Chapter 38: Temporary Marking Doesn’t Work p2
Ming Fei, in her dream, stood at the door of the ward, calmly watching her seventeen-year-old self. Soon, she heard the slightly childish yet exceptionally firm voice again.
“Why should I regret it? I won’t regret any decision I make.”
The beta nurse paused: “That soldier from the military department you saved, they haven’t come to visit you, have they?”
In the public perception of the Ole Empire, such a thing was truly not worth it, so much so that the other patients in the ward also looked over.
An elderly person said,
“Little girl, do you know how many opportunities an A-level alpha has to get ahead in life?”
“The Empire pours a lot of resources into A-level alphas every year. As long as you seize even a small opportunity, you won’t be at the bottom of society anymore. But now that you’ve become the lowest level alpha, you can no longer enjoy those resources and opportunities.”
“What a pity, such a readily available bright future is gone just like that!”
A middle-aged person with flaxen curly hair said, “Indeed, and your future employment will also be greatly restricted. I’m afraid you’ll never be able to get promoted again.”
At that time, Ming Fei had already, through her own abilities, exceptionally received an acceptance letter from the best university in the Ole Empire.
She didn’t argue with the people around her. After thanking the nurse who changed her dressing, she took her black water bottle and umbrella and left the ward.
This was her first time at the city hospital, and she wasn’t familiar with her surroundings, occasionally having to look at the signs to know where she was.
Guided by the signs, she walked along the stone path of the hospital’s inpatient department and slowly arrived under the ginkgo tree at the east gate of the hospital.
And she sat down to rest on the stone bench beside the ginkgo tree.
A gentle breeze brushed against her delicate face. Her neck and wrist were wrapped in white gauze, and the loose hospital gown made her look very thin.
Like a malnourished child.
She unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of warm water, and her pale lips regained some color, but her pale face still made her look sickly.
A grand migration was taking place beside the stone bench, and Ming Fei, noticing this, began to intently watch the ants moving house.
This area was relatively remote, with few passersby.
After an unknown amount of time, little Ming Fei suddenly looked up at the dark sky. After seeing the thick dark clouds completely covering the dome, she softly reminded the black ants who were still busy moving,
“It’s going to rain soon.”
“Come on, you have to hurry up.”
After saying that, she seemed to frown in distress.
She even muttered softly, “Why can’t humans help the ants move?”
Fortunately, the ants cooperated very efficiently, completing their relocation just before the downpour arrived. When the last ant also entered the hole, little Ming Fei smiled at their success, her mood clearly improving a lot.
The downpour arrived with the wind, and little Ming Fei, holding a cheap umbrella commonly found at street stalls, quickly disappeared into the rain with her thin figure.
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Inside the villa in the Independent State of Yi Meng.
The corridor on the second floor was very quiet, only 0619 occasionally making announcements.
In the master bedroom, decorated in the style of Hui Fu Garden, Ming Fei was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, her long, thick eyelashes casting shadows beneath her eyes.
And Zhu Yiqiao stood a few steps away, watching her and listening to Dr. Tang, who knew the inside story, explain the situation.
“Colonel Zhu.”
Compared to the title of Chief Judge, Dr. Tang preferred to call Zhu Yiqiao Colonel: “Your… friend’s situation is quite special. Her gland should be damaged after the injury.”
“After being damaged, it can no longer secrete pheromones or have heat cycles like a normal alpha.”
Dr. Tang glanced at the person on the bed: “Her pheromone secretion now will definitely not be as smooth as a normal alpha’s, which is why there are sometimes mild and sometimes intense fluctuations.”
“In order not to exceed her tolerance, I suggest guiding her slowly, step by step.”
Zhu Yiqiao opened her lips and said, “Guiding?”
“You can also understand it as leading.” Dr. Tang explained, “Using your pheromones to guide her step by step, instead of letting her control or release them herself, is the safest approach.”
Dr. Tang didn’t say much more. After all, in their ABO world, this kind of guidance was almost like flirting. Although it was just a suggestion, the intertwining of pheromones would indeed be more intimate, almost like a hug or kiss for ordinary humans.
A person’s emotional perception could affect their pheromones, and pheromones would correspondingly transmit the perceived reaction back to the person.
Zhu Yiqiao’s expression was indifferent: “Then what about her heat cycle?”
“In my opinion, it’s best for your… friend to use a proper marking to get through her first heat cycle.”
“You know, suppressants can develop resistance, and even normal alphas or omegas need to increase the dosage. And her gland is severely damaged, with very strong rejection. If she uses suppressants to get through it, it might cause adverse reactions.”
Dr. Tang shook her head: “It might cause other problems with her gland.”
Zhu Yiqiao: “I understand.”
In the silence, Dr. Tang hesitated to speak.
After a moment of hesitation, she still said, “You have been using suppressants for a long time. If this continues, it might affect your health. If possible, it’s better to use the guiding method to get through your heat cycle.”
“If my calculations are correct, the pheromone compatibility between you two should be very high.”
“Her pheromones like you very much, and you should also—”
Zhu Yiqiao said, “Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Tang.”
Dr. Tang smiled, gave a few more precautions, and then said goodbye to the transmigrated Chief Judge.
0619 dutifully saw Dr. Tang out, and the room immediately fell silent.
Zhu Yiqiao worked on official business on the sofa in the bedroom, glancing at the sleeping person from time to time.
An hour and a half passed quickly.
Zhu Yiqiao, having finished her work, got up and walked to the balcony, looking down at the garden below. As a white bird landed on a flowering branch, flapping its wings, the returning 0619 received a message from Min Man.
0619 projected the message onto the display screen for Zhu Yiqiao to read.
Zhu Yiqiao looked back.
[Min Man: Yiqiao, I’m getting ready to bring Zaozao over.]
The second message was a photo taken by Min Man, and 0619 thoughtfully enlarged it.
Ming Zaozao in the photo had just finished packing her things. She was clearly happy after learning that her mother was coming back, her eyes, so similar to Ming Fei’s, curving into crescents with a smile. She held a teddy bear plush toy in one hand and the handmade drum Ming Fei had made for her in the other.
Zhu Yiqiao’s gaze focused on Ming Zaozao’s smiling face. Just as she was about to look away, her eyes suddenly paused on the surface of the grape-faced bellflower orchid drum.
“Zoom in on the lower right corner of the photo.”
0619, receiving the command, immediately zoomed in on the area of the drum.
The high-definition photo clearly showed the drum’s surface and the bells on the side. The one Ming Zaozao was holding was extremely similar to the one Zhu Yiqiao had seen in the toy room in Hui Fu Garden, but the details were completely different.
After repeatedly examining the drum’s material, the embroidered patterns, and the bells hanging on both sides, Zhu Yiqiao finally came to a conclusion.
This was—
The grape-faced bellflower orchid drum from her memory.
Every single detail was a perfect match.
Her eyes flickered slightly, and she subconsciously looked back at the sleeping person on the bed.
And Ming Fei, who had been sleeping soundly, happened to wake up. When Zhu Yiqiao looked back at her, she also happened to look up at Zhu Yiqiao.
At this moment, all was silent, even the flowers swaying in the wind stopped.
Their eyes met, their gazes colliding.
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