Liang Shi then realized that Xu Qingzhu was in heat.
This was also her first time experiencing such a long estrus period, and she experienced it together with Xu Qingzhu.
This doesn't feel bad.
The distant horizon turned a pale white, and the first light of dawn appeared.
The sheets became sticky.
When I went to take a shower in the early morning, I could see from the living room window that the snow outside was covered with a thick layer, and the whole world was white.
The bathroom was filled with steam.
Hot water fell on their skin. No one knew who made the first move, but when their eyes met, they shared a long, lingering kiss through the mist.
...
Xu Qingzhu's heat lasted for five days, which was longer than her usual heat.
And since this was probably the first time they had been marked by an Alpha, their emotions and desires were much stronger.
She didn't take any inhibitors or go to work the past two days.
Her and Liang Shi's living space was pitifully small, consisting only of the bedroom and the bathroom.
On the third day, she had no choice but to go to work. She had a very important meeting. Early in the morning, Liang Shi gave her an inhibitor and drove her to work. She ran into Sally and Lin Luoxi downstairs at the company.
After dropping Xu Qingzhu off at the company, Liang Shi went to greet Liang Xinzhou and Liang Xinhe.
We had lunch at Liang Xinzhou's house. Qiu Zimin and Liang Xinran were not mentioned. Everyone chatted casually and had a meal in a very pleasant atmosphere.
In the afternoon, Liang Shi went to the Su family again, bought some things, and visited Su Yao.
Su Yao kept asking her how she was feeling and whether she had recovered well, and Liang Shi answered her questions one by one.
In the evening, Su Yao invited her to stay for dinner.
Liang Shi picked up Xu Qingzhu, and the two went to the Su family's house for dinner together.
Xu Qingzhu and Su Yao's relationship has improved a lot. They are not very intimate, but they can get along very gently.
This was the first time Liang Shi had ever eaten at the Su family's house.
However, because Xu Qingzhu was there, she seemed completely at ease.
After dinner, Su Zhe wanted them to stay, but Xu Qingzhu said, "We have things to do back home, so we'll head back now."
Su Zhe: "...?"
Seeing Su Zhe's bewildered expression, Xu Qingzhu offered no further explanation.
On the way back, Xu Qingzhu sat in the passenger seat, pretending to doze off, her face already flushed with an abnormal redness.
Liang Shi frowned: "Is your inhibitor about to wear off?"
Xu Qingzhu put her legs together and responded softly with an "Mmm".
He didn't say anything more.
Liang Shi sped up to the top speed and got home as quickly as possible.
//
Looking back, these past few days have felt quite like a time when "the emperor no longer held court in the morning."
On several mornings, Xu Qingzhu didn't have time to eat breakfast because there wasn't enough time after a match. She could only take a quick shower and leave without even drying her hair.
Fortunately, the heat cycle passed peacefully.
//
The day Liang Shi went to see Chen Liuying was a windy day.
The coastal city did not warm up after the snowfall; instead, strong winds began to blow.
The strong wind blew the snow away, and the newly cleared road was soon covered by snowflakes again, but only a thin layer, which melted into water when the sun came out at noon.
After Xu Qingzhu's heat cycle ended, Liang Shi was finally able to extricate himself from those matters.
Looking back, those days were actually quite pleasant.
There was no need to think about anything; there were only the two of them in that small space.
One day, after a satisfying sexual encounter, Liang Shi carried Xu Qingzhu, who was wrapped in a blanket, to the sofa to watch a movie.
I've forgotten what was in the movie.
The only thing I remember is a very beautiful kissing scene in the movie.
When the camera panned to that scene, Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu looked at each other simultaneously.
They looked at each other and smiled.
Their slightly upturned lips touched, oblivious to the bright, clear daylight reflecting the cold sunlight through the window.
After finishing, I realized that the sofa cushions were not easy to clean at all. In the end, I had no choice but to order a new sofa cushion online.
After placing the order, Liang Shi felt that since they were going to change it anyway, he brought Xu Qingzhu back again.
Anyway, I can't let the sofa cushions that I'm about to throw away go to waste.
What was clearly an ordinary scene took on a romantic and alluring quality in the eyes of the two women.
We watched several more movies together after that, and almost all of them ended in the same way.
Indulging in pornography can lead to depression.
At that time, they seemed to be in a safe haven, unwilling to think about anything, relying entirely on their physical instincts.
Liang Shi wasn't entirely clueless about such things. To coax Xu Qingzhu, she would call her "baby," "wife," "bamboo," "little sister," and "spoiled brat" when she was deeply in love.
Of course, the most common complaint is that she's a spoiled brat.
Liang Shi would always sigh helplessly: "Little sister, after all these years, why are you still such a spoiled brat?"
Xu Qingzhu was sobbing uncontrollably that she had no time to answer her.
During Xu Qingzhu's estrus period, Liang Shi also took precautions against contraception.
Fearing that Xu Qingzhu's health would be harmed, she later specifically bought birth control pills that Alpha takes.
Except for the first day when I didn't have time.
However, as mentioned in popular science documentaries, the chances of pregnancy are extremely low on the first day of an Omega's heat cycle and when an Alpha has just marked an Omega.
Time had passed since she first thought of this, and there was no way to remedy the situation, so Liang Shi simply let it be.
Such a low probability event would never happen to her.
After Xu Qingzhu's heat cycle was over, Liang Shi planned to see Chen Liuying, Gu Xingyue, Yang Jiani, and Chen Mian.
There were too many people to meet, so she listed them off to Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu, whose sensitive emotions from just getting over her heat hadn't completely subsided, scoffed at his words, "Anyway, she doesn't want to spend a single moment with me."
Liang Shi: "?"
Liang Shi felt deeply wronged and immediately hugged her, saying, "Xu Qingzhu, you can't just accuse someone like that."
"How could I have wronged you?" Before anything was done, Xu Qingzhu's eyes reddened, leaving Liang Shi at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, he had figured out a few ways to coax people in the past few days.
Liang Shi leaned closer and licked her earlobe in a fawning manner.
Xu Qingzhu pushed her away, "No..."
Liang Shi blew a breath into her ear, "Are you still angry?"
Xu Qingzhu: "...You're annoying."
"Are you still angry?" Liang Shi said, and was about to do the same thing again, but Xu Qingzhu pinched his cheek. "Are you never going to stop?"
Liang Shi chuckled: "Isn't it because you forced me to?"
Xu Qingzhu lowered her eyes, and before she could speak, her voice choked with emotion: "It's all because of you."
Liang Shi reached out and wiped away her tears. "Okay, it was my fault."
Liang Shi led her to the sofa and whispered to her, "Baby, don't cry."
These past few days, the phrase Liang Shi has said most often is "Stop crying."
However, Omegas in heat are emotionally fragile, and the more you tell them not to cry, the more tears they shed.
One night, Xu Qingzhu even cried so much that she almost fainted.
She continued to cry after waking up. Liang Shi told her to stop, but Xu Qingzhu cried even harder.
After she regained some clarity, Xu Qingzhu whispered to Liang Shi, "Actually, it felt comfortable."
I'm crying because I'm so happy.
It's tears of joy, not tears of sadness.
Xu Qingzhu also said, "Actually, I didn't want to cry, but I couldn't stop the tears, and there was nothing I could do."
Liang Shi comforted her, saying, "It's all because of this damned heat cycle."
Just hearing that one sentence brought tears to Xu Qingzhu's eyes.
Sometimes, Xu Qingzhu's tears wouldn't fall; her voice would simply choke.
Her voice was hoarse when she went to work during the day.
During those nights of revelry, Liang Shi even compared the length of his fingers with Xu Qingzhu.
They lay side by side on the bed, the room brightly lit.
That was shortly after it ended, and Xu Qingzhu was still rational enough to chat with her.
Looking at Xu Qingzhu's fingers, Liang Shi suddenly said, "Your little finger is a bit short."
Xu Qingzhu carefully compared the two fingers and said somewhat dejectedly, "My little finger doesn't go past the second joint of my index finger. Many people do. You're not the first person to say that."
Liang Shi stretched out his hand for her to see: "Mine went too far, it even exceeded the limit."
Liang Shi's hands were extremely beautiful; his ten fingers were slender and fair, and he didn't keep long nails, making them look very neat and tidy.
Xu Qingzhu pointed and said, "Your middle finger is much longer than your index and ring fingers."