Author: ThisIsBanana

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The proctor’s gaze moved away from the calm-looking Su Ling and swept past the noisy candidates. “Quiet!”

Instantly, the candidates don’t dare to speak again, and the large examination room quieted down.

The chief proctor said, “The previous test is to assess your harvesting ability, which is a necessary talent to become a material harvester. And now we will test your affinity, which is the talent required to become a spiritual plant cultivator.” After he finished speaking, the proctor began to list down the rules and regulations of the test and said, “The examination begins.”

The moment this sentence is out, no one spoke again. Except for Su Ling, all candidates quickly removed their isolator, and the test room was soon filled with the fragrance of various pheromones. In front of Su Ling is still a camellia plant. Its red flowers were particularly gorgeous, and the petals looked very nice with its overlapping design. Reaching out, he lightly touched the flower nearest to him, and it shook slightly. The stem of that flower leaned towards him, and the whole flower soon fit snugly into his palm. A soft itchy feeling came from his palm as the petals brushed against his hand. Su Ling couldn’t help curling the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were bright and spirited. He bent down slightly, gently sniffing the fragrance of the flower while stroking the petals with his finger. His finger circled around the flower, then lowered to pinch its leaf gently. The flower fragrance immediately became more potent. Other branches of the camellia came close to his hand, and the flowers on the top of the branch bloomed to the extreme. Su Ling’s fingers touched the flowers one by one and received many soft brushes in return.

Because of his abnormal pheromone, the three proctors were paying attention to Su Ling when the test started. Hence, all 3 of them has an expression full of shock on their face. Even if Grade E spiritual plant has a low IQ and is the easiest type to accept goodwill from the Omegas, but it’s still not an easy task for Omegas who have yet to enter university, not to mention without using any pheromones. This affinity is really rare.

Su Ling didn’t go to check out how the rest of the Omega is doing. For half an hour, he had been playing with his camellia plant. He would his hands move away from time to time, rubbing the petals when the flower shifted close to his hand and then moved his hand to another direction. The branch would change direction to chase his hand, which Su Ling would repeat his previous actions. He found that a Grade E spiritual plant is like a child, so it seems to like a game of chasing more than him touching it all the time. The change in aroma intensity is the best proof. Su Ling also found this game very interesting, and so half an hour passed by in a blink of an eye.

When the proctor announced the end of the test, Su Ling was a little sorry; it would be nice if he could feel what the camellia is feeling too. At the same time, everyone’s scores were transferred to the examination system. Next, the proctors and candidates moved to area 002 for the third exam.

Area 002 is divided into the inner and outer sections. At this moment, they were gathering at the outer section, and there are many arc-shaped long tables around it. The tables were arranged in 5 layers, just like a rainbow. There were various transparent glass bottles on the table, with various solids or liquids in the bottles.

The chief proctor said, “There are 10 groups of materials on each table, and each group contains 30 glass bottles. The materials would be either essential oil or pollen from Grade D and E spiritual plants.” As he said that, the proctor pointed to the door on the right hand behind him, “This door leads to the inner section, which is a long corridor of aroma. The corridor is divided into 30 areas, and each area will have different aromas, which corresponds with the glass bottles on the table.”

“You need to smell the scent of the glass bottle, remember the aroma, and the name of the corresponding spiritual plant. After confirming it, enter the inner section and key in the name of the spiritual plant in which you could smell the aroma in each area. This exam is mainly to assess your recognition of fragrances, which is very important for the perfumer profession.”

“The total time for this test is one and a half hours. During the test, no communication is allowed. The score is based on your accuracy rate, and your speed will be used for ranking should there be two or more exact scores.”

Finishing explaining the instruction for the examination, the proctor divided the candidates into 11 groups, and they will share a group of materials. After the candidates were in place, he announced, “The exam begins.”

Three proctors simultaneously press the timer.

Su Ling stood on the far right side of their group. He straightaway picked up the rightmost glass bottle, looked at the label first, and then opened the cap to smell. He is very sensitive to fragrance and spends a lot of time remembering the name of the spiritual plants to which the scent belongs. At the corner of his eyes, he noticed that 2 candidates in his team changed their bottles quickly. Su Ling was surprised first but soon realized something. An Omega generally comes in contact with a lot of spiritual plants since childhood, so it is normal for them to recognize many low-grade spiritual plants. He also knows a little bit, but just a few types from the fragrance bar and the villa’s garden. He only knows 5 kinds in total, which means he has to remember 25 new plants on the spot. Compared with people who don’t know anything at all, Su Ling still has a tiny bit of advantage. But then again, the possibility that a native Omega recognizing less than 5 spiritual plants is really low. However, Su Ling is not nervous. He is used to the feeling of having exams, so his mentality has always been very stable.

Though this interview[1] gave Su Ling much surprise, he won’t mind even if he gets a failing grade, at least it’s better than the zero points he initially thought he would get. He carefully wrote down the name of each fragrance and spiritual plant, and after smelling it all, he reviewed from the middle to the right. At this moment, there are already some candidates who have gone to the inner section.

Su Ling glanced around, then he walked to the far left, reviewing from left to middle. He deliberately shuffled the order to review the materials, worrying that he ended up remembering the order than really remembering the names of the fragrances. After confirming that there is no error, he went to the inner section. At this moment, half of the candidates have already entered the inner section.

Inside the inner section, Su Ling passed through the quarantine area to the first small area. He could smell the fragrance instantly, and the name of the fragrance suddenly appeared in his mind. Without hesitation, he entered the answer on the answer panel in his bracelet.

The small areas were not really small, they were just narrow but very long, and each area is like a minute away in distance. There were very few candidates staying in the first 10 small areas. Obviously, when the short-term memory is still fresh, the test questions are very simple for the candidates. However, starting from the area 11, there are candidates staying inside, frowning as they tried to recall their memories. Su Ling went all the way at normal walking speed, only pausing when entering the answer.

Every area has a monitor and a sound transmitter, so the examination site was quiet throughout, as no one speaks. Upon reaching area 21, Su Ling was taken aback because he saw the number of candidates suddenly increased a lot. At a glance, there were almost 20 people in the area. Taking in a breath, he understood what happened. The aroma of this area has mixed fragrances from 2 different spiritual plants. He easily discerned it, so he continued to move forward, in the shocked sight of the candidates who had stayed in the area for a while.

From area 21 to 25, all contained mixed fragrances from 2 different spiritual plants. Coming out from area 25, Su Ling has now overcome more than 200 candidates. The moment he walked into area 26, the 4 candidates inside immediately looked at him. As for Su Ling, his eyelids slightly twitched, 3 kinds of spiritual plant fragrance!

Zhao Qi looked at him incredulously, but soon, he curled his mouth. Su Ling must be answering the questions randomly to be able to get to this area so fast.

Lin Meng’s big eyes were full of surprises. He excitedly stepped forward, and his mouth moved slightly as if he wanted to say something. Su Ling placed his index finger on his lips, making a silent gesture. Lin Meng calmed down and waved his hand as a cheering sign at Su Ling.

Su Ling didn’t know who are the other 2 candidates in the area, so he only smiled at them politely. Next, he bowed his head to enter his answer, quickly wrote down the names of the spiritual plants. After writing, he waved to Lin Meng and moved on.

Zhao Qi stared at his back with wide eyes, how could Su Ling be so fast?! He is absolutely blindly answering the question. However, when Zhao Qi recalled that people with the same score will be ranked according to their speed, he keyed in the possible answer for that area and trot past Su Ling. That caused Su Ling to raise his eyebrows, but he ignored Zhao Qi and continue to proceed at his own speed, walking all the way to the end.

The proctor waited at the exit, and Zhao Qi stood next to him with his chin slightly raised with pride.

Lin Meng came out fourth, and he ran to Su Ling as soon as he came out, “Ling Ling, you are so amazing!”

Su Ling smiled and said, “You are amazing as well.”

Zhao Qi humphed and cut in, “What amazing? He might be just blindly answering the questions,” then looked at Lin Meng and said, “You don’t know this yet, right? He gave up the exam in area 003.”

Lin Meng was stunned and looked at Su Ling worriedly.

Su Ling: “It’s okay, I have prepared myself to get a failing grade.”

The proctor looked at Su Ling in surprise, no wonder this candidate has been so calm throughout the tests. But despite knowing that he would fail, he still has such a good mentality, that’s very rare.

Proctor: “Your exam is over, and you can leave now.”

Su Ling took a glance at his bracelet and saw that the communication function has returned to normal.

Lin Meng: “It’s already past 12 pm. Let’s go to have lunch together.”

Su Ling had lunch with Lin Meng and went back to the villa afterward; Gu Liheng was not at home. He and Domi moved the 3 Grade A spiritual plants to the garden, which he fell asleep on the lounge chair while bathing in a comfortable fragrance.

At the same time, major news channels were reporting on the interview of the spiritual plant department today. Netizens also have held a voting event for ‘the most beautiful Omega’. The photo with the most votes is impressive. It was a fair-skinned young man sitting in a car with his head slightly tilted. His facial features were exquisite, and his light brown eyes were as if they were transparent, making him seemed very quiet.

Su Ling woke up and was rubbing his slightly numb face when he saw Gu Liheng striding over. He smiled, but before he could say anything, Gu Liheng said, “You are on the news.”

Su Ling uttered an ‘Ah’, then thinking that the matter about his pheromone in the examination hall is exposed, he became calm again. He smiled and said, “It’s okay, I don’t care what they say.”

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[1] 面试/miàn shì – Not sure if the Chinese use this word differently, apparently the 3 tests Su Ling took today is considered that so-called ‘interview’.

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The exam will go on for 3 days. The interview will start on the 12th, and the written examination will be starting on the 14th and 15th.

After school on the 11th, Su Ling went to the fragrance bar. He went to the spiritual plant shed to see the spiritual plants and to prepare for his exam the next day. When he came out of the shed, Nalu kept talking around him, “It doesn’t matter if the interview result is not ideal. You will achieve excellent results in the written test. Even if you can’t, you still can repeat another year.”

Su Ling couldn’t help laughing and replied, “I know, Uncle Nalu. I told you these words before.”

Nalu looked at him, said nervously, “I’m just afraid that you might not be able to accept the result.”

Rubbing his wrist, Su Ling can see that his wound has recovered, but a scar remained. “I won’t.” Then he laughed, his smile was bright.

Nalu stared at him for a while, and finally relaxed, “I will treat you dinner after the exam.”

Su Ling accepted the offer without hesitation. “Okay.”

When Su Ling returned to the villa, he saw Gu Liheng, who had been busy recently, sitting on the living room sofa. He ran over and asked with a smile, “Are you finished with your works?”

Gu Liheng: “No, not yet.” Then he took out a light blue gourd-shaped Cold Moon Sachet and handed it to Su Ling. “Your interview is tomorrow, right? Don’t put too much emphasis on the results.”

Su Ling laughed, does he look that vulnerable to him? He took out the sachet he gotten from Gu Liheng previous from his backpack and said, “I still have this. Plus, all of the attendants are Omega, I have no use for it.”

Gu Liheng still stretched out his hand at Su Ling, “The effectiveness of the sachet will gradually weaken over time. And because of the large number of Omegas, there will be a lot of Alpha waiting outside the testing location.”

Su Ling thought about it and took the sachet, “Thank you.” His eyes curved up as he added, “Don’t worry about me; I am prepared.” He is prepared for the worst, even if the interview result is zero in the end, he will be able to remain peaceful.

…

At 8 am on the 12th, the villa driver sent Su Ling to the interview location – the spiritual plant division association square. The exam only starts at 9 am, but there are already many cars on the road near the examination room at 8 am. As the car stopped at a red light, the air felt stuffy, so Su Ling lowered the car window and looked out. On the right was a very gaudy red convertible sports car. The man in the car looked sturdy, obviously an Alpha. He was wearing a pair of sunglasses and seemed to be quite handsome too.

“Ah! You guys see that? What a beautiful Omega!” The man soon noticed Su Ling and waved at him. At the same time, he turned his bracelet towards Su Ling, so that his friends in the communication screen could see him as well.

Su Ling glanced at the holographic screen above the man’s bracelet and decisively closed the car window. The material of their car window is the most common one on the market. You can see the outside from the inside, but people outside cannot see what’s inside the car. The man waved his hand at Su Ling’s direction and shouted a few words loudly. Su Ling ignored him and shifted slightly to the middle of the seat and stared forward. Their car started moving again, and he found that many of the cars on the same road were Alpha. Most of them had their car windows or hood opened, and one could see their identity at a glance.

At the examination site, there is a security guard at the entrance. A large area at the gate was enclosed, and a group of tall Alpha stood outside the fence.

Su Ling: “…” His male god is right; there are a lot of Alpha here.

He thanked the driver and got off. As he walked towards the entrance of the examination site, he could sense many eyes on him. Su Ling turned open his bracelet, verified his identity as a candidate, and entered the examination hall. Behind him, a noisy discussion is going on, and some people shouted words like ‘Pretty Omega’. Pretending that he didn’t hear it, Su Ling walked to the standby room in area 003.

When he arrived, many Omegas were already there. After he entered, he felt a lot of inquiring eyes. Su Ling looked over and saw several familiar people who should be in the same class as him. However, he is unfamiliar with anyone except with Lin Meng, so he did not say hello. He went to sit down on the seat, labeled with his exam number. Although many people believe that it is impossible for him to pass the interview because of the smell of his pheromone, Su Ling still wants to join. He did not know the specific content of the interview and was quite curious.

Every year, the assessment of the interview is different, but the general direction will not change, subject to the professional qualities required by the spiritual plant major. The interview is equivalent to checking in advance whether the student is capable of studying this major. After all, there are some professions where hard work won’t pay off; you will also need talents.

This year, there are more than 1,500 Omega students enrolled in the spiritual plant department. The testing site is divided into 3 areas. Lin Meng is in area 001, and he is in area 003. At 9 am, the standby room is already full, it was quite lively with more than 500 Omegas were staying together. Only then Su Ling realized that Zhao Qi is in the same area as him. Zhao Qi’s expression didn’t look good when he saw him, but he didn’t take the initiative to find trouble.

Three examination proctors walked into the standby room, and the chief proctor seriously announced the rules of the examination room before explaining further about the content of the examination.

“You will take a total of 3 exams. After the first exam is done, you will proceed onto the next one after a short time for adjustment. The content of the exams in each area is different. The exam sequence in your 003 area is 003, 001, 002. Other areas will have different exam sequence. During the examination, all candidates’ communication function will be restricted so that no questions will be leaked.”

“The total score of the three exams is 100, the test score of the 003 area is 40, and the score of the other two areas is 30 each. The minimum score to pass is 60. The score will be announced on the 16th, together with your written test score.”

After the chief proctor finished speaking, his eyes swept across the group of candidates, “Do you understand my explanation? If there is anyone who doesn’t understand, you can raise your hand to ask.”

The audience was quiet.

A light smile appeared on the chief proctor’s face as he said, “Very good. The exam for area 003 will start now. The content of the exam is harvesting raw materials from spiritual plants provided to you, and the score evaluation is the time used, the quality and quantity of the raw material.”

After the proctor finished speaking, he raised his hand above his head and clapped once. Instantly, the wall on the right side of the standby room opened from the middle to the sides. A large field of spiritual plants was revealed behind the wall. Beta security and staff were standing around the flower field. There was a lot of exclamation from the group of candidates.

The chief proctor said, “Here are all Grade E spiritual plants, all spiritual plants were cultivated from the same batch, and their state is similar. Now, according to your exam number, walk out in turn, follow the staff’s guidance, and stand next to the plant assigned to you.”

More than 500 candidates were divided into 11 long lines, and they walked to the spiritual plant in turn. In front of Su Ling is a Grade E camellia, he looked around and saw that his row is all Camellia.

The proctor continued, “Now, candidates who are dissatisfied with the allocation of your spiritual plant, you can come forward to exchange to another plant that is most compatible with your pheromone. We allow the exchange of the spiritual plant to achieve the fairest result.”

Many candidates raised their hands, and the staff quickly inputted the data and arranged for the exchange. After the exchange is done, the chief proctor repeated the inquiry again. No one raised any objections, so he announced, “The test starts now, and you have 40 minutes.” The moment he finished his words, the two deputy proctors turned on the timers respectively. All candidates made the same action at the same time, that is removing their isolator.

Su Ling soon smelled a variety of fragrances. Some were faint, and some were thick, although some were so light that it could almost be neglected, but none were as bad as him. He reached out and touched the Camellia’s leaves. The Camellia shook its leaves up and down, and its petals curled up around his fingers, releasing a slight fragrance. Su Ling hesitated and decided to try again. He took off his isolator, and controlled the release of his pheromone, wanting to release a hint of smell. However, when the smell emanated, panic hit him one after another. At the same time, the candidates’ exclamation, disgust, and anger could be heard.

“Smelly!”

“Aiya, why are you curled up together?!”

Su Ling glanced around and quickly reattached his isolator. All the flowers he saw had their petals closed up, and their leaves were shivering.

“Teacher, it’s him. He is smelly and polluted the air of the examination hall!” Zhao Qi pointed to Su Ling.

It was the proctor’s first time to encounter this kind of situation. His expression was slightly serious in front of Su Ling, but Su Ling’s attitude was very good as he apologized, “Teacher, I am sorry, I just want to give it a try.”

“Try what, so stinky, how could any spiritual plant be willing to provide raw materials?”

“This time, our performance time is forced to be extended, will it affect our score?!”

“Such bad luck, to get into the same examination hall with him.”

Various accusations came one after another. Su Ling felt sorry as well, but the Camellia’s attitude makes him feel hopeful. He looked at the proctor and said sincerely, “I’m really sorry. In order not to affect the exams for the rest of the students, I will give up on this exam. To be fair, the exam should start again.”

The prosecutor’s face eased up, and his expression revealed some sympathy. After confirming that Su Ling had given up the exam, he asked the staff to take Su Ling to the waiting area and announced that the exam would be restarted. The candidates who initially had a lot of complaints looked better now. The staff started the air purification system, measured the air quality three times with an air measuring instrument, and recorded it in a file. Only then the proctor announced for the exam to start again.

Su Ling stood aside, observing the movements of the nearest candidates and comparing the differences in how they harvest the materials. The proctors and staff would glance at him from time to time, worried that he can’t bear the sadness. Seeing him acting so calmly, they made a better impression on him.

5 minutes later, the candidates gradually completed the exam, and Zhao Qi was also very fast, ranking 9th. When he left the flower field, he raised his eyebrows proudly towards Su Ling. 40 minutes later, the exam is over. Some of the students who finished late inevitably showed disappointment, but after seeing Su Ling’s calm expression, their mood improved a lot. There were also sympathetic candidates patting him on the shoulder, “Good luck.”

Su Ling smiled, “En, you too.”

Leaving area 003, they moved to the 001 area for the second test. The content of the second test measures plants affinity. They are still using grade E spiritual plants, and you can choose to exchange it as well. The spiritual plant is placed on a table equipped with a spiritual plant aroma detector. Within half an hour of the test, the highest concentration of fragrance recorded by the detector will be the assessment value.

As soon as the chief proctor finished speaking, the examinee said, “Teacher, I want to stay away from him.”

Zhao Qi pointed at Su Ling and said, “Teacher, I propose to ban him from taking exams.”

This proposal was echoed by other candidates as well, “Yes, how could such smelly pheromone pass the exam? Just make him give up directly.”

The proctor looked at Su Ling, Su Ling said, “Teacher, I won’t give up the exam, but I promise not to take off the isolator.”

His affinity does not require pheromones!

The proctor said seriously, “If you violate the rules and disrupt the order of the examination room,
even if you want to restart, your score will be invalid.”

Su Ling’s tone is sure, “I will not violate the rules.”

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It was fragrant in the garden, the low-grade spiritual plants and the 3 Grade A spiritual plants were waving their branches and leaves. They move in unison, shaking slowly, like waves blown by the breeze. The young man was dressed in white, half-leaning on the recliner beside him, while looking at the holographic screen in front of him intently, as if a scene from a painting.

Gu Liheng paused in hesitation, but in the end, he turned around to leave, not wanting to disturb that picture of silence.

Su Ling was looking at the information about Xian Mo Yu when his wrist was suddenly caught by Golden Baby’s breath vines and pulled outwards. He turned his head subconsciously and looked out. A hint of unexpectant flashed through his eyes when he saw the person at the door.

When did his male god arrive?

Seeing Gu Liheng about to leave, he called out, “President Gu,” then stood up and walked towards Gu Liheng, “are you looking for me?”

Gu Liheng glanced at Su Ling without any expressions but made him looked very serious. He explained, “Darry said you are in a bad mood.”

Thinking about it for a moment, Su Ling realized that he was probably too silent on their way back to the villa.

Gu Liheng’s tone was calm as he comforted, “Though your trouble cannot be treated now, it does not mean that there’s no treatment in the future, don’t be too disappointed.”

Su Ling smiled, his phoenix eyes lightly curled up, and his eyes were bright, “Are you worried about me?”

Gu Liheng’s eyes stayed on his face for a moment before replying, “En.”

Su Ling’s eyes curled even more, “Why are you worried about me?”

Gu Liheng has never thought about this question before. When Darry mentioned about this matter, all he wanted to do was to comfort Su Ling. He thought for a moment and got the answer.

“You make me feel like we are friends. Other than that, you are still too young.”

Ever since Gu Liheng was young, whenever the people around talked to him, they will use either cautious or respectful tone. Very few people can be like this young man in front of him. His natural attitude made him feel very relaxed. Gu Liheng still remembers the day they first met in the hospital. Although the young man did not mention it, Gu Liheng knew that he had amnesia, at least a part of his memory was lost. Otherwise, it is impossible not to recognize the smell of his own pheromone. For this reason, he could not help wanting to remind the young man(about general things), and worrying about him.

Su Ling’s mouth curled as he rebutted, “I’m not young anymore, I’m an adult now.”

Gu Liheng looked at him without speaking, using his silence to say, ‘See, you are still a child.’

Su Ling also realized his emphasis is making him looked childish. He approached Gu Liheng, not stopping until the two were less than one fist apart. Usually, he won’t notice, but now that they are so close together makes Su Ling realize how large is the gap between their height. When he looked straight forward, he could only see the other party’s skin, around 5 cm from the collarbone, that means their height difference is at least 15 cm. His words were choked in his throat, then he reached out and poked Gu Liheng’s shoulder, “I’m at the age when I can get married. ‘Some people‘ even persuaded me to apply for system allocation before!” After that, he raised his eyes and met Gu Liheng’s downward gaze, “Children are not allowed to get married, so you have to see me as an adult.”

It was Gu Liheng’s first time in getting along with an Omega at his age, he couldn’t help but think that he can understand why Omega was so popular. Really cute. He nodded and said, “Okay.”

Su Ling was satisfied with the answer and asked him, “Didn’t you went to work this morning?”

“We are closed on the weekend, but I had an urgent meeting.” Gu Liheng replied.

Su Ling pointed at the recliner he was sitting on before, offered, “Want to sit down together? It’s very comfortable here.”

The 3 spiritual plants were obviously in a very good mood. They bathed in the sun, generously exuding fragrance in the air, giving people a comfortable feeling and gave them energy. This is a paradise for everyone.

Gu Liheng nodded, “Okay.”

Domi soon moved another recliner to the garden and set it side by side with Su Ling’s recliner. Then he changed to a bigger umbrella, so that it will cover the two lounge chairs under its shadow, and brought two glasses of juice.

Su Ling took a sip and praised Domi, “You are an excellent housekeeper.”

Domi was pleased, its eyes on the electronic screen were shining with pleasant blue light, “Beautiful Omega guest, you are really a lovable guest.”

Su Ling laughed. Domi waved at him and left. When Su Ling turned his head, he saw Gu Liheng looking at him and raised an eyebrow, “What’s wrong?”

Putting his hand on the first button of his suit, Gu Liheng asked, “Do you mind if I take off my coat?”

Su Ling said, “Of course I don’t mind,” he glanced at the suit on Gu Liheng’s body. “But I think you should change to something casual.” Upon saying that, Su Ling lifted his own leg to show Gu Liheng the soft material of his casual pants, “Your body also needs a holiday.”

Gu Liheng followed his advice and left to change. When he returned, he saw Su Ling frowning at the holographic screen. He has seen him reading the biology textbook more than once before, and he knew that Su Ling wanted to go to university to study the spiritual plant. He asked: “Are you worried about the exam?”

One of the tests to enter the spiritual plant major is a professional interview. Since the result Su Ling gotten from the doctor today is not good, it would mean that his professional interview will not optimistic.

Su Ling turned his head to look at him and said, “No, I will try my best in the exam. If I can’t get through, I don’t mind repeating for another year.” After that, he asked, “Have you heard of Xian Mo Yu before?”

Gu Liheng was a little surprised by his question and nodded, “Yes, I heard of it before. Our Gu company established a special department last year to search for the legendary spiritual plants, and Xian Mo Yu is one of them.”

Su Ling quickly asked, “Have you found it?”

Gu Liheng: “No, they leave no trace. The most detailed record is only hand-painted portrait. There were multiple versions of hand-painted portrait for almost every Grade S spiritual plants, and each of them was very different.”

Su Ling sighed, it was similar to what he read, this is why he was frowning. The data might look like a lot, but it has no reference value. The only certain point is that Xian Mo Yu will absorb nutrients from other spiritual plants.

Gu Liheng: “Do you want to find Xian Mo Yu?”

Su Ling nodded and told Gu Liheng about his situation. Then he said, “It’s not necessarily related to Xian Mo Yu, but it was very likely.”

Gu Liheng: “I will tell you if I have any news.”

Su Ling thanked him with a smile, “Thank you.” After that, he hesitated and asked, “Is the Redthorn Ball liquid enough for you in just one month?”

Frowning slightly, Gu Liheng replied, “It was just an estimation, so I’m not sure.” But connecting to what Su Ling was talking about, it is not difficult to guess his intention in asking the question. “Do you want to use them to attract Xian Mo Yu?”

Su Ling nodded honestly, “The final exam in the 15th. I have more than 2 months off, so I want to take them to the place where Xian Mo Yu appeared previously, according to the information I have here.” Next, he quickly added, “Redthorn Ball can stay in the villa. If the spiritual plants can really attract Xian Mo Yu, 2 Grade A spiritual plants are enough.”

Gu Liheng’s gaze fell on his face, “You are good to me.”

If Xian Mo Yu really exists, the stronger the temptation, the higher the chance, it’s that simple. This young man knew about it, but he is still willing to leave Redthorn Ball behind, just for his sake.

Laughing, Su Ling said, “Of course I’m good to you.” You are my male god! And I want to marry you!

But Su Ling swallowed those words into his stomach, so as not to scare off Gu Liheng. Both of them know about each other for only a short period. With Gu Liheng’s serious personality, he definitely won’t believe if he(SL) really confessed. He might even think that he(SL) is not serious about feelings.

Gu Liheng: “Why?”

A lot of people were good to him, or he should say a lot of people wanted to please him, but those people have a purpose in doing so. Some hoped to get something from him while some wanted money. But the young man didn’t want it. Instead, he was willing to lend a rare spiritual plant to him for free, only asking for extra care for other spiritual plants and their raw materials.

Su Ling’s smile became deeper, “I asked you this same question not long ago.” He replied, “Of course it is because we are friends. It’s normal to be good to friends.”

Gu Liheng looked at him as a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Staring at his mouth, Su Ling said, “You laugh naturally this time.”

Instantly stunned, Gu Liheng’s smile disappeared, and he looked more serious than usual.

Su Ling was stunned, “What’s wrong?”

Gu Liheng got up and stood there for two seconds. He raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows, his expression calmed down, “It’s nothing. I still have a document that I need to sign. I’ll return to my study now.”

Su Ling looked at his back with a frown. He has this nagging feeling that Gu Liheng became flustered for a moment when he realized that he was laughing naturally. But how is it possible? There is nothing bad about laughing, it must be an illusion. Taking a deep breath, Su Ling felt refreshed once again. He leaned against the recliner and circled the places mentioned in the information. Organizing those into a folder, he returned his focus at the biology textbook.

With a serious expression, Gu Liheng sat on the large chair in the study. In the holographic screen in front of him, a gentle middle-aged man looked surprised as he asked, “President Gu, something happened?” It has been more than three years since their last contact. The man thought Gu Liheng would never contact him again.

Gu Liheng’s thin lips slightly pursed, “I just smiled,” he paused before adding, “naturally, and I didn’t even realize it.”

The elegant man’s eyes are bright, and his tone is pleasantly surprised, “This is a good thing. Your symptoms are likely to improve.”

However, Gu Liheng frowned. “No, when I knew about it,” he lowered his eyes and clenched his fists in his fingers. He continued, “I subconsciously panicked. My smile quickly disappeared, and my expression turned stiff.”

The man’s complexion became cautious, “Are there any other symptoms besides panic? Is there a voice criticizing you, just like before?”

Gu Liheng’s jaw tightened, “Yes.”

The man looked at him, “I still propose targeted therapies. What makes you laugh?”

Gu Liheng hesitated, not speaking.

The man patiently and gently said, “You can trust me, any answer you have is just a basis for consultation, I won’t judge you.”

Gu Liheng: “I have a friend.” For a 28-year-old, this is a ridiculous answer.

The man didn’t show any strange expression. His face was calm as he pondered for a moment, “Three years ago, I suggested that you quit your job, but you refused. Now, I still propose this suggestion. Working for a long time will make you subconsciously maintain a serious expression to match the ‘correct expression’ instilled in you from childhood, you cannot relax in this kind of surrounding. Also, I suggest that when you are not working, you can spend more time with your friend. A relaxed environment is very beneficial to you.”

Gu Liheng remained silent for a long time before replying, “I will seriously consider your suggestion, thank you.”

The man smiled and said, “You don’t have to be polite, if you have any questions, you can always contact me.”

Gu Liheng nodded and ended the communication. He sat for a while and contacted his personal assistant, to let him organize all the important work of the company in the next three months to him. Then he contacted the regional managers.

A few days later, Su Ling found that Gu Liheng became very busy all of a sudden, and he often ate dinner alone. However, he didn’t think too much about it as the university entrance exam is about to begin.

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Su Ling raised his eyebrows in surprise and sat down opposite Gu Liheng. He poked his cheek with his index finger and slightly tilted his head to a side, asking, “Do I not look alright to you?”

Su Ling was good-looking, so this action looked very cute. Gu Liheng paused for a few seconds and shifted his eyes away, “Zhao Qing contacted me because his brother gave you some troubles, and apologized to me for the trouble.”

Su Ling blinked and asked, “Why does he apologize to you?” Then thinking of Zhao Qing’s attitude, the corners of Su Ling mouth curled up; Zhao Qing probably misunderstood his relationship with Gu Liheng.

Gu Liheng didn’t know what Zhao Qing was thinking, and analyzed the reason reasonably, “I told him not to trouble you anymore. Although it was not his fault this time, it has a lot to do with him.” Then, he looked at Su Ling and asked, “What’s actually happened?”

Su Ling roughly recounted the incident to Gu Liheng because he didn’t want Gu Liheng to feel that there are a lot of troubles around him. He laughed and brushed it off with a sentence, “High school students making mischief, don’t bother with it.”

Gu Liheng frowned slightly, “It’s too inappropriate,” he paused and continued, “Why must Zhao Qing smell your pheromone?”

Su Ling recalled Zhao Qi’s words and helplessly shrugged, “Probably because Zhao Qing heeded your warning and warned Zhao Qi to not seek troubles with me. Hence, Zhao Qi misunderstood Zhao Qing, thinking that his brother took a fancy to me. That’s why he wants to make Zhao Qing sober by smelling my pheromone so not to be fooled by my looks.”

Gu Liheng’s gaze fell on Su Ling’s face when he heard that. The young man’s skin was very pale. His permed bangs slightly covered his eyebrow, giving him a bright and obedient aura. His narrow and long phoenix’s eyes were slightly curled up, and his eyes were clear. Compared with many good-looking people he has seen, Su Ling is no less inferior.

Su Ling noticed his gaze and his eyes curled up, “How does President Gu think I look?”

Gu Liheng looked away slightly and answered, “Very good.”

Su Ling’s eyes curved even more with the joy, and his eyes shone brighter, “Then, will you dislike me because of the smell of my pheromone?”

Gu Liheng met Su Ling’s eyes and said, “No, it is not good to judge people by their pheromone.” He paused for a moment before adding, “The abnormality of your pheromone is likely to be curable. I know an expert in the pheromone field. Do you need me to introduce that person to you?”

Su Ling laughed and asked, “Are you talking about the same person Darry mentioned? He said he will help me make an appointment.”

Gu Liheng nodded, “Alright, Darry is more familiar in this.”

Darry told Su Ling about the appointment the next day, it will be 8:30am on the coming Saturday.

…

On Saturday morning, Su Ling and Darry went to the spiritual plant room. Su Ling rubbed the leaves of the 3 spiritual plants and greeted them, then Darry began to harvest the raw materials. After the harvest, Su Ling found that the 3 spiritual plants were more active than usual, and their branches were waving towards the window.

Darry handed Su Ling the bottle containing the nectar and stem, then explained, “They want to go out. Although they have a complete light system in the room, they still prefer natural light.” Recalling some information from his mind, Darry said, “They have stayed indoors for 10 days but have been frozen for 16 years before this. It’s time for them to go out and get some sunlight.”

Su Ling looked out the window and agreed, “The sun is good today, I will move them out.”

With butler robot Domi’s help, the 3 spiritual plants were quickly transferred to the front yard garden. There are many types of flowers in the garden, many are ordinary plants, but there are also a few low-grade spiritual plants. After the 3 spiritual plants arrived, the low-grade spiritual plants bloomed more brilliantly, and their foliage shook with the breeze. The fragrance dispersed in the air becomes stronger and stronger.

Su Ling looked at the 3 waving plants and smiled, “They are pleased.”

Darry nodded, the joyful feeling was conveyed to him through his pheromone, “Yes.” He glanced at the time and reminded, “Let’s go, we need to go to the hospital.”

As Su Ling turned to walk out, one of the Golden Baby’s breath curly vines straightened and gently curled around his wrist. Stopping, Su Ling walked back to touch its flower and comforted, “I will come to see you again once I’m back from the hospital. I have an off day today, so I can stay with you for a long time.” His words seemed to work, and the vine slowly let him go.

Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the Central Hospital. Su Ling discovered that this hospital was the one he was previously hospitalized in. Darry handed him a white card, explaining, “This is an appointment card. You can find Doctor Ni An on the 3rd floor, in the pheromone department. I have to go to the 2nd floor to deliver the Redthorn Ball liquid. Please contact me when you are done with your appointment.”

Su Ling nodded, he knew about the fact that Darry would head directly to the hospital after harvesting the Redthorn Ball liquid every day. He remembered the time when he met Gu Liheng for the first time, Gu Liheng should be just leaving after a hospital visit. Su Ling tried to recall the content of the novel. Gu Liheng was not mentioned much in the novel, there were even lesser regarding his relatives and friends. He decided to ask Darry about the relationship between the patient and Gu Liheng later when they leave.

Entering the pheromone department on the 3rd floor, Su Ling was able to find Doctor Ni An smoothly with the appointment card. Doctor Ni An has white curly hair and small wrinkles on his face. With the average life span around 300 years old on the planet, and also gene modification technology for beautification is very advance, it only shows that Doctor Ni An is quite old.

A hint of expectation appeared in Su Ling’s heart. Older people are more knowledgeable and might have seen patients with a similar situation before.

“Child, are you Su Ling?” Doctor Ni An asked gently.

Su Ling nodded, “Yes, Doctor Ni An.”

Doctor Ni An walked over to the detector on the right and waved at him, “Come here. Remove your isolator and do a bodycheck first.”

Su Ling followed the doctor’s instructions, removed his isolator, and stood on the footprint indicator of the detector. An unpleasant odor emanated from the gland at the back of his neck, which a series of codes and data began to appear on the electronic screen of the detector. Su Ling stared at it for a while, but he couldn’t understand it at all. 5 minutes later, Doctor Ni An entered a row of data, and the data was connected to form a line. Su Ling’s result was processed in the same way, and the two lines almost overlapped. Ni An pressed the close button, his eyes fell on Su Ling’s face, and he softly sighed, “It’s really you.”

Su Ling looked at the lines on the screen, puzzled, “Doctor Ni An knows me?”

Ni An nodded and said nothing more, only asked him to reattach his isolator, and continued to do 2 more tests. When the inspection is completed, Ni An asked him to sit on the stool. After reading the result for a while, Doctor Ni An raised his head to look at Su Ling and said, “Sorry, boy. I still can’t help you.”

Su Ling shook his head, “It’s okay,” he paused before asking, “Why do you say “still”?”

Ni An’s head lifted slightly, with memories in his eyes, “16 years ago, Ms. Qin visited me. At that time, her physical condition was terrible but she still insisted on studying your situation with me.” He emotionally continued, “She is an amazing spiritual plant specialist. If she didn’t look for me, I would not even know that Planet Belle has such a powerful spiritual plant specialist. We studied the case for a long time, and finally found clues from the 3 spiritual plants owned by Ms. Qin.”

“We found a few unknown, nearly transparent spherical particles in their petals. The smell of this kind of particle is exactly the same as the smell of your pheromone. Later we tested and experimented with the particles in various tests. After many analyses and speculations, we deduced that your abnormality is probably because Ms. Qin accidentally consumed this kind of particles during pregnancy.”

Su Ling thought of the video of Mother Qin’s birthday greetings and felt a little upset.

“Ms. Qin was very self-blaming. We have been working hard to investigate what this substance is but only found a similar description in the spiritual plant anecdote, which is probably the pollen of the legendary Grade S spiritual plant Xian Mo Yu[1].”

“Xian Mo Yu is very powerful and will actively absorb all nutritious substances around it. We have always believed that the spiritual plants in her hand were attacked by Xian Mo Yu, which caused the perp to leave behind its pollen. It’s a pity that Xian Mo Yu only appeared in the legend. We investigated for a long time, but still no news. We only found some information that Xian Mo Yu often actively attacked advanced spiritual plants.”

Ni An sighed, “Ms. Qin originally wanted to use her 3 Grade A spiritual plants to attract Xian Mo Yu, but her body couldn’t hold on, so this plan could not be implemented. Later on, no one knows where those 3 spiritual plants went.”

Su Ling: “They were frozen by… my mother to store in an insurance company.”

Ni An thought of the recent news, suddenly came to a realization, “This is indeed more secured. Spiritual plant flourishes for only 20 years, so if she didn’t do this, there would be too little time for you to use them to implement your mother’s plan when you grow up.”

Su Ling: “My mother only said that my abnormality is related to the 3 spiritual plants, but she didn’t mention her plan.”

Ni An was not surprised, “This is normal because it was just one of our inferences. The existence of Xian Mo Yu is not certain. We could only determine that your abnormality is related to 3 spiritual plants.”

Ni An looked at him: “In these years, other than having an abnormal smell of pheromones, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

Su Ling shook his head.

Ni An pondered, “I have done a lot of research afterward. The energy contained in the spherical particles is potent and can absorb all kinds of spiritual plant nutrients. I took a look at your body test results. The energy in your body is concentrated near your glands. According to the research results, the energy of the spherical particle will not only make your pheromone smelly but also have a very positive impact on you.”

Su Ling was stunned. His affinity with spiritual plants was not inherited? Then he nodded, “My affinity with spiritual plants is quite strong.” He thought about it and realized not only the affinity but also his sense of smell is very strong, though Su Ling does not know whether it has anything to do with the particle or not.

A smile appeared on Ni An’s face, “If your mother knows about this, she might blame herself less.” Then he looked at Su Ling, “Spiritual plant specialist has to deal with hundreds of spiritual plants every day. When making products, especially beverages, they often need to try it first by themselves. The particles are small and transparent, and when mixed amid Grade A spiritual plant pollens, the bad smell is very light, so please don’t blame her for accidentally consuming it.”

Su Ling nodded, “I don’t blame her.”

Ni An smiled, “Ms. Qin didn’t tell me your name until her death. She originally hoped that you could be cured so that no one would know about your infantile abnormal pheromone, so as not to be laughed at. She also didn’t tell me about the whereabouts of the spiritual plants, because she doesn’t want anyone to know who the next owner of the spiritual plant is, so as not to put you in danger.” He added with emotions, “You are a good boy, and her hard work was not in vain.”

Su Ling felt a bit upset, Mother Qin loves her child very much.

Ni An: “You are in good health, but I’m sorry that I can’t help with the abnormality in your pheromone. I will transfer related information and our previous findings back to you, I hope those can help you.”

Su Ling quickly gave his thanks.

Ni An: “Remember to inform me if something happened. I have been in the medical field for more than 200 years, and you are the only unsolved patient. If you managed to find the root cause, you might be able to make an antidote for yourself.”

Su Ling thanked Ni An again.

After leaving the pheromone department, Su Ling met with Darry on the first floor. He was thinking about Doctor Ni An’s words, so he was quiet all the way back. Darry looked like he has something to say several times, but he didn’t speak in the end. Darry thought the result was not optimistic; this kind of thing, no matter how one tries to comfort, it is useless. Darry sent Su Ling back to the villa and left, leaving only a piece of warm advice to have a good rest.

Su Ling head directly to the garden, and the fragrance he could smell in the garden was refreshing. Feeling refreshed, he asked Domi to get him deck chair, then he sat beside the garden to read the information Ni An sent to him.

After Gu Liheng finished his meeting, he came to the garden and saw this scene.

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[1] 仙魔芋/xiān mó yù – This name was an imaginary name created by the author so it doesn’t exist in the real world. Banana cannot use the name in English because directly translated, XMY will become Immortal Demonic Taro (like the name of an ingredient from some random xianxia novel :v), which I can tell you, XMY is not a taro at all XD

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“Sorry, Qi Qi is just speaking nonsense, he doesn’t mean it.” Zhao Qing felt that Su Ling’s relationship with Gu Liheng is not simple just by looking at the sachet in his hand and hurriedly apologized on his brother’s behalf.

Su Ling pursed his lips and said, “Tell this to the police.”

Zhao Qi immediately panicked, “You called the police?”

The driver was stunned and poked his head out of the driver’s seat, “When did you call the police, no, I mean, why did you call the police?”

Su Ling glanced at him and said, “Everyone with a brain knows that when affected by pheromones, removing the isolator will only make the situation worse.”

The one-sided reaction will affect both sides and intensify the effect. Not to mention, the route the driver used does not go to the fragrance bar at all. It was just a coincidence that he called the police, he did not expect this matter to be related to Zhao Qi. After he said that, the sound of a police car’s siren could be heard approaching them.

Zhao Qi nervously grabbed Zhao Qing’s arm, “Brother, what should I do?” He glared at Su Ling, “Call them and say you are fine.”

Su Ling found that to be a little funny, and asked, “Why do you think it is possible? You have troubled me again and again, so why do you think I should submit meekly and not get back to you?” His expression was slightly cold as he reminded, “I already said it in the classroom last time, I will call the police if the situation gets worse.”

The police car arrived soon. Various Alpha scents still remained in the air. A police officer asked, “Who called the police?”

Su Ling responded and told them his story. He, the driver and the Zhao brothers were all taken to the police station to record their statement. It didn’t take long for a police officer to walk in from outside and report about his investigation.

“According to a traffic monitoring system, the taxi stayed at an intersection in front of the school for half an hour. When student Su called for a taxi, the driver received a signal to start the car and let student Su take his car.”

Then, the police found contact records on the driver and Zhao Qi’s bracelet. It was obvious who is the perpetrator behind this.

Zhao Qi’s voice trembled as he confessed, “I didn’t want to harm him. I just wanted the driver to stimulate him to release his pheromones so that my brother could smell his pheromones.”

Su Ling: “There were not only the driver but also several other Alphas in the scene, just at the place where the taxi stopped.”

Officer frowned and scolded Zhao Qi, “As an Omega, don’t you know how dangerous is an Alpha’s pheromone to an Omega? Especially at your current age, your estrus  may be induced.”

“And you, as a driver, don’t you have any professional ethics?! At such an old age, can’t you tell the seriousness of the matter?”

The driver gave his excuse, “I have advised the second younger master against this action, but he does not listen. I am only a servant, so I have no other way. As for this car, I borrowed it from other people.”

Not long after, Zhao Qi’s lawyer came.

The police officer looked at Su Ling with pitiful eyes, “Are you going to press charge?”

Su Ling shook his head, “No need.”

Things have not progressed to the worst outcome. Zhao Qi’s behaviour also showed that his purpose is really just to make him take down his isolator, pressing charge will not have any result.

Zhao Qi humphed beside him. His expression became calmer when he heard his lawyer said that there would be no problem.

Su Ling looked at the police officer and said, “Just leave a criminal record under his name. He has money at home, so he likes to do whatever he wants, and always troubles me. If I get into an accident one day, it may be related to him.”

Zhao Qi glared at him, “Nonsense, there are people other than me who hated you!”

Su Ling: “Really? But no one bothered me except you.”

The police officer turned to ask Zhao Qi, “Why are you bothering him? If there is anything, make it clear now and settle it. Don’t make trouble later.”

Zhao Qi blurted out, “He’s so stinky, looking at him just annoyed me.”

The officer frowned, and Zhao Qing quickly patted Zhao Qi on the shoulder, and warned in a displeased tone, “Qi Qi.”

Su Ling makes a face, but his expression was calm as he opened up, “I was under a lot of pressure before, and he keeps making fun of me. I couldn’t think straight and attempted suicide some time ago. Before that, he kept looking for trouble with me, but I kept silent and didn’t resist. After my attempted suicide, I thought everything over and stopped letting him bully me.” A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, “For daring to rebel against him makes him think that I have slapped him and made him lose face.”

Then Su Ling turned to look at Zhao Qi, “Your usual punching bag is gone, so how can you tolerate it, right?”

After that, he shifted his focus to Zhao Qing, “If he is the executioner, then you are the one who handed him the knife. He grew up doing whatever he wants, according to his mood. He is a high school student now, so what he can do is limited. Just wait until he graduates, I bet your life will be more exciting.”

Zhao Qi’s character is completely spoiled. Although Su Ling does not know whether his words are useful, he still tries his best to remind Zhao Qing. If Zhao Qi can be corrected in time, it would mean lesser trouble for him(SL) as well.

Zhao Qing was slightly stunned, then his expression gradually becoming more serious. Zhao Qi wanted to say something, but Zhao Qing pinched him at the shoulder.

Su Ling withdrew his gaze and asked the police officer, “Can I leave now?”

The police officer nodded and replied, “Already recorded the statements, remember to call the police if there is danger.”

Su Ling said with a smile, “Thank you, uncle.”

He did not look at the Zhao brothers and left the police station. He called a taxi to the fragrance bar. On the way, he thought about it and sent a text message to Gu Liheng, telling him that he is not returning for dinner tonight. Gu Liheng has asked him about the dinner time before, it wouldn’t be nice if he said nothing to inform him that he’s not going back.

The fragrance bar has not opened yet, and the staffs were in the middle of preparing. Nalu sat at the deck, frowning at the holographic screen in front of him, and his finger sliding the pages. Su Ling walked over and took a glance at Nalu’s screen, found out that it was about recruiting material harvester.

Nalu noticed someone behind him and looked up before closing the screen from his bracelet, “Why are you late?”

Su Ling didn’t want him to worry, so he only gave a vague answer, “Something happened and delayed my time. So, are you hiring someone for the store?”

Nalu rubbed the bridge of his nose, “Just a material harvester, but it’s too hard to find.”

In Planet Belle, the spiritual plant specialist actually has two identities, a harvester and a fragrance maker. The former mainly collect raw materials, and the latter uses the raw materials to make finished products. Spiritual plant specialist can be both, but the harvester or fragrance maker will only focus on one specification. Only Omega can be a harvester, while a fragrance maker is not restricted by gender.

Su Ling recalled the definition in the textbook and asked, “Are there too little Omega available for work?”

Nalu got up and said, “Come with me, the spiritual plants are at the backyard.” As he walked to the backyard, he explained, “Not only there is lesser Omega available, the main problem is there are lesser temporary workers available to harvest raw material.”

“Omega is physically weaker and will choose a stable workplace, which is safer. Temporary workers will always need to change locations, and there is a lot of Alpha in the fragrance bar. Unmarried ones are easily affected, while the partner of married Omegas will not agree for them to take the job. The salary of a full-time material harvester is too high, even Grade E starts at least 20,000, and that hasn’t count staff remuneration yet. Our shop’s business is not good, so it’s not worthwhile to hire full-time material harvester. A temporary worker every week is enough, but it is not easy to find one.”

Su Ling thought about it and asked, “How much can I sell daily for the nectar and stem?”

Nalu: “The first three days we sold a total of 60,000, with an average price of 10,000 per piece. Can’t help it, the black market will suppress the prices.”

Su Ling was surprised, “So expensive?”

Nalu: “Not really. The 3 spiritual plants are at their most active period of life so they can produce a lot of nectar and stem every day. The top fragrance product in the market is Grade A, and you must use Grade A raw materials to make the products. Have you heard of Cold Moon Sachet before? Golden baby’s breath is one of its essential raw material.”

Su Ling nodded, the refreshing scent in Cold Moon Sachet was indeed Golden Baby’s breath.

Su Ling: “This is a lot of income, how about we hire a full-time material harvester?”

Nalu shook his head, “Spending 5,000 a month for a part-timer is good enough. Hiring a full-time staff is a waste of money, and you still have to go to university! Plus your marriage and dowry in the future, all those need to use money.”

Su Ling: “…”

Nalu: “The spiritual plants were left by your mother. This money must be used on you. The store doesn’t have to pay the insurance fee anymore, so we are slowly saving up money. The money can be used to renovate the shop in a year or two.”

Su Ling couldn’t help but ask, “Uncle Nalu, why are you willing to keep this shop running for so many years?”

Nalu rubbed his hair with a smile, “I like this job, and I have to repay your mother.”

The two of them came to the spiritual plant shed in the backyard. The shed area is not large, and there weren’t many spiritual plants in there, just occupying half of the area. Su Ling caught a whiff of a light scent as soon as he entered. He could easily recognize the aroma of roses, which is the most commonly used spiritual plant in the store. All of the spiritual plants were placed on the right side of the shed, the entire view was full of red flowers, with a few orange or yellow flowers mixed in the middle.

Nalu: “You can take a look around. The remaining raw materials are enough for two days. I will try to find a harvester again.”

After Nalu left, Su Ling walked into the shed. When he reached the rose bush, he squatted down and examined carefully. The flower clusters were too dense. He reached over wanting to touch the petals and leaves, but before he could touch them, Su Ling noticed that the flowers were shaking slightly. He stared at a red flower and thought for a moment, then moved his finger a little, stopping at a knuckle distance from the flower. At the next moment, the branches were slightly bent, and the flowers touched his fingers while trembling slightly as if it was rubbing against his finger.

Su Ling’s eyes became bright, and he touched the petals with his hands. It seems that his affinity with the spiritual plants is really high. He gently opened the petals, wanted to see the internal structure. The flowers bloomed brilliantly under his hands, and the stamens were unobstructed.

Su Ling smiled and said, “Thank you.”

He looked at it while compared with modern roses in his mind. The two were quite similar, except that the rose stamen in his hand has a touch of gold, and the surrounding area seems to be glowing. After that, his fingers lightly touched inwardly on the periphery of the flower, and the inner core of the flower gathered up to wrap the stamen. Su Ling found it very interesting. He took a step back and wanted to look at the branches, but doesn’t know since when several clusters of leaves were built behind his feet. When his feet started moving, the leaves swept back by itself. Turning back to the roses in front of him, Su Ling touched the leaves, and the leaves opened towards the sides. He could easily see the appearance of the branches, smooth green skin without thorns.

As stated in the Illustrated Book of Spiritual Plants, the spiritual plant’s level and attack power increase accordingly. Grade E spiritual plant has almost no attack power; hence Grade E rose has no thorns. After observing the roses, he continued to observe the rest of the flowers. Every flower liked him very much, so the process of his observation was very smooth. He compared the spiritual plants with what he read from the biology textbook, giving him deep impressions.

When he was about to leave, a cluster of leaves closest to him touched his feet, as if they were reluctant to see him leaving. Su Ling thought for a while and closed the door of the shed before removed the isolator. If he can’t communicate with Grade A spiritual plant, maybe Grade E can! They like him very much.

When his pheromone drifted towards the spiritual plants, Su Ling instantly sensed countless panic emotions, which agitated his head and made him dizzy. He pressed between his eyebrow, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the brilliant flowers that were initially blooming closed their petals tightly, and their branches were bent in the opposite direction.

Su Ling: “…” This response is too similar to Redthorn Ball and the other two!

The only difference is probably a greater sense of panic. Sighing, Su Ling reattached the isolator. It didn’t take long for the flowers to bloom at the same time. If he ignored the previous event, this scene of many flowers blooming together is breathtaking. Su Ling regretted it a bit and felt that it should be recorded. He hesitated for a while but didn’t do it again. That kind of panic was quite uncomfortable. He left the fragrance bar and had his dinner in a restaurant before returning to the villa.

Gu Liheng was sitting on the sofa watching economic news. When he heard footsteps, he looked up and gave Su Ling a once-over, asking, “Are you all right?”

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Su Ling’s action of leaning against the door was very obvious. Gu Liheng was standing under the dryer at the end of the swimming pool, his gaze slightly changed as he quickly walked towards the door.

Su Ling’s fingers clenched tightly against the door. His fingertips turned slightly white because of the intensity, and the sound of his rapid breathing in his ears made him panic. Looking up, he saw Gu Liheng getting closer and closer, while the mellow fragrance becomes more intense. The scent was similar to the wine that has been stored for many years. It even gave Su Ling an illusion that he is soaking in a pool of red wine.

At the same time, dull irritation radiated from the back of his neck and swept across his head. As if his mind were covered by fog, his thoughts were not clear. Su Ling raised his finger slightly, wanting to remove the isolator to make himself more comfortable. That thought passed in a flash, and he pressed his finger down hard on the door panel again. Even he disliked his own smell, he couldn’t let his male god smell it again. His scent is bad at normal days, but with how uncomfortable he felt at the back of his neck right now, the smell must be strong.

Gu Liheng stopped about two steps from Su Ling. He pulled out an isolator and attached it to the back of his neck, then he adjusted the ventilation system to the highest level.

Su Ling felt his mouth very dry and licked his lower lip. He looked at Gu Liheng and took a breath, asking, “President Gu, are you okay?”

Gu Liheng glanced over his slightly moist lips, his eyebrows frowning slightly, “It’s you who are not okay.”

Su Ling blinked and admitted honestly, “En, my legs felt powerless, my heartbeat is fast, and my neck is uncomfortable.” What he didn’t say was his entire body felt very hot, and he really wanted Gu Liheng to touch it, but it was too shameful. He finished speaking in one breath and felt that his current appearance was too embarrassing. Looking at Gu Liheng, he asked, “I want to go back to my room, can you help me?”

Gu Liheng took a step forward and reached out for Su Ling. A delicate and small gourd-shaped dark blue sachet appeared on his hand, and Su Ling could smell a faint refreshing fragrance came from above. Gu Liheng gave Su Ling the sachet and held him with another hand, “Hold this and smell it.”

Earlier, Su Ling took a bath and put on thin refreshing clothing; white cotton singlet with black shorts. With such a thin fabric, Su Ling could clearly felt the heat from Gu Liheng’s palm. The moment Gu Liheng touched him, his(SL) hand subconsciously shifted outward, but he quickly stopped himself. Su Ling had never had such close contact with other people before, his heart was beating wildly, and he has this unknown impulse to reach out and hug the other person tightly.

Su Ling lightly scratched at the door to stay calm, then he took the sachet from Gu Liheng’s hand, and put it to the tip of his nose. The refreshing fragrance instantly rushed from his nose to his mind, and his clouded mind suddenly became clear like the fog was blown away by a gust of wind. Apart from that, the irritation at the back of his neck has dissipated. Su Ling moved the sachet away in surprise, but when he was about to examine the sachet, his body was suddenly carried up. Quickly raising his eyes, Su Ling saw a clear view of Gu Liheng’s side profile.

Gu Liheng looked down at him and said, “Pardon me.”

Gu Liheng walked downstairs with Su Ling in his arms, which his hands are at Su Ling’s shoulders and knees. The two of them were so close, skin touching skin, so Su Ling could easily sense how Gu Liheng’s body is slightly stiff. He couldn’t help laughing and said, “Your literature[1] skill is outstanding.”

Gu Liheng didn’t reply. He had never hugged a young Omega like this before. His hands at Su Ling’s knees have direct contact on the other person’s bare skin. The smooth and soft touch made him inexplicably flustered.

Su Ling squeezed the sachet again and then realized that Gu Liheng walked quite fast, as they have arrived at the first floor in the blink of an eye. He turned to look at Gu Liheng. When he(GLH) is just a few steps away from his(SL) room, Su Ling explained, “I was reading the physiology textbook regarding Alphas. It said that it is bad for the Alpha’s body if one doesn’t take off the isolator during exercise[2].”

“You have been doing strenuous exercise, and I’m worried about you, so I went up to take a look.”

Now Gu Liheng understood why Su Ling asked him ‘Are you okay’ before this. He walked into the room and placed Su Ling down to sit by the bed.

Su Ling sat down and looked up at him with an awkward expression, “Sorry, I gave you trouble.”

Thinking about everything that happened tonight, Su Ling frowned and was very annoyed with himself. He is just like an insensible child who keep having problems. The thing that happened today was far from his original plan. Initially, he plans to get acquainted with Gu Liheng for a few days and then starts making advances to him. He hopes to behave sensibly, beautifully, and s*xily in front of his male god… letting his male god discover all kinds of good qualities found in him. He hasn’t had the time to show it and ended up doing something stupid on the first day.

Gu Liheng looked down at him, his voice was soft and gentle, “You didn’t trouble me, have a good rest.”

Su Ling looked at Gu Liheng and saw him acting normal as usual, not looking irritated or disgusted. Feeling relieved, he raised his hand to return the sachet to Gu Liheng, “Thank you.”

Gu Liheng didn’t accept it. He said, “Take it, you can smell it when you get affected by pheromones again.”

Su Ling hesitated, he took back the sachet and asked, “Do you still have more?”

Gu Liheng stretched out his hand, and a similar sachet appeared on his palm, but the colour was dark gray.

Su Ling couldn’t help but sigh. Sure enough, rich people put everything in the space bag[3]. He smiled, “It’s great that you have one for yourself.” Su Ling did not reject Gu Liheng’s kindness, thinking about the function of the sachet, he asked curiously, “Is it from a spiritual plant?”

Gu Liheng nodded.

Su Ling smelled the sachet again, his affected body had almost returned to normal. He deeply felt how powerful are spiritual plant products, and even more determined to study spiritual plant major. An Omega’s body is too easily affected, plus various high-level spiritual plant products may not be available even if one has the money, so if he can do it himself, he won’t have to worry anymore. Maybe he can even develop a better spiritual plant product.

Gu Liheng: “You have to go to school tomorrow, so have a good rest.”

Su Ling nodded, “Okay.”

Gu Liheng glanced at his obedient response and turned to leave the room, closing the door.

Su Ling lay down on his bed, and rolled a few times around to ease himself into a regular sleeping position, then gradually fell asleep smelling the sachet.

In the morning, Su Ling and Gu Liheng had breakfast together and went to see the spiritual plants. The spiritual plants were delighted to see him, shaking their leaves and flowers and nudging his fingers.

Darry released his pheromones to communicate with them, laughing, “They are very happy.”

Su Ling’s fingers were tickled, and his eyes narrowed when he smiled, “I’m really curious about how it feels when communicating with them.”

Successfully obtaining the raw materials, Darry handed Su Ling the nectar and stem. He looked at Su Ling with pity and said, “I know an expert in pheromone matter, do you want me to introduce you?”

Su Ling looked at the spiritual plants. Mother Qin told him that the key lies in them, so he did not have any expectation towards seeing some experts. But during these few days, he came to see the spiritual plants every day, and also carefully observed them several times, he even tried eating the raw materials directly, but didn’t find anything useful. He thought about it and agreed, “Have to trouble you then.”

Darry laughed, “You’re welcome. I’ll notify you after I contacted him and make an appointment.”

Su Ling nodded, and Darry left with the Redthorn ball’s liquid.

…

Su Ling got off the car, thanked the driver, and turned to enter the campus. Before he could take two steps away, someone called him.

“Su Ling, stop right there!”

Su Ling turned around and saw Su Ao running towards him and asked, “Whose car you took to come to school?”

Su Ling raised an eyebrow, “What does it matter to you?”

Su Ao sneered, “I saw that the driver is at least 40 years old?” He despised, “You are not willing to apply for a system allocation, but you are willing to be supported by an old man, how disgusting!”

Su Ling looked at him speechlessly, this children imagination is really rich.

“Can you speak with your brain?” He rolled his eyes. “Also, I have severed my relationship with the Su family. We don’t have any relations to each other, so don’t talk to me if you have nothing to do.”

Su Ao: “Then, why not change your surname?!”

Su Ling is really impatient with such unreasonable children. He replied, “You don’t want to have the same surname as me? Then you can change your surname.”

After he finished speaking, he strode into the school, and Su Ao followed behind him angrily, “Why should I change mine, that’s my father’s last name.”

Su Ling pretended he didn’t hear anything and ignored him.

Su Ao stamped his feet angrily, “Don’t ever go back to the Su Family if you can!” He heard his mother say that Su Ling is fearless now because he has some money, but that little amount of money will be fully spent in two years.

“Su Ao, Su Ling really broke off with the Su family?” Someone tapped him on the shoulder.

He turned around, “Brother Qi, it is true.”

Zhao Qi frowned, he is even more puzzled now. Yesterday, his brother promised to teach Su Ling a lesson, saying he will help him embarrass Su Ling. In the end, not only the matter was not done well, and his brother got his hand injured, he also asked him not to trouble Su Ling again. Furthermore, his father mentioned about a business with the Su Family at night during dinner. He thought his brother was afraid of the Su Family, but Su Ling already cut off his relationship with them. Why did he prohibit him from causing troubles for Su Ling? Could it be? Zhao Qi thought of Su Ling’s pretty face, his face became ugly. Could it be his brother fell for Smelly Su?

After school in the evening, Su Ling did not contact the Gu Family’s driver, but stood by the roadside, because he is going to his store. There will be a batch of Grade E spiritual plants arriving in the store today. He has been reading biological books recently and wants to see the real plant. He waited two minutes before he could get a taxi. After telling the driver the address of the fragrance bar, Su Ling turned his head to look out the window. After a while, he frowned because the smell of an Alpha is getting stronger in the car. The back of his neck started to feel tight, and his body turned slightly hot; very uncomfortable.

The driver panicked and said, “Sorry, I… I’m not feeling well.” He glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, “Are you all right?”

Su Ling replied, “Fortunately.” It was much better than his reaction towards Gu Liheng last night. He then added, “You can put me down at the next turn.”

The driver accelerated and said, “Okay, I will find a place to put you down. Please bear it. You can take off your isolator if you felt uncomfortable.”

Su Ling glanced at the taxi driver. He took the sachet out from his backpack and smelled it, then tapped his bracelet and triggered an alert to the police.

The driver parked the car by a small road, where 3 Alphas are standing beside the road, and a burgundy sports car parked not far away. The driver opened the door at Su Ling’s side and said, “Quickly get off the car.”

Su Ling didn’t get out of the car, but various Alpha scent still rushes to him through the door seam. Placing the sachet at the tip of his nose, Su Ling could sense the crisp fragrance eliminating all kinds of scent; refreshing and cool.

In the sports car, Zhao Qing lazily curled a lock of loose hair by his forehead and disdained, “My dear younger brother, don’t you know how much an Alpha hated the smell of their same kind? You brought me here to give me a punishment?”

Zhao Qi wore a mask and pulled him out of the car, “I’m trying to make you sober.”

Zhao Qing shrugged his shoulders and followed him to the taxi.

When Su Ling saw Zhao Qi, he frowned with impatience. Just like what it says in the novel, Zhao Qi like a dog skin plaster (狗皮膏药). In the novel, all of Zhao Qi’s focus was used to check out what the protagonist gong likes and to break down the feelings between two protagonists. He encountered failure again and again, then will come out with new ways again and again until he died. This kind of person is really annoying.

Zhao Qi waved his hand and dismissed the Alphas. After that, he took off his mask and said to Zhao Qing, “Take a whiff, his pheromone is particularly smelly, don’t be fooled by his appearance…” Then he stopped talking because there wasn’t any unpleasant smell in the air. He glared towards the driver, “So useless, you still haven’t made him remove his isolator yet?”

The smile on Zhao Qing’s face instantly disappeared, “Didn’t I said not to mess with him?!”

Zhao Qi was taken aback by his serious expression and stiffened his neck, “I just want to let you smell his pheromone so that you are not fooled by his appearance.”

Su Ling got off the car and stared at them.

Zhao Qi’s eyes fell on his hand, and his voice suddenly increased, “How come you have that Cold Moon Sachet?” He begged his mother for that sachet for a long time before she agreed to buy it, but in the end, they failed to win the bid.

Su Ling looked down at the sachet and thought to himself, as expected, this item is not any cheap bargain stuff.

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[1] – GLH said 冒犯了 which somehow means ‘Excuse me for the impoliteness? :v It’s like what the ancient chinese people will say.

[2] – Felt like this is a plot hole because SL wore his isolator while running. So the author probably set this rule specifically for Alpha only, since they ‘have a lot of energy’

[3] – 空间背包, directly translated as space backpack :v Banana is not very experienced with future world terms and stuff. Like usually people say space ring, which they will have a physical ring as the key ma. But backpack? What is the key for GLH to open the space storage? Banana is clueless _(;3/ Could it be cultivaltion style, using spiritual power? 😛