Chapter 17
Chapter Seventeen
As soon as Xie Wei stepped down the stairs, he keenly caught a familiar scent, a slightly sweet aroma that stirred a restless feeling within him.
...This is the taste of Omeg.
Coincidentally, he recognized the owner of the pheromones.
Why are Xu Ziyan's pheromones overflowing so strongly? Is he in his most vulnerable period? No, the mark I left for him should still be effective.
Are you feeling unwell?
Xie Wei paused for a moment, then took a step and, following the pheromones, walked to the door of the emergency exit. Out of politeness, he hesitated for a moment whether to knock first, but then he thought, since they were already in a marked-and-marked relationship, why bother with such formalities? He reached out and pushed the door open.
As soon as the door opened, the cloyingly sweet aroma wafted towards him without any attempt to conceal it. The situation that day was so chaotic that he couldn't even remember what the first Omega he bit into tasted like.
Now that they were closer, Xie Wei could finally vaguely discern that the scent was like strawberry-flavored cotton candy.
In the empty stairwell, a young man in team uniform sat on the steps, leaning against the railing. His soft black hair revealed a pinkish hue on the back of his neck. Xie Wei took another step forward and discovered that not only the back of his neck, but the Omega's face and ears were also pink.
He couldn't help but hold his breath.
At the same time, a fact that Xie Wei had been deliberately ignoring these past few days was now blatantly presented before his eyes.
The person before him accepted his mark and became his Omega.
Under the influence of the mark, he was completely unable to resist everything from Xu Ziyan.
For example, what he wanted to do most right now was not to help Xu Ziyan put on the tag in his hand, but to press down on the young man in front of him and inject his own pheromones into the glands on the back of his neck.
Fortunately, the last vestiges of reason in his mind stopped him in his tracks. Xie Wei frowned, took a small step back, and asked, "Xu Ziyan?"
--
Xu Ziyan is in a very bad state right now.
He hung his head, breathing rapidly, his mind seemingly filled with mush, his thoughts stagnating.
But one thing he was very clear about: his current situation could not be solved by a simple tag.
In fact, Xu Ziyan had experienced a similar situation some time ago, but he could usually suppress it by changing the marker. Although he felt somewhat uncomfortable, he didn't take it to heart and didn't go to Xie Wei.
The symptoms had been suppressed for so long, and now they finally erupted, like a dam bursting open. Xu Ziyan was sitting on the steps, trying to gather her strength to go back to her dormitory, when she heard a question coming from behind her.
He turned around abruptly and saw the person he had been thinking about so much he was almost going crazy right in front of him, frowning slightly as he asked, "What happened?"
Xu Ziyan's mind went blank, and she couldn't think straight anymore.
He shook his head groggily, grabbed the railing next to him, and struggled to his feet: "Excuse me, Captain Xie, I... I'm not feeling well, I need to go back to my dorm now."
"Not feeling well?" Xie Wei frowned even more. "Are you in your fertile period? Your pheromones are so strong."
Xu Ziyan still had some energy left to communicate, and shook his head, saying, "It's not my sensitive period, Captain Xie, you should stay away from me, I'm really not quite normal right now."
It wasn't just a little abnormal, it was downright abnormal. He could suppress his impulses when he didn't see Xie Wei, but now that Xie Wei was right in front of him, he was genuinely afraid he wouldn't be able to resist rushing over to beg for a kiss or a hug. To prevent that from happening, Xu Ziyan had only one thought in his mind: get back to the dorm as soon as possible and get away from Xie Wei.
Seeing that he could barely walk, yet still persisting, Xie Wei sighed helplessly, stepped forward, and steadily supported the staggering Omega: "Didn't I tell you before that if you weren't feeling well, you should come to me? Why didn't you do as I said?"
Seeing that Xu Ziyan was still listless, Xie Wei remembered what Shen Xiao had once said: "Alph pheromones can effectively soothe Omegas." Hesitantly, he slowly released his own pheromones.
The crisp lemon mint flavor slowly blended into the sweetness of the strawberry marshmallow. Surrounded by the pheromones she had longed for, Xu Ziyan whimpered and could no longer bear it. She pulled forward and buried herself in Xie Wei's arms.
Xie Wei was stunned for a moment, then realized that Xu Ziyan was affected by pheromones. She paused, but instead of pushing him away, she patted the young man's neck and back reassuringly.
The two were, after all, in a temporary marked relationship. The Omega, who had finally received comfort and care from his Alpha, felt an unparalleled sense of security and comfort at this moment. As a result, the taut string in Xu Ziyan's mind slowly relaxed.
Xie Wei felt as if he were hugging a soft, fluffy marshmallow. He waited patiently for a while, but the body in his arms became softer and softer, forcing him to use more strength to hold the young man's waist and back so that he wouldn't fall to the ground.
He called out, "Xu Ziyan?"
There was no response.
Xie Wei looked down curiously and saw that the young man, who had looked unwell and had a flushed face as if he had a fever, now had his eyes closed, his long eyelashes trembling slightly, his lips slightly parted, and his breathing even.
He actually fell asleep in his arms.
Xie Wei: ...
Given his personality, he should have woken the person up immediately.
But the person in his arms was none other than his Omega.
At least, this Omega still had his temporary mark on the back of his neck.
Xie Wei looked at Xu Ziyan with a complicated expression for a while, then resignedly bent down, picked him up, and carried him towards the dormitory of the second team.
You have to pay for the sins you've committed.
Fortunately, it was training time, and there weren't many people in the dormitory building. Xie Wei checked the nameplates on the dormitory doors one by one, found Xu Ziyan's room, felt the young man's pockets, found the room key, and escorted him inside.
Xu Ziyan was put on the bed, turned over, hugged the quilt and continued to sleep soundly.
Seeing this, Xie Wei was truly speechless. He didn't rush to leave, but sat down on the sofa next to him, then took out an inhibitor from his coat pocket and silently injected it into his arm.
He wasn't a saint; even with the Omega he'd marked lying so obediently in his arms, Xie Wei still reacted.
However, he was rational and clear-headed enough to restrain the urge to bite Xu Ziyan on the back of the neck.
Speaking of which, when I differentiated, I was thinking that I must save my first experience for the person I love the most.
After dodging and weaving for so many years, he ended up biting a completely unfamiliar Omega by sheer coincidence.
It's just fate playing tricks on us.
The inhibitor was slowly taking effect. Xie Wei looked at Xu Ziyan's silly sleeping face on the bed, smiled, ruffled his hair, and quietly left the room.
Back in the training room, Xie Wei had just sat down when Shen Xiao leaned over and exaggeratedly sniffed her a few times.
Although Xie Wei had already sprayed odor blocker, he felt guilty and pretended to be disgusted, saying, "Are you a dog?"
"Where were you just now? Why were you in such a hurry?" Shen Xiao returned to his seat. "Hey, why do I smell a sweet scent on you?"
That dog's nose.
Xie Wei remained expressionless and did not answer, but instead tossed a piece of fruit candy to Shen Xiao.
Shen Xiao took it and, seeing it was strawberry flavored, raised an eyebrow in surprise. He unwrapped the candy and, while stuffing it into his mouth, mumbled, "Holy crap, Captain Xie, you eat this stuff?"
A medical team happened to be passing by and, upon hearing this, asked curiously, "What the hell?"
Xie Wei said, "Fruit candy." Then, before Qu Qingyue could say anything else, she threw the candy to her.
Qu Qingyue exclaimed with delight, "Wow, that's great! Captain Xie is giving out candy!"
That shout brought everyone else in the training room over. In the end, Captain Xie gave each person one, and it took quite a while before he finally managed to get rid of the group.
Once the area around his seat had quieted down, he glanced at Shen Xiao again and saw that he had started a new round of rankings, seemingly having forgotten about the "sweetness" he had just experienced. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Xie Wei took out her phone and opened the familiar search engine.
However, before he could finish typing the question, a sweet "Captain" suddenly came from behind him.
His finger trembled, and he quickly exited the page, turning his head to look.
Qu Qingyue was standing behind him, looking puzzled. "What's wrong? Captain, you seem to have been startled."
"No," Xie Wei said. "What's the matter?"
"Oh, I just felt that you were acting strange today, Captain, so I wanted to ask if something had happened."
Xie Wei initially intended to brush it off, but then suddenly remembered that Qu Qingyue in front of him was an Omega, and a womanizer at that, with countless romantic histories. He swallowed back the dismissive words and instead said, "I have a friend..."
Qu Qingyue nodded: "Mhm."
"He's an Alpha who accidentally marked an Omega some time ago."
Qu Qingyue's mouth dropped open: "Wow, I originally thought it was just your own business, Captain, and you were using your friends as an excuse, but when I heard about Omega's appearance, I realized it definitely wasn't you, Captain."
“Indeed,” Shen Xiao, who had been listening intently the whole time, turned off his microphone, kicked off his leg, and slid over in his gaming chair. “If it weren’t for that Alpha confessing to me earlier, I would have almost suspected that Captain Xie was into Alpha-Alpha relationships. Marking an Omega? My assessment is only three words: Impossible.”
“Yeah, if this is what Captain Xie did, I’d really become a monk.”
"Hahaha, sure! I'll do a live stream of me solving math problems! I won't stop until I solve them!"
Qu Qingyue has a string of lovers, while Shen Xiao is completely clueless about mathematics. He needs to think even about addition, let alone advanced mathematics, which is practically incomprehensible.
Xie Wei: ...
He raised his hand slightly, unable to bear watching, to signal them to stop, and continued, "Then, well, anyway, because of some things, he hadn't seen this Omega for a long time. When they met recently, he found that the Omega was acting very strangely, like he was sick and had a fever."
"I have a question," Qu Qingyue raised her hand to ask, "Was that Omega's first time being marked?"
Xie Wei said, "Mm."
"Wow!" Before Qu Qingyue could speak, Shen Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "Captain Xie, your friend is really trash!"
Xie Wei: ?
“Yes, yes,” Qu Qingyue chimed in, “How could there be such an A? It’s unbelievable!”
Xie Wei: ?
The two men in front of him were both experienced, so he humbly asked, "Is there any explanation for this?"
Qu Qingyue said, "Of course! Omegas are very vulnerable after being marked for the first time! At this time, Omegas desperately need the company and care of Alphas, as well as the soothing effect of pheromones. Otherwise, their overall condition will become very bad, and they will easily become exhausted. Your friend marked someone, and not only did you not comfort them, but you didn't even offer any comfort or care, and you simply stopped seeing them? That's so scummy! No wonder that Omega was like that; they must have been in pain for a long time!"
Shen Xiao nodded in agreement: "Indeed, that's just too much. I'm different; I'm very gentle with Omegas. Sister Yueyue, want to give it a try?"
Qu Qingyue sneered: "You? You'd better stay in my fishpond!"
The two started arguing.
After learning the truth, Xie Wei stared at her phone screen, lost in thought.
He genuinely didn't know about this.
Despite disliking Xu Ziyan's attempt to seduce him into joining the team, Xie Wei's upbringing instilled in him a sense of responsibility, even amidst his anger.
If he had known this all along...
Remembering how Xu Ziyan had fallen asleep in front of the computer, exhausted, Xie Wei sighed. If he had known sooner, he would have done what he was supposed to do.
But Xu Ziyan didn't come looking for him.
If you've already reached the point where you treat your first time trading like this, what's the point of enduring discomfort instead of seeking help? You could be living a more comfortable life.
However, Xu Ziyan simply didn't come.
Just now, even though she was feeling so bad, she didn't say a word and had to go back to her dorm by herself.
This Omega's behavior before and after is completely contradictory.
As for why, Xie Wei couldn't figure it out.
He took out a fruit candy, tore off the wrapper, and put it in his mouth.
It's sweet and slightly sour, and it tastes like strawberries.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com