After Signing a Marking Agreement with the Abstinent Omega - Chapter 10

Xie Queyou hurriedly withdrew her pheromones, but it was already too late.

Every corner of the living room was filled with the refreshing scent of lime, covering everything, spreading everywhere, seeping into every gap.

The pheromones inside her gland could still be controlled, but the pheromones already spreading through the air were like wild horses that had broken free, charging straight toward the Omega’s gland.

Yun Wangqing stood not far away by the door. The qipao she wore looked even more beautiful on her than it had in the photo.

At this moment, because she was wrapped in Alpha pheromones, the hand holding the glass of water was faintly trembling. Her other hand gripped the door panel beside her tightly. She bit her lip, struggling to restrain herself, and looked at the woman across from her with a hint of reproach.

Xie Queyou quickly helped her sit on the sofa, then diligently went to open the windows for ventilation. She let the cool wind blow against her reddened cheeks, feeling unbearably ashamed.

Only after the wind dispersed the pheromones did Yun Wangqing’s eyes finally regain some clarity.

Xie Queyou sat opposite her, head lowered deeply, not daring to look at her. “Sorry. Are you… all right?”

Yun Wangqing took a sip of warm water, suppressing the heat in her gland. She looked at Xie Queyou, who sat across from her looking as if she wanted to burrow into the ground. The helplessness in her chest dispersed, leaving only a faint sense of amusement.

Unwilling to tease her and make her even more embarrassed, Yun Wangqing deliberately changed the subject. “I’m much better. Let’s eat lunch first.”

However, thanks to Xie Queyou’s interruption, the gloom Yun Wangqing had brought back from the event faded somewhat. Smelling the lime scent that had already grown much fainter in the room, she felt only comfort.

The gland at the back of her neck also joyfully absorbed the lime scent, breathing out its fondness.

On the surface, Xie Queyou nodded in agreement. In her heart—

Wuwu, she doesn’t even want to talk to me anymore.

They had not even begun carrying out the agreement yet, and Yun Wangqing’s impression of her had already become this bad. She had truly meant well but ended up making things worse.

Xie Queyou thought this sorrowfully in her heart, but her movements did not hesitate at all. She followed Yun Wangqing and brought the warm dishes Auntie had prepared to the table.

The two sat opposite each other at the dining table and ate quietly.

Yun Wangqing’s preferences were just like her person: light and faint, as if she could not muster much interest in anything.

All the dishes were mild in flavor. But Xie Queyou had not eaten breakfast, and after smelling so many complicated scents, her stomach already felt unwell. The light meal was quite pleasant to eat.

After lunch, the two went to Yun Wangqing’s study and signed the revised agreement again, making two copies.

Xie Queyou briefly glanced over the agreement and signed her name cleanly and decisively.

Her handwriting was sharp. Every stroke carried high spirits, quite matching her as a person.

Her brow bones were sharp, her facial lines clean, and she naturally carried a kind of edge. But her eyes were slightly drooping dog-like eyes.

When those moist, clear eyes looked at someone, they inexplicably softened that sharpness, revealing an inexplicable gentleness. After spending time with her, she even seemed a little dazed.

It was quite a contrast.

Yun Wangqing looked at her sharp handwriting. “You’re not going to look over it again?”

Xie Queyou did not even pause her signing hand. “No need. I trust you.”

Yun Wangqing was the white moonlight of the protagonist in the book. In the book, she had been described as someone as pure and bright as moonlight. Her role was only to shine on others and reveal their dark sides. How could she possibly do anything underhanded?

She trusted Yun Wangqing, and she also trusted the character setting in the book. No matter what, it would not collapse.

Because of Xie Queyou’s words, Yun Wangqing’s gaze lingered on her. It seemed as if she were studying her. But the instant Xie Queyou raised her head, Yun Wangqing lowered her own and signed her name.

After the agreement was signed, Xie Queyou helped put the dishes and bowls into the dishwasher.

Once everything was finished, she looked at the time. It was close to two in the afternoon, almost the usual time for Yun Wangqing to leave for the gland research institute.

But before that, Yun Wangqing had to change clothes first. What she was wearing was still the qipao from the morning event, which made moving inconvenient in many ways.

Moreover, it was faintly stained with a little of Xie Rong’an’s pheromones, which she rather disliked.

Opening the bedroom door, Yun Wangqing stepped into her room. It was decorated in a simple gray tone. The curtains were drawn, and the heavy darkness pressed down on one’s heartbeat like dark clouds.

She turned on the light, walked to the wardrobe, and casually picked out a loose outfit that would be convenient for the examination.

Her gaze landed on the clothes, but what she was thinking about was Xie Queyou, who was standing in the living room playing with the cat.

What she had not told Xie Queyou was that when Xie Queyou released too many pheromones earlier, she had already become… damp.

Yun Wangqing had never told anyone, not even Lin Wumo, that while she suffered from pheromone rejection disorder, she also suffered from skin hunger.

Because of skin hunger, her body was especially sensitive. Her need for skin contact was almost ten times that of other people. The two conditions conflicted with each other, causing her gland to grow increasingly unstable.

Xie Queyou had released too many pheromones. Her fragile gland could not bear so many pheromones merely brushing against it without deeply merging in.

So the gland’s dissatisfaction turned into another very real reaction.

She had not expected her own reaction to be so intense, to the point that she had not even had time to control it herself.

After changing into new clothes, she took some clean suppressant patches before pushing open the door.

Unlike ordinary suppressant patches commonly used by others, Yun Wangqing used specially made suppressant patches supplied directly by the gland research institute.

The material felt somewhat different from ordinary suppressant patches. Xie Queyou had learned this that day when she infused her own pheromones into Yun Wangqing’s suppressant patch.

They had already signed the agreement, and when they arrived at the research institute, they would definitely have to face matters involving the gland directly.

Yun Wangqing did not avoid Xie Queyou. In front of her, she tore off the suppressant patch she had previously been using.

The first thing Xie Queyou smelled was a very faint, cool fir fragrance, carrying the sharp clarity of snow-covered mountain forests—clean and distant.

Then came the cold fragrance unique to the Omega herself, steady and gentle. The two scents blended together like standing in a light winter snowfall.

Scattered snowflakes fell into her palm, melted, and flowed along her blood into every limb and bone.

Xie Queyou really liked the scent on her body. She could not help sniffing carefully again, then smelled the lime fragrance belonging to herself.

She thought she had accidentally lost control of her gland again and quickly held it back. But even after consciously controlling her gland not to release pheromones, that lime scent still lingered like a shadow.

She subconsciously looked toward the source of the scent. Her gaze landed on the suppressant patch in Yun Wangqing’s hand that had not yet been thrown away, and her expression paused.

Why did Yun Wangqing have two suppressant patches in her hand?

Yun Wangqing also noticed her gaze. The cold suppressant patches in her hand suddenly began to feel hot. Calmly, she tossed them into the trash and explained,

“This is the suppressant patch you gave me two days ago.”

Xie Queyou’s gaze grew hot. “You’re still wearing it.”

Yun Wangqing said, “Mm. It can at least drive away some other pheromone scents.”

Xie Queyou nodded in understanding. Yun Wangqing could not come into contact with too many messy pheromones, so it was understandable for her to carry Xie Queyou’s pheromones with her.

Wait. Something seemed a little wrong.

So Yun Wangqing had been wearing her suppressant patch when she had close contact with Xie Rong’an this morning?

Xie Queyou: “…”

Xie Queyou asked, “When you met Xie Rong’an, you were wearing it too?”

Yun Wangqing found this somewhat strange. “Mm.”

Then she suddenly remembered the pheromone scent on Xie Rong’an when they met in the morning, and her brows furrowed slightly.

Xie Queyou looked over tentatively. “Then did she… notice anything?”

Yun Wangqing looked at her. “Are you very afraid of her knowing about us?”

Xie Queyou thought about it and still told the truth. “She doesn’t know I’ve undergone a second differentiation.”

Before, she had felt there was no need to tell Xie Rong’an. But now, she only felt glad.

Yun Wangqing’s gaze swept over her, and she explained calmly, “She doesn’t know. The special suppressant patches from the research institute lock the pheromones inside. Unless placed on the gland, other Alphas and Omegas won’t notice.”

Xie Queyou relaxed. Her clear eyes showed reassurance, and she did not notice the complicated emotion that flashed across Yun Wangqing’s expression.

Yun Wangqing’s residence was not far from the gland research institute. She had probably bought it near the institute on purpose. They arrived after only a few minutes.

Lin Wumo had already been waiting for them for quite a while. Seeing the two walk over together, she hurriedly came to greet them.

First, she nodded to Xie Queyou in greeting. Then her gaze turned to Yun Wangqing.

“How has your gland felt recently?”

Yun Wangqing told the truth. “It still rejects Alpha glands, but when I attended the event, Miss Xie’s pheromones accompanied me, so it wasn’t as uncomfortable.”

Lin Wumo nodded. “All right. Then we’ll do the routine examination first.”

She looked at Xie Queyou again. “Miss Xie should also have an examination. After the examinations are done, I need to extract pheromones from both of you.”

The Alpha and Omega examinations were carried out in different rooms. Lin Wumo was Yun Wangqing’s attending physician, so naturally she accompanied Yun Wangqing. Xie Queyou followed Lin Wumo’s assistant.

Xie Queyou’s gland had developed well, and all the examinations were done very quickly. After finishing, she waited for the results in the office with the assistant.

The assistant was very young. Her name was Xiao He. She was only one year older than Xie Queyou and was an Omega. When she smiled, she had a dimple, which was very cute.

Through the office window, Xie Queyou saw the different instruments in the different examination rooms. The cold silver-white equipment glowed with a piercing light.

Just looking at them made one feel frightened. She wondered how many times Yun Wangqing had faced these merciless machines.

Recently, Xie Queyou had been searching online for information about pheromone rejection disorder, but this illness was truly too rare. Aside from insiders, no matter how she searched, she could not find many traces of it.

But there was one thing Xie Queyou remembered.

Patients with pheromone rejection disorder had glands far, far more fragile than ordinary Omegas.

She quietly leaned over. “Xiao He, may I ask you something?”

Xiao He was a very warm-hearted girl and immediately replied, “Sure. What do you want to ask? If I can answer, I definitely will.”

Xie Queyou hesitated over her wording. “During the time you’ve worked here, does Miss Yun do examinations like this every time she comes?”

Xiao He thought for a moment. “No.”

Xie Queyou inexplicably relaxed a little, but in the next second, she heard Xiao He say,

“You’re doing routine gland examinations. Miss Yun is a patient, so the examinations she does are different from yours.”

Xie Queyou’s heart, which had just relaxed, tightened again. “Different?”

Xiao He said, “Yes. Different. She needs to do more examinations than someone with a normal gland.”

Xie Queyou’s gaze fell on those instruments. No one knew what she was thinking.

Not long after, the office door was pushed open, and Yun Wangqing and Lin Wumo walked in.

Xie Queyou raised her head, her gaze turning again and again over Yun Wangqing. Sure enough, she saw that Yun Wangqing’s face was somewhat pale.

She subconsciously stood up, strode over, and held Yun Wangqing’s arm to help her sit in the chair.

Yun Wangqing raised her head and met her round, gentle dog-like eyes, filled with worry. The words of refusal she had been about to say rolled around in her throat, and in the end, they became one sentence.

“Thank you.”

The assistant walked out, leaving only the three of them in the office.

Lin Wumo put the two research reports together and looked them over. Her eyes shone slightly as she said to Yun Wangqing,

“Since that day’s examination, your gland has remained stable at sixteen percent. Although it’s not high, at least it’s stable.”

Her gaze slid across the two people opposite her. “In the past few days, have you two performed any marking?”

“How many times? What was the frequency? Was there compatibility? How long was the longest time? Did any other symptoms appear?”