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Xie Zheng also didn’t know exactly how long this “marking” lasted. It seemed like it was completed within a few seconds, yet also seemed so long that it lasted for millions of years.

After Lu Lu released his teeth, Xie Zheng still maintained the arched posture, fixed in place while motionless.

After a long time, Xie Zheng finally recovered. The muscles all over his body twitched a few times and he let out a heavy breath.

Lu Lu was still pressing him from behind, his breath falling on the back of Xie Zheng’s neck that had just been bitten numb. “Uncle Xie.”

Xie Zheng recovered for a while longer before finally snapping back to his senses from that freezing sense of pleasure.

The first thing he did was reach for the nightstand to feel for a cigarette.

Xie Zheng had a very good impression of Lu Lu’s grandmother, especially after learning that Lu Lu’s mother was that very responsible teacher. When at Lu Lu’s house, Xie Zheng had very restrainedly never smoked a cigarette.

However, not now—he truly couldn’t hold back now.

Xie Zheng shook out a cigarette and held it in his thin lips, lighting it with a “click.”

He didn’t immediately close the lighter, but held it up and moved closer to Lu Lu.

In the orange-yellow firelight, Xie Zheng finally saw Lu Lu’s face clearly. Soft bangs slightly damp and sticking to his cheeks, thin eyelids drooping, a layer of lust shrouded his usually very fresh and clean expression.

An Omega’s heat period and an Alpha’s susceptible period are all very private matters—no one would display this kind of period of theirs to outsiders. Most people would keep it a secret even when facing their family.

Xie Zheng had never before so directly faced another Alpha’s susceptible period symptoms.

He raised his eyebrows, watching with great interest as Lu Lu bit his waistband bit by bit. He kissed his own fingers until the heat of the lighter became scorching hot, and only then did he slowly close the lighter.

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The two tossed about for most of the night. The next day, it was exceptionally rare that Xie Zheng woke up first.

Lu Lu groggily covered himself in the blanket, unable to get up no matter what. Xie Zheng, cursing and swearing, changed a new suppressant patch for him. He went out to eat breakfast first himself.

Lu Lu’s grandmother was a Beta, and was not sensitive to pheromones. After learning from Xie Zheng’s mouth that Lu Lu had entered his susceptible period, Lu Lu’s grandmother revealed an expression of sudden realization. “I was wondering.”

She pushed the plate of egg pancakes towards Xie Zheng. “Teacher Xie, eat more.”

Xie Zheng nodded, and didn’t exchange polite pleasantries with her either.

The elderly lady was very talkative, and told Xie Zheng some things about Lu Lu’s childhood. Xie Zheng watched her movement of holding the teacup with both hands, thinking that Lu Lu also had this kind of similar movement—so it turned out he learned it from here.

“Lu Lu is quite uncomfortable during every susceptible period and I can’t help much either.”

The elderly lady said, “Once, he even rolled onto the floor, bumped his forehead, and bled a lot. I only went to look after hearing Lu Lu knock on the door. The moment I opened the door… Aiya… Fortunately the time is short. Every time it finishes in three to five days, but it really is enough to make one’s heart ache.”

Xie Zheng who fell silent: “…”

The back of his neck was almost bitten through by this grandma’s precious big grandson—who exactly is going to make their heart ache for him instead.

Xie Zheng reached back to touch the back of his neck. The flesh under the band-aid was still swollen, still emitting a sour and hot pain as if it had been soaked together in vinegar and chili oil.

Xie Zheng thought of something and stretched his fingers a bit. “Then I’ll stay behind for these few days.”

Lu Lu’s grandmother let out an aiya sound. “Teacher Xie, this is too much trouble for you.”

“Not a trouble.” 

Anyway, he didn’t have anything going on.

The elderly lady was actually genuinely quite grateful to Xie Zheng.

An Alpha’s susceptible period is very troublesome. During every susceptible period after Lu Lu presented, she could only guard outside the door. Meals were also made and placed at the door, waiting for Lu Lu to take them himself. 

With Xie Zheng able to help look after him, even if just helping to wipe his sweat, the elderly lady felt it was too worthy of gratitude.

When Xie Zheng returned to Lu Lu’s room, he brought some food for him, but was momentarily stunned the moment he pushed the door open.

Lu Lu was still lying on the bed, but the originally tidy room had become a messy disaster.

The door of the small wardrobe in the corner was opened, completely empty. The small suitcase Xie Zheng brought was also opened by someone, all the clothes looted clean by someone.

Those clothes were all piled onto the bed by Lu Lu, one piece of clothing layered over another, like building a wall. However, there were too few clothes so it only had a half-arc shape.

In that nest, Xie Zheng saw one of his dress shirts, a few belts, and also that tie Lu Lu took from him last time.

This is the nesting behavior of an Alpha in their susceptible period. It generally occurs mostly in Alphas with partners, aimed at creating a safe nest full of their own and their partner’s scents, and then, making love until the sky turns dark to nurture the next generation.

Aside from the first susceptible period after presenting, Xie Zheng had never had this kind of behavior. He had only seen nests built by other Alphas in magazines or videos, so seeing it with his own eyes was still a first.

He reached out to touch it.

Should it be said that Lu Lu is indeed worthy of being a sculpture major student? This half-nest of his felt very sturdy and stable to the touch. Compared to Xie Zheng’s first nesting, it could already be said to be at the level of an artwork.

The air was filled with a rich pomelo scent, and the Alpha’s pheromones made Xie Zheng’s skin hurt more and more.

It was also this pain that made Xie Zheng remember what he came to do.

He walked around from the other side and saw a bulge on the bed. Lu Lu was currently covering himself in the blanket.

Xie Zheng lifted the blanket and patted Lu Lu’s face. “Baby, get up and eat.”

Lu Lu slowly opened his eyes.

He propped up his body, reached out, and took the bowl from Xie Zheng’s hands.

Lu Lu’s grandmother very thoughtfully prepared a spoon. Lu Lu pinched the spoon handle, taking very big bites, chewing very slowly. His eyes looked blankly at Xie Zheng’s fingers placed on the bedsheet.

Xie Zheng reached out and waved his hand in front of Lu Lu’s eyes, and Lu Lu’s eyes followed his fingers’ movement.

Xie Zheng thought for a moment. He leaned forward to kiss Lu Lu, his tongue entering into Lu Lu’s mouth. Lu Lu’s movements were still very slow, responding tepidly.

This gave Xie Zheng the illusion of bullying an idiot. He stood up. “How come you’re even stupider than before? You eat, I’m going out for a stroll.”

Lu Lu nodded. He watched Xie Zheng walk out, then continued to lower his head and eat slowly. After finishing, he took the medicine bottle and swallowed two pills again.

Xie Zheng thought he became stupid because of the susceptible period, but he actually didn’t.

His mind could still think normally, even more active than usual. It was precisely because of this activity that Lu Lu’s performance was not that sharp. 

He thought of his half-completed sculpture, thought of how he could use the remaining clothes to finish building this nest, and also wanted to make love with Xie Zheng, letting the Alpha’s body be dyed with his scent from the inside out. 

He also wanted to mark Xie Zheng once more. His canine teeth pierced his honey-colored skin, injecting his own pheromones into the gland beneath the man’s flesh. 

Also, he wanted to hear Xie Zheng talk a bit more about his past affairs, ideally from high school. Just how arrogant must Xie Zheng have been back then?

In the evening, Lu Lu had already finished building the nest—a perfectly round entire circle, as if drawn by a compass.

Xie Zheng felt that this kind of bed simply couldn’t sleep a person, and took the initiative to propose going to the sofa to sleep.

He cursed himself in his heart for being brain-dead—abandoning a five-star hotel to not sleep in, abandoning the bed at Song Qingyuan’s house to not sleep in. It was simply like his brain spasmed insisting on staying at Lu Lu’s house, sleeping on this sofa where even rolling over was strenuous.

The next day Lao Tian came once, he came to fetch the keys to Song Qingyuan’s house.

Xie Zheng told Lao Tian the watering frequency for Song Qingyuan’s precious flowers and plants. Lao Tian’s head swelled as he listened. “Ge, how about I drop you off at the kid’s place every day during the day, and pick you up to go back and water the flowers at night?”

Xie Zheng: “…Dumbass.”

Lao Tian laughed. “Ge, you are actually really good to the kid. Are you getting emotionally invested?”

Xie Zheng leaned against the wall, the cigarette firelight faintly visible by his thin lips. Xie Zheng said, “I have my reasons.”

Lao Tian opened his mouth, but didn’t dare to ask.

Xie Zheng slept in the living room for four days. Aside from the sofa indeed being a bit cramped, there was absolutely nothing to complain about regarding other areas. 

Lu Lu’s grandmother’s cooking skills were very good, and Xie Zheng was fed by the elderly lady very satisfactorily. During the day, he held his laptop to hold meetings; in the evening when free, he went to the beach for a stroll—it was simply like being on vacation.

On the fourth day, Xie Zheng went to deliver food to Lu Lu again.

The moment he entered the room, he noticed something different.

Xie Zheng sniffed and asked Lu Lu, “Is your susceptible period over?”

Lu Lu’s nest was still on the bed. The person looked much more energetic than before, his hair tied up at the back of his head, eyes curving up at the corners as he lay on his stomach by the edge of his nest. “Just the tail end left.”

He expressed his thanks. “Thank you for your hard work these few days, Uncle Xie.”

“It’s nothing.” Xie Zheng said, “I’ll deduct it from your salary.”

Lu Lu let out a “pfft” and laughed, reaching out to take the food.

“You eat more.” Xie Zheng said, “Put in some effort tonight.”

Lu Lu: “Cough…”

Xie Zheng intentionally teased him, hands in pockets bending down to kiss him. This was their first kiss in four days. The no longer sharp pomelo scent was very fresh, making one’s whole body comfortable on a muggy summer day. Just as Lu Lu was about to switch from defense to offense, Xie Zheng suddenly stood up. “I’m going out for a stroll.”

Lu Lu grabbed Xie Zheng’s wrist, and yanked him forcefully.

Xie Zheng was caught off guard and fell onto the bed.

Lu Lu drilled in from the hem of his shirt. From Xie Zheng’s angle, he could see a bulge on his own chest, and a few tufts of light-colored hair exposed in the gaps between the buttons.

Xie Zheng pinched the back of Lu Lu’s neck through the fabric. “Stinky brat, do you know how much your husband’s clothes cost? If you stretch it until it breaks, even selling you wouldn’t be enough to compensate.”

Lu Lu asked, “How much?”

Xie Zheng: “…”

Is that the main point?

A moist sensation transmitted from his chest, Xie Zheng couldn’t see Lu Lu, didn’t know where he was going to kiss next second, which instead made him feel more stimulated.

Xie Zheng always followed his own desires, since he felt it, he slumped his waist and lay down, his neck exactly cushioned on the clothes behind him, and the crook of his legs could also perfectly rest on the bulging pile of clothes.

Putting everything else aside, it was actually quite comfortable.

Also very stimulating—in another Alpha’s nest, being possessed.

Although Lu Lu’s susceptible period was about to pass, perhaps because of residual effects, Lu Lu’s vigor was even greater than usual. It was okay at the beginning. Later on, Xie Zheng uncontrollably let out that kind of sound similar to dry heaving again.

“Mmph…” From the halfway point, Xie Zheng was afraid he would cry out loud. He casually grabbed one of Lu Lu’s clothes and stuffed it into his mouth. At this moment, he finally couldn’t hold it in anymore, spitting out the soaking wet corner of the clothing. “…Stupid deer, can you act a bit more normal… F*ck, no matter how long you pause inside, I can’t get pregnant anyway.”

Lu Lu paused.

The sound of the television broadcasting the news came faintly from the living room.

Lu Lu lowered his head. He reached out to wipe the sweat off Xie Zheng’s face and softly asked, “Would it be good if Uncle Xie got pregnant?”

Xie Zheng: “…”

He wanted to laugh and also wanted to curse, but when he met Lu Lu’s serious gaze, he instead felt a spasm in his lower abdomen, as if he was genuinely being forcefully irrigated¹Literally means to irrigate or water (plants). In Chinese romance and explicit fiction, it is a very common euphemism for internal ej*c*lation/cr*amp*e. The imagery implies the bottom is being “watered” by the top. by someone.

Xie Zheng raised his head wanting to bite Lu Lu’s shoulder, when his peripheral vision swept over Lu Lu’s gauze-wrapped arm. He urgently changed direction, changing to bite Lu Lu’s clothes instead.

He let out a satisfied, long, yet nearly silent whimper.

Xie Zheng went limp in place, hooking Lu Lu’s neck and whispering, “Xiao Lu, good Xiao Lu, I love you.”

Lu Lu originally was going to hug Xie Zheng, but hearing this, his body abruptly stiffened in place.

After a long time, he pursed his lips, and heard his own voice asking Xie Zheng, “Uncle Xie, can you not say this anymore in the future?”

“What’s wrong?”

Lu Lu didn’t speak, remaining silent.

Xie Zheng’s body trembled twice more before he gradually woke up to reality.

He hooked up the corners of his mouth, pinching Lu Lu’s face. “Don’t you love hearing this? You will hear it one less time every time you hear it, baby.”

Lu Lu opened his mouth hesitantly. “…Why?”

“Why hear it one less time every time?”

“I have to go back to Chen’an.” Lu Lu heard Xie Zheng’s answer. “My dad is hospitalized—running away from home has ended. Baby, when you have free time during the summer vacation, come find Uncle to play and tour Uncle’s properties.”

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  Literally means to irrigate or water (plants). In Chinese romance and explicit fiction, it is a very common euphemism for internal ej*c*lation/cr*amp*e. The imagery implies the bottom is being “watered” by the top.