“Why would an Omega have a heightened sensitivity period?”
“It’s really strange… If not for the lack of precedent, I’d think he’s an AO body.”
“Monster! Freak!”
“Jiang Heng, we even thought you might differentiate into an Alpha.”
The intense scent of roses, enveloped with jasmine petals, instantly dissipated in the room. Shen Huai Zhi, who had been standing still with his gaze wandering, suddenly lifted his eyes. The sweet and sticky pheromones of the Omega seemed to claw at him desperately, as if eagerly anticipating something. However, unlike during the heat period before, it carried a hint of aggression, as if there was a touch of fierceness in it.
The negative thoughts swirling in his mind were immediately suppressed. Shen Huai Zhi rubbed his fingers together. “Jiang Heng,” he called out.
After the last temporary marking, the influence of the Omega’s pheromones on him had increased significantly. He could clearly feel his own pheromones stirring in response.
Shen Huai Zhi’s voice was slightly hoarse. Jiang Heng subconsciously glanced towards the door. The light outside wasn’t on, and he couldn’t see if anyone was there, but if he ran out now, he would definitely encounter someone.
Jiang Heng gritted his teeth and retreated to the door, enduring the increasingly faint burning sensation on his body.
“Jiang Heng.” After a while, Jiang Heng finally heard Shen Huai Zhi call him again, his voice pressed down.
This person seemed to particularly like calling his name recently. It was just two simple words, but when spoken by Shen Huai Zhi, it seemed to have a magical power. The sharp prick that had been raised seemed to soften instantly, making him unconsciously want to trust the other person.
Jiang Heng closed his eyes, bit his tongue, and murmured, “If you don’t want to, I…”
“Jiang Heng.” Before Jiang Heng could finish speaking, Shen Huai Zhi called him again, as if confirming something.
Jiang Heng’s closed eyelids couldn’t help but tremble, feeling a bit overwhelmed. Can’t we just get it over with? He was going crazy. And it wasn’t over yet; the other party seemed to endlessly call his name, each time with a deeper voice.
Accompanying these repeated calls was the gradually released, incredibly comforting pheromones, like melting snow, wrapping around Jiang Heng’s body eagerly.
It was like he was trying to endure, yet also soothing.
Jiang Heng couldn’t help it; he opened his eyes. He turned his head to look at Shen Huai Zhi, who was also looking at him. As he noticed Jiang Heng’s gaze, the person who had been softly calling his name suddenly stopped. Jiang Heng saw Shen Huai Zhi curve his lips slightly and heard him sigh. The hand that had been restraining him suddenly loosened, sliding down from his wrist all the way to the top of his head.
In that moment, Jiang Heng felt like his breath had stopped. Shen Huai Zhi’s gaze was too tender, so tender that even in the dim light, he could sense it.
He remembered when Xie An and Jiang Jin had just divorced, and he followed Xie An, asking why he didn’t stay with Jiang Jin. Xie An squatted down, telling him it was because Mom loved him more. At that time, Xie An’s gaze was truly gentle, to the point that for a long time, Jiang Heng believed Xie An loved him very, very much.
But now, Jiang Heng felt that Shen Huai Zhi’s gaze was even more intoxicating than Xie An’s at that time. Perhaps it had been too long since he had felt that kind of tenderness, so he subconsciously wanted to hold onto it.
He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, Shen Huai Zhi reached out and touched his head. “Jiang Heng, could you turn around for me?”
His tone was light, just a whisper in Jiang Heng’s ear. It was a question, yet it sounded like a coaxing.
By the time Jiang Heng came to his senses, he had already turned around. Shen Huai Zhi’s left hand was against his forehead, while his right hand reached to the corner of his lips.
Already soothed by Shen Huai Zhi’s pheromones, although still a bit uncomfortable, Jiang Heng’s consciousness had returned significantly.
He lowered his head somewhat dazedly and glanced at the hand offered to his lips. Before he could ask, the other party explained, “If it hurts, just bite it.”
Shen Huai Zhi paused. “But don’t bite yourself.”
The smell of blood was too strong.
He couldn’t bear it.
Jiang Heng lifted his eyelids. “I…”
Before he could finish the monosyllabic word, a completely different pain surged from the back of his neck. It was a pain that spread throughout his body from his neck, completely unlike the marking during the heat period. If he were entrusted to you and you needed to take responsibility for him, if you were also forced to be engaged to him…” Jiang Heng felt that he had never been so lacking in confidence before. He paused for a moment before asking in a deliberate tone, “Shen Huai Zhi, would you also mark each other?”
After asking, he blinked, trembling slightly, and then cautiously looked at Shen Huai Zhi.
Alpha seemed to furrow his brows. Even in this low light, Jiang Heng could still vividly picture Shen Huai Zhi’s expression. If Shen Huai Zhi hadn’t looked like this, he wouldn’t have willingly approached him in the first place. But now, he felt that even if Shen Huai Zhi didn’t look like this, he would still willingly approach him. He saw what seemed to be his own reflection in Shen Huai Zhi’s eyes, moving with his gaze. But soon, Jiang Heng realized that it was himself who was trembling, himself who was subconsciously afraid.
He remembered when he was very young, he had also asked Xie An if she could stay with him. Xie An said she was very busy and couldn’t. Jiang Heng pursed his lips. “If you can’t answer…”
“No.” Shen Huai Zhi’s voice interrupted his next words. “There’s no ‘if’.” Alpha’s mood seemed very good, and Jiang Heng felt like he could hear amusement in Shen Huai Zhi’s tone.
Jiang Heng was stunned for a moment, and Shen Huai Zhi sighed again, seeming a bit helpless. “So, if the Alpha in front of you isn’t me?”
“Jiang Heng.” Shen Huai Zhi called his name, but after calling him, he laughed again. Jiang Heng found it inexplicable how he laughed, and his ears were even hotter than before. Even the glands that had just been bitten by the Alpha started to heat up. But Shen Huai Zhi insisted on waiting until he finished laughing before continuing, “Actually, I wanted to wait a little longer.”
His mood was probably really good; he said a sentence and then laughed again. Even though he usually seemed cold and indifferent, inexplicably, he couldn’t stop laughing now.
What’s worse was that every time he laughed, Jiang Heng felt his heart race faster. Jiang Heng was about to get angry at his laughter. Fortunately, before he could get angry, Shen Huai Zhi finally stopped, “But now, there’s no need to wait anymore.”
“Jiang Heng, I like you.” Shen Huai Zhi’s tone suddenly became serious again, as if he was treating this matter seriously. His voice exploded in Jiang Heng’s ears, “Would you try to accept someone like me, who doesn’t fit into your world?”
Author’s note: Jiang Heng: Stimulating.
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