Do Aliens Also Have Arranged Marriages? - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 – Temporary Marking

On the way back, Jian Ning rubbed his eyes and suddenly remembered something——

He was the one who asked Shen Yan to come and help today, but he still hasn’t thanked Shen Yan.

“Admiral Shen, thank you for today.”

A polite “Admiral Shen” immediately distanced the relationship between the two people, even though the Omega next to him had been sniffing his pheromones unscrupulously not long ago.

This was the first time Shen Yan felt that this title sounded so awkward.

He said calmly: “Jian Ning, we are a couple, you can just call me Shen Yan.”

“Oh.”

The two walked side by side, and the two pheromones that had been intimately entangled in the afternoon had a strong attraction to each other.

Gradually, Jian Ning’s pace slowed down.

That feeling of hotness appeared again.

A strange blush spread from his ears to his cheeks. He pursed his lips and followed Shen Yan slowly.

Shen Yan was the first to notice the change in the omega beside him.

He stopped and turned around, his amber pupils flashing a hint of hesitation, and asked: “Do you need an inhibitor?”

All 24-hour convenience stores sell inhibitors.

Jian Ning shook his head.

This stuff had no effect on him at all, and he still had half a box left in his bag.

Seeing his refusal, something seemed to flash across the eyes of the man opposite him.

Shen Yan lowered his voice and said, “Jian Ning, your estrus period is coming soon. If you don’t use inhibitors, you must get the soothing pheromones of the Alpha in advance if you want to get through this estrus period safely.”

He paused, his voice remaining calm: “This means that you will need at least one fluid exchange or a temporary mark.”

This is Shen Yan’s final reminder.

Today, Jian Ning only showed signs of estrus, and has not yet reached the actual estrus period, but no one can tell when that day will come.

Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow.

Once an Omega enters estrus and has not been comforted, the instantaneous burst of pheromones will cause all Alphas within a certain range to lose their minds. It would turn them into lustful beasts who only want to mark the Omega.

The Omega’s fate is usually to have his fragile glands bitten by the rutting beasts, leaving them damaged and festered.

“Body fluids…” Jian Ning’s pupils shook.

As if sensing some of his deep thoughts, Shen Yan explained: “Saliva from kissing.”

“…”

He would rather choose to be bitten.

Jian Ning had read some popular science information on the forum before and knew how terrible an Omega’s estrus period could be.

It was just a temporary mark, nothing more than the Alpha biting the gland and injecting a little of the Alpha’s pheromone into his body.

Although this process also made Jian Ning feel embarrassed, compared with kissing the “butcher” in front of him who might kill him at any time, he would of course choose the latter.

Jian Ning answered without thinking: “Temporary mark.”

After saying that, he raised his eyes again and looked cautiously at the man opposite him with an unclear expression: “Can you? Shen Yan… Shen Yan, bite me.”

Shen Yan looked at him in silence. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, “Okay.”

Kissing is just a short process of sexual exchange, which is meaningless to Shen Yan. But once a temporary mark is given, it means that there will be an inseparable connection between him and Jian Ning. The Alpha will even have an instinctive possessiveness towards the Omega he has marked.

Before this, Shen Yan had never thought about who he would give a temporary mark to.

Even though they were nominal partners, he was prepared to keep his distance from Jian Ning. After proving to the commander-in-chief that the Omega had no effect on him, he would naturally apply to cancel the marriage again and let the Omega find a partner of his choice.

But now, looking at Jian Ning’s expectant eyes, Shen Yan seemed unable to say no.

When they arrived at the apartment building, the two met a woman in a white coat. The woman had an exquisite bun and a gentle expression.

“Admiral Shen.”

The woman saw them, smiled slightly, nodded to Jian Ning beside him, and walked into the elevator together.

Shen Yan nodded in response.

The elevator stopped on the 13th floor. After the two people walked out, the elevator door closed behind them and continued to go up.

“Who was that person just now?”

“The wife of an adjutant in the military department. She works at the institute and lives upstairs.”

“Oh.”

Jian Ning didn’t care too much about it, he just thought the woman’s temperament was very unique.

•|•

Bathroom.

The warm water had already washed away all the blood. Jian Ning closed his eyes and continued to let the hot water flow through his body. Every inch of his skin was sending him a feeling of joy and satisfaction.

He seemed to be enjoying contact with water today.

It was as if he had turned into a creature that was born to live in water.

Suddenly, Jian Ning felt something soft and sticky touching his body.

He lowered his head, his expression changed drastically——

At some point, his index finger had turned into a mini tentacle, which was shaking as if it was absorbing the nourishment of the water in big gulps.

Jian Ning: “!!!”

He was wrong.

He shouldn’t have complained about the octopus brother’s dark appearance. Now, he has started to grow strange things too.

At the same time, the man on the sofa outside suddenly raised his eyes.

Shen Yan stared at the bathroom where the water was splashing, and keenly noticed a very faint scent of aliens suddenly coming from the bathroom.

He stood up, picked up the gun on the table, and walked slowly out of the bathroom.

“Jian Ning.”

As soon as he opened his mouth, there was a sound of things being knocked over in a panic. After a few seconds, a voice came from inside: “Well, what’s wrong?”

The alien breath disappeared.

Shen Yan looked at the bathroom in front of him quietly, lowered his eyes for a moment, and said in a calm voice: “You have been in there for a long time.”

“Oh, sorry, I’m done. I’ll be right out.”

In the bathroom, Jian Ning hurriedly dried his body, pinched his index finger which had returned to normal, and felt a little scared.

What had happened just now?

Did it happen because he ate those two balls of black mist?

Fortunately, the tentacle disappeared quickly, and it seemed that it only caused a very brief change in his body.

Jian Ning opened the door, wearing a bathrobe, with water droplets dripping from his wet, slightly long hair.

Shen Yan’s eyes swept over him, then he walked over and handed him the hair dryer.

“Blow dry your hair first and wait for me outside.”

Jian Ning took the hair dryer and looked at Shen Yan’s back as he turned and walked into the bathroom, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.

He always felt that the current situation was like a prelude to a wonderful night together between a pair of true lovers.

He was drying his hair absentmindedly, still thinking about what had just happened. At some point, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.

Shen Yan walked out of the bathroom wearing the same bathrobe as him, wiping his black hair with one hand.

Shen Yan’s hair is not very long, so he always wipes it dry with a towel and then lets it dry naturally.

So when Shen Yan put down the towel and looked at him, Jian Ning already knew what would happen next.

Jian Ning asked hesitantly: “Do we do it right here?”

Shen Yan stared at him, his amber pupils seemed to be much darker than usual.

He said, “Or in the bedroom.”

“But I might lose control and bully you.”

Shen Yan’s tone was so calm and frank that when Jian Ning heard these meaningful words, his eyes widened in shock.

“Well, let’s do it here then.”

Jian Ning swallowed, a hint of nervousness in his eyes: “What should I do?”

Shen Yan glanced to the side casually, “Sit on the sofa.”

Jian Ning sat obediently on the sofa, his body as stiff as a motionless puppet.

As Shen Yan approached, the Alpha’s powerful pheromones immediately wrapped around his body, occupying the air around him. Jian Ning paused for a moment and clenched his fists.

Shen Yan leaned down in front of him, kneeling on one leg on the sofa, and their bodies almost overlapped.

Slender, cold fingers lifted Jian Ning’s chin and made him look away.

The slender and beautiful neck in front of him was still moist with water vapor, and the sensitive gland behind the neck had completely turned into an attractive pink color, completely exposed to the air – this was almost a perfect angle, suitable for marking.

Shen Yan’s breathing became heavier, and the tip of his tongue touched the itchy canine teeth. He lowered his head, and his lips were almost close to the Omega’s gland that emitted a sweet scent.

The hot and messy breath sprayed on the red glands at the back of the neck again and again.

A hoarse voice came from near his ear: “Are you ready?”

“Yeah.” Jian Ning closed his eyes, his eyelids trembling slightly.

As soon as the words fell, the Alpha’s slightly opened sharp canine teeth immediately closed, the sensitive and fragile gland was held tightly, and the canine teeth were allowed to pierce the skin and began to inject pheromones into the gland.

Jian Ning’s whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.

He clenched his teeth, afraid that he would make any strange noises, and the corners of his crimson eyes were filled with moisture.

The cold cedar pheromones were stronger than ever. The tall, oppressive body suppressed him silently, forcing him to endure the invasion of pheromones. Jian Ning’s mind was completely turned into a mess.

“Sh––Shen Yan, that seems to be enough.”

Jian Ning’s trembling voice was like a leaf blown away by the wind. Confused, helpless, and scared, the Omega who was being marked had almost lost any strength to resist.

However, Shen Yan did not let him go.

The man’s rough, hot fingertips gently stroked his jaw, indicating that the marking was not yet complete.

He almost thought that he would be bitten to death by Shen Yan.

The long marking process finally came to an end. The rich pheromones of the Alpha surged to every corner of the body. Jian Ning’s breathing became rapid, his face flushed, and he couldn’t help but let out a whimper from the corners of his lips, like a struggling little animal.

After a long while, he finally felt Shen Yan let go of him.

The usually cold thin lips were stained with blood at this moment. Shen Yan licked the blood off his lips, and his slightly narrowed and dark eyes made Jian Ning realize a strong sense of crisis.

The temporary marking was completed, and Jian Ning was filled with Shen Yan’s scent almost from head to toe.

Jian Ning stood there in a daze for a while, then without saying a word, with red eyes, he staggered into the bedroom.

Shen Yan stood there quietly staring at his back with a gloomy expression, and it took a long time before he looked away.

The brief loss of control seemed to have frightened his partner.

•|•

The next day, the base command center asked the search team members to go to the center to complete auxiliary reporting work.

Yesterday in the isolation room, Shen Yan had already made a situation report. It was said that there were still some details that needed to be confirmed one by one with several members of the search team.

Shen Yan was not at home early in the morning.

So after receiving the news, Jian Ning finished the breakfast prepared for him by the man on the table and drove to the command center alone.

Interrogation room.

Opposite him was a very young man.

The man smiled and said to Jian Ning, “Hello, Jian Ning. My name is Li Yiming. Don’t be nervous. Today is just a normal recording process. Just describe what you experienced yesterday truthfully.”

Jian Ning nodded cooperatively.

Li Yiming opened the information and said, “Let’s start from when we left the base yesterday.”

The content before arriving at the center of the ocean was not important, but when it came to what happened after entering the passage, Jian Ning almost repeated it exactly as he had told Shen Yan yesterday.

Li Yiming asked: “Do you know John?”

Jian Ning nodded: “Well, I guess we know each other, but we’re not very familiar with each other.”

“He died in the passage yesterday. Did you see him when you went in?”

Jian Ning lowered his eyes, revealing a trace of sadness. “No, after I went in, those bugs blocked my view. I couldn’t see anything. I could only keep walking forward…”

•|•

Behind a layer of one-way glass, a man in military uniform was standing outside with an earphone in his left ear, monitoring the conversation in the interrogation room.

“You doubt him?”

The man who spoke was a burly man with a bald head. He was Admiral Dusuo, who was in charge of the base’s guard force.

Dusuo looked at the Omega who was about to cry, shook his head, and a trace of pity appeared in his eyes: “He is just a poor Omega, and he is your partner, how big a problem can it be? If you ask me, you shouldn’t have agreed to his extraordinary move and let the delicate Omega join the search team.”

Shen Yan did not lead the team on a field mission today, and he changed into a military uniform when he came to the military headquarters.

The black ‘s uniform wrapped around his tall and slender body, the silver medal on his left shoulder shone brightly, and his angular jaw made him look even more inhuman.

He looked quietly at the young man inside. When he heard Dusuo’s words, his brows slightly frowned and a hint of disgust appeared in his eyes.

He had just marked his Omega last night, and he was currently at a stage where he felt extremely possessive of his Omega, so any attention from anyone towards his Omega made him feel very uncomfortable.

After the conversation in the interrogation room ended, he said to Feng Qi beside him: “Monitor Jian Ning for the next week.”
“He’s lying.”

When facing the interrogator, Jian Ning’s expression was almost the same as when he faced him yesterday, and he even seemed more skilled after a rehearsal.

The slightly red corners of the eyes, the moist eyeballs, the flustered expression, everything was more perfect than yesterday.

In front of the interrogator, Jian Ning was still adding details to his story from yesterday, intentionally or unintentionally, as if he subconsciously wanted to make the logic more complete.

How could someone who was in a state of extreme panic and experiencing Omega fever remember so many details?

Jian Ning was hiding something from him and the base.

Feng Qi’s mouth twitched slightly, “Got it.”

He sighed and couldn’t help but say, “The Omega inside smells like your pheromones. You marked him last night, didn’t you? Tsk, he turned you against yourself so quickly.”

Admiral Dusuo nodded in agreement.

Shen Yan’s eyes hardly left the interrogation room. He said calmly, “These are two different things.”

“Fulfilling my marital obligations does not conflict with suspecting that there is something wrong with him.”

Okay, you dog man.

Feng Qi was about to agree, but the person next to him changed his mind in a short time: “Forget it, I will take care of this matter myself. You will arrange the team’s cleanup tasks for next week.”

Feng Qi: “Ah? Ah… got it.”

Feng Qi suddenly remembered something and said, “By the way, the commander-in-chief just sent someone to look for you.”

“Okay, got it.”

Shen Yan also happened to have something to ask that person.