Ch8 - Twenty

The fragrance of chestnuts and coconuts mixed together in the car, lingering in one’s heart.

Su Qian tilted his head to look at the young man. 

The young man opened and closed his lips slightly, but the only thing he could pay attention to was that those lips were full of moist luster, revealing a gorgeous red.

Su Qian never thought that one day he would look at an Alpha like this, his throat tightened and he felt a little thirsty.

“Mr. Su?” Su Yuzhou called again.

Seeing that he still didn’t respond, Su Yuzhou looked at him. Su Qian had withdrawn his gaze and lowered his head to organize his clothes. 

Su Yuzhou watched him buckle his belt calmly. Reminded again of what just happened, he blushed and turned his face away again.

“Su Qian.”

Su Yuzhou blinked and realized that this was his full name.

“Qian as in ‘a gentleman’s modesty?’”

“That’s right.”

Su Qian.

Su Yuzhou contemplated this name and felt that it was very incompatible with its owner.

Although he hadn’t spoken much with Su Qian, no matter how he looked at it, Su Qian didn’t resemble a humble and polite gentleman. 

But…it’s strange, they did such an intimate thing, had such a deep exchange, and he only just now found out his full name.

Was it really him who did such an unreliable thing?

Su Yuzhou frowned, recalling his rut.

Yes, it must have something to do with this. 

He clearly remembered that he just rushed towards the man, unable to control himself… This was absolutely unimaginable for him in the past, and he had already done such a thing twice in just two days.

It was like he had taken some type of mythical medicine.

What was even scarier is that he remembered all the details afterwards.

Although he had been in this ABO world for 18 years, because of the profound influence of his previous life’s ideas, Su Yuzhou had never understood such a thing as a susceptible period. 

As an intelligent human being, how could he be completely controlled by his own body’s desires and become like a beast?

Now, he finally understood how naive he was in the past, and why his parents were so nervous.

But… did he regret it?

He stole a glance at Su Qian. He didn’t. Even at this moment, he felt very happy and comfortable when he felt their pheromones entangling. 

But if they were to continue this relationship…

“You have to give me a reason, Su Qian.” Su Yuzhou said seriously. “Why do you want to continue this relationship? Are you trying to ‘take care’ of me?”

He frowned when he said the last phrase.

From the past performance of Su Qian, it was impossible to want to fall in love, but the phrase “you can mention whatever conditions you have” seemed to suggest he wanted to financially support him in exchange for his companionship. 

This was not in Su Yuzhou’s plans for himself.

He admitted that the man beside him was very attractive in his eyes, and he had started to develop a crush on him – yes, he didn’t think he hated him, on the contrary, his heart was a little moved by him.

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Speaking of which, wasn’t it humiliating to have been moved by a dinner and a tube of ointment? But… those things did show up when he needed them most.

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Hearing Su Qian actually start to explain himself, Su Yuzhou quickly calmed down, looked at him, and listened intently.

Generally speaking, one’s susceptible period starts after adulthood and occurs about once a year. The cycle may not be stable at the beginning, and it will stabilize after two or three years. 

As for Su Qian, he began using inhibitors as soon as he entered adulthood. The effect was strong, guaranteed not to let lust affect him.

It was this abuse of inhibitors that led to his current situation.

“Before going out that day, I actually injected the inhibitor in advance.”

Su Qian said, “But at night, when I was stimulated by Alpha pheromones, I still had a flareup.” 

Su Yuzhou remembered the scene of the party that day. He had seen Su Qian talking to a few tall men who were all Alphas at first glance.

So after the flareup, Si Qian rushed into the elevator in a hurry, but Su Yuzhou was unlucky enough to chase after him at that time?

Probably seeing what he was thinking, Su Qian also added: “I picked a penthouse suite on the top floor because there is a private elevator that needs a keycard to be entered.”

Su Yuzhou’s eyes dodged. 

It seemed it was hard to blame Su Qian for what happened that night. He protected himself very well… If it wasn’t for Su Yuzhou chasing after him…

“I didn’t know…” He felt aggrieved. “I just wanted to remind you that you dropped something in the hospital…”

Su Qian looked at him with a bit of novelty in his eyes.

It can be said that all of the Alphas he encountered since he was a child were straight A cancers – proud, strong, and arrogant. Even if they were polite on the surface, they could not hide their inherent sense of superiority. 

But he had never noticed such a sense of superiority from the Alpha in front of him, and in fact, he was quite easily bullied.

Su Qian stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the youth’s head.

The thick and soft hair was comfortable to touch, and the young man didn’t dodge, just lifted his gaze and looked at him with a pair of puppy dog eyes.

Gentle, clear, without the slightest aggression. 

It unconsciously made him put away the thorns erected on his body.

Su Qian withdrew his hand and said in a low voice, “I’ve already asked someone to fetch the pendant, thank you.”

Su Yuzhou was happy.

He thought for a while and said, “Your heat is disordered, and you are resistant to inhibitors, so you need me?” 

He recalled what the man had said – try to see if they could suppress the susceptible period like that night.

And the result was certain.

He didn’t mark Su Qian, but their susceptible periods were suppressed – in fact, he didn’t even know how to mark Su Qian or control his own pheromones.

“Yes.” Su Qian did not deny it. 

Su Yuzhou looked at him hesitantly, and said, “If that’s the case, you might as well find an Alpha to mark it temporarily.”

Omegas are not the same as Alphas. Omegas in heat can be relieved by injecting inhibitors and accepting markings.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the calm man’s face suddenly turned cold.

“I can’t accept being marked by anyone, whether it’s Alpha or Beta.” 

His eyes were cold and arrogant.

“I, Su Qian, will not become anyone’s vassal or property!”

Alphas and Betas can inject pheromones into an Omega’s glands for a temporary marking. After being injected with pheromone, the Omega will develop a dependence on the pheromone’s owner – attachment, obedience and other emotions.

Although it wasn’t as serious as a complete mark, even a temporary mark was something Su Qian couldn’t bear. 

Su Yuzhou looked at Su Qian and was fascinated.

At this time, Su Qian continued to say, “In a month, I will have a gland removal operation. So for this month, I need you.”

His disordered heat could happen anytime, anywhere.

During this month, he could also lock himself away, but this was too passive, what if there was an accident? When his heat came, he had no way to resist. 

And now, he had a better option.

The two of them tried it just now, and this method appeared to work.

“If you’re willing to help me, I won’t treat you badly, and I can offer any conditions, as long as they are within my capability.” Su Qian said in a low voice.

Su Yuzhou looked at him in surprise, “Gland surgery? Isn’t that very harsh on your body?” 

Su Qian glanced at him lightly. “This is not something you need to consider. I have already told you the reason, and you should also give me an answer.”

Su Yuzhou frowned as if he was thinking about a huge problem.

This was indeed a difficult issue.

Su Qian didn’t rush him and waited patiently. 

Finally, Su Yuzhou said, “I can promise you, but you have to listen to me.”

Su Qian frowned.

Knowing that he was about to refuse, Su Yuzhou said, “You just said that I can offer any conditions.”

“I can provide you with financial assistance.” 

The face that had just softened turned cold again, as if triggered by a defense mechanism.

“No Alpha can order me around, not even you.”

Su Yuzhou blinked, ‘order’? Was it so serious?

He looked at Su Qian. From just now, no, from the first meeting, he could feel that Su Qian had a strong hostility towards Alphas. 

He didn’t know what he had been through, and he couldn’t pretend he knew how he felt, but…

“That wasn’t what I meant.”

Su Yuzhou thought for a while, then put it another way, “My condition is… you have to promise me ten, no, twenty requests.”

Su Qian widened his eyes, with a rare expression of disbelief on his face, “You are too greedy, Alpha. One request.” 

“Twenty!”

“Three, no more than that.” The man showed his tough face as a capitalist.

Su Yuzhou frowned, “Mr. Su, you should be clear – you are the one asking for a favor.”

Su Qian did not give in. 

“If I remember correctly, you took the initiative to find me today.”

Su Yuzhou choked, yes, he was indeed the one who came to find him today and got into the car with him…

He pursed his lips.

Just when Su Qian thought he was about to win, he heard the young man say, “Forget it, I’m going back.” 

Then, he opened the car door directly.

Su Qian frowned deeply, but did not stop him.

He felt that the young man was playing hard-to-get, and it was too immature to use such a trick on him.

However, after the youth got out of the car, he waved at him and turned around and entered the hotel without any hesitation. 

Su Qian kept staring at him, but only saw his brisk footsteps and his back disappearing into the hotel’s revolving door without looking back.

Su Yuzhou really felt very relaxed.

It wasn’t like he was short of money and needed to sell himself. Although he had a good impression of Su Qian, such a feeling was very fragile, and like a bubble, it could disappear with a poke.

If Su Qian had this kind of attitude, he didn’t need to serve him like a tool. Anyway, his bed skills were mediocre… 

Thinking of this, Su Yuzhou walked faster.

As soon as he returned to his room, he went into the bathroom to take another shower, washed away the remaining traces, and then applied the medicine again.

The mirror reflected his face distorted with pain and his resentful eyes. He had started to feel better but now he was in pain again.

In contrast, his body was pure and white, and if it wasn’t for the scent of chestnuts that didn’t belong to him, you couldn’t tell what had happened to him – 

They hadn’t even kissed or left any ambiguous marks.

The first time was chaotic, but not this time.

So Su Yuzhou was sure that Su Qian really only regarded him as a tool to relieve his heat. Thinking of this, he curled his lips.

Hmph, since Su Qian was so rich, he could find someone else. 

“Ding dong—” Su Yuzhou heard the doorbell ring as soon as he came out of the bathroom.

Did the waiter bring lunch?

He walked over and opened the door, but he didn’t expect that the person standing outside the door was Su Qian.

The man glanced at him. He said in a domineering, low voice: “Pack up your luggage and follow me.” 

Su Yuzhou didn’t move.

Although Su Qian didn’t turn his head towards him, he was paying attention to him from the corner of his eyes. He could see that not only did Su Yuzhou not respond, but he seemed to want to close the door on him.

“Twenty requests, I promise you, but these requests must not violate my principles and bottom line.”

Su Yuzhou looked at him, and grinned slightly, revealing a small tiger tooth. 

“Okay.”

“The first request, don’t call me ‘Alpha’ again. Call me Su Yuzhou.”

Ok, guys, stay calm – it’s happening!