IPDAOLR Chapter 34.1

“Is that okay too?” The other person said.

Jiang Zhihuo’s eyes suddenly widened. “!!!”

As soon as the words left their mouths, a loud, frantic knocking sounded at the door.

The Chinese representative said, “Huo-ge, I know you’re in there! Stop hiding! Come out and study!!”

The knocking pounded against his eardrums like a drumstick striking down a drum.

Startled, Jiang Zhihuo instinctively tried to push Yan Mu away.

In fact, there was no need for him to panic—the door was locked from the inside. Unless they smashed it down, the two class representatives outside had no way of getting in.

But in a situation like this, who could possibly continue kissing without a care?

Due to the nervousness, the pheromones that he had been unable to control continued to leak out uncontrollably.

Yan Mu originally wanted to let go, but the school pants fabric during summer was thin, and since they were kissing, their bodies were pressed tightly together. As they moved, something slightly hard brushed against the base of his thigh through the thin fabric.

Yan Mu’s breath caught.

It was as if a string had been pulled in his mind, or perhaps he was enchanted by the scent of the pheromones. Whether it was an instinct or some unspoken reason, a rather devious thought appeared.

The body acted before the mind could—

His fingers only loosened by half a fraction, and with their lips briefly parting, they both grasped for a moment. Yan Mu then grabbed Jiang Zhihuo’s arms with his other hand, pulling him back strongly into his embrace. Lowering his head, his fingers clenched firmly, not giving the other party any chance to move even a bit.

The two class representatives were still knocking and shouting loudly:

“Hiding inside won’t help! Only studying can save you!”

“Studying helps you grow; studying makes you happy!”

“Huo-ge, don’t be afraid! We won’t eat you!”

“Accept your fate!”

“You have the guts to steal a man, but you don’t have the guts to open the door!!”

“The flood has washed away the Dragon King’s temple; I know you’re home[mfn]T/N: It’s a humorous and slightly mocking way of saying, “I know exactly what’s going on, and you can’t hide it!” It uses the idiom to suggest that the person is caught in the act, like a flood sweeping through a place it shouldn’t be.[/mfn]!!”

The two people outside the classroom began to exchange jokes, one after another. Through the thin metallic door, the two inside the classroom were close together, with the sound of knocking mixing the faint sound of sucking.

His legs were almost weakening, unable to break free.

Jiang Zhihuo couldn’t move, and he couldn’t let himself make a sound. The person restraining him, for unknown reasons, raised his knee, pressing down while his body leaned against the wall, the fabric brushing against a certain spot.

The feeling of being teased like this made Jiang Zhihuo extremely frustrated.

The two class representatives called out a couple more times. When no one responded, they doubted, “He shouldn’t be inside, right?”

“Mhm, I agree. Huo-ge wouldn’t hide from us like that.”

“Class is about to start.” One of them glanced at the time and said, “Let’s go back first.”

“Let’s go, let’s go.”

When the sound of footsteps gradually faded away, Yan Mu finally eased up slightly. Jiang Zhihuo bit down all of a sudden, his teeth sharply biting the corner of his lips. Then, he twisted his elbow and delivered a decisive strike. However, in his current state, the pain from the hit was nothing compared to the pain from that bite.

He pushed Yan Mu away and harshly wiped his lips with the back of his hand.

“F*ck, was that intentional?”

At this moment, even the breath felt excessively hot, as if a fog had settled over his vision, his breathing unsteady.

Every reaction was crystal clear, every expression laid bare in his eyes.

Yan Mu seemed to just realize what he had done, his eyes shifting toward him as if waking up from a dream.

“Is this fun for you?“

Jiang Zhihuo propped himself up with his legs and forcefully shoved Yan Mu’s shoulder, fuming. “You think it is fun watching me like this?”

Without waiting for Yan Mu to answer, he walked to the corner on his own, and just as he sat down, he suddenly stood up with a dark expression. He took a moment to regain his composure. Without any hesitation, he opened the door and walked out briskly.

He didn’t say a word the entire time.

Yan Mu stood frozen in place, still in a daze.

The corner of his lips was bitten, throbbing with a slight pain.

What was he just…doing?

Why did he do that?

Yan Mu clenched his fist, seeming unable to feel the pain as he punched the wall.

—Has he gone insane?!

The class bell had already rung for a while, but Jiang Zhihuo didn’t return to the classroom. Instead, he turned to a corner and entered the bathroom, locking himself in a stall.

He couldn’t sit with his back wet, making him uncomfortable.

He had only experienced this feeling on the night of his first estrus. After that, it was always suppressed as soon as the heat appeared, never giving him the chance to experience it again.

However, earlier…

The reason he was so angry wasn’t just because of Yan Mu’s ambiguous, seemingly mocking attitudes, but also because of the uncontrollable feeling in him—uncomfortable and embarrassing, something he couldn’t put into words.

He rubbed his face hard several times.

What the hell is this?!

Forget the front part, but why the hell does it have to be the back too…???

*

Jiang Zhihuo changed into a new pair of pants before returning to the classroom.

Fortunately, he disliked sweating so much during summer PE class, so he had left a set of spare clothes in the locker room.

He didn’t know what to do with what had just occurred and decided to calm down on his own first. He vowed not to approach Yan Mu unless it was absolutely necessary.

However, as soon as the class bell rang, Yan Mu took the initiative to find Jiang Zhihuo.

The groups rotated every week, and Jiang Zhihuo’s spot this week was by the window. When he looked up, the first thing he saw was Yan Mu’s face.

Jiang Zhihuo once again lay down with a blank expression.

There were two knocks on the window beside his ear. Jiang Zhihuo ignored it and reached into his desk to play with his phone.

Two seconds later, he received a message.

Yan Mu: Sorry.

Yan Mu actually took the initiative to apologize?

Jiang Zhihuo typed a response: Do you realize what you did?

Yan Mu: I do.

The two communicated through WeChat with windows in between.

Jiang Zhihuo: That’s it?

Yan Mu: Come out. I’ll apologize to you in person.

The chance had already been given, so Jiang Zhihuo needed to give him face and back down. He put his phone in his pocket and walked to the corridor.

“Let’s make it this way.” Jiang Zhihuo didn’t want to dwell on this matter much. In fact, if he was calm and thought about it thoroughly, Yan Mu’s behaviors were due to the influence of pheromones. He was also once an alpha and understood the various strange instincts of an alpha.

Jiang Zhihuo said, “Give me an explanation. As long as it makes sense, we can forget about it.”

Yan Mu thought for a moment and said, “I…might be crazy.”

Jiang Zhihuo: “?”

Jiang Zhihuo: “You call that a reason? Saying you’re in your susceptible period would be more believable than this.”

Yan Mu: “Sorry, but it’s the truth.”

Jiang Zhihuo was momentarily at a loss for words. “That doesn’t really make sense; how are we supposed to drop this matter?”

“Let’s talk it over.” Yan Mu said.

“What?” Jiang Zhihuo asked.

“Stay for now.” Yan glanced toward the classroom. He couldn’t bring himself to meet Jiang Zhihuo’s eyes—He knew he had gone too far. “I’ll tell you the reason once I think of one.”

Isn’t this just being shameless?

Only couples pull that kind of move.

Keep putting it off like this, and you’ll forget it in the end, won’t you?

Jiang Zhihuo wanted to ask, “Can this even be possible?” but before he could say it out loud, he saw the Chinese class representative rush back from the bathroom, hurrying toward him. “Huo-ge, you have to memorize ‘The Lament’ today!!!”

Jiang Zhihuo felt like he was facing a great enemy. At that moment, he couldn’t care less about whether to stay or not. “We’ll talk later, goodbye, friend!”

With that, he turned and ran while Yan Mu reached out, trying to grab his wrist.

Jiang Zhihuo was fast, and before Yan Mu could tighten his fingers, he had already been pulled away slightly. In the end, Yan Mu only managed to grasp the tips of his fingers.

Jiang Zhihuo: “!”

His fingers instinctively curled.

Yan Mu let go naturally and said, “You don’t have to run.”

Jiang Zhihuo: “If I don’t run, I’ll have to memorize ‘The Lament’ !!”

“Don’t worry about his grades,” Yan Mu told the Chinese class representative. “I’ve been tutoring him recently.”

“Mhm……”

“Mhm……………!!”

Jiang Zhihuo stared at the review notes in front of him. His expression was hard to describe.

Should he thank Yan Mu for stepping in and saving him from being incessantly pestered by all the class representatives, or should he say that he brought this suffering on himself by looking for trouble?

Ever since Yan Mu told the class representative that he was tutoring Jiang Zhihuo, everyone’s attitude softened. The looks they gave him were filled with approval and encouragement.

“So it turns out Huo-ge is quite responsible and proactive.”

“In that case, I’m relieved.”

“With God Yan around, Huo-ge is definitely going to make it!”

At least things were peaceful at school.

However!!!

Jiang Zhihuo’s gaze was filled with despair.

Hasn’t the torment from the makeup lessons been enough already?! Why does he have to help him with the last-minute studying before the exam?!

It would’ve been fine to just give him notes! Why does he have to memorize it on the spot?!

Can a poor student memorize it all in one night? Impossible!!!

Is it painful to review things he already memorized for days? It’s painful, very painful!!!

And on top of that, he didn’t even have an excuse to get away from it!

Jiang Zhihuo didn’t need to go to the bar. Boss Qu knew he had midterms coming up, so he didn’t put him on the work schedule.

Fortunately, he didn’t have to go. He didn’t even know how to explain to his boss about the ‘confessing’ to Yan Mu, who was also his love rival.