Chapter Summaries

Chi Li, an alpha disguised as an omega, entered the room of the raving marshal Si Jinyan as part of an infiltration mission. His cream-scented pheromones soothed Si Jinyan, and Chi Li responded to his embrace while concealing his identity.

• The clinic staff sent successive omegas into Si Jinyan’s room, but he rejected them during his rut.
• Chi Li secretly surveyed the hidden clinic and entered Si Jinyan’s room under the guise of a timid omega.
• Si Jinyan grabbed Chi Li by the throat, then released him after noticing his pheromones and asked whether he was an omega.
• Si Jinyan embraced Chi Li, whose pheromones calmed him and revealed their high compatibility.
• Chi Li recalled his training and omega modification, then released his pheromones to respond to Si Jinyan while keeping his alpha identity secret.

After recovering from Si Jinyan’s week-long susceptible period, Chi Li learned he had passed the preliminary examination and was assigned to help the Marshal. He arrived at Si Jinyan’s residence and, after Si Jinyan returned late that night, slept in his arms.

• Chi Li woke after two weeks and learned from Lu Jiu and the other doctors that he had passed the preliminary examination and would be sent to Si Jinyan’s residence.
• The doctors explained that Chi Li was Si Jinyan’s compatible omega, instructed him to report his condition and keep the Marshal’s affairs confidential, and confirmed his first payment had been transferred.
• Chi Li arrived at Si Jinyan’s home, where the butler prepared a room and told him Si Jinyan was still at the base.
• That night, Si Jinyan returned after hearing Chi Li had arrived and quietly climbed into bed to hold him.
• Chi Li eventually fell asleep in Si Jinyan’s arms, but Si Jinyan was gone by morning.

Chi Li tried to gain Si Jinyan’s trust by expressing his admiration, then responded to Si Jinyan’s invitation to his bedroom. Si Jinyan kissed and held him but did not go further, and they ended the night wishing each other good night.

• Chi Li found Si Jinyan waiting at the table and told him he admired him and would help him.
• Si Jinyan wiped milk from Chi Li’s mouth, asked about his family, and left after breakfast.
• Yuan Ru told Chi Li that Si Jinyan wanted him in the bedroom that night.
• Si Jinyan kissed Chi Li and held him, while Chi Li remained nervous and unsure what to do.
• Chi Li asked if Si Jinyan was going to sleep, then wished him good night when Si Jinyan did not continue.

Si Jinyan questioned Qiu Rui’s investigation into Chi Li and remained suspicious of the coincidence of their compatibility. Chi Li tried to gain Si Jinyan’s trust and draw him closer, but the chapter ended with Si Jinyan spotting him after a crash outside his bedroom.

• Qiu Rui reported that Chi Li’s background was plausible but that his sudden appearance was too coincidental, leaving Si Jinyan suspicious.
• Chi Li considered ways to spend more time with Si Jinyan and worried that Si Jinyan might be seeking another Omega.
• Chi Li asked Yuan Ru whether Si Jinyan planned to find other Omegas, and Yuan Ru reassured him that Si Jinyan was merely busy.
• Chi Li ordered a pheromone cushion, infused it with his scent, and secretly placed it beside Si Jinyan’s pillow.
• Si Jinyan returned that night, and Chi Li saw him standing with Yuan Ru after a loud crash before Si Jinyan noticed Chi Li watching from his doorway.

Si Jinyan pulled Chi Li into an intense encounter, then soothed him and learned the pheromone container was meant to stabilize his condition. Si Jinyan’s suspicions about Chi Li remained, but he could not bring himself to intimidate him, and the two ended the night together.

• Si Jinyan summoned Chi Li to the dark bedroom and pulled him into his arms, leaving Chi Li tearful and wary.
• Si Jinyan asked whether Chi Li had placed the pheromone container there, and Chi Li explained it was meant to stabilize Si Jinyan’s pheromones.
• Si Jinyan noticed Chi Li was still releasing pheromones, soothed him, and asked why he was afraid; Chi Li denied being afraid.
• Si Jinyan recalled finding a tiny surveillance robot in the bedroom and suspected it had been installed by someone connected to the emperor.
• Si Jinyan admitted to himself that he had planned to intimidate Chi Li over his unresolved doubts about his identity, but could not go through with it.
• Chi Li nearly fell asleep in Si Jinyan’s arms, and Si Jinyan told him to rest before Chi Li wished him good night.

Chi Li became increasingly comfortable with Si Jinyan’s presence while Si Jinyan faced a political threat over the Empire’s plans for the Gagole Region. The chapter left Si Jinyan’s pheromones stable but his feelings for Chi Li increasingly difficult to endure.

• Chi Li answered Si Jinyan’s questions by phone and took his frequent returns home as a sign that the Alpha depended on him.
• Geng Ji told Si Jinyan that the Emperor and the council were using force to seek long-term access to Gagole’s rare resources and might be trying to strip Si Jinyan of his authority.
• Si Jinyan told Geng Ji not to rush and said he would handle the matter while Geng Ji continued reporting the situation.
• Si Jinyan returned late, carried the sleeping Chi Li to bed, and tucked him in before washing up.
• Chi Li considered getting an Omega modification injection, then fell back asleep beside Si Jinyan, whose pheromones had stabilized but whose desire for Chi Li tormented him.

Chi Li uncovered clues that Si Jinyan’s history might conceal a major secret, then sought comfort from Si Jinyan’s pheromones while struggling with an omega craving. He woke in Si Jinyan’s bed, trapped in the marshal’s arms as his pheromones began affecting Chi Li.

• Chi Li noticed that Si Jinyan’s records began with the war against Loran and that an old biography hinted he had appeared out of nowhere as a humanoid weapon.
• After Si Jinyan stayed away for several days, Chi Li developed a strong craving for his pheromones and slipped into his bedroom to sleep in his bed.
• Si Jinyan returned before dawn and let Chi Li remain asleep beside him when Uncle Yuan offered to wake him.
• Chi Li woke from a dream of being trapped by a spider that had Si Jinyan’s face and tried to leave the bed.
• Si Jinyan pulled Chi Li back, warned him not to move, and caused the back of his neck to grow hot as Chi Li pleaded to use the bathroom.

Chi Li and Si Jinyan reconciled after Si Jinyan apologized and gave Chi Li a Neural Computer, which Chi Li used to order medicine and cake ingredients. Meanwhile, Si Jinyan received an imperial marriage alliance invitation, and Geng Ji wondered how Chi Li would react.

• After Chi Li cried and begged, Si Jinyan carried him to the bathroom, then apologized when Chi Li grew angry with him.
• Chi Li told Si Jinyan not to be so rough, and Si Jinyan teased him that he had enjoyed it too.
• Si Jinyan gave Chi Li a Neural Computer linked to his account, and Chi Li thanked him and said there was no grudge between them.
• Chi Li learned to use the Neural Computer and ordered heart medicine and ingredients for a cream cake.
• Si Jinyan noticed the steady stream of purchases on his account and laughed, while Geng Ji told him the Emperor had sent a marriage alliance invitation.
• Geng Ji asked whether Chi Li would be upset about the invitation, and Si Jinyan gave him a displeased look.

After seeing news that Si Jinyan would marry a princess, Chi Li grew jealous and hid his feelings while Si Jinyan comforted him and promised to help his grandmother. Chi Li used a visit home to secretly receive a medical injection and report in to Wen Jie, but an armed man broke into the house before he could finish.

• Chi Li read a report about Si Jinyan's planned marriage to a royal princess and felt unsettled, though he was relieved to learn she was closely related to the Emperor.
• Si Jinyan learned that Chi Li had burned his hand making a cake and was troubled by the marriage report; he tasted the cake, praised it, and reassured Chi Li about getting medicine and a checkup for his grandmother.
• Chi Li asked to visit his grandmother, and Si Jinyan agreed to let him go for a day.
• In the West City slums, Chi Li settled his grandmother and used a concealed communication device to contact his doctor, Wen Jie, who guided him through an injection.
• As Chi Li began reporting details to Wen Jie, a tall man kicked open the door and pointed a gun at him.

Chi Li was taken hostage by desperadoes who used West City civilians to extort the Empire, while Si Jinyan rushed to the rescue after seeing Chi Li on the live broadcast. As the rescue turned chaotic, Si Jinyan reached Chi Li and took two bullets while shielding him.

• Chi Li was forced onto a rooftop with dozens of civilians, where the desperadoes livestreamed their hostage-taking and demanded starcoins from the Empire.
• Si Jinyan saw Chi Li on the broadcast, became furious, and raced to West City with Qiu Rui and military forces.
• Wild Leopard shot civilians and threatened to kill more unless the Empire paid, then accepted a transfer of 3,000,000 starcoins while Qiu Rui negotiated for the hostages.
• The rescue team surrounded the rooftop, but gunfire erupted after a sniper shot Wild Leopard, and Chi Li dodged Wild Leopard while trying not to reveal his abilities.
• When Wild Leopard and another accomplice aimed at Chi Li, Si Jinyan raced to him and embraced him, taking both bullets meant for Chi Li.

After Si Jinyan was shot protecting Chi Li, Chi Li waited anxiously outside the operating room while Geng Ji watched him closely. When Chi Li learned that Si Jinyan had survived but broken a leg, he struggled with the knowledge that Si Jinyan had been injured because of him.

• Si Jinyan remained conscious as he was taken into surgery, while Chi Li waited outside, shaken by the blood and injuries he had witnessed.
• Geng Ji arrived, allowed Chi Li to stay, and questioned why he seemed calmer than the rescued civilians.
• Chi Li refused to leave the hospital corridor and fell asleep sitting on the floor while waiting for news.
• Geng Ji woke Chi Li and told him that Si Jinyan had come out of surgery and was in intensive care with a broken leg.
• Geng Ji took Chi Li to eat, and Chi Li thought about Si Jinyan's injury and the feelings he could not afford to develop.

Chi Li visited Si Jinyan in the hospital and learned that Geng Ji had tricked him about Si Jinyan’s leg being broken. After Si Jinyan recovered enough to walk, he and Chi Li grew intimate, and Si Jinyan ended the night soothing Chi Li with his pheromones.

• On the way to see Si Jinyan, Geng Ji asked whether Chi Li would take care of him if he could not find a wife, then teased Chi Li for hesitating.
• Chi Li found Si Jinyan awake in the hospital and worried over his leg, while Si Jinyan reassured him and sent Geng Ji out of the room.
• Si Jinyan revealed that his leg had not been broken and that the bullet had been removed, exposing Geng Ji’s prank.
• Chi Li cared for Si Jinyan as he recovered, then noticed his unusually fast healing and wondered about his physical examination reports and pheromone information.
• Si Jinyan persuaded Chi Li to help him, but his wound began bleeding, and Chi Li eventually fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Si Jinyan held Chi Li, soothed him with pheromones, and later called a nurse to replace his blood-soaked bandage.

While Lu Jiu warned Si Jinyan about the risks of using his Mermaid abilities, Chi Li remained unaware of the Scales on Si Jinyan’s wound and the secret of his identity. Geng Ji introduced his vulnerable younger brother Geng Xing, and after Chi Li glimpsed the two together in the garden, Si Jinyan pulled him away and demanded his attention.

• Lu Jiu examined Si Jinyan, found silver-black Scales over his healed wound, and cautioned him that his Mermaid abilities had become dangerous to use.
• Si Jinyan told Lu Jiu he had known the risks when he saved Chi Li, then embraced Chi Li after the doctor left.
• Geng Ji arrived with his younger brother Geng Xing, who depended on him after kidnappers removed his gland and damaged his memories.
• Chi Li later saw Geng Ji and Geng Xing together in a garden corner, but Si Jinyan covered Chi Li’s eyes and led him away.
• Si Jinyan pulled Chi Li into a grove, kissed him, and told him to focus on Si Jinyan rather than anyone else.

Chi Li struggled through Si Jinyan’s susceptibility period and became distressed when he learned Si Jinyan might accept a political marriage. After admitting he did not want Si Jinyan to marry, Chi Li developed an abnormal heat that left him fearing his identity would be exposed.

• Si Jinyan carried the exhausted Chi Li back to the hospital room, then took him home as his susceptibility period intensified.
• During the following days, Chi Li stayed close to Si Jinyan while Qiu Rui reported that the Emperor had finalized a political marriage, and Si Jinyan said he would allow it if it kept the Royal Family in line.
• Chi Li asked Si Jinyan whether he would really accept the marriage and later confessed that he did not want him to marry, but Si Jinyan told him it was not his concern.
• The next morning, Si Jinyan left, and Chi Li began feeling heat and unease in his lower abdomen.
• After the butler found Chi Li locked in his room and called him, Si Jinyan forced the door open and found Chi Li overwhelmed by leaking pheromones and afraid his identity would be discovered.

Chi Li endured a severe susceptible period with Si Jinyan’s help, while Lu Jiu examined them and warned Si Jinyan about the dangers of the political marriage and a possible heir. After Chi Li recovered enough to accompany Si Jinyan on an outing, a news report exposed them as lovers, leaving Chi Li shocked.

• Si Jinyan found Chi Li in the throes of his susceptible period and stayed with him, supplying pheromones until the first wave passed.
• Lu Jiu examined Chi Li and Si Jinyan, found Chi Li’s symptoms unusually intense but no other issue, and warned Si Jinyan that the political marriage could lead to an heir exploited for their human and Mermaid bloodlines.
• Chi Li’s susceptible period lasted nearly half a month, and Si Jinyan brought him to the Federation government while he continued recovering.
• Si Jinyan took Chi Li on a private spacecraft tour of the Empire, where they stopped to watch a couple’s public proposal.
• The next day, a news report claimed Si Jinyan had met his lover in a park, and Chi Li was shocked when he saw the headline.

After photos of Chi Li and Si Jinyan sparked public attention, Si Jinyan publicly admitted his pheromone disorder and ended his marriage arrangement with the royal family. Chi Li struggled with his growing susceptibility to Si Jinyan and wondered what he would do next, until Si Jinyan invited him to a banquet.

• Chi Li worried the photos might expose his concealed identity, while Si Jinyan announced a press conference.
• Qiu Rui hosted the conference, where Si Jinyan acknowledged his Pheromone Deficiency Syndrome and said he could no longer fulfill the marriage contract.
• Yao Di flew into a rage after watching Si Jinyan’s statement.
• Si Jinyan comforted Chi Li at home, but Chi Li recognized that he could not let their pheromone-driven feelings become an emotional bond.
• Si Jinyan advised Chi Li to avoid the news, then invited him to a banquet on Friday night.

At the emperor’s banquet, Si Jinyan brought Chi Li openly as his companion, then went to meet Yao Di while Chi Li waited outside. Yao Di demanded that Si Jinyan abandon Chi Li or have his pheromones cruelly extracted, and Si Jinyan’s threatening transformation frightened him.

• Si Jinyan and Chi Li arrived at the banquet together, drawing the nobles’ attention as Si Jinyan held Chi Li close.
• A waiter told Si Jinyan that the emperor wanted to see Chi Li, but the guard ordered Chi Li to wait outside while Si Jinyan went in.
• Yao Di insulted Chi Li and demanded that Si Jinyan stop bringing him to public events.
• Lu Jiu warned that Chi Li’s pheromones were needed to stabilize Si Jinyan, but Yao Di ordered that Chi Li’s pheromones be forcibly extracted.
• Si Jinyan’s eyes began to show a golden slit as he approached Yao Di, who recalled the powerful merman Si Jinyan had once been and trembled.

Si Jinyan lost control when Yao Di threatened Chi Li, revealed that he belonged to the enigma category, and warned Yao Di to stay away from what was his. Months later, Chi Li was ambushed on his way home, and the attackers shot at him with clear intent to kill.

• Si Jinyan regained control after Lu Jiu called to him, then used his pheromone pressure to immobilize Yao Di and warned him not to interfere in his affairs.
• Lu Jiu followed Si Jinyan from the banquet, while Chi Li left with him; researchers' findings identified Si Jinyan as an enigma outside the alpha, beta, and omega categories.
• Chi Li continued his omega masking injections, but his heats returned severely and lasted nearly half a month, which he suspected was a side effect of Si Jinyan's influence.
• Months later, Chi Li noticed several people following him after he left the old district and contacted Si Jinyan while trying to evade them.
• The attackers opened fire on Chi Li's car, and Chi Li dodged the shots before ordering the driver to hide and call the police.
• One attacker rammed Chi Li's car and fired a burst of bullets, grazing his face and shoulder as Chi Li realized they were trying to kill him.

Chi Li was kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse, where he suspected the Emperor had arranged his abduction. He was tortured as the kidnappers forcibly extracted pheromones from his gland, leaving him unconscious.

• Chi Li was shot, captured, and transferred by spaceship to an abandoned warehouse near the coast.
• Chi Li understood the kidnappers' language and realized they were suspicious that he was more capable than the information they had received suggested.
• Chi Li guessed the Emperor had ordered the abduction to use him against Si Jinyan, though he did not know how extreme the Emperor's plans were.
• A bespectacled man arrived and announced that he would extract Chi Li's pheromones from his gland.
• The kidnappers restrained Chi Li and drove a needle into his gland without anesthesia, and the extraction left him unconscious.

Chi Li escaped his captors after killing two guards, but he was wounded and cornered again while fleeing toward the Empire coastline. As he lost consciousness, he saw a mysterious figure with a blue fish tail appear in the mist.

• Chi Li cut through his restraints, killed two guards, and stole a communicator before escaping the warehouse under fire.
• Si Jinyan saw Chi Li’s cryptic message, found evidence of his abduction at the intersection, and Qiu Rui alerted Lu Jiu that something had happened to the Marshal.
• Chi Li reached the Empire coastline but was attacked by a surviving mercenary, who shot him and demanded revenge for his comrades.
• As Chi Li collapsed, his consciousness drifted into a fog where a voice asked whether he was a descendant of the royal family.
• Chi Li saw a human-bodied figure with a blue fish tail before losing consciousness.