Chapter 36
Bai He did not encounter Qin Yao over the two-day weekend. Whenever he went out, he would glance at the opposite apartment a few more times, but he could not detect any pheromones, indicating that Qin Yao was not at home.
It was Monday again, and Bai He received a message from Qin Yao, who told him that Lingling would be returned later.
He stared at the text that was sent, pondering what to reply, and after some thought, he simply replied with a "thank you".
This simple textual exchange ended here, and Bai He put down his phone and went to class as usual.
"Little Bai He, let's go eat together after work!"
In the office, Yichen leaned towards Bai He from his desk: "Everyone together, I'll treat!"
Bai He looked up: "Thank you, Yichen Ge, but I may not have time tonight."
"Ah?" Yichen showed a hint of disappointment, then suddenly realized, squinting his eyes: "Babe, you're not in love, are you?"
"No, it's not that."
Bai He smiled bitterly and explained: "Lingling was fostered at a friend's place for a while, and I've made an appointment with him to return Lingling tonight, so I need to go home and wait for him."
"I see." Yichen rested his chin and nodded, then raised his finger and waved it: "Then let's move the meal to tomorrow, okay?"
Bai He was slightly surprised: "Won't it affect your schedule?"
"Of course not!" Yichen stood up and shouted into the office: "Everyone, will it affect your schedule?"
"No, no! Yuzhi Jie and I are free anytime!" Xia You said, surrounded by Yuzhi as they ate watermelon: "Whenever Little Bai He is free, we'll eat then, no objections."
"I'm also okay anytime." Kong Bizhou raised his head, leaned back in his chair, tilted his head, and took off the headphones next to Zhao Linyue: "I'm asking you, can we change the meal to tomorrow afternoon, are you free?"
Zhao Linyue looked up: "Yes, I have no problem."
"What about the manager?" Yichen took a few steps towards Feng's desk, hands behind his back: "Are you free tomorrow?"
Feng put down the documents in his hand and looked up to meet Yichen's gaze: "I'm fine with it."
"Then it's settled." Yichen smiled and bounced back to his seat: "Then it's decided, Little Bai He, we'll have a group meal tomorrow afternoon!"
Bai He smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Before leaving the company after work, Feng distributed some documents to everyone in the office. The documents were sealed in opaque envelopes, and Feng instructed everyone: "This is a product we will be taking on next. It involves some confidential content, and the company plans to assign the task to our office to complete. The relevant materials are for you. We'll have a meeting tomorrow afternoon, so please find time to review the materials."
Bai He thought the time was sufficient, so he took the materials back home to look at them before going to bed.
Back home, he had a simple dinner, and calculated that it was time for his live stream tonight. Just as he was about to take a look at the materials the manager had handed out, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Bai He went to the door, peeked through the peephole, and saw a familiar face. He immediately opened the door.
"Good evening." Zhou Luoluo was dressed casually, her hair combed back, looking quite stylish. She smiled and held up the leash: "I'm here to return the cat to you."
Bai He was taken aback. He lowered his eyes and found Lingling, the Maine Coon, sitting on the ground with the harness, making eye contact with Bai He.
Bai He squatted down and hugged Lingling, pressing his face against Lingling's face: "Welcome home."
Taking the leash, Bai He stood up and thanked Zhou Luoluo: "Thank you for the trip."
Zhou Luoluo took the initiative to explain: "Qin Yao's father, Qin Wei, is my classmate. Originally, Nan Sheng was going to come and return the cat himself tonight, but he had an emergency, so he asked me to come."
Bai He understood, then asked, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
"..." Even before Zhou Luoluo could respond, her toes were pressed by the cat's paws on the floor. She gently hooked her lips: "I won't disturb you, I still have things to do."
After bidding farewell to Bai He, Zhou Luoluo left.
Bai He led the Maine Coon into the house. He took a damp cloth and placed it in his palm. Lingling lowered his head and glanced at Bai He's hand, then obediently raised his front paws and placed them on the damp cloth.
Bai He got a response, and a smile appeared on his face. He cupped his hand, gently wiping Lingling's paw pads, cleaning all four paws clean.
He then unbuckled the harness from Lingling and then stretched out his hand to lift the cat, exerting some effort.
"Lingling, you seem to have gotten fatter." Bai He carried the Maine Coon and walked around the house: "I can barely carry you now."
The Maine Coon lay on Bai He's shoulder, his gaze lingering on Bai He's nape for a long time, hesitantly meowing a few times.
Qin Yao's heartbeat was gradually accelerating. He felt like a despicable thief, wanting to get close to Bai He, and his hidden feelings took root and grew.
What kind of feeling was this?
Qin Yao carefully asked himself. He liked to be close to Bai He, liked the scent of Bai He, but these seemed to be influenced by pheromones.
He couldn't discern it.
Later, Bai He prepared to start the live stream. Lingling circled around the house a few times, then jumped onto Bai He's lap, stepping on the soft flesh of Bai He's thigh, and curled up in Bai He's arms, burying his head in Bai He's belly.
Feeling a slight tickling sensation, Bai He gently scratched Lingling's chin with his right hand, then withdrew his hand and opened the computer to adjust the microphone.
"Ding—"
"[Good Night] has started the live stream, everyone come and watch!"
After being discharged from the hospital, Bai He didn't actually do many live streams. He had to spend time on his studies and internships, but he couldn't completely neglect the live streams.
Part of his income came from live streaming, and Bai He's little savings were gradually filling up. He was preparing to develop some other live streaming projects and planned to solicit opinions from his fans.
"You can tell me what you want to hear. I'll try my best to satisfy everyone," Bai He said in a gentle voice.
The comment section gradually filled up, and Bai He took out a notebook and started taking notes. He looked around and found that many fans were requesting role-playing.
Bai He's heart sank a little, and he felt rather helpless. He knew that role-playing assistant sleep live streams or videos were a thing, where the host plays a certain profession, such as a doctor, and the content can be the doctor treating a patient.
But with the addition of some exaggerated content, the core of sleep assistance remains.
Bai He was not very adept at this type of project, but the words were already out there, and he couldn't take them back, so he could only grit his teeth and take notes.
"So what profession do you guys want me to try tonight? This is my first time doing a role-playing assistant sleep stream, so if there's anything wrong, you can leave me a message, and I'll pay attention next time."
"Doctor? I don't have any props prepared..."
"How about playing a student?"
"High school student?"
Bai He saw the screen filling up with "high school student", and he was a little puzzled: "Why a high school student?"
【Baby, we want to reminisce about our youth, how's this answer?】
【Baby, do you really want to know?】
【High school students are so innocent, I think it suits the host well, otherwise what are we all thinking?】
【There's an honest person up there!】
【High school is great, just after presenting, handsome Alphas and beautiful Omegas, tsk tsk, what a wonderful age.】
【How about playing a seatmate? Or childhood sweethearts?】
【The project? Lull to sleep? Lull the seatmate to sleep?】
【This is good, this is good!】
Bai He saw that the live stream audience had already arranged the live content, and he quickly spoke up to prevent the situation from getting out of hand: "Then let it be lulling to sleep, playing a high school student."
He thought about it and picked up Lingling, placing him on the chair, then went to the closet to find the most suitable white shirt for a high school student.
Turning off the camera, he sat on the edge of the bed and changed clothes, only to find that Lingling lying on the chair was completely motionless.
Bai He was actually a little puzzled, not sure if it was his illusion, but Lingling seemed less active than before.
After quickly changing into the clothes, buttoning the top button, Bai He adjusted the camera to focus on his upper body.
He thought about it, this time he wouldn't wear a mask, but the camera could only shoot up to the tip of his nose, not showing his eyes.
Turning on the live stream camera again.
The comment section went silent for two to three seconds, and then it exploded.
【Wow, what beautiful lips, they just look so good to kiss!】
【Damn! White shirt, it reminds me of my high school days, our school uniform was just a white shirt!】
【This character setting! The gentle academic god Alpha! My fellow Omegas, I'll take it first!!】
【Baby looks so Omega, right? Omega-Alpha romance is not allowed, damn it, another day of hating myself for having no dick!!】
【So is the host an Alpha or an Omega? I can be a Beta too, ah ah ah!!】
Bai He actually didn't know how to lull someone to sleep. He adjusted the microphone to a clip-on one, clipping it to the collar of his shirt, close to his lips. Even without saying anything, the sound of his breathing, accompanied by the hot air, made the live stream audience shudder.
Bai He thought, and took a textbook from beside him, which happened to be the high school Chinese textbook used by the previous host.
He slowly opened the book, the pale jade-like fingers gently sweeping across the pages, making a "rustling" sound, which was soft and gentle in the quiet space, especially prominent.
The fingers rubbed and rustled, the sound passing through the ears, like the mischievous seatmate in high school, playing with the ears, making the subtle and heart-stirring sound.
Secretive and heart-throbbing.
"You're dozing off again, shall I lull you to sleep?"
Bai He's voice was as gentle as a warm breeze, like the sunlight shining into the classroom in midsummer, making people comfortable, and a lazy feeling slowly welling up in their hearts.
The Qin Yao lying on Bai He's lap twitched his ears, and the front paws on Bai He's abdomen unconsciously clenched.
So nice, Bai He's voice.
Qin Yao thought, if only he had met Bai He earlier, if only he could be Bai He's seatmate, and grow up with him...
Qin Yao's thoughts became a little hazy, but it felt so comfortable.
Gradually, he fell asleep.
At eleven o'clock, Bai He finished his first role-playing assistant sleep live stream with great difficulty. He turned off the computer and sank into the chair, silently looking up, his chest feeling heavy.
This was strange. During the middle of the live stream, Bai He gradually felt his whole body heating up, and his breathing was even a bit obstructed. He raised his hand and touched his forehead, it was sweaty, and his body was too.
Since the beginning, there seemed to be a faint scent in this room, which Bai He found very familiar.
But Qin Yao was not here yet...
Maybe Qin Yao has returned? But even if he returned, they were separated by such a long distance, with several walls in between...
Bai He's eyes flashed with Qin Yao's face, in the classroom, the rigid embrace of the Alpha, the reddened ears.
He closed his eyes, his chest was hot, his heartbeat like a drum.
After a while, Bai He stood up and walked heavily to the bathroom.
The sound of water gradually rose, accompanied by suppressed, difficult-to-release gasps.
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