Your Pheromones Smell So Sweet

As a top student Beta who planned to dedicate his life to scientific research, Xia Shiruan once rejected a cute little dumpling of a boy in his youth, using their incompatible secondary genders as the reason.

The heartbroken dumpling disappeared, only to return to C City years later with a vengeance. The once tiny troublemaker at 140cm had grown into a towering 188cm Alpha with top-tier pheromones.

Xia Shiruan tried to keep his distance, but the other refused to leave him alone.

“Xia Shiruan, long time no see. Why are you still so short?” Xie Ji mocked.

“That’s normal. I’m a Beta after all,” Xia Shiruan replied.

“Xia Shiruan, you’re so dense. Good luck finding a wife in the future,” Xie Ji said sarcastically.

“I’m a Beta, I’m in no rush to find a wife.”

Xia Shiruan was immune to both soft and hard tactics, deflecting all mockery with “I’m a Beta” and claiming to be emotionless.

Until one day, Xia Shiruan presented as an Omega right in front of Xie Ji.

Due to his late presentation, his gland was highly unstable. His sense of smell became a hundred times more sensitive than regular Omegas, making most Alpha pheromones nauseating to him. The only exception was Xie Ji’s faint caramel scent.

Like a cat drawn to catnip, Xia Shiruan couldn’t help but drift closer whenever Xie Ji appeared, his cool facade completely crumbling.

He thought Xie Ji would push him away in disgust.

Instead, Xie Ji was ecstatic, as if he’d finally caught Xia Shiruan’s weakness. “Weren’t you a Beta, Xia Shiruan? Why are you sniffing me?”

Xia Shiruan: …

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Much later one night, Xia Shiruan wrapped his arms around Xie Ji’s neck and said softly, “Your pheromones smell like sugar, so sweet. I love it.”

Xie Ji smiled, “It’s actually caramel latte, but others can only smell the latte part.”

He kissed Xia Shiruan, “Everyone else thinks it’s bitter. Only you say it’s sweet.”