2. Did you bite the back of his neck?

Ling Yunfan covered his nose and mouth with his right hand and lightly knocked on the green-painted wooden door of the iron shed, asking in a loud voice, “Classmate, are you okay? Do you need any help?”

There was no response from inside the shed.

Ling Yunfan became worried. Could the person inside have passed out? 

He knocked on the door again, this time with a bit more force, and to his surprise, the door opened slightly.

The door wasn’t locked.

Ling Yunfan was momentarily stunned, then pushed the door open with his hand. 

The strong smell of cheesy butter rushed towards him, making him, as an alpha, take a few steps back due to the smell.

However, Ling Yunfan was not in heat, so although his heart rate increased and his face turned red from smelling the pheromones, he still had self-control. He took a deep breath and approached the iron shed calmly to check on the situation inside.

Inside, a slim, fair-skinned boy sat in the corner on a soft cushion that was usually used for sit-ups. He hugged his knees with his hands and buried his head in his knees.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the boy trembled and gasped, lifting his head, his eyes filled with mist due to the heat surging through his body.

“Classmate. are you okay? Did you take any suppressants?” Ling Yunfan’s words were cut off abruptly when he saw the person’s face.

Fuck, isn’t this the omega who’s always with Ji Canghai?

What kind of f***ing fate is this

Ling Yunfan’s mind sang out “danger, danger, danger” as he contemplated his cursed fate.

He really didn’t want to have anything to do with anyone associated with Ji Canghai, but his conscience wouldn’t allow him to just leave the person alone. Ling Yunfan thought for a moment and said, “I’ll go to the infirmary to get a teacher, you wait here.”

Unexpectedly, the omega panicked when he heard Ling Yunfan say he was going to get a teacher. He didn’t know where he got the strength from, but he suddenly stood up and rushed over, grabbing Ling Yunfan’s clothes in a frenzy and saying anxiously, “You can’t get a teacher, I’ll be forced to take a leave of absence! I already took my medicine, I’ll be fine in a while.”

Ling Yunfan stumbled back a step as he was pulled by the omega. He turned around and was about to speak when he saw the omega’s pale face and how he was covering his mouth. Suddenly, the omega fainted and fell straight forward.

“Hey! Classmate!” Ling Yunfan was startled and quickly caught the omega, afraid he would fall and hurt himself.

The person was almost unconscious, so he couldn’t just leave him alone. Ling Yunfan helped the omega back into the tin shed and kindly helped him sit on the dark green cushion used for sit-ups, hoping he would rest for a while.

But then, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, someone grabbed Ling Yunfan by the back of his collar, pulling him up with force and pressing him hard against the wall of the tin shed.

Ling Yunfan felt his neck being strangled by his clothes, making it difficult for him to breathe. Then his back slammed into the wall, causing him to hiss in pain.

He opened his eyes and felt a headache, couldn’t help but curse in his heart.

The person who was challenging him was none other than Ji Canghai.

Ji Canghai’s usual calm and collected demeanor was nowhere to be seen. His eyes were bloodshot, his face was pale, his lips were trembling, and one hand was tightly grasping Ling Yunfan’s collar, while the other hand was holding onto his arm, with his nails digging into Ling Yunfan’s flesh so hard that they almost broke the skin, thankfully they were separated by clothing which lessened the sharpness.

But it still hurt.

“Did you mark him?” Ji Canghai growled, “Did you bite his neck?!”

Ling Yunfan, “…”

For some reason, Ling Yunfan didn’t get angry immediately, but found it funny.

Before they discovered their secondary sexual characteristics, their relationship was not like this. 

So, does that mean there must be conflicts and irreconcilable differences between alphas? Are they doomed to be at odds with each other?”

“Answer me!” Ji Canghai demanded urgently when Ling Yunfan remained silent.

Ling Yunfan’s eyes showed impatience as he grabbed Ji Canghai’s shoulder and pushed him back hard against the wall. He coldly said, “I didn’t touch him. You can ask him yourself. Let me go, or I’ll beat you up.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Canghai suddenly relaxed, but he didn’t let go of Ling Yunfan’s collar. Instead, he stared at him with his eyes that were as dark as ink.

Ling Yunfan became annoyed, he pulled Ji Canghai’s hand and pushed him away, saying coldly, “I’m not a scumbag. I won’t make a move on someone I don’t like.”

With that, he turned around and left the small shed.

As the darkness fell and the streetlights on both sides lit up, illuminating the rarely quiet campus, Ling Yunfan walked to the entrance, thinking about what had just happened and the misunderstandings that had arisen. He rubbed his hair with both hands and said, “Damn it, so annoying!”

The security guard, holding a teapot, poked his head out of the security room and saw Ling Yunfan’s appearance. He nodded in approval and said, “Hmm, this is what youth is all about.”

Ling Yunfan said, “…Old man, please read fewer painful and sentimental youth literature magazines.”

Since that day, Ling Yunfan suddenly realized something.

He couldn’t just sit idle, he had to stand up for himself!

How could he have neither love nor academic achievements?

The sun sets, and it will rise again tomorrow. The flowers will wither, but they will bloom again next year. But Ling Yunfan’s youth will disappear without a trace!

He couldn’t just remember being oppressed by Ji Canghai everywhere in high school, that was too frustrating!

No, he couldn’t do that. Without love, he had to have academic achievements.

And so, the secret competition between Ling Yunfan and Ji Canghai began to turn into open competition.