Chapter 42: Aren’t You Afraid He Isn’t?
Lu Chenzhou was immersed in his own world, as if he had already decided that Shen Chi was the Omega from that rainy night.
Ji Yanzhi was afraid of dying, but he still could not help asking, “President Lu, aren’t you afraid he isn’t?”
Although Betas could not be permanently marked, once things reached that point, the two of them could never return to being an ordinary superior and secretary. And then there was that Omega from the alley. Such a special existence—if they really found him, could they truly last?
Surely Lu Chenzhou could not run off and become a scumbag, wanting both the red rose and the white moonlight.
Then again, with Lu Chenzhou’s conditions, even if he did become a scumbag, there would probably still be people rushing toward him one after another.
Ji Yanzhi shook his head, feeling that he had asked too much today.
On the other side.
The inhibitor began to take effect inside Lu Chenzhou’s body. With an unreadable expression, he looked at the young man sleeping in his arms. The young man’s hair was fluffy, and his sleeping face was peaceful. He no longer had the vigilance and boundaries he showed when awake. Curled up in Lu Chenzhou’s arms, he looked so obedient.
Right now, Lu Chenzhou felt as if he had been split in half.
His reason was unwilling to let go. He knew very clearly that he wanted Shen Chi. But his pheromones were recalling that sweet, delicious fruity pheromone scent.
The two Lu Chenzhous fought fiercely against each other. The arms holding Shen Chi grew tighter and tighter.
“The desensitization therapy seems to have failed.”
A hoarse voice sounded in the living room. Ji Yanzhi had no expression, as if he had expected this long ago.
“Then what do you plan to do next?”
For the first time, Lu Chenzhou had no idea. He curled his lips and let out a self-mocking sneer. “I don’t know.”
Ji Yanzhi said again, “As a professional doctor, I still suggest you go to the hospital now and do a more comprehensive examination. Your susceptible period this time is a little abnormal.”
Unlike other healthy Alphas, Lu Chenzhou’s susceptible period could not be tracked. It was erratic and unpredictable, coming whenever it wanted. Other Alphas usually had three days, but he was different. Sometimes it lasted one day, and sometimes it lasted more than a week.
The medicine Ji Yanzhi prepared for him had also become stronger and stronger. He was afraid that one day, the medicine would lose effect. That was why, compared with Lu Chenzhou himself, Ji Yanzhi hoped even more that he would be with the Omega who had an eighty-eight percent compatibility rate with him.
Unfortunately, Lu Chenzhou rejected his good intentions.
“No need.”
“Secretary Shen will be scared if he’s home alone.”
Ji Yanzhi: …
Listen to that nonsense. Who would believe it!
“Fine, I’m leaving. But before I go, I need to leave something behind. The lab made a special bite guard for you. It can’t be removed by force. It has three layers of security locks: password, fingerprint, and iris recognition. There’s also an upgraded version of the wristband.” As he spoke, he sighed. “This time, you can’t refuse again. Although Secretary Shen is a Beta, he is still human. Don’t torment him to death.”
For once, Lu Chenzhou finally accepted these things.
“Set them up. Give Secretary Shen usage access.”
Ji Yanzhi raised a brow.
Previously, Lu Chenzhou had been unwilling to use them. First, because he did not want his susceptible period to be controlled by others. Second, because he did not want outsiders to know when his susceptible period occurred. So whether it was the bite guard or the wristband, he had rejected them all.
Thank heaven and earth. Now Bodhisattva Shen had arrived.
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Shen Chi did not sleep peacefully.
He kept feeling as if he were tightly locked down by something terrifying. He could not turn over, could not raise his hands. Only when dawn gradually brightened did that terrifying aura finally disappear.
At five in the morning.
The first ray of pale golden sunlight passed through the window and fell on Lu Chenzhou’s eyelids. He soon opened his eyes. His gaze was completely clear, without the slightest trace of sleepiness. The young man in his arms, on the other hand, was sleeping sweetly.
Although he was reluctant, Lu Chenzhou still chose to let go.
He knew very clearly that once Shen Chi found out he had held him all night, he would absolutely explode.
A little dog with ruffled fur was very cute, but not now.
Lu Chenzhou got up and tucked the blanket around him again. But when he reached the door, his steps paused. In the end, he still turned back.
He left a very light kiss on Shen Chi’s forehead and looked deeply at him one more time before finally leaving.
By the time Shen Chi fully woke up, it was already close to noon.
With messy hair, he looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar bedroom around him. Recalling the last scene before he fainted, he was so startled that he fell off the bed.
“Holy crap!”
He rolled onto the floor together with the blanket. There was a carpet on the floor, so it did not hurt, but his face was full of despair.
They kissed.
He kissed his superior!
How was he supposed to keep working after this?
Shen Chi painfully held his head, unwilling to face any of it. He did not know that this whole scene was being completely displayed on Lu Chenzhou’s phone.
Lu Chenzhou could have gone in and woken him up like last time, but after standing up, he sat back down again.
He had to give Shen Chi time to slowly digest it. If he pushed too hard, it would backfire.
On the surveillance screen, Shen Chi looked as if he were cosplaying a corpse. He lay motionless on the floor while wailing in pain, “It’s over, System.”
The morning sunlight was very beautiful, and the system was in a good mood too. [What are you over for? Ye Suxi, the male lead shou, is the one whose sky has collapsed. Lu Chenzhou is already sullied.]
Shen Chi: ?
The system said, [As a dog-blood novel, both leads must be pure. Now the male lead gong’s first kiss is gone. He’s sullied.]
That was not wrong, but Shen Chi felt something was strange. “If he’s sullied, then what about me?”
[We’re different. We’re just NPCs. NPCs don’t need double purity.] As it spoke, it said earnestly, [Human, your blessings are still waiting ahead. Now, pull yourself together. It was just one kiss. Are you the kind of person who needs to take responsibility after one kiss?]
Shen Chi shook his head like a rattle-drum. What a joke. Taking responsibility for Lu Chenzhou was practically the same as walking to his death.
“I even want to resign.”
He could not help touching his own mouth. It burned as if he had eaten chili.
That mad dog Lu Chenzhou had bitten his mouth and refused to let go. Later, he had even bitten his tongue. Shen Chi felt like a torn rag doll right now. Everything hurt.
The system did not agree or refuse. It only asked a question that pierced straight into his heart.
[Human, do you have money?]
Shen Chi: …
He resigned himself and sat up from the floor. The blanket slid down, and he lowered his head to look at the pajamas on his body.
“Who changed me into pajamas?”
The system said, [In any case, it wasn’t me.]
Shen Chi was speechless.
The pajamas were a little big. They were extremely loose on him. Who would have thought that the moment Shen Chi stood up, the pants would fall down magnificently?
His eyes widened.
Damn it!
Outside the surveillance screen, Lu Chenzhou was caught off guard by this scene, and the coffee in his mouth sprayed out.
Shen Chi hurriedly pulled the pants back up, his whole person puffing up in anger. “Damn it! Who put these on me! Might as well not have put them on at all!”
The system loved watching the drama and did not mind making things worse. Although everything on its side was mosaicked, that did not stop its mouth from being cheap. [If they really hadn’t dressed you, you’d be upset about that too.]
Shen Chi’s face and ears turned red, like a ripe peach. Hearing the system’s words, he became embarrassed and angry.
“Shut up!”
