Testing Deeper Affection

Fingertips slid from his brow bone to his Adam's apple.

They stroked his collarbone again and again.

Bian He clenched his teeth tight.

Blue pupils appeared, his eyes brimming with tears.

After holding out for a while, he finally surrendered through tears. "...Stop teasing me. I'll want to bite someone."

With his eyes reddened from crying, he looked even easier to bully.

Pretty Little Treasure had turned into a little crybaby.

If only they had met sooner. He could have found happiness earlier.

Wan Ying stopped while he was ahead, straightened up, and withdrew his pheromones.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Be good and get some sleep first. We won't be home for another hour."

Bian He, who had been crying just moments ago, took the initiative to collapse into his arms.

"Brother, coax me to sleep."

Wan Ying's body stiffened as he looked down at the person resting on his lap.

Bian He buried his face in his arms and even deliberately rubbed his tall nose against his clothes.

Wan Ying could feel his breaths landing against him.

Was he treating him like catnip, sniffing at him like that?

Apparently, he should not call Bian He... He might as well call him a little lazy cat.

Only cats liked catnip.

Wan Ying stroked him, threading his fingers through his tousled hair and deliberately exposing his forehead completely.

He really was beautiful. Even his forehead was beautiful enough to make people jealous.

Old folks often said that only beautiful people grew a widow's peak.

His person was stunningly beautiful.

He closed his eyes, his long lashes casting shadows beneath them.

The corners of his lips lifted slightly, as though he were very happy.

Steady breaths spilled out with the scent of flowers.

Wan Ying took two deep breaths.

No wonder people checked whether their compatibility was high before getting married.

Living under the same roof for a long time, it truly was impossible to resist the temptation of high compatibility. His pheromones smelled good.

How could they smell so good?

They were more intoxicating than any floral fragrance.

They were enchanting.

Would he get married? What if it were someone else?

What if another Omega were lying in his arms?

The thought surfaced, only to be cut off instantly.

It was disgusting enough to make him want to vomit.

Bian He... his partner. He would be more than willing to marry him, even now.

He hated being an Enigma.

Being such an extremely rare gender had never given him any sense of superiority.

People would only see him as a monster, a lunatic whose wounds healed quickly.

No one would truly respect him from the bottom of their heart.

He was merely an aberration who did not fit in.

He would become a lunatic already standing at the top, one who did not even need to compete.

That was unfair to most Alphas.

But what fairness was there in this world?

Ordinary Alphas and S-rank Alphas... weren't they all divided into ranks?

He was simply far stronger than them, an absolute crushing advantage. No one would sincerely be willing to admit that someone else was stronger than them.

What they wanted was fairness they could compete for.

He had seen too much and had long since been disappointed in this world's rules.

He chose to study law, believing that everything could be handled according to legal provisions.

But in the end? It could not beat connections, power, or money.

He had worked hard to preserve fairness, only to discover that he himself was inherently unfair.

Standing in an unfair era, in an unfair position, controlling an unfair life.

Those rules were only meant for ordinary people to see.

Those truly powerful did not need to follow the rules.

If someone bullied the Puppy he cared about, could he still maintain fairness?

Would he handle things by normal means? Probably not. He would use every method at his disposal to humiliate the scum who had bullied his Puppy.

The car stopped.

Wan Ying moved gently and got out first.

He gathered Bian He into his arms.

Then headed straight upstairs.

He suddenly halted and looked toward the tree across the street.

It seemed like there had been someone there just now.

Was someone watching his life?

Who had that much free time?

Wan Ying went upstairs.

The moment he reached the door, before he could even open it, Bian He woke up all clingy and drowsy.

"Are we home? I'm so sleepy."

He was so clingy, like a baby barely past his first month.

Wan Ying could not resist teasing him. "There's a 190-centimeter Little Treasure in my home. He's really so beautiful. What should I do? I want to keep you penned in so no one can fight me for the right to feed you."

Wan Ying entered the bedroom.

With a little force, Bian He pounced on him and knocked him onto the bed.

He sat on Wan Ying's thighs and looked down at the man's features.

This was the person he had longed for, the only one he was willing to choose.

"Have I ever told you that, aside from you, no one can order me around?"

Wan Ying lay on the bed and let him do as he pleased, asking deliberately, "What if you met someone stronger and more beautiful than me? Maybe his rank is higher than mine? Omegas all admire strength. They like a stronger partner to control their life. What would you choose then?"

Bian He puffed out his cheeks and gently pinched the man's face.

"You're already incredible. No matter what you become, you're the only one I'll recognize."

"What about me? If I weren't an Omega—if I were an Alpha, or an Enigma like you—would you still like me?"

The moment the words fell.

Wan Ying's gaze froze slightly, and he fell silent.

His Little Treasure was not an Omega?

How could that be?

Bian He stared intently into the man's eyes, his hope slowly fading.

He did not wait any longer.

He tugged at the corner of his lips and leaned down to rub his cheek against the man's. "What are you thinking about? I'll always stay by your side. Even if you drive me away, I won't leave."

Why could he not accept it?

Should he get gland replacement surgery and turn himself into an Omega?

What exactly would make him like him, like the real him?

It seemed like he hated him. Had he angered him before?

"I'm sleepy."

Bian He yawned and lay down beside him, curling up in the corner of the bed.

Wan Ying lay face-to-face with Little Treasure.

His bed was big enough to hold a large dog with ease.

He suddenly realized something. When had he allowed the Puppy to sleep on his bed?

Seeing him so sleepy that tears gathered at the corners of his eyes.

Fine. He could sleep here for one night. He would drive him out tomorrow.

After all, he was a good owner. He always had a little more patience for his pets.

Wan Ying closed his eyes and drifted off in a haze.

After he fell asleep, the person who should have been sound asleep opened his eyes.

Bian He looked at his lover so close at hand, lifting a hand to trace his features through the air. The affection filling his chest could not be concealed.

He liked Wan Ying the most.

He had liked him from the very first time they met.

But his existence seemed not to have drawn much notice from the man.

He had met the man in his original appearance, intending to compete with him. He thought they would fight as sworn enemies all the way into bed, but things had not gone as he imagined.

The man only had thoughts of competing with him, nothing more.

He frantically gathered more information on Wan Ying.

Like a voyeur, he secretly watched every microexpression Wan Ying made and every intention behind each movement.

After watching for so long.

He thought he understood him well enough.

But how was he supposed to appear before him with a new identity?

How could he obtain that fluttering affection?

This was the only way he could think of.

But could the secret stay hidden for a lifetime?

When the lie was exposed, would he see disgust filling the man's eyes?

Would he drive him away and take back all his affection?

Would he no longer want him, even if he willingly stood before the man and became nothing more than a...