Married To My Childhood Friend: An Alpha Business Contract - Chapter 2

The clear, sweet scent of bergamot pheromones gradually faded away.

The fragile Omega curled up in the hospital bed, his strength exhausted, his breathing faint and almost imperceptible.

Lu Siyan had just endured a massive estrus cycle. The enormous consumption of energy made it impossible for him to remain conscious for long.

The scent of camellia and cedar that had comforted him in his memory was no longer gentle.

Driven by the primal instincts of an Alpha’s susceptibility period, the pheromones were like a tornado—swift, fierce, domineering, and forceful—tightly enveloping him.

The Omega felt afraid.

“If you’re really suffering, you can smell my pheromones too.”

“I can also call a doctor to take you to the emergency room.”

“Just thirty seconds.”

“Ugh… please don’t bite me.”

The faint sobbing of the adorable little O rang in the man’s ear.

But to an Alpha in his susceptibility period, there was almost no difference between hearing pleas for mercy and hearing requests for sex.

The Alpha clenched his teeth, the veins on his arms bulging.

The Omega’s chin was cupped in his palm, rubbed with varying intensity.

Using his absolute advantage in height and physique, the Alpha pressed the Omega’s shoulders against the wall. His chest was pressed tightly against the other’s thin shoulder blades, and his scorching hot breath sprayed directly onto the Omega’s still-swollen gland.

Lu Siyan shrank his neck: “Please, I beg you.”

The Omega’s fingers clawed at the wall. His weak, continuous voice of pleading was like a small flying insect vibrating its wings, crashing against the Alpha’s ear.

Mm… it tickled.

“Begging me?”

The man chuckled softly.

When he spoke, his voice was incredibly hoarse. He forcefully reached out to lift the little O’s hair, resting his forehead against the boy’s head, speaking almost directly into his ear.

“Begging… is useless.”

The man buried his head into the Omega’s neck. His fangs, which violently pierced the gland, felt like biting into a cool, juicy, iced grape in the middle of summer.

“Ugh…” It hurt so much.

The Omega, imprisoned by a single hand, began to struggle violently due to the sharp pain.

However, during the marking process, the more disobedient and restless the Omega was, the more the bitten wound would be torn.

The Alpha had no choice but to press down hard on his shoulder with his palm, pinning the Omega firmly against the wall.

Lu Siyan was completely unable to move.

He could only let the other person take what they wanted.

Awakened by the intense pain, the Omega suddenly opened his eyes. The strong dizziness allowed him to see only a second of the pure white ceiling and the liquid medication hanging precariously above his head.

What a pungent smell of disinfectant.

Is he in the hospital now?

The Omega felt dizzy, but the stinging, burning sensation at the back of his neck constantly reminded him that yesterday’s experience was not a dream.

He was truly bitten by an Alpha.

There was still a residual scent of camellia and cedar; judging by the intensity, it should only be a temporary mark.

Lu Siyan thought of that person, and his face turned slightly red.

He reached up to touch his cleaned neck gland, which was now neatly covered by an isolation patch.

From outside the ward door came the sound of his parents speaking softly with the attending physician.

“The young master’s physical condition is a bit poor.”

“He cannot use suppressants to alleviate his estrus, yet he doesn’t have a suitable Alpha’s pheromones for soothing…”

“For an adult Omega, the estrus cycle will only become more intense and turbulent each time.”

“But our Yanyan just turned 18. He’s never had a boyfriend. We can’t just find any random Alpha and…”

“If you can find a suitable Alpha to marry during this time and perform a permanent mark, that would, of course, be best.”

“But if you really can’t find one, you parents should also consider letting him find a boyfriend first to relieve the estrus.”

Otherwise, relying on willpower to resist for a long time would cause great harm to the body, especially damaging the glands, and the pheromone level might even drop because of it.

Lu Siyan had been a rare allergic constitution since childhood, and the suppressants used to relieve an Omega’s estrus were no exception.

Since differentiating into an Omega, he had long been troubled by his estrus cycles. Without medication to help control it, every time the day came, it felt like a life-and-death catastrophe.

“The Alpha who bit our Yanyan yesterday is actually quite suitable.”

“The pheromone compatibility reaches 95%. It’s just that there was a misunderstanding during the first meeting, and it was quite an offense. I don’t know if the other party is still willing.”

The doctor whispered: “That gentleman was at the A-surgery department yesterday. I heard he suffered a wrist contusion during a car race accident.”

“Why does he like racing?” Father Lu hesitated.

An Alpha with such a flamboyant and unbridled personality might not necessarily be someone their Yanyan could handle.

But considering the current situation, he couldn’t afford to worry: “Forget it, let them meet first.”

Lu Siyan unintentionally overheard his parents looking for the Alpha gentleman who had temporarily marked him.

Presumably, they wanted to bring them together to develop a sustainable, long-term stable relationship.

That way, he would never have to endure those difficult estrus cycles alone again.

The Omega’s face felt hot, and his heart was a bit apprehensive.

He didn’t reject it; instead, he secretly looked forward to it.

But in the following days, none of the blind date candidates his father brought him to choose from was the Alpha in his memory.

Lu Siyan carefully flipped through the photos twice and asked curiously: “Dad, that person… couldn’t you find him?”

That person?

Omega’s father didn’t react for a moment: “Oh, you mean…”

He acted as if he had something difficult to say, and even his hands peeling the apple became busy: “Ah, yes, yes, we couldn’t find him.”

“You know, it’s very hard to find someone nowadays.”

The Omega’s father told him not to think too much. The Alphas the family had chosen for him were very good in terms of looks, character, and family background—especially their pheromones, which were never less than 80% compatible with him.

Lu Siyan held the photos of these high-quality Alphas, feeling vaguely disappointed; he didn’t like any of them.

Soon it was the day he was discharged. Because his father was busy with work, he only drove him to the door of the house and urged him to rest well.

Lu Siyan turned back with his backpack, but as soon as he entered the door, he was blocked by Lu Shiyuan.

He went left and was blocked; he went right and was blocked. He really couldn’t get around, so he slowly raised his head.

Lu Shiyuan stood at the entrance, arms crossed, staring down at him: “I heard you bit the eldest young master of the Xiao family on the neck?”

“The world really has turned upside down. An A-level Omega actually dares to bite an S-level Alpha?”

“And of all the people you could bite, you had to bite Xiao Yanxiu.”

“Do you know how miserable you’ve made the Lu family?”

Lu Siyan was dazed: “Who is Xiao Yanxiu?”

Lu Shiyuan was exasperated by him: “You don’t even know Xiao Yanxiu? The crown prince of the Imperial City’s Xiao family. He’s the Alpha you bit into his susceptibility period.”

Was it him?

He is Xiao Yanxiu?

But if he is Xiao Yanxiu, why did Dad tell him that the Alpha couldn’t be found?

“You’re so stupid. Do you know how much trouble you’ve caused?”

“You bit the eldest son of the Xiao family. Now that the Xiao family is offended, all of the Lu family’s businesses have been affected.”

The Xiao family is offended?

It even affected the Lu family’s business?

So, the Alpha he had a crush on actually didn’t like being bitten by him at all?

Only because of the susceptibility period, plus the fact that he had approached him voluntarily, the other party had no choice but to give him a temporary mark?

So the Xiao family was furious, and that’s why his Omega and Alpha fathers had been so busy these past few days?

They clearly tried so hard to help him find that pheromone-compatible Alpha, only to find out it was the eldest son of the Xiao family—someone out of their league—so they lied and said they couldn’t find him?

Lu Shiyuan shouted: “Think carefully about what to do. Running around everywhere during your estrus… you’re insane.”

Lu Siyan stood helplessly at the entrance. Like an Omega who had done something wrong, he was so flustered he didn’t even know where to put his fingers.

He had grown up in an orphanage and was only recognized by the Lu family at age 14. His personality had always been soft, and he hadn’t made many friends over the years.

He couldn’t blend into the circles of the rich second generation either, and he had no way of contacting Xiao Yanxiu, let alone apologizing to him in person.

But the Omega did not give up. He quickly adjusted his mindset and tried various ways to search and inquire.

He even scrolled through Xiao Yanxiu’s Instagram account, discovered a license plate number exposed in a corner, and found a bar he had recently been frequenting.

Lu Siyan took action that night, rushing over with an apology gift.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped at the door of the bar: “Minors are not allowed in.”

The little O, wrapped in a white down jacket like a polar bear, argued his case: “I am an adult.”

He pulled out his ID to prove it, but the other party still refused: “This is a members-only bar.”

“I can spend money right now. I can even sign up for a card.”

He really had something very important to do; he had to go in and find someone now.

But who would dare let in an Omega who looked and dressed so obediently?

In a membership-based bar, the guests were either rich or noble. What if he was some young master’s fiancé from an arranged marriage?

If trouble really broke out inside, their bar could just wait to go out of business.

Lu Siyan was at a stalemate and was being surrounded. Just as several security guards were pushing and crowding him…

The voice of an Alpha came from behind, half-smiling: “Why are you bullying an Omega? And such a cute little O?”

Out of the flashing neon lights walked a man. He was very tall, wearing a long black wool coat over his shoulders, with a cigarette held between his fingers.

He stood tall with exquisite features, especially that half-smile expression that made Lu Siyan recognize him in a second.

Handsome.

Really so handsome.

The Omega was too nervous. This sudden reunion found him completely unprepared.

He didn’t even dare to meet those playful eyes. Holding his small gift box, he abruptly turned his back.

The Alpha gave a gesture to the security guards who were bowing respectfully to him, and everyone retreated.

The man leaned over: “Little guy, are you really sticking to me?”

Do people have to take full responsibility for a temporary mark nowadays?

Besides, it was clearly this little Omega who bit him first, and bit him with a mouth full of blood.

And yet he came looking for him to settle the score first?

The man’s gaze swept over the other’s fair neck. Under the scarf that had been pulled loose, a corner of an isolation patch was revealed.

During the period after a temporary mark before it fades, the Omega and Alpha become exceptionally sensitive to changes in each other’s pheromones.

The Alpha laughed. His voice was pressed very low, and he bent his back slightly, leaning into the Omega’s ear: “Your estrus isn’t over yet, and you ran over here again.”

“What are you doing?”

“Want to seduce me?”