Chapter 120: Promising

[Yu Tang: Doctor Shen, I will be at the hospital in ten minutes. (Bow)]

Ten minutes before Yu Tang's follow-up visit, Shen Qingzhu received Yu Tang's message on time.

After giving a simple reply, Shen Qingzhu flipped through their chat history, and was lost in thought for a moment.

Since he found out that Yu Tang was also taking courses at the Graduate Institute of Information Science when he was a teaching assistant, Shen Qingzhu once said that if Yu Tang had any questions, he could send him a message to ask.

After that, Yu Tang would often ask Shen Qingzhu for advice, and they mostly talked about academic topics.

When Shen Qingzhu was attacked half a month ago, Yu Tang also sent a message to express his concern for his safety.

But ever since the news reported that the person who attacked him was Gel Muffin, Yu Tang almost never looked for Shen Qingzhu again.

The last message he sent to Shen Qingzhu was also very intriguing -

【Yu Tang: Doctor Shen, I’m sorry. 】

At that time, Shen Qingzhu guessed that Yu Tang probably thought that Gel Muffin attacked Shen Qingzhu because of him, and then he felt guilty towards Shen Qingzhu.

But at that time Shen Qingzhu was busy comforting Ji Mingxue who was having a fever, and it was not suitable for her to have a long talk with Yu Tang, so she just gently replied that Yu Tang had not done anything to let her down.

After that, until today's follow-up visit, Yu Tang never looked for Shen Qingzhu again.

Because he participated in the entire treatment of Yu Tang during his fever period and had many exchanges with Yu Tang later, Shen Qingzhu always thought that he knew Yu Tang quite well.

Although Yu Tang looks pretty and weak, as if anyone can bully him, in fact, from the fact that he decisively dropped out of school, used Alpha as a humanoid inhibitor more than once, and finally escaped unscathed, it is not difficult to see that Yu Tang is actually a person with strong opinions and dares to think and act.

After the fever period was successfully suppressed, Yu Tang's condition became better day by day.

When Shen Qingzhu first met him in the experimental class, he also found that Yu Tang really liked and cherished the opportunity to take classes at the Institute of Information Research.

Shen Qingzhu could see that Yu Tang really wanted to embark on the path of researching Omeg-like substances.

But precisely because of this, Shen Qingzhu did not understand why Yu Tang would suddenly give up the opportunity he had fought so hard to obtain to help out in Teacher Ethan's laboratory.

All of this would probably only be answered when he met Yu Tang in person.

Ten minutes later, there was a gentle knock on the door of Shen Qingzhu's clinic.

After the door opened, the person outside finally walked in slowly - it was Yu Tang, who was wearing protective clothing and wrapped himself tightly from head to toe.

Shen Qingzhu: ...

Noticing that Yu Tang was not only wearing a protective mask, but also a mask inside the protective mask, with only a pair of eyes vaguely exposed, Shen Qingzhu raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise and asked him in a gentle voice, "Yu Tang, are you sick?"

Yu Tang shook his head and said softly, "...I'm not sick."

After saying that, Yu Tang pinched the corner of his protective suit awkwardly, still standing at the door, and asked Shen Qingzhu in a low voice, "...Doctor Shen, when are we going to give the inhibitor?"

Shen Qingzhu: ...

"If you use suppressants, you need to take off your protective clothing."

Even if it is a nanoneedle, it needs to come into direct contact with the skin, and that certainly cannot be done while wearing protective clothing.

Moreover, Shen Qingzhu could see that Yu Tang rarely wore protective clothing on weekdays, and his whole body looked a little stiff.

Shen Qingzhu said to Yu Tang, "I'll let the robot take you to change out of your protective suit first, and then do a physical examination."

"Wait until the report comes out and confirms that there is nothing wrong with your body, then we will give you the inhibitor."

Yu Tang nodded silently and quickly followed the robot out.

When he finished the physical examination and came back, he was no longer wearing the protective suit, but a set of black long sleeves and trousers.

Only then did Shen Qingzhu see Yu Tang's current appearance clearly.

At this glance, Shen Qingzhu knew that there might be something wrong with Yu Tang's mental state.

The last time Shen Qingzhu saw Yu Tang, although this man's emotions were still not fluctuating much, his whole body seemed to be bathed in light, and his whole body exuded an upward vitality.

But now, Yu Tang kept his head down, his back slightly hunched, as if he was about to be crushed by something invisible and heavy, and his whole body was covered with a layer of dust.

He looked very much like the first time Shen Qingzhu saw him.

But even when they first met, Yu Tang still had a carefree and indifferent air, and even asked Shen Qingzhu if she could help bite him.

At this moment, Yu Tang seemed to have shrunk into his shell. Not only was his whole body tense and withdrawn, he even dared not look at Shen Qingzhu.

Shen Qingzhu had seen many patients like this before.

So he knew very well that if they did not use extraordinary measures, they would probably find it difficult to even communicate normally, let alone resolve Yu Tang's knot.

Therefore, Shen Qingzhu quickly focused his mental power on his throat and said to Yu Tang in a gentle voice, "Come and sit down."

Yu Tang actually planned to leave after taking the inhibitor.

Before coming to the hospital, he repeatedly reminded himself to avoid contact with Shen Qingzhu as much as possible.

But at this moment, after hearing Shen Qingzhu's casual greeting, Yu Tang subconsciously sat obediently on the sofa in the clinic.

After his body sank into the soft sofa, Yu Tang's tense back relaxed a little.

But he immediately remembered something and quickly took out an exquisite palm-sized gift box from his bag and pushed it across the coffee table in front of Shen Qingzhu.

"What is this?" Shen Qingzhu picked up the gift box curiously.

"It's... Archangel Rose," Yu Tang said awkwardly, "I... I don't know what to give you. I saw that you seemed to like drinking this before, so I bought some."

Shen Qingzhu asked him gently, "Why do you want to give me something?"

Perhaps it was because his mental power was too gentle and had a strong soothing effect, Yu Tang's tense nerves unconsciously relaxed a lot, and he told the truth, "... because I want to apologize to you."

“Doctor Shen, I’m sorry.”

"Ger Muffin must have attacked you because of me."

"I'm really... sorry."

Yu Tang's condition is really bad.

He seemed to have not had water for a long time, and his lips were dry and chapped.

After saying this, he felt like a deflated ball, closing his eyes weakly and waiting for Shen Qingzhu to make the verdict.

However, he waited for a long time but did not hear any words from Shen Qingzhu, neither a sneer nor a laugh or contempt.

All I could hear was the sound of flowing water.

And a warm fragrance that is refreshing to the heart——

It was the Archangel Rose Tea that Yu Tang had drunk many times in Shen Qingzhu's clinic.

Yu Tang slowly opened his eyes and stared at the teacup that had been pushed in front of him at some point.

At the same time, Shen Qingzhu was also drinking tea.

After putting down the teacup, he smiled at Yu Tang and said, "This floral tea is very good. Thank you."

Only then did Yu Tang realize that Shen Qingzhu had already opened the gift box he had given her, and even immediately made tea with the Archangel Rose inside.

When Yu Tang saw Shen Qingzhu's gentle and relaxed expression, he felt inexplicably relieved, and subconsciously picked up the teacup and sipped it in small sips.

His condition visibly relaxed.

Shen Qingzhu then said in a gentle voice, "I once participated in the interrogation of Gel Muffin. Do you know what he said at the time?"

Yu Tang suddenly clenched his palms and looked up at Shen Qingzhu.

Then Shen Qingzhu continued, "He said that he never really wanted to hurt me from the beginning to the end."

"The flashbang he used to attack me really had no lethality."

"The person he really wants to target is you."

"Ger Muffin wants everyone to know that he attacked me because of you. In this way, even if I didn't suffer any substantial harm, you will still be pushed to the forefront."

"He wants you to be criticized by everyone, abandoned and hated, so that you can no longer stay in the Royal O Academy or even the Academy Star."

"And when you are forced to leave the Academy Star, there will be no one to support you. Then you will be powerless to resist whatever he wants to do to you."

"He wants to turn you into a caged bird that belongs to him alone."

"Even the attack on me was part of his plan."

Shen Qingzhu's voice was apparently very gentle, with almost no emotional fluctuations, and was completely straightforward. However, after hearing it, Yu Tang began to tremble uncontrollably, and his teeth began to creak.

Until he couldn't hold it back any longer, he finally burst out a fierce "Fuck" from the depths of his throat!

Shen Qingzhu looked at his red eyes that were lit up by anger as if they were burning with fire, and felt that Yu Tang, who seemed like he would explode at any time, looked much more pleasing to the eye than his previous gloomy mushroom-like appearance.

"So," he said to Yu Tang calmly, "I've said it before, you haven't done anything to let me down."

"There's really no need to apologize to me."

“Because you are a victim too.”

"The only person who was wrong was Gol Muffin, and he paid the price he deserved."

"And all you have to do is continue to live your life well."

"But!" Yu Tang suddenly said in a hurried tone, "No matter what, if it wasn't because of his involvement with me, he would never have attacked you!"

“Also,” Yu Tang took a deep breath, as if he hadn’t spoken so fast for a long time, “I also saw Lieutenant Li Lei’s name in the official report! He is also an Alpha who was involved with me!”

"He was involved in the attack on you, too!"

"It's all because of me! If I had been more patient and hadn't associated with those psychopaths, you definitely wouldn't have... this time!"

"Yutang."

Realizing that Yu Tang was too excited and was about to affect his pheromone fluctuations, Shen Qingzhu immediately called his name.

His voice was certainly not loud or harsh, but it was like the sound of a bell, suddenly ringing deep in Yu Tang's mind and instantly calming the strong emotions that Yu Tang could hardly control.

Yu Tang stared at Shen Qingzhu in a daze, and Shen Qingzhu said to him seriously, "Don't punish yourself with other people's mistakes."

“Don’t be sorry for other people’s mistakes either.”

“I never believe in victim blaming.”

"Also, since you have read the official report, you should know that the final verdict of Geer Maffin and Li Lei is treason."

"what does that mean?"

Yu Tang was no fool, and he immediately thought, "It means," he swallowed nervously and whispered, "they...are connected with foreign forces?"

Shen Qingzhu gave him an appreciative look.

Yu Tang was stunned. He never expected that there was so much water behind this matter.

It was not until then that Yu Tang finally realized that he seemed to have been blinded by one thing before.

Just because he saw the names of Gel Muffin and Li Lei, he immediately fell into deep self-blame.

I had clearly seen the verdicts of those two people a long time ago, but I still didn't think too deeply about it.

But none of this matters anymore.

At this moment, what Yu Tang was most concerned about and most nervous about was, "How did you get targeted by foreign forces? Why did they attack you?"

After saying that, Yu Tang suddenly covered his mouth again and waved his hand to Shen Qingzhu, "No, this doesn't seem to be something I can know. I won't ask anymore."

Shen Qingzhu smiled and said gently, "It's not something that needs to be kept secret."

"It's probably because some people are displeased with my work on the new inhibitor."

This statement is three-tenths true and seven-tenths false, because Shen Qingzhu knows very well that if there are really foreign forces targeting him, the main reason is definitely because of his 3S level genetic level.

But there is no need to tell Yu Tang this.

As expected, Yu Tang was led away by Shen Qingzhu. He no longer had the self-blame and frustration he had when he entered the room. He only asked worriedly, "What should I do?"

Shen Qingzhu suddenly smiled gently, her eyes were gentle and she said, "It's okay, Ji Mingxue will protect me."

Yu Tang: ...

Ah, this familiar smell of dog food.

However, thinking of the empire's number one family behind Ji Mingxue, Yu Tang felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with what Shen Qingzhu said.

"What about you?" Yu Tang soon heard Shen Qingzhu's voice again, "Yu Tang, do you still plan to continue researching Omeg?"

While saying this, Shen Qingzhu had been observing Yu Tang's expression.

After seeing Yu Tang was stunned for a moment and his eyes quickly dimmed, Shen Qingzhu had some guesses in his mind.

"I heard from Mr. Ethan that you temporarily stopped working in his laboratory."

"Are you afraid of getting Mr. Ethan into trouble?"

The most secret worries in his heart were suddenly revealed by Shen Qingzhu. Yu Tang nervously pinched the corner of his clothes and was speechless for a long time.

Shen Qingzhu: "Teacher Ethan is very worried about you."

Hearing this, Yu Tang finally couldn't hold it in anymore and said with trembling lips, "I...I'm sorry."

"I betrayed Mr. Ethan's trust."

"But I'm really, really afraid that those people might find me and even hurt Mr. Ethan."

"The teacher is so old. If he is really hurt by those people, I will never forgive myself in my life!"

From childhood to adulthood, Yu Tang has rarely received care and love from others.

But because of this, he is sensitive to everyone's emotions and grateful for all care and kindness.

Especially from Teacher Ethan and Shen Qingzhu.

But precisely because of this, when these two people were in danger of being hurt because of him, Yu Tang felt particularly sad and blamed himself.

But Yu Tang was very weak and he didn't have the power to protect others.

Therefore, the only solution he could think of was to stay away from those who were nice to him, hoping that in this way he could protect Teacher Ethan and Shen Qingzhu from harm.

"I think you have a misunderstanding about me and Mr. Ethan."

Just when he was about to fall into self-loathing again, Yu Tang suddenly heard Shen Qingzhu's voice again.

"Let's not talk about me first, let's just talk about Teacher Ethan."

Shen Qingzhu said, "As a medical master in the field of pheromone research in the empire, Teacher Ethan is like a national treasure and a guest of honor of many aristocratic families."

"Many years ago, Mr. Ethan was already on the bounty list of countless pirates, all of whom wanted to invite Mr. Ethan to their territory as a 'guest'."

"But you see, until now, Mr. Ethan is still safe and sound."

"Why do you think this is?"

Yu Tang: ...

"Really?" It was the first time he heard of this.

Shen Qingzhu nodded affirmatively, "Of course."

Because he was once an Omega star renowned throughout the empire, Shen Qingzhu knew very well that national treasures like Teacher Ethan were usually carefully protected by many people, both openly and secretly.

Of course, in order to avoid making Teacher Ethan feel uncomfortable and to avoid scaring other people, those people rarely show up on their own initiative.

Also, in addition to them, Teacher Ethan also carries a micro security robot with him.

So, "If something really happens, Mr. Ethan will definitely be much safer than you."

Yu Tang: ...

He is just ignorant.

But I have to say that after hearing what Shen Qingzhu said, Yu Tang felt a lot more at ease.

"I..." After a while, Yu Tang looked down at his hands and whispered, "I actually want to continue studying with Teacher Yisan."

"But I don't know if I have talent in this area, nor do I know to what extent I can achieve in the future."

Shen Qingzhu looked at him gently.

He discovered that Yu Tang actually had low self-esteem and did not have a clear understanding of his own level and talent.

This may be because Yu Tang rarely receives positive feedback from others.

Shen Qingzhu always has infinite patience when facing patients.

He said to Yu Tang slowly, "If I remember correctly, you successfully passed the audit student examination of the Imperial University Institute of Information, so you can take the experimental class with the freshmen."

Yu Tang nodded without understanding why.

Then Shen Qingzhu said, "You got the job of helping out in Teacher Yisan's laboratory based on your own strength."

Yu Tang nodded again.

Shen Qingzhu smiled and said, "Do you doubt the Imperial University's auditing system? Or do you suspect that Teacher Ethan deliberately gave you a break when selecting assistants?"

Yu Tang: “…I didn’t.”

Shen Qingzhu hummed, "You really shouldn't doubt it, because the selection mechanisms of both are mature and fair."

"That is to say, you are indeed good enough."

"At least you are good enough and work hard enough in your talent for pheromone research."

"Even compared to the freshmen at the Institute of Information Studies, you are outstanding enough."

"Otherwise, even if Mr. Ethan chooses you to join the laboratory, you won't be able to stay there smoothly."

Hearing this, Yu Tang suddenly recalled and realized that whether he was auditing at the Institute of Information Research or doing odd jobs in Teacher Ethan's laboratory, he did not notice any targeting or malice.

"Also," Shen Qingzhu added, "Although it's not quite right to say this, I really don't give special treatment to everyone."

"Because I think you are good enough, and you are indeed talented and hardworking, that's why I want to help you solve your problems."

"Teacher Ethan must have noticed this, which is why he pays special attention to you."

At this point, Shen Qingzhu suddenly changed the subject and asked Yu Tang in a gentle voice, "So, why did you decide to study at the Institute of Letters?"

Yu Tang fell silent.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and said, "…because I am unwilling to accept it."

"It's also because I understand too well the pain an Omega suffers during his fever period."

"I, want to be like you, and help many Omegas like me."

Shen Qingzhu looked at him gently, and was pleased to see that the determination in Yu Tang's eyes lit up again.

He also believed what Yu Tang said at this moment.

Because that is the firmness and faith that only those who have truly experienced similar pain can possess.

Shen Qingzhu was also very happy that there was another Omega like Yu Tang in the world.

He didn't deceive Yu Tang either.

If Yu Tang can really delve deeper into the research of Omeg hormones, the future will definitely be very promising.