He glanced at Wen Xihe and asked casually, "Will you be in a vulnerable period during the competition?"

Even though Wen Xihe had taken suppressants, he would still release some pheromones when he was emotionally agitated. Lan Yao knew this was because the suppressants had become less effective on him...

"If you are in a vulnerable period, you can apply for a postponement."

"Your grades are so good, the teacher will approve your application."

He seemed to genuinely care about Wen Xihe.

Wen Xihe was of course aware that his pheromones had been unstable recently. Although he had managed to control them somewhat after taking suppressants—meaning that the dormitory supervisor's equipment would not trigger an alarm—only he knew that the suppressants were very weak this time.

His instinct was telling him to find an Omega.

He needs Omega pheromones.

“No.” Wen Xihe’s gaze lingered on Cen Yu’s neck, then glanced at the others. “That wasn’t my vulnerable period.”

Unlike Omega, Alphas' glands are also located on the back of their necks, but no one deliberately conceals them.

He could certainly tell that Lan Yao wasn't asking about his susceptible period out of concern, but since he usually had no interaction with Lan Yao and rarely communicated with him, he didn't understand where the other party's vague hostility came from.

"...So are you still going to watch it?" Jiang Yan felt helpless, unable to join the conversation as they discussed forming teams again.

Cen Yu muttered to himself in relation to the system—

"Lan Yao is actually a pretty good person."

"As expected of the number one good-natured person on the school's list of saintly white lotus benefactors, even though he's already dragging me along as a burden, he still cares about whether Wen Xihe can play."