Secretary Chen has a Headache Again Today!!! - Chapter 26

Chapter 26 – Smelling Pheromones

At seven o’clock in the morning, Chen Xun woke up from his sleep in a daze, his long eyelashes fluttering up and down, a few morning tears falling from his eyes, and he stretched lazily.

The Omega reflexively got up from the bed, walked to the bathroom, looked at his confused eyes in the mirror, and suddenly the sleepiness vanished.

He realised wasn’t in the old house but at Lian Xufeng’s apartment.

Chen Xun rubbed his eyes, still unable to believe the fact that he was living with Lian Xufeng.

How come he moved in?

The clear water washed away the drowsiness from waking up early. Chen Xun changed into the brand new suit that the wardrobe designer had delivered the previous day and walked out.

His room was connected to a small corridor, and Lian Xufeng’s room was on the other side. Chen Xun looked at the time on his mobile phone. He had no intention of disturbing anyone’s sweet sleep.

“Gurgle…”

The baby in his belly was already crying for food.

Chen Xun covered his stomach and took a deep breath.

‘Forget it, let’s not talk about Lian Xufeng’s matter anymore, let’s go feed this child first.’

Fortunately, although Chen Xun had never lived here, he had been here far too many times with Lian Xufeng. He was very familiar with this apartment.

He turned two not-so-short corridors and finally arrived at the kitchen of the apartment.

“Knock knock knock…”

As soon as Chen Xun opened the kitchen door, he heard the regular sound of chopping vegetables.

The door was slowly opened.

The tall man stood in front of the kitchen counter and cut off a piece of green onion with a knife.

“Xunxun?”

Lian Xufeng heard the voice behind him, turned around. He smiled at Chen Xun, “Would you like some scallion and tofu?”

Chen Xun was a little confused for a moment and nodded blankly.

Lian Xufeng was in a good mood. He placed all the dishes he had prepared on the white island counter. He opened his arms to Chen Xun. “Is this enough? Is there anything else you want to eat?”

Chen Xun scanned all the breakfast on the table in astonishment.

Mushroom and lean meat porridge, soft-boiled eggs, tofu with green onions, steamed dumplings, lava buns and egg pancakes.

“Enough, enough.” Chen Xun stretched out his hands, walked in front of Lian Xufeng, and pressed down his arms, “Why did you get up so early?”

Lian Xufeng always went to bed late. Because the old house was far away and he didn’t want to get up early, he bought a large flat near the company.

Isn’t it only half past seven?

“I guess you usually get up early at the old house, and today is no exception.”

Chen Xun glanced at him, took out the tray from the cupboard, put the breakfast prepared by Lian Xufeng on it, and walked out of the kitchen carrying it in both hands.

“Hey, let me do it.” Lian Xufeng wanted to stop him, but Chen Xun dodged sideways.

“I’m pregnant, not disabled.” Chen Xun walked to the end of the corridor with the plate in his hand. Lian Xufeng took the lead, walked past Chen Xun, and opened the door for him.

The moment they passed each other, Chen Xun seemed to smell a familiar yet unfamiliar scent.

But when he wanted to find that breath again, he couldn’t find it.

“Would you like to sleep for a while after breakfast? It only takes ten minutes to get there anyway.”

Chen Xun took a bite of the steamed bun and shook his head gently, “No, I’ll go back to the old house after getting off work.”

He hasn’t contacted his father for a day.

Chen Xun took out his cell phone to check the unread messages. For some reason, if he returned late and forgot to tell his adoptive father, his adoptive father would usually send him a message to ask about his whereabouts. But this time, he didn’t send a message.

“Why are you going back?” Lian Xufeng was not angry, he just restrained his smile, sat upright and asked.

Chen Xun lowered his head to eat the steamed bun, chewing it slowly and swallowing it, then he slowly raised his eyes and said, “My dad will be worried.”

Lian Xufeng raised his eyebrows, then leaned back in his chair with a relaxed look.

“Since it’s Uncle Zhong, you don’t have to worry.”

He picked up a piece of tofu with chopsticks and gave it to Chen Xun. “I told him that you will live with me for the next year.”

“One year?!”

Chen Xun stared in astonishment. Before he could ask more questions, his cell phone buzzed twice with a message.

Before the phone went off, the latest message suddenly jumped in front of Chen Xun’s eyes.

【Dad: Don’t cause trouble for the young master.】

【Dad: Have a good rest, I will come to see you.】

The two messages were sent not long apart, and perhaps the adoptive father was still a little worried, so he added the last sentence.

“How did you convince my dad?” Chen Xun was incredulous.

His father is the most stubborn man in the world, how come Lian Xufeng managed to convince his father to let him move in in just one day?

Lian Xufeng pursed his lips and smiled, looking as if ‘the secret couldn’t be revealed’.

“It’s a secret.” He raised his arms and yawned sleepily. “Well, anyway, just focus on your pregnancy. I won’t approve your resignation. If you don’t want to go to work, just take maternity leave.”

When it came to resigning, Lian Xufeng still refused to budge.

Chen Xun frowned and put down the half-eaten porridge. “I will not give up resigning. After a month——”

“Xun Xun.” Lian Xufeng suddenly looked at Chen Xun, his eyes serious and firm.

Chen Xun was shocked by his eyes and was stunned.

“Do you still remember how much time you devoted to Weiming to ensure equal pay for equal work for all six genders?”

When talking about this, Chen Xun was speechless.

Even now, there are still many companies that quietly set different salary standards for different genders. Alphas are capable and are already at the top of the social circle, while Betas are not affected by the estrus period, are hardworking, and are good at working, so they will not be affected too much.

However, the Omega group has become a thorn in the eyes of every company.

They are generally weak. Even male Omega may not be as physically fit as female Betas. They are also extremely susceptible to pheromones. Therefore, few companies would recruit Omega, and most Omega will choose to return to their families after becoming pregnant.

Especially for female Omegas, they are almost unemployed after graduation in society. The best outcome for them is to find an excellent Alpha to marry.

Chen Xun had heard a lot of such remarks in college, so after graduation he and Lian Xufeng founded Weiming, and quickly began to formulate Weiming’s ABO regulations for equal pay for equal work for six genders.

In the beginning, such a rule discouraged many Alphas and Betas from joining, but gradually, everyone who chose to work at Weiming adapted to this workplace environment where promotion is based on ability, regardless of gender.

“I remember you said at the Omega Rights Forum at the beginning of the year that you hope every Omega can choose whether to stay in the workplace based on their own will, rather than for the sake of family, husband, or children.”

Lian Xufeng grabbed Chen Xun’s hand on the table and said, “Xun Xun, tell me honestly, do you want to resign for yourself or for this child?”

Chen Xun reflexively wanted to pull his hand back.

Lian Xufeng held Chen Xun’s cold fingertips in time.

When their fingertips touched, the reassuring warmth made Chen Xun reluctant to let go.

“I…” Chen Xun gritted his teeth.

He wanted to quit his job to avoid Lian Xufeng and secretly give birth to the child.

But now, Lian Xufeng made it clear that he would not let himself leave him.

“Okay, stop worrying about it.” Lian Xufeng patted Chen Xun’s shoulder, “Go to work with me, Wei Ming can’t do without you.”

Chen Xun chuckled helplessly.

‘This is why I can’t give up liking you…’

•=|=•

“Secretary Chen, can you help me look at this document?”

“Okay.” Chen Xun took the file and looked at Chen Yan, who had calmed down after a day. “Very efficient.”

Chen Yan scratched his head embarrassedly, “Nothing.”

It was just that the previous day’s shock was too great and he couldn’t sleep the whole night, so he just got up and worked on the documents all night.

Chen Xun looked through the documents very quickly and immediately pointed out to Chen Yan several omissions that needed to be modified.

“These areas need to be further refined. If we are too general here, it will be inconvenient for the departments to make their judgments when the time comes.”

“I understand. Is there any problem with this process?” Chen Yan bowed and confirmed the document with Chen Xun.

The two Omegas were almost leaning against each other, staring at the documents on the computer and talking about work.

Lian Xufeng happened to see this scene when he walked to the president’s office. He wanted to call Chen Xun, but he turned his hand slightly and called out Wu Tingmiao who was about to slip into the office.

“What do you want, Mr. Lian?”

Wu Tingmiao walked aside with Lian Xufeng tremblingly.

Lian Xufeng raised his thumb and pointed behind him, “Who is that person with the same last name as Chen Xun?”

Wu Tingmiao tilted his head in confusion, “Are you talking about Chen Yan? He is just an ordinary Omega, a newly recruited intern.”

“Omegas don’t wear suppression patches?” Lian Xufeng’s brows were twisted into a knot. The smell was almost overwhelming. How could he get close to Chen Xun without being noticed?

Wu Tingmiao turned around and searched Chen Yan’s neck for a long time, only to find that Chen Yan was not wearing the suppression patch today.

It just so happened that there was no Alpha in the president’s office, and Omegas were not very sensitive to each other’s pheromones, so no one noticed this problem.

“Oh, I’ll go tell him right away!”

Wu Tingmiao clapped his hands and was about to go in, but Lian Xufeng pulled his collar and restrained his legs, which were about to move, and said, “Let Chen Xun come out to find me.”

“Okay, okay!” Wu Tingmiao rushed in, “Secretary Chen! Someone’s looking for you outside!”

Wu Tingmiao was a shrewd man. Of course he knew that Lian Xufeng didn’t want anyone to know that he was looking for Chen Xun, so he replaced “Mr. Lian” with “someone”.

“Who is it?” Chen Xun stood up and walked to the door.

Wu Tingmiao said with a smile: “You will know when you go there.”

He dragged Chen Yan, who was standing next to Chen Xun’s workstation, away, waved at Chen Xun, and then pushed Chen Yan’s arm hard, “Where’s your suppression patch? Why didn’t you put it on?!”

“I put it on…” Chen Yan touched the back of his neck in confusion. The inhibitory patch that was on in the morning had disappeared!

“My suppression sticker is gone…what happened?!” Chen Yan was shocked. He remembered his cousin, Qi Hang’s flattering smile when he went out in the morning. The young man had insisted on helping him straighten his collar. Could it be that time?

Why would he do that?!

As soon as Chen Xun walked out of the door, he was pulled into the arms of Alpha.

Lian Xufeng raised the tip of his tongue and said, “Tsk!”

“It’s all smelly.”

“What smell?” Chen Xun looked up and was hugged by Lian Xufeng and rubbed twice.

The Alpha hugged Chen Xun like a giant husky, “That Omega, he didn’t have the suppression patch on himself. You smell like him. You need to be disinfected.”

It turned out that a certain someone’s method of disinfection is to replace other people’s smell with his own smell.

Chen Xun was speechless and was about to refuse Lian Xufeng’s “disinfection” when he smelled the familiar scent of the morning.

It is the warmth of the sun shining through the quilt.

How could he smell Lian Xufeng’s pheromones?!

“Did you steal my candy today?”

When Chen Xun was frozen in place, Lian Xufeng also sensed something was wrong. “The scent is a little faint, but I have a good nose. This is definitely mint chocolate.”

“Lian Xufeng.” Chen Xun pressed Lian Xufeng’s chest and nervously grasped the man’s shirt on his chest, “I smelled it too.”

“Your pheromones.”