TSBSPAAM Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Delivering Food

Shen Bumian picked up the two empty inhibitors and walked over to the other side to throw them into the trash can.

Qin Luzhi nonchalantly wiped a few drops of blood from his arm and looked at Shen Bumian. “What are you doing next?”

“Going back to the dorm. I’m tired.”

Qin Luzhi also saw that Shen Bumian was sweating profusely; he didn’t know how long he had been training. “Okay, I’ll take you back.”

Shen Bumian opened his mouth, wanting to say, You’re like this and you still want to take me back? But in the end, all he said was an objective fact: “The dorm isn’t far from here.”

Qin Luzhi was still quarantined. The two inhibitors hadn’t managed to suppress the surging susceptibility period. Shen Bumian only found out about this the next day.

After Qin Luzhi dropped Shen Bumian off, he went back himself. He took a shower early and lay in bed, scrolling through news and videos about Shen Bumian on the star-net.

In the middle of the night, the scent of Agave filled the entire dormitory. Mu Yi and He Jing in the other two rooms were woken up by this aggressive pheromone.

The two immediately climbed out of bed, frowned, put on gas masks, and opened Qin Luzhi’s door, waking him from his uncomfortable dreams.

Qin Luzhi wasn’t fully awake. He half-squinted at the two same-sex individuals invading his territory, his pheromones becoming even more restless, ruthlessly trying to drive them away.

Fortunately, Qin Luzhi was a bit unstable due to the torment of his susceptibility period. He Jing and Mu Yi caught him off guard and knocked him unconscious, then sent him directly to the school’s isolation room.

Seeing no signs of him waking up, the medical staff hesitated before injecting him with a potent inhibitor.

When Qin Luzhi woke up the next day, the first thing he saw was the familiar whiteness and the unique transparent glass of the isolation room.

The back of his neck throbbed faintly. He rubbed his aching head as memories of the previous night returned. He found it a bit amusing; Mu Yi and He Jing had looked for all the world like burglars breaking into a house.

When he woke up, the sky was just turning white. Shen Bumian didn’t have class this morning. He was just about to send Shen Bumian a message when he realized he wasn’t wearing his terminal on his wrist.

He remembered now. Last night, when he was browsing the star-net before bed, he had casually placed his terminal on the pillow.

Perhaps because his pheromones were too fierce, no one came to the isolation room all morning. They just left a few inhibitors at the window. He Jing probably hadn’t gotten up yet. Mu Yi should be up, but he had no way to contact him.

He could only wait for someone to deliver food at noon. For the first time, Qin Luzhi realized the importance of his terminal.

For a rare moment, Qin Luzhi wanted to curse. Right now, he could only pray that Shen Bumian hadn’t gotten up so early today.

Shen Bumian indeed hadn’t gotten up very early today. Not seeing Qin Luzhi or receiving any messages from him all morning felt a bit strange. It seemed he had gotten used to having Qin Luzhi around.

When he was planning to go for lunch, he ran into Chen Hebin, who had come to find Zhou Yizhou. Chen Hebin greeted him enthusiastically.

“Oh right, sister-in-law, I forgot to tell you. The boss is in the isolation room. There’s probably only one person there right now. I heard the school staff went to a meeting, and I don’t know how long it’ll last.”

“Isolation room? Because of his susceptibility period?”

Did the two inhibitors yesterday not work? After hearing Shen Bumian say that Qin Luzhi had already injected inhibitors before his susceptibility period, Chen Hebin’s expression became a bit complicated. He then told Shen Bumian what he knew.

“It’s like this. An Alpha’s susceptibility period is hard to predict. Unlike an omega’s heat, which is once a month, a susceptibility period usually happens two or three times a year. You know what the boss is like. He usually suppresses his emotions, so when the susceptibility period comes, it all explodes. I feel like his susceptibility period is more of an emotional outlet, so it’s always a bit turbulent.”

Qin Luzhi was indeed that kind of person. Nowadays, he rarely showed his emotions, and few people could see through him. Even his own brother, Qin Yang, said that Qin Luzhi’s deep expression was baffling.

Shen Bumian remained silent. Chen Hebin thought he was scared and quickly waved his hands. “But sister-in-law, you don’t have to be afraid. The boss has very strong self-control. He definitely won’t hurt you, and he won’t mark anyone else just because his susceptibility period is unbearable.”

Shen Bumian just shook his head lightly and headed towards the cafeteria. Chen Hebin couldn’t stop shaking his head and sighing as he watched him go. Why did he feel that the boss’s road to chasing his wife was going to be a long one?

“Why are you sighing?”

Zhou Yizhou suddenly appeared behind him and patted his shoulder. Chen Hebin turned around and told Zhou Yizhou his thoughts.

Zhou Yizhou stroked his chin with a profound look. “Hmm… hard to say.”

“Forget it. Zhouzhou, I’ll take you to eat a big meal!”

“Oh, okay. I want milk tea after dinner.”

“No problem, I’ll buy it for you.”

…

Qin Luzhi frowned irritably at the nutrient solution not far away. He didn’t like this stuff. He had been staring at these tubes of nutrient solution for half an hour, and still, no one had delivered food.

He lowered his head and scoffed, his tone full of impatience. “Do Alphas in their susceptibility period have no human rights?”

“What human rights?”

He was just venting to himself and didn’t expect anyone to answer. Suddenly hearing the voice he had been thinking about day and night, he thought he was hallucinating.

He looked up in a daze and saw the omega standing at the door. Today, Shen Bumian was wearing a thick gray hoodie. It seemed the temperature had dropped again.

“Mianmian? Why are you here?”

As he spoke, Qin Luzhi had already moved to the door, looking eagerly at the person separated from him by a layer of glass.

“I saw how pitiful you were, so I came to bring you food.”

He took out the food container and unpacked the dishes inside, then ran into a problem. There was only a small window here. The food container was too big to fit through, and he couldn’t open the door.

It seemed they hadn’t planned for anyone to deliver food, at most just some nutrient solutions. For a rare moment, Shen Bumian felt that the difference in treatment between A and O was a bit significant.

If an omega were quarantined during their heat, food and desserts would be delivered regularly, and people would come periodically to talk to them and soothe their anxiety.

Alphas could only rely on nutrient solutions and inhibitors to tough it out on their own.

Qin Luzhi didn’t even look at the delicious dishes; he stared intently at Shen Bumian. “Mianmian, my susceptibility period came suddenly last night, and my terminal was on my bed, so I didn’t bring it. I didn’t mean to not contact you all morning. Don’t be unhappy.”

Shen Bumian’s face felt a little hot. Who’s unhappy? I don’t have any feelings about it. “Oh. What does that have to do with me?”

“Mm, it has nothing to do with you, but it has to do with me. Not contacting you for a few hours was a bit unbearable for me.”

Shen Bumian thought he had gotten used to Qin Luzhi talking like this, but it turned out to be his illusion.

“Shut up. Are you going to eat or not?”

Shen Bumian messaged Mu Yi asking how to open the door. Mu Yi was silent for a long time.

【my: Sister-in-law, don’t try. The boss’s susceptibility period is unstable. The door will only open when the system determines his pheromones have stabilized.】

Shen Bumian looked up at the emotionally stable Qin Luzhi. “You… your pheromones are still unstable?”

Qin Luzhi paused. In fact, the pheromone concentration in the isolation room was very high, but it was filtered near the door and window. Coupled with his intentional suppression, Shen Bumian couldn’t feel the riot of his pheromones.

“A little.”

Shen Bumian had no choice but to give up on the idea of opening the door.