Chapter 149

Both of them had a sleepless night.

In the morning, when Shan Ming was still lying in bed, Shen Changze had already brought breakfast to his bedside. As soon as Shan Ming opened his eyes, he saw Shen Changze’s imposing dragon appearance, and he felt a sense of worry in his heart.

Shen Changze patted Shan Ming’s shoulder. “Dad, get up and brush your teeth. It’s time to eat.”

Shan Ming climbed out of bed and stared at him blankly.

Shen Changze thought he was still groggy from sleep. “Dad?”

Shan Ming grabbed his dragon horn.

Shen Changze blinked his eyes, looking at him with a dazed expression.

Shan Ming asked thoughtlessly, “What would happen if this is cut off?”

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“You know very well why you were kicked out last night. If you keep acting this way, I won’t sleep with you.” Shan Ming got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up, then came out and had breakfast.

Shen Changze’s face displayed a lot of discontents, but he restrained himself from expressing it.

After finishing breakfast, Shen Changze went to the laboratory while Shan Ming headed to the gym. His body felt uncomfortable after several days without exercise.

In the gym, he bumped into Ayer.

From a distance, Ayer’s body appeared much more muscular than before, as if even his frame had grown taller. Shan Ming walked over and compared himself to Ayer, feeling that Ayer had indeed grown taller. He asked, “Did you grow taller?”

Ayer nodded. “Yep, I grew three centimeters.”

Shan Ming couldn’t help but turn his head and glanced at the short and sturdy figure of Crow.

Crow smiled bitterly. “Don’t look at me like that. I did grow a bit too, I was already short to begin with.”

The people around them burst into laughter, and Crow didn’t mind, he continued to smile warmly.

Shan Ming suddenly asked Ayer with a curious expression, “Hey, does that thing also get bigger?”

Ayer had a mischievous smile on his face. “Yep, do you want to transform too?”

“My ass! I don’t want to die yet.”

Yang Guan chuckled mischievously. “What’s the use of growing bigger if you can’t even use it?”

Ayer’s heart was pricked by those words, and he shot Yang Guan a disdainful look. “I just need time to train. I’ll be fine in a while.”

One Dragon Blood Kin next to them laughed and said, “Captain Yang, it took you three years of training before you dared to share a bed with your wife, how can you make fun of others.”

“Three years?” Ayer glanced at Yang Guan and suddenly felt a surge of frustration. “Fuck, I definitely can’t take three years.”

Yang Guan snorted. “Three years is nothing. Some people take five, seven, or even ten years. The more lustful and uncontrolled you are, the harder it is to control. I’d say you’ll need at least ten years.”

Ayer retorted defiantly, “I’ll need no more than a year, just watch.”

Yang Guan gritted his teeth and said, “You’re a person with a twisted mind. Ten years is being lenient with you. Let me tell you, don’t even get any ideas about our Colonel. Besides research, the Colonel knows nothing else.”

Ayer’s Chinese was perfectly fluent as he deliberately provoked him. “Is he your daughter? So overprotective.”

Yang Guan angrily exclaimed, “You damn foreigner, are you looking for a fight?”

Ayer clenched his fist and challenged, “Bring it on.”

The surrounding people started cheering and surrounded the two of them in the center of the training ground, eagerly awaiting the performance.

Shan Ming watched with great interest as the two of them engaged in fierce combat.

The morning passed quickly, and after everyone had lunch in the cafeteria, most of them went back to rest. Shan Ming decided to go to the experimental area to see Shen Changze, so he went there with Ayer.

For the first time, Shan Ming asked about the situation between him and Tang Tingzhi, “Are you interested in him?”

Ayer shrugged and replied, “Even if I am, what difference does that make? I can’t have sex with him anyway. Even though I don’t know what would happen, everyone says it might result in death.”

Shan Ming thought to himself, there’s no need to go as far as to say death, but then again, Tang Tingzhi’s frail figure is incomparable to his. If it’s Tang Tingzhi, it might actually end up in trouble.

Shan Ming patted Ayer on the shoulder and said, “Bro, must be hard.”

Ayer couldn’t be bothered to act calm anymore and through clenched teeth, he said, “Damn, it’s suffocating me. Even when we were on missions before, I never had such a long period of abstinence. It’s so torturing, especially when he’s right in front of me every day. I really want to fuck him so bad.”

“You should still endure it. This is no joke. Learn to control yourself first.”

“I know,” Ayer sighed in frustration, his face full of unsatisfied desires.

The two of them jumped off the nuclear-powered vehicle and walked into the experimental area. The research personnel here were familiar with them, and they quickly located Tang Tingzhi’s enormous laboratory.

Shen Changze was lying on the bed, but he was awake at this moment, engaging in a conversation with Tang Tingzhi. Tang Tingzhi wore all white, with black-rimmed glasses resting on his fair face. His expression was filled with concentration.

Shan Ming knocked on the thick bulletproof glass, and the people inside turned to glance at him. Tang Tingzhi’s assistant opened the door under Tang Tingzhi’s gesture, and the two of them entered together.

Shen Changze asked, “Dad, have you had your meal?”

“Mn, came to have a look,” he said as he walked around Shen Changze’s bed, completing half a circle. “Have you guys… made any progress?”

Tang Tingzhi pushed his glasses up and said, “Currently, we have discovered that the active component, methylamine, from the drug Methcathinone, is still present in his body. This chemical compound has interacted with the Dragon Blood genes in some way. We haven’t determined yet which part of the Dragon Blood genes this reaction has caused mutations in. However, we have some ideas for removing this component from his body, and we are currently testing several methods. If successful, he can recover.” Tang Tingzhi pulled up a slide on the screen and continued, “Take a look at his blood analysis results. The normal arrangement of Dragon Blood cells should be…”

Shan Ming knocked on the computer and said word by word, “I’m not interested. I just want to know how long it will take?”

Tang Tingzhi blinked his eyes and replied, “This… it’s hard to say. A successful experiment often requires accumulation through thousands of failures.”

“Get to the point, how long will it take, exactly?”

Tang Tingzhi replied seriously, “During the experimental process, we may encounter unforeseen and unimaginable contingencies. If I were to give you an exact number without careful consideration, it would be an unscientific approach. I can’t even convince myself, so…”

Shan Ming was so frustrated that he wanted to grab Tang Tingzhi by the collar right there.

Before Shan Ming could lay his hand on Tang Tingzhi, Shen Changze’s tail swiftly coiled around his arm, pulling him towards himself. “Dad, don’t be angry with him. He won’t understand.”

Shan Ming angrily exclaimed, “Then when will you be able to change back?!”

Tang Tingzhi, oblivious to the gravity of the situation, continued speaking, “Mr. Shan, I believe you can take this opportunity to adapt to his current form. In fact, for a pure-blooded Dragon Blood Kin like him, maintaining his original form is more comfortable and natural. Perhaps in the future, when you live together, he will prefer to stay in this form when there are no outsiders around.”

Ayer grabbed him firmly and said quietly, “Shut your mouth.”

Shan Ming’s expression had already turned grim. The thought of not knowing when Shen Changze would be able to return to his human form filled him with frustration, and he felt the urge to release his pent-up emotions through violence.

Shen Changze sat up from the bed and said, “Let’s stop here for today.” After speaking, he dragged Shan Ming away.

Once inside the room, Shan Ming kicked over a chair with frustration and then sat off to the side, brooding in silence.

Shen Changze sat beside him and said, “Dad, even though what Tang Tingzhi said was unpleasant, it’s also the truth. I hope you can adapt to my current appearance. Please believe that I won’t harm you, and accept me in any form.”

Shan Ming gave him a cold glance and said, “If I turned into a pig, would you be able to adapt to that?”

Shen Changze frowned and said, “Dad, are you picking a fight? Can you forgive my previous loss of control and accept me for who I am now?”

Shan Ming pushed him away and replied dismissively, “Let’s talk about it later.”

Shen Changze grabbed his hand and held onto his shoulder, leaning in to kiss his lips.

For a brief moment, Shan Ming was lost in thought. Despite the claw on his shoulder wasn’t the warm hand it used to be, the taste of the kiss remained the same.

If Shen Changze were to remain like this forever… how could Shan Ming actually not want him?

This was a brief yet gentle kiss. Shen Changze let go of him and looked at Shan Ming with seriousness and assertiveness, “Dad, you have to accept me as I am now because no matter which form I take, it’s still me, and you have to stay by my side either way.”

Shan Ming looked into his crimson eyes and for the first time realized that such colored pupils not only radiated bloodlust and anger but also conveyed a fiery passion and warmth.