Chapter 47
Upon receiving the news that Su Ning was taken into the research institute by Eli, Luo Ao had no choice but to rush back early.
With a gloomy face, he kicked open the doors of the research institute, only to be stopped by Robert.
“General Luo Ao, you can’t go in any further.”
“Where is Eli?” Luo Ao swept him with an icy stare, sternly saying, “Take me to see him.”
Robert scratched his head, chuckled and said, “I’m afraid that’s not possible; he’s busy! If it’s urgent, come back in a month.”
Luo Ao reached out and grabbed him by the collar, yanking him up, his voice menacing: “I said, take me to see him!”
“Uh…” Robert gave a dry laugh and quickly gave in, “…let’s go, I’ll take you there.”
Standing outside a white egg-shaped room, Luo Ao’s face was as gloomy as it could be. This room was specially prepared for the union of omega and alpha. Luo Ao clenched his fists, staring intently at the door, faintly hearing panting sounds from inside. The building material, designed for excellent closure, was not strong enough; he could smash it open with a single punch, but he couldn’t…
Robert, fearing his impulsiveness, reminded him: “General Luo Ao, there are plenty of alphas in the Imperial University. If you break down the door and the pheromones leak out, the weak, fragile omega inside might get hurt!”
“I know.” Luo Ao’s fist remained clenched, his head turned, his cold gaze shifting to Robert.
“Uh… Although I’m an alpha, I’m very weak…” Robert immediately raised his hands in a surrender gesture, “Don’t hit me!”
Luo Ao ignored what he said, his voice deep: “She’s been marked by me, it’s impossible for her to accept him again…”
“With the situation like this… I need you to tell me what exactly Eli has done!”
After thinking about it, since the second prince didn’t make him sign a confidentiality agreement, and Luo Ao didn’t look like a patient man, Robert did not hesitate to disclose all his research findings.
As if he knew what Luo Ao was most concerned about, Robert handed him a sheet detailing the effects of the “drug,” smiling: “This ‘medicine’ can be used repeatedly. Within two times, the side effects can be ignored.”
…
Seven days later.
Eli looked tenderly at Su Ning, who was sleeping sweetly in his arms. His slender fingers lightly pressed her tender and swollen lips, sliding down along her chin, stopping at the newly marked skin on her neck. The pheromones blended between them stirred something within him, and having tasted it, he was deeply addicted.
In her sleep, Su Ning felt short of breath, her chest feeling as though a large rock was pressing on it, very uncomfortable. When she suddenly opened her eyes, she saw him already on top of her. His originally slow movements became more brazen after seeing her awake.
“Eli!” Su Ning turned her head to avoid his kiss, her reddened eyes glaring at him as she angrily said, “I’m very tired! Can you let me rest for a while?”
“Su Ning, I’m sorry.” Eli’s apology was full of sincerity. If he could pull out of her, she might even believe his intentions. “I’ll let you rest after this time, okay?” he said, thrusting heavily once again, stifling the words she was about to say in her throat.
Su Ning closed her eyes, exasperated, not answering him. These past few days, she had told him many times that she couldn’t go on, but he hadn’t listened even once, so she didn’t even feel like saying it anymore.
Unsatisfied with her lack of reaction, Eli increased his intensity. Seeing her glistening eyes begin to mist, and her hands unconsciously wrap around his arm, Eli’s lips curved into a smile, and he kissed her.
…
“I think my estrus period should be over by now,” Su Ning said seriously to Eli, sitting in his arms and enjoying the delicious food made by the housekeeper robot. “We should go out now.”
“It’s not over yet,” Eli replied with a faint smile. “It would be very dangerous for you to go out now.”
Eli held up a glass of milk and brought it to her lips, and Su Ning obediently took a couple of sips. Some milk residue stuck to the corner of her mouth, and she habitually extended her delicate tongue to lick it off.
Eli’s eyes darkened a bit, and his hand slipped under her loose clothing around her waist, gently asking, “Are you full?”
Su Ning quickly held his hand, shaking her head, “No, no!”
Having expended so much energy before, she was famished and finally had a meal before her. She hadn’t even finished half a bowl, and she was being asked if she was full? Was there really any need to ask?
“You shouldn’t eat too much now, or you’ll feel uncomfortable later,” Eli said seriously. “Let’s watch some star network dramas.”
Su Ning, who had been “tossed around” on the sofa twice, shook her head to refuse.
But Eli ordered the housekeeper robot to start clearing the dishes.
What happened to not refusing any requests?
It’s just so inhumane!
Sure enough, as soon as they reached the sofa, she was pinned beneath him.
So, whose estrus period was it, after all?
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As they left the room, Luo Ao confronted them.
Smelling the nearly dissipated mixed pheromones from the room, Luo Ao’s face darkened to the extreme.
“Su Ning, come here.”
Come there? Not a chance!
Su Ning took two steps back, retreated into Eli’s arms, and hugged his waist, leaving Luo Ao only the back of her head to look at.
Luo Ao’s face had turned as black as it could get.
He gave a command to his communicator, and several soldiers in military uniforms immediately rushed in from outside the research institute.
Eli raised an eyebrow and said with a faint smile, “Are you sure you want to use private soldiers here?”
Luo Ao snorted coldly, his voice icy, “Eli Ayrton, I, General Luo Ao of Ruiril, am issuing a mandatory arrest order against you on the charge of ‘forcefully occupying a military spouse’.”
Eli returned Su Ning’s worried gaze with a comforting smile. He had anticipated this scene from the moment Luo Ao registered their combined pheromones and obtained a union certificate.
On the third day after the arrest order, it would be taken to the OA decision court. If it went to court, Luo Ao couldn’t win. Though military marriages were always protected by law, that was only for betas. Considering the empire’s and society’s emphasis on omegas, Su Ning’s will would surely be prioritized. And Su Ning’s stance was clear; she would not choose Luo Ao.
Luo Ao’s only reliance was the three-day temporary detention period during which Eli would be imprisoned. In those three days, he wouldn’t be able to protect Su Ning, and Luo Ao would do whatever it took, whether coercion or enticement, to change her mind.
Fortunately, Eli was prepared.
Eli said with a faint smile, “I plead guilty and request royal protection.”
He would be guaranteed by the king not to flee during these three days, so he would not have to go to jail.
So, Luo Ao, what can you do now?
Hearing the word ‘royal,’ Su Ning began to feel uneasy.
When the stern and majestic face of the king appeared on the screen, and he uttered the words ‘refusal of protection,’ not only Eli but also Su Ning was stunned.
Of course, their shock manifested in different ways. Eli’s was a surprise at something happening unexpectedly.
Su Ning’s was astonishment that what she had actually predicted had come true.
The king selling out his son like this was really…
Wait, Luo Ao was also his son.
That’s right, Luo Ao was his illegitimate son!
…
Looking at Luo Ao’s darkened face, along with the force that was almost crushing her hand bones.
Su Ning was forcefully taken into the car.