Shen Huaizhi’s hand hanging by his side moved slightly. The Omega leaned against his back shoulder, although there was a bit of distance, there was no real contact. Still, the Omega’s scent reached Shen Huaizhi’s neck. Today, Jiang Heng’s scent blockers had a lemon fragrance.
Lin Lan’s expression almost faltered when Jiang Heng provocatively teased her, but she remembered that she was in front of Shen Huaizhi. She couldn’t lose her temper. Biting her lower lip, she looked genuinely startled, appearing quite pitiful.
However, Shen Huaizhi’s gaze wasn’t on her at all. Lin Lan noticed that Shen Huaizhi seemed to have hooked the corner of his lips, as if he were smiling.
A thought flashed in Lin Lan’s mind. After all her efforts to get Shen Huaizhi to agree to meet her, she was willing to obey Shen Huaizhi’s words—an Omega sincerely listening to an Alpha.
He Cong: “…”
He Cong touched his nose and said, “I misunderstood Shen Huaizhi.” He looked at the classroom, seeing Shen Huaizhi still in his seat, seemingly reviewing some papers, which was a bit strange. “Why is this person still working on papers?”
Jiang Heng put his phone in his pocket, turned around, and leaned against the window, lifting his eyelids. “Aren’t you afraid of him before?”
He Cong fell silent for a while and said, “I just feel that he’s not that scary.”
Even though they hadn’t really interacted much, Shen Huaizhi had made He Cong pay attention to Jiang Heng’s safety, and he inexplicably felt this way.
The relationship between Alphas was quite strange.
Jiang Heng said, “Why are you here in our classroom?”
“Before, Shen…” He Cong paused, changing the topic. “Didn’t he ask you to go home together?”
After speaking, he whispered to himself, “It seems unnecessary now; the person has already been captured.”
Jiang Heng didn’t catch what he said later, just slightly raised his eyebrows. “You don’t need to.”
He had a somewhat smug look on his face, seeming a bit ostentatious. “I’m waiting for someone here.”
He Cong: “?”
He Cong realized, “Okay, then I’ll go play a game. Goodbye.”
Walking halfway, He Cong turned back, seeming a bit hesitant. After a moment of silence, he ran back and advised, “Jiang Heng, have you studied biology? Do you know that immature Omegas like you should not mark too frequently?”
Jiang Heng looked at him strangely, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
He Cong, accustomed to this, earnestly said, “Especially for high-level pheromones Alphas, the impact on immature Omegas can be significant, so you need to be restrained in such matters.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Shen Huaizhi, who had been sitting there, seemed to sense something and looked in their direction. Even though it was just a simple look, He Cong felt that he was not very welcome.
The territorial awareness of an Alpha began to play tricks in He Cong’s mind. Without hesitation, he immediately ran away.
After He Cong left, Jiang Heng realized what he meant.
Marking? What a load of crap! Hecong, that idiot, is full of nonsense. While he was lost in thought, Shen Huaizhi had already packed up his things.
Originally, Shen Huaizhi had something to do at the Academic Affairs Office tonight. However, due to the commotion caused by Lin Lan’s situation, the school leaders were temporarily summoned to a meeting at the Education Bureau, and there was no time to deal with those messy matters.
Shen Huaizhi slung his bag over his shoulder, his Alpha stature superior as he stood beside Jiang Heng, towering over him by a forehead’s height.
When he lowered his head, his gaze seemed very focused on Jiang Heng.
“Let’s go,” Shen Huaizhi said in a light tone.
Being pulled back to his senses by him, Jiang Heng couldn’t help but feel his glands warming up again. It was time to take an inhibitor shot.
In the past few days, he had forgotten to take the suppressant for his heat cycle because of the disturbance caused by Lin Lan’s situation. It was quite miraculous that, even after these days, his heat cycle seemed to show no signs of erupting.
At this moment, there were already very few people in the school. In their class, only a few students remained, and the ambiguous expressions in their eyes spoke volumes when they saw the two of them leaving together.
“Are they for real?”
“Ah, both of them are Alphas. How can they be together? What about us Omegas?”
“Strength deserves strength.”
“They’ve already gone home together. My husband has left me!”
“…”
Walking out through the school gate, there were some roadside stalls burning brightly outside the school. Many students gathered around the stalls, and the air was filled with the aroma of sizzling food.
Jiang Heng usually didn’t go home on time; occasionally, he would stop by the roadside stalls to grab something to eat. Recently, he couldn’t eat the meals prepared by his aunt at home.
However, today he had someone with him, and considering Shen Huaizhi’s personality, he didn’t seem like someone who would eat from roadside stalls.
“Squad leader, you handled Lin Lan’s matter quite impressively,” Jiang Heng said after thinking for a while, describing it as fast, accurate, and ruthless.
Originally, he thought Shen Huaizhi wouldn’t take it too seriously, considering the Shen family’s influence. It should have been easy for him to suppress such matters. Unexpectedly, Shen Huaizhi’s actions were decisive.
Jiang Heng didn’t like people who dragged things out unnecessarily. If someone wronged him, he would ensure they made amends. He genuinely praised Shen Huaizhi.
Shen Huaizhi raised his eyelids slightly. “You helped.”
He seemed to have a hint of a smile. “But don’t do such dangerous things in the future. Also, don’t casually go to an Alpha’s home.” Saying this, Shen Huaizhi lowered his gaze slightly.
Jiang Heng was momentarily puzzled, unsure if he was talking about the drug dealer incident or his heat cycle matter. But no matter how he looked at it, it seemed that an Alpha during his heat cycle was more frightening.
Even for an Omega like him, Jiang Heng hesitated for a few seconds. “Squad leader, I suddenly remembered that our delicate little Omega appetites are quite small. I impulsively ordered so much just now, and I can’t finish it all. Perhaps, squad leader, you can help me eat some more.”
It really doesn’t feel awkward at all. Also, it seems very genuine.
Wow, Jiang Heng is amazing! His acting skills are explosive! Jiang Heng is almost convinced by his own performance!
Shen Huaizhi: “?”
After a moment of silence, Shen Huaizhi said, “If you can’t finish it, don’t eat.”
Hearing this response, Jiang Heng seemed quite pleased. The eyebrows that had just drooped lifted again, giving him a lively, childlike expression.
Shen Huaizhi’s hand hanging by his side involuntarily clenched.
After a while, he withdrew his gaze from Jiang Heng’s ear and tugged at the corner of his mouth.
That night, when they returned, Shen Huaizhi brought back three boxes of deep-fried skewers. His stomach didn’t really agree with these things, and he felt a bit uncomfortable after eating a bit.
Ruan Shu was watching TV in the living room when he returned. Seeing him, she seemed pleasantly surprised.
“Back so late today?”
Shen Huaizhi’s actions of putting things down paused for a moment, and he nodded. Ruan Shu smelled the aroma of the skewers and found it increasingly unbelievable. She knew her son’s temperament quite well; he didn’t seem like someone who would buy these things himself.
She glanced at Shen Huaizhi’s bag. “Did you go out with someone?”
Shen Huaizhi raised his eyes. “No.” He pursed his lips, as if afraid Ruan Shu would misunderstand. He explained, “I escorted Jiang Heng home. It’s not very safe lately.”
Hearing this, Ruan Shu’s eyes showed even more amusement. “Oh, do you want the driver to pick you guys up from tomorrow?”
Shen Huaizhi put the skewers on the table and hesitated for a moment before taking them into the kitchen. “No need. It’s close to the school.”
“Then be careful on your own.” As Ruan Shu spoke, she remembered something else. “Did you buy these things?”
“They won’t taste good overnight.”
“No, Jiang Heng didn’t finish eating them.” The implication was that Jiang Heng bought them, but he didn’t finish eating, so Shen Huaizhi brought them back.
Shen Huaizhi was in the kitchen, and Ruan Shu couldn’t see what he was doing. She only heard her son’s voice from afar, sounding quite happy.
It was rare for him to have such emotional fluctuations. Along with it, Ruan Shu’s emotions also improved quite a bit. It seemed like her son was trying to break through different life paths, something she had been hoping for.
Time passed quickly. Soon, Jiucheng No.1 High School welcomed its annual sports meet.
The sports meet was scheduled for Thursday and Friday. After a few days of continuous rain, the school finally managed to dry the field just in time for the sports meet.
The students at Jiucheng No.1 High School were quite excited.
On Thursday morning, it was just past seven o’clock, and the entire campus was filled with the marching music of athletes, accompanied by the enthusiastic speech of the head of the Physical Education Department.
“Students! In this fragrant November! We have finally welcomed our school’s… ”
Jiucheng No.1 High School has always placed great emphasis on a balanced combination of work and rest. Except for having no room for negotiation when it comes to physical education classes, they celebrate such extracurricular activities quite grandly.
Every year during the sports meet, they would specially decorate the field, and professional performance teams would be invited.
At the entrance of Class 3 of the second year of high school, a few Alphas were moving the class supplies.
“Squad leader, where should we put these?”
Shen Huaizhi was checking the list. “Put the food aside for now. Come back to get it after the opening ceremony.”
When he worked, he was always meticulous and composed, with a cold and convincing demeanor.
“Squad leader, we haven’t submitted our class speech yet! The broadcast station has been urging us!”
Shen Huaizhi raised his eyes, inadvertently scanning downstairs. Downstairs, Jiang Heng had half-closed eyes, slowly walking into the teaching building. He took suppressants last night and hadn’t fully awakened yet.
He could hear He Ci speaking incessantly in his ear, “I wonder who they invited this year.”
“Last year, they invited a popular star, and the sports event almost turned into a fan meeting.”
“They scared away the big star.” Jiang Heng lifted his eyelids lazily, “The school knows how to have fun.”
He and He Ci weren’t too close, but for the sake of hearing clearly, He Ci habitually leaned closer to him when speaking. “Indeed, they know how to have fun.”
He Ci paused, “Jiang Heng, did you go do something sneaky last night?” From a distance, it looked like the two of them were quite close, as if leaning against each other.
“Class leader? Class leader?” The girl in charge of collecting the speeches was getting anxious. Shen Huaizhi withdrew his gaze, his expression unchanged from before, “Whoever is responsible for writing, find them.”
However, the girl felt that the class leader’s mood seemed to have suddenly turned sour.
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Author’s note: Shen Huaizhi: .
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