How Long Are You Going to Keep Acting Like A Beta? ABO - Chapter 28

“Your pheromones are stable. Your condition has improved a lot since your last visit,” Lan Yi said, a little surprised. “Your imbalance has already returned to stage one. At this rate, you’ll recover very soon.” Seeing that his patient had improved so much, Lan Yi rarely joked, “Is that person outside your partner?”

When Qi Qing heard that her condition had recovered well, she thought of Shu Qian, and a smile appeared on her face. When Lan Yi mentioned the person outside, her expression hardened. She rarely explained, “He’s not my partner. My family got the wrong idea.”

Lan Yi was a little awkward and was about to change the subject when he heard her say, “My partner…”

Qi Qing was dazed for a moment. “She hasn’t said yes yet.”

Asking any more would be prying into her privacy. Lan Yi remained silent, but his mind had already run a lap. Qi Qing was a celebrity, and her love life was getting a lot of attention. But the fact that she was suffering from a pheromone imbalance was also a known fact. Lan Yi had always been her attending physician.

So, in that case, the rumored fiance might not be true, and it seemed that Qi Qing had another love interest now? And she could treat her pheromone problem without the other person’s consent. It was very likely that they had done a match.

“Your pheromones are already stable. There are no major issues. You just need to have a check-up once a year,” Lan Yi said, maintaining his professionalism as a doctor while his mind gossiped.

Qi Qing nodded, thanked him, and then got up to leave the office.

When she heard that her pheromone imbalance was already solved, Qi Qing’s mood didn’t change much. Instead, she was thinking, If Shu Qian knew my pheromones were stable, would she still stay?

At that time, she had wanted to find Shu Qian to have a long-term relationship for medical reasons. But who knew she would run into her assistant, a poor little runaway.

She called her a “poor little thing,” but as they got to know each other, Qi Qing gradually realized that Shu Qian didn’t have the same pampered fragility as most Omegas. Perhaps it was because she didn’t have it so easy in the Shu family. Her Omega was outwardly soft, but inwardly very strong. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have made the decision to leave the Shu family.

She walked out of the office with a frown. Fu Zhao, who was waiting on the bench, immediately came over and asked her with red eyes, “Sister Qi, how come you have a pheromone imbalance? I only found out about it when Auntie told me.”

“I, I can also help you.” Fu Zhao had long believed that he was Qi Qing’s future partner. He said this to her, almost throwing away his Omega’s dignity. He didn’t feel any shame.

Qi Qing walked past him without changing her expression. She said coldly, “I thought I made myself very clear. The ‘fiancee’ thing is a joke. I never agreed to it. Please don’t misunderstand.” She didn’t save face for him at all.

Today was indeed her follow-up appointment. Qi Qing was originally going to go alone, but Fu Zhao got the news from her mother. He showed up at her office and volunteered to go with her, and at the same time, he passed on a message from her parents that they would have dinner together that night.

Qi Qing was very unhappy.

She knew her family believed that their relationship with the Fu family was already good, and Fu Zhao liked her. If they could get married, it would be a marriage that made their family ties even stronger. But Qi Qing had made it clear a long time ago that she had no interest. If she were going to get married, she would have done so a long time ago. She wouldn’t have waited until she had a pheromone imbalance. She was not the type of person to make herself unhappy.

Even so, as long as Qi Qing didn’t have a partner, everyone still thought Fu Zhao had a chance. And Qi Qing was an excellent Alpha. The fact that she was single and had a pheromone imbalance made many Omegas quite interested in her, but the Fu family was in the way, so they didn’t dare to approach her.

Fu Zhao’s face turned pale at her words, and he looked like he was on the verge of tears. “Sister Qi.” He didn’t understand why Qi Qing kept rejecting his advances.

They were a perfect match in every way. Family background, looks, ability, and Omega level.

“What’s so bad about me that you won’t even look at me?” He stood there, his voice a little hoarse as he questioned her.

“There’s nothing bad about you, but no matter how good you are, I have no feelings for you,” Qi Qing said, turning around with a calm expression.

“Feelings are something you can have as long as you’re willing to accept my pheromones. But you never give me a chance,” Fu Zhao said. Since he first met Qi Qing, he believed they were a match made in heaven.

Qi Qing’s pheromones were moth orchids, and his were cold bamboo. If an orchid was a gentleman, and a gentleman only loved bamboo, didn’t that mean they were meant to be together?

It was that pheromone-matching theory again. Qi Qing frowned unhappily. The first time Fu Zhao said this, Qi Qing had already made it clear to him that she didn’t approve of feelings that came from the influence of pheromones.

Did people not need to consider whether the other person was a good match, their personality, or their looks, and just rely on pheromones?

But Fu Zhao never listened. He was convinced that Qi Qing just didn’t want to give him a chance. He stubbornly followed her. In the past, he would just complain to his parents, but lately, he was getting more and more out of line, even going directly to the company.

In the past, Qi Qing would just pretend he didn’t exist and put up with it. But these last two times, especially today, her patience had almost been completely worn out. She turned around and said coldly, “I’d rather have a pheromone imbalance or go to the health center to get a match than ever be around your pheromones. I’ll make it clear to my parents at dinner.” After saying that, she quickly walked into the elevator.

Fu Zhao’s expression instantly became sinister. “She said she’d rather have a pheromone imbalance, but she still went and got a match with an Omega she’s never even met. After a taste of their pheromones, she kept them.” He clenched his phone for a long time before making a call.

“Help me arrange a dinner. Yes, you have to invite Qi Qing. Don’t let her know that I’ll be there,” Fu Zhao said a few more things before hanging up.

Since Qi Qing didn’t want him, he wasn’t willing to wait any longer. He would go straight to the last step. Once he marked her for life, Qi Qing would have to be with him even if she didn’t want to.

After leaving the hospital, Qi Qing was no longer in the mood to have dinner with her parents. She called home, said a few things, and emphasized again that she was not interested in Fu Zhao and that the company didn’t need him. She told them not to make their own decisions anymore and drove straight home.

Shu Qian had just finished cooking instant noodles and was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, holding her noodles and watching TV. She heard the door open, turned her head, and was genuinely surprised to see Qi Qing. “How come you’re back so early?”

“Can’t I come back?” Qi Qing scoffed. But when she saw Shu Qian eating instant noodles, she pursed her lips. “Why do you always eat these unhealthy things?”

“I didn’t have much of an appetite. I just wanted something to eat alone,” Shu Qian said. She originally didn’t have an appetite, but she felt a little hungry after she got back. And there was no delivery service nearby, so she just ate instant noodles. “What about you? Did you eat?” It was only a little past seven. The dinner party couldn’t have ended so early.

“I didn’t eat. I just came back,” Qi Qing said after washing her hands. She sat down next to her.

“…Didn’t you go out with Mr. Fu?” Shu Qian asked, then felt that she was meddling too much. She was about to shut up when she received a scrutinizing look from Qi Qing.

Shu Qian’s heart skipped a beat, but there was no unexpected questioning.

“You… might have misunderstood,” Qi Qing said. She thought to herself that although Shu Qian wasn’t valued, the Shu family wouldn’t have deprived her of her education, food, drink, living, and transportation. So it was possible that she knew about that incident. “Fu Zhao isn’t my fiance.”

Seeing Shu Qian’s surprised look, Qi Qing thought she was right. She lowered her eyes and continued, “If I had that intention, I wouldn’t have a pheromone imbalance. You know I never make myself unhappy.”

The last sentence was vaguely ambiguous, which made some unspeakable images appear in Shu Qian’s mind. Her cheeks instantly flushed. She stammered a hum in response.

“I explained it directly to Fu Zhao a long time ago and also told my parents not to give him the wrong idea. It did calm down for a while, but then my pheromone imbalance appeared. My parents were desperate and tried anything.”

Desperate and trying anything. Shu Qian gave a light cough to hide her laugh. “You don’t have to explain so much to me.”

“I don’t like being misunderstood,” Qi Qing said. She had long known that there was a tsundere side to Shu Qian’s personality. And last time, she had sulked for an entire day without saying a word. If she didn’t explain it early, who knows how long the Omega would be in a bad mood?

Qi Qing knew that due to the influence of being marked and combined, she had an uncontrollable and strong possessiveness over her partner. But their current relationship was awkward.

When she wanted to take it a step further, Qi Qing was worried that it was because of her pheromones. Later, she thought that it was best to maintain the status quo until both their pheromones were stable. Once the pheromones weren’t an issue, they could see how they felt about each other.

Shu Qian couldn’t deny that she felt a little happy after hearing what Qi Qing said. However, her logic told her that it didn’t matter whether Fu Zhao was her fiance or not. It didn’t affect her plan.

Her slightly elevated mood returned to normal in an instant. She didn’t know what to say, so she gave a smile. Just as she was about to eat a bite of instant noodles to pretend everything was normal, a hand reached over and took her noodles. Shu Qian looked at her in confusion.

Qi Qing put down the instant noodles, held her hand, and said affectionately, “Your heat cycle is coming up in a few days. I’m afraid you won’t have enough energy just by eating instant noodles. I have to take good care of my Omega. Let’s go out to eat.”

Shu Qian’s face turned red. She slapped her hand away and ran to the room. “Then, then I’ll go change.” As she went upstairs, she cursed the “perverted bitch” in her heart. She didn’t realize that she had a smile on her face that she couldn’t hide.