Pheromone Deficiency Syndrome chapter 50

Don’t Cry

Xie Ke was stunned for a second before realizing what Gu Jinyi was saying.

He breathed a sigh of relief, silently grateful to Gu Jinyi for not really giving up on his cousin.

He glanced at Xie Huaizhou behind the glass wall, and coincidentally, Xie Huaizhou also glanced at him, but it was only for a second, and Xie Huaizhou’s gaze returned to Gu Jinyi.

Although the eye contact was brief, Xie Huaizhou was still chained and muzzled, but Xie Ke couldn’t help but shiver.

Xie Huaizhou’s gaze was too aggressive, Xie Ke even felt like he was being stared at by a venomous snake at the back of his neck.

He knew he should be discreet and leave. He could only hurriedly instruct Gu Jinyi.

“Press this blue button, and you can go in. There are emergency and communication devices inside, as well as sedatives and other supplements. If you need anything, you can inform us directly.”

“But you’d better not unlock his restraints,” Xie Ke sincerely advised, “He’s not lucid right now, so you should prioritize your own safety.”

Gu Jinyi nodded, but it was unclear if he had listened.

Feeling uneasy, Xie Ke glanced back and forth between Xie Huaizhou and Gu Jinyi. When he saw Gu Jinyi’s finger was already on the button, he silently retreated.

As the door closed, he happened to see the glass wall in front of Gu Jinyi open, as if it were parting a passage in the bottomless sea, swallowing Gu Jinyi in an instant.

Xie Ke closed the door to the isolation room.

He leaned against the door and prayed for his cousin for a second.

If there really were gods in the world, then listen to his wish this time, let his cousin and Gu Jinyi, have love and gain, and don’t miss out again.

In one’s lifetime, how many six years will pass?

In front of Gu Jinyi, the glass wall opened up, and the overwhelming alpha pheromones rushed in like a tide, filling the spacious isolation room.

It was a smell he was so familiar with.

He stepped in, and the glass wall closed tightly again, trapping him and Xie Huaizhou together.

In such a huge space, only the two of them were left.

Xie Huaizhou’s gaze had been fixed on him since he appeared.

Alphas in the sensitive period weren’t particularly clear-headed, more following instinctive actions.

Gu Jinyi had experienced it once before.

But that time, it was in the early stage of the sensitive period, and with his pheromones to calm him, Xie Huaizhou hadn’t completely lost control, ultimately letting him go.

But this time, Xie Huaizhou was already at the end of the sensitive period, like being forced to the edge of a cliff, his rationality on the verge of collapse.

He wasn’t sure if he could walk away from this unscathed.

But fortunately, he didn’t care too much about whether he could walk away unscathed or not.

Gu Jinyi stood by the wall for a while, then slowly walked over to Xie Huaizhou.

This was the private hospital of the Xie family, so the isolation room was not chilly, but rather like a bedroom that suited Xie Huaizhou’s habits, with everything he needed.

In the room was a large dark-colored four-poster bed. These days, Xie Huaizhou had been locked in this bed, enduring the torment of the sensitive period.

But ever since Gu Jinyi appeared, Xie Huaizhou had been very quiet. If it weren’t for the bloodstains on his collar, there would be no sign of his manic behavior.

However, his eyes had been greedily following Gu Jinyi, like a hunter quietly waiting for its prey to approach.

Gu Jinyi wasn’t frightened by this gaze. He sat down by the bed, causing a small indentation in the soft mattress, then reached out and gently touched Xie Huaizhou’s face.

Because of the cold black muzzle, he could only touch a small patch of Xie Huaizhou’s skin, which was hotter than usual.

He noticed the wounds on Xie Huaizhou’s body, which seemed to have been self-inflicted.

In fact, these wounds weren’t that gruesome. He had seen worse injuries from his own training at school.

But he still couldn’t bear to touch them.

He asked Xie Huaizhou in a low voice, “How did you end up like this?”

He was nothing like the calm, cool, and indifferent alpha he remembered.

When he asked this question, a tear trembled and fell from his eyelashes, landing on Xie Huaizhou’s hand.

Xie Huaizhou’s fingers twitched slightly, then he lifted them up and clumsily wiped away Gu Jinyi’s tears.

Gu Jinyi was indeed the only antidote for him.

Before Gu Jinyi arrived, he was like a beast losing its reason.

But as soon as Gu Jinyi appeared, the human part of him returned.

He was now at the end of the sensitive period, the most difficult period to endure.

Even for a top-tier alpha like him, he would lose his usual ability to think and only instinctively need a partner.

But he didn’t want to attack Gu Jinyi.

Gu Jinyi’s tears were like a switch, bringing a moment of clarity to his chaotic mind.

He knew very well that the person in front of him was his omega.

He hadn’t marked Gu Jinyi, but he still felt that Gu Jinyi was his.

Now his omega was crying.

The only thing he needed to do was to make him stop crying.

So he hugged Gu Jinyi, sheltering him.

His palm gently patted Gu Jinyi’s back.

Because he was bound by the muzzle, he couldn’t kiss Gu Jinyi and could only gently rub his forehead against Gu Jinyi’s hair.

“Don’t cry,” he said hoarsely.

But Gu Jinyi’s tears fell even more fiercely.

He grabbed Xie Huaizhou’s shirt, his body trembling slightly.

If he had never seen how Xie Huaizhou endured the sensitive period, maybe he could remain calm.

But now he couldn’t.

He couldn’t help but feel sad.

Just the thought of how Xie Huaizhou had endured these four years made him feel unbearable pain.

Hurting Xie Huaizhou never made him happy.

His fingers trembled as they reached around Xie Huaizhou’s head, searching for the password lock on the muzzle.

Xie Ke had warned him not to remove the shackles from Xie Huaizhou.

But he stared at Xie Huaizhou and still entered the unlock code.

Since he chose to return to Baidi Star, chose to enter the isolation room himself, he also chose to be honest with himself.

He still loved Xie Huaizhou, so much so that he could never ignore Xie Huaizhou’s pain.

But before pressing the last button, he asked Xie Huaizhou softly, “Have you ever felt that, in these six years, you owed me something?”

Xie Huaizhou frowned. His head hurt too much, making it difficult to hear Gu Jinyi’s words clearly.

But after difficult consideration, he gave a response, “I’m sorry.”

He should apologize.

The apology to Gu Jinyi seemed to be engraved in his bones.

If it weren’t for him, if he hadn’t appeared in that sanatorium, Gu Jinyi might not have suffered so much.

But Gu Jinyi shook his head and even chuckled lightly, “Who wants to hear you apologize.”

Who cares about an apology.

He entered the last digit.

With a click, the mouthpiece fell onto the soft bed, then slid onto the floor with a muffled sound.

Gu Jinyi gently lifted his head and kissed Xie Huaizhou’s lips.

His tears also wet Xie Huaizhou’s face.

“What you owe me is just one thing: never leave me again.”

This was what Fu Chen owed him six years ago.

Those intimate moments in the sanatorium, the promise of marriage, saying they would spend their lives together, these were the things he truly cherished.

He placed Xie Huaizhou’s hand on his own heart, which was beating strongly and fervently.

He pressed his forehead against Xie Huaizhou’s, tears still on his face but slowly smiling.

“Xie Huaizhou, I’ll give you one last chance.”

He rubbed Xie Huaizhou’s forehead, like a kitten acting spoiled, yet with the tenderness of lovers.

“Say something to comfort me, say you’ll be with me forever.”

Xie Huaizhou’s Adam’s apple rolled.

He couldn’t believe he was being forgiven like this.

Even better than he had dreamed of.

But as he looked into Gu Jinyi’s misty eyes, with the gentle scent of red tea in the air, he knew it was true.

“I will be with you forever,” Xie Huaizhou swore word by word, as if turning this hospital ward into a solemn church, “Even death won’t separate us.”

He looked at Gu Jinyi, tears welling up in his eyes too, and with a gentle blink, they rolled down from his eyelashes.

“I belong to you forever,” he said.

Not “you belong to me,” not “we belong to each other,” just “I belong to you.”

The air quieted for a few seconds, the scent of red tea and the sea breeze intertwining, difficult to separate.

Gu Jinyi gave a soft response.

“Okay.”

Because Gu Jinyi arrived in time, Xie Huaizhou’s sensitive period did not last long.

During this time, apart from essential items being delivered through a special channel, no one could step into the isolation room.

Xie Ke spent most of his time outside the isolation room.

At first, he was afraid that Gu Jinyi might need help, but as he waited, he didn’t hear from Gu Jinyi. Instead, he heard his cousin calling on the internal line, asking him to bring more supplements.

Listening to his cousin’s calm voice, it was really hard to connect this person with the beast during his sensitive period.

Then, on the fourth morning, the door to the isolation room finally opened from the inside.

Xie Ke was dozing off outside and was startled when he suddenly saw his cousin’s face, nearly falling off his chair in shock.

Xie Huaizhou calmly glanced at his foolish younger cousin and ordered, “My sensitive period is over, change rooms, and have the doctor come for a check-up.”

Then Xie Huaizhou turned and went back into the isolation room.

A moment later, he emerged carrying someone wrapped in a large blanket, completely covered except for a few slender white fingertips visible.

But Xie Ke wasn’t stupid enough not to know it was Gu Jinyi.

He gasped in a breath of cold air, realizing Gu Jinyi hadn’t listened to advice and had unlocked his cousin’s shackles. As a result, he had implicated himself.

But before he could say anything, his cousin’s gaze swept over.

He wisely closed his mouth.

Xie Huaizhou carried Gu Jinyi to another room.

There weren’t many rooms on this hospital floor, but each one didn’t look like a ward, instead, they were arranged like apartments.

Xie Huaizhou gently placed Gu Jinyi on the bed.

It was still morning, the room was filled with sunlight, exceptionally bright.

Gu Jinyi closed his eyes, basking in the sunlight, every detail on his face was impeccable.

And as he turned his head slightly, a bite mark was revealed on the back of his neck.

That was the final mark between an alpha and an omega.

Xie Huaizhou looked at him for a while, then leaned down and lightly kissed his forehead.

It was a very sincere kiss.

The person he loved had finally returned to him.