Chapter 10

After the nurse left, only Ji Mingfei and Chu Yue remained in the ward, and the atmosphere gradually became awkward.

Even the fact that Chu Yue placed the medical record on the bedside table startled Ji Mingfei. Worried that the omega in heat would be too frightened, she had no choice but to move the chair to the window away from the bed and sit down.

Chu Yue leaned against the windowsill, looking down at the night from the upper floors of the hospital ward. The entire city was brightly lit, and although it wasn't as congested as first-tier cities, the liveliness and prosperity were still the same.

"Are you hungry?" Chu Yue asked, turning around.

Ji Mingfei hid half his face under the covers and said in a muffled voice, "I want to eat Tangyuan's fried noodles."

"Do you need anything else?" Chu Yue took out her phone and called her assistant. Seeing Ji Mingfei on the bed shake his head, she then told her assistant on the other end of the phone, "Go to Tang Yuan's house and buy a plate of fried noodles and bring it to the ward."

Ji Mingfei: "..."

She didn't go in person? I almost forgot she has an assistant; I thought I could find an excuse to get her out of the way.

"President Chu, thank you for bringing me to the hospital. How did you know I was in the office?" Ji Mingfei expressed his gratitude to Chu Yue in a clear distinction between public and private matters.

If it weren't for Chu Yue's extra care for her, leaving her alone in the office with a fever until tomorrow, headquarters would probably have issued an obituary directly.

“We live together, so I can give you a ride home.” Chu Yue said this without any ulterior motive.

But what Ji Mingfei heard was a completely different story. What do you mean by "living together"? Don't use such misleading wording!

"I can go home by myself after my IV drip is finished, you don't need to stay here with me." Ji Mingfei politely dismissed him.

Chu Yue gave a curt reply, staring at the hospital bed reflected in the window, and said, "The car was taken away by the assistant. I'm waiting for him to come back."

"..."

It's all a scheme! A cunning alpha!

When the assistant returned, Ji Mingfei's IV drip was almost empty. He was carrying large bags and small packages, containing more than just fried noodles.

Chu Yue was always satisfied with her assistant's arrangements, but recently he had gone a bit too far by acting on his own initiative.

The assistant set up the table on Ji Mingfei's bed, placed the lunchboxes on it one by one, and said to Chu Yue, who was sitting far away, "It's still early, Mr. Chu, please have something to eat!"

Actually... there's no harm in an assistant being quick-witted.

This was the second time Chu Yue had eaten alone with Ji Mingfei. The difference was that last time they had just finished a night of intense activity, but this time Chu Yue had to watch Ji Mingfei, who was in heat, and quench her thirst with longing.

Every time Ji Mingfei lowered her head, Chu Yue could see the faintly visible glands on her neck. The sweet pheromones no longer emanated from there, but Chu Yue could still smell their scent.

Chu Yue picked up the lunchbox and silently took a sip of soup…

As the elevator approached the fourth floor, Chu Yue remembered Ji Mingfei, who had ridden in her car to work that morning. She raised her hand and pressed the 4 button, wanting to check if Ji Mingfei had left.

The dimly lit hallway was only open in the office of the General Affairs Department, with incandescent light streaming through the glass and illuminating the marble floor. Although it was past closing time, she still had a strong feeling that Ji Mingfei hadn't left yet.

The familiar scent of pheromones wafted from the office, and Chu Yue suddenly felt uneasy. She walked into the office and saw Ji Mingfei resting in a chair, calling her name.

There was no response.

Chu Yue sensed something was wrong and touched her neck, finding three inhibitor patches.

At this moment, Ji Mingfei suddenly opened her eyes, staring blankly at her with unfocused eyes. She leaned against Chu Yue's arm and soon lost consciousness.

For a fleeting moment, Chu Yue almost bit down on her gland. Aside from her alpha instincts, she knew it was the quickest way to soothe an omega. But at that crucial moment, Ji Mingfei's words, "Don't mark me," suddenly popped into her memory.

Now, watching Ji Mingfei eat heartily while fully conscious, Chu Yue was curious to know what would happen if she woke up and found out that she had been marked by an alpha.

"Is there something on my face?" Ji Mingfei asked nervously when she noticed Chu Yue staring at her.

Chu Yue snapped out of her daze, touched her face, wiped her hands with a napkin, and said, "You got some on your face."

Ji Mingfei quickly grabbed a tissue from the table and wiped the spot where Chu Yue had touched her. She didn't know if it was because she felt uncomfortable with Chu Yue's overly intimate actions or because she was reminded that she ate messily.

…

It was past 8 p.m. when they left the hospital. The assistant drove to the entrance of the inpatient department to pick them up.

As soon as he got in the car, Deng Jie started operating the controls again, "Mr. Chu, shall we take Miss Ji home first?"

Chu Yue looked up and met the eyes of her assistant in the rearview mirror. You know perfectly well what you're asking, don't you?

Ji Mingfei thought Deng Jie didn't know she had moved, so she quickly said to him, "Take me to Fengyuan Community."

While turning the steering wheel, the assistant asked with feigned surprise, "Miss Ji, you've moved out? Our CEO, Mr. Chu, also lives in Fengyuan Residential Complex. Which building do you live in?"

Chu Yue, who was assigned the task: "..."

Ji Mingfei hadn't expected him to ask such detailed questions, and for a moment she didn't know whether she should reveal her home address. What if Deng Jie didn't know Chu Yue had moved next door? Wouldn't that make her boss lose face in front of her subordinates?

Building A.

What does that have to do with her? As a general manager, you have to be responsible for your actions!

"What a coincidence! Our CEO, Mr. Chu, also lives in Building A. Which unit do you live in?"

Unit 1.

"Oh dear, my boss, Mr. Chu, is also staying in a single room..."

Chu Yue kicked Deng Jie's seat back, "Focus on driving."

assistant:"……"

Ji Mingfei: "..."

The assistant parked the car in front of the apartment building and watched his boss and Mrs. Ji go upstairs together. He touched the back of the chair behind him; it had been kicked so badly that it had a dent.

What good is being strong? A slow-moving alpha in love is truly worrisome…

…

In the corridor, Chu Yue passed by Ji Mingfei's door and, still feeling uneasy, told her, "No matter what time it is, call me if you feel unwell, and I'll take you to the hospital."

"I feel much better, I should be fine." Ji Mingfei didn't want to knock on her neighbor's door in the middle of the night, especially since this neighbor was her boss and one-night stand.

Chu Yue didn't say anything more to avoid making her overthink things. "I'll come and wake you up for work tomorrow morning."

Without giving Ji Mingfei a chance to refuse, Chu Yue opened the door and went in.

The motion-sensor lights in the corridor suddenly went out. Ji Mingfei stomped his foot and looked down to find his keys in his bag.

After returning home, Ji Mingfei first took a hot shower, then threw her clothes, which smelled strongly of hospital disinfectant, into the washing machine. She sat in the living room watching TV to pass the time, and only went to bed after all the clothes were washed and hung up to dry.

Before going to bed, Ji Mingfei took her temperature, which was 36.7 degrees Celsius.

Then, turn off the lights and go to sleep.

…

Two o'clock in the morning.

Chu Yue was awakened by intermittent knocking. She picked up her phone from the bedside table, glanced at it, and then put on her slippers to open the door.

The door opened, and Ji Mingfei stood in the doorway, wearing a pink bunny nightgown. Along with it came omega hormones, an almost estrus-like release.

In this situation, Chu Yue's mind was a little blank. Especially after learning that pregnancy and estrus were normal reactions for omegas, she was no longer as anxious as she had been in the general affairs office.

"How are you?"

Ji Mingfei's eyes seemed to be veiled in mist; he simply stared at her without saying a word.

Chu Yue touched her forehead; it was a little hot. Considering their current relationship, she, as an alpha, was of no use. Just to be on the safe side, she decided to take her to the hospital first.

"Go back and change your clothes, I'll go get the car keys."

Just as Chu Yue was about to turn and go inside, Ji Mingfei suddenly grabbed the hem of her clothes. His burning hot body pressed against her back unexpectedly, his curves fitting perfectly against hers.

"Don't go..."

Ji Mingfei's sweet voice pierced Chu Yue's ears and reached her brain. It was the pleading voice of an omega in heat. The memory of that night was like a flood that had burst its banks, instantly overwhelming all her reason.

The motion-sensor lights in the corridor went out.

Ji Mingfei stumbled, stepped over the blue threshold, and was pulled from the darkness behind him into another darkness.

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Author's Note:

Assistant: This family would fall apart without me.