Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

The elevator ascended smoothly, and the numbers on the electronic screen kept changing.

In the cramped metal space, Shi Ran didn't dare to look at Gu Chen at all.

Because it was in this elevator that Lu Lin pinned him against the wall and gave him a kiss that lasted forty-five seconds, almost suffocating him.

At that moment, Gu Chen was standing right next to him, less than half a meter away.

Calm and powerful, yet completely unaware of it.

He dared not imagine what would happen if Gu Chen found out one day what Lu Lin had done to him.

He learned that Lu Lin had just left a fresh kiss mark in his bedroom.

He even noticed the hickey, but then brushed it off.

Will Gu Chen kill him...?

He and Lu Lin.

Just thinking about it sent a wicked pleasure through Shiran's spine like an electric current.

No... how did it become enjoyable?

He really... was completely corrupted by that bastard Lu Lin!

Shi Ran cursed herself in her heart, but her cheeks uncontrollably felt slightly hot.

"bite--"

We've reached the top floor.

The elevator doors slid open silently, and Director Li was already waiting respectfully at the door: "President Gu, I didn't expect you to come too."

Gu Chen nodded slightly as a greeting, then looked directly inside: "Ready?"

Director Li stepped aside to lead the way, glancing apologetically at Gu Chen.

"Mr. Gu, it's not convenient for you to go in for the next inspection. Please wait in the lounge for a moment."

Gu Chen frowned slightly, glanced at Shi Ran, and said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you outside."

Shi Ran immediately nodded obediently and followed the nurse to the preparation room next door.

After changing into a loose white examination gown, Shi Ran was led into a very professional-looking examination room.

In the center of the room was a device resembling a massage bed. "Please lie down here, relax, and expose the back of your neck."

Shi Ran did as instructed, obediently lying down and burying her face in the soft breathing hole.

His heart pounded restlessly in his chest, both for the unknown examination and for this completely passive, helpless position.

After an unknown amount of time, the door to the examination room was gently pushed open and then closed again.

Very light footsteps approached; someone walked to the examination bed.

Shi Ran subconsciously tensed up her body.

Suddenly I feel like some kind of indescribable movie protagonist.

The person who came didn't speak; he just stood there.

Then, I suddenly felt the other person lean down slightly, as if adjusting the equipment, or perhaps... just getting closer.

Wen Yiheng stood by the examination bed, looking at the slender body in front of her, at the exposed neck, so fair and delicate.

Just smelling that deeply ingrained fig aroma made his eyes instantly burn and his vision blur, almost causing him to burst into tears.

His darling... really came back.

He bit down hard on the soft flesh inside his mouth, using the pain to force himself to calm down.

We can't scare him, not yet.

He took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calm and professional. "Don't be afraid, it's just a routine check-up. I'll be gentle."

He dared to speak directly to Shi Ran because he was certain that Shi Ran would no longer recognize his voice.

After Shi Ran left, for countless days and nights, he cried out and questioned in a hoarse voice to the number that could no longer be reached, to the empty room that contained only memories, until his voice was completely ruined.

My eyes were also ravaged by those sleepless nights filled with endless tears, and became sensitive to light.

Then every morning, he would put on a suit and pretend to be the gentle and refined dean in everyone's eyes, as if nothing had happened.

No one could imagine that someone like him could be so heartbroken for another person.

Even he himself hadn't expected it.

When I heard that voice, I was slightly taken aback, but I was too nervous to think about it deeply.

He just gave a muffled "hmm".

Wen Yiheng put on sterile gloves, and her cool fingertips gently landed on Shi Ran's waist, which happened to be one of the places Shi Ran was most ticklish.

Suddenly, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he instinctively tried to dodge.

A very soft chuckle came from above, as if someone had been amused.

"I'm sorry." There wasn't much genuine apology in that low, husky voice. "I didn't know you were so ticklish."

Shi Ran's ears turned red, and she buried her face even deeper in embarrassment.

The inspection has officially begun.

The cool instrument touched the skin around the gland, causing a slight shiver.

But more than anything, it was the doctor's fingers.

His fingertips, through thin sterile gloves, gently pressed every inch of skin around the gland.

The movements were professional and meticulous, yet inexplicably ambiguous and tender.

"Your glands..."

That low, husky voice sounded again, its warm breath brushing against my earlobe, "You're very sensitive."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Shi Ran's voice was muffled due to her prone position and inexplicable tension.

Wen Yiheng adjusted the instrument and replaced it with a precision probe similar to a high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound, gently pressing it against the glands on Shi Hou's neck.

His gaze intently scanned the screen, his fingers steadily manipulating the probe, as he spoke seemingly casually:

Have you ever engaged in any form of tagging, whether temporary or permanent?

No, no.

Shi Ran answered quickly, but with certainty.

Although he's a master of trickery in the game, he's incredibly innocent in real life.

No?

Wen Yiheng paused almost imperceptibly at the tip of her finger that was operating the probe.

Little liar.

They did it more than twenty times in the office right next door.

Now you're telling me you've never engaged in marking behavior?

"Have there been any special cases? For example, when you were unconscious, like after a blackout or coma, did you wake up feeling discomfort in your glands?"

He asked tactfully, but his meaning was clear: whether he had been forcibly marked.

Shi Ran paused for a moment, vaguely feeling that the doctor's question was a bit strange.

"Hmm... A while ago, I had an unusual induced estrus and I fainted. When I woke up, my glands felt a bit stinging."

"Inducing estrus?"

"Yes, it's strange... Mr. Gu said that he helped me stabilize my condition by injecting me with a strong inhibitor."

Wen Yiheng frowned slightly and focused the probe on a tiny pinhole on the surface of the gland.

But his expression changed slightly; those were clearly special needles used for injecting pheromones.

Wen Yiheng suddenly remembered that Gu Chen had just urgently obtained two vials of concentrated solution from the hospital not long ago.

So back then, Gu Chen wanted to forcibly mark Shi Ran?!

But he failed because of the pheromone imprint deep within his glands of unknown origin.

This speculation caused Wen Yiheng's eyes to suddenly turn cold.

He couldn't imagine whether he would lose control on the spot if the person lying in front of him right now was Shi Ran, who had already been successfully marked by Gu Chen.

The mere thought of Gu Chen trying to touch and possess Shi Ran made him wish he could make that man disappear from the world immediately.

How could he?!

How dare he touch Shi Ran?!

What exactly happened during those two months when Shi Ran disappeared?

Why did he go from a Beta to an Omega?

Why is there such a powerful Alpha mark left in his gland, one that even Gu Chen couldn't cover?

How could he have offended Gu Chen, to the point that the other party tried to forcibly mark him?!

Countless questions clashed in his mind, causing his hands to tremble.

Shi Ran noticed the sudden change in the oppressive atmosphere behind her and asked softly, "Doctor?"

He carefully turned his head to the side. "Is there something wrong with my glands?"

Wen Yiheng took a deep breath and whispered in an almost sighing tone:

"No, your glands... are perfect."

He paused slightly, then the nickname he had called out countless times in his heart slipped softly from his lips: "My darling."

These two words struck Shi Ran like a thunderclap.

Shi Ran's body stiffened instantly, and she turned her head sharply.

His voice became shrill and distorted.

"Honey, what are you doing here... oh no, what are you doing here?"

Depend on!

Wen Yiheng's dungeon had just ended, and when she saw him, she actually called him "husband" out of habit!

Ugh, this is so embarrassing!

Upon hearing the word "husband," the feigned gentleness in Wen Yiheng's eyes shattered completely.

Instead, there is an almost obsessive darkness.

He gracefully removed his mask, revealing his handsome face.

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"

He chuckled softly, "You clearly ran away from me, so why are you... willing to come back to me?"

My breath hitched for a moment.

"That's it," he laughed, the man was completely enraged.