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Xian Mo Yu stretched out its roots and swayed in front of everyone. Then the roots retracted, leaving one wrapped around Su Ling’s wrist and one standing beside him.

After Ye Lei turned on all the monitoring equipment, his eyes fell on Su Ling’s wrist, “It’s very close to you.”

Su Ling hadn’t spoken yet, and the standing root bent to rub Su Ling at the side of his face. He reached out and pinched the root, “Don’t mess around.”

Ye Lei was surprised by the interaction, “It can understand us? What a high IQ.”

“Yes,” Su Ling nodded. “What the book says about Grade S spiritual plant having high IQ is correct.”

Ye Lei’s eyes lit up, and he circled Xian Mo Yu, “Unfortunately, Grade S spiritual plants are too rare, we don’t know much about them. Although we have found traces of Grade S spiritual plants everywhere, we failed to track them down. They know how to stay hidden in their own turf too well.” He looked at Su Ling, curious and excited, “Why did it come back with you? And why it would be so close to you?”

Su Ling hesitated but told Ye Lei about his pheromone abnormalities. Before Ye Lei could ask further, he stated, “I don’t know what was in my body before. I haven’t seen it on Xian Mo Yu’s body either.”

Ye Lei recorded down his(SL) words and asked, “Will it be fine just drinking nutrient solutions? Does it need to bask in the sun for photosynthesis?”

“It shouldn’t be necessary ba, I have never let it out in the sun before,” he said, lightly squeezing the roots, “Do you want to bask in the sun?”

The standing root swayed left and right, then moved up and down again.

Su Ling raised his eyebrows, “So it’s yes or no?”

The roots didn’t move, and Xian Mo Yu’s experience flashed in Su Ling’s mind. Its red petals seemed to be shining in the sun, surrounded by many animals, as well as colourful butterflies and bees. At the next scene, Xian Mo Yu is waiting quietly in the depths of the forest where there is no sunlight at all, with roots extending everywhere; hunting mode. Now Su Ling understands that Xian Mo Yu will hunt when there’s no sunlight to do photosynthesis. It has inherited survival methods from both plants and animals. But now that it has nutrient solution, which has replaced hunting. He asked Xian Mo Yu to confirm the information he learned, “You mean, it’s okay either way whether to bask in the sun or not?”

The roots moved up and down.

Ye Lei: “Then we won’t arrange light factor for the indoor test. We will wait for the field test to study its photosynthesis.”

After Ye Lei finished speaking, he asked the team members to open a new container of nutrient solution and put it near Xian Mo Yu. A lot of roots came out from Xian Mo Yu and soaked itself in the container. As it unfolded itself in the nutrient solution, the fragrance it exudes is stronger. Obviously, it is feeling happy now.

Ye Lei enjoyed the fragrance for a while before asking, “How do you feel when you smell its scent?”

A team member replied, “Very comfortable, it gave me a lazy feeling.”

“There is a sense of trance, like in a dream.”

Someone agreed, “Yes, I feel that way too.”

Ye Lei looked at Su Ling, “I feel the same as them, how about you?”

Su Ling nodded: “But my mind is clear, knowing that everything happening right now is real.”

Ye Lei acknowledged with an En. After a moment of thought, he said, “A feeling of trance, but doesn’t affect reason.” He rubbed his lower neck unconsciously, and then pointed to a member of the team, “Old Third, you stay.” Then he said to Su Ling, “I want to test the effect of its scent on Alpha and Omega’s pheromone. To avoid getting affected, please go next door.”

Except for Ye Lei and Old Third, the others all walked out. Some team members joked, “Group leader, don’t be afraid. If he dares to mess around, we’ll rush over and beat him right away.”

The man they called Old Third threw a kick in the air, “Fxck off, my self-control is super strong. Otherwise, why do you think the team leader asked me to test his theory?”

The man laughed and closed the door after going out.

In the next room, no one sat down. Everyone stood there looking at the holographic screen that was as large as the wall. Su Ling and Gu Liheng stood at the front, while the rest stood at the door, seemingly ready to rush to Room 1 at any time. In the holographic screen, Ye Lei said to Old Third while taking off his isolator, “Take off yours.”

Old Third did as what he told.

The people in front of the holographic screen were all staring at the screen. Five minutes later, Ye Lei and Old Third are still standing face to face, but no one is blushing or getting soft at the feet, just like when they have their isolator on.

“I watched the team leader’s assessment before this. His pheromone was very attractive, it doesn’t make sense.”

“Uh…Is there a problem with Old Third?”

“Impossible, Old Third went directly to the bathroom after watching the team leader’s assessment last time.”

After another five minutes, Ye Lei faced the camera and beckoned them.

When Su Ling saw this, they all moved to the next door.

Both Ye Lei and Old Third has re-attached their isolator, and the ventilation equipment is in operation. But some of the sweet smell of an Omega pheromone and strong Alpha pheromone still remains in the air.

Gu Liheng took Su Ling’s hand and looked at his expression.

Taken aback, Su Ling soon reacted and laughed, “I’m not affected.”

The other team members were surprised as well as they said, “I am not affected either.”

“It feels so strange. I can smell the team leader’s pheromone, but my emotion is very stable.

Ye Lei held down his excitement and tried to calm his tone, “This should be the effect of Xian Mo Yu’s fragrance, which blurs the feeling, but does not affect the reality.”

“It is equivalent to that AO can still smell the other party’s pheromone, but it blurs the emotional changes brought by the pheromone while keeping the mind sober.”

Su Ling’s eyes lit up and looked at Gu Liheng, “In this case, we can stay together in the future, and it will be fine even if we don’t attach our isolator!”

Gu Liheng nodded and said, “However, it is still uncertain whether the scent is useful for AO who are already affected, and whether the effectiveness stays the same for AO with high compatibility rate.”

A team member voiced out, “Oh yeah, Old Third has the lowest compatibility rate with the team leader.”

“Haha, it turns out that the team leader chose Old Third for this reason.”

Ye Lei turned to glance at the man, and when they settled down, he said, “President Gu is right, but there is no way to test it today. We will go into the details, and it will be tested three days later.”

“No matter what the result is, this effect is already very magical,” Ye Lei made a fist. “In the future, AO may be able to fall in love without the isolator, just like a normal Beta, without being affected by their instinct.”

“That’s great. I have a friend where the person he like has a low compatibility rate with him. Later, another person with a high compatibility rate chased after him. After drinking, he was affected by their pheromones, and he couldn’t control himself, ending up having a relationship with that person. It is still a big mess at his side.”

“So miserable.”

“When I can’t control myself, I became really upset and felt like a beast. So it always distressed me seeing my Omega’s sorry state after I woke up in the morning.”

Hearing that, Su Ling glanced up, it was the Alpha who was sitting on the right seat before.

“Boss, stop spreading dog food.”

“Yes, is this a time to spread dog food?”

Ye Lei recorded the result of their testing and ordered, “Go and prepare. The indoor test doesn’t need much help, we’ll just need to monitor the whole process.”

The boss nodded and left with the other four members.

Then Ye Lei said to Su Ling, “I will go to the next door to observe. You can join me or do your own thing. I will contact you if something is up.”

Su Ling: “We won’t join you then, we still have something else to do.”

Before Su Ling leaves the room, he reminded Xian Mo Yu again not to mess around. After lightly pinching the roots, Xian Mo Yu let go of him, and he and Gu Liheng left Room No.1.

They headed to the spiritual plant sample storage room. Su Ling swiped his bracelet and went in. Once inside, it seemed like they have entered an enormous library. The indoor area is large, with rows of shelves placed, just like bookshelves. The level of the spiritual plant sample is written next to the shelf. The closest to the door is Grade E. Each row of shelves has three floors, each with ten grids, which are blocked by small glass windows, and samples are placed inside. A label with the name of the spiritual plant is attached to the upper right corner of the glass window, as well as a brief introduction of the spiritual plant, including the effects of its aroma.

Su Ling sighed in admiration, “What a good place.”

It is a paradise for students majoring in spiritual plant.

Gu Liheng asked, “You like it? It’s not a problem for our Gu company to find all the known spiritual plants listed so far. It just takes time to organize it, and then we will be able to make something like this in the villa.”

“No, it’s not that I like it. I just think it’s very convenient to study this way,” Su Ling said with a laugh. “Don’t do this in the villa. After I noted down the information, it will be useless.” This is definitely a very heavy workload.

Gu Liheng looked at him and nodded.

Smiling, Su Ling took Gu Liheng’s hand and led him to the first grid and said, “Smell it carefully. Tell me which one that makes you feel refreshed, soothed, and comfortable.”

A soft expression appeared on Gu Liheng’s face, “Okay.”

Gu Liheng concentrated on feeling the effects of various spiritual plants’ scent, and Su Ling mentally noted down the fragrance and the name of the spiritual plant. Although he has a better memory now, he still can’t remember things with just a glance. But he won’t force himself, he will just remember as much as he can.

At dinner time, they only managed to get to the Grade D spiritual plant area. There are too many Grade E spiritual plants, accounting for almost half of all types of spiritual plants. Many Grade E spiritual plants have similar effects. Gu Liheng has pointed out a total of 42 spiritual plants, of which 18 are refreshing. Su Ling kept the records, and they left the storage room to eat dinner at the restaurant outside the association.

When they returned, Su Ling walked to the door of the dormitory area, and a root broke out from the ground and swayed in front of him. Su Ling looked at the black hole on the floor, “…If you really want to come out, come out through the window next time?”

Fortunately, it’s just a root. If there’s more… what if the level collapses? He thought about it and felt that it is indeed dangerous. Hence while walking into his room, he explained the consequences of the floor collapsing to Xian Mo Yu.

At the same time, Ye Lei came out of the monitoring room, his eyes fell on the root, “How long is its root?”

Su Ling looked back, then looked at Room No.1. The roots from Room No.1 to the black hole and then to where he stood were at least ten meters away.

“I don’t know either.” In his impression, the roots were like a rubber band that could stretch indefinitely. He rubbed the root of his wrist and asked, “How far can you reach?”

The root lets go of him, went straight to the second floor, and entered his room through the second-floor window.

Ye Lei estimated, “More than twenty meters.”

Soon, the root retracted and disappeared from the black hole it created. After a while, two roots came out of the window of Room No.1 and went directly to Su Ling’s room on the second floor. Although he couldn’t see what is happening, but from the way the roots shook, Su Ling knew that it is swaying in front of Lopseed and Baby’s breath again.

He looked at Ye Lei and asked, “Is it okay that it acted like this?”

Ye Lei raised his head to look at the roots, “It’s okay, it doesn’t affect the test since it’s up in the air[1]. Is there something in your room that it likes?”

Su Ling: “Lopseed and Baby’s breath, it is probably playing with them.”

Hearing that, Ye Lei’s eyes lit up and he made notes on his bracelet, “In other words, Grade S spiritual plant can make friends.”

Su Ling agrees, he thinks Xian Mo Yu regards him as a friend.

…

In the evening, Su Ling’s room.

Su Ling and Gu Liheng sat in the living room, Su Ling looked at the fragrance making courseware, while Gu Liheng handled urgent documents from his company. The two did not communicate, but the atmosphere was very warm. The scent of Lopseed and Baby’s breath in the air makes them very comfortable, and they don’t feel tired regardless of study or work. Xian Mo Yu’s roots stayed until the two plants closed their petals, indicating that they had to rest before moving away from them, and went to Su Ling’s side.

Su Ling casually gave it a squeeze and turned back to focus on the courseware.

Xian Mo Yu stayed for a while, then turned to sway in front of Gu Liheng. Gu Liheng glanced at it and continued to look at his files. Its roots scurried around boredly and finally lay lazily on the windowsill. Suddenly, it felt something, the front end opened up in shock, and soon quickly retracted from the window sill. Its movement was fast and light, so it didn’t make any noise or large movement. Su Ling and Gu Liheng didn’t even find out when it left.

The roots left the window sill but did not return to Room No.1. Instead, it went to the front office building and finally stopped behind the main building. Its front end opened up again, contracting like it was heaving. Then it stopped the action and patted the ground irritably before collapsed on the ground[2]. At the same time, countless roots appeared in Room No.1, some of them rushed towards the door and opened the door. Then the roots stretched straight, lifted the flowers bud, and moved forward. Every time the flower bud move, the roots behind the main building also move forward.

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[1] No idea what being in the air doesn’t affect the test lol _(;3/

[2] The sentence sounds weird, but I think it’s because XMY has reached its maximum length, that’s why it couldn’t go further and got irritated.

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Su Ling’s response was fast, but he still couldn’t grab the thing before Gu Liheng could see it. When he rushed over, he could see Gu Liheng was stunned speechless. Su Ling managed to snatch the box from Gu Liheng’s hand, but because of too much momentum, he bumped into Gu Liheng. Gu Liheng caught him and took a step back, causing both to fell to the sofa. When they landed, Su Ling’s chin hit Gu Liheng’s chest. Rubbing the sore part, he saw the box in his hand and immediately stopped moving. Next, he quickly put his hand behind him.

Gu Liheng looked at Su Ling with a complicated expression. Lightly rubbing Su Ling’s chin with his thumb, he asked in a low tone after a while, “Why buy this?”

Su Ling blushed and stuttered, “Um, I was…”

Curious? Want to try? Bought the wrong thing? Several answers flashed through Su Ling’s mind, but all sounded terrible; they either sound like a lie or a shameful acknowledgement.

Su Ling’s skin is fair to start with, so when he revealed a blushing and speechless expression, he looked pitiful.

Gu Liheng brushed his hair to soothe him, “Don’t panic.” He glanced down at Su Ling’s neck, “Are your estrus coming soon?”

Hearing the calm tone in Gu Liheng’s voice, Su Ling calmed down a little and turned to look at his expression carefully. Seeing that he is not angry, didn’t have other negative emotions, he felt relieved. At the same time, Su Ling is also a little puzzled, shouldn’t male god get aggravated by this kind of thing? Nevertheless, he shook his head and answered, “No.”

Gu Liheng lowered his head to meet Su Ling’s eyes, his eyes darkened, and his voice was slightly hoarse as he continued to ask, “Then why buy it? You ‘want’ it?”

During their estrus, Omega will have a strong urge to be ‘conquered’. Though in other normal times, their reaction will not be so strong, there will still be physiological needs.

Su Ling’s eyes widened, “No!” He bit his lip. Now that he got found out, he decided to lay everything out. Although it is cruel to expose male god’s scars right now, that day will still come sooner or later. Before this, he couldn’t bear hurting him(GLH), that’s why he wanted to take it slowly in a gentle way. Now that he saw male god’s reaction, he felt that his(GLH) heart is quite strong in accepting things. To be honest, Su Ling prefers speaking out directly as well. The roundabout way is like his relationship with male god, he felt unsettled because he couldn’t be sure what is Gu Liheng’s illness.

With a serious expression, he looked at Gu Liheng and said, “I think we have to talk.”

Gu Liheng looked serious as well, Su Ling adjusted his posture, and the two sat side by side facing each other. Su Ling took a deep breath and placed the box between them, “I don’t mind you using these.”

Gu Liheng stopped breathing.

Su Ling spoke quickly, “I have checked online. This is one of the simplest models, and there are many other tools available. Even if your disease is not cured, it won’t impact our lives.” He stared at Gu Liheng, “I don’t mind your illness. What I like is your character and your way of doing things. You make me feel that our relationship can be very stable, and I feel at ease.”

He lowered his voice, “So don’t refuse to marry me because of your illness. This makes me very unsettled. I want a stable relationship.”

Su Ling knows that a relationship may not be stable even after marriage, but influenced by his mother since childhood, he always feels that marriage is a sign of a stable relationship.

Gu Liheng stared intently at Su Ling for a long time, but he couldn’t hold back and pulled Su Ling close to kiss him. He didn’t know why the young man would misunderstand his illness, but he was incredibly moved by his reaction. The young man thought he couldn’t ‘do’ it, but still liked him, and even wanted to solve his problem by secretly purchasing those things. Except for his young man, there is probably no other Omega who can accept their Alpha having s-e-x-ual dysfunction illness.

Su Ling obediently accepted the kiss, and eagerly responded back. Placing his hands on male god’s shoulders, he is showing by action that he didn’t mind at all.

After a while, Gu Liheng stopped. Su Ling has moved to sit on his lap at some point, panting against his shoulder. He held Su Ling with one hand, and caress his back with the other hand.

Soon, Su Ling’s breathing slowed down. Feeling uncomfortable sitting with his knees bent, he wanted to change his posture, but when he moved, he found that something is wrong. Something is poking against his thigh. As a man, he immediately understood what it was.

Su Ling looked up in surprise, “You already healed?”

Gu Liheng held his hand and explained, “I’m not sick. The illness I said is not in this regard.”

Su Ling blinked and smiled awkwardly, “Haha, I misunderstood. It’s fine if just a misunderstanding.”

“Why would you have such a misunderstanding?” Gu Liheng asked seriously.

Thinking that his misunderstanding might attack male god’s confidence, Su Ling quickly explained, “It has nothing to do with you, but… apart from this illness, I can’t think of anything that will make you feel that you can’t give me happiness.” Of course, it has something to do with the rumours he has heard. Hence when the idea comes up, adding with the rumours, Su Ling thinks it is extremely possible.

Gu Liheng’s palm was placed against the side of Su Ling’s neck, his thumb lightly touching the corner of his(SL) lips. His tone was very low when he said, “There is.”

Su Ling grabbed his hand and looked at him, “Tell me, you don’t want to reencounter this kind of misunderstanding, right? You will be very tired facing this alone, I want to share the pressure with you and want to understand your situation.”

Gu Liheng’s jaw stiffened slightly, and the mood in his eyes changed. After a while, he hugged Su Ling and put his chin on his shoulder. If Su Ling asks him before this, he might hesitate, unwilling to tell the young man about his weakness. However, knowing that the young man is willing to accept him even if he had problems in ‘that aspect’, he could not continue to hide it from the young man.

“Mental difficulties in showing facial expressions.”

Several scenes flashed quickly in Su Ling’s mind, which is male god’s abnormal reaction when he realized he was smiling. He put his hand on male god’s arm, feeling very distressed. There is definitely a reason for the psychological disorder. He asked, “You can’t smile naturally?”

“En,” Gu Liheng replied in a low voice, “When I smile, I will have hallucinations, subconsciously shaking and having panic attacks.”

“What kind of hallucinations?”

Gu Liheng was silent for a moment before saying, “Something from my childhood.”

Sensing that Gu Liheng didn’t want to go into details, Su Ling didn’t ask. He let him hold him for a while and patted his arm. After Gu Liheng let go of him, Su Ling smiled and said, “I probably can understand what you think. You think that since you can’t smile at me, I always live in a serious environment, and I will eventually feel depressed and can’t stand it?”

Gu Liheng’s lips were slightly pressed together, “Yes.”

Su Ling touched the corner of his mouth with a finger, “But, you have smiled at me several times.”

“My reaction…”

Su Ling: “Not the first few times, but the most recent. I have seen your previous reactions, so I didn’t tell you whenever you smiled recently.”

Gu Liheng opened his eyes slightly, showing a surprised look, “Really?”

Su Ling nodded and asked, “This means you are getting better, right?”

“Yes,” Gu Liheng nodded, “After I smiled in front of you, I consulted the doctor, and he suggested that to stay in contact with you more.”

Su Ling squinted his eyes, “But you didn’t follow the doctor’s advice and asked me to move out.”

“No, I adjusted my leave and went to Silver Mist Forest with you.”

Su Ling suddenly said, “So it was that time. No wonder you wanted to follow me. Then why did you stay away from me again?”

Gu Liheng confessed, “You confessed to me. I like you, but I can’t accept you, because it will be painful for you.”

Su Ling grabbed his hand with a flip and laughed, “It won’t be anymore. We are already together. From now on, you have to follow the doctor’s advice and stay with me more.”

Gu Liheng’s eyes were filled with smiles, “En.”

Su Ling pointed to his eyes, “Look, your eyes are smiling.” He gestured with his thumb and forefinger, leaving a little distance. “Although the arc is small, you still smiled.” He looked at male god’s expression, “Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

Gu Liheng was startled and blinked, “No.”

Su Ling smiled, “Then, I will tell you whenever I see you smiling. And you will tell me if you are uncomfortable.”

Gu Liheng: “Alright.”

After the conversation, Su Ling was in a good mood. He got off his male god and sat side by side. His foot touched the box that had fallen off the sofa, and his expression immediately became embarrassed.

Gu Liheng: “You don’t need to use this kind of thing anymore, throw it away.”

This sentence is really ambiguous, can easily make people’s thinking go wild.

Su Ling acknowledged with an En, then he picked up the box, looking embarrassed. If he throws it directly into the trash can, it would be embarrassing in case anyone saw it, but he would uncomfortable if he doesn’t get rid of it. With a flickering gaze, he squeezed the root that had been wrapping around his wrist and started to unravel it. Then he placed the box in front of the root.

The root immediately understood. It wrapped around the box lightly and start shaking it.

Su Ling: “…Don’t shake it! Can you dissolve it with your poison? The kind that would melt things completely.”

The root becomes arched and flung the box out. The parabola of the box falls directly on the black stamens, and it disappears in the blink of an eye.

Su Ling was very satisfied, “You are so awesome!”

Xian Mo Yu was pleased to be praised. Its red petals went up and down, and the roots twisted happily and then entangled in his hand.

Su Ling gave it a pinch, “From today, someone will do some research on you. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt you. Just cooperate with the tests and don’t hurt other people.”

A root stood in front of him and moved up and down.

Su Ling: “So smart. I’ll tell you the details after I’ve discussed with the researchers.”

…

At noon, the two had lunch and walked around the dormitory area. The greenery on both sides of the dormitory is splendid. There are many low-level spiritual plants, and many ordinary plants were planted as well. Su Ling saw several vines with diamond-shaped leaves.

After a stroll, the two went back to their rooms for a nap.

After Su Ling woke up, he received a message from the leader of the research group. So he went to find Gu Liheng, and the two went to the room outside on the first floor of the spiritual plant building on the left.

The room is large in size and furnished like a classroom. The front is a podium with various instruments around it. There are eight stools underneath. On the first row, there are only people sitting on the right side of the podium, while the other three are empty.

As soon as they entered, 5 Alpha in camouflage uniforms and an Omega in the black shirt on the stage looked over at them.

The Omega in black shirt nodded and said, “Hello, I’m Ye Lei, the leader of the research team, please come in.”

The two greeted the group and walked to the front, Ye Lei: “Mr Su, you can sit in the middle.”

Gu Liheng glanced around and sat down on the second right of the podium, next to the only Alpha in the front row, while Su Ling sat down on the second left[1].

Ye Lei: “Let’s just talk about our main purpose.” The view of a room appeared on the holographic screen behind him. “This is room No.1 next door. We planned to let Xian Mo Yu stay here so we can test its indoor habits on the first day.” He looked at Su Ling: “Can it be done?”

Su Ling nodded, “Yes.”

“After 5.00 pm tomorrow, we will move Xian Mo Yu to a natural environment to test its habits in the wild.” Ye Lei said, the screen behind him turned to the forest.

He looked at the Alpha on the right, “Is 1 day is enough for you to arrange the move?”

The Alpha nodded and said, “Enough.”

“We will observe Xian Mo Yu in the wild for 3 consecutive days. As for the remaining 3 days, we will adjust according to the previous study. Is there a problem?”

Both Su Ling and the Alpha shook their head.

Ye Lei: “Let’s put Xian Mo Yu in the room next door first, and we will measure its various data.”

Everyone turned to the next door. When Xian Mo Yu appeared in the middle open space, someone in the test group couldn’t help but make a noise. Although they had seen the pictures during the assessment, seeing the real thing is entirely different.

A visual shock, and a scent of enjoyment to the nose.

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[1] Checked the raw twice, no sure if the author got the direction wrong because he/she make it like Su Ling is being rude, but he isn’t.

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Gu Liheng strode to Su Ling’s side and placed his right hand lightly on Su Ling’s left shoulder. Then looking at Mother Gu with a serious expression, he greeted, “Mother.”

Mother Gu was a little surprised by Gu Liheng’s sudden appearance. When the staff of the rental shop said that the suit had been paid in full, she knew that Gu Liheng had found out about her meeting with Su Ling. She just didn’t expect him to come over immediately, and that fast. The corner of her mouth curved down as she said, “Take a seat.”

Su Ling looked up at Gu Liheng. Male god’s expression was stiffer than usual. Was he(GLH) worried about him? He grabbed Gu Liheng’s hand on his shoulder, then shifted his body to the right, opening some space to sit on his left. Gu Liheng looked down and sat beside Su Ling. The side of their arms touched, and Su Ling immediately noticed that male god is quite muscular. Slightly stunned, he tilted his head and saw the side of male god’s icy face. Gu Liheng didn’t have any expression on his face; looking cold and serious. It’s completely different from how he(GLH) usually behaved in front of him.  As he was thinking, his hand was suddenly flipped down and held tightly.

Gu Liheng turned to look at the young man, his expression slightly nervous. Did he(SL) notice anything?

Su Ling smiled at Gu Liheng and asked, “Would you like something to drink?”

Gu Liheng’s complexion eased up slightly as he replied, “No need.”

Mother Gu watched how the two interacted, and her eyes were round with surprise. In her memories, her son was very monotonous; always wearing the same expression and doing things in the same way. Calm and serious, polite but indifferent. But when facing Su Ling, maybe he didn’t even notice it himself, his expression was soft and lively. Mother Gu rubbed her forehead, she knew too well that no one could break apart a pair of AO that is in love. Initially, she thought it’s not too late to separate them, but now it seems impossible. She won’t go against the impossible, so she placed her folded hands on the table and asked, “When are you going to get married?”

Su Ling’s eyes widened slightly. Mother Gu’s thinking took a giant leap from just now.

Gu Liheng shook Su Ling’s hand and unconsciously used a little force. He replied, “Ling Ling is still young, at least until he graduates from university.”

“4 years?” Mother Gu frowned. “It’s too long. If you are worried that pregnancy will affect your studies, I will take care of the baby after the baby is born.”

The corners of Su Ling’s mouth twitched. How did this topic end up so strange? Didn’t you want to break us up? How did it become helping to take care of our children? Wrong! The main point is children, it is impossible for male god to have children ah! Su Ling quickly glanced at male god. Seeing that his expression is still calm, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, “We are still young and want to enjoy life as a couple first.”

Mother Gu looked at Gu Liheng, “You think so too?”

Gu Liheng: “En.”

After staying silent for a long time, Mother Gu finally said, “As you wished.” She focused on Gu Liheng, “You are an adult now and have your own ideas. I cannot influence any of your decisions anymore.”

“I’ll stop caring about you,” she straightened her back, her voice slightly cold, “I want to take over the Snow Leopard.”

Gu Liheng was surprised, “Why?”

Mother Gu: “To find the truth about your father’s death.”

“The truth?” Gu Liheng’s cheeks and jaws tightened.

Mother Gu: “I don’t believe it is an accident. There are many doubtful points. Previously, I have spent all my energy in order for our family to survive and put you in charge of Gu company. Even if I found out that there is a problem, I have no time and energy to investigate it.”

“Later after the company’s situation improved, my rejection illness became more serious, causing my thoughts to be unstable, and I couldn’t think clearly.”

“In these past few days after I’m fully cured, I have sorted out what happened at the time. As for the specific details, I need the Snow Leopard Mercenary Corps to investigate.”

Gu Liheng said solemnly, “You can pick any team you want, and I want to follow up the whole process.”

Mother Gu: “Sure, but I have the final say on how to investigate.”

Mother Gu finished her coffee and said, “I will leave first. If you decide to have the wedding in advance, remember to tell me.”

Soon after Mother Gu left, Su Ling and Gu Liheng left the cafe as well. Su Ling looked around, but didn’t see the car he came with earlier, “Huh, where’s the driver?”

Gu Liheng: “I let him off work. We will take my car to go back.”

Su Ling: “But the suit is still in the car, I will contact him!”

Before he raised his hand, Su Ling’s hand was caught by Gu Liheng. Gu Liheng led him to a sleek black car and said, “I’ve bought it.”

Su Ling got into the car with him and turned his head helplessly at him, “…Didn’t I said you don’t need to buy it?”

Gu Liheng: “You wore it before, and it suits you well.”

Su Ling blinked, “Just because of these two reasons?”

“En.”

Hearing that, Su Ling’s eyes curved up. He placed his hand on Gu Liheng’s shoulder and leaned over, “I found out that you are actually good at saying sweet things.”

Gu Liheng: “I didn’t.”

Su Ling smiled and stopped talking about random stuff. Poking his finger on the side of his(GLH) face, he asked, “You have a serious expression, thinking about your father?”

Gu Liheng looked down at him, “En, I always thought it was an accident.”

Su Ling grasped Gu Liheng’s right hand and shook it lightly, as a silent gesture of comfort.

20 minutes later, the car stopped, and Su Ling looked out, “Do you still want to stay in the association?”

Gu Liheng: “En, my mother won’t let me intervene in the investigation. I will know if there is progress.”

Hearing him mentioning Mother Gu, Su Ling thought of his reaction when facing her. He wanted to ask if there is a problem with their mother-child relationship, but after a moment of hesitation, he stopped himself from asking.

…

The two got out of the car and entered the association after confirming their identities. The big tree in the middle has not changed. The leaves are still lush and green. The diamond-shaped leaves of the vines on the tree are swaying with the wind, which is very beautiful.

“How do you feel?” he asked.

Gu Liheng: “The environment is excellent.”

The two went directly to Director Li’s office. Director Li got up from her seat with a smile on her face. When she saw Gu Liheng, she was taken aback, “President Gu?”

Gu Liheng: “Hello.”

A look of disbelief appeared on Director Li’s face. That cold-faced president has finally fallen in love?

It wasn’t until the two were taken to the dormitory behind the office building that Director Li’s expression eased up. The dormitory is n-shaped like the office building, but the floor is much lower, only 3 floors, but it occupies an extensive area, and the exterior walls were painted with green paint. Many green plants grow on both sides of the dormitory, and behind it is a tall courtyard wall, so one can’t see what’s behind it.

Director Li: “On the left is the spiritual plant area, where we placed all the spiritual plants,
and also where we observe the plants. On the right is the researcher’s residence, and the middle is the residence for spiritual plant’s owner. There are 2 rooms on each floor, all empty, sp you can pick whichever you want.”

“No one stays here?” Su Ling asked.

Director Li led them to the middle area and answered, “En, we have quite a comprehensive data regarding the currently registered spiritual plant, so they do not need to be studied.”

Su Ling nodded, then Director Li continued, “After you contacted me, the association held an assessment for researchers. After the results come out at noon, 6 researchers would move in, and the team leader would contact you. We will need your help during the research process.”

Su Ling nodded, “No problem, where are the samples of the spiritual plant’s fragrance that I mentioned before?”

Director Li pointed to the office building behind her, “In the storage room on the 6th floor. You can just swipe your bracelet at the entrance, as the necessary authority has been granted to you.”

“Thank you.”

Director Li: “Feel free to walk around. You can tell me if there is anything that you are dissatisfied with, and I will let people handle it.”

Su Ling nodded, “Okay.”

After Director Li left, Su Ling and Gu Liheng took a look at the rooms. The layout of all rooms is the same, very spacious and homely styled. Su Ling stood in the middle of the stairs on the 2nd floor and asked, “One room each or stay together?”

Gu Liheng’s expression slightly changed as he glanced at Su Ling. Then he pointed to the room near the spiritual plant area and said, “You sleep here, I sleep next door.”

“That is not next door, there’s a stair between us.” Although Su Ling said that, he went along with Gu Liheng’s decision.

If both of them stayed in the same room, and they remove their isolator at night, it’s very easy for things to go wrong under the influence of their pheromones.

Both went into Su Ling’s room first, and Su Ling took Gu Liheng to the sofa, “Stay here and don’t go out during the day. Only go to your room to sleep at night.”

Gu Liheng acknowledged with an En.

Satisfied, Su Ling smiled and got up. He took out Lopseed and Baby’s breath from the space storage and put them together in the corner of the living room. A sweet and refreshing scent quickly spread in the living room, and their mood relaxed unconsciously. Su Ling looked at the area of the living room and stood near the balcony, “I want to take out Xian Mo Yu. I need to inform it about the research and other things to prevent any problems. Can you move the sofa aside?”

Gu Liheng got up and moved the L-shaped sofa away very easily, leaving the middle of the living room empty.

Su Ling took out Xian Mo Yu, and his surrounding instantly darkened because Xian Mo Yu has blocked all the light in front of him. Xian Mo Yu’s emotions were transferred to him, letting Su Ling know that it is unhappy. As if to express its unhappiness, a lot of roots appeared, waving in the air. A picture appeared in Su Ling’s mind, Xian Mo Yu’s roots swaying happily in front of Lopseed and Baby’s breath, and the 2 plants suddenly disappeared – he took them out of his storage.

Before he had time to explain, Xian Mo Yu suddenly became happy again. A root was wrapped around his wrist, while 2 roots rushed to the corner, and continued to sway in front of 2 Grade A spiritual plants. The excess roots stopped waving in the air and quickly retracted into the flower bud.

Su Ling pinched the root on his wrist in amusement. What a childlike temper, changing so quickly.

In the surrounding light, Su Ling saw a black object fall from mid-air and fell in front of Gu Liheng. He became speechless. The roots always looked smooth and didn’t seem to be anything wrong. Is it possible that Xian Mo Yu could grow things like sweet potatoes on its roots? He looked over and saw Gu Liheng bending down to pick the item. It was a long black box, around 20cm.

Oh my God!

Su Ling flushed, and quickly rushed to Gu Liheng while shouting, “Don’t look!”

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Right after Su Ling’s message was sent, his bracelet immediately rang. It was a call from Nalu. Su Ling connected the call and smiled, “Uncle Nalu.”

Nalu quickly asked, “Did you drink?”

A random thought flashed through Su Ling’s mind, ‘How many bottles? Why are you so drunk?’

With a helpless tone, Su Ling said, “No, I’m very awake right now, and it’s not a dream. Uncle Nalu, your question really hurt me, you have no confidence in me?”

Nalu gave a light cough and said, “No, no, Xiao Ling is excellent. Getting together with President Gu is nothing, you can even get together with a marshal.”

Su Ling chuckled, “No need, I’m not interested. It’s just that I’m very happy so I want to share my joy with you.”

Nalu: “Congratulations,” he couldn’t help but ask, “How did President Gu agree to you? Did you make it clear to him? There is no wrong understanding, right?”

Su Ling: “…” He simply tugged Gu Liheng’s sleeve, “Mr Gu, tell him please.”

“What? Why did you suddenly say Mr Gu…” Before Nalu could finish asking, he heard a calm and magnetic voice.

“Hello, I’m Gu Liheng, Ling Ling’s boyfriend,” he paused, his tone was especially serious, “Don’t worry, I am serious, and I will treat him well.”

Nalu was dumbfounded by his solemn words, he had a weird feeling like he is marrying his son off. It took him a long time to return to his senses, “Oh oh oh, congratulations to you two. I believe you.”

Gu Liheng: “Thank you.”

Su Ling laughed and informed Nalu that he will be going to stay in the spiritual plant association for a few days.

Su Ling: “Please feel free to contact me if something is up.”

Nalu: “Alright.”

Hanging up the call, Gu Liheng took Su Ling for a walk in the garden.

Su Ling couldn’t help laughing, “When I first lived in, I invited you to take a walk, but you refused.”

Gu Liheng was surprised, “You already liked me at that time?”

Su Ling nodded and said, “En.”

Gu Liheng smiled, “I didn’t even notice.”

Su Ling snorted, “Of course you didn’t. You see me as a kid at that time, but now you are in love with a kid!”

There’s an inexplicable sense of him slapping his own face. Gu Liheng coughed slightly and emphasized with a serious look, “You are already an adult.”

Smiling, Su Ling hugged Gu Liheng and said, “Why are you so cute?!”

After taking a walk, Gu Liheng went to the gym room to exercise. Su Ling was worried that male god might have to restrict his own movement if he(SL) follow, plus he wanted to check some information, so he didn’t go with Gu Liheng. He returned to the guest room and saw that the guest room is as clean and tidy as ever, and the furnishings were the same as before. Eyes curving with a smile, Su Ling takes off his isolator. He sat on the sofa on the balcony and started searching for adult products online.

There were a lot of pop-up pages, and there are various products. There are some products that Su Ling can’t understand the purpose at first glance, and some are realistically made, which is very obvious what it is used for. There are also products with a capitalized, bold wording saying specially for Omega use only.

Su Ling couldn’t help but flushed, feeling very ashamed, and his heart was beating wildly. He took a deep breath, but thinking that these things will be used on him, he doesn’t feel very good anymore. Closing the page, Su Ling supported his chin on his hand with a melancholy face, he couldn’t even pass his own hurdle, how could he persuade male god to use the products?

Should he pretend to be s*xually indifferent? Or pretend to be a ‘match made in heaven’[1] with male god? That won’t work either. He sighed against the couch. His strange reactions (towards temporary marking with an Alpha) today verified what was mentioned in the physiology Book. This also means that Omega can really get into estrus, unable to control himself, and eager to be ‘conquered’. Although he has not experienced the estrus period before, he is already an adult, so the estrus period may come at any time. He can’t act like it’s nothing. If that time comes and he clings to male god, but male god can’t help him…

Just thinking of that scene breaks his heart, ain’t that a preview of a breakup scene?!

Therefore, they still have to resort to tools. After a moment of consideration, Su Ling searched for some ‘videos’ instead of opening the history tab. In his mind, he felt that maybe the demonstration of the item in actual usage might not be as impactful as imagined. It turns out that he is still too naive.

Halfway through the video, Su Ling couldn’t bear to watch it any longer and exited the window. He couldn’t imagine himself having the same reaction as the Omega in the video; miserable and le-wd, crying to be bullied, just like a ma-so-chist. He was quite confident at first, but now he finds it too difficult. Although he has only confirmed his relationship with male god and doesn’t need to worry about getting on bed for now, but he doesn’t have a solution in hand. That makes him feel insecure, and he keeps having the feeling that their relationship is precarious.

In the end, he went to the relationship forum, wanting to learn from other people, but he soon found that there is no Omega with the same experience. All of the threads were asking about what to do when their Alpha ‘wants it’ too hard/much? It seems that male god’s illness is a rare case in Planet Belle, no wonder he(GLH) keep rejecting him before this. And the pressure is so great that he can’t sleep well too. If male god is here now, he would definitely give him a hug to show comfort.

With no experience to learn from, Su Ling reluctantly exited the forum. After thinking about it, he clicked on the history tab for the previous shopping page. Then he set the filter to display the products in an ascending mode, from beginner to advanced level.

Baby steps here, he should be able to accept using the tools slowly.

Enduring his embarrassment, Su Ling read the manuals of the first three beginner tools carefully while blushing. Next, he paid attention to the videos attached that demonstrate the usage of each product. After understanding the functions, he bought the second type. When filling in the mailing address, he deleted the location address and fill in the address of his rented unit.

It will be embarrassing if he sent it to the villa and it gets found out by male god. Although male god will eventually know about it, he(SL) has to adapt to the tools first. Otherwise, if he reacted stiffly or looked repulsive, male god might feel that he(GLH) can’t satisfy him(SL), and ended up thinking that they can’t be together.

After placing the order, Su Ling’s discomfort eased up a lot. He patted his face and got up to take a bath. Before going to bed, he sent a good night message to male god, and soon received a reply: “Good night.”

…

The next morning, Su Ling and Gu Liheng had breakfast together, and then Su Ling went to Xiao’s villa alone to collect the liquid. As soon as he entered the living room, Lin Meng jumped up from the sofa.

“Ling Ling,” Lin Meng ran to Su Ling and wrinkled his nose, “God, are you really with President Gu now?” Then with a low voice, he asked ambiguously, “You have President Gu’s scent all over you. How did you do the marking? Did he bite your gland?”

For Su Ling, he easily recognized Xiào Rui’s scent on Lin Meng’s body as well. He replied, “No, and Xiào Rui bit yours?”

Lin Meng shrank his neck, his face flushed as he answered, “En.” At the birthday party last night, Xiào Rui was taken by Father Xiào to meet many elders. After drinking a few glasses, he couldn’t hold back his emotions.

Su Ling smiled, but didn’t plan to continue to gossip, “I’ll harvest the liquid first. We’ll talk later.”

Later, Lin Meng said, “We are going to the amusement park today, do you want to join us?”

Su Ling: “No, I have something to do.”

Lin Meng: “Then when do you have time? Let’s make an appointment to hang out together.”

Su Ling nodded, “Okay.”

Lin Meng sent Su Ling to the door and saw the car parked outside. He lightly bumped against Su Ling’s arm and asked, “That’s President Gu’s car, right? You stayed in the Gu villa yesterday?”

Su Ling uttered an En and said goodbye to Lin Meng. After getting in the car, he said to the driver, “Xinlu Community.” [Banana – Sorry for the interruption, this is the area of SL’s rented unit]

On the way to the unit, Su Ling received a message from the dress shop, reminding him that the rental period of his suit is expiring[2], and the extension requires additional fees. After reading the message, he tapped his head. Love makes one silly indeed. He had planned to return the suit yesterday morning but completely forgotten about it after male god confessed to him.

At the rented unit house, Su Ling took the things he bought last night and placed them in his space storage. Then he got on the car with the suit bag and informed the driver about the location of the dress shop.

Along the way, the driver’s bracelet rang, but Su Ling didn’t mind. The cars here are all basically fully automatic. The driver mainly adjusts the route, which acts as a double assurance.

The driver answered with an En, then ended the call. Then he turned to Su Ling and called out embarrassedly, “Mr Su.”

Su Ling turned from the window to the driver, “What’s the matter?”

“Madam said she would like to see you. She will meet you at the Star Shore Cafe.”

That news makes Su Ling raised his eyebrows. But after a little thought, he thinks he knows what happened. So he said, “Go then.”

Not long after, the car stopped in front of an exquisite building. Su Ling glanced at the sign and got off the car. As soon as he entered, the waiter greeted him, “Do you have any appointments?”

“Madam Gu.”

“Please follow me.” The waiter led Su Ling to the right side window deck.

Su Ling greeted Mother Gu and then sat down.

Waiter: “May I take your order?”

Su Ling glanced at the menu and said, “A glass of lemonade, please.” He is not used to drinking coffee in the morning.

Mother Gu checked Su Ling out with a gentle smile on her face, she said, ” I didn’t get to thank you properly at the banquet. Thanks to the Redthorn Ball liquid you provided for my illness.”

“You are too polite,” Su Ling smiled, “I said it before, President Gu helped me a lot, and I didn’t give it for free.”

Mother Gu took a sip of coffee before saying, “Since it’s not free, it means our Gu family doesn’t owe you anything?”

Su Ling’s face remained unchanged, “Yes.”

“How much do you know about the Gu company?” Mother Gu pinched the handle of the cup with her fingers, rubbing gently with her thumb as if lost in memory.

Su Ling honestly replied, “Not a lot.”

Mother Gu looked at him as she said, “Ah Heng’s father, he died when Ah Heng was only 8 years old. Ah Heng is the only grandson of the Gu family, and his grandfather was biased on his grandson, so his relatives in the Gu family stared hungrily at the main branch.”

“If my parents didn’t take action at that time, Ah Heng would not even be able to keep his life, let alone take charge of the Gu family. From the point of view of young Omegas like you, wealthy families looked grand on the outside. But you don’t know how they are like a battlefield without gunpowder inside. With one bad move, one might not even have any bones left.”

She said with tears in her eyes, but her face was icy, “Just like Ah Heng’s father.”

Su Ling was taken aback, that wasn’t an accident? However, he did not ask further. This inside information is absolutely confidential. Mother Gu may not tell him, and the information would be useless for him if he knows. After a moment of silence, he looked at Mother Gu without hesitation and said,  “I understand what are you going at. You want to remind me that my family background is useless to President Gu, and you want to use the dark side of the rich to make me step back.”

“I’m sorry, I can’t do as you want. I like President Gu so unless he likes other people, I won’t give up on him.”

Mother Gu smiled slightly, “You are very smart, so I’ll be frank. You are not suitable for Ah Heng, and I disagree with you two being together.”

Su Ling frowned and was about to refute when his bracelet rang. He glanced at it and saw that it’s a call from male god. He turned to Mother Gu and said, “Sorry, I will take the call first.”

Once connected, Gu Liheng’s magnetic voice could be heard saying, “Are you still in the Xiao villa?”

“No, I forgot to return the suit yesterday. I will go back later.”

Gu Liheng: “Have you return it yet? If you like the suit, I’ll just buy it for you. No need to return it. I have packed my things and am ready to head to the spiritual plant association.”

Su Ling smiled, “No need to buy it, I won’t wear this kind of suit a lot. Talk to you later.”

When he hung up the call, Mother Gu said, “It seems I have delayed your time to return your suit. As an apology, I will buy it for you.”

Su Ling: “No need.”

Mother Gu glanced at him and smiled. She tapped at her bracelet to contact the driver, but the call couldn’t connect as it is showing that the driver is in a call.

On the other side, the driver was sweating cold sweat. He didn’t have time to bother when a notification came to indicate another incoming call. He said, “The suit is in the car, Mr Su… and Madam is in a cafe.” He wiped his forehead and continued, “Star Shore Cafe, yes, I will do it right away.”

He hung up the call and sighed softly. Then he glanced at the missed call from Madam Gu. It is too difficult being sandwiched between a rock and a hard place. He hesitated but remembering what President Gu said, the driver decided to pretend he didn’t notice the missed call for the time being. He got out of the car and went to the back seat to check the rent number in the suit bag. Then he went to the dress shop and paid with his card.

Since Mother Gu’s call did not get through to the driver, she called the dress shop instead. She mentioned Su Ling’s name and offered to buy the rented suit.

“Madam, the full amount has been paid for the suit.”

Mother Gu hung up the call and looked at Su Ling with complicated eyes, “It seems that Ah Heng really likes you.”

Su Ling didn’t understand how she comes to the judgment, but the content of the words made him feel happy. With curved eyes, he said, “I’m honoured.”

However, Mother Gu has no smile on her face as she drank her coffee in silence.

Su Ling sipped at his lemonade and waited for her to speak. In his mind, he is guessing what’s in her mind and what kind of objection she would make. Will she give him a check to make him leave male god? Or will she argue in front of male god? Although Su Ling doesn’t mind this situation, he still felt a little helpless. Mother Gu is male god’s closest relative, and he doesn’t want male god to be embarrassed.

After a while, Mother Gu spoke again with a sharp glint in her eyes, “A marriage that is not blessed by the elders will not be happy. You can’t provide Ah Heng with any help, and you may even become his weakness.”

Su Ling’s eyes narrowed.

“I won’t be his weakness.”

“He is not a weakness.”

Almost at the same time, a familiar magnetic voice came from behind him.

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Su Ling ended the call with Director Li and said to Gu Liheng, “We will stay for a week, from the 9th to the 15th. You should go back to pack your stuff today and remember to bring some daily necessities.”

Gu Liheng felt that his young man is too sensible, “Okay.”

Su Ling: “Do you have anything else to do for today?”

“No.”

Su Ling laughed and said, “Wait a minute for me then. I will mix the fragrance according to the formula you selected earlier. The earlier I can finish it, the earlier it can start the aging process. You should be able to try the effect tomorrow.” As he said that, he added one more point, “The rest of the tester will continue to age; maybe the effect will change over time.”

Gu Liheng: “You do your stuff, don’t worry about me.” Thinking that the young man has never taken the spiritual plant specialist class, he reminded, “You can quickly get the aged fragrance with the aging device. It is also convenient when you want to compare fragrances’ effects with different aging time. “

Other than the formula, fragrance products using spiritual plants also require a spiritual plant specialist. But the processes later on will be fully mechanical. The efficiency of natural aging is too low. Of course, the effect is better than using an aging device. Generally, high-end custom fragrances will choose natural aging. However, when studying a formula’s effect, it is quicker and more convenient to use the aging device, and it will not affect the comparison result.

Taking out the remaining Baby’s breath essential oil, Su Ling took out Baby’s breath he collected in the morning and the extractor. He replied, “I know, but the aging device is too expensive. I will buy it next month.”

By next month, he will get around 1.45 million star coins from auctioning Redthorn Ball’s liquid and the Baby breath’s nectar order. The money is enough to buy a medium-sized aging device, which can age many test items simultaneously. The next month after that, he should be able to buy a frozen filter, the equipment needed in the final step of removing impurities from fragrance products.

“Which model do you want? I’ll buy it for you.” Gu Liheng tapped at his bracelet.

From the extractor, Su Ling poured Baby’s breath essential oil into a bottle before opening another a new bottle. Hearing the words, he smiled and said, “I just mention it casually, and not trying to ask you to buy me something.”

“I want to buy it for you,” Gu Liheng frowned. “I don’t know what I can do for you. I don’t have any experience in this.”

Su Ling turned his head to look at Gu Liheng and saw a frustrated expression on his meticulous face. He chuckled and said, “Buy it then. I want a medium-sized device, and also help me buy a small frozen filter, by the way. I was planning to buy it when I have the money.”

Gu Liheng’s mood instantly became happy. He chose Tian Xiang (Divine Fragrance), the top brand for fragrance products and instruments. When he added the devices that Su Ling wanted, he paused at the checkout page and asked, “Send the devices here?”

Su Ling uttered an En, but he suddenly had a thought. In order to make male god let go of his heart trouble and believe that he(SL) doesn’t mind his(GLH) ‘illness’, he should stay with him. If he alternates between two places, it would be difficult for him(SL) to help. Hence, he shook his head and said, “No, send it to your place.”

The corner of Gu Liheng’s mouth curved up. It makes him feel good that he can always see the young man, “Okay.”

A brief glance over Gu Liheng’s mouth makes Su Ling smiled deeper. However, thinking of male god’s reaction every time he realized he smiled makes Su Ling wanted to ask about it, but he immediately stopped the thought. He didn’t want to ruin his(GLH) mood and decided to ask again when it is appropriate in the future.

Gu Liheng quickly placed the order. After receiving the pop-up message of a successful transaction, he moved his gaze from the holographic screen to Su Ling, “When are you going to move to my place?”

Su Ling mixed the essential oils in proportions, capped the bottle, and thought for a while, “After we returned from the association.”

“The devices you just bought will be delivered to the villa within two hours, you…” Gu Liheng glanced across the test bottles on the workbench, “Don’t you want to know the result sooner?”

Su Ling couldn’t help laughing and turned to look at him, “You want me to move in today?”

Hearing that, Gu Liheng gets worried that the young man would misunderstand that he has something indecent in mind, so his tone was much faster than usual, “I’m not planning to do anything to you, I just want to look at you.”

The protective and possessive desire of an Alpha for their Omega will make them feel uncomfortable and worried when the Omega is out of sight.

Su Ling’s eyes narrowed, “Then does that mean I’m too unattractive? Didn’t Alpha always want to do ‘something’ when they are with their Omega?” He tilted his head, “Or was it because you didn’t mark me?”

Gu Liheng’s eyes changed slightly.

Su Ling turned to take a step forward and stood in front of Gu Liheng. Their height difference made him dissatisfied. He pressed on male god’s shoulders and stood on tiptoe, and his eyes fell on his lips, “The welcome gift, it doesn’t count as a temporary marking?”

Gu Liheng’s throat moved as he replied, “It doesn’t count.”

Su Ling: “Why? Isn’t the temporary marking just a kiss?”

The young man’s light brown eyes seemed to have a transparent layer and looked very pure. Remembering that he(SL) has amnesia and might not understand many things, Gu Liheng patiently explained, “For normal contact, it takes a certain amount of time to achieve the effect of a temporary marking.”

Su Ling: “Do kisses considered as normal contact?”

Gu Liheng became silent. Su Ling raised his eyebrows and retracted his hand. He tapped at his bracelet and said, “I will know after I searched it.”

He read the physiology book before and remember glancing over the part for marking but only had a general impression. A kiss or a long hug is a temporary marking; a bite on the back of the neck is a temporary marking as well but will last a longer time. The knot during the sme-xy time will be a permanent marking. At first, he thought he just doesn’t understand what permanent marking meant, and now it seems that he even got the temporary marking wrong. That’s why it makes him wondered that time. Except for rapid heartbeats, he didn’t feel anything special. The book says that after being marked, the Omega will be affected by the Alpha’s pheromone. He would be blushing and feeling soft at his feet and instinctively be dependent on the Alpha. When he started reading the physiology book, he thought that the explanations were quite funny. After he was kissed, he even thought the book was just randomly made up facts, but it seemed that he had misunderstood the meaning.

Without waiting for him to start searching, Gu Liheng lightly grasped his wrist and said, “I’ll tell you.”

Su Ling looked up and waited for him to answer.

Gu Liheng bent over, and both of them could hear each other’s breath. His voice was slightly tensed as he asked, “Can I kiss you?”

Su Ling answered the question by shortening their distance.

Unlike the last time when the kiss was just a light touch, it was more intimate and deeper this time. Su Ling was held in the back of the head by Gu Liheng’s big palm and forced to raise his head. Gu Liheng didn’t release him until the moment he almost couldn’t breathe. His cheeks were hot, his feet were so soft that he was utterly unsteady, and he was leaning on Gu Liheng. His body was covered in male god’s scent. It was obviously a very light red wine fragrance, but quite domineering and fierce. It makes him submit willingly and sincerely, and doesn’t want to disobey any requests. Su Ling swallowed unconsciously. This unprecedented feeling made his brain blanked out for a moment, and he panted while resting his head on male god’s shoulder.

Gu Liheng’s eyes were dark, and he tried to control his breathing. Carrying Su Ling in a princess carry, he walked out of the spiritual plant room.

Finally regained his senses, Su Ling’s laughter was a little hoarse, “So that’s how it is.”

Temporary marking by kissing means a deep kiss and exchange of saliva. Come to think about it, it sounds reasonable. How can an Omega stand it if a light touch will get them marked? Whether one is studying or working, the chances of them accidentally brushed past an Alpha is very high.

Gu Liheng put Su Ling on the sofa, rubbing his black hair lightly so that he quickly eased from the feeling of temporary marking.

“I wanted to do this a long time ago,” his eyes were dark, ” I was just taking advantage of the explanation to do this.”

Su Ling was amused by his honesty, “You don’t need to wait for any opportunity. I like it when you do this. This is what a couple should do.” As he said that, he rested his head on the sofa and raised his hand to cover his eyes. “It’s just that my reaction makes me a little embarrassed. I was too uncalm.” His three views as a man have collapsed entirely.

Gu Liheng had a smile in his eyes. The young man’s expression made him very fond of him. He rubbed his fingers on the side of his(SL) face gently and praised, “This is instinct. You are doing great.”

Su Ling blinked and grabbed his hand. “You are doing great too.” Decided to take the opportunity to adjust his male god’s mentality of his ‘illness’, Su Ling added, “I like to be close to you; right now is good enough.”

Gu Liheng sat next to Su Ling and gave him a tight hug. The young man was full of his scent, which made him happy and relaxed. His possessiveness skyrocketed, and he wanted to keep him firmly within his range.

Why didn’t Gu Liheng say anything? Could it be he is thinking of his ‘sad issue’ again? Su Ling looked at male god’s expression. He looked relaxed and didn’t seem to be having an internal struggle, so he breathed a sigh of relief. It’s fine as long as his mind is not in a sensitive state.

The two stayed on the sofa for a long time. Su Ling felt nice with an overwhelming sense of security while Gu Liheng’s heart was contented; both felt very comfortable.

Sometime later, Su Ling glanced at the clock and straightened up from Gu Liheng’s arms. He asked, “Are you hungry? Let’s go out to eat a big meal, to celebrate us for leaving the ‘Single’ status together.”

Gu Liheng has smiles in his eyes, “Alright, what do you want to eat?”

“Boiled fish fillets, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork trotters, fried soy sauce chicken wings, braised prawns…” Su Ling was in a good mood. He jumped off the sofa and rattled off a list of names.

Gu Liheng got up and straightened Su Ling’s upturned hair with a natural movement, “Don’t be a picky eater, at least order a vegetable dish.”

That makes Su Ling felt a little embarrassed; he seemed to be treated as a child again.

“I just listed it casually. I definitely can’t eat so much for one meal. It’s enough if we just order 3 meat dishes, 1 vegetable dish, and 1 soup.” After Su Ling said that, he went to the spiritual plant room and put the spiritual plants in his space storage.

Gu Liheng followed behind him and said, “You can order it if you want.”

In the end, Su Ling only ordered what he said just now (3 meat, 1 vegetable, and 1 soup), all of which he and Gu Liheng loved to eat.

On the other hand, when it’s time for dinner, the Gu villa’s dining table was filled with the dishes Su Ling listed down but didn’t manage to eat during lunch. Su Ling was smiling the entire time during dinner. When he accidentally saw his expression from the iron spoon, he felt that he looked a little silly. Love makes one silly indeed. Even though he thought so, his smile did not decrease at all. After dinner, he kissed Gu Liheng on the cheek happily and asked, “May I share the joy with my friends?”

Gu Liheng was in a happy mode, so he smiled unconsciously as if being infected by the joy, “Sure.”

Su Ling immediately sent two messages out.

“Uncle Nalu, I have a boyfriend now. It’s President Gu.”

“Meng Meng, President Gu and I are together now.”

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When the young man opened the door, Gu Liheng’s focused gaze instantly fell on him. Then he handed the roses to him(SL), “This is for you.”

All Su Ling could see was brilliant red, and a faint rose fragrance surrounded him. He looked at Gu Liheng. Male god’s expression was tense and seemed a little nervous. Accepting the flowers with a bright smile, he said, “Thank you.” Then he turned sideways to let Gu Liheng in, “Come in.”

Gu Liheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief because the young man did not refuse the roses. He stepped into the living room and took a glance. The living room area is not big, but with beige blue as the primary colour, it looked very warm.

After Su Ling closed the door, he turned around and saw that male god is standing at the same place without moving, so he smiled and said, “Have a seat, and I’ll get you something to drink?”

“No need.” Seeing that Su Ling was smiling at him, Gu Liheng’s expression softened, and his mood was much more relaxed. Hence, he sat down on the nearest sofa.

Su Ling arranged the flowers in the vase carefully. He put some water in the vase and took it to his bedroom.

On the other hand, Gu Liheng’s eyes were always on his figure, so Su Ling immediately noticed his gaze when he came out of the bedroom. All of a sudden, Su Ling’s heartbeat speeded up. Male god’s stare was too powerful, giving him a feeling of being deeply loved. This feeling was really touching. His eyes narrowed, Su Ling went to the water dispenser to pour 2 glasses of water. Then he sat down next to Gu Liheng and put a glass of water in front of him.

“Thank you.” Gu Liheng turned his head to look at him.

Su Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, “Looking at me like this, are you testing my endurance? Or do you have something to tell me?”

Taken aback, Gu Liheng stared at him before asking, “Why didn’t you come anyone?”

“Huh?” Su Ling was puzzled, but quickly understood, “Do you mean sending flowers?”

Gu Liheng: “En,” his eyes focused, “No matter what your reason is, can I send you flowers from now on?”

Su Ling: “…”

So even a male god is unable to escape the good old trick ‘In order to capture, one must first let loose’[1]? Although Su Ling didn’t have such intention, his behaviour did seem to be going to that direction after a moment of thinking. As expected, one can’t simply rush to chase someone. He smiled and said, “I’m fine with it, but if you are going to send it every day, one flower a day will do. Otherwise, the room won’t fit.”

After that, Su Ling explained why he didn’t send flowers over a few days ago, “You were in bad condition before. I suspect that I put too much pressure on you, so I want you to relax first.”

“It has nothing to do with you,” Gu Liheng pursed his thin lips, “I just didn’t sleep well.”

Su Ling: “Yeah, I misunderstood. But it just happened that I have something to do in the morning these few days, so it’s also one of the reasons why I didn’t send the flowers.” After he finished speaking, the corner of his mouth slightly curved up, “Sending the flowers to me, does it have the same meaning as mine?”

“Yes.” Gu Liheng confirmed.

Su Ling leaned closer, and asked with a smile, “So you finally decided to marry me?”

Gu Liheng was silent for a moment and did not answer directly. Instead, he said, “You asked me before, why do I reject you even though I liked you.”

Su Ling: “Yes, I thought to ask this question later.”

Gu Liheng’s tone was low, and he stared at Su Ling, not missing any of his expressions as he said, “I have an illness, and I don’t know when exactly I would be healed. There are chances I may never be completely healed. Initially, I thought that if I can’t give you happiness, I will never accept you. And if I am cured, as long as you are unmarried, even if you like other people, I will pursue you.”

This is indeed his male god’s way of thinking. Su Ling asked, “So you have changed your mind now?”

Gu Liheng nodded, “I can’t bear imagining you like other people, and I don’t trust other people to care for you. But I can’t marry you, because my illness is not healed. If there is no cure, at least you still have a way out.”

Su Ling frowned, “So you mean to have a relationship without marriage?”

Did he see Gu Liheng wrongly? Is male god going to be the same as mom’s boyfriends?

Seeing him upset, Gu Liheng apologized, “Sorry, I am too selfish.”

He didn’t want to give up the young man, but he didn’t want him(SL) to take unnecessary risks either. Hence, he made a very unaccountable decision. After he finished speaking, Gu Liheng tapped at his bracelet, and Su Ling’s bracelet rang the next moment.

It was a message from male god.

Su Ling glanced at his male god strangely. The man is clearly right in front of him, so why did he sent him a message? He tapped it to check and became silent. There is only one attachment in the message; it was an agreement for property transfer. Su Ling doesn’t know how much specifically, but after seeing the transfer of 30% for each item, he knows it worth a lot. He paid attention to the Gu company’s Bo Yan. Though his understanding was not specific, he at least knew that the Gu company is very rich.

“What do you mean by this?”

Gu Liheng: “I can’t give you a guarantee in the form of marriage. But with this way, even if my illness cannot be cured, you can live well without me.”

Su Ling: “Isn’t this just the same as getting married?”

Thinking of his male god’s ‘illness’, Su Ling doesn’t know how to explain that he doesn’t mind. He(SL) is a man too back in his world, so he knows how badly this ‘illness’ hurts men.

“No matter what your illness is, I don’t mind. I think you are fine to me right now.”

Gu Liheng was very touched, but still hold on to his reason, “You are still young, and there are many things that …can’t stand the trial of time.”

This is true. Su Ling can’t refute age, let alone swear that he will never change. It’s hard to make male god believe him.

Clenching his fingers into a fist, Gu Liheng said lightly, “So, are you still willing to be with me?”

Su Ling: “Of course I do,” he emphasized again, “I really don’t care about your illness. I know you don’t believe it now, but I will make you believe it!” He looked serious, “Promise me this. When you are finally convinced that I don’t care about the illness and that we are happy together, you must marry me even if the illness cannot be completely cured.”

Gu Liheng: “Alright.”

The main reason why he didn’t want to marry the young man at the moment was that he is worried that he(SL) will feel depressed and unhappy after staying with him for a long time. If the young man is happy with him, he naturally is willing to marry him(SL).

Su Ling laughed and pointed at his bracelet, “Then this is not necessary.”

Gu Liheng frowned slightly, but Su Ling raised his hand and tapped his index finger between his forehead, “Don’t frown. I don’t need these things yet.”

The young man’s fingertip was soft, making Gu Liheng’s expression stiffened slightly. Then he loosened his frown.

Su Ling smiled, he moved his hand away and placed it on Gu Liheng’s shoulder. Next, he leaned close to give him a quick kiss.

“A welcome gift for my boyfriend.”

Slightly startled, a smile appeared in Gu Liheng’s eyes and his whole heart is filled all the joy that he had never had as if he had grown wings and flew away.

Su Ling laughed, “Aren’t you going to give your boyfriend a gift as well?”

Hearing that, Gu Liheng’s eyes darkened. He lowered his head slightly, and a restrained and gentlemanly kiss touched the corner of Su Ling’s lips. Then he said, “I like you. I’m sorry that I rejected you before this and made you uncomfortable.”

Su Ling wrapped his hands around Gu Liheng’s neck and said, “It’s okay, I didn’t feel uncomfortable. You have always been nice to me.” Then he smiled, “I know you like me.”

Gu Liheng felt a little bit embarrassed. As an Alpha, it is very unethical of him to be inconsistent in words and actions. But this embarrassment quickly dissipated, because the young man was too close to him; almost enclosed in his arms. Alpha has a natural possessive desire for Omega, not to mention Su Ling is the Omega he liked. With a slightly stiff body, Gu Liheng lightly grasped the young man’s wrist and pulled his hand away from the back of his neck.

Gu Liheng: “I’ll have some water.”

Su Ling blinked. Is male god afraid that he will find out that he(GLH) is unable to ‘react’? Realizing that, he took his hand away obediently, and took a sip from the glass. How can he make male god believe that he doesn’t mind about his(GLH) ‘ability’ in that respect? Their relationship will definitely not work without any 2-person activities – then he should let male god know that using tools can also be very harmonious! Su Ling wanted to shop online right away and watch some ‘videos’ to learn more, but he contained the impulse since his male god is still here. He put down the glass and waited for Gu Liheng to finish drinking, then he pulled Gu Liheng to his feet and said, “Just right, come with me to the spiritual plant room.”

His spiritual plant room is probably the most peculiar room among other specialists. The number of spiritual plants he has is too low; only 3 spiritual plants. Even if Redthorn Ball comes back, there are only 4, but their grade is very high.

As soon as he entered the room, Xian Mo Yu’s roots rose to wrap around his hands. Giving it a light squeeze, Su Ling said, “I have something to do, go play with the other plants.”

The roots rubbed against his wrist for a few times before loosened its hold. Then it went to Lopseed and Baby’s breath’s side. The 2 plants got used to its interruption and were very calm.

Su Ling pointed to the small bottles on the workbench, which was placed against the wall on the right, “This is what I prepared last night. I was about to check the effect of the finished product when you came.”

Picking up the bottle on the far left, Su Ling twisted the lid and said, “You came here on the right time. Take a whiff and feel the effect. Which one makes you feel most comfortable and relaxed?”

“You made these for me?” Gu Liheng glanced across the workbench. There were 8 small bottles in total.

Su Ling nodded, “En, hasn’t your sleep quality been bad recently? Fragrance products should help to improve your condition. This is the first time I made these. Though I’m not very familiar with the process, I mixed Baby’s breath essential oil with the ingredients so the effect should be good.”

Warmth rose in Gu Liheng’s heart, and his expression was incredibly soft, “Thank you.”

Su Ling raised the bottle to his nose, “Mr Gu, you are too polite. We are lovers now so I’ll be happy if I can help out.”

Gu Liheng’s eyes moved slightly as he carefully smells the fragrance. A refreshing and slightly sweet smell rushed into his nose. His spirit felt refreshed as if his mind was cleansed with water; refreshing and brisk.

“Very good.” Gu Liheng commented.

Su Ling retracted his hand and smelled it himself. Then he noted the sensation of the smell, then closed the bottle cap. After that, he fanned his hands around to diffuse the scent of the first test product. Next, he picked up the second bottle and asked, “Are you still on vacation?”

Gu Liheng nodded, and he asked again, “Have you… seen a doctor? What advice did the doctor give you to relieve your insomnia symptoms?”

“I did,” Gu Liheng looked at him. “He suggested that I relax and communicate more with others.”

Su Ling suddenly said, “So your holiday is related to your illness? And you went clubbing before this because you were following the doctor’s advice?”

“En.”

After smelling the second bottle, Su Ling picked up the third bottle again, “Would you like a change of environment? Maybe it will make your mood better.”

Gu Liheng: “It will take some time for the Xiao family to finish harvesting the Redthorn Ball liquid. You can’t go anywhere so I won’t leave Belle City.”

Su Ling’s eyes curved up upon hearing that, “Then we’ll find a place nearby. Somewhere with dense vegetation and a good environment,” he said, and his eyes lit up, “I thought of a place.”

“Want to stay with me for a few days in the spiritual plant registration association?”

Gu Liheng was a little surprised with the suggestion, “The spiritual plant registration association?”

Su Ling nodded.

“En, I went there when I registered for Xian Mo Yu last time. The environment is excellent, and many spiritual plant samples are arriving every day. Director Li said I could come to stay for a few days when I’m free so that they can study the characteristics of Xian Mo Yu for their record.”

“We can stay there for a few days, and while they are studying Xian Mo Yu, you could just try smelling different spiritual plants, using the fragrance I made for you as reference.” No other place has more types of spiritual plant than the association.

The young man cared about him very much. Realizing this, Gu Liheng’s expression was soft as he agreed, “Alright.”

After they went through all the test products, Su Ling asked Gu Liheng to select the most effective one. Then he makes a mark, and record the ratio of raw materials. After that, he contacted Director Li to make sure that he could bring a companion along and make an appointment to stay for a few days.

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[1] Not sure if it has the same meaning with ‘playing hard to get’.

PS : Bo Yan is somewhat like Weibo, if anyone forgot about it.