This time there was no accompanying headache or feverish craving for sex. It was simply his body burning up, glands swollen, as if his body was protesting.
Shi Yi’s mind sank into a half-dreaming, half-awake state. He felt thirsty, but couldn’t open his eyes as he immersed himself in memories from a long, long time ago… There was a stern-faced little boy who personally cut a piece of fresh milk cake for him.
Later they met again at school. It turns out that the little alpha isn’t always serious and looked a little chubby as he showed a shy look on his face and asked childishly, “Can we get married in the future?”
He heard himself say yes without hesitation, treating such an important decision so simply. Shi Yi felt like tearing up – he seemed to have forgotten some important people, and also a very important agreement.
Lu Yunye sat quietly by the bed, seeing tears streaming down from the corner of Shi Yi’s eyes. The omega was home alone, and didn’t even close the curtains to go to sleep. The silvery moon beams coated his face in icy blue, turning his tears into sparkling crystals.
Pressing his hand against Shi Yi’s forehead, it seemed that his temperature had dropped a little.
It was impossible for Lu Yunye to let Shi Yi, who is sick, stay at home alone, so he had to wait for a certain someone to fall asleep every night and sneak in to accompany him. Earlier in the day he went to the office to ask Lu Jingyan for an explanation, but was told that the other party was not in the company. When he was about to leave, he ran into Meng Wen.
He almost didn’t remember the other party, it was the other party that greeted him first. “President Lu, why are you here?”
“What?” Lu Yunye raised his eyes.
“Isn’t President Shi in heat? Why aren’t you home with him?”
“Impossible,” Lu Yunye blurted out. Shi Yi’s glands haven’t matured, so he won’t go into estrus.
“During the speech yesterday, he showed symptoms of estrus.” Meng Wen’s eyes were a little evasive. “I gave him an inhibitor.”
“What?” Lu Yunye was shocked. Not to mention that Shi Yi’s body may not be fit for inhibitors, without outside intervention, he would definitely not be in heat.
The other party ran away after saying this. Seeing other people coming and going, Lu Yunye was no longer in the mood to ask questions. The most urgent thing to do was to return to Shi Yi’s side.
While driving back, Lu Yunye slowly calmed down. Estrus… does Shi Yi know? If he does, why didn’t he come to him?
There is only one possibility, that is, Shi Yi knew that he was in estrus, but decided not to seek his help for whatever reasons.
Lu Yunye slowed down. Shi Yi’s current state is very fragile. Omegas in estrus are inherently sensitive. Since he doesn’t want to see him, he can’t appear rashly.
He never expected the other party to develop a fever when he returned to the villa at night. Shi Yi no longer had any resemblance to the high-spirited President Shi giving his speech for ‘Beauty’ as he curled up in his sleep, crying secretly.
What surprised Lu Yunye even more was that the air was gradually filled with the smell of pheromones. It was exactly the same as in his memory, like sweet peaches and blooming roses, a mix of floral and fruity aromas. Fascinating.
Lu Yunye froze in place under the huge shock. It was like he couldn’t believe his long-last treasure had been so close to him all this time.
Is it a coincidence, or…
“Little Pinecone…” Shi Yi whined in his sleep. “Can you not leave?”
“I won’t eat little cakes anymore, so can you not leave?”
Lu Yunye almost stopped breathing. Those memories buried in the depths of his mind burst out – on his ninth birthday, an equally ignorant small omega staggered alone, like a lost duckling treading water, and bumped into his arms.
It turned out that the reason he was irresistibly drawn to Shi Yi is because he is his Little Peach.
He didn’t know what his Little Peach had experienced, growing up alone and mistreated, and even formed a completely different personality from when he was a child… But, Lu Yunye still found himself irresistibly attracted.
Despite his young age, the little Shi Yi tried hard to raise his bare little wings in order to shield his own unhappy self[mfn]LYY’s unhappy childhood self[/mfn] from the wind and rain. He even gave away his favorite pendant. Did he forget all this?
After so many years, Shi Yi’s kind temperament is still there. Even though he was terrified to death, he still hugged the susceptible alpha without hesitation. And whenever he encountered any difficulties, he would hide and lick his wounds alone.
Lu Yunye felt his eyes water as he pressed a first against his forehead. Apart from his susceptible periods, he had never cried when he was awake. He never expected the truth to be so painful or distressing.
———-
When Shi Yi woke up, all the discomfort in his body had faded away, and he couldn’t remember how he returned to the master bedroom.
He subconsciously touched the back of his neck, and was surprised to find that there was a soft bulge. His glands seemed to have finally woken up after years of dormancy, filling the room with rich pheromones. Sniffing lightly, Shi Yi didn’t realize he smelled like this.
It was no longer light and bitter, but fruity and sweet, reminiscent of peach-flavored candy. If others knew that President Shi, who is outwardly cold and abstinent, had such a pheromone, they might laugh.
Shi Yi stepped on the floor in a trance, and shrank from the cold. Lu Yunye happened to come in at this time. He immediately walked towards him, hugged him back to bed, and helped him put on a pair of socks.
“You…” Shi Yi was stunned, and then he immediately came to his senses. “Why are you back?”
“If I didn’t come back, how would I know you were sick?” Lu Yunye lowered his face. “I’m now the holder of the No. 1 boyfriend badge.”
“Lu Yunye, you…” Shi Yi looked into his eyes curiously. Lu Yunye’s eyes were inadvertently flushed, and even his eyelids were a little swollen. “Did you cry?”
“Who said that?” Lu Yunye turned his gaze away as he tugged a sweater over his head. “I stayed up late last night and was in a hurry to see you.”
“There seems to be something wrong with my glands.” Shi Yi scratched the collar of the sweater, feeling the once-familiar fluffy material itch. His skin had never been so sensitive before.
Seeing that the other party still refused to admit to being in estrus, Lu Yunye sighed. “I’ll bring you to the doctor.”
After finishing speaking, he asked carefully, “Did you…do you remember anything from last night?”
“Huh?” Shi Yi paused. “Why do you ask?”
“Oh, because I heard you talking in your sleep.” Lu Yunye then inadvertently changed the topic, “You might’ve been dreaming.”
…It’s not a dream. Shi Yi pursed his lips lightly. For the first time, he could remember the chubby alpha’s appearance – his cheeks were slightly rounded, like a small meat bun, and his palms were very hot as he held his hands.
But knowing he dreamt of another alpha might make Lu Yunye unhappy.
After all, even he didn’t know who this alpha was.
After breakfast, the two went directly to the private hospital. Shi Yi was a little nervous as they waited for his test results to come back. After all, no one can guarantee how far his glands have developed, or whether they will fully recover.
“Don’t be afraid,” Lu Yunye gently held his hand. “It’ll be fine.”
Seeing the two people walking into the consultation room holding hands, the doctor waved them in. “Relax, don’t hide behind your alpha.”
Shi Yi’s ears turned red. He didn’t know when, but he started using Lu Yunye as a small temporary escape for when there was something he didn’t want to face.
“Your glands started to develop about five months ago,” the doctor pointed to a bright red circle on the image. “These are new cells, and this new growth is no more than half a year old.”
Shi Yi looked at the picture in amazement. The new cells had completely wrapped up the original hard core, enlarged and soft, and even protruded from his skin.
“It’s just…” the doctor paused. “Normally, it should’ve taken another month for your glands to fully mature, but you said symptoms similar to estrus appeared four days ago?”
Shi Yi nodded: “Yes, and… I used an inhibitor.”
“It’s a bit strange,” the doctor frowned. “It stands to reason that if there is no external factor, your glands will not have matured so quickly. However, this also has severe side effects, like the fever and headache you mentioned; in severe cases, you could have gone into shock.”
“Mr. Shi, can you recall whether you have been exposed to special drugs, chemical reagents, or eaten food with unknown history?”
Shi Yi shook his head blankly. He had been staying at home preparing the script for the past few days. He had only been to Yunye Building once, and didn’t have a chance to come into contact with other things.
However, Lu Yunye’s eyes suddenly sharpened and darkened, filling with indistinct emotions.
The doctor seemed to have noticed his expression, and comforted him: “Mr. Lu, don’t be nervous, the reagent’s effects have long passed. Mr. Shi’s glands are currently functioning like normal. It’s just that his body has been relatively weak recently, and he needs to rest more.”
“Then his glands are mature now?”
“You could say so.” The doctor nodded. “It’s just that his gland is relatively young and relatively sensitive, so it will hurt a little when being marked.”
“His first estrus is also uncertain, but after the first time, you should pay attention to the regularity and cadence.”
Looking at the two people with mixed expressions, the doctor said with a smile: “The probability of glands redeveloping is very small, and there must be a high degree of alpha involvement. Yours is one such case. Would you like to do gland matching? This can provide us with more research data and help patients in similar situations.”
“Okay,” Shi Yi nodded. As a former patient, only he knew how painful it was. If he can others like him, he doesn’t mind helping provide some data points.
Gland matching requires some glandular fluid to be extracted. The two walked into a sterile room. When Shi Yi saw the alcohol swab and needle in the doctor’s hand, he began to feel apprehensive.
He really doesn’t like hospitals. He woke up here after his glands were damaged, and couldn’t get rid of this curse for the next ten years. When Shu Wen was in poor health, he came here every few days to pick up medicine. The young Shi Yi didn’t understand why, and always worried that one day his dad would go to the hospital and never come back.
“Don’t be nervous,” the nurse patted the back of his neck a few times. “I applied an anesthetic, so it won’t hurt. But if you’re too tense, we won’t be able to get a sample.”
“Let me.” Lu Yunye had already had his part taken. He held down the gauze on the back of his neck with one hand, and stretched out his single arm to embrace Shi Yi into his arms.
Shi Yi felt his eyes darken, and his whole body was enveloped in cedar. Lu Yunye’s woolen sweater also carried his unique musk, a smell that belonged only to Lu Yunye.
He let himself be buried in warm arms, feeling the cold cotton balls against his neck. There was no pain when the needle pierced, only a slight numbness. He subconsciously grabbed Lu Yunye’s sleeves, feeling ashamed as his own weakness.
Time slipped by, and when Shi Yi came to his senses, the nurse had already taken the samples for testing. He blushed immediately and pushed himself out of Lu Yunye’s embrace.
“Go away.” He pushed Lu Yunye. “I’m fine.”
“How hurtful, President Shi, tossing me away right after you’re done.” Lu Yunye chuckled. “Wait a little longer, the matching result will come out in about an hour.”
“I don’t want to know the result,” Shi Yi pursed his lips. “Let’s go.”
Lu Yunye was stunned for a moment, then said: “…Okay.”
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