What to Do If Beta Cannot Be Marked? - Chapter 47.1

“Brother.”

Chi Jinxian nervously looked up at him, making no further movement.

Only when the gaze above his head grew increasingly scorching did Chi Jinxian, as if unable to withstand the pressure, slowly turn his body around.

Meanwhile, his heartbeat was racing so fast it nearly burst through his chest.

The sound seemed loud enough for both of them to hear clearly.

Chi Jinxian’s fingers unconsciously began playing with the hem of his clothes, his nervous gestures multiplying.

Although there had been a hint of ulterior motive when he said those words, most of it had been meant as a joke.

Chi Jinxian knew in his heart that Lu Zhi would never agree.

He never expected things to suddenly reach this point. Lu Zhi hadn’t even uttered a single syllable of refusal, his agreement unusually resolute.

How did it come to,

Chi Jinxian lowered his neck slightly, exposing the back of his neck.

Lu Zhi stood behind him, no one could see or clearly make out his expression.

The next moment, before thoughts could run wild again, a wave of warm breath suddenly hit the back of his neck.

Before Chi Jinxian could even feign enough tension to make his scalp tingle, a sudden dizziness made his eyes widen slightly, his hands instinctively rising to lightly brace against the wall.

His five fingers curled involuntarily, as if trying to grasp something.

Lu Zhi actually gave no warning! He didn’t say a word!

Just bit down like that!

The slightly sharp teeth seemed naturally made for biting the back of the neck, easily piercing through that thin layer of skin.

Transferring his pheromones steadily, yet undeniably, to another person.

Marking him with his own scent.

Lu Zhi gripped Chi Jinxian’s arms, preventing him from moving, the force considerable as Chi Jinxian instinctively tried to struggle.

Thus his attitude remained firm, allowing no refusal.

After a brief moment of confusion, a cool aura gradually began permeating the surroundings.

In that gentle world reminiscent of ice and snow, Chi Jinxian seemed to catch a faint whiff of cold fragrance deep in his nostrils.

Like a proud plum blossom standing alone in heavy snowfall, growing more intense as the snow thickened.

Impossible for anyone to ignore.

But soon, Chi Jinxian’s thoughts could no longer linger on possibly catching Lu’s scent.

An excessive amount of pheromones continuously flooded into his body, merging with his pheromone deficiency disorder.

Much more intense than what the Inducer made him feel.

His legs weakened, as if he could no longer stand.

“Brother.” He wanted to tell Lu Zhi it was enough, that he was no longer in pain, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Chi Jinxian closed it again.

Why did his voice sound like that soft and sticky, as if deliberately seductive, and more importantly, the trailing tone trembled as if he were about to cry!

Had he been bitten to tears?

Sure enough, perhaps fueled by this misunderstanding due to his voice, Lu Zhi’s bite suddenly intensified.

Chi Jinxian let out a low gasp, his fingers clawing at the wall, finding no purchase, while his knees gave way completely, buckling as he started to kneel.

Lu Zhi caught him by the waist, holding him firmly, not allowing any retreat.

A long moment passed before the overwhelming presence behind him gradually faded.

Lu Zhi released Chi Jinxian’s waist, and seeing that he still seemed unsteady, pulled him back again.

Boldly pressing close against him.

Lu Zhi stared at the back of his neck, now slightly reddened with bite marks around it.

He asked, “Does it still hurt?”

Chi Jinxian was still processing when he heard the question. It took him a while to realize Lu Zhi was asking about his pheromone deficiency disorder.

He shook his head without responding.

After a long while, Chi Jinxian seemed to have recovered.

While Lu Zhi’s arms were still wrapped around his waist, he slowly turned around to face him.

But when Lu Zhi saw what state he was in, he visibly froze on the spot.

Chi Jinxian’s eyes were terribly red at the corners, his gaze shimmering with unshed tears, with dried tear tracks still visible on his face.

He looked utterly pitiful and endearing.

Though Chi Jinxian couldn’t see himself, just from Lu Zhi’s fixed stare he knew he must look awful right now.

He raised a hand to wipe his face, feeling the tears, and instantly his eyes grew even more watery.

“Look what you’ve done,” Chi Jinxian murmured with downcast eyes, his voice slightly hoarse and still trembling. He accused, “You’ve bitten me until I cried.”

Where no one could see, Lu Zhi’s Adam’s apple bobbed rapidly.

Perhaps because he had released his pheromones, his voice was also husky: “A few more bites and you’ll be fine.”

“Huh?” Chi Jinxian thought he misheard. After wiping his face dry, he couldn’t help but look up at Lu Zhi and ask, “What did you say?”

Lu Zhi then said with utmost seriousness, “After a few more bites, you’ll get used to it and won’t cry from being bitten anymore.”

But his eyes would still redden after all, one could suppress tears but not instinctive physical reactions.

That might even make him appear more pitiful.

Chi Jinxian blinked a couple of times, hardly believing it: “You’re going to bite me again?”

“Didn’t Doctor Yang say pheromones might substitute for the Inducer? And didn’t you just say it doesn’t hurt anymore?” Lu Zhi stared into his eyes and said, “Doesn’t that prove it works?”

“…” Chi Jinxian stammered, “Well, I also.”

“No matter how good the Inducer is, it’s still medication.” Lu Zhi reached out and touched the corner of Chi Jinxian’s eye, transferring the half-dried tear hanging on his lashes to his own knuckle, then curling his finger to preserve it momentarily. “If my pheromones work, why not use them?”

It had to be admitted he made a compelling point. But mentioning pheromones made Chi Jinxian smile.

He said, “Frost and snow, cold plum blossoms?”

Lu Zhi was taken aback and asked, “Who told you that?”

When Jiang Jin first added Chi Jinxian, he had been quick to spill information, but Lu Zhi hadn’t given Chi Jinxian the chance to read the messages fully.

Later, Ren Yiran had said in front of Chi Jinxian, “You actually used your other pheromone to soothe him,” but afterward, Chi Jinxian never proactively asked what the scent was.

It seemed he understood that even if he asked, it would be futile if Lu Zhi didn’t want to reveal it, so Chi Jinxian hadn’t bothered wasting his breath.

Apart from those two, Lu Zhi couldn’t quickly think of any other sources. With a hint of suspicion in his tone, he asked, “Jiang Jin?”

“I sensed it myself,” Chi Jinxian said, looking rather proud, as if he had uncovered something remarkable.

But Lu Zhi appeared even more bewildered and asked, “What?”

Chi Jinxian then explained what had just happened.

Betas can’t smell pheromones. Even after being bitten, the scent would only linger around the back of the neck for a few hours without being absorbed into the Beta’s body, let alone allowing the pheromone to fuse with them.

Therefore, regardless of whether he was bitten or not, if the other person was a Beta, then they would be a very ordinary gender, just like ordinary people in ancient times, they wouldn’t be able to smell any scent.

Yet Chi Jinxian knew what Lu Zhi’s pheromone was.

Thinking carefully, it was probably due to his pheromone deficiency disorder.

Because of his illness, Chi Jinxian’s body had to regularly integrate and coexist with the medication in the Inducer. Now that there was a pheromone without side effects that suited him better, he accepted Lu Zhi.

“Brother,” Chi Jinxian looked up at Lu Zhi and smiled as he commented, “You smell so good.”

Lu Zhi blinked lightly, and not long after, Chi Jinxian noticed

The tips of Lu Zhi’s ears were red!

Chi Jinxian let out a surprised “Huh?” and reached out to touch them, but Lu Zhi stiffly grabbed his wrist. Undeterred, Chi Jinxian continued, “Brother, your two types of pheromones are such a perfect match.”

“The scent of winter plum is faint, but it smells so nice, and the one lingering on me is so gentle too.”

Lu Zhi released Chi Jinxian’s hand and took a step back. Just as the person in front of him was about to say something more, he turned and headed upstairs.

This near-escape made Chi Jinxian unable to hold back a soft laugh. However, seeing him take large strides upstairs, Chi Jinxian quickly reminded him, “Brother, we were going to the supermarket.”

Lu Zhi said, “Two minutes.”

Hearing this, it didn’t seem like he was running away. Chi Jinxian was a bit puzzled and asked, “What are you going to do?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhi walked into Chi Jinxian’s room: “To throw away your Inducer.”

Chi Jinxian: “…”

If you throw away my medicine, doesn’t that mean I’ll really have to rely on you biting me from now on?!

Lu Zhi was openly aiming for exactly that.

As for why he was making such a plan, he didn’t say, nor did he explain.

So Chi Jinxian asked, “Brother, do you like me a little?”

Lu Zhi didn’t look at him, didn’t make a sound, and simply reached out to grab the collar of Chi Jinxian’s clothes, pulling him along as they left the house.

Later, Chi Jinxian made a special trip to the hospital to see Doctor Yang, bringing Lu Zhi along.

When Doctor Yang heard that the Alpha’s pheromone was actually effective, he immediately examined Chi Jinxian. The results the next day showed that not only was Chi Jinxian’s body completely fine, but the factors of his illness had also significantly diminished compared to before.

However, after staring at the report for a long time, Doctor Yang’s first reaction wasn’t “That’s great,” but shock. He said, “Then doesn’t that render my decades of research useless?”

In the end, the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he even told Chi Jinxian, “No, the medicine was researched for you have to use it.”

Then, they all burst into laughter in the consultation room.

The outcome was somewhat unexpected, but it was indeed a good thing.

In the days that followed, Lu Zhi never again called Chi Jinxian by his full name. “Xiao Chi” seemed to have become his special nickname for him.

Every time he called him that, Chi Jinxian would always respond sweetly.

The second semester of their senior year of high school passed in the blink of an eye, and before they knew it, the college entrance exam was just around the corner.

During this time, Chi Jinxian would still occasionally have episodes of his illness, though not frequently. Even so, he ended up being bitten by Lu Zhi several times.

Once, it happened in the school restroom. Several minutes after class had already started, the two of them finally pushed open the back door and arrived late.

Following the teacher’s gaze, everyone looked back and immediately noticed that Chi Jinxian’s eyes were slightly red, making him look pitiful.

Everyone was startled, even the teacher.

He spoke up and asked, “What’s wrong with Classmate Chi Jinxian?”

Chi Jinxian had just returned to his seat and froze at the question. His eyes darted between the teacher in front and Lu Zhi behind him several times. He stammered but couldn’t give a clear explanation.

The teacher seemed to understand and turned to ask Lu Zhi, “Class President, did you bully him?”

Lu Zhi had just pulled out his chair to sit down. After a moment’s thought, he replied, “Mm.”

The teacher frowned slightly. “Why bully him?”

“He wasn’t studying properly,” Lu Zhi said with a straight face. “As class president, I have to supervise my classmates.”

The teacher: “…”

Chi Jinxian: “…”

The incident spread through the school like a hurricane, and the school forum exploded with posts.

Everyone said they might never see Lu Zhi reject Chi Jinxian in this lifetime it seemed the god had developed mortal feelings.

From the early days of their senior year to now, near the end of it, Lu Zhi’s attitude toward Chi Jinxian had clearly been that of a prospective partner.

They were bound to start dating after the college entrance exams.

Compared to the large crowd who initially wanted to see Chi Jinxian fail in pursuing Lu Zhi, now there was a huge group waiting for them to officially announce their relationship.

Amid the heated discussions, noon break arrived.

Jiang Jin came to call them for lunch. As soon as they stepped out, he said suggestively, “Well done, Lu Dog. Abusing your power as class president.”

Lu Zhi gave him a puzzled glance.

Jiang Jin clicked his tongue and lowered his voice. “You made Little Cash cry.”

“And with that ‘as class president, I have to supervise my classmates’ line you don’t usually supervise anyone else.”

Lu Zhi: “.”

Chi Jinxian: “…”

“Brother Jiang, I can hear you,” Chi Jinxian said cautiously, glancing at Lu Zhi before quietly protesting to Jiang Jin. “I wasn’t bullied into crying by my brother.”

“No, I didn’t cry.”

Jiang Jin grinned at him and raised an eyebrow. “Then what did he do to you?”

Chi Jinxian lowered his eyelashes and fell silent.

“Something’s up,” Jiang Jin muttered.

“But there’s less than a month left until the college entrance exams,” Jiang Jin reminded them earnestly. “Don’t let it affect your studies.”

“You’re the only one who’d let it affect your studies,” Lu Zhi retorted, reaching into Chi Jinxian’s pocket to grab his meal card before heading toward the cafeteria window.

Jiang Jin clicked his tongue again and chased after him, punching Lu Zhi’s arm.

After finishing their meal, they ran into Lu Wan on their way back to the classroom.

As usual when encountering Lu Zhi, he obediently called out “Brother” and greeted him.

Naturally, Lu Zhi ignored him just like all the previous times.

Today was no exception.

“Brother, it’s Friday today. Are you going straight to the other house after school this afternoon?” Lu Wan called out from behind them.

Chi Jinxian frowned inwardly. What business is it of yours which house he goes back to? Seriously.

Thinking this, he couldn’t resist turning around to glare at Lu Wan on behalf of his brother Lu, but someone pinched the back of his neck to stop him.

“Brother, why are you pinching me?” Chi Jinxian reached for Lu Zhi’s wrist, grumbling unhappily.

“Walk properly,” Lu Zhi said. “Why look at something so dirty?”

Chi Jinxian: “I’m walking, I’m walking. Stop pinching me.”

Lu Zhi’s words were harsh, and it was unclear whether Lu Wan heard them.

But in a place they couldn’t see, Lu Wan’s usually gloomy face was now completely darkened with resentment.

Seeing that the person had settled down, Lu Zhi released his grip, letting go of Chi Jinxian’s vulnerable nape.

With his long legs, Lu Zhi rarely made an effort to wait for others when walking, so Chi Jinxian had to quicken his pace to keep up whenever he trailed beside him.

But today, Lu Zhi abruptly halted mid-stride.

Chi Jinxian, who had been following closely, noticed him pausing in front of the teaching building without any intention of heading upstairs and called out in confusion, “Brother?”

Lu Zhi glanced at him and said, “Go back to class. I need to take leave and go home.”

“Huh?” Chi Jinxian was puzzled.

At that moment, Jiang Jin asked, “Is it your Heat Period?”

Lu Zhi replied, “Mm.”

In the three years he’d been pursuing him, Chi Jinxian had only truly witnessed Lu Zhi’s Heat Period once.

It happened during winter break when they were living together.

The New Year was approaching, and Uncle Fang happened to be away. They had been quietly doing homework together when Lu Zhi suddenly stopped writing, pen in hand.

He turned his head and stared intently at Chi Jinxian.

At the time, Chi Jinxian didn’t understand why Lu Zhi was staring at him like that, and his heartbeat skipped a beat.

Later, he watched as Lu Zhi injected a Blocker near his own Scent Gland, and only then did his gaze become less intense.

But he locked the doors.

The courtyard, the living room, the bedroom, anywhere that could prevent someone from leaving, he locked them all.

Although he had learned about it in class, Chi Jinxian had never seen what an Alpha Rut was like in reality, Chi Sui always secluded himself in his room during his Rut, with Yuan Si Bai taking care of him. Chi Jinxian seemed to be at school every time, so he had no memory of it.

He thought these behaviors were normal reactions, so he casually asked, “Brother, why are you locking the doors?”

Lu Zhi looked at him and said, “To lock you in.”

Chi Jinxian froze at the desk, his heart racing with tension.

He wanted to ask what that meant, but his lips hesitated, and he didn’t voice the question.

He felt that Lu Zhi at that moment shouldn’t be provoked.

But Lu Zhi added, “You’re not allowed to leave.”

Instinctively, Chi Jinxian recalled that piece of paper he had seen.

One of the lines read, “Lock him up.”

Chi Jinxian had never been afraid, and even thought that if he were the one being locked up, and it was Lu Zhi doing it, there would be no need for him to lock the doors himself.

But Lu Zhi clearly didn’t believe that.

Perhaps seeing Lu Zhi’s stubborn gaze fixed on him, Chi Jinxian joked, “But I need to go back to my own room to sleep at night.”

Lu Zhi responded, “You’ll sleep right here.”

He kept his word, truly not letting Chi Jinxian leave his room, and they slept in the same room at night.

However, Lu Zhi slept on the floor, maintaining the last bit of gentlemanly courtesy.

Yet in the deep of night, he stared fixedly at Chi Jinxian, as if watching him could help him endure the difficult Heat Period.

Chi Jinxian was “forced” to stay for several days, tense and unable to sleep well throughout. His poor heart bore too much, racing continuously for a long time.

Those nights’ experiences seemed to be dragged out from his memory by the words “Heat Period,” revealing their true form. Still standing in front of the teaching building, Chi Jinxian’s heartbeat unconsciously quickened again, and his Adam’s apple twitched slightly.

“Okay, oh okay.” Chi Jinxian stammered in response, lowering his eyes as he turned to go upstairs, saying, “Brother, you have the Blocker with you, right? Take a shot before coming home, and come back to class once your Heat Period is over. I’ll be waiting for you.”

Lu Zhi: “Mm.”