Chapter 27
No one spoke, the hospital room was so quiet that one could hear each other's breathing. It was not sure if it was Bai He's illusion, but he felt Qin Yao's breathing was a bit heavy.
The silent eye contact lasted for two or three minutes, complex emotions flashed across the alpha's eyes, Bai He's head still ached, he only noticed the anger that flashed across Qin Yao's face and then was suppressed, unable to catch any other emotions.
"Qin Yao."
Bai He called him, as expected, his voice was very weak and weary, almost just a breath of air.
Qin Yao did not respond, his calm face seemed to be brewing a violent storm, ready to sweep down at any moment, but when he saw Bai He's pale lips, it all solidified into silence.
Bai He was unusually a bit flustered, he did not know what was wrong with Qin Yao, he had glimpsed the anger on Qin Yao's face just now, although those emotions that were not easily revealed were quickly hidden by the alpha, but Bai He still noticed it.
Qin Yao was angry.
What was the reason?
Bai He tried to recall the events in the alley as much as possible, he could guess that Qin Yao had arrived in time later, Bai He remembered Qin Yao's pheromones, at that moment the scent of Brandy was very thick, with a sharp aggressiveness.
Bai He lowered his eyelashes, staring at his fingers resting on the white bedding, biting his lip, after a long while, he called Qin Yao's name softly again.
Qin Yao was still just looking at him, Bai He felt his heartbeat a bit chaotic.
"I didn't run away from them." Bai He said languidly, he slightly lowered his head, his neck as white as almost no blood, beautiful like a fragile work of art, his hair covering his sadness.
"I thought I could lure them away, so Yichen would be safe." Bai He's voice kept getting smaller: "It's my fault for not running fast enough, if I had been faster..."
"Bai He." Qin Yao stopped Bai He, his brow furrowed tightly, suppressing the surging depression: "Your next sentence is not going to be apologizing to me, is it?"
Bai He was stunned.
Qin Yao took a deep breath, after a moment, lowering his voice, the tone that forcibly calmed down contained an unquestionable directive: "Don't say sorry."
Bai He mutely shifted his gaze to Qin Yao, pressing his lips tightly, a flash of incredulity on his face, followed by the self-reproach of being seen through.
Again, taking the blame, a bad habit he just could not shake off, as if he had angered Qin Yao even more...
He did not speak, his expression dazed, even a bit pitiful, making the Qin Yao who was about to say something lose his temper.
The alpha gripped the report in his hand, gently asking, "Anywhere uncomfortable?"
Bai He shook his head.
"..."
Qin Yao stared at the silent Bai He, his heart restless, he got up from the chair and left the room.
The already spacious and cold hospital room now seemed even more empty, Bai He smelled the pungent disinfectant, his heart aching as if he could not breathe.
Qin Yao left.
He lowered his head, his fingers clenching the bedding, the wrinkles being squeezed out, Bai He did not feel any pain, his fingers turned white from pinching himself, until another hand appeared, grabbing his wrist, pulling Bai He out of his bewilderment.
Qin Yao held a cup of hot milk in his left hand, his right hand grasping Bai He's wrist, his upper body slightly leaning forward, their distance closer, their pheromones intertwined and enveloped, Bai He's mind instantly calmed down.
He looked at the side of Qin Yao's face, very close, the bridge of the nose was very high.
Qin Yao released Bai He's hand, handing the milk to Bai He again, and sat back down on the chair: "If you feel uncomfortable, tell me, don't pinch your hand."
Bai He blankly nodded, thanking Qin Yao for the milk, he was quiet for a while, then raised his head again: "What's wrong with me?"
Qin Yao seemed to have been waiting for him to bring this up, he handed the report to Bai He, while explaining: "There's a problem with your gland."
Bai He scanned the check report line by line, finding the small words on the diagnosis result.
"Excessive pheromone secretion?" He was a little startled, Bai He's brain lacking in basic knowledge buzzed, and he could only look at Qin Yao blankly.
"Your secondary gender is beta, being able to secrete pheromones is already a one in ten thousand case, and now due to external stimulation of the gland, the hormones are imbalanced, the amount of pheromones you secrete is almost catching up to an omega's." Qin Yao lowered his voice, seeming to have a soothing tone: "Hormonal imbalance is not good for the body, your emotional reaction is normal, but don't pinch yourself, if you're uncomfortable, you can find me."
"...Find you?" Bai He was still very puzzled.
"En." Qin Yao reached out and brushed the hair from Bai He's forehead, his gaze reminding Bai He to drink the hot milk: "Our matching degree is quite high, you'll feel better with me around."
Bai He made an "oh" sound, obediently burying his head to drink the milk.
He understood Qin Yao's meaning now, matching degree is a term commonly used between AO, the higher the matching degree, the better the mutual soothing effect, it's just that Bai He didn't expect that as a beta, he would also need a high matching degree alpha to soothe him.
"..."
The original host was a beta, right?
Bai He suddenly had doubts in his heart, he reviewed the original novel that he hadn't finished reading, confirmed that the text didn't mention the original host's gender much, and was temporarily relieved.
As he was thinking, he suddenly realized again, he was already in the hospital, and he already had the hormone imbalance check sheet, so he should have done a gland check.
"I'm just hormonally imbalanced?" Bai He looked up at Qin Yao.
Qin Yao's slender eyes narrowed, he looked at the rim of white milk around Bai He's lips, reaching out to wipe it clean with a tissue, chuckling: "Why, do you sound a bit disappointed?"
Then he became serious and solemn, with no hint of joking: "Bai He, hormonal imbalance can cause very serious reactions, have you gone for the checkup I told you before?"
Bai He choked a bit, feeling a little guilty: "Not disappointed, I was just asking." Then he raised his eyes to look at Qin Yao, sulking: "No, I forgot."
Qin Yao's annoyance was worn down by Bai He's appearance, reasonably, he had no right to be angry.
Today, after understanding the course of events, his anger had never been suppressed.
Those perpetrators were at the police station, and the aftermath was also being handled by the police.
But Qin Yao was still anxious and irritable. When he rushed to the mouth of the alley in the afternoon and saw Bai He being pressed to the ground by that group of scumbags, for a moment Qin Yao had the urge to kill, his aggressive alpha pheromones had almost spiraled out of control then, and even other alphas couldn't stand it, let alone the beta Bai He and the omega Yichen who was in heat.
Luckily the rescue was timely, and Qin Yao also managed to control his pheromones in time, and Bai He and Yichen were both fine afterwards.
This incident left Qin Yao feeling unsettled.
His uncontrolled pheromones could hurt Bai He, although their matching degree was very high, Bai He's hormonal imbalance was obviously largely due to him.
Before Bai He woke up, the doctor told Qin Yao that their high matching degree was a good thing, during Bai He's recovery period, Qin Yao could use pheromones to soothe Bai He, but the matching degree being too high was not entirely a good thing either, they were afraid that Qin Yao's pheromones with strong attack power being fully released would suppress Bai He to the point of not being able to breathe, causing even more hormonal imbalance.
In all the events today, Bai He was clearly the one being wronged, Qin Yao was originally angry at those damn bastards, but seeing Bai He wake up and hearing him unconsciously take the blame again, made him have an indescribable depression.
Bai He was really not good at taking care of himself, he couldn't cook, and he also didn't have the nutritional concept to treat himself well.
This incident made Qin Yao's mind restless and unable to be at ease, but he would not say anything harsh to Bai He, he couldn't do that, and he had no right to.
"Bai He, I have to tell you." Qin Yao calmly looked at the serious Bai He drinking the milk: "Your pheromone excess is because of me."
Bai He raised his head at these words, reacting for a few seconds: "I feel fine."
This really made Qin Yao laugh bitterly, he raised his hand and gently flicked Bai He's forehead: "Do you think the check report is waste paper?"
Bai He instinctively narrowed his eyes, after Qin Yao withdrew his hand, he slowly opened his eyes: "The pheromone imbalance problem shouldn't be that big..."
"It's a big problem." Qin Yao did not allow Bai He to speak again, his body leaning forward, looking down at Bai He's eyes: "Didn't I just say, your pheromone secretion is almost catching up to an omega's, do you know what that means?"
Bai He's lips moved slightly: "...What?"
"If not treated in time, your reproductive gland will redevelop, the gland will enter a state of pseudo-heat," Qin Yao slowly recited the doctor's words: "In severe cases, there will be uncontrollable physiological reactions, swollen and painful nipples, secretion from the reproductive organs, and also..."
He said, glancing at Bai He's neck, unconsciously licking his canines: "The gland will secrete pheromones that induce, which may even cause other alphas to go into heat involuntarily."
Bai He's face turned almost beet red after hearing Qin Yao's words, his mouth slightly agape, not daring to look at Qin Yao's face, his eyes darting around, finally unable to hide the burning on his face, burying his head and covering his face with his hand: "Then what do I do?"
Qin Yao felt that he was really too bad, seeing Bai He in this state of seeming to be on fire, a certain part of him seemed to be satisfied.
The alpha was unperturbed, leaning back a little distance, then guiding Bai He towards the right understanding: "Listen well to the doctor's advice and take good care, now do you understand how dangerous the pheromone imbalance is?"
Bai He buried his head, nodding like a little chick.
"It's my fault that you're like this, I didn't control my pheromones well, even Yichen was affected, it's my fault." Qin Yao's tone was very serious: "I'm sorry."
"..."
Bai He slowly released his hand, making eye contact with Qin Yao, shaking his head: "It's not your fault, you did it to save us, you can't blame yourself."
"......"
Qin Yao's expression froze, he stared at Bai He's face: "Don't blame me?"
"En." Bai He nodded.
"Really don't blame me?"
"En."
"....."
Qin Yao fell silent, he stared motionlessly at Bai He for a long time, then counter-asked: "Before I arrived, what was the situation in the alley like?"
Bai He's face took on a grave expression: "Those few people were threatening Yichen, when I rushed over, I almost..." His fingers trembled involuntarily: "It's my fault, I should have run faster."
Bai He finished speaking, suddenly feeling that his words were a bit familiar, Qin Yao had just spoken in the same tone.
"..."
"Bai He, you forgive me, and then blame yourself again?" Qin Yao's aura changed.
Bai He was startled for a moment, he realized his bad habit had slipped out again, unconsciously pinching and prodding his fingers, his voice softened significantly: "Are you angry?"
Qin Yao's heart was scratched, his anger all worn away: "No, I won't be angry at you."
"Bai He," Qin Yao called him, all temper gone: "Can't you think more for yourself?"
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