Bring My Pheromones

Chapter Twenty-Eight

The sun had only been out for a short while before hiding behind thick clouds again.

At two in the afternoon, the sky beyond the spacious, bright floor-to-ceiling windows was dark and gloomy. Rain mixed with snow, and the city felt solemn and frigid.

The warm lighting indoors dispelled the chill, while waves of delicious food aromas kept drawing Ye Nanxun's gaze toward the dining table. He had not eaten lunch.

But he had a precious egg in his arms and his legs were inconvenient, so he did not dare move or stand up.

In the end, Yan Beiyou, who had finished cooking, rescued the statue-like Ye Nanxun.

"It's very sturdy."

Holding the egg in one hand, Yan Beiyou casually tossed it onto the dining table.

Not set down, not placed—actually tossed.

The precious egg traced a smooth arc through the air. Under Ye Nanxun's astonished gaze, it hit the dining table with a bang and rolled toward the edge with a rumble.

Just as it was about to fall, the egg rolled back by itself and spun in place as though angrily.

Without even looking at it, Yan Beiyou asked Ye Nanxun, "Do you want to take off your coat and scarf?"

It was warm indoors. Since arriving, Ye Nanxun had been wearing Yan Beiyou's thick coat and cashmere scarf, and a fine layer of sweat had formed on his smooth, fair forehead.

Now that the egg was no longer in his hands, Ye Nanxun removed the scarf around his neck, then took off his coat.

Yan Beiyou reached out to take the coat and scarf from him, hanging them on a hook nearby.

"Thank you," Ye Nanxun said stiffly.

The two sat facing each other at the dining table. There were three dishes and a soup on it, all beautifully colored and looking exceptionally appetizing.

Ye Nanxun picked up his chopsticks, placed a piece of beef in his mouth, and found that it tasted unexpectedly good.

"Can you get used to it?" Yan Beiyou asked.

Ye Nanxun nodded. "It's delicious. The flavor is very good."

He was not merely being polite; it was his genuine assessment.

Ye Nanxun pressed his lips together slightly. "Mr. Yan, do you cook for yourself often?"

Yan Beiyou did not eat slowly, but his table manners were elegant. "Occasionally. It's one of the ways I relieve stress."

Many nobles on Dream Star observed the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping. The alpha who ruled an entire galaxy clearly did not share that habit.

However, Yan Beiyou did not speak while chewing either. Every time he spoke, it was after swallowing his food.

Yan Beiyou gave Ye Nanxun a general explanation of the egg's situation.

At present, they still did not know what creature was inside. The egg's shell was as sturdy as a dragon egg's. There were no structures resembling dragon scales on its surface, but it was covered in mycelium-like patterns.

Yan Beiyou called it the "Mushroom Egg." Perhaps a little dragon would jump out of it, or perhaps it would be a dragon with a mushroom cap on its head?

Who knew?

Before the eggshell cracked, no one knew what was inside.

Having returned to his original appearance, Yan Beiyou's dark, deep eyes quietly watched the beautiful young man seated across from him. "There's no exact date for the egg to hatch. Based on current estimates, we can only say that it is most likely to hatch within a year."

Ye Nanxun listened quietly, the Mushroom Egg that had rolled to his hand reflected in his pale green eyes.

His slender, fair fingers lifted gently, and his fingertips lightly touched the eggshell covered in mycelium patterns.

The Mushroom Egg flashed.

Ye Nanxun's heart trembled along with it. "Mr. Yan, what should I do?"

"Take the egg home with you today and return it to me in seven days. We'll take turns keeping it with us." Yan Beiyou set down his chopsticks and picked up his water glass. "If you have any questions, ask."

His fingertips rubbed against the smooth, jade-like eggshell as Ye Nanxun considered for a moment. "What if someone wants to snatch the egg from me?"

What if he encountered danger?

What if someone was not targeting the Mushroom Egg, but him?

Beneath his calm exterior, heat churned in his chest, and Ye Nanxun's heartbeat quickened.

His question had been out of concern for the Mushroom Egg's safety, but was it not also because he had glimpsed the immense temptation of something called security?

Yan Beiyou rose and entered a room. A moment later, he emerged holding a wooden box.

He placed the box in front of Ye Nanxun.

"Open it and take a look. There's an instruction manual inside."

Yan Beiyou got up to clear the dishes.

Ye Nanxun rose as well. In his haste, he bumped into the chair behind him, its legs scraping across the floor with a teeth-grating sound.

"Sit." Yan Beiyou glanced at Ye Nanxun's injured foot.

Heat flooded Ye Nanxun's cheeks, and he slowly sat back down. He did not dare watch Yan Beiyou clear the dishes, so he turned his attention to the box the alpha had given him.

The wooden box had no clasp and opened easily.

There were two items inside.

On the left was a diamond stud earring. On the right was a necklace, a small black bottle hanging from its thin silver chain.

Ye Nanxun first looked at the instruction manual beside the diamond stud.

This diamond stud could scan a person's facial bones to replicate a face, or alter the wearer's original appearance.

Ye Nanxun thought of Yan Beiyou as he had seen him at the café. At that time, the alpha must have used advanced disguise technology to change his appearance as well.

He set down the earring's manual and picked up the small-bottle necklace on the other side.

"It contains my pheromones. A 3S-level alpha's pheromones. If you encounter danger, open the bottle. Everyone nearby will instantly lose the ability to move."

Yan Beiyou walked over from the kitchen, wiping the water from his fingers with a tissue.

"Your pheromones..." The tiny glass bottle in his hand suddenly seemed scorching hot. Ye Nanxun set down the necklace. "What if I use your pheromones to do something bad?"

Yan Beiyou pulled out a chair and sat down. "Once the bottle is opened, I'll be able to find you through the pheromones that leak out."

The man suddenly asked, "What bad thing do you want to do?"

His tone was relaxed and natural, not a cold, harsh interrogation, but more like friendly teasing.

Ye Nanxun choked up and stammered, "This is your pheromones, after all..."

He had wanted to say, what if someone used them to do something bad? But then he remembered that Yan Beiyou had just said that as soon as the bottle was opened, Yan Beiyou would know.

Ye Nanxun felt that he had worried too much. This man was the ruler of an entire galaxy; he surely would have considered such issues.

Gripping his water glass, Ye Nanxun raised it to his lips and took a sip, suppressing the anxiety and awkwardness rising within him.

Yan Beiyou did not continue the topic. He picked up the diamond stud and first demonstrated how to use it on himself.

Ye Nanxun hesitated before speaking. "I... don't have pierced ears."

Yan Beiyou's gaze drifted toward the young man's ears. The omega's earlobes were fair, round, clean, and smooth, without any trace of piercings.

Under the alpha's focused gaze, Ye Nanxun's earlobes turned a pale pink at a visible rate.

They grew redder and redder, so red they seemed ready to bleed.

Yan Beiyou quickly looked away, holding the stud in his palm. "Would an ear clip work?"

Ye Nanxun's ears burned. "It would."

"Mm. I'll contact you once the ear clip is ready. Take the Mushroom Egg and necklace with you for now."

"Okay."