Austin looked at Ruan Tang calmly in the darkness, his nose lingering with Ruan Tang's special, refreshing pheromone scent that sounded like orchid but not orchid, and like plum but not plum.
The smell is clean and clear, very pleasant...
But there is no trace of desire or seduction in it...
The match degree of over 95% made Auston's teeth itch. He wanted to emit his own pheromone to seduce and possess Ruan Tang.
But he felt the stiffness and straightness of his hands, so he chose not to do so. He could feel that Ruan Tang was not that willing...
Ruan Tang knew what would happen between the two of them. Although she was willing to let it go, her body involuntarily tensed up and even her neck was tense.
He has never been bitten on the glands…
I don’t know if it will hurt.
He felt the Alpha getting closer and closer in the darkness, the cold mask falling on the back of his neck.
Ruan Tang couldn't help but close her eyes.
"So..." Auston put his hand on his back, but in the darkness, he whispered in his ear: "I want to take a good look at my skin and whether my spices are intact..."
He was very intoxicated and sniffed Ruan Tang's glands that exuded the smell of pheromones. He was very intoxicated while smelling it and caressing Ruan Tang: "Hmm, you smell so good..."
The smell is more fragrant when you smell it up close than from a distance.
But it was still so cold and special, which made him like it.
Ruan Tang: “…”
Ruan Tang had never expected this development, and she suddenly became even more rigid.
As expected, as a normal person, he shouldn't try to guess the train of thought of a madman. This is all his fault...
His body was stiff and he let Austin touch and smell him. He felt as if he had turned into a large aromatherapy and a piece of jade that he couldn't let go of in front of Austin.
Only when Auston had touched and smelled enough did he let him go and pushed the wheelchair away.
…
Around eight o'clock in the morning, the servant named Seth appeared in his room again and began to help him dress and wash.
The young servant stood straight, just like countless other servants, half-kneeling in front of Ruan Tang, gently holding his feet and putting on his socks and shoes...
He lowered his head. Ruan Tang couldn't tell what he was feeling. She could only see his thin lips pursed slightly and his eyelashes trembling slightly...
Austin held Ruan Tang's feet, but thought to himself.
What a beauty.
There is not a single ugly part about this Omega from his hair to his toes. Even his toes are round and smooth, so cute that one cannot help but love him.
Every part of the body is a treasure worth collecting.
As if treating his own collection, he carefully put on shoes and socks for Ruan Tang. Auston went to the bathroom to wash his hands carefully, and immediately brought breakfast to Ruan Tang and served her a pot of black tea.
"Madam, this Ceylon black tea is a tribute from Sri Lanka. The Duke likes it very much. You can try it." Austin said, observing him carefully.
Ruan Tang picked up the black tea, took a sip, and said, "Thank you, but I don't like black tea. Just give me coffee for breakfast in the future."
"Madam, the Duke likes..." For two whole days, Ruan Tang never took the initiative to ask anyone about him, which made Austin very strange.
I also particularly want to mention myself in front of him.
But Ruan Tang obviously didn't understand what he meant. Seeing him mention Auston in front of her again and again and trying to tell her about Auston's preferences, she thought that the young servant wanted to help her win the favor of her husband.
"The Duke and I have a political marriage, there is no emotional basis." Ruan Tang immediately put down the teacup in her hand and told the servant directly.
Therefore, he did not want to know the Duke at all, nor did he need to mention it in front of him...
After he said that, Auston became even more curious. He didn't know Ruan Tang at all.
The first time he heard about Ruan Tang from someone else was when Ruan Tang told others that she felt she was a good match for him and that he would be the most suitable husband for him.
Although Austin had never met Ruan Tang at that time, he had already formed a general judgment about Ruan Tang because of these words.
He believes that there is nothing likable about himself, and even makes countless Omegas tremble with fear and stay away from him. Ruan Tang is willing to marry him on her own initiative, and claims outside that she is a good match for him. It is obvious that she wants to please him and win his favor.
As for the reason for marrying him and pleasing him, Austin thought that there could be no other possibility except the Queen's promise that the eldest son born would be the crown prince.
Therefore, the first impression of Ruan Tang in Austin's mind was that she was an Omega who was as ambitious as his mother, who liked to control power and stir up trouble, and had clear goals.
Austin originally estimated that after marrying him, Ruan Tang would deliberately get close to him, find out his preferences, seduce him, and find ways to give birth to a crown prince.
But Ruan Tang did not do so——
Not only that, but she was unexpectedly not interested in him at all, as if she just wanted to live in peace with him and be a superficial couple.
Austin even once brought the opportunity to Ruan Tang, but he didn't wait for Ruan Tang to seduce him.
All I got was a stiff body and cold pheromones...
There are very few people and things that are beyond his control. All of this makes Austin more and more curious about Ruan Tang.
"Madam, why did you marry the Duke?" asked Austin.
Ruan Tang glanced at him and felt that this male servant was indeed new and a little too bold: "This doesn't seem to be a question you should ask."
"I'm sorry, ma'am, I overstepped my bounds." Only then did Auston realize his current status.
"It's okay if you do this in front of me, but don't do this in front of others in the future, otherwise you will be in trouble." Seeing how stupid he was, Ruan Tang couldn't help but give him some advice.
"Yes, ma'am." Auston immediately lowered his head: "Thank you for your advice, ma'am."
Ruan Tang stirred the tea in the cup boringly, staring out the dark window in a daze, and suddenly said, "Because I have no choice."
"...Madam, were you forced to marry the Duke?" Austin quickly realized that Ruan Tang was answering his previous question, and his eyes flickered.
That was not the version he heard.
Ruan Tang shook her head slightly and said, "No, I am marrying the Duke voluntarily. Because, apart from him, I have no better choice. He is the most suitable marriage partner I can find at the moment."
"How could that be?" Austin looked at him intently.
He didn't quite believe what Ruan Tang said. Ruan Tang was so beautiful, had such a special taste, and was not like him, who was crazy, disabled, and had a bad reputation. How could no one like him? How could he not find a better marriage partner?
Ruan Tang knew what he was thinking, but she laughed and said, "I used to think like you, but that's the truth..."
His several engagements were not successful. Who else could he choose except Duke Austin? He wouldn't just find someone who regards Ruan Xi as his white moonlight and him as a black-hearted person, and be despised and scorned for the rest of his life, right?
Or elope with Lu Yang. Not to mention that if they really elope, they can't even escape from Emperor Star...
Even if he escaped, Lu Yang would not be able to protect him as Omegas are so rare and inhibitors are strictly controlled by the empire.
Besides, he doesn't like Lu Yang, so why should he drag him down and ruin his future?
Under such circumstances, after all considerations, Duke Austin is the most suitable marriage partner for him. A couple who treat each other with respect and are deeply in love are a couple; a couple who are respectful to each other and share the same bed but have different dreams are also a couple...After going through many things, Ruan Tang's requirements for a partner have been lowered to being able to coexist peacefully with him and not stand on Ruan Xi's side to trick him.
I don't think Ruan Xi would seduce a disabled and disfigured lunatic, right?
Moreover, even if Ruan Xi seduced him, that madman Austin wouldn't understand.
Austin stared at Ruan Tang in a daze, and couldn't help thinking in his heart that he had never seen an Omega prettier than Ruan Tang. Are those Alphas in Emperor Star blind?
How is it possible that no one likes Ruan Tang?
"Madam, do you hate the Duke?" Austin suddenly asked after a long while.
Ruan Tang asked in confusion: "Hate the Duke? Why should I hate the Duke?"
"Because the Duke is cruel and bloodthirsty, disabled and ugly... and he's also a psychopath who has scared several Omegas crazy." Auston's description of himself was quite objective.
Ruan Tang burst out laughing: "You really dare to say anything."
He felt that if this idiot were put next to Auston, he would definitely be either dead or disabled...
"I only act like this in front of my wife," Auston whispered.
Ruan Tang was helpless with him: "You really need to watch your mouth next time."
Auston shut up immediately.
"I don't hate the Duke, I just want to treat him with respect." After a long while, Ruan Tang didn't know whether he was answering Auston or talking to himself, and suddenly said: "He... is also a pitiful man."
The most ruthless are the imperial family. In fact, as Ruan Tang was in this circle, he had always heard about the Duke of Austin.
The Duke of Austin is the eldest son of the current Emperor and Empress, and the first Crown Prince.
Before he was ten years old, when he was still the crown prince, he had always been the most honorable person in the entire empire. He was a genius, doted on by his parents, and the hope for the future of the entire empire was on his shoulders.
All the tragedies and misfortunes happened when he was ten years old. The assassins from the reactionary forces of the empire found an opportunity to kidnap and severely injure him. The emperor and empress were furious at the time and mobilized all the forces and troops they could. There were corpses everywhere and countless casualties.
He was finally rescued, but his face was completely disfigured and he was permanently disabled.
This was an accident. Even if it was really bad luck, it could only be blamed on bad luck. It was Duke Austin's fate.
But the fact is not so. There have always been rumors that when the Duke of Austin was rescued, he was not seriously injured and his injuries could be cured. It was the hidden power and influence displayed by the Queen's family after his disappearance that shocked and frightened the emperor.
He began to realize that the queen, who already possessed half of the power in the empire, was so ambitious and could kill him at any time, support their young son to take his place and take away all the power.
The emperor developed a very strong sense of crisis, so he gave an order to the doctor who was treating the prince, saying that he wanted his son to be completely disabled and never get well.
A disabled person with a disfigured face cannot be the emperor of an empire...
The queen, the ambitious queen, found out that her eldest son was useless and could not be the crown prince, so she gave up on him and became pregnant again and gave birth to a prince...
She may know that the emperor had killed her own son, or she may not.
But in her eyes, it was just a small setback in the power struggle.
After her eldest son was no longer useful, she simply ignored her own child who had just recovered from a serious injury and became disabled. She never even visited him once, let alone accompanied and encouraged him to get out of his desperate situation. Not only that, in order to compete with Lady Samantha for favor and pave the way for the prince, she hurt and used her disabled son again and again to frame Lady Samantha.
After the Duke of Austin grew up, the Emperor, seemingly feeling guilty, doted on him even more, doting on him to the point of lawlessness.
In fact, he was treated as a target, placed in front of the child he truly loved to attract the focus of the fight and to provide him with shelter.
Later, it became even worse and the imperial interrogation department was handed over to him. On the surface, he doted on his son and gave him great power, but in reality, he used Austin to exclude dissidents and attract hatred, treating Austin as a royal dog and a sharp blade.
The eldest son, Austin, was notorious and attracted the hatred of countless nobles. He did everything that the emperor wanted to do but could not do.
As a father who spoiled his child, the emperor was still a good emperor if he scolded his child a few words and then sacrificed his own family for the sake of justice.
If nothing had happened to the prince, what would have been the outcome for Austin if he had continued down this path?
Having offended so many powerful and influential families, making people hate him to the core, now that the birds have all flown away and the good bows have been put away, I'm afraid the only way out is death.
Ruan Tang grew up listening to these palace secrets and the palace fights between the Empress and the Emperor's lovers. Before she knew Austin, Ruan Tang had already heard of his name. Whenever Ruan Tang was in a bad situation and felt particularly miserable when she was a child, as long as she thought of this prince, Ruan Tang felt that she was not pitiful at all.
No matter how cruel Ruan Ming was, he just ignored him and never thought of taking his life. Although his mother, brothers and sisters were crazy or unconscious, they still loved him sincerely.
Austin fell from the clouds overnight. The once favored child of heaven found that he was actually nothing. His father wanted him to be disabled for life, and his mother ignored him... He watched his father pave a dead end for him. If it weren't for the accident of the prince and his own death by the emperor, he would not have intervened in this matter at all...
It's completely like falling into a desperate situation and there's no way I can get up again.
Ruan Tang asked himself if he were in the Duke of Austin's shoes... he would also think it would be better to be crazy.
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