Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Want to leave? Don't waste your energy.
As dusk stained the sky, Pei Shuyu leaned on the balcony railing and overlooked the street.
In recent years, the alliance has maintained a fragile peace on the surface, but undercurrents are surging. Among the crowds of people moving downstairs, a tall figure sprinting against the flow of traffic was particularly eye-catching. Judging from the man's gait, he was clearly quite angry.
"Hey! What happened between you two just now?" Xiao Qingyang suddenly popped up from behind.
Pei Shuyu didn't look back. Lu Hean's pheromones were still lingering around him. After leaving its owner, they had become very faint.
"Alphas are destined to repel each other." Pei Shuyu murmured softly as he looked at the direction where Lu Hean disappeared downstairs, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the balcony railing.
Just now, after he said he didn't want to see her again, Lu Hean's pheromones suddenly became very irritable. He could feel it. It wasn't the simple and docile pheromones that could only be smelled at the auction before, but a tangible and strong presence surrounding him.
In fact, Pei Shuyu had long known that Lu Hean was an extremely possessive person. When the two first got together, Pei Shuyu hadn't been able to adapt. The repeated rejections stung Lu Hean's young heart. From then on, whenever Lu Hean saw Pei Shuyu, he would devote himself to covering him with pheromones.
Everyone in Saifan knew that their leader, Pei Shuyu, was dating a handsome and clingy older man. Unfortunately, he was an alpha.
At that time, they were always teased as "the most unsuitable combination", an outstanding student from Sevan and a clingy military academy student, a ridiculous love affair between two S-level Alphas.
No one is optimistic about them.
Of course, the two of them also proved with practical actions that everyone's views were correct.
There is no good result when two alphas are together.
And three years have passed since they separated.
If you still can't let go after three years, then the time apart wasn't long enough. A few more years, and who wouldn't be able to let go of feelings?
After all, they are not as inseparable as they were three years ago. If a partner leaves, the first thing to be forgotten is definitely pheromones.
Previously, Lu Hean's pheromones were all docile, so Pei Shuyu didn't feel uncomfortable. But just now, suddenly stimulated by this aggressive pheromone, the alpha instinctively released its own pheromones in defense.
The cold cedar suddenly burst out, making the rental house as cold as if it had snowed heavily, bitingly cold.
This time, not only Lu Hean was shocked, but Xiao Qingyang, who had just come out of the room, was also shocked.
Xiao Qingyang was already distracted while playing, constantly keeping an eye on the noise outside—he was worried that the two would start a fight. As soon as he noticed a noise outside, he ran out immediately. When he opened the door, he was hit by the pheromones of the two S-level alphas filling the room.
He took a few steps back, closed the door, and took a deep breath of fresh air. Damn! I almost suffocated!
Xiao Ji stood quietly aside, as if he was used to it.
Finally, Pei Shuyu knocked on the door and asked Xiao Ji and Lu Hean to leave together.
When Lu Hean left and closed the door, he slammed it hard, and then the door closed gently.
Xiao Qingyang: ...
Xiao Ji: ...
Three days later, heavy rain poured down wrapped in the heat.
The weather was hot and rainy, and everyone wanted to stay at home. Pei Shuyu was no exception, but for supplies, he had to leave his home and set off for Cairns.
Before the transaction, Lu Hean specifically left a message asking him to come alone. Pei Shuyu couldn't guess what he was thinking.
Cairns is located in the heart of the Union, and it takes half an hour to get there from his rented house.
The car radio was playing the evening news, and as luck would have it, it was talking about Lu Hean. First, they praised his achievements, then his appearance, family background, and the legend that was widely circulated in the alliance.
Speaking of that omega, Pei Shuyu hadn't paid attention to him for a long time. He only peeked at him once, and now he has completely forgotten his appearance.
"I heard that Master Lu and Master Qiao have been getting married for two years, but there is still no wedding date planned."
Pei Shuyu thought: These entertainment reporters really have nothing to do, they keep an eye on other people's private lives every day.
The voice continued, "According to reliable sources, President Lu is hosting a banquet at Huangjue tonight. I heard it's for..."
Pei Shuyu turned off the noisy radio.
He'd thought a lot along the way. Given the current situation, it wasn't appropriate to antagonize anyone. Furthermore, Sefan's growth over the years had already drawn widespread discontent, with many parties eyeing them covetously. If war broke out, without these supplies, Sefan would surely be defeated. The idea of a mutually destructive outcome was sheer nonsense.
If they were defeated, the consequences were predictable. Not only would the alliance's long-standing balance be disrupted, but other onlookers would also inevitably join in and completely divide up Sevan.
It seems that it is time for them, Sefan, to find an ally.
When he arrived at the gate of Cairns base, Pei Shuyu was still feeling melancholy.
At dusk, the Cairns base was shrouded in drizzling rain, its metal buildings gleaming coldly. Lu Hean and his guards stood at the entrance, their black Alliance uniforms a stark contrast to the silver-gray buildings behind them. They could be spotted from a distance.
As soon as Pei Shuyu got off the car, someone came up to him impatiently.
Lu Hean had a warm smile on his face: "Captain Pei came here in the rain, it's really... Come on, take our Captain Pei to the lounge." After saying that, he reached out to take Pei Shuyu's umbrella.
Pei Shuyu calmly dodged, his knuckles turning pale as he gripped the umbrella handle. Rainwater trickled down the ribs in a stream. The umbrella's brim lifted slightly, revealing half of Pei Shuyu's cold, pale face. He cut straight to the point: "No need to rest. Take me straight to the control area."
Lu Hean looked at his hand hanging in the air, calmly took it back and put it in his pocket.
"Xiao Ji, lead the way."
Xiao Ji led the way, while Pei Shuyu and Lu Hean walked side by side behind. Lu Hean said with a smile that Cairns didn't have enough umbrellas and wanted to share one with Pei Shuyu. Pei Shuyu was still confused, wondering how could such a big Cairns still lack an umbrella.
But in order to get the supplies quickly, he didn't say anything else.
The two of them were side by side, very close. He smelled the fragrance on Lu Hean's body, and Pei Shuyu frowned unconsciously: Didn't he always hate the smell of perfume? But then he thought about the broadcast he heard in the car, and it made sense. Maybe it was about the party in the evening.
As they crossed the training grounds, the cacophony of footsteps pierced the rain. Pei Shuyu's gaze swept over the formations training in the rain, and he finally understood why Cairns had been ranked first among the league's elite combat teams for the past four years.
At this moment, a voice sounded: "We're here."
Pei Shuyu's eyes flashed, and Lu Hean made a gesture of invitation and spoke first: "Captain Pei, please."
Inside the controlled area, there were rows of shelves, with the detained items neatly arranged on them. Pei Shuyu spotted their Saifan supplies at a glance, which filled up an entire shelf.
He was just about to negotiate with Lu Hean about assigning him a few more people. After all, with so much cargo, it wouldn't be convenient for him to go in and out of the base alone. But before he could open his mouth, the glass door behind him closed.
At some point, the people who followed him disappeared, leaving only Lu Hean behind him. Pei Shuyu paused and looked at Lu Hean, who seemed to be smiling.
"Colonel Lu, what are you doing?"
Lu Hean took off his black leather gloves slowly and said slowly: "Brother Shuyu, can't guess?"
Pei Shuyu knew that the name had changed again.
He was also thinking about discussing with Lu Hean whether he could send the supplies back to Saifan first.
Suddenly, he felt dizzy and the shelves distorted into double images in his vision. He stumbled and held onto the shelves, trying to shake his head but couldn't get rid of the nauseous feeling.
This feeling, when did he...
"Lu Hean, when did you..." Pei Shuyu leaned against the shelf, broken syllables squeezed out from between his teeth.
Lu Hean didn't answer him. Instead, he pulled over a chair and sat down. His fingertips stroked the boxes of supplies on the shelf, as if he was admiring some work of art.
Soon, Pei Shuyu's knees hit the ground heavily, he completely lost consciousness and fainted.
Lu Hean raised his head and looked meaningfully at the cameras above.
There was heavy rain outside the window. In the control room, Xiao Ji sent everyone away and then silently deleted the surveillance video.
…
In the chaos, Pei Shuyu seemed to hear the voices of two people talking. When he opened his eyes again, the white ceiling came into view.
He rubbed his temples and stood up. Looking to his left, he saw a communicator with the Keynes logo on it. Looking to his right, he saw a glass of water with a letter underneath. Pei Shuyu picked up the letter, which contained a message from Lu Hean.
[Brother Shuyu, you're awake. This is my private residence, no one will find it ^_^. There's food in the fridge. I have to go out for something, wait for me when I come back. - Lu Hean]
Pei Shuyu laughed, an angry laugh.
The implication is: Want to leave? Don't waste your energy.
Lu Hean had been ruthless in breaking up with him, and now he's confiscating his goods and locking him up here. He's so ruthless!
Honestly, if it was just a minor quarrel, Pei Shuyu would still be patient and communicate with Lu Hean. If he was still upset because he had initiated the breakup, then the worst that could happen was that he would just let him retaliate.
Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative.
While Lu Hean is away, he might as well walk around and maybe he can run away.
Imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Just as he was about to get out of bed, he felt something foreign on his ankle. He lowered his head and found that there was a control ring installed on his ankle. Pei Shuyu knew this function.
Control rings are typically used within the Alliance to guard against criminals or to imprison individuals. Sevan had also used them to detain rebels. Once they strayed from their designated location, they would send a real-time location message to the administrators. This served as a preliminary warning. If they ignored the initial warning and continued to escape, the control ring would paralyze their nerves, temporarily rendering them incapacitated.
Of course, this thing also has a self-destruct remote control device, but generally no one uses it because they will be obedient after the second warning.
Pei Shuyu couldn't understand why Lu Hean went to such great lengths to do this.
Tired of thinking, he collapsed on the bed and turned into a "big" character.
After lying there for a while, Pei Shuyu seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly stood up, put on his slippers, and walked out of the room.
He took a quick look. The house's decor was simple and clear, and upon closer inspection, it felt familiar. For example, the placement of some items, Pei Shuyu chalked it up to an illusion. He took a few more steps and stopped. The control ring hadn't yet issued its first warning.
Pei Shuyu already had a guess in his mind. He looked around and found a closed door.
He strode towards it decisively.
“Beep, beep, beep!”
The control ring made a shrill beeping sound frantically, and it finally issued its first warning.
The administrator of this control ring knew who it was without even thinking about it. Lu Hean dared to leave him here alone, so he must have been sure that others would not be able to find him, and he would not be able to escape.
At this moment, Lu Hean's cell phone vibrated while he was sitting at the negotiation table.
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Wow, how come no one noticed this obvious mistake?
It's Joe!
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