Chapter 22: Honey, You Smell So Good
Shen Chi had truly only wanted to seek help. He had no idea how he had provoked this lunatic Lu Chenzhou, but the man suddenly clamped down hard on his chin, forcing him to turn his head back.
Their eyes met. All Shen Chi saw in the other man’s eyes was madness.
That look was as if… he wanted nothing more than to tear him apart.
“Who are you trying to find?”
Shen Chi felt cold all over, only finding it horrifying.
Had he not merely let the male lead shou support him for a moment? Was such a huge reaction really necessary?
Thinking of Lu Chenzhou’s damned illness—pheromone disorder, bizarre mysophobia, not allowing others to touch him—Shen Chi’s lips trembled. He felt he could still be saved.
“I wasn’t trying to find anyone.”
“I’m sorry… without your permission…”
He spoke in broken fragments, but before he could finish, a large hand suddenly covered the back of his neck.
A Beta’s nape was unlike that of Alphas and Omegas. There was no raised gland there, only a large stretch of delicate skin.
But now, there was a bite mark on Shen Chi’s nape. The bite was not particularly deep. It had only broken the skin a little. During his heat, Ye Suxi’s strength had been limited, unlike the wild Alpha and Lu Chenzhou when they bit him, their terrifying force as if they wanted to tear him apart and swallow him whole.
It was just that Shen Chi’s skin was fair. Even a very shallow bite mark, when left on his skin, looked like a red plum blossom blooming in winter snow—so dazzling it was almost offensive to the eye!
Lu Chenzhou’s expression was gloomy and vicious. Jealousy twisted him out of shape.
His thumb rubbed fiercely over the bite mark. He used full force, making Shen Chi hiss in pain. A pitiful sound escaped from his mouth, unexpectedly clear at the entrance of the noisy bar.
But no one around dared step forward. The Alphas were pressed down by his pheromones until they could not move, and the Betas were even more frightened by Lu Chenzhou’s aura.
Shen Chi was isolated and helpless, while the other man curved his lips in a cold smile and said slowly, “It’s fine. I can cover it.”
The rich strawberry pheromones made Lu Chenzhou feel nauseous. Breathing heavily, he bared his sharp fangs.
At this moment, there was only one thought in Lu Chenzhou’s mind.
As long as he covered the mark, his little secretary would still be clean!
This madman had bitten him more than once. Shen Chi’s heart pounded wildly, but he was already prepared. The moment Lu Chenzhou leaned in, Shen Chi hurriedly covered the bite mark with his hand.
In the next second, the back of his hand was bitten.
Shen Chi inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, compared with being bitten on the nape, he would rather have his hand bitten.
Blood slowly seeped out from the broken skin. Lu Chenzhou realized he had bitten the wrong place, but he was unwilling to let go. Instead, he heavily licked the spot he had bitten, like a wild beast marking its territory.
It was only at this moment that the pheromones Lu Chenzhou released began to ease. The people around them backed away one after another, though his friends from childhood did not retreat.
They did not know Shen Chi’s name, nor did they know his identity. They could only shout, “Hey! We’ll throw the inhibitor over. Catch it!”
After saying that, without waiting for Shen Chi to respond, inhibitors were thrown over one after another as if they cost nothing.
One even hit Shen Chi in the face. The corner of his mouth twitched. Then he looked at the mad dog burying his head against his neck. Several had hit this guy too, yet he was completely unmoved.
Shen Chi quickly pulled out one inhibitor and stabbed it hard into Lu Chenzhou’s neck.
The inhibitor quickly entered his body. However, Shen Chi’s suspended heart did not settle. Last time, after the injection, this guy not only failed to recover, he even bit him.
“…So fragrant.”
“Wife…”
That one word, “wife,” nearly made Shen Chi’s hair stand on end.
Lu Chenzhou had smelled a trace of fruit-like pheromones. His chaotic mind could not distinguish what fruit it was. It was like orange, yet also like watermelon, and even more like a blend of all fruits. He even smelled the strawberry scent that had made him feel nauseous earlier.
The strawberry pheromones Ye Suxi had left on him had already been mostly covered. Now, within the rich, bitter scent of gunpowder smoke, there lingered a faint, barely perceptible fruity fragrance.
But this fruity fragrance was far too faint, so faint it was almost impossible to detect.
Lu Chenzhou was like a traveler who had walked for a long time through the desert. After many days of thirst, he had finally found a “water source.” He greedily sniffed at it, but the fruit pheromones were too little, nowhere near enough to fill him.
Dissatisfied, he gently gnawed with the tips of his teeth, trying to force the other party to release more.
In Shen Chi’s eyes, this action sent alarm bells ringing.
Was this mad dog going to bite him again?
Shen Chi panicked. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw inhibitors scattered all over the ground. He could not pick them up. There was still a mad dog hanging off him. So he looked toward the Alphas not far away as if asking for help.
If he opened his mouth at this moment, he might anger Lu Chenzhou again. With no other choice, he could only make a gesture to those men. Fortunately, they understood.
Inhibitors were thrown over again as if they cost nothing. Shen Chi caught one in midair and stabbed it into Lu Chenzhou’s neck without hesitation.
If one inhibitor did not work, then two. If two did not work…
Shen Chi’s expression was irritable. He was so angry he wanted to bite someone too.
“System, will two inhibitors work?”
The system had never seen such a scene either and was so shocked that the melon in its hand nearly dropped. But it knew panicking was useless. It had to stay calm.
[It should work. If it really doesn’t, have someone prepare a strong sedative.]
The system was not the only one thinking this. Lu Chenzhou’s loss of control had already prompted his friends to notify his private doctor, Ji Yanzhi.
People in their circle all knew one another. Having each other’s contact information was completely normal.
When Ji Yanzhi rushed over in a panic and saw the inhibitors by Shen Chi’s feet, he sucked in a cold breath. “Secretary Shen, are you okay?”
Shen Chi said, “Doctor Ji, how do we deal with this?”
Shen Chi’s voice was hoarse, but the moment he opened his mouth, Lu Chenzhou became dissatisfied.
He was like a dog guarding its food. Shen Chi was clearly already circled in his arms, yet he still paid attention to another wild Alpha!
Ji Yanzhi understood Lu Chenzhou’s condition better than anyone else. “Ordinary inhibitors are useless on him. Secretary Shen, catch!”
Three injections!
Two ordinary inhibitors and one strong inhibitor finally brought the frenzied Lu Chenzhou under control.
Shen Chi let out a long breath. His legs went weak, and his whole body felt drained. It was only by supporting himself against the nearby wall that he did not collapse.
Ji Yanzhi stayed by Lu Chenzhou’s side. The two of them were not far apart, but at least they were no longer tangled together.
Seeing that the farce had ended, the other friends finally had time to observe Shen Chi.
“You’re Brother Lu’s secretary? I haven’t seen you before.”
Shen Chi leaned weakly against the wall and heard the system introduce them. [This group of people is basically equivalent to a crown prince circle. Of course, if you ask me who the crown prince is, naturally, it’s your boss, Lu Chenzhou.]
Shen Chi: …
“My Qing dynasty is already dead, and you’re telling me there are still crown princes?”
The system laughed. [Replying to Your Majesty, these remnants love putting family background and prestigious clans on their lips. In the future, they’ll all do things to make things difficult for the male lead shou.]
Shen Chi said, “Just tell me, is there anyone around Lu Chenzhou who hasn’t made things difficult for Ye Suxi?”
The system said, [Oh, no.]
Shen Chi, who had never dated before, was greatly shocked. Was this lousy romance really necessary?
Looking at the several Alphas walking toward him, Shen Chi politely replied, “I joined not long ago. My name is Shen Chi.”
The moment he finished speaking, no one expected Lu Chenzhou, who should have been helped away, to suddenly pounce back.
With a bang.
Shen Chi was pulled into someone’s arms again. Only this time, it was even more tragic. He was tackled to the ground. The back of his head hit the floor, and his vision went black…
