RT Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Devour

Chapter 66: Devour

Shao Tingrui saw Shu Lin raise his head and meet his gaze. His almond-shaped eyes were bright, and a radiant smile hung on his lips. “I like him, Grandpa. I like my Alpha.”

Shao Tingrui had seen countless people and experienced the vicissitudes of life. He could see through anyone who lied or schemed in front of him with a single glance.

From the depths of Shu Lin’s eyes, he saw a child’s burning sincerity.

When he said he liked him, he truly meant it.

Simple and direct.

A pure heart was inherently consistent, and extremely precious.

The two of them liked each other.

That was good.

Liking wasn’t the same as trust and commitment.

But within trust and commitment, there was bound to be liking.

This child wasn’t willing to be Marked by his grandson yet, so let him be.

It didn’t matter.

Two young people entering marriage needed time and shared experiences to forge trust.

As long as enough trust accumulated, entrusting themselves to each other would be a natural progression.

They were still so young; they should love in time, and cry in time.

Even suspect each other in time, repeatedly test each other, and torture each other, until they willingly Marked and were Marked.

He himself was an Omega, and understood an Omega’s concerns.

This trust and commitment weren’t directly proportional to their respective statuses.

By the time they returned to the Shao Residence, it was past 11:30 PM.

Shao Bingheng and Shao Chengxi hadn’t returned yet.

Shao Yuqin was tired from shopping and went straight back to her own villa to rest.

Shao Tingrui’s spirits were still good. He heard the butler say that the father and son were on their way home and would be back soon, so he half-reclined on the sofa to wait for them.

Shu Lin, after all, was a young man with vigorous energy and no sleepiness at all. He excitedly went to look at the things sent to his bedroom.

He had just started picking out the gifts to give away when the servant knocked on the door and said that Shao Bingheng and Shao Chengxi had returned.

He dropped the gift in his hand and trotted downstairs.

“Chengxi is drunk?” He heard Shao Tingrui’s voice before he even reached the first floor.

Then Shao Bingheng spoke.

“There’s no helping it. Too many people were toasting him, he had to drink. Everyone was happy today, getting drunk is unavoidable.”

“Father, don’t worry. Chengxi has excellent drinking manners. Even when he’s drunk, he doesn’t do anything out of line.”

The old butler also said, “The old master is right. I’ve never seen anyone with better drinking manners than the Second Young Master. When he’s drunk, he comes back, lies down, and falls asleep, without saying an extra word.”

At this moment, Shu Lin bounced to them like a little kangaroo. He saw Shao Chengxi standing with his eyes closed and his head drooping, supported by Shao Bingheng and the old butler on either side.

As if sensing Shu Lin’s aura, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze blurry with intoxication, but staring directly at Shu Lin in front of him.

Suddenly, the corners of his mouth lifted, and he chuckled, his voice tinged with drunkenness, “Baby, cute baby, Gege wants a hug…”

Instantly, the surrounding air seemed to solidify.

Shu Lin’s face flushed crimson.

The old butler felt as if he had been slapped several times; he was completely dumbfounded.

Just now, he had praised the Second Young Master’s excellent drinking manners, saying that he wouldn’t say an extra word when drunk. This slap in the face came too quickly.

Not only did the Second Young Master speak after drinking, but his words were shocking.

What did he just say?

Baby?

Gege?

Hug?

Ugh…

How could the Second Young Master’s mouth, which spoke of national affairs, utter such goosebump-inducing words?

Incongruous, so incongruous.

Shao Tingrui and Shao Bingheng exchanged glances and subtly pursed their lips.

Tch, look at how worthless this kid looks.

Shao Tingrui waved his hand, “Quickly help him back to his bedroom to rest. It’s getting late, everyone go to sleep.”

The old butler answered “Yes.” Shu Lin stepped forward, his face red, and took Shao Chengxi from Shao Bingheng, and together with the old butler, helped him back to his bedroom.

Along the way, he was relatively obedient, except for constantly staring at Shu Lin and occasionally blurting out “Baby,” he didn’t do anything else out of line.

The two of them worked together to take off Shao Chengxi’s jacket and pants, helped Shao Chengxi lie down on the bed, and Shu Lin let the old butler leave.

Once the bedroom door was closed, he walked to the bedside for a closer look. Shao Chengxi seemed to have fallen asleep.

Mm, not bad, he doesn’t make a fuss when drunk.

He planned to use a hot towel to wipe Shao Chengxi’s face and neck, and take a shower before going to sleep.

Picking up the clothes and pants he had just taken off, his movements paused, and his brow furrowed slightly.

There was a faint Omega pheromone scent on Shao Chengxi’s clothes.

Not the scent of sweet almonds.

It was the pheromone scent of another Omega.

How could he have the pheromone scent of another Omega on him?

Shu Lin brought his nose closer to his clothes and sniffed carefully again.

That’s right, it was the pheromone scent of another Omega.

The scent of oranges.

However, why did this scent seem a bit familiar?

It felt like he had smelled it somewhere before.

Oh, he remembered.

When Shao Chengxi came to find him yesterday morning around 10 AM, he had this scent on him.

There were many high-level Omegas among the officials attending the Presidential Palace meeting. It was normal for AOs to be exposed to each other’s pheromones in a closed space for a long time.

It seemed to be Shao Chengxi’s colleague.

The same group of people also attended tonight’s celebratory banquet. During the mingling, he must have inadvertently picked up each other’s pheromones. That was also normal.

The pheromone scent was very faint; it smelled like he had accidentally brushed against the clothes.

Shu Lin’s brow instantly relaxed.

He put the clothes and pants in the dirty clothes hamper, went to the bathroom to wring out a hot towel, sat down on the bedside, and was just about to wipe Shao Chengxi’s face when the person lying peacefully suddenly opened his eyes.

Before he could react, Shao Chengxi had already sat up, stretched out his long arm, wrapped it around his waist from behind, rested his chin on his shoulder, his breath carrying the scent of alcohol, and the warm air sprayed on his ear, tickling him so much that he kept shrinking his neck.

Shao Chengxi murmured in a low voice, his voice hoarse with drunken desire:

“Baby smells so good…”

“I want to eat you bit by bit, devour you…”

As he spoke, he started gently shaking Shu Lin, acting spoiled:

“Okay? Baby, you’re not allowed to cry…”

Shu Lin: “…”

Forget it, he wouldn’t argue with a drunk person.

Forcibly turning around, seeing that he seemed relatively awake, Shu Lin coaxed:

“Husband, can you take a shower? If you can, I’ll go run the bathwater for you.”

Shao Chengxi buried his head in the hollow of his neck and rubbed against him, slurring:

“Stinky, shower… want to shower with Baby… wash Baby nice and fragrant, and then, devour.”

Shu Lin followed his words and coaxed:

“Okay, okay, I’ll let you eat, first let go of me, I’ll go run the bathwater for you, okay?”

Shao Chengxi hugged him even tighter, shaking his head forcefully, “Don’t want to…”

No matter what Shu Lin said, he refused to let go. Helpless, Shu Lin, like dragging an oversized koala, brought him into the bathroom and turned on the faucet of the bathtub.

Pressing him to sit on the side of the bathtub, Shu Lin stiffened his face and said fiercely:

“Don’t you dare move! If you move again, I’ll beat you!”

Scolded by Shu Lin, he really quieted down, only blinking his eyes and looking at Shu Lin with a pitiful gaze as he took off his shirt.

From his shirt, Shu Lin again smelled the orange-scented Omega pheromone.