uncontrollably. He was in heat. It was provoked by the pheromones of different alphas. The traces of pheromones left by people coming in and out of the bar could indeed obstruct Lu Shangjin¡¯s ability to track and locate him. But for omegas in heat, this place was equivalent to a torturous hell. Every single cell in his body was clamouring to crush his blood vessels. Yan Yi knelt down on the floor and flipped open his sleeve, then injected a tube of highly concentrated inhibitor into his body along the artery. ¡°Hurts.¡± Yan Yi knelt by the bed, hands gripping the sheets, like having a drug addiction without a medicinal cure, desiring to be inserted and marked. Only the comfort of an alpha¡¯s strong and overbearing pheromones could relieve the pain of his blood vessels almost bursting. Increasing the concentration of inhibitors was useless. His arm was already covered in blue and purple needle holes, some old and some new. Being forced to rely on inhibitors to endure his heat for the past few years sent a final warning to Yan Yi through a frightening resistance. Why not randomly find an alpha to have sex with? He really didn¡¯t know what he had been so persistent on these past few years. Idiot rabbit, only knowing how to be moved1 by himself. He had the habit of biting his ring when he was in the most pain. As his bones were about to break from pain, his phone rang as if it was persistently urging him. Gu Wei¡¯s voice sounded urgent on the phone, ¡°Quick! Come down quickly! Several J1 alphas just came in! I can¡¯t handle it!¡± ¡°It had to be now¡­¡± With a dreadfully pale face caused by injecting excessive inhibitors, Yan Yi climbed up, out of breath as he struggled, ¡°¡­that they come.¡± Footnotes CH 22 Warning // physical violence Yan Yi took a breath and used all his strength to stand up. He picked up an iron bat from behind the door and dragged it on the ground as he climbed down the wooden stairs one step at a time. The first thing he saw downstairs was Gu Wei stepping on a stool with half a broken sharp bottle of wine in his right hand. He pointed the sharp edges towards the door, his breaths short as he cursed severely, ¡°Causing trouble every month, are we not doing business anymore?¡± There were still small groups of customers in the shop who were shrinking behind the round tables that were toppled over, trembling as they hid. However, they were carried out one by one to be interrogated by the alphas who wore leather jackets. They were led by a J1 differentiated locust alpha with a golden-dyed mohawk. The locust alpha picked up a detection needle and lifted up the hiding customers one by one, scanning everyone¡¯s glands before tossing them aside like they were garbage. ¡°Go. Search upstairs.¡± The locust alpha waved his hand and the five J1 differentiated alphas followed up the wooden stairs. ¡°Hey, you can¡¯t just run up there.¡± Gu Wei was afraid that it would be dangerous for Yan Yi alone upstairs. He reached out and grabbed the locust alpha¡¯s arm, instantly releasing oppressive pheromones in that moment while letting out his J1 differentiative ability at the same time. Once the husky alpha¡¯s J1 differentiative ability was released, any object that came into contact with his fingers would turn into several broken pieces in an instant. The locust alpha¡¯s sleeves made a sound of leather tearing apart. He turned around and gouged Gu Wei out with his eyes, withdrawing his hand in time and then threw a swift and forceful leg out at Gu Wei. Gu Wei subconsciously warded it off. The gland cells¡¯ awakened biological characteristics of a locust gave the owner the attribute of developed hind legs. No one could avoid their leg-sweep. Gu Wei abruptly hit the wall. He put his hand on the high stool in a hurry, and the high stool instantly turned into pieces. The locust alpha turned and carefully looked Gu Wei up and down, scorning, ¡°A J1 differentiated puppy dares to bark at us?¡± Gu Wei held his lower abdomen; he was after all a civilian. The leg that just swept across was like a steel bar whipping his stomach, the pain felt as though his spleen and lungs were broken into several pieces. He gritted his teeth weakly and glared at him, ¡°What do you guys want to do?¡± The locust alpha sneered, ¡°Is there anyone with a high-grade gland upstairs?¡± The ones who came to cause trouble were not ordinary hooligans. Yan Yi was quietly observing on the second floor. He took two steps back and leaned sideways to hide in front of a dressing mirror, pressing onto his violently fluctuating heart and slowing down his breaths. ¡°Gland hunters¡­¡± Yan Yi gripped the iron bat, gently resting it on the side. He undid his cuffs and folded the white cuffs up to his elbows. He then tore two strips of cloth from the white bedsheet, wrapping them separately around his left and right hands as bone-protection wrist covers. ¡°Uhh.¡± All the blood in his body was colliding restlessly. Yan Yi clutched his heart in pain and squatted down, kneeling on the ground as sweat poured out like raindrops. His glands were still in a semi-dormant state; it had now only been restored to the J1 level. But to handle a few bugs, it¡¯s enough. The locust alpha led the other five alphas to search upstairs. Just as they passed seven or eight steps, a dark shadow suddenly flashed. Yan Yi didn¡¯t have time to change his bartending uniform. Supporting the wooden rail with his bandaged hand, he leaped forward, the tip of his toe stepped on the wall to leverage his fast dive down as he spun around and did a flying kick. Along with the exploding sawdust of the wooden rails that flew in all directions, several alphas were suddenly forced down to the first floor. At the same time, oppressive pheromones were released, and a soft milky fragrance spread around. The second Yan Yi landed on the ground, he activated the J1 differentiative ability ¡°high-speed bounce¡±. ¡°Omega?¡± The locust alpha was first stunned, then instantly looked down at the detection needle in his hand. The pheromone differentiation index in the air indicated it was J1. ¡°Quick! Catch him! A J1 omega! Hurry hurry hurry!¡± The locust alpha¡¯s face turned red from excitement, staring at Yan Yi like a starving locust eyeing rice, waiting for an opportunity to devour this omega to the bone. J1 differentiated omegas were more rare than alphas of the same grade. There were very few differentiated omegas itself, so this could influence the gene mutation ability of future omega offsprings at a higher demand. It was glant hunters¡¯ most favourite prey. At the command of the locust alpha, five pistols were aimed at Yan Yi. Yan Yi knew they wouldn¡¯t dare to shoot him, so he jumped behind the locust alpha in an instant. With one hand, he gripped the alpha¡¯s throat from behind, his legs wrapping tightly around the alpha¡¯s waist. There was a disparity between the figure of alphas and omegas. Even at the same grade, it was difficult for omegas to subdue alphas. Yan Yi turned over and sat on the locust alpha¡¯s neck, twisting his body hard, and only the series of resounding bones cracking could be heard. With his neck dislocated, the locust alpha screamed as he fell to the ground. ¡°Open fire! Destroy him! Don¡¯t harm the glands like you¡¯re selling away money!¡± The locust alpha howled in hysterics, but Yan Yi stepped on his mouth. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Five bullets fired in succession, aimed at Yan Yi¡¯s leg. As long as the omega was incapacitated, the price wouldn¡¯t be reduced too much if the gland was still intact. Yan Yi turned downwards and leaped up. The five bullets rubbed against the waistband of his uniform and rapidly crossed underneath him. Following the direction of the bullets, Yan Yi¡¯s right hand made a circle, then it spread open; five bullets were sandwiched between his fingers. Before he landed on the ground, he flung his hand out and shot them back. There was blood in the bar. Five J1 alphas held onto their bleeding calves as they rolled around on the ground. ¡°Um¡­Gu Wei¡­the inhibitor, give me two tubes of inhibitors¡­¡± Yan Yi knelt on the floor, his glands were hit by the infinite stench of alpha pheromones. It was so painful that he buried his head in his arms, his fingers scratching against the wooden floor, emitting the tiniest cracking sound. ¡°Die, die, are you dying or not!¡± Gu Wei was still carrying a table top and smashing it onto the locust alpha, only coming back to his senses when he heard Yan Yi¡¯s weak cry for help. He fled to get a box of inhibitors and patted Yan Yi¡¯s back, ¡°You can still fight even in your heat?¡± He tried his best to release enough soothing pheromones, but their compatibility fit was too low, maybe less than 65%. To Yan Yi, Gu Wei¡¯s soothing pheromones had very little effect on him. But it was better than nothing. Yan Yi¡¯s face looked slightly better. With his state of mind in disorder, he felt around for an inhibitor and bit open the plastic seal. As he was about to pierce the needle into his arm, the tension outside the door suddenly became forceful. Yan Yi froze. His face instantly turned dignified as he stood up and quietly gestured to Gu Wei, ¡°Hide quickly.¡± An extremely muscular, tall and burly alpha entered the bar. His bald head was covered in blue tendons, a brand was shaved on the side of his scalp; the three abbreviations of PBB, followed by a series of small serial numbers 000084. PBB, the abbreviation of Pacific Bio-differentiaion Base. ¡°Someone from PBB¡­¡± Yan Yi moved back two steps and the tip of his nose trembled slightly. Under his composed expression, his heart rate was already surging. ¡°Hands off! Hands off!¡± Gu Wei stopped in front of Yan Yi. He could also feel the imposing demeanour of the person who just arrived. Even if this little rabbit was able to fight, being in heat consumed a considerable amount of physical strength. Facing an opponent with such a grade would practically be death. The person who came was a rhinoceros alpha, with the gland type of M2 giant-horned rhinoceros. The alpha looked straight ahead and grabbed Gu Wei¡¯s neck, like it was as easy as tossing a bottle of mineral water, then threw Gu Wei hard onto the ground. ¡°¡­Ugh¡­¡± Gu Wei brutally hit the ground as he choked out a mouthful of blood foam. All the bones in his body hurt so much that he was losing consciousness. His grade differentiation was an uncrossable strength. A J1 differentiated person would not stand a chance against the M2 glands. The rhinoceros alpha stepped over Gu Wei like a dead dog and approached the lop-eared rabbit, who had nearly shrunk to the corner of the wall. The blood in Yan Yi¡¯s body was boiling hot and he couldn¡¯t pay attention to anything at all. When the rhinoceros alpha reached out to grab him, he could only run away. At the very second that he was about to initiate the high-speed bounce, the air in front of him suddenly gathered to form a wall like solidified jam, knocking Yan Yi back. Then, his ankles were tightened and almost crushed by a large and strong hand. Giant-horned rhinoceros J1 differentiation ability ¡°Strength gain¡±. Giant horned rhinoceros M2 differentiation ability ¡°Impeccable wall¡±. The world spun before his eyes. Yan Yi could only curl up into a small ball to protect the baby in his belly as he was thrown outside by his ankles. Yan Yi released his strength sensitivity as he rolled on the ground several times, trembling to protect the little life in his stomach. His cheek was slightly scratched and blood dripped from his nose. He wiped away the blood from his nose. Even the last bit of his strength had been drained. He crawled up a few times to prop himself up, and had no alternative but to collapse back on the ground. The rhinoceros alpha flashed a satisfied smile and walked towards Yan Yi, ¡°A J1 lop-eared rabbit omega. This trip is not in vain, the harvest is fruitful.¡± ¡°You¡¯re a member of PBB¡­¡± Yan Yi lifted his head with difficulty, ¡°After defecting, you become a gland hunter¡­?¡± The rhinoceros alpha touched the serial number on his shiny scalp: ¡°So you surprisingly know PBB, very knowledgeable.¡± ¡°Because I am one too¡­¡± Yan Yi breathed heavily as he endured the severe pain spreading in his bones from his heat. The rhinoceros alpha suddenly halted his steps. There was a more powerful scent at the end of the bar street. A tall and straight figure appeared on the street. The rhinoceros alpha squinted. The person who came was a second-grade differentiated alpha. As soon as he drew closer, he released the sole powerful pressure of an M2 alpha. The opponent was filled with hostility. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi felt himself being picked up and hooped in a pair of arms. The rich aggressive scent abruptly intruded his nasal cavity. It was the familiar fragrance of daffodils. An excessive amount of soothing pheromones poured into his glands through his nerve endings. It wasn¡¯t exactly comfortable, but it finally calmed every single cell in his body that was about to burst. Lu Shangjin held the little rabbit in his arms with one hand while his right hand held a cigarette. Leaning sideways, he let Yan Yi lean against the hollow of his shoulder. The ashes scattered in the wind. The burning sparks from the cigarette butt fell at his feet and was crushed by Lu Shangjin. A stern chillness spread across his eyes. The rhinoceros alpha looked at the opponent with raised eyebrows, ¡°This lop-eared rabbit is my prey.¡± Yan Yi unconsciously gasped onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s collar, his face was so pale that it made one¡¯s heart ache. Lu Shangjin opened his right hand and a tactical dagger slipped out from his sleeve. He spun it several times in his palm and held it there. Slightly lifting his eyelids, he looked at the rhinoceros alpha indifferently: ¡°Do you deserve it?¡± CH 23 A Panamera slowed down and drove onto the ramp exit. A few odd cars were seen travelling along the expressway by the light of the moon and stars at three in the morning. Xia Jingtian yawned as he drove. He handed a bottle of water to the thin omega sitting in the passenger seat. In a state of high tension, the omega was crouched in the passenger seat as he gripped the seat belt tightly. A short and small hamster¡¯s tail squeezed out from under his hospital gown. The hamster omega trembled as he took the bottle of water from Xia Jingtian. He tried hard to use his strength to twist it open for a long time but couldn¡¯t open it, so he held the bottle of water weakly and looked down at the tip of his toes. ¡°You have such little strength.¡± Xia Jingtian laughed. He took the bottle of water back and clamped it with his forearm before screwing the cap open with one hand, then gave it to the hamster omega. The omega gratefully received it with both hands and explained quietly, ¡°I had an operation before and got an injection for glandular dormancy. I-I don¡¯t have much strength.¡± Xia Jingtian had a disdainful look in his eyes, ¡°Why did Lu Shangjin arrange for you to get a gland replacement?¡± ¡°Maybe because¡­our compatibility fit is high¡­and he wants to have a higher compatibility fit with his lover¡­¡± The little hamster hugged his thin and weak legs. He was barefoot, his toes fair and round like a row of white sticky cakes. Xia Jingtian scoffed. ¡°He gave me money.¡± The little hamster explained quietly as he held the bottle of water, ¡°My dad ran away from debt, and my mom and I can¡¯t bear the threat of debt collection, so I came out to work. Lu xiansheng agreed that as long as I pick my glands for him, he will help me pay off all the debts and even give me an extra million.¡± ¡°In the end¡­he said not to do it anymore, his lover didn¡¯t want to do it.¡± The hamster omega hung his head in disappointment, ¡°He asked me to wait for president Xia to pick me up.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± XIa Jingtian glanced at him from the side; he was curled up a little, afraid that he might dirty one of the expensive cushions. There was a light creamy scent on his body. It was similar to the smell of that little rabbit¡¯s pheromones, no wonder their gland types could be matched successfully. He acted as if he cared, but he just wanted Yan Yi to sacrifice for him and change for him. Lu Shangjin was just a scumbag. The hamster omega clamped his short and soft little tail. Feeling nervous, he remained quiet for a few seconds, then summoned up the courage and asked tentatively, ¡°President Xia¡­will you¡­t-t-take care1 of me¡­¡± Out of the freeway ramp, the traffic light turned red at the intersection. Xia Jingtian hit the brake a little too fast. The little hamster could only hold tightly onto the seat belt of the passenger seat to avoid being shaken out. ¡°President Xia is my brother. There¡¯s never a shortage of people by his side.¡± Xia Jingtian looked down as he scrolled through his phone. He had changed his number countless times to call Yan Yi, but there was no response, the text messages he sent were also like dropping a pebble into the sea. That little rabbit never gave him any hope from the very beginning; even if they had a high compatibility fit, and even if Lu Shangjin treated him warmly and coldly at the same time, mistreating him. Thinking that he had been politely declined for mustering up the courage to say such shameful words of asking someone to take care of him, the hamster felt his cheeks instantly heat up with smoke, turning red like fried shrimp balls. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­it¡¯s also my first time¡­I haven¡¯t gotten any clients¡­¡± the hamster scrambled to explain. Xia Jingtian sighed and released soothing pheromones. Feeling the sense of security from the surroundings wrapping around him, the little hamster quietened down and looked at Xia Jingtian with shiny black eyes. Xia Jingtian lifted the hamster¡¯s chin to the side and studied him carefully. He had finely-sculpted thin and soft eyelids and a pair of shining pitch-black eyes that seemed to often carry a handful of water. He looked different from Yan Yi, but had a very similar scent. Halfway, Xia Jingtian picked up a phone call. His brother said that he was at An Fei Ya hospital and something had come up, so he wanted Xia Jingtian to pick him up on the way. After hurrying to the hospital, he saw Xia Pingtian sitting in the waiting room as he listened to several doctors take turns to report the situation. Xia Jingtian took the car keys and went to the side to listen. ¡°The state of the peregrine falcon alpha baby that was sent here a few days ago is temporarily stable. But because of the complexity of the mother¡¯s condition, it may have some influence on the fetus, so we need to observe it for a period of time.¡± Xia Pingtian instructed seriously, ¡°I don¡¯t care if it¡¯s complex or not, the one who entrusted this child is not to be provoked. This child must live well, not a single mistake can be made. Block all the passage of information and treat this child as though it doesn¡¯t exist. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to protect you all.¡± An Fei Ya hospital was a glandular medical hospital single-handedly controlled by Xia Pingtian, and only a few patients of certain statuses were admitted. Most of the doctors were old professors who used to do research with father Xia. Just after Xia Pingtian ordered, the siren of the ambulance sounded outside. ¡°Make way! Make way!¡± ¡°Emergency rescue!¡± A few nurses hurriedly pushed a stretcher bed. An alpha was lying on it. He was covered with dagger wounds and a tactical dagger was inserted a centimetre deep beside the glands. It seemed that the person who hurt him didn¡¯t intend to kill him. Otherwise, just one centimetre more would be enough to kill him on the spot. An M2 alpha with the gland type of a giant-horned rhinoceros was unexpectedly chopped until a half-dead sight. His head was branded with the PBB serial number. Who knows which fellow had such valiant skills and strong background to brazenly provoke the Pacific Biodifferentiation Base. Xia Pingtian froze for a moment, then he avoided the others before heading to the stairwell to return Lu Shangjin¡¯s call. After several rings, no one answered. He impatiently lit up a cigarette in his mouth. Xia Jingtian came over and saw his brother was on the phone, who then stuck a finger to his lips to make Xia Jingtian be quiet. ¡°Pingtian.¡± The line connected. Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice sounded a little hoarse. It seemed like he had just gotten into a fight and had used up a large amount of his pheromones. ¡°A rhinoceros alpha was just pushed into the hospital, were you the one who cut him?¡± Xia Pingtian lowered his volume, ¡°You have something to do with the PBB people too, you really aren¡¯t afraid of finding trouble, are you.¡± ¡°And also, your son is living quite well. I let them take care of him.¡± Lu Shangjin sighed, ¡°That¡¯s not my son. I can¡¯t explain it clearly to you now. I¡¯ll invite you for a meal when I get back.¡± An indistinct soft murmur carried through the phone. Lu Shangjin coaxed a little before turning back and continued to talk. It was just the last sound of a syllable, but Xia Jingtian could still tell that it was Yan Yi¡¯s voice. Feeling a sudden burst of anger in his heart that he had nowhere to vent, Xia Jingtian snatched Xia Pingtian¡¯s phone and growled at the mic, ¡°Surnamed Lu, what have you done to him again?!¡± If Lu Shangjin found out that Yan Yi was having a fake pregnancy which even had something to do with another alpha, with such a character as he does, what would he do? Lu Shangjin was taken aback, then he went to coax the little rabbit who was disturbed in bed. Xia Pingtian snatched the phone back, pressed Xia Jingtian into the corner and with one hand, he held against the glands at the back of his neck so he couldn¡¯t struggle free. On the other line, he heard Lu Shangjin say wearily, ¡°Keep an eye on your little brother.¡± ¡°Forget it, I¡¯m hanging up, I¡¯m hanging up,¡± Xia Pingtian hung up in a hurry, then glared at Xia Jingtian ruthlessly. He raised his hand to slap him, but he hesitated for a long time and his hand didn¡¯t fall down. ¡°I like him, can¡¯t I not?¡± Xia Jingtian didn¡¯t even hide, he just stood there and stared at him, ¡°You want to hit me for a scumbag?¡± ¡°You¡­I can¡¯t control you. I¡¯ll let dad break your legs when we go home this weekend.¡± Xia Pingtian let out his breath. He casted Xia Jingtian aside and walked out. Outside the hospital, Xia Pingtian sat in the backseat and waited for Xia Jingtian to start the car. Xia Jingtian didn¡¯t even walk towards the car and walked off alone. The little hamster who was sitting in the passenger seat only saw XIa Jingtian walk out after waiting for so long. He seemed to be in a bad mood as he turned around and left. Without thinking, the little hamster ran out of the car and chased after him in his hospital gown. Xia Pingtian was left gloomily smoking in the backseat of the car. Xia Jingtian walked alone in the night, his mind full of the whine that carried through the phone. ¡°X-Xia xiansheng¡­¡± Someone called him from behind. Xia Jingtian turned around and saw that the little hamster had been chasing him for a long time while barefooted. The loose ill-fitting hospital gown made him look especially thin, like a rag doll in adult clothes, his arms not long enough to stretch out through the sleeves. Seeing Xia Jingtian stop to wait for him, the little hamster hurried over barefoot. With his round and black eyes wide open, he asked, ¡°Did you have a fight with president Xia?¡± His fair and delicate toes were red from the friction of the gravel on the ground. He rubbed the back of his feet pitifully, the short and soft hamster tail trembled as it clamped down. ¡°Fuck, I¡¯m really impressed by you. I¡¯m already annoyed enough.¡± Driven mad, Xia Jingtian scratched his hair and picked up the little hamster who was a head shorter than him, then rubbed the small gravel stones off the soles of his feet for him. ¡ª¡ª Lu Shangjin settled Yan Yi in the bedroom on the second floor of the collapsed bar. He first took a quick shower to wash away the bloodstains and other alphas¡¯ pheromones; he didn¡¯t like being contaminated by the chaotic and disordered scents. It¡¯s difficult to pretend not to love dearly. When he was willing to show no interest nor care about his lover, be intimate with someone else in front of him and treat him like air, it already couldn¡¯t be undone. He put on a bathrobe and wormed under the quilt, hugged Yan Yi from behind, and released the little soothing pheromones he had left. Glands were just like energy storage machines. It would dry up if energy was consumed too fast and needed time to recover. If the glands were always in a dried condition, it would cause damage to the body. However, Lu Shangjin was still endlessly releasing it as he embraced the uneasy little rabbit in his arms, letting him feel as safe as possible with his own scent. Perhaps, there was a little bit of guilt. At first, Yan Yi was resistant to it, but gradually softened from the soothing pheromones that permeated the whole room. His slightly opened collar revealed the old-fashioned cyan-blue brand on his chest. The three letters ¡®PBB¡¯, plus a row of the serial number 000002. Lu Shangjin held him, letting him nestle in his arms and lean against his shoulder. He separated his hands to release the bandages wrapped around Yan Yi¡¯s arms and palms. The bandages unravelled one round after another, exposing numerous swollen blue and purple needle holes on the forearm. They were all traces left by heat inhibitors. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Lu Shangjin was momentarily blank before he gently caressed Yan Yi¡¯s swollen forearm, then kissed his ear. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi slept the whole night. His body felt excessive fatigue, but it was difficult to sleep soundly. He dreamt that he was accompanied by the alpha he liked. The small window was covered with a sheer curtain, and the warm sunshine toasted his body. Yan Yi got up, scratched the root of his tail and slowly opened his eyes. Lu Shangjin came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe, the neckline was opened. Water trickled down into the bathrobe along the contour of his chest muscles. Yan Yi froze and stared at him. ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± Lu Shangjin raised his hand to touch Yan Yi¡¯s face. Frightened, Yan Yi avoided it. He retreated back to the corner of the bed and protected his abdomen, watching Lu Shangjin in alert and confusion. Lu Shangjin walked over. Yan Yi wanted to move back further, but Lu Shangjin held onto his wrist and forcefully pulled him into his arms and held him tightly. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­¡± the tip of Yan Yi¡¯s nose turned red and trembled rapidly. He gasped for breath, like a hare being caught by a hunter, shivering in despair. Lu Shangjin lightly rubbed the tip of his nose against his neck while releasing soothing pheromones. He gently touched Yan Yi¡¯s little rabbit ears to let him calm down. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid of me, Yan Yan. I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± Footnotes CH 24 Yan Yi was hooped around by a pair of strong arms. For a while, he couldn¡¯t find this familiar touch sensation in his memories, and was locked by Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms pressed under his body for a long time. He had already gradually forgotten what the warmth and simplicity of an embrace felt like. He could easily resist the control of these hands at any time. It was just that he had never done that before, never refused the warmth and suffering that these hands had given him. It was the last cold spring in April. The full-bloomed purple chrysanthemum in the flower pot outside the window trembled in the cold wind. Only wearing a shirt, Yan Yi shivered in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. Lu Shangjin tightened his arms and held Yan Yi up, ¡°Do you want to take a bath?¡± To his surprise, Lu Shangjin wanted to carry him to take a bath. Feeling nervous the entire time, Yan Yi tensed up and pushed against Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest, ¡°Put me down.¡± Lu Shangjin froze, ¡°Don¡¯t you like me holding you?¡± Things didn¡¯t go as expected. Lu Shangjin was very surprised. His little rabbit had always liked him very much. As long as he gave him a warm look, Yan Yi would be overjoyed beyond words. He clearly valued and treasured everything Lu Shangjin had given him. A few days ago, he had been extremely happy when he received the carrot brooch on his birthday. He even shed tears when he held the wonton soup in the hospital. What happened now? Yan Yi struggled even harder and broke free from Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. However, because of the side effects of being injected with excessive inhibitors, his entire body lacked strength and he fell back onto the bed. He curled up to protect his little belly, but accidentally pressed onto the bruised injection needle holes on his arm, hurting like they burst open when touched. ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Seeing Yan Yi reveal a painful expression on his face, Lu Shangjin immediately bent over to stroke his back and released soothing pheromones. He then held his pin-pricked forearm, ¡°Come home with me and go to the hospital to get checked, I¡¯ll stay at home with you to heal your wounds.¡± Yan Yi almost couldn¡¯t recognise the person in front of him anymore. The pheromones were still the powerfully pressing Narcissus flower, and his appearance was as cold as usual, keeping others a distance away. He was obviously wearing Lu Shangjin¡¯s skin, but the things he did made Yan Yi too surprised to speak. ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± Lu Shangjin lifted his hand and bent his index finger to touch Yan Yi¡¯s little rabbit ear gently. Seeing that he did not evade, he took the opportunity to put his hand on Yan Yi¡¯s cheek and released soothing pheromones at the same time. The fight yesterday was too consuming and his glands had not returned to their best state. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t care much as he released soothing pheromones without being stingy at all, just to coax the little rabbit back. Yan Yi didn¡¯t meet his eyes and looked down at the tips of his toes, ¡°You were the one who tossed me out of the house. Is it your dad who wants me to go back?¡± At the mention of Lu Lin, Lu Shangjin¡¯s stomach churned with nausea. ¡°No.¡± These words sounded particularly ear-piercing to Lu Shangjin. Yan Yi had actually confused him with that disgusting man. ¡°Come here.¡± Lu Shangjin said as he approached Yan Yi. Right now, Yan Yi¡¯s sensitive state of fear and apprehension to every slightest movement made him afraid that something happened to his body, causing him to look like a frightened little bird. He kept retreating. He had once truly longed for Lu Shangjin to turn back, but no matter how strong the heart is, it couldn¡¯t bear the love that alternated between hot and cold. He was thrown out of the house by Lu Shangjin himself, and then nestled in a narrow and cold little inn crying while he called him, as pitiful as a child who was lost in a crowd. Because Lu Shangjin¡¯s pheromones were constantly awakening Yan Yi¡¯s glands, the little rabbit who was still in heat, became increasingly irritable. The restless determinants in the blood vessels that had just calmed down after a whole night began to collide with the fragile nerves again. Yan Yi felt pain. Lu Shangjin was still coming closer, until Yan Yi retreated behind a small round table. Lu Shangjin tried his best to appease him as he coaxed ceaselessly, ¡°Be good and come to me.¡± Having no room to retreat back, Yan Yi lifted the round table and yelled, ¡°Lu Shangjin what on earth do you want to do!¡± He was so furious that he even startled himself. Ever since Lu Shangjin knew him, he had never heard Yan Yi shout so loudly before. The various items on the table hit him right in the face. Lu Shangjin pounced over, and while Yan Yi was covering his glands that were swelling with pain, he pushed Yan Yi to the corner, locked his hands together and kissed his neck from behind. It turned out that it was because of his heat that he was still in an irritable state. ¡°You¡¯re in heat, let me help you.¡± Using Yan Yi¡¯s hands, Lu Shangjin forced him to yield. Yan Yi put his head against the wall in pain and begged in a hoarse voice, ¡°Don¡¯t bother me anymore, it hurts a lot.¡± ¡°It hurts?¡± Lu Shangjin suddenly realized that he was exerting all his strength again and immediately let go. Yan Yi shook him off, twisted the door open and hurriedly stumbled out. Gu Wei was holding his waist that hurt from falling last night, as he tidied the tables and chairs on the first floor while wearing an apron. The fight that happened last night had made a mess of this shop, but there was no major damage. It seemed that the only tragic sacrifice of a few things was all smashed by himself. Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps on the stairs, Gu Wei only looked up slightly before he saw a little white rabbit hurrying down while only wearing a shirt with his legs bare. ¡°Hey! Stop!¡± Gu Wei took a coat from the bar counter and threw it to Yan Yi, ¡°Don¡¯t run out butt-naked and affect the appearance of the shop.¡± Before Yan Yi could run down the stairs, he was hurriedly chased back up the room by Lu Shangjin. Yan Yi struggled hard, ¡°I¡¯m not going back, I don¡¯t want to see you get into bed with them¡­¡± ¡°I won¡¯t, I promise. Don¡¯t run around, can we have a good talk?¡± Seeing someone bullying his employee, Gu Wei dragged Yan Yi behind him and pointed the broomstick at Lu Shangjin, saying fiercely, ¡°Where the fuck did you come from now, you beast?¡± Yan Yi took Gu Wei¡¯s coat to cover his lower body and squatted on the ground without even looking up, ¡°Boss, drive him away quickly.¡± Lu Shangjin met Gu Wei¡¯s line of sight. When he smelled the scent of geranium pheromones on his body, he released oppressive pheromones right after, ¡°A husky? There¡¯s surprisingly such a strange awakening.¡± The pheromones released by M2 differentiated glands completely suppressed J1 in an imposing manner. Gu Wei immediately picked up his tail, ¡°Farewell.¡± ¡°Ah Yan, I¡¯ve already included the work-related injuries from last night into your salary.¡± He then took the broom and went to sweep the floor in the corner. Then watched Lu Shangjin grab Yan Yi back to the second floor. ¡°My god.¡± Gu Wei kept looking towards the second floor. A J1 high-grade omega and an M2 super-high-grade alpha were entangled on their own upstairs. Is this the ¡¶100 Escapes Of The Young Mistress¡·or ¡¶The President Chases His Wife: Baby Can¡¯t Run Away¡·. Gu Wei made a post on Weibo: #RuinsBar#Personally experienced an eagle catching a little white rabbit, do overbearing presidents always talk in a skrskr way? (heehee) He attached a funny selfie with big nostrils at the bottom. Ruins Bar had been well-known on the internet because the shop owner was too handsome. Most of the comments were ¡°the shop owner¡¯s voice catches up and surpasses first-class singers¡±, ¡°Boss Gu is so silly and handsome¡±, ¡°Boss Gu doesn¡¯t have an O yet, give a good score to the alpha.¡± Whatever Gu Wei posted, the hottest comment would be the routine of ¡°did boss Gu smash his shop today?¡±, and there would be dozens of ¡°smashed¡± at the bottom. The northernmost resort hot spring in Nan Qi town was cleared off today, specifically for the young master and his friends to get together. The hot spring pool was quiet, only a plate of fruits was floating. The spider alpha leaned against the pool, picked up a piece of pineapple and threw it into his mouth to chew. His peach blossom eyes seemed to be fogged with a layer of mist. Shao Wenjing was too lazy to romp around and disco-dance with that group of friends, so he found a quiet pool to soak in. That eyesore of a godfather had finally been gotten rid of by Lu Shangjin. Shao Wenjing felt very comfortable. A little omega ran over and squeezed beside Shao Wenjing, ¡°Ge, it¡¯s not easy for you to come back, come and play with me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m tired, I¡¯m taking a rest.¡± Shao Wenjing leaned back against the pool, ¡°Lend me your phone.¡± ¡°Hmph.¡± The little spider omega handed his phone to Shao Wenjing and complained discontentedly, ¡°Stinky spider.¡± ¡°Little spider.¡± Shao Wenjing laughed and took his little brother¡¯s phone to scroll on Weibo. He was then recommended a post from the same city; #RuinsBar#. It was easy to scroll past it at first, but he suddenly looked at the corner of the photo carefully and saw that the shadow under the light was a little familiar. ¡°Yo.¡± Shao Wenjing whistled. ¡°Little rabbit.¡± ¡ª¡ª Lu Shangjin carried Yan Yi to the bedroom and locked the door. He wiped the dried blood on his cheek. He had wanted to wipe his body last night, but the little rabbit was trembling as he hugged himself, murmuring and begging him not to leave, so Lu Shangjin had to hold him and wipe him with a paper towel before he went to sleep. Extremely reluctantly, Yan Yi was stripped out of his clothes and stuffed into the bathtub. Lu Shangjin pulled up his sleeves and tried to rinse the blood stains on Yan Yi with water. ¡°Have you become fatter?¡± Lu Shangjin gently touched Yan Yi¡¯s belly, ¡°There¡¯s more belly fat, but I feel that you¡¯ve become lighter.¡± ¡°Fatter?¡± Yan Yi looked down at his own little belly. There was no movement from the little bunny inside, and the arch of the bulge wasn¡¯t large. It looked indeed like small belly fat. But only Lu Shangjin could be so ruthless as to treat his own child as a lump of meat. Yan Yi sat while hugging his legs to protect the baby in his arms, hesitating to tell Lu Shangjin about the existence of the child. So what can he do if he knows? Now, what can his unexplained advances be considered anyway? He could torment him over and over, like a temperamental little child, do the most cruel things with the most innocent look on his face, and he still wouldn¡¯t know it. Lu Shangjin washed Yan Yi¡¯s hair patiently. The little rabbit ears brushed the water away dishonestly and brushed onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s face. ¡°Made my ears wet. My ears-¡± Yan Yi lowered his head, ¡°Can¡¯t get in the water.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Yan Yi finally said something normal to him. Lu Shangjin felt a bit relieved, his impetuous heart finally settled down a little. He only had Yan Yi now. Lu Shangjin carefully washed Yan Yi¡¯s hair, wiped the stains off his face again, then rinsed his body and carried him out. The drenched rabbit tail became thin and bald. Lu Shangjin held the hair dryer as he concentrated on blowing Yan Yi¡¯s tail dry, blowing it into a soft and fluffy white fur ball. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll blow your hair now.¡± Lu Shangjin released Yan Yi¡¯s tail. Yan Yi sat kneeling on the bed, staring at the corner in a daze. ¡°What do you¡­what is it you are doing?¡± Yan Yi rubbed his wet hair in distress, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? What have you been doing for so many years? You didn¡¯t even look at me when I was around, yet you disagreed when I left. You just like to see me like this, don¡¯t you.¡± ¡°Xiansheng, why do you like to break something and repair it, then repair it and break it again? Wouldn¡¯t the thing be hurt?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll apologize to you.¡± Lu Shangjin said helplessly, ¡°I¡¯ve missed you.¡± The weakness in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes grew. Apologize. How hard it was to come by. CH 25 Warning // noncon In the morning, business at the bar was cold and deserted. Gu Wei was cleaning up alone downstairs. The surrounding furniture looked neat and comfortable. He nestled into the soft sofa at the corner and picked up his guitar, singing ¡°happy break-up¡±. The room on the second floor was locked. Yan Yi sat on the bed with his legs folded, feeling uneasy the whole time. With nowhere to place his hands, he held his finely-white soft toes as he lowered his head and waited for Lu Shangjin to blow-dry his hair. The soft drooping rabbit ear was held by a wide palm, feeling snug and at ease. But Yan Yi still didn¡¯t dare to let go of his worries and enjoy such comfort, his body remaining tense. Lu Shangjin put down the hair dryer before sitting down and pulling Yan Yi into his arms. The little rabbit curled up into a soft tiny ball as he nervously leaned in close to the hollow of Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder. Lu Shangjin hadn¡¯t been so considerate to him for a very, very long time. He had endured many years of struggling to pursue love. After the breakup, every time Lu Shangjin touched him, it would bring him pain. Gradually, he became used to the pain, just like embracing roses had to come at the price of bleeding. Lu Shangjin released soothing pheromones once again. He was actually very tired, but now, he could only ensure his sense of belonging and security through Yan Yi. It seems that only by letting Yan Yi¡¯s tight body gradually soften in his arms, can his heart that almost withered from panic be redeemed. Yan Yi pressed his face gently against Lu Shangjin¡¯s broad chest, enveloped in a narrow and safe space by the scent of Narcissus flowers. The heightened concentration of the glandular-dormancy injection had the side-effect of affecting one¡¯s appetite. His thin and pale fingers remained as thin as before, hesitating in the sleeves of the bathrobe for a long time. He then lifted Lu Shangjin¡¯s lapels extremely carefully, as if he didn¡¯t want to be noticed by anyone, yet couldn¡¯t help but want to hold him. The subtle movements fell onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes. Holding him, he changed his position and leaned against the head of the bed. He then put Yan Yi¡¯s head against the hollow of his shoulder, caressed the thin back which bones could be felt, and pulled the quilt over Yan Yi¡¯s shoulders. ¡°Are you cold? You¡¯re trembling,¡± Lu Shangjin bowed his head to kiss his eyelashes. Yan Yi was silent and didn¡¯t answer, just quietly clasping onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s lapel. He had also been held by an alpha with a high-degree compatibility. When Xia Jingtian held him, the highly-compatible pheromones blended together in an instant, like being deeply immersed in a soft and gentle land, intoxicated by psychedelic drugs, pulled by the spider-web¡¯s attraction that was difficult to free oneself from. However, the current temperature was the warmth that he could not even find in his dreams, unable to resist at all. After pushing away again, Lu Shangjin would probably really leave. Yan Yi understood his patience; it had always been a luxury consumed faster than money. ¡°So obedient.¡± Satisfied at Yan Yi¡¯s obedience, Lu Shangjin gently caressed his ears, kneading the thin and soft rabbit fur along the clean ear auricle. He picked it up and placed it to his lips, smelled the faint scent of milk-candy, and gave a rewarding kiss. Yan Yi trembled, his little rabbit ears flicked away timidly and shrank back into his hair. Every night when he had curled up on the corner of the sofa to wait for Lu Shangjin, almost all the lights that could be turned on in the empty villa were on. Yan Yi was afraid of the dark, afraid of being alone, afraid that Lu Shangjin would not come home. When Lu Shangjin came back at two or three in the morning, Yan Yi would always startle awake at the tiniest sound and hurry over to welcome him with his flip flops on. Lu Shangjin just handed him his coat, stained with the smell of cigarettes, liquor and a disordered mess of pheromones, saying ¡®I¡¯m tired¡¯, then went to take a shower and head to bed. Yan Yi hid the desert which he had just learned that day behind his back, hung his ears and silently watched Lu Shangjin walk into the bedroom without even looking back. No matter how good he was, he would never be able to achieve a kiss on his ear. Lu Shangjin found that the little rabbit in his arms was lost in thought. He lowered his head and pressed his lips against Yan Yi¡¯s soft grey hair, kissed his ears, then held Yan Yi¡¯s chin to lift his head. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes held restraint, but there was a thin layer of water over his light grey pupils. ¡°Can I kiss you?¡± Lu Shangjin asked in a low voice in Yan Yi¡¯s ear, carrying a flirtatious and charming tone. ¡°What¡­¡± Lu Shangjin lightly touched Yan Yi¡¯s moist lips, ¡°Will you let me kiss here.¡± Yan Yi was so nervous that he wanted to run away, but was led along by Lu Shangjin with the tip of his soft ear before he lowered his head to suck the milk jelly-like upper lip. When they separated, Yan Yi shrank even smaller, almost burying his head into his arms as he hurriedly wiped the corners of his lips. Lu Shangjin gently patted his hair. It had been a long time since he properly looked at Yan Yi that he almost forgot what his features looked like. At this moment, he found that these pale grey eyes were as charming as ever. After years of refusing to realize his stubbornness, how can he become aware of his errors and turn back from the wrong path? Ultimately, he didn¡¯t love enough, and didn¡¯t treasure him enough. He once regarded Yan Yi as forbidden property, not to be touched by others, but he drowned himself in sexual pleasures and commited debauchery as he gradually grew tired of the young boy he had once cherished. However, if the house becomes empty, and he couldn¡¯t see the little rabbit waiting for him in the middle of the night when he looked back, he was like a bee whose beehive had been stirred, dying from agitation. But the little rabbit was always waiting for him. Even if he got angry occasionally and ran out, he would always come back after some coaxing. Even if it was more difficult to coax this time, Lu Shangjin still had this bit of patience. ¡°Do you want to do it?¡± Lu Shangjin whispered in his ear. ¡°No¡­I¡­my body hurts, I don¡¯t want to¡­¡± The side effects left by the excessive injection of highly-concentrated inhibitors were that as the heat was temporarily suppressed, desire was replaced by pain. Every movement that Yan Yi made was accompanied by a stinging pain deep within his bone marrow. Anyone who had never been injected with highly-concentrated inhibitors wouldn¡¯t be able to understand it. This kind of inhibitor could not be directly inserted into the glands, as an extremely high concentration would cause trauma to the gland cells. Lu Shangjin was incapable of understanding this kind of pain. He only felt that one should have sex to relieve the discomfort of being in heat. ¡°I¡¯ve missed you.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice was low and gentle. Like a lighthouse phantom that was luring the ship astray, a mirage in the desert that draws people in deep, he stuck close to Yan Yi¡¯s ear, leading him to fall step by step. His skin was fair, legs straight and slender, and a rabbit tail sat atop his tailbone. Lu Shangjin gently stroked the root of his tail. Yan Yi knelt crouching on the bed as he was being held down by his hands, his legs separated by Lu Shangjin. Ice-cold lubricant was poured into the clean and rosy back cave, before two fingers squeezed inside and expanded it. ¡°Jin ge¡­it hurts¡­¡± Yan Yi¡¯s hands were held behind his back, unable to resist. He looked back at Lu Shangjin with wet eyes and trembled as he begged, ¡°I don¡¯t want to do it, just hold me for a while.¡± ¡°It won¡¯t hurt, it¡¯ll be better soon.¡± Lu Shangjin bent down to kiss the clear contour of his spine through his skin, kissing down inch by inch to the tip of his trembling tail and played with it in a vile way. ¡°Uhh!¡± Yan Yi¡¯s body suddenly shuddered, the tip of his nose trembled slightly and his eyelids turned red. His hands were still clasped behind his back by Lu Shangjin. The clean and pink sexual organ between his legs swelled up, and Lu Shangjin held it in his hand as he rubbed it. ¡°It won¡¯t hurt, don¡¯t be scared, I won¡¯t let you feel pain.¡± Lu Shangjin comforted him patiently. He held his thick scarlet sexual organ against Yan Yi¡¯s tender and narrow entrance, then pushed half the head inside. The expanding soft little cave immediately tightened up with fear. ¡°Don¡¯t be scared, be good.¡± Lu Shangjin gently touched the small tail in front of him, ¡°Relax.¡± Lu Shangjin had never been so gentle like this in bed before. Sobbing, Yan Yi tried his best to relax his back entrance. A frighteningly thick meat stick slowly squeezed into the intestinal flesh, its tendons and veins rubbed against the fragile intestinal walls as it gradually opened up and filled the whole body. ¡°It hurts¡­I don¡¯t have the energy. I really don¡¯t have the energy to do it¡­Jin ge¡­¡± While trying to swallow the whole of Lu Shangjin¡¯s sexual organ, Yan Yi had already exhausted all his strength and weakly fell limp onto the bed, only relying on Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand to lend him some strength. The heat that was suppressed by inhibitors seemed to have aroused. The pain in his bone marrow did not go away, but the desirable thirst to copulate appeared. Yan Yi¡¯s kneeling posture made his waist and abdomen appear more slender. Lu Shangjin held him up and supported his legs, weighing them. ¡°Ahh! It hurts, I can¡¯t take it inside, don¡¯t put it all in¡­¡± Yan Yi cried out sharply as he grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand, holding on hard to prevent himself from falling down. He really had no strength. His body fell down and was completely pierced from the bottom to the top by the thick and hard sexual organ, directly poking into his reproductive cavity. Lu Shangjin held Yan Yi up and down. The little rabbit¡¯s body was wedged onto the hard object of his crotch, and a thin layer of sweat emerged all over his body. His white buttocks flushed red from the collision as the red and swollen hole swallowed the huge monster. Yan Yi suddenly burst into tears as he hugged Lu Shangjin tightly, his fingertips scratching and leaving several red nail marks on his back. ¡°Jin ge¡­when can you¡­not bully me¡­¡± CH 27 The streets of the town lit up the night like an old painting. The dim flames flickered in the bar as the coarse and intangible singing spread afar with the sound of guitar strings. Ants climbed up the black bricks winding up the flower vine, arranging their feelers on the petals of the Paris daisies. Lu Shangjin was walking through the figures swaying to the music in the lobby of the bar, carrying expulsive pheromones as he walked up to the bar counter. The high-grade M2 pheromones represented the occupancy of a territory by the strongest. When the group of people by the bar felt the scent of a bad aura approaching, they retreated one after another. Several of the alphas who were striking up a conversation with Yan Yi instantly withdrew their frivolous smiles and hurried aside. ¡°Surprisingly, there¡¯s an M2 alpha here.¡± Someone whispered from the side, ¡°He¡¯s set his sights on the little rabbit. It¡¯s all over, don¡¯t compete with the big guy for his prey¡­¡± Lu Shangjin sat on the high stool, his hands crossed under his chin with his elbows on the bar as he watched Yan Yi carefully. Yan Yi stood up and lightly rubbed the ring on the ring finger of his right hand in an uneasy manner. He looked down at his white fingertips that had a touch of redness. ¡°You scared all my customers away.¡± Yan Yi complained while looking down. The light was reflected on his drooping eyelashes, and a furry shadow covered the skin under his eyes. Lu Shangjin stared at him and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his eyelashes. Yan Yi ducked away slightly and asked quietly, ¡°What do you want to drink?¡± The light in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes darkened. Suddenly, with one hand supported by the bar, he held the back of Yan Yi¡¯s head and pulled him over for a kiss. ¡°There are customers here¡­!¡± Flustered, Yan Yi held Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest, but was hooped by the strength of the other¡¯s arms and pulled into his embrace, his refusing hand was grasped to prevent him from pushing Lu Shangjin away. The body that was writhing slightly from avoidance was then held down strongly by the waist. Lu Shangjin finally let him go. Yan Yi¡¯s moist lips were soft and red from the kiss as he gasped for breath. Lu Shangjin looked like an arrogant beast after declaring ¡°ownership of the territory¡±. He pursed his lips and said, ¡°Make me a glass of whatever you like.¡± He pulled out a card from his coat and pushed it to Yan Yi, ¡°If you¡¯re tired, you can ask for leave and not work.¡± Yan Yi rubbed his lips, looking at that card that had unlimited balance, and fell into a daze. Actually, he didn¡¯t want Lu Shangjin¡¯s money. He just couldn¡¯t accept that Lu Shangjin would give things to others casually, while Yan Yi didn¡¯t have anything. But when Lu Shangjin really did give it to him, he was still unhappy. It seemed that he had even lost this special point. I really am a contradictory rabbit. Yan Yi didn¡¯t pay attention to that card anymore. He took an elegantly-shaped wine glass from the glass holder. Lu Shangjin admired the items of entertainment as he watched Yan Yi mix the liquor skillfully. Finally, the slender fingers pushed a glass of light-red cocktail which emitted the sweet and sour scent of cranberry. ¡°Don¡¯t I get a flower?¡± Lu Shangjin seemed as though he was looking at the kindergarten teacher handing out toys but skipping past him, his eyes appearing a little disappointed, ¡°You gave one to all of them.¡± Who could reject such a question? Yan Yi flipped over his wrist helplessly and caught a rose between his fingers before putting it into the glass. Every day, he had clearly arranged the carefully-selected flowers in the flower vase of the dining room for Lu Shangjin. When he stopped bringing flowers home, Lu Shangjin asked for them again. He was just a spoiled child. Lu Shangjin picked up the glass of wine to have a taste; it¡¯s just an ordinary cocktail, but it also had the elegant taste of fine red wine. ¡°Is there a name for it?¡± Lu Shangjin shook the glass. Yan Yi curved his eyes, ¡°Christmas rose.¡± There were few opportunities for such mutual dialogue. Yan Yi grew up in isolation at a training camp, and the only places he visited were the differentiation base and the Lu mansion. He really had no knowledge and experience of things. Lu Shangjin rarely asked for Yan Yi¡¯s opinions and often made arrangements for him. Yan Yi was also always happy to accept them. No matter what Lu Shangjin asked, he would always answer that he liked it. Because at the time, his heart and eyes were full of Lu Shangjin. His world was full of black and white pixels, and only Lu Shangjin was in colour, shining with dazzling light. After having a taste, Lu Shangjin smiled with his eyes full of praise, ¡°Really good. It would be better if the sweetness was lighter.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s little rabbit ears shook and stood up before drooping back down cutely. He rubbed his fingers and said briskly, ¡°I¡¯ll try again.¡± Lu Shangjin put the rose into his front pocket after finishing the glass, ¡°No need, it¡¯s really good like this too. I¡¯d like to try something else.¡± Yan Yi stared at his front pocket. It¡¯s a pity that it¡¯s not the rose that he brought home full of tenderness and affection every day. ¡°I have other customers.¡± Yan Yi received money from another beta and mixed a glass of Alia Fantasy Island. The white mist of the pink and blue cocktail swirled twice between Yan Yi¡¯s fingers before it rotated along the smooth table and slid in front of the beta. ¡°Alright then.¡± Lu Shangjin leaned sideways against the bar. He held the rim of the empty wine glass and asked, ¡°When did you learn how to mix drinks?¡± Yan Yi was a little surprised. Lu Shangjin never cared about these trivial matters before, so there was not much they could talk about. Because what Yan Yi did every day were trivial matters. ¡°When I was training at PBB. There¡¯s everything at the base, and I had nothing to do after training.¡± Yan Yi shook the liquor blender and spoke easily, ¡°In fact, I¡¯ve learned some foreign languages, but it¡¯s a pity I can¡¯t use them, I¡¯ve probably forgotten most of it.¡± The well-behaved and obedient lop-eared rabbit guard by his side; besides having amazing skills on the battlefield, Lu Shangjin had never really understood the many other outstanding areas that he had. He was attracted by various other attractive omegas outside, but neglected Yan Yi beside him, inexplicably burying the small treasure. Lu Shangjin held onto his heart. Without knowing why, he thought that the little rabbit wearing a waistcoat in front of him looked better than before. ¡°What else did you learn?¡± Lu Shangjin was quite interested so he chatted with Yan Yi. ¡°I learned some western instruments, but I don¡¯t have much talent, so I stopped practicing after that.¡± Yan Yi said this. In fact, training at the base was cruel, the pain was worse than the memories. However, some lovely people would naturally forget about cruel things easily and were used to remembering beautiful things. The clock pointed to three o¡¯clock in the morning. Gu Wei turned off the live broadcast before sprawling on the soft sofa while hugging his guitar and dozed off with his mouth open. The customers in the shop thinned, groups of twos and threes yawned wearily as they held liquor bottles. Yan Yi lied on the bar counter as sleepiness hit him. His little rabbit ears bounced boredly on the counter top, settling down, bouncing up, then settling down again. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t get up until the evening today, so he became the only energetic idler in the bar. Strolling around in the bar, he found a familiar postcard on the message wall. He had long forgotten that he and Yan Yi had written this postcard together, so he was stunned when he saw the familiar handwriting. ¡®Yan Yan, I love you until my last breath.¡¯ Lu Shangjin pressed his fingers onto the written lines left by the ball-point pen across the white card, as though he could still feel the distant temperature from ten years ago. He frowned. It proved that the traces of youth and inexperience they once had actually remained until now. It looked like something embarrassing they did when they were young and he felt a little uncomfortable. But Yan Yi must have remembered. That little rabbit liked to remember these trivial things. Yan Yi was lying on the bar, about to fall asleep from flinging his ears around, when suddenly he heard the faint sound of a piano. The sound was silent, but it vibrated his eardrums gently. Lu Shangjin was sitting in front of the grand piano in the corner, his long and slender hands with distinct joints pressing gently onto the keys. These hands no longer belonged to the little prince in the piano room from ten years ago. The fingers were covered with calluses from holding guns, and the back of his hands were covered with old scars, but these fingers were still jumping over the black and white keys as flexibly and simply as they did when he was a teenager. The tune was ¡¶Luv Letter¡· . Gu Wei, who had always been sensitive to music, suddenly woke up. At first, when he saw Lu Shangjin sitting in front of the piano, he was very disdainful, but after listening for a while, he leaned against the wall with his guitar and his fingertips tapped to the rhythm. Yan Yi sat up and looked at Lu Shangjin in front of the piano with his mouth slightly open. He walked over in a daze and stood beside him, listening quietly. His eyes moistened with a layer of water. Lu Shangjin turned around and hooked his fingers at him, took Yan Yi¡¯s hand, and pulled him into his arms. ¡°Do you know this one?¡± Lu Shangjin leaned his head to the side and kissed his forehead. Yan Yi nodded, his hands trembling on the keys. He only pressed a note but couldn¡¯t help sniffing. Lu Shangjin smiled lightly and wiped his tears. ¡°Alright. Sit down and I¡¯ll play it for you.¡± He played until Yan Yi fell asleep in his arms from listening. Lu Shangjin carried him gently and stood up, leaning his head on his shoulder. The little rabbit ears were squeezed until they wrinkled. When passing Gu Wei on the sofa, Gu Wei lowered his voice and asked, ¡°Are you his alpha? Lu Shangjin raised his eyebrows, ¡°What else?¡± Gu Wei leaned over to pick up the liquor bottles on the ground, speaking thoughtlessly, ¡°He likes you so much that all his stories are related to you, it¡¯s like he hasn¡¯t grown up, living in a fairy tale. I don¡¯t know if he¡¯s stupid or cute.¡± Lu Shangjin looked down at the little rabbit¡¯s defenseless sleeping face, frowning and smiling. He carried him to the second floor, stripped his clothes and tucked him into the quilt lightly. It was only then that his phone showed a dozen missed calls, all from his assistant. He had left the company for several days and had to go back. Turning around to look at the little rabbit curled up as he slept, Lu Shangjin sat by the bed and stroked his hair. CH 28 In the early hours of the morning, the empty villa was silent and none of the lights were turned on. The living room was so pitch-dark that an outstretched hand couldn¡¯t even be seen. The rain outside pounded on the glass, and suddenly a flash of lightning split through the night sky. Through the French windows, the whole living room illuminated as if it were day. Yan Yi was huddled in the corner of the sofa as he held an eiderdown quilt. His rabbit ears were covered over his head, and the tip of his nose was quivering. The line had tripped, but Yan Yi didn¡¯t dare to repair it. Holding the eiderdown quilt tightly, he looked forward to dawn. He would repair the electric switch as soon as the sky turned light. Suddenly, he heard rustling at the door. Lu Shangjin threw the umbrella in his hand away and impatiently tore off his soaked coat, tossing it at the table, ¡°Why don¡¯t you turn on the lights?¡± He couldn¡¯t see anything in the dark, so he turned on the flashlight of his phone Yan Yi ran over barefoot with the eiderdown quilt in his arms, opening his eyes wide and clear to look at him as though he had seen his saviour. He answered in a whisper, ¡°The thunderstorm is too strong, it tripped.¡± ¡°Oh, get someone to fix it tomorrow. Forget it, I¡¯m not working tomorrow, I¡¯ll fix it.¡± Lu Shangjin went into the bathroom to change out of his soaked shirt. Yan Yi followed him, holding the eiderdown quilt and standing barefoot outside the door to wait for him. After enduring for a long time, he finally put down the eiderdown quilt and walked into the bathroom. He hugged Lu Shangjin from behind and gently encircled his arms around his waist, pressing close to him, his body slightly trembling. Lu Shangjin paused what he was doing. He wiped his hands dry and turned back to hug him, patting his back and caressed him gently. The little rabbit liked it a lot, so he stuffed his whole body into Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. ¡°Do you have the need for touch1, Yan Yan?¡± Lu Shangjin patted him gently, ¡°You¡¯re already nineteen years old, not a baby bunny anymore.¡± Burying his head and fluffy little rabbit ears in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, Yan Yi shuddered, ¡°I do have the need for touch, yes. I¡¯m a baby bunny.¡± ¡°Okay, baby.¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head to kiss the tip of his nose in the pitch-dark bathroom, then carried him to the bath, ¡°Wash up and go to bed.¡± There was a spare power supply in the bath, and a dim little wall light was turned on. To avoid the water, Yan Yi wore a transparent bathing cap to cover his rabbit ears. He sat in the square bathtub with his back leaning in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, and looked up to complain, ¡°You have to come back early when there¡¯s a thunderstorm.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Lu Shangjin soaked a piece of sea salt bath bar, the palm of his hand gently stroked Yan Yi¡¯s smooth skin and occasionally passed over several gunshot scars. Lu Shangjin turned around and pressed Yan Yi onto the edge of the bathtub. Holding his beck from behind, he kissed Yan Yi with his head turned to the side, ¡°Do you want to do it here? You¡¯ll feel uncomfortable.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, I miss you.¡± Yan Yi shook his little tail invitingly at Lu Shangjin. After lingering in the bathroom for more than two hours, Lu Shangjin carried the little rabbit, who had been blown dried, back to the bedroom. From childhood to adulthood, falling asleep in these warm arms was the most joyful thing to Yan Yi. At first, the only thing that gave him unprecedented warmth was Lu Shangjin. This warmth occupied Yan Yi¡¯s childhood, took root and sprouted when he was young, then blossomed and bore fruit when he turned seventeen years old. ¡ª¡ª In the afternoon, he woke up in a pair of warm arms. The light wind outside the window brushed the fluff on his rabbit ears. Lu Shangjin put his hand by the bedside to read the documents on his phone, while holding Yan Yi against his shoulder with the other hand. ¡°You¡¯re awake.¡± Lu Shangjin put down his phone. He leaned over to hold Yan Yi¡¯s cheek and kissed him on the forehead, ¡°Good morning.¡± Yan Yi stared at him with wide eyes, he then silently pushed his arms away and sat up. He was wearing only a shirt and his tail ball was flattened. Lu Shangjin sat up as well. He stretched out and took the kettle from the bedside table and poured a glass of water for Yan Yi. With a guilty conscience, Yan Yi took the cup and sipped the water, moistening his throat. Was last night a dream? He drooped his eyelids to recall. Last night, the one playing the piano with Yan Yi in his arms, was it the Lu Shangjin in front of him, or the phantom in his dream? Or, was he actually in a dream now, and had never woken up? Lu Shangjin pulled Yan Yi onto his lap and put his hands over his tummy, ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Yan Yi avoided Lu Shangjin¡¯s intimate gaze and put the cup of water back on the bedside table, ¡°I¡¯m thinking about¡­why have you suddenly changed your temper?¡¯ Lu Shangjin held Yan Yi¡¯s cheek to look at himself and whispered in a slightly hoarse voice, ¡°Then, do you still like me?¡± Yan Yi pursed his lips in hesitation. ¡°What are you thinking about.¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head and pressed close to the corner of his lips. He didn¡¯t like such hesitation. His little rabbit should tell him that he loves him, full of adoration and infatuation. Yan Yi¡¯s body trembled. The deep and sexy teasing voice in the ear could make one¡¯s bones turn soft, let alone for a rabbit with little willpower. Lu Shangjin held his face and kissed his soft lips in a vile manner, holding his small waist close to him with both hands. Yan Yi reached out to hoop his arms around Lu Shangjin¡¯s back, his fluffy tail ball trembling lightly in the palm of Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand. Let me keep dreaming, I don¡¯t want to wake up again. ¡°I have to go back to the office, there are a lot of things left to do.¡± Lu Shangjin held onto Yan Yi¡¯s hands, ¡°Will you go back with me?¡± Yan Yi lifted his eyelashes, his eyes appearing a little lost, and his tail stopped moving. Lu Shangjin was very familiar with omegas¡¯ expressions. He could feel Yan Yi¡¯s reluctance and hesitation through subtle observation. ¡°Go busy yourself.¡± Yan Yi climbed out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s lap and tidied up the quilt. ¡°Then you have to protect yourself, understand?¡± Lu Shangjin touched the little tail that Yan Yi puckered up, ¡°Call me if anything happens.¡± Unexpectedly, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t force him to go back. Yan Yi was a little surprised. Lu Shangjin handed Yan Yi the card from before, ¡°There¡¯s only one million in it. Come find me after spending it, okay?¡± He was using this way to cheat the contract. Yan Yi didn¡¯t take it and focused on tidying the bedroom, ¡°You gave all your omegas unlimited balance, why do I only have one million?¡± Lu Shangjin smiled, ¡°Because I don¡¯t want them to keep bothering me for money. In fact, you just need to come to me and I¡¯ll give you anything.¡± This reason actually sounded particularly crooked. But Yan Yi felt at least a little better. He took the card which had a butterfly-shaped sticker and the password written on it. The password was a very common string of numbers, it¡¯s not anyone¡¯s birthday nor any meaningful day. This wasn¡¯t a mistake that a love veteran like Lu Shangjin would make. Yan Yi quickly concluded that this card wasn¡¯t Lu Shangjin¡¯s, but he still kept it and didn¡¯t think about the reason in his mind anymore, and even less that he would investigate it thoroughly, for fear that he would think too deeply and turn a good dream into a nightmare. This had always been the case. ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡± Lu Shangjin hugged Yan Yi as he pried his lips open aggressively, reluctant to part, ¡°Take good care of yourself, I¡¯ll be back.¡± His tone was very flat, just like it was when he left to go to work in the past, but it made Yan Yi¡¯s heart beat as he curved his eyes. He threw the car keys to Lu Shangjin, ¡°Go back.¡± That¡¯s the end of it. Some stories would always end at the best time, because if it went on, it would become stale and birth into a fading nightmare. So Yan Yi didn¡¯t pick up the pen to continue writing it. He stood at the door and watched Lu Shangjin drive out of the stone-paved alleyway in his black BMW, until even the last trace of dust and smoke disappeared from sight. Business hours hadn¡¯t started yet. Gu Wei was sitting beside the window sill, holding his cheek in a daze. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go back with him?¡± Gu Wei tore open a piece of gummy candy and put it into his mouth. ¡°Although that alpha is a little skr, he seems to be quite attracted to you. Did you two just have a fight? It can¡¯t be that simple.¡± Yan Yi sat on the high stool by the door and leaned against the door frame to chat with Gu Wei, ¡°We¡¯re divorced, and he washed off the mark on my body. I¡¯m actually quite fragile, maybe I¡¯ve gone crazy after being abandoned twice.¡± ¡°You see how considerate he is now. But he still doesn¡¯t want to mark me.¡± Gu Wei was stunned for a moment. He looked out at the empty road and hummed ¡¶Tell The Truth¡·. Yan Yi hit him with a piece of gummy, ¡°Change the song.¡± Gu Wei avoided the candy and stuck out his tongue as he laughed, ¡°I¡¯m your boss, I can sing whatever I want.¡± Yan Yi couldn¡¯t help but dust his rabbit ears and looked down at his phone. There were many missed calls from an unknown number. And a text message: ¡®Yan Yi, please answer my phone call. I have something important to tell you, really.¡¯ Yan Yi chewed the gummy candy and scrolled through with his head down. ¡°It¡¯s that little lion again, kids these days are so persistent.¡± Footnotes CH 29 An Fei Ya hospital was very busy today. A black BMW 760Li, a Panamera, and a Ferrari 612 were parked at the entrance. At the innermost side of the conference room on the third floor of the hospital, there was a coded door to the precision intensive care ward. Fingerprint, voice print, iris and gait were needed to be detected through the access-control. The four types of identity verification would eliminate all possible accidental intrusion. Three big men were standing around an infant incubator in observation. The pink and wrinkly baby was sleeping on his back. A thin layer of white skin covered his body, and the umbilical cord had fallen off, revealing a small pink belly button. Bi Ruijing held the incubator with both hands, his cuffs were rolled up to reveal a string of distinctive blue branding on his muscular forearm: PBB-000026. He stared at the baby with a quivering gaze, ¡°He¡¯s very good looking. Uncle had always been beautiful in his life, his child will grow up to be the same.¡± Ye Wan was once Bi Ruijing¡¯s captain. To Bi Ruijing, being suddenly informed that the captain who had died for many years had just passed a week ago, was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky blowing straight to the head. It took him a long time to comprehend it. Xia Pingtian hung his hand on the back of the sofa and crossed his legs. With an unlit cigarette in his mouth, he fiddled with the metal cover of the lighter, making a tinkling sound, ¡°Lu Lin went back to PBB headquarters a few days ago. He¡¯s raising a monster and is continuously doing differentiation guidance, if one day his development succeeds, it¡¯s estimated to be invincible.¡± ¡°He¡¯s already gone insane.¡± Lu Shangjin lifted his head and closed his eyes, ¡°I¡¯ll kill him sooner or later.¡± ¡°The state of this child has not been very good,¡± Xia Pingtian glanced at the incubator, ¡°Maybe he¡¯ll have a shorter life, maybe there will be other diseases. I¡¯ve been trying my best to treat him. If you have resources, please contact me.¡± ¡°Thanks a lot.¡± Lu Shangjin sat on the sofa with his elbows on his knees and kneaded the bridge of his nose continuously, looking extremely fatigued. He could barely muster the energy to take a closer look at the baby, touching his little hand through the glass. He was a beautiful alpha boy. Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t help thinking of Yan Yi. He imagined that if Yan Yi was pregnant, he would wear a loose white shirt, sitting quietly on a soft bed, his belly arched out in a round arc and lift his face towards him with a quiet smile. He had gotten into bed with all kinds of omegas, but what made Lu Shangjin have the illusion of a ¡°family¡±, was only Yan Yi. In fact, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t really care about the child¡¯s gender and differentiation potential. He suddenly felt that, if he started a family with Yan Yi, their child would perhaps be a little white rabbit as soft as Yan Yi, and with their little rabbit ears bouncing in reply, they would call him daddy in a lovely and sweet way. For the first time, this gave Lu Shangjin a new longing for a ¡°family¡±. He suddenly missed Yan Yi and regretted that he didn¡¯t insist on bringing him back, so that he could see him as soon as he got home. Recently, he would always hold an inexplicable expectation when he went home. When he remembered the fact that Yan Yi wasn¡¯t at home, he would be extremely upset. Seeing that he was in a dispirited mood, Lu Shangjin¡¯s former young master friends sent over some omegas that suited his taste, but they were all sent back fully intact. Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t in the mood. Now he just wanted to touch the rabbit¡¯s tail that was like a soft fur ball. Xia Pingtian felt so suffocated that he walked out of the precision intensive care ward for a smoke. Xia Jingtian was leaning against the wall to wait for him. ¡°Ge, check this license plate number for me,¡± Xia Jingtian handed his brother a note with a license plate. Xia Pingtian took the note and looked at it. It was a string of familiar numbers. ¡°You fucking son of a bitch.¡± Xia Pingtian lowered his voice as he pushed Xia Jingtian to the corner, ¡°Why do you want to check Lu Shangjin¡¯s car for?¡± ¡°I need to find Yan Yi, I have something important to tell him, he¡¯s not answering any of my calls.¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s eyes were clear and sincere, ¡°It¡¯s really very important, please help me this once.¡± Xia Pingtian looked at his little brother¡¯s expression of weakness, and his heart loosened up. This kid has had a stubborn temper since he was young and rarely showed weakness to others, but he had begged him over and over again for an omega. ¡°Tell me the truth first.¡± Xia Pingtian crushed the cigarette butt and straightened Xia Jingtian¡¯s collar, ¡°What step did you go to with that lop-eared rabbit omega? Speak honestly, just tell me.¡± ¡°I really didn¡¯t do anything, I only touched his back.¡± Xia Jingtian pulled his brother¡¯s hand and put it at the back of his own neck, ¡°Feel it, it¡¯s all needle holes from inhibitors. I was beside Yan Yi when I had my rut, I would¡¯ve done anything if I wanted to and there wouldn¡¯t be a need to inject so many inhibitors.¡± Xia Pingtian knew his temperament. Jingtian never lied to him before, because he was not afraid of anything at all and did not bother to find reasons to lie. Besides, he couldn¡¯t do anything to this darling little brother of his, he couldn¡¯t beat him nor could he scold him. ¡°Tsk.¡± Xia Pingtian opened his collar to take a look, and even felt heartache towards this baby¡¯s swelling on the skin. He was allowed to become the little emperor who could summon wind and call for rain and sit at home to do nothing, but instead of doing so, he suffered grievances by running to the rabbit¡¯s nest whom had been fucked by someone for over ten years. What had he become, for liking someone to this extent? ¡°Is your compatibility fit high?¡± Xia Pingtian guessed. After all, alphas are more used to following fit attraction when looking for a mate. Jingtian was still young, it¡¯s understandable for him to be misled by the degree of compatibility fit. ¡°Mn.¡± Xia Jingtian nodded, ¡°It¡¯s not tested before, but from visual estimation, it¡¯s more than ninety.¡± ¡°Oh, so high.¡± On the contrary, Xia Pingtian was relieved. With his methods, he could think of a way to get another omega with a higher degree of fit for Jingtian to play with. There were many omegas who were in a hurry to sell themselves for money and relationships. Before that, he could let his little brother meet the rabbit in his dreams again and consider it as fulfilling his wish. His little brother was hot-tempered and domineering on the outside, but was very sensible and knew what to do or what not to do. Moreover, that rabbit was Lu Shangjin¡¯s little lover. He dared not betray Lu Shangjin in this relationship even if he was given a thousand courage. After all, everyone in this circle knew that Lu Shangjin hated betrayal the most. As long as Lu Shangjin did not propose to end the relationship, none of the omegas who had followed him in the past dared to find another man behind his back, even if their heat periods were so empty that they were dying of hunger and thirst. No one could afford to suffer the consequences. ¡°Fine.¡± Xia Pingtian put the note into his pocket, ¡°This is the last time. Clear up your thoughts and come back, and don¡¯t cause trouble for others.¡± Xia Jingtian stared reluctantly at Lu Shangjin¡¯s back leaving the precision intensive care ward. ¡°Mn.¡¯ ¡ª¡ª The most lively time at Ruins Bar was eight to nine o¡¯clock, becoming a party for insomniacs and night walkers alike. At three in the morning, business in the bar thinned out. Yan Yi was lying on the bar as he yawned. His phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated. He woke up with a start, took it out and glanced; it was Lu Shangjin¡¯s video call. He barely hesitated before pressing the button to answer. It¡¯s too late to even regret it. Honey-coloured chest muscles appeared on the screen. Lu Shangjin adjusted the angle and flipped the picture to aim at the addictive and enchanting face. It seemed that he had just taken a shower, his hair was curled and dripping. Yan Yi froze, his little rabbit ears cocked up to block his eyes. ¡°Hey baobei, are you off from work?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s slightly hoarse voice made the ending tone tantalizing when it came through the phone receiver, ¡°You haven¡¯t gone to bed yet.¡± ¡°I¡­haven¡¯t got off work.¡± Yan Yi lied on the table with his small pointed chin against the top. He raised his almond-shaped eyes, silently tracing the handsome and slightly cold face on the screen. ¡°Did you miss me?¡± Lu Shangjin asked. Yan Yi was silent, but the slight curl of his lips betrayed him in advance. Lu Shangjin smiled, ¡°I miss you too. I saw a kid holding cotton candy when I was on the way home today.¡± ¡°Then I thought about you, how your little tail is soft and cute when I hold it in my hand, and even has a light scent of milk candy.¡± Yan Yi leaned out of sight. It¡¯s extremely hard to resist such an enthusiastic lovers¡¯ conversation on the phone. He had to deviate from the subject, ¡°You¡­dry your hair before you go to bed. Or you¡¯ll catch a cold.¡± At that moment, the angle of the image on the screen looked extremely good. Yan Yi cropped out the image. ¡ª¡ª Gu Wei picked up the liquor bottles littered on the ground as he glanced at Yan Yi. A little embarrassed, Yan Yi looked back at Gu Wei hastily. He pointed at his phone and hurried up to the second floor, ¡°I-I¡¯m off work now.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Gu Wei picked up a broom and flung it 360 degrees around his neck in a cool way, he then swept the floor and sang to ¡¶The Heart Is Too Soft¡·. CH 30 Lu Shangjin wiped his dripping hair with a towel, bent one leg against the bedside, and held the phone in one hand. His usual cold eyebrows appeared a little more gentle, looking at the little rabbit across the screen as though he was looking at a small pet. On the screen, Yan Yi was about to change his clothes. Just as he put the phone on the bed, Lu Shangjin lifted the corner of his lips, the faint yellow wall lamp making the outline of his face more three-dimensional, ¡°I want to see you change your clothes.¡± ¡°What¡¯s there¡­so good to see¡­you¡¯ve seen all of me before.¡± The skin under the soft fluff of his rabbit ears abruptly filled with blood and turned pink. Yan Yi hurriedly hid where Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t see and changed out of his work clothes. He picked up the phone and didn¡¯t know how to end this video call, but subconsciously, he didn¡¯t want to end it. ¡°How stingy, I¡¯ll take mine off to show you then.¡± Lu Shangjin smiled, untying his bathrobe and threw it aside before changing into the dark blue pyjamas beside his pillow. The gunshot scars on Lu Shangjin¡¯s body were no less than Yan Yi¡¯s. When he was young, he used these scars as medals of merit, and loved to fight for power and strength. He had a tall build, with an inverted triangle back connecting to a strong, thin waist and abdomen. He turned sideways to the screen to put on his pyjamas. When he raised his arms, the exposed shark muscle lines on his ribs were also carved with several messy scars. Yan Yi suddenly clenched the sleeves of his pyjamas, his fingernails inadvertently digging into his palm. Lu Shangjin had suffered these deep wounds for him. Yan Yi had once fought against six M2 differentiated alphas. Even with the A3 top-grade differentiated glands, as he was too young and inexperienced, he was extremely strained when he had to pick on six, so he was strangled by one of the alphas and thrown in front of a ground roller. The rollers were installed with long spikes, and it had sent Yan Yi flying. The moment when he was almost grinded into minced meat, Lu Shangjin held him and rolled out, several long spikes scraping the side of his chest and ribs. At the time, the wound was so deep that his bones were visible, fresh blood dripping out unstoppably. ¡ª¡ª Lu Shangjin noticed that the little rabbit on the other side of the screen was wandering in his thoughts, so he snapped his fingers to attract Yan Yi¡¯s attention again. ¡°Yan Yan, it¡¯s so cold at home, when are you coming back?¡± Lu Shangjin asked the question plainly and gently, seeming to have no implications of forcing Yan Yi. However, Yan Yi could always feel an invisible oppressive force coming on directly. ¡°If we get together again, will you give me a baby?¡± Lu Shangjin asked very sincerely, even the subtle light in his eyes was clearly visible. Yan Yi¡¯s heart drummed loudly, the beat making his chest ache. A baby. He was having one now. But he just didn¡¯t dare to tell him, afraid that he couldn¡¯t bear the unexpected reaction. ¡°The conception rate between us was low before, and even if I have a child, they may not be the alpha heir you want.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyelids drooped as he cautiously tested Lu Shangjin¡¯s attitude. If possible, Yan Yi definitely hoped for the alpha in his heart to accompany him during his pregnancy, and at the same time, he didn¡¯t want the child to be born without an alpha father. Lu Shangjin said gently, ¡°I don¡¯t care. As long as it¡¯s our child, I will like it.¡± These words were too destructive to a pregnant omega who had no one to depend on, he almost fell into the enemy¡¯s hands when he heard it. Yan Yi almost blurted out to Lu Shangjin that he was pregnant. These days, Lu Shangjin seems to have really changed. Even though he still appeared as domineering as before in some areas, he was indeed very considerate in every possible way, greatly matching up to the best alpha in Yan Yi¡¯s heart. Maybe he could try to trust him once more. If Lu Shangjin treated him coldly again, he could choose to leave when the time comes. As Yan Yi was about to speak, the screen suddenly flashed with a call. He wanted to hang up, but he hastily pressed to answer instead. Xia Jingtian¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t very clear through the sound of car horns, ¡°I¡¯m about to reach the bar where you are, come out and pick me up. Hey, fuck! Don¡¯t you know how to drive, idiot!¡± The look on Yan Yi¡¯s face changed slightly, and the phone had already hung up. The display on Lu Shangjin¡¯s side was frozen for a while. It wasn¡¯t until Yan Yi hung up Xia Jingtian¡¯s call that it returned to normal. He raised an eyebrow and asked, ¡°Did you get a call?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s expression was a little restrained as he still tried to answer flatly, ¡°It¡¯s an insurance seller. You¡­dry your hair and sleep early, I¡¯m heading to bed too.¡± ¡°Selling insurance at three in the middle of the night?¡± Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully observing the subtle change in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes. Intentionally or not, the little rabbit was dodging his gaze, ¡°¡­Is it inconceivable?¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t very happy. Originally, he was in high spirits and intended to have telephone sex with Yan Y, but was suddenly interrupted by a phone call from an unknown source. ¡°Then you should go to bed earlier too.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s temper was also caught in a few short words, and he hung up the phone. Yan Yi saw that Lu Shangjin seemed angry, but didn¡¯t know how to coax or comfort him. He pursed his lips in distress for a moment, then first called Xia Jingtian, put on his coat, and went out to meet him. When he went downstairs, Xia Jingtian was already waiting at the bar as he rubbed his face repeatedly to drive away his tiredness. After driving for about ten hours with only two breaks in between, he had already become part of driving fatigue. As soon as he saw Yan Yi come down from the second floor, Xia Jingtian stood up abruptly and rushed up to him, pulling him into his arms. For most of the time, he had seen that Yan Yi was very weak, so almost as a conditional reflex, he released soothing pheromones in an instant. The one who lunged forward was an M2 differentiated puma alpha. The race of lop-eared rabbits had some innate fear of fierce beasts in their bones, even towards Lu Shangjin. At the sight of him rushing towards himself, Yan Yi subconsciously protected his stomach and his body tightened, not daring to move. The soothing pheromones released by an alpha with a high compatibility fit and the soothing pheromones released by an alpha with an ordinary compatibility fit felt completely different to the omega. If it were Gu Wei, who only had about 65% compatibility fit with Yan Yi, the soothing pheromones he released had little effect on him. Lu Shangjin¡¯s compatibility fit with Yan Yi was 75%, which was a very common value, but not considered particularly low. In addition, he had once marked Yan Yi before, so the soothing pheromones he released made Yan Yi feel very comfortable and safe. However, Xia Jingtian was different. His compatibility fit with Yan Yi was over 90. In other words, the soothing pheromones he released was like a powerful drug to him. As long as he was close to Xia Jingtian, Yan Yi had to consume most of the spirit to resist the fit attraction that was as sticky as a spider¡¯s web, afraid that if he was not careful, he would be completely addicted to the land of warmth and tenderness, and wouldn¡¯t be able to extricate himself. Therefore, he had to completely cut off all contact with Xia Jingtian. Xia Jingtian coming to find him was like heroin sent voluntarily to the nose when the addiction to drugs was driving one to the point of insanity. ¡°Let go of me.¡± Yan Yi spent a lot of effort pushing Xia Jingtian away and he panted rapidly, ¡°Put your pheromones¡­away¡­¡± Yan Yi¡¯s glands had recovered to the J1 grade, and his heat period had just ended, so there was still the lingering warmth of courting pheromones surrounding his body. The greater the recovery, the higher the pheromone concentration, and the reaction towards Xia Jingtian¡¯s pheromones became more intense. Xia Jingtian was able to resist the thoughts of dissolving Yan Yi into his body. He held onto the bar counter and forcefully pinched his own arm, letting the pain drive him awake. Fortunately, the two of them were of high grade and their self control was strong enough that they didn¡¯t get out of hand. ¡°What are you looking for me for?¡± Yan Yi asked wearily. All his energy was used to resist the fit attraction. At that moment, he was also thinking that if he and Lu Shangjin could have such a compatible fit, how could their love become so exhausting and humbled as it was now? Facing such a strong fit attraction, Yan Yi also wavered. But he had been subconsciously carrying it on his shoulders and was unmoved. ¡°What did Lu Shangjin do to you?¡± Xia Jingtian looked Yan Yi up and down. Only after seeing that there were no injuries on his body and he didn¡¯t appear sick, he could be a little relieved. ¡°He didn¡¯t do anything.¡± Yan Yi managed to force a polite smile with difficulty. He then went to the bar to make a cup of refreshing and thirst-quenching mint tea for Xia Jingtian. This little kid had helped him a lot. Although his warm and sincere pursuit made Yan Yi feel pressured, Xia Jingtian had been the only one who was with Yan Yi during his most difficult time. He should at least be grateful. Moreover, there was nothing wrong with a child¡¯s affection. XIa Jingtian picked up the mint tea, his Adam¡¯s apple rolled up and down before he asked hesitantly, ¡°How¡¯s your- body recently?¡± ¡°My body?¡± Yan Yi opened his hand, ¡°I¡¯ve mostly recovered.¡± ¡°No, the baby¡­how is it?¡± On the way, Xia Jingtian had typed up a draft of a full length novel, but in front of Yan Yi, he still didn¡¯t know how to tell him about the false pregnancy. Yan Yi was stunned for a moment, his eyes immediately turned gentle like a pool of clear flowing water had poured in. He touched his tummy gently, ¡°Baby- is very good.¡± The rest of Xia Jingtian¡¯s words were stuck in his throat. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go to the hospital tomorrow for a checkup? You don¡¯t have to be scared, I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s hands that were holding the mint tea couldn¡¯t help but exert some strength. He still couldn¡¯t bear to see Yan Yi¡¯s disappointed look. After all, he was so looking forward to having a baby. CH 31 After hanging up the phone, Lu Shangjin stayed by the bedside for a while. He went to the rooftop and leaned against the railing to smoke a cigarette, then glanced at the time. It was already four o¡¯clock in the morning, and it would be light in a while. When he finished the cigarette, Lu Shangjin suddenly kicked over the small round table on the roof, forcefully stepped on the foot of the engraved table, and muttered ¡°fuck¡±. As if out of strength, he sat down and leaned against the carved fence, his back facing the whole starry sky. Why was he so agitated? Did the charge balance of this house fail? Why was it so fucking cold with the lack of one person? It was the second time that this kind of irritable and restless feeling appeared. The first was the period of time after he broke up with Yan Yi. Hence, when Yan Yi came running back and solemnly vowed to be the butler of the villa, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t refuse. When the passionate hormones gradually cooled down to bland waters, it seemed that they wanted to restore the feelings that had already extinguished, but couldn¡¯t raise the interest they once had that year. He would only selfishly leave Yan Yi by his side as a pot of Devil¡¯s Ivy plant to decorate the yard in the garden. He was used to seeing him, but he would be absolutely unbridled and turn a blind eye to him. When he went back to the bedroom, he swept the thin quilt and bathrobe onto the ground in a disorderly manner, then fished out his phone. With one hand involuntarily holding the glands at the back of his neck, he continuously scrolled through his contact list with the other. Most of the omegas who had contact with him had no names, only serial numbers like 1, 2 and 3. Lu Shangjin scrolled down to the bottom of the contact list but there wasn¡¯t any serial number that he could pick from. He selected one then deleted one, and in the end, he deleted almost all of his contacts, but he still couldn¡¯t find anyone he wanted. When he came back to his senses, his fingers had already unconsciously dialed Yan Yi¡¯s number. Lu Shangjin was a little discomfited as he sat on the carpet, waiting for the wait tone on the phone to pass one sound at a time. Thirty years passed since he was born, yet it was only now that knew that this was what it felt like to wait for someone to answer the phone. He couldn¡¯t tell whether it was anticipation or agitation, or maybe it was both, or maybe it was the sudden absence of something that he was used to, but he couldn¡¯t find it back. The other party answered when he waited until the sixth waiting tone. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s voice was very clear. It seemed that he hadn¡¯t slept yet. Lu Shangjin breathed out a sigh of relief. That agitated feeling of ants crawling over his heart faded by half. He lifted the corners of his lips and said with a smile: ¡°I can¡¯t sleep.¡± Yan Yi let out an ¡°ah¡± in surprise. He walked to the bathroom, leaning against the door to listen to the young master who had insomnia in the middle of the night making a willful speech. ¡°Haven¡¯t slept yet.¡± The receiver couldn¡¯t filter out the softness in Yan Yi¡¯s voice, ¡°Just now- were you angry?¡± Lu Shangjin leaned against the bed calmly, stretching his long legs and crossing them on the carpet, ¡°I wasn¡¯t angry.¡± But he was unhappy. Yan Yi: ¡°I¡¯m¡­hearing that your voice is hoarse. Smoke less.¡± Lu Shangjin conveniently stubbed the cigarette he had just lit in his mouth into the ashtray to extinguish it, and said lightly, ¡°I didn¡¯t smoke, the weather¡¯s just too dry. Are you not in bed? Where are you?¡± Yan Yi hesitated as he held his phone. He was currently in the bathroom at the lobby of the bar, while Xia Jingtian was by the bar counter. Lu Shangjin seemed to have keenly caught on to something and suddenly straightened up, ¡°Is there another alpha beside you?¡± Yan Yi sighed, ¡°Go to bed quickly, I have to work tomorrow.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s anger from his video call being interrupted earlier suddenly came up, ¡°I¡¯m asking you if there¡¯s someone else beside you.¡± Yan Yi was intimidated, ¡°Don¡¯t be so loud.¡± ¡°I¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t get together with others when I¡¯m not around.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s tone rose increasingly without his control. He firmly pressed onto the glands at the back of his neck, gripping the phone as though he wanted to squeeze the little rabbit in the phone to death. ¡°What do you mean get together? Why? Why can¡¯t I do it but you can?¡± Lu Shangjin brought out the feeling of resentment Yan Yi had. He had just used all his willpower to throw off an M2 alpha¡¯s hand. If it were Lu Shangjin, would he push away an omega that was sent into his arms? ¡°You can try.¡± Lu Shangjin first loosened up, but he still didn¡¯t want to fall out of the conversation with Yan Yi and said harshly, ¡°I won¡¯t mess with you, I¡¯ll mess with him.¡± Just as one¡¯s own porcelain cannot be stained with the fingerprints of outsiders, Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t stand Yan Yi being tinged with the scent of other alphas. Let alone that Yan Yi was working at a husky alpha¡¯s shop. It¡¯s just that he subconsciously thought that the husky wasn¡¯t a threat to him; low grade, plain and ordinary looking, and had no outstanding abilities. ¡°Is that dog circling around you?¡± Lu Shangjin said harshly, ¡°I¡¯ll send someone over to buy that street tomorrow, you can be at any shop you want.¡± Of course, if he guessed it right, a dead dog would also appear on the street. ¡°My boss went to bed long ago. You¡¯re always like this.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s voice became exhausted and disappointed, ¡°I don¡¯t want to argue with you, I¡¯m going to bed.¡± Lu Shangjin softened his approach again, ¡°It¡¯s good if there isn¡¯t any. I¡¯ll come find you in a few days.¡± After a pause of about ten seconds, neither of them hung up. It seemed that they wanted to say something else, but couldn¡¯t find another topic. Lu Shangjin hung up irritably and flushed his face with cold water in the bathroom. He then drew out two inhibitors from the medical kit behind the mirror, bit open the seal, and stabbed it into the glands at the back of his neck. He held the basin with both hands. In the mirror, streaks of veins crawled in his eyes. The stubble on his chin was also not carefully shaved. These days, he had been living like the synopsis of a book, the details in his life thrown behind his head. Taking three deep breaths, Lu Shangjin closed his eyes and laughed bitterly. Little goblin. He hadn¡¯t injected inhibitors for many years, so he had forgotten this type of numbness and slight pain, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. When he put away the medical kit, he found a roll of unopened inhibitor needles in the corner, each tube pasted with a cute sticky note in the shape of a carrot to carefully distinguish them apart. Lu Shangjin took a tube and looked at it. The needle of the syringe was printed with the drug name ¡°high concentration inhibitor¡±; for A3 glands, mutation-enhanced glands, and glands resistant to prolonged injection of inhibitors. Note: Intravenous injection should not be directly injected into the gland. CH 32 He suddenly froze, holding the syringe as he stood in front of the mirror blankly. In the past three years, the number of times he slept with Yan Yi could be counted on one¡¯s fingers. During his heats¡­did he rely on inhibitors and struggled to hold on? He had never thought about it. In that quick moment, he recalled the needle holes on Yan Yi¡¯s forearm, the old and new needle holes covering one another. Because of the long-term injections, there were pale blue lumps under the skin of his forearm. Lu Shangjin gripped the syringe in his hand, gathered up all the inhibitors with carrot sticky notes together and put them back into the bedroom drawer. He sat on the bed, his back hunched over like a shrimp as he held his head and scratched his scalp forcibly. Did he go too far with his manner towards Yan Yi just now? Right, it must be because he¡¯s in a rut, he couldn¡¯t get rid of the irritability of his rut and couldn¡¯t control it. ¡ª¡ª Yan Yi waited for him to hang up the phone. After going back to the lobby, he sat on the high stool and rubbed his temples, ¡°Hurry and say whatever you want to say.¡± Xia Jingtian held the cup of mint tea that kept his palms warm, ¡°Do you know that rabbits can have false pregnancies?¡± ¡°False pregnancies?¡± Yan Yi was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect that this kid would suddenly talk about this. ¡°That is, if a rabbit omega is unconsciously touched on the back, there is a probability of false pregnancy. The symptom is a small abdominal bulge within three days, and according to what you told me, three days before you got pregnant, it was the day I went to the hospital to see you.¡± Xia Jingtian braced himself as he explained, ¡°I really didn¡¯t mean it. I saw that you were in pain, I didn¡¯t know rabbits would have false pregnancies.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes widened, the phone in his hand slipped and fell to the floor with a bang. ¡°But, the baby is clearly moving¡­¡± Yan Yi covered his stomach with both hands, as if he was afraid that the child would be taken away. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Xia Jingtian blankly. Xia Jingtian was unable to say a word from Yan Yi¡¯s questioning eyes that were on the verge of collapse. ¡°¡­¡± Yan Yi jumped off the high stool and turned around to head upstairs. ¡°Go for a checkup at the hospital tomorrow. A rabbit¡¯s false pregnancy is very very harmful to the body. If you don¡¯t believe me, go for a checkup okay? Just treat it as a routine physical examination.¡± XIa Jingtian chased after him, but was stopped by Yan Yi¡¯s alienated gaze when he turned back. ¡°You drove for so long, you should rest early. Don¡¯t bother me, I¡¯ll go to the hospital by myself if I want to.¡± Yan Yi closed the bedroom door gently and stood against it for a while. Feeling that his body had suddenly lost its strength, he slowly slid down against the door and sat on the ground, burying his head in his arms. ¡°I clearly did it with Jin ge that day¡­¡± Yan Yi¡¯s light grey eyes gradually lost their light, yet holding on to a glimmer of hope to recall carefully. Recalling that rough intercourse they had at the dining room, his vision increasingly blurred. He bit his lips firmly, biting out a ring of blood marks, and caressed the slight bulge of his tummy. ¡°False pregnancy?¡± Yan Yi buried his head in his arms and silently fell into a daze. ¡ª¡ª Meanwhile, a slender alpha spider was lying on his back on the brick roof of Ruins bar. With his legs crossed, he was browsing an encrypted file on his phone, and an indistinct photo of Yan Yi was on the upper right corner. Shao Wenjing pillowed his hands as he stared at the screen leisurely. His finger scrolled downward, and at the bottom of the document was a section regarding the introduction of the lop-eared rabbit¡¯s A3 glands and its black market value. ¡°Look at what good news I¡¯ve overheard.¡± Shao Wenjing lifted the corner of his lips, a hint of evil in the corner of his peach blossom eyes. ¡°Surprisingly, it¡¯s a false pregnancy, poor little bunny, tsk.¡± CH 33 Xia Jingtian squatted outside Yan Yi¡¯s room and stuck his hand on the door, almost being able to feel Yan Yi¡¯s sad mental state as he trembled close to the door. It¡¯s just that he was holding strong in front of Xia Jingtian without losing himself. Xia Jingtian sat down with his back pressed against the bedroom door, then pushed Yan Yi¡¯s phone that fell at the lobby in his panic through the crack. He tilted his head and pillowed his hands, looking at the flower-shaped chandelier that attracted a small flying insect, and softly asked the little rabbit in the door: ¡°Hey, do you like the baby, or do you just like Lu Shangjin¡¯s baby?¡± Leaning against the door, Yan Yi remained silent for a long time. Xia Jingtian didn¡¯t receive an answer after waiting for a while. The wooden door against his back loosened a little, and the shadow under the door left. He also stood up and sat down on the sofa at the lobby, looking down at his phone screen. The photo on his lock screen was replaced with the three rose stalks of the flowers that Yan Yi had eaten before. He opened the map again to see the route to the nearest local obstetric hospital. In fact, the young master of Jiu¡¯An Hong Ye was not good at taking care of people, but he was self-taught after meeting Yan Yi. ¡ª¡ª Gu Wei was sitting on the swing in the garden on the second floor and looking up at the stars. Through the open glass windows of the bedroom, he saw Yan Yi nestled in bed, hugging the pillow as he lay on his side, and his body was bowed like a thin and weak ball, while a small part of the pillow next to his eye was wet. He walked over and poked through the window, drew the curtains, and closed the window for him. Yawning, he then went to bed in his own bedroom. ¡°If you don¡¯t fall in love, there¡¯s no such thing as being forced.¡± ¡ª¡ª The next morning, a group of backpackers came into the shop. They came to Nan Qi for a tour and were visiting this bar street. Yan Yi was unable to get away, so he had to wait until tomorrow to go to the hospital. On the third day, Gu Wei gave Yan Yi a day off. After tidying up his bedroom, Yan Yi wrapped himself up in a grey windbreaker¨C On this day he received his salary, Yan Yi spent the whole morning on the street alone. The shop assistant lady enthusiastically praised Yan Yi for simply looking like a clothes rack1. How did he look so good in these clothes? Yan Yi looked at himself in the mirror, his collarbones that became thin protruding out. Maybe it was because the glandular dormancy injection had not yet worn off its effect, so there was a faint abnormal look on his face. ¡°Does this- look good?¡± Yan Yi asked the shop assistant lady. Under the indifferent gaze of the pair of light grey eyes, the melancholy could be transmitted into the heart like temperature. The shop assistant lady was stunned for a moment. Due to the habit of carefully observing people¡¯s expressions and words that arose from work, she saw the wedding ring on Yan Yi¡¯s ring finger, its surface polished to a bright shine, so she said with a warm smile, ¡°Of course you look good, your husband will definitely like it.¡± Hearing this, Yan Yi took a photo of himself while facing the fitting room mirror. The melancholy in his eyes suddenly disappeared by half. His eyes and eyebrows curved to look at himself in the mirror. It seemed that he felt comfortable in his heart. ¡°Then put them in a bag.¡± His smile carried a pleasantly warm spring breeze, seemingly looking like a different person from the one facing the mirror just now. The card that Lu Shangjin gave him was sandwiched in the notebook that he scored Lu Shangjin in. A card was not as heavy as cash in his hand. It¡¯s light. He wouldn¡¯t know when he would lose it and forget where he¡¯d put it, just like the feelings they had before, there was no guarantee. So he had to take good care of it like any other gift. Lu Shangjin had regained a high score of 689 points. When adding points, Yan Yi would always add a big score without even thinking, but the deduction of points would only be reduced one point at a time. He didn¡¯t wake Xia Jingtian, who was sleeping on the sofa, and took a taxi to the nearest obstetrics hospital alone. Yan Yi was tossing and turning all night, and there was blue-black under his eyes. He supported his head against the door inside the car before rolling down the car window, breathing in the slightly damp air from outside. At the intersection waiting for the red lights in the city centre, there was an aristocratic primary school where many luxury cars were parked at the gate to see their children off. Several parents who were sending their children to the door still couldn¡¯t feel at ease, almost driving into the teaching building to put their child onto the chair. There was a child wearing the same style of formal attire without a special car to send him off. He was carrying his school bag and crossing the street to the school gates. The red light was already over when he walked onto the sidewalk. After a brief flashing of the yellow light, at the moment when the green light was on, a left-turning van suddenly rushed out. The little omega cried out and ran forward in fear. But the green light was already on, and the dense traffic started. A silver Volkswagon that just drove in slammed sharply on the brakes, the screeching sound of the tires creating friction against the asphalt attracted the attention of everyone on the road. The little omega was about to get caught under the wheel. Yan Yi pulled up from the roof with both hands and flipped out from the car window. His figure was like a flash of lightning as he pulled the little omega into his arms and rolled out from under the wheel. For a moment, the sudden screeching sound of cars braking on the road came one after another. Yan Yi put the little omega at the school gates, then squatted down and patted the dust from his little school attire. The little omega was frozen with fright for a long time, then burst into tears when Yan Yi patted his hair. ¡°Don¡¯t cry.¡± Yan Yi wiped his tears. When his fingertips touched the jelly-like milky white little cheeks, his fingers shrunk back in surprise. This fragile little fellow was a little spider whose glands had awakened. The little omega held Yan Yi¡¯s hand as he cried until he was out of breath, his milky white face turning red from holding back, like a crystal-clear cherry. ¡°Why isn¡¯t there anyone sending you off? Where are your parents?¡± Yan Yi gathered the little omega into his arms, gently patting his back to comfort him. He couldn¡¯t help but accuse how there were such irresponsible parents for letting such a little child cross the road to school alone. Feeling wronged, the little omega sobbed, ¡°My gege promised to take me to school this morning, I waited for him at the intersection for such a long time but he didn¡¯t come. I hate him so much.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t cry anymore, baby, go to class.¡± Yan Yi took a packet of tissues from his windbreaker pocket, took one out to wipe the little omega¡¯s face, then stuffed the rest into the pocket of his exquisite little attire. ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay, Wenchi is very strong.¡± The little spider held back his sobs while he comforted Yan Yi, his little hand touching the back of Yan Yi¡¯s. A female beta teacher ran out of the school gate. When she saw Shao Wenchi crying outside, her face instantly turned green. She took a shortcut from the circular planted bricks in her stiletto heels and bowed to thank Yan Yi with a guilty look on her face. ¡°Thank you sir, thank you sir, I¡¯m Wenchi¡¯s head teacher.¡± The female teacher bowed and held the little omega¡¯s shoulders, then asked the little omega if he felt any discomfort with incredible concern. Her lowered voice and humble attitude was actually like that of an intern who accidentally spilled coffee on the president¡¯s couture suit. The little omega still rubbed his crying red eyes and comforted the teacher, ¡°It¡¯s okay it¡¯s okay¡­¡± If the child was from an ordinary family and was saved by a kind-hearted person, and even if the child was not sensible, the teacher would patiently guide the child to thank Yan Yi. However, this beta teacher obviously did not dare to ask Shao Wenchi to thank Yan Yi. She picked Shao Wenchi up and asked for Yan Yi¡¯s contact information so that she could solemnly thank him in the future. Yan Yi not only saved the child, but also the teacher¡¯s future. If by any chance Shao Wenchi was in any danger near the school, who would dare to face the consequences? Yan Yi didn¡¯t answer, he touched the little child¡¯s milk-jelly like face, then went back to the taxi he took. The driver was annoyed from waiting. He couldn¡¯t leave without being paid, and wouldn¡¯t get paid for the time spent, so he tapped the steering wheel impatiently. Yan Yi frowned and then smiled, ¡°Sorry, you can charge the time.¡± The driver¡¯s face turned from cloudy to sunny. He stepped on the accelerator and moved out, talking to Yan Yi as he drove. ¡°You¡¯re an omega, but your skills are pretty good.¡± The driver clicked his tongue and sighed with emotion, ¡°You should¡¯ve waited there longer, maybe the child¡¯s parents would come later. This school is full of children from rich families. No matter what you say, they wouldn¡¯t be stingy about how much reward money they¡¯ll give.¡± Just now, that burst had consumed a small amount of gland energy. Yan Yi held his head and closed his eyes for a moment, ¡°Yeah, looking at that teacher¡¯s attitude, the child¡¯s background wasn¡¯t that simple. If he really got hit, the driver would be in big trouble.¡± The driver was quite agreeable. He held the cigarette in his hand out the window to dust the ashes, ¡°No, they can cover the sky with one hand. For this matter, don¡¯t even think about coming out of the police station once you¡¯re inside.¡± Yan Yi looked out the window and was silent for a while. He looked down at his fingers, the soft residual warmth was left on the fingertips that touched the child¡¯s cheeks, like a little walking jelly, fragile and cute, making it impossible for one not to cherish and protect. The taxi stopped at the entrance of the hospital. A Panamera which was supposed to be outside Ruins bar pulled up and stopped at the entrance of the hospital. Xia Jingtian was leaning against the door playing with his phone, turning the car key in idle. When he looked up and saw Yan Yi, he waved his hand, ¡°I¡¯ll take you upstairs.¡± Yan Yi felt as helpless as seeing a kitten he had abandoned the day before appearing again today. ¡ª¡ª After spending a few hours conducting several examinations one after another, Yan Yi sat on a chair to wait for the results. In fact, he had almost gotten the results in his heart. It had only been a month since he had done it with Lu Shangjin at the dining room that day, it¡¯s too early to show that he¡¯s pregnant, so it¡¯s impossible. He was carried away by the joy of having a little bunny and didn¡¯t even ponder over any other possibilities. Xia Jingtian came back with a cup of warm water, putting it in Yan Yi¡¯s hand to warm his freezing cold ones before he sat beside him, ¡°See how much I look like a scum man who¡¯s accompanying his partner to have an abortion.¡± The corners of Yan Yi¡¯s lips tugged, ¡°A scum man who is willing to accompany their partner to have an abortion is not the most scum one.¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯m sorry¡­it¡¯s my responsibility.¡± Xia Jingtian thought that he might have hurt him and spoke softly, ¡°If it hurts a little when you get treatment for the false pregnancy later, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll take care of you until you recover.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s not your responsibility.¡± Yan Yi looked down at the steaming paper cup in his hand and pinched a drop of water from the rim of the cup, ¡°This pain is nothing.¡± Xia Jingtian kept looking sideways at him, looking at his cheeks that almost had no pores, and his light-grey alienated pupils. After a long time, he raised his hand and gently touched the rabbit ear that was hanging down cutely. Yan Yi didn¡¯t move either and continued to look at the water cup in a daze. Wanting to break the awkward silence, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s your major?¡± ¡°Architecture, minor in economics and management, my ge insisted that I study it.¡± When talking about his major, Xia Jingtian suddenly became energetic. He pulled out the BIM model and drawings that he made on his phone, flipped the angle and showed it to Yan Yi, ¡°I drew all of these.¡± There seemed to be infinite space behind one side of the screen, and the three-dimensional colored precision building model could be dragged and adjusted to view it in different directions. Yan Yi¡¯s attention was really drawn to it, and he turned it around on the screen curiously, ¡°You actually drew it yourself?¡± Xia Jingtian looked for a design drawing of a European villa he was most satisfied with and showed it to Yan Yi, ¡°Do you like it?¡± Yan Yi looked at the concept of the villa¡¯s greenery and architectural style which had very attentive details. He was a little envious of Xia Jingtian for studying what he likes. When he was much younger than Xia Jingtian, he was already learning how to wring an opponent¡¯s neck with his bare hands. ¡°I like garden courtyards¡­where there are mountains and waters.¡± Yan Yi had once seen it on TV. ¡°Chinese style?¡± Xia Jingtian then scrolled through to a scanned copy of a hand-drawn map; a small classical building which was in marker-pen colouring, the colour matching gentle and pleasing to the eye. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes turned bright as he took a closer look. ¡°I¡¯ll send it to you, you can look at it carefully.¡± Xia Jingtian conveniently added Yan Yi¡¯s Wechat. He had few contacts, and most of the space on the info page was occupied by promotion and news. It could be seen that he hardly used it, and didn¡¯t know what kind of entertainment he usually had, it seemed like he didn¡¯t care much about anything. Xia Jingtian gave Yan Yi a sly smile when he returned his phone back, ¡°You won¡¯t blacklist me after saving the picture right? This would be getting a prostitute for free.¡± In turn, it wasn¡¯t good for Yan Yi to say anything else. ¡ª¡ª Dr Sun, who was giving Yan Yi the examination, was holding the examination report. As he was about to ask the nurse to call Yan Yi in, the nurse suddenly ran in hastily with the department head¡¯s phone call on the line, signalling Dr Sun to answer. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Ai, ai, president Shao, hello, hello.¡± ¡°Lop-eared rabbit omega? Yes, yes, he¡¯s here for a checkup.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Dr Sun was stunned for a moment. He hurried to the consulting room, shut the door, and said with a lowered voice: ¡°¡­But this doesn¡¯t conform to the regulations of our hospital¡­¡± ¡°¡­oh oh¡­¡± ¡°Oh¡­okay okay, t-then I understand. You go about your business first.¡± Footnotes 1. Ò¼Ü×Ó: describing that the clothes look good on a person that they are almost tailor-made for them CH 34 Half an hour later, Dr Sun came over to hand Yan Yi the examination report. When Yan Yi took it, he had in fact already known the result in his heart, but there was always the process of accepting reality. Looking at the various indicators, Yan Yi¡¯s face gradually turned red. He lifted his face and asked in surprise, ¡°Confirmed pregnancy?¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s eyes widened. He grabbed the examination report and read it line by line. Fuck, how could this be? Standing a head taller than Dr Sun, he grabbed him by the collar and gritted his teeth as he glared into Dr Sun¡¯s eyes, ¡°You didn¡¯t make a mistake, did you? I¡¯m telling you, our family runs a hospital too. If I go back and find out a different result, you¡¯ll be in bad luck.¡± The lion¡¯s imposing pressure flowed out with the release of oppressive pheromones. Dr Sun smiled implicitly and reluctantly. He told Yan Yi to have more rest and other pregnancy matters before leaving in a hurry, all the ballpoint pens he brought with him falling onto the chair. Yan Yi took the examination report, feeling as if the stone in his heart had fallen. He carefully folded it into a square and put it in his pocket before getting up to leave. He suddenly wanted to eat the shepherd¡¯s purse dumplings near the bar, maybe the baby in his stomach was hungry. ¡°Ai, I¡¯ll take you to my family¡¯s hospital to check again, I think something¡¯s wrong.¡± Xia Jingtian wanted to take a picture of the examination report and send it to his classmate, but Yan Yi put the report away and refused to take it out. ¡°Do you not want me to have a child that much?¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to argue with him. He folded the paper cup and threw it into the trash can, ¡°You have a gege, a dad and mom, I don¡¯t have anyone, I just want the baby to stay.¡± He wrapped his coat tightly and headed downstairs. ¡°It¡¯s not that.¡± Even though Xia Jingtian was spoiled growing up, he still had empathy. He wouldn¡¯t be relieved because of Yan Yi¡¯s false pregnancy. He could obviously see how much Yan Yi looked forward to the birth of this child, he was just worried about Yan Yi¡¯s health. So he stood at the entrance of the elevator and couldn¡¯t say a word, seeming to be deeply wounded by Yan Yi¡¯s suspicious eyes. He went downstairs with a sigh in his heart, slamming the car door close with a bam before sitting in the driver¡¯s seat and closing his eyes to calm down. Several communications apps in his phone sounded endlessly. He had just changed his number a few days ago, yet there were some students whom he didn¡¯t know where they got his contact from who had added him as a friend to flirt. So, out of spite, he changed his nickname to ¡®Married, get lost.¡± Second young master Xia had grown up so big, but it was the first time someone could make him suffer from grievance in his heart, and the other party was just an ordinary little rabbit. His classmate called at this time, ¡°Hello, dick, are you still flirting with that rabbit gege? You don¡¯t¡¯t even look at Wechat.¡± Xia Jingtian was annoyed to death, ¡°Fuck off and annoy your laozi.¡± The classmate spoke louder, ¡°Is it not the time you want to ask me about false pregnancies? Your face is full of smiles when you ask for help but turn your face back when you don¡¯t need help, fuck, who the hell do you think you are.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk to me about false pregnancy, they really are pregnant.¡± Touching a sore spot, Xia Jingtian picked out his ancestors and cursed them all, ¡°You¡¯re just a quack.¡± Classmate: ¡°¡­That can¡¯t be. You should bring him here.¡± Two knocks came from the window. Xia Jingtian rolled it down, ¡°Who is it!¡± Yan Yi held the window, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I went too far just now.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s temper was gone in a short moment, and he took off his sunglasses, ¡°Then kiss me and I¡¯ll forgive you.¡± ¡°Forget it, don¡¯t forgive me then.¡± Yan Yi was in a good mood and wasn¡¯t at the same level as Xia Jingtian¡¯s deliberate teasing. XIa Jingtian drove slowly to follow him with his head out the window, ¡°Treat me to dinner tonight, I made a trip to accompany you anyway.¡± Although Yan Yi didn¡¯t even need him to make a trip, it was inevitable to be cheeky and coquettish to pursue someone older than himself. How could an omega be so independent and don¡¯t need to depend on an alpha? Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to go with him. Whenever he was together with Xia Jingtian, he would always need to consume physical strength to resist the high compatibility fit. It was distracting and taxing, so he turned into the path. Xia Jingtian had no choice but to drive to the main road. Nan Qi¡¯s architectural style had an implication of a quaint town. Every few steps of the bluestone brick paving along the alley would be hung with wooden road signs with twisted flowering vines. Yan Yi picked up his boss¡¯s call along the way. Gu Wei: ¡°Are you done with your business? I bought dried flowers from Zhong Ling street. Come and help me move them. Yan Yi looked around in all directions to find the road sign. The next intersection was just Zhong Ling street, which wasn¡¯t far away. ¡°I¡¯m done, I¡¯m just close by, I¡¯ll head over now.¡± ¡ª¡ª At five in the afternoon, Chang Nan expressway was congested like a clogged-up turbulence. The sky was getting dark, and the lights on each side of the road lighted up in sequence. Lu Shangjin had already driven off the ramp of Chang Nan expressway, a large bouquet of roses were kept fresh in a box placed in the back seat of his car. He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel as he waited for the red light. In addition, there was an old platinum ring on the ring finger of his left hand. The night before yesterday, he didn¡¯t control himself and let out some harsh words to Yan Yi. Feeling despondent, he made a trip to Ruins bar after finishing his work. As he passed down Zhong Ling street, he glanced at the time; he could still take Yan Yi out to dinner. ¡ª¡ª Gu Wei was standing in front of the flower shop on Zhong Ling street with five to six boxes of dried flowers stacked by his feet. This flower shop was hidden in the alleyway so a car couldn¡¯t come in, and only the owner¡¯s little daughter was watching the shop. Yan Yi walked over, bending down to lift two boxes, and gently held the bottom with his left hand. With a hook of his toes, he picked up a box and stacked it on top easily like he was elegantly holding a tray of red wine. Gu Wei rubbed his hands and picked up two of the large boxes of decorative dried flowers, ¡°The car is waiting by the road. How¡¯s the result of your checkup?¡± ¡°Your employee is very healthy.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good then.¡± Turning around the corner, Yan Yi accidentally bumped into a pedestrian who was turning from the other side of the right corner. The dried flower boxes he was holding were still stacked steadily. He lifted his eyelashes and said, ¡°Sorry.¡± ¡°Oh, hey.¡± Shao Wenjing gave him a hand, picking up the fallen examination report from the ground. He opened it and took a look, ¡°Aiya, you¡¯re pregnant, congratulations.¡± Yan Yi took the examination report back, dissatisfied with the ungentlemanly behaviour of opening up someone¡¯s dropped article without permission, but he had enough self-control to prevent himself from getting angry. Shao Wenjing hung those seductive peach blossom eyes and blocked Yan Yi. Actually, he was looking at the glands at the back of his neck. It was still a clean and smooth light red. He was clearly marked when he saw him before, but now the mark had disappeared. Unexpectedly, Lu Shangjin had already removed the mark, it seemed that the power of that photo from before was really strong. For a possessive peregrine falcon alpha, what could make him more insane and out of control than dirtying his omega? It didn¡¯t seem to require so much effort. Taking advantage of the fact that the little white rabbit¡¯s glands had only recovered to the J1 grade, it would be so convenient to forcibly mark him. After all, an A3 grade omega can have a serious psychological dependence on the alpha who has marked him. The seemingly ordinary and weak lop-eared rabbit who surprisingly possesses the A3 glands was really the envy of others. Yan Yi had a good memory. At a glance, he could recognize that this was the spider masseuse he called for at the club three years ago. He also remembered the sense of dread that ran through his body when Lu Shangjin threw the intimate photo of them at his feet. Under the dim street lamp, Shao Wenjing¡¯s eyes seemed to be covered with a metallic lustre, like the compound eyes of insects, the corners of his eyes raised upwards. He stared at Yan Yi with a gentle smile in his eyes, but it made one¡¯s hair stand on end. ¡°Are you alone?¡± Shao Wenjing put his hands in his pants pockets, bowing and lowering his head close to Yan Yi as he took a whiff of the soft and sweet scent of milk candy. Before Yan Yi could speak, Gu Wei turned the corner while carrying the dried flowers and froze when he saw Shao Wenjing. Shao Wenjing grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s shoulder as if no one else was present and exposed his sharp canine teeth, a metallic film shining in his eyes. ¡°Ai, what are you doing!¡± Gu Wei tossed the dried flowers and was about to take action, but Shao Wenjing took two steps back under the surprised gaze, his back defenselessly hitting the wall hard. Yan Yi glanced back. Xia Jingtian was just a few steps away, his right hand still in a raised position, his chin lifted slightly as he watched Shao Wenjing and said provokingly, ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t move, I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll accidentally squeeze you into a meat patty.¡± The mountain lion race¡¯s J1 differentiative ability ¡°Gravity manipulation¡±. ¡°¡­Didn¡¯t expect that there would be another M2 alpha besides me in this small place.¡± Shao Wenjing released oppressive pheromones, using his glandular energy to resist the greatly increasing gravity around him as he stood up slowly. ¡°Xiao Xia, don¡¯t fight here.¡± Yan Yi frowned and backed away, when suddenly the blaring of horns sounded behind him. A black BMW 760li stopped behind. Lu Shangjin got off from the driver¡¯s seat and leaned against the door before lighting a cigarette. ¡°Quite lively.¡± CH 35 Yan Yi was lying on his back in the shadow of the snow-white fenced wall, his hands pillowed as he threw a strawberry into his mouth. He licked his fingers as long as he liked and reached into the fence to try to steal another one. ¡°The young master is coming back today.¡± Several servants picked fresh strawberries in the garden behind the Lu residence and chatted about the news they had just received. The little rabbit ears suddenly stood up. Yan Yi stood on his tiptoes in surprise, flipped over the fenced wall and ran. For a seven year old child, the Lu residence looked like a castle soaring into the clouds. The melodious sound of a piano came out from an open glass window. On his tiptoes, Yan Yi held the windowsill with his little hands and half his body hanging on the windowsill with difficulty. His fluffy tail ball hung behind his butt, his big eyes flickering as he peeked inside. A young boy was sitting in front of the grand piano. He was wearing a school uniform, and his pair of smooth and flawless long hands jumped across the keys. It seemed as though a noble and gentle light was emitting from his head to toes. Yan Yi pricked up his ears, afraid he might miss a note. He really liked the little prince in the castle. Suddenly, Lu Shangjin seemed to have felt something strange from behind him. The sound of the piano stopped abruptly and he looked back at the window. Yan Yi fell onto the ground nervously and immediately huddled himself into a ball, covering his eyes as his little tail ball trembled in fear. After a while, he realized that he hadn¡¯t been caught peeping. He let go of his hands, but saw a cold and handsome face of a young boy in front of him. Lu Shangjin squatted on his heels and touched Yan Yi¡¯s soft ears, feeling a little surprised, ¡°Little bunny¡­?¡± After being in a daze for a long time, Yan Yi¡¯s face turned red. He was huddled up in fear and shyness, like a little meatball that grew a pair of rabbit ears and a fluffy ball tail, trembling as he said: ¡°It sounds good.¡± Really. Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes curved. He touched Yan Yi¡¯s soft hair again. ¡°You¡¯re very cute.¡± ¡°Your face is so soft.¡± Lu Shangjin pinched Yan Yi¡¯s little white face that was like milk-jelly, only then did he understand what the idiom ¡°it can break from blowing¡± meant. Yan Yi blinked his big eyes, the left side of his little face was pinched red. The corner of Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips perked up. ¡°Call me Jin ge.¡± ¡°Jin ge¡­¡± Yan Yi called obedietnly, being careful not to move. ¡°I¡¯ll cover you from now on, little bunny.¡± CH 36 Three intensely strong M2 alpha pheromones were mutually attacking one another. The domineering and powerful scent of the alphas instantly exploded and spread through Zhong Ling street in an instant. Tourists strolling around the shopping street in the bluestone roadway all stopped at once and followed this powerful sense of pressure, not knowing where it led to. They were curious, but didn¡¯t dare to get closer. The oppressive tension of the high-grade M2 pheromones rolled in like a thick cloud swallowing the city. The omegas in the shops became so dizzy from the impact of the sudden powerful oppressive force of the alpha pheromones that they closed their shops in a hurry. The owner of the flower shop where Gu Wei had just bought dried flowers from, had just happened to return. The shop owner was an omega. Feeling strong pressure coming onto his face just as he stepped foot in Zhang Ling street, he abruptly covered his glands and knelt painfully on the ground. ¡°Are these gland hunters¡­? There are several high-grade alphas nearby¡­ It hurts¡­ I can¡¯t hold on¡­¡± There were also several omegas in the alley frantically covering their glands, desperately resisting this oppressive tension that made one shiver. A child being held in someone¡¯s arms suddenly let out a sharp cry. Hearing the cry of a child nearby, Yan Yi put down the dried flowers and stood in the middle of the three people. ¡°Stop it now! Do you all want to tear down this street?¡± Xia Jingtian was the first to stop releasing oppressive pheromones. He sat on the front hood of his car and slightly raised his chin at Yan Yi to show that he was particularly obedient. ¡°I don¡¯t want to use my M2 ability to wipe out this street.¡± Xia Jingtian swept his gaze over Lu Shangjin and landed on Shao Wenjing¡¯s face, giving a faint smile. ¡°Where did this bug come from? I hate bugs the most.¡± Lu Shangjin glanced sideways at Xia Jingtian. ¡°Why are you here? Your ge¡¯s asking you to go back.¡± Xia Jingtian choked for a moment, his eyes immediately becoming sharp and hostile. Shao Wenjing brushed the dust from his sleeves before putting his hands into his pockets and leaning against the wall. The corners of his lips curled to reveal his sharp canines. ¡°Young master Lu, long time no see. A couple of days ago on the cruise ship, I saw that you were holding a little celebrity lovingly in your arms. But today, you¡¯re interested in the little rabbit by my lips? Why are you eating from the bowl and looking in the pot?¡± Lu Shangjin was completely indifferent to Shao Wenjing¡¯s provocation of deliberately distorting the truth. However, Yan Yi was a little stirred by it. He pursed his lips. The light in his eyes seemed to have blown out like a candle. When he looked at Lu Shangjin, all that remained in his eyes was loss and dreariness. Sure enough, when he didn¡¯t pick up the phone before, he had actually been on a vacation with Yuan Mi. Seeing the earnest expression on Yan Yi¡¯s face gradually fading away, Lu Shangjin suddenly became extremely irritable. He slammed the car door hard, stomped on his cigarette butt and quickly walked over to Yan Yi. ¡°Get in the car and I¡¯ll explain.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m used to it.¡± Yan Yi wasn¡¯t surprised. After all, Lu Shangjin would occasionally bring people back home to play. He had seen them all before. Yan Yi wanted to help his boss move the dried flowers to the car first, so he went to look for him on his own, and found Gu Wei sitting at an open-air hot pot place at a safe distance of fifty meters away. He was holding a bucket of popcorn and looking in their direction as he ate, watching the fire burning across the river. The instant Yan Yi looked back, he felt a sudden tightening around his wrist. A strand of sticky spider silk had roped around his right hand, and his body was then pulled by a strong force, his back bumping hard into Shao Wenjing¡¯s arms. His hands were twisted and tightened by the tough spider silk. ¡°Let him go!¡± Xia Jingtian abruptly jumped off from the front hood of the car. From behind, Shao Wenjing locked Yan Yi¡¯s throat with one arm and retreated back with him. He said with a joking smile, ¡°Come, see if this little rabbit can withstand your gravitational pressure.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s strength was really unloaded. His J1 and M2 abilities were meant for ranged pressure, not for directing at single targets. Lu Shangjin frowned. He had met Xia Pingtian¡¯s little brother several times. The little lion¡¯s wild temper and penchant for trouble went beyond his older brother¡¯s. Whatever great deal of trouble he would cause would be covered by his older brother anyway, so he never hesitated when he wanted to fight for power. Shao Wenjing lowered his head and sniffed the faint scent on Yan Yi¡¯s hair, then lifted his peach blossom eyes and curved them at Lu Shangjin. ¡°Let me borrow him to play with for two days¨C it¡¯s something you don¡¯t want anyway. But if you come any closer, I¡¯ll mark him right now.¡± Lu Shangjin seemed to be able to hear the grinding sound of his back teeth gritting. ¡°I really don¡¯t like you talking like that.¡± Yan Yi lifted his eyelids slightly as he was forcibly caged into his arms with his throat locked. He grabbed Shao Wenjing¡¯s hand that was clasped around his neck, and directly threw his shoulder overhead. Bound by the spider web, and with his hands propped on the ground, his long legs swung onto Shao Wenjing¡¯s abdomen. This vicious move of the rabbit tricking the eagle1 was several times more powerful than when he had kicked the bones in Yuan Mi¡¯s limbs. Shao Wenjing didn¡¯t expect that the little rabbit with dormant glandular cells could have such a violent powerful outburst. Caught off guard, he was swept eight meters away, and like a wandering creeping spider, he stood upright on a vertical wall and lightly stepped on the roof. Some races have the chance to obtain their differentiative ability through gland differentiation, and new supplemental abilities can emerge. Races such as spiders and geckos can have the supplemental ability of ¡°wall walking¡±, where they can stand and walk on various surfaces without being affected by their angles. Yan Yi¡¯s face turned pale. He had just exhausted his gland energy, which hadn¡¯t been restored yet. As he was on the verge of collapse, Xia Jingtian caught his shaking and unsteady body. Bruised fingerprints could still be seen on his fair skin when he checked his neck. Lu Shangjin suddenly disappeared from the spot and appeared on the low roof with a trail of his afterimage following suit. In an instant, he grabbed Shao Wenjing¡¯s neck and forcefully smashed his entire body onto the finely broken sharp tiles with a loud crashing sound. The speed was almost lightning fast. It was the supplemental ability of the peregrine falcon ¡°seize¡±: catching the target with the peregrine falcon¡¯s hunting dive speed of 389 km/h. ¡°Don¡¯t touch my things. Was the lesson I gave your godfather not enough?¡± The muscles on Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms were stretched out through the sleeves of his shirt, the vicious hostility in his eyes burning extensively. The corners of Shao Wenjing¡¯s mouth were immediately stained with blood, but the corners of his eyes rose provocatively. ¡°It¡¯ll fall into my hands sooner or later.¡± He lifted his leg and swept Lu Shangjin off the roof before disappearing in an instant. The powerful pheromones that permeated Zhong Ling street faded along with the three M2 alphas, and the tense atmosphere faded out of the bluestone roadway. ¡°I¡¯m fine, thank you.¡± Yan Yi looked back and thanked Xia Jingtian with a reluctant smile as he got out of his arms. He then squatted down to help his boss move the boxes of dried flowers. His fingers merely touched the cardboard box, when the box was suddenly and impatiently kicked aside with a loud bang. Yan Yi looked up in surprise to see Lu Shangjin staring down at him with an ice-cold face. ¡°Are you angry?¡± His rabbit ears moved slightly. Lu Shangjin bent down to lift Yan Yi up fiercely into his arms, holding his cheeks as he kissed his mouth in a rough manner. ¡°Come with me.¡± He then picked Yan Yi up and stuffed him into the car before slamming the door shut. He walked around to the driver¡¯s seat, turned the gear and left. Xia Jingtian subconsciously chased after them for a few steps. Watching the fading shadow of the car, his expression turned cloudy. Can you never catch up to the one who doesn¡¯t love you? ¡°Handsome boy, come help me carry some boxes?¡± Gu Wei walked over and calmly bent down to pick up the cardboard boxes on the ground, ¡°I really can¡¯t hire rich madams as my employees. They probably just want to come and experience life.¡± Xia Jingtian laughed in anger and snorted, ¡°A husky making me carry boxes? Do you know who I am?¡± Gu Wei looked him up and down and rolled his eyes. He then did a 540-degree spiral turn, carried the boxes on one shoulder, and hummed ¡¶Superstar in Turmoil¡·as he walked away. Footnotes 1. ÍõÅÓ¥: when a rabbit plays tricks on an eagle that is about to prey on it, by playing dead/ looking weak at first than overpowering the eagle by jumping high or kicking CH 37 The bar street was brightly lit. In front of the entrance, fringed water lilies were floating on the clear waterway on either side of the bluestone bricks. Ruins Bar was unusually deserted tonight and the door was closed. Only a flower-shaped ceiling light was lit in front of the bar. An empty bottle reeled side to side before rolling to the corner, and it was picked up by Xia Jingtian, who poured it into his mouth in a drunken state. This alpha was the only one sitting in front of the bar. The room was filled with the smell of wine and the intense M2 pheromones that had a scent akin to baby¡¯s breath flowers. ¡°Boss, get me a bottle of whiskey.¡± Xia Jingtian leaned against the bar, seeming very sober, but his eyes were already in a state of drunkenness and he was lost in his mind. Gu Wei was sitting at the corner of the sofa, hitting hard at the glands on the back of Xia Jingtian¡¯s neck, and finally threw him directly onto the sofa in a mad fit. He buried his glands and head with a pillow to fend off the insane and uncontrollable M2 pheromones. ¡°Wei, fuck you!¡± ¡ª¡ª The streetlamps on the road lit up in succession, the traffic going through and from the highway gradually thinning out. Yan Yi was stuck in the passenger seat. His seat belt was fiercely fastened by Lu Shangjin, as though he was strangling a prey, buckling Yan Yi into the seat. ¡°What are you doing¡­¡± Yan Yi reached out to loosen the seat belt, but his wrist was grasped in the palm of a large hand. With an ugly expression, Lu Shangjin drove with one hand and overtook the car in front like a vicious devil. ¡°It hurts. You should drive carefully.¡± Yan Yi pried off Lu Shangjin¡¯s fingers one by one. ¡°You can¡¯t overtake here.¡± ¡°Your glands haven¡¯t recovered. What are you tossing about for?¡± Lu Shangjin gave him a sidelong glance from the rearview mirror. When he looked at the bruised fingerprints on his pale neck, the hand that withdrew clenched into a fist and hit the steering wheel. He felt extremely irritable. Yan Yi moved a little bit away from Lu Shangjin and held the seat belt. ¡°What are you angry about? Even if you didn¡¯t come, I could also¡­¡± ¡°You can do jack shit.¡± Lu Shangjin looked straight ahead as his expression turned uglier. ¡°The value of your glands has already reached 2.5 billion dollars on the black market. Don¡¯t you know how to keep a low profile while I¡¯m away?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Yan Yi averted his eyes and stopped looking at him. Suddenly, he saw Lu Shangjin¡¯s left hand from the reflection on the glass. On it, there was a platinum wedding ring that had been lost for many years. Yan Yi froze as he looked at the glass and turned back to stare at Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand for a moment, then dazedly shifted his gaze to Lu Shangjin¡¯s frosty expression. A car in front took a sudden turn and Lu Shangjin abruptly braked as he cursed a low ¡°fuck¡±. His neck was shaken from it. He held the back of his neck, but accidentally touched the needle hole from the rut inhibitor on his gland and slightly drew in a breath. This was the source of violent irritability. The natural aggressive gene in the alpha¡¯s blood was awakened. A cunning and vicious spider had successfully infuriated him. Yan Yi grasped the seat belt as he was jerked forward. A box of things in the back seat of the car was thrown to the ground by the inertia. ¡°What fell?¡± Yan Yi looked back at the back seat. A bouquet of roses sprinkled with silver glitter was scattered from the flower box, a few fallen petals reflecting in his light grey eyes. The light in his eyes seemed to light up from the headlight of the car behind, turning into gentle flowing water. He soon came back to his senses and withdrew his gaze, lowering his eyelids to hide the admiring expression on his face. ¡°Is that¡­ for someone?¡± Yan Yi looked down at the corner of his shirt that was wrinkled from the fight, folding it in the opposite direction of the crease and smoothing it. In less than an hour, Lu Shangjin had been misunderstood twice by this little rabbit. He took a deep breath and threw the car into a narrow road before stopping at a fountain of an abandoned park. ¡°Get out of the car.¡± Lu Shangjin put out the fire, leaning back against the headrest and closing his eyes. Thinking that Lu Shangjin wanted to toss him out halfway, Yan Yi hesitated as he bit his lips and said, ¡°Oh.¡± As soon as he got out of the car, Lu Shangjin got out of the driver¡¯s seat, taking out the bouquet of roses from the back. He held Yan Yi with one hand and carried his light body up to the edge of the dried-up fountain. At a loss, Yan Yi sat at the edge of the fountain. His little rabbit ears immediately filled up with blood and became red and hot. He looked up at Lu Shangjin blankly when his arms were unexpectedly stuffed with a big bouquet of roses. Lu Shangjin seemed to already be irritated to his limit. He puts his hands on the edge of the fountain where Yan Yi sat and trapped the little rabbit in the space of his arms, like a hawk looking down at the little white rabbit it hunted down. His sharp gaze cut down every inch of flesh and blood on his body, as if he was thinking about where to start eating. ¡°It¡¯s for you. It¡¯s all for you.¡± Lu Shangjin bit Yan Yi¡¯s soft red lips hard, the hawk¡¯s sharp claws latching onto the little white rabbit¡¯s slender waist. He only released his hold when Yan Yi softly trembled in his arms. ¡°Do you understand?¡± Lu Shangjin asked with a raised eyebrow. Yan Yi lifted his eyelashes, his eyes full of confusion. He wiped a drop of saliva from the corner of his lips and gathered the big bouquet of roses, holding it carefully. His mind was completely blank, and there was a tiny string buzzing in his heart. He gazed at Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes in a daze, trying to discern something from this pair of cold and irritable eyes. But some things were concealed closely by his strongly possessive nature. ¡°Are you¡­ jealous?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s slightly opened lips pursed from surprise. Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t respond for a moment. A faint smile rose on the corner of the little rabbit¡¯s lips. He held the bouquet tightly and said:, ¡°These are¡­ so expensive.¡± ¡°If you like them, I¡¯ll get someone to buy you one every day.¡± It¡¯s not like this was something valuable. The smile on the corners of Yan Yi¡¯s lips turned weak again from this sentence. He softly replied, ¡°No need. This is good.¡± ¡°The ring,¡± Yan Yi put his thin and slender finger on Lu Shangjin¡¯s left ring finger and muttered, ¡°Didn¡¯t you throw it?¡± ¡°Hm.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s obedience gradually calmed Lu Shangjin¡¯s restlessly furious heart. He took the bouquet of flowers, which was in the way between him and Yan Yi, and tossed it aside, then pulled Yan Yi towards him and stuck him to the hollow of his shoulder. Yan Yi was a little reluctant to let go of the flowers. When he was pressed into his arms, his nose was immediately filled with the mixed scent of narcissus and tobacco. Lu Shangjin lowered his head to check the glands at the back of his neck. It was still a light and smooth soft red, emitting the tender scent of milk candy. The moment his lips touched the glands, a trace of numbness flowed into Yan Yi¡¯s body through his nerves. He froze and closed his eyes nervously. The imaginary pain of sharp teeth piercing his glands didn¡¯t come as expected. Yan Yi waited patiently, but instead, Lu Shangjin only planted a faint kiss on his glands and soon let go. ¡°Let¡¯s go have dinner.¡± Lu Shangjin pinched Yan Yi¡¯s tender cheek. It may be due to his racial gift that his cheeks were still as smooth as silken tofu even though he was already twenty-seven years old. Yan Yi picked the fallen petals by his side and inserted them back into the layered bouquet of flowers. He carried the bouquet and sat in the back seat, specifically sitting in the corner to avoid Lu Shangjin¡¯s sight from the rearview mirror. He then carefully arranged the bouquet, tidying each rose like they were newly bloomed ,and put it back into the flower box along with the fallen petals at his feet. There was a card from the florist in the box which had a routine greeting printed on it. Yan Yi quietly took the card out and put it into his pocket, folding it together with his pregnancy examination report. ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t see what Yan Yi was holding from the rearview mirror. ¡°Nothing.¡± Yan Yi kept away the examination report and card, touched his lower abdomen and put the flower box close to him so that the baby could smell the roses sent by his alpha father. ¡°Don¡¯t send flowers to other omegas, okay?¡± CH 38 The truth was, Lu Shangjin had never sent flowers to other omegas before. He wasn¡¯t someone who was used to being romantic, and the toys that were used to appease his sexual desires were not worthy of his consideration. He was also not someone who was used to explaining himself, hence he would give only a hum. Unable to stomach the dishes at Nan Qi, Lu Shangjin asked his assistant to book a restaurant outside the city. The car came to a steady stop, but there was no movement from the back seat. Lu Shangjin glanced back and saw Yan Yi¡¯s upper body curled up as he was half-lying on the seat. He had fallen asleep, with the flower box serving as his pillow. Lu Shangjin went around to the back seat and grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s arm, putting it around his shoulder before carrying the little rabbit out. In his sleep, the little rabbit was still hugging the flower box without letting go. Lu Shangjin carried him with one hand while the other plucked the thin fingers off the edge of the flower box. ¡°Jin ge¡­¡± Yan Yi held his neck in a daze. His cheek pressed against Lu Shangjin¡¯s collarbone through his shirt, and his soft eyelashes swept over the skin of his neck. The night wind was still a little cold, so he unconsciously hugged Lu Shangjin tight, leaning his stomach to the side and sticking close to Lu Shangjin to absorb his warmth. An omega without a mark would always feel a greater lack of security. After getting used to having his beloved alpha close, as long as he could get close to the familiar scent of the other¡¯s pheromone, his body would naturally relax and he would unconsciously show his dependence. Instincts made Yan Yi bow his head meekly, sending his glands at the back of his neck towards Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips. At the same time, the soft courting pheromones were released from the glands to play up to him. The pheromones of the lop-eared rabbit race was like that of a baby bunny¡¯s paws, gently scratching on Lu Shangjin¡¯s glands without much strength and in a very pitiful manner, only waiting obediently for the alpha¡¯s strong glands to receive its homeless self. It was difficult for any alpha to refuse the invitation to mark such an adorable omega. He licked his sharp canine teeth, but in the end, he didn¡¯t take a bite. Lu Shangjin held his back, the protruding spines pressing against his palm. How did he get so thin? Lu Shangjin suddenly realized that the little rabbit, who was originally soft and supple to the touch, was now as light as a feather when picked up. The traces of training on the muscles of his arms and legs had almost completely faded over these few years. An unhealthy layer of white had also seemed to appear on the surface of his face. It had been a very, very long time since Lu Shangjin had paid careful attention to Yan Yi, and unknowingly, the little rabbit had become very haggard. He should take him to the hospital for a checkup when he has the time. Yan Yi shrank his body and laid sleepily on Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder. He had consumed too much gland energy today and was physically exhausted, so he was in urgent need of a good night¡¯s sleep. Lu Shangjin thought for a moment, then put Yan Yi back in the back seat and took a set of portable pillow quilts from the trunk. He drove as steadily as possible and got onto Chang Nan Expressway back to Chang Hui City before nightfall. Gardeners were taking care of the garden in front of the villa. Luxuriantly green windmill jasmine crawled all over the full-sided trellis. When Lu Shangjin came back, it was already noon the next day. He drove directly into the garage where the cars that he occasionally drove were parked around the periphery. On the second perimeter, there were several different limited custom models used to block the view. The innermost iris lock compartment of the garage held two large pickup trucks equipped with three layers of bulletproof windshields. The rear row was modified to deploy Browning heavy machine guns and fixed ammunition boxes, while the leftmost elevator led to the helipad on the rooftop. Lu Shangjin held the car door as he carried Yan Yi out, but found that Yan Yi was already awake. He sat in a daze and rubbed his rabbit ears that were wrinkled from sleep, and even the fur was all curled up. ¡°You¡¯re awake? We just arrived home.¡± Lu Shangjin held the car door open for him. ¡°Come out and walk.¡± Yan Yi was stunned for a moment and suddenly became clear-headed. They were still in Nan Qi last night. ¡°You brought me back¡­ I haven¡¯t packed my things¡­ you should¡¯ve called me yesterday.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ask the assistant to get them.¡± ¡°¡­Okay¡­ I¡¯ll let my boss know.¡± Yan Yi fished out his phone to give Gu Wei a call when a Wechat message popped up on his screen. It was Xia Jingtian¡¯s voice message. Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes. ¡°Who is it?¡± Yan Yi calmly handed his phone over to Lu Shangjin. ¡°It must be that kid, Xiao Xia.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyebrows knotted slightly. ¡°That little brat is quite concerned about you. When I was talking to Xia Pingtian a few days ago, he roared so loudly that I almost lost my hearing.¡± ¡°Cheer up. Your omega is almost thirty and could still harvest such a young fanboy.¡± Yan Yi gave his phone to Lu Shangjin. ¡°Take it. I¡¯m not listening.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The look in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes wasn¡¯t too happy. He took Yan Yi¡¯s phone and put it back into his pocket. ¡°Contact him less.¡± Yan Yi was a little lost as he watched Lu Shangjin¡¯s retreating back. Clearly, marking the glands could keep other alphas a distance away from him. It¡¯s just one bite, it¡¯s not too inconvenient. With a mark, there would be a bond. No matter where Lu Shangjin was, he would be concerned about Yan Yi because of this tiny mark. He bit his lip and secretly denied himself. One should not have too much hope. Yan Yi picked up the flower box and shut the car door before chasing after Lu Shangjin. Unexpectedly, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t go up by himself and was waiting for him by the elevator. Yan Yi stood beside him in relief, silently looking at their reflections on the elevator doors. ¡°Why are you still holding this box?¡± Lu Shangjin lit a cigarette and gave a look of disgust at a small piece of the edge of the flower box that was crinkled, exhaling softly, ¡°Throw it away when we go upstairs. I¡¯ll get someone to send new ones tomorrow.¡± ¡°There¡¯s really no need.¡± Yan Yi tightened his arms around the flower box in a cherishing manner. ¡°This is really¡­ good enough, thank you.¡± ¡°I can bear with it at most until it has worms,¡± Lu Shangjin put out the cigarette butt and entered the elevator. ¡°Come here. You¡¯re like a delivery boy.¡± Yan Yi was stunned as he stepped briskly into the elevator with the box in his arms, his rabbit ears bouncing around secretly. Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder would occasionally be hit with the soft bouncing rabbit ears, and his stiff face unconsciously turned a little more gentle. He caught Yan Yi¡¯s ear in his hand and kneaded it. ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± ¡ª¡ª Going into the first floor, Yan Yi¡¯s expression froze for a moment. There was a mess of takeout boxes spread across the table, and the ashtray was broken into several pieces lying at the foot of the sofa. It was obvious that someone had lost their temper in this house. He looked at Lu Shangjin, who was also thinking about this matter, even looking a little embarrassed. But he immediately straightened up, took off his coat and tossed it on the sofa. He then glanced at his phone and found a message from Bi Ruijing among his chaotic work reports. ¡°The baby is a full month old. Will you be free next week?¡± Lu Shangjin, ¡°I just got back. Where is it?¡± Bi Ruijing quickly replied, ¡°Take a look at when I sent that message.¡± Lu Shangjin glanced; it was last week. So he gave Bi Ruijing a call. On the other side, Bi Ruijing was holding a butterfly omega, who was carrying a baby, and toasted to several senior army soldiers. Seeing Lu Shangjin¡¯s call, he excused himself before finding a quiet place. ¡°He¡¯s already a month old?¡± Lu Shangjin asked. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯ve seen my son when you came to our house before.¡± Bi Ruijing leaned against the wall and stuck his hand into his pocket. ¡°How have you been these days?¡± Lu Shangjin looked at Yan Yi, who was tidying up god knows what with his tail puckered, and felt his heart become a little more grounded. ¡°Pretty good. I¡¯ll take someone there.¡± Yan Yi wasn¡¯t in a rush to clean up the mess on the table, but instead first went to the utility room to get a square ceramic flower vase, filled it with water, and inserted the roses one by one, giving it a presentable look. The roses were no longer in their budding fresh state. Yan Yi carefully picked off the withered petals and pressed them into an old book¡ª¡ª His journal was left on the second floor of the bar and he should get it back as soon as possible. The points Lu Shangjin got today could be added a little more. He wrote it down on a piece of paper first. After taking care of the bouquet, he conveniently went to the iron flower rack on the balcony to sprinkle some water, but saw dozens of boxes of Timothy hay piled up on there. Yan Yi crouched down and took a box to look at it carefully. ¡°Rabbit snacks¡­?¡± CH 39 Lu Shangjin tossed his phone aside and walked to the balcony. He bent down and touched the rabbit tail sticking up from Yan Yi¡¯s buttocks. ¡°Ah.¡± Yan Yi covered his butt and raised the waist of his pants a little to cover his tail. His face flushed a bright red as he sat on the ground. ¡°The floor hasn¡¯t been cleaned for many days. Don¡¯t sit there.¡± Lu Shangjin stood up straight and leaned against the French window. Yan Yi stood up with a box of Timothy hay in his hands, lowering his eyelids and asked softly, ¡°Is it for me?¡± Lu Shangjin remembered that in that past, he just wanted to look at this same expression on Yan Yi¡¯s face whenever he brought gifts for him- grateful yet shy, his face plain and gentle, but deep down,his heart was leaping with joy. The irritability factor in his blood gradually subsided. ¡°Who else? I only own one who eats rabbit snacks at home.¡± Lu Shangjin put his hand on the top of Yan Yi¡¯s head. ¡°You slept the whole journey. Go eat something good.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll cook.¡± Yan Yi put down the box of hay. ¡°You should go up to sleep for a while. You drove all day, didn¡¯t you?¡± Lu Shangjin suddenly grabbed him from behind and pulled him into his arms, lowering his head and pinching the soft furs on his ears. ¡°Let¡¯s go see a baby. It¡¯s a month old, you¡¯ll like it.¡± The familiar scent of milk candy pheromones made one feel at ease. As long as he was sure that Yan Yi had returned to his side, the stone that was rising and falling in Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart would quietly sink down, and the restless anxiety he had from the past few days would be swept away. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes lit up and he was suddenly awake. Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t talking about his child. On the other hand, Lu Shangjin surprisingly wanted to take him to meet his friends. ¡°Oh¡­okay. Are there many people? I¡¯ll go change my clothes.¡± Yan Yi was overwhelmed by flattery. Lu Shangjin had always isolated him from his own circle. Yan Yi wanted to integrate into it, but Lu Shangjin never gave him the chance to do so. ¡°There are a lot of people, but you know some of them.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Yan Yi went to the closet to pick out a formal thin-waisted suit that wasn¡¯t too dignified, but when he looked down, he found that someone seemed to have been in here. He bent down and touched under the pillow, feeling out each of his valuable treasures one by one to check. Not a single thing was missing. The laminated group photo fell to his feet. Yan Yi picked it up and wiped the dust off the photo with his fingers. When he looked back up, he saw Lu Shangjin standing by the door and watching him. ¡°Did you¡­ touch my things¡­?¡± Yan Yi put away the photo under his pillow in the closet. ¡°I came here to look for something a few days ago.¡± Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t too happy with him making such a clear distinction between ¡®what¡¯s yours and what¡¯s mine¡¯, ¡°I didn¡¯t touch anything else. I just took a look at that photo.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ that¡¯s okay.¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to make Lu Shangjin angry. He took out the valuable carrot brooch from the gift box and wanted to put it on his chest. ¡°You want to put this on?¡± Lu Shangjin looked at him with his head tilted sideways. Yan Yi didn¡¯t think there was anything wrong with it. He nodded with widened eyes, ¡°You gave me this beautiful birthday gift. I never had a chance to wear such a valuable thing.¡± ¡°So cute.¡± The corners of Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips barely tugged. The material was indeed an expensive diamond, but the design was too unique. Fortunately, he was a little rabbit and wearing a carrot brooch wasn¡¯t too ridiculous. Having just coaxed the little rabbit back, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t want to argue over such boring trifles. It¡¯s fine as long as he likes it. Yan Yi went to the code cabinet in the foyer and carefully picked out a set of car keys. ¡°The one you often drive hasn¡¯t been washed yet. You should change to a different one.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± In the elevator, Yan Yi was pushed to the corner again, and was kissed until he was dizzy before he was let go. He liked kissing. And he liked Lu Shangjin sticking to him even more. ¡ª¡ª In the corridor of the winery¡¯s second floor, Bi Ruijing held his omega as they went to the lounge for nursing. The butterfly omega carried his baby and glanced at Bi Ruijing. ¡°Close the door when you go out.¡± Bi Ruijing crouched down and looked up at the omega sitting on the chair, laughing playfully. ¡°I can¡¯t look at my own wife?¡± The omega¡¯s white cheeks flushed red. As he undid his clothes to feed the baby, his eyebrows knitted with an uncomfortable look. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°It hurts.¡± Bi Ruijing couldn¡¯t help but smile as he picked up the squeamish omega, putting him in his arms. He kissed his forehead and released soothing pheromones. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. My XIao Meng is still a baby.¡± The butterfly omega held the baby as he snuggled up to Bi Ruijing¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Are you still going to the office later?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll just make a trip there. I¡¯ll go back early tonight.¡± Bi Ruijing soothed with a warm voice. ¡°I¡¯ll lock the door at seven. It¡¯s up to you.¡± ¡°Hey, laopo, why are you so unreasonable? Why are you still angry? There¡¯s so many things to do at the end of the month, and plus, I opened a sale two days ago¡­¡± ¡°If you try to reason with me again, I¡¯ll scold you.¡± The omega gave him a cold look. Bi Ruijing could only nod his head and kissed the omega¡¯s light-coloured lips, giving an indulgent smile. ¡°Little drama queen. Call out something nice, then.¡± The butterfly omega pursed his lips and pushed the baby into Bi Ruijing¡¯s arms, wrapping his arms around his neck. ¡°Uncle Rui.¡± Looking out from the wooden window on the second floor of the winery, a Bentley arrived late at the end of the road. When Bi Ruijing saw the lop-eared rabbit omega driving, he was stunned. Shit. It¡¯s the empress of the main palace. It¡¯s really giving him face. Carrying the omega, Bi Ruijing headed downstairs to welcome them, saying hello to Lu Shangjin. Yan Yi stopped the engine and got out of the driver¡¯s seat, smiling gently when he saw Bi Ruijing. ¡°After living in seclusion all these years, only now did I find out you were having a baby.¡± Bi Ruijing immediately stood straight, giving Yan Yi a military salute as he carried the baby, ¡°Senior.¡± Yan Yi just laughed, ¡°I¡¯ve retired for so many years. Don¡¯t make fun of me.¡± In the PBB base, one¡¯s ranking ¨C which was based on their combat potential ¨C was branded on their body as a permanent serial number. The front and end of the serial number did not represent absolute strength or weakness, but it can be used as a relatively stable way of judgement. Bi Ruijing looked at the omega beside him, ¡°Xiao Meng, say hello.¡± The butterfly omega wasn¡¯t timid or shy with strangers, but he calmly shook hands with the guests. Perhaps it was because of his origins that he was born with a noble temperament. Lu Shangjin slapped a red envelope into Bi Ruijing¡¯s hand. ¡°Congrats.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take advantage of my son¡¯s light,¡± Bi Ruijing pinched it and felt that there was a set of car keys inside. ¡°Hey, let me see if it¡¯s the one I¡¯ve always wanted.¡± ¡°It¡¯s for Tan Meng. What are you talking about?¡± Lu Shangjin smiled lightly. ¡°It¡¯s top-end limited edition. I got it specifically to come here, it¡¯s still nice and warm.¡± Bi Ruijing glanced at Yan Yi, then poked the red envelope at Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest. ¡°I think you¡¯ll be quick too. With both of your grades, your future child can beat up the entire kindergarten.¡± ¡°It¡¯s¡­ too early.¡± When the two omegas¡¯ hands were clasped together, they glanced at one another. Yan Yi put one hand into his pocket and bent down slightly, speaking with a soft and gentle voice, ¡°The windmill jasmine in the garden had just bloomed beautifully, but I was afraid you and the baby might be allergic, so I didn¡¯t pick it. You are more beautiful than I imagined.¡± The butterfly omega¡¯s cheeks blushed from being looked at by the pair of light grey eyes. He hid behind Bi Ruijing and slightly revealed half his face as he peeked at Yan Yi in a cautious manner. ¡°Hm. Thank you.¡± The baby in Bi Ruijing¡¯s arms had been in a daze, neither crying nor making any noise as he stared at Yan Yi¡¯s rabbit ears. Lu Shangjin lightly touched the baby¡¯s cheek. ¡°Heh, so soft.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll let you hold him. My son is so cute.¡± Bi Ruijing placed the baby in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, ¡°Come on, praise him.¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t really know how to hold him, afraid that using too much strength would break this fragile meatball that can be lifted with one palm. Yan Yi was afraid that Lu Shangjin would drop someone else¡¯s baby, so he held the baby carefully on one side. ¡°Don¡¯t hurt him.¡± A small sock fell to the ground. Yan Yi bent down to pick it up and put it back on his feet. The chubby little feet looked like a small light red steamed bun, feeling tender and soft as it stepped on the back of his hand. Yan Yi¡¯s heart melted, and his eyes had already gently turned into a pool of water. A very ordinary image froze in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes. He couldn¡¯t tell what he was expecting or what he was afraid of. Yan Yi seemed to be asking him unintentionally, ¡°Do you like babies?¡± Lu Shangjin was a little silent, his eyes reserved. With dangers lurking around, he couldn¡¯t think about these things now. Yan Yi generally understood what Lu Shangjin meant. He looked down and silently put the sock on the baby. He felt tightening around his waist. Lu Shangjin suddenly grabbed him and whispered in his ear, ¡°I like you, you¡¯re a baby.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Yan Yi raised his rabbit ears to push Lu Shangjin¡¯s face away, his disappointed heart feeling much better. The butterfly omega took the baby back from Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms and gently touched Yan Yi¡¯s hand, his cheeks lifting as he looked at him. ¡°They¡¯re going to drink. I¡¯ll take you somewhere to eat.¡± The entire winery covered 800 acres, and the outer periphery was a mountain resort. The small estate was exquisitely tended to, with every type of greenery planted with great care. After small talk, he found that these flowers were grown by this butterfly omega himself. A long table was completely covered with desserts and various dishes for guests to help themselves to. ¡°My name is Tan Meng, the ¡®Meng (dream)¡¯ from Zhuang Zhou¡¯s dreams of butterflies.¡± The omega sat at the long table with the baby and picked a piece of cherry syrup mousse for Yan Yi, ¡°I made this, try and see if it suits your taste.¡± Yan Yi tried a piece. This proud and cute-looking little omega was really skilled. He sincerely praised, ¡°You¡¯re excellent in gardening and such a master at baking.¡± An ordinary omega who normally grew flowers, baked desserts, and even had an alpha who loved him dearly; it was a perfect and comfortable life that Yan Yi yeared for. Yan Yi could feel the little butterfly¡¯s gland energy, which did not reach the M2 grade, but was still stronger than J1. Although not comparable to the A3 gland, he was by no means weak or fragile, and he was still young. Tan Meng gently patted the baby¡¯s back, rocking him to sleep. After the baby fell asleep, he handed him to the nanny beside him before stretching his legs and leaning back against the long table, slightly raising his elegant and delicate chin. ¡°Before, Lu Shangjin called to ask me for two million yuan and took a card from me. It should be for you right?¡± Yan Yi thought about the bank card from before, which had a common password and a butterfly shaped sticker on it. ¡°He asked me to help him¡­¡± Tan Meng made a playful gesture of washing laundry. ¡°You can spend that money without worrying. Lu Lin won¡¯t track you down.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Yan Yi looked at him in bewilderment. Seeing Yan Yi¡¯s expression, Tan Meng looked him up and down strangely, ¡°He didn¡¯t tell you? Oh, it¡¯s okay. Everyone in the circle knows what kind of person Lu Lin is. Your glands are so rare, he¡¯s definitely keeping an eye on you. The alphas in the peregrine falcon family have the ability to locate and track. If you have Lu Shangjin¡¯s pheromones on you, or spend his money, it¡¯d be very easy to find you.¡± ¡°Not marking me¡­ is to protect me?¡± The expression on Yan Yi¡¯s face gradually faded as he stared blankly at the cherry syrup of the mousse cake trickling on the plate. ¡°This was because three years ago, Lu Shangjin blew up Lu Lin¡¯s gene database,¡± Tan Meng said, as though he was telling a joke with cunning eyes, ¡°The entire set of computers were destroyed, including your pheromone records. Lu Lin can only use Lu Shangjin¡¯s pheromones to catch you now. As long as Lu Shangjin doesn¡¯t mark you, he definitely won¡¯t be able to find you.¡± ¡°How did I¡­ not know all of this?¡± It was as if the dense fog and haze that had been blocking and trapping him gradually dispersed from his heart. Yan Yi felt completely muddled. He stared dazedly into the wine tasting room. Lu Shangjin was holding a wine glass, slightly awake, as he measured the quality of the red wine. Champagne coloured flames on the ceramic candle holders flickered, reflecting on Lu Shangjin¡¯s side profile and casting deep shadows. Xia Pingtian was present as well. He sniffed the fragrance in the glass as he listened cheerfully to Bi Ruijing talking about his son with great delight. ¡°Actually, I just wanted to be sure when I sent my son to test his differentiation potential. I didn¡¯t expect that the stinky brat is a real fighter.¡± Bi Ruijing was quite proud, a complete contrast to his usual dignified and stable elite appearance. Xia Pingtian clicked his tongue as he smiled, ¡°Just remembering the playboy of our army troop, Rui ge. He has broken away from evil and returned to the right path, becoming a wife slave.¡± ¡°Leave.¡± Bi Ruijing shushed, ¡°No one can handle that little goblin acting like a demon. It¡¯s a childish temper. It¡¯s like I¡¯m raising two sons now.¡± ¡°Teach him a lesson then.¡± Xia Pingtian rolled up his sleeves, ¡°Hey, don¡¯t worry about anything else. Just give a tight smack and it¡¯ll be taken care of.¡± ¡°Fuck you¡­¡± Bi Ruijing laughed angrily. ¡°Do you dare lay a hand on your Xiao Jing when he pisses you off?¡± ¡°Him?¡± Xia Pingtian shook his head, ¡°If I touch him even a little, he could directly blow up my house.¡± ¡°By the way, our Xiao Jing has a child¡¯s temper. I apologize on his behalf for pretending to call you the other time. Don¡¯t argue with someone unknowledgeable like him.¡± Xia Pingtian looked at Lu Shangjin and put his hands together, smiling helplessly. ¡°I can¡¯t control this little kid too. Ai, I¡¯ll let my dad beat him when we go back.¡± Since Xia Pingtian spoke this much, Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t say anything more. He didn¡¯t plan to do anything to a little boy who didn¡¯t graduate from college in the first place. Besides, he was his friend¡¯s most precious little brother. It was just that his little rabbit at home was too enchanting, so he had to be careful. ¡°I have to pick up a call.¡± Xia Pingtian pointed to his phone. ¡°It¡¯s from the hospital.¡± ¡°Hello? It¡¯s me. Say it.¡± ¡°What¡­?¡± The smile on Xia Pingtian¡¯s face froze, and his frown rose, ¡°It¡¯s useless asking me, go find a way. Fuck!¡± Lu Shangjin and Bi Ruijing looked at Xia Pingtian at the same time. Xia Pingtian said in a fluster: ¡°The baby your dad left has multiple organ failures. They¡¯re trying to save him now!¡± CH 40 While Tan Meng was pouring Yan Yi a cup of black tea, Bi Ruijing suddenly appeared by the door, his expression unpleasant, ¡°There¡¯s an urgent matter, we¡¯re making a trip to the hospital.¡± Tan Meng wrinkled his beautiful eyebrows, ¡°What happened?¡± Bi Ruijing glanced at Yan Yi and couldn¡¯t hold back the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Across the doorway, Yan Yi saw Lu Shangjin hurrying downstairs with his coat. The three of them left in a rush. Tan Meng couldn¡¯t sit still as well, so he asked the nanny to bring him his coat. Completely indifferent, Yan Yi lowered his head to eat the cake. ¡°Are you coming with me?¡± Tan Meng turned the car keys between his fingers, ¡°Your alpha seemed very worried.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going.¡± Yan Yi ate the cake quietly. He was used to not pursuing matters that Lu Shangjin did not want him to know about, so as to give each other some space and decency. Now, their relationship had already eased a lot. Lu Shangjin seemed to have really changed his character. Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to cause complications. He didn¡¯t want to see anything that he shouldn¡¯t be seeing and ruin the trust that had just been restored between them. ¡°Hm, don¡¯t spoil Lu Shangjin too much¡­I have to go and take a look.¡± Tan Meng put on his coat and hurried downstairs. Yan Yi had no choice. It made one worry to let such a little capsicum1 go out by himself. Tan Meng drove fiercely, and it could be seen that Bi Ruijing was the one who taught him those skills. Sitting in the passenger seat, Yan Yi could only hold onto the armrest tightly all the way until they arrived at An Fei Ya hospital. Even if a two-week old infant who suffered from multiple organ failures was cured, the possibility of having serious aftereffects was extremely high. The most that could happen was damage to the nervous system, such as cerebral palsy. Yan Yi entered the hospital and saw Lu Shangjin sitting on the ground outside the intensive care unit. Lying inside, with the glass against its back was the corpse of an infant, stiff and ashen. Yan Yi¡¯s heart suddenly clenched, his vision turning dark for a moment. Was it Lu Shangjin¡¯s child? He didn¡¯t want to get closer, but Tan Meng caught his wrist and brought him to Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin was leaning against the glass curtain wall. Even though he was dressed neatly, there was still a trace of dejection and soullessness in his vacant gaze. With hands on the glass, Yan Yi watched the infant sleeping peacefully inside. It was a peregrine falcon baby, its wrinkly face thin and pitiful, which would have been handsome and lovely if it grew up. It¡¯s a pity that it died before it was a full month old. Even if this was Lu Shangjin¡¯s baby with another omega, Yan Yi was still unable to take pleasure in someone else¡¯s misfortune, his sadness transmitting from his fingers through the glass. Lu Shangjin said in a low and hoarse voice: ¡°It¡¯s Ye Wan¡¯s child. My little brother.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s fingers quivered as he stared down at him with wide eyes, ¡°Ten years ago, didn¡¯t Uncle Wan already¡­¡± Lu Shangjin rubbed his face and stood up unsteadily, ¡°I¡¯m going to the washroom.¡± He staggered. Being without rest after driving for an entire day and having received a sudden thunderbolt from a clear sky, his spirit was seriously damaged. Feeling extremely exhausted, Lu Shangjin vomited into the bathroom sink, so much that he even saw blood. Despite the water force in the tap turning on to the strongest, the sound of rushing water couldn¡¯t block out the buzzing in his head. A soft and lively little body stiffened and faded in front of his eyes, and Lu Shangjin could only look through the glass as the last trace left in the world by his most beloved father was taken away. Nothing was left for him. Yan Yi came in with a paper cup of warm water and hurriedly lifted him up, letting him rinse his mouth before washing his face for him. Like a drunkard, Lu Shangjin leaned most of his weight onto Yan Yi and hugged his omega tightly into his arms. ¡°I¡¯ll never get to see him again.¡± Lu Shangjin said in a muffled voice, ¡°He¡¯s completely gone- he used my gun- and bang.¡± He held Yan Yi¡¯s cheeks and leaned in close to him. Yan Yi could clearly see his eyeballs were densely bloodshot as his eyes trembled with extreme sorrow and fear. Every cell in his body was hysterically howling in pain, unable to be relieved. He embraced Yan Yi into his arms. ¡°Yan Yan, why do I bleed the same blood as a scum like Lu Lin, why!¡± Lu Shangjin gritted his teeth and buried his head into Yan Yi¡¯s neck, his whole body trembling. ¡°I know. Let¡¯s go home first.¡± Yan Yi patted Lu Shangjin¡¯s back and tried his best to release pheromones to comfort his hurt alpha. He was too much like a wounded beast. When licking his wounds, the fragility and helplessness in his eyes were inadvertently revealed. April was coming to an end, and the green plants along the road were sprouting. Willow catkins occasionally swept past the windshield as the gentle breeze filled one¡¯s nose. Lu Shangjin leaned against the door of the passenger seat and slept. Before, no matter how busy the company was, Lu Shangjin would never show such a defenseless and tired expression. Yan Yi had only ever seen Lu Shangjin¡¯s uncontrollable rage the day they broke up three years ago. It was in the past. Yan Yi reached out a hand, gently interlocked his fingers with Lu Shangjin¡¯s left ones which were hanging down, and rubbed the wedding ring on his finger. Let these painful three years pass as a dream. Everything can start again, like how all things on earth come back to life in April, sprouting from branches. From now on, every time their hands clasped together, it would be like a willow catkin brushing across the heart, letting the sincere feelings in their childhood and the fiery enthusiasm of their teenage years completely deliver to the gentleness and steadiness of the present. This would prove that his adoration that he had exhausted all his life wasn¡¯t like a moth to a flame. He carried Lu Shangjin back to the bedroom. A strong alpha of 1.9 meters wasn¡¯t light, so when Yan Yi put Lu Shangjin onto the bed, he was almost brought down with him. He went to the pantry next door to pour a cup of warm water, and when he returned, he saw Lu Shangjin had already fallen asleep, breathing evenly. Yan Yi placed the warm water by the bedside and hesitated for a moment, then sat on the carpet with his back against the edge of the bed. Since the breakup, he was rarely permitted into Lu Shangjin¡¯s room to rest. Only when Lu Shangjin was too used to eating delicacies outside and wanted to taste something light to cleanse his palate, would he occasionally have the mood to have fun with him. He would then be able to lie for a while on the bed full of the smell of narcissus pheromones and get out as soon as they were done, not being allowed to relax his weak legs for even a moment. Now, Yan Yi had already gotten into the habit of trying his best not to stay in Lu Shangjin¡¯s bedroom, let alone getting onto his bed. He silently hugged his legs as he sat on the carpet. The scent of narcissus pheromones filled the air. He would never get tired of being wrapped with a sense of security by the alpha¡¯s pheromones. Even so, he was satisfied with this and didn¡¯t want to ask for too much. Lu Shangjin¡¯s breath was suddenly close to his neck. ¡°Don¡¯t sit here.¡± He wasn¡¯t very awake and lay sleepily on the edge of the bed. Startled, Yan Yi took the cup of water and brought it to his mouth, ¡°Drink some water.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to drink.¡± Lu Shangjin dragged Yan Yi back, lifting one leg to press onto him, and lying sideways as he wrapped the little rabbit into a ball to hold, the tip of his nose and lips pressing against the soft rabbit ears. His heart, wrapped in the warm chest that was pressing close to Yan Yi, pounded quickly. Lu Shangjin¡¯s fingers slightly trembled as he hugged him, deeply breathing in the soft scent of pheromones on Yan Yi¡¯s nape. Yan Yi quietly stayed with him and released even more pheromones for him. The omega¡¯s milk candy pheromones balanced out the irritable and anxious scent of narcissus in the room. When the restless narcissus pheromones finally adopted the omega¡¯s gentle comfort, it even unguardedly entwined with it. Yan Yi traced his finger along the bridge of Lu Shangjin¡¯s nose, then helped him smoothe out the tightly knitted brows. His alpha needed him. He tried to reach out to turn off the lights, but was powerless to the body hugging him tightly, like he was being bound by a giant octopus, and couldn¡¯t reach the switch. The breath that carried the light scent of pheromones swept over Yan Yi¡¯s nape. With difficulty, Yan Yi turned around in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms and kissed the corner of his lips, then raised his little rabbit ears to cover Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes. Lu Shangjin was extremely exhausted and slept from the afternoon until the next evening. His arms and the bedside were empty. When the harsh sound of the dishes shattering rang from the first floor, Lu Shangjin was abruptly shaken awake. He put on his slippers and went downstairs. The smell of beef steak wafted from the dining room. Yan Yi was squatting by the dining table, picking up the broken porcelain pieces. His fingers had cramped up suddenly just now and he didn¡¯t hold the plate steady. The sound of footsteps hurried down from the second to the first floor. When Yan Yi looked up to see Lu Shangjin, his fingertips accidentally scraped against the sharp porcelain. It didn¡¯t hurt at that moment, and he only discovered that the small wound was deep enough when it started seeping blood. ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you!¡± Lu Shangjin went over and dragged Yan Yi out of the pile of broken porcelain pieces. He took Yan Yi¡¯s finger and squeezed the blood, ¡°Wait here, don¡¯t move.¡± The alcohol and band-aids were originally placed in the medical kit in the bathroom, but they had been rummaged through from Lu Shangjin¡¯s tossing about when he was in his rut, so he could only go to the storeroom to get a new one. ¡°Thank you.¡± With a sweet look in his eyes, Yan Yi was overwhelmed by favour as he waited obediently. Jin ge was more considerate than the day before. Lu Shangjin spent more time looking for the alcohol than expected. Yan Yi waited patiently, his little rabbit ears bouncing around in boredom. Where did he go to find the alcohol¡­the wound would soon heal if he didn¡¯t come back. When Lu Shangjin returned, his expression was a little odd. He placed the alcohol and band-aids in front of Yan Yi before watching him disinfect and bandage himself. ¡°Why are you looking at me¡­¡± Yan Yi¡¯s expression had also started to become uncomfortable as he looked at Lu Shangjin strangely. Lu Shangjin opened his palm, and on it was the examination report folded into a small piece. Shocked, Yan Yi tried to take the examination report back, ¡°Why did you touch my things again¡­did you see what¡¯s on it?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Lu Shangjin held the examination report between his fingers and stretched his hand out where Yan Yi couldn¡¯t reach, ¡°When did this happen?¡± His little rabbit ears flicked lightly to hide his uneasiness. Yan Yi¡¯s eyelids drooped as he answered softly, ¡°It was when¡­we were in the dining room. You didn¡¯t wear it, and I didn¡¯t take the pill either.¡± Lu Shangjin pressed his temple as he clenched the examination report in his hand and smashed it on the table. Yan Yi backed away from Lu Shangjin in fright, hugging his belly as he retreated to the corner, ¡°You don¡¯t like it?¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯ll raise it myself¡­I¡¯ll raise it myself¡­I won¡¯t bother you¡­¡± Lu Shangjin moved closer to him and reached out. Like a frightened rabbit, Yan Yi shut his eyes and squatted down, shrinking himself into a ball and trembled in fear. ¡°Let me keep this baby, I¡¯m begging you, I won¡¯t disturb you when you play with anyone in the future. I¡¯m begging you, please don¡¯t kill it, I really want it, I want the baby¡­¡± Lu Shangjin watched him in dismay. Had he gone too far with Yan Yi, that he only dared to secretly have a checkup even when he was pregnant, yet not daring to tell his alpha about it? It turned out that Yan Yi had been treading on thin ice around him. For this poor little rabbit, Lu Shangjin was not the most dependable alpha he could rely on, but a demon who would steal his child at any moment. ¡°Don¡¯t- don¡¯t be scared¡­¡± Lu Shangjin squatted down, hooking his fingers and softly rubbing Yan Yi¡¯s wet eyelashes. He picked up the trembling little rabbit and gently stroked his back, carrying him to the sofa in the living room and whispering in his ear, ¡°I didn¡¯t say that I don¡¯t like it, I didn¡¯t say that I don¡¯t want it.¡± Yan Yi lifted his gaze, his light grey pupils glistening with a layer of tears: ¡°If it¡¯s merely a little bunny O¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ll still love him.¡± Lu Shangjin planted a kiss between Yan Yi¡¯s eyebrows, like the tender promise he made when he was seventeen. Yan Yi froze for a moment. He then hugged Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, unable to contain the tears from spilling out of his tear ducts along his cheeks and onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s nape. ¡°Jin ge¡­have I waited long enough¡­ that you¡¯ve finally returned?¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head and responded to the little rabbit¡¯s expectation with a long kiss. At the age of thirty, he could relax his heart and be at peace. In the bedroom at night, it was extremely touching. Two kinds of pheromones diffused into sweet aphrodisiacs, entwining and coupling as they submerged together. Lu Shangjin was very patient, using sufficient soothing pheromones and his skills to give Yan Yi the most comfortable experience to make up for their lack of compatibility. Yan Yi stuck to him, seeking after him, holding his neck as he whispered in his ear again and again: ¡°Jin ge, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you¡­¡± Even when it hurt, hidden inside, his heart still beat with enthusiasm. At three in the morning, Lu Shangjin coaxed Yan Yi to sleep and closed the bedroom door. The small coffee table on the balcony was still in the same miserable sight as it was in when it had toppled over. Lu Shangjin ignored it as he sat on the ground with his back against the railing, lighting up his cigarette. May was soon approaching and the temperature at night was no longer terrifyingly freezing. This child might be a gift from the gods, bringing him hope when he had lost everything. He had only one thought in his mind; never to let Lu Lin find out and stir up his life that had just returned to peace, trampling and extinguishing his only hope. He smoked on the balcony all night. Three days later, he drove Yan Yi to An Fei Ya hospital for a formal checkup. The set of examinations took several hours to finish. It was very exhausting. While Lu Shangjin¡¯s driver sent Yan Yi back home to rest, he stayed in the hospital to wait for the results. When he received the examination report, there was inexplicable excitement in his heart. A little fella of his own blood was quietly gestating in his belly. It was a mysterious and sacred thing. After reading them one by one, Lu Shangjin¡¯s face turned from white to green. As if the stems of a row of bright blooming haitang flowers were cut off by a sickle. Footnotes 1. СÀ±½·: straightforward and bold characte CH 41 Warning: Forced abortion Before dinner time, Yan Yi looked down to take care of the roses in the flowerpot. Withered flower petals fell onto the table every day, and Yan Yi would then pick them up one by one and press them into an old book, which was a temporary replacement for his notebook. The loose roses were more misshapen than when he first got them. However, even though they had changed beyond recognition, Yan Yi still treasured them, because happiness from a dream come true was not easy to come by. Lu Shangjin¡¯s assistant was very efficient. He soon brought back the miscellaneous items he had left at Ruins bar. After getting his things back, Yan Yi searched for a long time and checked repeatedly, but his notebook really wasn¡¯t in there. When he called the assistant, the assistant apologized repeatedly and said that everything in the room had been brought back, and if there was anything he forgot, he would go back to look for it again. Yan Yi wasn¡¯t used to bothering others, so he could only say that he found it. Jin ge had already come back, and that notebook was no longer important. The score Yan Yi had given Lu Shangjin for the past few days had already been off the charts. Once the baby was born and this love crystallised, perhaps there wouldn¡¯t be an occassion to reduce his score anymore. Yan Yi sat back against the corner of the sofa and glanced at the quartz clock on the wall. He didn¡¯t know if Lu Shangjin was still waiting for the examination results and wanted to call him, but the call didn¡¯t go through when he dialed his number. So, he just sent him a text. ¡®Darling, are you coming back for dinner tonight?¡¯ The message was like a stone falling into the sea. Yan Yi looked at the screen, his heart feeling empty. The address ¡°darling¡± would only be sweet if there was an answer. He waited until 5:30 in the evening, but Lu Shangjin had not returned. After thinking about it, he decided to prepare dinner first and wait while preparing. Yan Yi put on his apron and sorted the bow at the back, exposing his little tail to breathe. With a pair of soft suede slippers on, he stirred the creamy fish soup in the pot. ¡°Baby, we¡¯re having fish soup today. You have to eat more later. Little bunnies have to be round and soft to be cute.¡± Yan Yi held his belly and stroked it gently. When Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t around, the baby in his belly had become a little angel accompanying him to pass his loneliness. If it were a peregrine falcon baby, that would be good as well. He hoped that it could have a more gentle temper. Yan Yi counted the days in anticipation of the arrival of this wonderful little angel. The sound of footsteps came from the door. Yan Yi¡¯s ears suddenly stood up before he hurriedly turned off the fire and took off his apron, quickly walking to the door and prepared to welcome his alpha home. The front door opened, but five to six doctors in white coats burst in all of a sudden. Yan Yi took two steps back and watched them vigilantly, ¡°What are all of you doing?¡± There was a round branding on the neck of the doctor standing in front: PBB000576. The other doctors also had the PBB serial numbers on various parts of their body, and most were alphas of J1 grade. ¡°We¡¯re here to deal with Yan-xiansheng¡¯s false pregnancy. This type of false pregnancy can cause serious harm to the body and must be treated as quickly as possible.¡± The doctor put down the medical kit and gestured to the several physician assistants he brought along, ¡°Inject the anaesthetic first.¡± Four physicians swarmed him. Two of them grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s arms while another one grabbed his hips to press him onto the sofa, and the last one took out a vial of anesthetic and sterile cotton balls. ¡°Let go of me!¡± Yan Yi had just recovered from the shock and struggled desperately, screaming, ¡°It¡¯s not a false pregnancy! I checked beforehand that I have a little bunny! Where did you all come from!¡± A tube of anesthetic instantly spread to his four limbs along his blood vessels. Yan Yi¡¯s struggles grew weaker and weaker. Due to being excessively frightened, the colour in his cheeks paled. He struggled to reach for his phone on the sofa and dialed Lu Shangjin¡¯s number. The moment the line connected, Yan Yi desperately tried to break free from the doctor¡¯s hand, exhausting all his strength as he said to the receiver in despair, ¡°Jin ge¡­help me¡­I¡¯m scared¡­¡± The phone hung up. Yan Yi looked up with difficulty and saw Lu Shangjin standing in front of him with his phone, his face cold and detached, completely indifferent. He weakly reached out his hands to Lu Shangjin. Expecting his alpha to pull him out of hell. ¡°Please help me, Jin ge¡­¡± ¡°Why are you angry¡­I¡¯ll be good in the future¡­very obedient¡­¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s condescending gaze paused for a second, and there was a moment of hesitation. The little rabbit looked like when he was younger, shivering as he knelt in a pool of blood at the differentiation base, dropping the gun before crawling over and opening his hand to him, feeling afraid and wanting Lu Shangjin to take him away. ¡°They want to kill our baby¡­¡± Yan Yi¡¯s fingers gripped the sofa, faint bloodstains printed on the marks of his fingers. The hesitation in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes was instantly ignited by anger. Yan Yi was enveloped by a wave of intense irritable pheromones. Rich and full of aggressiveness, the scent of narcissus was like a pair of invisible hands choking Yan Yi¡¯s neck, making his legs and feet turn weak and unable to move. With eyes wide open, he looked at Lu Shangjin in fear, whose gaze was full of hostility. Lu Shangjin forcefully grabbed the omega¡¯s slender neck and pushed him into the wall hard, pressing the weak little rabbit against the wall and narrowing his eyes at him: ¡°You lied to me.¡± His beloved alpha was standing in front of him, but Yan Yi would always be shivering in fear when he touched him. ¡°Why¡­¡± He asked in astonishment and disbelief. Powerless to resist, he could only shield his fragile lower abdomen. A few doctors came to grab him. Lu Shangjin locked Yan Yi in his arms and put his hands on his lower abdomen, pressing down forcefully, ¡°I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± The little rabbit that once only belonged to him was broken and dirtied by someone else. He could only clean him up personally. Instincts made Yan Yi unable to comply any more as he struggled frantically to grab Lu Shangjin¡¯s wrist, trying to break free from the embrace that was restraining him. He shrieked in terror, ¡°It hurts! Let go of me!¡± ¡°Jin ge, you promised me that you would love the baby, you promised me¡­I¡¯ll take care of it alone, I¡¯ll keep it a secret, please, please Jin ge¡­¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s hands clenched with visible blue veins and trembled slightly. He pressed Yan Yi down onto the floor and wrapped his arms around his slim body from behind, his forearms tightening around his lower abdomen, ¡°You lied to me¡­what the hell did you and Xia Jingtian do when you were preparing for the gland replacement operation at the hospital?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s vision blurred with tears. It hurt so much that he couldn¡¯t even complete a sentence, ¡°I didn¡¯t¡­I don¡¯t know¡­I didn¡¯t lie to you¡­¡± Lu Shangjin gritted his teeth and gripped Yan Yi¡¯s throat, forcing him to look at the video on his phone. It was a surveillance video recording: Xia Jingtian entered Yan Yi¡¯s intensive care ward and didn¡¯t come out until the next morning. ¡°What was he up to for so long?¡± Lu Shangjin ruthlessly applied force, accompanied by another shrill scream of misery from Yan Yi. It wasn¡¯t the false pregnancy that he hated. But it was the false pregnancy that unexpectedly occurred during the few days when he was on a business trip. From the time when the examination report results came out till now, Lu Shangjin did a lot of things. He first enquired about whether the danger of a false pregnancy to a rabbit was to the point of death. Later, he followed the usual traces and clues to associate with Xia Jingtian; the voice messages sent, the irritable interrogation Xia Jingtian had with Xia Pingtian when they were on the phone, and even his appearance next to Yan Yi at any time. He went to investigate the small inn where Yan Yi stayed. There was no surveillance inside the inn, but there was outside. The surveillance showed that Yan Yi had gone downstairs to pick up Xia Jingtian, who then put his coat over Yan Yi and even gave him a bouquet of roses. Lu Shangjin went to that little inn in person. Business at the inn was bad. A few days after Yan Yi left, no one else occupied the room he stayed at. Just as he walked into this narrow room, he could smell the remaining scent of an M2 alpha¡¯s pheromones. The toilet was not ventilated, and it was filled even more with the dense rut pheromones; it was like the scent of baby¡¯s breath burst into his nose provocatively. This little kid whom he never paid attention to, had unexpectedly stolen his wife under his nose. It was because he thought that he knew Yan Yi too well, and never thought that Yan Yi would lie to him, or would tell him such a big lie to humiliate him. ¡°False pregnancy¡­and still faking the real pregnancy report. Is it so fun to lie to me?¡± ¡°I should have known sooner. Rabbits are always in heat, it¡¯s impossible for such a slutty thing to not be fucked for a day, right?¡± ¡°Is it fun to play me for a fool?¡± Yan Yi betrayed him. This punishment was what he deserved. He was already determined to return to his peaceful life, having hope after losing everything. Now, he learned that not only did this child not exist, even his wife was knocked up by someone else. Everything he had used to support his spirit was a facade. The dead left him, and the living betrayed him. Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart felt like it was suddenly ripped open by sharp claws. The alpha¡¯s dignity had been unprecedentedly provoked and insulted. ¡°Tell me, how long have you been with Xia Jingtian? He cares so much about you, has he already fucked you ripe? Does it feel good to sleep with someone younger, Yan Yi?¡± Lu Shangjin was so angry that his eyes seemed to nearly pop out, his mouth cursing revolting insults as he ruthlessly tormented the little rabbit to death. Yan Yi¡¯s voice became weaker and weaker, the pain and fear making him unable to think at all. He only knew that his most beloved alpha was desperately pressing onto his stomach to kill his baby. ¡°Jin ge¡­I really didn¡¯t lie to you¡­the exam¡­says it¡¯s real¡­I really have¡­a little bunny¡­¡± A moment ago, Yan Yi was still faintly hoping that Lu Shangjin was coming to save him. These hands were once clearly willing to suffer serious injuries for him and would hold him tightly to take him away from the abyss. He had been deceived. He had been deceived by Lu Shangjin¡¯s deliberate use of forged tender consideration. After years of waiting bitterly, dreaming in vain, he had thought of countless possibilities of their future regardless of their past. However, he just didn¡¯t think that Lu Shangjin, who seemed to have changed, was still cruel, but more so than before. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes lost their light as his blood gradually soaked through his pyjama pants, a stream of heat flowing down his thighs and onto the floor. Lu Shangjin threw down a medical examination report and casually instructed the few doctors, ¡°You all clean up the rest.¡± The doctors standing five steps away were remaining silent out of fear, shocked by the cold hostility in Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice. They hurried over to stop Yan Yi¡¯s bleeding. Yan Yi bit his pale lips. Trembling, he grasped the examination report and looked at the elegant penmanship of the lab results, stunned into silence. ¡°Diagnosis of false pregnancy.¡± It was clearly real. He only wanted to give birth to a little bunny to accompany him, so that he could feel less lonely whenever he misses Lu Shangjin at night. He no longer had an alpha who loved him, and neither a little bunny anymore. CH 42 Lu Shangjin slammed the door and left. He sat in the car and smoked one cigarette after another, until his buzzing temples were completely numbed and calmed by the nicotine. Yan Yi¡¯s fearful and pleading look came back to his mind. Lu Shangjin pressed his chest as he lay on the steering wheel to endure the rapid spasmic throbbing of his heart beat. Legs numb with icy coldness, he couldn¡¯t feel anything when he stepped on the accelerator. This was probably the most unbridled manic rage he had ever experienced in his life. For the next two days, Lu Shangjin spent the night in the company and didn¡¯t go back home. Most of the contracts piled on the desk had been signed, and only a stack of Jiu¡¯An Hong Ye contracts were left. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t have the mood to open them at all, so he simply put them on hold. At first, the president of Jiu¡¯An Hong Ye called to ask for them, but dared not ask again after sensing that something was wrong. After the meeting, Xia Pingtian came out of the meeting room with his face as black as coal. What the hell was Lu Shangjin tossing about for? Was he going against the Hong Ye Xia family? Several delayed contracts were almost overdue, yet he didn¡¯t do anything. What was he doing? The baby left by his dad should have had a short life. It had multiple organ failures, so who could save it? He wouldn¡¯t go as far as to bury the Hong Ye Xia¡¯s name with it, would he? The more he thought about it, the more his anger built up. He couldn¡¯t help but call Lu Shangjin. If he still didn¡¯t pick up, he would ask the driver to take him to Chang Hui immediately. Lu Shangjin picked up after ten rings. Xia Pingtian held back his fire and asked Lu Shangjin nicely. Lu Shangjin asked lightly, ¡°Did you help your little brother find Yan Yi?¡± ¡°Ah? I didn¡¯t.¡± Xia Pingtian choked. He did help Xia Jingtian check, but he probably didn¡¯t do anything. ¡°You have a good little brother.¡± Lu Shangjin hung up the phone. Xia Pingtian¡¯s breath caught in his throat. He then grabbed the assistant by the collar, ¡°Go, bring me the examination report of that someone Lu Shangjin took for a check-up last time.¡± He ripped off his tie in a fit of rage before going downstairs and drove to Xia Jingtian¡¯s school. Xia Jingtian was usually too lazy to go home and occasionally stayed in the dorms. The entrance guard uncle didn¡¯t stop Xia Pingtian, letting him break into the dormitory building with a few alphas. Xia Jingtian was really too lazy to go home these days. After coming back from Ruins bar, he had been holed up in school and didn¡¯t move much. His roommate was bent over his desk working on a drawing, while he was leaning against his bed with an old notebook, in a daze. He brought this notebook out from the second floor bedroom of Ruins bar and had gone through it several times so far. This little rabbit¡¯s handwriting was as delicate and pretty as himself. Besides some memo notes written on the corner of the notebook, the majority of it was like a diary where the happiness or unhappiness of life were written down, and there would be scores related to Lu Shangjin written beside. Reading page after page, loneliness could be felt between the lines. The score had clearly been reduced to a negative number, but a sentence of ¡°take you home¡± fully added it up again. Ordinary, insignificant little things filled the entire notebook. It was like Xia Jingtian walked through a decade accompanying a teenage little rabbit. ¡°Jingtian¡­are you okay?¡± His roommate put down his outliner pen and hurried to Xia Jingtian¡¯s bedside. Xia Jingtian was leaning against the pillow with one leg bent; his eyelids were a little swollen and his eyes were red, dispirited and listless. ¡°Have you ever liked someone so much that you feel heartache when you look at them from afar?¡± His roommate¡¯s mouth opened slightly and he shook his head. The hidden security door of the dormitory was kicked open with a loud bang. Xia Pingtian walked in in an aggressive manner, while several burly bodyguards rushed in and took the roommate out before shutting the door. Only the two brothers were left in the room. Xia Pingtian firmly grabbed Xia Jingtian¡¯s arm and forcefully yanked him down from the bed, then raised his hand to slap him, roaring with rage, ¡°How capable you are! You¡¯re quite good, playing with someone¡¯s wife until they have a false pregnancy. You learn from the bad but not from good. Fine, this is how I¡¯ll fucking teach you!¡± He withdrew the strength in his hand. But Xia Jingtian was still shocked by his sudden slap. ¡°You like that little rabbit, don¡¯t you?¡± Xia Pingtian slapped a pile of examination reports onto Xia Jingtian¡¯s hand, ¡°Look how much misery you caused someone ¨C forced abortion of false pregnancy. Lu Shangjin did it himself.¡± Xia Jingtian gritted his teeth and looked down to glance over the examination report. The four words ¡®diagnosis of false pregnancy¡¯ pricked his eyes. Forced abortion? How much pain and fear he must have been in? ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Xia Jingtian flipped through the examination report, surprised and flustered, ¡°I accompanied him to get a checkup before, but the examination said he really was pregnant.¡± ¡°Over so many years, the diagnoses at An Fei Ya hospital have never been wrong.¡± Xia Pingtian turned his back and lit a cigarette to try to constrain the anger washing over his irritable mind. ¡°There must be a problem. That hospital must have done something wrong, I¡¯ll go check it out.¡± Xia Pingtian grabbed his wrist, ¡°If you dare walk out of this door today, don¡¯t call me ge in the future.¡± Xia Jingtian threw his hand off, ¡°You think you¡¯re capable of beating me to death?¡± With a malicious rage rushing to his head, Xia Pingtian suddenly activated his J1 ability of gravity control, forcefully pressing Xia Jingtian onto the floor before taking out a pair of handcuffs from his pocket to lock them around Xia Jingtian¡¯s hands. ¡°I¡¯ll beat you to death when I get back, little beast. Go apologize to the one surnamed Lu. This situation happened because you¡¯re fucking unreasonable, and you don¡¯t feel wronged at all ,making me completely lose face.¡± Xia Pingtian lifted his little brother, who was struggling with his teeth gnashing in anger, and called the bodyguards to come and get him down and take him away. Xia Jingtian was then brought back home by his older brother and was grounded for two days, not allowed to leave his room at all. On the second night, Xia Pingtian felt uneasy and came in to have a look. His little brother was lying on his back on the bed as he flipped through an old notebook, his eyes dim. Xia Pingtian placed the white fungus soup he brought in on the table and sat on the edge of the bed, ¡°Xiao Jingzi, have you come around? Will you apologize?¡± ¡°If I wanted to apologize, I¡¯d apologize to Yan Yi. The one surnamed Lu isn¡¯t worthy of it. He¡¯s a scumbag, and has never put Yan Yi in his eyes.¡± Xia Jingtian turned over, his back facing his brother, ¡°You hit me and even handcuffed me. You should apologize to me first.¡± Xia Pingtian took a deep breath, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, okay? Turn around and let me see if you¡¯re hurt or not.¡± When he turned around, Xia Pingtian looked down and saw that there seemed to be a little swelling. ¡°Take an egg to put on it.¡± As soon as Xia Pingtian turned to ask the auntie at home to cook an egg and looked back, Xia Jingtian raised his right hand towards him. ¡°Fuck! You bastard, what are you¡­¡± The force of gravity around Xia Pingtian instantly changed direction, catching him off guard as he was sucked and flew out of the room, crashing into the wall with a bang. Xia Jingtian slipped out from under his nose and even locked the door. ¡°Little brat! Come back here!¡± The bedroom door was smashed to pieces with a loud crash. ¡ª¡ª Since Lu Shangjin started living at the company, it was like a mute button had been pressed in the office building for four days, except for the occasional sound of Lu Shangjin¡¯s hurried footsteps passing by and greetings from employees who were painstakingly overcautious of offending him in the slightest. President Zhao¡¯s face was overcast when he came out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s office. He held a pile of messy documents in his hands which were obviously thrown to the ground by Lu Shangjin before he hurriedly picked them up. Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t someone who would easily bring their personal feelings into work. More often than not, he would generally be coldly indifferent and uninterested in anything, and really wouldn¡¯t be irritable. In surprise, everyone was guessing whether some major changes had happened to the big boss. Four to five days passed and Lu Shangjin¡¯s anger had faded into numbness. His head cleared a little as he scrolled through his phone repeatedly. There was no news from Yan Yi. Shouldn¡¯t Yan Yi apologize to him? Whether it was the video or false pregnancy, it was all Yan Yi¡¯s fault. No matter how fickle he was, at least he would never seek pleasure when he hadn¡¯t broken up with Yan Yi. Yan Yi¡¯s expression of frantic struggling and pleading cry came to his mind again. He kept saying that he didn¡¯t know, kept saying that he was really pregnant with a baby. So many years had passed, and the words he and Yan Yi spoke to each other became fewer and fewer. In the end, there was nearly not much of an exchange outside of their missions. However, after thinking about it carefully, Yan Yi really had never lied to him before. After his wrath, some traces and clues that didn¡¯t make sense suddenly poured into his mind. At that time, if he hadn¡¯t messed up the medical kit when looking for inhibitors, he wouldn¡¯t have gone to the storage room to look for alcohol, nor would he have found the pregnancy examination report that Yan Yi had hidden under the pillow in the closet. Yan Yi¡¯s reaction had merely been of surprise and panic, but not a guilty expression. He obviously knew that if he were pregnant, he would definitely take him to the hospital for a full examination. Why didn¡¯t he resist then, and even obediently followed him to have an examination? Was it because he really believed that he was pregnant? Since it was a false pregnancy, why did that hospital give a pregnancy diagnosis? Was it a misdiagnosis? With a lot of details piecing together, it made Lu Shangjin, who had always been sensitive and vigilant, to not believe that this was just a coincidence. In fact, if he could have been more calm and trusted Yan Yi a little more then, he would not have done something so out of line. He should have thought of it sooner; Yan Yi would hardly lie. Feeling agitated again, he would rather not think about these things and continue to feel at ease and justified by blaming Yan Yi for all the mistakes the two should have borne together. But what if Yan Yi didn¡¯t lie to him? Would he be thinking that he deliberately killed his baby to this day? Lu Shangjin stood up with a cold expression, taking his suit jacket and car keys. He wanted to ask him clearly. His forced compression for his false pregnancy abortion was just to punish him, to give him a good feel of pain and simplyfor him to reflect on his mistakes. Moreover, the false pregnancy should be dealt with as soon as possible or it would do more harm. Yan Yi couldn¡¯t mistake him for a murderer; this he couldn¡¯t bear. He had to ask him clearly. The assistant walked in and hurried to stop Lu Shangjin when he saw that he wanted to leave, ¡°The meeting today is very important, you can¡¯t not attend it.¡± Lu Shangjin pushed the assistant aside irritably, ¡°Go change the time to next week.¡± It was only a half an hour drive from the company to home. On the way, Lu Shangjin ran several red lights. Perhaps he didn¡¯t like to be misunderstood, but besides this reason, Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t understand the panic that he was about to lose something. When he opened the door, he found that it was unlocked. The string in his heart which wound tighter and tighter immediately stretched taut and he instantly felt pain. There was a puddle of dried water marks spilled on the floor of the foyer. The ceramic flower vase was broken into several pieces and the withered roses were lying in the water, their slightly curled petals scattered all over the ground. Lu Shangjin froze and focused his eyes on one point, a dried petal reflecting in the pupils of his eyes. ¡°Yan Yan?¡± Lu Shangjin walked into the dining room, hoping to see the little rabbit still making fish soup in the kitchen. The kitchen was empty and the pot of fish soup was still there, the soup emitting a spoiled and putrid smell. He searched around the large house, but there was no trace of Yan Yi anywhere. ¡°Did you¡­go out?¡± Lu Shangjin stood in the empty living room, trying to think of where else Yan Yi might be. He suddenly thought of a place and quickly headed to the storage room, opening the closet door, ¡°Why are you sleeping here again?¡± The pillows and quilts in the closet were in a mess, with the things scattered everywhere, and the white sheets still stained with dried blood. Yan Yi wasn¡¯t here. But he could imagine the little rabbit once hiding here in fear, hugging a pillow and trembling in the dark as he waited for someone to take him away or save him with soothing pheromones. Lu Shangjin held the closet door and was frozen for a long time. His heart that was hot from anger gradually turned cool and a layer of frost formed. There was an old book by the pillow. It was a thin palm-sized book which he had often seen Yan Yi holding recently. He picked it up and looked through it. The water of the petals that were pressed inside before had been absorbed by the pages, turning them into thin pieces of specimens that were semi-dry. Some feelings were occasionally written on the black spaces. ¡®I thought I didn¡¯t like roses, but my nose still turned sour when I received a bouquet of them, because he gifted them to me.¡¯ ¡®Baby is half a month old, is very good every day, unlike other babies, kick kick kick kick and making daddy feel tired and uncomfortable.¡¯ Turning to another page, there were a few names starting with the word ¡°Lu¡±. The little rabbit had written a dozen or so of it and circled the names that sounded good. Lu Shangjin saw that he had circled ¡°Lu Yuan¡± and crossed out ¡°Lu Yan¡±. Did he think that his own name shouldn¡¯t appear on the baby? Yan Yi¡­ Really thought that he was pregnant with his baby. And he firmly believed it. He had looked forward to the arrival of the baby even more each day. Lu Shangjin¡¯s legs turned soft as he stumbled into the door, his face gradually stiffened and turned pale. He sniffed carefully. The narrow room was permeated with the scent of opium poppy pheromones. There was a strand of sticky spider web on the door handle. CH 43 Yan Yi opened his eyes and was enveloped by a strange pheromone scent. He struggled to get up, but his spine felt heavy as if it was nailed to a pillar. He reached out to touch his back. There was indeed a light metal injector nailed to his spine as a cold liquid drug poured into his body along the crevices of his spine. Most of his body felt cold and numb. There was darkness around without a single ray of light. He stretched out a hand to feel where he was, but he just reached out to over ten centimetres before he touched a barbed wire fence. Just by extending an arm, Yan Yi had already exhausted the strength in his entire body. He laid on his side as he panted weakly, losing his spirits to continue his search. Someone pushed open the door to enter, and turned on the light. Like a poisonous snake sticking out its tongue, the extremely rich scent of opium poppy rolled over. It belonged to an M2 high-grade alpha. Yan Yi was unable to open his eyes from the harsh light. After a while, he squinted his eyes, only then could he clearly see the current circumstance he was in. He was locked in a narrow animal cage lined with barbed wire on one side. Shao Wenjing squatted down beside him. He stretched out his finger into the cage and gently touched his cheek, licking his lower lip, ¡°You¡¯re finally awake. I saved you from hell, aren¡¯t you going to thank me?¡± Yan Yi raised his eyes with difficulty and looked at him in a daze, the light grey pupils of his eyes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of dust. Shao Wenjing sat down in front of him and opened the cage door before touching his cheek gently. His cheeks were streaked with tears, but no expression could be seen on his face. Three years ago, he had investigated the lop-eared rabbit omega, who was Lu Shangjin¡¯s beloved wife, kept in a golden house and who unexpectedly possessed the rare A3 glands. Since then, he had been thinking of ways to seize this little rabbit. However, Lu Shangjin was an extremely insane man. After stealing his things, there was no telling of what appalling revenge he could come up with. So he could only continue to make Lu Shangjin bored of this little rabbit a little more. As long as the little rabbit firmly believed that he was pregnant, have an abortion because of Lu Shangjin, and let them willingly go their separate ways, he could benefit from it. In fact, Shao Wenjing thought he hadn¡¯t done much other than occasionally fanning the winds and lighting a fire at the right time, freeing the two people who were tormenting themselves as soon as possible. If they really were a pair of mandarin ducks whose love was stronger than gold, how could they be easily separated? Yan Yi didn¡¯t move, his rabbit ears drooping down morbidly. His eyes were already covered by the despair of loneliness, no feelings could be shown at all, like a walking corpse. Shao Wenjing tutted as he opened the cage and carried Yan Yi out, gently placing his soft body in his arms, ¡°Come, let¡¯s go out for a while.¡± Yan Yi gently pushed him away and murmured absently, ¡°Not going.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go, it¡¯ll be better for your body to take a walk outside.¡± Shao Wenjing gave him a cordial smile. The maple trees in the courtyard grew luxuriously green by the hot spring pool. Shao Wenjing took his hand and led him to sit on the bench by the hot spring. ¡°After a few months, these maple trees will turn red, and the red leaves will float down onto the white steam of the water surface. It¡¯s especially beautiful.¡± Shao Wenjing was like a spider sizing up the flying insects in its web, slowly approaching its prey to be slaughtered. His gaze swept over the glands at the back of Yan Yi¡¯s neck several times. Right now, the little lop-eared rabbit was still too fragile, perhaps he wouldn¡¯t be able to bear the bite of his sharp fangs. The breeze blew open the collar of Yan Yi¡¯s coat, revealing the cyan blue serial number PBB000002 imprinted on his pale and frail chest. This line of serial numbers was powerful proof. Shao Wenjing couldn¡¯t wait to bite through him and enter him, scraping off the smell of Lu Shangjin in his body. An A3 omega was nearly invulnerable. Their most fatal weakness was that they could be instinctively infatuated with the alpha who marked them. They would be driven by him, love him manically, and become a ruthless sharp blade in his hands. Therefore, without hesitating to turn back, he was reluctant to leave Lu Shangjin¡¯s favour. ¡°Are you sleepy?¡± Shao Wenjing held Yan Yi¡¯s head and let him lean against the hollow of his shoulder, ¡°Where do you want to sleep?¡± Yan Yi leaned against him stiffly without moving at all, like a statue. ¡°It¡¯s established that Lu Shangjin is cold and heartless. You¡¯d be worthless if you stick by him and don¡¯t leave. You can¡¯t move him emotionally, you can¡¯t even move yourself.¡± Shao Wenjing leaned against the back of the chair, putting his hands on the beam as he stretched out his long legs and lazily crossed them. Yan Yi lifted his eyelids rigidly as he showed some reaction. No one could see the little prince in the castle through his eyes and hear the sound of the piano that saved him from the abyss. They couldn¡¯t feel the warmth of the breeze blowing against his body when he was carried out of the bloody differentiation base by Lu Shangjin. He was the one who had saved him from a mountain of swords and a sea of flames. So, in the eyes of others, his deep affections were worthless. This made him feel more pain. No one understood what he had put his whole heart into. No one cared. He could only be ignored or ridiculed. No one understood his feelings at all. Yan Yi touched his lower abdomen which had become flat again. Now, he didn¡¯t even understand it himself. Lu Shangjin killed their baby himself. All the gratitude, love and appreciation he had for Lu Shangjin had already completely vanished once he decided to kill the little life in his stomach. Lu Shangjin had mercilessly demolished the little cabin. High-rise buildings rose from the flat ground, and the footprints climbing up the creeper vines on the wall became unsightly traces that had to be erased. (T/N: The author is probably describing this in a metaphorical sense) Yan Yi was once invulnerable. Like a piece of tempered glass, he could remain firm and unmovable no matter how much he was beaten or knocked into. But as long as the weakest part could be found, with a gentle tap, the entire glass would explode into pieces, abruptly destroyed into dust. What kind of things could suddenly be destroyed? When you see an old tree and its dead vines falling to the ground with a loud crash, you would only see the moment they were broken by the wind and rain. Thinking about it, it was very fragile. It had suffered a hundred years with its heart rotting alone, but the birds on its branches would only blame it for damaging their fallen nests. Yan Yi looked at the hot spring in front of him as his mind wandered. What would it feel like to be submerged in the water? For the water to close in tightly and fill his nose, snatching away the air he depended on to survive, stinging his windpipe, and finally letting him sink to the bottom in permanent sleep; what kind of feeling would it be like? It wouldn¡¯t hurt as much as it did now, would it? He touched the injector attached to his spine and wanted to rip it off. ¡°Don¡¯t take it off, it¡¯s just a gland energizer, it¡¯ll make you feel a little more comfortable.¡± Shao Wenjing thoughtfully released soothing pheromones for him. Surprisingly, their compatibility fit wasn¡¯t low. Yan Yi could no longer spare any energy to resist the intense stimulation of their high compatibility fit. This was an emotionless barbaric world. Only animalistic desires and plundering existed, no laws nor bottom line. The strongest became king, and the mating of two people was only due to their level of compatibility, born to reproduce more powerful offspring. The A3 glands had undergone evolution that did not conform to the laws of nature, going beyond the rules of this world and had become a unique existence of mutation. Such delicate feelings and devotion, laughable and inferior in the eyes of others, should not exist in a world like this.. It was like a human falling in love with an animal; an animal could respond to you, and similarly respond to others, because its feelings were too feeble. There was no enthusiasm and devotion, no long-term affection, only the level of compatibility fit. So Ye Wan chose to leave. Yan Yi was also about to completely disappear into ashes. Living was too painful. So what if he was carried away by the tide? ¡°Why hang yourself from a tree to die? I¡¯m more faithful than Lu Shangjin. What¡¯s more, our compatibility fit is 87%, I just measured it. Isn¡¯t it tempting?¡± Yan Yi answered impassively. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m very tempted.¡± Shao Wenjing carried Yan Yi and placed him on his lap before gently kissing his neck. ¡°The Shao family is waiting for you to be my wife. You don¡¯t have to do anything, just listen to me, it¡¯s very relaxed, right?¡± ¡°If you need, you can ask me to accompany you any time. I feel very comfortable staying together with an omega of high compatibility.¡± ¡°Lu Shangjin is wasteful. He didn¡¯t mark you nor let you fight for him. You are a natural killing machine, why are you willing to be wronged by staying in the kitchen with your whole body smelling of soot? From now on, I¡¯ll find suitable tasks for you, you have to do what you should do. The look of you holding a gun is charming.¡± Yan Yi looked at his own hand. The calluses from holding guns had long disappeared. His soft,smooth fingers and thin arms could only do housework. ¡°You just want children.¡± Shao Wenjing pulled him into his arms from behind and put his chin on his shoulder, his soft voice bewitching him by his ear. ¡°I would never hurt an omega, do you want to consider me and see?¡± CH 44 White vapour steamed over the water¡¯s surface. The breeze shook the green maple trees, occasionally blowing off leaves that floated onto the water. Yan Yi sat in a daze, his little rabbit ears unmoving. ¡°Are you cold, do you want to head back?¡± Shao Wenjing took him by the shoulders. Every time he laid his hands on Yan Yi, he would quietly release his M2 differentiative ability ¡°mental numbness¡±. Traces of toxins would enter along Yan Yi¡¯s glands into his brain, corroding his memory and thinking. The absent-minded omega was defenceless, so he was easily poisoned by the paralyzing toxins. Yan Yi answered indifferently, ¡°Thirteen leaves have already fallen, I¡¯ll leave when another thirteen falls.¡± The spider was used to waiting in ambush and had enough patience to wait when he was hunting for prey. Just by staying with an omega who he had a high compatibility with made him feel comfortable, so he didn¡¯t refuse. The eleventh leaf fell. He waited with Yan Yi until nightfall. Until Yan Yi leaned against him and fell into an unconscious sleep. Shao Wenjing carried him and stood up, walked in front of the maple tree, and casually plucked off two leaves before throwing them into the water. ¡°We can go back now.¡± He rarely went back on his words. He took Yan Yi back to the windowless room and opened the cage door to put Yan Yi back inside. With half-opened eyes, Yan Yi¡¯s lost focus regathered again. He trembled as he went to grab Shao Wenjing¡¯s shoulder, shivering when he touched his collar, ¡°Do you¡­want¡­my glands?¡± Shao Wenjing held his cool fingertips, ¡°Of course, which alpha wouldn¡¯t want to have you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give it to you¡­I don¡¯t want it anymore¡­¡± Yan Yi absently pulled his fingers out of Shao Wenjing¡¯s palm and tore forcefully at the glands at the back of his neck, his nails scratching marks into his delicate skin. ¡°You can¡¯t.¡± Shao Wenjing grabbed his hand and put Yan Yi into the cage before lightly handcuffing his hand at the bottom of the cage, each of his ten fingers locked separately in place just so that he couldn¡¯t touch his glands and the injectors fixed to his spine. Only the most unsuccessful gland hunters would cut off the glands of high-grade omegas to sell them. Highly experienced hunters would directly plunder the omega altogether and then completely possess him from body to heart. He sat down on the ground and reached his finger through the gap of the cage to gently touch Yan Yi¡¯s cheek, ¡°When you learn to be good, you can stop sleeping in the cage, understood?¡± Yan Yi gently loosened his fingers and tried to pull his hands out of the handcuffs. The lock on his ten fingers was an electric lock. When he struggled desperately, it would release a small electric current that stimulated his skin, the pain forcing him to stop struggling. Yan Yi¡¯s body turned stiff, a painful expression showing clearly on his face as he curled up and stopped moving. The servant walked up to Shao Wenjing and bowed as he brought the phone, ¡°Young master Wenchi called.¡± Shao Wenjing revealed a light smile as he picked up the phone and listened to his voice. ¡°Gege, it¡¯s Friday, I got off school, why aren¡¯t you the one picking me up?¡± The little omega¡¯s voice was extremely gloomy, sounding very disappointed. Shao Wenjing leaned back in his chair in a relaxed manner, ¡°I¡¯ve been too busy these few days, I¡¯ll go home next week.¡± ¡°Gege¡­¡± Shao Wenchi dragged on his cry, ¡°You said you¡¯d send me to school before, I waited for you for so long but you didn¡¯t come, so I went to school by myself.¡± Shao Wenjing¡¯s face immediately darkened, ¡°I asked the driver to pick you up, he didn¡¯t go?¡± The little spider sniffed, ¡°He came, but I didn¡¯t get on. You promised me. Teacher said you can¡¯t go back on your words, stinky spidey.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my fault. I had something urgent then and couldn¡¯t leave, I won¡¯t do it again next time, okay?¡± Shao Wenjing¡¯s eyes filled with doting love, ¡°Nothing dangerous happened right?¡± Shao Wenchi was about to answer, but the person on the other line suddenly changed to a woman. His head teacher said politely, ¡°Shao-xiansheng, Wenchi got 100 points in all three of his subjects this week, he¡¯s really a smart child.¡± Shao Wenjing smiled, ¡°Teacher is good at teaching.¡± The female teacher laughed dryly. After hanging up, Shao Wenjing sent a text to the butler asking him to change the driver. Before bed, Shao Wenjing went to see Yan Yi again. Yan Yi¡¯s body was bowed, his fluffball of a tail sticking up as his body spasmed slightly. With hands on the cage, Shao Wenjing examined him carefully. His fine white toes were curled up abnormally, and there was a cartilage-like bulge on the back of his foot. ¡°Got a cramp?¡± Shao Wenjing pressed open the handcuffs and carried the little rabbit out to put him on the bed, squatting down and gently pulling his toes. Yan Yi only quietened down after returning back to his original state. He huddled into the quilt as he silently looked at Shao Wenjing with innocent eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that.¡± Shao Wenjing was stunned for a moment and blocked his eyes. He laid down on the bed and gathered the little rabbit who was huddled into a thin and small ball into his arms, lowering his head to ask, ¡°You don¡¯t want to sleep in the cage, right?¡± Yan Yi nodded, gently rubbing the skin of his fingers that were red and hot from the electricity. Trembling, he grasped onto Shao Wenjing¡¯s collar: ¡°Give me soothing pheromones.¡± ¡°¡­This is just like you.¡± Shao Wenjing raised the corner of his lips and released soothing pheromones as he wished. Yan Yi didn¡¯t resist anymore and closed his eyes instead, stretching out his back. ¡°Sleep, I¡¯ll bring you to a nice place after you rest.¡± Shao Wenjing gently carressed his back and conveniently played with the fluffy tail ball, amazed at the cotton-soft touch. He patted Yan Yi¡¯s leg, putting him to sleep peacefully with a hint of anesthetic toxin. The little rabbit slept quietly in his arms, his tiny breaths sweeping across the skin of Shao Wenjing¡¯s neck, like a baby bunny in its nursing period. His finely-soft fluffy fur and milk-candy scent gently rubbed against him in his sleep. ¡°Oh, it must be difficult to endure tonight.¡± Shao Wenjing closed his eyes helplessly. The next afternoon, Yan Yi¡¯s spirit improved a lot and he could drink porridge by himself. ¡°Let¡¯s go, we¡¯ll play something exciting.¡± Shao Wenjing leaned against the bedroom door with a black jacket in his hand. Yan Yi raised his eyelids, not the least bit interested, but he still went, as obedient as a string puppet. This manor was like another world isolated from noise, separated into a deserted island by the surrounding woods and grasslands. There was a wide training ground in the deepest area. This training ground was connected to the outside world, where some assassins groomed by families had turned this place into a club organization, often coming for gun practice and bet boxing. There were a lot of people when they came in. Most of them were alphas of different grades, standing in front of different events, burning with ardour and soaked with sweat. The smell of intensely rich and stimulating pheromones infiltrated everywhere. Yan Yi froze, his little rabbit ears drawing back timidly. Someone noticed that two people had come in and was at first stunned, then he laughed his head off, ¡°An omega dares to come in here, look, his ears even shrank back in fear, hahahaha too cute.¡± Shao Wenjing gently grasped Yan Yi¡¯s shoulder and released soothing pheromones, comforting him as if nobody was there, ¡°Don¡¯t be scared, I¡¯m here.¡± Yan Yi was forced to accept the imprisoner¡¯s gentleness and did not reject Shao Wenjing¡¯s soothing pheromones. When Shao Wenjing was releasing soothing pheromones, he was also releasing oppressive pheromones to the many alphas who were harbouring malicious intentions. The crowd of alphas restrained themselves a little, and could only dare to watch the commotion of the little white rabbit. The little white rabbit was really very cute, looking like a duckling who specifically came to play with this high-grade M2 alpha. Shao Wenjing brought him over to stand in front of a row of fixed targets. Twenty-five metres away, there was a shooting ground and a shooting platform. The walls were covered with all kinds of guns and different types of ammunition. ¡°Do you still remember how to operate it?¡± Shao Wenjing put on a pair of protective goggles and picked up a hand pistol as he pleased. He pushed in the magazine and secured it, then aligned it towards the head of the target, pressing the trigger. A loud bang followed. His finger only applied a light touch. The fixed target fell in response to the sound before another target rose rapidly from its original position. Yan Yi looked at that target flatly. Shao Wenjing handed him the gun, ¡°Wanna play for a while?¡± Yan Yi stared at the gun in his hand and answered softly, ¡°Made in China 64, it has small power, and the magazine capacity is also low, it¡¯s just used by ordinary police.¡± Shao Wenjing bent slightly and put his hand on his head, ¡°Then you choose one you like, alright?¡± The surrounding alphas who were watching the commotion sighed. Some had already taken off their goggles and turned to pay attention to the joke with a ridiculing smile. Yan Yi stood by the wall for a while as he selected. Following that, in the shocked sight of the onlookers, he took out a Thunderbolt that was on display in the glass cabinet and picked up a -50 BMG heavy machine gun ammunition. Shao Wenjing quickly blocked him and with a face full of helplessness, he whispered warmly in his ear, ¡°Baobei, this thing can kill dinosaurs. It¡¯s quite expensive to maintain my training ground. Pick another one, pick another one.¡± Yan Yi gave him a disregarding glance before tossing Thunderbolt away casually. The few alphas watching the commotion whistled and mocked sarcastically, ¡°You dare to fire Thunderbolt without installing the muzzle brake? Your little rabbit paws will fracture.¡± Yan Yi turned a deaf ear to them. When the slender white wrists easily lifted up two empty large-caliber revolver M500, which could weigh up to 2.5 kg, the sneers of the spectators from all around instantly weakened. Yan Yi opened the magazine with one hand and skillfully loaded five magnum bullets into it, then hooked one of them that was fully-reloaded with his ring finger, while loading the other one single-handedly. Shao Wenjing held his elbow, afraid that his weak body couldn¡¯t withstand the rigorous recoil of the two M500 guns. ¡°Step aside a bit.¡± Yan Yi used the muzzle to sweep him aside, both hands pushing up the safety on the back of the guns at the same time. The two pistols spun twice around his fingers, and fired at the very moment the muzzles stopped. Four fixed targets in the front row fell one after the other before four moving targets that sprang up instantly fell down the moment they stood up. Finally, two lightning-speed snake forms sprung up close to the firing line of a human-shaped target. At the very moment they got close to the safety range, they were punctured by two sounds of the guns firing at the same time. Apart from pushing up the safety, Yan Yi¡¯s hands did not shake in the slightest. He blew the muzzles lightly and instinctively thrusted them into his tactical belt, only to realize he wasn¡¯t wearing one, a hint of loss appearing in his eyes. This series of perfect shots won the shock and applause of all the alphas present. Shao Wenjing looked at this little rabbit¡¯s soft side profile and the innocent look in his cold gaze as he put down the guns, unable to move his line of sight for a long time. He began to understand why Lu Shangjin would fall in love with an omega who he had such a low compatibility fit with when he was young. He was too sexy. ¡ª¡ª On the last day of April, the weather was getting hotter and drier. The roads were crowded with people, already in a state of leisure as they were enjoying a long vacation. Lu Shangjin hadn¡¯t closed his eyes for more than twenty-four hours. A few of the key personnel under his command were all immersed in digging through all the surveillance videos in the downtown area within the past four days. His villa had a security system which would inevitably trigger the alarm and the invisible power grid if there was a forced intrusion. However, the system was intact. Only the surveillance inside the villa was all turned off from the inside. It meant that Yan Yi had opened the door and didn¡¯t resist when the intruder took him away; letting that spider take him away. Where the hell did he go? Why wouldn¡¯t Yan Yi listen to his explanation? Which alpha would be able to remain calm when his own omega was stained by someone else? Those surveillance videos alone could drive people crazy. Did they do it? How many times did they do it? Did the little rabbit hold him and call him intimate names in a delicate way? Yan Yi must be taking revenge on him, or maybe the little rabbit had been getting too little care, like a little child who couldn¡¯t get attention and had to cause a ruckus to show his presence. A lop-eared rabbit omega¡¯s false pregnancy should be dealt with by pressing, otherwise the damage to the body would be more serious. He just made the mistake of doing it himself, eager to teach Yan Yi a lesson. Indeed, he shouldn¡¯t have been so rough, but the little rabbit had also misunderstood him, thinking that he was the one who made him lose the baby. Things shouldn¡¯t have turned out this way. Things he had anticipated had gone off the rails. Lu Shangjin sat on the sofa for a very long time, pressing the bridge of his nose as he pondered deeply. Could it be that he was really in the wrong? The ashtray by his hand was full, the cigarette ashes spilling out. Lu Shangjin refrained from imagining a more horrific situation. He didn¡¯t dare to tell himself that because Yan Yi just had a forced abortion, he didn¡¯t resist at all under the state of both his mental and physical trauma. The more he dared not think about it, the more this thought lingered in his mind. He clutched his head, which was about to explode in pain, and threw the table of documents onto the ground. The phone rang, ill-timed. Lu Shangjin¡¯s gaze immediately followed. After seeing the familiar number, his eyes sank. Xia Pingtian leaned on the sofa with a cigarette in his mouth, ¡°Jin ge, my contract¡­¡± There was silence on the phone for three seconds. Then suddenly, a roar almost broke the tone: ¡°I¡¯m fucking looking for a rabbit! My rabbit!¡± CH 45 Xia Pingtian moved the phone away and waited until Lu Shangjin finished roaring before putting it close to his ear again, ¡°¡­¡± Right now, he had particularly lost face in front of Lu Shangjin. His biological younger brother had made his wife¡¯s stomach big. Although Xia Jingtian promised him that he never did anything out of line and he believed it, it was another matter whether others believed him or not. Word went around that his wife was missing, but Xia Jingtian had also run away and hadn¡¯t been found till now. Thinking back now, he shouldn¡¯t have played those little games of ¡®detecting and camouflage¡¯ with Xiao Jingzi when they were younger. That kid¡¯s ability to draw inferences from one instance was too fucking strong. ¡°I won¡¯t sign anything if I can¡¯t find him.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice was hoarse, with an apparent trace of weakness in his smoky voice. Young master Lu, who had always been widely known for being calm, unyielding, and capable of exercising self-restraint, had never done something so shocking before. The two were speechless, yet couldn¡¯t find an excuse to hang up. Xia Pingtian immediately asked the driver to take him to Chang Hui City. He pushed open Lu Shangjin¡¯s office door and stepped on a document with a transparent cover under his foot. Then, he saw that the entire ground was full of documents flying around, piled as thick as a carpet without anywhere to stand. The few people in the office who were searching through the surveillance covered in sweat were all yelled at to get out. Lu Shangjin leaned against the sofa as he stared at the laptop with bloodshot eyes, typing away. Xia Pingtian squatted down, picked up some documents and tossed them aside, making a path for himself to walk on. He glanced at Lu Shangjin¡¯s laptop, and with a stiff expression, he immediately shut the laptop for him. ¡°Have you gone crazy?¡± Xia Pingtian raised his voice as he glared at him, ¡°What are you using PBB¡¯s authority to track location for?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips were chapped. A glass of water was on the desk, but he couldn¡¯t be bothered to get it. ¡°He was taken away by Shao Wenjing. Shao Wenjing has been active outside the borders, with little data within the country. He didn¡¯t register anything under his name at all. I can¡¯t find out where he is without PBB¡¯s authority.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you understand the situation.¡± From his own laptop that he brought, Xia Pingtian opened a program icon disguised as the Minesweeper game, inserted a card and entered a string of keys. The encrypted files inside were grouped into categories and named by number. He opened the newest document. Within were a few blurry photos, and through the shadow of the person¡¯s back and some habitual hand gestures, it could be identified that it was Lu Lin. ¡°Lu Lin has been working in the laboratory of the differentiation base and most of PBB¡¯s current data records have already fallen into his hands. He replaced the commander-in-chief and had sent some PBB members as gland hunters to search for high-grade glands everywhere. If you use PBB¡¯s authority, how can you be certain that he won¡¯t follow the trail and find out that you were the one who blew up the central computer?¡± ¡°What could he do to me?¡± Lu Shangjin closed his eyes for a while. Being in a highly-intense state of concentration for a long time made him have a splitting headache. He had never felt a sense of loss as clearly and frankly as he did now. Even if the little rabbit ran away from home in a huffing fit before, he was certain and confident that he would be able to coax him back. He might have been captured and needed Lu Shangjin to bring him back home. The reason why he couldn¡¯t receive Yan Yi¡¯s texts must be because he had been imprisoned. The little rabbit must have missed him a lot, he just couldn¡¯t contact him. He was probably very scared, maybe hiding in the corner crying and shivering, needing his alpha to give him a proper hug, and use his soothing pheromones to make him feel safe. There should have already been enough time for the little rabbit to reflect these few days. If the little rabbit threw himself into his arms and admitted his mistake now, he would forgive him. ¡°You get out, let me be alone for a while.¡± Lu Shangjin threw his laptop aside and fell wearily on the sofa, ¡°Xia Jingtian; I¡¯ll remember him.¡± Like being poked on a soft spot, Xia Pingtian immediately stood up and asked with a cold expression, ¡°What do you mean.¡± Lu Shangjin half opened his cold eyes, ¡°What do you think.¡± ¡°I understand my younger brother very well. Firstly, he has never done anything out of line, and secondly, he has never interfered with your relationship. Your wife¡¯s abortion was your own doing, is this what someone would do?¡± Xia Pingtian slammed the few documents he had picked up onto the ground, ¡°If I remember correctly, you and Yan Yi were together ten years ago. How many people have come and go by your side in recent years? You lost your wife because of yourself, what do you want to do by pushing the blame on my Jing-zi?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll say it up front, if you dare lay a finger on my Jing-zi, we¡¯ll sever ties immediately!¡± Hearing the ruckus in the office, the assistant hurried in to break up the fight, pulling Xia Pingtian to the sofa on the other side, before bringing tea over and bowing apologetically, ¡°President Xia, it¡¯s been a long journey, you can take a rest in the lounge.¡± His phone rang at this inappropriate time. Looking down and seeing that it was Xiao Jing-zi, Xia Pingtian couldn¡¯t be bothered with managing his anger towards Lu Shangjin and immediately answered: ¡°Xiao Jing-zi, you still know how to find me!¡± On the other end of the call, the voice that was originally clear had become dulled with fatigue, like he had been wearily searching for something for a long time. ¡°Ge, the driver said that you went to find Lu Shangjin. If he¡¯s beside you, I¡¯ll talk to him.¡± Lu Shangjin was a step ahead as he took the phone from Xia Pingtian. ¡°Lu Shangjin, I want to apologize.¡± ¡°But not to you, I want to apologize to Yan Yi.¡± ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have been entangled with Yan Yi,not letting go because of our high compatibility. I shouldn¡¯t have asked others for his number and address, and I shouldn¡¯t have been so self-sentimental to send him flowers.¡± Xia Jingtian suddenly raised his voice, his guilt and anger erupting at the same time: ¡°The last thing I should have done was touch his back when he was suffering the most!¡± His voice was haggard and slightly hoarse, even his roar wasn¡¯t really menacing. However, Lu Shangjin seemed like he was falling into an ice cave, the pores on his body felt as though the cold air was penetrating into him. He fumbled to adjust the temperature control panel on the wall to the maximum temperature for heating. ¡°How would I know that he would have a false pregnancy if I touched him a little? I didn¡¯t know that, did you?¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s voice carried a hint of a choked sob that wasn¡¯t easy to detect, ¡°The glandular dormancy injection made him suffer so much. I gave him soothing pheromones to comfort him, and he clearly fell asleep, but he whispered ¡®Jin ge¡¯ gratefully. Who is Jin ge? Is it you, a scumbag who has never cared about him?¡± ¡°He felt so unwell that he threw up so many times in a day. What kind of strawberries did you feed him? Why don¡¯t you fill him with a bucket of ice water and torture him to death?¡± ¡°You obviously know that he¡¯ll eat whatever you give him. Why don¡¯t you be a little more patient and think about what he can or cannot eat?¡± ¡°You obviously know that A3 omegas have the instincts to depend on the person who marks them. Since you don¡¯t want to be responsible, why did you want to mark him¡­¡± Lu Shangjin hung up the phone. He stood still, then slumped into the sofa. He couldn¡¯t think about anything anymore. He just wanted the little rabbit to hurry back to his side. He could explain that this was really a misunderstanding. Xia Pingtian pushed his assistant to one side and sneered at Lu Shangjin, ¡°If I were you, I would use location tracking to sweep through the entire country. Aren¡¯t you deeply in love? Use it, then.¡± A peregrine falcon alpha¡¯s M2 ability required the connection of pheromones and the general direction to be convenient for use. In the event that the scope could not be delineated, the wider the scanning area was, the more damage would be caused by overdrawing glandular energy. A peregrine falcon alpha¡¯s M2 ability was mostly used for sniping and fixed-point location tracking. Which fool would exhaust their glandular energy for large-scale scanning? Lu Shangjin¡¯s dim eyes suddenly lit up with a trace of light. Immediately after, pheromones exploded through the whole office. A highly-concentrated scent of narcissus overflowed alongside Lu Shangjin¡¯s activated M2 ability. Shao Wenjing was negligent in his most careful consideration. Even though all the security system in the villa was turned off, he still left a strand of cobweb on the doorknob. Lu Shangjin followed the wisps of poppy pheromone in search of Shao Wenjing¡¯s presence from province to province, as well as expanding his search area to include similar pheromones in his range of suspects. He had seen Shao Wenjing at Zhong Ling street in Nan Qi before. He had searched it long ago, but to no avail. ¡°Fuck.¡± Xia Pingtian didn¡¯t expect that he would really be desperate enough to consume his glandular energy. Blood drained from Lu Shangjin¡¯s face like a falling tide. Xia Pingtian hurriedly took his phone back and called the hospital to send an ambulance immediately. There was a desperate man here dying. When the energy stored in his glands was exhausted, Lu Shangjin knelt down, cold sweat covering his cheeks, dripping down to the solid wood floor in front of him. Shao Wenjing had probably used some means of shielding his pheromones. In his mind, Lu Shangjin had scanned through 20 provinces and cities, but couldn¡¯t find a trace of Shao Wenjing. At the moment he was losing consciousness from overdrawing his glandular energy, he found pheromones similar to- -A toddler spider omega, whose pheromones were of the devil¡¯s snare plant. ¡ª¡ª The latest pheromone shield from Germany was installed in Shao Wenjing¡¯s manor, specifically prepared to deal with Lu Shangjin. After all, he had forcibly taken away his lover long ago, it was well-chosen. After playing billiards with some bodyguards for a while, he came back and asked for Yan Yi. The servant said he was in the underground gym. The ventilation system in the underground gym was made very fitting without any feeling of suffocation, the scent was fresh and clean. The gym was divided into several areas. Shao Wenjing saw Yan Yi at the equipment practice area wearing a sports tank top, concentrating on doing lat pull-downs behind his neck which weighed 200kg. Because the maximum weight of the equipment used for alphas was only 200kg. Although the little rabbit had become thin, one could imagine his figure during his flourishing days just by looking at the training marks on his body. The reason for the limitations of an omega¡¯s body physique was that their muscles were not exaggerated. They were soft and rich with a sense of alluring beauty. Each time his two arms pulled down, it would drive the contour of his back to form attractive angles. Occasionally, a drop of sweat would trickle down his back into his narrow waist. His buttocks were round and perky, his little tail moved up and down as his muscles tensed and relaxed. After finishing the last set of exercises, Yan Yi loosened his hold and the 200kg weight crashed back down onto its original place on the rubber pad with a dull sound. Shao Wenjing took a bottle of fresh milk and tossed it to him. Yan Yi took it and held it in his hand as he rested for a while. ¡°Tired?¡± Shao Wenjing sat on the equipment beside him and wiped off the small beads of sweat on the tip of Yan Yi¡¯s nose. The sweat of omegas had no peculiar odours. Carrying the sweet fragrance of milk candy, the little rabbit was like a melting little milk candy, waiting to be wrapped in glutinous rice paper for people to enjoy. Yan Yi unscrewed the fresh milk and drank half the bottle: ¡°A little tired.¡± Shao Wenjing smiled in a bantering manner, ¡°Wanna go take a bath together?¡± ¡°When will you let me go?¡± Yan Yi asked flatly, ignoring Shao Wenjing¡¯s teasing. Shao Wenjing opened his hand, ¡°This can¡¯t be done. I can meet all the other conditions, for example, replacing the weight of the equipment here with 250kg.¡± Yanyi was silent for a moment. ¡°300.¡± He then went to take a shower. When he came out of the shower room, Shao Wenjing was still sitting on the sofa in the leisure area reading a fitness magazine from the book rack. Seeing Yan Yi come out, he pulled him away and said warmly in his ear, ¡°Iberian smoked ham has been prepared for lunch.¡± Yan Yi was too lazy to even lift his eyelids, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you prepare roast rabbit?¡± Shao Wenjing was taken aback, then laughed with knitted brows, ¡°Apologies, I¡¯m inconsiderate. I¡¯ll ask them to change to a vegetarian diet.¡± Yan Yi gave him a puzzled look. This spider¡¯s temper seemed to be so good that he had no bottom line, but the danger of reaching the bottom line was always present, which was very incomprehensible. Holding the iron railing with carved patterns that led to the first floor from the underground floor, they walked up the spiral staircase. Shao Wenjing turned and extended his hand towards Yan Yi in a gentlemanly manner. Yan Yi paused in his steps, thinking that he was blocking the way. ¡°You can¡¯t be like this.¡± Shao Wenjing turned around. He stood on the steps with knees bent and leaned down, placing his fingertips on Yan Yi¡¯s lips, ¡°Relax a little. People should learn to enjoy life, enjoy getting along with an alpha of high compatibility fit.¡± The paralyzing toxin from the fingertips seeped inside along his slightly opened mouth. Yan Yi hesitated for a moment, then placed his hand in Shao Wenjing¡¯s palm. The alarm of the manor rang urgently. Shao Wenjing raised his eyelids, and the exceedingly flirtatious expression in his peach blossom eyes instantly faded into a cold and sinister look. ¡°Go wait for me in the dining room, okay?¡± Shao Wenjing grasped Yan Yi¡¯s fingers, ¡°I¡¯ll go out to take a look, I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± The training field area turned red on the surveillance screen, signalling that someone was seeking to cause trouble. Shao Wenjing sent a few bodyguards over. The training ground had its own security staff, so normally, the alarm would not have been triggered. There was only a large white snowflake on the surveillance monitor outside the training ground. It seemed that the camera inside had been damaged. The few bodyguards with guns snuck into the training ground, as Shao Wenjing then dodged and followed inside. The training ground was filled with the smell of blood, and the bodies of security fell in disorder at every corner. Breaking into the training ground were seven or eight gland hunters, with an M2 piranha alpha standing at the forefront. It seemed that Lu Shangjin hadn¡¯t found the door yet. Shao Wenjing relaxed a little. With the hawk blindfolded, it may be more difficult to catch the little rabbit. Seeing Shao Wenjing indolently leaning against the iron railings, the piranha laughed, revealing a row of triangular sharp teeth, ¡°Are you the boss here? I heard there¡¯s an omega of M2 grade here?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s glands had been restored to M2 level. When he was playing with guns before, perhaps someone with ulterior motives had secretly detected the grade of pheromones in the air and reported it to the gland hunters. It was necessary to pass the security check when entering the training ground. So some jobless staff who were used to getting paid for reporting higher-grade glands to get paid had probably smuggled in pheromone detectors. Shao Wenjing answered gently, ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about. He may have come before, but probably already left.¡± The piranha¡¯s thick and coarse eyebrows twisted together, ¡°Boss, don¡¯t play with me.¡± In terms of attack power, the single-combat strength of piranha alphas of similar grade was very strong. It was difficult to contend head-on with spiders, which was a species good at manipulation and confusion. The piranha race¡¯s J1 differentiative ability ¡°Bone Cutting¡± wasn¡¯t considered powerful, however, most alphas would shrink back at their M2 differentiative ability ¡°bloodthirst¡±. Their J1 ability could be enhanced by 1% for every 1% higher concentration of blood smell in the environment. His collar was open, revealing a blue cyan serial number branding on his neck: PBB000036. When the security system of the training ground was triggered, every ammunition box was automatically locked and retrieved to avoid causing secondary injuries. Shao Wenjing couldn¡¯t let them take away the A3 lop-eared rabbit that he had only been able to get after racking his brains. Suddenly, footsteps came from behind, and a figure forcefully bounced off of the iron railing by his hand. Yan Yi¡¯s hands were wrapped in bandages, each holding a Tachi sword that he had just picked from the vertical wall as he lightly leaped off the high platform without any expression. A halo of gold edges traced out the leaping figure under the lighting, the blade reflecting a blindingly cold light. Shao Wenjing¡¯s eyes locked on Yan Yi as the blade from high in the air slashed down and stabbed into the piranha¡¯s shoulder without any hesitation. Blood spurted out onto Yan Yi¡¯s pale cheeks. He wasn¡¯t afraid of the increase in the piranha¡¯s J1 ability from the smell of blood at all. A powerful frontal attack, a deadly move. Like a red-dyed poppy, a cluster of violent and enchanting flowers bloomed in Shao Wenjing¡¯s heart. CH 46 The training ground was filled with blood as broken limbs and debris scattered all over. The piranha alpha fell at his feet. Yan Yi made a cut on the glands of the corpse. After the glands were completely damaged, he waved his hand to shake off the sticky blood on the blade. Yan Yi drooped his eyelids and lifted the piranha alpha¡¯s chin with the tip of his blade, exposing his neck to take a look at the brand on it. ¡°PBB000036.¡± He read silently before glancing back at the seven or eight silent J1 alphas surrounding him. Feeling that the degree of threat to himself was zero, he acted as if no one was present and kept the blade away. Several J1 alphas turned around and ran, but the entrance was sealed by a thick and sticky spider web, tightly blocking any gaps. The armed bodyguards swarmed forward and firmly pressed the group of escaping rats onto the ground as they lingered on with their last breaths, taking them away one by one. Shao Wenjing slid down from the high platform along a strand of sturdy spider silk and landed in front of Yan Yi. At this moment, the surging current in his chest had yet to calm down. He reached out a hand, wanting to tuck a wisp of stray hair from in front of his forehead behind his ear for him. Shining with cold light, the Tachi blade suddenly lifted and pointed at Shao Wenjing¡¯s throat. Yan Yi pointed the blade at him expressionlessly, not allowing him to get any closer. A wisp of opium poppy floated in the air, wrapped in enthusiastic courtship pheromones. Shao Wenjing¡¯s hand stilled in mid-air as he just came back to his senses. However, the alpha¡¯s instinct that urged his courtship pheromones to spill from his glands had already emitted into the air. He tried his best to control and restrain himself, but Yan Yi should have already been aware of it. The alpha¡¯s innate desire to conquer abruptly rose from the depths of his heart. Shao Wenjing was also inevitably captivated by the high-grade omega. Yan Yi asked softly, ¡°When can I go out?¡± Shao Wenjing restored his usual elegant appearance and knocked the back of the blade with his fingers, raising the corners of his lips, ¡°What do you want to do outside?¡± Yan Yi was stunned for a moment. He tried to recall, but the memories in his mind became a little muddled. He still remembered the dinner last night, but he couldn¡¯t remember some things clearly. ¡°Let¡¯s go, the smell of blood here is too pungent, it¡¯ll give you a headache if you stay long.¡± Shao Wenjing leaned to the side to avoid the blade and went close to the little white rabbit standing opposite him lost in thought. He then gently held his neck, fingers vaguely sweeping across the skin of his glands, and a strand of undetectable toxin travelled along his glandular nerve and entered his brain. ¡°¡­¡± Yan Yi slipped the blade back into its sheath before conveniently tossing the snake-skin Tachi sword to Shao Wenjing, ¡°It¡¯s not bad.¡± ¡°Do you like it?¡± Shao Wenjing walked out of the training ground with him in his arms, ¡°I¡¯ve also collected a few famous battle swords. I¡¯ll take you to have a look at the armoury during the day tomorrow.¡± Yan Yi had a confused look in his eyes, but he couldn¡¯t tell what was unusual. ¡°Who are you¡­¡± He murmured. ¡°My surname is Shao, you¡¯ve been calling me Wenjing.¡± Shao Wenjing held Yan Yi¡¯s waist and lifted him up onto the iron railing as though they were the most natural couple. He raised his head intimately as gentleness brimmed in his peach blossom eyes: ¡°Your servant1.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s empty eyes were unable to focus on the face in front of him. An unfamiliar and indifferent face overlapped with Shao Wenjing¡¯s, as the cold and heroic facial features gradually blurred, turning into a softly-edged alpha face, profoundly beautiful. He placed his hand on Shao Wenjing¡¯s cheek, his face becoming more familiar the longer he looked. The stern face engraved in his mind for years seemed to have been effaced by an eraser, erasing the shadows and wiping out the lines. The more he tried to remember, the faster it was erased. Yan Yi braced his head as he curled up and let out a scream, grabbing the last withering petal in the endless darkness and turning it into ashes that quickly parted away from his palm. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m here.¡± Shao Wenjing lifted the little rabbit off the railing. Yan Yi suddenly hugged him tightly. Trembling in his arms, he buried his face in his neck, his rapid breathing brushing against Shao Wenjing¡¯s skin. Shao Wenjing stroked his arm, finding it covered in goosebumps. The heart in his chest was fluttering like a soft feather. The charm of the A3 omega was something he could not resist. Fighting in the bloodbath of the heated battle, with his slender waist and ruthless expression in his eyes, it was as astonishing as if the starlight shone through his irises. And when he threw himself into his arms and weakly hugged the alpha¡¯s neck, his rapid heartbeat showed his fear and grievances, yet it had the ability to conquer a hard and vicious heart to turn into soft spring water. To have such an omega was a pretty good thing. Shao Wenjing carried the tired little rabbit back to his residence and paced a whole round in his bedroom, a little concerned that the cage he had placed before seemed too cold and narrow. Yan Yi silently glanced at the cold iron cage that he was lying in before and wrapped his arms tighter around Shao Wenjing, ¡°I¡¯m not sleeping here.¡± The faint burn was still there at the base of his finger. This prison with the electric locks still gave him lingering fears. ¡°Okay, don¡¯t sleep here.¡± Shao Wenjing agreed softly. He asked the servant to take him to wash off the blood from his body, change into refreshing pyjamas, and sent into his own bedroom. Yan Yi stepped on the soft and shaggy carpet barefoot, a drop of water falling from his hair and gliding down his neck, bringing out a hint of sweet milk-candy scent. Shao Wenjing had his head leaned against the headboard to read, but when he looked up he saw Yan Yi squeezing the water from his hair with a towel as he sat next to his bed. His wet little tail peeked out from his pyjama bottoms, soaking the sheets a little. ¡°Should I sleep here.¡± Yan Yi stared at his toes and thought in confusion. His pale feet had become rosy due to the hot bath water, leaving two small paw prints on the shaggy carpet. A pair of arms suddenly wrapped around his waist. Shao Wenjing pressed up against him and kissed his ear, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you coming up?¡± Yan Yi asked with uncertainty, ¡°Have I always slept here before.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Shao Wenjing carried the little rabbit into his lap, lightly clasping Yan Yi¡¯s hands in his. Yan Yi noticed a platinum ring on the ring finger of his left hand. Surprised, he looked at his own right hand, finding that he wore a ring of the same style. ¡°We¡¯ve been married for a long time.¡± Shao Wenjing sighed in his ear, ¡°You never liked me.¡± The little rabbit¡¯s ears stood up in alert. Shao Wenjing put his chin on top of his head, and the little rabbit¡¯s ears patted his cheeks before falling back down, very soft and hot. Yan Yi thought for a while. It seemed like such a thing that happened. In his memory, he did get married before, but he was also a rambunctious rabbit. He was often spending one-night stands with other alphas, occationally bringing the alphas he provided for2 to his home to have sex with. Shao Wenjing buried his face into Yan Yi¡¯s shoulder and muttered in a low voice, ¡°Is there something bad about me? Why don¡¯t you like me?¡± Yan Yi turned his head in confusion, seeing this alpha¡¯s peach blossom eyes filled with a layer of tears swirling in his eyes. His mesmerising eyes blinked and tears dripped onto his shoulders, making him tremble. ¡°¡­There¡¯s nothing bad about you¡­¡± A little dull, Yan Yi turned around and touched Shao Wenjing¡¯s eyes, ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± He actually did such bad things. Shao Wenjing took Yan Yi into his arms, letting him feel the beating of his heart. Where Yan Yi could not see, the corners of his mouth couldn¡¯t help but curl up proudly. The little rabbit¡¯s expression was too marvellous, the apologetic look in his eyes was like a young man repenting his sins of the past. The paralyzing toxin that had built up in his brain reached a threshold, and under his influence, it caused a pleasant memory mishap. He pressed over and pounced onto Yan Yi before kissing his glands from behind. Yan Yi didn¡¯t resist as he let Shao Wenjing¡¯s courtship pheromones connect with his own, the high degree of fit making Yan Yi feel comfortable and relaxed. ¡°I like you.¡± Shao Wenjing said, leaning into his ear from behind, ¡°Let¡¯s live a good life in the future, okay?¡± Yan Yi turned his head, revealing a hint of a smile without malice, ¡°Okay¡­¡± Shao Wenjing paused. In that moment, a sudden thought went into his mind, wanting to hog the brightness in front of him. He lowered his head, and his sharp canine teeth were instantly etched into the glands on the back of Yan Yi¡¯s neck. Yan Yi gave a muffled grunt. The alpha¡¯s powerful pheromones thundered as it rushed into his body, rampaging through his veins. Shao Wenjing released more intense courtship pheromones. The pheromones with a 87% fit were simply irresistible to an omega on the verge of a mental breakdown. Yan Yi clutched the bed sheets tightly with his fingers and arched his body as he trembled wildly. A wisp of poppy fragrance injected into his glands, while a large amount of milk-candy scented pheromones spread to every corner of the room. Like an addictive opium, it¡¯s frightening but impossible to resist. Shao Wenjing bit the back of his neck, his soft, smiling eyes were bloodshot and red. He grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s legs and spread them apart. Yan Yi felt pain, but it was immediately washed away by the soothing highly compatible pheromones, replaced by the ultimate joy that overflowed in him. The grief of loving but not receiving it, and the despair of losing a child, all clogged his heart, almost driving him crazy. He wept silently, the spark fading from his eyes. Forget it all, then. All the chaotic memories he did not dare to even think about should be forgotten. ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Shao Wenjing unfastened his belt with one hand, trying to be as gentle as possible so as to not cause unnecessary pain to the little rabbit. Just seeing Yan Yi¡¯s lost eyes, he was still worried for a moment that he would break the little rabbit under him and shatter him. He had not yet penetrated into Yan Yi¡¯s body, when a child¡¯s hysterical cry suddenly erupted from outside the hidden bedroom door. Startled, Shao Wenjing patted Yan Yi¡¯s back lightly, ¡°Give me a minute.¡± He hurried out of the bedroom and saw Shao Wenchi sitting outside the bedroom door, out of breath from crying. Shao Wenchi hurriedly leaned over and picked up his little brother, ¡°Why are you here, don¡¯t cry, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Shao Wenchi cried to the point it gave him hiccups, tears covering his tender face, ¡°Don¡¯t bully the bunny who saved Wenchi.¡± Shao Wenjing was stunned for a moment. ¡°The car came over, and bunny took Wenchi away. Stinky spidey, don¡¯t bully him¡­¡± Shao Wenchi cried so hard he couldn¡¯t breathe. He held a pack of tissues tightly in his hand in front of him, the tissue packaging giving off a faint scent of milk-candy. The light smile that Shao Wenjing always carried with his calm apperance stiffened on his face. ¡ª¡ª On weekends, extremely congested traffic went on for hundreds of metres, slowly winding and wriggling along. The pungent smell of gasoline and exhaust made people restless and irritable, like a transpiring virus emitting in the gaps of congested vehicles. Occasionally, fierce horns would be replaced by a series of swearing from the drivers ahead. A Bentley Continental went the wrong way in the emergency lane with multiple police cars chasing behind him. Lu Shangjin wearily tore off the medical tape on the back of his hand, revealing a bloody gash which he accidentally scraped when he ripped off the infusion needle. He glanced in the rearview mirror. Seeing the police cars in the chase, he quickly got off the ramp. Right then, he suddenly had a flashback in an untimely manner. When he was young, he often car-raced with Yan Yi in Yungas. On the edge of a steep cliff, the pair was smoking with their backs against the car door. Yan Yi sat on the hood, nesting his helmet between his legs as his little rabbit ears briskly twitched. He turned his head and asked with a smile, ¡°Jin ge, why can¡¯t I catch up to you, what are the techniques, teach me.¡± Lu Shangjin let out a breath of smoke and raised his eyebrows proudly, ¡°Catch up, and I¡¯ll teach you.¡± No more. Lu Shangjin smashed the steering wheel hard. He didn¡¯t need the little rabbit to keep chasing him. As long as he comes back, Yan Yi doesn¡¯t need to do anything. Lu Shangjin just needs him to come back soon. Footnotes 1. ȹϳ¼: In ancient times, it refers to male servants who are conquered by a woman and worships her 2. in a sugar-baby/ sugar-daddy way CH 47 *Info that can now be made public* J1 division; obtaining a race-specific basic ability. Glands capable of the J1 division account for 10% of the human population. (Junior no.1; abbreviation for first-grade differentiation) M2 differentiation; upgraded glandular cell differentiation, obtaining the second type of upgrade ability, requires gender-specific pheromone stimulation, probability of 1% (Medium no.2; abbreviation for second-grade differentiation) A3 evolution; evolution for glandular cells, obtaining the third type of upgrade ability. Requires specific pheromone stimulation, the differentiative probability on the basis of an M2 differentiation is 0.05%. (Advanced no.3; abbreviation for third-grade differentiation) ¡ª¡ª Name: Yan Yi Serial Number: PBB000002 Race: Lop-eared rabbit Pheromones: Milk-candy J1 glandular cell divisive acquiring ability, external expression of the gene: High-speed bounce M2 differentiation: Fluid deformation A3 evolution: Transience ¡ª¡ª Name: Lu Shangjin Race: Peregrine Falcon Pheromones: Narcissus J1 division: Extreme vision M2 differentiation: Location tracking Accompanying ability: Seize (Catching prey with the peregrine falcon¡¯s hunting dive speed at 389.45kmh) ¡ª¡ª Name: Xia Jingtian (Younger brother), Xia Pingtian (Older brother) Race: Mountain Lion Pheromones: Baby¡¯s breath, Red roses J1 division: Gravity manipulation M2 differentiation: (Currently unknown) ¡ª¡ª Name: Shao Wenjing (Older brother), Shao Wenchi (Younger brother) Race: Spider Pheromones: Opium poppy J1 division: Distraction control M2 differentiation: Mental paralysis Accompanying ability: Wall-walking (Stand and walk on various surfaces without being affected by gravity) ¡ª¡ª Name: Ye Wan Pheromones: Lily Serial Number: PBB000003 Race: Chameleon J1 division: 360-degree full-spectrum observation M2 differentiation: Group stealth A3 evolution: Nine-degree spikes¡± ¡ª¡ª Name: Bi Ruijing Pheromones: (Currently unknown( Serial Number: PBB000026 Race: Antiaris J1 division: (Currently unknown) M2 differentiation: (Currently unknown) ¡ª¡ª Name: Tan Meng Pheromones: (Currently unknown) Race: Butterfly (Specific type unknown) ¡ª¡ª Name: Gu Wei Pheromones: Garden geranium Race: Husky J1 division: Violent demolition ¡ª¡ª Question: Beta differentiative ability? All three genders have the potential to evolve third-grade upgrades under pheromone stimulation, but betas are not sensitive to pheromones, so the probability of their third-grade upgrade is very small. ¡ª¡ª Question: Why are alphas of the same grade stronger? Only the glandular cells of alphas have the differentiative ability of dividing into beasts and birds of prey, or aggressive reptiles and plants. The number of alphas is relatively more, have stronger combat power, with taller and larger figures, and the pillar gender of various industries. ¡ª¡ª Question: Weakness Whether alpha or omega, they all have a lethal area, the glands at the back of the neck. Once damaged, they will lose the ability to move on the spot. Omegas are more vulnerable in comparison, so damage to their glands may lead to severe depression, blindness, memory loss, paralysis etc, and other complications. They have slower healing, and their treatment process requires a large amount of matched alpha pheromones to aid in calming them. CH 48 The bedroom door was gently opened. Wrapped up tight in his pyjamas, Yan Yi stood at the door on the carpet and looked at the two of them in shock. The little spider omega held in his cry and sobbed as he looked back at Yan Yi. He stared blankly for a few seconds, then weakly stretched out his small hand towards Yan Yi. Yan Yi widened his eyes before hesitantly reaching out to hold the child from Shao Wenjing¡¯s arms. ¡°Bunny.¡± Shao Wenchi hugged Yan Yi¡¯s neck, his tender little face rubbing against the crevasse of Yan Yi¡¯s neck. Yan Yi¡¯s dull eyes brightened gently. He patted the little baby in his arms as he slowly released soft soothing pheromones and gently coaxed, ¡°Don¡¯t cry.¡± ¡°Mm,¡± Shao Wenchi obediently pursed his lips, pouting his soft white face, and in a small voice, he explained to Yan Yi, ¡°He¡¯s not a bad gege, he doesn¡¯t usually bully people, don¡¯t be afraid of him.¡± Shao Wenjing furrowed his brows and gave a slight smile. Holding his arm in a gentlemanly manner, he leaned against the door frame, ¡°Oh, of course. You should remember, I¡¯m a great guy.¡± Young master Wenchi suddenly ran over. The chef had made a few more dishes. Shao Wenjing instructed his bodyguards to remove all pheromone traces left by Shao Wenchi outside the manor when he came so as to not give Lu Shangjin a chance to take advantage of it. Everything was well arranged. Shao Wenjing turned around in time to see Yan Yi sitting with Wenchi at the dining table. Wenchi was obediently holding a small ceramic spoon to eat while Yan Yi peeled a shrimp, breaking it into two small pieces before placing it in his small bowl. Wenchi blinked his big eyes and said thank you in a crisp voice. His face, as white as milk-jelly, had a drop of ketchup on it. His pair of dark sparkling eyes set on his little palm-sized face. He and his brother were the same, their eyes both shone with a metallic luster, like a very cute little spider, cluelessly looking at things that intrigued him. Yan Yi was stunned for a moment. He pursed his lips and smiled, scooping up a spoonful of corn kernels onto his empty plate, and added two pieces of vegetables. Wenchi looked at the vegetables in distress. Feeling embarrassed, he said in a small voice, ¡°This doesn¡¯t taste good.¡± Yan Yi held his cheek in one hand and looked at him gently, ¡°It¡¯s good for your body, you won¡¯t get red pimples on your face when you get older. Just eat a little.¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± Wenchi hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth. ¡°Good boy.¡± Yan Yi picked up the vegetable leaves and fed them into Wenchi¡¯s mouth, the tip of his chopsticks scraped the vegetable soup from the corner of his mouth. Having been praised, Wenchi puffed out his cheeks and his big eyes curved into an arc. ¡°You spoil him once, and he will need you to feed him everyday in the future.¡± Shao Wenjing¡¯s shadowy figure appeared leisurely from behind, his hands propping up on the back of Wenchi¡¯s chair. He lowered his head and scolded, ¡°Shao Wenchi, eat by yourself.¡± ¡°Hmph, stinky spidey.¡± Shao Wenchi picked up a shrimp and clumsily peeled at it with his little fingers. Not a moment later, he got ketchup all over the child¡¯s sleeves as he ate with great relish. Shao Wenjing leaned down and touched Yan Yi¡¯s hair and ears. He sat across the table, and using only the tips of his chopsticks in his right hand, he skillfully peeled two shrimps, one for Wenchi and the other he placed in Yan Yi¡¯s bowl. ¡°I don¡¯t know what kind of vegetable dishes you like, so I just let them make a few, there¡¯s also fish and shrimp, they can help replenish your body.¡± Shao Wenjing peeled a few more shrimps and placed them on the side of the plate. Surprisingly, his hands didn¡¯t become dirty at all, like the fine motor control of a spider. It was indeed amazing. Yan Yi looked at Shao Wenjing¡¯s slender right hand and fell in a daze. At times, his memories were blurry yet sometimes clear. He remembered being with his alpha out for dinner once. In his impression, his alpha¡¯s hand was not this smooth, the back of his hands were covered in scars from the scraping of shrapnel shells. His alpha also wasn¡¯t as dexterous. When he peeled shrimp shells, he would often make little cuts on his fingers before placing the finely peeled shrimp into Yan Yi¡¯s bowl. But who was the alpha he had this impression of? Was it Shao Wenjing? It seemed like it wasn¡¯t. Maybe it was a previous alpha whom he had provided for, he couldn¡¯t remember. In an effortful moment of clarity, Yan Yi felt guilty that his mind should not be thinking about another alpha when he had a family. Shao Wenjing peeled the last shrimp and placed it in Yan Yi¡¯s bowl. Wenchi¡¯s round eyes stared in amazement. His brother had clearly always saved the last best bits for himself. But when he gave it some thought, bunny should eat more because he looked so sad. Yan Yi only ate a little and was full. He washed his hands and went straight back to the bedroom. He laid curled up on his side with his eyes opened in a daze. Then he suddenly touched his belly. There should have been a little baby here. Where did it go? He closed his eyes in confusion. Muddled images stirred up in his mind into a chaotic mess, multicoloured splashes slowly blending into black. A comfortably warm meatball was placed into his arms. Yan Yi opened his eyes sluggishly, finding Shao Wenjing was holding a sleeping Wenchi and had stuffed him into his arms. The little spider just finished taking a bath. His small hands and face were hot, his eyelashes drooped down cutely. Smelling Yan Yi¡¯s pheromones, he smacked his mouth and squeezed over, curling up in a ball as he nestled into Yan Yi¡¯s arms. Shao Wenjing sat on the edge of the bed, gently stroking Wenchi¡¯s soft fine hair and said softly, ¡°My parents were killed by gland hunters. Wenchi was only one and a half years old at the time, and ever since he could talk, he has always asked when my dads will come back.¡± ¡°I have no way of explaining it to him, I can only say that our dads became stars and that they are watching him from the sky. Isn¡¯t it so unoriginal?¡± Shao Wenjing smiled, warm and gentle, he was calm like he was telling someone else¡¯s story. ¡°He is the most important relative to me.¡± Shao Wenjing curled his index finger and brushed it against Wenchi¡¯s little jelly-like face, ¡°You saved him, I¡¯m sorry, I really didn¡¯t know that before.¡± Yan Yi shook his head, he actually didn¡¯t remember anymore. He took Wenchi in his arms, releasing a soft pheromone that let the soft and fragile little omega feel safe and sound. The little white face buried in his chest was beautiful, like a porcelain doll. Omegas really did look very fragile. Yan Yi timidly lifted his fingers and gently caressed his soft little back. It was unbelievably beautiful. If he had a child, it would definitely be the same kind of cute and beautiful little bunny baby. So he must protect the fragile little o, he can¡¯t let anyone hurt him. Feeling tired, Yan Yi fell asleep, still hugging Wenchi to his chest. Shao Wenjing pulled a thin quilt over them. He leaned over to carefully study the little white rabbit¡¯s sleeping face, which was peaceful and carefully curled up into a ball, the little spider protected in the embrace of his arms around him. The little rabbit looked calmly attractive. The age written on the document was 27 years old, but he actually still looked like a teenager. He placed his hand on Yan Yi¡¯s forehead and kissed the back of his hand. ¡°¡­I¡¯m sorry.¡± He closed the bedroom door softly, then took a suit and tie of a dark purple colour. There were a few close friends from out of the country who had just come back from abroad, Shao Wenjing met with them at an independent restaurant within the manor. The drive over needed 20 minutes, so he gave Wenchi¡¯s school principal a call and asked about Wenchi¡¯s near-miss car accident in an unpleasant tone. One of his friends brought a pastry chef with him, who made 12 snacks for afternoon tea. Shao Wenjing didn¡¯t actually have a sweet tooth, but he fancied a honey mango layered cake and went into the kitchen to humor the chef for a while before ordering two freshly made ones to-go. The pastry chef smiled while cutting the mango, ¡°Sir, you must have children at home, all children love eating this dessert.¡± Shao Wenjing leaned against the door, hands tucked in his pant pockets as his peach blossom eyes bent into a line: ¡°Yes. I have two.¡± He got home and from afar, he saw Yan Yi holding Wenchi in his arms while sitting under the maple tree in the courtyard. Wenchi¡¯s school bag hung upside down on the chair, and he was holding an English homework booklet in distress as he listened to Yan Yi speak. Yan Yi took an automatic pencil and wrote down a few lines of notes, teaching Wenchi some grammar, line by line, well-organised and easy to understand. Wenchi listened for a moment, but then dozed off in Yan Yi¡¯s arms. A small head bumped against his forehead. Shao Wenjing sat next to him, shaking Wenchi awake, ¡°You little stinky, you weren¡¯t paying attention at all. Do you sleep all day in school?¡± Wenchi covered his head and shot Shao Wenjing a hard glare before sticking back to Yan Yi. He looked back at Shao Wenjing to show off, ¡°Bunny taught me how to say I love you in eight languages.¡± Shao Wenjing listened and looked at Yan Yi who was holding Wenchi, a subtle smile in his eyes. Having not realized that the little rabbit was more than just a killing machine, Shao Wenjing began to look at him from a fresh angle. He brought out two thin, round kraft paper boxes. Wenchi¡¯s eyes lit up and he immediately carried away a box, sitting on the bench as he compliantly untied the ribbon, ¡°What¡¯s the gift today.¡± Yan Yi blankly received the dessert box. He untied the ribbon and the fresh aroma of mango and honey entered his nose. He got a gift, and he was now at a loss. Shao Wenjing rested his hand on the back of the bench, the corners of his eyes slightly raised, ¡°Can I hear the I love you¡¯s in the eight languages?¡± Yan Yi opened his mouth, but hung his head again. He wasn¡¯t able to speak so openly to others. ¡°I love you¡±, ¡°I like you¡±, he couldn¡¯t say such deeply emotional words. Wenchi held the small spoon in his mouth as his round eyes looked between Yan Yi and his brother. He felt that it was awkward for his brother, so with a big mouthful of honey mango in his mouth, he said loudly: ¡°ILOVEU!¡± This made Shao Wenjing pick him up and kiss him on the cheek, ¡°I love you, honey.¡± Yan Yi looked down as he ate the dessert in small bites. This type of life was also very comfortable and safe, the peace that he yearned for. However, he felt a sense of loss, like something had been blown away by the wind, lost, not even leaving a memory behind. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª During the May Day holiday, the school was extra quiet. The wisteria under the corridor seemed like a sea of upside down flowers, and a light fragrance of grass was present in the warm air. Looking into the empty classroom through the glass, chairs were placed properly upside-down on the desks. Only a few were on duty in the offices, and the sound of stern scolding echoed out from the principal¡¯s office. Shao Wenchi¡¯s homeroom teacher, Ms. Jiang, was suspended because she withheld information about Wenchi¡¯s near-miss car accident. Jiang Xiaohong was severely scolded by the principal, and even had to hold a grade level meeting to rectify the teacher¡¯s negligence problem afterwards. Shao Wenjing only requested the principal to take the matter seriously, but in the principal¡¯s eagerness to suck up to him, he misunderstood and directly suspended Ms. Jiang. She absent-mindedly walked out the school gates in her high-heeled shoes, her mind still buzzing chaotically from the headmaster¡¯s fierce scolding. She was extremely regretful for not reporting this matter to Shao Wenjing, which had caused him to be angry. She had only been afraid of losing her job at the time. Ever since she had been slapped by her unemployed and alcoholic husband two years ago, she moved out with her children at once and demanded an immediate divorce. In the last two years, it was only her that had been taking care of her children, not only did her salary alone have to pay for the mortgage, but it also had to support her parents as well as her children. Her husband died and never agreed to divorce her. Her parents also tried to convince her to settle down. At her age, how can you live as a divorcee, and endure a moment of peace and quiet. And that¡¯s how she had been spending her days. She¡¯s highly-educated, experienced, and served as a head teacher at the noble elementary school in Nan Qi. It was tiring but she received a high salary, and it provided really good treatment. Because she had offended Shao Wenjing, she lost this job, and her future in this industry was gone forever. Her heel got stuck in the stone cracks. Jiang Xiaohong stumbled and twisted her foot. It hurt so much she had to curl up and lay on the ground for a while. She managed to get up, limped to the curb and sat down. Setting her heels aside, she clutched her arms and buried her head and cried. At the end of the day, Shao Wenchi was completely unharmed. Why did Shao Wenjing take out his anger on her? Can one who is high-ranking and an immortal who doesn¡¯t eat human food really understand how exhausting her life is? How could he, because of his little brother, cut off a normal family¡¯s means of survival? On what basis? Why were there so many happy couples in the world, and yet her own marriage was such a crushing failure? She sat on the curb and cried angrily, the grievances she had to endure throughout the years suddenly spilled out of her. She didn¡¯t notice the Bentley parked 10 meters away. Lu Shangjin leaned on his steering wheel and watched her quietly. He had just come from the hospital where Yan Yi had his last physical exam. Maybe it was because the hospital felt guilty, but the inspection report was not signed off by the doctor. But through the residual pheromones, he would be able to find the doctor who wrote the test report. He wanted to know exactly how much hatred this doctor had in him for him to deceive a little rabbit who had only wanted a child. Dr. Sun was blocked by Lu Shangjin in the bathroom, the door was locked. Lu Shangjin had pressed his head fiercely into the sink filled with cold water, and in a deep whisper, forced a confession out of him. The cold, deep voice made it feel like an interrogation from the king of hell. Dr. Sun was tossed around within an inch of his life before uttering the name ¡°President Shao¡±. Lu Shangjin suddenly understood. Shao Wenjing had been secretly sowing discord, his methods were so cunning that he could unknowingly make the gap between them grow bigger and bigger until they went their separate ways. Shao Wenjing had his eye on Yan Yi¡¯s A3 glands. Yet, he himself failed to protect Yan Yi. Lu Shangjin grasped the steering wheel, his eyes burned red almost like they were about to drip blood. He couldn¡¯t fall asleep for a minute. Every time he closed his eyes, he would hear Yan Yi¡¯s trembling plea for help and see his helpless face. He remembered that day when he pressed the little rabbit to the ground, making his pain worse than death. Was his little bunny doing alright? Lu Shangjin pressed his hand against his heart as it ached in threads one after another. He needed to save the little rabbit and bring him home, to love him well, to take care of him seriously, no longer letting him do anything with fear and trepidation, no longer letting him love himself with so much pain. He wanted to say to the little rabbit ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±, it was his fault, it was all his fault. He will reflect on his rudeness and recklessness, he will reflect on his own coldness and indifferences these past few years. What kind of person would be hurt by him though? His irritability and indifference didn¡¯t matter to irrelevant people. Only those close to him will worry about him, only they will be stung by the vicious words he blurts out, only those who embrace him without reservation will be pierced by the spikes on his skin, and only those who love him to the bone will give up everything they once had for him. He was a complete let down, he betrayed a heart that had once burned with pure love. The female teacher sitting on the curb had already been crying for 10 minutes. It was making Lu Shangjin even more distracted and restless. After zoning out for a bit, if it wasn¡¯t for his fear of it making it on the news, he also wanted to just sit on a curb and cry for a while. Lu Shangjin followed a trace of devil¡¯s snare pheromones and found a spider omega similar to Shao Wenjing, it was roughly ranged within the elementary school, but as it was just on time for the holiday, none of the students were in. When the female teacher came out from the school, Lu Shangjin thought for a moment; how would he ask her about it without startling her? Before Lu Shangjin could make a move, a cab pulled up and stopped in front of the female teacher. Jiang Xiaohong waved her hand, covered her mouth and whimpered that she did not need a lift. The driver rolled down his window, stuck his head out and greeted Jiang Xiaohong, ¡°Ms. Jiang, why are you here?¡± Once she heard the familiar voice, Jiang Xiaohong lifted her head, ¡°Mr. Chen? Why are you driving¡­ a taxi¡­¡± It had always been Mr. Chen who picked up Wenchi before. Jiang Xiaohong would always see him and greet him often. Mr. Chen gave a bitter smile, ¡°I was fired by the boss. I¡¯m guessing it¡¯s the same situation as yours. I see that it¡¯s inconvenient for you to walk, come get in the car. I was just switching shifts, let¡¯s find a restaurant and think of a way.¡± ¡°Thank you, thank you sir.¡± Jiang Xiaohong looked around before bringing her high heels and got into Mr. Chen¡¯s car. Lu Shangjin had excellent eyesight and understood what they were saying just by reading their lips. After the cab pulled away, Lu Shangjin started his engine and followed. Mr. Chen helped Ms. Jiang into a restaurant and Lu Shangjin followed them in. A wall of grease and smoke hit him as he walked in, his microscopic vision allowing him to see almost all the hundreds of billions of bacteria through the uncleansed grease on the table. But he couldn¡¯t care about all of that. He sat in a corner and randomly ordered two dishes, mainly focused on the two people pouring out their bitterness to each other. ¡°Boss Shao fired me. Before, it was always me who drove his little brother to school. Then one day the boss promised he would send Wenchi to school, and I don¡¯t know why but that plan fell apart. The child is stubborn. I persuaded him for so long but he didn¡¯t get in my car and ran off by himself.¡± Mr. Chen swallowed a mouthful of beer and hissed out a breath. ¡°I was thinking, the way over is so close, a day without sending him off should be fine. Besides, other people¡¯s children all go to school by themselves. It just so happened that my mother fell in the bathroom that day and I was in a hurry to go to the hospital, so I didn¡¯t follow him.¡± ¡°Alas, who knew this would happen? Taking a step back to look at this, I saw young master Wenchi come back from a good vacation, he didn¡¯t get hurt at all.¡± Ms. Jiang could only manage to cry. A mix of good and bad people were in the small restaurant. Occasionally, there were flyer distributors sneaking in to hand out a card to each table. Lu Shangjin was also given one. He picked it up and looked at it. It was a recent report bounty sent by the gland hunters club. The gland hunters were searching for high level glands to sell for a living and they roamed throughout the city. High grade glands were scarce, and with such few gland hunters, it was hard to keep track of their movements. So they mobilized the masses, letting more people help them in their search by offering rewards. Those that could provide reliable clues would be able to get a substantial bounty. If they successfully captured one, those people could get rewarded as well. Jiang Xiaohong had a low alcohol tolerance, and after seeing this small flyer, she subconsciously whispered to Mr. Chen, ¡°Oh right, there¡¯s a thing you definitely don¡¯t know. Before the children¡¯s organized medical examination, I peeked at Shao Wenchi¡¯s file, guess what I saw¡­¡± Mr. Chen chewed on a peanut while he drank, ¡°What?¡± ¡°Shao Wenchi actually has the gland differentiation potential of M2.¡± Mr. Chen violently choked on a mouthful of beer. Lu Shangjin¡¯s face changed slightly. No wonder that little spider always had the scent of a high-grade alpha around him. He¡¯s probably closely protected by bodyguards arranged by Shao Wenjing. That little spider¡¯s glands had not yet been differentiated and upgraded, he wasn¡¯t yet capable of self-protection. School medical reports were immediately sealed, and strict rules were placed in that no institutions were allowed to privately test minors for glandular grade and differentiation potential. Pheromone testing needles were also prohibited. The document was never marked with differentiation potential. Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes and stared at the female teacher whose moral character was now questionable. Through his suspicious eyes, he measured her up and down. And then he saw her quietly fold the flyer before stuffing it into her handbag. CH 49 Lu Shangjin slept, lying on the steering wheel for a while. The back and trouser legs of the suit he hadn¡¯t had time to change out of were crinkled up. He woke up in a haze and felt his face, the stubble on his chin unshaven for several days. He leaned over to the passenger side to feel around for the spare razor. The little rabbit¡¯s skin was very soft and delicate, so he couldn¡¯t prick him with pain when he coaxed to console him. Until he felt that his neck and chin was smooth and tidy, Lu Shangjin pulled his necktie loose with one hand. He couldn¡¯t even stand the necktie being out of line before, but now the tie was casually hanging in a loose and disorderly manner. It was the end of holidays, and the kids were sent in by their parents, one after another. Outside the school gate, Lu Shangjin¡¯s car was replaced by an ordinary Toyota. Among the many luxury cars staying in front of the school, his was like a small unobtrusive stone. Nobody noticed him. Lu Shangjin focused on searching for that wisp of devil¡¯s snare pheromones near the school. He suspected that a driver would send that little spider here. Ten minutes later, Lu Shangjin suddenly froze. He raised his head to carefully feel the familiar scent in the air that was getting closer and closer. He remembered the milk candy when he was younger. In a large box of milk candy, a small rabbit suddenly jumped out, clinging to him and calling him Jin-ge, and stuffing a piece of sweet milk candy into his mouth. Lu Shangjin rushed to push the door open and almost missed the step when he got out as his eyes anxiously searched in the dense crowd. A child holding a milk sorbet ran past him, the scent of the milk candy hitting hard on Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart. All of a sudden, Lu Shangjin¡¯s vision became blurry as hope ignited and extinguished over and over, like a piece of iron that had been repeatedly bent before finally breaking in the middle. He looked at himself in the rearview mirror, his eyes sorrowfully enveloped in a layer of water. He suddenly recalled; when he went home one early morning, Yan Yi was wearing an apron as he was washing dishes in the kitchen. The garbage cans were full of seemingly untouched meals. Seeing that he came back, Yan Yi hurriedly wiped his hands and walked out. He opened his mouth as if to ask something and hesitated for a long time, but only asked him: ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Thinking about it now, those dull eyes were actually filled with grievances. Lu Shangjin never thought about whether he would be sad when he was preparing a sumptuous dinner only to receive the text ¡°not coming home tonight¡±. He couldn¡¯t wait to go back. To go and eat all the untouched food at the table without even leaving a drop of vegetable soup. How he wished to rub the little rabbit into his arms and love him dearly, making up for all the things he had owed him over the years. Lu Shangjin silently leaned against the car door, his fingers digging into the sealant lining of the car window frame. The moment he lifted his gaze, he thought he saw it wrong. Across the crowded steam of people at the school gate, he saw the tall and charming figure taking off his helmet on the opposite side of the road where the traffic was surging. His grey hair was lifted up by the wind, his two little rabbit ears raising up as he shook off a few creases pressed by the helmet. ¡°Yan Yan!¡± Seized with a sudden impulse, Lu Shangjin chased after him. As the flow of people blocked his line of sight one by one, he shouted loudly, ¡°Yan Yan!¡± As far as he could see, the thin, warm and soft body was suddenly pulled into a pair of arms. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t even react and froze in place. Wearing a tight leather jacket, Shao Wenjing was sitting on a motorcycle and pulled Yan Yi¡¯s waist from behind. He took off his helmet with one hand and kissed Yan Yi¡¯s little ear affectionately. Yan Yi didn¡¯t indulge him, but he didn¡¯t refuse him either. He leaned down to take out a bag of handmade milk-candy from his pocket, carefully putting them into Wenchi¡¯s school bag, instructing him in a soft voice, ¡°Eat them with other kids. You¡¯ll have cavities if you eat all of them yourself.¡± The little spider nodded obediently and tenderly hugged Yan Yi¡¯s neck, pleading in a coquettish tone, ¡°Bunny and gege have to pick me up on Friday, okay?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes curved as he stroked his finely soft hair. ¡°Okay. Listen carefully at school.¡± Shao Wenjing raised a corner of his lips and exposed the tip of one of his canine teeth. ¡°If little alpha devils bully you at school, remember to hit them back. Call other people to hit back if you can¡¯t do it; it¡¯s too meaningless to tell the teacher or whatever.¡± Yan Yi turned around and gave him a look that conveyed, ¡°Shut up,¡± before pushing Wenchi¡¯s little school bag. ¡°Go on then.¡± The little spider happily sped away, running to wait for the red light with some classmates on the sidewalk. Yan Yi watched him with worry. ??How could he let such a small child cross the road by himself? Revealing one¡¯s true concern could not deceive others, nor could it be disguised. Shao Wenjing fixed his gaze onto the side of Yan Yi¡¯s face as he unconsciously embraced him, softly murmuring in his ear, ¡°Let¡¯s go back. You can¡¯t stay outside the manor for too long.¡± ¡°Yan Yan!¡± The urgent shout startled both of them. Lu Shangjin hurried over this way, bypassing the crowd of people and traffic. His haggard face was as pale as paper, and his hoarse voice seemed to carry extreme anguish. Strangely yet surprisingly, Yan Yi looked at him. When he turned behind to look, he revealed a confused expression. ¡°You¡¯re calling me?¡± Yan Yi looked sympathetically at Lu Shangjin. What a good-looking alpha, and yet he didn¡¯t seem to be in good spirits. Shao Wenjing was stunned at first, then gave an odious grin. In the past, when the name ¡°young master Lu¡± was mentioned, the first words that came to people¡¯s minds were ¡°strict and serious¡±, and they were unable to find anything improper about him. He wanted to take a picture of Lu Shangjin¡¯s current discomfited appearance and let their circle of friends open their eyes. Soon after, Shao Wenjing kissed Yan Yi¡¯s cheek in front of Lu Shangjin. He originally wanted to kiss his lips, but Yan Yi avoided it in discomfort. But it didn¡¯t matter, he knew Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t handle this. This scene was like a blow to the head, catching Lu Shangjin off guard and having his head broken and bleeding. Lu Shangjin panted violently, his chest heaving involuntarily. His fierce glare almost tearing the corners of his eyes¡ª¡ª His precious Qing Hua porcelain had been dirtied all over with the touch of someone¡¯s fingerprints and handprints. Back in the days, Lu Shangjin would rather break his precious porcelain. He would rather destroy than allow others to touch his things. But now, he was only worried about whether Yan Yi was forced, whether he was threatened, or really hated him to the bone, and got back at him by hurting himself in this way. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Lu Shangjin watched Yan Yi mounting onto the back of the motorcycle and was driven mad as he watched Shao Wenjing hold his hands, lifting them up to put them around his waist to make him hug him. The motorcycle roared away with a forceful twist of the throttle. ¡°Yan Yan! Yan Yan! You don¡¯t recognize me?!¡± Lu Shangjin chased after the motorcycle riding away, blocked by the flow of traffic as the green light came on. His vision turned black and his feet turned weak, he staggered two steps and slowly squatted down while holding onto the traffic light. Yan Yi¡¯s confused and sympathetic gaze lingered in his mind. That expression was detached yet calm. He was like a stranger to him, like they were people from two different worlds who have never crossed paths. ¡°Oh.¡± A small hand stretched out in front of him, a milk candy held in his palm. Shao Wenchi squatted in front of him, tilting his head as he studied him. Stretching the hand holding the milk candy forward, he blinked a little timidly, ¡°For you.¡± Lu Shangjin was taken aback, receiving the milk candy into the palm of his hand as though he was holding a treasure. He watched Wenchi skip across the road, with four alpha bodyguards following at a distance. Losing his wits, Lu Shangjin wanted to drive after them, but his trembling hand forgot how to insert the key into the hole. He found a clean piece of tissue and carefully wrapped the milk candy in his palm one fold at a time, as focused as if he were delicately carving an expensive gemstone. The scent of milk candy came out through the tissue. Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t help but peel open the tissue, swallow the small milk candy into his mouth and chewed hard. He chewed very slowly, afraid he would finish it if he were not careful, yet feeling as if he chewed hard. It was like a wolf tearing at bones, with his cheeks aching. What¡¯s the matter with this? His mind buzzed with a dull pain and went blank. Why didn¡¯t the little rabbit come running in grievance and hug him? Why did he go with someone else? Did he not want him anymore? ¡ª¡ª This matter must be made clear. He would then no longer misunderstand Yan Yi. But he still couldn¡¯t find which way Shao Wenjing had gone. Ever since Shao Wenjing left with Yan Yi on his motorcycle, their pheromones had disappeared, like they vanished into thin air. Lu Shangjin dug deep and searched every corner of Nan Qi, yet he couldn¡¯t find even a single trace left by Shao Wenjing. He wanted to ask that little spider omega. However, the school was fully closed down with military management, and the little spider was also escorted by bodyguards. He didn¡¯t have a chance to get close. So for three whole days, he had been keeping an eye on the female teacher that got suspended. His car didn¡¯t need to be parked in the neighbourhood. The living room and master bedroom where the female teacher lived was faced outside of the neighbourhood and was located on the first floor. With Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyesight, he could easily see any subtle activities from her. She had a young daughter who was also a beta. Suspended at home, besides spending most of her time with her daughter, she spent the rest of her time outside, and met with Mr Chen once again within those three days. Lu Shangjin threw away his empty cigarette box. Holding the last cigarette in his mouth, he drew a breath of the light blue flame gathered close to his palm as his eyes followed her out for a few hundred meters. Jiang Xiaohong deliberately took Mr Chen to the corner where there was no one. She looked around, then stuffed a kraft paper archive file into Mr Chen¡¯s hand. Mr Chen checked the file and smiled at Jiang Xiaohong, ¡°The return bonus is half for one person.¡± He turned to get back into his car, stepping on the accelerator and sped away. ¡°Ai¡­¡± Jiang Xiaohong absent-mindedly chased forward for two steps, her trembling fingers holding on to her heart. In the end, she still couldn¡¯t go back on her word. She took a few deep breaths to calm her uneasy mood, and as soon as she turned around, her view was blocked by a strip of black metal. Jiang Xiaohong screamed and took two steps back in fear. Looking upwards along the muzzle of the gun, Lu Shangjin was sitting on a low wall two meters high, single-handedly carrying a Souct with the scope removed. The muzzle of the gun held up her chin, the weapon icy-cold against the skin of the neck. Jiang Xiaohong froze and slowly raised her hands. She had no conceptions of weapons. When pointed at her neck by the muzzle of the gun, she seemed to be playing a VR version of ¡°Jedi: Survivor¡±, where the boss of the game was punishing her with the Souct tilted at a 45 degree angle. With the icy-cold muzzle against her skin, the strong smell of gunpowder entered her nose, only then did she suddenly wake up to the fact that this was not a dream. Jiang Xiaohong was shoved into the passenger seat. Lu Shangjin put the Souct in the backseat before starting the car. He steadily looked forward, driving toward the direction driver Chen went in. ¡°Where are you taking me¡­? Let me off¡­ Do you want money¡­?¡± The female teacher cowered in a corner, keeping away from this man. Under the fierce, knife-like eyelids, the grim and sorrowful eyes looked straight ahead. The smell of tobacco and the aggressive pheromones of an alpha told one how dangerous this man was. For civilians, and especially for betas, this was a horrific experience that one would never encounter in a lifetime. Not beating around the bush, Lu Shangjin went directly to the point, ¡°You want that driver to report the clues of high-grade omega glands for you to get back at Shao Wenjing?¡± She didn¡¯t dare to report herself, because she knew about the consequences. If Shao Wenjing were to catch a hint, never mind her job, she wouldn¡¯t be able to save eve her life. Jiang Xiaohong had already become a terribly frightened bird. Being exposed to the face of what she was planning to do, she raised her voice and looked at Lu Shangjin in horror. ¡°No¡­I only let driver Chen give some clues to them¡­Shao Wenjing¡¯s background is so strong¡­those gland hunters could never touch Shao Wenchi¡­I-I¡¯m just short of money¡­¡± Jiang Xiaohong covered her face as she wept, ¡°You don¡¯t see how scary those debt collectors carrying knives to our door are¡­ My daughter and I can only hide in the toilet and dare not make a sound. I¡¯ve suffered enough¡­We have to pay the debt that useless man owes¡­I still have to pay the mortgages, take care of my parents and child¡­¡± At first, she was still able to support the family in the raging storm, but now she felt that her days were too dark to see the end of the tunnel. She cried until Lu Shangjin felt annoyed and perplexed, his manic episode about to break out. Lu Shangjin grabbed her by the jaw and covered her mouth. breathing hard. His eyes were so wide that the whites were exposed, as he hysterically whispered a warning through clenched teeth. ¡°Don¡¯t irritate me, please- AH¡ª¡ª!¡¯ CH 50 Shao Wenchi¡¯s primary school security was extremely strict. The school was mostly made up of prominent aristocratic children, so they would not be able to handle the responsibility should any danger come across them. But nothing was 100% foolproof. If someone wanted to, they would be able to find an opportunity. During the second class every afternoon, the cleaning staff would take out the whole day¡¯s garbage from the back door of the school playground. And every second class on Wednesday afternoons was when Shao Wenchi¡¯s class had P.E. Children at this age were active and noisy. P.E. was usually only scheduled to be 20 minutes of physical training, and the other 20 minutes was left for the students to free play. Lu Shangjin¡¯s car was parked a few dozen meters away from the back door of the school, his eyes falling on Jiang Xiaohong as she wobbled towards the back door. As the situation on Jiang Xiaohong¡¯s suspension had yet to be announced to the whole school, the cleaner still greeted Jiang Xiaohong with a smile, ¡°Miss Jiang, how come you¡¯re coming from back here?¡± Her shoulders shuddered hard, she tried hard to calm herself and let out a dry laugh, ¡°There¡¯s a student¡¯s home in this direction. Since I didn¡¯t have any class to teach, I paid them a visit.¡± The cleaner pushed the garbage out the back door where there was a large trash bin in front of the door. He lowered his head and propped up the lid, putting bag after bag of daily garbage neatly in, half his body reaching into the can. Jiang Xiaohong took this time to call Shao Wenchi over. Wenchi was completely unguarded towards his homeroom teacher, even though his gege had told him never to leave the school grounds without his bodyguard by his side. Jiang Xiaohong took Wenchi¡¯s small hands and led him to where Lu Shangjin was parked. Lu Shangjin gave her a sum of money to have her bring Wenchi out before the glandular hunters pursued the lead. She guessed that Lu Shangjin was a glandular hunter, having a gun held to her throat and yet having to do as she was told. Furthermore, the reward given by Lu Shangjin was a salary she couldn¡¯t earn from even ten years of teaching. She and her daughter need not worry for their survival anymore. Other people¡¯s children were uncomparable to your own gold and valuables. Just bite the bullet and forget about it; consciousness won¡¯t feed you. In the short few dozen meters over, Jiang Xiaohong¡¯s heart welled up with anxiety. Wenchi looked up. Blinking his eyes, he asked, ¡°Teacher, why didn¡¯t you come teach us? Why haven¡¯t you given out this time¡¯s composition yet?¡± Jiang Xiaohong often read well-written essays out to the class, commenting carefully on how well it was written. Wenchi liked the composition class the most. This little spider¡¯s talent for composition was higher than his peers, his young and tender words always giving shine to things that others couldn¡¯t see. When other children wrote about helping grandmothers cross the road and making up some trivia to make up the numbers, he wrote about ants on a maple leaf. Jiang Xiaohong asked him before, and Wenchi said, even if he suddenly laid down on the road to stare at something, gege would never scold him. Instead he would crouch next to him quietly waiting, and when he stood up, he helped him pat the dust off his clothes. He was also a treasured baby held in the palm of another family¡¯s hand. Jiang Xiaohong gritted her teeth, choked and pulled Wenchi back towards where they came from, ¡°Okay Wenchi, let¡¯s go back, hurry back to school¡­¡­¡± Lu Shangjin noticed that she was backtracking and immediately thought of getting out of the car to do it himself. But before he could push open the car door, the surrounding air suddenly filled with a strong alpha scent that was quickly approaching. At least 30 J1 grade alphas charged in from all different directions, snatching Wenchi from Jiang Xiaohong¡¯s hand, and throwing him into a black cloth bag before turning and fleeing. The small child was terrified, kicking and screaming frantically in the sack for his gege to save his life. The janitor was just an ordinary omega and was crushed by the powerful alpha scent, unable to breathe. Jiang Xiaohong screamed shrilly and ran into the school to call security. Wenchi¡¯s bodyguards were not allowed to enter the playground inside, but upon hearing Jiang Xiaohong¡¯s scream, they broke in at once through the gate to rush over, but the young master was gone. Lu Shangjin¡¯s face went cold. He closed his car door and floored the gas pedal, speeding off in the direction where the several high-grade alphas had left. The 30 J1 alphas that had pounced out at once had probably spent up half of their glandular hunter powers. This little spider was the only bargaining chip that could get Yan Yan back, and Lu Shangjin would not let go of this opportunity. The maple leaves by the hot spring were getting more lush and prosperous, and these days Yan Yi felt that his condition had gotten worse. He often sat by the bench and zoned out. He sat for three or four hours, holding a leaf in his hand until the stem of the leaf was bent and shrivelled. Who was the alpha that had called him Yan Yan? Yan Yi froze for a moment as something flashed through his mind. The name Lu Shangjin appeared. A reflexive pain in his stomach followed. Was he one of the alphas he used to keep? He had the impression that he was a well-behaved and obedient alpha, he liked him like crazy and had even given him gifts. An alpha whom he had abandoned, how pitiful. At a loss, Yan Yi played with the ring he wore on his right hand. Every meal he had in the manor was exquisite, but Yan Yi was getting thinner. His ring finger was so thin that he needed his middle and pinky fingers to squeeze the ring so that it wouldn¡¯t be swung off. He was surprised to find an extremely fine string of floral tattoo in English on his ring finger, ¡°everlasting love¡±. Had he once also given some other alpha a never-ending love? He sat curled up in a ball on the bench with his head in his arms. Shao Wenjing had given him a new phone to make it easy for him to make contact himself. Yan Yi wanted his alpha to come back to be with him. When he picked up his phone, he subconsciously dialed a sequence of unfamiliar numbers. He probably did have Shao Wenjing¡¯s number saved. Who did this string of numbers belong to? He dialed it out just to give it a try. He was a ball of a rabbit nestled on the bench, flipping around his little ears. It rang twelve times; the number you have dialed was not answered. Yan Yi wondered as he set his phone down, still holding the maple leaf in his hand. Soft music played from the hidden stereo by the hot spring, the piano parts wafting through his ears. He pulled himself up, asking the servant cleaning beside him, ¡°What is this tune?¡± The servant stopped and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead, her Euroamerican face was simple and profound. She smiled politely, ¡°Luv Letter.¡± A love letter. Shocked, Yan Yi lifted his ears and listened to every detail. He vividly recalled a pair of hands covered in scars from bullet shell fragments, knuckles long and elegant as they played the keys with a bleak sense of disconnection. The music inside the manor could not be heard outside, even if Lu Shangjin was nearby. Lu Shangjin carried an ordinary Souct sniper rifle across his back with another AK47 slung across his back the other way. Clutching a pile of documents and bending his hand back to hold Shao Wenchi, his other hand leaned against the wall as he flipped over it with ease. Behind them, bullets fired and several vans chased them to the low wall. Gland hunters all rushed out of the car and followed suit in flipping over the wall. Shao Wenchi cowered in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. The ground suddenly rose and fell, scaring him so much as he clung to Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, whimpering into his ear, ¡°I want to go home¡­¡­ I want gege¡­¡­¡± He only whimpered softly, seeming to become really terrified. Unexpectedly, Lu Shangjin was not annoyed and even released a bit of soothing pheromones for him. But he only let out a little. His glands had been overdrawn twice recently, so it was hard to regain full strength in a short amount of time. No extra pheromones could be further spared for other omegas. After the little rabbit was picked up, he would give all the soothing pheromones to the rabbit so that he felt safe. Lu Shangjin would never leave him again, he would never let him stay alone at home waiting for him late into the night. He had always been a lone wolf that strayed from the pack, wandering at the edge of darkness. Stepping into the abyss, he had become exactly what he feared most. In fact, the little rabbit had been pulling him into the light. His hands were scratched and his heart was pierced, yet was still willing to pull him out, dragging him back to his original world from the edge of incurable depths. The phone suddenly vibrated. Lu Shangjin subconsciously freed his hand to take a look. It was an unknown number. The current situation was an unfit time to answer the call, but Lu Shangjin was afraid of missing any news on Yan Yi. He had even guessed it would be Shao Wenjing on the other end. He picked up the call, and the opposing end was silent, as if surprised that he had picked up. The numerous gland hunters who were chasing him saw that the peregrine falcon alpha was answering the phone. It immediately provoked their dignity as chasers. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t care, his heart thumping, as if he had already smelled the faint and thin scent of milk candy through the phone. ¡°Yan Yan¡­¡­ is that you?¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t have any free hands to grab his gun, he kept propping his elbows on the edge of the low wall and could not bear to hang up. ¡°I¡­¡­ think I¡¯ve got the wrong number, sorry.¡± It really was Yan Yi¡¯s voice. Lu Shangjin begged him not to hang up, ¡°No, it¡¯s not the wrong number, listen to my voice, it¡¯s me, Lu Shangjin, why don¡¯t you remember me? Cut it out, I know I¡¯ve wronged you, Ge has let you down¡­¡­¡± ¡°Sorry¡­¡­¡± There was a hint of surprise in Yan Yi¡¯s voice, ¡°I just wanted to tell you that maybe I played with you a few times before and I went overboard, but now I can only say that I¡¯m sorry. How much do you want for the breakup fee?¡± ¡°What?¡± Lu Shangin only felt a bottle of liquor directly hit his head, every shard stabbing him, it hurt so much that it was like being thrown into a pan and fried. Even his scalp was feeling numb. Suddenly, the side of his rib hurt a little. Stunned, Lu Shangjin reached to touch it, and his right hand still holding the phone was all covered in blood. A bullet had grazed his ribs, it took Lu Shangjin ten seconds to feel the pain that felt like his finger had been severed off. He silently put down the phone, flipped over a scrap wall, took off the AK47 hanging from his back and shot back. Pressing Shao Wenchi into his arms, he rolled in a circle on the ground while dodging the bullets, and when he got up, he vanished. Perhaps because he had received a little bit of soothing pheromones, Shao Wenchi quieted down and pressed his cheek against Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder. A wave of sadness flowed out Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest and into the small child¡¯s mind. This person was full of sorrow. Shao Wenchi could feel it. Lu Shangjin led him away to shake off the pursuing gland hunters. They burrowed into a half-demolished building and climbed up the dusty stairs to the top floor. He slowed down then sat on the ground to catch his breath, letting the blood of the gunshot wound in his ribs drip from his side as his spine hunched over into a lonely arc. When thinking of his teenage years during the most intense fight they had, the little rabbit had also mentioned breaking up because he said hurtful things, saying the dishes that the little rabbit cooked were awful. He had said it tasted like he had cooked candles with green peppers. Yan Yi was sad for so long, sitting on the balcony and ignoring him. That was the first dish he had learned for Lu Shangjin. How could he say that? No matter how fiercely he said to break up, the little rabbit would only find somewhere at home to sulk alone. But he did want Lu Shangjin to coax him softly. Lu Shangjin took the clean plate to the balcony and put it in front of him, ¡°Hard to eat is hard to eat, but I didn¡¯t say I wouldn¡¯t eat it.¡± Yan Yi pursed his lips. Lu Shangjin took out another bowl of scorched black tomatoes and scrambled eggs and proudly told Yan Yi that ge¡¯s cooking was even worse tasting. The little rabbit awkwardly squirmed into his arms. When he didn¡¯t want to break up, he would leave the room no matter what, instead of asking over the phone ¡°how much do you want for the breakup fee¡±. Lu Shangjin was getting scared. The little rabbit was following his example and insulting him. Yet he had nothing to say, he had done similar things to Yan Yi, but worse. ¡°Are you¡­¡­ okay?¡± Shao Wenchi stood unbalanced and dropped to the ground onto his butt. Lu Shangjin picked him up and brought him closer, ¡°Tell me, what did Shao Wenjing do to Yan Yi.¡± He could guess that it had something to do with the spider¡¯s paralyzing powers. He wanted to know more but was also afraid of what he would learn. Wenchi twiddled his fingers and looked at him blankly. What could a kid know? His brain really was broken. Lu Shangjin put him back on the ground and pinched the bridge of his nose. Taking out his phone, he took a picture of Wenchi. He sent the picture and location to the number that had just called. ¡°Bring Yan Yi in exchange for your little brother.¡± He then leaned against the wall and looked through the stack of papers he had grabbed. If they had just snatched one prey from the hands of the glandular hunters, they would not have been chased down by so many people. This pile of documents was the important thing that they could not lose. Inside was a thick file with lists of names and corresponding photos. Most were children around Wenchi¡¯s age; some were even younger ones, all omegas.Their differentiation potentials were mostly above J1, some had yet to be tested. Wenchi crawled over and looked at the papers with him. He pointed at one of the photos and said in horror, ¡°This is my deskmate, he hasn¡¯t been in class since two days ago. His father came to the school and was still crying as he was packing up his things.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s full attention was caught as he took a closer look at the picture of the small child. It was a soft little grey rabbit, his soft little ears hanging adorably, just as pleasing to look at as Yan Yi was when he was a child. All were small children who were targets of glandular hunters. Small children didn¡¯t have the ability to defend themselves and were the easiest targets to capture. But most of the children at this school had backgrounds, glandular hunters who dared to target them also had strong people backing them, providing them with weapons and resources which emboldened them to run rampage. Lu Shangjin tidied up the files, rolled them up and tucked them into his tactical belt. Right at this moment, nothing was more important than finding Yan Yi. He wasn¡¯t in the mood to think about anything else. From his pocket, he fished out a laminated photo and gently stroked it. Wenchi crawled over to look at it with him. He also particularly liked the omega in the photo who was laughing while pulling his little rabbit ears. Wenchi wanted him and gege to be together, because then he could see him everyday. He looked back at Lu Shangjin, the alpha¡¯s face was moist with water. The rusting iron doors of the balcony were violently kicked open. Lu Shangjin was immediately on alert and grabbed Wenchi. Holding him, he backed away towards the edge of the balcony. Shao Wenjing walked in, his bloodshot eyes stared fiercely at Lu Shangjin, as if he was staring at the natural enemy of poisonous insects. Evil hostility rushed through and filled his body. Wenchi yelled out clearly, ¡°Gege!¡± Shao Wenjin¡¯s pupils quivered, his fists were clenched. His peach blossom eyes that seemed to be carrying a frivolous smile had diminished into nothing but viciousness. ¡°Lu Shangjin¡­¡­ don¡¯t stand there, come here.¡± It was too high over there, Wenchi would get scared. Lu Shangjin stood his ground, his face expressionless as he stood at the edge of the balcony, ¡°There are a lot of glandular hunters around here. Hand Yan Yi over and I won¡¯t make things difficult for the child.¡± ¡°So you¡¯re aware that you¡¯re making it difficult for a child?¡± From the iron gate, Yan Yi stepped out, in his hand was a desert eagle pistol, the muzzle pointed in between Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyebrows. His gaze was cold as it swept across Lu Shangjin¡¯s body. Lu Shangjin knew this look extremely well. He was estimating the distance and speed to determine if he could kill the target without hurting the hostage. After having been partners for so many years, they were familiar with each other¡¯s vigilant actions by heart. Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart cracked inch by inch. But Yan Yi had not opened fire. At first, the only worry was that blood may spill onto Wenchi, which would cause childhood trauma for the little child. Later, it was because he saw the sadness and loneliness on the alpha¡¯s face. Yan Yi covered his heart, where there grew a dull pain. But it was just an unfamiliar alpha, maybe one of his one-night stands, maybe a few too many nights. He saw Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand, chiseled and covered with old scars, and on the ring finger on his left hand was a wedding ring. Suddenly, the delicate silence was broken by a chain of machine-gun bullets going off. Lu Shangjin saw the red dots appearing on his own chest. He abruptly rolled over for cover while subconsciously pushing Wenchi out of the sniper range. Machine-gun bullets flew around haphazardly, then a shock bomb was thrown onto the balcony and exploded violently. After the thundering bang, the balcony that was already half in ruins suddenly collapsed. Wenchi screamed and slid violently off the roof. Shao Wenjing threw caution to the wind and lunged after him, ¡°Wenchi! Wenchi!¡± Shao Wenjing dodged out of the way without warning. Where Yan Yi was standing, he was exposed to all the heavy machine gun rounds going off around them. He froze for a moment and forgot to dodge. After a while, he felt a familiar coldness. He had been abandoned again. He was always the one being abandoned. Yan Yi froze for a long time, he reached for his own glands, wanting to ask himself, aren¡¯t A3 glands very valuable? The more someone didn¡¯t need to be protected, the more they were curious and expected protection. But why had no one been willing to treat him like the best? His body jerked tightly and immediately hit the ground hard. However, he didn¡¯t hit his head, as there was a warm hand cushioning it. Lu Shangjin wrapped his body around him and rolled into cover. He switched to the sniper rifle on his back, narrowing his eyes, and located their opponents on the other side. He took aim and pulled the trigger. His gun had no magnification, so he could only rely on his peregrine falcon eyes for his extreme vision. A sniper fell from the high points of a building. The balcony collapsed with a bang. Lu Shangjin jumped down with Yan Yi in his arms, his hand hooked onto the lower protective window, while he swung his body into the lower level. He held onto Yan Yi¡¯s back as they smashed through the glass which shattered all over the ground. Yan Yi¡¯s head was pressed tightly against his chest. His body was wrapped in a rich wave of soothing pheromones, the smell of Narcissus mixed with the smell of blood. CH 51 Yan Yi was so shocked that his vision turned dark. With his cheek pressed against Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest, the narcissus pheromones infused into his nose and glands. ¡°Lu Shangjin?¡± Yan Yi murmured this name. ¡°It¡¯s me, I¡¯m here.¡± Lu Shangjin gripped the Souct rifle and encircled Yan Yi into his arms with his forearm, sitting up on the ground covered with dust and broken glass. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Lu Shangjin put his hand on Yan Yi¡¯s neck and touched him from head to toe. Ensuring that there weren¡¯t any wounds, he breathed a sigh of relief. With his cheek held by a dusty and bloodstained hand, Yan Yi froze. This alpha also had old, raised scars on his palm. When it was placed on his cheek, Yan Yi could hear his heart beating. He saw this alpha¡¯s ribs soaked and dripping with blood. Inexplicably, an evil fire suddenly rose from deep in Yan Yi¡¯s heart. He grabbed the AK47 hanging from Lu Shangjin and skillfully hung it around himself. Carrying it single-handedly, he climbed up from Lu Shangjin and extended a fine white hand towards him. Overwhelmed by the unexpected flattery, Lu Shangjin grasped his hand gently and stood up. He had thought that Yan Yi wouldn¡¯t be willing to let him hold his hand again. Yan Yi looked down and checked the magazine, raising his long, curled eyelashes to look at Lu Shangjin, ¡°Bullets.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Lu Shangjin unfolded his suit jacket, and the inside lining hung two fans of bullets for him to choose from. At the same time, he tried to ask, ¡°Do you remember me now¡­¡± Yan Yi interrupted him, ¡°Give me the empty bullets.¡± Lu Shangjin choked for a moment, then gave him all the empty bullets. The little rabbit ears keenly caught the sound of rustling approaching. Yan Yi held up his right hand and lightly shot in the direction of one o¡¯clock. While pulling the trigger, a gland hunter was shot through the heart and flew out as he descended down the climbing rope, blood bursting in a splatter from his internal injuries. One had to admit that he was a well-trained top fighting machine that would select extremely lethal hollow-point bullets to approach his targets. The figure of the little rabbit coincided with the lover buried by dust in his heart. At the beginning, he was the one who had been obsessed and infatuated with Lu Shangjin. One side of him was romantic, while the other side was cruel, as he held a gun in his hand and a rose between his lips. It was Lu Shangjin who told Yan Yi to put away his wings and become a bird in a cage to satisfy his desire for control. When the little rabbit obediently changed, Lu Shangjin was still not satisfied. His unpredictability and capriciousness over the years must have confused the little rabbit. Following the climbing rope, Yan Yi jumped up and tipped his chin slightly towards Lu Shangjin, ¡°Keep up.¡± Lu Shangjin leaped lightly before grabbing the climbing rope and climbed up quickly. He grasped Yan Yi¡¯s waist and pulled him into his arms, wrapping his arms around him and flipping back to the collapsed roof of the building. The feeling of being held was quite good, although it was an inappropriate situation. Yan Yi simply carried the AK as his left hand held onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, letting him climb up as he carried him. He didn¡¯t reject his touch and embrace. The corners of Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips pulled up as he relaxed a little. There was still a chance to recover. As long as Yan Yi was willing to give him a chance, he would make up for what he did wrong. Yan Yi casted him a sidelong glance, putting the gunstock against Lu Shangjin¡¯s chin and asked, ¡°Did I spoil you this much in the past? You¡¯re pretty good looking.¡± ¡°What?¡± Lu Shangjin reacted after a long time. What the hell did that spider do to Yan Yi? How could his memory be this distorted? Artificially induced memory disorders could cause gradual erosion of nerves within the brain, which was harmful to an omega¡¯s health. Lu Shangjin kissed his forehead and answered with difficulty, ¡°¡­Yes, you spoiled me very very much.¡± I didn¡¯t cherish it at that time, it was all as wasted as scrap paper. The top floor was set ablaze with gunfire, heavy machine guns and bullets were concentrated in one corner. With one arm, Shao Wenjing hugged Wenchi who had cried until his eyes were red, and took off his bulletproof vest to wrap him in his arms. He escaped from the chaos of gunshots and entered the collapsed iron gate, meeting Lu Shangjin and Yan Yi who were running up while holding onto the stairs. Seeing that Wenchi was safe and sound, Yan Yi¡¯s white-knuckled grip around the AK loosened. Shao Wenjing glanced at Yan Yi and released soothing pheromones. He wasn¡¯t in the mood to take care of others right now. Wenchi was scared to death, shaking in his arms. The smell of poppy surrounded Yan Yi. Yan Yi¡¯s body vibrated as he subconsciously followed him downstairs. His steps were a bit hurried, seeming like Shao Wenjing didn¡¯t mean to wait for him. Yan Yi bit his lips and broke free from Lu Shangjin¡¯s restraint to go after him. ¡°Yan Yan!¡± Lu Shangjin immediately pulled Yan Yi into his arms, growling out of exasperation at his failures, ¡°You still want to go with him?!¡± ¡°He is my alpha, who else am I going with¡­¡± Yan Yi heard his own fear at the end of his response, the panic of being left behind. Shao Wenjing saw him locking the little rabbit tightly in his arms. Holding Wenchi in his own arms, he had no time to care about others. It seemed that he could not snatch back the A3 glands today. ¡°What¡¯s the use of catching hold of him?¡± He held Wenchi and brushed past Lu Shangjin, sneering in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ve marked him. Right now, he is my omega.¡± A few words carrying a frivolous ending were spat out in a tone that wasn¡¯t light nor heavy, smashing holes in Lu Shangjin¡¯s already cracking heart. A strand of spider silk quietly connected to Yan Yi¡¯s glands and pumped out all the toxins that had been injected before to trigger memory disorientation. ¡°He will hate you to death, good luck.¡± Shao Wenjing snorted with a laugh before climbing down the stairs with Wenchi in his arms and fled towards the exit. Lu Shangjin locked Yan Yi more tightly into his arms and parted the hair that covered the nape of his neck. The marks left by his teeth were still there, an eight-legged spider totem imprint appeared on Yan Yi¡¯s gland. Depression and resentment that he had suppressed for several days instantly ignited. Narcissus pheromones soared up in the tight space, and in the next moment, he activated his accompanying ability ¡°seize¡±. He wanted to tear that spider to pieces immediately. Yan Yi stood there like his soul had freed itself from his body. It was as if something had been stripped from his body as he stood lifelessly in place for a long time, watching Shao Wenjing¡¯s back leaving without turning back at all. He was under the impression that there had been an alpha who left in this same way. He had resolutely thrown him a backward glance, like driving out into the countryside and ruthlessly throwing off a seriously ill dog, where it was free to live or die from then on. In the end, he was still his omega. Watching the trance-like lonely look in his eyes which were still hopelessly soft, Lu Shangjin hastily put away his pheromone and did not go after Shao Wenjing. Instead, he held Yan Yi tightly and wrapped him in his clothes, his voice trembling and hoarse, ¡°It¡¯s my fault, let¡¯s go home, ge will think of a plan for you.¡± He glanced at the direction where Shao Wenjing disappeared, narrowed his eyes, and engraved the figure of his back ruthlessly in his mind. He admitted that every little thing he had done to Yan Yi was all excessively vile. But he had not been willing to mark him and let him become a prey to be hunted by Lu Lin¡¯s line of sight. This was Lu Shangjin¡¯s sincere and genuine protection, even if it had deteriorated before. Yan Yi never said anything again. Lu Shangjin took advantage of his lack of resistance and took him away. Chang Hui villa had been vacant for a long time without much popularity. Through the French windows, the clouds coming down from the sky could be seen, brewing a cloud of thunder. Lu Shangjin had been waiting for a storm that would come sooner or later. He even wanted the little rabbit to get ruthlessly mad at him. Even if the little rabbit hit him, he would not even fight back in the slightest. But Yan Yi had curled into himself, huddling in the corner of the sofa with nothing in his eyes, empty and void. The only movement he made was to hold his little belly while wearing a confused expression. Lu Shangjin held the report of the confirmed false pregnancy and slowly approached him. Pointing to the text on the report, with his voice light and low, he didn¡¯t dare to over stimulate Yan Yi¡¯s spirit. ¡°It¡¯s a false pregnancy, ge didn¡¯t kill our child.¡± Lu Shangjin held the report and showed it to him, ¡°You see, there was nothing. But if you want a child, we will definitely have one in the future.¡± Yan Yi stared straight at the report, his head hurting severely. Disoriented memories barged around as they fought in his brain, the disordered fragments were like a drawer that had been tossed through, unable to find the things that he was looking for, and the things he wanted to throw were piling up everywhere. Lu Shangjin released sufficient soothing pheromones while getting a little closer to Yan Yi, gathering the stiff body into his arms as he patted him and coaxed in a low voice, ¡°You shouldn¡¯t believe a false report. It was Shao Wenjing¡¯s foment. The photo from before was all sowing discord from him.¡± The examination report in his hand was suddenly yanked out. Yan Yi became absorbed in looking at the report. Lu Shangjin slowed down the dose of soothing pheromones and gently rubbed Yan Yi¡¯s arm, ¡°We will have children. I love you, and love the baby. Forgive me and we can start over, okay?¡± Yan Yi was completely indifferent. He didn¡¯t struggle strongly, sitting dully in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. His body felt like it had passed through an ice cellar, so cold that Lu Shangjin shivered. As the spider markings on his neck repelled Lu Shangjin¡¯s soothing pheromones, Lu Shangjin released more soothing pheromones, causing Yan Yi to show an even more painful expression. He suddenly remembered clearly the day when Shao Wenjing bit the back of his neck to inject pheromones with both his hands parting his legs. The terrible flashback sent chills throughout his body. ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± Yan Yi pushed Lu Shangjin away forcefully, so forcefully that he fell off the sofa. He knelt on the floor to retch, wanting to throw up all the nauseating feelings deep in his bones. When Lu Shangjin approached, he turned over the glass coffee table and smashed everything in the living room that he could see to pieces. ¡°Get out of here¨Cget out!!!¡± All of a sudden, Yan Yi went crazy, pushing Lu Shangjin out and destroying things frantically. He hissed out loudly, ¡°What sort of thing is an alpha! What sort of thing! Don¡¯t come close to me! You are all equally disgusting, get out!!!¡± The wound on Lu Shangjin¡¯s ribs was hit by the flying ashtray, and a mass of blood-red instantly passed through the snow-white gauze. He didn¡¯t care about the pain. Taking advantage of the moment when Yan Yi lost his concentration, he went over to hold him tight and kissed his forehead, not letting go as he let Yan Yi scold, hit and struggle in his arms. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s trembling lips repeated the words over and over again, ¡°Ge will avenge you. As long as you get better, ge will avenge you. Don¡¯t be like this, don¡¯t hurt yourself.¡± Yan Yi gradually stopped struggling and hung his arms, standing powerlessly, as if without Lu Shangjin¡¯s support, a breeze could blow him over. ¡°I don¡¯t want to see any of you.¡± He said. The smell belonging to Lu Shangjin on his glands had already disappeared. Without the A3 higher-grade glandular instincts dependent on the person who marked him, the dazzling colour of Lu Shangjin in his eyes gradually became one with the surrounding grey world. Lu Shangjin was not the most special alpha anymore. Shao Wenjing even less so. It was like being trapped and wandering among the vast river of stars, but after asking every star, there was no place for him. The fabric on his shoulder became warm. Lu Shangjin looked down and realized that Yan Yi was weeping silently, not a single trace of light left in his eyes. CH 52 Warning: self harm The room was lit with a lamp. Inside, there was an iron-railed bed. Xia Jingtian was lying against the bed board with his right hand handcuffed to the bed. He idly thumbed through Yan Yi¡¯s notebook. Xia Jingtian had been confined for the past few days, so he was bored. The palm-sized notebook was flipped through a dozen times. It had become a little worn. What Gu Wei said was still right; If you don¡¯t fall in love, you won¡¯t face bullshit. The little rabbit was really good, but in the end, it wasn¡¯t him in his heart. There was a page on the notebook that was covered with tears. ¡°Jin ge was hurt because of me,¡± was written, the plus sign was followed by a lot of zeros, giving Lu Shangjin a thousand points as he wished. He knew that the pursuit of his own sudden whim in any case could not withstand the ten years of someone¡¯s pure friendship. There was rustling outside the square window opposite the bed, and the window lock was pulled open by a force of gravity. Xia Pingtian quietly came in, putting the insulated lunch box next to his pillow. ¡°Pork rib soup, quickly eat while it¡¯s hot.¡± Xia Pingtian stood by the broken bed and looked down at him. There were bruises all over his body from the iron bars. He felt around for the box of bruising ointment from his pocket and threw it at Xia Jingtian. ¡°Look, look, what did I say?¡¯ Xia Pingtian wandered around the confinement room in exasperation at his failures, ¡°I asked you not to go out and find trouble. You¡¯ve pissed off our dad right?¡± Xia Jingtian poked himself up to lean against the iron bars. With one leg up, he pillowed his head with his hand and looked at his brother, ¡°Because I was busy sending Lu Shangjin locations at the time, so I didn¡¯t have time to hide from dad¡¯s people, otherwise dad wouldn¡¯t have been able to catch me at all.¡± Xia Pingtian closed his eyes and held his forehead. ¡°Ge, I want to go to the army.¡± Xia Pingtian paused at the sudden sentence. He sat at the foot of the bed in silence, then took a cigarette and lighted it. ¡°That is a tough place.¡± He took a breath, ¡°Go to school. If you don¡¯t want to work with me after you graduate, or you want to continue studying abroad or start your own business, anything is fine.¡± ¡°I want to go to PBB.¡± Xia Jingtian repeated, used to being willfully stubborn with his brother. While he searched overnight for Yan Yi¡¯s whereabouts, he found a lot of little things he hadn¡¯t noticed. In recent years, search notices had been flying everywhere. Many omegas had gone missing, but such news were like stones sinking into the sea, as if evaporating into thin air without a trace. Most of the missing omegas had a differentiation grade of J1 or so, and glandular hunters were inextricably linked to them. It turned out that the dark corners of the world sheltered evil and concealed corruption, invisible and untouchable to the young master in the ivory tower. ¡°You should finish school first.¡± Xia Pingtian thought, ¡°The publicity isn¡¯t good these two years, Lu Lin is afraid to seize Gu Yuanzhi¡¯s power. Recently, PBB¡­has been turbulent. We can¡¯t even feel how deep the waters are.¡± ¡°Then you ask dad for a favour for me. Ask him to get me out there.¡± Xia Jingtian had to take the second best option, ¡°I¡¯ll go meet up with Lu Shangjin for the last time. I won¡¯t stir up trouble for you.¡± Xia Pingtian frowned, ¡°Dad is in a fit of anger right now. He said that you made the Xia family lose face because of a little rabbit. If I go now to plead with him, I¡¯ll be handcuffed next to you later.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xia Jingtian crossed his legs and lowered his head, ¡°It¡¯s so suffocating here.¡± ¡°Hah, you now know it¡¯s suffocating.¡± Xia Pingtian snickered. This broken ¡°tian¡± was also his own little brother. Watching his arrogance ground away and his head lowered, it made him a little bit unbearable instead. ¡°Eat up first, I¡¯ll figure out the rest.¡± His phone vibrated. Xia Pingtian glanced down at it: it was Lu Shangjin. ¡°Lu ge.¡± Xia Jingtian immersed himself in eating. Hearing that it was Lu Shangjin, he glanced up and mouthed to ask his brother, ¡°Found him?¡± Xia Pingtian mouthed back, ¡°None of your business.¡± The voice on the phone sounded helpless, almost pitiful: ¡°Pingtian, can a rabbit¡¯s depression be treated?¡± When Xia Pingtian rushed to An Fei Ya hospital, Lu Shangjin had already been sitting on the bench in the corridor for a while, constantly pressing his hands to his eyes that were sore and swollen because of excessive late nights. Several experienced veteran professors were gathered in the meeting room, asking Lu Shangjin about the condition. ¡°He recognizes me sometimes, but sometimes he doesn¡¯t.¡± ¡°I just went to peel an apple for him, but when I went back, I saw him slitting his wrists back and forth with a razor blade. It didn¡¯t look like he was committing suicide. It¡¯s self-harm.¡± ¡°He has frequent outbursts of anger and breaks everything in sight before giving up.¡± ¡°He¡¯s asleep in the closet now, I¡¯ll have to rush back in a while.¡± The old professors looked at each other and gave some advice to Lu Shangjin, telling him to go back and use more soothing pheromones. As long as he was always taken care of by the soothing pheromones of his marker, the state of his condition could gradually be managed. Lu Shangjin fell into a chair and clutched his head in pain. The spider probably used all his soothing pheromones on his brother and he looked at Yan Yan like he was admiring jewellery on the counter, or a new outfit on the runway, only not seeing him as a person. A young doctor suggested to cover up the mark, ¡°If the fit between you and the patient is higher than the fit of the marker, a coverage mark can be achieved, but there is a risk of failure.¡± With this statement made, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly turned cold. Xia Pingtian gave a wink to the doctor who made the suggestion and patted Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder. It was as if there was a dull knife cutting back and forth in Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart. It was the degree of fit yet again. Dazedly, he held the corner of the table to support his body, ¡°Our¡­degree of fit is very low.¡± The final result was to let Lu Shangjin go back to take care of the patient first and observe for a period of time. A doctor would then be sent to check it out. The young doctor secretly grabbed Xia Pingtian when he left the conference room and enquired in a whisper, his eyes shining, ¡°Hey, hey, is this that- that young master Lu who was in the arms business before and is now out of the game? I have seen their helicopters abroad before. Shit, the flying eagle badge is very impressive.¡± Xia Pingtian put his arm around his shoulder, ¡°Little thing, the coverage mark you mentioned just now is enough for Lu Shangjin to chop you up a hundred times. He¡¯s in a bad mood now and doesn¡¯t have time to acknowledge you.¡± The young doctor was still curious, ¡°How low is it really?¡± Xia Pingtian couldn¡¯t hold back. He took a look behind him and said like it was a joke, ¡°75%. It amuses me. I have never heard that 75% of the fit can be managed together, it¡¯s a matter of life or death. Look at the way Lu Shangjin looks, how he has become. The whole circle is worried about him.¡± The doctor was stunned, ¡°So low? Then why do they want to get together¡­I have never met a couple with such a low degree of fit before.¡± ¡°You talk too much. Go wait for me at the office.¡± Xia Pingtian pinched his chin and wrapped a hand around the small waist under the white coat, ¡°Close your mouth tighter for things you shouldn¡¯t talk about.¡± It was said that the new goods was an expert in the field of glandular research, and he was a highly qualified student who came back from abroad, quite energetic. Fortunately, he hadn¡¯t pissed off Lu Shangjin just now. Otherwise, this little love would¡¯ve died young. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t dare to delay outside for too long. He didn¡¯t find anyone to take care of Yan Yi, as ordinary nannies simply could not handle the tantrums when Yan Yi was ill. Senior-ranked bodyguards were only alphas, which could stimulate Yan Yi¡¯s destructive desire even more. That said, how many bodyguards were capable of holding down a rampaging little rabbit now? The elevator went up from the garage to the first floor. Lu Shangjin pressed the elevator door button anxiously and he squeezed out just as the doors opened a crack, not bothering to change his shoes and take off his coat before running to the storeroom and gently pulling open the closet door. Yan Yi was nestled into a ball, still sleeping quietly. Lu Shangjin sat on a small bench used to cushion his feet in the storage room and gently touched the little rabbit¡¯s tail. On his way back, his right eye kept twitching, afraid that the little rabbit had made some big move that would break the sky and earth again. He was already mentally prepared to see the villa in ruins and had asked his assistant to arrange for a new house. He accompanied him quietly. Now, as long as the little rabbit was well, he was willing to do anything. Yan Yi twitched in his sleep, his calf suddenly tensing up. The little rabbit¡¯s face crumpled as he held his calf in a daze, ¡°It hurts¡­¡± Lu Shangjin hurriedly picked him up and held in his arms to support his cramped calf, pressing and kneading with moderate pressure, while bowing his head to comfort, ¡°It won¡¯t hurt, it¡¯ll be okay soon, ge is here.¡± Yan Yi broke out of his hazy sleep and opened his eyes dazedly, mumbling repeatedly: ¡°Ge¡­¡± ¡°Good boy.¡± Lu Shangjin carried him, ¡°Let¡¯s go eat, let¡¯s go eat something.¡± He hired a cook two days ago, but was kicked out by Yan Yi. After ordering takeout, Yan Yi overturned everything again and asked for Lu Shangjin¡¯s phone. Lu Shangjin handed it to him, and he called the police extremely slowly. Saying that his alpha was going to poison him with takeout. Lu Shangjin had no choice but to cook. Yan Yi¡¯s attitude towards Lu Shangjin was also suddenly even colder and colder, but at least Lu Shangjin was the only alpha who could get close to him, as if the emperor had appointed his favourite concubine to serve him. Lu Shangjin locked all the sharp weapons in the entire villa into the basement, so the tableware had been replaced with wooden ones. Carrying Yan Yi, he slightly swayed his body and asked gently, ¡°Yan Yan, eat some shrimp for dinner to supplement calcium, okay?¡± Hearing the word ¡°shrimp¡±, Yan Yi froze, then he struggled frantically in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. Both his hands were about to lift the table again, but Lu Shangjin grabbed them and pressed them onto his heart, ¡°Good boy, we won¡¯t eat shrimp, we won¡¯t eat this. What do you want to eat?¡± Yan Yi fell into a daze for a long time, and said he wanted to have winter melon soup. ¡°Alright, winter melon soup.¡± Lu Shangjin held him and lowered his head to kiss his hair, ¡°Be good and sit for a while, ge will make winter melon soup for you.¡± The good thing was that someone would deliver fresh ingredients every day. Lu Shangjin rummaged through the refrigerator and actually found a piece of winter melon wrapped in plastic wrap. He went through the refrigerator for a while. When he went back to look for Yan Yi, he was crouched in a ball sitting on a chair. He had broken the wooden plate on the table and was trying to poke the tip of the wood through his palm. ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± Lu Shangjin ran over and grabbed the wooden plate and looked closely at his hands. There was only a red mark on the palm and no blood. He took a deep breath and picked up Yan Yi, patting his back, ¡°Baby, don¡¯t be like this.¡± Yan Yi was indifferent and said lightly, ¡°Winter melon soup.¡± Lu Shangjin could only carry him to the empty cupboard by the kitchen counter and glanced at him every now and then, before searching on the Internet for tutorials on how to make winter melon soup. The hands that used to carry sniper rifles and tactical daggers looked a little clumsy slicing up the winter melon. Once he threw all the pieces of winter melon, which were cut into irregular shapes, into the boiling water, Lu Shangjin averted his gaze to look after Yan Yi. Yan Yi was sitting obediently in the cupboard, as if only the small narrow space could make him feel safe. After tossing about for over an hour, Lu Shangjin picked up Yan Yi with one hand and let him sit on his forearm, while putting the winter melon soup on the table with the other. ¡°Come Yan Yan, let¡¯s eat.¡± Lu Shangjin held him to sit on his lap, scooping up a spoonful and blowing on it to cool, before feeding Yan Yi. Yan Yi tasted it. ¡°This is pumpkin soup.¡± Lu Shangjin froze for a long time and tasted it himself. Except for putting a little less salt, the taste was average, but it should be winter melon. He coaxed softly, ¡°Don¡¯t fuss, baby, it¡¯s winter melon soup.¡± Yan Yi raised his round almond eyes, still expressionless in his gaze as he said softly: ¡°Then I want to eat pumpkin soup.¡± CH 53 Warning: suicide Lu Shangjin silently put the spoon back into the soup bowl before holding Yan Yi¡¯s armpits and letting him sit astride his lap. Yan Yi tilted his head to the side. ¡°Look at me.¡± Lu Shangjin held Yan Yi¡¯s face and made him look into his eyes, ¡°Baby, do you recognize me?¡± Yan Yi looked at him with his mouth slightly open, his gaze slack, not knowing if he was even looking into Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes. Feeling his heart ache from Yan Yi¡¯s trance-like appearance, Lu Shangjin held his back and pulled him forward, kissing the corner of his lips. Yan Yi lowered his eyelids as his little rabbit ears idly flung towards Lu Shangjin¡¯s face. He stared at the ring on Lu Shangjin¡¯s left hand and froze for a moment, whispering to himself, ¡°Lu Shangjin¡­¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulders perked up. He caressed his back with some excitement. ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± ¡°Lu Shangjin¡­¡± Yan Yi covered his little tummy as though he was fending against sudden pain and hunched his body uncomfortably like a cooked shrimp. It felt as if a hand was pressing desperately on his stomach. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry baby.¡± Lu Shangjin scooped up the half-cooled winter melon soup and fed it to him, ¡°We¡¯ll go upstairs to rest after eating.¡± Yan Yi suddenly lifted his eyelashes, revealing a deeply wounded look. He suddenly raised his hand to knock the spoon out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand and lifted the bowl of soup. The soup splattered onto the floor as the wooden bowl rolled a few meters away in solitude. ¡°I don¡¯t like Lu Shangjin.¡± Yan Yi got down from Lu Shangjin, who was frozen in place, before heading back to the storage room to look for the closet. Lu Shangjin remained silent in the chair for a while. He then lit a cigarette, finishing it in a few puffs, before squatting down to clean up the scattered dishes and soup on the floor. The closet in the storage room was closed tightly. Yan Yi nestled within and felt around inside the pillow, pulling out a phone with a little bit of battery life left. He scrolled through Weibo in boredom. Yuan Mi, who was the only celebrity he followed, recently posted an announcement. It was a picture of a marriage certificate with an alpha, and also another picture with two people in it. Yan Yi recalled carefully for a long time and vaguely remembered that he had once hated this person. His fingertips touched the picture of the marriage certificate repeatedly before saving it to his photo album. A screenshot of a video call was saved in the photo album. It was of an alpha wearing a cross-neck bathrobe, smiling gently at the camera. ¡°Lu Shangjin¡­¡± Yan Yi held his phone and looked at it for a very, very long time. The alpha had profound eyebrows and eyes. He had touched it countless times, but now he had forgotten the reason why. His head hurt terribly. After the paralyzing toxins wore off, all the memories, both disoriented and vivid, flooded into his head. He once again remembered some of the agonizing memories that would haunt him for the rest of his life. The humble love of that omega in his mind. Lu Shangjin pressed the omega underneath him from behind, forcibly pinning him against the french window, guiding him with a deep, sexy voice in his ear, ¡°Bend your waist a little more, ass up, spread your legs.¡± The omega put his hands on the glass and closed his eyes, trying to console himself with deception. This place was so isolated, no one would see the look of him being held down at the waist by the man in the suit behind him. Lu Shangjin reached out and lifted his jaw, ordering in a low voice, ¡°Open your eyes.¡± The omega shivered slightly. Lu Shangjin¡¯s right hand reached in front of him, fiercely clutching the white and slender neck until the omega couldn¡¯t help but clutch his neck with both hands, trying to break the iron clamps that were making him suffer in suffocation, ¡°¡­Xiansheng, I¡­can¡¯t breathe¡­¡± The powerful alpha¡¯s scent enveloped him. As an omega who had no fight against such an oppressive scent, he shivered and supported himself against the glass window, his trembling legs barely holding up the weight of his body. Lu Shangjin looked at him in a vile manner as he weakly begged for mercy, looking at his tears and restlessness. Time and again, he crudely suppressed him with the alpha¡¯s innate domineering scent and gently kissed the soft rabbit ears that couldn¡¯t help but droop down, stroking the root of his fluffy tail. The submissive gene of the omega made him really like being obedient to Lu Shangjin in his heart, but because Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t love him anymore, he suffered terribly every time he entered. Even so, he still wanted to have Lu Shangjin as his alpha. Yan Yi extended his hand towards him, trying to pull the omega who was suffering to his side as he watched him sadly, ¡°No¡ªcome here, stupid rabbit.¡± Lu Shangjin kissed the glands at the back of the omega¡¯s neck, the sweet scent of the milk-candy pheromones softly seducing him. He couldn¡¯t resist kissing the back of his neck. Voice choking and trembling, the omega said absent-mindedly as another thrust came, ¡°Xiansheng, bite it, mark me, let me be your omega¡­¡± Instead, Lu Shangjin kissed his lips and blocked all his words back into his mouth, kissing him with his skillful tongue until the omega became hard again, wearily kneeling by the french window and waiting for him to come in again. Lu Shangjin lit a cigarette and took a drag, slowly exhaling out a mouthful of white mist. At the next moment, the cigarette butt, which was still flicking with sparks, was pressed against the omega¡¯s thigh. Even when pierced by machine gun bullets, it was not as painful as being burned by this little faint spark. Because it was Lu Shangjin, he didn¡¯t dare evade it. ¡°Stop it¡­¡± Yan Yi knelt down and blocked the skin of the omega¡¯s legs with his hands, desperately trying to protect him from being burned, ¡°Don¡¯t endure it anymore¡­there¡¯s no end to it.¡± The omega¡¯s tail trembled with pain, confined in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms and prohibited from moving around. The red hot end of the cigarette on his pale skin gave off a burning smell. The omega¡¯s eyes filled with tears, twitching as he apologized and begged for mercy, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry, Xiansheng, I was wrong!¡± Lu Shangjin threw the cigarette butt and kissed the soft rabbit ears, instructing in a low voice, ¡°My apologies for causing you pain, but now you¡¯re just a butler in my house. I hope you don¡¯t forget again that I hate questions about marking.¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡± The omega knelt on the cold hard floor. Hearing his phone ring, Lu Shangjin took the call and threw the condom in front of the omega before walking out of the office. ¡°It¡¯s too tight, I can¡¯t use it. Go and get a suitable one, then take some medicine so you don¡¯t give me any trouble.¡± After the office door shut coldly, the omega curled up in exhaustion on his side and laid on the floor. He struggled to pick up the torn yet unused condom and put it away in the pocket of the suit thrown on the floor. He then got up, put his clothes on and took the car keys home. There were band-aids in the car, and he tore one off to put it on the burn mark on his thigh. Yan Yi knew that he had always put a box of band-aids in his car. Because lop-eared rabbits were fragile and easily injured, and his alpha would always hurt him carelessly. He tried hard to pick out the meaning of the heartache in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes. Yan Yi grabbed the omega¡¯s collar and asked sadly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you¡­don¡¯t you know how to love yourself?¡± The omega paused, knitted his brows and smiled. He gently interlocked his fingers with Yan Yi¡¯s right hand, their wedding rings colliding, ¡°I love him¡­I¡¯m waiting for him to come back and love me.¡± ¡°Will I be able to wait? Actually I¡¯m¡­a little tired.¡± That rabbit omega smiled at him wearily. Yan Yi forcefully pressed on the sharp pain in his temples, trying to prevent the unbearable memories from awakening, ¡°No¡­that¡¯s not me, that¡¯s not me¡­¡± The omega in his memory was so lowly and humble that it scared him. He couldn¡¯t wait to break into his memory and shoot himself in the head at that time, when he had been accommodating for the sake of what was best. Yan Yi buried his head under the pillow and shivered. It seemed like the pair of forearms was entwining around his waist in a tightening hold again, firmly pressing on his stomach as blood dripped from between his legs, causing a terrifying pain in his heart and lower abdomen. ¡°¡­Don¡¯t come near me¡­I¡¯m not¡­¡± Yan Yi rolled in the closet with his head in his arms, ¡°Don¡¯t remember it¡­¡± When he opened his eyes, he was panicked to see Shao Wenjing¡¯s hands wrapped around his wrists, the pupils of his eyes shining with metallic luster as he licked his lips and smiled, ¡°The A3 gland really is strong.¡± Lu Lin was also grabbing his ankles and smiled darkly at him, ¡°It¡¯s inducing the differentiation of limb regeneration, you should succeed in it, endure it a little¡­¡± Yan Yi hit the closet wall with a thud and fell out with his head down first. He suddenly fell into a warm embrace. Lu Shangjin caught him from underneath and smoothly carried the little rabbit up. He touched his arm comfortingly and whispered in his ear, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, ge is here.¡± Yan Yi looked at him absently, his cheeks stained with tears. ¡°Don¡¯t cry anymore, don¡¯t think about anything anymore, I¡¯ve sent someone to buy pumpkins, eat some later.¡± Lu Shangjin held him as he wiped his tears. Yan Yi curled up in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms and grasped his collar tightly, his nose flared nervously and his dark pupils trembled. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you mark me¡­I¡¯m not afraid¡­not afraid of gland hunters, not afraid of Lu Lin¡­I¡¯m A3¡­PBB¡¯s strongest lop-eared rabbit, I don¡¯t need your¡­hypocritical protection¡­¡± ¡°You¡­hit me¡­so hard¡­say that¡ªyou¡¯re tired of me and you hate me¡­say it, tell me quickly.¡± He was afraid. This look broke Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart. ¡°I was blinded by the degree of fit, I was being vain, I was seeking pleasure, I¡¯m not sick of you¡­but I really can¡¯t mark you right now.¡± Lu Shangjin held him tightly, making a gesture of a gentle small bite on the side of the little rabbit¡¯s neck, leaving a faint imprint. The little rabbit suddenly went quiet and looked down, trying hard to see the mark as he touched it carefully. The mark on Yan Yi¡¯s glands had already been washed away once. Even if there was an alpha with a high degree of compatibility fit, it might not cover it successfully. His glands simply couldn¡¯t bear to be tossed around with tests that had unknown results. The assistant had just brought in the pumpkin, when Lu Shangjin stroked his hair, ¡°Wait for me, I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± He then took advantage of the space of time while Yan Yi¡¯s spirit was temporarily stabilized to pick up the pumpkin delivered by the assistant. Yan Yi sat quietly in the storage room. After waiting for a while, he suddenly smiled faintly and lightly swayed his legs, lowering his head and carefully touching the faint teeth marks on his neck. Just to comfort him temporarily, Lu Shangjin had gently bit him as a mark. The closet was facing a mirror. Yan Yi stumbled and jumped out, trembling as he walked over to it. The faint teeth marks on his neck had disappeared. The warmth on Yan Yi¡¯s face had also slowly faded in temperature. The cold and indifferent voice in his ear lingered, ¡°Our compatibility fit is so low, Yan Yan, so low¡­¡± ¡°Yan Yan¡­¡± Lu Shangjin came back with a small pumpkin in his hand, intending to carry Yan Yi to the kitchen. As he pushed open the door of the storage room, his hands shook with surprise. Yan Yi was sitting in the closet, holding a gun in his hand, which he had hidden from who knew where, with the muzzle pointed to his glands. The little pumpkin rolled away from his feet. ¡°Bang!¡± Without a silencer, the gunshot was deafening. ¡°Yan Yan-!!!¡± His accompanying ability ¡°seize¡± instantly consumed all of Lu Shangjin¡¯s glandular energy. He grabbed Yan Yi right out of the closet, holding him tight and fell to the ground. A bloody line streaked against the ground. A stream of thick and sticky plasma flowed out all over along the glands from the back of his neck, like a pool of blown up red wine. The gun made a crisp rattling sound when it fell onto the ground. Yan Yi¡¯s fingers loosened as the corners of his lips lifted slightly in a relieved smile. CH 54 When Lu Shangjin regained consciousness, his chest was already soaked through. Thinking it was just tears, he reached out a shaking hand to wipe it from Yan Yi, ¡°Don¡¯t cry¡­ Yan Yan¡­ from now on, ge will really give you love.¡± His hand was bright red when he lifted it. It all dripped down to his heart, seeping into the cracks, splitting off and growing like blades. It cut his flesh and blood into pieces. Lu Shangjin scrambled to stand up while holding him sideways. The little rabbit in his arms was becoming pale as the blood drained from him, his weak arms hanging down limply. It was the assistant that drove them to the hospital. The whole car seat looked like a murder scene. There was blood everywhere. Lu Shangjin had a towel pressed tightly on the back of Yan Yi¡¯s bleeding neck, his whole body covered in sticky blood. At first, the sweetness of the milk-candy was still entwined with the blood, but slowly, it grew more faint as the blood overpowered the smell. ¡°Yan Yan, wake up¡­¡± Lu Shangjin kissed Yan Yi¡¯s forehead again and again, his temperature gradually fading, ¡°Everything¡¯s going to be okay. When you wake up, I¡¯ll take you home. The house has already been chosen. I know that you like a view with mountains and water. In the future it¡¯ll just be us two living together¡­¡± In fact, come to think of it, he did know what the little rabbit liked. It was only that he had never bothered to take his wishes to heart. There were always things more important than the little rabbit that he had put first. He had only ever given Yan Yi endless waiting and empty promises. He had already improved himself. As long as Yan Yi got better¡ªno, even if his future was just like this trance-like state, Lu Shangjin would not give him up again. Unexpectedly, he couldn¡¯t afford the responsibility he wanted to take on. The people he wanted to protect had intently left. His beloved father and partner had chosen to relieve themselves from their pain the same way. The little rabbit¡¯s ears that once bounced around were also blood-soaked, his soft rabbit fur was stuck together with sticky plasma, hanging down helplessly. Lu Shangjin rubbed his little ears, lowered his head and gave them a kiss. In the past, Yan Yi liked ear kisses the most. When he was a teenager, he used to run over to his side cutely to get pampered and asked him to touch his head, but also to get into his arms for a kiss on the ear. The little rabbit¡¯s ears were sensitive and no one was allowed to touch them. Only when Lu Shangjin kissed him was he willing to fling his little ears into his palm. When the stretcher was urgently pushed out towards the hospital door, Xia Jingtian was in the hall listening to his brother¡¯s lecture. The oldest of the Xia family had sworn in front of his own father to strictly watch over his younger brother after he was brought back, and would never let Jing-zi do any more immoral things that would ruin the family again. Xia Jingtian leaned against the wall, lazily listening to the lecture. ¡°That¡¯s more like it.¡± Xia Pingtian stretched his legs. He leaned right onto the bench, stopping a small nurse passing by and asked why his new love interest was not in the office. In the last three days, he looked for reasons to run to the hospital just to meet the beauty. Where would you find such a rich master who was so eager to fawn over someone? Xia Jingtian snorted lightly, ¡°The upper beam isn¡¯t upright, so the lower beam is crooked1. You still dare to lecture me.¡± The little nurse replied anxiously, ¡°Doctor Zhong came to the emergency room, he was just sent here. The glands of the lop-eared rabbit omega have been damaged!¡± Startled, Xia Jingtian looked over, following the noise of people barging into the hospital, and caught a glance of the stretcher where Yan Yi laid. It was like a dream, he could barely react. A group of nurses and doctors flocked to the stretcher and rushed into the emergency room. Lu Shangjin ran after the stretcher with his head down, grabbing Yan Yi¡¯s hand and looking over at him sorrowfully. The emergency room doors closed in sight, families were kept outside. The assistant ran to help him, but was pushed away violently. There was nothing he could do but stand aside and watch his boss kneel on the floor tiles, motionless and lost in thought, staring at the lights that came on during the resuscitation. Xia Pingtian froze, ¡°This¡­ morning, everything was fine¡­¡± Something nudged his shoulder. Xia Jingtian shoved past him and grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s collar in his grip, his hand winding up into a punch. ¡°You fucking brought him back just to kill him, why the fuck was I so blind to send you the location¡ª?!¡± In order to stop Yan Yi from shooting the gun, Lu Shangjin had exhausted the energy of his glands, and Xia Jingtian¡¯s punch was filled with his J1 ability. With a muffled sound, Lu Shangjin¡¯s back hit the wall, his left cheek swelling up. He raised his hand and touched the corner of his lips, his fingertips wet with blood. He grabbed Xia Jingtian¡¯s wrist and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°Get the hell out of here, I don¡¯t want to watch a child.¡± His eyes hadn¡¯t left the emergency room for a second. ¡°Calm down.¡± Xia Pingtian came over in a hurry to separate the two, shooting Xiao Jing-zi a glance to ask him to stand aside. Xia Jingtian straightened his neck, his face flushed bright red like a roaring lion cub. He could feel the attraction from Yan Yi¡¯s body, it was so strong that his struggle to break free of the attraction disappeared. Like the sudden release of handcuffs and shackles, this feeling of powerlessness and freedom was by no means what an inhibitor could achieve. The only possibility was that the glands on the back of Yan Yi¡¯s neck, which he had a fit of over 90% with, were gone. For a fragile omega, the damage to his glands was a serious injury he dared not think about. ¡°Mr. Lu.¡± Dr. Zhong withdrew his usual cheerful face and handed him a life-threatening notice. ¡°The bullet cut across the gland and damaged the nerve tissue at the root. Please mentally prepare yourself for this.¡± ¡°What is the meaning of this? Will he die? WILL HE DIE?!¡± Lu Shangjin threw Xia Pingtian aside and grabbed Dr. Zhong¡¯s collar, his bloodshot eyes almost bursting at the corners, ¡°Are you even a doctor? Can you not fix this little wound? If he comes out covered, I will have you¡­¡± Dr. Zhong was an omega. He was weaker in both size and strength, in the end it was still Xia Pingtian who deescalated the tension. Lu Shangjin grabbed onto Dr. Zhong¡¯s sleeve, the ends of his words became pleading, ¡°Save him, no matter the cost, however many resources, I can afford it all¡­ save him¡­¡± Dr. Zhong could only say that he would do his best and pushed Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand away as he hurried back to the emergency room. The glandular department at An Fei Ya Hospital was arguably world-class. If there was nothing they could do, Lu Shangjin had no glimmer of hope trying his luck at a better hospital. Xia Jingtian closed his eyes and sat down on the bench, rubbing his face to keep himself awake. ¡°¡±To be honest, I¡¯m really not surprised it ended up like this. I just couldn¡¯t imagine that you could be ruthless to this extent.¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s eyes rippled with a layer of water. ¡°He shot himself right when I was away. If I hadn¡¯t taken him out, he would have shot through his own neck.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s expression was numb, there was no light in his eyes, ¡°I really didn¡¯t do anything, I want to take care of him, I want him to get better.¡± ¡°Sure, you didn¡¯t do anything, your prodigal son returns your deep affections. Yan Yi¡¯s diary is full of his paranoia.¡± How Lu Shangjin felt like he had done nothing wrong left Xia Jingtian absolutely speechless. From his pocket, he took out the old notebook and threw it in front of Lu Shangjin. As if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head, Lu Shangjin picked up the old notebook at his feet, holding it like an expensive silk gold foil. At some point, he loosened his hand and the notebook fell open by his feet to a page on which was written:: ¡°Take you home. +112 points¡± On this day, the proud son of the peregrine falcon family, the young master of the Lu family, knelt at the door of the resuscitation room and cried especially hard. Only after midnight did the noise gradually die down. Lu Shangjin¡¯s had an IV in his hand and an energizer stuck next to his glands, the old notebook clutched in hand as he stayed up alone in the quiet, empty corridor. For them to have come to this point, it was all because of him. He had broken his own rose with his own hands, and yet wondered why it was withering. Even if the consequences were unbearable, he had to bear it, even if Yan Yi really decided to leave, leaving him to suffer alone in this world. In just one year, his loved ones left him, one after another. His extreme panic was followed by almost complete emptiness and confusion, and there were always moments when he forgot where he was, whether the rabbit was waiting for him to come home to take him out of the closet. Xia Jingtian spent half the night on the rooftop in a daze. Their family had opened the hospital for so many years, all the births and deaths that happened here were only like passing clouds. They all passed through in a day or two. Life hung by a thread. Life and death were so uncertain. Their hearts longed for the person in the resuscitation room, but they had no idea whether they were waiting for a living person or a dead body. That was a taste more potent than wine. It was a pity he didn¡¯t even have the right to wait outside the door. Other people had families, even if they were a jerk. What was he, if not even qualified to sign his name on the critical illness notice. He tossed and turned into the middle of the night, his thoughts still a jumble. His heart hurt vaguely as he silently hung on to the worrying thought, not daring to say anything. Dr. Zhong was an expert in glandular research and the awakening biology of the plant ¡°Qingfeng¡±, J1 and M2 differentiation were the emergence of therapeutic abilities. The cure rate of his patients was far above average. Xia Jingtian restrained himself from thinking about it for the moment. There must be results tomorrow. His fingers swiped back and forth between apps on his phone. At this time, there weren¡¯t many friends to chat with. There was actually someone posting to their stories. After clicking it open, it was a screenshot of a live performance of them holding a guitar and singing, with the caption: ¡°Boss Gu is still as handsome as fireworks today.¡± With a handsome face, he randomly picked up a tight vest with holes in it and deliberately lifted it up to reveal the corner of his abs. A thin silver chain hung around his neck, and on the chain was a ring. Xia Jingtian zoomed in on the picture to look at the ring. At first he thought that boss Gu had made omega friends, but after a careful look at the ring, he noticed the engraved ¡°GW¡± initials. It was his own name. Xia Jingtian clicked on it with a smooth movement, and commented casually, ¡°That¡¯s flashy.¡± Boss Gu replied immediately, ¡°Sell art, not your body.¡± It seemed as though the bar had just closed. Gu Wei was free and asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s heart was clogged even more. ¡°Your former employee is being resuscitated in my hospital.¡± At 5 A.M., the doors of the emergency room were pushed open. Hearing even just a bit of noise, Lu Shangjin immediately looked up and saw Yan Yi being pushed out. He hastily stripped off the needles in his hands and next to his glands before running over to follow the stretcher. ¡°Yan Yan¡­¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s weary face finally showed a hint of comfort. Yan Yi was quiet and gentle while he slept, just that his face was white like a piece of delicate porcelain eggshell. Xia Jingtian stood in the distance and leaned on the window frame. He gently let down his heart that was hanging in his throat. Lu Shangjin followed them all the way to the intensive care unit, but was stopped outside again. He gently grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s hand, but it still slipped off, and the ring that the little rabbit had worn for years without removing fell into his hand. At that moment, Lu Shangjin was surprised to see the tiny tattoo on his ring finger. ¡°everlastinglove¡±. ¡°I¡¯ll only look at him for a bit!¡± Lu Shangjin held open the door and refused to leave, ¡°He must be so scared, I won¡¯t touch him, just let me see¡­¡± He once got tired of playing with this omega whom he didn¡¯t even bother to look at, but he was actually the person he most wanted to spend his life with and spoil. He had failed too much, so much that he couldn¡¯t think of a fitting punishment for his crimes. The sound of rushed footsteps travelled through the corridor, and a set of strong alpha hands pressed on Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulders. All ten fingers extended and grew into pitch black vines, wrapping around Lu Shangjin¡¯s body like a dumpling and dragging him out of the ICU. ¡°Still clinging to the ICU, hurry out, save some face.¡± The black wooden vines retracted back into their fingertips and went back to the original color of skin. Bi Ruijing fixed his cufflinks,¡°Ping-zi told me everything. You really gave us a long face. If it weren¡¯t for An Fei Ya here, you would be on the front page of the news this morning. What has the doctor said?¡± Dr. Zhong walked over. Lu Shangjin immediately looked up to meet him. ¡°The patient¡¯s glandular roots are completely damaged. They are unable to regenerate and heal themselves. If we rely on glandular energon life support, this could drag on for up to a week.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes went black as he staggered two steps and froze for a moment. He then sat down on the bench, seemingly paralyzed as if out of strength, ¡°There¡¯s no way at all?¡± Dr. Zhong presented a scenario. ¡°With our current situation right now, there is only one method we can try¡ªglandular transplant. But considering the success rate, we need to use homoglandular stem cells with our existing technology to clone and regenerative transplant.¡± ¡°Homoglandular?¡± Both Lu Shangjin and Bi Ruijing were silent. Xia Jingtian looked at them oddly, ¡°The lop-eared rabbit glandular type¡­is very common right? They have them there in the donation library.¡± Dr. Zhong frowned, ¡°The transplanted stem cell gland type must be the same A3 lop-eared rabbit as the patient, or lop-eared rabbit glandular stem cells with A3 differentiation potential.¡± ¡°A¡­¡± Xia Jingtian choked for a moment, staring at his brother in surprise. The A3 grade glands already had a very small chance of mutation. Most likely the only A3 lop-eared rabbit in the world was lying in the ICU. Lu Shangjin suddenly stood up. ¡°I¡¯ll go find it.¡± Bi Ruijing¡¯s face darkened, ¡°You get back here.¡± Lu Shangjin turned a deaf ear to him. Xia Jingtian shrugged off his brother and ran out the hospital following Lu Shangjin, who was rummaging through the trunk. He slowed his pace and asked in a low voice, ¡°Where can we find it?¡± Lu Shangjin assembled an AWM, hit the side of his car hard with the butt of his rifle, and buttoned up tightly. ¡°PBB.¡± The Pacific Biodifferentiation Base. footnotes CH 55 The muzzle of the gun was caught in a roll by three to five pitch black vines and was yanked out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand. Bi Ruijing took the sniper rifle in his hand and pointed the muzzle at Lu Shangjin¡¯s collarbones, pushing him hard, ¡°Shut up, shut your eyes, take two breaths to catch your breath and then talk to me.¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t do so. His hands hung helplessly by his sides; clenching his teeth and loosening up a little, his gums hurt. His eyes were red and swollen. ¡°He only has one week left.¡± A thin layer of sweat seeped from Lu Shangjin¡¯s forehead as he asked hoarsely, ¡°Who would save him if I don¡¯t?¡± Xia Jingtian interjected at the right time, ¡°What about his parents? They might match his glandular type.¡± At the mention of Yan Yi¡¯s parents, Lu Shangjin¡¯s clenched fists loosened weakly. ¡°He doesn¡¯t have parents. He is just an experimental subject produced by cloning and differentiation of lop-eared rabbit cells.¡± Under the command of Lu Lin, the PBB lab mass-produced living fighting machines and screened out the strong from the batches of failed experiments, abbreviated as a Pyramid Scheme. When Lu Shangjin was ten years old, he mistakenly entered the underground laboratory of the old Lu family residence. At a glance, he recognized the little rabbit who was eavesdropping outside the piano room. The lab was filled with a pungent, fishy stench. The little rabbit trembled as he climbed down from the mountain of cloned experimental corpses, his body stained with blood. Eyes quivering in fear, he extended his hands towards Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin ran to pick him up and carried the young lop-eared rabbit out of the bloody laboratory, not minding the dirty, smelly blood on his body as he squeezed him under a blanket. He huddled together with the little rabbit, their heads covered, only then did they remember that they were afraid. The two children trembled in each other¡¯s arms, not daring to make a sound as they cried, tears running down their faces silently in the dark. He was three years older than the little rabbit. Forcing himself to appear like an older brother, he caressed Yan Yi¡¯s shrinking body with his small hands, ¡°I got your back.¡± Yan Yi squeezed desperately into Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, crying with hiccups as he said thank you gege repeatedly. His thin, weak arms wrapped tightly around him, as though grabbing onto him was like grabbing onto the sun. ¡°The underground freezer at PBB has a high-grade stem cell bank. All PBB members above the M2 grade have been sampled.¡± Lu Shangjin clutched the muzzle of the gun, his dry and cracked lips opened and closed, ¡°Help me take care of Yan Yi for a few days.¡± Bi Ruijing and Xia Pingtian were both members of PBB and had serial numbers on their bodies. Invading the base without permission would be automatically stamped as a defection, and their serial numbers would enter the assassination elimination blacklist. Xia Jingtian raised his chin slightly, as if deep in thought. Dr. Zhong came over to let Lu Shangjin leave his contact information so he could contact him to visit when the patient¡¯s condition was stable. Lu Shangjin spent an hour outside the ICU and asked for a pen and paper to write seven notes, dated for the next seven days. He folded them up and gave them to his assistant. If Yan Yi didn¡¯t wake up, then read one to him every day. He wanted to let the little rabbit know that he was not abandoned. Lu Shangjin left his assistant to take care of him before driving back to the villa. The streets were dimly lit along the way, the wind at dawn becoming an ear-piercing noise. Yan Yi¡¯s notebook was inserted in his front chest pocket, pressed close to his heart, so as to engrave the little rabbit¡¯s complaints and emotions into his heart. After returning to the villa, Lu Shangjin walked into the deepest part of the underground garage and opened the iris-access lock, then entered a row of passwords. Mechanical sounds came from inside the enclosed space as the ??automatic weapon filling system activated. Lu Shangjin took the elevator up to the workroom on the third floor where sixteen computers were running in the computer room. He typed out a line of passwords and knocked on the mic. The sixteen computers projected 3D images one after another in the workroom. Several company executives wearing the Flying Eagle group logo on their chests were fully dressed to accept Lu Shangjin¡¯s meeting request from different locations. ¡°President Lu.¡± ¡°Good morning, president Lu.¡± ¡­¡­ It took nearly an hour to check and delegate the authorization of all aspects of the company¡¯s matters. After the meeting ended, Lu Shangjin sent an email to the board of directors and then destroyed the confidential information in the computers. He then locked the copied version into an underground safe and finally, cut off the power supply to the workroom. After the weapons auto-fill was completed, the lifting platform automatically sent the ammunition and firearms to the rooftop of the top floor. Lu Shangjin changed into a camouflage armed suit and loaded the guns and ammunition onto the helicopter. It was better not to use these things. Once engaged in a fight with PBB, it would not end well. If worst comes to worst, so what if he becomes blacklisted from going to rob them. If he could change the circumstances to Yan Yi waking up, it¡¯d be better for the little rabbit to forget him and not remember anything. He was willing to lead a vagrant life for him as compensation for the years of wasted time. A helicopter painted with the peregrine family emblem roared into the air, the powerful air currents blowing the garden shrubs in all directions. With the helicopter on autopilot, Lu Shangjin loosened the tense strings in his head as he occasionally glanced at Yan Yi¡¯s notebook. He flipped through page by page. A point was reduced one at a time with his broken heart, but several points were added back when he was happy but trivial things of note. A piece of printed paper was stuck inside; he was perhaps afraid of losing it if it was stored in his phone. It was a densely compacted reprint of chat records. A whole page of trivial sweet talk. Reading down the dates, the first one was sent when Yan Yi was lying on the bed and trying to send a message to Lu Shangjin after he bought the first cell phone in his life. Yan Yi: I love Jin ge. Darling: Silly, we¡¯re now less than half a meter apart Yan Yi: Can you send me more texts in the future. Darling: I¡¯ll send when I can¡¯t see you, now come here and give me a kiss Yan Yi: haha. Later, Yan Yi learned to use emojis, which made him act cute even more. The little rabbit was originally a cute little thing, and a little more cuteness simply melted his heart. Afterwards, his own notes changed from ¡°darling¡± to ¡°Jin ge¡±, and the chat records were not followed up from 2016. Perhaps the rabbit had also been looking forward to receiving a message that would make his heart palpitate with excitement. The score on the notebook was calculated to have nearly six hundred points. The last time he had added points, he wrote ¡°Jin ge is really good looking in the video call. + 10 points.¡± There was no content after, probably because he brought Yan Yi back home and he didn¡¯t have this notebook with him. He suddenly grabbed his own collar and pulled hard, feeling a sense of panic stuck in his heart that he couldn¡¯t swallow or spit out. In Yan Yi¡¯s heart, how many points did he lose from personally forcing him to deal with the fake pregnancy? Reduced to zero? Or a negative? Or an unforgivable negative infinite number? He held on to a glimmer of hope that when Yan Yi woke up, he would be able to give him a chance to make up for his mistakes. Lu Shangjin put the photos and chat records in the notebook before putting it back in his inner pocket and zipping it up. He suddenly caught a slight sound and snapped his head around. He saw Xia Jingtian sitting on the folding board, putting on a bulletproof vest as he said, ¡°You look just as calm facing death as they do in the movies.¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t cover up the expression of seeing a fly in his eyes, his eyebrows slightly raised, ¡°How did you come up?¡± ¡°Gravity manipulation, my J1 ability is very practical.¡± Xia Jingtian crossed his legs and loaded the camouflage M16 in his arms before putting on his headset, ¡°I guess you must have been concentrating on the notebook when I was picking my way under the helicopter.¡± Lu Shangjin turned his head, ¡°Get lost at the next landing point.¡± Xia Jingtian frowned, ¡°If you die, I¡¯ll get the sample back for you, I¡¯ll take care of Yan Yi for you and I¡¯ll stop arguing with you if you come back alive, you dare to bet?¡± Lu Shangjin asked, ¡°Does your brother know?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Xia Jingtian leaned his hands against the vertical wall, ¡°He knows.¡± Bullshit. Near the landing point, Lu Shangjin swung in another direction, trying to get Xia Jingtian down. Xia Jingtian snapped his fingers. His direction of his own force of gravity had always been perpendicular to the helicopter, and with a centrifugal force returning to zero, he sat firmly on the folding board. Lu Shangjin already did not have enough heart to give to someone else¡¯s child anymore. ¡°What are you going to do? How will the two of us single out the PBB elite armed force? If you run into an A3 alpha, it¡¯s game over, is there any A3 alpha in PBB?¡± Xia Jingtian opened a PBB map that he got through his brother¡¯s authority, ¡°I heard that Lu Lin is in the PBB lab. If you ask him directly, will he give it? ¡° Lu Shangjin had also thought about it. However, A3 glandular stem cell samples are precious. For Lu Lin, the experiments with damaged glands have already completely lost their value. The probability was that he would not waste samples to save a lop-eared rabbit omega that may not be saved. On the contrary, he would guard all the samples closely in order to guard against Lu Shangjin. The best way was to sneak in and steal the sample. Even if they exchanged fire with a small number of people, as long as they evacuate in time before being surrounded by security forces, it would be enough to get out. It had been a day since the helicopter hovered over the vast ocean. Lu Shangjin checked the equipment and took a look at the lion cub who was itching to go. If this was not Xia Pingtian¡¯s own little brother, who was precious in his eyes, he wouldn¡¯t say a single word more of nonsense. Bulletproof and waterproof glass barriers raised around the helicopter as it hollowed out, the propellers moved back along the track. The front end elongated and thinned, and was inserted straight into the water. The transformed submarine quickly approached the submarine base and hovered behind the reef several meters away from the entrance of the submarine channel. Xia Jingtian picked up an oxygen mask and was suddenly strangled by Lu Shangjin from behind, stabbing a tube of anesthetic into his neck. Lu Shangjin loosened his grip and Xia Jingtian fell unconscious at his feet. This kid must have run out without parental permission. If he brought him back with one finger missing, his brother would tear down his house and destroy his company, and would kill every one surnamed Lu that he meets in the future. It¡¯s really worrying. It¡¯d be better to have an omega for a son or daughter in the future. If such a worrying little alpha is born, he would die from anger if not from illness. Besides, he didn¡¯t need a young rival as a partner. Lu Shangjin gently put his hand on his chest. The notebook in the inner water barrier bag was pressed against his heart. His gaze was gentle and longing, hiding the sorrowful grief deep in the pupils of his eyes. Yan Yan. Our future child will look a lot like you, right. He collected his train of thoughts and squeezed out of the transformed submarine. Lu Shangjin had some external authority rights, so opening the entrance was easily done and no alarms were triggered. After he passed through the three water barriers, he followed the spiral staircase to find a suitable commanding height. Xia Jingtian suddenly laid beside him and carefully scouted all directions. Lu Shangjin glanced at him sideways in bewilderment, his expression cold and complicated. ¡°Gravity manipulation can control the blood pressure, the anesthetic can¡¯t enter.¡± Xia Jingtian asked in a low voice as he detected, ¡°There¡¯s a patrol ahead, can you bird of prey alphas fly?¡± ¡°There¡¯s a chance that this accompanying ability will appear when you upgrade to A3 differentiation.¡± Meaning it can¡¯t. Lu Shangjin squinted his eyes, and the patrol team was evenly positioned in his view. He quickly drew a three-dimensional map of the region in his mind. Xia Jingtian shook his wrist: ¡°I¡¯ll take care of the left side.¡± CH 56 ¡°Do not engage in cross fire with them until necessary.¡± Lu Shangjin stuffed him with a tube of injection, rolled up his sleeve and gave him a shot. ¡°Hurry up.¡± ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°My dad¡¯s blood serum.¡± A chameleon omega gland serum. After injecting this, thermal sensation, gait detection and monitors can be shielded, but not the human eye. Xia Jingtian was stunned for a moment before sharply giving himself a shot. ¡°The effect can only last for an hour, so you must pass through the three probe doors leading to the underground freezer within half an hour.¡± Lu Shangjin put on the finger-piercing gloves with the anaesthesia needles attached and effortlessly flipped down the stairs, ¡°Go and turn the patrol away towards the left, I¡¯ll open the door.¡± ¡°Copy that~¡± Xia Jingtian pursed his lips and tapped his headset before flipping down the steps of the high platform from the other direction and landed silently, like a big cat foraging for food. Lu Shangjin pressed his temples and raced closer to the heat-sensitive detection door. To avoid the patrol attracted by Xia Jingtian¡¯s movement, Lu Shangjin pried the front cover of the access combination lock open and gently opened the line of route. He enabled his J1 ability ¡°extreme vision¡± so that the pupil of his right eye will be concentrated, and then he used the precision microneedle to remove several tiny contacts. The detection door slowly rose to the top before closing immediately. Lu Shangjin closed the cover of the access lock and walked in. As the probe door became less than half a meter close to the ground, Xia Jingtian rolled in. He got up and adjusted his body armor, ¡°Hey, were you gonna shut me out?¡± ¡°It¡¯s really dangerous inside.¡± Lu Shangjin frowned, and continued to walk on. On the right was a whole row of sealed laboratories, and on the left was a neatly organized line of open grids with about a dozen turns. A foul smell permeated the corridor. Xia Jingtian swept a glance behind them as Lu Shangjin crouched down to solve the second combination lock. A sound of metal scraping the ground was slowly approaching. Suddenly alert, Xia Jingtian turned around immediately and picked up the loaded M16 before squatting down, but there wasn¡¯t a person to be seen in all four directions. ¡°Hurry up, I think someone¡¯s coming.¡± The tips of Xia Jingtian¡¯s fingers began to sweat. Lu Shangjin¡¯s right eye glowed with a translucent blue transient film from frequent use, his fingertips delicately picked at the fine needle reaching inside the line, whispering, ¡°I¡¯m already going really fast.¡± The sound of scraping metal disappeared, but the sense of danger nearby did not. Xia Jingtian relaxed his breath, put his finger on the trigger and licked his lips, ¡°If we have a crossfire with PBB, then what?¡± ¡°Your glandular pheromone DNA will be blacklisted and glandular hunters around the world will be able to get your bounty notice, and until death is confirmed you will have to run in every corner.¡± Lu Shangjin was still focused on unlocking the combination, ¡°Do you regret this?¡± ¡°As my ge said, death under the peony.¡± Xia Jingtian let out a breath of air, carefully listening for any noise around them. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t reply. But he felt that his brother didn¡¯t mean it like that. The slight metal dragging across the ground began to slowly approach again. Tap, tap. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, like a dormant approaching beast, wandering beyond the sight of its prey. Lu Shangjin also picked up on the sound, a layer of sweat forming on the tip of his fingers. He couldn¡¯t go any faster with his unlocking actions as the slightest carelessness will set off the alarm. ¡°He¡¯s here.¡± Xia Jingtian clenched his jaw, his T-shirt that clung to the body armor was soaked in cold sweat and stuck to his spine. Something in the shadows at the end of the corridor approached the two, and suddenly, a steel claw was exposed to the light. Immediately afterwards, it stepped out and let out a low growl. It was a semi-mechanical dog wearing a tempered glass sheath on the back of its neck, half-German Shepherd, with specially made mechanical limbs and jaws. The tempered glass shield at the back of its neck was filled with culture fluid in which an individually isolated human gland was slowly pulsating. ¡°Fuck me.¡± Xia Jingtian froze for a moment, ¡°A dog, Lu Shangjin, a dog Lu Shangjin.¡± Opening its sharp steel teeth, the mechanical dog lunged over, right as the detection door finally started to slowly rise. Lu Shangjin dragged Xia Jingtian while opening a narrow crack and rolled in. Using ten times the pull of gravity with his hands, Xia Jingtian pressed down hard on the detection door and it made a muffled thud against the wall, followed by the click of the dog¡¯s paws scratching the door right as it clicked shut. ¡°¡­¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s heart was racing, he let out a breath of relief and turned around. Lu Shangjin pulled out silenced pistols from his tactical belt and tossed them a few times in his palms. He held them against his shoulder straps and pointed his hands straight ahead. A dozen of the same mechanical dogs approached, drooling. ¡° CH 57 The cumbersome monitor equipment in the ICU hummed in the quiet room. When it came to the permitted visiting time, Lu Shangjin¡¯s assistant quietly walked in, but there were already visitors inside. A butterfly omega was sitting in a soft chair beside the bed, wiping Yan Yi¡¯s palm with a wet towel. Tan Meng¡¯s two slender antennas extended out from his hair, the tip of which touched Yan Yi¡¯s brows. ¡°Hm.¡± Tan Meng seemed to read something in Yan Yi¡¯s mind. He had his head down in his notebook to write down notes. The assistant was stunned for a long time. He then immediately opened Weibo, opened the photos from it and made a comparison. ¡°Are you¡­ Mr. Tan Meng?¡± The assistant could not believe his eyes. His bookcase at home was filled with several sets of novels by him, who was an emerging writer of contemporary military novels. He had squatted in front of a store in order to grab the first signed edition of his new book. A second before he could make payment, Lu Shangjin called him and crushed his dreams. Tan Meng raised a finger and hushed him. ¡°I¡¯m listening to him tell me a story.¡± Tan Meng lifted his antennae, hiding them back in his hair. ¡°I came here to listen to a sorrowful story, but there are some lovely people who can only remember the good and beautiful things of the past.¡± He was very surprised. Yan Yi¡¯s memories in his sleep were not those that were bloody and full of pain, but only consisted of a cycle of the memories he had from when he was a teenager. Through Yan Yi¡¯s eyes, he saw the twenty-year old Lu Shangjin, who had nothing in common with the cool-faced president in his impression, instead he smiled gently more often. ¡°If you¡¯re here in place of Lu Shangjin to visit him, then I won¡¯t bother you.¡± Tan Meng tidied up his notebook, and under the assistant¡¯s eager eyes, he signed his name and tore off the page, handing it to him. His eyes brightened, ¡°Thanks for liking it.¡± The material gathered today was somewhat unexpected. Perhaps a story about a sweet pair of war lovers could be written out of it. He heard the assistant whispering the first note left by Lu Shangjin, so he slowly closed the door. ¡°Yan Yan, if you can see or hear this note, then I should have managed to infiltrate inside. If you¡¯ve woken up, you need to know that even if you give up on yourself, I won¡¯t. So wait for me to come back.¡± The words were written frantically but not carelessly. The assistant read the note word by word, neither quickly nor slowly. These days his only job was to visit Yan Yi¡¯s care unit, which was equivalent to a rare vacation. Ever since the boss had taken over the group, he gave everyone the impression that he was vigorous, indifferent, and strict. He could not see the boss being crazy to such an extent for an omega. The boss knelt in the rescue room crying to the point where others would have felt sad for him. He had witnessed the days where his boss¡¯s past indulgences had all converged into a pool of tenderness. His boss had no childhood. His heart, which was once disguised as a calm and steady bad boy¡¯s, had now belatedly matured. Some relationships were simply predestined, perfectly matched, or a heartfelt love. The last of which always had more twists and turns. The assistant folded the note neatly and pressed it under Yan Yi¡¯s hand. ¡°Fu-ren, I was actually the one who helped the boss to buy that carrot brooch from before, but I saw him stare at that style for a long time, and then he scolded me after he took the liberty of buying it.¡± ¡°The boss probably knows what you like. Hey, I¡¯m going to put in a good word for the boss, although it¡¯s even a little against my will.¡± The assistant rubbed his hands together and murmured humbly, ¡°You must, must make it through, otherwise those of us who follow president Lu will never have a good day.¡± The assistant tucked Yan Yi in and walked out softly. Yan Yi¡¯s breathing was weak but gentle. His fingertips moved slightly, touching the piece of paper on the corner of his pillow. The paper was covered with light narcissus pheromones, the subtle soothing fragrance gathered in the palm of his hand. In his dream, he was seventeen years old, and he was lifted by the waist to catch a firefly. Thousands of miles away in the basement of the ocean, Lu Shangjin felt a tug at his heart. He held the little grey bunny in his left hand, all the while shuttling between the endless test tubes, one by one. Xia Jingtian went along the inner wall to find the exit. When the door had locked from the outside, the inner wall and the wall became smooth as one, and there was no assembled line for Lu Shangjin to unlock. Such a large laboratory required pipes or refrigeration, fresh air, and return air. Calm down and think carefully about where these systems would have been arranged in the design of this laboratory. The ceiling had evenly distributed diffusers to keep the air in the laboratory clean. Xia Jingtian looked up for a while. From this place they should be able to climb up to the control room. When he turned back to look towards Lu Shangjin, he was gone. ¡°Hello?¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s body jolted. He picked up the M16 again and retreated warily to the corner, moving silently against the wall. He pressed his earpiece, ¡°Where are you? We must get away now.¡± Only a hissing noise came back from the earpiece; Lu Shangjin did not reply. ¡°¡­¡± Without a doubt, Xia Jingtian thought that the guy would throw himself out here. He felt his way against the wall into the depths of the laboratory, alert to all the subtle sounds around him. Hearing a noise up ahead, Xia Jingtian immediately squatted, raised his gun slanted to the front. A tube of samples on the test table suddenly toppled over and rolled across the table. Xia Jingtian¡¯s chest was heaving. He tried his best to breathe lightly as cold sweat soaked the palm of his glove. To be fair, he couldn¡¯t handle a dozen more mechanical dogs on his own. At the thought of Lu Shangjin¡¯s skilled fighting and observation ability developed through years of sharing life and death together with Yan Yi, his heart turned sour. He only hated that he was born a few years late, missing his bright bloom. Xia Jingtian held his breath, listening carefully to the change of movements around him. He vaguely heard heavy breathing sounds coming in and out of earshot. It seemed that there was another person in this room. He flicked the recording from his watch and whispered a last message. ¡°I¡¯m in the basement of PBB right now. Lu Shangjin isn¡¯t here, maybe he¡¯s even dead. There¡¯s something gasping in here, I can hear it but don¡¯t know where it¡¯s coming from.¡± There was no lighting in the deep part of the laboratory. Xia Jingtian laid himself flat on the ground and flicked on the flashlight from his cuff. The light went down the deep area and swept among several test stands. Pop. The crisp sound of exploding glass seemed extremely clear in the silent laboratory. Xia Jingtian immediately turned back and pulled the trigger with a backhanded shot toward the sound. In exchange for the bullet came a roar of terror, which was definitely not the bellowing of pain that a man or a dog could make. Instantly drenched in cold sweat, Xia Jingtian stood up. His flashlight flashed across to meet the roar. A huge lizard covered with scales raised its head with Lu Shangjin stuck in its mouth, blood flowing to the ground like water. ¡°What are you doing just standing there? Get out!¡± Lu Shangjin turned his head and hollered, both his hands forcibly breaking the lizard¡¯s mouth. Its teeth had sunk deep into Lu Shangjin¡¯s abdomen and back, and the area near the wound began to appear faintly black. As soon as he was done shouting, Xia Jingtian ran out. Right where he had just been standing, a deep pit was hollowed out by the iron whip-like tail. He took a few steps back, aimed for the lizard¡¯s jaw, and fired two consecutive gravity rounds. The lizard bit Lu Shangjin in pain, flinging him into the air, and its jaw was slammed to the ground hard by the gravity bullet. The little grey bunny crawled under the table, not daring to make a sound even as he cried. Xia Jingtian swiftly picked up the child into his arms and brought up his hand to block his eyes. Lu Shangjin took this opportunity to turn over and get away, immediately launching the accompanying ability ¡°seize¡±. Like a black shadow swooping in the air, he grabbed Xia Jingtian, stepped on the testing table, and leaped ten meters away. Xia Jingtian fell onto the testing table and the test tubes came crashing all over his body, but he subconsciously protected the little bunny¡¯s head in his arms. Lu Shangjin used the support of the ground to get up. The bite from the sharp teeth left him with dozens of wounds, and black blood trickled down, forming a pool of red by his feet. He caught his breath and staggered to the wall, flipping on the switch of the big lights. It was now that they saw the whole monster. It was a six-meter-long komodo dragon with a tempered glass culture shield mounted at the back of its neck, where a gland pulsated vigorously, providing the giant lizard with endless energy. Xia Jingtian brushed off the dozens of test tubes from his body, ¡°And you let him bite you, you should have hit the gland!¡± Lu Shangjing supported himself with his AWM as he watched the pulsing glands on the back of the giant lizard¡¯s neck. His fingertips shook as he clenched his knuckles until they turned white. It was a combination of a komodo dragon and a chameleon A3 glands. It could rely on these glands to trigger the chameleon M2 ability for its stealth, and could disappear, taking Lu Shangjing with it. Lu Shangjing held his breath and lifted up his AWM, his words coming out very lightly. It was so hard to speak it almost tore his vocal cords: ¡°That¡¯s my dad.¡± As a long, scaly tail swept over, Xia Jingtian picked up the little bunny and ran towards the back. Lu Shangjing stepped onto the testing table and jumped back. His sniper rifle was aimed at the giant lizard¡¯s nape, his index finger laid on the trigger for a long, long time. In the end, he still pulled it. The high-speed impact of the magnum bullet combined with the precise positioning of the peregrine M2 ability, only managed to cause a single crack in the shield. The gunshot enraged the lizard like an ancient dragon lunging out in a frenzy. Its venomous mouth opened and broke half the testing table with one bite. ¡°Hsss¡­¡± Xia Jingtian received a gash on his forearm, the wound stung as the venom seeped through and it hurt like hell. He continued his message in the recording: ¡°Ge, it wasn¡¯t me that put that gecko in your first love¡¯s dress¡­ I only put it in the bathroom. I found him annoying. At the time, I just didn¡¯t want to spoil it for you guys.¡± Lu Shangjing retreated to observe, his eyes suddenly fixing on the giant lizard¡¯s feet. The test tubes were scattered all over the ground and one of them was labelled, ¡°Lop-eared Rabbit A3, Name: Yan Yi.¡± ¡°Hold this,¡± Lu Shangjing took off the heavy sniper rifle and threw it to Xia Jingtian. He pulled out two stainless steel tactical daggers from his waistband. They scratched the thick scaled tail that swept over as they rolled towards the giant lizard¡¯s feet, and with a sharp and sudden stab, he nailed one of its toes to the ground. He collected Yan Yi¡¯s stem cell sample into the insulated safe and held it tightly in his arms. The giant lizard also had the chameleon¡¯s J1 ability for ¡°360 degree observation ¡°, its sharp claws swiping across Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder and gripping the ground. A deep claw mark was cut out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder, and the silver incubator in his arm was smeared with blood and handprints, but he never let go. Like a miser who had diamond, he clenched his jaw and kept a death grip on the treasure in his arm. Xia Jingtian crawled on the floor and aimed right at the giant lizard¡¯s eyes. A sniper rifle without a scope was useless to any race other than the peregrine falcon, but at such a distance, he was too far away for a gravity shot to puncture. The phone on his belt began to vibrate silently. Xia Jingtian fired a few random rounds to get the giant lizard¡¯s attention in order to cover Lu Shangjing¡¯s back for him to retreat. He picked up the little grey bunny and ran towards the other side to escape. The phone wouldn¡¯t stop vibrating. Xia Jingtian took the chance while the giant lizard was completely focused on Lu Shangjin to feel for his phone and took a glance. A video call was displayed on the screen. ¡°Boss Gu?¡± Xia Jingtian was stunned for a moment. He occasionally glanced back at the screen while dodging shrapnel and the lizard¡¯s attacks, ¡°How is there signal at the bottom of the ocean?¡± Gu Wei¡¯s big nostril was stuck to the screen. After finally adjusting the angle, he held up his chin on the table top, ¡°I¡¯m using PBB¡¯s highest clearance to contact you guys. The freezer vent access is now open. Leave the freezer in three minutes and evacuate according to my instructions.¡± ¡°Where the fuck did you get the highest clearance?¡± Xia Jingtian picked up his phone, putting the little grey bunny under the testing table and jumped onto the vertical cabinet, both hands pressed onto the ceiling diffuser trying hard to break it. As soon as the diffuser broke open, Lu Shangjin flipped over to land and pick up the little grey bunny, throwing him into Xia Jingtian¡¯s arms along with the incubator in his hand. ¡°Take them and go.¡± He was holding onto his bloody shoulder, his face a sickly pale colour. Xia Jingtian glanced back at him, bit his lip, and climbed up the vent. As soon as his back feet rose up into the vent, the giant lizard¡¯s teeth tore through half the steel ceiling. After ten seconds, a hand was extended out from the vent. Lu Shangjing swiftly kicked off the cabinet to catch Xia Jingtian¡¯s wrist and rapidly went up the vent. Xia Jingtian held onto the little grey bunny and kicked the incubator. He looked regretfully at his right hand, which had just stretched out to pull him up. ¡°I can¡¯t believe I just did something that I¡¯ll regret for the rest of my life.¡± Lu Shangjing lifted the incubator and crawled away towards the outside. Xia Jingtian hugged the child and followed suit. Wherever Lu Shangjin went, a thick bloody trail followed. Xia Jingtian visually estimated the amount of blood loss and frowned, his eyebrows knitting closer and tighter together. ¡°Hey, are you okay?¡± Lu Shangjing gave an indifferent sound but did not reply. CH 58 Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t move after climbing into the transformed submarine. He held the incubator stiffly while slowly touching the control panel with his fingers. Mixed with seawater, the blood flowing out from his body dripped down the panel into the cracks. Xia Jingtian flipped inside from the water barrier door and buckled the protective belt to tie the little bunny to the folding board. He then sat in the driver¡¯s seat and quickly operated the control panel. ¡°If you can¡¯t operate it, I¡¯ll take over.¡± Lu Shangjin stared at the entrance of the base through the bulletproof water barrier glass, where a large number of security forces soldiers followed their trail. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I even won the grand prize in the school UAV competition.¡± As the transformed submarine started, it simultaneously received gravity manipulation and rose extremely fast. The pressure balance speed in the cabin was less than the ascent speed and the external pressure sharply descended, making Lu Shangjin nearly suffocate with a mouthful of blood in his throat. Curled up on the folding board, the little grey bunny tightly grasped the protective belt. Rabbits themselves were easily frightened. The tip of the little grey bunny¡¯s nose made little twitches, and his small ears that were wet from the seawater plastered listlessly against his neck as water dripped. Propped up on the ground, Lu Shangjin sat closer. He twisted the little grey bunny¡¯s ears and wiped the seawater inside dry. Water can¡¯t get into little rabbits¡¯ ears. The transformed submarine rushed out of the sea and immediately activated the drain valve. The propeller moved up the track, and the helicopter painted with the peregrine falcon family emblem swung the flowing water to accelerate the ascent before it disappeared beyond the sea horizon. At low altitude, there were a dozen or so lion-print fighter jets escorting the aircraft, and at a glance, it was clear that Xia Pingtian brought them over. Lu Shangjin ripped off his torn armed clothing on his upper body, leaving only a tight wet black undershirt. It clung to each of the clearly delineated muscle contours of his back and abdomen; three bloody claw marks were left from his right shoulder to his back contour. He bit open the seal of the injection gun and stuck a shot of epinephrine and a shot of antidote into the varicose veins in his arm. The veins of his neck were taut and red, and sweat mixed with seawater flowed down his Adam¡¯s apple into the deep hollows of his collarbones. After waiting for a moment, Lu Shangjin threw Xia Jingtian an antidote. Xia Jingtian was operating the helicopter breathlessly, ¡°Don¡¯t move. I¡¯m busy, fuck.¡± Lu Shangjin took a deep breath, ¡°¡­there¡¯s auto-navigation.¡± Xia Jingtian was stunned for a moment before pressing the button for auto-navigation. The helicopter flight gradually smoothed out. Xia Jingtian finally slumped with relief in the driver¡¯s seat. He flipped open his sleeves, where his forearm scraped out by the scale armour dripped with black blood, the edges soaked white by the seawater. It was still okay not looking at the wound, but taking a glance at it made him instantly feel the excruciating pain. He fumbled to pick up the antidote needle gun on the ground, pointed the tip of the needle at the blood vessels in his own forearm, trembled as he aligned it, before he gritted his teeth and injected it in. The quick-acting antidote worked within three seconds and quickly reacted with the toxins that entered his body. The saliva of the komodo dragon carried toxins which had been enhanced correspondingly in combination with the A3 glands. The quick-acting antidote could only temporarily inhibit the spread of the toxin, so he had to go to the nearest hospital to clean the wound and inject the antidote serum. Xia Jingtian clutched his injured forearm and felt that the pain was unbearable even if he loosened his strength a little. The wound was painful and itchy, like a few wriggling prickly caterpillars were scattered on the cut. ¡°Ow- I fucking¡­¡± Xia Jingtian tumbled down from the driver¡¯s seat, tightly clutched his forearm with swelling blood vessels and rolled on the ground. He curled up and desperately endured it. He looked up at Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin¡¯s tight fitting black undershirt had many tears. His abdomen and back were etched with fine teeth marks that slowly oozed out poisoned blood. The three claw marks alongside each other on his shoulder were the most seriously wounded, with faintly visible white bones in the out-turned flesh and blood. He looked at the sea level, a layer of melancholy indifference floated over his frosty gaze that Xia Jingtian couldn¡¯t understand. Like noticing a mouse, Lu Shangjin felt the gaze hit him and he silently turned his eyes back and glanced at Xia Jingtian. ¡°What¡¯re you looking at.¡± Xia Jingtian sat up and tried his best to pretend that it didn¡¯t hurt that much. Lu Shangjin felt out a compressed cookie from under the folding board and threw it into the space between Xia Jingtian¡¯s legs, a ridiculing look in his eyes, ¡°Cat food.¡± The expression on Xia Jingtian¡¯s face looked even worse, ¡°Lion.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the same thing before you¡¯re grown up,¡± Lu Shangjin tore open the bag of compressed cookies, broke off a piece and stuffed it into the little grey bunny¡¯s mouth, ¡°You¡¯re still far from it.¡± Slightly tired, Lu Shangjin sat on the side of the folding board and leaned against the inner wall. The abnormal stiff whiteness on his face did not ease much because of the injection of the antidote. He closed his eyes to alleviate the side effects of overuse of his ¡°extreme vision¡±. But as soon as he closed his eyes, the komodo dragon came back to his mind as well as the glands pulsating on the back of its neck; it was Ye Wan. He still remembered his father¡¯s exhortation on his deathbed. ¡°Don¡¯t let Yan Yan become like me and be sad until the end that he would even forget where the heart is.¡± Lu Shangjin opened his eyes, picked up the little grey bunny who was eating the compressed cookies in small bites, and touched his cheek. The little mouth of the little grey bunny that was seriously chewing on a cookie paused, blinking his big eyes as he looked at Lu Shangjin. Omegas were beautiful pure little things; they were either careful and cautious, or gentle and powerful. Why were they preyed on as a natural resource? As reproductive machines to become reproduction tools and fighting machines for the superiors? Even for an A3 grade omega, it would be difficult to compete against a large number of predators. ¡°There should be someone to protect you.¡± This thought swept through Lu Shangjin¡¯s mind. ¡°Hm? Then become enemies with the world¡¯s biggest plutocrats?¡± Xia Jingtian languidly pillowed the hand that was still intact, ¡°It¡¯s like my dream in my second grade of middle school. I thought it was so cool at the time that the lovely omegas were angels to all of mankind.¡± ¡°By the way, what on earth does your father really want?¡± ¡°Lu Lin is an arms lunatic. My father is Ye Wan.¡± Lu Shangjin hated the fact that the blood in his body originated from someone as disgusting as Lu Lin. The Lu family made a fortune in the arms business. It was the family¡¯s tradition to make fortune from calamity and war up until Lu Shangjin¡¯s generation, when he abandoned that life and made only superficial changes. It seemed that Lu Lin intended to return to his old business, this time targeting biological weapons with a global reach. The two men had different thoughts in their minds. Xia Jingtian had leaned on the other side and fell in a daze, and was now scrolling through his phone. Not even a trace of communication record was left. The last piece of news with Gu Wei was the chat in the middle of the night when he rescued Yan Yi. ¡°Gu Wei ¡­¡­ Gu.¡± Xia Jingtian scratched his hair, wanting to ask his brother, but deleted it after typing a line in the message box. He might as well go to the bar and ask himself. The security forces of the submarine base pursued them to the edge of the set range and were then given the order to disarm the alarm. Lu Lin stared at the distant helicopter on the screen in the main control room. The results of this experiment were barely satisfactory. He thought that using his son¡¯s pheromone excitation could promote Ye Wan¡¯s gland to upgrade again, or fuse with the komodo dragon as one. ¡°Wan Wan¡­¡± Lu Lin stared at the komodo dragon that was brutally tearing up the test bench on another monitor screen and said with disappointment, ¡°You¡¯re getting weaker. You were invincible before.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not beautiful anymore.¡± He regrettably recited again. Deep in the main control room there was a prison cage with three electric grids stacked on one side. Inside the prison cage held an alpha, hands handcuffed. He was in a wretched situation, but still appeared extraordinarily imposing. The alpha in the cage folded his hands on the table top lowered by the interrogation chair and snorted with a laugh, ¡°When you once chased after Ye Wan you were so romantic that it made people¡¯s scalp numb. I thought you wouldn¡¯t do that to him, at least.¡± Lu Lin turned his swivel chair and held the gold wired frame of his glasses lightly, ¡°Ye Wan is a charming omega, but it doesn¡¯t stop me from doing more important things.¡± The alpha chuckled softly, ¡°The most important thing you can do is to turn an international peacekeeping organization into a private arsenal.¡± When he smiled, his two canine teeth showed, and his eyes glowed with light green luminescence. His glandular type was a Kenai Mountain Wolf. ¡°I found that the freezer¡¯s security system and vent access had been opened remotely.¡± Lu Lin leaned in the swivel chair leisurely with his long legs folded and said with composure, ¡°The highest authority had been utilized.¡± ¡°Apart from you¡­ chief commander Gu, who, in the end, still has the highest authority.¡± Lu Lin¡¯s voice was soft and gentle, making one feel absolutely creeped out, ¡°Could it be that your two sons are not dead yet?¡± Lu Lin raised his pistol, ¡°If there are other people in this world who can use the highest authority of PBB, I really don¡¯t need to keep you for so long.¡± ¡°Gu Yuanzhi, this is the last time I will ask.¡± Lu Lin laughed softly, ¡°I will find him. A waste of awakening mutation, a disgrace to the Gu family. Is that right.¡± ¡°He¡¯s not a disgrace.¡± Gu Yuanzhi smiled, ¡°He¡¯s my pride.¡± Lu Lin pulled the trigger until the bullet exploded through his skull, and Gu Yuanzhi stayed still. It was already May. The sun was burning on their skins and the Chinese roses in the garden outside the villa were in full bloom. Ambulance was parked around Lu Shangjin¡¯s villa and two rescue helicopters sent by An Fei Ya were waiting outside the courtyard. Bi Ruijing was smoking against his Ferrari, while Xia Pingtian couldn¡¯t even bother to smoke. He kicked the chassis of the rescue helicopter and hurled all kinds of curses, ¡°That little brat, I¡¯ll skin him alive when he comes back! He¡¯s become so fucking capable. All the hair hasn¡¯t even grown on his body and yet he still wants to be some bullshit hero saving the beauty. I told him, don¡¯t let me catch a hold of him, or I¡¯ll squish him to death, fuck!¡± There was blue black under Xia Pingtian¡¯s eyes. In the past, there were fine lines at the corner of his flirtatious and amorous eyes, but he seems to have become several years old in just a few days. When he heard that Xia Jingtian didn¡¯t go back to school and followed Lu Shangjin to the Pacific Ocean, he almost fainted on the spot and sent someone to chase him. However, he was late after all and watched the helicopter with the printed peregrine falcon family emblem enter the sea. Bi Ruijing gently spat out smoke, ¡°Your Lu ge is here, though. He has a sense of propriety, he¡¯ll definitely bring the family¡¯s favourite baby back as he is.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Someone saving his wife is perfectly justifiable, but this ancestor of our family wants to join the damn excitement.¡¯ Xia Pingtian gritted his teeth and rolled up his sleeves, constantly looking down at his watch, ¡°Xia Jingtian deserves to be tied up at home, beaten every day, and not allowed to eat. If I don¡¯t break his leg today, I¡¯ll take his fucking last name.¡± A distant buzzing sound approached and a helicopter slowly landed on the helipad on top of the villa. Ten minutes later, Xia Jingtian came out first. He wore a broken bulletproof vest tactical belt, held a child in his left hand and the incubator in his right, like a new recruit back home for the New Year. Xia Pingtian¡¯s eyes suddenly became hot. After Xia Jingtian handed over the incubator and the little grey bunny to Dr. Zhong, he came over and stood in front of him with a heartless and provocative smile, ¡°Hey, ge, you look like a real pussy with this look, like you want to cry but not crying out.¡± Xia Pingtian closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and got into the car without saying a word. When Lu Shangjin went downstairs, he grabbed a windbreaker jacket and put it on to cover up his numerous wretched bruises. He watched as Dr. Zhong led several nurses to urgently escort the stem cells to the rescue helicopter and held Bi Ruijing¡¯s shoulders to take a breather. Bi Ruijing helped him walk towards the helicopter, ¡°Awesome, you single-handedly broke into PBB. You can boast about this for a lifetime.¡± ¡°Not really alone.¡± Lu Shangjin raised his hand and bumped his fist with Bi Ruijing, ¡°The little kitten also helped a little.¡± Lu Shangjin had been holding on to stay awake and after arriving at An Fei Ya, he didn¡¯t let the emergency nurses come near him and stood alone in the hall waiting. When Yan Yi was pushed out, he followed him and repeatedly wiped his palms clean on his clothes. He followed after him while gently grasping Yan Yi¡¯s hand. ¡°Ge will wait for you outside.¡± Lu Shangjin looked at him gently, his heart so soft that he couldn¡¯t wait for Yan Yi to wake up and knead it flat and round any way he wished. There was also a failure rate in glandular stem cell cloning and transplantation. Stem cells couldn¡¯t divide into glands independently, and there must be a human with the corresponding genotype as the carrier to complete the differentiation. If the carrier rejection reaction occurred, the stem cells and the carrier human would die together. It was only when the door of the operating room was closed that Lu Shangjin loosened his bowstrings. Eyes blurry, he slowly slid to the ground with his back against the wall. The bandage that he had just wrapped on the rescue helicopter was soaked again by the blood oozing from the wound. CH 59 Yan Yi was conscious before he was pushed out of the ICU. Pressed under his fingers were two neatly folded notes, each one containing a concerned greeting and an imaginary farewell. The nurse came to prepare the operation and gently plucked Yan Yi¡¯s closed fingers, taking the notes out and putting them aside. On the way from the ICU to the operating room, someone was chasing after him. This person was holding his hand, so hot to the touch that the panic spread from this person into Yan Yi¡¯s mind with just the touch of his fingertips. Yan Yi gently tightened his fingers, trying to give this person some comfort. But all of a sudden, the alpha was pushed away and could only stare after him from a distance. An anaesthetic needle was inserted into his bones, and Yan Yi was once again immersed into a dream as soon as a glimmer of his consciousness was cleared. He could no longer feel it at all when the back of his neck was cut open. He saw that alpha again. The alpha sat woefully in front of the steps, his body torn up with wounds all over. His back was curved in a lonely arc as he sat in front of the door looking into the distance and waiting. Yan Yi walked over and stood in front of him. The alpha raised his head and Yan Yi realised that he couldn¡¯t see his face clearly. He put his hand on the alpha¡¯s cheek and wiped the tears and blood from his face. Yan Yi felt all the pain of every wound on his body clearly, but could not hug him with compassion. Suddenly, his waist was tightened. The alpha reached out to put his arms around him and delicate kisses fell on his forehead and hair on his temples. Yan Yi struggled to push him away, but the arm around his body grew tighter and tighter as if the alpha was afraid that he would leave. ¡°Forgive me, don¡¯t leave¡­¡± The alpha¡¯s voice was low. It unexpectedly sounded a little meek and humble, quite different from his original voice which gave off the impression of arrogance. Yan Yi couldn¡¯t get a clear view of him, so he didn¡¯t dare to agree to forgive him that easily. The alpha lowered his head and hugged him tightly around the waist, like a child who couldn¡¯t get the candy he wanted. He picked Yan Yi up carefully and went into the house behind him. The familiar sense of safety once again enveloped his whole body. The surgery was a success. It had a higher rate of success as they used Yan Yi¡¯s own glandular stem cells; there had been no rejection so far. After the examination, Lu Shangjin¡¯s injury turned out to be very serious. He had rib microfractures, shoulder bone fractures, excess blood loss, and continuous glandular energy overdraft. His whole being was a wreck, even going to the bathroom was difficult. He didn¡¯t let anyone take care of him, and didn¡¯t want to see anyone either. He instructed the nurse to come over and tell him when Yan Yi¡¯s ward was ready for visits. He leaned against the head of the bed in silence, holding Yan Yi¡¯s notebook in his hand, turning the pages one by one, and gently turning the ring that had fallen off Yan Yi¡¯s left hand between his fingers. ¡°Jin ge took me to see a movie. It¡¯s the first time I went to the theatre, the screen was huge and the popcorn was so sweet. The movie was really good, I specifically went and bought a CD to keep. +17 points.¡± ¡°Movie.¡± Lu Shangjin asked for a red pen and circled ¡®movie¡¯. It¡¯s been a while since he had paid any attention to what was new in theatres. After Yan Yi gets better, he¡¯ll take him to one. Yan Yi likes everything that any ordinary little o likes. He doesn¡¯t like guns. He flipped a page. On it was a drawing of random stick figures with a figure kissing a small rabbit¡¯s ears. The drawing was quite a mess. Since young, Yan Yi¡¯s drawings were so ugly that they were cute. His drawings would look like anything to others, but Lu Shangjin could always understand what he meant. Over a decade ago, they weren¡¯t together yet. At the time, Yan Yi liked Tuzki, a cartoon design with squirted eyes drawn by a few black lines. It was extremely popular in the 2000s. Yan Yi liked to pinch his ears to make them really small, and learned to imitate that little expression, cheaply shaking his noodle arms. So he didn¡¯t wear any of the branded outfits that Lu Shangjin bought him, he only wanted to wear Tuzki white t-shirts that cost just a few dozen yuan. Lu Shangjin was disgusted and helpless. After they got together, Yan Yi began to study luxury goods, suits, and red wine. Lu Shangjin was also pleased that he finally had a little taste. Thinking about it now, he did that probably in order to not lose his identity as he stood beside him. His dad had said about the omegas of his grade, that even if they don¡¯t fall in love with anyone, they will be fine for the rest of their life. Yan Yi¡¯s perception of luxury or cheap things was still very vague, the brooch he had before was just made of plastic. Lu Shangjin was certain he would like it, but he couldn¡¯t bear to send something so cheap. By reading between the lines, he could tell that Yan Yi liked the twenty year old Lu Shangjin, not him. He still had a chance to beat his twenty-year-old self, and the things he didn¡¯t accomplish at twenty, he could do them for Yan Yi. There was a gentle knock on the ward door and a nurse came in to give Lu Shangjin his new medicine, followed behind her was the little one. Lu Shangjin bore half his arm and unwrapped his bandages to reveal three slightly septic wounds. An injury this serious was rare to see, it made the nurse a little worried so she deliberately made her actions gentler. Lu Shangjin sat up lazily, as if not feeling any pain at all. He propped his elbow on his crossed legs and rested his chin on his hand, looking at the little grey rabbit who was lying quietly on the side of the bed. ¡°Have you contacted your family?¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± The little rabbit nodded obediently, ¡°Dad is going to pick me up soon, he wants to know your name, he said he wants to thank you.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll get to know each other once he gets here.¡± Lu Shangjin took an apple from the head of the bed and threw it to him. Maybe Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t care who his father was, but there were very few people who haven¡¯t heard of the name of the young master of the Lu family. The little grey rabbit took the apple and nibbled at it obediently. ¡°What have you been up to these last two days?¡± Lu Shangjin asked, ¡°Let Xiao Ning take you out to play.¡± Assistant Xiao Ning had been quite idle lately, his day was done after buying fruit and sending meals to Lu Shangjin everyday. The little grey rabbit said that he called his classmates and teachers to report that he was safe. Shao Wenchi had helped remind him of his homework, which had kept him busy for the last two days. Lu Shangjin stroked his chin and raised his eyebrows, ¡°You share a desk with Shao Wenchi?¡± He vaguely remembered that little spider had also mentioned him before. The assistant came in with the information in the morning. This little rabbit¡¯s background was not simple. His alpha father had done a lot of overseas business, and his omega father was a jewellery brand designer who had heard of Lu Shangjin. Brilliant. Lu Shangjin had a favourable impression on the entire rabbit race right now. His pity towards this little rabbit was just a form of comfort under his panic. Once he returned back to his senses, Lu Shangjin habitually calculated his gains and losses. He had saved him, so he must get benefits off of him, because he wasn¡¯t Yan Yi. After all, his love for the house extended even to the crows perched on the roof. He wanted to do better for Yan Yi. As he spoke, the assistant knocked the door from outside, ¡°Boss, they¡¯re here. Would you like to meet them?¡± ¡°No, you know what to say.¡± Lu Shangjin gave the little rabbit a little push, ¡°Your dad is here to pick you up, off you go.¡± The little rabbit¡¯s omega dad hugged his child, his eyes turned red. The alpha on the side hugged his wife and the child, kissing him excitedly. He came over and asked if it was convenient for him to meet young master Lu, so that he could thank him face to face. The assistant politely declined, ¡°My boss really is injured badly, he is mentally and physically exhausted so he currently can¡¯t meet with people.¡± The alpha had no other way. He was not one to owe favours, and he had no business crossovers with Lu Shangjin. The gift he brought to thank him seemed like not enough of a token of appreciation for Lu Shangjin. So he swiftly asked Xiao Ning about what young master Lu likes. It would be great to use this opportunity to become friends with Lu Shangjin on this occasion. The assistant said softly, ¡°The only thing our boss likes is his wife who is now in the ICU. I don¡¯t know the details, just that the boss has a grudge against young master Shao.¡± The alpha was startled for a moment, gently touching his chin, ¡°Which Master Shao?¡± ¡°Which other Master Shao could annoy our boss?¡± The assistant thought he had said too much so he brought up a jewellery exhibition that young master Lu had recently planned. The alpha could not pretend that he didn¡¯t get the hint, he understood what Lu Shangjin meant. After sending off the little grey rabbit with the two gentlemen, the assistant went to the ward to relay a message. Lu Shangjin had his head down and was busy copying something from the notebook. He looked at the top of the page, the first line was ¡°raising and nursing a lop-eared rabbit¡±¡±. As soon as the assistant came over, the tip of Lu Shangjin¡¯s pen paused for a moment and he immediately wanted to close the notebook. But on second thought, he opened the book back up and continued his copying righteously. The assistant had been beside Lu Shangjin for so many years and had long honed the ability to read people¡¯s minds. He just remembered that he had spotted a library nearby when he had gone out to buy dinner, so he ran out to pay a deposit for a card to borrow a stack of books on raising rabbits for Lu Shangjin. Xia Pingtian just happened to bump into him while he was on his way over to change his brother¡¯s dressing on his wound. He wondered if Lu Shangjin¡¯s business vision was ready to shift towards agriculture. He quickly came back to his senses because of Xia Jingtian¡¯s scream when he was changing his dressing. He leaned against the wall and taunted, ¡°Serve you fucking right, little brat.¡± Books were piled up at the head of the bed like a high school student¡¯s desk. Lu Shangjin leaned on this sea of knowledge to learn how to raise a rabbit. He was a quick reader, finishing one book in half an hour, he even had a photographic memory for the main points. ¡°Timothy hay, clovers.¡± Lu Shangjin copied down names of several rabbit foods, and then went to the pet rabbit forum to research on brands. He had never known before that the lop-eared rabbit was such a delicate kind of rabbit. They¡¯re timid and easily frightened, very sensitive, afraid of both the heat and cold, and they can¡¯t eat anything too cold, and can¡¯t eat meat. Before, he had brought him shrimp loin ravioli, even feeding him a lot of frozen strawberries. Yan Yi must have been very uncomfortable, and he got through it without saying anything. Rabbits liked to be pet. If it sneaks up and puts its butt up in front of you, it¡¯s an invitation for you to pet them. If they don¡¯t get pets, they will get sad and become depressed over time. In the three years after their breakup, he hadn¡¯t given Yan Yi much care, let alone touching. The little rabbit said that he had skin hunger and thirst, probably hinting that he wanted to be petted. Lu Shangjin took a glance at his watch, when can he visit him? He hasn¡¯t held the fragrant and soft little rabbit in his arms for so long. How is he? Will he still be in pain once the anaesthesia wears off? Is he lonely sleeping alone in the ICU? Lu Shangjin thought for a long time. He got off the hospital bed and made his way over to take the elevator to the door of the care unit to take a peek at Yan Yi through the door. Xia Jingtian was sitting next to the door, lazily propped up beside the wall. He looked up and asked, ¡°I just heard that we can visit, but we¡¯re not allowed to stay long. Will you go in and see him?¡± Lu Shangjin was stunned for a moment before he placed his fingertips on the door. ¡°I didn¡¯t go in,¡± Xia Jingtian lifted his bandaged forearm, ¡°I¡¯m only here for the dressing change.¡± Lu Shangjin went to make sure that he could visit before walking in gently. Yan Yi was still asleep on the hospital bed. There was gauze attached to the glands on the back of his neck. Lu Shangjin carefully restrained his pheromone scent in order to not to irritate Yan Yi. As he sat on the side of the bed, he held Yan Yi¡¯s thin left hand in his palm. The omega¡¯s skeleton was small to begin with, but these days he could only rely on nutrients and energy agents to support him. His arm was so thin it was like it only had a thin layer of soft flesh left, it felt like nothing as it was being held in his hand. He wanted to hold him against his chest and coax him while he rested on the hollow in his shoulder. Based on the doctor¡¯s advice, Lu Shangjin tentatively released a little soothing pheromone to him, then observed whether his expression changed. Dr. Zhong had said that the gland was completely damaged and replaced, the marks from before had disappeared. But Lu Shangjin still subtly controlled the soothing pheromones. The pheromones had made Yan Yi feel pain and resistance before, so he didn¡¯t dare to do anything rash. The weak hand resting in his palm moved gently, tightening slightly, and grasped the tip of Lu Shangjin¡¯s fingers. His hand was cold, but Lu Shangjin could feel a warm comforting feeling placed in his palm. A trickle of blood flowed towards the small wound he had on his palm, and it healed him. Lu Shangjin tried his best to restrain himself from leaning in closer. Yan Yi¡¯s faintly sleeping face reflected in his pupils, each brush and stroke of which was traced and engraved on his heart, never to be forgotten again. He wanted to make a grand promise to make it up to him, but his nose suddenly ached, his throat got choked up and his voice became hoarse. So he just lowered his head and kissed his forehead. ¡°Thank you, baobei.¡± CH 60 Shao Wenjing received overseas encrypted mail in his mailbox. A number of precision medical equipment orders were temporarily cancelled. The other end would rather pay liquidated damages terminating the cooperation. ¡°¡­What a profitable thing to be put aside.¡± Shao Wenjing leaned back in his soft chair and propped his long legs up against his desktop, taking a leisurely sip of his coffee. He checked his watch. It was already 9PM. He scratched his hair, found a rubber band, tied the ends of his mid-length hair together, and headed downstairs. Wenchi was playing with a two thousand piece puzzle bought last week. It was put together in just a few days, and Shao Wenjing¡¯s friends with the same hobby brought a ten thousand piece 3D puzzle of a small castle for Wenchi to play with. When he stood by Wenchi¡¯s door, the little guy was still concentrating on the splinter in his hand. ¡°Sleep time little spidey.¡± Shao Wenjing gently knocked on the door. Wenchi looked back for a second and carefully gathered the unfinished pieces into the box. He walked barefoot on the carpet and gently held Shao Wenjing¡¯s hand. Whenever Wenchi was sad, he would silently hold his hand. He lifted the little one onto his forearm, turned off the lights, and slept with him for a while. Wenchi nestled in the thin quilt. Shao Wenjing laid down on the side of the bed slowly patting him over the thin quilt and holding up his head to ask, ¡°Has someone bullied you at school?¡± Wenchi shook his head. Shao Wenjing waited patiently. After a while, Wenchi asked carefully, ¡°Is bunny never coming back?¡± Shao Wenjing was stunned but smiled and patted him, ¡°I¡¯m here yet you¡¯re still worried about others.¡± At the time under those circumstances, he had no choice but to save Wenchi first, and he was unable to take Yan Yi back from the alpha, an M2 peregrine falcon, while bringing Wenchi with him. Insects and spiders were no match for birds and beasts of prey. Watching Lu Shangjin grab people when in the momentum of life and death, thousands of calculations could not work out how to turn a prodigal son back. If he appeared in front of Lu Shangjin again at this time, it would be to hit him with the muzzle of the gun. Wenchi shrank into the curve of Shao Wenjing¡¯s arm, raising his large eyes and said lightly, ¡°Why are my parents the only ones who have become stars?¡± The words came out thin, piercing Shao Wenjing¡¯s heart like tiny thorns. He hugged him into his arms and leaned against the bed, asking in a low voice, ¡°I didn¡¯t take enough care of you?¡± ¡°But you can¡¯t make me milk candy or tell me nice stories.¡± Wenchi¡¯s small, soft hands looped around Shao Wenjing¡¯s neck, ¡°I¡¯m not saying you are not good. You are very good, but it¡¯s different.¡± ¡°Oh baobei, you really hurt my heart.¡± Shao Wenjing gave a smile and released soothing pheromones to lull him to sleep. ¡°Given the chance, I¡¯ll bring the little rabbit back.¡± Shao Wenjing pondered when to act as he patted him to sleep. ¡°He has my mark on him, he¡¯ll come back sooner or later.¡± ¡°Do you like him?¡± Wenchi obediently sat on his lap and looked up at him, ¡°Do you?¡± Shao Wenjing thought deeply. He was amazed when the little white rabbit jumped down from the high platform with his knife in both hands. Right then, there was a small electric current crawling through his heart, not only from the pheromone match, but also the yearning and appreciation of a beautiful work of art. He probably liked him. Without waiting for him to say the answer he had been thinking about for a long time, Wenchi asked again, ¡°Do you like him more than Lu Shangjin does?¡± Shao Wenjing frowned slightly. At least he won¡¯t make himself look bad in order to try to get the omega back. ¡°If there is an omega I like, you¡¯ll be the first to know.¡± Shao Wenjing kissed his forehead. ¡°I¡¯m going to go work, goodnight.¡± Perhaps his feelings were too weak. Even though he had marked Yan Yi, he still felt that kind of care and attachment growing more distant day by day. As if the mark was gone. Shao Wenjing didn¡¯t think much of it. In his opinion, love should be elegant and in moderation. Lu Shangjin¡¯s way was like a pursuit of heaven from earth; it wasn¡¯t love, but bad spirit. Lu Shangjin sat in the nursing chair beside the hospital bed to cut Yan Yi¡¯s nails. The lop-eared rabbit needed to cut nails and foot fur regularly to keep clean and healthy. Lu Shangjin cleaned up the nails and took a cotton ball to Yan Yi to wipe the curves of his ears. After grooming Yan Yan into a clean little white rabbit, Lu Shangjin rested on the edge of the bed for a while, releasing the last of his soothing pheromones for him. His own recovery required energy from his glands, which were damaged by a series of overruns. Only a tiny amount of energy could be recovered each day, released as soothing pheromone. These last few days, he didn¡¯t dare to slacken even a bit. Within a few days after the successful operation, there were continuous suspected rejection reactions. The machine alarm sounded at two or three in the morning, and Yan Yi was pushed into the operating room several times, during which Lu Shangjin was asked to sign a critical illness notice again. He didn¡¯t dare to sleep anymore. Lu Shangjin set up a chair at the door of the ICU and sat there at night leaning against the wall, waiting for the most feared instrument alarm to bring Yan Yan back from the brink of death. Once Yan Yi¡¯s situation stabilised and he was transported back into a singular private room, Lu Shangjin could stay beside him at his bedside to keep him company. This morning, he gave his face a serious wash and looked at himself closely in the mirror. He had forgotten to shave again. There were some white, shiny strands in his hair. Lu Shangjin gave himself some eye drops to relieve the discomfort of his eyes. His hands trembled slightly and he accidentally squeezed too much of the drops, which ran down his face when he closed his eyes. Right after, his nose felt sour. He fumbled and grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s hand, put it to his lips and kissed it. Yan Yi¡¯s ring was still in his pocket. He wanted to wait for him to wake up and until he was willing to put the ring on his hand once again. This pair of wedding rings was too old and carried too many bad memories. Lu Shangjin wanted them to change to a new pair, but then thought of how Yan Yi loved this old pair. Maybe not changing them would be better. ¡°When its 520, wake up and look at me.¡± Lu Shangjin closed his eyes and pressed his forehead against Yan Yi¡¯s fingertips, ¡°You¡¯re always like this, you sleep so endlessly. Look at you, you¡¯re so thin that there is no meat on you at all.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll go home once you wake up.¡± Lu Shangjin mumbled, ¡°You¡¯ll be the happiest little rabbit.¡± Yan Yi suddenly curled up slightly, as if he was trying hard to roll over. Lu Shangjin was shocked. He immediately took his other hand together, making sure not to touch the needles and carefully helped him roll over while supporting his back. Right after flipping over, Yan Yi curled into a ball. His little rabbit ears covered his face, and like a little child, he gave a light whine. Lu Shangjin hurried around to the other side of the bed, brushed away his little ear and looked at his slightly wrinkled face with relief. The scent of the narcissus gently soothed the curled rabbit as he squeezed out the bit of energy he had recovered from his glands. ¡°Good boy.¡± Lu Shangjin half knelt down to look at him and pinched his thin soft face. He looked up to see the infusion bag deflated, and quietly left the ward to call a nurse to come and change his medicine. He went to ask about the examination results while he was there. Dr. Zhong held up and pointed at the glandular CT scan for Lu Shangjin to see, ¡°Rest assured, the glands are developing well.¡± The glands on the scan looked much smaller than normal adult glands. ¡°The new glands are not mature yet. They¡¯re only the size of the glands of a seven-year-old child right now. Additionally, the previous mental stimulation was too intense. Many of the aftereffects need to slowly recuperate to complete recovery.¡± Dr. Zhong explained. Lu Shangjin continuously nodded. He almost put on his glasses and started taking notes in his little notebook. ¡°So you should also pay attention to wound recovery. The alpha¡¯s soothing pheromones can help speed up healing.¡± Dr. Zhong instructed Lu Shangjin on each of the precautions, ¡°Try not to have intercourse until the glands mature. The new glands are too fragile to withstand the tear marks and the high concentration of heat pheromones.¡± Having intercourse under this situation would be too beastly. Lu Shangjin paused for a moment and said from the bottom of his heart, ¡°Thank you.¡± Dr. Zhong was stunned, his eyes curved as he smiled, ¡°You¡¯re very welcome, young master Lu.¡± He knowingly left out how Lu Shangjin had lost control and held him threateningly by the collar outside the ICU. He had seen his fair share of these kinds of situations. It was hard for anyone not knowing the condition of a family member in the emergency room to not go crazy. In the days that Lu Shangjin spent with him at An Fei Ya, Dr. Zhong had seen just how considerate a person could be. Even more to his surprise, it was a lop-eared rabbit whose compatibility with him was only 75% that made young master Lu crazy. This, on the other hand, brought the preconceived image of the aloof young master down from the altar. Dr. Zhong was unexpectedly talkative, from the illness to the current situation, and later to the business. It didn¡¯t make Lu Shangjin feel impatient or disgusted. As he got to the point, Dr. Zhong asked about Xia Pingtian¡¯s preferences in passing. Lu Shangjin gave a light smile, ¡°He said earlier that his brother broke a purple clay tea set he liked when they were having an argument.¡± This little love wanted to please his benefactor, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t need to guess on this thoughtfulness. After leaving Dr. Zhong, Lu Shangjin went and washed his face. He pushed open the door to the ward and his body suddenly jerked. His hand on the doorknob quivered and he hurried over. ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± Yan Yi was sitting on the corner of the bed hugging his legs. His little ears pressed nervously to the side of his face as he held a thin quilt in his arms. Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t loud, but in the silence of the hospital room, to the lop-eared rabbit¡¯s sensitive ears it was almost like a crash of thunder. Yan Yi gave a sudden shudder, the little rabbit¡¯s ears stiffened and then hung down. He looked at him in horror while holding his beating heart, his nose slightly quivering. Lu Shangjin realised he scared him, so he slowed down his footsteps and slowly moved towards the bed while trying to release soothing pheromones. The smell of narcissus permeated his whole body. Yan Yi looked up and sniffed the scent. There was no rejection, but he also did not seem comforted, he actually became more afraid and shrank into the corner. Lu Shangjin hugged him and rubbed his back, doing his best to squeeze out soothing pheromones as he whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t be scared, it¡¯s me, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Yan Yi curled up against the crook of Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, his eyes were stiff and foreign. He slightly shrank his hands and feet, and nestled in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms into a ball of rabbit. After Lu Shangjin¡¯s joy passed a bit, his boiling heart gradually cooled down. Trembling, he looked up and down at the soft ball in his arms. Unease spread to every cell in his body and then burst into panic. Why was he¡­ like a child? ¡­a seven year old child. CH 61 ¡°Yan Yan¡­do you remember me?¡± Lu Shangjin gently rubbed his hair and lifted his face to ask, ¡°What¡¯s my name?¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t like having his face held up like this, so he shook his head to avoid it and gently pushed him, ¡°I¡¯m hungry.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve told Xiao Ning already. He¡¯ll deliver food in a while, be good.¡± Lu Shangjin rubbed the little rabbit ears that had regained their spirit, ¡°Let¡¯s have the doctor take a look first.¡± Yan Yi frowned, a layer of red emerging on his pale face. He gathered his two small ears into his hands and grabbed them, murmuring, ¡°Can¡¯t touch my ears. No one can touch them.¡± Lu Shangjin opened his mouth and asked hesitantly, ¡°Jin ge can¡¯t touch them either?¡± The little rabbit froze and fell in a daze for a moment, then pulled his ears and muttered, ¡°Jin ge can touch, but you cannot. Little prince can touch, but the old man cannot.¡± Am I the old man? Lu Shangjin was punched in the heart. After the call bell rang a few times, Dr. Zhong came over in person. Yan Yi had woken up as he expected, so he came over to give the little rabbit a brief physical check. ¡°Everything¡¯s normal.¡± Dr. Zhong smiled with ease. ¡°This is normal?¡± Lu Shangjin picked up the little rabbit who was moving around in his arms by holding his buttocks facing upwards and grabbed his flailing feet, ¡°He looks only seven years old.¡± ¡°Yes, because the newly transplanted glands are currently only growing to the size of a seven-year-old child and will slowly grow to normal size over time. During this period, supplemental growth medications and large amounts of soothing pheromones are needed. Because the brain is not damaged, memory can only be recovered slowly and this cannot be rushed.¡± ¡°It is conservatively estimated that it will take a year or two to fully return to normal.¡± ¡°That long?¡± Lu Shangjin struggled to hold down the little rabbit bouncing in his arms, and lowered his head to coax be good, baobei. It¡¯s good that he was still able to recover. After hearing this, Yan Yi looked around and wondered who the ¡®baobei¡¯ was, and then made a fuss about being hungry. ¡°You are baobei.¡± Lu Shangjin changed his position to hug him, ¡°We¡¯ll eat when the food comes in a while.¡± Originally, Dr. Zhong was worried that Lu Shangjin would be impatient with the omega. His eyebrows finally relaxed and he wrote a note to Lu Shangjin, instructing, ¡°His glands are in the awakening and undifferentiated stage, and the differentiation potential is still A3. Whether he can differentiate into A3 again depends on luck.¡± ¡°If you have an obsession with A3, try to reproduce the previous turning point of his differentiation, the differentiation may be completed under the same stimulation.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s face suddenly went cold. Reproduce the turning point to differentiate? Stuff the little rabbit¡¯s hand into the juicer again and twist it? ¡°No¡­let it be.¡± He took Yan Yi¡¯s thin hand and silently rubbed the knuckles of his left hand. His differentiation into A3 was too painful and too difficult. ¡°Stay in the hospital for three more days for observation, and he can be discharged if he has no other symptoms.¡± Dr. Zhong took a packet of candy drops from his pocket and gave them to Yan Yi, leaning down and said, ¡°Be good and listen to Lu xiansheng.¡± Yan Yi bit on the paper, blinking at him. After Dr. Zhong left, Yan Yi sat obediently in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms and ate the candy drop. He was quiet for a while, then he suddenly looked at Lu Shangjin with his little nose twitching, ¡°I wanna pee pee.¡± Lu Shangjin pinched his cheeks and carried him to the bathroom in the private ward. Yan Yi didn¡¯t stay still in his arms again, kicking around with his bare feet. His little toe kicked against the doorframe, and he suddenly became quiet. Ten seconds later, his mouth flattened as tears glistened in his eyes. ¡°Ah.¡± Lu Shangjin hurriedly squatted down to rub his little toe that hurt from kicking, ¡°It must hurt, don¡¯t mess around.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t wanna go to this toilet anymore.¡± Yan Yi choked with sobs and wiped his eyes. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go to the one outside.¡± Lu Shangjin carried him out of the ward. When he pushed open the door, Xia Jingtian was crouched on the floor with his back against the wall. He just wanted to come to see if he was okay, but didn¡¯t have a position to visit. He also had his own reasons for getting involved, for Yan Yi to become like this. He wanted to redeem himself and would rather risk breaking into PBB with Lu Shangjin. He stayed outside for a while, just considering it as if he had been here to visit. Xia Jingtian didn¡¯t expect them to come out suddenly. Stunned, he stood up and fixed his hair in a short time. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes widened as he studied him, ¡°Kitty.¡± Xia Jingtian¡¯s body perked up and leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets: ¡°¡­¡­ lion.¡± The little rabbit ears that were raised hung down in fear. Feeling wronged, Yan Yi sniffed and looked up at Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin gave Xia Jingtian a sidelong glance. Xia Jingtian scratched his head in confusion. After a long time, he squeezed out, ¡°Meow.¡± When Lu Shangjin returned from taking Yan Yi to the bathroom, Yan Yi was still looking all around for the kitty. ¡°He smells so good.¡± Yan Yi played with his fingers and opened his mouth to eat the veggie porridge Lu Shangjin was feeding him, muttering to himself, ¡°Like green grass, like leaves blown by the wind. Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes darkened. He held the bowl and remained silent for a while, then scooped another spoonful, shovelling a piece of greens, and blowing on it before feeding Yan Yi, ¡°Eat more.¡± Yan Yi felt that this alpha was a little upset. He broke away from his fingers uneasily and comforted him, ¡°You smell good too.¡± ¡°Alright, don¡¯t say anymore.¡± Lu Shangjin clutched the paper tray padded under the bowl and stirred the vegetable porridge, his voice slightly dull, ¡°Do you want to eat anything else?¡± ¡°I wanna eat carrots.¡± Yan Yi bit his lips, ¡°Are you angry?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not, come baobei.¡± Lu Shangjin picked him up with one hand and helped him change into a dry hospital gown, ¡°I¡¯m going to buy you carrots. Behave yourself and wait for me to come back.¡± The whole way out of the ward, he looked like he was running away. Children often spoke straightforwardly and innocently, in the most truthful and most hurtful way. He went to the outside bathroom and washed his face, shaving the stubble off his chin to try to hide the haggardness. He looked up and saw Xia Jingtian washing his hands beside him. Seeing Lu Shangjin looking at him, he raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand. My ge is talking to Zhong Xiaobing. I¡¯m waiting for him to go back together.¡± The water was still dripping from Lu Shangjin¡¯s chin and hair, droplets trickling down his neck into the slightly open collar of his shirt. The scent of oppressive narcissus pheromones spread out. Because of the continuous overdraft of energy and constantly squeezing soothing pheromones for Yan Yi the past few days, his glands have dried up, and the oppressive pressure added to his pheromones wasn¡¯t strong enough. Like a cluster of wilted narcissus, the crinkled petals competed to be fragrant with the hundreds of desirable and beautiful flowers all around. Xia Jingtian was an M2 alpha. When similar oppressive pheromones were released in front of him, it stimulated the nature of violence and ruthlessness. At the same time, he released powerful oppression pheromones, and the smell of baby¡¯s breath flooded the room like lightning. Lu Shangjin gasped wearily. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, pulling back from the strong oppressive force. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Xia Jingtian restrained the oppressive pheromone and rolled up his cuffs. ¡°You¡¯re injured into such a manner, and still looking for a fight. This is our family¡¯s territory.¡± Lu Shangjin wiped the water from his face that had yet to dry. Leaning his back against the wall, he pressed the glands at the back of his neck. His throat was raspy and he could only speak properly after coughing. ¡°How high is your compatibility fit with Yan Yi?¡± ¡°You definitely wouldn¡¯t want to hear it.¡± Xia Jingtian laughed and spread his hands, ¡°96%¡± Lu Shangjin quietly held the edge of the sink. His head buzzed, hurting as several nerves were broken one after another. Xia Jingtian stuck his hands in his pockets and raised his chin slightly, ¡°You should be glad we made a bet earlier that if you brought the stem cells back alive, I¡¯d quit. With our fit and him not remembering anything right now, he would have said yes to me pursuing him.¡± Would he? He wasn¡¯t sure. Lu Shangjin heaved the bathroom door shut when he left and drove to buy carrots for Yan Yi. It was very eye-catching to see the seemingly tall and imposing alpha standing in the seasonal vegetables area carefully picking carrots. The shop assistant didn¡¯t dare to come up and talk, so they stood by the side and waited for instructions. Lu Shangjin asked first, ¡°Which one tastes better?¡± The shop assistant stared at the deep eye sockets of this alpha with trance, and hurriedly came back to her senses after being called, ¡°Do you want to cook saute or stew and curry, sir?¡± Lu Shangjin: ¡°Eat raw, as a snack.¡± ¡°¡­¡­Okay, fruit carrots still taste good.¡± The assistant gave him a packaged one. Lu Shangjin looked at the fresh watery carrots the size of small fingers, before taking ten boxes to put into the shopping cart and pushing away. He came to the mall a handful of times, the previous several times were from being dragged by Yan Yi on a whim many years ago. Yan Yi was a drama queen when he was seventeen, but he was also extremely cute. Pushing the shopping cart, he leaned back against Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest and acted coquettishly, wanting the highest box of cereal. In fact, he could jump up two flights of stairs with a gentle jump, but he just wanted to be coquettish and let his alpha indulge him. Without the tacit understanding of life and death through years of fighting side by side, with only 75% fit and little trifles of life, would he still fall in love with me? Lu Shangjin put the carrots in the shopping cart carefully and neatly, then went to pick a small carton of yogurt and imported fine beef jerky. After all, he still had a human body. If he no longer liked to eat meat, he still had to eat a little. Think of it as grinding teeth. His body could recover faster. He was too thin, like a palm resting on a snowflake that would disappear at any time. On the way back to the hospital, he passed a florist. The roses placed outside the florist were delicate and Lu Shangjin pulled over to ask the shopkeeper to wrap a bouquet. The shopkeeper proudly introduced the flowers, ¡°Drunken Person¡±, that he took meticulous care of, to Lu Shangjin. The light to dark red petals nestled against each other like a drunken beauty looking for someone to confide in, with unique cuttings and colours. He spent half a day explaining why this flower cost three hundred yuan a stalk. It didn¡¯t seem like this alpha was a fool with a lot of money. Lu Shangjin brought a bouquet of roses back to the ward, and the cold white ward suddenly had colour. Yan Yi was lying on the bed obediently playing with Lu Shangjin¡¯s phone. ¡°Mm, you¡¯re back.¡± Yan Yi tossed away the phone. He raised his head to look at Lu Shangjin and froze when he saw the rose in his hand. He then drew one into his mouth, crunched it, and bit it off to chew. ¡°Ai,¡± Lu Shangjin sat next to him helplessly and stroked his head, holding the flower-chewing rabbit to his lap, ¡°Eat slowly.¡± He picked up his phone to see what else Yan Yi had done. Suddenly, his face crumpled. Yan Yi had sent a message to Bi Ruijing: ¡®I¡¯m hungwyy¡¯ and added a bunch of random emoticons. And sent Xia Pingtian a message: Crying. Bi Ruijing didn¡¯t reply, probably beaten by his wife. Xia Pingtian replied: ¡°Jin ge, don¡¯t be so sad.¡± CH 62 After confirming that his health was stable, Yan Yi was taken home to recuperate. The new house wasn¡¯t as spacious as the original villa, but it was very close to Lu Shangjin¡¯s company. It was deliberately renovated in the Chinese style. Lu Shangjin had selected a set of rosewood furniture to put in the new house to dry out the smell for several days. Now, the baby bunny at home always walked around barefoot, so the bedroom was covered with a soft wool carpet. He hired a nanny to take care of Yan Yi as Lu Shangjin was inevitably not at home sometimes. Leaving the child alone was too dangerous. He went to An Fei Ya hospital and picked up two strong energy supplements. The pharmacist initially advised him to use ordinary energizers, and the powerful agents were designed specifically to supply A3 grade glands. If the grade wasn¡¯t enough, forcibly using it would stimulate the body, but would not cause too much damage. Lu Shangjin took the medicine to the injection room, where two omega nurses were dispensing medication to a patient. At the same time, they noticed the alpha xiansheng who walked into the doorway and glanced at each other with excitement. People in the hospital from top to bottom had already noticed this alpha way earlier as he had been in this hospital for some time. They heard that he was a friend of their young master, and was just over thirty years old with a successful career. He had money and visuals. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Lu Shangjin was hung up on Yan Yi, he would have noticed the omegas¡¯ hungry tiger¡¯s gaze. The omega nurse took the medicine and looked at it. She choked, ¡°Xiansheng, did you take the wrong medicine?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°The side effects will be great and unpleasant¡­¡± The omega explained hesitantly. Generally, during the birth of an omega, some alpha gland diseases become premature and difficult to use, so powerful energy agents are used to soothe the pheromone to protect the omega from suffering during birth. Lu Shangjin slightly turned his sleeve and looked at his watch, ¡°Get it done in five minutes.¡± Neither potent energizers nor inhibitors should be injected directly around the gland, but could only be injected intravenously to prevent excessive stimulation, which can cause periglandular lesions. The reaction was not as drastic as expected. Lu Shangjin stayed in the injection room for a while, and the nurse asked him to stay in the hospital for an hour to observe whether there was any allergic reaction. He just heard that Dr. Zhong had a lecture on glandular cells in the screening room, and most of the doctors and nurses who had nothing to do went there. The esteemed professors sat in the front row, occasionally looking down to jot down some important points in their notebooks. Lu Shangjin sat in the last row and listened for a while. In the middle of the lecture, Dr. Zhong presented a theory that had been popular for a long time: the theory of higher-grade reproductive instincts, the pathological dependence of higher-grade omega on the alpha instincts that mark them. Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart tightened. His eyebrows knitted together as he slightly straightened up and focused on the image of the lectern. Dr. Zhong said that through the research results obtained by leading teams abroad over the years, it was once again confirmed that higher-grade dependence is justified. This dependence cannot be removed through ordinary marker cleansing procedures and will continue until the gland ages or is damaged. The direction of their future research was to exclude higher-grade dependency while enhancing independence, so that a higher-grade omega could avoid being reduced to an alpha¡¯s accessory. With each sentence, Lu Shangjin¡¯s face turned whiter. When he came back to his senses, his palm had been scratched with blood stains by his nails. His chest felt severely tight, like something was stuck in it. He was so agitated that his body ached all over and every blood vessel swelled uncomfortably. He had also been using this pathological instinct of an omega as a bargaining chip for arrogance and conceit, determined that Yan Yi would not leave him. ¡°Today, when the survival environment of high-grade omegas is deteriorating year by year, our team is committed to figuring out a new path to solve the dilemma and make efforts for the healthy continuation of human genes.¡± Dr. Zhong took a bow on the stage. On the guest table, Xia Jingtian was nestled in a chair playing with his cell phone, and was dragged up forcibly by his brother to applaud. Lu Shangjin stared at the words ¡°high-grade dependence on instincts¡± above the holographic projection and clenched his fist unconsciously, his knuckles turning white. His heart was beating extremely fast as he drove home, and there was a sense of anxiety raging through his body. When pushing the door in, Lu Shangjin was shaken by a fearful scream, his head short-circuited as if it was empty for a moment. He ran inside in a hurry. Yan Yi was shrinking in the corner in extreme fear, hugging himself into a ball and shivering wildly. The newly hired nanny was sweating from panic beside him, ¡°What¡¯s the matter!¡± There was a juicer still running on the dining table, making a humming noise. Lu Shangjin hurriedly turned off the juicer, the buzzing sound stopped, and only then did Yan Yi stop screaming in terror. He quickly ran to Yan Yi and picked him up. The shivering rabbit sweated like he was fished out of the water. ¡°Good boy, everything¡¯s okay, there¡¯s nothing there.¡± Lu Shangjin released a large amount of soothing pheromones, gently rubbing Yan Yi¡¯s hair and glancing at the nanny, ¡°Go and throw away the juicer.¡± The nanny was scared out of her wits and rushed out to do as she was told. Yan Yi struggled uncomfortably in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, biting madly at his neck. ¡°Get out- out!¡± Yan Yi pushed him hard and took the opportunity to kick Lu Shangjin when he put him on the sofa. He kicked on the wound that had not healed yet, and Lu Shangjin bit back a sound of pain, his clothes immediately stained with blood. He grabbed his ankle and pressed it down, before leaning over and pressing against him, gently kissing the corner of his lips. ¡°I¡¯m not leaving.¡± Lu Shangjin hugged him tightly, the whole living room was filled with the narcissus scent of soothing pheromones. He cupped Yan Yi¡¯s face and touched his forehead, comforting him in a muted tone, ¡°It¡¯s okay, don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯m here.¡± Dragging out his tearful voice, Yan Yi asked, ¡°When is Jin ge coming to pick me up?¡± Lu Shangjin closed his eyes, ¡°I¡¯ve already picked you up and taken you home.¡± Yan Yi pushed him hard, ¡°I want the little prince in the castle, you leave- leave.¡± He didn¡¯t understand. At the beginning, Yan Yi stood on his tiptoes to put on the crown embedded with stars for him, but now he broke it with his own hands. It turned out that the little prince glowing in Yan Yi¡¯s heart was not him at all. Lu Shangjin released more soothing pheromones in a panic. He took the little rabbit into his arms and kept petting him for fear of losing him, ¡°He¡¯ll come, be good.¡± Yan Yi quieted down, gently grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s lapel and whispered softly, ¡°The little prince will come to take me home.¡± Lu Shangjin took him in his arms and put him to sleep, leaning against the wall with a splitting headache. The arrogance and conceit of the second-grade differentiated alpha were completely restrained. For Yan Yi now, whether he was the little prince in his memory, or the high fit alpha, one might be more attractive to him. Highly compatible alphas only needed to release a little soothing pheromone to calm their omegas, while Lu Shangjin had to expend ten to twenty times more energy to bridge the gap. He was afraid that Yan Yi would ask him for the ten or twenty year old Lu Shangjin, but also afraid that Yan Yi would ask him for baby¡¯s breath pheromones, afraid that Yan Yi missed Xia Jingtian who fits so well with him. The dried glands began to heat up and fill up under the effect of the powerful energetic agents, but at the same time, the blood vessels and muscles swelled painfully and a strong feeling of nausea churned in his stomach. Lu Shangjin shut himself in the bathroom and hugged the toilet bowl as he vomited again and again. He held himself back from making sounds, so as not to wake Yan Yi who had just become quiet. His consciousness was always clear and there was an excessive amount of drugs squeezing and advancing through his blood vessels, gradually rising to the glandular area. Half an hour passed, and Lu Shangjin had already finished vomiting bile. He rinsed his mouth and washed his face, before sitting on the toilet lid with his hands on his forehead and froze. He suddenly blocked his eyes, his broad shoulders trembled slightly. He conveniently grabbed a handful in the medical kit, fished out a tube of suppressant needles, broke it off and haphazardly stabbed it into his arm, letting the pain force himself to wake up a little. Tiny drops of blood seeped outward along the hole of the needle. Lu Shangjin leaned weakly against the wall, pressing his forehead against the cold ceramic tiles. In front of Yan Yi, he was like a ball of air, trying to squeeze out a little oxygen to supply him, but he turned a blind eye to him. Once there was no high-grade dependency anymore, his current self would already be nothing to Yan Yi. He regretted marking Yan Yi when he was seventeen. Would Yan Yi not even like him at all to begin with, and was completely driven by instinct to be so dependent on him, that he still refused to leave even though his whole body and his heart hurt so badly? Oh right. He wanted to follow the spider who marked him before. Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes fell in disappointment. He had been thinking he was favoured all along and still thought that the omega was deeply infatuated with him. The bathroom door was suddenly gently pushed open and Yan Yi stood by the door rubbing his sleepy eyes. The warm light from the living room hit behind him and shone on Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin subconsciously gathered up his emotions while releasing soothing pheromones, afraid that his current appearance would scare him. The little rabbit came in with his lips pursed. He stood in front of him, bent down and hugged him gently. ¡°Did my kick hurt you?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s gaze froze for a moment, then he wrapped his arms around Yan Yi¡¯s waist and buried his head in his arms. ¡°A little.¡± CH 63 Yan Yi felt sleepy after being held for a while. He laid softly on Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder, with his little rabbit ears lazily resting on his neck. The wound split open by Yan Yi¡¯s kick and the pain from the medicine colliding in his blood vessel were cured in an instant. Lu Shangjin held him up gently. Omegas had thin skeletons and petite figures, and Yan Yi was even thinner, like a light and soft ball held in his arms, emitting the faint sweet scent of milk candy. He carried him back to the bedroom and changed his pyjamas with one arm, putting him under the covers and tucking him in. The little rabbit turned over and curled up into a ball on his side in an insecure posture, with his ears covering his cheeks tightly. The soothing pheromones that were gradually increasing wrapped around Yan Yi¡¯s entire body. He smacked his lips, stretched his body, and his fingertips gently held the corner of Lu Shangjin¡¯s coat. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t want to wake him up, so he snuck into the quilt, holding Yan Yi from behind, and gently pressed his lips against his tender glands. He couldn¡¯t help but tighten his arms and cling to the rabbit in his embrace. The concentration of soothing pheromones around him was sufficient, but Lu Shangjin continued to release more. It was not only to make Yan Yi feel safe, but also to prove that he was able to compete against everyone else when it came to the amount and concentration of pheromones produced. A wall lamp was lit in the silent bedroom, and the clock ticked gently and comfortably. Lu Shangjin encircled him in his arms and looked at him through the warm yellow light. He thumbed away the little rabbit ears, stroking along the pale eyebrows to the drooping eyelashes, and his heart felt a little more at ease. These days, Lu Shangjin had been going back and forth between the company and home. At most, he had to go home to see him three times a day. Recently, there had been some problems in the senior management of the company. If only work wasn¡¯t so much to make Lu Shangjin so overstrained, but his heart was worried about the little baby at home, so he was absent-minded in everything he did. During the morning meeting, Lu Shangjin got angry because of the differences in the management method update, and almost started a fight with several shareholders, which ended badly. His phone suddenly vibrated as the scene became chaotic. Lu Shangjin immediately stopped to take a glance; it was really Yan Yi calling. He parted from the ruckus and went to a corner to answer it. Yan Yi asked in a whisper on the phone, ¡°Will you be back at noon?¡± He sounded in low spirits. He didn¡¯t know why he was so down. Vice President Zhao came up to him with a copy of the information: ¡°Mr. Lu, if you insist on changing the current audit mode ¡­¡­¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head to the receiver and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯ll be back. I¡¯m busy right now, baobei, I¡¯ll call you in five minutes, be good.¡± He put down his phone, grabbed the document and returned to the conference table, propping his hands on the tabletop. His voice was low and clear, ¡°Hold on a moment, give me three minutes to elaborate my reasoning.¡± He temporarily placated the stubborn old fox. On the way back from the conference hall, he returned several calls back to Yan Yi, but they had gone unanswered. When he arrived at the office, Lu Shangjin hurriedly finished the last puff of his cigarette before putting it out in the ashtray. He wanted to give the nanny at home a call and had just pressed on the screen, when the nanny called. She said Yan Yi had run out. The nanny auntie cried in a panic. She was an ordinary beta, completely unable to catch up to Yan Yi who disappeared right out the door. Lu Shangjin felt his vision going dizzy. He sat on the leather chair to slow down for a while, staring blankly at the ashtray on the table for a few seconds. The last time he lost Yan Yi, he was also in the office, in the same location, the same desktop full of cigarette butts and ashes. The same unreachable phone calls and panicked anxiety. Lu Shangjin went downstairs without bothering to take his coat. His glands had just been injected with a powerful energy agent, so at his current level of recovery, it wasn¡¯t enough to support his use of his M2 tracking ability. When he returned home, Yan Yi wasn¡¯t there. The surveillance system of the estate was broken, so he could only drive around to find him. Where could a small child run to? There was no trace of him after searching through the housing estate. Lu Shangjin clenched the steering wheel nervously, the leather sheath imprinted with sweat marks. He was going crazy as he drove through every inch of land in Chang Hui city. Lu Shangjin leaned against the headrest, a dozen cigarette butts accumulated in the ashtray. He exhausted the last cigarette in the wrinkled cigarette box, numbly stubbing it out with his fingertips. Closing his eyes tightly and burying his head in the crook of his arm, he laid motionless against the steering wheel. ¡°Don¡¯t go¡­¡± He really had been doing his best to make up for it. Maybe it wasn¡¯t perfect now, but as long as he was given time, he would make up for all the things he owed to Yan Yi little by little. Please come back, you no longer have to forgive me. Lu Shangjin no longer wanted to ask for forgiveness from Yan Yi. As long as he came back, even if his mind was young for all his life, he didn¡¯t have to remember him or love him. As long as he was willing to come home, as long as he could be carefree for the rest of his life. How difficult is it to love someone who doesn¡¯t love you in return? He just wanted to touch his cheek after wading across mountains and sea of lava. This was the last straw that broke the camel¡¯s back, and the only hope for Lu Shangjin to survive. The water dripping from his chin blotted out two to three tear marks on his trousers, his voice changing in tone as he broke down, ¡°Yan Yi¡­Yan Yi¡­I was wrong. Aren¡¯t you A3? Wake me up from the beginning¡­¡± When he looked up and blinked, the moment when the car that was blocking his line of sight drove away, Lu Shangjin saw a person lying under the rose vine window in the residential area across the street. He couldn¡¯t care less about parking his car. Pulling on the brakes, he ran out, anxiously navigating through the turbulent traffic on the road and was nearly hit several times. The frightened owner of the car after hitting the emergency brakes poked his head out of the window and cursed him for being a psycho. Lu Shangjin stumbled over the fence of the green belt, staggering over the iron fence and carefully picked up Yan Yi who was lying on the ground. The little rabbit¡¯s glands were still too weak to support consumption and had probably fainted here after running out of energy. ¡°Baobei, don¡¯t scare me.¡± Lu Shangjin gathered Yan Yi into his arms and caressed him, releasing a large amount of soothing pheromones to replenish and restore his energy-depleted glands. In his hand, Yan Yi clutched a rose pulled off from the iron window. The petals were a little loose from the fall. Completely disregarding his image, Lu Shangjin sat on the ground, his clean and neat trousers stained with dirt and grass as he let Yan Yi rest against the crook of his shoulder. ¡°Hm.¡± Yan Yi half opened his eyes sleepily. Seeing Lu Shangjin¡¯s face so close, he froze for a few seconds. Then he brought the rose to Lu Shangjin, squinting his eyes happily and smiling sweetly. ¡°I kicked you yesterday. Can I give this to you as an apology?¡± In a daze, Lu Shangjin took the rose that had lost a few petals. He opened his mouth and said in a choked voice, ¡°¡­thank you.¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t know why he was attracted to this kind of flower. In his impression, it was a meaningful flower. He ate Lu Shangjin¡¯s roses, so by all reason, he should return one to him. ¡°It¡¯s not your fault.¡± Lu Shangjin clutched the rose tightly and sniffed it deeply, before inserting it into his shirt pocket. ¡°Does it still hurt?¡± Yan Yi broke away his fingers and asked shyly. He put his lips together and blew close to the wound on Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder, his little ears tilted up shyly, whispering in embarrassment, ¡°I can touch your ears for you, don¡¯t be sad.¡± A faint smile finally revealed on Lu Shangjin¡¯s gloomy face as he gently pinched the little rabbit¡¯s ear. Yan Yi lowered his head and his cheeks tinged red, his sensitive little rabbit ears curled up, pulling away from Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand shyly. Lu Shangjin pressed close to his ear and asked, ¡°Can I kiss your ear?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Yan Yi bit his lips in embarrassment, his blood-filled hot little rabbit ears gently hit Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips, then immediately rolled back as he muttered, ¡°You¡¯ve kissed it.¡± ¡°Good boy, let¡¯s go home.¡± Lu Shangjin exhaled deeply and carried Yan Yi back to the car before fastening the seat belt. Yan Yi hugged his legs as he sat in the passenger seat, gripping his little ears in regret. How could he casually let an alpha kiss his ears? Lu Shangjin occasionally inclined his head to look at him, reaching out and touching his head, ¡°What do you want to eat for dinner?¡± ¡°Make mixed chrysanthemum with sesame paste for me.¡± ¡°Is auntie¡¯s cooking not good enough that you even need me to make such dishes that don¡¯t require technical skills?¡± ¡°The one you make¡­has the smell of narcissus in it.¡± Yan Yi blinked as he carefully recollected the pleasant flavour. Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes fell on the distant traffic lights, his nose turning sour. The smell of narcissus. Did it really smell good? After taking Yan Yi home and asking him carefully during dinner time, did he only find out that Yan Yi had broken the ice-crystal-like jade flying eagle ornament in the bedroom, and had called him to admit his mistake. When Yan Yi finished his shower and returned to the bedroom smelling good, he saw Lu Shangjin sitting under the lamp, holding the flying eagle ornament with broken wings, and concentrating on applying non-marking jade glue to the broken surface. Yan Yi carefully walked over, climbed on the chair and sat down before leaning over the edge of the table to look at Lu Shangjin. ¡°It must be expensive¡­can it still be fixed?¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t expensive.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s dexterous fingers filled the broken part with pieces of fine jade bits one by one. He glanced at Yan Yi, his gaze gentle, ¡°Be careful next time, don¡¯t cut your hand.¡± The real expensive thing couldn¡¯t be fixed after it was broken. It could only be soothed year after year to make up for it, so that the sharp wounds gradually smoothed out and left less pain. Next to him, it became quiet for a moment. Lu Shangjin lifted his head. Yan Yi was leaning on the table focusing all his attention on folding paper. After a while, the little rabbit held up a paper crane to him and quietly placed it in his pocket. He then crawled onto the bed and laid down, obediently sticking up his little tail. There was a shock to Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart. He went over and sat on the edge of the bed, gently petting his head. Yan Yi relaxed, putting his head on his lap, his soft cheek squeezed out of shape. It wasn¡¯t until three months later when he took Yan Yi to An Fei Ya hospital for a review. Dr. Zhong brought Lu Shangjin a copy of the examination report and said with relief, ¡°He has recovered beyond my expectations.¡± ¡°The glands are steadily maturing and are nearly the size of a sixteen-year-old¡¯s.¡± CH 64 ¡°It¡¯s an honour to work with President Lu this time.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± Lu Shangjin and a female omega customer came out of the company building together. The omega¡¯s hair was a dark brown wave draped over her shoulder. She was dressed smartly and elegantly, holding a black folder in her hand. They talked for a while about things unrelated to work as they walked out of the company. When the omega saw the wedding ring on the ring finger of Lu Shangjin¡¯s left hand, she asked with a light smile, ¡°Is President Lu married?¡± ¡°Over ten years.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s fingers rubbed the ring surface, his eyes suddenly changed from strict to gentle, soft as if warm water was flowing. By Friday, Lu Shangjin cleaned up all the matters of the week in advance. He left work early and planned to buy sea bass stew for Yan Yi to drink. The omega covered her face as she smiled, ¡°Your lover must also be a very good person to have met an alpha like you.¡± Without being modest, Lu Shangjin accepted with pleasure, thinking, he has simply charmed me to death, while opening the door for the omega. When the omega¡¯s car drove out of sight, another car was revealed on the opposite side of the road that was blocked. Lu Shangjin froze in place and the corner of his eyebrows twitched hard¨C The door of the explosive bright red ferrari slowly opened. An omega wearing mirrored sunglasses got out of the driver¡¯s seat and leaned against the car door. Yan Yi leaned against the car door and looked at Lu Shangjin for a while. He held his breath as he sat on the front hood of the car, crossing his legs with a death stare in the direction of the car that had just driven away. Lu Shangjin picked Yan Yi up from the front hood of the car, his right hand cupping his jaw and tilting it up, ¡°What are you driving it out for?¡± Yan Yi frowned, ¡°I picked a nice one out of your garage. You¡¯re the one who said, ¡®what¡¯s yours is mine.¡¯¡± Right. Lu Shangin forgot that Yan Yi¡¯s fingerprint and iris had previously been entered into the villa security system, so he could just open the garage and key cabinet as he wanted. ¡°Come up,¡± Lu Shangjin got into the driver¡¯s seat, ¡°Children can¡¯t be on the road, it¡¯s too dangerous.¡± Yan Yi quickly wormed into the passenger seat, grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s tie, and pulled him towards himself, ¡°What¡¯s up with sending the omega off just now?¡± Lu Shangjin took the sunglasses off of him, tutting as he took measure of him, ¡°Why are you getting more and more complacent recently? I¡¯ve spoiled you, haven¡¯t I?¡± ¡°I¡¯m asking you.¡± Yan Yi tugged on Lu Shangjin¡¯s tie, his rabbit ears standing up in alert, eyes unhappy, ¡°Who is she? I heard her voice when I called you the other day. You didn¡¯t even come home this afternoon, have you been with her the whole time?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Lu Shangjin propped his forearm against Yan Yi¡¯s seat, letting him tug on his tie, and lowered his head to whisper in his ear, ¡°I¡¯ve been with her this week.¡± As Yan Yi heard this, his pupils quivered and his hands loosened a little, the wrinkled tie slipping out of his palm. ¡°Talking about business together, baobei.¡± Lu Shangjin hugged him before picking up the lost hanging rabbit ears and kissed them, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was just kidding.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s expression stiffened. He took his little ears and jerked them out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s hands. He then sat sideways on the passenger seat, hugging his legs with his back to Lu Shangjin, feeling angry from embarrassment. ¡°I was wrong, I was joking,¡± Lu Shangjin put his hand on his shoulder, but Yan Yi impatiently shook it off. Lu Shangjin smiled helplessly and drove off. ¡°To make it up to you, I¡¯ll take you to a fun place.¡± Lu Shangjin pulled his tie loose with one hand and casually tossed it to the side before fishing out a box of Timothy hay from his pocket, stuffing it under the little rabbit¡¯s snow-white tail ball. The little tail shook impatiently. Lu Shangjin pulled out two more fruit carrots from another pocket. Yan Yi turned around, picked up the box of Timothy hay and took the carrot, taking a bite: ¡°¡­What fun place?¡± Lu Shangjin scratched his chin, ¡°Are you going or not? If not, we¡¯ll go home to eat.¡± ¡°Go, go go go.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes brightened, pushing all the vinegar he had just eaten to the back of his mind. It was knowledge to make sixteen year old teenagers happy. Lu Shangjin¡¯s time and mind outside of his work had mostly been focused on this knowledge. The raising manual of lop-eared rabbits was no longer applicable. His little rabbit had now grown into a cool teenager. When the car drove into the suburban tracks of Chang Hui, Yan Yi plastered against the glass, looking at the field full of sports cars and racing cars in amazement, his eyes shining. Lu Shangjin got out of the car and said hello to Bi Ruijing who was walking this way. Bi Ruijing walked over with a thin cigarette in his left hand. He finished the front part of the cigar with a few puffs, and savored the powerful smoke of the last part. ¡°Why did you think of coming here to play?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s gaze swept behind him. Yan Yi was chewing on carrots in the passenger seat looking at him. ¡°Came to make a formal apology to our little friend.¡± ¡°How disgusting, so disgusting that I¡¯m getting goosebumps all over.¡± Bi Ruijing frowned and sneered, his gaze firmly drawn in by the beautiful and eye-catching red Ferrari not too far away, ¡°You drove this car to run from me? This apology is sincere enough, come back and let me drive to satisfy my craving.¡± Bi Ruijing¡¯s fascination with cars could be on par with how captivated he was to his wife. He had built a track on the outskirts of Chang Hui himself so it was convenient to play with those like-minded rich second generation people. ¡°Recently, Ping-zi has started worrying about his little brother again. I heard that Xiao Jing-zi skipped class and went to Nan Qi, leaving behind an address to a bar.¡± ¡°What¡¯s up, is Yan Yi¡¯s body doing better?¡± Bi Ruijing leaned against the wall, looking at Yan Yi up and down with a bit of pity, ¡°He was such a good A3.¡± ¡°Pretty good, and besides, I never looked at him at that grade.¡± Lu Shangjin picked up a navigation map and looked at it. ¡°That¡¯s right, there¡¯s nothing good about being a high grade.¡± Bi Ruijing laughed, ¡°The one in my house tramples me all day long.¡± ¡°Hey, sister-in-law is coming.¡± Lu Shangjin put down the navigation map as he looked through Bi Ruijing and behind him. Bi Ruijing immediately snuffed out the cigarette and turned around. There was nothing behind him. He froze for a moment before coming back to his senses and cursed, ¡°Bastard, I¡¯ll double the gas price.¡± The steep slopes and sharp turns of the suburban track were not much, but the speed of the ferrari was enough to be stimulating. Yan Yi was so excited that his face turned red as he grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s arm, occasionally screaming loudly when they turned a sharp corner and giggling afterwards. The scenery outside the window quickly disintegrated into a billowing line. Lu Shangjin averted his gaze to take a glance at the greatly delighted little rabbit, the corner of his lips raising slightly. Suddenly, Yan Yi casually asked him, ¡°How come I can never catch up to you? If you have any techniques, please teach me.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s expression suddenly froze. In a trance, he was once again sitting on the edge of a cliff in Yungas road, the look in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes was gloomy and confused, ¡°Jin ge, how come I can never catch up to you?¡± The car was parked at the lake. Lu Shangjin pushed Yan Yi to the side of the rock, holding his shoulders with both hands and looking down at him deeply. There was no moon tonight. The starry sky shrouded above the track was as bright and brilliant as Yongas road, the weak starlight spreading a faint layer on Yan Yi¡¯s cheeks. Yan Yi tilted his head slightly, the vague impression of looking at each other from afar surging in his mind. Inside his brain, it was like an exam paper with the answers covered up by correction fluid. Every time he turned the page, he felt uncertain and yet a sense of deja vu. Only three months were flipped on the calendar. However, Yan Yi felt that many years had passed. For those who hadn¡¯t experienced it, this alpha was trying to make him his own. He had also played a song for himself at home last night, and Yan Yi still clearly remembered the melody of ¡°Utakata¡± and the mottled scars on this alpha¡¯s hands. In this vague impression, there was a little prince playing the piano on the stars, but the far distant music was not for him. The eyes of the alpha in front of him were full of sentimental attachment and doting. Every time he touched him, it was with patience and restraint, and he would hold himself tightly when he couldn¡¯t help it, saying sorry again and again. Just like now. His pupils were trembling, and he suddenly hugged him tightly, the muscle-tight arms making it difficult for Yan Yi to breathe. What a pitiful alpha. He must have lost something precious before that he was trembling with fear, like a traveller cautiously walking on ice, afraid of falling. Yan Yi patted his waist lightly, ¡°So tight¡­¡± Lu Shangjin hurriedly loosened his grip. He lowered his head, his forehead pressed against his, and said in a muffled voice, ¡°I don¡¯t need you to chase after me anymore, not in the future.¡± His heart was beating hard. In the silent night, the muffled thud could be heard through his shirt. Yan Yi nervously raised his hand to touch it, and in the left pocket of the shirt was the paper crane Yan Yi folded. There was no wind at night. The Milky Way spilled onto the lake behind them, falling into Yan Yi¡¯s eyes, glistening brightly. He grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s hand, which was so young and inexperienced that he hid it behind his back, and clasped it with his ten fingers. Lowering his head, he gently kissed between his brows, then kissed along the bridge of the nose to the tip of a small, upright nose, before kissing the corner of his soft lips. A low, slightly muffled voice pressed against Yan Yi¡¯s ear for consent: ¡°Can I kiss?¡± Yan Yi lowered his eyelids, his eyelashes trembling. His soft lips parted slightly, and Lu Shangjin immediately took his upper lip in excitement, a small ear was also held in the warm and wide palm. The kiss from the little prince was sympathetic, a reward for looking down from a commanding height which was unable to convey the enthusiastic romantic feeling like now, unable to convey the pain and cherishment. Lu Shangjin sucked slightly on his upper lip, then tenderly took his lower lip. The tip of his tongue easily invaded the mouth, licking through his teeth and intertwining their tongues together, as they exchanged a hot and lingering wet kiss. ¡°Yan Yan, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you¡­¡­¡± The rose you sent me is still in bloom, can I be the one chasing the light? CH 65 In order to balance out the growth rate of the glands at a stable recovery state, Dr. Zhong took Yan Yi off the growth medication for a month. During this period, the only soothing pheromones he got were given by Lu Shangjin which gave him the energy he needed for recovery. One month later. Lu Shangjin opened the closet in the bedroom. Yan Yi was curled up in a ball hiding in the corner, using clothes to bury himself up as if nothing happened. ¡°Yan Yan, we agreed on this last night, behave.¡± Lu Shangjin bent and reached into the closet, felt Yan Yi¡¯s raised tail and pulled gently, ¡°Come out.¡± Yan Yi played dead. Lu Shangjin picked away the tangled clothes and dug Yan Yi out, lifting him out of the closet with his hands under his armpits, ¡°It¡¯ll all be fine in a moment.¡± Yan Yi couldn¡¯t move as he was thrown over the shoulder, his hind legs dangling, ¡°I don¡¯t want to go to the hospital.¡± ¡°We have to go even if you don¡¯t want to.¡± Lu Shangjin gently patted his butt, ¡°I¡¯m right here with you, what are you scared of.¡± By the time the dawdling and coaxing was done, it was already two in the afternoon when they arrived at An Fei Ya Hospital. Yan Yi nervously laid in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, clutching Lu Shangjin¡¯s arm hard, his ball of a tail shaking. His pants had just been pulled down half an inch when Yan Yi got scared and held down the waistband, leaning on Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, ¡°Don¡¯t, this one really hurts, it really really hurts. I want to go home to eat. I¡¯ll bake you a cake tonight ok?¡± A few days ago, Yan Yi learned to bake a cake on a whim. When he brought a piece of strawberry cake to Lu Shangjin, who had just come back from work, Lu Shangjin was moved to the core. From then on, Yan Yi learned to use cake as a way to sweeten up Lu Shangjin. ¡°You still have to get this injection.¡± Lu Shangjin gave him a hug and released soothing pheromones for him. Every time he had been taken to get growth hormone shots, he threw away half his life. The usually naughty and jumpy rabbit wilted and became heartbreaking to look at after getting the injection. After getting his injection, the little rabbit would be red around his eye sockets, and softly lay down in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms to sob. ¡°Why do I have to get injections every month?¡± Yan Yi wiped his eyes and choked up while asking, ¡°Have I got an illness?¡± ¡°No, don¡¯t think carelessly.¡± Lu Shangjin held his head and kissed his brow. ¡°Can you walk? Let¡¯s go home.¡± The cool sixteen-year-old felt ashamed to cry in front of others and could no longer let his alpha carry him away. Outside the entrance of the hospital, he wiped his face and quietly slipped his hand into Lu Shangjin¡¯s palm, trying to hold his alpha, but his hand was released. Yan Yi froze, looking at the loosened hand in a daze. His heart suddenly empty, unable to tell where this familiar sense of loss came from. He came back to his senses and looked down at his feet. His loose shoelaces had been tied. Lu Shangjin got up, took Yan Yi¡¯s hand naturally and headed towards his car, ¡°Why don¡¯t you sit in the back, you can lie down for a while, or else your butt will hurt.¡± Humiliated, Yan Yi climbed in, ¡°Stop mentioning it!¡± ¡°Sorry baobei.¡± Lu Shangjin smiled as he closed the door and returned to the driver seat. Yan Yi laid on his stomach in the back seat, and through the glass, he watched a man coming out from behind an old ginkgo plant by the entrance of An Fei Ya hospital. He had a familiar face, but like other vague memories, he couldn¡¯t find the words to tell who it was. He could only remember the peach blossom eyes that carried a hint of a smile. Just looking at him sent an inexplicable chill down his spine. Yan Yi recoiled back in the back seat, sneaking up behind Lu Shangjin, and reached up from his seat to hug him. Lu Shangjin reached up with one hand and touched his face. ¡°It¡¯s dangerous, lay back down on your stomach.¡± The alpha standing next to the ginkgo walked out, staring at Lu Shangjin¡¯s car as it left his sight from the hospital entrance. Shao Wenjing had been standing there for a long time, but the wind was too cold so he went to a nearby coffee shop to sit for a while. When the coffee arrived, he was still staring at the street outside the glass. A few days ago, he received news that someone had seen Lu Shangjin with Yan Yi going in and out of An Fei Ya hospital and that their visits were fixed at the beginning of each month. So he found a chance to come, if only he could take Yan Yi away without bloodshed, that would be perfect. He only found out after he arrived that the lop-eared rabbit omega¡¯s glands were damaged from a gunshot wound. The coffee beans in the store didn¡¯t taste good and were casually pushed to the side by Shao Wenjing. When the gland was damaged, the mark he left behind had disappeared, and that odd attachment faded with it. What surprised him more than the damage to Yan Yi¡¯s glands was Lu Shangjin¡¯s willingness to go to PBB and grab stem cell samples for him. He didn¡¯t believe it at first, until he just saw Lu Shangjin squatting on the ground to tie Yan Yi¡¯s shoelaces. It was such a ridiculous act, he would never do such a thing in his life. He felt a layer of constraints wrapped around his body was pulled off, and he felt relieved but also a sense of helpless guilt in his heart for no reason. His phone vibrated, Wenchi had sent a text message, ¡°The day after tomorrow at nine o ¡®clock in the morning is the parent-teacher meeting, don¡¯t forget.¡± Shao Wenjing clicked his screen off, took the car keys and left. At eight o ¡®clock in the evening, Lu Shangjin had a situation at his company so he left to attend to it but did not return even when the nanny clocked out. Yan Yi let her go home as he laid on his stomach in front of the floor-to-ceiling window while he read and watched the bright lights outside. In a park near their new neighbourhood, the lights lit up in the evening and children went to feed the pigeons in the square with corn and crushed up nuts that they bought. Yan Yi rested his chin on his hand, distracted, the tip of his pen unconsciously scribbling three words ¡°Lu Shangjin¡± in the margin of the book. He stared at the name he had written and felt a sudden pain in his stomach. Yan Yi shivered, gathering his clothes with a bit of fear and hurriedly scribbled over the name into a black spot. Just the sight of this inexplicably familiar name made him feel depressed inside. At 8:15pm, Lu Shangjin still hadn¡¯t returned home. The house was empty and silent. Yan Yi rubbed the sweat off his palms and suddenly thought of looking for a phone, wanting to call him. Before he found a phone, the whole house suddenly went dark, so dark that he couldn¡¯t see his fingers if his arm was outstretched in front of him. His eyes had not yet adjusted to the darkness of the blackout, he could not see anything, and everything outside the floor-to-ceiling windows had become a slab of black darkness as well. Yan Yi froze and sat down on the ground, creeping gingerly backwards into the corner until his back touched the wall. He made himself retract carefully, stretching the hem of his nightgown to its longest length, and hiding his curled toes inside the hem. The electricity should be back on soon, right? Yan Yi still wanted to find a phone to call his alpha, but he did not dare to leave the corner, nor dared to close his eyes or keep them open. In front of him was just a dark mass, like something was coming to suck him in. When vision is obscured by darkness, the other senses become extremely sensitive. Yan Yi could hear the noise of clocks, which gradually became the chaos of gunfire in his mind. He nervously pressed on the dull bullet scar on body which still gave off a faint hint of pain. ¡°Don¡¯t come here¡­¡± Yan Yi shut his eyes in horror, as something approached him and grabbed onto his ankle. Yan Yi was almost scared out of his mind when suddenly a pair of arms was wrapped around him, and soothing pheromones cloaked his body. Lu Shangjin picked him up, gently patting his back, ¡°I¡¯m here, it¡¯s okay, it¡¯s just an electronic repair.¡± He heard the little rabbit in his arms sniffle while clinging onto him like a lifeline. Yan Yi held him very very tightly. He did have an alpha. A warm, dependable alpha, strong and gentle, who would protect him from harm. Not getting hurt by ¡°Lu Shangjin¡±. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t know what he was thinking about, only thinking that he was scared about the power cut. So he held him as he laid in bed, spooning and petting him. ¡°I worked overtime today. I¡¯ll review it.¡± Lu Shangjin, afraid the room was too quiet, murmured to him, ¡°Let¡¯s go out to play this weekend. Write down any place you want to go to. Leave it to me if you can¡¯t think of anything.¡± ¡°Ge ge.¡± Yan Yi interrupted him lightly. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lu Shangjin petted him over and over. ¡°I¡¯m scared.¡± Yan Yi buried his head into Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest, holding his hand tightly. Lu Shangjin felt that something was up, ¡°What are you scared about?¡± Scared that you¡¯re too similar to the person I hate. Yan Yi didn¡¯t say it out loud. He crawled onto Lu Shangjin and straddled him, as if to make sure that the alpha in front of him was unconditionally pampered, he held his cheek and kissed him. He mustn¡¯t become that person, Yan Yi pleaded from his heart. The little rabbit was affectionate and proactive today. He was straddling Lu Shangjin, grinding on him through the fabric of their clothes, his breathing hot and fast when leaning in for a kiss. Lu Shangjin stroked the base of his tail and in exchange, the omega¡¯s body responded with a small spasm. ¡°My tail is¡­ very sensitive¡­¡± Yan Yi stuck to Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, trembling and panting, ¡°My ears also want¡­¡± Lu Shangjin kissed the soft, quivering rabbit¡¯s ear, only to realise as an afterthought that his omega was in heat when the sweet, soft, creamy-flavoured courtship pheromones wrapped around his glands. He was 17 years old. Lu Shangjin rolled over, pinning Yan Yi under his body, folding his legs up to his chest. The alpha¡¯s breathing grew heavy as he became induced by the omega¡¯s courtship pheromones. The pheromones in the bedroom suddenly thickened, filling the alpha up with an overwhelming feeling of love he couldn¡¯t control. Yan Yi took Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand and put it on his cock which was raised between his legs, leading him to rub lightly while saying softly, ¡°Touch me.¡± For exactly half a year, Lu Shangjin could only rely on inhibitors when he was in a rut. He knew Yan Yi had gone through more time in heat alone than he had, which was his own fault. But the alpha¡¯s rut period made him inherently more violent and unbearable than the omega¡¯s heat period. He couldn¡¯t resist having his beloved omega under him. So like a hawk swooping down with sharp claws clamping down on a weak little rabbit, Lu Shangjin uncontrollably kissed his neck, trailing down and kissing his whole body, and finally taking his cock into his mouth to suck. When being sucked, Yan Yi was well behaved, because he hadn¡¯t done it for a long time, so it hurt like he was about to split open at the seams. The little rabbit bit his lip, not daring to cry out. In his memory, this kind of pain could only be suffered alone. Lu Shangjin lowered his head to kiss his quivering eyelashes, ¡°We won¡¯t do it if it hurts, I¡¯ll help you come, I can also use fingers for behind as well. I¡¯ll use inhibitors.¡± Yan Yi held him tightly by the neck, ¡°Can you keep pampering me from now on, don¡¯t like other people. Don¡¯t become¡­ that person I hate the most.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll only love Yan Yan.¡± Lu Shangjin replied wholeheartedly, his actions becoming more gentle to save him from some pain. He formed a knot inside him, kissed the side of his neck, and gave the 17 year old the most tender, intoxicating sex. T/N: a couple words in the nsfw bits of this chapter were ¡°omitted¡± in the raws, so some are just guesses CH 66 Lu Shangjin came back from work, bringing a strawberry tiramisu for Yan Yi. When he left this morning, the little rabbit was still asleep. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t want to wake him, so he just kissed his forehead and lips gently. He poured a glass of water and placed it at the head of the bed as well, right where he could reach out his hand and reach. Upon hearing his footsteps, Yan Yi would run down to the porch and wait for him, excitedly holding his waist and saying welcome back. Lu Shangjin looked at the empty rooms. The nanny was busy in the kitchen, she pulled open the door while wiping her hands and replying, ¡°Yan Yan has been in the bedroom, he hasn¡¯t come out all day.¡± The smile on Lu Shangjin¡¯s face dropped a bit, paying no mind to change clothes, he hurried upstairs and knocked on the closed bedroom door. The sound of a chair moving came from the room, but no one answered. Lu Shangjin knocked again, rolling up the cuffs of his shirt anxiously, ¡°Yan Yan, why is the door locked? Come out and eat.¡± Through the bedroom door, Yan Yi¡¯s voice replied speedily, ¡°You go eat by yourself, I¡¯m not hungry.¡± By the sound of it, he¡¯s lost his temper again. Lu Shangjin found a paperclip, stuck it in the lock, gave the door a gentle push and walked in. Yan Yi was sitting next to the wardrobe mirror with his head down. After hearing the door open, he frowned and looked back at it, ¡°I said I¡¯m not hungry, why did you just come into my room again.¡± Lu Shangjin locked the door, placing the things in his hands on the bookshelf. Without giving an explanation, he picked Yan Yi up from the chair, sat on the side of the bed, and placed him so that he was sitting on his lap. ¡°Throwing a tantrum again.¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head and kissed his ear, ¡°Does looking into the mirror not make you feel any better? You¡¯re such a cute little o.¡± Yan Yi leaned into his chest but didn¡¯t reply. He impatiently swung away his little rabbit ears, not allowing him to kiss them. Lu Shangjin coaxed him warmly for a long time before Yan Yi asked lightly, ¡°What gives you the right to not mark me?¡± If an alpha does not leave a mark after making love to an omega, it meant that the alpha doesn¡¯t want to be responsible for him, they don¡¯t want to give emotional care nor have a connection with the omega, they don¡¯t want to be marked because it would limit their freedom, and they don¡¯t want to start a family with the omega. Lu Shangjin remembered a similar question, when Yan Yi was 24, he was cleansed of a mark. From then on, he had only begged himself to mark him again occasionally when he lost control of his emotions. Lu Shangjin only just understood that this was what Yan Yi most looked forward to. If he had known earlier how important the mark was to Yan Yi, he would have marked him, even if he had to spend more energy protecting him. Now, Yan Yi has a chance to grow up again starting from childhood. He should have the chance to make a choice from the heart. Yan Yi should have the power to determine whether to love or leave, and not be driven by a dependence to become an alpha¡¯s property. Yan Yi felt Lu Shangjin¡¯s hesitation, thinking that he got used perfunctorily and deceived by an alpha¡¯s sexual desires. He struggled out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms, ¡°Let go. Love mark or no love mark, laozi doesn¡¯t care.¡± ¡°Where¡¯d you learn those bad words, who are you a laozi to?¡± Lu Shangjin put his arms around him, forcefully turning the little rabbit so that he was facing him. Lu Shangjin placed the dessert box and a small bouquet of roses on the bookshelf into his hands, cupped his cheeks, and rubbed his thumb across the corners of his eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t want it¡­¡± His rabbit ears drooped. He said no, yet he held the gift tightly. The tip of Lu Shangjin¡¯s nose was placed gently against Yan Yi¡¯s face, his big strong palm clasped Yan Yi¡¯s hand that held the dessert box in the palm of his hand. ¡°I promise you, if by the time you¡¯re 27 and you still want me to mark you, I won¡¯t hesitate.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s arm tightened, letting the little rabbit in close to his chest, ¡°Before then, you can mark me.¡± Lu Shangjin gave Yan Yi a hug, who had stopped struggling, ¡°After you bite, Ge will be yours forever.¡± The alpha¡¯s gland was not marked, meaning that the marking would be a one-way action from the alpha to the omega. The alpha gland simply doesn¡¯t have the structure at all to receive a mark and form an emblem. But what else could Lu Shangjin do to coax his baby rabbit? He placed Yan Yi on the side of the bed, knelt on one knee and lowered his head, exposing his alpha glands in front of Yan Yi. This action was like a beast turning over onto its belly, exposing his throat and offering up the most vulnerable part of itself with unconditional and absolute confidence. Yan Yi gently touched Lu Shangjin¡¯s glands, a nice scent of narcissus staining all over his fingertips. He lowered his head and gave a kiss, like he was hesitating. ¡°It¡¯s okay baobei, don¡¯t worry and bite, just don¡¯t break it. If it breaks, Ge can¡¯t take care of you.¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Yan Yi bit him roughly on his glands, even though the omega didn¡¯t have sharp canine teeth, at this moment, Lu Shangjin¡¯s whole body went numb, like a beast who got a trap snapped onto his neck. Alpha glands are used for courtship and fighting; no sense of satisfaction or comfort comes to it being bitten, only instinctive anger and resistance. ¡°¡­¡± Lu Shangjin forcefully tolerated the pain coming from his glands. After Yan Yi¡¯s mouth let go, he immediately knelt down to the floor. A hand gripped the edge of the bed and the other was pressed against his gland, the pain was blinding. No mark was formed on the gland, just an upper and lower row of small rabbit teeth marks were left behind. Fortunately, the bite force of rabbits were weak, and Yan Yi¡¯s bite wasn¡¯t aimed at killing him, so no blood was drawn. This sharp pain was comparable to walking and suddenly kicking your little toe against the foot of a sofa or like being kicked in the guts. He looked back and glanced at the little rabbit who was sitting calmly at the edge of the bed, watching him while he rubbed his fingertips together. ¡°Hiss¡­¡± Lu Shangjin took a break from covering his gland and simply sat on the ground, reaching out to touch Yan Yi¡¯s face, ¡°Are you feeling better now?¡± Yan Yi looked at the teeth marks at the back of Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, nodding his head a little. Lu Shangjin looked up at him, pinched his face and gave a bitter smile, ¡°Let¡¯s go- let¡¯s go downstairs to eat.¡± ¡°Wait¡­¡± Yan Yi caught up to him and helped him take off his tie, hung it in his closet and sheepishly took glances at Lu Shangjin¡¯s glands. Lu Shangjin thought he was feeling concerned for him, his heart secretly felt happy for a bit, and he would be willing even if the little rabbit were to bite him more. Yan Yi unexpectedly got a pen and drew a small Tuzki on Lu Shangjin¡¯s glands, making it so that it was now an emblem that has left a mark. He gave Lu Shangjin a pat on the shoulder, ¡°Don¡¯t erase it. I want everyone to know that you¡¯re my alpha.¡± .Lu Shangjin gave a mischievous smile, pressed Yan Yi onto the bed and smothered him in a hard kiss until the little rabbit gasped for help before releasing the kiss. ¡°You clever little thing1.¡± Lu Shangjin clasped Yan Yi¡¯s wrists backwards like scissors, staring into the pale eyes of the man under him, ¡°Next month, there¡¯s a jewellery show that I¡¯m organising. Just stand by me, everyone will know that I¡¯m your alpha then.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes glowed, ¡°You¡¯re going to let them see Tuzki?¡± ¡°¡­I can let people I¡¯m close to see it¡­¡± Lu Shangjin seriously didn¡¯t want to see #Lu ShangjinTuzki trending. ¡°Oh, then I¡¯ll set a reminder.¡± Yan Yi flipped out his phone, taking a selfie with Lu Shangjin¡¯s gland, the scissorhands playfully poked his cheeks. Lu Shangjin turned over, hugging Yan Yi from behind, and smiled at the front camera. The self-admiring little rabbit even used some filters. Lu Shangjin went through the pictures, so many were taken. There were intimate photos of them holding hands and kissing cheeks. ¡°I like you.¡± Yan Yi said in his arms, looking up and kissing his chin, ¡°My beloved.¡± ¡°Beloved¡­¡± Lu Shangjin carefully felt out this form of address, his heart softened to the point of being able to be shaped into anything. Lu Shangjin rested his chin on his shoulder, asking with a hint of dismay, ¡°Will you still like me when you¡¯re 27?¡± ¡°I will.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s eyes curved. Lu Shangjin gave a smile as if he had been given comfort and kissed him on the ear, ¡°Go wash your hands, dinner time.¡± Yan Yi happily ran out to wash his hands, Lu Shangjin looked at the two people in the picture on Yan Yi¡¯s phone. He sat on the side of the bed and zoned out for a bit. He managed to force the same smile as the one in the photo. Uneasily reaching into his pocket, he clutched the wedding ring inside that matched the wedding ring on his ring finger. The sweat on his fingers made the ring warm and slippery. As Yan Yi¡¯s glandular age grew up year by year, his fragmented memories were repaired. The anxiety in Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart also grew stronger and stronger. He was eager to mark Yan Yi, wanting to start a family with him, wanting to love Yan Yi deeply after his memories were fully repaired. But the former reckless and selfish cold teenager has grown up as well, and finally understood that respect was deeper than love. Was Yan Yi still willing to wear his ring? On the day of the jewellery exhibition, celebrities from all walks of life were invited to the show. More than a dozen black-suit bodyguards opened the way. A mirage separated the stream of people, and for a moment, all the cameras turned to the front of the exclusive customised flying eagle logo on the front of a car. Especially when Lu Shangjin appeared with Yan Yi, journalists were not the only ones causing a stir at the venue. Most people only knew that Lu Shangjin did have a lady of the palace hidden in his golden house, but have never actually seen their face. For a while now, the only person who had been by Lu Shangjin¡¯s side was a lop-eared rabbit bodyguard who could handle all kinds of scenes with ease. At the side of a long table at the venue, Yuan Mi attended as a movie star. While chatting with others about gossip, he took his glass of red wine with him as he found a quieter corner to rest. Through the glass curtain wall, he watched Lu Shangjin hold Yan Yi¡¯s waist as they walked into the venue. His eyes were sharp and could tell that Yan Yi hadn¡¯t been marked. But this wasn¡¯t like he was being kept around and not allowing himself to be marked. To bring an omega by your side at such an event was already such a tantamount situation, it was the same as admitting their partnership to the world. Without a mark on this omega at such an event, Yuan Mi could actually tell that Lu Shangjin was madly pursuing him instead. This didn¡¯t match Lu Shangjin¡¯s personality. He gave Yan Yi the chance to leave. footnotes 1. С×÷¾«: someone who¡¯s not easy to fool, smooth when dealing with things (a clever little child) CH 67 As though he naturally knew how to deal with grand or serious situations, Yan Yi walked beside Lu Shangjin with a polite, light smile on his face. Even he himself was surprised. When he entered the venue, Yan Yi saw a familiar omega sitting on an armchair by the glass curtain wall. At the first glance at Yuan Mi, Yan Yi¡¯s heart tightened slightly. It was like seeing someone you didn¡¯t like. After carefully thinking it over, the sense of familiarity this face gave him probably stemmed from his popularity. It was because he followed him on Weibo and had scrolled to Yuan Mi¡¯s drama modelling photos a few days ago. It may be that the black fans¡¯ remarks were so excessively aggressive that they had even given him a poor impression of this actor. Seeing Yan Yi looking at him from afar, Yuan Mi¡¯s heart sank. Was it possible that he had to stage an act as the original spouse to regain favour and make a scene of tearing the mistress up in public? So he pretended to cough, uncomfortably placed his glass on the table, and took advantage of the interval in the opening of the show to go to the bathroom. He smoked a cigarette alone in the cubicle and counted the minutes. Yan Yi should have gone to the booth with Lu Shangjin. With a sigh of relief, he went to the sink and looked in the mirror. His bleached eyelashes had returned to their normal black colour, and a circle of the word ¡°freedom¡± tattooed in flowery English letters on his neck had also been washed. Dressed in a light grey suit, he appeared obedient and restrained. Some people in the circle knew their story, that he and Lu Shangjin had gone through a career low after the end of their relationship, but soon, there was a new alpha willing to flatter him. In complete contrast to Lu Shangjin, this alpha liked those who were well-behaved. Yuan Mi washed his hands and when he looked up, he saw Yan Yi in the mirror. Yan Yi didn¡¯t notice he was here as he leaned against the sink and focused on scrolling through Weibo. From the mirror, he could see that he was scrolling through Yuan Mi¡¯s Weibo. Yuan Mi could even see his ID ¡°How can you eat bunnies¡±. The unlucky netizen, who had been scolded by his fans for being a sarcastic black fan praising his good acting skills, was actually him. Yuan Mi gently composed himself, and did not dare to act wildly in front of the lady in the palace who was in the limelight, silently praying that Yan Yi wouldn¡¯t notice him. The assistant, Xiao Ning, brought a brand new suit vest over for Yan Yi to change into, and with an apologetic look, took away Yan Yi¡¯s jacket that was stained with liquor. Yan Yi adjusted the position of his opal cufflinks in the mirror and suddenly noticed Yuan Mi. He inclined his head to the side and smiled politely, releasing friendly milk-candy scented pheromones. Yuan Mi froze for a moment, before responding with a little faint scent of iris. The concentration of the release was far lower than Yan Yi¡¯s, in order to show that the other party¡¯s status was more dignified than his own. ¡°Did you change your glands?¡± Yuan Mi asked in surprise. Yan Yi¡¯s pheromones were much less oppressive than the last time he had seen him. He heard from a friend that Lu Shangjin had previously taken a liking to a hamster omega from the karaoke box who had a high compatibility fit with him, and had his glands removed with a small disagreement. Seeing the manner in which Lu Shangjin had Yan Yi in the palm of his hand now, he had probably already replaced his glands with ones that had a high compatibility fit. ¡°What?¡± Yan Yi was stunned, blinking at Yuan Mi in confusion. ¡°¡­Sorry.¡± Yuan Mi thought that he just didn¡¯t want to talk to him and smiled awkwardly, ¡°I mistook the wrong person.¡¯ After Yan Yi left, Yuan Mi leaned against the sink and fell into a daze for a while. He took his phone and scrolled through it unconsciously, searching for Yan Yi¡¯s ID. The latest post was sent a month ago, which had only two photos, one with Lu Shangjin holding Yan Yi from behind, showing an incredibly gentle smile to the camera. In another one, Lu Shangjin was kissing Yan Yi¡¯s hair from the side. That simple-minded silly rabbit¡¯s wish was fulfilled. The corners of Yuan Mi¡¯s lips tugged up reluctantly as he exited the page. His phone was suddenly snatched away. Yuan Mi looked up and met the fiery gaze of an alpha. The beautiful alpha, who had previously played the lead role of the rival king with him, was now his investor and husband. ¡°The exhbition started, come with me.¡± Not allowing him to refuse, the alpha took Yuan Mi by the waist and led him away, his large hand clamping tightly over his ribs. Despite the unbearable pain, Yuan Mi continued to smile. Yan Yi was right. When he wasn¡¯t on the job, his acting skills were really good. The exhibition went smoothly, and a series of peacock-themed jewellery brought by famous jewellery designers were invited to participate in the charity auction. The designer was in fact the omega father of the little grey rabbit they rescued from PBB before. He exchanged a few pleasantries with Lu Shangjin¡ªwords of gratitude¡ªand clearly separated his relationship with Shao Wenjing between words. Sitting on the single-person sofa, Yan Yi looked at his own reflection on the glass curtain wall and rubbed his temples. He never thought that he would take the words ¡°gland replacement¡± to heart. The more he thought about it, the more it bothered him. There was such a thing in his impression, but in retrospect, it didn¡¯t seem to have happened. ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Lu Shangjin pressed on his head and rubbed, sitting on the arm of the sofa, ¡°You must be tired. Are you tired of dealing with these kinds of occasions?¡± While no one was around, Yan Yi pulled Lu Shangjin into the stairwell and hid in the cracks behind the door. ¡°Ge¡­I don¡¯t feel well.¡± Yan Yi said in a muffled voice. The string in Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart straightened tightly again as he touched him from the glands at his nape to his body again, ¡°Where do you feel unwell? Do you want to go to the hospital?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Yan Yi grabbed the cuff of his suit and pressed his hand to his left chest, ¡°It felt a little empty here, like receiving a text from you saying ¡®not coming home for dinner tonight.¡¯ Have you ever sent such a text?¡± ¡°No.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s adam¡¯s apple bobbed as he held his shoulder to comfort him, ¡°I try to get home as early as possible every day and call you when I really can¡¯t get away, right?¡± The look in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes was still deeply lost. He mumbled, ¡°Is our compatibility fit really low?¡± ¡°No! It¡¯s not!¡± Lu Shangjin held him tightly, fearfully cupping his cheek and kissed him, ¡°Don¡¯t think like that¡­¡­please don¡¯t think like that¡­¡­¡± His glands have grown again, and he didn¡¯t know how old they had grown to. The alpha¡¯s nervous reaction exceeded what Yan Yi had imagined. He released a bit of pheromones to calm his alpha, ¡°I¡¯m just asking, it¡¯s okay, I won¡¯t leave you.¡± His alpha was always insecure. Feeling heartache, Yan Yi held his hand, ¡°Sorry, I mentioned something that bothers you, didn¡¯t I?¡± He became a little distant. At a loss for words, Lu Shangjin could only hug him tighter and change the subject slightly awkwardly, ¡°Are you hungry? The buffet on the second floor should suit your taste. I¡¯ll accompany you.¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to affect Lu Shangjin¡¯s work, but felt that his alpha needed a little company. ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t take up too much of your time.¡± Yan Yi smiled. Lu Shangjin stood helplessly in front of him and silently took his hand, ¡°I can give you all my time¡­this exhibition is also just to make you happy.¡± He didn¡¯t know if it had backfired; would they need to open a carrot exhibition next time? Lu Shangjin skillfully picked out a few of the vegetables, fruits and desserts that Yan Yi liked to eat, and was concentrating on deciding which flavour of pudding to take, when a pair of arms softly wrapped around the waist, followed by omega¡¯s warm body plastered against him. ¡°You remember what I like to eat.¡± Yan Yi picked up a plate of things he chose himself, ¡°I haven¡¯t even learned what you like. Do you like these ones I took?¡± Lu Shangjin glanced at it and knew that it must be food he liked to eat. His heart seized tighter as an idea quickly flashed through his mind; mark Yan Yi now, so he couldn¡¯t leave him when he woke up later. They sat in the private lounge, eating and feeding each other. Afterwards, they hugged and rolled over onto the sofa. Lu Shangjin entered Yan Yi from behind, landing kiss after kiss onto the glands of his nape. His sharp canine teeth trembled as they gently rubbed the fragile, light red skin, hesitating for a while, before withdrawing back in agony. Thinking that he would be bitten through his glands, Yan Yi tightly closed his eyes and waited for the sting of the mark. However, what came was the soothing pheromone that wrapped around his body. Lu Shangjin hugged him fearfully, pacifying Yan Yi with soothing pheromones a hundred times stronger than usual, asking him like a young teenager, ¡°Yan Yan, is it more comfortable like this?¡± Yan Yi was almost drowned by the extreme tenderness in Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms. With difficulty, he twisted around to caress Lu Shangjin¡¯s cheek, ¡°So comfortable¡­what¡¯s the matter with you? What are you afraid of¡­mm- slow down¡­I¡¯m all yours¡­¡± Lu Shangjin kissed his lips, following along his ears to his glands, reverently like kissing the toes of a god. The excessive release of soothing pheromones caused Lu Shangjin to feel pain. His glands were squeezed by an invisible hand, releasing all the soothing he could give to Yan Yi to make up for the lack of compatibility. ¡°You¡¯re not mine¡­¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice held back a choked sob. You¡¯re getting further and further away. CH 68 Yan Yi¡¯s suit vest and polka dot tie were thrown aside, his French-style shirt was half open, and the white skin under his collarbones was dotted with light red love bites. After the gentle caress, Yan Yi¡¯s legs were still soft and his rabbit tail had gotten wet. He leaned on the armrest of the sofa as the place between his legs was wiped with a tissue. From the start to the end, Lu Shangjin had only unzipped his pants and used two tissues to help him wipe his dripping penis. Yan Yi¡¯s cheeks flushed red as he pushed Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder shamefully, ¡°Go away¡­I¡¯ll wipe it myself¡­¡± Lu Shangjin paused at the right moment and stopped at the distance where Yan Yi pushed him away. Holding the tissue in his hand, he looked at him, a little lost. Yan Yi didn¡¯t notice the hurt in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes and wiped the come that flowed out, before reaching for his suit pants thrown on the back of the sofa. ¡°You keep getting it inside¡­I-I¡¯ll get pregnant.¡± Yan Yi bit his lips as he put his clothes on neatly and went to the dressing mirror to tidy the pressed and wrinkled shirt. His body was suddenly embraced from behind. The alpha was tall and handsome, a little taller than him. When his chin rested on his shoulder, he was like a large, docile dog. ¡°Turns out you don¡¯t want to give me a baby¡­¡± Lu Shangjin apologetically pressed the tip of his nose behind his ear, ¡°I¡¯ll wear a condom next time then.¡± He had thought that Yan Yi cared so much about that child from the false pregnancy that he must have wanted a child. He just didn¡¯t dare to ask, as long as Yan Yi didn¡¯t actively refuse, Lu Shangjin could deceive himself and let nature take its course. Perhaps, he just doesn¡¯t want to give me one¡­these words had always been in his heart. He wanted to ask, but who would know the answer? ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Yan Yi froze for a moment, then smiled brightly, ¡°I just don¡¯t want to have a child too early. We¡¯re both still young, and you have your career as well. When I don¡¯t have to take nutrition shots anymore, I¡¯ll also go to find a job I like. I don¡¯t want a child to take up too much of our time together just yet. Mm, of course I would also be happy if there was one.¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t react for a long time, silently digesting Yan Yi¡¯s words. It turns out that in his twenties, Yan Yi was imagining their future alone. Why would he later long for a child to that extent? Lu Shangjin pursed his lips, closed his eyes and leaned slightly against Yan Yi¡¯s head. Perhaps just like he was now, when Lu Shangjin wanted to have a child, so that when Yan Yi came to his senses and wanted to leave him, he would have the ties for Yan Yi to be reluctant to leave. ¡°It¡¯s scary to give birth to a child, isn¡¯t it?¡± Yan Yi held the hand that was wrapped around his waist and rubbed it, ¡°I¡¯m afraid of pain.¡± ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± Lu Shangjin said in a muffled voice, ¡°Your alpha won¡¯t let you get hurt.¡± When the time comes, he will inject two shots of powerful energy agents in advance to ensure the supply of soothing pheromones. ¡°My alpha¡­¡± Yan Yi lowered his head, looking very happy. After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to comfort his alpha, ¡°Don¡¯t be too sorry about the compatibility fit, it¡¯s okay. With you¡­I really feel very comfortable, or you don¡¯t have to be so gentle, I won¡¯t feel very uncomfortable if it hurts a little¡­¡± This was what Yan Yi said at the age of 23. At that time, he had grown out of his temper and always spoke with some caution. ¡°No!¡± Lu Shangjin suddenly shivered and refused sternly and loudly. Yan Yi was startled, the fingers holding Lu Shangjin quivering as he carefully moved away, but Lu Shangjin grabbed back and grasped him into the palm of his hand. ¡°Yan Yan, I promise,¡± Lu Shangjin tightened his grip around his body as if seeking comfort, ¡°I will treat you well and won¡¯t hurt you even a little¡­ you promise me that you won¡¯t leave me when you¡¯re 27 years old¡­ ¡° ¡°What are you talking about. Why can¡¯t I understand?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s expression relaxed, ¡°Why are you so afraid. Do I make you feel uneasy?¡± Lu Shangjin nodded. ¡°¡±Be more coquettish to me.¡± Lu Shangjin gently held Yan Yi¡¯s cheek and bowed his head to kiss him, ¡°You promise me¡­ promise me.¡± Yan Yi turned around and stood on tiptoe to respond to the kiss. It seemed that he didn¡¯t do so well that his alpha was always worried about his gains and losses. He found a pen and paper from the lounge¡¯s liquor cabinet and leaned over to write a paragraph with elegant and beautiful penmanship. It wrote: ¡°I will love you even at twenty-seven.¡± He even signed his name at the lower right corner. ¡°I promise you.¡± Yan Yi shoved the note into Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand, releasing soothing pheromones to him, ¡°In case I don¡¯t do it, you can sue me.¡± Lu Shangjin laughed, ¡°Who would accept and hear the case of such a silly appeal.¡± Yan Yi watched him fold the note into a square and put it into his pocket, feeling warm water flowing through his heart. As the charity auction drew to a close, Lu Shangjin had to show up again. Yan Yi stayed on the second floor, sitting in a place where he could see the booth and drink orange juice. It just so happened that Tan Meng was also on the second floor. He sandwiched two pieces of chocolate almond cake over to chat with Yan Yi. ¡°I took two pieces, would you like to eat them?¡± Tan Meng sat on the high stool. The butterfly omega was very petite. Sitting on the high stool, his two slender legs swayed gently, ¡°Lu¡­president has gone to the exhibition stand, hasn¡¯t he.¡± Lu Shangjin had repeatedly instructed them not to mention the name ¡°Lu Shangjin¡± in front of Yan Yi to stimulate him. At home, the documents with the name printed on them had been kept away by Lu Shangjin. Yan Yi seemed to pause for a moment. Tan Meng immediately changed the subject, taking out a hardcover book from his backpack and pushing it to Yan Yi, ¡°My new book came out with a commemorative edition, the last one is for you.¡± ¡°My god, thank you.¡± Yan Yi touched the plastic packaging box delightfully, ¡°Extremely cool.¡± ¡°I actually have a club that only accepts omegas. The members are of higher grade, come to my place if you¡¯re interested?¡± Tan Meng stretched his legs with his back against the long table, holding a large glass of orange juice and sipping it. The closing speech began at the exhibition stand on the first floor with a sincere thank you to Mr. Lu Shangjin, the organizer of the exhibition. Yan Yi stared blankly at the three words ¡°Lu Shangjin¡± on the screen, and his whole body froze. Tan Meng immediately tried to pull Yan Yi away, but Yan Yi sat on the high stool and stared at the three words. He suddenly couldn¡¯t remember what his alpha¡¯s name was. For months, he hadn¡¯t bothered to think about what his alpha name was, because he was sure he knew it. What¡¯s more, he was at home and had little contact with his alpha¡¯s name. ¡°A-Yan¡­¡± Tan Meng didn¡¯t stop him again. He was also a member of the high grade omegas, so he could deeply empathize with some of the injuries that Yan Yi has suffered. It was a matter of time before his memories could be restored. No matter how he avoided it, Lu Shangjin had to face it. When Yan Yi returned from the shock, he stood up in a trance, walked to the iron railing, and stared blankly at the alpha on the stand who was addressing the audience with indifference. His name was Lu Shangjin. In his memory, the name that was hated and brought some fear belonged to his alpha. Yan Yi couldn¡¯t say why he hated the name, he could only feel a little pain in the stomach, a little nauseous. His brain blanked out for a while until something was jerked out of his mouth, and only then did Yan Yi look at the alpha standing and panting in front of him. Lu Shangjin took the cigarette butt he took from Yan Yi¡¯s mouth and brought it in front of Yan Yi to extinguish it with his thumb and forefinger, asking extremely helplessly, ¡°Why did you run to the rooftop to smoke?¡± When Lu Shangjin heard his name being read out loud, he knew it was over. It was all over. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Yan Yi leaned gently against the rooftop fence, ¡°I don¡¯t know how I could be so skilled at smoking for the first time either.¡± ¡°Are you hiding something from me?¡± Yan Yi slightly raised his face and looked deeply at him, his fingers curled around Lu Shangjin¡¯s tie, his eyes probing. Trembling, Lu Shangjin held him and dropped his head to Yan Yi¡¯s shoulders, not knowing how many times he could still hug him. It would be good to give him a painful but quick death too. On the contrary, Yan Yi¡¯s heart softened as he patted Lu Shangjin¡¯s back, ¡°You happen to have the same name as someone I don¡¯t like, it¡¯s not your fault.¡± ¡°Do you hate him a lot?¡± Lu Shangjin felt his blood pressure increase. ¡°Very much.¡± Yan Yi answered perfunctorily, ¡°Otherwise, how can I remember it so well?¡± Lu Shangjin had nothing to say. His heart was sliced horizontally by a small blade, and then scraped vertically into pieces, leaving a fine, bloody puddle. After the jewellery exhibition, the two people went home as usual. What was different in peace was that Yan Yi was covered with a thin layer of ice, alienated and indifferent. It began to snow. There was a ginkgo tree outside the window of Lu Shangjin¡¯s office, which had lost its leaves as early as autumn, leaving only one piece shaking unsteadily on a branch covered with snow. A cold wind came. Lu Shangjin shivered and looked out the window, the last lingering leaf was spinning and floating down. Full of tenderness and love, he waded through the swamp to chase after the light, seemingly escaping but falling. The moment the ginkgo leaf fell in the thin snow, Lu Shangjin got up and left. At twenty degrees below zero, Lu Shangjin was only wearing a suit shirt. Sitting in a car that had not yet warmed up, his frozen-stiff hands turned up the heat. The snowy road was slippery and there was a little traffic jam in the middle. The company wasn¡¯t far from home. Lu Shangjin directly threw the car on the side of the road, ripped off his tie and ran in the direction of their home in the cold wind. Standing in the empty living room, the tips of Lu Shangjin¡¯s hair were still dripping, and the edges of his leather shoes were stained with a ring of thin mud, which made a trail of footprints on the polished floor. The car keys slipped from his palm and fell to the ground with a loud rattle. Lu Shangjin knelt on the floor, at a loss, listening to the slow ticking of the clock in the silent home. ¡°You¡¯re off work so early today.¡± There was a rustling movement of changing shoes and hanging clothes from behind, ¡°I came back from Tan Meng¡¯s and brought you some snacks.¡± Yan Yi looked at the dirty mud-covered floor under Lu Shangjin¡¯s feet in surprise, ¡°What are you going to do? Do you want to die?¡± Lu Shangjin suddenly rushed over and swept Yan Yi into his arms, panting sharply and instructing in a hoarse voice, ¡°Please tell me when you leave home, okay?¡± ¡°Okay¡­¡± Yan Yi wanted to go and get the mop, but Lu Shangjin picked him up and stuffed him into the bathroom. ¡°I¡¯ll mop it later.¡± Lu Shangjin refused to let go of him. In bed, Lu Shangjin was still releasing soothing pheromones without restraint. Today, he was really too tired and fell asleep faster than Yan Yi. When sleeping, Lu Shangjin always hugged him tightly from behind, the tip of his nose pressing against his neck as he breathed calmly at the back of his neck. If he couldn¡¯t smell Yan Yi to sleep, he wouldn¡¯t be able to sleep. Yan Yi closed his eyes for a moment, placing his hand on the one held tightly over his waist, trying to separate Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand to go to the bathroom. The arms around his waist tightened in panic. Lu Shangjin slurred hastily in his sleep, ¡°Don¡¯t go ¡­¡­ I¡¯ll change, I¡¯ll change everything ¡­¡­¡± Recently, his alpha had always been restless and had nightmares every night. Yan Yi gently broke his hands away before turning around and stuffing the quilt with his smell into Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms for him to hold, then quietly went to the bathroom. When he came back from pouring a glass of water, the headlights in the bedroom were blindingly bright. Lu Shangjin sat on the bed holding his head in pain. When he raised his head to look at Yan Yi, his eyes were blood-shot. Yan Yi hurriedly walked to the bedside, releasing soothing pheromones to his alpha, and passed the cup in his hand to his lips. ¡°Drink some water, did you not sleep well again?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s face was haggard as he looked at him helplessly and mumbled with joy, ¡°Ah, you¡¯re still here.¡± Yan Yi touched his forehead, it felt very hot. Lu Shangjin¡¯s bloodshot eyes were clouded with a layer of tears. With a shaking hand, he grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s wrist and placed it to his cracked and burning hot lips, pressing close to the tattoo on the root of his ring finger. CH 69 This fever was due to the overuse of his glands and the mental stress and exhaustion he usually had, causing disordered glandular secretion. The family doctor came by in the morning and hooked Lu Shangjin up with an IV bag and an energy shot. When he woke up, Lu Shangjin habitually reached out to touch Yan Yi sleeping beside him, but his fingers only felt the cold bed sheets. He abruptly opened his eyes to find the back of his hand taped with medical tape. Ever since dismissing the nanny, Lu Shangjin would personally prepare breakfast every day. He looked at the time; it was already nine o¡¯clock. ¡°Yan Yan.¡± Lu Shangjin put on his slippers and hurried downstairs where Yan Yi was frying eggs in the kitchen. The eggs were skillfully fried until golden brown. Yan Yi concentrated on putting the eggs on the bread slices, then evenly sliced up a piece of ham, and tore a leaf of lettuce before shaking off the water droplets and piling it on. He rubbed his heels gently as he stepped on the soft suede slippers with his bare feet. Through the glass door of the kitchen, Lu Shangjin stared at him dazedly with his hands hung by his sides. He unconsciously approached, touching Yan Yi¡¯s lowered eyelashes through the glass. Could time stop at this moment and stay still? It was also good to watch the moving gentleness through the glass. When Yan Yi noticed him, he pulled open the door and walked out with two breakfast plates. Lu Shangjin hurriedly received the plates and set them on the table, blowing on his fingertips that had been scalded by the milk. ¡°Are you feeling better? You made a lot of noise in the middle of the night.¡± Yan Yi came over and touched his forehead. Fortunately, his temperature had gone down. ¡°It was already 9:30 AM and I wanted to wake you up, but you looked a little unwell, so I took it upon myself to let you sleep. I don¡¯t know if I had delayed any meetings.¡± ¡°No, there¡¯s nothing going on at the company today, so I¡¯m not going.¡± Lu Shangjin took the hand that was over his forehead and placed it on his cheek, ¡°I had someone drive the car back yesterday and bring some vegetables along the way. I wanted to cook vegetable porridge for you this morning.¡± He ate his breakfast clean from his plate and didn¡¯t leave a single drop of milk left, just like a kid in kindergarten who wanted to please his teachers. Yan Yi rested his cheek on his hand as he gazed at him. ¡°Is it good?¡± Lu Shangjin nodded his head repeatedly. As long as it was made by Yan Yi, even the most basic sandwich would be accompanied by a light sweet scent of milk-candy when it entered his mouth. ¡°¡­Do you like me that much?¡± Yan Yi stepped on the beam under the vintage chair, holding his elbows and asked with a smile, ¡°What¡¯s so special about me?¡± Lu Shangjin bluntly blurted out, forgetting all the flirtacious tactics he had at his fingertips, ¡°You¡¯re very special. To me, you¡¯re someone I can¡¯t lose.¡± It was the raindrops and rainbows that descended on their teenage years. Yan Yi smiled and shook his little rabbit ears, perplexed. Being emotionally pinned by high expectations made one feel more pressured. Later, he didn¡¯t have the heart to be troubled by these problems again. Lu Shangjin took his annual leave and took Yan Yi all around Europe to play. On the private plane on the return trip, Yan Yi looked intently at the travel photos taken by the photographer. Lu Shangjin took him by the shoulders and looked with him, ¡°You pick the one you like best, I¡¯ll have it framed and hung in our bedroom. Then I¡¯ll get a wall made in my study to hang up the photos.¡± ¡°Would it disturb your work?¡± Yan Yi smiled as he leaned against the hollow of Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder. After flipping through the photos for a while, he yawned slightly. ¡°How would it? I¡¯m glowing with energy just looking at you.¡± Lu Shangjin glanced down and kissed his hair, ¡°Sleepy? Sleep then.¡± Yan Yi was worried that he would make his alpha¡¯s shoulder go numb from pressing against it for too long, but Lu Shangjin refused to let go, so Yan Yi had to lean on him and close his eyes. His alpha was always releasing excessive amounts of soothing pheromones. Being wrapped around in it was like lying down on an eiderdown duvet, soft and warm. Lu Shangjin looked down at Yan Yi who was sleeping against the hollow of his shoulder. He gently pushed aside the little rabbit ears blocking his cheek and gazed at his peaceful sleeping face. If only he hadn¡¯t ever done anything to make Yan Yi sad. Even if Yan Yi were to be as estranged as this in the future, Lu Shangjin could pour the amended ways of his love into his arms. It was already nine o¡¯clock in the evening when the plane approached landing. Yan Yi, woken up by a kiss, was covered with a thin blanket. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t want the bumpy landing to frighten the little rabbit. Just after leaving the airport, Lu Shangjin frowned slightly and looked around. There was a sense of restlessness permeating the air. He couldn¡¯t help but tighten his grip on Yan Yi¡¯s hand and quicken his pace towards the driver¡¯s car. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Yan Yi raised his little rabbit ears, carefully listening to the movement around him. ¡°There¡¯s a smell of bedbugs.¡± Lu Shangjin opened the car door for him before going to the trunk himself to pull a silver suitcase out, then sat next to Yan Yi and shut the door. The driver originally wanted to take them back to their new home, but Lu Shangjin glanced at his watch coldly and said to return to the villa first. Feeling the subtle change of aura on his alpha, Yan Yi inched a little nervously towards the other side of the car door. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, baobei.¡± Lu Shangjin pulled him closer and kissed the corner of his temple, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Yan Yi silently clutched Lu Shangjin¡¯s lapel as a hint of oppressive narcissus pheromones transmitted into his glands. His body writhed in pain and he subconsciously wrapped his arms around his faintly aching stomach. The all-black Bentley drove smoothly along the night highway. Lu Shangjjin leaned back against the seat and fastened the seat belt for Yan Yi, gently patting his shoulder to soothe him, as his left hand idly rapped against the steel buckle of the silver suitcase. Lu Shangjin¡¯s low voice broke the silence in the car. ¡°On the count of three, take the direction to the left and kill.¡± The driver froze for a moment, but being used to hearing President Lu¡¯s unquestionable demands, he subconsciously obeyed. ¡°One, two¡­¡± The red target point had already shifted to the tire. ¡°Three.¡± With an ear-piercing screech, the high-speed Bentley sharply turned direction from the road and hurled out. A deep bullet hole was sniped out from the flat ground. ¡°Baobei, wait for me in the car.¡± Lu Shangjin half-kneeled in the back seat as he held Yan Yi¡¯s frightened white cheeks and soothed, ¡°The glass on the car doors are all bulletproof, don¡¯t come out.¡± He then glanced at the driver, ¡°Make an S turn and go forward, don¡¯t stop even if there¡¯s a red light.¡± The driver shivered and nodded. Lu Shangjin jumped from the speeding Bentley, rolled twice on the highway and tumbled into the green belt. A sniper bullet landed close to his feet but only made a hole in the dirt of the green belt. There was an office building a few hundred meters away. Lu Shangjin looked up at the rooftop of the building where a dark figure was collecting a gun, ready to flee. Lu Shangjin pressed the buttons of all the elevators on the first floor and ran up the stairs. By the time he reached the third floor, he had already dropped his suitcase and was carrying an assembled shotgun on his back and an MP433 in each hand. He flipped over the handrail of the stairs and flew upstairs with a row of Luger bullets in his hand. When the sniper saw that all the elevators on the top floor had been called down, he knew that Lu Shangjin would block him in the stairwell, so he immediately dropped a steel cable outside the building and slid down quietly with the sniper rifle on his back. At the fifteenth floor, he slowed his sharp descent in preparation for landing, but as he slid past a floor-to-ceiling window, the sniper locked eyes with the cold, awaiting alpha through the glass window. Bang! The exploding glass refracted irregularly in the moonlight in a blinding dazzle. Powerful arms crashed through the tempered glass and grabbed the sniper by the neck, ruthlessly yanking the man in. So far, no species had been able to surpass the speed of the peregrine falcon¡¯s accompanying ability ¡°seize¡±, not even the M2 grade golden eagle alpha. The golden eagle alpha struggled desperately as his neck was gripped by the iron pincer-like claws and pinned down onto a ground full of broken glass. Without a single word of nonsense, Lu Shangjin expressionlessly fired the gun against the serial number ¡°PBB000099¡± on the golden eagle alpha¡¯s throat. Anyone who lit up a red aiming point in front of Lu Shangjin should be prepared to be pounced on and killed by the peregrine falcon at that very moment. The gunfire reverberated in the empty building. At the same time, the rising elevator just happened to stop at the fifteenth floor with a ding. The elevator doors slowly parted and a dense burst of bullets sprayed the opposite floor-to-ceiling windows, shattering the glass in all directions. But they were surprised to find that there was no one there. Before the alphas who were ready to ambush him could get out, two smoke bombs were thrown at their feet, hissing and bursting out pungent smoke, and the visibility of the dark space was sharply reduced to zero. Lu Shangjin pressed the ¡°close¡± button for the alphas who had yet to come out. The elevator door caught the muzzle of the shotgun in his hand, and the trigger was pulled three times in succession. When there was no more movement inside, he withdrew the muzzle and smashed the smoke alarm at the same time. The elevator door closed tightly, and the room turned dark, but the look in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes was distinctively clear. He leaned over the elevator and whistled softly, summoning the alphas that had wandered around looking for him. Two MP433, with 18 bullets in his left hand and 17 bullets left in his right hand, shot towards the pitch-dark chaotic shadows with one shot between the brows. Three minutes later, Lu Shangjin flew downstairs and conveniently smashed the surveillance behind him. The solid black Bentley was turning back from the intersection on the left. ¡°Why did you come back?! I told you to take him away!¡± Lu Shangjin hurriedly pulled open the car door, anxiously releasing soothing pheromones. The little rabbit must be scared, he had to coax him well. ¡°Yan Yan, don¡¯t be scared.¡± Before the words were out of his mouth, he suddenly froze, facing the black muzzle of a gun right in front of him. Yan Yi pointed his pistol at Lu Shangjin with a cold expression. The eyes contained the melancholy of a twenty-seven-year-old widow. ¡°Yan Yan¡­it¡¯s me¡­¡± Lu Shangjin stood outside the car in a daze. Glaring sparks flashed past Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes. He even forgot to dodge, dumbfounded, waiting for sharp pain and a bullet to fall on his body. A scream came from behind. Lu Shangjin looked back and saw an alpha chasing behind him shot between the eyebrows, falling softly a few meters away. The early spring night was still cold and biting. Lu Shangjin tightened his coat and found that the frost in his heart could not be warmed by clothes. He had built a snow rabbit in winter, and no matter how carefully he took care of it, it melted away in the cold night of early spring. Yan Yi blew on the muzzle, came out, and leaned against the car door. He lowered his head, lit a cigarette, and took a light puff, the cool smoke obscuring his eyes. Yan Yi dusted off the ashes for a very long time. ¡°Jin ge, don¡¯t you have anything to say.¡± CH 70 To tell the truth, standing in front of him now, Yan Yi was roughly the same as what Lu Shangjin had expected. Just calmer than he imagined. He had been ready to be slapped in the face, yet all he got was a mild and quiet question, and it produced a more desolate panic. When he leaned against the car door to light his cigarette, the sparks reflected in his downcast grey eyes, illuminating the loneliness in them even more clearly. Lu Shangjin wanted to raise his hand to touch him. His fingertips moved slightly, restrained and clenched in his palm. He deliberated over a dozen apologies and persuasions in his heart, but what he said out loud was, ¡°¡­¡­Come home and I¡¯ll make you a midnight snack.¡± The corners of Yan Yi¡¯s lips pulled up as he looked down at the flashing spark between his fingers, ¡°Go home, go back to our home?¡± ¡°It¡¯s our new home, don¡¯t you remember? In a couple of days someone will come to modify the standing wall in the study.¡± Lu Shangjin explained in a low voice and knocked on the glass to ask the driver to go, lest he heard more than he should. Yan Yi¡¯s eyes were clouded over with a layer of emotional struggle. He did remember Lu Shangjin¡¯s considerate care for the past year, the fond love he pampered him with, as gentle as fine rain that fell on his cheeks in early spring when he was seventeen. He even vividly remembered him humbly begging Yan Yi not to leave him in his sleep. ¡°I trusted you once before.¡± Yan Yi did his best to relax his tense shoulders. Yan Yi¡¯s coldness made Lu Shangjin¡¯s hair stand on end, further confirming his most feared suspicion¡ªthat Yan Yi liked him with all his heart, simply because of Lu Shangjin¡¯s mark on his body. Lu Shangjin turned his head to look away, desperately trying to conceal his pain. An oppressive aura nearby was quietly closing in on them. The two simultaneously sensed the approaching danger and subconsciously turned their backs to each other, their muzzles pointing in different directions. ¡°Don¡¯t get so close.¡± Yan Yi frowned. The way he instinctually entrusted his back to the other party like it was second nature hadn¡¯t disappeared. There was a subtle difference from his previous partner. Lu Shangjin¡¯s posture was more like protecting Yan Yi in the narrow space behind him. ¡°Get into the car first.¡± Lu Shangjin reached back from behind to gather him. No one could hurt the little rabbit again, and neither could the little rabbit afford to get hurt again. Yan Yi pulled open the door of the driver¡¯s seat and quickly sat in. Lu Shangjin rolled over and landed on the other side, getting into the passenger seat, before skillfully fastening the seat belt and pulling out an AK47 from under the seat. ¡°Don¡¯t be scared, you won¡¯t get hurt when I¡¯m next to you.¡± Lu Shangjin looked down to check the magazine. His right hand that was loading it kept trembling, scattering bullets to his feet. He hurriedly picked them up to push into the magazine. ¡°Is there¡­something wrong with your hand?¡± Yan Yi averted his line of sight to glance at him. ¡°Nothing wrong.¡± He hugged the AK and leaned back wearily in his chair, barely pulling out an easy smile, ¡°Are you concerned about me?¡± Yan Yi bit the end of the cigarette butt that was almost finished and reversed the direction, increasing the speed to 102, and dashed off like lightning. Smoke slowly trailed from his teeth. Yan Yi focused on racing, occasionally dusting the ashes into the ashtray, ¡°I¡¯m now a weak omega, I can¡¯t help.¡± There was a deafening sound of impact on the rear windshield, and a bullet mark was scratched into the bulletproof glass. He wanted to say a few more words at first, but Lu Shangin squeezed out a ¡°fuck¡± between his teeth, pressing open the shooting sunroof of the modified Bentley to poke out the upper half of his body and shoot at the van that was in hot pursuit behind them. On the other hand, Yan Yi skillfully controlled the direction, allowing Lu Shangjin to find the opportunity to shoot steadily while he was driving at an extreme speed. Two drone bombs buzzed and circled after them, positioning themselves before swooping down toward the speeding Bentley. ¡°Yan Yan! Get out!¡± The terrifying roar sounded like thunder. Yan Yi was thrown out by force, and at the moment he was in the air, the Bentley, still speeding forward, exploded into a ball of fire in front of him. Lu Shangjin wrapped him in his coat and rolled when he landed, his back hitting the ground heavily. Yan Yi laid on his body and stared dazedly at the eyes of the alpha beneath him. Suddenly, the back of his head was pressed to his chest by the alpha¡¯s large hand, as the light scent of Narcissus plunged into his nose. The severity and fickleness were reduced from the alpha¡¯s slightly raised eyebrows, and replaced by an unimaginable gentle steadiness. Without time to linger, Lu Shangjin rolled over and picked Yan Yi up, leading him through the narrow crack of the building. Yan Yi wrapped his arms around Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, picked up Lu Shangjin¡¯s MP433 with both hands, and pointed it at the drone chasing overhead behind them. The bullets fired in quick succession, hitting the detonator accurately. With two loud bangs, the drones exploded into two huge black clouds and fell onto the road behind them, exploding with bursts of asphalt and gravel. Lu Shangjin¡¯s right hand was trembling as he changed direction while holding Yan Yi. He muttered words of comfort, feeling for Yan Yi¡¯s hand and holding it in his palm, caressing the juncture between his thumb and index finger that was hurt by the recoil force for his sake. A tiny current rolled through his heart. Yan Yi bit hard on his lower lip. After escaping back to the villa, Lu Shangjin immediately turned on the highest protection level of the villa¡¯s security system to attract attention, then drove away quietly from the back passage of the underground garage with a dusty old Volkswagen. When he stumbled into and locked the door of their new home, Lu Shangjin hugged Yan Yi and sat down on the sofa, panting violently. Yan Yi swept away the hand resting on him and went to the kitchen to boil a pot of hot water before pouring a cup and putting it in front of him. Without saying a word, he stepped on the wooden stairs to the second floor, locked himself in the bedroom, and never came out again. Lu Shangjin turned over, gasping as he buried his face in the sofa cushions. With difficulty, he used his left hand to feel for his phone to notify Bi Ruijing and Xia Pingtian of the attack today. Only after waiting for the trembling of his right fingers to lessen did he drag his tired feet up to the second floor. He held his knuckles up to the closed bedroom door and hung them there for a moment before he slowly lowered them. Pet dogs often looked forward to following their owners up to their bedroom in order to feel safe in a private space and to confirm their acceptance. Lu Shangjin held his empty heart and silently endured the pain. ¡°I¡¯ll go make something for you to eat. It¡¯s uncomfortable to sleep on an empty stomach.¡± A bowl of pumpkin porridge and a plate of scrambled eggs with cucumber was brought to the table. The young master, who used to keep his ten fingers out of the water, was now moving skillfully and agilely in the kitchen. Lu Shangjin sat alone at the table and waited for a while. The porridge was cooled just enough to taste before he sent a message to Yan Yi to come down and eat. After that, he didn¡¯t know what else to do. He laid on the table quietly, gently rubbing his right shoulder, then fished out a carry-on painkiller from his pocket and poured it into his mouth. The pill stuck to his dry throat and it took several gulps of water to swallow it down. He didn¡¯t bother pressing it down further even when his mouth was full of the bitter taste. In the bedroom lit only by a dim wall lamp, Yan Yi pillowed his hand as he nestled sideways on the pillow, idly flipping through the phone album in his phone. Three or four hundred travel photos filled his screen and he flipped through them one by one. Occasionally, his gaze would linger on a certain photo. The alpha lying on the beach with him was holding his shoulder in a somewhat childish manner, no different from a couple in love. He originally thought he would be sleepy after flipping through for a while, but after a whole hour or so later, Yan Yi was still awake. After flipping through the travel photos, he saw a group photo taken at home. In the background was the bed where he was now lying. He zoomed in to look at the Tuzki drawn on the glands on Lu Shangjin¡¯s nape by a marker. How could the alpha who was willing to let him run wild by himself be Lu Shangjin? Yan Yi got up to get the glass of water on the table. There was a somewhat old paper crane hanging from the neck of the vintage desk lamp on the table. Hanging from a thin line under the paper crane was a piece of paper with familiar handwriting that read: The first gift I got from baby bunny. A burst of unbearable agitation suddenly rose in his heart. Yan Yi gritted his teeth and yanked off that paper crane, clutching it in his hand and throwing it into the paper basket fiercely. He utterly detested the fake deep affection that rendered him more than willing to be cheated out of everything again and again. Yan Yi pulled out the backpack from the closet, picked up a few changes of clothes, and stuffed them into it. He suddenly remembered there were still some of his things downstairs, so he took the backpack and pulled open the bedroom door. Lu Shangjin was startled, carrying a bowl of golden pumpkin porridge that had been reheated for who knew how many times. Standing awkwardly outside the bedroom door, he was nearly knocked over by Yan Yi. Yan Yi looked at the bowl of porridge in his hand and froze for a moment, before leaning to the side and walking out of the bedroom through the gap next to him. Lu Shangjin saw him carrying a bag, and from the open zipper, he could see a change of clean underwear and shirt. He didn¡¯t stop Yan Yi, but slowly walked into the bedroom and put the bowl of porridge on the table. Seeing the torn thread on the neck of the table lamp, he fell into a daze for a while. He then bent over and rummaged through the paper basket, picked out the crumpled paper crane, and put it in the palm of his hand, flattening it. He spread out the two wings that Yan Yi creased from clutching it and tied the torn threads back together. His right hand wasn¡¯t very obedient. It took him five minutes of concentration to tie the paper crane back in its original place. Turning back, Yan Yi leaned against the door with his backpack hanging over one shoulder, holding his arms and looking at him. His eyes lingered for a moment on the paper crane that was tied back on then turned to the side impatiently. Lu Shangjin opened his mouth, but his throat was choked up and he couldn¡¯t say anything. Yan Yi asked, ¡°Where did you keep all my things?¡± Before leaving the house, Lu Shangjin had hidden all of Yan Yi¡¯s things. Rather than being afraid that he would go, he was more afraid that Yan Yi would go too quickly and decisively. Lu Shangjin looked at him helplessly, rubbing the sweat on his palm, and explained in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­about that abortion, I was too reckless and too paranoid ¡­¡­¡± Yan Yi pushed Lu Shangjin aside and searched in the drawer under the bed. He found a bag of bits and pieces of little things, opening the seal to look, then putting it all away in his backpack. He turned to leave, but his arm was grabbed and the alpha came up from behind him, his cold, sweaty hands helplessly wrapped around his waist. ¡°It¡¯s dangerous outside. It¡¯s too late- midnight¡­too cold¡­¡± Lu Shangjin choked on a sob and kissed his hair, ¡°You sleep here, I won¡¯t come in.¡± The look in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes stagnated for a few seconds, determined to break his fingers away. Lu Shangjin¡¯s right hand seemed to exert little strength and was easily forced open. Lu Shangjin panicked and fished out a piece of paper folded into a square from his pocket. He carefully flattened it and handed it to Yan Yi with his trembling right hand. ¡°You said you¡¯d still love me when you¡¯re twenty-seven, you wrote it to me.¡± Lu Shangjin looked at him desperately and longingly, as if looking at the last match in his hand that was about to burn out. Like being pricked by a needle, Yan Yi shivered. He grabbed the piece of paper from his hand and tore it to pieces, then slapped it back into Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand, ¡°I broke my promise, go sue me then!¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s vision blurred for a moment, and when it became clear again, he only saw the door of their home being slammed shut. He stood alone in the sudden silence of his bedroom, like a family dog abandoned in the countryside at night, waiting helplessly for the lights of a car that wouldn¡¯t turn back. It was difficult to get a car in the middle of the night. Yan Yi walked along the highway aimlessly, his heart tied with numerous chaotically tangled woollen threads. He wanted to try hard to pull them apart, but the more they tangled, the more they tightened, making his heart hurt. Suddenly, his vision darkened. Yan Yi knelt down on a pile of stones by the roadside, and laid down painfully on his side, covering the vague ache in his abdomen. Cold sweat seeped from the corners of his forehead down his cheeks. The moment he was about to lose consciousness, his body was caught in a warm embrace. Strong forearms wrapped around the bend of his knees and lifted him up, his forehead pressed against an alpha¡¯s broad chest. Yan Yi preferred the light scent of narcissus flowing into his nose and glands coming from the green belt on the roadside rather than this person holding him. He felt that this wave of narcissus pheromones was extremely unstable, but was unable to open his eyes. He was dimly aware that he had been put in the back seat of a car, and later lost even this bit of clear consciousness. At 8 o¡¯clock in the morning, Dr. Zhong clocked in. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Lu Shangjin sitting on the bench waiting anxiously. ¡°Good morning xian-sheng, has something happened?¡± Dr. Zhong glanced at his watch, ¡°Last night¡¯s emergency?¡± Lu Shangjin nodded and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°He completely recovered last night, but his emotional state and mood are not considered stable.¡± He hasn¡¯t allowed me to go up to see him yet. The elevator doors opened a crack. Lu Shangjin stood up and quickly went over to help Yan Yi walk out. Yan Yi¡¯s face was pale, and his steps were more erratic than when he had just been sent to the hospital. He held him in a trance like he had lost his soul, and didn¡¯t say a word. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, what did the doctor say?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart was twisting tighter and tighter. Looking at Yan Yi¡¯s appearance, he was afraid that he had come down with a serious illness. ¡°Glandular disease? Leaving a lingering effect? Where do you feel discomfort?¡± Lu Shangjin was so anxious that he circled around him, and finally couldn¡¯t help but block him. He held Yan Yi¡¯s shoulders with both hands and leaned down to stare at him, ¡°Tell me!¡± Yan Yi violently pushed him away with a slap to his face, loud enough that it nearly echoed through the hall. ¡°You¡¯re a beast.¡± He said. Lu Shangjin stood in front of him, his face burning with pain, but at a loss for what to do, he couldn¡¯t be bothered to touch it. He picked up the scattered examination report and glanced down at the ten lines. Pausing in surprise, he then took a breath to read it carefully. His eyes rested on the blurred image for a long time before slowly moving to the list of data below. The doctor said that the fetus was all right and was in its third trimester. ¡°¡­¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s lips trembled and his vision blurred. He suddenly picked Yan Yi up and ran into the elevator, asking the doctor and nurse all the way back in the consultation room. The old doctor who just gave Yan Yi an ultrasound saw the alpha rushing into the consultation room recklessly and frowned, ¡°You still not taking him home to take good care of him? What are you running for?¡± Yan Yi pushed away the hand tightly wrapped around his waist and tilted his line of sight to the window without speaking. The old doctor lowered his glasses and looked up at the couple. He always felt that the atmosphere between the two was odd. Thinking they were another young couple who only knew how to seek pleasure without caring for their bodies or taking precautions, he coughed with contempt: ¡°Xian-sheng, having an abortion now is very damaging to the body, and the omega¡¯s glands had been operated on before. One cannot guarantee the supply of pheromones needed by the fetus. The alpha has to put all efforts into taking care.¡± Suddenly, under the astonished gaze of everyone in the consultation room, Lu Shangjin pulled out a palm-sized brand-new notebook from his pocket and concentrated on writing down the doctor¡¯s instructions. Sitting by the side, Yan Yi watched Lu Shangjin¡¯s side profile looking down to take notes from the reflection of the glass, looking like a teenager preparing for the college entrance examination in a classroom. Water flowed into his heart, gently caressing the wounds that had been dried and cracked for a long time. CH 71 Warm yellow curtains were replaced in the bedroom.The tiny floral embroidery was playful and warm, clustering around a fluffy white rabbit with a small flower pinned to its ear. Yan Yi sat against the head of the bed as he touched the soft and delicate fabric. He guessed it might be that Lu Shangjin¡¯s assistant had changed and the new one was more attentive, deliberately taking into account the omega¡¯s current physical condition when setting up the bedroom. Hearing footsteps upstairs through the bedroom door, Yan Yi rolled over and laid down with his back facing the door. He closed his eyes. Lu Shangjin pushed open the bedroom door, when he saw Yan Yi sleeping, he lightened his footsteps even more. Holding two pots of cactus in his arms, he stood in the corner and measured the position before placing each one pot on the windowsill and on the desk. He also personally brought a bowl of sticky white fungus soup and put it on the table. He then sat by the bed and looked at Yan Yi. ¡°Get up and drink some white fungus soup if you can¡¯t sleep.¡± Lu Shangjin gently touched him. ¡°What do you want to eat for lunch? I¡¯ll make it for you.¡± Yan Yi opened his eyes and said lightly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to eat anything.¡± ¡°Carrot pie. Okay.¡± Lu Shangjin propped one hand on the edge of the bed to look at him. ¡°What about the side dishes? Mixed chrysanthemum or tomatoes?¡± ¡°I said I didn¡¯t want to eat.¡± ¡°Ah, mixed chrysanthemum.¡± Lu Shangjin noted down. Yan Yi rolled over and sat up, his light grey hair messily covering half of his rabbit ears. ¡°Are you very happy?¡± Yan Yi asked with a cold smile. ¡°Using a child to kidnap me so I will be trapped by your side all the time. Really, your tactics are so despicable. What do you take a small child for? A bargaining chip? Is there anything more important than yourself in your eyes?¡± Lu Shangjin patiently released soothing pheromones to calm Yan Yi¡¯s emotions. Pregnant omegas were sometimes especially irritable and temperamental. Not to mention, the wound in his little rabbit¡¯s heart had yet to heal. ¡°Yes.¡± Lu Shangjin took the white fungus soup and stirred it before handing it to him. ¡°I cooked the white fungus for two hours but it didn¡¯t become sticky and thick. What¡¯s going on?¡± Yan Yi stirred it casually. ¡°Isn¡¯t this quite sticky.¡± ¡°It¡¯s always not sticky, so I put some lotus root powder into it. The lotus root powder is sticky.¡± Lu Shangjin touched his chin, a bit like a husky who had come over to take the credit after trying to help his owner demolish his house. Yan Yi: ¡°¡­Why aren¡¯t you going to work?¡± ¡°Today is Saturday. Eat while it¡¯s hot, baobei.¡± Lu Shangjin picked up Yan Yi¡¯s white tender feet curled up under the hem of his pyjamas and kissed them. ¡°There are two people more important than me: you and the baby.¡± ¡°Let go!¡± Yan Yi forcefully broke free from his ankle that was grabbed, but Lu Shangjin had already gone downstairs to make noodles. Yan Yi laid in the bedroom for a while. The more he thought about it, the more he felt his heart was blocked. Suddenly, he went to the closet and looked for a shirt. After changing clothes, he took his keys before going downstairs. Lu Shangjin stood in the dining room, kneading the noodle dough with his left hand. His forearm and shirt were covered with flour. When he saw Yan Yi dressed in a going-out outfit, his face stiffened for a moment. Then he realized he had no luggage with him, so his tense nerves relaxed only slightly. ¡°Where are you going? I¡¯ll drive you.¡± Yan Yi looked down to pick up the car keys in the drawer. ¡°Coming back for lunch?¡± Lu Shangjin soaked the noodles with both hands before walking to the foyer wearing a light blue apron. ¡°I¡¯ll hire a chef to come over if you¡¯re bringing a friend back.¡± ¡°You can eat by yourself.¡± The door coldly flung shut, the cold air from the stairwell hitting Lu Shangjin¡¯s face. His cheeks, which had been previously slapped by Yan Yi at the hospital, faintly burned hot. He went to take a shower and left the dining room in disorder without a care, then laid on the sofa and stared boredly at the clock on the wall. Every tick of the minute hand was tormenting. So he grabbed his work computer and worked on some documents to pass the time. There was an additional unsigned email in his mailbox. Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes and stared at the three words Shao Wenjing before drying his dripping hair with a towel. The interview was held at a restaurant. Shao Wenjing picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, narrowing his peach blossom eyes slightly when he saw Lu Shangjin. There was a momentary exchange of pheromones when the two alpha met. Shao Wenjing could see that the other¡¯s glowing face was just masking exhaustion;a stern dignity that would not allow anyone to belittle him. Lu Shangjin could also feel that the pheromones communicating with him carried an imperceptible air of illness. The cunning spider was injured. ¡°President Lu, what would you like to order? This restaurant has quite good dishes.¡± Shao Wenjing pushed the menu to Lu Shangjin and smiled cordially. ¡°My treat.¡± Lu Shangjin leaned back in his chair and met his eyes indifferently. ¡°Business outside the country isn¡¯t good anymore?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about work today and talk about something else?¡± Shao Wenjing ordered a table of signature dishes. It was relatively easy to guess the taste of birds and beasts of prey. After three rounds of wine, Lu Shangjin pinched the bridge of his nose. Shao Wenjing¡¯s hand pouring the wine into the mouth of the glass was a little inaccurate, but he was very polite. ¡°We met once on your uncle¡¯s cruise ship before. I also understand the purpose of your last visit. I¡¯ve found the person you want. Send someone to pick them up at my place in two days.¡± Lu Lin¡¯s confidant was one of the few insiders. Lu Shangjin had been searching for him. Shao Wenjing continued, ¡°I injected poison into his brain and was able to pry things out of his mouth without torture.¡± ¡°So you do have a heart.¡± Lu Shangjin slightly raised the corner of his lips. ¡°I could have let you go at first; a person with a child is always a bit difficult. But you touched my person, this can¡¯t be ignored.¡± ¡°This is a misunderstanding.¡± Shao Wenjing smiled apologetically. ¡°I admire Yan Yi, so I can¡¯t help it. You have to admit, your omega is very attractive.¡± Lu Shangjin raised his eyebrows slightly. ¡°Today I am mainly here to explain something to you. Before, I would have taken him away regardless of the consequences. I just couldn¡¯t bear it this time. ¡°At the time, his lower body was covered in blood and was hiding in the closet in fear. You know, rabbits are too easily frightened. ¡°When I opened the wardrobe, he looked at me in fear and said¡­¡± Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t maintain his mask of calm and indifference. He raised his eyes and asked, ¡°What did he say?¡± ¡°Uh, he said ¡­¡­ ¡®Jin ge, someone is bullying me¡¯.¡± Shao Wenjing coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment. ¡°I think he had mistaken me for you.¡± The pupils of Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes trembled slightly as his left hand under the table clenched tightly into a fist, his white knuckles cracking. Yan Yi¡¯s fearful and weak expression lingered in front of his eyes. He felt his fingertips rip through his palm with utter hatred, the pain of regret making him gasp for breath. When he got up to leave, Shao Wenjing stood up to see him out. ¡°President Lu, because I still have to raise a child, please have mercy.¡± In the past few months, his company had been stirred up, losing orders to customers. At the same time, the mafia had been eyeing him. He had to return to headquarters to take care of business, but as soon as he left the country, he would be intercepted and killed. After a little investigation, he found out that Lu Shangjin had something to do with it, and there were even people rushing to flatter him. If that was all, Shao Wenjing could clean it up by himself, but he had Lu Shangjin¡¯s ruthless means to worry about, and whether he would make a move on Wenchi if he was urgent. Tired of talking, Lu Shangjin asked the driver to turn around. The driver asked where to go. Lu Shangjin rubbed his dull aching temples and hesitantly dialed Yan Yi¡¯s number. The phone near Yan Yi suddenly vibrated. Yan Yi felt it out and glanced at it. Guessing that it would be a harassment call from Lu Shangjin, he pressed the mute button and let it pass. While driving, Tan Meng asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t you answer it?¡± Yan Yi was sitting in the passenger seat, his elbow on the edge of the window as he held a box of yogurt to eat: ¡°He doesn¡¯t deserve it.¡± Tan Meng slapped the steering wheel as he laughed gloatingly. ¡°You¡¯re right, alphas can¡¯t get used to it. Too easily flattered.¡± The car slowly came to a stop outside the airport. Tan Meng put on his sunglasses before getting out of the car and sending a voice message. ¡°Landed yet? The two most handsome omegas of Chang Hui Airport are waiting for you.¡± The warm air in the car was too strong, so Yan Yi took a breath and said, ¡°It¡¯s not very cold today. Your friend is lucky, it was below zero yesterday.¡± An omega came out of the airport exit, dressed in black leather and wrapped in a tea-colored scarf. He hurriedly dragged a suitcase full of check-in strips and ran over, hugging Tan Meng excitedly. The omega took off his fleece cap and sunglasses, revealing a white and innocent face with dark eyes. He shook hands with Yan Yi. ¡°My name is Cang Xiaoer, hamster omega, milk tea hamster.¡± Yan Yi stiffened for a few seconds, and then replied, a little at a loss for words. ¡°Yan Yi, lop-eared rabbit omega, type is teacup rabbit.¡± After reacting, he covered his eyes with embarrassment, why did he have to introduce his breed? Cang Xiaoer wrapped his arm around Tan Meng and laughed his head off. ¡°Going to play?¡± The omegas hogged a pool table. Yan Yi leaned over and pressed the table top, his index finger lightly resting on the club. The ball went into the hole. Tan Meng sat sideways on the table and rubbed the shell powder on the club head, ¡°Master Meng will show you a dead corner ball.¡± Hamster. Cang Xiaoer gently touched Yan Yi with his elbow. He didn¡¯t know if it was an illusion, but he kept having this feeling like he was hated. After taking a bath in the hot spring of the club¡¯s spa, the three of them went to the bar. Cang Xiaoer ordered an iced cocktail at the bar and asked Yan Yi what he wanted to drink. Yan Yi looked at it and just ordered a glass of room temperature juice. Tan Meng sat on an armchair with a notebook and coded words, eating snacks while catching up on tonight¡¯s updates. Only Yan Yi and Cang Xiaoer were left chatting on the high stools in front of the bar. The two were not introverts and had already become familiar with each other after playing for a day. Their conversation quickly turned to mention the PBB serial number on Cang Xiaoer¡¯s body. In order to escape the surveillance of PBB, he had a genius idea to find a matching low-grade gland replacement. But at the exact moment, he was captured by an alpha to have a gland replacement for his own lover. At that time, he was given a dormant needle, but his grade hadn¡¯t been seen. ¡°At first, it was almost done, but they suddenly refused to change. They wanted to find a backer but couldn¡¯t find one, so I had to flee abroad. It was a pity to be dressed in white.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s fingers stiffened slightly. ¡°¡­¡­ For glands?¡± ¡°Mm, the alpha looking for me is the president of the Flying Eagle group. Ai, have you heard of it? ¡°¡­¡­¡± Yan Yi clenched the glass tightly. The clean glass reflected his helpless wry smile. Suddenly, he felt relieved. He released the glass and said with a snort: ¡°He told me that the replacement was a gland donated by someone else in the freezer, and said he had asked a friend to look for it for a long time.¡± Cang Xiaoer choked on his cocktail. Lying on the surface of the bar, he coughed hard. ¡°Lu Shangjin is that kind of person.¡± Yan Yi scratched his hair, lazily lying on the bar. ¡°What he wants to do, he does it. He can do whatever he wants. He should go and spend a few years in jail ¡­¡­¡± How did this alpha, whom he once liked so much he had gone crazy for him, turn out this bad? ¡°Senior¡­¡± Cang Xiaoer came over to take his shivering shoulders. At a loss for what to do, he soothed him with the scent of cream. Suddenly, he shouted as if he was frightened. Cang Xiaoer turned around with his little tail covered and stared at the two alphas standing behind them. One of the alphas was holding a handful of tea-colored hair pulled from his little tail in his hand. He raised his chin playfully and frivolously. ¡°Wanna play with some of us gege?¡± The other alpha went to hold Yan Yi¡¯s shoulder. They had been observing the two omegas for a long time, and immediately went into a rut when they met the fragrant and soft omegas bodies. ¡°Please show some respect.¡± Yan Yi subconsciously protected his lower abdomen and plucked away the hands on his body. Even without the A3 glands, the years of combat training would be enough to deal with a few hooligans. The strong pheromones of the alphas in rut made Yan Yi very uncomfortable. Wanting to avoid it, he pulled Cang Xiaoer up and walked away. The glass door of the bar was suddenly pushed open, and the heavy oppressive scent of an M2 alpha swept over with every step into the bar. Lu Shangjin stepped in with the cold breeze outside the door and walked in front of Yan Yi without looking elsewhere. As he approached, the surrounding alphas backed up to make way. He took the juice out of Yan Yi¡¯s hand and pushed it to the side. Holding the edge of the bar counter, he lowered his head close to Yan Yi. Yan Yi was stunned. When he got closer, he could see that there was a layer of pink over the alpha¡¯s cheeks from drunkenness. Lu Shangjin grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s hand and pressed it to his heart. He seemed awake, but his eyes were misty and cloudy. ¡°Wife, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± CH 72 ¡°You go and sober up first.¡± Yan Yi pushed away his alcoholic smelling body. Lu Shangjin wasn¡¯t standing steadily and so he took half a step back. Stunned, he stood blankly for a few seconds, then saw the hamster omega standing beside Yan Yi and backed away quietly in embarrassment. Yan Yi¡¯s sickly weak voice on the phone echoed in his mind. ¡°Jin Ge, do you really like hamsters that much? If I pinch my ears, I can look like a hamster too.¡± Lu Shangjin hugged Yan Yi despite his pushes, murmuring, ¡°You don¡¯t look like a hamster, you don¡¯t look like a hamster, rabbits are cute.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it when we get back.¡± Yan Yi sat on a stool and tore Lu Shangjin off his body before waving to Tan Meng and Cang Xiaoer, then dragged Lu Shangjin out of the clubhouse. Maybe after drinking too much, he would develop the instinct to find a toilet. Yan Yi went and brewed a cup of sobering tea, but couldn¡¯t find him once he returned. He found him lying on the edge of the toilet in the bathroom. ¡°How much have you had to drink?¡± Yan Yi slipped the sobering tea into his hand. ¡°Eight or nine taels.¡± Lu Shangjin sat on the ground and leaned against the wall, staring up at the overhead light. Yan Yi frowned, reaching out his hand to shield his eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t stare at the lights.¡± ¡°I¡¯m staring at Yan Yan.¡± Lu Shangjin removed his hand and stared at the lights, lost in thought. His light was no longer willing to burn itself to illuminate him; it had left decisively and he could not catch up to it. Unspeakable sourness spread throughout his whole body. Yan Yi leaned against the door, letting Lu Shangjin calm himself for a while before going to clean up the dining room. There was still a bowl of half-made noodles on the table, which were mixed with each other for a long time. After a day of drying up, they became hard lumps. Chopped carrots and ground beef fillings were cut into irregular sizes and arranged in the kitchen. In order to make Yan Yi willing to eat some meat, Lu Shangjin went to great pains to do so. Yan Yi was washing dishes when someone suddenly hugged him from behind. Seemingly sober and focused, Lu Shangjin dried Yan Yi¡¯s hands for him. Because of his drunkenness, his body wasn¡¯t very obedient. After feeling for the detergent several times, he finally took it in his hand and squeezed it onto the dishcloth with a trembling motion, then bowed his head to scrub the bowl. ¡°You must be very tired carrying the baby outside for the whole day. You should go to bed, I¡¯ll clean up here.¡± Lu Shangjin seemed a little tired, his body slumped to the wall and leaned against it, scrubbing the chopsticks and knives clean. His right hand was trembling slightly again. When he was wiping the knife, the part of his hand between the thumb and the index finger got cut. ¡°That¡¯s enough, don¡¯t make things worse.¡± Yan Yi turned on the faucet to rinse the foam and blood from Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand and drew a tissue for him to stop the bleeding by himself, then turned around to find alcohol and band-aids. Like a child being criticised, he stood by the sink and pressed his wound. ¡°Yan Yan¡­did you hurt your hands when washing dishes before?¡± Yan Yi paused slightly in his steps. He put the alcohol and band-aids on the table and told him to clean up the dining room, kitchen and himself, and then went upstairs. Lu Shangjin inexplicably followed him to the bottom of the stairs. He tilted his head slightly to look at him going up the stairs. It wasn¡¯t until Yan Yi entered the bedroom and closed the door that Lu Shangjin¡¯s lonely gaze was cut off. He sat down at the table to disinfect the wound on his hand. The smell of alcohol was so strong that it masked the sweet scent of milk-candy that had touched the bottle. Yan Yi buried his face into the pillow and irritably turned over and over in bed, unable to sleep. His WeChat alert sounded. Yan Yi picked up to see the message. Tan Meng had sent a dozen of today¡¯s group photos, and Cang Xiaoer sent a ¡°humble hamster¡± emoji. I¡¯m not I¡¯m not a little hamster: Ah Yan, don¡¯t misunderstand. Although I have a high compatibility with your husband, he really doesn¡¯t mean anything to me. He wanted to replace my glands with you the first time he saw me. I don¡¯t know what happened between you two. In my opinion, Lu xian-sheng may have used the wrong method, but it¡¯s not as bad as you think¡­ Yan Yi replied with a few words of comfort and said good night. Others don¡¯t understand Lu Shangjin, he does. With a typical alpha¡¯s character of irritability, conceitedness and possessiveness, Lu Shangjin made so much commotion now wasn¡¯t because he wanted a piece of candy, but because Yan Yi wasn¡¯t giving it to him as he wished. Yan Yi often saw children who are several years old catch ants and throw them into the water, watching them struggle and swim in the water, and finally drown. They were childish yet cruel, but it was obvious they were not malicious either. He curled up on his side and gently stroked his small belly that had developed a slight curve. The little one in the belly was getting lively day by day, occasionally moving around mischievously. He was still a little uncomfortable by night time. Yan Yi hugged the eiderdown quilt, not sleeping soundly. Every night at twelve o¡¯clock, Lu Shangjin would quietly walk in on time and sit by the bed to release enough soothing pheromones for him. Yan Yi didn¡¯t fall asleep, but closed his eyes and refused to wake up. The excessive amount of soothing pheromones wrapped around the body had actually eased the difficulty of pregnancy to a great extent. However, Yan Yi couldn¡¯t convince himself to accept this disturbing open offer. Today¡¯s soothing pheromones were not as strong as before, and the concentration was unstable. It may be that some of it had been consumed from him going out and fooling around in the past two days. Yan Yi didn¡¯t want to think too much. Lu Shangjin sat by the bed and waited for a long time. When he felt that Yan Yi had fallen asleep, he gently reached out to touch his back. After making sure that Yan Yi had fallen asleep and wouldn¡¯t drive him away, he laid down on the edge of the bed. He didn¡¯t dare to hold the omega completely in his arms, and could only smell him from half a foot away. During the two days of his business trip, Lu Shangjin had been anxiously thinking about the omega at home. Not even staying for one more night, he took the latest flight to come back and hadn¡¯t had time to rest. He was a little tired and was looking forward to the omega¡¯s soothing pheromones, just a little, enough to lift his spirits. Yan Yi suddenly rolled over and looked at him lightly. Lu Shangjin, who was about to fall asleep, opened his eyes drowsily and subconsciously released soothing pheromones. ¡°Will it work, when our compatibility is so low?¡± Yan Yi asked. There were no lights on in the bedroom. Through the darkness, Yan Yi vaguely saw the hurt in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes. It turned out that saying thorny words would also cause himself pain, but was not too much to say that it was revenge to taste the pain of stabbing the other in the heart. After a long time, Lu Shangjin asked hoarsely, ¡°It wouldn¡¯t work even a little?¡± Yan Yi gave a light hum and rolled over to hide under the covers. Very quickly, the soothing pheromones around them doubled in intensity, and Lu Shangjin reluctantly asked from behind him, ¡°What about now.¡± Yan Yi stopped answering. After about ten minutes or so, the soothing pheromones gradually faded. The alpha nearly tripped as he got out of bed, holding his shoulder as he slowly walked out. Yan Yi fished out his phone from under the pillow and flipped aimlessly through his photo album. He stayed on each photo of two people embracing each other sweetly. The screen was too bright, his eyes turned sore, and there was wetness going down along the corner of his eyes. In the morning, the sun was just right, shining through the warm yellow bunny curtains into the bedroom. Assistant Xiao Ning came over to deliver fresh vegetables and fruits, cleaned up the refrigerator, and brought in two pots of flowers from outside the door. Two heavy-petaled daffodils were in full bloom. When Yan Yi saw that he was struggling, he came to help him carry them. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t, don¡¯t, you leave it to me.¡± Xiao Ning didn¡¯t dare to let the boss¡¯s wife work while he was carrying the dragon¡¯s seed. He raised his face and smiled with ease, before moving the flower pots to the balcony. Yan Yi went to pour Xiao Ning a glass of water and leaned over the balcony to chat with him, ¡°The curtains in the bedroom are well chosen. It feels very comfortable using them.¡± Xiao Ning patted the dirt on his hands, straightened up and recalled puzzledly, ¡°Curtains? Oh, oh, boss picked them. I was afraid you wouldn¡¯t like it at the time, but boss said you¡¯d like it. Boss still knows you well.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s smile was frozen on the corner of his lips. He stared blankly at the two pots of daffodils brought by Xiao Ning for a while. One moment assistant Xiao Ning left, the next moment Lu Shangjin came back early from work, bringing a small slice of strawberry cake to Yan Yi. Yan Yi walked through the foyer and looked at him. Lu Shangjin handed him the cake box with a rose in its carrying handle. He thought he would refuse as usual, but Yan Yi reached out and took it. Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes became a little excited. Yan Yi drew the roses out and threw them onto the table, taking the strawberry cake upstairs, before turning back and said, ¡°Put those two pots of flowers in your room. It smells disgusting.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulders shook. He gripped the staircase railing hard and looked up at him, ¡°Did I provoke you again today?¡± Yan Yi turned back and leaned over the railing to look at him, ¡°Is that enough?¡± Lu Shangjin sped up the stairs, grabbed Yan Yi¡¯s hands and pressed him to the wall. With his big hands cushioning the back of his head, he lowered his head and dropped a sloppy kiss on the corner of his lips. ¡°Baobei, don¡¯t say that.¡± Lu Shangjin put his head against the crook of Yan Yi¡¯s shoulder and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m very sad.¡± Yan Yi lowered his eyelids, and his eyes fell on the alpha¡¯s thin and capable waist. He had lost a little weight. As this thought wormed into his mind, Yan Yi disorderly stopped himself from thinking any further. ¡°Want to go see a movie tonight?¡± Lu Shangjin rubbed against his ear, ¡°There are three new movies on. Want to pick one?¡± Yan Yi felt like he was going to spoil the fun again. ¡°I don¡¯t like movies that much.¡± The one who just liked to accompany him to watch movies in the beginning had also, with extension of his love, left a CD as well. The sweetness that he savoured when repeatedly replaying the movie was that two people reached into the empty popcorn bucket at the same time; Yan Yi grabbed the popcorn and Lu Shangjin grabbed his fingertips. He went upstairs and went back to his bedroom, leaving Lu Shangjin sitting alone on the stair steps, his back bowed in an arc with a sense of loss. Yan Yi sat at his bedroom desk and unboxed the cake. He ate the creamy strawberries spread all over the top layer and listened to the sound of Lu Shangjin moving the flower pots outside the door. That night, Yan Yi woke up in a daze. He glanced at the phone, it was 12:05. Lu Shangjin usually came on time. He would come at twelve o¡¯clock in the middle of the night and stayed for half an hour to release soothing pheromones for him. Yan Yi got up to go to the bathroom and found that the door to the study was half closed with the lamp still on. Lu Shangjin was asleep with his head buried in front of the computer. Before he knew it, he had walked to the door of the study. Yan Yi hesitated for a moment and stepped in with soft suede slippers. Walking to the desk, Yan Yi saw a pile of documents by Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand, all of which were private information about PBB. Only the lamp was turned on in the study; the warm white beam spread across the side of Lu Shangjin¡¯s face, casting a deep shadow from the bridge of his nose and eye sockets. Yan Yi looked at it for a long time before he took his eyes off Lu Shangjin¡¯s face. Only to find that the entire wall was covered with frames of varying sizes. They were all selected from their travel photos. Yan Yi looked over one by one, remembering that each one was what he had told he liked to Lu Shangjin on the plane. In addition to the travel photos, there were some sneaky shots taken in awkward angles, all of Yan Yi. Some were of him nestled in the swing sofa in the balcony, dozing off, while some were of his face staring out at the balcony. He saw an old group photo of a ten-year-old Lu Shangjin with a seven-year-old bunny standing next to him. The photo was also sealed with plastic, but he could tell from the marks that it was not in his collection. Yan Yi walked past half of the wall, grasping his lapel and holding it tightly in his palm, hesitating to stop walking. He suddenly saw two pairs of small shoes placed on the bookshelf; a pair of light blue, a pair of light yellow, both similarly delicate and lovely, and there was also a pile of new and beautiful baby clothes pressed under the shoes. CH 73 At four or five o¡¯clock in the morning, Lu Shangjin got up and sobered up for a while. He forgot the time while he was working last night. After glancing at his watch hazily, he suddenly woke up. The study was permeated with a faint sweet scent of milk-candy. Surprised, Lu Shangjin settled his heart down to identify it, and the corners of his lips bent in excitement. He stumbled onto the second floor, not bothering to care about his slowly numbing legs from his sleep. Yan Yi had fallen asleep, half lying down in the soft quilt and curled into a ball. Lu Shangjin sat by the bedside and looked at him through the twilight of the curtains. He half knelt down on the bed, stealthily pulling away the eiderdown quilt held tightly in Yan Yi¡¯s hand bit by bit and covering him back up. Holding the rabbit¡¯s soft face, he let him lie on his side so as to not press onto the baby. The waist of his sleep-crumpled pyjama pants was tightened around half of his rabbit tail, while half of his snow-white waist was exposed outside. Lu Shangjin smiled silently and stuffed the small tail back into his pyjamas and lifted it up. Yan Yi moved slightly, his rabbit ears flung up and covered his face again. Startled, Lu Shangjin, immediately held his breath and retreated quietly. He only sat back down with ease when there was no movement on the bed for a long time. Leaning down, he lifted the small ears plastered on Yan Yi¡¯s face and tucked them back. He then gazed at his peaceful sleeping face, gently touching the tip of his slightly twitching nose. His whole heart was filled to the brim with a stream of water, incomparably soft and peaceful. He must still have me in his heart. Lu Shangjin was secretly happy for a while, but his brow wrinkled with distress, gently touching his faintly rounded belly. Would Yan Yan like this child who came regardless of his own will? Would Yan Yi, because of his resentment towards Lu Shangjin, then resent this child who made him tie himself to Lu Shangjin¡¯s side? He was pregnant with this nameless little guy every day. Was it very laborious for Yan Yan, was he having a very hard time? ¡°I did something wrong again.¡± Lu Shangjin sat beside him, vexed. Yan Yi kept moving around in his sleep, his right hand scratched the root of his tail and he was reaching the edge of the bed. His hand was held in Lu Shangjin¡¯s palm, his rough fingertips rubbing the tiny tattoo on his ring finger. Lu Shangjin kissed the string of tiny flowery English words then secretly took out the ring from his pocket. He carefully put it on Yan Yi¡¯s ring finger and held it in the palm of his hand to study it carefully. Yan Yi had put on a little weight so his bony knuckles had rounded a little, but still looked slightly slender even after wearing the ring. Lu Shangjin fished out his phone, and with a beam of light through the curtains, he spent five minutes finding an angle to take a picture of the two people wearing rings with their fingers intertwined. He looked at it in concentration for a while, then set the picture as his screensaver before putting the phone in his pocket. He laid quietly behind Yan Yi and held the rabbit in his arms from behind, his warm palms holding Yan Yi¡¯s hand with the ring on, protecting his slightly curved belly together. The little rabbit was like milk jelly in his arms. Lu Shangjin wantonly stuck to him a little closer, lightly rubbing his sweat gland with the tip of its nose. ¡°I want to mark you.¡± Lu Shangjin puckered his lips and kissed his glands, releasing soothing pheromones for him. When tiredness struck him, half awake and half asleep, Lu Shangjin dreamed of Yan Yi again, standing in a place he couldn¡¯t touch and coldly asking him ¡°Will it work, when our compatibility is so low?¡± Lu Shangjin woke up with a jolt. His own glands had been releasing too much soothing pheromones in his sleep and had become dry and hot. The little rabbit was still sleeping well in his arms. Lu Shangjin breathed gently to ease his palpitating heartbeat and glanced at the time. It was nearly six o¡¯clock. He put on his slippers and headed out, then scrambled back to quietly take off the ring he put on for Yan Yi and put it back into his pocket in a cherishing manner before exiting Yan Yi¡¯s bedroom. The little rabbit ears suddenly cocked up and listened to the surroundings. Yan Yi heard the sound of water in the bathroom. Rubbing his eyes and sitting up, he scratched the root of his tail through his pyjama pants. The bedroom was filled with the mild smell of narcissus pheromones. Yan Yi felt behind him; half of the bed behind him still had the residual temperature of the alpha lying there. He came today as well. Yan Yi frowned, lifted the thin quilt and got out of bed. On the stairs, he saw Lu Shangjin bustling about in the bathroom, holding a syringe and injecting it into his forearm; it looked like he was injecting a rut inhibitor. After injecting, Lu Shangjin walked out holding the wall and went back to his bedroom. When Lu Shangjin¡¯s bedroom was closed, Yan Yi went downstairs to look around in the bathroom and picked up a syringe with its needle and package removed from the garbage can. He then rummaged through the medical kit again. There were only a few inhibitors left inside. Yan Yi rummaged halfway when he suddenly froze and slowly pushed the medical kit back to its original position. He threw the syringe back into the trash, before washing his hands while staring at himself in the mirror with dissatisfaction at Lu Shangjin not living up to expectations and not making progress. He didn¡¯t allow himself to think about anything else related to Lu Shangjin. He went upstairs and locked himself in his bedroom, sending a message to the group to all members in his circle. Yan Yi: Wanna go out to play for a couple days? Tan Meng: Yes. Cang Xiaoer: Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes I wanna go to Yun Nan what about you guys? Bi Ruijing: ??? No. Bi Ruijing was removed from the group chat. The next afternoon, Lu Shangjin rushed to the airport after receiving a message saying that Yan Yi and the rest were passing the security check. He turned around and saw Lu Shangjin looking anxiously at his side, so he pretended not to see him and went into the waiting hall holding his bag, an arm around Cang Xiaoer¡¯s neck. In the waiting hall, Yan Yi stared at the countless messages flashing on his phone and kept silent. Later, Lu Shangjin sent him 300,000 yuan: Hope you have fun, baobei. I miss you so much, hope you¡¯ll send me some photos. Cang Xiaoer came over and wagged his little tail as he squeezed next to Yan Yi, ¡°He¡¯s so good to you, no one ever calls me baobei.¡± Stunned, Yan Yi turned off the screen and raised his eyebrow with a smile, ¡°Baobei.¡± The three stayed together for ten days in Yun Nan. Lu Shangjin wanted to see the photos from Yan Yi, but Yan Yi didn¡¯t send him any. Finally, he found a group photo of the three omegas from Bi Ruijing¡¯s wife¡¯s travel photos. Lu Shangjin zoomed in to look carefully at Yan Yi¡¯s smiling face, unconsciously smiling too. He then printed out the photos and hung them on the photo wall in the study. After taking a few more calls from doctors, he opened his computer and started working. The night of Yan Yi¡¯s pickup, Lu Shangjin waited an hour in advance for Yan Yi to land. When Yan Yi saw Lu Shangjin, he froze for a moment and casually asked, ¡°How did you know I was coming back today?¡± There was the smell of disinfectant on him. He probably just came out of the hospital not long ago. ¡°How could I feel at ease when I don¡¯t keep an eye on you, running around with a little baby.¡± Lu Shangjin helped him put his suitcase into the car and pretended to unintentionally stop in front of him, looking forward to receiving a hug of reunion after being apart for a long time. After standing awkwardly for a while, Yan Yi felt that Lu Shangjin was a little disappointed, but habitually disguised it as a smile. When Yan Yi put his hand on the door, Lu Shangjin felt that his brain was buzzing all of a sudden, losing all his consciousness. The tattoo on his right ring finger had been washed off. Maybe this was like the feeling of being struck by lightning. There was a light flashing in front of his eyes, and then it became dark. On the way back, Lu Shangjin never spoke again. After arriving home, he made a bowl of pumpkin porridge for Yan Yi as a midnight snack and went back to his bedroom without a word. Across the bedroom door, Yan Yi heard a flurry of noise smashing random things from inside. He sat at the table, stirring the soft, porridge rice in the bowl and examining the scar on his ring finger where the tattoo had been removed. It hurt so much when he washed away his love; even leaving a scar that couldn¡¯t be removed. When removing the tattoo, Yan Yi thought about Lu Shangjin¡¯s expression after seeing it, guessing whether he would be furious or would have a big fight with him; either way it would give him the satisfaction of revenge. Looking at the hot porridge on the table, he felt less happy again. Stroking the increasingly obvious belly under his shirt, he asked in a daze: ¡°Baby, are you happy like this?¡± In order to welcome Yan Yi back, the house was specially cleaned. Yan Yi cleaned up the dishes and went to turn off the lights in the study conveniently. But as soon as he walked into the study, Yan Yi¡¯s steps were a little stuck. His line of sight scanned over the photos on the wall again and again. He found a new picture frame on the wall. It was the group photo from their outing. Remembering that he didn¡¯t send it, he wondered where Lu Shangjin found it from. His heart felt a little unpleasant. There were also several sets of small clothes on the bookshelf, almost piled up a layer. The folding method was too clumsy and ugly that Yan Yi couldn¡¯t look past it, so he took down the small clothes, shook them one by one, and folded them neatly. When he shook open one of the clothes, a hidden note fell out of it. The paper was crumpled and covered with tapes, piecing the scattered pieces of paper together into its original state. ¡°I will love you even at twenty-seven.¡± The bottom right corner was signed with Yan Yi¡¯s name. Yan Yi bit his nails and tried to endure the spreading and tightening of the roots and vines in his heart. He didn¡¯t know which seed received a drop of water but the tender bud was desperately pressing against the tape on his heart that was used to patch up the hidden cracks. The little one in his belly was woken up by his father¡¯s violent mood swings, angrily kicking around in Yan Yi¡¯s body. Without the comfort from his alpha father for ten days in a row, it was almost making a fuss. Yan Yi was hurt by it. He covered his stomach and knelt down, stroking and soothing the baby in his belly. It was really hard for a pregnant omega to go through a long period of time without getting alpha pheromones, but Yan Yi just stubbornly wanted to stay away from him, desperately trying to prove to himself that he didn¡¯t need anyone. Yan Yi laid on the floor weakly, curled up as he comforted, ¡°Baby be good, daddy hurts.¡± ¡°Good baby, daddy really hurts¡­ don¡¯t fuss, daddy will take you back to bed¡­¡± He braced himself on the edge of the table and stood up, but he missed and broke the ashtray. A minute later, the study door was hurriedly pushed open. Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes were slightly red. When he found Yan Yi lying on the floor, his eyes widened before rushing over to take him in his arms and carried him up to the second floor. He was releasing soothing pheromones the whole way, murmuring soothing words that Yan Yi couldn¡¯t hear clearly. His stomach quieted down and Yan Yi relaxed a bit, leaning weakly into the crook of the alpha¡¯s shoulder. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t let go of him, but held him tightly and sat on the bed, kissing his forehead and slowly increasing the concentration of the soothing pheromones. The alpha¡¯s warm large hands placed carefully on the omega¡¯s small belly, but Yan Yi impatiently pushed his hands away. Lu Shangjin suddenly refused to comply with him, like a child feeling aggrieved and stubbornly continued to put his hand back on his stomach. ¡°He¡¯s also my child, I want to touch him.¡± I want to touch¡­ CH 74 Yan Yi was unable to resist him, and didn¡¯t have enough energy to argue with an alpha. Lu Shangjin¡¯s palm plastered itself against the bulging belly, carefully touching it centimeter by centimeter, afraid to hurt the omega and afraid to wake the baby inside. Suddenly, he felt a gentle push against his palm. Did the baby just kick him? The alpha¡¯s attention was instantly drawn to the bottom of his palm. He lowered his head, concentrated on looking for it, wanting to see if the naughty little guy would move again. Yan Yi rarely saw Lu Shangjin¡¯s focused expression. Being so close, he could clearly see the little bit of tenderness in his reddening eyes. He released soothing pheromones, and the little one in his belly, not knowing whether it was soothed by the pheromones or frightened by his dad, obediently stopped moving around. ¡°Lu Yan is so well behaved,¡± Lu Shangjin gently praised the baby. Yan Yi recalled this name quietly. He had written it in his notebook and remembered that he crossed out a name and changed it to Lu Yan at the time. Unfortunately, it was a false pregnancy and the baby he had been yearning for came late. He was lost in thought when he was suddenly picked up and put on the bed with two soft pillows behind him. Lu Shangjin sat on the edge of the bed, willingly bearing the responsibility of rubbing his slightly swollen calves and feet. ¡°Baobei, when your pregnancy is further along, don¡¯t keep running out without saying a word. I¡¯m worried about you two.¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his eyes and held back from looking at Yan Yi¡¯s ring finger to avoid spreading a layer of salt on his newly injured wound. Noticing Lu Shangjin¡¯s evasive gaze, Yan Yi looked at his ring finger. ¡°Are you very sad?¡± Yan Yi actually didn¡¯t want to stimulate him, but he couldn¡¯t help wanting to draw his attention by deliberately provoking him. The hand rubbing his calf suddenly paused. Without looking up, Lu Shangjin continued to rub Yan Yi¡¯s ankle. He reluctantly pulled out an ugly smile. ¡°Very sad. I heard removing a tattoo is very painful. Did you cry?¡± Yan Yi was silent and tilted his head to the side, but he didn¡¯t kick him away nor struggle to resist again. ¡°It¡¯s time for your checkup tomorrow. Sleep early.¡± Lu Shangjin kissed him on the forehead and whispered good night. He went downstairs and stood in a daze in the empty living room. Looking at the marriage certificate printed by Bi Ruijing on his phone, his fingers gently caressed the red cover on the screen. He fantasised about coming home from work: Yan Yi would come to receive the roses and gifts he would bring back; would take a bite or two after he finished a table full of dishes, and then give him a smile and affirmation. He had never been so envious of having a family as he did today. Sitting on the sofa all night, cigarette butts accumulated in the ashtray. When the little one in Yan Yi¡¯s belly grew to four months old, they went to An Fei Ya Hospital for a checkup. Looking at the image of the cute little one taking shape, Lu Shangjin pushed a card to the doctor, vaguely excited as he held the edge of the table and leaned over to ask about the baby¡¯s sex. The old doctor pushed down his glasses and looked at him before pushing the card back. ¡°Just go back and take good care of your wife. Use snacks and keep up with his nutrition.¡± Yan Yi sat on the side, looking at him. When he had just seen the baby, the light and stability in his eyes immediately cooled down. He asked with suspicion and vigilance, ¡°Are you saying you don¡¯t want it if it¡¯s not an alpha?¡± Lu Shangjin simply felt so wronged. He held Yan Yi¡¯s shoulder and coaxed him for a long time, ¡°Wife, do I dare to? An alpha¡¯s position is so low.¡± Yan Yi shook his shoulders, refusing to let him hold them. Ten minutes later, Lu Shangjin came back from the pharmacy after picking up the medicine. He just rounded the corner when he saw Yan Yi sitting on the bench in the hallway, talking to Xia Jingtian. The two talked and laughed. Lu Shangjin saw the kindness on Yan Yi¡¯s face as he touched Xia Jingtian¡¯s head like an elder showing his fondness for a junior. If there was no mark, Yan Yi wouldn¡¯t have fallen in love with Lu Shangjin at all. After all, a 96% compatibility fit was just not the same. Lu Shangjin thought he would be furious like before, but his own emotions were far less violent than he thought they would be. He just felt a chill from the bottom of his heart, and his hands were cold with sweat. It had become a habit to pull himself together and put on a look of indifference to hide his emotions. If forcibly taking Yan Yi as his own would only bring him endless pain and suffering, then he could let go and leave a little freedom and dignity for himself. Being deeply conscious of the right thing to do on the surface was just an excuse to a love he couldn¡¯t get. He turned around and left. As soon as he took two steps, he turned back. Even before he could react, he pulled Yan Yi into his arms, looking down and asking him if he wanted to pick some daily necessities for the baby later. Xia Jingtian leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets, licking his lower lip and smiled. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, ge? I¡¯m not here to steal sister-in-law. This is my family¡¯s hospital.¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t give face to Lu Shangjin in front of the child. He gave a faint answer before going out of the door and sitting in the car. Xia Jingtian looked back at the door and raised his chin slightly, glancing at Lu Shangjin¡¯s right shoulder, ¡°Find time to stay over at the hospital as soon as possible.¡± Lu Shangjin weighed the medicine he just took. ¡°He can¡¯t have nobody around. Let¡¯s wait until the baby is born.¡± Lu Shangjin accompanied Yan Yi to the baby store for a full two hours. Soft music played in the store and couples holding a baby could constantly be seen. Yan Yi stood by the shelf and concentrated on picking a baby bib. It was easy to become relaxed in a safe and cozy environment. Yan Yi gently rubbed the bib to test out its softness, while Lu Shangjin stood to one side and absentmindedly glanced over to Yan Yi. There was already a small but obvious curve to Yan Yi¡¯s small belly, but not so much as to make him clumsy. Picking up a small light-yellow bib, he touched the rabbit ears on the top and smiled. When he looked up to where Lu Shangjin was standing, he didn¡¯t have time to restrain his smile. He happened to meet Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes, but saw that the alpha¡¯s cheeks were flushed red. Lu Shangjin immediately avoided Yan Yi¡¯s probing eyes, holding his chest as his beating heart accelerated, falling into a confused daze. Finally, they bought two large bags of baby supplies and went home. Yan Yi sorted out the new purchases while watching TV, arranging the pacifiers, bibs, diapers and small clothes and hats into several categories. A large object suddenly stuck to his back. Lu Shangjin stuck to him from behind, wrapping his hands around his bulging belly and kissed the back of his neck, whispering, ¡°Wifey, you look so good today.¡± ¡°What are you doing?¡± Disgusted at his intimacy, Yan Yi struggled hard, but was pushed down on the sofa. The alpha leaned over and pressed him down, careful to avoid Yan Yi¡¯s belly. He lowered his head to cup his cheeks for a kiss. ¡°I miss you¡­¡± Lu Shangjin was a little out of control. At first, he just couldn¡¯t help but want to hug him, but didn¡¯t know how he ended up kissing him so blatantly. His Yan Yan was so sweet and beautiful, how could he resist him? ¡°Get off¨C!¡± Yan Yi couldn¡¯t bear it. He pushed Lu Shangjin away, lifting his foot and kicking him heavily on his right shoulder. He kicked him a few steps away, before packing up the things on the sofa and going up to the second floor, fed up. He then locked the bedroom and said scornfully, ¡°Horny1 bastard.¡± Lu Shangjin stumbled two steps back, holding his painfully swollen right shoulder and raising his head up to explain, ¡°I just want to kiss you; nothing else. Please believe me¡­¡± ¡­I won¡¯t hurt you. The door to the second floor remained tightly closed. After his consciousness sobered up a bit, he touched his bitten lip regretfully. He went into the bathroom and locked the door. Halfway through rummaging for his inhibitor, his right hand shook violently. He was in his rut and wasn¡¯t aware of it. Fortunately, he was pushed away as he was more afraid of hurting Yan Yan. Yan Yi locked himself in the bedroom and leaned against the door, holding a large bag of small clothes. After calming down for a while, he sat down at the desk and fiddled with the crumpled paper crane hanging on the neck of the lamp. He could hint to himself that he was resisting Lu Shangjin¡¯s touch, but he couldn¡¯t control himself from being moved by him. Everything Lu Shangjin was doing now was belated and what he had wished for. Inexplicably, he picked up a pen. Despite the scar on his ring finger, he was still able to write the string of English fluently, following the font from his memory. He took out a wet wipe and viciously wiped off the words written on the base of his finger, until his finger was rubbed red and painful, not allowing even a little mark of ink to remain. Yan Yi clenched his teeth and clenched the wet wipes tightly. He was twenty-seven years old, he must no longer love him. He tossed and rolled in bed, burying his face under the pillow, but still couldn¡¯t fallen asleep at twelve o¡¯clock. His mind was full of Lu Shangjin¡¯s painful look of persuading him to stay as he held his shoulder. Thinking of Lu Shangjin holding his shoulder, he also remembered his right hand which he couldn¡¯t exert all his strength on occasionally. Yan Yi suddenly sat up, lifted the thin quilt and got out of bed. Lu Shangjin¡¯s bedroom was on the first floor. The door was open, and the light of the bedside lamp was not too harsh. Yan Yi stood by the door and looked inside, seeing Lu Shangjin lying on his side on the bed, half asleep and half awake. He took a bottle of mineral water from the bedside table and twisted the cap several times, but still wasn¡¯t able to unscrew it. So he clasped the bottle with his forearm and unscrewed it with his left hand. Unexpectedly, he choked and coughed as he laid to the side of the bed. He was only wearing a tight sleeveless undershirt, and his right shoulder bore three deep gorge-like scars, bones moving beneath thin blackened skin could be seen under the deepest of which, and there were also swollen bruises and lacerated wounds of the place Yan Yi had just kicked. Yan Yi held the door frame and frowned. Suddenly, he remembered that he had always wrapped his bathrobe tightly when he got in and out of the shower, and also only wore long sleeves during the hottest season. Lu Shangjin put the water back and turned over. Yan Yi was standing next to the bed, causing him to sit up, trembling in shock. He quickly pulled on his pyjamas and draped it over his body to cover the shoulder injury. ¡°Did I wake you up? I¡¯m fine, go back to sleep¡­¡± Yan Yi looked him in the eyes and asked softly, ¡°Your shoulder: when did it happen?¡± Lu Shangjin paused briefly and made up a lie. ¡°Two years ago. There are only scars left. Nothing wrong.¡± Yan Yi threw a bag of bone-wound medicine hidden in the study into his arms: ¡°What¡¯s next in your lie?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t make a scene, wife¡­¡± Lu Shangjin wanted to cover up the matter quickly. ¡°You give birth to the baby well, and after serving you, I will go to the hospital. No delays.¡± Yan Yi knew him well. If Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t want to say things, no one could pry anything out of his mouth. He pursed his lips ruthlessly and turned around to leave. His hand that jerked away was hastily grabbed by Lu Shangjin. ¡°You care about me, don¡¯t you? Do you feel sorry for me?¡± Losing all sense of shame, the alpha grabbed him, pulling him onto his lap, his palm warming his cold little feet. ¡°Come up here and lie down for a while. You see how cold you are barefoot¡­I¡¯ll sleep on the floor, you should lie here for a while¡­leave me some warm presence¡­¡± ¡°Stop pretending.¡± Yan Yi pulled his foot out of Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand and looked at him coldly. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, you just think I¡¯m something you must leave at home. What are you pretending for now? After you get it, you¡¯ll still throw it aside. I don¡¯t want to be rejected all the time, do you understand?¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart was stabbed with each sentence, like he was hugging an aggrieved hedgehog, but he was still holding him tight despite the pain. ¡°I¡¯m just a rabbit made experimentally with cloned cells. You can get millions of them if you want. Why? Why do you have to bite me and not let me go?¡± Wrapped in a safe little space from the alpha¡¯s broad warm chest, Yan Yi suddenly could no longer hold back his tears as he yelled himself hoarse at him: ¡°What¡¯s so special about me! I don¡¯t even have A3 glands now, I don¡¯t have a single bit of value left! You let me go, I¡¯ve had enough of your favour¡­I dare not¡­dare not want any more¡­¡± ¡°You are my wife¡­¡± Lu Shangjin held the little rabbit¡¯s head, pressing him into the crook of his shoulder, gently patting him as he soothed. ¡°I¡¯m the bad one, you¡¯ve been wronged¡­¡± He wanted to tell Yan Yi about how guilty he felt and apologize with all his heart, but he deeply understood that the little rabbit had no sense of security towards him at all, not even daring to accept his love and affection with ease. How could he be comforted by a simple apology? Footnotes 1. ¾«³æÉÏÄÔ: literally brain full of semen lol ¨C someone so horny that he acts impulsively CH 75 Tired from crying, he fell asleep drowsily wrapped up in Lu Shangjin¡¯s soothing pheromones. Lu Shangjin supported his head and laid down beside him. Yan Yi was bowed and curled into a ball, fingers still clutching Lu Shangjin¡¯s lapel powerlessly. He drew a tissue and bent his index finger to gently dry the tears from the rabbit¡¯s eyelashes, his eyes would be swollen the next day. It was rare for him to see Yan Yi cry so sadly. In his memory, he had cried very, very few times. There had always been a kind of high-grade omega pride in his bones, maintaining his composure and hiding all his emotions deep in his heart to himself. ¡°Just cry it out.¡± Lu Shangjin gently stroked his hair and closed his eyes regretfully. No matter how many cloned cells there were, even if there were millions, his Yan Yan was still the one and only. After taking care of Yan Yi these days, Lu Shangjin had developed a biological clock, waking up at seven o¡¯clock in the morning to prepare breakfast for Yan Yi. Pregnant omegas needed nutrition the most. The ingredients for three meals a day were formulated by professional nutritionists, which were a little troublesome to make, but he didn¡¯t feel assured about buying meals from outside. When Lu Shangjin got up, Yan Yi¡¯s fingers were still hooked onto the corner of his coat. As the warm scent of narcissus wrapped around his body left, Yan Yi shivered and grabbed the pillow tightly, holding the thin quilt in his arms. Lu Shangjin hurriedly returned. Half kneeling on the bed, he leaned down to kiss the corner of his forehead. Yan Yi slowly opened his eyes and looked at him sleepy-eyed and dazed. ¡°I¡¯m going to make breakfast, you can sleep longer.¡± Lu Shangjin patiently released soothing pheromones. ¡°Don¡¯t panic if you don¡¯t see me when you wake up.¡± Only then did Yan Yi fall asleep again in a daze, his tightly curled body relaxing a little. ¡°Good boy.¡± Lu Shangjin tucked his little tail back into his pyjama pants for him and tugged up the crooked waist of his pants. It seems that he couldn¡¯t let Yan Yi sleep alone at night again. He didn¡¯t expect that he would sleep so restlessly after being pregnant, tossing around noisily without a little bit of soothing pheromones. Yan Yi didn¡¯t wake up until 8:30. He felt for his phone beside his pillow and wanted to take a look at the time, but then he stared at the picture on his lock screen, dumbfounded. The picture on the lock screen was of his hand wearing a ring, with ten fingers clasped together with Lu Shangjin. The light was dim, the picture unclear. He froze and flipped over to look at the back case in a stupor, and found that it was Lu Shangjin¡¯s phone. After surveying his surroundings, he realized that he had slept in Lu Shangjin¡¯s bedroom. Slightly flustered, Yan Yi protected his belly and sat on the edge of the bed blankly. His eyes fell on a simple wooden photo frame standing on the bedside table, which held a photo of the two of them together. Recalling the scene he made last night, Yan Yi sat on the edge of the bed with his head in his arms, feeling regretful. What was there to cry about? He became extremely hypocritical as soon as night fell. He found his suede slippers by the bed, placed neatly where he could slip them on right as he stretched his feet out. When he slipped into them, the insides were warm and had just been heated, and even his body was getting warmer. The smell of porridge wafted over from the dining room. Lu Shangjin had just put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, ¡°You¡¯re up so early, I haven¡¯t called you yet. It¡¯s hot now.¡± The pot was filled with the delicious smell of vegetables and lean meat porridge. He was about to serve it, but Yan Yi took the ladle into his right hand and scooped up two bowls, taking one for himself while the other was left there without a care. Without moving a muscle, Lu Shangjin looked at that bowl of porridge for ten seconds. He suddenly got up and went upstairs to bring his phone down, taking a picture of the porridge with the caption, ¡°The porridge my wife scooped for me.¡± Xia Pingtian replied: Sister-in-law is very skilled. Bi Ruijing replied to Xia Pingtian: Did you not open your eyes, he said it¡¯s scooped, not made. Lu Shangjin pondered briefly, before deleting Bi Ruijing¡¯s reply. Suddenly sensing that Yan Yi was looking his way, he immediately looked up and cast his gaze over. Yan Yi lowered his eyes and buried his head to eat. ¡°Eat more, I¡¯ll be back to make lunch in the afternoon.¡± Lu Shangjin took a piece of carrot pie cut into four halves and put it on his plate, full of hope, ¡°See if it tastes good?¡± Yan Yi stared at the pie and gripped his chopsticks slightly. He didn¡¯t have much of an appetite a few days ago, but now he was gradually eating more. ¡°Is it good¡­¡± Lu Shangjin pinched the back of his neck. He really wanted to hear an answer, even if it wasn¡¯t delicious. He would improve on it next time. He suddenly asked another question: ¡°If it doesn¡¯t taste good, I¡¯ll find a nanny again to come and cook.¡± ¡°No need.¡± Yan Yi dodged Lu Shangjin¡¯s burning gaze and quickly walked into the kitchen with his empty bowl as if he was fleeing. Lu Shangjin secretly leaped for joy as he followed him into the kitchen. Before Yan Yi could touch the water, he took his hands and held the door frame to enclose the omega in the small space in front of him. ¡°I¡¯ll come back to wash, don¡¯t touch the cold water until I come back, not even warm water, will you listen?¡± With nowhere to escape, Yan Yi¡¯s face was lifted by the chin to look up at Lu Shangjin. ¡°Good boy.¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head and kissed his soft drooping ear, ¡°I¡¯m starting to miss you before I even leave.¡± He stopped at the right moment before Yan Yi could feel disgusted and sick of it, then went to the cloakroom to change into a suit. Wanting a mile after receiving an inch, he imagined that Yan Yi could put on a tie for him. In the past, Yan Yi tied Lu Shangjin¡¯s tie for him every day, picking a design and colour most suitable for the day¡¯s journey, tilting his head slightly and carefully smoothing out every crease. If there was still such a chance in this life, he wanted to hold Yan Yi¡¯s waist and hug him properly, kiss his ear and say a thank you baobei, I love you. His mood became inexplicably low again, full of melancholy as he went out the door. Hearing the soft click of the door closing, Yan Yi was startled out of his mind wandering. After thinking long and hard, he called Dr. Zhong. Dr. Zhong asked about Yan Yi¡¯s current physical condition in a friendly manner and whether there was any abnormal discomfort in his glands. When Yan Yi asked about the specific details of the surgery he had done on his glands, Dr. Zhong paused and suddenly said he had a meeting right away and would talk about it again when he was free, before hastily hanging up the phone. Doctors were normally really busy during the week, with many meetings and surgeries, so it was understandable. However, Yan Yi couldn¡¯t help but continue to think about it. His mind was a chaotic mess and the image of three blackened scars on Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder shook around in his mind from time to time. The more he thought about staying at home, the more moody he became, so he took his cloak and keys and left. The warmth came after the spring rain. In the blink of an eye, all the willows in the park had sprouted, swaying slightly in the warm breeze. Sitting on the bench, Tan Meng held a red balloon in his hand. He leaned over and stretched out his hand, teasing the little meatball that was wobbling towards him. The little baby still couldn¡¯t walk well, earnestly and anxiously opening his little hand, taking two steps before wobbling and falling down. Tan Meng laughed as he took him into his arms, supporting his little arms to carry him onto his lap. Once he looked up and saw Yan Yi, he waved at him. ¡°Did Lu Shangjin not accompany you out?¡± Tan Meng stuffed the balloons into Yan Yi¡¯s hand and switched hands to hold the child. ¡°No need to accompany me.¡± Yan Yi leaned down and handed the balloons to the white, soft and tender little bun. The child lifted his head to look at him with big eyes. Yan Yi deliberately teased him, splitting the balloon string into two. With a tug, it suddenly became two balloons, and with another split, into four balloons. The child stared at Yan Yi, dumbfounded. Suddenly, he opened his mouth, which had only four teeth, and giggled. He pulled on Yan Yi¡¯s rabbit ear before turning back and holding Tan Meng¡¯s neck shyly, calling out ¡°papa¡± in a soft, sweet baby¡¯s voice. Like a drop of water dripping from the eaves in the drizzling rain, a gentle ripple opened right before Yan Yi¡¯s eyes. Bi Ruijing came back with a fluffy cotton candy, but was scolded for his wrongdoing by Tan Meng from ten steps away, saying how old are you to still have an addiction to sugar, you¡¯d have toothaches in due time, troublesome1 bastard, it¡¯ll be really worrying if our child takes after you in the future. After saying hello, Bi Ruijing took the baby from Tan Meng¡¯s arms and held him up onto his forearm. A tall and burly alpha holding cotton candy and a baby looked a little funny, making others have sore eyes. The little baby liked his alpha dad¡¯s soothing pheromones, he hugged Bi Ruijing as he called out ¡°papa¡± sweetly, clinging to him like a sticky steamed bun. Yan Yi couldn¡¯t help but touch his belly, and fished out his phone to look at his unread messages. Lu Shangjin had sent him a message ten minutes ago. ¡°The strawberries I washed this morning shouldn¡¯t be cold anymore, you can eat eight of them, not more. Love you, and love baby too.¡± Yan Yi pursed his lips and slowly lowered down his phone, pointing the screen at his bulging belly, secretly letting the baby look. Tan Meng noticed his odd behaviour and asked him what he was doing. Yan Yi¡¯s expression stiffened and he hastily deleted the message Lu Shangjin sent. A few minutes later, he recovered the deleted message with a sense of loss and frustration. He stayed out all day, not doing anything much, just procrastinating and not wanting to go home. Tan Meng kept asking him to go to his studio to talk more with the high grade omegas. He wasn¡¯t in much of a mood before, but today he stopped by to check it out. It was already evening when he got home. The lights were on and the sheer curtains on the French windows of the balcony were not drawn. Through the glass, he could see the alpha busying about on the balcony. Holding three nails in his mouth, Lu Shangjin was half kneeling on the ground and nailing a child¡¯s height ruler on the door frame of the balcony. He was using his right hand to hold the hammer at first, but after nailing a few times, his arm felt sore, so he switched to his left hand. Yan Yi stood under the streetlamp and watched him from afar, looking intently as the alpha nailed the height ruler into the door frame, nail after nail. Suddenly, a beam of light fell over his head and the street lamps lit up one after another, lighting the way home. When it was time to go to bed, Lu Shangjin stayed in his bedroom, brazenly and shamelessly refusing to leave, saying that he had to coax Yan Yi to sleep first regardless of whatever he said. Yan Yi was too lazy to argue, so he had to let him stay. Lu Shangjin stayed by his side, encircling Yan Yi in his arms as if protecting a young baby animal, and using soothing pheromones to give him a little more sense of security. However, ??just as he put his hands around Yan Yi¡¯s waist and tried to quietly touch the baby, Yan Yi¡¯s body suddenly shook with fear, arching his body in extreme resistance as he desperately shook Lu Shangjin¡¯s hands away from his stomach. He sat up abruptly, losing his mind in panic. His nose twitched violently in small increments, his tail faltered and shrank back into his pyjama pants. Yan Yi sat on the bed and curled into a ball, his shoulders trembling, as he carefully protected his stomach. Lu Shangjin froze for a long, long time. Suddenly, his heart hurt as though a spoonful of hot oil had been poured over it. He drew back the hand that had touched Yan Yi¡¯s belly in embarrassment, digging his nails into his palm until it bled. He then pulled Yan Yi into his lap, holding his head so that Yan Yi could lean on the crook of his shoulder, and gently caressed him. Pressing a kiss into Yan Yi¡¯s hair, he carefully murmured words of comfort. ¡ª¡ª Footnotes 1. ²»Ê¡ÐÄ: someone troublesome/ bother in an way where they make you worry about them CH 76 Warning: torture Lu Shangjin embraced the slightly trembling little rabbit tightly, sitting cross-legged on the bed, and his hand, stained with soothing pheromones, held his cheek and rubbed behind his ear. ¡°I scared you, didn¡¯t I?¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head and loosened Yan Yi¡¯s tightly clenched fist, moving it to his heart, ¡°I won¡¯t hurt Yan Yan in the future. Don¡¯t be afraid of me.¡± Yan Yi was just a little rabbit who had learned to disguise himself to be as cold and unfeeling as a human. He was easily startled and was also timid; he didn¡¯t dare to do anything, but was willing to do anything for Lu Shangjin. Yan Yi¡¯s hands were placed on his belly, and his tense breathing finally calmed down a little. Gasping lightly as he leaned against the crook of Lu Shangjn¡¯s shoulder, his cold sweat wetted the tips of his hair. ¡°I want to be an alpha,¡± the pale lips opened and closed. Yan Yi tilted the corners of his lips with difficulty and said softly, ¡°So I wouldn¡¯t be so weak.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not weak.¡± Lu Shangjin caressed him patiently, ¡°You¡¯ve marked me, haven¡¯t you? You also drew me Tuzki. If you¡¯re happy, you can draw another one tomorrow.¡± Yan Yi bit his lips, his ears suddenly filled with heat, flushing red as they hid into his hair. ¡°Do you want to bite me again?¡± Lu Shangjin bent down to kiss his lips and said with a chuckle, ¡°Let you be an alpha when you¡¯re with me.¡± He guided Yan Yi to divert his attention and also deliberately avoided touching his belly again when he was not paying attention to not startle him. The alpha¡¯s voice was low and pleasant, like the smoke of a cigar whirling around his vocal cords, carrying a sticky muted tone. Yan Yi failed to avoid the kiss and nervously clenched his teeth, but realized that Lu Shangjin only gave him a peck on the lips. When Yan Yi¡¯s emotions were completely relaxed, Lu Shangjin took him into his arms to sleep, patting his back like he was coaxing a child, while keeping the concentration of soothing pheromones unchanged all night. There was a meeting early in the morning, so Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t have time to eat with Yan Yi after preparing breakfast so he left a note on the table. When Yan Yi woke up and went downstairs, he picked up the sticky note on the table which had three lines written on it: respectively instructing him to warm the breakfast up, saying he couldn¡¯t come back in the afternoon as he had matters to attend to, the assistant will deliver lunch, he can only eat the fruits cut-up in the kitchen, and don¡¯t be greedy and eat the cold ones from the fridge. Lu Shangjin¡¯s writing style hadn¡¯t changed. The technique was swift and very fast, but each stroke was never perfunctory. He went to the kitchen to have a look. The cut-up fruit was in the tupperware and the breakfast was still warm in the pot. He didn¡¯t know if he had a better appetite after four months of pregnancy but he felt that Lu Shangjin¡¯s cooking was actually quite acceptable. After eating, he made two laps around the house, moved the two pots of daffodils in Lu Shangjin¡¯s study to the balcony, cut the dead leaves, and poured some plant nutrient water in. At four in the afternoon, Lu Shangjin¡¯s car was parked outside a high-class spa. The attendant bowed and pulled open the car door to lead him to a KTV room on the first floor. The noise of the demons dancing and howling made a racket down the corridor; the young masters who frequented were getting high on drugs in their own rooms. When he pushed the door of the deepest room, someone was already waiting in the booth. Xia Pingtian¡¯s feet were on the tea table with a white and delicate omega in his arms who he was feeding wine mouth-to-mouth. Bi Ruijing flipped a lighter in his hand, occasionally making a light sound of the shell snapping close. He lifted his gaze and said imposingly, ¡°So late.¡± ¡°I had a meeting. Was busy until late.¡± Lu Shangjin unbuttoned his suit one by one and threw his coat away, leaning back. His eyes fell on the beta kneeling on the ground with a black head covering. Xia Pingtian gently inserted a room card into the omega¡¯s slim waistband of his pants, coaxing him to go out with a whisper and close the door on his way. He pinched the omega¡¯s round buttocks before he left. Lu Shangjin turned on the stereo to the maximum, drew out a cigar from the cedar wood box on the tea table and cut it open, and unhurriedly plugged the miniature headset to brief them, ¡°Shao gongzi sent me a gift. Lu Lin¡¯s trusted follower.¡± The deafening drums of the music drowned out the heart-wrenching screams in the room. Lu Shangjin leaned forward slightly with his two arms on his knees, staring indifferently at the beta handcuffed to the chair wailing mournfully. In his hand, he held a cigar cutter with the edge of the blade stained with clotted blood. Xia Pingtian crossed his legs and leaned back, putting his hands around the backrest while holding a glass of wine and smiling, ¡°Come on, Mr Jiang, if you¡¯d spat it out clean earlier, we wouldn¡¯t have to resort to violence, right?¡± The middle-aged beta was covered in blood, leaning back against the back of the chair with his neck tilted up, only able to exhale but couldn¡¯t inhale. Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the neck of the beta bursting with veins. He threw down his cigar cutter and walked over to him. Glaring at him as he put his hands on the handle of the chair, the bottom of his deep eyes fluctuating like a swamp and lava that swallowed people. ¡°Uncle Jiang, don¡¯t hold it in. Lu Lin is my father, you tell me what he¡¯s tossing about now. Tell me everything. It¡¯s not considered betrayal.¡± Lu Shangjin exhaled smoke slowly, the cigar between his fingers nudged lightly against the flesh of the beta¡¯s neck, and the hissing burnt smell filled his nose. The beta struggled frantically and cried for mercy. Lu Shangjin¡¯s cold and indifferent face did not move a single bit as he dug his fingers along the skin of the beta¡¯s neck and gouged into the flesh, ruthlessly pulling out a bloody chip from inside. Immediately after, a bunch of pitch-black vines spread and grew from Bi Ruijing¡¯s fingers and snaked over the beta¡¯s corpse. The corpse turned into a puddle of steaming blood in an instant, flesh and bone disappearing without a trace. The accompanying ability of the poison arrow-wood race, ¡°Bone Transformation¡±. Bi Ruijing clapped his hands, ¡°Wrap it up.¡± When the server came in to clean up and saw a large pool of blood on the ground, they were so scared that their face turned pale. Lu Shangjin put the blood-stained gloves onto the server¡¯s tray, ¡°The fight was a little violent, go clean it up.¡± The three alpha went upstairs for a soak in the spa. Lu Shangjin¡¯s wounds couldn¡¯t be soaked in water so he went to take a shower to wash off the blood stains on his body. Xia Pingtian soaked in the hot pool and sighed languidly, ¡°I think Lu ge has a tendency for violence. I have chills all over when I¡¯m in a room with him.¡± ¡°Indeed a little bit.¡± Bi Ruijing smiled. Originally, they were sent into the army together. On the first day of training, Lu Shangjin had dislocated the instructor¡¯s jaw. It just so happened that the leader came down to patrol that day, and Lu Shangjin also conveniently took care of the leader. A rebellious teenager who was usually not very talkative was then firmly pinned to the ground by a group of alpha instructors, kicked in several places, and had his bones cracked. They pointed at his nose as they mocked and taunted the PBB higher-ups, spewing abuse, and he was sent home the same day. ¡°I know what kind of person he is.¡± Bi Ruijing dusted the ashes outside the pool, ¡°He held a little bride in his heart when he was young and refused to join the army whether he lived or died. He stayed outside to take the opportunity to grow and think of ways to get Yan Yi out.¡± ¡°Later, the two of them¡­hai, things in life change, let them do their own thing.¡± Xia Pingtian pondered and didn¡¯t understand what the hell was so good about the little rabbit, who had also charmed his Xiao Jing-zi to the point where he was so infatuated and head over heels in love. In a spur of the moment, he called Dr Zhong for a chat, asking him to say a few nice words for a change of mood. Lu Shangjin showered three times. After carefully smelling that there was no bloody smell on his body, he grabbed a new set of clothes and came out. An omega wearing a bathrobe happened to come out from the opposite changing room. He looked up and saw Lu Shangjin. Staring at the dripping pectoral muscles exposed from the collar of the bathrobe, his eyes brightened slightly. Lu Shangjin¡¯s attention was focused on what to eat for dinner and subconsciously met the omega¡¯s eyes. ¡°Hey, xian-sheng.¡± From behind, the omega gently slid down the contours of Lu Shangjin¡¯s back with his fingertips. The air was filled with simple but elegant and light narcissus pheromones; rich in aggression and oppression. An ordinary omega could not resist such an attraction. ¡°I feel like our compatibility fit is very high¡­¡± The omega came around to the front, ambiguously hooking his finger on Lu Shangjin¡¯s belt and digging inside. He lifted his eyelashes to look at him, ¡°Come to my room to play?¡± A wisp of slightly sweet courtship pheromone clung stickily around Lu Shangjin¡¯s glands. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t stop in his steps as he took the omega¡¯s hand off his belt, ¡°Go to the baths and serve President Xia, you¡¯ll make money faster from him than from me.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want money, I want you.¡± The omega frowned, increasing the concentration of courtship pheromones, ¡°You¡¯re already here, what are you pretending to be prudish for.¡± Lu Shangjin suddenly grabbed his wrist and pushed the omega to the wall with one hand, his grip making the omega scream out in pain. His voice was impatient, close to the edge of irritability, ¡°Put your slutty smell away. Now I have to go back up to take a shower again.¡± So, the time he went home was more than half an hour later than expected. Yan Yi made a cup of tea at six o¡¯clock and put it on the work table in the study. He waited until the clock pointed to half past six and the entire sky turned dark. Holding his phone, Yan Yi silently scrolled through his message logs. He hadn¡¯t received any new messages since this afternoon. Going back to the study, he poured out the cold tea, washed the cups and put them back in the cupboard, pretending that nothing had happened. At 6:35, Lu Shangjin opened the door and placed a small bouquet of roses and a box of Timothy hay on the shoe closet and then looked all over the house for Yan Yi. He found him in the bedroom on the second floor hugging a pillow as he sat on the bed reading a book. ¡°Baobei, I¡¯m home.¡± Lu Shangjin propped his hands on the edge of the bed and leaned over to look at him, apologizing, ¡°Something temporarily came up today and my phone was out of battery. You must be starving, are you?¡± Yan Yi looked up at him. The tips of his hair were still wet and his body was covered with the obvious fragrance of body gel. Lu Shangjin had a little guilty conscience, not knowing whether the chaotic smell on his body had washed off. He had squeezed out a lot of body gel when he took a shower. Seeing Yan Yi¡¯s expression visibility changing from clear to cloudy, Lu Shangjin scratched his hair, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, I had a meeting today. It¡¯s the weekend tomorrow. I¡¯ll accompany you well.¡± Yan Yi¡¯s expression turned completely overcast as he showed Lu Shangjin the chat interface on his phone. Tan Meng said Bi Ruijing, the three of them, had gone to the bathhouse. Yan Yi asked, ¡°You had a meeting at the bathhouse? What international conference chose that place?¡± Lu Shangjin froze for a moment and suddenly laughed. ¡°Are you afraid I went out to fool around?¡± Yan Yi moved his head to the side as if he was poked in the heart. He didn¡¯t expect Lu Shangjin to climb up and pull him between his lap, holding his face and asking, ¡°Is my wife finally willing to care about me?¡± Yan Yi pushed his chest but was hugged tighter. Lu Shangjin told him the itinerary of the day exactly how it was, a little downcast as he explained: ¡°I washed myself really clean. Don¡¯t suspect me.¡± It made Yan Yi at a loss for words. Before going to bed, Lu Shangjin had to first medicate his wound. It was unbearably painful when he dipped the liquid medicine onto the wound, but he was so used to getting hurt that he wouldn¡¯t go as far as to make exaggerated expressions, remaining as flat as usual. It wasn¡¯t as easy to apply the medicine to his shoulder blade. He couldn¡¯t reach it with his left hand so he could only take the bottle of medicine and splash it a few times over his back. Looking into the mirror, he suddenly saw Yan Yi standing outside the bedroom door. The little rabbit didn¡¯t come in but was just holding the door frame and watching quietly. It seemed as if his feet moved forward but retracted hesitantly, holding the hay snacks he brought back in his hand. Lu Shangjin turned around and begged him softly, ¡°Wifey, I can¡¯t reach the back.¡± Only then did Yan Yi come in, picking up the medicine bottle and cotton swab to apply it to the wound on his shoulder blade, not talking much. Lu Shangjin closed his eyes, secretly touched. All of a sudden, acting impulsively, he cried out in pain, ¡°Wifey, I want soothing pheromones too¡­¡± Getting too carried away, he wanted a mile after getting an inch. Yan Yi frowned. He put the medicine bottle on the table, turned around and left. ¡°Ai, don¡¯t go. I don¡¯t want it anymore, I don¡¯t want it.¡± CH 77 More than twenty high-grade omegas sat around the long table, each taking notes intently as Dr. Zhong stood in front of a stereo projection, discussing the glandular genes of high-grade omegas. Yan Yi rested his cheek on his hand and listened, occasionally turning his pen and jotting down key points in his notebook. This was the villa that Tan Meng bought himself, which was usually used as a writing studio where high-grade omegas got to meet each other through reading. Over time, it became a club. The cohesiveness of a top writer was really scary. Sometimes, you could see omegas from different countries and races talking and laughing in high spirits here. When Dr. Zhong brought up the psychology of higher level dependency markers, he asked who in the audience had such an experience. More than a dozen omegas, including Yan Yi, raised their hands. In addition to Yan Yi, most of the other omegas were of J1 differentiation, and a few were of M2 differentiation. Even Tan Meng raised his hand. Yan Yi looked to the back of his neck, where there was a poison arrow-wood leaf-shaped emblem under the light red skin of his glands. He had originally thought that Tan Meng was more free and easygoing than he was, but it turned out he was also tormented by the same morbid infatuation. Dr. Zhong regrettably asked everyone to put their hands down and asked the representatives of different grades of omegas to elaborate on the characteristics of higher level dependencies. When it was Yan Yi¡¯s turn, he sat up: ¡°I took the alpha that marked me as everything. Everything in my world lost its meaning. I lived only for him, my dignity and character as a human being gradually disappeared, and I willingly became a plaything that was at his beck and call.¡± Despite his words being as clear as ever, they still carried a trace of helpless grief. He was telling the truth, but his mind kept going back to the scene before he left the house this morning. Before going to work, Lu Shangjin had said to him, ¡°Baobei, I¡¯m leaving.¡± It was unbearable when he heard it. His heart seized, and there was something stuck in his throat that couldn¡¯t go down nor come up. So he asked Lu Shangjin to not call him that. Lu Shangjin thought for a while, before quickly writing three notes. On the first note, he wrote ¡°baobei¡±, on the second, he wrote ¡°lao-po¡±, and on the third, ¡°wife¡±. He then held up ¡°baobei¡± and asked if it was okay. Yan Yi shook his head. Lu Shangjin then held up ¡°lao-po¡± to show him, and Yan Yi still shook his head. He suddenly put away the notes and came over, hugging Yan Yi as he kissed his ear and said, ¡°Then remove the two wrong answers, wife, I¡¯m going to work. Don¡¯t touch the water, wait for me to come back to wash the bowls.¡± Yan Yi was speechless for a moment. With such an alpha, it was really difficult to push all dependency to higher instincts. Dr. Zhong then proposed the ¡°freedom to mark¡± theory. As marking was only a way for alphas to biologically declare possession of their properties and had nothing to do with reproduction, an omega should have the right to choose whether or when they receive the mark. However, the number of high-grade omegas was low, their presence scattered, and difficult to assemble as a family. As they were always in a position of being prey, the ¡°freedom to mark¡± theory was just a dream at this stage. After the speech, Yan Yi approached Dr. Zhong for a while to ask about the original details of his glandular repair surgery. But Dr. Zhong avoided the important questions and dwelled on trivial ones. He was also a good talker, leading the conversation away with a few sentences and talking to Yan Yi about the ¡°freedom to mark¡± theory. ¡°I certainly won¡¯t let anyone mark me easily.¡± Dr. Zhong smiled cheekily and poured a cup of fresh juice for Yan Yi, ¡°Not only is there a high-grade dependency, there are also glandular hunters who are always searching for high-grade omegas for the big families. Remember to take care of yourself and the baby.¡± The omegas chatted pleasantly with each other. Getting along with the same kind made Yan Yi very relaxed. There were omegas in every corner of the world who were in a similar situation as he was, some forced to give birth, some agonizing over unrequited love, while some were used as biological weapons to die in battles. Another drenching spring rain came freely and naturally, the thundering downpour trapping Yan Yi on his way home. He stood under the eave of a coffee shop to escape the rain, thinking that if he couldn¡¯t get a taxi, he would go inside and sit for a while until the rain stopped. After a muffled clap of thunder, the white flashes of lightning that filled the sky shook before his eyes. Yan Yi grabbed his rabbit ears and rolled them into two small rolls, blocking all the gaps that allowed sound to squeeze in. A rabbit¡¯s hearing was too sensitive; his heart pounded every time there was a clap of thunder. He was afraid it might scare the baby in his stomach. Suddenly, the hood of a coat that still carried the residual warmth of body temperature covered him. Lu Shangjin leaned down slightly, wrapping the little rabbit in his arms, and shielding his ears in the darkness. Many years ago, there had also been a pair of young and tender hands covering his ears in a thunderstorm. After the initial differentiation of Yan Yi¡¯s glands, he was kept in the laboratory to observe the energy consumption when he could not eat, while electronic voice-print locks were cuffed to his neck. The little rabbit was afraid of the dark and silence, hiding in a ball under the lab table. The door lock gently jabbed open. Lu Shangjin crawled in all the way under the lab tables, avoiding the cameras. He took out his lunch box from his schoolbag and fed Yan Yi spoonful by spoonful, whispering that the security guards would change shifts in ten minutes, and to hurry up and eat. With tears in his eyes, Yan Yi ate obediently, his little hands clutching tightly onto the corner of Lu Shangjin¡¯s clothes. It was raining heavily outside the lab. A white light flashed. Lu Shangjin put down the lunch box and used his school uniform jacket by the side to cover both of their heads, shielding the little rabbit¡¯s ears. Yan Yi opened his eyes and stared blankly at the face of the little alpha very close to him. Ten minutes was too short. Lu Shangjin carried his bag to get ready to leave, but Yan Yi grasped his pant leg gently, crawling with him a few steps, his voice trembling as he pleaded, ¡°One more minute¡­I¡¯m scared to be alone.¡± Lu Shangjin backtracked and held the little rabbit¡¯s shoulders as he said seriously, ¡°I¡¯ll come back again tomorrow. I¡¯ll take you away sooner or later.¡± Every day, Yan Yi sat obediently in the corner and stared at the door, knowing that every night, a light would shine in from there. The wind chimes of the coffee shop tinkled. Yan Yi was stunned, covered with a coat carrying the scent of narcissus. Lu Shangjin held him with one hand while the other held the umbrella. It was tilted towards his side, drenching half his shoulder under his snow-white shirt. ¡°It¡¯s wet¡­¡± Yan Yi unintentionally reached out to straighten the umbrella, but Lu Shangjin hooked the handle back to his side, ill-intentionally kissing his forehead. Only then did Yan Yi remember that they were not the same as before and stiffly withdrew his hand to stick it back into his pocket. Lu Shangjin felt for Yan Yi¡¯s hand and stuffed it into his pocket, clutching his hand to warm it up. When they got into the car, Lu Shangjin looked at him, ¡°Did you have a fight with a friend? You look distracted.¡± Yan Yi unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and took a sip. He pillowed his hands and leaned against the window, forehead pressing against the glass while he listened to the ba-da ba-da sound of the rain: ¡°I thought about something many years ago, but the feasibility is very low.¡± Lu Shangjin raised his brow, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The establishment of a joint organization of high-grade omegas.¡± Yan Yi said it out, scratching his hair gently and laughed lightly to himself, ¡°I tried to do it with a few of the PBB members, but failed. It¡¯s such an absurd thing, maybe we are just put on the list of vulnerable prey by the laws of nature.¡± ¡°A high-grade omega joint organization.¡± Lu Shangjin tapped his fingertips on the steering wheel and pondered for a moment. Yan Yi knew that mentioning this kind of thing to Lu Shangjin would be in vain. Alphas were the dominant ones on earth, the pillar gender of various industries. The arrogance in their bones predestined them to be unable to empathize, and even less put themselves in the shoes of others. ¡°It should be an anti-hunting organization.¡± Lu Shangjin looked straight ahead. The rabbit ball charm on the rearview mirror shook slightly. ¡°I can provide weapons, ammunition, and funding.¡± Taking advantage of the red light, Lu Shangjin leaned over to look at him, ¡°If I¡¯m allowed to join, I¡¯ll draft four proposals for you tonight.¡± The water bottle slipped from Yan Yi¡¯s hand. The car stopped outside the Lu family cemetery. The rain had stopped, but dark clouds still covered half the sky. Lu Shangjin held a bouquet of lilies and led Yan Yi to stand in front of a tombstone. ¡°I actually shouldn¡¯t have brought you here.¡± Lu Shangjin squatted down, brushing away the fallen leaves and dusting off the tombstone, before putting a bundle of lilies in water on it. ¡°Today is the anniversary of my dad¡¯s death. I thought for a long time whether I should come to see him.¡± Lu Shangjin held Yan Yi¡¯s shoulders, speaking softly as if he was telling a story about someone else¡¯s family. At the age when he could first remember, he accidentally peeked into the adult bedroom and saw Lu Lin holding Ye Wan against the windowsill for a kiss. At that time, the alpha¡¯s eyes were clear and full of deep affection. ¡°Lu Lin was once an A3 alpha, the rarest peregrine falcon A3.¡± Lu Shangjin clenched his fists, his eyes pitch black and serene, ¡°But because of my dad¡¯s mistake during a mission, Lu Lin¡¯s glands were destroyed by a sniper, and his newly transplanted ones could only differentiate to J1.¡± ¡°Lu Lin hated my dad, and my dad felt that he owed him because of the high level of dependency, so even if he was being tortured to death, he simply couldn¡¯t leave him.¡± ¡°I told you about what happened later. The child my dad left behind died of organ failure. I took that child as a continuation of my dad, but my dad wouldn¡¯t leave me anything.¡± He didn¡¯t love me. Lu Shangjin donated his little brother¡¯s body to An Fei Ya Hospital. Maybe there were still healthy organs that could be transplanted in hopes that other children could see the world for him. ¡°Yan Yan, I haven¡¯t seriously apologized to you.¡± Lu Shangjin lowered his head and looked into Yan Yi¡¯s eyes, ¡°I don¡¯t want to become Lu Lin, but the more afraid I get, the more I become like him. I¡¯m as irritable and suspicious of others as he is, and as condescending as he is. ¡°At first, erasing the mark was done out of a concern that you wouldn¡¯t be able to escape if you were targeted by Lu Lin. Even so, I overestimated my own devotion and never asked you what you wanted. ¡°It wasn¡¯t until my dad died that I learned that omegas need protection no matter how strong they are.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve done a lot of things to hurt you before, so much that I¡¯ve lost face to ask for forgiveness, but I still want to beg you to give me a chance to protect you and the baby properly.¡± Yan Yi rarely heard Lu Shangjin say so many words at once. He stared at him blankly and backed away two steps. Lu Shangjin was standing two steps away from him with his hand spread out, an old platinum ring lying in his palm. ¡°If one day in the future you are willing to accept my apology, will you allow me to mark you?¡± Yan Yi¡¯s fingers trembled slightly, he grabbed the ring back and clutched it tightly, but did not put it on. He hurriedly ran to Ye Wan¡¯s tombstone and bowed, then turned and fled back to the car in a panic. That night, Yan Yi didn¡¯t allow Lu Shangjin into his bedroom. He gripped the ring tightly, thinking in bed the whole night. Early the next morning, the four drafted proposals were placed neatly on the table. CH 78 Edited and Proofread by: cream Each of the four project plans was respectively fixed with paper clips at the corners. With each page flipped, it emitted the faint smell of paper and ink. Yan Yi knew that Lu Shangjin was extremely efficient when he was working and he was always highly focused. Touching each line of strict logic and ideas in neat forms with his fingertips, he could imagine the alpha sitting in the study all night, treating Yan Yi¡¯s absurd concepts like his own contract. He quietly put them into the drawer, pressed on top of the ring, and went down the stairs in his plush slippers. Lu Shangjin was sitting at the dining table scrolling through the news on his phone. There were two bowls of noodles placed on the table, steaming hot. ¡°Handmade noodles¡­?¡± Yan Yi picked up the chopsticks and stirred it up twice, evening out the thickness. The soup stewed with big pork rib bones turned white, half the surface was covered with greens, while the other piled with small beef balls. The alpha¡¯s cooking skills were becoming more and more skilled and there was also less for Yan Yi to nitpick at in terms of taste. Lu Shangjin said that he had separated the company from Lu Lin and that the family members formerly loyal to Lu Lin had turned against him. In the future, there would not be a single capital flow that would be monitored by Lu Lin. ¡°Before¡­I didn¡¯t give you money, nor a house and a car¡­¡± He fished out two cards and a set of car keys and pushed them to Yan Yi, ¡°It¡¯s because Lu Lin can check the direction of flow. I just didn¡¯t want you to get involved with him, but at that time I wasn¡¯t thoughtful either. ¡°I know being like this is like having a sugar baby, but you know I don¡¯t mean it like that. After all, you don¡¯t want to marry me now¡­I just want to give it to you, give it all to you, I¡¯ll give you your salary card too.¡± After saying that, Lu Shangjin even gave an awkward laugh. He was usually very good at speaking during meetings, but was extremely stupid when it came to heartfelt words of affection. Yan Yi took the two cards and saw that the passwords were his birthday. This was just like the work of a romance expert, it would indeed make others happy. But having this password was enough. Yan Yi pushed something back in front of Lu Shangjin, ¡°I¡¯ll also return the card from before to you.¡± Lu Shangjin pursed his lips and looked at him, ¡°You misunderstand.¡± ¡°The project plans¡­are very good, I¡¯ve taken them.¡± Yan Yi evaded his eyes for a moment and raised his eyelids to meet Lu Shangjin¡¯s gaze, ¡°For money and arms, I can get them.¡± Lu Shangjin raised the ends of his eyebrows and re-examined Yan Yi with probing eyes. He picked up the greens with his chopsticks and placed them all into Yan Yi¡¯s bowl, ¡°Don¡¯t let yourself get too tired, you can come look for me any time if you face any difficulties. I am your alpha.¡± Yan Yi whispered, ¡°You too¡­¡± ¡°Hm?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± Lu Shangjin took him to sit on the sofa, holding his waist with both hands as he asked him tentatively, ¡°Can I touch the baby?¡± Yan Yi stiffened a little, but he didn¡¯t stop him. However when Lu Shangjin placed his hand on the small of the stomach, he still tensed up nervously. Paying close attention to Yan Yi¡¯s reaction, Lu Shangjin withdrew his hand in embarrassment and held Yan Yi¡¯s hand instead, kissing his neck apologetically, ¡°I will work hard to make up for it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to the bathroom.¡± Yan Yi gently pushed him away and ran to the bathroom to hide. ¡°¡­¡± Feeling a little lost, Lu Shangjin picked up the phone he had left on the sofa and found the screen unlocked, showing pictures of Yan Yi¡¯s trip to Yunnan. Lu Shangjin looked up at the bathroom with the door left unlocked, smiled gently, and sent all the photos of Yan Yi into his phone, and then carefully zoomed in to look at them in detail. His own wife still looked the best. ¨C During this season, there was still some cool air in the house but it was thoroughly warm outside. Under the shade of the mulberry trees lining the road, the raw fruits were trampled by traffic and pedestrians. Assistant Xiao Ning brought Lu Shangjin a cup of coffee and put a document on the desk. ¡°This is the account you asked me to check.¡± Xiao Ning wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, ¡°Madam and the rest, they¡­got a billion yuan within a month.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand flipping through the contract froze. He took the folder and raised his eyes to glance at Xiao Ning, ¡°Did Yan Yi go to rob the bank?¡± As he flipped through the document page by page, Lu Shangjin¡¯s tight frown slowly loosened. He held the document and leaned against the back of the chair, chuckling as he asked him: ¡°Isn¡¯t my wife pretty attractive?¡± The boss¡¯s smiling face, which had been a rare sight for decades, scared assistant Xiao Ning back several steps. He pulled a fake commercial smile and stretched out a thumbs up; zan1. Yan Yi leaned against the bar counter and connected a dozen or so phones, keeping notes of the number and type of equipment he lacked without any sign of being in a fluster. Tan Meng jumped on the high stool with his computer and showed Yan Yi his Twitter message; it was from a joint application from the high-grade omega clubs in Australia and France. Yan Yi rested his hands on the bar behind him and waved his little rabbit ears, ¡°Take your time. Don¡¯t make too much noise, there will be alpha families out to cause trouble for us.¡± Tan Meng said confidently, ¡°Let Bi Ruijing handle the matters of blocking alphas. Who told him to get in trouble with me?¡± The door was lightly tapped three times and both eyes were drawn to it. Standing outside the door, Xia Jingtian was hanging an arm over Gu Wei¡¯s neck and holding an address, asking if the great Tan Meng was around because they were here to talk about a strategic cooperation. He then turned to ask Gu Wei, ¡°Is this how you say it, dog?¡± Gu Wei narrowed his eyes, pushed Xia Jingtian¡¯s face to the door, and approached the bar with his guitar carried on his back, ¡°I have something to say about the high-grade omega anti-hunting organization.¡± Tan Meng gestured to Yan Yi to listen to him as he grabbed a can of oranges and twisted it hard. When his hands turned red, he bit his lips and pushed the can to Yan Yi, ¡°It¡¯s too tight, use your keys to pry it open.¡± Yan Yi tried to pry it open for a long time but couldn¡¯t do it. Xia Jingtian wanted to take it to help him twist it open, but Cang Xiao¡¯er just happened to come down from the gym upstairs carrying a bag. ¡°Let me, let me.¡± The little hamster¡¯s eyes shone as soon as he saw the can and took it from Xia Jingtian¡¯s hand. He held the head of the can as his little tail swung back and forth with full strength and he opened four cans in a row, before taking a small spoon and drinking half a can with his head facing up. ¡°How refreshing, today¡¯s fitness training is all for nothing now.¡± Cang Xiao¡¯er wiped his lips and leaned against the wall, only after did he realize that there were two more alphas in the room. His smile gradually disappeared and his little tail clamped down. Xia Jingtian stared at him with wide eyes. Gu Wei stroked his chin as he observed, ¡°Shit, what did I just say.¡± ¨C These days, Yan Yi got home later and later. Today, due to missing the time from discussing things, it was already 7:30 at night when he remembered to look at his watch. He hastily sent a text to Lu Shangjin saying that he wouldn¡¯t go back for dinner today. Lu Shangjin sat at the dining table and frowned at the message. He had left work early today to specially prepare some dishes for Yan Yi that he had newly learned. He even redid it halfway between because he wasn¡¯t satisfied with the taste. He picked up the chopsticks to try every dish. The vegetable soup was too salty; fortunately Yan Yi wasn¡¯t coming back to eat. The room was very quiet. Even though the lights in every room were on, it still felt like it was a little dark somewhere. Eating alone was a little unpleasant. He couldn¡¯t resist giving Yan Yi a call. There was some noise on the other end of the phone, sounding like he was at a hotel, and there were quite a few people. Yan Yi asked, ¡°Is there something wrong?¡± Lu Shangjin leaned back in his chair and asked, ¡°Wife, where are you? I¡¯ll go pick you up.¡± He replied that everyone was having dinner and if it was too late he would stay at Tan Meng¡¯s place. Lu Shangjin rubbed the bridge of his nose, ¡°You¡¯ve been outside all day and night for the whole month, you don¡¯t even come home anymore, can you let me worry less?¡± Yan Yi also got a little angry, ¡°I go back every night. I just don¡¯t eat at home occasionally. Today is just a special case, why do you have to worry so much?¡± Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t know how to control the tone of his voice either, ¡°You¡¯re carrying a baby in your stomach now, don¡¯t you know! Can I not worry when you¡¯re out running about! Isn¡¯t it dangerous!¡± Yan Yi didn¡¯t argue with him again and gave a light ¡°mm¡±. Lu Shangjin put down the phone and scratched his head. He brought the dishes to the kitchen, thinking that if Yan Yi were to stay at Tan Meng¡¯s tonight, why not just eat the leftovers from dinner for tomorrow morning and make do with it, without having to re-make it? He freed up a few dishes to wash. The glass door to the kitchen was tightly closed, the sound of water rushing. When he came back out, he looked at the dining room and froze for a few seconds. Sitting at the table, Yan Yi chucked a piece of squid roll into his bowl and ladled a spoonful of vegetarian chowder mixed with rice. ¡°Hey, it¡¯s all cold.¡± Lu Shangjin came over and took the bowl in his hand, ¡°Didn¡¯t you eat outside?¡± Supporting his cheek, Yan Yi looked at him putting the food into the microwave and took it out after 30 seconds. His eyes suddenly curved slightly: ¡°I¡¯m not full.¡± Lu Shangjin placed the bowl in front of Yan Yi and pressed the rim of the bowl, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t stuff yourself to coax me.¡± Yan Yi swept his hand away, ¡°Don¡¯t praise yourself.¡± Lu Shangjin pulled him into his arms and kissed his forehead, before suddenly bending his knee and carrying him up the stairs. ¡°Liar. I¡¯ll cut some fruit for you later. Sleep after you eat.¡± When he carried the fruit upstairs, Yan Yi was lying over his desk in the bedroom writing something. Lu Shangjin propped his hands up on the desk and looked down at him from above. He forked a strawberry and fed it to Yan Yi¡¯s mouth, saying, ¡°Baobei, have you got any silver yet?¡± Yan Yi answered with an ¡°mm¡±, ¡°It¡¯s no big deal.¡± ¡°How much did you get?¡± ¡°Twenty.¡± Lu Shangjin was stunned, ¡°Wasn¡¯t it ten?¡± Yan Yi lifted his head, ¡°You checked my account.¡± Lu Shangjin covered up with a cough, ¡°That- I was afraid you robbed a bank or illegally fundraised or something. Did you also obtain equipment?¡± ¡°Of course. Many of the retired PBB members are members I¡¯ve led and a batch was still tossing arms around.¡± Lu Shangjin was rendered speechless. He lied back against the chair and held up his thumb in front of Yan Yi, ¡°Awesome, you are.¡± Yan Yi was deciding on the location of the alliance headquarters and recruitment documents. Lu Shangjin pointed to one of the lines, took the pen in Yan Yi¡¯s hand, leaned down and crossed off that line, then made another line of annotation under. ¡°Master Yan, the place you chose collides with a boss I know and he¡¯s also planning something on this land. Why don¡¯t you leave it to me, little brother, to handle it?¡± Yan Yi looked at the annotation Lu Shangjin made with his eyes lit up then changed to a red pen to make a mark where Lu Shangjin crossed out. He was planning to make another change, but Lu Shangjin looked at his watch and forcibly pressed the light switch before carrying Yan Yi to bed. ¡°It¡¯s already ten. You might not need sleep, but the baby is tired.¡± The scent of soothing narcissus pheromones filled the bedroom, relieving Yan Yi¡¯s tiredness throughout the day. Feeling his alpha dad¡¯s pheromones, it was like the little fellow in his belly wanted to jump out and hug his dad, arching into a little pouch from Yan Yi¡¯s belly; this would make people¡¯s heart melt if anyone saw it. Lu Shangjin really wanted to touch this little fellow; his hand was raised mid-air and stopped abruptly when it was close to touching his bulging belly. He lowered his head and through a layer of soft skin, he gently kissed the little Lu Yan who was not yet born. There was no longer a need to leave a wall lamp on in the bedroom to give Yan Yi an increased sense of security. Lu Shangjin lied on his side with his head propped up, taking advantage of the darkness to summon the courage to ask him in a low voice: ¡°Is the smell of narcissus really that disgusting?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Footnotes CH 79 Edited and Proofread by: acro Warning: dub con It¡¯s fine? These words were stuck in his throat. Lu Shangjin mulled over it for a long time before he pulled the blanket up for Yan Yi. The concentration of his soothing pheromones gradually weakened and he gradually stopped releasing them. His vision became a little blurry. He could always vaguely recall the period of time when he was still at school. With his age and grades, he was still the pride of heaven in the special elite school. In the first semester, he got a score of S in 16 subjects and S overall. No matter how cold, arrogant and unsociable a child was, the moment he got a good grade, he would always want to show it to his parents. He pretended not to leave the final evaluation report on the table as he read a book while looking at Lu Lin from the corner of his eyes with an awaiting gaze. Lu Lin glanced at the final evaluation report on the table, then asked him to go for differentiation training to break into the M2 grade. On that day, Lu Shangjin rebutted against him again, coldly questioning if Lu Lin was only a J1 alpha; what qualifications did he have to make excessive demands for his son to reach A3? There must be a limit to how much one held great ambitions for his son. Lu Lin hardly ever hit him, but on that day in front of a dozen bodyguards, he gave him a slap in the face and told him to get lost and not to spread that disgusting smell of narcissus in front of himself. The hot water from the shower poured over the wound, stirring Lu Shangjin to wake up a little. After taking a shower, the smell of the body wash masking his pheromones, he climbed into bed and hugged Yan Yi through the thin quilt. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s a little uncomfortable if you smell it too much.¡± Lu Shangjin smiled gently and rubbed the tip of his nose against Yan Yi¡¯s glands, ¡°My wife smells so good, no one would dislike it.¡± With his back facing Lu Shangjin, in a direction he couldn¡¯t see, Yan Yi bit his lips silently. ¨C As he left work a little late on the weekend, the florist had run out of roses, so Lu Shangjin inserted a small bundle of baby¡¯s breath flowers on the dim sum box he brought back. When Yan Yi passed by the foyer, he saw a bit of fatigue on Lu Shangjin¡¯s face, but as soon as the latter saw Yan Yi, he regained his spirits and handed over the gifts he brought every day. The look in the alpha¡¯s eyes was a little strange, like a puppy abandoned in a cardboard box in the garbage on a rainy day. Perhaps it hadn¡¯t been very smooth sailing at work lately and the alpha was a little tired, and after coming home he still had to face obstacles everywhere. Yan Yi felt that this was unnecessary for Lu Shangjin to go through, so he took the gift in his hand. ¡°You¡¯re so good today.¡± Smiling as though he had been comforted, Lu Shangjin walked in and pulled Yan Yi by the waist into his arms, lowering his head to kiss between his brows, ¡°Did baby bully you today? I¡¯ll teach him a lesson later.¡± Yan Yi pushed his chest. ¡°No.¡± ¡°You look very good today.¡± Lu Shangjin stuck to him without letting go. Only when Yan Yi said he was hungry did he go into the kitchen and wash his hands to cook dinner. When he came out with a pot of lotus root and rib soup, he saw Yan Yi on the balcony holding a vase he found from the pantry and inserting a bunch of the baby¡¯s breath flowers he had just brought back, before placing it by the French windows. Lu Shangjin gazed at the omega leisurely arranging in the balcony that he wasn¡¯t even aware that the soup had spilled and scalded his hand. During dinner, he picked out the bones, put the stewed meat into the plate, scooped the lotus root and corn into a bowl and pushed them to Yan Yi. Lu Shangjin talked about his company languidly, saying that the continuous troubles had been taken care of. Yan Yi, in turn, relaxed. He took a mouthful of soup himself, his cuffs neatly and properly pulled up to the elbow. The former young master had already become a skilled hand. While there was also a natural reserve in his every move, there was no longer a hint of indifference and arrogance. Each glance he cast towards Yan Yi was full of sincerity. The alpha released soothing pheromones less often, but the amount didn¡¯t change much, squeezing the concentration as much as possible each time he released. After releasing, he hurriedly went to take a shower and came back. Yan Yi couldn¡¯t sleep for a while. He held the tablet to watch the recording of Dr. Zhong¡¯s lecture. Today¡¯s content was about the differences of the A/O gender body structure. Omegas are small in size and have light bones, and their glands can withstand less energy. So after performing higher-grade evolution, their glandular cells will proliferate, showing the awakening proprioceptive characteristics, like the rabbit ears and tail of a lop-eared rabbit omega. Alphas¡¯ glands are tougher and can withstand more energy. The evolution of M2 and below will not cause their glandular cells to proliferate to carry excess energy, hence no ontogenetic features will appear. After listening to a lesson, Lu Shangjin came in wearing a cross-neck bathrobe, hair dripping water down to his collarbone and his chest, leaving a thin trail of water. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he held Yan Yi¡¯s swollen calves and kneaded them with hands warmed by the hot water. ¡°I won¡¯t have to go to work from tomorrow onwards. I took a paternity leave to stay at home with you and the baby.¡± Yan Yi put the tablet aside. Having his legs kneaded and massaged by the alpha was very comfortable, but he was still a little unused to it. ¡°You should do your work, I can do it myself.¡± ¡°You do everything by yourself, that makes ge useless.¡± Lu Shangjin lifted the white and tender foot in his hand and kissed the middle of it. Yan Yi kicked him gently, tucking back into the quilt from feeling itchy. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m afraid it¡¯ll be too hard for you to carry the baby alone.¡± Lu Shangjin closed the pale yellow wall lamp on the bed and laid next to Yan Yi. He really wanted to hold him, but he only reached into the quilt and held his hand, rubbing the base of his finger where the tattoo was removed. Yan Yi¡¯s fingers stiffened, feeling a little guilty like a thief having their pockets containing stolen goods petted down by someone. ¡°I¡­ has baby missed me?¡± Lu Shangjin very much wanted to touch the baby, yet, scrupulous of his own hands that have sinned, did not feel free to touch Yan Yi¡¯s belly at will. However, Yan Yi heard the uneasiness in his hesitant words and hesitantly put Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand on the rise of his belly. After all this time, he still forgot the pain and foolishly reached out to touch the flames. The bedroom was silent and dark, and the beating movement from another small life under his palm was particularly clear. The flames, however, did not burn him, but faintly warmed his fingertips. Lu Shangjin suddenly rolled over to hold Yan Yi tighter, tucking the little rabbit in his arms. His breathing was much heavier, his heart beating so fast that a faint sound could be heard. Pillowed on the alpha¡¯s chest, Yan Yi¡¯s cheek was knocked by every rapid beat of Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart. ¡°Does your back hurt?¡± Lu Shangjin seemed as though he was evading the current ambiguous atmosphere. He gently pressed his hands on Yan Yi¡¯s back. ¡°I read online that when you¡¯re pregnant, your lower back and legs hurt, and it¡¯s uncomfortable everywhere.¡± Listening to the alpha¡¯s constrained voice, Yan Yi gave a laugh. ¡°I can endure it all.¡± Lu Shangjin knew how much he could endure. His hands relaxed a little, and with a bit of regret and heartache, he subconsciously released soothing pheromones, then immediately put them away when he came back to his senses. ¡°Have you ever liked me.¡± The words that had been buried in his heart for a long time were finally asked. His heart felt like a boiled clam, desperately struggling to clamp tightly shut, but it opened helplessly. He waited for a long time but didn¡¯t get an answer, only to find that Yan Yi had fallen asleep, his rabbit ears covering half of his face. Lu Shangjin was a little disappointed, but more than that, he was glad. Looking down at Yan Yi¡¯s sleeping face, he kissed him on the cheek. He didn¡¯t know if he was attracted to the pheromones that were inadvertently emitted when the omega was asleep, but Lu Shangjin felt feverish all over. His lower part had also stood up slightly, a bulge tenting through his underwear. Grabbing himself and moving up and down in agitation, he sniffed Yan Yi¡¯s smell as he masturbated in the dark. Relative to the theory of higher-grade dependencies in omegas, alphas had higher-grade reproduction. The higher the grade of the alpha, the stronger the desire to mate, which was also a racial instinct that arose to reproduce better offspring. An alpha unsatisfied during their rut was in more pain than an omega, and the inhibitor was only an emergency measure to quench their thirst by drinking poison. After developing the resistance to the drug, they began to experience frequent ruts, becoming trapped in a deadly cycle. ¡°Baobei, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Lu Shangjin gently grasped Yan Yi¡¯s hand and put it on his neck. The faintly tangible touch of the omega¡¯s fingers to his glands brought a bit of pleasant sensation that failed to scratch his itch. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­I couldn¡¯t help it¡­¡± He sat up and leaned against the bed, recklessly pulling his underwear down and holding Yan Yi¡¯s hand in his. His right hand impatiently grasped his cock, moving it up and down one stroke at a time. ¡°Mmn¡­¡± He leaned back against the wall with a ragged gasp, beads of sweat trickling down the knot of his Adam¡¯s apple and into the hollows of his collarbones. Finally having his release, Lu Shangjin rested for a while before going downstairs to the bathroom to get an inhibitor. He carefully turned over the medical kit, which only had a bundle of strong inhibitors left. There was no other way, so he had to bite open the seal and insert it into his forearm. The instructions say that the strong inhibitor was only for A3 glands, or glands that developed resistance to the drug. Yan Yi should have previously used this type of inhibitor before. If an omega can use the inhibitor, then it shouldn¡¯t be a problem for an alpha to use it. The cold medicinal liquid pushed into his veins like a tube of chili liquid injecting inside. A sharp pain rose along his veins, forcibly suppressing the incomparable agitation of the glands caused by his rut. Lu Shangjin held the sink and squatted down, silently enduring the stabbing pain that felt like ants gnawing at his bone marrow. Half an hour later, the pain subsided, Lu Shangjin was drenched in cold sweat and had to take a shower again. He didn¡¯t go back to the bedroom, but felt for his cigarettes and lighter from the coffee table, and sat down by the French windows on the balcony. The bright lights outside the window went out one by one, leaving a few scattered street lights in the park. There were no pedestrians walking on the streets, leaving only a few traces of cold wind pouring into Lu Shangjin¡¯s collar through the open window. It had long passed the beginning of summer, and the night was still chilly. The French windows reflected the red sparks of his cigarette butt. Lu Shangjin sat on the ground in a daze, recalling the three years of the breakup. What did Yan Yi rely on during his heats when he was by his side? It wasn¡¯t that Yan Yi refused to say anything, but at that time, he himself had refused to listen to anything. He looked at the vase of flowers sitting side by side with him, the bouquet of baby¡¯s breath was still in full bloom. When Yan Yi got up at night to use the bathroom, he suddenly heard a burst of broken glass coming from downstairs. Startled, he hurriedly went downstairs and turned on the lights. The lights in the living room turned bright and glaring all of a sudden, and both people covered their eyes. Yan Yi raised his hand to cover the light, while Lu Shangjin was covering the bitterness in his eyes. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Yan Yi walked over and saw a puddle of water spilled on the balcony, the broken glass pieces of the vase and baby¡¯s breath scattered all over the place. Lu Shangjin squatted on the ground, picking up the glass fragments piece by piece with his hands. Unaware of the cuts on his hands oozing blood in the darkness, he smeared his attractive face and eyes dirty. CH 80 Edited and Proofread by: cream Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t allow him to come over. The dignified president of the Flying Eagle group took the vase as he finished venting out his anger; squatting down on the ground and struggling with difficulty to pick up the broken glass. It¡¯s not that he felt bad about the vase, but he was afraid the broken glass might prick his darling¡¯s feet. He also didn¡¯t want to mention this bunch of flowers and didn¡¯t want other men¡¯s names to appear in this family. He should be the only alpha that the little rabbit has in his heart and keep his territory firmly enclosed. Yan Yi had picked up the school report card that was thrown on the table with disdain by Lu Lin before, bouncing in front of Lu Shangjin with his little ears flinging around. He held the carefully flattened report card in front of him like a sacred object, his face full of surprise and adoration. The little rabbit said gege is a xue-ba1, and even quietly stuck the report card in the closet he slept in, using a red pen to draw three small flowers on the horizontal line in the column where parents¡¯ signatures should be. At that time, Lu Shangjin still had a cold and proud face, but the disdainful look in his eyes was already soft enough to return him to his childish age. He took Yan Yi to eat expensive ice cream, watching the little rabbit who was a head shorter than him squinting his eyes in satisfaction, and wiped the ice cream off the corner of his lips for him, naturally licking it into his mouth. At that age, he could already see through the flattery or sincerity behind the words of praise. Every time he got a good result, only one person applauded and cheered for him, and Lu Shangjin only needed him as an audience member. Yan Yi stood a few steps away holding his belly, recalling with a bit of muddledness; what on earth did the innocent baby¡¯s breath flowers do to offend Lu Shangjjin. A small lion cub appeared in his mind and he had a sudden epiphany. Carrying a shadow of a smile in his gaze, he looked at Lu Shangjin, stunned. ¡°You really are frighteningly small-minded,¡± Yan Yi went to the medicine cabinet in the bathroom to rummage for alcohol and gauze, when he saw a tube of used-up inhibitors thrown in the garbage. The strong inhibitor; the kind he used to use. He didn¡¯t know what mentality Lu Shangjin had to inject this, but he should have learned this painful method of seeking survival and not death this time. His alpha hadn¡¯t been hunting for pleasure for a long time anymore; it was indeed a rare occurrence for such an indulgent alpha. Lu Shanjgin was a narcissist who loved his own reflection. He never liked anyone and every omega around him was just to satisfy his instincts, a toy to vent so that he could be more mentally focused on work. So when he saw his own shadow in Lu Shangjin¡¯s increasingly penetrating eyes, Yan Yi was flustered. In the past, no matter how much he was pampered, the alpha¡¯s self-confidence and the way he looked at anyone disdainfully could not be suppressed in Yan Yi¡¯s sparkling eyes. But now he has changed even to the point where there was an exceeding amount of cautiousness to right his wrongs when he was in front of Yan Yi. He took the small garbage can on the coffee table and picked up the glass in Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand, took the broom to collect the rest of the pieces, and flushed Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand with alcohol and wrapped it with gauze. Lu Shangjin stood dumbfoundedly, looking exactly like a big golden retriever with his paw outstretched waiting for his master to wash him. Without waiting for Yan Yi to fasten the gauze tightly, he turned his hand and grabbed the other person¡¯s wrist, pressing Yan Yi against the wall, and asked him in an insane state of mind, ¡°Are you going to dump me after giving birth? You still want to leave, you want to take my son and leave together, the both of you don¡¯t want me anymore.¡± Yan Yi pushed him and swung his hand away, but the tight grip hurt him. His little ears cowered and hid in his hair, but the more he struggled, the tighter the grip became. The temperament of the alpha in a rut was alarmingly irritable; the strength of his hand ??could not be accurately controlled to a suitable amount. Yan Yi suddenly softened and rested his head on Lu Shangjin¡¯s chest. The furious and irritable falcon was then immediately pacified. He loosened his sharp claws, opened his wings in a daze, and protected the soft little white rabbit, warm and safe underneath. Lu Shangjin felt a warm wetness on the skin of his chest through the fabric. A second ago, he was still going crazy, but the next second his whole body melted. His temper had all worn out without a trace. He carefully held Yan Yi¡¯s face and soothed with a soft voice, ¡°You¡¯ve taken my heart away, I can¡¯t live anymore.¡± Yan Yi just buried his face in his chest, afraid to look face to face with Lu Shangjin, but also afraid to see the helplessness in the alpha¡¯s eyes. He silently pointed to the two pots of daffodils on the balcony. Those two pots of flowers are very delicate, you leave them there and not care. Why aren¡¯t they wilting? I water them. Where did the nutrients solution come from? I bought them. Thoughtless and jealous. After coaxing Yan Yi to go to sleep in the middle of the night, Lu Shangjin calmed down and listened to the gentle and peaceful breathing of the omega in the dark bedroom. Once he confirmed that his beloved omega was still there, he finally settled down. The weather had turned hot- rabbits were naturally afraid of heat. After spending some time in Southeast Asia, he would often pester Lu Shangjin to get him some ice cubes to chew on. Lu Shangjin couldn¡¯t endure the look of him holding an AK and acting coquettish towards him so he brought him ice cubes in complete obedience. Now that he was carrying little Lu Yan in his tummy, he couldn¡¯t be arbitrary with the basic necessities of life. He couldn¡¯t turn on the air conditioner before the most intense heat of the month, so he slept tossing and turning, and even woke up from his own tossing at five or six o¡¯clock. Halfway through sleep, he grabbed the hem of Lu Shangjin¡¯s clothes and gently tugged at him, shaking him awake and saying that it¡¯s hot and he wanted to turn on the air conditioner, turning it on to 29 degrees would be fine. The sleepy little rabbit mumbled at the tip of his nose and grabbed his hem to mumble about wanting to cool down. It was truly so cute that it made anyone want to kiss him. Lu Shangjin picked up Yan Yi¡¯s little ears and gently fanned them to dissipate heat. But Yan Yi was still uncomfortably hot and asked him to use a small fan to blow. Using the fan wasn¡¯t good either. They hadn¡¯t reached the day when it was the most hot and the blowing would cause his joints to hurt. Lu Shangjin sat up, took a business magazine, and lifted one of Yan Yi¡¯s little ears to give him a gentle fanning. He didn¡¯t feel that it was laborious serving his pregnant wife but with Yan Yi¡¯s belly getting bigger every day, he became visibly delicate and squeamish. After the weather got hotter, the little darling wife he held in the palm of his hand started to become a demon. He started a fight during dinner. He didn¡¯t want to eat hot meals, so he deliberately dragged on in the bedroom until the rice was almost cold before coming out to eat. As a result, Lu Shangjin reheated the cold rice and served it again. Yan Yi couldn¡¯t taste the food that was too hot for his mouth, but he couldn¡¯t eat cold food either. Lu Shangjin blew it for him and pushed it over. He was also only willing to eat the congee when it had gone through cold water. After a consensus was reached on one issue, a new one emerged. Yan Yi had a preference for vegetarian food. Previously, he was restrained in front of Lu Shangjin, and also ate two small bites of lean meat and spareribs. Now he was high maintenance, like he had become a different person. If he didn¡¯t want to eat, he wouldn¡¯t, and would pick them out from his bowl. Lu Shangjin laughed angrily. And like a father, he went to buy the finest beef brain and stewed it with tomatoes. Yan Yi only picked tomatoes from the inside and ate them. How would he be willing to pry open his mouth to pour it in? It made Lu Shangjin so worried that he had a headache from how hard it was to solve this. He hugged Yan Yi and bit his ear, ¡°A stinky kid like you. In a few months, there will be another one just like you,¡± His mouth was full of complaints, but his eyes were full of smiles. Having a sense of security while being relied on, he no longer had an extreme fear of Yan Yi leaving. Deep pockets can be left unattended, while shallow pockets can only be pinned down for fear of losing things. The trembling fear in the meanwhile was only known by the depth of his pockets. Yan Yi shook his little ears and secretly smoothed the wrinkles on the hem of Lu Shangjin¡¯s shirt. His eight months pregnant belly was like carrying a small watermelon. Sitting, lying and walking were a little inconvenient. In the eyes of alpha, it was even more rare. He carried Yan Yi around like a hermit crab would carry a sea anemone. Yan Yi no longer resisted him touching the baby. He sat on the bed with his alpha as they held his belly together, waiting to touch the baby¡¯s feet kicking. Suddenly, he heard Yan Yi yelp ¡®aiya¡¯ softly. Lu Shangjin looked up at him, but Yan Yi covered his upper body and shooed Lu Shangjin out. Initially, Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t understand how the little rabbit suddenly flipped out, but then he saw him carefully lifting up the thin quilt and covering his chest. Lu Shangjin immediately became alert and observed around him like sizing up a prey, coaxing him not to be afraid, while gently pulling off the thin quilt covering Yan Yi¡¯s chest. The front of the silk nightgown was soaked with two small spots, pointing out the red bean-like shape. Yan Yi immediately took the quilt and blocked, pretending to be relaxed as he said, it¡¯s been like this the past few days, there¡¯s a little swelling pain, it¡¯s fine. He then motionlessly raised his little rabbit ears to wrap around his red face into a mummy. Lu Shangjin called Dr. Zhong who seemed quite busy on the other end. It took several rings to answer. On the other end of the phone, Dr. Zhong¡¯s voice was a bit hoarse and he said intermittently, then you- help him, r-rub it. Lu Shangjin frowned and listened. He vaguely heard someone urging Dr. Zhong to hurry up and hang up after he finished. Xia Pingtian¡¯s lewd red rose pheromones literally rushed out along the phone and hit Lu Shangjin in the face. He calmly hung up as if nothing had happened, regardless of whether it was big Xia or little Xia, hearing the voice of the last name Xia was annoying. Yan Yi bit his lip and pressed his foot against him to prevent him from approaching, but Lu Shangjin grabbed his ankle and dragged him into his arms, pulling the little rabbit onto his lap and gently rubbing it for him from behind. The two petite soft breasts could fill the palm of the alpha¡¯s hands. Lu Shangjin rubbed them slowly and with effort, while Yan Yi held his arm and trembled. Yan Yi¡¯s buttocks rubbed against Lu Shangjin¡¯s leg through his silk pyjama pants, and gradually something squeezed between his thighs. Lu Shangjin whispered sternly in his ear, ¡°Behave.¡± He tried to be as stern as possible, but his hoarse and dry voice still revealed the alpha¡¯s wretchedness at this time. He wouldn¡¯t have dared to touch Yan Yi when he hadn¡¯t been forgiven, let alone when he was approaching the due date. His favourite baobei was carrying his favourite little baobei; he had the heart of a thief but had no guts. Taking advantage of the recent sunny weather, Lu Shangjin often took Yan Yi out for a walk. They went to the villa where they used to live and pack up their things, preparing to live in their current small duplex apartment. Although it was a little smaller, the taste of home was a bit stronger. Yan Yi sat on the sofa with his stomach outstretched. He was ordered not to move around to avoid being bumped so he instructed Lu Shangjin to seal everything he liked into a cardboard box to take away. Lu Shangjin listened to him and pulled out a stack of CDs from the TV cabinet drawer. Yan Yi picked out the one they had seen in the cinema and let him throw the rest away. The name of the movie on the CD was reflected in Lu Shangjin¡¯s eyes, and his heart warmed up. He took a dust bag to help him seal the CD. After packing up, Lu Shangjin went to look at the grand piano in the piano room, the only thing he took with him when he moved out from Lu Lin¡¯s place. A layer of dust fell on the piano. He didn¡¯t touch it and no one dared to take care of it either. Anyone fortunate enough to have seen this piano knew that it was Lu Shangjin¡¯s treasure. It was forbidden to wipe, touch, and more so play. Yan Yi took a dry rag over and wiped the lid of the piano by hand and asked Lu Shangjin to go to the cabinet to bring the piano cleaner over. After Yan Yi had left, this four million piano was surprisingly left unattended. footnotes CH 81 The carved mermaid and waves on the body of the piano were improvised masterpieces by Italian artists. When played, the rich timbre was ethereal and clear, like waves washing away the beautiful scales of the mermaid¡¯s tail. Ye Wan had prepared this five years in advance for Lu Shangjin¡¯s birthday, carving a bouquet of lilies and tulips nestled together at the foot of the piano as his signature as the sender. Yan Yi sat and watched silently without a word. When he met Lu Shangjin, he refused to touch it after many years, but today, he gently stroked the ivory keys and occasionally pressed down to listen to the pitch. He only stared at Lu Shangjin¡¯s hands, thinking that when he first saw them, they were still as warm and fair as jade, and they later became more and more scarred. Yan Yi silently counted the scars on his hands, confident that he knew the origin of each wound. The slightly deeper one was cut by the dagger of the drug traffickers¡¯ leader when they were discussing the arms business in Southeast Asia. Those people couldn¡¯t do business without using reckless means and had intentions to kill if they didn¡¯t achieve anything. Unfortunately, they injured Lu Shangjin¡¯s hand and were then slaughtered by Yan Yi. There were also several traces of shrapnel wounds, all from protecting Yan Yi. After being wounded by a deep scar, Lu Shangjin no longer cared about his own hands and cared more about Yan Yi¡¯s tofu-like little face. He used both hands to shield him from all the gunfire and smoke, unhappily saying that no alpha liked ugly little rabbits. There were four to five cigarette scars of the same age hidden in the layers of scars which Yan Yi couldn¡¯t recognize. He also didn¡¯t get to the bottom of it because he was destined to achieve no results. This piano piece was also one of Yan Yi¡¯s favourites. In the middle of playing, Lu Shangjin suddenly pressed an off-key note, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly. The pitch wasn¡¯t accurate anymore after being untuned for such a long time. Yan Yi stood up to help him tune it, but he saw Lu Shangjin wave his hand and said that it was okay, before he hurriedly ran into the bathroom. Lu Shangjin hid in the bathroom, his face already turning pale as fine cold sweat trickled down along his forehead. He clenched his right hand with difficulty, his fingers stiff and trembling. He took off his shirt in front of the mirror to reveal his right shoulder; the three deep blackened wounds had become pus again. His injury had actually been worsening these days. As the medication was suitable, the rate of it worsening was slower. Lu Shangjin simply acted like he had healed to let Yan Yi focus on taking care of the baby instead of worrying about his alpha¡¯s health. He was also afraid that Yan Yi would be suspicious. The reason he could only conceal the truth from Yan Yi was because he hadn¡¯t been thinking about his own glands. Lu Shangjin liked to see how Yan Yi felt sorry for him because of this injury, but he didn¡¯t need to know more beyond that. It would be too hard for Yan Yi to be hospitalized until the baby was born and not receive any comfort from soothing pheromones while he was carrying the baby. Lu Shangjin pulled out a new gauze to pad the wound with to avoid smearing his clothes. As he was putting it under his sleeve, Yan Yi pushed the bathroom door open. He was holding his phone and had already contacted the hospital. He supported himself against the door frame with one hand like he was trapping a good student at the school gate and asking for money, raising his chin slightly as he said, ¡°Go have your arm checked at the hospital this afternoon.¡± Lu Shangjin froze and suddenly couldn¡¯t feel the pain in his shoulder. Holding his soft little wife, he pinched his waist and hips, reprimanding in a whisper, ¡°You¡¯re becoming more and more overbearing.¡± He was starting to dislike the tiny one hiding in Yan Yi¡¯s belly. He wanted to dote on his wife dearly, but there were so many constraints. The omega in his arms bit his light red lips. Lu Shangjin looked down and stared intently, his mouth becoming dry and astringent. His Adam¡¯s apple bobbed violently up and down as he wanted to carry the little white rabbit in his mouth into the nest on the cliff and eat him clean. He lowered his head and approached tentatively, gently touching the corner of Yan Yi¡¯s mouth with his lips to request permission. Moving his head to the side, Yan Yi began to push him with some resistance, but Lu Shangjin suddenly couldn¡¯t control himself and pressed Yan Yi against the door frame, holding his cheek and biting his lips hard. Oblivious of himself, Lu Shangjin closed his eyes and kissed him. When they parted in between, he even held Yan Yi¡¯s hand and coaxed in a deep and suggestive tone, ¡°You have to learn how to seize your own things, let me plant a few strawberries here.¡± He took Yan Yi¡¯s hand to touch his own neck. The direct kiss made Yan Yi dizzy and weak in his legs. He fell into Lu Shangjin¡¯s arms and was carried out. The hands holding his buttocks even naughtily rubbed the ball of tail squeezed out of his pants. Yan Yi hid the sorrowful look in his eyes but he actually wanted to say something. He stopped trying to speak after several attempts and buried his burning face into the crook of the alpha¡¯s shoulder, licking his reddened lips while his rabbit ears hung over Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder. Failing to talk Yan Yi out of it, Lu Shangjin could only obey and stay in the hospital to treat his injury. Yan Yi conveniently stayed in the hospital ward as it was near his expected due date and not seeing him for even a minute made Lu Shangjin extremely nervous. Xia Jingtian and Gu Wei had visited Yan Yi in the ward these few days. Lu Shangjin would peel fruit for Yan Yi and later come in again to pour juice for him. With his face full of generosity and gentleness, it looked like the behaviour of an elder, and in fact, the entire ward was full of his oppressive pheromones. Bi Ruijing came by to have a look as well and told Lu Shangjin some important things. After that it was all chatter. Yan Yi also heard that Tan Meng had lost his temper in private, saying that Bi Ruijing¡¯s old friend came back from abroad and caused him trouble. But he didn¡¯t say that the old friend was found on the lawn on the first floor. The nanny at home had called an ambulance. Bi Ruijing didn¡¯t even dare to ask what state he had fallen into. As soon as he got home, pots, vases and bowls were thrown at him head-on by Tan Meng, who then finally spat out a ¡®pervert, get lost¡¯. After sending off waves of their visiting friends and colleagues, Lu Shangjin set Yan Yi on his lap, holding him from behind as he freed his hands to peel an apple. He cut it into small pieces and fed them into Yan Yi¡¯s mouth while Yan Yi ate silently. He wasn¡¯t picky about what was in his mouth anymore. Lu Shangjin became sensitive and alert, rubbing him from behind like a big dog, assuring him dejectedly that this would definitely never happen in their family in the future. In fact, no one would find Yan Yi to cause trouble. Anyone who had enough self-awareness knew that Lu Shangjin¡¯s wife was untouchable. However, Yan Yi always looked like his spirits couldn¡¯t be lifted. He reluctantly cheered himself up and comforted the alpha not to think too much. Every night when Lu Shangjin went to apply medicine, Yan Yi was the only person left in the quiet room. He sat by the bed to eat porridge and touched the little foot that occasionally imprinted through his belly. Lu Shangjin actually already had a hunch early on that he would fall into the enemy¡¯s hands now, it was just a matter of time. His heart trembled and he couldn¡¯t help but feel a trace of guilt. He was only tripping over himself and wanted to push the blame on the child. After eating the porridge, Lu Shangjin still hadn¡¯t returned, so Yan Yi put on his slippers to take a look. Standing outside the debridement room, he could see the topless alpha sitting inside through the glass, with a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, lean figure that always caught the eye. The three deep wounds on his shoulder were recut to be disinfected. The instant the liquid medicine was pressed onto it, blue veins burst out all along Lu Shangjin¡¯s arm to his neck as he gripped the snowy white bed sheets by his hand. He calmly tilted his head slightly as the blood in his face disappeared like a falling tide. Yan Yi remembered following him out to play when he was very young. When he went out in the morning, Lu Shangjin whispered that his shoes were wearing his feet down a little. After coming back happily at night, Yan Yi then realized that a piece of flesh had been abraded off his heel. The alpha had been mute as a fish since young. No matter how painful it was, he would swallow it silently by himself, like a pearl clam using its soft flesh to dissipate the pain. Yan Yi didn¡¯t wait for him and instead acted like he hadn¡¯t been here before. He went back to his ward and washed up cleanly before leaning by the bed to read, but actually, he couldn¡¯t even absorb a few lines of the book. More than half an hour passed and Yan Yi was about to fall asleep hugging the book. He vaguely remembered someone sitting next to him, slowly pulling the book out of his arms, and placing it by the head of the bed. Lu Shangjin gently placed his finger in Yan Yi¡¯s palm, and the little rabbit¡¯s hand tightened in a muddled daze, holding Lu Shangjin¡¯s finger in his hand. Feeling delighted as though he had obtained candy, Lu Shangjin¡¯s tired eyes lit up with light. Yan Yi was held by a large hand covered with old scars. Lu Shangjin leaned down and pressed his hand to Yan Yi¡¯s lips, bending his index finger to gently touch his curly and pale eyelashes. He then carefully touched the baby in his stomach and whispered good night. After turning off the lights, Lu Shangjin sat on the other bed and single-handedly unbuttoned the buttons of his chest with some difficulty. He casually tossed his shirt onto the coat hanger before lying down wearily under the quilt, but he got thirsty before even lying down firmly and raised his hand to feel for the thermos hanging by the head of the bed. His fingers shook and he almost didn¡¯t hold the thermos steady, the hot water spilling out on his fingers. Lu Shangjin frowned and got up in a hurry to put the bottle back safely. He glanced over at Yan Yi, afraid of waking him up as pregnant omegas sometimes had poor sleep quality. However, Yan Yi had already sat up, his feet sweeping the ground to find his slippers. He then poured out a cup from the thermos and handed it to Lu Shangjin. Lu Shangjin said apologetically ¡°I still woke you up¡°, while reaching for the cup of water, but he didn¡¯t expect that Yan Yi had been holding the cup up to his lips. Overwhelmed by the flattery, he drank the water from Yan Yi¡¯s hand, coaxing him with a faint smile, ¡°I just had a cramp, really¡­¡± Instead, his neck was held in a soft embrace. Lu Shangjin was stiff and unable to move, his mind turning blank. Until delicate and gentle soothing pheromones wrapped around his body and the sweetness of milk-candy soothed the pain in the shoulder. The alpha couldn¡¯t help but childishly hug his waist and bury his head in Yan Yi¡¯s chest. He let Yan Yi put his hand on the agonizingly unbearable pain on his shoulder, unable to stop the slight trembling of his body. Yan Yi stood in front of him, holding the alpha¡¯s head and gently petting him. He quietly and slowly hummed a tune he had played for him not long ago. Lu Shangjin carried him into bed and squeezed together onto the single hospital bed. The two pressed tightly together, forehead against forehead, entangling with each other as they kissed. The tips of their tongues entwined as their ten fingers intertwined. Neither of them remembered when they fell asleep. Yan Yi only remembered that Lu Shangjin kept whispering ¡°I love you¡± in his ear dozens of times, and at the end, Lu Shangjin¡¯s voice had a hint of hoarse with a hint of grievance before his breathing gradually calmed down. Yan Yi was awakened by a slow to sharp pain. When he woke up, his whole body was drenched in cold sweat and something wet was flowing down his thighs. He opened his eyes hazily and saw Lu Shangjin telling him to lie flat and not move, calmly and skillfully ringing the call bell, but in actuality, his eyes looked so panicked like he was about to suffocate. CH 82 Lu Shangjin was interrupted by Dr Zhong outside the delivery room, who earnestly told him that his injury was extremely serious and needed sufficient glandular energy to recover now. But looking at Lu Shangjin¡¯s stance of taking two powerful energy injections in a row, he was afraid that he was ready to drain his soothing pheromones on the delivery bed. Lu Shangjin irritably paced back and forth outside, seeming to listen to Dr. Zhong¡¯s advice. His gaze wandered towards the delivery room. Not afraid of offending Lu Shangjin, Dr Zhong grabbed him and said seriously, ¡°There are two alphas who have a high compatibility with Yan Yi in our hospital, let them do it.¡± Yan Yi wasn¡¯t marked, so he could be comforted by other alphas. That was different. If Yan Yi could suffer less, Lu Shangjin could endure other alphas giving him comfort. But this time, he would never let him bear it alone. After Lu Shangjin disinfected his wound, Yan Yi¡¯s contractions had already started. As he laid on the delivery bed, he endured a series of sharp pains while his gaze wandered between the busy midwife and the doctor, unable to find the person he was looking for the entire time. The courage to fight his way out amidst the rain of bullets inexplicably disappeared without a trace in an instant. Yan Yi clenched his hands as he trembled with increasing fear. After the initial differentiation of his glands, he was strapped to the surgical bed where his stem cells were taken, observed for his response to electric shocks, underwent heat and cold stimulation, and a simulated bullet penetration was used to observe his heart rate and glandular stress increase. Researchers, who were also wearing isolation suits, experimented on him using different instruments. Pulse currents passed through his body, and each severe pain continued to fill his already collapsing nerves. Afterwards, an injection was injected into his artery, corroding every blood vessel in his body like strong acid. He could only gaze at the round window on the lab door with his slack pupils, waiting for someone to rescue him from hell. The midwife constantly comforted him to relax and save energy, but the more she spoke, the more nervous Yan Yi became, and the little tail that appeared after spreading his legs shook violently. At the same time as the labour pain hit, Yan Yi¡¯s entire body went stiff and unmoving. He was soaked in cold sweat, as if returning to the days of being tied up and tortured on the experimental bed. Suddenly, his hand was held in a warm palm, then a cloud of soothing pheromones wrapped around him. Lu Shangjin got closer to him, whispering comfortingly don¡¯t be afraid. Yan Yi lifted his eyes in alarm and looked at Lu Shangjin, holding his hand tightly in fear that he would go away. With a touch, Lu Shangjin felt the inside of his palm was covered in sweat. As tears streamed down his face, Yan Yi told him he was a liar, but he held onto the alpha¡¯s hand tightly and didn¡¯t let go. His slim fingers clenched until his knuckles turned white and his slender legs trembled slightly. Lu Shangjin¡¯s gaze had been fixed on the cigarette scar on Yan Yi¡¯s thigh. That day, Yan Yi looked at him with humble and frenzied eyes, intermittently pleading with Lu Shangjin to mark him and continuously forcing him to make decisions he couldn¡¯t refuse. When Lu Shangjin came back to his senses, the cigarette butt in his hand had already been pressed onto Yan Yi¡¯s thigh, going out of control with the need for Yan Yi to shut up. And then he ran away, crouching by the stairwell and extinguishing the cigarette butt on his hand again and again. He used the painful memory to trigger a conditional reflex. In the three years without love, he was Pavlov¡¯s dog. The cold moist drops falling on his hand jolted him. He suddenly woke up with a start and saw that Yan Yi was crying. Crying again. The little rabbit growing in his heart was afraid of pain and was timid. Lu Shangjin interlocked their ten fingers and told him continuously, I won¡¯t leave, I¡¯ll love Yan Yan dearly. He really cried easily. How worrying. Lu Shangjin continuously released extremely high concentrations of soothing pheromones for nearly ten hours. If the doctors in the delivery room were not wearing protective gear, they would have long been light-headed and dizzy from being drowned by the M2 grade pheromones. When pushing out little Lu Yan who was striving to cause trouble with great effort, Yan Yi almost wanted to run away. He didn¡¯t want to give birth anymore. It hurt so much that it scared him. He wanted to escape. He wanted to escape into the alpha¡¯s arms just like when they were younger, throwing himself into Jin ge¡¯s arms and then he would be well protected. He wouldn¡¯t be cold, nor would he be hungry or in pain, wouldn¡¯t hear the thunder, and wouldn¡¯t have to wait for dawn alone in the darkness. Yan Yi was already so exhausted, but when he noticed sensitively that Lu Shangjin was looking between his legs, he went crazy and hit him, telling him that he wasn¡¯t allowed to look with a trembling voice. He then heard the alpha saying quietly next to him, ¡°Yan Yan has become a dad, but he is still my baby bunny. ¡°I didn¡¯t look. It¡¯s very clean, you¡¯ll be a clean Yan Yan after we go back and wash your tail.¡± Yan Yi suddenly smiled with tears streaming down his face. His alpha really was silly and obedient. It took him three more years to navigate the maze before clumsily walking back to him. When Lu Yan came out, he cried like a trumpet, feeling extremely aggrieved as if he felt sorry for his dad; his wet little bunny ears clung to his cheeks and his bald little tail swung along with the sound of his crying. There was no difficult birth, no heavy bleeding, and no lateral incision. The doctors all said that this alpha really knew how to coax others. If you listened attentively, maybe your bones would melt. Yan Yi laid weakly on the delivery bed with a pale face, his light grey hair soaked in cold sweat and sticking to his forehead. With no strength left at all, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. On the side, Lu Shangjin knelt down on the ground with a thud and laid by Yan Yi¡¯s arm, his shoulders twitching. Yan Yi didn¡¯t have energy to say anything and could only tilt his head to look at his alpha¡¯s confusing behaviour. Lu Shangjin lifted his face, with red eyes and a choked voice, he asked Yan Yi, wifey, does it hurt really bad? Even my legs have gone weak. After coaxing Yan Yi to sleep, Lu Shangjin was forced into the debridement room by the doctors to re-examine the condition of his wounds. Dr Zhong then checked the degree of his glandular permeability. The alpha, who had just become a father, felt a little crazy. He asked Dr Zhong to give him an energizing injection. He wanted to soothe his omega, he wanted to go see the baby. Dr Zhong issued him an ultimatum that he must receive the final stage of surgical treatment within two days, or else he would have to wait for amputation then. This scared Lu Shangjin stiff, he finally agreed to take the surgery seriously and booked a surgery time with the doctor. When he returned to the ward, Yan Yi was curled up on his side fast asleep, beside him was a little bunny also asleep with a small face that was still red and wrinkled. Lu Shangjin went around to the end of the bed and kissed Yan Yi¡¯s forehead before sitting down and gently touching his son who looked like soft tofu. Lu Yan kicked his little feet in response. Lu Shangjin happily laid down and measured his sweet potato-like chubby feet with his fingers. They were only two knuckles big, so cute that he could die. After a moment of joy, Lu Shangjin looked up and seriously examined his little son. He had made Yan Yan suffer a great deal and should be taught a good lesson. But because he was a lop-eared rabbit omega and literally looked like a little Yan Yan, how could Lu Shangjin teach him a lesson? Lu Shangjin had sought out several suitable kindergartens in his mind, arranged his high school subjects, selected several university majors for him, and at the same time, he deeply pondered over who recently had a little alpha worthy of his son. Yan Yi slowly opened his eyes and heard someone chattering endlessly by his ear. When he woke up to look, Lu Shangjin was unexpectedly teaching Lu Yan how to peel an apple. He kept mumbling words, your daddy Yan is picky about food, when your father is at work and not around in the future, you need to take good care of him. Set a small goal first. With two small hands raised, the little baby bunny slept in grievance with squinted eyes, being forced to learn how to peel an apple in his dream. Lu Shangjin suddenly realized that Yan Yi had woken up and wiped his hands to help him up. Yan Yi naturally extended his hand and was gently pulled onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s lap from under his armpits. The alpha gently rubbed his collarbone with the tip of his nose and asked him if it still hurt. Yan Yi was still a bit weak, he was pillowed against the crook of Lu Shangjin¡¯s shoulder and gently holding his shirt collar. Relying a little bit on the alpha¡¯s smell, he lightly sniffed the narcissus scent on his body, barely noticeably. Lu Shangjin tacitly released soothing pheromones for him before carrying little Lu Yan over for him to see. Seeing that it was a little bunny omega, Yan Yi suddenly glanced at Lu Shangjin in a bit of a panic, his hand grasping onto his collar tightened a bit. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t notice the look in Yan Yi¡¯s eyes as he lowered his head to kiss the sleeping Lu Yan, then kissed Yan Yi, ¡°Look at how short and bald his little bunny ears are, it¡¯s too funny.¡± Yan Yi brushed his hand aside, gently putting Lu Yan¡¯s small ears back in place and stroked the tiny fluff on top, whispering a retort, all little bunnies are born like this. Lu Shangjin smiled lightly and rubbed him with the tip of his nose, murmuring and coaxing, baobei, you¡¯ve worked hard. At first the breastfeeding didn¡¯t go well, so Lu Shangjin turned off the lights for Yan Yi to be sucked until he was empty. Yan Yi was sucked until he was so in pain that he bent his legs to kick him and dug nail marks into Lu Shangjin¡¯s arm with his tight grip. ¡°Yan Yan, you¡¯re such a crybaby.¡± Lu Shangjin¡¯s heart was softened by the little rabbit, but his lower half became really hard. This little rabbit however couldn¡¯t be fierce. Lu Shangjin half faked intimidation and half coaxed as he helped with the feeding. Yan Yi then turned over angrily, covering his red and swollen little nipples as his eyes turned red. ¡°Don¡¯t touch, it hurts.¡± So Lu Shangjin had to coax him like a child. On the other side, the baby was crying loudly from hunger, while his soft and fluffy wife on his lap was shedding tears from pain, causing Lu Shangjin to be unsure of who to kneel down for first. After taking care of them for two days, Yan Yi¡¯s spirit recovered very well. When he held the baby for breastfeeding, Lu Shangjin picked him up from behind and kissed his ear. Once Yan Yi was happy from his coaxing, he started to negotiate. He had to go for surgery soon and couldn¡¯t take care of his wife and baby these few days. The alpha was a bit disheartened when saying this. He also wanted to stay with Yan Yi and the baby all the time, and even after this long vacation, he was too lazy to go to work because he truly felt he was the alpha of the family; he was really needed and relied upon. Yan Yi nodded his head very seriously, wanting Lu Shangjin to have his surgery with a peace of mind. This made Lu Shangjin so happy. He picked Yan Yi up and placed him on the windowsill, raising his face and asking him why he was being so good. Before the surgery, he made a good promise to Yan Yi, hugging and kissing him again before entering the operating room with peace of mind. Yan Yi didn¡¯t say that, when Lu Shangjin comes back, he would give him soothing pheromones and not let his alpha endure the pain on his own. The operation didn¡¯t require general anesthesia. With the assistance of Dr. Zhong¡¯s J1 differentiative ability ¡°detoxification¡±, Lu Shangjin was still quite awake the whole process, only his right eyelid kept jumping incessantly, which was ultimately not a good sign. There was suddenly an unusual amount of noise outside the operating room and the hospital alarms sounded with a series of shrill noises. Lu Shangjin anxiously tried to stand up, but was pressed back by Dr. Zhong, who hurriedly went out to see the situation himself. He could hear a sudden muffled sound by the operating room door, and Dr. Zhong fell in, tightly gripping his lower abdomen. The bullet hole in his abdomen gurgled with blood, and Xia Pingtian, who was holding a gun, dragged him into his arms and pressed his head as he hid inside the operating room door, firing his gun out one after another with a cannibalistic gaze roaring like an enraged lion. Several armed squads in PBB uniforms burst into the An Fei Ya Hospital. Xia Pingtian yelled towards the inside of the room, ¡°Yan Yi has been taken away!¡± Lu Shangjin felt like he had fallen into an ice cave. He ripped off the IV tube on his body before conveniently feeling out for a dozen scalpels held between his fingers and barged out of the operating room. He held four bright silver scalpel between his fingers in his left hand, dodging bullets behind him as he sped through the corridor. He rolled on the ground and threw four scalpels backwards with his left hand, and immediately, four PBB members¡¯ heads were cut open by sharp blades. Lu Shangjin stumbled toward Yan Yi¡¯s ward, holding his right shoulder which was in severe pain. When he arrived, a whole wall of the ward was blown up, and Yan Yi and the baby were nowhere to be seen. CH 83 Crushed gravel was still falling from the collapsed exterior wall. Lu Shangjin held the deformed steel bars melted by explosives and looked towards the sky. Blood spread along his arm, dripping from his fingers to his feet. He could no longer feel the pain, and only a vast white light was in front of him. An invisible wall isolated him from the world, and behind him was the chaotic sound of gunfire and the explosion of equipment overturned. He couldn¡¯t hear anything except the insulated glass in the ward falling down from the side of the bed, waking him up with a thunderous sound. He sent a message to his assistant while capturing a hint of milk-candy pheromones left in the air and locating the other party¡¯s escape route. While the PBB members outside the ward were covering the main force¡¯s retreat, Xia Pingtian took Dr. Zhong with one hand and let him lean on his shoulder as he picked up the alarm communicator with the other hand. A furious voice spread through the surveillance speakers in various corners of An Fei Ya Hospital: Attention security personnel, this is Xia Pingtian. Close all the exits, activate the highest level of protection order, and to all medical staff, please crouch down where you are. He repeated the order in English. As soon as the order was issued, the external doors of each clinical room in An Fei Ya Hospital were immediately locked, and the fire separation wall rose at a high speed. Dozens of well-equipped security personnel in bulletproof vests rushed out of the elevator from the underground to the first floor, surrounding the PBB soldiers who had yet to escape. Lu Shangjin handed the remaining scalpel in his hand to Dr. Zhong, whose lips were pale, dry, and weak, but he was still able to skillfully extract the bullet from his abdomen. Xia Pingtian held the magazine in his mouth to change the ammunition, while releasing soothing pheromones for Dr. Zhong at the same time. ¡°I¡¯ll compensate for the hospital¡¯s losses when I get back.¡± Lu Shangjin said. ¡°It¡¯s nothing to do with you.¡± Xia Pingtian looked down at Dr. Zhong who was dealing with the gunshot wounds himself. PBB didn¡¯t just come to grab Yan Yi, they were targeting all the high-grade omegas, and Dr. Zhong, with an M2 sinomenine plant glandular type, was also within their target range. The sinomenine plant¡¯s M2 ability ¡°healing technique¡± was enough to heal gunshot wounds, but Dr. Zhong¡¯s cold hand pressed on the scrape on Xia Pingtian¡¯s cheek. The wound healed and Dr. Zhong then put his hand on Lu Shangjin¡¯s right shoulder, injecting a large amount of glandular energy into the wound. Although the residual poison had not been cleared, healing the wound was only a temporary measure, for at least it would prevent excessive blood loss. Lu Shangjin grabbed his wrist to stop him from expending any more energy. The corners of Dr. Zhong¡¯s lips barely pulled up in a smile, and with a pale face and a faint smile, he told Lu Shangjin with ease, ¡°You have to go save others.¡± After returning from studying scientific research abroad for so many years, this goal had not changed; it was not only Yan Yi who needed to be saved, but his hope for all high-grade omegas. Immediately after, Xia Pingtian roared at Dr. Zhong, to the point that he had no time to pay attention to what he was saying. Several doctors helped him into the operating room to stop the bleeding with stitches. Xia Pingtian hatefully smashed the wall before grabbing a gun and joining Lu Shangjin in running through the evacuation exit while sending a text to Xia Jingtian at the same time, asking him to wait in place to pick him up and not run around. But no response was received. Lu Shangjin passed the news to Bi Ruijing: PBB launched a large-scale operation, putting any high-grade omega in the vicinity in a very dangerous situation. ¡°What do we do now? ¡°Xia Pingtian pushed on the new magazine, his back on alert as he leaned against the wall and half-squatted on the stairs. Lu Shangjin glanced at the emergency evacuation diagram on the wall and took a panoramic view of the terrain of the various buildings of An Fei Ya Hospital, which covered an area of over 3000 acres. He could also feel the location of Yan Yi¡¯s weak and faint pheromones. Instead of leaving the Pacific Ocean, he may have flown to a certain PBB base. The nearest base was located in Huaining City. A year ago, most of the base was destroyed due to the tsunami caused by a super high-magnitude earthquake. Highly lethal infectious diseases and large-scale species invasion occurred in succession after that, and they were ordered to block, detonate, and destroy. The ruined city was still rebuilding. ¡°You keep an eye on the hospital¡¯s glandular freezer.¡± Lu Shangjin gently moved his right arm. The wound was mostly healed, but he could feel the toxins in the bones still spreading. The helicopter painted with the Peregrine family crest was already approaching the tarmac on the top floor, and Assistant Ning was sitting in the pilot¡¯s seat wearing a headset. Lu Shangjin grabbed the landing gear and flipped into the helicopter, which immediately turned around and left An Fei Ya Hospital. His phone had been ringing non-stop with texts and calls continuously coming in. Lu Shangjin glanced at it, his head resting on the inner wall blankly, his hair fluttering in the strong wind. He fished out the crumpled note from his shirt pocket which Yan Yi had written him, saying that he promised to love him at the age of 27. Maybe he didn¡¯t like him as much anymore, but it didn¡¯t matter. If he could bring Yan Yan and his child back safely, he would follow Yan Yi¡¯s wishes and watch their lives from afar without disturbing them. If Yan Yi wanted to leave, or if he were to meet his beloved alpha, Lu Shangjin could endure it all and would no longer shamelessly bind Yan Yi to his side, just as if it was his punishment for hurting Yan Yi as he did in the past. His grip loosened, and he threw away the promise written by Yan Yi into the wind before forcefully kissing the wedding ring on his ring finger. The helicopter traveled over the ruins of Huaining City and air-dropped weapons and ammunition boxes. Lu Shangjin, wearing a pitch-black armed suit, sat on the ammunition boxes and landed slowly. With extreme visual acuity, he saw the entrance to the PBB Huaining base two kilometers away under the cooling tower. The coded door of the base slowly opened and the identity verification staff stopped Lu Shangjin. Looking up and down at this tall and cold alpha, whose eyebrows and eyes were surprisingly a lot similar to that of the commander, the staff felt a bit embarrassed for a moment. ¡°Hello sir, if you don¡¯t have identity authentication, please stand here and scan your face and fingers¡­¡± With a gunshot, the staff member collapsed in his seat, a burnt bullet hole falling between his brows. Lu Shangjin only held one MP433 and stood in place, turning the gun from one angle to the other as he destroyed all the monitors and annihilated all the access control staff. A wanted notice was displayed on the computer screen with a picture of Lu Shangjin printed on the notice, surrounded by the heads of several PBB agents activated to intercept and eliminate the intruders. He smashed the display screen with a single shot, fished out the identity card from the corpse, and slowly walked into the main channel of the base. After the main channel, he needed to pass the gait and heat sensing detectors. Lu Shangjin injected a needle of chameleon serum left by Ye Wan and shielded himself from the detector and monitor for an hour. He had just entered the main passage when the bulletproof doors at both ends suddenly closed shut. Lu Shangjin paused in his steps, his eyes covered in a translucent blue transient film unique to the peregrine falcon race as he scanned his surroundings and overhead. The peregrine falcon alpha¡¯s eyes could see footprints moving overhead through the precision steel protection plate¡ªfootprints pausing in one position. The emergency door above the main passage opened. A blonde-haired blue-eyed alpha fell in front of Lu Shangjin and slowly rose up. His slender and blood-red forked tongue licked his silver lip studs, and his pupils narrowed into a line as he stared at Lu Shangjin. His ten fingers were soft and moving rhythmically. An albino python alpha, a British PBB agent with serial number 000017 of M2 grade. The alpha bowed to Lu Shangjin in a gentlemanly manner, ¡±Your wife is staying inside. He will be sent back to you unharmed when the guided differentiation is complete.¡± The two words ¡°guided differentiation¡± was like a sharp blade, cutting open and sprinkling salt into the wounds that Lu Shangjin had harbored for years. Even if Yan Yi did not say it, he knew that it was a cruel shadow in Yan Yi¡¯s heart that could not be appeased for the rest of his life. His eyes were so pitch black that the waves couldn¡¯t be seen, and his lips were slightly pursed. In the next instant, his left hand clenched into a fist and hit the lower abdomen of the albino python. Without waiting for the opponent to retaliate, his long legs swept across with a gust of wind, sweeping the albino python seven or eight meters away. The albino python was also provoked. Wiping a handful of blood from the corner of his lips, he came flying along the wall and wrapping around Lu Shangjin like a hunting python tightly gripping its prey¡¯s neck with its tight and powerful body until the prey suffocated and lost its ability to resist, ultimately becoming the captured trophy he could report for his mission. Neck bounded, Lu Shangjin stepped on the wall and flipped backwards, smashing the backbone of the albino python entangled around his body onto the ground. He pointed his elbow at his sternum and jabbed it fiercely, severely injuring the snake¡¯s vertebrae. This was a common weakness of snake alphas. The fight in the main channel awakened the channel clearing system and the cross-shaped strangling laser swept in at speed. Lu Shangjin released the albino python, hooking his hands above the channel and pressing his body along against the ceiling. The laser scraped through the sniper gun on his back, and a piece of the butt was sliced off. Lu Shangjin took advantage of the sweeping lasers and kicked the albino python alpha to the starting point of the laser. With his arms retracted, he climbed up along the top emergency door where the alpha came down. As soon as the albino python climbed up, he snapped the hydraulic lock. He swept the dust off his body and crawled inside the main passage along the air vent into the laboratory. In the main control room, Lu Lin sat in front of the console supporting his cheek as he watched the surveillance footage of the channel covered in burnt and bloody stains. The photo of the albino python alpha turned grey on the agent¡¯s dispatch record on the operation screen by his hand, and ¡°DEAD¡± was displayed below. He sat on the control chair and turned around. Not far away in a transparent spherical cage, Yan Yi sat on the ground against the inner wall, the floor thoughtfully lined with soft cushions and thermostats. The swaddled child was placed in a cradle outside the prison, the pink cradle out of place with this cold and terrifying control laboratory. Yan Yi also saw the greyed out photo on the spy dispatch record and said faintly, ¡°You should understand your own son.¡± ¡°He¡¯s excellent. I am very pleased, but he should listen to me.¡± Lu Lin washed his hands before leaning over the cradle and gently touching the little bunny¡¯s face. Yan Yi¡¯s heart was affected by Lu Lin¡¯s every movement. Yan Yi¡¯s palms were drenched with cold sweat, not knowing what terrifying action Lu Lin planned to take next. Fortunately, Lu Lin did not do anything to the baby, but asked for the name of his little grandson. ¡°Lu Yan, not bad.¡± He pondered the name quietly, the meaning seemed fine, but he could tell it was a combination of two people¡¯s last names, leaving Lu Lin less than satisfied. He didn¡¯t like the idea of mixing a parent¡¯s last name into a child¡¯s name, and a cloned mass-produced omega¡¯s name wasn¡¯t worthy of having Xiao Jin doing that. Little Lu Yan in his swaddling clothes burst into tears without warning, loud and piercing in the empty laboratory. The little baby¡¯s face turned red with tears, first crying with chokes, then coughing as he cried. The little bunny¡¯s ears, covered in a thin layer of fluff, trembled with grief, as if trying to find his dad who had lost him here. Yan Yi held onto the glass of the spherical prison with both hands, frantically wanting to hold his baby. No father could face such a pitiful precious baby and leave it without care. Lu Lin lifted the baby up to comfort him, releasing soothing pheromones the scent of tulips, but instead of being comforted, the baby cried more bitterly. Yan Yi said he was hungry. Lu Lin raised his eyebrows slightly and brought the child to the side of the cage for Yan Yi to breastfeed him. Yan Yi calmed his state of mind and forcefully pinched his palm to restrain himself from moving. The baby¡¯s differentiation potential had not yet been measured, and at least for now, Lu Lin had hope for the child and would not do anything out of line. He refused to breastfeed the baby unless Lu Lin immediately removed all the agents dispatched to stop Lu Shangjin and released him. Lu Lin sat by the cage and coaxed the crying baby in a gentle voice, saying that his precious little grandson would get sick if he was hungry for a long time. Look, he¡¯s crying so pitifully. Wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, Lu Lin looked like a kind grandfather as he constantly induced Yan Yi¡¯s heart to soften. Which omega could bear starving their newborn baby? Yan Yi bit through his lip and licked the taste of blood that kept him awake. He turned around and pretended he couldn¡¯t see. The kindness on Lu Lin¡¯s face gradually faded, then he allowed several beta guards outside the door to come in. Yan Yi was forcibly dragged to the lounge. His shirt was torn open and his hands and feet were pressed onto the bed. A beta held little Lu Yan and placed him on Yan Yi¡¯s chest, asking him to suck his fill of today¡¯s lunch. Yan Yi turned his head in shame and anger, tightly closing his eyes to not look. His limbs struggled frantically, but it was no use. His thin waist trembled. Like an exhibited object, all his privacy and dignity were trampled on in the mud. He was frightened and his emotions were extremely unstable. His bulging chest obviously couldn¡¯t draw any milk, but Lu Yan was starving and all he knew was to suck hard. Yan Yi felt so much pain that his voice became hoarse, struggling as he shouted to let him do it himself. Perhaps it was indeed pitiful to watch an omega being bullied in bed that a few beta let go and stood aside to stare at Yan Yi as he fed the baby himself. Yan Yi grabbed little Lu Yan¡¯s swaddling clothes and tightly held them in his arms. Ignoring the torn and messy shirt, he knelt on the bed and continuously kissed little Lu Yan¡¯s face, choking as he comforted that his alpha daddy would come to rescue the baby. ¡°I¡¯m sorry baby¡­it¡¯ll be better if daddy didn¡¯t destroy his glands, it¡¯s my fault, it¡¯s daddy¡¯s fault¡­¡± Yan Yi¡¯s hand holding the baby couldn¡¯t stop trembling as he fearfully held the baby and shrank to the corner of the bed, constantly stroking the baby¡¯s back and releasing soothing pheromones. The more soothing pheromones he released, the more anxious he became. Lu Yan could also feel the omega¡¯s anxiety and wailed even louder with tears dripping down his eyelashes. He cried and coughed uncontrollably and his little face turned red in suffocation. ¡°Don¡¯t cry baby¡­¡± Yan Yi hugged him in desperation as he coaxed, letting the baby keep him in his mouth even if he couldn¡¯t suck anything and it hurt so much. He really didn¡¯t have any other way. His numb and absent eyes looked towards the glass window on the door. He saw a little alpha come in carrying a small backpack to deliver food to him and also saw him carrying a sniper rifle to lead him through the rain of bullets. Suddenly, Yan Yi couldn¡¯t remember where he was, only feeling that there was someone outside the door he wanted to see. He rolled over to the ground and landed on his back. The muscle memories left by years of high-intensity training were still there, even without high-grade glands as energy support. Yan Yi¡¯s instincts as a killing machine were yet to be erased. The watchful beta guard who was observing didn¡¯t expect a weak omega to resist, so his movement slowed down for a moment. In an instant, Yan Yi flipped over his back and locked tightly around his neck, using force to swing his legs and kick over the chins of the two betas who were rushing up. The beta whose arms were locked had his neck twisted by Yan Yi at the same time. Yan Yi carried the little newborn on the bed before kicking open the door of the lounge and barging out. The muzzle of a black gun pressed right between his brows. Holding the gun, Lu Lin softly tapped Yan Yi¡¯s forehead and said with a gentle smile, ¡°I¡¯ve underestimated you. Sure enough, none of the wives from our Lu family are easy to deal with.¡± Yan Yi held the baby in his arms, gritting his teeth and looking straight into the alpha¡¯s eyes. His slightly hoarse voice almost carried blood. ¡°Are you happy killing one omega after another? What terribly offensive things did Uncle Wan do to make you torture him to death without letting go?¡± Yan Yi stared at Lu Lin¡¯s muzzle and stepped forward. The little meatball in his arms seemed to be able to distribute energy, making the person holding him brave. ¡°We are not anyone¡¯s tools, nor do we want to be your slaves. Sooner or later, this world will no longer belong solely to alphas, and you beasts who attempt to raise them will all die here. ¡°You rely on high-level dependence to dominate and bully omegas. If you hadn¡¯t marked Uncle Wan, he wouldn¡¯t have been dragged down like this by you. Uncle Wan hated you, Jin-ge hates you too, I hate you too. How can a person live a life of failure like you.¡± With a gunshot, the bullet grazed Yan Yi¡¯s collarbone and shattered the glass window in the lounge. A trail of blood flowed downwards, scaring little Lu Yan to cry loudly again until his voice became hoarse. Lu Lin pressed the hot muzzle of his gun against Yan Yi¡¯s neck and forced the omega against the wall. This bold and daring little rabbit. If Lu Lin wasn¡¯t waiting to see what high-grade offspring Yan Yi as a high-grade would leave with Xiao Jin, based solely on the crime of seducing his son, it would have been enough to destroy Yan Yi and remanufacture him. Moreover, he also bore his own feelings about his relationship with Ye Wan. His hands were sweating as he clutched the gun, the scorching muzzle almost pierced through Yan Yi¡¯s neck, leaving a red mark on his skin. However, Yan Yi couldn¡¯t feel any pain, but instinctively hugged the baby tightly, so aggressively that even he was shocked. Going mad, Lu Lin closed Yan Yi into the spherical glass cage, but Yan Yi poured out all his glandular energy to release his pheromones at the last moment, and the sweet scent of milk-candy flowed out along the return air vent of the control room. This wisp of pheromone smell was captured accurately by Lu Shangjin. He tilted his head, his cold gaze passing through the monitor in the corner and his hostile gaze almost pierced through the glass. After carefully identifying it for about ten seconds, he stepped over a severed hand on the ground and walked silently toward the deep passage. The wrist of the severed hand was branded with PBB000014. His right shoulder was faintly stained with blood, with blood droplets occasionally dripping out and down his fingertips. The path behind him was soaked in blood, dozens of corpses lying upside down and covering the passage. On the dispatch record of the agent on the console, two more photos greyed out, displaying ¡°DEAD¡± below. At the same time, the security system sounded the alarms: ¡°WARNING£¡THE INVADER IS INVINCIBLE£¡¡± CH 84 There were over a dozen message boxes on the laptop display screen, but none had received a response. Tan Meng sat in front of the bar and sent the last email requesting help, anxiously grabbing his hair and slumping on the table. The meeting room was empty and silent, and the omegas who were here every day for tea and chatting were nowhere to be found. Cang Xiao¡¯er sat on the single sofa, holding his backpack and silently staring at Tan Meng. As he was about to speak, he saw Tan Meng flip over his laptop and vent his anger on the wine bottle at the bar, shattering several bottles of aged red wine. ¡°How much did Yan Yi help them with? When we need them, they all retreat one by one. When things are crucial, they only care about themselves.¡± Tan Meng gritted his teeth with hatred and sent countless emails calling for help, hoping to receive assistance from high-grade omegas. Yan Yi was trapped in the PBB branch, and to his knowledge, only Lu Shangjin alone went to save him. The emails for help were like stones sinking into the sea, and the few that replied were apologetic, saying that they had children and families and didn¡¯t have the courage to go all the way for an omega they hadn¡¯t even met, despite having received help from Yan Yi. Tan Meng packed up his luggage and hurriedly walked out with Cang Xiao¡¯er. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Lu Shangjin can¡¯t handle it alone.¡± Cang Xiao¡¯er drew back his hands, pinning his tail and nestling back into the single sofa as he looked at Tan Meng in embarrassment. Tan Meng¡¯s footsteps paused and he turned back to look at him blankly. Cang Xiao¡¯er shook his head, appearing really helpless. How much pain and suffering did he endure in PBB before he had the chance to escape? Cang Xiao¡¯er knew the number of PBB members very well in his heart, and that a handful of them could not go up against even just one branch of biological weapons and revival forces. ¡°But you¡¯re the only one who¡¯s A3. None of us are.¡± Tan Meng grabbed Cang Xiao¡¯er¡¯s hand and peeled off his sleeve, revealing the green and blue serial number PBB000005 on it, and looked up at him with wide eyes. Cang Xiao¡¯er silently pushed his hand aside, lowering his eyelids, and asked softly, ¡°I¡¯m not familiar with him. Do you know him well?¡± This had nothing to do with familiarity. Tan Meng pursed his lips. It was Yan Yi who was taken away today. Tomorrow, more people would be caught. If high-grade omegas could only be like scattered sand as they are now, they would always only be worthy of being prey for alphas to hunt for enjoyment. He picked up his backpack and left. As he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped at the door and told Cang Xiao¡¯er that it was safe here. If he didn¡¯t want to be surrounded, he should hide properly inside. Cang Xiao¡¯er hesitated to say something, but Tan Meng pushed open the door and walked out without even looking back. As soon as he took out the car key, he saw Bi Ruijing leaning against the door of his car. Tan Meng still remembered the revenge that the mistress came to provoke him not long ago, and didn¡¯t give him a good expression, ¡°Are you trying to persuade me to go home and take care of the baby?¡± Bi Ruijing crushed the cigarette butt that was still burning under his feet and said, ¡°I raised you with good food and good drinks but this is how you treat me.¡± The little white-eyed wolf was turning his back on an old friendship and giving him the cold shoulder before he had even grown old. ¡°Did I beg you to raise me?¡± This old thing always thought he couldn¡¯t live without him. Tan Meng swung his hand and left, but he was then wrapped up by the vines from Bi Ruijing¡¯s fingertips and held in his arms before he could escape. Tan Meng grabbed the vines and struggled outwards. He heard the alpha whispering in his ear that the baby had already been sent to grandma¡¯s house to be taken care of. Tan Meng became quiet. Bi Ruijing lifted his chin towards the direction where the helicopter was parked nearby. ¨C The security system of PBB¡¯s Huaining branch had been mostly destroyed and the alarms throughout the base were constantly buzzing. The wanted notices were constantly updated with photos of Lu Shangjin hiding in various corners, but no news of the target being dead had been released. Yan Yi held the baby sitting in the glass cage, silently watching as the list of agents dispatched to intercept were marked DEAD one by one, leaving only the last one yet to be determined dead. He obviously couldn¡¯t see Lu Shangjin, but the anxiety in his heart was soothed as if he could sense his alpha approaching. Inexplicably, he believed that Lu Shangjin would come, just as in the past, accustomed to waiting for one hand to bring him out of the abyss. Yan Yi was a bit unsure. If the previous infatuation he felt could only be classified as high-level dependence, then what did it mean to think about it like crazy now? Little Lu Yan became quiet from the omega¡¯s soothing and obediently nestled in his father¡¯s arms. Yan Yi touched the old wedding ring that had been wiped shiny from his pocket and held it in his hand. He gripped it so tightly that the whole ring became sweaty, and put it on while holding his breath, like a slow and grand ceremony, and like a goodbye to his past resentment. His tightly furrowed brow finally relaxed and he gently kissed the baby bunny¡¯s cheek. This innocent child, who had not yet been properly pampered since he came into this world, had to endure the current reckless disaster. But he believed that Lu Yan was a little bunny deeply loved by two fathers, born with the love Yan Yi envied most ever since he came from hundreds or thousands of clones. A stream of blood seeped out of the corner air shutter a hundred meters away. Lu Shangjin sat in the air vent, slightly leaning his head against the vertical wall to close his eyes and catch his breath. He smelled the scent of baby¡¯s breath pheromones passing by him, but after carefully identifying it, the pheromone had disappeared. Perhaps it was just an illusion and Lu Shangjin had no spare energy to track it. Blood flowed down the sleeves of his clothes, staining his right hand crimson. His forearm rested lightly on his knee as he listened to the buzzing of the alarm outside and his name constantly appearing on the wanted notice broadcast. His chest heaved up and down as he breathed harder and harder, using the few minutes of temporary rest to recover what little strength he had left. He wondered if his babies were doing okay. They were probably very scared or waiting for him. The wedding ring on the ring finger of his left hand was stained with blood, but the dried blood residue couldn¡¯t rub off on his clothes. Lu Shangjin took off the ring, puffed and wiped it clean with his thumb. He curled his lips unnoticeably and put it back on his hand fondly. Not far away came the intercom sound of the patrol team. Lu Shangjin held his shoulder, climbed out of the air vent, and tumbled into the laboratory stairwell. The lab was only equipped with one-way hydraulic doors that could be pushed inward, but could not be opened in the opposite direction. The patrol team behind them was scanning the intruder¡¯s tracks in a sweeping manner, leaving Lu Shangjin with no choice but to enter by pushing open the door. There were no lights in the lab, and after the hydraulic door lock was closed, the surroundings became pitch black. Lu Shangjin held his flashlight in his mouth to find the exit when he suddenly heard a rustling sound of claws scraping against the ground. He turned off his flashlight and scanned the eerily dark surroundings with just his eyes. Because of overuse, a faint blue film had formed in his right eye, which weakened his night vision ability but he could still barely make out some contours. Dozens of semi-mechanical dogs transplanted with human glands slowly gathered around, hovering at the edge with low growls. Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes and pulled out a modified shotgun from the two guns behind him and loaded it. He hooked his fingers on the top edge of the instrument cabinet to haul himself up high, holding the gun with one hand and pulling the trigger. The shotgun exploded and shattered the bulletproof culture cover of the gland behind the neck of the semi-mechanical dog. ¡°After so many years of research, what kind of crap did you make?¡± He cast a mocking look into the monitor installed in the eyes of the semi-mechanical dog. The modified shotgun could fire eight consecutive rounds without needing to be reloaded. Lu Shangjin didn¡¯t need to aim, he pulled the trigger with his right hand facing back. As long as he activated the differentiation ability for tracking location, he could fire without fail. The powerful recoil shocked open his wound. Lu Shangjin clenched his teeth to endure the severe pain and was no longer willing to fight. Taking advantage of the height of the instrument cabinet, he jumped out from the ring and smashed the diffuser with one shot before hooking over the steel ceiling and flipping out. The gun fell to the ground and a cold light split right in front of him. Lu Shangjin dodged to the side. The other party was wearing a pitch-black masked agent uniform with a dark green skeleton embroidered on the back and a refined steel brass knuckle on their right hand, squinting at Lu Shangjin with hostility. Australian Dragonfly alpha, one of the very few insect-like glandular PBB agents, serial number 000008, grade M2. The microchip stripped from Lu Lin¡¯s reliable henchman contained a partial list of PBB agents. The Australian Dragonfly alpha had an extremely fast attack speed, so the firing rate of most guns could not hit this agent number eight. Lu Shangjin looked coldly into the other person¡¯s eyes and put away the modified shotgun before pulling out two curved knives from the dagger belt on both sides of his thighs. He turned and held them in the palms of both hands, blood dripping from his right hand onto the blade, then from the sharp tip of the knife to his feet. He could already feel Yan Yi¡¯s pheromones in the vicinity. The smell was light and fading away. Wait for me. The alarm in the main control room boomed again and again, repeating that the invader could not be defeated. More than thirty surveillance screens all became snowflakes, and the only side of the screen that was still barely functioning was fixed on Lu Shangjin¡¯s cold, disdainful pair of predatory hawk eyes. The photo of the last agent in the dispatch record was still displayed. Lu Lin leaned back quietly in the control chair, tapping his fingertips lightly on the armrest. From the distance, he admired a rebellious work of art, like a nobleman who had placed a bet in the field eagerly anticipating for his tamed beast to tear him to pieces and devour him. Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded outside the control room and Lu Lin¡¯s face slightly changed. He picked up the gun on the control console and pressed against the wall to feel his way out. He then followed the alarm with a team to check out the situation. Except for Xiao Jin, no one else should be able to break in. Five minutes after the hydraulic door lock was closed, it slowly opened a slit. Yan Yi held the baby a little tighter as he retreated to the glass inner wall in the other direction, staring in alert at the separated gap. Gu Wei squeezed in through the gap, patting the dirt before sitting in front of the console and skillfully opening the command to enter a string of permission codes before scanning his own fingerprints. Boss Gu? Yan Yi¡¯s eyes widened. He placed his hand on the glass and eagerly slapped it, ¡®Boss, let me out.¡¯. Gu Wei first terminated the agent dispatch order, then turned off all monitors and displays showing the news that Lu Shangjin had been killed on the wanted notice. Finally, he connected to the control system of the Pacific headquarters and sent a signal to the Huaining branch prohibiting the issuance of new orders. He glanced back at Yan Yi. The remote control of the glass cage was in Lu Lin¡¯s hands and forcibly opening it would inevitably alert the owner of the remote control, rendering the little lion¡¯s strategy uselessn. Understanding Gu Wei¡¯s intention, Yan Yi frowned and asked if Xiao Xia was outside, wanting them to stay away from this place. Gu Wei leaned back in the control chair and turned to face him, his hands resting on the armrests. His handsome and indifferent face suddenly became so serious that it made one extremely unaccustomed to it. He wasn¡¯t here to save anyone, but to take this opportunity to seize back what was rightfully his family¡¯s. The little lion was willing to follow and he did not mind either. It would be too unpleasant to say that Gu Wei was using him, but there was no other way except to rely on the abilities of Lu Shangjin and Xia Jingtian. These two people were already the strongest alphas he could find. ¡°I can only help you up to this point. I have something else to do, so I¡¯ll leave first.¡± Approaching the door, Gu Wei looked at Yan Yi through the glass and said, ¡°There¡¯s something I¡¯ve been wanting to say. Destroying your own glands is really the stupidest thing I¡¯ve ever seen. I don¡¯t want to feel sorry for you at all, you¡¯re only going to owe more and more.¡± Do you feel good about living under someone else¡¯s wing? Stop talking. Yan Yi forcefully smashed the glass and gritted his teeth, glaring at him, wanting to refute but having nothing to say. He had already regretted it and didn¡¯t need others to stab him in the heart with a knife again. Gu Wei felt his way to the door and was about to leave, but after taking a step, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. He inexplicably smelled a fishy smell so he slowly backed away. There seemed to be a huge object blocking his way, but he couldn¡¯t see where it was. Yan Yi looked at him cautiously, holding the sleeping baby as he subconsciously retreated as far away as possible. He leaned back against the glass wall and lifted his rabbit ears to cover the baby¡¯s eyes. His heart pounded faintly and even his breathing slowed down. After a moment of hesitation, the hydraulic door of the control room slowly opened. Lu Lin barged in along with a team of security, pointing his gun at Gu Wei and pulling the trigger without hesitation. Gu Wei dodged the bullet that grazed his shoulder, rolling to the console desk as the chaotic strafing of bullets punctured deep holes in the steel protective plate one after another. At the same time, a huge monster suddenly appeared before them. A six meter long giant Komodo lizard had been stealthily lurking in the corner. It suddenly roared and the entire control room shook. Its sturdy and powerful tail swept through the room, suddenly smashing the glass prison where Yan Yi was confined. The giant lizard was viciously angered by the chaotic gunfire, even biting and killing the security team behind Lu Lin, regardless of whether they were enemies or not, and the strong smell of blood instantly permeated the entire control room. Yan Yi crouched down with the baby in his arms and curled into a ball, staring blankly at the giant lizard. The lizard was wearing a gland cultivation cover on the back of its neck. If its stealth ability came from the human glands inside the cover, Yan Yi could only think of Ye Wan¡¯s chameleon A3. In particular, Lu Lin¡¯s infatuated gaze at the lizard made Yan Yi panic. He carried the baby out of the glass prison, his legs slightly soft and trembling as he sat on the ground and moved back in fear. ¡°What are you afraid of?¡± Lu Lin¡¯s pride was suddenly slighted by Yan Yi¡¯s fearful eyes. He took out a syringe and walked towards Yan Yi, pressing him to the ground, then bit open the seal of the syringe and injected a stream of guided differentiation alpha serum into Yan Yi¡¯s glands. Yan Yi was in so much pain that he was convulsing all over, completely unable to divert the energy to struggle. The only thing he could do was to hold onto half of his body and tightly protect the baby under him. The weight pressed on his body was suddenly lifted all at once as a strong fragrant narcissus pheromone wrapped around his whole body in an instant. Yan Yi trembled as he opened his eyes and saw the sharp and cold jaw of the alpha. His eyes were incredibly gentle when he lowered his eyelids to look at Yan Yi. Lu Shangjin scooped him into his arms, covered in dozens of bloody cuts, but it was as if he couldn¡¯t feel pain as he kissed between Yan Yi¡¯s brows and protected him in the corner. The giant lizard bit onto his shoulder blade, madly tearing off Lu Shangjin¡¯s flesh. Yan Yi looked at him stiffly, and for the first time, his alpha showed an unbearable expression of pain. His swollen neck was crawling with blue veins, and his beautiful eyebrows, eyes, and facial features were twisted together in a ferocious manner, gripping people¡¯s hearts to join him in agony, so much pain that it caused the heart to break into pieces. Lu Shangjin suddenly saw the wedding ring¡¯s reappearance on the omega¡¯s ring finger, and his dim eyes instantly gave off a few glimmers of light. Blood streamed like flowing water from the alpha¡¯s shoulder blades to the ground. He pressed his two precious babies in front of him into his arms, arched his back in pain, and two hard protrusions slowly emerged from his back shoulder blades. The giant lizard chomped on the protrusion on the right side, and Lu Shangjin let out a low groan of pain as he tried hard to struggle free. A soft snowflake fell on Yan Yi¡¯s stunned face. Stunned, he picked it up and found that it was a feather. Lu Shangjin¡¯s glandular cells proliferated into his bones and flesh at a tremendous speed, and his brown and black-spotted falcon wings extended out from the bones of his spine, unfolding in a split second. The control room was then overturned by a strong gust of wind, overturning the tables, chairs, and debris on the ground. On Lu Shangjin¡¯s right eyeball, there was a line of blue-green serial number: PBB00001. Lu Lin froze for more than ten seconds and suddenly raised his hand for the security team behind him to lower their guns. ¡°You differentiated¡­¡± Yan Yi grabbed onto Lu Shangjin¡¯s collar in surprise and was suddenly lifted up by his waist in one fell swoop before being carried out of the control room like a sweeping wind. The dragonfly alpha, who had previously intercepted Lu Shangjin, clutched its severely injured thigh and suddenly sprang out to block the center of the passage. It launched its differentiation ability in an attempt to intercept them and escape. Suddenly, it realized that its glands were out of control, and half of its differentiation ability was like a sodium block falling into the water, boiling and disappearing in an instant. The peregrine falcon¡¯s A3 differentiative ability ¡°Enhanced Transient Film¡± rendered any differentiative ability below their own grade instantly ineffective, while weakening the differentiative ability of opponents of the same grade by 70%. Calmed by his alpha father¡¯s pheromones, Lu Yan became quiet and obedient, willing to stretch out his wrinkled face after feeling a sense of security. Yan Yi held the baby in his arms and grabbed Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, looking at the blood that looked as if it had rained down on his body. He buried his head in the crook of Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck and whimpered several times, asking if it hurt. The blood in Lu Shangjin¡¯s face was fading, and his stiff white lips faintly smiled in relief as he kissed Yan Yi¡¯s neck. ¡°You must be terribly scared. I¡¯m sorry.¡± As Lu Shangjin swept through the passage, the edge of his wing marked a bloody line on the dragonfly alpha¡¯s throat, whose brass knuckle scraped Yan Yi¡¯s ring finger and ripped the wedding ring off, hitting the ground in a series of clinks. ¡°Hold on!¡± When Yan Yi wanted to break away from the alpha¡¯s arms to pick it up, Lu Shangjin gently wiped away the tear stains on his face and softly comforted, ¡°When the baby is a month old, I will accompany you to pick a new pair. Choose one that you like.¡± The coded door outside the base was suddenly slammed open, and the falcon with a wingspan of six to seven meters flew towards the helicopter waiting in the sky. The setting sun approached over sea level, the boiling red wheel hanging in the burning edge of the sky. The right half of the alpha¡¯s wing was bitten off, and the bloody flesh and white bones of the fracture was horrifying. Each flap of his wing caused unbearable pain to his glands. Lu Shangjin lifted Yan Yi onto the helicopter and grasped the outer edge with both hands. Exhausted, he lightly rubbed Yan Yi¡¯s cheek with the tip of his nose. The falcon, returning home under the sunset, was tenderly watching his eggs in the nest. The security team members of PBB were densely packed like termites emerging from their nests, and the flying bullets hit the helicopter with chilling and terrifying explosive sounds. Lu Shangjin spread his wings behind him and protected the helicopter that had escaped as quickly as possible, gently cupping Yan Yi¡¯s cheeks and murmuring. A magnum bullet sliced across the back of Lu Shangjin¡¯s neck, and a large stream of sweet, hot blood gushed down onto his chest as the light scent of narcissus was released uncontrollably. The blood in Yan Yi¡¯s body seemed to suddenly freeze and stop flowing, and the little Lu Yan in his arms burst out with a sharp cry. The alpha¡¯s wings were withering, flesh and blood gradually disappearing from the skeleton with his gland cells dying out, and the flying feathers fell into the sea. Lu Shangjin vigorously flapped his half boned, half feathered wings hard as he pushed the outer wall of a helicopter to send Yan Yi away from the sniper¡¯s range. ¡°Don¡¯t eat too much cold food. Don¡¯t wait until the hot congee turns cold to eat. ¡°Baby¡¯s bedding is still drying on the balcony. Remember to keep it. The bedsheet you picked with the yellow bunny print is already laid out on the small bed. Don¡¯t be impatient and angry with yourself just because you can¡¯t find it after searching all around for it. ¡°I¡¯ve always wanted to take you for a walk by the seaside. I wanted to tell you every day, but I was always afraid that my plans wouldn¡¯t be good enough, that the water may be too cold, and you might feel bored. It¡¯s like nothing I plan is good enough, and I have been procrastinating until now. ¡°But there¡¯s a sunset today and we¡¯re also by the sea. It¡¯s not too bad either. Do you like it?¡± The lone falcon fell, reluctantly closing his eyes as he was swallowed by the roaring sea water. Yan Yi went berserk as he laid on the edge of the helicopter shouting the alpha¡¯s name. He tied the baby to a folding board and single-handedly lifted the Gatlin gun, which was screwed to the helicopter, and leaped off the edge with force. The J1 differentiative ability of lop-eared rabbit ¡°high-speed bounce.¡± After a brief moment of silence, a tall figure suddenly appeared on the shore. The scent of the exploding narcissus diffused throughout the sky, blending with the rolling waves. He couldn¡¯t find his alpha at all. Each handful of seawater cupped in his hands was like his Jin-ge, but each one was not. He could only grasp onto the scent, kissing his fingertips like he couldn¡¯t bear to part with it. Yan Yi dragged the Gatlin gun with his right hand, slowly walking forward to face the thousands of security forces rushing out of the base. His soaked shirt clung tightly against him, revealing the blue serial number PBB000002 on his chest. His light grey eyes burned with a bottomless abyss as the heavy muzzle dragged a deep groove on the rocky beach. The figure disappeared several times and reappeared several dozen meters away. The differentiative ability of A3 lop-eared rabbit ¡°teleport.¡±