Chapter 119
Yan Beiyou held Ye Nanxun's hand in one hand and carefully scrubbed the omega's fingers and palm with hand soap using the other.
A warm trickle of water flowed from the faucet, washing away the white foam lingering between his fingers.
He spread apart and inspected each finger one by one. After confirming there was no foam or anything else left between Ye Nanxun's fingers, Yan Beiyou lifted the omega's hand again and gently sniffed it beneath his high nose.
Ye Nanxun tried to pull his hand back, but the moment he exerted any force, the hand still held by the alpha was immediately gripped tighter.
"I washed it twice, but there's still a little rose scent." Yan Beiyou lifted his thin eyelids. Beneath his long, thick lashes, his dark eyes reflected the long-haired omega who was trying to withdraw his hand while staring down at the floor.
Yan Beiyou asked, "Xiaoxun, do you want to smell it?"
"No—"
Ye Nanxun pulled his hand back. The palm that had been rubbed twice with warm water and hand soap seemed to retain a scorching heat.
He turned sideways, about to rinse the hand with cold water, but as soon as he reached out, Yan Beiyou caught his wrist again.
Yan Beiyou said, "You dislike it?"
Ye Nanxun quickly looked up and met the alpha's eyes for a moment before lowering his head to avoid his gaze again. "No. Stop teasing me."
Even Big Mushroom, as slow as he was, could tell that the alpha's question of whether he disliked it was not a serious one.
He was doing it on purpose. Yan Beiyou was definitely doing it on purpose.
Ye Nanxun silently told himself that this was a sign of the alpha's unstable pheromones. He could accept it.
Yan