Huo Tinglan took the ice pack and spray and said softly, "Thank you."
Seeing Ye Ci's eyes flickering and looking straight at his nose, Huo Tinglan, who was facing a crisis of trust, hesitated for two seconds and said with a mixture of truth and falsehood: "I had a video conference just now, so I covered it a little."
"Oh." Ye Ci was startled, knowing that Huo Tinglan had seen through his impolite speculation, he immediately felt doubly ashamed and nodded hurriedly, "I know, I know."
Huo Tinglan smiled and changed the subject: "By the way, I forgot to thank you... Today's treatment was very effective, I feel much better."
"You're welcome." For the purpose of humanitarian assistance, Ye Ci gritted his teeth and overcame his shyness, saying in one go, "Are those pheromones enough? I, I took off my clothes... I haven't washed them yet."
Huo Tinglan laughed and repeated with a hint of amusement: "I haven't washed it yet..."
She really has no awareness of being an omega...
Facing Huo Tinglan's meaningful black eyes, Ye Ci suddenly felt embarrassed, with heat burning from his face to his buttocks. He explained without hesitation: "It's outside the school uniform, a jacket and... a shirt."
"I know," Huo Tinglan asked gently, "What else?"
“No, no otherwise…” Ye Ci clenched his fists tightly.
This mouth can no longer be kept open.
He stuttered. Where on earth did all these unnecessary words come from? !
Huo Tinglan stopped smiling and said, "Not for now. I'm not feeling uncomfortable now. Your pheromones are very effective for me."
If he keeps teasing her... Ye Ci might beat him up.
“…Okay then.” Ye Ci nodded hastily and walked back in a disorderly manner.
Just after taking a few steps, Huo Tinglan called him back: "Wait a moment."
Ye Ci resisted the urge to run away, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"We can change the treatment method." Huo Tinglan leaned against the door frame with his arms folded, gently stroking the bridge of his nose to emphasize the injury, and then pretended to be magnanimous and said, "Otherwise my nose may not be able to bear it."
Ye Ci apologized, and immediately lost his temper, and said honestly: "You say."
"Starting from next Monday, you should try to go home early after school and come to my study. I will work while you do your homework. We will stay in the same room for a few hours. This level of pheromone exchange will have a therapeutic effect on me and probably won't make you uncomfortable..."
A few hours ago, he was still holding her in his arms under the shade of flowers and trees, and shamelessly sniffing and coaxing her. He even tore off the barrier sticker and secretly put it in his pocket. But now he put on the mask of a gentleman again and asked in a gentle voice: "Do you think this arrangement is okay?"
Ye Ci thought about the scene. The two of them were busy with their own things in the study, which was much better than getting close to smell the glands. He nodded quickly.
He went straight home after school. The only problem was that he couldn't go to the racetrack. Fortunately, he had saved a lot of money during this period, and Huo Tinglan was so kind to him. He didn't have to take his mother away as he had imagined in the worst case scenario, and naturally he didn't have to rush to get money.
Moreover, he was no longer as resistant to Huo Tinglan's highly corrosive pheromones as he was at the beginning. Considering that they had spent only a few times together during this period, this speed of adaptation was already very fast, and the 100% match degree was indeed not in vain.
…
This Monday night, Ye Ci returned home early as promised, stayed alone in the living room for a while, and prepared himself mentally before he steeled himself and walked into the study.
The door of the study was wide open. Huo Tinglan was sitting behind the table reading some documents. When he saw Ye Ci coming, he raised his chin and said, "Sit down."
He didn't ask anyone to put up an extra study desk. The desk was big enough, with half for each person, so they wouldn't interfere with each other.
"Yeah." Ye Ci nodded curtly, put his hands in his pockets, carried a backpack on one shoulder, and kept the other shoulder slightly lowered to maintain balance, then strode to the table and sat down in a cool manner.
… not a bad performance.
Ye Ci took off his schoolbag, pulled out a set of papers and threw them on the table, took a deep breath, and felt that his psychological preparation was not in vain.
If you act shy and awkward, the atmosphere of the treatment will seem subtle. It is better to be open and honest.
Huo Tinglan watched quietly the whole process, with deep brows and a hint of a subtle smile.
Suddenly, Ye Ci seemed to realize that he was being watched, and glanced over alertly and evasively.
Huo Tinglan took a step ahead of him, subtly hiding his smile and lowering his eyes to read the document.
… huh.
Ye Ci secretly sighed and felt like he was going crazy.
The math test was as difficult as ever. Ye Ci picked a few simple questions to do first, then took out his cell phone, and while Huo Tinglan wasn't paying attention, he took a picture of the questions and searched them using a search app, patiently studying the analysis of the questions.
The analysis provided by the application was not detailed enough, and the questions were difficult. Ye Ci was stuck on a key step and couldn't understand it. He was unwilling to just copy the answer, and was so anxious that a few beads of sweat oozed out of the tip of his nose. Just as he was struggling, Huo Tinglan's low voice suddenly sounded above his head: "What are you doing?"
I don't know when he came over or how long he stood beside him, it was as if he had planned it in advance and wanted to take the opportunity to check his academic level.
Ye Ci's hands trembled, and he locked the screen, saying vaguely: "Nothing..."
Huo Tinglan supported himself on the edge of the table with one hand, leaned forward slightly, and scanned the large blank paper on the table. He softened his voice and asked softly, "Is there anything you need to explain?"
Which one needs to be explained
Every blank space.
Ye Ci complained in his heart in self-abandonment and clenched his hands.
My palms are damp because I can't understand the analysis and I'm anxious.
He was so anxious, and Huo Tinglan looked like he was going to explain a problem to him, that he almost blurted out something.
—How do you calculate this problem
The words came to his tongue, and Ye Ci suddenly remembered what Chu Wenlin had said when he introduced Huo Tinglan to him: a top-notch university with a double degree, a top student in international finance, and a master's degree in another major with a difficult name, an elite among the elites...
Let Huo Tinglan explain these simple high school math problems to him step by step... Ye Ci's face suddenly became hot and he felt ashamed of himself.
"No." He flipped the paper over and looked impatient to do his homework.
He would rather use rebellion as a protective color to cover up his embarrassment and clumsiness.
"If not," Huo Tinglan stretched out his hand and pressed the paper against the table with his fingertips with rare firmness, not allowing Ye Ci to hide it in his schoolbag. His eyes were dark and revealed an elusive look, "just write it yourself."
Ye Ci couldn't pull the paper out, and anxiously grabbed a handful of hair, and said stiffly: "I usually... don't write."
Huo Tinglan looked at him silently for two seconds, then turned his eyes and said slowly, word by word: "As a student, you should act like a student. I usually see you behave sensibly, but I didn't expect you to let yourself go in school and not even do your homework... Although you are an adult, I have to discipline you on behalf of your family in this matter."
As he spoke, he took back his hand that was pressing against the papers and said calmly, "If you can't finish these papers, don't leave today."
After being taught a lesson by Huo Tinglan, Ye Ci secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had escaped a disaster. He spread out the paper, twirled the pen, and began to dawdle under Huo Tinglan's nose.
If you don’t want to leave, then don’t leave.
Anyway, Huo Tinglan has to go back to the bedroom to sleep.
After a moment of silence, Huo Tinglan leisurely commented: "... Non-violent non-cooperation?"
Ye Ci hung his head and said nothing.
Determined to fight the problem boy to the end, Huo Tinglan took out a pen, tapped the paper heavily with his knuckles, and said slowly: "Then I will help you to fight one question at a time... starting with this one."
Ye Ci was startled, and hurriedly pricked up his ears to listen. He straightened his body unconsciously and sat in an inexplicably well-behaved posture.
Huo Tinglan caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, but then quickly disappeared.
As a top student in the finance department of a top-notch university, Huo Tinglan handled high school math problems like a game, and his explanations were far superior to those of search engines. Ye Ci was already good at math and physics, but he had dropped out of school for too long and had a poor foundation. He was still smart, and after listening to Huo Tinglan for a while, he suddenly understood several difficult problems that had previously made him so stuck.
"… His foundation is weak, but he's very smart. He can keep up with me even when I'm talking so fast." Huo Tinglan's tone was a little gentler than before, and a hint of mischief flashed in his eyes, "You're just deliberately not learning, aren't you?"
"... Yeah." Ye Ci pursed his lips.
He just lied to avoid the danger, his face felt a little hot and he didn't dare to look up.
"You still dare to say 'hmm'?" Relying on the fact that Ye Ci didn't dare to look at him, Huo Tinglan slightly raised the corners of his lips, but his voice was serious, as if educating the child in a serious manner.
Ye Ci listened with his head lowered. As he listened, doubts gradually arose in his heart. His thin and delicate eyelids trembled slightly. He glanced at Huo Tinglan without even looking, and then quickly looked away.
Somehow, he vaguely felt that... Huo Tinglan seemed to do it on purpose.
He knew that his character flaw was that he could not accept the gentleness and kindness of others calmly, which would make him feel embarrassed and uneasy, and he would feel comfortable if he was treated more harshly. However, Huo Tinglan's performance tonight was just right and unnatural, and every word was smoothing his way, as if he saw through him and did it on purpose so that he could accept the help with peace of mind.
But is this possible
You are too self-indulgent. Why
Ye Ci adjusted his thoughts rationally.
Huo Tinglan leaned against the edge of the table, his eyes lowered, watching Ye Ci's ever-changing micro-expressions with interest, holding back his laughter, and said in a deep voice: "You've been secretly glaring at me, why... blame me for scolding you, are you not convinced?"
Teasing the little gentleman is so much fun that it is hard to stop.
"No," Ye Ci was caught, and stared back at the paper, "Not... staring."
Huo Tinglan typed a few more words.
Being fed up with being scolded, Ye Ci compromised for the sake of peace of mind and promised Huo Tinglan that he would try his best to complete his homework in the future and ask him if he didn't understand.
The goal had been achieved. There was only one question left on the test paper. Huo Tinglan stopped talking, tapped the question with his pen, and said, "Continue."
His actions tonight were more like an impromptu ladder for Ye Ci than giving him a way out.
Failing the college entrance examination has always been Ye Ci’s regret in his previous life.
Perhaps influenced by Ye Hongjun's serious illness, Ye Ci wanted to apply for a medical school. Unfortunately, he encountered too many setbacks in his senior year of high school, and his grades were not able to catch up. A series of events that happened later also prevented him from repeating the year. Later, he raced in a racetrack to make a living, and never gave up self-study during this period. Unfortunately, he failed the adult college entrance examination later...
Huo Tinglan wanted to make up for his shortcomings with his own hands.
He hoped Ye Ci had the right to make a choice.
The last question on the test paper was a long one with three small questions, which took more than ten minutes to answer. Huo Tinglan had been standing on the table with one hand for a long time, and he felt a little tired even if he was physically strong. He read the questions, pulled over a swivel chair, and sat next to Ye Ci.
When he sat down, the distance between them suddenly shortened.
Under the heavy influence of the aggressive alpha pheromones, the oppressive feeling made Ye Ci lick his lips subconsciously. His lips were smooth and bright red, and his saliva exuded the sweet taste of vanilla.
The alpha pheromones lingering around his body reminded Ye Ci that he moved from the bedroom to the study to do his homework not to listen to Huo Tinglan's lectures, but to provide Huo Tinglan with pheromones to delay the arrival of his susceptible period.
After returning home, Uncle He also tactfully reminded him to tear off the barrier stickers to facilitate the spread of pheromones...
In other words, at this moment, Huo Tinglan was smelling his scent.
… no.
How could a fairly normal treatment be turned into this
Ye Ci couldn't control his mind. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. It was as if his cervical vertebrae were sore and he wanted to rub it. He covered the back of his neck with his backhand and glanced at Huo Tinglan.
As expected, Huo Tinglan looked completely focused, and his profile looked particularly handsome due to his concentration.
You can tell at a glance that he is not just imagining things.
Ye Ci felt ashamed and straightened his attitude to listen carefully.
The questions that rarely made Ye Ci's scalp tingle were quite simple for Huo Tinglan. He wrote and calculated to explain his ideas, and still had half of his brain free.
—Half of an alpha brain that's ready to go.
It arbitrarily captured and analyzed every breath emanating from Ye Ci's body.
Vanilla-scented pheromones.
Very sweet.
This spice plant, native to the tropical rainforest and popular among European royal families in the old days, is also called vanilla or vanilla. Its sweet smell easily reminds people of cream.
Huo Tinglan looked at Ye Ci calmly and generously without leaving any trace, and asked him a question about formula substitution.
Ye Ci was afraid of annoying others by stuttering, so he pursed his lips, rubbed his neck with his left hand in an attempt to cover up his mistake, and quickly wrote out a string of formulas with his right hand.
He smells like butter.
People are indeed like a small spoonful of soft, white cream.
Soft and trembling, it tried in vain to conceal its sweet fragrance, pretending to be tough for fear of attracting people to lick it.
But the more you do this, the more people you recruit.
The A+ level alpha's sense of smell is too sensitive. In addition to the omega pheromones, Huo Tinglan can also passively smell something else.
The bleach used to rinse the collar and cuffs of clothes has a harsh smell, like disinfectant.
There is also a citrus-scented laundry detergent that exudes a warm, clean scent from polyester sportswear.
And a small amount of sweat, not unpleasant, very light, warm and tender like a small animal, soaking the fibers of the pure cotton fabric inside, steaming up by the boy's body temperature, with a fresh and sweet fleshy feeling...
This was his lover when he was eighteen.
Wearing a school uniform and holding a gel pen, her skin was so white and tender that it seemed to be glowing.
The alpha gland, on the verge of becoming susceptible, is soothed and calmed.
However, something else was stirring.
Huo Tinglan quietly smelled Ye Ci's scent, his eyes dark, lust surging, but his tone was flat, as if he really had no bad intentions. He simply adjusted his sitting position, folding his left leg over his right leg to block the possible sight from the side, and smiled: "... The final answer is this, do you understand?"
"I see." Ye Ci nodded, too excited to stutter, "This is a very novel idea."
Huo Tinglan's method of solving problems was tricky, interesting, and saved steps. Ye Ci had never seen such a wonderful operation. His eyes sparkled, and he couldn't wait to pull out a workbook from his schoolbag, wanting to find a similar problem to do it independently while the iron was hot. However, as soon as he opened the workbook, he realized that he had "turned over a new leaf" too quickly, and his image as a naughty boy had not been established before his blood collapsed. He raised his eyes embarrassedly and met a pair of unfathomable black eyes. His heart skipped a beat, and he scratched the curled corner of the workbook with his fingers, saying without any reason: "You are right today... I will change it."
Huo Tinglan nodded slightly, and said with a half-smile: "It's good to correct your mistakes when you know them."
Ye Ci finally understood his attitude.
Huo Tinglan did that on purpose, using discipline instead of mercy, quietly going along with him so that he could accept the help calmly.
Ye Ci's fingers turned white from holding the pen with so much force. He lowered his head and flipped through the exercise book, as if he was looking for questions, but in fact he was trying to hide the soreness in his eyes.
Mr. Huo... is really a very good person.