Chapter 322 - 284: I Need to Cover Up Your Scent
Chapter 322: Chapter 284: I Need to Cover Up Your Scent
"Do... what?"
Gu Ning’s first thought was that Alex had something to discuss with her. They always had preparations to make before leaving, so she propped herself up and asked.
Her answer was a warm palm caressing her cheek.
Gu Ning froze for a moment as her mind gradually cleared. Alex’s words from just a moment ago reassembled themselves in her mind, their meaning shifting.
’Do one thing...’
Gu Ning fell silent, thinking.
The system’s stiff translation was more direct than how the Beastmen actually spoke. However, sometimes the simplest phrases were the easiest to misunderstand.
Because of all the problems, big and small, that had arisen from communication issues these past few days, she had to be cautious in how she answered and interpreted things she wasn’t completely sure about.
After meeting more Beastmen, she realized she couldn’t just lump them all into one category of being hot-tempered and blunt. That was just a racial trait. Beyond that, they could also lie, joke, and express themselves with more subtlety and emotion. She couldn’t ignore the possibility of deeper meanings in their words. They didn’t just communicate in "yes" and "no," even if that was the current limit of her listening comprehension.
But she was discovering that the translation function on her terminal seemed almost tailor-made for her, trying its best to translate the Beastman language in a way she could understand—or rather, a way she was used to.
At first, she hadn’t thought anything was wrong with it, just treating it as a machine translation that was good enough to get by.
But once she began properly and systematically learning the Beastman common tongue, the more she learned, the more she could feel the difference.
This strange machine translation was starting to rub off on her. Sometimes, in her effort to understand what someone meant, she would overlook the emotional expression in their words.
Barto was right. She needed to break her dependence on the translator as soon as possible.
However, in the current situation, she felt... she probably didn’t need to overthink it.
Alex’s lips were already on her face.
"Before we leave, I need to cover your scent."
It was a familiar sentence to Gu Ning.
Gu Ning met his shimmering, wolf-like eyes for a moment. Without much hesitation, she lay down flat.
"Go ahead," she said.
The corners of Alex’s lips curled up as he leaned down.
Gu Ning saw a massive dark shadow loom over her, and her heart began to beat faster. Even though she couldn’t see anything clearly, she still squeezed her eyes shut in nervousness.
’He’s just covering my scent.’
’Relax.’
Gu Ning took a slow, deep breath. ’Just covering my scent.’
The next moment, a sudden chill washed over her as Alex pulled back the blanket. Then, she was gathered into an embrace that was even warmer than the cocoon of her bedding.
"You went out for some air with Vine today?"
"Mhm..."
Alex brushed Gu Ning’s hair behind her head, exposing her slender neck to the air. He then lowered his head, burying his face in the crook of her neck and inhaling deeply. "I heard Vine wants to join the team this time. What are your thoughts on that?"
With such a large head buried in her neck, Gu Ning was forced to tilt her head back, or else their faces would have been pressed together.
"Wolf Team... wants to follow. No problem." Gu Ning said, "He’s here, team... safer."
Alex’s arm around her waist tightened. Gu Ning had nowhere to retreat, and her chin ended up resting against his forehead.
His skin was just as she’d imagined: scorching hot.
His hair wasn’t completely dry yet. The damp strands, carrying the same shower gel scent as hers, were warmed by his body heat until they smelled like freshly made malt sugar—hot and sweet. Gu Ning felt her own breath grow thick and syrupy, like candy.
A wave of dizziness washed over her.
"Has Admiral Andrew contacted you?"
Compared to her nervousness, Alex seemed much calmer—if one ignored his heaving chest and the deepening timbre of his voice and breath.
"Yes..." Gu Ning stretched her body upward, trying to ease the feeling of breathlessness.
Alex wasn’t holding her forcefully, but she was seated on his lap, her legs gathered and placed sideways between his.
It was a position that made her feel both safe and in danger.
Her body was tensed inward, but Alex had her completely enveloped, as if he could knead her into his own body at any moment. There was no angle for her to stretch out, no way to even find leverage.
She tried to keep her torso stretched upward, but after a short while, her muscles began to ache, and she had no choice but to place her curled-up hands on his shoulders—
—touching firm, searing hot skin.
Only then did she realize Alex wasn’t wearing a shirt.
She snatched her hands back as if she’d been burned. Flustered, Gu Ning tried to put them somewhere else, but there was nowhere else for them to go. The result was that she ended up fumbling all over his torso.
"..."
"No need to rush," Alex soothed in a soft voice. He nuzzled her neck, kissing it, and reached for the buttons of her pajamas. As he undid them, he continued, "Tell me, what arrangements did Admiral Andrew make for you and Vine? Hmm?"
Compared to their first time being intimate, he seemed much more composed.
At least, that was what Gu Ning thought. Her own nervousness eased a little, and she placed her hands back on his shoulders. Tilting her head up, she breathed in through her nose and out through her mouth. "The Admiral... didn’t say. He... asked me... if... if it was okay, for this period."
As more of her skin was exposed to the air, her body began to tense up again.
The alpha wolf carefully sensed the little female’s every movement and breath. Realizing she wasn’t resisting, just nervous, he stopped unbuttoning halfway, pulled open her now much-looser pajamas, and buried his face against her, licking.
"Barto said that Vine suggested you leave Cook with him?"
It seemed like a casual question, and Gu Ning’s overheating brain couldn’t discern his tone at the moment, so she just answered vaguely.
"It’s a good suggestion," Alex said, his tone flat. "Cook’s brother has a Military Department registration, and I hear his record is excellent. He’d be a good match for you. With him in the picture, it’s more reasonable for you to raise Cook."
It sounded like he was agreeing, so Gu Ning’s body relaxed a little.
Just as she was about to wonder why Alex knew so much about Cook’s brother, Alex bit her.
Or rather.
He took her in his mouth.
Gu Ning shuddered, her eyes flying open. She tried to look down, but all she could see was a large, dark head buried against her chest.
She waited for a long while, but he didn’t move away.
Gu Ning couldn’t remember if he had done this the last time he’d covered her scent, but he definitely hadn’t lingered here for so long.
"Don’t..."
’This is... too weird.’ Gu Ning couldn’t take it anymore. She grabbed the hair on the back of his head and pulled.
The alpha wolf followed her lead and released her—
POP—
The soft, crisp sound echoed in the quiet room.
Gu Ning burned from head to toe.
"Cook’s brother has a Military Department registration and also serves under Admiral Andrew. This matter requires his approval. Did you tell the Admiral?"
Alex reluctantly stole a few more kisses.
Gu Ning wanted to cover herself with her hands, but Alex’s head was in the way, so all she could do was tug futilely at his hair.
"I... I told him."
"Good," Alex responded faintly, resuming his task of covering every inch of her skin with his scent, his arms around the little female lifting her up.