Chapter 30
Bai He could not endure the pain of losing Lingling again, Qin Yao instinctively thought, and then blurted out: "This is my cat."
The front desk girl and Bai He both looked at Qin Yao.
"..." Qin Yao tugged at the corner of his lips, meeting Bai He's puzzled gaze. He had no choice but to continue the lie: "My cat looks a lot like yours, the butler must have mistaken it, I asked him to take good care of your cat first."
Hearing the good news, the knot in Bai He's heart finally loosened, he turned his head back to observe the Maine Coon sitting among the group of cats: "Your cat really looks a lot like Lingling."
How could it not? It took a long time to find a replacement cat that resembled the original, but still, it was seen through by Bai He at a glance, Qin Yao smiled wryly, he also squatted down: "How could you tell the difference?"
"Here." Bai He pointed to the paws of the Maine Coon in front of him: "Lingling's paw pads are redder and softer, the feel is off."
Qin Yao "..."
He never expected it to be for this reason.
"So this is your cat." Bai He re-examined the Maine Coon being surrounded by the group of cats, whether it was the fur color, the size, or even those sharp and handsome cat eyes, it was indeed extremely similar to Lingling: "Qiu Er was right, it looks too much like Lingling."
Bai He looked up and asked Qin Yao: "What's its name?"
Qin Yao paused for a moment, keeping his composure: "Yan'er."
"Huh?" Bai He was puzzled.
"I mean." Qin Yao kept a straight face: "Its name is Yan'er, the 'Yan' from swallow."
Bai He pondered for two seconds: "A very nice name, very... suitable for it."
"You'd better be telling the truth." Qin Yao really couldn't hold back, turning his head and letting out a soft laugh, he stood up, reaching out to pull Bai He up, taking the leash: "Let's go back to the inn first."
Bai He returned to his own room, the three-day team building activity was shortened to two days, after all, with what had happened, the safety here was no longer trustworthy, the bus took the group back in the afternoon of the second day.
Bai He still didn't see Qin Yao on the bus, but the other had sent him a message saying he would send Lingling back to his home tomorrow.
Tomorrow is Monday, Bai He has a major class in the morning, and goes to Jinyu for internship in the afternoon.
The journey back to the city takes a few hours, without Lingling by his side, Bai He felt a bit empty, maybe he was a little carsick, his head had been heavy since getting on the bus, saying it hurt would be an exaggeration, it was more like being shrouded by a thick fog, stuffy and uncomfortable, as if his breathing was also not smooth.
Bai He could only squint his eyes, leaning his head against the backrest, motionless adjusting his state, but he accidentally fell asleep.
He had a dream.
In the dream, he couldn't see anything clearly, like sinking into a soft cotton pile, warming his skin, like a caress.
Bai He woke up, the sky outside was a bit dark, in a daze he bid farewell to everyone, walking home, the evening road had few people, the occasional passersby would stop and watch the earnestly walking Bai He with complex gazes, but these gazes were not noticed by Bai He.
Bai He wearily reached the top floor, there seemed to be a layer of water in his eyes, the road conditions were a bit uneven, and the elevator also seemed to be swaying, Bai He felt puzzled, he rubbed the wall standing in the corridor, slowly raising his gaze, if there was a mirror in front of him, he would see his flushed face at the moment.
There was a faint smell of brandy in the corridor.
Almost instantly, the surging and swelling clear essence instantly filled the entire space, the penetrating coolness wrapped in a subtle sweetness, like falling sugar cubes in an iced Americano, adding a touch of warmth to the originally astringent pheromones.
Bai He couldn't see the way, his eyes seemed to be clouded with heat, he lifted his leg to move forward, his steps unbalanced, Bai He's figure became unstable, stumbling and falling to the ground with a loud thud.
His palms took the impact, stinging with pain, bleeding.
The pheromones in the air became even more intense, as if wanting to burst out of this small space.
Bai He weakly raised his head, just a few steps away was his home, his whole body was burning, he thought he must have a fever, needing to go home to take medicine, then use a towel to wipe his body clean, wrap himself in a thick quilt, and sweat it out.
Oh right, he also needs to drink more water...
Bai He mentally listed the familiar process, he tried to push himself up, but failed, several attempts were to no avail.
He sat on the floor, suddenly feeling very angry, clenching his fists and pounding the floor repeatedly, he felt he was putting in a lot of strength, but in reality the fists were just softly falling on the floor.
Bai He's emotions were a bit out of control, he buried his head, an suddenly surging sour and swollen sense of grievance, then two droplets the size of beans fell on the floor, drip-drop, Bai He paused, the tears immediately uncontrollable, flooding down.
Suddenly there was a clicking sound, the door in front of him opened, the warm indoor light pouring out, Bai He raised his eyes blurred by tears, smelling the reassuring scent, his whole body suddenly losing strength, his brain also shutting down, losing consciousness and falling forward, caught in time by the opening Qin Yao.
When Qin Yao touched Bai He, his heart suddenly jolted, Bai He was drenched in sweat, burning unbelievably hot, even...
The alpha's pores dilated, the sapphire blue irises abruptly narrowed, pupils slit vertically, the area around the eyes flushing.
Compared to the pheromones he had just smelled when opening the door, the alpha at the core of the swirling pheromone aura of the unconscious person, his sensitive reaction realized what this was.
Bai He had entered his heat.
The pheromones on his body were clearly the pheromones that only omegas could emit, completely different from the previous mild level, this was almost enough to arouse the alpha's innate mating instinct, absolutely not just a beta pheromone imbalance.
Had Bai He undergone a secondary gender transition?
Qin Yao made the judgment in almost a second, he supported Bai He's back with one hand, reaching the other under his knees, easily lifting the person up.
Still so light, still soft, almost boneless.
Qin Yao lowered his head, his lips almost touching Bai He's brow, he paused for a few seconds, biting down on his back teeth to suppress the surging restlessness.
Tightening his arms, just about to press the elevator button, the elevator door opened by itself, the person standing inside, upon smelling the pheromones, suddenly lifted his head.
"You..." Bai Lu opened his mouth, seeing Bai He nestled in Qin Yao's arms, immediately startled: "Brother, what's wrong?!"
Bai Lu took a step forward, reaching out to touch Bai He's arm, Qin Yao frowned, taking a step back.
The alpha's long legs directly evaded Bai Lu's reaching hand: "I'll send him to the hospital, there's nothing, you go back."
Bai Lu felt a bit uncomfortable, obviously he was also affected by Bai He's pheromones, the influence between people with blood ties would not be too strong, Bai Lu was still fine, but it was clear that he had guessed something, however, he only stayed quiet for two seconds before focusing his gaze: "No, you can't send my brother to the hospital!"
Qin Yao's face turned icy cold: "Get out of the way."
"No, no!!" Bai Lu blocked the elevator and didn't get out, he stared intently at the flushed and uncomfortable Bai He, and simply said directly: "If you send my brother to the hospital, it will leave a correction record! If dad finds out he's an omega, he'll be forced to marry someone else!!"
"You... you can't send him to the hospital." Bai Lu tensed his entire body: "You just wait here, I'll go buy suppressants, there's a clinic downstairs, I'm an omega so I can use my identity to buy them."
"How can you be sure Bai He can use suppressants?" Qin Yao didn't have time to argue with Bai Lu, his face visibly angry: "Secondary transition, you can't predict if it will be dangerous, don't make me say it again, get out of the way."
Bai Lu looked at the trembling Bai He in distress, and an icy cold sentence from Bai Qiu flashed through his mind.
"The best destiny for an omega is to marry an outstanding alpha, the marriage alliance is not for me, it's for your own good."
"If you can really get close to the Guan family, I won't make you go to the marriage alliance, it's just that the young master of the Guan family hasn't taken over the family yet, you'd better not always have your heart on him."
"The alphas I've found for you are all very good alphas, this blind date this time you must go."
"..."
Bai Lu was really afraid of Qin Yao, but he was even more afraid of Bai Qiu pestering his brother again.
"If suppressants don't work, you can try giving my brother a temporary mark." Bai Lu said tremblingly: "You really can't send my brother to the hospital, you..."
He glanced at the furious alpha, continuing to speak at the risk: "Aren't you his boyfriend? Don't you worry that my brother will be forced to marry someone else by dad and then abandon you?"
What kind of talk was this?
Qin Yao was really annoyed, he suddenly let out a mocking laugh, stepping forward two steps, grabbing Bai Lu's collar and throwing him out of the elevator.
"First of all, I'm not Bai He's boyfriend, secondly, Bai Qiu won't force Bai He to get married, the law doesn't allow coercion, and he also has to save face for my father." Qin Yao pressed the button for the first floor, the elevator doors slowly closing, he coldly looked at the Bai Lu outside: "Finally, if I were Bai He's boyfriend, he would never abandon me."
The elevator door closed, blocking that annoying face, Qin Yao held the Bai He tightly against himself with one hand, suppressing his impulse, unlocking his phone to find a blacklisted number, marked as "idiot", and called it.
After two beeps, the other side picked up, sounding very angry.
"You fucking Qin dog——"
"Come pick up your person, at the entrance of his brother's house." Qin Yao said without waiting for the other to speak, and hung up the phone, reholding Bai He with both hands.
The descending elevator, the confined space filled with intertwined pheromones, Qin Yao's brandy aroma had already been lured out by Bai He's pheromones, that cool essence with a sweet and refreshing pheromone was very intoxicating, even slightly numbing Qin Yao's senses.
He shook his head, forcibly calming down, reaching the underground garage, Qin Yao tightened his arms, carrying Bai He in big strides to the parked SUV.
He opened the back door, placing Bai He lying on the backseat, just about to get up, the arm hanging around his neck suddenly tightened, Qin Yao was caught off guard, stumbling a bit as he went down, quick-handed supporting his body, but already too close to Bai He, his lips brushing that soft surface, momentarily pulling away.
Qin Yao's mind went blank for a moment, then suddenly blossoming, his breathing deepening, the hot air intertwining with Bai He's breath, entangled and ambiguous, a fire seemed to be jumping out of his chest.
No.
Not allowed.
This was just the work of the pheromones, pheromones would affect consciousness, he couldn't take advantage of Bai He when they were both not in their right mind, he couldn't...
Qin Yao bit his lower lip, drawing blood, the pain would make him clear-headed, he resolutely pushed Bai He's hand away and got up, wanting to leave, his fingers were lightly held by Bai He's weak hand, he bowed his head to look, Bai He's eyes brimming with tears looking at him, his voice full of immense grievance: "Qin Yao..."
Qin Yao's heartbeat skipped a beat.
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