As soon as Lu Qingyan stepped out of the elevator, he saw Lin Siyu already waiting there, and Lu Beiming’s car was parked at the hotel entrance.
When getting into the car, Lin Siyu reached out his hand to take Lin You from him, but Lu Qingyan quietly dodged him and carried Lin You to the back seat. Lin You was completely enveloped in his embrace, with half of his face buried in his neck.
Lin Siyu didn’t dare to waste time or argue with Lu Qingyan. He got into the passenger seat himself.
However, Lu Beiming glanced at him through the rearview mirror, and Lu Qingyan frowned at him and asked, “Have you taken suppressants?”
Lu Beiming was an alpha, and although Lin You had already taken suppressants, his pheromones could still affect people around him.
“I already took it,” Lu Beiming started the vehicle. “This pheromone of Lin You’s, I really wonder if it’s a blessing or a curse.”
He had extremely high compatibility with Lin Siyu, and they shared an extraordinarily intimate relationship. Even after taking the suppressants, he could still feel the intense attraction from Lin You’s pheromones.
Fortunately, he only needed to exercise a little restraint against this attraction.
But if it were someone else who was single, or even an alpha full of possessiveness, then it would be hard to say what would happen.
Lu Qingyan didn’t say anything more and lowered his head to check on Lin You’s condition.
Not only would alphas be affected by Lin You’s pheromones, but as an omega in heat, Lin You would also be affected by alpha pheromones.
He was somewhat worried that Lu Beiming’s presence would make Lin You uncomfortable. However, after observing for a while, he noticed that Lin You’s eyes were half-closed, and although his face was flushed and his breathing was rapid, his gaze remained fixed on him. It seemed as if Lu Beiming, such a big alpha in the front seat, was just a big winter melon, incapable of arousing the slightest interest.
For some reason, this discovery made Lu Qingyan feel slightly better.
“How much longer until we reach the nearest hospital?” Lu Qingyan asked.
“20 minutes,” Lin Siyu replied. After seeing Lin You’s condition, his mind was already at ease. “Lin You should be fine. It’s just that his situation is special. He’ll probably need to be isolated in the hospital for a few days. When he wakes up, he’s definitely going to make a fuss.”
Lu Qingyan curled his lips and said, “Making a fuss would be an understatement. He’ll probably be furious to death. He finally got a seven-day National Day holiday, and now it’s all spent in the hospital.”
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Lu Qingyan guessed right on. The next day, when Lin You woke up in the hospital, he had a bewildered expression as he listened to the doctor’s instructions. When he learned that he would be isolated in the hospital for a full five days, he was so frustrated that he almost wanted to jump out of the window in protest.
Unfortunately, his room had no windows, so there was no way to escape.
On the other side of the glass, while peeling an apple, Lu Qingyan calmly watched Lin You pacing around and going mad inside the room.
If this was before, at least half of that apple would have ended up in Lin You’s stomach, but now Lu Qingyan took a bite himself without bothering to cut it into pieces.
After all, Lin You couldn’t have any.
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Because Lin You was now locked up.
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Lu Qingyan coldly observed the room.
The isolation room where Lin You was placed was divided in half by a glass wall, with Lin You being on the larger side and a few sofas placed on the smaller side for family members to sit and observe Lin You’s activities… and even communication had to be through a built-in speaker on the wall.
Something seemed weird about this arrangement.
“You’re like a prison inmate wanting to reform,” Lu Beiming couldn’t help but sarcastically comment that morning. He even pretended to wipe away non-existent tears. “Lin You, reform well in there, strive to become a new person, and we’ll come to pick you up in five days.”
Lin You’s response was a punch to the glass wall.
Fortunately, the glass wall was sturdy and didn’t break.
Now, Lin Siyu and Lu Beiming had gone to pay Lin You’s medical expenses. Lin Siyu was afraid that Lin You would be picky about the hospital food, so he specifically ordered takeout for him and had it delivered on time.
“Just give up struggling,” Lu Qingyan tossed the apple core into the trash can and looked at Lin You through the glass wall. “No matter how much you jump around, you won’t be able to get out.”
Lin You sat dejectedly in the armchair next to the glass wall.
“Why do I feel like I haven’t had a single good thing happen to me since I presented as an omega?” Lin You looked at Lu Qingyan earnestly. “And I’m even unluckier than the average omega. Look at my brother, he was never isolated. I remember his first heat cycle, he just got a shot and was fine, he could jump around and even went out to play with your brother.”
Lu Qingyan thought back and realized he was right.
He was relatively young at the time, but he remembered seeing his brother carrying Lin You’s brother in his arms, pampering him with his all. His brother even lied to him, saying that it was because Lin You’s brother was weak and needed to be carried around.
“It’s mainly because you’re rarer, get it?” Lu Qingyan attempted to console him. “You’re like a giant panda, a protected species.”
“Get lost,” Lin You replied curtly.
Lin You let out a few cries of despair, knowing that it was already a lost cause. Yesterday, when he could’ve still protested, he was already a guinea pig on a stretcher, without a right to speak.
Now that he was locked in, he could only resign himself to fate.
Lin You played with an orange inside the glass wall, feeling hopeless.
Who would have thought that he could escape from Cai Xiaoguo and evade the National Day homework, but be defeated by a simple heat cycle?
Life was really unfair.
Lu Qingyan was originally looking at his phone, but after a while, his gaze unconsciously fell on Lin You.
Lin You wasn’t wearing the typical blue and white hospital gown, probably because he wasn’t actually sick. The hospital had given him a loose, pure white robe.
It had no decorations, just a loose blue belt at the waist, a round neckline, and a small button in the center that could be undone, perfectly resting on Lin You’s slender collarbone.
The white robe was quite long, reaching down to Lin You’s calves, exposing his snow-white, slender ankles. He wasn’t wearing socks, revealing the thin backside of his feet and the tips of his toes that were just grazing the top of the slippers.
Lin You looked very fitting in that white robe.
Lu Qingyan absentmindedly thought to himself.
Lin You was no longer causing a ruckus and sat there lazily. The pure white robe accentuated his delicate features, making him resemble a clergyman in a painting, exuding a strange sense of purity and gentleness.
It’s unclear what mindset the hospital had when choosing these robes. Lu Qingyan couldn’t help but furrow his brow. It simply felt ill-intentioned.
After a while, the door to the room was pushed open, and Lin Siyu and Lu Beiming walked in.
When Lin You saw his brother, he immediately looked at him with a pitiful expression, his face clearly saying he wants to get out.
Lin Siyu couldn’t help but smile. He himself had never experienced isolation, but he was calm by nature, so being isolated for a few days wouldn’t bother him. However, for someone as mischievous and playful as Lin You, being confined for a few days would truly be torturous.
“Alright, I’ll stay with you at the hospital these few days. I’ll buy you whatever you want to eat. Just treat it as an indoor vacation,” Lin Siyu approached and tried to coax him.
Lu Beiming’s expression twisted for a moment when he heard Lin Siyu’s words.
He quickly walked behind Lu Qingyan and ruthlessly pinched his brother. Lu Qingyan raised his head and looked at him with a displeased gaze.
Lu Beiming silently gestured with his eyes: Take care of your own childhood friend, stop causing trouble for my wife.
Lu Qingyan sneered: Why should I?
He had initially planned to stay with Lin You in the first place, but having Lin Siyu around wouldn’t be a bad thing. Lin You might even be happier.
The two of them glared at each other for a while, their faces bearing a striking resemblance, and their expressions mirrored each other.
In the end, Lu Beiming chose to take a step down for the sake of his wife. He forced a few words out from the corner of his mouth, “Where do you want to go with Lin You during the winter break? Da’ge will reimburse you.”
Lu Qingyan immediately stood up casually and said, “Deal.”
Lu Qingyan walked over to Lin Siyu’s side and spoke sincerely, “Siyu-ge, Lin You don’t have much that needs to be taken care of right now. It’s fine as long as I stay here, you and my brother should continue to go have fun.”
Lin Siyu shook his head. “You go and have fun with Beiming. I’ll stay here with Xiao You. I’m his brother and an omega, it’s more convenient.”
Lu Qingyan chuckled, “What would you need to worry about if I’m the one looking after Xiao You? Besides, I came here with Xiao You in the first place. Now that he’s in isolation, it’s not fun for me to go play around. If you put my brother and I together, we’ll end up fighting within half an hour.”
Lu Beiming chimed in from the side, “Siyu, are you going to play games with Xiao You or talk about basketball with him? Qingyan actually gets along better with Xiao You.”
Lin Siyu considered it for a moment and realized there was some truth to it.
Lu Qingyan was the one who grew up with Lin You, and they were extremely close. In comparison, he had a four to five-year age gap between him and Lin You. Not only did they have a generation gap, but their interests and hobbies were also completely different.
Lin Siyu turned his head and gave the decision-making power to Lin You, asking, “Who do you want to accompany you?”
Lin You leaned against the glass, looking left and right.
On one side was his caring and beautiful brother, and on the other side was Lu Qingyan, the jerk who had just made fun of him.
Lin You pouted and said, “You go play with Beiming-ge, it’s fine if Lao Lu accompanies me.”
Lu Beiming cast an approving gaze on Lin You.
However, Lu Qingyan tapped on the glass from the other side, saying, “Why do I feel like you’re quite reluctant?”
“Duh,” Lin You said boldly, “my brother’s so kind and beautiful, he’s definitely more pleasing to the eye.”
Lu Qingyan sneered, “Then why did you want me to stay?”
Lin You was at a loss for words.
But after a while, he placed his hand against the glass wall and scratched it like a little kitten. His voice was muffled as he said, “Because I like being with you.”
His voice was so quiet that it couldn’t be heard from the other side of the glass.
But Lu Qingyan understood.
When Lin You said those words, his eyes looked downward, with his thick eyelashes hanging low.
Suddenly, Lu Qingyan felt a slight scratch in his heart, not strong, yet very ticklish.
He didn’t know why, but he also placed his hand against the glass, pressing it against Lin You’s hand through the glass.
The glass wall was cold.
But Lu Qingyan knew that Lin You’s palm was warm.
“Then I’ll reluctantly stay too,” Lu Qingyan said slowly, making sure Lin You understood.
Lin Siyu and Lu Beiming were talking and didn’t pay attention to what they were saying.
But when Lu Beiming’s gaze crossed over Lin Siyu’s head, he only saw Lu Qingyan and Lin You looking at each other on the two sides of the glass, as if they had reached some agreement and that their relationship was as smooth as honey.
They’re so sweet to each other aghhh~ fall in love soon, my babies uwu
the rare break from school will be spent on isolation thats so sad 😭
Sweet, cute kids!! Thanks for the update!
Thank you for the chapter
Cute!!!! They’re falling in love!
Not gonna lie, chilling in an isolation room sounds fun. At the very least better then staying at COVID quarantine room.
Esp if I have a book and access to my phone
When the love is clear to everyone but them lol
Thank u for the update!