Chapter 5: Remember to Wash Off the Mark

Qin Wen instinctively clutched Chi Han’s shoulder, almost greedily exposing his gland, craving more. He knew this posture was quite humble, but having just been attacked by Li Changpeng’s pheromones, and carrying Chi Han’s child, his body only responded to Chi Han’s pheromones. The scent of cedar swept through his feverish and sensitive mind, instantly bringing him relief.

Chi Han’s eyes flickered slightly. Qin Wen rarely lost control, and the area around his gland was clean, clearly not having washed off the mark. For some reason, this realization made Chi Han a bit happy, but then a violent surge of emotions followed. An Omega suddenly becoming utterly dependent on their Alpha, especially after being attacked by another Alpha’s pheromones, was one reason. When Chi Han entered, Li Changpeng’s pheromones were thick in the air, like a rat in a gutter, baring its teeth and spewing a foul stench. Such a person was utterly unworthy of approaching Qin Wen.

Chi Han turned his head, and at this moment, Li Changpeng had already lost his fighting spirit under the powerful assault of Chi Han’s pheromones, collapsing on the ground. When Chi Han looked at him, Li Changpeng trembled and pleaded, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

Li Changpeng’s loss of composure stemmed from the absolute suppression between Alphas.

“Come with me.” Chi Han wrapped his arm around Qin Wen, but the young man gently shook his head, “Wait, the contract…”

“Contract?” Chi Han glanced at the table. Li Changpeng, being quite shrewd, shakily pulled a pen from his suit pocket and signed his name on the document.

Qin Wen breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he could report back to Qin Yaosheng.

Chi Han took Qin Wen away, and as the door clicked shut, it seemed to signal something. A snow lion suddenly appeared, massive in size, roaring as it pounced, its strong front paws pinning Li Changpeng against the wall. The powerful impact made Li Changpeng’s vision go black, but he dared not faint, fearing he’d wake up missing some parts. He could only follow his instincts, crying and begging for mercy, “I’m sorry! I was wrong! Please spare me!”

Sun Kaining walked up to Li Changpeng, a smile on his face but a chilling look in his eyes. He leaned down and patted Li Changpeng’s face, “I’ve heard you like to have your cake and eat it too, taking advantage of almost every Omega you come into contact with. But did you even think for a second before messing with Chi Han’s Omega?”

The snow lion cooperated by opening its bloodthirsty mouth, roaring again, followed by a spreading stench.

“Damn!” Sun Kaining quickly retreated, full of disdain, as Li Changpeng had lost control of his bladder.

The snow lion was Sun Kaining’s pheromone entity. When a high-level Alpha becomes powerful enough, their pheromones can condense into an entity that closely matches their spiritual realm. Such Alphas make up less than one in a million of the total human Alpha population. Naturally, Li Changpeng didn’t have a pheromone entity, so he was utterly defenseless against Chi Han or Sun Kaining.

Xu Yangcheng had been standing at the door, looking quite disdainful, “Let’s go. Chi Han will deal with him later.”

Chi Han took Qin Wen to an empty room.

At this moment, Qin Wen calmed down, his limbs stiff, unsure how to face Chi Han. They were already divorced… Yet, uncontrollably, Qin Wen still wanted to see him again. However, as soon as he looked up, he met those emotionless eyes.

Chi Han’s pupils were a shade of gray, yet they weren’t lifeless at all. Instead, they seemed to be coated with a layer of glaze, making one want to drown in them with just a glance. He stood tall at the door, staring at Qin Wen for a while before suddenly asking calmly, “Is there no one left in the Qin family? Do they need an Omega like you to face someone like Li Changpeng?”

Qin Wen’s mind was a chaotic buzz. They hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and it would have been fine if he had let go of his thoughts, but Chi Han appeared again, even giving him some pheromones just now. His body seemed to suddenly become a machine for absorption, frantically clamoring for more! More! But Qin Wen firmly controlled these desires, only showing slight discomfort in Chi Han’s eyes.

Qin Wen spoke softly, “I’ve been following this project from the start, so I should see it through to the end.”

“But the fact is, you couldn’t handle it.” Chi Han’s tone finally carried a hint of anger, “If I hadn’t shown up tonight…”

“Chi Han.” Qin Wen suddenly interrupted, gazing at the man, asking, “Are you worried about me?”

Chi Han paused, not making a sound.

His silence extinguished the little spark of hope that had just rekindled in Qin Wen’s heart. He couldn’t sink any further, Qin Wen warned himself. If it weren’t for this child, he might have tangled with Chi Han a bit more, but now things were different. If this continued, he wouldn’t be able to hold on until the child was safely born. More importantly… that New Year’s Eve, with guests and elders all around, Chi Han hadn’t even glanced at him, only coldly saying, “I don’t want a child.”

Knowing Chi Han’s nature, if he found out about the child, he would definitely make him get rid of it.

A complex look flashed in Chi Han’s eyes, as if he didn’t understand why Qin Wen was asking this, “Even though we’re divorced…”

“Yes, we’re divorced.” Qin Wen stood up, leaning on the sofa back, with a hint of pleading, “Chi Han, if you want to cut ties with me, let’s try to avoid meeting each other.” He paused, “Please, be merciful.”

Chi Han nodded in agreement, seemingly becoming a precise machine again, finally saying, “Remember to wash off the mark.”

Qin Wen’s face turned even paler. As he passed by Chi Han, the air was filled with the scent of mint.

In that instant, many blurry images flooded Chi Han’s mind, not very elegant scenes, like an icicle piercing through the skin, the air hot and ambiguous. His cedar scent mixed with the rich mint aroma, finally settling on the corner of Qin Wen’s flushed eyes.

Am I crazy? Chi Han thought, wondering why he would think of such things while sober.

By then, Qin Wen had already left.

Downstairs, Qin Yaosheng’s personal secretary was waiting. When Zhao Feng received the document, he was very satisfied, “Young Master, thank you for your hard work. I’ll take you…” Before he could finish, Qin Wen hailed a taxi, slammed the door, and left.

The young master’s temper has grown, Zhao Feng thought.

Meanwhile, Qin Wen sat in the car, trembling as he took out an inhibitor from his pocket, injecting it into the artery in his arm. Due to his unsteady hand, he even drew some blood, but he recklessly ignored it, his eyes red as he stared at a certain spot. Chi Han’s appearance was like opening the cage of a beast in Qin Wen’s heart. No Omega could refuse their Alpha’s pheromones; the more they couldn’t get, the more they craved. The pain would keep entangling them until it devoured all reason.

If it had been any other delicate Omega just now, they might have already knelt beside Chi Han, begging for a mark, thus exposing the pregnancy.

Back home, Qin Wen was nearly exhausted. When he received a call from Qin Yaosheng, he simply sat on the floor tiles of the entrance, “Hello, Dad.”

“Why didn’t you let Xiao Zhao take you back?” Qin Yaosheng asked.

Not taking that car probably made Qin Yaosheng feel like he lost face. Qin Wen was now too tired to care about Qin Yaosheng’s sense of dignity as the head of the family. His voice was low, “Give me a few days off, I’m a bit…” He took a breath, “A bit overwhelmed.”

Qin Yaosheng continued to ask, “Where are you feeling unwell?”

Qin Wen clenched his palm, not understanding why Qin Shu could do whatever he wanted, while he couldn’t even afford a few days of rest. “Li Changpeng used pheromone suppression, Dad, I’m an Omega.”

No matter how much hope you once placed on me! No matter how much you later despised me! It doesn’t change the fact that I’m an Omega! Qin Wen shouted in his heart.

Qin Yaosheng suddenly fell silent, and the father and son hung up the phone in a silence that couldn’t bridge their hearts.

Listening to the busy tone on the other end, Qin Wen curled his lips in a self-mocking smile. Being abandoned by family and despised by his own Alpha, there was no more unfortunate Omega than this.

All the negative emotions surged in like a tidal wave. Qin Wen lay on the ground, trying hard to push back the heat in his eyes.

Normally, a pregnant Omega would be cared for by both sets of parents, with their Alpha by their side every day. Even so, the chances of postpartum depression in Omegas were still high. But Qin Wen was all alone, and with the damp chill of autumn, he didn’t even have the strength to walk to the living room to turn on the air conditioning.

The result of such indulgence was that the next day, Qin Wen woke up to find his nose blocked and his head a bit groggy.

Fortunately, there was some good news. Qin Yaosheng sent a message telling him to rest assured and take care of himself, and to inform Zhao Feng when he was well.

Qin Wen pressed his forehead, got up to take a shower, unable to shake off the Omega’s genetically ingrained timidity. Now that he had calmed down, looking at his pale face in the mirror, Qin Wen suddenly chuckled. The young man’s hand covered his abdomen, where a small life was growing.

Unable to take medicine while sick, Qin Wen downloaded a forum for Omega pregnancy discussions and posted a question about what to do.

“Isn’t it obvious? Get some pheromones from your Alpha. If you’re over three months, you can do a bit of that~~~”

“Ahem, the person above is right. An Alpha’s pheromones are almost a cure-all for us Omegas.”

“Uh, did the original poster post this because your Alpha’s pheromones aren’t strong enough?”

There are such cases, mostly in families with low-level Alphas, where the pheromones can’t satisfy the pregnant Omega.

Qin Wen thought his situation was worse than that, so he replied, “Pretty much. Do you have any suggestions? I only dare to make some ginger tea.”

This attracted a lot of Omegas who were very sympathetic to Qin Wen’s “situation,” chattering away with a bunch of advice, but only a few were useful. It was still the same: no medication, but more calories and protein.

Qin Wen didn’t like the taste of ginger, but seeing this, he put down his phone and went to make a bowl. He felt dizzy, and considering the child, he also made some porridge to eat. But just as he fell asleep on the sofa, he was woken by a wave of nausea, ending up vomiting everything into the toilet.

The doctor had already emphasized to Qin Wen that the adverse reactions would only get more severe.

Qin Wen wiped his mouth expressionlessly, then returned to bed to catch up on sleep. He had accomplished things that many Omegas couldn’t, and even if it cost him half his life, he was determined to have this child.