Our kids will have to take the civil service exam someday

The first to welcome them when they landed on Shattered Star Island were the cops.

"Who called the police last night?"

[Holy shit? What happened while the livestream was off?]

[Can't you see someone's dear Yunxi's face is swollen like a pig's head? It's definitely got something to do with him!]

Only then, with his face swollen like a pig's head, did Fu Yunxi belatedly grasp what was happening-

Xie Lin really didn't want him anymore!

The realization hit him like a blow from a club, leaving him burning with distress.

An Alpha's possessiveness was an inborn instinct, and the higher the rank, the stronger it was.

How could the Omega who had followed him around since he was eleven, calling him big brother at every turn, belong to someone else?

He could reject Xie Lin!

But Xie Lin couldn't like anyone else!

Yet Lu Ye had caught him out, and if this went badly, he really could make Fu Yunxi pay dearly.

Fu Yunxi gritted his teeth, stepped forward of his own accord, and gave a rough account of what had happened last night.

After all, he hadn't succeeded, so he actually sounded particularly confident as he spoke.

The police went aboard to check the surveillance footage. When they came back out, their expressions were somewhat strange.

They glanced at Xie Lin and offered their conclusion: they recommended settling the matter.

The footage showed it clearly. All Fu Yunxi had done was knock on a door before Xie Lin pushed it open and beat him up.

Strictly speaking, Fu Yunxi had become the victim instead.

Lu Ye gave a derisive laugh.

"He released pheromones to try to seduce my Omega."

He ground out every word through gritted teeth.

"That alone should get him locked up for a couple of days."

"Have some shame, President Lu."

Whenever Fu Yunxi spoke, the pain in his face made him suck in a breath, but he insisted on talking.

His bruised, purple face looked particularly hideous at that moment.

"Your Omega? Has Xie Lin acknowledged that? Aren't you just chasing him on your own?"

He laughed smugly, looking at Lu Ye with contempt, though his expression was unspeakably ugly.

"Even if he and I break off our engagement, it still stands until we exchange our gifts back. And you-"

"You're just a homewrecker stealing someone else's Omega. I'm the reason Xie Lin's heart was broken. You're nothing but his Band-Aid!"

[Whoa, when did Xie Lin become Lu Ye's Omega?]

[If I remember right, Fu Yunxi was still saying yesterday that he and Xie Lin were engaged.]

[Is Fu Yunxi seriously sick in the head? Saying that right in front of Xie Lin? No wonder he got dumped!]

[That bastard Xie is actually pretty popular.]

[Still better than your bastard He. He deliberately called President Lu away to give Fu an opening. You could beat me to death and I still wouldn't believe there's nothing going on between those two!]

[Thank goodness Tao Miaomiao knows martial arts. Otherwise, who knows how badly he'd have been bullied.]

[What gift is it, anyway? Tao Miaomiao, can we just forget about it? Hurry up and get far away from that scumbag!]

The comments raced across the screen as another flame war broke out.

At the same time.

Smack!

An extraordinarily loud slap rang out.

An Omega's strength was no match for a Top Alpha's.

Fu Yunxi flew backward and crashed into the rocks by the shore.

As his body landed, his eyes rolled back, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Fu Yunxi!"

Hostility surged around Lu Ye as top-tier pheromones burst from him and slammed into the wretched man on the ground.

His voice was ice-cold.

"Ten years of feelings, and this is how you trample all over Xie Lin?"

Sensing the top-tier pheromones surging toward him, Fu Yunxi instinctively mobilized his own to resist.

Unfortunately, an A-rank had no power to fight back against a Top Alpha.

The barrier he had just formed was smashed to pieces by the crushing scent of ebony, leaving nothing behind.

Not only the crew and guests, but even the police officers' expressions changed.

"If you'd openly admitted you were despicable and just enjoyed watching him chase after you, I'd at least have respected you as a man."

Lu Ye advanced step by step across the sand, darkness churning in his eyes.

"But what did you do?"

He bent down, his voice extremely low.

"You trampled Xie Lin's feelings into the mud, making him feel blind for misjudging you, and you still had to rub salt in that wound!"

"You fucking bastard!"

Lu Ye's knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists.

"You're a disgrace to us Alphas!"

He raised his fist, about to bring it down on Fu Yunxi, only for his body to suddenly go rigid.

A wisp of sweet blood orange scent wound around him like a slender chain, binding the beast on the verge of rampaging in place.

"Lu Ye, enough."

"Not enough!"

"I said-"

Xie Lin reached out with both arms and hugged him tightly from behind.

"Enough."

His voice was hoarse, his tone calm.

"Don't stain your own life over a piece of scum."

Top Alphas were subject to special state monitoring.

If Lu Ye lost control, even if he only injured Fu Yunxi, the relevant authorities would take him away for questioning.

Forty-eight hours at minimum, with detention lasting up to a year.

And all of it would go on record.

That was only for a first offense. For a second, the number of days in detention would multiply.

The police were watching right beside them. He couldn't let Lu Ye get arrested because of him.

"If, I'm saying if-"

Xie Lin's voice grew strained, the words a little difficult to get out.

"If your children want to take the civil service exam someday, and their Alpha father has a criminal record, that might-"

Before he could finish, Lu Ye's pheromones withdrew in a flash.

Cleanly!

Completely!

Not a trace remained!

It happened so fast it seemed like an illusion.

Xie Lin froze. Before he could react, he was locked in a scorching embrace.

Lu Ye's voice was muffled, carrying a barely perceptible tremor, but he couldn't hide his wild joy.

"You're right. Our kids will have to take the civil service exam someday!"

Xie Lin frowned and pushed him away forcefully, a faint pink flush burning from his cheeks to the tips of his ears.

"Whose kids? I said yours!"

Lu Ye's grin grew wider and wider as he stared straight at him, his eyes startlingly bright.

"Aren't mine yours?"

[Ooh, Puppy Lu can barely stop grinning. Harder to keep down than an AK!]

[There really is a match for everything. Tao Miaomiao is Puppy Lu's leash!]

[President Lu is so in love!]

[So what if he's a Top Alpha? He can just hit people? The police are right there. Why aren't they doing anything?]

[There are still Fu Yunxi fans here?]

[Anyone with a conscience has already stopped being a fan. The ones left, tsk, tsk, tsk. No comment!]

The director let out a long breath, his back already soaked in cold sweat.

He had genuinely been afraid-afraid Lu Ye would lose control.

If an S+ Alpha went berserk and his pheromones ran wild, not a single person present would survive.

This wasn't alarmism. These were bloody lessons documented in documentaries and safety manuals!

Thank goodness for Xie Lin!

The police officers quietly withdrew the hands they had reached toward their waists.

Although guns were no different from fire pokers against a Top Alpha, at least they could buy a little time.

Even a second would have been something.

He Jianing was terrified too, his face as pale as paper.

The certainty of success in his gaze as he looked at Lu Ye was gone, leaving only endless fear.

Was the difference between A-rank and S-rank really that great?

No, that wasn't right either.

Fu Yunxi was just useless!

He couldn't even beat Xie Lin, let alone Lu Ye.

He Jianing gritted his teeth.

Before he had joined the variety show, promoting a couple pairing had also been written into his contract.

Despite his immense reluctance, he still braced himself and walked toward Fu Yunxi.

"Yunxi, are you all right?"

He crouched down, his voice still soft and sugary.

"I'll help you up."