I Like Your Pheromones - Chap 74
ILYP: Extra 2
Not long after the military training ended, Duan Jiayan and Lu Xingci moved outside the school together.
Although the class times were approximately the same, because of their different schedules, most of the time, there was only one person in the apartment.
Some time after moving out from the dormitory, Duan Jiayan felt somewhat bored.
One evening, when Lu Xingci opened the door after school, Duan Jiayan, who was playing with his mobile phone on the sofa, looked up at him.
“I want to have a cat.”
He opened his amber eyes and stared at him without blinking. Evidently trying to see if he would accept a new member.
“Why keep a cat,” Lu Xingci changed his shoes and came in, after washing his hands. He went to the sofa and gently pinched his cheeks. Looking at Duan Jiayan’s unconsciously squinted eyes, a smile appeared on the corners of his lips: “It’s enough for me to keep you alone.”
Duan Jiayan was used to doing whatever he wanted, hence Lu Xingci thought that he was acting on a whim again, and didn’t take this matter to heart.
Unexpectedly, for several days in a row, when he came home, he would often meet Duan Jiayan watching pet videos.
Before going to bed at night, he glanced in his direction and asked casually, “Looking at the cat again?”
Duan Jiayan nodded.
“You really want to raise it?” Lu Xingci rubbed his head, and leaned over to watch with him. The cat on the screen was purring slowly: “We’ll, it’s very cute. But when you bring it back, you have to take care of it, and it may lose its hair everywhere.”
Duan Jiayan saw that as agreement, and chased after victory: “You help me then, It won’t be too troublesome.”
“…” Lu Xingci laughed: “I have to take half the responsibility?”
“Just, when I’m not at home you can watch over it and feed it.” Duan Jiayan approached him with a smile and turned his head sideways, kissing him softly: “Can I raise it?”
Lu Xingci didn’t speak, he seemed to be thinking about it. Duan Jiayan thought for a while, then whispered in his ear, “Lu-ge, I want a cat.”
His heated breath fell on him lightly, and there was a slight scent of pheromones on his body. Sensing him intentionally acting coquettish, Lu Xingci’s mind went blank for a second.
Realizing that he was unconsciously distracted, Lu Xingci sighed.
“Let’s go and have a look on the weekend.” He took a step back and began to think seriously: “A senior from the student union also has a cat. She is familiar with a nearby cattery, which seems to be pretty good.”
Duan Jiayan’s eyes lit up, and just as he wanted to start praising him, Lu Xingci stretched his hand over from under the quilt.
Duan Jiayan let out a soft groan, finding it unbearable: “You just said yesterday that you won’t do anything this week.”
“Did I say that?” Lu Xingci looked at him innocently: “I don’t remember.”
Seeing that Lu Xingci was acting shamelessly, Duan Jiayan kicked him: “You want to play tricks?”
Before Lu Xingci could speak, Duan Jiayan suddenly smirked and said, “Then meow like a cat twice, and I will consider letting you play tricks.”
Lu Xingci slowly repeated what he said, and smiled: “A cat meowing?”
An Alpha’s threatening breath enveloped him, and the pheromone exploded all over Duan Jiayan, like a shower of clear snow.
Duan Jiayan’s eyelashes trembled. Quickly, he pushed Lu Xingci and restrained his teasing look: “I have to play ball tomorrow.”
If Lu Xingci messed around, he would definitely not be able to perfirm any vigorous exercise tomorrow.
“Then I won’t do it.” Lu Xingci looked at him and said softly, “Give me a hug.”
“…” Duan Jiayan thought in his heart, you really can advance or retreat.
Seeing the other party come closer, Duan Jiayan reached out and patted Lu Xingci’s back, not resisting his approach any longer.
They eventually retrieved a pet animal from the cattery.
The kitten was white all over, except for the beautiful light gray around the ears and cheeks. Duan Jiayan put it on the ground, and tentatively tapped the kitten’s nose.
Because of its outstanding appearance, Duan Jiayan was attracted to it as soon as he entered the cattery. Unexpectedly, this cat also seemed to like him very much, and during the selection process, he always seemed very close to Duan Jiayan.
Seeing that one person and one cat were having fun, Lu Xingci interrupted him: “Have you decided on a name?”
Duan Jiayan didn’t raise his head: “It’s Xiong Zai.”
Lu Xingci: “…”
Lu Xingci : “Then call it Xiong Zai.”
Lu Xingci looked at the cat next to Duan Jiayan and squatted down, stretching out his hand to touch it.
Before he vould touch the kitten’s head, the latter suddenly turned his head and quickly jumped into Duan Jiayan’s arms. Duan Jiayan was slightly stunned, and subconsciously glanced at Lu Xingci
But he was soon attracted by the cat on his body, watching the soft furball arching back and forth in his arms. Duan Jiayan smiled as he opened his arms to hug it.
The kitten let out a soft meow of joy after being welcomed by its new owner.
Duan Jiayan: “Little cub Xiong . “
Kitten: “Meow.”
Duan Jiayan: “Our kitten is very spiritual*.”
(TL: So there are two explanations for this one: Spiritual beasts are considered extremely intelligent, especially in cultivation novels, this could be referring to that OR ‘Xiong’ from the name, it means ‘bear’, so DJ could be sayings it’s a bear in spirit. Thanks to commenters Elie and Daiga : D)
Kitten: “Meow meow meow!” “
Looking at this scene, Lu Xingci raised his brows slightly, and his eyes fell on the kittens’s round blue eyes.
The cat in Duan Jiayan’s arms, and Lu Xingci looked at each other quietly for a moment, then it suddenly shook his head and pointed his butt at him.
Lu Xingci: “…”
He had a vague feeling that the cat didn’t seem to like him very much.
Facts proved that his guess was right.
Rather than saying that it doesn’t like him, it was better to say that the cat completely treats him as nothing. When he tried to touch it, the cat would put on a posture of resistance, and sometimes even blatantly run away from him. Only when he lures it with food, this thing is willing to look at him.
While the cat buried its head in licking the bowl, Lu Xingci scratched its chin. Seeing that the cat resisting by shaking its head, Lu Xingci couldn’t help laughing.
He stretched out his hand, picked it up from under the cat’s front paws, and hugged it directly.
Four eyes faced each other.
Lu Xingci looked into its blue eyes and said to himself, “It’s pretty cute.”
“…”
“It’s just that it has a bad temper.”
He said, and sat on the sofa with the cat in his arms.
The cat tried to jump out. Noticing its small movements, Lu Xingci wrapped it in his arms.
After trapping it, Lu Xingci slid his hand down its back, and asked half jokingly and half seriously, “Why do you run away as soon as you see me?”
Whenever this guy saw him, it was like it was seeing a ghost. He jumped as far as it’s paws could carry him.
However, it was still very clingy to Duan Jiayan, and liked to pounce on Duan Jiayan when it had nothing to do. It’s attitude towards the two of them was completely different.
The cat probably didn’t expect him to be so bold this time, that he dared to hug him by force, so it froze in place for a moment.
Lu Xingci tapped the cool tip of its nose.
Seeing his posture and intimacy, the cat flicked its tail lazily. As if condescending to lie on his lap.
Lu Xingci saw that it didn’t want to run away anymore, and felt that it was quite obedient today, he was even considering whether to buy a bigger cat climbing frame, when Duan Jiayan pushed open the door of the bedroom.
He had just finished taking a bath, and when he saw the cat nestling peacefully on Lu Xingci’s body, Duan Jiayan hummed in surprise.
Duan Jiayan put the towel aside and wanted to join in the fun. Unexpectedly, the originally quiet cat glanced at him, and suddenly started meowing.
It jumped up and down in Lu Xingci’s arms, as if it wanted to rush out immediately. Lu Xingci didn’t expect it to change its face suddenly, and was stunned.
“Lu Xingci.” Duan Jiayan couldn’t help asking: “Did you bully it?
As soon as he wasn’t paying attention, the car jumped out of his arms.
It rushed to Duan Jiayan’s side, stood on its hind legs, and kept scratching Duan Jiayan’s legs with its front legs, as if begging for a hug.
Seeing it like this, Duan Jiayan’s heart softened, and he bent down and hugged it into his arms. He rolled his eyelids and looked in Lu Xingci’s direction: “Why are you bullying it?”
Lu Xingci: “…”
He looked at the coquettish cat in Duan Jiayan’s arms, and was about to laugh angrily at it.
After such a long time, even Duan Jiayan had noticed the conflict between Lu Xingci and the cat.
Seeing the kitten begging for food in his arms, he hesitated for a long time before putting the can of food in Lu Xingci’s hands, but the cat finally left with a flick of his tail, as if he would rather not eat it than go near Lu Xingci.
Duan Jiayan couldn’t help but laugh: “Why doesn’t it stick to you at all?”
When he laughed, there was an obviou arc of his eyes.
It was winter, and the heating was turned on in the apartment. Duan Jiayan was wearing a white sweater, revealing his thin collarbone.
Lu Xingci was about to speak when he suddenly felt a little hot. He squinted his eyes, and his Adam’s apple slipped slightly. The smell of pheromones gradually rose in the air.
Unlike usual, the alpha’s aura was aggressive and overwhelming, covering the room with the smell of his pheromones. The kitten, which was still playing with its own tail, suddenly turned over and stared at him vigilantly.
Duan Jiayan hesitated: “Are you in the susceptible period?”
Lu Xingci met his eyes and nodded slightly.
An alpha’s susceptibility period was always irregular, and it may appear three to four times a year. During the susceptible period, the alpha’s desire to control and possess will reach its peak. For alphas who have a partner, it was difficult to restrain their desire to swallow their partner whole during this period.
Perhaps because of his maturing age, Lu Xingci’s susceptibility period was even scarier than before. Duan Jiayan felt the pheromones on the alpha’s body, which made him feel a little weak.
After hesitating for a moment, Duan Jiayan put the canned cat food aside, and walked to Lu Xingci by himself.
According to past experience, it was best to let the other party feel satisfied right now. Duan Jiayan wanted to reach out to hug him, but his arm was dragged forward, and he fell into Lu Xingci’s arms.
But the person who was holding him deliberately teased and asked, “Why are you walking carelessly?”
Duan Jiayan got up from his lap, and was about to threaten him, not to make trouble again or he’d have to pass the susceptibility period alone.
Seeing him open his mouth, Lu Xingci directly kissed him.
The pheromones of the two people mixed together, and their breaths were intertwined. Duan Jiayan was laid down on the couch. Lu Xingci looked at his appearance for a moment, then put one hand around his neck, and slowly stroked the omega’s glands with his fingertips.
“Meow—”
The kitten, who had been neglected for a long time, finally couldn’t help but let out a cry.
Its blue eyes stared at them without blinking, as if it didn’t understand what they were doing.
Lu Xingci glanced at it, and the corners of his lips curled up a little. He leaned down against Duan Jiayan’s ear and said, “It’s looking over here.”
Duan Jiayan was about to say that he knew, but Lu Xingci’s finger tapped his Adam’s apple in a suggestive manner. Realizing what the other party wanted to do, Duan Jiayan grabbed his hand and said in a low voice: “Can you have a little conscience?”
Duan Jiayan pointed his eyes at the cat on the ground: “He’s only four months old, a minor.”
“It should close its eyes.” Lu Xingci thought for a while, and then reminded Duan Jiayan: “Slow down your voice later, don’t ruin the child’s innocence.”
“…” Duan Jiayan saw that he was deliberately teasing him, and said bluntly: “Go to the bedroom.”
Hearing his request, Lu Xingci smiled and moved in cooperation.
He didn’t intend to actually do anything in the living room either. Alphas in the susceptible stage all have possessive desires beyond common sense. Even if it is a cat, he didn’t want it to see Duan Jiayan’s full appearance.
He dragged Duan Jiayan with both hands, and picked him up. In order to maintain balance, Duan Jiayan had to wrap his arms around his neck, with both legs hanging in the air.
Among the many possible hugging postures, Duan Jiayan was most unsuited to this one.
For one, he felt embarrassed. And the other reason was that in this posture, he can only completely rely on Lu Xingci.
After entering the room, as soon as Duan Jiayan was put on the bed, Lu Xingci started to take care of his clothes.
Same as the cat.
Clingy as hell.
“I seem to know why you don’t get along well with it.” Duan Jiayan said suddenly.
Lu Xingci pecked his lips, his voice hoarse: “Why?”
“It’s hard for cats to get along well with dogs.”
Lu Xingci was quiet for a while.
“Because we both like you.”
He corrected softly: “But you are mine, so it isn’t happy.”
Duan Jiayan was stunned for a moment, and the roots of his ears gradually turned red.
When Lu Xingci grabbed both his wrists, Duan Jiayan raised his head slightly to accept his kiss.
It seems that compared to cats, Lu Xingci was a little more clingy. Because the cat would not cover him so forcefully, occupying his whole being, bit by bit.
When he came out of the bedroom, Lu Xingci put on his slippers and turned on the light lazily.
He had just taken a shower, and most of the smell on his body had dissipated.
Earlier, Duan Jiayan was so tired that he directly closed his eyes to sleep, but he still reminded him to feed the cat. Lu Xingci didn’t really want to be separated from his omega, but thinking that the kitten outside had been hungry for a long time, Lu Xingci could only push the door and come out.
As soon as he turned on the light, he saw the cat squatting not far away.
“Little friend.” Lu Xingci called to it, “Are you hungry?”
The kitten shivered and took a step back.
It couldn’t understand what he was saying, it simply felt that Lu Xingci’s aura was different from usual. This overly aggressive manner made him feel uneasy.
Seeing that the cat kept meowing at him, Lu Xingci raised his hand to close the bedroom door.
“Stop meowing.” He said, “I’ll find you something to eat.”
He glanced at the coffee table, the canned cat food that Duan Jiayan had opened before had been eaten by the kitten, so he re-opened a can for it.
Unexpectedly, the cat didn’t eat, but turned to look at the bedroom door, it even tried to stuff its head into the space underneath the door.
Seeing this, Lu Xingci squatted down and scratched the kitten’s cheek.
“Are you looking for him?”
The cat turned its head and meowed angrily at him.
Realizing that he might not be a good person in the kitten’s mind, Lu Xingci lowered his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up a little: “He was eaten by me.”
A cat, of course, couldn’t understand what he was saying .
But seeing the dumbfounded and anxious look of the kitten, Lu Xingci thought it was quite interesting, so he pushed the can in front of the cat.
The cat who’d been hungry for most of the day couldn’t help but lower his head to lick eat food. Lu Xingci took the opportunity to put his hand on the cat’s head.
Soft, feels good.
As soon as Lu Xingci finished thinking, the cat shook its head and bared its teeth at him, as if it couldn’t bear his hands touching him.
Seeing this, Lu Xingci gave up and stopped touching the kitten. He bent his knuckles and tapped the cat’s head lightly: “Eat slowly, I won’t touch you anymore.”
After his susceptibility period passed, Lu Xingci felt as if he had completely offended the kitten.
It had gone from ignoring him, to turning the other way upon seeing him. If he showed his favor with the canned food, this guy would run away with the can in his mouth.
Towards the end of the semester, both of them were busy. Duan Jiayan’s major only had three courses, but the exam week of D University was notoriously strict, and Lu Xingci had chosen D University’s top major, so he had to stay up late for several days in a row to review.
On Friday night, the club had an impromptu dinner, and Duan Jiayan sent a message to Lu Xingci, asking him to remember to feed the cat when he returned.
Lu Xingci probably had nothing to do, so he took a photo of the cat circling the cat food bowl and sent it.
[There is no canned food at home, it doesn’t eat anything else. ]
Duan Jiayan replied: [You coax it.]
Lu Xingci’s messages came one after another:
[Coaxing, it’s useless. ]
[If this little ancestor is willing to talk to me once, I won’t even know how to thank him. ]
[It knocked over its own bowl. ]
[…]
[Come back and coax it. ]
Across the screen, Duan Jiayan could imagine the scene of chickens flying* around at home.
[TL: Scene of chaos. Once again, thanks Elie & Daiga.]
Duan Jiayan had no choice but to let Lu Xingci clean up the mess first. Those who came to the club dinner were all freshmen of the same class. Duan Jiayan was distracted, thinking about the kitten at home, and when he saw someone leaving, he also found an excuse to leave in a hurry.
When he returned to the apartment and opened the door, Duan Jiayan almost thought he was dreaming.
Probably because he was in a hurry to review recently, Lu Xingci waited for him to come back and fell asleep. The tall alpha was lying on the sofa, with a pair of long legs dangling, in a somewhat uncomfortable sleeping position.
To Duan Jiayan’s surprise, the kitten was also nestled peacefully next to Lu Xingci, with its eyes closed, as if absorbing heat from him.
Duan Jiayan looked at the scene in front of him, and his tense nerves relaxed, his eyebrows and eyes softened unconsciously.
He didn’t expect that the two of them would have a good time together.
He looked in the direction of the cat food bowl, Lu Xingci had already cleaned it, and there was only one or two grains of cat food left in the bowl.
Duan Jiayan walked lightly to the sofa, reached out and touched the soft head of the kitten, who slowly raised his eyelids and meowed softly.
Duan Jiayan also lowered his voice, and asked with a smile, “Do you realize that you took my place?”
The cat looked at him for a while, then buried its head in Lu Xingci’s arms again, and slowly closed its eyes.
