Runaway Guide (逃婚指南 - ABO)

Chapter 75 - Big Brother, How Come You've Been Marked?

Xi Wei and Aiden reached the capital planet without a hitch that afternoon. Klaire had, of course, already arranged for everything. The two of them secretly brought Joen to the Imperial Central Hospital for a memory removal operation. After the operation succeeded, Xi Wei brought Egret to a place near the Royal Hotel, and had him black out all records of Joen in the hotel’s surveillance videos.

The next step was to wait until Joen could leave the hospital and send him back home. Fortunately, Joen’s grandfather was away at the moment, and wouldn’t return to the capital planet until the next month. By the time the old general returned, Xi Wei thought all of the traces would be wiped clean. Watching Joen sleeping in the hospital room, Xi Wei felt the heavy stone weighing on his heart finally fall away.

When he returned to the palace that night, the little prince Caesar and his cousin Brian were eating dinner. Caesar had a scowl on and was fiddling with the grains of rice in his bowl. Brian couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong? Are you too tired from doing assignments to have an appetite? Listen, I think you shouldn’t put too much into it. It’s fine if you can pass, do you have to be number one?”

Caesar frowned and said, “That’s not it, I had a bad dream last night.”

Confused, Brain scooted over. “What kind of bad dream?”

“I dreamed that my big brother was marked by that bastard Klaire.” Caesar said angrily.

Brian stared blankly, then burst into laughter. “Hey, you can’t call that a bad dream, okay? Your big brother and Klaire are already engaged. They’re young and having fun with each other, getting marked is completely normal. The eldest prince might have a baby next year, and you and I will become uncles.”

Unexpectedly, just as the two of them were talking, Xi Wei bustled in.

Caesar stood up in surprise. “Big brother? Where have you been for the last two days?”

Xi Wei was thirsty, so he took a cup of water and poured it down his throat first, then wiped his mouth. He waved a hand and said, “Didn’t Klaire lead the Morningstar Corps to planet Rennes? I had nothing to do, so I went with him to Rennes and played around for a few days.”

Going out to play with your fiancé was pretty normal, but when he thought of that dream, Caesar’s expression instantly sunk. He stared at his older brother and said word by word, “Klaire didn’t bully you, did he?”

“He didn’t.” Xi Wei smiled and said.

But his older brother’s body carried the distinct scent of an alpha. That scent was as clear as if the alpha was saying, “This man is mine.” As an alpha, Caesar quickly noticed this. He frowned and moved closer to take a look at the back of his brother’s neck—

There was clearly a bite on the back of Xi Wei’s neck, carrying the strong scent of alpha pheromones on it. Evidently, the reason why Xi Wei carried the scent of an alpha was that he had been marked.

Caesar’s expression changed, and he said in a severe voice, “Big brother, how come you’ve been marked?!”

Xi Wei paused and turned his head awkwardly to take a drink. He said in a low voice, “Kids shouldn’t pay attention to things like this.”

Caesar said angrily, “Who marked you? Was it that bastard Klaire? Wait 'til I teach him a lesson!”

Xi Wei: “...”

Seeing that Caesar was so mad he was about to beat someone up, Xi Wei quickly grabbed his little brother by the back of his neck and said roughly, “Who are you going to teach a lesson?! Klaire and I are already engaged, is it your place to manage our affairs? Go and study your lessons!”