“Don’t worry,” He Xingzhou remained very calm, moving his finger to the alarm button, “It’s just an elevator malfunction; someone will come soon.”
Xiao Can pressed against the wall, swallowing nervously.
He Xingzhou pressed the button once more, sounding puzzled, “Why isn’t there any feedback? Does this count as a successful distress call?” He turned to glance at Xiao Can and asked, “Are you very scared?”
Xiao Can opened his mouth but didn’t say anything.
“Are you claustrophobic? Or afraid of ghosts?” He Xingzhou asked again.
Xiao Can shook his head, thinking, “Damn it, I’m afraid of you.”
Being alone in such a small, enclosed space with this Alpha made him instinctively uneasy.
He Xingzhou, oblivious to this, took a step towards him, “You look very pale.”
Seeing this, Xiao Can swiftly moved sideways to the other corner of the elevator, took out his phone from his pocket, and exclaimed, “There’s a signal on the door! Let’s make a call—”
His voice abruptly stopped as he noticed that the signal bars on his phone screen were completely empty.
“This freaking signal!”
He looked up, eyes wide with anger, and He Xingzhou, seeing this, unconsciously stepped back half a step.
“Quick, check your phone, see if there’s any signal,” Xiao Can asked.
He Xingzhou took out his phone, looked around inside the elevator, and replied, “None.” Putting his phone back in his pocket, he remained calm, “Don’t worry, I’ve already pressed the emergency button; someone will come soon.”
“How soon is soon?” Xiao Can was getting anxious.
But there was no other way at the moment. He took a deep breath and added, “Don’t come closer.”
He Xingzhou seemed a bit speechless, shook his head, and consciously walked to the opposite diagonal, saying, “If you feel uncomfortable and want to vomit, remember to squat down first.”
Xiao Can rolled his eyes at him.
The two of them waited silently for a moment; it was quiet all around. Through the elevator door, the corridor outside was also quiet, with no sound to be heard.
Xiao Can nervously bit his lip, his heart pounding.
He kept a close eye on He Xingzhou.
He Xingzhou’s calm demeanor didn’t last long. As time passed, he inexplicably became restless. He paced back and forth within a small range, occasionally glancing at Xiao Can with an unhappy expression mixed with confusion.
Seeing that he could no longer maintain his usual calmness, Xiao Can felt oddly relieved.
After trying the emergency button a few more times, He Xingzhou suddenly turned around, and asked sternly, “What are you doing?”
As he spoke, he raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, as if there was a strange smell in the air.
“Huh?” Xiao Can was confused, “What?”
“Why did you release pheromones?” He Xingzhou’s tone was firm, his gaze sharp, full of pressure, “What do you want to do to me?”
Xiao Can instinctively shrunk his neck, but quickly came to his senses and angrily retorted, “Stop making baseless accusations!”
After cursing, he suddenly had an exclamation mark in his mind.
This bastard, could it be that he harbors ulterior motives, planning to slander him first and then do something to him righteously?!
Looking at He Xingzhou’s intimidating appearance, Xiao Can was quite frightened.
“Don’t come near me,” Xiao Can pressed himself against the wall like a gecko, “There must be a pheromone alarm in the elevator!”
After speaking, he glanced up and breathed a sigh of relief when he found the alarm device with a label in the corner.
Almost all public places had similar devices that could detect the concentration of pheromones in the air. If it exceeded the safe range, it would automatically spray neutralizing agents and sound an alarm.
With this thing here, if He Xingzhou dared to do anything inappropriate to him, he would surely pay the price.
“If I released pheromones, this thing would have alarmed already,” Xiao Can said, “Stop slandering me!”
He Xingzhou furrowed his brows at the words, lowered his head, and seemed to be thinking about something. After a moment, he took out a small spray from his pocket and sprayed it on his neck.
After spraying, he sat down on the floor with his legs crossed and even closed his eyes.
Xiao Can was full of doubts. He turned to him and looked him up and down. When his gaze fell on a certain area, he instantly exclaimed in shock.
He Xingzhou’s certain part had unexpectedly swelled up, propping up his pants into a small bulge.
Intense unease rendered Xiao Can speechless. He slightly opened his mouth, raised his hand to cover his neck, and even breathed cautiously.
His smartwatch on his wrist vibrated slightly, reminding him of his rapid heartbeat and asking if he was doing aerobic exercise.
Fortunately, after that, He Xingzhou maintained his sitting posture without moving for the next few minutes, as if he were a monk in meditation. Only that most unsettling part remained spirited, reminding Xiao Can not to relax.
This couldn’t go on.
In a state of panic, his brain didn’t function well enough to think. Xiao Can was trying to calm his emotions when suddenly, a faint smell of mint drifted over.
The scent was mixed with a slight woody aroma and a hint of sweetness, strangely pleasant.
He subconsciously took a few sniffs and felt the scent was very attractive, making him itch all over.
Where did this fragrance come from? Xiao Can subconsciously searched in the narrow space and then, his gaze fell on He Xingzhou’s body. Instantly, he gasped in shock.
No wonder it felt familiar; he had smelled this fragrance before—it was He Xingzhou’s pheromone!
This guy, turned out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing!
Now was not the time to stay calm and think of a solution; things were bound to go wrong if they continued like this!
Xiao Can was about to kick the door when He Xingzhou, who was still sitting with his eyes closed, spoke softly, “Try swapping the second and fourth lines of the chorus.”
Xiao Can’s leg was already halfway up, but he froze in place, “What?”
“Anyway, there’s no difference in expression,” He Xingzhou’s eyes were still closed, “but according to your vocal habits, it should sound smoother. Give it a try.”
“No, you…” Xiao Can couldn’t quite keep up with his train of thought, “Why are you suddenly talking about this?”
“Just try it,” He Xingzhou said.
Xiao Can cautiously looked down, and that area still seemed lively.
“Is it the time to talk about this now…” he said.
He Xingzhou took a slow breath, then exhaled, then opened his eyes and raised his head, “Actually, are you doing this on purpose to seduce me?”
“Nonsense!” Xiao Can was angry, “Clearly, it’s you releasing pheromones! You’re being a rogue!”
Although the concentration was very low, the scent of Alpha had already affected him, making him inadvertently excited, and a little dizzy, his cheeks also felt hot, probably already completely flushed.
“Really?” He Xingzhou said, “Do you swear you’re not lying to me?”
“I’m telling you, if you don’t control yourself, that thing will definitely alarm,” Xiao Can raised his hand and pointed to the pheromone detection device on the ceiling, “If the police come, I’ll tell the truth, and you won’t have a good time!”
He Xingzhou also raised his head after hearing this, squinted for a moment, then said with narrowed eyes, “If it alarms, can we leave here?”
“…”
“It’s one way.” He Xingzhou said.
The simplest way to make it alarm was to release a large amount of pheromones voluntarily.
“Are you crazy,” Xiao Can was on the verge of tears, “Stop it! Otherwise, I’ll definitely report you when I get out!”
“Do you really smell my pheromones?” He Xingzhou asked.
“If you want to pretend, at least cover that up!” Xiao Can pointed angrily, “You look ridiculous!”
He Xingzhou irritably looked down and then reached into his pocket, taking out another small bottle.
Even at a distance, Xiao Can could easily see the obvious label on the bottle.
It was a bottle of oral suppressant tablets.
Almost all Alphas and Omegas were vaccinated with long-acting suppressants these days, so why would someone carry such a thing with them?
While Xiao Can was wondering how he would take it without water, he saw He Xingzhou directly put the pill into his mouth and started chewing.
That pill must be very bitter, He Xingzhou’s face twisted, his brows furrowed.
But the scent of pheromones in the air not only didn’t disappear, but it became even stronger.
Such a concentration undoubtedly exceeded the safe range, but the pheromone detection device on the ceiling showed no response.
“This damn elevator,” Xiao Can cursed softly, “Not a single device is working properly!”
In other words, his last line of defense no longer existed.
As if to confirm his words, the light above flickered for a moment, then went out completely.
Xiao Can, who was already on edge, immediately screamed in alarm.
“So annoying,” He Xingzhou complained.
Xiao Can slowly sat down against the wall, “I… I…”
His words were incoherent, with a hint of crying, and he reached up to wipe his face, feeling wetness.
Excessive panic made him completely lose control, tears streaming down his face.
He Xingzhou realized something, “What’s wrong with you?”
“Don’t come over,” Xiao Can tried to lower his voice, trying to make his words sound more serious and fierce, “I… I have a knife!”
He Xingzhou wasn’t fooled. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed and said, “Don’t be nervous, relax, I’m not that kind of person.”
“Pah! You are!” Xiao Can shouted, “You’re a rapist!”
“Calm down and listen to me,” He Xingzhou soothed, “I was drugged by someone a while ago, and I haven’t been feeling well since then… but I’m not that kind of person, you don’t need to be afraid.”
“…What drug?”
“It was during that ceremony event, someone put some kind of drugs in the flowers and placed them in my room,” He Xingzhou said, “After that incident, I’ve had some problems in this area, I’ve been taking medication recently, but I don’t know why I suddenly lost control… trust me, I’m rational and won’t hurt you.”
Xiao Can listened dumbfoundedly, suddenly realizing something, “That day at the hotel, you were drugged?”
“Yes,” He Xingzhou said, “Releasing pheromones was not my intention.”
So that’s what happened.
Xiao Can lowered his head, hugged his knees, and cried out loud.
“Who? Who did it?” he sniffled heavily, “I’m going to kill him!”
