What Did You Call Me?

Jiang You's face stiffened. He looked up at Qi Yue, temporarily at a loss for words.

Seeing Jiang You's strange expression, Qi Yue suddenly became alert: "You're not thinking of going back on your word, are you? Let me tell you, once you've signed, there's no backing out."

"If you go back on your word, you have to wear women's clothes. You chose it yourself."

Hearing this, Jiang You almost couldn't breathe. Wear... women's clothes? In just a short self-study period, what on earth had happened?

"Qi Yue, let me see."

Due to extreme confusion, Jiang You's face turned pale, and his fingertips resting on the desk trembled slightly. He pointed at the notebook on Qi Yue's desk, his voice slightly raspy.

Qi Yue didn't notice Jiang You's expression. He picked up the notebook and shook it, asking suspiciously: "This?"

Jiang You nodded.

"What did you call me?" Qi Yue suddenly remembered something and immediately felt a bit displeased. "We just agreed that you would call me \"brother\" from now on, and not even a minute has passed before you're calling me by my full name again?"

Jiang You stiffened, opening his mouth but closing it again.

Damn Jiang Qi, what on earth did you pull on Qi Yue?!

Jiang You took a deep breath. A red flush spread from his ears to the corners of his eyes, then down to his cheeks and neck, making him look like a boiled shrimp.

"Brother... Brother Yue?"

His voice was soft and halting, like a kitten meeting a stranger for the first time, letting out a soft, timid "meow" in exploration.

Unlike Jiang Qi, who intentionally acted shy to tease Qi Yue, Jiang You was genuinely embarrassed.

He was originally not good at socializing, usually acting cold to keep his distance from others. But ever since Jiang Qi became close with Qi Yue, his disguise had become an empty shell.

Damn.

Qi Yue looked at the Omega's flushed eyes, his gaze drifting down to the snow-white skin on his neck, and suddenly felt his throat go dry.

Why did this Omega suddenly get so embarrassed?

He's embarrassed, right? Definitely!

Qi Yue's newly stabilized heartbeat began to pound again, like drums beating in his ears, so loud that it drowned out all other sounds.

Both fell silent, not moving. The atmosphere instantly became indescribable. After a moment, Qi Yue coughed and tossed the notebook straight onto Jiang You's desk.

The loud noise broke the strange silence. Qi Yue buried his face in his arms on the desk and said awkwardly: "Return it to me after you're done looking. I'm sleepy, stop spacing out."

Jiang You let out an "un," his voice slightly raspy, as if he had exerted a lot of effort just to utter it.

Qi Yue silently touched his face.

Damn, it's really hot.

Withdrawing his hand, Qi Yue forced himself to close his eyes and relax his thoughts. His susceptible period was approaching recently, and his body temperature kept rising, which was really annoying.

On the notebook, there was clearly Jiang You's signature, the strokes strong and elegant, showing at a glance that he hadn't hesitated at all.

Jiang You held the notebook, his fingers gripping it so tightly that they turned white, his lips pressed thin.

"Jiang Qi!"

"All you do is cause trouble all day!"

Jiang You let out a breath, closed the notebook, gently placed it beside Qi Yue, and stood up to walk out of the classroom.

Sensing that the Omega beside him had left, Qi Yue waited a few seconds before slowly sitting up straight. He opened the notebook, looked at the signature, closed it again, and threw it into his desk drawer.

"Brother Yue!" A loud, gruff voice called out from afar.

Qi Yue turned his head to look. It was his reserve lackey number two, Chen Chen.

Qi Yue rubbed his ears in annoyance. This "brother" didn't sound even one-tenth as good as Jiang You's.

"Brother Yue!" Chen Chen didn't notice Qi Yue's annoyance at all. He called out loudly again and shook his head, lamenting, "Brother, I just heard Fat Jin from the next class say that we'll have more exams in the future—monthly exams, weekly exams, pop quizzes! What should we do?!"

Qi Yue changed his posture to lean against the desk, his long legs propped up on Jiang You's chair, and sneered: "What's there to worry about? It's just a few more times being publicly executed. You're overreacting."

"What is a top student even afraid of?"

Chen Chen, a 1.9-meter-tall Alpha, cried like a child, saying dejectedly: "My girlfriend won't agree. We already argued before because I didn't study hard. If I get publicly executed more often this time, she'll break up with me."

Chen Chen's girlfriend was the Omega class monitor of the next class, who was very smart and beautiful. Chen Chen was very obedient to her, and besides sports, he always liked to cling to his girlfriend.

Qi Yue didn't want to pay attention to Chen Chen, nor did he want to comfort him. He could figure out with his big toe that Chen Chen was just crying while showing off.

"Ah, right, I forgot Brother Yue has never been in a relationship and doesn't understand me." Chen Chen turned to Sun Hou for sympathy while crying: "Sun, you understand me, right? It's truly a sweet worry."

However, everyone's worries were different.

Sun Hou didn't understand. He was only worried that with more exams, his parents would nag him again.

"Brother Yue, do you think the top student who has a good relationship with you can predict the exam questions for us?"

Qi Yue looked at Sun Hou as if looking at an idiot: Are you dreaming in broad daylight?

Sun Hou, the muscular man, whimpered: "Boohoo."

This rumor was confirmed in the next class period.

Although they had just entered the eleventh grade, this didn't stop the school from preparing early for the college entrance examination.

Teacher Li patted his stomach and coughed: "The new principal is very strict about your education. This is a good thing. You must carefully analyze every test paper. The mistake notebooks must still be submitted weekly. Class monitor, you'll be in charge."

Jiang You nodded.

After one class period, the strange atmosphere between Jiang You and Qi Yue had dissipated, but the two still hadn't spoken to each other.

As Teacher Li called out, Qi Yue instinctively looked at his desk partner.

Jiang You's profile was very sharp, his hair soft, his eyes amber, and his nose bridge high and straight. The winter sunlight shone on his face, softening his features.

Qi Yue stared blankly, then suddenly met his eyes, which were as still as water. His heart skipped a beat.

Jiang You tilted his head, frowning in confusion.

"What's wrong?" Jiang You asked, but didn't add any address.

"Nothing." Qi Yue shook his head. Feeling his slightly rapid heartbeat, he frowned.

This reaction is a bit too much. Should I ask for a few days of leave?

At noon, Qi Yue, Jiang You, and Lan Yunjie gathered for lunch.

While waiting for the food, Qi Yue ignored Lan Yunjie's complaints about the additional exams, searching for information on his phone alone.

Qi Yue searched using the keywords "early stage of susceptible period" and "rapid heartbeat," and a series of results popped up.

【What to do when experiencing rapid heartbeat in the pre-susceptible period?】
【Is rapid heartbeat in the pre-susceptible period related to pheromones?】
【How to make an Alpha's heart flutter during the susceptible period? As an Omega, you should do these things...】
【My husband has recently lost interest in me. How to arouse his interest during his susceptible period, making his heart race and rendering him unable to resist...】

The ones above were still acceptable, but what on earth were the ones below?

Qi Yue's lips twitched. He clicked on the first link and skimmed through the content.

It was roughly related to pheromones and hormones. Qi Yue clicked his tongue, then saw a comment below.

【It's normal to be easily stimulated during puberty. If you can't bear it, ask for two days of leave; you'll be fine once the susceptible period passes. If the pre-stage is already like this, it will be even more intense during the susceptible period.】

Is it normal?

Qi Yue thought, if it was normal, then so be it; he would get used to it after enduring it.

The noodles were served. Just as Qi Yue was about to put away his phone, the Omega beside him moved slightly, his elbow brushing against his arm. Qi Yue looked over.

Jiang You pursed his lips: "Stop looking at your phone, eat."

A second later, seeing Qi Yue still not moving, Jiang You thought he was waiting for him to call him by his nickname. He hesitated for a moment, bit his lip, and said: "Brother Yue."

*Thump.* Qi Yue's heart rate accelerated again.

Qi Yue clutched his chest, expressionless.

It's over. It seems I still have to ask for leave.