Lu Zhi raised his hand and wiped away Shen Ranxin's tears.
Shen Ranxin looked up at him. Lu Zhi did nothing else, only stubbornly wiping away the liquid spilling from the corners of Shen Ranxin's eyes again and again.
He did not want Shen Ranxin to cry.
Shen Ranxin sniffed, resting his forehead against Lu Zhi's palm. "I'll take you out of here, okay?"
Lu Zhi did not understand, but he still nodded. "Don't cry. Go out."
The director sighed from over there. "Put an electric shock restraint bracelet on Lu Zhi. Sorry, but we need to ensure the safety of the Federation's people."
Gritting his teeth, Shen Ranxin lowered his head and took a bracelet from the drawer beside him, fastening it around Lu Zhi's wrist.
The bracelet had a suppressive effect. A sharp-sensed Alpha could feel that the energy attached to it would harm him.
But Shen Ranxin had put it on him, and he did not even frown.
The Anomaly Control Bureau had sent three or four people to follow them from neither too near nor too far away. Their presence was faint, but Shen Ranxin knew they were nearby. If Lu Zhi lost control...
He raised a hand and ruffled Lu Zhi's hair. "Don't be afraid."
Lu Zhi nodded and let Shen Ranxin lead him out of the holding room by the hand.
He was obedient—surprisingly obedient.
Shen Ranxin took him in the car and brought him back to the Shen family estate.
It had been deserted for a long time, yet someone seemed to have kept it cleaned.
After so many years, Shen Ranxin's fingerprints could no longer unlock the door.
"Damn." Shen Ranxin was about to call a locksmith when Lu Zhi seemed to see what he intended. He walked to the door and