The liquor flowed down my throat, so hot that it seemed to be burning.
Chen Nian threw the empty bottle aside, walked through the narrow and dark corridor, and exited the hidden back door of the nightclub.
Before he could take the next step, a pair of hands suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist.
"Chen Nian." Alpha's voice was just like his own. He quickly came up to him, with an unconcealed secret desire. "Where have you been these days?"
Chen Nian narrowed his eyes. He recognized the man with dyed yellow hair in front of him, but he couldn't remember his name. Was it William, Eddie, or Bertram?
But that doesn't matter.
"Guess?" Chen Nianhun relaxed. With the help of the Alpha's push, he leaned against the wall behind him, raised his head slightly and stared into the other person's eyes. "Just smell it with your puppy nose, and you'll know, right?"
The Alpha lowered his head and sniffed in the crook of his neck. His sensitive nose captured countless scents, the smell of many pheromones mixed with the strong smell of alcohol, stimulating his nerves.
It was the scent of many Alphas, lingering on Chen Nian, with a subtle hint of tuberose.
He didn't know how many people he lingered in tonight, and he got up lazily only after getting a little tipsy.
Chen Nian let the Alpha rub against his neck. The man pinched his waist with one hand and supported his thigh with the other hand. He almost picked him up and pressed him against the mottled wall.
The jacket, which was not worn properly in the first place, hung even looser on the shoulders. The black fabric underneath was only a thin layer, revealing the body lines without concealing them, and finally gathered at the waist.
The other party's pheromones floated into his nose, and Chen Nian narrowed his eyes. He enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by the Alpha's pheromones, soothing the impulse surging deep in his body.
He never cared who held him.
To Chen Nian, Alpha is just a tool that can please him.
"You've been looking for me for so long, you didn't just want to show off your dog nose here, did you?"
Omega's voice is soft, with an alluring aftertaste, but what he says isn't so pleasing.
Alpha has become accustomed to his behavior. There is nothing wrong with being the dog that Chen Nian talks about.
This is the Omega that all the Alphas in the entire dungeon Z area desire. He is so beautiful, so beautiful that even though they know he is poisonous and has thorns, they can't help but want to touch him.
Countless people racked their brains to please Chen Nian. In their eyes, as long as they tried a little harder, they could coax Chen Nian into their bed.
This also includes the Alpha in front of him, Drake.
"Of course there is something else. How could I bear to disturb you?"
Drake laughed. He raised his head from Chen Nian's neck, looked at the boy's eyes that were still bright in the night, and whispered, "There will be a royal parade tomorrow, and I am lucky enough to get a pass to the upper level."
"Oh?" Chen Nian's eyebrows moved slightly.
"I wonder if I have the honor to invite——"
"Tsk." Chen Nian raised his index finger and pressed it on Derek's lips, blocking the other party from saying the disgusting name.
In the brief silence, he leaned forward slightly and kissed his index finger.
The boy's eyelashes trembled slightly, feeling the other party's subconscious stiffness in disbelief.
This was the kiss he gave to Alpha, just one finger apart.
Drake couldn't help but widen his eyes and hold his breath.
However, before he could take the next step towards intimacy, Chen Nian moved away, leaving only the scent of tuberose lingering around his nose like a dream.
"good."
Chen Nian reached out his hand and gently pushed Drake away. He casually grabbed his coat that was about to fall off and walked to the other end of the alley: "See you tomorrow then."
Chen Nian walked briskly, ready to slip away in a blink of an eye. If he hadn't clearly heard his agreement, it would have seemed more like he had no regrets.
Drake tried to catch up quickly, but after taking two steps, he lowered his head, and seeing his own increasingly drastic changes, he swore muffledly, and finally did not dare to chase to a crowded place.
As a result, he didn't see the smile in Omgea's eyes disappear in an instant when he turned around.
Chen Nian put his hands in his pockets and walked lazily on the way home.
He knew very well what these people were thinking. They just wanted to get him into bed after the date.
It’s a pity that they never thought about who is the prey being fooled.
However, going to the upper floors to watch the royal procession is a nice gift. Chen Nian hasn't seen real sunlight for a long, long time. Who would refuse such an invitation?
Chen Nian returned to the living area, walked over the garbage and sewage on the ground, passed by the low huts, and left the ubiquitous arguments and scolding behind him.
He pushed open the large rusty iron door and walked into the corridor. The light was broken again, and he was too lazy to fix it.
Chen Nian groped his way up to the third floor in the dark. He raised his hand and pressed it on the fingerprint lock. After it was identified, the security door in front of him opened.
He walked in and went through iris detection and combination lock before he could actually open the door.
The warm light immediately dispelled the darkness in the corridor. Chen Nian closed the door and shouted, "Uncle Jiang, I'm back."
The middle-aged man in the study raised his head and said, "It's a bit late today."
"I worked overtime for a while." Chen Nian came behind the middle-aged man and naturally raised his hands to massage his shoulders and neck. "Do you have enough medicine at home?"
"That's enough for another week." The middle-aged man continued to lower his head and complete the translation work in his hands.
He looked to be in his fifties, and most of his face and the hands that were exposed from his sleeves were covered with scars from severe burns, which was quite horrible.
"It just so happens that I'm going to get paid in two days." Chen Nian gave him a massage, completely forgetting the decadence and beauty that she had outside.
If it weren't for the lingering smell of Alpha pheromones on his body, he would look more like a good kid who just came home from school.
Jiang Dai is a Beta and can't smell the pheromone, so he just said, "He's drinking again."
“A little.”
Jiang Dai did not expose him. With such a strong smell of alcohol, it must be Yidiandian.
The two have lived together since Chen Nian could remember. Jiang Dai raised him in the underground city all by herself, and the hardships involved are self-evident.
Chen Nian has called Jiang Dai "Dad" since he was very young, but he would be stopped every time. Over time, he just followed Jiang Dai's request and called him uncle.
But in Chen Nian's heart, this is his father.
"Uncle, you should go to bed early. Your eyes won't be able to bear it if you keep watching."
"Okay, I'll go to sleep now."
Jiang Dai put down the glasses in his hand. The burns not only left large marks on his skin, but also caused considerable damage to his eyes. His eyesight had deteriorated drastically in recent years, and he could only use a magnifying glass to complete his work.
After taking care of Jiang Dai and letting him rest, Chen Nian finally had some free time. He took off his clothes and went into the bathroom, finally able to wash off the messy smell on his body.
As the hot water washed over his body, Chen Nian let out a long sigh, trembling slightly.
The scent of tuberose wafts out, a fragrance that only flows out in the dark night, rich and fragrant, with a seductive feel.
The restlessness deep inside continued and did not ease even after I calmed down. My palms were already burning.
If not controlled, Chen Nian would soon have a fever and enter a special period of high fever.
The tattoo on the lower abdomen took on a peculiar red color due to the increase in temperature. It was obviously a lustful tattoo.
It was also tattooed by Chen Nian himself.
Chen Nian is different from other Omegas.
Most Omegas are weak, docile, and shy when faced with body changes and instincts.
But Chen Nian didn't think this was anything to be ashamed of. From the moment of differentiation, he had been constantly craving for Alpha. The need was like a sponge that absorbed water, silently expanding every day, almost filling him up completely.
Just like his pheromones, it was so strong and hot that it could even make people feel suffocated.
Carrying Jiang Dai's expectations, Chen Niancai did not really cross that line.
In Jiang Dai's eyes, the boy he raised is a good child who is responsible, filial to his elders, and able to endure hardships.
Of course, it was also because Chen Nian felt that those Alphas who were fooling around all day were dirty, and as a person who valued his life, he was afraid of contracting some strange disease.
Chen Nian closed his eyes and hugged himself with his arms. The flushing of hot water also became a kind of stimulation. He endured it for two seconds, but finally decided not to bear it anymore.
He couldn't use Alpha for the time being, as he still had some silicone tools hidden under the bed.
Turning off the shower, Chen Nian wrapped himself in a bath towel, took out an inhibitor from the small refrigerator, put it on his arm, and walked into the bedroom quietly, ready to welcome tonight's happiness.
There is no shame in being honest about your desires.
Pop.
The empty syringe of suppressant was thrown into the trash can. Chen Ci pressed the injection site lightly and walked out of the bathroom.
He was wearing a loose bathrobe, with wet hair stuck to his temples and forehead. The heat had turned his fair skin a light pink, and he was barefoot on the clean floor.
The water drops from the hair flowed down the neck, leaving a shallow trace and finally fell into the clavicle.
The rich scent of tuberose quickly faded due to the injection of the inhibitor, and the lingering heat was also suppressed.
Chen Ci breathed a sigh of relief. He changed into pure white home clothes and sat down beside the bed.
This is a rather luxurious, yet rather dull bedroom.
Everything looked the most exquisite and tidy, as if the people living inside had no interest in fireworks at all.
The anti-bite collar is placed on the bedside table. On weekdays, whenever Chen Ci appears in situations where there are other people around, no matter who the other person is, he must wear the collar to protect the Omega gland at the back of his neck.
Because from a very early time, that place has belonged to someone else.
The smart butler projects a virtual screen to remind him of his next itinerary on time:
11:50, lunch with His Royal Highness Shafley
13:30, lunch break
15:15, temporary physical examination
16:25, Clarinet Performance Lesson
…
Chen Ci glanced over it and his eyes stopped at the last sentence: "Royal Procession at 9:00 the next day."
"Got it." His voice was flat, even a little cold.
The virtual screen was retracted, and a robotic arm extended from the wall to blow dry Chen Ci's hair.
Chen Ci sat quietly on the edge of the bed, slightly closing his eyes in the warm breeze, like a lifeless porcelain doll, just waiting for time to pass and reach the point where he needed to act.
Her hair was blow-dried quickly, and the clothes she would wear for lunch with the eldest prince had been neatly folded by the mechanical arm and placed on the stool.
Chen Ci buckled the anti-bite collar around his neck and put on those luxurious and complicated clothes layer by layer.
Soon he went out, and the Beta maid waiting at the door bowed her head and led Chen Ci to the restaurant on the top floor.
When I got there, there was already someone sitting at the table by the window. It was Alpha, who was slightly older than Chen Ci, twenty-four years old, tall, with short platinum-blonde hair and violet eyes. He was none other than the current eldest prince of the empire, Shafrey Vitalievich.
He is also Chen Ci's fiancé.
"Sorry for the long wait." Chen Ci sat down opposite him.
"I just got here too." Shafulai put down the terminal in his hand, and said with no expression, "Let's eat."
Chen Ci hummed and picked up the cutlery. His fingers were slender and white, and every movement he made while eating seemed to be carefully calculated, so elegant.
This is the muscle memory left over from long-term training. Chen Ci has been learning the complicated dining etiquette since he can remember.
He is the Elector of the Empire and the future Crown Princess.
Chen Ci ate slowly. He was not feeling well. The symptoms during this special period were silently torturing the Omega.
The scent of tuberose quietly emanated again, filling the air.
However, the Alpha opposite him looked so calm, concentrating on eating, as if he didn't notice this at all.
Shafley indeed didn't notice. He couldn't smell Chen Ci's pheromones at all. To be more precise, neither of them could smell each other's scent.
Omegas have a natural attraction to Alphas, let alone a top-level Omega like Chen Ci. His pheromones can easily drive an Alpha with a weak will to the point of going crazy with desire.
This lack of response is only possible in the case of genetic incompatibility.
But after rigorous genetic testing, it was found that the two were not incompatible; on the contrary, their compatibility was very high.
The only explanation left was that Chen Ci and Shafley had no thoughts about each other, and their relationship was purer than pure water that had gone through thirty-eight purification processes.
However, these two people were bound together by a marriage contract.
This is no longer a secret in upper-class circles, or it would be more appropriate to say it is a joke.
The eldest prince and the only son of the Chen family were destined to an unhappy marriage. Their appearance was not in harmony with their heart, and their dreams were different while sleeping in the same bed. This was simply tailor-made for the two of them. Many people were secretly waiting to see the joke.
Shafley once told his family that he wanted to cancel the engagement.
Chen Ci's father, Chen Wei, was a Grand Marshal who died in battle to protect the empire. Even without the support of being the future Crown Princess, Chen Ci would still be an Elector.
Chen Ci's life will not be affected in any way after the cancellation of the engagement, and may even be a little happier.
But the emperor rejected Shaflay's proposal and said that the matter was not negotiable and should not be mentioned again in the future.
For a moment, the only sound in the restaurant was the clatter of cutlery. The two of them lowered their eyes and ate their lunch in silence, without any form of communication.
Shafulai ate faster. He put down his cutlery and waited for the Omega opposite him, but his eyes were not looking at Chen Ci.
Compared to his fiancée, it seemed that the terminal on the table was more attractive to him.
Chen Ci didn't have much appetite and finished his meal quickly.
Shafley raised his head and the two looked at each other, finally making the only eye contact in this period of time.
Alpha and Omega stood up at the same time. Shafley picked up his coat and said, "See you tomorrow. I'll pick you up then."
Chen Ci nodded gently: "See you tomorrow."
Shaflay left, and just as Chen Ci's afternoon was filled with various arrangements, as the eldest prince, he also had a lot to do.
It is even said that even dining with his fiancée was specially arranged in the eldest prince's schedule, under the pretext of cultivating their relationship.
Of course, Chen Ci didn't know what was worth cultivating.
Back in the room, Chen Ci looked out the window and saw a bird flying past the white tower, and its figure quickly disappeared into the distance.
The smart butler made a sound at this time, reminding him that it was time to take a lunch break.
Chen Ci hummed and prepared to rest. Everything was the same as before.
And this has been his entire life for the past eighteen years.
Tomorrow's parade will be a rare opportunity for him to leave the White Tower and get some fresh air outside.