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CHAPTER 5: PHEROMONE SUPRESSION
Ji Jingcheng opened the door quietly and peeped through the crack, as if nothing had happened.
He covered his neck with one hand to prevent the smell of pheromones from spreading to his parents. Gently turning the doorknob, trying not to make any noise, he went to the third floor without anyone knowing.
The door of his parents’ room was open. When he approached, he heard voices inside. Ji Jingcheng couldn’t care less what they were talking about. He took off his slippers and tiptoed cautiously past their door.
The stairs are made from wood, because the house is a bit old, if you step on it a bit hard, there will be a slight creaking sound.
He could only walk upstairs with the slowest and lightest movement.
“What are you doing?”
Ji Jingcheng was taken aback by the sudden sound and almost threw away his slippers. At the same time, he heard footsteps downstairs, which made him loosen his hands on his neck, cover Jiang Chu’s mouth, and push him into the room. .
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, and it seemed that they were not going upstairs. He breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out his hand to close the door of Jiang Chu’s bedroom.
“You…”
Ji Jingcheng placed his hand on his waist, lowered his voice like a thief, and said, “What? Don’t want to eat my tofu?”
Jiang Chu sniffed and smelled the scent of oranges in the air: “Are you uncomfortable?”
“It’s just a little hot. “Ji Jingcheng sat down on the sofa in the room and kept his distance from him. “Well, let me smell your scent.”
Jiang Chu sat down on the other side of the table and released a pheromone to comfort him: “Is it better?”
The fresh mint smell of pheromones made the heat in his heart disappear a lot, as if he had entered a fully air-conditioned shopping mall after being exposed to the scorching sun in summer.
Cool.
“Well, it’s much more comfortable. “Ji Jingcheng completely relaxed as he slumped on the sofa, and his tone became softer and cuter that it sounded like he was being coquettish.
He looked at Jiang Chu on the opposite side, and only then did he have the time to take a closer look at him.
It turned out that when he (JC) was in high school, he didn’t look scary at all, nor was he as cold as he knew, and he was full of youthfulness.
How come when you grow up, you become an indifferent capitalist who eats people without spitting out bones?
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Jiang Chu was a little ticked by him, as Ji Jingcheng hadn’t really looked at him like that before.
“I think you bit too hard.” Ji Jingcheng raised his arm strenuously and touched his glands.
What exactly is the meaning of this being an Omega? Why did he feel weak when he smelled Jiang Chu? There is even a little longing for his touch, which is even more useful than the Hehuansan in martial arts novels!
“Sorry, I haven’t been an Alpha for too long. I can’t control it.” Jiang Chu took a few deep breaths and tried to restrain the urge to hug his Omega. “Are you sleeping here tonight?”
Ji Jingcheng nodded. Although he didn’t want to be in the same room with Jiang Chu, the torture of his estrus was too uncomfortable.
“I sleep on the bed, you sleep on the sofa.”
Jiang Chu pointed at the two small sofas: “I’m afraid this is a bit too small, right?”
Ji Jingcheng took a look at the other furniture in the room. It was true that there was no larger couch in the guest room. Is it possible to ask Jiang Chu to sleep in his room?
No, he doesn’t want his room to be contaminated with Jiang Chu’s smell. And if he goes downstairs and makes too much noise, he will be caught.
Speaking of which, he had never heard of Jiang Chu having a boyfriend before, nor had he heard the rumors that he was not a straight man. On the contrary, he was blackened by his opponents, saying that he was selling his ass to get to the top.
Funny, he’s a straight man through and through.
“Why did you mark me today?” He wondered if Jiang Chu and Ji Jinghuai were engaged in another conspiracy.
Jiang Chu learned his lesson and no longer had any other worries. He wanted to let Ji Jingcheng know all his true feelings.
“Because I like you.”
“!”
Ji Jingcheng’s eyes widened: “Are you serious? I think this is the first time we’ve met, right?”
“Can’t you fall in love at first sight?”
“How is that possible?” Ji Jingcheng didn’t believe it.
Jiang Chu thought about it, and combined the first time he saw him before and with the current world: “In fact, I have seen you once before. At a traffic light intersection, I was sitting in the car. You passed by my car and you were playing with your friends. Carefree and enviable, it also made my mood jump with excitement. At that time, I didn’t know that you were A-Huai’s younger brother.”
“When was that?” The more Ji Jingcheng listened to it, the more magical it became. Could it be that he had an encounter with Jiang Chu so early?
“Just a long time ago, when I came to the capital to play and saw you.” Jiang Chu made it up, in fact, it is five or six years later if counted.
“Then you still remember it was me? You have a good memory.”
“Because your impression that day was too deep, so your appearance has remained in my heart.”
Ji Jingcheng was stunned by him. If Jiang Chu met him in high school and remembered his appearance, would he (JC) still remember himself (JJC) when he graduated from college and was taken by Ji Jinghuai to meet him?
If you really remember, why did you treat me like that?
Regardless of whether he remembers or not, Jiang Chu is cold-blooded and ruthless when he grows up.
“How old are you, to talk about liking or not. When you grow up in the future, and have your own business, what will happen to that liking?”
Ji Jingcheng’s words made Jiang Chu’s heart ache. He was right. Before, he obeyed his father’s arrangements and went home to inherit the family business. The business affairs was like a battlefield, it was not suitable for sentimental feelings, and he gradually put away all his external emotions.
Even if Ji Jingcheng later became an artist in his company, he still didn’t dare to take a step closer and used coldness to disguise himself.
His liking for Ji Jingcheng didn’t make him courageous to show his love without hesitation. Instead, he chose to hide it in his heart under many concerns. After Ji Jingcheng’s accident, he regretted it.
“What? Am I right?”
“Then I will slowly prove it to you.” Jiang Chu suddenly looked at him firmly, “Cheng Cheng, I will use my whole life to tell you how long the love at first sight can last.”
Ji Jingcheng, perplexed by the look of his (JC) eyes, looked away and stared at the big bed: “It’s so late, I’m going to bed. You sleep by the window, I’ll sleep on the other side.”
Jiang Chu couldn’t conceal his joy: “Okay, don’t worry, I sleep very well and won’t move.”
“Well, I see, this is my house anyway. I don’t think you’d dare to mess around.” Ji Jingcheng tried to move his hands and feet, feeling as if he had recovered his strength, he stood up slowly leaning on the sofa.
Jiang Chu also hurriedly stood up to support his arm.
In an instant, the smell of mint approached. Ji Jingcheng could already walk on his own now, but his legs and feet were softened by him  and he leaned against Jiang Chu.
“Put your pheromones away, I don’t think I need it anymore.”
“Sorry, it seems to be out of my control. I can’t help it when smelling you…” Jiang Chu put him on the bed and rummaged in his bag to find the pheromone blocking sticker.
“I took this from the school infirmary today. Would you like to use it?”
Ji Jingcheng lowered his head, revealing his smooth neck: “Why didn’t you say it earlier.”
Jiang Chu secretly licked his canine teeth with the tip of his tongue, savoring the aftertaste of biting his neck, and quickly helped him stick it.
“All right.”
The smell in the air dissipated a lot. The foreign object on his body made Ji Jingcheng feel a little discomfort in his neck, but it was better than being controlled by the pheromone.
“I’m going to sleep. Good night.”
“Good night.”
Jiang Chu turned off the ceiling light, leaving a bedside lamp that emitted a faint glow.
This was the first time he slept with Ji Jingcheng on the same bed, and it was inevitable that he became a little excited, even if they were as far apart as the Milky Way.
Ji Jingcheng’s breathing gradually became regular. Jiang Chu didn’t know if he should be relieved that Ji Jingcheng slept on the same bed with Alpha who had forcibly marked him, and he could actually fall asleep so quickly without any defense.
Jiang Chu greedily listened to his breathing, and was once again thankful that God had given him a chance to live again, allowing him to get so much closer to Ji Jingcheng. He was so excited that he was not sleepy at all. He closed his eyes and recalled the bits and pieces of their previous relationship. He felt that he had missed too much, and he couldn’t understand what he was looking forward to before.
In the long night, Jiang Chu kept his eyes closed for a long time and felt that the person next to him started to turn over frequently.
“Cheng Cheng?”
“Um.”
He didn’t expect to get a response: “What’s wrong with you?”
“It’s a bit hot, and the stuff on my neck is so uncomfortable.”
Jiang Chu approached him, reached out to touch his forehead, but was caught. He thought he would be pushed away, and was about to apologize, but heard Ji Jingcheng say again, “Your hands are so cool.”
“Is it?”
Ji Jingcheng took the initiative to move to his side and lifted the barrier sticker on his neck: “I don’t want to use this anymore.”
The smell of oranges was stronger than before, and Jiang Chu finally understood why the school doctor asked them to take a leave.
He blamed himself because of his impulsiveness. He rushed to mark Ji Jingcheng before he fully understood the meaning of ABO. Which caused Ji Jingcheng to wake up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep well.
“Then don’t use it, is it uncomfortable? Would you like to drink water?”
“No need.” Ji Jingcheng was sleepy and hot. He followed his body’s instincts in a daze, hugged Jiang Chu, buried his face on his chest, and smelled his own Alpha.
“Are you sure you want to sleep like this?” Jiang Chu’s heart was about to move in the face of the person he had been thinking about for many years, but now he can’t do anything, he can only quietly embrace the person in his arms.
What a sweet burden.
“Yeah.” Ji Jingcheng slapped his (JC) face with one hand and touched his mouth and covered it, “Stop talking, go to sleep.”
Jiang Chu didn’t dare to make any more moves. After he (JJC) fell asleep again, he secretly kissed the palm of Ji Jingcheng’s hand, put his hand back into the quilt, then slowly fell asleep.
In the morning, Ji Jingcheng was awakened by the dazzling sunlight. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Chen Shan standing angrily in front of the bed while he was hugging Jiang Chu.
“Mom, why are you here?”
“I still want to ask you, saying that you don’t like others, how can you clim on someone’s bed in the middle of the night?”
Jiang Chu also woke up and was startled by the future mother-in-law who came to catch the adultery: “Ah,good morning auntie.”
Chen Shan has no good feelings about this young master Jiang, and said with a stern face: “It’s getting late, how long do you have to sleep with your arms together?”
Ji Jingcheng quickly released his hand and sat up with a blushing face: “Mom, we didn’t do anything. I just came to him for relief because I was unwell in the middle of the night. Don’t get me wrong.”
“Who told you to mark people casually? What’s there for me not to misunderstand? I have eyes to see.”
“Then it’s not my fault. How did I know that he would mark me?” Ji Jingcheng was scolded before waking up early in the morning. He was very aggrieved for a while, and coupled with the hormone disorder after being marked, he couldn’t help crying out.
When Jiang Chu saw him crying, he was so flustered that he didn’t know what to do, and apologized to the mother and son pair again and again.
“Auntie, don’t blame him. It’s all my fault. I swear I will never do anything wrong again.”
Chen Shan was so distressed by his crying, he was her own baby now matter what. She was angry and worried that he (JJC) would be wronged by Jiang Chu.
“Sorry, mom apologizes to you. I went too far today. I shouldn’t just break in like this. I won’t do it again.” Chen Shan wiped his tears for him and coaxed softly, “Mother Wu pastries that you like to eat. Would you like to get up and go downstairs for breakfast?”
“Yeah.” Ji Jingcheng took tissue paper from the bedside and covered his eyes. It’s been too long since he got the care of his mother. Although he was making trouble at the moment, he felt warmer, “I am also wrong. I should have told you clearly and shouldn’t have sneaked up and avoided you.”
Jiang Chu silently went to the bathroom to wash, leaving the room for the mother and son.