Gardenias Meet Cedars

【Cool, aloof top student on the bottom × warm, scheming campus heartthrob on top | ABO campus romance | Sweet and fluffy, no angst, happy ending | Their pheromones flirt with each other】 Shen Baizhi is the belle of A University's biology department and a top-tier Omega. His pheromones carry the cool, distant fragrance of gardenias, and his face seems to say “Keep your distance.” Brilliantly intelligent, he's devoted to the lab and completely unable to resist sweets, though he'd never admit it. His motto in life: pheromones must be kept at “absolute zero”! To that end, he uses a powerful suppressant of his own design year-round, determined to be an emotionless lab machine. Lu Lin is a celebrated figure in A University's finance department and a top-tier Alpha. His pheromones have the steady, crisp scent of fir, but he's like a little sun: bright smile, athletic all-rounder, wealthy family, and off-the-charts social skills. Then, at the opening ceremony, one glimpse of the cool, handsome profile of the aloof top student and a faint trace of gardenia scent hit him right in the heart. From that moment on, Lu Lin has a new goal in life: melt the iceberg called Shen Baizhi! “Accidentally” meeting at the cafeteria? Sitting “right next to him” in the library? Waiting outside the lab? Bringing him limited-edition desserts? Fending off unwanted admirers? Lu Lin's tricks for “bumping into” him are endless, and he always knows exactly how far to go, teasing Shen Baizhi right to the edge of losing his temper before soothing him again. Outwardly, Shen Baizhi acts annoyed: “Stay away from me!” “You're so annoying!” “Alpha, control your pheromones!” But his inner thoughts are getting harder to control: “Why do his pheromones keep drifting over here...” “The cake he made... isn't bad, I guess?” “The way he plays basketball... hm, it's nothing special.” Just when Shen Baizhi is feeling proud of the suppressant he relies on