Chapter 99
The shocking and absurd engagement ceremony finally reached the banquet stage. The guests ate and drank peacefully, while the soon-to-be-married couple wandered around. Shen Shiqian offered toasts, while Feng Ran abstained from alcohol, so she took his hand and grabbed some candy beside him.
Shen Shiqian was also ruthless. He arranged all the people that Feng Ran found troublesome at one table. From left to right, they were Basil, Joshua, Bai Chenxi, Afu, and Shirley.
Aphrodite smiled broadly, and Basil couldn't afford to look down either. The two of them were so polite, perfectly embodying the meaning of mutual respect. Joshua, seemingly still unaware of the extent of the trouble he had caused by casually pulling people into that party, smiled the most sincerely. In Feng Ran's opinion, Orville was still too indulgent.
Seeing Afu holding her hands, Feng Ran stuffed a handful of candy into them. She looked at the pigeon eggs that Feng Ran had in his hands, which were the same size as Shen Shiqian's, tore off a piece of candy, put it in her mouth, and said happily, "Ranran, be happy."
As for whether you are happy or others are not, that is none of her business.
Meanwhile, Luo Le, who was being closely watched by Afu and Shen Shiqian, also pretended to pick up a glass of wine and glanced at Shen Shiqian without changing her expression, "Ranran, if he bullies you, just tell me, and I'll take you away anytime."
Shen Shiqian swirled the wine in his glass, not even bothering to drink it: "You're overthinking it. You probably won't live to see that day."
Feng Ran punched Shen Shiqian with a pigeon egg, then grabbed a handful of candy from the tray and gave it to Basil, still touched by his kindness: "Thank you."
Anyone can put on an act. Shen Shiqian covered his side, which had just been hit by a pigeon egg, and said dejectedly, "It hurts so much, Ranran. You hit my bruise."
Afu quickly turned to look at Shen Shiqian, her eyes bright and alert, showing no embarrassment whatsoever: "What bruise?"
Bai Chenxi was taken aback by her boldness and gently tugged at her, urging her to restrain herself.
Feng Ran tried to pretend nothing had happened, but he was still a little guilty, his eyes darting back and forth between Shen Shiqian to make sure he was okay.
After all, she has been pinching that spot a lot lately. Shen Shiqian used to like investing in himself at the gym whenever he had free time, and he had developed two dimples on his waist without anyone noticing. And Feng Ran was shamefully seduced by him.
In addition, the frustration accumulated during the recovery period from being toyed with led to a desire to torment the person to the point of exhaustion.
Basil looked at them, her eyes welling up with tears.
What a powerful normal attack with true damage! Afu knows how to break Basil's defense.
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After the banquet, Afu was in high spirits and stayed behind to help Fengran plan the specific time and details of the wedding. Shirley probably had her own intentions as well, and quietly stayed aside. Even the young master Basil, who had lost his composure, did not leave.
For a moment, Feng Ran felt that her wedding didn't need to be so lively.
After replacing the obstructive pigeon egg and confirming that Shen Shiqian's bruises weren't that serious, Feng Ran finally arrived late to face this inexplicably formed battlefield.
Basil seemed to sense Feng Ran's predicament and stood up first. "It's alright, Ranran. Thank you for inviting me today, but I have something else to give you."
Feng Ran watched as he pulled out several sealed reagents, their familiar yellowish-green hues floating in the transparent containers, the unique scent of basil pheromones emanating from them. He froze, nervously staring at the man's exposed neck and wrists for needle marks, his face turning deathly pale, on the verge of a breakdown and tears, when he heard the man say:
"Please give this to Fran for me."
Her outburst of emotion was abruptly cut off by the turn of events, and she wasn't completely detached from it. She still resisted the reagents, clinging tightly to Shen Shiqian. For a moment, she was suffering from an unbearable headache, and her expression was somewhat fierce and conflicted.
"What did you say?"
Basil looked unusually helpless. "He blocked me after we went back to Chilia, and I can't contact him now."
Feng Ran took a deep breath and calmed himself down: "The Omega who participated in the competition with you at Chengming Star is called Su Wen."
Basil glanced at Aphrodite and Sherry beside her, and obediently switched the information to her false identity: "Ah, yes."
In the end, it was Xiaofen who took the reagent from Basil's hand. Seeing this, what else could Fengran not understand? Taking matters into his own hands, concealing and deceiving—how could the three people he trusted most conspire to deceive her!
Feng Ran pursed his lips: "Okay, I understand."
After Basil left, Feng Ran felt extremely aggrieved. She looked at Afu with teary eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Afu, can we talk about the wedding planning later? I feel a little unwell today."
"It's okay, Ranran." Afu was heartbroken and took out her handkerchief to wipe her tears when she saw Shen Shiqian pick up Feng Ran and tenderly kiss away the tears from the corners of her eyes. His movements were so smooth that they could be used to choreograph a dance lesson.
Feng Ran had gotten used to being treated this way these past few days, so she blinked and her tears flowed even more fiercely.
Shen Shiqian patted her back, reminding her to control her mental energy, as crying too hard would hurt her head. Then, through her hair, he pressed the switch on her hearing aid: "It's okay, baby. You can tell me what happened, and we'll deal with it slowly."
Afu felt she was no longer needed here, so she slunk away with Sherry.
The pink robot looked up at Feng Ran, utterly bewildered: "Master..."
Feng Ran ignored her and hugged Shen Shiqian, becoming more and more emotionally distraught. Even Xing Tong could secretly do things behind her back, so who else could she trust?
Shen Shiqian: "Baby, don't cry, it will make you feel uncomfortable. It's okay, I'm here for you."
He adopted the air of the man in charge of the house and questioned the little robot: "What exactly happened? Can you explain it clearly?"
Xing Tong now felt that it would rather be formatted than let Feng Ran be so sad and angry, so it honestly and meticulously explained everything that had happened since the birthday party, actively admitting that it had made a mistake in judgment and processing due to its overly active emotional module, which violated the core program's error.
Xing Tong: "But their research hasn't progressed to the stage where they need to confirm the target of basil's pheromones. This reagent isn't a cure; it's just the pheromones he gave Fran."
"As soon as the competition ended, I sent Fran the data on the adaptive drug and the fusion tissue fluid, asking him to change his research direction. In fact, you should have experienced it yourself after trying it. Although the regenerative neural gene has some side effects due to improper use, it is more useful than the ethereal pheromones overall. So Fran also cut off contact with Basil and devoted himself to his research."
"But you know Fran's situation. Glandular damage is difficult to cure. He suffers from pheromone stress, inhibitor allergies, and even you, Master, are using Enigma pheromones to prolong his life. He was marked by Basil, and it's a rare opportunity to wash away the previous residue and he's recovering little by little. But without guidance and comfort, the glands will be poisoned in reverse, making his life even worse. Basil knows this, which is why she asked you to give him pheromones."
"He extracted it himself; no one forced him. Fran also said that the research was going well and they no longer needed basil's pheromones. So what he extracted wasn't pure pheromone fluid but saliva, which had no chance of being used in medicine."
"I'm sorry, Master, I really know I was wrong. Please punish me."
"Or if you're really angry and bothered, you can just let Fran die in pain in the villa."
Feng Ran's face was grim, and it was unclear how much she had taken in. She was stunned when she heard that Basil had marked Fran's people because of the mixed effects of the drugs. After all, she was the one who delivered the people to his door. If everyone were to be held accountable, she would be the root of all evil.
Shen Shiqian, interpreting Feng Ran's expression, continued to ask on her behalf, "How is Fran now?"
Xing Tong: "He's looking for other medications that can suppress it. If there's really no other way, he'll have to have the gland removed."
To some extent, Fran was indeed very loyal. At least he knew what Feng Ran cared about, and even when his life was at stake, his bottom line remained clear.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Shen Shiqian coaxed, "Well, isn't it good to let Basil fall in love with someone else? Maybe an Omega is more suitable for him."
Feng Ran felt uneasy, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Her guilt towards one person had now become two; after all, Fran had protested and raised this issue before going to Chengming Star, but Feng Ran had firmly dismissed him. Meanwhile, Luo Le, for some reason, wanted to help Fran; she couldn't very well deliberately withhold her pheromones and have someone actually dig out her glands.
Feng Ran finally looked at Xiao Fen and said in a muffled voice, "Besides this, is there anything else you're hiding from me?"
"Basil hired a few paparazzi and newspapers to stake out news about you and Shen Shiqian. He bound all the unpublished, messy reports into a book and kept it in his room to read whenever he had free time."
"..."
"The reason he schemed against Afu at the celebration party was because he owed Joey a favor when he asked for border patrol rights. But his choice to side with Bruce was his own. Bringing Joshua here today was also to observe Afu and Sherry's attitudes. During the Chengming Star event, he kept asking Fran if he could join Baisha. Fran refused and was bullied badly by him. This is also a reason why it worsened to the point of reverse poisoning."
"..."
"The supplements he just gave me as a gift contained antagonists and anti-hormonal ingredients."
"..."
Shen Shiqian: "What is that?"
Feng Ran tugged at him, unable to bear the emotional rollercoaster, and pleaded softly, "Please stop asking, okay? I'm tired. Let's go back to our room and rest."
She was truly exhausted.
After all, in his previous life, Basil could burn down his own house when he got angry, which shows that his love was indeed unusually obsessive. This time, Feng Ran tried his best to prevent things from developing to that point, but it is unclear whether it was a futile effort or a misdirection that led to the current situation.
Wasn't he just wishing her well? She clearly wanted to receive Basil's blessing too, but how could he secretly put poison in the gift he gave her?! Her whole radiant image has been shattered!
For a moment, the two-faced actions of Xing Tong and the others were not as devastating to Feng Ran as the drugging of her by Luo Le.
Feng Ran whimpered and cried in Shen Shiqian's arms again: "I don't want to know anymore, and I don't want to care anymore... You are all so annoying, so hateful..."
Shen Shiqian: "Alright, then let's leave it at that. Let Xing Tong hand over the medicine to Fran herself, and we'll pretend nothing happened and know nothing about it."
Feng Ran: "Really?"
Shen Shiqian: "Yes, really."
He then led Feng Ran back to the room, leaving the robot standing there, still dazed and confused.
He showed Feng Ran through his actions that escaping is not only not shameful, but also very useful.
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