Chapter 8: Yan Yan is Taken Away by Xiao Jin

Ruan Yan pulled his hand back, looking at him with a cold tone, “No need.”

Jiang Yizhou’s gaze met his, and those clear, sharp eyes made one lose focus for a moment.

Jiang Yizhou was only stunned for a second, but Yu Wan noticed something strange. He had kept his distance from the two of them before, not sensing anything out of the ordinary. But now, up close, he couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something off in the way Jiang Yizhou looked at Ruan Yan.

Before Yu Wan could process this feeling, suddenly, Ruan Yan staggered and began to fall backward.

“Yan yan!” Yu Wan called out, moving swiftly to catch Ruan Yan.

But someone was faster than him. Jiang Yizhou reached out and caught Ruan Yan by the waist. His first instinct was to think how slim his waist was.

It even made him want to hold on tighter, not wanting to let go.

Yu Wan, regardless of the fear of revealing his Omega identity, hurriedly tried to take Ruan Yan from Jiang Yizhou’s grasp.

Jiang Yizhou didn’t let go. Instead, as if sensing something, he lifted his gaze to look at Yu Wan.

From his eyes, Yu Wan could tell something was off. His hand trembled, but Ruan Yan was still in his grasp, so he shouted, “What are you staring at? Hurry up and get a car to take Yan yan to the hospital!”

Jiang Yizhou withdrew his gaze and took out his phone to hail a cab. Just then, Ruan Yan suddenly woke up.

Seeing that he was awake, Yu Wan let out a sigh of relief but immediately noticed a strong smell of alcohol.

Yu Wan instinctively jumped back, as if he had been struck by an arrow, immediately distancing himself by several meters.

Jiang Yizhou, still holding Ruan Yan, felt the softness in his arms and was reluctant to let go. He also smelled the faint trace of Ruan Yan’s pheromones and instinctively asked, “Are you in your heat period?”

After asking, he felt something was off. The pheromone clash between two alphas usually led to a life-or-death struggle, but Ruan Yan’s scent only made him feel a slight discomfort.

At this moment, Ruan Yan could only feel weak all over, not even having the strength to push Jiang Yizhou away.

The scent of pheromones in the air was making him feel uneasy.

Yu Wan, standing at a distance, quickly covered his mouth and nose and urged, “Yan yan, quick, let’s get to the hospital.”

Not far away, a black Range Rover parked by the roadside.

As the car came to a stop, Xiao Jin immediately spotted the three of them.

Seeing his “little lover” being held in such an intimate manner, his dark, sea-like eyes narrowed slightly, and for some inexplicable reason, his mood soured.

Ruan Yan closed his eyes wearily, leaning back against the chair. He kicked the front seat lightly and called out to Ji Duan, “Go get him.”

Ji Duan glanced forward, unbuckling his seatbelt as he spoke nonchalantly, “Boss, Ruan Yan doesn’t seem quite right.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a car door opening interrupted him. Ji Duan turned his head to see that his boss had already gotten out of the car and was walking over.

Ruan Yan was feeling increasingly uncomfortable from Jiang Yizhou’s pheromones. Suddenly, he mustered the strength to push Jiang Yizhou, causing him to stagger back unexpectedly.

Without support, Ruan Yan’s body weakened, and he collapsed to the ground.

Yu Wan was startled, quickly running over to help him, but he was too late.

A chilling, icy scent clung tightly to Ruan Yan’s body as he was swept off his feet and cradled in someone’s arms.

Yu Wan slammed on the brakes, halting a meter away, and stared in disbelief at the person who had picked up Ruan Yan. His voice trembled, “Xiao… Xiao Jin…”

Xiao Jin glanced over when he heard his name called. He looked at Yu Wan for a moment, as if recalling something, before replying, “I know you. I’m taking him with me.”

When he said “him,” he was referring to Ruan Yan.

Ruan Yan wasn’t used to being held like this, but the cold, icy-scented pheromones somewhat eased the burning heat rising in his body, though his head still spun dizzily.

Yu Wan was paralyzed with fear at the thought of trying to take Ruan Yan back from Xiao Jin. This man was simply too terrifying.

As Xiao Jin carried Ruan Yan away, he didn’t even spare Jiang Yizhou a glance.

Jiang Yizhou watched as Ruan Yan was pushed into the car, his brow furrowed. Just moments ago, Ruan Yan had still been conscious. If he had wanted to, he could’ve asked for help, but he hadn’t.

The engine roared, and as the car started moving, Ruan Yan’s head was jolted, slamming against the window with a dull thud. The dizziness intensified.

Xiao Jin had tossed him into the car and hadn’t looked back since. There was enough space between them that another person could’ve fit.

Ji Duan, glancing through the rearview mirror, couldn’t help but internally comment, wondering whether his boss even saw Ruan Yan as his lover. After all, most people who kept lovers usually held them close, always sweet and affectionate, didn’t they?

The confined space inside the car grew heavy with pheromones, and Ji Duan muttered a curse under his breath before quickly lowering the partition between the front and back seats.

He was also an alpha, and with the car still running, he needed some space.

The space between the seats felt even smaller now.

Ruan Yan’s breathing grew visibly more rapid, his face flushing with unnatural color. Half of his slender neck, wrapped in a white shirt, was exposed to the air, while the other half soaked into his collar.

The abnormal heat inside Ruan Yan’s body made him sense that something was off. This didn’t feel like the usual symptoms of his heat cycle, because there was no urge to mark an Omega. But he couldn’t quite pinpoint what else it could be.

He would need to go to the hospital for an examination.

“You…” Ruan Yan exhaled, finally managing to say, “Could you take me to the hospital?”

Since getting into the car, Xiao Jin hadn’t said a word. He simply observed Ruan Yan’s discomfort with an air of leisure.

Xiao Jin had always only cared about himself, the life or death of others had no bearing on him.

“It’s just a heat cycle. Why go to the hospital?” Xiao Jin sneered coldly, his gaze locking onto Ruan Yan’s flushed eyes. He reached out, lifting Ruan Yan’s chin. “Don’t rush. Once we get to the villa, you’ll fulfill your duties, and I’ll help you ease your heat.”

In the front seat, Ji Duan overheard this and couldn’t help but think that his boss was starting to show the potential to be a real beast.

Ruan Yan knew exactly what Xiao Jin meant by “duties.” After that incident between them, his heat had indeed disappeared, and Xiao Jin, being an alpha, had naturally noticed. That’s why he had said something like this.

Ruan Yan’s ears turned red, and he closed his eyes, trying to suppress the rising heat. He remained silent, looking as though he had accepted his fate, like a warrior going to battle without any expectation of returning.

But what he didn’t realize was that his restrained appearance, trying so hard to hold it all in, only served to stir up Xiao Jin’s interest even more.

Xiao Jin wasn’t particularly interested in desire, but Ruan Yan had a way of repeatedly arousing his curiosity. The man was usually impeccably dressed, with not a single wrinkle out of place, exuding an air of restrained chastity.

It was like this—every time he was teased, it was always spot on. Xiao Jin began to suspect that this young man was deliberately provoking him.