Trash

Lu Keyan looked at Murong Xuan with dark eyes. "What did you say Gu Xiao told you?"

Murong Xuan's hands were still trembling. Ever since he returned from seeing Gu Xiao, they seemed never to have stopped.

"Young Master Gu told me to serve you."

There was even a hint of ingratiation in Murong Xuan's voice. "Brother Lu, is there anything you need me to do right now?"

What exactly was Gu Xiao trying to do?

Was it simply because he was bored?

Lu Keyan's hands shook with anger too. He forced a smile. "Murong Xuan, have you ever wondered why Gu Xiao did this?"

"No." Murong Xuan lowered his eyes. "Young Master Gu has his reasons for everything he does."

"Gu Xiao said I wasn't worthy," Lu Keyan said indifferently. "Then what makes you think you are?"

Murong Xuan's expression twisted for an instant, but in the end, he did nothing.

"Brother Lu, if there's anything you want me to do, just give the order."

Lu Keyan glared at Murong Xuan, knowing that nothing he said would help.

This man had clearly been scared out of his wits by F4.

Ha, F4?

What the hell were they?!

He had come for Gu Xiao, but he had never expected the gulf between them to be so vast.

To stand before Gu Xiao, he would have to seize control of the Lu Family.

Lu Keyan closed his eyes briefly. "Murong Xuan, get out."

"Yes, Brother Lu."

He was a human being, yet one word from Gu Xiao had made him genuinely willing to become his dog.

Lu Keyan scoffed. Gu Xiao really was impressive.

He drove Murong Xuan straight out of the dorm room.

Since Gu Xiao had given him this authority, he would naturally put it to good use.

Lu Keyan lay on the bed, picked up a shirt, and draped it over his face, taking a deep breath.

It smelled of irises.

Rich and pure.

Not like those cheap perfumes.

Gu Xiao had left this especially for him. An infatuated smile curled Lu Keyan's lips.

Even though he knew that had not been Gu Xiao's intention.

Gu Xiao had merely thrown away a piece of trash.

He liked picking up Gu Xiao's trash.

"Gu Xiao..." Lu Keyan's voice was low and hoarse. Soon, a series of ragged breaths followed...

An hour later, a thoroughly ravaged shirt was tossed out.

The lingering trace of iris fragrance had been completely smothered by a sharp scent of liquor.

SSS-rank mental power could easily overwhelm SS-rank pheromones.

"Tell him to have his neck ready and wait for me to come back." Lu Keyan's voice was low and husky, tinged with an indescribable desire. "I'll take back everything that's mine."

With a crash, the phone was smashed to pieces.

Lu Keyan covered his forehead and let out a low laugh.

He had entered Aisili Noble Academy under this identity to take revenge on Gu Xiao in the first place.

The boy next door he had called his brother, that gentle boy, had been only twenty when he leaped off a cliff right before his eyes.

His brother's diary had been filled with a single name-

Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao had caused his brother's death.

During those dark, lightless days in the Lu Family, only his brother had ever given him a little warmth.

His brother had been his only light.

But his light was gone.

Gu Xiao had caused it.

Lu Keyan had once spent three days investigating Gu Xiao.

A man like this... a man like this...

Lu Keyan gritted his teeth. But so what?

He had originally wanted Gu Xiao to pay with his life, or to taste what it was like to lose someone important.

But after finally meeting Gu Xiao, he had changed his mind.

He would snap this lofty flower, this flower growing high on the edge of a cliff, from its stem.

Didn't Gu Xiao think everything was boring?

Perhaps once he was kneeling at my feet, he wouldn't be bored anymore.

The cafeteria at Aisili Noble Academy.

The long table was covered with the freshest food from around the world, and bouquets of seasonal flowers adorned every corner.

One person sat at the far end of the table.

He propped his chin on his hand in boredom, watching everyone bustle about. Today was Gu Xiao's nineteenth birthday.

Birthdays held no meaning for Gu Xiao.

Through thirty years of the apocalypse, time had been the least important thing.

Everyone had only one goal: to stay alive.

To Gu Xiao, everything in this world was boring, with a little amusement mixed in.

He knew there was something strange inside his body.

For now, he had no way to get it out.

"A-Xiao, happy birthday." Fu Huai smiled as he pushed an exquisitely wrapped little box in front of Gu Xiao. "See if you like it."

Gu Xiao opened it listlessly. Inside was a deep blue gemstone.

"The Heart of the Ocean. There are only three in the world," Fu Huai said with a smile. "It matches the color of your eyes."

Gu Xiao glanced at Fu Huai and smiled too. "You really did put some thought into it, but matching my colored contacts doesn't mean much."

His eyes were a pale gray. When he looked down at people, it was as though he were looking at dogs.

But lately, Gu Xiao liked blue eyes.

Fu Huai was unconcerned. "I think it means quite a lot. This thing is expensive. At least it's worthy of you."

"Thanks." Gu Xiao toyed with the little gemstone. If nothing unexpected happened, in six months, this gemstone would be on the universal heartthrob.

That beautiful omega's eyes were a genuinely beautiful aqua blue.

Gu Xiao pocketed the gemstone. "Where's Ji Chuan? He's not even showing up for my birthday?"

He had transmigrated into "Gu Xiao" so long ago, yet he had never met "Ji Chuan."

Gu Xiao suspected that he and Ji Chuan were not on good terms.

"It's your birthday. Of course he'll show up." Fu Huai sounded helpless. "It's just—A-Xiao, are you in your rut right now?"

Gu Xiao was not in a particularly good mood. "Probably. I feel a little uncomfortable."

He still did not quite understand this world's setting.

He knew even less about this whole "ABO" business, and he did not believe a little pheromone could affect his body.

But now, it seemed different from what he had imagined.

A little uncomfortable.

But still manageable.

He forcibly suppressed wave after wave of surging desire.

He rubbed and squeezed the little gemstone intermittently.

"A-Xiao, do you want to spray on some pheromone blocker?" Fu Huai asked worriedly. "Your scent is very strong right now."

So strong that it felt like standing in a garden.

Gu Xiao tilted his head and said lazily, "Doesn't matter. I'm fine."

But he was not fine at all.

The pheromones released by SS-rank mental power were not something he could resist.

Fu Huai said softly, "A-Xiao, your pheromones will cause disruption."

At this academy, students were not allowed to release their pheromones at will.

But that rule meant nothing to Gu Xiao.

"What a pain." Gu Xiao held out his hand to Fu Huai. "Where's the suppressant?"

Fu Huai sighed in relief and was just about to have an attendant bring over the suppressant he had prepared earlier.

A dose of suppressant appeared in front of Gu Xiao.

"Young Master Gu, if you don't mind, you can use mine."

That voice-

Gu Xiao turned and saw Lu Keyan.