Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Shi Ran couldn't stand this man any longer, so as soon as she arrived at the company, she slipped into the break room to get a cup of coffee to wake herself up.

He had just pressed the button on the coffee machine when Wang Cheng came over with a gossipy look on his face.

"I have some fantastic news and some terrible news. Which do you want to hear first?"

Shi Ran rubbed her temples. "Bad news."

"No! This bad news is too exciting! You have to choose again!"

Shi Ran: ?

He reluctantly accepted the coffee while voluntarily choosing, "Let's hear the good news first."

"The good news is that the B7 plot of land has miraculously been released again!"

Suddenly, his movements paused, just as Gu Chen had said, the Yu family had finally given in.

What exactly did he do to the Yu family?

"So what's the bad news?"

"The bad news is, the bidding is next week, you're going to be swamped."

Suddenly, he turned around, surprisingly quickly...

He was frowning as he calculated the construction schedule when Wang Cheng suddenly sniffed him like a puppy, looking puzzled. "Why...do you smell like...President Gu?"

Shi Ran immediately snapped out of her daze, subtly taking a step back to distance herself from Wang Cheng.

"Is there?"

He stiffly replied, his neck arched, "You must have smelled it wrong. It's probably just..."

Before he could finish speaking, a deep voice sounded from behind him:

"morning."

Shi Ran turned around in alarm and saw Gu Chen standing at the door of the tea room.

Wang Cheng quickly greeted him, and Shi Ran also forced herself to pretend she didn't know her boss, with whom she had shared a bed the night before: "Good morning, President Gu."

Gu Chen's gaze fell on the coffee cup in his hand, and he raised an eyebrow slightly: "Doesn't Assistant Shi not drink coffee?"

She would occasionally look away guiltily.

Just an hour earlier, at the breakfast table, he had righteously refused the coffee offered by Gu Chen, but then he turned around and picked it up at the company.

Gu Chen, however, wasn't going to let him off the hook, deliberately pressing, "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Shi Ran rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking to herself that she hadn't slept well last night because she and this madman were making love in bed and she was oblivious to the world around her.

Don't you know how well I slept last night?

Who are you putting on this act for? Oh... for Wang Cheng.

Shi Ran forced a stiff smile. "I slept quite well. It's cold outside, so I'll have a warm drink."

Gu Chen remained expressionless, stepped forward, and asked knowingly, "Are you cold? Where does Assistant Shi live? How about I give you a ride sometime?"

That's fucking obvious! I jumped out of your car!

Shi Ran gave him a look to shut up, but Gu Chen maliciously pretended not to understand and even went further.

Taking advantage of Wang Cheng's slow-to-perceive Beta status, he deliberately released a very faint pheromone scent, reminiscent of pine needles.

The next second, "Ugh!"

Shi Ran's legs went weak and she almost knelt down, but Gu Chen grabbed her arm.

Wang Cheng was also startled: "Shi Ran, are you alright?"

Gu Chen grasped his forearm, gently stroking it, and deliberately asked, "Is Assistant Shi feeling unwell today?"

Shi Ran turned around and glared at him fiercely, saying menacingly, "Mr. Gu... there's a contract that needs your signature. Shall we go to the office to talk about it?"

As he spoke, he practically dragged Gu Chen away.

In the break room, only Wang Cheng remained, sniffing blankly and muttering to himself, "What is that smell? It's weird..."

Shi Ran dragged Gu Chen into the office. He originally wanted to question him harshly, but when he looked up and met Gu Chen's face, he couldn't say anything hurtful.

Gu Chen raised an eyebrow slightly, indicating what he wanted to say.

Shi Ran was furious and stormed back to her office, feeling utterly disappointed.

What kind of nonsense is this!

Driven by his pheromones, he couldn't vent his anger on Gu Chen at all.

His glare turned into anger.

His cold words, when spoken, sounded like a coquettish plea.

Even when she looked at Gu Chen's icy face, the only thought in her mind was to rush over and kiss him, hug him, and sleep with him!

Depend on!

Meanwhile, Gu Chen, outside the office, watched the surveillance footage with great interest. Seeing Shi Ran scratching her head in frustration, he couldn't help but chuckle.

No one told him that after being marked, the Omega would become so dependent on him.

That feels pretty good.

But what he didn't expect was that three minutes later, instead of starting to look at the documents...

We're still watching the surveillance footage.

Gu Chen took a deep breath, forced himself to move the mouse, and clicked the close button.

But a second before the confirmation dialog box popped up, he inexplicably clicked to minimize it.

Two more minutes passed.

He didn't know who was making the sound coming from inside him.

"Shi Ran, come here."

Upon hearing this sound, I felt a jolt.

He stood up abruptly and rushed to the execution ground, determined to prove himself this time.

He wanted to prove to Gu Chen that there was nothing wrong with the mark.

If I just exert a little willpower, your pheromones have absolutely no effect on me!

He strode confidently through the door, walking over like Tom the Cat: "Mr. Gu, what brings you here?"

Seeing his tense expression, Gu Chen's smile deepened.

He didn't say anything, but simply picked up a document and beckoned to Shi Ran.

Gu Chen pointed to a spot on the document, his tone serious, "Are you sure about this number?"

Shi Ran pretended to be calm and walked over, trying to keep a safe distance, but Gu Chen's scent wafted into his nostrils.

It smells so good, so comforting...

I want to be closer.

He was startled by his own pathetic thought and quickly shook his head.

Gu Chen, as if by accident, moved the document closer to himself.

Shi Ran could only move a little closer, and the already strong pheromones became even more intrusive.

He could even feel Gu Chen's breath, and recall the sensation of his kiss last night. Damn it! Stop!!!

Why is it starting again?!

Shi Ran tried to straighten up, but found herself rooted to the spot, and even uncontrollably leaned forward a fraction of an inch.

Gu Chen looked at him leisurely and deliberately asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, no!" Shi Ran immediately denied, her voice unconsciously rising. "I'm perfectly fine! I have a great appetite, and I'm in excellent health!"

"Really? How about this then?"

A wicked glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes, and the pheromones in the air suddenly intensified.

"Well……"

Shi Ran frowned, and then she fell uncontrollably onto Gu Chen's lap.

The glands on the back of his neck immediately heated up, and the originally sweet fig scent was completely drawn out, becoming rich and proactive.

Gu Chen's hands, which were tied around Shi Ran's waist, tightened uncontrollably.

So sweet…

Unlike the youthful, sweet taste of the past.

The aroma of figs wafting through the air at this moment is as if a ripe fruit has been peeled open.

It flows out thick, fragrant honey, carrying a maturity that belongs only to Omegas who have been marked.

Gu Chen's eyes darkened instantly.

He grabbed Shi Ran's chin and was about to kiss her, but Shi Ran dodged away.

This sudden resistance made Gu Chen pause.

In that brief moment, Shi Ran suddenly realized something; it turned out that...

He's not the only one controlled by pheromones!

Even Gu Chen couldn't control it!

A smug, triumphant smile immediately appeared on his lips as he stared defiantly at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen's eyes flickered, and she stubbornly leaned closer again, trying to suppress him with a kiss, but he nimbly turned his head away again.

Once, twice…

It's like a tacitly agreed-upon cat-and-mouse game.

"Is it fun?"

Shi Ran was taken aback. "Huh?"

The next second, Gu Chen's pheromones were released, completely enveloping Shi Ran in his arms.

"Um……"

Shi Ran felt a strong tingling sensation shoot up his spine and head. When he came to his senses, he was already being kissed so much that he was completely dizzy.

Just then, the office door was pushed open.

"About B7..." Lu Lin's voice trailed off.

Shi Ran sprang up from Gu Chen's lap as if he had been electrocuted, not daring to look at Lu Lin at all.

Gu Chen coldly raised his eyes. "Didn't anyone teach you to knock?"

Lu Lin ignored his words and simply said, "The meeting will start in twenty minutes."

Then he turned and left.

The moment the office door closed, Lu Lin's face turned deathly pale, and he punched the wall hard with his backhand.

He smelled it.

The air was filled with Shi Ran's pheromones, mixed with Gu Chen's scent.

He really, damn it, marked Shiran!