The Cannon Fodder 'Seme' is the Center of Attention Again (Quick Transmigration) - Chapter 19
Gu Shiyu saw Li Qingran smile at him. Those beautiful eyes held embarrassment, shyness, and apology, but they lacked the one thing that had caused Gu Shiyu to struggle and agonize the entire way there: the expectation and longing for pheromones.
It was also at this moment that Gu Shiyu realized the Li Qingran before him appeared incredibly calm. There was not a trace of the irritability or destructive urge an Alpha typically displays during a rut. He simply stood quietly at the boundary between the living room and the entryway. His temperament was clean and gentle, like a soft rain falling from the sky after a storm; even if it landed on you, you would not feel a thing.
The pheromones at the entryway that almost made it hard for him to open his eyes were merely the lingering scent of the storm, not something Li Qingran had actively released upon seeing him.
So, this means.
Gu Shiyu looked at the unconscious Qi Ziyan on the floor and bit the tip of his tongue hard, forcing himself to wake from his trance. However, when he spoke, his voice was uncontrollably husky.
“You two,” he spat out two words but did not know how to continue.
Fortunately, Li Qingran noticed his state was off and took the initiative to explain.
“When Mr. Qi arrived, I had not had time to take the suppressants yet. I could not control the pheromones in my body, which caused him to inhale a large amount of high-concentration Alpha pheromones in a short time. He fainted immediately.”
The Alpha’s voice sounded helpless and stranded.
“I did not know how to settle him, but it is definitely dangerous for an Omega to stay with an Alpha in heat. After all, I do not know how long the suppressants I bought will last. I thought about sending him home, but I do not know where Mr. Qi lives. Since you are friends and likely know each other’s addresses, I thought I would ask you for help.”
Li Qingran looked at Gu Shiyu sincerely. “Mr. Gu, could you help me take him home?”
Gu Shiyu lifted his gaze, his eyes meeting Li Qingranβs before quickly shifting away. “I can do that.”
He paused for a few seconds, then could not help but ask: “So, you two did not, have that kind of relationship?”
Li Qingran blinked, his smile remarkably honest. “Of course not. He is Jingyi’s friend. No matter how much I might lose my mind, I would not mark an Omega who is intricately connected to Jingyi at this critical juncture right before I am about to leave.”
“Even during your rut?”
Li Qingran nodded. “Even during my rut.”
Gu Shiyuβs brows knitted together. “How can you be so” enduring?
Was this even right?
To be able to remain composed during a rut when an Omega literally throws himself at you, is it possible he just is not interested in Omegas at all?
Under the impact of successive facts, Gu Shiyu’s thoughts drifted off course again. Before he could generate any more over-the-line ideas, he took a deep breath and looked at Li Qingran.
“Fine. I will take him back now. As for you,” he paused before continuing, “you can use the suppressants I brought for you later.”
“Alright, Mr. Gu. Thank you.”
The black-haired Alpha lowered his head slightly, perhaps uttering an “Mm,” or perhaps saying nothing at all.
Li Qingran watched Gu Shiyu walk over to Qi Ziyan. Gu Shiyu slid one hand under the Omegaβs armpit and grabbed his arm with the other, half-hoisting and half-carrying the limp Omega. During this, Li Qingran moved to help, but Gu Shiyu refused.
“I can take him down myself. You do not need to come out.”
Gu Shiyu looked back at Li Qingran, who was about to follow. His gaze lingered for two seconds on a shimmering silver-white case on the floor before he withdrew it nonchalantly and assisted Qi Ziyan out the door.
Li Qingran watched their figures disappear around the corridor corner. He stood still for a moment, his fingertips tapping an irregular rhythm on the doorframe. Only when the final beat in his heart landed did the Alpha slowly turn around. He walked past the messy entryway, through the brightly lit living room, and finally stopped by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Whether by chance or destiny, just as Li Qingran looked down, a beep sounded. It was followed by 888βs mechanical, flat voice, which clearly carried a sense of surviving a disaster.
At the same time, Gu Shiyuβs figure, supporting Qi Ziyan, reappeared in Li Qingranβs line of sight.
γHost!γ
888βs joy-filled, crying voice stopped abruptly. It must have seen Gu Shiyu and Qi Ziyan; it was stunned for a long time before speaking again, its tone full of bewilderment at the current situation.
γWait, why are the Protagonist Top and the Second Male Lead here?γ
It had only been forced offline for a little while! How did the whole world turn into something it did not recognize? 888 was utterly confused.
Li Qingran kindly explained, “I called the Protagonist Top over to help take the Second Male Lead away. As for the Second Male Lead, he said he came to give me money.”
γGive money? What money?!γ
888 became even more confused.
This feeling of losing control over the plot made 888 very anxious. Without waiting for Li Qingranβs answer, it hurriedly pulled up the playback of what had happened.
Once it finished watching, it realized it would have been better off not knowing. Or better yet, it should have stayed in the punishment room and let the AI scold it for a lifetime rather than face this chaotic plot.
888 really could not understand. γWhat is the Second Male Lead freaking out about?! Why is he so obsessed with helping you?!γ
If he just wanted to help Li Qingran leave Su Jingyi, it could understand. The problem was, he wanted to help with everything, even offering to soothe him during a rut.
Was he trying to get elected as one of the Top Ten Touching Characters of this world? Or did Qi Ziyan have some mysterious helpful person KPI that it had not monitored? 888 did not understand, did not comprehend, and did not respect it.
However, its bigger shock was yet to come. γNo way! The Protagonist Bottom listened at the door for nearly ten minutes and did not intend to go in and expose you ‘cheating’ pair?!γ
Was he casting himself as an angst-novel lead? Stoic, affectionate, and staying loyal to a scumbag Alpha even with a green pasture on his head? Was he planning to punish the scumbag Alpha later by dying, leaving the Alpha healthy and long-lived but eternally without his true love?
888 really wanted to grab Su Jingyi by the ears and say, “Not necessary, really not necessary!”
They were not in a melodrama world. Besides, even if the later plot did contain melodrama, it should not have anything to do with Li Qingran. Why could he not just go in, slap him, break up, and let them get off work happily?!
The more 888 thought about it, the more it collapsed. It wanted to quit right then and there. But just before it could signal headquarters that the cannon fodder mission had failed and scream that it would be a good system again in eighteen years, a suddenly lit-up notification on the task panel reignited its hope.
γHoly cow! Host, this wave actually is not a loss!γ
888βs excited voice echoed in Li Qingranβs mind. He blinked, but his gaze did not move from the overlapping shadows downstairs.
He watched Gu Shiyu open the car door and stuff Qi Ziyan inside. Then, Gu Shiyu straightened up, circled to the other side, and opened the door. Just before he leaned in to get in, whether intentionally or not, he looked up toward the apartment.
The night was silent. A gust of wind whirled dead leaves into the distance. The leaves rose and fell, and the dust stirred from the ground blurred someone’s eyes, pulling them back in a daze to that very first day.
Different positions, but the same perspective.
In front of the massive floor-to-ceiling window, across dozens of meters, Li Qingran and Gu Shiyuβs eyes met. In his ear, 888 continued to shout as if it had struck gold.
γAs expected, we have to rely on the Protagonist Top! I knew that with the Protagonist Bottom being so mentally unstable, it would definitely trigger an even stronger possessiveness in the Protagonist Top! Look, Host, the Protagonist Topβs desire to snatch him away is becoming more and more intense!γ
“Is that so?”
Inside the flickering room, someone chuckled softly. He might not have intended to mock the person across from him, yet it still made the other become hysterical.
“Is there a problem with what I said?! Su Jingyi is about to get engaged to you anyway; the two of them are destined not to be together. What is wrong with letting me have him?! My family does not need me for an arranged marriage; I can be with him forever!”
The newly awakened Omega, with messy chestnut hair and red, swollen eyes, looked very much like a cornered brown rabbit.
It was hard to tell if what had cornered him was Su Jingyiβs stubbornness in staying with Li Qingran, or the fact that the latter refused to mark him even during a rut.
Gu Shiyu pursed his lips. He did not say if Qi Ziyan’s idea was good or bad. He only asked one question.
“Then are you sure Li Qingran is willing to be with you forever?”
Qi Ziyan fell silent.
Gu Shiyu also felt that he had experienced too many absurd things today. His brain was overloaded; he needed to calm down and straighten out the whole timeline.
Thus, he set down his teacup and stood up, speaking to the silent Omega who was about to bury himself in a blanket.
“Calm yourself down first. I suggest you go back to the hospital for a while. Your pheromones are clearly still unstable.”
And your mental state.
Qi Ziyan did not respond to the Alpha’s suggestion. Instead, as Gu Shiyu was about to leave the room, he suddenly asked:
“Why did you go to the hospital to find me today?”
He knew Gu Shiyu; the man never did anything useless, especially among friends. So, his visit to the hospital definitely was not just to check on him; there must have been something else to discuss.
Qi Ziyan hoped it was related to Li Qingran.
However, the Alpha at the door paused, eventually leaving only one sentence.
“It was nothing. I just simply wanted to visit you.”
Gu Shiyu left the room without hesitation.
He did not mention Su Jingyi, he did not mention Li Qingran, and he certainly did not mention the flight route he had originally planned.
He decided to unilaterally end his cooperation with Qi Ziyan.
The Omega behind him was now useless. Not only could he not help him, but he would also become an obstacle.
Another obstacle following Su Jingyi.
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