Gu Qingqiu felt as if her consciousness had risen into the sky and then plummeted back to earth, experiencing a constantly fluctuating sense of disorientation. In a daze, she seemed to hear the sound of a door opening and closing, as if someone had returned home. Fearfully, she patted the man's shoulder and back, trying to whisper, "I... I think my mom is back..."

"Hmm." Ji Xingqiao naturally heard the sound as well, but he didn't seem to have any intention of stopping. Instead, he maliciously increased the amplitude of his movements.

Gu Qingqiu could only cover her mouth tightly to prevent herself from letting out an embarrassing moan that Zhang Xin'ai would notice.

She now regrets it. If it weren't for the pheromones during her heat, she would never have done such an absurd thing with Ji Xingqiao at home. And... she was the one who invited him in the first place!

What's even more terrifying is that, influenced by the pheromones continuously released by Ji Xingqiao, she was also bewitched and didn't want it to end at all; in fact, she thoroughly enjoyed this pleasurable process.

"Nannan?" Zhang Xin'ai's voice came from the doorway, sounding somewhat puzzled. "Why is the refrigerator door open?"

Gu Qingqiu tensed up nervously, her voice trembling slightly, "I'm sorry, Mommy... I... I forgot to turn it off when I went to get the chilled watermelon..."

"Really?" Zhang Xin'ai wasn't sure if she believed it or not, but asked with concern, "Nannan, are you feeling unwell? Why does your voice sound like that?"

"I...I was scared by a horror movie just now..." Gu Qingqiu was amazed at her own rambling. The culprit behind all this was Ji Xingqiao!

Although Ji Xingqiao wasn't quite satisfied, he couldn't go too far since the elders of the family had returned. So he restrained himself a bit and let Gu Qingqiu go, even as she pleaded with him through her tears. "I'll make it up to you next time."

When Gu Qingqiu went out to eat, she fiercely told Ji Xingqiao to hide in the closet and not make a sound. Then, when they finished eating, she took advantage of Zhang Xin'ai going downstairs to throw out the trash and made Ji Xingqiao go out and climb up a few floors. Only after Zhang Xin'ai returned from throwing out the trash did Ji Xingqiao go downstairs and leave.

The whole process was as tense and exciting as a secret agent rendezvous, with each step linked to the next.

Gu Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief when Ji Xingqiao texted her to say that he had left the neighborhood. She then picked up a towel and prepared to take a shower.

But when Gu Qingqiu saw herself in the mirror, she got goosebumps all over her body.

Not to mention her disheveled hair, flushed cheeks, slightly swollen lips, and hickeys on her neck, anyone could tell at a glance what had just happened.

No wonder Zhang Xin'ai looked at Gu Qingqiu with a hesitant expression while they were eating, and even asked if the bag of cookies by the door was brought by Ji Xingqiao.

So all of this had been exposed all along! Wasn't her disguise just now completely unnecessary?

The only saving grace might be that Zhang Xin'ai is a beta, so she can't smell the lewd scent left in the air after the intense collision of the two pheromones.

Gu Qingqiu was on the verge of tears, feeling as if she could dig a castle out of her toes right now.

Sure enough, the next day, Zhang Xin'ai took Gu Qingqiu's hand earnestly and pointedly, telling her that it was easy to lose control when she was young and trying forbidden fruit for the first time, that desire was a human instinct that was hard to suppress, and that she should pay attention to protection measures to avoid causing a death.

Gu Qingqiu was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground.

...

Time flies like an arrow, and before we knew it, it was time for the university's opening ceremony.

Gu Qingqiu packed her luggage, tearfully bid farewell to Zhang Xin'ai, and boarded a plane with Ji Xingqiao to the city where her university was located.

Ji Xingqiao brought Gu Qingqiu two pieces of news. He said one was good news and the other was bad news, and asked Gu Qingqiu which one she wanted to hear first.

Gu Qingqiu felt that the good news Ji Xingqiao mentioned might not be good news, but the bad news was definitely bad news, so she chose the bad news.

This bad news was indeed devastating—Mingxin University, in order to improve the overall quality of its students, decided to start this year to have omega students participate in military training as well, although the training intensity would definitely be different from that of alpha and beta students.

Gu Qingqiu imagined herself standing at attention under the scorching sun and her composure crumbled. She asked tremblingly, "And what's the good news?"

A hint of a smile appeared in Ji Xingqiao's eyes: "I successfully applied for overnight accommodation."

"Really?" Gu Qingqiu was somewhat shocked. "Didn't the forum say that the school has been very strict about off-campus accommodation in recent years? It's basically impossible to get approved, isn't it?"

“Yes, but there are always exceptions,” Ji Xingqiao explained. “I have a hospital report confirming my pheromone allergy, which I had during my entrance physical exam. Wouldn’t having me live with other students worsen my condition?”

Gu Qingqiu suddenly thought of something, "...You didn't also apply for me to stay overnight outside, did you?"

“Of course,” Ji Xingqiao said matter-of-factly. “We have registered for a temporary partner certificate, so the school approved it.”

...Although Gu Qingqiu did enjoy being with Ji Xingqiao, it was easy to imagine how shameless they would be in a place where their parents and school couldn't control them at all.

Speaking of this, Gu Qingqiu had checked the progress of her experience bar before boarding the plane. It was already 96%, which was very close to completing the mission. The only thing missing now was the final permanent mark.

In fact, Gu Qingqiu knew that Ji Xingqiao wanted to do this more than anyone else.

Countless times during moments of passion, when Ji Xingqiao gently licked and nibbled at her glands, he was probably thinking about how to bite through the glands hard, inject his pheromones, and then form a knot inside her body.

Once Gu Qingqiu brings it up, Ji Xingqiao will have a hard time controlling himself.

However, Gu Qingqiu remained silent. Initially, she had an excuse to escape at home, but after thinking about living with Ji Xingqiao, she realized she could no longer find an excuse to escape. She seemed reluctant to end it all so soon.

Gu Qingqiu felt that her inner self was half rational and half emotional, but in important moments of decision-making, rationality usually prevailed.

Therefore, in order to complete the mission as soon as possible, she should have Ji Xingqiao permanently marked as soon as possible.

But Gu Qingqiu inexplicably didn't want to do that. She knew that once she did, her experience bar would be maxed out, and she would have no reason to stay in this world any longer.

This may also be due to the physiological hormones of omega. Gu Qingqiu has been particularly sentimental lately, afraid of separation, and longing for Ji Xingqiao's caresses.

Fine! Gu Qingqiu gritted her teeth and made a decision—she would spend another year with Ji Xingqiao! A year later, she would definitely find a way to max out her experience bar. Although the settlement time would be much shorter at that time, she was willing to sacrifice some time to spend with Ji Xingqiao.

After learning of Gu Qingqiu's plans, the male protagonist system seemed somewhat helpless, but surprisingly did not force her, only saying—

[I'm worried that the longer you spend together, the harder it will be to separate. Don't go overboard and get yourself into trouble.]