Rong Shi had just helped Song Yu build up a good public image, only for a scandal with an omega to break out. It was tantamount to lifting him up high only to slam him down hard.

By turning his enemy’s advantage into his own, Ji Ling’s move was simple and crude, but it was undoubtedly the most powerful counterattack.

“You want to mess around with an alpha?” Song Ke’s gaze swept over Song Yu, his eyes lecherous. “What’s so difficult about that? I’ll call some alphas even stronger than him to serve you; I guarantee they’ll send you to—!”

Before he could finish, something flew toward him. Song Ke’s heart leaped, and he scrambled to dodge.

Thud!

A dinner knife flew past Song Ke’s ear and embedded itself in the wooden curio cabinet behind him.

Song Yu casually picked up a fork from a side cabinet and toyed with it in his palm.

“Big Brother seems to know a lot about this. You must often hide away to enjoy it yourself.”

Song Ke turned pale with fright, then flushed red with anger at Song Yu’s words.

“Song Yu! I’ll fu-ck your mother!”

“Isn’t my mother sitting right next to you?” Song Yu sneered. “Be my guest.”

Song Ke froze. He glanced at Ji Ling’s darkening face, and a shiver ran through him. He shrank back, not daring to say another word.

The room had floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides. With a wave of Ji Ling’s hand, a dense crowd of guards blocked the windows from the outside, their weapons all aimed at Song Yu and Rong Shi.

“What? Do I need to invite you over?” After Song Ke’s outburst, Ji Ling had lost most of his patience. “If we delay any longer, I’m afraid your father won’t last long enough to see you one last time.”

Song Yu’s expression flickered, and the smile vanished from his lips.

But in the next instant, he reverted to his nonchalant demeanor.

“You’d better think this through.” He tossed the fork aside, his smile not reaching his eyes. “If you let those old men know I can go with omegas too, their stance might—”

Hearing this, Song Ke’s heart panicked.

Ever since Song Yu had “bent” himself, many of the fence-sitters had leaned in his favor.

But now, he himself was embroiled in a scandal, his career had taken a serious hit, and even his father’s attitude toward him had changed drastically.

In contrast, aside from his same-sex marriage, Song Yu’s public image was almost entirely positive. He had even been in the spotlight for the past two days, gaining an unknown number of casual supporters.

Under these circumstances, if a rumor about Song Yu with an omega were to spread, it might be a scandal to the public, but for those fence-sitters, it was definitely a major event that could sway their allegiance.

Song Ke was suddenly unsure if this act would ultimately be good or bad for Song Yu.

“Dad,” he whispered, cautiously leaning closer to Ji Ling. “Maybe we should switch to an alpha—”

“Shut up!” Ji Ling snapped.

He couldn’t rest easy for a single day until Song Yu was under his control.

Once he had him under control and this storm passed, wouldn’t Song Yu’s life and death be his to decide?

Ji Ling looked at Song Yu. “Are you going to do it or not?”

With so many guns pointed at him, Song Yu glanced left and right, then started walking toward the gauze curtain.

He had only taken one step before Rong Shi grabbed his wrist.

“As an omega yourself, why would you treat an omega as a tool?” Rong Shi looked directly at Ji Ling. “Don’t you feel fear?”

“Fear?” Ji Ling looked as if he had heard something hilarious. “Aren’t omegas tools by nature? I just see it more clearly than others.”

This answer surprised Rong Shi, yet it also felt logical.

Ji Ming’s influence on him was deep-rooted. Having grown up in a twisted environment, Ji Ling’s entire worldview was warped. One couldn’t use normal logic to deduce his behavior.

“Since you’re here too, just sit there and enjoy the show.” Ji Ling lifted his chin, gesturing for Rong Shi to sit on the sofa directly facing the gauze curtain. “It would be a pity if no one watched the good part.”

Song Yu’s cold gaze swept over Ji Ling. He broke free from Rong Shi’s grasp and walked behind the gauze curtain. “That’s right. Let’s get rid of this curtain too. Raise it all the way up, otherwise, my gege won’t be able to see clearly.”

The gauze curtain rose, and Rong Shi once again saw the omega. The other man was like a soulless puppet, sitting on the bed with his legs parted, offering no resistance to his fate.

Rong Shi’s hands, resting on his knees, clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white.

For some reason, he kept thinking of his father and Mianmian.

If anyone dared to treat them this way—

Ji Ling and the people from that organization had to pay the price for their actions.

In the bathroom, as Song Yu took off his clothes, thin strands of blue threads suddenly slid down from the exhaust vent, converging into a small ball in mid-air.

[00: Master, the layout of the troops in the royal palace has been scanned.]

“Mhm.” Song Yu had it hide in his hair. Thinking about what was to come, he asked in a low voice, “Where’s 01?”

[00: Brother is scanning the distribution of heavy weaponry.]

Warm water showered down on his head. Song Yu considered for a moment.

“I need you to ask it for something.”

Outside, everyone in the room was waiting for Song Yu to finish his shower and come out.

Noticing from the corner of his eye that Song Ke had shifted his legs for the seventh time and was picking at the armrest, clearly anxious, Rong Shi spoke in a low voice, “First Highness.”

Song Ke glared at him warily. “What do you want?”

Rong Shi’s gaze fell on the bathroom door, his voice faint.

“When I first met you, I found it strange that you don’t resemble anyone.”

Song Ke’s fingers froze, and his face instantly darkened. “Nonsense! Everyone says I look exactly like my father!”

“Is that so? At first glance, there’s a slight resemblance, but if you look closely, not a single feature is the same.” Rong Shi’s gaze swept intentionally and unintentionally over Ji Ling. “Seeing this scene today, it suddenly occurred to me—”

He stopped halfway. Song Ke was left hanging. He knew that nothing good would come from Rong Shi’s mouth, and it would be best not to listen.

But despite his thoughts, his heart was itching with curiosity.

He had a feeling that Rong Shi could solve a doubt that had long plagued him.

Song Ke glanced quickly at Ji Ling and demanded, “Occurred to you what?!”

A faint smile touched Rong Shi’s lips as he spouted nonsense with a perfectly straight face. “Perhaps you were born this way too? It’s just hard to say whether it was His Majesty or some other alpha who was forced that time.”

“What nonsense are you talking?!” Song Ke retorted furiously, drawing his gun and pointing it at Rong Shi, the veins on his neck bulging with anger. “Don’t you fu-cking think I won’t kill you!”

Rong Shi ignored him and continued unhurriedly, “An omega like the Queen, destined for great things, how could he be willing to bear a child for an alpha? Are alphas even worthy?”

After speaking, he noticed the corners of Ji Ling’s mouth twitch upward in a smug look, which he quickly concealed.

“You shut up!”

Song Ke was already in a panic. Now that his deepest insecurities had been hit, even though Rong Shi’s words didn’t stand up to scrutiny, they were enough to make him lose his composure.

He looked at Ji Ling, desperately seeking validation.

Ji Ling sneered, unmoved.

“Rong Shi, you’re very good at psychological warfare. If you want to live, I suggest you shut your mouth.”

Just then, the bathroom door opened.

Song Yu walked out in a bathrobe, his hair wet. When his eyes met Rong Shi’s, he even shot him a flirtatious wink. “Gege, you have to watch closely. Don’t get distracted, okay?”

Rong Shi: “…”

Don’t flirt with me when we’re in the middle of serious business.

“Come on, turn on the live stream for me.” Song Yu walked to the side of the bed and said to the tall beta, “Since this is for the entire empire, you’d better make me look good.”

He was so calm and collected that the beta was completely baffled.

Anyone who didn’t know better would think they were filming some serious blockbuster movie.

The live stream was opened on the social media platform with the highest traffic and was even pinned to the top for a fee. The number of online viewers grew at a dizzying rate.

Song Yu stood with his back to the camera, his hands on the lapels of his robe, pulling them apart.

The enlarged live stream appeared in mid-air. When Ji Ling and Song Ke saw half of Song Yu’s shoulder revealed, a triumphant smile flashed in their eyes.

“What’s going on? Why is there a bed as soon as it starts? This doesn’t look like a proper live stream.”

“That bed is so luxurious. Hey, who is that person? His legs are so long!”

“What the fu-ck! He’s taking his clothes off right away?!”

“Shit, shit, shit! I had to back out and check, I almost thought I clicked on the wrong thing.”

The live stream chat exploded with discussion. Everyone was confused. Just as they saw the person on screen reveal their shoulder, the screen suddenly flashed.

An alpha lay on a bed with his eyes closed, while an omega stood before it.

The omega had black hair and black eyes, a pair of captivating phoenix eyes, and the baby fat on his cheeks had not yet completely faded.

Even through the screen, one could clearly see the contempt in his eyes as he looked at the person lying on the bed.

Another omega, with filthy hands, got off the bed and handed him a test tube.

He took it with a handkerchief, holding it far away as he covered his nose.

“That’s so much. Enough to create a planet’s worth of children.”

The omega asked, “Will you carry the child yourself, Your Majesty?”

“How could I?” he said with a look of utter disgust. “The mere thought makes me want to vomit, let alone being pregnant?”

The live stream fell silent for a moment before exploding, causing the entire social media platform to crash for ten seconds.

“Am I seeing things? That should be His Majesty the Queen, right?!”

“His Majesty the Queen rarely appears in public, so I’m not sure if the omega is him, but the one lying on the bed is definitely His Majesty the King!”

“What are they doing?! Don’t tell me they’re stealing His Majesty’s—”

“Seeing something like this so suddenly, am I going to be silenced? Fuck!”

“Brothers, His Majesty looks very young. This doesn’t look like it just happened. This is footage from years ago!”

“Heavens! Something big is about to happen! Get out of here, stop watching!”

Many people in the comments urged others to leave, but while they said one thing, their bodies were very honest. The number of online viewers grew exponentially, quickly surpassing a hundred million.

In the room, Ji Ling shot to his feet, unable to believe what he was seeing.

How could there be footage of what happened back then? And how was it being broadcast!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

When Song Ke saw this scene, his mind shattered.

He staggered back into his chair, fireworks exploding in his brain, leaving him stunned and unable to recover.

The moment the screen switched, Song Yu quickly pulled his robe shut, knocked out the omega on the bed with a single karate chop, and swept the tall beta to the ground with a back kick.

At the same time, Rong Shi moved like lightning, seizing the newly reseated Song Ke, locking him in a chokehold, and pinning him in front of himself.

“Don’t move.”

By the time the surrounding guards reacted, it was too late.

Ji Ling’s eyes were bloodshot as he glared at them, his gaze venomous. “What did you do?!”

Under the aim of a hundred guns, Song Yu leisurely walked to Rong Shi’s side. “Didn’t you want to watch a live stream? Se-x is so boring. This is much more exciting.”

“Turn it off!” Ji Ling shrieked, his earlier composure completely gone. “If you want to live, turn it off right now!”

Rong Shi: “If you want your son to live, call your men off.”

It took Song Ke a long moment to snap out of his daze. The immense psychological and physical blow made him tremble like a leaf.

“How dare you!” Ji Ling was livid. “Holding a royal hostage is a capital crime, punishable by immediate execution!”

He waved for the outer circle of guards to close in and lunged to turn off the live stream equipment, only to be easily subdued by Song Yu, who locked him in a chokehold and pressed him against the wall.

“With your pathetic little skills, crushing you is easier than crushing an ant.” Song Yu’s voice was light, but each word was heavy with meaning. “To think Father let a buffoon like you stir up trouble for so many years.”

Ji Ling’s eyes sharpened, and he suddenly released his pheromones.

For both alphas and omegas, pheromones are influenced by emotions and can have completely different effects on others.

Ji Ling was a modified omega, and his pheromones were already many times stronger than a normal omega’s. Coupled with his rage, his pheromones became filled with aggression.

Song Yu bore the brunt of it. A sharp pain stabbed his temples, and his vision blurred for an instant.

“Xiao Yu!” Rong Shi’s face darkened, and he quickly scanned the scene.

A portion of the guards, taking advantage of Song Yu’s momentary weakness, had already raised their guns.

In that instant, a domineering alpha pheromone was suddenly released, rapidly spreading through the space.

The scent of alcohol was overwhelmingly intense. Every breath was like inhaling countless ice blades that pierced the internal organs before turning into scorching magma that flowed out with flesh and blood.

Gory and excruciatingly painful.

“Ugh—!”

Cries of pain were continuous.

The guards with lower tolerance had already crashed to the ground upon smelling the pheromones, writhing and rolling in agony.

Those with better resistance couldn’t withstand the natural alpha suppression either. It felt as if a giant boulder was crushing them, and after a few seconds, they fell to their knees, too weak to even lift their guns.

The pheromones Ji Ling had just released were instantly suppressed.

Hit head-on by the alpha pheromones, his face turned deathly pale, and he trembled from instinctual fear.

Song Ke, being closest to Rong Shi, suffered the strongest attack.

He let out a bloodcurdling scream, his entire body convulsing in pain, his eyes rolling back as if he were about to faint at any moment.

In the entire space, only Song Yu was completely unaffected.

After ensuring that everyone had lost their ability to fight, Rong Shi turned to Song Yu, his expression softening.

His father often used to say that using one’s gender for suppression was a sign of incompetence.

He strongly agreed with this and believed that pheromones should not be used as weapons or tools of attack, a principle he had always upheld.

But to protect the person he loved, all principles could be broken—

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Author’s Note:

Song Cat: So many people smelled my wife’s pheromones. What a huge loss.

Rong Bunny: pats head Next time, we’ll make them pay.

Crowd: It’s not like we wanted to smell them!

#SomeoneLikeMeWithOnlyOneLifeIsntWorthy#