Chapter 29
The issue between Gu Yang and Gu Xiuyuan had persisted for almost a week without resolution, which left Lin Xiaoran a bit perplexed.
It was clear that Gu Xiuyuan was worried about Gu Yang and really wanted him to come back home. The fact that he could hold out for such a long time without giving in was surprising.
However, this matter was ultimately their family affair, so Lin Xiaoran couldn’t say much and could only let things take their course.
Unexpectedly, Lin Lan sent a video call to inquire about the situation.
“You! You know that Uncle Gu hopes Gu Yang will come back home, yet you let Gu Yang stay at our place. If Gu Yang has a place to stay, naturally, he won’t want to go back home. You, this child, instead of helping to persuade him, you’re making trouble?” Lin Lan scolded.
Lin Xiaoran hadn’t told anyone about Gu Yang staying at their place, mainly wanting to make Gu Xiuyuan worry more. Maybe then, Gu Xiuyuan might lower his pride and apologize to Gu Yang.
However, there was a weekly cleaner who came to clean the house. Although she didn’t bump into Gu Yang, having someone living in the house was different from having it empty. The cleaner was worried that something was wrong, so she called Lin Lan to tell her about it, prompting Lin Lan to immediately video call Lin Xiaoran to ask about it.
No one had asked about the matter, but if asked, Lin Xiaoran certainly couldn’t lie. So he explained the situation to Lin Lan.
Actually, Lin Lan probably already knew about it, since she had contact with Gu Xiuyuan. However, since their relationship hadn’t officially started, and it involved Gu Xiuyuan and her son, she didn’t say anything about it.
Surprisingly, her son had hidden Gu Yang at home.
“Even if Gu Yang had nowhere to go, he wouldn’t come back. Besides, this matter was Uncle Gu’s fault, so he should apologize to Gu Yang,” Lin Xiaoran’s voice was clear and serious.
On the other end, Lin Lan shook her head with a smile. “You, this child, always want to judge right from wrong in everything? Uncle Gu’s status is there, making him lower his pride to apologize is indeed a bit difficult. However…”
Lin Lan knew her son’s temper. Since he had determined that what Gu Xiuyuan did was wrong, he would definitely take Gu Yang’s side in this matter.
Actually, Lin Lan always admired her son’s temperament. She found it pure and genuine, which was very clean and rare.
So, she immediately changed sides and said with a smile, “Gu Yang was indeed wronged. I heard he encountered an Omega in heat. That situation must be very dangerous. If he could control himself, it’s already rare. Coming back and being misunderstood, it’s normal for him to be angry. Alright, I’ll try to persuade Uncle Gu again.”
“Okay,” Lin Xiaoran replied while drinking milk, his head lowered, revealing his straight nose and pink lips.
From the video call, he looked incredibly handsome.
Lin Lan naturally knew that her son was much more attractive. For this reason, she often liked to show off her son’s appearance to others with her phone. However, even so, she would still be amazed by her son’s handsome face.
After all, her son was one of the extremely rare hidden Omegas in the world.
Thinking of this, Lin Lan felt a pang of heartache. “Baby, how do you feel recently? Is there…”
“I’m fine.” Lin Xiaoran interrupted her softly after finishing the milk.
He knew Lin Lan was worried about his heat period, but he didn’t want her to worry. Therefore, he generally avoided discussing this topic with her. No matter how much he talked about it, it would only make Lin Lan feel distressed, and there was nothing else he could do.
Perhaps he could tell Lin Lan that Gu Yang could give him a temporary mark, and he had already gone through two heat periods with much less pain. But after a brief movement of his thin lips, he held back the words.
He felt that this matter wasn’t solely his business; he should at least seek Gu Yang’s consent.
Even if it was a temporary mark, it was still a very private matter, the same for Omegas and Alphas.
Lin Lan knew he didn’t want her to worry too much, so she felt even more heartache.
“As long as you’re fine. I met a friend recently, and they’re working on a project to extract Alpha pheromones. After processing, it can be made into injections directly injected into the Omega’s body to replace suppressants and marks. I heard this project is already in clinical trials. If successful, it will be on the market by the end of the year. Ranran, then you won’t have to endure that kind of pain anymore.”
Actually, this project is being conducted in various countries. The main reason is that suppressants can sometimes be unstable, and using suppressants for a long time after Omega adulthood can put a significant burden on the body. Additionally, Omegas who have been formally marked cannot use suppressants. During their heat periods, they need their own Alpha by their side, which can be troublesome when the Alpha is not around.
If pheromones can be extracted and used directly, it would indeed have many benefits.
For hidden Omegas, they won’t have to endure that inhumane pain during heat periods anymore. They can simply buy an Alpha’s pheromones to solve the problem.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiaoran searched the internet for information about this project and found that it was basically synchronized domestically. Many news reports said it would likely be on the market by the end of the year.
In this way…
Ding dong~
The WeChat notification interrupted Lin Xiaoran’s thoughts. Opening it, it was a picture sent by Gu Yang of tonight’s homework: “Finally finished, can you check it?”
After glancing at the picture, Lin Xiaoran replied simply: “No problem, go to sleep.”
Gu Yang quickly replied again: “You’re lucky, I still have to continue reviewing. By the way, your notes are too simple. In some places, I can’t understand without looking at the book.”
Gu Yang had always thought that serious bookworms like Lin Xiaoran would meticulously record their daily notes, even wanting to record every word the teacher said during class.
However, in reality, Lin Xiaoran’s notes were particularly simple. Sometimes, for a certain topic, he would only write the title, without any content.
Well, he admitted that Lin Xiaoran, like himself, was a talented student. Even though he often saw him reading books, most of the time he was reading novels. But now, Gu Yang really hoped that Lin Xiaoran was a serious bookworm so that he could directly review his notes.
As a result, he had to find his old textbooks now.
After reading his message, Lin Xiaoran simply threw his phone aside and went to take a shower.
However, Gu Yang had indeed become more serious recently. Although he had been completing his homework on time every day due to the bet with Lin Xiaoran, those were just tasks to fulfill. But in the past few days, he had genuinely become more studious.
He was originally smart, so if he focused on studying, he would quickly achieve results.
However, before the next monthly exam, they first had the school’s basketball game.
The first game for Class 3 of Senior High was scheduled for Friday afternoon after school, and it was arranged in the indoor basketball court.
The school also promoted it, posting various promotional posters on the bulletin board early in the morning, making it seem like a concert selling tickets. The most selling point of today’s game was undoubtedly the first participation of the academic genius and school bully in a basketball game, with Lin Xiaoran and Gu Yang’s names prominently displayed on the poster.
This competition was organized by class, with each class being opponents. But even if they weren’t matched against each other, they could still cheer each other on.
So, before the game started, the basketball court was already crowded with a lot of spectators. Apart from the students from Class 3 and Class 6 of Senior High, almost all of them came for Lin Xiaoran and Gu Yang.
However, the number of people didn’t affect the game.
On the court, both teams’ players took their positions.
Lin Xiaoran played as a small forward, while Gu Yang played as a guard.
At this moment, while the center of both teams was still trying to get the jump ball, the ball was accidentally slapped in the direction of a player from the opposing team. Just as everyone was feeling annoyed, a tall figure leaped up and extended his arm to intercept the ball, landing steadily.
“Wow…”
The exclamations of the crowd rang out just as they were about to react to Gu Yang’s astonishing agility. Changes were already happening on the court.
While everyone was still in shock, Lin Xiaoran had already rushed towards the opponent’s basket. Just as Gu Yang grabbed the rebound and landed, Lin Xiaoran had already reached the opponent’s basket. With a wave of Gu Yang’s hand, the basketball landed in Lin Xiaoran’s hands. The white-clad youth lightly jumped up and made a beautiful layup, and the basketball accurately fell into the basket.
Five seconds.
At this moment, only five seconds had passed since the start of the game, and Class 3 of Senior High had already smoothly scored two points under the cooperation of Gu Yang and Lin Xiaoran.
No one expected Gu Yang to intercept that ball, let alone react in time when Gu Yang intercepted it. But Lin Xiaoran had already started running.
This kind of cooperation gave people a seamless and effortless feeling, as if they had planned it before the game.
In fact, they hadn’t.
After all, they were in their senior year, and the school was already doing them a favor by allowing them to participate in the game. They didn’t have time for training. They had the same classes and self-study sessions every day, not to mention a pile of homework. They couldn’t spare any time for training.
It was only today, before the game started, that a few of them got together and played for a while, which could be considered as training.
So, the first play with Gu Yang’s pass to Lin Xiaoran was quite unexpected for Lin Xiaoran as well.
However, their subsequent cooperation was very smooth.
Lin Xiaoran liked to score, while Gu Yang preferred to control the pace of the game and coordinate the overall situation.
So, one scored while the other coordinated the game, and soon the situation shifted in favor of Class 3 of Senior High.
The classmates of Class 3 were happy, and even the spectators who came for Gu Yang and Lin Xiaoran were enjoying themselves. At the beginning, everyone cheered when someone scored, but later it evolved into cheering for the whole game whenever Gu Yang passed the ball to Lin Xiaoran.
Even Gu Yang, who usually didn’t care much about such things, couldn’t help feeling a bit amused.
He was the point guard after all. Shouldn’t he pass the ball to the forward instead of trying to score himself?
But then again, Lin Xiaoran’s scoring ability was indeed strong.
He had witnessed Lin Xiaoran’s basketball skills in a match against Guan Jun before. He knew that Lin Xiaoran played basketball very well, but that day Lin Xiaoran was still affected by Guan Jun’s pheromones, so he struggled a bit.
Today was different. Last Friday night, he had given Lin Xiaoran a temporary mark, and even though the mark hadn’t worn off yet, even with the vigorous activity on the court, the pheromones emitted by many students couldn’t affect him… Huh?
Just then, the ball reached Lin Xiaoran, who was already under the opponent’s basket. Unexpectedly, Lin Xiaoran made a mistake, and the ball shook on the rim a few times before falling out.
Both teams’ players rushed to grab the rebound. Just as everyone was busy under the basket, Gu Yang suddenly accelerated, and in an instant, he arrived under the basket. He jumped high, and his well-defined large hand slapped the ball, making a loud bang as the ball was dunked into the basket.
Silence…
It wasn’t until he landed that the gymnasium erupted into astonishing cheers, with people shouting, “Yang-ge is so handsome!”
But Gu Yang didn’t pay attention to that. He turned around and looked at Lin Xiaoran.
Unlike everyone else’s reaction in the venue, Lin Xiaoran lowered his head, wiping the sweat off his face with his basketball jersey, as if he hadn’t seen Gu Yang’s dunk just now.
Gu Yang felt a little disappointed for no reason, but he didn’t dwell on it. He walked over to Lin Xiaoran and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”
Coincidentally, at this moment, the first half ended, and the referee blew the whistle. The other three members of Class 3 gathered around and praised Gu Yang for his cool dunk just now. They also said how amazing Gu Yang and Lin Xiaoran’s cooperation was. In short, they were all extremely happy, with each of them having endless words to say.
The noisy atmosphere made Lin Xiaoran feel a headache.
He grabbed Gu Yang’s hand and said, “Come with me!” Then he pulled Gu Yang out of the crowd and walked out of the basketball court.
Seeing the scene of the two holding hands walking out, the noisy basketball court quieted down again, and everyone couldn’t help but gossip about what the two of them would do next.
In fact, even Gu Yang didn’t know.
He was obediently led out by Lin Xiaoran and turned into the nearby restroom.
Lin Xiaoran didn’t say much either. He simply turned around and faced Gu Yang, lowering his head to reveal the gland behind his neck, saying, “Bite me.”
