Chapter 1: Please Give Me an Inhibitor

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……….

The bedroom was dimly lit, and the pheromones tangled in the air, as if they were tangible, creating an atmosphere of ambiguous intimacy.

The scent of alcohol was intoxicating, and the coldness of snow was sharp, yet somehow, they blended together mysteriously.

“You should consider yourself lucky that this scent is one I like,” the man’s voice was deep and hoarse, but there was an undeniable arrogance behind it.

“You… leave…” Ruan Yan’s voice cracked, and his skin stung with the sharpness of the man’s pheromones.

But the scent… Ruan Yan didn’t hate it.

It was clean, like the first snowfall of winter.

But two Alphas, how could that even be possible…

Besides, he was in his sensitive period, and the man easily rendered him unable to move.

He snorted coldly, “Tch, sounds awful, like a broken gong.”

Ruan Yan was provoked, his anger rising as a feeling of humiliation swept over him. Never before had anyone pushed him to this point.

He gritted his teeth.

Xiao Jin sucked in a breath and gritted his teeth, “You! Are! Good!”

He felt Ruan Yan’s body stiffen for a moment, before he grabbed his head and shoved it into the pillow, showing no care for tenderness.

Ruan Yan was pinned down, unable to catch his breath, but not a single sound escaped him.

The ripples in the room continued until the faint light of dawn began to creep through the window.

Ruan Yan clung tightly to the edge of the pillow until things calmed down, and only then did he loosen his grip, his hand falling to the side.

His sensitive period, like his physical strength, had dissipated.

His mind was full of confusion, but his remaining energy was insufficient to support any deep thoughts.

The scent of snow lingered in his nostrils, lingering like a lingering aftertaste, and he regretted it deeply.

He shouldn’t have provoked that Alpha who suddenly barged into his room.

……….

Seven hours earlier.

In the bathroom, the crimson window was half-open, letting in a cool breeze.

Ruan Yan lay in a bathtub large enough to hold him, a mysterious red at the corners of his eyes, his long, pale hands weakly hanging over the edge of the tub.

He sank helplessly into the tub, allowing the chilling coldness to seep into his mouth and nose, only this way could he suppress the agitation brought on by his sensitive period.

This sudden onset of the sensitive period caught him completely off guard.

It had been a month since he was brought here—no, more accurately, since he was kidnapped here. He had seen the owner of the house only on the first day, and since then, he had not seen him again.

His movements and communications were restricted. Even the servant who delivered his three meals a day never spoke a word to him.

A few days ago, he had sensed the arrival of his sensitive period. He wanted to ask for the Alpha-specific suppressants, but as soon as he uttered the first word, the person quickly put down the food and left, not giving him the chance to say anything.

But to Ruan Yan, all of this didn’t matter much. He was never interested in personal interactions.

What troubled him more was that, since his differentiation, his sensitive periods had always been regular, occurring every six months. According to that cycle, his next sensitive period should be two months away.

Based on the pheromone genetic peak compatibility, only high-level Alpha-Omega interactions would trigger an early onset of the sensitive or mating period, but in the past month, he had not encountered any Omegas.

Even the servants who brought his meals were all Betas.

The only time he had encountered pheromones was when he met the owner of the house.

But the other person was an Alpha, and a high-ranking one at that—

At this moment, if Ruan Yan’s friend, Yu Wan, knew that he was still able to think about such things during his sensitive period, he would probably give him a few thumbs up.

Alpha sensitive periods were truly terrifying. When they were severe, they were completely uncontrollable, chaotic, and irrational.

However, Ruan Yan was always incredibly patient, so it seemed like he would have to bear through this sensitive period on his own.

Even though he was putting all his mental effort into controlling his pheromone outburst, he still couldn’t stop the pheromones from rushing out and slipping through the cracks of the bathroom door.

……..

Downstairs.

A group of people walked into the villa, tired and disheveled.

The leader, dressed in a black trench coat, had the coat’s hem fluttering as he moved.

He casually threw his black gloves onto the coffee table and sat on the sofa, crossing his legs.

On the table was a box of liquor-filled chocolates. Xiao Jin picked one up, unwrapped the sugar coating, and popped it into his mouth. His teeth sank into the candy, and the rich, sweet scent of alcohol immediately filled his taste buds.

Ji Duan, watching him, felt his own teeth ache from the sweetness. He still preferred drinking alcohol. Raising his hand, he greeted, “Boss, we’ll leave first.”

“Stay.”

When the boss spoke, Ji Duan immediately dismissed the other subordinates. “Boss, what’s the matter?”

Xiao Jin picked up another liquor-filled chocolate, his long legs crossed casually, resting with his feet up on the coffee table. Leaning back lazily, he asked, “Has that old man from the Ruan family come to ask for the person?”

Without warning, the image of the young master from the Ruan family flashed through his mind—the one he had only met briefly when he was dragged here.

Thinking about it carefully.

He was quite good-looking.

“No, it’s been a month, and there hasn’t been any news from the Ruan family.” Ji Duan easily walked to the bar behind Xiao Jin, picked up a bottle of whiskey, and grabbed just one glass. Though he was tempted by the alcohol, he didn’t dare drink it.

Xiao Jin raised an eyebrow, his sharp expression evident. “Has the message been delivered?”

“It’s been delivered, not just once. When we captured him, I even took the young master’s watch from upstairs, wrote a letter, and had someone deliver it.” Ji Duan shrugged, unlocked the bottle, and poured a glass, handing it to Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin gripped the glass and took a sip. “No response?”

“Yeah.” Ji Duan nodded. “There are only two reasons why there’s been no response. One, they really haven’t received the message, but that’s impossible. Two, the young master is probably not favored in the Ruan family, and his disappearance doesn’t hold any leverage over them.”

Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes. “Alright, you can leave now.”

Ji Duan didn’t leave. A plan formed in his mind. “Boss, since you don’t have a good opinion of the Ruan family, why not break that young master’s legs and send him back to the old man? Just teach them a lesson and get it out of your system.”

Xiao Jin clenched his teeth around the rim of his glass, drinking it all in one go. He placed the empty glass down, stretched lazily, and a sinister smile bloomed on his face. “Good idea. We’ll break his legs tomorrow and send him back to that old man.”

“Well, I’ll be off then, Boss. I’ll come back tomorrow for the person. I’m dead tired,” Ji Duan yawned, heading toward the door.

Xiao Jin waved him off. “Go ahead.”

He sat on the sofa for a while, sealing the unfinished liquor with the stopper, then grabbed another liquor-filled chocolate. Unwrapping it, he started heading upstairs.

His bedroom was on the third floor, and the room where they kept the Ruan family member was on the second floor.

After a month of exhaustion, he was too tired to deal with anyone. But remembering Ji Duan’s suggestion, he feared he might not be able to resist going down early to break the young man’s legs.

As he rounded the corner on the second floor, his steady steps suddenly halted. He caught a whiff of a familiar, sweet floral scent mixed with the smell of liquor.

The aroma, identical to the whiskey he had just drunk and the liquor-filled chocolate in his mouth, lingered in the air.

Xiao Jin licked his lips, a sly smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Who dared to steal his liquor?

But upon closer thought, it seemed impossible. Every movement in the villa was reported to him, and no one would dare touch his alcohol.

Yet this sweet, rich scent of liquor…

Without thinking, Xiao Jin changed his steps, almost as if drawn by some invisible force, following the trail of the scent.

He stopped in front of the door to the room at the far end of the corridor, certain that the smell was leaking out from within.

Xiao Jin wasn’t dumb—he quickly pieced it together. This was the scent of pheromones.

He had a file on the Ruan family, and it was detailed enough to include the scent of their pheromones.

The Ruan family’s young master, whom he had captured, had pheromones that smelled like liquor.

But what he hadn’t expected was that it would be his favorite—whiskey with a sweet, floral aroma.

“Tsk.” He clicked his tongue, irritated, wanting to turn and leave, but his body moved contrary to his thoughts. By the time he realized it, his hand had already twisted the doorknob and pushed open the door.

A richer, fuller aroma of whiskey rushed toward him, blending with the scent of liquor that had already clung to him.

He couldn’t tell which scent was the pheromone and which was the whiskey he had drunk.

He scanned the room but didn’t see anyone in the bedroom.

Just great. He didn’t even know what had gotten into his head to make him enter this room.

Just as he was about to leave, a ‘click’ sounded.

Following the noise, Xiao Jin didn’t notice that his pheromones had already spilled uncontrollably, until he reached the bathroom door. The bathroom door suddenly opened.

Ruan Yan, worried that staying in the cold water for too long would harm his body, had decided to return to the bedroom to endure his sensitive period.

As soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, his eyes locked with another pair. A sharp pain pricked at the back of his neck, like being stung by a needle, yet there was also a tingling, numbing sensation.

The pheromones between Alphas were naturally incompatible, and Ruan Yan recognized the man. It was the one who had captured him and whom he had only seen once.

Ruan Yan’s head was dizzy from the sensitive period, and suddenly, he inhaled the pheromones of another person.

His breathing grew heavier as he exhaled and reached up to grasp the Alpha’s shirt at his chest.

Normally, Ruan Yan’s tone was always cold, but at this moment, it softened slightly. “Please… give me an inhibitor.”