AHDIBCB Chapter 46

Yuan Yi suspected that maybe there was some sort of trick being played on him. “Could it be that the last time you took ten bottles of pheromones, it was done the same way? I wasn’t there back then.”

Li Heng said, “Of course not. That time, I used pheromones from fifteen high-level alphas to stimulate it at once. You should know that alphas have an instinct to suppress each other. But this is very dangerous and could easily trigger the susceptible period.”

Yuan Yi was still a bit skeptical. “So, apart from what you just said, and biting me, there’s no other way?”

Li Heng said, “There is, but biting you is the simplest and safest method.”

Is that true? Yuan Yi still felt that what he was saying wasn’t entirely believable.

And besides, the idea of biting him… no matter how he thought about it, still seemed a bit hard to accept.

Even though he and Li Heng were legally married, they still hadn’t gotten close enough for that kind of intimacy. He learned from Li Mian that this person would “make moves” on him, and even kissed his forehead the night before. But “biting” in this era had a special meaning.

It could be said that it was as intimate as a French kiss on Earth.

Yuan Yi asked, “How cooked?”

Li Heng said, “Medium-rare.”

Yuan Yi placed the steak onto Li Heng’s plate. “When you say ‘bite’, do you mean biting the gland?”

Li Heng cut the steak and then divided a few pieces onto Yuan Yi’s plate.

Because Yuan Yi also got hungry at night, recently, they had been preparing two sets of tableware for their late-night snacks.

Yuan Yi paused for a moment: “Thank you. But you don’t have to give me any, I ate quite a bit tonight.”

Li Heng said, “Apart from biting the gland, entering the susceptibility period, and the final marking, the only remaining option is to bite the gland. Since you’re pregnant, I obviously can’t do the final marking on you, and I can’t enter the susceptible period either. So, it’s better to bite the gland to make me instinctively crave you more, thereby stimulating the secretion of pheromones.”

Yuan Yi asked suspiciously, “But I remember it not being like that, right? The book says that when an alpha completely marks an omega, the pheromones they secrete are the most. After that comes the susceptible period, and then physical activities, like running, boxing, push-ups, and such, also secrete quite a lot. Though not as much as the first two, it’s not so little that it can’t be stored. So, most people use inhibitors on a daily basis. Also, the more powerful the alpha, the less affected they are by these restrictions.”

Li Heng cleared his throat sheepishly and smiled, saying, “Alright, it’s really hard to fool you. Since that’s the case, I’ll do some exercise later. But it can’t be too loud. What kind of exercise do you think is suitable?”

Yuan Yi replied without thinking, “Pull-ups. It’s a great calorie burner, and I see we still have equipment at home.”

There was a home gym with various equipment. There were also some simple ones in Li Heng’s study. They looked like they had been used for a long time, likely from his student days, but they were still in good condition.

Li Heng asked, “So how many should I do to accumulate enough for you to get ten bottles?”

Yuan Yi guessed, “Two thousand?”

He remembered reading in the news in a past life that the record for pull-ups in six hours was over 3,500. Li Heng’s genes were special. Although he hadn’t seen him do any intense exercise, Yuan Yi instinctively thought that 2,000 should be no problem. Plus, he had to allow some rest time; it wasn’t like he could make him exercise for hours.

Li Heng said, “Wife, you’re too cruel. No wonder you personally cooked the steak for me; turns out you want me to do hard labor.”

Yuan Yi added more vegetables to his plate, saying, “Being a father requires some responsibility, don’t you think, General?”

Li Heng replied, “No problem, and compared to you carrying a child for ten months, this really isn’t much. I’ll do it. But I need to rest first before I start, and later, you’ll help me collect it. I’ll teach you how to do it.”

Yuan Yi agreed with no problem.

He cooked the two marinated steaks for Li Heng, along with asparagus, mushrooms, and finally some clear noodle soup. Li Heng was very satisfied with the meal.

Afterward, he needed some time to digest before doing the intense exercise to avoid straining his body. Yuan Yi had the cleaning robot take care of the leftover items.

At this moment, he heard Li Heng say, “Wife, after the school starts, keep a bit of distance from Cao Yuran.”

Yuan Yi remembered what Ji Lan had said to him. “It seems like Cao Yuran is really concerned about you. He’s tried several times to get close to Ji Lan to come see me. Do you think he’s already suspected that you’re still alive?”

Li Heng replied, “If I’m not mistaken, it’s probably her husband, Luo Qizheng, who has some suspicions. He wants him to probe you for information. The last ten bottles of pheromone were still a bit risky. But luckily, you and the baby are both fine.”

At that time, it was indeed a critical moment, and Yuan Yi still felt grateful when he thought back on it. Many people might think that this was something Li Heng was supposed to do, but he believed that in this world, there was no “should” or “should not,” only whether the person was willing to do it.

He poured Li Heng a cup of fruit tea.

About half an hour later, Li Heng finished the fruit tea and stood up, signaling Yuan Yi to follow him to the study. Then, he took off his shirt, revealing strong and powerful muscles, but not excessively so.

Earlier, Yuan Yi had glanced at it, but this time, he looked more openly.

Li Heng noticed that he showed no signs of shyness or nervousness. While putting on wrist guards, he smiled, “To be honest, sometimes I really can’t understand you. You’re an omega who has never been truly marked by any alpha, yet you can look at your husband’s body without feeling embarrassed. Wife, don’t you feel even a little flushed or your heart racing? Do you know how strong my desire for conquest becomes when you act like this?”

Yuan Yi leaned against the wall. “Please stop talking nonsense. Do the two thousand first.”

Li Heng replied, “Two thousand won’t be enough. Also, standing over there isn’t going to work. Come here, I need to raise the sealed chamber.”

Yuan Yi was unsure what the sealed chamber was for but walked over and stood behind the desk with Li Heng. They were facing a bookshelf, and one section of the shelf was made into a cupboard with doors. Inside, there was a simple pull-up bar that could be folded. Li Heng took it out, unfolded it, and set it firmly on the ground.

Li Heng then called over the cleaning robot and tapped a certain part of the desk. Yuan Yi suddenly saw a transparent partition rising around the largest desk in the study, like a glass wall. This “wall” extended to nearly the ceiling and could close, forming an entirely separate little space. With the desk’s area excluded, it was about the size of four square meters.

“This sealed chamber generally serves two purposes,” Li Heng said. “One is to prevent eavesdropping. Anything said here cannot be heard outside, not a single word, in any sense.”

“Completely signal-blocked?”

“That’s right. The second purpose is to block pheromones. Once someone suddenly enters their susceptible or heat period, the sealed chamber can be quickly raised to avoid affecting others. It was originally built mainly for this purpose. My pheromones are a bit… aggressive, and not very friendly to most people.”

“Then how do you seek help from the outside?”

“It’s simple, just knock on the wall of the chamber. But don’t knock now, Mom and Dad will be coming. If they don’t respond to the distress signal immediately, it will notify Grandpa. It passes information in layers of levels.”

“Then why let Li Qin come in?”

Li Qin was actually the cleaning robot, but it was usually controlled by Li Mian, so he rarely called it by this name.

Li Heng said, “Because I knew you wouldn’t agree to hug me, so I had to settle for second best.”

Yuan Yi was puzzled. “What do you mean?”

Li Heng gestured for Li Qin to come up behind him and hug him. Then he effortlessly leapt upward… Yuan Yi understood now; it was to act as a weight. But if he wasn’t mistaken, Li Qin’s weight was about 300 pounds…

It was designed to be humanoid, with many functions, and required a certain level of stability, so it wasn’t the kind of lightweight robot.

Doing pull-ups with 300 pounds as a weight—Yuan Yi had never seen that before. But Li Heng wasn’t just showing off; he was actually starting to do them.

Up and down, Yuan Yi could see the alpha’s muscles flexing, and he was doing it very quickly. At first, in the stillness of the room, he couldn’t even hear his breathing change.

Li Heng was steady. In this small space, he was doing pull-ups while chatting with him, “Wife, really, can’t you just bite me a little?”

Yuan Yi was a bit mesmerized. This guy’s physique was just too good. So he said, “No, and I even want to add some weight to you.”

Li Heng laughed, “I honestly wouldn’t mind doing push-ups with you on my back. I could do that until dawn.”

At this moment, Yuan Yi smelled the increasing scent of cedar, which made him feel unusually relaxed.

Leaning against the desk, he suddenly asked, “How did you meet He Yanwu?”

“…Why are you suddenly asking this?”

“I occasionally feel like you and he are somewhat similar, but I can’t quite pinpoint it. I heard you two are good friends?”

“Mm.”

“He helped me a lot before. If you get the chance to meet him, please thank him for me.”

“Alright.”

“Li Heng… you’ve been quiet, are you feeling a little guilty?”

“…Why would I feel guilty? I just don’t like hearing the names of other alphas from your mouth.”

“Oh, so that’s it.” Yuan Yi leaned on the desk, turning his face to look at Li Heng. “To be honest, I really miss this Senior Yanwu.”

“…If you mention him again, I’ll come down and bite you!”

“Then I’ll knock on the wall of the chamber and have Mom come beat you.”

Li Heng: “…” Damn! I can’t even control him anymore!

The rest of the pull-ups were done with a mouthful of resentment. If it weren’t for Yuan Yi being pregnant, he would definitely grab this infuriating wife and give him a good beating.

The more Yuan Yi inhaled the concentrated pheromones, the lazier he felt, his body feeling light and comfortable, and he was even starting to get sleepy.

But he still remembered that Li Heng asked him to collect the pheromones, so he stayed awake, not falling asleep.

It might have been twenty minutes, or maybe half an hour?

In the past, if Li Heng saw Yuan Yi getting drowsy, he would always encourage him to go sleep early, but today, he didn’t.

Yuan Yi guessed that this time, Li Heng would indeed be leaving for a long while.

Actually, even if Li Heng really bit him, he wouldn’t be able to resist. But after the initial complaints, this person just continued doing pull-ups.

Repeating the same motion—everyone knows how tedious and boring that can be.

Yuan Yi asked, “Do I need to wait until the end to collect it?”

Li Heng asked, “Are you sleepy?”

Yuan Yi said, with a hint of childishness in his voice, “It’s the kids who are tired, not me.”

Li Heng was momentarily stunned when he heard this, then let out a soft laugh. The childish tone didn’t sound like Yuan Yi at all. It was completely different from when he mentioned He Yanwu.

How could he have forgotten? A pregnant omega wouldn’t go into heat, but under the influence of their partner’s high concentration of pheromones, there was a chance they would let down their guard completely. Once a person felt absolutely safe, they would revert to being themselves. It was only in moments of tension and defense that they wore a mask.

Although some pheromones were also released in the bedroom before, considering the other people in the house and the neighbors, he had kept them in check.

But this time was different. The entire sealed chamber was filled with his scent.

Yuan Yi became all soft, looking like a lump of milk jelly.

Li Heng really wanted to poke him, but also felt it was probably about time, so he stopped and pushed away Li Qin.

Yuan Yi asked, “Has it really been two thousand already?”

Li Heng patted his head, “Wife.”

“Mm?”

“You do like me a little, don’t you?”

Yuan Yi turned his face to the other side, and after a long while, muttered, “I don’t know.”

Li Heng looked at him and suddenly felt a bit heartbroken. Because only in this situation could he truly relax, and a person who could only do that must have a lot of pressure in their heart normally. Especially someone like Yuan Yi, who became a bit childish once relaxed—perhaps he hadn’t been able to grow up as a real child when he was supposed to, so now, in moments like these, he could release a bit of the childhood nature he never got to.

A drop of sweat accidentally fell onto Yuan Yi’s back.

The thin clothes he wore in the summer quickly made him feel the wetness and warmth.

He then turned his head and looked up at Li Heng.

This was a perspective he had never had before, and to Li Heng, at this moment, his wife looked like a pure, innocent little deer, which made his heart stir.

Too close, Li Heng thought. So close that before he could control himself, he had already made the next move.

He gently held Yuan Yi’s head and pressed it against himself, “Take it slow, don’t force yourself.”

At this moment, Yuan Yi’s nostrils slightly flared, “It smells so good, all cedar.”

Li Heng instantly felt dry-mouthed, and he pushed Yuan Yi slightly outward, “Wife, quickly, collect the pheromones. There’s a pheromone collection sponge box in the drawer behind you. Take it out.”

Yuan Yi: “No, I want to stay a little longer.”

Li Heng: “???”

Yuan Yi leaned back onto the desk again, “You keep going, I like this scent.”

Li Heng: “…” What do you mean ‘keep going’?! His mind was filled with all kinds of inappropriate thoughts!

The young general waved his hand in front of himself, trying to cool down. Unable to resist, he simply picked up his wife along with the chair and carried him aside, opening the drawer to grab the sponge box.

The sponge inside was a large, thin sheet, looking almost like a towel. Li Heng quickly used it to wipe off his sweat. The sponge absorbed moisture and began to expand, carrying the strongest cedar scent in the air.

Yuan Yi asked, “Do you want me to help you wipe the sweat off your back? You can’t reach it.”

Li Heng: “…”

Originally, that was what he had planned, but now he hesitated about whether he should do that.

And clearly, Yuan Yi had his own idea. Without waiting for Li Heng to respond, he took the sponge and started wiping off the sweat from Li Heng’s back. Then he realized how wonderfully fragrant the thing in his hand was.

Yuan Yi asked, “What happens next?”

Li Heng said, “Put it on the table. It will continue to absorb the pheromones in the air by itself. When it can’t absorb any more, the shell will turn white. At that point, put it back in the box, and the device inside will be able to extract high-purity pheromones.”

Yuan Yi nodded, waited for a moment, and seeing the sponge turn white, obediently placed it in the box. “How much will this produce? You haven’t done the full two thousand yet.”

Li Heng said, “That’s enough, Ancestor. Stop talking.”

Yuan Yi rested his arms under his head, his face showing pure innocence. “Why? Are you mad at me?”

Mad at you?!

Li Heng said, “No.”

Yuan Yi smiled lightly, “That’s good. Actually, I didn’t really want you to leave. If you really got mad and left, I think I’d be sad.”

Li Heng took a deep breath, “Wife.”

Yuan Yi was just about to ask, “What’s wrong?”

But before the words could come out, a pair of strong arms pulled him into an embrace, and a scorching kiss followed, making the little space they were in, where the cedar scent had almost been absorbed, suddenly grow even stronger.

Yuan Yi felt a bit dizzy, but he didn’t want to pull away.

He knew the person holding him would rather bear the burden himself than force him in any way.

So, he embraced Li Heng’s firm back and responded more forcefully.

It seemed like he hadn’t finished today’s lessons yet, but it didn’t matter; tomorrow’s matters would be dealt with tomorrow!