After the Substitute Marriage, the Little Mute Became the Big Boss's Treasured Darling - Chapter 2

Nan Yi’s legs were so weak that he could not stand.

His heat cycle had never been this intense. His pheromones were spiraling out of control, becoming more concentrated and potent than ever before.

“You damn well wanted to lure me into heat!”

The scent of milk candy radiating from the tip of his nose grew increasingly overpowering. The cloying sweetness made He Yushen feel irritable and restless, and he found that his own pheromones had been triggered as well.

The pheromones of a top-tier alpha were a form of salvation, a cold and refreshing mint scent. While they soothed Nan Yi, they also pinned him down, making it impossible for him to catch his breath.

Nan Yi struggled even more to control that overwhelming intensity. He could barely stand, even as he tried his absolute hardest to maintain his composure.

“Is this how much you wanted to find someone?”

A large hand clamped around his slender neck. Nan Yi felt so wronged by the humiliating words that tears began to fall.

“Damn it.”

The scent of mint flooded the entire room, tangling and intertwining with the sweet, cloying smell of milk candy.

Nan Yi was forced to look up, his wet, shimmering eyes fixed on He Yushen. The innocence and desire in his gaze, combined with that milk candy scent, was enough to make anyone burn with lust.

“Since you want this so badly, I will grant your wish.” He stared intensely at the prey before him, his gaze as fierce as a wolf’s.

While one hand gripped the omega, the other slid into his pocket and pulled out his phone.

“Young Master.”

“Come back. Stop calling.” He Yushen’s eyes remained locked on the person in front of him. His voice was cold and steady, save for his slightly ragged breathing.

Without waiting for the person on the other end to reply, he hung up and tossed the phone aside.

Nan Yi was scooped up by those large hands and placed onto the festive bed.

Those hands roamed over his entire body. When he felt the cool air, Nan Yi, already burning with desperate longing, shrank his feet away.

“Don’t move!”

His ankles were wrapped up, and he was pulled into the alpha’s embrace.

It was strange. He was obsessed with that cold, detached scent, and his entire body was screaming for him to cling to it. Yet, Nan Yi still fought with all his might to maintain a shred of reason.

He raised his trembling hands, but before he could form the sign language, they were caught and pinned down by those large hands.

“Is this your first time?” Veins bulged on He Yushen’s forehead.

Nan Yi could no longer hear what he was saying. He only felt as if he were being torn in two.

“Ah, ah.” Even as he struggled frantically, he could not break free from the hands pinning him down, and the physical toll left him powerless.

“Ah, ah.” No matter how much he wanted to say “stop,” only broken, harsh, and raspy sounds escaped his throat.

“Shut up!”

A top-tier alpha’s heat was far more intense than an ordinary one’s. Looking at the inferior omega, who was contorted in pain, he fought his own agitation to slowly allow the omega to adjust.

But finally, the heat exploded with even greater ferocity. He pulled the man into his arms, crushing him against his chest.

Mint and milk candy scents collided and lingered, accompanied by harsh, desperate, and broken cries. This night, every moment of their tryst was worth a thousand pieces of gold.

The next morning, Nan Yi, who always kept a regular schedule, woke up at his usual time.

Even though his whole body felt as if it had been crushed by a truck, and his eyes were sore, swollen, and painful, he woke up early nonetheless.

The ceiling above him, far more luxurious than the one in his tiny room, felt surreal. He lay there in a daze for a long time before he finally came to his senses.

Nan Yi’s head was still resting on He Yushen’s arm, and his other arm was draped heavily over Nan Yi’s waist.

Memories of last night came flooding back. His head throbbed and spun. The gland at the nape of his neck ached intensely, and there was not a single part of him that did not hurt.

He wanted to get up, but he could not even budge the arm across his waist.

Nan Yi had no choice but to lie still, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He had been marked by the person beside him. Once marked, it was difficult for an omega to find another alpha, and he was only an inferior omega, someone no one wanted in the first place.

Nan Yi did not know what awaited him once He Yushen woke up; would he be sent home, or allowed to stay?

Nan Yi turned his head to look. The man beside him was handsome even in his sleep; he was flawlessly handsome. A man who was both powerful and wealthy, and a top-tier alpha at that. Surely, he had marked other omegas before.

Just as he was lost in thought, the man beside him opened his closed eyes. They were unfocused for a few seconds before regaining their clarity.

As He Yushen stared at the omega inches away, his expression immediately turned gloomy.

He looked at Nan Yi with sheer disgust. “You have got guts, using your pheromones to lure me into heat.”

I did not.

Nan Yi was frantic. He had not lured He Yushen; he did not even know why he had suddenly gone into heat, or why it had been so severe this time.

“Do you have any idea how disgusting your milk candy scent is?”

The blood drained from Nan Yi’s face.

They were still in the same position as when Nan Yi woke up; what should have been the most intimate embrace felt incredibly ironic.

He Yushen rolled out of bed, leaving Nan Yi to sit up awkwardly.

He Yushen went straight to the bathroom to take a shower and emerged wearing a clean, neat set of clothes.

“As you wish, I will keep you. But make sure you know your place.”

“Just consider yourself a suppressant for my heat.”

Nan Yi’s face turned even paler.

After He Yushen finished speaking and left, Nan Yi remained dazed. He Yushen’s words were cruel, but he could only endure them in silence.

Nan Yi sat on the bed in a stupor until a deep, aged voice sounded from outside the bedroom door, bringing him back to reality.

“Mr. Nan, would you like to have breakfast?”

It was He Yushen’s butler. Yesterday, when he was starving while waiting in the room, it was this butler who brought him some food. He was a kind person.

“Mr. Nan, are you awake?”

The person outside asked again.

Nan Yi did not want to keep the butler waiting. He got up, despite his discomfort. In his haste, he grabbed a random shirt from the floor and put it on.

It was very large; it was not his own.

He could not worry about that. He buttoned the shirt and looked down. He could not see any pants, so he opened the door without wearing any.

The door suddenly swung open, and the person outside was taken aback.

“Mr. Nan is up. Would you like to have breakfast now? What would you like to eat?” the butler continued to ask.

Sign language: Anything is fine.

“Mr. Nan, do you have a problem with your throat?” The butler looked at him with confusion as he gestured with his hands.

Nan Yi nodded.

“I apologize, Mr. Nan. I have not learned sign language yet. Could you type it for me?” The butler thoughtfully brought out his phone and opened a notepad page.

Nan Yi felt a spark of happiness; it had been a long time since someone had been this considerate to him.

[Anything is fine, I am not picky.]

“Very well, Mr. Nan. Breakfast will be ready shortly. You may wash up and head downstairs,” the butler said respectfully before preparing to leave.

Wait!

Nan Yi hurriedly grabbed the butler’s sleeve.

“Is there anything else you need, Mr. Nan?” The phone was held out to him again.

[Do you have any change of clothes?]

“Everything has been prepared for you, sir. They are in the drawer at the bottom left of the wardrobe in the room. Since I did not know your size, I only prepared pajamas and undergarments for now. Please make do with these, and once I have measured you later, someone will have clothes made and delivered to you.”