Chapter 48
Luo Ao firmly imprisoned Su Ning in his arms, and she obediently remained still.
“Luo Ao… I…” As she gently lifted her head, intending to resist what she was about to face, he pressed her back into his arms with a forceful hand.
Luo Ao spoke coldly, “Don’t talk!”
“I don’t want to hear you speak.”
Su Ning closed her mouth, lying quietly in his embrace.
She reached out to touch the black button on his sleeve. Seeing no reaction from him as his eyes were closed, she twisted the button from left to right and from right to left. She pulled hard but couldn’t get it off. Then she tried another button on his other sleeve, twisting and pulling…
Luo Ao opened his eyes, looking at her inexplicable action with an indifferent face. “What are you doing?”
Su Ning pursed her lips and didn’t answer. She let go of the button and silently returned to his embrace.
With cold fingers, Luo Ao lifted her chin, saying firmly, “Are you mad at me?”
His eyes seemed to contain ice that could freeze her. Su Ning averted his gaze.
His grip on her chin tightened. “What gives you the right to be angry with me?”
“I allowed you to be close to him, not to get into his bed!”
“Why can’t you just behave?”
Luo Ao’s hand brushed over a new mark on her neck, smelling the mingled scent of their pheromones. His eyes were incredibly dark, watching her as a wolf watches its prey, dangerously intense.
“Since you like him so much, I won’t forcefully separate you.”
“But I will mark you, just like Eli marked you.”
“However, I don’t plan to use drugs; your body can accept me, right?”
“If not, I will forcibly mark you…”
“It will hurt, but you must endure it, just as I can endure not hurting you now…”
“Two alphas will love, take care of, and satisfy you in the future…”
Luo Ao spoke word by word in her ear, his tone cold yet carrying a trace of brutality, “Are you happy?”
Su Ning shivered and clung to his shoulders, resting her head on his chest. Her voice was fragile and fearful, “Luo Ao… I don’t want this… I’m scared…”
“Heh.” Luo Ao sneered, “Afraid of me?”
Su Ning shook her head lightly in his arms, whispering, “I’m afraid of Eli…”
Luo Ao was taken aback, feeling her trembling body and the hand tightly gripping his sleeve. She seemed to have no sense of security, her eyes welling with tears. “…He always bullies me… It hurts… It’s uncomfortable… He even bit me…”
“…I cried for a long time… But he didn’t let me go…”
“Luo Ao… you were right… he’s not a good person…”
“I don’t want to be with him… Luo Ao… help me, please…”
Her vulnerable eyes pleaded with him, seeking his help. Luo Ao was stunned for a moment and unconsciously lessened his grip around her waist. His tone was still cold but not as threatening, “You want to leave him?”
“Yes.” Su Ning nodded.
“You want to stay by my side?”
His dark eyes cooled when he saw Su Ning’s hesitation.
She looked down, playing with her fingers, and said bewilderedly, “I… I don’t know… Sometimes you’re fierce… and sometimes gentle…”
“And also…”
“And also what?” Luo Ao asked urgently, barely concealing his eagerness to know her opinion of him. “Su Ning, I can only decide whether to help you once I know how you feel about me.”
After a long struggle, Su Ning finally whispered, “Even though… you always scare me… and bully me, I know… you always care about my feelings… Unlike Eli… he just says he won’t force me…”
“…Luo Ao… I only now realize… you’re better than Eli…”
Watching her face turn red, Luo Ao’s silent heart began to beat violently again. Even though the scent of another alpha on her made him uncomfortable, he felt an unprecedented joy.
Luo Ao snorted coldly, though his eyes were no longer icy, and his tone softened slightly. “Good that you know.” He stroked her black hair, looking at her dependent and trusting expression, feeling his previous jealousy vanish without a trace.
Even though she had been marked by Eli, as long as her heart and person were with him now and in the future, why should he care or be jealous of Eli…
“Su Ning, let me mark you,” Luo Ao said, looking into her eyes, “Become my omega, and no one can take you from me.”
“…No… don’t.” Su Ning shook her head, pleadingly looking at him, “…Luo Ao… I don’t want to be marked… I’m scared…”
“Don’t be afraid.” Luo Ao reassured her, kissing her forehead, “I won’t treat you like Eli did. If you don’t like it, or if it’s uncomfortable, you can ask me to stop at any time.”
“You know I care about how you feel; I won’t force you. But I must tell you something.” Luo Ao paused and continued, “If I don’t mark you, you will definitely be given to Eli at the OA resolution court in three days, because he has already marked you. Even I can’t forcibly take you away. But if you let me mark you, and choose to be with me at the OA resolution court, you can get away from Eli and never be hurt by him again.”
Hearing this, Su Ning hesitated for a long time, unable to make a decision. Finally, she asked, “Luo Ao… can you give me two days to think about it?”
Was there still a need to think about it? Luo Ao’s face darkened. There were only three days left, and she wanted to think for two more. But as long as they entered the OA bonding isolation room on the third day, no one would dare disturb them.
Luo Ao was silent for a moment, then nodded.
Although he had planned to take her away right now, he didn’t want her to hate or resent him.
“Alright, I’ll give you two days, but you must give me a clear answer after that.”
“Okay.” Su Ning nodded, lying in his arms, and softly said, “Luo Ao, you’re really kind.”
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For so many days, no matter how I called for 444, there was no response.
I knew I couldn’t rely on 444, but I never thought it would be this unreliable.
Su Ning scooped up a spoonful of plain white porridge and drank it down, making a strong effort to ignore Luo Ao’s burning gaze aimed at her. Tomorrow, she must give him an answer, and Su Ning clearly knew that whether she agrees or disagrees, there would only be one outcome.
She would be marked by him.
The difference lies in the fact that if she nods in agreement, he will be gentler; if she disagrees, he will be more rough.
After enduring seven days that felt like an eternity, Su Ning didn’t want to go through another seven days at all.
She also didn’t want to be left in this world.
So, 444, even if your level is low, you can’t see facial expressions, and you don’t know how to adapt… please appear soon!…
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At night, Su Ning lay on the big bed, and shortly after closing her eyes, she felt the other side of the bed sink down. Then a pair of large hands reached over and pulled her close, trapping her in an embrace.
That scent, filled with an aggressive pheromone, told Su Ning without even having to open her eyes that it was Luo Ao.
He had appeared here the last two nights.
With her eyes closed, Su Ning could feel him lean over her, kissing her from the corner of her eyes to her lips. He didn’t linger too long, kissing down her neck little by little, very restrained, yet still leaving red marks.
Su Ning wanted to tell him that she was just asleep, not unconscious!
She heard him whisper in her ear, “Su Ning, I can’t hold back any longer. Please agree to me quickly. Let me mark you, be my omega.” Saying this, he kissed her lips again, only lightly touching them, and then quickly moved away.
“Tomorrow, you will belong to me completely.”
“Whether you like it or not.”
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Time quickly came to the next day, and Su Ning paced back and forth in her room, her heart pounding. In just a little while, Luo Ao would come up, and during this time, she couldn’t think of any way out.
Sighing deeply at the thought that no matter whether she agreed or not, two-thirds of her future time would be spent in bed, Su Ning lamented.
“444, you’ve really done me in!”
If this were the modern world, Su Ning might find an opportunity to escape, but this was a place utterly unfamiliar to her. With her omega’s special physique, she was sure she would be captured and brought back within five minutes of stepping out the front door.
Listening to Luo Ao’s footsteps coming upstairs, Su Ning sprawled face-down on the sofa in despair.
She wished she could put a note on her forehead that said: “Please be gentle with me; I’m just a delicate flower, not suited for this!”
Just when Su Ning was about to resign herself to her fate, a familiar system prompt sounded in her mind.
She had never missed 444 so much that she didn’t even want to blame it for abandoning her due to a programming error.
The door was knocked, and Luo Ao’s stern voice came in, “Su Ning, are you up yet?”
In her panic, Su Ning didn’t bother to ask any further questions.
After waiting for a long time without a reply from her, Luo Ao opened the door, saying, “Su Ning, I’m coming in.”
Su Ning quickly closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep on the sofa.
As Luo Ao lifted her from the sofa, Su Ning felt a wave of dizziness. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a supermarket, clutching a flat pan tightly, hiding behind the shelves and trembling, listening to the inhuman roars and screams surrounding her.
Su Ning was stunned.
…
Luo Ao carried Su Ning into the car, seeing that she was sleeping soundly, and reached out to pinch her nose directly.
As Custodian Su woke up in a daze, she hadn’t yet managed to sort through this batch of custodian memories when she heard Luo Ao say, “Tell me, are you willing to let me mark you…”
Well, although she was a custodian with vast experience, almost every time she woke up, she faced a much older main character. The host’s successful conquest usually took a long time, and some even remained at 99% completion until the main character’s death.
So, facing the cool and domineering main character’s frank confession, Custodian Su felt a little shy, and hesitated before nodding, saying, “I’m willing, willing.”
Luo Ao frowned, wondering why he felt nothing even though he had received the answer he wanted.
Ignoring the discomfort in his heart, he was about to have her rest in his arms for a while when he saw her nuzzle against him, hearing her say, “Luo Ao, be gentle, I have no experience…”
But the look in her eyes, suppressing excitement and enthusiasm, conveyed the opposite message. Translated, it was probably this — please don’t go easy on me!
Luo Ao resisted for a moment but still pushed her away, telling the driver, “Go back!”
“Luo Ao, why are we going back?” Custodian Su clung to his arm like a plaster, “We should go early, I heard there will be seven days…”
Her blushing and extremely shy appearance was simply unbearable in Luo Ao’s eyes.
Anna was right about one thing; Luo Ao would never like a weak and submissive omega. Su Ning was just an exception, and once she was gone, Luo Ao returned to normal.
Even though he was disgusted by Su Ning’s overt and covert hints that she wanted him to mark her, he didn’t feel that his previous attraction to her was accidental. It was a contradictory feeling.
Luo Ao once again pushed away Custodian Su, who was trying to embrace him, his lips tightly pressed, his eyes complex.
The OA resolution court was tomorrow, and he needed to make a decision today.
Looking at Custodian Su’s coy face, certain that he couldn’t go through with it, the decisive Luo Ao sent Su Ning back to her own home, and along the way, canceled both their pheromones and binding certificates, giving up the struggle for Su Ning’s mate position.
Hadn’t Eli already marked her?
He should let them be.
(TL: I changed Trustee to Custodian. Their the people that clean up the hosts messes when they leave a body if you don’t remember.)
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On the other side, holding a frying pan and completely unprepared for the scene in front of her, Su Ning wanted to curse at this unreliable 1414, even worse than the 444, but she couldn’t find the time to do so as she needed to be constantly aware of her surroundings.
Hugging the shelf with unconsciously trembling hands, she leaned against the wall and the empty shelves, listening to the roars coming through the wall, looking at the fresh blood mixed with broken flesh on the ground. She felt like she was about to collapse.
Whimpering, she realized she had made a mistake. Was being marked such a big deal? Compared to this mental pressure, it was nothing at all!
If Luo Ao were in front of her at this moment, she would undoubtedly choose to throw herself into his arms without hesitation, wanting kisses, hugs, and to be lifted high!!
A slowly advancing zombie, its body rotting and eyes blood-red, sniffed the air with its half-decayed nose. Its red eyes locked onto Su Ning, standing behind the shelves. Su Ning covered her mouth, suppressing a scream, holding back her fear as she retreated step by step.
Su Ning didn’t even have time to swear, her nerves taut. She retreated to the supermarket’s glass door, and seeing the zombie suddenly charge at her, she panicked and ran out the door, noticing a line of people rapidly retreating outside.
Outside the supermarket wasn’t much better. As soon as Su Ning stepped out, several pairs of red eyes turned towards her. Some were gnawing at the unrecognizable corpses on the ground, others were using their heads to bang on the noisy shop doors. Fortunately, the sound of car engines nearby distracted them.
Su Ning didn’t dare look back, knowing that zombies were following her. She could even smell the foul stench. The more urgent she felt, the more she panicked. Tripping over a brick, she fell to the ground. This fear of death was unprecedented. Her heart was trembling, and her blood seemed to freeze. When she saw the indifferent eyes of the last man about to get in the car during the withdrawal, she paid no attention to whether anyone in those cars was looking at her. She didn’t care about the consequences and directly used her indiscriminate ideal type.
Her captivating eyes firmly gripped the hearts of the men who had inadvertently glanced at her.