Chapter 29
An Heng followed the previous method, inserting the needle into "David's" glands to extract the pheromones, allowing Xiaoqi to replace the two tubes of air he had extracted earlier in the lab.
Xiaoqi transmitted several of David's experimental recordings to him, and An Heng carefully mimicked these to complete the experiment. He felt that his actions hadn't made any mistakes, but strangely, he felt several heated gazes on him while conducting the experiment. However, when he turned around, he didn’t notice anything unusual.
An Heng asked Xiaoqi to pull up the surveillance footage from the experiment, and together, they reviewed it. They found that indeed, two or three experimenters had been secretly watching him.
"Did I make a mistake somewhere?"
【No, you didn’t make any mistakes.】
"Then why were they watching me?"
【An Heng, is it possible that... they might... like you?】
An Heng: "?"
This guess seemed highly irrational. An Heng had experienced firsthand how much people disliked David, and he had no intention of changing David's reputation. His actions were no different from "David's," so how could these people suddenly change their opinion of him?
After confirming that he hadn't exposed himself, An Heng continued with his plan. Baidewen had given him a one-month deadline to ensure that "An Heng" could properly extract pheromones again. This gave An Heng a legitimate reason to take care of "An Heng," and he couldn't be more satisfied.
An Heng opened the door and called out to Lais, who was passing by, instructing, "Lais, go find Yun Cui and bring 718 to the treatment room."
"Yes, professor," Lais replied, a smile on his face, even his departing figure showing his current good mood.
An Heng: "?"
Though he found it a bit odd, An Heng didn’t dwell too much on what had made Lais so happy. He went to retrieve the previously stored advanced healing fluid and headed to the treatment room to wait.
When "An Heng" entered the treatment pod to begin his treatment, Lais didn’t leave as he usually would. Instead, he stood in front of "David," hesitating as if he had something to say.
"What is it?" An Heng asked.
Upon hearing this, Lais clenched the hem of his shirt. His face flushed slightly as he thought about what he was about to say.
He used to think that David was promiscuous, heartless, and had a chaotic private life. He liked to torment Alphas and often suppressed Lais, preventing him from participating in core experiments.
But now "David" had changed a lot. He hadn’t had any interactions with the experimental subjects in the base recently. Although he still gave Lais orders, he had allowed him to participate in core experiments.
Lais had never noticed before how, even when scolding him, "David's" gaze was gentle, like a calm spring. There was also an inherent grace in how he walked and ate. Putting aside his past prejudices, Lais suddenly realized that every time "David" scolded him, it was always spot-on.
At thirty-five, he wasn't that old for an Alpha, especially since many Alphas lived to be around two hundred years old. Moreover, David had taken good care of himself. His face was smooth, with barely any visible pores—describing his skin as "flawless" wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
Looking at the "David" in front of him, Lais couldn’t help but think how elegant and beautiful he would look in a Western aristocratic suit.
David's golden hair would pair perfectly with a white suit.
"Professor, I..."
Under the gentle gaze of those dark purple eyes, Lais’ ears turned completely red, and he lowered his head in embarrassment. "I wanted to ask you a question."
An Heng felt a bit uneasy but still calmly asked, "What question?"
"A month ago, the words you said to me... do they still count?" Lais asked nervously.
Seeing the confused expression on "David's" face, Lais felt somewhat disappointed. But after thinking about how vaguely he had phrased it, it made sense that "David" wouldn’t remember. So, he decided to remind him, "You asked me if I was willing to be with you..."
An Heng: "..."
Lais noticed "David's" silence and became anxious, fearing that "David" had lost interest in him. After all, he was just a Beta, lacking the sweet pheromones of an Omega and not possessing the handsome appearance of most Alphas. He nervously pulled out a metallic rose from his pocket and carefully handed it to "David."
In this cursed base, there were no plants, and the forest outside didn’t have any beautiful flowers either. Lais had no choice but to craft a metal rose himself, hoping to win "David's" favor.
"This is for you," Lais mustered his courage. "Professor, I like you!"
Inside the treatment pod, the person suddenly opened his eyes, but neither the one confessing nor the one being confessed to noticed.
Xiaoqi, eager for drama, pressed the "treatment stop" button.
The next moment—
Before An Heng could respond to Lais' unexpected confession, he felt a strong force. He was tightly embraced.
Then, "An Heng" swung a punch at Lais. Caught off guard, Lais was sent flying into the wall, instantly knocked out, with one side of his face quickly swelling up.
An Heng: "..."
Le Congyu held An Heng in his arms, pinching his chin. His fingers brushed against An Heng's lips, applying just enough pressure to leave a noticeable red mark.
"Professor," Le Congyu's voice softened, "didn’t we agree? Since I’m with you, you're not allowed to flirt with anyone else."
An Heng tried to struggle but couldn’t break free from Le Congyu’s grip. His resistance only made Le Congyu tighten his hold, causing him pain.
How could an Omega be so strong?
Could it be that David really had weak kidneys?
An Heng gave up on struggling. "I never said anything like that, and I wasn’t flirting. Now, let go of me."
Seeing that Le Congyu was still holding on, he added, "And stop messing with David's face."
Le Congyu: "..."
The Omega reluctantly released the Alpha, casting a resentful glance at the little cat behind him, silently accusing: *You're useless. I can’t even get him back when I want to kiss him.*
The little cat rolled its eyes and replied: *When do you ever not want to kiss An Heng?*
"Get back in the treatment pod."
After saying this, An Heng found a place to sit down. He felt a slight pain in his waist—Le Congyu’s grip had probably left a red mark.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Le Congyu obediently returned to the treatment pod and warned the little cat to clean up the mess quickly.
Recently, Xiaoqi had earned a lot of energy from the Omega, so it worked without any complaints. Fixing the surveillance had already started when Xiaoqi pressed the stop button, so all it needed to do now was return Lais to his room.
As for why Lais would wake up later with one side of his face swollen—that wasn’t something the cute and kind little cat needed to worry about.
Once the treatment fluid was used up, An Heng didn’t hesitate. He immediately sent Le Congyu back to his room.
He returned to his own room.
Lifting his shirt, he inspected the damage.
Sure enough, the area where the Omega had grabbed him was red, and it hurt a bit when touched. Compared to last time when they kissed, the Omega had been much more careful, but it seemed An Heng's delicate physique had transferred to David's body—one touch, and he’d turn red.
An Heng let the shirt fall back down and turned his gaze to the little cat not far away. The cat looked guilty and lowered its head as soon as it noticed him looking.
"Hiding won’t help you."
An Heng walked over and grabbed the scruff of the little cat. "What exactly did you do to Le Congyu?"
【Just a little training!】
"A little training?"
"He nearly punched Lais into the wall, and my waist..."
Thinking of the mark, An Heng suddenly felt a bit ashamed. He immediately warned the little cat, "Don’t tell him, and definitely don’t send him any pictures!"
The little cat obediently nodded.
But in fact, the moment An Heng lifted his shirt, it had already taken a picture and sent it to the Omega. The Omega expressed concern, but after remote analysis, Xiaoqi believed the Omega was more excited than worried.
*What a pervert!*
【An Heng, but honestly, his explosive power is terrifying. If your body wasn’t so weak, I feel like he could’ve torn those two chains apart.】
An Heng: "..."
An Heng: "So what exactly did you do to him?"
Taking advantage of An Heng loosening his grip, Xiaoqi wriggled free and landed smoothly on the ground. 【It’s a secret!】
"You..."
Before An Heng could finish his sentence, Xiaoqi, feeling guilty, made up an excuse and ran off.
Exhausted, An Heng collapsed back onto the bed.
His mind, however, couldn’t help but replay the events in the soothing room with Le Congyu and Samuel. Although he and Samuel had reached an understanding, what if tomorrow... they lost control and started fighting?
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The next morning.
As expected, Samuel entered his agitation phase. On the way to bring Le Congyu over, An Heng couldn’t help but remind him again.
Le Congyu obediently nodded, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
After sending Le Congyu into the soothing room, An Heng watched the surveillance from the control room.
The two had a "friendly" conversation, and Samuel's agitation period quickly ended. Everything went as smoothly as An Heng had anticipated.
However, when he brought Samuel back and locked him up, Samuel delivered a harsh truth. "‘His’ pheromones smell the same, but they can’t soothe me. Not only that, but they even made me feel like I wanted to rip him apart."
Of course, Samuel didn’t mention that his hostility toward that "An Heng" was also uncontrollable. If not for remembering An Heng's teachings, they probably would’ve fought.
Feeling guilty, Samuel sniffed and continued, "An Heng, if you don’t mind, can I bite you? Just to see if your pheromones still have a soothing effect?"
An Heng: "..."
An Heng looked at him warily. "Where do you plan to bite?"
Without hesitation, Samuel replied, "Naturally, the glands. They work best there."
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