Chapter 35
It's not wrong to say that he was asking for trouble. In short, Shi Yu began his days of being tortured by mathematics.
She was not smart enough to keep up with Susu and Ed's pace. Moreover, Shi Yu had no idea what the theorems they discussed and the formulas filled with letters meant. She could only hold her own book obediently and squat beside them to draw the function curve.
Ed Sturga was a strict and demanding teacher. In the first few days when Shi Yu started taking classes with him, the Omega's dull mind often made the boy's fair and beautiful face turn dark enough to look like ink.
As Shi Yu's days of hard work increased, the amount of time Ed spent looking at someone's homework with an expressionless face and thinking, and the frequency of him rubbing his brows in exhaustion increased sharply.
However, he did not say anything harsh to Shi Yu. At most, he threw the new questions to Shi Yu and warned Shi Yu in a cold voice that if he made a mistake in one of the questions, the next time the salary would be ten times higher.
Shi Yu wiped away her tears inwardly, then continued to do the questions with gritted teeth - and so, based on her own ability, she was punished by her neighbors with one or two hundred questions in just a few days... Even when Natasha came to visit Shi Yu, Shi Yu had no time to receive her.
Shi Yu felt sorry for Natasha, but the straightforward girl from the north didn't care at all. She sat by Shi Yu's bed with a cup of milk tea, accustomed to seeing Shi Yu worrying about his head in his hands at his desk. Natasha sighed, tilted her head back, and gulped down two mouthfuls of the hot drink, as if she was drowning her sorrow over her friend's absence.
Natasha swallowed her hot tea and complained incoherently, "This is taking up too much of your time. I assign you so many questions every day. What's wrong with Ed?"
Natasha didn't doubt Ed was making things difficult for Shiyu. She knew how bad Ed's personality was, and he always had a cold and unsympathetic expression. But Natasha thought, he and Shiyu were neighbors, so he should at least be considerate and give her some free time to take other classes...
The nursing home offers a wide variety of courses for Omegas. Each Omega can choose up to five courses. They are not forced to choose all of them, and there are no requirements for attendance or grades. However, if Omegas can get a passing grade in two of their elective courses at the end of the semester, they will receive praise and rewards from the hospital.
Under such an incentive mechanism, regardless of whether you can pass the exam in the end, everyone will at least choose two courses. For example, Natasha chose sculpture and taekwondo.
Shi Yu had only chosen one science course, which was very difficult for her. She had originally planned to wait and see, then pick up an easier course so that she could pass two courses by the end of the semester.
But she didn't expect that after choosing science, Shi Yu would be punished by Ed to do a lot of exercises every day, which resulted in her having no energy to think about another course.
In fact, she no longer expected any end-of-term rewards. For now, Shi Yu would be very satisfied if she could learn math better. However, even this wish seemed very slim...
Shi Yu looked at his math problem with a black vision, and answered Natasha with a bitter face: "...It has nothing to do with Mr. Ed. I'm just a little stupid."
Natasha took another sip of her milk tea and was amused by Shigure. "No, why did you actually invite Mr. Ed? He's only substituting for one semester."
Natasha got some information when Shigure finished his science course on the first day, and came back to tell Shigure that there were no serious teachers in the science class now... although the news came too late.
At the beginning of this semester, out of the two or three hundred Omegas in the nursing home, only two chose to take science courses: Susu and Ed. In fact, there were quite a few Omegas who were interested in science knowledge, but they were all attracted by the newly opened "Application of Mathematics and Physics" course. The original teacher of the science class was also transferred to assist in this course.
After listening to Natasha's explanation, Shi Yu understood that it seemed that because students could touch some mechas retired from military academies during class and the teaching content was more interesting, the number of students choosing science subjects suddenly increased.
The gentle school administration could not ignore the three Omegas who had already chosen science, so this semester they temporarily let Ed be the teacher of the science class, and his ability in mathematics and physics was indeed enough for the job.
...When Shi Yu heard that he could actually touch a mecha by applying mathematics and physics, he said "Huh" in his heart and felt a little envious.
But since he had already chosen science, Shi Yu could only endure his depression and persevere miserably.
…
Maybe Ed hasn't been feeling well recently. Although Shi Yu usually spends more time doing homework in class, occasionally, Shi Yu will inadvertently notice the boy's quiet and slender figure in the gaps between doing homework.
Before, Ed would sit aside and read a book, but now he spends most of his time leaning back in a chair with a pale face, resting. He habitually closes his beautiful emerald green eyes, and his thin and dense eyelashes droop slightly, covering the weak dark blue around his eyes, making him look tired and exhausted.
Susu was very worried about Ed's condition. A few days ago, she pulled Shiyu to persuade Ed to take a few days off, but Ed frowned and refused.
They didn't insist anymore, but now Susu and Shiyu would be very careful not to make any noise during class unless necessary.
Shi Yu came to the classroom at eight o'clock today and worked on math problems until ten o'clock. He felt his brain was a little confused and he couldn't think of anything. Shi Yu put down his pen and prepared to take a break in a daze.
"Give it to me."
Wei Han's hoarse voice suddenly rang in her ears. Ed lowered his eyes, looking a little tired. He extended his hand to Shi Yu indifferently and said, "Don't rest after you're done. Bring it here for me to check."
Shi Yu stared at him for a moment, then replied quietly, "...Actually, I haven't finished yet."
She was very slow at doing the questions, and Ed didn't allow her to make mistakes. Shi Yu could only check after doing one step to avoid making another mistake and being scolded by Ed.
Just now, Shi Yu just wanted to take a break, and he didn't want to be lazy... Suddenly, Ed asked him to give him the questions. Shi Yu looked at Ed hesitantly, and inexplicably felt like an elementary school student whose teacher randomly checked his homework before he finished it.
Shi Yu's voice fell silent for a long time, and Ed did not respond. Under the rolled-up sleeves of his shirt, the boy's white and slender arms were still in Shi Yu's sight without any room for negotiation.
Shi Yu shrank his neck and walked over reluctantly with his homework book in his arms, then nervously handed the homework book to his stern neighbor.
The boy raised his emerald eyes slightly and glanced at Shi Yu expressionlessly. Shi Yu obediently let Ed take his homework book away, then lowered his head, silently preparing himself mentally for the inevitable criticism from him.
Unexpectedly, after standing there anxiously for two or three minutes, she heard her neighbor's voice soften slightly as she said, "It's not much wrong. It's okay."
Shigure: ...!
Shi Yu opened his eyes wide in surprise and saw that Ed had just closed his homework book, his brows relaxed, and there was no ripple on his indifferent and beautiful face.
After being tortured by the science class for the past few days, Shi Yu had already figured out Ed's personality. A blank expression meant he was in a good mood, so she finally breathed a sigh of relief and happily said to her beautiful neighbor, "Thank you, Teacher Ed!"
“…”
Ed's fair and graceful fingertips paused slightly. When Shi Yu took back her notebook, the boy did not dodge in time, and his fingertips accidentally rubbed the soft and sweet body temperature of the Omega.
The young man with silver hair and green eyes suddenly became breathless and lost in thought for a short while.
When he lowered his eyes again, Ed calmly saw that his fingers placed on his knees had trembled and curled up stiffly. He observed for a moment and couldn't help frowning.
Ed had experimented with this several times before, and this level of intensity would never affect him. However, at this moment when his body felt strange and unexpected changes occurred, the boy pursed his lips tightly and still managed to maintain a calm expression.
He glanced at the Omega beside him with a slightly inquiring look.
Shi Yu carefully opened her homework book and was checking which question was the wrong one that Ed had just mentioned. She did not notice Ed's gaze. After reading it, the girl said in a happy tone: "I'll go back and do it!" and ran back to her seat.
Susu leaned over and whispered a few words to Shiyu, who smiled shyly. From the other person's small mouth shape, Ed could roughly make out that the Omega said the word "teacher" again.
teacher?
Ed turned his eyes away from the Omega, suppressing his faint irritation. The boy began to move his stiff knuckles without saying a word.
——He must ensure that no abnormalities are revealed before the Omegas leave the science classroom and return to his own laboratory.
…
In the evening, after Shi Yu finally finished a bunch of questions, he answered the video call from the general with a dizzy head.
"I'm sorry, Shigure." A cold and majestic image popped out. The general looked at her, his tone softening slightly as he asked, "Did I disturb you?"
Shi Yu was very surprised that the general would call her. She quickly shook her head and tried to cheer up to answer the other party: "No, general, it's not time for me to go to bed yet."
Perhaps because of his high position, the general's gray eyes always have a sense of cold and majestic insight when he looks at people calmly. However, the general takes good care of Shi Yu. At least when she calls the general, the general will basically reveal a familiar and gentle smile.
The general smiled and said, "That's good. I have some plans recently. Do you remember my previous promise?"
Shi Yu's eyes lit up.
"You're coming to the nursing home, right?" Shi Yu was a little excited, and the general nodded, confirming her guess: "I will go to the nursing home the day after tomorrow. But Shi Yu, on that day, I need to take you for a physical examination first."
"Someone may come to ask you some questions, but don't be nervous. You can stop asking questions at any time. I will be with you throughout the whole process."
...?
Although Shi Yu was a little confused, she didn't think too much about it and agreed very relaxedly: "Okay...it's okay."
"Thank you, Shigure."
The general had a smile in his eyes and a look of relief. Shi Yu felt subtly embarrassed, as if she had just done the general a favor.
"There is another officer, my student..." The general looked at Shi Yu gently, but his low and mellow voice was suddenly interrupted by a knock on Shi Yu's door.
Shi Yu thought that the two girls downstairs came to see her for something, so she stood up and said to the general with an apologetic look on her face, "I'm sorry..."
The general paused his words with a smile, and gestured to Shi Yu to open the door first with understanding.
Shigure temporarily placed the tablet on the table and quickly ran over to open the door.
...However, Sally and Lulu were not at the door. The person standing in front of Shigure surprised her.
The boy had a slender and slender frame, and his delicate white skin looked crystal clear under the light of the corridor. Every one of his facial features was delicate and indifferent. The sound of the door opening made Ed end his contemplation, and his pair of emerald eyes looked at Shi Yu coldly and calmly.
Shigure: "Uh, Mr. Ed?"
Hearing the word "teacher" again, Ed's heart was no longer in a state of reaction. The Omega before him seemed to think he was coming to collect homework in the middle of the night. After the surprise, the black-haired girl's eyes drifted away in panic, her expression visibly twisted.
Shi Yu cautiously stole a glance at his neighbor and teacher, then gripped the door handle and told him weakly, "Well, I've finished my homework, but I haven't corrected it yet..."
Ed: “…”
The boy closed his eyes slightly wearily. He had just returned from the lab, still wearing a protective white coat over his shirt. Not in the mood to stand there any longer, Ed tossed the item he was carrying to Shi Yu with a cold expression and said, "This is for you."
Shigure: ???
Shi Yu opened her eyes wide and caught the thing thrown from the opposite side. When she looked up again, she could only see the corner of Ed's clothes walking away without any reluctance - her neighbor entered the password and entered the room neatly. Shi Yu heard the door of the dormitory next to her "bang", and then she was the only one left in the corridor, still standing there in a daze.
A gift for her...? Shigure took the thing Ed had given her and looked at it. She could barely believe it looked like a gift box.
Shi Yu remembered that she had been discharged from the hospital and came to the dormitory a week ago. At that time, Natasha and other neighbors did prepare gifts for her to celebrate her arrival. Although Ed did not give her anything, his relationship with Shi Yu was not very good, so Shi Yu felt that it didn't matter.
—So what did Ed mean by "giving her the gift"? He meant giving her the gift she didn't give him before? But Shigure herself had forgotten about it...
Shi Yu held the gift box and couldn't help feeling confused. She felt that her neighbor was not the kind of person who came to make up for such a small matter.
The author has something to say:
What Ed sent can be understood as a StarCraft version of the five-year college entrance examination and three-year simulation (……)
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