Chapter 5

“Your pheromones…”

Before she could finish speaking, she noticed Wen Sixu’s cheeks suddenly turning red. Those peach-blossom eyes also began to grow hazy and unfocused, and the words she’d been about to say dissolved into uncontrollable gasps.

Qu Xiao hurriedly took Wen Sixu’s hand. “Are you all right? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

Wen Sixu could barely summon the strength to lift her lashes. A burning, stabbing pain spread from the back of her neck.

Ever since her injury, her gland had been almost completely numb. Even when surrounded by a chaotic mixture of pheromones, she hadn’t felt anything because she simply couldn’t detect them.

But ever since the Alpha before her had reactivated her gland, it had regained some sensation while remaining extremely fragile. The chaotic pheromones in the room just now had irritated it.

She instinctively placed her hand in Qu Xiao’s palm. “Pheromones… Use your… pheromones to help me…”

The instant Qu Xiao made out those indistinct words, her pupils contracted sharply.

Wen Sixu wanted her to use her own pheromones to help her?

Looking at Wen Sixu’s increasingly pained expression, Qu Xiao noticed that even the corners of her eyes had turned faintly pink, while tiny beads of sweat had appeared along her collarbone.

There was no time to think about it any further. When Wen Sixu once again looked at her pleadingly, Qu Xiao decisively removed the suppression bracelet from her wrist.

Since transmigrating into this world, she hadn’t received a single suppressant injection. Her pheromones had been kept under control entirely by the bracelet. The moment she removed it, the fresh fragrance of blue irises gradually enveloped them both.

Qu Xiao carefully supported Wen Sixu against her side, hoping the position would make her more comfortable while bringing her gland closer to Qu Xiao.

Wen Sixu leaned into her embrace, her eyes half-closed as she absorbed the Alpha’s fresh pheromones like someone desperately drinking water after a long thirst. Every hurried breath she took carried the fragrance of white camellias, subtly teasing Qu Xiao’s senses.

After quite some time, Wen Sixu’s complexion returned to normal. The two patches of unnatural redness faded from her cheeks, leaving her looking somewhat pale.

“Are you feeling better?” Qu Xiao asked tentatively.

She could hardly believe it. Had her pheromones really worked?

Could her pheromones actually treat Wen Sixu’s illness?

Wen Sixu glanced at her, the rims of her ears still red. “Wait here for me.”

Qu Xiao watched her walk somewhat unsteadily into bailiantales.com the inner room, still unable to suppress her confusion.

“Do you need any help?”

She couldn’t help asking.

After several seconds of silence, Wen Sixu’s muffled voice came from inside.

“No.”

A short while later, Wen Sixu emerged wearing a different outfit.

A white feathered shawl covered her collarbone, paired with a pure white long dress.

Qu Xiao was still puzzled.

Did award-winning actresses have to change clothes every so often?

Wen Sixu sat down opposite her and took a sip of water to moisten her lips. Her languid, elegant eyes, so much like a cat’s, studied Qu Xiao.

“Qu Xiao.”

Hearing Wen Sixu call her name made Qu Xiao’s heart beat a little faster.

Although she’d done something wrong before, what she’d just done… should count as making up for it a little, right?

Wen Sixu’s voice was cool and captivating.

“Two years ago, I was accidentally injured while filming. My gland was severely damaged, and there hasn’t been any effective treatment for it since.” Wen Sixu lowered her lashes, a barely perceptible tremor entering her voice. “After coming into contact with your pheromones yesterday, my gland responded. I’d like you to become my marking specialist.”

“Marking specialist?” Qu Xiao swallowed and looked at Wen Sixu in confusion. “What… does that mean?”

“My gland can now release small amounts of pheromones, but it’s still very fragile and a little… sensitive. The doctor said this is the best stage for recovery treatment.”

Wen Sixu picked up the light blue bracelet that had been removed earlier and fastened it around Qu Xiao’s wrist again. Her fingertips delicately traced the contours of Qu Xiao’s wrist bone, making Qu Xiao feel as though a kitten were scratching at her skin.

“So I need an Alpha to accompany me and provide pheromones every day, allowing my disordered pheromone secretion to gradually return to normal regulation.”

Qu Xiao seemed to understand a little. “Like what we did just now?”

Wen Sixu smiled faintly and shook her head.

“Did you see those professional marking specialists earlier? I didn’t like any of them, but I do hope you’ll learn their professional standards.”

Her gaze fell on Qu Xiao’s clean, slender fingers.

“Temporary marking is the most basic requirement. You’ll need to learn other methods of soothing me as well.”

Qu Xiao thought about it for a moment, still worried that she might learn the wrong techniques and make Wen Sixu angry.

She raised her head and looked at Wen Sixu earnestly. “Could you teach me?”

After several seconds of silence, Wen Sixu suddenly leaned closer.

That cool yet stunningly beautiful face grew larger and larger before her eyes. For an instant, Qu Xiao froze like a piece of wood, forgetting to breathe.

Wen Sixu extended a finger and plucked a sequin that was stuck to Qu Xiao’s eyelashes.

Qu Xiao’s lashes tickled. She blinked several times in succession before looking at Wen Sixu in a daze.

“Open your mouth.”

Qu Xiao opened her mouth, and a finger pressed against the tip of her tongue.

Looking at the little sequin resting on the pale red, berry-like tip of Qu Xiao’s tongue, Wen Sixu suddenly felt much better.

She withdrew her slender, snow-white finger and looked down at Qu Xiao.

“All right. But I’ll only teach you once.”

“Oh… okay.” Qu Xiao thought for a moment before looking at her cautiously. “But my pheromone rank is only B, and I heard you’re S-rank. Won’t that delay your recovery?”

Wen Sixu glanced at her through slightly narrowed eyes.

This foolish Alpha really did seem genuinely concerned about her condition.

“Probably not.” Wen Sixu patiently explained, “Even S-rank Alphas are no use to me.”

Recalling how her gland had instinctively rejected those high-ranking Alphas, she continued, “Perhaps our pheromones are highly compatible. So there shouldn’t be any problems with you becoming my marking specialist.”

Qu Xiao’s ears twitched slightly.

Did Wen Sixu mean that she liked the scent of her pheromones?

Her mind was racing when Wen Sixu suddenly held out her palm.

“Spit it out.”

“W-what?” Qu Xiao asked in confusion.

“That sequin from earlier.”

Qu Xiao swallowed, her voice trembling slightly. “I… I think I swallowed it.”

Wen Sixu’s expression changed.

“Open your mouth. Let me see.”

Qu Xiao allowed Wen Sixu to grip her chin firmly, feeling terribly wronged. All she knew was that Wen Sixu had put the thing into her mouth. How was she supposed to know that Wen Sixu would now demand she spit it out?!

Wen Sixu sighed and released her face.

That silly puppy really had swallowed the sequin.

“Then I’ll try to spit it out now… Cough, cough.”

Afraid of making Wen Sixu angry again, Qu Xiao struggled to cough it up. After all that effort, the Alpha’s eyes had turned red, but she hadn’t managed to cough up a thing.

“Forget it,” Wen Sixu said irritably.

It seemed she’d have to take good care of this foolish puppy. She was so stupid that she might end up getting herself killed through sheer foolishness.

Wen Sixu did her best to soften her tone. “Why did you swallow it? Were you so hungry that you’d eat anything you saw?”

That was the only explanation she could think of.

Qu Xiao slowly nodded.

She was so hungry.

By now, the other trainees had already finished lunch and were taking their afternoon naps.

Wen Sixu’s expression softened a little.

She checked the time. It was almost time to let Qu Xiao return, and she herself needed to get ready to continue filming that afternoon. But the production team’s cafeteria might already be closed.

Qu Xiao sniffed and suddenly caught the delicious aroma of meat.

The scent had been present in the room from the beginning, but the concentration of pheromones earlier had been so overwhelming that she hadn’t noticed it.

She instinctively looked toward Wen Sixu, her voice pitifully quiet.

“Could I… have a little meat?”

Wen Sixu froze.

Did this foolish puppy think her room was a cafeteria?

Remembering that the Alpha had expended considerable energy releasing her pheromones just now, Wen Sixu suppressed her irritation and patiently explained, “I didn’t prepare any extra food. Those are my leftovers.”

She hadn’t expected to keep Qu Xiao here for so long.

“Then… can I eat them?”

Qu Xiao’s voice grew even softer.

Today, she’d performed an additional piece during her initial stage evaluation, sat on the pyramid for several hours, and then been asked to release another wave of pheromones. Now, her vision was repeatedly darkening.

She instinctively reached out and pressed a hand against Wen Sixu’s wrist, a hint of pleading in her voice. She resembled a little puppy on the verge of fainting from hunger, wagging its tail and begging for food.

Wen Sixu lowered her gaze to the hand resting on her wrist, then looked at her own lunch box.

She’d only eaten the rice balls and Arctic shrimp from the first two compartments. The large steak and vegetable salad in the remaining compartments were still untouched.

After two seconds of silence, she stood up, picked up the lunch box, and placed it before Qu Xiao.

“Go ahead.”

Looking at the enormous steak and fragrant vegetable salad, Qu Xiao’s eyes lit up. She nearly burst into tears before immediately digging into the food with large, eager bites.

Halfway through the meal, Qu Xiao suddenly seemed to realize something. She [Read on BaiLianTales]raised her head and looked at Wen Sixu with her cheeks puffed out.

After swallowing the food in her mouth, she asked cautiously, “If I eat your leftovers… what will you eat?”

“I’m not hungry. Go ahead and eat.” Wen Sixu shook her head.

Looking at the Alpha, she couldn’t help thinking of a puppy that had secretly eaten something, only to remember afterward that its owner hadn’t had dinner yet.

She really wasn’t hungry. In fact, after absorbing the Alpha’s pheromones, the hunger in her stomach had diminished even further.

But she couldn’t let this foolish Alpha go hungry. There was still more filming to do that afternoon.

Besides, watching Qu Xiao devour her food with such enthusiasm inexplicably improved Wen Sixu’s mood. She even felt a sudden impulse—

She wanted to buy ten steaks, lay them all out in front of Qu Xiao, and watch her finish every last one, bite by bite.

“Once you’ve finished eating, you can head back.”

Qu Xiao’s hand froze around her chopsticks.

“Then… what about the marking specialist arrangement?”

Wen Sixu pulled a sheet of paper from beneath the nearby dressing table.

“Sign this.”

Qu Xiao paused in surprise before accepting the paper. Her gaze swept over the neatly printed lines of black text.

As she read the contract, Wen Sixu’s clear, cool voice sounded behind her.

“My gland is still unstable at present. Until we receive the results of our pheromone compatibility test, I require sufficient time for intimate contact every day so that I can become accustomed to your pheromones.”

Qu Xiao’s fingertips froze, her chopsticks suspended in midair. The temperature of her ears rose visibly, a faint blush spreading across them.

“Also, considering that you won’t have much free time during the show’s recording period, I won’t impose any restrictions on the number of temporary markings for now. You’d better be available whenever I call.”

Wen Sixu looked at her, her voice as gentle as a tempting invitation.

“Don’t keep me waiting too long.”