Chapter 58: The Admiral’s ‘Blind Date’?

Lucas was so strong that Luo Ran was easily held above the ground with his legs wrapped around Lucas’ waist.

With his body pressed flat on the table, Luo Ran felt that this pose was too awful.

“Sir…” Luo Ran took a deep breath, then said with a bit of anger, “You’ve kissed me, so please put me down.”

His lips were torn, and his cheeks and ears were both bright red.

“Are your sure?” Lucas smiled and pinched a lock of his hair. “Then why are you so red?”

“…” Luo Ran looked away. “I’m not.”

Lucas was noncommittal but let go of him.

Luo Ran pushed himself up and made to get up, but as soon as he stood, his whole body went soft. If not for Lucas catching him, he would have collapsed again.

“Oh-ho?” Lucas raised an eyebrow. “Did my kiss make your legs go soft?”

“…”

“I didn’t expect it, Secretary Luo, you look so serious on the surface but why are you so lewd,” he grinned. “You can’t even stand. Do you like me that much, otherwise why are you like this?”

Luo Ran felt ashamed and angry enough to die.

That was because Lucas’ pheromones were too aggressive…!

Lucas had completely released control over his pheromones, and now the strong smell of tobacco had penetrated every molecule of air, depriving Luo Ran of both breath and sanity.

Lucas had never been like this before, because for him, things like love were superfluous.

Could it be that… Lucas was too stimulated by the kiss, and the new experience made him lose control? Or did he think that Luo Ran was a beta, so there was no need to restrain himself?

Luo Ran supported himself against the table as his breathing turned heavier.

Lucas looked at Luo Ran, who was trying to endure it, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Pretend, keep pretending.

It’s obviously hard to keep going.

What, am I so untrustworthy?

Little bastard.

He even dared to lie to him, he was clearly an omega.

Lucas decided to watch Luo Ran pretend to the end, he needed to be bullied.

Who made Luo Ran so courageous.

Grabbing his clothes by the collar, Lucas chuckled in a low voice, “You still haven’t answered me yet, why pretend to be dead, you can’t stand up? Your face is that red?”

“Sorry,” Luo Ran said, taking a deep breath. “Maybe I… Maybe it’s because I haven’t recovered yet.”

“Really?” Lucas sneered.

“…Sir, let me go.” Luo Ran lowered his head and gripped the table tightly.

Because of his status and aura, no alpha had ever been brave enough to release even a little bit of pheromones in front of him. This was therefore the first time he experienced being attacked by alpha pheromones. But strictly speaking… it wasn’t an attack, only a provocation.

Luo Ran didn’t know why just this provocation could make him unable to walk, it could only be said that the familiar scent made him too comfortable.

This… This is bad.

“It’s really because you haven’t recovered yet? Not any other reason?” Lucas’ hand was still on Luo Ran’s collar.

The pheromones became even stronger.

It wasn’t an alpha’s suppression towards its own kind, but a kind of teasing aimed towards the opposite sex. Of course, Lucas still had some restraint and didn’t force him into heat.

“What other reason can there be?” Biting his bottom lip, Luo Ran felt unusually annoyed.

It was hard for him to resist Lucas when he was being so insistent.

He also couldn’t remind Lucas to restrain his pheromones, because a beta should be unable to detect pheromones.

“It’s not as if I’m using much force, just go if you want to.” Lucas let go with a smile. “What? Can’t move?”

“I can.” Pushing Lucas away, Luo Ran walked out with clenched fists, and didn’t turn back even once.

Lucas: “…”

…This little bastard.

Luo Ran refused to show weakness no matter what, he still refused to rely on him.

And it was the same as before.

Lucas scratched at his hair irritably.

Falling in love really was a thankless thing.

Two days after the battlefield was cleaned up, the battleships rejoined the main fleet and returned to the capital.

And as before, they were welcomed with gorgeous fireworks.

As soon as Lucas arrived at military HQ, the first prince sent someone to handle the authority handover. To the outside world, they said that the admiral was taking a rare vacation.

Regarding this long-awaited holiday, the Empire’s citizens were very happy.

Lucas is finally willing to rest!

There was finally time for him to build a better relationship with Secretary Luo, the process of making an excellent heir to the Empire could also be put on the agenda!

When would they be born?

They were so anxious!

“Admiral, the investigation team’s report is out.”

Luo Ran handed the report to Lucas with a subtle expression on his face.

“What?” Lucas asked as he took it.

He skimmed over it, then also paused.

The day after his incident with the mystery omega, the reporters arrived very fast.

And by following the clues provided by Princess Zhou Mingzhu, they found that…

The person who communicated with the reporters that day was Cyril.

Lucas’ older brother, Cyril Aldor.

Who was also First Prince Zhou Mingyu’s confidant.

“Heh.” Lucas tossed the report on the table. “How brave of him.”

“At this point, we can already conclude that the eldest prince is targeting you. It doesn’t matter whether he was the one who drugged you, because we’ve already gone against him regarding the UNK — we have to guard against him no matter what,” Luo Ran said, holding some documents. “Don’t worry, sir, I’ll handle the handover and public relations in the next two weeks so that no one will be able to take advantage of it.

“And…” he lowered his eyes. “Your mother knows of your holiday and asked you to go back this weekend, do you want to…?”

“Go!” Lucas sneered. He had accounts to settle.

“Yes, then I will arrange transportation.” Then Luo Ran continued, “His Highness Zhou Mingkai also invited you to play billiards this afternoon. Please remember to attend; if necessary, I can also organise other relaxing activities for you.”

“…” Lucas frowned at Luo Ran.

Professional, calm, detached.

“Luo Ran, are you angry?”

Luo Ran blinked, then replied seriously, “No. I am not.”

“You’re angry!” Lucas stood and went closer.

Subconsciously, Luo Ran stepped back. He felt unusually nervous.

Lucas gritted his teeth and growled out, “What are you hiding for, get over here!”

“…”

“Sir, let’s talk.” Luo Ran looked down at the documents in his hands. “You, you’ve only fought wars before, and you haven’t spent long in contact with betas or omegas, you may not understand your feelings.”

Lucas only snorted. “Why would I get close to those people, disgusting.”

He took advantage of the situation to say, “It is precisely because you haven’t been close to many people and only had me to accompany you for a long time. You don’t have many people to choose from, so you naturally think you like me.”

Lucas was a little dizzy just listening to him. “What the hell are you talking about, I said I only like you.”

Blushing, Luo Ran went through the lines in his head several times to ensure he wouldn’t confuse himself before he dared to open his mouth. “I also said… I said, you haven’t had many choices. If in the future you meet someone better, more suitable, you would understand.”

“You’re always stuck on this fucking thing, do you want me to go on a date with someone else to prove it to you! I said it already, you’re the only one for me, the only one!” Lucas said angrily. He only lacked a sign to wave around, proclaiming that he liked Luo Ran.

“Sir, you want a blind date?”

“…”

“Would you like me to arrange one for you?”

“…Scram!”

Lucas turned and strode away.

Luo Ran let out a relieved breath. He clutched the folder to himself as he quickly ran downstairs.

However, his mind was full of Lucas’ sonorous voice saying clearly: the only one.

As Luo Ran went out the door, he crashed straight into a pillar.

Ouch…!

He covered his forehead, feeling both angered and annoyed.

H-He wasn’t nervous.

Ow.

He’d already decided to keep a distance and to be an ordinary employee working under Lucas.

But Lucas was too… he was too much.

It was as if he was a city, and Lucas was the general who sieged the city and closed in step by step.

—— XXXX ——

At the clubhouse.

As soon as Zhou Mingkai saw his good brother whom he hadn’t met for a long time, he asked urgently, “I saw it online, you confessed to Secretary Luo?”

He finally confessed!

His hard work wasn’t in vain!

Lucas hummed in reply, then leaned against the table and frowned. “But it’s so strange, he clearly likes me a lot but he still rejects me, won’t rely on me, and always keeps his distance. That guy’s playing hard to get, that unpredictable little bastard.”

Zhou Mingkai: “…”

Damn.

Somehow, Lucas still hadn’t realised Luo Ran’s lie.

Zhou Mingkai hesitated, but still couldn’t help but say, “Admiral, if you had half of my EQ, the Empire’s excellent next generation would be attending kindergarten by now.”

He felt very helpless, he’d thought that the two had already reached the last step, so he ran to vote for the name of the Empire’s excellent inheritor.

Now it looked like the vote would be useless.

“He always rejects me!” Lucas said irritably, now sitting on the sofa and crossing his legs. “I’ve done everything!”

“…” Although Zhou Mingkai didn’t know how Lucas courted people, if a steel straight man like Lucas was chasing him, he might’ve boarded a transport and fled overnight.

Secretary Luo, my condolences.

“Then why would Secretary Luo reject you?” Zhou Mingkai couldn’t laugh or cry, so he opened a bottle of wine, took a cue, and started a game of pool first.

Lucas frowned. “He said I only knew him, so of course I would pursue him, I don’t actually like him.”

“And then?”

“And nothing.”

“…Ah.”

“He didn’t explain anything, and he didn’t tell me what to do,” Lucas growled out.

Falling in love was so troublesome!

“Then you’ll have to find out for yourself, chasing people is different from fighting.” Zhou Mingkai shot a ball into a corner pocket, then turned and smiled. “But Admiral, what do you do before you fight a war?”

Feeling that this question was inexplicable, Lucas frowned. “What else can we do, just analyse the situation and prepare the weapons.”

“Exactly!” He clapped his hands together. “If you don’t analyse the situation first, how can you rush to start! You’re being too impatient.”

He couldn’t wait to give himself a Best CP Fan award.

Right then, a notification sound came from Lucas’ terminal.

It was a message from the captain of the investigation team.

Admiral, Secretary Luo went home. According to the investigation, his parents ran into a matchmaker when they went to an ancient earth temple to seek marriage — they requested contact details for three alphas.

Lucas: ??!

“Bastard…!” Lucas was so angry that he threw the terminal away. “He’s going on a blind date again!”

Zhou Mingkai glanced at the text. “Huh? No way, right…? I think he won’t go, his mental state hasn’t recovered yet, and he’s been so busy.

“Otherwise…” the prince grinned. “Lu Bei and I are planning to watch the opera. Admiral, do you want to change it up a bit and have a ‘date’ with Lu Bei? See what Secretary Luo says?”

“You and Lu Bei going to the opera together?” Lucas asked with a raised eyebrow.

Zhou Mingkai, this was…?

“Hmph! Don’t you think weird things! I don’t have any intentions with him at all, that guy, with a personality like that, not even my mother watches me that closely.” Zhou Mingkai imitated Lucas, growling, “It’s the cabinet ministers who’ve been pestering Lu Bei all this time and sent him the tickets. I just helped him block them a bit since he’s still a representative of the royal family and an omega, it’s inconvenient for him.”

“Go!” Lucas sneered. “Luo Ran can go on a date, why can’t I?!”

He wanted Luo Ran to feel jealous and care about him.

So Lucas picked up the terminal and sent him a text message.

Lucas: I’m going on a blind date with Lu Bei.

Luo Ran replied very quickly.

Luo Ran: Congratulations ^v^

Lucas: A date!

Luo Ran: Received, wait a minute, I’ll forward you a dating guide right away.

Lucas: “…”

He was so angry that he threw the terminal away again.

Author:
The terminal dedicated to love: Huh…?
Lu Bei, who was happily preparing to go on a trip with Scumbag Zhou: Huh…?

Translator:
Well, that’s a wrap! It’s been a fun 45 chapters, and while I haven’t been the most, uh… consistent translator… we did go through 206,403 characters and 125,955 words. Thank you to all you wonderful readers who stuck with me until now.