—This is the susceptible period.
After Huo Tinglan finished speaking, the car was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
From the last pre-susceptibility period to now, he has delayed the official susceptible period for more than a month by relying on the pheromones he obtained from his daily interactions with Ye Ci, and now it can no longer be postponed.
The drunkenness caused by three cups of 6° light beer was washed away, and Ye Ci sobered up in shock. His eyes wandered, and he licked his dry lips, stammering, not knowing what to say.
In the past month, he and Huo Tinglan got along harmoniously and almost forgot about this matter, forgetting that he was actually Huo Tinglan's human-shaped medicine jar.
He had previously given Huo Tinglan a pillow to help him delay his susceptibility period.
He also let Huo Tinglan smell the back of his neck from a distance.
After that, he spent several hours with Huo Tinglan in the study every day.
He could accept this level, which was the same as the requirements in the agreement.
The problem is…
Once the susceptible period officially begins, will this be enough
If it is not enough, to what extent should it be achieved
After all, Huo Tinglan himself said that this susceptible period was particularly severe for some reason.
Just as Ye Ci was struggling with his inner struggle, a low laugh suddenly sounded in the car.
"Don't be afraid." Huo Tinglan rubbed the spasming and twitching pale blue blood vessels on his forehead. The wrinkles between his brows deepened due to the pain, but he endured it and restrainedly comforted him, "I don't need your help this time."
"But," Ye Ci swallowed his saliva and said dryly, "I have been helping for more than a month..."
Huo Tinglan sighed: "That was the early stage of susceptibility, the degree was mild, it's useless this time."
The sweet scent of vanilla was quietly spreading in the car.
Sweet and light.
It mixed with the particularly sharp and rich scent of tequila tonight and disappeared in an instant.
Omega gland differentiation is a long process that often accompanies adolescents throughout their entire puberty. It usually takes two to four years for the full set of gonadal structures and omega reproductive organs to develop from immaturity to complete maturity.
Ye Ci's situation is special, so the differentiation will be faster, but it will take more than a year for him to come down.
In other words, he is not yet a mature omega, so the pheromone concentration in his natural state is lower than normal, and the fragrance is also faint, like a flower bud that is about to bloom.
This level of pheromones is enough to deal with the early stage of susceptibility, but this time it is really serious.
"Your pheromones are too weak." Huo Tinglan said truthfully.
Ye Ci was anxious: "Then how can I make it thicker?"
"Don't ask." Huo Tinglan laughed at himself, his tone gentle and helpless, "I should have known not to ride in the same car with you... I didn't plan to tell you in the first place, just hold on and it will pass, I've been through this for more than ten years, this time is nothing. When we get home, just go back to your room..." He paused, "Don't worry about me."
As he was speaking, he gasped slightly, perhaps because the pain from the spasming blood vessels in his head was too severe.
There was an almost inaudible hissing sound, lighter than a wisp of wind, but it hit the softest spot of Ye Ci's heart steadily, causing the shaky balance to fall heavily to one side with a loud bang.
Such a nice Uncle Huo.
Uncle Huo who was so kind to him...
Ye Ci's face was flushed with blood, and a sentence that he could never say normally rose from his hot chest that was filled with the spirit of a young man. He briefly broke through the shackles of shyness and blurted out: "Then, physical contact, will it work?"
"Are you sure?" Huo Tinglan raised his eyes, a barely perceptible smile flashed across his dark eyes, and he warned his young lover in a gentlemanly and apologetic manner, "I might need to hold you... and my personality will be different from usual."
During the susceptible period, alphas will become paranoid, jealous, clingy, and their temperaments will change drastically.
The whites of Huo Tinglan's eyes were bloodshot due to pain, but his expression remained forbearing.
It looks... normal.
Ye Ci himself had been an A-level alpha for three years. He felt that he was much more irritable and gloomy than Huo Tinglan during his susceptible period. In comparison, Huo Tinglan was very pure and harmless.
However, the fact is…
The huge gap between A+ and A level is unimaginable for a high school student like Ye Ci who lacks physiological knowledge. Huo Tinglan is currently enduring an emotional storm that is a hundred times stronger than he was back then.
Therefore, for an A+ alpha in the susceptible period, looking normal... is the biggest abnormality.
Ye Ci realized it belatedly and almost bit his tongue: "Sure...sure."
After saying this, he didn't dare to look at Huo Tinglan again and turned to look ahead.
—At some point, the privacy panels on the front and rear cabins of the rr have switched from transparent to milky white.
Ye Ci was so nervous that his eyes froze and he stared at the baffle, not noticing anything subtle.
The rustling sound of suit fabric rubbing against each other came to my ears.
There was a distance of one person between them...
And that distance is shrinking.
In the corner of Ye Ci's eye, an arm wrapped in silver-gray cloth stretched out.
Huo Tinglan's voice rang out from above his head, low and magnetic, and together with the hot air exhaled from his lips and teeth, it rubbed his earlobes softly -
"Uncle, hold me."
Ye Ci's ears suddenly turned red, and he stood there in a stalemate without moving.
Huo Tinglan moved closer, his chest hard and rubbery, pressing against him slowly and firmly.
A hug.
Ye Ci turned his face away embarrassedly.
He had long forgotten when was the last time he hugged someone, or who it was with.
Probably because of Ye Hongjun. He is unlikely to let anyone else hold him except his mother.
But I really can't remember the time.
Most teenage boys resist intimacy and avoid warmth as if it were the plague, for fear of hurting their own fragile arrogance.
Fortunately, Huo Tinglan didn't hold her tightly, just resting his arm on Ye Ci's thin back, like a heavy pear branch, lovingly holding a bunch of new red crabapples, unwilling to break them.
The scent of agave pressed heavily towards Ye Ci, as strong as an invasion.
Ye Ci has always taken it for granted that he put himself in the position of a healer, but he forgot that the pheromones between alpha and omega are never a one-way effect.
His omega glands were densely wrapped in the scent of agave, gradually softening and warming up.
The skilled alpha was at ease, cunningly taking and squeezing the omega's still immature glands. It was too inexperienced, and after a few teasings from the alpha, it released high concentrations of pheromones without reservation, and the sweet smell of vanilla gushed out, as thick as juice, and triggered a series of chain reactions -
Just a hug, and the vertebrae supporting the body seemed to have corroded. Ye Ci collapsed, unable to raise his head. He could only bury his cheek in Huo Tinglan's shoulder and breathe softly. The heat from his mouth and nose dampened the fabric.
"Uncle Huo..." he called softly, begging for mercy.
He was too ignorant, so ignorant that he didn't even understand what mercy he was begging for. He was just following his instincts and refused to fall into the alpha's trap of love and lust.
"Um?"
Pick up the notes slowly and steadily.
Huo Tinglan slowly tightened his arms, his strength as strong as steel, suppressing Ye Ci's weak struggle.
"… Why is this still attached?" In order to prevent a possible retreat, he stopped talking, glanced at the back of Ye Ci's neck, and changed the subject, "This way the smell will be lighter."
A narrow corner of the back collar of Ziye Ci's white formal suit was exposed. It was slightly wrinkled, damp, and printed with tiny aqua blue flowers.
It was an odor-blocking patch. Ye Ci wore it for a whole day and forgot to change it. It had lost its effect and not only could it not block the smell, but it had absorbed so much pheromones that the smell was stronger than elsewhere.
Barrier patches are a small private item for omegas.
Ye Ci was roughly aware of this.
But he might not be as sensitive as other omegas. After all, he is not that aware of being an omega yet...
Huo Tinglan's eyes were dark. He tore off the barrier sticker, cunningly held it in his hand, and collected a small trophy.
The possessiveness and desire for love that had been rushing around like a mad dog within the barrier of reason were soothed a little, and the madness was slightly reduced.
He did the same thing last time, and Ye Ci never asked him.
"Well, give it to me... I'll throw it myself." Ye Ci struggled and asked Huo Tinglan for it with a red face.
This period of school life has given him some glandular gender awareness.
The omega classmates in his class would wrap the barrier stickers in several thick layers of toilet paper before throwing them away, and they would never let the alpha touch them. He was too thick-skinned in this regard.
"…" Huo Tinglan was silent for a moment. He didn't give it to her, but he didn't say no either. Instead, he warned her in a way that went far off topic, "Don't mess around."
What does "Don't rub around" mean? Any man, no matter how naive, can understand it.
Sure enough, Ye Ci behaved himself for a while.
"That sticker, or... give it to me." Ye Ci held it in for a minute, hesitantly, and tried to pry Huo Tinglan's hand away.
In fact, he did not intend to struggle, but Huo Tinglan held him too tightly, so if he wanted to raise his arms he had to break free from the restraints first. However, this action, which implied an escape, happened to hit the susceptible alpha's reverse scale.
Huo Tinglan's breathing suddenly became heavy, and he hugged her tighter as if afraid that he would run away.
Ye Ci was strangled and felt pain. He struggled subconsciously, but not only did he fail to break free, but Huo Tinglan squeezed him even harder into the angle between the car door and the seat back, holding him firmly with his entire body.
"Hmm..."
"Sorry." Huo Tinglan regained his precarious sanity, loosened his grip, and coaxed in a hoarse voice, "Be obedient, I'll throw it away in a while... Let me hold it for a while, just five minutes...."
…
An hour's drive passed.
Ye Ci was pressed by Huo Tinglan in the angle between the back of the chair and the car door, and he was sniffed all the way without daring to move.
When he got off the car, his legs were shaking, his eyes were red, and his heart was beating so fast that his chest ached.
The custom-made suit, which cost tens of thousands of yuan, was full of wrinkles on the front and back, looking like a ball of dried pickled mustard greens.
Ye Ci walked into the Huo residence while pulling the hem of his clothes down, trying to straighten it out, and was confused as to where to find an iron to iron it...
I hadn't taken a few steps when I suddenly realized something was wrong.
Turning around, his eyes met a light blue silk jacquard tie knot.
Very close.
It was so close that it felt crazy.
"How come you..." Ye Ci stared, "You're not well yet?"
Even an A-level alpha would be unable to function normally for half a day after inhaling such a large amount of pheromones.
A+ level alpha...seems different from what he imagined.
really-
"Good what?"
Huo Tinglan stared at him with a hunting look and asked back quietly.