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After buying the necessary things for the store and at-home use, Qiu Zhenyang dropped off the things at the store, and went back to the dorm.
On the way back, Qiu Zhenyang deeply felt the power of the forums!
Someone greeted him almost every few minutes, and all of them were people he didn’t know. When asked, they said that they knew him from online, and he had become a celebrity in the Interstellar Academy.
A celebrity…he really doesn’t want to be famous at all, okay?
“Classmate Qiu, why did you buy so many ingredients? Are they used in the store?” A few familiar omegas came over to talk to Qiu Zhenyang, but they didn’t dare to get too close.
Qiu Zhenyang had a friendly smile as he replied, “No, it’s for cooking.”
An omega looked at the amount in Qiu Zhenyang’s bag in surprise. “Classmate Qiu, do you usually eat a lot? This is enough for half a month. Why did you buy so much? It won’t stay fresh in the fridge.”
“Ah, because there are roommates who like eating together, so I bought more. This is about a week’s amount.” Qiu Zhenyang glanced down. How could he let Ling Mu and Ling Dang eat stale vegetables? Even so, refrigerators here are very useful; ingredients can be kept for a week with no change. Buying a three-day supply can reduce the need to go to the supermarket every day.
“Roommate? I thought you lived alone, Classmate Qiu. I didn’t expect you to have roommates.”
Qiu Zhenyang kept smiling and nodded.
“Hey, Qiu Zhenyang, who do you live with, Zhuo Hang or Yuan Chenyu?” There happened to be an alpha who was in the same class as Qiu Zhenyang present. Knowing that he had a good relationship with those two people, he asked curiously.
Many students who passed by and knew Qiu Zhenyang slowed down, but Qiu Zhenyang threw a heavy bomb on them as soon as he opened his mouth.
“No, I live with an omega.” Qiu Zhenyang smiled lightly, sounding quite happy.
“O-omega?” The alpha who asked him was shocked, as were all the eavesdroppers.
“Yeah.”
“How is that possible? Only couples who have been marked can register for cohabitation. Doesn’t Classmate Qiu not have a partner, are you kidding me?” Although his words were light, the smile on the omega’s face was terribly stiff.
Qiu Zhenyang looked around to see many people waiting for his reply. Lips twitching, he answered in a vague way: “Guess?”
How could they guess!
“Okay, it’s getting late, I’ll go back first, bye.” No matter how distressed everyone was, Qiu Zhenyang quickened his pace and ran away.
The rest of the people wanted to chase after him to see where Qiu Zhenyang lived, but they were too embarrassed and could only watch Qiu Zhenyang slip away. However, there are still many people who secretly made up their minds to try and find Qiu Zhenyang’s dormitory, and then find time to squat to see which omega is living with Qiu Zhenyang!
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Because he was worried about Ling Mu’s body, after the class on Monday morning, Qiu Zhenyang tried every means to drag Ling Mu to the infirmary.
“Are you too f*cking free?” Ling Mu, who was dragged over reluctantly, scratched Qiu Zhenyang several times before entering the door.
Qiu Zhenyang, who has been damaged all the way, showed his white teeth and smiled brightly. “I’m not salty1homophone for the “free” that Ling Mu used, I’m sweet, very sweet~ Let’s go, hurry in, I made an appointment with the teacher on the terminal.”
After finally pushing him in, a forty-plus year-old beta female welcomed the two of them gently: “Are you Classmate Qiu who made an appointment with me in the morning?”
Qiu Zhenyang closed the door, and dragged Ling Mu’s hand to sit down across the table from the teacher. “Yes, I’m Qiu Zhenyang, this is Ling Mu, it’s my… omega, who I’ve  marked temporarily.”
Ling Mu’s expression changed, but Qiu Zhenyang preempted him when he was about to speak: “It’s like this, Teacher Yu, when Ling Mu was in heat before, I gave him a temporary mark because inhibitors weren’t possible. Although the period between estrus will become relatively shorter after a temporary mark, it should not be like Ling Mu’s case where there is only two or three days in between as a buffer. Inhibitors don’t work either now, and he can only rely on my mark to ease it. I want to ask, what’s going on?
Too frequent estrus will tax the person’s body, and can also interfere with daily life. This is also why Qiu Zhenyang was in a hurry to bring Ling Mu to see the doctor.
Teacher Yu is an experienced doctor. Hearing this, she thought for a while, got up and beckoned to Ling Mu: “Student Ling, come with me, I will use an instrument to check if it is as I thought.”
Ling Mu glanced at Qiu Zhenyang subconsciously. He was somewhat resistant and afraid of various medical instruments.
“It’s okay, just check, I’ll be with you.” Qiu Zhenyang stood up and pulled Ling Mu inside together. He had seen in the original text that the reason why Ling Mu resisted seeing doctors was related to his deceased father. However, he will accompany Ling Mu to reduce his fear. After all, the checkup must be done.
Teacher Yu looked at the two with a playful smile. “Oh, you two young people have a good relationship. Have you been dating for a long time?”
Teacher Yu’s words made Ling Mu suddenly withdraw his hand, and walk into the testing room with a stiff face without saying a word. Seeing this, Qiu Zhenyang smiled helplessly, and shrugged at the teacher: “Teacher, he is thin-skinned, please don’t tease him.”
Teacher Yu smiled wider, waved his hands, and walked in.
The test report came out soon. Teacher Yu’s expression turned serious again after looking through the data. She handed the report to Ling Mu, considered it for a while, and said, “There is no major problem with your body; you just suffer from a relatively rare pheromone craving disorder.”
“Pheromone craving disorder? What is that?” Qiu Zhenyang was puzzled and worried. Glancing at Ling Mu, the latter was much calmer than him.
“That is to say, if Ling Mu has not been marked, it doesn’t matter. Once his body is marked, he will become dependent on the pheromone of the person who marked him, and will need a little pheromone to appease him every day, otherwise he will go into heat every two or three days.” Teacher Yu spoke very carefully. This situation is rare among students, and there are only one or two cases every year.
Qiu Zhenyang was quite happy to provide pheromones to comfort Ling Mu every day. The two of them already lived together, which was very convenient.
Ling Mu frowned, feeling awkward, and asked, “Is there any other way? This is too annoying.”
Teacher Yu tapped his fingers on the table twice, looked back and forth at Qiu Zhenyang and Ling Mu, and said, “Seeing that Student Ling uses pheromone stickers to block Student Qiu’s pheromone, you should only be in a temporarily marked relationship, right? The method I mentioned above is based on the fact that you are not completely marked. If you want to completely get rid of the craving disorder, the best way is to use a full mark.”
Qiu Zhenyang was shocked, and his back straightened a lot.
Ling Mu’s mouth twitched. Gritting his teeth in embarrassment, he demanded, “Change it!”
Laughing happily at the reaction of the two of them, Teacher Yu quickly raised her hand to cover his lips and coughed lightly, then said, “The only other way is to wash off the mark. However, the application procedure for washing the mark is more complicated. We can’t do it here, only regular hospitals outside can do it. But I advise you to think carefully about this. Washing a mark is very harmful to your body, and the cost is relatively high.”
Teacher Yu looked into Ling Mu’s eyes as he deliberately spoke the last sentence. The latter’s expression changed slightly and did not answer.
Qiu Zhenyang was a little flustered, and quickly said: “Understood teacher. Besides giving him some pheromone every day, is there anything else that we should pay attention to?”
“Pay attention to diet, don’t take nutritional supplements all the time. Just eat more vegetables and fruits.” Teacher Yu wrote all the precautions on a medical record card and handed it to Qiu Zhenyang.
Ling Mu has been silent since Teacher Yu said about washing the mark. He finally reacted, and in confusion: “Why are you telling him?”
Teacher Yu laughed and winked at Ling Mu: ” Because I think he’s more worried about your body than you are~”
Ling Mu wanted to retort, but turned his head to see Qiu Zhenyang looking at his medical record card seriously. The words got stuck in his throat and swallowed silently.
Qiu Zhenyang was relieved after leaving the infirmary, continuing to think about what to have Ling Mu eat this week. According to Teacher Yu, it must be mainly vegetables and fruits. But Qiu Zhenyang always paid attention to nutritional balance, so there were always lots of vegetables and fruits in the fridge.
“Remember to ask me for pheromones every day in the future,” Qiu Zhenyang turned to look at Ling Mu. It was noon, and Ling Mu’s bright and clean forehead was beaded with fine sweat in the hot sunlight. “But if you forget, I will take the initiative to give it to you.”
Ling Mu glanced at him and didn’t answer.
Qiu Zhenyang’s uneasy premonition widened. Reaching out, he grabbed Ling Mu’s arm, and made him face him: “Are you really going to wash the mark?”
As soon as he thought of this possibility, Qiu Zhenyang’s expression began to pale, with painful eyes.
Ling Mu, do you really hate me so much?
“Not now,” Ling Mu glanced at him. “I don’t have any money.”
He can’t even pay the money he owes Qiu Zhenyang.
Hearing this, Qiu Zhenyang sighed in relief while clutching his chest. He doesn’t have money, that’s great~
Ling Mu looked at his actions. After struggling for a long time, he was unable to hold back his words, and his expression turned solemn: “Since the mark at the test, the relationship between us has become very strange. Don’t you think so?”
Qiu Zhenyang raised his eyebrows. He’s always guided this strange relationship to happen, so he naturally knew. However, he must not tell Ling Mu, so he just licked his lower lip, and did not smile.
Ling Mu’s heart was chaotic. He had never experienced this, and probably won’t have it in the future. After encountering Qiu Zhenyang, his simple thinking began to turn chaotic, and he didn’t know what to do next. Reason told him that he should leave as soon as possible, but emotionally he was hesitant.
Yes, feelings. He has no way to deny the throbbing of Qiu Zhenyang in his heart.
But he was afraid – the price of this throbbing was something he couldn’t give.
Seeing Ling Mu’s silence, Qiu Zhenyang knew that he was on a razor’s edge again. Fortunately, he read the original book, and has some understanding of Ling Mu’s psychology. After thinking about it, he decided to cut to the chase, “Actually, I lied to you about something.”
Ling Mu’s long eyelashes trembled slightly, The hand by his side clenched involuntarily.
“I said before that I’m good to you because I want to make you a friend, but in fact, I do everything because I like you.” Qiu Zhenyang’s expression was very sincere. Speaking of which, this was his first time confessing to someone. Before transmigrating, such a love has always been optional for him, but now, he craves it.
Ling Mu’s heart skipped a beat at the statement. Surprise flashed through his eyes, before he dodged his gaze away. “Bullsh*t, I don’t believe you.”
Qiu Zhenyang smiled and lowered his eyes. “I don’t blame you for not believing me given the past, but I know I was wrong. Can you give me a chance?”
“Your change is too sudden, who would believe you?” Ling Mu snorted coldly. He wasn’t stupid enough to be deceived with Qiu Zhenyang words. Besides, he is very self-aware. Doesn’t Qiu Zhenyang like Cheng An’an who is delicate and soft, and is disgusted by him who is bad tempered and ugly? Who would believe him so easily?
“I used to have a hole in my brain, and was blind. You’ve seen everything I’ve done during this time. If you still don’t want to believe me, then… that’s okay, can you give me more time? I’m not afraid of you testing me, I’m just afraid that you won’t give me a chance.” Qiu Zhenyang wanted to take out his heart and show it to Ling Mu – he really wasn’t that bastard from before!
However, no matter what he says, it was impossible for Ling Mu to accept him immediately. Seeing that there won’t be time to make lunch if he doesn’t go back now, Ling Mu pursed his lips and turned around.
“Okay, don’t talk about it now. Let’s go back first.”
Anyway, he lives with Qiu Zhenyang now, and even his part-time job is under his control. Giving him a chance is not something he can control at all, okay?
QZY confessed!
…and was shot down.
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1homophone for the “free” that Ling Mu used