Chapter 36: The White Camellia

In his past life, Lu Shi was immersed in endless work. Ever since he learned of Chen Qiming and Zhu Wanqing’s true opinions of him, he stopped harboring any hope for this family.

Powerful families joined forces through marriage. Chen Youxuan quickly found an Alpha boyfriend of equal status, and Lu Shi, an F-grade Omega, was the discarded piece in this game of interests, never valued.

So Lu Shi always had a fire bottled up inside him. He pushed himself hard under immense work pressure, wanting to prove to everyone that even alone, single for life, he could take control of the company through his own strength and live well.

He resolved not to depend on anyone, so he never thought he would one day be marked by an Alpha.

But now there was no better choice. If he had to find someone to mark him, he would choose Shen Zheming.

Julius Business House. In his past life, he hadn’t been able to reach that height. Unexpectedly, in this life, he had stumbled into a connection with it, and the entanglement was growing deeper.

Thinking carefully, he wasn’t losing out. Shen Zheming was an S-grade Alpha, top-tier in build, looks, and family background. They were both adults. It was just a bite.

At this point, Lu Shi could only think optimistically.

Shen Zheming’s neck ring flickered.

Lu Shi wasn’t sure if his eyes were playing tricks on him. The neck ring seemed to have turned red for a moment.

Shen Zheming’s gaze darkened, his lips pressed into a hard line, and his aura suddenly sank.

“Do you know what you’re saying?” Shen Zheming asked.

Lu Shi: “I know.”

He hadn’t been completely dominated by instinct. Though the heat was rampaging through him, his mind was unusually clear at this moment.

Shen Zheming moved.

The back seat wasn’t spacious enough for two guys. He leaned in sideways, and the air around them instantly grew thinner.

A jacket worth tens of thousands was casually tossed to the floor.

Shen Zheming lowered his head: “If Ding Wei had come to find you tonight, would you have said the same thing?”

Lu Shi’s expression was delayed, his face showing confusion.

“?”

Wasn’t this topic jumping a bit too fast? Why did Ding Wei suddenly come up? What did Ding Wei have to do with this? He had been diligently doing problems at Shen Zheming’s place lately and hadn’t seen Ding Wei for days.

Meanwhile, Ding Wei, gaming at home, felt his nose itch. He rubbed it, sneezed a thunderous “A-choo!”

Shen Zheming’s eyes flickered. He snapped back: “Never mind. Forget I said anything.”

In fact, Shen Zheming himself was stunned after saying that sentence. He didn’t know why he asked such a strange question. Maybe it was the influence of his unfinished susceptible period, making his thoughts chaotic.

Lu Shi thought Shen Zheming had concerns.

Fair enough. If he were Shen Zheming, he’d also be cautious, guarding against being set up.

Lu Shi pulled out his phone: “If it’s not safe, you can record this. Let’s make a verbal agreement.”

He paused. “But hurry up. I really can’t hold on much longer.”

His scalding hot wrist was grabbed.

Shen Zheming said flatly, “No need.”

Great, Shen Zheming agreed. No needle.

Just as Lu Shi was about to sigh in relief.

“Huh?!”

Suddenly, his wrist was yanked forward. To keep his balance, he forgot that his ankle was still swollen. As soon as he pushed off the ground with force, a sharp pain shot up, making him squint.

When he came to, he was already pressed against the car window.

The temperature difference inside and outside the car was large, so the window was covered in a layer of mist. When his fingers pressed against it, they slipped, leaving a few messy streaks.

The breath of the person behind him drew close to his exposed nape, spraying hot and itchy on his skin.

This feeling was so unfamiliar.

His subconscious told him to run, but instinct screamed for submission.

Sharp fangs touched him.

Strong Alpha pheromones crashed into his nose.

Lu Shi’s spine stiffened, his breath caught.

Shen Zheming’s voice was mixed with heavy breathing.

“Didn’t you always want to know what my pheromones smell like?”

The rich floral scent invaded and compressed every inch of space in the car.

Shen Zheming exhaled slowly, the emotions in his eyes like surging tides in the dark night.

He raised his hand to grip the Omega’s neck and opened his mouth.

“My pheromones are white camellia.”

That evening, the couple living in the same building came back from their stroll in the nearby park, their beloved dog on a leash.

As they reached the building, they saw a car parked right in front of the unit door, taking up half the road.

“Whose car is this? Why is it parked here? It’s blocking half the path.”

“Oh, don’t bother. Maybe it’s just temporary. They’ll move it after grabbing something upstairs.”

As the couple walked their dog past the car, the Shiba Inu suddenly perked up its ears and stared at the car, having heard something.

The woman tugged the leash: “What’s wrong?”

A dog’s hearing is four to sixteen times that of a human. It could catch subtle sounds people couldn’t.

The Shiba Inu growled warningly at the car, as if treating it as a monster invading its territory.

Through the one-way glass.

Lu Shi bit his lip hard, refusing to show weakness, but his eyes couldn’t help heating up.

He had accidentally made a small noise just now.

Even though people outside couldn’t see inside, the moment his eyes met the passersby, Lu Shi couldn’t control his panic.

Why was this Alpha so strong? And releasing his pheromones fully without a word was kind of terrifying.

Lu Shi grabbed Shen Zheming’s arm that was wrapped around him: “Are you done?”

No answer.

Lu Shi couldn’t help but whisper, “Shen Zheming, there are… people…”

The other party still ignored him, instead pulling his arm tighter.

Forward was the car door, backward was him.

Lu Shi, with red eyes, was caught in a dilemma and started to regret.

It was indeed less painful than the injection, but in exchange for the pain, he lost all strength to resist and felt a submission and fear born from the bone.

In the past, no matter how serious his injuries were, he didn’t care, because they would heal.

But this he couldn’t bear. It felt like his whole soul was held in someone’s hand, with nowhere to escape.

Fortunately, Lu Shi couldn’t see Shen Zheming’s current eyes or the vein bulging on his neck, or his instinctive perception of danger would have made him muster all his strength to push the person away.

Shen Zheming sniffed the minty scent in the air, his eyes narrowing.

“Zzz…”

An electric warning sound came from the neck ring, and the thin light circle below was fully red.

Shen Zheming frowned, looking irritated.

What a nuisance. If only he could tear it off directly.

Feeling the surging pulse and rebellious emotions, the suppression intensity of the neck ring instantly increased to maximum. The entire circle suddenly tightened.

Shen Zheming was not fully out of his susceptible period. He lowered his eyes, forcibly suppressing the roiling aggression, and his precarious sanity was reined in.

Lu Shi’s throat moved. He forced out a syllable: “It hurts…”

Shen Zheming rarely paused, realizing he had bitten too deep.

The first temporary marking would last longer. He softened his breath and reduced his force.

Another full minute passed.

The minty fragrance was now blended with the scent of white camellia.

Shen Zheming lifted his head, his voice hoarse: “It’s done.”

Lu Shi pressed his forehead against the glass, suddenly losing strength and sliding down.

The arm across his body caught him just in time.

“This might sound ungrateful, but I still want to ask.”

In total, Shen Zheming bit for six or seven minutes. Lu Shi nearly fainted halfway through and now didn’t dare to touch his neck.

His voice was thick with a nasal tone, and his eyelashes were distinct.

“Brother Shen, were you a dog in a past life?”

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