What Should I Do If My Ex-Girlfriend's Pheromones Smell Too Good? - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Applying Medicine

Shu Qiong was far from calm. She was recalling why she and her ex-girlfriend had reached this point.

Hugging in the quiet summer night, it looked ambiguous no matter how one saw it.

She didn’t know how long it had been. It was so long that Shu Qiong’s legs were slightly numb before Yan Xiangyu raised her head and turned her face away: “Let’s go.”

“Okay,” Shu Qiong replied, helping her into the infirmary.

The lights were indeed still on inside. The school doctor sat on a chair, legs crossed, reading documents. Seeing them, he got up: “What happened?”

She looked very serious, needing assistance to walk.

Shu Qiong settled Yan Xiangyu onto a chair and then explained: “She strained her muscles. Could you please check her?”

The school doctor quickly asked Yan Xiangyu to take off her jacket, briefly examined her, and asked about her symptoms. He sighed in relief: “It’s a slight strain. Here, I’ll prescribe some ointment. Apply it once before bed.”

He turned and fetched a large jar of green ointment, handing it to Shu Qiong. This was a common medicine for military school students; the effect was immediate.

While registering the information, he paused: “Oh, it’s you two. The couple who came over during the last estrus period.”

He looked at Shu Qiong, “The area of muscle strain on your girlfriend is quite large. If it’s inconvenient for her to apply the medicine, you can help her. Try to cover the entire back.”

Shu Qiong: “Actually, we are not…”

Yan Xiangyu: “Okay.”

Okay my ass!

Shu Qiong glared at her. Who was responsible for this misunderstanding?

Yan Xiangyu patted Shu Qiong’s hand soothingly: “No need to waste words. The sooner we go back, the sooner we rest.”

“…Fine.”

When the two returned to 406, a light was still on for them in the living room. Su Heyi was already asleep, but Gu Tiantian was still awake. Hearing the movement, she poked her head out.

“What happened?”

She wasn’t wearing her glasses and couldn’t see clearly, squinting at Yan Xiangyu.

Shu Qiong said irritably: “I gave her a beating.”

Gu Tiantian immediately became excited, her sleepiness completely gone: “What did she do to you?”

Did that wall-papered love happen?!

Shu Qiong and Yan Xiangyu: “…”

What kind of reaction is that!

After seeing off Gu Tiantian, who was clearly fantasizing about some dramatic scene, Shu Qiong asked Yan Xiangyu: “Are you still showering?”

With all this pain, maybe she shouldn’t?

However, considering Yan Xiangyu’s germophobia, she didn’t say the rest of the sentence out loud.

Sure enough, Yan Xiangyu replied without hesitation: “I’ll take a quick one.”

She had sweated so much in the training hall today; she absolutely couldn’t sleep without showering.

Shu Qiong reluctantly pulled a chair to the bathroom door and sat down properly: “Then you go shower. I’ll stay here and watch.”

Yan Xiangyu paused.

Shu Qiong quickly added: “I’ll watch from outside the door. If you feel unwell, just knock.”

Yan Xiangyu’s tone was faint: “Then you’ll break down the door, and I’ll be caught naked on the spot?”

Shu Qiong laughed awkwardly but didn’t move.

Yan Xiangyu had no choice but to let her sit by the bathroom door. She closed the door and quickly finished washing up.

“Go, go, go.” As soon as the door opened, Shu Qiong hurried her into the room, “I’ll help you apply the medicine. Hurry up.”

Yan Xiangyu remained motionless.

Shu Qiong didn’t dare to push her forcefully, so she darted into Yan Xiangyu’s room herself, stood by her bed, and patted her pillow, holding the ointment in one hand.

“Patient, take your place!”

Yan Xiangyu heard a hint of excitement in her tone and fell silent instantly.

Sure enough, overdoing it with the suppressants before will eventually lead to karma.

She wrapped her pajamas tightly around herself, closed the door, and sat on the edge of the bed: “I can do it myself.”

If she hadn’t said anything, it would have been fine, but saying that immediately energized Shu Qiong. She reached out to touch the other person’s back, her tone sounding like she was reciting a script: “Uh… ahem.”

“Perhaps my expression led you to misunderstand. My original intention was not to take advantage of you, but a sincere suggestion based on roommate solidarity—your injured area is mainly on your back. Begging your pardon, Student Yan, but you probably can’t see the condition of your own back, can you?”

Yan Xiangyu opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Shu Qiong interrupted her again: “We’re all female Alphas, what’s there to be shy about!”

“…” Such a grudgebearer.

Yan Xiangyu gave up the struggle.

She turned around and unbuttoned her pajamas from top to bottom, one by one.

Yan Xiangyu’s figure was a well-proportioned, lean physique, combining both aesthetic appeal and practical functionality, possessing the unique curves and distinct hormones of a female.

As she moved, Shu Qiong could see the beautiful collarbone flashing beneath the neckline of her pajamas. The hem of the shirt was lifted, revealing a section of her firm abdomen, smooth curves, and…

Shu Qiong quickly turned away.

Yan Xiangyu immediately laughed: “Weren’t you very proactive and brave just now? Why did you turn around?”

Shu Qiong refused to admit she was a coward: “Don’t look at what is improper to look at, understand? Wait until you’re undressed and lying down on the bed before calling me.”

After saying that, she felt something was odd again, blushed, and moved to the corner of the wall, rooted there like a student being punished to stand.

Yan Xiangyu actually obediently took off her clothes and lay down on the bed, face buried in the pillow. Below her waist was covered by a thin blanket, leaving only her back fully exposed.

“Done.”

Shu Qiong turned around and saw the other person in this vulnerable state, stunned.

So obedient?

She pulled a chair over, sat by the bed, and began meticulously applying the medicine to Yan Xiangyu.

The ointment was pale green. Upon contact with the skin, it brought a wave of coolness. It was absorbed quickly after being spread, and its soothing effect on muscle pain was evident.

But as Shu Qiong massaged the medicine, she noticed Yan Xiangyu’s back becoming increasingly tense.

Shu Qiong thought she was pressing too hard, so she quickly made her movements lighter and slower, first rubbing the ointment in her palm before gently and evenly covering Yan Xiangyu’s back bit by bit.

Yan Xiangyu immediately clenched her teeth.

This is torture.

With the lighter movements, the pain in her back decreased, but the coolness of the ointment and the sensation of Shu Qiong’s palm became more pronounced. Each moment of skin-to-skin contact was infinitely prolonged.

An itching sensation spread from her back to her heart. Yan Xiangyu felt waves of subtle stimulation, as if this were not applying medicine, but the other person’s gentle caress.

The ointment emitted an herbal fragrance. Shu Qiong sniffed, catching the scent of tea in the air, and was momentarily surprised.

But she immediately thought it was normal. After all, the other person’s soap was green tea scented, and it was normal for a residual fragrance to remain after a shower.

Shu Qiong felt that this silence was awkward, so she started making small talk: “Is your soap custom-made? This scent type is quite rare.”

After asking, she noticed the person on the bed’s muscles tensed up even more. A suspicious blush appeared on Yan Xiangyu’s earlobes, and she remained silent.

Shu Qiong stopped her movements, her face turning bright red.

The tea fragrance in the room grew richer. This was absolutely not the level that residual soap fragrance after washing could achieve.

Perhaps due to her constitution, Yan Xiangyu’s pheromones, even when released, were usually a very light scent. But today, they surged forth contrary to the norm. Shu Qiong’s every breath was filled with the scent of Longjing tea. She felt as if she were enveloped in a giant green tea container.

Worse still, Shu Qiong’s estrus period was not entirely over, and her pheromones were unstable.

She decisively closed the lid of the ointment jar, threw out a “I’m leaving now,” and fled from Yan Xiangyu’s room as if escaping.

Before closing the door, she caught a faint whiff of overflowing brandy scent. She rushed into the bathroom and washed her face to calm her mind.

After washing her face, she realized she had forgotten to wash her hands. The residual ointment on her hands smeared onto her face, making her look quite flustered.

It must be the effect of hormones. That’s right. An Alpha’s mind is always a little unclear when their pheromones burst.

Shu Qiong reassured herself.

As for why Yan Xiangyu couldn’t help but release pheromones just now, she didn’t dare to dwell on it.

Dazed, she finished washing up, returned to her room, and lay flat. The images in her mind uncontrollably drifted past, frame by frame.

There was Yan Xiangyu, whose movements were clean and handsome on the training ground. There was Yan Xiangyu, whose eyes were dim under the car lights outside the parking lot. There was Yan Xiangyu, who embraced her on the campus path. And there was… Yan Xiangyu, whose face couldn’t be seen but whose emotions were betrayed by her pheromones.

Every version of Yan Xiangyu was vividly presented before Shu Qiong, making it impossible for her to look away.

The room was filled with the surging explosion of brandy scent.

Well, it’s the last day of the estrus period anyway. Shu Qiong thought with a reckless attitude.

If I can’t control it, then I can’t control it.