T/N: Thanks for Mari & zipdandy, y’all get an extra release of SABL this week! 🎉
“How did this happen?” Shi Yi lost his voice. “Lu Yunye, are you okay?”
“Wife… I want my wife to hug me…” Lu Yunye’s voice was full of grievances, like a big dog that had been abandoned.
His eyelashes were already long, but when they were stained with tears, he looked even more pitiful.
For a moment, Shi Yi’s heart seemed to be firmly grasped by an invisible hand. He was obviously not marked, so why did he still feel this bond-like empathy?
However, seeing Shi Yi on the screen was nowhere near enough for Lu Yunye. He moved his face closer, as if he wanted to pick him out of the phone, and felt even more uncomfortable seeing what he couldn’t touch.
“Hey, you have to listen to Dai Xing.” Shi Yi closed his eyes. “I’ll come find you tomorrow.”
Lu Yunye’s eyes lit up immediately. “Wife, I want to see my wife…”
He moved a little further away, and showed Shi Yi his bound hands, like a primary school student complaining: “Dai Xing is not good, he bullied me.”
Dai Xing’s method of tying people up was very professional. The knots were simple and strong. Lu Yunye must have struggled a few times – his wrists were burned red, and faint blood stains could be seen.
Shi Yi frowned, able to guess the situation at that time. Lu Yunye should have been the one to ask Dai Xing to tie him up after he noticed something was wrong to prevent any incidents.
His approach was correct, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t cruel to himself. Seeing his wronged look, Shi Yi’s heart was sore.
“Yeah, he’s not good,” Shi Yi parroted his words. “You let Dai Xing answer the phone, and I’ll teach him a lesson.”
Lu Yunye was a little hesitant, but he followed what Shi Yi said and gave Dai Xing the phone.
“Brother-in-law, let me explain first, Yunye really asked me to tie him up.” Dai Xing felt that he was about to die unjustly. He didn’t expect Lu Yunye to be so reckless and tell Shi Yi everything.
“I know.” Shi Yi acted calmly. “Where are you now? I’ll buy a plane ticket.”
Dai Xing sent the address over. They were in a small city near S city. After Lu Yunye’s susceptibility period began, Dai Xing should have brought him out and changed places.
Shi Yi checked the flights online – the next one was in the early morning. He didn’t care about sleep, and immediately booked the ticket, packed his luggage in a hurry, and rushed to the airport.
It wasn’t until the moment before take-off that he realized that he was a little anxious. What if he couldn’t do anything by rushing over?
He should contact Song Wei first to clarify what needs to be prepared, and then discuss with the Lu family how to deal with the situation.
Shi Yi took a deep breath as the city lights shrank in the window. It’s rare for him to be so flustered, but the moment he saw Lu Yunye, he couldn’t stem the tide of worry in his heart.
He napped a little on the plane, and by the time they landed, there was a faint white light in the sky. The vibrant, bright colors made Shi Yi feel a little more relaxed. The driver Dai Xing found to pick him up was already waiting at the exit, and after getting in the car, he drove straight to his destination.
The place Dai Xing found was a relatively remote guest house, and the sounds of shouting from a nearby training ground could be heard in the distance. The outside looked dilapidated, but it was quite different inside.
There was a set of low-key and luxurious mahogany furniture, and the tea in the pot smelled like high-end goods. When the front desk saw him, they didn’t lift their eyes, and turned a blind eye to things that shouldn’t be their business.
This should be an army facility. Shi Yi calmed down and stopped looking around randomly.
Dai Xing quickly ran down the stairs.
“Thanks for your hard work, Mr. Shi.” Dai Xing took the things in his hand. “I was so busy changing places two days ago that I really didn’t have time. I should have called you earlier.”
Shi Yi followed him upstairs: “Where is Lu Yunye?”
“This is the room,” Dai Xing led him to the door, and whispered, “He slept for a while last night, and is awake again.”
Through the door panel, Shi Yi could already smell the strong cedar pheromones.
The lingering scent of pine was almost overwhelming. He subconsciously touched the back of his neck. If it weren’t for his underdeveloped glands, he probably would have knelt down from the pressure.
Dai Xing grabbed a military pheromone sticker and handed it over. “Use this first.”
Shi Yi took it, but it was useless.
Then, he pushed open the door of the room.
Hearing the sound, Lu Yunye looked over vigilantly like a wild beast ready to attack, grunting from his throat.
This is a natural instinct. The susceptible period is often when alphas are at their weakest, so they developed behaviors to bluff and scare enemies away.
When Shi Yi looked at him, fear bloomed in his heart. The distance is too close – if Lu Yunye rushes over suddenly, he won’t even have time to dodge.
He was by Lu Yunye’s side from the very beginning during the previous susceptible periods, and he had no idea if Lu Yunye would recognize him this time.
Shi Yi tried to stimulate his glands to release some pheromones, but it didn’t last long before his glands began to swell and heat up.
However, Lu Yunye suddenly fell silent, looked at him in a daze, and whispered, “Wife…”
Shi Yi looked at his dry lips and slightly sunken cheeks, and suddenly realized something.
“Why is there no food here?”
Alphas in the susceptibility period have increased food intake. Didn’t they feed Lu Yunye?
“We’ve only given him the nutrition to barely sustain his life activities these days,” Dai Xing was also helpless. “This is what he looks like after three days of starvation. If he is allowed to eat, this little bit of rope won’t be able to trap him at all.”
In fact, Lu Yunye’s vision was blurry. The hunger and high-intensity attacks exhausted his physical strength, and he was only able to identify Shi Yi from the smell.. but why didn’t he come over?
Tears welled up from Lu Yunye’s eyes, and called out again: “Wife… don’t you like me?”
A small piece of cloth rolled out due to his movement. Shi Yi thought it looked familiar. After a closer look, he realized that they were two pieces of his own underwear.
That night he slept in a daze. After waking up, Lu Yunye had already cleaned up the mess, so he didn’t notice these two pieces of clothing.
Who knows why Lu Yunye brought them here. Lu Yunye doesn’t use a suitcase for business trips, and buys things as needed. Any clothes can only be stuffed into his briefcase, together with those important documents… Shi Yi exhaled, feeling his face burn.
He walked over quickly, knelt down and hugged him. At the same time said to Dai Xing who was guarding the door: “Go and prepare high-calorie food, meat, chocolate, and water.”
Shi Yi’s firm tone evoked a memory in Dai Xing’s memory from his army days. He subconsciously stood at attention, turned around and walked a few steps away, only to realize that he was actually ordered by an omega.
Although the doctor suggested not to feed Lu Yunye too much, with Shi Yi here, they should be sure to control him.
Dai Xing shook his head. This couple is capable of tossing people more than the other.
Lu Yunye showed symptoms of susceptibility the second day after stopping his medicine. According to the plan, Dai Xing leaked the news in advance, and immediately there was someone following them.
It’s just that Lu Yunye’s susceptibility period is uncontrollable. This trick is too risky. While achieving his goal, he also tortured himself. Dai Xing had no choice but to contact the guest house in a hurry, and asked the army to bring him over.
They tried everything, but nothing made him get better.
***
In the room, Shi Yi hugged the person in front of him, feeling very uncertain.
He can’t bear to see them treat Lu Yunye like this. The person in his arms trembled slightly, and his firm chest was a little thinner.
Lu Yunye’s hands and feet were bound, so he could only lean his head against his neck, muttering in a low voice. “Baby, did I do something wrong? You don’t want me anymore…”
“No, you… are very good,” Shi Yi stroked the thick short hair on the back of his head, stood up reluctantly, and untied the rope around Lu Yunye’s wrist.
Dai Xing tied him very tightly. When he completely unwrapped it, he was sweating all over. He was startled to see the bite marks on the rope.
Because of the tight knots, Lu Yunye’s normally warm palms were cold. But as soon as his hands were free, Lu Yunye couldn’t wait to hug him, as if he wished to melt him into his own flesh and blood, and never separate again.
Shi Yi was strangled until he couldn’t breathe. Lu Yunye’s arms were like steel, tightly trapping his waist. His breathing was rough, and there was a dark desire in his eyes.
“Give me pheromones…” Lu Yunye’s voice was unbearably hoarse.
Like a drug addict craving for drugs, he hugged Shi Yi, begging: “Wife, please…”
After his hands were released, the knots around his legs were useless. Shi Yi didn’t even see how he broke free, or when the ball of rope was kicked aside.
Shi Yi slightly opened his eyes. The cedar-scented pheromone around him grew stronger and stronger; Lu Yunye was trying to induce him to react.
S-level alpha pheromones are very effective. After all, in the ancient hunting era, they were once the kings with their own territory, and they can make omegas go into heat casually, satisfying their vigorous desires at any time.
Even Shi Yi was inevitably affected by him. His glands began to work, and some pheromones were gradually squeezed out. Shi Yi clutched his neck and fell to the ground in pain, his body twitching uncontrollably.
His glands have been unconscious for many years, dead as if nonexistent. He was a little scared to feel them come alive with Lu Yunye’s passive guidance.
Lu Yunye sniffed the faint fruity fragrance in the air, which finally became light and astringent, almost like bitter almonds. He noticed omega’s expression, and stopped hesitantly.
He tentatively leaned forward. “Wife…”
“Don’t come here!” Shi Yi said lightly. The confinement around his body was suddenly removed, and he was dripping with cold sweat as if he had just been fished out of the water.
He finally realized how unreasonable susceptible alphas are. Lu Yunye’s sanity has probably faded, and he can only act on instinct. If he continues to pamper him, he will only be dragged into a dangerous situation.
“Don’t move.” Shi Yi stood up with difficulty and looked down at Lu Yunye. The other party was immediately obedient, squatting in the corner.
Lu Yunye pursed his mouth and wanted to cry again, but Shi Yi was unmoved. He turned around to get the prepared food – a huge pork chop – and slowly squatted in front of Lu Yunye.
“You can’t oppress me with pheromones,” he stared into Lu Yunye’s eyes.
“If you are obedient, you will be rewarded.”
Lu Yunye’s usually sharp eyes became confused. The smell of pork chops attracted him, and he couldn’t help swallowing.
“Honey, I’m hungry…” He looked at Shi Yi flatteringly.
“Pheromones are not allowed,” Shi Yi repeated.
Lu Yunye nodded, then snatched the food from him, and couldn’t wait to eat it.
Seeing the top alpha gobbling it up in front of him, Shi Yi was a little dumbfounded. It seems that susceptible alphas are not unable to be reasoned with, but rather need repeated teaching and patience.
The pork chops were eaten up in no time. Lu Yunye was still unsatisfied, and threw himself at the food behind him.
Finally able to catch his breath, Shi Yi simply tidied up the messy room. Lu Yunye had torn his underwear to pieces. He didn’t dare to think about how Lu Yunye spent the past two days relying on the meager pheromones on his clothes.
After eating and drinking, Lu Yunye leaned over to cling to him again, moaning and dissatisfied, but he didn’t use pheromones to force him.
Having not slept all night, Shi Yi was very sleepy. Being pushed back and forth by Lu Yunye, he had no choice but to use one hand to pat him gently like soothing a child.
He finally realized that something was wrong with the person around him, and saw Lu Yunye looking at him with bright eyes. “Honey, am I good…”
“Since I’m good, is there a reward?”
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