Many women had tried to curry favor with Ize in the past, only to be turned away at the door.
None of them had ever so much as touched the hem of his clothes.
Her so-called father and even the captains of the Imperial City had wanted to introduce their daughters to Ize, but he had refused them all.
It was safe to say that at twenty-seven, Ize was still a complete innocent!
‘For him to do something so intimate with me last night…
does that mean he likes me a little?
Or at least, that he doesn’t hate me.’
‘Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had to go that far.’
‘Finding someone else to help me should have been a piece of cake for him.’
After much deliberation, Wen Ran decided to go down for breakfast and probe Ize’s attitude.
As she ate her sweet porridge, she secretly observed the man across from her.
The man was the same as always, elegantly and quietly eating his steak sandwich.
Wen Ran’s delicate brows furrowed slightly.
‘This isn’t right.’
She was sure that Ize had been conscious when they did…
that…
yesterday.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought her back and changed her into pajamas.
‘But what does he mean by acting as if nothing happened?’
Wen Ran bit her lower lip.
‘Forget it.’ She decided that as long as he didn’t refuse her or push her away, she would keep clinging to him.
She had to latch onto this powerful patron.
Because he was the only person in the book who hadn’t been swayed by the female lead’s halo, and had always treated both her and the “true heiress” fairly.
Having figured things out, Wen Ran began to eat her meal in earnest.
Only after her scorching gaze shifted away did a change flicker in Ize’s deep, well-like eyes.
After the meal, as Wen Ran was about to leave, Ize spoke up.
“Come to my room.
I have something for you.”
“Okay.”
Wen Ran’s eyes widened.
‘He’s not going to punish me, is he?’ she thought, her heart pounding with anxiety.
“Release You Bufan.
He’s from Hai Rui’s family, after all; we can’t go too far.”
“Oh.”
Ize gave her a meaningful look before heading upstairs.
In a guest room on the second floor, You Bufan was holding an awkward position when he saw Wen Ran enter.
There was no denying that the girl was truly beautiful.
She had a look that was both innocent and seductive, and her pair of clear eyes could always stir a man’s baser desires.
Wen Ran tapped on her Smart Brain, and the cage door opened.
You Bufan stepped out.
She didn’t want to spare him another glance and turned to leave, but a large hand grabbed her arm.
You Bufan stared intently at Wen Ran’s long, swan-like neck, pondering where he should bite it in the future.
His gaze moved down to the girl’s moist, glossy red lips.
A crisp slap interrupted his wicked thoughts.
“Don’t you dare look at me with those disgusting eyes again!
Or you’ll never get out of that cage for the rest of your life.” ‘I shouldn’t have listened to my ‘brother’ and let him out.’
You Bufan pressed his tongue against his cheek and chuckled.
With a jerk of his wrist, he pulled her into his arms, his hands trapping hers.
Wen Ran’s eyes widened as she watched helplessly while You Bufan’s pale pink lips descended.
The corners of You Bufan’s mouth lifted as his sharp teeth bit down on her soft lip, nibbling gently.
Snapping out of her shock, Wen Ran opened her mouth, and the taste of blood filled it.
At the same time, she raised her knee and aimed for You Bufan’s lower regions.
You Bufan cried out in pain, his body curling up like a shrimp.
Wen Ran angrily squeezed the soul stone on her bracelet, and the man on the floor immediately turned pale.
A black flood dragon Spiritual Body burst out of him, roaring as it charged toward the girl.
Wen Ran increased the pressure, and the black flood dragon fell to the ground in agony.
You Bufan let out a muffled groan and passed out.
She walked over and kicked the man, but there was no reaction.
She was surprised.
‘He couldn’t be dead, could he?’
The next second, his teeth bit into her ankle, and a hot current surged into her body.
‘He’s trying to mark me!’
Although the most reliable way to mark a partner is to bite into their gland, other parts of the body can also be used for marking.
It’s just that the success rate isn’t high, and the process is easily interrupted.
Wen Ran flew into a rage.
She slammed the wrist wearing the soul stone bracelet against the wall.
A small crack appeared on the black flood dragon pattern on the soul stone.
You Bufan passed out again.
This time, not caring whether it was real or not, Wen Ran turned and left the room.
At the door to the third-floor bedroom, Wen Ran nervously picked at the edge of her thumbnail.
She repeatedly gave herself a mental pep talk, composed her expression, and knocked lightly on the door.
“Enter.”
“Brother…” The smile on the girl’s face froze.
Inside the room, the man was drying his pale gold hair with one hand.
He had a bathrobe draped over his shoulders, with a white bath towel tied around his waist.
Half of his well-defined abs were hidden beneath the towel.
The man’s legs were long; the towel only covered his thighs, leaving his firm calves exposed.
The sight made Wen Ran’s face flush hot, and she spun around in a fluster.
“I…
I didn’t do it on purpose.”
Ize looked at the girl’s bright red ears, and his thin lips curved up slightly.
The sound of slippers shuffling across the carpet.
‘She had wanted to seduce him, but when actually faced with such a stimulating scene, she couldn’t help but feel shy.’
“Open your eyes.” It was a command.
Wen Ran swallowed nervously, her voice trembling.
“Bro…
Brother.”
She didn’t dare look at the man’s handsome, cold face, her gaze fixed on the box in his hand.
“What’s this?”
The box was opened, revealing several pink syringes.
“It’s a calming agent.
It can suppress your heat cycle.”
Wen Ran was at a loss for words.
She didn’t know how to explain to Ize that her body had suddenly become more sensitive, so she could only let him continue his misunderstanding.
“Your situation is unusual.
You need to choose a partner as soon as possible, or the frequency will only increase.”
Males get excited when they smell female pheromones.
Likewise, overly strong male pheromones can also send a female into heat.
Therefore, most of the time, males need to suppress their pheromones to avoid releasing too much.
But judging from the girl’s current condition, she was exceptionally sensitive to the scent of male pheromones.
The blush of shyness on Wen Ran’s face instantly drained away, leaving it pale.
She bit her lower lip hard, the corners of her eyes turning red.
“Do you hate me that much?
When we’ve already…”
‘They had already done so many intimate things.
She really didn’t understand what her position was in Ize’s heart.’
‘The shameless ‘sister’ who seduces him?’
‘Or a cheap, worthless woman he could play with as he pleased, one he wouldn’t even have to take responsibility for because of their special ‘familial’ status?’
Tears streamed from Wen Ran’s eyes, her gaze filled with disappointment.
Ize felt a sharp pain in his heart.
He wanted to explain.
She demanded harshly, “Then who do you want me to choose?”
“That lowly Half-beastman, You Bufan?
Or that playboy from the Sea Shark family?”
Furious, she stepped forward, grabbed the man’s bathrobe, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed him.
She tried to pry open his lips, but the man remained unmoved, his muscles tensing with resistance.
Desolation filled Wen Ran’s heart.
She bit down hard, and blood stained both of their lips.
Ize pushed her away, his deep blue eyes frosted over, seemingly tinged with impatience.
“If you mess around again, get out!”
Wen Ran wiped away her traitorous tears.
She gave a slight, mocking laugh.
“You’re right.
A piece of trash like me with no spiritual power is only fit to be with them.
How could I ever be worthy of the lofty, moon-like Admiral Ize?”
“Whether I take a partner or not is none of your business!”
Ize’s heart jolted, and then he heard the door slam shut.
He slowly sat down on the sofa, his expression still calm and unruffled.
[Your Frenzy Value has reached 89%]
But the immense impact of the rising Frenzy Value on his spiritual power was nothing compared to the pain of a knife twisting in his heart.
‘Let it be.
This is fine, too.’
‘What was between them was a mistake to begin with.
All this is doing is correcting the course, putting things back on the right track.’