Accidentally Marked My Ex’s Crush, the Ice-Cold Goddess O - Chapter 29: Neck Kiss

Chapter 29: Neck Kiss

Could gland mutation be related to marking oneself?

She recalled a medical case where one party had pheromone deficiency, and the other was a top-tier alpha.

After being marked by the alpha, the omega with pheromone deficiency experienced a gland mutation, similar to Jiang Ci’s situation, reaching a brief heat period within seconds.

When this news broke, it caused a huge stir in the medical community, but it only stirred for a while, and no one followed up on the outcome.

Many didn’t know that, although the omega’s gland recovered, because they couldn’t be fully marked by an alpha and lacked suppression patches, frequent heat periods excessively drained their body, leading to death from physical decline before thirty.

Gu Feiran thought about this, slowly lowering her eyes to the floor.

Her hands clenched tightly in her pockets, nails digging into her palms.

“Dr. Jiang, calm down, it’s okay, there must be a way to treat it. Let me help you rest first.”

The nurse supported Jiang Lan, who was nearly fainting, out of the room.

Dr. Zhao followed closely, shutting the ward door.

Wearing a mask, Gu Feiran stood at an unseen corner, waiting for them to leave before walking to the ward, pressing the handle to enter.

The ward was a single room, very quiet.

The person on the bed wore striped hospital clothes, sleeping peacefully, with only the beeping of various machines making noise.

Gu Feiran glanced at her, then walked straight to the gland detector on the left, where data showed the patient’s gland pheromone concentration was extremely unstable.

The lowest was zero, the highest reaching eighty.

This value was relatively very high.

Ordinary alphas usually had a pheromone concentration of about ten, rising to fifty during heat periods, influenced by their condition and omegas, with some nearing sixty.

Ordinary omegas, affected by their bodies, had more frequent heat periods, with a usual pheromone concentration of nearly twenty.

During heat periods, it could reach seventy or higher.

For top-tier alphas and omegas, their usual pheromone concentration was above thirty, reaching up to eighty, but whether in normal states or heat periods, they were mostly influenced only by pheromones of the same level, with ordinary alphas and omegas having little effect.

After all, with levels came level suppression.

Gu Feiran had tested hers, with a usual pheromone concentration of about sixty, reaching ninety-three during heat periods, a normal value for an S-level omega.

If influenced by an S-level alpha’s pheromones during a heat period, the value could reach one hundred, though she hadn’t tested it.

Looking at the machine, Gu Feiran took a black pen from her chest pocket, aimed at the time, and recorded the patient’s pheromone concentration changes within a minute in a small notebook she carried.

After a minute, the maximum difference in her pheromone concentration was within eighty, with the largest difference appearing every ten seconds.

Gu Feiran put down the pen, stared at the screen, her expression serious.

For an S-level alpha, this value, though uncomfortable, was bearable, but for an ordinary alpha, it was constantly draining their life.

The key was she couldn’t determine if Jiang Ci’s gland mutation made her an ordinary alpha or an S-level alpha.

If the latter, there was hope.

Gu Feiran put the pen and notebook back in her pocket, walked to the bedside, bent down, held Jiang Ci’s chin and head, gently turning it to the right, exposing half of the gland on her neck.

The gland was connected to the detection device, which she removed, observing closely. The gland’s overall state showed no changes, feeling burning hot, with surrounding skin slightly scorched.

To test further, Gu Feiran released her pheromones in the ward.

The scent of mandala flowers soon surrounded Jiang Ci.

Influenced by her pheromones, Jiang Ci’s gland concentration kept rising, and the machine’s values began changing constantly.

Gu Feiran stood upright, recording again.

Within ten seconds, the pheromone concentration surged from zero to fifty, the difference dropping from eighty to thirty, twenty-eight, twenty-five, twenty-three, with the fluctuation gradually decreasing.

As the data changed, Jiang Ci began to feel uncomfortable.

Her brows furrowed, her expression pained, heat bursting from her gland, sweeping her entire body, almost engulfing her.

This was the heat period caused by the changing values.

After timing ended, Gu Feiran stopped releasing pheromones, casually removed her mask, bent down, revealing her delicate, clear face, closed her eyes, and kissed directly, spreading her palm over Jiang Ci’s gland to reduce her pheromone influence.

Her thin lips touched the heat, and the unconscious person, like finding a spring in the desert, instinctively opened her lips, sucking eagerly for sweetness.

Her hands unintentionally hooked up, pressing on Gu Feiran’s neck.

Gu Feiran was forced to lower her body but didn’t resist, even actively opening her teeth, letting her explore and take, not pulling away even when her tongue was bitten, only slightly frowning.

But why was she so bad at kissing?

After being bitten multiple times, Gu Feiran silently grumbled.

Click, after a long time, the ward door opened.

The nurse walked in, intending to check the patient, not expecting someone there, cautiously asking, “Excuse me, who are you?”

Gu Feiran slowly straightened, calmly pulling the mask from her left ear to her right, covering her flushed lips.

Her other hand gently wiped the moisture from Jiang Ci’s mouth, suppressing rapid breathing, turning sideways, calmly saying, “I’m Gu Feiran from General Surgery Department. I’ve met Dr. Jiang’s niece a few times. Hearing she was in critical condition, I came to check. How’s Dr. Jiang doing? Is she okay?”

After learning who she was, the nurse instinctively glanced at her a few times.

She’d heard Dr. Gu from General Surgery Department was not only an S-level omega but also very beautiful. Not having met her before, seeing her in person today, even with a mask, her beauty was evident, especially her captivating, watery eyes.

No wonder Dr. Xu chased her for years without giving up. If she were an alpha, she’d pursue her relentlessly too.

Snapping back, the nurse coughed lightly, shook her head, and said, “Not great, she’s suffering a lot, her eyes are red. After all, there’s no cure for this condition yet.”

Gu Feiran: “Hmm, let’s go. I just checked the patient’s condition; it’s stable for now. Let’s check on Dr. Jiang together.”

“Okay,” the nurse agreed, leaving with Gu Feiran.

As the ward door closed, the gland detector inside showed a pheromone concentration of zero, no longer fluctuating, flatlining.

Jiang Ci’s eyelashes trembled slightly.

Doctor’s lounge.

When Gu Feiran entered, Dr. Zhao was comforting her. Hearing noise at the door, he instinctively turned, surprised to see Dr. Gu from General Surgery Department.

Dr. Gu was the hospital’s goddess, rarely seen, and he didn’t expect to meet her today.

Zhao Lei greeted, “Dr. Gu, why are you here?”

Gu Feiran: “To see Dr. Jiang.”

Both being from General Surgery Department, it made sense, so Zhao Lei stepped aside, making room.

Gu Feiran walked straight to Jiang Lan, placing a hand on her shoulder, comforting, “Dr. Jiang, don’t be too sad. Technology is so advanced now, suppression patches and inhibitors are constantly being developed. I believe there’ll be a way to solve Miss Jiang’s problem. If Miss Jiang wakes up and sees you this sad, she’ll feel bad too.”

Jiang Lan’s arms rested on the table, her eyes red and swollen. “Dr. Zhao already told me about Xiao Ci’s condition. There’s no possibility of a cure. Xiao Ci can only wait to die.”

Gu Feiran: “Dr. Jiang, don’t be so pessimistic. Miss Jiang hasn’t woken up yet. At least wait until she does, tell her about this, and discuss treatment. You’ve never given up on even the most critical patients. How can you give up so early on your own family?”

The nurse chimed in, “Yes, Dr. Gu is absolutely right. There might be a turnaround. Don’t be too sad.”

Zhao Lei also comforted, “Dr. Jiang, rest assured, I’ll do my best to treat her. I won’t give up even if there’s a slight chance. As her little aunt, you shouldn’t give up so soon either.”

After their persuasion, Jiang Lan felt a bit better. She understood the reasoning, but thinking of Xiao Ci burning her life away every moment made her heart ache.

Xiao Ci was only in her twenties, so young.

Jiang Lan stayed in the lounge a few more minutes. As she prepared to check on Jiang Ci again, a nurse ran over, saying, “Dr. Jiang, Dr. Jiang, a patient suddenly had a cardiac arrest. It’s critical. Please come quickly.”

Though Jiang Lan wanted to see Xiao Ci, she couldn’t delay the patient. After hesitating, she followed the nurse.

Before leaving, she asked Gu Feiran to look after her.

Gu Feiran, along with Dr. Zhao and the nurse, returned to the ward.

The three pushed the door open. Zhao Lei, walking ahead, was startled to see the person who was lying down suddenly sitting up, saying, “You’re awake?”

His tone was incredulous.

Jiang Ci nodded obediently, “Awake.”

She woke a minute ago, immediately touching her neck. The burning from before she fainted was gone, as if it had returned to normal, though she didn’t know why.

Jiang Ci asked, “Doctor, what’s wrong with me?”

“Dr. Zhao.”

Just as Zhao Lei was about to answer, Gu Feiran called him. His words stopped abruptly, and he turned, asking, “Dr. Gu, what’s up?”

Dr. Gu?

Jiang Ci then noticed Gu Feiran behind him.

Gu Feiran gestured with her chin at the gland detector’s data, saying, “The patient’s pheromone concentration is now zero, with no more fluctuations. Is the data malfunctioning?”

Zhao Lei followed her gesture, and indeed, it was a flat line.

It was real-time data, but weren’t there fluctuations before? How did it suddenly stabilize?

Worried about a connection issue, he checked Jiang Ci’s gland connector, which was properly attached.

Zhao Lei was baffled, “What’s going on?”

He quickly checked other data, all normal.

Jiang Ci watched him bustling about, her head spinning, and asked directly, “Doctor, what’s my condition now?”

Zhao Lei stammered, “I, I’m not sure.”

“Huh?” Jiang Ci froze, turning to Gu Feiran.

But Gu Feiran was also looking at the gland detector.

Before leaving, it clearly showed a concentration difference. Why was it gone now?

Could her pheromones have been effective?