Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Take it in your mouth...

Take what in...

Lin Ze quickly understood, two spots of humiliated color rising on his cheeks. Suppressing his fear, he slowly moved closer to the alpha.

The alpha, though still, was no less terrifying.

Trembling, he began to undo the alpha's pants...

Before he could even touch the fastener, the alpha grabbed his face again...

The alpha's sharply defined brows and eyes looked down at him.

He pinched Lin Ze's jaw, forcing his lips open to a satisfactory width, then stuffed two fingers into his mouth...

Lin Ze's eyes widened... he gagged and coughed...

The alpha stuffed in another finger...

Three fingers...

Probing the entrance to his throat...

Suffocating... stretched... swollen...

Lin Ze's face flushed a painful, distressed crimson...

The alpha stirred for a moment, then abruptly pulled out.

His fingers drew out several sticky strands of saliva...

The alpha looked down at him contemptuously, "Can't even handle three?"

"Lick them clean."

The fingers were slick with his saliva.

The flush of humiliation on his face deepened. Lin Ze stuck out his tongue, licking in shame...

When Li Xiujin was fifteen, he saw a news report.

It featured a colonel who had just successfully completed a mission. He wore a crisp military uniform, buttons meticulously fastened up to his neck. That pale, handsome face appeared extremely dignified and forbidding on camera...

And now, he looked down at the young man from the news, humiliated to the point of a flushed face, clumsily, carefully licking his fingers...

Every fiber of his being screamed, craving to pin this person down beneath him...

Before he lost control and acted on impulse, the alpha rasped, "Stop," shrugged on his clothes, and left...

Long after the alpha left, there was still a faint sensation of being stretched in his mouth. Deep in his throat, he could still seem to feel the alpha's rough fingertips forcefully working over him. Lin Ze covered his eyes in shame...

Over the years, he had learned to find some solace in hardship. At least it was just fingers, not something else...

The alpha didn't return all night. The next morning, Lin Ze didn't see him either.

"Mr. Lin, did you and the general have a fight?" the maid asked cautiously.

"No."

"The general slept in the study last night."

The maid seemed very concerned about their relationship. "It doesn't matter how much a couple fights, but they must never sleep in separate rooms. Once they sleep apart, it's over. As a wife, especially the wife of a family like the general's, you must keep your husband in your bed no matter what..."

Lin Ze's face grew hot.

He understood what the maid meant. In their country, the more powerful and influential the upper class, the more feudal they were. Lin Ze had heard of many omegas who would use every trick to serve their husbands, hoping to conceive sooner.

He just never thought that one day, he would be in the role of the omega...

Lin Ze thanked the maid with a pale face, then went to school.

Once again, the alpha's assistant drove him. On the way, he heard him say, "In a few days, the driver the general hired for you will begin. After that, he will personally take you to and from work."

Lin Ze wanted to say it wasn't necessary, but instantly realized the alpha's controlling nature. His 'no need' was useless.

Fu Zhi treated him with great respect. When the car arrived at the school, he would get out and personally open the door for him. Lin Ze always felt embarrassed and told him not to bother, but Fu Zhi did it every time regardless, clearly not daring to disobey the alpha's orders.

After Fu Zhi left, Lin Ze looked up and saw Li Xiaoyang.

Lin Ze didn't know if he had seen Fu Zhi. If he had, would he wonder why his uncle's assistant was dropping him off at school? If he asked, how should he answer?

Fortunately, Li Xiaoyang didn't ask.

When his work ended and it was time to go back, Lin Ze saw a cute-looking omega at the school gate.

It was his former fiancée, Qi Qian.

When the omega saw him, she immediately pouted. "Did you move? I went to your place, and a scruffy-bearded alpha answered the door. Scared me to death."

"Yeah."

"Then why didn't you tell me!" Qi Qian crossed her arms, looking very angry.

"I haven't had the chance yet."

"Where did you move to? Give me the address. Don't let me come looking for you only to find you gone again. My feet are sore from all the running around." Qi Qian was both angry and whining, just like before, like a child.

If he told her the real address, she would definitely know it was Li Xiujin's place.

Lin Ze changed the subject. "Are you having some trouble? Xiao Qi? Do you need my help?"

"I'm not like Lin Zhuo, who only comes to you when he has problems." Qi Qian sneered.

"Xiao Zhuo isn't like that."

Seeing he was still defending Lin Zhuo, Qi Qian couldn't be bothered to argue. "Of course there's something. I'm getting engaged."

Lin Ze's eyes widened slightly. "Why so sudden? Don't be rash. Don't make your father angry."

"It's not sudden at all! I already texted you a photo of this alpha, remember?"

Lin Ze then remembered. Last year, she had sent him a group photo with an honest-looking alpha, asking what he thought of him. Lin Ze thought they were just friends, so he didn't pay much attention.

"I knew it. You didn't take my matters to heart at all."

"I'm sorry, I've been too busy."

Lin Ze looked guilty, as if he felt awful about what happened. Ever since they broke off their engagement, he had been like this.

That was the expression Qi Qian hated most.

"What's he like? Does he treat you well?" Lin Ze asked again.

There wasn't a trace of sadness in his tone, only the concern of an older brother.

Although she had long known that Lin Ze's engagement with her back then was just because they were a good match, Qi Qian still felt a deep sense of loss. She had really liked Lin Ze once.

"He does what I say."

"And Uncle Qi? What does he think?"

"Satisfied enough."

"That's good."

Lin Ze looked at Qi Qian and smiled gently.

"Next week, my father will throw a huge engagement party for us."

"I'll go if I have time," Lin Ze said.

"If you have time? You must go," Qi Qian insisted.

Lin Ze hesitated. Qi Qian was three years younger than him, and he had always treated her like a younger sister. In the past, he would have cleared his schedule to attend. But now, his presence might upset a lot of people at the gathering. Most importantly, he needed to get Li Xiujin's permission...

His husband seemed to dislike him socializing and might not allow him to go...

Not being sure, Lin Ze didn't dare promise Qi Qian. He didn't want to see her disappointed...

He got home on time, but only the servants were there.

The Alpha was absent...

This made Lin Ze relax a little...

Even after having shared a bed for many nights, Lin Ze still felt uneasy and unsure what to do when facing him...

After finishing his shower, Lin Ze received an encrypted message.

- Colonel, I found something among Liu Guang's belongings.

- [Image]

Lin Ze stiffened and opened the image.

It was a black electronic wristband. In this era, smart wristbands were nothing special, but the one in the picture had extremely sleek lines, with no visible seams or assembly marks. If not for the faint, pulsing indicator light, one might mistake it for a simple black band...

- Colonel, is it similar to the one you saw on Yu'ai Mountain seven years ago?

Lin Ze didn't reply immediately.

Seven years ago, they entered Yu'ai Mountain. After locating the precise energy source, before they could send the coordinates, they were attacked by wolves and fell at the foot of the mountain.

He remembered, before he passed out, seeing a strange black wristband on someone's wrist. Later, he checked his teammates' bodies, but every wrist was bare.

Over the years, he had searched high and low from memory but found nothing similar...

Now, the one in the picture was almost identical. This finally confirmed that the wristband he saw while unconscious wasn't a figment of his imagination. The person who killed his teammates wasn't working alone...

However, it couldn't have been Liu Guang. His private investigation had confirmed that Liu Guang hadn't left his post for a moment seven years ago...

Now he needed to trace the origin of this wristband. Who gave it to Liu Guang?

What was even more suspicious was that Liu Guang was assassinated just as Lin Ze was about to threaten him for the list of people who organized that year's plan.

Although, on the day Liu Guang was released, the police had already publicly stated it was the work of a wealth-hating extremist.

After all, with the current energy shortage, the gap between the upper and lower classes was widening. Just like that day when Liu Guang was hosting a lavish, over-the-top party at home, while outside on the streets were people in rags, on their knees begging...

The perpetrator's motive seemed plausible.

But it was all too coincidental.

Liu Guang loved hosting parties, big and small. The perpetrator hadn't struck earlier or later, but specifically picked the day Lin Ze visited...

Lin Ze's expression grew slightly grim as he replied to the message.

- It's the same.

- Colonel, what should we do next?

What should they do?

Now the enemy was in the shadows, and he was in the light. He could only do as he had for the past seven years—wait.

At midnight, Li Xiujin finished his work.

Fu Zhi, waiting outside, said, "General, I've booked a hotel for you."

Li Xiujin took a drag of his cigarette. "Go home."

"Home? But..."

No wonder Fu Zhi was surprised. They were currently in the most remote area of Country A. Driving back would take over two hours, and they likely wouldn't arrive until two or three in the morning...

But Fu Zhi quickly understood.

Home wasn't cold and empty like before; there was a wife now.

On the way back, Fu Zhi remembered something and reported, "While you were busy during the day, Qi Wensheng from the Qi Group personally called. His daughter is getting engaged and hopes you would honor them with your presence."

Li Xiujin held the cigarette between his lips, his expression inscrutable.

Fu Zhi continued, "His daughter is Colonel Lin's former fiancée, a sweet and lovely omega."

"Sweet and lovely type?"

Fu Zhi realized his mistake. According to Lin Ze's profile, his preferred type was indeed sweet and lovely omegas, not someone like their general... a tall, brooding alpha.

"I don't know if Colonel Lin received an invitation. I heard..." Fu Zhi stopped mid-sentence, glancing at the alpha's expression.

Li Xiujin said coldly, "Speak."

Fu Zhi braced himself and continued, "I heard they were very affectionate during their engagement. No matter how busy he was, Colonel Lin would accompany her shopping. After the breakup, Colonel Lin even fell ill, probably heartbroken... According to rumors, he was so heartbroken over the broken engagement that he fell seriously ill. So, hearing about her engagement now should make him even more heartbroken..."

Li Xiujin let out a dark, low chuckle.

By the time he arrived home, it was already three in the morning. Li Xiujin took off his military uniform, showered, and returned to the bedroom.

A small lamp was on in the bedroom, casting a hazy outline of the figure on the bed.

Li Xiujin stood by the bedside, fixing a heavy stare at the other’s back.

Black hair lay soft and scattered, a pale sliver of the nape of his neck exposed.

As if dreaming, he suddenly turned over, facing him directly—his features gentle and delicate in sleep, a faint flush coloring his cheeks…

Li Xiujin pinched his face, his gaze falling on his lips, rough fingertips pressing against them.

Then he pushed a finger inside.

Author’s note:

[Poor thing]