black tea

After Wei Mingjue left, Zou Yuqing stood there for several minutes before walking out of the room. For the first time, he ignored his mother. Facing his mother's neurotic questions, he did not answer a single word, but went into the kitchen and silently made himself a bowl of noodles.

"You don't even eat the meal Yu Shen brought you." "It would be a shame not to finish it. This is what Yu Shen bought for me." Mom repeated these two sentences, blaming him while eating with her mouth open. She looked weird but also a little happy.

After cleaning up, Zou Yuqing sat on the edge of the bed and was in a daze. His mind was full of Wei Mingjue's expression and behavior over the past few days.

"Fuck." Realizing this, Zou Yuqing cursed, stood up again and found a job for himself. After thinking for a while, he cleaned and tidied up this shabby little home.

I'm going back to school soon. I'll be much better when I get back. At least I won't be like this now. Zou Yuqing thought.

On the morning of his return to school, Zou Yuqing looked in the mirror. He was almost fully recovered, but he still put on a suppression patch before leaving the house. After sitting in the car for over an hour, he saw Xu Wang waiting for him in the crowd at the school gate.

"Auntie, are you okay?" Xu Wang smiled and put his arm around Zou Yuqing's shoulders. He leaned closer and whispered, "I'm telling you, Wei Mingjue might not be able to hold on any longer. He didn't come yesterday afternoon. Haha, he doesn't have any perseverance at all."

Zou Yuqing smiled. He didn't tell Xu Wang that he didn't go to the university town because Wei Mingjue saw him go home yesterday afternoon. He just nodded and said, "My mother is still the same."

"Hey, you've worked hard." Xu Wang was also very generous. Seeing that his friend was not about to bring up the Wei Ming Jue, he changed the subject, "Have you seen the group message? It seems that there will be a new student in the class. He said that he took a leave of absence for the past two years due to health reasons, so he will be back for his senior year."

This was something Zou Yuqing didn't know. He rarely read the news, so he was a little surprised.

"I didn't expect that! Seniors don't really need to come to school, right? What's the point of repeating a year? Is it because of the thesis?" Seeing his friend's surprised expression, Xu Wang speculated, "But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me. Oh, by the way, Summer and I went out yesterday."

Zou Yuqing laughed at his friend who changed the subject so quickly. "Looks like it went well?"

"It's not smooth sailing, but I feel like we've gotten a step closer." Xu Wang smiled mysteriously, "I know what his pheromones smell like."

*

After Zou Yuqing left early in the morning, Xu Wang no longer had the heart to look after the store. Fortunately, his parents had returned from their trip and could look after the store, so he walked out the door and planned to stroll around.

But he soon thought of someone - Summer. He and Summer would chat every day during this period. They shared little things in life with each other, photos, or complaints. Of course, he was the only one complaining. Most of the time, Summer would just reply to him briefly, and then suddenly disappear and reappear.

With the mentality of giving it a try, he asked Summer to go to the cafe together. Unexpectedly, Summer agreed quickly, so they came to a private garden cafe with a good reputation and once again became the only two customers in the store on weekdays.

Summer was wearing a beige casual suit that day, which caught his eye.

Xia Fan, not only him, hadn't expected to buy this outfit himself. After all, his wardrobe had always been black and gray. But when he saw this outfit outside the store, he inexplicably thought of Xu Wang, the man who was like the sun. So he thought, let's change it up.

"This color suits you very well! Wear less black, white and gray in the future." Xu Wang stepped forward. "You look ten years younger! Oh, I didn't mean to say you were old before. I just meant that you looked very serious and cold before, but now you look gentle and mature."

"Thank you." Xia Fan was a little embarrassed. No one had ever praised him before. In the nearly twenty years he had been with Wei Mingjue, he had never heard any form of praise. Perhaps it was only when he had done something neat and tidy that the man would say a few nice words.

"Why are you so polite? I'm telling the truth. What would you like to drink?" Walking to the cashier, Xu Wang asked, "A caramel macchiato today?" He looked at Xia Fan with a smile.

Caramel macchiato, Xu Wang's favorite. Xia Fan recalled the sweetness he tasted that day, a sweetness that penetrated his lungs. Although it would soon dissipate, he still nodded gently, "Okay, how about you?"

"Let me think about it, it seems boring to keep drinking this. Since you're drinking it today, I'll change it." As he spoke, Xu Wang looked at the coffee menu and after some hesitation, he ordered, "Black Tea Latte."

Was it a coincidence? Xia Fan was suddenly stunned. He knew Liang Shu liked black tea lattes partly because of him. After all, Liang Shu knew his pheromones smelled like black tea. When a Beta, unable to smell pheromones, learns what the Alpha next to them smells like, they might want to get used to it, as if they could smell it themselves.

"Are your pheromones black tea flavored?" It was not until the clerk said this that Xia Fan suddenly came to his senses and retracted the pheromones that he was involuntarily emitting.

This wasn't the first time he'd made this mistake. Before his susceptible period, his pheromones were easily affected by various emotions and released, but they wouldn't affect anyone else. It seemed the clerk was also an Alpha.

However, Xu Wang opened his eyes wide in surprise after hearing this, and looked at Xia Fan in disbelief, "Black tea flavor? Really? What a coincidence!"

"Um, sorry, that was a bit..."

"What's the big deal? Summer, can you describe the smell of your pheromones?" Xu Wang interrupted Xia Fan's apology. He looked at the clerk excitedly and said, "Hey, can the black tea latte be made later?"

The clerk didn't ask why, but smiled and nodded before starting to make the caramel macchiato.

"What's wrong?" Xia Fan was confused. He knew the smell of his pheromones, and then what?

"Describe it, right? It should be bitterer than black tea latte, right? After all, you're an Alpha, so your pheromones shouldn't taste sweet." Xu Wang speculated to himself, "Is it similar to bitter black tea?"

Xia Fan was stunned. He didn't know how to describe the smell of his pheromones to the person in front of him. But he had heard Wei Mingjue say that his pheromones were not as aggressive as he had imagined. Of course, Wei Mingjue's pheromones were of a very high level. Anyone else's pheromones were nothing compared to his.

"It shouldn't be that bitter." He smiled faintly.

"Ok." Xu Wang gestured and looked at the clerk again, "Please add less milk to the black tea latte so it's a little more bitter. Thank you."

The Alpha clerk glanced at the two of them meaningfully, then raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay."

He has seen many couples since opening the coffee shop, but the combination of Alpha and Beta is not that common, not to mention that now the Beta wants to create the taste of the Alpha, which he finds very interesting.

Xia Fan also understood Xu Wang's intention. A sour feeling suddenly surged in his heart, and he felt an unprecedented touch of emotion.

People who can never smell pheromones want to know what his pheromones smell like and are making efforts to do so. Although this action is a little funny, Xia Fan's eyes are slightly wet.

Soon two cups of coffee were served. Xu Wang asked Xia Fan to take a sip first, then asked with some anticipation, "Is this what it tastes like?"

"Well, it just needs to be a little more bitter." It's still too sweet now, so sweet that it seems unreal.

"Then let's come again next time, and I'll make the little brother work harder." Xu Wang said with a smile.

Xia Fan laughed out loud, "No, don't you like sweet drinks?" Why should he make changes for him?

Xu Wang raised his eyebrows but did not answer. He thought that he must know the most accurate smell of Summer's pheromones.