Chapter 62: The Admiral, A Boyfriend

Luo Ran asked for leave a few days later, and he and Lucas, who was already on vacation, went to the biggest restaurant in the Empire.

It was rare for Lucas to be dressed more neatly than usual today. At least, they weren’t his usual casual clothes. If it were not for Luo Ran taking care of his clothing, perhaps Lucas would even be wearing clothes that were worn, wrinkled, or poorly matched.

Luo Ran didn’t deliberately dress up. He looked good as long as he was neatly dressed, with a natural elegant temperament.

The two went to the designated box together.

A counter was set up at the door with a heat-detecting machine, which prompted them to sign and register on a signature pad.

After finishing all this, Luo Ran pushed the door open and entered, and most of the eyes in the venue turned toward him.

Luo Ran smiled and nodded, looking at ease.

Lucas stood behind him, with an expressionless face that, when looked at from time to time, had its own baleful look and unapproachable ferocity.

The atmosphere was a bit delicate, and when the rest of the people looked at Luo Ran, their expressions stiffened for a moment.

“Welcome, ah, it’s Luo Ran…….” The class leader was a lively female Beta. She immediately stepped forward to say hello, and after a pause, she smiled awkwardly and said: “Ah, it’s Secretary Luo now.”

“This is Secretary Luo’s……boyfriend?” The class leader frowned slightly. Why did this person look so familiar……

Besides the fact that the Secretary-General was famous all over the empire for his CP with the Admiral, she had never heard of him having a boyfriend……

It was no wonder she couldn’t recognize him. Lucas’s appearances in front of the media were always in a dark military uniform.

Luo Ran paused, and Lucas behind him gave an “En.”

Luo Ran didn’t refute.

Lucas had told him before coming that he would pretend to be his boyfriend.

The two sat down.

Students of the same grade from the two branch schools came, some of whom Luo Ran didn’t know, some who had avoided him back then, and some who had bullied him.

It could not be conveyed how awkward the atmosphere was.

However, it was the others who were awkward. Luo Ran ate on his own.

He looked refined and leisurely while eating, with exquisite facial features and his long silver hair tied into a ponytail.

At a glance, he could be distinguished from the people around him. Like an aristocrat who had strayed into a slum, there was a heavy sense of dissonance.

People from his old class didn’t dare to look at Luo Ran, and in the end, it was the class leader of the new class who said with a smile: “How is Secretary Luo recently?”

“Pretty good.” Luo Ran nodded.

Many people at the dining tables had already recognized Lucas and were too frightened to speak, only feeling like they were in a dream.

Actually eating with the Admiral of the Empire……

“Secretary Luo has become so different, ah, he was so quiet before.” At this moment, a brown-haired girl with two pigtails spoke with a smile.

She was the Viscount’s daughter who had harassed him back then, Emily Little.

Since Lucas found out about this, not only did Lucas beat up her brother Effie, but he retaliated fiercely.

At that time, Effie was taking a geology exam. The family had originally planned to give Effie money to stay in the capital to study and work, so that he could be upgraded from a bastard with academic credits to a bastard with a solid job.

However, at Lucas’s orders, Effie was ordered to join an expedition team and go to a cold and remote desolate star to study its geology.

A life with no worries about food or clothing turned into “exile,” and the family naturally resented this.

This went on for several years, and Effie was not allowed to return until the barren planet had been developed recently.

After returning, the person had changed from how he was before. His skin was bad and he was very haggard, no longer bearing the arrogant playboy look he had before.

“Secretary Luo has a boyfriend?” Emily held her chin and said: “It seems Secretary Luo succeeded in getting another job. After all, the whole Empire thinks you’re with the Admiral. It must be nice to look so good……I’m a little envious.”

Inside and out, these words implied that Luo Ran used the boss’s unspoken rules to reach his position.

“Emily, stop talking!” The boy sitting next to her recognized the person beside Luo Ran, and……Emily’s insinuation was against the Imperial hero! This was not right in any way.

“I’m too envious, I just couldn’t help but say so.” Emily gave a limpid smile and said, “I also want to have such an easy job. And Secretary Luo is a Beta, so it’s even more convenient.”

Betas were not like Omegas, whom after intercourse must use contraceptives and inhibitors to avoid trouble.

“Emily!” The class leader glared furiously. “Stop talking……!”

“Haven’t you recognized him yet?” The boy pulled at Emily and said, “The one next to him is his boss.”

“What……?”

Luo Ran raised his eyes slightly, and was about to say something, but only heard a pa! as Lucas dropped his chopsticks expressionlessly.

“It turns out that the Little family has such views and misunderstandings about the Empire and the military department.” Lucas crossed his arms in front of his chest with a smile: “Then would you like me to clarify?”

Lucas took out his terminal on the spot, clicked on the address book, and dialed.

“Admiral, may I ask what the matter is……?” After connecting, a middle-aged man’s voice came from the other end, very respectful.

Emily’s face paled, and she was speechless.

That was her father……!

Lucas raised his eyebrows and smiled: “I heard from your daughter that you think I apply unspoken rules to my subordinate, and that Luo Ran’s work is so easy that he only needs to serve me. I’m here to clarify with you both.”

Lucas said it very lightly, as if the purpose was just to “clarify.”

But the Viscount’s breathing grew obviously heavier with nervousness.

“A-Admiral……” The Viscount paused and said: “Admiral, are you with my daughter? My disgraceful daughter doesn’t know how to speak, that’s not what she meant……!”

Not listening to his explanation, Lucas cut off the call. Then he looked at Emily and said: “He said you didn’t mean it, so did you or not?”

Lucas’s voice bore neither anger nor displeasure, but Emily was shaking all over.

“I…..I’m sorry, I didn’t mean……” Emily spoke with reddened eyes. “Forgive me……”

Seeing Lucas eating with his head down, Emily came to a realization and quickly turned to Luo Ran: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

“It’s not a big deal.” Luo Ran said with a smile: “Everyone eat, ba. Don’t pay attention to me.”

The atmosphere was tense for a moment, until, driven by a few lively and talkative people, everyone gradually resumed eating and chatting.

Emily couldn’t stay any longer and left early. She also received a call from her father, and the thought of going home was another disaster.

Afterwards, Luo Ran was obviously flattered and fawned over.

He could sense that those who were unwilling to get close to him in the past, or those who had participated in the bullying, were cautiously currying favor with him, while some cast him envious glances.

Luo Ran suddenly understood what Lucas meant.

Once he came here, he would put them out of his mind.

It wasn’t because of the others’ flattery, he just thought that if he still felt bothered and sad because of these people, it would be quite……stupid.

He used to think the world was so small, but now it was the past that couldn’t be tinier.

You couldn’t see the puddles if you possessed the sea.

“Secretary Luo is so beautiful, ah. Every time I look at photos on the internet, they are so beautiful. I didn’t expect the real person to look even better.”

“When will Secretary Luo make an official announcement with the Admiral, ah?”

“Secretary Luo, this is delicious.”

Someone handed a fruit platter to Luo Ran.

Luo Ran took it with a smile: “Thank you.”

Seeing that Luo Ran was about to peel the coconut meat, Lucas frowned and patted his hand, saying: “You can’t eat this, you have a bad stomach.”

Luo Ran paused and said: “I just want to give it to you. Don’t you like coconut?”

Lucas was silent for a moment. He actually didn’t like it.

It was only that Luo Ran couldn’t eat it, so he kept grabbing it and helping him eat it.

“En, thanks,” Lucas said.

There was an intimacy between the two that prevented anyone else from intervening, an atmosphere that no one else could break.

It was only that the two were used to such intimacy, and took it for granted.

Anyone with eyes could tell if there were unspoken rules or not, and how far their relationship reached.

“I’m going to the restroom.” Luo Ran left midway.

Lucas opened his mouth, and initially wanted to say he would accompany him, but thought it would be strange and ended up saying nothing.

. . . . . .

The restroom was just around the corner at the end of the corridor. Luo Ran passed another box and could vaguely see the situation inside through a gap in the screen.

There were quite a lot of people.

It wasn’t anything worth noticing at first, but Luo Ran had always been keen, and he could sense the high-strength fighters standing outside the screen. Although they were dressed as Capital guards, Luo Ran quickly noticed that these were outsiders due to their posture, demeanor, and temperament.

Luo Ran frowned slightly.

A waiter came out pushing an empty wine cart, and Luo Ran quickly stopped him, asking: “May I ask who is in there?”

“Ah, people from the Lion Hunter Chamber of Commerce.” The waiter smiled and said: “They’ve become popular in the capital recently. The medicine they sell is super cheap and very effective!”

“So that’s it.” Luo Ran nodded.

Hearing that it was a Chamber of Commerce, he was not surprised.

The Empire was strong and safe. Not only were there many chambers of commerce in the capital, but other countries and planets were willing to come here to do business, and there were countless businessmen and powerful people from all over who gathered here.

Just then, a tall, curly-haired man stepped out.

Luo Ran then hurried into the restroom, not wanting others to find out that he was asking around. After all, it was too impolite.

. . . . . .

Gurgle. 

In the restroom, Luo Ran turned on the tap to wash his hands, and his face by the way.

He had been in a bad state of mind, taking medicine and injections every day, and still hadn’t recovered.

Shen Xiluo and Xia Zhi said he was injured too badly due to the superposition of UNK and the mecha. If Lucas hadn’t given him a temporary mark and stayed with him all day, he might not even be able to function by himself, tormented by hallucinations and agonizing seizures.

“Huh?”

A voice came from behind, and when Luo Ran looked up into the mirror, he saw that it was the curly-haired man who had just come out of the chamber of commerce.

The man had curly hair, his skin and face were pale like most people, and there were deep, dark circles under his drooping eyes. Although he looked a little sick, he was still handsome.

“Where have I seen you before?” The curly-haired man smiled and said, “Your pheromones are very familiar.”

“Hello.”

Luo Ran nodded politely, thinking that surely he had never seen this man before, right? After all, he was so unique that he would never forget him after seeing him.

“An SSS Omega……” The man took a few steps forward, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “Truly superb.”

Luo Ran: “…….”

He remembered.

……No way.

Luo Ran’s heart skipped a beat, and his eyes widened.

This was…….!

If it was really Huntsman, then how did he get in?

“The fate between me and Secretary Luo seems to be inseparable from the bathroom.” Huntsman shook his head. “I’m always meeting you in the bathroom.”

“…….” Luo Ran took a few calm steps back, pressed his terminal with his hand, and sent his location to Lucas with one key.

“It’s so pitiful, ah,” Huntsman said with a smile. “You’ve suffered such a serious spiritual injury.”

Huntsman saw it at a glance.

Luo Ran said coldly: “How dare you appear here.”

Huntsman crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows: “Why should I dare not? I can appear here because I don’t fear being discovered. You can’t catch me.”

“On the contrary……Secretary Luo, you should worry about yourself.” 

Luo Ran could feel a wave of pheromones attack him, invisible and impossible to evade.

It was……the scent of rust.

The scent of rusted metal.

Huntsman was now unscrupulously releasing his own pheromones. Using this method would not cause any great commotion.

This was different from Lucas’s previous teasing. This was attack and suppression, an Alpha’s absolute means over an Omega, which could forcibly deprive an Omega of their power and force them into heat.

Luo Ran felt like he was being held down by a pair of big, invisible hands. It was untenable. He was so uncomfortable that it was like every cell in his body was scurrying around uneasily.

Luo Ran supported himself on the sink with both hands, dripping cold sweat.

He felt sick, extremely sick.

Huntsman was an SS Alpha, and due to Luo Ran’s injury, he could completely gain the upper hand at the moment.

Luo Ran gasped for breath and bent his knees, kneeling down weakly.

Huntsman smiled, stepped forward, and knelt down in front of him.

Bam—!

At this exact moment, Luo Ran promptly picked up the bucket next to him and viciously threw it at Huntsman.

Huntsman was too close to dodge, and was caught off guard.

………!

Got him!

Huntsman’s head was directly smashed by the wooden barrel, and blood flowed out along with the dirty water that splashed his face. The two liquids mixed together and dripped from the scattered hair on his forehead and down his chin.

Huntsman: “…….”

The water was not only dirty, but also smelly.

This may be the most humiliating moment of his life.

And it was done to him by an Omega.

Of course…….the other party was obviously not an ordinary Omega.

Huntsman really didn’t expect that with Luo Ran’s potholed spiritual strength, he could grit his teeth and resist his spiritual attack after being so badly injured, which even many Alphas couldn’t do. Let alone have the strength to hit him with a wooden barrel.

Luo Ran had already run away.

Huntsman took a deep breath. He couldn’t catch up with him. If Lucas was outside, the losses would outweigh the gains.

Huntsman took out a communication device with a blank expression.

“I’ve been found, prepare for evacuation.”

Then Huntsman jumped out the restroom window.

. . . . . .

“Luo Ran!”

Lucas strode into the restroom and saw Luo Ran running out with a pale face.

Lucas immediately embraced him. “What’s wrong?!”

Wrapped in the familiar tobacco scent, Luo Ran immediately stopped holding on, and leaned a bit exhaustedly against Lucas, gasping.

He held Lucas’s shoulders tightly, shaking uncontrollably.

Luo Ran was already so seriously injured when he was violently attacked, so he naturally had an episode.

Lucas’s face sank immediately, and he said, “Who was it.”

“Hunt……” Luo Ran tried to speak, but was stunned by the pain in his head and couldn’t get the words out. He took a gasp of cold air.

“Luo Ran, don’t be afraid.” Lucas immediately pressed Luo Ran into his arms, saying in a low voice, “The pain will be gone right away.”

Lucas pressed the back of Luo Ran’s head, and Luo Ran felt his head tilt against Lucas’s chest. His entire body was wrapped in tobacco-scented pheromones.

The pheromones calmed him like a gentle tide, slowly entering his sea of consciousness.

But Luo Ran was so badly injured that he was still shaking all over.

Lucas held him and walked to the corner with Luo Ran, hiding together behind the curtains and potted plants.

“Luo Ran, the temporary mark has faded and has little effect.” Lucas said hoarsely, “I’ll give you another one.”

Lucas gently stroke the bump on the back of Luo Ran’s neck, his voice low and rough.

“Can I?”