Sea Salt Mint and Freesia [BL]

Part 7 [End]

15

Christmas is approaching again.

Colleagues said they wanted to treat me to a meal, celebrate my birthday, so I refused Xu Qi's invitation.

He seemed very disappointed, but still said: "Okay, have fun."

Xu Qi continued persistently placing things at my doorstep, pretending to run into me every day.

He said he didn't want to use pheromones to bind me, but I successfully caught him twice taking medicine through Secretary Tang tipping me off, and used my pheromones to help him relieve it.

I haven't given my answer to Xu Qi yet, but I know, I don't want to see him in pain.

I want him to be healthy.

While dining out, I ran into Lu He.

Unexpectedly, he actually said to me: "Happy Birthday."

I was a bit surprised: "How do you know today is my birthday?"

Lu He smiled somewhat bitterly: "That Christmas in senior year, after the performance ended, everyone said they were going out for late-night snacks to celebrate, Xu Qi refused, said some idiot had a birthday, he had to rush back.

"I was curious, followed him, saw him pick up a cake from a cake shop, his face showed a tenderness I had never seen.

"Later I checked, indeed, that day was your birthday." Lu He sighed "I liked him so long, thought I could move him, but it didn't work."

"Happy Birthday, wish you happiness."

I watched him leave, feeling a mix of emotions.

The restaurant was lively, with classic Christmas music playing in the background, and people laughing and chatting.

But at that moment, in my mind, was the lonely figure of Xu Qi sitting at my doorstep.

After dinner, after blowing out the candles, I rushed home anxiously.

A familiar figure was at the doorstep. Probably because I returned earlier than he expected, he was a bit surprised.

Beside him was a large cake box, through the transparent plastic wrap, I saw that strawberry cake.

Almost identical to the one from senior year.

"I never got to give you one before, wanted to make it up this year."

I sniffled, feeling my eyes turn sour, "Hmph" said: "Too late."

Xu Qi's breath stopped for a few seconds.

I continued, "But I'm very generous, so I'll reluctantly forgive you."

Only then did Xu Qi seem to come back to life, his hands trembling slightly: "Really?"

Although it was a question, he didn't give me a chance to answer, instead, very forcefully extended his hands and hugged me: "Baby, once said, you can't go back on it."

I saw the words written with chocolate on the cake, this time it was: 【Baby, Happy Birthday.】

I remembered the words he put last time, hit him hard: "You're the idiot, your whole family are idiots!"

"Yes, I'm an idiot."

Xu Qi kissed my gland spot, "The words I wanted to say when I asked you to wait for me to come back, do you still want to hear them?"

"Since you sincerely requested, then I'll reluctantly listen."

Xu Qi smiled, kissed my cheek again: "Actually, nothing new, I've told you already. Just, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I like you, will you stay with me forever?"

The question from years ago, traveled through several Christmases, returned to me.

I could only agree to him, why am I so kind!

So I said: "Okay then."

16

Three months into our relationship, Xu Qi's heat arrived.

A few days earlier, he suddenly began intermittently emitting a sea salt mint scent, looked at me innocently: "I think my heat is coming."

So I was a bit nervous, consulted his private doctor, hoping for some professional advice.

The doctor dramatically: "Oh my! Xiao Zhuang, you must prepare well! This won't end without seven days and nights!"

I was scared: "Ah? Really?"

"Absolutely true! Xu Qi is a top-level alpha! How can your frail little body withstand it!"

"Listen to me, you must eat more these days! Build up your strength! Otherwise, when Xu Qi's heat starts, you won't have time to eat!" He even secretly handed me a mysterious object, but I threw it away like a hot potato.

Scared by the doctor's words, I was shivering, so these days I ate a lot, waiting for Xu Qi's heat to begin with a resigned attitude.

The day Xu Qi's heat officially started, I was devouring my second strawberry cake.

When Xu Qi came out of the bedroom, I hadn't even wiped the cream off my mouth corners.

He had bloodshot eyes, looked at me, swallowed a couple of times.

Sensing a hint of danger, I cautiously asked: "Um, are you hungry, want some strawberry cake?"

Xu Qi walked up, kissed my mouth corner, then used his finger to smear some cream, tracing it across my collarbone.

His voice was very husky: "I will have some."