Although Jiang Zhihuo had just advised Tang Anmiao not to think about these things for now, he couldn’t let it go himself. After taking a shower, he lay on the bed, feeling restless, with a blanket draped over his waist. He kept tossing and turning, unable to calm down.
Soon, Yan Mu came out of the bathroom and sat by the bed to dry his hair. The phone placed to the side vibrated, and the screen lit up, it must be a message from someone. Yan Mu turned off the hairdryer and lowered his head to reply.
“Tsk.” Jiang Zhihuo rolled from the head of the bed to the other end, and finally, unable to hold back, he grabbed Yan Mu’s neck and bit the other party’s lips. Having just taken a shower, Yan Mu’s scent was wonderful, which was lemon that matched his pheromones very well. It made people feel both physically and mentally comfortable.
Halfway through replying to the message, Yan Mu was pulled down onto the bed by Jiang Zhihuo. Kissing was something they did every day, so Yan Mu temporarily ignored the constant notifications. He wrapped his arms around Jiang Zhihuo’s waist and slowly released the pheromones.
After Jiang Zhihuo had absorbed enough pheromones, his heat symptoms would not appear for the time being. He spread out in ‘大’ shape, taking over the entire bed.
A moment later, he let out a loud yell and sat up abruptly. His movements were so sudden that the blanket slipped down from his thigh.
“Ah!!!!”
“Tell me, how can Feng Zhi act so well?!”
Jiang Zhihuo said angrily, “I really didn’t see him as that kind of person at all!”
Yan Mu glanced at him but said nothing, lowering his head to continue typing on his phone.
Jiang Zhihuo was already used to seeing Yan Mu like this; he usually acted like a mute.
Unlike during makeup lessons, he explained the problems so well that there was no room to pretend. Every night during makeup lessons, Jiang Zhihuo wanted to tear his mouth apart.
He curled his lips and thought to himself, since he couldn’t fall asleep anyway, he might as well go out and have some ice water.
Not long after staying in the living room, Yan Mu also came out of the room with his right hand in his pocket. He reached into the disinfection cabinet with one hand, touching the bottle of mineral water that Jiang Zhihuo had tossed on the table.
Jiang Zhihuo asked irritably, “What do you want?”
Yan Mu: “Water.”
Jiang Zhihuo: “Don’t you have hands?”
Yan Mu: “Nope.”
Jiang Zhihuo frowned and reluctantly poured him half a cup.
Bubbles rose from the bottom of the cup to the surface as Yan Mu took a sip and said, “This isn’t Feng Zhi’s first time.”
Jiang Zhihuo agreed. “So skilled, it’s definitely not his first time.”
The recording was made in a good location where no one would pass by, with no surveillance cameras. It accurately grasped the psychology of omegas, leading them to say certain things. Even if someone wanted to investigate, once the video was shown, all the blame could be placed on the omega.
No matter how things develop tonight, even if it got exposed, the one who would inevitably come out unscathed was Feng Zhi.
Damn it.
That, old, schemer.
Jiang Zhihuo gritted his teeth.
Tang Anmiao happened to be seen by them today. What about the others?
Did Qiu Bian really get marked by Feng Zhi?
Besides them, were there any other omegas that Feng Zhi had been with?
Yan Mu put down the cup, typed on the phone a few more times, turned the direction, and pushed the phone in front of Jiang Zhihuo.
“Look at this.” Yan Mu said.
He opened a report, detailing an incident that occurred a few years ago.
A famous university, K University, once experienced a large-scale omega incident, initiated by a certain professor.
It’s important to know that each omega had a specific heat period, during which the symptoms would not appear at other times. Omegas were not affected by each other’s pheromones, so there wasn’t a possibility of mutual influence.
—The only possibility was that someone used drugs to induce the omegas.
Not many people learned about this incident. The professor claimed it was an experimental accident. The school suppressed the matter, paid a large sum of money, and dismissed the professor who ‘caused the accident’.
This wasn’t a trivial matter. If one dug deeper into the official explanation, there were still many questionable points, such as why the school was conducting an experiment on inducing drugs and why there were so many omegas in the lab when the ‘accident’ occurred.
If just one person posted any of these doubts online, it would surely cause a huge uproar. However, strangely, all the omegas involved chose to take the money and settle the matter quietly, with not a single one pursuing it further.
“K University?” Jiang Zhihuo found the name of the school familiar. “I remember Feng Zhi used to be a professor at K University?”
Jiang Zhihuo paused. Yan Mu wouldn’t show him this without a reason, so he asked again, “Did Feng Zhi do this?!”
Yan Mu gestured for him to keep reading.
At the very bottom of the report, there was an additional appendix.
Shortly after the accident, an omega at K University died in the dormitory.
When it was discovered, the body was already cold.
The omega had cut their wrist with a utility knife, using a hard, deep cut. In addition to the cut on the artery, there were several other cuts of various sizes around the wrist, and blood was all over the table.
According to their roommate’s description, this omega’s mental state had been poor for some time. They initially thought it was just due to the stress from exam week, so they told the other person to rest and didn’t inquire further.
There was a suicide note beside the omega, with messy handwriting and various corrections. On the entire sheet of paper, only a few lines could be deciphered.
“I’ve been marked, I’ve been marked, I’ve been marked!!!”
“Clearly, I didn’t want to be in estrus. Why am I an omega? Why why???”
“He recorded it. He said it was all my fault. I can’t tell anyone, I’m too scared to let people know. Everyone believes him…No one will believe an omega, no one will believe me…”
”Help me, help me, what should I do? I’m done for, I’m done for, I’m done for! Ahhh!!!”
Who exactly this ‘he’ wasn’t mentioned at all in the note, but between the lines, every detail closely resembled Feng Zhi’s behavior, even matching perfectly.
”Damn it!”
Irritation, like thin threads, slowly and uncontrollably surged from the depths of his heart once again.
Jiang Zhihuo slammed his fist heavily on the table.
Yan Mu closed the report, and at that instant, a message came from someone named ‘He Miaomiao’.
He Miaomiao: Is this fast? Is there any reward?
Yan Mu: I’ll treat you to a meal.
He Miaomiao: No way, I don’t want to have a meal with a paralyzed face like you.
He Miaomiao: Just take a picture of this for me.
He Miaomiao: It requires a membership; I can’t buy it.
He Miaomiao: [Web link.].
The link was to a new women’s clothing from a well-known brand, featuring bold colors and a youthful vibe, suitable for girls aged from 18 to 20.
Yan Mu: .…..
Yan Mu: Don’t try to act younger than your age.
He Miaomiao: Damn, straight guy.
Yan Mu: .…..
He Miaomiao: Oh no, I said it wrong; it doesn’t mean he is necessarily straight.
Yan Mu: .…..
Yan Mu couldn’t be bothered to argue with her, so he clicked on the link, made the payment directly, and sent a screenshot to He Miaomiao.
Yan Mu: The customer service will contact you soon; just fill in the address yourself.
He Miaomiao: Okay, okay!
After quickly accepting the payment and doing the favor, He Miaomiao soon sent another message.
He Miaomiao: By the way, the person you asked me to check before has some issues; it’s not her, but the one behind her.
He Miaomiao: It’s hard to explain over WeChat. No rush; I’ll look into it further and tell you when we meet next time.
Yan Mu: Okay.
He Miaomiao sent a few more stickers.
Yan Mu didn’t reply. He looked up and saw Jiang Zhihuo sinking into the sofa, arms crossed, lost in thoughts.
Yan Mu: “What are you doing?”
“I’m thinking, oh right.” Jiang Zhihuo turned to him. “You weren’t affected by the pheromones earlier, were you? If you’re in your susceptible period, let me know, and I’ll go book a room to hide.”
”No need.” Yan Mu said, showing no signs of being affected. “Pheromones don’t affect me.”
Jiang Zhihuo almost rolled his eyes on the spot. “Oh really? Is that so?”
Yan Mu: “…….”
Yan Mu had nothing to say.
If he truly wasn’t affected at all, then there wouldn’t be an additional person sitting on the sofa, teasing him like this.
The situation between Yan Mu and Jiang Zhihuo was completely different from what Feng Zhi had done today; the former was a real accident.
Who would have thought that an alpha would unexpectedly begin to differentiate into an omega just from a casual touch that day? And to have his estrus started right then and there?!
Yan Mu also couldn’t imagine that he, who was usually unaffected by any omega pheromones, would actually experience a susceptible period due to Jiang Zhihuo’s pheromones.
Jiang Zhihuo quickly accepted the situation, while Yan Mu took the initiative to take responsibility, acting as an emotionless inhibitor. The two had long reached a consensus to endure this period before the complete differentiation, with everything else to be discussed later.
Feng Zhi did it on purpose, maliciously triggering an omega’s estrus, marking them with ill intent, causing great harm to innocent omega’s body. He even used despicable methods to force them to swallow this whole situation in silence. He was practically a heatless beast without any conscience.
The summer night was tranquil.
Jiang Zhihuo lay on the bed most of the night, unable to fall asleep.
Yan Mu lay on the other half of the bed, with the two of them occupying their own sides, not even the slightest bit of contact between them.
—At least, it was always like this before they fell asleep.
As for after they fall asleep…the mind couldn’t control the body, and the craving for the pheromones was instinctive. Almost every morning, Jiang Zhihuo would wake up in Yan Mu’s arm.
The first couple of times was awkward, but Jiang Zhihuo was shameless. After four to five times, he got used to it. The God of Learning Yan had a great figure, and it was quite comfortable lying in his arms. Sometimes, he would even cheerfully greet Yan Mu with “Good morning,”.
Normally, Jiang Zhihuo slept very well, and after makeup lessons, he would fall asleep as soon as he touched the bed.
But tonight, he couldn’t fall asleep no matter what.
Thinking about it, it would be strange if he could fall asleep after learning about that kind of thing.
Who knows when Feng Zhi might target someone else next?
Behind him, Yan Mu seemed to be sleeping soundly.
His arm was getting sore from the pressure.
To avoid waking Yan Mu, Jiang Zhihuo carefully turned over.
On the other side of the bed, Yan Mu happened to turn over as well.
Their gazes suddenly met.
Jiang Zhihuo: “You’re not asleep either?”
“Mhm.” Yan Mu replied honestly, “I can’t sleep.”
When one couldn’t sleep, chatting was the best option. Even knowing that Yan Mu was rarely talking, Jiang Zhihuo still asked, “…How about we chat for a bit?”
Yan Mu refused decisively, “No.”
As he said, he was about to turn back.
Since neither of them was asleep, there was no such thing as waking the other up. Jiang Zhihuo reached out to grab Yan Mu’s arms, but as soon as he touched his skin, Yan Mu suddenly withdrew his hand with a huge reaction.
Jiang Zhihuo: “!”
He accidentally touched the bruise area on Yan Mu’s forearm!
Jiang Zhihuo quickly said, “Sorry, sorry! I didn’t see it in the dark. Does it still hurt? Let me take a look?”
“It’s nothing.” Yan Mu responded flatly, not wanting to say more, simply stating, “Sleep.”
Jiang Zhihuo didn’t listen to Yan Mu’s words and pointed out bluntly, “Friend, I’m not blind. You’ve only been using one hand tonight; how is that nothing?”
After saying that, he sat up, turned on the bedside lamp, and avoided the red mark, pulling Yan Mu’s hand closer to his eyes.
—It wasn’t just his forearm; the entire palm of his right hand was covered in frightening red marks as if he had dipped his hand into boiling water.
Jiang Zhihuo was taken aback. “What the hell?! There’s one here too?! How did you even manage to do this?!”
Yan Mu withdrew his hand, looking at him calmly. His words had nothing to do with the red marks on his skin. “Jiang Zhihuo, why do you call Shin?”
T/N: I’m back, early than expected, haha~
