CHAPTER 50

The Omega's fingertips on her cheek were as gentle as her voice, but the sense of danger it conveyed grew stronger.

Apart from this feeling, there was also an indescribable subtle sense of contradiction.

Ye Chengxing met Li Jia's eyes, and her gaze froze.

How should she put it...

She felt like she had never seen Li Jia in this state before. It was a completely different appearance from her usual self, making Ye Chengxing feel unfamiliar, as if she had become a different person.

However, as Ye Chengxing listened to Li Jia's words, she suddenly realized something—

She must have picked up these pheromones while teaching Xi Yue and the others to cook, not to mention that Xi Yue got injured.

Due to her high sensitivity to pheromones and her strong aversion, Li Jia was much more sensitive to other people's pheromones than ordinary people. If Li Jia hadn't mentioned it now, Ye Chengxing wouldn't have realized that she had already picked up those pheromones herself, especially since Li Jia had always been closest to her, making her even more aware of her pheromones. Now, mixed with the other pheromones, it must be very uncomfortable for her.

Noticing Ye Chengxing's obvious reminiscing expression, the curve of Li Jia's lips remained unchanged, but her fingertips involuntarily lost their strength.

The Omega's sliding fingertips brushed against her lips.

Ye Chengxing felt a slight tingling sensation on her lips from the touch of the fingertips.

She looked at Li Jia, dispelling that subtle feeling in her heart. She paused and began to explain, "I didn't go anywhere messy."

Then she carefully recounted the events of the afternoon to Li Jia, from how she met Xi Yue and the others to what she was thinking, and then how she picked up these pheromones, making everything clear and explicit.

As Ye Chengxing spoke, she paid attention to Li Jia's expression. After explaining everything, she pursed her lips and said, "...That's how it happened. I'm sorry, Xiaoli, you must be very uncomfortable right now. I'll get off and buy a pheromone freshening spray."

Upon hearing Ye Chengxing's words, Li Jia's expression relaxed, and the hand that was encircling Ye Chengxing's wrist let go.

Ye Chengxing could clearly feel that in that instant, the strange sense of danger that was emanating from Li Jia just disappeared, and the Li Jia she was familiar with had returned.

Li Jia looked at her and spoke in a very gentle tone, "Sister, of course, I believe you."

As she spoke, a slightly unbearable expression appeared on her face. "But these pheromones are really overwhelming. It will take time to go and buy a pheromone freshening spray. I want to make these scents disappear now, so Sister, don't go buy it. Let's do it my way."

Ye Chengxing hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, guessing that Li Jia might have something else on her to dispel the scent of the pheromones. She acquiesced, "Alright, let's do it your way."

With those words, Li Jia didn't speak further. She raised her fingertips and gently hooked a strand of Alpha's hair.

Ye Chengxing saw that Li Jia didn't have any other actions and was about to ask what method she had in mind. But in the next second, she felt the familiar scent of white peaches blooming in front of her.

The Omega's pheromones were pure and sweet.

It was like the fruity candy she used to eat as a child, or freshly picked... Those peaches with thin skin, soft flesh, and abundant juice, where a gentle bite would release the sweet nectar of the peach.

Ye Chengxing didn't expect that this would be Li Jia's method.

Because of their previous treatment, Li Jia's pheromones were no longer unfamiliar to her. In fact, due to their high compatibility, she could feel them even more distinctly now.

The released pheromones were also related to the emotions of the pheromone owner at that moment.

Compared to clearing away the unfamiliar pheromones, the Omega's pheromones seemed more like a declaration of possession, carrying a sense of displeasure and a soft entanglement.

The attraction between Alphas and Omegas through pheromones was already deadly enough, not to mention in the confined space of a car.

Ye Chengxing felt that even her breath was filled with an excessively rich sweetness.

Her instinctive response as an Alpha urged her to take action.

Feeling a slight dizziness before her eyes, she bit her tongue and silently repeated Li Jia's name in her mind, trying to restrain her instinctive reaction.

In that second when her own pheromones were on the verge of losing control and had already released a little, she reached out and held Li Jia's wrist. "It's enough."

Ye Chengxing closed her eyes and averted her gaze, not looking at Li Jia anymore. She didn't dare to meet Li Jia's eyes at this moment.

Even if she didn't look in the mirror now, she could imagine the emotions in her eyes. In short, they were definitely not pure emotions.

It was... a guilty conscience.

Afraid of hurting Li Jia, Ye Chengxing quickly let go, but her gaze still didn't turn back. Her voice was low. "It's enough, Xiaoli. There's only your pheromone scent on me now."

It was not easy for her to endure, and she even had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

Ye Chengxing could clearly feel that Li Jia still wanted to use her pheromones to further affect her, but if they continued like this, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to control her own pheromones. By now, the scent of the Alpha oolong tea pheromones was already faintly dispersing in the air.

Li Jia seemed oblivious to it all. After hearing Ye Chengxing's words, she leaned closer, sniffed near her neck, and confirmed it before happily saying, "Now, Sister, there's only my scent on you. It feels much better."

Better...?

What a subtle adjective to use.

It should mean that it feels a little better now that there are no other pheromones.

Ye Chengxing made a sound of agreement. Before Li Jia could continue smelling, she calmly took a deep breath and exhaled. Then, she abruptly turned around and pressed the Omega back into the passenger seat.

Anticipating the suddenness of her actions, Ye Chengxing was afraid that Li Jia might hit the seat, so she reached out and cushioned her at the waist.

"Sister?" Li Jia looked at Ye Chengxing, who was getting closer and lowering herself, with uncertainty in her voice.

Ye Chengxing didn't look into her eyes, so she didn't see the slight anticipation in Li Jia's eyes.

With a loud "snap," she firmly fastened Li Jia's seatbelt and simultaneously said, "Don't move."

After fastening the seatbelt, Ye Chengxing sat back in the driver's seat.

The scent of the Omega pheromones still lingered in the car, filling every breath. It not only made her body feel restless, but her throat also seemed to thirst along with it. Ye Chengxing's expression didn't change much in response to this sensation, but she raised her hand and unbuttoned the top two buttons of her shirt.

After undoing them, she casually pushed her long hair back and started the car.

Originally, she wanted to open the windows for ventilation, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Li Jia lightly tightening her coat as soon as the window was opened a little. So she closed the window again, and not only that, she turned on the car's air conditioning.

In that brief moment, Ye Chengxing glanced upward.

However, as soon as she looked up, she saw Li Jia looking at her through the rearview mirror.

The gazes of both parties briefly met in the rearview mirror, and Ye Chengxing quickly averted her gaze first.

After a two-second pause, she slowly spoke, "By the way, this method of removing pheromones... don't use it on Alphas again in the future."

Li Jia tilted her head at the words, and her lips curved into a sweet smile. "Why? Doesn't Sister think that directly acquiring my pheromones is faster and more convenient than buying a pheromone freshener spray?"

She naturally inquired.

Listening to Li Jia's voice, that subtle feeling of something being off emerged again in Ye Chengxing. She recalled the moment when Li Jia held her wrist and told her not to lie.

Li Jia's behavior as an Omega was quite different now.

Ye Chengxing pursed her lips and before she could organize her words, she heard Li Jia guiltily say, "Actually, I understand. I scared Sister just now, right?"

"I don't know what happened either. Maybe because I've become more familiar with Sister, sometimes I feel that as long as it's Sister, even if I don't need to be so well-behaved, it doesn't matter..."

Ye Chengxing blinked.

So, Li Jia felt that she knew about her aversion to other people's pheromones and neglected that, so she expressed her unhappiness with her?

Ye Chengxing understood and that subtle feeling in her heart suddenly vanished, leaving her feeling refreshed.

Come to think of it, even though Li Jia was very close to her and liked to stick to her, she rarely had negative emotions. Most of the time, she was just being clingy.

Ye Chengxing felt a little sad at this point. Maybe there were other things that Li Jia felt wronged about, but she was afraid to express them and upset her. In the end, she just smiled and said it was nothing.

"I'm sorry, sister. Were you angry just now? I won't do it again in the future." The Omega's tone was low.

Ye Chengxing shook her head. "No, no, there's no need to apologize to me. I should be the one apologizing. I almost misunderstood you just now."

As she spoke, they were almost home.

After hesitating for a while, Ye Chengxing repeated what she said earlier, "But Li Jia, please don't use that method again."

Her words were a bit vague, and Li Jia seemed to not understand. She made a soft, questioning sound, "What method? Can you explain it in more detail, sister?"

Having already mentioned it before, Ye Chengxing found it difficult to speak up now. "It's when you use your pheromones to remove other people's pheromones from their scent, until the only scent left on me is yours... It's too intimate and seductive for AO [Alpha-Omega] pairs. It might be more suitable for couples, but not for us."

After saying that, before Li Jia could respond, Ye Chengxing blushed a little.

What kind of words was she saying?

But Li Jia seemed genuinely puzzled by this. If she understood, she wouldn't have done that to her. So it would be better to explain it to her in more detail, just in case she did the same thing to someone else someday and it caused trouble.

Just as they arrived home, Ye Chengxing stopped the car and exhaled. "Let's go inside first. It's the same whether we talk inside or outside."

However, before she could reach out to open the car door, she heard Li Jia repeat, "Too intimate and seductive..."

After repeating it, she asked softly, "So, was my sister seduced by me?"

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