Chapter 20: Licked and Bitten Until Miserable
—The gland.
The most sensitive spot for differentiated alphas and omegas.
For alphas and omegas, touching, caressing, or even peeking at a gland through a suppressor patch were considered extremely offensive transgressions. Further actions like licking, nipping, or piercing with sharp teeth to leave a pheromone mark, such uniquely intimate acts, only occurred between partners.
Therefore, even though Ming Fei had transmigrated shortly after differentiating, she still tensed up like a drawn bowstring when Zhu Yiqiao licked and bit her gland.
Moreover, despite her usual gentle and good-natured disposition, she suddenly wrapped her left arm around Zhu Yiqiao’s waist in a reverse hold, using her right hand to push against her invasion.
At the same time, she tried to wake Zhu Yiqiao, who was clearly not herself.
“…Chief Judge Zhu.”
“—Zhu Yiqiao.”
“—Zhu Yiqiao, you…”
After sensing a slight loosening in the person behind her, Ming Fei, her gland stinging, seized the opportunity and pushed Zhu Yiqiao off her, quickly moving away to the counter some distance from the sofa to prevent another such incident.
After taking a few ragged breaths, Ming Fei’s hair was disheveled, and the moisture in her eyes hadn’t yet receded.
This wasn’t a physiological reaction she could control. Her eyes had reddened with Zhu Yiqiao’s first lick and bite. Before this, in the eight years since she transmigrated, she had only cried tears of fear and unfamiliarity upon first arriving.
She picked up the water glass on the table and was about to call 0619 when there was movement from the person on the sofa again.
Messy black hair was brushed aside, revealing a strikingly beautiful and aggressive face under the light. Seeming a little disoriented, Zhu Yiqiao sat up straight, confusion swirling in her cool blue eyes.
Ming Fei carefully observed her, remaining vigilant to avoid a repeat of what just happened.
“—Ming Fei.”
The person called by her name looked like a startled rabbit, her almond eyes red-rimmed, her hair a mess, looking utterly miserable.
Zhu Yiqiao, having regained her senses, was briefly stunned by the situation. When she spoke again, her voice was tinged with apology.
“Sorry, I wasn’t feeling well.”
“Did I hurt you just now?”
After confirming that the person not far away was truly awake, Ming Fei shook her head: “No.”
If she hadn’t looked so utterly miserable, Zhu Yiqiao might have believed her, but currently, she wasn’t convincing at all.
Zhu Yiqiao got up and walked a few steps towards her.
“Really?” she asked.
Ming Fei desperately wanted to leave this place. As Zhu Yiqiao approached, she even took two steps back.
“Mm,” she added, “I’m really fine, I just bumped into the sofa.”
“I have to get up early tomorrow, so I’ll go back to my room and sleep. You should rest early too.”
After saying that, without waiting for Zhu Yiqiao’s reply, she fled the third floor in a panic. Hurrying back to her room, she quickly went into the bathroom and checked the condition of the gland on the back of her neck using the side mirror.
Apart from a faint, almost invisible bite mark, it looked no different than usual.
Her fingertips touched the edge of the gland. Ming Fei was very thankful that Zhu Yiqiao’s bite wasn’t too hard, and that the bite was only on the lower edge of the gland, not near the center.
The sharp pain had only lasted for a few minutes and was completely gone now.
However, the warm, moist sensation seemed to linger. Ming Fei, both angry and embarrassed, repeatedly wiped the edge of her gland with an alcohol wipe for a long time.
She didn’t want to dwell on why Zhu Yiqiao had suddenly done that, because everyone had their secrets. Zhu Yiqiao had served in the military for five years, experiencing countless life-and-death struggles on the battlefield. Perhaps that experience had left her with some kind of trauma, and the things Zhu Yiqiao chose to hide were probably of great importance. She just needed to help keep the secret.
Thinking this, Ming Fei threw the used wipe into the trash can. After repeatedly confirming that there was nothing unusual about her gland, she washed her hands and walked out of the bathroom.
Faintly, she smelled a barely perceptible fruity fragrance, somewhat like sweet pears.
But she was already tired and sleepy, and even more exhausted after the biting incident, so she just assumed that Ming Zaozao, who had eaten fruit cake, had been in her room before she returned, and didn’t think too much about it.
The moonlight outside the window was like water, and inside, she had a good night’s sleep.
Overnight, Xi He City seemed to have officially transitioned from late autumn to early winter.
Because of the school celebration, Ming Fei woke up half an hour earlier than usual this morning. After quickly washing up, she first knocked on Ming Zaozao’s door, then pushed it open directly, waking Ming Zaozao, who was still in bed.
Ming Zaozao wasn’t grumpy when woken up, just a little dazed.
“Mommy~”
“Mm?”
Ming Zaozao kissed Ming Fei on the face: “Morning.”
“Good morning, Zaozao.”
Ming Fei picked her up and walked to the sink. While Ming Zaozao brushed her teeth and washed her face, she used this time to tie her hair. After changing into clothes in the dressing room, Ming Fei led her daughter, who seemed to have grown a little taller, downstairs.
Today’s breakfast was prepared by the regularly scheduled chef. Ming Fei originally thought the people on the third floor hadn’t woken up yet, but unexpectedly, she saw… her in the dining room as soon as she went downstairs.
The events of last night still made her heart race.
She sat next to Ming Zaozao and still greeted her: “Good morning, Chief Judge Zhu.”
She wasn’t sure if Zhu Yiqiao, who was listening to Ming Zaozao, heard her, because she deliberately spoke softly, almost drowned out by Ming Zaozao’s voice.
Just when she thought Zhu Yiqiao probably hadn’t heard, Zhu Yiqiao looked over at her.
“—Morning.”
Their eyes met, and Ming Fei subconsciously looked away, focusing on her breakfast.
Ming Zaozao hadn’t seen Zhu Yiqiao for a long time, and the two chatted back and forth, even 0619 successfully joining the conversation, leaving only Ming Fei silently eating.
As she finished the last shrimp dumpling on her plate, Ming Fei’s phone vibrated. She looked down and saw it was her friend Li Xing, also busy with the school celebration, and the already lively department group chat.
She checked Li Xing’s message first.
[Have you left yet?]
[I happen to be in front of Hui Fu Garden at Rui Yuan. I’m driving my new hovercar today, would Teacher Xiao Fei do me the honor of taking a ride?]
Ming Fei smiled.
When she smiled, a small dimple appeared on her right cheek, making her look even gentler, like the warm autumn breeze.
[Another day. I’m leaving now.]
[[Kitten driving a train.jpg]]
Li Xing replied almost instantly.
[Okay, see you at school.]
[By the way, are you really bringing Zaozao today?]
Seeing this, Ming Fei glanced at the little radish head next to her who was still drinking milk, and replied to her friend.
[Yes, bringing Zaozao with me.]
[If you’re free, come find her to play.]
Before Ming Fei could read the department group chat messages, she heard her daughter call her.
“Mommy! Baby is finished.”
She looked over: “Mm, then let’s get ready to go.”
0619 and 008 said goodbye to Ming Zaozao, their reluctant emojis extremely vivid, each one more expressive than the last.
“—Baby, Greenie will wait for you to come home and prepare everything you need. Remember our agreement, share the interesting things from the school celebration with Greenie when you come back.”
Compared to the newly arrived 0619, 008, who had accompanied Ming Zaozao for two years, clearly had the upper hand. Not only did it appear more reluctant than 0619, it also played a farewell scene from Ming Zaozao’s favorite cartoon.
After listening, Ming Fei silently applauded the two hard-working robots in her heart.
“Okay, bye!” Ming Zaozao waved. “Baby’s going now.”
Ming Fei held her daughter’s hand. After leaving the living room and going down the steps, she squatted down and adjusted her daughter’s scarf, making sure she was warm before standing up and continuing forward.
As they walked through the lawn and the flower-carved corridor, Ming Zaozao kept chatting with Ming Fei, talking about the big fish and small fish in the pond, and the flowers and plants in the garden.
She was very good at making Ming Fei happy, keeping a smile on her face all the way.
But this smile stopped at the garage. Just as Ming Fei was about to get into her self-driving car, a low hum came from the black hovercar in the right zone.
The car window slowly lowered, and Ming Fei looked up to see Zhu Yiqiao, who had left after breakfast, now sitting in the driver’s seat of the hovercar. Her indifferent blue eyes were like a frozen wasteland, devoid of any other emotion.
“…Chief Judge Zhu.”
Zhu Yiqiao didn’t correct her address, just said, “I’ll take you and Zaozao.”
The direction from the villa area to the Trial Court was completely opposite to the road to Q University. Ming Fei didn’t quite understand Zhu Yiqiao’s thinking, but didn’t refuse, quickly getting into the hovercar with Ming Zaozao.
Unlike Ming Fei’s silence, Ming Zaozao happily chatted with Zhu Yiqiao, her round eyes curving into crescents with her smile.
Ming Fei didn’t idle, nor did she join their conversation. Instead, she lowered her head and clicked on the department group chat messages.
[Other academies will definitely be amazed by our performance [smile.jpg]]
[Xiao Fei is so young and accomplished, she is truly the pride of our institute! [thumbs up.jpg]]
…
[Is Xiao Fei in a relationship? I have a niece who works in the Military Commission Department. She is the same age as Xiao Fei, and her conditions are quite good in all aspects. I wonder if Xiao Fei has any thoughts in this regard [smile.jpg]]
Seeing the latest message that popped up in the group chat, Ming Fei suddenly thought of a certain clause in the marriage agreement.
—During the contract period, developing romantic relationships with others is prohibited.
So, she quickly replied.
[Thank you for your concern, Professor Qian.]
[I’m not single, I have a child, and I’m bringing her to school today [smile.jpg]]
After sending the message successfully, Ming Fei opened her e-bookshelf, preparing to use the ten-minute car ride to read. She had recently added many different types of books, the most of which were still in her professional field, followed by new books on social interaction.
For example, “36 Tricks: Teach You to Never Fear a Strict Boss,” “How Long Does It Take to Become a Perfect Subordinate,” “How to Get Along with People with a Cold Personality,” and so on.
She randomly clicked on one of them.
Before she could finish the first page, the person in the driver’s seat suddenly asked, “Has Zaozao ever kept a rabbit?”
Excluding Quanquan, the robot dog that didn’t need to be kept, Ming Zaozao hadn’t kept any pets.
“No,” Ming Zaozao said with a smile. “But Baby likes bunnies. The bunnies in cartoons love to eat carrots, strawberries, and sleep.”
Ming Fei thought this topic had nothing to do with her and was about to lower her head to continue reading when she inadvertently met Zhu Yiqiao’s gaze.
Their eyes met, and before she could look away, she heard Zhu Yiqiao ask calmly,
“Then how do you coax an angry rabbit?”
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