Chapter 38: Is My Lord About to Kiss Him?
Ye Zhile suddenly felt the food in his mouth become tasteless. Ji Shuohan put some vegetables in his bowl, noticing the Omega’s sudden drop in mood. He comforted, “Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”
“Don’t worry, Little Sister-in-law. Minister Ye’s ability is obvious to all.” Pei Ziyu was dismissive. “Even if a fight really breaks out, the Federation might not necessarily be his opponent.”
“Cough!” Ming Xi nudged Pei Ziyu, signaling him to talk less. Pei Ziyu reacted, slapping his own mouth lightly. “Pui pui pui, look at this mouth of mine.”
“It’s okay.” Ye Zhile smiled. “My father is indeed very amazing.”
“Hehe, it’s good that Little Sister-in-law thinks so,” Pei Ziyu said.
Through the chat, he learned that Ming Xi was the youngest son of a Marquis, currently serving as the Commander of the Frontline Fifth Army. Pei Ziyu was from the grand Pei family of the Royal Clan, currently a Captain in the Frontline Seventh Army. Xiao Yuanqing wasn’t a child of the Royal Family, but his family had spanned hundreds of years, practicing medicine for generations, holding a high status in the Empire; his position was an accompanying military doctor. The four grew up together, joined the army together, went to the battlefield together, and had a life-and-death friendship.
Among them, the liveliest was Ming Xi, the one best at coaxing was Pei Ziyu, and the gentlest and quietest was Xiao Yuanqing, who was always silent but listened gently to everyone’s speech.
It was already very late when the gathering ended. The weather was gradually turning cold. Ye Zhile sneezed three times in a row when he came out. Ji Shuohan said goodbye to the other three and got into the car with his arm around Ye Zhile’s shoulder.
Ye Zhile was drowsy sitting in the car. He took a short nap and only woke up when they arrived. Ji Shuohan sat outside the open car door. “We’re here.”
“Oh…” Ye Zhile stood up groggily to get out of the car. Suddenly, his legs went soft, and he was about to fall. He hurriedly grabbed Ji Shuohan’s arm, and luckily, Ji Shuohan caught him quickly as well.
“Thank you, My Lord.” Ye Zhile looked up, crashing into a pair of deep, bright eyes, like a whirlpool, gentle enough to make one drown. Ye Zhile felt his legs go even softer, and his heart tightened along with them.
The Omega had just woken up, and the Freesia pheromones on his body hadn’t had time to be restrained, drifting at the tip of Ji Shuohan’s nose. Ji Shuohan’s grip on his waist tightened. Amidst the Omega’s confused gaze, he slowly lowered his head.
Ye Zhile suddenly gripped the adult’s arm tighter, his heart about to jump out of his throat.
Is My Lord… about to kiss… kiss him?
Seeing their lips getting closer and closer, even able to feel the other’s warmth, Ye Zhile couldn’t help but close his eyes. But at this moment, a white light shone on their faces.
Ye Zhile was startled and threw himself into Ji Shuohan’s arms. Ji Shuohan also held him.
“My Lord is back.” Uncle Xu was holding a flashlight.
“Mn.”
Ye Zhile heard a muffled sound from Ji Shuohan. His face was hot enough to explode. After hurriedly leaving Ji Shuohan’s arms, he ran quickly into the house.
“What’s wrong with Lele?” Uncle Xu had no idea, completely unaware that he had interrupted a romantic moment of wind, flowers, snow, and moon.
Ji Shuohan was also a bit unnatural. He gave a light “cough.” “Nothing, the weather is too cold.”
Ye Zhile washed up and came out. He wiped his hair with a towel while thinking about what just happened, blushing more the more he thought about it.
In the middle of the night, cedar scent filled the entire room; one could even see a vast expanse of ice fog in the darkness. Ji Shuohan’s spiritual power was too tenacious at this moment; he couldn’t sleep no matter how he tried to relax. His mind kept replaying the image of Ye Zhile lying obediently in his arms, letting him do as he pleased.
Ji Shuohan thought he must be crazy, hallucinating. An Enigma actually being affected by a top-tier Omega’s pheromones? If he said it out loud, the bunch at the Pheromone Testing Center would probably suspect he was talking nonsense.
No pheromone could affect an Enigma unless the other party was also an Enigma.
Finally, Ji Shuohan sat up. He sighed deeply, lifted the quilt, and got out of bed.
Ye Zhile was already fast asleep, not even noticing someone coming in. Ji Shuohan walked to his bedside, watching the Omega sleeping sweetly, a small face buried in the quilt, completely defenseless.
Ji Shuohan felt the activity of the Freesia again. That taut nerve and uneasy restlessness were soothed. The sweet scent made one feel that the owner was probably having a beautiful dream at this moment.
Ji Shuohan tucked him in, closed the room window, and left.
[The Empire and the Federation have launched the third negotiation. According to the Federation conference personnel and the Minister of Political Affairs of Rhea Star, the Minister of the Imperial Military responded, stating: The losses of the Empire and Rhea Star in the previous war were actually due to Rhea Star’s provocation and trouble-making, reaping what they sowed. The Empire does not need to pay compensation…]
When Ye Zhile got up and went downstairs, Ji Shuohan was sitting on the sofa watching the news. Hearing the words “Minister Ye,” he also went over to sit and watch.
The more he listened, the angrier he got. “Wasn’t it Rhea Star who started the war first? How can they ask for compensation when they couldn’t win? Truly shameless.”
Listening to the Omega’s angry tone, Ji Shuohan found it funny. He curled his lips slightly. This scene was caught by Ye Zhile. “What are you laughing at?”
Ye Zhile seemed to realize something. He scooted to Ji Shuohan’s side. “Did My Lord smile?”
“No.” Ji Shuohan kept a straight face. Ye Zhile didn’t believe it. He gave a light “hmph.” “I clearly saw My Lord smile. This is my first time seeing My Lord smile.”
Ye Zhile had thought that Enigmas were born powerful and had strong self-control, hence being steady and mature. Especially being in a high position, being unsmiling made people feel awe.
Ji Shuohan didn’t speak. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Omega sitting on the sofa, holding a strawberry to eat, critiquing the news while eating.
“My father is so domineering! Saying no means no! Anger that old man to death! Haha…”
“My Dad stood in front of so many people and translated without missing a word. Really amazing.”
“I want to be that amazing in the future too.”
Ji Shuohan listened to the Omega chattering about inconsequential things. He surprisingly didn’t find it noisy, and even responded to the Omega.
“You will be an excellent host in the future.”
Hearing this, Ye Zhile turned his head. He leaned in front of Ji Shuohan’s eyes and smiled. “It’s also possible to be an excellent reporter.”
“Reporter?” Ji Shuohan glanced at him. “What reporter? Entertainment?”
“Of course not.” Ye Zhile denied. “War correspondent.”
Ji Shuohan fell into deep thought. Looking at Ye Zhile’s delicate skin and tender flesh, thinking of the hardships of a war correspondent, he ultimately said nothing.
“A-choo!”
Ye Zhile covered his mouth and sneezed repeatedly. He was wearing thin pajamas. Ji Shuohan frowned. “Go up and put on clothes.”
“Oh.” Ye Zhile obediently went upstairs and changed into thicker clothes before coming down.
Ye Zhile rested at home for three days before going to class. Ji Shuohan also became busy. Sometimes when Ji Shuohan came back late, the two didn’t see each other for a whole day.
Chapter 39: Guess Who I Am
Ye Zhile thought that the incident that day had passed just like that. However, today, when he sat with Leng Xingtu in a coffee shop, Leng Xingtu suddenly mentioned it. While Ye Zhile was still wondering how he knew, Leng Xingtu told him to register for a Star Forum account.
Ye Zhile went to register. As soon as he opened it, there was the [Supreme Leader’s Hero Saving Beauty Scene]! There were photos, reposted who knows how many times, with watermarks piled up.
It was a photo of Ji Shuohan coming to carry him away in the alley at the back door of the bar.
“Holy crap! So handsome! This waist-to-hip ratio!”
“Ahhh! So sweet!! The Leader’s wife is so small in the adult’s arms!”
“Ahhh! I really want to see them do it! Hits my XP so hard!”
“High-cold ascetic big shot and sweet little white rabbit! Cute to death!!”
“Laughing to death. That person who posted only half the picture wanted to ruin the Leader’s wife’s innocence! Dreaming!”
“Exactly! Simply too vicious! And those photos don’t even have any intimate scenes between the two! Just inexplicably posting that the Leader’s wife cuckolded the adult! Psycho!”
“Luckily the Supreme Leader’s Ministry posted photos to clarify! Simply too sweet!”
“You guys say, when the adult carried the wife into the car, would they… hehe!”
“Ahhh! Big do special do! Who wouldn’t love this kind of delicate and soft Omega!”
“Wocao! Can’t control my nosebleed!”
Ye Zhile watched until his face turned red. He turned off his phone and sorted out the sequence of events. It turned out Lin Yang drugged Lu Xingyan just to make something happen between the two of them so he could film it and frame them. However, Lu Xingyan was a Top-tier Alpha and could control himself, plus Ji Shuohan arrived in time and even had the Ministry clarify it.
Truly a fortune amidst misfortune.
“I said that Lin Yang wasn’t anything good.” Leng Xingtu sneered. Ye Zhile lowered his head and didn’t speak.
“You must not be sad for this kind of person; such a rotten person isn’t worth it.” Leng Xingtu was disdainful. Ye Zhile looked up and smiled. “I’m not.”
“That’s good.”
The two sat in the coffee shop for a while and then left. When they came out, they happened to run into Lu Xingyan. Lu Xingyan came forward. “Lele!”
Ye Zhile glanced at him, turned, and wanted to leave with Leng Xingtu. Lu Xingyan called out to him, “Lele, sorry, I didn’t mean to hide it from you.”
AO didn’t have many pure friendships, especially making friends with an Omega like Ye Zhile was even harder, so Lu Xingyan could only hide his A-rank. But he hadn’t expected it to be exposed under such circumstances.
“It’s okay, Brother Xingyan.” Ye Zhile said, “I just need time to accept it.”
“Okay.” Lu Xingyan apologized again. “Sorry, but I didn’t have any ill intentions toward you. I hope you don’t overthink it.”
“Okay.”
Ye Zhile left with Leng Xingtu. The two had classes in the afternoon. Approaching the end of the term, they had to submit course-completion assignments. It concerned news drafts for the Imperial Military, and the teacher gave them two weeks to complete it.
When Ye Zhile returned home and saw the person on the sofa, he quietly sneaked up behind him and covered his eyes. “Guess who I am?”
“Ye Zhile,” Ji Shuohan said.
Ye Zhile’s small face collapsed. He lay on the sofa. “Not fun at all, really boring.”
Ye Zhile glanced sideways, seeing My Lord expressionless, seemingly emitting cold air all over. He shrank back on the sofa. “What’s wrong with My Lord?”
“Rut.” Ji Shuohan answered casually. However, Ye Zhile’s eyes widened. “Ru… Rut?”
Then he felt strange. “Why is My Lord’s rut like this? And not…”
Ye Zhile had seen an Alpha’s rut—violent, restless, going crazy at the slightest disagreement, with an aura of destroying heaven and earth. However, observing the Supreme Leader, apart from impatience on his face and acting a bit fierce, there was nothing else.
“Scared?” Ji Shuohan teased him expressionlessly. Why was his rut so calm? Naturally, because Enigmas were not controlled by pheromones; they were calmer and more restrained than Alphas, able to discipline themselves better.
Ye Zhile shook his head. “I see My Lord is so calm; it seems rut isn’t anything to you Enigmas…”
“Is that so?” Ji Shuohan’s intention was to scare Ye Zhile, but as soon as he leaned in, he felt the influence of the Freesia on him. That feeling of colliding with Cedar, not only lacking strong pheromone suppression but instead hooking the Cedar to become restless together.
Ji Shuohan’s face changed. “Ye Zhile, if you continue to stay here, I might lose control.”
“Ah?” Ye Zhile was greatly shocked. He hurriedly threw down the cushion and ran upstairs. Stopping at the stairwell, he looked at him with worry. “My Lord…”
“It’s okay. Go back to your room. Don’t come out.” Ji Shuohan pinched the center of his brows. Strange, why would Ye Zhile’s pheromones affect him?
“Okay.” Ye Zhile obediently ran back to his room. But on second thought, wasn’t this unkind? During his heat, My Lord helped him through it, but during My Lord’s rut, he ran away to hide.
But rut and heat couldn’t be mentioned in the same breath. Once an Enigma’s rut lost control, the one suffering would be him…
Ye Zhile hid in the room alone, vexed. What could he do for My Lord?
His pheromones seemed useless on Enigmas, so it seemed he couldn’t soothe an Enigma in a rut either.
Ye Zhile stood up. Just as he was about to go out, the room door was opened. Ji Shuohan stood outside with a cold face, looking down at Ye Zhile, his whole body emitting white mist. This made Ye Zhile involuntarily shiver.
“My… My Lord…” Ye Zhile was like a little white rabbit caught by a butcher. He retreated repeatedly in fear. But Ji Shuohan didn’t give him this chance, grabbing his waist and pulling him into his arms.
Ye Zhile lay in Ji Shuohan’s arms, looking in panic at the Enigma who was taller and stronger than him, his heart trembling involuntarily. “My Lord… Mmph!”
Ji Shuohan lowered his head. He kissed the Omega’s lips. The soft touch and sweetness caused the Enigma’s rationality to collapse in an instant. His hands firmly circled the Omega in his arms, making him immobile, forcing him to endure his demands.
“Mmph…” Ye Zhile pressed his hands against Ji Shuohan’s chest. However, when the Enigma released pheromones, he instantly collapsed weakly into his arms.
The Omega’s softness and sweetness made the Enigma feel like he had entered a gentle land. He pried open the Omega’s teeth, plundering wantonly with brute force, wanting to melt the person in his arms into his blood and claim him as his own.
“Hurts…” Ye Zhile hummed softly. He couldn’t bear the Enigma’s unbridled behavior, pushing weakly.
The Enigma, trapped in the web of love, sobered up. He hugged Ye Zhile, burying his head in the crook of his neck.
Ye Zhile reached out to hug Ji Shuohan’s shoulders, patting his back comfortingly.
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