ARML CH76

On January 6th, the league uniformly granted annual leave.

Chi Shuo booked plane tickets in advance and returned to Star City with Ye Shaoyang.

Qin Yue drove to the airport to pick them up. Seeing the tall Alpha standing next to Ye Shaoyang, he felt doubtful and used his eyes to silently ask his younger brother who the other party was.

Ye Shaoyang proactively introduced, “This is our captain, Chi Shuo, and this is my cousin, Qin Yue.”

Chi Shuo nodded politely to the other party, “Hello.”

Qin Yue smiled and said, “Hello, Captain Chi, do you need me to drop you off?”

“No need, please take Shaoyang and Xiao Bai home. Someone is coming to pick me up here.” Chi Shuo looked at Ye Shaoyang, his gaze gentle: “Have a good rest at home, see you next season.”

Ye Shaoyang: “En, have a good New Year, Captain Chi. See you.”

The two said their goodbyes at the airport.

Qin Yue took Ye Shaoyang and Xiao Bai home. After the car got on the highway, he couldn’t help but ask, “That Alpha just now, are you close with him?”

Ye Shaoyang replied, “He’s our captain; he’s helped me a lot.”

Qin Yue looked at his cousin through the rearview mirror and found Ye Shaoyang looking completely natural, with no signs of a guilty conscience. So they were just simple friends? He paused, then asked, “How is your pheromone control coming along?”

When Ye Shaoyang first differentiated into an Omega, he also shared this news with his cousin Qin Rui and his older cousin Qin Yue. After all, they were among the very few relatives in this world who genuinely cared about him.

However, he hadn’t mentioned his allergy to inhibitors or being marked by Chi Shuo, to avoid complicated explanations. This was a secret between him and Chi Shuo.

Hearing Qin Yue‘s question, Ye Shaoyang replied, “It’s fine. I test it every day, and it’s stable around 3.5.”

Qin Yue advised, “You have differentiated into an Omega after all. Don’t get too close to your Alpha teammates. I heard that most esports teams consist of Alphas; you need to pay attention to your safety on the team.”

Understanding his meaning, Ye Shaoyang couldn’t help but laugh out loud, “Brother, don’t worry, I’m extremely safe in the Tianhuan team. The kids on the second team are all afraid of me, and as for the first team, no one dares to bully me either.”

Qin Yue didn’t quite understand esports, but seeing Ye Shaoyang in such a good mood, he also felt slightly relieved.

Upon arriving home, Ye Shaoyang gave his older cousin and younger cousin two expensive gifts he had prepared in advance.

Taking the gift, Qin Yue asked in confusion, “Shaoyang, do you have a lot of money? This watch is quite expensive.”

Qin Rui said happily, “Brother Yang is the rookie Tianhuan spent 5 million to sign at a high price, breaking the league’s record for rookie signing fees. My Brother Yang is rich now, and there are lots of gifts in his stream every day!”

When free, Xiao Rui would go to the stream to act as a moderator, so he knew Ye Shaoyang’s affairs clearly.

Qin Yue was somewhat surprised, “Is that so? I didn’t expect Shaoyang to be so amazing. I was previously worried about you finding a job, but it seems my worries were superfluous?”

Ye Shaoyang said, “Don’t worry, Cousin. I’m an esports player now, and the income isn’t bad. I’ll play matches for two years first, and after retiring, I’ll probably switch to being a streamer. Supporting myself won’t be a problem.”

Qin Yue smiled and patted Ye Shaoyang’s shoulder, “That’s good. Come to my house to celebrate the New Year tomorrow. My dad has been telling me for the past few days to make sure Shaoyang comes over for New Year’s Eve dinner, and to bring Xiao Bai along too.”

Ye Shaoyang said, “Alright, I’ll bring Xiao Bai over then.”

After the two left, Ye Shaoyang unpacked his luggage alone. In his past life, he loved lively atmospheres. Every year when returning home for winter vacation, he would bring a ton of gifts for his parents, relatives, and friends. Celebrating the New Year alone in this world, without his parents by his side, was truly boring. Still, he cleaned up the house a bit, making it tidy.

The New Year arrived quickly. Waking up early in the morning, people started sending red envelopes in the Tianhuan team group chat. Relying on his ultra-fast hand speed, Ye Shaoyang grabbed several large red envelopes in a row, but as a result… he only got 1 dime every single time.

Ye Shaoyang complained in the group chat: “I always get the smallest amount, my luck is just too bad [Sad.jpg]”

Seeing his message, Chi Shuo privately sent him a large red envelope: “Happy New Year.”

Ye Shaoyang froze for a moment, then hurriedly replied: “Happy New Year, Captain Chi. I was just casually complaining, haha, no need to send me a red envelope to comfort me.”

Chi Shuo thought to himself that as the captain, it was only right for him to send red envelopes to his team members. He said, “Everyone gets one.”

Ye Shaoyang: “Oh, then I won’t be polite ^_^” He conveniently accepted Captain Chi’s red envelope and sent back an emoji: [Thank you, boss.jpg]

Chi Shuo was in a good mood, and consequently, all members of the Tianhuan team received Captain Chi’s New Year red envelope.

Cheng Xing was shocked and privately messaged Qu Jiang: “Brother Qu, my master suddenly sent me a red envelope! It scared me!” Qu Jiang: “I’ve known Captain Chi for three years, and this is my first time receiving a red envelope from him too.” Qin Yizhu: “What’s going on? A serious person like Captain Chi actually learned to send red envelopes to wish us a happy holiday!” Cheng Xing was a bit confused: “It seems he sent one to everyone?” Qu Jiang: “Probably.”

In reality, Chi Shuo initially just saw Ye Shaoyang complaining about his bad luck in the group, so he privately sent Ye Shaoyang a large red envelope. Then he felt it wasn’t quite appropriate to only send one to Ye Shaoyang, so he sent one to the entire team.

No one knew the rich inner world of Captain Chi.

Ye Shaoyang logged into the Xiao Bai stream, gave away a wave of gifts to the viewers, and in the afternoon, Qin Yue drove over to pick him up. Ye Shaoyang took Xiao Bai to his cousin’s house for the New Year. His cousin’s family was very welcoming to him. Ye Shaoyang had a reunion dinner with them before taking Xiao Bai and returning to his own home.

The next day, when he woke up in the morning, he suddenly felt unwell.

His head was dizzy and heavy, his body felt weak, and a familiar hot current was rushing everywhere through his blood. Realizing something was wrong, Ye Shaoyang immediately picked up the pheromone detector to measure his data—pheromone level 5.5, almost reaching 6.

When he first differentiated, the doctor had instructed him that if his pheromones exceeded 6, he needed to inject inhibitors in time or have an Alpha mark him. Being allergic to inhibitors, he could only seek help from Chi Shuo in this situation.

It had been 3 months since Chi Shuo temporarily marked him in the hospital back in October. It seemed the validity period of that mark was almost up?

Ye Shaoyang didn’t hesitate anymore; he picked up his phone and called Chi Shuo.

Chi Shuo was just preparing to go to his maternal grandfather’s house for New Year greetings with his parents. Right before leaving the house, he suddenly received a call, caller ID Ye Shaoyang.

Chi Shuo picked up the phone, only to hear a slightly hoarse voice that sounded somewhat weak: “Captain Chi, sorry to bother you, my pheromone data is a bit abnormal…”

Chi Shuo immediately walked to the window, lowering his voice: “Where are you?”

Ye Shaoyang replied, “At home. Is it convenient for you to come over?”

Chi Shuo froze for a moment: “Your home?” House-call marking, is that even a thing? Won’t your family beat me to death?

Seeming to guess what Chi Shuo was worried about, Ye Shaoyang added, “Don’t worry, there’s no one at home, just me and Xiao Bai. Captain Chi, if it’s convenient, could you come over and mark me again.”

Chi Shuo: “…………” Could you come over and mark me again. It was hard to believe this was something an Omega would say.

Hearing Chi Shuo’s silence, Ye Shaoyang said, “If it’s inconvenient, it’s fine. It’s only 5.5 right now, hasn’t reached 6 yet. I should be able to endure for a few days. Call me back when you have time, Captain Chi.”

When an Omega’s pheromones lose control, it becomes very uncomfortable. Hearing Ye Shaoyang’s slightly weak voice, Chi Shuo couldn’t help but soften his heart, and his voice also involuntarily grew gentle: “I’ll come over now, send me your detailed address.”

After hanging up the phone, Chi Shuo looked at his parents, feigning composure, “I have something to do, I’ll go to grandpa’s house in the evening.”

Chi Shuo’s mother looked at him doubtfully: “What’s so urgent that you absolutely have to go?”

Chi Shuo’s father stared sharply into his son’s eyes and asked: “Who was on the phone just now? I thought I heard something about marking? Are you dating someone?”

Chi Shuo’s expression was serious: “No, you heard wrong.” If he told his parents the truth—that he had marked an Omega and now had to go to the other party’s house to mark him again—his father probably wouldn’t let him off easily, and his mother would make him bring that Omega to meet the parents.

…It would simply be impossible to explain.

Chi Shuo coughed lightly, casually making up an excuse: “It was Fang Zhengqing calling, asking me out to eat.”

His parents simultaneously cast disbelieving looks.

Chi Shuo added: “The 5 of us agreed to get together after the New Year. Xu Zhuo, Chen Qianhua, and Xie Yuan are also driving over, and the place has already been booked. I’ll have a meal with them and then go to grandpa’s house in the evening.”

Chi Shuo’s mother smiled considerately and said: “Is that so, then you go meet your friends first. I’ll tell your grandpa, just remember to come over in the evening.”

Chi Shuo nodded, grabbed his car keys, and turned to leave.

It wasn’t until he reached the garage that Chi Shuo finally let out a sigh of relief. Sitting in the driver’s seat, he rubbed his temples with a headache. Shaoyang’s situation was indeed special, being allergic to inhibitors, so for the next year, he would need to rely on his temporary marks to control his pheromones.

The last temporary marking was in October, and now it was January, so it was indeed time for a supplementary mark. However, the thought of doing such an intimate thing with Ye Shaoyang again made Chi Shuo feel flustered.

Chi Shuo drove rapidly to Ye Shaoyang’s house and rang the doorbell.

Ye Shaoyang came to open the door wearing slippers. Because his pheromones were unstable, a feverish flush colored his face, and his eyes were misted over. He was covered in sweat, the sweat soaking through his pajamas, revealing delicate, beautiful collarbones, his fair skin beaded with sweat everywhere.

Chi Shuo’s breath hitched— Such an Omega was too sexy, the visual impact leaving Chi Shuo momentarily frozen in place.

Xiao Bai seemed to sense its owner’s abnormality, circling Ye Shaoyang’s feet and meowing non-stop.

Ye Shaoyang smiled: “Captain Chi is here.” His legs went weak, and he nearly fell.

Chi Shuo immediately reached out to support him, his voice unexpectedly gentle: “Is it very uncomfortable?”

Ye Shaoyang took a deep breath, gripping Chi Shuo’s arm tightly: “It’s not very comfortable.” Chi Shuo’s pheromones carried a cool scent similar to green bamboo. For the burning hot Ye Shaoyang, the current Chi Shuo held an attraction for him akin to someone who had been roasting on a beach all day in the summer suddenly encountering a cool spring.

Ye Shaoyang forcibly controlled the urge to pounce on Chi Shuo, saying as calmly as possible: “Sorry for the trouble, Captain Chi. Didn’t delay your important business, did I?”

Chi Shuo replied: “It’s fine.” He quickly changed shoes at the door, entered the house with Ye Shaoyang, and conveniently closed the door behind him.

Tormented by pheromones, Ye Shaoyang lacked strength throughout his entire body, making even walking difficult. Seeing him nearly fall, Chi Shuo simply extended his arms, gently picked him up bridal style, and carried him to the sofa in the living room.

Ye Shaoyang half-leaned on the sofa, rubbing his throbbing temples with his fingers, his voice hoarse: “I woke up this morning feeling something was wrong, took the detector to measure it, and my pheromones had suddenly spiked, so I had to call you. I’m really sorry to make you make a special trip during the New Year.”

Chi Shuo: “…” How should he answer? You’re welcome, I’m very happy to personally come to your door and provide marking services?

Thinking of what was about to happen, Chi Shuo’s ears couldn’t help but burn, the tips flushing red. He forcibly controlled his violently pounding heartbeat and asked in a low voice: “Do you want me to mark you right now?”

Ye Shaoyang nodded, turned around to expose the back of his neck, and said: “Thank you.”

Chi Shuo: “…”

There was no blocker patch on his neck. His slender, fair nape was displayed before him without any guard. The entire room was filled with the fragrant scent of Ye Shaoyang’s pheromones, the familiar scent of sunflowers completely enveloping Chi Shuo.

Chi Shuo’s heart beat faster and faster, momentarily too embarrassed to bite down.

In Chi Shuo’s perception, a temporary marking was something even more intimate than French kissing. An Omega’s gland is a highly private area; what biting through it signifies is very clear to Alphas and Omegas in the ABO world.

The first time was in an isolation ward at the hospital. In that environment, Chi Shuo couldn’t think too much, possessing only the thought of “treating the illness and saving a life.”

But now, it was in Ye Shaoyang’s home… The warm-colored sofa and curtains exuded a sense of coziness everywhere.

Ye Shaoyang was still wearing pajamas, revealing a large expanse of fair skin at the collar. Doing such an intimate thing in this kind of environment—it was like two people deeply in love having an affair behind their parents’ backs.

It was truly difficult for Chi Shuo to pretend he didn’t care.

Noticing the Alpha behind him wasn’t reacting, Ye Shaoyang turned his head in confusion: “Captain Chi?” This is already the second time, shouldn’t you be very experienced by now?

Meeting those moist eyes, Chi Shuo felt his heart slam forcefully. The tips of his ears instantly flushed bright red, his voice dropping very low: “Do you… really not mind me marking you in your home?”

Ye Shaoyang thought to himself, mind what? Strangers the first time, familiar the second. Hurry up already.

Ye Shaoyang smiled: “Don’t worry, Captain Chi, this is a secret between the two of us, I haven’t even told my family. Once the marking is done, it’ll be fine, and the validity period will last another 3 months, perfectly avoiding any impact on our matches.”

He turned his back again, lowering his head slightly: “Let’s begin.”

Chi Shuo could hear the thumping sound of his own violently beating heart.

According to his understanding, an Omega would only be willing to let an Alpha mark them if they deeply trusted that Alpha. Let alone directly inviting the other party into their home to perform such an intimate act as a temporary marking.

Marking an Omega in the Omega’s home—this was practically just one step away from getting into bed.

Chi Shuo felt somewhat awkward, and also a trace of nervousness.

Seeing Ye Shaoyang turn his back and lower his head, adopting a submissive posture of “at your disposal,” Chi Shuo’s heart trembled slightly. Closing his eyes, he bit down once again on the area of the Omega’s nape.