Chapter 41
During his two years of service in the Intelligence Bureau, Lu Huai underwent the most rigorous training in prevention and control during the susceptible period.
Unless he encounters a period of strong susceptibility, ordinary susceptible periods have little effect on his behavior patterns in official duties.
After an injection of inhibitor, Lu Huai was able to fully control his glands and ensure that his pheromones would not leak out at all.
He walked in the busy port, looking no different from a normal Alpha.
If Jiang Yun was not involved in this operation, he would not even take the bite device out of the car, as it would take up quite a bit of space in his pocket.
As Lu Huai walked towards the VIP channel, he dialed Jiang Yun's communicator.
It took Jiang Yun a minute to get through. Probably because there were too many people around him, he had to find an excuse to leave first. "What's wrong?"
Three words with a plain tone and simple content.
But anyone who has come into contact with Jiang Yun at work will know that these three words have already reached a level of intimacy for Foreign Minister Jiang.
Lu Huai paused, and through regulating his breathing, he suppressed the sudden surge of restlessness. He asked calmly, "Have you reached the port?"
Jiang Yun: "We're here."
Lu Huai: "Where are you now?"
"In the VIP waiting area." Jiang Yun's ability to capture details was too strong. When Lu Huai asked this, he had a guess, "You are here too?"
Lu Huai said: "Tell me first, are you sure you want to accept this short-notice job?"
Jiang Yun hummed and said, "He is my mentor after all. I don't want to conflict with him for the time being."
When Jiang Yun was in the Presidential Palace, President Joe Hede did not blame him for his actions beyond his authority. Instead, he praised him for obtaining the crystal core mining rights.
But after that, President Johde assigned him a mission with an urgency level of only B, requiring him to set off immediately and also appointing Miyazawa and the President's Chief Secretary Hodge Marcus to accompany him.
The desire to break his heart was obvious.
Jiang Yun admitted that in order to save time, he deliberately bypassed the Presidential Palace on Ice Wasteland Planet. He also accepted this job to ease the teacher-student relationship that had deteriorated significantly in recent years.
"Putting all that aside, the teacher asked me to go to the Sawyer Republic to discuss the climate issue in the star region," Jiang Yun said, "I'm also quite interested in this case."
"Since Foreign Minister Jiang said so," Lu Huai bypassed the surveillance cameras and port staff and easily came to the VIP waiting area, "then I didn't come."
Jiang Yun wanted to laugh and asked, "Did you really not come, or did you pretend not to come?"
Lu Huai said lazily, "What do you care about me? Foreign Minister Jiang has decided to leave anyway. You are interested in this mission yourself. No one forced you to go."
Jiang Yun vaguely felt that Lu Huai's condition was different from usual.
Why does this sound... a bit resentful?
"I won't be back until a week from this business trip." Jiang Yun said, "Would you like to meet with me now, Colonel?"
Lu Huai stood at the end of the VIP corridor, looking at the figure less than ten meters away from him. All his eager and burning desires turned into an uncontrollable roll of his Adam's apple.
When outside, Jiang Yun always stood straight and cold. But now he leaned against the wall, his eyes lowered, his gaze fixed on the air below.
In his slim-fit suit, his shoulders slumped relaxedly, his long legs tilted naturally.
The communicator was hanging on his ear, and it was obviously hung very steadily, but he kept pressing the tiny instrument that connected him and his husband with his hand. His calm and fair profile became lively with the flashing of the instrument's indicator light.
...If we meet now, you won't be able to work for a week, Foreign Minister Jiang.
"No, I don't want to delay your business trip." Lu Huai tightly grasped the bite stopper in his pocket, but his tone was relaxed. "Besides, when did the security at the Alliance Port become so strict? I can't even get in."
Jiang Yun certainly wouldn't believe such nonsense. He seemed to sense something and looked towards the end of the corridor.
Just as Jiang Yun raised his eyes, Lu Huai pushed open a door beside him and walked in.
This is a VIP lounge specially prepared for susceptible Alphas. It is very soundproof and airtight. Once a passenger enters, the lounge will automatically lock and cannot be opened from the outside.
Lu Huai leaned against the door and immediately gave himself a second shot of inhibitor.
He couldn't hear the noise outside because of the thick metal door, but he could feel Jiang Yun walking towards the lounge.
"I just went to visit my grandfather." Lu Huai said, his rapid breathing was well concealed by his heavy tone. "I know you have been taking care of him all these years. Thank you, Jiang Yun."
Jiang Yun stopped outside the lounge door and looked at the words "Occupied" on the door. He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"No need to thank me. Many of your collateral relatives are eager to take care of Marshal Lu for you," Jiang Yun said casually. "They all agree that if you die, the twins who are eligible to inherit all the Lu family's wealth are still young. The reason I chose to 'hold' Marshal Lu in my hands is because I want to be the 'Empress Dowager' who can control the Lu family."
Lu Huai chuckled softly, his palm sinking deep into the metal of the bite stopper. "You know what, this title suits you quite well—Empress Dowager Jiang."
"My husband is not dead, so how can I be called the Queen Mother?" Jiang Yun turned around, leaned against the door of the lounge, and said, "The children will go back to school next Monday. Remember to help Lu Chao check his homework again. Also, there is a serious shortage of fresh fruits and vegetables on Binghuang Star. Jiang Mu is already a little vitamin deficient. You should keep an eye on him and let him drink more juice."
"I'll try my best." Lu Huai said with a hint of regret, "But I've been a bit busy lately, so I might not have much time."
The two of them, separated by a door, chose the same standing posture without any prior agreement.
They pressed the communicator with one hand, and felt the same touch of the metal door from behind.
The sound in the communicator will not be distorted, and the electromagnetic field will accurately carry their words to each other's ears, as if they were talking next to each other.
Jiang Yun once again keenly sensed that something was wrong.
He believed that even if Lu Huai understood the pain of tutoring Lu Chao, he would still prioritize the children's affairs when he was busy.
unless……
Jiang Yun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Lu Huai, are you Yi..."
"Foreign Minister Jiang," said Presidential Chief Secretary Marcus, walking towards Jiang Yun with two cups of coffee in his hands, "The Truth is ready for launch. It's time for us to go up."
Jiang Yun glanced at the coffee handed to him by Alpha and raised his hand to indicate that he didn't need it.
"I'm on board." Jiang Yun said, "See you later."
Lu Huai hummed, unfastened the buckle of the bite stopper with one hand, and said to Jiang Yun with a smile: "Baby, have fun at work. I'll wait for you to come back home."
The next millisecond after the communicator was cut off, Lu Huai quickly but calmly put on the bite device.
The cool frame pressed against his jaw, and the leather strap went around his nose and behind his ear. His slender fingers found the buckle precisely and pressed it without hesitation.
With a click, the buckle closed perfectly, locking the lower half of Alpha's face tightly.
Lu Huai closed his eyes, calmed his breathing and heartbeat, and calculated the walking time from the door to the boarding gate.
When the estimated time arrived, Lu Huai opened the door and walked out.
The "occupied" indicator light went out, and he happened to see Jiang Yun's back disappearing from the hatch of the Truth.
Behind Jiang Yun, there were three Alphas.
Speaker of the National Diet, Miyazawa.
The Chief Secretary of the Government, Hodge Marcus.
and Colonel Orlando Balke, who was in charge of the trip's security.
Seventeen years ago, Lu Huai and these three Alphas were just nodding acquaintances.
When they were on the Ice Wasteland Star, he confirmed with Jiang Yun that these three Alphas had made appointments with Jiang Yun under the pretext of "taking care of Foreign Minister Jiang for Colonel Lu."
And now, Colonel Lu, who was in a susceptible period, saw with his own eyes the other Alphas following behind his wife, but he seemed too lazy to pay too much attention to them, and his eyes remained calm and clear.
He was not interested in declaring his and Jiang Yun's possession and sovereignty over each other to these Alphas one-on-one as he did with Morris.
There are too many similar Alphas, he doesn't have the time, let alone the leisure time.
It's fun once or twice, but it becomes boring if it happens too often.
What he should do now is go home and spend time with his grandfather, then listen to his wife, help his youngest son with his homework, and make sure his older son drinks more fruit and vegetable juice.
Thinking this, Lu Huai clicked on the text message from Agatha.
Agatha: [OK, I've passed on the message.]
Lu Huai: [Then?]
Agatha: [Then he said he would do you a favor, since you beat him in the bet]
Lu Huai replied "OK", looked up and took a last look at the slowly closing hatch of the Truth, removed the bite stopper, turned and left.
On the other side, just before the cabin door was about to close, Jiang Yun seemed to hesitate about accepting the temporary business trip. He paused and turned around suddenly.
Jiang Yun turned around unexpectedly, and Marcus, who was following behind him, almost hit Jiang Yun, whether it was intentional or he really couldn't brake in time.
The coffee in Marcus's hand spilled out and splashed onto Jiang Yun's suit jacket.
"I'm terribly sorry, Minister Jiang." Marcus stared at Jiang Yun with apologetic green eyes. "Please let me take responsibility for your suit. I'll clean it and send it back to you."
Jiang Yun looked down at the wet area on his chest and frowned. Three different handkerchiefs were handed to him from three directions.
Jiang Yun sneered silently and said with some annoyance, "No need."
"You'd better wipe it off," Miyazawa said carefully. "Mr. Marcus prepared iced coffee. Minister Jiang, be careful not to catch a cold."
Jiang Yun didn't want to waste any more time talking and was about to leave when his communicator lit up.
Not only Jiang Yun's communicator, but also Miyazawa, Marcus and Balk's communicators flashed red at the same time.
The red indicator light indicated a major emergency. Not wanting to delay, the three of them immediately activated their communicators.
But even so, they still did not let go of their hands that were reaching out to Jiang Yun.
This is the latest news from Kimmastu Island.
Jinmastu Island is an interstellar duchy that values entertainment and money above all else.
If Hobson Star is a huge amusement park, then Golden Mastoo Island is a golden casino built specifically for the upper class.
It was a world where wealth represented all rules and laws. Money and gold from across the universe were deposited in the major banks of Kinmastu Island, forging eternal peace and absolute neutrality for the Grand Duchy.
It is this eternally neutral principality whose leader, also known as the Golden Archon, released an official message to the entire galaxy a minute ago:
I have learned that Lu Huai, Colonel Lu, is still alive.
The source is protected by the Principality, but I can guarantee its accuracy in the name of the Golden Archon.
The three handkerchiefs suddenly disappeared from Jiang Yun's sight.
The Alphas subconsciously raised their heads, and unsurprisingly saw the same shock and horror in the other two people's eyes.
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