Chapter 58
It seemed to be a beautiful dream, a dream that lasted for a long time.
Always enveloped by the highly compatible orange blossom pheromones, the restless gland was finally sated and settled into a satisfied silence. The exceptionally tired body also drifted off to sleep.
In a half-dreaming, half-waking state, Bai Yan felt himself being carefully lifted and gently placed in warm water.
The warm water splashed over his shoulders and then slowly flowed over his entire body, washing away the fatigue and dust, and his heavy body became light.
Bai Yan sighed with satisfaction, nuzzled his head against the soft, hot “bathtub,” and suddenly felt an exceptionally moist and delicate touch on his cheek. He closed his eyes and subconsciously sucked on it.
A few helpless, low chuckles sounded in his ear. The warm, gentle touch, different from the rest, quickly pulled away and was replaced by something else, supporting him again.
The young man frowned in confusion and smacked his lips a few times, savoring the taste. But his fragmented brain couldn’t let him think too deeply, and he could only let himself sink into a deeper dream.
For many years after that, he would never wake up in the middle of the night again, because he knew that someone would always be guarding him by his pillow.
When he was completely awake, Bai Yan stared blankly at the bright ceiling.
The sky outside the window was bright. He couldn’t be sure what time it was, or even how many days his heat had lasted.
The young man blinked and tried to move his leg. The soft cotton pajamas rubbed against the quilt, making a rustling sound.
His body under the pajamas was clean and fresh, obviously having been washed.
A large palm rested on his waist, its presence very strong. He stared at the ceiling for a long time before slowly turning his head to look at the source of the heat beside him.
A bare, pale white chest immediately came into view. The firm muscles were clearly defined, and it was very close to him, so close that it was only a step away from his lips.
Bai Yan!
The young man, his head still hazy, completely came back to his senses. Like a startled little animal, he suddenly widened his eyes, but he could see the man’s exposed skin even more clearly!
The man was sleeping on his side, a deep blue silk robe enveloping his strong body, the collar wide open.
On his muscular chest and abdomen were fresh scratch marks, bite marks, and racy, pink kiss marks, all intertwined, extending all the way to his neck.
Just one glance, and you could tell how intense the battle had been these past few days.
Oh my god, these, these were all his doing—what had he done?!
The memories of the past instantly came flooding back. The young man suddenly held his breath, a deep blush spreading across his cheeks.
Bai Yan’s cheeks were flushed. He trembled as he looked up.
The morning sun fell on Pei Tingyu’s brow. The man was still in a dream, his eyes half-closed, his lips curved upwards, a look of satisfaction in his calm expression.
Bai Yan’s lashes trembled. His gaze couldn’t help but follow the changing light and shadow, quietly tracing the man’s sleeping face.
From his current angle, the Alpha’s superior bone structure cast a soft shadow. The Adam’s apple on his neck was half-hidden in the light, half-covered by shadow, exceptionally sexy.
Apparently, the Omega in heat thought so too, because Bai Yan soon discovered a conspicuous bite mark on it.
Bai Yan was speechless.
He wanted to cry but had no tears. He buried his face in his hands, his head as if steaming.
Is the second development of the gland so powerful? I didn’t have it last time, last time…
The sleeve slid down with the movement of his head. Through the gaps between his fingers, Bai Yan clearly saw the marks on his wrist.
Both his wrists were circled by dense red marks, like two perfect pearl bracelets.
The lotus bodhi seed bracelet on his left wrist still glowed with a gentle luster, a stark contrast to the racy, pink kiss marks.
He blushed, lifted a corner of his pajama collar, and secretly peeked down. The dense marks were almost too much to look at.
Especially with the two round centers as the focal point, they gradually dispersed outwards.
Bai Yan was speechless.
Alright, no one can say anything about anyone now.
The young man’s arm was frozen halfway. He was just about to put the lifted collar back down when a sigh suddenly sounded above his head.
“Why don’t you sleep a little longer? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”
“Yanyan, I’m sorry. I was… a little out of control these past few days.”
A soft kiss landed by the young man’s ear, the man’s low, magnetic, and gentle voice almost a mumble.
The forcefully injected medicine had cleared his mind in time, and he had rushed back, but he had inevitably fallen into a pheromone disorder again.
Once the hidden possessiveness was unleashed, he could no longer suppress his various desires for his precious.
He took what he wanted, day after day.
When he came to his senses, the young man was already lying exhausted in his arms, his eyes closed, panting quietly.
The tear stains on his cheeks hadn’t yet faded, and new teardrops were already forming at the tips of his snow-white lashes, precarious, so pitiful.
The memories faded. Pei Tingyu’s heart ached. He sighed and kissed his precious’s soft swirl of hair. Before he could apologize, the young man had already turned around and covered his thin lips with his hand.
Bai Yan lifted his moist, shimmering eyes and looked steadily into the man’s, his tone serious. “Xian sheng doesn’t need to apologize. We are not only legally registered partners, but also lovers.”
“Isn’t it natural to soothe a lover’s heat?”
“Cough, but the time was indeed a little long… Next time, next time it can end a little earlier.”
Even though he had started out seriously, under the Alpha’s gentle gaze, Bai Yan’s voice grew softer and softer.
In the end, Bai Yan could no longer look directly at the man’s smiling face and averted his gaze in a fluster.
“Alright, I’ll listen to my precious.” A gentle chuckle escaped Pei Tingyu’s throat. He caught the young man’s fingertips and gave them a light kiss.
His gaze darkened for a fleeting moment, his low, magnetic voice a gentle enticement, as if overlapping with the past few nights.
“Then, my precious, can you call me that again…”
The young man’s face was beet red. He leaned close to Pei Tingyu’s ear and said in a small voice, “Husband…”
“Mm, Yanyan.”
He paused, his burning face suddenly buried in the man’s neck. He trembled shamelessly, his voice too soft to be heard as he called him, “Daddy…”
Even his jasmine pheromones became shy, hiding, unwilling to come out.
Pei Tingyu let out a low chuckle, hugged the young man’s thin back tightly, and responded in a warm voice.
“My precious, I’m here.”
The leave he had requested in advance had ended two days ago. Fortunately, Assistant Song had been far-sighted. Not having received any news from his boss three days ago, he had requested another leave of absence from the school in advance.
The recovered Bai Yan and Pei Tingyu went to Erya for a follow-up check-up.
After the examination, Li Xiaoxiao happily informed him that his condition was very good.
His gland had now entered a stable state of development and would probably reach the 3A level in about two months. If he was lucky, he might even break through to the S-class.
The enthusiastic doctor added considerately that during the gland’s development period, more intimate contact with an Alpha’s pheromones would help increase the success rate.
The meaning was self-evident.
The blushing young man held the check-up report and slowly walked out of the examination room. He sat on a waiting room chair, obediently waiting for the Alpha, who had been temporarily called away.
In the director’s office, the director, who was over sixty, was in tears. He and his team had been studying the data with trepidation. Finally, after recovering the monitoring data, they had proven the research institute’s innocence.
The medicine had been maliciously switched, which was what had caused Mr. Pei’s pheromone disorder during the last treatment. The police had taken over the investigation a few days ago and had now caught the real culprit, Shen Hui, the head of Tenghui Group!
Pei Tingyu gave a polite nod and said he would not hold the hospital responsible. However, the medicine had to be tested multiple times before it could be officially promoted.
The director, who was sweating profusely, immediately smiled like a chrysanthemum and personally checked Mr. Pei’s physical data.
He then said in surprise that although there was indeed a problem with the medicine, after Young Master Bai Yan’s treatment a few days ago, it had, by a stroke of luck, actually brought Mr. Pei’s abnormal pheromones under control, and he was now no different from a normal Alpha.
But…
The director pushed up his glasses, wiped the fine sweat from his temples, looked left and right, and stammered before continuing.
From now on, every time your rut occurs, you will have only one choice: Young Master Bai Yan’s pheromones. Even the most effective suppressants will be greatly reduced in effectiveness.
This means that your marking with Young Master Bai Yan is a lifelong, two-way bond.
If you do not receive Young Master Bai Yan’s pheromone soothing for a long time, the pheromone disorder will erupt again, and you will suffer from mental exhaustion… with no possibility of a cure.
The Alpha listened without any change in his expression, coolly thanked the director, and turned to leave.
Turning the corner, Pei Tingyu crumpled the check-up report in his hand without any change in his expression and threw it into the trash.
He had long since decided that his precious was the only one for him in this life. Whether it was a two-way marking or not, it made no difference to him.
When he reached the examination room, the man’s face had returned to its usual gentle expression. He nonchalantly took the young man’s hand and carefully asked about his physical condition.
Because he had been delayed for quite a long time, the group’s work meetings had piled up. Pei Tingyu had to part with Bai Yan at the hospital entrance and reluctantly took a car back to the company.
There were still two days until class started. Bai Yan also planned to collect himself and deal with the studies he had neglected these past few days.
He sat at his desk and had just turned on his phone when Lin Yu’s message bar popped up first.
The young man clicked on the chat window and only then discovered that his friend had sent him countless messages over the past few days.
From the beginning, “Are you done with your experiment? I have something to tell you. When are you free, A-Yan?”
“Are you still busy? Call me back when you’re done.”
To a few days later, when he hadn’t heard from him, “What happened? If you don’t call back, I’m calling the police!”
“Voice call not connected.”
“Voice call not connected.”…
Until the last message, “…Assistant Song told me. Call me back when you’re done.”
The Beta friend’s message ended with a speechless cat emoji.
The time was two days ago.
Bai Yan stared blankly at the little cat, his cheeks burning. Only after coming back to his senses did he call his friend.
The other end picked up quickly. On the phone, the Beta’s voice was lazy, with an unconcealed teasing tone. “You’re finally done? Our great busy person who forgets his friends for a pretty face has finally remembered he has a friend?”
The young man stammered an apology. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know an Omega’s heat would last so long. My phone was off the whole time, so I didn’t get your messages.”
“Hmph, I bet even without a heat, a certain someone would be so lost in a pretty face that he would have completely forgotten about me.”
Lin Yu snorted coldly and continued, “Are you free today? You’re not feeling well, so I’ll come see you. Can you send me your location?”
Bai Yan was delighted. “Why did you suddenly think of coming over today, A-Yu? The road here is very difficult. Why don’t I have Uncle Zhao pick you up?”
“Of course I have to come over. Otherwise, you’ll definitely forget to take your medicine.”
Bai Yan asked blankly, “What medicine? I’m not sick, and I’m still taking my vitamins.”
There was a long silence on the other end, and then the Beta’s exasperated roar came through. “What medicine? What other medicine could it be?!”
“You’re only a sophomore. Are you going to have a baby for that old man already?”
The young man, who had never thought about this, was completely stunned. His phone fell with a clatter onto the carpet.
