Begging for Mercy

"Chi Li, come here." After saying that, Si Jinyan went into the bedroom.

Si Jinyan was clearly in a bad mood. Not knowing what had happened, Chi Li looked at the butler with a pleading gaze.

At the door, Uncle Yuan merely said, "Go in. Sir is waiting for you." With that, he turned and left.

The lights were off in the room, and Chi Li could only make out a vague figure sitting on the sofa.

"Marshal," Chi Li said softly.

"Come here," Si Jinyan said.

Chi Li did not turn on the lights either, feeling his way forward by the moonlight outside the window.

Before he could get close to the sofa, Si Jinyan grabbed him and pulled him into his arms.

Chi Li had no idea what was wrong with Si Jinyan today. He did not say a word, yet he was fiercer than ever before. It reminded Chi Li of the first time they had met, when the other man had been like a savage beast that had lost all reason.

Chi Li could not take it.

The young man's face was streaked with tears as he nearly cried out in surrender, "Mar... Marshal..."

After the chaos ended, the young man curled up in a corner, his eyes red-rimmed.

Even Chi Li himself did not notice that his pheromones were still being released, drifting out from time to time beyond his control.

When Si Jinyan came out after washing up, the young man was still in that state. Si Jinyan sat by the bed. "Did I scare you?"

Chi Li said nothing. He was a little angry.

Si Jinyan reached out, wanting to touch Chi Li's face, but Chi Li backed away to avoid him.

Si Jinyan took out the container holding the pheromones. "Did you put this here?"

Only then did Chi Li look up at him, his voice muffled. "Yes."

Si Jinyan pinched the chibi Chi Li's cheek, and the chibi Chi Li seemed to be smiling even more happily.

Chi Li wanted to snatch it back.

But Si Jinyan grabbed him again and pulled him into his arms, leaning close to his ear. "I thought you missed me too much, so I couldn't hold back."

Warm breath brushed against Chi Li's ear, making half his face burn.

Chi Li explained quietly, "It contains my pheromones. If you keep it with you, your pheromones will stabilize a little too."

"The doctors also told you to replenish your pheromones regularly."

"Mm, I know. I'll replenish them regularly." Si Jinyan held Chi Li and lay down.

Chi Li felt that Si Jinyan was talking about another kind of replenishment.

The young man in his arms was somewhat stiff, his pheromones faintly drifting out. Si Jinyan's gaze darkened as he sighed. "You can't even control your own pheromones anymore?"

Only then did Chi Li realize that he was still releasing pheromones. At first, he had thought it was merely the lingering scent still hanging in the room.

It was the first time Chi Li had encountered such a situation. Lacking knowledge in this area, he did not know that once a certain threshold was reached, an omega affected by an alpha would continue releasing pheromones for some time.

Chi Li reflexively thought something had gone wrong with his omega pheromones, and his entire body stiffened.

Si Jinyan, however, knew that he had bullied him too harshly, which was why his pheromones were coming out in little bursts.

"Why are you so nervous?" Not knowing what Chi Li was thinking, Si Jinyan slowly released soothing pheromones.

After a long while, Chi Li still did not react. He had deliberately relaxed his muscles, though. Si Jinyan said, "Chi Li, why are you so afraid of me?"

Chi Li answered vaguely, "I'm not."

After a moment, when he realized Si Jinyan was not going to say anything else, Chi Li let out a breath of relief and decided to ask what exactly was going on the next time he received an omega modification injection.

Over the past few days, the emperor had made new moves. Si Jinyan had to handle Federation affairs while also dealing with the emperor.

However, the moment he got home, he discovered that someone had installed a tiny invisible surveillance robot in the bedroom. This kind of surveillance device was extremely expensive, and the residence had a military-grade access system. Other than the emperor's people, almost no one had higher clearance. Si Jinyan flew into a rage over it.

After Chi Li's "treatment," his pheromones had indeed stabilized considerably during this period, and he no longer needed Chi Li by his side so often.

Besides, Si Jinyan's doubts about Chi Li's identity had not completely disappeared.

He had originally intended to pressure Chi Li tonight and see whether he could uncover anything. The military had plenty of interrogation methods that could make someone wish they were dead, and merely using pheromones was enough to make Chi Li suffer terribly. Yet when he saw Chi Li's tear-filled eyes, he simply could not bring himself to do it.

"Turn around. I want to look at you." Behind him, Si Jinyan held Chi Li even tighter.

Perhaps from excessive exhaustion, Chi Li was unusually able to grow drowsy beside Si Jinyan, on the verge of falling asleep. Si Jinyan's voice made him open his eyes hazily.

The moment Chi Li opened his eyes, Si Jinyan flipped him over like a pancake.

There was a touch of wariness in Chi Li's bleary gaze. His eyes were still red, and mottled marks covered him.

"It's fine. Go to sleep." Si Jinyan looked deeply at Chi Li's face.

Only after seeing Si Jinyan close his eyes did Chi Li say in a hoarse voice, "Good night, Marshal."