Chapter 43
"Mr. Gu, there's a call for you."
Gu Jianbo had just finished an online meeting when Assistant Fang came in in high heels to retrieve the documents and pointed to the vibrating private cell phone on the table.
Gu Jianbo's eyes did not move away from the computer screen. He nodded to indicate that he heard it, and his fingertips tapped on the keyboard faster. He picked up the phone only after finishing his work.
Before picking up the phone, he wondered if it was Jiang Li again. Only someone like Jiang Li would call him whenever he wanted, regardless of whether he was on or off duty, eating or sleeping.
He struggled on the edge of blacklisting Jiang Li countless times, but in the end, he thought about Fang Fang and decided to hold his nose and endure it.
He guessed that Jiang Li also wanted to let Fang Fang go, so he had to tolerate him and called him several times to negotiate.
"Hello, how are you?" Gu Jianbo found that the incoming call number was unknown.
"Hello, are you Gu Fang's parent? I am Gu Fang's homeroom teacher, Teacher Wu from Class 7." The person who came had a very clear and crisp voice.
Gu Jianbo finally understood. Few people knew his personal phone number. "Teacher Wu, I'm Gu Fang's father. What happened to him?"
There was a pause, and the voice on the other end was anxious. "Gu Fang is now susceptible to the disease. We have just transferred him to the school's isolation room. I need you to come to the school and see if you can take him home to recuperate for a while."
Gu Jianbo tightened his grip on the pen in his hand and spoke calmly, "He has a special physique, and his susceptible period is different from that of ordinary people. I will take him home to recuperate. Thank you for your help."
"It's not a matter of whether it's troublesome or not, it's just..."
Teacher Wu's voice behind was entangled.
Another teacher's voice came from the other end, as if talking to Teacher Wu: "He refused to let us contact the parents, saying that he could just apply some medicine in the infirmary..."
Teacher Wu put his phone aside and said to the teacher in a low voice, "Take that kid to the hospital and have him checked. Just apply some medicine and he'll be fine. He's so careless, he almost bit his gland. If you don't want to contact his parents, then don't. His family situation is special."
Don't return the phone. Gu Jianbo spoke first: "Gu Fang was during the susceptible period...what did he do?"
Teacher Wu paused for a moment. "Don't worry, this kid's pretty sensible. He locked himself in the equipment room beforehand. Well, one of our Alpha students went looking for him, but he wasn't prepared for the fact that he was in a vulnerable period, so he was caught off guard and... uh, falsely marked. Uh, a temporary mark between AA."
Teacher Wu tried his best to make this somewhat serious accident sound less serious.
"The student struggled, and the bite broke through the gland's outer skin. Fortunately, it was only the outer skin; the gland inside wasn't actually damaged."
"We've already sent this student to the hospital. He refused to contact his parents, saying he was fine. Gu Fang is still susceptible to the virus, so we need to inform you of this matter out of obligation."
There was a moment of silence on the other end, and Gu Jianbo murmured, "Can I know the name of the injured classmate?"
Teacher Wu didn't think much of it. "Lu Si, a student in Class 2, was the first one to notice Gu Fang was missing."
"Okay." Gu Jianbo's voice remained calm, even indifferent. "I will pay for his medical expenses, and I will apologize in person later."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Jianbo contacted Assistant Fang to give him some instructions, and then asked Mr. Gu to pick up Gu Fang.
Gu Jianlan's tone was even more shocked than his: "Fang Fang marked an Alpha? How is that possible?"
Gu Jianbo opened his thin lips and asked in a cold voice, "You also think it's impossible?"
"How is that possible? I can't let go?" Gu Jianlan was very sure, "Even if he's not clear-headed during the susceptible period, he can only beat up that Alpha at most. How is it possible, how is it possible to mark him!"
As an Alpha, Gu Jianlan understood the rejection of his own kind that was deeply embedded in his genes.
AA also always avoids excessive pheromone release in daily interactions to avoid unnecessary disputes.
During the susceptible period, people lose their rationality. This rejection, which is out of the control of the brain, will only intensify their aversion to their own kind. During the susceptible period, when they go crazy, they will at most bite an Omega. How could they bite just one of their own kind that they dislike?
This goes against common sense, and even more so against Fangfang's character.
——His child is the kind of person who will never label an Omega casually no matter how restless he is during his susceptible period.
So how is it possible to tag someone, and the one being tagged is an Alpha?
Gu Jianlan's voice suddenly paused. He suddenly realized something and took a deep breath. "That person, couldn't that be the one Fang Fang mentioned in the car that day... the one he liked?"
Gu Jianbo said nothing more. He walked to the window and silently looked down at the city shrouded in mist. After a long pause, he said indifferently, "Go pick up Fangfang. Hurry up."
Gu Jianlan secretly felt that he was not in a good state, and whispered, "I'll call Teacher Wen again."
He is of the same age as Wen Chuji and has been good friends since early childhood, having known him even earlier than Gu Jianbo.
"Why are you fighting with him?" Gu Jianbo's voice was slightly cold, soaking through the chilly mist outside the window, and he warned, "He's been busy filming recently, don't disturb him casually."
"Why should I waste my time talking to you?" Gu Jianlan sneered, "If I were to listen to you, I wouldn't have been named Gu long ago. Forget it, I won't argue with people like you. Fangfang is still waiting for me to pick him up."
The doctor looked at the film again and again, adjusted his lenses and was about to say something, but he found that the boy opposite him looked around from time to time, with his eyelids drooped, implying impatience, as if he couldn't sit still and was about to run away.
"Your teacher is still waiting outside." The doctor said calmly.
The implication is that you can't escape.
Lu Si raised his eyebrows slightly: "Am I okay?"
"It's nothing serious—"
The doctor was about to say "but" when the boy stood up and walked out without stopping. The doctor was nearing retirement, and his temper flared up. He raised his voice and said, "Stop right there, young man! Are you here to see the doctor or am I?"
The boy's wrist was already twisted on the door handle. He sighed and sat back down.
"I came to see the doctor."
The doctor glanced at him and said, "I don't want to waste my words, but I just don't want young people to be misled. I haven't seen anyone being sent to the hospital after being marked by AA and bitten."
The boy said succinctly: "You are too ignorant."
"..." The doctor endured it, "I'll have the nurse apply medicine and gauze for you later. You can go get the medicine later. The gauze needs to be changed every three days. If you can't change it yourself, come to the hospital."
The doctor couldn't help but glance at the patient's name again.
"Lu Si."
The boy hummed calmly, "Can we go now?"
The doctor sighed, "Mr. Lu, my grandson is about your age, also an Alpha, and in his rebellious phase. Not long ago..."
Lu Si suppressed his impatience and asked, "You want to discuss life with me?"
The doctor choked. "Do you know how dangerous this is? The skin of your gland has been bitten through. I almost bit the gland. Without that layer of protection, do you know how fragile the gland is? It's like a piece of tofu. A few bites will make it rot."
Lu Si complained lightly: "That's still different from tofu cubes."
"Do you know how dangerous it is to have your glands damaged?"
The doctor took a deep breath and threw him a popular science booklet. "You guys are so rebellious at your age. The more adults tell you not to do something, the more you insist on doing it. Go away, go away! I get irritated by my grandchildren at home, and by young people like you at work. I'm really old and should retire..."
Lu Si lowered his eyelids and glanced at the name on the booklet.
-《Precautions for x-communication between AA relationships》
"Thank you," Lu Si finally thanked him sincerely and put the booklet in his pocket. "This book is very useful to me."
After applying the medicine patch and gauze and returning to school, Lu Si was about to go to the isolation room when he was told that Gu Fang had been picked up by his parents.
He then sent a message to Gu Fang.
-I applied some medicine and I'm fine now.
-The susceptible period is over, remember to video chat with me.
The first mock exam will be held shortly after the 100-day oath-taking ceremony.
Unfortunately, Gu Fang missed the mock exam again because of his susceptible period.
After the exam that day, Lu Si returned home after taking a shower and drying his hair. Just as he carefully peeled off the waterproof plastic film on the back of his neck, he received a video request from Gu Fang.
Lu Si put down the towel and casually smoothed his messy hair to make it barely visible before answering the call.
Gu Fang was sitting on the bed, wearing loose cotton pajamas, his head resting on the pillow in his arms, glancing at the screen with a somewhat evasive look. Occasionally, a glance would land on Lu Si's neck and the back of his neck, then quickly retract.
The look of wanting to see but not daring to see.
Lu Si was amused and tilted his neck to show him openly: "I put on gauze and changed the medicine several times. New skin has already grown. Do you want me to tear it off and show you?"
Gu Fang was like a frightened little white rabbit, and hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, just stick it on, how can you tear the gauze randomly..."
The last sentence carries a hint of complaint and blame.
Lu Si suppressed his smile and quietly looked at his expression through the screen.
It no longer has the sickly flushed complexion of the susceptible period, but is now healthy, lustrous, and white, freshly bathed, and filled with a damp warmth that makes one want to take a bite.
Gu Fang knew he was looking at her, her eyelashes drooped, and her face flushed slightly.
After a while, he couldn't help but look up and look at Lu Si carefully.
Lu Si was as usual, his slender eyebrows were casually raised, the ends of his hair were slightly wet, slowly condensing into small water droplets, dripping into the shadow of his shoulder, which aroused people's imagination.
Gu Fang straightened his expression and said seriously, "Dry your hair and remember to blow dry it, otherwise you will get a headache."
Lu Si continued to wipe his hair, surprisingly obedient.
Gu Fang saw him wipe the water droplets from the ends of his hair. He paused, and even his thick eyelashes drooped, casting a faint shadow under his eyes. "I am susceptible... I did something unforgivable... I'm sorry..."
"You've done very well." Lu Si raised the corner of his lips and said softly, "It was I who misjudged the situation and disrupted your susceptible period."
Gu Fang quickly interrupted him: "No, it's me—"
He lowered his head. "I never considered marking you to get through your susceptible period. That would be too dangerous. I knew the danger, but I didn't explain it to you in advance, which led to your misjudgment. The responsibility still lies with me."
"If you want to pursue this further," Lu Si raised his eyebrows lazily, "I was the one who confessed to you first, then asked you to be with me, and persuaded you to use the AA mark to get through the estrus period..."
Gu Fang was about to speak to stop him, but Lu Si suddenly curled his lips and changed the subject, "Do you regret it, Gu Fang?"
regret……
"If I have any regrets, it's that I didn't explain it to you clearly." Gu Fang lowered his head, his tone low.
"That's good."
Lu Si lay on his back on the bed, his hair rubbing against the soft quilt. He yawned lazily and spoke dangerously in a casual tone, "If you try to run away because of this, I will catch you and bite through your glandular epithelium - if you struggle, I will tie your hands and feet."
"You have a bad temper." Gu Fang also imitated him and fell on the pillow, his hair rubbing against the pillow, his beautiful blue eyes curved softly, like a little white rabbit that was unaware of danger.
"If you don't have a bad temper, I can't keep you." Lu Si was a little sleepy, and continued to threaten him with his eyelids propped up.
"You have candy in your hand," Gu Fang narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I'll come whenever you wave your hand."
Lu Si stretched out his hand and curled his palm. "Is there any candy here?"
Gu Fang nodded seriously, "I've tasted it, it's sweet."
Lu Si waved and smiled wearily: "I waved, are you here?"
Gu Fang leaned closer to the screen and lightly placed his forehead against it: "I'm coming."
There will be a parent-teacher meeting after the first mock exam. Each class must set aside class meeting time to organize this parent-teacher meeting.
Gu Fang didn't take the first mock exam, but Lu Si helped him check the answers. Even without counting the listening section, he scored just over 700, practically first place. The top student in Class 12 who had taken the first mock exam performed poorly and didn't even get 700.
Gu Fang scored full marks in mathematics, and only lost a few points in biology in the comprehensive science subject. The teacher helped to mark his composition and Chinese reading.
Class 7 and Class 2 happened to have parent-teacher meetings that afternoon.
Gu Fang went to the studio to study, while Lu Si had to stand at the entrance of Qiushi Building to distribute brochures because of his duties as a student union cadre.
The content of the booklet is mostly about the upcoming college entrance examination, how parents should deal with and relieve students' emotional problems, how to support the school's work, and other seemingly useful nonsense.
"Classmate," a calm male voice came from behind Lu Si, "Excuse me, which floor is Class 3-7 of Senior High School located on?"
"The fourth floor." Lu Si was slightly startled and turned around.
The man had one hand in his trouser pocket and was wearing casual clothes that neatly wrapped around his mature and tall figure. He was not wearing his usual suit, which gave him a youthful and relaxed look.
Lu Si recognized him and paused slightly: "Uncle Gu."
"Hello again, Lu Si." A polite smile appeared on Gu Jianbo's lips. "Would you mind taking me to Class 7 of Senior 3? I don't know the way very well."
A decent excuse that is difficult to refute.
"Of course." Lu Si nodded his chin and handed the remaining booklet to the classmate next to him, "I'll take you there."
Lu Si was even slightly taller than Gu Jianbo, but his temperament inevitably lagged behind. In terms of experience alone, Gu Jianbo was far superior. He was many years older than Lu Si, and had traveled more distance than Lu Si had met in the past seventeen years.
Time cannot be crossed. Just based on this fact, he is able to be at ease in front of Lu Si, with both relaxation and respite, while Lu Si can only force himself to remain calm, feeling anxious in his heart.
As Lu Si approached the entrance of Class 7, he was about to speak when Director Gu suddenly tilted his head and asked, "How is your neck injury now?"
How to say it.
While Lu Si was surprised, a big rock fell to the ground.
At least he finally made his purpose clear.
Lu Si touched the back of his neck nonchalantly: "No need for gauze anymore, it will heal soon."
"I'm very sorry." Gu Jianbo smiled apologetically. Due to his cold temperament, the smile seemed weak even if it was sincere. "I'll ask Teacher Wu to advance your medical expenses. If you need any mental compensation, I can also pay for it."
"Thank you for your kindness." Lu Si said indifferently, "But I haven't suffered any mental damage. I can ask Teacher Wu to transfer the medical expenses to you."
Teacher Wu had previously said that this was covered by medical insurance.
Ghost medical insurance coverage.
He should have asked clearly at that time.
"Then that's not necessary."
Gu Jianbo raised an eyebrow and paused at the door of Class 7. "After the parent-teacher conference is over, can I go to Class 2 and talk to your parents?"
Lu Si's heart suddenly jumped and his hands and feet froze.
He forced himself to remain calm and looked Gu Jianbo in the eye: "You can talk to me."
Gu Jianbo smiled nonchalantly, as if treating a naive but admirable junior: "You need to discuss this matter with your parents. You can't make the decision alone."
When the parent-teacher conference ended, Xie Qinghe walked out of the classroom and saw a man waiting at the door with his back to him. As if sensing that the meeting was over, the man turned around, and when his eyes found him, he politely stepped forward and extended his hand.
"Can I get to know you?" The man said calmly and politely, hardly offending anyone. "My last name is Gu, and I'm the parent of Gu Fang from Class 7."
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