Xu Qingzhu's eyes widened immediately, but she didn't take her hand down.
Liang Shi, however, was like a playful child; when he drank too much, he would always try to make people angry.
Seeing that Xu Qingzhu's expression was unfriendly, she continued.
Xu Qingzhu was momentarily distracted, but Shen Hui said, "I'm near where you're eating. I'll go pick her up."
Xu Qingzhu thought that Zhao Xuning had changed her mind and was rushing over because of Liang Shi's words, so she immediately said, "No need... Don't listen to Liang Shi's nonsense, we can take Zhao Xuning back."
"It's alright," Shen Hui said. "I've arrived."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the door to the private room was pushed open.
Xu Qingzhu immediately withdrew her hand; her palm was damp, as if she had broken out in a cold sweat.
She clenched her fists tightly, a hint of nervousness flashing through her mind.
As soon as Shen Hui entered the private room, she frowned: "What's that smell?"
"It tastes like alcohol," Xu Qingzhu said.
“Not only that.” Shen Hui’s nose is usually very sensitive, but now there are too many different smells mixed together, and she has some difficulty distinguishing them.
"It has the flavor of tea, and the flavor of wine," Shen Hui said as she helped Zhao Xuning up. "And a very sweet strawberry flavor too."
She helped Zhao Xuning up and led him outside. The moment Zhao Xuning saw her, he suddenly smiled, a very satisfied smile blooming on his face.
Zhao Xuning's voice was groggy: "Wife~"
She buried her head in Shen Hui's shoulder, and Shen Hui patted her head hard.
Xu Qingzhu and Liang Shi both shrank back slightly.
Shen Hui snapped, "Shut up!"
Xu Qingzhu was a little embarrassed, "Actually, we could have taken her back, but we're troubling you..."
"It's nothing." Shen Hui remained aloof, glancing down at the completely drunk Zhao Xuning. "Don't drink with her in the future. Her drinking behavior is terrible. When she's drunk... well, it's hard to describe."
"I'm leaving first," Shen Hui said. "Throw her back before she starts to have an attack, and you guys go home too."
Just as she was about to leave, Liang Shi suddenly asked, "If you don't care about what she said, why did you come over?"
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
After a long silence, Shen Hui said coldly, "I'm afraid she'll die outside."
Shen Hui said, "I have to let her live, to make her suffer forever."
//
Liang Shi truly couldn't understand the entanglement between Shen Hui and Zhao Xuning.
She gave up too.
When Xu Qingzhu and she went back, they called a designated driver.
On the way, she kept apologizing to Xu Qingzhu, saying that she shouldn't have said those things to Zhao Xuning.
He kept muttering to himself the whole way, not even noticing that Xu Qingzhu was feeling a little unwell.
Returning to my long-missed home, though small, felt warm and cozy.
Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu went back hand in hand. As soon as they entered the door, before they even had a chance to turn on the lights, Xu Qingzhu almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Liang Shi caught her in time.
Liang Shi was startled, half-sobered up, and helped her up, asking, "What's wrong?"
"I..." Xu Qingzhu's eyes were hazy, and her cool voice was tinged with a seductive meaning.
The lights were off at home, with only a faint light source.
But it was enough for Liang Shi to see Xu Qingzhu's face clearly.
Xu Qingzhu felt as if her throat was on fire. She could smell a very clear aroma of white tea, as well as the scent of her own pheromones.
Her heat cycle was... more than half a month late.
This time it seemed to come on strong, almost consuming her reason from the very beginning.
The heat cycle triggered by Alpha pheromones was more intense than ever before, and Xu Qingzhu felt her legs were so weak she could barely stand.
Liang Shi reached out and turned on the light, but only the light in the entryway.
The lights were dim, yet Xu Qingzhu, with her alluring eyes, was clearly visible.
Xu Qingzhu's face was flushed, and her body seemed to be enduring great pain as she leaned against the door.
The aroma of strawberry liqueur wafting through the air gave me a slightly tipsy feeling.
Almost instantly, Liang Shi knew, "Are you in heat?"
Xu Qingzhu nodded.
Liang Shi asked anxiously, "Where is the inhibitor? Where is it kept?"
Xu Qingzhu looked at her, then suddenly smiled, "Sister~"
Liang Shi swallowed hard, his throat moving slightly.
When she called out "sister," Liang Shi immediately recalled his previous memories.
It's that spoiled little sister.
Liang Shi responded softly, "Hmm?"
Xu Qingzhu wrapped her arm around her neck, "Are you...?"
She paused, then her voice became even more seductive, almost whispering in Liang Shi's ear, "Not... okay?"
Liang Shi hugged her, even dragged her along, afraid she would slide down the door.
“I remember everything.” Liang Shi leaned closer to her and breathed a warm breath into her ear. “You spoiled little rascal… sister.”
Xu Qingzhu was speechless for a moment, stunned for two seconds.
"Where's your inhibitor?" Liang Shi asked.
Xu Qingzhu stared at her for a moment, then sighed, "Sister~ do you want me to be any clearer?"
Liang Shi: "..."
"No regrets?" Liang Shi asked.
Xu Qingzhu lowered her eyelashes, her voice aggrieved: "Sister~ I feel unwell."
Liang Shi reached out and lifted her chin. When their eyes met, he leaned down and kissed her.
The air is filled with the aroma of white tea and strawberry liqueur.
Chapter 134
Omega's heat cycle is intense.
During Xu Qingzhu's last heat cycle, the original owner hid all the suppressants in the house, leaving Xu Qingzhu with nowhere to turn for help.
If Liang Shi hadn't transmigrated, there would have been only two possible outcomes: either Xu Qingzhu would have been marked by the original owner, or Xu Qingzhu would have died from a fever.
Either ending is tragic.
This time, Omega's heat cycle was more than half a month late. Xu Qingzhu seems to be getting better recently, but in reality, she is in a daze.
I don't know what day it is now.
Now that Liang Shi has returned, she finally feels a sense of reality.
I never imagined that a few drinks could trigger her estrus cycle.
It could also be because Omega is attracted to Alpha pheromones.
Xu Qingzhu and the others had been in the private room for too long and had all drunk alcohol. No matter what other smells were mixed in the room, it was all the smell of alcohol, so they did not notice anything unusual.
Shen Hui's parting words served as a reminder to Xu Qingzhu.
It has the flavors of tea, alcohol, and an overly cloying strawberry aroma.
While in the car, Xu Qingzhu calculated the days and realized that her heat cycle should be approaching.
In the past, she had experienced delayed or early estrus cycles. Her health was not very good to begin with, especially during the period after differentiation when she was taking medication. Her estrus cycles were never stable.
So she didn't take it seriously.
It is normal for an Alpha's fertile period and an Omega's estrus cycle to be delayed or advanced by a month. Each cycle usually lasts 3-5 days, depending on individual constitution. Some people may experience 7 days, and some may even experience up to half a month.
Xu Qingzhu usually only lasts 3 days.
They can still work and live normally during the day after taking inhibitors, but at night they feel unbearably hot and restless if they don't take inhibitors, so they always have to do something.
The estrus and fertile periods are the same for both Alphas and Omegas.
Even with suppressants, they still get fevers at night, but they usually just endure it and it passes.
But no matter what, it's still not as comfortable as being marked with an Alpha/Omega.
This is the physiological characteristic of the ABO world.
Their unique physical structure has led them to handle sexual and romantic relationships in a special way.
To be more specific, Alpha is even better than Omega.
Omegas have the hardest time enduring their heat cycles.
Therefore, early marriage and childbirth are very common phenomena here.
The legal marriage age for Betas is 21, while the legal marriage age for Alphas and Omegas is 19.
However, with economic development, Omegas have begun to seek more expensive and effective inhibitors to resist this nature. The age of marriage for Omegas is also gradually increasing, and some Omegas will seek a fixed sexual partner to solve the problem of estrus. They only make a temporary mark and wash it off when they want to break up.
When an Alpha marks an Omega, it emits a large amount of intense pheromones, which simultaneously makes the Omega feel uncomfortable and pleasured. It is a complex process that is difficult to describe.
Marking an Omega during their estrus cycle, during the Alpha's susceptible period, results in a lifelong mark.
If only one party is in the fever period (collectively referred to as the fever period), the marking is temporary.
Of course, this is not absolute.