Chapter 99
“Currently, there’s no way.”
Lu Heng sat down beside An Le, a little helplessly, and murmured, “This drug was developed by Gu Qian’s private team. It hasn’t been released to the market. Xiao Xiao is the first test subject, and it was successful.”
“But I don’t know if the team has developed a drug that can allow betas to break free from the control of their alphas.”
These things were all conducted privately and were not publicly announced because the government didn’t allow the mass production of such drugs.
Otherwise, the world would be in chaos.
But with someone like Gu Qian, who only develops a single dose, the higher-ups wouldn’t care, because limited development is also a kind of stimulation for those in power.
After all, those in power love nothing more than controlling others and causing chaos.
“This kind of drug shouldn’t exist in the market.”
An Le pouted, snuggling into Lu Heng’s arms, and helplessly said, “Otherwise, there would be more victims.”
Lu Heng smiled, “This drug won’t be widely promoted because it requires extracting the alpha’s pheromones beforehand, and extracting pheromones is a painful process. Not many people can endure it.”
“Moreover, the cost of developing this drug is very high, and not many people can afford it.”
“The most important point,” Lu Heng paused before saying, “is that not many alphas like betas.”
Because of innate attraction, alphas prefer omegas because they’re very compatible.
Many alphas do get together with betas, but eventually, they drift apart and go their separate ways.
An Le nodded, indicating he understood, but after thinking for a while, he still spoke, “But although not many alphas like betas, it doesn’t mean there are none. It’s good that the cost of developing this drug is so high; otherwise, betas would be miserable.”
“Le Le is right.”
Lu Heng agreed with An Le’s words, “But Le Le, rest assured, there shouldn’t be many victims.”
Because even if they had the money, few alphas would risk the pain of pheromone extraction.
Their conversation paused because Li Jie brought their lunch.
But because of Xiao Xiao’s matter, An Le had little appetite.
To distract him, Lu Heng softly asked, “You’re going to have your ears treated in a few days. Are you scared?”
“A, a little.”
An Le’s attention was immediately diverted. He pursed his lips and nodded, “I don’t know how ear surgery is done.”
The eye surgery last time was terrifying. Someone used a tool to hold his eyelids open and directly washed his eyeballs with water…
Although he couldn’t see, it was still terrifying when he thought about it.
Lu Heng: “Then I’ll accompany you.”
Last time, Lu Heng had left on purpose to avoid An Le being upset during his eye surgery and couldn’t comfort him.
But this time, he could.
But speaking of companionship, An Le pouted, feeling a little unhappy, “Xiao Xiao also wants to accompany me.”
If Lu Heng accompanied him, Xiao Xiao wouldn’t be able to, he would only accompany him for a while during the surgery and then go home.
Lu Heng put down his chopsticks, pretending to be sad: “So, in Le Le’s heart, Xiao Xiao is more important than me?”
“No.”
Seeing Lu Heng’s sadness, An Le quickly put down his chopsticks to comfort him, anxiously saying, “You’re both equally important to me. But Xiao Xiao is my brother, you… you’re my husband, my alpha.”
Lu Heng: “Then why don’t you let me go?”
An Le bit his lip and helplessly said, “We’re together every day, but it takes a long time to see Xiao Xiao. And, if Xiao Xiao accompanies me, he can stay outside for a few more days and doesn’t have to see Gu Qian, maybe he’ll be happier.”
Xiao Xiao always said he wasn’t unhappy being with Gu Qian.
But An Le still wanted to make Xiao Xiao’s life easier in his own way.
“Alright.”
Lu Heng knew Xiao Xiao’s position in An Le’s heart. After all, it was Xiao Xiao who took care of An Le for those two years after they escaped from the An family.
Buying medicine for An Le, supporting him, step by step from darkness into the sunlight.
Although he was a little unwilling, he couldn’t deny Xiao Xiao’s dedication to An Le.
So, Lu Heng finally nodded: “Let him accompany you. I’ll just take care of the Lu family matters.”
An Le: “Thank you, sir. I knew sir was the best.”
Then, he happily hugged Lu Heng’s neck and kissed his face several times.
Lu Heng’s face darkened slightly. He looked down at the untouched food on the table and helplessly said, “If you want to eat properly and not continue what happened this morning, don’t kiss me.”
Instinctively glancing at Lu Heng’s pants, seeing the bulge, An Le obediently sat upright and stopped moving.
After sitting properly, An Le felt it wasn’t enough. He picked up his chopsticks, picked up his bowl, and ate quickly.
Seeing An Le’s scared expression, Lu Heng chuckled softly and said, “Letting him accompany you is fine, but you need to bring a few people with you. Lu Chuan isn’t that honest.”
Although Lu Chuan wouldn’t necessarily harm An Le, he still needed to be wary.
An Le nodded: “Okay.”
Protecting himself was to avoid causing trouble for Lu Heng, and An Le understood that.
He smiled and then put a piece of beef into Lu Heng’s bowl, softly saying, “Sir, eat some meat.”
Lu Heng looked at the lovely An Le, swallowed, and helplessly put the meat in his mouth…
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Three days later.
An Le, carrying a small bag, came to the hospital with Xiao Xiao.
Behind them, Li Jie followed with several bodyguards. If the two in front weren’t so beautiful and cute, it would have been a scene straight out of a gangster movie that would scare the honest patients next door.
Because there were so many people, An Le didn’t need to do everything himself. The bodyguards took care of queuing, registration, and payment.
All An Le had to do was wait in the ward, wait for the bodyguards to finish, and then go to the ward with Xiao Xiao.
They were in a VIP ward with good room conditions, a bed for companions, and a rest room for caregivers.
The little nurse left after they had tidied up the room.
An Le and Xiao Xiao lay on the bed together, smiling, “Xiao Xiao, how many days do you want to play outside this time?”
Xiao Xiao held up a finger: “At least seven days.”
Although Gu Qian didn’t restrict him from going out recently, he always liked to stare at him and made him go home on time, giving him a very uncomfortable feeling.
He could only go out to accompany An Le when An Le had something to do.
Because Gu Qian knew An Le’s position in his heart, and An Le was also Lu Heng’s omega, he had to give him face.
“Okay.”
An Le: “Later, during the surgery, we’ll ask the doctor to let us stay longer.”
“Fine.”
Xiao Xiao touched An Le’s ear and softly asked, “But how is ear surgery done? I’ve never heard of it.”
An Le: “I don’t know either. Shall we ask later?”
There was no need to ask.
Half an hour later, the bodyguards took An Le for blood tests and prepared him for surgery, so fast that Xiao Xiao didn’t even react.
Outside the operating room.
Xiao Xiao sat on a chair.
Li Jie stood beside him. After a long silence, Li Jie finally spoke, “How have you been recently?”
Xiao Xiao was stunned and nodded: “Pretty good.”
Both of them had been sunny and cheerful, but after that incident, they had both become silent.
Silence returned.
Li Jie hesitated for a moment before asking, “Do you want to leave him?”
Xiao Xiao was stunned and didn’t speak.
Li Jie continued, “If you want to leave him, try to get more information out of him. Ask his team if they’ve developed any other drugs, for example, related to your drug.”
“But I guess, with his personality, he wouldn’t develop a drug to let you get rid of him. But you can coax him into doing it.”
Li Jie was extremely restless and wanted to smoke, but this was a hospital, and there were people undergoing surgery in the operating room, so he could only put the cigarette in his mouth: “Do you understand what I mean?”
Use your own advantages to achieve your goals.
Xiao Xiao didn’t speak, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded: “I understand.”
Li Jie continued, “If you succeed, bring the medicine to find me, and I’ll take you away.”
Xiao Xiao looked up at Li Jie, not understanding why he would do this.
Although he and Li Jie had interacted, it was mostly related to An Le, and even so, they rarely met.
Why would Li Jie help him like this?
Li Jie didn’t explain, but just patted Xiao Xiao’s shoulder, smiling, “Want to ask why I’m doing this?”
Xiao Xiao nodded: “Mm.”
He had to know the other party’s purpose to avoid blindly following them, only to find that another place was still a dark hell.
Li Jie: “I don’t know why either. Just think of it as me being bored.”
Unable to smoke, Li Jie held the cigarette in his hand and slowly tore it apart, playing with it: “I’ve earned enough money over the years, helping you escape is no problem. And if you want, I can help you completely destroy Gu Qian.”
Hearing this, Xiao Xiao was stunned.
Li Jie didn’t rush him to make a decision, only saying, “There’s still a lot of time, you can take your time to decide, no rush.”
After speaking, Li Jie turned and left, going to smoke in the corridor not far away.
Xiao Xiao lowered his head, carefully considering Li Jie’s words.
At this moment, a figure suddenly pounced in front of him, hugging him: “Xiao Xiao, did you miss me?”
Xiao Xiao looked closely and saw Gu Qian.
Gu Qian had Lu Heng standing behind him, looking nervous. Seeing his gaze, he immediately asked, “How long has An Le been in there?”
Xiao Xiao: “…Fifteen minutes.”
It wasn’t a dangerous surgery, and it wasn’t an emergency childbirth. Why was Lu Heng so anxious?
Xiao Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth, a little absent-minded.
Before he could leave, Gu Qian pinched his chin, turned his face, his eyes somewhat gloomy, and asked, “Xiao Xiao, were you looking at Xiao Heng?”
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