After returning to the Gu family, Chao Ning sensitively sensed that something was amiss in the atmosphere. One side was gloomy and lifeless, while the other side was cheerful and harmonious. And there, sitting on the sofa without a care in the world, was Shen Xi, who used to be cautious even in her breaths and speech. Mrs Lin, sitting across from her, had a pallid face, while the patriarch of the family, Mr Gu, seemed to deliberately ignore it all.

The meaning of indulgence is very clear.

"Xiaoning is back?" Mrs Lin's attitude towards Xiaoning underwent a complete 180-degree turn.

Chao Ning was startled and puzzled deep inside, turning his head to look at Gu Xiangnan for an explanation.

Gu Xiangnan understood the meaning in Zhao Ning's eyes, "Don't look at me, I don't know."

"......Who knows if you don't know?"

Chao Ning could only dryly reply to Mrs Lin with a "Yes."

Grandpa Gu gave Chaoning some time to go upstairs and change his clothes. After he finished changing, the Butler led him to the reception room. When he arrived, Grandpa Gu, Mrs Lin, Shen Xi, and Gu Xiangnan were already there, along with several other Gu family members he had never seen before. They seemed to be Gu Xiangnan's uncles.

After Chao Ning took his seat, Old Master Gu finally explained the reason for summoning them to the reception room for a meeting.

"There are two matters today. Firstly, it's about the wedding of Xiangnan and Chaoning. Although it was delayed due to some issues before, it won't affect the upcoming arrangements. Xiangnan and Chaoning will go through the procedures this week, and the wedding will be officially held next Wednesday. The second matter..."

"Wedding?"

When Zhao Ning heard this, he was stunned and couldn't react for a moment. Wasn't he called back to the Gu family this time to break off the engagement? So why does the wedding still have to take place? Moreover, didn't Shen Xi already transform into an Alpha? Since they are going to marry an Alpha, wouldn't a strong alliance be beneficial?

"Gu Xiangnan, what is going on?" Zhong Ning asked the person next to her in a hushed voice.

Gu Xiangnan's expression was not good because the idea of "continuing the wedding" was not what he had in mind. Of course, he wanted to break off the engagement with Chao Ning, he dreamt of it, and then getting engaged and married to Shen Xi, even if they would never have children in the future, or even if their intimacy could become a problem.

But he could only compromise for now.

Gu Xiangnan pressed down his temper and said, "Shut up."

The morning in Ning'an was quiet. I guess Gu Xiangnan couldn't do anything about it either. He went to see Shen Xi secretly again, but unexpectedly met her gaze, and accidentally got burned. He never thought that Shen Xi would dare to openly look at him in such a situation. He couldn't help but feel that the development of the situation seemed different from what he had imagined. What exactly happened between the Gu family and Shen Xi, or what kind of agreement did they reach?

"Zhao Ning, do you have any objections?" Old Master Gu suddenly asked.

Chao Ning has been daydreaming since earlier, so he didn't hear at all what Old Master Gu said later. He shook his head and straightforwardly said, "No objections. I will follow Grandpa's arrangements completely."

Ms. Lin breathed a sigh of relief, while Old Master Gu wore a satisfied expression.

After the meeting, other relatives of the Gu family came over one after another to offer their congratulations. However, their words were mostly insincere, just spoken casually. After all, Gu Xiangnan needed to consolidate the Gu family's position in the business world through marriage with Chao Ning. While this indeed brought benefits to the Gu family, Chao Ning was ultimately an Alpha, which was of no advantage to the Gu family's long-term development.

Moreover, the current backup womb has also transformed into an Alpha.

How Shen Xi went from being an Omega to an Alpha, Grandpa Gu did not announce. After all, revealing such information would not directly benefit the Gu family's arrangements. The important thing is that the Gu family now has an additional Alpha, an S-class Alpha whose psychic ability has even reached the SA level.

The others know this, so it is enough for them to be in awe of it.

Finally finished dealing with these relatives in Chaoning that he wasn't familiar with, he was planning to go back to his room for a nap but was stopped by Shen Xi.

"Are you feeling tired already, sister-in-law?"

"?" Zhao Ning tilted her head to the side, "What did you call me?"

"Sister-in-law." Shen Xi chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I never expected that even if I turned into an Alpha, you would still marry Gu Xiangnan. When Grandpa Gu asked if you had any objections, why didn't you refute?"

Zhao Ning looked at him with a bewildered expression and said, "Why should I argue? How can I argue? I came to the Gu family in the first place because I wanted to marry Gu Xiangnan."

Shen Xi stared at Zhao Ning and said, "I am now the adopted son of the Gu family, which means I am practically part of the Gu family. Since I have to marry Alpha and also someone from the Gu family, why can't it be me?"

"Yizi... Turns out Shen Xi has become the adopted son of the Gu family. No wonder he didn't seem to care about Mrs Lin earlier, and he even called her his sister-in-law..."

No matter what kind of relationship he had with Shen Xi before, it felt weird coming from Shen Xi's mouth when she called him "brother-in-law."

Zhaoning instinctively touched his neck and strategically took a few steps back.

"Didn't we mark it already?" Shen Xi pressed forward step by step upon seeing Chao Ning's actions.

Zhao Ning furrowed her brows, feeling pressured by Shen Xi to the point where she had to press herself tightly against the wall. "That was just an accident. Have you ever seen that Alpha is capable of marking an Alpha? Even if I am of inferior quality, I am still an Alpha. At that time, you only reacted to the pheromones because you had just undergone differentiation."

Before Shen Xi could speak, Zhao Ning interjected, saying, "Yeah, even though I wouldn't call myself an expert, I am at least knowledgeable in this field. But why do you care so much about a single accident?"

The latter half of the sentence was spoken by Zhao Ning with a hint of guilt.

In terms of caring, he did care for some time. However, he had to come to realize that it was merely an accident.

Shen Xi, however, was stimulated by the words "unexpected" and lost control for a moment. Mixed with the milky taste of Ice Jägerlicious liqueur and the scent of pheromones, it surged towards Chao Ning's glands with a purpose. But the wound on Chao Ning's glands had long healed and there was no opening for absorbing Alpha pheromones. Not only that, but he would also subconsciously resist and fight back.

Chao Ning felt extremely uncomfortable under the suppression of Shen Xi's pheromones. Even the scent of lemon eucalyptus pheromones emerged to counteract Shen Xi's pheromones, but it was quickly overwhelmed by Shen Xi's pheromones. His face turned pale, showing no signs of being affected by the pheromones. Instead, he seemed on the verge of being fatally attacked by Shen Xi's pheromones.

Shen Xi also realized this and quickly withdrew his pheromones, supporting Chao Ning to help him steady himself. "What's going on? We were so perfectly in sync last time..."

Chao Ning waved off Shen Xi, gasping for breath. "I've said it before, that was just an accident. The pheromones of Alpha and Alpha can never blend."

Shen Xi disagreed with Chao Ning's viewpoint, saying, "That's impossible."

"Do you believe in love or not?" When Chao Ning saw Gu Xiangnan approaching, she forcefully pushed Shen Xi away. "I would rather have the engagement dissolved than get married. Alphas should marry Alphas, the two of you are more suitable for each other. Your brother has arrived."

As Shen Xi turned around, Zhuo Ning quickly returned to his room and skillfully closed the door. The moment he locked the door, he sat down on the ground, letting out a sigh of relief. He clenched his fist tightly, enduring the discomfort as he rubbed his legs.

"Damn, now he finally knows what it means to have exceptions to everything. These secondarily differentiated Alphas truly cannot be categorized using normal theories. They can simultaneously suppress Alphas and arouse the passionate sentimental period that only Alphas in their receptive phase possess. Isn't this against human nature?"