Chapter 169：Cristian Novoa

His gaze shifted slightly down to see that the boy had deliberately unlocked his collar, and his pupils filled with flames. He really wanted to use his spiritual power to imprison the boy, so he could no longer run out to seduce others.

He didn't how many pairs of eyes were staring at the Bernard family, Zhou Yun Sheng couldn't act recklessly. Generous, honest, and brave, these have always been the moto of the Bernard family, his every move must meet these criteria. He had to stand up and bid farewell to Kyle.

Kyle was sorry to see him go, he walked forward to give him another hug, but he was blocked by the General, he could only change it to shaking hands.

Seeing the boy obediently following him out, Osborne was finally satisfied. He was about to leave when the neglected Joshua ran up to the door and said in an intimate tone, "Osborne, are you free tomorrow? I have something to tell you."

Osborne glanced at Cecil and asked, "Is it something you can't say now?"

"It's very private, I can only tell you." Joshua's cheeks were slightly flushed.

"Then see you tomorrow." Osborne nodded and quickly led the boy away. He felt ashamed of his actions, but he couldn't continue interacting with Joshua, he was not the one he was looking for.

To please Joshua, he'd dealt Cecil permanent damage, but after losing Cecil, he found that his feelings for Joshua was not love, but momentary infatuation. It was as if fate had played a joke on him, inducing him to go down the wrong path. He had to stop in his tracks, because if he continued forward, he would definitely lose everything.

He had to correct this mistake.

He involuntarily clenched Cecil's hand, which eased his tension a little.

"Where are you taking me?" Zhou Yun Sheng patiently asked.

"To my house. I'm the only one at Chelman that can stay with you long term." Osborne tried to crush the tension.

If he went to the man's place, he could always know his movements and stop him from leaving Joshua during his estrus. Zhou Yun Sheng nodded, pleased with this arrangement, but he couldn't help but curiously ask, "Your spiritual power in so strong, won't your future partner suffer? If you sleep with Joshua every day, it won't end well. They say that the partners of 3S level Alpha generally don't live long. You may have to think about how to solve this problem."

In order to lead the protagonist and Osborne into an affectionate future, he also had to face a lot of trouble.

Osborne set his eyes on him but didn't speak. This problem didn't exist, because his partner was also a 3S level power. They could be together for a long time.

Osborne's garden was filled with red and white roses, the scenery when the flowers were in full bloom was very beautiful. Zhou Yun Sheng stood in front of the cluster of roses and stared blankly.

"Do you like roses?" Osborne asked cautiously.

"My favorite flower is the red rose." Zhou Yun Sheng gave a nostalgic smile.

Even after a few hundred years, those memories were still clear in his mind. Zhou Yun Sheng couldn't help but brush the petals of the most beautiful flower.

Osborne stared at the teenager with blood-red eyes. Who was he reminiscing about? To show such a fiery and loving expression. He really wanted to use his spiritual power to invade his mind, wiping away the memories that didn't belong to the both of them.

He tried to restrain his jealous heart, broke off the flower stem and softly said, "Since you like it, I'll give it to you."

Zhou Yun Sheng accepted it and joked, "Thanks, but don't give me another in the future. Red roses in the flower language means pure love – I love you dearly."

Osborn's heartstrings were violently struck. The sentence seemed to contain some kind of extraordinary magic, the moment he heard it, he couldn't restrain his desire to embrace Cecil.

My pure love, this flower should belong to you, this warm love will always belong to you, forever, no one can replace you. Even if he uses your face and name, my soul still remembers you. When you appear in front of me, this love will wake up for the first time. This is the spell Adounis and Adrianne had laid together.

So, even though Osborne had lost his memory, he'd recognized his lover by instinct. He stretched out his arms, pretending to casually pull the teenager into a half hug, then hoarsely opened, "So, the red rose had this kind of meaning in the flower language, I've never heard it."

It's a flower language in another space and time, of course you've never heard of it. Zhou Yun Sheng chuckled and left to place the flower in a vase.

Osborne sorted out their adjoining rooms, saw the boy walking toward the bathroom with his clothes in his hands and unconsciously said, "Make sure you blow dry your hair before you go to bed."

"Yeah, yeah." Zhou Yun Sheng lazily promised.

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The next day, Joshua was having breakfast when he overheard students talking about Cecil and Osborne's cohabitation, he almost dropped the drink in his hand in a fluster. He hurried to Osborne's office.

"Honey, I have something to tell you." He flung open the door, panting.

"Joshua, sit down first, I also have something to tell you." Osborn's expression was very careful.

Joshua was rattled, he exclaimed, "No, listen to me first! I'm not really a Beta, I'm an Omega! My estrus is coming, please mark me." He never thought that he would one day have to use sex to keep his lover. He was a fertile Omega, that was probably the only advantage he had over Cecil.

Osborne looked at him, shocked, after half a minute, he asked for confirmation, "You're an Omega?" He suddenly stood up, forcefully pulled down Joshua's collar and sniffed the back of his neck.

A faint scent of pheromone emitted from his skin, so sweet and delicious, a temptation. Osborne was completely unmoved, in his view, the smell was not as mellow as Cecil's light sweat.

He pushed away the startled Joshua and said in a cold tone, "Do you know what you're doing? Can't you guess what kind of disaster will happen if an Omega suddenly appears in the army? Once you go into estrus, all the Alpha will become beasts, no matter if they're in the middle of combat, or controlling the ships, or defending their homeland, they'll lose all other thoughts in their minds except for mating."

"In order to compete for you, they'll fight with each other, a lot of people will die, including you, including them, including the inhabitants of the land they're protecting. Chelman doesn't ban Omega from enrolling in order to protect their rights, but you should've been able to think of this problem. If you admit it, the school can make the appropriate precautions, but if you hide your sex, you pose a threat to many people. You're committing a crime!"

"If I didn't hide my sex, they wouldn't let me onto the battlefield, they would've just thrown me into the logistics department, making me do the tedious tasks. I also want to defend my country, why is this idea wrong?" Joshua burst into tears.

"Your idea is right, but your actions are wrong. Your pheromones will seriously interfere with the soldiers' sanity, if you go into heat during a battle, it will be a disaster. Joshua, I'm not going to report you to the school, but I hope you can take the initiative to drop out." Osborne said with finality.

"That's why I came to seek your help. I can use the inhibitors every day to suppress my pheromone scent, and I can come to you when I enter estrus so you can mark me. Combine with me, isn't this a good outcome? No one will notice, even if they find out, the scent of your strong pheromone in me will drive those Alpha away and help them quickly restore reason. The problem will be solved."

A long time ago, he'd considered this possibility and felt lucky that his lover was the strongest in the Empire. He was an Alpha strong enough to protect him from harassment, so he could naturally remain in the army without hindrance.

"No! I will never leave my scent in your body." Osborne sternly refused. Just the thought of him joining with Joshua made him feel disgusted.

"Then who do you plan to mark? It's a pity that the man you want to mark has no glands." Joshua began to speak recklessly, his pride greatly hurt.

"Even without glands, my love for him will not diminish." Osborne realized that Joshua was already aware and frankly confessed, "Joshua, I was going to tell you today, I want to end this relationship. I'm not in love with you, it was momentary infatuation. I'm sorry."

Joshua clenched his teeth and didn't speak. In fact, he had long been aware of the fragility of this relationship. Osborne often stared blankly at his face, seemingly deeply in love, but his behavior was always very restrained. He never held his hand, kissed him, or embraced him, he just admired him from a distance, as if he was searching for something in his soul.

If he didn't find what he wanted in his soul, he would wake up one day. But Joshua never thought that he would wake up so quickly, so quickly that he was caught off guard. He tried to push down his pride and begged, "Osborne, if you really feel sorry for me, can you temporarily mark me to help me keep my secret? Becoming a qualified soldier has always been my dream, you don't have the heart to destroy my dreams right?"

Temporary marking doesn't need a combination, but once it began, it was necessary to mark once every seven days. The relationship with Joshua wouldn't end, and Osborne didn't want to leave his scent on anyone but Cecil.

He firmly rejected again, "No Joshua, I can't help you. You lost your eligibility to become a qualified soldier when you hid your sex. A solider would never deliberately push their comrades into a dangerous situation. Please consider my proposal carefully, if you refuse it, I will personally send you away. If you want to realize your dream, you should have the determination and courage to match it. Now, you're just a coward too afraid to face reality."

Joshua suddenly broke down, he roared hysterically, "Yes, I'm a coward! Cecil's a warrior! He castrated himself, so brave! Do you want all Omega to turn into gender-less monsters like him? If we all did this, who will bear you powerful Alpha's children? I say, Cecil should be arrested and sentenced, sentenced to death for the crime of obstructing human reproduction!"

When he heard the words 'sentenced to death', Osborne glared at him with a murderous expression, the office was quickly filled with a heavy pressure. Joshua felt an invisible hand grabbing his neck, suddenly releasing at the last second before suffocation, Osborne's cold voice entered his ear, "Joshua, I'll give you seven days. Either you quit school, or you confess your identity to the school authorities and get assigned to the other departments suitable for you. Believe me, you can still make a contribution to the Empire."

Joshua quieted down and ran out of the office, extremely embarrassed, but his heart was even more unwilling. Fighting on the battlefield and becoming the first Omega General in Lennon Empire had always been his dream, from childhood to adulthood, it had not changed. If he really confessed to the school, he could only while his life away in the logistics department, returning home to marry and have children, repeating the stereotypical Omega life expectance of mediocrity and incompetence.

That was not the life he wanted.

Maybe he could think of a way to make way Osborne unable to refuse. An idea flashed across in his mind.