IMAO Chapter 89

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In the dimly lit room, the handsome man’s deep-set eyes reflected the sleeping face of the person nestled defenselessly in his arms. As the person’s eyelashes quivered slightly, his heart trembled along with them.

Ji Rong couldn’t calm his excited heart.

Having Jiang Yuan leaning against his chest like this, sleeping in the same bed. It felt like a dream, completely unreal.

The marks he’d left on Jiang Yuan’s body seemed to tell him this wasn’t a dream.

Jiang Yuan…

Ji Rong turned his head again to carefully study Jiang Yuan’s sleeping face, leaning in to place a gentle kiss on his forehead.

In the enclosed room, the strong Alpha pheromones were suffocating, while the sweet Omega scent was comparatively faint.

Although Jiang Yuan’s pheromones couldn’t affect him, Jiang Yuan himself was a fatal temptation. His reason couldn’t resist this allure. His mind had only one thought: to embrace Jiang Yuan. This made him instinctively reach back and close the door immediately.

His desire for Jiang Yuan was impossible to suppress. The moment he realized something was wrong with Jiang Yuan, the beast had already broken free from its cage within his heart.

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Lost in his instincts, he pinned Jiang Yuan down, ready to take things further. But when he saw Jiang Yuan’s flushed face and heard his gritted words, he was startled. He was even afraid that if this continued, Jiang Yuan would hate him. Yet, he couldn’t stop. He could only quickly fulfill Jiang Yuan’s request before continuing his shameful actions.

He hadn’t actually lost control, but he pretended he had.

Gently, he brushed Jiang Yuan’s sweat-dampened hair, feeling a warmth rise in his heart as he watched the person he loved resting in his arms. He sincerely wished tomorrow would come later.

If Jiang Yuan woke up and hit him, he’d accept it without fighting back.

But if asked whether he regretted it, he didn’t regret it at all.

If Jiang Yuan hadn’t been so resistant, he would have marked him right then, making them completely belong to each other.

Whether Jiang Yuan was an Omega or Beta didn’t matter to him. What mattered was that he loved Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan being an Omega just gave him this opportunity to act on his impulses.

Ji Rong’s hands tightened their hold, pulling Jiang Yuan closer in his arms. Right now, he felt very happy. Tomorrow’s issues could wait until tomorrow. He just hoped Jiang Yuan wouldn’t be too angry.

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Jiang Yuan woke up groggily, his entire body aching down to the bones.

He instinctively tried to get up, only to discover a strong arm holding him, his body pressed against a firm chest.

Ji Rong’s eyes were closed, facing him, the muscles of his body clearly defined. Although this wasn’t the first time Jiang Yuan saw Ji Rong’s naked upper body, he completely froze.

Ji Rong’s chest, neck, and even his arms were covered with red marks. Some places had broken skin. It was clear that yesterday’s battle was very intense…

Was he the one who did all this?

But… who else could it have been?

Fragments of last night’s memories started appearing in his head.

Jiang Yuan was mortified and just wanted to slap himself dead.

What had he done yesterday?

It was bad enough that he’d tricked Ji Rong, but to leave him covered in injuries too?

Jiang Yuan’s head throbbed. He averted his gaze from Ji Rong’s chest, only to be met with Ji Rong’s strikingly handsome face. Ji Rong’s brows were slightly furrowed, and he looked exhausted, as if he did not sleep well.

Jiang Yuan felt a pang of guilt.

Probably because of what happened yesterday. Knowing Ji Rong, he was likely already thinking about taking responsibility.

Jiang Yuan felt awful. He’d pulled his trick, solved his immediate problem, and passed out from exhaustion.

But Ji Rong probably hadn’t slept all night, thinking about how to take responsibility…

He had wronged Ji Rong.

Jiang Yuan noticed Ji Rong’s eyelashes quiver slightly and keenly observed the change in his breathing pattern – clearly, his movement had woken him up.

Jiang Yuan noticed Ji Rong’s eyelashes flutter slightly and realized his breathing had changed. Clearly, his movement had woken him up.

But Ji Rong kept his eyes closed.

Ji Rong probably didn’t know how to face him yet. After all, in situations like this, Alphas were expected to take responsibility. Especially since they were close brothers. Ji Rong was probably at a loss right now.

Jiang Yuan felt even more guilty.

Ji Rong saw him as a brother, but he’d used Ji Rong as a tool Alpha, tricked him, and made him take the fall.

What heat couldn’t be endured? How could he trick a brother like this?! Did he deserve to be Ji Rong’s brother?

But he really couldn’t endure it. Yesterday he’d thought he might die. He never would have imagined himself doing… that sort of thing before. Although he liked men, how could male Alphas and Omegas be the same as male Betas in this world?

It was all because of these damn pheromones. Without them controlling him, would he ever do something like this?

He, Jiang Yuan, would rather die than trick a brother this way!

“Sigh…”

The thought made Jiang Yuan’s head hurt. He pulled away Ji Rong’s arm, propped himself up on his weakened waist to sit up, then got off the bed to pick up his clothes from the floor before walking into the bathroom.

What should he say later?

Jiang Yuan wondered as he showered.

Outside the bathroom.

Ji Rong sat up immediately after Jiang Yuan entered the bathroom.

Jiang Yuan didn’t hit him.

Ji Rong anxiously watched the silhouette behind the bathroom’s translucent frosted glass.

Then he seriously contemplated a question: When Jiang Yuan finished showering and came out, how should he explain yesterday’s events? He was present when Jiang Yuan’s adopted brother went into heat before. Would Jiang Yuan believe him if he claimed he was controlled by pheromones?

After his shower, Jiang Yuan reluctantly stepped out of the bathroom. Ji Rong, wearing only pants, sat on the bed’s edge, carefully watching him as he came out.

Seeing Ji Rong’s expression, Jiang Yuan felt even more guilty. How could he have used Ji Rong like this?

After considering his words, Jiang Yuan said, “Yesterday I didn’t realize it was a heat. I thought it was just a fever like before.”

Ji Rong froze.

It seemed Jiang Yuan didn’t realize that he wasn’t actually controlled by pheromones yesterday. It was purely his own lack of self-control.

Jiang Yuan continued, “Remember how I kept having fevers before? When I went to the hospital, the doctor said my body was heating up because I was changing from a Beta to an Omega.”

Ji Rong looked at Jiang Yuan and asked, “But how could you suddenly become an Omega?”

Jiang Yuan glanced at him and cleared his throat. “It’s not exactly becoming an Omega. I was actually an Omega from the start, just with an underdeveloped gland, which made me no different from a regular Beta. It shouldn’t have had any effect.”

Ji Rong: “So now it’s developed?”

Jiang Yuan nodded.

Ji Rong: “Why did it develop?”

Jiang Yuan: …

It was all because of you!

But Jiang Yuan didn’t say it directly. After all, Ji Rong was already troubled by this situation. If he revealed the reason for his gland’s development, Ji Rong would probably feel even more guilty.

Jiang Yuan shook his head. “The reason isn’t clear.”

Just as Jiang Yuan was considering what to say next, Ji Rong suddenly stood up, took two steps forward, grabbed his hand, and said, “Jiang Yuan, I’ll take responsibility for you!”

Take responsibility?

Was Plan C going a bit too smoothly…

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