(M) Chapter 89 – “I love you. Completely.”
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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Zhou Zhou felt dazed the whole day. Experiencing his first unrestrained heat made him realise how strong his latent desires could be. Even though he was already unable to bear it, he still wanted to use the last bit of strength to cling to and demand for more. After the completion of the full ‘mark’ in the morning, Cheng Che helped Zhou Zhou take a bath. The two of them slept until the afternoon. Cheng Che was afraid Zhou Zhou might be thirsty but didn’t know how to say it. So he woke him up to drink water.
Cheng Che sat on the bed, with Zhou Zhou on his lap, tilting his head back as Cheng Che fed him water. However, Zhou Zhou ended up drinking the water and it spilled out, rolling down his chin to his chest. Zhou Zhou was like a little kitten looking for milk, instinctively licking along Cheng Che’s chin and throat, making soft, eager sounds, as if he wanted to melt into Cheng Che’s embrace.
As their body temperatures rose, the strawberry milkshake pheromones, now imbued with heat, began to exert their power, reminiscent of the heat cycle. Cheng Che pinched Zhou Zhou’s chin to lift his face, entangling their tongues as he rolled over and pressed Zhou Zhou beneath him. They then wordlessly engaged in another round.
After his second bath of the day, Zhou Zhou lay on the bed, unable to even open his eyes. Strangely, he didn’t feel hungry at all. Instead, he hoped Cheng Che would come and hold him immediately.
Cheng Che walked into the room while towel-drying his hair. His upper body was naked, except for a towel around his waist. Through his hazy vision, Zhou Zhou saw the kiss marks on Cheng Che’s fair chest and the water droplets rolling down his abdomen. He felt a shameful sensation of arousal creeping up on him again.
Cheng Che tossed the towel aside. He turned around and picked up his phone from the table to order takeout. Zhou Zhou noticed that Cheng Che’s back was covered in scratches.
Heat was terrifying. He felt like he had turned into an insatiable little beast.
Zhou Zhou bit his lip in shame as he watched Cheng Che walk back to the bed, noticing the bite marks on his shoulders and the wound on the corner of his mouth.
He began to doubt if what he and Cheng Che were doing was not making love. It was more like a fight.
“My dear puppy.” Cheng Che leaned over him and whispered, “You bit me like this. And on the back too. Zhou Zhou, how could you be so heartless?”
Zhou Zhou was clouded by the nearby minty sake pheromones. His body responded to the heat. He weakly pushed Cheng Che’s shoulder. But when he touched Cheng Che’s wet skin, he lost strength and could only plead softly, “Cheng Che… stay away from me…”
“Which omega in heat would make such a request?” Cheng Che deliberately leaned in closer, bluntly asking in a low voice, “Do you want to do it or not?”
“I do…” Zhou Zhou admitted truthfully. He bit his lip and whimpered a few times before continuing, “But I just took a shower…”
“It’s not like we can’t afford the water bill,” Cheng Che said, stroking Zhou Zhou’s thigh as he squirmed against his waist. “Be good. You can’t endure your heat alone. The takeout won’t be here for another hour.”
Even if Zhou Zhou was not fully sober, he could completely understand Cheng Che’s meaning.
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Cheng Che stayed with Zhou Zhou at home for over a week, until the heat gradually subsided. Zhou Zhou was in a daze every day, unaware of hunger or thirst. He only wanted to stick to Cheng Che and be with him, oblivious to everything else.
Indeed, that was the case. The two of them made love tirelessly, unaffected by anything outside the room. Cheng Che washed Zhou Zhou and fed him. He even passed water mouth to mouth several times. Zhou Zhou seemed to have completely lost his ability to care for himself. He was completely dependent on his alpha, blissfully immersed in the surging heat of his estrus.
When his heat finally subsided, he was tormented by the memories of that week.
He and Cheng Che sat on the bed facing each other, both covered in new and old bite marks. Zhou Zhou’s legs were bruised and purple. The lingering scents of strawberry milkshake and minty sake filled the room. Their bodies were also infused with each other’s pheromones.
“Are you still uncomfortable?” Cheng Che asked.
Zhou Zhou shook his head. “When I woke up today, I didn’t feel as hot as I did a few days ago.”
He only realised his voice was hoarse when he spoke. He even wondered whether his cries and moans had been heard throughout the entire building.
Cheng Che nodded. He leaned over to kiss him on the mouth and then flopped onto the pillow. “I’m going to catch some sleep.”
After being busy with work for over half a month abroad, Cheng Che had come back and immediately jumped into taking care of Zhou Zhou during his heat. The physical exertion over the past seven to eight days had been immense. Despite his excellent physical fitness and superior alpha genes, Cheng Che couldn’t withstand such continuous strain.
Feeling both shy and heartbroken, Zhou Zhou tucked Cheng Che in under the thick quilt. He then ordered takeout on his phone, and lay down. He watched Cheng Che’s peaceful sleeping face without blinking.
He and Cheng Che had completed the permanent ‘marking’.
Zhou Zhou touched his stomach. He always felt aggrieved about the fact that he might not be able to get pregnant in the future.
He didn’t insist on having a child. But he just felt sad. It was a cruel proof of his past injuries. No one could calmly face such a thing. At least Zhou Zhou couldn’t.
Zhou Zhou leaned over gently and kissed Cheng Che’s forehead. He then held his hand, slowly rubbing the scar on it with his fingertips.
Cheng Che wrapped his arm around Zhou Zhou’s waist. His chin rested on top of Zhou Zhou’s head as he took in the fragrance of his hair. Despite being too tired to keep his eyes open, he spoke with certainty and reassurance.
“Zhou Zhou, I love you. Completely.”
Your scars, your confusion, everything about you—I want to take care of it all. I will strive to heal them. And as for the beauty within you, being able to have it is already my honour.
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Next update: 2024.03.25
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