Chapter 4: Spending More Time with a Top-tier Alpha
Nan Yi exited the car and made his way to the hospital.
The hospital was bustling. He patiently registered and waited until midday for his turn.
"Any discomfort in your gland?"
When it was finally Nan Yi's turn, the man in the white coat began his inquiry without looking up.
Nan Yi took a seat across the desk and quietly began typing on his phone.
The distinctive frog "croak" sound from his phone echoed conspicuously in the silent room. The doctor, receiving no verbal response, grew impatient with the sound of typing.
"This is a hospital, not a place to use your phone. There are many patients waiting. Don't waste my time."
Feeling anxious, Nan Yi hurriedly held up his phone for the doctor to see.
The doctor, frowning, looked up and met Nan Yi's eyes.
Bai Shanyao's brow deepened in confusion as he focused on the phone screen.
"Sir, I've already told you this isn't the place to..."
He didn't finish his sentence, his previously furrowed brows contorted in discomfort.
A few bold words displayed on Nan Yi's phone screen.
[Hello Dr. Bai, I can't speak. Can we communicate through my phone?]
Bai Shanyao's brows relaxed, and he apologetically said, "I'm sorry."
When Bai Shanyao looked up, Nan Yi was taken aback. He had expected doctors to be older, yet Dr. Bai, with his handsome features, appeared to be in his mid-to-late twenties.
Meeting his deep gaze, Nan Yi felt his cheeks warm slightly.
"Nan Yi, right?"
Bai Shanyao clicked on his computer a few times.
Nan Yi nodded in affirmation.
"An inferior omega, have there been issues with your gland?" Bai Shanyao asked, then patiently awaited Nan Yi's typed response.
Even after being referred to as "inferior" multiple times, Nan Yi still flinched.
[I suddenly experienced intense heat.]
Bai Shanyao glanced over, commenting casually, "Inferior omegas have irregular heat cycles. It's normal."
"Your alpha should provide more calming pheromones for you."
Alpha pheromones inherently repel each other. Even though Nan Yi's mint-scented pheromones weren't overpowering, to Bai Shanyao, a top-tier alpha, they were still rather noticeable.
And quite repelling.
Using sign language, he urgently conveyed, "No!"
Amidst Bai Shanyao's puzzled look, Nan Yi hurriedly began typing on his phone.
[My previous heat cycles weren't intense, and my pheromones have never been strong.]
[Last night, I suddenly lost control due to the heat.]
As he typed this, Nan Yi's cheeks reddened further. Wasn't he essentially admitting to the doctor what transpired the previous night?
With some hesitation, he handed the phone to Bai Shanyao.
Bai Shanyao read it calmly, "Ah, this is also normal. Your alpha is a superior one, right? Superior alpha pheromones greatly influence inferior omegas. Your sudden heat might be due to the influence of being close to an alpha."
Nan Yi gazed nervously at the doctor before him.
Seeing his apprehension, Bai Shanyao, with a hint of amusement, reassured him, "Don't worry. It's a positive influence. Regular exposure to a superior alpha's pheromones can even regularize your heat cycles."
"Over time, your chances of conception might equal that of a normal omega."
Nanyi sighed with relief. He didn't care about conceiving, he hadn't even considered it. He didn't want his future child to be an inferior omega like himself.
In sign language: "Thank you."
Nanyi stood up, reassured about his health, and slowly exited the hospital.
As long as he spent time with Heyu Shen, he could become normal.
In a noodle shop, Nanyi picked up noodles and slowly ate, but his mind kept drifting back to Dr. Bai's words.
He knew he wouldn't stay by Heyu Shen's side for long, but if he behaved well, could he become a regular omega by often being exposed to Heyu Shen's pheromones?
Lost in thought, his attention was caught by a figure in front of a hotel across the street.
The tall figure, dressed in a black suit, walked toward the parking spot at the driveway.
Even with a slightly blurred face, Nanyi recognized him as Heyu Shen.
There was another person beside him.
As Nanyi slurped his noodles, he watched Heyu Shen and another individual get into a car. The black Maybach sped away, leaving a trail of dust.
Nanyi wiped his mouth and stood up. Instead of rushing back to the villa, he wandered some discount stores and bought several T-shirts and casual pants.
Only then did he text his driver to pick him up and take him back to the villa.
On the return trip, Nanyi had no energy to admire the scenery. The air conditioning was on in the car due to the humid weather.
He hadn't slept well the previous night and, after a busy morning, he dozed off in the car.
So, he didn't notice the familiar black Maybach tailing them.
Inside the car,
"Isn't that your car ahead?"
The alpha sitting next to Heyu Shen, looking at the slowly moving white car in front, spoke with surprise.
Heyu Shen simply nodded, grunting affirmatively.
The alpha was intrigued, "Oh, could it be your delicate wife driving it?"
"You're not doing it right. How does she have the energy to go out today? Didn't you satisfy her last night?"
The man teased, glancing suggestively at Heyu Shen's lower body.
Heyu Shen's face darkened, and with a frown, he shot a glance at the incessantly chatty man beside him, "Shut up!"
Alpha raised an eyebrow, "I won't."
He Yu Shen rolled his eyes in exasperation.
Though the alpha feigned indifference, he remained silent, pulling out his phone to play a game.
Disturbed by the game's noise, which was louder than talking, He Yu Shen set aside his papers.
In front of the European-style villa, two cars parked: one white and one black.
He Yu Shen and the alpha with him alighted from their car, but the first-parked white vehicle remained still.
Yan An, noting the individual in the white car hadn't disembarked, placed a hand on He Yu Shen's shoulder, "Old Yu, why hasn't your delicate spouse gotten out yet?"
Yan An and He Yu Shen were both 26, though Yan An was three months younger.
Nan Yi, he heard, had just turned 20. However, Yan An wasn't aware that the person inside the car was Nan Yi since the name on yesterday's wedding was Nan Zhi.
Premium omega.
He Yu Shen, a tad irritable, glanced at the car ahead, "I don't know."
Without another word, he headed straight for the mansion's entrance. The car behind him proceeded to the garage.
"Why the rush? Aren't you waiting for your sister-in-law?"
Yan An followed He Yu Shen, both approaching the villa's main door.