Chapter 21
An Le had just changed clothes when he saw Lu Heng’s expression change. He didn’t know what he was going to do and instinctively stepped back. “Mr., Mr. Lu…”
He wanted to ask what he was going to do, but before he could speak, Lu Heng grabbed his wrist, pulling him into his arms. “My heat cycle has always been unstable, and I was feeling a little uncomfortable last night. There might be sudden problems these next few days.”
An Le instinctively flinched back, but realizing he couldn’t escape, he leaned against Lu Heng’s chest, bewildered. “Th-then what should we do?”
“What should we do?”
Lu Heng lowered his head, smelling his scent through the inhibitor patch on his glands. His voice was husky. “Le Le, let me smell your pheromones. Let me calm down, hmm?”
Normally, he could endure this restlessness. No matter how uncomfortable he was, he could always endure it until his heat cycle, when he couldn’t control himself and lost his reason. Last night and today, he thought he could endure it as usual, but when he smelled An Le’s unintentionally released pheromones, he realized he couldn’t.
An Le’s pheromones made him feel comfortable. He wanted to hold him in his arms, lift the inhibitor patch, gently knead his glands, letting them release more pheromones to soothe him.
“Pheromones…”
An Le’s face instantly flushed crimson. No one had ever so openly asked him for his pheromones. If it were another alpha, he absolutely wouldn’t pay any attention to them. He would immediately hide, or if he couldn’t escape, he would scream for help or call the police.
But Lu Heng was an exception. Lu Heng had already released his pheromones to comfort him, and he was willing to share some of his pheromones with him.
Just as he was about to nod, he felt Lu Heng touch his glands. Even though he had already been marked, An Le wasn’t used to being touched by an alpha on his glands. He instinctively dodged, frantically calling, “Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu…”
“Don’t move.”
Lu Heng’s breathing was heavy, immediately frightening An Le. He wanted to cover his glands, but Lu Heng held him tightly, preventing him from moving his hands.
Just as he thought the incident in the mall restroom was about to happen again, Lu Heng merely tore off his inhibitor patch and gently kissed his gland.
An Le was both ashamed and scared, his pheromones uncontrollably pouring out, directly encountered by Lu Heng.
Lu Heng fell silent, closing his eyes and resting his chin on An Le’s shoulder, greedily enjoying the moment. After a long while, he opened his eyes.
An Le trembled, afraid that Lu Heng would suddenly tear his clothes and bite his glands. Although he wasn’t afraid of Lu Heng anymore and had accepted him in his heart, that day’s events were still terrifying, and he didn’t dare face them again.
But thankfully, besides smelling his pheromones, Lu Heng didn’t do anything excessive.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Heng finally released him. He instinctively looked up at him, tears welling up, fearfully calling, “Mr. Lu?”
Lu Heng wiped away his tears, softly apologizing. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t control myself. I scared you again.”
In the past, he had endured the discomfort brought on by his heat cycle without pressure. But after smelling An Le’s pheromones, he suddenly forgot how he had endured it before. Was it really possible for someone to endure that much pain and discomfort? No, he couldn’t endure it anymore. He desperately craved An Le’s pheromones. If it weren’t for his remaining rationality, An Le…
Actually, he hadn’t just sought out omegas before, but the pheromones of those omegas weren’t compatible with him. Not only did they not help him alleviate his heat cycle, but they made him even more restless and irritable. Only An Le’s pheromones could calm him down.
But he had scared An Le again. He thought he would hide in fear. But he didn’t.
Although An Le was indeed terrified, he only gently shook his head and whispered, “I-it’s okay…”
Then he quickly ran to his desk, opened a drawer, and with trembling hands, took out a new inhibitor patch, opening it and applying it to his glands.
Only after applying the inhibitor patch did An Le feel a sense of security. He wanted to tell Lu Heng that he had actually agreed, that he didn’t need to scare him like that, but the words wouldn’t come out. He didn’t dare.
Before, he had been overwhelmed by Lu Heng’s pheromones and gentleness. Only today did he recall that Lu Heng could not only give him security but also fear.
He stood there hesitating for a while, finally deciding to change the subject, asking uncertainly, “Th-then, are we still… still going out?”
Having absorbed An Le’s pheromones, Lu Heng felt very satisfied, his mind even clearer than usual. He looked down at his watch. “Hmm, it’s still early. I’ll take you back later.”
An Le was stunned. Before he could speak, Lu Heng pulled his hand and went out.
It was already dark. He didn’t know where Lu Heng was taking him, but he hesitated about whether to speak his mind.
“Something on your mind?”
An Le quickly shook his head, but after shaking twice, he nodded. “Um, I, I want…”
Although Lu Heng hadn’t said where they were going, he felt they must be going to eat. But he had already had dinner and couldn’t eat anything else. He wanted to go to the mall. The previous experience had made him a little afraid of that place. But then again, the person who had scared him the most was sitting right beside him during that incident, so there shouldn’t be anyone scarier than Lu Heng in the mall. If he asked Lu Heng to accompany him, he wouldn’t be afraid of anything, right?
Lu Heng: “What do you want to do?”
An Le bit his lip, his hands clutching his clothes, slowly saying, “I don’t want to eat. I, I want to go to the mall.”
Lu Heng frowned. “Go to the mall for what?”
The last mall incident had also been unpleasant for Lu Heng, making him somewhat averse to the place, but seeing that An Le was alright now, he couldn’t say anything.
“I want to buy something.” Xiao Xiao’s birthday was in three days, and he wanted to buy her a gift. Xiao Xiao worked in an office and, like Lu Heng, needed to wear formal clothes. But in the past two years, Xiao Xiao had only two suits that she alternated, never buying new ones. He wanted to buy Xiao Xiao a new set.
He looked up at Lu Heng, his eyes filled with longing and insecurity, pursing his lips. “I, I want Mr. Lu to accompany me. Can we?”
Lu Heng didn’t answer him but directly told Li Jie, who was driving, “Go to the mall.” Then he looked at An Le’s clothes and thought, “That’s good; let’s buy some. I wonder how long it’s been since this poor little thing bought new clothes.”
Seeing that Lu Heng agreed, An Le shyly smiled. “Thank you, Mr. Lu.”
An Le didn’t have much savings. Adding the three thousand yuan Xiao Xiao gave him for his last birthday, he only had a little over six thousand yuan in his phone, but it should be enough to buy an outfit.
“Hmm.” Lu Heng accepted An Le’s thanks. He had previously thought that marrying An Le was only for his heat cycle and better control, but after spending two days with him, he felt that such a well-behaved omega shouldn’t be treated or deceived like that. Maybe he could genuinely cherish An Le.