ACBAM 46: Impulsive

Gu Weiyang was starting to regret eating so many chives that evening.

The main issue was that Dr. Su was a bit picky. Even though he had been the one to ask for chives with eggs, once the dish was served, he mostly picked at the eggs and barely touched the chives, just tasting them once.

How was Gu Weiyang supposed to know there would be desensitization therapy later that night. Seeing that Dr. Su hadn’t eaten much of the chives, he simply kept picking them up, bite after bite, until he had polished off the entire plate.

Right now, Mr. Gu was regretting it—deeply regretting it.

Remembering what happened that night after his discharge, when he lay down on the bed Dr. Su had slept in, Mr. Gu didn’t even dare to make a sound now.

He knew his own limits. In a sense, when it came to Dr. Su’s pheromones, his tolerance was absolutely zero.

Otherwise, that last time wouldn’t have ended up with him using his hand on the bed Dr. Su had slept in…

Gu Weiyang shut his eyes, not daring to recall it.

Chives really were terrifying. Dr. Su hadn’t done a thing yet, and already he was fighting the urge to stand at attention.

Su Shijin waited for a long while, and when he saw Gu Weiyang staying silent, he couldn’t help feeling puzzled. “Mr. Gu?”

Failing to play dead, Mr. Gu rubbed a hand over his face and said, “How about we wait a little longer?”

Su Shijin let out a soft “Ah,” a little confused. “Wait for what?”

Wait for me to calm down…

Of course, that wasn’t something Mr. Gu dared to say out loud, so he could only mutter it inwardly.

Su Shijin frowned slightly, not understanding what was going on with Gu Weiyang.

Hadn’t Mr. Gu always seemed quite eager whenever desensitization therapy was brought up before?

It was just that all sorts of messy things had happened afterward. First his ankle injury, then Mr. Gu lost control during his susceptibility period and ended up hospitalized so the desensitization treatment kept getting delayed until now.

“Mr. Gu, desensitization isn’t something that can be resolved in a day or two. It requires a long course of treatment,” Su Shijin reminded him.

Their agreement was only for a year. Even if they managed two to three sessions every week, there still might not be enough time.

They had already wasted a week, and Su Shijin truly couldn’t understand what Mr. Gu was hesitating about now.

“Or are you afraid it’ll hurt?” Su Shijin asked tentatively.

He didn’t know exactly how severe Gu Weiyang’s rejection of omega pheromones was, but thinking of how tormented he had been during his susceptibility period, the treatment surely wouldn’t be easy either.

Recalling how Mr. Gu had looked so scared of the blood draw during the pheromone compatibility test, Su Shijin figured he was probably quite afraid of pain.

Gu Weiyang couldn’t come up with a single word of rebuttal, and could only accept being labeled as afraid of pain.

“How about this—let me take a shower first, and then we’ll try the desensitization treatment?” Gu Weiyang didn’t want to turn down Su Shijin’s kindness, and besides, he really had been looking forward to it.

Normally, Su Shijin never let even a trace of his pheromones slip, and Gu Weiyang had to admit he was craving that scent a little.

It was just that, given his current state, he needed to head to the bathroom first to deal with any potential issues.

Su Shijin naturally had no objections. “Then go shower first. Call me when you’re ready.”

Somehow, no matter how he heard it, Gu Weiyang thought those words sounded suspicious. Probably just his dirty mind—everything seemed suggestive to him right now.

Tugging at his loose pants, which revealed his reaction a little too easily, Mr. Gu turned his back to Su Shijin and hurried upstairs.

A cold shower!!

Even for someone as strong and sturdy as an alpha like Gu Weiyang, spending half an hour under cold water on an early spring night left him sneezing hard the moment he came out.

He really had done this to himself.

Still, in that half hour, Gu Weiyang had worked hard to take care of the problem on his own. In fact, he had been in such a rush that he had used too much force, and now he was even a little sore.

When it came time for the desensitization treatment, his endurance was definitely going to be incredible!

With that confidence in mind, Gu Weiyang got dressed and headed downstairs in high spirits.

—

While Gu Weiyang was in the shower, Su Shijin also went upstairs to change his clothes.

When Gu Weiyang came downstairs, what he saw was Su Shijin in soft and comfortable loungewear, sitting cross-legged on the living room carpet while nibbling on strawberries, watching TV.

Thanks to his excellent eyesight, Gu Weiyang could clearly see the way Su Shijin, while eating a strawberry, would unconsciously flick out the tip of his tongue just a little before biting into it.

Because he always ate in small bites, a little juice would spill out every time he bit into a strawberry, and then he would flick out the tip of his tongue to lick his lips clean, tasting the strawberry juice away.

Gu Weiyang froze mid-step, drawing in a quiet breath.

No. He had overestimated himself.

That sight was far too much of a killer. He couldn’t handle it.

Going back upstairs now was impossible. Su Shijin had already noticed him, sitting on the carpet and waving lightly. “Mr. Gu, is it okay to do the treatment here in the living room?”

Of course, Gu Weiyang couldn’t bring himself to say no.

Luckily, the shirt he had just changed into was long enough to cover certain unwanted signs, saving Mr. Gu a bit of dignity.

Gu Weiyang was even grateful the treatment was happening in the living room. If it were in the privacy of a bedroom, his imagination would probably run even wilder.

Letting out a slow breath to steady himself, he lifted his legs and sat down beside Su Shijin.

Since Su Shijin liked sitting on the carpet, Gu Weiyang also crossed his legs and settled next to him.

Just in case, Gu Weiyang reached back to the sofa and grabbed a throw pillow, setting it on his lap. That way, even if something embarrassing did happen, he could pretend nothing was going on behind the pillow.

Su Shijin popped the last bite of strawberry into his mouth, then pulled out a tissue to wipe his hands. “Shall we start now?”

“Okay,” Gu Weiyang replied, instinctively straightening his back.

Seeing him all braced and ready like that, Su Shijin couldn’t help but laugh softly. “No need to be so tense. At first I’ll only release a little pheromone—it won’t hurt much.”

With that, he slipped off the suppression ring on his hand and let a faint trace of pheromones spread out.

Gu Weiyang had meant to say something, but the moment that omega scent hit him, his words vanished completely.

The faint scent of mint was just like Su Shijin himself, cool and refreshing.

But Gu Weiyang’s glands had been injured, and omega pheromones were like poison to him.

Even with Su Shijin’s compatibility with him being nearly a perfect match, that light fragrance entering his glands still turned into a sharp, stinging sensation.

Fortunately, Gu Weiyang actually had a high tolerance for pain. The fear he had shown earlier had just been an act. The stinging in his glands now wasn’t much of a problem. At most it felt like a kitten’s claws lightly scratching his skin, sharp but not unbearable.

If anything, it wasn’t the pain from his glands that was hardest to endure, but the other feeling the omega’s pheromones stirred in him.

Sexual arousal.

For an alpha, an omega’s pheromones were the strongest trigger of all.