Every time Duan Xu went into heat or he entered his susceptible period, Shen Yanlang had to use every ounce of strength and reason he had to stop himself from marking Duan Xu.
But he loved Duan Xu too much. He could not bear to let him suffer even the slightest grievance, much less hurt him because of it. He could not even bear the tiny harm caused by birth control pills.
Normally, he was quite the rogue and admitted that he was a beast, but at such an extremely important moment, he would not be so careless.
Duan Xu pressed his lips together slightly and stared at Shen Yanlang's affectionate peach-blossom eyes for a long while. At last, he pretended to be angry and said, "Hmph, then just hold it in until you die!"
Shen Yanlang could not help chuckling. Then he stood, bent down, and kissed Duan Xu's forehead. "Be good. I'm going to cook."
Duan Xu did not answer. As he watched Shen Yanlang leave the bedroom, he buried his head beneath the covers.
Shen Yanlang had not said it aloud, but Duan Xu knew what he was thinking. Because he knew, he was even more moved, and his fondness and love for Shen Yanlang grew until his heart could no longer contain them.
Before, Duan Xu had felt uneasy over Wei Xiaoyang and had wanted Shen Yanlang to mark him as soon as possible. But as time passed and Wei Xiaoyang was sentenced to life imprisonment, his unease gradually faded.
Shen Yanlang had noticed this as well. Combined with his tenderness toward Duan Xu, that was why he had changed his mind and had not fully marked him.
Fine, no marking then. It was not him who had to hold it in anyway, Duan Xu thought