How Long Are You Going to Keep Acting Like A Beta? ABO - Chapter 25
After Shu Qian and Qi Qing moved in together, they slept in the same bed every night. Their compatibility was so high that their imbalanced physiological state gradually harmonized and stabilized under the intertwining of their pheromones.
Although Shu Qian herself hadn’t noticed, her radiant and well-rested look had attracted many single people in the company.
Because she always wore inhibitor patches and sprayed on perfume to block the Alpha’s scent, she never gave off Qi Qing’s pheromones. Seeing her clueless look, even though she was so popular, Qi Qing was displeased but didn’t want to remind her, so she could only get angry in silence.
Only Xu Yuxi, who knew the inside story, was worried enough to talk to her in private.
“Xiao Shu… you.” Xu Yuxi felt that she was meddling, but as Shu Qian’s supervisor, she was afraid that her promising subordinate would get hurt. After hesitating for a while, she finally asked, “Are you and CEO Qi together?”
Having worked with Qi Qing for a long time, she could more or less read her boss’s emotions. Although she still didn’t smile, the atmosphere throughout the day clearly showed she was in a good mood. And the way the two of them tried to hide their relationship was so clumsy, always coming to work and leaving at different times. It was so transparent that it was hard for her to pretend not to know.
“Yeah…” Shu Qian had no intention of hiding it from Xu Yuxi. They spent eight hours together every day, and with her and Qi Qing’s years of friendship, she couldn’t hide it anyway. Although their relationship couldn’t be explained in a few words, they were indeed formally together.
“Then… that’s good. Take this time to learn more and work hard. Don’t let your personal life affect your work,” Shu Qian’s frankness made Xu Yuxi not know what to say. She still warned her, “If there’s anything you need help with, don’t be shy.”
Shu Qian returned a smile. “Thank you, Sister Yuxi. I’ll be careful not to let my private life affect my work.” Just as she finished speaking, her phone vibrated. She took it out with an apologetic look. It was indeed Qi Qing.
CEO Qi: Where are you? With Xu Yuxi?
“Is CEO Qi looking for you?” Xu Yuxi saw her subtle expression and immediately guessed who it was. “If there’s something you need to do, hurry.”
Shu Qian nodded with a forced smile. She turned to leave the break room, but as she rounded the corner, she bumped into Qi Qing, who was leaning against the wall.
They both woke up late that morning and didn’t have time for breakfast. After they arrived at the company, Qi Qing went out to get breakfast from the coffee shop downstairs. When she came back, she couldn’t find her. When she realized Xu Yuxi was also gone, she guessed they were in the lounge.
And that’s when she heard their conversation.
“Xu Yuxi seems to be very concerned about you.” Qi Qing took the bacon and cheese from the paper bag and put it on the desk. She placed the coffee in front of Shu Qian.
Lately, the Alpha had been taking care of her like this, and Shu Qian had unconsciously gotten used to it. She naturally held the coffee to warm her hands. “She’s not concerned about me. She’s concerned about you.”
“You’re so lucky to have Sister Yuxi as your secretary. She reminded me not to forget my work because of personal matters and that even if we break up, I still need to work hard.” Shu Qian took a sip of coffee. The strong caffeine finally made her fully awake.
Xu Yuxi’s advice only made Shu Qian feel the misery of a worker. It really was necessary to forbid office romance. Just be a worker. Why get into a relationship? Was there money to be made from it?
Qi Qing scoffed. The mention of “breaking up” was like a fishbone stuck in her throat. She felt a little uncomfortable.
“Oh, right, Qi Qing… I have to take a day off tomorrow,” Shu Qian suddenly said.
“What are you going to do?” Qi Qing frowned, suddenly realizing that she didn’t know Shu Qian at all. Although they slept in the same bed every day, they had never talked about each other’s past or even their present. They never even thought about asking.
However, her possessiveness toward the Omega was genuinely strong. She believed that Shu Qian was the same, because when they were occasionally on business trips, if a strange Omega got a little too close to her, Shu Qian would show her displeasure.
The natural biological mechanism of an Alpha and Omega made them, after being marked, become like they were tied together. They would unconsciously follow their partner, even if they weren’t sure if they had any real feelings for them.
Qi Qing had once hated this kind of biological instinct, which was why she was so dismissive of the ridiculous arranged marriage her family had set up. But when the other person was Shu Qian, she felt that this biological instinct didn’t seem so bad after all.
Shu Qian was slightly surprised that Qi Qing would ask her. It wasn’t like she was going to a shady place. She said, “I have a follow-up appointment for my pheromone imbalance.”
“Do you want me to go with you?”
“Don’t you have a meeting tomorrow?” Shu Qian had purposely scheduled it for tomorrow because she didn’t want Qi Qing to follow her.
Alphas and Omegas become particularly clingy within six to nine months after their first marking. And with them living together now, the bond between their pheromones was strengthened, so this physiological effect was amplified. Qi Qing probably hadn’t noticed that she was almost in control of everything Shu Qian did, which was why she was so at ease.
Just like now, when Qi Qing found out that she couldn’t accompany her, her displeasure was visible, but her sense of responsibility forced her to let the Omega leave alone.
Because of the day off that was not under her control, the Alpha was particularly rough that night, as if she was making up for the amount of time they wouldn’t see each other the next day. She fucked the Omega until she was crying and begging her to stop before she finally let her go.
“You…” Lan Yi purposely came to visit Qu Zhou today just to see her. He waited until she finished drawing blood before he started chatting with her. “You look great, Xiao Qian.”
Shu Qian was surprised. “Uncle Lan, didn’t you see how dark my eye bags are?”
Lan Yi seemed to have remembered something. He said to her, “Tear off your inhibitor patch.”
Shu Qian obediently tore it off. The Alpha’s scent that Qi Qing had left on her immediately spread. It was so strong that it made both uncles frown. But Shu Qian herself didn’t seem to notice.
Lan Yi and Qu Zhou looked at each other. It was Lan Yi who spoke. “Your Alpha… is very possessive.” The strong territorial scent warned others not to touch Shu Qian.
Shu Qian seemed to have understood something. She said helplessly, “It’s only for a short time anyway.”
“You… are you still leaving? It seems like your Alpha likes you a lot?” Lan Yi didn’t understand.
“Isn’t this just pheromones acting up?” Shu Qian’s tone was flat, almost cold. “The dependence and desires that come from being marked are nothing but a biological instinct. It’s like a product that hasn’t been fully evolved.”
This damned instinct made even a rational person like Shu Qian sometimes make an irrational decision. For example, she agreed to live with Qi Qing because she wanted Qi Qing’s pheromones to return to a stable state.
Alphas were different from Omegas. Their pheromone imbalance came from a sexual instinct that had been suppressed for too long, causing their pheromones to go bad. But as long as it was released steadily, they could quickly return to normal. The change in Qi Qing was obvious. Her emotions were getting more and more stable.
Shu Qian had calculated that as long as they could get through it until she took her last dose of the drug, Qi Qing’s pheromone imbalance would be almost cured, and she wouldn’t need her anymore.
Even a rational scholar like Qu Zhou was impressed by her calmness. For a moment, he couldn’t say a word to refute her.
“And… she has an engaged partner, even if it’s only in name,” Shu Qian said, looking at the two uncles. “She and I are just trying to treat a disease. There’s nothing… real between us. If the drug proves to be effective, Omegas will be able to live the lives they want from now on and won’t have to be controlled by their instincts.”
“Then I won’t have to see a tragedy like my mother’s again,” Shu Qian said with a slight smile.
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