Chapter 2 Don’t Touch

Chapter 2: Don't Touch

The request to borrow pheromones was highly offensive.

But if the person being asked was Chen Su, it seemed perfectly reasonable.

Chen Su was a pheromone inspector for the Alpha Federation, obligated to use pheromones to calm Omegas and Enigmas in emergencies; borrowing pheromones fell within his duties.

Moreover, Zhao Jinzong was Chen Su's indirect superior.

Chen Su could not refuse, even though the man before him was, in life, his "husband's" friend.

The Alpha's fir pheromones were slowly released...

With a 99% compatibility rate, the effect was excellent; soon Zhao Jinzong's pheromones calmed down.

"Mr. Zhao, have my pheromones helped you feel better?" Chen Su's tone was urgent.

He wanted to leave. If he didn't, his skin hunger disorder would surely make him strip off his clothes...

"Inspector Chen."

Zhao Jinzong's tone carried a hint of a smile. "When you calm others, do you also ask such offensive questions?"

"...?"

Chen Su was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized his transgression.

Asking Zhao Jinzong if his own pheromones had made him feel better was too intimate, too deliberate; Zhao Jinzong would not fail to notice their extremely high compatibility.

"Sorry, I have never calmed anyone else."

As soon as he said that, it became even more inappropriate.

Chen Su's brow furrowed slightly.

Usually mature and composed, he was making repeated mistakes, overly flustered, easily misunderstood; it would be better to just keep quiet.

Zhao Jinzong calmly drank tea and even poured a cup for Chen Su.

Chen Su really had no mood for tea; his skin hunger made him increasingly want to tear off his clothes. His last shred of reason warned him that he absolutely could not do this in front of Zhao Jinzong!

He could only repeatedly loosen his tie around his neck, but didn't dare to actually take it off, afraid that he would truly lose control and do something outrageous.

Because of the leather gloves, the repeated motion of loosening his tie quickly chafed the skin on his neck red. He tilted his head back slightly, leaning on the chair, adjusting his breathing while clearing the terrible images from his mind—

His mind was full of Zhao Jinzong's hand, stained with tea, turning the porcelain cup!

Chen Su should not be thinking about this.

Before long, Old Master Sheng returned, the sound of his cane growing closer outside the quiet study.

Chen Su's alarm bells rang, but at the same time, he felt relieved.

Chen Su stood up: "Mr. Zhao, the Old Master is back. I'll take my leave—"

Before he finished speaking, the study door was pushed open.

What Old Master Sheng saw was this: the study was interwoven with the scent of incense and fir pheromones; one of Chen Su's gloves had fallen off, and his neck was flushed red—whether from chafing by clothes or something else...

As for Zhao Jinzong,

he calmly drank tea, not showing any intention of rising when he saw Old Master Sheng. He simply smiled faintly, his demeanor and expression perfectly composed, the picture of a gentleman, betraying nothing unusual.

"Grandfather," Chen Su said respectfully.

Old Master Sheng stared at Chen Su's exposed right hand, his face livid.

Old Master Sheng was already suspicious by nature; the Enigma's heat pheromones in the room, the red marks on Chen Su's neck, and his exposed right hand made it hard for him not to think the worst.

Sheng Beiqing had died in a car accident, and Chen Su had never come to visit once. Now Zhao Jinzong came, and Chen Su also returned, even using pheromones to soothe him in Beiqing's study... No matter how many doubts Old Master Sheng had, he could not vent them in front of Zhao Jinzong. He forced out a smile.

"Jinzong is here?" Old Master Sheng gave Chen Su a look. Chen Su lowered his head and left. Old Master Sheng's eyes darkened, but when he looked up at Zhao Jinzong, the darkness completely vanished.

As Chen Su left, he heard Old Master Sheng say to Zhao Jinzong with a smile: "I heard from the butler that you're feeling unwell? How are you now? Do you need me to find you a clean Alpha?"

Zhao Jinzong was an Enigma, able to mark both Alphas and Omegas, but he didn't like Omegas—this was no secret in the capital.

Zhao Jinzong smiled faintly: "No need, I'm much better."

...

Chen Su grabbed his suitcase from the guest room and hurried downstairs. The butler saw his anxious look, his open collar, the tie hanging over his left hand, and the red marks on his neck...

"Inspector Chen, what is this..."

Chen Su did not answer. He could not answer.

He really could barely control himself.

Chen Su tossed his suitcase into the trunk and drove off with a stomp on the accelerator.

The car drove fast on the winding mountain road. Chen Su's forehead was covered in sweat. He held the steering wheel with one hand, while the other unbuttoned his shirt, one button at a time... The leather-gloved hand rubbed against his skin, the sensation peculiar.

It wasn't just his skin hunger acting up; his heat season had also arrived.

His compatibility with Zhao Jinzong was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

Under the unbearable heat, the car sped faster...

"BANG!!!"

...

On the winding mountain road, a Rolls-Royce drove slowly and steadily away from the Sheng Manor. Zhao Jinzong sat in the back seat; the black wristband under his suit issued a red warning, and then his phone lit up with a message:

"Detected S3-level Alpha fir pheromones at a concentration of 70%."

"Detected A-level Omega tulip pheromones at a concentration of 2%."

Zhao Jinzong repeatedly rubbed the leather glove in his palm that did not belong to him.

The aloof, unapproachable Inspector Chen seemed to have a rich private life.

As the car reached the middle of the mountain, the driver saw taillights shining not far ahead. He slowed down, his pupils trembling. A black Porsche had crashed into the guardrail, its headlights shattered, looking quite severe.

"General Director Zhao, there's a car accident ahead. Looks pretty bad. This place is remote; if no one comes up or down, it might take a while to discover..." The driver's words trailed off.

Zhao Jinzong got out of the car, his shiny leather shoes stepping through the low spots. The driver inexplicably caught a hint of tension from Zhao Jinzong's back.

Enigma is formidable in strength. Zhao Jinzong forced his way through the window, his knuckles bloodied.

The driver's side airbag deployed, and the cold fir alpha pheromones were in chaos.

Chen Su was drenched in cold sweat. His suit was still on, but his shirt was open and his trousers undone. Every button on his clothes had come loose, and the red marks from chafing were clearly visible as he breathed.

“Inspector Chen?”

“Ah...” Chen Su’s voice was faint.

Zhao Jinzong opened the car door and unbuckled Chen Su’s seatbelt. His long, fair hand once again touched Chen Su’s skin. Chen Su’s eyelashes trembled, and he tightly gripped Zhao Jinzong’s wrist.

“Mr. Zhao...”

Zhao Jinzong reached for the back of Chen Su’s neck. “Hmm?”

The back of the neck, where the gland is.

Chen Su shuddered, and the corners of his eyes instantly reddened. He looked up, his thin lips parting, and pleaded, “Don’t touch...”

“Do you want to stay here in this wrecked car and wait for someone to rescue you?”

“No, I...”

Chen Su was now completely naked.

Zhao Jinzong’s touch would trigger his condition; he would lose control.

Zhao Jinzong didn’t consult him. After a crash, the car might catch fire or explode. He scooped Chen Su up in a bridal carry.

Zhao Jinzong’s trench coat covered Chen Su’s exposed skin. A thick wave of incense-like alpha pheromones washed over him, easily clouding Chen Su's judgment.

With his ungloved left hand, Chen Su clutched Zhao Jinzong’s coat, burying his pale, sweat-covered face into Zhao Jinzong’s chest, using the alpha’s pheromones to calm himself without asking.

The 99% compatibility made Chen Su lose all reason and desperately want to be close to Zhao Jinzong.

Chen Su knew his compatibility with Zhao Jinzong was as high as 99%, not by sensing it, but by testing it.

—He had once gotten an invitation from Alpha Headquarters.

The Alpha Federation wanted him to marry Zhao Jinzong.

Chen Su had said no.