CH 20

After Lin Yuxing left, a young school doctor knocked on Qiu Song’s door while holding a cup of coffee.

Recognizing the person, Qiu Song immediately changed his usual calm demeanor and hurriedly stood up, “Yang Zhou, why are you here?”

Yang Zhou placed the coffee on Qiu Song’s desk as if he had come on purpose and said, “I saw a new coffee shop on my way to work. The taste is good, and I thought you might like it.”

The coffee cup had a pattern of a little cat on it, and Qiu Song loved cats.

“Thank you… Oh, by the way.” Qiu Song turned around and took an unopened box of imported cookies from the cabinet, reciprocating the gesture. “These were brought back by my sister from her trip abroad.”

Qiu Song awkwardly touched the box of cookies with his fingertips. “It should be a flavor that you young people like, and there’s also a slight cheese flavor that you enjoy.”

Yang Zhou, a male Alpha, twenty-eight years old, four years younger than Qiu Song, looked at Qiu Song with a smile and took the cookies, showing interest in Qiu Song’s smooth neck.

He had kissed there just last week.

Yang Zhou said, “Teacher Qiu, in my eyes, you are also a young person.”

Qiu Song didn’t know where to put his hands. He wasn’t good at taking compliments. Since he begun studying, he had been called a bookworm and always conducted himself in a serious manner. That’s why, even at his age, he had never been in a relationship.

He pushed his glasses up, his ears turning slightly red. He wasn’t particularly good at dealing with the Alpha in front of him.

Fortunately, Yang Zhou didn’t tease him anymore.

“Qiu Teacher, the student who just left, is that Lin Yuxing?”

“Do you know him?”

Yang Zhou put his hands in the pockets of his white coat. “Not exactly. I issued a medical certificate for him before. But I’m somewhat familiar with his boyfriend, the school heartthrob Gu Zhongyi, who is now a sophomore. You know about him, right? They are in a romantic relationship, and I heard it’s incredibly sweet.”

Since Yang Zhou’s arrival was so sudden, Qiu Song hadn’t had a chance to put away the price list for the pheromone inhibitors that Lin Yuxing had just purchased.

Yang Zhou unintentionally caught sight of it and saw the medication Lin Yuxing had bought.

Upon hearing that, Qiu Song scolded himself, saying, “Is that so? Ah, it seems I misspoke again.” 

Lin Yuxing sneezed as he walked down the street.

He rubbed his nose, thinking he had gotten used to idling around recently, making him prone to catching colds at the slightest breeze. Seeing that it was about to rain, he quickly ran back to the dormitory while holding the medication.

Upon opening the dormitory door, Lin Yuxing heard Su Li studying.

With the final exams approaching, Su Li belonged to the type of people who crammed at the last minute. Unfortunately, the material was too extensive, and Su Li was about to go crazy from studying.

“Aren’t you studying?”

“I reviewed today,” Lin Yuxing said, not worried about the final exams. He was only concerned about the effectiveness of the medicine he had just purchased.

Thinking about it, he sent a message to Gu Zhongyi: [Senior, do you have time tomorrow?]

Gu Zhongyi: [Yes.]

Before Lin Yuxing could reply, Gu Zhongyi sent another message: [How’s your studying going?]

Lin Yuxing: [it’s okay. It’s been a while since we last met. Do you need me to work tomorrow?]

Gu Zhongyi was a good boss who respected his employees’ wishes: [If you want to work, you can, but as friends, we should also meet when we’re not working, right?]

He seemed to like saying the word “friends” more and more recently.

Lin Yuxing: [Isn’t it finals time? Otherwise, we would meet every day.]

Gu Zhongyi: [Hmm, tomorrow around 8 o’clock, I need to go to the school to get some information from Yang Qing. It will only take a few minutes.]

Lin Yuxing: [Do you want to have breakfast with me tomorrow?]

Gu Zhongyi knew how to take care of people: [ okay .It’s cold, you should get some sleep.]

Lin Yuxing couldn’t wait to test the effectiveness of the medication, as it would affect his living expenses and their friendship.

Lin Yuxing: [I’m not used to sleeping in, and I really want to try the new breakfast buns at the West Campus cafeteria. I’m afraid they’ll be sold out if I go too late.]

He came up with a less convincing excuse, but Gu Zhongyi chose to believe it.

Under Lin Yuxing’s eager anticipation, he finally welcomed the morning of the second day.

When the alarm clock rang, Lin Yuxing got up and washed up, took his medicine, sat quietly for half an hour, and besides feeling a little hungry, he didn’t have any discomfort.

Seeing that it was almost time, Lin Yuxing gently closed the dormitory door behind him.

At the entrance of the West Zone cafeteria.

Gu Zhongyi was already waiting, holding a thermal bag with newly purchased breakfast buns inside.

Curry beef filling and pineapple pumpkin filling.

Lin Yuxing didn’t specify what he wanted last night, so Gu Zhongyi picked for him.

Seeing Gu Zhongyi holding the thermal bag, Lin Yuxing couldn’t care less about sniffing pheromones and took a few steps forward. “Why didn’t you wait for me?”

“When I came, there weren’t many people, so I bought it first.” Gu Zhongyi did something that would make his lover happy, just like an ordinary boyfriend. “Let’s go in and have breakfast. It’s too cold outside.”

Gu Zhongyi smiled, and the pheromones became even sweeter. If his pheromones could self-deprecate, they would definitely say that it shouldn’t be bitter orange-scented pheromones, it should be sweet orange-scented pheromones. But regardless of which kind it was, the pheromone changes happened only when Lin Yuxing was around.

Little did he know, his “lover” was well-prepared that day.

Lin Yuxing sat in front of the table, calmed his mind, and was about to carefully bask in Gu Zhongyi’s pheromones when he smelled a strong curry aroma. It turned out that Gu Zhongyi took out the curry beef bun. Lin Yuxing acted quickly and tightly sealed the plastic bag.

“Senior, wait a bit before eating!”

He tried to sniff to the left and right.

In Gu Zhongyi’s eyes, he looked like a cute puppy. “Yuxing?”

Lin Yuxing raised his hand. “Wait a moment.”

A few minutes later, Lin Yuxing smiled relievedly. “Okay, senior, you can eat now.” Seeing Gu Zhongyi’s confusion, he said, “There seemed to be a strange smell just now, but it’s gone now.”

The medication worked.

Although Gu Zhongyi’s pheromones that day were mixed with the smell of curry, they were perfectly normal. There was no bitterness or sweetness, and it wouldn’t make him inexplicably intoxicated.

Moreover, if Lin Yuxing didn’t carefully sniff, he wouldn’t even be able to smell the pheromones of Gu Zhongyi.

Indeed, Su Li’s words were correct. Gu Zhongyi had excellent control over his own pheromones, but there was a big problem on Lin Yuxing’s side.

Lin Yuxing was very grateful for the great contribution made by the Gu Group to the world!

However, if Gu Zhongyi found out that Lin Yuxing described his pheromones as a strange smell, he would definitely be speechless.

Lin Yuxing secretly swore not to let Gu Zhongyi know about that.

His biggest concern was finally resolved. He regained his appetite and returned to normal with laughter and conversation with Gu Zhongyi. After finishing a curry bun, he took a bite of a pineapple pumpkin bun.

The more Lin Yuxing chewed, the stranger it tasted. After swallowing, he asked, “The taste is weird, what is in this?”

“It’s a pineapple pumpkin filling. do you like it?.”

Upon hearing that, Lin Yuxing’s face turned pale almost subconsciously.

30 minutes later, Gu Zhongyi carried Lin Yuxing in his arms and appeared again in the school clinic.

At that time, Yang Zhou had a cookie in his mouth and was holding a cup of coffee, half-asleep and daydreaming.

“Yang Zhou!” Gu Zhongyi’s face was pale, his back stiff, and he was panting heavily.

Yang Zhou quickly finished the cookie and asked vaguely, “What happened?”

He saw the tightly frowning Lin Yuxing in Gu Zhongyi’s arms, his cheeks flushed, and fine beads of sweat on his forehead. And Lin Yuxing held his stomach in pain, whimpering, with some obvious red spots on his cheeks and the back of his hands.

“He’s allergic to pineapple!”

Gu Zhongyi’s face turned white, and his usual calm and composed demeanor completely disappeared. It was as if he had experienced an indescribable past. Facing the weak Lin Yuxing, Gu Zhongyi’s legs went weak, and he hugged Lin Yuxing tightly with great difficulty.

Yang Zhou urged Gu Zhongyi to quickly put him on the bed in the examination room. He immediately checked some of Lin Yuxing’s surface symptoms. “It is indeed an allergic reaction.”

“He didn’t eat much, and he has already vomited, but he’s still in a lot of pain.” Gu Zhongyi stood aside, his teeth chattering.

He nervously held Lin Yuxing’s hand, unable to say anything else.

With Yang Zhou’s timely treatment, Lin Yuxing gradually relaxed his brow after taking medicine.

Gu Zhongyi carefully wiped away the sweat from Lin Yuxing’s forehead with his fingertips, filled with self-blame. “Yuxing?”

Lin Yuxing was only uncomfortable, not unconscious. He opened his eyes and saw Gu Zhongyi’s reddened eyes. Surprised, he started to speak, “I’m fine… What’s wrong with you?”

Why do you look like you’re about to cry?

Lin Yuxing thought to himself, “Good-looking guys really are good-looking even when they are about to cry.”

He weakly said, “Don’t worry, it’s just an allergic reaction. I won’t die.”

It’s not a big deal.

Gu Zhongyi didn’t know he was allergic to pineapple, so Lin Yuxing couldn’t blame Gu Zhongyi for buying that breakfast package. Moreover, Gu Zhongyi timely brought him to the school hospital and showed such concern for him, which was already very good.

Even Lin Yuxing’s own family couldn’t do that well.

Lin Yuxing took a breath, his tongue still numb, making it difficult for him to speak properly. At that moment, his eyelids also became heavier, probably because he didn’t sleep well last night.

Gu Zhongyi pinched his hand, making him feel very reassured. “Rest for a while.”

Lin Yuxing obediently closed his eyes.

In a daze, he overheard the conversation between Yang Zhou and Gu Zhongyi.

“This medicine is to be taken orally, and this one is for external application. You don’t have to worry about the red spots on his body. Apply the medicine, and they will disappear soon.”

“Thank you.”

“Why are you being so polite?” Yang Zhou patted Gu Zhongyi’s shoulder. “Has my brother been causing you trouble recently?”

“What trouble can Yang Qing cause me?” Gu Zhongyi, seeing that Lin Yuxing was fine, gradually relaxed his tense heart. “It’s usually me who bothers him.”

Yang Zhou was considerably older than Gu Zhongyi, and they didn’t talk much before. They only became acquainted the previous year.

Speaking of which, they had to thank Yang Qing for that. Every time their loose basketball team collided and bumped into each other, it was Yang Qing who took the lead, bringing the players to his brother Yang Zhou for treatment and bandaging.

As a result, the mentally mature Gu Zhongyi found it easy to chat with Yang Zhou and quickly became friends.

The voices of the two gradually became blurred in Lin Yuxing’s ears as he lay in bed and quickly fell asleep.

Gu Zhongyi, like last time, sat by Lin Yuxing’s bed. The medication prescribed by Yang Zhou was placed nearby, with clear instructions on how to take it.

Gu Zhongyi looked at the prescription and suddenly asked Yang Zhou, who was preparing to wash his hands next to him, “Do we need to avoid certain foods?”

“Just avoid eating anything too stimulating.” Yang Zhou took two steps outside, thinking of something. He turned back and gestured to Gu Zhongyi. “Come out with me for a moment.”

After covering Lin Yuxing with the nearby blanket, Gu Zhongyi followed Yang Zhou outside.

The two stood in the corridor, and Yang Zhou straightforwardly asked Gu Zhongyi, “Do you know that he got a prescription for an inhibitor yesterday?”

Clearly, Gu Zhongyi was unaware.

“You really don’t know?” Yang Zhou was quite surprised. “The medicine I prescribed today shouldn’t be taken together with the inhibitor, otherwise, he’ll feel drowsy and weak. Judging from his appearance, I guess he took it this morning. Don’t worry, the side effects aren’t severe, and there won’t be any major consequences, but it’s best not to take them together.”

Gu Zhongyi fell silent.

Seeing that Gu Zhongyi didn’t respond, thinking that he didn’t know the effects of the inhibitor, Yang Zhou said, “After all, it’s a product from your company. You should have some understanding, right?”

“I know.” Gu Zhongyi’s face darkened, looking like he was sulking.

Knowing that he had said too much, Yang Zhou, as a doctor, couldn’t let the patient take medication randomly. He lightly coughed, inserted his hands into his pockets, and didn’t want to create emotional conflicts between the couple.

Seeing that it was getting late, and he had other things to attend to, before leaving, he said to Gu Zhongyi, “If you’re not busy today, it’s best to stay by his side and take care of him.”

“Got it.” Gu Zhongyi said, “Thank you.”