The object in his hand had a broken outer shell and was stained with some dirty water, but the words on it were still very clear.
Omega emergency inhibitors.
The fine print above states: "For use only in cases of sudden estrus during the external estrus cycle. Pre-use is ineffective. Do not use continuously. Adverse reactions include..."
Holding the small syringe, Levy immediately thought of Qin Chu's swollen nape.
Chapter 103, Fifth Story (22)
After carefully examining the items in his hands several times, Levi turned to look at Qin Chu.
"Why...are you carrying this thing?"
Qin Chu reached out to snatch it, but Levi dodged it.
The alpha's blue eyes were very noticeable in the darkness. He then asked, "Are you about to go into heat?"
"...Let's talk outside." Qin Chu turned his gaze away.
Levy's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't say anything more.
The two slipped out of the cordoned-off area behind the military academy without making a sound, and then left the academy during the evening training session.
The bus had already left. Qin Chu checked the time: "There's still some time before the base's curfew. Let's find a way to take a taxi back."
As he was saying this, he took out his personal terminal to call a car, but his wrist was grabbed.
Qin Chu looked down at the fingers gripping his wrist. They were long and slender, with prominent knuckles, exuding a formidable strength. Once they had their grip, they had no intention of letting him break free.
Qin Chu looked up again at the owner of the finger.
Levy was also staring at him.
“It’s out,” Levy said, twirling the broken syringe between the fingertips of his other hand.
Qin Chu sighed inwardly and remained silent.
"Aren't you going to explain?" Levy asked.
"...What's there to explain?" Qin Chu said.
How do you explain to an alpha who has designs on you that you're about to go into heat?
It just doesn't seem right.
Levi clicked his tongue: "Pretty impressive, you've even learned to lie. The glands were so red and you still told me it was from squeezing?"
"Didn't you believe it too?" Qin Chu looked at him.
“You…” Levi was speechless.
He felt a little strange.
It's not a bad thing for Qin Chu that his heat cycle is approaching. Given his personality, he might even make a few jokes, say something inappropriate, and annoy people in the process.
But Levy was in no mood for it at all; he was even a little angry.
"You even brought emergency suppressants with you, and you still ran around? You even broke into the archives, you're pretty capable, aren't you?" Levy felt a little annoyed.
"Anyway, we're already out, so nothing's wrong, right?" Qin Chu was also a little annoyed, mainly because he didn't know how to explain.
"How many more days?" Levi called for a ride on his personal terminal, but didn't loosen his grip on Qin Chu's hand.
After asking the question, he didn't hear a response from Qin Chu for a long time, so he looked up at Qin Chu again.
"..." Qin Chu remained silent for a while.
“Can you keep it a secret? You might be able to keep it a secret today, but you won’t be able to when the time comes.” Levy added, “Tomorrow I’ll put the bed from the studio into the hideout. Whether you want to take suppressants, go into the hideout, or stay in the dormitory is entirely up to you.”
“…It shouldn’t be necessary,” Qin Chu said.
"Hmm?" Levi's eyebrows twitched.
Qin Chu tried to pull his wrist away: "Tomorrow... should be it."
The air fell silent for a moment.
Levy thought he might have misheard.
He subconsciously loosened his grip on Qin Chu's hand and asked again, "When did you say?"
Qin Chu coughed lightly: "Tomorrow."
The two stared at each other on the side of the road.
Then Levy cursed.
"Qin Chu." Levi's eyes widened. "Your heat starts tomorrow, and you still dare to come out today?"
"...Why wouldn't I dare?" Qin Chu asked matter-of-factly. "I brought inhibitors."
"It's broken! And this stuff might not even work, you know?" Leviyan waved the syringe in his hand.
He was inexplicably anxious and ran his hand through his hair a couple of times.
Although it wasn't quite appropriate, Qin Chu felt a strange urge to laugh.
Levi gritted his teeth, took out his personal computer, glanced at it, and immediately cursed again: "Damn it, there are still forty minutes until midnight."
"...What's wrong?" Qin Chu didn't understand.
"There are only forty minutes left until tomorrow." Levy was clearly impatient.
Qin Chu understood: "It probably...won't be that punctual, will it?"
“What if it starts right at midnight!” Levy glared at him.
Qin Chu was also a little suspicious. He frowned and asked, "No, do you even have any experience? Is it really zero points?"
"What experience do I have? This is my first time being an alpha, okay? I haven't even gone into heat yet." Levi shook his personal terminal again; he hadn't even booked a ride yet.
"Aren't you usually quite knowledgeable?" Qin Chu was also a little impatient.
Levi stared at him for a few seconds and emphasized, "Before meeting you, I had never even held the hand of another Omega."
After saying that, he seemed a little embarrassed and looked down at the quantum computer in his hand.
The personal terminal chimed, indicating that the ride booking was successful.
However, the vehicle will not arrive for another thirty minutes.
What time will it be in thirty minutes?
Levi canceled the ride immediately, glanced up at Qin Chu, and said, "Wait a few minutes for me."
He then added, "Stay here and don't move."
Qin Chu was baffled by this instruction, as if following him would lead to getting lost.
He watched Levy run off quickly, having no idea what the guy was up to.
Levy was clearly nervous.
Worse still, the tension seems to be contagious.
He hadn't thought anything of it at first, but now, judging from Levi's attitude, it was as if his heat cycle was directly tied to the midnight hour, arriving in a second as soon as the time came.
Reason told Qin Chu that it was probably impossible.
But he's not quite rational right now, and due to his emotions, he's not feeling well physically either; his body temperature seems to be rising a bit.
Not long after, only a couple of minutes later, Qin Chu heard a roaring sound.
He turned his head and saw Levi riding up on a motorcycle from somewhere.
"Get in the car." He tossed a helmet to Qin Chu.
"Get out, I'll drive." Qin Chu wasn't used to handing over the initiative to others, especially at times like this.
Levy didn't argue with him, and took a long stride to get down.
But suddenly he paused, lifted the visor on his helmet to look at him: "Um... what if you suddenly..."
"……Hold."
Qin Chu cursed and obediently sat in the back seat.
With the roar of the engine, the motorcycle finally got onto the track leading to the base.
Levy's voice carried on the wind: "There's nowhere to stay near the military academy. The nearest hotel is also near the base, but the facilities might not be as good as the base's. Let's head back before curfew."
Qin and Chu did not respond.
He realized that riding on the back of a motorcycle, or rather, riding a motorcycle, was a mistake.
The soft leather seat cushions cannot insulate against engine vibrations.
As the motorcycle started and shifted gears, Qin Chu's fingers, which were resting on Levi's shoulders, tightened instantly, crumpling the military academy uniform on the alpha's body.
"What's wrong?" Levy asked.
"It's nothing." Qin Chu loosened his grip, trying to keep his body and voice relaxed.
It's really nothing serious.
It's just a bit strange.
After a whole day, the camouflage on Levi's body had begun to wear off.
It wouldn't be a problem if they were far apart, but now Qin Chu was right next to Levi's back, his pheromones filling his nose, and there was no way to avoid it.
Qin Chu began to calculate the journey ahead.
The distance from the military academy to the base is neither far nor near; at a normal pace, it would take at least half an hour.
It's been taking too long.
"You...drive faster," Qin Chu urged.
Levy was very obedient and stepped on the gas again.
Qin Chu frowned and cursed inwardly.
It was a bit hot, and Qin Chu really wanted to take off his helmet, but he had to endure it to avoid being stopped by the traffic police.