When they returned to Lu’s villa, the housekeeping nanny had already prepared everything needed. Blankets, high-calorie food, and even the floor was covered with cushions. Lu Yunye’s room is more like a baby’s room, with all the edges and corners wrapped with softness.
The car drove slowly into the basement, and the first one to come down was Young Master Shi, with a sullen expression on his face, even his eyes were red with anger. The nanny didn’t dare to make a sound, and saw Mr. Lu follow, hugging the omega in front of him, with a flattering face and whispering something.
Only then did she realize that the neckline of the young master’s clothes had been torn apart, and his collarbone was exposed. She hurriedly turned her gaze away, and quietly retreated into the elevator room.
Considering the territorial awareness of an alpha during the susceptibility period, no one dared go near the main villa for the next few days. They stayed in a separate house nearby in order to keep an eye on Lu Yunye’s movements, and had their hourly wages doubled for the inconvenience.
Shi Yi’s tone was a bit aggressive: “Lu Yunye, don’t do this outside, what will you do if we’re seen?”
Boss Lu was like a child who was caught stealing. He pretended he didn’t hear because he didn’t want to admit his mistake, and said: “My wife smells so good…”
“I didn’t secrete any pheromones.” Shi Yi was speechless.
His glands were overloaded yesterday, and stimulated again this morning, and have already entered a semi-dormant state. After all, it is not fully developed, and cannot function all the time.
He let Lu Yunye stay in his room. The soft materials in the room attracted Lu Yunye’s interest, they were very suitable for building a nest.
“You stay here, I’ll go to the study to get your medicine.”
Lu Yunye’s sedatives are in the study. Based on what Song Wei said, he should give him some sedatives to lull him to sleep. Shi Yi wants to take the opportunity to rest, otherwise he will not be able to keep up with the alpha’s vigorous energy and might collapse.
Lu Yunye’s face froze, and his expression became weird. He hugged Shi Yi to keep him from moving. “Wife, please don’t go.”
“Stay with me…”
“Be obedient, I’ll be right back.” Shi Yi’s tone was unquestionable. He only slept a few hours last night, and felt a little tired.
“But if you don’t hug me, I’ll feel bad.” Lu Yunye frowned, putting on a childish temper.
How’s this possible? He obviously hadn’t reached the point of being inseparable this morning. Shi Yi could only take a step back and say, “Then you go with me.”
In fact, it is safest to let Lu Yunye stay in the room, as even the slightest things outside may irritate him.
Lu Yunye nodded hesitantly, agreeing.
The two came to the study step by step. Lu Yunye usually works here, and the temperature is just a little lower because it is in the shade.
Shi Yi seldom comes here. Thankfully the study is simple, and it’s clear at a glance where things would be.
Just as Shi Yi opened the drawer, Lu Yunye quickly reached in and grabbed a small square box out.
Shi Yi found the medicine bottle, which was beside an inconspicuous black velvet box. If it wasn’t for Lu Yunye’s actions, he wouldn’t have noticed it at all.
“What’s wrong?” Shi Yi turned his head and looked at the hand hidden behind his back, “What’s that?”
Lu Yunye: “…”
All he could think about was to prevent Shi Yi from seeing the box. He was so nervous that his hands were sweaty. He wasn’t even sure why he was worried. Inside the box was the concentric jade knot that Little Peach gave him many years ago, just like his comfort pillow, but he had an intuition that Shi Yi would not be happy seeing this.
“Show me.” Shi Yi said. He was worried that there was something sharp in the box, which would be unsafe for Lu Yunye to hold onto now.
Lu Yunye shook his head.
Shi Yi: “Do you want to make me angry?”
Lu Yunye had no choice but to stretch out his hand. Because he held it too tightly, the buckle of the velvet box was squeezed open with a click, and the cover popped open, exposing the contents inside to Shi Yi’s eyes.
It turned out to be a jade pendant. The stone surface was round and soft, not dangerous.
“It’s beautiful,” Shi Yi said subconsciously, but he felt that Lu Yunye didn’t seem like someone who would buy such gadgets, so he asked one more question, “Did someone give it to you?”
Lu Yunye nodded in embarrassment.
Seeing his reaction, Shi Yi seemed to understand something. At the beginning of their marriage, Lu Yunye confessed that he had an omega he liked very much when he was a child, but he never found him and is still waiting for him.
At that time, he thought Boss Lu was rational and unfeeling. Lu Yunye didn’t seem like a person to fall in love so early, and Shi Yi treated it as a lie in order to prevent him from entangling him in the future.
Seeing the pendant, that omega may really exist, and Lu Yunye hasn’t let it go all these years.
However, the interests and agreements involved in their marriage were clearly stated at the very beginning. Shi Yi didn’t care too much, but seeing Lu Yunye’s cramped look was a bit funny.
“Are you afraid that I will steal it from you?” He raised his voice deliberately.
“No…” Lu Yunye shook his head, wanting to hand over the jade pendant to his omega, but felt a bit reluctant. His palms opened and closed for a while, feeling uncomfortable.
“Okay, since someone gave it to you, keep it safe.” Shi Yi patted him on the shoulder. “Put it back in the drawer, I won’t touch your things.”
Seeing his reaction, Lu Yunye breathed a sigh of relief. Double checking to make sure Shi Yi wasn’t angry, he quickly put the box back into the drawer.
But after it was over, he felt a little uncomfortable. Shi Yi didn’t seem to care at all, and his expression didn’t falter. They are husband and wife now, why is Shi Yi not curious at all!
The feeling that he might be abandoned by his omega at any time gradually came up again.
Lu Yunye stood there in a daze, his eyes slowly turning red.
Shi Yi was speechless. He’s obviously the one to feel guilty, so why does he suddenly feel wronged?
Are susceptible alphas all like this?
But there’s no other way. He still needs to coax Lu Yunye now, otherwise it will be more difficult when his emotions are exemplified later.
“What’s wrong?” He held Lu Yunye’s hand. “Do you feel unwell again?”
“…”
Lu Yunye didn’t say anything, but walked up to Shi Yi and hugged him like holding a huge teddy bear, putting his head on his shoulder.
“Hey, let’s go back to the bedroom.” Shi Yi didn’t know what was wrong. He could only let Lu Yunye hug him like this, which was better than crying and fussing.
With an oversized body clinging to him, Shi Yi picked out several pills – it’s just a sedative and won’t affect pheromones – and struggled to leave. The scent of cedar in the room gradually thickened.
It’s already past ten in the morning, and they haven’t had breakfast yet. Shi Yi dug out some ready-to-eat foods from the small refrigerator, which were prepared in advance by the nanny. Susceptible alphas have amazing appetites – Lu Yunye completely devoured half a huge roast leg of lamb himself.
The high-calorie food soothed the alpha’s restlessness. Hunger satisfied, Lu Yunye’s thoughts turned to other desires. Wiping off the corners of his greasy mouth, he turned to look at Shi Yi.
Shi Yi was eating a blueberry bagel when Lu Yunye suddenly pinched his waist and hugged him to his lap.
“Don’t make trouble…” His voice was a bit vague. “I still have one more bite, wait until I finish.”
“Eat slowly, I will eat you.” Lu Yunye said.
Before Shi Yi had time to be shocked by Lu Yunye’s flirtation, his voice was muffled and enveloped by a scorching breath.
After it was over, it was past noon, and Shi Yi passed out in the bathroom.
What Shi Yi didn’t know was that Lu Yunye managed to retain a sliver of rationality. He was so uncomfortable wearing the bite stopper that his face burst into tears, but he still didn’t mark him.
The marriage agreement is like a sword hanging over his head. The three-year period is too short, and he can’t even break the contract and have his omega leave him early.
The exhaust fan hummed above, working hard to clear the ambiguous smells. Fresh cedar mixed with a light fruity fragrance, as if the corner of an iceberg melted, allowing a slender peach sapling to grow.
Shi Yi slept very deeply. The only benefit from having defective glands is that he’s a little slow to respond to pheromones.
Under normal circumstances, courtship pheromones from a susceptible alpha will make omegas enter estrus immediately, to make up for the alpha’s lack of attention from their partner.
Just like Shu Wen before. Even though he resisted in his heart, he couldn’t control his body.
But Shi Yi was much luckier. Lu Yunye didn’t lose his mind, and could think clearly. But this also exacerbated his anxiety – after all, they are used to being in control and pursued by their omega.
Lu Yunye hugged him nervously. He was already very tired, but he didn’t dare to sleep. He was afraid that Shi Yi would disappear when he woke up. A long time passed before his eyes finally closed.
Shi Yi lay in the gap under him, almost out of breath at first. It got better after changing his sleeping position, but he started dreaming again.
He dreamed about his forgotten childhood.
When he was ten years old, his glands were violently injured by Shi Jinpeng, and he fell seriously ill. After recovering, he lost his memory. Shu Wen didn’t want to reminisce over the past, so he didn’t probe, but this dream was so real that Shi Yi didn’t realize he was dreaming at all.
It was a gorgeous outdoor banquet, with grassy fields and children running around. It should be someone’s birthday, because the blue flower tablecloth-covered table was full of various small cakes.
After the age of ten, Shi Yi and Shu Wen lived in a rented house to avoid Shi Jinpeng’s search, and did not return to Shi’s house until he was fourteen. It stands to reason that he should not have this beautiful memory.
Xiao Yi took a fancy to a chocolate-flavored one. He walked lightly to the table and tiptoed to pick it up. The accessories on his chest hit the table with a crisp sound.
Holding the cake in his palm, he ran quickly to an empty corner, and was about to taste the first bite when a voice suddenly came from above his head, “I want this!”
Xiao Yi raised his head and saw his half-brother, Shi Yuan.
Alphas already develop faster than omegas, and Shi Yuan is a few years older than Shi Yi. In Xiao Yi’s eyes, he is an insurmountable wall.
Because he was nervous, peach-flavored pheromones released uncontrollably.
Shi Yuan knew that he was afraid, and laughed viciously. “Little broom star, you’ve learned how to steal.”
“I didn’t steal it,” Shi Yi defended in a low voice. “I took it from there.”
“I wanted this too!” Shi Yuan said confidently. “You stole it from me!”
He snatched the little cake from Shi Yi’s hand, but because his grip was too hard, it was completely smooshed.
“Ew, disgusting!” Shi Yuan shook his hand casually, threw the cake on the ground, and ran away laughing. “Shi Du, that little broom is stealing food!”
Shi Yi looked at the shapeless cake and hesitated whether to pick it up. After all, he can’t eat this kind of sweet snack at home.
Before he could reach out, someone picked up the plate.
The child looked to be about the same age as Shi Yuan, wearing a serious and formal little suit, even his bow tie was neatly tied. Shi Yi has no concept of gender, but he was instinctively afraid of alphas. He didn’t dare ask for the cake and was getting ready to leave.
“Do you want to eat? There are many more.” The child pointed to the table not far away.
Shi Yi subconsciously put his hands behind his back and shook… his head.
“But I saw you staring.” The child continued.
Shi Yi blushed. His little thoughts were punctured, and felt extremely embarrassed.
“My brother won’t let me eat these.” Shi Yi whispered.
“This is my home. Today is my birthday. I’ll take you to eat.”
The child held Xiao Yi’s hand, and Shi Yi looked over secretly. He can’t be much older, but looks like a little adult. The other person has a pleasant scent, like the pinecones Shu Wen picked for him before, very refreshing.
The little boy seemed to see his hesitation, and said directly, “I don’t like eating cake, it’s too sweet… Do you want me to cut it for you?”
Shi Yi nodded eagerly, and saw the boy put the largest piece on a paper plate for him. The fruit wrapped in chocolate melted in his mouth, leaving only the sweet taste of fresh milk in his mouth.
Seeing that he was eating happily, the little boy who had been keeping a straight face couldn’t help relaxing his expression. “You smell very good.”
“You too,” Shi Yi grinned. “Just like a pinecone.”
“Then you are just like a little peach.” The boy laughed loudly, and wiped a dollop of chocolate cream on his nose. “Now you are a little cat.”
Embarrassed Shi Yi’s ears turned red, “Is it your birthday?”
“Yes, but it’s not.” The young man was very experienced. “The grown-ups are just using my birthday to talk about things.”
Shi Yi was ignorant. Shi Jinpeng usually doesn’t bring him to such public occasions. Before leaving, he half-told, half-threatened him to be obedient, play well with the children, and not cause trouble for himself.
The young man knew from his expression that he didn’t understand, so he could only explain, “Birthdays are annoying. Wearing this kind of clothes is tiring, and you have to pretend to be happy when receiving presents. I don’t like those presents.”
“Then let me give you a gift!” Xiao Yi blurted out, and then became embarrassed again, as if there was nothing on him that he could give away.
He searched all over his body, and finally remembered the pendant on his neck, but he couldn’t bear it when he took it off. This was a birthday present from his dad, it’s his lucky charm…
Hehehe, what do you think the lucky charm is? 😉
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