A week later, Gu Qingqiu was successfully discharged from the hospital. She obediently called Ji Xingqiao's father, who actually hired a tutor for her. In fact, this tutor was someone Gu Qingqiu had met on the campus of Shengming High School. He was a full-time teacher at the school. No one knew what conditions Uncle Ji had given to get her to be his private tutor and even persuade the school to release her.
Money really can make the devil turn the millstone! But Gu Qingqiu never expected that after experiencing so many worlds, she would still have to compete in the college entrance examination with a group of high school students!
During this period, Gu Qingqiu basically spent every day with her tutor. She still hadn't added Ji Xingqiao's contact information, and Ji Xingqiao never took the initiative to contact her again.
However, there was nothing she could do; she couldn't leave the house at all. The hospital prescribed some medication to promote the periodic secretion of pheromones, which Gu Qingqiu understood to be similar to regulating her menstrual cycle. But because of her omega status, she was indeed not suitable to go out when her pheromones were unstable.
During this time, Gu Qingqiu had read a lot of news and heard about many cases of frail omegas encountering misfortune when going out alone. In addition, Gu Qingqiu's physical strength had indeed declined recently, so she was a little scared. She decided to wait until her pheromones stabilized before doing anything. What if she accidentally entered heat while walking on the street? Wouldn't that be like a lamb entering a tiger's den?
Every week, the hospital would send someone to check on Gu Qingqiu's physical condition. Two months later, the hospital determined that Gu Qingqiu's gland development had stabilized and she could undergo another pheromone compatibility test.
The hospital said they had arranged for someone to pick up and drop off Gu Qingqiu, so Zhang Xin'ai went to work as usual. However, when Gu Qingqiu went downstairs, she found that it wasn't just hospital staff who had come.
The moment Gu Qingqiu saw Ji Xingqiao, she suddenly didn't know how to react and could only stand blankly on the stairs, staring at Ji Xingqiao.
Ji Xingqiao stepped forward and extended his hand, "Come down."
The moment Gu Qingqiu held Ji Xingqiao's hand, she was astonished to find that Ji Xingqiao had taken her hand on his own initiative.
Gu Qingqiu felt wronged and shook off Ji Xingqiao's hand, getting into the car alone. She felt very aggrieved. Why could Ji Xingqiao do whatever he wanted? Why did she always have to follow the male lead around? She also wanted to be chosen decisively.
The car moved slowly as Gu Qingqiu tried to calm herself down. She knew she had been unusually sentimental lately, but she couldn't control her behavior at all. She had just acted like she was being unreasonable, or at least... very impolite in the eyes of others.
Because Gu Qingqiu and Ji Xingqiao had traveled in two separate cars, Ji Xingqiao had already entered the hospital by the time Gu Qingqiu arrived at the hospital entrance.
Seeing that Ji Xingqiao didn't intend to wait for her, Gu Qingqiu felt like she was about to burst into tears again, and she gritted her teeth to stop herself from crying.
Under the doctor's guidance, Gu Qingqiu completed the pheromone compatibility test again. This time, she didn't fall asleep afterward. Instead, she said goodbye to the doctor and prepared to go home. It was as if she was sulking with herself and didn't want to know any information about the results.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Gu Qingqiu encountered Ji Xingqiao's parents' luxury car at the entrance. They stopped Gu Qingqiu and said they would wait for Ji Xingqiao to come out so they could have lunch together.
After all, they had arranged tutors to help with her studies, so Gu Qingqiu felt embarrassed to refuse, but she was still feeling down.
However, Aunt Jiang noticed Gu Qingqiu's mood and sat with her in the back seat of the car. She spoke to Gu Qingqiu gently, which made Gu Qingqiu feel a little better. She also admired Ji Xingqiao's mother as a well-educated and polite lady from a prestigious family. Her gentle and courteous speech calmed people down.
She told Gu Qingqiu that as a fellow omega, she could understand Gu Qingqiu's unstable emotional fluctuations. Usually, at this time, she needed the company of an alpha, but Gu Qingqiu was currently without the comfort of a partner, which was why she was particularly sensitive.
She also told Gu Qingqiu about Ji Xingqiao's situation over the past two months, saying that he had been in a bad mood lately, perhaps because he was approaching his fertile period and his reaction to pheromones had intensified. He was no longer able to attend school and, like Gu Qingqiu, was being forced to study at home by his tutor.
"...How is Ji Xingqiao's study going?" Gu Qingqiu thought of the upcoming college entrance examination and expressed concern about Ji Xingqiao's grades.
"Don't worry, he's a smart kid, he just doesn't want to work hard," Aunt Jiang said with a smile. "He learns very quickly, he can master it after just one lesson. After all, Xiao Gu, you have such good grades, he still wants to work hard and go to university with you."
"..." Gu Qingqiu turned her face away. "Auntie, please don't be like this. Did Ji Xingqiao tell you this himself, or did you just make it up in your head?"
“Xingqiao is my son, so of course I know him.” Aunt Jiang didn’t answer directly, which caused Gu Qingqiu’s hard-won psychological defenses to crumble again.
Gu Qingqiu said in despair, "Auntie, I am grateful for your and Uncle Ji's kindness, but I feel that Ji Xingqiao does not like me very much. Otherwise, you should find another omega that is suitable for Ji Xingqiao."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Aunt Jiang disagreed. "Xingqiao still likes you. He often asks me and his father about your health."
"If he really cared, why didn't he take the initiative to ask me?" Gu Qingqiu didn't understand.
"mom."
Ji Xingqiao's sudden voice interrupted Aunt Jiang's answer. Gu Qingqiu was startled. She hadn't noticed when Ji Xingqiao had arrived at all. Could it be that he... heard her question?
Thinking of this, Gu Qingqiu felt extremely embarrassed. She didn't even dare to turn her head to look at Ji Xingqiao. Instead, she moved her buttocks to the side of the car, giving Ji Xingqiao plenty of space.
Ji Xingqiao opened the car door and got in, naturally sitting next to Gu Qingqiu.
Gu Qingqiu sat stiffly, pretending to be indifferent, but perhaps because her performance was too clumsy, Ji Xingqiao's gaze seemed to always fall on her intentionally or unintentionally.
With parents present, Gu Qingqiu felt somewhat uncomfortable and remained silent the entire way, even during lunch.
Of course, Ji Xingqiao's parents may have been raising him to not talk while eating, and Ji Xingqiao was just a man of few words to begin with, leaving Gu Qingqiu to suffer alone.
But during the meal, Uncle Ji suddenly received a phone call, and an excited expression appeared on his face that Gu Qingqiu had never seen before: "Are you sure? Is this result accurate?"
The conversation seemed to have answered something. Uncle Ji's expression was both relieved and liberated. He put down his phone and said to Ji Xingqiao, "Son, there's hope for you. The pheromone compatibility test results for Gu Qingqiu and you are in, and it's 99.9%!"
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