Although on the surface, Yu Li still appeared pitiful, his mood was terrible. Lu Youze’s reaction had completely surpassed his expectations, and he hated this uncontrollable feeling. He had noticed that since yesterday on the stage, Lu Youze had been acting a bit strange. He had remained calm even when he was hit by Gu Xuanhao. Usually, Lu would have rushed over to check his injuries and scold Gu Xuanhao, right?

Why did so many irritating people always surround Lu Youze? Especially Gu Xuanhao, who was the one he despised the most. No matter how much he tried to sow discord, he couldn’t get this “fly” away from Lu Youze. Every time, just seeing Gu Xuanhao protect Lu Youze made him feel annoyed.

He had originally thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make them split, but things were clearly not going as smoothly as he had hoped. However, doing nothing was never Yu Li’s style.

“Youze.” Yu Li called softly, smiling, “I’m fine. Don’t blame Young Master Gu. He was only concerned about you and acted out of care. I…”

His face was full of innocent provocation.

Lu Youze’s heart sneered coldly, but his face displayed a surprised expression: “Sir, I’m truly sorry. I don’t think we know each other. Were you two just arguing? I suggest you both calm down and have a proper conversation. Fighting will only make things worse and won’t solve anything.”

Lu Youze’s words made Yu Li subconsciously frown, and his doubts grew. He was about to speak when Gu Xuanhao, standing beside him, rudely interrupted.

He really hated this man.

Yu Li thought coldly.

Completely opposite to Yu Li, Gu Xuanhao’s mood was quite good at the moment. He laughed and patted Lu Youze’s shoulder: “I really believe you’ve lost your memory now.”

The Lu Youze with memory would never act this way toward Yu Li.

Lu Youze was somewhat speechless.

“I really don’t remember anything.” Lu Youze looked at Gu Xuanhao, his eyes full of grievance, then he tried to please him, saying, “Although I don’t remember anything, for some reason, I feel particularly close to you the moment I see you. It feels like you’re my friend.”

Yu Li, who was ignored, grew colder, but he listened carefully to their conversation.

Lu Youze had lost his memory?

This wasn’t good news for him, but he quickly adjusted his emotions.

“Youze.” Yu Li stepped forward, looking at him with concern, “You really don’t remember anything? Not even me?”

Lu Youze avoided Yu Li’s gaze and spoke politely, as if to a stranger: “Sir, as you can see, I really don’t remember anything!”

Afterward, he pretended to feel uncomfortable and started coughing, then secretly observed the two.

Gu Xuanhao stood beside the bed, his eyebrows furrowed, both angry and worried.

On the other side, Yu Li staggered back a few steps, appearing uncomfortable. But Lu Youze didn’t miss the coldness that flashed in his eyes.

That gaze, paired with such an innocent face, inexplicably sent a chill down his spine.

But the sinister aura from before had completely vanished. Looking at the worried Yu Li, if Lu Youze hadn’t time-traveled, he would have mistakenly thought Yu Li truly loved him.

Seeing Yu Li’s acting skills, Lu Youze couldn’t help but feel a little regretful. Yu Li clearly had a talent for acting. Even without resorting to these “shady tricks,” he could still succeed, maybe even more so than now. After all, a good piece of work is far more impactful than any trending topic.

After observing enough, Lu Youze stopped coughing and finally raised his head to look at Yu Li: “Sir, I don’t understand why you’re saying this. I really don’t remember anything. And I don’t feel the same closeness to you as I do to him. I think, even if we knew each other before I lost my memory, we weren’t very close?”

“Hahaha, Lu Youze, after all these years, you finally said something sensible.”

Lu Youze’s backhanded compliment clearly worked, as Gu Xuanhao felt immensely relieved. Over the years, Lu Youze had always been a scumbag who forgot his friends for the sake of appearance. It was only because Gu Xuanhao was loyal that he had continued to stay by his side.

“Youze.” Yu Li bit his lip, suppressing his discomfort, “You really don’t remember me at all?”

“I—”

Just as Lu Youze was about to respond, he suddenly smelled a strong milk tea fragrance in the room, which felt overwhelmingly oppressive. His strength drained, and his body started to feel strange.

He had a very bad premonition.

Could this be the scent of an Alpha’s pheromone?

Lu Youze had read the original novel and knew a bit about the ABO setting, but he hadn’t expected the suppression from an Alpha’s pheromone to be so powerful.

Gu Xuanhao also sensed the Alpha pheromone in the room. Yu Li truly was despicable. Enraged, he began releasing his own pheromone, the scent of sunflowers, which spread in the hospital room. The two Alpha pheromones clashed fiercely in the small space, and this left poor Lu Youze utterly exhausted, lying weakly on the bed. Despite his forehead sweating coldly, his body began to heat up, and the vanilla-scented pheromone leaked out as well.

He was in heat!

“Dammit.” Upon recognizing the familiar vanilla scent, Gu Xuanhao couldn’t help but curse, “Lu Youze, could you at least have some dignity? Going into heat at a time like this?”

Lu Youze thought to himself that this wasn’t voluntary. He hadn’t expected Alpha pheromones to have such a huge impact on Omegas. Yu Li’s appearance seemed gentle and kind, but his pheromones were so aggressive. The milk tea scent came at him like a storm, suffocating him and making his body feel strange.

Why did someone’s pheromone have to smell like milk tea? Of all things, it had to be milk tea!

Lu Youze, as an actor, paid great attention to his figure. To maintain it, he usually controlled his diet strictly. But despite being an award-winning actor, he was particularly fond of milk tea and had at least one cup every day to stay energized during work. Of course, to indulge in milk tea, he exercised twice as much as others to maintain his figure.

The original novel never mentioned the scent of Yu Li’s pheromones, only that Lu Youze liked it very much. But milk tea? That was ridiculous. What kind of pheromone even smelled like milk tea?

The two Alpha pheromones clashed fiercely in the air, making Lu Youze feel worse and worse. He suppressed the urge to submit to the Alphas and begged them to leave, but he couldn’t hold back any longer and yelled at them: “You two, get out!”