Chapter 22

Inside the club, there were strange noises coming from inside the booth. People hearing it were too afraid to move or interfere.

Outside, a black car was parked at the entrance of the club and several bodyguards stood there, staring ahead unblinkingly.

After the door to the car closed behind Shao Mingyu, their surroundings fell into darkness.

Yu Lan reluctantly held himself back, clenching both his hands. He felt that Shao Mingyu wanted to turn away when he sat down behind Yu Lan. In the past, Yu Lan would never think of throwing himself at Shao Mingyu like this. With an ordinary heat, he could restrain himself.

But at this moment, his body seemed to be completely taken over by instinct. He just wanted to get close to this person, he wanted so much more…

His desire was driving him crazy.

“Mister Shao…”

As soon as Yu Lan panted out his name, Shao Mingyu said faintly, “Who do you want to make a temporary mark for you?”

Yu Lan was stunned. He froze.

Mister Shao asked who he wanted to help make the temporary mark, which meant that Mister Shao was unwilling to bite Yu Lan. Yu Lan was speechless for a while, feeling as if his face had been splashed by cold water.

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Shao Mingyu sat completely still and even his breathing was very shallow. Yu Lan was still facing him, unable to see the other’s expression. His hands and feet seemed to be filled with lead, unable to move.

“I told you before, if one day you hate me and don’t want me to come close, just tell me,” Shao Mingyu said slowly, “Why did you go against the doctor’s advice and abuse inhibitors? Do you hate me?”

Yu Lan’s brain went blank. Mister Shao already knew.

His eyes filled with tears and he said weakly, “No, it’s not because I hate you…”

Yu Lan’s body was still uncomfortable and he stretched out his hand to scratch the gland at the back of his neck. Before he could, his wrist was firmly grabbed.

Yu Lan was trembling all over, he was going crazy.

“Mister Shao,” Yu Lan lowered his head, his voice hoarse, “It’s not because I hate you, I’m sorry…”

He just didn’t want to face the truth of the Silver Moon Clan. He didn’t want to face the chemically adjusted estrus period, which the human traffickers had tried to sell as a plaything.

Yu Lan was afraid that he would act disgusting after being manipulated by his instincts. He didn’t dare show that side of himself to Mister Shao again.

But after using the inhibitor, Yu Lan did regret it. He was also afraid of the consequences for his body after abusing the inhibitor. In the end, this problem seemed unsolvable.

And now, Yu Lan discovered that when he was really so close to Shao Mingyu, he could not control his instinct to touch. It was getting harder to think.

Shao Mingyu looked at Yu Lan with dark, somber eyes. The omega had turned his back to him.

Earlier, when he overheard the conversation about Yu Lan using the inhibitors, he had to ask the omega what he had been thinking. Shao Mingyu wanted to see Yu Lan immediately.

So he called Yu Lan’s driver to investigate his location. Already headed back home to find the omega, Shao Mingyu was told that Yu Lan was headed to the new entertainment club opened by Shao Yuan’s friend.

Shao Mingyu ordered bodyguards sent over and he himself arrived at the club at the same time. What if he had arrived too late? He was fortunate to arrive when he did but the heaviness in his heart was still present.

Shao Mingyu wasn’t a man to force others. That day, Shao Mingyu had logically convinced Yu Lan to not seek another alpha and accept Shao Mingyu’s own temporary mark. But only because he saw Yu Lan was unwilling to turn to other people.

However, if he had been in the wrong, if it was his fault, if he forced Yu Lan to use inhibitors secretly-

And now, he couldn’t even tell whether the denial in Yu Lan’s mouth was true or just a reluctant statement. He would make this right, it was unnecessary to force Yu Lan to rely on Shao Mingyu.

“If it’s not because you hate me, why did you use that inhibitor when you were in heat?” Shao Mingyu asked in a low voice.

Yu Lan closed his eyes and swallowed roughly. He knew he had done something wrong but he had unspeakable complaints in his heart. Shao Mingyu was acting so coldly towards him and Yu Lan’s self restraint was being tested, his desires denied. For the first time in his life, he was completely overwhelmed with grievance and panic.

Yu Lan burst into tears.

When he heard the sobbing sound, Shao Mingyu went rigid and his face changed slightly.

Yu Lan spoke, sobbing intermittently, “Because I feel that after entering heat, I’m…too disgusting…”

“What?” Shao Mingyu was slightly startled.

“I, I think…the me in estrus…is too ugly…” Yu Lan slowly lowered his head and his tears rained down on the leather seat, “Mister Shao, I dare not let you see… that side…”

Shao Mingyu was shocked. On the way to the club, he had thought about the reasons Yu Lan would give. Did Yu Lan hate him? Maybe he didn’t hate Shao Mingyu but Yu Lan must have his own reasons.

But this…where were Yu Lan’s thoughts coming from? How could he think this?

Yu Lan’s head was fuzzy and he unconsciously said: “Don’t…don’t look for other alphas. If you don’t want to, I, I will use inhibitor…”

He didn’t want other alphas. In the end, he couldn’t accept the touch of other alphas at all. If Mister Shao was unwilling, then Yu Lan would simply use inhibitors, no matter what the heat would be like. He would not accept other alphas!

The next second, Yu Lan was pulled backward. Yu Lan didn’t know what he looked like when he cried, so he kept his head turned away. However, the moment he was held by Shao Mingyu, he couldn’t restrain himself from basking in the presence of the other person. He couldn’t help but want more.

Shao Mingu turned Yu Lan around and lifted his face. He wiped away his tears, frowned at him and asked, “Why do you have such thoughts? Why do you feel sick over this?”

Yu Lan was still crying and he choked before saying thickly, “I checked the information of the Silver Moon Clan and saw a lot of things, including about the red light district–“

Shao Mingyu’s heart sank when he heard Yu Lan’s sobbed confession. He had assumed that Yu Lan already knew those things. But thinking now, how could he when his memory was–

Shao Mingyu had neglected this omega.

Yu Lan tried but couldn’t stop crying. He collapsed forward and said, “Mister Shao, if you don’t want to mark me, just give me an inhibitor.” He couldn’t take this feeling anymore.

“Sorry, sorry,” Shao Mingyu said numbly, “I misunderstood you, A-Lan.”

Shao Mingyu thought that Yu Lan didn’t want him, so even if it would help with the heat, he would refuse to force him.

However, that was not the case. Where did Yu Lan get his information about the Silver Moon Clan? It must have been from the outside world, people full of misinformation and malice. So this child had been ignorant at first and then, when faced with outsider enmity, he couldn’t face it.

“Sorry, Little Grape.” Shao Mingyu pressed Yu Lan deeper into his arms. The familiar woody fragrance rushed over Yu Lan and he went soft.

However, hearing Shao Mingyu’s words, the sense of grievance in his heart seemed to have erupted completely. Yu Lan was crying so hard that he could hardly catch his breath.

Shao Mingyu was a little overwhelmed and angry at himself. For the first time, he was faced with the person he liked and he couldn’t even think rationally. The person in his arms cried and made him feel distressed.

Yu Lan was also emotional now and dared to say things that he normally wouldn’t. He sobbed and complained: “Mister Shao, you were so fierce just now…” He was fierce and cold. Although Mister Shao had looked angry before he had never treated Yu Lan like this.

Shao Mingyu tensed, awkward. “Sorry,” he was quite embarrassed and kept stroking Yu Lan’s head. He muttered, “Baby, don’t cry.”

Yu Lan hiccupped in his crying, stunned. Immediately, there was silence in the car.

Shao Mingyu closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he whispered, “I don’t know what you think of those Silver Moon tribes but no matter what, you are you. No one else has anything to do with you. Little Grape, in my eyes, no matter what, you are beautiful. Inside and out.”

Yu Lan opened his eyes wide.

Shao Mingyu pressed Yu Lan’s head against his shoulder. Then he turned Yu Lan’s head, kissed the side of his neck and asked softly, “I’ll help you and make a temporary mark, okay?”

Yu Lan shuddered. After a few seconds, he nodded, with tears in his eyes.

Shao Mingyu turned him around gently, still holding the omega in his arms. Yu Lan wiped his tears with the back of his hand.

The back of his neck was covered with a warm breath. There was a slight tingling pain.

And then came an overwhelming masculine scent.