Chapter 33
Bai He's hand paused for two seconds as he picked up the check-up reports on the floor, placing them back into the stack on his lap.
The girl who caught the bird came back, holding the beautiful little bird in her hands and apologizing to Bai He.
After the person left, Xia Xiaomiao came out of the clinic room again, anxiously looking for Bai He: "Little Bai He, I need to stay with Jiang Rong for the segregated treatment, it might take a long time."
Bai He understood, he handed the neatly organized items back to Xia Xiaomiao: "Then I'll go home first, we'll get together again whenever there's a chance."
Xia Xiaomiao gave Bai He a big hug, bid him farewell, then went into the clinic room, leading out an enormous and majestic pure black German shepherd, leaving with the doctor.
Bai He was puzzled, why didn't he see Jiang Rong?
The hospital matters settled, Bai He walked back along the way, he circled around this building a few times, but couldn't find the path he came from.
Bai He was a bit perplexed.
He remembered he seemed to have passed a skybridge just now, as he was recalling, he turned the corner and encountered the skybridge, but the building on the other side looked different from the one he had come from before.
Bai He stopped in his tracks for a few seconds, then stepped forward.
Anyway, just walk and see, he'll eventually find the exit.
...
Qin Yao came out of the segregation treatment room, feeling bored. He lay on the other side of Chen Wen's desk, his left hand digging into the glass water cup on the desk, occasionally letting out two irritated sounds.
"You dare push my cup to the floor, try it!"
Chen Wen stared at the computer, he didn't need to look up to know what this wretched thing was going to do: "I'm telling you, that cup was given to me by my wife, you dare break it, I'll dare to hit you!"
Qin Yao stopped harming the cup, he leaned back in the chair, lying lazily: "When can I be discharged--"
"Are you annoying or what?" Chen Wen was busy writing the report, needing to concentrate, but was also agitated and restless, he hadn't slept well for days, being bothered by this annoying alpha beside him.
Qin Yao's condition was rare, the attending physician Chen Wen not only was responsible for Qin Yao's treatment, but also had to observe Qin Yao's condition, the reports he wrote had to be compiled and sent to other regional hospitals, frequently exchanging and discussing with the doctors who had similar patients.
"Want to get discharged? Have the capability to get your information scent under control."
Chen Wen was also an alpha, the information scents of other alphas around him already bothered him greatly, and keeping Qin Yao locked in the segregation treatment room all the time wasn't realistic either, this building's side where his office was had the least people, so he could only temporarily let Qin Yao stay here.
"Fuck, why don't you pay me some money, it's really not something a human can endure being with you!"
Chen Wen raised his hand and randomly grabbed a bunch of hair, standing up and pacing a few circles in the office, still unable to calm down, he grabbed the keys and walked out, turning back at the door, pointing at the lounging Qin Yao: "You stay here, don't wander off!"
Qin Yao tilted his head looking at the doorway, humming affirmatively, suddenly he saw a figure passing by outside, a scorching wave swept through his body, his breathing became heavier, he immediately sat up straight, staring at the outside, his eyes gradually reddening.
"What's wrong? Missing me leaving?" Chen Wen raised an eyebrow, suddenly sensing the information scent concentration in the air was rising: "What the fuck happened to you now?"
As soon as he spoke, the alpha on the chair suddenly jumped up, flashing out like the wind to chase after the person outside, startling Chen Wen to hurry after him, afraid this ancestral thing would run to a crowded place, but when he caught up, he just saw Qin Yao not far behind a young man.
He looked puzzled at Qin Yao.
The alpha who was a bit taller than him looked very calm, if it weren't for those eyes revealing a desire to devour the person, anyone would not notice anything unusual.
Chen Wen knew Qin Yao too well.
He couldn't help but become curious about the young man walking in front.
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Bai He was still lost, he didn't expect he could get lost in the hospital.
This private hospital was much larger than he imagined, and divided into many buildings, with bridges connecting the different departments.
He was currently in this building with not many people, Bai He almost thought he was going to end up at the back of the hospital, when he suddenly caught a faint scent.
His footsteps paused, standing still, waiting for a few seconds, there was no movement behind.
So he turned back, making eye contact with the alpha a few steps behind.
In that moment, he acutely caught Qin Yao's slightly evasive gaze.
It was not Bai He's illusion, he seemed to have become more sensitive to some perceptions, the scent he had just caught was very subtle, different from the hazy information scent he had smelled before he presented, the one he was smelling now was clearer - representing Qin Yao's scent.
"What are you doing here?" Bai He spoke first, glancing at the person in a white coat next to Qin Yao, slightly focusing: "Are you sick?"
Qin Yao stared into Bai He's eyes, his voice low: "Not a serious illness, it will be better soon."
The attending physician Chen Wen, who had been tormented for several years, was like: ???
"Then..." Bai He opened his mouth, his phone in his pocket suddenly rang, he apologetically nodded at Qin Yao, stepping aside to a corner to answer the call.
"Little Bai He, I left in a hurry just now, can you find your way out of this building?" It was Xia Xiaomiao's worried voice on the phone: "Oh dear, I'm sorry, the situation here is a bit complicated, should I come back to find you?"
Bai He didn't put the call on speaker, but the space here was not large, and there was no one else, the voice from the phone was clear though soft, the two people standing far away could hear it clearly.
"It's fine, Xiao Miao ge, you go ahead. " Bai He lowered his voice, glancing at Qin Yao: "I've met a friend, don't worry."
"Heh, a friend?"
Chen Wen crossed his arms, looking at the young man on the phone with a coquettish eyebrow, narrowing his eyes and nudging Qin Yao with his elbow: "Not a buddy, haven't caught him yet, huh? You're not doing well."
Qin Yao gave Chen Wen a sidelong glance, lightly snorting: "Bai He is just my friend, what do you take me for? A scum guy coveting pure friendship? I'm not like you."
"What's wrong with me? I've had decades of brotherhood with my wife!" Chen Wen lifted his head, full of pride.
"Decades of what brotherhood?" Qin Yao asked.
"Of course it's--" Chen Wen suddenly paused, lost in thought, Qin Yao raised a hand and patted his shoulder, answering for him: "Of course it's decades of brotherly friendship, not to be disrespectful, but brotherhood is brotherhood, don't always be thinking about screwing your brother."
"......"
Chen Wen didn't want to banter with Qin Yao, taking advantage of the young man on the phone still talking, he quietly asked: "You really have no interest in him?"
Qin Yao was straightforward: "Swear on heaven and earth, we have a pure friendship."
"No." Chen Wen shook his head: "The way you look at him is not at all pure."
Qin Yao furrowed his brows: "What do you mean?"
Chen Wen thought for a moment, stroking his chin: "You're now like a male dog in the mating season, although you're a feline, but now, your whole body seems to be fanning out, from the moment you saw that pretty boy, your information scent has lowered its aggressiveness, if you could see it with the naked eye, this hallway would definitely be full of sticky pink bubbles."
Bringing up three animals in one go, Qin Yao's expression was grave, but very certain: "This is definitely influenced by the information scent, Bai He and I have a high degree of compatibility."
Chen Wen stared intently at Qin Yao.
This amused Qin Yao, he patted the back of his neck: "Anyway, Bai He and I are definitely pure friendship, we're just friends."
Bai He didn't talk on the phone for too long, Xia Xiaomiao was busy, after a brief chat he hung up.
Putting away his phone, Bai He turned around, he looked at Qin Yao standing a distance away, just about to step forward when he was called out.
Qin Yao's voice was a bit hoarse: "Wait! Don't come closer to me."
Bai He stopped, slightly surprised, he had a vague guess in his heart: "Am I making you uncomfortable being here?"
"No." Qin Yao took a step back, but his gaze never left Bai He's face, smiling somewhat helplessly: "My illness hasn't recovered yet."
"..." Bai He looked at Qin Yao, his fingers curling slightly, standing in place like a slender bamboo: "You're worried about affecting me?"
Qin Yao was taken aback for a moment, gently smiling: "Yes."
"But it didn't affect me before." Bai He's voice sounded calm, but however one listened, there was a questioning undertone: "I won't be affected by you."
He then lifted his feet, slowly approaching Qin Yao, the two only a step apart, Bai He had to tilt his head up, Qin Yao had to lower his head.
They silently looked at each other for a long time, Bai He blinked, revealing the first smile he's shown since seeing Qin Yao today: "See, I'm not affected by your information scent."
Qin Yao pressed his lips together, his tongue unconsciously sweeping over his canines, only after a long while did he hum in a muffled tone.
Chen Wen didn't know when he had retreated far away, just standing in the distance quietly watching the two, as Qin Yao's friend, emotionally, he should give them space now, Qin Yao not seeing his own feelings didn't mean he couldn't see them, but some things that guy had to figure out himself.
Speaking of which, he was also Qin Yao's attending physician, logically, he shouldn't have left now, and Chen Wen naturally wouldn't really leave, he had to keep an eye on Qin Yao's condition at all times.
In case that guy couldn't control himself, he had to rush out to rescue that little friend.
But then again...
Chen Wen clicked his tongue, he took out a mini medical information scent concentration detector from his pocket, finding that the indicator was actually slowly declining.
Almost back to the normal level.
This little guy Qin Yao, seems to really have a high compatibility with that pretty boy's information scent.
He had once suggested to Qin Yao that due to Qin Yao's condition, being with a beta would be more suitable, it would be more beneficial to both Qin Yao and Qin Yao's partner, of course an omega would also be fine.
Qin Yao's glands were very capable of secreting information scents, his regular three-month heat periods, the amount of information scent he built up was several times that of other alphas, this condition would cause insomnia, emotional instability, and much stronger sexual desire, once it explodes, without medication, relying solely on a partner to get through, that partner might find it very difficult.
Especially for the more sensitive omega to information scents, during the heat period, for the omega, it might be like going through tribulation, after all, who can endure being played with day and night? The physical aspect would be a huge challenge.
Betas have almost zero perception of information scents, and their physical strength is slightly better than omegas, Qin Yao's condition will eventually need a partner to help, Chen Wen has suggested more than once that he find a beta boyfriend.
Qin Yao himself was prone to losing control, betas don't secrete information scents so it's fine, but an omega's information scent would make Qin Yao even more out of control.
These were the conclusions drawn from previous research and observation, but now, there was a subtle, unfamiliar information scent in the air, evidently, this information scent had calmed Qin Yao down a lot.
That person called Bai He can secrete information scents...
Is he an omega?
"Ling er is temporarily staying at my dad's place." Qin Yao's voice was warm: "You... when are you free?"
"Thank you all for taking care of Ling er, I'll go pick it up today, can you give me your home address?" Bai He thought for a moment: "Won't it bother your family?"
"No, I think they'll probably like you." Qin Yao smiled: "I'll have someone bring the cat back, you don't have to come over specifically."
Bai He shook his head: "That's too much trouble for you."
"No trouble, you don't need to be so polite, little Bai He." Qin Yao said, reaching out to pinch Bai He's face, this action left both of them a bit stunned.
Qin Yao only lightly pinched a couple of times before withdrawing his hand, subconsciously rubbing his fingertips.
Soft, so soft, Bai He's face.
His mind went blank for several seconds.
"When are you going home?" Bai He asked, looking up: "The big classes seem to have already started for a week."
The two unrelated sentences, Qin Yao answered quite fluently: "I have to wait a bit longer, I can go back to class in a few days."
"Mm." Bai He nodded, his eyelashes fluttering.
Their breaths seemed to be in the same rhythm, in the exhales and inhales, there seemed to be something intertwining in the air, sticky, ambiguous.
Qin Yao felt a bit hot, he swallowed, shifting his gaze, thinking, can't stay like this any longer, the information scent will affect his rationality.
He didn't want the influence of the information scent to make his and Bai He's relationship stiff, so he took a step back.
"It's getting late." Qin Yao's voice was a bit hoarse: "I'll send you out of here, the cat will be sent back to your home later, but... maybe not today."
Bai He silently looked at Qin Yao, after a while, softly: "Okay, I understand."
They kept some distance, Qin Yao escorted Bai He to the side exit of the hospital, until Bai He got in the car, he didn't approach Bai He again.
There was an intoxicating scent in the air, sweet and cloying, Bai He could smell his own information scent, very subtle, before getting in the car, the brandy representing Qin Yao seemed to be secretly entangling his information scent, not letting him leave.
Yet ironically, the alpha stood so far away, unwilling to come close.
Maintaining distance, yet the information scent was still clinging to him, not letting go.
How could he have two different sides?
The car door closed, the car started, the buildings slowly receding, Qin Yao's figure gradually becoming blurred.
Bai He withdrew his gaze, the hand on his lap tightened a bit, then released, suddenly letting out a light laugh.
The driver was a beta, hearing Bai He laugh, he joked: "That's your boyfriend, right? Looks quite clingy, not wanting you to leave."
"He is quite clingy." Bai He's face had a warm glow: "But he's not my boyfriend."
"At least not yet."
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