Long Yi walked into a luxury hotel that was exclusively reserved by him tonight. He saw Rao Ming waiting for him beside the window table. He smiled a little and walked towards him.
Rao Ming stood up and bowed.
Long Yi walked behind Rao Ming's chair and placed his nose near Rao Ming's right shoulder, "So your pheromones smell like Jasmine!"
Rao Ming's heart skipped a beat. He was standing too close behind him out of nowhere while Rao Ming was going through heat.
Long Yi held him by his shoulders, turning Rao Ming to face him, "What about me? What do I smell like?" he asked out of utter curiosity.
Rao Ming's eyes got wider and he couldn't respond as his mind went blank.
Long Yi pulled him near his chest, "Just take a sniff, how do I smell?"
Rao Ming's body responded to Long Yi's pheromones instantly, he felt an extreme burning sensation and his body started trembling.
He pulled himself away, "I am going to the restroom, I will be back in a moment." He ran to the restroom while he stumbled a few times.
Long Yi was worried, he quickly followed him. He saw Rao Ming taking out an injection and injecting himself in the arm.
He entered the restroom, "Do you suffer any complications?"
His voice startled Rao Ming. Then he picked up the injection and read the word inhibitor written on it.
"What is an inhibitor?" he asked in his head.
[An inhibitor is used to suppress heat and to gain control over their body. An Alpha pheromone's smell might be the reason for the protagonist's use of inhibitors.]
Long Yi suddenly realised and stepped away from him, "I am sorry, I thought you were sick. Please excuse me for intruding on your privacy," he tucked his hands into his pants and walked out of the restroom.
He squinted his eyes in embarrassment as soon as he walked out.
He waited for Rao Ming to come out.
Finally, Rao Ming stepped out.
"I think it might not be a good time to have dinner together, have your dinner then my assistant will escort you back," Long Yi said and walked away with blank expressions, leaving Rao Ming wondering what was wrong with the President as he was acting out of his character.
The next day Long Yi saw Rao Ming walking through the company alley with his agent.
"What is he doing here? He should rest at home," he said in a hushed voice.
When Long Yi was leaving for home, he saw Rao Ming entering the company mirrored door.
Rao Ming stumbled upon and almost fell down, his agent grabbed him quickly.
Long Yi gasped at that moment and let a breath of relief out as the agent held Rao Ming.
That went on every day. Rao Ming's body was sweating, trembling, and he looked more and more pale, but he didn't stop coming for work.
Long Yi was concerned and decided to visit him at the shooting. He stood at a distance, his hands tucked in his pants, and his eyes were fixed on Rao Ming.
"Okay, we will start scene number seven, everyone on standby," the Director yelled.
Shooting started and everything seemed normal at camera. But on a closer look, Rao Ming wasn't doing well.
Sweat clinging to his forehead that was constantly wiped off by the staff, his extremely pale face was visible through the makeup. He made an excuse that he was having stomach problems, so the staff tried to understand his situation.
When the shooting wrapped, everyone was getting ready to leave. Long Yi's assistant came to Rao Ming.
"I would be taking you home," he said with a bow.
"It's okay, I can go back on my own."
"President Long Yi is waiting for you in the car."
The surprise was evident on Rao Ming's face. He followed Xiao Wei to the car. Xiao Wei opened the door to the backseat where Long Yi was already settled beside the window.
Rao Ming wasn't happy by this, and he sighed before settling down beside him. Xiao Wei closed the door and went ahead with driving. The car was on its way to Rao Ming's place.
Silence took over as Rao Ming's body was responding to an alpha's presence. His fingers crawled at his thighs. Long Yi didn't notice it, but he was having a hard time controlling himself. He swiftly opened the car window to let in some fresh air.
"I just wanted to talk about you working despite suffering through heat," Long Yi broke the silence, "Why not take a break and come back to work after dealing with it," he suggested as he slid towards the window while his eyes were staring at the city lights.
"I'm just a rookie actor. It's a very important phase of my acting career, I can't take a break just because I am going through heat," Rao Ming countered.
"But you will collapse at this rate."
"What has this got to do with you?" Rao Ming blurted out those words as he was clutching hard on his waist due to an uncomfortable sensation.
After a pause Long Yi looked at him, "Listen, you are my company's artist, I don't want you to get hurt and it could lead to minor scandals, you know that better than me," he said, calm yet soft.
At that time he noticed Rao Ming scratching and clutching his body, "I am not the only one feeling uncomfortable, I'm making him feel worse," he thought.
"Xiao Wei!" he called out, "Drop me here and come back to pick me after leaving Mr. Rao Ming home."
The car stopped at one side of the busy road and he got out.
Rao Ming took out some tablets and a water bottle and tossed inhibitor tablets into his mouth. Although he had to take them after the shoot ended, he forgot, neither did he have any time to do so.