MVCFO CH76

Lin Xiangqi didn’t know if all Alphas became like Lu Cong after a permanent mark:

Extremely thirsty, overly clingy, emotionally unstable, and possessive to the point of being neurotic.

What he found online was also inconsistent.

Proper medical science popularization stated that after a permanent mark, it was the Omega who became more dependent on the Alpha.

Doctors said that within half a month after the permanent mark, the Alpha should ideally provide two to three pheromone comforts to the Omega daily, including but not limited to temporary marks and kissing.

If, during this period, the Alpha had to leave the Omega for more than 24 hours, they had to find a way to scent all common items in the house with their pheromones to prevent the Omega from developing post-mark loneliness and depressive tendencies when alone.

But Lin Xiangqi found this unreliable.

He and Lu Cong seemed to be the opposite.

Since their permanent mark, Lu Cong couldn’t leave Lin Xiangqi for more than an hour—strictly speaking, even if he physically left, their terminal communication had to remain open, unbroken.

If their call disconnected, Lu Cong would rush back, regardless of anything, pin Lin Xiangqi to the bed for some deep communication, drawing enough pheromones and savoring Lin Xiangqi’s scent to compensate for the brief separation.

In contrast, Lin Xiangqi seemed completely normal.

Every day, other than being a bit tired from Lu Cong’s prolonged attention, he never experienced any bad moods or negative reactions to the mark.

His scent gland was healthy, and he was in good spirits overall.

As for the online claims about needing to rely on Alpha pheromones anytime, anywhere, he didn’t seem to experience that.

Of course, Lin Xiangqi soon realized why he didn’t have any excessive dependence or lonely, depressive tendencies.

Because without him even asking, Lu Cong had already satisfied all his physiological and psychological needs.

Everything Lu Cong gave him was completely beyond standard quantities.

Whether it was pheromones or love, he gave so much, so much, that Lin Xiangqi had no room for loneliness at all.

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Lin Xiangqi actually gave Lu Cong a lot too, but… Lu Cong seemed hard to satisfy no matter what.

If Lin Xiangqi couldn’t properly open his mouth for invasion when Lu Cong kissed him, then Lu Cong would not only kiss his lips, but other parts of his body would not be spared either.

If he couldn’t release enough pheromones to comfort Lu Cong the first time Lu Cong’s scent gland was active and unsatisfied, then next, what could calm Lu Cong wouldn’t just be pheromones, but it would have to be Lin Xiangqi himself.

Lin Xiangqi was not stingy in comforting Lu Cong, but sometimes it was a bit exhausting.

He hoped he could quickly escape the vicious cycle of being kissed until he passed out every day and then being awakened by physical contact the next morning…

Fortunately, Tang Zhe said that this situation shouldn’t last too long. After a permanent mark, the Alpha and Omega pheromones undergo a process of fusion and sublimation, so the Alpha becomes particularly excited, usually lasting 24 hours.

Lu Cong and Lin Xiangqi’s matchmaking compatibility was extremely high, reaching 100%, so this state of fusion might be more intense and prolonged.

But no matter what, it wouldn’t exceed 7 days.

Alright.

Just seven days, he refused to believe he couldn’t endure it.

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In fact, as long as Lin Xiangqi stayed by Lu Cong’s side, Lu Cong’s state was fine and didn’t cause any trouble due to this scent gland excitement.

Except for the day Lin Xiangqi went to Capital University for his exam.

The entire exam time, compared to the college entrance exam, wasn’t long, adding up to just three hours. But in these three hours, Lu Cong almost tore the house down.

He was already very obedient—Lin Xiangqi told him before he left not to follow him to school, and not to release pheromones in public, and he honestly didn’t go out—but everyone in the building suffered.

When Lin Xiangqi returned after his exam, he found the entire floor of the medical center overcrowded. Some people who were usually never seen were also crowded here, waiting in line for doctors to treat their scent gland stress.

Lu Cong’s pheromones were uncontrollable and permeated the entire building.

Fortunately, the Omegas working in the building always wore blocking devices, and since Lu Cong had a permanent mark, the pheromones he released had almost no inductive effect on other Omegas. Therefore, this time, only Alphas and Betas suffered.

The only thing to be thankful for was that after the permanent mark, Lu Cong’s pheromones also merged with Lin Xiangqi’s, so the murderous scent was softened by a sweet fragrance.

His pheromone instinct was no longer purely aggressive; the oppression now carried a gentle restraint.

This was also why everyone was still alive before Lin Xiangqi returned from his exam.

—

That day, Lin Xiangqi…

In the reconstructed bedroom from ten years ago.

Lin Xiangqi was also very familiar with this room, as it was related to him.

In the ten years he had been missing, Lu Cong had often spent entire nights there, relying on these past objects to connect with…

When Lin Xiangqi pushed the door open, Lu Cong was sitting at the old desk.

He heard Lin Xiangqi open the door but didn’t get up to greet him, remaining seated until Lin Xiangqi approached, then he moved.

“Yan Yan,” Lu Cong called him.

Lin Xiangqi walked over and gently hugged Lu Cong: “Why are you staying here alone?”

“I miss you so much.” Lu Cong deeply inhaled his scent in his embrace, his strong, powerful arms tightly wrapped around Lin Xiangqi’s waist, “I miss you so much.”

“I miss you too.” Lin Xiangqi lowered his head and kissed his forehead, cupping Lu Cong’s chin with his hand, and said with a smile, “Since you miss me so much, why didn’t you rush out to greet me when I opened the door just now?”

“I couldn’t control my pheromones, so I couldn’t go out.”

Lu Cong rubbed against his palm very obediently. “They’re afraid of me.”

Since the permanent mark, Lu Cong had easily revealed this weak side—

Or perhaps, it wasn’t weakness.

It was just that he found using vulnerability easily won Lin Xiangqi’s pity, so he began to use this tactic skillfully and frequently.

Lu Cong was always right.

Lin Xiangqi’s heart did soften immediately, and he actively released a large amount of pheromones, softly and intimately enveloping both of them in the not-so-large room.

“I’m not afraid of you, I’ll always be by your side.”

Last night, Lu Cong wanted to be intimate with Lin Xiangqi, but Lin Xiangqi was wary of his intensity and refused to let him touch him.

Now, Lin Xiangqi felt sorry for him, so he initiated it. He gave him a kiss, gave him pheromones, and also gave him all the control.

Lin Xiangqi might have only intended to comfort Lu Cong for a moment, but he didn’t know that after this day, Lu Cong would never stop.

He had opened the floodgates to a towering tsunami, and after that, he was struck by fierce waves every night.

Lin Xiangqi, violently pushed towards the shore, was always quickly drenched by the torrent when he was about to dry up, struggling and gasping for breath as he tossed and turned.

After that, he also learned a very important lesson: don’t easily feel sorry for an Alpha in a state of scent gland excitation.

—

A week later, Lu Cong finally gradually calmed down from the post-mark over-excitation.

At the same time, Lin Xiangqi’s exam results also came out.

He ultimately passed the Capital University assessment with a score 12 points above the cutoff line. Although he wasn’t among the top performers in this exam, he was successfully admitted.

It must be said that half of his success in passing the exam was due to the two teachers Lu Cong found for him.

Although Lin Xiangqi himself wasn’t bad either—he arrived ten years in the future not long after graduating from high school, just when his brain power hadn’t degenerated to a lazy state. His learning efficiency was still at a high school student’s level, so he could quickly absorb knowledge.

But even so, if he had to study by himself, he might not have passed the exam.

After all, the exam questions for Capital University were almost completely different from the ones Lin Xiangqi had studied ten years ago. Fortunately, these two tutors were professional enough. Based on Lin Xiangqi’s situation and Capital University’s past exam styles, they specifically marked key areas for him, intensively reviewed the likely exam scope, and their teaching quality was very high, which allowed Lin Xiangqi to successfully pass the exam.

So, after receiving the admission notice, Lin Xiangqi strongly requested to give the two teachers bonuses.

He found Lu Cong and asked him to transfer the money.

Lu Cong looked innocent and said, “Baby, I don’t have any money.”

Lin Xiangqi: “?”

Lin Xiangqi put his hands on his hips: “Don’t be so stingy, okay?”

Lu Cong spread his hands: “I don’t have a single penny. If you want to give bonuses, you can give them yourself. Use your money.”

Lin Xiangqi was stunned.

People say men change completely after they get what they want. He initially didn’t believe it, but now he was truly shocked—even Lu Cong could turn bad!

“Where do I have money to give?” Lin Xiangqi was furious and punched Lu Cong. “If you don’t want to give it, just say so, don’t try to annoy me on purpose.”

He sounded genuinely upset, so Lu Cong hugged him and patiently coaxed him, saying, “First, open your terminal and check your balance.”

Lin Xiangqi: “What balance could I have? My house was even sealed by the Alliance!”

He said this, but he still opened his terminal.

He originally wanted to show Lu Cong his poverty.

However, he was so shocked by his own assets that his soul almost left his body.

“It’s broken!” Lin Xiangqi said. “My terminal is broken.”

Lu Cong: “It’s not broken, all of this is yours.”

Lin Xiangqi: “?”

Lu Cong: “Did you forget? According to the new marriage law, all of an Alpha’s property after marriage belongs to the Omega.”

Lin Xiangqi heard this and was torn between laughter and tears: “Do you really think I don’t know? This marriage law is completely made up by you!”

He paused, then added, “Besides, we haven’t even registered our marriage…”

When they talked about getting married back then, Lin Xiangqi didn’t even have an ID card. Nothing was legally binding.

“Hmm, since that’s the case, then let’s go formally get married.” Lu Cong followed his words, speaking calmly, “Coincidentally, I still have an asset that I can’t directly gift. It would be convenient to register our marriage.”

Lin Xiangqi racked his brain but couldn’t understand how Lu Cong did it—randomly making up a marriage law, and then so persistently adhering to it. As if he was really following official regulations.

Lin Xiangqi refused outright: “I don’t want your property, it’s too much, it’s terrifying.”

Lu Cong thought seriously for a moment, then said: “How much can you accept? Here, I’ll give you a portion, and throw the rest away.”

Lin Xiangqi: “?”

Lin Xiangqi grabbed his clothes and shook him: “Wake up, don’t go crazy!”

Ultimately, Lin Xiangqi couldn’t refuse Lu Cong’s unreasonable demand to stubbornly gift his property—it was better than Lu Cong actually throwing them away!

—

Not long after that, Lin Xiangqi and Lu Cong made up for their marriage registration.

This time, it was no longer just a verbal agreement, but a formal registration with all the necessary procedures.

Since Lin Xiangqi was still going to college, they didn’t dare to have a grand wedding.

After all, if a Major General of the Alliance got married, it could easily become a trending topic on major news platforms, and Lin Xiangqi’s future life wouldn’t be very peaceful.

Finally, they discussed and decided to only invite a few people for a small banquet, postponing the wedding until Lin Xiangqi graduated.

The wedding could be held whenever, but the proposal ceremony couldn’t be skipped.

So Lu Cong still placed the already prepared wedding ring on Lin Xiangqi’s hand.

According to the process, Lin Xiangqi could say “I do” now.

But Lin Xiangqi suddenly had a whimsical thought and asked, “Lu Cong, are you still hiding something from me?”

Lu Cong paused.

Lin Xiangqi knew from his reaction that he had guessed correctly: “There really is something?”

Lu Cong: “…Very little.”

Lin Xiangqi: “That means there is!”

Lu Cong also knew that there was no need to hide anymore. Moreover, Lin Xiangqi had given him enough sense of security. He knew that no matter what he had done, Lin Xiangqi would not leave him.

So Lu Cong honestly replied, “Yes, there is.”

Lin Xiangqi then said, “We’ve come so far, don’t hide your thoughts anymore. Lu Cong, tell me, whatever it is, tell me, okay?”

Lu Cong pondered for a moment, then nodded.

When Lu Cong couldn’t reveal everything about himself to Lin Xiangqi, he always worried that Lin Xiangqi wouldn’t be able to accept his true self. So, he had once thought of using some questionable methods to forcibly confine Lin Xiangqi in this house.

Lin Xiangqi actually felt this, so he wasn’t surprised when Lu Cong mentioned it.

But Lu Cong also told Lin Xiangqi that from the very first day Lin Xiangqi returned to his side, he had been monitoring Lin Xiangqi.

Through various smart devices in the building, through robots, through his terminal.

During that period, he knew Lin Xiangqi’s every move.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiangqi fell silent.

Lu Cong thought he was angry and lowered his voice to plead: “I was wrong, baby, don’t be angry with me. It won’t happen again.”

Lin Xiangqi wasn’t angry.

He lowered his head, his voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, and asked: “You also monitored my terminal… then, then all those things I looked up online about permanent marks…”

Lu Cong was silent for a moment, then decided to confess leniently: “Mm-hmm.”

Lin Xiangqi trembled slightly with nervousness, looking at him: “What does ‘Mm-hmm’ mean?”

“‘Mm-hmm’ means…”

Lu Cong deliberately paused for a moment. Seeing Lin Xiangqi’s ears turn red with impatience, he finally said,

“All the webpages you searched that day, and the few little movies related to permanent marks that you clicked on, I watched them all with you.”

Lin Xiangqi: “…?”

So his pretense of being strong back then was completely meaningless, so his feigned composure had already been seen through by Lu Cong, and so all those educational films for teenagers about physiological knowledge that Lu Cong showed him afterward were all just to tease him!

Alright, alright, this can’t go on!

He’s going to shark Lu Cong!

—

Thanks to the stable Alliance situation and world peace.

A month later, Lu Cong began a long vacation.

He said he wanted to personally accompany Lin Xiangqi to school.

This scared Lin Xiangqi so much that he didn’t sleep the night before.

Lin Xiangqi imagined Lu Cong accompanying him to school, wearing a majestic military uniform, radiating a murderous aura as he walked behind him onto campus, his imposing presence intimidating all the surrounding students, ultimately leading to Lin Xiangqi being avoided by everyone for all four years of university.

But in reality, Lu Cong wasn’t that high-profile.

He simply bought a small house right next to Capital University, just enough for them to live in. Every day, he prepared three meals for Lin Xiangqi, and drove him to and from school.

The dignified Major General of the Alliance, during his vacation, found joy every day in waiting for his Omega to finish studying, personally taking off his backpack, removing his coat, unbuttoning his shirt, and then giving him a long and fervent kiss.

Lin Xiangqi initially thought Lu Cong wouldn’t last more than a few days. After all, such mundane daily tasks would be quite difficult for an Alpha who had spent years fighting in gunfights and strategizing from high positions. Lu Cong probably hadn’t personally washed clothes or mopped the floor in many years.

But unexpectedly, Lu Cong seemed to enjoy it.

Several times, when Lin Xiangqi saw Lu Cong, with his well-built physique, wearing a cute floral apron and busy in the kitchen, he couldn’t help but laugh heartily at Lu Cong.

“Why are you wearing that little floral print again?” Lin Xiangqi’s face was flushed pink with laughter.

Lu Cong merely took it as him making fun of his attire, but he wasn’t annoyed. The spatula in his hand still stirred happily, and he looked up at Lin Xiangqi with an indulgent and helpless smile: “The supermarket gave it away with a full purchase; they send me one every month. You go talk to them, tell them to change the style next time.”

“Next time, tell them to give you a little bunny one,” Lin Xiangqi deliberately said.

Lu Cong: “Okay, but preferably a black bunny, it’s more stain-resistant.”

Lin Xiangqi laughed again: “Hahahahaha—”

Actually, Lin Xiangqi wasn’t mocking or finding the outfit funny.

He was just so happy and so fortunate. But he didn’t know what to say when he was this happy. Anything he said would sound cheesy.

So he just laughed.

He laughed as loudly as he felt happy, and when he finally found himself too noisy, he slowly stopped, looking at Lu Cong.

Lu Cong was also looking at him.

Lin Xiangqi suddenly remembered when they went to the cemetery to see his parents, he told Lu Cong that he was glad this world hadn’t changed so much that he didn’t recognize it.

Lu Cong had replied then, saying that ten years wasn’t enough to change anything.

At the time, Lin Xiangqi couldn’t fully understand that sentence, only thinking Lu Cong was comforting him.

Now, he understood perfectly.

Ten years, indeed, wasn’t enough to change anything.

“Yan Yan.” Lu Cong saw him lost in thought and called out, bringing Lin Xiangqi’s mind back. “Come here, taste this dish.”

“Coming!”

Lin Xiangqi responded with a smiling face, running towards Lu Cong as if flying.

Before tasting the dish, he first kissed Lu Cong.

Lu Cong smiled at him and gently returned the kiss.

Ten years might have been long, almost making them lose each other.

But ten years was actually short; it was just a crossroads in a long life.

They had just accidentally walked separate paths for a short while.

Ultimately, they returned to each other’s side.

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