Honey, Open The Door. I Want To Give You The Room Key - Chapter 59.2

“How soon can we start?” Lou Qingshuang looked up at Shang Qing after wiping Liu Yu’s sweat, signaling for her to hurry.

“We can do the examination now. If the state of the gland is good, we can start extracting pheromones today. However, the extraction process is also quite unpleasant,” Shang Qing said, adopting her professional doctor’s tone.

“It doesn’t matter. Saving her is the priority. Let’s keep this from Liu Yu; otherwise, she definitely won’t agree.” Lou Qingshuang lowered her head to look at Liu Yu’s pained expression while she slept. The pheromones lingering at her fingertips told her that Liu Yu was currently in great pain.

“Alright.” Shang Qing licked her dry lips, her eyes flickering. She could already imagine that once Liu Yu recovered, she would surely be given a beating and then exiled to the border.

Liu Yu had closed her eyes and drifted into unconsciousness at some point due to the pain. When she opened them again, she smelled Lou Qingshuang’s scent.

Lou Qingshuang was lying in her arms, facing her, curled against her chest.

The redness in her eyes had faded. Liu Yu rubbed her throbbing temples and held Lou Qingshuang tighter. The ward was dim, which was why both of them were sleeping so soundly. Liu Yu looked at the illuminated clock by the window; it was already ten o’clock. She rubbed her temples, remembering someone saying before she passed out that she needed to make an appearance to reassure people.

Liu Yu reached up to touch her gland; it was covered with gauze, so she couldn’t feel anything, though it didn’t hurt as much as before.

She took her phone, holding Lou Qingshuang with one hand while messaging Zhu Yan with the other: [What is the current situation?]

Zhu Yan was excited to see Liu Yu’s message: [The shareholders of the board want to see you to confirm that there are no issues with your health. The public response is that you have a cold and are currently being treated in the hospital.]

[The photos of you being sent to the hospital were too clear, so we could only use a cold as a cover,] Zhu Yan explained.

[Understood. Has anything else happened?] Liu Yu asked about the events following the banquet.

[Qiu Mi has been detained. Our people found the purchase channel for the catalyst, but there is no record of purchases by the people at the banquet.]

[Qiu Mi is very suspicious. She has entered her heat period, so we temporarily cannot question her about the specifics. We are currently questioning her assistants and manager, as well as investigating her financial flows,] Zhu Yan reported the situation point by point.

[How is the investigation into the list provided by Lady Isa?]

[No abnormalities found.]

Liu Yu narrowed her eyes at this message. That person was truly cautious, hiding better than a rat.

[We will put on a show. I will make an appearance this afternoon. I will appear in a healthy state with makeup on, and after that, I will not appear in the public eye again. The opponent must still have photos and videos of me entering Anxi Bridge. Since that’s the case, we’ll play along with their scheme. Keep a close eye on our stock movements. Once someone starts buying in bulk, follow that lead. Since the opponent has acted, there will surely be traces.]

[Understood, Chairman.]

After arranging these matters, Liu Yu put down her phone and looked at Lou Qingshuang’s sleeping face. The dark circles under her eyes were heavy. Liu Yu reached out to touch Lou Qingshuang’s face, leaned down to kiss her lips, and then slowly drifted back to sleep.

When Shang Qing came in for rounds, she saw the two of them embracing. She quietly took a photo with her phone and sent it to Bai Wan to put her at ease.

When Bai Wan saw the two stunning beauties sleeping in each other’s arms, she couldn’t take her eyes off the photo, letting out a series of giggling “auntie laughs.” The couple she shipped had become real.

As Lou Qingshuang lay in Liu Yu’s arms, the gland on the back of her neck throbbed with the pain of a healing wound. One-third of her pheromones had been extracted in a single session. The twitching pain from the extraction and the ache of the healing incision made it impossible for her to sleep soundly. The wound on the gland was still faintly burning; the combination of the heat and the sharp pain from the cut kept her from resting.

At this moment, Liu Yu did not yet know that Lou Qingshuang’s pheromones were inside her body. She only felt that she was entirely enveloped by Lou Qingshuang’s presence. She felt deeply satisfied—so satisfied that she wanted to swallow Lou Qingshuang whole.

Lou Qingshuang’s eyelashes flickered, and she slowly opened her eyes. The pain in her gland prevented deep sleep. Resting on Liu Yu’s arm, she reached out to move Liu Yu’s arm aside and slowly sat up. Her pajamas slid down slightly, revealing the healing patch on her gland.

As soon as Liu Yu opened her eyes, she saw the faint outline of the patch. Before Lou Qingshuang could notice, she reached out and pulled the pajamas aside, exposing the healing patch on the gland.

Liu Yu sat up and looked at the wound. Lou Qingshuang shrugged her shoulder to shake off Liu Yu’s fingers and awkwardly pulled her clothes back into place.

“What is that?” Liu Yu asked, her voice turning heavy.

Liu Yu’s gaze was filled with disbelief. She gently took hold of Lou Qingshuang to make her look at her. Liu Yu’s throat tightened; she wanted to speak, but the words were choked by her constricted throat. Her lips moved repeatedly, but in the end, she only managed to squeeze out one sentence: “Does it hurt?”

Lou Qingshuang looked at Liu Yu with a calm expression. “It hurts.”

Upon hearing those words, Liu Yu’s tears suddenly splashed onto Lou Qingshuang’s palm.

“Why are you crying?” Lou Qingshuang reached out and, mimicking Liu Yu’s usual gesture, tilted her chin up.

“Do you know how dangerous it is to extract pheromones?” Liu Yu looked at Lou Qingshuang, her eyes filled with nothing but heartache.

Pheromone extraction is not a one-time thing; it happens several times, and the danger compounds with each session. Excessive extraction leads to glandular atrophy, and there might never be a chance for recovery. This kind of damage is irreversible. Omegas and Alphas without pheromone glands live a life that is a living hell. Being unable to perceive a lover’s pheromones can drive a person to madness. The agony of not being able to release pheromones during a heat period is likely what Liu Yu suffered last night—or perhaps even worse. Liu Yu’s gland could still release pheromones through an aspiration needle; glandular atrophy meant that not a single pheromone would ever be secreted again.

This was why Liu Yu had rejected Shang Qing’s suggestion. She never expected that Lou Qingshuang would agree to it.

Liu Yu’s eyes were full of pain. She reached out and pulled Lou Qingshuang into an embrace. “What should I do? Lou Qingshuang, for the rest of my life, I never want to let you go.”

“You probably won’t be able to get rid of me now.” Liu Yu pressed her hand against the back of Lou Qingshuang’s head, pulling her into her chest.

“Heh.” With a smile in her eyes, Lou Qingshuang reached out and returned the embrace of the fragile Chairman Liu.