Schafflet reached for the neural adapter and put it on. He lay flat on the bed and did not move.

Chen Nian didn't bring any equipment, so he couldn't enter the game with Alpha and could only wait outside.

He had calmed down and poked Shafley's arm with his finger, but Alpha didn't move. Tiny external stimuli would be filtered out by the neural adapter, and the system would only alert when it detected strong interference.

It looked like he was going to be left out again, and Shaflay didn't know how long he would be able to play.

Chen Nian took a deep breath and turned to observe the house carefully. The interior decoration was of a very artistic and simple style, which was in line with Shaflay's taste. The layout of the bedroom was very similar to the one in the palace, but there were fewer things. After all, Shaflay only slept here for one night.

Chen Nian walked into the living room. There was a round table and a lounge chair next to the floor-to-ceiling window. Chen Nian once again noticed the mark on the carpet that had been walked on for a long time. He took a few steps forward and stood there. He could see the small open space outside the door through the window.

Chen Nian finally confirmed that during the three hours he had been waiting outside, Shafulai had been standing here and looking at him silently.

I feel sad.

How could Shaflay stand for a long time with his legs so swollen?

The second floor of the house is uninhabited, but every place has been cleaned thoroughly, and there are no sanitary dead corners. There is also a small terrace on the top attic, which is suitable for growing some plants if you have the leisure time.

Chen Nian explored the entire house and returned to the bedroom on the first floor. He sat beside Shafley's bed and sent a message to Doctor Yu to ask about Shafley's injured leg.

Doctor Yu quickly replied that it was not a serious problem and it was probably just edema caused by standing for a long time.

Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief. When Shaflay was just injured, he had learned from the nurse how to eliminate edema, and now he had time.

He adjusted his position and, as gently as possible, rolled up the crotch of Shaflay's right leg.

The fracture of the tsavorite bone was very minor, and the plaster was removed after only a week. Chen Nian couldn't find any medicines such as safflower oil and alcohol in the house at the moment, so he simply pressed and rubbed it gently with his palm and thumb to help the edema disappear quickly.

Shaflay didn't react at all. I guess he was having a lot of fun playing the game.

Chen Nian carefully massaged Shafulei for half an hour. His arms were sore and the base of his palms were a little painful from the friction. He thought it was about enough, so he put his trouser legs down and covered Shafulei with the quilt.

Chen Nian turned his head and saw Alpha lying quietly on the bed, the neural adapter covering most of his face, leaving only his tightly pursed thin lips and a small section of his chin exposed. Shaffley had not bothered to take care of himself, and after a night, a faint stubble was visible.

Normally, Chen Nian would probably go up to him and kiss him twice on purpose to give the Alpha some fun and amusement, but he was not in the mood now and had to keep a low profile.

Chen Nian sat blankly beside the bed for two minutes. He took the terminal and opened the chat group of the Afanasy Guild. He saw that the group owner Bai Geyingtao was calling people to do a mission together.

Chen Nian suddenly had an idea and opened the private chat with Bai Geyingtao.

【Mono】：Brother, is Lao Beng with you now? How is he feeling?

【Free Cherry Blossoms】: What?

Chen Nian hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: "I had a quarrel with him last night, and now he is not willing to pay attention to me. President, if it is convenient for you, please say a few good words for me."

【白給髻桃】: What? You two had a fight, why?

【Mono】：It was probably that someone who liked him came to provoke me, and I said some particularly unpleasant things in anger, and he heard it. In short, the matter was quite complicated, and it is difficult to explain it in a short time.

Bai Ge Yingtao probably understood that Mono and Lao Beng were in a relationship! It was not an illusion that he saw the two of them kissing each other on the day they defeated Sheila!

[Free Cherry]: Okay! Leave it to me. I will definitely say something good for you. Lao Beng is not online yet.

【Mono】：…He’s not online?

Chen Nian was stunned and immediately looked at Shafulai. Alpha was wearing a neural adapter and remained indifferent.

【Mono】：Could it be that you are playing another game?

[白給髻桃]: That shouldn’t be the case. I’ve known him for a long time, but I’ve never heard of him playing other games.

Chen Nian let go of the end.

He supported himself on the bed with both hands and slowly came to Shaflay. Alpha's appearance was reflected in his amber eyes. The indicator light of the neural adapter was on, but only after the user officially logged into the account would the stimulation in reality be filtered out.

So Shaflay has never been in the game?

Chen Nian leaned down, and the air of his breath gently fell on Alpha's lips. He could clearly feel for a moment that Shafulai's steady breathing was restrained.

Chen Nian touched his lips lightly, but this time it was not a deliberate teasing. After a light kiss, Chen Nian lay down beside Shafulai, moved slowly into his arms, and closed her eyes.

The sweetness of the sherry made him feel instinctively at ease.

Chen Nian didn't sleep well the whole night. Now that he finally felt a little relieved, he quickly became sleepy and soon fell into a daze and lost consciousness.

Shafla finally moved. He raised his hand to take off the neural adapter, and saw Chen Nian curled up in his arms, already falling asleep.

After working so hard for so long, Chen Nian's hair was almost dry, sticking to his temples with some moisture. He curled up his body and tried to get as close to the source of warmth as possible. After being caught in the rain, he only changed his clothes and didn't even take a hot shower. Obviously, he still felt a little cold.

Shafulai turned up the temperature in the room a little more and pulled the quilt over Chen Nian.

It really looks like a kitten.

What else could he do? He made all the choices on his own initiative. Perhaps it was the bad nature in Chen Nian's soul that attracted him in the first place.

Shaflay never dreamed that the bullshit saying "women don't love bad men" would actually be proven true to him.

Shafla closed his eyes and slowly calmed himself down. The rain was still falling, hitting the window continuously, becoming the purest white noise. He was also very tired.

Let's just rest for a while.

Shaflay even thought he was in a beautiful dream when he was awakened by a strange sensation.

Something is digging in the quilt.

Before Shafla could react, he felt his pants being pulled off.

His pupils suddenly shrank.

Shafulai woke up instantly, pulled back the quilt, and saw Chen Nian lying there. The young man stared at her with his eyes lowered, and was about to take her in with his soft lips slightly opened.

Something snapped in Shaflay's brain.

He quickly reached out and pushed Chen Nian's head away. Instead of anger, his voice changed tone and contained more embarrassment and shame: "What are you doing?!"

Chen Nian didn't expect that Shafulai would wake up as soon as he was touched.

He originally wanted to use that method to wake up the Alpha. Probably no man could resist such an exciting and happy way of waking up.

After waking up from Shaflay's arms, Chen Nian found himself being held by Alpha. He learned from his mistakes and reflected on many things.

He felt that there was another reason why he made Shafulai so angry. All along, he had been teasing and seducing Shafulai without going any further. Shafulai himself was a very restrained gentleman and seldom took the initiative. Moreover, he would stop at the critical point every time.

Would Shaflay feel that he was being played a trick on him?

In this case, he had to show his determination and let Shafla realize that he was willing to do more with him.

It’s just… Alpha doesn’t seem to like it?

Chen Nian blinked at Shafulai: "Huh?"

Shafulai couldn't help wanting to kick him: "Ah, you bastard, get down here quickly!"

Chen Nian let out a cry of "oh", but didn't dare to touch Shafulai's mold at this moment, so he got out of bed obediently.

Shafley's face turned red all the way to his neck, he was angry and embarrassed. Fortunately, he woke up in time, otherwise...

He felt dizzy and sad at the same time. Was this the way Chen Nian could think of to comfort others? The impact of life in the underground city on Chen Nian was more serious than Shafley had imagined.

This is simply not the way a normal person thinks!

Chen Nian lowered his head and said nothing, fearing that he would make Shafulai angry again. The light in the quilt was not good, but he still found that Shafulai's fur was also platinum-gold.

Could it also taste like sherry?

His mind was wandering uncontrollably again.

Shafulai calmed down, but the excitement in his body caused by Chen Nian would not subside for a while. He bandaged his face, propped himself up and sat up, then took the water from the bedside table and drank it all in one gulp.

The two of them slept until night, with only the dim light of the reading lamp illuminating the surroundings.

Chen Nian stood there nervously for a while, pinching her fingers, and asked, "Um...are you hungry? I'll go cook."

Without waiting for Shafley's answer, he went out on his own initiative.

Shafla sighed and couldn't help pinching his brows with a headache.

Loving is a skill, but it is the most difficult to teach. He doesn't know how to make Chen Nian understand, but this process will definitely be a long one.

In Chen Nian's opinion, desire is something that transcends love.

Shaflay has never been in love, but there has never been a lack of love in his life.

His parents and sisters loved him, he had a harmonious family and a happy life, and he was surrounded by all kinds of friends. People were happy to interact with him and were enthusiastic about him. Even his rivals who were competing for the throne sympathized with him.

He has enough family and friendship, so love seems dispensable.

So until he met Chen Nian, Shafley had never thought about falling in love until he was 25 years old.

While Chen Nian was busy cooking in the kitchen, Shafley got up from the bedside table and went to the toilet, while also solving the physical problem that was currently bothering him.

Previously, Shafley had always been amazed at why Chen Nian's every move was so tempting. Now it seems that this was the survival rule Chen Nian learned in the dungeon.

People are all sensual animals. Who wouldn't like a partner who is open and playful? But Shafley knows that this is not a good thing for Chen Nian now. When desire takes over, the purest feelings will be ignored.

Logically speaking, Shafuli lives alone in this house, and the smart housekeeper should prepare every meal for him, but Chen Nian finally found an opportunity to show his ability, so of course he had to seize it to please Shafuli.

It's been a long time since I put so much thought into preparing a dinner.

Chen Nian put the dishes on the table, wiped the sweat from his forehead, took off his apron and went to call Shafulai.

"I've prepared the meal, go and have some."

Shafley pretended to put down his computer, but in fact he only wrote a few lines of code all day and created a large number of unprecedented bugs.

After getting off the bed, Chen Nian wanted to help him, but Shafulai immediately raised his hand to indicate that he didn't want to. The boy could only take two steps back awkwardly and watch him limp to the living room in silence.

Shafulai sat down at the table and picked up his chopsticks. Chen Nian prepared a very exquisite dinner. Although it was not as good as the one that Chef Yu spent a lot of time to prepare, it was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into it, and all the food in it was Shafulai's favorite.

Shafulai took a few bites and found it delicious. Then he noticed Chen Nian standing beside him with no intention of sitting down.

"You don't want to eat?"

Chen Nian shook his head: "Finish your meal first and I'll talk later."

Shafulai's annoyance became more and more intense. He wanted to make Chen Nian suffer a little, or at least make him remember it. He also wanted to see the boy's happy expression again. Chen Nian's obedient and timid look always made Shafulai sad.

"Sit down." He said lightly.

This was almost an order. Chen Nian hesitated, then sat down on the chair opposite Shafulai and placed his hands obediently on his legs.

He was suddenly a little confused about Shaflay. Could this mean that she liked his cooking?

Shafley said no more and finished his dinner under Chen Nian's gaze.

He put down the cutlery, wiped each finger with a tissue, stood up, and went back to the bedroom without saying a word.

But Chen Nian found that Shafulai only moved half of each dish.

Is the remaining half reserved for him?

Chen Nian withdrew his gaze from Shafulai's back. He sniffed, picked up a pair of clean chopsticks, and quickly started eating.

He was extremely hungry after not eating for more than ten hours, but he was in a very bad mood. A person's mood will directly affect the digestive system. Even though his stomach was curled up from hunger, he had no appetite and felt like vomiting after eating two bites.

He forced himself to eat something to fill his stomach and prevent the situation from getting worse.

After putting away the dishes and putting them in the sink, Chen Nian returned to the bedroom and saw that Shaflay had put on the neural adapter again. It was obvious that Alpha didn't want to communicate with him face to face too much.

Chen Nian was wondering if he was pretending this time, when he saw Bai Geyingtao sent him a message.

[Free Cherry Blossoms]: Lao Beng is online. Let me go and test his attitude first.

It turns out that they are really playing games.

Chen Nian had done everything he could think of, but it seemed that he still couldn't calm Shafley down. Perhaps he really needed help from others, just like he had consulted Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe yesterday and got some good suggestions.

Bai Geyingtao and Cai Geou are both a few years older than him, and they are Alpha and Beta, so they should have more experience. Thinking of this, Chen Nian pulled them together to create a small group.

【Cai Geou】：?

【Cai Geou】: What’s going on?

The neural adapter is connected to the terminal. If a chat message is received, it will be displayed in a pop-up window on the side of the UI interface. Therefore, even if the two are currently playing the game, they can always see the messages sent by Chen Nian.

【Mono】: I've run into some trouble and would like you two brothers to help me.

It was a bit difficult to express clearly by typing, so Chen Nian went to the living room. He stood in front of the French window, looking at the drizzling rain outside, and spoke softly about the problems between him and Shafley.

After sending several voice messages one after another, Chen Nian waited anxiously for a reply.

【Free Cherry Blossoms】: Damn.

【Caigoo】: Mist grass!

Baigeyingtao and Caigeou sent the same reply almost at the same time.

[白給髻桃]: This voice... I declare, this is the strongest contrast I have ever encountered!

[Cai Geou]: What a nice voice! It turns out you really are an Omega. I didn’t believe it when the president told me.

Chen Nian:.

Does he have a nice voice? Chen Nian has no idea. The voice that a speaker hears is different from the voice that others hear. Besides, everyone has always focused on his face, and his voice is rarely praised.

A few minutes later, Bai Geyingtao and Cai Ge'ou finished listening to Chen Nian's voice message.

The vice president and Mono are actually in a relationship. Well, it seems that there is nothing particularly surprising. The way the two of them get along in the game is quite special.

[Cai Geou]: You said you said something wrong, what was it? This will also let us know how serious it is and give us some peace of mind.

Chen Nian hesitated for a moment, but still answered honestly.

[Mono]: I said...he was just a begging dog in front of me, begging for my sincerity.

[Laigeou]: Shashasha, if a beautiful Omega with a nice voice scolded me like this, I would be extremely happy.

Chen Nian:?

【Free Cherry】: That's enough! Let's get down to business!

[Free Cherry Blossoms]: That’s really too much. Wait, I’ll go find out what’s going on for you.

Bai left Yingtao with these words and then there was no more sound. Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief and waited patiently.

Before he knew how long Shafley's game would last, Chen Nian sat down on the carpet and called Chen Ci again.

The call was quickly connected, and Chen Ci's calm voice came through: "Hello."

"Brother, are you busy now?"

"Not particularly busy, you tell me."

But Chen Nian clearly heard the roar of some creature, as if it was struggling fiercely before death.

Chen Nian: "But I heard some noise from your side."

Chen Ci: "It's okay, go ahead."

Chen Nian calmed himself down and thought, okay, since Chen Ci said it was okay, then it should be okay.

He told Chen what happened that day, downplaying the process of standing outside for three hours as a punishment. He only said that Shafley now allowed him into the house and would eat the food he cooked, but was unwilling to have a more in-depth communication.

Chen Nian: "I have already asked our friends in the game for help. What else can I do now?"

"Wait a mininute."

Chen Ci kicked the fish away and handed the terminal to Fu Tianhe: "My friend has already arrived at Alpha's house. I want to ask you what to do next."

Fu Tianhe was delivering a fatal blow to Sawray. He took the end of Chen Ci's penis with his bloody hand and carefully clamped it between his ear and shoulder.

"Well, have you already arrived at his house? In that case, there's no need to be so anxious. Just wait patiently. If the person I like comes to me and apologizes like this, it won't take long for me to soften my heart."

Chen Nian perked up: "Is that so?"

"I should be able to do that anyway. I just don't know what the situation is with your friend. You can think about it. Has he shown any signs of softening his heart?"

Of course. From the moment Shafley opened the door for him, Chen Nian knew that he had softened his heart.

He had already prepared himself mentally to be outside in the rain until dark, or to just get sick so as to gain the sympathy and pity of the Alpha.

Chen Nian: “It seems so.”

Fu Tianhe: "Then you just wait and be prepared for a protracted war. The cracks between the two of you need to be repaired slowly. Don't be too anxious. It's just like building a wall. You have to be patient when scraping the putty. Scrape it three times and then use sandpaper to smooth it out so that there will be no flaws."

Chen Nian probably understood what he meant: "Okay, I understand, thank you."

Fu Tianhe said cheerfully: "It's okay. If you need anything next time, you can always ask me."

After hanging up the call, Fu Tianhe pulled out the tendon of the sawray, revealing a chain as thick as a finger. The quality was quite good and it might be able to be used for transmission.

He looked at Chen Ci. There were already a lot of corpses piled up at Omega's feet.

Countless primitive creatures died at his feet.

Chen Nian finally let it go and felt relieved. He returned to the bedroom, but felt a little weak.

Chen Nian thought that he was too tired mentally after experiencing so many ups and downs today, and it reflected on his body.

There was no movement from Cherry and Lageo, and I don't know what they were talking about with Shaffley.

Chen Nian took a quick look, then climbed onto the bed using his hands and feet and lay down next to Shaffley.

He closed his eyes, the feeling of extreme fatigue and powerlessness becoming more and more severe, but hadn't he just woken up from a long sleep?

His consciousness gradually became dull, as if a sticky heat was flowing through his blood vessels, bringing pain to every cell. His body was rapidly consuming water. He wanted to drink water, but no sound came out.

Until I was awakened by a pair of hands.

"Chen Nian!" Shafley shouted, his tone unable to conceal his urgency, "You have a fever."

So that's how it is. No wonder I feel so uncomfortable.

Chen Nian didn't think there was anything strange about it. He had been outside in the rain and wind, and then he went back to the room and wandered around for a long time in wet clothes. It was normal for him to get sick, and it could be considered a punishment from God.

He uttered an indistinct sound, his throat seemed to be on fire, and with difficulty he raised his heavy eyelids, only to see Shaffley's brows were tightly wrinkled.

For a moment, Chen Nian thought they had returned to the past.

Lu Heng did not come, nor did he say anything hurtful. He and Shafulai were still in the palace, doing mental training every day, playing games together, and discussing relevant secrets together.

Alpha would always look at him intently, with affection that could not be hidden in his violet eyes.

"Why don't you smile?" he asked softly, his voice hoarse, grabbing Shafley's arm.

Shafulai: “…………”

Shafley said nothing. He picked up the cup of water and pills from the table and said, "Get up and take the medicine."

This made Chen Nian slowly remember what happened between them.

——You have to beg me for real love like a dog.

The words he had spilled rang in his ears again, making him dizzy and wanting to vomit out everything in his stomach.

"Are you willing to forgive me? I'm sorry, I'm really upset. You can hit me or scold me, but can you please stop ignoring me like this?"

Chen Nian's mind was in a daze, and even his words were incoherent: "Actually, only two or three of the bottles I put on the shelf contained pheromones, and the others were empty. I deliberately said that they were all from other Alphas, just to stimulate you. After you left, I immediately threw away all the bottles."

"During the week when I had a fever, I couldn't help but miss you. I wasn't kidding when I asked you to send me a voice message. At that time, I was thinking that although I could rely on suppressants and props, it would be great if someone could really hug me..."

His voice became more and more choked, and finally there was a stream of hot liquid sliding down his cheeks.

Shafla remained silent throughout, but the lines of his jaw were rigid and tense, as if he was clenching his back teeth tightly.

"Be obedient and take the medicine first."

Chen Nian was helped by him to sit up. He had not shed a single tear when he was caught in the heavy rain before, but now, for some reason, his emotions were surging, and he cried until he had the hiccups. He was unable to swallow the medicine smoothly.

This is more than just a fever.

The fever period that can be overcome by suppressants alone is not stable enough, not to mention that Chen Nian has just ended and the fever may come back at any time.

Shafley was rarely impatient. He put the pills down and could already smell the gradually wafting scent of tuberose.

Compared to the pale face when he threw himself into his arms this morning, Chen Nian's whole body was now red from burning fever. Shafulai didn't know how much Chen Nian had eaten at night, but it could have been just two bites. He looked extremely weak.

Shafulai raised his hand to wipe away Chen Nian's tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears came: "Don't cry, I'll go call the doctor."

Chen Nian tugged at his sleeve, almost begging: "No... Can you hug me?"

In the past, he acted arrogantly and would deliberately not reply to the people he was flirting with for hours, leaving them waiting anxiously and sending messages just in time before they got angry. This process of hitting them with a stick and then giving them a sweet date went on and on.

And now Chen Nian finally understood what it felt like to be left out.

He couldn't stand it anymore. He couldn't stand the current situation, nor could he stand his once complacent self.

Finally, Alpha sighed helplessly.

He opened his arms and hugged Chen Nian tightly.