This Alpha Is So Devoted to His Wife - Chapter 27

At the school clinic, a doctor was examining Duan Yu Luo’s gland as he sat on the edge of the bed.

“This is bitten way too hard; he has no sense of proportion,” the doctor said, glancing at Lu Xing He, who was standing beside the bed. “How can an Alpha treat an Omega like this? Didn’t you learn in physiology class what a proper temporary mark should feel like?”

Lu Xing He stood with his hands in front of him, head bowed. He nodded at everything the doctor said. “You’re right. I was too rough. I’ll be more careful next time.”

“There’s going to be a next time?”

“No, no,” Lu Xing He immediately gave in.

Duan Yu Luo quietly looked at the bowed head of Lu Xing He from the corner of his eye. At that moment, Lu Xing He happened to look up, and their eyes met for a fleeting second before they both pretended to look away.

It felt…

…a little different from yesterday.

“Your physiology teacher also told you that, with today’s medical technology, temporary marks can cause a series of problems later on, depending on how well the unknown pheromones match. If the match is high, it’s fine. But if it’s not very high, it can have a certain impact on the body.”

“Also, even if the match is very high, it can affect your future dating life. If you want to be with someone else in the future, you might be affected by this pheromone.”

“Of course, if you plan to be with each other in the future, it’s not a problem. But as a doctor, I still recommend that you don’t use temporary marks in these situations. Luckily, this mark only lasts for a month, and the scent will disappear after that.”

As a newly differentiated Omega, Duan Yu Luo put aside his thoughts and listened obediently and seriously.

Lu Xing He, who had been a little happy just a moment ago, immediately grew gloomy. What did the doctor mean by “Duan Yu Luo wanting to be with someone else in the future”? Why did that sound so unpleasant to him?

Five minutes later, since Duan Yu Luo’s newly differentiated gland hadn’t been injected with an inhibitor yet, it was covered with a temporary patch.

The school doctor also used the parent contact information to inform Duan Yu Luo’s parents about his differentiation into an Omega. Less than thirty seconds later, she received a reply: they would arrive at the school in fifteen minutes to pick him up.

“Okay, Duan, your fathers will be here in fifteen minutes. I’ve already told them to take you to get an inhibitor shot. You’ll need to take a few days off to rest and monitor your condition. You can return to school once you’ve fully recovered and your pheromones have stabilized.”

“Okay, thank you, doctor.”

They walked out of the clinic side by side.

The sports day’s excitement and noise continued on campus. They walked in the shade of the trees. Their figures intertwined with the dappled shadows of the trees, their steps in sync, one slightly behind the other.

Duan Yu Luo glanced at Lu Xing He, who was a couple of steps behind him. He noticed that Lu Xing He seemed a little unhappy, so he slowed down to walk next to him and nudged him with his shoulder. “Xing Xing, what’s wrong?”

Lu Xing He looked at Duan Yu Luo, who had just bumped his arm. As their eyes met, he vaguely smelled that rose pheromone again. “Are you still uncomfortable?”

“No, I feel pretty normal,” Duan Yu Luo said, raising his hand to touch the back of his neck. Aside from the brief moment of pain from the bite, he now felt relaxed. The temporary mark didn’t seem to have caused him much discomfort.

Hearing this, Lu Xing He hesitated. “Little one…”

“Hmm?”

“The doctor just said that the temporary mark will disappear in a month.”

“Yeah, I remember.”

Who asked you if you remembered? Lu Xing He thought to himself. He hesitated again, then nudged Duan Yu Luo’s arm. “I mean, after the temporary mark is gone, since you’ve already smelled my pheromones, will you still remember my pheromones when you’re looking for a partner?”

Duan Yu Luo looked Lu Xing He up and down. Seeing him suddenly acting so shy and fidgety, something he’d never seen before, he found it a little funny. “What’s wrong with you?”

“I’m just curious.”

Duan Yu Luo raised an eyebrow. “Oh, well… I don’t know. Who knows what the future holds?”

“Do you dislike my pheromones right now?” After Lu Xing He asked this, his heart suddenly pounded. He stared at Duan Yu Luo nervously, as if he had just done something wrong.

Duan Yu Luo smiled, reaching into Lu Xing He’s pocket. He took out a strawberry-flavored lollipop and unwrapped it. “No early relationships.” He then pointed the lollipop at Lu Xing He with a smile. “You’re the one who told me that.”

Lu Xing He: “…”

Don’t mention it! He immediately regretted it. How could I have said that ahead of time? I should have said to just let things happen naturally!

The news of Duan Yu Luo’s differentiation into an Omega quickly spread throughout the school.

The excitement rivaled the sports day itself.

Since he couldn’t do any strenuous exercise right after his differentiation, he had to temporarily miss the school sports day. He asked for a leave of absence and was scheduled to rest at home for two days.

He didn’t think much of it. It was a sign of growing up, and what he differentiated into wasn’t that important. But when he returned home from the hospital, he was greeted by a serious talk with his father, who even canceled his economics tutoring for the evening.

“Son, your fathers have been on a business trip recently and didn’t notice your physical condition, but regarding what happened today, I want to have a serious talk with you. Haven’t I told you many times what to do if you encounter differentiation issues?”

In the living room, Duan Yu Luo looked at his father sitting on the sofa in front of him. His expression was solemn and serious, completely different from his usual self. Even his other father, who usually doted on him, had a similarly serious expression, as if he had done something wrong.

He pursed his lips and lowered his head. His loose collar vaguely revealed the back of his neck. The fresh needle mark from the inhibitor shot was covered with a medical patch, blocking the strong pheromone scent from his recent differentiation. As he listened to his father’s stern tone, he had already prepared his response.

“Dad, in that situation, the only person I could find was Lu Xing He.”

“Son, a temporary mark is still a type of mark. How could you trust him so much without knowing your pheromone match? What if your match is low? Do you know what kind of impact that could have on you?”

Duan Yu Luo could hear the anger in his father’s voice. “Dad, I know you’re angry, but you have to think about it. The locker room was full of Alphas. I knew what kind of danger I would likely face after differentiating into an Omega. So, wasn’t the only person I could trust Lu Xing He? I trusted him. No matter if his pheromones matched mine or not, he was the only one who could protect me at that moment.”

“What about your timed inhibitor?”

“My inhibitor wasn’t in the locker room. It was upstairs. It wouldn’t have been safe for me to go get it. So the safest option was for Lu Xing He to help me.”

His father frowned. “Little one, you don’t understand what I’m saying. No matter how close you are with Lu Xing He, you’re an Omega now, and he’s an Alpha. You need to learn to protect yourself.”

Duan Yu Luo leaned against the back of the chair. Hearing his father say this, he remembered the similar words Lu Xing He had said to him this morning. “Dad, do you think that just because I’m an Omega, I’ll be easily bullied?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Lu Xing He said the same thing to me,” Duan Yu Luo said. “But I still chose to trust him.”

His fathers looked at each other.

Duan Yu Luo lowered his eyes, reminiscing about something, then the corners of his lips curved into a slight smile. He looked at his fathers and laughed. “Do I look like I can be bullied? Lu Xing He wouldn’t dare.”

His fathers: “…” Seeing him smile like that made them want to have a talk with Lu Xing He. Are these two doing something behind their backs?

Just then, the family’s housekeeper walked over with a brown paper file.

“The doctor just brought this report. She said it was for you.”

His father saw the report and knew it was for the pheromone test his son had gone through that afternoon. He gestured with his chin for Duan Yu Luo to open it and take a look himself.

Duan Yu Luo took the file from the housekeeper and thanked her with a smile. He then slumped lazily into the sofa and opened it. When he took out the first page of the report, he looked up at his father.

His father was amused by his look. “What, is there something you can’t tell your dad?”

Duan Yu Luo looked at his pheromone report. The first thing that caught his eye was “Differentiation Status.”

Name: Duan Yu Luo Gender: Male, A-Type Omega Differentiation Status: Differentiated Pheromone Scent: Rum-Rose Alpha Match Data: Ebony Gin Marking Status: Temporary Mark Pheromone Match: 120% Compatibility Value: The second case in the world

He looked at his father again.

His father saw that look again and felt a little nervous. When this kid was little, he would tell him everything, but as he grew up, he became less attached to his fathers and only stuck to Lu Xing He. “So, how is it? Even a temporary mark should have a compatibility value. Your compatibility with Lu Xing He… isn’t high, is it?”

Duan Yu Luo slowly put the report back into the file.

Seeing this, his father got a little annoyed. “Duan Yu Luo, what’s with the suspense!”

“120%.”

His fathers’ expressions instantly froze. They were shocked by the number. “…What?”

Duan Yu Luo looked up. “The second case in the world.”

His fathers: “…” Such a ridiculous compatibility value was only something they had heard about from their grandfather.

There was no need to think about it. Even though it was a temporary mark, the Alpha had an incredibly high pheromone match from the very beginning. It seemed that this had been traceable since they were young.

Why were these two so close and always stuck together since they were little?

His other father leaned forward and looked at his son with a serious tone. “Little one, I know you and Xing He have been very good friends since you were little. But your dad is still worried that you might confuse a friend with someone who can mark you. After all, you’re only sixteen. A mark is a very important thing, and a temporary mark is the same. Do you understand what your dad means?”

“I understand,” Duan Yu Luo said. He closed the file and looked down at it, as if putting away some precious emotion. He then smiled. “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

He knew that a mark was important, and a temporary mark was also important.

But Lu Xing He was more important.

Night fell.

In the bedroom, the sound of a voice call could be faintly heard, sometimes low, sometimes high. You could tell how anxious the person on the other end was.

Duan Yu Luo was lying in a lounge chair. He had cut the key data from the report and had his phone lying on a small table beside him. Lu Xing He’s voice continued to ramble on from the video call.

“I feel like the sports day isn’t fun without you.”

“Did you get a good ranking?”

“I did.”

“First place?”

“No.”

“That’s okay. The ranking isn’t important. The process is more important.”

“Little one, did your fathers scold me?”

“Yeah, they did.”

“I’m doomed. I knew I was doomed. My parents just scolded me, too. They said I bullied you. They’re going to take me to your house in a couple of days to apologize and told me to get you a gift.”

Duan Yu Luo laughed when he heard this. He folded the report. “Have you thought about what you’re going to get me?”

Lu Xing He on the other end heard the teasing in Duan Yu Luo’s tone. He could almost imagine him smiling. He could only see a white arm from the video. “I’m still thinking. What are you doing?”

“I’m doing something I can’t tell you.”

Lu Xing He frowned. “Is there anything you can’t tell me?”

Duan Yu Luo nodded. “Yeah, because I’m grown up now.”

“So what if you’re grown up? Does that mean you can’t tell me your secrets?”

“Of course.”

Lu Xing He felt even more frustrated. He tapped the screen. “Duan Yu Luo! Look at me right now! You can’t be like this.”

Duan Yu Luo put the folded report in a drawer and picked up his phone. “I’m not doing anything. Why are you so dramatic?”

“I feel like you’re hiding something from me.” Lu Xing He felt relieved now that he could see Duan Yu Luo. His expression was serious. “Did your fathers criticize me for how I treated you and tell you not to hang out with me anymore?”

Duan Yu Luo couldn’t help but laugh out loud. He lay on his side with his phone. “Do you think I’m a three-year-old? I won’t just stop hanging out with you just because my dad tells me to.”

The young man lay on the light blue bedspread, his face resting on the pillow. His cheeks looked a little chubby, and his eyes were smiling. Even through the screen, he could feel the other person’s emotions. Now, Duan Yu Luo was his temporarily marked Omega.

Even though it was only temporary.

Lu Xing He didn’t look away. “Are you… very happy right now?”

“A little bit, I guess,” Duan Yu Luo said, changing his position. He lay on his stomach and picked up his phone. “Remember to come to my differentiation ceremony on Saturday. It’s at my great-grandfather’s place.”

Lu Xing He: “…” He was about to analyze why Duan Yu Luo was happy, but when he heard the invitation to his differentiation ceremony, and at his great-grandfather Luo Qingye’s place no less, he couldn’t stay still anymore. He immediately sat up. “Duan Yu Luo, how would I dare to go? If your great-grandfather finds out I’m the one who bit you, he’ll kill me.”

When he was little, he was already scared of Duan Yu Luo’s great-grandfather. After all, he had seen his power, and he was really intimidating.

“I was the one who told you to bite me.”

“Even if you say that, I’m an Alpha. What I did was still a little like I was bullying you.”

“Do you dare to bully me?”

“I don’t.”

“Then there you go,” Duan Yu Luo said, watching Lu Xing He answer without a second of hesitation. He rested his face on his hand and stared at him. “Xing Xing, you’re my best friend. I trust you a lot.”

Lu Xing He saw Duan Yu Luo lying on the pillow. Maybe it was because he had just showered, but his hair was still a little damp, sticking to his forehead. He looked so well-behaved and had a smile in his eyes. Even though they were separated by a cold screen, he felt a momentary urge to melt this machine.

This was the first time he didn’t even trust himself.

After they said good night, the video call ended.

But it continued in his dreams.

After fencing practice, the clothes inside the fencing uniform are usually soaked, especially in the summer. When you take off your uniform, your vest is stuck to your body. The locker room is usually shared by both differentiated and undifferentiated Alphas and Omegas.

At this moment, only two people were in the locker room.

“Little one, what do you want to do after school?”

Duan Yu Luo’s hand was on the open locker door. He felt a warm body approach him from behind, bringing with it the damp heat of a body that had just exercised. Warm breath fell on the back of his neck as he spoke.

He felt his heart skip a few beats. He pursed his lips. “…I have to go to class after school.”

“Oh, I wanted to say we could go play ball tonight.”

“Okay.” After he said that, he was about to turn around, but the arms that had come from behind wrapped around him and held him against the locker door. In that instant, the post-exercise body heat in the embrace intensified, along with his heartbeat.

“Little one, why do I feel like you’ve been avoiding me lately? Did I do something to make you unhappy?”

Duan Yu Luo was about to push away the arms that were holding him when he felt Lu Xing He’s head rest on his shoulder. The sweat from his hair touched his cheek, and his whole body froze. His eyes flickered, and he pursed his dry lips. “No, I don’t think so.”

“Yes, you have.”

His strong, sweaty arms wrapped around his shoulders, pulling him back into a wide chest. Through their soaked vests, their body heat stacked and transferred.

“Duan Yu Luo, you can’t be like this.”

Lu Xing He’s slightly wronged, low voice came from above his head. The voice, which was somewhere between a boy and a young man, was pleading in this tone. It was a tingling sensation that spread from his head to his toes, making him feel restless in the embrace.

“Little one, you can’t ignore me.”

Ring ring ring—

Just as his alarm clock went off, Duan Yu Luo, who was covered in sweat under his blanket, opened his eyes. He first took a moment to compose himself, then calmly lifted the blanket and sat up. He first went to his closet to get some clean clothes, then took a cold shower.

While showering, he couldn’t figure out why.

Why did a few words from Lu Xing He feel like a lewd dream?

Why?

The Luo family was a large family. From the fourth generation on, the elders in the family paid extra attention to the differentiation ceremonies, especially for Omegas. This was because the Luo family rarely had Omegas. Duan Yu Luo, being the first Omega to differentiate in the fourth generation, was especially important.

The more important he was, the stricter they would be with the Alpha who had given Duan Yu Luo a temporary mark.

“Yu Luo is the first Omega in this generation of my Luo family. Why was he temporarily marked by this half-blood kid? I don’t need his apology. I don’t accept it. It doesn’t matter if his father is some duke from some country, some royal relative. A duke from heaven doesn’t work with me.”

The differentiation ceremony had not yet begun. In the Yisu Manor, Duan Yu Luo’s great-grandfather, Luo Qingye, was furious about his temporary mark.

Lu Xing He didn’t even dare to breathe. He was already scared of Duan Yu Luo’s great-grandfather, and now he was even more scared.

“Pfft.”

Lu Xing He was nervous when he heard a light laugh beside him. He secretly looked to the side and saw that Duan Yu Luo was laughing. He put his hand behind his back and patted his lower back, whispering, “You’re laughing at me.”

“No, I’m not,” Duan Yu Luo said. It was his first time seeing Lu Xing He this nervous, and he couldn’t hold back his laughter.

“Ahem.”

Just then, a serious cough echoed in the living hall. They both looked up in unison, as if they had been caught in a secret. Their eyes met their great-grandfather’s stern gaze.

Duan Yu Luo saw that his great-grandfather was looking at them with a questioning look. He said calmly, “Great-Grandpa, Lu Xing He and I are really not in an early relationship.”

Lu Xing He’s eyes widened.

His great-grandfather narrowed his eyes. “I didn’t ask if you were in an early relationship. So, you’re admitting it without being asked?”

Duan Yu Luo thought for two seconds, then smiled obediently. “Oh, then I guessed wrong. It turns out Great-Grandpa wasn’t suspecting that we were in an early relationship. I thought I needed to clarify, so I must have misunderstood Great-Grandpa.”

Lu Xing He: “…”

His great-grandfather: “…”