"...The youngest son of the Tong family is an omega. I heard he has a good personality. Although he is a little young, he is actually very sensible. Mom thinks he is a good match for you."
Claudia Lin specifically called Sebastian Zhuo back, and after a long preparation, she finally got to the point: "You are not a child anymore. Other mothers may not care about you, but you can't really spend your whole life working, right?"
From studying to graduation and then to work, it has been many years, and his mother has indeed never interfered in his personal life. Sebastian Zhuo paused and said, "Are you really anxious to see me get married late, or do you need me to marry someone from the Tong family now?"
The mother and son were always straightforward. Claudia Lin didn't beat around the bush: "You need to marry someone from the Tong family, and you don't need to be alone. If you marry Marcus Tong, I won't have to worry about both."
Sebastian Zhuo's father, Zhuo Zhengde, was obsessed with art and had no interest in business. However, he was the only alpha and the only male of his generation, so he finally took over the family business with reluctance. After marrying Claudia Lin at the age of 25, Claudia Lin has been the head of the family until now, and he gave up on it a long time ago.
The Zhuo family focused on industry, but Sebastian Zhuo had always been interested in securities and had his own business after graduation, so to be honest, he knew no more about the family's situation than researchers who only read financial magazines.
"Do we have to get married?" Sebastian Zhuo didn't object, he just thought it was unnecessary. "If you have any financial problems, I can help..."
"It's not that I'm short of money." Claudia Lin frowned slightly, "Everything is fine at home, it's just...Have you read the rectification documents for Yongxin Plaza and Longshan Creek?"
Sebastian Zhuo doesn't care about industry, but he will pay attention to this news: "I've seen it... Are you planning to take over that project with Tong's?"
Not to mention the size of Longshan Creek, Yongxin Plaza and the two commercial streets in the middle occupy almost a quarter of the land in the center of the city. Every inch of land and every inch of gold is not enough to describe its value.
The two companies took over the business together, and the complexity of the conflicts of interest was obvious to the naked eye.
It is common for conglomerates to use marriages to consolidate cooperation. Growing up in such a family, even if you have never eaten pork, you have at least seen pigs run, so you are not unfamiliar with this kind of thing.
And a marriage is just that, as long as the two people maintain a superficial marriage relationship during the cooperation period, the shareholders and stockholders will feel at ease, and the company's CEO will have peace of mind.
Sebastian Zhuo had no plans to get married in the near future. In fact, he didn't even know where his marriage partner was in the world. Since Claudia Lin said so, he didn't hesitate and said, "That's fine, let's get married."
But although Sebastian Zhuo agreed, Claudia Lin did not feel relieved.
"There's one more thing I want to discuss with you..." She held the red teacup, and it was a little difficult to say it out loud.
Sebastian Zhuo said, "You say."
"Well... you heard from mom that the child of the Tong family is eighteen years old this year and is in high school. He just entered his third year of high school this semester..."
"I know, you said that."
Claudia Lin said in a low voice: "He...is not in good health. You know, Mrs. Tong passed away early. Although there is a father and a brother in the family, they are all men. The brother is a beta, so he doesn't take good care of omegas...It is said that he was injured during the first estrus period. He took a year off from school and now has to wear isolation stickers when he goes out."
Claudia Lin's words were cryptic, but Sebastian Zhuo himself was an alpha and had been receiving AO physiological education since the first day of school, so he immediately understood: "Pheromone stress disorder?"
Claudia Lin nodded.
This is a common disease among omegas. Generally speaking, it is easy to get and treat.
Omegas are naturally delicate and need protection. If they are not well cared for during the estrus period, especially the first estrus period, they may be more sensitive to alpha pheromones in the rest of their lives - not that they will be easily aroused, but that they will experience complete physical pain.
But most of these will recover naturally after treatment. Only a few are more serious and cannot be treated well. It is difficult to intervene with drugs for the problems of the gonads. You can only wait until you get married, tie the knot with your alpha marker, and slowly get better under the comfort of your partner's pheromones.
Generally speaking, this is also the best way with the least harm to the omega's body.
Marcus Tong's condition requires him to take a leave of absence from school, and he hasn't recovered yet. I'm afraid even his estrus period has been disrupted. "You mean, I have to mark him?"
Claudia Lin quickly said: "No, no, how can mom do that?"
After a pause, Claudia Lin continued, "It's not as bad as you think. It's just that his current situation is not very convenient for him to live. The Tong family asked, since you are married, can Marcus Tong move to your place after marriage? First, to prevent being photographed and saying that you just separated after marriage. Second, you are the alpha and older. They can spend some time with you to see if Marcus Tong can get better."
Claudia Lin's words did not make Sebastian Zhuo feel any better.
The marriage he agreed to was just a literal agreement. He just had to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate and then have a wedding to complete the beginning of this relationship in front of the media and legally.
But the current situation is obviously not as simple as he imagined. Bringing home an omega who has just reached adulthood a few days ago is different from having a pet cat or a housekeeper robot at home. Moreover, pheromones are involved. No matter how generous one is, no AO in this world would think this is a trivial matter.
The exact extent of the impact of pheromones on AO has not yet been determined, but it is no exaggeration to say that it can sometimes even determine life and death.
The traditional concept was abandoned eight hundred years ago. It is not only omegas who are affected by alpha's pheromones. It is also a fact that after being marked, alpha will become extremely possessive and regard his omega as more important than his life.
Pheromones are the most private part of AO. They can be beautiful, but they are also dangerous. Sebastian Zhuo, who has gone through the violent differentiation period and impulsive adolescence, knows this very well. So even if Marcus Tong just needs a little natural alpha pheromone to comfort him, he can't easily confirm it.
"It's no use just asking me about this. What do they say over there?" Sebastian Zhuo changed the subject.
"This is what Mr. Tong mentioned. If he hadn't mentioned it, we wouldn't have known about this problem."
"I'm asking Tong..."
Claudia Lin said: "Marcus Tong."
"I asked Marcus Tong, what did he say?" Sebastian Zhuo said, "If he was suddenly asked to live with a completely unfamiliar alpha, would he agree?"
Claudia Lin said, "What can he say? The child is only 18 years old. It's his father who should make the decision. He should just listen to him." Then Claudia Lin said, "This problem is not serious. After all, it has no effect on his body. He is still alive and well. But it is too troublesome. The child is still young and can't get married for a while. It's hard for him to go out, let alone go to crowded places. He can't be like this forever, right?"
"Isn't Mr. Tong an alpha?"
Claudia Lin glanced at him. In fact, halfway through his speech, Sebastian Zhuo realized that he had asked a stupid question.
Pheromones are almost equivalent to S3x, so how can a father be expected to comfort his son?
Sebastian Zhuo understood.
Although there are many arranged marriages nowadays, it is also true that every family cherishes their omegas very much, just look at his beloved younger brother at home. There is no one who is pushed out to get married at the age of 18.
The Tong family must be worried about Marcus Tong's illness, and since the two families were working on this project, they decided to do this with Claudia Lin.
After all, with a family background like Marcus Tong's, there is no need to worry about whether he is temporarily marked or married. Moreover, even the surgery to remove the mark is very mature now. If they separate in the future, it will not affect Marcus Tong's choice of another good partner at all.
But although this was the theory, Sebastian Zhuo still couldn't accept it immediately. On the one hand, Marcus Tong was still young, and on the other hand, Sebastian Zhuo himself was not very willing.
She is almost thirty years old, and has reached the age of working people both psychologically and physically, but she was the most beautiful girl in the School of Finance and has never touched an omega's hand.
Claudia Lin said: "Don't be so conceited. Tongtong's appearance is worthy of your pheromones."
Sebastian Zhuo was not annoyed. He just noticed that Claudia Lin spoke too quickly and called her "Tongtong" affectionately without noticing.
Sebastian Zhuo asked: "Have you met Marcus Tong?"
Claudia Lin didn't beat around the bush. The satisfaction in her eyes was real: "We just met on the weekend. The child had a violin lesson in the morning. His father and I arrived first. Tongtong came by car by himself, carrying a violin. He apologized to me as soon as he entered the door, saying sorry, auntie, he was late."
"She is very sensible, well behaved, and looks really good... Mom has never seen such a beautiful child." Without beating around the bush, Claudia Lin smiled when she talked about Marcus Tong. After that, she sighed again: "It's pitiful, such a good child, who has no mother since childhood, has to suffer like this..."
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"He's really well behaved and sensible. He'll be at school most of the time after moving in. He won't cause any trouble for you, so don't worry."
Sebastian Zhuo didn't ask another question. How to comfort Marcus Tong, besides hugging and K!ssing, how else can he comfort her? Asking this question would not only be useless, but he might even be laughed at for being a naive boy, a magician, and a virgin.
Why bring humiliation upon yourself, Sebastian Zhuo thought to himself.
Sebastian Zhuo actually knew his mother. Claudia Lin always did things in an open and aboveboard manner, and she always said what she meant. In the final analysis, she was really satisfied with Marcus Tong, so she arranged this marriage for him. The other things were just some side branches that facilitated it.
All I have to do is get him to nod, and he won't have to worry about anything else.
In order to allow Marcus Tong to move into Sebastian Zhuo's apartment before school started, the two parents planned to hold the wedding in late August. The "wedding of the century" filled the pages of major newspapers and magazines. All media were discussing this gorgeous and grand wedding, and they generously sent their blessings, not knowing that the two parties had only met a few times before the wedding, and they said "I do" in front of the priest.
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