TOPGA 37

Chapter 37: Early Estrus

The warm yellow light spilled into the private room, casting a glow on Shen Mu’s delicately aloof face.

Perhaps the warm light naturally softened Shen Mu’s icy demeanor, or maybe the Alpha in front of him was too slow to accurately perceive Shen Mu’s emotions.

“I’ve reserved the deluxe couple’s package.” An alpha stood in front of Shen Mu, gesturing to the nearby table, and lightly tsked, “We can discuss marriage while we eat.”

“Cheng Linkai, I’m not marrying you.” Shen Mu glanced at the hand blocking him, stating coldly, “Move aside.”

The glands at the back of his neck became increasingly heated, and the pheromones surging within him fiercely overwhelmed his entire being. Although Shen Mu was desperately suppressing the restlessness of his pheromones, he knew it wouldn’t be long before they uncontrollably spilled out.

“What do you mean?” Cheng Linkai not only didn’t move aside but instead approached a step forward, saying, “The agreement is signed; do you want to back out?”

“What agreement?” Shen Mu furrowed his brow.

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The heat and stinging of the glands made Shen Mu dizzy. He furrowed his brows, angrily using his mental power to counterattack.

In the entire galaxy, individuals with S-class mental power were rare, and even A-class was relatively uncommon. Because S-class was so exceptionally rare, in the perception of some, A-class was already the pinnacle of excellence.

Cheng Linkai evidently belonged to this group.

However, today, everything in front of him shattered his understanding.

When the extremely intense mental power swept in, Cheng Linkai immediately felt a suffocation like Mount Tai pressing down on him. He couldn’t even withstand it, falling to his knees. He struggled to resist and counterattack, but his proud mental power, in the face of extreme pressure, seemed like the collision between a tiny stream and a rushing sea. His seemingly endless mental power was instantly devoured.

He knew standing before him was an Omega, so he exerted all his strength to release his Alpha pheromones to the extreme. He wanted to entice him, hoping that if Shen Mu was affected, the terrifying mental assault would stop under his pheromones.

“You smell terrible.” However, Shen Mu just coldly glanced at him, showing no signs of going into heat due to his Alpha pheromones; instead, his expression darkened.

Stronger mental power surged towards Cheng Linkai. He collapsed on the ground, clutching his chest, emitting a heart-wrenching scream. It was too painful, too painful!

At the moment he passed out, he heard the Omega say, “This isn’t over.” The voice carried a chilling coldness, making him feel like he was being frozen in thousand-year ice.

Shen Mu had no idea how he managed to persevere to the villa.

At the moment the door closed, the vigorous Omega pheromones uncontrollably rushed out from the glands at the back of his neck, filling the entire room almost instantly.

This was the house he had bought with considerable savings a few years ago, thinking it could be a refuge when he didn’t want to deal with complicated family relationships.

And now, he felt immensely grateful that he had bought his own house in the first star zone, and hadn’t told anyone about his address, except… Gu Jun.

Because he had stayed at Gu Jun’s house for several days, and Gu Jun even specially kept a room for him. In the spirit of reciprocity, he had sent his villa’s address to Gu Jun a few days ago, inviting him to come over whenever he had time.

Gu Jun…

Tormented by the restless pheromones inside him, Shen Mu, without even bothering to undress, ran straight to the bathroom, turning the shower to its maximum. The winter temperature was low, and with the house unoccupied for a semester, it was quite cold inside. Nevertheless, Shen Mu stood motionless under the shower, letting the cold water soak his hair and clothes.

Cold. Shen Mu’s body trembled slightly from the chilling water, quickly penetrating his clothes but hardly easing the heat within him.

Feeling his blood boiling throughout his body, an intense desire he had never experienced before caused him to involuntarily let out a low sigh. He covered the glands at the back of his neck, attempting to rub them; this sensation was too uncomfortable and unfamiliar.

Very hot, very painful, and still very eager…

Pain and desire intertwined, and in the entire bathroom, the woody scent of rose pheromones surged and churned.

Gu Jun…

Shen Mu’s consciousness began to blur, and he didn’t know when he had slid down to sit against the wall.

The water from the shower poured onto the floor, creating ripples.

Shen Mu hugged his knees, placing his chin on them, unable to stop trembling.

He was in heat, and it had come prematurely.

Moreover, this wasn’t just an ordinary heat; it was forced into heat through drugging.

Biting his lip, Shen Mu endured the rushing tide invading every part of his body. Even in the haze of his consciousness, he could mockingly laugh. His body was uncomfortable, but the discomfort in his heart was even more profound.

He was his biological father, although they were never particularly close, Shen Mu couldn’t fathom that his father would resort to such actions for a bidding contract. Keeping the agreement hidden from him, “selling” him was one thing, but to drug him like this, forcing him into heat when alone with the repulsive Alpha.

From leaving in the afternoon until realizing he had been drugged, during this time, he had only drank water from Shen Xiuzhe’s car. That water was even offered to him by Shen Xiuzhe himself.

Shen Mu covered his chest, curling up even tighter.

He thought of his mother, the woman who rarely visited him since his birth.

Back then, his mother was the only Omega officer under the age of thirty in the military. Despite frequent slogans advocating “ABO equality” in the Luminas galaxy, the reality was that for an Omega to reach a position equivalent to an Alpha in their career, they had to be much more outstanding and sacrifice much more than most Alphas in the same position.

At that time, his mother’s career was flourishing, and she was the pride of all Omegas. However, such an accomplished woman experienced her husband’s infidelity. Unbeknownst to her, he had a child with another Omega. So, she promptly filed for divorce.

Facing her proposal for divorce, Shen Xiuzhe’s response was to drug her, forcing her to become pregnant.

At this moment, Shen Mu couldn’t help but mock his own foolishness. Drugging someone, turning raw rice into cooked rice or whatever, wasn’t new for Shen Xiuzhe. The experiences his mother went through in the past failed to teach him a lesson, and he had been unguarded against Shen Xiuzhe all this time.

Too uncomfortable.

Unable to restrain himself, Shen Mu let out a low “hmm.”

Immediately afterward, he tightly pursed his lips, restraining himself from making any more sounds. Even though there was no one else here but him, he wouldn’t allow himself to appear so weak.

Shen Mu, endure it well, remember this uncomfortable feeling, and learn from this lesson.

Some expectations, better not to have them at all.

Shen Mu was overwhelmed by a sore and weak feeling throughout his body. After a while, he regained some strength. Leaning against the wall, he struggled to stand up and stumbled to collapse on the sofa in the living room.

By now, the sky was dark, the hidden moon had no stars, and a strong wind had risen. The sound of the wind outside rattled, disturbing the otherwise quiet night.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

In his hazy consciousness, Shen Mu suddenly became alert, questioning if he had misheard. Because in the first star zone, there shouldn’t be many people who knew he lived here.

However, reality proved that he hadn’t misheard. The knocking paused for a minute and then resumed.

A fleeting thought passed through Shen Mu’s mind – he had only shared his address with Gu Jun. Could the person knocking on the door be…

But in the next instant, he quickly dismissed the idea. It couldn’t be possible. Gu Jun had just seen him being taken away by Shen Xiuzhe this afternoon. In Gu Jun’s mind, he should have gone home to spend the New Year with his parents. So, there was no reason for Gu Jun to cross star zones so quickly to find him.

Yet, the knocking on the door continued.

Shen Mu struggled to sit up, opening the light-brain to check messages—several texts and two missed video calls, all from Gu Jun.

“Little friend, are you there?” Despite two thick doors between them, Shen Mu still heard the voice that haunted his dreams.

It was Gu Jun, and he had truly come to find him.