Chapter 39

In the waiting room, the broadcast kept reminding people that a bus to a certain destination was about to depart. The crowd was noisy and moving. Gu Fang sat in a corner of a bench, looking down at his phone, with his feet hooked on the small wheels of two suitcases to prevent them from sliding away.

When it comes to traveling, Gu Fang's parents have always given him maximum freedom, but this freedom is still limited - provided that he can ensure the safety of the trip.

Gu Fang was unable to tell the parents the exact details, so he had to find a guarantor.

He told Wen Chuji exactly where he was going and what he was going to do this time. Wen Chuji would keep the secret for him and guarantee his safety with Mr. Gu.

Mr. Gu's educational philosophy has always been open-minded and he will not pursue it too much unless it involves issues of principle.

As for Mr. Gu’s educational philosophy... Mr. Gu didn’t have much of an educational philosophy. When he heard that Gu Fang wanted to go out and play, he welcomed and supported him without asking any questions, and allocated a large sum of pocket money to him.

The pocket money his father and grandmother gave him was paid on a monthly basis by bank card transfer.

My uncle's pocket money is given out according to his mood and is transferred via WeChat.

Gu Fang had always had a limited need for spending money, spending most of it on flowers, study materials, and painting tools. He never kept a detailed count of his bank account balance, but he kept a clear view of his WeChat balance.

Besides the bank card he used for pocket money, he also had a secondary bank card from his father. Technically, it had no limit and could be withdrawn at any time. However, if he used it, his father would have exact spending information, and any withdrawals exceeding the limit would require an explanation. Gu Fang had never used this card.

At this moment, Gu Fang was rarely checking the bank card that contained his pocket money.

When buying the ticket, Gu Fang used the balance on his bank card to pay, and he vaguely felt that the amount was wrong.

He specifically downloaded the bank's client and carefully checked the transaction flow, and found that there was indeed something wrong.

Since January last year, in addition to the pocket money his father and grandmother give him, there has been an additional huge transfer amount on his card every month.

It happens every month, and the transfers were still going on until January this year.

Gu Fang contacted the customer service representative to inquire about the source of the money.

"What are you looking at?" Lu Si walked over from the other end of the hall, lowered his mask slightly, bent down and handed him two pills and the mineral water he had just bought.

"What is this?" Gu Fang took the pill and swallowed it with water.

"Sleeping pills." Lu Qi was playing with his phone at the side, not even looking up. "I'll kidnap you when you fall asleep."

"Motion sickness medicine." Lu Si told him to ignore Lu Qi, tore off a new mask, lowered his eyes and carefully put it on him, "It's a long-distance bus ride, it will take several hours."

After checking the ticket and getting on the bus, the slow-as-a-snail customer service finally got back to Gu Fang.

-Dear customer, we are sorry that this involves the privacy of other customers and we cannot disclose the details, but please rest assured that the source is normal.

-Can I ask which branch the transfer was from?

-Of course, it’s the branch in Europe.

The customer service paused, as if checking the specific transaction flow.

-The transfer was initiated from the Norwegian DNB Bank, then transferred to our bank's branch in Switzerland, and finally transferred to China.

-……OK, thanks.

Gu Fang probably knew who it was.

He lifted his mask, turned his head, and looked out the window at the scenery rapidly receding.

The bus was driving across a bridge. In the distance, the cold mountains were dimly lit. In the near distance, a few lines of water birds flew over the river and landed on the sandbars exposed in winter due to the drop in the water level.

"Are you tired?" Lu Si squeezed his palm and pressed his head against his shoulder. "You can take a nap first."

Gu Fang changed his posture and leaned on his shoulder comfortably.

He nuzzled her affectionately and closed his eyes, "Remember to call me when you get there."

"Okay." Lu Si closed the window for him, leaving only a tiny gap.

The bus stopped at an intersection. After being woken up, Gu Fang followed Lu Si off the bus in a daze. He took the luggage handed to him by Lu Si and looked around in a daze.

On all sides were endless fields, extending to the distant mountains. A pale white frost covered the land; much of it had been harvested and piled with straw, while a smaller area was covered with film, making it impossible to tell what was being grown.

There was only a sign at the intersection with the words "Shiquan Town, Tianshui Township" written on it.

There is still some distance to go to the village.

Gu Fang looked around and asked questions from time to time, like a primary school student going out for a spring outing for the first time - let alone, Gu Fang had never participated in any spring outing activities in elementary school.

Lu Si answered every question immediately, and his patience made Lu Qi look back from time to time and cast strange glances at him, as if wondering which parallel world this guy came from.

Anyway, it won’t be Lu Si from this world.

“Why is it called Shiquan Town?”

"Because there is a famous spring here, many tourists come here."

"Then why is it called Sweetwater Township?"

"Because this spring is very close to our village."

Lu Si pointed to the small ditch with clear water flowing by the side of the road. The ditch was very long, as endless as a field, flowing from the mountains across the land.

"This ditch is where the water from the stone spring is drawn. You can drink it directly, it's very sweet. Before we got tap water, almost every household in our village drank stone spring water, so we called it Sweet Water Village."

Gu Fang's eyes lit up immediately, "Can I drink now?"

"Raw water," Lu Si said coldly, "I still suggest you don't drink it."

Gu Fang blinked his eyes and said pitifully, "Just a little taste?"

Lu Si stared at him, his expression relaxed a little, and his bottom line quickly and adaptively dropped: "A small sip is fine."

Lu Qi: “…”

She was already used to their pattern, so she took out an empty water bottle and handed it to her brother.

The spring water was very cold, but it was indeed very sweet. Gu Fang sipped it and said, "It tastes like sugar water."

Lu Si seized the opportunity to take the water bottle away and handed him the mineral water bottle: "Drink this, this one is also sweet if you savor it carefully."

Gu Fang didn't really care. He drank some mineral water, thought about it, and turned his head to look at Lu Si happily: "I drank the water you have been drinking since you were a child."

Lu Si was tightening the water bottle when he raised his eyebrows casually, a little surprised. He glanced at Gu Fang's happy expression and said nothing more.

——Actually, I haven’t been drinking it since I was a child.

Before Lu Si went to elementary school, he was taken care of by his grandmother in the countryside. At that time, Lu Qi was not yet born, so it was just him and his grandmother.

When I was in the first grade of elementary school, my father Xie Qinghe took me to the city, and that’s when I saw my two-year-old sister.

When Lu Si was in sixth grade, his parents divorced, and both Lu Si and his sister were awarded to Xie Qinghe. Xie Qinghe was very busy at the time, his life and career were in a mess, and he was also heavily in debt. He could not afford to support them in the city, so he sent them both back to the countryside.

Lu Si attended junior high school in Shiquan Town.

I returned to the city after being admitted to No. 12 High School.

To be more precise, he only spent kindergarten and junior high school in his hometown.

There were the happiest and simplest times in his seventeen years of life, as well as the most rebellious and darkest times.

Walking from the beginning to the end of the village, almost all the villagers were greeting Lu Si and Lu Qi with great enthusiasm. Even the stranger Gu Fang became a celebrity in the village.

Now, everyone in the village knows that a handsome young man has come to visit Lu Si's family.

My hometown is a three-story building with a small courtyard, which was newly built several years ago.

Entering the main hall, there was a black and white photo of an old woman hanging on the wall. Lu Si introduced her to Gu Fang: "This is my grandmother." He then introduced her to his grandmother: "This is Gu Fang, my high school classmate and... boyfriend."

Gu Fang wasn't too nervous at first, but as soon as Lu Si finished introducing him, his shoulders straightened up and he stuttered nervously, "Hello, Grandma!"

Grandma is smiling in the photo.

Lu Si was about to leave his room to Gu Fang, but Lu Qi glanced away and asked him coldly, "Where are you going to live then? The remaining guest room hasn't been used in years, so it's probably all dusty."

Gu Fang put his arm around his waist and pulled him over: "Can't we stay in the same room?"

"……OK."

Lu Si nodded without much hesitation. He had just heard Gu Fang say this.

After packing up, Gu Fang accompanied Lu Qi to the fields to pick some vegetables. The neighbor enthusiastically sent fresh meat. After repeated requests, Lu Si accepted the meat and transferred the money to the neighbor.

For dinner, Chef Lu fried two vegetarian dishes, one meat dish, and also made a vegetable meatball soup.

Lu Si scooped a bowl of soup for Gu Fang, his eyelids drooping slightly, as if casually saying: "I use mountain spring water to cook it."

Gu Fang drank a large bowl of it flatteringly, his delicate, smooth jaw nodding slightly as he commented calmly, "It's sweet."

Lu Qi held the bowl: "......?"

Vegetable meatball soup, sweet?

"Silly." Lu Si bent his fingers and tapped Gu Fang lightly on the head. He restrained his expression, but the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he was obviously very happy.

After dinner, the two people in charge of eating washed the dishes, while Lu Si went back to his room to make the bed.

After Gu Fang finished washing the dishes and went upstairs, Lu Si had already finished his shower and changed into a refreshing cotton T-shirt. His hair was slightly wet. He was sitting cross-legged on the bed with a few bottles of Alpha inhibitors beside him, checking something on his phone.

Gu Fang walked into the house while loosening his sleeves and looking at him puzzledly: "What are you doing?"

Lu Si didn't even raise his eyes: "Look at your phone."

Gu Fang picked up his phone from the table and saw that Lu Si had shared a link with him. Gu Fang opened the link out of curiosity.

The first thing you see is the title——

How to deal with pheromones in AA relationships? The following points need attention!

Lu Si said casually: "Learn more, this one seems quite reliable to me."

Gu Fang's ears flushed as he picked up his pajamas beside the bed, lowered his head, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm going to take a shower."

Lu Si nodded in a serious and academic manner: "I'll wait for you."

Gu Fang lowered his head even more, his ears burning like fire, and said seriously, "Then you should study hard."

Gu Fang stood in the bathroom, facing this dilemma for the first time in his life: should he wash faster or slower? Washing faster would make him look anxious, while washing slower would make him look inappropriate.

Gu Fang leaned against the tiled wall, took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and took a shower at a normal pace.

Walking out of the bathroom, he looked much calmer, and walked to the bedside as if he wasn't worried. Lu Si looked up, and seeing that he hadn't moved, he stretched out a strong long leg and hooked it around him, easily pulling him down.

Gu Fang supported his hands on his sides, a dark look flashed across his eyes, and he bent his swan-like, slender and graceful neck and kissed the corner of Lu Si's lips.

Lu Si held the beautiful face like a painting in his hands, pressed his lips together, and rubbed his lips and teeth for a while before withdrawing a little with a look of satisfaction. "Let's try a little bit of pheromone first. If you can adapt, we can gradually increase the dosage. If not -"

He paused for a moment, "Don't rush to take it back. Let's try and see what it will do to the other party. If we can't control it, then use the suppressant."

Gu Fang understood and nodded his chin in the palm of his hand.

Her naturally upturned thick eyelashes fluttered slightly: "You first or me?"

Lu Si lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "You go first." He has always been confident in his self-control. But on second thought, if the target is Gu Fang, he is not so sure.

A familiar scent of winter orchid lingered in the air, reminding Lu Si of the newly blossoming winter orchid at home—the one he'd left in Sister Xi's care when he'd returned to the countryside for the Lunar New Year. The scent now was similar to that of the winter orchid, but with the faint, fresh aroma of a newly blossoming flower.

Soon, Alpha's information reached Lu Si's mind. He frowned instinctively, and clenched his hand holding Gu Fang's chin. The fair skin soon turned red due to the sensitivity.

Gu Fang lowered his eyebrows and focused on observing the reaction on Lu Si's face.

Lu Si closed his eyes and quickly loosened his clenched hands. He also gently rubbed Gu Fang's chin, and moved his thin lips as if he wanted to comfort him, but he frowned and said nothing.

Gu Fang grabbed his hand and patted it gently, then knelt down in front of him and said, "It's your turn."

A faint mint scent slowly spread around the two of them. Because it was so light, the already subtle sweetness was almost inaudible.

Gu Fang's pupils were like dark blue glass beads. When he smelled that scent, only a faint obscure light flowed through them, and his hand around Lu Si's waist slowly tightened.

Lu Si also leaned over and hugged him, his voice slightly hoarse: "Continue."

The first round of tests with extremely low difficulty was passed as expected.

The orchid gradually unfolded its slender petals, resembling a thousand paper cranes, emitting a deepening fragrance. The scent of mint also began to rise in the air, blending with the aroma of orchid grass. Both of these fragrances have a cooling effect, and the air seems to have a slight chill.

Lu Si's back was covered in sweat, and Gu Fang was no less so, a bead of sweat sliding down the bridge of his nose to the tip. They gritted their teeth but still insisted on hugging each other, even though the same pheromones made them extremely disgusted, and the hug was not comfortable.

Gradually, the discomfort causes irritation and even anger in people's hearts - anger at the person in front of them who is exerting these negative emotions.

But they couldn't bear to be angry with each other. Even if it was subconscious, this dissatisfaction was directed at the source of pheromones - each other's glands.

Thus, anger and irritability turned into a desire to conquer and possess.

Lu Si tightened his grip around Gu Fang's waist, his palms seeming to crush or grab something, rubbing hard along Gu Fang's spine upwards, pinching his shoulders and neck, his nails suddenly exerting force.

Gu Fang felt the pain and numbness, and not too gently pushed Lu Si to the ground. He pushed one leg against Lu Si's raised knees, weaving it between them and pressing forward. His lips and teeth bit Lu Si's protruding Adam's apple, then bit upwards to bite his neck, leaving a blood-red mark.

Lu Si suddenly bit his left shoulder, biting deep into it, soaking the soft pajamas fabric and leaving bright red teeth marks on the flesh.

"Hiss..." Gu Fang took a breath of cold air.

His delicate eyebrows were tightly furrowed in anger, and he instinctively wanted to take revenge on the person below him. His lips and teeth bit at the back of his neck. Because Lu Si refused to cooperate and he couldn't reach any further, he wanted to forcefully flip him over and turn his back to him.

Lu Si's legs wrapped around his waist tightly, refusing to let him turn, and his arms tightened around his neck. Because of the pain, Gu Fang was forced to follow his force and raise his head, away from Lu Si's neck. Lu Si raised his body slightly, biting the flesh on Gu Fang's lips fiercely with his teeth.

“Hmm…”

The corners of Gu Fang's eyes instantly turned red, with a wet glow.

Lu Si paused slightly and rubbed the corner of his lips with the tip of his teeth in a soothing manner. But obviously, this soothing made the situation worse. Gu Fang's soft lips were completely bitten, and a drop of blood oozed out of his lips and dripped onto the tip of Lu Si's nose.

Lu Si's expression cleared up for a moment.

Gu Fang took advantage of his relaxed state, pressed his knees, pressed his arms to the top of his head with both hands, and continued to bite along the red and purple marks.

A trail of bloody smell was left on Lu Si's shoulders and neck.

Lu Si was completely brought back to his senses by the smell, but his arms were pressed against his head and he couldn't use any strength, so he could only kiss Gu Fang's forehead which was rubbing against his lips. He kissed him hard a few times and said in a hoarse voice:

"Enough, let go, enough..."

Lu Si has already taken back his pheromones.

Gu Fang raised his eyes with a slightly dazed look, and when he came to his senses, he was frightened by the tragic sight of Lu Si's neck. It took him a long while to speak:

"Lu Si...I..."

Lu Si moved his wrist, and Gu Fang immediately let go of his arm as if frightened.

Lu Si sighed softly: "I think I have a little understanding of what makes me different from ordinary Alphas."

Gu Fang was frantically looking for a tissue to wipe the blood off Lu Si's neck, as if that would make amends. Lu Si held his hand and said calmly, "There's ointment in the cabinet. Bring it here and I'll apply it on you—I bit your lip and your shoulder."

Scratching, biting... He and Gu Fang are actually on par with each other.

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Ending: Both sides lose hhh