IMAO Chapter 113

“Is it okay?”

Hearing Ji Rong’s slightly pleading tone, Jiang Yuan stammered, “Yes…”

After responding, Jiang Yuan hesitated briefly before using both hands to envelop Ji Rong’s hand in his.

The building where he lived now was quite far from his previous place. When the school constructed this building, they had considered that having Omega and Alpha dormitories too close together could cause problems, so they placed it at a considerable distance from other faculty dormitories.

These past few days, the weather had turned cold and damp. Coming from the dorm building, Ji Rong’s clothes felt ice-cold against his skin.

Jiang Yuan looked up, stealing a glance at Ji Rong, and noticed crystalline droplets of condensation clinging to his long eyelashes.

No wonder Ji Rong felt so cold. He came all the way here in the middle of the night just to check on him.

Was Ji Rong being too good to him?

Compared to that, Jiang Yuan felt like he was being too selfish.

“Ji Rong, you didn’t need to come over. I could have managed alone…”

“Managed alone? Have you forgotten what happened on the spaceship? You thought you were fine then too. What would you have done if I hadn’t found you by chance?” Ji Rong immediately looked up at Jiang Yuan, his expression serious as he said without hesitation, “Stop trying to tough everything out on your own.”

Hearing Ji Rong bring up the incident on the spaceship, Jiang Yuan could only mumble in response, “Got it.”

“Good.”

After speaking, Ji Rong looked at their reflection in the window. The two of them looked just like a couple, and he found himself lost in the sight.

“Are your hands still cold?” Jiang Yuan asked softly as he rubbed Ji Rong’s now slightly warm hands.

When Ji Rong didn’t respond, Jiang Yuan assumed he was still cold and simply let go of his hands to fetch the blanket from his bed, draping it over Ji Rong. “Better?”

Suddenly wrapped in the blanket that was full of Jiang Yuan’s scent, Ji Rong froze in place, feeling a little helpless. The scent was so intense that he temporarily lost his ability to think.

“It’s getting late. Should we sleep?”

Jiang Yuan gestured toward his room.

“Okay…”

Ji Rong followed Jiang Yuan into the bedroom like a puppet on strings. Due to his condition, Jiang Yuan had been relying on the scent of Ji Rong’s clothes to ease his symptoms. Although it helped, the room was still filled with the faint, lingering scent of his Omega pheromones. The subtle fragrance lingered in the air, teasing at one’s heartstrings.

Although Jiang Yuan said Ji Rong didn’t need to come over specially, now that he was here and Jiang Yuan could smell his pheromones, a voice in his head urged him not to let Ji Rong leave.

While his words claimed he didn’t need Ji Rong to come specially, his actions, inviting him to sleep together and leading him to the bedroom, were anything but hesitant.

When he turned his gaze to Ji Rong, he saw that Ji Rong’s face was slightly flushed, his ears red…

Seeing Ji Rong uncomfortably glancing around, Jiang Yuan hesitated. This was surely too much to ask of Ji Rong! Ji Rong was being kind to him, and he shouldn’t take advantage of that kindness by making him uncomfortable.

Jiang Yuan meant to tell Ji Rong to go back, but what came out instead was: “Let’s go to sleep.”

Damn.

What was he saying! The words that came out were completely different from what he meant to say!

“Okay…” After hearing Jiang Yuan’s invitation to sleep together, Ji Rong gave him a deep look and replied.

They lay down on the bed, so close they could hear each other’s heartbeats. Jiang Yuan could clearly smell Ji Rong’s pheromones and greedily took a deep breath.

Compared to the lingering scent on clothes, Ji Rong’s actual scent was absolutely irresistible.

Jiang Yuan lay on the bed next to Ji Rong, breathing in his pheromones.

Suddenly, a soft voice asked by his ear, “Do I… smell good?”

Jiang Yuan’s movements froze.

He looked up, feeling a bit guilty, blinked, and grinned, “You smell good. It’s addictive. No wonder so many omegas hit on you.”

Ji Rong looked at Jiang Yuan with a smile. “Are you addicted then?”

Jiang Yuan tilted his head and said, “I’m an Omega too, what do you think?”

Ji Rong: “So you do like it?”

Jiang Yuan glared at Ji Rong. Didn’t he make himself clear enough?!

Jiang Yuan gave a vague “mm” in response.

Hearing Ji Rong’s delighted laughter beside his ear, Jiang Yuan: “…”

Ji Rong was laughing at him!

This was karma.

To think that he used to despise Ji Rong’s pheromones, but now he liked them so much he wanted to hug Ji Rong and take a whiff whenever he saw him…

His face hurt from embarrassment.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yuan instinctively took another breath. The faint scent of snow cedar was just too pleasant.

Ever since noticing Jiang Yuan secretly sniffing him, Ji Rong’s smile hadn’t faded. Seeing Jiang Yuan take another sniff, he tentatively reached out a hand, lifted Jiang Yuan’s head, and placed his arm under it as a pillow.

Jiang Yuan turned to look at Ji Rong. “What are you doing?”

Ji Rong looked at Jiang Yuan, his thin lips slightly parted, his eyes sparkling like stars in the night, “This way it’s easier for you to smell my… scent.”

Ji Rong blinked at Jiang Yuan, his beautiful eyes seeming to hold some magical power that suddenly made hearts race.

In the darkness, Jiang Yuan felt a bit flustered.

Was he overthinking things, or did it feel like Ji Rong was flirting with him?

Those words could easily make his imagination run wild!

No, no, no, Ji Rong probably just knew about his dependency symptoms and wanted to make it easier for him to smell his pheromones to avoid discomfort. It definitely wasn’t like that.

Yes, that must be it.

After coming up with countless reasons, Jiang Yuan convinced himself that Ji Rong definitely wasn’t flirting with him!

After all, just over ten days ago he was still a proper Beta. How could Ji Rong possibly like him?

Damn…

The thought of not being able to smell this scent in the future suddenly left an empty feeling in his heart…

He should take advantage of Ji Rong being single now and take… a few more sniffs!

Jiang Yuan rested his head on Ji Rong’s arm and took two more big whiffs of Ji Rong’s pheromones in the air.

Seeing Jiang Yuan’s satisfied expression, Ji Rong couldn’t help but laugh, remembering how Jiang Yuan used to dislike his scent. He said softly, “Seems like you really do like my scent.”

Jiang Yuan: “…” Did he have no shame?

…

Ding ding ding.

An alarm rang out.

Ji Rong frowned slightly in displeasure, then turned his head to see Jiang Yuan opening his eyes and rubbing them.

“Morning.”

Ji Rong felt that Jiang Yuan’s “morning” wasn’t just a greeting. It was like a gentle knock on his heart, making it skip a beat.

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to say something, he noticed Ji Rong staring intently at him.

“…” Jiang Yuan sat up and touched his face, asking, “Is there something on my face?”

Ji Rong was silent for two seconds before shaking his head and withdrawing his arm that Jiang Yuan had used as a pillow all night. “No.”

Jiang Yuan was completely confused: Then why are you staring at me like that?

After getting up and washing his face, Jiang Yuan returned to find Ji Rong still in bed. He froze for a moment.

“Oh, I don’t have extra towels. If you don’t mind, you can use mine for now. I’ll buy a set for you when I go to the supermarket today.” After speaking, Jiang Yuan saw Ji Rong’s daze and suddenly felt his words seemed inappropriate, as if he was inviting Ji Rong to move in.

“I…” Jiang Yuan added, “It’s just… just for convenience.”

Ji Rong’s eyes lit up as he said in a deep voice, “Let’s go together.”

Jiang Yuan: “Go together for what?”

Ji Rong said calmly, “Let’s go shopping together.”

Jiang Yuan subconsciously glanced at Ji Rong.

Ji Rong explained, “You don’t know what I usually use. It’s better if we shop together.”

“That works. You have your preferences,” Jiang Yuan said.

After getting ready, Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong left the room together for the cafeteria.

Although there were no classes this morning, military school students were accustomed to a regular schedule, getting up at the same time whether or not they had classes. As soon as they reached the cafeteria, Jiang Yuan ran into several familiar classmates.

“Jiang Yuan!” Arlo noticed Jiang Yuan from far away. Previously, Jiang Yuan had pulled him into his room and asked him to release pheromones. Arlo had started liking Jiang Yuan then, and despite always saying he was a proper Alpha who didn’t mess with Betas, if Jiang Yuan pursued him, he would have been willing!

And now…

Jiang Yuan was an Omega!

That thought kept bubbling up, and he was just short of grabbing Jiang Yuan and shouting: Jiang Yuan, I’m willing!

“Morning.” Jiang Yuan smiled and greeted back.

Arlo hurried to Jiang Yuan’s side and was about to say something when he suddenly froze, noticing someone giving him an unfriendly look.

Ji Rong looked at Arlo with narrowed eyes, “Morning.”

“…” Meeting Ji Rong’s threatening gaze, Arlo swallowed. “You’re here too… I haven’t gotten food yet, I’ll go queue up…”

Ji Rong smiled and nodded before pulling Jiang Yuan away.

Arlo walked to the queue with a look of despair.

He smelled Ji Rong’s intense pheromones on Jiang Yuan, and Ji Rong’s expression just now was clearly defensive. It was the expression of one Alpha guarding against another Alpha!

While waiting in line, Arlo hung his head dejectedly. That shameless Ji Rong!

Back then he warned Arlo that Jiang Yuan had an Alpha boyfriend and told him not to be an Alpha mistress, but now Jiang Yuan was covered in this shameless Alpha’s pheromones!

That dog of an Alpha!

Arlo clenched his fist tightly, then released it.

Although he was angry, he knew he couldn’t beat Ji Rong. Provoking him would only end in getting beaten up.

He couldn’t even win against Jiang Yuan…

Now that Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong were together, if he fought Ji Rong, Jiang Yuan would take Ji Rong’s side.

Suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted Arlo’s wandering thoughts.

“Damn, did you smell that? Jiang Yuan’s completely covered in Ji Rong’s scent!”

“Right? Keep your voice down!”

Arlo turned around to see two classmates from his class.

Right?! Right?! The scent was super strong!

That bastard Ji Rong was just marking his territory, so shameless! He must have known Jiang Yuan was an Omega all along. How scheming!

After breakfast, passing by the supermarket entrance, Ji Rong pulled Jiang Yuan straight inside.

Upon entering, Jiang Yuan paused for a moment. Wait… why were they buying toiletries together? Ji Rong could just buy them and leave them in his dorm.

Whatever, shopping together wouldn’t take that long.

Jiang Yuan accompanied Ji Rong shopping, buying towels, bath towels, toothbrushes, blankets…

At the checkout counter, the machine quickly tallied their items. As soon as Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong left, everyone in the supermarket who had been secretly watching them turned away.

“Did you see what they bought?”

“Yeah… they’re definitely together! I’m telling you, when I saw them at the mecha competition, I knew their relationship wasn’t ordinary!”

Soon after, a new post appeared on the school forum.

[Ahhh, they’re really together! Picture proof attached!]

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