E-Sports Boss Wants To Post Messages With New Players Every Day Chapter 38

Chapter 38

He ran all the way into the emergency stairwell, Xu Ziyan closed the door, panting heavily, and with trembling fingers, tore open the marking patch and stuck it on the back of his neck.

Despite all his calculations, the thing he feared most had happened.

His Rut Period had arrived early.

With so many Alphas in the base, he absolutely could not let his Pheromone leak out. The Scent Blocker was new and still sealed in its packaging. Xu Ziyan was so flustered that he tried three or four times but couldn’t successfully tear open the plastic seal.

Finally, he bit a small opening with his teeth and managed to spray the blocker on himself.

The intense sweetness spreading around him was slightly suppressed, but it wasn’t enough.

He definitely wouldn’t make it to the training match today, but… if he could take the medication before being exposed, he could still pretend nothing was wrong and play in tomorrow’s points match as usual.

The internal heat in his body burned hotter and hotter. Xu Ziyan stood up, intending to rush back to his dorm, but at that moment, the door to the stairwell behind him was slammed open.

His body trembled, his face turned pale, and he desperately prayed in his heart that the person who found him was not an Alpha, but a Beta or an Omega.

But things went against his wishes.

The next moment, an Alpha’s angry voice rang out: “Xu Ziyan! What the hell is wrong with you! Are you out of your mind?”

Xu Ziyan was scolded, but his heart dropped in relief.

He turned around and timidly called out, “…Captain.”

Xie Wei’s face was grim, and he didn’t speak.

Xu Ziyan’s sudden and inexplicable dash had left everyone in the training room confused, unable to figure out what had happened.

Only Xie Wei caught the faint, lingering sweet scent of strawberry marshmallow in the air. Although he could usually smell a faint trace of it, today’s Pheromone was distinctly different. Recalling Xu Ziyan’s previous situation, Xie Wei didn’t have time to say anything and hurriedly followed him out.

He looked down and saw the marking patch and the blocker on the floor, feeling a vein throbbing in his temple.

Xie Wei wasn’t an idiot; he knew the Omega in front of him was about to enter his Rut Period. Now was not the time to get angry. The priority was to quickly get him back to the dorm to take his medication.

He immediately took off his team jacket: “Hands up.”

Xu Ziyan looked at the tall Alpha with furrowed brows in front of him, unconsciously swallowed, and obediently raised his arms.

Soon, the jacket, still warm with body heat, was placed on Xu Ziyan. The Alpha’s Pheromone was more potent than the blocker, completely covering the sweetness on him.

While zipping up the jacket for him, Xie Wei asked, “Do you have Inhibitors in your room?”

Xu Ziyan nodded dazedly.

Xie Wei hummed: “Take the medicine as soon as you get back. Rest well in your room these next few days. Just contact me directly if you need anything.”

Xu Ziyan opened his mouth and hesitated: “…There’s a match tomorrow.”

Xie Wei looked at him in disbelief: “You look like this, and you still want to play in the match?”

Xie Wei was already suppressing his anger, and hearing this, his temper flared up three feet high: “You didn’t take care of yourself and went into your Rut Period right in the training room, and I haven’t even scolded you yet. And now what? You want to compete during your Rut Period? Where is your brain? Do you know what would have happened if someone else, not me, had walked in just now? What would happen if something went wrong during the match?”

When an Omega enters their Rut Period, they naturally crave protection and a greater sense of security from an Alpha. Being scolded so harshly, combined with his emotions being more sensitive and fragile than usual, Xu Ziyan felt a pang in his heart, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Xie Wei’s anger, halfway through its outburst, was instantly extinguished by the sight of the young man’s tears.

He stammered, then awkwardly reached out to wipe the young man’s tears, saying glumly, “…Fine, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have yelled at you.”

Xu Ziyan was also startled by his sudden vulnerability. He blinked and mumbled in a muffled voice, “It’s not that I didn’t think about those things, but if I don’t play, no one else on the team can. When Clear was here, TWG never had to forfeit a match because a player entered their Rut Period. I don’t want to be the exception.”

Xie Wei sighed, unable to muster any more anger. He turned his back to Xu Ziyan and crouched down: “Get on. I’ll carry you back.”

Xu Ziyan looked at the Alpha’s broad, strong back in front of him and fidgeted: “I can walk by myself.”

“Tsk,” Xie Wei said, “Why so much nonsense?”

Xu Ziyan paused, then honestly voiced his thoughts: “But I’ve already entered my Rut Period, Captain. You’re an Alpha, and being this close to me, won’t you… you know?”

Xie Wei said expressionlessly: “No. Xu Ziyan, if you stall any longer, I really won’t bother with you.”

Xu Ziyan quickly shut up and climbed onto Xie Wei’s back.

He wrapped his arms around the Alpha’s neck and rested his cheek against the Alpha’s shoulder. At such a close distance, he could clearly smell the faint scent of lemon and mint.

It was both comforting and reassuring.

He closed his eyes and gently rubbed his forehead against Xie Wei’s shoulder.

A Rut Period Omega’s body was soft and hot, clinging to his back almost like a furnace. Xie Wei carried Xu Ziyan, his steps steady, his expression unchanged.

However, only he knew that he was now at the edge of his endurance.

Xie Wei was very clear that even if he took Xu Ziyan right there and then, Xu Ziyan wouldn’t utter a single word of blame afterward.

He might even stammer an apology and take all the fault upon himself.

Xie Wei closed his eyes, adjusted the person on his back higher, and headed straight for the dorm.

The night wind carried a bone-chilling coldness, blowing like a handful of ice. They were lucky; there was no one on the way. Xie Wei safely brought Xu Ziyan back to the dorm.

He placed the somewhat disoriented young man on the bed, frowned, and touched his flushed face and neck. After confirming there was no major issue, he stood up and called Yu Guangzhou.

The phone was quickly answered: “Hello? Where are you two? The training match has been delayed by ten minutes.”

“Sorry,” Xie Wei pressed his brow: “Today’s training match will have to be canceled. Please apologize to the opposing team for me and reschedule, offering free scrims as compensation.”

Yu Guangzhou was confused. In all these years, through thick and thin, Xie Wei had never once been absent, so he didn’t immediately react to the words: “Canceled? Are… are you sick?”

Xie Wei said: “Not me, it’s Ice.”

Yu Guangzhou was still puzzled, frowning as he recalled Xu Ziyan’s state today, finding nothing amiss. Just as he was about to ask again, a light bulb suddenly went off: “Could it be?”

Xie Wei hummed: “He probably won’t be able to play in tomorrow’s match either. You…”

“He can play.”

Suddenly interrupted, Xie Wei turned his head.

Soft black hair clung to his forehead, his eyes were moist, and his bright, full lips slightly upturned, as if soliciting a kiss.

Xie Wei’s throat tightened, and he nearly dropped his phone.

The words spoken in the stairwell just now must have been for naught. He was about to scold Xu Ziyan for being reckless when he heard Yu Guangzhou’s hearty laugh on the other end of the phone: “Of course he can play. You two get a good night’s rest tonight, and tomorrow I’ll have someone pick you up separately for the airport. Well, things have been busy lately, but Xie Wei, I have to say, you really can’t slack off on refreshing the marking.”

“…”

Only then did Xie Wei belatedly remember that, because he was too lazy to explain, Yu Guangzhou still thought he and Xu Ziyan were a couple.

Indeed, when an Omega enters their Rut Period, they only need a Temporary Marking from an Alpha to get temporary relief. The effect is better than any Inhibitor.

But…

Yu Guangzhou was quick and hung up the phone first. Xu Ziyan lay on the bed, looking pitiful again.

Xie Wei felt two kinds of fire burning inside him: one was anger, and the other was lust.

He gritted his teeth: “Xu Ziyan, are you really planning to take the medicine and then play in the match?”

Xu Ziyan looked at him, his eyes darting away, and he mumbled something softly.

Xie Wei didn’t hear clearly and moved closer: “What?”

The young man suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the corner of his jacket.

“There’s another way.” The Omega’s soft, full lips parted and closed, “Captain, I… I am willing to be Temporary Marked by you.”

The sweet scent of Pheromone exploded to its maximum intensity at that moment. Xie Wei looked at him, cursed under his breath, then roughly grabbed the stray hairs at the back of Xu Ziyan’s head and kissed him fiercely.

Last time, both of them were disoriented, and only fragmented memories remained. This time, Xu Ziyan was still conscious, and Xie Wei maintained his sanity from beginning to end.

But in the end, sanity couldn’t overcome the deep-seated craving.

After the marking was over, Xu Ziyan was exhausted from crying. He forced himself to take a shower and then fell into a deep sleep.

Xie Wei, however, couldn’t sleep.

He tucked the young man in and walked out onto the balcony.

It was late, everything was quiet, and even the neon lights seemed dim. The clouds in the sky were thick, completely obscuring the moonlight and starlight.

Xie Wei opened the window, and the biting cold wind carried away the last bit of heat from his body.

Because he had too many admirers around him, and Xie Wei always seemed so impervious, his mother worried that he might have been traumatized by his father’s affairs. One evening, she walked into his room and asked with a smile when he planned to find a partner.

Xie Wei’s answer was: Not yet.

His mother persisted: “Then when will it be time?”

Xie Wei said: “At the very least, I don’t want to end up together simply because of Pheromone attraction. That kind of feeling doesn’t count for anything.”

He was the one who had made that solemn vow, and now he was the one who couldn’t resist temptation.

A bitter smile escaped Xie Wei’s lips. He shook his head and closed the window again.