The Marked Alpha Is Extremely Hard to Coax - Chapter 62

Tang Ruo did not expect to encounter Zhou Die at this moment. The intense pressure made his legs weak, and he helplessly leaned against the wall behind him, nervously watching the person in front of him.

 

Zhou Die observed him for a while. With people moving about next door, he lowered his eyes and sighed lightly.

 

A barrier spray with a hint of mint was handed to Tang Ruo. He stared at it for a moment before looking up at Zhou Die.

 

“Go back quickly,” Zhou Die lightly tossed the suppressor into his arms and turned to enter the stairwell.

 

Tang Ruo clutched the small bottle of barrier spray tightly and walked out of the dormitory building with his head down.

 

Zhou Die watched his figure disappear into the darkness from the corner of the second floor, his gaze narrowing slightly.

 

When he returned to the dormitory, Jiang Yunbian was crouched by the bed with a broom, looking serious.

 

Zhou Die’s mood was instantly lifted, and he walked up behind Jiang Yunbian with a light laugh, wrapping his arms around his waist. “What are you doing?”

 

“Damn, how come you made no sound when you walked?” Jiang Yunbian jumped in surprise, turned around, and put down the broom. “You came back just in time; get to work.”

 

Zhou Die looked at him for a while, then slowly made a curious sound of acknowledgment.

 

Jiang Yunbian gestured with his hands to indicate a size: “I saw a huge rat scurrying past just now. I’m not sure if it’s still in our dorm. Come on, Miao Miao, it’s your turn to perform.”

 

“Is that how boyfriends are used?” Zhou Die grabbed his wrist, preparing to lead him to the bed.

 

Jiang Yunbian had originally just been joking, but as Zhou Die approached, he suddenly detected a faint scent.

 

The distance between them was instantly bridged, and Jiang Yunbian raised his hand to cover Zhou Die’s lips, bending down to sniff his clothes.

 

Zhou Die, with a hint of amusement, leaned in and whispered in his ear: “Do you smell it?”

 

“I do,” Jiang Yunbian’s hand moved to his collar, tugging at it. “So, little kitty, sneaking around?”

 

Zhou Die didn’t expect Jiang Yunbian to use that term and couldn’t help but laugh.

 

Jiang Yunbian immediately pinned him to the edge of the bed, narrowing his eyes. “Still daring to laugh?”

 

“Classmate Zhou…” The dormitory door was suddenly pushed open, startling the student responsible for attendance.

 

Damn, an Alpha’s fighting?

 

Jiang Yunbian remained calm, recognizing the student from Zhou Die’s class. He huffed, “What are you looking at? Never seen a scuffle?”

 

“Uh, this…” The student hesitated, unsure whether to approach, remembering that he was just a Beta and worried that if the two Alphas were fired up, he might get caught in the crossfire.

 

Zhou Die, seeing the student was frightened, gently pinched Jiang Yunbian’s waist out of sight.

 

“It’s fine, student. You can go back now,” Zhou Die said with a hidden smile, unhurriedly. “He can’t beat me.”

 

Jiang Yunbian: “Feeling bold now, huh?”

 

The student scratched his head and, before leaving, reminded them: “Military training starts tomorrow. You two should be careful and avoid the school infirmary…”

 

He then thoughtfully closed the door and drew the curtains.

 

Zhou Die looked at Jiang Yunbian, still in a bad mood, and couldn’t help but chuckle. “It was just a classmate. I gave him a bottle of barrier spray and didn’t do anything else.”

 

Jiang Yunbian loosened his grip on Zhou Die’s collar. “I smelled it. It’s very faint.”

 

Jiang Yunbian’s sense of smell wasn’t very acute, but Zhou Die’s scent this time was unusual.

 

It smelled like rosemary but mixed with another pheromone and barrier spray, making it complex. That’s why he noticed it as soon as he entered.

 

But the scent was very faint. If Zhou Die had really done anything with that Omega, it wouldn’t just be this faint smell.

 

Seeing Jiang Yunbian still sniffing seriously, Zhou Die held his wrist. “Is your nose so sensitive?”

 

Jiang Yunbian, disinterested in discussing further, bit down on his neck with force.

 

The scent of cedar instantly penetrated his breath, carrying a threat and warning that pierced Jiang Yunbian’s neck.

 

Zhou Die felt a bit of pain but didn’t push him away, silently enduring.

 

Since confirming their close relationship, he had had his neck bitten more than once. Initially, he had fussed because of the pheromone pressure, but over time…

 

The two of them seemed to find a certain secret pleasure in the pain.

 

Jiang Yunbian, enjoying his own mild pain, inflicted more on Zhou Die, who willingly endured.

 

This feeling was unique to AO pairs and evidence of their perfect match.

 

“Ahem.” Jiang Yunbian pushed his limits again, rolling over onto the neighboring bedding, lazily groaning, “It really hurts my neck whenever I get close to yours.”

 

Zhou Die, feeling the aftereffects of the bite on his neck, reached back and gently rubbed Jiang Yunbian’s neck.

 

“Rub it for the little dog.”

 

Feeling soothed by his touch, Jiang Yunbian looked up and realized he had been a bit too rough.

 

“Uh oh, looks like it’s bleeding.” He took out his phone and showed Zhou Die a photo, “What should we do? Your classmates might misunderstand you have some special fetish.”

 

Zhou Die glanced at the photo. There was a bruise that looked more like an internal bleed, but not from a bite. It looked…

 

“It’s fine. If anyone notices, I’ll just admit it.” Zhou Die zoomed in to admire it. “If my partner likes it, I’ll just go along with it.”

 

“Stop talking nonsense.” Jiang Yunbian snatched the phone back. “You can’t come up with a good excuse and still want to ruin my reputation?”

 

“Alright. Then it’s from my little dog biting me.”

 

“…” Jiang Yunbian thought for a moment and then showed him a shallow scratch on his own hand from where Zhou Die’s nails had accidentally scratched him. “Then this is from my cat scratching me.”

 

Zhou Die looked at the shallow scratch on his hand and, holding it tightly, kissed it. “When did you get hurt? Why didn’t you tell me?”

 

Jiang Yunbian recalled where the wound came from and coughed awkwardly. “Going to sleep now. Good night.”

 

*

 

After four days of military training, the freshmen were completely worn out.

 

The training was divided by gender, with different tasks for ABO each day. Jiang Yunbian, who considered himself resilient, was so exhausted that he had no energy left to tease Zhou Die.

 

On the first day of training, Xu Zhan twisted his ankle while marching and spent most of his time in the Tiger Camp, coming over to Jiang Yunbian’s class to cheer him on.

 

Jiang Yunbian almost felt like breaking his legs in return.

 

“Seriously, give me a break, little Jiang,” Xu Zhan said, showing his bandaged leg during lunch break. “I’m just keeping an eye on things for you!”

 

Each department finished training at different times. Jiang Yunbian and Zhou Die missed each other by half an hour. They barely saw each other during lunch, and when they returned to the dorm, they fell asleep immediately, only meeting briefly before afternoon training.

 

Jiang Yunbian drank half a bottle of water before he felt he had replenished the sweat from the morning. “Who are you keeping an eye on?”

 

“Your Zhou Die.” Xu Zhan whispered, “Enigma is rare, and you know that. He’s the only one in our university. When he trains with Alpha, it makes the Omega think he’s an Alpha.”

 

So even though Jiang Yunbian had openly admitted that Zhou Die was his “boyfriend,” the news had inexplicably turned into rumors.

 

“After all, it used to be illegal for Alphas to be together,” Xu Zhan said, presenting various collected intel to Jiang Yunbian.

 

Unsurprisingly, they were all posts asking for contact details on various confession wall forums. Freshman Zhou Die from the Aerospace College had practically taken over several boards.

 

Jiang Yunbian glanced at it slowly, sneering. “Do you think your brother can’t compare to these Omegas?”

 

“In terms of combat ability, no one can beat you,” Xu Zhan sighed. “But I’m worried about those with ulterior motives.”

 

“Reject the riddlers.” Jiang Yunbian clicked his tongue. “If you think something is inappropriate to say, don’t say it. Stop stirring up trouble.”

 

Xu Zhan: “…” Love-struck Alphas are really biased.

 

“Tang Ruo has a fiancé, an Omega, who also studies aerospace but is not in the same class as Zhou Die.”

 

Jiang Yunbian responded lightly: “Do you think that Omega is better looking than me?”

 

Xu Zhan: “Not really.”

 

Jiang Yunbian: “If it were up to you to choose, would you pick him or me?”

 

Xu Zhan: “I choose death.”

 

Jiang Yunbian looked at him with an air of arrogance.

 

“I’d definitely choose you,” Xu Zhan said, surprised to discover this awkward side of Jiang Yunbian. “Zhou Die must really have a firm grip on this Alpha. But do keep an eye out; that Omega has been asking about Zhou Die recently.”

 

In the afternoon, when it was time to gather, the students from the Tiger Camp still had roll call. Xu Zhan was about to bounce back, when he heard Jiang Yunbian casually ask, “What does that Omega’s pheromone smell like?”

 

“If I remember correctly… it seems like rosemary?”

 

Rosemary.

 

Jiang Yunbian finished the remaining half bottle of water and threw it into a nearby trash can.

 

His phone, hidden in his pocket, vibrated slightly. It was a message from Senior Qu Ling in her second year.

 

[Quvii: I forgot you freshmen have military training… But there’s a bar two stations away from your training base, and our band is performing there tonight~]

 

[Quvii: I’m just mentioning this because military training has weekends off, and the instructors are more lenient.]

 

Jiang Yunbian knew that skipping out to hit the bars was a tradition among freshmen at C University—a bunch of rebellious eighteen-year-olds.

 

He didn’t reply and put his phone away as he headed to the Aerospace College’s formation.

 

The class leader resting under the shade of a tree recognized Jiang Yunbian and thought he was here to cause trouble again, so he hurriedly led him to the bathroom.

 

“Student, I don’t care what issues you have with Zhou Die, violence won’t solve anything!”

 

Jiang Yunbian then remembered he was the one who checked the dorm that night.

 

“No,” Jiang Yunbian sighed, “Actually, I owe him a lot of money. I was asking him for an extension that night.”

 

The class leader was stunned for a moment and then covered his mouth, realizing his misunderstanding. “I see. I misunderstood you.”

 

Jiang Yunbian: “Indeed.”

 

After confirming that Jiang Yunbian was here to settle the debt, the class leader cautiously said, “Just now, the counselor sent Zhou Die to the isolation room. It seems to be related to his health.”

 

The isolation room was set up at the training base to handle any sudden physiological conditions that might arise during training.

 

Jiang Yunbian remembered that Zhou Die had no special conditions when he left this morning.

 

He pulled out his phone to send a question mark and followed the class leader’s directions to the isolation room.

 

Zhou Die usually replied quickly, but Jiang Yunbian had received no response by the time he reached the door.

 

This was unusual.

 

Jiang Yunbian frowned and quickened his pace.

 

As soon as he entered the isolation area, he suddenly detected the faint scent of rosemary in the air.

 

Ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata) is a tropical flowering tree native to the Philippines and Indonesia. Its flowers are yellow and have a rich, sweet, and exotic fragrance often used in perfumes and essential oils. The scent of ylang-ylang is known for its floral and slightly fruity notes, adding a luxurious and calming quality to fragrances.