The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 17

Chapter 17

As soon as he walked down the stairs, Xie Wei keenly smelled an incredibly familiar scent. It carried a somewhat sickly sweet taste, involuntarily sparking a sense of restlessness within his body.

…This is an Omega’s pheromones.

Coincidentally, he recognized the owner of these pheromones.

Why are Xu Ziyan’s pheromones leaking so heavily? Is it his heat? No, the mark I left on him should still be effective.

Is he feeling unwell?

Xie Wei paused for a moment, then moved his feet, following the pheromones to the door of the emergency stairwell. Out of politeness, he hesitated on whether to knock first. Then he thought, We already have a relationship of marking and being marked, why struggle over this? He reached out and pushed the door open.

Once the door opened, that cloying sweetness rushed toward him without concealment. The situation that day had been so chaotic that he simply didn’t remember what the first Omega he bit tasted like.

Now that he was close, Xie Wei finally faintly distinguished that the scent was like strawberry marshmallows.

Inside the empty stairwell, the youth in the team uniform sat on the steps, leaning his upper body against the railing. His black hair was soft, and the exposed nape of his neck revealed a pinkish hue. Xie Wei took another step forward and discovered that not only his neck, but the Omega’s face and ears were also pink.

He couldn’t help but hold his breath.

At the same time, a fact Xie Wei had deliberately ignored these past days was blatantly presented before his eyes.

The person before him had accepted his mark and was his Omega.

And under the influence of the mark, he couldn’t resist anything coming from Xu Ziyan.

For example, the thing he wanted to do most right now wasn’t to help Xu Ziyan apply the scent patch he held in his hand, but to pin the youth down and inject his own pheromones into the gland at the back of his neck.

Fortunately, the remaining reason in his mind held his feet back. Xie Wei furrowed his brows, took a slight step back, and spoke. “Xu Ziyan?”

Xu Ziyan was in a very bad state right now.

His head hung low, his breathing was rapid, and his brain felt like it was filled with paste; his thoughts had ground to a halt.

But one thing was clear to him: his current situation was definitely not something a scent patch could solve.

Actually, Xu Ziyan had experienced similar situations some time ago, but usually, changing a scent patch would suppress it. Although his body felt somewhat uncomfortable, he didn’t take it to heart, nor did he go find Xie Wei.

The symptoms had been suppressed for too long, so when the outbreak came now, it naturally burst like a dam. Xu Ziyan sat on the steps, trying to gather enough strength to return to the dormitory, when he heard an inquiry from behind.

He turned his head sharply and saw the person he had been thinking of to the point of madness standing right in front of him, frowning slightly. “What’s going on?”

Xu Ziyan’s brain exploded, making it even harder to think clearly.

He shook his head in a daze, held onto the railing with one hand, and barely managed to stand up. “Sorry, Captain Xie, I… I’m feeling a bit unwell. I’m going back to the dorm now.”

“Unwell?” Xie Wei’s frown deepened. “Are you in your heat? Your pheromones are so strong.”

Xu Ziyan still had a shred of strength left to communicate. He shook his head. “It’s not heat. Captain Xie, stay away from me. I’m really not quite normal right now.”

It was more than just ‘not quite normal’; it was completely abnormal. When he hadn’t seen Xie Wei, he could barely suppress the impulse. Now that Xie Wei was right in front of him, he was genuinely afraid he wouldn’t be able to stop himself from pouncing on him to beg for kisses and hugs. To prevent this from happening, Xu Ziyan had only one thought in his mind: Hurry back to the dorm, hurry away from Xie Wei.

Seeing that he couldn’t even walk steadily but was still persisting, Xie Wei sighed helplessly. He stepped forward and firmly supported the stumbling Omega. “Didn’t I tell you before that if you feel unwell, come find me? Why didn’t you do as I said?”

Seeing Xu Ziyan still looking listless, Xie Wei remembered the words he had once heard from that rascal Shen Xiao: “Alpha pheromones can effectively soothe an Omega.” He hesitated, then slowly released his own pheromones.

The crisp scent of lemon mint slowly melted into the sweet stickiness of strawberry marshmallow. Surrounded by the pheromones he had been longing for day and night, Xu Ziyan whimpered. Unable to endure it any longer, he lunged forward, burying himself entirely in Xie Wei’s embrace.

Xie Wei was stunned for a moment. Realizing Xu Ziyan was affected by the pheromones, he paused. He didn’t push him away; instead, he stroked the youth’s neck and back soothingly.

After all, they had a temporary marking relationship. The Omega, finally receiving comfort and care from his Alpha, felt unparalleled security and comfort at this moment. The tight string in Xu Ziyan’s mind slowly relaxed.

Xie Wei only felt like he was holding a soft marshmallow. He waited patiently for a while, but unexpectedly, the body in his arms grew softer and softer, forcing him to use more strength to hold the youth’s waist and back so he wouldn’t fall to the floor.

He called out, “Xu Ziyan?”

There was no response.

Xie Wei looked down strangely, only to see the youth—who had been flushed and seemingly feverish with discomfort just moments ago—now had his eyes closed, long eyelashes trembling slightly, lips parted, breathing evenly.

He had actually fallen asleep in his arms just like that.

Xie Wei: “…”

Given his personality, he should have woken the person up immediately.

But the person in his arms wasn’t a stranger; it was his Omega.

At the very least, this Omega’s neck still bore the remnants of his temporary mark.

Xie Wei looked at Xu Ziyan with a complex expression for a while, then resigned himself to fate. He bent down, picked the person up completely, and walked toward the Second String dormitory.

The sin I committed, I’ll pay for it slowly.

Fortunately, it was training time, so there weren’t many people in the dorm building. Xie Wei checked the nameplates at the dorm doors one by one, found Xu Ziyan’s room, felt around in the youth’s pocket for the key card, and carried him inside.

Xu Ziyan was placed on the bed. He rolled over, hugged the quilt, and continued to sleep soundly.

Looking at this scene, Xie Wei was truly at a loss for words. He didn’t rush to leave. Instead, he sat on the sofa to the side, took a tube of inhibitor from his jacket pocket, and silently injected it into his own arm.

He wasn’t a saint. With the Omega he had marked lying so obediently in his arms, Xie Wei naturally had a reaction.

However, he was rational, and his mind was clear enough. This clarity was sufficient for him to suppress the urge to bite the back of Xu Ziyan’s neck.

Come to think of it, when he differentiated, he had thought to himself that he would save his first experience for the person he loved most.

As a result, after dodging for so many years, he ended up biting a previously complete stranger by a twist of fate.

Life really plays tricks on people.

As the inhibitor slowly took effect, Xie Wei looked at Xu Ziyan’s silly sleeping face on the bed, smiled, ruffled his hair, and left the room quietly.

Returning to the training room, just as Xie Wei sat down, Shen Xiao leaned over and sniffed exaggeratedly.

Although Xie Wei had already sprayed scent blocker, he had a guilty conscience, so he feigned disgust. “Are you a dog?”

“Where did you just go? In such a hurry?” Shen Xiao returned to his seat. “Hey, why do I smell something sweet on you?”

This dog nose.

Xie Wei’s expression didn’t change. He didn’t answer but threw a fruit candy at Shen Xiao instead.

Shen Xiao caught it. Seeing it was strawberry flavor, he raised an eyebrow in surprise. He peeled the wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth, muttering indistinctly, “Holy crap, Captain Xie, you eat this kind of stuff?”

The First String Medic, Qu Qingyue, happened to pass by. Hearing this, she asked curiously, “What stuff?”

Xie Wei said, “Fruit candy.” Then, before Qu Qingyue could say another word, he threw a candy to her.

Qu Qingyue looked at it and exclaimed happily, “Wow, so nice! Captain Xie is giving out candy—”

This shout directly summoned everyone else in the training room. In the end, Captain Xie gave one to everyone, handing them out for quite a while before finally shooing the crowd away.

Once the area around his seat quieted down, he glanced at Shen Xiao again. Seeing that he had started a new round of ranked matches and seemed to have forgotten about the “sweet smell,” Xie Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking out his phone, Xie Wei opened the familiar search engine again.

But this time, before he could finish typing the question, a sweet “Captain” came from behind him.

His finger twitched, and he hurriedly exited the page, turning his head to look.

Qu Qingyue was standing behind him, looking puzzled. “What’s wrong? Captain, you seem startled.”

“Nothing,” Xie Wei said. “What’s up?”

“Oh, I just felt you were acting very weird today, Captain, so I wanted to ask if something happened.”

Xie Wei wanted to brush it off, but then he remembered that Qu Qingyue in front of him was an Omega—and a “Sea King” (player) Omega with countless romantic histories. The excuse on his lips was swallowed back, and when he spoke, it became: “I have a friend…”

Qu Qingyue nodded. “Mhm.”

“He is an Alpha. Some time ago, he accidentally marked an Omega.”

Qu Qingyue opened her mouth wide. “Wow, I originally thought it was your own business, Captain, and you were using a friend as an excuse. But hearing an Omega is involved, I believe it absolutely isn’t you.”

“True.” Shen Xiao, who had been pricking up his ears nearby the whole time, turned off his stream microphone, kicked his leg, and slid over on his gaming chair. “If an Alpha hadn’t run over to confess before, I’d almost suspect Captain Xie was into AA relationships. Marking an Omega? My evaluation is just three words: Im. Poss. Ible.”

“Exactly. If this is something Captain Xie did, I’ll literally become a monk.”

“Hahahaha, deal. Then I’ll stream myself solving math problems! College calculus! I won’t go offline until I solve them!”

Qu Qingyue had endless lovers, while Shen Xiao knew nothing about math; addition required thought for him, let alone calculus, which was like reading a heavenly script.

Xie Wei: “…”

He raised a hand, signaling them to stop, unable to bear watching. He continued, “Then, um, anyway, because of some things, he and this Omega haven’t seen each other for a long time. After meeting recently, he found the Omega’s condition was very strange, like he was sick with a fever.”

“I have a question.” Qu Qingyue raised her hand. “Is that Omega marked for the first time?”

Xie Wei said, “En.”

“Wow!” Before Qu Qingyue could speak, Shen Xiao exclaimed first, “Captain Xie, your friend is too trashy!”

Xie Wei: ?

“Yeah, yeah,” Qu Qingyue chimed in. “How can there be such an Alpha? Unimaginable!”

Xie Wei: ??

Both people in front of him were experienced veterans. He asked humbly, “Is there an explanation for this?”

Qu Qingyue said, “Of course there is! After an Omega is marked for the first time, they are very fragile! An Omega at this time desperately needs the Alpha’s company and care, as well as pheromone soothing. Otherwise, their entire condition will become terrible, and they will tire easily. Your friend marked someone, didn’t comfort them, and didn’t even provide a bit of soothing or care, directly not seeing them? That’s too scummy! No wonder that Omega is in that state; they must have been suffering for a long time!”

Shen Xiao nodded in agreement. “Indeed, simply too excessive. I’m different; I’m so gentle to Omegas. Sister Yue, want to try?”

Qu Qingyue sneered. “You? Stay in my fishpond!”

The two started bickering.

Having learned the truth, Xie Wei looked at his phone screen and fell into deep thought.

He really didn’t know about this.

Although he hated Xu Ziyan’s behavior of using his body to hook him and get into the team, the upbringing Xie Wei received from childhood ensured that even in his anger, he wouldn’t forget to take the responsibility he should.

If he had known this earlier…

Remembering the sight of Xu Ziyan exhausted and asleep in front of the computer, Xie Wei sighed. If he had known earlier, he would have definitely done what needed to be done.

But Xu Ziyan didn’t come to find him.

He had gone so far as to use his first time as a transaction; what was the point of enduring discomfort and not seeking help? He could have lived a bit more comfortably.

But Xu Ziyan simply didn’t come.

Just now, too. He was already suffering so much, yet he didn’t make a sound and insisted on going back to the dorm himself.

This Omega’s behaviors were completely contradictory.

As for why, Xie Wei couldn’t figure it out.

He took out a fruit candy, tore open the wrapper, and put it in his mouth.

It was sweet, slightly sour. Strawberry flavor.