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After the decision is made, Su Ling got pulled into the car by Lin Meng. Initially, Su Ling was still thinking if he should continue sending the roses after stopping for a day. But for today, he doesn’t have to worry about that anymore.

Lin Meng likes to shop for clothes. He likes to choose his own outfit, but even more excited to pick for Su Ling. Su Ling never thought that buying clothes would be so tiring. It was almost noon, but Lin Meng is still checking out outfits and trying them enthusiastically. Su Ling slumped on the sofa and said that he would take his rest. He won’t try the clothes anymore, and will just give his opinion.

Looking in the mirror, Lin Meng sorted his bow tie and said, “When I was a kid, I liked to play dressing up the most, but unfortunately I didn’t have an Omega brother to play with.” He tilted his head to Su Ling and said, “My eyes for fashion is very good, so you can sit down and wait. I will definitely choose the most suitable set for you, so you can surprise everyone!”

The corner of Su Ling’s mouth twitched, “Don’t be so exaggerated, I’m relatively low-key. It’s fine as long as my attire looked proper.”

Lin Meng disagreed, “It’s not fine. Have you forgotten Madam Gu’s purpose for this party? You must choose a good-looking one.”

Su Ling didn’t want to discourage his enthusiasm, so he agreed, “Thank you, I will leave my attire to you. But let me say this first, I will only rent, not buy.” He can’t afford clothing that cost millions.

Lin Meng said smoothly, “I’ll buy it for you.” Right after he said that, Lin Meng stiffened and nervously looked at Su Ling.

Deeply felt the gap between the rich and the poor, Su Ling flatly refused, “No, it hurts feelings to talk about money.”

Seeing that Su Ling didn’t think much of his words earlier, Lin Meng heaved a sigh of relief, “Well, don’t worry. I will buy it, and you can rent from me, plus I can give discounts.”

“Awesome.” Su Ling’s eyes lit up, and he raised his hands to clap. One needs to know, even the rent is not cheap!

Lin Meng’s big eyes curved into crescent moons, he is delighted. Picking for their attire is even more exciting now.

Before Lin Meng transferred to another school, he originally lived in the suburbs with his grandfather and grandmother and had a few friends. Unfortunately, because of the big difference in family background, there were always conflicts appeared with his friends. If he shared beautiful clothes with his friends, he would be regarded as showing off. If he gave gifts that his friends liked but couldn’t afford, his friends would think that he looked down on them. That makes Lin Meng very sad for a while. Finally, he listened to his grandmother’s advice and no longer try to please his friends, or make new friends. Lin Meng likes Su Ling’s character very much. Su Ling will not misunderstand him because of money issue. So nice!

In the end, Lin Meng managed to choose their attire before lunch, and Su Ling praised his vision. Xiào Rui took the initiative to pick up their clothes, and the three went to lunch together.

After dinner, at Lin Meng’s invitation, Su Ling went to Lin villa and watched a movie with Lin Meng. Then Lin Meng brought him to visit his(LM) spiritual plant room. The Lin family’s spiritual plant room is built with special transparent glass, and the area is huge. There are more than a dozen of Grade B spiritual plants and even more low-grade spiritual plants. It is simply a paradise for spiritual plant specialists. In the middle of the room, there is a wooden desk. Basket-like hemispherical seats were placed on both sides of the desk, there were soft cushions on the seat.

Su Ling was taken to the seat by Lin Meng, and they sat opposite each other. The glass above the seat was blocked by vine type spiritual plants so only a little sunlight can come in through the leaves. The sun won’t shine at their eyes, but their body can bath in the sunlight; it makes one feel warm and fluffy. Su Ling pushed the floor with his toes, and his seat swayed slightly. He fell in love with the room instantly.

They rested for a while in the warm sunlight and fragrance from the spiritual plants. After they woke up, they chatted about spiritual plant-related topics. Lin Meng has been in contact with spiritual plants since he was a child and knows a lot of professional knowledge. Su Ling was very interested in learning more, and the two happily chatted away. They talked until 5.00 pm, and Mother Lin started calling them for the makeup session.

Su Ling’s brows twitched, “Can I not put any makeup?”

Lin Meng: “Of course not!”

…

At 8.00 pm, the lights in the Gu mansion were lit up as brightly as the day, and the road leading to Gu mansion was bright as well. Other than that, there were security guards at every interval. Arriving at the gate of the mansion, the visitors will get off, and their driver will park the car in Gu’s parking lot. The parking lot was full of luxury cars, like a large-scale car show.

Xiào Rui showed his invitation card at the gate. After the guard looked at it, he turned to look at Su Ling and asked, “You two come together?”

Xiào Rui: “Yes.”

“Please enter.”

There was a soft carpet spread between the door and the hall. The moment Su Ling walked into the door, he could feel his feet sink slightly into it.

A middle-aged man walking in front of them heard Xiào Rui’s voice, so he stood not far from the door. After Xiào Rui came in, he greeted Xiào Rui and tried to flatter him with a compliment, “You two looked good together.”

The compliment obviously fell on a wrong path causing Xiào Rui’s face to slightly stiffen and a little embarrassed. He looked behind him subconsciously, and then said to the middle-aged man, “Someone is calling for you.”

Not far ahead, a young man was waving at the middle-aged man, obviously dissatisfied with his father’s slow speed.

After the middle-aged man left, Su Ling took two steps to the side, pulling away from Xiào Rui. A few moments later, Lin Meng arrived too. He walked between Su Ling and Xiào Rui and took Xiào Rui’s arm. Then he asked Su Ling in a low voice, “Ling Ling, are you going to look for President Gu right now and give him a big hug? To declare ownership!”

Lin Meng’s eyes were very bright, and he seemed to look forward to the scene he was talking about.

Amused, Su Ling said as he walked, “First of all, President Gu is not mine yet, and by doing so, I might get kicked out by his mother.”

Lin Meng: “No, you are so good, Madam Gu will definitely like you.”

However, Su Ling has no confidence about that. He knows very well that wealthy parents are strict about both families having equal status. But he didn’t care. He just wants to be with his male god, and this has nothing to do with others. He would respect Mother Gu, but he would not shrink back because of her attitude to him.

Upon approaching the hall, Xiào Rui asked, “Are you going to wish the madam with us?”

Su Ling hesitated. He was not invited at the first place, so it doesn’t seem to be suitable for him to rashly follow and wish Mother Gu happy birthday. But on the other hand, it would be rude if he didn’t go. Considering the options for a while, Su Ling decided, “I am not going. When we enter the hall, I will find a place where there are fewer people and stay there.”

Lin Meng blinked, “What if you leave a bad impression?” Then he said with his eyes lit up, “I have an idea!”

The three of them walked into the hall together. As soon as they entered the hall, a refreshing fragrance wafted over their faces, and the guests could be seen chatting with each other, which was very lively. The Xiào and Gu family are both top wealthy families. Hence, Xiào Rui received much attention as soon as he entered. Moreover, he brought two beautiful Omegas with him, which attracted a lot of attention.

The people who came to the banquet were either rich or noble. Even if they were not familiar with each other, they knew each other at the very least. So, some people went up together to greet Xiào Rui politely. When their gaze swept across Su Ling and Lin Meng, they tactfully said nothing.

Many Alphas looked envious. The Xiào’s family does not have any Omega, so these two people are certainly not his brothers. Both Omegas are very beautiful; one is delicate, and the other is cute, and they were all taken by Young master Xiào!

On the other side, Mother Gu is dressed in a beige high-waisted dress with delicate makeup on her face, making her look young and temperamental. Gu Liheng was by her side, wearing a high-end black suit. It highlighted all the best part of his figure, and his calm and mature appearance made many young Omega blush. Mother Gu took him to meet the guests, but no matter who he met, his expression remained unchanged, and he only spoke a few words.

Suddenly, a small commotion sounded from the guests, so many people who heard the noise looked towards the door.

“Young master Xiào actually brought two Omegas with him, and both of them are so beautiful.”

“Whose Omega is on the far left? Why don’t I have any impression on him?”

“He seems to be the owner of Tian Ling Fragrance Bar, the one how has 3 Grade A spiritual plants!”

“Yes, it’s him. The Su family’s eldest son who severed ties with the Su family.”

“When I came in, I saw the Su eldest son and Young master Xiào come together. How come Young master Xiào is closer to Young Master Lin?”

“Hush, young people like to play, it’s normal.”

Various discussions rose, and Gu Liheng’s expression changed slightly. Gripping his fist, his gaze swept to the door, and he saw the young man at a glance.

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Lopseed and Baby’s breath are much calmer than before. Although they are in the same room with Xian Mo Yu, their petals and leaves are not shaking anymore. They only tried to bend away and distance themselves from Xian Mo Yu. Su Ling sighed silently because this scene is too familiar to him. All spiritual plants behaved like this back when his pheromone still smells bad. But Xian Mo Yu has it worse because the plants acted like this when it is fragrant right now. The two plants’ action to distance themselves was utterly useless because Xian Mo Yu’s roots are long and flexible, and it can reach any place in this room as it please.

Su Ling played a bit with the two plants and spent some time with Xian Mo Yu for a while. After reminding it not to hurt his friends, he left the spiritual plant room. He went back to the master bedroom, made the bed and put on all the covers. Then he wiped the closet again, looked around, and shifted the position of the full-length mirror and the lazy couch. Su Ling wanted to shift the closet as well, but he doesn’t have the strength to do so. By the time he finally managed to arrange the bedroom to suit his taste, he was tired and didn’t want to move. The physical stamina of an Omega is really terrible. Taking his pyjamas into the bathroom, Su Ling mentally included exercise in his daily schedule.

The ringtone of a call woke Su Ling up. He raised his hand and could feel that his arms are sore and mumbled, “Who?”

“This is Xiào Rui. I’m sorry to disturb you, but you are five minutes behind the usual agreed time, are you okay?”

“Ah? Hiss…” Su Ling got up in surprise, and all the muscles that happened to do some heavy work yesterday began to protest.

“What’s the matter?” Xiào Rui asked hurriedly.

Su Ling glanced at the time, it was 7.35 am, and he usually went to the Xiào villa at 7.30 am.

Su Ling: “It’s nothing. So sorry, I’ve overslept. I will come right away.”

Xiào Rui: “I will ask my driver to pick you up.”

Su Ling: “It’s fine. I wash up quickly, and getting a taxi is faster.”

Xiào Rui felt that it is reasonable and reminded him, “Pay attention to safety on the road.”

Su Ling acknowledged with an En before hanging up the call. He quickly changed his pants, casually put on a T-shirt then started brushing his teeth and washing his face. Before going out, he put the spiritual plants in his space storage. It was 8.00 am when he arrived. Su Ling apologized and went to get the Redthorn Ball liquid, which later given to the private doctor who had been waiting.

Upon coming out of the spiritual plant room, he saw Xiào Rui’s mother standing at the door.

“Thanks for your hard work, I have asked someone to prepare breakfast. I heard Ah Rui said that you came directly without eating.”

Su Ling was embarrassed as he explained, “I got up too late.”

Mother Xiào: “It’s not too late. Ah Rui used to get up at 8-9 am on holidays. Alright, come and see if my breakfast suits your taste.”

And so Su Ling ate breakfast in the villa, then thanked Mother Xiào before taking his leave. Mother Xiào asked the driver to see him off. It was the same driver who sent him back every day, and the driver has gotten used to the routine. When the car is approaching the flower shop, he slowed down the speed and asked, “Mr Su, are you still going to buy some flowers?”

Su Ling checked the time and realized that he would have already delivered the roses at this time normally. On the other hand, his arms felt sore, his body is tired; his heart is tired as well. Male god’s state is not good these days, and his complexion was terrible. Yesterday, he only looked slightly better because his susceptibility period has just ended. However, male god became more silent than before. Unlike before where he(GLH) would show obvious joy because of his(SL) concern, his recent emotions are quite restrained. This made Su Ling feel uncertain, and he couldn’t be completely sure about male god’s attitude towards him.

In his heart, Su Ling silently sighed that chasing after someone is quite tiring.

“No need to buy, please send me back directly.” Let’s take a rest for a few days, and also let male god relax.

Su Ling guessed that his marriage proposal that day has given male god a scare, and he probably chased him(GLH) too tightly, which made the male god very stressful. Thinking from Gu Liheng’s point of view, if he has a problem in ‘that’ aspect and the person he likes is chasing him, he would feel sweet and tormented at the same time.

The speed of the car immediately increased, and Su Ling’s bracelet rang. It was a call from the security company. Su Ling connected the call, and the other party explained that they want to confirm with him the specific location and whether he is home.

“No. 301, Building 2, Xinlu Community. I’ll reach home soon.”

…

Gu Liheng sat on the sofa, staring silently at the empty vase on the coffee table. The young man didn’t come today, was he delayed by some matters or he finally gave up? Lightly touching his bracelet, Gu Liheng’s fingertip paused for a while above the young man’s contact icon, but he retracted his hand.

Meeting with his mother these few days, although he managed to wake up from the nightmare faster than before, he still dreams every night. Gu Liheng knew very well that having his sleep affected for a few days in a row has caused him to be in a terrible state. Moreover, the time that the young man stayed over every day has become shorter and shorter. Could it be the reason he didn’t come today is because he couldn’t bear the boredom?

This outcome is what he hoped to happen initially, but now, Gu Liheng only felt as if his heart has been blocked by something. Raising his head, he massaged his forehead before walking out of the living room. He got in the car and glanced out of the window, “Drive slowly in the villa area.”

However, until the car leaves the villa area, he still didn’t see any people or vehicles passing by. As the car continued to drive forward into the city, Gu Liheng still looked out of the window. After a while, Xiào Rui and Lin Meng appeared in his field of vision. They were walking close together towards a mall. He retracted his gaze, and his stiff facial features were very serious. Since Xiào Rui is out shopping with Lin Meng, it means the liquid for today’s portion has been harvested. He has to speed up his recovery.

…

When Mother Gu saw Gu Liheng, her habitual gentle smile narrowed, “You should look in the mirror, your complexion is really ugly. I thought that at your age, you should already know how to take care of yourself.”

“Even if you are on holiday, you should pay attention to your image. If someone sees you like this, there might be bad news about the Gu company having troubles. You should go back to rest. I don’t want you to appear at the birthday party with this face tomorrow night.”

Gu Liheng’s jaw tightened, but he sat firmly on the sofa opposite his mother, “I’m fine.” He just needs to stay around her.

Mother Gu frowned, “I could use one hand to count the words you said in these past few days. What do you want to do actually?”

Gu Liheng: “Look at you.”

Mother Gu: “…If you change your expression, I might believe it.”

Gu Liheng’s fingers were clenched. His gaze fell on her face as the corners of his mouth were gently, stiffly, and slowly raised up to reveal a forced smile. All of a sudden, scolding sound exploded in his ears, panic and nervousness followed. His teeth clenched, his cheeks and jaws stiffened, and his eyes were calm and indifferent. Gu Liheng’s current appearance is no better than a blank expression.

Mother Gu’s brows tightened. Since the death of her partner, she has been affected by the pheromone rejection illness. At first, she was only emotional, but then it became serious as time passed. Her mind was always in a state of chaos. Fortunately, Ah Heng has already taken charge of the Gu family at that time, so there was no need for her to worry about everything. But now seeing Gu Liheng’s appearance, she noticed something wrong and her smile stiffened as well. Originally she thought Ah Heng was just serious by nature and didn’t like to laugh, but now, she couldn’t help being flustered. She said, “You… if you don’t want to smile, don’t force it.”

Her volume was natural, neither high nor agitated, and the voice in Gu Liheng’s ears suddenly disappeared. All of the negative emotions quickly disappeared too. The corner of Gu Liheng’s mouth fell, and he replied with a serious look, “No, I want to smile.” Then he added, “You just do your thing, don’t mind me.”

That night, Gu Liheng didn’t dream about his childhood, but he still didn’t sleep well. In his dream, he saw the young man running and pounced on an Alpha who he couldn’t see his face.

The next morning, the young still did not come. He stood by the windowsill and stared at the door for a long time.

…

Su Ling got up early that day and ran around the playground nearby twice. Then he ate breakfast and went to the Xiào villa. As soon as he entered, Lin Meng jumped up from the sofa and called out, “Ling Ling!” As he shouted, he wanted to pull Su Ling, but Xiào Rui stopped him.

Su Ling smiled, “I’ll go get the liquid first, and we will talk later.”

Lin Meng’s eyes were bright, “I’ll go with you, I want to see.”

Su Ling: “Come on then.”

After harvesting the ball fluid, Lin Meng pulled Su Ling onto the sofa and kept saying, “Ling Ling is really amazing,” and then curiously asked, “When did your pheromone return to normal?”

Su Ling: “Some time ago.”

Lin Meng smiled brightly, “That’s great. Your pheromone smells so good now, Zhao Qi should really smell it!”

Su Ling raised his eyebrows, “I am not interested in him.”

That makes Lin Meng laughed out. After he finished laughing, he asked, “Let’s go pick an outfit together later? I didn’t get any yesterday. We need to dress well in President Gu’s mother’s birthday party tonight.”

Su Ling puzzled, “Birthday party?”

Lin Meng: “Yeah, haven’t you received the invitation?” His big eyes were filled with confusion. President Gu likes Ling Ling, how could he not give Ling Ling an invitation?

Then Su Ling remembered that he had indeed heard about it. It was the time when Redthorn Ball was exposed, and it was related to this birthday party.

But male god never mentioned it before, he completely forgotten about it if Lin Meng didn’t mention it, “I didn’t get any invitation.”

Lin Meng: “President Gu didn’t give you an invitation? My mother said that many unmarried rich Omegas have been invited. Madam Gu actually wants to use this birthday party…”

Seeing Su Ling frown, Lin Meng didn’t continue.

But Su Ling already understood, “As blind dates?”

Lin Meng: “Don’t be angry. They are all invited by Madam Gu. Maybe it has nothing to do with President Gu.” Then his eyes turned with a thought and suggested, “Why don’t you come with me tonight?”

Xiào Rui pulled at Lin Meng’s shoulders and said amusedly, “How can Omega accompany each other? And you are my dancing partner.”

Lin Meng took Xiào Rui’s hand and was about to fling it away. But after thinking about it, he grabbed it and smiled, “I will go with my parents, you will take Ling Ling.”

Su Ling: “No.”

Lin Meng: “Why not? That’s a great idea!” He thought his idea was particularly good.

Xiào Rui rubbed his hair, “Won’t you get jealous?”

Lin Meng wrinkled his nose and said, “Ling Ling likes President Gu, so I’m not jealous,” he looked at Su Ling, “Do you think the same way, Ling Ling? It’s okay yo, I will meet Ah Rui again after we entered the banquet. It’s the same thing.”

“Think about it, there are so many single Omegas. Plus Zhao Qi will join as well, can you rest assured?”

Su Ling: “…” No, he can’t.

Male god has just passed his susceptibility period, so if someone set a trap, he may get caught in it. And If male god is found to have done unspeakable thing in the public… Su Ling doesn’t dare to imagine how male god would look. So he said to both men, “Have to trouble you.”

Lin Meng laughed, “No trouble,” he pulled Su Ling up, “Go, let’s go buy our outfit.”

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Fine?

Su Ling sighed, “Did you listen to your voice and does that sound fine to you? Are you going out now?” Gu Liheng looked all dressed up, didn’t seem to be staying at home.

Gu Liheng lightly coughed, but it did not make his voice sound more natural, “En, going out later. But come in and take a rest in the living room.”

Su Ling walked into the living room and took a glance. There is still no trace of the roses he placed in the vase the day before, but he did not ask about it and put in the ones he brought today in the vase. Then he looked at Gu Liheng’s face, “I think you need to get some sleep. Going out is not a good choice.”

Looking back at Su Ling, Gu Liheng pursed his thin lips, and said in a low voice, “It’s okay.”

Su Ling asked softly, “Did something happen?”

In general, if one can’t sleep well, the reason would be either physically or psychologically troubled. Why must he go out now?

There weren’t any emotions in Gu Liheng’s tone as he replied, “Nothing.”

Su Ling is very helpless. If the other party is his lover, he can still reach out and give the man a hug. But now he(GLH) obviously doesn’t want to say more, and intended to refrain from saying anything, he(SL) can’t do anything

When Gu Liheng saw the young man’s expression, he realized that his words were too monotonous and appeared very cold, so he asked, “Have you finished discussing your shop’s design yesterday?”

Su Ling shook his head, “Not yet,” he glanced at the time, “I have an appointment with the designer later, and we are going to some physical store to check the decoration materials and then determine the details.”

Gu Liheng: “The Gu company has a shop for building materials and decoration. You can go and check it out.”

Su Ling laughed, “Okay, then I’ll go first,” he got up and added, “No need to see me to the door, take a break instead when you have time.”

Still, Gu Liheng stood up to send Su Ling. Su Ling looked at him and took a step forward. The two were standing very close to each other, and he said, “I’m worried about you being like this, but I don’t have a stand to tell you what to do.” He raised his gaze and looked serious, “I really like you, so marry me?”

Su Ling already proposed to get married; at least Gu Liheng will not doubt his feelings, right? He could feel that male god liked him, so apart from doubting his feelings, he could not think of any reason why male god keeps rejecting him.

Gu Liheng watched him intently, his Adam’s apple rolling, and after a long time, he answered with difficulty, “No.”

Su Ling looked at him, puzzled, and his expression suddenly changed slightly. Could it be the rumor that Uncle Nalu mentioned is true? That his male god really have sxal dysfunction? That’s why even if he like him(GLH), he(GLH) still reject him? What an amazing endurance!

A complicated expression appeared on Su Ling’s face; he felt like he has discovered the truth. If he tells Gu Liheng that he didn’t mind right away, would he sound perfunctory to him(GLH)? And would he(GLH) be embarrassed from having his pain exposed? Su Ling felt like he has to think about how to deal with that problem. As for his sxx life, he doesn’t mind too much. There are already many ‘tools’ created for various needs back in his world, and Planet Belle will only be more comprehensive. What he needs more is a stable relationship. Thinking of this, Su Ling acted casual and smiled lightly. Seeing that Gu Liheng’s face was more serious than usual, he said, “Don’t be under pressure. I already said that I’m a patient person. It is just that I’m a little worried about you.”

Gu Liheng never thought that his heart could be feeling as soft and sour as it is now. His voice was tiny as he said, “I will pay attention to rest.”

Su Ling’s eyes curved up, “That’s good, I’ll go first. See you tomorrow.”

Gu Liheng sent him to the door and waited for the car to disappear from view before turned back to the living room. Then he contacted Mill. Massaging his forehead lightly, Gu Liheng started talking with a down voice, “I had insomnia last night. I have been dreaming about my childhood, and it kept repeating in my dreams. I woke up halfway, and I could hardly distinguish between dreams and reality.”

Mill: “What happened during the day?”

Gu Liheng: “I went to meet my mother. This is the first time I have a normal conversation with her outside the hospital in so many years.”

Mill: “I suggested to you before to keep away from the stimulus.”

Gu Liheng: “I want to overcome my psychological barriers, not to escape from it. You said that to be completely cured, my reactions to her are the most important factor.”

Mill stopped thinking about Gu Liheng’s actions and asked, “Your chat didn’t go well?”

Gu Liheng: “No, it was fine, and I rarely talk. My mother talks about the banquet arrangements. I only nodded or occasionally acknowledged with an ‘En’.”

His body instinctively tensed up during the whole process, but Gu Liheng managed to control himself well. His face was expressionless, no difference in normal times. He was even feeling happy when he returned to his villa. Originally, he has it planned out that if he could stay emotionally stable in front of his mother, he would confess to the young man. He would tell him about his situation and let the young man decided whether to stay with him or not. He thought he could accept the roses from the young man today and return the favor. But the nightmare last night made him dispel this idea. Not yet, he still couldn’t make his move yet.

Always looking serious and not smiling has already affected the atmosphere. If he can’t even sleep at night, he can’t provide a happy environment for the young man. At night, the reactions from someone having a nightmare can even cause other people to feel scared. He knows this feeling better than anyone else. After his father died unexpectedly, he would often hear gasps, screams and crying every night as if someone will breathe their last in the next second. When he woke up from his nightmare last night, there weren’t any screams or cries, but his breathing was very heavy. This low-volume but heavy sound was actually the most terrifying sound.

At that time, the good mood he had before going to bed has disappeared. Gu Liheng knew that he could not reply to the young man today.

Mill: “Maybe because she has recovered, and her image got closer to herself in your memory. That’s why you didn’t have nightmares when you visited her in the hospital but dreamed about her last night.”

Gu Liheng felt that it was reasonable and asked, “What should I do?”

Mill: “Except for dreaming, how do you feel when you meet her?”

Gu Liheng: “Fortunately, it is not uncomfortable for me to control my emotions.”

Mill: “You can try to continue getting along with her within your tolerance level, and gradually get used to the current pattern to replace the ingrained impression in your mind. Of course, the rest of the time you should exercise, pay attention to your nutrition, communicate with friends and relax. It will be more beneficial to you.”

Gu Liheng: “Okay, thank you.”

…

Su Ling received a message on the way back. It was a VIP card for Sheng Zhuang Department Store sent by Gu Liheng, with a note attached – Male God: “Can use for a discount.”

So after meeting the designer, Su Ling said, “Let’s go to Sheng Zhuang Department Store to see the materials.”

Designer: “That store is under the Gu family, right? It’s not cheap, your budget may not be enough.”

Su Ling smiled and said, “It’s okay.”

When Nalu made his budget, he(N) didn’t consider his(SL) money. As long as the figure didn’t exceed much, it is enough. His male god even gave him a discount card, so he must give the business to the Gu family, no need to consider other stores at all.

The designer smiled and said, “Didn’t we decide to only come to check out the materials? Are you going to buy them straight away?”

Su Ling: “I’ll place a booking first. I haven’t used up all the raw materials in the bar yet, and the store will still be open for two days. If I buy the materials today, there won’t be any place to put them.”

The designer nodded, “Sure.”

When the designer saw the discounted price, he was shocked, “Where did you get the card? Give me one too!”

Su Ling smiled and said, “There are only one.”

…

Gu House’s garden

Mother Gu was inspecting the newly delivered flowers when she heard the housekeeper reporting that Gu Liheng has arrived. She was a little surprised, but she smiled and returned to the living room. Seeing Gu Liheng’s face, she warmly asked, “You didn’t sleep well last night?”

Gu Liheng looked serious as he replied, “Somewhat.”

Mother Gu looked at his expression, “So why are you here today?”

Gu Liheng’s gaze fell on her face, and he replied with a very focused look, “I came to see you.” He may get used to her if he sees her a lot.

Surprised by the answer, Mother Gu soon smiled again, “I thought you didn’t want to see me. Ever since the day you sent me back from the hospital, you didn’t come here until I mentioned it yesterday.”

Gu Liheng: “No.” It’s not that I don’t want to, but I’m afraid. I’m afraid I can’t control my emotions, and people found out that I’m abnormal.

…

For the next 2 days, Su Ling still gave Gu Liheng roses, and Gu Liheng returned to Gu mansion every day.

Because the Fragrance Bar will be closed from the morning of the 6th and will be fully renovated, Su Ling moved out from the fragrance bar on the afternoon of the 5th. He doesn’t have many things to take, mainly the spiritual plants and his extractor. With his space storage and Nalu’s help, moving was effortless.

Upon arriving at the new unit, Nalu carefully inspected each room, and only felt assured when he found no problem. The house was recently renovated, and each room is fully equipped with furniture. In order to make space for the spiritual plants, Su Ling and Nalu spent a lot of time emptying one room, which will be dedicated to the spiritual plants alone.

Su Ling fanned himself with his hand and looked at the time, “Uncle Nalu, I’ll treat you to dinner.”

During dinner, Nalu was thinking about something. The more he thinks, the worried he got, “You live alone, and the spiritual plants are with you. You still have to pay attention to safety. In my opinion, you should contact the security company and transfer the security system from the bar to your unit.”

Su Ling smiled and said, “It’s because the spiritual plants are with me that it’s safe.”

Nalu had seen the lethality of the spiritual plants and felt that it is reasonable. But he overthought and asked, “What if the intruder has a weapon? You should really transfer the security system. The fragrance bar will be renovated tomorrow, so it has to be removed anyway.”

Su Ling smiled. In order to make Nalu feel at ease, he contacted the security company in front of him to discuss the equipment migration and planned to get it installed in his unit tomorrow morning.

Finally satisfied, Nalu sent Su Ling back to the apartment before leaving.

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Gu Liheng’s body trembled, he couldn’t control the urge and placed his hand on Su Ling’s waist. The touch under his palm makes his movements slightly sluggish. And his thoughts were pulling at each other in his head. His instinct wants to hug the young man tightly, but his logic wants to push him away.

Before he could move, Su Ling’s lips withdrew a bit, and he whispered. “Don’t move,” he frowned in disgust and continued, “This wine doesn’t taste as good as you, it’s terrible.”

Gu Liheng’s heart was beating extremely fast when a soft touch came from his forehead. He didn’t want to resist at all when he knows that this feeling came from the young man. Even though he was in a susceptible period, he still felt happy inside.

Everyone was stunned by what happened. Lin Meng stopped hiding, and leaned against the sofa, looking dumbfounded. Meanwhile, Xiào Rui glanced around and saw him.

On the other hand, Su Ling’s kisses moved down from Gu Liheng’s forehead to his eyes. His eyelids were extremely sensitive. Suddenly returning to his senses, Gu Liheng quickly turned away, so Su Ling’s lips lightly rubbed the end of his eye like a feather’s caress. His breath hitched, and he removed his hands from Su Ling’s waist. With a slightly hoarse voice, he said, “Tissue paper.”

A faint smell of mellow red wine emanated from Gu Liheng, and Su Ling noticed that his(GLH) shoulders were tight and trembling. He(SL) frowned and felt a little annoyed at himself. His male god is too sensitive during the susceptibility period, and his(GLH) reaction at the moment is obvious that he is forcibly enduring the effect. Su Ling just wanted to take the opportunity to express his feelings with actions and make Zhao Qi retreat, but he didn’t mean to make his male god uncomfortable. He obediently placed the tissue paper on Gu Liheng’s hand, and Gu Liheng quickly wiped his face clean.

Su Ling took away his hand from Gu Liheng’s shoulder, and moved back, preparing to put his feet on the ground. However, before he managed to back away, he was pulled by Gu Liheng, “Glass shards, be careful of your feet.”

Ye Shao came back to his senses and said, “I’ll call the waiter right away.” He rang the bell, and soon a waiter came to clean the mess.

Zhao Qi clenched his fists, glaring at Su Ling’s back. How could this be? How can Gu Liheng be so good to Su Ling?! Why can he like Su Ling? Gu Liheng in his previous life was indifferent and never liked anyone. How could he like this person who should have died? His face was very ugly, and it suddenly occurred to him that the Xiao family has won the auction for Redthorn Ball’s fluid to treat the Old master Xiao. In Zhao Qi’s previous life, that old man fell into madness due to pheromone rejection illness and die shortly afterwards, causing the Xiao family to be in turmoil. And here he was planning on getting married to Gu Liheng as soon as possible so that he can take advantage of this time to attack the Xiao family!

Everything has changed, and these changes are because of Su Ling!

The more he thinks about it, the more flustered he became. Madam Gu shouldn’t be completely healed in his previous life. But now she is indeed healed. Moreover, Gu Liheng likes Su Ling. Can he(ZQ) still marry into the Gu family?

The waiter quickly cleaned up the dregs of the wine glass and retreated.

Gu Liheng let go of Su Ling’s hand. But Su Ling noticed that the smell of red wine has become richer, so he did not immediately back away. He asked, “Do you have inhibitor? Or wanna take a bite at me?”

Although there was no change in Gu Liheng’s expression, his stiffened body couldn’t deceive him(SL). Su Ling could see that male god is uncomfortable.

Although briefly, Gu Liheng’s gaze did slide across Su Ling’s neck for a moment. He injected himself with an inhibitor, and his body became less rigid.

Feeling assured, Su Ling tried to straighten his right knee from the sofa to step on the floor. However, a wave of dizziness washed over him. He paused and raised his eyebrows.

Can this body be any worse?

Gu Liheng: “Uncomfortable?”

Su Ling was a little helpless, “I have never touched alcohol before.” Then he cleared his mind a bit and stood up.

Gu Liheng followed and glanced at Zhao Qi. That caused Zhao Qi to shrink his back, and he quickly retracted his glare at Su Ling.

Zhao Qing quickly apologized, “Sorry, Qi Qi didn’t sit properly just now,” he patted Zhao Qi’s shoulder, “still not apologizing?”

Zhao Qi bit his lower lip, but finally opened his mouth when he saw Zhao Qing’s expression turned cold, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it.”

Gu Liheng retracted his gaze and looked at Su Ling.

Su Ling glanced at Zhao Qi and said, “Oh.” Whether it is intentional or not, no one in the scene is a fool, but he was too lazy to bicker with them.

Zhao Qi’s expression became uglier. He wanted to say something, but Zhao Qing squeezed his shoulders heavily. Grimacing in pain, he turned to look at Zhao Qing, but upon seeing the rare icy expression on his face, Zhao Qi shrank his neck and fell silent.

Gu Liheng said to Su Ling, “I will send you back.”

Su Ling shook his head, “No, aren’t you still in the gathering? I’ll go back by myself.”

Gu Liheng turned to Xiào Rui, “I will join you again next time, so I will take my leave first.”

Xiào Rui nodded, “Okay.”

“Goodbye Big brother Gu.” Ye Shao and the others politely greeted.

Su Ling smiled and said nothing, leaving Nightshade with Gu Liheng.

On the other side, Lin Meng immediately put on his hat and wanted to go out with them. But Xiào Rui put his hand on his shoulders, “Meng Meng.”

Struggling to get away, Lin Meng pulled at the sides of his hat and said, “You got the wrong person.”

Amused, Xiào Rui said, “I will never mistake you for anyone. You called Su Ling?”

Lin Meng stopped talking and was quiet for a while. But he still couldn’t help turning his head back and gossiped in a whisper, “President Gu likes Ling Ling, right?”

Xiào Rui pinched his chin, “Didn’t you say I got the wrong person?”

Lin Meng wrinkled his nose, “Is it?” (referring to his own question)

Xiào Rui’s tone was affirmative, “Yes.” Anyone present tonight will answer yes even if they are blind.

Ye Shao looked at the rest of the group, and one of them asked, “Brother Gu is in the susceptible period?”

Ye Shao: “He is, can’t you smell the pheromone leaking out despite that he has his isolator attached?”

“So, what’s so important that he needs to join us tonight? Coming to Nightshade during the susceptible period?” One needs to know, a lot of Omegas patronize Nightshade every day.

Ye Shao spread his hands open, “I don’t know.”

…

When they reached outside, the air instantly felt clean, without mixture of smells, and the temperature was lower. Su Ling took a deep breath, the dizziness dissipated a lot. He turned his head to look at Gu Liheng, only then he noticed Gu Liheng’s appearance and couldn’t help but laugh, “President Gu, you are getting more and more fashionable now. You looked handsome.”

Gu Liheng was a little uncomfortable, but his expression slightly stiffened when he thought of his real purpose of changing clothing style. He was completely caught off-guard by the young man’s intimacy tonight, and it made him realize deeply that he really likes him. Gu Liheng’s heart was bouncing between two responses; to accept or to continue rejecting him; extremely indecisive.

It was a rare thing for Gu Liheng to act like this over matters that he already decided. He originally decided that he would never agree to the young man unless his condition is cured so that he(SL) won’t regret being with him. Other than that, if the young man doesn’t like him anymore, he will pursue the boy instead after he is cured. However, the young man’s behaviour disturbed his heart, it was too difficult for him to refuse.

If he accepts the young man’s courting, can he make him(SL) happy? This is not a puppy love he is talking about, he will be dating with marriage in mind, it is a lifetime matter.

Seeing him staying silent, Su Ling smiled, “Aren’t you feeling embarrassed? I’m telling you the truth, it’s not praise.”

Gu Liheng looked at his smile and said, “You…” Halfway through the conversation, he paused,
“Drink something to sober up before sleeping tonight.”

Su Ling raised his eyebrows, he had a feeling that those words are not what Gu Liheng originally wanted to say. Nevertheless, he smiled and nodded, “So do you,” he hesitated but still said it, “The physiology textbook says that Alpha in the susceptible period is best staying in a non-O environment. Don’t club during your susceptible period.”

The concern and worry were very obvious on Su Ling’s face, and Gu Liheng’s expression softened, “Okay.”

At the door of Tian Ling Fragrance Bar, Gu Liheng bid farewell to Su Ling and turned around, but was called by Su Ling, “President Gu.”

Gu Liheng turned to see Su Ling’s eyes were slightly curved, and his eyes were bright, “You like me, right? When will I know the reason why you rejected me?”

Gu Liheng looked at him and replied after a while, “Soon.”

That reply caused Su Ling’s eyes to curve up; male god did not refute his claim! He laughed and said, “I am very patient,” he added, “and if your reason is not sufficient, I will not give up.”

Gu Liheng was very happy to hear that, and his expression softened. In his heart, he hoped that the young man would never give up on him. But he can’t be selfish, at least he has to be sure that he still has hope (to be cured entirely).

The two said goodbye and Gu Liheng returned to his villa. He contacted Mill immediately, “Sorry, I hope I didn’t interrupt your rest.”

Mill: “No, it’s alright. Is there anything I can help?”

Gu Liheng was silent for a moment and asked straightforwardly, “Can my condition be completely cured?”

Mill did not answer directly, but asked, “How are you feeling lately? Have you been communicating with other people?”

Gu Liheng: “Yes, though I still have that conditioned panic and tinnitus when I smiled. However, there are many people present, so I was distracted. After my attention is shifted, the negative emotions dissipate faster than usual.”

Mill: “This is a good sign, but your problem stayed too long, and you haven’t received timely treatment. You must pay attention to proceed step by step, and don’t rush.” He softened his tone, “You have a positive attitude for treatment, and your mood is very stable. Your chances of healing are very high. You have to have confidence in yourself.”

Gu Liheng: “En, thank you very much.”

Mill: “You’re welcome. But may I ask, how are you getting along with your mother?”

Gu Liheng: “Our communications are through calls temporarily, no face-to-face meeting.”

Mill: “Your problem comes from her. She is the source of your trauma so you will choose to escape subconsciously. It is right to stay away appropriately before your situation improves.”

Gu Liheng: “In other words, I am considered cured if I can behave normally in front of her?”

Mill: “In terms of your relationship, yes. If it is someone or something that can be ignored, you could just isolate that person/thing from you.”

Gu Liheng was silent for a moment, “I understand.”

After hanging up, Gu Liheng thought for a while before getting up to wash and sleep.

After eating breakfast the next day, Gu Liheng received a call from Mother Gu, “Mother.”

Mother Gu’s voice was gentle, “I haven’t seen you in the past few days. I got someone to make soup for you, so let’s have dinner together at noon, and we can talk about my birthday party by the way.”

Gu Liheng: “Alright.”

“You are on holiday now, so come here early if you have nothing to do.”

Gu Liheng glanced at the time, “En.”

After hanging up the call, Gu Liheng changed into a suit. He paused when he was tying his tie, and his gaze flicked across the various trendy clothing on the hanger. A moment later, he continued to tie his tie and put on his clothes meticulously. But he did not leave immediately but sat on the sofa. Not long after, he heard the doorbell and stood up immediately. The young man outside the door was smiling brightly and was holding a handful of bright roses in his hands.

Su Ling handed the flowers to Gu Liheng, “This is for you.” When he saw his appearance, he raised his eyebrows, “Going out?”

Gu Liheng: “Yes, soon. But come in and take a rest first.”

Su Ling glanced at the flowers in his hand and smiled. He went into the living room and placed the flowers in the vase. However, he only sat for a while before proposing to leave, “Uncle Nalu made an appointment with a designer for me. I have to meet him later.”

Gu Liheng: “Designer?”

Su Ling: “En, the fragrance bar will be going for a renovation 2 days later. The overall design of the bar will need to be changed.”

Glancing at the young man, Gu Liheng pursed his thin lips. He wanted to ask Su Ling where he lived but felt that this question is too private.

Su Ling took the Gu family’s car back to the fragrance bar, and it didn’t take long for the designer to arrive. He talked about the notes he took last night and his own thoughts. The designer listened and drew pictures, setting the design of each area, the materials for the walls and floors. The two talked about all matters the whole morning, but they were not finished yet. Su Ling invited the designer to eat some Chinese food, and they resumed the conversation after a break. The first draft is finally out by night, but the details have not been finalized yet. Su Ling and the designer had dinner together and decided to discuss it the next day.

After washing up, Su Ling looked through various construction materials on the Internet until he went to bed.

The next day he went to Xiao’s house to get the daily liquid, and then continued to send flowers to the Gu Villa. When Gu Liheng opened the door, he frowned when he saw his face, “Are you unwell?”

Gu Liheng shook his head, his voice was hoarse because he didn’t sleep well, “It’s fine.”

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Xiào Rui was very confused when he received Gu Liheng’s call. They have many business dealings between the Xiao family and the Gu family, but he and Gu Liheng have no personal relationship at all. After all, their age is quite different, and Gu Liheng is taciturn. He has never attended any gathering organized by the second generation people from well-known families in Belle City. That’s why he did not expect that Gu Liheng would ask to attend his gathering, but naturally, he would not refuse, and he agreed to not bring an accompany with him. After he told the news to his friends in a chat group, the group was quiet for a long time. Someone even suspected that Gu Liheng’s bracelet was hacked.

Speechless, Xiào Rui emphasized, “It was a call, and the voice is President Gu. So, are you guys coming?”

“Of course!” The group of second-generation expressed their agreement with much curiosity.

President Gu probably figures it out suddenly that he wants to make some friends. No one will miss such a good opportunity. Xiào Rui and other 4 rich second generations, a total of 5 people, arrived at Nightshade early. Ye Shao, the son of the owner of Nightshade, was among them. He was repeatedly reminded by his parents to provide the best service before coming out. When they met at Nightshade, Xiào Rui took a glance at his friends and couldn’t help but laugh out, “Are you guys going to a bar or a meeting?”

Everyone was dressed up decently, a far cry from their usual casual appearance.

Ye Shao rolled his eyes, “It’s President Gu we are talking about. Even my father had to be polite when he saw him. How can I dare to be wild?”

The rest expressed their support and agreement with the sentence.

Xiào Rui comforted, “Although President Gu is a serious person, he is very easy to get along with.”

Ye Shao tsk-ed, obviously not convinced, and asked, “Are we going to wait here? Or we go to the private room?”

Xiào Rui, “Just wait outside, President Gu said no need to go to the private room.”

Ye Shao’s expression looked strange, “Is he checking out how commoner lives?”

Xiào Rui shrugged, “I don’t know.”

And so, the group was seated on the n-shaped sofa on the left front. Xiào Rui sent Gu Liheng the location and then started chatting with his friends. As they were talking, a tall man approached, so Ye Shao raised his hand to stop the man, “This brother, I’m sorry, but we have booked this area.”

Upon hearing that, Xiào Rui shifted his gaze and immediately stood up, “President Gu.”

Ye Shao: “…?”

The man has black hair, and it covered half of his forehead. He was wearing a dark blue shirt, pairing it with jeans, and wearing Martin boots. His tall height and long legs made him looked very fashionable. This is President Gu, who is always looked serious in suits and leather shoes?

Gu Liheng nodded and greeted the others, “Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Recovered from the surprise, Ye Shao quickly stood up and waved his hand, “No, no, we just came.”

“Yes, yes, we came early.”

Gu Liheng: “You don’t need to be nervous, just hang out as you normally do.”

He sat down on the edge of the sofa and scanned the hall. Young people of all genders walked around in the club, and many people danced on the dance floor with smiling faces. Some people were drowning themselves with alcohol at the bar, looking sad. And couples were sitting on the deck seat, feeding each other drink sweetly. Everyone seemed completely different from the people he meets at work, and they expressed their emotions on their faces. This makes Gu Liheng very satisfied; it suits his intention well.

Xiào Rui asked, “Want a drink?”

Gu Liheng nodded and ordered red wine for himself, “I will pay the bill tonight. All of you can order whatever you want.” After that, he looked at the other 4 people with unnatural expressions, “You are not my employees, why are you being so nervous?”

The guys gave a silly laugh. Thinking about it, they realized that Gu Liheng is correct and started to relax. Ye Shao is a witty person, he said, “Then I won’t call you President Gu anymore. I will call you Big Brother Gu. You might not know this, but I have admired you since I was young, and my parents make me learn from you every day.”

Gu Liheng: “You are all excellent, you don’t need to learn from anyone.”

Gu Liheng’s expression did not change, and he still looked very serious. But it’s because of this, his words sounded real, and the guys laughed.

The topic quickly shifted to other things. Whether talking about various businesses and new products, they were just casually chatting about it, nothing serious. Every second generation has companies involved in many industries, so they could talk a bit about everything. Their wines and fragrances were delivered quickly, and they were utterly relaxed while drinking and talking.

As for Gu Liheng, he feels relaxed as well. He has never had such an experience. Their talk and actions have no practical meaning, but he felt comfortable. Ye Shao talked with the liveliness of a young person, and some words were fascinating that it makes people laugh. Gu Liheng would occasionally laugh with them. Then when the uncomfortable reaction hits, he will get swiftly distracted by the sound of the conversation.

Some time later, Ye Shao’s gaze shifted, and he saw Zhao Qing. So, he walked over to say hello to Zhao Qing. When he came back, he brought Zhao Qing and Zhao Qi with him.

Zhao Qi’s expression changed slightly when he saw Xiào Rui, and then he turned his gaze to Gu Liheng. As their group approached the sofa, Zhao Qi staggered and fell towards Gu Liheng, who was sitting on the edge.

…

As soon as Su Ling entered Nightshade, his surrounding become noisy, and various aromas rushed towards him; the scent of pheromone, spiritual plant products, and various alcohol were mixed together. Although mixed, he can still clearly recognize various smells, and it doesn’t make him feel uncomfortable. Just like looking at a rainbow, there are many colors, but it was not blinding.

“Little cutie, you come alone?”

A man was sitting in the deck seat against the wall. He kept his eyes on the people passing the doorway, looking for a partner for tonight. Hence, upon seeing Su Ling, his eyes lit up.

Su Ling: “No, I came with a company.”

The lights in the Nightshade were not bright, and the colors keep changing, which makes the surroundings feel ambiguous. Therefore, one can’t see too clearly in the bar. Su Ling looked around, trying to spot Gu Liheng, but the man seemed to not want to give up, “How about a drink together?”

Su Ling glanced at him and said, “Change your target ba, don’t waste time on me.”

“Ling Ling,” Lin Meng wore a black sweater and a hat, and he ran out from the seat on the left. He took Su Ling’s arm and pointed to the front left, “There.”

The man followed Lin Meng’s finger and looked over, and his complexion slightly changed. That area over there was reserved by Ye Shao tonight. Then he looked at Su Ling and Lin Meng. Both of them looked very good. The clothes on Lin Meng looked simple, but they were not ordinary brands. One glance and he knew that his family background is not simple. The man didn’t bother with Su Ling anymore and sat back in silence.

Lin Meng pulled Su Ling to the sofa where he was staying before, and keep reminding Su Ling to bend over, “Be careful, don’t get found out.”

Amused, Su Ling said, “I came here to let him find out.”

Lin Meng: “I promised Ah Rui that I won’t come.”

When Lin Meng reached the sofa, he placed his hand on Su Ling’s shoulder and pressed down so that his head would not show from the back of the sofa.

Su Ling’s shoulders lowered from the force, but he said, “You continue to hide. Don’t worry, you won’t be exposed.”

“Wait,” Su Ling was pulled down by Lin Meng before he could sit upright. Lin Meng gleefully added, “I just didn’t have time to tell you what happened after Zhao Qi fell on President Gu.”

Su Ling didn’t move when he heard it, “What happened?”

Lin Meng laughed, “President Gu reacted quickly and shifted to the side. Zhao Qi ended up throwing himself on the sofa and died in embarrassment.” He pulled Su Ling’s sleeves, his eyes sparkled as he said, “I think President Gu might like you.”

The corner of Su Ling’s mouth curled up, “What a coincidence, I think so too, but he has rejected me several times.”

“Huh?” Lin Meng blinked. “You’re sure amazing. If I get rejected by someone, I won’t keep chasing that person.”

Su Ling did not continue talking, “You sit down first, I will go over and say hello.”

Lin Meng: “Zhao Qi is still here. He came with his brother. His brother and Ye Shao are good friends. So I guess it would be embarrassing to ask him(ZQ) to go away.”

“It’s okay, it doesn’t matter whether he is there or not.” Su Ling stood up and saw the wine on the table. He pointed at one of it and said, “I take one ah.”

Lin Meng: “En, I just ordered it for show. I haven’t drunk any.”

Su Ling took a glass with light golden liquor, got up, and walked to the n-shaped sofa.

On that n-shaped sofa, 4 young Alphas were sitting in a row on the left, Xiào Rui and Gu Liheng in the middle, and Zhao Qi and Zhao Qing on the right. Gu Liheng was initially sitting on the right side, but in order to avoid Zhao Qi, he switched to the middle.

Su Ling was facing the middle when he approached, so Xiào Rui and Gu Liheng saw him right away.

Gu Liheng’s expression moved slightly, and his brows frowned when he looked at the wine glass in Su Ling’s hand.

Su Ling raised his eyebrows at him. Then he raised his glass to Gu Liheng as a gesture for greeting, as he continued to approach the sofa.

Zhao Qi saw him too, and his face instantly became ugly.

Ignoring Zhao Qi, Su Ling walked directly towards Gu Liheng, intending to ask naturally, ‘Would you like to have a drink?’ Just like the most common hitch-up phrase. However, things couldn’t go as planned. When he passed Zhao Qi, Zhao Qi suddenly stretched out his foot. Su Ling’s foot was caught, and his body fell forward.

Smash!

The sound of the wine glass falling to the ground was particularly prickling in this quiet corner.

The group of second-generation Alpha was all stunned, staring blankly at Gu Liheng, who was splashed with alcohol.

Zhao Qi raised his eyebrows triumphantly. Thinking of Gu Liheng’s reaction when he fell before, he is happy to see how Su Ling would end up in an embarrassing situation. Zhao Qing glared at him and stood up to apologize, but was stunned by what happened next.

Face got wet by the alcohol, Gu Liheng subconsciously closed his eyes due to the irritation, but he still got up to hold Su Ling.

After Su Ling managed to steady himself, he moved his right ankle while raising his head. When he saw the liquor on Gu Liheng’s face, he frowned. He placed his hands on Gu Liheng’s shoulders; Gu Liheng still closed his eyes and tilted his head slightly. Su Ling pushed with some force, so Gu Liheng sat back to his original position, and Su Ling knelt on the sofa on one knee.

Xiào Rui pulled some tissue and handed it to Su Ling. Su Ling glanced at it and took it with his left hand, while his right hand is still resting on Gu Liheng’s shoulder. Then he turned to look at Zhao Qi coldly. Regardless of how Zhao Qi reacts, he turned away and stared at Gu Liheng’s stiff facial features. Without using the tissue, Su Ling bent to kiss Gu Liheng’s forehead. And he lightly licked away the liquor.

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Su Ling saw how everyone reacted and wanted to laugh. He likes male god, how is that shocking? His male god is very good! It seems that his serious image is too deeply rooted in the people’s heart. The corner of his mouth curved up and his eyes meet Gu Liheng’s. He(GLH) won’t doubt that he(SL) has feelings for Xiào Rui anymore, right?

Gu Liheng and Su Ling stared at each other for two seconds, then Gu Liheng looked away. During the susceptible period, his emotions are very sensitive. He was delighted when he heard Su Ling’s words, but his logic caused him to tighten up. Boldly confessing to an Alpha in public is not good for the young man. Should there be anyone who likes him(SL), they will not dare to confess anymore. Although Gu Liheng is not willing for other people to be confessed by Su Ling, he cannot accept the young man if his condition has not improved. He hopes that the young man can be loved by excellent and outstanding people.

Glancing over the people present, Gu Liheng said in a deep voice, “All of you didn’t hear what he said just now.”

The staff of the auction house subconsciously answered, “Yes.”

Xiào Rui: “I heard nothing.”

Lin Meng blinked his eyes in confusion. Why didn’t President Gu want others to know that Ling Ling is chasing him? He doesn’t like Ling Ling? He looked at Su Ling worriedly and wanted to say something but Xiào Rui took his hand with a smile and said, “It’s getting late, I will send Meng Meng back.”

Lin Meng struggled, but couldn’t get away. His face turned red and was taken away by Xiào Rui in a daze. The Xiao family members took Redthorn Ball and the liquid collected tonight with them.

Su Ling looked at Gu Liheng and asked, “Afraid others will know that I like you?”

Gu Liheng frowned slightly and glanced at the employees present, “I will send you back.”

Feeling that this is not a good place to talk as well, Su Ling left the auction house with Gu Liheng. On the way out, he received a notification message that he has received a transfer of 950,000 star coins. After that message, he received another one, which is from Lin Meng: Ling Ling, do you really like President Gu?

Su Ling smiled and replied: “En.”

Lin Meng: “Good luck!”

Su Ling: “Thank you.”

Walking to Gu Liheng’s car, Su Ling asked again, “Why don’t you want others to know that I like you?” If this is someone else, Su Ling might wonder if this person thinks that he is unworthy.

With a serious expression, Gu Liheng said, “If you already have someone you like, there will be fewer people to chase you.”

Su Ling raised his eyebrows, “I don’t need someone to chase me. I like you. Why do I want others to chase me?”

Gu Liheng watched him silently, and Su Ling’s smile gradually faded, “You think you will keep rejecting me and don’t want to delay my happiness?” Without waiting for Gu Liheng’s answer, he sighed, “You are still thinking about me even when you refused me. You are too gentle, and with this, I won’t give up on you.”

His phoenix eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, “You obviously like me. Although I don’t know why you hesitated, it doesn’t fit your style.” He paused before adding, “President Gu.”

Obviously, it is what people often greeted him, and it is just a simple word, but when Su Ling says it, the lingering feeling makes Gu Liheng tremble. He stood straight, his tall height and long legs were very eye-catching, but he simply stood like a block of wood, not saying a word. Gu Liheng couldn’t say anything because the young man was right. He couldn’t refute or explain himself. Should he tell the young man about his situation? No, suffering from mental illness due to childhood experience, such a weak side of him, as an Alpha, how would he be willing to let his Omega crush know?

Seeing that Gu Liheng’s expression is not good, Su Ling said with a smile, “Go back and rest. I’ll just take a taxi.”

Gu Liheng: “I will send you.”

Su Ling laughed, he didn’t point out how inconsistent his actions at this time were with his refusal. His male god is too clumsy emotionally, but it moved his heart. He smiled, “All right then, thank you.”

Back at the fragrance bar, Su Ling waved to Gu Liheng and walked into the backyard to release the spiritual plants. Lopseed and Baby’s breath’s condition was not very good, but they are better than before, not looking like they are going to snap off anytime soon. Su Ling stroke their leaves; hopefully, after some time of contact, they would understand that Xian Mo Yu really wouldn’t eat them. Then they could be calmer when they stay together.

Su Ling went to the lounge and checked the balance of his account balance. Then he transferred one million star coins to Nalu with a message: Money from auctioning Redthorn Ball liquid, I have enough money to spend for myself.

Nalu would transfer the money from selling the raw materials in the black market to his(SL) account regularly before this, and he still has the money with him. After a while, his communication rang with a call from Nalu, “One million star coins for a month of Redthorn Ball liquid?”

Su Ling: “En, Xiào Rui placed a bid with that price right away in the auction.”

Nalu: “No wonder, this little money is nothing for his family.” Knowing that Su Ling has enough money to spend, he continued, “I’ll accept the money then. It just so happened that I am planning to close the shop for renovation after the current raw materials are used up.”

“Business has been booming in the past two days, and the store has gotten more and more negative reviews. The store decoration style is indeed too old.

Su Ling asked, “Do you need my help with the design?”

“This is your store. Think of the design when you have the time, you must like it after all.”

Su Ling thinks it makes sense. He is very interested in making fragrance. Hence, whether to take good care of the store or to fulfil this body’s final wish, he must take it seriously, “Okay.”

…

Upon returning to the villa, Gu Liheng took off his isolator and took a bath. After that, he changed into black pyjamas and sat on the bedroom sofa with a serious face while rereading Mill’s advice. After reading it, he made several plans and then looked at the forum. He hesitated for a while, before posting a help post. When filling in the nickname, he subconsciously wanted to fill in [Red Wine], but he changed his mind after a pause and wrote [Citrus] instead.

[Citrus]: The Omega I liked is chasing me, but I may not be able to give him happiness, what should I do?

There were a lot of people on the forum in the evening, plus his title mentioned Omega chasing him, so a reply soon appeared.

[Strawberry]: Really now? An Omega will chase after someone else, a Beta to boot?

[Gardenia]: So fake, Omega will only get chased, right? And Beta has no pheromone, how can you attract the Omega?

Frowning, Gu Liheng couldn’t understand why he is considered a Beta without asking.

[Citrus]: I am an Alpha.

[Strawberry]: Why can’t you as an Alpha give the Omega happiness? S*xual dysfunction?

[Pine Tree]: Brother, you sounded a bit miserable. Let me introduce you to a reliable hospital.

Gu Liheng deleted the post decisively. Seems like the forum is not reliable to find suitable suggestions. He has to work hard to recover.

…

Early the next morning, Su Ling put the spiritual plants in his space storage and went out to eat breakfast. Then he took a cab to Linshui villa area. Upon arriving, he discovered that the Linshui villa area is actually next to the Banshan villa area[1]. And Linshui is even further away, just that he hadn’t paid attention before. A car from the Xiao family is already waiting at the entrance of the villa area. Xiào Rui stood by the car and waved to him. Obviously, he was very concerned about the liquid.

After Su Ling got in the car, Xiào Rui asked, “Why don’t I let my driver pick you up at your place in the future?”

Su Ling: “No need, it’s very convenient to take a taxi.” He recalled the plot in the next book. “May I ask, who is the liquid for?”

Xiào Rui laughed, “It’s alright to ask, many people know about it. It is for my grandfather.”

A jolt ran across Su Ling’s heart. He remembered it is written in the novel that Xiào Rui’s grandfather passed away during the summer vacation, causing the Xiao’s family to fell in turmoil. Xiào Rui became very busy and had many misunderstandings with Lin Meng. Of course, many of them were caused by Zhao Qi. Soon, Su Ling calmed down. This world is real and not in the novel. He should have been dead, but he is still alive; anything could change.

After harvesting the liquid for the day, the Xiao’s family’s driver escorted him away. Su Ling bought a bunch of flowers and went to the Banshan villa area. He decided to dispel male god’s doubts with actions. Sending flowers is not necessarily a good choice, but he couldn’t think of a better way at the moment. After all, male god is much richer than him, and he has no shortage of anything. If to make any intimate gesture, his male god is not willing.

The villa area was very strictly managed. Since the car from the Xiao family has not registered at Banshan Villa before, it was stopped at the gate. However, the security guards have seen Su Ling being sent down in the Gu family’s car on his return trip before, so they didn’t stop him. Hence, Su Ling walked up to Gu’s villa again.

When the door was opened, Su Ling saw Gu Liheng behind the door and gave out flowers with a smile, “I went to Xiao family’s house in the morning to harvest the liquid. Then I found out that it is very close to your place, so I came here by the way.”

Gu Liheng’s gaze swept across Su Ling’s slightly flushed face from his walk. He still remembered Su Ling saying that the walk was tiring yesterday. Turning sideways, he makes space for Su Ling and said, “Come in and take a break.”

Still didn’t accept the flowers.

Su Ling smiled. After entering the living room, he didn’t see the flowers from yesterday, but he didn’t mind. He put the flowers in the vase and arranged them to look more beautiful before sitting on the sofa. Then he checked Gu Liheng’s expression and found that he is not in good spirits and seemed to have not slept well. He asked, “Are you unwell?”

Gu Liheng: “It’s okay, just normal reactions during the susceptible period.”

Su Ling: “Is there any way I can help you to be more comfortable?”

Gu Liheng’s thin lips pressed slightly, and he didn’t speak. Of course, there are ways to help him. He could hug the young man, kiss him lightly, or bite him on the back of the neck; all these will make him feel comfortable.

Shifting a bit, Su Ling moved until the side of his thigh touches Gu Liheng’s thigh. Instantly, Gu Liheng’s muscles stiffened. Su Ling opened his hand sideways, “Would you like to try hugging?”

Gu Liheng stood up abruptly and moved a step aside. He sputtered, “No.”

Su Ling put his hand down and said, “All right, feel free to tell me if I can make you more comfortable.”

Noticing that Gu Liheng’s emotions were tense, Su Ling smiled helplessly and stood up, “I’m going back, goodbye.” But seeing Gu Liheng want to move, he raised his hand, “No need to send me.”

Gu Liheng stopped on his track.

The moment when Su Ling walked out of the living room, he saw a car already stopping at the door. The door of the vehicle had been opened, and the driver stood by the car, “Mr Su, I will send you back.”

Su Ling looked back and saw no one. He shook his head amusedly and got into the car. Halfway through, he received an unfamiliar call and directly hung up. However, the caller tried to call again. He raised his eyebrows, looked out the window boredly before connecting the call.

“Hello, Mr Su. This is Major Qian Qin, from military logistics department. Do you have time to talk?”

Su Ling thought of the news he had read online and said, “You want to talk about Pearl Lopseed? Sorry, they are friends to me and are not for sale.”

Qian Qin was a little surprised. He had read information about the young man, and the speed of reaction and decisiveness of rejection was really not like an 18 years old Omega. Even Father Su may not be so decisive upon hearing the word ‘military’.

“I understand, I can just buy the Lopseed nectar.”

Su Ling considered for a while, the nectar can be collected about 15ml a day. He hasn’t learned how to make fragrance, and he can’t use this high-grade raw material, so it’s a waste to just keeping it around. At least the military is more reliable than the black market. If the military buys the nectar, other people will not have any intention on him, thus saving him from possible trouble. He said, “Okay, I can sell 300ml a month, and will sell it once a month. If you have any emergency, you can also come to collect in the middle of the month, is that okay?”

Qian Qin did not agree right away, but asked, “How many nectars can you collect from your Lopseed in one day?”

Su Ling: “15ml.”

Qian Qin: “The military will take all. 450 ml a month, and we will give you 500,000 star coins.”

Su Ling: “I can only sell up to 400ml, I still have to keep a little for myself.” The nectar is a holy medicine for trauma injury after all, which he may have a use for it at any time.

“Okay, let’s set an appointment, are you free?”

Su Ling said yes, and Qian Qin acted efficiently. He quickly determined the meeting location and transferred the contract to Su Ling directly upon meeting up. Su Ling signed the contract after reading it. The whole process took no more than 5 minutes.

Looking at the signed contract, Qian Qin smiled and stretched out his hand, “Happy to cooperate with you.”

Su Ling stretched out his hand as well, but before their hands touched, Qian Qin quickly took his hand back and touched his nose, “Sorry, your decisions were swift and neat, so I forgot that you are an Omega.”

Su Ling raised his eyebrows, “Are you being s*xist?”

Though Qian Qin is dressed in a military uniform, his aura was not stern, and he laughed heartily, “Absolutely not, no one will discriminate against an Omega. Where are you going by the way? I can send you.”

Su Ling took Qian Qin’s car to go back to the fragrance bar. He released the spiritual plants at the backyard and continued to practice on controlling his pheromones. In the afternoon, he used an extractor to extract a few essential oils from the low-grade spiritual plants and used them to mix with the essential oils extracted last time in the fragrance-making room. He kept changing the ratio of various essential oils and choosing the best smelling one. He wanted to continue but soon realized there are no raw materials left. So he didn’t continue with his testing but looked for the basic courseware of fragrance making online. During his experiments in the afternoon, Su Ling found that the essential oil of the spiritual plant is somewhat different from the plants from his world, and the smell is not easy to mix. It was until he saw Nalu coming to work that he turned off the courseware.

Su Ling placed the spiritual plants in his space storage before going out for dinner. Then he strolled along the entertainment street to look at the shops. He would stay at each shop for a while, carefully looking at their decoration styles and observing the preferences of the guests. He came to check the shops out before, but he didn’t have a clear purpose back then.

During his stroll, a lot of people attempted to chat with Su Ling, but he cleanly refused everyone. After checking a shop, he will write down the good points and some thoughts in his bracelet. He just came out of a store when his bracelet rang. When he connected the call, Lin Meng’s voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of being discovered, “Ling Ling, come to Nightshade.”

Nightshade is the largest mixed bar in the entertainment street. It is a fragrance bar and a drinking bar at the same time. A mixed bar needs to place a high priority on their fragrance; otherwise, it cannot be opened. After all, alcohol can release emotions, and the fragrance bar is a place to relax and find partners. So, many customers won’t attach their isolator. Only when the bar’s fragrance works well, can the customers keep their sense.

Puzzled, Su Ling asked, “What’s the matter?”

Lin Meng: “President Gu asked Ah Rui to come out today. But Ah Rui didn’t let me go with him, so I followed him quietly. Zhao Qi also came just now. He deliberately slipped and fell on President Gu. I think something is wrong. Could it be he has stopped chasing Ah Rui and changed his target to President Gu?!”

Su Ling’s eyes narrowed. He raised his head and looked forward. Not far away is Nightshade.

“I’m coming right away.”

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[1] From now on, the area where Gu Liheng’s villa is at will be named as Banshan (mid-hill) villa. Banana decided to give the area a name because XR villa’s area has a name, which is Linshui (waterfront) villa. Giving the area a name can let us distinguish whose home we are talking about instead of a general mid hill/waterfront wording. I mean there must be other villa that is located in mid-hill/waterfront in other parts of the planet right?

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Su Ling tapped on the holographic screen, and said to Nalu, “I read about it when you were driving. The topic has now shifted to talk about the fragrance bar having 3 Grade A spiritual plants.”

This morning, the discussion about Xian Mo Yu exploded in the forum and was originally sitting firmly on today’s headlines. However, its position changed because news suddenly broke out about Lopseed and Baby’s breath and the fact that they belonged to Tian Ling Fragrance Bar together with Redthorn Ball. There was no news from the 3 Grade A plants for a long time, so the amount of discussion suddenly skyrocketed, and Xian Mo Yu fell to second place. The picture of Xiao Lu’s injury was posted on the Internet, and the netizens were very excited. Some felt scared, while others thought it’s cool. The pictures of Lopseed were shared on the Internet and admired by the netizens.

After reading the comments, Su Ling realized that all the known Lopseed are being kept with the army. Lopseed’s nectar is a holy medicine for trauma injury, and the effect is already good before refined. After refining, the result is even more impressive so it is an important medical material for the army. There are only 3 Lopseeds in the army’s hands, and the one in Su Ling’s hand is the 5th plant known to Belle Planet.

“The 4th plant has disappeared for almost 19 years, right? There was a lot of discussion on the Internet at the time when it was registered, but no information about the owner was revealed.”

“Yes ah, other than Lopseed, there was also 2 Grade A spiritual plants being registered at the same time!”

“I checked the data of the registration year and had a sudden guess. The 3 plants in Tian Ling Fragrance Bar are the 3 registered back then. And they were of exactly the same type.”

“My God, really?! It will be one hell of a coincidence if it isn’t.”

“That means, there is only 4 known Lopseed in the planet. So few, I probably have no chance to own one.”

“Wake up, even if there are 5 plants, you still have no chance.”

…

In the office of Su Company, Father Su flung the glass of water in his hand to the ground after reading the news.

Su Hao was so surprised that his words became incoherent, “Why?! So that nectar and stem in the black market…”

Father Su: “Still need to ask? He must have sold those. Counting the time backwards, he must have sold the liquid from Redthorn Ball to the Gu family. That’s why the black market only has the nectar and stem.”

“Then, what shall we do?” Su Hao asked.

“What else can we do? Our Su family personally announced the news to severe the relationship with Su Ling. It’s not like we can fight for it.” Father Su became angrier as he continued, “Hiding the plants for so many years from me, I have really underestimated him.”

“We can’t just forget it? These things should belong to the Su family!” Su Hao unwillingly said.

Father Su had a calm expression. After thinking for a long while, he said solemnly, “Stop checking on him in the future. Don’t trouble him and don’t offend him.”

“Brother!”

Father Su glared at him, “The Redthorn Ball in his hand has helped the Gu family. The Xiao family is bound to win the Redthorn Ball liquid in the auction tonight. If the head of the Xiao family is cured, then Su Ling will be their benefactor.”

“With the Gu and Xiao family behind him, what can we do to him?”

Su Hao gritted his teeth, “I thought he was a waste but didn’t expect him to be a treasure.”

Father Su rubbed his eyebrows, “Stop worrying. Start looking for talented people for our company’s fragrance department. Since we can’t obtain high-level raw materials, then we will start with the formula.”

Su Hao was still not reconciled, but he couldn’t think of anything better, so he left with a yes.

…

After reading the news, Su Ling sent a message to Gu Liheng: “The matter is over, don’t worry (smiley face).”

Gu Liheng quickly replied: “En.”

Su Ling smiled and glanced at the Fragrance Bar shop. Those people don’t seem to be leaving soon.

Nalu suggested, “How about hanging in my house for a while?”

Su Ling shook his head and said, “I want to see if there is a suitable apartment for rent.”

Nalu voiced his agreement, “Told you to do so last time. Staying in the store is not convenient, and the environment is not good for you. Where do you want to rent?”

Su Ling looked at Nalu and gave him a meaningful smile.

Nalu shrugged and started the car, “Okay, I know. But the rent is not cheap for these half-hill villa surrounded by mountains and rivers.”

Su Ling smiled and said, “I don’t need to be too close, just between the shop, and the villa area is fine,” he took a look at Nalu’s face, “I can go by myself, so you should go back to catch up some sleep?”

Nalu: “No need, I get up at 11.00 am today. It’s my normal wake up time.”

The two visited more than a dozen neighbourhood in the afternoon and looked at many units. Nalu carefully asked about the identities of the residents next to the unit. If it is a single Alpha, he would not consider the unit. Su Ling didn’t really mind and assured Nalu that with his spiritual plants with him, he will be safe.

Nalu’s reply was to pat his head like to a child, “Don’t count on it. If you get affected by pheromone, you will take the initiative to let people bully you, and Xian Mo Yu will be useless.”

Su Ling recalled the scene in the restaurant where he was affected by Gu Liheng’s pheromone and stayed silent.

They finally found a suitable house at around 5.00 pm.

The landlord is a middle-aged Beta male couple. The two planned to do an interstellar trip for a year, so they wanted to rent out the house. The house has 3 bedrooms and a living room. The master bedroom has a balcony. The community environment has lovely greenery, and the residents beside the unit are Beta. Su Ling and Nalu are very satisfied with the setting. Since there are still 2 days away from the landlord’s departure, they agreed to move after they left. After signing the lease contract and paid the rent, Su Ling and Nalu returned to the fragrance bar.

There were still a lot of people guarding outside the fragrance bar, but Nalu has called the security in advance. Just like last time, he locked the main door after all the employees have arrived.

Su Ling took out Lopseed and Baby’s breath and put them in the lobby. Then Nalu took the photos and posted them on the official website so the reporters could use it in their report. The staffs of the fragrance bar looked at the 2 plants with excitement and curiosity, but they all stayed far away. The image of Xiao Lu’s poisoned hands is terrifying. That makes Su Ling smile. He stayed in the fragrance bar for a while and put the plants back in his space storage when he left. After that, he went for dinner first before going to the auction house.

The auction house was brightly lit at night, and it was very eye-catching. After Su Ling contacted Noel, he went directly to the backstage. He went to check on Redthorn Ball and listened to Noel talk about the arrangements. After confirming the processes, Su Ling sat on the sofa nearby and waited for the auction to start while Noel continued to busy around to confirm the details. Su Ling was browsing the auction catalogue when he heard voices greeted out neatly, “President Gu.”

Su Ling looked up and saw Gu Liheng walking in in a black suit, without the slightest expression on his face, sporting a meticulous hairdo. Gu Liheng nodded and strode towards Su Ling. Su Ling smiled at him and glanced around. He found that as soon as Gu Liheng appeared, all the employees became nervous, and their work attitude was extremely serious. It seems that an expressionless boss is very deterrent. Eyes curving with smiles, he patted the empty seat beside him. After Gu Liheng sat down, he asked, “Will you go to the stage front guest seat later?”

Gu Liheng uttered an En and said, “Are you going to personally collect the liquid from Redthorn Ball?”

Su Ling nodded, “Noel said that the auction model of the liquid is special. Many people have never seen Redthorn Ball and the raw material it provides. Hence, on-site collection is more realistic, and it can intuitively explain the daily amount that can be harvested to the people in the auction.”

Gu Liheng: “I’ll go to the front seat in a while.”

At 8.00 pm, the auction started on time. The first auction item is the Redthorn Ball liquid. Though Redthorn Ball is very precious, the estimated price of the liquid for one month is not high, but because it is rare and effective, it has attracted a lot of attention. The scene on the auction stage is broadcasted at the backstage as well. The spiritual plant was placed in the middle of the stage, and the auctioneer said with a laugh, “Everyone can try to smell its fragrance, and we shall take a look of its data.”

The holographic screen behind the auctioneer kept changing, showing various biological data of the liquid.

“As we all know, the liquid from Redthorn Ball has a miraculous effect on treating pheromone rejection illness. Of course, some of you must have doubts so take a look at this group of latest medical records.”

The record was presented in the form of a dynamic table. The patient’s condition before the use of the liquid has a sharp contrast with after they used it. After the data was released, the auctioneer listed several high-end fragrances made from the liquid that has gone from the market. After the introduction, he said, “Now, I have Mr Su, the owner of Redthorn Ball, to collect the raw material for us on the spot.”

Su Ling and Gu Liheng left the backstage at the same time, one to the stage while the other sat at the guest seat under the stage. Su Ling smiled at the audience, “The raw material can be collected once a day, and there is not much difference with the amount each time.”

A transparent glass cover opened up in front of the auction table, covering the area. Next, Su Ling removed his isolator. He released his pheromone and poked the red ball with his hand. Redthorn Ball quickly understood what he meant and released its liquid. After taking the liquid, Su Ling attached his isolator and placed the transparent bottle on the stage before turning to the backstage.

The auctioneer turned on the ventilation system, and then announced, “The auction starts now, and the starting price is 300,000 star coin.”

This figure was determined by Su Ling based on his monthly income from selling the ball liquid to the black market. So, the moment someone offers a price, it’s already a profit to him.

“One million.” As soon as the auctioneer’s words fell, someone placed a bid.

Stunned by the offer, Su Ling turned to look at the seating area. It was Xiào Rui who called out the amount, and Lin Meng was beside him. Seeing him, Lin Meng waved his hand. Many people at the hall looked at Xiào Rui, and Su Ling noticed that those who were prepared to bid had put down their hands.

After the countdown, the auctioneer announced the success of Xiào Rui’s bid.

Su Ling: “…”

All of a sudden, he felt that the fancy science before this is a waste of time. But then after thinking about it, he will auction Redthorn Ball’s liquid once a month. These introductions are still necessary. Even people who don’t have any intentions may be excited after reading the introduction.

After a while, Redthorn Ball is put in a transparent safe and sent to the backstage. Gu Liheng, Xiào Rui and Lin Meng also arrived backstage.

Xiào Rui was stunned when he saw Gu Liheng, but he quickly smiled and said hello, “President Gu.”

Gu Liheng nodded and looked at Su Ling.

Xiào Rui also looked over and saw Lin Meng smiling at Su Ling, “Ling Ling is amazing!”

Su Ling smiled, and then Xiào Rui asked, “Can I put the Redthorn Ball in my villa?”

Su Ling suspected that Xiào Rui did not believe in the fragrance bar’s security, and could only be relieved if the spiritual plant is in the villa. But he believed in the Xiao family’s security, so he nodded, “Sure, where is your villa?”

Xiào Rui thanked him and replied, “In the Linshui villa area. Our Xiao’s family has a high-level spiritual plant specialist, so you don’t need to trouble yourself to come and harvest the raw material every day.”

Su Ling: “It has recognized its owner, so you can’t collect it when I’m not there. I have to go there every day.”

Surprised, Xiào Rui pondered for a moment and suggested, “Why don’t you move to my villa? Otherwise, it will be troublesome for you to go back and forth.”

Gu Liheng frowned, and his expression became more rigid.

“No,” Su Ling refused, “It’s fine, I’ll go once a day.” He made a net profit of 950,000 star coin, and he only had to go to the Xiao villa every morning, which was really worthwhile.

After thinking about it, Xiào Rui still feels that it’s more secure to have Su Ling in the villa. He warmly persuaded, “My mother is an Omega, and she lives in the villa as well. Please don’t feel inconvenient.” He paused, “As far as I know, you lived in President Gu’s house when you provided the raw material to the Gu’s family. So you can point out any shortcomings of the Xiao family if there’s any.”

He turned to look at Lin Meng, “Or I’ll ask Meng Meng to stay with you?”

Flushing, Lin Meng glared at Xiào Rui, “Who wants to stay in your house?” But he said to Su Ling, “Ling Ling, I will stay with you.”

Hearing that, Xiào Rui chuckled, and Lin Meng jabbed him with his elbow.

Su Ling shook his head, “No, I won’t stay in someone else’s house.”

After that, he smiled and looked at Gu Liheng, “I stayed in his house because I want to chase him. Staying near to catch an opportunity, ya know?”

“…”

The backstage was silent for a moment, and Gu Liheng froze in place.

Xiào Rui and Lin Meng, and all the employees present were shocked.

My God! This beautiful young Omega just declared on the spot that he is chasing their cold-faced boss!

How courageous!

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When Gu Liheng’s gaze fell on the flower, his expression tensed up, and his fingers curled slightly. With a low tone, he said, “I can’t accept it.”

Su Ling was not surprised by that. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, “What is there that cannot be accepted? This flower doesn’t mean anything. It’s very fragrant, so just put it in your room for 2 days as a decoration.”

Seeing that Gu Liheng didn’t take the flower, Su Ling didn’t want to make it hard for him. He smiled and gestured at the door with his chin, “Can I go in? It’s a bit tiring to walk all the way up from the gate.”

Gu Liheng stood sideways to let Su Ling pass, “Please come in.”

When Su Ling looked at Gu Liheng’s wooden face, he couldn’t help but chuckle. Gu Liheng looked at him and got infected by his smile, his expression relaxed as well. The two walked to the living room, and the door automatically closed behind them.

In the living room, Su Ling placed the flowers in a vase, and then smiled at Gu Liheng, “This is what I gave you, and it’s not that you have accepted it so don’t be pressured by this matter. You can throw it away if you really don’t like it.”

Gu Liheng glanced at the flowers but did not say anything; he couldn’t bear to throw it away.

Su Ling didn’t sit down, he casually rested his hand at the back of a sofa, and looked at Gu Liheng, “Are you well today?”

Hearing concern in his words, a joyful emotion emerged in Gu Liheng’s heart. The corners of his mouth uncontrollably curved up a bit, “En.”

Su Ling pretended not to see it, and said with a smile, “That’s good, there is one more thing I want to tell you today. Didn’t I say that my pheromone has returned to normal last time?” He then explained the process of how his pheromone recovered and asked, “Do you want to see Xian Mo Yu?”

Gu Liheng glanced at Su Ling, and his heart felt soft for him. He is no stranger to such behaviour from the young man. Many Alpha will use good things to please the Omega they wanted to court. But when it comes to their situation, it’s the other way around. He couldn’t help feeling guilty; such a good Omega should be cared lovingly and not being constantly rejected by him. He needs to get cured soon!

At Su Ling’s side, he didn’t know what Gu Liheng was thinking. He pointed to the room where his spiritual plants were placed before and suggested, “Let’s go there, Xian Mo Yu is quite big.”

Gu Liheng acknowledged with an En, and the two went to the spiritual plant room.

It was almost 12.00 pm after Gu Liheng gets to know Xian Mo Yu and Su Ling asked to leave. Feeling a bit reluctant, Gu Liheng subconsciously blurted out, “Let’s have lunch together.” His expression stiffened after he realized what he said.

Su Ling certainly wouldn’t refuse, so he smiled and said, “Okay.”

Gu Liheng was pleased. Although it took him a lot of effort to not reach out and touch the young man, but he(SL) is right in front of him right now. This was more important than anything else. Hence, he is in a good mood during lunch. After lunch, the two returned to the living room, and Domi brought them tea.

Su Ling asked, “Are you going to the auction tonight?”

Gu Liheng: “En.”

Su Ling cupped his drink with his palms, “I’m free in the afternoon. Can I stay here until evening, then we go to the auction together?”

Gu Liheng answered quickly, “Yes.”

Su Ling watched how Gu Liheng reacts and confirmed that he is genuinely happy, rather than being perfunctory and annoyed from being bothered. His eyes curled with a smile and said, “Then we’ll go together.”

Although he was rejected several times and was rejected just a moment ago, Su Ling was confirmed this time, male god definitely has a good impression of him! Then why does he keep rejecting him? He wandered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something. Could it be Gu Liheng doubted his feelings? The more Su Ling thinks about it, the more he feels that it is possible. In his male god’s eyes, both of them have barely known each other, and his feelings towards male god may be too sudden. Hence it’s hard for him(GLH) to believe it. Not to mention Zhao Qi’s provocation as well.

Su Ling thought for a while and laughed. If he is sincere enough, his male god will naturally believe him in the end. Their way of getting along right now is not bad. Thinking about it carefully, he realised that his male god is very responsive to all of his requests. Other than that, he has an entire afternoon to get along with Gu Liheng today. It makes him feels happy just from thinking about it. However, sometimes the plan won’t go according as planned. Before Su Ling finished drinking his tea, his bracelet rang out. It was a call from Nalu.

Nalu’s tone was very anxious, “Xiao Ling, where are you? Quickly return to the fragrance bar.”

Su Ling quickly put the glass on the coffee table and stood up, “What happened?”

Nalu: “Xiao Lu was poisoned by Pearl Lopseed. It’s terrible. Come back quickly.”

Su Ling frowned. He didn’t know who Xiao Lu was, but Lopseed wouldn’t move by itself, nor would it actively attack other people. This person must have approached the plant. Then some noises could be heard from Nalu’s side; the sound of police sirens and ambulances from afar.

Nalu: “The police are here. I’ll hang up first. Only the materials provided by the spiritual plant itself can detoxify the poison. Hurry and come back.”

Before Su Ling could respond, Nalu hung up.

Seeing that his expression was not right, Gu Liheng asked, “What’s wrong?”

Su Ling smiled at him and explained, “Someone was poisoned by Pearl Lopseed in the fragrance bar. I’ll go back first. See you at night.” He walked out the door quickly after he finished speaking.

Gu Liheng caught up with Su Ling and asked, “I have told the driver to drive you there. Do you need help? Should I go with you?”

Su Ling: “It’s fine, I’ll just go with the driver. Take a good rest.”

Su Ling quickly got into the car. Then he lowered the window and waved to Gu Liheng.

Gu Liheng watched the car leave, and his mood instantly fell to the bottom. He wanted to go together, but the young man refused, and he didn’t have any reason to follow. Although the door has already automatically closed, and he won’t be able to see anything beyond the door, Gu Liheng still stood in the front yard and stared at the door for a while. Returning in the living room, Gu Liheng called his men and got them to pay attention to any news from the fragrance bar.

When Su Ling arrived at the fragrance bar, there was a police car parked at the door. After contacting Nalu, he walked directly to the backyard. Nalu, two policemen and a spiritual plant specialist, stood at the entrance of the greenhouse, looking at Lopseed and Baby’s breath from a distance.

Nalu saw Su Ling, so he raised his hand and called out, “Xiao Ling.”

Su Ling approached, and the officer asked, “Are you the owner of Lopseed?”

Su Ling nodded and glanced at the greenhouse. The empty greenhouse is now occupied by a group of low-level spiritual plants.

Police officer: “Can you collect the nectar? The doctor said they need it to detoxify the poison.”

Su Ling nodded, walked towards Lopseed. Along the way, he asked, “What happened?”

Nalu explained, “Didn’t I mentioned that the spiritual plants I bought in the middle of last month run out? I ordered a batch yesterday.” He pointed to the spiritual plants in the greenhouse, “Xiao Lu sent it today.”

“Initially, before Xiao Lu came, I wanted to shift the two Grade A spiritual plants to other places. But they refused to be touched. I even got a cut on my hand. Fortunately, the cut was not poisonous.” Thinking of Xiao Lu’s poisoned state, Nalu rubbed his arms subconsciously.

“Later, I gave up and reminded Xiao Lu not to touch them and don’t run around. He agreed. However, before leaving, Xiao Lu couldn’t hold back. His hand got scratched by Lopseed’s leaves, and it was poisonous.”

Su Ling squatted down, and lightly pinches Lopseed’s leaves. At the next moment, a branch of leaves softly wrapped around his wrist. He tilted his head to look at the officer, “Who should be responsible in this case? “

“If the manager’s statement is true, then Xiao Lu should bear the responsibility. Of course, if he just touched the plant out of curiosity and meant no harm, we suggest making a peaceful resolution.”

Nalu: “What I said is true. We will resolve it peacefully and send the nectar to the hospital.”

Su Ling nodded in agreement, and then said, “All Alpha, please go out.”

Nalu hurriedly added, “Yeah, go out, go out.” Leading the rest out of the greenhouse, Nalu reminded Su Ling, “Remember to start the air ventilator before opening the door.” After that, he closed the door.

Su Ling took off his isolator and controlled his pheromone around Lopseed. He is not proficient in the control, so when using his pheromone to communicate, his hand has been rubbing the leaves as a gesture. He controlled his pheromone and drew a line, and inclined it at forty-five degrees to refer as its leaves. Then he makes a dot in the middle of the line, to refer as the nectar. Soon, crystal condensation appeared in the center of the Lopseed’s leaf, and Su Ling smiled, “So smart, thank you.”

Taking out a small bottle that is used to contain the nectar, Su Ling carefully collected all of the nectar. After collecting, he lightly stroke the leaf with his finger, like he is tickling it. The leaves shook happily, and Su Ling could sense joyful emotions through his pheromone communication. He played with the plant for a while, and a thought crossed his mind. He then placed both plants in his space storage. After that, Su Ling got up and put on the isolator. He turned on the ventilation system and opened the door after making sure that no pheromone is left behind. Then he handed the small bottle to Nalu, “Let’s go to the hospital to see Xiao Lu.”

The spiritual plant specialist brought by the police looked at Su Ling with admiration, “You are amazing! I tried it several times earlier, but no success.”

Su Ling smiled, “It’s not your problem. Just that they have recognized me as their owner so if I’m not here, they won’t provide raw materials.”

“I see,” the spiritual plant specialist was envious. “Amazing, you actually have two Grade A spiritual plants.”

The officer beside cuts in, “Didn’t you watch the news? It should be three plants, including Redthorn Ball.”

The spiritual plant specialist patted his hands, “Oh, yes, I almost forgot!” The officer thanked Su Ling with a smile and brought them to the hospital.

The ward where Xiao Lu is staying was extremely lively. Many media people rushed over from hearing the news but were blocked by the security team and policemen. The four of them went to Xiao Lu’s ward through a special passage. There were six people in the ward. Other than Xiao Lu, there is a doctor, two nurses, and two police officers. Everyone had a particularly ugly expression. Xiao Lu was lying on the bed, and his face was pale, with trembling lips. His right upper arm was supported on a soft pillow, his elbows hung from a strap above, leaving his forearms completely suspended.

The doctor had already met Nalu when he went to the fragrance bar with the ambulance, so he hurriedly asked, “Have you gotten the nectar?”

Nalu passed the bottle over. He glanced at Xiao Lu’s hand and quickly looked away, rubbing the back of his hand with lingering fear. Xiao Lu’s right palm looked like a skeleton at a glance, with no flesh. But when he looked closely, he could see that the flesh and skin are actually there, just that they have become gelatinous and transparent, like works of art. No wonder the plant is called Lopseed, it means one could see the bones directly through the skin huh?

透骨草 /  tòu gǔ cǎo – literally translated as see-through bone grass

Su Ling subconsciously touched his wrist where Lopseed wrapped itself around him earlier and then thought of Xian Mo Yu’s hunting scene. For the first time, he deeply realized that the spiritual plants he deals with every day are more terrifying than any wild beast.

The doctor carefully poured the nectar onto Xiao Lu’s palm. As the nectar penetrated the skin, the transparent part gradually returned to normal. The doctor heaved a long breath and said to the nurse, “Take his sensory blocker.”

The nurse removed the ring on Xiao Lu’s neck and Xiao Lu’s muddled gaze returned to normal. Next, he opened his mouth and shouted, “AAH! IT HURTS!”

The doctor squeezed his wrist to prevent him from moving, “Calm down, keep a rein on your curiosity next time. Now, move your palm.”

Xiao Lu was stunned and turned to look down. Only then did he find that his hand has gone back to normal. He clenched his fist with his five fingers curled together, and his eyes brightened. Then he stretched out his index finger, “My fingertip hurts.”

“You lose a piece of flesh, the pain is normal,” the doctor calmly explained. “I already told you not to move around. When your skin turned gelatinous, the flesh will fall off as soon as you touch it, and it will still be gone after detoxification.” That’s why they have to hang his hand in the air.

The doctor shook the glass bottle in his hand and said, “Consider yourself lucky because there are still some nectar left. It will help the wound to heal fast.” He applied the last of the nectar on Xiao Lu’s fingertip, “Go and buy some cream, then apply for two days. If you have the money, then go buy more nectar, you will heal faster.”

Xiao Lu moved his fingers and found that the pain has lessened. He thanked the doctor and got up from the bed. With a bitter tone, he said to Nalu, “I will never dare to touch the plants anymore. I have a psychological shadow over your greenhouse.”

Nalu glanced over his hand: “I have a psychological shadow on you!” He hammered Xiao Lu’s shoulder lightly, “I asked you to keep it secret, and now everyone knows.”

Xiao Lu sincerely apologized, “I’m sorry.”

The policeman recorded a statement from Xiao Lu about what happened and left.

Nalu sent Xiao Lu home and escorted Su Ling back to the fragrance bar. From a distance, he saw a lot of people standing in front of the fragrance bar. He turned the car around and stopped. Tapping his bracelet, Nalu took a glance and sighed, “The fragrance bar’s website has exploded again.”

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