Chapter 17 part 1
Bai He didn't notice anything unusual. He even carefully shifted his position, and the friction caused Qin Yao's entire body to heat up.
Until Bai He's legs were no longer numb, he stood up, and the Alpha on the sofa didn't say a word.
Bai He said to Qin Yao, "Good night."
"Good night," Qin Yao responded, then turned over on his side, facing away from Bai He.
Bai He went back to his room. He was no longer thirsty or feverish, and soon fell asleep. He didn't know that Qin Yao had a rather unpleasant rest of the night.
During the day, Qin Yao greeted Bai He before going back to his own place, and Bai He left for school.
Standing in his own apartment, Qin Yao suddenly felt a bit empty, and the irritability was about to resurface.
Alpha's heat periods always had this problem - irritability, volatile emotions, and unstable pheromones.
Qin Yao's expression darkened, he took out his phone and scrolled through the contacts, finding a number and dialing.
Beep beep beep—
After a few seconds, the other side picked up, a woman's loose voice came through, "Busy with something? What's up?"
Qin Yao suppressed the corner of his lips, "I'm coming over now, have the nurse at the hospital take a break."
The other side was silent for two seconds, "Causing trouble at my place during your heat? Really?"
"......" Qin Yao pondered how to explain, the irritability furrowing his brows, "I'll come over and explain in person, can't explain it clearly over the phone."
With that, he hung up, gave himself a suppressor shot, put on a high-collar windbreaker, and left the apartment.
Bai He's morning classes were quite full, and he didn't have any in the afternoon, but he had to go to Jinyu in the afternoon.
Xia You had contacted him, saying he could come to the company first to get familiar with the environment. Bai He planned to go over around 3pm and meet with Xia You at the agreed time. He put down his phone, ready to continue listening to the lecture, when the phone on the desk suddenly vibrated twice. He picked it up again and saw a message from Dr. Zhou of the pet hospital.
Dr. Zhou: [Do you have time? Can you come over for a bit?]
Regarding Dr. Zhou, Bai He actually felt quite guilty in his heart. He had adopted Ling Ling, but then quickly lost him. If he hadn't taken Ling Ling away at the time, and just let him stay with Dr. Zhou, the Maine Coon might have been doing very well.
Bai He felt bad in his heart, he had never stopped looking for Ling Ling, but now there was still no news at all. He was very distressed and self-blaming.
Bai He typed a reply to Zhou Luoluo: [I do.]
Dr. Zhou: [Then I'll see you soon.]
Bai He looked at the other's message and replied with an okay.
Approaching noon, Bai He didn't go to the cafeteria, he left the teaching building as the bell rang, went to the supermarket outside and bought a bread roll, casually eating it on the way to the pet hospital.
Pushing open the door of the pet hospital, the bell on the door jingled crisp and clear, Bai He went in and closed the door behind him. Backlit by the sun, his body seemed to be gilded, warm and glowing.
"Dr. Zhou, what did you want to see me for..."
Bai He's words had just finished when he noticed a sensation on his calf. Lowering his head, he made eye contact with the Maine Coon sitting next to his right leg, its tail curled around Bai He's calf.
Ling Ling was very quiet, seeing Bai He's gaze, he seemed to hesitate for a few seconds, then slowly opened his mouth and meowed a few times at Bai He.
Still soft and kitten-like.
Bai He froze in place, his face as calm as a dead pool, but the emotions churning in his eyes were obvious. The Maine Coon was huge in size, but crouching on the ground, he still had to look up to see Bai He. From Qin Yao's angle, he could see the water glistening in the corners of Bai He's eyes. The alpha was stunned for a moment, then Bai He squatted down, reaching out to gently hold Ling Ling's face, his voice suppressing the surging bitterness.
"Ling Ling, where have you been..."
In that instant, Qin Yao's heart seemed to have something shattered, crumbling into pieces, the alpha who had left without saying goodbye was now full of guilt. He wanted to reach out and hug Bai He, apologize to him. These thoughts made him unconsciously raise his front paws, putting them on Bai He's knees. The Maine Coon rubbed his head against Bai He's bowed head, licking the tears at the corner of his eye.
After doing all this, Qin Yao finally came back to his senses, realizing that Bai He was looking at him. Dr. Zhou Luoluo beside them also had an inscrutable expression.
"...Meow."
Qin Yao felt guilty, Bai He's expression was blank, but then he broke into a smile, burying his head and kissing Ling Ling on the forehead.
This time, Qin Yao completely froze, the front paws on Bai He's knees no longer continuing to rub. Until Zhou Luoluo spoke.
"This morning when I just came to work, I found him at the door," Zhou Luoluo said the words Qin Yao had given her to Bai He, "He came by himself, this cat has a good memory."
Zhou didn't ask if anything had happened to the cat, Bai He pressed his lips, standing up and apologizing, "I lost Ling Ling, I'm sorry."
Zhou Luoluo paused for a moment, glancing at the Maine Coon, who was clearly staring at her with a serious expression, so the alpha doctor smiled, "I believe you, you didn't do it on purpose, right?"
Bai He didn't speak, just shook his head, "Losing him was my fault, I didn't take good care of Ling Ling, I'm not a qualified owner."
The Maine Coon couldn't sit still, he stood up and circled Bai He's legs, this kind of clingy behavior that would never happen to Qin Yao made the alpha extremely uncomfortable, and even the actions he was doing now were not proficient, even a bit clumsy.
Zhou Luoluo saw this and suppressed a smile, resting her fist on her chin and pretending to cough, "I know you feel guilty, I won't pry into what happened, but I believe you will be good to Ling Ling, look how much he likes you."
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