Chapter 85 – Unexpected
Novel Title: 你的虎牙很适合咬我的腺体 (Your Fangs Are Perfect for Biting My Glands)
Author：麦香鸡呢 (McChicken)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 周舟 (Zhou Zhou -MC), 程澈 (Cheng Che -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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Cheng Che had probably been gone for over half a month. Zhou Zhou continued to chat with him on WeChat. However, it was clear that their way of speaking and their topics of conversation had not returned to how they were when they were in a relationship. Zhou Zhou was waiting for Cheng Che to come back. Although he didn’t know what they had to talk about, Zhou Zhou knew that the next time they met, they could completely discard many unpleasant things and move towards a better future together.
Zhou Zhou continued to go for medical check-ups on time. He had mostly stopped taking medication. The doctor said that Zhou Zhou’s pheromone levels were slowly recovering. Although he still couldn’t smell pheromones, according to the test results, he should recover soon.
The doctor also asked Zhou Zhou what he would do if he went into heat again.
Zhou Zhou looked down. “I should… probably look for an alpha to mark me.”
The doctor handed him a card. “This is the number for the Omega Emergency Centre. I’ve already inputted your address into the system. If you’re in heat and don’t have an alpha with you, call this number. They will arrange a volunteer for you.”
Zhou Zhou knew deep down that he would never resort to using a volunteer. But he still took the card.
Zhou Qiao stood silently beside them. After a brief conversation with the doctor, she took Zhou Zhou out of the hospital and threw a bracelet at him in the car.
“It’s a monitoring bracelet. It can measure your body temperature and the concentration of pheromones in your body. Once it reaches the heat index, it will automatically dial the number inside. If no one answers within ten seconds, it will automatically dial the next number,” Zhou Qiao said. “I’ve already saved my phone number in it. For the second number, you can input the Omega Emergency Centre’s number. In case I don’t pick up the call, it will be transferred to the emergency centre to ensure that an alpha can help you through your heat.”
“I don’t want any other alpha…” Zhou Zhou said, looking down.
“Zhou Zhou, have you forgotten what happened last time?” Zhou Qiao frowned. “You can’t take suppressants anymore. You must find an alpha to help you. Let me tell you the truth, even if I answer the call next time, all I can do is find an alpha for you. Don’t think about using suppressants.”
Seeing Zhou Zhou’s silence, she sighed. “I know you want Cheng Che to be with you. But he’s abroad now. Cheng Yan said Cheng Che is helping with a project there and we don’t know when he’ll be back. So, no one can guarantee that Cheng Che will be in the country when you go into heat. Do you understand?”
“I understand,” Zhou Zhou said softly, looking at the bracelet.
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Zhou Zhou had been considering whether to tell Cheng Che about his thoughts. He knew that as soon as he mentioned it, Cheng Che would definitely come back early. However, he had heard from his uncle that this project Cheng Che was working on was a collaboration between Cheng Che’s family, Jin Wuqi’s family, and a third-party company. It was crucial, and Cheng Che was representing his family’s company abroad as a trial. Moreover, Cheng Che’s parents also wanted him to visit them after the college entrance exam, to spend some time together as a family. So, from any perspective, Cheng Che would find it difficult to refuse.
He thought that he shouldn’t be going into heat so soon. He couldn’t even smell his own pheromones yet. Zhou Zhou comforted himself, believing that he could hold out until Cheng Che returned to the country.
But things never went as expected. Just like a few months ago when Zhou Zhou suddenly went into heat and Cheng Che wasn’t by his side. No one could predict the future.
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It was a sultry evening, as if the whole city was waiting for a heavy rain. Zhou Zhou had taken a shower and was about to habitually put on the bracelet Zhou Qiao gave him when he suddenly smelled that strange yet familiar scent on his hand.
It was his strawberry milkshake pheromone.
It had been so long. Zhou Zhou was somewhat incredulous as he touched his glands and then brought his hand to his nose to smell it. It was indeed the smell of his pheromone.
But what Zhou Zhou didn’t expect was that the reappearance of his pheromone meant that his heat was coming immediately. After sniffing his strawberry milkshake scent for a few seconds, his body was already heating up.
The sensation was as strong as the heat he experienced a few months ago, if not stronger. With the suppressed impulse, pheromones quickly surged through his body, carrying an unbearable high temperature that ignited his entire body in a moment.
Zhou Zhou gasped with his mouth open, the ringing in his ears making him unable to hear any external sounds. He leaned against the wall, looking through his blurred vision at the bracelet on his wrist. The warning light lit up orange, then turned red, followed by a long ‘beep’ sound. It finally started calling the stored phone number.
Zhou Zhou remembered what Zhou Qiao had said, that even if she answered the call, all she could do was find an alpha for him.
This can’t be happening… I don’t want this…
Trembling, Zhou Zhou tried to tear off the bracelet. But it was too late. The call was already connected. If Zhou Qiao answered, Zhou Zhou would be handed over to a stranger of an alpha today, undergoing a marking that he was powerless to resist.
His body clamoured for desire and emptiness. Zhou Zhou clutched the bracelet and slumped to the ground. He wished his side effect was even worse, so that he couldn’t hear Zhou Qiao’s voice. He was using it as a way to ignore the things he didn’t want to face ahead of him.
Ten seconds passed and Zhou Qiao didn’t answer the phone.
So, the system began to automatically dial the next number.
Zhou Zhou slowly crawled to the edge of the bed. The nightmare-like scene of despair replayed itself on him once again. He didn’t want any other alpha to mark him. But Cheng Che was truly not by his side.
Yet this time, Zhou Zhou couldn’t blame Cheng Che either. Because Cheng Che had a reason to not be around.
But how could he not be heartbroken? It was too sad. Why was it that for two crucial heats, his alpha wasn’t there for him? Why?
Another long ten seconds passed. Zhou Zhou was already drifting in and out of consciousness. He was lying drenched on the edge of the bed. Even his tightly closed eyes couldn’t hold back the surging tears. Distant thunder could be heard outside the window, raindrops pattering against the glass, reminiscent the scenes of a few months ago.
What should I do…
The call was answered.
“Zhou Zhou?” A melodious voice came through the phone, cutting through the roaring in his ears. Everything suddenly became so clear.
It was Cheng Che.
For Zhou Zhou, who was in heat, Cheng Che’s voice was like an aphrodisiac, flooding straight into his mind. Zhou Zhou, in a daze, remembered their first weekend together, when they rolled around in bed, covered in sweat, embracing each other without fatigue, kissing and making love. Those scenes became unbearable blows to Zhou Zhou at that moment, tormenting him to the brink of madness.
Zhou Zhou trembled all over. His heart was pounding fiercely. Tears streamed down his face as he cried out in a choked voice, “Cheng Che… I’m in heat. Cheng Che… What should I do…”
You’re so far away from me, what should I do…
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*Translator’s Note: This time, it’ll be okay… -K
Next update: 2024.03.21
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