It would have been better if the window paper was not broken. Once it was broken, the atmosphere immediately became ambiguous and weird.
Ye Ci lowered his head, pinched the zipper head of his sportswear and pulled it down. Because he was shy, his movements were very slow and annoying. The zipper teeth were misaligned one by one, and his face gradually turned red as blood.
Taking advantage of the fact that he dared not look up, Huo Tinglan stared at him almost wantonly, like a hawk locking onto its prey. It was not until Ye Ci's shame reached the critical point and his fists loosened and clenched, as if he was about to hit someone, that Huo Tinglan suppressed his evil impulse and stopped him, saying, "Wait."
Ye Ci's eyes trembled and he looked up as if he was saved.
Huo Tinglan had returned to his usual gentle and dignified demeanor, pretending to be magnanimous, and asked softly, "Do you have anything like a pillow? Those might be useful, too."
"Yes, there is a pillow." Ye Ci nodded hurriedly.
He had the habit of hugging something when sleeping, but he was so panicked that he didn't remember it. Fearing that Huo Tinglan would change his mind, he rushed back to the bedroom to get the pillow and handed it to him, keeping his eyes down the whole time, not daring to look at Huo Tinglan's face.
He thought that this crisis was over, but when he was about to leave, Huo Tinglan called him again and tactfully told him to come back early after school.
After all, a pillow can only carry a few pheromones.
At night, he still needs Ye Ci's help.
Ye Ci was so ashamed that he felt dizzy and could hardly remember how he moved out of the Huo residence.
This morning has been so hard.
If Huo Tinglan was as bad as he had imagined before, and tried to do something inappropriate under the pretext of treatment, the situation would become simpler because he was not afraid of confronting others head-on.
But Huo Tinglan was truly upright, restrained and polite, and strictly abided by the rules. The more he acted like this, the more helpless Ye Ci became, his emotions were pent up in his stomach with no outlet, causing him to blush from head to toe.
He spent the whole day in a daze and before he knew it, the evening self-study get out of class was over and he had to go home.
In the inner courtyard of the Huo residence, Ye Ci was walking around on the tree-lined path with his schoolbag slung over his shoulder.
He had to go treat Huo Tinglan, as they had agreed in the morning.
However, his psychological cognition is still that of an alpha, with another alpha pressing his neck to smell his glands...
"… "
Ye Ci punched the tree in shame.
The pain in his hand calmed him down a little.
Anyway, he would have to help sooner or later, and it would be a pain if he showed his strength. It would be better to give it to him immediately instead of wasting time...
Ye Ci clenched his hands, made up his mind, and was about to go back to the main building of the Huo residence, but when he looked up, he saw Huo Tinglan standing a few steps away looking at him.
His shirt collar was unbuttoned, revealing the undulating lines of his chest muscles, his neck muscles bulging subtly but clearly, his hair hanging down and draped messily over his brow bones, his pupils dark, handsome yet melancholy, his five fingers clamped around a crumpled pillow... It was obvious that he had been tortured severely by the symptoms during the day.
As the susceptible period approaches, the alpha will gradually become violent, jealous, paranoid, and clingy under the catalysis of pheromones, and will show intolerable possessiveness and morbid desire for highly compatible omegas, which is completely different from the usual. With the formal onset of the susceptible period, these negative emotions will also reach their peak. The higher the alpha level, the more obvious the personality changes during the susceptible period...
But Huo Tinglan's susceptible period clearly hasn't started yet.
It's just the early stage of susceptibility, but the symptoms are so serious
It’s no wonder that some A+ alphas are so miserable that they abuse themselves during their susceptible period…
Ye Ci was shocked and took a step back reflexively.
"Sorry, I came out to get some fresh air." Huo Tinglan hooked his collar, "Did I scare you?"
His eyes remained calm.
However, unlike his usual calmness, Huo Tinglan at this moment seemed to be trying hard to suppress something.
Just like the viscous magma flowing under the rock plate, the seemingly cold and hard obsidian has been burned to the point of melting, and the high temperature comes from the illogical possessiveness during the alpha susceptible period, and the fiery... passion.
Ye Ci's heart skipped a beat and he widened his eyes, trying to see more carefully, but Huo Tinglan had returned to normal and was looking at him steadily with a pair of black eyes, and the burning and thirsty look just now seemed to be just a fleeting illusion of Ye Ci.
Ye Ci was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and stammered: "I wasn't scared."
As if to make up for something, Huo Tinglan smiled gently, and even revealed a bit of relief between his brows: "You came back early today."
"… Um."
Huo Tinglan slowly confirmed the reason: "Is it because I told you this morning, or is racing not fun?"
Even in the outdoor environment, Huo Tinglan's pheromone concentration was still unprecedentedly high. Ye Ci held his breath and muttered, "Because, because of the instructions in the morning..."
Huo Tinglan stroked the dry and soft fabric of the pillow with his fingertips, stared at Ye Ci for two seconds, his handsome face half hidden in the dim shadows of the trees, and asked softly: "So, can I assume that you are mentally prepared to treat me?"
Ye Ci's breath trembled. He was silent for a long while and then uttered "hmm" vaguely.
It was already dark, but the lights in the courtyard cast a warm yellow glow, and a servant was passing by not far away.
"Is it okay here?" Huo Tinglan asked for advice, like a patient hunter.
Compared to the enclosed indoor space, the garden obviously brings Ye Ci more sense of security.
And a sense of security means letting down your guard.
Ye Ci tried hard to put on an indifferent face and nodded randomly.
"Then here." Huo Tinglan remained standing still. "Will you release pheromones on your own initiative?"
"What?" Ye Ci raised his eyes, looking confused, "No, I won't."
He has only been an omega for a short time, his glands are not fully developed yet, how could he be like this...
Huo Tinglan was silent for a moment, giving Ye Ci some time to catch his breath.
It's like holding a slippery, timid little silver fish. The tighter you hold it, the faster it slips away.
He had to hold him neither too lightly nor too heavily, not to startle him, but also not to let him run away.
After a moment, Huo Tinglan said slowly: "Then I may need to be closer to you."
Ye Ci calmed down a bit and said calmly, "Whatever."
Huo Tinglan took a few steps closer, walked around behind Ye Ci, and reminded him, "Tear off the barrier sticker."
“Oh.” Ye Ci’s hands were shaking badly. Afraid of being discovered, he said stiffly, “Go ahead and tear it.”
The barrier patch had been in place for several hours, and the edges had lost their stickiness and were slightly curled. Huo Tinglan pinched it with his fingertips, being careful not to touch Ye Ci, and tore off the barrier patch and held it in his palm.
The damp, slightly warm sweat mixed with omega pheromones seeped into the lines on his palms, and Huo Tinglan's eyes moved nervously.
The back of Ye Ci's neck had turned pink due to the stimulation of alpha pheromones, and was covered with a thin layer of sweat, reflecting a little water. The moment the barrier patch was removed, the sweet and sticky smell of vanilla suddenly spread, and the comfort brought by the absolute genetic fit was like warm spring water, wrapping every violent nerve and painful and twitching blood vessel of Huo Tinglan smoothly and comfortably. In just a moment, those tormenting symptoms disappeared as if they had never existed...
Sweet vanilla.
It was the breath that had soothed him repeatedly in the previous life.
So familiar.
So nostalgic.
Huo Tinglan's breathing suddenly became heavy, and the bulging light blue blood vessels on his temples bounced violently with his heart, like a drowning man breaking through the water. He panted eagerly, trembling slightly as he bent down, and the distance between him and Ye Ci was immediately shortened.
The hot and heavy breath sprayed on the back of his neck repeatedly, as if a tiger with a greedy mouth drooling over him was climbing onto his back. Whether he would be beaten to death and eaten depended on whether the tiger still had any conscience. Ye Ci's spine to the top of his head suddenly became numb, and his skin was pricked and itched by the highly corrosive A+ level pheromones. The hairs all over his body stood up in fear, like a hedgehog in a defensive posture.
"Wait..." Ye Ci couldn't hold on any longer. He took a step forward and instinctively wanted to run.
Huo Tinglan tried his best to regain his sanity and avoid scaring Ye Ci away.
He stretched out his arms and pressed the tree in front of Ye Ci, trapping him in mid-air. His Adam's apple trembled, his voice was hoarse, and he almost shamelessly coaxed his young lover: "Don't be afraid, it's just treatment... Don't move..."
Their bodies didn't touch, but they were too close. The alpha's muscles were hard and hot, burning his back like red-hot charcoal, and making Ye Ci's face and head flushed. He thought he could grit his teeth and endure it, but it turned out that he couldn't. His resistance to another alpha and his willpower twisted and grinded against each other, making a tooth-grinding metallic sound. Suddenly, the contest between the two forces reached a critical point, sparks flew, and the ambiguous atmosphere between the two bodies was ignited... Without any warning, Ye Ci jumped up like a wild cat.
The back of his head seemed to hit something, causing Huo Tinglan to groan, but Ye Ci didn't care about anything else. His face was so hot that it seemed like it was cooked, and he ran away in a flash.
The garden returned to silence, leaving only the rustling of the night breeze.
There were a few drops of blood on the front of his shirt. Huo Tinglan took out a silk handkerchief and folded it in two calmly.
Then, he covered his nose, which was hurt by the collision of the little head, with a silk handkerchief. Although he was obviously injured, he smiled softly as if he had gained some advantage.
…
Huo Tinglan's alpha gland, which had been suffering from illness for many years, was highly sensitive to Ye Ci's pheromones. Just by sniffing it twice, the effect lasted for several hours. Until he went to bed, he was no longer disturbed by various symptoms.
He leaned idly against the head of the bed, flipping through some unimportant documents. The screen of his mobile phone remained on, showing Ye Ci's WeChat interface.
It's nothing, I'm just curious about how long Ye Ci will maintain the state of "the other party is typing..." this time.
And Ye Ci lived up to his expectations and operated in vain for more than twenty minutes.
Huo Tinglan smiled and sighed, making a choice between the fun of teasing the young gentleman and his gentlemanly demeanor, and finally decided to maintain his current good image.
He took the phone and typed a few words to help Ye Ci open up the situation.
[Huo Tinglan]: I'm not angry. Finish your homework and go to bed early.
Perhaps he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the reply came quickly.
[Ye Ci]: I’m sorry, did I bump into you
[Huo Tinglan]: Yeah.
[Ye Ci]: Where did you hit
Then another one followed.
[Ye Ci]: Did I hurt you
[Huo Tinglan]: Nose.
Huo Tinglan responded to the previous inquiry first, then stroked his nose lightly, savoring the eager concern that Ye Ci inadvertently revealed, as if thinking about something.
After pondering for a moment, he deleted "not damaged", smiled, and typed three words again.
[Huo Tinglan]: It’s bruised.
Ye Ci was silent for a moment.
Even the “typing” is gone.
Is this... really funny
After a long while without receiving a response, Huo Tinglan tapped the screen with his fingertips, intending to say something to give Ye Ci a way out and turn the page.
But at this moment, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor outside his bedroom. The footsteps were cautious and lighter than a kitten. Normal people should not be able to hear them. However, as a top alpha, Huo Tinglan's hearing was so good that he could hear the slight rustling sound clearly.
The man wandered in the corridor, stopped in front of the door for a few seconds and then ran away.
Back and forth, it was like he was testing someone.
When this was repeated for the third time, Huo Tinglan finally couldn't hold back the tingling sensation in his heart. He took a deep breath, walked to the door, and opened it on his own initiative.
The door opened without warning, and Ye Ci, who was standing almost against the door, was frightened and almost gave Huo Tinglan a heavy punch like a stressed kitten.
"Why are you here?" Huo Tinglan raised his eyelids and pretended to be surprised.
"For you, for you..." Ye Ci glanced at Huo Tinglan's handsome nose, swallowed the second half of the sentence suspiciously, and just shook the ice pack and trauma spray in his hand.
The ice pack and spray were prescribed by Huo Tinglan's personal doctor when he injured his ankle last time. The spray was very useful, and the pain went away after a while. He took it when he saw that there was half a can left. If he had a choice, he would never want to come, but Huo Tinglan's nose was bruised by him, so he had to take responsibility. Well, it was bruised...
The question is... where is the blue mark on Huo Tinglan's nose
For a moment, Ye Ci, the "culprit", had some rather unscrupulous guesses in his mind.