Chapter 59
“An Omega in heat, having been completely marked by an Alpha, and with a knot formed inside. If there is no intervention before or after, it is highly likely to result in pregnancy.”
“And the higher the compatibility between the AO pair, the greater the chance of the Omega getting pregnant.”
“Generally speaking, if the compatibility is above 80%, the chance of pregnancy is over 90%…”
The Omega physiology class he had skipped in high school for his part-time job—the boomerang had finally come back to hit Bai Yan.
The young man stared blankly at the bright red “90” on his phone screen. A little person inside him was screaming silently, and he lay stiffly on Oz’s belly.
The sensitive Doberman sensed the sudden change in his little master’s scent. Not knowing what had happened, he could only wag his tail gently and lower his head to lick his little master’s hair.
Bai Yan’s breathing suddenly became ragged. He placed a trembling hand on his lower abdomen and couldn’t help but look down. The goose-yellow sweater was soft to the touch, and his abdomen was flat, with nothing unusual.
But a few days ago, it had been noticeably heavy. It had taken a long time to clean… before it was clean.
Wouldn’t the chance of pregnancy be even higher then?
The young man covered his beet-red face with his arm, his snow-white teeth digging into his pink lower lip, his mind suddenly a complete blank.
The scent of jasmine filled the room, its smell suddenly becoming rich.
The pheromones of an Omega who had been completely marked were different from before. In the faint scent of jasmine, there was a hint of bitter orange blossom.
This was rare. Only when an AO pair were in sync and had mated multiple times in a short period of time.
When love was at its peak, and their most vulnerable organs were open to each other, only then would even their pheromones be tinged with each other’s scent.
Until Lin Yu arrived, the young man was still in a daze, dazedly climbing up from the carpet. “A-Yu, you’re here.”
After taking a few sips of the sugar-free milk tea his friend had prepared, a blush finally returned to Bai Yan’s pale face.
“I knew you’d completely forgotten about this.” Lin Yu placed the medicine on the table and sat cross-legged beside Bai Yan.
“This contraceptive pill is specially for Omegas after their heat. The side effects are minimal if taken after a meal.”
He petted the gentle dog that had come over friendly and sighed, continuing, “Actually, the most effective method is for the Alpha to inject a contraceptive agent beforehand. It has no side effects on the Omega at all. But I guess that’s impossible.”
“You can take it within seven days after it ends. It’s best if you take it tonight, otherwise the effect will get weaker and weaker.”
Bai Yan grunted in acknowledgment, his head bowed absent-mindedly, his teeth resting on the milk tea straw, not sucking for a long time, and soon biting a shallow indentation into it.
Seeing him like this, Lin Yu’s brow twitched violently. He raised his voice and asked, “Don’t tell me you’re already prepared to take a leave of absence from school and have a baby for that Alpha?”
The Beta immediately thought of the various unsavory rumors he had heard while working part-time at a bar.
Anger flared in his heart, and he said resentfully, “Alright! Did Pei Tingyu force you? He had a premeditated plan when he married you, just to have you bear him a child?”
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He cursed, “I knew it, you rich Alphas are all no good! A-Yan, don’t be afraid. Let’s go, we’re going to the AO Association now!”
Lin Yu was both anxious and angry. As Bai Yan’s closest friend, he knew that A-Yan had always longed to have a real family of his own.
If Pei Tingyu really used a child to paint a big picture for him, it was not impossible that the naive A-Yan would be coaxed into giving up his studies to have a child for him.
When the child was born, what if the Alpha showed his true colors, wanted to keep the child and leave the father, and cut ties with A-Yan?!
Oz was immediately scared by Lin Yu’s angry face and jumped up, his ears drooping as he sat whimpering behind his little master, his black bean eyes cautiously peeking at him.
Bai Yan was both amused and exasperated. He put down his milk tea and quickly calmed his friend down. “Of course not! Am I that easy to fool? A-Yu’s imagination is as rich as ever.”
“I was just thinking about… the pregnancy thing.”
The young man’s soft lips pressed into a straight line as he said slowly, “I know I’m still in school. I can’t take on the responsibility of caring for a new life, and it’s not a good time to be pregnant.”
“Besides, albinism has a chance of being passed down to the next generation. Even if we can do genetic testing and intervention now, it’s not 100% accurate.”
A hint of apprehension appeared in his eyes. “What if… I have a child in the future, but he doesn’t want to come into this world? Wouldn’t that be irresponsible of me?”
The dog sensed his little master’s emotions and licked his face with his wet tongue.
The Omega petted Oz, a look of loneliness on his face for a moment. Glancing at the worry on his friend’s face, the young man smiled embarrassedly.
He leaned against Lin Yu’s shoulder and comforted his friend, “I seem to have gone off on a tangent. This matter is still far from us. Don’t worry, I’ll remember to take the medicine. You don’t have to worry.”
Bai Yan’s voice was muffled, just like many nights in the past when little Lin Yu had slept beside the feverish little Bai Yan, constantly wiping his sweat and changing the wet towel on his forehead.
Worried that his friend’s fever would get worse in the night, he would even reach out from time to time to check the temperature of his forehead.
And little Bai Yan would lie weakly in bed, his cheeks burning hot, fresh beads of sweat appearing on his forehead as soon as it was wiped.
But he would still force a smile and comfort him in a muffled voice, “A-Yu, I’ve already taken my medicine. Don’t worry, go to sleep.”
Lin Yu’s heart softened, and he couldn’t say anything harsh. He leaned his head against his friend’s and said softly, “As long as you know what you’re doing.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about this,” Bai Yan said, a smile on his lips. “Didn’t you say before that you had something to tell me?”
“What is it? Does it have anything to do with you leaving in a hurry at the orphanage that day?”
Lin Yu was speechless. He glanced at his friend helplessly and said in a low voice, “I thought you had already forgotten.”
Bai Yan: “How could I? I’ve been waiting.”
“Alright, I’m not like someone who hides everything from his friends,” Lin Yu said, sitting up straight and clearing his throat with great ceremony. “It’s actually not a big deal.”
He pretended to be calm and said lightly, “It’s just that I was young and foolish before and had an Alpha boyfriend. We’ve broken up now…”
Vossky Golf Club, VIP Area
The vast, lush green course was divided by function, with the grass trimmed to different heights, creating a scattered and picturesque view that stretched as far as the eye could see. The neatly dressed caddies stood in a line at the edge of the course, ready and waiting.
The VIP area was vast, and the courses did not interfere with each other.
It used to be the top choice for the Haicheng elite to socialize, but today it was unusually quiet, secretly open only to the distinguished guests on the central course.
Qin Chudong was dressed in a handsome golf outfit, a professional golf cap covering the frustrated expression on his face.
The Alpha glanced at Yu Xuanying in the distance, his long hair flowing as he chatted and laughed with a director.
He said sullenly, “I don’t know what’s wrong with my parents recently. It’s like my cousin has given them some kind of love potion. They have to bring him to every social occasion.”
“Knowing I have an appointment with the director today, they even specially had me bring him along. Anyone who didn’t know would think the Qin family had found a second young master from somewhere.”
Pei Tingyu swirled the wine glass in his hand and glanced at him teasingly. “Listening to your tone, are you getting jealous?”
Qin Chudong: “Old Mr. Yu just passed away, and Yu Xuanying immediately took over all of the Yu family’s companies. As for his two younger brothers, who knows which nursing home abroad he’s locked them in.”
“I really don’t get it. He’s not consolidating his position in his old territory, but instead, he’s come all the way to Haicheng. Old Pei, what do you think he wants to do?”
Qin Chudong’s heart tightened. “Is his appetite that big? The Yu family isn’t enough, he wants a piece of the Qin family too?”
Pei Tingyu said leisurely, “Even you can guess that. Would he still do it? Why not relax.”
“Uncle Qin and Auntie Chen have been in the business world for many years. They’re not worried, so why should you be?”
Qin Chudong, with two dark circles under his eyes, looked up resentfully. “I just took over the group, and I’m so busy my feet don’t touch the ground. How can I compare to you, who still has the leisure to joke with me?”
“Looking at you so full of the joys of spring recently, you and A-Yan must be doing well, right?”
Qin Chudong rested his elbow on the railing and stared at the blue sky at the edge of the course, feeling annoyed.
He pushed his hair back and, for a rare moment, complained to his old friend, “Old Pei, sometimes I really envy you. You met your true love on a blind date.”
“Unlike me and A-Yue, we’re in a business marriage. There are always so many things to consider after getting married.”
Pei Tingyu, who had decided on a contract marriage a few months ago, smiled faintly and said nothing.
In front of his old friend, the Alpha couldn’t stop complaining. “Now I’m with A-Yue every day, but sometimes I feel like I don’t understand his thoughts at all.”
“One day, he even very seriously and specially asked me if I was in a hurry to have children.”
Qin Chudong: “You know, I’ve never been particularly for or against having children. I just let nature take its course. If A-Yue likes them, I can afford to raise as many as he wants, as long as it doesn’t harm his body.”
“But if A-Yue doesn’t like children, I’m fine with it just being the two of us for the rest of our lives. My parents aren’t the traditional type either, so who is pressuring him?”
Qin Chudong sullenly took a sip of his wine and continued, “I also want to get the group on the right track as soon as possible so I can spend more time with him. But why do I feel like A-Yue has been happier at home than I have recently…”
“Old Pei, what do you think A-Yue is thinking?”
Pei Tingyu held the wine glass, his fingertips lightly tapping the side. With his own meager experience, he, for a rare moment, gave his friend some advice on matters of the heart.
“Why not just ask directly? Relationships aren’t like the business world. Sometimes, being honest with each other is not necessarily a bad thing.”
Qin Chudong held his head in frustration. “You think I haven’t thought of that? But every time I show even a hint of it, he manages to change the subject so smoothly.”
“Maybe A-Yue doesn’t want to talk to me at all…”
Before he could continue, a loud voice interrupted him.
“In my opinion, cousin, you’d better pretend you don’t know anything and wait for the right time. Brother Wen Yue has a strong personality. If you rashly test him, I’m afraid it will make him unhappy.”
Yu Xuanying had walked up to the terrace at some point. He took off his hat in a few movements and casually handed it to the assistant beside him.
His assistant was a male Beta, with a stout build and a slightly chubby face, who was always smiling, a complete contrast to CEO Yu’s temperament.
Seeing him, Qin Chudong’s facial muscles twitched stiffly. “Cousin is young and promising. It’s already a great talent to have helped the police catch the suspect. I didn’t expect you to be so knowledgeable about matters of the heart as well.”
Yu Xuanying returned a equally stiff smile. “Cousin, you flatter me. The last incident was just my good luck.”
The police had found the culprit who had switched the medicine at Erya Hospital a few days ago, but the culprit was extremely cunning and had been prepared.
Seeing the situation was not in his favor, he had fled from his home overnight and secretly hidden in Haicheng’s most chaotic and mixed urban village.
If it weren’t for Yu Xuanying, who happened to go to that area just before the culprit left, and happened to be targeted by the culprit for extortion as a rich second generation, and also happened to be in a very bad mood and wanted to vent his energy…
If the culprit had successfully fled abroad the next day, it would have been very difficult to catch him.
As for why this hot new star of Haicheng would be wearing a custom-made suit, carrying a bouquet of red roses, and with a dark face, appearing in an urban village late at night, no one knew.
Yu Xuanying had a flamboyant appearance and dressed in a high-profile manner. He usually wore suits that were buttoned up tight. Only after changing into tight-fitting sportswear did his superior, strong figure become apparent.
He had just finished a full round of golf, but his breathing was still even, and his complexion hadn’t changed at all.
“Tenghui Pharmaceuticals is completely finished this time.”
He glanced at the drinks on the table and finally chose a glass of coconut water, pouring it into a wine glass.
“I hear Mr. Pei is researching Alpha pheromone disorders. That’s a big market.”
A smile touched Yu Xuanying’s lips. “The Yu Corporation happens to have a team in the field of drug research and development, but unfortunately, they have little clinical experience. If Mr. Pei is interested, why not let them go over and learn from the professionals at Erya?”
Pei Tingyu smiled faintly, unperturbed. “I’m afraid the Pei Corporation is too small to accommodate a great Buddha like CEO Yu.”
“Oh, is that so? I don’t think so.” Yu Xuanying raised an eyebrow with great interest.
The bitter orange blossom and camellia scents clashed silently in the air. Both were S-class Alphas. With no one else around, neither could hide the innate desire to intimidate their own kind.
As a top social venue in the industry, which was frequented by high-level Alphas and Omegas daily, the golf course’s scent-blocker was always of the best quality.
But even with such a rich scent-blocker, it still couldn’t completely dilute the sharp pheromones of two S-class Alphas.
Qin Chudong silently took a sip of his whiskey, his eyes on his nose, his nose on his heart, his sea salt pheromones well-contained.
One was his old friend, the other his cheap cousin. Who was he supposed to help? Of course, he would help neither.
In the end, it was Yu Xuanying who had a request, and he was the first to back down.
The man was the first to withdraw his pheromones. He lowered his head and pretended to glance at his watch casually. “It’s almost five o’clock. Why don’t you do me the honor, Mr. Pei, and we can continue our discussion with my cousin?”
Qin Chudong quickly tried to smooth things over. “Let’s not make plans for dinner today. It’s rare to have free time, and A-Yue is still waiting for me at home.”
Pei Tingyu lowered his gaze, his expression unchanged. “It seems it’s not a good time. Why don’t you try another day, CEO Yu?”
“Is that so?” Yu Xuanying shrugged and smiled. “But I happen to have no plans. I hear the chef at Yǎyuán is a master. I wonder if Mr. Pei could give me, Yu, an opportunity.”
“Regarding our cooperation, please believe me, the sincerity of the Yu Corporation will not disappoint Mr. Pei.”
Pei Tingyu gave him a meaningful look. “CEO Yu’s intentions are probably not in the wine, are they?”
“You’re too kind, Mr. Pei,” Yu Xuanying chuckled, clinking his wine glass against his. “It is the Yu Corporation’s good fortune to be able to cooperate with Mr. Pei.”
The two Alphas smiled at each other peacefully on the surface, but in their hearts, they thought in unison.
What an annoying Alpha.
