The so-called leading the way is really just leading the way. Friends with a better relationship will at least chat for a while to avoid making the atmosphere so dull.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not say a word from beginning to end.

Chen Nian looked at him secretly, but Shafulai was staring straight ahead without even glancing in his direction.

Wow. Chen Nian curled her lips secretly. Is this how her brother and his fiancé usually get along? It's really interesting.

He followed Shafley into the restaurant.

The restaurant was specially prepared for them and there were no other guests. Shafley walked to the table by the window and pulled out a chair for Chen Nian first.

"Thank you." Chen Nian sat down unceremoniously and looked out the window. It was Chen Ci's habit to sit by the window when dining, and this was exactly what Chen Nian wanted now.

The tablecloth was covered with soft embroidered lace, and a white porcelain vase was filled with freshly picked flowers. Tuberose flowers were delicately placed on the branches, with pure white petals overlapping in abundance and goose yellow stamens hidden inside, emitting a subtle fragrance.

Chen Nian couldn't help but stretch out his hand and touched the slightly cool petals. The dew on the petals rolled down heavily and soaked his fingertips.

The restaurant is on the third floor. Looking down from the window, the wide and clean streets stretch out into the distance. This is the royal residence. It is very clean, with meticulously maintained green vegetation everywhere.

Chen Nian had only seen so many plants in abandoned construction sites, and for a moment he couldn't take his eyes off them.

He tried his best to appear dignified, keeping a straight face, and remained calm no matter what strange things he saw, trying hard to be more like Chen Ci.

But the curiosity in those amber eyes could not be concealed.

Shafulai looked up and wanted to ask Chen Nian what he wanted to drink, but he was startled when he saw him looking out the window.

The sunlight shone into the Omega's eyes, making the pupils as transparent as some kind of glass beads, and the eager look in them had never been so vivid.

Shafulai did not say anything to disturb Chen Nian, but whispered to the waiter beside him to bring his favorite drink.

Lunch was quickly served on the table. Chen Nian was attracted by the aroma and reluctantly looked away.

"Let's eat." Shaffley picked up his knife and fork. Just like the countless times they had dined together, he and Chen Ci only needed to eat their own food and deal with the elders' arrangements.

The steak was tender and juicy when poked. It was the first time for Chen Nian to eat such high-end food, so he was inevitably clumsy in using the knife.

He ate a lot of snacks in the lounge, so he wasn't too hungry. Besides fighting with the steak with the knife and fork, he couldn't help but want to find something else to do.

For example...

Chen Nian narrowed his eyes.

Shaflay lowered his eyes and concentrated on finishing his lunch when he suddenly felt his leg being touched.

He just thought that Chen Ci kicked him accidentally, so he moved to the side without even looking up at the situation on the other side.

However, within a few seconds, his foot was stepped on.

The force transmitted through the shoe surface was neither light nor heavy, and it seemed more like it was meant to attract his attention.

Shaffley's hand holding the knife and fork paused, and the next moment, the foot that was stepping on the shoe loosened and touched his ankle instead.

Shafley didn't know when Chen Ci took off his shoes.

The bare foot rubbed against his ankle, then deftly reached into his trousers and moved up along his calf.

Each inch-by-inch upward movement stimulates the nerve endings, transmitting the soft and delicate touch of the skin to the brain.

The movements were deliberately prolonged, wrapping around him like a small snake.

Due to the limitation of the pants, the foot finally stopped exploring upwards, but was unwilling to let him go, and rubbed it gently as if shaking.

It was such a strange feeling, an impossible-to-ignore sensation that quickly overwhelmed my entire consciousness, making everything else bland and tasteless, even the food lost its appeal.

Shaflay finally couldn't help but raise his head, and saw the boy opposite him holding his chin with one hand, and casually playing with a table knife with the other hand, observing his reaction with interest.

Shafley: …………

Facing Alpha's gaze, Chen Nian didn't feel like he was caught at all. Instead, he kicked him twice even harder.

The helpless expression revealed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the first moment really pleased Chen Nian.

He raised the dinner knife to his lips, tilted his head slightly, and licked the remaining black pepper juice on the blade. The juice was rolled up by the tip of his tongue and sipped into his lips.

Shafley saw everything clearly. His usually cold fiancée turned out to have a clever tongue and rosy lips.

A faint fragrance wafted into his nose, like the scent of some flower, yet so mysterious that it disappeared in an instant, leaving him unable to determine what the scent was.

Their eyes met, and Shafley hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Chen Ci's behavior today was really strange. Shafley couldn't think of any other reason. After all, everything was normal when he was covering for Chen Ci to escape this morning.

"A little bit." Chen Nian answered according to his words, wanting to see how Shafuli would react.

Chen Nian’s idea was simple. Since Shafulai was a scumbag who had let his brother down, he might as well let him explore the situation first.

Chen Nian had never seen an Alpha who could escape from his methods. Now that he was pretending to be Chen Ci, he had even more reason to contact Shafla.

——First, find out Shaflay’s attitude towards Chen Ci and find the little goblin that the eldest prince is concerned about.

He could use some tricks to make Shafla realize who the Omega he should pay attention to is.

Then when Alpha gradually falls into depravity and cannot extricate himself, dump him mercilessly.

Shafley didn't know what fate he was going to face. He called the waiter to take away the iced lemon jasmine tea and replaced it with a glass of warm water for Chen Nian. He said seriously:

"Drink more hot water."

Chen Nian: …………

What a sight.

The Omega responded softly, lowered his eyes, and gently pushed his foot, which was against the Alpha's calf, away, and judging from the sounds under the table, he must have put his shoes back on.

He didn't say anything either, but continued eating, returning to his most normal silence, but with his eyelashes drooping... he looked extremely unhappy.

Shaflay couldn't eat anymore.

...Did he do something wrong?

Chen Ci looked like he was feeling uncomfortable because of the estrus period, so he asked Chen Ci to drink more hot water, which was fine.

Is he angry? If not, why did he take his feet away? Wasn't he still rubbing against himself just now?

Wait, it seems that Chen Ci's behavior just now was abnormal. He really hates physical contact with others, and under normal circumstances it is absolutely impossible for him to touch himself like that.

Everything should be back to normal now.

Shafley felt a little relieved. He glanced at Chen Nian's expression, ate the remaining food on the plate in a few bites, put down his knife and fork, and took the initiative to say to his unwell fiancée, "I'll take you home later."

"No need." The Omega opposite said softly, "Thank you for your hard work today, I can go back by myself."

This was Chen Ci's most common answer. Shaflay no longer insisted as before, but he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Shafley calmed down and silently told himself that what happened just now was just a minor episode of Chen Ci feeling unwell.

At the same time.

The real Chen Ci has arrived at Cinnabar's Information Processing Area No. 13, also known as the Dungeon Zone Z.

Chen Ci is not the original Chen Nian, so of course he can't go back to find Drake. Chen Nian only told him that he came here with someone, but didn't say what the Alpha looked like. Maybe even he himself didn't remember it.

Fortunately, he had Chen Nian's terminal, and he only needed to pass the identity verification to return to the dungeon smoothly.

There seemed to be little difference between the ground and ceiling inside the beacon; beneath the man-made land or road surface, it was all metal and mechanical structures.

The No. 13 information processing area is located at a very deep position. The centralized pipeline area, power room, and information storage area above overlap with each other, blocking out as much sunlight as possible.

Countless lights were on, and the artificial light dispelled the darkness.

If you hadn't just come up from the top floor, it would be hard to imagine that it was actually noon.

But rather than feeling uncomfortable, he felt more of a sense of novelty. Chen Ci silently observed his surroundings. This was the first time he came to the area inside the beacon. This was where Chen Nian had lived all along.

What you see with your own eyes is far more real than what you read in reports or books. Chen Ci started walking and followed the crowd to the roadside.

The crowd dispersed, and those who had watched the royal procession returned to their normal lives and went wherever they needed to go.

Chen Ci checked the map based on the address provided by Chen Nian. His residence was quite far from here and it would take nearly an hour to get there by car.

But now Chen Ci is very hungry.

Why don't we find a place to have lunch first before going back? There are a few small restaurants nearby.

Thinking this, Chen Ci walked into the nearest restaurant. There were quite a few people eating in the restaurant, most of them were workers working nearby. They were wearing work clothes stained with dust and oil. They wolfed down the food to replenish the energy consumed by hard work in the morning, and talked and laughed loudly with their colleagues.

The young Omega appeared among them, looking like an alien.

Chen Ci couldn't help but look at them a few more times. Every month he would see the maintenance workers on the tower opposite from the window, and the scene before him was completely different from what he knew.

Looks like they have a hard job?

Chen Ci quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at the price list on the wall. No matter what, staring at others is always impolite.

The prices of some food items were changed several times with tape and pen. Chen Ci thought that Chen Nian had been living in the underground city and had sick family members to take care of, so his financial situation should not be good. He thought it would be best for him to save some money, so he planned to order the cheapest food to fill his stomach first.

He opened Chen Nian's terminal account and saw the balance column clearly read: 0.11 Augie

Chen Ci: ………………

With this amount of money, you can't even buy a piece of candy.

Amid the noise in the restaurant, Chen Ci left quietly and quickly. It seemed that he had to go home for dinner.

...But it's only 0.11 Auggies, I guess I can't even take the public rail.

What would Chen Nian do if the two of them didn't switch back?

Chen Nian is with a friend, maybe the friend can help? Probably.

But he didn't have anyone he knew around him, and he didn't know how to make money quickly in the dungeon.

Chen Ci had not expected that he would encounter such a troublesome situation so soon. He was trapped here, with only one option left: walking home on an empty stomach in several hours.

Even though he was facing such a predicament, Chen Ci never showed any frustration or anger, and his expression remained calm.

Chen Nian didn't even tell him that there was only 0.11 Aug in his account, and he let him come to a strange dungeon alone without any protection. Normally, he would be angry, right? Chen Ci didn't know.

Chen Ci took a step forward and walked towards home according to the best route marked on the map.

It's a good opportunity to enjoy the scenery along the way, just walking alone on the street, without having to worry about time and prohibitions. You can stop or start again at any time and decide all your actions freely.

But Chen Ci overlooked that it was actually not very safe for an Omega like him to walk in the dungeon, especially since he was still using the identity of Chen Nian.

There is no Alpha in the entire Z zone who doesn't know Chen Nian.

The moment a strange Alpha figure appeared in front of him, Chen Ci realized that he was being attacked from both sides and was trapped in an alley.

His mental power silently told him the situation behind him: including the one walking towards him, there were six people in total, all Alphas.

Chen Ci stopped walking. He made sure that he was wearing the necklace that belonged to Chen Nian properly and was controlling the release of pheromones. His attraction to Alpha had been reduced to the lowest possible level.

"Chen Nian!"

The leading Alpha came over with a grin. He was wearing clothes that were so trendy that Chen Ci couldn't quite understand them. He had about a dozen small sparkling circles on his face, including nose piercings, lip piercings, and ear piercings.

He reached out his hand familiarly and was about to put his arm around Chen Ci's shoulder: "Why do I meet you here today?"

Chen Ci subconsciously moved to the side, avoiding the hand that wanted to touch him.

Are these people Chen Nian’s friends?

Chen Ci thought for a second. Although he felt that they didn't look like good people, he politely replied, "I went to do something."

"To do something? Who do you want to ask to do it?"

From the extremely ambiguous tone, it can be known that the "getting things done" he mentioned is definitely not what Chen Ci wanted to express.

"When can you come to us to handle it?"

He dodged the hand on his shoulder from the front, but he didn't have time to escape from the hand behind him. Another Alpha put his hand directly on Chen Ci's waist and was about to hold the Omega in his arms in a very intimate manner.

The moment the strange Alpha touched him, Chen Ci's usually calm expression finally showed a slight ripple -

A tremendous amount of mental power gushed out, instantly sweeping across the entire alley.