I Like Your Pheromones

As a good-looking Beta with a decent family background, Duan Jiayan had a smooth sailing life for over a decade, until he met Lu Xingci in high school. Lu Xingci came from a better family, was taller, played basketball better, and outperformed Duan Jiayan in academics by a wide margin. Even Duan Jiayan's friends occasionally praised Lu Xingci. Most importantly, the girl Duan Jiayan had his eyes on openly admitted she had liked the school hunk Lu Xingci for years. From that moment on, Duan Jiayan couldn't stand Lu Xingci, until one day he received his latest health report. He was a late-developing Omega, and due to his delayed maturation, he was in pain whenever an Alpha got close. He was allergic to all Alpha pheromones except Lu Xingci’s. One evening during self-study, Duan Jiayan felt unwell and had to ask Lu Xingci to bite his neck for a temporary mark. After marking him, Lu Xingci casually said, "Us Alphas have bad tempers and are petty. What’s my reward for helping you?" Duan Jiayan hesitantly asked, "Then you... could be more generous?" "Sure," Lu Xingci replied, lowering his gaze and pointing to his fair neck, "You bite back, and I won’t hold it against you." Duan Jiayan: "..."