Chen Nian turned back.

The screen of the Shafulai smart bracelet was still on, and a new message window popped up, which was spotted by Chen Nian with his sharp eyes.

Was he chatting with someone just now?

We have to talk for just a moment, it's quite urgent, isn't it?

In Chen Nian's eyes, Shafley's brain crash naturally had another meaning:

Perhaps Shafley had an appointment with his lover tonight, but was suddenly called over by his nominal fiancée. He could only reply a few words while he had time to calm the little goblin's emotions.

Good fellow, he wants it all?

If Chen Nian could swallow this anger, he would not be called Chen Nian.

Chen Nian deliberately glanced at Shafulai's still-lit bracelet and asked softly, "Do you have an appointment?"

"What? No." Shafley came back to his senses. He just... actually smelled Chen Ci's pheromones?!

The very faint scent of tuberose still lingers around his nose, carrying the unique aroma of a mature Omega, which is the most fatal attraction for an Alpha.

He had never smelled Chen Ci's pheromones before, but he knew from other people and medical examination reports that it was a very light scent of tuberose.

It has been two years since Chen Ci differentiated into an Omega. How come he could suddenly smell it today?

To Chen Nian, Shafley's shock was genuine and he was totally distracted. Chen Nian rolled his eyes in his heart. His expression remained unchanged, but the excitement in his eyes faded a lot.

"But it seems like someone has been looking for you."

Schaffray: “Nothing particularly important.”

"Ah, after all, there is something wrong."

Chen Nian lowered his head. After a moment of silence, the boy looked away, leaving Alpha with a somewhat disappointed profile, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you."

Shafley: …………

Shafley was now at a loss for words; he was not good at speaking, let alone coaxing others.

He held it in for a long time, and only managed to say one sentence: "It's my duty to accompany you out."

So, everything Shafley has done so far has been done out of a sense of responsibility.

Chen Nian had a rough idea in his mind. After just two meetings, he had already grasped the eldest prince's weak spot.

Guilt and responsibility are what Shafley expressed most when facing Chen's testimony.

But if this guy really had a sense of responsibility, he wouldn't be so cold to his brother, and he wouldn't flirt with other little fairies while still being engaged.

Chen Nian hummed softly and walked towards the depths of the courtyard. He was much quieter than before, unlike his previous liveliness.

Shafulai was no longer in the mood to continue chatting with Bai Gei Yingtao. The eldest prince, who already felt guilty about Chen Ci, fell into deeper guilt.

The scent of tuberose is still there, how come it suddenly became like this?

He first smelled it during lunch when Chen Ci's feet hooked around his calves under the table and reached into his trousers to rub gently.

There were fresh tuberoses in the vase on the table at that time, and he thought it was just the scent of flowers.

Then just now, Chen Ci leaned over and took a sip of the water in the fountain, as if kissing his reflection in the water.

Is it because Chen Ci is in estrus?

There has never been a similar situation before.

Shafley followed Chen Nian and asked, "How do you feel?"

"It's not bad." Chen Nian stuck to the setting he created. "After returning home, I took the suppressant and it's not that uncomfortable anymore."

Shafley hummed, and after two seconds, he said, "There will be a royal dinner tomorrow night. Do you want to attend?"

A royal dinner?

Chen Nian's eyes lit up. In his impression, banquets in the upper class were synonymous with luxury.

Of course he wanted to go, but he didn't show any urgency. Instead, he turned around and asked Shafley, "Can I go?"

Chen Ci almost never attends public places, let alone banquets. Apart from the waiters who take care of him closely, the number of people who have seen him in person might not be enough to count on two hands.

When Chen Niangang saw his diary, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart, this is not being kept in a secluded secluded place, this is clearly imprisonment!

Shaflay: "Of course. If you are fine, I will pick you up tomorrow."

Chen Nian nodded. He still didn't say anything, but he seemed a little happier than before.

Shafley secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Chen Nian walked through the entire courtyard, with countless flowers blooming at his fingertips. The back garden was very large. He felt a little tired from walking and playing, but it was getting late, so he could go back.

Chen Nian was very satisfied with this trip. He saw so many new things, and the strict restrictions on Chen Ci did not stop him at all.

Or maybe his brother was too shy to let Shafley accompany him, since this guy was obviously very easy to control.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow night." Shafley walked him to the gate of the White Tower. "Good night."

"Good night." Chen Nian was in a good mood and habitually narrowed his eyes. He quickly realized that Chen Ci seemed to have said that he should control his emotions, so he quickly forced down the corners of his mouth.

In Shafla's eyes, this looked like someone who wanted to respond but didn't know how to express it.

He sighed inwardly and watched Chen Nian enter the hall under the escort of the waiter before turning around and leaving.

The special car was already waiting nearby. Shafley got in, relaxed, and leaned back in the chair.

If I go back now, maybe I can continue to participate in the guild war.

Shaflay thought absentmindedly. The lingering scent of tuberose, intertwined with the image of the young man leaning over the bushes, searching intently, lingered in his mind.

He has known Chen Ci for several years, and he has never seen such a bright look in the other's eyes.

It's a little strange and hard to explain.

Shafley didn't have time to think about it because his jacket pocket moved inexplicably.

Shaflay reached out and touched it, and the moment his fingers touched the soft and moist skin, his whole body froze.

A few seconds later, he pulled a frog out of his pocket.

——The fellow named Jin Jili by Chen Nian.

Shafley: ………………

The prince and the frog looked at each other in silence.

The frog opened its mouth, and its long, elastic tongue hit His Highness Shaflay's tall nose with a snap.

Chen Ci has been out for three hours.

He prepared dinner at home. Jiang Dai came out by smelling the food and thought he was seeing things.

After trying a few bites, Jiang Dai was full of praise for Chen Ci's cooking skills and asked how he could make it so delicious all of a sudden.

Chen Ci had no choice but to answer that he had strictly followed the recipe. In order to prevent the filling from leaking, he only used limited ingredients to make the simplest dish. This shows how bad Chen Nian's cooking skills are.

After dinner, Chen Ci went out, but within ten minutes he realized that too many people here knew Chen Nian.

Since the moment he came out, there has been a constant stream of eyes glued to him.

Explicit, provocative, jealous, resentful, disgusting, contemptuous... completely different attitudes and all kinds of people.

Chen Ci did not dare to stay nearby. Fortunately, before leaving, he received a text message from the bank, saying that Chen Nian's salary for this month had been credited to his account, and the balance in his account was no longer a pitiful 0.11 OG.

Now he has money to take the bus.

Chen Ci knew how to take transportation in the underground city. It was the Alpha who taught him.

He drove to the easternmost area of ​​Information Processing Area No. 13. Chen Ci carefully browsed the information stored on Chen Nian's terminal and found that Chen Nian's activities were mainly concentrated in the west area, which was probably where Chen Nian worked.

There are probably fewer people in the East who know Chen Nian.

The book said that in the chaotic underground city, it was undoubtedly unsafe to go out at night, but it was night all the time here.

Chen Ci got off the train at a random stop in the West District. On the train, he checked the map and development status of Information Processing Area No. 13. This was the gap between two large information processors, filled with countless pipes and wires. Humans built the city based on this.

Chen Ci walked along the street. He had no destination, he just walked and observed everything happening around him.

He had never walked among so many people before.

The mixed smell of fermented sweat, the pungent smell of cheap perfume, and the methane rising from the sewers...it was definitely not a pleasant smell, but everyone except Chen Ci had gotten used to it.

Chen Ci controlled his breathing and put on the mask after a few minutes.

He pulled his hat brim down and walked quietly along the corner of the wall, not attracting anyone's attention.

The anti-bite collar around his neck controls the spread of pheromones, while the collar covers it up, so no one realizes that Chen Ci is an Omega.

Chen Ci walked to a commercial street with many shops selling all kinds of things on both sides, and many vendors setting up stalls on the road.

"Hey! Come check out this new neural receiver!"

The merchant called him and Chen Ci stopped. This neural receiver, which was sold on the top floor three years ago, is now a new model in the dungeon.

Chen Ci is not very interested in neural receivers. Countless people enter the metaverse through this device every moment.

They go shopping, hold parties, play games, and seek excitement in virtual reality that they cannot find in reality.

Chen Ci never used it even when he was most bored and wanted to escape the most. He instinctively hated it.

It was as if some laws were engraved in his bones and blood since birth.

Chen Ci had no intention of buying. He just looked for a while and continued walking forward. A gray animal suddenly jumped out from the corner and disappeared before Chen Ci could react.

Is that a...rat?

Chen Ci had only seen mice in Base XII. They were white, cute creatures with pink claws, and were used for various experiments.

He side-stepped past the fat man, putting his arm away and pressing the hand that was touching his pocket with his elbow.

Chen Ci turned his head and saw a skinny young man standing diagonally behind him, his outstretched arm touching his pocket.

The young man had brown eyes, like a wolf.

Chen Ci looked at him quietly.

The next second, the young man pulled his hand back and disappeared into the crowd in an instant.

A skilled pickpocket, but one who could not escape the detection of mental power.

Chen treated the remark as just a minor incident. He had no intention of holding that person accountable. It was meaningless.

Chen Ci walked through the entire commercial street and came to a relatively open area, where piles of garbage came into view.

The other end of the street actually leads directly to a garbage disposal plant.

Chen Ci hesitated whether to turn around and leave. There were many scavengers in the garbage dump. He hurriedly glanced past them, and his eyes suddenly stopped at a certain angle.

He saw a familiar figure.

Chen Ci walked in, carefully avoiding the mud and slime on the path, and passing by other scavengers.

Getting closer, Chen Ci came behind him and whispered:

"Fu Tianhe?"