The blood test results came out very quickly. The data showed that the pheromone compatibility between Lu Xingci and Duan Jiayan reached a staggering 99%.
While waiting for the blood test results, Duan Jiayan searched the Internet for information regarding the disorder.
Alpha stress disorder is a relatively common condition. However, most sick omegas experience difficulty finding a high-matching alpha, so, for safety reasons, they can only isolate themselves during estrus.
If a highly matched alpha can be found, the condition can be effectively treated by exchanging pheromones.
Duan Jiayan scrolled down to see what it means to exchange pheromones:
Sharing a bed for more than one night.
Exchanging saliva through kissing.
Using items contaminated with alpha pheromones can also relieve symptoms to some extent.
Note: If one of the behaviors alone does not alleviate the stress disorder, the above behaviors can be superimposed. Examples include temporary marking while kissing and kissing while hugging.
Each treatment was wilder than the next. Duan Jiayan had felt lost in the beginning, but now he has thought it out.
He is one of those people who have strong tolerance, so, if he can avoid being quarantined by receiving a temporary mark, he will choose the temporary mark.
Duan Jiayan held the report and hesitantly asked: âWhy donât you mark me?â
Lu Xingci spoke in a voice that was neither heavy nor light, and contained no emotion: âWhy donât you quarantine yourself?â
Duan Jiayan saw his look of not saving a drowning man, and for a moment he wanted to fight him. He wanted to drag Lu Xingci over by the collar and force him to bite his neck.
But he is not sure if he can overpower Lu Xingci.
Duan Jiayan suppressed the irrational impulse and thought about it very logically.
âFather Lu.â Duan Jiayan lightened his voice and even used honorifics: âWould you please bite me?â
Lu Xingci didnât think that Duan Jiayan would use this method.
âJust once; itâll be quick.â
After more than ten seconds of staring at the expectant eyes, Lu Xingci glanced away and his voice was a little low: âDo you know what the effects of a temporary mark are?â
Once an alpha marks an omega, whether it be temporary or lifelong, instinct will make them have a strong desire to protect and control that omega, and this possessiveness may even make the alpha lose their mind.
âI think,â Duan Jiayan saw that Lu Xingci had the intention to back out, so he sincerely touted: âwith your determination, you will not be affected by instinct, after all, you are such an excellent person.â
ââŚâ Lu Xing took a look at him. After a moment of consideration, he raised his lips slightly and smiled with an unknown meaning: âCome on then.â
As soon as he heard his response, Duan Jiayanâs eyes lit up.
Duan Jiayan pulled off his jacket and was about to swiftly undress his shirt. He was in a stance that made this seem like a blitzkrieg strategy*.
*t/n: basically a strategy to achieve quick victory (used in war)
Lu Xingciâs words interrupted him: âGo to the bathroom.â
He began to think that Duan Jiayanâs late change wasnât a bad thing. Otherwise, according to the other partyâs dense character, he doubted that Duan Jiayan could live well to this age.
Duan Jiayanâs hands stopped and his face displayed a look saying âwhy are you so troublesomeâ. Lu Xingci looked at him and felt the illusion that he himself became the omega waiting to be marked.
The smell of disinfectant permeated the whole room, making the room seem damp. Lu Xingci locked the door.
âTurn your back towards me and support yourself with the wall.â
âNo need.â Duan Jiayan said, turning around, âI can stand firmly.â
Lu Xing did not insist on his words; his eyes fell on Duan Jiayan.
The neck of the omega has a delicate and smooth texture. A bit lower is the boyâs thin shoulders.
Both Duan Jiayanâs hair and eye color are very light. When he was a sophomore, the grade director thought he dyed his hair and asked Duan Jiayan to dye his hair black again. His skin is also a limpid white as if the whole person was lacking pigment.
The closer he is, the stronger the scent of omega pheromones is.
Duan Jiayan waited for a long time but did not feel the other side bite down. When Lu Xingci stood this close to him, the temperature and breath of the other person felt particularly present.
He couldnât help urging: âWhy havenât you⌠Uwa!â
At the moment of the other sideâs bite, Duan Jiayanâs whole body froze. He subconsciously struggled and could not help jabbing his elbow backward.
The person behind him was already on guard. Lu Xingci forcefully grabbed his wrist and clasped his restless hand. In order to prevent Duan Jiayan from attacking again, Lu Xingci locked both hands behind his back.
Duan Jiayan realized that alpha and omega really had such a difference in physical strength.
At least when marking, Lu Xingci can easily control him with only one hand.
The marking process lasted for a long time, and Duan Jiayanâs brain began to heat up as a physiological reaction.
When the mark was about to be completed, Lu Xingci injected the pheromone into his gland for the last time.
Duan Jiayan slightly widened his eyes.
He could feel that at the moment of leaving, the tip of Lu Xingciâs tongue had intentionally, or otherwise, licked him.
This idea, coupled with the impact of the completion of the mark, made Duan Jiayanâs leg go soft and almost fall.
Lu Xingci caught him just in time.
The guyâs voice coming from behind carried a light tone and a smile.
âDidnât I tell you to support yourself with the wall?â
When Duan Jiayan returned home, Fu Yuan was already at home.
Fu Yuan saw him shuffling around with his slippers and poured himself a glass of ice water.
âI heard from your Uncle He. Did you go out with your classmates?â
Duan Jiayan responded he didnât want to tell Fu Yuan that he had a stress disorder and the only one who could help him was Lu Xingci. Otherwise, knowing Fu Yuanâs character, not only must she worry, but she may also take him to Luâs house to thank him.
Duan Jiayan looked back: âMom, I want to live on campus starting next month.â
Fu Yuan was stunned, and then frowned slightly: âif you live on campus, can you get used to it?â
âSong Yi also lives on campus. Heâs the only one living in their dormitory and there are three empty beds. I want to live there. â
âBut your Uncle Heâs houseâŚâ
âI might not be used to living with Uncle He.â Duan Jiayan stared down at the water heâs drinking.
Fu Yuan licked her lips: âAh, Iâm worried. Youâve never lived in a dormitory, and if you live on campus now, I really canât understand what you would do.â
Seeing that he didnât speak, Fu Yuan sighed inwardly.
She knew that since her remarriage, there had been more or less a gap between her husband and her eldest son. Now that the child has grown up and knows that he has a new family, he quietly chooses to leave.
Fu Yuan was a little distressed but she couldnât bear to press him. She said softly, âArenât you about to take the monthly exam? If your monthly test results are better than before, you can live on campus. â
Duan Jiayanâs eyes brightened when he saw her lose her words. He looked at Fu Yuan and decided to explore his motherâs terms first: âHow well do you want me to do in the exam?â
Fu Yuan thought about it. She didnât have much to demand for Duan Jiayanâs studies. She only hopes to use learning to distract Duan Jiayanâs attention and make him behave a little bit, so as not to cause trouble.
âHow about scoring at least number fifty from the bottom?â Fu Yuan asked for something that could not even be counted as a request. âYou could even score as the fifty-first from the bottom.â
Duan Jiayan thought for a moment: âThis really is too difficult.â
Tomorrow is a school day and the school is full of alphas. In order to verify whether Lu Xingciâs mark is reliable, Duan Jiayan made a phone call with Shen Chilie and asked him to wait for him in front of his house.
Duan Jiayan and Shen Chilie lived in the same community and sometimes they would go home together. As soon as they met, Duan Jiayan gave Shen Chilie a hug. Shen didnât ask him why. He cooperated and opened his arms: âSon! Dadâs here to hug!â
Duan resisted the impulse to kick Shen Chilie to death. He reached out, pinched Shen Chilieâs shoulder, and touched his neck.
Shen Chilie: ââŚSon, what are you doing?â
Shen Chilie: âDid you suddenly realize my beauty and greatness after you became an o, and decide to come into dadâs broad arms?â
Duan Jiayan was too lazy to care about him. He rubbed against him several times.
Shen Chilie: âEven if itâs you, you canât mess around like this.â
The pheromone of Shen Chilie is not offensive to him. It seems that Lu Xingciâs mark is quite useful.
Duan Jiayan raised his eyelids: âOkay, you can go fuck off now.â
When Shen Chilie saw that he had finished speaking, he really turned around and left. For a moment, he felt like he was being used up and thrown away: â Duan Jiayan, am I your fucking uncle! In the middle of the night, you told me to come here and I come here. Now you tell me to go back and I go back? â
Duan Jiayan looked back and revealed an inhuman smile: âWhat do you want then? Do you want to mess around with me?â
Shen Chilie was beat shaken by his smile: âNo, I canât. Iâm guessing the alpha who can control you hasnât been born yet.â
âItâs good that you know.â Duan Jiayan turns around lazily, suddenly remembers something, and turns back to look at him: âSee you tomorrow, my obedient son.â
ââŚâ Seeing that he especially had to take advantage of this joke, Shen Chilie gave a sound of acknowledgment that contained some humor.
Having resolved the uncertainty, Duan Jiayan slept very well that night.
On Monday morning, the flag-raising ceremony was held as usual.
The monthly exam was soon to take place. Waiting for the flag-raising ceremony to begin, many students held their pocket notebooks to memorize important knowledge points.
Duan Jiayan is mixed in the crowd. He doesnât know if itâs a psychological effect but he keeps on feeling a little pain in his body.
This feeling appears from time to time: sometimes itâs present, sometimes itâs not. He wonders if he is thinking too much. Song Yi next to him suddenly taps him.
âBrother, look, itâs your goddess.â
Duan Jiayan looks up and sees the students of the art class passing by them. Jiang Qinianâs school uniform is covered with a sweater. She has her long hair covering her shoulders today, making her appear very gentle.
Duan Jiayan smiled at Jiang Qinian, who waved to him.
Just after waving, the girl next to Jiang Qinian, âsince I know that Duan Jiayan is an omega, I donât think he is that violent.â
Jiang Qinian smiled: âHis temper wasnât so bad originally, was it?â
Several other girls also followed the discussion:
âI saw him beat Du Xuchen so badly there was blood that day. But when I consider that heâs an omega, I think heâs actually⌠a little cute? â
âNian Nian, you have to think about it; omegas are rare. You can brag about dating an omega for a whole year.â
âBrag what brag,â Jiang Qinian and laughed: âIf I fall in love with someone, itâll only be because I like them. It would have nothing to do with gender.â
After the students of the art class left, the pain in Duan Jiayanâs body was not reduced, rather, the burning sensation came from his neck. It seems that there may be some redness.
Since an omegaâs glands are located on the neck, the neck skin is most sensitive to pheromones. Duan Jiayan realized that his stress disorder might have been triggered again.
There were too many people on the sports court and everyone stood close together. In just the small area near Duan Jianyan, there were four or five alphas alone.
He subconsciously looked for the figure of Lu Xingci, who stood not far behind him. Duan Jiayan wanted to call his name but suddenly realized that he shouldnât.
Even if Lu Xingci knows that he is not feeling well, should he grab Lu Xingci by the hand in front of everyone, or ask for a hug?
Duan Jiayan suddenly remembered from his research that using items contaminated with alpha pheromones can also relieve symptoms. He could find a way to borrow Lu Xingciâs school uniform.
He was about to turn around when he suddenly saw the grade director walking over with a discipline committee member to class 10.
The grade director, Jiang, is a middle-aged man who enforced school rules. He asked to write down the names of the students who didnât wear school uniforms and told those students to step out to the side.
Someone nearby muttered: âOld Jiang is picky today. Those who didnât wear the school uniform were all called to run five laps as punishment. Those in class one have already started running.â
Song Yi subconsciously turned his head to look at Duan Jiayan.
Sure enough, he didnât wear a school uniform.
Not wearing a school uniform has already become a habit of his. If he was wearing a school uniform, perhaps he could swap it with Lu Xingciâs. But since he was just so clever today, he feels too embarrassed to ask Lu Xingci for his school uniform.
Why doesnât he just escape then?
Director Jiang is just behind the line of students of class 10, so if he slips away, the director will surely catch him.
Duan Jiayan was a little annoyed. He considered that he could go run the laps anyway, since there are so few people on the track.
While he was thinking about it,
A school uniform was placed over him.
Duan Jiayan looked to the side by reflex. Lu Xingci did not speak, and after giving his school uniform to him, he turned and walked to the end of the line of students of class 10.
Lu Xingciâs school uniform was full of his pheromone. Wrapped in the smell of Lu Xingci, Duan Jiayanâs tight nerves gradually began to relax.
Duan Jiayan couldnât tell what the smell was, but it should have a scent of grass mixed with a bit of clean and refreshing sourness.
It was like a lemon-stained forest sprinkled with a thin layer of snow.
Song Yi watched as Lu Xingci put the school uniform on Duan Jiayan and walked straight to the line of students who were sent off to run laps as punishment.
Song Yi stared. He couldnât help but ask:
âThe class president, what⌠is the meaning of this?â