Chapter 6

Pei Xingzhi wasn't particularly curious about Xie Nanyi's illness, but since he rarely had time to visit the hospital, he took a detour instead of going back to school and happily went to his father's place to beg for money.

"You brat, you hung up halfway through the phone call, making me give you a number for nothing, and your Uncle Li scolded me for causing him trouble."

Pei Yi had just finished his busy work and had a moment of peace when he saw his son coming over. He pretended to be angry and threw the bandage in his hand at Pei Yi. Pei Xingzhi caught the bandage and sat down opposite Pei Yi with a grin.

"Oh dear, I was going to ask Uncle Li for help, but that classmate had already found a doctor. The situation was too urgent, so I didn't explain clearly." Although the school was close to home, he hadn't seen his parents for a month or two. With no one around to watch over him, Pei Xingzhi's spoiled nature was exposed.

"What illness does your classmate have? Is it serious?" Upon hearing that someone was sick, Pei Yi pushed up his glasses, his professional instincts kicking in as he began asking all sorts of questions.

"It's not that serious, is it..." Hearing his father's concern for Xie Nanyi, Pei Xingzhi couldn't help but purse his lips and show a disgusted expression.

Why bother caring about that annoying person?

"Anyway, I won't die."

"You child..."

"Old Pei, oh, Xiao Zhi, you're here too."

Pei Yi's way of dealing with people was interrupted by Dr. Li, who suddenly walked in. Dr. Li was holding a report and his originally worried face immediately turned into a smile when he saw Pei Xingzhi there.

"Hello, Uncle Li." Pei Xingzhi stood up, made way for his seat, and stood to the side to greet him respectfully.

"Xiao Zhi is getting more and more handsome." Dr. Li sat down, gave Pei Xingzhi a polite compliment, and then put the report in his hand on the table for Pei Yi to see.

"What's this?"

The form was covered with a bunch of tables. Pei Xingzhi squinted and secretly glanced at it, and was surprised to see that the inspector's name was Xie Nanyi.

Xie Nanyi's medical report?

“This… hiss—” Pei Yi glanced at it and looked at Dr. Li. Both of them could see the hesitation in each other’s eyes.

Is there a problem with this order?

Pei Xingzhi majored in surgery, and he still couldn't understand the meaning of the complicated numbers on the report.

"This is the first time I've encountered such a result in all my years of medical practice," Dr. Li said, shaking his head with a very serious expression.

"Is it that serious! Does he have some kind of terminal illness?!" Pei Xingzhi suddenly looked up, his voice unconsciously rising.

If Xie Nanyi is truly ill and not just trying to trick him into acting, then what he did today seems a bit too much.

"No, that's not it."

Dr. Li waved his hand to calm Pei Xingzhi down. Pei Xingzhi realized that he had just been a little emotional and awkwardly tugged at his clothes, trying to explain himself in a low voice.

"Xie Nanyi is my classmate. She just called and talked about this."

"So Lao Pei really does have a patient. I thought he was just trying to cause me trouble."

"So what exactly is Xie Nanyi's problem?"

“He has some pheromone issues and can’t match with any Omega.” Dr. Li struggled to find the right words to describe Pei Xingzhi.

"Can't find a match? Isn't he a high-quality Alpha?" Pei Xingzhi raised an eyebrow, stroking his chin as he pondered Xie Nanyi's problem.

If a high-quality Alpha's pheromones can't match those of an Omega, what's the difference between him and an emperor's eunuch?

"It's because he's a high-quality Alpha that his pheromone level is higher than that of a normal Omega. In addition, he has a mark on him, and the constraints of the mark prevent him from finding a high-quality Omega. He can only seek out his mark Beta."

"Then finding his imprinted Beta should be enough, right? It's still treatable." Pei Yi echoed Dr. Li's words, as long as there is a compatible person, it's not a big problem.

“That’s the problem.” Dr. Li shook his head and continued, “This patient seems particularly resistant to imprint treatment and won’t let me examine his imprint. His imprint mark has been damaged many times, probably because it was cut off before he was fully developed, and he was injured many times during the subsequent recovery process. Now it’s completely ruined. Even if we find the imprint Beta, it’s useless if the patient doesn’t agree to treatment.”

Dr. Li's description was too shocking. Pei Xingzhi and his father exchanged a glance, shook their heads in unison, and exclaimed, "What a lunatic!"

"You all think so too, right!" Dr. Li, who had been holding back for a long time, finally found a outlet and immediately vented all the pent-up frustration he had just felt.

"Xiao Zhi, I advise you to stay away from this person in the future. He seems to have violent tendencies. I think he shouldn't have come here; he should go straight to a mental hospital! Destroying the imprint is one thing, but instead of trying to clear the pheromone congestion, he injected volatile substances, causing a rejection reaction in his body. He's really tough; he endured such a strong reaction without uttering a sound. When I ask him anything, he says he's fine. I tell him to speak properly, but his assistant acts like a bastard, telling me to be polite!"

“You wouldn’t believe how large the dosage was,” Dr. Li said, gesturing with his hand. “He took advantage of the nurses’ inattention and injected himself with the entire amount. Is this how you treat someone? If you don’t want to get treatment, don’t cause me any more trouble!”

"Wow..." Pei Xingzhi was now only shocked and had no other emotions.

He knew Xie Nanyi was crazy, but he never expected him to be this crazy. What deep hatred did this person have for him that he would want to kill him?

"If he finds the Inscriber, can he solve the current problem?"

"If they cooperate well, it might be possible, but it may still leave lasting health problems."

"Is he feeling very unwell right now?"

"Uncomfortable? Tsk tsk tsk." Dr. Li shook his index finger. "It's not just ordinary discomfort. When it hurts, it's excruciating, and you can't even control your pheromones."

"Even a high-quality Alpha can't control his pheromones, that's a bit pathetic." Pei Xingzhi felt more and more guilty as he listened. No wonder Xie Nanyi was clinging to him so tightly; when someone is about to die, of course they'll seize any chance of survival.

"It's precisely because he's a high-quality Alpha that his situation is even more tragic. If he can't control his pheromones, he's a hidden terrorist, and he'll definitely be locked up and controlled."

"Xiao Zhi, you must stay away from that classmate in the future. Don't be so kind to everyone, do you hear me!" Her son already had a phobia of Alpha pheromones. What if he got hurt if he encountered a mad dog like that?

“Hmm…” Pei Xingzhi noticed his father’s worry, nodded reluctantly, and bit his lip with an embarrassed expression.

Overwhelmed by the information he was receiving, Pei Xingzhi couldn't quite control his expression. If his father found out that Xie Nanyi had been harassing him lately and even claimed to be his imprinter, he had no doubt that his father might go all out and beat Xie Nanyi up.

“Your dad is right. Stay away from that kind of person. His family seems quite wealthy. It would be troublesome if something happened to them,” Dr. Li chimed in. In the course of their conversation, they had essentially sentenced Xie Nanyi to death.

"Dad, Uncle Li, I have class soon, so I'll have to go now." Pei Xingzhi felt he couldn't keep up the act any longer, so he made up an excuse and successfully slipped out of the hospital.

After running around all afternoon, Pei Xingzhi was taking a nap on the bus when his phone suddenly rang.

The caller ID showed a number, and Pei Xingzhi, fearing it was something important from the teachers, decided to answer it after a moment's thought.

The call connected, and a series of heavy breathing sounds came from the other end, followed by silence.

"Hello?" Pei Xingzhi asked tentatively, but there was still silence on the other end.

"Hello? What's up?" Pei Xingzhi glanced at the unfamiliar number, frowned, and was about to hang up when Xie Nanyi's weak voice came through the receiver.

"Xiao Zhi..." Xie Nanyi's voice was very soft, like smoke floating in the air, gentle but intangible.

"Is there something you need?" Pei Xingzhi's voice turned cold upon hearing Xie Nanyi's voice. If it weren't for Xie Nanyi's condition, Pei Xingzhi would have hung up the phone by now.

"Why did you leave without saying goodbye?" The gentle voice sounded like a complaint against a lover. If you ignored the resentful expressions on their faces, their conversation really sounded like that of a couple who had just had a fight.

"I have class."

"Thanks to Xiaozhi for taking me to the hospital today, Xiaozhi really cares about me."

"How did you get my phone number?" Pei Xingzhi didn't want to play along with any strange act. Xie Nanyi's illness might require his treatment, but he was also an independent individual and had no obligation to fulfill that responsibility. More importantly—he wasn't Xie Nanyi's imprinter at all.

Besides, judging from Xie Nanyi's attitude, she doesn't seem to need his help much.

“You wrote it in your nickname in the course group.”

"..." I had already imagined the whole drama of Pei Xingzhi's tailing and investigation, but his answer was so simple and unpretentious.

"It's up to you. I'm just fulfilling my duty as a classmate. I don't have any feelings for you. Please don't overthink it, Xie."

"Xiao Zhi..."

"Don't call me Xiao Zhi!" Pei Xingzhi corrected him fiercely. "Just call me Pei Xingzhi."

Every time Xie Nanyi called him "Xiao Zhi," he felt like Xie Nanyi was calling him "Little brat Zhi," which always made him feel like he was being taken advantage of.

"Does Xiaozhi hate me? But..."

The bus horn drowned out Xie Nanyi's voice, and Pei Xingzhi couldn't hear it very clearly, but he couldn't be sure it was something nice.

"Just stop bothering me. I won't hate you if you just leave me alone."

Blood dripped from her nose onto her phone just as Pei Xingzhi hung up. Xie Nanyi roughly wiped it with a tissue, completely disregarding whether her method was correct.

"Dad, you're already here, why are you still standing outside?"

The man stood at the door for a long time before pushing the door open and coming in after hearing Xie Nanyi's voice.

Why do you have to make things so hard on your own body?

The man was dressed very elegantly, and his demeanor was completely out of place in the small hospital room. He frowned as he looked at his ignorant son and, out of kindness, gave him a piece of advice.

"Why insist on harming yourself when there are better treatments available? If you don't like it, you can just throw it away after use."

"I'm sorry, Dad, I'm not quite like you." With her nosebleed stopped, Xie Nanyi looked up and gave Xie Xu'an a long-absent smile. "I'm more self-disciplined."