Chapter 116 Alpha to Omega? The Arrogant Mermaid Roommate's Embarrassing Request! (Part 1) ^...
"Yawn, it's so noisy, what's going on... Ugh, I'm so sleepy."
Pei Qing pushed open the door and walked out, covering her mouth as she yawned. Around 8 p.m., it started getting noisy outside, keeping her awake.
She looked up; the door opposite remained silently shut. "Isn't she going to come out and check on things with all this noise outside? She's such a homebody," Pei Qing shook her head.
Upon entering the living room, which had been neat and empty in the afternoon, it was now filled with all sorts of expensive items, from large beds and tables to small wall lamps and ornaments... The living room was crammed full, and some items were even placed outside the door.
Hmm? It seems like a new roommate is moving in. Pei Qing blinked. Could it be that someone else got in through connections like her and is only being assigned a dorm room now? That can't be right. She leaned out of the door frame, swaying left and right, and her eyes met a familiar face.
"It's you? What brings you here?"
Ling Rui was directing the workers to move his custom-made bathtub inside when he heard the annoying noise and subconsciously frowned. A slight discomfort welled up in his heart the next moment.
What do you mean by 'How did he get here?' It's like he wanted to come on his own. What does this pervert think he is, that everyone likes to fawn over him? What an incredibly arrogant idiot! Ling Rui thought angrily to herself, but for some reason, she didn't say it aloud.
He simply raised his chin as always, his clear eyes sparkling like sapphires, "What's it to you? It's not like you own the school. I can go wherever I want, it's none of your business."
That damn blue-haired guy! He's infuriating! Pei Qing's fingers, gripping the doorframe, turned white. He'd practically delivered himself into her hands, so she wasn't going to let him off easily.
"Oh, as expected of the young master, you speak with such confidence. I can't control where you live, but you've disturbed my rest, and now I have a terrible headache. How do you plan to compensate me for my emotional distress?" Pei Qing casually propped his legs up, staring directly at Ling Rui. Although he was smiling, there was not a trace of warmth in his eyes.
"Really..." Ling Rui thought she was going to humiliate him again, just like she did in the cafeteria before, so he immediately put his arm in front of him, adopting a defensive posture. However, Pei Qing didn't make any move after she finished speaking. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt inexplicably annoyed.
"So you just want compensation for emotional distress?" Ling Rui lowered his hands, straightened up, and pursed his lips.
"What? Is the eldest young master of the prestigious Ling family so stingy that he won't even pay a little compensation for emotional distress? As his outstanding roommate, I'm going to be heartbroken." Pei Qing raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. She observed Ling Rui's expression with great interest, her lips curving upwards as she leaned forward.
A face suddenly loomed large in front of Ling Rui, pheromones wafting over him, their scent faint as mist yet undeniably aggressive. His heart began to pound, and his glands felt slightly hot.
The black-haired woman, A, moved closer, her hot breath almost touching his. Ling Rui's breath hitched, a blush creeping up his ears. He involuntarily took a half-step back, his voice trembling slightly: "You, what are you going to do..."
Pei Qing paused, then suddenly reached out and tucked a stray strand of blue hair behind the man's ear. Her rough fingertips brushed against the soft side of his ear, creating a strange sensation. Ling Rui's heart went numb; his usually eloquent mouth seemed glued shut, and he couldn't utter a single word.
Beside the half-open door, the two were acting intimately and suggestively. Pei Qing looked at Ling Rui, who had suddenly fallen silent, and felt an itch in her teeth, wanting to bite something.
Before she could even utter a teasing remark, she suddenly smelled that familiar, exceptionally rich fragrance again. Was it an omiga's pheromones, or perhaps an omiga on the verge of climax?
Pei Qing stepped back to the door and leaned against the wall. "Young Master Ling, you're really playing around. Let me remind you, your lover seems to be getting hot soon. You'd better hide well at school and not be discovered."
Upon hearing this, Ling Rui's pupils constricted sharply. How could this be! He had clearly just received a strong inhibitor last night, so how could there still be an odor emanating from him...?
The faint redness on his ear tips quickly faded, replaced by beads of cold sweat. Ling Rui clenched his fists, his tone icy: "Get out of my way, and stop bothering me."
What's wrong with her? Why is she suddenly so irritable? She just teased her little lover, and it was a well-intentioned reminder! She really doesn't appreciate kindness!
Pei Qing pouted and cheekily poked Ling Rui's shoulder, "Hey! Don't forget my compensation for emotional distress!"
Ling Rui shoved her in annoyance, but tripped over the lamp against the wall and was about to fall face-first to the ground! Pei Qing reacted quickly and caught him around the waist in a difficult position, barely preventing the tragedy from happening.
"I'm telling you, you're a grown woman, can't you be more careful when you walk? Ouch, that hurts so much..." Pei Qing let go of her arm, rubbing her arm that she had accidentally bumped into the corner of the wall. Ling Rui didn't say anything, just stared blankly into Pei Qing's eyes, his palm resting on her chest.
The two were now even closer than before, so close that he could even see the curve of her eyelashes—a slightly upturned shape. His heart seemed to stop beating at that moment, and time seemed to freeze.
"Young Master Ling, could you please let go of my hand?" Pei Qing moved his arm, which was aching from being gripped so tightly, and asked helplessly.
"Um...I...I didn't..." Ling Rui stammered, blinking rapidly as he tried to suppress the strange flutter in his heart. He belatedly let go, only then realizing that he had been holding onto Pei Qing's arm the whole time, as if grasping at a lifeline.
"hiss--!"
As soon as Ling Rui released her grip, Pei Qing quickly rolled up her sleeves. Looking at the large bruises on her arm, she gasped. Even with her strong self-healing abilities, she still felt pain! And it hurt a lot!
"I'm sorry—" Ling Rui subconsciously reached out, as if trying to grasp something, yet nothing at all. He wanted to say something, to apologize, but his deep-seated pride made it difficult for him to speak.
"Achen!"
"Um?!"
Upon hearing her name, the black-haired woman A turned around in astonishment, and Ling Rui's hand grasped at empty air.
"Ye Ling?!" Pei Qing's eyes widened, ignoring the pain in her arm, her arm trembling as she pointed at the person who had arrived, "You, you, you, how did you get here?!"
"Of course I came! It's not easy to see A-Qian, so of course I want to do everything I can to be with you every day!" Ye Ling skipped over to Pei Qing's side, took her arm, rested her head on her shoulder, and said in a coquettish voice.
"And...and I miss you so much..." He was going crazy with longing. Ye Ling's nose tingled, and he closed his eyes, trying hard not to let the tears fall.
"Ouch! You're pressing on my wound! Get off me, get off me!" Pei Qing grimaced, almost jumping up in pain.
"Ah! I'm so sorry! Are you alright, A-Qian? Let me blow on it for you... *whoosh*"
Ye Ling pouted with a pious expression, trying to touch Pei Qing's arm, which scared her so much that she ran around holding her arm, afraid that someone would pounce on her.
"Aaaaaah! Get out of here!!! I don't need it!!!"
Crackling and popping, another round of chaos ensued.
Amidst the commotion, Ling Rui maintained her outstretched hand gesture. Her fair fingers curled slightly, and her raised arm ached and felt numb, as if countless ants were constantly biting it.
As the noise subsided, Ye Ling wiped the sweat from her forehead and casually put her arm around her friend's shoulder. "I told you, A-Qian is a really nice person! You two will definitely become good friends! Hehe."
Ling Rui withdrew his hand, his expression returning to its indifferent state. As usual, he brushed Ye Ling's arm away, making a disgusted gesture, "Tsk, stop clinging to me all the time, how many times have I told you?"
"Oh, I see. Seriously, Arui is still so annoying, such a cheapskate." Ye Ling made a disdainful gesture and ran off to pack her things.
Only one person remained in the living room. Ling Rui stood there, his palms empty. Waves of tingling and numbness washed over him, spreading from his arms to his chest, and his heart also began to ache and feel numb, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
...
At three in the morning, the door to the room opposite Pei Qing's quietly opened a crack. A slender figure walked out carrying a file folder and silently closed the door.
"Yawn..." Chu Xiao parted his lips slightly, revealing his small, sharp teeth, and his eyes were dark and bluish-black.
"Staying up all night is really unpleasant," Chu Xiao sighed. "But thankfully, the research paper is finalized, and I can go see my professor now."
The library was already open at that time, and he still needed to verify some of the information.
At five o'clock in the morning, the wake-up bell rang on time.
Only one day had passed, but Pei Qian felt as if she had lived half a lifetime. She scratched her messy hair, got out of bed, and washed up.
"Buzz—!"
Pei Qing picked up her personal terminal while brushing her teeth. Wow, Feng Lin actually had time to send her a message.
[Feng: After class tomorrow, go to the school gate; someone will pick you up and take you to the research institute.]
News from the research institute? Pei Qing raised an eyebrow. The purified energy serum should be ready for use.
The body's growth seemed to have reached a threshold, no longer fiercely craving energy, which was a good thing. However, recalling the uncontrollable pain of the past, Pei Qing felt a faint stomachache.
I still need to find the lost essence of my other half as soon as possible. Tsk, this feeling of having a sharp blade hanging over my head is really unpleasant. Pei Qing scratched her head in frustration.
It was another ordinary morning, except for the lessons I still couldn't understand and the classmates who harbored inexplicable malice. Those people seemed to have found some new amusement lately, as there were always strange looks and whispers directed at me.
Pei Qing sat in the last row, biting her pen, staring blankly at the blank notebook, and suddenly let out a long sigh.
"So boring, so boring..." the black-haired woman A muttered, tapping her fingers incessantly on the table, her expression anxious.
Through his thick bangs, Chu Xiao secretly glanced at him.
It smells so good! I wonder what her mental strength level is. If the food is below grade A, the feeling of fullness will be greatly reduced. If I can't get enough energy and still have to expend energy to eat, it seems like a waste of time.
"I'm so conflicted," Chu Xiao thought, feeling troubled. His pale pink lips were bitten until they turned white, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on the pen.
“Hello…” Suddenly, her gloomy, bookish deskmate lightly touched her hand with his pen, and Pei Qing looked up in confusion.
"Um, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"Oh, I, I wanted to ask you something..." A faint notification sound came from the personal terminal in his shirt pocket. Chu Xiao paused. This was a unique notification from the 'Job Posting', which would only be triggered by applicants with a mental strength level of A or above.
Chu Xiao hesitated. Although the classmate in front of him smelled very nice, it would be a waste of time if his mental strength level was lower than A. Moreover, his experimental research had already made some progress... His fair and slender fingers curled up and then relaxed again.
"Hmm?" Pei Qing stopped tapping on the table and turned to look at her deskmate who had called her but hadn't said what was wrong.
"It's nothing... It's just that if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me, and I can help you answer it." This was the first time Chu Xiao had spoken so much face-to-face with someone his age, and his voice trembled slightly.
Sure enough, he was still a little uncomfortable. Chu Xiao lowered his head and bit his lip, his fingertips turning white.
"Oh, I see. Thank you. It's okay if you don't understand, but thank you anyway." Pei Qing grinned and patted his shoulder. This seemingly aloof and gloomy deskmate was really helpful.
“…You’re welcome.” A sickly blush rose on her pale cheeks hidden by her bangs. Chu Xiao thought to himself, feeling dizzy, “I never expected that Pei, who seemed so unapproachable, would be so gentle.”
After class, Chu Xiao, as usual, put his textbooks into his bag, his eyes involuntarily fixed on the retreating figure of the black-haired girl, A. If only Pei Qing were an A-level student, then he could be with her…
No, it's just eating; it doesn't really matter to anyone. Why did this thought suddenly pop into my head?
Chu Xiao silently picked up his bag, forcing himself not to think about those inexplicable thoughts. But the gentle, smiling face of the woman A kept appearing in his mind, refusing to leave. It made his cheeks burn and his heart feel strange.
"It must be because I'm too hungry," Chu Xiao thought, quickly opening the 'job posting' as if trying to cover something up.
It is indeed A-level mental strength. The applicant is also a military academy student. His appearance is acceptable. There is nothing to criticize.
But why did his chest still feel so tight, so stuffy and uncomfortable? His fingers unconsciously rubbed against his personal terminal. Chu Xiao's usually calm and collected mind was now like it had been infected by a virus; he couldn't figure out the reason for his discomfort.
Oh well, maybe I was just too nervous about eating for the first time.
Chu Xiao picked up the personal terminal again and typed 'OK' in the message bar.
...
When Pei Qing returned to her dormitory, she found it unusually quiet. It seemed no one was there. Not bad.
"La la la! La la la! I'm a Didi expert... La la la..." Pei Qing sang loudly, spinning and jumping with abandon, that's the feeling!
"Click." The sound of the inner door lock opening rang out, but Pei Qing, immersed in the beautiful singing, was completely unaware.
It wasn't until an unmistakable orchid fragrance, accompanied by damp heat, wafted over that Pei Qian suddenly realized, "Hey, there's someone else in the room."
Wait, that smell... is it Omiga during its peak?!
Wait, is Ling Rui really that bold? He actually brought someone into the dorm?!
"This kid can't be that thirsty, can he?" Pei Qing sighed, rubbing her forehead and rolling her eyes. She was truly exasperated. Luckily, she was an Alpha with extremely strong self-control, otherwise she would have pounced on him already.
Ugh, although I can bear it, it's still very uncomfortable. Pei Qing decided to go out for a walk and get some fresh air.
She got up from the sofa, and a damp, vibrant hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.
A few drops of warm water fell from the sky and landed precisely on Pei Qing's nose, releasing a rich fragrance.
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