When the Female Lead Becomes Obsessive – Chapter 178

Volume Eight: Those Years When I Was an Alpha

Compatibility¹

Destroying one’s own gland was no different from suicide.

To Bian Tuo, Chaoyang’s proposal was the best solution in the current chaotic situation. However, if Chaoyang destroyed her own gland, she would barely be able to protect herself, so how could she perform gland surgery on him?

Bian Tuo’s eyes narrowed. After much calculation, he understood that Chaoyang wasn’t negotiating with him at all; she was forcing him to let everyone go.

“You destroying your gland would be a net loss for me,” Bian Tuo said, taking two chips from his storage pouch. He injected one into his own chest and handed the other to Chaoyang.

“You should be well aware of what this is. If one is harmed, we are all harmed; if one prospers, we all prosper. While I believe in your abilities, I don’t trust your character. If you try any tricks during the surgery and I die, you’ll be finished too. And as for them…”

A bloodthirsty look flashed in Bian Tuo’s eyes. “…they will all be slaughtered by my men.”

“Tian He, Xin Zhen,” he said flatly. “If I die, you will take control of the Evil Ghost Bandit Group, and all these people will be buried with me.”

Tian He’s expression was strained. “…Yes.”

Xin Zhen looked troubled. “…Yes, Boss.”

Wen Nuan smiled casually. “Alright.”

She took the chip and injected it into her chest. “That should put your mind at ease.”

Seeing her inject the chip without any resistance, Bian Tuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. “Good. Let’s begin.”

The starship had a sterile room that could be used for the surgery. To monitor Wen Nuan, Bian Tuo specifically turned on the surveillance cameras, letting Tian He and Xin Zhen watch her every move to prevent her from trying anything. That way, even if Wen Nuan managed to kill him, his trusted subordinates could immediately execute the students.

Wen Nuan looked at the tools and chemicals in the sterile room. “It looks like you’ve experimented many times.”

Bian Tuo took off his shirt and sat on the high platform, saying flatly, “Obviously, they all failed.”

He glanced at the monitor and grabbed a hair tie to put up his hair. “Don’t even think about playing any tricks. Your life and their lives are in your hands.”

Tian He and Xin Zhen exchanged a look, then stared at the six imprisoned students.

“You’d better pray that Chaoyang can save our boss. Otherwise…” Xin Zhen gave a vicious smile. “I’ll make sure you’ll be unable to live and unable to die².”

The six of them stared intently at the monitor screen, paying no attention to Xin Zhen’s threat, perhaps not even hearing it.

Xin Zhen: “…”

Quan Yang nudged Chu Luo. “Do you think the gland surgery can really succeed?” he asked.

Chu Luo glanced at Jiang Yichuan. “…It should.”

If Chaoyang was the one who operated on Jiang Yichuan, then judging by Jiang Yichuan’s current condition, Chaoyang had succeeded.

“If this surgery can be popularized, doesn’t that mean the fate of all Omegas will change?” Shi Yaqi said in a hushed voice.

Shi Jiayang nodded. “That’s inevitable.”

Jiang Yichuan was the best example.

Shi Yaqi looked at the person on the monitor, puzzled. “Tell me, Chaoyang, who is also Mu Wen Nuan, is clearly an S-rank Alpha. Why would she create a surgical method specifically for an Omega’s gland?”

Xi Chen’s expression shifted, and he looked toward Jiang Yichuan.

The corners of her eyes were red as she stared intently at the person on the screen. The emotions in her eyes were too complex, making his heart sink as he gave a few bitter laughs.

Chu Luo looked at Jiang Yichuan. “Perhaps there’s another side to the story of Mu Wen Nuan being expelled from the First Military Academy and being wanted by Planet Tofis?”

Jiang Yichuan’s body tensed, and she lowered her head uneasily.

“What other side could there be?” Quan Yang asked curiously.

Chu Luo pushed up his glasses, a glint flashing in his eyes. “Have you forgotten the crime Mu Wen Nuan was wanted for?”

Quan Yang paused, then suddenly looked at Jiang Yichuan and stammered, “That… she… that… wasn’t…?”

“What the hell are you stuttering for?” Shi Yaqi slapped him, then gave a meaningful glance at Jiang Yichuan. “Is this really the time for gossip? Shut your mouth and behave.”

Quan Yang shut his mouth and said no more.

Jiang Yichuan looked up, her eyes much wetter as she gazed at the screen.

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Sterile Room.

Wen Nuan looked at Bian Tuo’s exposed gland and frowned. “Have you ever had a heat?”

A trace of discomfort flashed across Bian Tuo’s face. “Why are you asking that?”

Wen Nuan reached out and touched his gland. The body beneath her palm tensed abruptly. “You’ve been using suppressants and blockers to control your gland this whole time. No wonder you’re in such a hurry.”

Bian Tuo endured the strange sensation of having someone else touch his gland and said, annoyed and embarrassed, “…Enough with the nonsense. Get on with the surgery.”

Wen Nuan withdrew her hand and said flatly, “You must be in heat for me to perform this surgery.”

“What do you mean?” Bian Tuo turned around. “What are you trying to do?”

He hadn’t forgotten that the person before him was an Alpha who posed a great threat to him. Once an Omega was in heat, they became a slave to desire, shamelessly begging an Alpha to mark them.

“An Omega’s gland only swells and opens automatically when they are in heat. This makes the operation easier and reduces the risks.”

Back then, in order to operate on Jiang Yichuan, she had used her own pheromones to forcibly induce her heat ahead of schedule.

Hearing Wen Nuan’s explanation, Jiang Yichuan recalled the time she was controlled by Wen Nuan’s pheromones, but her heart didn’t seem to hold much resentment or disgust.

Bian Tuo’s brow furrowed tightly, clearly unwilling to cooperate with Wen Nuan’s proposal.

Seeing Bian Tuo’s difficulty, Wen Nuan said, “If you don’t want to go through heat, we can also forcibly break open the gland, but I can’t guarantee you’ll recover to the same state as Xiao Chuanchuan.”

His hand on the platform clenched into a fist. Bian Tuo gritted his teeth. “…But… but my… it’s not time yet…”

A normal Omega would have two or three heats a month, usually lasting no more than three days. But his heat was different. It usually came only once every three months, and it lasted for a long time, almost a week each time. During his heat, he was in agony, weak, and frenzied.

That feeling of powerlessness terrified him more and more. He was afraid he would truly become a slave to desire and fall completely.

Wen Nuan also knew the cycle of an Omega’s heat, and Bian Tuo was an S-rank Omega, so his cycle should be similar to Jiang Yichuan’s.

“Then do you have any pheromones that can trigger a reaction in your gland?”

Although Bian Tuo was known to the outside world as an Omega unaffected by any pheromones, Wen Nuan believed it wasn’t that he didn’t react to any pheromones, but that he hadn’t encountered one he would react to.

Bian Tuo looked troubled and said dejectedly, “No.”

Ever since he differentiated into an Omega, he had never encountered a pheromone that could trigger a reaction in his gland. He had tried many, watching as Alphas and Omegas were affected by each other’s pheromones and forced to entangle themselves. He watched it all with cold indifference, finding it disgusting and repulsive.

But when he went through his own heat, the feelings and desires that surged from the depths of his body tormented him relentlessly.

He hated this identity as an Omega.

“That makes things difficult,” Wen Nuan mused for a moment. “When is your next heat?”

“In two months.”

But he couldn’t last that long.

Wen Nuan looked at his gland; it was about to give out. Bian Tuo’s use of medication had been too harsh, torturing the fragile gland to its breaking point.

“If I can’t save you, could you be kind for once and let us go?”

Perhaps a dying man would have a change of heart.

Bian Tuo’s lips curled. “I can be kind enough to give you all a less painful death.”

Wen Nuan: “…”

This was going to be difficult.

【Have you forgotten your character setting?】 the System prompted.

“My character setting?” Wen Nuan didn’t react for a moment. “What setting?”

The System said helplessly, 【Your ‘Irresistible to Everyone’³ setting! Your pheromones work on anyone, have you forgotten?】

Wen Nuan slapped her forehead. “Oh right, I’m irresistible!”

【It’s fine for others to use such an embarrassing, cringey title, but you shouldn’t say it yourself. It’s too shameful.】

Wen Nuan: “…”

Bian Tuo never thought he would end up in this situation. He was so close to changing his destiny, only to be stopped by the very thing he once hated most: his heat.

It was truly fate toying with people.

Bian Tuo stood up and was about to put on the clothes beside him.

“Why are you getting dressed?” Wen Nuan asked, puzzled.

“Isn’t it a lost cause?” Bian Tuo finished dressing. “Why waste time here?”

“Who told you it’s a lost cause?” A smile played on Wen Nuan’s lips. “Don’t you know who I am?”

Seeing her confident look, Bian Tuo’s brow furrowed as he sneered, “I can’t go into heat early, and I can’t endure the pain and after-effects of having my gland forcibly broken. What do you plan to do?”

She was just trying to stall for time.

“Who says you can’t go into heat?” Wen Nuan tilted her head, a sly look in her eyes. “You may not react to many pheromones, but that doesn’t mean you don’t react to any.”

Hearing this, Bian Tuo couldn’t help but say sarcastically, “What? You think your own pheromones will work on me?”

“What a joke. At the auction house, every Omega reacted to your pheromones, but I didn’t.”

Wen Nuan said helplessly, “I already told you that was just my clone. Its pheromones are still different from mine.”

“How are they different? Isn’t it all rose-scented?” Bian Tuo said with disgust. “It smells awful.”

Hearing this, Jiang Yichuan suddenly remembered that although Wen Nuan’s and the clone’s pheromones smelled the same, upon closer inspection, Wen Nuan’s pheromones weren’t as intense and fiery as the clone’s. Instead, they had a faint, clear sweetness.

So the rose fragrance she had smelled that night was Wen Nuan’s true pheromone.

Touching the back of her neck, Jiang Yichuan recalled how her gland had swollen slightly when she’d first smelled it. She had thought she would never react to any pheromones again, but Wen Nuan’s had still caused a reaction.

“Are you sure?” Wen Nuan lowered her eyes, her lips curling.

Just as Bian Tuo was about to retort, his gland suddenly went numb, and a scorching heat surged up from deep within his body.

His gland turned red and swelled, and his whole body went limp. Bian Tuo barely managed to support himself on the platform, his chest heaving violently as his fair skin was instantly flushed with a vibrant red.

His eyes glistened as he panted heavily, looking at Wen Nuan. “This is… you… how…?”

Outside the room, everyone watched in shock as Bian Tuo was stimulated by Wen Nuan’s pheromones and forced into an early heat.

Xin Zhen was dumbfounded. “Holy shit, the boss was just triggered into heat by Chaoyang’s pheromones?”

Tian He’s gaze darkened.

“I can’t believe Bian Tuo actually reacts to Chaoyang’s pheromones,” Quan Yang said in surprise. “What does this mean? Is their compatibility that high?”

Shi Yaqi pouted. “It’s a good thing for an S-rank Omega and an S-rank Alpha to have highly compatible pheromones, but given their identities and positions, it’s just a shame.”

“That’s true. What a pity,” Quan Yang sighed. “If Bian Tuo were just an ordinary S-rank Omega, he’d be a great match for Chaoyang. The man is handsome, the woman is beautiful, and their pheromone compatibility is high. How perfect would that be?”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Chu Luo said, glancing at Jiang Yichuan’s dark face.

Quan Yang retorted, “Who’s talking nonsense? There are very few Alphas who can trigger a reaction in an S-rank Omega. The fact that Chaoyang can force Bian Tuo into an early heat means their pheromones are highly compatible.”

“By that logic, couldn’t Xi Chen also stimulate Bian Tuo?” Shi Yaqi pointed at Xi Chen. “He’s an S-rank Alpha too.”

Quan Yang looked at Xi Chen. “Why don’t you give it a try?”

“I’ve tried. I can’t affect him,” Xi Chen said, shaking his head.

When they were first captured, he had secretly released his pheromones to suppress Bian Tuo, but to no effect.

“Well, that settles it. Only Chaoyang can affect Bian Tuo,” Quan Yang concluded.

Wen Nuan watched as Bian Tuo, now in heat, began to writhe. He lay weakly on the platform, curled up, his eyes blurred with desire as he looked at her wetly.

The corner of her shirt was clutched in his hand. It was a pleading gesture, yet his stubborn gaze revealed his shame and unwillingness.

Jiang Yichuan watched the two on the monitor, their actions intimate, and her eyes gradually darkened.

【Blackening value is rising! The female lead’s blackening value is now 6.2!】 the System said in a panic.

Wen Nuan, who was just about to pull her shirt out of Bian Tuo’s hand: “…”

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The author has something to say:

Wen Nuan: Wasn’t the misunderstanding already cleared up? Why is the blackening value still rising?

Female Lead: You have high pheromone compatibility with him?

【A double update for everyone. In a couple of days, I have to go to the hospital to rest up. I’ll do my best to maintain daily updates for everyone, ha.】

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