Chen Nian guessed eggplant.

After getting Ji Yifeng's pheromones, he never smelled them again, let alone looking up information to find out what they were. Now he only remembers that it was a faint plant scent.

He pursed his lips, looking quite embarrassed, and his voice faded away: "Sorry, Professor, I'm too stupid to find it."

"It's acacia flowers." Ji Yifeng said softly, "Your Highness, don't blame yourself. You can only know the smell by smelling it. It's normal that you can't find it. From now on, you will know what acacia flowers smell like."

The albizzia tree? It's full of hints.

Chen Nian's face flushed just the right amount. He lowered his head, opened the book with shyness, and said, "Remember this. Let's go to class."

Excluding Ji Yifeng, Chen Nian really likes the erudition course. After all, this is the direction of further study he chose. In the four-hour class, he first learned theoretical knowledge and then practiced painting.

The class ended on time at twelve o'clock. Chen Nian put down his paintbrush and his wrist felt a little sore.

He held his right wrist with his left hand, kneading it gently, and said to Ji Yifeng: "Thank you for your hard work today, professor."

"It's not hard. Your Highness is learning much faster than I expected. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to start a new phase next week."

The two chatted casually, Chen Nian packed up his things, stood up, and walked out of the classroom with Ji Yifeng.

"I'll go first, Your Highness. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Chen Nian watched Ji Yifeng walk out of the palace gate, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

He collapsed and walked lazily towards the restaurant.

Chen Nian ate lunch alone. Usually, whenever Shafley had nothing to do, he would come over and have lunch with him.

Chen Nian: "Is Shafulai busy today?" Chen Nian asked casually.

Smart Butler: "Your Highness is attending an important meeting in Lanlin and will not be back until around 7pm."

Chen Nian nodded, said no more, and concentrated on finishing the food on the plate in front of him.

After dinner he took a good nap, and when he woke up he went to his cultural class, which lasted until six in the evening.

The rest of the evening was his free time, and Chen Nian planned to log into the game and have fun for a few hours.

After Shafla left yesterday, he lost the mood to play and went to bed early. He wondered how the construction of the new base was going after two days.

Chen Nian had dinner alone, while Shafley was sitting in the aircraft.

He was going to Blue Alum for a meeting today. Blue Alum and Cinnabar were relatively close, and it would only take an hour to get there by aircraft. But for Shafley, he had to make good use of the time on the road.

The virtual screen unfolded beside him, and a laptop was placed on the small table in front of Shafley. Alpha stared at the black background of the software, and lines of colorful codes appeared on the screen as he tapped with his ten fingers.

He created a new folder this morning, and only had time to write two lines of code while on the road.

After typing out a dozen lines in one go, Shaffley raised his head and stretched his stiff neck.

He then closed the programming software, reopened a document, and began writing text.

Writing copy is much more tiring than programming. Shaffley wrote and deleted, and after more than half an hour, he only wrote more than 400 words.

He rubbed his temples with a headache and closed his eyes.

The aircraft whizzed through the sky and soon reached the top of Cinnabar and landed on the tarmac of the palace.

After getting off the aircraft, Shafley asked the butler who was waiting by the side: "What is Chen Ci doing today?"

The housekeeper said: "Your Highness the Princess was in class during the day, and now that she has finished her dinner, she should rest in her room."

Shafley nodded, walked into the magnificent palace, and headed straight towards the two bedrooms.

Shafley stopped at the door of Chen Nian's room. His bedroom was only three meters away, but he was so impatient that he couldn't even wait to go back to his room and put his things down.

Shafley took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down and not appear so anxious. He went back to his room, put down his computer, and came to Chen Nian's door again.

Shaflay knocked on the door.

A few seconds later, the door opened under the control of the smart butler.

Shafley walked into Chen Nian's suite. The shelf at the entrance was refilled with various kinds of wine, which looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Shafley came to Chen Nian's bedroom door and called softly, "Are you there?"

"The door is unlocked."

After hearing the boy's answer, Shaflay pushed the door open and walked in.

Chen Nian waved his hand to turn off the smart butler. Shafulai was used to calling him by his real name in private, and it would be terrible if the smart butler found out.

Alpha was still wearing his regular clothes for going out and looked a little tired. The smart butler said he would be busy until around seven o'clock and it was just now.

Chen Nian thought Shafley had come to do mental training with him: "You just came back, don't you want to rest for a while?"

"It's no problem." Shafulai prepared himself mentally. He silently recalled the love knowledge he had learned last night and walked up to Chen Nian.

Chen Nian's gaze followed Shafley, moving from behind to in front of him. He had just returned from the restaurant and was chatting with Chen Ci.

Around eight o'clock last night, Chen Ci sent a message saying that there was a temporary accident, but everything was fine.

Chen Nian took the new terminal only after Shafley left, so it was already very late when he found the message from Chen Ci. He nervously asked about his brother's condition, but received no reply, so he thought Chen Ci should be resting.

The chip in Chen Ci's body can upload a lot of his data in real time. If an unexpected situation occurs, Shafley will definitely be the first to know.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian slowly relaxed and was no longer so worried.

It was only just now that Chen Ci told Chen Nian the details of what had happened.

Chen Nian was shocked beyond words when he heard Chen Ci say that he rode in a kayak and used his body as bait to lure away two large primitive creatures.

Chen Ci's writing was concise, as was his usual style, and did not reveal much emotion, but Chen Nian was very sure that what Chen Ci did saved the lives of thousands of people on the cruise ship.

At the critical moment, Fu Tianhe jumped into the sea without hesitation and followed Chen Ci.

Did he know what would happen at the time? Perhaps not, but no matter what, Fu Tianhe chose to be with his brother.

Otherwise, the only person floating on the offshore platform would be Chen Ci, and it would be difficult for Chen Ci to repair the signal base station by himself, and he would be truly out of contact.

Even someone as harsh as Chen Nian couldn't help but sigh that Fu Tianhe was truly an excellent Alpha. At least his feelings for Chen Ci were so touching that they moved heaven and earth.

Just as Chen Nian was about to ask Chen Ci "What are you going to do now" Shafley came in.

Omega put down the terminal for the moment and turned his attention to Alpha.

"I heard from the housekeeper that you had a day's class," Shafley paused and said, "You must be tired after sitting in the classroom all day, right?"

Why did he suddenly ask this? Chen Nian had no idea what he was up to, so he just followed Shafley's words and said, "Well, I am indeed a little tired."

Shafley took another step forward and leaned against the bed. He paid attention to Chen Nian's expression and made sure that the boy did not show any displeasure before sitting down.

Shafla was quite envious of Chen Nian. No matter what embarrassing or embarrassing things had happened between them, the boy could always act as if nothing had happened the next time they met.

Shafley raised his arms and placed his hands gently on Chen Nian's shoulders.

"I have learned a new massage method. Do you want to try it?"

Chen Nian thought he had heard it wrongly.

Massage? Why did Shafley want to give him a massage?

Chen Nian blinked and realized, maybe... this is Shafulai's way of pursuing?

It was really special, at least he had never seen it before. All the Alphas that Chen Nian knew were the same old things, sending flowers, gifts, making appointments to watch movies, eating and drinking together, so that after Chen Nian finished one thing, he knew what the next thing would be as soon as he closed his eyes.

Chen Nian did not reject Shafley's contact.

The temperature of Alpha's palm was sensed by his shoulder through the thin cloth. He waited quietly for a while, giving Chen Nian time to adapt, before slowly applying force.

Shafulai used very gentle force as he kneaded Chen Nian's shoulders. He was familiar with the human body structure and knew which muscles needed to be relaxed the most and what method of massage would provide the most comfort.

As the massage progressed, he gradually increased his strength. Otherwise, if he used too much force at the beginning, the Omega would definitely scream in pain.

The massage by Shafley was very pleasant.

The muscles that were tense from studying at a desk all day were relaxed by those broad and powerful hands. Not only the shoulders, but also the neck was visited, and the knuckles went down along the depression at the back of the head, pressing inch by inch.

It just inevitably passes through the Omega's glands in the back neck.

Shafley was paying close attention to Chen Nian's reaction and automatically skipped over that area. Chen Nian remained indifferent, as if he didn't notice it at all.

This proved that the boy trusted him very much.

Shafley secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer so nervous.

Yes, in their previous relationship, he and Chen Nian had a relationship of mutual trust. Even if their unusual feelings were revealed now, this should not change much.

All the muscles of the entire upper back were taken care of. Shafulai's massage technique was very good, which made people wonder if the eldest prince did this often. Chen Nian enjoyed the Alpha's service. He closed his eyes slightly and even felt a little sleepy.

No one spoke for a while, and the only sound in the bedroom was the two people's breathing.

Shafulai's hand moved on Chen Nian's back. He already knew that Omegas were not the skinny type. Chen Nian looked slender, but he was actually quite muscular.

When massaging, your bones won't prick your hands, but will feel soft instead.

Not knowing where he suddenly pressed, Chen Nian suddenly frowned and took a breath of cold air.

"hiss--"

"Does it hurt?" Shafley stopped immediately and his hand returned to the previous position, which was the gap between the right shoulder blades.

"One thing, maybe it's because I've been painting for too long."

Shaflay inserted his fingers slightly into the gap between his shoulder blades and moved them a little bit. Chen Nian felt the special pain, and soon, it seemed that a nodule was opened, and the pain that was constantly rubbed like small grains of sand inside disappeared.

It seems like everything is really fine. Chen Nian moved his arms in disbelief.

He turned his head and looked at Shafulai behind him: "Your skills are quite good."

"Not bad." Shafulai said modestly, "You have to attend many classes during the day now. If you feel tired, you can always come to me for a massage."

"Okay." Chen Nian agreed.

Shafley asked again, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else? Is your waist sore after sitting all day?"

My goodness, it turns out that the real purpose is here. He really underestimated Shaflay.

Chen Nian didn't say anything and lay face down on the bed: "Come on."

He was more decisive and efficient than Shafla had expected.

The boy lay on the bed with half of his face buried in the soft pillow. He seemed to feel a little suffocated in this position, so he raised his body a little with his elbows, picked up the terminal that was placed aside, and continued watching.

This posture lifted his upper body, with his back, lower back and hips all outlining a graceful curve. The hem of his shirt, which was originally tied in the belt, was pulled upwards, barely covering his waist to a very dangerous degree.

Massaging the entire back requires greater force. Shafley took off his jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to his elbows, revealing his muscular arms.

A strand of platinum-blonde hair broke free from the shackles of hair gel and fell on his forehead, swaying gently as Shafle massaged him. He lowered his eyelashes, his violet eyes focused.

The book says that sexual attraction is a very important point in a romantic relationship. If you think about it carefully, it is indeed true. This kind of attraction is not only brought to him by Chen Nian, but he should also let Chen Nian feel it.

Chen Nian continued chatting with Chen Ci when he felt a pair of hands on his lower back.

Shafley's hands used the spine as the midline and pressed the muscles on both sides with even force, making Chen Nian feel so comfortable that he even wanted to sigh.

He enjoyed Shafley's massage and read the message from Chen Ci.

Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe are currently on the detection platform. Everything is fine. The storm at sea has not stopped for the time being, but it is much smaller than last night.

They brought enough food and a seawater purifier, so they didn't have to worry about supplies for the time being.

[Do you want to ask Shafulai to come pick you two up?] Chen Nian asked, [It's probably too late to chase the ferry now, and there are no other routes passing by your place.]

Chen Ci: [Not for the time being, I am conducting an experiment. ]

Chen Nian: [Experiment?]

Chen Ci: [Well, wrapping ourselves with spiritual power can block the original creatures' perception of us. ]

[Huh?] Chen Nian was stunned for a moment: [But you guys...]

[Maybe I didn't bring it here. I also tried it on a kayak later. Mental power does work. You can also try it on the Huanhai Platform.]

Chen Nian immediately perked up.

He turned his head to look at Shafla who was massaging on his side. The Alpha was kneeling on the bed, his thin shirt could not hide the strong muscles of his upper body. Even though he was massaging him with his head lowered and his eyes submissive like a young wife, he could not hide the Alpha's scent blowing on his face.

Chen Nian paused for a moment before saying, "Chen Ci said that mental power can block the original creatures' perception of us. He has conducted experiments on the detection platform."

"Detection platform?" Shafley was stunned. "Didn't he leave by boat?"

"Yesterday afternoon, the ship was attacked by primitive creatures. In order to protect the other passengers on the ship, Chen Ci took a kayak to lead the primitive creatures away."

Chen Nian repeated what Chen Ci had told him: "Now he and Fu Tianhe are on an abandoned detection platform. According to him, they should be quite safe."

Hearing that Chen Ci had experienced such a thrilling experience, Shafley was stunned. Rather than complaining about Chen Ci taking such a big risk, he was more amazed at the thorough preparations Chen Ci had made in advance.

As expected, Chen Ci had anticipated all of this. During his week at the top, he swam in the middle of the lake every night, which must have been a preparation for this.

Last night he noticed that Chen Ci's physical indicators had a brief fluctuation, which was probably caused by the intense exercise of escaping from the mouth of a distant creature.

Schaffray: "What's he going to do now?"

"He said he wanted to continue to conduct experiments on the platform to see what effect mental power has on primitive creatures."

Chen Nian turned around and looked at the terminal again, and exclaimed sincerely: "It's amazing that they actually used themselves for the experiment. But I think we'd better prepare in advance so that we can be rescued in time if something really happens."

Shafley hummed and said, "I'll ask someone to prepare it. Don't tell him about this for now."

Chen Nian was about to send a message to Chen Ci to remind him to be careful, when he saw a message from the other party: "I asked Fu Tianhe for a temporary marker."

"Cough! Cough cough cough..."

Chen Nian coughed violently because of his own saliva.

What? Temporary mark?!

He turned his head to look at the ignorant Shaflay, and then turned back quickly.

Shafley: What's wrong?

"It's okay, I just got bit by your saliva by accident."

Chen Nian took a deep breath, unable to suppress his inner excitement, and let out three exclamations.

As expected, there is an extraordinary relationship between Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe! Chen Ci hates being touched by others so much, yet he can accept Fu Tianhe's temporary marking!

At this rate, maybe when Chen Ci returns from his trip, his brother will have completely become another Alpha. How will Shafulai react when he smells the scent of Fu Tianhe on him?

Chen Nian thought silently, and suddenly felt that Shafulai was a bit pitiful.

Chen didn't talk for too long, and he only mentioned the temporary mark briefly. He also wanted to save some power on the terminal.

After making sure his brother was safe, Chen Nian let go of the worry. The amount of information was too much and he needed some time to digest it.

Shafley gave Chen Nian a massage for half an hour.

The arms have to exert force continuously and the strength and technique have to be controlled. If you are not a professional, you would feel tired by now.

But Alpha was in very good physical condition. He worked tirelessly to relax Chen Nian's waist and back muscles, and he also enjoyed it.

Chen Nian suddenly turned over and lay on his side facing him.

The hand on the waist did not move, but because the boy turned over, the clothes were pressed up a little, and the fair and delicate skin was revealed in front of the eyes.

Chen Nian's waist was soft, and Shaflay had felt it himself when he was massaging her just now. He told himself to stay calm and not show any nervousness, pretending nothing had happened, and still kept his hand there.

Sure enough, Chen Nian didn't notice.

"Are you tired?" he asked.

Shafley: “Not bad.”

In the past, Chen Nian would jokingly ask Shaflay if he wanted to reciprocate, but now it was Alpha who was pursuing him after all, so Chen Nian could just enjoy himself for the time being.

"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Nian's gaze paused at Shafulai's chest. Shafulai secretly unbuttoned the top two buttons while no one was paying attention. From Chen Nian's angle, he could see his collarbone and a small part of his chest.

Shaflay still had both of his hands on him, his arms slightly clasped together, creating a narrow groove between his well-trained pectoral muscles.

——Breasts this big must be perfect for breastfeeding.

A nonsensical idea suddenly popped up in Chen Nian's mind.

Shafla noticed Chen Nian's lingering gaze.

He is indeed attractive to Chen Nian.

He and Chen Nian have spent more time together and have had more contact with each other, which is his biggest advantage compared to other competitors.

He should maximize these two points.

Thinking of this, Shaflay took back one of his hands. He pretended to listen carefully to what the Omega had to say, and leaned forward: "It's okay, as long as you like it."

Chen Nian's eyes followed his movements very honestly and he saw more from the wide open neckline.

But Omega is an old fox after all, not a novice like Shafulai who is practicing for the first time.

Chen Nian's expression was very honest, as if he was just appreciating something beautiful. He stretched out his hand, placed it on Shafley's shoulder, pinched the fabric, and lifted the shirt up -

"Be careful to catch a cold."

Return the sentence to him exactly as it was.

For a moment, Shafulai wanted to push down the innocent-looking bastard in front of him.

He finally showed his fear. Shafulai looked away, avoiding Chen Nian's gaze: "Are you still going to do mental training today?"

"Come on."

Chen Nian lay down again. He pulled the quilt beside him and covered himself with it. He said casually, "But can you be quick today? I want to play games after you finish."

This kind of action and words can easily make people think of other things.

Shafley's throat tightened. He adjusted his posture and sat cross-legged on Chen Nian's bed. He also pulled a corner of the quilt over his waist and abdomen, as if hiding some embarrassing secret.

Two different mental powers were released, but this time, it was no longer one side simply defending while the other side launched an attack without caring about anything.

This was a practical battle of both offense and defense. Although Chen Nian said he was not convinced, he obviously took Shafley's instructions from yesterday to heart.

Shafley didn't know how to describe this kind of hypocrisy. Maybe Chen Nian would never give in on the surface, but in private, had the boy always been accepting his kindness to him deep in his heart?

In fact, everything was not as difficult as he imagined.

Shaflay finally settled down. Maybe as long as he followed his own pace, one day, his feelings would be felt by this seemingly sentimental but actually the most ruthless boy.