Chapter 33 The Illness Is About to Erupt
Lin Yao tilted his head, feeling the other person's breath falling on his neck, and said impatiently, "How much longer are you going to lean on me?"
Xie Xingchen pressed his advantage, raising his hand to grab the belt on his combat suit, without directly touching it.
He feigned weakness, saying, "I helped you vent your anger, even gave you sponsorship, and it cost me my energy and money, and you're still being so mean to me."
Lin Yao felt as if he had been pounced on by a hunting dog.
Okay, you're standing on the moral high ground, you've won, I'll tolerate it.
Xie Xingchen lowered his stance to the lowest level: "Praise me."
"Don't blow into my ear." Lin Yao's ears are extremely ticklish; even a slight touch can make his neck go numb all the way to his tailbone. With each word he uttered, he felt his back tighten even more.
Xie Xingchen turned his head and leaned closer, his voice almost a whisper: "Why don't you praise me?"
Lin Yao couldn't stand the way he talked; it sounded like he was kissing her while pulling her ear.
Just imagining the scene made him turn red in a second. He dodged to the side while racking his brains: "Great skills, mentally sound, and rich. A model student."
Xie Xingchen was amused by his limited vocabulary: "You're really good at praising people, how are you so amazing?"
“........”
Is he trying to flatter someone to their detriment?
Lin Yao reached out and pushed him back, making up an excuse: "My shoulder is numb, why don't you lie down by the sink?"
"And you?"
"Kick the door."
Lin Yao pushed him aside, grabbed the doorknob with his foot, and while pulling it outwards, he also kicked it hard.
With a loud crash, a large dent appeared in the smooth door.
Xie Xingchen clicked his tongue softly.
Such force! It seems I was holding back when I slapped you before.
He really couldn't bear to hit me.
Completely oblivious to what the people next to him were thinking, Lin Yao, expressionless, kicked again with a thud, creating an even larger dent in the crater, but it remained motionless.
Xie Xingchen leaned against the sink and analyzed rationally, "Don't waste your time. This door is specially made. Think about it carefully, now is indeed their best chance to retaliate."
Lin Yao looked up: "Why?"
“We’re not allowed to bring cell phones during training, so we can’t call for help. The principal’s office is located in the staff area, which is in a remote place, so few people come here.”
"Moreover, after the hospital-wide broadcast, everyone would think they wouldn't be so bold as to do the opposite. It just so happens that it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but they encountered a perfect opportunity."
"No, if no one comes, we'll just be locked up forever?" Lin Yao wasn't one to sit idly by and wait for death. He circled the bathroom to investigate. The enclosed room only had one small window because of the fresh air system.
This place is nestled against the mountains behind it, quiet and spacious, and few people come here.
Xie Xingchen leaned against the sink, looking relaxed: "It's okay, a cleaner will come to clean up during the night shift, so it'll only be locked up for eight hours before I can leave."
Lin Yao: "......"
Eight hours? That's easy for you to say.
He simply couldn't imagine staring at the guy he used to hate the most.
There was nowhere to sit, and his legs would ache after standing for a while. He didn't care, so he just pushed himself up onto the sink with both hands, feeling utterly bored.
Xie Xingchen stood opposite him, his left fist clenched and placed in front of him: "My hand hurts a little when we're fighting, can you blow on it for me?"
Lin Yao couldn't take it anymore: "...If you keep being so disgusting, I'm going to shove you down the toilet right now."
"Eight hours a day, you have to find some fun."
"Shut up."
"OK."
Lin Yao grew up alone from a young age and was used to being alone. He didn't feel that every second was like a year. He spent many days and nights in this quiet and silent way. Enduring loneliness was the first lesson he learned in his childhood.
He rested his hands on the edge of the pool, his eyes slightly lowered, as he silently memorized the military and political theory he would be taking the midterm exam from the very first page.
Xie Xingchen looked at him quietly for a while, then suddenly thought of something and began to unbutton his combat suit.
Lin Yao noticed his actions and frowned: "What kind of hooligan are you being?"
Xie Xingchen said helplessly, "We can't just sit here and wait to die. I have a lighter in my pocket. I'll burn some clothes and throw them out. If someone passes by and notices, maybe they'll come to our rescue."
"Okay, just don't burn yourself out," Lin Yao said calmly.
With a snap, slender fingers flicked open the lighter, and a cluster of eerie blue flames leaped up. Xie Xingchen lit the combat uniform still in the sink, which bore his name. After burning a small portion of it, he extinguished it with water and threw it out the window.
Not long after, when they went to check again, the clothes had disappeared.
"Looks like they're determined not to let us out." Xie Xingchen scoffed. "This feud is truly brewing."
“He Li is the same. We’ve been missing for so long and he hasn’t even come looking for us.” Lin Yao said warily. “I think… it’s not as simple as just locking us up. Going to such lengths just to play a prank and lock us up for a few hours is completely unnecessary.”
Xie Xingchen hummed in response, remaining silent, and loosened two buttons on his shirt.
Lin Yao's eyes widened: "You're going to take your clothes off again?"
Could you please pay attention to your appearance?
Xie Xingchen said in a low voice, "No, I feel stuffy."
Lin Yao then noticed that he did look a bit off.
His nostrils flared, and he murmured, "Can you smell anything?"
Xie Xing smiled, as if laughing at his foolishness.
"My pheromones, can't you tell after smelling them so many times?"
"Why did you release pheromones for no reason?" Lin Yao jumped off the sink, clutching his neck. "I already marked you yesterday, I won't do it again."
Xie Xingchen was silent for a few seconds, his gaze falling on the bottom of the door, and he said in a low voice, "You're right, locking us up is only the first step."
"What do you mean?" Lin Yao saw the restlessness in his eyes.
I already guessed, but I still wanted to confirm: "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Xingchen lowered his eyes and ripped open his shirt.
With the slightest movement, his tanned skin and toned abs are revealed, their lines accentuated by the rise and fall of his breath.
Xie Xingchen found it annoying and simply took it off and threw it aside.
For the first time, his usually calm face showed an expression of loss of control: "The illness is about to flare up, and there's no medicine."
He stepped back several paces, leaning against the wall to maximize the distance between them, and explained in a low voice, "They may have used an inducer. For other Alphas, it might bring forward their fertile period, but this stuff is extremely deadly to me."
Lin Yao couldn't utter a single word.
Xie Xingchen's illness has been mentioned countless times, so of course everyone knows how terrible it is. It's just that he usually controls it very well, often making people forget that he has such a tormenting ailment.
What would happen if a highly compatible Alpha and Omega were in the same room and he lost his mind?
He dared not think about it.
Xie Xingchen squatted down against the wall, his strong arms showing prominent veins, and he slightly raised his eyes.
Turning to Lin Yao, who looked tense, he reassured him, "Luckily, you're an Omega who can dominate the whole scene. If I had done something inappropriate..."
Lin Yao stared blankly at the other person, a sense of worry rising within him.
Xie Xingchen curled his lips into a smile, his expression calm: "You can beat me to death right here, and I will not fight back."
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