Liu Wei was quietly sitting in her chair watching the increasing movement around the big stage, it was really hard for her to think about her performance.
The young princess did not have the strength even for that.
If she tried to lift her legs they would weaken, if she felt strong pheromones they would get sick, if she drank alcohol she would probably vomit. There were no good options besides praying that time would pass faster than usual.
Qui Mei was great company, mainly because of the fact that she talks a lot! Liu Wei didn't have the energy to interact much other than being a good listener and despite her cousin's constant efforts she could barely get close to any shortbread.
Her stomach was in knots and her head was heavy, if this were the end of the world she knew the world would end in a terrible way.
She sighed wearily.
Anna always made herself like a shadow in the environments, but Liu Wei's condition was so bad to the point that she would instantly ask how she was feeling.
"Do you feel very bad?"
Liu Wei smiled weakly at his maid's comment, she really was trying really hard to fake some kind of naturalness.
"I need cold water... I'm feeling dizzy."
Anna nodded and quickly went to get some water.
Meanwhile, Li Zhang appeared smiling to visit her friend.
The rose-scented omega was really clinging to Liu Wei's company, the days inside that palace just weren't lonely anymore because they had each other's company.
Even though Li Zhang was busy producing a new book, she still had plenty of free time to just think about nothing. Really exhausting.
The omega walked slowly into the room and saw a strange woman next to Liu Wei.
She seemed to be chatting happily with Liu Wei and it was inevitable for Li Zhang not to notice her beautiful smile. She could feel her cheeks heat up.
She slowly approached in an attempt not to disturb the lively conversation between the two.
"Liu Wei! Can I stay here with you? I'm feeling a little lonely alone in my room..."
Liu Wei couldn't get up to greet Li Zhang properly and in the simple gesture of trying to get up she could already feel the world spinning around her and if Qui Mei wasn't by her side she would probably have fallen to the ground.
The little princess leaned on her cousin's shoulders and with help sat down in the chair again.
"Be careful..."
Li Zhang approached in an attempt to hold Liu Wei and could smell the slight sandalwood scent of the alpha and the strong mint scent of the little omega. Her only reflex was to move away quickly, she wasn't sure the relationship between the two and that pheromone confusion didn't help to understand.
"Hi Li Zhang... Sorry for not being able to get up..."
Li Zhang glanced briefly at Qui Mei and could see the alpha's worried look towards Liu Wei and in a few seconds she understood the situation. After all, the mint pheromone was aggressively invading her nostrils, so strong as to be intimidating.
The brief feeling of relief invaded her heart, but what was she relieved for? It made her really confused.
The rose-scented omega felt her face hot.
Qui Mei subtly approached Li Zhang and with a beautiful smile she greeted her. "Hello, I'm Qui Mei, Liu Wei's cousin and first princess of the Shanyr Islands."
For some reason the faint fragrance of roses enveloped the sandalwood so gently and lovingly that they could feel their hearts racing.
The two had a strong blush on their faces, really funny, Liu Wei laughed watching the two interact.
"N-don't worry... It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Li Zhang."
Li Zhang approached Liu Wei and bent down to the same height as the other.
Zhang was an omega with a good adaptation to omega pheromones and she particularly liked the sweeter taste, which was one of the reasons she had never been very interested in alphas.
Liu Wei's pheromone wasn't as sweet and mellow as usual, it was always sweet as a mint filled with sugar.
But at that moment, getting close to Liu Wei was really a difficult task, the mint was so strong that it burned to the point of being breathed. It was very clear that she was about to go completely into estrus and it was still very surprising to see her in that theater in the precarious way she was.
She closely watched Liu Wei's pale and sweaty face, the young girl looked like she was about to faint.
She lightly touched the strands of hair stuck to her wet forehead, the young princess was panting and sweating cold.
"What are you feeling?"
Liu Wei's body couldn't keep up with her reasoning, she felt too sluggish and heavy.
Her mouth was dry and her head throbbed. Her glands felt swollen and hot.
So unpleasant.
"I'm feeling dizzy."
Li Zhang nodded and slightly pushed back the fabric of the young princess's clothes so she could observe Liu Wei's glands and soon realized that they were very red and swollen. "Are you using barrier protector?"
"Yea..."
In normal situations it was not polite to pull clothes away from each other like that, but Liu Wei couldn't say much and Li Zhang needed to see what was going on.
The situation was really precarious.
Liu Wei needed to go back to her room and expel all accumulated pheromone.
"Liu Wei... I think you're already in estrus, your pheromone is too strong, you need to go back to the palace..."
Li Zhang walked away from Liu Wei and turned to Qui Mei who was a few steps away from her in complete concern.
"What's her maid's name?"
"Anna..."
"OK."
Zhang soon walked away in search of her employee who was waiting for her outside the room. "We will return to the palace, prepare the car..."
He nodded and quickly went in search of the car.
Anna doesn't take more than half a minute to reappear inside the room and doesn't hide her surprise to see Li Zhang next to Liu Wei.
She quickly hands the glass of water to Liu Wei who slowly started to drink the liquid.
Anna bows briefly to Li Zhang and she smiles in response.
The omega touched her shoulder and pulled her briefly to the side.
Li Zhang was talking to Anna in a whisper.
"Has Liu Wei been like this for a long time?"
Anna nodded sadly. "She's been like this all day."
Li Zhang knew that Anna only followed orders and it was not in her power to control Liu Wei, but it was really troubling to see the young omega turn out that way.
It didn't take long for Li Zhang's car to be ready and within minutes Liu Wei and Anna were already seated ready to head back to the palace.
The car was large enough to carry at least six passengers in addition to the driver.
Li Zhang and Qui Mei accompanied them back in the same car, but the mint pile was unbearable and Qui Mei had to get out of the car halfway.
"Li Zhang, can you accompany Liu Wei, please?"
"You're alpha right?"
"Yes... Sorry."
Li Zhang smiled, she could understand how difficult it was for an alpha to be completely immersed in so much pheromone from an omega in estrus.
"Fine. I'll go with her and Anna."
The car door soon closed and he was on his way.
Li Zhang felt a little wrong to leave Qui Mei halfway, but the situation was urgent.
She looked briefly to the side and saw Anna covering Liu Wei with a thin blanket. She sighed in her heart.
"Anna, let Huan Yang know that the princess and I are heading back to the palace..."
"OK."
Upon arriving at the palace some officials promptly approached to help get Liu Wei out of the car and everyone's first thoughts were to take her straight to the infirmary or hospital. But the little princess used all her remaining strength to claim that she wanted to go to her room and they were forced to obey her.
"I'm fine, I just need some rest."
"You should go to the hospital."
"No, I need to be quiet in the room..."
"Right."
Liu Wei didn't see much of the way to her room, she could feel her body getting hot and her mind getting foggy. She didn't know exactly where she was or who she was with and her only perception was the pheromones around her, she desperately wanted the sweet pineapple close to her again.