Article 164 Bo Yan X He Li (09)
Only now has He Li truly seen through Cheng Boyan.
Using the gentlest tone to do the worst things, he began to regret asking the other party for help, only to expose an even more pathetic version of himself.
He half-closed his eyes, turned his head, and couldn't stop the tears from flowing: "I hate you."
"Why are you crying even harder? Don't you feel any better?" Cheng Boyan ran his fingers across his flushed face.
"Get lost! Waaaaah! You're bullying me! I'm going to call me Brother Yao... and beat you up..."
Cheng Boyan turned his head, kissed away the tears at the corner of his eyes, and whispered a reminder: "Little princess, if you mention other people now, it will easily arouse the Alpha's desire to conquer."
Hearing this, He Li stopped sobbing, stammering incoherently, "No... I won't say anymore... No, no, really no... Please... be rational..."
The moment the other person approached, he felt the innate repulsion between Alphas, and his face turned deathly pale.
Looking at the other person, their forehead was covered in sweat. This was clearly a process of mutual torment and should not continue.
He Li, suppressing her discomfort, tried to bring him back to his senses: "Cheng Boyan, this ends here..."
Cheng Boyan stared at him for a few seconds, then loosened his tie, grabbed his hand, and took a step back: "Okay, did you learn the tutorial just now?"
He Li looked up at him.
I understood his subtext: reciprocity is key.
"Tutorial my ass." He Li's fingers curled up, unable to resist, and his head was spinning. "Cheng Boyan, I'm telling you, you're dead. Wait until I... wait until I'm better, and I'll tear you to pieces."
It has absolutely no deterrent effect.
Cheng Boyan lowered his eyes and hummed in agreement, "Okay, we'll talk about it when you're better."
He Li is really dying.
Before he fell into a deep sleep, he wondered if good friends who had helped each other could really still just be friends.
In the middle of the night, Cheng Boyan went to get the inhibitor that He Mu had sent, grabbed his wrist, and helped him inject it. By the middle of the night, his body temperature had returned to normal.
After dealing with all of this, Cheng Boyan took a shower and came back to hug the person in his arms again.
"When you wake up tomorrow, don't say anything that will hurt me, okay?" Cheng Boyan murmured to himself, stroking his soft hair.
He Li was so tired that she slept very soundly.
When she opened her eyes, she found that Cheng Boyan hadn't left. He looked like he hadn't slept much, lying on his side at a distance, staring at her without blinking.
He Li raised his hand to cover his forehead and muttered, "Sigh, the fever's gone down."
"Yes, I gave you an inhibitor in the middle of the night." Cheng Boyan reached out and gently brushed the hair that was stuck to his forehead.
"Thank you." He Li tried her best to clear her mind of the memories, but she was still stiff and didn't know how to face him. She grabbed her messy hair and stood up, feeling embarrassed for the first time. "Um, yesterday, can you forget about it?"
“No.” Cheng Boyan rejected this option.
He Li was stunned for a moment. Even though he was usually extremely carefree, he still didn't know how to face it.
Perhaps he should have been more patient and not asked Cheng Boyan for help, otherwise things wouldn't have gotten so chaotic. But if there were inhibitors, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
"I...I want to go home for a few days first." He Li finally turned around, half-squatting in front of him, and said cautiously, "I feel like what we're doing is wrong, besides, I'm still in my vulnerable period, I can't..."
Cheng Boyan raised his hand and gently brushed against his earlobe: "Do you hate being with me? You promised me you'd spend time with me lately."
“Because the situation is different now.” He Li didn’t know how to explain it to him. “Yesterday’s situation was too out of control. I don’t even know what I’m saying. It can’t happen again.”
Cheng Boyan looked at him, remaining silent.
He thought he was still too hasty, and the result was that he pushed He Li further away.
Yesterday, he could clearly sense that when he made further attempts to test He Li, He Li instinctively resisted.
He might genuinely dislike Alphas; his kindness towards him isn't out of affection, but simply out of habit.
"I won't touch you anymore," Cheng Boyan said softly. "Are you hungry? I'll go make you some food."
He Li sat in the room for a long time, scratching his hair in frustration. "Ugh, how could this happen?"
I can't just stay home for the next few days, eating when I'm hungry and then... well, you know...
In such an unclear and ambiguous situation, this is simply outrageous.
He held his phone, opened his contact list, and scrolled through it, but he didn't know who to ask for help. He could only send a message to Lin Yao.
[Little Sweet Pear]: Yao-ge, could you come pick me up later?
【01】：Not at Bo Yan's house?
[Little Sweet Pear]: Yeah, we had a little disagreement, and I don't know how to explain it.
【01】: Okay, I'll be there in half an hour.
He Li was relieved that he didn't ask any further questions. He got up, changed his clothes back, washed up, and went downstairs, where he saw Cheng Boyan sitting at the dining table waiting for him.
"Why did you change your clothes back?" Cheng Boyan asked gently.
"I'll ask Brother Yao to pick me up," He Li said cautiously.
Cheng Boyan's eyes darkened immediately.
He Li slowly walked over, stood in front of him, and said softly, "Cheng Boyan, don't be angry. I just feel that the way we are getting along right now is not right. How about we meet again after my sensitive period is over?"
Cheng Boyan stared into his eyes and said slowly, "Do you think I only want to have sex with you because I'm under the influence of hormones?"
He Li was speechless, muttering to himself, "I don't know."
“Alphas only clash, you should know that very well.” Cheng Boyan stood up, his fingers tracing the back of his neck. “But I still want to hold you, kiss you, and do more intimate things, because—”
He Li reached out and covered his mouth, preventing him from saying anything more.
Or rather, he was terrified that he would reveal the subtext he had vaguely guessed. He didn't know how to respond, nor did he have the brains to handle it properly, so he could only bury his head in the sand like an ostrich.
"Don't say it." He Li's mind was in turmoil, and her eyes reddened again. "Please."
This was the second time He Li had asked him for help in just one day.
Cheng Boyan couldn't bear to see him cry, so he nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I won't say anything. Let's eat first."
This was the quietest meal the two had eaten in years. He Li didn't chatter, and Cheng Boyan didn't utter a sound either; only silence spread.
He Li began to reconcile the events in a chaotic manner, unable to figure out when exactly they had become like this.
"What are you thinking about?" Cheng Boyan finally spoke first.
"I'm thinking... about many things I haven't done well..." He Li sniffed and forced a smile. "Even though I'm older than you, it seems like you always take care of me more. I'm too dependent on you, so maybe that's given you the wrong impression."
"Illusion." Cheng Boyan repeated the two words, his voice indifferent. "There's no illusion. You just see me as a good friend, I know that."
He Li felt as if his heart was being pierced.
Although he didn't let Cheng Boyan continue, even the slowest person could sense that he was no longer the same Cheng Boyan who had previously vowed to have no interest in Alphas.
Looking into his eyes at that moment, I couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in my heart.
If only she could resist his pheromones, He Li wished she could force herself. Otherwise, she thought, maybe accepting an Alpha wouldn't be as difficult as she imagined.
"Did I put pressure on you?" Cheng Boyan said softly.
He Li shook his head, carefully choosing his words: "No, I just suddenly... don't know how to get along with them."
It seemed that overnight, all previous ways of getting along were broken. I dared not call him brother anymore, dared not hug him, dared not get close to him, and dared not say anything that would cause him to misunderstand.
Thus, he became a mute person who was at a loss and afraid of hurting the other party again.
Cheng Boyan hummed in agreement, put some food into his bowl, and said gently, "Finish your meal first. I got some inhibitors from the doctor yesterday. Take them back with you and take them on time."
He Li looked at him with concern.
He was so forceful yesterday, trying so hard to keep her, but he still softened, didn't he?
Don't look at me like that.
Cheng Boyan slightly tugged at his lips, deciding to make things clear to him, "He Li, this wasn't a spur-of-the-moment thing. You told me not to say it, but you sensed it too, didn't you?"
He Li moved his lips: "Could it be that you're too used to being with me, which is why you have so much possessiveness?"
Cheng Boyan leaned back in his seat, his gaze calm, and he seemed much more relaxed now.
"No, I know exactly what I'm thinking. I've liked you for a long time."
"I'm not as gentle as I seem on the surface. All the kindness I show you is just a way to make you get used to me, depend on me, and become inseparable from me. I'm pretty bad."
“I took advantage of your lack of vigilance and your naivety. I even said I would lock you up. I really did think about that.”
"Only an idiot like you would indulge me time and time again, making it impossible for me to break free."
Cheng Boyan knew very well that after being honest about these things, he and He Li only had two possible outcomes.
Either become partners, or never speak to each other again.
He Li put down her chopsticks and re-examined the person who had been with her for four years. Her mind and heart were in turmoil.
"I...I might really be stupid..." he tried to respond, but found he couldn't give Cheng Boyan a proper answer at this moment. "I didn't realize it before, I'm sorry, I don't know what I was thinking..."
Cheng Boyan could sense his struggle and distress, so he stood up and stood next to him, gently rubbing the top of his head: "Forget it, if you can't figure it out, then don't think about it."
My phone vibrated; it was a message from Lin Yao, indicating that I had arrived at the door.
Cheng Boyan went upstairs, packed his schoolbag and camera, put the inhibitor inside, carried it downstairs to the door, and opened the complicated mechanical lock.
He pressed the doorknob to open it, looked at the dining table, and said, "Go, you're free now."
He Li stiffly got up, moved to the door, stood in front of him, and took his schoolbag.
He wanted to reach out and hug the other person, but in the end he didn't move. He only managed to move his lips with difficulty: "You... give me some time... let me sort myself out... I'll try..."
"Let's go, Lin Yao is still waiting." Cheng Boyan lowered his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Lin Yao's eyebrows and eyes before slowly settling on him.
"He Li, if you don't like me, then don't give me any more hope."
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