Chapter 10: Undergoing a Secondary Presentation

However, as time went on, the scent of roses seemed to get more and more deeper, continuously surrounding Jiang Zihan’s nose, catching all of his attention. He instinctively licked on his lower lip, his throat feeling dry.

His hands that were treating the wound started to become unsteady, and before he realized it, his body was leaning closer and closer towards the back of Mo Shiyan’s neck, as if there was something attracting him over there.

But what could it be?

His head started to turn dizzy, and his thoughts began to slow down.

Feeling Jiang Zihan’s breath brushing against the back of his neck, Mo Shiyan’s body started to tremble. He felt as though his body were on fire, burning with heat.

Mo Shiyan subconsciously licked on his eye teeth, and had the desire to bite on something without letting go of it anymore. However, he controlled that feeling when he saw Jiang Zihan’s face.

Realizing what was happening, he stood up and immediately put some distance between himself and Jiang Zihan.

Jiang Zihan’s eyes were a little red. He felt that his body was burning with heat, but he didn’t understand why. When he noticed that Mo Shiyan was pulling away, he felt a little aggrieved. Without thinking, he stumbled toward the other man and buried himself in Mo Shiyan’s embrace.

Mo Shiyan clenched his fist tightly, trying his best to control his instincts, until his fingernails dug deep into his palm and blood started coming out from the wound.

"Jiang Zihan, are you still awake?" he asked softly as he placed his hand on his back.

"I... I want..." Jiang Zihan kept muttering, but he didn’t know what he wanted exactly.

Mo Shiyan seemed to have understood the situation. A Beta would never react to pheromones in this way. That means that Jiang Zihan is definitely not a Beta.

He tentatively pulled down Jiang Zihan’s collar. Just as he expected, his fingertips brushed against something attached to the back of his neck. It was a suppression patch.

Jiang Zihan shivered a little as Mo Shiyan’s fingers touched his skin. Then he leaned closer toward him, unconsciously begging for more.

Mo Shiyan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Then he carried him into the bathroom in a princess carry.

He placed Jiang Zihan in the bathtub and turned on the cold water. Then he searched around the bathroom for a heat suppressant. Luckily, he found one in the corner and injected it into him.

As time passed, Jiang Zihan still wasn’t awake, and he unconsciously tried to close the distance between them. Only after the heat suppressant took effect did his condition begin to stabilize.

Once everything had been taken care of, Mo Shiyan carried him back to bed in a princess carry again, where Jiang Zihan had already fallen asleep. He reached out and felt Jiang Zihan’s forehead. Knowing that he did not have a fever had made him relax a little. He pulled the quilt over him and was just able to leave when Jiang Zihan held onto his hand tightly, refusing to let go.

"Jiang Zihan...? Jiang Zihan, let go of me," he said gently.

This gentle request did not have any effect on Jiang Zihan at this condition, and it only caused him to hold onto his hand even tighter. Catching the scent of rose, he let out a soft, involuntary sigh of contentment.

Seeing this, Mo Shiyan helplessly released some of his pheromones to comfort him, then pulled out his hand and stumbled out of the dorm.

He walked directly toward the school infirmary and found the doctor.

After the examination, the doctor wrote down his condition and said, "You might be undergoing a secondary presentation."

"Secondary presentation? Is that normal?" he asked.

The doctor nodded and replied, "It does happen sometimes, although it’s not that common at your age. It usually occurs around the age of fifteen. That said, this is only my preliminary judgement; I would recommend for you to go to the hospital for a proper examination to confirm it.

"What would happen at this stage?" Mo Shiyan asked calmly, his voice didn’t reveal any emotional change, but only he himself knew what he had been enduring.

"You’ll most likely enter a rut. Since your secondary presentation happened much later than usual, your rut may be more intense and last longer than other Alphas do," the doctor explained.

"When I was presenting, there was an Omega beside me. He seemed to have gotten into heat because of me. I tried to control my pheromones already, but his reaction seemed pretty strong. Would there be any problem?" Mo Shiyan asked.

"That’s pretty normal. Your Alpha pheromones are appearing for the first time, so although you might have controlled it in time, the scent is still pretty strong."

"How is the Omega right now? Don’t tell me just leave him there," the doctor asked.

"...Do I look like that kind of person?"

"You do," the doctor replied with certainty.

"...I brought him back to his dorm and made sure he was okay before I left," he tried to explain, though the doctor didn’t seem to believe in him.

He let out a sigh before stepping out of the school infirmary. He stood at the doorway for a moment, his head lowered. Then he took out a spherical lollipop and slipped it into his mouth before going to the counselor in order to ask for a leave of absence.

So sweet...

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The next morning, Jiang Zihan groggily opened his eyes and instinctively reached for his phone. He unlocked his phone and took a look at the time. 10:15 AM.

Oh... it’s 10:15 right now...

Wait...

"10:15?! I overslept! I’m late for class!" he cried as he hurriedly sat up.

Just at this time, Mo Shiyan’s voice rose beside him.

"I already asked for a leave of absence for you, so you could continue sleeping," Mo Shiyan said.