"Beiyou, can you turn off the communicator for two hours?"
"Why?"
A new week had begun. Two days had passed since Yan Beiyou's pheromones went into a frenzy last Saturday.
Today was the third day, and also Ye Nanxun's third day staying in the alpha apartment.
As his pheromones gradually returned to their normal range, Yan Beiyou's consciousness was slowly returning as well.
During their video call that morning, the half-human, half-dragon alpha had changed into clean, tidy clothes. His long, thick dragon tail had vanished, and his two straight human legs were wrapped in soft, breathable lounge pants.
The background of the video had also shifted from a dim, cluttered cave to a cozy interior.
From the outside, Yan Beiyou already looked no different from usual.
"I need to go to the research institute. One of my students didn't come to the lab this afternoon."
They had kept their video call on throughout breakfast that morning and lunch at noon.
After they started working, they turned off the video call but kept the voice call connected.
Yan Beiyou needed to deal with several days' worth of accumulated official business, while Ye Nanxun had emails of his own to read.
Whether it was the sound of the alpha turning pages, the scratch of his fountain pen against paper, or Ye Nanxun's occasional tapping on the keyboard, none of it really interfered with their work.
But if the video stayed on...
Let alone an alpha whose pheromones had yet to stabilize completely, Ye Nanxun was certain he himself wouldn't be able to control it. He would definitely get distracted by the man on the other end of the call.
His gaze swept over the message Cao Xi had sent to his phone screen, and Ye Nanxun lowered his lashes. "Sorry. I