🍒 Chapter 33: “Shuyi always smelled so good.”

 

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Shen Shuyi was full of despair. He could feel Xie Chenzhou’s pheromone extract slowly entering his body, and then a sudden heat period began.

He smelled Xie Chenzhou’s scent, an overwhelming fragrance of white magnolia.

So what Third Brother said was true.

In the bedroom, on his body, on the sheets… the scent was everywhere, almost ready to burst.

He realized he had been living in this environment every day.

Maybe it was just that today, Xie Chenzhou’s pheromones were dispersing too much.

But strangely, Shen Shuyi didn’t dislike it.

Even though the concentration was high enough to theoretically suffocate someone, Shen Shuyi didn’t feel that way.

He even felt a physiological liking.

Was it because of the fake heat period?

Shen Shuyi couldn’t control himself. He slowly reached out, moved closer to Xie Chenzhou, and wrapped his arms around his neck.

“Shuyi… I told you,” Xie Chenzhou’s eyes were red as he looked at Shen Shuyi the same way he had during his last heat period. “You cannot endure it.”

“I can endure it,” Shen Shuyi said, but his nose honestly brushed against Xie Chenzhou’s neck.

Why did he smell so good?

Damn, why did he smell so good?

Shen Shuyi secretly cursed in his mind.

The surveillance camera in the bedroom was moving.

Shen Shuyi heard it.

His lips slowly moved to Xie Chenzhou’s, and then he covered his eyes with the back of his hand in despair.

“Turn off the cameras, Xie Chenzhou, please. And do not mark me for life.”

Before he could finish, Xie Chenzhou waved his hand and pulled the surveillance plug, completely stopping him.

Bang. The camera fell to the floor in Xie Chenzhou’s uncontrolled movement, completely broken.

For a whole week after that, Shen Shuyi spent all his time on Xie Chenzhou’s bed.

His body ached and he could hardly move. Even his meals were delivered to the door by Uncle Qian and fed to him by Xie Chenzhou.

Xie Chenzhou’s condition wasn’t good either. He probably also took heat period leave, spending all day on the bed with Shen Shuyi, showing no fatigue.

Whenever Shen Shuyi slept, he would wake up and unconsciously entwine himself around Xie Chenzhou.

He finally understood how terrifying it was to be affected by pheromones.

Xie Chenzhou was right. He could not endure it.

Besides the lifelong marking, they had done everything necessary and unnecessary over these days.

Shen Shuyi even admired Xie Chenzhou in his heart. As an Enigma, he must experience the pheromone effect even more intensely. No wonder he was so obsessive.

No, Shen Shuyi thought he might be the most normal Enigma of all. Some lower-level Alphas could not control themselves as well.

At least, except for that time at Chengding Residence, Xie Chenzhou had never done anything illegal due to pheromones.

His obsession and pathological controlling tendencies seemed like child’s play compared to the terrifying influence of pheromones and instinct.

Shen Shuyi felt he had judged him wrong.

Before, he said “Do not make me hate you by doing these things,” but now he only felt guilt.

In these two days, he had clung to Xie Chenzhou even more than Xie Chenzhou clung to him.

He could feel Xie Chenzhou restraining himself, constantly restraining himself. Otherwise, he might not have survived the bed for these two days.

After a week, Shen Shuyi’s condition finally stabilized.

He asked Xie Chenzhou if he could smell his pheromones. Xie Chenzhou said he couldn’t tell, only saying, “Shuyi always smells so good.”

Shen Shuyi was speechless.

During the heat period, he had no energy to think about these things. Given the situation, he also had no energy to do academic research on the bed.

A week later, Shen Shuyi fully woke and finally got his phone.

It had shut down once from running out of battery, but Xie Chenzhou had charged it for him in the morning.

Seeing Shen Shuyi stable, Xie Chenzhou didn’t restrain him anymore and left for a meeting he couldn’t delay.

Shen Shuyi really had to admire Xie Chenzhou.

He rubbed his sore body, lay on the pillow smelling the strong pheromone scent, and unlocked the phone he hadn’t touched for a week.

All the messages and missed calls piled up. From hospital teachers, colleagues, schoolmates, people Xie Cheng knew, even Sheng Hengye, and Tan Yu…

His whole friend circle seemed shaken overnight. Of course, the one contacting him the most was Shen Shuhang.

Shen Shuyi didn’t have time to check all unread messages, so he called Shen Shuhang first.

Shuhang answered quickly, but it was his assistant’s voice: “Is this Fourth Young Master Shen? Please wait, Shuhang is busy… Shuhang? Fourth Young Master is on the line…”

Soon Shuhang’s voice came through: “Shen Shuyi, what are you doing? Are you okay? Did Xie Chenzhou lock you up?”

Shen Shuyi opened his mouth but found his voice hoarse. “I…” He cleared his throat and coughed before saying, “I’m fine.”

“Fine? You call this fine?” Shuhang sounded anxious and suspicious. “What exactly happened?”

Shen Shuyi selectively told him about the past week but hid Xie Chenzhou’s gender and the temporary glands that had grown.

Even so, Shuhang was silent for a long time. After a while he said, “You mean Xie Chenzhou liked you for a long time? His visit to your house for matchmaking had a purpose? To get close to you and marry you?”

Shen Shuyi: “Yes.”

“Unbelievable,” Shuhang murmured, “but his behavior lately does match what you said…”

“I only know that something happened while you were in D City. I couldn’t reach you or Xie Chenzhou for days, so I called his secretary… She said Xie Chenzhou has been busy handling your situation, and I should watch for news about Zhang from the pharmaceutical company… I checked, he went to jail for embezzlement, bribery, and assaulting a Beta years ago…”

“Those crimes are serious. Also, his lawyer team includes people from Xie Cheng. They probably want him in prison for life. I asked Big Brother, and he said Xie Chenzhou has other plans, targeting several pharmaceutical companies in D City…”

“I wondered if Xie Cheng had connections to those companies. Business-wise he didn’t. So it must be about you… Even the hospital you interned at had personnel changes and made the news…”

“Xie Chenzhou has been so busy… why keep you at home? What exactly does he want?” Shuhang was still worried. “You said Zhang in D City had bad intentions. Did he do anything to you? Don’t tell me you hid at Xie’s house because you were injured. Thinking about Zhang assaulting a Beta… my heart is racing… I’m coming to see you…”

“No… don’t, Third Brother,” Shen Shuyi hurriedly stopped him. “Actually, it’s because Xie Chenzhou had his heat period these days. I stayed with him…”

Sorry, Mr. Xie, I have to use you as an excuse.

“Heat period? So you…” Shuhang sounded pleased. “Oh, so he approached you to marry you. That means you like him too? Then I’m relieved.”

“But Alpha heat periods must be hard to handle… no wonder your voice is hoarse. But Xie Chenzhou has so much energy… handling heat period and all this? Were things harmonious between you two? Am I about to become an uncle?”

Third Brother loved gossip. Shen Shuyi was embarrassed and hurriedly said, “Brother, stop. Don’t let others hear…”

“Oh, don’t be shy. I’m about to finish this drama, I’ll contact you when I return to H City. Don’t hide anything from me, or I won’t forgive you. Got it?” Shuhang said and then hung up.

Shen Shuyi really had something big to hide from Shuhang.

He touched the small gland protruding from the back of his neck.

Honestly, he didn’t want to become an Omega. He accepted being a Beta. He never wanted to be another gender.

Besides, the sex change from Enigma influence was incomplete, harmful to health.

Currently, Shen Shuyi was more concerned about Xie Chenzhou’s condition.

This was the first time he experienced a heat period. He saw how much change pheromones could cause. Xie Chenzhou’s gender constantly teetering on pheromone loss control, it was hard to imagine what he went through daily.

Although this week had passed and Xie Chenzhou seemed normal, even helping Shen Shuyi with D City matters, Shen Shuyi felt his mental state was worse than before.

It was dangerous.

Even without evidence, Shen Shuyi felt the urgent task was to help Xie Chenzhou.

After all, Xie Chenzhou helped him and was misunderstood, even hurt by Shen Shuyi’s words.

He had to make it up.

After this, Shen Shuyi considered Xie Chenzhou his true partner. No matter what Xie Chenzhou thought, his matters were Shen Shuyi’s duty.

He had to do it.

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Shen Shuyi baby why are you so forgiving……..😔