Sea Salt Mint and Freesia [BL]

Part 3

06

Ever since I realized Xu Qi was somewhat abnormal, I've been trembling every day.

Luckily, until Friday, I hadn't seen Xu Qi again.

When I returned home Friday evening, I saw the door opposite mine open, workers going in and out, carrying boxes.

Half a year ago, the tenant opposite moved out, it had been vacant for half a year without being rented out. Just this week, it seemed finally rented out, with workers moving stuff in continuously.

I curiously poked my head out, a familiar figure appeared at the door.

"Right, lay the carpet in the bedroom, be careful, it's worth 300,000 yuan." Secretary Tang instructed the workers, saw me, and greeted me with a slight bow, "Good evening."

"Secretary Tang?" My mouth agape "Is it a coincidence? You rented this room?"

"Not rented, bought." Secretary Tang showed a smile, "And it's not me, it is CEO Xu."

Me: "......" This neighborhood was actually quite old, and the apartments weren't that big.

But the location is good, so the rent isn't cheap.

I had bitten the bullet and rented this place because I wanted to sleep in a bit longer in the morning.

And Xu Qi, who had a three-story villa in the city center, with a swimming pool bigger than my entire apartment.

Now he's actually moving over.

Crazy, everyone's crazy, I guess crazy is good......

I blankly returned home, locked the door.

After hearing a knock, I blankly opened the door again.

Xu Qi's handsome face appeared in front of me.

I slammed the door shut again.

What does this mean, is he coming to settle scores?

I'm done, I really blew it, I actually dared to slam the door in Xu Qi's face.

Zhuang Xu, you've grown up, you can start preparing for the afterlife.

Around 11 PM, the door was knocked again.

I trembled and looked out the peephole, saw it was Secretary Tang.

I hesitated for a moment, but still opened the door.

As soon as I opened the door, I smelled a faint scent of sea salt mint.

"Mr. Zhuang, CEO Xu's pheromone disorder has acted up again." Secretary Tang looked a bit anxious "He has to take medicine again, please stop him. That medicine has severe side effects."

I was stunned: "His illness hasn't healed?"

Xu Qi's pheromone disorder causes patches of painful red rashes like needle pricks.

There are two treatment methods, one is to take medication, but the side effects are severe, and long-term use might actually develop drug resistance, worsening the condition.

The other was to find someone with a pheromone matching rate of 85 or higher, which was effective, but such people were extremely rare.

The reason I initially interacted with Xu Qi was because I just happened to reach a pheromone matching rate of 85 with him.

I thought I was his destined person until Lu He appeared.

Their compatibility rate is 95, he is truly Xu Qi's destined person.

Logically speaking, with Lu He's high compatibility pheromones, over these years, he should have cured Xu Qi.

But hearing from Secretary Tang, Xu Qi seems worse?

"I, I can't." I pursed my lips, and said timidly "Call Lu He"

Secretary Tang was stunned: "Why call Lu He?"

"Huh?" I didn't know what to say "Aren't they getting engaged?"

"Who said I and Lu He are getting engaged." Xu Qi came out from the room, he had undone two buttons at the top of his shirt, his chest broadly red, looking very severe.

He frowned, like suppressing pain, but his gaze was very serious when looking at me.

"I have no relationship with him."

07

During the wait for the private doctor, Xu Qi leaned on me.

He vaguely circled my waist with one hand, the other holding my hand.

Whenever I tried to sneakily withdraw my hand, he would let out a pained "hiss," looking very distressed, making me give up on pulling my hand back.

Actually, pheromone therapy doesn't require physical contact, but Xu Qi's eyes were tightly closed, seemingly in real pain, so he held my hand.

Only when he was not fully conscious, would he come close to me.

Secretary Tang went back first. The room had only me and Xu Qi.

When the private doctor arrived, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, went to open the door.

Xu Qi was unwilling to let go, looked at me pitifully.

I had to half support him to open the door.

The door opened, a very young doctor, impatiently: "Bro, do you know what time it is? I told you today's consultation fee must be four digits......"

Before he finished, he saw Xu Qi resting his head on my neck, his pupils rapidly shaking, a ghostly expression: "What the...? Who the hell are you?"

Xu Qi's thin eyelids lifted: "Your dad."

The doctor's eyes bulged like bells, looked at me again, suddenly understood: "Zhuang Xu? Are you Zhuang Xu? Holy, I finally see a living one, let me look at this little beauty, indeed pretty, no wonder our CEO Xu can't stop thinking about day and night......"

I couldn't take his nonsense, hurriedly interrupted him: "Doctor, can you check what's wrong with him?" "Oh, okay, okay." The doctor quickly helped, after much effort, finally peeled Xu Qi off me, helped him into the bedroom, said he needed to check, and asked me to wait in the living room.

Afterward, intermittent shouts from the doctor came from the bedroom.

"Values all normal, you're faking pretty well, did you scratch this red yourself?"

"I knew it, even when it was more severe in the past, I didn't see you this weak."

"You want me to fake it? Impossible, I have medical ethics."

"50,000 yuan? Okay, okay, how severe do you want, needs kisses to heal, do you think this treatment method works?" I couldn't hear clearly, was about to lean closer, the door opened.

That beta doctor came out beaming.

"Xiao Zhuang, I'm entrusting Xu Qi to you. Absolutely can't let him take medicine again, the side effects are huge, that's how his stomach got ruined, he even had to be hospitalized last time."

"I don't know what's wrong with this dude, with a 95% matching rate omega, he refuses it, doesn't want pheromone therapy, and insists on taking medicine." He spoke, and my heart tightened with each word.

After the doctor left, I went to the bedroom.

Xu Qi was lying down, his eyes closed, a few more buttons undone, faintly revealing abdominal muscles, slightly red.

I convinced myself: Zhuang Xu! Don't be tempted by beauty! Remember how cold he was before! While you can! Run now!

As if sensing something, Xu Qi opened his eyes, about to reach for my hand.

I stepped back, avoiding him.

Xu Qi's gaze dimmed, his hand suspended in mid-air, after a while, he pulled his hand back.

Silence spread in the room.

After a long time, I heard his apology.

"I'm sorry."

I was stunned in place. He hardly ever apologized, whenever I was upset by him in the past, I would comfort myself: it's okay, it's okay.

But now, I don't want to say it's okay.

So I said: "Xu Qi, you should move back."

"Let's not contact each other anymore."