Seeing Shafley's eyes fixed on the bottle in his hand, Chen Nian quickly opened the drawer of the bedside table and put it in.
The drawer was closed, and the plastic bottles rolled by inertia, the sound so clear in the quiet room.
What Chen Nian just held...was it the bottle of his blood? Was he seeing things?
Shafley was a little suspicious of his eyes.
Chen Nian calmed himself down and pretended nothing had happened, but he didn't expect that Shafulai would come to see him today.
He thought he had gone too far and that Alpha would be angry or upset for a while.
After realizing that he seemed to be pushing too hard, Chen Nian did feel a little guilty. Of course! It was just a little bit, and it didn't affect him too much!
He spent a second thinking about whether he should apologize to Shable, and then he laughed at himself in his heart for becoming so nagging. If Shable hadn't liked him without his consent, things wouldn't have turned out like this. It was all Shable's own fault.
Chen Nian is used to being strong in relationships, so how can she let him give in? Impossible.
Seeing Alpha standing at the door of his bedroom, not saying anything but just staring at him, Chen Nian asked first, "What's the matter?"
"Where do all the bottles on the shelf go?"
Chen Nian blinked and said deliberately, "Put it away. I spent so much effort to get this collection, so of course I have to put it in a more hidden and safer place."
In fact, those bottles had already been thrown away by Chen Nian, and he didn't need these messy pheromones.
After hearing Chen Nian's answer, Shafulai couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Yes, what on earth was he expecting? Chen Nian had collected all kinds of pheromones with great difficulty, and he had to hand them in as a natural history homework.
Chen Nian noticed Alpha's reaction.
Shafley is actually a person who can't hide his thoughts.
For the eldest prince, this is not a commendable trait. A person in a high position should be good at disguising himself and should never let others see his true thoughts easily.
Chen Nian had never seen how Shafley handled government affairs. He was not interested in those boring things, nor did he need to know too much about them. He was more concerned about what to eat next.
What Chen Nian saw was Shafulai's private side. Perhaps, just as he was pretending to be so in front of others, Shafulai would only show his true self in front of people he was familiar with. Otherwise, a prince with such a bad temper would not be able to shine on the political stage.
Come to think of it, should he feel honored?
Shafley: "It's half past nine. I'm here to help you practice your mental strength."
Chen Nian was quite surprised: "I thought you were in a bad mood and would not come."
"As a teacher, no matter how bad your mood is, you can't show it in front of your students."
Shafley took a deep breath quietly, walked into Chen Nian's bedroom with a stern face, and pulled over a chair as usual, but this time, he did not sit next to the bed, but kept a distance of more than one meter away.
Shafley sat on a chair, his elbows resting on his knees, his fingers curled up unconsciously. He lowered his eyes and stared at a button on Chen Nian's shirt, deliberately avoiding the boy's gaze.
Don't be so awkward.
Chen Nian glanced at him a few times and said nothing more to provoke him. The Omega lay down on the bed with a frank expression.
After this period of training, Chen Nian's progress was rapid. With his extraordinary talent and Shafley's systematic teaching, every day was different from the day before.
The mental power was released, instantly filling the entire room, and then quickly retracted, lingering around Chen Nian, forming an invisible protective shield.
Although he couldn't yet achieve Chen Ci's level of moving objects with his mind, he was still better than most people.
Chen Nian's training item today is a battle.
For people with strong mental strength, strength should not only play the role of detection and reconnaissance, but also accomplish more things and truly participate in the battle.
This was the process that was decided yesterday, and now it seems like a coincidence.
Shafla also closed his eyes, concentrating his mind and forcing himself to calm down.
The Alpha's mental power is released, surrounding the body, and it habitually acts as the defender.
The two of them formed their own camps, and without any announcement, the battle had already begun quietly.
Chen Nian waited for a moment, paying close attention to the situation on Shafulai's side. Finally, he could no longer bear it and took the lead in attacking!
Threads of condensed mental power attacked from all directions and pierced Shafulai mercilessly!
Shafulai responded to all changes with the same attitude. The moment the attack entered his area, it was immediately trapped in a quagmire and was cleverly resolved, no longer having any effect.
The first attack was blocked, and Chen Nian did not expect it to have any effect. After all, it was just a test. Besides, he did not think that a beginner like himself could defeat Shable right from the start.
The subsequent attacks came one after another, rushing towards Alpha like a violent storm. This was a very typical Chen Nian style. His mental power surged in an overwhelming and aggressive manner, and his momentum alone was enough to scare people.
But to Shafla, it was just a minor incident.
This was his student. He knew Chen Nian's level very well. Every attack from Chen Nian was blocked by him just right. Shafulai's control over mental power was extremely precise, always making Chen Nian feel that he only needed to work a little harder the next time he attacked, and a little more effort would allow him to break through the defense.
Chen Nian was lost in the idea of defeating Shaflay at all costs. He put so much strength into it that he didn't notice the mental power sneaking around him from behind.
When the attack suddenly started, Chen Nian was caught off guard. He hurriedly mobilized his mental strength to defend himself, and the attack that was halfway through was dispersed in an instant and lost control.
The rhythm that was originally under his control was suddenly completely disrupted, the situation on the battlefield was reversed, Chen Nian tried to resist in a hurry, but there were flaws everywhere.
Shaflay's mental power broke through his defenses, and the invisible force condensed into a needle and stopped at the boy's throat, accurately and without error.
If Shafla was an enemy, Chen Nian would be in trouble by now.
Everything stopped. Chen Nian's breathing became rapid. He pursed his lips tightly. The spiritual power against his neck pressed lightly on his skin, as if it was about to scratch it.
Shafley's eyes were sharp and his face was calm. At this moment, he had completely entered into the role of a teacher.
"You're being too aggressive," Schaffray commented.
Chen Nian: "Isn't it good?"
"Being too aggressive is sometimes not a good thing. You need to pay more attention to the backstage. After all, on a real battlefield, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks may appear."
Chen Nian understood what Shafley meant. He was simply blaming someone for something else. He felt that he was sometimes too aggressive in his dealings with others. However, if the other party was unhappy, he could resist and curse back at him if he had the guts.
As for the people who attacked him... they also have to be able to bear the corresponding consequences.
The mental power that had been stagnant due to the sudden attack suddenly changed, catching Shablei off guard. He thought the battle was over and relaxed a lot, but his counterattack speed was still much faster than Chen Nian. Omega failed to hurt him, but broke into Alpha's loose defense.
Previously, both of them had condensed their mental powers and would not allow any external forces to infiltrate and interfere. But now, the mental powers of Alpha and Omega were in contact on a large scale, like two different gases, which completed the molecular exchange the moment the middle partition was pulled away and were no longer pure.
The two different mental powers quickly merged and intertwined together. Chen Nian was introduced to this by Shafulai step by step. They were already very familiar with each other's mental powers. They didn't even need two people to control it. The fusion was completed automatically.
It's hard to describe what this moment feels like.
It seemed that what was blending was not their mental powers, but their souls.
Chen Nian and Shafulai both groaned.
Shafley could no longer care about anything else and retreated quickly. He stood up suddenly and the chair fell backwards to the ground with a clang.
The heartbeat quickens and the blood rushes through the blood vessels, carrying a strong sense of excitement to every part of the body.
Pheromones with the smell of sherry emerged uncontrollably, and the fusion of mental power actually caused stronger physiological changes.
Chen Nian was not in a good mood either. At the moment when their mental powers merged, he could even clearly feel the emotions in Shafulai's heart that he had no time to suppress, and he was a little confused for a moment.
That's a very complex emotion.
Chen Nian used a revenge method that hurt the enemy by 1,000 but hurt himself by 800, but he did reverse the situation. It is better to lose both sides than to lose everything.
But in the end, Shafley felt that he had won and let his guard down.
Relying on his strong control, Shafulai took back all his mental power and stopped the fusion. For a moment, only the mental energy belonging to Omega remained in the room, rushing around, trying to find back the other mental power that had been withdrawn.
It took Chen Nian a while to get himself under control.
With Chen Nian's current level, he would no longer be exhausted like before. He lay on his back on the bed to calm down. After a few seconds, he turned his head to look at Shafulai who stood up in shock, with a narrow smile in his eyes.
"It's not a good idea to relax your guard before you actually win. Teacher, you should know this, right?"
It was clearly him who was teaching Chen Nian a lesson, but now he was the one being taught a lesson.
Shafley had no time to discipline his disobedient student; his eyes were fixed on Chen Nian.
The fierce confrontation made Chen Nian's cheeks flush. The top two buttons of the boy's shirt were loosely open, and his collarbone and large shoulders were exposed from the open neckline, swaying in front of Shafulai's eyes.
Chen Nian propped his elbows behind his back, raised his upper body slightly, and let his collar hang dangerously on his shoulders, as if a slight touch would reveal more of him. The final victory in the battle of mental powers made the young man look a little proud.
Shafley didn't want to notice it, but he couldn't help his gaze.
Of course Chen Nian also noticed Shafla's gaze. He never doubted his own charm.
Shafley's Adam's apple rolled up and down. After a brief stalemate, he finally made up his mind, walked to the bedside, and reached out his hand to Chen Nian.
——Sure enough, all Alphas in the world are the same.
The hands touched the collar of Chen Nian's shirt accurately, but did not tear it open lustfully as Chen Nian had imagined. Instead, they buttoned it up seriously.
Chen Nian:?
Chen Nian: ………………
"Be careful to catch a cold."
Shafulai fastened the top button, and now Chen Nian was completely covered. No Omega in school had ever worn clothes so obediently.
Alpha then retracted his hand, as if he would be burned by Chen Nian if he touched her even a little. His eyes drifted to the side and he said expressionlessly, "Today's training was great. We'll continue tomorrow. I'm going home now. You should also go to bed early."
Without waiting for Chen Nian to answer, Shafulai quickly left the bedroom, and his hurried figure disappeared from the Omega's sight.
Chen Nian climbed out of bed with messy hair.
The collar was buttoned to the top, which made his neck feel a little uncomfortable, but Chen Nian was not in a hurry to open it.
Shafley's behavior was indeed quite unexpected for him.
He thought that Alpha would take the opportunity to do something. This was the case with all the people he had met in the dungeon before. After getting a little familiar with him, they couldn't wait to go to bed with him. Over time, Chen Nian had gotten used to it.
After he allowed Shafla to pursue him, he didn't seem to have changed much, but instead became even more timid?
Why?
Chen Nian scratched his head. Well... let Shafley do whatever he wants. He is the final judge anyway. If Shafley didn't seize the opportunity, it's not anyone else's fault.
Shaffley hurried back to his room and slammed the door again.
The smart butler was startled again.
Shafley sat on the bed, unable to stop thinking about what had just happened.
——Am I not doing well enough?
This was the first close contact between him and Chen Nian after they confessed their feelings to each other. Although Shafley had not yet figured out what to do, it was indeed the first step in his pursuit.
The entire process of the mental battle clearly reflects Chen Nian's personality and behavior. An Omega living in a dungeon is too easy to be bullied, so he always habitually wants to have an absolute advantage in a relationship. If he can't, he would rather both sides suffer losses and force a counterattack or simply terminate it.
Perhaps even Chen Nian himself is not aware that this is a manifestation of lack of security.
At the moment when the two people's spiritual powers merged, Shafulai clearly felt the dissatisfaction coming from Chen Nian - he longed for domination and power.
This is actually not a good thing. Thanks to my calm personality, it would be difficult for another Alpha in a high position to tolerate this. After all, Alpha's desire to dominate and protect Omega is innate and engraved in their blood and bones. How can it be the other way around?
He told Chen Nian not to be too aggressive, thinking that it might sound too preachy and might cause disgust among the teenagers.
In the sudden moment of reversal, he stood up in such a hurry that he knocked over the chair.
If only I hadn't been so flustered and anxious at that time.
Seeing this, would Chen Nian think that he is not stable enough?
And finally, Chen Nian leaned on the bed, smiling in her eyes and told him not to let his guard down. His heart and eyes were filled with the boy's open collar, and he couldn't help but fasten it for him.
Would it be a bit tight if I tied it all the way to the top one? Actually, I should only touch the second one.
Shafley thought back on his performance and felt more and more that he had not done well enough. He replayed the situation over and over in his mind and tried to correct his previous behavior.
However, these are destined to be only afterthoughts.
The more Shafla thought about it, the more depressed he became.
In the end, he even felt that he had done everything wrong.
It's so annoying. He has absolutely no idea how to pursue someone. He's clumsy in everything he does and can't quite master the tricks.
Antonio has rich experience in love, and he can't count the number of Omegas he has had ambiguous relationships with with his hands and feet. Ji Yifeng and Chu Xun are even older than him and must have had relevant experiences. Compared with these competitors, what advantages does he have?
Shafley lay in bed, suddenly feeling completely unmotivated to do anything.
He had received the best education and had a wide range of knowledge, but no one had ever taught him how to pursue the person he loved.
No, he couldn't give up. He should cheer up. Since he didn't know how to do it, he should start learning from the beginning. He finally got the chance and couldn't give up.
Shafulai pulled himself together, opened the terminal and searched for books on love. The most urgent task was to build a systematic knowledge system first, otherwise he wouldn't even know how to make Omega happy.
There are all kinds of love codes in the e-book library, such as "How to Make the Person You Love Fall in Love with You", "Alpha is from Mars, Omega is from Venus", "One Hundred Ritualistic Love Things", "Love Needs to be Learned", and "Falling in Love with an Omega Using an Omega's Mindset". There are so many of them that it's dizzying.
When Shafley saw the various covers and titles, he had no desire to read them, and always felt that they were misleading.
Anyway, he is now at his wit's end, so he might as well place an order for all of them and see what happens first. Maybe he can learn something.
Shafley placed an order. He first clicked on the book "Alpha is from Mars, Omega is from Venus" because he liked the cover. It is said to be a best-seller for hundreds of years.
After flipping through two pages in disbelief, Shaffley saw a sentence.
——Lovers must satisfy each other’s physiological and survival needs, satisfy each other’s desire for security and stability, and they must also share the same ideals, be in love with each other, and have a tacit understanding*.
...It seems to make some sense.
Shafley took it seriously and continued looking down.
The authors say that Alphas tend to take the initiative in a relationship and use this as a sign of their success*.
Shafulai thought about it and felt that he did not seem to fit this situation. In the relationship between him and Chen Nian so far, Chen Nian was the one who held the initiative from beginning to end.
The author also says that there are five stages of love: attraction, uncertainty, exclusivity, intimacy, and engagement*.
His feelings for Chen Nian are currently at the third stage of exclusivity. He longs to establish a closer relationship and can no longer pay attention to other Omegas. He devotes his whole body and soul to the boy. He doesn't know when it started, but eating, training, and playing games with Chen Nian have occupied most of Shafulai's life.
But for Chen Nian, maybe he is still at the second stage, or even the first stage. Until now, Shafley is not sure whether Chen Nian has a good impression of him.
Because Chen Nian only said that he was allowed to pursue her, Shafulai had no idea what the boy was thinking.
Shafla was gradually brought into the book.
He turned the pages one by one, browsing every word written by the author, and before he knew it, he had reached the last page.
Shafley looked up suddenly and found that it was already one o'clock in the morning.
But he was not sleepy at all. The new knowledge he had just acquired was shining in his mind, and he couldn't wait to experiment.
But it was too late. He couldn't jump out of bed in the middle of the night, break into Chen Nian's room and say, "I want to give you a massage." He would definitely be considered a pervert or a psychopath.
Shafley suppressed the urge in his heart. He got up, washed up, and planned to rest. He still had a lot of things to do tomorrow, and he had to finish them quickly so that he could have time to spend with Chen Nian in the evening.
The next morning.
Chen Nian rolled and struggled on the bed for ten minutes before she managed to get up.
He had to attend museum classes in the morning and study cultural subjects in the afternoon, so he was very busy all day.
After Chen Nian finished washing up and getting dressed, he stood in front of the French window, looking at the morning sun. Suddenly, he remembered that Shafulai's pheromones were still in his drawer.
Chen Nian opened the drawer and placed the vial of blood in a relatively hidden place. Although the so-called pheromone collection was only done to hook Shafulai, Alpha had already given him blood and it could not be wasted.
As for what the blood would be used for, he still had to think carefully.
It was almost time for class, so Chen Nian hurried out the door. He looked at the empty display shelves at the entrance and sighed, wondering what he was struggling with.
Chen Nian arrived at the classroom in the palace two minutes early. Just as he sat down, Ji Yifeng pushed the door open and came in.
"Good day, your highness."
"Good morning, Professor Ji." Chen Nian raised a sweet smile at the corner of his lips. It was his business smile, but few people could notice it.
"How is your work going?"
"I was just about to tell the professor about this." Chen Nian touched his nose embarrassedly. "I tried it and felt that collecting this was a bit too difficult. I have lived in the White Tower for many years and I don't know many people, let alone Alphas. If you hadn't agreed to give me some pheromones, I don't think I would have been able to collect even one sample."
Ji Yifeng: "There aren't many copies left now?"
Chen Nian: "Well, strictly speaking, it's only the one you gave me."
Ji Yifeng's eyes darkened. Is it just him? What a pleasing answer.
He was surprised when Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess brought up this topic, but the boy looked at him with clear and innocent eyes, as if he had no idea what collecting pheromones meant.
It's like I just felt that using animals and plants as themes was a bit too ordinary, and I wanted to do something more stylish.
After that, the boy asked him naively, "Professor, can you give me a pheromone sample first?"
Who could resist this innocent and harmless boy who looked like the Son of God?
Ji Yifeng gave him his own pheromones. He lowered his eyes and looked at the young man sitting on the bench, holding a transparent wide-mouthed glass bottle in his hands, trying to lower his head and smell it.
The princess sniffed very carefully, moving closer to the bottle mouth little by little, as if she was afraid that if she smelled too much Alpha's pheromones at once, it would cause a bad reaction.
Finally, he smelled a faint plant scent, and his amber eyes lit up visibly.
Ji Yifeng saw all of this.
The boy immediately raised his head, as if he was about to speak, but finally asked softly, "What plant smells like this?"
"Your Highness, didn't you smell it?" Ji Yifeng answered him with a smile in his eyes, "In that case, I won't tell Your Highness for the time being. You can go and look up the information and see if you can guess it."
The boy nodded, and he lowered his head again, trying to identify the smell of pheromones.
That feeling of pure desire was deeply engraved in Ji Yifeng's mind and is still very clear today.
Ji Yifeng suppressed the thoughts that were stirring in his heart, and still had a gentle smile on his face:
"It's okay, let's change the topic. Your Highness, do you have any other ideas? By the way, what does my pheromone smell like... have you guessed it?"