Chapter 11 Cannon Fodder Ex-Boyfriend 11 Just Compensation

It's so hot.

I feel so bad...

Qi Ziyan hugged the coat tightly, burying his head completely in it. Physically, his passion had subsided, but psychologically, his desire had never ceased; in fact, it grew stronger with time.

The soft flesh at the back of his neck became hot and itchy again from the friction, making him unable to resist touching and scratching it. But no matter how much he squeezed and rubbed it, until the area was completely swollen, smooth, and almost transparent, with flesh and blood visible underneath, the itching did not get even the slightest relief.

What should he do?

How can one find even a moment of relief?

Qi Ziyan curled up, his chestnut hair already damp and messy from the struggle, strands clinging to his flushed cheeks. Combined with his dazed eyes and slightly open mouth, it was hard to believe that this was an Omega whose pheromones had gradually stabilized after the heat of mating had subsided.

Qi Ziyan himself felt that he hadn't fully recovered. Otherwise, why would he still crave an Alpha's pheromones, long to be held in the other's arms, have their glands sucked into his mouth, and then have them forcefully penetrate that flesh that no other Alpha had ever touched with their canines, injecting all that cool pheromone that was enough to calm him down...

He must be sick.

Otherwise, how could an Omega born into a top-tier wealthy family and receiving elite education from a young age possibly want to be marked by his best friend's Alpha? This would be inconsistent with his upbringing and even more immoral.

Moreover, given his traditional family values, he wouldn't choose to have a relationship with a stranger, an Alpha, who might not even know his name.

Therefore, whether analyzed from the perspective of friendship or his own views on relationships, this yearning in his heart is abnormal and needs to be eliminated... Qi Ziyan told himself this over and over again, but in reality, his arms uncontrollably tightened around the coat in his arms, tighter and tighter...

Soaked to the bone, as if pulled from the water, the Omega put his fingers in his mouth. They were empty except for the uncontrollable drooling. But Qi Ziyan felt something was wrong; his mouth should be stuffed full of something.

It was delicate, smooth, and secreted a faint, icy scent of blood. When his tongue gently licked that piece of flesh, its owner would tremble slightly...

"Hmm..."

Qi Ziyan couldn't help but groan as his fingertips touched the sensitive tonsils. The constant pressing made him want to vomit, but the blurry image replaying in his mind made him swallow repeatedly. The blanket, which had been tangled up in his struggles, was pressed down by the unconscious Omega. The fabric rubbed together, and the gap between them gradually widened, revealing the fair skin underneath, and a hand that had somehow clenched the blanket.

It was so close...

Qi Ziyan's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, his pent-up desire causing him to clench his teeth. Clear saliva dampened his slender fingers, and his white teeth left faint pink marks on his delicate joints.

But it still didn't work.

I feel like something's missing...

Qi Ziyan pulled his finger out of his mouth, his pink tongue licking his lips twice in vain, before he uncontrollably moved closer to the black coat that he had crumpled into a mess.

Cheap fabric would never have caught Qi Ziyan's eye in the past, let alone let it touch his skin.

However, at this moment, Qi Ziyan stuffed the wrinkled sleeve of his coat into his mouth.

The pheromones had mostly dissipated, and Qi Ziyan could only try to find a trace of cool, woody aroma by searching with the tip of his tongue.

As more and more fabric filled his mouth, the feeling of being refilled with pheromones provided a brief respite from the emptiness within Qi Ziyan, but it also made it difficult for him to breathe.

The surrounding oxygen was getting thinner and thinner. He should spit out the cloth and then free his head from the coat to prevent himself from getting worse.

But he couldn't do it.

Completely overwhelmed by pheromones, the Omega had no idea what he was doing. His breathing became heavier and his vision blurred. Golden light shone on the teardrops at the corners of his eyes, refracting into colorful halos that fell around Qi Ziyan like a dreamy shower of bubbles.

The rain that Qi Ziyan most wanted to catch...

"It's okay, you can be even bolder. Anyway, no one else will know what happened today except the two of us."

In a daze, Qi Ziyan seemed to see the owner of those beautiful eyes appear by the bedside, smiling, leaning closer to him.

So, don't be afraid, don't overthink it, just go for it.

But wouldn't that be a bad idea?

"What's wrong with it? People should always follow their most honest thoughts, shouldn't they?"

But you are Xiao Jiu's boyfriend.

"It could be that he's not. He's getting engaged to Gu Shiyu. If anyone's wrong, it's him who made the mistake first, isn't it?"

Besides, your current suffering is caused by those two. If it weren't for cooperating with Gu Shiyu's plan, and if it weren't for saving Su Jingyi, you wouldn't be suffering such torment, right?

"So, you're just compensating yourself. It has nothing to do with morality. You can compensate yourself, and you need to compensate yourself..."

is that so?

That's right.

Qi Ziyan blinked dazedly. The bubbles in front of him seemed to have multiplied to the point of completely engulfing him. His fingers tapped faster and faster, drawing the bubbles that had been floating around him closer and closer. Unconsciously, Qi Ziyan stuck out his tongue, wanting to catch a bubble that floated in front of him and savor its taste.

One bite after another.

One after another...

A soft groan escaped from his nose. Qi Ziyan hugged the coat in his arms as if it were its owner, his fingers gripping it tighter and tighter, then suddenly letting go.

A wet, black cloth fell onto the equally mottled bed sheet.

A flash of silver light passed by, and the exhausted Omega, lying on his back on the bed, stared at the ceiling above and slowly blinked twice.

it's over.

It's broken too...

In the empty room, a faint sobbing sound suddenly came from near the hospital bed. The next second, a rich aroma of honey suddenly burst out and spread rapidly in all directions.

After a few hours of silence, the alarm system on the ceiling flashed a glaring red light again. A group of medical staff in white coats rushed over and then quickly left, so that when Gu Shiyu arrived, she only saw a group of people disappearing quickly at the end of the corridor.

"What happened?" He stopped a Beta who had just come out of Qi Ziyan's ward.

"Young Master Qi's pheromones have become disordered again. The doctor gave him inhibitors and sedatives, and he was just taken to the testing room for observation."

Beta honestly replied, "Are you here to visit Young Master Qi? You may need to wait outside for a while, as the pheromones in the room haven't been completely cleared out yet."

That doesn't matter.

He was just a little curious: are all Omegas' bodies this fragile? And does the combination of preheating have such a significant impact on pheromones?

The Alpha, standing silently at the door of the ward, frowned in confusion. Fortunately, the air purification system inside didn't make him think for too long. The indicator light at the door turned from red to green. Gu Shiyu sat on the sofa in the living room, staring at the steaming teacup on the coffee table. A beautiful but aloof face unconsciously appeared in his mind's eye.

It's perfectly normal for the other person to have a sense of boundaries and be wary of him. They weren't really that familiar with each other, and he only chose to help the other person to achieve his own desired outcome, so his purpose wasn't clear.

Therefore, Alpha doesn't need to know too much from him, nor does he need to maintain any close relationship with him, since they aren't friends to begin with...

Um.

That's it.

Gu Shiyu leaned back quietly on the sofa, his eyelashes drooping slightly, but his hands on his knees unconsciously tightened. He felt a heavy weight in his chest, as if a mountain had been moved and a new boulder had been placed in its place. With each rise and fall of his chest, the boulder seemed to have smashed black holes in his heart that he didn't know how to fill.

The rising steam, carrying a faint aroma of tea, suddenly transformed into a woody fragrance—a scent he should have disliked, yet couldn't help but be drawn to.

Gu Shiyu pursed her lips, reached out to pick up the teacup, and stood up, intending to pour out the tea that had suddenly become an eyesore.

However, just as he walked to the trash can near the bedroom door, a gust of wind blew by, and he seemed to actually smell that cool, woody scent.

It's very faint, yet it's real.

"..."

The teacup, which had been tilted halfway, paused in mid-air. The light green tea briefly formed a column of water, but ultimately, due to Alpha's actions, it could only stop regrettably at the edge of the cup and could not continue falling.

Water droplets swayed as Gu Shiyu stared at the bedroom door that wasn't fully closed and slowly blinked.

Is it just my imagination?

As Gu Shiyu thought to herself, her free hand couldn't help but reach towards the half-open door.

The two were getting closer and closer, and then, just a second before Gu Shiyu's fingertips were about to touch the gilded doorknob—

"What are you doing?" A questioning voice suddenly sounded behind Gu Shiyu.

The remaining half of the tea fell into the trash can along with the teacup. Gu Shiyu subconsciously turned around and met a pair of unexpected eyes.

Su Jingyi?

He frowned almost imperceptibly. "Why are you here?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" Su Jingyi sneered, his gaze sweeping around the room.

Where is Ziyan?

"he--"

Gu Shiyu was about to say that Qi Ziyan had gone to the testing room to observe his condition, but before he could even speak, the Beta who had previously told him about Qi Ziyan's condition stepped out from behind Su Jingyi, his face showing obvious helplessness.

"Young Master Gu, Young Master Su, I'm so sorry, Young Master Qi just asked to be discharged as soon as his condition stabilized. He said he had urgent business to attend to..."

A note from the author:

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Su Jingyi: What did he go about? [Question mark]

Author (carrying a small bag, expressionless): Go find Hu Delu and get you a really nice hat [heart emoji]