Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

The next morning, Shi Ran woke up with an unprecedented sense of peace.

He groggily opened his eyes, and what came into view was Gu Chen's magnified handsome face and solid chest.

He paused for two seconds, then thought, "No way, I had another wet dream?"

As if possessed, his hand reached down and touched the lurking outline through his pajama bottoms.

"Holy crap..."

He muttered to himself, "The feel is frighteningly real..."

"Huh, why does this feel even more exaggerated than the one in my dream before??"

He was studying it when he looked up and met Gu Chen's eyes.

Gu Chen spoke softly, his voice still hoarse from just waking up, "Are you satisfied?"

Shi Ran was so frightened that she screamed and tried to back away, but the back of her head hit the headboard hard.

"what!"

He clutched his head, grimacing, then suddenly froze.

Why does it hurt in my dream?!

This is not a dream!

His memories flooded back instantly: the bar, Yu Siran, being drugged, and then...

He was frowning as he recalled the chaotic moments of the previous night when his body suddenly went limp.

A strange, guiding sensation originating from his glands made him unconsciously move closer to Gu Chen, even snuggling against him affectionately.

Shi Ran: "???"

He looked up in bewilderment, met Gu Chen's teasing gaze, and instantly snapped out of his daze.

"You...you...!"

Gu Chen looked at him calmly, his voice trembling slightly: "Did you...?"

Gu Chen nodded calmly.

Shi Ran was stunned, and the next second she jumped out of bed.

"How could you take advantage of me like that! You know I was drugged last night!"

Looking at his aggressive demeanor, Gu Chen calmly stated, "In novels, isn't being drugged a key turning point in the development of the main characters' relationship?"

Shi Ran cursed inwardly: How the hell did you know you were the main character?!

There are five main characters! Who do you think you are?!

Just as he was about to continue emitting, Gu Chen's familiar pheromones wafted over again, and his body immediately and pathetically betrayed his will.

Even if it's just a temporary marker, he's now like a small piece of iron attracted by a magnet.

As long as Gu Chen releases even a little bit of pheromones, he can't help but want to lean against Gu Chen.

Shi Ran's face flushed with anger as she fought off her instincts and yelled, "Is this how you play games?! What's so great about a temporary mark... Let me go!"

Unfortunately, his resistance seemed extremely weak and powerless under the absolute suppression of pheromones.

Finally, under Gu Chen's teasing gaze, he angrily jumped off the bed, ran towards the bathroom, and slammed the door shut.

Seriously, I'm speechless...

Who would have thought that going to see Yu Siran would result in being drugged and marked by Gu Chen!

Although it was a temporary marker, he didn't expect it to be so sensitive; even he couldn't stand it when he beckoned with his finger.

Shi Ran squeezed on the toothpaste with a frustrated expression and angrily washed her face.

But after only a couple of swipes, the bathroom door was pushed open.

Gu Chen walked in naturally, stood in front of the sink next to him, and picked up a toothbrush as well.

Shi Ran, her mouth full of foam, protested indistinctly, "Can't you wait a little while?"

Gu Chen turned to look at him, looking completely at ease: "I brush my teeth with my Omega, is there a problem?"

Shi Ran: "..."

The two of them squeezed side by side in front of the sink to brush their teeth together.

Shi Ran looked at the strange yet inexplicably harmonious scene in the mirror and suddenly recalled some memories from the dungeon.

It seems he has become that carefree Beta again, whose only task every day is to win over the male lead.

Unfortunately, he wasn't. He was just a humble little O, who had to go to work and save money to pay for his mother's exorbitant medical bills.

Thinking of this, Shi Ran suddenly realized something: "So, has Yu Siran given up on the B7 plot?"

Gu Chen nodded, his tone certain: "He will back down."

"What do you mean he'll give in? What did you do?"

Gu Chen didn't answer his question. If it wasn't necessary, he didn't want Shi Ran to know about his underhanded methods. What if he scared his wife away?

He simply reached out and touched the gland on his neck, which was still slightly red and swollen. "Does it still hurt?"

Shi Ran instinctively flinched; even a light touch sent a jolt through his body, like an electric shock.

Actually, it's just a little bloated, not really painful.

But he wasn't about to let Gu Chen off the hook. His eyes darted around, and he immediately grimaced and screamed, "Ouch...it hurts so much! Mr. Gu, you have to compensate me for my emotional distress. Really, it doesn't have to be much...a few hundred thousand will do."

Gu Chen coldly uttered, "Such clumsy acting."

"Where is it clumsy? It's clearly your technique that's terrible!"

"Am I bad at the game?"

As everyone knows, you shouldn't question a man's sexual prowess.

"You've called the forsythia outside the window 'the beginning of spring,' and you're saying my technique is bad?"

Shi Ran froze for a second, then exclaimed, "Aaaaaaah! How can someone say something like that without batting an eye?"

Gu Chen watched him jump up and down, and occasionally, still angry, he deliberately launched a counterattack, "That hurts too, it hurts so much I can't even stand up now. I'm telling you, Mr. Gu, do you even know how to mark someone? Is this your first time?"

Gu Chen's expression shifted slightly; this was truly his first time marking an Omega.

Top-tier Alphas like him, deep down, have an extremely high degree of loyalty to their partners and a tendency to remain faithful to one person for life.

Even if it's a temporary mark, it will only choose the Omega it recognizes.

Shi Ran keenly caught his subtle hint of guilt and immediately, as if discovering a new continent, leaned over and exclaimed, "Wow! No way, President Gu! You really haven't marked anyone else? You're a virgin?!"

He stood smugly with his hands on his hips, circling around Gu Chen and mocking him.

Gu Chen wasn't annoyed; he simply leaned lazily against the wall, looking at him with a helpless yet indulgent expression.

Then, the pheromones are released silently.

The next second, Shi Ran, quite embarrassed, automatically and using both hands and feet, clung to Gu Chen.

By the time Shi Ran realized his embarrassing behavior, he had already turned into a koala.

"Aaaaaah—!"

He let out a scream of shame and indignation, shoved Gu Chen away, and rushed out of the bathroom, his face flushed.

Only Gu Chen remained in the bathroom. Looking at himself in the mirror, a long-lost smile finally appeared in his eyes.

Only at this moment did he truly feel the reality of finally returning to his side.

Shi Ran never expected that she would have to go to work today after being marked last night.

"Do you have any humanity? You're just like any other capitalist..."

Shi Ran sat in the passenger seat, hands on her hips, accusing the capitalists even more arrogantly than the capitalists themselves.

Gu Chen usually lets his driver drive, but for some reason, after marking the space, he doesn't like other people appearing in his and Shi Ran's space, so he chose to drive himself today.

He glanced at Shi Ran, who was once again flexing her muscles, and said indifferently, "Don't you want to go to work?"

"Is that even a question?"

"Shall we go home now? I'll mark you again."

Shi Ran was completely speechless. Although he had blacked out last night, he still remembered those overly erotic scenes.

Seeing that he had become obedient, Gu Chen smiled subtly, "Or there is another option."

Shi Ran actually looked up expectantly, only to hear Gu Chen say in a serious tone, "I can let you take maternity leave."

"Are you crazy?!" Shi Ran was so frightened that she hugged herself tightly and blurted out, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Gu Chen's tone remained completely unchanged, "Don't you know? A newly awakened Alpha... has the strongest desires."

Shi Ran immediately fell silent, and guiltily began to look down at her phone.

Gu Chen glanced at him, a silent smile playing on his lips. Suddenly remembering something, he informed Shi Ran, "You'll move in today. I'll have someone pick up the cat this afternoon."

Shi Ran knew that resistance was hopeless, so she just mumbled an "oh".

"You're not willing?"

"What could I possibly be unhappy about?"

Shi Ran's words were quite sarcastic: "I'm paid to do this, so even if you mark me twenty more times, I can't do anything about it."

He had barely finished speaking when the car screeched to a halt at the roadside. Gu Chen turned to look at him. "Really?"

Shi Ran: ...

You Alphas all have Star Silver after you've broken your fast, right?

(Here's a sweet little slice-of-life chapter to lighten things up, hehe. If you like it, please give it a thumbs up and urge me to update!)