Chapter 5
Thick clouds gathered outside the airport, and the sky gradually darkened.
Lu Wanqing supported his cheek, his vacant gaze fixed on a small patch of light breaking through the clouds.
The strange sensation only lasted a few seconds.
He quickly returned to normal, lowering his eyes and taking a step.
“It’s nothing, let’s go.”
Cui You followed, casting a sidelong glance at him.
“Really nothing? You’re a precious general. Commander He said you’re newly married, to someone from a prominent family, right? If something happens to you, it will be difficult to explain. Why don’t I do this today? If it really doesn’t work, you can do it next time.”
While the words sounded gossipy yet sincere, there was a sting in them.
This alpha had been parachuted in recently, his background a mystery.
Although his colleagues had unexpectedly accepted his presence, Cui You wasn’t so easily convinced.
Alphas using connections to secure positions they didn’t deserve was common, almost routine.
Like him, he had an inherited title from his family, an in-law relationship with the Shen family, earned the rank of junior general through his own efforts, and ended up in his current position as adjutant.
But he’d never heard of someone like Lu Wanqing!
Suddenly, a nobody was above him, and Cui You was somewhat displeased.
He was at the top of the upper echelon of society. A person as outstanding as Lu Wanqing, once appearing in the higher circles, would surely attract a lot of attention, how could he never have heard of him?
In short, he was highly suspicious of Lu Wanqing’s mysterious background.
This was his first mission with Lu Wanqing, and he was testing his superior.
But Lu Wanqing didn’t pick up on the hidden meaning in his words, agreeing readily.
“Okay, tell me if you feel too strained.”
Cui You: “…”
When the two arrived at the customs exit check, a slight commotion broke out in the crowd waiting in the distance.
Shu Can was playing a game. As an alpha, she keenly sensed a scrutinizing gaze during the intense game. Looking up, she saw two tall figures in uniform in the shadow of the checkpoint not far away.
She instinctively felt danger, whether due to bloodline or difference in strength.
She tensed, leaning closer to her brother, shielding him behind her shoulder.
Her brother, Shu Cui, was on the phone with their father: “Three days? Where am I supposed to find him? My sister and I have already booked a resort, where do I have time to waste on him?”
The omega was acting spoiled as usual.
But his father yelled at him, his ears almost numb from the shock, he trembled, “What did you say? Mr. Gu is looking for him? It couldn’t be…”
Shu Cui immediately shut his mouth, glancing at his sister. He saw her staring at him with folded arms. He pouted: “Okay, okay, I got it.”
After hanging up, Shu Cui pushed his carry-on luggage in front of Shu Can.
Shu Can: “What’s wrong?”
Shu Cui: “Shu Ci seems to have disappeared, Dad asked us to stop going on vacation and find him first. The car is already here to pick us up at the airport. And…”
He lowered his voice, “It’s Mr. Gu who’s looking for him.”
Shu Can narrowed her eyes; she wasn’t unaware of what her younger brother had done.
The Gu family personally looking for Shu Ci, even directly contacting their father; could it be that… they like him?
“General Lu, what are you looking at?”
Cui You tried to nudge Lu Wanqing with his elbow, but before he could touch him, Lu Wanqing had already moved away, causing Cui You to almost lose his balance and fall.
Following Lu Wanqing’s gaze, he saw a couple of passengers with their luggage turning back, looking hurried, and he became vigilant.
“Something’s wrong with those two?” As he spoke, his hand already went to the weapon at his waist.
Before he could observe, thunder suddenly roared!
Thunder boomed repeatedly in their ears.
Then four or five lightning strikes followed, as if tearing the sky apart.
“…Nothing.” Lu Wanqing shook his head, gazing out the window and concentrating. “According to the positioning, those things should either appear during boarding or on the tarmac. You handle the outside, I’ll handle the inside; let’s search together.”
He had apparently forgotten Cui You’s earlier suggestion.
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark shadow darted past them.
The next moment, Cui You felt a terrifying pheromone power released from Lu Wanqing, chasing after the shadow.
Due to his training, he could clearly feel the pheromones like a sharp, retractable blade, shuttling through the crowd at the exit checkpoint.
There were many people in the airport, but no one noticed the attack he unleashed.
Cui You immediately became serious, his casual expression gone, quickly crossing the hall towards the outdoor tarmac.
He ran, his heart pounding.
This was the first time he had felt Lu Wanqing’s pheromones.
Someone’s pheromones were actually odorless! Only when he clearly released them could he sense a slight fluctuation in the air!
It was probably this lack of scent that made his actual interaction with Lu Wanqing relatively harmonious. No scent meant he could hardly detect it, making the inherent primitive competitive repulsion between alphas weaker.
But his sudden outburst truly shocked Cui You.
Decisive, ruthless, and controlled.
The first lesson for elite alphas was to learn to control their pheromones.
Ordinary alphas who hadn’t received education generally had weak self-control, were easily seduced by omegas, and didn’t carefully control their pheromones.
Although releasing pheromones to suppress others in public was common, these elite alphas despised such behavior. After all, the ability to control primitive desires and instincts was an important distinction between them and animals.
Lu Wanqing’s level of control was exquisite.
Cui You’s own pheromone, a smoky scent, was easily noticeable if he couldn’t control the concentration.
Lu Wanqing, however, could precisely control the concentration, trajectory, and speed of release. It was lethal while not affecting anyone in public.
Such control was something many alphas couldn’t achieve in a lifetime! Combined with the scentless advantage, it could even be considered an assassination weapon.
Whatever, it doesn’t matter what kind of connections he has; being powerful is enough.
Cui You reverted to his second-generation mentality and calmly rushed into the rain.
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The city had been drizzling for three days, the leaves in the garden were lush and green.
Shu Ci stayed at Shen Ti’s house for three days, eating and sleeping well.
He was yawning, ready to choose an auspicious time to go out.
The reason it was three days was that he roughly calculated the timeline of the plot and found that today was the day the original Shu Ci was first pursued by Gu Lan Zhu after escaping.
He thought it would take a long time, after all, there were many chapters in the original novel. When he recalled, after removing the erotic details, the original owner hadn’t really escaped Gu Lan Zhu’s grasp.
Gu Lan Zhu found clues from his camellia necklace, directly using the Gu family’s name to initiate a city-wide search and locate him, immediately attacking his house.
So he stayed at home for a few days, preparing to go out after the plot timeline passed.
During these three days, he read a lot of local books.
As a result of intensive reading, the website’s big data had learned to automatically recommend news like “how omegas can protect themselves if their alpha husband is suspected of having an affair.”
Feeling confident that he was basically familiar with the daily life of this world, Shu Ci made a list of things he needed to do when going out, and would complete them one by one starting today.
First, he had to report his lost documents.
Because he was afraid that Gu Lan Zhu would find out his identity and ambush him near his home, he wasn’t going home to get his documents.
After reporting them as lost, he could apply for new identification, and then use it to get a new phone card to prevent Gu Lan Zhu from using his old number to locate and track him.
He should also find a way to get his internship certificate before the end of the summer vacation.
This last task was a reminder from Shen Ti.
The original owner was a student in the acting department of the film academy, and needed internship experience in the film industry during the holidays.
Shu Ci, who had been a diligent student in his previous life, couldn’t accept losing credits or grades, so he decided to resolve the Gu Lan Zhu matter early and focus on his studies and career.
In the original book, after being sent to Gu Lan Zhu’s bed, the entire holiday was spent in passionate encounters, and nobody cared about his studies. Later, Gu Lan Zhu used various methods to threaten the original owner, using his friends and family to force him to be with him. One of his methods was to force him to drop out of school.
The original owner, a reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, was afraid of implicating his classmates, silently endured all the suffering, and voluntarily dropped out of school to become Gu Lan Zhu’s canary.
Shu Ci specially added a bold red annotation in his feedback to the investor—
This kind of PUA behavior, which isolates the protagonist from society and gradually places them under the control of a single person, is very unhealthy and should be drastically revised. The revision is very difficult.
His method of avoiding the plot followed this approach.
Actively participate in social life, establish close or close ties with friends, classmates, and colleagues, and cling to several powerful people like Shen Ti.
After days of intensive news browsing, he realized there were many proposals to strengthen the protection of omegas, and even Gu Lan Zhu, the imperial prince, must have his or the Gu family’s weaknesses.
He had to make sure Gu Lan Zhu didn’t dare to act rashly.
Shu Ci checked the time, borrowed Shen Ti’s backpack, put in two bottles of self-defense spray, and prepared to go downstairs.
As he took a step, he saw the maid standing at the stairs, putting her index finger to her lips and making a “shhh” gesture.
Shu Ci understood, slowed down, and quietly went downstairs, reaching the maid.
“What’s wrong?” He whispered.
“Mr. Cui was promoted to junior general, and the media wants to interview him. Mr. Shen, as his partner, will also be interviewed.”
Understood, a performance of the upper class.
The loving and happy marriage life of a wealthy family is very important.
For any family alliance, those with happy families have more appeal and affinity than those who are divorced. Showing affection is sometimes a task.
Shu Ci couldn’t help thinking of his cheap husband.
To get rid of Gu Lan Zhu, he shouldn’t mention divorce to Lu Wanqing in the short term. After all, the status of a married omega allows him to occupy both moral and legal high ground to fight against Gu Lan Zhu.
Then, as the partner of the owner of the gold license plate car, wouldn’t he also have to be interviewed one day?
Thinking this, Shu Ci quietly went to the kitchen, leaned against the wall, and peeked into the living room.
He had to learn from Shen Ti.
“Thank you, Reporter Zhao, for giving me this opportunity. I know there have been questions about my husband, Mr. Cui You’s promotion, due to family background. However, he has always been working hard to improve himself. Even when he’s on vacation, he still maintains his training…”
Shu Ci saw Shen Ti answering with a strained smile, twitching his mouth.
Last night, he was still complaining to him about his husband not caring about anything but their marital intimacy, and he never got tired.
What a persistent self-training! What vigorous energy!
What excellent rhetoric!
Shu Ci listened to Shen Ti and the reporter chat for fifteen minutes, fully understanding the refined life and amazing rhetoric of a wealthy omega.
After the final photo session, they stood up and saw the reporter and staff to the entrance hall before Shu Ci slowly strolled out.
Shen Ti turned to look at him: “New Pu’er tea arrived, shall I change the tea for your afternoon tea?”
Shu Ci shook his head: “No need, I have to report my lost documents and go home.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shu Ci saw the reporter look at him, hesitating.
“What’s wrong?” Shen Ti noticed the reporter’s expression and asked.
“We’re going to interview at the city hall service center next, if it’s convenient, we can give you a ride.”
Shu Ci understood, this reporter’s workplace EQ was quite high.
Maybe he didn’t recognize him, but seeing him in pajamas at Cui’s house and so close to Shen Ti, it was a safe bet to show some favor.
“Thank you for your trouble, but we have a ride, no need to bother you.” Shen Ti declined on his behalf.
“No problem, Mr. Shen, please.”
The reporter bowed respectfully and carefully closed the door to bid farewell.
Shen Ti, who had maintained her elegance and dignity for the afternoon, was exhausted. After seeing off the reporter, she slumped onto Shu Ci, turning on the TV.
“I knew I shouldn’t have come back.” She complained to Shu Ci.
Shu Ci chuckled: “You seem to like your arranged marriage partner.”
As the two were whispering between friends, the news broadcast on TV was interrupted.
“Urgent news bulletin, due to three consecutive days of heavy rain, the No. 1 terminal of our city’s international airport has experienced waterlogging and equipment failure. The No. 1 terminal is closed for repairs, and international flights will be transferred to Terminal 9 in the near future. Please pay attention to travel changes, and residents near the airport should pay attention to safety.”
“That’s why it’s been raining these days. Speaking of which, I was planning to go on a holiday to an island these days.” Shen Ti patted Shu Ci while looking at the news. “You’re lucky, you didn’t go out.”
At the City A International Airport Customs, Cui You and Lu Wanqing stood side-by-side on the tarmac, looking up at the dissipating clouds.
Cui You’s uniform was slightly damp, his collar slightly open, wiping sweat and panting.
In contrast, his alpha companion looked like he had been on vacation for three days, clean and neat, unchanged from when he arrived. Only the faint shadows under his eyes revealed that he hadn’t slept properly for three days.
Lu Wanqing took out a small bottle from his pocket, the mouth tightly sealed.
Cui You glanced at the jet-black object inside, unable to recognize its shape. He stepped back in disgust, “After three days of work, we only caught this much. What is this, why is it so small?”
“We’ll know after we dissect it.”
“Thank goodness the citizens were transferred in advance… oh, they’re finally here.”
Cui You looked at the cars driving in, nodding to the drivers.
The person in the leading car jumped out and saluted them.
Lu Wanqing returned the salute and instructed: “The remaining substances inside are corrosive, be careful when handling them.”
After saying that, he turned around and threw the small bottle in his hand to Cui You.
“I’ll leave it to you, take it back to headquarters.”
Cui You’s eyes widened, reflexively catching it, carefully holding it in his palm: “Me? What about you?”
“Tired, going home.”
Without looking back, Lu Wanqing jumped into his SUV parked nearby, stepped on the gas pedal, and drove away.
He glanced at the time on the dashboard and lowered his eyes.
Today was… the third day.
In the rearview mirror, Cui You reacted to what Lu Wanqing had said.
“What—”
“You what?! Why don’t you go back to headquarters before going home? I want to go home too! Just because you got married, you think you’re amazing? No, I have a wife too!!!”