Powerful Investment Chapter 25: The Boldest Time

Chapter 25: The Boldest Time

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

 

“Ah…!” Ji Jin couldn’t help but cry out in pain.

The skin protecting the Omega gland was very thin, allowing Alphas to easily penetrate it and inject pheromones. Because this skin was so tender and delicate, being bitten through it was especially painful.

The plum wine-scented pheromones took over the strawberry-scented Omega gland like a traveler returning home. For a moment, the plum wine and strawberry scents fused together, producing a rich and intoxicating fragrance.

“Lu Yao… it hurts!” Ji Jin felt an intense pain in the back of his neck, causing his whole body to tremble. His body became weak and powerless from the Alpha’s mark; he couldn’t summon any strength at all.

Even three years ago, although he had been intimate with Lu Yao, he had never had his gland bitten and had never experienced this kind of pain.

What was more frightening was that if the Alpha’s pheromones were injected too much, the Omega would be forcibly pulled into heat—a so-called false heat.

He had already been bitten on the gland to form a temporary mark; if he entered heat now… he would be completely marked! Thinking of this, Ji Jin suddenly struggled fiercely. He couldn’t be marked yet!

The person in his arms struggled harder and harder. Lu Yao instinctively increased his strength to control him. Only when Ji Jin groaned in pain did Lu Yao realize and loosen his bite.

A terrible-looking bite mark remained on the back of Ji Jin’s neck, with a trace of blood. It looked like a spilled jar of strawberry jam; the sweet and fragrant strawberry scent became much stronger than before.

Ji Jin tried to crawl off the bed, but as soon as his slender, pale forearm stretched out, the person beside him forcibly pulled it back. Two red marks appeared on Ji Jin’s fair wrist.

“Sorry, brother… it’s my fault,” Lu Yao lowered his head, gently brushing Ji Jin’s chin and cheek, giving soft kisses. His hand slowly covered the back of Ji Jin’s neck and gently massaged around the gland to comfort him.

He had been impulsive, but he didn’t want to change, Lu Yao admitted to himself. He lowered his head and kissed Ji Jin’s lips—the one he thought of day and night. The mix of plum wine and strawberry scent excited him completely.

This was the boldest thing he had done in the past three years.

His God Ji was in his arms, filled with his pheromone scent. The temporary mark bitten on the back of the neck gave him complete satisfaction. Even though he was in the sensitive period, he felt exceptionally comfortable and calm, and his reason returned once again.

“Brother… how is it? Does the back of your neck still hurt?” Temporarily marking the Omega he liked made Lu Yao extremely happy, almost forgetting to consider the Omega’s feelings. He immediately got up, wanting to help Ji Jin up, but was interrupted by a wave of Ji Jin’s hand.

“Don’t touch me.” Ji Jin’s tone was angry; the pain in his neck was unbearable. The precious gland that had always been well protected was treated so roughly—he simply couldn’t be happy.

“It’s my fault. I was impulsive,” Lu Yao apologized softly and sorrowfully.

But his apology was extremely insincere, and his attitude was very bad. Ji Jin caught his eager expression at a glance and grew even angrier.

He tentatively touched the miserable gland on the back of his neck. It was already swollen and oozing a little blood. The pain made him hiss again.

Lu Yao hurriedly and attentively went to find the first aid kit, took out alcohol swabs, and wiped Ji Jin’s neck. He was afraid Ji Jin would hurt badly, so he acted gently and quickly, afraid of provoking Ji Jin again.

By this time, night had fallen deeply. Ji Jin felt tired after the turmoil earlier.

“I’ll go sleep with Ji Xingxing. You should go to bed early.” Ji Jin dared not imagine what consequences would come from sleeping in the same bed with an Alpha in the sensitive period, especially since he was now temporarily marked.

Fortunately, the temporary mark would disappear in about three days, and during those three days his state would be stable.

But he had never known… temporary marking could hurt so much.

“Brother!” Lu Yao widened his eyes and deliberately showed his innocent side.

But Ji Jin wasn’t fooled this time. He went to the bathroom, found the spare toiletries, and washed up. He brushed his teeth while Lu Yao stood at the door, looking at him like a stray puppy.

Ji Jin ignored him, but Lu Yao kept watching longingly.

After washing up, Ji Jin went directly to the children’s room. The bed in the children’s room was large enough. Ji Jin entered, locked the door, and climbed into bed in the dark while still dressed.

Ji Xingxing didn’t sleep well without Ji Jin’s company. As soon as someone was beside him, he immediately turned and nestled into his father’s arms. However, tonight his father’s scent seemed different from usual. Ji Xingxing hummed twice, a little confused, and then fell asleep again.

The children’s bed was soft and comfortable. Most importantly, it didn’t have any strange pheromone smells. Ji Jin lay down, but the back of his neck still hurt badly. He didn’t dare to touch the pillow at all. Because of the temporary mark, he always felt the scent of plum wine faintly on him, which made him annoyed.

Temporary marking would make the Omega dependent on the Alpha, especially right after being marked. Although Lu Yao had angered him earlier, Ji Jin found himself missing Lu Yao’s scent a little now.

He instinctively hugged Ji Xingxing tightly, and exhaustion made him feel drowsy. But between sleep and wakefulness, he sensed there was another person beside him. The warmth on his body was slightly hot, warm and comfortable all over.

The faint pheromone scent made him sleep more peacefully, but the heat from the close embrace was too much, making him uncomfortable and restless. He tossed and turned all night, never sleeping well, always drifting between sleep and wakefulness…

However, Ji Xingxing was the first to wake up the next morning.

Ji Xingxing had gone to sleep early last night, again in his dad’s arms, sleeping happily. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Ji Jin still not awake in front of him, which made him even happier. He snuggled up a bit, his two little chubby legs kicking excitedly, trying to climb up onto Ji Jin’s face for a little kiss.

But as soon as he lowered his head, his little nose twitched — he smelled a scent mixed in with his dad’s usual strawberry smell, a scent that made the strawberry scent he loved change.

Ji Xingxing frowned and gave his dad a little kiss. Then he saw an arm wrapped around his dad’s waist under the blanket. Following the arm, he realized that the uncle from yesterday was actually holding his dad!

This made Ji Xingxing explode. All his earlier happiness vanished, and he started crying loudly.

Ji Jin was awakened by Ji Xingxing’s crying and suddenly tried to sit up. However, the arm on his body held him back and pushed him back onto the bed.

Last night, Lu Yao had quietly climbed onto the bed. He had gone to sleep the latest, still in his sensitive phase and feeling uncomfortable all night. Only by holding Ji Jin did he feel a bit better, so he woke up the latest.

He was still groggy and instinctively lunged into Ji Jin’s arms, burying his head in Ji Jin’s neck and shoulder, pressing Ji Jin down on the bed again, wrapping his arms tightly around Ji Jin’s waist, not letting him move.

Ji Xingxing felt even more upset watching the interaction between his dad and the stinky uncle. His crying grew louder, almost as if it would tear the roof off. Ji Jin, annoyed, suddenly pushed Lu Yao away and immediately hugged Ji Xingxing to comfort him.

“Wuwu… Daddy stinky! Daddy not nice!” Ji Xingxing buried himself in Ji Jin’s arms, feeling wronged. His familiar scent was gone, and his dad was being hugged by someone else — he was unhappy!

“Little Xingxing, don’t cry. Daddy is here. Daddy is here,” Ji Jin comforted, stroking the little baby’s head. The baby sat in his arms, crying less loudly, but big tears still streamed down.

He looked down and saw a red mark on his dad’s forearm. While wiping tears, his eyes followed the mark closely.

“Daddy got hurt! Ouch ouch!” Ji Xingxing stopped crying for a moment, stood up, pulled Ji Jin’s forearm over, and gently touched the red mark with his fingertips, afraid to hurt his dad. “Baby will blow on it! Blowing doesn’t hurt!”

That red mark had been made when Lu Yao pulled Ji Jin back last night.

Ji Jin’s skin was pale and delicate, very prone to red marks. It wasn’t just his forearm — he also had red marks around his waist, chest, and abdomen. Now, when he looked down…??? When did Lu Yao take his clothes off? Ji Jin looked down and saw he was only wearing a pair of boxer briefs. His pale skin was covered in fingerprints, and the glands on the back of his neck still hurt terribly. It was easy to imagine how deeply the young Lu Yao had bitten him last night.

Angry, Ji Jin kicked the still groggy Lu Yao off the bed.

Ji Xingxing saw Ji Jin’s attitude and stopped crying. He happily wiped his tears, escaped from his dad’s arms, stood at the edge of the bed, crossed his arms on his waist, and huffed heavily.

Lu Yao, still in his sensitive phase, was treated so coldly by the father and son. He was only wearing sleep pants, sitting innocently on the floor looking at Ji Jin as if he hadn’t done anything wrong.

Ji Jin snorted coldly in his heart, quickly put on his own clothes without giving Lu Yao a chance, and efficiently helped Ji Xingxing change clothes.

Ji Xingxing was a little reluctant to take off his little dinosaur pajamas, but thinking they were from the bad uncle, he took them off straightforwardly. After getting dressed, Ji Jin took Ji Xingxing to wash up, leaving the neglected Lu Yao to get up by himself.

Lu Yao suddenly felt a bit pitiful. The bathroom was occupied, he was tormented by his sensitive phase, and the Omega he liked wouldn’t come near. He could only sit on the sofa playing on his phone, waiting for Ji Jin and Ji Xingxing.

In the bathroom, Ji Jin carefully checked himself. His clothes barely covered most of the red marks. Those around his neck weren’t covered at all. The back of his neck was blue and purple, with bite marks. Since it was summer, wearing long sleeves was awkward, let alone a scarf. He probably wouldn’t want anyone to see him for a while.

Just when Ji Jin was getting a little annoyed, the doorbell rang. He remembered he had asked Zhao Ze to come over last night with some things. So he took Ji Xingxing to open the door.

Lu Yao was in the living room and went to open the door faster than them. But when the door opened, more than one person came in.

Zhao Ze, carrying big and small packages, stood a bit in front by the door. Behind him was Ke Yu, also carrying a bunch of packages. The two team managers awkwardly squeezed through the door, looking helpless.

Lu Yao hadn’t expected Zhao Ze to come; Ji Jin hadn’t expected Ke Yu. They looked at each other in silence. Finally, Ji Xingxing saw Zhao Ze, happily ran over, and greeted him. Only then did Lu Yao step back and let the two in.

Because Lu Yao was in his sensitive phase, his pheromone scent was very strong. Ji Xingxing and Ji Jin had been held all night but hadn’t noticed how strong it was, but for Beta Zhao Ze and Ke Yu, it was suffocating.

Just by smelling the pheromones’ intensity, Ke Yu and Zhao Ze almost knew what the two had done last night. Adding Ji Jin’s obvious marks—

Zhao Ze thought: Oh my God, my fresh and pure God Ji was mounted by a pig! Although the pig was a champion-level god, it was still a pig! And it was mounted!

Ke Yu thought: God Ji’s neck marks are terrifying! That little Lu Yao is way too much! There are so few Omegas in the esports scene, and he’s treated like this? A few years ago I cleaned up Ji Jin’s mess, now I have to clean up yours! Can you two just give me a break!

Zhao Ze and Ke Yu exchanged a glance, understanding each other’s pain.

Ji Jin clicked his tongue at Ke Yu and pulled Ji Xingxing back.

Since Ke Yu had once led Ji Jin’s team, he had seen many storms. He was the first to move, putting the packages he carried down on the living room table. “Captain Lu, here are the things you asked for.”

 

Author’s note:

No matter how you fix it, it’s locked. Please understand with an open mind.

One-line extra: “The Shadow from Three Years Ago”

God Ji said he was so annoyed, really annoyed, because he was still stuck in that night three years ago. Comrade Lu’s skills were too bad, so he didn’t dare try again.

 

 

 

 

 

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