Chapter 56
Until the applause completely subsided and the room returned to calm, Lin Xueyin finally nodded and said coolly, “Very good. Next.”
Bai Yan wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, let out a breath, and slowly walked back to his seat.
The young man was a little apprehensive. He had unconsciously imitated Mr. Pei’s demeanor when he had spoken at the orphanage just now. He hoped the professors didn’t think he was being too emotional.
He sat back down in his original seat, and Yan Xiaorui immediately leaned over excitedly, giving him a thumbs-up of admiration. “Bai Yan, you spoke so well just now! I saw several professors were very interested. You’ll definitely be selected this time, maybe even the dean will choose your topic!”
The young man tidied the documents on the table and said with a chuckle, “You’re exaggerating. It’s my good fortune not to be kicked out.”
“I’m leaving first. Good luck.”
The Alpha smiled and said softly, “Mm-hmm, I will. After hearing what you said, I’m full of confidence now! Be careful on your way.”
After saying goodbye to Yan Xiaorui, Bai Yan glanced one last time at the podium, pushed open the heavy door of the lecture hall, and went out.
Actually, he knew that this topic was very difficult to be selected for, but his purpose for participating in the competition had already been achieved.
His physical condition had made Bai Yan’s childhood exceptionally lonely. For a long time, he was either in the hospital or on the way to the hospital.
During that time, his health was poor, and he had very little contact with his peers at the orphanage. Little Bai Yan could vaguely sense that he was excluded from the healthy children.
Even the malice of children was naive. They would directly write their likes and dislikes on their faces, and some would even call him a little monster to his face.
At that time, Lin Yu hadn’t come to the orphanage yet. The lonely little Bai Yan had no playmates, no friends, and could only interact with the weeds and small insects in the muddy backyard, gradually developing a quiet and reserved personality.
Even he himself thought he was too strange. Occasionally, when he looked at the white-haired, red-eyed child in the mirror, he would secretly hide and cry.
Until one day, in a corner, little Bai Yan accidentally discovered a white plant he had never seen before and curiously went closer to look.
Even though it was so small and thin, it was still struggling to grow out of the wall, trying its best to grow under the sun.
The world of plants was naive and simple. Facing the sun was the only goal.
Although that albino plant quickly disappeared the next morning because it lacked chlorophyll and couldn’t photosynthesize, it planted a secret seed in the young man’s heart.
Even if you are temporarily in the dark, you must walk toward the light.
Hope is humanity’s greatest mystery. It will always mercifully give you the answer when you are lost and helpless, on the verge of giving up.
Bai Yan pulled himself out of his memories. Having settled this matter, his heart was completely at ease. After sending a message to Uncle Zhao, he planned to go downstairs and go home.
He had just reached the second floor when a rich, cloying scent of cheese pheromones rushed toward him!
The sudden eruption of high-level pheromones, which had not undergone a mutual marking, had a concentration that completely exceeded the social scope. For an Omega who was about to enter their heat, it had a fatal attraction!
The unprepared young man’s face turned pale, his heart pounded violently, and a fine sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. The jasmine pheromones quickly lost control, rampaging through his body and constantly eroding his reason.
“Not good! A 3A-level Alpha in 201 has unexpectedly entered his rut, and his pheromones are in disorder! Quickly report to the teacher and evacuate the students!”
“Pay special attention to the Omegas who are approaching their heat!”
The rich scent of cheese made the young man’s face flush red. His legs went weak, and he could only barely hold onto the wall to stand, panting heavily.
A kind-hearted Beta student noticed his abnormality and immediately surrounded him, asking anxiously, “Classmate, classmate, are you approaching your heat?”
“Hold on for a while. We’ll take you to the infirmary right away!”
Bai Yan opened his mouth, about to speak, when another wave of pheromone stimulation hit him. His vision suddenly went black, and he fell forward, completely losing control of his body.
Erya Private Hospital, Affiliated Research Institute
The originally quiet treatment room was filled with an anxious atmosphere. The doctors were in a mess, like ants on a hot pan, circling the unconscious Alpha in the center of the room, anxious and restless.
The balding director, distressed, grabbed a few of the remaining strands of yellow hair on his head and wailed with a long face, “It shouldn’t be like this. What on earth went wrong?”
“The treatment course was clearly the same as before, and the data collected before the treatment also showed that it was normal. Why has Mr. Pei been unconscious for a whole day and still hasn’t woken up?!”
According to expectations, the Alpha should have woken up within two hours after receiving the treatment. But now, a full 24 hours had passed, and he still showed no signs of waking up.
A doctor beside him silently wiped away his cold sweat and said in a small voice, “The data shows that the pheromone content in Mr. Pei’s blood is still high. If this continues, I’m afraid it will trigger another pheromone disorder.”
“What about a forced awakening?”
“No, a forced awakening may not be effective, and it could even cause permanent, irreversible damage to Mr. Pei’s nerves.”
“Then what about having Young Master Bai Yan come over? Will the highly compatible pheromones have an effect?”
“But Young Master Bai Yan’s heat is coming soon. What if he is induced by Mr. Pei’s pheromones and forced into his heat?”
The doctors looked at each other, each with their own opinion. No one could think of a foolproof plan. Only Li Xiaoxiao’s brow was tightly furrowed. She said nothing, holding two syringes of medicine under the overhead light and comparing them.
The one in her left hand was the leftover from last night. The one in her right hand was from the cold storage, which she had just taken out.
The two medicines were no different in terms of their outer packaging, syringe length, or liquid color. But the sediment on the inner wall of the syringe was different. Something was wrong…
Before she could continue her research, the door to the treatment room was pushed open with a bang from behind. The elite Assistant Song, for a rare moment, showed an anxious expression in front of outsiders. He was sweating profusely, his hand on the doorframe as he panted.
After Song Jian had caught his breath, he looked inside anxiously, his refined voice on the verge of collapse. “Mr. Pei, has Mr. Pei woken up?”
“Young Master Bai Yan was affected by the school’s Alpha rut pheromones and has entered his heat early!”
“Ah—my Erya!” The balding doctor’s vision went black, and he staggered, almost falling over.
“Director!” The doctors around him quickly rushed to support him.
The treatment room was in complete chaos.
Li Xiaoxiao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly turned around and, with a quick and precise movement, slowly pushed the medicine in her right hand into the Alpha’s vein.
The head of the glandular department’s movements were steady, her gaze calm, but the words she spoke were tinged with a clear teasing meaning. “Mr. Pei, your precious little one needs you now. If you don’t wake up, I’m afraid someone else will beat you to it.”
“Such a cute baby, not yet completely marked, and with his gland undergoing a second development. Who knows how many people are secretly coveting his pheromones? They’d rather risk offending Mr. Pei to give it a try.”
“Don’t let the fat water flow into others’ fields. What do you say, should I take him for myself?”
On the cold treatment table, the tall, well-built Alpha lay with his eyes tightly shut, his handsome features sharp and cold, his jawline smooth and clear, like a silent, still statue.
After a moment, the long, thick lashes on the man’s eyelids suddenly, almost imperceptibly, twitched.
