[Esports] Team Leader Xie, your mid laner is causing trouble again.

Li Zhi's limbs went weak, and the heat that had been raging inside her was suppressed, replaced by a tingling sensation she had never experienced before.

It felt like countless tiny feathers brushing against every nerve ending, a comfort seeping out from the very bones.

The peppermint pheromones in the air, which were so alluring to him, became even more enticing after he was marked by an Alpha.

That refreshing, slightly intoxicating fragrance gently entices his soul.

Li Zhi was held by the neck and locked in Alpha's arms.

She couldn't help but take a deep breath of Xie Jichuan's pheromones, and her tense nerves began to relax one by one.

Then my vision started to go black.

Before I could figure out why, my consciousness drifted away like a kite with a broken string.

When I woke up again, I was greeted by a stark white ceiling and the pungent smell of disinfectant.

Li Zhi blinked, her vision gradually clearing as she realized she was lying on a hospital bed.

He moved his body and was surprised to find that he felt no discomfort at all.

There was no feeling of being completely drained after a heat cycle, and I felt even more comfortable than when I woke up after a full night's sleep.

But if he has no problems at all, why is he in the hospital?

Li Zhi raised her hand and rubbed her eyes; the light was somewhat dim.

A quick glance to the side revealed that a tall figure was completely blocking the light coming in through the window.

Alpha sat against the light on the edge of his bed, his posture as still as a sculpture.

His gaze was fixed on the floor in front of him, his eyes empty and blank, as if he were thinking about nothing.

Li Zhi's throat was dry, and she tentatively called out, "Xie Jichuan?"

As soon as he spoke, he realized how hoarse his voice was; it almost didn't sound like his own.

The figure beside him suddenly moved, as if startled awake by something.

He then got up, silently poured himself a glass of water, tested the temperature, and then brought it to Li Zhi's lips.

Li Zhi gulped down the entire glass of water using his hand.

He looked up and noticed that Xie Jichuan had a pure black anti-bite device on his face.

It was made of metal and leather, and it fit his lower face perfectly.

It extends from below the bridge of the nose down to the jawline, gleaming with a cold, metallic sheen.

Those exposed eyes were bloodshot and red, as if they hadn't slept all night.

But there was no extra emotion in it, just an empty, almost wooden calm, like a stagnant pool of water, without any ripples.

Li Zhi's heart clenched suddenly.

He opened his mouth, about to speak, when the door to the ward was pushed open.

A doctor in a white coat walked in, holding a medical record folder. When he saw that Li Zhi was awake, he gave her a kind smile.

Just as he was about to speak, Xie Jichuan stood up instantly.

His tall figure blocked Li Zhi's way, completely shielding the Omega on the hospital bed behind him.

His back was taut like a fully drawn bow, and his muscles bulged under his thin clothes, presenting an aggressive posture.

Those dark eyes finally flickered, revealing a naked intent to attack.

Alpha tugged at the anti-bite device on his face in frustration, the metal chain making a crisp clanging sound.

It wasn't pulled down.

He tugged again, but still nothing, so he became even more anxious, his shoulders heaving violently with each breath.

He stared intently at the doctor who walked in, letting out a threatening thud, like a wild beast cornered and warning an intruder.

The doctor smiled helplessly, stopped walking, and slowly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

The tone was extremely soft and gentle, as if coaxing a kindergarten child:

"I'm a doctor. Your Omega is sick. I need to give him a check-up after he wakes up."

As he spoke, he took an extremely slow step forward:

"Don't worry, I won't take your Omega away. He's just sick and needs my help."

Upon hearing this, the anxious Alpha relaxed his tense back a little.

He turned to his side, revealing Li Zhi slumped on the hospital bed.

But they didn't completely back away; they remained firmly by the bedside.

It left just enough space for the doctor to perform the examination, like a dutiful big dog guarding its owner, not giving an inch.

Li Zhi looked at Xie Jichuan with some surprise.

Is Xie Jichuan entering his vulnerable period?

The doctor struggled to examine Kurichi in that narrow crevice, his movements restricted and constrained.

He tried to go around to the other side, but when he looked up, he met Alpha's eyes, which were staring intently at him.

He could only sigh, then shrink back and helplessly whisper the situation to Li Zhi:

"Your Alpha was already in a vulnerable state when he brought you here last night, and it was so severe that he was almost completely out of his mind."

As the doctor spoke, he gently and skillfully examined Li Zhi, pressing her abdomen and then flipping her eyelids.

"Our Alpha Pheromones specialists wanted to take him away for a check-up, but he absolutely refused to leave you."

He paused, glanced up at the figure at the foot of the bed, and lowered his voice even further:

"I stayed by your bedside all night."

"Our nurses were all scared away when they came to change your IV drip. They tried three nurses but couldn't get it to change it. In the end, I had to change it myself."

Li Zhi turned her head to look at the Alpha who was stubbornly guarding the foot of the bed.

Xie Jichuan stood there, his gaze fixed on Li Zhi.

Or more accurately, it fell on Kurichi, who was within his field of vision.

When the doctor blocks his view, he will tilt his head slightly to get a different angle to continue looking.

It's as if Li Zhi is the only person left in the whole world, and you have to see him every moment.

Li Zhi felt a pang of tenderness in her heart, as if it had been soaked in something, swelling up, and aching all at once.

He sniffed, suppressing the surge of heat, his voice still a little hoarse:

"What happened to me? Why did I suddenly faint?"

When the doctor started talking about Li Zhi's condition, his voice became louder, not only for Li Zhi to hear, but also so that the Alpha next to him could hear as well.

Unfortunately, Xie Jichuan was in a highly susceptible period, driven entirely by animalistic instincts, and couldn't understand what the person in the white coat was saying at all.

His gaze remained vigilantly fixed on every movement of Li Zhi, completely focused.

"The match is too good."

The doctor's words were concise and to the point.

"Your glands differentiated late and couldn't withstand the pheromone surge from a highly compatible Alpha, so it's normal for you to faint."

"Once the highly compatible Alpha pheromones fully fuse with your glands, things will get much better."

He glanced at Xie Jichuan, who was still staring blankly at the foot of the bed, and teased Li Zhi in a low voice:

"Simply put, this is like 'moisturizing' your mature glands, so this kind of stimulation won't happen again in the future."

"Your Alpha susceptibility period is so severe, it's probably due to the compatibility issue, or it could be caused by some intense emotional fluctuations."

The doctor glanced back and forth between the two, said nothing more, picked up a pen and scribbled two lines in the patient's medical record, then turned and walked towards the door:

"You two have a good talk. Press the bell anytime if you need anything."