MFIMM Chapter 16

Cause of Illness

Cause of Illness

While waiting for the doctor, Pei Jiashu didn’t leave the room either, sitting on the sofa with his laptop, working.

The continuous stream of pheromones in the air attracted Lin Xi, whose mind had long since cleared. It was precisely because of this that his current situation had become embarrassing.

Was he supposed to just wait in Pei Jiashu’s room for the doctor to arrive? And once the doctor came, wouldn’t Pei Jiashu know all about his condition?

But things had already turned out this way today. If he refused to see the doctor, wouldn’t that be even more suspicious?

Lin Xi was in a dilemma.

Pei Jiashu seemed to sense his gaze, taking a moment away from his computer screen to look at him, “You’re a little more awake? Do you want some water?”

Lin Xi shook his head and immediately averted his gaze.

Half an hour later, the doorbell rang. Pei Jiashu got up to open the door, but Lin Xi’s eyes followed him the entire time. Pei Jiashu could only bring the doctor upstairs as quickly as possible; they didn’t even have time for pleasantries.

“Hey, CEO Pei, so you’re hiding a beauty! What did you do to the omega?”

Xie Chengwang teased Pei Jiashu, who simply led him upstairs, “How is your mouth getting more and more gossipy? Be careful you won’t find a partner like that.”

As soon as Xie Chengwang heard this, he couldn’t help but bristle, “Good brother, we agreed to be single dogs together, whoever finds a partner first is a dog. Your brother here even paid the single tax this year.”

“Heh.” Pei Jiashu snorted lightly, leaving Xie Chengwang confused.

He had already followed Pei Jiashu into the room, and as soon as he entered, he saw the person lying on the bed. Because of the low fever, Lin Xi’s face was flushed, and a pair of watery eyes looked at the two of them.

As soon as Xie Chengwang saw the patient, he changed his expression, approaching the bed, but Lin Xi retreated as if he had seen some kind of monster.

Pei Jiashu’s pupils constricted, and he immediately stepped forward, pulling Xie Chengwang behind him, releasing pheromones to soothe Lin Xi, “This is the doctor, don’t be afraid.”

Lin Xi shook his head, covering his mouth as if wanting to vomit, grabbing Pei Jiashu’s sleeve and saying, “Let him go out first.”

“Okay, Chengwang, you go out first.” Pei Jiashu helped Lin Xi up from the bed, gently patting Lin Xi’s back, “Can you tell me what’s wrong?”

Lin Xi said intermittently, “He… smells.”

“Smells?” Pei Jiashu had a bit of a headache. Logically speaking, only alphas would find the smell of another alpha offensive.

“Then let’s go downstairs, there’s a pheromone purifier in the living room.”

Lin Xi raised his eyes to look at Pei Jiashu, still clutching Pei Jiashu’s sleeve tightly. After staring for a few seconds, Lin Xi took the initiative to release his hand and nodded lightly.

Pei Jiashu suddenly draped his suit jacket over Lin Xi’s shoulders, which carried Pei Jiashu’s pheromones.

Pei Jiashu touched his nose. Just now, Lin Xi’s eyes seemed to be telling him that he wanted his pheromones. Seeing how miserable Lin Xi was, he would help him a little.

He originally wanted to carry Lin Xi downstairs, but how could the sober Lin Xi let him do that? He struggled to support himself as he walked down the stairs to the living room.

He sat on the sofa in the living room, and even though he had been living here for a month and a half, there were no pheromones in the living room, and he still felt very uneasy, clenching the jacket draped over his body.

A little pheromone still remained on the jacket, but this little bit would quickly disappear under the purification of the pheromone purifier.

The sofa next to him suddenly dipped, and Pei Jiashu, as if sensing his unease, sat next to him.

Xie Chengwang opened the medical kit he had brought, first taking out a thermometer from it and handing it to Pei Jiashu, then asking him to take Lin Xi’s temperature.

“This gentleman, how long has this condition been going on? Besides rejecting other people’s pheromones, are there any other problems?”

“Two months. Smelling alpha pheromones makes me want to vomit. Smelling too much will cause a pseudo-heat, and I’ll also have allergies. My glands will hurt, and my skin will hurt.”

Xie Chengwang wrote and drew in his notebook, then looked at Pei Jiashu, “Have you completed the mate mark?”

Mate marks were divided into temporary and lifelong marks. Xie Chengwang was asking about the lifelong mark.

Pei Jiashu touched his nose awkwardly, “Not even a temporary mark.”

Xie Chengwang’s gaze incredulously swept between the two of them, “Then have you had sex?”

“No… no.” Lin Xi’s face, already flushed from the low fever, turned as red as a ripe apple, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

“Have you two had your pheromone compatibility tested?” Xie Chengwang asked again.

Both shook their heads.

Xie Chengwang scratched his head, “Even for AOs with high compatibility, there shouldn’t be a dependence on the other person’s pheromones without any marking.”

“Just tell me how to treat his illness, don’t tell me your medical skills are lacking.” Pei Jiashu glanced coldly at Xie Chengwang.

Xie Chengwang racked his brains, anxiously saying, “It’s a mental illness. Since your pheromones work for him, use your pheromones to relieve his symptoms. Or, find another alpha with high compatibility with him and desensitize him.”

“Is this something a doctor should say?” Pei Jiashu wanted to punch his childhood friend.

Lin Xi grabbed Pei Jiashu, shaking his head lightly, “Other doctors have told me the same thing.”

“Otherwise, let me draw a tube of blood from you two, and I’ll go back and test your compatibility. Then I’ll ask my teacher.”

Pei Jiashu nodded, and Xie Chengwang took out the tools from the medical kit.

When it was time to draw blood, Lin Xi’s face turned pale with fright. Pei Jiashu held the back of Lin Xi’s head, pressing Lin Xi into his arms, “If you’re scared, don’t look.”

As long as he didn’t see the needle piercing his skin, Lin Xi was indeed less afraid.

After collecting their blood, Pei Jiashu sent Xie Chengwang out. At this time, Xie Chengwang exposed his true nature, looking at Pei Jiashu gossipingly, “What’s going on with you two? You’re already living together, how come you haven’t marked yet? My little omega is so pretty, don’t you have any thoughts?”

Pei Jiashu didn’t know what he was thinking, snorting softly from his nostrils, “He only looks obedient now, but he’s a fiery little pepper. You know what type I like.”

“Didn’t you bring him home? Saying he’s not the type you like, aren’t you a scumbag?”

“We’re not the kind of relationship you think. Alright, you hurry up and leave.” Pei Jiashu slammed the door shut, returning to the room.

Lin Xi was on the sofa, craning his neck and stretching his head, waiting for him. A soft spot in Pei Jiashu’s heart was suddenly struck.

He walked back to the sofa, looking at Lin Xi inquisitively.

“Xie Chengwang said this is a mental illness. What’s that about? And last time, you said all of this was because of me. What was that about?”

Being interrogated, Lin Xi instantly slumped on the sofa, refusing to tell Pei Jiashu.

Pei Jiashu suddenly raised his chin, forcing Lin Xi to look up at him. Although he often pretended to be approachable in the company and in various places, his aura as a superior could still easily break through Lin Xi’s defenses.

“…I hate you.” Lin Xi slowly looked into Pei Jiashu’s eyes and said.

A hint of surprise flashed across Pei Jiashu’s eyes, and then he laughed speechlessly, “Lin Xi, I’ve been taking care of you for so long. If it weren’t for me coming home early, you would have clawed your glands raw at home.”

“It’s because I hate you.” Lin Xi pouted, the grievances in his heart like a flood that had been unleashed, all rushing out, unable to be stopped.

“Even if you hate me, you can only use my pheromones.” Pei Jiashu looked at Lin Xi with a wicked smile.

“I can still…”

“You can’t. If you dare to use other people’s pheromones, have you thought about how much money you’ll have to pay me?” Pei Jiashu interrupted Lin Xi, looking at him threateningly.

Lin Xi leaned against the sofa aggrievedly, no longer looking at Pei Jiashu, and even threw Pei Jiashu’s clothes aside.

“What’s the reason?” Pei Jiashu couldn’t help but ask Lin Xi.

Lin Xi covered his head, “It’s because I hate you. My image of you in my heart has been shattered, so I hate alphas. It’s because of this. I’ve told you several times!”

Lin Xi’s voice echoed in the room. Pei Jiashu was first stunned, then couldn’t help but laugh. Lin Xi grabbed the pillow in his hand and threw it at Pei Jiashu, weakly saying:

“But it’s not just because of you, I was also too anxious when I graduated and was looking for a job.”

But he had already found a job now, and the only remaining reason was the one above.

“You hate me but you have to use my pheromones to relieve your symptoms? Lin Xi, do you hate me or do you like me?”

“Ahhhhh!” Lin Xi couldn’t help but jump up from the sofa, grabbing Pei Jiashu’s neck, “If you say any more, I’ll strangle you to death, so I don’t have to pay that much money.”

Pei Jiashu raised an eyebrow, looking at Lin Xi, his meaning very clear: If you have the guts, then strangle me.

Lin Xi stared at Pei Jiashu’s eyebrows and eyes, looking at those eyes that he had admired countless times for their beauty, the agitation in his body erupted once again, but the purifier in the room purified all the pheromones.

He quickly released his hand and slumped back on the sofa.

“You know the reason, are you satisfied? Now should you get out?” Lin Xi hugged his knees with his hands, trying to suppress the pounding of his heart.

If Pei Jiashu found out, he would laugh at him again.

He was just sick.

“Alright, Xie Chengwang just gave me a jar of medicine, it’s to treat those wounds you dug out, I’ll apply the medicine for you.”

Lin Xi snatched the jar of medicine from Pei Jiashu’s hand, then quickly twisted back, “I can do it myself.”

“You can do the ones on your arms, can you see the wounds on your glands? Do you have eyes in the back of your head?” Pei Jiashu snatched the jar of medicine back from Lin Xi’s hand.

He took out a cotton swab, dipped it in some medicine, and said as he applied the medicine for Lin Xi, “Don’t be brave, you’re cuter when you’re in heat. At least when you’re in heat, you know how to make demands of me.”

“You pervert, don’t say that again!” Lin Xi roared at Pei Jiashu.

But soon Lin Xi couldn’t speak. The glands were originally the most vulnerable part of an omega. This time, it hurt so much that he kept clawing at his glands, which were all covered in bloody fingerprints.

It hurt even more when applying the medicine, so much so that his body trembled.

Bean-sized tears rolled down his cheeks silently, and he didn’t say a word until Pei Jiashu finished applying the medicine, only then did he realize that Lin Xi was crying.

Wanting to wipe Lin Xi’s tears, he was at a loss for what to do, but Lin Xi just lightly tugged on his sleeve and said, “I want a little of your pheromones.”