Xu Juexi’s eyes were still wet, but his cheeks and ear tips quickly turned red.
His long eyelashes fluttered, and he quickly turned his head away.
”…What are you doing?” Xu Juexi avoided Gu Xiaolin’s gaze and hurriedly took two steps back.
Gu Xiaolin grabbed his wrist, preventing him from getting any further away.
He found omegas somewhat adorable; a single kiss could make them blush and run away like a startled rabbit.
“I didn’t do anything,” he said.
”oh.”
Xu Juexi touched his forehead, somewhat puzzled as to what the protagonist was doing and thinking.
But Xu Juexi was very polite. After thinking for a moment, he stood on tiptoe and returned the favor by giving Gu Xiaolin a kiss.
Gu Xiaolin was very tall; Xu Juexi felt he was probably a little taller than both Gu Fengying and Gu Zhifeng.
Even with both of them standing, Xu Juexi had to work very hard to kiss the other person’s lips, even while standing on tiptoe and tilting his head back.
The roses in his hand were so heavy that Xu Juexi lost his balance and fell forward as soon as his lips touched the other person’s lips. He was about to fall into the arms of the person in front of him again.
He wasn’t someone who didn’t learn his lesson. Remembering that Gu Xiaolin didn’t seem to like physical contact with people, he quickly tried to steady himself and back away.
He had just taken two comically unsteady steps while holding the flowers when he suddenly felt someone wrap their arms around his waist.
”How could you be so stupid?”
Gu Xiaolin took the flowers from Xu Juexi’s arms with one hand, eliminating any obstacles between them. He tightened his grip on Xu Juexi’s arm, generously letting the omega’s warm, soft body lean against him: “You’ll fall over like this.”
Xu Juexi was suddenly enveloped in the aura of an alpha, which made him a little flustered, but when he heard the other party making fun of his intelligence, he subconsciously retorted, “I’m not stupid.”
”No?” Gu Xiaolin clearly disagreed with his point of view: “You fall every time.”
Xu Juexi wanted to say that it was understandable for him to slip every time, but considering that the other person was the main character, he didn’t argue back in the end.
He was also puzzled as to why Gu Xiaolin was suddenly willing to have physical contact with him.
Meeting Xu Juexi’s hesitant gaze, Gu Xiaolin felt he could roughly guess what he was thinking: “You are my fiancée.”
He gave a rather high-sounding excuse.
Because the omega is his fiancée, or will be his wife in the future, gifts, hugs, and kisses are all normal and appropriate for them.
But Xu Juexi seems uncomfortable with such intimacy.
He wriggled out of Gu Xiaolin’s arms and apologized to Gu Xiaolin very sincerely: “I’m sorry, honey, it won’t happen again.”
The person in my arms left, and the warm touch disappeared.
Gu Xiaolin clenched his fist, feeling that Xu Juexi’s apology lacked sincerity.
But this is understandable.
They weren’t that familiar with each other yet, and perhaps he shouldn’t be so petty if he wanted to be a good husband, so he ultimately didn’t say anything.
He changed the subject, asking casually, “Did you go to work today? What was your job like?”
Gu Xiaolin’s tone was casual, but when Xu Juexi thought about what had happened today and what he had done before returning home,she couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of guilt.
”I… ah… it’s just work, what can I do?”
Xu Juexi is quite good at talking nonsense, but he doesn’t seem to be very good at lying in this area.
He was visibly nervous, his eyes darting around.
It would be difficult for Gu Xiaolin to ignore this.
He frowned; his intuition told him that his wife might be hiding something from him.
”What exactly?” he pressed.
”Specifically… specifically it is…”
Xu Juexi stammered and couldn’t quite put his finger on it, looking somewhat anxious: “I don’t remember…”
”Yeah”
Gu Xiaolin looked down at him, then suddenly leaned down and pinched Xu Juexi’s chin: “Open your mouth, let me see.”
Xu Juexi panicked even more and tried to turn his head to dodge. But Gu Xiaolin’s grip was very strong, with a force that left no room for refusal.
He practically pried Xu Juexi’s mouth open, scrutinizing him with emotionless eyes, making Xu Juexi feel as if he were searching for evidence of his infidelity.
Xu Juexi was so nervous that his body trembled slightly involuntarily, as if the protagonist was about to discover something.
He felt he finally understood the meaning of “time seems to drag on forever,” and gently closed his eyes, awaiting his execution.
After a while, his lips softened again.
Xu Juexi opened his eyes and was surprised to find that Gu Xiaolin kissed him again.
Gu Xiaolin: “You still say you’re not stupid.”
”You don’t even know to come to your husband when you’re in heat and feeling uncomfortable.”
Gu Xiaolin smelled an overly sweet scent on Xu Juexi, even sweeter than when they first met.
It’s easy to guess; his omega must be in heat.
Gu Xiaolin could imagine the pitiful state of an omega who, while working, unexpectedly discovered something was wrong with his body, was too embarrassed to call his husband, and could only secretly inject himself with suppressants.
Omegas are so delicate, they definitely need to be mentally prepared for a long time before they receive inhibitor injections. They will definitely cry from the pain when they get the injection, and they will feel wronged and wonder why their husbands are not by their side.
Gu Xiaolin, who had such a vivid imagination, suddenly felt a little guilty.
He felt he hadn’t fulfilled his responsibilities: “Come find me next time.”
Xu Juexi blinked, realizing that Gu Xiaolin had probably misunderstood. But he didn’t explain; as long as Gu Xiaolin didn’t find out, that was fine. He nodded and carefully said, “…Okay, then I’ll go first…”
”Don’t go back, stay here tonight.”
Gu Xiaolin did not intend to let Xu Juexi go back.
Omegas before and during their heat cycle need the companionship of an alpha, both psychologically and physiologically.
Perhaps his wife would be a little more comfortable with him by his side.
“Sleep here with me.”
*
”……What did you say?”
Gu Zhifeng rushed home, stormed up to Gu Fengying, and grabbed him by the collar: “What did you mean by that? Where is Xu Juexi?”
Gu Fengying slapped his hand away and straightened his clothes, which he had crumpled in his grasp: “What else could it mean? It’s the literal meaning.”
”He went to older brother’s room?”
Gu Zhifeng’s eyes widened in horror: “Why? My brother isn’t… How could he be… No way…”
”Nothing is impossible.”
Gu Fengying’s expression was a half-smile: “What does it have to do with you if he goes to see his husband during his heat?”
”No…” Gu Zhifeng gritted his teeth, “No way. He and my older brother have no feelings for each other, it’s definitely… I have to go find him, he can’t…”
”You really treat him like your own?”
Gu Fengying continued to provoke him: “Have you forgotten what you’re supposed to call him, sister-in-law? Do I need to remind you what that word means?”
Gu Zhifeng raised his eyes and glared fiercely at Gu Fengying.
”I’m going to find him.”
After saying that, he rushed upstairs without even observing Gu Fengying’s reaction.
Gu Fengying slowly followed him upstairs.
Xu Juexi’s room was empty. Just as Gu Fengying had said, the omega wasn’t there.
Gu Zhifeng’s breath trembled slightly as he recklessly knocked on the door of his older brother’s room next door.
As he knocked, he wondered what Xu Juexi and his brother would do.
The thought that Xu Juexi’s appearance last night would be seen by others made him feel breathless and filled him with hatred.
…He was the one who arrived first.
The door was opened after a while.
Gu Zhifeng looked up and saw the scene he least wanted to see.
”…Sister-in-law.”
After a long pause, he gave a smirk, his face expressionless: “You really are something else.”