Gu Qingqiu was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I know."
"That's good." Uncle Ji was pleased with Gu Qingqiu's tact. He took out his phone. "What's your phone number?"
Gu Qingqiu recited a string of numbers, and Uncle Ji immediately called her. "This is my number. Save it and call me when you are discharged from the hospital."
A commanding tone, an attitude that leaves no room for argument.
“…Okay.” Gu Qingqiu agreed.
After Ji Xingqiao's parents left, the ward returned to silence and darkness.
Gu Qingqiu knew that in this world, feelings were not worth mentioning; social status and compatibility were the standards people used to choose a partner.
Driven by desire, when an omega and an alpha unite, they will act like animals, desperately craving and demanding from each other, their bodies completely dominated. But what happens after it's all over?
An omega can fall in love with any alpha, and an alpha can also mate with any omega that releases alluring pheromones out of desire.
Even if an alpha permanently marks an omega, it doesn't mean he's truly in love with that omega; it might just be... a matter of convenience.
I wonder if Ji Xingqiao knows that his parents are coming this time, or... is this also him using his parents to warn himself not to be presumptuous?
Gu Qingqiu felt a little wronged and tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it. When she touched the warm wetness in her eyes, she was shocked—she had experienced so many worlds and was never the kind of person who would be saddened by a few words. Why was she suddenly crying?
She was in a panic and started silently calling out to the system again. Fortunately, the system appeared quickly this time.
Male Protagonist System: [Host? Why are you crying?]
Gu Qingqiu cried even harder, her simple sobs turning into wailing: "I...I don't know...how did I become like this?"
The male protagonist system didn't speak, but the buzzing sound of electricity told Gu Qingqiu that it hadn't left yet.
After a while, the male protagonist system concluded: [Host, I scanned your body and found no abnormalities. It's likely due to the influence of omega hormones, making you more emotionally sensitive.]
Gu Qingqiu: 【...It can be like this again?】
Male Protagonist System: [Yes, this is an inherent attribute of the ABO world and cannot be avoided. It may indeed increase the difficulty for the host in completing tasks, but the host would be best to overcome it on their own. In addition, the host's body will be greatly affected during their heat cycle, and they may even find it difficult to control their behavior and emotions.]
Gu Qingqiu: [...Just like when I did the pheromone compatibility test with Ji Xingqiao before? I'm acting so strange...]
Male protagonist system: [It should be more intense than that reaction, after all, that was just a false estrus induced by drugs, the purpose of which was only to collect pheromones, and the host was given an inhibitor in time.]
Gu Qingqiu: [Oh my god... I need to calm down...]
But suddenly there was a sharp knock on the door, which startled Gu Qingqiu.
Who is it? It's not Zhang Xin'ai's off-work time yet!
When Gu Qingqiu saw that the person who came in was Ji Xingqiao, she hurriedly tried to wipe away the tears on her face.
Ji Xingqiao also saw this scene. He looked a little downcast and handed a few tissues to Gu Qingqiu. "Did my parents say something to you?"
Gu Qingqiu shook her head. Although this was indeed the reason for her emotional instability, how could she tell Ji Xingqiao the truth?
Ji Xingqiao could tell that Gu Qingqiu was lying, but the problem was that he didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only say, "Don't listen to their nonsense."
Gu Qingqiu wiped away her tears. "Why didn't you feel nauseous today?"
Ji Xingqiao thought for a moment, "It's probably because I did an information compatibility test this morning, and I threw up enough."
"Ah?" Gu Qingqiu felt both distressed and curious. "How did you do it? Did the doctor give you any medication?"
“No,” Ji Xingqiao said. “The doctor took me to a room and made me sit quietly for half an hour. He put more than a dozen testing instruments all over my body, and then made me smell more than a dozen tubes of something I didn’t know. He asked me how I felt and observed my body’s reaction.”
"A dozen tubes?" Gu Qingqiu exclaimed in surprise, "So many?"
“Actually, there was only one tube of actual test sample,” Ji Xingqiao explained. “The others were for control, and also to ensure that my sense of smell was still normal. Some were vinegar or coffee, some were plain water, and some were pheromones from who-knows-where. They were disgusting, and I threw up as soon as I smelled them.”
In Ji Xingqiao's description, Gu Qingqiu did not hear the keyword "peach," which made her somewhat disappointed, but she did not dare to bring it up herself, so the two fell silent again.
Ji Xingqiao was clearly used to this silent atmosphere and didn't seem embarrassed at all. Seeing that Gu Qingqiu didn't intend to ask any more questions, he took out his phone and started playing with it, treating Gu Qingqiu's hospital room like his own home.
Gu Qingqiu couldn't stand it anymore, "Why don't you go home?"
Ji Xingqiao looked up. "I think I forgot to tell you something."
"……What?"
I really enjoy being with you.
What does this mean?
Gu Qingqiu felt her emotions slipping out of her control again, and tried to ask in a calm tone, "Is it because your illness has stopped acting up?"
Ji Xingqiao gave a brief "hmm".
Gu Qingqiu was not happy to receive the answer; instead, she became even more conflicted.
Ji Xingqiao stayed until five minutes before Zhang Xin'ai left work, probably afraid of running into her and not being able to explain himself.
Before she realized it, Gu Qingqiu felt the air grow cold after Ji Xingqiao left, and the lingering scent of Ji Xingqiao in the air made her feel even more lonely.
Wait... what does Ji Xingqiao taste like?
Gu Qingqiu belatedly realized that she had also become sensitive to smells, but she didn't know if it was because she had become sensitive to Ji Xingqiao's scent, or because an omega was sensitive to an alpha's scent.
Moreover... the scent on Ji Xingqiao always gave Gu Qingqiu a sense of familiarity, but she couldn't quite place what it was. She felt like it wasn't the first time she had smelled it.
When did you first smell it? Was it a similar perfume scent used by a male protagonist from another world?
Unable to come up with an answer, Gu Qingqiu shook her head to stop her wild thoughts, and then opened the "ABO Physiological Knowledge Appreciation" that she had just cached on her phone and began to study it seriously.
Gu Qingqiu blushed and her heart raced at the sight of the illustrations and descriptions. If this textbook were in another world, it would probably be banned for being erotic and violent!
After learning about physiological structure and marking behavior, Gu Qingqiu began to doubt the world—won't doing this really cause any problems?
certainly--
Several months later, Gu Qingqiu shared her experience: nothing bad would happen, but the process was really scary; it was a case of "painful yet pleasurable."
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