Chapter 35

Su Louzhi was crying her heart out when, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a string of related search suggestions pop up at the bottom of her browser.

Maybe because she’d been searching for ABO-related terms, the system had automatically recommended popular science articles about “rut periods” and “heat periods.”

Still crying, she tapped into one.

【Rut Period】

【1. Core Definition: A rut period refers to the cyclical physiological and psychological sensitivity period that Alphas experience due to fluctuations in hormone levels. It typically occurs when an Alpha has no Omega companion or has not undergone marking for an extended period.】

【2. Main Manifestations:

Physiological: Elevated body temperature, disrupted and highly aggressive pheromone secretion, and some Alphas may experience mild muscle soreness or a hyperactive state.

Psychological: Extreme insecurity, irritability and aggression, hostility toward potential threats, and a strong possessive and validating urge toward a marked Omega.】

——

【Heat Period】

【1. Core Definition: A heat period refers to the special physiological state that Omegas enter due to cyclical hormone fluctuations, making them suitable for mating and conception. It typically begins at puberty and continues throughout life.】

【2. Main Manifestations:

Physiological: Elevated body temperature, flushing of the skin, uncontrollable massive release of pheromones, and the reproductive cavity automatically opening to prepare for marking. In severe cases, one may fall into a semi-conscious “mating heat” state that requires Alpha pheromones or suppressants to alleviate.

Psychological: An intense craving for an Alpha’s touch and scent, blurred thinking, and a strong desire to be possessed and marked. During this time, an Omega’s rationality is suppressed by instinct.】

Su Louzhi read for a long while.

The more she read, the redder her face became.

At the same time, understanding dawned on her—no wonder Ji Kailan could push her belly up into a bulge. She’d always thought that was utterly unreasonable.

And that knotting that made her lose herself in an instant, when her stomach suddenly swelled and Ji Kailan had laughed, saying, “This is called knotting; it won’t hurt.”

So that was it.

Ji Kailan had ruts, and she…

She suddenly felt a deep sense of admiration for herself.

An ordinary human from an ordinary world, and she’d actually managed to endure the top-tier enigma of the ABO world.

Even saying it out loud, she could hardly believe it herself.

Perhaps she’d been browsing on this page for a while, because the phone’s built-in AI suddenly popped up—a little cartoon milk dragon bounced onto the screen, and a speech bubble appeared above it: 【Detected that the host is intensely curious about ABO tertiary sex characteristics. Would you like to enable smart search to provide you with niche and interesting ABO knowledge?】

Su Louzhi selected “Yes” without hesitation. In no time, the browser page automatically jumped, displaying a slew of titles that looked intriguing at a glance: 【Is There a Matching Resonance Between AOs?】 【Can a Marked Omega Be Over-Marked by a Higher-Grade Alpha?】 【How Many Types of Special Genders Exist?】

She read through them one by one, and then another thought struck her.

It finally clicked why, from the very first day of school, her three roommates had treated her excessively well, almost like she was a porcelain doll.

And why, after she’d arrived in this world, the vast majority of people had been extraordinarily kind to her, looking after her at every turn.

She’d originally assumed it was because she’d become mute, and everyone was being considerate of a disabled person.

But now she understood.

According to the 【How Many Types of Special Genders Exist?】popular science article, she was a genderless person in the ABO world!

She also finally understood why Qin Qingyan had flashed her campus card around so ostentatiously back then, and why they’d always twist off bottle caps before handing her a drink.

Of course they had to twist the cap off first before giving it to her!

They were people of the ABO world! Whether Alpha, Beta, or Omega, just dealing with things like the roughly seven-day rut or heat periods meant they had far better stamina than an ordinary person!

No wonder.

No wonder she’d struggled just to twist off bottle caps since arriving in this world.

It turned out the people here simply had more physical strength than her, and better energy.

She now also understood why she’d been here so long and still hadn’t realized this was an ABO world.

It turned out people like her could be defined as genderless, meaning non-differentiated.

But genderless people were quite different from minors under fifteen who hadn’t differentiated yet. Non-differentiated minors actually already had pheromones; they just hadn’t fully developed. Whereas she—she had no pheromones whatsoever, entirely non-differentiated.

In the ABO world, that was practically equivalent to a severe disability.

No wonder no one ever mentioned ABO genders in front of her.

They were afraid that bringing it up would remind her that she was a severely disabled genderless person and make her sad.

So she’d been living in the ABO world in a complete fog for over five months, nearly six.

Su Louzhi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

She really was muddleheaded and careless.

——

Ji Kailan’s shower was as long as ever.

Over an hour passed, and Su Louzhi had finally more or less digested the basic knowledge of the ABO world’s various secondary genders, pheromones, marking, and knotting.

Just as she’d finished processing all this new information, the bathroom door opened.

Ji Kailan stepped out.

She frantically cleared the browser history, turned off the screen, and stuffed the phone aside.

Ji Kailan walked over to her, his gaze landing on her face, his brows drawing together slightly.

“What’s wrong, Zhizhi?” He raised a hand to stroke her cheek. “Have you been crying?”

Su Louzhi froze.

She instinctively reached up to touch her own face, her fingertips brushing against a trace of dampness that hadn’t dried.

Only then did she remember—she’d been sad earlier, thinking about how she might not be able to bear children, about the vast gap between their statuses, worrying she couldn’t be with him. And she’d cried.

But then she’d gotten caught up reading the popular science about rut and heat periods, her face flushing and heart pounding, and she’d completely forgotten she’d been crying.

Ji Kailan watched her looking so dazed, tear stains still on her face yet somehow unaware of what had happened, even foolishly touching her own tears.

He felt a pang of tenderness in his heart and couldn’t help wanting to cherish her.

He sat down on the edge of the bed and gently pulled her into his arms.

“What’s wrong, Zhizhi?” he asked softly. “Was it something you didn’t like?”

Su Louzhi shook her head lightly.

It wasn’t that she didn’t like it. Whatever Ji Kailan did to her, she was happy.

But after what they’d done, she’d truly recognized her own feelings, and also seen the enormous gap between them.

She was a little panicked.

Ji Kailan felt her shake her head, but no explanation came. He tightened his arms around her and pressed gently, “Then what made Zhizhi sad? Can you tell me? Seeing Zhizhi cry tears, it really hurts me.”

Su Louzhi hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth.

She still had a decent sense of self-awareness. Now that she’d recognized her own heart, she couldn’t possibly hide the fact that she liked Ji Kailan. Rather than being found out sooner or later, it was better to be open from the start.

She picked up her phone and typed: 【I want to be with Senior Ji forever.】

【I thought it over, and the most ideal relationship would probably be marriage.】

【But then I thought about how I’m not even an Omega, and I can’t get pregnant. And Senior Ji is an only son. If I’m with him, the Ji Group will have no heir.】

【And when I think about how I have no parents, I’m an orphan, and I’m mute… I feel like I don’t deserve Senior Ji at all.】

【So I got sad.】

Ji Kailan looked at the lines of text on the screen, and his heart felt like it had been seared by something hot.

He set the phone aside, tightened his arms, and pulled her fully into his embrace, pressing kisses all over her face, his brows and eyes filled with a smile he couldn’t suppress.

“Zhizhi is willing to marry me?” His voice carried surprise. “I’m so happy.”

He cupped her face and said seriously, word by word, “Zhizhi, don’t worry. None of these will be a problem. The Ji family wasn’t going to have an heir anyway. The doctors gave me a conclusion a long time ago—I won’t live past thirty. My dad and mom have long been prepared. After I’m gone, all the property will be donated to the country.”

Su Louzhi heard him speak so casually about possibly not living to thirty, and thinking of the predetermined fate the System had told her about, her tears fell even harder.

Ji Kailan saw that his words hadn’t comforted her at all, but had only made her cry harder. He felt both helpless and somewhat amused.

“But as for now…” He raised his hand to wipe away her tears, his eyes full of warmth. “I think I’ll be able to make it. This rut, having Zhizhi with me, it feels very different. Tomorrow after we wake up, I’ll go to the hospital for a checkup.”

He looked at her, his voice softer still: “Zhizhi can come with me and see the results with her own eyes, okay?”

Only then did Su Louzhi stop crying, and she nodded gently.

Seeing that Su Louzhi had finally stopped crying, Ji Kailan asked softly, “Is Zhizhi hungry?”

Su Louzhi blinked.

Five whole days had passed, and she still didn’t feel hungry at all.

She honestly shook her head, inwardly burning with curiosity—what exactly was that thing that looked like toothpaste? It could keep a person from feeling thirsty or hungry.

Ji Kailan saw Su Louzhi’s amazed little expression and smiled slightly.

“This is the energy agent newly developed by the Ji Group,” he explained. “One tube lasts the equivalent of a week. After taking it, you won’t feel thirsty or hungry—your metabolism stays normal, no side effects. When I’m in a bout, it’s very convenient, since I don’t exactly cook for myself.”

Su Louzhi was enlightened. So there was such high-tech stuff. She lowered her head and typed out the question she cared most about: 【So is Senior Ji considered cured now?】

Ji Kailan smiled slightly. “Mm. This bout of pheromone instability is over.”

Su Louzhi had just let out a sigh of relief when she felt something hot pressing against her thigh. 【Note: nothing is happening here!】

She shot her eyes wide open and stared at him in shock.

Hadn’t they done it five whole days? He’d even finished once just now. How did he have more energy already?

Ji Kailan saw her astonished expression and smiled faintly.

“I actually never told Zhizhi this,” his voice dropped low. “From the first moment I saw Zhizhi, I wanted her badly. And every second I spent with Zhizhi after that, I was restraining myself. Now that our hearts are one, I don’t want to hold back any longer.”

Su Louzhi’s face burned and her heart pounded. She hesitated for a while, then typed: 【Then Senior Ji… can we just do it once?】

She’d just finished reading the science articles and understood that Ji Kailan’s condition was a rut, and that his pheromone instability was only because he hadn’t been soothed. But the articles clearly said rut periods lasted seven days. Even though they hadn’t gone the full seven days, they’d still done it a full five days and five nights.

Without exaggeration, when she’d gone to the bathroom during her shower, she’d found that the area stung oddly when urinating, like it was burning.

She was afraid that part of her had been overused and would be broken by him.

Ji Kailan looked at that line of text, and the smile in his eyes couldn’t be hidden.

He understood. His precious Zhizhi’s stamina was nowhere near his. Being taken by him for five full days had already pushed her to her limits. After she recovered, he’d taken her once more. And now, faced with his almost unreasonable request, she was still willing to compromise.

His precious Zhizhi—would she ever say no to anything he asked?

He felt mischievous and deliberately asked, “Can Zhizhi really give herself to me? Then this time, I can do anything I want?”

Su Louzhi blushed even harder. She typed softly: 【Senior Ji, can you be a little gentler?】

That really was her only request.

The madness of those five days was too deeply engraved in her memory. Ji Kailan’s dominance in that regard was almost frightening.

Ji Kailan watched her obediently comply with whatever he said, just as he’d imagined, and his heart melted into a pool of tenderness.

His voice was husky: “Don’t worry, Zhizhi. I was just joking. I cherish Zhizhi; I’ll let you rest for two days.”

Su Louzhi was instantly moved to tears, looking up at him.

Of course, at this moment, she was deeply touched—

But when she later discovered that when Ji Kailan said she could rest for two days, he meant literally just “rest for two days,” she couldn’t muster any of that gratitude anymore.

However, watching Ji Kailan struggle to control himself, Su Louzhi’s heart ached for him again.

After hesitating for a moment, she still typed out the question: 【Maybe… why don’t you just hold it in?】

Ji Kailan’s brows lifted slightly when he saw it, and he teased, “Can Zhizhi really take it?”

Su Louzhi hesitated for a moment, but in the end, her heartache won out.

She nodded.

Ji Kailan smiled. “Zhizhi cherishes me, and I cherish Zhizhi too.” He reached out and tapped her nose. “How about this—Zhizhi can comfort me with something else.”

Su Louzhi didn’t understand. She looked up at him in confusion.

Ji Kailan saw her innocent gaze, and his Adam’s apple bobbed. “Zhizhi, just keep looking at me like this.”

Su Louzhi still didn’t get it, even more bewildered.

Ji Kailan chuckled softly, then raised a finger and tapped it against his own chest.

Su Louzhi’s face instantly flushed crimson.

But she made no move to resist. Her whole body was burning hot, her cheeks rosy red. She closed her eyes and waited for Ji Kailan’s arrival.

In the final moment, she was being tormented beyond endurance, her lips parting slightly as she panted, and some of it splashed into her slightly open mouth.

Su Louzhi froze.

Before she could even react, her throat had already made the swallowing motion first.

When she realized what she’d swallowed, her eyes widened slightly—

The next second, she stiffened.

This taste…

Why was it so familiar?

In an instant, understanding dawned on her.

The milk from those nights, that fishy-sweet taste…

Su Louzhi was utterly mortified, wishing she could die of embarrassment.

Her entire body flushed pink, her face so red it looked ready to drip blood. She squeezed her eyes shut, not daring to look at Ji Kailan again.

——

Since it was already January 20th, Su Louzhi had missed her two days of exams and the rest of her classes.

And January 20th happened to be the first day of winter break.

Ji Kailan directly suggested, “Zhizhi, since it’s already break, why not come stay at my place tomorrow? Didn’t we already agree? During winter vacation, you’ll intern at the Ji Group. We can commute together, and you’ll live with me—okay?”

Su Louzhi remembered that they had indeed agreed that she’d go check out the Ji Group during winter break.

She naturally had no objection.

It was evening now, but still relatively early. Su Louzhi wasn’t hungry, but she remembered that when she’d been searching for ABO knowledge earlier, the only information she couldn’t find was on enigmas, and she hadn’t carefully watched that movie, Absolute Controller.

So she had to ask Ji Kailan.

She gently poked his chest with her finger.

When Ji Kailan lowered his gaze to her, she pulled out her phone and typed: 【Senior Ji, is your pheromone instability really just a rut period that wasn’t soothed?】

Su Louzhi thought for a moment and decided to ask this question first.

Ji Kailan had only told her it was pheromone instability, and Shen Boyang had merely called it a disease. She’d guessed it was a rut only because, after reading the popular science, it seemed like the symptoms matched—but she wasn’t entirely sure.

Now that Ji Kailan was back to normal, he didn’t ravage her constantly the way he had during the rut, nor did he demand a kiss before answering her questions.

He gave her a direct answer: “That’s right. Truthfully, my pheromone instability is essentially a rut period that’s gone out of control. The reason we don’t call it a rut is because rut is a symptom of Alphas. There’s no precise medical definition for a enigma, so we basically just refer to it as that disease or pheromone instability.”

He smiled. “But privately, I do call it a rut, because that’s the most relatable way to describe it.”

Su Louzhi was enlightened.

She then remembered that while Ji Kailan had never said it, the System had told her that he couldn’t tolerate the smell of inferior pheromones.

She decided to dig deeper.

【Then Senior Ji, does an enigma have symptoms different from an Alpha? For example… can an enigma really not tolerate pheromones at all? Otherwise, if there were someone who could soothe an enigma, their pheromone instability shouldn’t spiral out of control.】

Ji Kailan nodded in agreement. “Right. As an enigma, my senses are far more sensitive than an Alpha’s. Pheromones that ordinary people find pleasant and appealing are all inferior to me, because my level is too high above theirs.”

He paused, as if organizing his words. “Since Zhizhi has no pheromones, you probably can’t relate. It’s like how an F-grade would find E-grade pheromones better, and E-grade would find D-grade better. Pheromones are a process of upward selection. But because my level is so high, everyone’s pheromones feel like cheap perfume to me—it’s unbearable.”

Su Louzhi thought that analogy sounded a little strange.

If that were really the case, then wouldn’t society just have E-grades marrying E-grades, D-grades marrying D-grades, A-grades marrying A-grades? A permanently fixed class system—that would be incredibly unfair.

She thought this, and typed it out as a question.

Ji Kailan chuckled.

“It’s not like that. If the gap is only a few grades, pheromone exchange is perfectly fine. An A-grade won’t find an F-grade inferior; only an S+-grade would find F-grade inferior. And an enigma isn’t just one grade above S+—it’s several grades above. So I can’t even tolerate S+-grade pheromones.”

Su Louzhi fully understood.

It was just like game levels. If F-grade was level 1 and S+-grade was level 50, then Ji Kailan was probably level 100. So aside from himself, he found everyone’s pheromones inferior and unbearable.

And because of that, during his rut, he couldn’t accept comfort from anyone.

She thought of the crux of the issue and typed: 【So does Senior Ji always feel uncomfortable in crowded places?】

She felt a pang of guilt. Ji Kailan was always taking her out. He must be really uncomfortable, right? Then wouldn’t that mean only she was having fun?

Ji Kailan keenly sensed her mood and reassured her: “No. When I’m with Zhizhi, I feel the most comfortable and happiest. Not only does Zhizhi have no pheromones, but her natural scent can also drive away other people’s inferior pheromones. I feel great.”

Su Louzhi blushed.

What did he mean by her natural scent being able to drive away other people’s pheromones? She didn’t understand, but as long as it made him feel better, that was good enough.

Ji Kailan saw her satisfied look and raised an eyebrow.

“I thought you’d be upset hearing that what I liked about being with you from the start was that you could shield me from those inferior pheromones.”

Su Louzhi looked up at him in confusion, not understanding why he’d say that.

“Because when I first approached you,” Ji Kailan explained, “I had a very strong motive.”

Su Louzhi thought for a moment, then typed: 【Is it because Senior Ji discovered back then that there was no pheromone scent around me, so you wanted to stay with me?】

Ji Kailan nodded, admitting it directly: “Yes.”

Su Louzhi’s eyes curved into happy crescents, and she typed cheerfully: 【Okay! Got it! Then I’ll stay with Senior Ji every moment I possibly can!】

The unexpected windfall made Ji Kailan’s brows rise, surprise flashing in his eyes. He deliberately confirmed again, “Is Zhizhi really not sad?”

Su Louzhi paused, then typed: 【If we’re strictly talking about the fact that Senior Ji approached me with a purpose, then yes, I’m a little sad.】

Ji Kailan’s heart ached slightly at those words. He was just thinking that maybe he shouldn’t have been so blunt and made his precious Zhizhi sad, when he saw her continue typing.

【But right now, I really like Senior Ji and care about him a lot. When I think about how uncomfortable Senior Ji is in crowds, and how I can make him feel better…】

【I’m just so happy!】

Ji Kailan couldn’t hold back any longer.

He cupped Su Louzhi’s face and gave her a long, deep kiss.

When Su Louzhi was released, she was dazed for a very long time.

Ji Kailan chuckled at the sight, not disturbing her, just quietly watching her slowly come back to her senses.

Once she finally recovered, there was still one question on her mind.

But this question, she didn’t dare ask Ji Kailan.

So she quietly poked at the System in her mind: System, can you tell me… what did Senior Ji really mean by putting on Absolute Controller that day? Isn’t it common knowledge that he’s an enigma? Or was that movie telling the truth? Can Senior Ji control people???

The System’s voice sounded a bit exasperated: 【Host, that’s because you didn’t watch the movie carefully. Near the end, there’s a scene where the protagonist Xiaoming’s rut hits, and since no one can stand his pheromones, he’s forced to endure it alone.】

Su Louzhi: “...”

So that was it.

So that’s what Ji Kailan had been trying to tell her.

She was a little unwilling to accept it: Then does Senior Ji not have any superpower to control people?

The System was even more exasperated: 【When the host was looking up ABO knowledge earlier, you should have also searched for historical enigmas.】

Su Louzhi felt embarrassed by the System’s reproach. She was just genuinely curious—since this world really did have enigmas, and a movie had been made about that gender, it had to have some substance to attract audiences.

The System probably knew that Su Louzhi couldn’t easily search right now, so it directly gave her the answer in her mind: 【Most of that movie is true. Xu Tianming was the enigma before Ji Kailan. He was deeply troubled by his enigma nature and voluntarily offered himself to the research institute to study the secrets of enigmas. But the institute found nothing. They could only conclude that an enigma seems to be an entirely new gender system, completely different from the ABO gender system.】

Su Louzhi was stunned: A completely different system?

The System explained: 【Just like the host’s original world had only two genders, male and female, and the host was female. You came here, and though your appearance is identical to the natives, you’re actually not from the same gender system as them.】

Su Louzhi understood, but she was still deeply shaken and couldn’t help asking the soul-searching question: Then do enigmas have reproductive isolation with people here? If enigmas are a different gender system from ABO, then they shouldn’t be able to leave behind offspring. But why do enigmas exist in history? Without offspring, enigma genes wouldn’t be passed down, so there shouldn’t be any enigmas later on, right?

【Because enigma isn’t a recessive gene.】 The System patiently answered: 【It’s a genetic mutation. A more fitting way to describe it is evolution.】

Su Louzhi blinked: Evolution?

【Correct. Enigmas are one of the future evolutionary directions of the ABO race. A population with better overall qualities can better fulfill the mission of procreation.】

Su Louzhi understood. In other words, Senior Ji was truly exceptional. She accepted that internally, but couldn’t help asking one last time, unwilling to give up: So enigmas really are just physically superior? No supernatural abilities?

【Perhaps in the future, but not at this stage.】 The System, knowing that Su Louzhi had been misled by Absolute Controller, patiently explained: 【Actually, there haven’t been only seven enigmas in history. This land has four thousand years of recorded history, yet the industrial revolution only happened less than three hundred years ago. The reason only seven enigmas are recorded in ancient history is because those seven were all people of steadfast will. The others couldn’t endure the torment of being an enigma and were lost to the dust of history.】

【As for ancient enigmas, no one can verify. We can only look at the three after the industrial revolution. One of them did come into conflict with his research institute, and no one survived. So the screenwriter of Absolute Controller fabricated the ability to control people based on that. But in reality, from the information I’ve gathered, that enigma scored extremely high on IQ tests. Based on big-data inference, the institute’s destruction was most likely because the entire institute’s combined intelligence was no match for that enigma, and he outmaneuvered them all.】

Su Louzhi had just received a serving of long-overdue gossip and no longer had any questions left.

——

The two talked the topic to a close, and time pushed forward again.

Su Louzhi thought it was about time to sleep. She still wasn’t hungry, but she worried that Ji Kailan, after all that physical activity, might be. So she typed: 【Senior Ji, are you hungry now?】

Ji Kailan shook his head.

Su Louzhi continued typing her suggestion: 【Then how about we go to sleep? We’ll get up early tomorrow and head straight to the hospital for the checkup, okay?】

Ji Kailan had no objections, but he suddenly stood up and said, “Wait a moment, Zhizhi. Drink a glass of milk before bed to help you sleep.”

Su Louzhi was used to this now—whenever she was with Ji Kailan, he’d hand her a glass of milk every night. Even though she’d already guessed what the milk was, she obediently sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for him to bring it over.

Ji Kailan stepped out for a moment and quickly returned, holding a warm glass of milk.

Su Louzhi took it with a red face and drank it down in one go.

At first, she really thought the milk was too fishy to swallow, but maybe because she’d drunk so much of it, her taste buds had adapted. She remembered learning in biology class that the olfactory organs have adaptability, so presumably taste worked the same way, right? Now she didn’t find it fishy at all—instead, she detected a hint of sweetness.

After finishing the milk, she habitually handed the glass back to Ji Kailan and went to wash up herself.

Although Ji Kailan noticed that Su Louzhi drank the milk with a red face, unlike usual, he simply chalked it up to the fact that they’d just been intimate and had shared a deep kiss before the milk. He assumed she was still feeling shy and didn’t think much of it.

By the time Su Louzhi returned from washing up, Ji Kailan had put the glass away and was lying down. He turned off the lights and pulled her into his arms.

They slept soundly through the night.

——

The next day, the sky was bright.

Su Louzhi opened her eyes the moment the sunlight touched her eyelids. With the hospital appointment weighing on her mind, she forced herself out of bed, even though her body was still a bit weary.

When she opened her eyes, she found Ji Kailan still fast asleep.

She turned to her side and traced his sleeping features carefully. Brows, nose, lips… Before she knew it, she’d drifted off into a daze.

By the time she snapped back to reality, Ji Kailan’s eyes were already open, looking at her with a smile.

A little embarrassed, Su Louzhi lowered her gaze and gently poked his chest, signaling that it was time to get up and wash up.

Ji Kailan sat up, but he didn’t get out of bed right away. Instead, he pinned her beneath him and kissed her thoroughly for a long time, only then taking his time to go wash up.

Su Louzhi was left dazed again for quite a while. By the time Ji Kailan had washed up and gotten dressed, she still hadn’t fully recovered.

The two finished washing up and had a simple breakfast of convenience food from the villa. Then Ji Kailan prepared to take her out of the estate.

He still loved holding her whenever he had nothing to do. At the moment, he had her nestled in his arms as he headed straight for the estate’s main gate.

He explained as he walked: “When my pheromone instability hit, I wasn’t fully conscious, so I couldn’t drive myself to the estate. The Ji family driver brought me here. I just told him to come pick us up—he should be here about now. I’ll carry you out to the gate, consider it a walk to aid digestion.”

Su Louzhi had no objections. She obediently looped her arms around his neck and let him carry her out of the villa toward the estate gate.

The villa behind them grew smaller and smaller.

Suddenly, Su Louzhi thought of a serious problem—

Wait.

Those five days and five nights of madness with Ji Kailan, and even their intimate moments after he’d regained his senses… they’d never cleaned up!

Ji Kailan took advantage of the villa’s size—whenever they dirtied one room, he’d just switch to another. Now the whole villa was strewn with traces of their lovemaking…

If they didn’t clean up, wouldn’t someone else come to clean?

And wouldn’t those people discover how wild they’d been?!

Ahhhh! No! !!

If anyone ever found out, she’d have to move to another planet to live!