CH 54.1

The next day, Qiu Zhenyang really couldn’t get up.

He lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, feeling unwell.

The sequelae of each alpha after taking a powerful inhibitor are different. As a top alpha, Qiu Zhenyang suffered even more tragic consequences.

Not only is he sore and unable to move, but he wasn’t able to control the pheromones in his body, which were on a rampage, trying to find a breakthrough and rush out.

Zhu Qin kindly came to see her son early in the morning, but when she saw his haggard face and the exaggerated dark circles, she laughed gleefully.

“Mom, can you stop laughing?” Qiu Zhenyang stared at his mother with a pair of dead fish eyes, the red blood in his eyes was terrifying.

After a while, Zhu Qin finally stopped and sat gracefully beside the bed. She glanced at the time on the terminal and said, “What’ll you do when I go pick up your grandparents later?”

“What can I do? Just tell grandfather and grandma that I’m not feeling well, and I’ll accompany them when I’m better tomorrow.” Qiu Zhenyang was also helpless. What else could he do, his muscles are so sore that even turning over hurt, let alone going to pick people up.

It didn’t matter to Zhu Qin. “Anyway, your grandfather and grandma love you. Even if you go out to play, they will not be unhappy.”

Zhu Qin, who knew her parents well, sought some welfare for her son before leaving. “Xiaomu, if you have time, please help me to watch Zhenyang. His pheromones are quite messy right now. If you stand far away and give him your pheromone, I think it can make him feel better.”

Ling Mu was surprised: “Is this still possible?”

Zhu Qin didn’t lie to him. After all, the best medicine for an alpha with disordered pheromones is to have one’s own omega appease them.

“Well, you can go if you want, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to. Then I’ll go first.” Waving her hands, Zhu Qin took the lead in getting on the aircraft. Behind her, Le Jin also followed with a dark face. He glared at Ling Mu several times, but was completely ignored.

If it weren’t for the fact that his grandmother also came with Qiu Zhenyang’s grandparents, Le Jin would never have followed along.

Although he was terrified all night from Qiu Zhenyang’s warning, Le Jin still didn’t want to give up. Having liked Qiu Zhenyang for more than ten years, how could he give up so easily? Anyway, grandma came along this time. With grandma helping him, it is not certain who’ll win or lose!

Watching Zhu Qin depart on the aircraft, Ling Mu thought about her suggestion seriously.

If his own pheromones are really useful, there is no problem with giving Qiu Zhenyang a little.

Thinking of this, he immediately went to Qiu Zhenyang’s room and knocked on the door.

“Uncle Zhang, I really can’t eat breakfast. I can’t even get up now~” Qiu Zhenyang shouted while lying down. Apart from moving his mouth, he can’t move at all.

Ling Mu twitched the corner of his mouth and pushed the door open.

Qiu Zhenyang’s pheromones were indeed a bit disordered. Even standing by the door, Ling Mu could feel a little bit of discomfort in his body. However, his condition has gotten better, so it wasn’t too bad.

When Qiu Zhenyang heard the door open, he turned his head slightly. When he saw it was Ling Mu, he immediately became anxious. “Why are you coming in? Didn’t my mother tell you that my pheromones are messed up, and ask you not to come?”

Ling Mu closed the door, leaned his back against the door, and said indifferently, “It doesn’t smell much here, so you should worry about yourself first.”

“I have nothing to worry about, it’s just lying down for a day.” Qiu Zhenyang’s brain was flexible. Just after saying this, he said teasingly, “Why, are you worried about my body so you came to see me? As expected of my wife. Don’t worry, for your sake, I will definitely get better soon!”

Ling Mu found it funny. He obviously couldn’t move, but his mouth kept playing tricks.

“If you have this skill, you should think more about how to lie down today.” Ling Mu controlled his pheromone to go to Qiu Zhenyang’s side. The faint floral fragrance was like a tentacle reaching out, slowly approaching Qiu Zhenyang’s body.

The moment he noticed Ling Mu’s pheromone, Qiu Zhenyang felt a lot more relaxed and sighed.

He didn’t expect that Ling Mu’s pheromone could have such an effect on him.

“It’s much better, thank you wife!” Qiu Zhenyang immediately thanked Ling Mu with a happy smile.

“Who is your wife?”

“Not now, but definitely in the future!”

“Who can say what will happen in the future.”

“I can say! Anyway, you will definitely marry me in the future.” Qiu Zhenyang stared brightly at Ling Mu’s face, his obsidian-like eyes shining like stars. “If you don’t marry me, then I will tie you back, not only turn raw rice into cooked rice, but also to wrap you up so your body is inseparable from mine!”

Ling Mu blushed at his naked provocation, and scolded him angrily: “Why are you so restless when lying down? If you want to talk nonsense, I’ll go out and you’ll feel uncomfortable.”

Qiu Zhenyang pursed his mouth in grievance and whispered, “It’s not nonsense… “

The smell of Ling Mu in the room became stronger and stronger. After releasing a lot of pheromones, his face didn’t look too good.

Qiu Zhenyang felt sorry for him, and immediately cautioned: “Okay, that’s enough. Anyway, the window is closed, your pheromones won’t go away for a while, you rest for a while.”

Hearing what he said, Ling Mu stopped. Looking around the room, he found the chair farthest from Qiu Zhenyang and sat down.

The light scent of flowers on the tip of the nose is very pleasant. Qiu Zhenyang suddenly asked: “You still haven’t told me what your pheromone is.”

Qiu Zhenyang asked this question at school before, but at that time, the two were just classmates and Ling Mu directly skipped the question. Now Qiu Zhenyang asks again, since the two have become lovers, there is no need to hide it any more.

“Sunflower.”

“Sunflower?” Qiu Zhenyang smiled, “My pheromone is sunshine, your pheromone is sunflower, we were born to be together! We are a natural pair! Ouch, ow, it hurts!”

The small thing made Qiu Zhenyang so happy that he almost jumped out of bed. Ling Mu was amused watching him, and there was an indescribable sense of fulfillment in his heart. In the past, in order to survive, he hated his omega identity. Pheromones not only brought him life pressure, but also brought a lot of physical pressure. But now, based on Qiu Zhenyang’s words, it seems that this pheromone was born to match him, unique and highly suitable.

“Your… what kind of junior do grandparents like?”

Ling Mu was suddenly a little nervous. Although Zhu Qin and Qiu Zhang were very good to him, there was, after all, a generation between them, so he was inevitably a little nervous.

He was afraid that he would not behave well, and fail to meet the Qiu family’s recognition and love towards him.

Qiu Zhenyang thought about it for a while, licked his lower lip and said, “My grandparents are very good, and they’ll definitely like the person I like. Just relax, baby. They can answer whatever they ask, and my mother will help you. If you’re really uncomfortable, it’s fine to come to my room and say you’re taking care of me.”

Qiu Zhenyang felt that there was no need to put too much pressure on him given Ling Mu’s character.

In the original body’s memory, his grandfather and grandmother loved him very much, but he was not very clear about their requirements for his partner.

It doesn’t matter what the old people think about it. Ling Mu is the person Qiu Zhenyang identified himself. If he gave up because of a few words of opposition from others, he wouldn’t be Qiu Zhenyang.

Being so comforted by Qiu Zhenyang, Ling Mu did not relax, but became more nervous.

He actually has grandparents himself, but after the death of his father, the two old people directly cut off their relationship with them because of their mother, and resolutely did not give Dong Qiulan a penny. His paternal grandparents died when he was very young, so Ling Mu really didn’t know how to get along with the elderly.

It is precisely because he really cared about Qiu Zhenyang that Ling Mu was so worried if his family could accept him.

“Okay, what are you thinking about?” Qiu Zhenyang wanted him to relax, so he could only say, “When is your birthday? My birthday is coming soon, it’s not far away.”

Ling Mu was really distracted: “Your birthday is coming soon?”

“Yeah, otherwise my grandparents wouldn’t come at this time. They usually only have time to visit during the Chinese New Year.” Qiu Zhenyang was also a little helpless about this. Even a simple birthday becomes troublesome as the son of a wealthy family.

Even if Qiu Zhenyang was unwilling, the old people insisted on holding a birthday party for him.

Therefore, this time, both his maternal and paternal grandparents came. His paternal grandparents also lived on Capital star, but they lived in a quiet and remote place, and didn’t go out often.

“When is your birthday?” Ling Mu asked.

“Ten days later, we have to go back to school once during the period. The mid-term exam is coming.” Qiu Zhenyang sighed slightly. Although he is a scholar, he also hates exams.

“Exam?!” Ling Mu knew about it, but he didn’t expect that almost two months had passed since the start of school.

Qiu Zhenyang noticed the embarrassed look on Ling Mu’s face, and couldn’t help asking: “What’s the matter? You don’t like exams either?”

Ling Mu squinted at him. “Who likes exams? I’m worried that I’ll fail the class.”

As someone who has been going out to work to support his family, Ling Mu’s grades have always been poor. In the past, it was because he had to go to school during the day and work until the early morning at night, and lacked sleep that he did poorly. Now, because his foundation is too poor, he can’t understand many things, and his grades got even worse.

Therefore, Ling Mu often sighed at the Interstellar Academy’s entrance exam. If it was based on written grades, he would definitely not be able to enter.

“Fail?” Qiu Zhenyang raised his eyebrows in surprise. The thought never even crossed his mind.

After all, apart from mid-term and final exams, there was basically no means of testing in university, so Qiu Zhenyang didn’t know much about Ling Mu’s grades. Now that his wife said he might fail the exam, Qiu Zhenyang naturally… wants to help!

“Have you received the review documents sent in the class? Go through them first, and ask me what you don’t understand. I’ll teach you. Don’t worry, with me teaching you, there’s absolutely no problem!”

Ling Mu He looked at him suspiciously, obviously not convinced.

“You don’t even believe what your husband said? I’m a scholar, one that stands above other scholars! With me, it’s hard for you to fail!” Qiu Zhenyang proudly raised his head, but in his lying down position, it was hard to see any difference.

Since getting together, Ling Mu stopped caring about Qiu Zhenyang’s many names. What husband, what wife? Anyway, no one else is here. He can call whatever he wants. Although Ling Mu has never been in a relationship, these are still acceptable, but sometimes he feels ashamed…

It’s still early, Zhu Qin probably hasn’t arrived at the airport yet, so Ling Mu simply started to review in Qiu Zhenyang’s room.

Most of the information was on the terminal. While he was looking at it, he also tentatively asked what he didn’t understand. As a result, Qiu Zhenyang really answered it all for him, without the slightest mistake. This time, Ling Mu finally believed him and began to review happily.

Unconsciously, more than an hour passed, and the two finally heard the noise from downstairs.

Ling Mu stood up suddenly, looking a little nervous: “I’ll go down and have a look.”

Qiu Zhenyang couldn’t help laughing when he saw that his entire face was tense: “Don’t be nervous, grandpa and grandma are very nice.”

“En.” Ling Mu nodded, but when he went out, he was walking with the same arm and leg.

T/N: Had some delays in tallying kofi’s this week, so the extra releases will be delayed to next. And thank you, Narrowedeyes for letting me know about the broken kofi link!! It should be fixed going forward now.

Also, this chapter is really long…

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