Chapter 18Â
When Bai He arrived at the meeting room, the meeting was already in the latter half. There were many technical terms he didn’t understand, but he was able to grasp the main content of the meeting.
Jinyu’s latest product, the pheromone detection wristband, had passed all reviews, but the final government approval was still pending, and the reasons given were specious, seemingly deliberately suppressing this product.
“The pheromone detection wristband is a preventive product, its function is to detect pheromone concentration within a 50-100 meter range, which can effectively avoid some troubles.” Xia You leaned closer to Bai He, lowering her voice, “For example, if there is an alpha entering their heat period nearby, relying solely on human senses may not be able to detect it reliably. Although suppressants can control pheromones, the best method is still to stay away from the danger zone, and this product can detect those who are suppressed but not fully suppressed during heat periods and estrus.”
Xia You sat up straight, shrugging, “You know, suppressants are useful, but people are hard to predict, staying away is the best method, this is the original intent of designing the pheromone detection wristband, but the government won’t approve it.”
Bai He understood, he nodded, but didn’t voice any opinion on the matter, continuing to listen quietly. As the meeting was about to end, someone suddenly sat in the empty seat next to him, Bai He looked over and met a pair of warm and jade-like eyes.
Nan Yu smiled amiably at Bai He.
Qin Yao, who had been sniffing around in Bai He’s embrace, sensed the familiar aura and immediately stiffened, raising his head and looking at his dad and grandpa with guilt.
Nan Yu only gave the wayward son a glance, then continued to gaze at Bai He, the smile on his face very gentle, “Hello.”
Bai He nodded, politely responding, “Hello.”
Nan Yu only looked at Bai He for a while, then quietly listened to the meeting again, until his pants were lightly tugged, he unhurriedly lowered his eyelids, seeing a cat paw scratching at his pants.
Nan Yu chuckled inwardly, he wasn’t clear about what this little Qin Yao was up to? It was nothing more than not wanting him to pry into the matters of the pretty young man next to him.
Nan Yu chuckled, the sound was light, with no discernible emotion. Bai He followed the sound and looked again at the person sitting next to him.
He was a man with an excellent demeanor, this was Bai He’s first impression. He carefully glanced at him and was about to look away, but the man seemed to sense something and suddenly looked at Bai He.
They made eye contact again, Bai He instinctively held his breath for a moment, then politely smiled, wanting to continue listening to the meeting, but at this time, the man suddenly asked him a question.
“I haven’t seen you before, are you a new member of the administrative department?” Nan Yu’s voice was soft and soothing, making it easy for Bai He to calm down.
Bai He shook his head, “I’m an intern.”
“Oh…” Nan Yu placed his hands on his knees, tapping his fingertips lightly, revealing a smile that seemed to know everything, “I see.”
Qin Yao spread open the paws that were scratching at Nan Yu’s pants, his front paws continuing to tug at his dad’s pants, this time with some force, but no matter what, he didn’t dare extend his sharp claws, only using the paw pads to scratch his dad, hoping the other would stop.
But how could Nan Yu let Qin Yao off the hook, he ignored the cat paw completely, grabbing the paw pad with one hand and smiling at Bai He’s cat, “Your cat is very big, he must eat a lot, right?”
What kind of words were these? Was he accusing him of being a glutton?!
Qin Yao was furious, but the other was his dad, the highest in the family hierarchy, he couldn’t provoke him, and now he couldn’t even hide from him.
“Not really.” Bai He blinked, looking at the somewhat unruly Ling Ling on him, smiling, “I’ve only had Ling Ling for a short while, he was this size when he first came, he’s easy to take care of.”
Bai He felt Ling Ling was easy to take care of because he remembered that Ling Ling was even willing to eat the fried eggs he cooked.
Nan Yu raised an eyebrow, then smiled warmly, “I also keep cats, I have three cats at home, one bigger than the other, your cat looks a lot like my cats, so I felt quite familiar with him.”
The Qin Yao who was “one of the big eaters”: “…”
As well as the other big eater, Qin Wei, who was walking over after the meeting: “…”
Father and son looked at each other, then quickly averted their eyes.
Qin Yao: Sweating profusely and building castles with his toes.
Qin Wei: Hmph, they’re just the leftovers of his tricks.
The inner thoughts of the father and son were known to no one. Nan Yu was still chatting with Bai He, Xia You was about to leave the meeting room, seeing this, she glanced at the boss and boss’s wife, then at Bai He, considerate enough to tell Bai He that if he had finished chatting, he could come to the administrative department to find her, then she bounced away.
Bai He lifted the Maine Coon in his arms, who seemed to be on high alert, Ling Ling was a bit heavy, occasionally sliding down, Bai He had to lift him up every so often. He brought the cat’s head leaning on Nan Yu’s shoulder, speaking softly, “Would you like to pet him?”
Bai He remembered that the gentleman just said he felt familiar with Ling Ling.
Regarding Bai He’s reaction, Nan Yu first paused, then hooked his lips, “Such a kind child, but what if your cat, oh, I mean, your Ling Ling…” Nan Yu seemed to deliberately emphasize the words ‘your’ and ‘Ling Ling’: “What if Ling Ling doesn’t like me?”
“Ling Ling is very well-behaved.” Bai He leaned his head against the Maine Coon’s face, Ling Ling’s soft ears felt Bai He’s warmth, and he couldn’t help but shudder a little.
“Meow…”
Qin Yao couldn’t control himself, regretting it as soon as he meowed. He quickly turned his head to look at his dad and grandpa, one with a complex expression, the other seemingly amused.
It’s over, his reputation was ruined.
Nan Yu stroked the cat’s head a few times, then reached out to embrace Qin Wei, saying to Bai He, “Alright, we won’t disturb you, go find Xia You.”
Bai He nodded, hugging Ling Ling and getting up, nodding to the two before turning and leaving.
Watching Bai He leave, Nan Yu’s smile finally couldn’t be suppressed, he turned to his alpha, “Your son is just like you, liking to use these little tricks to woo young friends.”
Qin Wei remained silent, his face expressionless, he looked at Nan Yu’s reddening face, his slender eyes narrowing slightly, burying his head and kissing the corner of the omega’s mouth, then gently biting at his ear.
Nan Yu blushed, pushing at the other’s shoulder without much force, “We’re at the office, be mindful.”
“No one’s looking.” Qin Wei was addicted to kissing, not letting go of Nan Yu for a long time, only then becoming more serious, “Qin Yao’s situation is special, that young man probably doesn’t know.”
“Don’t you trust your son’s discretion?” Nan Yu asked.
Qin Wei neither nodded nor shook his head, “His own affairs don’t need us to worry, but we should remind him.”
“That’s true.” Nan Yu said, “I’ll go, you get back to work.”
Qin Wei lowered his head to look at Nan Yu, then kissed him again, “You’ve worked hard.”
Bai He hurried to the 13th floor administrative department, Xia You had just returned after delivering some documents, seeing Bai He, “You’re here, just in time.” She patted the empty space next to her, “This is the spot we’ve reserved for you, and here’s your internship ID.”
Xia You pulled out a brand new hanging internship card from a stack of documents, “With this, you can come and go freely in Jinyu. There hasn’t been much work these days, except for one product that hasn’t passed the review, so you should be following me to accumulate experience for now.”
Bai He took the work card and nodded to Xia You, “Thank you.”
“Come, let’s add you to the group chat first, the people in the meeting just now were from other offices, our office colleagues are all out on fieldwork, just me left here, I’ll introduce you to everyone another day.” Xia You found the group QR code.
Bai He opened his phone and scanned the QR code, with a ding, he successfully became a member of the group.
With his entry, the members of [Administrative One Family] continued to send messages.
Laughing to Death Yet Living Another Day: [Welcome new member “Clap” “Clap”]
Who Took My Bookkeeping Machine: [Welcome welcome enthusiastic welcome “Applause” “Applause”]
And the One Reviewing That Old Man I Don’t Want to Mention: [Ah ah ah ah finally someone’s here, if I don’t come I’ll be exhausted to death “Applause” “Fireworks” “Applause”]
Constantly on Fieldwork, Publically a Beast of Burden: [Welcome new member “Applause” “Applause”]
Team Leader: [“Applause”]
Bai He typed.
Death: [Hello everyone, please take care of me in the future “Thank you”]
And the One Reviewing That Old Man I Don’t Want to Mention: [@[Death] Don’t be fooled by the team leader’s coldness, he just sent an emoticon, he’s actually super nice.]
Team Leader: [Xia You, take him and get him familiar with the work first.]
I Still Didn’t Pass the Review!: [Understood!]
Putting down his phone, Xia You then took Bai He to continue working. Today Xia You didn’t go out on fieldwork, she stayed in the office organizing documents. Xia You was very patient, guiding Bai He step by step, starting from the basics.
Bai He actually didn’t have the original host’s solid knowledge base, but he was eager to learn, and in this period he had been studying hard, so listening to Xia You talk about the work content was not too difficult.
Until dinner time, Bai He holding the Ling Ling who had been napping on the sofa for a while left Jinyu, rushing home.
Finally back home, Bai He was a bit tired, so he took a shower, opened a can of food for Ling Ling, and went to the kitchen to make some oatmeal for himself.
Then he went to stroke the Ling Ling who was drowsily lying on the cat tower, then rushed back to the room to turn on the computer.
It was time to go live, he still had to make up for the streaming duration today.
Bai He started the live stream in the room, Qin Yao yawned on the cat tower, opening one eye to look at the cat food on the ground, then closing his eyes again.
Qin Yao was going to continue sleeping, he had been soaked in Bai He’s warm and fragrant pheromones almost all day, the volatility of the heat period completely soothed, and as a chronic insomniac, he was very tired this afternoon, unusually so.
The alpha yawned again, his front paws scratching on the cat tower, then nimbly jumped down, strolling to the doorway of Bai He’s room, using his head to push open the slightly ajar door.
The room was not lit, very dim, only the light of the computer and the small string lights hanging in the room.
The string lights were not very bright, seemingly to create a sleep-friendly environment. Qin Yao didn’t notice what Bai He was doing, he walked with a lazy stride towards Bai He, then raised his front paw and jumped onto Bai He’s lap, Bai He was only wearing shorts, Qin Yao felt the other’s warmth, he circled a few times in Bai He’s embrace, finding a comfortable position to lie down and not move.
This series of actions were completely unthought-out, the alpha soaked in comfort, seemingly bewitched by the pheromones, his throat making rumbling sounds, eyes half-closed, his front paws unconsciously starting to knead.
Bai He had stopped his movements when Ling Ling jumped onto his lap, he looked at the cat, then at the live stream, finding that the comments had increased.
[Oho, whose little motorcycle hasn’t been turned off! Hearing these rumbling sounds, super little engine!!]
[Ah ah ah it’s a cat!!]
[Eh hehe hehe hehe little kitty! Let mommy see! Hehe hehe you little kitty is going to be eaten by mommy!!]
[The one above is so scary]
[Want to hear the cat’s purring in pure enjoyment!]
[The host keeps cats too, how cute, what breed is it?]
[Looks like a Maine Coon, that breed is from Maine, right?]
[Indeed, Maine Coons are originally a rare breed, the host’s cat, it couldn’t be…?]
[What are you all talking about?]
[Well… there are some things, very implicit, not convenient to say on the platform, afraid of getting banned.]
[What are you all talking about??!]
Bai He didn’t understand the comments either, but this account had just started, so to be on the safe side, he quickly changed the topic.
“Does everyone want to hear Ling Ling’s voice?”
The comments kept flooding in, Bai He took the microphone off, placing it a distance away from Ling Ling’s nose, the rhythmic rumbling sound was captured by the microphone, like drum beats, the throbbing sound rapidly assaulting everyone’s hearing, making their brains numb and tremble.
[I, I I I can’t take it anymore, too stimulating, cat master is too awesome, request to hear the host’s gentle voice to soothe me!!]
[Agreed!!]
[Double thumbs up!!]
Bai He saw that it was good, moving the microphone away from Ling Ling, he adjusted his numb leg, helplessly looking at the still kneading Ling Ling, then redirected his attention back to the live stream.
…
Qin Yao had fallen asleep, the last memory before falling asleep was him jumping onto Bai He’s lap. The alpha woke up in the middle of the night, his throat a little dry, he turned over, the soft bed making some noise, Qin Yao opened his hazy eyes, seeing Bai He sleeping next to him.
They were facing each other, very close.
Qin Yao was currently sleeping on Bai He’s bed, and now, he was not in his cat form, he had transformed back into his human form, or more precisely, his beastman form.
The alpha’s body was naked, only a thin blanket barely covering his waist and abdomen, his ears and tail unable to retract, the tail curled around Bai He’s thigh, excitedly sliding up and down.
His pheromones were out of control again, the instinct to mate was surging in his heart, his tail representing the emotions he was now struggling to suppress. Qin Yao swallowed, he reached up to touch his face, it was drenched in sweat.
He smelled Bai He’s pheromones, very faint.
Not enough, this little bit of pheromones is not enough…
In the darkness, the alpha stared intently at Bai He’s neck, that was the location of the gland.
He thought, using his teeth to pierce there, he would get more of Bai He’s pheromones, just biting there, and he could mark Bai He.
Mark, mark…
Qin Yao closed his eyes, biting his own lower lip, cursing himself as a madman.
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