"Sorry, I want to confirm again, are you saying... my information glands are starting to develop?"
After struggling for several hours, Su Liang sat in the ward and asked the housekeeper in front of him in a daze.
"From the current situation, you can understand it this way," said the butler. "For some reason that we have not yet found out, your body reacted very strongly to the inducing ingredients in the medicine. You were attacked at the back of your neck, and combined with the subsequent treatment... these several factors combined have indeed stimulated your information gland and induced it to begin to develop again."
“I see…”
Su Liang muttered in a daze.
There is still slight swelling at the injured area on the back of my neck.
But after being told that my information glands had redeveloped, the feeling became magical. Su Liang never thought that he would encounter such a thing one day.
For the vast majority of people in this world, hypoplastic information glands are actually a pretty terrible disability.
In his previous life, Su Liang accepted his physical disability on the surface, but he couldn't help feeling a little unwilling in his heart. Now thinking about it, it was probably this unwillingness that made him make such a bold decision: to fall in love with a top Alpha like Lu Zhizhao and elope.
But in the end, his ending made Su Liang wake up completely.
There is no resentment, no anger, and no more resentment.
When he had the chance to start over again, he had completely accepted his body and made detailed plans for the future.
But now, his life seemed to have taken a completely unexpected turn.
"If my signal glands could really develop again, what gender would I be?"
The more Su Liang thought about it, the uglier his expression became. He took a deep breath and asked.
The butler's electronic eyes flickered, and he was combining the data to make a deduction.
"If nothing unexpected happens, you will eventually differentiate into Beta, Master Su Liang."
When a normal person differentiates into Omega and Alpha, in addition to the development of the information glands, the body will also undergo tremendous changes.
In order to conceive, a gestational sac will grow in the body of a male Omega. As for Alphas, they will all become tall and strong, and grow marking teeth that can be freely extended.
...Su Liang, who has passed the growth period, has fully developed physically. Judging from the current situation, he will undoubtedly differentiate into Beta.
Hearing that the butler had recovered, Su Liang breathed a long sigh of relief, and even his breathing became smoother instantly.
"You will become healthier in the future. After all, when your pheromone glands are fully developed, you can resist many pheromone invasions." The housekeeper gently comforted Su Liang, "Other than that, your life will not change much."
"Thank God." Su Liang muttered, "Then when can I go back to work?"
"Huh? You want to go back to work?"
The butler seemed shocked.
"You are obviously a human being, why do you want to go back to work?"
"Forehead……"
Su Liang had to admit that the medical center in the inner courtyard of the "Snake Cave" was comparable to the most luxurious VIP ward of the top hospitals in the central star region. I'm afraid that even an Omega as pampered as Ning Jiayi doesn't have such good conditions in the Lu family private hospital.
However, perhaps due to the pheromone disorder of Lu Taipan, the owner of the "Snake Cave", the heavily guarded inner courtyard was really too deserted.
For such a long time, Su Liang hasn't even seen other living people. Every day he can only stare at a group of robots in a daze. The only person he can communicate with is the bionic man's butler.
Even Su Liang, who didn't like crowds very much, found it a bit difficult to stay in the medical center.
and……
"I'm a little worried about the garden I have to take care of." Su Liang frowned and said softly.
His job at the Serpent Cave was to tend the gardens that contained the Leia plants, alien plants that could not adapt to machinery and would only thrive if cared for by living humans. Before leaving, Su Liang had observed that several Leya plants had grown flower buds under his care... He didn't want to see another yard full of weeds when he returned because of his injury this time.
“Your work ethic is impressive.”
The butler said dryly.
"However, unfortunately, you may not be able to resume work immediately." The housekeeper added, "You still need to stay in the inner courtyard for a while. In any case, undergoing the redevelopment of your information glands in adulthood is still a big test for your body. You may experience muscle pain, hormonal imbalance, mental instability, mood swings, dizziness, headaches and other problems. You need to receive strict medical support during the entire development of your information glands, and the inner courtyard has the best medical resources. For your health, you need to stay here and be observed for a period of time until your information glands are fully developed."
The housekeeper gave a very legitimate reason as to why Su Liang wanted to stay in the inner courtyard.
Although the real reason is not this at all.
A few hours ago——
"The information gland is developing again?"
After learning about Su Liang's latest physical condition from the housekeeper, Lu Taipan's expression gradually became solemn.
And next to him was the confession sent by the venomous snakes: In order to avoid affecting the marriage between Lu Zhizhao and Ning Jiayi, the Ning family decided to get rid of Su Liang, the hidden danger. If ordinary means were used to kill Su Liang, the direction would be too strong, and it would be easy for Lu Zhizhao to become suspicious of the Ning family. Therefore, such a daring method was adopted to design Lu Taipan to do it.
To deal with small characters like Lu He and Ning's followers, the Vipers didn't actually need too many tricks. The two men told them everything they knew.
This low-level and vicious little trick would not have caused Lu Taipan to feel any emotions.
However, perhaps because the susceptible period was about to arrive, Lu Taipan found that a strange emotion, almost "anger", was rising in his heart because of this matter.
Just at this time, the housekeeper told him that Su Liang's information glands began to develop again because of the previous medication.
"...Considering Master Su Liang's condition, I strongly disagree with your previous decision. Given his current physical condition, the moon's environment will put too much strain on his body."
While the housekeeper was chattering, Lu Taipan expressionlessly opened another related document.
That wasn't any important intelligence, just a routine data report.
However, this time, after reading the information, Lu Taipan frowned tightly.
"Then let Su Liang stay in the snake cave." Lu Taipan suddenly interrupted the housekeeper's persuasion, "Find a place with sufficient safety distance and defense facilities."
After a brief pause, he added: "It would be best if there was a garden."
That little guy seems to like the garden quite a bit...
"Order received, executed." The AI showed obvious confusion. "By the way, the body data I observed showed that you made this decision suddenly. This is inconsistent with your usual decision-making habits. Did you discover any major hidden dangers?"
Lu Taipan ignored the housekeeper's inquiry.
He just tapped the table with his fingertips unconsciously and then closed the previous document.
The information on that document was unusually ordinary: Lu Zhizhao had previously eavesdropped on Su Liang's communications from the Snake Cave.
In addition, there were some routine background checks, which described in detail and objectively the ambiguous interactions between Lu Zhizhao and Su Liang.
Lu Zhizhao undoubtedly likes Su Liang.
And Su Liang... Although the intelligence showed that Su Liang seemed to have a conflict with Lu Zhizhao because of something, judging from his previous behavior, he also liked Lu Zhizhao.
The feelings between the two of them were so obvious that the Ning family even bribed people to go to the "Snake Cave" to get rid of Su Liang.
Thinking of his nominal nephew, Lu Taipan looked cold.
Lu Taipan actually did not have a very deep impression of this S-class Alpha who was recommended by the entire Lu family and was considered to be his successor. But this did not prevent him from accurately judging what kind of person the other party was from the intelligence he collected.
He was not a vicious bad guy, but for a boy like Su Liang who was too simple and naive, he was definitely not a good guy.
It can even be said that the more Lu Zhizhao wanted to pursue Su Liang, the more embarrassing and dangerous Su Liang's situation became. In other words, the inexperienced Beta is completely unable to see the truth, which is why he is extremely close to and even loves a troublemaker like Lu Zhizhao, as the intelligence says.
If this kind of naive little thing is released into the outside world, it will probably be fooled by some people's sweet words and finally fall into the abyss in no time.
Out of a feeling that could be tentatively called "sense of responsibility", Lu Taipan felt that he needed to take care of the young man named Su Liang so that he would not be deceived too badly.
At least, until he finds a suitable place to accommodate Su Liang, it would be better to let him stay in a safer place.
Lu Taipan thought with a headache.
For the first time in his life, the owner of the snake cave felt the feeling of "worrying".
…
Following Lu Taipan's instructions, the housekeeper found a residence that met Su Liang's requirements in the corner of the inner courtyard.
An exquisite little villa, which is a certain distance away from Lu Taipan’s daily living residence, is equipped with complete external defense devices and is safe and comfortable.
By the way, there is a small garden outside the window.
Everything here is perfect. The only drawback may be that according to the Lu family's decadent family rules, this exquisite and comfortable villa, which is out of place in the entire snake cave, is the exclusive residence of the snake owner's partner.
Even those overly solid defenses come from this: according to records, snake masters throughout history have had quite bad habits. They have extremely strong, even pathological, possessiveness and desire for their partners.
This kind of unrestrained demands can sometimes even overwhelm the unfortunate snake owner's partners.
And this villa is their respite. Once the defense is activated, even the clingy and strong Alphas can only wait outside in shame, waiting pitifully for their wives to calm down.
Over time, it has been assumed that only the partner recognized by the snake owner can live here.
Of course, with the passage of time and due to the special physical condition of the current snake owner Lu Taipan, this small villa in the snake cave has been vacant for a long time. But this place is the only one that can perfectly meet Lu Taipan's requirements.
When deciding on the location, the housekeeper did remind Lu Taipan of the default meaning of this small villa, but Lu Taipan really didn't care about these outdated rules.
...Su Liang moved in without knowing anything.
In fact, Su Liang had very little luggage, but when he moved into his new home in the inner courtyard, it still caused some commotion.
Of course, this commotion refers to the commotion within the "snake group".
For Su Liang, all he experienced was that when he was moving things, he would occasionally see some black figures flashing by outside the small courtyard.
Black combat uniform, capable skills, fierce temperament...
Those figures undoubtedly belonged to the "Viper" warriors.
"Don't worry about them." The butler's smile remained unchanged as he explained calmly, "This is the inner courtyard of the Snake Cave. With the sudden arrival of newcomers, the venomous snakes will definitely come to take a look. You should see them often in the future, as they often pass by here on patrol."
"Ah... OK, OK."
Only then did Su Liang feel relieved.
But he would never know how intense the communications within Viper were beneath the apparent calm.
…
[I'm not seeing things, someone's coming from the inner courtyard? 】
[What a beautiful little beauty! I went to take a look at her. 】
[Wow wow wow why would a little beauty suddenly appear in the inner courtyard? 】
[It’s not what I thought…]
[With tears streaming down my face, is our eldest son finally going to get rid of the title of single dog? Is he finally going to lead us out of being single? ! 】
[I’m so touched. It’s not easy to be the boss!] 】
…
[It is Beta, confirmed.] 】
How is that possible? So beautiful people are Beta? 】
[Beta is also fine. It’s not like there are no Betas who can be the snake owner’s partner. 】
[Yes, such a beautiful woman, let alone Beta, even if she is Alpha, it would be a great gain for our boss. 】
…
[Sad news, we got inside information that the little beauty is not the snake master’s wife. 】
[Internal information confirmed]
[The boss is calm and composed. It is said that he let the other party stay here in order to protect him. 】
[The reliability of the above information has been confirmed.] 】
…
[Damn, is the boss incapable of doing this?] 】
[Boss, this is not possible...]
[Strictly speaking, it seems that the boss is really not good enough. 】
…
The butler silently withdrew his attention from the internal communication and prayed for the snakes, hoping that Lu Taipan would never find the records of this communication group.
Su Liang didn’t have many things, and the villa reserved for the snake owner’s companion was indeed extremely comfortable, so there was no need to buy too many extra things.
But even so, after completing the simple arrangement, Su Liang's face already looked a little tired.
He rubbed the back of his neck, and the sour and tingling sensation made him shiver involuntarily.
"Master Su Liang, you need to have a good rest."
The housekeeper said with concern.
"Um... okay. I will. It seems like it's really just like you said. I get tired easily now."
Su Liang yawned and said with a wry smile.
Seeing this situation, the housekeeper gave a few instructions and left so that Su Liang could rest more relaxedly.
Watching the bionic man leave, Su Liang sighed.
The fatigue came like a tide, along with the pain in the back of his neck, making him feel a little dizzy.
However, the extremely unfamiliar environment and the empty silence all around made his nerves unconsciously tense.
After lying in bed for a while, Su Liang felt more and more sleepy and couldn't fall asleep.
In the end, he could only yawn and climb out of bed again.
He put on a coat, walked out of the villa, and wandered listlessly in the garden.
"Meow--"
Then he heard a tiny, trembling cat cry.
Is it a cat? !
Unlike ordinary cat calls, the meow that reached my ears at this time was desolate and pitiful, full of helplessness.
Su Liang's yawn was stuck in his throat. He raised his head and looked around the garden following the sound. Finally, he saw Maotuanzi squatting on the branch of a big tree.
As far as wild cats go, that cat did seem a little too fat, with its chubby body and face, and it looked incredibly clumsy.
Now it was squatting on a tree branch, calling out at the top of its voice, its eyes seemed filled with tears.
Is this someone who has climbed up the tree and won’t come down?
Su Liang frowned and studied under the tree for a long time, and reluctantly came to this conclusion.
He had encountered a similar thing in District 48 in his previous life, so Su Liang didn't think too much about it. He looked at the tree and found it was quite strong, so he took off his coat, grabbed the branches and slowly climbed up the fork.
"Mimi, be good, I'll take you down."
Su Liang sat astride a tree branch, leaned over slightly, and carefully reached out his hand towards the cat.
However……
The cat suddenly stopped its pitiful calls. It looked at Su Liang with confusion, then stood up lightly on the branch, jumped lightly, climbed down the tree skillfully, and went into the bushes.
Su Liang: “…”
All right.
Seeing that he was being too sentimental, Su Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He then wanted to climb down from the tree, but at this moment, a breeze blew, bringing with it a faint, wet fragrance. Immediately afterwards, Su Liang felt a numbness on the back of his neck.
The numbing feeling that had only flashed by before went all the way down the spine and finally spread to every part of the body.
In a flash, Su Liang's whole body became limp.
“Hmm…”
He let out a muffled groan, and if he hadn't gritted his teeth to steady himself, he would have almost slipped off the tree.
But given his current condition, he simply didn't have the extra strength to support his sore body and climb down the tree.
"Really...are you kidding me..."
Su Liang frowned. He never expected that in the end, the animal hanging on the tree and unable to get down would be himself.
It's very embarrassing.
Previously, the housekeeper reminded him that the development of the information glands would bring about a series of changes in the body, but Su Liang didn't take it too seriously. As a result, he is now starting to suffer the consequences.
Maybe it was an illusion, the fragrance in the wind that made him feel tingling and numb and his whole body felt weak seemed to become stronger.
The heat slowly slid across his back, and Su Liang felt dizzy.
It seems like it's about to fall.
This thought flashed through Su Liang's mind.
Then, just as he was ready for the impact, someone suddenly reached out to him, grabbed him by the collar, and jumped down from the tree.
“Hmm—”
Su Liang didn't even know how he fell from the tree to the ground so quickly.
He only had time to let out a low cry, and then his feet touched the ground, with someone holding his arms firmly so that he could stand steadily.
When he looked up again, the first thing Su Liang saw was a pair of dark eyes.
He was a man dressed in black, with long hair tied tightly behind his head.
The lower half of his face was hidden behind a mask similar to a bite stopper, leaving only the upper half exposed.
But that half of the face is still extremely handsome.
The kind of handsomeness that makes one's heart beat wildly at first sight.
"Don't do such dangerous things in the future."
Even the sound is nice.
Moreover, it seems a little familiar.
"It's you—"
Su Liang couldn't help but hold the man's hand.
Even he himself didn't know why he recognized the other person at first sight.
"You are still alive!"
He shouted in great surprise.
The author has something to say: Today’s Lu Taipan: I’m not jealous, I’m just worried that the children will be cheated by bad men out there!
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