Huo Zedong felt like he was about to explode, but he forced himself to soothe him:
“Baby, aren’t you still having tummy pains?”
Before he could finish speaking, he felt a wet patch on his neck, tears streaming down his collarbone.
The Little Omega sobbed, his voice thick with hurt: “You don’t like me anymore…”
“You’re not interested in me anymore…”
“I knew you didn’t like me anymore…”
Huo Zedong sighed helplessly. He tried to soothe him while slowly unbuttoning his pajamas.
But after only a few moments, the Little Omega started fussing again, complaining that his stomach hurt and refusing to let him touch him.
He curled up in Huo Zedong’s arms, tears falling in large drops.
Exhausted, he drifted back into a hazy sleep.
This time, Huo Zedong didn’t dare leave. Afraid of provoking another tantrum, he tucked the Little Omega securely under the covers and reached for his phone to make a call.
He briefly described Jiang Luoluo’s condition. The person on the other end paused for a moment.
“Young Master Jiang is currently displaying an extremely strong dependence on you, roughly equivalent to the level of an Omega in heat.”
“I think it’s related to your previous use of pheromones to force his heat cycle early. His body might be in a state of disarray and needs time to recover.”
Huo Zedong fell silent for a moment.
“What should I do?”
“Spend more time with him, coax him, and try to fulfill his requests. Don’t let him be alone too often to avoid making him feel abandoned. If this continues for another one or two weeks without improvement, we’ll need to conduct a comprehensive examination of Young Master Jiang.”
In the days that followed, Jiang Luoluo was overjoyed. Huo Zedong took him everywhere he went.
In the spacious backseat of the car, Jiang Luoluo played with Huo Zedong’s fingers, muttering, “I really want ice cream… Baby hasn’t had any in two days…”
Huo Zedong looked up from his documents, a half-smile playing on his lips as he stared at Jiang Luoluo for a few seconds. “Oh?”
Lately, his baby’s stomach had been upset, and cold, greasy foods often made him nauseous. Huo Zedong had been forced to limit his intake of cold drinks and sweets.
The handsome Alpha raised one eyebrow and continued, “Is that so?”
The Little Omega blinked guiltily.
“This morning, when I went for my morning exercise, who snuck out of bed and ran to the kitchen to eat ice cream?”
Huo Zedong pinched the Omega’s cheek. “Lying children get very severe punishments.”
“You know about that…”
Huo Zedong was about to say something when his phone vibrated urgently. He glanced at the caller ID and pressed the answer button. “Father.”
He listened to the other person on the line, his expression darkening.
After hanging up, Huo Zedong gave a location.
Within minutes, the car had pulled smoothly to the side of the road.
Huo Zedong stroked the Little Omega’s head. “Don’t run around. Stay here and wait for Husband. I’ll be right back.”
Jiang Luoluo tilted his head. “Is Uncle Huo angry?”
Huo Zedong’s expression remained unchanged. “Perhaps.”
Seeing the Little Omega’s worried face, Huo Zedong leaned in and kissed his forehead. “When Husband comes back, shall we take our baby for ice cream?”
The Little Omega nodded obediently, watching Huo Zedong’s figure recede and disappear into the building.
Jiang Luoluo glanced around, realizing they were near a shopping mall. Uncle Huo must have decided on the spur of the moment to call his husband over.
He lowered the car window and surveyed the surroundings.
The plaza in front of the mall was bustling with people. A musical fountain sprayed water to the rhythm of pop songs, and the air was filled with the aroma of desserts, milk tea, and snacks from the surrounding shops.
The enormous ice cream stand nearby was particularly tempting, practically summoning the cravings in his stomach.
Since his husband had already promised to buy him ice cream, he figured it wouldn’t hurt to get one early.
Jiang Luoluo got out of the car and headed toward the dessert shop.
“Hello, one strawberry and one chocolate, please.”
After paying, Jiang Luoluo was waiting for his ice cream when he overheard two people nearby whispering to each other.
“Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”
“Absolutely not! That’s the guy from the twenty-minute video!”
“Another video? And a child born from an affair in a wealthy family? This is too scandalous!”
“Hurry, hurry! If we add Lin Zhiyi’s name to the post, it’ll definitely go viral!”
Hearing the familiar name, Jiang Luoluo instinctively glanced in the direction of the discussion.
Unexpectedly, from over ten meters away, his eyes met Lin Zhiyi’s gaze.
Jiang Luoluo didn’t want to see him. He took his ice cream and turned to leave.
“Shit! He’s coming over! Is he going to make us delete it?”
The two gossiping figures scattered in panic as Lin Zhiyi rushed to Jiang Luoluo’s side in a few strides. “Don’t go!”
He glared at Jiang Luoluo, his delicate face contorted with resentment, his eyes bloodshot. “Are you enjoying seeing me like this?”
Jiang Luoluo frowned, unwilling to waste a single word on Lin Zhiyi.
“You’re nothing but a hypocrite, pretending to be pure and innocent! Huo Zedong has been covering up all your dirty deeds behind your back!”
“What? Now that I’ve fallen so low, you’re still pretending not to know?”
“Why would I want to know? We’re no longer friends. I couldn’t care less about your news.” Jiang Luoluo turned and walked away.
Lin Zhiyi froze for a moment, then stubbornly chased after him. “You don’t know?”
Seeing Jiang Luoluo’s expression, Lin Zhiyi suddenly seemed to understand. A knowing smile spread across his face. “Of course. With his ruthless methods, why would he let you know?”
“He’d rather keep you in the dark your entire life.”
“Didn’t he personally dismantle the Jiang Family back then?”
Lin Zhiyi’s smile turned malicious. “To keep you by his side, to sever your ties with the Jiang Family, he casually bankrupted your family and sent your relatives to prison. You didn’t know, did you?”
“He kept it from you. The people in the villa kept it from you. Everyone kept it from you. Don’t you hate him?”
“Are you insane, Lin Zhiyi?”
Jiang Luoluo’s almond eyes widened as she stared at the raving Lin Zhiyi. She shoved him away. “Don’t you dare speak ill of my husband!”
The Jiang Family was all rotten to the core. They deserved their fate in prison. Why was Lin Zhiyi trying to smear her husband with their filth?
But to her surprise, Lin Zhiyi collapsed to the ground with just a light push.
“Stop trying to frame me! I didn’t even push you hard!” Jiang Luoluo glared at him warily.
Lin Zhiyi, sprawled on the ground, had his clothes loosened, revealing whip marks on his skin and black burn marks from cigarette butts on his neck. His wrists were covered in bruises.
Jiang Luoluo was startled, taking two steps back in fear.
*Lin Zhiyi is the young master of the Lin Family. How could this have happened?*
Lin Zhiyi climbed to his feet, his eyes darting around. His voice was chilling. “So you really didn’t know anything?”
“That idiot Ye Hao recorded a video of that day. He tried to blackmail me with it, but the video ended up online, and everyone found out!”
“Then a DNA test arrived. I’m not my father’s son. I’m the bastard child of my mother’s affair. I was completely abandoned…”
Lin Zhiyi sneered, pulling at his clothes to show Jiang Luoluo the gland on the back of his neck.
“See this? They dug out my gland! Not just me, but that damn Ye Hao too. We were both sent to that kind of place. Do you know how those perverted Alphas treated us?”
“Do you know how many beatings we endured? How many people we had to serve? They burned me with cigarette butts! They slashed me with knives! Do you know how I survived?!”
“Just because I wanted to use you! Just because I wanted to harm you, Huo Zedong wasn’t satisfied with an eye for an eye. He had to go for the kill! He might as well have just killed us outright!!!”
Lin Zhiyi’s shrill voice cracked with emotion:
“Do you think he’s a good person? He’s a demon! He’s a demon from hell!!!”
“He’s cold-blooded and ruthless! Cruel and violent! He doesn’t see others as human beings at all!!!”
“If you stay with him, he’ll drag you down to hell with him sooner or later!!!”
“Jiang Luoluo! You’re finished!!!”
Lin Zhiyi’s hoarse voice echoed behind him. Protected by the driver, Jiang Luoluo stumbled backward until he had completely left Lin Zhiyi behind. Only after he had settled into the back seat and closed the door did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But his heart still pounded in his chest, each beat faster than the last, as if it were about to leap out!
After listening to the driver’s report, Huo Zedong stood at the door for a long time.
He rubbed his forehead, finally revealing a hint of weariness.
His father’s furious accusations still echoed in his ears. What had he said?
“After all these years of friendship between our families, how could you be so ruthless?”
“The older you get, the crueler you become, leaving no room for compromise in your actions.”
“Xiao Yi made a mistake, but he’s already paid the price. He’s been permanently marked by that alpha, he’s been expelled from the Lin Family, he’s already been punished.”
“Why must you still be so relentless?”
“To have his glands removed and sent to that kind of place, living a life worse than death…”
“Son, what are you thinking? How can you be so cruel?”
“What about that little omega by your side? Won’t he be terrified when he finds out?”
Huo Zedong let out a long sigh, lifting his eyelids to gaze at the black Maybach parked silently by the roadside.
His little omega had found out after all.
His courage was so small that even the deep, dark night frightened him…
If he knew the person sleeping beside him, the man he called “Husband” with such affection, was this kind of person, he’d probably be terrified to death.
Huo Zedong’s slender fingers clenched together, his eyes darkening.
But he couldn’t bear anyone harming his baby. Just the thought of it ignited a furious rage within him, making him want to flay the offender alive…
