FIMA Ch18: Minions

The teeth pierced the gland, and the Alpha pheromone belonging to Gu Siyuan, with a flavor as cold and clear as freshly fallen snow and tea, surged like a tide, wrapping him up in an unyielding manner.

Xie Qingxiao’s spine shivered uncontrollably. In this shivering, there was both the fear of being possessed and a strange sense of excitement and pleasure, causing him to blush.

Gu Siyuan seemed to feel his trembling, his hands tightened with an even more forceful and domineering attitude, pulling him hard into his embrace.

Xie Qingxiao’s chin, forced to tilt up, knocked against Gu Siyuan’s hard shoulder, and the two of them were pressed together seamlessly.

Accompanied by the surging flow of the cold snow and tea flavor inside his body, Xie Qingxiao felt as if, at this moment, the two had merged into one, their souls indistinguishable from each other.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Siyuan lifted his head, his eyes gradually clearing, noticing that the person before him seemed to be covered in his scent, and he smiled in good humor.

At the same time, he also saw a streak of bright red. Earlier, in his haste, he had bitten too hard without paying attention to his strength, and the bloodstains on Xie Qingxiao’s pale neck were striking.

Gu Siyuan quickly let go with both hands, releasing him, intending to reach into his pocket for a tissue or something.

In both lifetimes, he had never marked an Omega, only had theoretical experience.

Feeling the sudden loss of warmth behind him and the swift push away, Xie Qingxiao thought Gu Siyuan was now regretting marking him after sobering up.

His expression changed suddenly, turning pale and coldly terrifying, he pursed his lips and pushed Gu Siyuan hard, “Gu Siyuan, you bastard!”

Then, he lifted his leg to run outside.

Gu Siyuan, always quick to react, sensed his intention to flee and immediately grabbed him, half-hugging and half-holding him to control him, “What’s wrong? Your neck is still bleeding.”

For the first time, Xie Qingxiao felt frustrated at being an Omega, unable to match the strength and reaction speed of an Alpha. His eyes turned red with anger, “What does it matter to you? Let me go!”

Gu Siyuan didn’t understand if all Omegas became as emotionally unstable as Xie Qingxiao after being temporarily marked.

He applied a little more force, turning Xie Qingxiao around, and pinched his chin with the other hand, calmly asking, “What’s wrong? Even if you want to leave, explain first!”

At this moment, Xie Qingxiao felt as if his whole body was soaked in icy water. Hearing Gu Siyuan’s indifferent tone, he felt even more cold and wronged. All Alphas in the world were the same, none of them were any good.

He didn’t want to answer anymore.

But his strength was insignificant in Gu Siyuan’s eyes, and he was held even more firmly.

Xie Qingxiao was furious, struggling like a frog.

Seeing this, Gu Siyuan couldn’t help but chuckle.

Xie Qingxiao felt greatly insulted, struggling even harder. As he raised his arm to resist, his bone struck the hard wall behind him with a dull thud.

Gu Siyuan stopped laughing, softly advising, “See, you’re hurting yourself by struggling. Does it hurt? Is your hand okay…”

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingxiao’s gaze shifted slightly. Following his words, he hissed through clenched teeth, pretending to be in unbearable pain, “Ah… it hurts, it really hurts. I think there was a nail on the wall, it hit the nail…”

At this moment, the moonlight was obscured by clouds, leaving most of the room in darkness.

The walls of the reading room indeed had many hanging pictures and frames, and since it had been unmanaged for a long time, it wasn’t impossible for some nails to be exposed. If they were rusty, he might need a tetanus shot later.

Gu Siyuan couldn’t see clearly and, recalling how stubbornly Xie Qingxiao had resisted showing any weakness when his calf was injured over a month ago, he instinctively thought he was really in severe pain this time.

Seeing this, he immediately let go and checked his arm, “How did you hit the nail? Is this the arm that got hurt? Is there any break in the skin…”

Gu Siyuan rolled up his sleeve, carefully examining and feeling for any injury, his warm hand instantly covering the cold.

After thoroughly checking one arm and finding only a slight redness with no wounds, he immediately grasped the other wrist.

Through the hazy moonlight, Xie Qingxiao observed the tall figure before him, his anxious expression not seeming fake.

Then why did he reject him before, and why did he push him away just now…

Xie Qingxiao took a breath and gently lowered his head.

After all, he couldn’t let go, he was just that needy for love, unwilling to release even a bit of warmth.

Xie Qingxiao licked his lips and softly asked, “Gu Siyuan, do you look down on me? You used to… often laugh at me, I seem to have been angry at that time too…”

Gu Siyuan finished checking both of his arms, seeing only some slight marks, with no injuries, he realized this guy was tricking him.

However, he had a vague feeling that everything that had happened earlier seemed less important than the answer to this question now.

“Never,” Gu Siyuan affirmed.

Perhaps at the very beginning, there was a bit of a sense of watching a joke while completing the task, but that was because he didn’t understand due to lack of interaction. Later on, that feeling disappeared entirely, and in this life, Xie Qingxiao was completely a victim.

Gu Siyuan held a tissue and gently pressed it against the pale, slender neck in front of him, saying lightly, “I went to get a tissue, and you ran off blindly. The blood flowed to the front. If someone saw, they might think I slit your throat.”

Xie Qingxiao raised his hand to touch his own neck, feeling a bit of wetness on his fingertips.

He blinked his beautiful big eyes, feeling that he might have misunderstood something earlier. Thinking about it, he looked at the person in front of him and asked in a low voice, “You pushed me away immediately after the temporary mark just now to get a tissue to stop my bleeding…”

Upon hearing this, Gu Siyuan frowned and raised his hand to stop the topic, seriously saying, “Wait a minute. When did I push you away after marking you? I clearly let you go.”

He paused for a moment and continued, “I… I only pushed you when you first came in. Of course, I admit that was wrong.”

“Oh.” Xie Qingxiao suddenly responded with a smile.

Gu Siyuan glanced at him. He’s smiling now? What was he angry about just now?

Feeling the cold skin under his hand, Gu Siyuan took off his school jacket and draped it over Xie Qingxiao, then led him out of the library.

As they passed the door, he looked at the large backpack on the ground and asked, “Is this yours?”

“Yes.” Xie Qingxiao nodded sweetly.

Gu Siyuan picked up the bag and slung it over his shoulder, holding Xie Qingxiao’s hand as they walked downstairs. “Let’s go!”

“Okay.” Xie Qingxiao was in a very good mood at this moment, like a ragdoll, being handled and moved around, only making muffled sounds following his owner’s actions.

Fortunately, it was late, and the New Year holiday was starting tomorrow, so most of the teachers, students, and staff had already left the school.

Otherwise, the way they looked, they would have attracted a crowd.

Halfway down, Xie Qingxiao looked around and realized this wasn’t the usual path; it was the way to the staff dormitory.

Xie Qingxiao licked his lips and pulled on Gu Siyuan.

Gu Siyuan stopped and turned his head to look at him coldly, “What, exhausted from all the fuss earlier? Can’t walk now, want me to carry you?”

Xie Qingxiao ignored the sarcasm in his words and instead glanced at him secretly, leaning in to whisper, “Isn’t today… a bit too rushed?”

Gu Siyuan raised an eyebrow. “Hmm?”

Seeing the familiar calm and indifferent look on Gu Siyuan’s face, Xie Qingxiao thought of the man’s earlier fiery and domineering attitude in the library, and couldn’t help but feel a tickle in his throat from the contrast.

But, retaining a bit of rationality, he continued to persuade, “We’re still high school students, doing that now… might be…”

Gu Siyuan finally understood and couldn’t help but laugh softly, reaching out to pinch Xie Qingxiao’s chin, scrutinizing him closely. “What are you thinking?”

Xie Qingxiao’s face was distorted in his large hand, yet he persisted, “Isn’t that your dormitory ahead?”

Everyone in their class knew that Gu Siyuan had been recruited to Beichuan High School with very favorable conditions—not only was his tuition waived and he received scholarships, but he also had a single dorm room in the same building as the teachers, with excellent facilities.

Gu Siyuan suddenly lowered his head, leaning close to Xie Qingxiao’s neck.

The warm breath on his sensitive, fair neck made Xie Qingxiao shiver instantly, raising goosebumps all over.

Smelling the familiar pheromone scent on Xie Qingxiao, Gu Siyuan’s lips curled into a satisfied smile, his voice low, “You now carry my scent all over you. Do you really want to go back to your dorm or home and be surrounded and questioned?”

“Oh… right.” Xie Qingxiao, having experienced extreme joy and sorrow in a short time tonight, hadn’t noticed this issue.

Being temporarily marked by Gu Siyuan, his body was now imbued with the Alpha’s pheromone scent, which would take at least a few days to dissipate.

Gu Siyuan continued, “It’s just as well that the New Year holiday starts tomorrow. In three days, it should mostly be gone. Stay at my place tonight, and we’ll see about tomorrow.”

Xie Qingxiao hesitated, “Is that all?”

Gu Siyuan pinched his soft cheek, leisurely saying, “What else? What more did you want? I really didn’t expect our classmate Xie Qingxiao to be such a little pervert inside…”

Hearing this, Xie Qingxiao couldn’t help but cough violently.

What… what little pervert…

Gu Siyuan had no intention of watching him be embarrassed further and didn’t continue the teasing. He squeezed his hand and turned to keep walking.

Suddenly, there was another tug on his hand.

Gu Siyuan turned back, silently looking at him.

“Just now… you said if I couldn’t walk, you’d carry me…” Xie Qingxiao said, tilting his head like a swan, his face flushed red.