Chen Ci dreamed of a cave.

The cave was deep, dark, cold and damp, with purple crystals growing on the top of the head and in the corners, blooming in clusters like flowers.

But Chen Nian knew clearly how deadly they were. A tiny amount of purple light illuminated a small area, allowing him to see things barely.

The road was rugged and there were often fallen rocks blocking the way forward, so we had to find another way.

Chen Ci walked with difficulty, and his palms were rubbed red. He didn't know how long he had been walking before he finally caught a glimpse of a faint light coming from above.

Chen Ci was shocked. He quickened his pace and climbed up using both his hands and feet.

The moment he passed through the cave, his vision suddenly became clear and he entered a forest.

A warm orange-yellow light shone through the gaps between the leaves, forming a bright beam of light that fell on the ground and reflected in Chen Ci's eyes.

The rich scent of amber was everywhere. He took two steps forward, raised his hand, and pressed his palm on the rough tree trunk. The brown bark unexpectedly became transparent at this moment, revealing the real amber color.

There are orange-yellow fallen leaves under my feet, and every step makes a crisp sound. The dead branches and leaves are rotting silently, becoming nutrients to nourish the birth of new life in the coming year.

But other than that, the forest was exceptionally quiet.

He didn't find any more small animals. Chen Ci just walked forward step by step, surrounded by the sunshine and the warmth from the trees. It seemed that he was the only moving creature in the entire forest.

This is an autumn forest that is teeming with life, yet also a place of total stillness.

Something seems wrong.

Chen Ci's relaxed mood became alert again. He looked around and finally looked back, and he found that the cave was right behind him.

But didn't he walk a long way after he came out? How come the cave was still there?

Chen Ci hesitated for a moment.

At this moment, countless purple crystals burst out from the cave and instantly engulfed everything around them.

Purple climbed up the tree trunks and pierced into the soil. The tall trees were absorbed and quickly withered. The leaves curled up and kept falling, almost burying Chen Ci completely.

The warm and mellow amber scent suddenly turned cold, and the purple crystals spread to Chen Ci's feet in the blink of an eye. His feet were buried, his calves were stinging, and his whole body turned into nutrient material for the breeding of countless evils -

Blood rushed through his veins, following the veins of the withered leaves, dyeing them all red.

Everything went dark, returning to eternal chaos.

Chen Ci opened his eyes silently.

The strong wind made the windows rattle and the cold rain kept hitting the buildings, making crisp sounds like popping beans. Even in this almost crazy roar, his body was surprisingly warm.

Suddenly Chen Ci couldn't immediately react to where he was.

It was pitch black outside the window, without a single ray of light. Human eyes cannot see in the dark, so Chen Ci could only grope carefully. He touched a pair of hands that were equally warm, or strictly speaking, even warmer than his own.

Chen Ci immediately recognized the owner of the hand. Fu Tianhe's presence made him feel more at ease. He continued to grope, moving up along the Alpha's arm and touching his body.

He was sleeping in bed with Fu Tianhe, covered with the same quilt.

The mental power spreads out in all directions to find out the situation around.

They were on an abandoned offshore exploration platform. Yes, Chen Ci remembered. After using chimeras and mental power to escape the pursuit of the original creatures, they hoisted the sails and came to this platform in the southwest.

He and Fu Tianhe climbed up with all the supplies and Da Congming. Fu Tianhe was accidentally scratched by the iron spikes and was bleeding profusely. He didn't want Fu Tianhe to be in possible life-threatening danger, so he used his saliva to suppress the bleeding.

However, this inevitably resulted in the ingestion of Alpha's pheromones.

Afterwards, Fu Tianhe gave him a temporary mark at his request.

The vague memories all became clear. Fu Tianhe found the access card and must have searched for supplies from other rooms, including the quilt that was covering the two of them.

The bed board under him was hard. Chen Xi turned over slightly. His muscles were sore and weak. It was obvious that he had not recovered from the overdraft, but his mental strength had recovered a little.

Chen Ci immediately used his mental power to wrap himself up again to avoid attracting other primitive creatures.

However, this area is not too far from the battlefield of the red leech and the Blastoise. The two original creatures can have a shocking effect, and the chimeras previously deployed have probably completed the first step of their mission. More chimeras synthesized with the internal parts of red leeches as raw materials will be released into the sea to clear this entire sea area.

It should be safe for a short time.

There was a slight soreness in the back of the neck, a feeling that was a little unfamiliar to Chen Ci.

As an Omega that has not yet been combined, Chen Ci will enter the estrus period every month, and his glands will feel uncomfortable, but with the injection of inhibitors, the situation will be quickly alleviated.

Now Fu Tianhe acts as his temporary inhibitor.

Fu Tianhe was still sleeping unconsciously. Chen Ci was exhausted and he was also very tired. He even drooled in his sleep.

What time is it now? Chen Ci didn't know, but the hunger in his stomach told him that it must have been a long time.

He raised his hand and tapped the terminal on his wrist. The screen lit up, causing him to squint subconsciously.

It's half past eight.

He must have slept for more than three hours.

Chen Ci wanted to get up and eat something. He was hungry and thirsty. He didn't know if it was because he had lost some water when he was tagged before, but his mouth was dry.

It's just that I don't have enough strength for a while.

He waited patiently and accumulated strength. The presence of the mark made Chen Ci instinctively want to get close to the Alpha. His arm under the quilt moved quietly and stuck to Fu Tianhe.

After several minutes, Chen Ci finally felt better. He propped himself up and sat up, trying to climb over Fu Tianhe to get the package. Chen Ci had mental detection ability, so he could tell where the package was without turning on the light, he could just grope in the dark.

Fu Tianhe was woken up by him.

Alpha opened his eyes and saw darkness of course, but he could clearly feel a soft and warm body passing over him. The quilt was lifted slightly and the heat was losing to the outside.

Fu Tianhe immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed Chen Ci's waist.

Although Chen Ci was slowly accepting Fu Tianhe's touch, his waist was a very sensitive area after all. He trembled all over with itching, and his arms were about to lose strength.

Chen Ci almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Fu Tianhe stretched out his arm and held him in his arms. He had no time to savor this warm beauty, but instead broke into a cold sweat.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Ci said slowly: "I want to drink some water."

"I'll do it for you." Fu Tianhe pushed Chen Ci back onto the bed. He threw back the quilt and got up. He rubbed his still sleepy eyes and reached for the flashlight on the bedside table.

The beam of light illuminated the surrounding space. Fu Tianhe brought a bottle of drinking water, unscrewed the cap and handed it to Chen Ci: "Drink some to moisten your throat first. I'll boil some water."

Chen Ci drank some water in small sips. This was the best way to quench thirst. The cold water slid down his throat, causing a slight stinging pain, and fell into his stomach, taking a few seconds to warm up.

Fu Tianhe got out of bed and took two steps before he realized something was wrong.

But it's too late.

Chen Ci drank water and stared at the place where he looked particularly energetic. Well, just from this point one could not tell that the Alpha was physically tired.

Fu Tianhe: “……………………”

He immediately turned his back, trying awkwardly to pretend nothing had happened, but his entire face quickly became hot.

What's going on? Isn't he extremely tired?!

Fu Tianhe seemed to be able to feel Jiuyue's gaze from behind him. The boy's gaze became an invisible force, making the situation escalate.

When giving Chen Ci a temporary mark, Fu Tianhe reacted, but at that time he didn't care about himself at all, and then he took the time to search for supplies.

He wiped Chen Ci's wet hair, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep quickly without noticing.

Who would have thought that the situation would remain the same?

Seeing Fu Tianhe's whole body stiffen, Chen Ci could understand. After all, as a man, he would face the same troubles as Fu Tianhe.

Out of politeness, Chen Ci asked him, "Do you need my help?"

...Help? Help with what?!

Fu Tianhe simply couldn't believe what he heard.

What does September want to help him with?!?!?!

He looked back in shock. In the Alpha's ghost-like gaze, Chen Ci remained calm, as if he didn't realize how shocking what he had just said was.

Chen Ci's idea was very simple. Fu Tianhe must be feeling very uncomfortable like this. Since Alpha had used temporary marks to help him relieve his physical discomfort, he should help Fu Tianhe in return. Isn't it normal to reciprocate?

Why was Fu Tianhe so shocked?

Fu Tianhe's thinking is one step ahead of his body.

Once something is brought up, it is easy for people to have many associations along the way.

In just a few seconds, Fu Tianhe's mind fell into a quagmire. He groaned twice, unable to think of what to say to Chen Ci. He could only disappear quickly and fiercely from the Omega's sight.

Chen Ci looked at his back as he fled in panic and tilted his head in confusion. He was clearly marked, so why was Fu Tianhe so embarrassed?

In the physiology class...it seemed like he was never taught any relevant knowledge in the physiology class.

It took Fu Tianhe a long time to finally calm down.

He struggled for a long time, and after making all the mental preparations, he lowered his head and returned to the room. Fu Tianhe did not look at Chen Ci who was still lying on the bed. He took out the gas stove and the sealed fuel and lit a small fire in the middle of the open space.

Fu Tianhe moved quickly. He boiled water and heated the canned food. The aroma of food wafted out. Chen Ci could no longer lie down and sat on the edge of the bed wrapped in a quilt. Even Da Congming came over eagerly.

Fu Tianhe quickly prepared dinner for two people and one dog.

He handed the hot food to Chen Ci, poured dog food into Da Congming's can, opened the can, and took out the expired military rations he had searched from the cupboard and opened the packaging.

The self-heating bags in the military rations must have failed, as the iron powder inside had already lumped together. Fortunately, they had a fire-making device.

"What is this?" Chen Ci asked.

Fu Tianhe: "I found the food from other rooms."

Chen Ci: "Can you still eat it?"

Fu Tianhe: "It's edible, it's all good."

Chen Ci nodded. He believed what Fu Tianhe said, not knowing that the military rations were actually twenty years expired.

After Chen Ci fell asleep, Fu Tianhe counted their supplies. There were only two bags in total. Although they were heavy, the food they carried was limited.

They didn't know how long they would have to spend at sea, so Fu Tianhe wanted to save as much good food as possible for Chen Ci.

The two people and the dog sat around the fire and finished their first dinner on the detection platform. The wind came in through the gaps in the window, but fortunately there was only a few strands of wind, which did not blow out the flames.

The rain is still falling, and the terminal cannot connect to the Internet. Chen Ci doesn't know when the storm will stop.

After eating and drinking enough, I couldn't help feeling sleepy again.

Fu Tianhe packed up his things and turned off the stove. The fuel he brought with him was limited, so he had to save as much as possible.

Fu Tianhe: "Just now I saw a signal base station in the control room. I'll try to see if I can fix it. Otherwise, it would be too uncomfortable to be trapped here without internet."

"Okay." Chen Ci threw back the quilt and got out of bed, "I'll go with you."

Chen Ci stepped barefoot on the ground, and was immediately pulled back by the cold floor.

Chen Ci's shoes were soaked through and couldn't be dried in just three hours. Fu Tianhe kept walking barefoot on the ground nonchalantly, but Jiu Yue couldn't do the same. What if she caught a cold?

He immediately said, "The ground is cold, I'll carry you on my back."

"No need." Chen Ci refused. He was not so weak. He put his feet on the ground again and adjusted to the temperature. It was fine.

Seeing this, Fu Tianhe no longer insisted. Holding a flashlight, he led Chen Ci through the corridor to the control room on the other side.

The signal base station was placed against the corner of the wall. It was a very large unit. Fu Tianhe carefully checked all the components and confirmed that there was no physical damage, only a power outage.

The observation platform uses hydropower to generate electricity, and the surging waves below are the best source of energy. Fu Tianhe followed the line to find the motor. He tried to turn it on, but there was no movement.

"The line outside may be down. I'll go check it out. Wait for me a moment."

Fu Tianhe didn't say a word. He took off his clothes and put them on the table, trying to be as naked as possible, then opened the window and climbed out.

Stepping back into the wind and rain, even someone as strong as Fu Tianhe was shivering from the cold. Fortunately, he had just eaten hot food, otherwise it would have been hard for him to endure.

He followed the wires and finally found the problem. It turned out that the wire was old and broken.

He remembered seeing new spare cables while searching for supplies earlier.

Fu Tianhe climbed back through the window, thinking about where he had seen this. Chen Ci seemed to know what he was looking for and said, "The wire is in the second cabinet on the left."

Fu Tianhe opened it and found what he wanted.

Is this the power of mental strength? Fu Tianhe was quite envious. With this ability, daily life must be very convenient. It was a pity that he could not experience what it felt like.

Fu Tianhe climbed out the window again to replace the cable. Chen Ci stayed in the house, which was sheltered from the wind and rain, and always paid attention to his movements with his mental power.

More than ten minutes later, Alpha came back.

He was soaking wet and didn't bother to clean himself up. He immediately went to the motor and pressed the button.

This time the machine started up smoothly with a humming sound.

Power begins to be generated and the indicator lights gradually light up.

Fu Tianhe let it generate electricity for a while, and only turned on the signal base station when the power accumulated to a certain level.

Chen Ci looked at the symbol on the upper left corner of the terminal and said, "There's a signal."

"That's good." Fu Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped off the rain on his body and put on his clothes again. "Having the signal can solve most of the problems. Let's go back and rest first."

The two returned to the bedroom. Chen Ci sat down on the edge of the bed and walked across the room barefoot. His feet were already cold. He covered his legs with the quilt and checked the terminal.

Shafley sent him a message.

Click to view Chen Ci, it’s a very long paragraph.

He started reading from the beginning, and after reading three sentences, he realized that it was a confession.

In the article, Shafley spoke earnestly and explained to Chen Ci how he had fallen in love with Chen Nian even though they were engaged. Immoral feelings sprouted as they spent time together day by day, and he tried his best to control himself, but still couldn't control his heart.

I understood after reading half of Chen Ci.

No wonder Chen Nian asked him again and again what to do if Shafley fell in love with someone else.

Now Chen Ci knew that this person was not another Omega, but his younger brother, Chen Nian.

The second half is Shafley's inner analysis and deep remorse for him. This behavior is a betrayal of the engagement and even more disrespectful to Chen's words.

Chen Ci quickly scanned the text. He was a little tired and didn't want to listen to Shafley's nagging. He replied directly, "Okay, I understand."

Does Shafley like Chen Nian? It doesn't seem strange.

Chen Ci raised his hand and touched the teeth marks on the back of his neck. He pressed lightly with his fingertips. The Omega's glands felt a little swollen, and the Alpha's pheromones were hidden inside.

Fu Tianhe wiped the water off his head and came to the bed. He tentatively lifted the quilt and pretended to crawl in, but when he saw that Chen Ci didn't react, he boldly sat down with him, covering themselves with the same quilt.

The scent of amber wood surrounds the body, calming the nerves. Chen Ci thought for a moment and added: [Be nice to Chen Nian.]

Fu Tianhe: "What are you doing?"

Chen Ci: "Reporting safety to my family."

Fu Tianhe nodded. He had no family and no friends. After the thrilling crisis, it should be a happy thing to report that he was safe. In the past, he could not understand this. However, now, the existence of the temporary mark made him feel the same as Jiu Yue.

Fu Tianhe: "Take a break. We can discuss other matters tomorrow morning. It's dark now and it's inconvenient to do anything."

Chen Ci hummed, turned off the terminal, and lay down on the bed. He felt Fu Tianhe gropingly moving down, and soon his feet were grabbed by a pair of hands.

Chen Ci subconsciously shrank back, and heard Alpha whisper, "It's too cold. I'll warm you up, and you go to sleep."

Chen Ci walked around barefoot, and now the area below his knees was colder than a dead person. The coldness went up and attacked his body. He thought he would warm up if he fell asleep, so he didn't say anything. But he didn't expect that Fu Tianhe cared more about it than he did.

Fu Tianhe had previously boiled two cups of water and poured them into plastic bottles, which served as hot water bags. He placed the plastic bottles against Chen Ci's calves and used the warmth of his palms to warm his feet.

Chen Ci slowly relaxed. The forest that he had only felt in his dreams seemed to be really beside him. Although it was a windy and cold night, it seemed to be as warm as the afternoon sun.

There was a fierce sea storm outside the house, and he fell into a deep sleep again in the warm quilt.

The moment the terminal vibrated, Shafulai, who was in a daze, trembled all over and opened it in a panic.

Seeing that it was Chen Ci who replied, Shafla heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the storm at sea did not affect Chen Ci, and he could still send messages to him.

Then he became nervous again.

What would Chen Ci's response be? Would he scold him? Or would he express his disappointment with cold words? Shafley didn't know.

Shafley took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally before opening the chat box with Chen Ci.

The first thing I saw was this sentence: [Be nice to Chen Nian. ]

Shafla was stunned.

What Chen Ci meant was... that he didn't mind at all?

Yes, Chen Ci has been emotionally indifferent since childhood. They have been together for more than ten years and their relationship is still very pure friendship. Even as highly matched AOs, they cannot smell each other's pheromones.

Now Chen Ci is traveling with an Alpha named Fu Tianhe, and there is already someone by his side.

Perhaps to Chen Ci, Fu Tianhe is special. His calm answer can be explained by another sentence: It’s none of my business.

Shafla's heart was extremely complicated, and for a moment he didn't know what he had been entangled with before.

It turned out to be ten thousand times easier than he had imagined to make it clear and confess.

Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe met by accident, and perhaps something unusual happened between them, and he, as her fiancé, fell in love with Chen Ci's younger brother.

Faced with the near-betrayal of both parties, he and Chen Ci gave each other exactly the same understanding: It doesn't matter, I don't care, as long as you are happy.

Shaflay sat on the bed, never expecting that this kind of "chaotic rich world" scenario would actually happen to him one day.

He exhaled heavily and looked up at the clock on the wall. It was already 9:30 in the evening.

Normally, he should have been teaching Chen Nian how to use mental power, but today Chen Nian did not take the initiative to come to him, perhaps because he was afraid that he would be embarrassed.

Want to pursue Chen Nian?

Shafley clenched his fists, made up his mind, stood up, and went to the next door to find Chen Nian.

Shaflay took just two steps and then stopped. What attitude would be best for him to take? Should he make some other preparations?

Shafley had no relevant experience and was at a loss for a moment. He should be the person who knows Chen Nian the best at present. He even personally helped Chen Nian select Teacher Alpha. But now, he has no idea how to proceed.

If you think about it carefully, Antonio is a gentleman and classical, Ji Yifeng is elegant and intellectual, Chu Xun is gentle and friendly, and Goodes is cold and serious. They are four completely different styles. Which one does Chen Nian like the most?

Shafla frowned and thought seriously for half a minute, and finally decided to give up. He...he should just do it anyway, at least he should show his own style.

He plucked up his courage and knocked on Chen Nian's door.

There was no response from inside the house. The door was controlled by the intelligent system and opened automatically in front of him.

Shafley walked in and found that the shelf at the entrance was empty.

He was stunned. Weren't the pheromones collected by Chen Nian a few hours ago still here?

Where are all the bottles now?

Could it be that... Chen Nian took it into the bedroom?

Shafulai's heart sank heavily. He pursed his lips, convinced himself to accept the reality, and walked into the house to look for Chen Nian.

The bedroom door was not closed.

The boy was sitting on the bed with his back to the door, not knowing what he was doing. Shafla sniffed cautiously but found no scent similar to that of Alpha.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Chen Nian turned around when he heard the voice, and the two looked at each other. Shafulai's sudden appearance seemed to surprise him a little.

But Shafla saw that the boy was holding a glass bottle containing his blood.