Flower Fiancé Chapter 98

“Have you noticed anything unusual recently? At this level, you would have experienced irregular heats or various other abnormal symptoms.”

As he listened, memories of things he had thought were strange over the past while flashed through Ji Yeonwoo’s mind one after another.

“You’re right. I did have a heat recently.”

The doctor nodded as if he had expected it.

“That’s only natural. If your pheromone levels changed this drastically, you could have experienced a heat, or in severe cases, even gone into shock and lost consciousness.”

“It wasn’t that severe—just a bit more uncomfortable than the heats I’ve experienced before. And this is recent, but I’ve also had symptoms similar to a heat several times.”

“Did those symptoms perhaps subside quickly rather than lasting long?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“That could be an early sign of manifestation caused by pheromones circulating in your body. I can’t say for certain, but there’s a very high probability that pheromones were released at those times.”

As soon as he heard the doctor’s words, his mind felt clear. He had suspected it, but the doctor’s words had solidified that suspicion into certainty.

“You wouldn’t have had suppressants either—how did you get through the heat? It must have been very difficult.”

“Oh, that….”

“If it was too hard, you could have contacted me through Seonho.”

“Actually, I received help from my partner who came with me to the appointment. That person is a superior alpha.”

The doctor looked surprised at the words “superior alpha,” but soon nodded slightly in understanding. The term “superior alpha” alone explained many reasons.

“I see. So the partner who came with you then was a superior alpha.”

“Yes.”

“Now it makes sense. If you had contact with your partner, there’s a high probability you received a pheromone shower from a superior alpha.”

“Ah….”

“In most cases, even with medication, recovery doesn’t reach this level, but in your case, the prognosis is quite good. For now, your pheromone levels have recovered, but you’ll need to relearn how to control your pheromones while undergoing medication. After about one to two months of medication, you should have no trouble controlling your pheromones freely.”

As he listened to the doctor’s words, his heart somehow pounded. Everything was hopeful. He could live like before. The prognosis was good. It was so wonderful, but on the other hand, it felt so unreal that he wondered, “Isn’t this a dream?”

“Congratulations on returning to being a superior omega.”

Ji Yeonwoo, sitting dazedly, flinched and turned to look at the doctor.

Arriving home, Ji Yeonwoo sat on the sofa without even thinking of changing his clothes. In his hand was the test results sheet.

At the very bottom of the summary of various test results was written:

‘Based on the above test results, the subject’s trait is confirmed as “Superior Omega.”‘

Ji Yeonwoo stared fixedly at the words “Superior Omega” written on the results sheet. He closed his eyes and opened them, gazed elsewhere for a moment and looked back, but the words on the sheet did not change.

Sitting as still as if he were a plaster statue, Ji Yeonwoo gently pinched his own cheek. A stinging pain shot through his cheek, squeezed by the force of his twisting fingers. Quickly pulling his hand away, Ji Yeonwoo looked at the results sheet again. Scanning it with trembling eyes, Ji Yeonwoo squeezed his eyes shut.

There was something he hadn’t even thought of trying all this time. Releasing pheromones. Since it wouldn’t work anyway, he hadn’t even attempted it, but upon hearing that his trait had recovered, he decided to muster the courage.

Closing his eyes and focusing his mind, he felt pheromones flowing little by little. It was as clumsy as a newly presented omega, but the feeling was unmistakable.

Slowly opening his eyes, Ji Yeonwoo let out a quick breath, deflated. A smile gradually spread across his parted lips.

“It’s real. It’s not a dream. Truly… my trait has returned.”

The end of Ji Yeonwoo’s murmured voice began to tremble. Despair turning to joy happened in an instant.

Yoo Seonho, who had a schedule, came by briefly after his appointment ended. After hearing the follow-up explanation together, Yoo Seonho told him that it seemed he had received significant help because Choi Moohyuk’s trait was superior alpha.

Come to think of it, the rapid change in his physical condition had started after he began living with Choi Moohyuk. While with Choi Moohyuk, he had felt psychologically at ease much more often, and during that time, he seemed to have been steadily exposed to Choi Moohyuk’s pheromones, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

The moment he realized it was reality, his nose tingled and heat rushed to his eyes. He couldn’t stay like this. He wanted to tell Choi Moohyuk this news right away.

His phone was nowhere to be seen. Not in his pocket, not on the sofa table. As he looked around frantically, he saw his phone lying on the floor near the entrance.

He got up and walked toward the entrance, and the closed front door suddenly swung open as Choi Moohyuk came in.

“Yeonwoo.”

Once inside, Choi Moohyuk pulled Ji Yeonwoo into a tight embrace.

“Why didn’t you answer your phone? I was worried.”

Only then did he check his phone and see several missed calls from Choi Moohyuk.

“I’m sorry. I was distracted.”

“Never mind that—what did the hospital say? Why did they ask you to come suddenly?”

Choi Moohyuk fired off questions as if he couldn’t wait. Guided by his touch, Ji Yeonwoo sat back down on the sofa and gazed quietly at Choi Moohyuk beside him.

“Mr. Moohyuk, I….”

The moment he properly faced Choi Moohyuk, dozens of thoughts flashed through his mind. Tears suddenly burst forth. The rapidly rising tears streamed down his flushed cheeks. Seeing Ji Yeonwoo crying so much that the tears formed droplets at his chin and fell, Choi Moohyuk couldn’t hide his surprise.

“What’s wrong? What did the hospital say?”

He gripped his shoulders and forced him to meet his gaze as his eyes kept drifting downward. Ji Yeonwoo shook his head as if to say no, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. He wanted to say something, but his throat was choked and words wouldn’t come.

Finally calming his tears, Ji Yeonwoo handed the test results sheet on the table to Choi Moohyuk. Moving his eyes, Choi Moohyuk quickly scanned the sheet, and upon seeing the test result at the very bottom, he snapped his head up.

“This is….”

Ji Yeonwoo smiled so wide that his reddened, swollen eyes curved.

“I recovered my pheromone levels, they said.”

“Is that true?”

Nodding, Ji Yeonwoo sniffled like a child.

“They said I’m all better now.”

With wide eyes, Choi Moohyuk stared at Ji Yeonwoo and checked the results sheet again. Choi Moohyuk also seemed unable to believe it. It was only natural. Ji Yeonwoo himself could hardly believe it, so how much more so for Choi Moohyuk?

When Choi Moohyuk looked up and their eyes met, tears burst forth again. Like rain during the monsoon season, the flowing tears wouldn’t stop easily. Ji Yeonwoo reached out first, wrapped his arms around Choi Moohyuk’s waist, and nestled into his embrace.

“The attending physician said so?”

Ji Yeonwoo nodded from within his arms.

Stroking the back of his round head, Choi Moohyuk wrapped his arms around his shoulders like vines and held him tightly. “Ha, thank goodness.” Burying his face in his nape, Choi Moohyuk murmured softly. There was much meaning in that exhaled breath. The greatest of it was surely relief that it wasn’t bad news.

“It’s a good day, so why are you crying? You should be smiling.”

Even with the gentle comfort of strokes down his back, the tears wouldn’t stop.

“I don’t, know. Hic, I keep thinking about the past…. Huuh, hic.”

Many thoughts crossed his mind. From the past when he lost his pheromones to the present. Everything passed by like scenes from a movie.

The time he spent with Choi Moohyuk came to mind in turn. There was a time when he had resolved to live a life no different from a beta, even at the cost of discomfort from pheromone burns, rather than be hurt by them. But as he met Choi Moohyuk, his past thoughts gradually turned to regret, and at last, Ji Yeonwoo resolved to change.

He had only thought it would be a difficult battle—he never imagined he would return to his former self so quickly, without any pain or suffering.

“It’s all thanks to you, Mr. Moohyuk.”