Chapter 14
A hand-applied body lotion ear massage?
Bai He thought about it, this friend who can’t sleep might be referring to the essential oil ear massage project. He had rarely done this type of project before, and he didn’t have any essential oils or body lotion.
“I don’t have any essential oils or body lotion, can I use aloe vera gel instead?”
After a few seconds, “Can’t Sleep” replied with a simple “good”.
Bai He had bought some aloe vera gel a few days ago, but now it wasn’t placed around him, he remembered putting the aloe vera gel in the living room when he was unpacking.
So he had to get up and get it.
Bai He had a thin blanket covering his legs, he lifted the blanket and got up, leaving the camera view. He was wearing sleepwear, or rather old clothes, washed a little faded, with short pants, and as he stood up, his bare legs below the knees were exposed, very slim and white.
The comment area erupted in howling, the staring Qin Yao’s canines clamped down with a snap, the alpha wanting to bite something, his mouth feeling empty. After a long while, the host came back with the aloe vera gel, the heat-in-season alpha extremely malicious, Qin Yao typed, asking the host to apply more aloe vera gel, to wet those hands.
He knew what he was thinking, Qin Yao had given himself a dose of suppressant, but it was of little use, he could only rely on some external force to vent, and now, staring fixedly at the screen, the hands covered in aloe vera gel, those reddened fingertips glistening with translucent moisture, gently caressing the fake ear, as if touching Qin Yao’s own ear, the soft rubbing sound transmitted through the earphones making him burning hot.
On the screen, the host slowly and leisurely caressed the fake ear, circling the ear contours, kneading, lightly touching, fingers gradually entering the fake ear, unhurried, wandering back and forth, the water sound made by the aloe vera gel rubbing making one’s heart and mind dizzy. Qin Yao’s breathing was erratic, after a long while, the alpha’s body was tense, he buried his head in the pillow, letting out a short muffled groan, his hazy consciousness returning a bit, the sheets were wrinkled and dirty.
Qin Yao’s breathing gradually calmed down, he glanced at the time, it was already past 11 o’clock. The host had actually been seriously completing the requested content, but why hadn’t he ended the broadcast yet today?
The alpha pondered for a moment, wiped his hands clean with a paper towel, picked up his phone and typed.
“Can’t Sleep”: That’s enough, thank you.
On the screen, the host received his message, stopped the movement of his hands, and gently said goodbye to everyone: “That’s it for today, good night everyone.”
The live broadcast ended, Qin Yao threw away his phone and lay down on the bed in a big X, a sense of guilt arose in him, Qin Yao raised his arm to cover his eyes: “…Damn.”
He really wasn’t a good person, to be so…’excited’ about the hands of an unfamiliar host.
The alpha lay still on the bed for a long time, then suddenly sat up and quickly changed the sheets, then went to the bathroom to take a shower. The burning sensation in his body had subsided a lot, but he guessed it would only calm down for a while.
Qin Yao’s heat period was ferocious, different from other alphas, he was like an anomaly, his pheromones were terribly strong, even suppressants couldn’t suppress them. Each time he used suppressants, it was like a spiritual consolation to himself. His family knew the suppressants were about to be useless for him, but they didn’t know they were already useless. According to the doctor, if his pheromone level reached the point of going berserk, they couldn’t let him wander around during his heat period, in short, they had to lock him up in the hospital for special observation.
Qin Yao actually had no objections to this, he was clear about his own situation, the accumulation of pheromones in his body was unpleasant, normally he could sleep for two to three hours, but during the heat period, even if he listened to that sleep-inducing live broadcast, he had no desire to sleep at all.
There was a reason why Qin Yao’s family was worried about him, because every time during his 10-day heat period, he just endured it, never getting a wink of sleep in those 10 days, even though alphas had a strong constitution, to tough it out for 10 days was too much.
Coming out of the bathroom, the alpha only had a towel wrapped around his hips, the hard muscles still had water droplets, he wiped his damp hair with his hand without drying it, poured a glass of ice water and sat on the balcony looking down, the night view of the city was beautiful, but he gradually became agitated again.
A sleepless night, sober to the extreme.
The next day during the day, the restlessness in the alpha’s body had calmed down a bit. He quickly ate something, lay down on the sofa, and the eyes that hadn’t closed all night were now aching and sore. Qin Yao rubbed the eye sockets and closed his eyes to rest.
Suddenly, a faint familiar scent seemed to float by, effortlessly soothing the alpha’s restlessness, strangely, the restlessness was gone, his mood slightly better, Qin Yao even felt a bit sleepy, but his nape started burning.
An alpha’s gland is not as sensitive and fragile as an omega’s, their gland is more like an excited signal transmitter, there are generally two situations that will make the signal transmitter react, encountering another alpha’s pheromones, the gland will release pheromones to counteract; or when aroused, the gland will secrete vigorous agitated hormones, and at this moment, Qin Yao’s gland was itchy and burning, pounding with his rapidly beating heart, obviously the second situation.
Drowsiness also swept over him, the sleepless night combined with the restlessness of the heat period, the alpha immediately fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, it was already dusk, Qin Yao lay on the sofa, staring blankly, after waking up, he was surprised.
He actually fell asleep, how was that possible? This was the first time he had slept during his heat period.
The alpha recalled the scent he had smelled this morning, he didn’t think much of it at the time, but now remembering, it seemed a bit familiar, as if he had smelled it somewhere before.
He sat quietly for a moment, then went to the kitchen to prepare some food, he had slept all day, his spirits were still not bad, Qin Yao planned to make two dishes, just as he was washing the ingredients, that familiar scent wafted by again, the alpha’s sensitive perception caught it.
It was coming from outside.
Qin Yao put down the things in his hands, took a few big steps to the foyer, opened the door with a loud noise, the expression on his face was one of surprise as he looked at the person opposite.
Bai He heard the noise and turned around, making eye contact with Qin Yao. There was also a flash of surprise in his eyes, but it was fleeting. He stood up straight, nodding lightly at Qin Yao: “What a coincidence, you live here too?”
Qin Yao’s eyelashes blinked rapidly twice, then immediately showed his usual smile: “Yes, so it was you who called the moving company that day.”
Bai He nodded, sparing words: “En.”
They looked at each other in silence for four or five seconds, Bai He’s fingers lightly rubbing the password lock, just about to open his mouth, when the alpha opposite spoke first.
“I’m cooking.” Qin Yao looked into Bai He’s eyes: “Would you like to join me for dinner?”
Bai He was taken aback for a moment, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes, disappearing in an instant, but Qin Yao caught it.
“I’m making three dishes, I can’t finish them all by myself.” Qin Yao smiled: “Consider it a favor, come on?”
Bai He really wanted to eat the food Qin Yao cooked, he had always felt that the two dishes Qin Yao cooked at his house the other day were the most delicious he had eaten in the past few years, even decades, although they were just simple home-cooked dishes, but whenever Bai He was hungry these days, the first thing he thought of was the taste of the sautéed broccoli and shrimp, even the simple sautéed cabbage he wanted to eat.
Unable to resist the temptation of good food, Bai He didn’t even bother to put the small backpack he was carrying back home, and just went to Qin Yao’s house.
Qin Yao led him in and handed him a new pair of slippers: “Wait a moment, I’m cooking, you can just sit down, do you want something to drink?”
Bai He crouched down to change his shoes, the young man bending down a little, revealing a small section of his slender waist under the white shirt, the alpha’s gaze unconsciously swept over that white and thin waist, his tongue lightly touched his canine.
Bai He stood up, thought for a moment, and shook his head: “No need, I’m not thirsty.”
“Okay.” Qin Yao wore a familiar smile on his face, he led Bai He to the living room and saw him start reading a book, then went back to the kitchen to cook.
He originally just wanted to make two dishes, but now he added another one, the alpha was somewhat puzzled by the inexplicable little thoughts in his heart, he wasn’t sure why he wanted to bring Bai He into his own home, perhaps it was because of that scent?
Qin Yao’s gaze occasionally glanced towards the kitchen, that scent came and went, very subtle, but never disappeared, it was indeed coming from Bai He.
Was it the smell of shower gel or shampoo? Qin Yao quickly denied this idea, even if it was shower gel or shampoo, not to mention the lasting fragrance, just the fact that this scent had a soothing effect on his restless pheromones, it couldn’t be something as simple as shower gel or the like.
Qin Yao was certain that the scent from Bai He had a calming effect on him, his mood was now better than just a little while ago.
Then there was only one possibility, that scent was pheromones, the fragrance from Bai He was the smell of pheromones, beta glands do secrete pheromones, and Bai He was one of that one in ten thousand.
Damn.
Qin Yao crushed a garlic clove, he started to regret it. If Bai He really could secrete pheromones, he had invited the person into an area full of his own pheromones, wouldn’t that put pressure on the other’s body?
What if Bai He’s hormone levels were disrupted by him…
Qin Yao didn’t think too much about it, he quickened his pace, planning to send the person away after the meal.
Bai He was reviewing the content he had learned in class today, he wasn’t very hungry now, but the fragrance coming from the kitchen had ignited his appetite, he was looking forward to it.
Today’s review was very efficient, he had even quickly previewed the content of the next class, and also easily completed the task. Bai He stretched his wrists and went to the kitchen.
Seeing Qin Yao in an apron stir-frying, Bai He leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching for a long time without saying anything, but it was the earlier-noticed Qin Yao who broke the silence first.
“Hungry? It’ll be ready soon.” Qin Yao gently shook the wok, turned off the heat, added a touch of seasoning, and served a steaming plate of sweet and sour pork.
Looking at the other two plates, there was spicy chicken cubes and crispy pork.
Qin Yao lifted the lid of the pot next to it, the rich aroma wafted out, it was a corn and pork rib soup.
“In a hurry, the ribs were pressure cooked, the flavor isn’t as good as slow-cooked in a clay pot.” Qin Yao served the soup, and Bai He helped bring the dishes and serve the rice.
It was just the right time for dinner, three dishes and one soup, very abundant.
The light in Bai He’s eyes became even more pronounced, he really admired people who could cook.
“How is it?” Qin Yao propped his head and looked at Bai He.
Bai He picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork, chewed it carefully, his cheeks puffing up a bit, and nodded: “Delicious.”
Qin Yao smiled and watched Bai He eating like a hamster storing food, he found this feeling very pleasant, he didn’t hurry to eat, just watching Bai He eat gave him a joyful mood.
After a moment, Bai He suddenly looked up and made eye contact with Qin Yao: “Can I ask you a question?”
Qin Yao raised an eyebrow: “Go ahead.”
Bai He was silent for two seconds: “Your house smells nice, did you use perfume?”
Bai He asked this question for a reason, he was in a very good mood today, his work efficiency had improved a lot, thinking it over, he felt that Qin Yao’s house had a kind of calming fragrance, and he quite liked this scent.
Qin Yao was just about to shake his head, but suddenly paused, a fleeting ambiguous meaning flashing in his eyes, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai He: “What kind of fragrance are you talking about?”
Bai He was silent for a few seconds, pensive: “It’s a bit like… brandy?”
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