Chà Chà Novel

During their ruts, Alphas became restless and irritable, like wild beasts driven to the edge of their patience.

Their most primal instincts and sexual desires awakened, while their possessiveness surged to its absolute peak.

If an Omega with exceptionally high pheromone compatibility happened to be in the same room, especially one the Alpha was already deeply attracted to, he would mercilessly claim that Omega as his own, driven by an overwhelming urge to mark them at any cost.

Gu Yan had read about all of this in his textbooks.

Back then, he’d thought dealing with such a situation would be ridiculously simple.

What was so difficult about it?

Just turn around and run.

Protecting yourself was obviously the most important thing.

But now that the Alpha standing before him was Yi Heng, every escape maneuver he’d rehearsed countless times in his head, so often that it had practically become second nature, vanished without a trace.

Yi Heng’s pheromones were more concentrated than Gu Yan had ever experienced.

The cold, overwhelming scent surged outward, flooding every corner of the room with an almost savage intensity.

The pressure was so powerful that Gu Yan’s legs began to weaken.

This was an Alpha marking his territory.

During a rut, an Alpha’s territorial instincts became extraordinarily strong.

Anyone foolish enough to intrude at a time like this would undoubtedly face a vicious assault from his pheromones.

“Yi Heng!”

Gu Yan’s palms were slick with sweat.

He desperately tried to release his own pheromones, hoping their familiar scent might soothe him.

But Yi Heng’s resolve was unshakable.

While he could still maintain some semblance of rational thought, he abruptly pushed Gu Yan out into the corridor.

“I’ve already called for emergency medical assistance. Go find my aunt. Be good and listen to me.”

His voice was firm, leaving no room for argument.

Before Gu Yan could utter another word, Yi Heng forcefully shut the door.

“Don’t—Yi Heng! I can help you! Let me in!”

Gu Yan pounded desperately against the door, striking it so hard that his palms turned red.

Fear and worry had completely overwhelmed him.

He was terrified that Yi Heng, alone inside the room, might lose control of his destructive impulses and end up hurting himself.

With trembling hands, Gu Yan pulled out his phone.

He was so anxious that it took him two attempts to enter the correct passcode and unlock the screen.

He was about to call the front desk and ask someone to come upstairs to open the door.

But just then, he heard the pheromone-blocking panels being lowered inside the room.

Yi Nantu had received Yi Heng’s message.

She approached and took hold of Gu Yan’s wrist.

“It’s no use. We just need to wait for the doctors.”

Gu Yan gritted his teeth in frustration.

“But…”

“I’m an Alpha too. No one understands what happens during a rut better than I do.”

Yi Nantu was remarkably strong.

Despite his resistance, she forcibly pulled Gu Yan away from the door.

“Trust me. If you go in there now, you’ll only get hurt. Wait until the doctors have given him a sedative. Then you can go inside.”

Countless frantic thoughts tangled together in Gu Yan’s mind.

He stared at the closed door so intensely that it seemed he was trying to burn a hole straight through it.

He refused to leave.

Yi Nantu tried several times to persuade him to wait in her room.

Although Gu Yan had gradually calmed down and no longer seemed determined to break down the door, he stubbornly remained where he was.

“No, thank you. I’ll just stay here and wait for him.”

When Gu Yan had been injured and hospitalized in a coma, Yi Heng had stayed by his side for an entire week.

Now that Yi Heng’s rut had arrived, Gu Yan felt that he had to stay here too.

He wanted to remain close enough to hear every sound coming from inside the room, ready in case anything went wrong.

An ordinary Alpha entering a rut was already dangerous enough.

But Yi Heng’s pheromone level was extraordinarily high.

Before long, several doctors came rushing down the corridor, carrying medical cases.

A group of personnel from the Alpha Control Station followed close behind.

Seeing the large crowd approaching, Gu Yan felt an ominous sense of foreboding.

He turned toward Yi Nantu.

“What’s going on? Why are there so many people?”

Yi Nantu, however, looked completely accustomed to the situation.

She tried to reassure him.

“Don’t worry. Yi Heng’s pheromone level is exceptionally high, which means his ruts are also far more dangerous than those of ordinary Alphas.”

“This is your first time experiencing one of his ruts, so you wouldn’t know.”

“Last time, he had so much pent-up energy with nowhere to release it that he actually punched straight through a wall at home. The wounds on his hands were so deep you could see the bone.”

Gu Yan: “…”

He opened his mouth, but between his shock and growing anxiety, he couldn’t think of a single thing to say.

She might as well not have tried to comfort him at all.

After hearing Yi Nantu’s explanation, the heart that had already been hanging precariously in his chest seemed to rise even higher.

So deep that the bone was visible…

Gu Yan lowered his head.

An image surfaced in his mind.

A room devoid of light.

Yi Heng stood alone beside the bed, looking as calm and composed as ever, as though nothing were out of the ordinary.

And yet, blood was slowly dripping from his fingertips.

Drop after drop fell onto the carpet, blossoming into dark crimson flowers.

Beside him, the shattered wall stood as a silent testament to the violence of what had just taken place.

How much must that have hurt…?

Gu Yan’s heart clenched painfully.

A lump formed in his throat, making it difficult to swallow.

He’d heard that an Alpha’s rut could be agonizing, sometimes even harder to endure than an Omega’s heat.

Gu Yan immediately took out his phone and searched online.

He almost wished he hadn’t.

The moment he began reading the comments, it felt as though an invisible hand had wrapped itself around his throat, squeezing until he could barely breathe.

【It’s unbearable. My head feels like it’s splitting apart, like someone shoved my brain into a meat grinder.】

【It feels like I’ll never be happy again.】

【It’s worse than death. All you can do is grit your teeth and endure it.】

【It gets so bad that I genuinely want to smash my head against a wall just to knock myself unconscious.】

【Let me put it this way. Alphas have an overwhelming advantage in society, but every time my rut comes around, I pray that I won’t be born an Alpha in my next life.】

…

There was only one way to alleviate all these symptoms.

The companionship and pheromones of an Omega.

Gu Yan tightened his grip on his phone.

His fingertips brushed absently across the screen a few times.

Then, as though he’d finally made up his mind about something, he stepped forward and approached the medical staff stationed outside the door.

“Excuse me. May I go inside?”

The doctor was wearing a surgical mask.

The overwhelming concentration of pheromones inside the room was making it difficult for him to breathe.

Even Betas, who couldn’t detect pheromones at all, were unable to approach Yi Heng.

“And you are…?”

“I’m his boyfriend. I can help you.”

The doctor froze for a moment.

“You’re an Omega?”

“That’s right.”

Yi Nantu abruptly turned around, staring at Gu Yan in astonishment.

She had always assumed he was a Beta.

The oppressive force of Yi Heng’s pheromones was simply too powerful.

The doctors could barely get within two meters of him.

After several unsuccessful attempts, they had no choice but to let Gu Yan enter, hoping that an Omega’s pheromones might temporarily soothe him.

Yi Heng sat on the edge of the bed, his head lowered so that his expression was hidden from view.

His hands rested loosely on his thighs, giving the impression that he was perfectly relaxed.

In reality, every nerve in his body was stretched taut.

The instant Gu Yan stepped through the doorway, Yi Heng abruptly raised his eyes.

Within their depths lurked a darkness so profound that it seemed capable of swallowing everything in its path.

“Didn’t I tell you not to come in?”

His voice was rough and hoarse.

Only then did Gu Yan notice the Alpha anti-bite restraint covering Yi Heng’s mouth.

The cold metal pressed against Yi Heng’s face.

At the sight of it, Gu Yan felt as though a heavy stone had been tied to his heart, dragging it slowly into the depths.

His legs seemed weighted with lead.

Every step toward Yi Heng felt impossibly difficult.

Gu Yan didn’t answer his question with words.

Instead, he bent down and gently pressed his cool forehead against Yi Heng’s.

Then, without holding anything back, he released his pheromones.

The delicate fragrance of roses spread through the air, softly weaving its way into the powerful, overwhelming scent of cold fir.

Throughout it all, Gu Yan kept his eyes closed.

He never noticed that Yi Heng was watching him the entire time.

His gaze remained fixed on Gu Yan with an almost desperate intensity, as though he were trying to carve this moment permanently into his memory.

At last, the restless fir scent filling the room gradually withdrew its sharp, threatening edge.

The doctors could finally enter without being forced to hunch beneath the oppressive pressure of his pheromones.

They hurried forward to administer a sedative.

Gu Yan stepped back slightly.

Yi Heng immediately assumed he was leaving.

Almost instinctively, he reached out and caught hold of him.

Seeing this, the doctor quickly warned Gu Yan,

“It’s best if you don’t leave just yet. Alphas can become extremely insecure during their ruts. Even the slightest emotional disturbance may cause them to lose control.”

In truth, Gu Yan had only moved because his neck was aching from keeping his head lowered for so long.

He hadn’t intended to leave in the first place.

After hearing the doctor’s explanation, he simply sat down beside Yi Heng and stayed with him.

His fingers intertwined tightly with Yi Heng’s, refusing to let go.

Gu Yan had no idea how much his presence was actually helping.

But judging by Yi Heng’s expression, he no longer seemed to be suffering quite as badly as before.

Yi Heng’s pheromone level was exceptionally high.

Moreover, it had been a long time since his last rut.

The sudden onset made the episode particularly difficult to manage.

The doctors had to administer sedatives twice before his condition finally stabilized.

Even as they prepared to leave, they repeatedly warned him not to step outside until his rut had completely passed.

Yi Heng closed his eyes for a moment.

Gradually, his scattered thoughts began to clear.

He drew a restrained, deliberate breath, allowing the soft fragrance of roses lingering in the air to fill his lungs.

Then he turned to Gu Yan.

“I’m all right now. I’ll have someone arrange another room for you immediately. Once you leave, don’t come back in.”

Gu Yan remained sitting on the bed, as motionless and stubborn as a wooden post.

Yi Heng endured the throbbing pain in his temples and was just about to urge him to leave again when—

“No.”

Gu Yan pressed his lips together.

His voice was quiet, but the determination behind it was unmistakable.

“I’m not leaving.”

Gu Yan’s fingers found the clasp of the Alpha bite restraint. Every part of him, down to the very strands of his hair, seemed to radiate stubborn determination.

“I can help you. Aren’t we lovers? I have a responsibility to help you through your rut, but I also have the right to decide whether I want to help or not. Isn’t that true?”

If even a married partner couldn’t do this for the person they loved, then who else was supposed to?

Yi Heng remained silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice.

“I’ll become terrifying. I might even lose control and hurt you. And when that happens, you won’t be able to escape, even if you want to.”

“I know.”

Gu Yan’s slender, pale fingers deftly unfastened the clasp.

He removed Yi Heng’s bite restraint with his own hands and casually tossed it onto the sofa.

Then he looked directly into Yi Heng’s eyes.

“I’m not afraid of you.”

The moment those words left his lips, the world spun.

Yi Heng suddenly pulled Gu Yan down beneath him, wrapping his arms around him with such force that Gu Yan’s waist began to ache.

Their breathing grew unsteady.

The kiss came fiercely, sweeping away what little distance remained between them.

The instant Gu Yan spoke those final words, the last thread of Yi Heng’s restraint snapped.

At that moment, only one thought remained in his mind.

He wanted Gu Yan close, wanted the scent of cold fir to linger on him like an indelible mark.

Gu Yan eagerly returned his kisses.

But his movements were still inexperienced and clumsy. It wasn’t long before Yi Heng took the lead again, leaving him thoroughly overwhelmed.

When Yi Nantu noticed that Gu Yan hadn’t come out of the room, she had a fairly good idea of what had happened.

Without making a fuss, she changed her flight reservation and postponed her return to Kyoto by another two days.

During his rut, Yi Heng’s stamina seemed almost inexhaustible.

The prolonged intensity of their intimacy left Gu Yan exhausted, involuntary tears spilling from his eyes.

He wasn’t sure how soundproof the hotel rooms were, so he tried his best to remain quiet.

But the more he held back, the more Yi Heng seemed determined to tease him.

The bed shook relentlessly for what felt like an eternity before finally falling still, accompanied by a faint, choked sob.

In the final moments of their intimacy, Yi Heng lowered his head and left an Alpha’s mark upon the gland at the back of Gu Yan’s neck.

The overwhelming sensation sent tremors through Gu Yan’s body.

His vision darkened, and his fingers slowly loosened their grip on the bedsheets.

After that, he remembered nothing.

In the final second before losing consciousness, one miserable thought passed through his mind.

Surely there was no one else in the world foolish enough to deliver themselves straight into someone else’s arms like this.

Yi Heng’s rut didn’t last particularly long.

But throughout that time, he kept Gu Yan wrapped tightly in his embrace.

Whenever the scent of his pheromones began to fade from Gu Yan’s neck, he would renew his mark, again and again, until the fragrance of cold fir lingered unmistakably on him.

When Gu Yan had first traveled to Jincheng, he’d wrapped himself up from head to toe against the cold.

He hadn’t expected that, on his return to Kyoto, he’d need to cover himself even more thoroughly.

At this point, he was practically leaving only his eyes exposed.

But what choice did he have?

There was hardly a single patch of unmarked, fair skin left on his neck.

Worse still, his entire body was saturated with Yi Heng’s scent.

There was simply no hiding the fact that he was an Omega anymore.

Wang Zhiliang was so shocked that he practically lost all color in his face.

His best friend, the guy he’d spent practically every day with, had taken one little trip to Jincheng and somehow come back with an entirely different secondary gender!

Suddenly, he understood why Yi Heng had always seemed so hostile toward him.

The second person to be utterly astonished was Yi Feng.

And his reason was simple.

He had personally witnessed Gu Yan take down three Alphas at the racetrack.

Not to mention that Gu Yan used to frequent bars, hanging around with groups of men and women alike.

And all of that had been done by an Omega?!

Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Yi had long since stopped caring about Gu Yan’s secondary gender.

Even after learning the truth, they remained perfectly calm.

However, the moment Mrs. Yi caught the powerful scent of pheromones clinging to Gu Yan, she immediately turned on her son.

“You two haven’t even had your wedding yet, and you’re already bullying Xiao Yan!”

“And what’s with all these pheromones? Who exactly are you trying to ward off? Don’t go around telling people I gave birth to you!”

“If you dare treat Xiao Yan badly in the slightest, don’t expect your father and me to go easy on you!”

Mr. Yi hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

“All right, all right. They’re young and passionate. Some things are bound to happen. There’s no need to get so upset.”

Mrs. Yi shot him a sharp glare.

He immediately fell silent, lifting his teacup to conceal his embarrassment.

Meanwhile, there had also been developments in the chemical plant explosion case.

The police had found no evidence that the explosion had been deliberately caused, so they could only classify it as an accident.

However, the person responsible for coordinating with the upstream raw-material suppliers had uncovered something alarming.

Of the twenty million yuan allocated to the chemical plant by the Yi Group, only one quarter had actually been spent on purchasing raw materials.

The discovery provided compelling support for Yi Heng’s earlier suspicions.

And the amount of money that had been embezzled happened to be almost identical to the unexplained increase in Gu Chengjing’s company’s assets.

“It looks like we’ll have to use Gu Chengjing to draw out whoever’s pulling the strings behind the scenes.”

Yi Heng spoke while warming a glass of milk for Gu Yan.

After cleaning up the mess in Jincheng, he spent most of his time away from the office, devoting himself to taking care of Gu Yan at home.

He continued looking after him with unwavering attention until nearly all the marks on Gu Yan’s body had faded.

Once Gu Yan regained his strength, he developed an almost obsessive determination to get into shape.

Every morning, he would wait until Yi Heng left the house before secretly spending half an hour running on the treadmill.

The reason was painfully simple.

He genuinely couldn’t keep up with Yi Heng’s relentless demands, even though Yi Heng had already been doing his best to restrain himself and take care of him.

Besides, the mere thought of anyone finding out that he’d been driven to the point of passing out was absolutely mortifying!

Gu Yan made a solemn vow.

He was going to develop a set of abs within a week.

Eight-pack abs would be ideal, of course.

But if eight were too ambitious, he’d gladly settle for four…

Unfortunately, the road to success was rarely free of obstacles.

And Gu Yan’s greatest obstacle was none other than Yi Heng.

After finishing his run, Gu Yan stepped off the treadmill, drenched in sweat.

He grabbed a towel and carelessly wiped his face.

But when he lowered his head, he unexpectedly noticed that something about a certain part of his body wasn’t quite right.

Gu Yan: “Fuck.”

Why the hell was his body getting all worked up this early in the morning?

A wave of heat swept through him.

Pretending that absolutely nothing had happened, Gu Yan lowered his head and prepared to make a quiet escape to the bathroom.

Unfortunately, fate had other plans.

The moment he stepped out of the home gym, he ran straight into Yi Heng, who had just returned from buying breakfast.

Wait a minute!

Yi Heng hadn’t gone to work today?!

Didn’t that mean he’d just been caught secretly working out?!

Gu Yan froze on the spot, practically turning into stone.

His first instinct was to find something, anything, to cover himself.

Unfortunately for him, Yi Heng had long since become thoroughly familiar with his personality and every little reaction.

His gaze lingered for two seconds before he calmly remarked,

“It’s perfectly normal to experience physical arousal after exercising in the morning. It happens to everyone.”

“I know! You don’t have to say it!”

Gu Yan’s entire face turned scarlet.

They had already been intimate enough to leave nothing hidden between them, yet in certain matters, he still possessed a peculiar sense of pride and embarrassment.

Especially when Yi Heng was looking directly at him.

He snatched up his towel and fled into the bathroom as though his life depended on it, slamming the door behind him.

Originally, he’d planned to take a shower, rest for a little while, and then squeeze in some additional arm-strength training.

But now?

Forget the extra workout.

At this rate, he might never set foot on that treadmill again!

After finishing his shower, Gu Yan shuffled out of the bathroom and sat down at the breakfast table, looking thoroughly sheepish.

All he wanted was for Yi Heng to forget the embarrassing incident from earlier.

Yi Heng glanced at the tips of Gu Yan’s ears, which were still so red they looked ready to give off steam.

Considerately, he chose not to mention it again.

Suddenly, the phone Gu Yan had left beside him began to ring, startling him so badly that he nearly jumped out of his seat.

“Hello?”

The person on the other end spoke in a low voice, their words coming in a hurried rush, as though something urgent had happened.

By the time Gu Yan ended the call, his expression had changed completely.

“What’s wrong?” Yi Heng asked.

A flicker of unease appeared in Gu Yan’s eyes.

He answered quietly,

“Gu Chengjing went to my maternal grandparents’ house again. And this time, he brought another aroma diffuser—exactly the same as the one before.”