TSBSPAAM Chapter 43

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Chen Hebin’s heart tightened. He looked at Zhou Yizhou. “We… we saw a strange Alpha and were afraid you and sister-in-law would be deceived.”

Chen Si let out another sneer. “A strange Alpha? Are you trying to say they’re both stupid and easily deceived?”

Chen Hebin anxiously tried to explain, “I’m not, Zhouzhou, I didn’t mean that…”

Shen Bumian felt a headache coming on. Noticing the gossiping gazes around them, he patted Chen Si. “You, stop talking.”

Chen Si pouted in grievance. “Why did you only hit me?”

Zhou Yizhou burst out laughing. “Hahahahaha, you deserve it! Serves you right for being so dramatic. You got disciplined, didn’t you! Hahahaha.”

Shen Bumian ignored their bickering and thought about how Qin Luzhi had helped him. “Let me treat you all to a meal! Let’s go right now.”

He Jing and Chen Hebin exchanged a look. Yes, we won this round! Sister-in-law is still on our side after all.

The group of seven found another restaurant. Although Chen Si didn’t want to treat them, he didn’t want Shen Bumian to pay, so he still rushed to pay the bill.

While waiting for their food, Qin Luzhi stood up and spoke to Shen Bumian, “I’m going out for a smoke.”

Shen Bumian watched his retreating back. Qin Luzhi actually smokes? The surprise in his eyes was almost tangible.

Mu Yi explained, “The boss rarely smokes. Only when his emotions are complicated does he occasionally have one.”

That’s all the help I can offer.

Shen Bumian said he was going to the restroom and left the table. Chen Si watched the two of them leave one after another, looking thoughtful.

Qin Luzhi was standing on the balcony. Sunlight fell on one side of his face, leaving the other in shadow. When Shen Bumian came out, he happened to see him blow a smoke ring.

It seems even Qin Luzhi’s cigarette is stained with the scent of his pheromones, he thought. It’s not unpleasant.

Hearing the movement behind him, Qin Luzhi turned his head and saw Shen Bumian standing there, looking at the cigarette in his hand.

He subconsciously turned to the side, stubbed out the remaining cigarette, and held it slightly behind his back.

“Why are you here?”

Perhaps because of the smoking, Qin Luzhi’s voice was a bit low and hoarse, sounding somewhat unreal.

Shen Bumian walked closer and stood beside him. “I heard them say you’re in a bad mood?”

Qin Luzhi pinched the filter between his fingertips, his voice betraying no emotion. It was actually nothing, but the moment Shen Bumian spoke, he still nodded. “Yes.”

Shen Bumian seemed very curious as to why he was in a bad mood but hesitated on whether he should ask. After looking at him several times, he finally spoke, “Why are you in a bad mood?”

Qin Luzhi couldn’t resist taking a step forward, moving even closer to Shen Bumian.

He could clearly see Shen Bumian’s long, thin eyelashes and his own reflection in his clear eyes.

The balcony got a little bit of sun, and Shen Bumian’s skin was starting to turn red again.

So delicate, Qin Luzhi thought.

“I was training with them this morning, and my spiritual power is a little unstable.”

This spot wasn’t close to their table, but he could still see a corner of it.

He saw Chen Si leaning in and whispering something in Zhou Yizhou’s ear. Then he heard Shen Bumian ask with concern, “How are you feeling now? Is it still very uncomfortable? Do you need help?”

Qin Luzhi withdrew his gaze, suppressing a dark glint in his eyes. His throat bobbed a few times. “Very uncomfortable? How are you going to help me?”

Shen Bumian gave Qin Luzhi a strange look and said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, “With pheromones, of course.”

Shen Bumian thought for a moment about unstable spiritual power. It was hard to say if it would lead to a rampage.

Although he felt that Qin Luzhi could control himself, since even Qin Luzhi himself said it was very uncomfortable, then it must be really uncomfortable. After all, he had heard that Qin Luzhi had very high tolerance.

“Do you need pheromones right now?”

Qin Luzhi tilted his head, still unable to resist looking at Shen Bumian. “Right now?”

“Yes. If you need it now, we’ll go back to the school immediately.”

Qin Luzhi couldn’t help but ask, “What about them?” Would you abandon your friends to comfort me?

Shen Bumian didn’t overthink it. Eating versus treatment—it was obvious which was more important. In his current state, it wasn’t suitable for Qin Luzhi to be here anyway. What if he suddenly entered a susceptibility period?

“Do you need to eat first? I’ve already eaten.” The implication was that if Qin Luzhi wasn’t very hungry, they could go back to the school first and let the others eat by themselves.

Qin Luzhi held back again and again but still chose to misinterpret Shen Bumian’s meaning. For now, he would assume he was more important. A laugh escaped his throat. “Let’s go back to the school first.”

Shen Bumian felt that Qin Luzhi was acting quite strange today. He immediately decided to return to the school right away.

He sent a message to Chen Si and Zhou Yizhou with his terminal and took Qin Luzhi back to the school. Qin Luzhi didn’t even notify He Jing and the others.

In Qin Luzhi’s private training room, Shen Bumian had just closed the door when he was pulled into an embrace. He was about to push away subconsciously but then heard Qin Luzhi’s restrained voice.

“It’s uncomfortable. Can you let me hold you for a bit?”

The strength in Shen Bumian’s resisting hands faded. He was a little at a loss.

Qin Luzhi’s aggrieved voice left him with no choice. After thinking for a moment, he still took off his inhibitor ring and got straight to the point, releasing soothing pheromones.

Qin Luzhi buried his head in the crook of Shen Bumian’s neck, the tip of his nose very close to Shen Bumian’s glands. The scent of green plums was very strong. Qin Luzhi’s nose tingled.

Another pheromone scent suddenly appeared in the air. Qin Luzhi’s pheromones domineeringly enveloped Shen Bumian, covering the scent of “sea breeze and scorching sun” that clung to him.

That was Chen Si’s pheromone. The two had been close, so it was inevitable that Shen Bumian would pick up the scent. Qin Luzhi stubbornly wanted Shen Bumian to be stained only with his own pheromones.

The plum was about to ripen but had already, unknowingly, been moved.

So, I’m in love with Shen Bumian, Qin Luzhi thought.

For nineteen years, his emotions had always been faint. He didn’t know what it felt like to be in love with someone. Qin Luzhi was a rather proud person; he would never have superfluous emotions for others.

But after meeting Shen Bumian, he finally knew. He could feel heartache, feel jealous, feel soft-hearted. He would experience emotional ups and downs because of a single word or action from Shen Bumian.

Today, when he saw Chen Si get close to Shen Bumian and Shen Bumian didn’t refuse, a sudden possessiveness crashed into his heart.

His fists tightened and untightened. He couldn’t help but want to release his pheromones to encircle Shen Bumian, couldn’t help but want to rush up and punch Chen Si.

When he heard Chen Si introduce himself with a meaningful tone as Shen Bumian’s “childhood sweetheart,” Qin Luzhi didn’t even know how he had the audacity to childishly say he was Shen Bumian’s “fiancé.”

He wanted to laugh thinking about how he once believed he was treating Shen Bumian like a little brother. How stupid. What kind of little brother did you want to kiss all the time?

When did he fall in love? Qin Luzhi didn’t know. He only knew that now, his love was running rampant. From this moment on, Shen Bumian’s name was engraved in his heart.

Shen Bumian was being held too tightly and felt a bit breathless. He asked with some hesitation, “A-are you feeling better?”

Qin Luzhi greedily absorbed Shen Bumian’s pheromones while continuously releasing his own.

Chen Si’s pheromones had been completely covered, leaving only the gentle entanglement of green plum and mint.

Qin Luzhi answered him in a muffled voice, “It’s not enough.”

Shen Bumian didn’t dare to move again. Did Qin Luzhi overdo it in training this time? To be this uncomfortable? But he also had a subtle feeling.

He felt like he was being pickled in mint.

In a place he couldn’t see, Qin Luzhi’s lips curved up. A smile flashed by as he buried his face contentedly in the crook of Shen Bumian’s neck.

After realizing his feelings, Qin Luzhi discovered that the inherent flaws of an Alpha were indeed universal.

He had used Shen Bumian’s soft-heartedness to stain him with his own pheromones. It was truly despicable.

But at this moment, he experienced the beauty of an omega. His unstable spiritual power was half-truth, half-lie; seeing others being intimate with Shen Bumian, he really had almost erupted.

But the moment he held Shen Bumian, it was as if he had obtained a priceless treasure. He was like a proud, lone wolf that had found its treasure. He calmed down in an instant, retracting his fangs and wanting to show goodwill. Just smelling the scent of his treasure was enough to satisfy him and soothe his violent emotions.