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    “Pei Xuezhi, can I mark you?”

    【How could this happen? It shouldn’t be like this! This time, clearly everything… How did it turn out like this again?】

    The System’s voice stopped abruptly, but this time Fu Chaoyun didn’t respond to it.

    It was unclear if she had even heard.

    The Alpha’s attention at this moment was entirely focused on the Omega before her, her expression dazed. After Pei Xuezhi finished speaking that last sentence, she stepped backward, seemingly giving Fu Chaoyun space to escape with deliberate leisure.

    An attitude of extreme gentlemanliness and consideration, yet also one of distance and cold indifference.

    The air was so still it seemed to have frozen, followed immediately by Fu Chaoyun’s dry voice.

    “Zhizhi, are you feeling depressed after having two babies in a row?”

    She forced a smile, her tone light and quick, trying hard to liven up the atmosphere with a softer kind of banter.

    She had used this countless times—saying lighthearted, playful things when the mood soured. It could blur the worst of the immediate situation, but what about afterward?

    The problems ignored and glossed over still existed, always lingering there, perhaps even accumulating over time, eventually becoming more severe, more terrible…

    Just like now.

    But Pei Xuezhi’s deep gaze fell upon her, shattering the Alpha’s attempt to whitewash the situation1 in an instant.

    “Jiejie,” she called out. “Stop trying to fool me like this.”

    —She wouldn’t accept it.

    Before Fu Chaoyun could think of anything, Pei Xuezhi lowered her gaze again, concealing those frightening eyes.

    “Forget it.”

    The next second.

    Fu Chaoyun felt her hand being grabbed. Normally, skin-to-skin contact should be pleasant, but under the current circumstances, it was definitely not good news.

    Fu Chaoyun froze for a moment. Then, pivoting from her wrist, she was forcefully dragged towards the door by Pei Xuezhi.

    “Get out!” Pei Xuezhi snapped harshly.

    She was actually going to throw her out!!

    Fu Chaoyun struggled instinctively, unwilling to comply, but met Pei Xuezhi’s pair of dark, heavy eyes.

    “Miss Fu, if you continue to be uncooperative like this, I’ll have to report you to the police for trespassing!”

    “Jiejie is so kind-hearted, surely you wouldn’t want to see news like ‘Former CP Confront Each Other in Court’ go viral online, disappointing everyone who likes you, would you?”

    Pei Xuezhi truly knew how to manipulate Fu Chaoyun. These words made the Alpha hesitate for a second. Pei Xuezhi sneered, seized the opportunity, opened the door, and was about to throw her out.

    “Wait!”

    Fu Chaoyun grabbed onto the door. She knew in her heart that they absolutely couldn’t part ways like this, or else in the future… there probably wouldn’t be a future.

    She opened her mouth, but what came out was a muffled groan—it was from Pei Xuezhi.

    The person who had been as cold as frost just moments ago now had cheeks, neck, and even the corners of her eyes rapidly flushing crimson. Head lowered, biting her lip, she looked like she was in extreme discomfort, leaning unsteadily against the doorframe.

    At a time like this, Pei Xuezhi’s susceptible period had started, and it was hitting hard and fast.

    Such a coincidence, even the System had to remark on it—Fu Chaoyun really had dog luck2!

    “You—”

    “Your susceptible period is here. You need to calm down now.”

    A rich grapefruit scent instantly flooded the air.

    Fu Chaoyun seized this chance, broke free from Pei Xuezhi’s grip, and slipped back into the room, not forgetting to close the door to block any potential lurkers outside.

    She had arrived empty-handed, and now, disregarding any notion of privacy, she started rummaging directly through Pei Xuezhi’s suitcase.

    As an Omega, the monthly susceptible period was something she handled with practiced ease3; Pei Xuezhi would definitely have packed the necessary items.

    Fu Chaoyun quickly found the inhibitor.

    Pei Xuezhi was still leaning against the wall by the door. She bit her lip, swallowing countless cries of longing. Even when Fu Chaoyun approached, she kept her head turned away, unwilling to look, presenting an image of complete resistance.

    Exactly the same as when they first met.

    Finally, she opened her mouth, but it was to say—

    “Get lost!!!”

    Fu Chaoyun’s body was usually affected by Pei Xuezhi. At this moment, she could clearly smell the rich grapefruit scent in the air but couldn’t summon the same craving as the previous times. She knew this was Pei Xuezhi rejecting her.

    The best course of action then was…

    “Sorry.”

    As she spoke, Fu Chaoyun held out the inhibitor in her hand, but just as Pei Xuezhi reached for it, she suddenly moved it away.

    Drenched in the tide of passion, the Omega’s eyes were red.

    Fu Chaoyun shouldn’t have felt such a malicious, teasing emotion, yet she found the current Pei Xuezhi incredibly beautiful.

    “Sorry,” she said again, holding the inhibitor tightly, yet showing no sign of using it anytime soon.

    An Omega’s constitution was inherently weaker than an Alpha’s, especially during a susceptible period when their legs grew weak. Moreover, struggling at a time like this, any physical contact felt more like a flirtatious tease.

    Besides, Pei Xuezhi’s susceptible period this time was too fierce—possibly the result of suppressing it halfway through the previous two times. She didn’t even have the energy to speak, afraid that if she opened her mouth, only soft, delicate moans would escape.

    Her body lacking strength, she slowly slid down the wall into a squatting position. Her long hair fell, obscuring her face, making it impossible to see clearly. Only her spine remained straight—an unyielding posture.

    Fu Chaoyun stood watching for a few seconds, then spoke again.

    “I know.”

    Know what? That Pei Xuezhi was suffering terribly in her susceptible period right now? That this susceptible period was excessively fierce? That the Omega currently wanted nothing to do with her, the Alpha right beside her? Or was it something from even earlier…

    Fu Chaoyun’s hand loosened. The inhibitor was flung far away, landing on the sofa, startling Nao Nao, who had just climbed back up, into letting out a “Meow.” Then, she squatted down in front of Pei Xuezhi herself.

    She extended a hand.

    Do you need help?

    What should I do?

    According to Fu Chaoyun’s personality, she should have said something like that. But the Alpha’s eyes suddenly deepened into an inky black. A thought surged from her heart, and suddenly, the glands on the back of her neck, which hadn’t reacted before, began to heat up.

    It was no longer Pei Xuezhi dancing alone. The AO pheromones intertwined. It was Fu Chaoyun’s turn now to brush aside Pei Xuezhi’s hair. But instead, she picked up a strand at the tip and brought it to her lips, kissing it gently.

    And the Omega, who had just looked up, saw all of this perfectly clearly.

    Finally, Fu Chaoyun said.

    “Pei Xuezhi, can I mark you.”

    —A question asked, in the tone of a statement.


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    Feeling very unwell and can’t find relief, even two painkillers didn’t work. It’s only slightly better when lying down; sitting up to type for a bit makes the pain start again. Feel like crying, my condition isn’t good. That’s all for today, I’m going to lie down. We’ll see about tomorrow, sigh.

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    Footnotes

    1. 粉饰太平 | fěnshì tàipíng | Lit. “to whitewash peace and prosperity”; To gloss over problems and pretend everything is fine; to present a false picture of peace and stability.
    2. 狗运 | gǒu yùn | Lit. “dog luck”; Usually refers to unexpected bad luck, but can sometimes be used ironically or colloquially to mean unexpected luck (good or bad), often undeserved or surprising.
    3. 驾轻就熟 | jià qīng jiù shú | Lit. “drive a light cart on a familiar road”; To handle something skillfully and easily due to experience and familiarity.

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