The cool air was filled with a deadly sweet smell, constantly seducing Zhou Rin. He was so hot that his eyes hurt, his throat was so dry and thirsty that even his senses became dull. Melted little by little in this heat wave.
However, the Omega in front of him was still unconscious, with his short-lived fingers as soft as petals, resting on his arm. He looked at the young Alpha in surprise, as if not understanding why he was reacting so violently.
It was obvious that he was the murderer who forced Alpha, but his eyes were still so clear and innocent. Zhou Rin was forced to feel pain all over by the craze, and his eyes became fierce when he looked at Omega.
If he could, he really wanted to destroy the hateful innocence of Omega, so he kissed him so fiercely, making him frightened and panicking, so frightened that he wanted to escape, but he was hugged tightly in his arms and could not break free. You can let him do it.
He whispered in Omega's ear that his fiancé's younger brother had fallen in love with him from the first time he saw him, and every night thinking about him was driving crazy, even in his dreams, he was all over the place .
That way the Omega would understand just how dangerous his situation was right now.
The instinct that belonged to Alpha had made Zhou Rin on the verge of losing control. He lowered his head, as if staring at his favorite prey, and stared at Ji Ning's lips.
"Actually, I understand, I know you're feeling very uncomfortable right now, so let me give you an inhibitor..."
Affected by Zhou Rin's pheromone, Ji Ning's face also flushed with a thin layer of red. He patted Zhou Rin's arm, pinched the needle tube, and gently stabbed the needle into the blood vessel on the back of Zhou Rin's hand.
Zhou Rin was about to throw the needle aside and let Omega personally act as his inhibitor, but suddenly heard Ji Ning talking.
"Sorry, my hand may be a little shaky because your pheromone... your pheromone is really similar to your brother."
The inhibitor was injected into Zhou Rin's veins, and at the same time, Ji Ning's words were like a basin of ice water, pouring down from the top of his head, completely extinguishing the raging fever in an instant.
He stared blankly at Ji Ning, his body stiffened until Ji Ning pulled out the needle and asked him, "Okay, how are you feeling now?"
"… "
The young Alpha didn't say a word, turned around and left. When he was leaving, he tripped over a stone under his feet and almost fell. He looked very lost. Ji Ning, who was behind him, became suspicious again and asked.
"Zhou Rin? Are you okay?"
Zhou Rin couldn't respond, and fled back to his room in embarrassment, tightly covering his body with a thin blanket, trembling slightly all over.
What was he going to do just now
Just today, he managed to get Ji Ning to clear his misunderstanding, but he immediately got carried away and almost did something irreversible.
This is his brother's unmarried partner, and he definitely can't even touch his hair.
Zhou Rin closed his eyes, clenched the quilt tightly with both hands, his eyes were full of sourness, and his breathing was a little trembling.
Said that he and his brother's pheromone are very similar, he also knows...
Not only that, he and his brother have similar looks, many small habits, and similar tastes, because they are brothers.
But no matter how similar they are, they are two completely different individuals. Even his elder brother is an excellent family elite, while he is just a dude. From this perspective, no one would say that the two brothers are very similar.
Everyone has everyone's life, whether it is like or not, Zhou Rin thought it didn't matter at all. He didn't envy his brother at all, but felt that he was very tired. That's not the life he wants to pursue, he only wants a lifetime. Free and easy, he has enough money to splurge.
However, at this moment, he couldn't help but start to be jealous of his brother, because his brother could take over Ji Ning righteously and openly, because Ji Ning was his Omega, his future partner, and they were going to spend a lifetime together.
It is naturally impossible for him to have Zhou Rin's position among them, even if he is similar to his brother, he is also the third person.
Could he still rob someone with his brother? What did he take
Zhou Rin laughed at himself, and quickly closed his eyes, forcing himself to stop thinking about Ji Ning.
He knew that this was impossible, that fate was destined, and this was his fate.
The next morning, Zhou Rin got up early, planning to catch the first bus, and when he arrived in town, he would find someone to pick him up.
Ji Ning's family gave him a lot of local specialties and asked him to take it back to eat. Zhou Rin took it with a smile, but when he turned around and walked out of the house, the smile on his face disappeared. left here.
It was the best night, but also the saddest night.
After returning to Zhou's house, Zhou Rin packed some things well and rented a house outside to live alone.
Both his mother and sister kept him, worried that he would not live well by himself, but Zhou Rin insisted on leaving. He assured them that he would live well, and this time he was determined to change himself, and he didn't want to anymore. It went by in such a hurry.
He was serious, now that Ji Ning didn't hate him so much anymore, even if the two of them couldn't have any results, at least he had to be a younger brother that Ji Ning liked.
He went back to school and began to study hard. He has a good brain. Even if he was abandoned for a long time, he quickly made up for it with his efforts. It is also steadily increasing from the countdown.
The busy study made his time extremely fulfilling. Zhou Rin once thought that this would be the way he hated the most, but it was not until he started working hard that he realized how empty he used to be, and now his little progress can always make him Full of accomplishment and satisfaction, he even likes this kind of life.
That night, just after taking a shower, he was leaning on the sofa to watch the video of the online class for a while, but suddenly he received a call. The caller on the caller ID was his mother.
His mother was very concerned about his condition and would call him almost every day or two. Zhou Rin thought she was going to chat with him again, so she picked it up and said in a very relaxed voice, "Mom?"
However, what came from the other end of the phone was not the mother's tender concern, but a burst of whimpering and sobbing.
Zhou Rin's heart tightened for a moment, and had an ominous premonition. Holding his breath, he grabbed the phone and asked, "Hey, Mom, is that you? What happened, why are you crying?"
"Xiao Rin, come back soon..." The mother on the other end of the phone burst into tears, "Your brother, your brother has a car accident..."
There was a "buzz" in Zhou Rin's mind, and he was instantly stunned.
His thoughts suddenly became light, very slow, and it just felt so absurd and unreal, that he even thought that his mother was actually joking.
But at the same time he knew very well that his mother couldn't joke about such a thing, so he grabbed his jacket and hurried out of the apartment to the hospital, even forgetting to change his slippers.
His brain was filled with all kinds of messy thoughts, but there was only no sadness, because he felt that he couldn't be sad, it must be fake, his brother can't be in trouble, even if there is a car accident, the injury is not minor, he is sure can be cured.
Brother can't be okay, don't be okay... What should they do if they don't let him? What should Ji Ning do
After entering the hospital, he stumbled all the way to the emergency room, but suddenly heard a violent burst of crying.
Walking through the corner of the corridor, he saw his sister's red and swollen eyes from crying, his mother passed out from crying, and was supported by his father, but he could not stand still, and was supported by the people next to him.
The incandescent lamp is so dazzling, the shadow cast on the ground is even darker and richer, all the pictures seem to be stretched and frozen, and the redundant sounds are also erased.
Ji Ning sat on the chair, her head lowered deeply, her hands were stained with blood, and her trembling fingers held a deformed and blood-stained gift box.
Suddenly his hand shook violently, and the gift box fell to the ground.
"Boom-"
He always sat quietly with his head down, and if he died, his soul would also be pulled away.
…
Zhou Cun died after the rescue failed.
Ji Ning's birthday was approaching. Zhou Cun went to pick up the gift he had ordered. As he was crossing the road, a car suddenly rushed towards him and knocked him down. The drunk driver didn't even notice. I bumped into someone, drove straight over and ran over him.
The Zhou family refused to apologize and compensate, and the driver was sentenced according to the heaviest sentencing standards, but what could be done? Zhou Cun was already dead, and even the life of the driver could not be replaced by him.
After Zhou Cun passed away, the family suddenly hit rock bottom. His mother was ill, and his father and sister were obviously very sad, but they still had to support the company and could not collapse. They were all haggard and quickly lost weight.
Zhou Rin stood in his brother's room and smelled the faint remaining pheromones in the room, the smell of pine wood that was very similar to him. He was sluggish for a moment, then suddenly fell to the ground and started crying.
Before, my brother hated him for being ineffective, and he also hated his brother's discipline to him. The relationship between the two was very tense, but after he learned to change himself, the relationship between the two brothers gradually eased. And just a few hours before his brother's death, he sent him several long voice messages and patiently gave him guidance.
But before he could let his brother see how he looked after he got better, he was gone.
…
Zhou Rin knew that his brother was gone, and he had to take responsibility for his brother and shoulder the family, so he moved back, not only taking care of school studies, but also using weekends and vacations to study in the company, wanting to be his father as soon as possible Share the pressure with your sister.
In this respect, he is very similar to his brother. He has excellent talent. He quickly started to get started with the company's business. From the beginning, he knew nothing, and now he has been able to make a relatively beautiful plan, which can really help the family. busy.
In the middle of the night, he and his sister came back from the company together. When discussing the company's affairs, his sister showed a smile for the first time, which made Zhou Rin's mood suddenly brighter, as if seeing the first in the dark With a ray of light, he felt that the situation at home was getting better little by little.
Even if his brother is gone, life will always go on, and they must come out of this shadow as soon as possible.
But there is another person whose condition has never improved.
Back at home, my sister hurriedly washed and went to sleep. In the middle of the night, in the dark corridor, Zhou Rin lowered her eyebrows and habitually walked to the door of Ji Ning's house.
Since Zhou Cun passed away, Ji Ning has been locked in the house. Zhou Cun got into a car accident because he gave him a birthday present. The Zhou family didn't blame him. Can't forgive myself.
Others were very worried about his condition and tried to persuade him to come out more than once, but it was useless for no one to say anything. Zhou Rin was anxious and angry, and repeatedly wanted to kick the door and pull Ji Ning out, but after hearing the faint cries coming from inside, she didn't have the courage to go in.
So he would come and stand in front of the door every night for a while, but the door had never been opened to him.
This time Zhou Rin stayed at the door for a while, and was about to leave, but suddenly smelled a strong aroma from the crack of the door.
"Well… "
Ji Ning's painful and forbearing gasps sounded from behind the door, Zhou Rin's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately understood that Ji Ning was in estrus.
Affected by this sweet smell, Zhou Rin's heartbeat was disordered, his breathing was unsteady, and even his own pheromones were hooked and spilled out a little.
He turned around and went to the downstairs medicine box to take out an Omega inhibitor injection. He turned back upstairs, knocked on Ji Ning's door, and said, "Open the door, I'll get you the inhibitor."
The pheromone belonging to Ji Ning made his heart beat, but he knew very well that he couldn't do anything to Ji Ning.
As long as he thought of his deceased brother, even if he had more admiration for Ji Ning, he couldn't reveal it.
"Squeak..."
The door opened, revealing Ji Ning's figure inside.
As soon as he saw him coming out, Zhou Rin's heart was aching. Ji Ning was already very thin, but now his figure has become even thinner, his jaw is pointed, and his beautiful face is particularly pale, just because he is in the heat of love In the middle, an abnormal bright red appeared.
He walked in front of Zhou Rin, his whole body was trembling, Zhou Rin saw that he could not stand still, so he hurriedly supported him, Ji Ning raised his head, his eyes were not focused, he looked up at Zhou Rin's face, showing a little confusion. Suddenly, he spoke in a low voice.
"… Zhou Cun?"
Ji Ning mistook him for his brother.
Hearing this low voice, Zhou Rin's body suddenly froze.
Indeed, the hallway was dimly lit. He had just returned from the company and was wearing a suit. He was about the same height as his brother, and even his pheromones were similar. When Ji Ning was in estrus, his mind was blurred, so it wasn't surprising that he thought of him as his brother. .
"Zhou Cun, is that you? Zhou Cun... "
Omega's voice trembled, and he suddenly jumped into Zhou Rin's arms, hugging his waist tightly.
The beloved Omega begged for his pity weakly and helplessly. Zhou Rin should have been ecstatic, but Omega was called by another man's name, and it was also the name of his deceased brother.
His heart was almost numb with pain, he stood there, letting Ji Ning hug him, but he couldn't say a word.
He is Zhou Rin, not Zhou Cun.
"Zhou Cun, talk to me, please, I want to hear your voice again, okay?"
However, at this moment, Omega was full of choked whispers, and suddenly burst into tears. Zhou Rin couldn't see his tears, but he could feel that his shirt was gradually getting wet by the warm water.
He is crying.
Zhou Rin's hands tightened abruptly, his nails embedded in the flesh, pinching out curved bloodstains.
Alpha slowly closed his eyes, then suddenly raised his hand to wrap his arms around Ji Ning's back, and took him into his arms.
“Zhou Cun…”
Omega murmured the name of another Alpha repeatedly, Zhou Rin hugged him silently for a long time, left a very light kiss on the top of his hair, and responded in a low voice.
"Um."
He is Zhou Rin, not Zhou Cun, he can't bring comfort to Omega, let alone be with him, never before and never will.
But at least this night, when Omega fell into a painful emotional tide, he was willing to become his brother's substitute for him, even though he knew that the awake Omega would only regard this night as a blurred dream.
He had told Ji Ning before that Alpha was not an Omega dog, but in front of Ji Ning, he would rather be a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy, bowing his head and kissing the dust at his feet, even if he would never look at him.
Sweetness, jealousy, loss, sadness, pain, love.
Countless emotions came together and became a long dark river, rushing through his heart.
At the end of the river is a whirlpool, or an abyss. If you fall into it, you will be shattered, but he doesn't care.
Occasionally, he would even think that if only he had died that night, even if his family was miserable, at least Ji Ning wouldn't be in so much pain, and he wouldn't feel the pain himself.
The needle of the inhibitor was thrown to the ground. The young Alpha held down Ji Ning's shoulder, raised his jaw, kissed his flushed face, and was about to lower his head to kiss those lips, but Ji Ning suddenly opened his lips. He called out his name inaudibly.
"Zhou Rin...?"
Zhou Rin's movements suddenly stagnated for a moment, Ji Ning broke free and pushed against his chest, even though his strength was very weak, it still made Zhou Rin stumble back a few steps and hit the railing of the stairs.
"It was you just now...?"
Ji Ning's face was dripping with sweat, her black hair was clinging to her skin, and tiny water droplets dripped down, and some even flowed into her eyes. His breath was scorching hot, his clothes were messy, wrinkled against his body, and he was extremely embarrassed by the emotional tide. At this moment, the blush on his face faded a little, and he leaned against the wall and whispered.
"I'm sorry, I recognized the wrong person, your pheromones are too similar..."
"You can think of me as my brother."
Seeing how he was being tortured to the point of being close to the limit, Zhou Rin said abruptly, reached out and grabbed his wrist: "At least this way, you won't be sad."
"..." Ji Ning pulled out her wrist, looked into Zhou Rin's eyes, and shook her head slowly, "Maybe you want to help me, but no, you are Zhou Cun's younger brother. Besides, you hate Omega's pheromones, Why do you have to force yourself..."
"I hate Omega's pheromones, but you are an exception."
Zhou Rin's eyes were faintly flushed. It was obvious that his beloved Omega was in the midst of a love affair. He was supposed to be so charming, but it actually made him have the urge to cry.
"I can smell your pheromone. It's the scent of a short-lived flower. Ji Ning, I—"
"Don't say any more."
Ji Ning interrupted him, leaned down slowly, picked up the suppressant injection that had fallen on the ground, and injected himself into it with trembling hands.
"Just pretend that nothing happened, and don't come near me again."
"I'm sorry just now. It was my fault that I took you as Zhou Cun first. But you are not him, Zhou Rin, you will never be him."
With a "click", the bedroom door was closed, and the scent of Epiphyllum was still faintly floating in the corridor. Zhou Rin leaned back against the railing and slipped down a little, raising his hand to cover his red eyes.
Of course he knew he was not a brother.
Isn't he even qualified to be a substitute for his brother
…
Ji Ning's condition was getting worse and worse. One day, there was no sound coming from his room for a whole day. He was worried about the nanny who delivered the meals. After getting permission from Father Zhou, he opened the door with the key, only to find Ji Ning actually fainted on the bed.
The Zhou family hurriedly invited a private doctor to see him. The doctor said that his condition was very early, and they hurriedly contacted the private hospital to conduct an examination for Ji Ning, but the results of the examination made them all worried.
Originally, they didn't know that Ji Ning's physique was very special. The influence of alpha pheromones was far stronger than that of ordinary Omegas. Even receiving temporary marks was almost equivalent to the permanent marks of other Omegas, and would have a great impact on his body. Influence, and precisely because of this, before the engagement, Zhou Cun did not mark him in any way.
But after the engagement, Zhou Cun marked him temporarily because he loved him too much. After his death, Ji Ning never received his pheromones, so his physical condition became worse and worse.
"He can't use the inhibitor anymore, it's taking a lot of damage to his body."
The doctor who examined Ji Ning said to the Zhou family very seriously after confirming the results.
"Every time the inhibitor is used, it will cause irreversible damage to him, and he must find a new alpha to mark him as soon as possible."
"And the closer it is to his original alpha pheromone, the better, so, Mr. Zhou Rin."
The doctor looked at Zhou Rin, who was sitting next to him.
"If possible, it's best for you to mark Mr. Ji Ning."