Complementary Disorders

My other novel, "The Fallen Little White Flower, Cherished by a Rough Man," is complete! Please add it to your collection!

Novel blurb: [They act like strangers in public, then mark each other fiercely in private]

Jiang Han suddenly developed craving syndrome, an illness that only omegas were supposed to get. But he was a beta.

The doctor told him there had never been a case of a beta with craving syndrome. Rather than using large amounts of suppressants, he recommended relieving the symptoms when they flared up, preferably by getting an alpha boyfriend. But Jiang Han hated getting emotionally entangled with anyone more than anything.

So he set his sights on his alpha neighbor, who seemed like he would never fall for him.

But... why was this guy so completely different from one moment to the next?

By day, they were neighbors who barely knew each other.

By night, he had Jiang Han's gland between his teeth, asking in a hoarse voice, "Why do you smell so strongly of another alpha's pheromones? Was he holding you while he talked to you? Hmm?"

Every time Jiang Han woke up, the alpha would stare grimly at his gland, where the mark had already faded.

Every time, Jiang Han would smile and say, "Good thing I'm a beta. Otherwise, you'd be bonded to me by now."

At first, Zhong Shou would reply in a low voice. Later on... he would only glare grimly and say nothing.

Then at night he'd pin Jiang Han down by the neck and demand, in a frenzy, to know why he couldn't mark him. Why couldn't he mark him permanently?

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Zhong Shou had an irregular rutting syndrome. A normal alpha went into rut once a year, but his ruts came with no regularity or warning, and his needs were far stronger than those of an ordinary alpha.

The doctor said there was no cure for now. He could only control it with strong suppressants when necessary. It would be best if he found an omega partner who could help him through his rut when the need arose.

But he didn't like omegas.

So when his beta neighbor came to his door, blushing, and asked for a little of his pheromones, he agreed.

But a beta who spoke so wantonly and did everything he could to beg for sex was no different from an omega. Zhong Shou said he hated him even as he gave the beta whatever he wanted.

They spent some time together, their conditions complementing each other. Then their seemingly balanced arrangement was shattered when Jiang Han asked an utterly absurd question.

"Why do you care so much about other people's pheromones on me? Do you like me? If you do... then I want to end this relationship."

The words struck Zhong Shou like a blow. His mind went into a mess, and his pheromones surged wildly.

In the end, he could only hide the turmoil in his eyes and say calmly, "It's perfectly normal for an alpha to feel possessive toward their rut partner during a rut. Don't flatter yourself."

This novel is also titled "Illnesses in Harmony"

"The Fallen Little White Flower, Cherished by a Rough Man"

Coming soon:

[Little White Flower x Rough Man]

Shi Yue slunk back alone to his grandfather's old house in the countryside.

His next-door neighbor was a tall, muscular, handsome man who watched Shi Yue silently, his gaze intense. Shi Yue assumed he was difficult to get along with and was a little afraid of him.

But Mu Ye not only kept bringing him food, he also thought of everything and made all the arrangements for him.

Shi Yue wondered how someone as wonderful as Mu Ye could exist, while also noticing that Mu Ye's gaze seemed to grow more intense every time he looked at him, like... like he wanted to devour him...

One day, the rotten door of the old house, eaten through by bugs, crashed to the ground. Shi Yue was so startled that his face went pale.

Mu Ye rushed over, brushed his cheek with a finger, and told him, "Don't be scared." Then he took Shi Yue to his own home.

Shi Yue was grateful to Mu Ye, especially when he agreed to fix the door. The only problem was that it still wasn't fixed several months later.

Mu Ye didn't say much. He always acted first and spoke later.

When Shi Yue choked on the charcoal fumes from the brazier and started coughing, Mu Ye bought him an electric heater.

When New Year came, Mu Ye bought Shi Yue new clothes, while continuing to wear the same old leather jacket.

Shi Yue got hot easily, so Mu Ye bought an air conditioner in town and installed it in his room.

Mu Ye was so good to Shi Yue, he practically wanted to chew his food for him so he wouldn't tire his jaw.

Shi Yue was moved to tears. With his bright, watery eyes brimming, he gazed at Mu Ye and said, "You're even better to me than my parents. Do you need a son? I'll be filial and take care of you in your old age!"

Mu Ye: ...

Mu Ye gritted his teeth, his jaw clenched tight. In a low voice, he said, "I raised you to be my wife, and now you want to be my son?"

Mu Ye was furious. He hoisted Shi Yue over his shoulder, turned, and carried him straight into his room, tossing the delicate flower onto his bed. "Will you be my wife or not?"

Shi Yue rubbed his sore bottom and whimpered, "I will, I will. I can still take care of you when I'm your wife..."

A few months later, a friend saw Shi Yue again and was surprised to find that despite all the devastating hardships he'd gone through, he hadn't grown thin and haggard. His clothes were understated but luxurious, and instead of looking washed out from living in the countryside, his skin was fair, soft, and glowing.

He looked even more radiant than before.

His friend pulled Shi Yue aside and whispered, "Where did you make all that money? Take me with you!"

Shi Yue glanced at the man a few steps away, whose gaze never left him, and said shyly, "Ahem, I... became a landowner's wife."

Theme: The things we say as jokes are often the truth in our hearts.