What did you... do in the bathroom?

Perhaps because the cliff bungee jump that night had given them such a fright, everyone felt rather physically drained as well.

Those who had barely managed to skip dinner the night before could no longer hold out today.

But to watch their figures, everyone still decided against making a proper meal. Something simple to fill their stomachs would do.

Since Wen Zhiyan had made breakfasts comparable to lunch two days running, and Jiang Lan had only just washed the dishes at noon, the omegas volunteered to take care of the cooking after the two went upstairs.

Simple food did not take long to prepare. When Xu Can and Yu Nan emerged from the kitchen carrying whole-wheat beef sandwiches, Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan were still nowhere to be seen.

Xu Can glanced upstairs. "Should we go call them down to eat?"

Sitting at the table, Ye Qiunian thought for a moment. "They're probably tidying their room. They'll come down when they're done."

"Or maybe they're discussing something. Didn't President Wen say he wanted to work with Teacher Jiang?" Pei Du remarked casually from beside Ye Qiunian.

But there was really no need to discuss work on a variety show. Qiao Xin frowned.

"They haven't started fighting, have they?"

Everyone froze at that.

The atmosphere between Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan that afternoon had indeed been a little strange, especially after the bungee jump. First Jiang Lan had cursed Wen Zhiyan out, then he had kept scowling. He had not even driven on the way back; Wen Zhiyan had driven instead.

Now that they thought about it, it did not seem impossible.

But Lin Ziyou rejected Qiao Xin's guess.

"What are you thinking, Qiao Xin? If two alphas really started fighting here, their pheromones would've exploded everywhere already. How could there be no sign of it?"

He rose from the table. "Go ahead and eat. I'll take a look."

After all, Lin Ziyou would also be staying in Room Five that night, so going in now would not be rude.

But before he could take a step, Qiao Xin interrupted him. "They wouldn't spread that far. The doors in this villa all block pheromones to some extent. Who knows how long it would take for the little bit leaking through the cracks to drift down from the third floor?"

Lin Ziyou was only an omega, after all. If something unpleasant really had happened between Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan, he probably could not stop them even if he wanted to.

So Qiao Xin gave Pei Du a meaningful look.

"Go take a look with Ziyou. Tell them to come down and eat."

Although she was an alpha, she was also a woman, so it was more convenient for Pei Du to go.

Though Pei Du did not get along with Qiao Xin, he would not disregard what mattered and oppose her in a situation like this.

So Pei Du stood up readily. "I'll go myself. Ziyou, go ahead and eat."

With that, Pei Du strode upstairs.

He first checked the rooms on the second floor. The doors were all open, and no one was there. Only then did he head up to the third floor, taking the stairs two at a time.

But it was quiet upstairs. There was no argument as he had imagined, nor any scent of leaking pheromones.

The show was being livestreamed anyway. If the two were really discussing something in their room, all the viewers on the other side of the cameras could see it, so it surely would not be anything they needed to hide.

Still, out of politeness, Pei Du stopped outside Room Five and reached out to knock.

Unexpectedly, the moment his fingers touched the door, it silently opened a crack.

Pei Du paused, then gently pushed the door open and looked inside. "No one here?"

As he spoke, he pushed the bedroom door a little wider. "President Wen, Teacher Jiang, are you here?"

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan exchanged a glance and hurriedly straightened their clothes in the mirror. Smelling the faint trace of his own pheromones lingering in the bathroom along with the cigarette smoke, Jiang Lan asked Wen Zhiyan quietly,

"What do we do? Can you smell it?"

Wen Zhiyan pressed his lips together, walked over to the window, and opened it. Then he threw the cigarette butt he had put out a short while earlier into the bin and lit another cigarette.

Only then did he return to the door, pull Jiang Lan behind him, and open it, poking his head out to look at Pei Du. "What is it?"

Seeing how furtive Wen Zhiyan looked, Pei Du raised an eyebrow. "What are you two doing?"

Wen Zhiyan gave a light cough and said evasively, "A little secret between alphas. Want to come in?"

Curiosity was human nature.

At that, Pei Du immediately walked toward the bathroom and shut the door behind him. He saw Jiang Lan sitting on the toilet and Wen Zhiyan leaning against the sink with a cigarette in his hand.

He considered for a moment, then looked at Wen Zhiyan in confusion. "Are you two taking a shit together?"

Wen Zhiyan: "..."

Pei Du thought for a moment and rephrased it. "You're keeping Teacher Jiang company while he takes a shit?"

Jiang Lan's expression turned cold. "Are you blind? Do you usually shit with your pants on?"

"Then what are you doing here?" Pei Du frowned at Jiang Lan, who indeed had not taken his pants off.

Wen Zhiyan held out a cigarette to Pei Du. "It wouldn't look good on camera, so I came to have a smoke with Teacher Jiang."

At the sight, Pei Du immediately understood. He took the cigarette and let out an "Oh."

"I was wondering what little secret you meant. But if you two had cigarettes, why didn't you tell me sooner? I've been holding out for two days. I've practically quit."

Jiang Lan said nothing. Pei Du said to him, "Give me a light."

Jiang Lan refused. "Don't have one. Ask President Wen."

Wen Zhiyan took out his lighter again and tossed it to Pei Du.

Pei Du chuckled and bumped Jiang Lan with his leg. "Get up. Let me sit for a bit."

The reason Jiang Lan had remained seated earlier was that his sweatpants were too loose and light-colored. Certain changes in an alpha were sometimes obvious at a glance.

But with Pei Du's interruption, Jiang Lan had completely returned to normal. He stood up and gave Pei Du the toilet seat, moving to stand beside Wen Zhiyan.

Feeling that he had joined Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan's secret gathering, Pei Du was in quite a good mood. He said to them, "So, next time you two have another little secret between alphas, count me in, okay?"

Wen Zhiyan and Jiang Lan exchanged a glance. Wen Zhiyan chuckled, reached out to pat Pei Du on the shoulder, then said to Jiang Lan,

"Teacher Jiang, shall we go eat?"

Everyone downstairs was waiting for Pei Du to bring Wen Zhiyan and Jiang Lan down to eat, but no one appeared for a long time.

To prevent anything unexpected from happening between the three alphas, Qiao Xin suggested that they all go upstairs to check.

So when everyone arrived outside Room Five, they found no one in the room, only rustling sounds coming from the bathroom.

Immediately afterward, the bathroom door opened from inside. Wen Zhiyan came out first, followed closely by Jiang Lan.

As for Pei Du...

Pei Du had only smoked half his cigarette. Seeing Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan open the door and start to leave, he hurriedly called out,

"Wait for me, wait for me! What's the rush? Give me a second. I'm almost done!"

At the sight of everyone standing outside the bedroom door, Wen Zhiyan's eyelid twitched.

Jiang Lan and Wen Zhiyan exchanged a glance. Jiang Lan gave a light cough and said to Pei Du inside, "Shut up and hurry."

Pei Du had no idea what was happening outside. He flushed once, but the cigarette butt did not go down, so he flushed again and continued,

"If I hadn't found out, you'd still be trying to leave me out. You two are such assholes..."

Before he could finish, a woman's voice came from outside.

"What did you... do in the bathroom?"