Yan Yiâs suit vest and polka dot tie were thrown aside, his French-style shirt was half open, and the white skin under his collarbones was dotted with light red love bites.
After the gentle caress, Yan Yiâs legs were still soft and his rabbit tail had gotten wet. He leaned on the armrest of the sofa as the place between his legs was wiped with a tissue.
From the start to the end, Lu Shangjin had only unzipped his pants and used two tissues to help him wipe his dripping penis.
Yan Yiâs cheeks flushed red as he pushed Lu Shangjinâs shoulder shamefully, âGo awayâŠIâll wipe it myselfâŠâ
Lu Shangjin paused at the right moment and stopped at the distance where Yan Yi pushed him away. Holding the tissue in his hand, he looked at him, a little lost.
Yan Yi didnât notice the hurt in Lu Shangjinâs eyes and wiped the come that flowed out, before reaching for his suit pants thrown on the back of the sofa.
âYou keep getting it insideâŠI-Iâll get pregnant.â Yan Yi bit his lips as he put his clothes on neatly and went to the dressing mirror to tidy the pressed and wrinkled shirt.
His body was suddenly embraced from behind.
The alpha was tall and handsome, a little taller than him. When his chin rested on his shoulder, he was like a large, docile dog.
âTurns out you donât want to give me a babyâŠâ Lu Shangjin apologetically pressed the tip of his nose behind his ear, âIâll wear a condom next time then.â
He had thought that Yan Yi cared so much about that child from the false pregnancy that he must have wanted a child. He just didnât dare to ask, as long as Yan Yi didnât actively refuse, Lu Shangjin could deceive himself and let nature take its course.
Perhaps, he just doesnât want to give me oneâŠthese words had always been in his heart. He wanted to ask, but who would know the answer?
âWhat are you talking about?â Yan Yi froze for a moment, then smiled brightly, âI just donât want to have a child too early. Weâre both still young, and you have your career as well. When I donât have to take nutrition shots anymore, Iâll also go to find a job I like. I donât want a child to take up too much of our time together just yet. Mm, of course I would also be happy if there was one.â
Lu Shangjin didnât react for a long time, silently digesting Yan Yiâs words.
It turns out that in his twenties, Yan Yi was imagining their future alone.
Why would he later long for a child to that extent? Lu Shangjin pursed his lips, closed his eyes and leaned slightly against Yan Yiâs head.
Perhaps just like he was now, when Lu Shangjin wanted to have a child, so that when Yan Yi came to his senses and wanted to leave him, he would have the ties for Yan Yi to be reluctant to leave.
âItâs scary to give birth to a child, isnât it?â Yan Yi held the hand that was wrapped around his waist and rubbed it, âIâm afraid of pain.â
âIâm here.â Lu Shangjin said in a muffled voice, âYour alpha wonât let you get hurt.â When the time comes, he will inject two shots of powerful energy agents in advance to ensure the supply of soothing pheromones.
âMy alphaâŠâ Yan Yi lowered his head, looking very happy. After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to comfort his alpha, âDonât be too sorry about the compatibility fit, itâs okay. With youâŠI really feel very comfortable, or you donât have to be so gentle, I wonât feel very uncomfortable if it hurts a littleâŠâ
This was what Yan Yi said at the age of 23. At that time, he had grown out of his temper and always spoke with some caution.
âNo!â Lu Shangjin suddenly shivered and refused sternly and loudly.
Yan Yi was startled, the fingers holding Lu Shangjin quivering as he carefully moved away, but Lu Shangjin grabbed back and grasped him into the palm of his hand.
âYan Yan, I promise,â Lu Shangjin tightened his grip around his body as if seeking comfort, âI will treat you well and wonât hurt you even a little⊠you promise me that you wonât leave me when youâre 27 years old⊠â
âWhat are you talking about. Why canât I understand?â Yan Yiâs expression relaxed, âWhy are you so afraid. Do I make you feel uneasy?â
Lu Shangjin nodded.
ââBe more coquettish to me.â Lu Shangjin gently held Yan Yiâs cheek and bowed his head to kiss him, âYou promise me⊠promise me.â
Yan Yi turned around and stood on tiptoe to respond to the kiss. It seemed that he didnât do so well that his alpha was always worried about his gains and losses.
He found a pen and paper from the loungeâs liquor cabinet and leaned over to write a paragraph with elegant and beautiful penmanship.
It wrote: âI will love you even at twenty-seven.â
He even signed his name at the lower right corner.
âI promise you.â Yan Yi shoved the note into Lu Shangjinâs hand, releasing soothing pheromones to him, âIn case I donât do it, you can sue me.â
Lu Shangjin laughed, âWho would accept and hear the case of such a silly appeal.â
Yan Yi watched him fold the note into a square and put it into his pocket, feeling warm water flowing through his heart.
As the charity auction drew to a close, Lu Shangjin had to show up again. Yan Yi stayed on the second floor, sitting in a place where he could see the booth and drink orange juice.
It just so happened that Tan Meng was also on the second floor. He sandwiched two pieces of chocolate almond cake over to chat with Yan Yi.
âI took two pieces, would you like to eat them?â Tan Meng sat on the high stool. The butterfly omega was very petite. Sitting on the high stool, his two slender legs swayed gently, âLuâŠpresident has gone to the exhibition stand, hasnât he.â
Lu Shangjin had repeatedly instructed them not to mention the name âLu Shangjinâ in front of Yan Yi to stimulate him. At home, the documents with the name printed on them had been kept away by Lu Shangjin.
Yan Yi seemed to pause for a moment. Tan Meng immediately changed the subject, taking out a hardcover book from his backpack and pushing it to Yan Yi, âMy new book came out with a commemorative edition, the last one is for you.â
âMy god, thank you.â Yan Yi touched the plastic packaging box delightfully, âExtremely cool.â
âI actually have a club that only accepts omegas. The members are of higher grade, come to my place if youâre interested?â Tan Meng stretched his legs with his back against the long table, holding a large glass of orange juice and sipping it.
The closing speech began at the exhibition stand on the first floor with a sincere thank you to Mr. Lu Shangjin, the organizer of the exhibition.
Yan Yi stared blankly at the three words âLu Shangjinâ on the screen, and his whole body froze.
Tan Meng immediately tried to pull Yan Yi away, but Yan Yi sat on the high stool and stared at the three words.
He suddenly couldnât remember what his alphaâs name was.
For months, he hadnât bothered to think about what his alpha name was, because he was sure he knew it.
Whatâs more, he was at home and had little contact with his alphaâs name.
âA-YanâŠâ Tan Meng didnât stop him again. He was also a member of the high grade omegas, so he could deeply empathize with some of the injuries that Yan Yi has suffered.
It was a matter of time before his memories could be restored. No matter how he avoided it, Lu Shangjin had to face it.
When Yan Yi returned from the shock, he stood up in a trance, walked to the iron railing, and stared blankly at the alpha on the stand who was addressing the audience with indifference.
His name was Lu Shangjin.
In his memory, the name that was hated and brought some fear belonged to his alpha.
Yan Yi couldnât say why he hated the name, he could only feel a little pain in the stomach, a little nauseous.
His brain blanked out for a while until something was jerked out of his mouth, and only then did Yan Yi look at the alpha standing and panting in front of him.
Lu Shangjin took the cigarette butt he took from Yan Yiâs mouth and brought it in front of Yan Yi to extinguish it with his thumb and forefinger, asking extremely helplessly, âWhy did you run to the rooftop to smoke?â
When Lu Shangjin heard his name being read out loud, he knew it was over.
It was all over.
âI donât know.â Yan Yi leaned gently against the rooftop fence, âI donât know how I could be so skilled at smoking for the first time either.â
âAre you hiding something from me?â Yan Yi slightly raised his face and looked deeply at him, his fingers curled around Lu Shangjinâs tie, his eyes probing.
Trembling, Lu Shangjin held him and dropped his head to Yan Yiâs shoulders, not knowing how many times he could still hug him. It would be good to give him a painful but quick death too.
On the contrary, Yan Yiâs heart softened as he patted Lu Shangjinâs back, âYou happen to have the same name as someone I donât like, itâs not your fault.â
âDo you hate him a lot?â Lu Shangjin felt his blood pressure increase.
âVery much.â Yan Yi answered perfunctorily, âOtherwise, how can I remember it so well?â
Lu Shangjin had nothing to say. His heart was sliced horizontally by a small blade, and then scraped vertically into pieces, leaving a fine, bloody puddle.
After the jewellery exhibition, the two people went home as usual. What was different in peace was that Yan Yi was covered with a thin layer of ice, alienated and indifferent.
It began to snow.
There was a ginkgo tree outside the window of Lu Shangjinâs office, which had lost its leaves as early as autumn, leaving only one piece shaking unsteadily on a branch covered with snow.
A cold wind came. Lu Shangjin shivered and looked out the window, the last lingering leaf was spinning and floating down.
Full of tenderness and love, he waded through the swamp to chase after the light, seemingly escaping but falling.
The moment the ginkgo leaf fell in the thin snow, Lu Shangjin got up and left.
At twenty degrees below zero, Lu Shangjin was only wearing a suit shirt. Sitting in a car that had not yet warmed up, his frozen-stiff hands turned up the heat.
The snowy road was slippery and there was a little traffic jam in the middle. The company wasnât far from home. Lu Shangjin directly threw the car on the side of the road, ripped off his tie and ran in the direction of their home in the cold wind.
Standing in the empty living room, the tips of Lu Shangjinâs hair were still dripping, and the edges of his leather shoes were stained with a ring of thin mud, which made a trail of footprints on the polished floor.
The car keys slipped from his palm and fell to the ground with a loud rattle.
Lu Shangjin knelt on the floor, at a loss, listening to the slow ticking of the clock in the silent home.
âYouâre off work so early today.â There was a rustling movement of changing shoes and hanging clothes from behind, âI came back from Tan Mengâs and brought you some snacks.â
Yan Yi looked at the dirty mud-covered floor under Lu Shangjinâs feet in surprise, âWhat are you going to do? Do you want to die?â
Lu Shangjin suddenly rushed over and swept Yan Yi into his arms, panting sharply and instructing in a hoarse voice, âPlease tell me when you leave home, okay?â
âOkayâŠâ Yan Yi wanted to go and get the mop, but Lu Shangjin picked him up and stuffed him into the bathroom.
âIâll mop it later.â Lu Shangjin refused to let go of him.
In bed, Lu Shangjin was still releasing soothing pheromones without restraint. Today, he was really too tired and fell asleep faster than Yan Yi.
When sleeping, Lu Shangjin always hugged him tightly from behind, the tip of his nose pressing against his neck as he breathed calmly at the back of his neck. If he couldnât smell Yan Yi to sleep, he wouldnât be able to sleep.
Yan Yi closed his eyes for a moment, placing his hand on the one held tightly over his waist, trying to separate Lu Shangjinâs hand to go to the bathroom.
The arms around his waist tightened in panic. Lu Shangjin slurred hastily in his sleep, âDonât go âŠâŠ Iâll change, Iâll change everything âŠâŠâ
Recently, his alpha had always been restless and had nightmares every night.
Yan Yi gently broke his hands away before turning around and stuffing the quilt with his smell into Lu Shangjinâs arms for him to hold, then quietly went to the bathroom.
When he came back from pouring a glass of water, the headlights in the bedroom were blindingly bright.
Lu Shangjin sat on the bed holding his head in pain. When he raised his head to look at Yan Yi, his eyes were blood-shot.
Yan Yi hurriedly walked to the bedside, releasing soothing pheromones to his alpha, and passed the cup in his hand to his lips.
âDrink some water, did you not sleep well again?â
Lu Shangjinâs face was haggard as he looked at him helplessly and mumbled with joy, âAh, youâre still here.â
Yan Yi touched his forehead, it felt very hot.
Lu Shangjinâs bloodshot eyes were clouded with a layer of tears. With a shaking hand, he grabbed Yan Yiâs wrist and placed it to his cracked and burning hot lips, pressing close to the tattoo on the root of his ring finger.