Chapter 30
“Hmm?”
In the quiet restroom, Lin Xiaoran didn’t hear Gu Yang’s voice for a while, so he impatiently turned his head to look and met Gu Yang’s amber-colored peach blossom eyes.
Gu Yang looked somewhat strange at this moment. The usual smile in his peach blossom eyes was missing, and his gaze was fixed on him with a hint of aggression.
Lin Xiaoran blinked with confusion in his clear eyes. He wanted to confirm if he had seen it correctly. Gu Yang suddenly lowered his head, rubbed his nose with his hand, and when he looked up again, a helpless smile appeared on his face. “Lin Xiaoran, do you have any sense of being an Omega at all? Do you know what it means to show your gland to an Alpha?”
Stunned for a second, a barely visible trace of embarrassment flashed in Lin Xiaoran’s eyes. He quickly turned his face away, pursed his lips, and muttered under his breath, “Haven’t you bitten me before?”
Gu Yang couldn’t help but feel speechless. “The previous two times were special circumstances, okay?”
Besides, Lin Xiaoran hadn’t been so proactive in presenting his gland to him before, inviting him to bite!
Gu Yang was really at a loss.
He had always known that Lin Xiaoran lacked awareness of being an Omega, but just now, Lin Xiaoran unexpectedly turned his back to him and lowered his head to expose his gland, inviting him to bite. It really surprised him.
How thick-skinned was Lin Xiaoran’s nerve?
Of course, in addition to the unexpected surprise, he also almost lost control.
The gland was a sensitive area for Omegas. When an Omega actively showed their gland to an Alpha and let them bite, it was a blatant sexual invitation.
No Alpha would remain indifferent when faced with such a situation because Alphas naturally had a desire to dominate over Omegas.
Actually, Lin Xiaoran wasn’t completely unaware. Compared to other Omegas, his reaction in this aspect was indeed a bit slow.
But he also understood what inviting an Alpha to bite him meant.
Thinking of how straightforward he had just invited Gu Yang to bite him, he also felt a bit embarrassed, and his ears felt a little hot.
He raised his hand to touch his earlobe, which was pink and tender. From Gu Yang’s perspective, it looked so lovely. He couldn’t help but glance at it a few more times before shifting his gaze away unconsciously. He licked his lips and broke the silence with a soft voice, “Do you… want some support?”
Although Lin Xiaoran’s sudden proactive invitation for him to bite was exaggerated, Gu Yang also realized by now that last Friday’s temporary marking on Lin Xiaoran hadn’t worn off yet. However, the effect of a temporary mark would naturally fade over time.
Since Lin Xiaoran was participating in a basketball game right now, the pheromones emitted by the Alpha in such an environment would only become stronger.
Lin Xiaoran must have been affected, which was why he made the mistake in the last play.
Since Gu Yang had actively persuaded Lin Xiaoran to participate in the basketball game and had promised to mark him, he couldn’t back out now.
Lin Xiaoran glanced back at him but didn’t say anything. His gaze moved away from Gu Yang’s face and swept around the restroom.
There wasn’t anything in the restroom to support him during the marking process. Considering that it would take a few minutes, and to prevent anyone from coming in during that time, he chose to walk into the innermost stall.
Gu Yang hesitated for a moment and followed him in.
Once the door of the stall closed, the space instantly became cramped.
Two boys standing inside felt a bit crowded. Lin Xiaoran raised his head and met Gu Yang’s eyes. This made him give up the idea of leaning on Gu Yang for support. Instead, he turned his back to Gu Yang, with his hands resting on the door.
As he lowered his head, he suddenly remembered Gu Yang’s words just now—”Do you know what it means to show your gland to an Alpha?”
Suddenly, his face felt hot, and for the first time, he realized how intimate and ambiguous Gu Yang’s next move would be.
He gently pursed his lips. In the quiet environment, he could almost hear his own heartbeat thumping.
Facing an Omega’s proactive invitation again, the Alpha behind him no longer restrained himself. His amber eyes fell on the pink gland leaf on Lin Xiaoran’s cheek, and he squinted slightly with a hint of aggression. The Alpha’s aggressiveness and desire to conquer made him a bit irritable. He lowered his head to open his mouth and gently bit into the pink leaf.
The pheromones of the cedar gland slowly entered Lin Xiaoran’s body, feeling gentle, but Lin Xiaoran’s reaction was intense.
“Mm…”
The sound of loss of control floated out from the tightly closed mouth of the Omega. His body tensed up, and the fists clenched involuntarily against the door.
Sometimes, an Omega without heat could react more strongly to the direct invasion of Alpha pheromones than when in heat and being marked.
Gu Yang watched as Lin Xiaoran struggled against this physiological response, his hands turning white from gripping the door. Unable to resist, Gu Yang reached out and held one of Lin Xiaoran’s hands, gently separating his fingers and intertwining them with his own.
But with one hand no longer supporting him, the weakened and sensitive Omega couldn’t even stand steadily. His body began to slide down, and Gu Yang quickly wrapped an arm around his waist to prevent him from falling, though his mouth was still biting the gland. This position made it difficult for Gu Yang to apply much force, so he had to press Lin Xiaoran against the door to stabilize him.
After a few minutes, the marking was finally completed.
Gu Yang slowly released Lin Xiaoran’s gland and looked at the teeth marks he had left on the leaf. His throat moved slightly, his voice somewhat hoarse, “I’ve been meaning to ask, is this leaf a birthmark?”
This time, the Omega marked didn’t recover as quickly as the previous two times, because the previous two times, he was in heat, and the marking by the Alpha was comforting. But this time was different; it first aroused his physiological response before calming him down.
So, at this moment, Lin Xiaoran hadn’t fully recovered. He had a physiological and psychological dependence and obedience to the Alpha who marked him. He nodded gently, obedient to the extreme, “Yes.” He was extremely compliant.
Gu Yang didn’t say anything further, just maintaining this posture to steady Lin Xiaoran’s body.
He knew that Lin Xiaoran still couldn’t stand steadily at this moment, and he also knew that Lin Xiaoran wouldn’t take the initiative to ask for help. So he took the initiative to hug him and waited patiently.
After a while, Lin Xiaoran gradually regained his strength. It was then that he realized Gu Yang had been holding onto his waist all this time. Although it was to prevent him from falling, Lin Xiaoran felt a bit embarrassed. He moved his body slightly to break free, but Gu Yang had already retracted his hand and asked him, “Are you okay?”
His hoarse voice had returned to normal, and his tone was ordinary.
Lin Xiaoran glanced back at him, then turned away without looking at him. “I’m fine, let’s go.” With that, he opened the stall door and walked out.
However, Gu Yang was stunned for a second, then suddenly lowered his head and chuckled.
Lin Xiaoran was shy!
Although he had noticed Lin Xiaoran blushing before the marking, seeing his embarrassed expression directly from Lin Xiaoran’s beautiful eyes now still surprised him.
Clearly, after the previous two markings, Lin Xiaoran had been completely indifferent, as if being marked by an Alpha was as common as eating and drinking.
But this time, he was actually embarrassed.
It seemed that being marked outside of heat made him more aware of the intimacy of the marking process.
Finally, Lin Xiaoran seemed to have some awareness of being an Omega.
And his blushing and evasive behavior looked especially beautiful and cute.
After the marking, the beautiful and cute Omega played even more dominantly in the second half of the game. Combined with their lead from the first half, their team easily won the basketball game.
After the game, the sports committee member Yu Fei invited several people to go out for a meal together to reward the heroes and also to strengthen the relationship between the top student and the ordinary team members.
Lin Xiaoran and Gu Yang had no objections. After all, they didn’t really want to avoid interacting with their classmates; it’s just that their classmates always assumed it was difficult to get close to top students and school bullies.
As they walked out of the school gate, Gu Yang suddenly remembered something and grabbed Lin Xiaoran’s arm.
Lin Xiaoran turned his head, puzzled.
Gu Yang didn’t say anything to him but directly greeted Yu Fei and the others, “You guys go ahead and eat. I have something to discuss with Lin Xiaoran.”
After saying that, he pulled Lin Xiaoran in another direction and went straight to a pharmacy, where he asked the shop assistant for pheromone blockers.
Lin Xiaoran then remembered that he hadn’t used a blocker after being marked by Gu Yang today, and it had just happened, so the Alpha’s scent would be particularly noticeable.
Would that be a problem…?
“It should be fine.” Gu Yang pulled Lin Xiaoran out of the pharmacy, turned into the alley next to it, and handed him the blocker. “There were a lot of people today, and Alpha pheromones were chaotic and mixed. Besides, most of the audience were betas who wouldn’t notice.”
Gu Yang was also a bit annoyed about this. Since he had marked Lin Xiaoran, he should have considered all these things.
But at the time, it was during the break in the middle of the game, and the second half started immediately afterward. He hadn’t thought about it at all.
Lin Xiaoran wouldn’t blame Gu Yang for this, as it was his own negligence. If it weren’t for Gu Yang’s reminder, he wouldn’t have remembered it now.
So he didn’t say anything, just took the blocker from Gu Yang’s hand and lowered his head. Suddenly, he remembered something and looked up at Gu Yang, coldly saying, “Turn around!”
Huh?
Gu Yang didn’t react for a moment, but Lin Xiaoran had already shot him a sharp glare and impatiently said, “Don’t look!”
Now Gu Yang understood. He obediently turned around, but couldn’t help but laugh. “Finally, our top student Lin is aware that he’s an Omega and feels embarrassed?”
Behind him, Lin Xiaoran stared daggers at the pheromone blocker, his clear eyes glaring at Gu Yang fiercely. “Laugh again, and I’ll punch you.”
