Start? Start what?

Shaflay was stunned. At that moment, countless indescribable images flashed through his mind. The dream shrouded in the scent of tuberose unveiled its hazy veil, coming from the deepest part of the night and descending upon him again.

Chen Nian was only wearing a shirt and shorts, revealing a pair of straight calves, which were now crossed and swaying leisurely.

How would it feel if I placed my hand there and stroked it, brushing it across my knees, and tentatively extended my fingers into the area covered by the fabric?

Are they kicking uncontrollably against the sheets, arching their feet, or trembling on their knees when he calls?

The sweet aroma of sherry wine burst out at this moment, and quickly spread throughout the room along with Shaffley's increasingly unstable breathing.

Before his imagination slid into an even more irreversible abyss, Shafley tried desperately to regain his remaining sanity. He opened the drawer of the bedside table, took out the medicine bottle, unscrewed the lid, and randomly stuffed two inhibitors into his mouth.

The whole set of movements was smooth and flowing, and it was obvious that he had done it many times.

Chen Nian:?

Only then did he realize that he had just finished showering and might still be smelling of pheromones. But hadn't he already taken a shower?

After swallowing the inhibitor dry, Shafla turned his head to look to the side. He stared closely at the painting on the wall in front of him, but his eyes couldn't help but pay attention to the boy.

Chen Nian got up, feeling a little embarrassed: "Hey, are you okay?"

Chen Nian doesn't mind showing off her charm in front of Alpha, and she also likes to see the other person's ridiculous appearance when losing his composure in the fragrance of tuberose. This is something to be proud of.

In Chen Nian's eyes, those Alphas who were easily seduced were just a bunch of clowns for his amusement.

But Shaflay is different.

Even if one ignores Shafley's identity as Future Goff, Chen Nian cannot treat him as a joke. Unlike the countless times he played along before, Chen Nian saw Shafley's sincerity and all the efforts he made: he tried his best to conceal his identity for him and Chen Ci, and advised him to find his own life goals to strive for, and he also taught him to practice mental strength himself.

Shafley waved his hands, said nothing, and continued to stare straight ahead.

I can't remember how many times I've been upset that the medicine takes so long to work.

Omega pheromones are stimulating every cell in the body. Alphas do not have a fixed estrus period like Omegas, but will be stimulated to enter a susceptible stage.

What is more unbearable than the physical reaction is the inner desire.

Even though I had used all my rationality to suppress it, it still kept popping up and shouting.

——Because the boy who touched his heart was right beside him, looking at him with worried eyes.

Half a minute later, Chen Nian finally remembered that it would be more appropriate for him to leave now.

He immediately turned over and got up. In his haste, the hem of his shirt, which he had not put on properly, was lifted up, revealing the tattoo on his lower abdomen, which had deepened in color due to his previous arousal. It was a charming and decadent color.

Falling into Shafla's eyes.

Is that a tattoo? Shafulai couldn't see it clearly, and Chen Nian had already turned her back, leaving only a hint of bright color on her fair skin, which remained in Alpha's mind.

Chen Nian quickly left the bedroom and considerately closed the door for Shafla.

He sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Some things are a bit strange when you think about them. Shafley and Chen Ci are not sensitive to pheromones, and he and Chen Ci are mirror twins. Not only do they look the same, but even the smell of their pheromones is exactly the same.

Now Shaflay responded to his pheromones, and he could also smell the aroma of sherry.

Why is that?

Chen Nian had just had a great time ten minutes ago and was now in his sage time. Even though he was surrounded by the Alpha's pheromones, he didn't react much.

He waited patiently for a while, and there was no other movement in the room.

If you delay any longer, you probably won’t be able to play games after today’s training.

Chen Nian closed his eyes and stretched out his mental power tentatively, passing through the door panels and walls and infiltrating into the bedroom. The outlines of the tables, chairs and cabinets were clearly outlined.

Gathering towards the middle, Chen Nian reached the bed and found that the chair where Alpha had sat before was now placed alone beside the bed.

Chen Nian was stunned for a moment.

His mental power stopped at the bathroom door and he didn't dare to go any deeper.

Chen Nian knew that during the days when he worked in the nightclub, there must have been all kinds of men and women who wanted to satisfy their sexual needs in his image. After all, these people had said a lot of explicit and downright harassing things to him when they were drunk.

But Chen Nian never cared, as long as it wasn't done under his nose.

But what if it was Shafla? Chen Nian couldn't imagine that scene.

Maybe he just had to pee urgently, that's for sure, he had just taken an inhibitor.

Chen Nian couldn't help but get restless. Fortunately, three minutes later, he sensed Shafulai coming out of the bathroom.

It's okay.

Chen Nian heaved a sigh of relief. Shafulai probably didn't do anything else, otherwise it would be too contemptible to do so in such a short time.

Shaflay closed the bathroom door.

He was so ashamed that he couldn't help but hide in the bathroom for a while. The more closed and narrow the space was, the more at ease he felt.

Of course he didn't do anything messy, Chen Nian was still waiting outside.

Not to mention that he still doesn't dare to face up to his feelings that shouldn't have appeared. Even if...even if a miracle happens in the future and he and Chen Nian do have some kind of relationship, this is still a kind of disrespect.

Sensing Chen Nian's mental power in the room, Alpha's mental power was also released, just like when they practiced every night, the two different energies touched each other and then blended together, as if there was no distinction between you and me.

The stronger party was not too strong, and patiently guided the still somewhat unfamiliar Omega. Emotionally, he had obviously calmed down a lot.

Chen Nian let out a long sigh of relief.

He stood up and went back into Shaflay's bedroom.

The mixed smell of pheromones became very faint due to the hard work of the ventilation system, and the two of them pretended that nothing had happened.

But when Chen Nian looked at Shafulai and the two stared at each other, Alpha's eyes dodged for a moment.

Is she shy? Chen Nian suddenly couldn't tell. He had seen a similar expression before in a nightclub.

The people who came that day were an Alpha brother and sister. The sister was already a regular customer here and flirted with Chen Nian wantonly. Her brother, who had just come of age, sat awkwardly in the corner, obviously brought here by his sister to "see the world."

The child lowered his head, his whole body showing signs of restlessness, but he could clearly hear all the sounds coming from not far away. His sister was smiling happily, and his tone was full of relaxation.

After a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to look up and see the Omega boy who was said to be very noble sitting next to his sister and pouring wine for her.

There is only a tight-fitting short top under the Omega leather jacket. The thin black gauze texture vaguely reveals the skin color underneath, while also allowing the body lines to be clearly displayed.

He was fair and white, and under the chaotic colored lights, his heterochromatic eyes were smiling, his red hair was slightly messy, he had a leather anti-bite collar around his neck, his lips were wet with wine, and his cheeks and eyes were all filled with an alluring red.

Noticing his gaze, Chen Nian glanced over nonchalantly and made eye contact with him for a moment.

The Alpha brother immediately lowered his head again, but Chen Nian noticed something in his eyes that was stirring, uneasy, and he was trying hard to suppress it.

At that time he just thought it was interesting.

But now, Shafley's similar reaction puzzled him.

The two of them have been together for such a long time, why would Shaflay avoid her because of a normal eye contact?

Chen Nian narrowed his eyes and secretly kept this in mind.

The whole teaching session tonight seemed a bit chaotic.

Chen Nian was quite frank, but Shafley was absent-minded, but at least he completed the task.

Chen Nian knew that Shafulai had been busy all day and must be tired, so he stopped pestering him to play games.

"How's the situation with Chen Ci?"

"It's all taken care of, don't worry."

Chen Nian groaned and couldn't help asking, "Did you really lose something? I checked and that thing seems to be particularly expensive."

"No," Shafley briefly explained the situation.

Chen Nian was stunned when he heard Chen Ci directly robbed the rich man.

He originally thought that he was doing enough evil by having fun at the top and teasing all kinds of Alphas, but he didn't expect that his brother was even wilder than him!

...It's so cool!

Shafley must have put a lot of thought into it. Chen Nian suddenly felt that he had really worked hard, spent a lot of energy and money, all to serve others, and didn't get any benefits for himself.

"I won't play games today. You can take a break and take care of your own affairs."

Shafley said yes.

"It's my birthday soon, but I'm still so busy." Chen Nian paused and asked, "Who will come to the party the day after tomorrow?"

Shafley: "It's just some people of the same age. The list was confirmed by the protocol officer. I haven't seen it yet."

Chen Nian nodded: "Then I'll leave, you go to bed early."

Chen Nian left, and Shafley finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know when this would end. Trying to hide his feelings in front of the person he liked was much more difficult than he had imagined.

But Chen Nian always does some seductive things without realizing it. Does he know how seductive he is?

You should know that Omega boys are never reluctant to show their charm in front of Alphas, just like a siren singing softly in the foggy sea, luring lost sailors with its song.

But in front of himself, Chen Nian took off all his disguises. He was not attracted by the ethereal singing, but fell into the more real inner self.

After being tired all day, Shafulai had no mood to play games. He simply chatted with Bai Gei Cherry and then lay down to rest.

In the blink of an eye, it was Shafley's twenty-fifth birthday.

This was a small private party. As Shaffley said, only some of his friends were invited. However, many Omegas of the same age came on their own initiative, not wanting to miss the opportunity to have close contact with the Crown Prince.

In today's world of scarce resources, even the most noble royal family does not live an extravagant and wasteful life, and large-scale banquets like the royal dinner before are rarely held.

As the only protagonist today, Shafley was wearing a white dress, with a tall figure and short platinum blonde hair fixed with hair gel, which made it impossible to tell that it was actually slightly curly.

It seems that only those closest to him know that he actually has curly hair.

He has a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and violet pupils that are like mysterious amethysts in a cave.

It is said that when Shafley was a child, his eyes were gray, and when he was one year old, his irises changed color under the influence of the "Alexandrian origin" gene, eventually becoming purple.

He is a real prince. Just standing there doing nothing makes people unable to take their eyes off him.

Shafley stood in the center of the banquet hall, greeting friends and guests who came to celebrate his birthday.

"Anton."

Seeing Antonio coming over, Shaflay reached out and gave him a brotherly hug.

The brown-haired, blue-eyed Alpha was still the same. He patted Shafley on the back and said with emotion, "I never thought that we are already 25 years old. It feels like the days when we played together as kids were just yesterday."

"Yes." Shafley talked to him about the past. He and Antonio had indeed known each other for a long time. They had been taking classes together since they were twelve years old.

He thought he and Antonio would always be good friends until the day he took Chen Nian to class. During lunch, Antonio thought he was secretly teasing Chen Nian under the table, but he ended up rubbing his foot.

Although it was Chen Nian who took the initiative to provoke the conflict, it was obvious that Anton also had other thoughts.

Maybe Antonio felt that Chen Ci was not happy with him, or he was seduced by Chen Nian's previous actions, but no matter what, that behavior was a real betrayal.

Shaflay could no longer remember how he felt at the time. The dissatisfaction in his heart gradually faded away with the passage of time, and now it seemed that there was not much left, but Shaflay knew that the thorn would always remain in his heart and could never be forgotten.

But it wasn't yet time for a falling out, and Shafla pretended he knew nothing. But Antonio would no longer be his best friend.

People kept coming over, and Shaflay had to greet other friends. Antonio chatted with him for a few words and then went aside for the time being so as not to waste Shaflay's time.

He walked a little further away, looking for the boy everywhere.

As Shafley's fiancée, Chen Ci must have been there.

Sure enough, in an inconspicuous corner, Antonio saw Chen Nian.

Strictly speaking, this was a private birthday party, and Chen Nian was not dressed so formally. He took off his coat, revealing black suspenders and silver buckles connected to the waist of his pants.

The tension provided by the straps perfectly outlines the buttocks, revealing the plump flesh like ripe fruits, and together with the thighs, lifts up the trousers.

The sleeves of Chen Nian's shirt were slightly rolled up, revealing half of her forearm. Her beautiful hands, like a work of art, were holding a transparent goblet, shaking it gently.

He was standing in the slightly dim place, chatting with Gui Zhiqi instead of greeting guests with his fiancé.

This further confirms Antonio's assertion that Chen Ci and Shaflay had a rift in their relationship.

In fact, Chen Nian just didn't want to play along. He basically didn't know Shafley's friends, not to mention the many Omegas who came uninvited.

It can't be considered an uninvited visit. Even if Shafulai has a fiancée, these children of noble families should still have the proper exchanges.

Most of them are aiming for the position of prince's consort.

As far as they know, Shafulai and the princess are still not on good terms. After all, although many things have happened, it has only been more than a month since Chen Ci and Chen Nian's first exchange.

How could it be possible that things had been stagnant for more than a decade and then heated up so quickly in just one month?

A normal person would never think of the possibility that the prince's wife could be replaced without anyone noticing.

As for the answer Shafulai gave in front of many servants on the day when Lu Heng came to question him with the photo, as outsiders they certainly didn't know.

How could Lu Heng tell anyone about such an embarrassing thing? The royal servants were all very stern-mouthed. At most, they would discuss it excitedly in private but would not talk about it in public.

Besides, Chen Nian did not accept the mark from Shafley. If the relationship was really good, how could there be no trace of the other person on her?

Therefore, in the eyes of many Omegas, Shaflay is still a target that can be conquered. As long as they work hard enough and find the right method, they will be able to use the identity of the eldest prince's true love to squeeze out the position of the prince's consort from the only son of the Chen family.

"Why are there still so many people who refuse to give up?"

Gui Zhiqi looked at the Omega who was greeting Shafulai and was somewhat unhappy: "You are standing here, and they dare to approach Your Highness. How shameless!"

Compared to her mood, Chen Nian felt okay.

He knew that Shafulai would not betray Chen Ci. He had had countless opportunities to do so in front of the Crown Prince, but he had always remained chaste. Not to mention that he was watching him now, it was even less likely that Shafulai would do anything else.

"Don't mind. It's useless for them to get closer."

In Gui Zhiqi's eyes, Chen Nian's calmness was automatically understood to have another meaning.

——Is this the aura of a queen?!

Gui Zhiqi felt relieved. She noticed Antonio who was watching them from a distance. Alpha still looked like a nobleman. Gui Zhiqi had no idea that there had been any messy incident between them and thought Antonio just came over to chat.

Antonio greeted Gui Zhiqi before smiling and saying to Chen Nian, "Long time no see."

"Yeah, long time no see."

In fact, it wasn't long, just half a month. Chen Nian thought of her image in front of Antonio as an unhappy prince's wife. He smiled slightly, and there seemed to be unspeakable joy hidden in his tranquility.

He wants to see me. Antonio's heart softened.

"I thought you would continue to listen to Shafley for two days afterwards."

Chen Nian: "The royal family found me a private tutor. I still can't keep up with the lessons with you guys, and tactical training is too difficult for me."

Antonio nodded. "Yes, otherwise you would have more fun if you attended class with us."

——It really can bring more fun. It’s fun to play tricks on you every day just thinking about it.

Shafley said hello to the last friend who came over and went to look for Chen Nian, and saw Antonio talking to Chen Nian.

The two stood in the corner, smiling at each other. Although Gui Zhiqi was there, Shafla could only see Chen Nian talking to Antonio.

His originally good mood suddenly dropped.

Shafulai suppressed his anger and walked towards the three people in the corner.

Chen Nian looked over Antonio's shoulder and saw from a distance that Shaffley had a frown on his face and was obviously unhappy.

Omega continued chatting with Antonio with a faint smile on his face, but he just extended his hand silently.

Antonio's breathing stagnated, and Chen Nian's outstretched hand seemed to be about to touch his arm.

The next moment, the boy's hand passed by him and held Shaflay.

Chen Nian naturally leaned against Shafulai. The moment the boy came close to him, all of Shafulai's anger disappeared.

As expected, Chen Nian is still very clear-headed.

Antonio turned around and saw Shaflay behind him.

The smile on his lips froze for a moment, but he quickly pretended nothing had happened, and his eyes lingered on Chen Nian's hand holding Shafulai's.

Gui Zhiqi also breathed a sigh of relief. There were clearly three of them there just now, but she always felt like she was redundant, which was a bit strange.

Chen Nian only used a small gesture to appease Shaflay, and then continued his performance. He lowered his eyelashes, and his thick eyelashes covered the expression in his eyes, and the smile just now also faded a lot.

"You smell like someone else."

"Yes?"

Shafulai subconsciously raised his arms and smelled himself, but there was nothing there. There were indeed many Omegas who came over to greet him just now, but he didn't touch them at all.

Where no one else could see, Chen Nian secretly pinched him.

Shafley then realized that Chen Nian was acting.

Although he knew that he was doing it on purpose for Antonio to see, this time, Shafla suddenly felt a little reluctant to cooperate.

Why do you have to make it seem like the two of them have a bad relationship?

Chen Nian thought Shaflay was wearing thick clothes and didn't feel anything, so he pinched him even harder.

Shafulai was helpless and could only say, "Maybe you heard it wrongly, don't think too much about it."

Chen Nian uttered a soft "oh" and said nothing more.

Antonio saw all his reactions and felt more and more distressed.

Perhaps only I am the one who can save Chen Ci and bring him true happiness.

A question mark slowly emerged in Gui Zhiqi's mind.

——What is happening?

She looked at Chen Nian and Shafla, then at Antonio, and suddenly felt a little confused.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. All the guests arrived and the dinner could begin.

This is Shaflay's birthday party, but for a top noble like the eldest prince, there would certainly not be such a socially deadly scene as everyone clapping and singing birthday songs for him.

Everyone just ate, drank and chatted. Everyone who came brought their own gift and gave it to Shaflay personally.

Shaflay thanked them and handed the gift to the ceremonial officer next to him, who would make a detailed record.

In just ten minutes, Shaffley had lost count of how many beautifully wrapped gifts he had received. Many Omegas handed the gifts to him with smiles on their faces.

The gifts will not be opened in person, and only the eldest prince himself can know their intentions.

The last one to present the gift was Chen Nian, the prince's consort.

In full view of the crowd, he handed the wrapped gift box to Shaflay.

Shaflay waited for so long and finally received the gift from the person he had been waiting for the most. His originally numb heart became lively again.

What could it be?

"Thank you."

Chen Nian smiled and whispered, "I'm not sure if you will like it, but it is something I like very much. I hope you can try it on after you open it."

Try it on? Did Chen Nian buy him some clothes?

"Okay." Shafley agreed immediately. If he didn't have something else to do next, he would have wanted to take the box back and open it instead of handing it to the etiquette officer.

——It’s been a long time since I felt so eager to open a gift.