“Hello—Ming—can’t hear—” The broken voice of Shen Luo’s assistant came through the phone, words cutting in and out.
“Hello?” Ming Shao pressed the phone closer to the window, then tried another position. “Can you hear me?”
“—Signal—cutting—off—” The assistant’s voice occasionally produced a few words, but they didn’t form a coherent sentence.
“I’m asking about Shen Luo—” Ming Shao raised his voice, gripping his hair in frustration.
The next moment, a “beep beep beep” sounded—the call had been disconnected.
Ming Shao: ???
He dialed again, but the phone displayed that the line was busy. He tried three more times but couldn’t get through.
The phone was hurled onto the seat, and the car fell into a silence so thick you could hear a pin drop.
Sweat-dampened strands of hair clung to his forehead, giving Ming Shao an appearance of painful desolation. He sat motionless, head bowed.
Blood oozed from the scratches on his knuckles, dripping from the Alpha’s long fingers and pooling in a small puddle on the floor mat.
Something was clearly wrong with Ming Shao, anyone could see that, especially the Beta assistant and driver who were with him in the car.
As Betas, they normally wouldn’t be affected by an Alpha’s pheromones, but the confined space of the car was now filled with a powerful, oppressive scent that even they could feel.
The assistant and driver exchanged glances, and the assistant quickly contacted a hospital.
Driver Chen glanced at Ming Shao through the rearview mirror and cautiously prepared to turn the car around, but when he met the Alpha’s eyes in the mirror, he froze.
“Where are we going?” Ming Shao’s voice was hoarse and ominous.
A storm was brewing.
“…Where is Shen Luo?” With no answer forthcoming, Ming Shao blinked, looking around in confused disarray.
“Uncle Chen, are you taking me to find him?”
Desperation took over.
Ming Shao sat up straight, as if he truly believed he was about to see Shen Luo, even adjusting his tie with clumsy hands.
The scent of his pheromones thickened, signaling that the Alpha was entering a special period. Rationality was breaking down, and his vision was filled with black-and-white blotches. His thoughts became sluggish.
Only one name remained in his mind.
Shen Luo.
Yes, he still had to find Shen Luo.
He had so much to say to him.
Ming Shao had it all planned out. When he saw Shen Luo, he would show him the data he had painstakingly compiled. Divorce was irrational, not cost-effective, and would easily affect the upcoming projects between their families.
But that wasn’t the main reason.
He also had to tell Shen Luo that he hadn’t been able to rest properly lately. Whether at work or at home, Shen Luo’s image kept appearing, lingering in his mind, preventing him from getting any peace.
It was all Shen Luo’s fault.
But if Shen Luo agreed not to divorce him, he wouldn’t blame him anymore.
Those topics that Shen Luo used to bring up, the ones Ming Shao had no interest in—he would listen to them from now on, as long as Shen Luo wanted to share.
He probably should apologize too. He shouldn’t have dragged Shen Luo into the car, only focusing on his own thoughts, oblivious to Shen Luo’s pain.
He needed to be more careful in the future, more attentive to Shen Luo’s needs. At the very least, he should remember Shen Luo’s preferences and not buy congee with scallions.
Even though Shen Luo was just a Beta, Betas weren’t so bad, Ming Shao thought.
No, that wasn’t right. He corrected himself: it was because Shen Luo was a Beta that he thought Betas weren’t so bad.
The car gradually came to a stop, and Ming Shao had been pondering all the way.
“Uncle Chen, are we there? Where’s Shen Luo—”
The next moment, the car door opened, and Ming Shao’s words caught in his throat as he found himself face-to-face with a group of doctors.
“Inhibitors are ready—”
“Mouth guard is ready—”
“Danger level assessment in progress—”
The medical team was on high alert.
“Wait, maybe I can calm him down.” A voice rang out just then—it was the long-absent neighbor’s younger brother.
Standing beside him was Ming Shao’s mother.
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