"Are you guys reconciled now?"

Chen Ci asked. He and Chen Nian were sitting at a small round table on the terrace. A red and white square chessboard was placed in the middle. Chen Ci played white and Chen Nian played red.

In the evening, the last rays of sunset on the horizon gradually melted away behind the flying birds, and the night had already fallen in the west. The cool evening breeze brought the scent of plants, blending with the fragrance of flowers around the brothers.

"Should?" Chen Nian stared at the chessboard. He thought hard for a long time, took the Imperial Guards, put them on the square in front, and captured Chen Ci's Knight: "Eat?"

"The Guards can't eat like this, they have to go straight and eat diagonally."

Chen Ci taught him step by step, and Chen Nian suddenly understood. He withdrew the chess piece and made a new move.

Chess was still too difficult for him. Chen Nian had never been exposed to such leisurely and elegant games. Even if he were to learn it now, he would not be able to understand the fun of it.

Of course he made peace with Shafla.

For the first time, someone gave him the most sincere guarantee, not only with words but also with actual actions.

The meaning of marking is definitely not as simple as declaring sovereignty, even if it is only temporary. Moreover, Chen Nian understands that the reason for not marking thoroughly is that he and Chen Ci have to continue to exchange, which can easily reveal the truth.

Moreover...

Shafulai walked up the stairs to the attic, holding two glasses of light wine and placing them next to Chen Ci and Chen Nian respectively. The eldest prince now served as a waiter for the two brothers.

Chen Nian gently tugged at his sleeve, and Shafulai leaned over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Nian didn't answer. He just hooked his hands around Shafulai's neck, letting him continue to bend, and then opened Alpha's neat collar.

In the not particularly bright light, Chen Ci suddenly saw a clear tooth mark on the back of Shaflay's neck.

It was very obvious who stayed behind.

Alphas do not have glands on the back of their necks, so they cannot be marked like Omegas, but the act of biting the neck alone is full of infinite meaning.

——Not only did Shaflav mark Chen Nian, but Chen Nian also marked Shaflav.

This was Shafley's idea.

He probably knew the source of Chen Nian's fear, and all he could do was to give him more sense of security as much as possible.

He never thought of removing the thorn in Chen Nian's body, and he was even less willing to let him change too much because of it. Shafley still wanted to see that carefree and happy boy who could be arrogant and scheming.

So Shafley invited Chen Nian to have a bite on his neck as well.

After a brief moment of daze, Chen Nian immediately rushed over and bit the Alpha's neck hard, with a faint smell of blood.

Apart from the pain, there was no special feeling.

The teeth marks will soon disappear, but their meaning has already been branded in the hearts of both people, burning and stinging.

The indescribable panic and doubt in my heart actually slowly faded away.

Afterwards, Chen Nian thought about it alone for a long time, and finally realized that what he needed most was a promise.

He had a feeling that after those Alphas in the dungeon coaxed him into their hands, they would soon get bored and ruthlessly abandon him, so it was better for both sides not to take it seriously, because whoever took it seriously would lose.

He, a man who had never thought about establishing a long-term and stable relationship with anyone, actually longed for commitment in his heart.

He is so weird.

When Chen Ci saw the teeth marks on Shafulai's neck, he understood.

In his eyes, this is the necessary adjustment when two people with completely opposite personalities interact with each other. As long as both parties make the changes that the other party expects without exceeding their own bottom line, the problem can be easily resolved.

"Have you been living here all this time?" Chen Ci moved the chess piece and captured Chen Nian's guards.

Chen Nian: "Well, there is no need to go back to the dungeon. If you are free, you can come and play with me anytime."

"Okay." Chen Ci agreed. According to the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Chen Nian's identity is revealed.

But it would be best to delay as much as possible, because it was still unknown why Jiang Dai and the emperor were unwilling to let him return.

Chen Ci: "The most urgent task is to shut up Lu Heng."

"Fuck, I get mad when I hear that name."

Chen Nian clearly remembered the smug laughter that Lu Heng made behind him when he was panicking and chasing after Shaflay. It was just like the laughter of an old witch. Just thinking about it made him so angry that his teeth itched.

Now that two days have passed, Lu Heng must have spread the news all over the street.

"Don't worry, I've already told him."

Shafley's answer was beyond the brothers' expectations. Facing Chen Nian's eyes widened in surprise, Shafley paused and said truthfully: "When he sent me those photos of you, I warned him not to tell anyone, otherwise the consequences would be something he couldn't bear."

Lu Heng’s idea is easy to understand.

After all, this was a huge event concerning Shafulai's reputation. The eldest prince came to ask him - well, although the tone was more like a request and coercion, Lu Heng quite enjoyed it, because it meant that Shafulai had a handle in his hand and owed him a huge favor.

Lu Heng didn’t want his favorite Alpha to be branded as a cuckold for the time being. Anyway, as long as he had the photo in his hand, he could always find a way to deal with Chen Nian.

Chen Nian: "...Okay, I don't have to worry about it for now, but I'm still very angry."

Shafley: "I have to thank him for that. Otherwise, how long would I have to wait to know about your past?"

"Who told you to check it out?" Chen Nian muttered softly.

"What?"

"Nothing." Chen Nian quickly changed the subject. Chen Ci, who knew all about Chen Nian's affairs since the beginning of the conversation, calmly picked up the glass and took a sip of the sweet wine.

As a beginner, Chen Nian played the game in a mess. Shafley sat behind him and watched the second half. He tried his best to control himself from lending a hand to help him. His blood pressure rose after the game.

But it's just for fun, just have fun.

The evening breeze blew, bringing with it a slight chill from early summer. Chen Nian had just recovered from an illness, and Shafulai was afraid that he would get cold again, so he asked him to put on a coat.

Alpha's legs hadn't recovered yet, so Chen Nian was reluctant to let him run again, so she went downstairs to get her clothes. When the sound of the cheerful footsteps faded away along the stairs, Chen Ci raised his eyes and asked, "Where was the place of the leak?"

Shafley: "Still near the moonlight, drifting towards Sanshui with the ocean current."

Chen Ci nodded, and the situation was similar to the previous one. He thought about it and decided to tell Shafley about his plan: "I plan to go to Moonlight in person."

Shafley was stunned. Before this, he had known that Chen Ci insisted on taking a boat to Sanshui. Sure enough, Chen Ci had other intentions.

Shafley: "There is no flight path there, and it has collapsed for a long time. We don't know what the situation is."

"I know, but there is always a thought guiding me to go there."

"When I left the detection platform, I actually took a primordial sea turtle to reach the island. Along the way, I tried to communicate with it and learned that the primordial creatures were also divided into different camps. Some of the primordial creatures could even be driven by me.

"The turtles told me they were trying to take me home, and their home was the moonlight."

"Shortly before Chen Nian and I were born, my father led the army to conquer Moonlight. Chen Nian and I must have been involved in this. And," Chen paused, "Ashes is there, and I was able to--"

"What are you talking about?"

Chen Nian's voice came from behind. Chen Ci stopped talking and turned around with Shafulai.

Shaflay: "Talking about the original creatures."

Chen Nian frowned, clearly unconvinced. He looked suspiciously between Chen Ci and Shafley, crossed his arms, and asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Chen Ci: "No."

"real."

"Um."

Chen Nian blinked, feeling somewhat depressed. He always felt that his brother and Shafla were hiding something from him.

Damn it! Is there anything he doesn't know?

The three of them sat on the terrace and chatted casually about some unimportant topics. Time passed quickly and when they came to their senses, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

"It's so late." Chen Nian stretched his waist and said, "Let's go back and rest. Brother, don't you have things to deal with tomorrow?"

"Well, then Shaflay and I will go back to the palace together." Chen Ci stood up.

They went back to their respective rooms. Chen Nian of course wanted to sleep with Shafulai. They closed the bedroom door. Shafulai lay on the bed and was about to rest, but Chen Nian sat next to him and prepared to massage his legs.

After all, if nothing unexpected had happened, Shafla's leg should have healed. He walked a lot in the past two days, which caused some edema.

Omega massaged his injured right leg and couldn't help but think of the scene he saw when he just went up to the attic. Chen Ci and Shafley were definitely talking about something he didn't know.

He seemed to have heard an Ash or something, what was that?

Chen Nian: "By the way, how are you investigating the purple glowing object we found in my father's residence at the Veterans' Hospital? Any results?"

Shafley: “Not yet.”

"Not out? That's too inefficient. It's been a long time." Chen Nian stared at Shafulai's eyes, not missing any expression in them. "Really not out?"

"No." Shafulai looked at him with a frank expression, without any sign of lying. As the eldest prince, he did have this ability.

"Okay," Chen Nian's shoulders slumped in frustration, "Let's go to sleep."

Alas, he was still sympathizing with Fu Tianhe a few hours ago, but now he is in the same situation as Alpha.

In fact, the results of the investigation into the purple glowing object had already come out, and Shaflay informed Chen Ci in detail.

Since Chen Ci doesn't want Chen Nian to know about Ashes for the time being, he has to keep it a secret. After all, the truth is too heavy.

Chen Nian lay beside Shafulai, feeling reluctant to part with him as he and Shafulai had just marked each other.

He suddenly found it a little unbelievable that he could develop such strong feelings for an Alpha. Before, Chen Nian would definitely have sneered at him.

Being overly dependent on someone is not a good thing, but Chen Nian, who is used to being strong, did not think the situation was serious this time, because Shafley's previous performances also showed that Alpha was also dependent on him.

Otherwise, his fingers wouldn't be rubbing the mark on the back of his neck repeatedly.

"What for? I won't run away secretly." Chen Nian said deliberately.

Shafley did not answer. After a few seconds, he suddenly said, "Sometimes I suddenly feel like I'm a little bad."

Chen Nian: “What?”

Shaflay's voice was deep, a declaration and a temptation: "For example, right now, I want to bring you in front of everyone and let your boyfriends see that you smell like me."

Chen Nian blinked: "Just like that?"

"Um?"

"No matter how I say it now, I can't say that I smell like you all over, right?" The omega leaned close to Shaflay's ear and whispered, "That's the case with Chen Ci. Fu Tianhe must have made him all wet. What about you? You haven't even touched me yet."

Shaffley's throat moved. The presence of the mark made him more sensitive to Chen Nian's pheromones. His deft tongue licked across his earlobe, easily causing shivers.

The Alpha's hand landed on the boy's shoulder and then slid down.

But Chen Nian held him down.

"Didn't you say something... that you wouldn't touch me until you figured it out?"

"Have you thought it through?"

Chen Nian smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Not yet."

Shafley thought for a second and said, "Actually, I can use other methods to make you smell good."

"What?"

Before Chen Nian could react, the Alpha licked him on the face.

It's hard to describe what it feels like.

"Fuck!" Chen Nian yelled and tried to push him away, then he heard Shafley say, "Didn't you say I was a dog? Isn't it normal to be licked by a dog?"

Chen Nian's face was full of disgust, but it was all pretend. The huge gap in physical fitness between Alpha and Omega made resistance quite difficult.

So after several struggles, Chen Nian finally got the taste of Tsavorite as he wished.

Of course, in addition to saliva, there is something else, dripping from between fingers, with a strong aroma of sherry.

This is a reward that both parties are happy to see.

Well, actually there was such a fierce conflict between the two of them, and they quarreled for nearly two days, but when they got along with each other afterwards, it seemed that they had not changed much because of the dispute.

Chen Nian knew that it was because of the confidence that Shaflay gave him that, facing his chaotic nonsense, Alpha would not severely criticize his promiscuity, but only hoped that he could think clearly before doing anything.

It was for this reason that Chen Nian dared to continue speaking. He fiddled with the platinum-colored hair with his fingertips and said in a brisk tone:

"Try using your legs next time."