Zhou Jinze hesitated for a long time, but still held Qian Yuan's hand in return.

Qian Yuan no longer cared about Zhou Jinze's reaction.

He was burning up with fever, so a group of people stayed with him all night.

Qianyuan was originally a very quiet person, but because there were many people around this time, and Zhou Jinze was holding him the whole time, the little guy naturally started to whimper and express his discomfort.

"Oh dear, poor little one."

"The little guy is really suffering."

The doctors, without realizing it, were treating Qianyuan like their own cub, their eyes full of heartache, constantly comforting her. The more they talked, the more aggrieved Qianyuan felt.

As if to recount all the torment she had suffered, the little one started crying uncontrollably again.

Zhou Jinze was afraid that Qian Yuan would cry her eyes out, so he could only pinch her mouth.

The cub was pinched into a duck's beak shape.

Qianyuan cried even more bitterly.

Watching Captain Zhou, who was ruthless in killing monsters, try to soothe the child, everyone else was at a loss. Finally, a doctor with a daughter said, "Bring some toys for C-036. If the child has something to play with, he won't cry."

Team Leader Zhou's gaze immediately fell on the doctor who had spoken.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you."

Doctor: No, wait, I don't know what toys the little monster likes to play with!

Due to limited resources, he could only bring over the pink bunny doll his daughter had played with. Fearing that Captain Zhou might not be satisfied, he even brought over some of his daughter's childhood dresses and hair accessories.

Well, since C-036 looks like a doll, it's not strange to raise her as a daughter.

Zhou Jinze couldn't sense anything was wrong, so he immediately stuffed the rabbit plush toy into Qianyuan's arms.

Qianyuan left her parents at a very young age and never received their love. She also didn't have any decent toys during her childhood.

So when he took it, he just thought the little rabbit was cute, and its fur was soft and comfortable to hold, which was just right. Suddenly, the emptiness in his heart was filled.

The little guy really liked the new toy. He poked at the rabbit doll's eyes, and instead of wiping his tears on the doll, he turned around and wiped them on Zhou Jinze's body.

After wiping it, I played with the doll seriously.

Zhou Jinze looked at the wet patch on his chest, his face turning ashen.

He wanted to get angry, but when he saw the little guy's slightly pouting, round profile, his anger subsided.

Never mind, the cubs have all lost weight because they're sick.

Many people came to take care of Qianyuan this time, and her emotional value finally stabilized after rising.

Once his emotional state stabilized, his fever immediately subsided, though he still had a slight fever and a cough.

However, the cub's body couldn't withstand such back-and-forth tossing and turning. Qianyuan didn't feel anything and was happily hugging the plush toy. But Zhou Jinze's heart ached when he saw the cub looking so listless.

He knew the cub's abilities and estimated that taking it outside to hunt wouldn't be a problem. However, Zhou Jinze didn't want to expose C-036's abilities to the General Administration so quickly. There would always be people with ulterior motives there, and he wanted to protect C-036.

But he also wanted C-036 to survive.

So he had no choice but to consult with Bo Yuchuan; it's always better to have two people than one.

"But why did you have to call me along? I'm just a doctor!"

"Lin Jue, also known as Dr. Lin, said helplessly."

Even though he is a young intern, he shouldn't just be reduced to a pediatric nanny doctor!

Bo Yuchuan and Zhou Jinze ignored his protest.

While casually kneading Qian Yuan's chubby cheeks, Bo Yuchuan smiled at Zhou Jinze:

"Captain Zhou, you can't possibly be without even this much of a solution, can you?"

"Of course I won't tell anyone the secret of C-036, I'm not stupid. But when it comes to finding food for the cubs, I still think Captain Zhou is better at it."

"I'm not a male mother."

Zhou Jinze didn't quite understand what Bo Yuchuan meant, but he could hear the sarcasm in his words.

He suppressed the urge to beat Bo Yuchuan flat and said, "I will secretly bring C-036 with me when I go on missions. You have to help me keep it a secret and monitor the situation for me."

"Sure, no problem."

Bo Yuchuan agreed easily, and even Lin Jue was given clear instructions.

They plan to assign Lin Jue to Zhou Jinze's team for the next mission.

Lin Jue sighed. He, a doctor, was one day forced to go to the battlefield, and it was all because of this little guy in front of him.

But when Qianyuan met Lin Jue's gaze and handed him her favorite rabbit plush toy, Lin Jue's heart softened.

"Do you want to give it to me? Thanks, but you can play with it yourself."

Lin Jue said, deeply moved.

Zhou Jinze punctured this touching situation: "He just asked you to help him carry it so he could free his hands to eat snacks."

Sure enough, the next second Qianyuan was taking out the little pocket next to her floral dress.

He pulled out the candy the doctor had given him to coax him into taking his medicine.

Lin Jue was silently weeping inside.

But after a while, a small hand holding a hard candy was offered to him.

"Do you want me to carry it for you again?"

Seeing that Lin Jue didn't reach out, Qian Yuan simply stuffed the peeled candy into Dr. Lin's mouth.

He was as resolute as he had been when he stuffed meat and vegetables into their mouths.

Lin Jue was truly in tears.

Bo Yuchuan chuckled: "Dr. Lin, your crying is disgusting."

But Lin Jue no longer wanted to pay attention to Bo Yuchuan; he just held Qian Yuan tightly. The young man, barely twenty, was thus won over by the little octopus seedling with a single piece of candy.

Baby octopus, terrifying indeed.

However, Zhou Jinze found fault with Lin Jue holding Qian Yuan from all angles. He complained that Lin Jue's holding posture was wrong and that the baby would be uncomfortable, and that Lin Jue was holding her too tightly and that the baby would not be able to breathe.

In short, while Lin Jue held Qian Yuan tightly for most of the day, Zhou Jinze directly took action and snatched Qian Yuan back.

Suddenly feeling empty in my arms, I felt a sense of emptiness.

He held Qianyuan firmly in his arms, smoothed the little one's ruffled hair, and said, "Okay, then we'll head back first."

Qianyuan leaned against Zhou Jinze's chest, not forgetting to wave goodbye to Lin Jue.

Zhou Jinze felt even more jealous without realizing it.

He had worked so hard to raise the cub for so long, but the cub never waved back at him. Lin Jue, this wild boy, just held it for a while, and the cub became incredibly close to him.

He completely forgot that he had willingly abandoned the cubs in the first place.

"Oh my, our little darling is out and about today too, he looks so handsome~ handsome boy."

Zhou Jinze was feeling jealous and secretly plotting something when a greeting brought him back to his senses.

Unbeknownst to them, not only Dr. Lin, but also the other researchers and doctors had developed a fondness for Qian Yuan during this period of contact, and would always try to tease her whenever they saw her.

Those who used to tremble with fear at the sight of Zhou Jinze now dare to come up and pat the cub's head with a smile.