How Long Are You Going to Keep Acting Like A Beta? ABO - Chapter 32

The needle pierced the fair skin, and the medication in the syringe was immediately pushed into the blood vessel. Lan Yi and Qu Zhou stood by, their faces serious as they watched the medical assistant, ensuring that there would be no mishaps in the human trial of the third dose.

There were currently sixty patients voluntarily participating in the test for the stabilizer, divided into two blinded test groups. After two doses, the side effects were limited to brief dizziness, discomfort and vomiting after taking the medicine, and short-term insomnia. About a third of the test subjects had these side effects. However, the pheromones of sixty-eight percent of the test subjects showed a significant trend toward stability.

This gave them more and more confidence in the medication. As long as the results of the third dose did not produce any violent side effects in the human body, they could apply to the government to promote the use of the stabilizer.

“You guys are so nervous,” Shu Qian said with a chuckle, looking at the expressions of the two uncles.

“You’re the only patient we’ve observed from beginning to end…” Lan Yi said, getting serious. “I think you should just stay here for three days for observation.”

Qu Zhou also nodded in agreement.

Very few people cared about her so much, at least not her family. Shu Qian had long since given up on that fantasy. But these two uncles had always treated her like a daughter. She knew that they had to have pulled some strings to ensure that she could get the stabilizer and to meticulously ensure that she didn’t have any serious side effects.

But she shook her head. “Thank you, Uncles, but three days is really not convenient. I promise to keep in touch with you at all times.” If she had to leave for three days, she wouldn’t be able to find a reason to give Qi Qing.

She once again felt the difficulty of an office romance. Being together from morning to night, whether good or bad, was hard to hide. It was like that when they argued before, and it was the same now when she wanted to leave.

“Then… okay,” Lan Yi said, not forcing her. “If there are no serious side effects within two weeks, you’ll be stable. We’ll do another check-up to make sure you’re in good health, and then you can leave as planned.”

Leave… Shu Qian was dazed for a second. That meant she only had two weeks left to spend with Qi Qing. She came back to her senses and nodded obediently, “I understand. Thank you, Uncle Lan.”

When she left the hospital, she received a call from Qi Qing asking her where she was.

A few days ago, Qi Qing’s parents had asked her to go home on Saturday, so Shu Qian was able to take this time off and didn’t have to find an excuse.

“I’m about to go to the supermarket,” Shu Qian said, flagging down a taxi. She pressed the button on the microphone, told the driver her destination, and then continued speaking, “Why are you calling me? When you’re home, you’re usually too busy to find me.” It was only a little after lunch, so receiving a call was surprising.

“I have an impromptu gathering tonight,” Qi Qing’s voice came through the phone. She sounded a little unhappy. “Do you have time to go with me?”

“Why so sudden?” Shu Qian was also a little stunned. As one of Qi Qing’s assistant secretaries, she knew what her schedule was for the week. Her Saturday night was originally free.

Qi Qing sneered. “Fu Zhao, the Omega who was using my fiancee’s name before, found my parents and cried to them, saying he hoped I would give him a chance.”

Shu Qian’s heart was suddenly pricked. Although she knew that nothing could happen between them, and Qi Qing was with her almost 24/7, she couldn’t control her vexed emotions.

“You haven’t officially agreed to be with me yet, and I don’t want to tell them I have a partner just to reject them,” Qi Qing explained briefly. She had thought about using this to provoke Shu Qian, but she didn’t want to make her unhappy. “So they demanded that I attend the banquet tonight to interact with Fu Zhao. If I still don’t accept him, they won’t see him again.”

“If it’s your arranged marriage banquet, what reason should I give for attending?” Shu Qian held her phone, looking out the car window with a blank expression. The scenery on the side of the road quickly passed by. “We’re not together yet. It doesn’t seem appropriate for me to attend with you.”

Qi Qing was silent for a while after hearing her reply.

The silence on the phone was like countless fine needles pricking Shu Qian, making her feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart. Just as she was about to pretend the reception was bad and hang up, she heard Qi Qing’s laugh.

Shu Qian bit her lip, wondering what she was laughing at.

“Of course, you’ll come as the person I’m pursuing. If that’s the case, are you willing to give me a chance and attend?” Qi Qing said softly, coaxing her.

Shu Qian was a person who knew her place. She was probably born into a wealthy family that valued reputation and education. Although she wasn’t a valued heir, she wasn’t allowed to do anything that would bring shame to the family. Since she was rarely pouting, Qi Qing was more than happy to coax her.

She had asked a friend how to please a partner before. The friend didn’t say much, only reminding her to be respectful and to pay attention to her. When her partner was in a bad mood, she should coax her.

As the person being coaxed, Shu Qian, upon hearing Qi Qing’s invitation, saw her reflection in the car window. The smile on her lips, which she couldn’t hide, clearly showed her mood. “Then, a-all right. I’ll go with you.” After she said that, she suddenly remembered, “There shouldn’t be anyone with the surname ‘Shu,’ right?”

“Besides you, there’s no one else,” Qi Qing said. She wanted to see her as soon as possible after seeing how easily she was coaxed.

Her Omega was smart and generous, and she was ambitious at work. She wasn’t like the other Omegas who just wanted to marry a rich Alpha. Qi Qing thought for the umpteenth time, I’m so glad I went to get a match. That’s how I met Shu Qian.

Listening to Shu Qian’s soft hum on the phone, she could already imagine how she was pretending to be aloof but was actually acting coy.

She was so cute that she wanted to press her down and give her a good hard loving.

“Then, all right. Since you put it that way, how can I refuse you?” Shu Qian went along with her, trying her best to put herself on a high pedestal.

“Send me your location. I’ll come pick you up soon,” Qi Qing said. Although she could have a driver go, she couldn’t wait to see her. “Oh, and how should I thank you?”

Before Shu Qian could answer, she heard her say, “How about this? After the banquet tonight, I’ll ‘thank’ you properly. See you later.”

She immediately hung up the phone, leaving Shu Qian, who understood the deliberate emphasis she put on the word “thank,” with a slight blush on her face as she cursed her for being a pervert.