IM Chapter 22

Omega’s brain was gradually becoming dull under the influence of the alpha’s pheromones, and his hands were weak. He could only let Shang Jue bully him to his heart’s content before the alpha willingly backed away, contentedly licking the corner of his mouth.

“You liar, you said you wouldn’t touch me,” Shen ChiTai said, his voice muffled, his face flushed with anger or embarrassment.

Shang Jue hadn’t expected him to be so easily deceived. He silently gazed at him. Without fair bargaining chips as collateral, just empty words, and after being fooled several times, maybe it’s because he was the younger brother, so Shen ChiTai really believed everything he said.

“Brother, how can you be so easily deceived?”

Shen ChiTai was sulking and didn’t want to respond to him.

Seeing this, Shang Jue slightly furrowed his long eyebrows and gazed deeply at the omega’s averted face.

“I didn’t want to treat you like this, brother. I know you’ll hate me, but I can’t help it.” He gently pinched the omega’s chin with his thumb and forefinger, turning his face to his own, raising his chin, and forcing him to meet his gaze. “Brother, you’re already my omega. I marked you last night.”

Hearing this, Shen ChiTai’s eyes suddenly tightened, his body slumped on the bed, his eyes somewhat empty, and a hint of coldness floated in his pupils.

As soon as he finished speaking, the person on top of him pressed down again without restraint. The omega, unusually, didn’t push him away, nor did he show much anger, but his face was pale, and he bit his lip hard.

No matter how Shang Jue bullied him or coaxed him to say obscene words from the bedroom, he didn’t react at all, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

He hated this, the unrestrained lovemaking, especially with his own younger brother.

Shang Jue wasn’t discouraged. Until the end, he retreated, panting heavily and looking unbearable, breathing hot air as he kissed the omega’s earlobe, gently calling his name.

“Brother…”

“Are you done?” Shen ChiTai’s face turned completely cold, his attitude exceptionally icy.

Shang Jue’s body only stiffened for a moment before Shen ChiTai pushed him away and sat up. The omega got up and, with his back to the alpha, pretended to calmly pick up the scattered clothes on the floor and put them on one by one.

Just in case, Shen ChiTai went to a nearby pharmacy after leaving the hotel to buy birth control pills, and even took two extra.

From then on, the relationship between the two fell into an ice cave.

Living under the same roof, running into each other was inevitable.

Shen ChiTai deliberately avoided meeting him every time. As soon as the alpha got up and left his room, the omega had already eaten breakfast and was preparing to go out. Looking at the untouched breakfast already prepared on the table, the milk in the glass was still emitting wisps of heat, and the omega’s seat was already empty.

Shang Jue’s eyes dimmed, the expression in his eyes was cold, and no warmth could be felt.

Yu Xingqiao had just finished cleaning the cat litter of these little ancestors in the shop, washed his hands, and was hanging up the damp towel when he noticed that Shen ChiTai was a bit absent-minded.

“What’s with that expression? Your face doesn’t look too good either. Didn’t you sleep well last night? Why don’t you go and rest for a while? I can watch the shop by myself.”

“It’s nothing, I had a dream last night and couldn’t sleep well in the middle of the night,” Shen ChiTai said.

Yu Xingqiao glanced at his calm profile, the pale lips with only a faint, almost imperceptible hint of color. Although he looked relaxed and nonchalant when he spoke, the smile on his lips was obviously restrained a lot.

Some people’s happiness or unhappiness can be seen at a glance, but he himself said he was fine, so Yu Xingqiao didn’t want to ask any further.

“Xu Chen came to the shop to look for you just now. I told him you weren’t here. He seemed a bit off, and then he left.”

Shen ChiTai, who was typing on the keyboard, paused and slowly looked up at Yu Xingqiao. “He came again?”

Yu Xingqiao was always attentive, and he noticed that he had inadvertently emphasized the word “again” in his words, as well as his extremely unusual state today. The person who usually spoke crisply and neatly was uncharacteristically choked for a moment.

“Yeah, what’s your reaction?” He was confused and couldn’t understand. “Your boyfriend came to see you, shouldn’t you be happy?”

Shen ChiTai frowned, staring at the computer screen in front of him, and after a moment of silence, said, “We’ve already broken up.”

“Oh, okay,” Yu Xingqiao nodded casually, but when he came back to his senses and understood what he had said, he was dumbfounded. “What did you say?” He was so shocked that he couldn’t speak, and after a long time, he only stared at the speaker’s expression, cautiously and tentatively asking him, “When did this happen?”

“Yesterday.”

“Yesterday?” Yu Xingqiao was shocked and instantly understood. “Could it be because of that USB drive?”

Hearing about the USB drive, Shen ChiTai nodded lightly, his expression becoming much more indifferent and solemn.

Yu Xingqiao awkwardly touched his chin, his voice strained, a little worried about him. “Are you alright?” That thing had passed through his hands.

“I’m fine.” The omega’s face was a little pale, and the expression and state he presented were a little haggard.

Yu Xingqiao could only sigh and remain silent, as there seemed to be no point in saying comforting words at this time.

When that person handed the thing to him, he was only preoccupied with looking at the other person’s handsome face, so he didn’t ask much, only thinking that someone had borrowed something from Shen ChiTai and had specially come back to return it.

Yu Xingqiao stepped forward and patted the omega’s shoulder, his nose twitching slightly, and he smelled a very unfamiliar pheromone. “What’s that smell on you?”

Shen ChiTai’s lowered eyes suddenly lifted, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be an alpha’s pheromones?

Shang Jue’s pheromones were very strong. The two of them had spent the night together, and the alpha had bitten his glands and marked him. His body was now full of the alpha’s scent. He was confused and didn’t realize that he had overlooked such an important thing.

“A’Jue took care of me all night last night, so it must be his pheromones that rubbed off on me,” the omega explained, pretending to be calm.

Even if Yu Xingqiao really suspected something, he wouldn’t think that way.

“It’s good if you’re okay, but speaking of which, although you brothers have a good relationship, I always feel like you and him aren’t fated to be brothers.”

Shen ChiTai looked at him with a puzzled expression, afraid that Yu Xingqiao would notice his relationship with Shang Jue, so he deliberately probed, “What do you mean by that?”

“I can’t really explain the feeling, but you’re a brother complex after all. On the other hand, don’t you think that Xu Chen and him have a few similarities in their eyebrows?”

Shen ChiTai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought seriously, “Indeed, but there are many people in the world who look alike, so that’s not surprising, is it?”

“Yeah, maybe I’m just overthinking it. I’m just saying it casually, don’t take it to heart. But I’m also cursing, aren’t you fucking slapping me in the face? I spent more than 20,000 to learn some crap, I’m going to find the merchant to get a refund now, they said it was guaranteed, bullshit, it’s not accurate at all.”

Shen ChiTai was amused by his words.

“I want to stay at your place for a few days first, it’s okay if you don’t think it’s convenient.” He wanted to find a place to calm down first. It was best not to meet Shang Jue recently, to avoid the two of them arguing again and letting their father notice something was wrong.

“How could it be inconvenient?” Yu Xingqiao casually put his arm around his shoulder. “Stay as long as you want, I’m bored living alone anyway. I’m happy to have you here to talk to me.”

Shen ChiTai nodded lightly.

After work, he didn’t go home and went directly to Yu Xingqiao’s place.

As soon as he opened the door and entered the living room, seeing the boy sitting on the sofa playing games, Shen ChiTai’s eyes were slightly puzzled, and he turned his head to look at the omega next to him. “Zhou ChiRui, why is he here?”

Yu Xingqiao’s expression shifted strangely back and forth, and then he explained to him with a smile, “Oh, I asked him to come over for dinner before. Don’t worry about him, he’ll leave after he eats.”

Zhou ChiRui was also staring straight at Shen ChiTai, and neither of them spoke.

Yu Xingqiao couldn’t stand this inexplicably tense atmosphere and took the initiative to stand up and greet the alpha. “ChiTai is going to stay here for a few days, you should go back after you eat later.”

Zhou ChiRui frowned slightly, glanced at Shen ChiTai, and then turned his gaze back to Yu Xingqiao, who was frantically winking at him. Receiving the omega’s warning look, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, and he directly kept silent.

The sky outside the window had already darkened. After the three of them had dinner, it was pitch black outside, and they couldn’t see their fingers. Shen ChiTai was originally going to wash the dishes after dinner, but Yu Xingqiao stopped him, saying that someone had already taken care of it.

Shen ChiTai raised his head and looked at Zhou ChiRui, who was rolling up his sleeves, and finally didn’t say anything. Unable to find anything to do, he simply went back to his room.

Yu Xingqiao came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. As soon as he stepped into the living room, he saw Zhou ChiRui sitting upright on the sofa with his back straight, showing no sign of getting up to leave.

The omega walked over in slippers and sat down opposite him.

“Why haven’t you left yet? It’s already dark.”

“I’m worried about leaving him here.”

Listening to someone’s unreasonable excuse, Yu Xingqiao inexplicably wanted to laugh. “We’re both omegas, what are you worried about?”

Zhou ChiRui gazed deeply at him, his eyes conveying a determination that he would never leave unless the omega kicked him out.

Yu Xingqiao smiled helplessly and supported his forehead. “Damn, this is a headache.”