Not an Omega? (Second Update)

Lu Jiu froze, looking at Si Jinyan in astonishment and shock. "How could he not be an omega?" His tone was like he was questioning whether something had gone wrong with Si Jinyan's brain.

Lu Jiu said, "You suspect he isn't an omega? Then what is he? An alpha?"

This was practically questioning Lu Jiu's status as a top doctor of the Empire.

Lu Jiu fired off a string of questions. How could he have gotten Chi Li's gender wrong?

Si Jinyan remained silent.

Lu Jiu fell silent as well. "I'll run another examination over the next few days and tell you once the results are out. There's also the possibility that Chi Li has some kind of latent illness."

Si Jinyan asked again, "Tell me, can an Enigma mark an alpha?"

Lu Jiu was stunned by the question again, but he still analyzed and answered seriously. "Based on existing theoretical foundations, it is possible for an Enigma to mark an alpha. Although an alpha's gland does not develop with the same natural suitability for marking as an omega's..."

As Lu Jiu spoke, he touched his own gland. The thought that it might be marked by an Enigma like Si Jinyan made his scalp tighten, and discomfort spread through his entire body.

Lu Jiu continued, "But alphas still possess the corresponding functions. Their suitability for being marked is simply negligible. Alphas are not naturally suited to receive marks, so they may require longer-lasting and continuous marking."

"Existing records also document cases where one alpha successfully marked another alpha. Of course, such marks were even more short-lived than temporary marks. But alphas are not naturally the submissive party in a relationship's dominant position. When being marked, they not only have to endure physical pain; many alphas also struggle to overcome the psychological barrier."

When Si Jinyan and Lu Jiu came out, their expressions were calm. Chi Li had no idea the two had just ended an argument over his gender.

During this period, Si Jinyan seemed to need it more frequently than before.

Chi Li had no choice but to ask, somewhat puzzled, "Has your pheromone instability gotten worse again lately?"

Si Jinyan nodded. "Mm."

Then he placed Chi Li on the desk and entered the next round.

That evening, not long after dinner, Si Jinyan carried Chi Li into the bathroom.

A hazy mist of steam enveloped them both.

In the bathroom, Chi Li felt it begin to stir.

Si Jinyan pressed Chi Li against the bathroom wall. Chi Li faced the wall, unable to see that Si Jinyan's black pupils had taken on a faint golden hue.

Desire and Si Jinyan's forceful, urgent actions blurred Chi Li's senses. When those golden eyes fixed on him, Chi Li inexplicably felt the urgency of being watched by a predator.

Just as the string at the edge of danger drew taut within him, Si Jinyan suddenly patted his leg. His voice was low and husky, heavy with desire. Leaning close to Chi Li's ear, Si Jinyan's voice seemed to carry a bewitching power. "Relax."

Chi Li's legs went weak, and the doubt and vigilance from that brief moment were swallowed by desire once more.

Yet amid that desire, Si Jinyan maintained an unprecedented clarity—or rather, he had maintained an unprecedented clarity these past few days.

He steadily and calmly watched the young man before him gradually sink into the sea of desire, then, at the right moment, marked the gland at the back of his neck.

As the Enigma sex-targeting genes were transmitted, Chi Li suddenly shuddered all over and seemed to snap awake. He pushed at Si Jinyan's head behind him. "It hurts..."

Si Jinyan's gaze darkened, and he loosened his hold slightly. "Why does it hurt? It never hurt before."

Chi Li was dazed, and he did not know why either. "I don't know. It just hurts. Don't touch it anymore. Maybe the skin's broken."

Si Jinyan's pupils flickered between gold and black as he suddenly asked in a low voice, "Then do you know why it hurts?"

Si Jinyan did not let him go. Chi Li's voice came out broken. Confused by Si Jinyan's sudden words and actions, he hesitantly turned his head to look. Si Jinyan's pitch-black eyes were staring at him.