The man didn't do anything wrong at all, and there was no need to apologize to him, but the man just said "I won't dare again". Su Liang's heart trembled slightly and his face began to burn.
But he immediately came to his senses and opened his eyes wide nervously.
"A scar on the back of the neck? Is it related to N Farm? Wait, then we have to go back--"
Having said that, Su Liang was about to go back.
"I've sent someone to contact him." Lu Taipan immediately comforted him, "You are still on vacation now, just focus on doing what you want to do, I will arrange the rest."
Su Liang was relieved to hear the man say this. He knew the power of the snake cave better than anyone else. The poisonous snakes could indeed get things done perfectly.
"That's good."
Su Liang sighed.
He should have continued on his way, but after only a few steps, Su Liang found that he was still holding hands with Lu Taipan.
He had just acted like that involuntarily in the heat of the moment. Now that he realized it, the uncomfortable feeling made Su Liang's toes curl up slightly.
He pretended to be natural and wanted to take his hand back, but found that someone was not cooperating. In fact, when Su Liang was about to let go, he found that Lu Taipan held him even tighter. The older man who always gives people a cold and serious impression actually has extremely warm palms. The high temperature was transmitted to Su Liang's body through the contact between skin and skin, burning him so much that his breathing became disordered.
"Mr. Si, um, the rest of the journey won't involve places like that..."
Su Liang reminded in a low voice.
You can let go now.
"Um?"
Lu Taipan didn't turn his head, his eyes remained on the shadow in the corner of the alley.
Alpha's mental power was released, and countless eyes that were ready to move and full of malice dimmed in an instant.
Lu Taipan's hand was still clasped on Su Liang's wrist.
Su Liang could conclude that Lu Taipan must have, absolutely, definitely noticed his little movement just now, but the man who was extremely perceptive in other aspects was unusually slow at this moment.
He refused to let go, and of course, he never dared to look at the young man beside him again.
The cold, self-sufficient and powerful Viper Number One was so nervous that his palms were slightly sweaty.
Su Liang: “…”
For some reason, Su Liang did not remind him again, but let Lu Taipan hold his hand and walk into the darkness.
Why is this happening?
Perhaps it was because, when being held by someone’s hand, Su Liang found that he didn’t seem to be so sad when he walked on the familiar streets again.
After a short distance, Su Liang suddenly stopped.
"arrive."
He murmured in a hoarse voice.
Just turn another corner and he would be back in the shabby house where he had struggled to survive in his previous life.
The memory suddenly became extremely vivid at this moment. It was the shabbyest place he had ever lived in. The landlord always pressed him for rent in a fierce manner but never really drove him out.
How many times had he dragged his almost broken body back here step by step? How many times had he struggled to hold on to the wall and staggered out of his home to the factory before dawn? How many times had he been robbed and beaten, and had to stumble back here along the path in panic like a stray dog? This was his hell, and it was also his only refuge and resting place at that time.
If he wants to see the landlord, he must come back here.
…
"Don't be afraid."
At this moment, Su Liang heard Lu Taipan's calm whisper.
The man raised his hand and gently stroked his head.
"With me here, you don't have to be afraid of anything."
In the dim light, the man looked calm, but his eyes on Su Liang were extremely focused.
Su Liang opened his eyes slightly, and it was not until he heard the comforting words that he realized that he had been trembling slightly just now.
Standing under the crackling and flickering street lights, Su Liang took a deep breath.
Perhaps it was because of Lu Taipan’s indifferent promise, or perhaps it was the man’s special and strong sense of presence, but suddenly, Su Liang found that his chaotic heart had suddenly calmed down.
...Just like Lu Taipan said, with him around, Su Liang really doesn't need to be afraid of anything.
Su Liang took Lu Taipan around the corner.
The shabby little building was the same as usual, except that the room where Su Liang had lived before was now occupied by someone else, and a faint yellow light was now on in the slightly tilted window.
A cat howled continuously in the cracks between the bricks and rubble.
Su Liang watched the scene in front of him quietly. He glanced at the time on his personal terminal. It was exactly ten o'clock in the evening and the lights in the small building suddenly went out.
Suddenly, the somewhat warm scene was shattered. Countless people erupted in vicious curses from the window. Amid the extremely fierce protests of the crowd, a ferocious man with a full beard rushed out of the door, stood downstairs and started swearing with others.
"What are you guys arguing about? None of you pay the rent. Doesn't my energy cost money?"
"Scream, scream, scream! If you continue screaming, I'll kick all of you out. Damn it..."
"A bunch of rubbish, you still have the nerve to complain here - fuck, who the hell threw the socks, don't think I didn't see it -"
…
“Puff…”
The familiar scene happened again, and Su Liang didn't even realize that he laughed out loud.
After a few minutes of arguing, the landlord rushed back into the building angrily.
Not long after a crackling argument, the dim light in the window of the small building came on again.
But Su Liang never came forward.
Seeing that the dilapidated apartment in front of him had returned to peace again, Lu Taipan turned his head and looked at Su Liang: "I thought this person was the reason why you came to District 48 this time."
After all, according to Black Mamba's report, Lu Zhizhao had previously found them to ask about Su Liang, and after hearing about it, Su Liang obviously showed unusual concern for the two people nicknamed "Landlord" and "Doctor".
Su Liang was silent in the darkness for a long time.
It was so long that Lu Taipan almost thought that Su Liang was planning to avoid this matter completely, and then he heard the boy's somewhat hoarse response.
"Originally...originally I was planning to look for them."
But it is no longer needed now.
Su Liang stood in front of the only shelter he had ever had, looking at the lively landlord, and suddenly felt empty in his heart. Something very heavy suddenly disappeared, leaving behind another kind of warm and slightly sad emotion.
Returning to the last place he lived in his previous life, Su Liang found that all he could think of was the concern of his landlord and doctor, as well as the extremely awkward and obscure concern of other residents in the building. But there was no Lu Zhizhao.
He suddenly realized that he didn't actually need to confirm anything.
Whether Lu Zhizhao remembered what happened in his previous life or not, and whether he got another chance given by God like him, it had nothing to do with Su Liang.
The life trajectories of the two people have long changed, and there will no longer be any intersection between them.
Su Liang himself is no longer the young man who silently waited for the result in his previous life, and the position next to him has now been occupied by another person.
"Xiaoliang?"
Sensing that there was something wrong with Su Liang's aura, Lu Taipan concealed the worry in his eyes and asked softly.
Su Liang turned around and suddenly spoke without any reason.
"You said before that you wanted to pursue me. But I'm obviously just a beta, why do you like me?"
The young man looked stunned and asked in an extremely serious tone.
"Is it because my pheromones can react to you, and my mental power can soothe your emotions? Then, if one day I get seriously ill and can't secrete any pheromones, and can't release mental power anymore...will you still like me like this?"
Su Liang murmured, it would be better to say that he was asking himself rather than really asking Lu Taipan at this moment.
He did not forget that the fundamental reason for his tragic loss was the terminal illness he later suffered from, adenocarcinoma. Although according to common sense, he has successfully started to develop normally and may not be troubled by such a terminal illness, but what if...
As he was talking, Su Liang suddenly turned his head and stared at the dark Area 48. There was no expression on his slightly pale face, but Lu Taipan, who was standing beside him, felt as if he had involuntarily fallen into a pre-battle state, with all the muscles in his body tensed.
"I have no idea."
Lu Taipan was silent for a long time, and then he spoke in a hoarse voice.
“No one can make a 100 percent commitment to something that hasn’t happened yet.”
The Lord of the Snake Cave was as calm and objective as always. After hearing Lu Taipan's answer, Su Liang was slightly stunned, and then he couldn't help but smile with relief.
But then he heard what Lu Taipan said next.
"What I can confirm is that when you were fourteen years old, your pheromones did not secrete, and you did not have any mental power. But when you broke into my garden, I looked at you like that and couldn't help but want to take action and protect you."
"When I saw you the second time as an adult, the feelings became stronger and even evolved into something more filthy and immoral."
"I want to protect you, pity you... I even want to imprison you and possess everything about you."
Lu Taipan spoke to Su Liang word by word.
"So far in my life, I have never felt this kind of emotion towards anyone other than you."
The man lowered his head, and a slight blush began to appear on his stern face.
"It has nothing to do with psychic power or pheromones. I think I just like you."
"...I only like you."
Su Liang had never expected that his inappropriate question would result in such a response.
He blinked hard, forcing down the sourness in his eyes.
"I……"
At this moment, Lu Taipan suddenly stepped forward and hugged Su Liang tightly. The fragrant incense instantly enveloped Su Liang, and Su Liang stiffened instantly.
"Mr. Si?!"
Lu Taipan put his hand on Su Liang's back and apologized, but his voice sounded a little dull.
"I'm sorry, I'm in a bad state right now, and I'm still a little out of control. If I keep looking at you like this, I might do something very embarrassing. I will train myself to be more formal and safe when I confess to you. But, let me hold you like this for a while, okay?"
Although Lu Taipan sounded calm, in such an intimate hug, the man's body temperature and strong heartbeat were slowly transmitted through the tightly pressed parts.
Lu Taipan's roaring heartbeat overlapped with Su Liang's.
Su Liang buried his face in Lu Taipan's chest for a long time, then he pulled the straps of Lu Taipan's combat uniform tightly.
"Um."
He said.
Then, he heard Lu Taipan’s communicator ringing again.
…
…
…
Lu Taipan opened the communication with a gloomy face.
What flashed on the personal terminal was the expressionless face of Black Mamba, but the usually taciturn Viper behaved a little strangely at this moment. There was a hint of uncontrollable hostility in his eyes, and his voice was much deeper than normal.
"I'm sorry, Boss, there was a mistake in my mission."
Black Mamba reported.
As soon as he finished speaking, a video was sent over.
A chaotic and messy scene appeared on the floating screen of the personal terminal.
It was an infirmary, obviously the same one on the Viper's ship.
A thin, expressionless man was sitting upright beside the bed in the infirmary, his body swaying slightly back and forth.
He held a gun in one hand, and at this moment, the dark muzzle was pointing at his own temple.
"...The relationship between Snake Cave and the Lu family is very tense. I think you probably don't want to explain to Lu Zhengen why I died on your spaceship, right?"
Lu Zhizhao chuckled, but strangely, there was no madness in his bloodshot eyes.
"If you don't want to make things so bad, just do as I say and let Su Liang come to see me. Otherwise, I will have to shoot."
He said.
"I want to see Su Liang."
Through the floating screen, Lu Zhizhao's eerie whisper lingered in the night of District 48.
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